6. A Surprise for Mavis Russell
A nasty surprise package means that the sleuth is closing-in on the criminal mastermind.Another Francis Durbridge thriller featuring BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife.On a flight home from New York, Paul Temple and Steve meet the Fergusons, who are flying to England to visit their student son Richard at Oxford University. At the airport, they learn that Richard has been shot dead. The only clues are a postcard from Harrogate signed 'Jonathan', and Richard's missing gold signet ring. Who is Jonathan, and what is his connection to the dead man?CAST:Paul Temple …. Peter CokeSteve …. Marjorie WestburySir Graham Forbes …. James ThomasonRobert Ferguson …. John GlenDinah Nelson …. Valerie KirkbrightReggie Mackintosh …. Simon LackRudolph Charles …. Anthony HallMavis Russell …. Isabel RennieMark Elliot …. William FoxHall Porter …. Frank PartingtonPorter …. Glyn DearmanProducer: Martyn C. Webster.First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in November 1963.
Actress Jessica Hynes a latch-key kid from the age of six hears the stories of others over the generations who too had to let themselves in to an empty house after school. How has this shaped and influenced the way she and others bring up their children?The term "latch- key kid" came to prominence during the Second World War when children as young as five years old were being left as their Dads were away fighting and their mothers became part of the labour force. Sandra now a grandmother in her 70's, was along with her parents 'bombed out' of their home in Sheffield. They lost everything and her mum had to go out to work; throughout her entire school life Sandra was a latch--key kid. Later on in life when she too got married and had kids she made a secret pact - she was going to be around for her kids but in doing so what were the consequences?Decades later the term became synonymous with neglect and was dropped but the practice continues to this day. John Amaechi defends rigorously his upbringing - having to be responsible and independent made him into who he is today - his success and they way he has raised his own family mirrors his own experience.But 80's child Lizzie who became a delinquent teenager says she was "at times overlooked"....brought up on Pot Noodles and stale things she's opted for a different life for her two boys. Whose got it right ? First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2010.
Transvestite George confuses Ken when he sees him in a dress. Stars Lynda Bellingham and Chris Ellison. From December 2001.
Taking part in Strictly Come Dancing made Susan Calman happy. Completely, totally happy. And having lived with anxiety for so long, it was something of a surprise to discover something new that gave her feelings of joy. So, in Susan Calman Makes Me Happy, she explores and explains the other things in life that bring her happiness.This week, aided and abetted by her studio audience and wife Lee, she delves into family. Those you’re related to by blood, those you choose and those that choose you.Produced by Lyndsay Fenner.Written by Susan Calman and Jon Hunter.Production Co-ordinator - Tamara ShilhamA Somethin’ Else production for BBC Radio 4.
The green-fingered lad takes on the authorities to save his pride and joy.Starring Tony Hancock, Bill Kerr, Sidney James. Andree Melly and Kenneth Williams.Announcer: Kenneth WilliamsWritten 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 WilsonFirst broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in June 1955.
Les Dawson welcomes Cissy and Ada, plus a condemned man's last request - plus another mighty piano sing-along.With Roy Barraclough, Daphne Oxenford and Colin Edwynn.Music by Brian Fitzgerald.Scripted and produced by James Casey.First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in July 1983.
Roy Plomley chairs as Eleanor Summerfield and Gillian Reynolds battle David Nixon and Tim Rice in the panel game to spot mistakes.With some tune-twisters from Steve Race.Devised and written by Ian Messiter.Producer: Martin FisherFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1978.
Whiz-kid Jimmy and staid Russell clash over a business takeover. Stars Bernard Cribbins and Frank Thornton. From January 1988.
3. La Goulue
Dancer Louise's nickname of La Goulue is singularly appropriate - she's a glutton for food and life...Starring Frances Barber.When the Moulin Rouge cabaret opened in Montmartre, Paris in 1889, Toulouse-Lautrec was commissioned to paint a series of posters. A performer's career was made if they secured an appearance.John Peacock brings Toulouse Lautrec's poster characters to life, in the first of four plays about those entertainers, whose lives were as vivid as Lautrec's paint.Louise Weber ...... Frances BarberLa Mome Fromage ...... Sylvestra Le TouzelZidler ...... Norman JonesAnnie ...... Jo KendallJoseph Oller ...... Carlos DouglasHenri Lassin ...... Michael Graham CoxMme Gillottes ...... Margaret CourtenayGerard ...... John BullMme Grille ...... Marcia KingTremolada ...... Donald GeeJeanne Faes ...... Maria MilesJacques ...... Joe DunlopGuy Benoits ...... Michael KilgarriffNini ...... Alice ArnoldMusic by Stephen Warbeck.Director: Jane MorganFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1989.
3. The End of the Caper
Ken Campbell, the writer, director and actor was renowned for many an epic production and theatrical caper. He devoured books and information, and was a seeker of new knowledge and experiences. His career flitted expertly between writing, acting, ventriloquism and gastromancy, improvisation, epic theatre productions, and one-man touring shows. He died on the 31st August 2008 at the age of 66.Ken was also responsible for the world’s longest play, The Warp, a twenty-four hour odyssey. It was originally performed in 1979 with a cast including Jim Broadbent, Terry Johnson, and Bill Nighy. When the play was revived in the late ‘90s it was directed by Ken and his daughter, Daisy Campbell, and boasted a cast including Neil Edmond, Nina Conti and Diane Morgan – in fact it was Diane’s first acting job.In this three-part special Diane is joined by Ken’s friends, family and colleagues including the playwright Terry Johnson, the ventriloquist and comedian Nina Conti, the actor and comedian Neil Edmond, Ken's agent Maureen Vincent, his literary agent Nicki Stoddart and Daisy Campbell who all speak of the chaotic, important and life-changing role Ken played in all their lives. From the BBC Radio Archive you can hear:‘Last Word’ with Matthew Bannister‘Studio 3: Ho! Ho! The Clown is Dead’Producer: Laura Grimshaw.First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra in August 2018.
Henry Goodman reads Truman Capote's vivid and witty novel about the relationship between young writer, Paul Varjak and captivating girl-about-town, Holly Golightly, in 1940s New York.With her tousled blond hair and upturned nose, dark glasses and chic black dresses, Holly Golightly is top notch in style and a sensation wherever she goes. Her brownstone apartment vibrates with martini-soaked parties as she plays hostess to millionaires and gangsters alike. Yet Holly never loses sight of her ultimate goal - to find a real life place like Tiffany's that makes her feel at home.Truman Capote's 1958 novella abridged in 10-parts by James Robertston.Born in New Orleans in 1925, Truman Capote left school at 15 to work for the New Yorker - his first, and last, regular job. He's the author of many highly praised books, including A Tree of Night and Other Stories, The Grass Harp, In Cold Blood, Music for Chameleons and Answered Prayers. Truman Capote died in 1984.Producer: Bruce YoungFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2001.
Andrew Dilnot, chair of the UK Statistics Authority (2012-2017), brings to life the numbers conveying the big trends that have transformed the shape and scope of the British state.He looks at what governments through the centuries have spent, borrowed, taxed, regulated and built; and he considers how we came to organise a national life that reaches into every corner of private life, from the delivery of pensions and healthcare to the surveillance of emails or rules about the temperature of a hot cup of tea.By one measure, the modern British state is roughly 7,000 times bigger than the Tudor state. How and why did that happen?The story of the state unfolds through muddy fields, smugglers coves and a Victorian village lock-up. Numbers become sound as we hear the dramatic scale of change that has occurred over the centuries.The evolution of the state may be driven less by party politics than party politicians might like us to think. Although the state's size and functions are a natural subject of fierce political argument, the impetus for the biggest changes has often come from another source - such as war, economic growth, and the power that arises from knowledge.In this programme, Andrew discovers how war makes the state.Producer: Michael BlastlandA Whistledown production first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2015.
Villagers are trying to flee, and Stanley tries to persuade them to stay. As Emmy loses more of her family, her mother is losing her mind. Marshall Howe volunteers to bury the dead if he can keep their belongings.Don Shaw's drama series charting the true story of the Plague in Eyam, Derbyshire in 1665.William ...... Al WeaverCatherine ...... Emily PithonThomas Stanley ...... David CalderEmmy ....... Charlie May-ClarkRowland ....... Gerard KearnsAlice Sydall ....... Daryll FishwickThornley ....... Roger MorlidgeMarshall Howe ...... Ian BartholemewProducer: Pauline HarrisFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2015.
Nancy Astor embarks on a political career in the face of adversity as the first woman to take a seat in the British Parliament.Far from being a hardened campaigner who had suffered for the cause of female suffrage, she was already near the centre of ruling society, having married one of the richest men in the world. She was not even British, yet she became a trailblazer and beacon for the generations of women who would follow her into Parliament.Anna Maxwell Martin reads Adrian Fort's biography.Abridger: Alison Joseph.Producer: Kirsteen Cameron.First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2012.
With the Martians in pursuit, Jet and the crew try desperately to get a message to Earth.Continuing the 20-part serial - the third of Charles Chilton's classic sci-fi trilogy set in 1972.CAST:Jet Morgan …. Andrew FauldsLemmy …. Alfie BassDoc …. Guy Kingsley PoynterMitch …. Don SharpVarious ….Alan TylvernRogers/The Martian …. David JacobsMusic composed and orchestra conducted by Van Phillips.Written and produced by Charles Chilton.First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in January 1956.
Paul Jones's musical career stretches back to the 1960's where he enjoyed chart success as front-man with the group Manfred Mann.As a solo pop artist he continued that success with songs like 'High Time' and 'I've been a Bad Bad Boy'.Paul turned to acting and his career in television include appearances in Z cars, Space 1999 and The Sweeney. He's also appeared in films and on stage.Amongst his numerous gold albums is one for the original recording of Evita.Paul founded The Blues Band in the late 1970's and is still regularly touring with the band.He's recorded with some of the biggest names in the business including Tina Turner, Percy Sledge and Katie Melua.Paul tells Tom Morton about his musical journey from 1960's pop star to DJ and music critic and he explains how he became President of the National Harmonica League.Produced by Suzy Beaumont.First broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland in 2011.
Batman was an orphan; Lisbeth Salander, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, was an orphan; Superman was an orphan and a foundling. Cinderella was a foster child. Darth Vader - well, they can't all be winners. Lemn Sissay returns to BBC Radio 4 with a comic and poetic look at the treatment of children raised in care, orphans and foster children in popular culture, comparing them with reality. Because it surely says something about how we view them that we create so many for fiction.Lemn will explore the gap between fiction and reality, based on his own experiences of growing up in care as well as those of some special guests.4. The Dark SideNo-one, really, believes they are doing evil. Anakin Skywalker did not become Darth Vader because he liked being bad, he did it because he believed his pregnant wife was in danger - and so began his journey to the Dark Side. In this final, and possibly toughest, episode, Lemn examines his bad choices; where he let himself do the wrong thing - and how he has attempted to make amends. When must you let go of your memories and live?Written and performed by ... Lemn SissayProducer ... Ed MorrishLEMN SISSAY'S ORIGIN STORIES IS A BBC STUDIOS PRODUCTION.
until midnight, seven days a week, the Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. And Jessica Fostekew chats to the double-Edinburgh Comedy Award-winning comedian John Kearns.
Sketch show about modern communication and contemporary obsessions. With Ben Willbond and Rachel Atkins. From February 2009.
Galileo is too busy to party with the Pope. Award-winning comedy with Justin Edwards and Neil Edmond. From November 2005.
THURSDAY 28 NOVEMBER 2019
THU 00:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jsfq)
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THU 00:30 Musical Legends (b0183jlk)
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THU 01:00 Paul Temple (b007jslh)
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THU 01:30 Latch-Key Kids (b00sg1hf)
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THU 02:00 Truman Capote - Breakfast at Tiffany's (b0089m5n)
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Paul Temple and the Jonathan Mystery
7. An Invitation For Mr Elliott
A dying man's final words bring the smooth sleuth a step closer to solving the mystery.Another Francis Durbridge thriller featuring BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife.On a flight home from New York, Paul Temple and Steve meet the Fergusons, who are flying to England to visit their student son Richard at Oxford University. At the airport, they learn that Richard has been shot dead. The only clues are a postcard from Harrogate signed 'Jonathan', and Richard's missing gold signet ring. Who is Jonathan, and what is his connection to the dead man?CAST:Paul Temple …. Peter CokeSteve …. Marjorie WestburySir Graham Forbes …. James ThomasonRobert Ferguson …. John GlenHelen Ferguson …. Grizelda HerveyDinah Nelson …. Valerie KirkbrightReggie Mackintosh …. Simon LackCharlie …. James BeattieMavis Russell …. Isabel RennieMark Elliot …. William FoxPorter …. Glyn DearmanInspector Gerrard …. Rolf LefebvreProducer: Martyn C. Webster.First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in November 1963.
THU 06:30 When Washington Came to Brum (b01s7yyr)
Washington Irving was the first superstar of American literature, and the first American author to gain international respect. Many of his most famous stories, including 'Rip Van Winkle' and 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow', were affectionate hymns to his native New York State and the rural idyll of the Hudson Valley - so it's perhaps surprising to discover that they were written while Irving was living in the industrial hotbed of early 19th century Birmingham.Irving was in the city to forge links with British businesses and help rebuild his family's finances back home, which had been hit hard by the Anglo-American war of 1812; he went on to spend around twenty years in Europe before heading home to enjoy the wealth he'd earned as a writer.Birmingham novelist Catherine O'Flynn tells the story of Irving's time in the city, and of the relationships he built with British writers like Walter Scott and Charles Dickens, whose own Christmas stories were heavily influenced by Irving's own. She discovers how Irving has been taken up by academics as a pioneer of transnational writing, and hears from Joe Queenan, who lives in Irving's home town and who regards Washington Irving impersonators as the most loathed individuals on the east coast of the United States.First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2013.
THU 07:00 Ballylenon (b00y2f2v)
Series 8
Of Art and Apparitions
Ballylenon, County Donegal. Pop. 1,999 was founded by St Lenon of Padua, when he fell into the river at this spot in 953. Ballylenon is situated on the shores of Lough Swilly with entrancing views of Muckish Mountain, in the Diocese of Derry and Raphoe. (Note: Ballylenon is a fictional name, but the other landmarks are identifiable.)In this society, there exists an uneasy balance of interests. Communication has all the appearances of power, and in Ballylenon, communication means the local Telephone Exchange and Post Office. Both these are firmly in the control of sisters, Vera and Muriel McConkey, who in cahoots with hotelier and funeral undertaker, Phonsie Doherty, would seek to rule the roost in Ballylenon. However, other forces have their own guiding principles, and where the McConkey sisters and Mr Doherty, aided by The Vindicator, would dominate reactionary thinking, a dangerous liberal tendency is championed by Vivienne and Rev. Samuel Hawthorne, and the somewhat unlikely, Guard Gallagher. The antagonism between these camps is only ever thinly veiled.In this brand new series, Christopher Fitz-Simon takes a jocose but jaundiced look at 1960's Ireland, where we discoverMuriel McConachie , 62. Spinster remnant of a family once active in politics, Muriel inherited the corner shop and, due to her Councillor father's influence, has the Post Office franchise. Known as the eyes of Ballylenon, Muriel, the Honouree Secretary of the Development Association, has a long-term 'understanding' with its Chair, Phonsie Doherty. She is a gentle personality, but misses nothing and can see a midge on a mare's arse in Tyrone.We also discover, Vera McConachie, 61, Muriel's younger and more forthright spinster sister who runs the 10-line manual Telephone Exchange and is known as the Ears of Ballylenon. Every call goes through her switchboard, its content noted, discussed and any necessary action taken. She also writes the Horoscope anonymously for the Donegal Vindicator.The McConkey's closest confidant is Phonsie [Alphonsus] Doherty. 58. Phonsie is a widower, proprietor of the Swilly Arms Hotel and of Doherty's Estate Agency and Funeral Furnishers and Chair of the Development Association. Up to the present is politically 'in' and therefore in the way of knowing what grants and subsidies are available for all manner of projects. His relationship with Muriel McConachie is proprietorial rather than romantic.If there is a thorn in the side of this trio it is, Vivienne Hawthorne, 30, the former Miss Boal. Bright, breezy, busy primary schoolteacher. Organist and choir-mistress of the Presbyterian congregation. Though seemingly rationalist, Vivienne is secretly much influenced by horoscopes. She is supporter of cultural causes like the music festival and architectural conservation. And though apparently straightforward, she achieves certain aims by devious means.Ballylenon by Christopher Fitz-SimonMuriel McConkey -Margaret D'ArcyVera McConkey -Stella McCuskerPhonsie Doherty -Gerard MurphyMrs Vivienne Hawthorne -Aine McCartneyRev. Samuel Hawthorne -Dermot CrowleyKevin 'Stumpy' Bonnar - Gerard McSorleyGuard Gallagher -Frankie McCaffertyDaniel O'Searcaigh - James GreeneMonsignor McFadden - Niall CusackAubrey Frawley - Chris McHallemPolly Acton - Joanna MunroEamonn Doyle - Patrick FitzsymonsMr Boylan - Derek BaileyDirected By Eoin O'Callaghan.
THU 07:30 Alone (m000bg44)
Series 2
Friday Nights, Saturday Mornings
A sitcom, written by Moray Hunter and starring Angus Deayton, about five single, middle aged neighbours living in flats in a converted house in North London. With Abigail Cruttenden, Pearce Quigley, Kate Isitt and Bennett Arron.Mitch (Angus Deayton) is a widower and part-time therapist who is looking to put his life back together now that he is single and living with Will (Pearce Quigley), his younger, more volatile and unhappily divorced half-brother. Elsewhere in the building are schoolteacher Ellie (Abigail Cruttenden) who is shy, nervous and holds a secret candle for Mitch. Overly honest, frustrated actress Louisa (Kate Isitt), and socially inept IT nerd Morris (Bennett Arron) complete the line-up of mismatched neighbours.In the sixth and final episode, Friday Nights, Saturday Mornings, Will’s new girlfriend Hannah (Carrie Quinlan), seems to have a problem with Mitch being around all the time and, to Ellie’s dismay, Will finds himself having to make a difficult decision where Mitch is concerned. Louisa meantime is convinced her acting career is in dire straits and is determined to get her retaliation in first.CastMitch- Angus DeaytonWill- Pearce QuigleyEllie- Abigail CruttendenLouisa- Kate IsittMorris- Bennett ArronHannah and Rebecca – Carrie QuinlanWritten and created By Moray HunterDirected by Moray Hunter and Gordon KennedySound Engineer and Editor Jerry PealProduction Manager Sarah TomblingBased on an original idea developed in association with Dandy ProductionsRecorded live at RADA Studios LondonProduced by Gordon KennedyAn Absolutely production for BBC Radio 4
THU 08:00 The Ken Dodd Show (b054yttg)
From 12/07/1964
Ornithology tips from Ivor Wagtail, a trip to a Diddy farm and the world's worst bobby.Starring Ken Dodd.With Judith Chalmers, John Slater, Patricia Hayes, Peter Hudson, Wallas Eaton and Percy Edwards.Music from The Barry Sisters.BBC Revue Orchestra, conducted by Malcolm Lockyer.Script by Ken Dodd and Eddie Braben.Producer: Bill WorsleyFirst broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in July 1964.
THU 08:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00rfqxx)
Series 3
Episode 1
Swinging London cockney-style - and some incredible ears. Sketches and songs with John Cleese, Bill Oddie, Tim Brooke-Taylor, David Hatch and Jo Kendall. Music from Dave Lee and his band.Now fully restored for repeat on BBC Radio 4 Extra.Produced by Humphrey Barclay.First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in March 1966.
THU 09:00 Booked (b0075ly2)
Series 3
Episode 4
Ian McMillan chairs the literary quiz with Mark Thomas, Dillie Keane, Roger McGough and Miles Kington. From April 1997.
THU 09:30 Change at Oglethorpe (b00mvs9q)
Off the Rails
Ticket sales at Oglethorpe railway station are at an all-time low.Could passengers be put off by Points's Platform 1 FM Punk Rock Show? Or is it down to June's seances in the cafe? - or perhaps because Rocket refuses to sell anyone a ticket to Barnsley?New station manager, David Clare has a challenge on his hands!Peter Morfoot's comedy stars Michael Williams as Rocket, Peter Davison as David, Rosemary Martin as June, Phillippa Wilson as Points, Madge Hindle as Hattie and Chris Emmett as Sodd. Other parts played by Caroline Strong and David Timson.Producer: Gareth EdwardsFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in December 1995.
THU 10:00 John Peacock - Posters of the Moulin Rouge (b007js47)
Jane Avril
They called her Crazy Jane because of the way she danced, but it was not an affectionate nickname. Jane Avril used people all her life and reaped the consequences... When the Moulin Rouge cabaret opened in Montmartre, Paris in 1889, Toulouse-Lautrec was commissioned to paint a series of posters. A performer's career was made if they secured an appearance.John Peacock brings Toulouse Lautrec's poster characters to life, in the first of four plays about those entertainers, whose lives were as vivid as Lautrec's paint.Starring Angela Pleasence as Jane Avril, Vivian Pickles as Gazelle, Jack Galloway as Andre Vaubert, Clive Merrison as Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, David King as Arsene Ondet, Norman Jones as Charles Zidler and Jo Kendall as Annine.Music by Stephen Warbeck.Director: Jane MorganFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1989.
THU 11:00 Stories by Alasdair Gray (m000bp5r)
My Ex Husband & Swan Burial
Tales of the dissolution of a marriage and the rather unsatisfactory end of a career.Readers: Tamara Kennedy and Paul YoungProducer: Gaynor MacfarlaneFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2004.
THU 11:15 Nick Warburton - My Love Must Wait (m000bp5t)
1801: maritime explorer Matthew Flinders must leave behind his newlywed wife, Ann.Jenny Agutter and Stuart Cox bring history alive in a play based on the letters of maritime explorer Matthew Flinders, the first European to circumnavigate Australia. Nick Warburton's drama creates a voice for the newlywed Ann Flinders who, if things had been different, might so easily have accompanied Matthew on his great voyage. Instead, she had to wait a decade for his return in 1810.Based on the letters of Matthew Flinders, held in the National Maritime Museum and used with permission of the Flinders-Petrie estate.Ann Flinders ...... Jenny AgutterMatthew Flinders ...... Stuart CoxConsultant ...... Nigel RigbyWith Peter Townsend. Producer: Mark Smalley.First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2005.
THU 12:00 The Ken Dodd Show (b054yttg)
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THU 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00rfqxx)
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THU 13:00 Paul Temple (b007jslt)
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THU 14:00 Truman Capote - Breakfast at Tiffany's (b0089kv5)
Episode 9
Henry Goodman reads Truman Capote's vivid and witty novel about the relationship between young writer, Paul Varjak and captivating girl-about-town, Holly Golightly, in 1940s New York.With her tousled blond hair and upturned nose, dark glasses and chic black dresses, Holly Golightly is top notch in style and a sensation wherever she goes. Her brownstone apartment vibrates with martini-soaked parties as she plays hostess to millionaires and gangsters alike. Yet Holly never loses sight of her ultimate goal - to find a real life place like Tiffany's that makes her feel at home.Truman Capote's 1958 novella abridged in 10-parts by James Robertston.Born in New Orleans in 1925, Truman Capote left school at 15 to work for the New Yorker - his first, and last, regular job. He's the author of many highly praised books, including A Tree of Night and Other Stories, The Grass Harp, In Cold Blood, Music for Chameleons and Answered Prayers. Truman Capote died in 1984.Producer: Bruce YoungFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2001.
THU 14:15 A History of Britain in Numbers (b052lnty)
Series 2
Tax
Andrew Dilnot, chair of the UK Statistics Authority (2012-2017), brings to life the numbers conveying the big trends that have transformed the shape and scope of the British state.He looks at what governments through the centuries have spent, borrowed, taxed, regulated and built; and he considers how we came to organise a national life that reaches into every corner of private life, from the delivery of pensions and healthcare to the surveillance of emails or rules about the temperature of a hot cup of tea.By one measure, the modern British state is roughly 7,000 times bigger than the Tudor state. How and why did that happen?The story of the state unfolds through muddy fields, smugglers coves and a Victorian village lock-up. Numbers become sound as we hear the dramatic scale of change that has occurred over the centuries.The evolution of the state may be driven less by party politics than party politicians might like us to think. Although the state's size and functions are a natural subject of fierce political argument, the impetus for the biggest changes has often come from another source - such as war, economic growth, and the power that arises from knowledge.In this programme, Andrew explores tax.Producer: Michael BlastlandA Whistledown production first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2015.
THU 14:30 15 Minute Drama (b06qm3mf)
Greater Love
Episode 4
Emmy has the fever herself, and William and Catherine have taken her into the rectory. Marshall Howe, the official burier of the dead, discovers a lone child, who is traumatised and unable to speak.Don Shaw's drama series charting the true story of the Plague in Eyam, Derbyshire in 1665.William ...... Al WeaverCatherine ...... Emily PithonThomas Stanley ...... David CalderEmmy ....... Charlie May-ClarkRowland ....... Gerard KearnsAlice Sydall ....... Daryll FishwickThornley ....... Roger MorlidgeMarshall Howe ...... Ian BartholemewProducer: Pauline HarrisFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2015.
THU 14:45 Book of the Week (b01nf3mm)
Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor
Episode 4
MP Nancy Astor helps to steer Plymouth through the horrors of the Blitz during the Second World War.Adrian Fort's biography detailing the fascinating life of Lady Nancy Astor, the first woman to take a seat in the British Parliament.Read by Anna Maxwell Martin.Abridger: Alison Joseph.Producer: Kirsteen Cameron.First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2012.
THU 15:00 John Peacock - Posters of the Moulin Rouge (b007js47)
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THU 18:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jshx)
The World in Peril
Episode 19
Despite their best efforts, Jet and the crew are prised from their ship by the Martians.Continuing the 20-part serial - the third of Charles Chilton's classic sci-fi trilogy set in 1972.CAST:Jet Morgan …. Andrew FauldsLemmy …. Alfie BassDoc …. Guy Kingsley PoynterMitch …. Don SharpVarious ….Alan TylvernRogers/The Martian …. David JacobsMusic composed and orchestra conducted by Van Phillips.Written and produced by Charles Chilton.First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in January 1956.
THU 18:30 Great Lives (b03nt8bw)
Series 32
David Baddiel on John Updike
Writer and comedian David Baddiel chooses the American novelist, John Updike. With Matthew Parris and Justin Cartwright.His novels perfectly captured the shifting moral codes of middle America in the 1970s and 80s but do John Updike's novels still have something important to tell us today? The writer and comedian David Baddiel makes the case for Updike in conversation with Matthew Parris and the novelist and Updike expert, Justin Cartwright.First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2014.
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THU 21:00 Stories by Alasdair Gray (m000bp5r)
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THU 22:30 Newsjack (m000bp5w)
Newsjack Unplugged, Series 4
Episode 6
Darren Harriott hosts Newsjack's little brother with this week's satirical instalment
THU 22:45 The Goldfish Bowl (m000bp5y)
Series 1
Episode 6
Liam and Anton witness their owners' break-up through the glass. With Shaun Prendergast and Hamish McColl. From September 1998.
THU 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (m000bwx6)
Jessica Fostekew chats to John Kearns 3/3
From
10.00pm until midnight, seven days a week, the Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. And Jessica Fostekew chats to the double-Edinburgh Comedy Award-winning comedian John Kearns.
THU 23:00 I've Never Seen Star Wars (b05108h0)
Series 6
Dame Kelly Holmes
Marcus Brigstocke persuades his guests to try new experiences: things they really ought to have done by now. Some experiences are loved, some are loathed, in this show all about embracing the new.Dame Kelly Holmes, a self-confessed chocoholic, tries her first deep fried Mars bar, but will she try the chocolate covered scorpion? And to conquer her fear of drowning, she tries hypnotherapy.
THU 23:30 Deborah Frances-White Rolls the Dice (b05r3srd)
Series 1
Episode 2
Comedian Deborah Frances-White tells the true story of her teenage years as a Jehovah's Witness.Assisted by fellow comedians Thom Tuck, Alex Lowe, and Cariad Lloyd, Deborah recalls her treks around the streets of Brisbane where she gets abducted by a gang of bikers and tries to convert a Cuban jazz musician.Deborah turns her comic spotlight on the trials of being a trainee witness and of some of the unexpected fellow travellers she meets on the way, including Peter Andre and Michael Jackson.Producer: Alan NixonA So Television production for BBC Radio 4.
FRIDAY 29 NOVEMBER 2019
FRI 00:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jshx)
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18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 Great Lives (b03nt8bw)
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FRI 01:00 Paul Temple (b007jslt)
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06:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 When Washington Came to Brum (b01s7yyr)
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06:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Truman Capote - Breakfast at Tiffany's (b0089kv5)
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14:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 A History of Britain in Numbers (b052lnty)
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14:15 on Thursday]
FRI 02:30 15 Minute Drama (b06qm3mf)
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14:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:45 Book of the Week (b01nf3mm)
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FRI 03:00 John Peacock - Posters of the Moulin Rouge (b007js47)
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FRI 04:00 Booked (b0075ly2)
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FRI 04:30 Change at Oglethorpe (b00mvs9q)
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FRI 05:00 Ballylenon (b00y2f2v)
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FRI 05:30 Alone (m000bg44)
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FRI 06:00 Paul Temple (b007jsm0)
Paul Temple and the Jonathan Mystery
8. Jonathan
The sleuth throws a drinks party to finger the gang leader. The conclusion of Francis Durbridge's thriller.On a flight home from New York, Paul Temple and Steve meet the Fergusons, who are flying to England to visit their student son Richard at Oxford University. At the airport, they learn that Richard has been shot dead. The only clues are a postcard from Harrogate signed 'Jonathan', and Richard's missing gold signet ring. Who is Jonathan, and what is his connection to the dead man?CAST:Paul Temple …. Peter CokeSteve …. Marjorie WestburySir Graham Forbes …. James ThomasonRobert Ferguson …. John GlenHelen Ferguson …. Grizelda HerveyDinah Nelson …. Valerie KirkbrightReggie Mackintosh …. Simon LackCharlie …. James BeattieMavis Russell …. Isabel RennieMark Elliot …. William FoxClerk …. Peter BartlettInspector Gerrard …. Rolf LefebvreMilson …. Lewis Stringer1st Immigration Officer …. Frank Partington2nd Immigration Officer …. Frederick TrevesRudolph Charles …. Anthony HallRichard Ferguson …. Gabriel WoolfProducer: Martyn C. Webster.First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in December 1963.
FRI 06:30 Loud Organs His Glory (b0103wyx)
Anyone who has watched a BBC Prom or visited St Paul's or Salisbury or Hereford or Truro Cathedral will have seen a "Father Willis" organ.Discover the story of the man who through a blend of engineering ability, musical ambition and massive self-confidence became the dominant organ builder of the Victorian era. It was an era in which huge organs were suddenly required in both cathedrals and the new town halls appearing all over the country.Simon Townley tells the story of 'Father' Henry Willis from his relatively humble beginnings as the son of a London builder to the heights of Victorian society. By winning a competition at the Great Exhibition in 1851, Willis set himself on a road which was to lead to the building of over a thousand organs. Many are still working today, even if they've been altered over the years. What makes the Willis organs special, and makes organists today acknowledge their greatness in hushed tones, is the subject of this programme.Simon visits the current Willis factory in Liverpool where new organs are still built and old Willis machines are revitalised.He plays the organ in Winchester Cathedral, the organ that won the Great Exhibition competition and was squeezed into the cathedral by the then organist SS Wesley, and he finds out more about the man whose love of yachting was matched only by his belief that anything was possible when it came to the building of organs. If that meant splitting an organ in two, putting the two parts on either side of a cathedral transept and linking the whole lot through a system of subterranean pipes then that's what he would do... and he did, in the case of St Paul's Cathedral.But essentially the Father Willis story is about the details that earned his reputation. The reed technology that no one at the time could match, the use of new steam-generated wind and the design of organ consoles that gave organists like Willis himself a control that they'd never enjoyed before.It's a story of the king of instruments built at a time of supreme national self-confidence by a man who embodied the spirit of the age and gave it voice.Producer: Tom AlbanFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2011.
FRI 07:00 A Whole 'Nother Story (b0076hft)
Series 3
Que Sera Sera
Back from America, Jenny is after Pete. Cassie is burying her head. Who will live happily ever after? Stars Dave Lamb. From October 2003.
FRI 07:30 Rich Hall's (US) Breakdown (m0006dtt)
Multi award-winning comedian and US Citizen Rich Hall takes a look across the pond at the current state of US Politics.A combination of stand-up, sketch and interview, Rich Hall's (US) Breakdown broadcasts live from the fictional IBBC network in Washington to the whole of the United States.Rich and his co-host Nick Doody take calls from every corner of the United States to hear the concerns of US citizens, offering their take on the issues troubling them.Starring Rich Hall with Nick Doody, Lewis Mcleod, Emma Sidi and Jen Kirkman.It is a BBC Studios Production.
FRI 08:00 The Burkiss Way (b007jtxx)
Series 3
Bruce's Choice and Start New Series the Burkiss Way
Long ago in a radio galaxy far away - space film spoofing, the best of 'Bruce Forsyth' and a quiz "live from Norwich".Starring Fred Harris, Jo Kendall, Nigel Rees and Chris Emmett .Cult sketch comedy series which originally ran from 1976 to 1980.Scripted by David Renwick and Andrew Marshall.Producer: John LloydFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1978.
FRI 08:30 Something to Shout About (m000bszf)
Series 3
Episode 2
Will the team manage to behave themselves at the annual Advertising Executive Guild dinner?"A light-hearted exposé of the advertising world!". Set in a London ad agency called 'Apsley, Addis, Cohen, Barbican, Blythe, Giddy & Partners'.Michael Lightfoot.............Michael MedwinMaggie.................................Eleanor SummerfieldJanet......................................Fenella FieldingMavis.....................................Joan SimsAdrian Beales.....................Nicholas PhippsMr Podmore.......................Warren MitchellSeries three written by Myles Rudge with Ronnie Wolfe.Producer: John SimmondsFirst broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in October 1961.
FRI 09:00 It's Not What You Know (b062khlc)
Series 3
Episode 4
What's Lucy Porter's least favourite town to perform in? Has Cornelius's pal Jonathan ever won any money as a result of a tip from Cornelius? Who is Tom Wrigglesworth's all time hero?All these burning questions, and more, will be answered in the show hosted by Miles Jupp, where panellists are tested on how well they know their nearest and dearest.In this case, comedian Lucy Porter picks her agent, comedian Tom Wrigglesworth picks his father, and Cornelius Lysaght picks an old school friend.Producer: Matt Stronge.
FRI 09:30 The Phenomenon Squad (b083m047)
Episode 1
Brabazon investigates his superiors with coppers hand-picked...by his boss! Stars Roy Kinnear and Simon Cadell. From 1986.
FRI 10:00 Melissa Murray - Pass the Parcel (b0076vh0)
Two people meet at a genealogy course researching the background to their family history.Both are emotionally scarred by the past, and when they investigate their family backgrounds they discover that there is a curious link between their ancestors as well.Will this have a beneficial or negative effect on their own relationship?Anton Lesser and Carolyn Pickles star in Melissa Murray’s romantic drama.Adam ... Anton LesserAlison ... Carolyn PicklesMark ... Gerard McDermottFrances .... Natasha PyneMary/Steph ... Ella SmithDirector: Cherry CooksonFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2005.
FRI 11:00 Podcast Radio Hour (m000bszj)
What makes a great live podcast?
Amanda Litherland is joined by Suchandrika Chakrabarti to discuss podcasts on stage. What makes a great live show? They chat to No Country For Young Women and Ben Partridge.
FRI 12:00 The Burkiss Way (b007jtxx)
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FRI 12:30 Something to Shout About (m000bszf)
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FRI 13:00 Paul Temple (b007jsm0)
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FRI 13:30 Loud Organs His Glory (b0103wyx)
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FRI 14:00 Truman Capote - Breakfast at Tiffany's (b0089htv)
Episode 10
Henry Goodman reads Truman Capote's vivid and witty novel about the relationship between young writer, Paul Varjak and captivating girl-about-town, Holly Golightly, in 1940s New York.With her tousled blond hair and upturned nose, dark glasses and chic black dresses, Holly Golightly is top notch in style and a sensation wherever she goes. Her brownstone apartment vibrates with martini-soaked parties as she plays hostess to millionaires and gangsters alike. Yet Holly never loses sight of her ultimate goal - to find a real life place like Tiffany's that makes her feel at home.Truman Capote's 1958 novella abridged in 10-parts by James Robertston.Born in New Orleans in 1925, Truman Capote left school at 15 to work for the New Yorker - his first, and last, regular job. He's the author of many highly praised books, including A Tree of Night and Other Stories, The Grass Harp, In Cold Blood, Music for Chameleons and Answered Prayers. Truman Capote died in 1984.Producer: Bruce YoungFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2001.
FRI 14:15 A History of Britain in Numbers (b052m5b1)
Series 2
Public Spending
Andrew Dilnot, chair of the UK Statistics Authority (2012-2017), brings to life the numbers conveying the big trends that have transformed the shape and scope of the British state.He looks at what governments through the centuries have spent, borrowed, taxed, regulated and built; and he considers how we came to organise a national life that reaches into every corner of private life, from the delivery of pensions and healthcare to the surveillance of emails or rules about the temperature of a hot cup of tea.By one measure, the modern British state is roughly 7,000 times bigger than the Tudor state. How and why did that happen?The story of the state unfolds through muddy fields, smugglers coves and a Victorian village lock-up. Numbers become sound as we hear the dramatic scale of change that has occurred over the centuries.The evolution of the state may be driven less by party politics than party politicians might like us to think. Although the state's size and functions are a natural subject of fierce political argument, the impetus for the biggest changes has often come from another source - such as war, economic growth, and the power that arises from knowledge.In this programme, Andrew looks at public spending.Producer: Michael BlastlandA Whistledown production first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2015.
FRI 14:30 15 Minute Drama (b06qms9m)
Greater Love
Episode 5
Rowland tries desperately to find a way for he, Emmy and the boy to flee the village, but it's too late. As the loss increases in the village, William and Stanley reconcile their differences.Conclusion of Don Shaw's drama series charting the true story of the Plague in Eyam, Derbyshire in 1665.William ...... Al WeaverCatherine ...... Emily PithonThomas Stanley ...... David CalderEmmy ....... Charlie May-ClarkRowland ....... Gerard KearnsProducer: Pauline HarrisFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2015.
FRI 14:45 Book of the Week (b01nf3nd)
Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor
Episode 5
Forced into retirement, Nancy struggles to adapt to non-political life in her twilight days.The fascinating life of the first woman to take a seat in the British Parliament.Anna Maxwell Martin concludes Adrian Fort's biography.Abridger: Alison Joseph.Producer: Kirsteen Cameron.First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2012.
FRI 15:00 Melissa Murray - Pass the Parcel (b0076vh0)
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FRI 16:00 It's Not What You Know (b062khlc)
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FRI 16:30 The Phenomenon Squad (b083m047)
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FRI 17:00 A Whole 'Nother Story (b0076hft)
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07:00 today]
FRI 17:30 Rich Hall's (US) Breakdown (m0006dtt)
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FRI 18:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jsl4)
The World in Peril
Episode 20
As the invasion fleet reaches Earth, can Jet Morgan and his crew save the day?Continuing the 20-part serial - the third of Charles Chilton's classic sci-fi trilogy set in 1972.CAST:Jet Morgan …. Andrew FauldsLemmy …. Alfie BassDoc …. Guy Kingsley PoynterMitch …. Don SharpVarious ….Alan TylvernRogers/The Martian …. David JacobsMusic composed and orchestra conducted by Van Phillips.Written and produced by Charles Chilton.First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in February 1956.
FRI 18:30 Off the Page (b0076qbj)
Bringing Up Baby
Matthew Parris discusses the impact of babies with writers Mary Loudon and Katie Baxendale and comic, Lewis Schaffer. From 2005.
FRI 19:00 The Burkiss Way (b007jtxx)
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08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 Something to Shout About (m000bszf)
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08:30 today]
FRI 20:00 Paul Temple (b007jsm0)
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06:00 today]
FRI 20:30 Loud Organs His Glory (b0103wyx)
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06:30 today]
FRI 21:00 Podcast Radio Hour (m000bszj)
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11:00 today]
FRI 22:00 Rich Hall's (US) Breakdown (m0006dtt)
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07:30 today]
FRI 22:30 Josie Long: Romance and Adventure (b075tddy)
Series 1
Episode 2
Comedy drama from award-winning comedian Josie Long about a young woman trying to build a new, more fulfilling life for herself in Glasgow.Josie swears off romance and almost imediately finds herself in a budding relationship with Darren's former flatmate, Roddy.Based on characters from the short films "Romance and Adventure" and "Let's Go Swimming" by Josie Long and Douglas King.Josie: Josie LongDarren: Darren OsborneRoddy: Sanjeev KohliKerry: Hatty AshdownEleanor: Clare GroganChris: Michael BertenshawJanie: Georgie GlenMona: Rebecca HamiltonFraser: Chris Pavlo Written by Josie LongProducer: Colin AndersonA BBC Radio Comedy ProductionFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2016.
FRI 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (m000c5n7)
From
10.00pm until midnight, seven days a week, the Comedy Club has two hours of comedy.
FRI 23:00 Jason Cook's School of Hard Knocks (b03yqjgv)
Pregnancy and In-Laws
The Emperor of Entertainment and Archduke of Geordie, Jason Cook is joined by his regular guests, Zoe Harrison and Neil Grainger, to guide the audience through the murky waters and unseen eddies that bedevil the waters of life.This time he looks at the trials and tribulations of finding out your partner is pregnant, and the perils and preoccupations that go into meeting your in-laws for the first time.Using his own experiences to illustrate what, and importantly what not, to do in these situations, Jason will teach you everything he knows about surviving them, so that your life can be happier and more successful. Well, possibly.Producer: Sam Michell.
FRI 23:30 Isy Suttie's Love Letters (b01s8cp3)
Series 2
George and Louise
Isy Suttie recounts the tale of George and Louise, set against the backdrop of the Matlock Ceilidh over Christmas and New Year 2014.Sony Award Winning series, recounting a series of love stories affecting people she's known throughout her life, told partly through song.Sometimes Isy has merely observed other people's love lives; quite often she's intervened, changing the action dramatically - for better or worse. Intertwined within these stories are related real life anecdotes from Isy's own, often disastrous, love life.With her multi-character and vocal skills, and accompanied by her guitar, Isy creates a hilarious and deeply moving world, sharing with us her lessons in life and love."A voice you want to swim in" The IndependentProducer: Lyndsay FennerFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2014.