SATURDAY 22 SEPTEMBER 2018

SAT 00:00 Marty Ross - Catch My Breath (b007k3bt)
Episode 5
The truth about Isla is revealed. Will Kate and Colleen finally manage to escape..?
Conclusion of Marty Ross's supernatural five-part thriller.
Kate ........................................................... Claire Knight
Colleen ...................................... Suzanne Donaldson
Strachan ................................................... Liam Brennan
Old Strachan ............................................. John Shedden
Donnie ........................................................ Lewis Howden
Isla ......................................................... Eileen McCallum
Octavia ....................................................... Lucy Patterson
DC Carbeth ...................................................... James Bryce
WPC Briggs .............................................. Jill Riddiford
Dennis .......................................................... Finlay McLean
Producer: Bruce Young
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Radio Scotland. First broadcast in 2007.
SAT 00:30 Mastertapes (b03jb1wf)
Series 3
Soul II Soul (B-Side)
Soul II Soul, the B-side. Having discussed the making of "Club Classics Vol 1", the breakthrough album from Soul II Soul (in the A-side of the programme, broadcast on Monday 25th November and available online), Jazzie B and Caron Wheeler respond to questions from the audience. Jazzie talks more about his own roots as a musician and Soul II Soul perform live versions of tracks from the album.
SAT 01:00 Dick Barton - Special Agent (b007jnyn)
Interrogating Archie
Kramer and his gang home in on the final clue about the secret weapon, turning their attention to its inventor.
Noel Johnson stars as Dick Barton, with John Mann as Snowey White, Alex McCrindle as Jock, William Fox as Colonel Gardiner and Margaret Robertson as Jean Hunter.
From 1946 to 1951, Dick Barton - Special Agent thrilled millions of listeners to the BBC Light Programme. The daily serial followed the exciting adventures of ex-commando Captain Richard Barton and his wartime mates Snowey White and Jock Anderson, who must solve all manner of intriguing crimes and mysteries.
Heralded by an iconic signature tune (Devil's Galop by Charles Williams) each gripping episode left listeners with a torrid cliff-hanger.
Sadly many of Dick's adventures didn't survive in the BBC archive. But in 1972 as part of celebrations for the BBC's Golden Jubilee, Dick's very first ten-part adventure by Edward J Mason was recreated with many of the original cast.
With Francis de Wolff as Wilhelm Kramer, Richard Hurndall as Sir Archie Wrangle, Denis McCarthy as James Thirgood and Geoffrey Collins as the Police Sergeant.
Producer: Raymond Raikes
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in 1972.
SAT 01:15 15 Minute Drama (b04fchlk)
CJ Sansom - Shardlake: Dark Fire
Episode 5
Dramatisation of CJ Sansom's Tudor crime novel set during the last days of Thomas Cromwell.
Drawing a blank in their investigation into the theft of Greek Fire, detective-lawyer Matthew Shardlake, assisted by Cromwell's man Barak, turn their attentions to the case of Elizabeth Wentworth: an orphan accused of murdering her young cousin.
Written by CJ Sansom
Dramatised by Colin MacDonald
Produced and directed by Kirsteen Cameron.
SAT 01:30 Comedy's Coming Home (b00800by)
Curtis Walker
The comedian travels from south London to Jamaica, birthplace of his parents, to find out how universal laughter really is. From March 2002.
SAT 02:00 Book at Bedtime (b03bx824)
James Bond - Solo
Episode 5
It is 1969 and James Bond is about to go solo, recklessly motivated by revenge.
A seasoned veteran of the service, 007 is sent to single-handedly stop a civil war in a small West African nation. Aided by a beautiful accomplice and hindered by the local militia, he undergoes a scarring experience which compels him to ignore M's orders in pursuit of his own brand of justice.
Bond's renegade action leads him to Washington DC, where he discovers a web of geopolitical intrigue and witnesses fresh horrors.
Even if Bond succeeds in exacting his revenge, a man with two faces will come to stalk his every waking moment.
Written by William Boyd, who is the author of one work of non-fiction, three collections of short stories and thirteen novels, including the bestselling historical spy thriller Restless - winner of the Costa Novel of the Year - and Any Human Heart, in which the character of Ian Fleming features. Among his other awards are the Whitbread First Novel Prize, the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize, the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and the Prix Jean Monnet. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and an Officier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. In 2005 he was awarded the CBE.
Solo - a James Bond novel written by William Boyd. Copyright Ian Fleming Publications Limited 2013
Reader: Paterson Joseph
Abridged by Libby Spurrier
Producer: Joanna Green
A Pier production for BBC Radio 4.
SAT 02:15 The Making of Music (b007qd02)
Series 1
Bach in Leipzig
James Naughtie presents a series chronicling the historical influences that affected the course of classical music.
15/30. Bach in Leipzig
From a bustling town in Germany, a civic employee produced some of the most sublime church music ever written. Despite being frequently at loggerheads with his employers, Johann Sebastian Bach continued to compose at a prolific rate.
SAT 02:30 Helen Lederer - All Change (b0bk4nm9)
Jealousy: Fact or Fusion
Phil is acting suspiciously. So Helen's worried that out of disgust for his ageing and widening wife, he's been driven into the arms of Yolanda, the temptress from accounts.
She must go into battle to win back her man...
Helen Lederer takes a lighter look at women growing old disgracefully.
Written by and starring Helen Lederer
With Stephen Moore, Tracy-Ann Oberman and Tom George.
Producer: Sally Avens
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2001.
SAT 02:45 Book of the Week (b03cv46x)
Heston Blumenthal - Historic Heston
Episode 5
Heston Blumenthal's name is synonymous with cutting edge cuisine but his inspiration comes from the history of British cooking. In 'Historic Heston' he chooses twenty eight dishes which span from medieval times to the late 19th Century. He takes them apart, then puts them together again with his own inimitable twist, so creating a sublime 21st Century take on ancient delicacies.
Today, as an avowed fan of Alice in Wonderland, Heston unveils the inspiration for one of his signature dishes, Mock Turtle Soup. The original recipe for the soup appeared in a cookbook written by the first Professor of Botany at Cambridge University in 1732, but the dish quickly made it into the mainstream and the craze for it lasted well into the Victorian age.
Written by Heston Blumenthal
Read by Heston Blumenthal and Hugh Dennis
Abridged and produced by Jane Marshall
A Jane Marshall production for BBC Radio 4.
SAT 03:00 Home Front - Omnibus (b0b6mb5h)
6-10 August 1918
Final omnibus of Season 14, Needs Must When the Devil Drives, set in the week when thousands of soldiers were given agricultural furlough to help with the harvest.
Cast
Victor Lumley ..... Joel MacCormack
Effie Taverner ..... Lizzie Stables
Adeline Lumley ..... Helen Schlesinger
Charles Summer ..... Rufus Wright
Alexander Gidley ..... Matthew Beard
Daniel Marriott ..... Jonathan Bailey
Morris Battley ..... Sean Baker
Isabel Graham ..... Keely Beresford
Gabriel Graham ..... Michael Bertenshaw
Sylvia Graham ..... Joanna David
Silas Morrow ..... Shaun Dooley
Mrs Beast ..... Kerry Gooderson
Miss Millard ..... Emma Handy
Cathy Lawrence ..... Debbie Korley
Betty Newcombe ..... Annie McKenzie
Kitty Lumley ..... Ami Metcalf
Cora Gidley ..... Joanna Monro
Lionel Summer ..... Geoffrey Palmer
Clarence Ogden ..... David Sterne
Elspeth Taverner ..... Kelly Williams
Teddy Lawrence ..... Florence Duncalf
Peter Lumley ..... Beatrice White
Musicians ..... Helen Longhurst, Gunnar Cauthery, Susie Riddell, Jonathan Bailey
Written by Sarah Daniels
Story-led by Sebastian Baczkiewicz
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Composer: Matthew Strachan
Consultant Historian: Maggie Andrews.
SAT 04:00 Jest a Minute (b0183rrm)
Series 2
Episode 6
Rhod Gilbert's comedy quiz from the Glee Club in Cardiff.
With Paul Tonkinson, Tom Wrigglesworth, Lloyd Langford and Chris Corcoran.
Producers: Paul Forde and Gareth Gwynn.
First broadcast on BBC Radio Wales in 2009.
SAT 04:30 Elephants to Catch Eels (b007qx6x)
Series 1
Elephants to Catch Eels
Why would a top London journalist be so interested that love is all around in Drumlin Bay? What's Tamsyn been up to?
It seems the new editor of 'The Times of London' is boosting circulation by becoming a scurrilous gossipy rag. Of course, that would never happen now...
18th century Cornish village sitcom by the writers of Dead Ringers - Tom Jamieson and Nev Fountain.
Starring Lucy Speed as Tamsyn Trelawny, John Bowe as Jago Trelawny, Cameron Stewart as Major Thomas Falconer, Andrew McGibbon as Captain Marriot, Martin Hyder as Squire Bascombe, Mark Felgate as Dewey, Mark Perry as the Editor and Michael Fenton Stevens as Lampwick.
Producer: Jan Ravens.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2003.
SAT 05:00 Two Doors Down (b0084r5t)
Series 1
Drilling for Hamsters
The bohemian residents of Marlborough Road in Belfast are saved from chaos by their cleaning lady, Sally.
Series one of Annie McCartney's four-part sitcom.
Starring Frances Tomelty as Sally, Marcella Riordan as Clare, Gerard Murphy as Fintan, Katy Gleadhill as Evie, Bethan Lloyd as Anna, Patrick Gleadhill as Simon and
Gerard McSorley as Trevor.
Director: Tanya Nash
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2001.
SAT 05:30 Michael Frayn's Matchbox Theatre (b06s1b8t)
Episode 4
Michael Frayn: the most comic philosophical writer of our time. An all-star cast has great fun with his hilarious view of us all. And the ways we attempt to communicate. And explain.
In this final part, we start by taking listeners direct from the Matchbox studio to a report from outside the National Theatre, where some long speeches are going on inside. Our reporter (Martin Jarvis) tells anchor Rosalind Ayres that it seems to be all about Hamlet. A couple (Lisa Dillon and Lloyd Owen), who have just been on a street demo, can't quite cast off their hectoring demeanour when ordering tea and buns. And Tom Hollander at a dinner party embarrasses a fellow guest with some surprisingly anti-social behaviour. A husband (Adam Godley) may have a communication problem. In a bravura solo performance, Julia McKenzie attempts (on the phone) to communicate with the 'sofa disposal' department, but are they actually listening? And language becomes a problem for Ian Ogilvy as a hospital visitor - but who is really speaking gibberish?
Episode 4 cast: Rosalind Ayres, Lisa Dillon, Adam Godley, Tom Hollander, Julia McKenzie, Lloyd Owen and Ian Ogilvy, Martin Jarvis, Nigel Anthony and Matthew Wolf.
Written by Michael Frayn
Producer: Rosalind Ayres
Director: Martin Jarvis
A Jarvis and Ayres production for BBC Radio 4.
SAT 06:00 Willougby's Phoney War (b0bl51dr)
Britain's on the brink of a Second World War, but men like subaltern Charles Willoughby are desperate for action.
The ludicrous frustrations of peacetime are nothing compared to the absurdities of the war itself when it begins in 1939...
William Fox's wartime drama stars Jeremy Irons as Charles Willougby.
With Anna Massey as Charity, Madeline Smith as Clarissa, Charles Hodgson as Peregrine, Jeffrey Wickham as Christopher, William Fox as the Commanding Officer, Mary Wimbush as Mona, Manning Wilson as the Sergeant, John Rye as the Adjutant, Rod Beacham as Harris, Kenneth Shanley as the Batman, Peter Wickham as Male Guest, Jonathan Scott as the Company Commander, Malcolm Gerard as OC Ship, Robert Trotter as the NCO and Alvar Lidell as the Newsreader.
Director: John Tydeman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1978.
SAT 07:30 Touchline Tales (b01p3nqp)
Series 3
Episode 2
Old friends Des Lynam and Christopher Matthew venture out to different sporting venues - to enjoy, observe, reminisce and trade tales about some of the greatest pleasures in their lives. Today, they float like butterflies between those training at the All Stars Boxing Gym (on West London's Harrow Road) and they sting like bees with their affectionate verbal jabs, trying to outdo each other with their knockout boxing anecdotes.
As a commentator and friend of sporting stars, Des has, as ever, a fund of stories to tell, and insights to reveal. But Christopher gamely tries to match him stride by stride with his own experiences as a lifelong spectator at the highest levels of sport (and, like Des, an occasional participant at the lowest).
Producer: Paul Kobrak.
SAT 08:00 Archive on 4 (b060qbwm)
Tomorrow's World, Today
Everyone knows the iconic TV series Tomorrow's World - and many of us watched it as it made predictions about the future. Was it correct in its assumptions and predictions? James Burke takes a journey through the archive, and explores the story of the past half century of technological development.
Tomorrow's World began in the "White Heat" of the 1960s - as science and technology began to promise a future previously unimaginable.
From the first orbits of the moon, to the first heart transplant; from the nuclear debates of 20th century, to the economic failure of Concorde; from robots to the internet - Tomorrow's World reported on it all. How did the show do it? And did it get it right?
To mark the programme's 50th Anniversary in 2015, James Burke - a reporter on the show from 1966 to 1972 - looks at how it dealt with the often huge changes that occurred in the time from when it was first broadcast, and assesses what it says about our ability to see what's around the corner.
Featuring Judith Hann, Michael Rodd, Maggie Philbin, Howard Stableford, Michael Blakstad and Dame Wendy Hall.
Producer: Polly Weston.
SAT 09:00 Natalie Haynes' Back to School (b01rfxjr)
Former school teacher, then stand-up and now writer and broadcaster Natalie Haynes relives the highlights and horrors of school days, courtesy of the BBC archive:
* Bleak Expectations
Series 1 (1/6) A Childhood Cruelly Kippered:
Mark Evans's Dickensian spoof reveals the downward spiral of young Pip Bin's life. Stars Richard Johnson, Anthony Head, Celia Imrie and Geoffrey Whitehead. From August 2007.
* The Jason Byrne Show
Series 1 (1/6) Education:
Award-winning Irish comedian Jason Byrne takes aim at the world of classrooms, teachers and school-bullying. With guest Ivan Brackenbury. From July 2008.
* The Burkiss Way
Series 2 (9/13) Skive from School the Burkiss Way:
Can 'Moses Minor' lead the boys of Greyfriars away from the clutches of their oppressors? Starring Fred Harris, Jo Kendall, Chris Emmett and Nigel Rees. From February 1977.
* Clare in the Community
Series 1 (6/6) Stage Fright:
The social worker and control freak's disgruntled husband Brian writes a play based on their marriage. Stars Sally Phillips and Alex Lowe. From December 2004.
* King Street Junior
Series 2 (9/10) Sports Day:
As both pupils and staff get in training, school headmaster Mr Beeston gets a cryptic note. Stars James Grout and Peter Davison. From March 1987.
* Hancock's Half Hour
Series 4 (15/20) The Old School Re-Union:
Surprises are in store as the lad heads back for prize-giving day at his old school. Stars Tony Hancock, Bill Kerr, Hattie Jacques, Sidney James and Kenneth Williams. From January 1957.
Producer: Mik Wilkojc
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in 2013.
SAT 12:00 Well, At Least It Didn't Rain (b007qq88)
Funerals are supposed to be solemn occasions but they can be fraught with disasters - especially when elderly Nell and tropical fish tanks are involved.
Renny Krupinski's comedy drama stars Patricia Hayes as Nell, Rosemary Leach as Joan, Mary Wimbush as Maisy, Zelah Clarke as Angela and Kim Wall as David.
Director: Janet Whitaker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1988.
SAT 12:30 Rent (b04c34yr)
Series 1
Episode 1
Maria and Richard have a happy marriage, no children, but their house is falling down.
It looks like there's only one thing for it - they'll have to start taking in lodgers...
Stars Barbara Flynn as Maria, Patrick Barlow as Richard. With Diane Louise-Jordan as Ruby and Toby Longworth as Paul.
Producer: Liz Anstee.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1993.
SAT 13:00 AJ Cronin - The Citadel (Omnibus) (b0bkr991)
Series 4
The 1926 General Strike has just ended, but the miners have decided to fight on.
Dr Manson and his friend and colleague Dr Denny have different views on whether to support the strike or not...
AJ Cronin's classic tale set in the Welsh valleys about life before the NHS
Manson .... Richard Fleeshman
Denny .... Julian Lewis Jones
Christine .... Catrin Stewart
Sam Bevan .... Jason Done
Vaughan .... Sean Murray
Nye Bevan .... Ben Addis
Dramatised by Christopher Reason.
Producers: Gary Brown & Pauline Harris.
First broadcast in five parts on BBC Radio 4 in September 2018.
SAT 14:10 Inheritance Tracks (b0bkr96j)
Gyles Brandreth
Gyles Brandreth chooses Maurice Chevalier and Hermione Gingold's I Remember It Well and The Muppets' Simon Smith and His Amazing Dancing Bear.
SAT 14:15 With Great Pleasure (b0077478)
James Lovelock
Respected environmentalist and architect of the Gaia theory, James Lovelock reveals the poetry and prose that have influenced his life.
He's joined at his Launceston home by actors Jenny Coverack and Bill Wallis, who read entertaining snippets of his selections with gusto and gravitas.
Lovelock - a warm and engaging narrator - explains how works such as Gray's Elegy and The Purist by Ogden Nash have affected his outlook.
Producer: Viv Beeby
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2007.
SAT 14:45 Stewart Permutt - Singular Women (b00752sz)
Bea
EastEnders' June Brown plays a long-suffering companion. Bittersweet comedy series about four very different women. From September 1997.
SAT 15:00 Archive on 4 (b060qbwm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
SAT 16:00 Willougby's Phoney War (b0bl51dr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SAT 17:30 Touchline Tales (b01p7hd0)
Series 3
Episode 3
Old friends Des Lynam and Christopher Matthew venture out to different sporting venues - to enjoy, observe, reminisce and trade tales about some of the greatest pleasures in their lives. Today, they're at the Queen's Club in south-west London for the qualifying rounds for this year's Real Tennis British Open. They're there to try and make sense of both the sport and the rules and also to consider other sporting endeavours they can cover in future series... including one involving headless goats.
As a commentator and friend of sporting stars, Des has, as ever, a fund of stories to tell, and insights to reveal. But Christopher gamely tries to match him stride by stride with his own experiences as a lifelong spectator at the highest levels of sport (and, like Des, an occasional participant at the lowest).
Producer: Paul Kobrak.
SAT 18:00 Doctor Who (b06fvndx)
Heroes of Sontar
Episode 2
The Time Lord is on the planet Samur, with three enemies after him. Nyssa hints at some intriguing secrets.
Peter Davison is the Fifth Doctor with his companion Tegan Jovanka played by Janet Fielding.
Planet Samur was once a peaceful haven. Pilgrims journeyed across the seven galaxies to meditate in the courtyards of the vast Citadel that spanned its equator. It was Samur's misfortune, however, to find itself situated on the furthermost frontier in the eternal war between the amoeboid Rutan Host and the belligerent, troll-like Sontarans...
Twenty years after detonating a bacteriological weapon over Samur, rendering it uninhabitable, the Sontarans are back: a select platoon of seven has landed here on a secret mission, carrying sealed orders given to them by Fleet Marshal Stabb.
The TARDIS has landed here, too, bringing the Doctor, Tegan, Turlough and Nyssa into the second great Battle of Samur. Fighting not only the Sontarans, but mystical mercenaries... and a deadly, decades-old curse.
Written by Alan Barnes.
Director: Ken Bentley.
Producer: David Richardson
A Big Finish production.
SAT 19:00 Natalie Haynes' Back to School (b01rfxjr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SAT 22:00 The Lee Mack Show (b00c4cd2)
The Lee Mack Show
Toyah Willcox
Toyah Willcox joins the sharp comedian for stand-up, sketches and music. With Angela McHale and Steve Brown. From April 2005.
SAT 22:30 The Richest Man in Britain (b00nz1bk)
The African Village
Sitcom by Nick Hornby and Giles Smith about an ageing rock star and his search for fulfilment.
Trillionnaire rocker Dave Mabbutt contemplates the purchase of an African village to complement his afternoons-only radio station.
Dave Mabbutt ...... Mark Williams
Dom ...... Russell Tovey
Naomi, the Charity Worker ...... Ayesha Antoine
Dave's Mum ...... Lynda Bellingham
Ken, the Maintenance Man ...... Phil Cornwell.
SAT 23:00 The Lawrence Sweeney Mix (b008tnzk)
Series 2
Episode 1
Josie Lawrence and Jim Sweeney make it up as they go along in an improvised sketch show driven by suggestions from the studio audience and with a loose grip on reality.
SAT 23:30 Mark Thomas: The Manifesto (b00xw276)
Series 3
Episode 4
Comedian-activist, Mark Thomas, entertains the blue-sky political policy suggestions of the public.
This week's agenda:
1) Civil Partnerships to be Made Available to Heterosexual Couples
2) Introduce a Government Department for Externalities
3) A Traffic Ban During Rush-Hour
Plus a wide range of "Any Other Business" suggestions from the studio audience.