SATURDAY 04 DECEMBER 2021
SAT 00:00 Weird Tales (b00wr8s9)
Series 2
The House on Pale Avenue by Richard Vincent
Hoarder of horror Lovecraft returns to share three more chilling tales.
By Richard Vincent.
Scratching in the walls, under the floorboards, in the pipes: their new home is trying to tell the Williams family something and they won't be given a moment's peace until its secret is out in the open.
Geoff Williams ...... Jamie Glover
Jane Williams ...... Julia Ford
Sarah Williams ...... Agnes Dromgoole
Martin Crabtree ...... John Biggins
DCI Cram ...... Piers Wehner
Psychiatrist ...... Melissa Advani
Lovecraft ...... Stephen Hogan
Directed by Gemma Jenkins
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2010.
SAT 00:30 Off the Page (b01j5j2s)
No Country for Old Men
"That is no country for old men," wrote Yeats in the opening line of his poem Sailing to Byzantium.
"I am trying to write about the state of my soul," he later explained.
Since when the phrase has been picked up in a novel by Cormac McCarthy, and a Coen brothers film based on the same book.
But are we any closer to understanding what this phrase means, beyond realising something poignant is at work?
Tibor Fischer, Katharine Whitehorn and Guy Browning all approach the subject with three very different columns about age, experience, and youth.
For Guy Browing this is no longer a country for old men because they've decided that staying young is more to their taste. Katharine Whitehorn, agony aunt at Saga, argues for the creation of a fourth age of man, while Tibor Fischer worries about what has changed more, his world or him.
Presented by Dominic Arkwright.
Producer: Miles Warde
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2012.
SAT 01:00 The 17-Jewelled Shockproof Swiss-Made Bomb (m000czqc)
4. Saraband to a Burning Fuse
Johnny Shields and Julie are now on board the St Gothard Express bound for Lugano.
Somehow they have to warn the authorities that Karl is in danger...
Starring Peter Coke.
Roy Clarke’s thriller serial set in the world of highly-organised international smugglers
Shields ...... Peter Coke
The Major ...... Bob Grant
Greta ...... Veronica Doran
Muff ...... Robert Powell
Julie ...... Anne Stallybrass
Jean Hogg ...... Heather Stoney
Walter ...... Ben Kingsley
Producer: Alan Ayckbourn
Theme music composed and played by Trevor Holroyd.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in January 1968.
SAT 01:30 Burnt (b09tbs3h)
5. Much Knowledge
As Milkie tries to find out how far the political corruption goes - can he deal with consequences?
Starring Dennis Waterman.
Nigel Baldwin's taut political thriller serial.
Milkie ... Dennis Waterman
The Teller ... Ray Smith
Beth ... Bethan Jones
Angela ... Tara Dominick
Huw ... Richard Elfyn
Sharon ... Emma Gregory
Pauline ... Eluned Jones
Laura ... Richards
Music by Laurie Scott Baker.
Producer: Jane Dauncey
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1990.
SAT 02:00 The Reformation by Diarmaid MacCulloch (b087twdf)
5. The United States: Protestant World Power
Professor Diarmaid MacCulloch explains the journey of the English Protestant Reformation from Europe to America.
He concludes his exploration of its continuing influence on life and politics in the United States.
Producer: Dixi Stewart
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2017.
SAT 02:15 Gustave Flaubert - Madame Bovary (b00cvbj4)
10. Mounting Debts
Emma has tried and exhausted every effort to repay her debts, but feels that she's left with only one course of action...
Gripping conclusion of the Gustave Flaubert's French masterpiece of betrayal and wantonness.
Narrated by John Hurt.
Dramatised by Diana Griffiths from Margaret Mauldon's translation.
Narrator ...... John Hurt
Emma ...... Sarah Smart
CharlesConrad Nelson
Monsieur Homais ...... David Fleeshman
Berthe Bovary ...... Daisy Jones
Victor Lariviere ...... Martin Reeve
Producer: Pauline Harris
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2006.
SAT 02:30 The Ice Mountain (b01g65gs)
In 1912, RMS Titanic struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic, and more than 1500 people died as a result of this collision.
As a result, the International Ice Patrol (ICP) was formed to monitor the ice conditions near the Grand Banks of Newfoundland and warn mariners of the dangers that icebergs present to safe navigation.
A haunting soundscape follows the journey of a fictional iceberg as it travels south into the North Atlantic after calving from a glacier in Greenland.
Narrated by Adjoa Andoh.
Sound recordings by Chris Watson.
Producer: Sarah Blunt
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2012.
SAT 03:00 James Fenimore Cooper - The Spy (b01b8yyb)
2. Captured
New York State, 1778. Henry Wharton, a young soldier for the British, has been captured by American forces while wearing a disguise in no-man's land.
He must stand trial as a spy, and if found guilty, he will hang. Can General Washington be found in time to issue a pardon?
Starring Burn Gorman, Rose Leslie and Alex Waldmann.
Conclusion of James Fenimore Cooper's tale of espionage and divided loyalties during the American War of Independence.
Dramatised by DJ Britton.
Harvey Birch . . . . . Burn Gorman
Frances . . . . . Rose Leslie
Henry . . . . . Alex Waldmann
Mr Wharton . . . . . James Lailey
Sarah . . . . . Francine Chamberlain
Mr Harper . . . . . Timothy Watson
Caesar . . . . . Richard Pepple
Peyton Dunwoodie . . . . . Simon Bubb
Captain Lawton . . . . . Gerard McDermott
Skinner . . . . . Adam Billington
Isabella Singleton . . . . . Victoria Inez Hardy
Colonel Martin . . . . . Paul Moriarty
Director: Sasha Yevtushenko
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2012.
SAT 04:00 Funny You Should Ask (b0b3j9rq)
From 23/07/1979
Peter Jones hosts the entertainment quiz about comedy as he tests a panel of experts:
Sid Colin, Barry Cryer and John Junkin recall memories of careers and comic colleagues.
Funny You Should Ask ran for 8 series from 1976 to 1982.
Questions compiled by Michael Pointon.
Producer: Bob Oliver Rogers
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in July 1979.
SAT 04:30 In the Red (b007jzr4)
Episode 2
Can anarchic BBC reporter George Cragge keep his job and get nearer to the murderer?
London is plagued by a series of bizarre murders of bank managers. Hot on the trail of the killer are old-style Chief Police Inspector Frank Jefferson and BBC Radio's anarchic crime correspondent, George Cragge.
Starring Michael Williams and Barry Foster.
Mark Tavener's blackly humorous murder mystery set in the world of City finance, the BBC and political parties.
Dramatised by his novel by Mark Tavener and Peter Baynham.
George Cragge ...... Michael Williams
Frank Jefferson ...... Barry Foster
Geoffrey Crichton-Potter ...... Stephen Moore
Henry ...... Julian Rhind-Tutt
Max ...... Peter Woodthorpe
Controller Radio 2 ...... Stephen Fry
Controller Radio 4 ...... John Bird
Dominic De'ath ...... Benjamin Whitrow
Hercules Fortescue ...... Nicholas Le Prevost
Caroline ...... Susie Brann
Andrew James ...... Peter Serafinowcz
With Alice Arnold, Annabel Mullion, Jonathan Keeble and Gavin Muir.
Music by Tony McAnaney.
Producer: Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1995.
SAT 05:00 Welcome to Our Village, Please Invade Carefully (b01r0fv7)
Series 1
Taking Overs
A successful pilot sparked the first of two series of Eddie Robson's sitcom about an alien invasion of a small English village.
Starring Hattie Morahan and Julian Rhind-Tutt.
Katrina Lyons was only visiting Cresdon Green, where she grew up, to borrow cash from her parents. But when she tried to return to London, it turned out alien beings known as the Geonin had lowered a force field around the village - refusing to let anyone in or out.
Unfortunately almost everyone in the village is too cowardly, apathetic, polite or stupid to stand up to this alien menace, so Katrina has no choice but to start the resistance movement herself, in the cricket pavilion.
In this episode, the force field around the village is keeping out all the rain, so the villagers can no longer moan about the weather.
Uljabaan realises this means they're moaning about him instead. So he distracts villagers with a cricket match - aliens versus humans - whilst trying to build a device to simulate rain.
Katrina sees an opportunity to sabotage Uljabaan's computer - if she can keep the match going long enough...
Katrina Lyons ...... Hattie Morahan
Field Commander Uljabaan ...... Julian Rhind-Tutt
Margaret Lyons ...... Jan Francis
Richard Lyons ...... Peter Davison
Lucy Alexander ...... Hannah Murray
Computer ...... John-Luke Roberts
Producer: Ed Morrish
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in March 2013.
SAT 05:30 It's Not What You Know (b09v6xwz)
Series 5
Episode 2
What would be Gyles Brandreth superpower, who is Sarah Kendall's all time hero and what is the source of Phil Wang's shame?
All these questions, and more, will be answered in the show hosted by Joe Lycett where panellists are tested on how well they know their nearest and dearest.
Produced by Adnan Ahmed.
It was a BBC Studios Production.
SAT 06:00 Tony Mulholland - Aesop's Astronauts (b007jxn0)
Tony Mulholland's drama answers a question:
What happened to the animals that were sent up in rockets in the early days of the American/Soviet 'Space Race'?
Ginzberg .... Philip O'Brien
Whitman .... Don Fellows
Sylvia ....Marian Kemmer
Mona .... Toyah Wilcox
Josh .... Jim Christian
Von Essen ....Christian Rodska
Berryman .... Ed Bishop
Austin .... Ron Berglas
Jethro .... Paul Birchard
Satan .... Christopher Rozycki
Ivan ....Yuri Stephanov
Valentina .... Valentina Yakunina
Pushkin .... Rad Lazar
Chico .... Lewis Hancock
Marie .... Buffy Davis
Pluto .... Michael Elliot
Cameron .... Alisha Dean
Police Officer .... Martin Cookson
Original music written and played by Jeff Mearns
Director: Brian Lighthill
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1996.
SAT 07:30 Great Lives (b0938pwl)
Series 43
Nicholas Stern on Muhammad Ali
Nicholas Stern is IG Patel Professor of Economics and Government at the London School of Economics, among other positions, and former Chief Economist at the World Bank.
He is also a massive boxing fan and chooses the life of Muhammad Ali to explore with Matthew Parris and sports journalist and boxing commentator Ronald McIntosh.
Not only does Stern admire Ali's prowess in the ring, but more so his fearless stance against the Vietnam War which cost him dearly both personally and professionally.
Ali's humanitarian work in later life has also been a huge source of inspiration to him.
Producer: Maggie Ayre
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2017.
SAT 08:00 Listomania (b0b0fty3)
Series 1
Episode 4
From the magnificent to the mundane.
From the humble 'to do' list to the bucket list and many more...
Susan Calman hosts the series exploring the world of the lists.
With:
Lucy Beaumont
Nat Luurtsema
Alun Cochrane
Richard Herring
Written by James Kettle and Juliet Meyers with Max Davis and Gabby Hutchinson Crouch.
Producer: Sam Bryant
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in March 2015.
SAT 08:30 All the Young Dudes (b007qx33)
Series 1
Lazy Sunday
Joe and Maria's pub is losing trade to the Irish Theme Bar down the road, which involves taking some drastic measures.
Comedy drama written by and starring Jim Sweeney.
Patrick …… Jim Sweeney
Helen …… Cathryn Harrison
Billy …… Steve Steen
Joe …… Stephen Frost
Moira …… Sadie Shimmin
Maria …… Flaminia Cinque
Charlie …… Izzy De Rosario
Announcer: Whispering Bob Harris
Producer: Steve Doherty
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2001.
SAT 09:00 Mastertapes - Access All Areas (m0001m4t)
John Wilson goes behind the scenes of the iconic BBC studios at Maida Vale where over 40 episodes of BBC Radio 4's Mastertapes were recorded.
Starting with the very first series recorded in 2012, John takes us on a three hour songwriting masterclass.
Featuring:
Sir Paul McCartney
Tom Jones
Emeli Sandé
Robbie Williams
Rufus Wainwright
Laura Marling
Producer: Sarah Shebbeare
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in December 2018.
SAT 12:00 Meet David Sedaris (b08wp5cq)
Series 6
Untamed & Theft By Finding
The globetrotting, trash-picking, aisle-rolling storyteller is back with more words of wit and wisdom.
* A new story fresh from the pages of The New Yorker, Untamed
* Extracts from his book Theft By Finding, a compilation of diary entries from 1977-2002.
With sardonic wit and incisive social critiques, David Sedaris has become one of America's pre-eminent humour writers. The great skill with which he slices through cultural euphemisms and political correctness proves that he is a master of satire and one of the most observant writers addressing the human condition today.
David Sedaris's first book, Barrel Fever (1994), which included The SantaLand Diaries. was a critical and commercial success, as were his follow-up efforts, Naked (1997), Holidays on Ice (1997) and Me Talk Pretty One Day (2000). He became known for his bitingly funny recollections of his youth, family life and travels, making semi-celebrities out of his parents and siblings.
David Sedaris has been nominated for three Grammy Awards for Best Spoken Word and Best Comedy Album. A feature film adaptation of his story C.O.G. was released after a premier at the Sundance Film Festival (2013). He has been a contributor to BBC Radio 4 since 1996.
Producer: Steve Doherty
A Giddy Goat production for BBC Radio 4m first broadcast in July 2017.
SAT 12:30 The Mitch Benn Music Show (b007s5g7)
Series 1
1. Boothby Graffoe
From the Bonzo Dog Band to Spike Jones and the City Slickers.
Musical comedian Mitch Benn presents his selection of some of the finest comic songs by other performers.
With guest Boothby Graffoe.
Producer: Ed Morrish
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in July 2005.
SAT 13:00 The Man Behind the Mask – Dave Prowse (m00120y8)
A tribute to Dave Prowse, the Bristol-born bodybuilder, champion weight-lifter turned actor.
Dave rose to fame as the face of Britain’s road safety campaign, The Green Cross Man - and later as the man behind the mask of one of cinema’s greatest villains, Darth Vader in 'Star Wars'.
Dave Prowse died aged 85 on 28th November, 2020.
Producer: Tom Ryan
First broadcast on BBC Radio Bristol in 2020.
SAT 14:00 The Penny Dreadfuls (b06kb0g6)
The Odyssey
Incredible monsters plus an encounter with an enchantress!
Comedy trio The Penny Dreadfuls take on Homer's tale of Odysseus's epic journey home from the Trojan Wars.
Starring Robert Webb as Odysseus.
With Humphrey Ker, David Reed and Thom Tuck
Plus guests:
Lolly Adefope
Margaret Cabourn-Smith
Written by David Reed with additional material by Humphrey Ker.
Producer: Julia McKenzie
A BBC Radio Comedy production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2015.
SAT 15:00 Hut 33 (b00ljn73)
Series 1
Bridge Too Far
Three wartime code-breakers are forced to share a draughty wooden hut as they try to break German ciphers.
Unfortunately, they hate each other.
James Cary's sitcom set in Bletchley Park in 1941.
Charles .... Robert Bathurst
Archie .... Tom Goodman-Hill
Minka .... Olivia Colman
Gordon .... Fergus Craig
Mrs Best .... Lill Roughley
Joshua .... Alex MacQueen
Producer: Adam Bromley.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2007.
SAT 15:30 Bleak Expectations (b00wlgnn)
Series 4
A Life Destroyed Then Repaired and Rehappied
Pip in the company of Pippa, the Reverend Fecund and Harry Biscuit, now just a brain in a jar, have tracked Mister Benevolent to the heart of the vast Russian Empire.
But when they find him, he is at the head of a mighty army. Who will triumph in the final battle between good and evil? Will Harry get a new body? Will Mister Benevolent detonate his infamous cheese bomb? And what is the correct way to spell Czar?
As fate decides these crucial questions it seems there are a few surprises in store for Pip.
Mark Evans's epic Victorian comedy in the style of Charles Dickens.
Sir Philip ..... Richard Johnson
Young Pip Bin ..... Tom Allen
Gently Benevolent ..... Anthony Head
Harry Biscuit ..... James Bachman
Grimpunch ..... Geoffrey Whitehead
Ripely ..... Sarah Hadland
Pippa ..... Susy Kane
Reverend Godly Fecund ..... David Mitchell
Producer Gareth Edwards.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2010.
SAT 16:00 Tony Mulholland - Aesop's Astronauts (b007jxn0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
SAT 17:30 Great Lives (b0938pwl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 today]
SAT 18:00 Spine Chillers (b08dc0tf)
Don Webb - Witch Water Green
Barbara Tate and her baby girl are on their own in their new home - a converted mill deep in the country.
The move has been a strain. Barbara is lonely and the baby is unsettled.
But there's another reason for the disquiet she feels... somewhere.
Don Webb's chilling tale stars Pam Ferris.
Barbara Tate …. Pam Ferris
Dr Jane Rayner …. Jenny Lee
The Rev Roy Brown …. Nigel Anthony
Johnny Goad …. Brian Southwood
Wendy Williams …. Kate Lee
Directed at BBC Manchester by Tony Cliff.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1984.
SAT 19:00 Mastertapes - Access All Areas (m0001m4t)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
SAT 22:00 The Lee Mack Show (b00bt53m)
Suggs
Lee Mack presents stand-up comedy, sketches and music.
With:
Suggs
Milton Jones
Angela McHale
Music by Steve Brown, Kevin Powell and Mark Allis.
Written by Lee Mack and Neil Webster.
Additional material by Milton Jones, Rhodri Crooks and Paul Kerensa.
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in March 2005.
SAT 22:30 Women Talking About Cars (m0001jq7)
Series 3
3. Lynda La Plante
Lynda La Plante, is the award-winning writer behind Prime Suspect and Widows.
She talks to Victoria Coren Mitchell about her life and the cars she has driven along the way.
From her origins in Liverpool to the stage to the USA and becoming a writer, via a Mini Cooper that turned out to be two Mini Coopers stuck together, a magnificent Mercedes and love at first sight with a Rolls Royce Corniche.
Lynda tells her hilarious, uplifting and thought-provoking life story.
Readings by Sarah Hadland
Producer: Gareth Edwards
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in December 2018.
SAT 23:00 The Skivers (b00805wv)
Series 2
Jon Pertwee
Doctor Who meets Worzel Gummidge, as Nick and Tim welcome special guest Jon Pertwee
Skilful sketch show written and performed by Nick Golson and Tim de Jongh.
With:
Peter Bradshaw
Mel Giedroyc
Producer: Jon Naismith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1995.
SAT 23:30 Hut 33 (b00lmdjr)
Series 1
Baghdad
Charles and Archie jump at the chance of going to Iraq, but the posting turns out not to be as cushy as it first seemed.
James Cary's sitcom set in Bletchley Park in 1941.
Three code-breakers are forced to share a draughty wooden hut, as they try to break German ciphers. Unfortunately, they hate each other.
Charles …. Robert Bathurst
Archie …. Tom Goodman-Hill
Minka …. Olivia Colman
Gordon …. Fergus Craig
Mrs Best …. Lill Roughley
Joshua …. Alex MacQueen
Written by James Cary.
Producer: Adam Bromley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2007.
SUNDAY 05 DECEMBER 2021
SUN 00:00 Spine Chillers (b08dc0tf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Saturday]
SUN 01:00 The Man Behind the Mask – Dave Prowse (m00120y8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Saturday]
SUN 02:00 The Penny Dreadfuls (b06kb0g6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:00 on Saturday]
SUN 03:00 Hut 33 (b00ljn73)
[Repeat of broadcast at
15:00 on Saturday]
SUN 03:30 Bleak Expectations (b00wlgnn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
15:30 on Saturday]
SUN 04:00 Tony Mulholland - Aesop's Astronauts (b007jxn0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 on Saturday]
SUN 05:30 Great Lives (b0938pwl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 on Saturday]
SUN 06:00 The Reformation by Diarmaid MacCulloch (Omnibus) (b088smmy)
500 years on from the Reformation, Diarmaid MacCulloch explores its impact on people's lives now.
He starts by examining how the announcement of a university seminar in Germany led to the division of Europe.
Diarmaid examines the ideas of Martin Luther, where they came from and why they proved so revolutionary, tracing their development and influence, and reflecting on what they mean for us today.
Omnibus of five parts.
Producer: Dixi Stewart
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2017.
SUN 07:10 Inheritance Tracks (m0002rx7)
Lily Allen
Singer-songwriter Lily Allen chooses I'm Always on a Mountain When I Fall, performed by Merle Haggard, and Fix You by Coldplay.
SUN 07:20 Gustave Flaubert - Madame Bovary (Omnibus) (b00cz223)
Episode 2
Beautiful Emma Bovary is planning to elope with her lover, Rodolphe.
Conclusion of Gustave Flaubert''s French masterpiece of betrayal and wantonness.
Narrated by John Hurt.
Omnibus of the last five of ten episodes,
Dramatised by Diana Griffiths from Margaret Mauldon's translation.
Narrator .... John Hurt
Charles .... Conrad Nelson
Emma .... Sarah Smart
Rodolphe Boulanger .... Jude Akuwudike
Madame Bovary Snr .... Brigit Forsyth
Monsieur Lheureux .... Seamus O'Neill
Felicite .... Sarah Jane Hallworth
Producer: Pauline Harris
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2006.
SUN 08:30 A Life of Bliss (m0008hpp)
Man At Bay
An old flame of David’s has womaniser Phil in her sights. David and Zoe come to the rescue.
George Cole stars in Godfrey Harrison's sitcom about bashful, bumbling bachelor David Alexander Bliss.
David Bliss .... George Cole
Anne Fellows .... Diana Churchill
Tony Fellows .... Colin Gordon
Zoe Hunter .... Sheila Sweet
'Psyche' the Dog .... Percy Edwards
Phil Bender .... Donald Sinden
Eve Gunning .... Rosemary Miller
John Gunning .... Felix Felton
Six series of 118 episodes of A Life of Bliss ran on the BBC Home Service from 1953. It moved to BBC TV for a run of six episodes in 1969.
Sadly very few episodes survive in the BBC archive, including the first seven starring David Tomlinson. His replacement George Cole went to to star in the St Trinian's films and later as dodgy Arthur Daley in ITV's Minder.
The BBC Variety Orchestra conducted by Paul Fenhoulet.
Producer: Leslie Bridgmont
First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in March 1959.
SUN 09:00 Life With The Lyons (m00125vf)
Father’s Day
Will Ben get the Father’s Day treatment he deserves?
Comedy with a real-life American family - starring Bebe Daniels and Ben Lyon.
With:
Barbara Lyon
Richard Lyon
Horace Percival
Doris Rogers
Molly Weir
Hugh Morton
Written by Bebe Daniels, Bob Block and Ronnie Hanbury.
Incidental music by Arthur Wilkinson. The BBC Variety Orchestra are conducted by Paul Fenoulhet.
Producer: Tom Ronald.
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in January 1954.
SUN 09:30 In and Out of the Kitchen (b016x4sv)
Series 1
April 21st to 25th
Damien is reluctantly drawn into accepting a job for a supermarket's online magazine, whilst Anthony resolves to start the "courgette diet" and lose a few pounds.
More entries from the kitchen diary of cookery writer, Damien Trench - written by and starring Miles Jupp.
In a mixture of narrative, dialogue and recipes, Damien unflinchingly captures every angle of his day-to-day life, "no matter how grizzly or, indeed, how gristly".
The programme also features Damien's easy-to-follow recipes for a simple Lobster Bisque, a comforting Lardy Cake, relaxing Nettle Tea and easy Wiener Schnitzel.
Damien Trench ...... Miles Jupp
Anthony ...... Justin Edwards
Geraldine McBeef ...... Margaret Cabourn-Smith
Mr Mullaney ...... Brendan Dempsey
Ian Frobisher ...... Philip Fox
Producer: Sam Michell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2011.
SUN 10:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m00125vh)
Absent Friends 2021
Charlie Watts
From Charlie Parker to Stravinsky.
The Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts shares his castaway choices with Sue Lawley.
Charlie joined the fledgling rock band of Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Brian Jones in January 1963.
Watts helped them become one of the bands who took rock 'n' roll to the masses in the 60s with classics like (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction, Jumpin' Jack Flash, Get Off My Cloud and Sympathy for the Devil.
Charlie shares stories about his life out on tour, his fastidious nature as well as his love of all things stylish.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2001.
SUN 10:45 The Curious Cases of Rutherford & Fry (m0001fcp)
Series 12
Two Infinities and Beyond - part 1
“Is anything in the Universe truly infinite, or is infinity something that only exists in mathematics?”
This momentous question came from father and son duo from Edinburgh Sorley aged 10 and Tom, aged adult. It's a subject so big, that we've devoted two episodes to our never-ending quest to investigate infinity.
The first installment is a story of mathematics, music and murder. We'll find out why the ancient Pythagoreans decided that infinity was evil, and why some infinities are bigger than others.
Featuring the marvellous mathematical minds of Steven Strogatz from the Cornell University and Eugenia Cheng, author of 'Beyond Infinity'.
Presenters: Adam Rutherford, Hannah Fry
Producer: Michelle Martin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2018.
SUN 11:00 The Moth Radio Hour (m000kfw0)
Series 10
Shipwrecked & Complicated Mothers
True stories told live in the USA: Sarah Austin Jenness introduces tales of heritage, being lost and challenging last moments.
The Moth is an acclaimed not-for-profit organisation dedicated to the art and craft of storytelling based in the USA. Since 1997, it has celebrated both the raconteur and the storytelling novice, who has lived through something extraordinary and yearns to share it. Originally formed by the writer George Dawes Green as an intimate gathering of friends on a porch in Georgia (where moths would flutter in through a hole in the screen), and then recreated in a New York City living room, The Moth quickly grew to produce immensely popular events at theatres and clubs around New York City and later around the USA, the UK and other parts of the world.
The Moth has presented more than 15,000 stories, told live and without notes, to standing-room-only crowds worldwide. The Moth podcast is downloaded over 27 million times a year.
Featuring true stories told live on stage without scripts, from the humorous to the heart-breaking.
The Moth Radio Hour is produced by Jay Allison and Atlantic Public Media in Woods Hole, Massachusetts and is distributed by the Public Radio Exchange.
First broadcast in the USA in 2019.
SUN 11:55 Inheritance Tracks (m0002rx7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:10 today]
SUN 12:00 Poetry Extra (m00125vl)
A Vision on Peckham Rye
Poet Daljit Nagra revisits the BBC's poetry archive and selects A Vision on Peckham Rye. Levi Roots returns to South London to find out more about his favourite poet, William Blake and uncover the story of Blake's supposed first vision of angels bespangling the branches of a tree on Peckham Rye at the age of "8 or 10".
“Sauntering along the boy looks up and sees a tree filled with angels, bright angelic wings bespangling every bough, like stars.”
When Levi Roots was 15, a teacher read out William Blake’s The Tyger to the class. For Levi, it was a life-changing moment. The singer and entrepreneur had only just learned to read and describes the poem as exploding into his brain the way no words ever had before.
Writers, poets and artists continue to draw inspiration from this idea and we hear from some of them about why Blake, and especially this story, continues to have such powerful resonance.
David Almond, explains how Blake crept into his novel Skellig and why he thinks that childhood imagination is different from that of adults. Chris McCabe has been researching the poetic vibrations of the area across the centuries for a book about the lost poets of Nunhead Cemetery, Cenotaph South, and accompanies Levi on a quest to find Blake’s tree. The filmmaker Sarah Turner recreated the angel incident for her film Public House, about the successful community takeover of a local pub.
The programme includes readings by Peter Marinker, Chris McCabe, Levi Roots, Georgia Peskett, Barnaby Steed, David Almond and the students of Harris Girls Academy East Dulwich.
The choral piece, Criers of Peckham Rye, was for the film Public House by Duncan Macleod and performed by Dulwich Folk Choir and Duncan Macleod. The programme features other extracts from the film Public House made and sound designed by Sarah Turner.
Producer: Natalie Steed
A Whistledown production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in 2016.
SUN 12:30 Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics (b0785rmr)
Series 2
Plato
Join Natalie Haynes and guests for half an hour of comedy and the Classics from the BBC Radio Theatre in London.
Natalie is a reformed comedian who is a little bit obsessive about Ancient Greece and Rome.
She's standing up in the name of one of the world's greatest thinkers, Plato.
With the help of:
Psychotherapist, Philippa Perry
Classicist, Professor Edith Hall.
Plato wasn't perfect, even though he talks about perfection all the time. Turns out he was on the chunky side and had bad eyesight. On the other hand, he was very good at wrestling.
Producer: Mary Ward-Lowery
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2016.
SUN 13:00 The Book of Dust by Philip Pullman (Omnibus) (b09d5l7r)
La Belle Sauvage
22 years after the publication of Philip Pullman's NORTHERN LIGHTS, the author returned to the world of HIS DARK MATERIALS with a brand new trilogy.
LA BELLE SAUVAGE, read by Simon Russell Beale, is the first volume of THE BOOK OF DUST.
Set ten years before the events of HIS DARK MATERIALS, this novel explores the origins of that story.
We open in Oxford, at The Trout Inn, with a pot boy named Malcolm Polstead, and the whisper of a mysterious baby girl, hidden at the local convent, in the care of the nuns...
Read by Simon Russell Beale.
Omnibus of the first five of ten episodes.
Producer: Allegra McIlroy
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2017.
SUN 14:10 Inheritance Tracks (m0006t0k)
Paul Young
Singer Paul Young chooses 'The Yellow Rose of Texas' by Mitch Miller and 'These Arms of Mine' by Otis Redding.
SUN 14:20 Ben Lewis - House Rules (Omnibus) (m0007499)
Series 2
The return of Ben Lewis’s witty real-time drama set around a kitchen table at the weekly meetings of an argumentative yet lovable blended family.
Drawing on her experience as Assistant Chairperson of the Key Stage 3 Debating Society, 14 year-old Amelia has established her very own weekly meetings at home.
Every Monday evening, gavel in hand, Amelia calls the Washburn McGintys together to air their grievances and attempt to resolve their problems.
But with a new baby due any day, and grandmother Jan still living in the house, there’s an air of uncertainty around what kind of a future the family hope to share.
Omnibus of five episodes.
Amelia … Cleo Demetriou
Jan … Barbara Flynn
Sean… Jonathan Forbes
Nicole … Claire Rushbrook
Callum … Elliot Speller-Gillott
Director Kirsty Williams
First broadcast in five parts on BBC Radio 4 in July 2019.
SUN 15:30 George on George (m00120z1)
Russell Davies looks back on the life of the Lancashire entertainer George Formby who, for 40 years, had the world of entertainment at his feet.
This programme features an exclusive archive recording of the late George Harrison, who was a huge fan of Formby's, discussing his admiration of the ukulele-playing star.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2004.
SUN 16:00 Jonathan Smith - The Last Bark of the Bulldog (m0008x15)
The United Kingdom suffered a political crisis in June 1953.
It was Winston Churchill's last period in office as prime minister.
What happened when he suffered a stroke at 10 Downing Street?
Starring Benjamin Whitrow.
Events dramatised by Jonathan Smith.
Winston Churchill .... Benjamin Whitrow
Clementine Churchill .... Sian Phillips
Lord Moran .. Christian Rodska
Anthony Eden .... Michael Cochrane
Jock Colville.... Robert Portal
Nurse.... Emma Callander
Director: Bruce Young
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2003.
SUN 17:00 Poetry Extra (m00125vl)
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SUN 17:30 Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics (b0785rmr)
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SUN 18:00 A Short History of Gothic (b00pgnqn)
3. The Lady of the House of Love by Angela Carter
An unwary army officer meets the last of the Nosferatu family.
The tormented psyche of a female vampire is explored in a fantastical tale about loneliness and despair.
This lady-of-the-night pores over the tarot cards, desperately hoping that they might reveal a way of escaping from her existence.
Angela Carter's vampire tale with a twist.
Read by Indira Varma.
Producer: Gemma Jenkins
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in December 2009.
SUN 18:30 Terry Pratchett (b00b8rpc)
Small Gods
Episode 3
Ephebian philosophers argue violently among themselves but they're no match for Deacon Vorbis.
However one philosopher, Didactylos, is prepared to stand up to him.
Terry Pratchett's comic Discworld fantasy.
Starring Carl Prekopp, Patrick Barlow, Alex Jennings and Anton Lesser.
Narrator ...... Anton Lesser
Om ...... Patrick Barlow
Brutha ...... Carl Prekopp
Vorbis ...... Alex Jennings
Didactylos ...... Gerard McDermott
Urn ...... John Cummins
Nhumrod ...... Geoffrey Beevers
Sergeant Simony ...... Nick Sayce
Other parts played by the cast.
Dramatised by Robin Brooks.
Producer: Claire Grove
Director: Gordon House
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2006.
SUN 19:00 The Moth Radio Hour (m000kfw0)
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SUN 19:55 Inheritance Tracks (m0002rx7)
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SUN 20:00 Jonathan Smith - The Last Bark of the Bulldog (m0008x15)
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SUN 21:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m00125vh)
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SUN 21:45 The Curious Cases of Rutherford & Fry (m0001fcp)
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SUN 22:00 Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics (b0785rmr)
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SUN 22:30 Paul Sinha's Citizenship Test (b038n3dh)
3. British Culture
Paul Sinha is proudly British. He also loves a quiz. So you would have thought that the UK Citizenship Test, which newcomers to this country must pass to become citizens, would have been right up his street.
But the questions in the 2012 and 2013 Home Office guides seem either bizarrely easy - "Where is Welsh most widely spoken?" - or infuriatingly vague - "What happened in the First World War?".
So Paul has created his own test, to better reflect the things that aspiring migrants should understand before they can call themselves British.
In this episode, he looks at British culture - newspapers, TV, art and film.
He tests the studio audience on their knowledge, with those that answer incorrectly being deported; he also offers up £10 of his own money to anyone in the audience who can correctly identify an artist that the Home Office think all new immigrants should be aware of.
Written and performed by Paul Sinha.
Producer: Ed Morrish.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2013.
SUN 23:00 Colin Hoult's Carnival of Monsters (b04ykk5x)
Series 2
Episode 3
Enter the Carnival of Monsters, a bizarre and hilarious world of sketches, stories and characters, presented by the sinister Ringmaster.
A host of characters are the exhibits at the Carnival - all played by Colin Hoult himself.
Meet such monstrous yet strangely familiar oddities as: Wannabe Hollywood screenwriter Andy Parker; Anna Mann - outrageous star of such forgotten silver screen hits such as 'Rogue Baker', 'Who's For Turkish Delight' and 'A Bowl For My Bottom'; and a host of other characters from acid jazz obsessives, to mask workshop coordinators.
Producer: Sam Bryant
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2015.
SUN 23:30 Life: An Idiot's Guide (b045fzcm)
Series 3
Penny Pinching and Austerity
Stephen K Amos sets out to compile an idiot's guide to penny pinching and austerity.
With:
Suzi Ruffell
Tom Rhodes
Andy Zaltzman
Additional material by Stephen Grant and Hugh Sington.
Producer: Colin Anderson.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2014.
MONDAY 06 DECEMBER 2021
MON 00:00 A Short History of Gothic (b00pgnqn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Sunday]
MON 00:30 Terry Pratchett (b00b8rpc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Sunday]
MON 01:00 The Book of Dust by Philip Pullman (Omnibus) (b09d5l7r)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Sunday]
MON 02:10 Inheritance Tracks (m0006t0k)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:10 on Sunday]
MON 02:20 Ben Lewis - House Rules (Omnibus) (m0007499)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:20 on Sunday]
MON 03:30 George on George (m00120z1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
15:30 on Sunday]
MON 04:00 Jonathan Smith - The Last Bark of the Bulldog (m0008x15)
[Repeat of broadcast at
16:00 on Sunday]
MON 05:00 Poetry Extra (m00125vl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:00 on Sunday]
MON 05:30 Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics (b0785rmr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 on Sunday]
MON 06:00 The 17-Jewelled Shockproof Swiss-Made Bomb (m000d07j)
5. Smaller Shrinks the Standing Corn
Shields meets Marco and collects the plates.
But before he and Julie can get clear of the island, the alarm is raised by one of Bruno's men...
Starring Peter Coke.
Roy Clarke’s thriller serial set in the world of highly-organised international smugglers
Shields ...... Peter Coke
The Major ...... Bob Grant
Greta ...... Veronica Doran
Julie ...... Anne Stallybrass
Slip ...... Colin Edwynn
Sergeant ...... Ben Kingsley
Theme music composed and played by Trevor Holroyd.
Producer: Alan Ayckbourn
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in January 1968.
MON 06:30 Burnt (b09tc6hp)
6. The Danger of Exposure
Milkie discovers exposing guilt is dangerous - when the powerful are rotten and the idealists are liars.
Starring Dennis Waterman.
Conclusion of Nigel Baldwin's taut political thriller.
Milkie ... Dennis Waterman
The Teller ... Ray Smith
Beth ... Bethan Jones
Huw ... Richard Elfyn
Pauline ... Eluned Jones
Gordon ... Michael Povey
Rhys ... Terry Victor
Sian ... Sian Summers
Dewi ... Robert David
Producer: Jane Dauncey
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1990.
MON 07:00 In and Out of the Kitchen (b017551m)
Series 1
July 15th to 19th
Damien and his partner, Anthony, set off for the warm embrace of the Italian countryside so that Damien can do some writing for a new book, and their builder Mr Mullaney can have space to properly fit the granite worktops that Damien's been dreaming of "from what seems like the beginning of the Jurassic era".
But there's trouble in paradise when Damien receives a call to tell him their Umbrian villa has collapsed and they will have to go somewhere else. Luckily, Damien's agent, Ian, is quick to the rescue...
More entries from the kitchen diary of cookery writer, Damien Trench - "no matter how grizzly" as he puts it "or, indeed, how gristly".
Written by and starring Miles Jupp.
Also featuring Damien's easy-to-follow recipes for:
* a perfect pasta puttanesca
* comforting Cornish Pasties
* something for the more experimental, "pilchards al limone".
Damien Trench ...... Miles Jupp
Anthony ...... Justin Edwards
Mr Mullaney ...... Brendan Dempsey
Ian Frobisher ...... Philip Fox
BA Lady/Helpful Student ...... Alex Tregear
Producer: Sam Michell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2011.
MON 07:30 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue (m00120sq)
Series 76
Episode 1
The 76th Series of Radio 4's multi award-winning ‘antidote to panel games’ promises yet more quality, desk-based entertainment for all the family. The series starts its run at the Hexagon Theatre in Reading where Jan Ravens and Omid Djalili are pitched against Tony Hawks and Barry Cryer, with Jack Dee as the programme's reluctant chairman. Regular listeners will know to expect inspired nonsense, pointless revelry and Colin Sell at the piano. Producer - Jon Naismith. It is a BBC Studios production.
MON 08:00 Marriage Lines (b05ztl5x)
Series 2
Episode 2
With baby a week overdue, there's frustration for George and Kate.
Starring Richard Briers and Prunella Scales.
Richard Waring’s sitcom based on the mutual love and mistrust of two newlyweds.
Originating on BBC TV, it ran between 1963-65 and was adapted in two series for BBC radio due to its popularity.
George Starling …. Richard Briers
Kate Starling …. Prunella Scales
Mr Hopkins …. Clive Morton
Mrs Hopkins …. Noel Hood
Miles Colvey …. Edward de Souza
Dr Bennett …. Frederick Treves
Receptionist …. Beth Boyd
Recorded at the BBC Paris Studio in London.
Producer: Charles Maxwell
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in March 1967.
MON 08:30 Old Dog and Partridge (b007w3j9)
Episode 4
A lady-killer woos Mrs Drummond and Nicola is determined to find the right present for her dad Jack's birthday.
Starring Michael Williams.
Joe Turner’s sitcom about a landlord who runs a pub with his, until recently, estranged daughter
Jack ...... Michael Williams
Nicola ...... Lisa Coleman
Mrs Drummond ...... Cherry Morris
Andy ...... Simon Greenall
Arthur ...... Finetime Fontayne
Producer: Liz Anstee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1999.
MON 09:00 It's Your Round (b019f6kd)
Series 2
Episode 4
Four more panellists attempt to beat each other at their own games, with host, Angus Deayton.
Featured rounds:
Will Smith's "Jersey Quiz", all about the weird and wonderful world of his Channel Island birthplace.
Celia Pacquola's "Now That's Charity!" in which panellists must pitch a charity which they'd use to acquire enough funds to eradicate their personal bêtes noires, like men in flip-flops, Jennifer Aniston films, or people always checking their phones.
Jason Solomon's "Tagline Tease" in which panellists have to guess the tagline to a particular film.
Andrew Maxwell's "Boarder, boarder, boarder or boarder"... in which panellists are given a slang term and must guess whether it's from the world of snowboarding, surfboarding, clapper-boarding or boarding school.
Producer: Sam Michell.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2012.
MON 09:30 The Leopard in Autumn (b00cbm6c)
Series 1
Plethora Princess Regent
Awaiting news of a new pope, Plethora takes over Monte Guano and Ludovico takes to his bed.
Neal Anthony's 16th century comedy drama about the chaotic lives of the ruling family of Renaissance Italy's most inconsequential city-state.
Ludovico ...... David Swift
Plethora ...... Sian Phillips
Francesco ...... Graham Crowden
Alessandro ...... Paul Bigley
Rosalie ...... Saskia Wickham
Salvatori ...... Nick Romero
Guido ...... Christopher Kelham
Father Ignazio ...... Kim Wall
Producer: Helen Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2001.
MON 10:00 Drama (b09cvrbf)
Jayne Lake
While at university, Meggie lost her sight in an acid attack.
15 years later, through grit and tenacity, she’s learned to cope with her "dark gift", making a success of her life as an audiobook director.
Now, an invitation to join her old college friends at a country cottage offers a chance to mend some broken bridges. But it is not long before the shadows of her past begin to re-emerge...
Matthew Graham’s taut psychological thriller can only be told in sound.
Jayne Lake is a chilling look at the tests of friendship and the altered perception caused by time and changing circumstance. Told from the perspective of a blind person, the play follows Meggie's terror and confusion as she strains to understand a series of shocking events and the silences in between.
Featuring a debut performance from comedian Georgie Morrell, who lost her own sight in her early 20s.
Meggie …… Georgie Morrell
Nick …… Tom Bennett
Karen …… Sophie Stanton
Barty …… David Kirkbride
Chloe …… Nicola Grier
Teenage Girl …… Kitty Smith
Audiobook Narrator …… Margo Cargill
Matthew Graham, is co-creator of BBC TV's Life On Mars and Ashes To Ashes. He's also written for, among other things, Spooks, This Life and Doctor Who.
Music and Sound Design: Steve Bond
Director: Kate Rowland
Producer: Russell Finch
Executive Producer: Jeremy Mortimer
A Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in November 2017.
MON 11:00 TED Radio Hour (m00125v6)
Series 8
Building Our Zero Emissions Future
A journey through fascinating ideas based on talks by riveting speakers on the TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) stage.
Manoush Zomorodi explores the battle against climate change. TED's Science Curator David Biello shares some promising solutions.
First broadcast in the USA on National Public Radio in 2020.
MON 11:50 Inheritance Tracks (m00125v8)
Bobby Gillespie
Primal Scream singer Bobby Gillespie chooses 'The Band Played Waltzing Matilda’ by June Tabor and ‘Joe Hill’ by The Dubliners.
MON 12:00 Marriage Lines (b05ztl5x)
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MON 12:30 Old Dog and Partridge (b007w3j9)
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MON 13:00 The 17-Jewelled Shockproof Swiss-Made Bomb (m000d07j)
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06:00 today]
MON 13:30 Burnt (b09tc6hp)
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06:30 today]
MON 14:00 A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce (b09rx6hl)
Episode 1
James Joyce's autobiographical masterpiece.
Stephen Dedalus is growing up and absorbing the culture and religion of his native Ireland.
As he matures, he begins to question the values and ideas on which his life is built.
Stephen goes away to school for the first time. Wells pushes him into a ditch and during the fever that ensues, he has a vision of his own death. But it is the nationalist politician Parnell who has died.
Abridged in ten parts by Sara Davies.
Read by Andrew Scott.
The music is 'Oft in the Stilly Night' by Sir John Stevenson, performed by Robin Harris.
Producer; Mary Ward-Lowery
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2018..
MON 14:15 D for Dexter (b04nrh0x)
Series 1
Episode 1
Skye is 11 years old and lives with her brother Dexter, who's two and a half. And Spider the cat, and their Mum. But they're both usually out.
Skye looks after Dexter and plays with him. He likes it best when she plays her guitar, an electric guitar she found under a heap of clothes in her mum's bedroom. The bailiffs didn't take it even when they came back for the telly.
Skye's never had any lessons: she doesn't need them. But the new neighbours don't agree.
A heart-breakingly brave, funny and beautiful story, exploring the issue of neglect, originally part of programming for the BBC Children in Need appeal.
The serial was inspired by collaboration with Home-Start UK, a national charity offering support to families struggling to cope, who receive funding for specific projects from BBC Children in Need.
The first of 7 series by Amanda Whittington.
Skye...Sydney Wade
Dexter...Elsa Rodgers
Jak...Una McNulty
Evan...Samuel Holland
Alice...Jane Thornton
Mags...Sarah Parks
Lin...Martha Godber
Guitarist: Pip Moore
Director: Mary Ward-Lowery
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2014.
MON 14:30 Backstage Tales (b017x4fl)
Getting a music tour on the road is a massive undertaking, particularly if the star has a large entourage.
A big tour can be the size of a small town, and every night it ups sticks and takes to the road again. Just feeding the crew is a military operation, which takes an army of caterers.
So how do they do it?
Having spent over 30 years on the road, Midge Ure is perfectly placed to spill the beans on musicians on tour. As Midge says, it is an incredible thing to be part of but it is also a hermetically sealed bubble, detached from the real world and creating its own reality.
Midge goes backstage into the bizarre world of musicians on tour, to explore how touring has changed since his heyday in the 80s and to meet the army of crew behind the scenes who put the tour together: the roadies, lighting technicians, sound engineers, tour managers, caterers, and the artists themselves.
He hears their backstage tales and finds out exactly what it takes to get the show on the road.
With:
Jason Donovan
Boy George
Kim Wilde
Belinda Carlisle
Martin Kemp
Producer: Melissa Fitzgerald
A Blakeway production or BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in December 2011.
MON 15:00 Drama (b09cvrbf)
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MON 16:00 It's Your Round (b019f6kd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
MON 16:30 The Leopard in Autumn (b00cbm6c)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
MON 17:00 In and Out of the Kitchen (b017551m)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 today]
MON 17:30 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue (m00120sq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 today]
MON 18:00 The First Church of the New Millennium by Bryan Appleyard (b007jqln)
Episode 1
It's 1999.
As TV screens report of a space mission, top architect Stephen Rix has a sudden vision of a building that he feels compelled to construct.
Read by David Horovitch.
Brian Appleyard's novel was first published in 1994.
Abridged in 10 parts by Ed Thomason.
Producer Duncan Minshull
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1996.
MON 18:15 Jane Rogers - The Testament of Jessie Lamb (b02x62sy)
Episode 1
With the death toll from Maternal Death Syndrome rising daily and the world on the brink of disaster, teenager Jessie Lamb becomes convinced she must take action.
Her act of heroism could save the human race.
But will those closest to her offer their support?
Starring Holliday Grainger.
Jane Rogers dramatises her award-winning novel in five-parts.
Jessie ...... Holliday Grainger
Joe ...... Mark Jordon
Cath ...... Joanne Mitchell
Mandy ...... Kate Coogan
Baz ...... Oliver Lee
Lisa ...... Nisa Cole
Director: Nadia Molinari
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2013.
MON 18:30 A Good Read (b0213ygc)
Terry Deary and Shappi Khorsandi
Harriett Gilbert and her guests - Horrible Histories author, Terry Deary and comedian Shappi Khorsandi - talk to Harriett about their favourite books by GK Chesterton, Sue Townsend and John McGahern.
The Napoleon of Notting Hill by GK Chesterton
Publisher: Hendrickson Publishers
Adrian Mole and the Weapons of Mass Destruction by Sue Townsend
Publisher: Penguin
Amongst Women by John McGahern
Publisher: Faber and Faber
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2013.
MON 19:00 Marriage Lines (b05ztl5x)
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08:00 today]
MON 19:30 Old Dog and Partridge (b007w3j9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
MON 20:00 The 17-Jewelled Shockproof Swiss-Made Bomb (m000d07j)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
MON 20:30 Burnt (b09tc6hp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
MON 21:00 TED Radio Hour (m00125v6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
MON 21:50 Inheritance Tracks (m00125v8)
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11:50 today]
MON 22:00 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue (m00120sq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 today]
MON 22:30 Life With Lederer (m00125vb)
1. The Body Beautiful
Helen Lederer reveals her recipes for coping with life, beginning with losing weight.
Written by Helen Lederer.
With:
Malcolm Raeburn
Diane Whitley
Victoria Finney
Produced at BBC Manchester by Paul Z Jackson.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1990.
MON 22:45 Date With Fate (b008y7g7)
A Damp Fib
Simon is a junior clerk in a surveyor's office, but when he tells a white lie it sparks disastrous consequences...
Harold Wing Pinero is your host.
The first of four comic close encounters with fate.
Written by Gary Parker and Phil Whelans.
Simon …. Alex Lowe
Harold Wing Pinero …. Charles Gray
Naomi …. Elliot Nicholls
Mr Reynolds …. James Greene
Mrs Gibson …. Margaret Stallard
Alan …. Paul Davies
Producer: Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1996.
MON 23:00 The Now Show (m00121bl)
Series 59
Episode 6
Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches in front of a remote audience - and all from their own home!
Joining them for the final episode of the series and all from a safe distance is Janine Harouni, Jamie MacDonald with music supplied by Tim Sutton and Sooz Kempner.
Voice Actors: Kieran Hodgson and Nimisha Odedra.
Producer: Rajiv Karia
Production Co-Ordinator: Sarah Sharpe
BBC Studios Production
MON 23:30 The Young Postmen (b00xjv0s)
Everest (The Mountain)
Swansden Post Office is threatened by cuts, and Derek's job is on the line.
His only chance to prove his worth is probably to climb Mount Everest.
But somewhere lurks the Abominable Tilbri.
More surreal escapades of a trio of 'posties'.
Written by and starring Ben Miller. With John Thomson and Felicity Montagu.
Brian ...... Ben Miller
Derek ...... John Thomson
Sue ...... Felicity Montagu
Mr Tippett ...... Alastair McGowan
Mr Tilbury ...... Jim Barclay
Music by Murray Gold
Producer: Gareth Edwards
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1992.
TUESDAY 07 DECEMBER 2021
TUE 00:00 The First Church of the New Millennium by Bryan Appleyard (b007jqln)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:15 Jane Rogers - The Testament of Jessie Lamb (b02x62sy)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:15 on Monday]
TUE 00:30 A Good Read (b0213ygc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 The 17-Jewelled Shockproof Swiss-Made Bomb (m000d07j)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 Burnt (b09tc6hp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce (b09rx6hl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:15 D for Dexter (b04nrh0x)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:15 on Monday]
TUE 02:30 Backstage Tales (b017x4fl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:30 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 Drama (b09cvrbf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 It's Your Round (b019f6kd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:30 The Leopard in Autumn (b00cbm6c)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 In and Out of the Kitchen (b017551m)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 on Monday]
TUE 05:30 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue (m00120sq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 on Monday]
TUE 06:00 The 17-Jewelled Shockproof Swiss-Made Bomb (m000d7q4)
6. Don't Go Near The Water
High up on the mountain road, Johnny Shields has apparently crashed to his death - leaving Julie in the hands of Marco's henchmen...
Starring Peter Coke.
Gripping conclusion of Roy Clarke’s thriller serial set in the world of highly-organised international smugglers.
Shields ...... Peter Coke
The Major ...... Bob Grant
Greta ...... Veronica Doran
Julie ...... Anne Stallybrass
Slip ...... Colin Edwynn
Alfie ...... Peter Stephens
Jean Hogg ...... Heather Stoney
Tadpole ...... Derrick Gilbert
Foster ...... Michael Stirrup
Daniels ...... Robert Powell
Doreen ...... Sylvia Brayshay
Pete ...... Ben Kingsley
Theme music composed and played by Trevor Holroyd.
Producer: Alan Ayckbourn
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in January 1968.
TUE 06:30 Deep Six (m000fqk2)
1. Target
Terry is an ex-SAS professional occasionally hired by the Secret Services to do special 'jobs'.
The job he has to do now seems easy enough - until he senses that somehow he’s the intended victim...
Starring Freddie Lees.
John Fletcher’s six-part thriller serial.
Terry ...... Freddie Lees
Thompson ...... John Abineri
Fortescue ...... Hubert Rees
Sturley ...... John Linstrum
Simpson ...... Conrad Phillips
Chris ...... Elwyn Johnson
Linda Taylor ...... Madeleine Cemm
Nick ...... Brett Usher
Watson ...... Ray Handy
Trader ...... Colin Starkey
Directed at BBC Bristol by Brian Miller.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1984.
TUE 07:00 Bad Salsa (b049y3mp)
Series 1
All Change
After treatment for Ovarian and breast cancer Chippy, is mad Jill is sad and Terri is definitely dangerous to know!
The road back after cancer treatment can be tricky and full of obstacles. In Bad Salsa, two middle aged women and their younger friend seek to regain their zest for life and love by learning to dance at Bad Salsa, the club where everyone knows your name but no-one knows your prognosis!
Depictions of people with cancer on TV and radio too often follow a standard format; there is the diagnosis, the depression the chemo, then the false recovery followed by the tragic death.
Written by Kay Stonham, Bad Salsa tries to paint a picture at once more hopeful and more in line with survival rates which have improved immensely over the past 20 years.
For many, 'living with cancer' is now their day to day challenge. Our characters have finished their treatment and are in the process of finding their way back to normal life or at least finding a "new normal." Everyday challenges must go on like boring marriages, distracting crushes, troublesome children, difficult workmates and infuriating parents. But their brush with mortality gives them a new perspective.
So do they preserve their pre-cancer status quo or in Terri's words, to say "sod it all" and "go for it!"
Follow the women as they embrace the world of salsa whilst they adjust to life after cancer.
Terry ...... Camille Coduri
Chippy ...... Sharon Rooney
Jill ...... Natasha Little
Marco ...... Doc Brown
Gordon ...... Andrew Obeney
Colin ...... David Cann
Georgie ...... Emily Chase
Tim ...... Matt Houlihan
Sara ...... Antonia Reid
Chippy's Mum ...... Kay Stonham
Producer: Alison Vernon-Smith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2014.
TUE 07:30 The Casebook of Max and Ivan (b0978868)
Series 2
Case #47 - Crime Writing Doesn't Pay
Incompetent private detectives Max and Ivan are contacted by the very dull white goods instruction manual writer Robert R. Roberts, who wants them to investigate a series of copycat crimes based on the erotic crime fiction novels he writes under the pseudonym Scarlett Melange.
Their investigation takes them to the Peckam Flower and Vegetable show, where they fear the life of head judge Joaquin Zamorano is in considerable danger.
Along the way, they meet the one person on earth who might be more boring than Robert R. Roberts - his wife Roberta.
Written by and Max Olesker and Ivan Gonzalez
Max ...... Max Olesker
Ivan ...... Ivan Gonzalez
Robert R. Roberts aka Scarlett Melange ...... Jason Watkins
Roberta Roberts/Voice of the Audiobook ...... Lolly Adefope
Narrator/Malcolm McMichaelmas ...... Lewis MacLeod
Joaquin Zamarano/Impish Nutter ...... David Reed
Developed by John Stanley Productions
Produced by Ben Walker
A Retort production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2017.
TUE 08:00 Round the Horne (b00l2mcd)
Series 2
Episode 12
A deadly doctor returns, Rambling Syd Rumpo sings of courting, while celebrity wannabe Kenneth Horne gets some bona advice from Julian and Sandy.
Starring:
Kenneth Horne
Kenneth Williams
Hugh Paddick
Betty Marsden
Bill Pertwee
Announcer: Douglas Smith
Parodies, recurring characters, catchphrases and double-entendres galore!
Classic groundbreaking comedy series written by Barry Took and Marty Feldman.
Recorded at the BBC's Paris Studio in Lower Regent Street, London.
Music by Edwin Braden and the Hornblowers and The Fraser Hayes Four.
Producer: John Simmonds
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in May 1966.
TUE 08:30 Winston (b007wvf0)
Winston in Europe
Finis
Before returning to England, the family take a whistle stop tour round Europe.
Father takes them to where it all started - where he and their mother got spliced...
Peter Tinniswood's bawdy comedy serial.
Winston …. Bill Wallis
Father …. Maurice Denham
Nancy …. Shirley Dixon
Rosie …. Liz Goulding
William .… Christian Rodska
Director: Shaun MacLoughlin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1992.
TUE 09:00 The Now Show (m00121bl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Monday]
TUE 09:30 The Mitch Benn Music Show (b007tdvz)
Series 1
3. Hils Baker
From Eric Idle to Peter Sellers.
Musical comedian Mitch Benn presents his selection of some of the finest comic songs by other performers.
With guest Hils Baker.
Producer: Ed Morrish
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in July 2005.
TUE 10:00 Lew Wallace - Ben Hur (b007jr51)
1. A Friendship Betrayed
Two men's lives run almost in parallel. One is a prince of Jerusalem, Judah Ben Hur.
The other is known as "He that was born to be King of the Jews."
Starring Jamie Glover.
Lew Wallace's epic tale, first published in 1880.
Dramatised in four parts by Catherine Czerkawska.
Ben Hur ...... Jamie Glover
Messala ...... Samuel West
Angel ...... Deborah Berlin
Amrah ...... Phyllis Calvert
Mother ...... Margaret John
Arrius ...... Derek Waring
Tirzah ...... Natasha Pyne
Chief of Rowers ...... Don McCorkindale
Man 1 ...... Joshua Towb
Man 2 ...... Michael Tudor Barnes
Man in Boat ...... Gavin Muir
Michael Gambon reads from the Bible.
Music by Wilfredo Acosta.
Director: Glyn Dearman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1995.
TUE 11:00 Archive on 4 (b00sf0tg)
Priestley's Postscripts
Martin Wainwright marks the life of a broadcasting phenomenon - the story of how Yorkshire man JB Priestley became the voice of the nation during the darkest days of the Second World War.
Using original broadcasts, information stored in BBC files and interviews with his son Tom Priestley and step son Nicolas Hawkes, Martin revisits these extraordinary broadcasts and asks why, in spite of their astonishing popularity, Priestley was taken off air.
Producers: Catherine Plane and Phil Pegum.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2010.
TUE 12:00 Round the Horne (b00l2mcd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
TUE 12:30 Winston (b007wvf0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
TUE 13:00 The 17-Jewelled Shockproof Swiss-Made Bomb (m000d7q4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
TUE 13:30 Deep Six (m000fqk2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
TUE 14:00 A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce (b09rybgh)
Episode 2
The scandal of Parnell's affair and his subsequent death have divided Stephen's family.
At his first Christmas dinner with the adults, Stephen witnesses a fearsome row.
Stephen Dedalus is growing up, absorbing the culture and religion of his native Ireland.
James Joyce's autobiographical masterpiece.
Read by Andrew Scott.
Abridged by Sara Davies.
Producer: Mary Ward-Lowery
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2018.
TUE 14:15 D for Dexter (b04nrw1x)
Series 1
Episode 2
Dexter's cough is worse and Skye can't find any clean clothes for him. Time to take him shopping!
A heart-breakingly brave, funny and beautiful story, originally part of programming for the BBC Children in Need appeal.
The serial was inspired by collaboration with Home-Start UK, a national charity offering support to families struggling to cope, who receive funding for specific projects from BBC Children in Need.
Writer: Amanda Whittington.
Skye...Sydney Wade
Dexter...Elsa Rodgers
Jak...Una McNulty
Evan...Samuel Holland
Alice...Jane Thornton
Mags...Sarah Parks
Lin...Martha Godber
Guitar...Pip Moore
Director...Mary Ward-Lowery
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2014.
TUE 14:30 78 Revolutions (b010t6pb)
Jenny Hammerton - a DJ of 78s - explores why the old discs are still alive and kicking.
The 78rpm record lasted longer than any other format. Enrico Caruso recorded on 78s and Beatles records were cut on 78s in India in the late 1960s. And for some the old grooves and the heavy shellac discs are still the best. Record collectors swear the sound quality of 78s has never been surpassed and young aficionados are cutting their new pop songs on 78s.
Sound artists and composers meanwhile are drawn to the patina of age that the old records carry in their scratch and hiss and some are making new music out of old noises. In the digital world where music has shrunk to invisible sound files, the wind up gramophone, a metal stylus and a box of heavy aromatic 10 inch discs seem more and more like precious and necessary demonstrations of the reality of things.
Producer: Tim Dee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2011.
TUE 15:00 Lew Wallace - Ben Hur (b007jr51)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
TUE 16:00 The 3rd Degree (b01rg1gt)
Series 3
Anglia Ruskin University
Steve Punt hosts the lively and funny quiz show from Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge.
A team of three students take on a team of three of their professors.
Specialist subjects include: Film Studies, Social Work and Graphic Design.
Questions range from gherkins and Gummi Bears to David Cronenberg and Delacroix, via Morris Dancing and Beyoncé.
It's all cunningly devised to test not only the students' knowledge of current affairs, history, languages and science, but also their Professors' awareness of television, film, and One Direction.
The resulting show is funny, fresh, and not a little bit surprising, with a truly varied range of scores, friendly rivalry, and moments where students wished they had more than just glanced at that reading list.
Producer: David Tyler
A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in March 2013.
TUE 16:30 The Mitch Benn Music Show (b007tdvz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
TUE 17:00 Bad Salsa (b049y3mp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 today]
TUE 17:30 The Casebook of Max and Ivan (b0978868)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 today]
TUE 18:00 The First Church of the New Millennium by Bryan Appleyard (b007jqm3)
Episode 2
1999: Can architect Stephen Rix convince others to share in his vision of a new gothic cathedral? Read by David Horovitch.
Brian Appleyard's 1994 novel abridged in 10 episodes by Ed Thomason.
Producer Duncan Minshull
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1996.
TUE 18:15 Jane Rogers - The Testament of Jessie Lamb (b02x7h15)
Episode 2
As society splinters, panic and fear reign. As her own world falls apart, Jessie realises she must act.
Jane Rogers dramatises her award winning novel set in a future where an act of biological terrorism has spread a deadly virus across the world.
Jessie ...... Holliday Grainger
Joe ...... Mark Jordon
Cath ...... Joanne Mitchell
Mandy ...... Kate Coogan
Sal ...... Rebecca Ryan
Baz ...... Oliver Lee
Lisa ...... Nisa Cole
Iain ...... Will Finlason
Director: Nadia Molinari
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2013.
TUE 18:30 Soul Music (b03lpfww)
Series 17
Brahms' German Requiem
How Brahms' German Requiem, written as a tribute to his mother and designed to comfort the grieving, has touched and changed peoples lives.
Stuart Perkins describes how the piece arrived at the right time in his life, after the death of his aunt.
Axel Körner, Professor of Modern History at University College London, explains the genesis of the work and how the deaths of Brahms' friends and family contributed to the emotional power of the piece.
Daniel Malis and Danica Buckley recall how the piece enabled them to cope with the trauma of the Boston marathon bombings.
Simon Halsey, Chief Conductor of the Berlin Radio Choir, explores how Brahms' experience as a church musician enabled him to distil hundreds of years of musical history into this dramatic choral work.
For Imani Mosley, the piece helped her through a traumatic time in hospital. Rosemary Sales sought solace in the physical power of Brahms' music after the death of her son. And June Noble recounts how the piece helped her find her voice and make her peace with her parents.
Producer: Melvin Rickarby
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2013.
TUE 19:00 Round the Horne (b00l2mcd)
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08:00 today]
TUE 19:30 Winston (b007wvf0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
TUE 20:00 The 17-Jewelled Shockproof Swiss-Made Bomb (m000d7q4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
TUE 20:30 Deep Six (m000fqk2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
TUE 21:00 Archive on 4 (b00sf0tg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
TUE 22:00 The Casebook of Max and Ivan (b0978868)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 today]
TUE 22:30 Susan Calman - Keep Calman Carry On (b09h6k15)
Series 2
Gardening
Susan Calman is the least relaxed person she knows.
She has no down time, no hobbies (unless you count dressing up your cats in silly outfits) and her idea of relaxation is to sit on her sofa playing Assassin's Creed, an hour into which she is in a murderous rage with sky high blood pressure. Her wife had to threaten to divorce her to make her go on holiday, and she's been told by the same long-suffering wife that unless she finds a way to switch off, and soon, she's going to be unbearable.
Susan decided her best bet was to try to immerse herself in the pursuits that her friends find relaxing, to find her inner zen and outer tranquillity.
In her first series, she attempted to ditch the old Susan Calman and attempted to find the new Susan Calm, by watching Cricket; going Hillwalking; visiting an Art Gallery and being spontaneous. She enjoyed these pursuits, but all too soon found herself slipping back into her old ways. So she's trying again.
For starters, she’s taking a trip to the Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh to learn about Gardening with Val McDermid, in the hope of one day being able to tell her Euphorbia from Euphoria.
Keep Calman Carry On is an audience stand up show in which Susan reports on how successful she's been - both at relaxing and at the pursuit itself - as well as playing in and discussing a handful of illustrative clips from her efforts. It's an attempt to find out how people find solace or sanctuary in these worlds and how Susan can negotiate her own place in them.
Written by Susan Calman and Jon Hunter.
Producer: Lyndsay Fenner
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in December 2017.
TUE 23:00 The Maltby Collection (b00crj7g)
Series 1
Episode 3
Rod and Julian are competing for Prunella's affections. Both suitors seek help from the head of security, Des, in executing their own grand romantic gesture.
David Nobbs’ sitcom about a small museum of paintings and sculpture.
CAST:
Rod Millet .... Julian Rhind-Tutt
Walter Brindle .... Geoffrey Palmer
Prunella Edgecumbe .... Rachel Atkins
Julian Crumb-Loosely .... Ben Willbond
Des Wainwright .... Michael Smiley
Eva Tattle .... Julia Deakin
Wilf Arbuthnot .... Geoff McGivern
Stelios Constantinopolis .... Chris Pavlo
Andrea Marshall .... Barunka O'Shaughnessy
Shop Assistant .... Jasmine Callan
Producer: Colin Anderson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2007.
TUE 23:30 Hamish and Dougal: You'll Have Had Your Tea (b00770bs)
Series 3
Porridge Votes
The Scotsmen stand against the Laird in the local by-election. Stars Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden. From September 2006.
TUE 23:45 Quando, Quando, Quando (b0082bz0)
The Christmas Rush
When the Christmas snipping gets out of hand and the salon clients get too crazy, Carlo decides he's had enough. It's time to do something about it...
Brothers Rene, Carlo and Charlie Quando chop, snip and crimp their lucky clients into shape at London's finest hair salon.
Six-part comedy written and performed by Rainer Hersch and Mark Maie. With Stephen Greif and Catherine Tate.
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1999.
WEDNESDAY 08 DECEMBER 2021
WED 00:00 The First Church of the New Millennium by Bryan Appleyard (b007jqm3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:15 Jane Rogers - The Testament of Jessie Lamb (b02x7h15)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:15 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 Soul Music (b03lpfww)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 The 17-Jewelled Shockproof Swiss-Made Bomb (m000d7q4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 Deep Six (m000fqk2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce (b09rybgh)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:00 on Tuesday]
WED 02:15 D for Dexter (b04nrw1x)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:15 on Tuesday]
WED 02:30 78 Revolutions (b010t6pb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:30 on Tuesday]
WED 03:00 Lew Wallace - Ben Hur (b007jr51)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 The 3rd Degree (b01rg1gt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
16:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:30 The Mitch Benn Music Show (b007tdvz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 Bad Salsa (b049y3mp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 on Tuesday]
WED 05:30 The Casebook of Max and Ivan (b0978868)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 on Tuesday]
WED 06:00 Agatha Christie (b03y0l8y)
Ordeal by Innocence
1. Stranger
Doctor Calgary comes to visit the Argyle family with good news. He tells the family he is there to clear the name of Jacko, who was convicted of the murder of his mother. But his information is not greeted with the enthusiasm he expects.
Calgary ...... Mark Umbers
Gwenda ...... Jacqueline Defferary
Kirsten ...... Wanda Opalinska
Hester ...... Phoebe Waller-Bridge
Jacko ...... Arthur Hughes
Leo ...... Sean Murray
Mickey ...... Joel MacCormack
Tina ...... Carys Eleri
Philip ...... John Norton
Mary ...... Priyanga Burford
Marshall ...... David Seddon
Huish ...... Michael Bertenshaw
Doctor ...... Harry Jardine
Hotel Receptionist ...... Georgie Fuller
Written by Agatha Christie
Adapted by Joy Wilkinson
Directed by Mary Peate
Along with Crooked House, Ordeal by Innocence was Agatha Christie's favourite of her own works. It is easy to see why. Eschewing the traditional detective format, it takes an original idea - how the innocent suffer more than the guilty when a crime goes unsolved - and explores it to the full within a family where everyone has a motive and means to have done it.
Frist broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2014.
WED 06:30 Deep Six (m000fyxj)
2. Suspect
A top secret file belonging to the Department of Internal Security has been leaked to a left-wing magazine.
Ex-SAS agent Terry Prince has been dispatched to retrieve the file - only to discover the magazine’s editor dead and he himself suspected of murder...
Freddie Lees stars in John Fletcher’s thriller serial.
Terry ...... Freddie Lees
Keith ...... Rod Beacham
Sturley ...... John Linstrum
Fortescue ...... Hubert Rees
Frank ...... Thomas Heathcote
Josie ...... Hilda Schroder
Simpson ...... Conrad Phillips
Nick ...... Brett Usher
Thompson ...... John Albineri
Watson ...... Ray Handy
Directed at BBC Bristol by Brian Miller.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1984.
WED 07:00 Ed Reardon's Week (b00qbv2p)
Series 6
Cheese Cricket
Ed is a surprise hit on a brand new Radio 4 'topical quiz with a tasty twist'. Stars Christopher Douglas. From February 2010.
WED 07:30 Mark Steel's in Town (m001217m)
Series 11
Blyth, Northumberland
The famous Blyth Staithes (created for off-loading coal into ships) were the backdrop for one of the grimmest scenes in the Michael Caine classic Get Carter - the smoggy industrial view at the time described by the director as an "absolute vision of hell". Undaunted, comedian Mark Steel travels to this part of Northumberland and finds a fascinating industrial legacy, a posh pub, a very nice beach and prominent indications of its role in the first and second World Wars. Does a town blighted by so many closures show any evidence of green shoots? Mark presents his findings to a local audience at The Phoenix Theatre and as ever gets away with just the right amount of affection rudeness and we learn more about a very distinctive coastal town in the UK.
The full box set of all episodes (with well over 50 towns visited) is available now wherever you get your podcasts.
Written by and starring...Mark Steel
With additional material from Pete Sinclair
Production Coordinator...Beverly Tagg
Producer...Julia McKenzie
A BBC Studios Production.
WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007rgpj)
Series 4
The 13th of the Series
The Lad gets triskaidekaphobic over the recording an episode of his show numbered between 12 and 14.
Starring Tony Hancock, Sidney James, Bill Kerr, Kenneth Williams and Hattie Jacques.
Written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.
Theme and incidental music composed by Wally Stott. Recorded by the BBC Revue Orchestra conducted by Harry Rabinowitz.
Producer: Dennis Main Wilson
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in January 1957.
WED 08:30 No Commitments (b00t3twn)
Series 4
Two at a Time
Victoria is convinced Anna is having a secret affair, while Charlotte heads for a fall. Stars Celia Imrie. From August 1996.
WED 09:00 Listomania (b055jtlt)
Series 1
Episode 5
Susan Calman hosts the series exploring the world of the list - from the magnificent to the mundane - from the humble 'to do' list to the bucket list and many more...
With Sarah Millican, Andrew O'Neill, Ricky Wilson and Roisin Conaty
Written by James Kettle and Juliet Meyers with Max Davis and Gabby Hutchinson Crouch.
Producer: Sam Bryant
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in 2015.
WED 09:30 All the Young Dudes (b007r4md)
Series 1
Girls Talk
Patrick and Helen get dragged to a stag and hen night for a couple neither of them know.
Unemployed teacher, Patrick, has moved back to the town of his birth with his high-flying businesswoman wife, Helen. There, they befriend divorcees Billy and Moira, and the local pub owners, Joe and Maria.
CAST:
Patrick …. Jim Sweeney
Helen …. Cathryn Harrison
Billy …. Steve Steen
Moira …. Sadie Shimmin
Joe …. Stephen Frost
Maria …. Flaminia Cinque
Charlie …. Izzy de Rosario
Siobhan …. Josie Lawrence
Valeriy …. Yuri Klimov
Fake Russian Waiter …. Chris Pavlo
Jim Sweeney’s award-winning comedy-drama based on his play ‘Danny’s Wake’.
Producer: Steve Doherty
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2001.
WED 10:00 Lew Wallace - Ben Hur (b007jr5g)
2. Son of Arrius
Judah Ben Hur has been falsely accused of attempted murder, sent to the galleys and rescued by Arrius of Rome. He now returns in search of his mother and sister.
Lew Wallace's epic tale stars Jamie Glover as Judah Ben Hur.
Ben Hur ...... Jamie Glover
Messala ...... Samuel West
Simonides ...... Bernard Hepton
Ilderim ...... Freddie Jones
Balthasar ...... Michael Hordern
Drusus ...... Ian Masters
Esther ...... Deborah Berlin
Iras ...... Natasha Pyne
Servant ...... Joshua Towb
Passenger ...... Michael Tudor Barnes
Malluch ...... Gavin Muir
Iras ...... Becky Hindley
Michael Gambon reads from the Bible.
Dramatised by Catherine Czerkawska.
Music by Wilfredo Acosta.
Director: Glyn Dearman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1995.
WED 11:00 Unsung Heroines (m000nlrg)
1. Annie Russell-Maunder, Beryl Burton, Flo Bilton, Jayaben Desai, Sulpicia, Sophia Jex-Blake
History is full of incredible women who did amazing things. And yet, even though their legacy is still felt today, their names aren't on the tip our tongues. We've all heard of Florence Nightingale and Amelia Earhart - but what about Annie Russell Maunder, Jayaben Desai or Josephine Butler? They're much less well known, yet they all made significant and enduring contributions to our world.
The writer and comedian Viv Groskop has been trawling the BBC radio archives to find out about a kickass sisterhood that refused to stay at home when that's what was expected of them.
We meet the pioneering physician, Sophia Jex Blake; the Nobel laureate environmentalist, Wangari Maathai, the social reformer, Caroline Norton; the champion cyclist, Beryl Burton; we take a trip to Battersea Dogs and Cats Home to learn about its founder, Mary Tealby. And many more.
Viv also invites contemporary women to nominate their favourite unsung heroines - so we hear from Clare Balding, Cathy Newman, Samira Ahmed, Natalie Haynes, Gemma Cairney, Angela Barnes and Jessica Fostekew about the females they call phenomenal.
From ancient Rome to the 21st Century, Viv Groskop brings inspiring women out of the shadows and into the spotlight.
Producer - Moy McGowan
WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007rgpj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
WED 12:30 No Commitments (b00t3twn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
WED 13:00 Agatha Christie (b03y0l8y)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
WED 13:30 Deep Six (m000fyxj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
WED 14:00 A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce (b09rzhz2)
Episode 3
Stephen and his family have to leave their home and move to a smaller house in Dublin.
He discovers that his friends do not all share his literary tastes.
James Joyce's autobiographical masterpiece.
Read by Andrew Scott.
Abridged by Sara Davies.
Producer: Mary Ward-Lowery
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2018.
WED 14:15 D for Dexter (b04nv6m1)
Series 1
Episode 3
Skye has made friends with Evan next door, who likes Nirvana. But now Dexter's medicine has gone missing and her mum needs to get up for her interview.
A heart-breakingly brave, funny and beautiful story, originally part of the programming for the BBC Children in Need appeal.
The serial was inspired by collaboration with Home-Start UK, a national charity offering support to families struggling to cope, who receive funding for specific projects from BBC Children in Need.
Writer: Amanda Whittington
Skye...Sydney Wade
Dexter...Elsa Rodgers
Jak...Una McNulty
Evan...Samuel Holland
Alice...Jane Thornton
Mags...Sarah Parks
Lin...Martha Godber
Guitar...Pip Moore
Director...Mary Ward-Lowery
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2014.
WED 14:30 August Shines (b04kf8q1)
Lenny Henry travels to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to tell the story of August Wilson, contemporary America’s greatest black playwright.
When Lenny Henry last year won the London Critics’ Circle award for his best-actor performance as Troy Maxson in August Wilson’s ‘Fences’, many admitted they knew little about this great black playwright, whose work brought the lives of working-class Pittsburgh African Americans to Broadway and across the United States.
Although at his untimely death in 2005, Wilson had been living for many years on the west coast in Seattle, his plays and his soul had long remained in the east, in the venerable old steel town of Pittsburgh where he was born and grew up. This summer Lenny Henry travelled to the city of three rivers and many bridges, now slowly recovering from post-industrial gloom, to visit the old, multiracial Hill District, where August Wilson lived as a child, and whose geography and characters run through his plays like the Allegheny River through the city.
In a sequence of ten plays, known as the ‘Pittsburgh Cycle’, Wilson charts the stories of black Americans across ten decades of the twentieth century. Vibrant, real, yet filled with the original African rhythms and spirit that the playwright believed should underpin and shape his works, these plays are a magisterial account of the African American twentieth century.
At the now semi-derelict childhood home, Lenny Henry meets surviving members of Wilson’s family, and encounters those who knew and loved him, like Sala Udin, who helped Wilson in the 1970s set up a powerful black theatre group to tell the stories of the Hill’s residents.
Producer Simon Elmes
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2014.
WED 15:00 Lew Wallace - Ben Hur (b007jr5g)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
WED 16:00 Listomania (b055jtlt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
WED 16:30 All the Young Dudes (b007r4md)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
WED 17:00 Ed Reardon's Week (b00qbv2p)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 today]
WED 17:30 Mark Steel's in Town (m001217m)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 today]
WED 18:00 The First Church of the New Millennium by Bryan Appleyard (b007jqmh)
Episode 3
1999: Can architect Stephen Rix find financial backing for his plan to build a gothic cathedral? Read by David Horovitch.
Brian Appleyard's 1994 novel abridged in 10 episodes by Ed Thomason.
Producer Duncan Minshull
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1996.
WED 18:15 Jane Rogers - The Testament of Jessie Lamb (b02x93cy)
Episode 3
Maternal Death Syndrome is spreading rapidly and Jessie's world is still in crisis. Her aunt Mandy is desperately ill, boyfriend Baz is planning drastic action and her father is adamant that Jessie should not volunteer to be a Sleeping Beauty. Can Jessie be swayed from her path?
Jane Rogers dramatises her dystopian novel: winner of the Arthur C Clarke Award 2012.
Jessie ...... Holliday Grainger
Joe ...... Mark Jordon
Baz ...... Oliver Lee
Lisa ...... Nisa Cole
Iain ...... Will Finlason
Director: Nadia Molinari
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2013.
WED 18:30 The Radio Detectives (b007jp6f)
Series 1
Send for Paul Temple
By Timothy! A world of car-bombs, poison cocktails, gentlemen and rogues - where the villains had better watch out!
Detective aficionado and expert, Professor Jeffrey Richards recalls the indomitable husband and wife team, Paul and Steve Temple, who battled criminals and scoundrels.
Affectionate five-part series about popular radio detectives. Featuring the definitive Paul Temple actor, Peter Coke, plus vintage recordings from the legendary series.
Producer: Jon Rolph
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1998.
WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007rgpj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
WED 19:30 No Commitments (b00t3twn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
WED 20:00 Agatha Christie (b03y0l8y)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
WED 20:30 Deep Six (m000fyxj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
WED 21:00 Unsung Heroines (m000nlrg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
WED 22:00 Mark Steel's in Town (m001217m)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 today]
WED 22:30 Little Lifetimes by Jenny Eclair (b04cffq9)
Series 1
Carol Goes Swimming
Carol's life's not really been the same since her best friend Sandra died.
But a trip to the swimming bath brings back memories of their time together with surprising results.
Starring Lorrainr Ashbourne.
Leading actresses star in Jenny Eclair's comic series about women facing a crisis in their lives.
Carol ..... Lorrainr Ashbourne
Manager ...... Jane Slavin
Producer: Sally Avens
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2014.
WED 22:45 Tim Key's Late Night Poetry Programme (b01ckgh2)
Series 1
Death
Tim Key takes on the biggest imponderable of them all - death - via his narrative poem: The Boy Who Faked His Own Death.
Musical accompaniment is provided by Tom Basden.
Written and presented by Tim Key
Producer: James Robinson.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2012.
WED 23:00 Radio Active (b007jvv0)
Series 6
The Fit and Fat Show
Anna Daptor presents her very personal radio guide to staying fit and healthy.
Starring Helen Atkinson-Wood, Angus Deayton, Geoffrey Perkins, Philip Pope and Michael Fenton-Stevens.
Music by Philip Pope, Steve Brown and Michael Fenton-Stevens.
Written by Angus Deayton and Geoffrey Perkins with John Canter.
Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1986.
WED 23:30 The News at Bedtime (b00pftgj)
Series 1
Episode 3
Twin presenters John Tweedledum and Jim Tweedledee present in-depth news analysis covering the latest stories happening this 'once upon a time'.
Food campaigner Jack Spratt and the Tooth Fairy debate the nation's nutrition.
With Jack Dee, Peter Capaldi, Charlotte Green, Lewis MacLeod, Lucy Montgomery, Vicki Pepperdine, Dan Tetsell.
Written by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman.
WED 23:45 The Goldfish Bowl (b0080jxp)
Series 1
Episode 3
Keen to learn about sex, Anton's surprised that Liam's tried it. Stars Shaun Prendergast and Hamish McColl.
From September 1998.
THURSDAY 09 DECEMBER 2021
THU 00:00 The First Church of the New Millennium by Bryan Appleyard (b007jqmh)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:15 Jane Rogers - The Testament of Jessie Lamb (b02x93cy)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:15 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 The Radio Detectives (b007jp6f)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Agatha Christie (b03y0l8y)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Deep Six (m000fyxj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce (b09rzhz2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 D for Dexter (b04nv6m1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:15 on Wednesday]
THU 02:30 August Shines (b04kf8q1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Lew Wallace - Ben Hur (b007jr5g)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 Listomania (b055jtlt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 All the Young Dudes (b007r4md)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Ed Reardon's Week (b00qbv2p)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 on Wednesday]
THU 05:30 Mark Steel's in Town (m001217m)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 on Wednesday]
THU 06:00 Agatha Christie (b03yqn0n)
Ordeal by Innocence
2. Searching
Dr. Calgary joins forces with Inspector Huish to try to find out the truth about Rachel Argyle's murder. But the family is still resisting his investigation.
Calgary ...... Mark Umbers
Gwenda ...... Jacqueline Defferary
Kirsten ...... Wanda Opalinska
Hester ...... Phoebe Waller-Bridge
Leo ...... Sean Murray
Mickey ...... Joel MacCormack
Tina ...... Carys Eleri
Philip ...... John Norton
Mary ...... Priyanga Burford
Huish ...... Michael Bertenshaw
Maureen ...... Georgie Fuller
Written by Agatha Christie
Adapted by Joy Wilkinson
Directed by Mary Peate
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2014.
THU 06:30 Deep Six (m000fy9c)
3. Loose Ends
Wrongfully accused of murdering the editor of Socialist Attack, Terry Prince is on the run from both the Internal Security Department and gangsters from London’s underworld....
Freddie Lees stars in John Fletcher’s six-part thriller serial.
Terry ...... Freddie Lees
Sturley ...... John Linstrum
Fortescue ...... Hubert Rees
Elwyn Johnson ...... Chris
Madeleine Cemm ...... Linda Taylor
Conrad Phillips ...... Sir James Simpson
Directed at BBC Bristol by Brian Miller.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1984.
THU 07:00 Meet David Sedaris (b08x9f9t)
Series 6
Of Mice and Men; A Can of Worms
The globetrotting, trash-picking, aisle-rolling storyteller shares more words of wit and wisdom:
* Urban myths, the truth and what it means to be called a liar in Of Mice and Men.
* A Can of Worms, a story about overheard conversations and the right way to eat pie.
With sardonic wit and incisive social critiques, David Sedaris has become one of America's pre-eminent humour writers. The great skill with which he slices through cultural euphemisms and political correctness proves that he is a master of satire and one of the most observant writers addressing the human condition today.
David Sedaris's first book, Barrel Fever (1994), which included The SantaLand Diaries. was a critical and commercial success, as were his follow-up efforts, Naked (1997), Holidays on Ice (1997) and Me Talk Pretty One Day (2000). He became known for his bitingly funny recollections of his youth, family life and travels, making semi-celebrities out of his parents and siblings.
David Sedaris has been nominated for three Grammy Awards for Best Spoken Word and Best Comedy Album. A feature film adaptation of his story C.O.G. was released after a premier at the Sundance Film Festival (2013). He has been a contributor to BBC Radio 4 since 1996.
Producer: Steve Doherty
A Giddy Goat production for BBC Radio 4m first broadcast in July 2017.
THU 07:30 Relativity (m000lh5z)
Series 3
Episode 4
The third series of Richard Herring’s comedy drama, Relativity, builds on the warm, lively characters and sharply observed family dynamics of previous series.
His always affectionate, sometimes spiky observation of inter-generational misunderstanding, sibling sparring and the ties that bind will resonate with anyone who has ever tried to combine a relaxing mini break with a four month old who rarely sleeps.
Amid the comedy, Richard broaches some more serious highs and lows of family life. In this series, he focuses on the roller coaster ride of first time parenting, how to maintain a long standing marriage and brass rubbing.
Richard Herring is a comedian, writer, blogger and podcaster and the world's premier semi-professional self-playing snooker player.
Episode 4
A tale of two hotels. Ian and Chloe’s relaxing weekend proves to be anything but, with Chloe taking Don home alone. Meanwhile, Jane treats Ken and Margaret to a slap up cream tea with a little too much prosecco.
Cast:
Margaret…………….Alison Steadman
Ken……………..Phil Davis
Jane…………….Fenella Woolgar
Ian……………….Richard Herring
Chloe…………..Emily Berrington
Pete………………..Gordon Kennedy
Holly………………...Tia Bannon
Mark………………Fred Haig
Nick………………..Harrison Knights
George……………..Danny Kirrane
Written by Richard Herring
Sound design by Eloise Whitmore
Producer: Polly Thomas
Executive Producers: Jon Thoday and Richard Allen Turner
An Avalon Television production for BBC Radio 4
THU 08:00 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00hg824)
Series 8
Episode 13
It’s a song-packed edition – but is it really the end for wonderful Radio Prune?
Starring Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Cleese, Graeme Garden, David Hatch, Jo Kendall and Bill Oddie.
Sketches written by Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie.
Originating from the Cambridge University Footlights revue ‘Cambridge Circus’, ISIRTA ran for 8 years on BBC Radio and quickly developed a cult following.
Music and songs by Bill Oddie, Graeme Garden, John Cleese, Liam Cohen and Dave Lee.
Producer: David Hatch/Peter Titheradge
First broadcast on the BBC Radio 2 in May 1970.
THU 08:30 King Street Junior (b007jmdd)
Series 4
8. That Old Time Religion
There's a chewing gum fiend on the loose and the Open Day opens a can of cultural worms. Stars Karl Howman.
Cast:
Karl Howman......Philip Sims
James Grout.......Mr Beeston, the headmaster
Paul Copley.........Mr Long
Vivienne Martin..........Mrs Rudd
Margaret John...........Mrs Stone, school secretary
Deirdre Costello...............Mrs Patterson
Marlene Sidaway.............Miss Lewis
Tom Watson............Mr Holliday, the deputy head
Daniel Roberts,..............Asam/Robert
Paul Keating,............Ajaz
Amanda Bittan............Sarah
Paul Jesson............The Bishop
Jonathan Kydd...........Rabbi Joseph
Producer: John Fawcett-Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1989.
THU 09:00 The Unbelievable Truth (b09byhny)
Series 19
Episode 5
David Mitchell hosts the panel game in which four comedians are encouraged to tell lies and compete against one another to see how many items of truth they're able to smuggle past their opponents.
Mark Steel, Holly Walsh, Tony Hawks and Fred Macaulay are the panellists obliged to talk with deliberate inaccuracy on subjects as varied as twins, Sean Connery, golf and photography.
Producer: Jon Naismith
A Random Entertainment production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2017.
THU 09:30 Clare in the Community (b00fslwd)
Series 2
Past Caring
Sally Phillips is Clare Barker the social worker who has all the right jargon but never a practical solution.
In this episode, Clare encounters an old friend (but can't remember who she is), tries to match-make and it's Brian's birthday and Clare has bought him a pair of tracksuit bottoms and is organising a dinner.
A control freak, Clare likes nothing better than interfering in other people's lives on both a professional and personal basis. Clare is in her 30s, white, middle class and heterosexual, all of which are occasional causes of discomfort to her.
Clare continually struggles to control both her professional and private life
In today's Big Society there are plenty of challenges out there for an involved, caring social worker. Or even Clare.
Written by Harry Venning and David Ramsden.
Starring Sally Phillips and Alex Lowe.
Clare ...... Sally Phillips
Brian ..... Alex Lowe
With:
Richard Lumsden
Gemma Craven
Ellen Thomas
Nina Conti
Andrew Wincott
Vicki Pepperdine
Delroy Brown
Producer: Katie Tyrell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2005.
THU 10:00 Lew Wallace - Ben Hur (b007jr5x)
3. The Chariot Race
The biggest day of Ben Hur 's life dawns -the chariot race with Messala.
Each has staked his fortune on the outcome. Each has everything to lose.
Lew Wallace's epic tale stars Jamie Glover as Judah Ben Hur.
Ben Hur ...... Jamie Glover
Messala ...... Samuel West
Simonides ...... Bernard Hepton
Ilderim ...... Freddie Jones
Drusus ...... Ian Masters
Amrah ...... Phyllis Calvert
Mother ...... Margaret John
Esther ...... Deborah Berlin
Tirzah ...... Natasha Pyne
Malluch ...... Gavin Muir
Iras ...... Becky Hindley
Gesius ...... Peter Yapp
Pilate ...... Neville Jason
Assassin ...... Oliver Senton
Roman 1 ...... Joshua Towb
Servant ...... Michael Tudor Barnes
Michael Gambon reads from the Bible.
Dramatised by Catherine Czerkawska.
Music by Wilfredo Acosta.
Director: Glyn Dearman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1995.
THU 11:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m00125vh)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Sunday]
THU 11:45 The Curious Cases of Rutherford & Fry (m0001fcp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:45 on Sunday]
THU 12:00 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00hg824)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 12:30 King Street Junior (b007jmdd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 13:00 Agatha Christie (b03yqn0n)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
THU 13:30 Deep Six (m000fy9c)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
THU 14:00 A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce (b09rznjd)
Episode 4
Stephen accompanies his father to Cork, and is embarrassed by his behaviour.
But like his father, he sees temptation all around.
James Joyce's autobiographical masterpiece.
Read by Andrew Scott.
Abridged by Sara Davies.
Producer: Mary Ward-Lowery
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2018.
THU 14:15 D for Dexter (b04nvbp5)
Series 1
Episode 4
Evan from next door has taught Skye to play a D on her guitar. But now he's stuck in her room late at night and her mum has come home drunk.
A heart-breakingly brave, funny and beautiful story, originally part of programming for the BBC Children in Need appeal.
The serial was inspired by collaboration with Home-Start UK, a national charity offering support to families struggling to cope, who receive funding for specific projects from BBC Children in Need.
Writer: Amanda Whittington
Skye...Sydney Wade
Dexter...Elsa Rodgers
Jak...Una McNulty
Evan...Samuel Holland
Alice...Jane Thornton
Mags...Sarah Parks
Lin...Martha Godber
Guitar...Pip Moore
Director...Mary Ward-Lowery
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2014.
THU 14:30 Spank the Plank (b04n62k3)
The low, rootsy twang prevalent in funk music is called ‘slap bass’ - a tricky, sometimes divisive guitar technique involving whacking the bass strings with your thumb.
Comedian Mitch Benn charts its progression from the upright double basses of the 1930s, through Elvis Presley to the high energy rock of bands like Red Hot Chilli Peppers and Primus.
Talking to players like Yolanda Charles, Mark King and Guy Pratt, and musicologist Sid Griffin, Mitch discovers how the bass guitar emerged from back of the stage to the front, and into the bright lights of disco and '70s funk.
But Mitch is going to do more than talk about slap bass. He's going to learn how to do it and in preparation for a very discerning audience at the legendary Wunjo’s Bass and Keyboard Shop in London’s Denmark Street.
Producer: Kevin Core
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2011.
THU 15:00 Lew Wallace - Ben Hur (b007jr5x)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
THU 16:00 The Unbelievable Truth (b09byhny)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
THU 16:30 Clare in the Community (b00fslwd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
THU 17:00 Meet David Sedaris (b08x9f9t)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 today]
THU 17:30 Relativity (m000lh5z)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 today]
THU 18:00 The First Church of the New Millennium by Bryan Appleyard (b007jqmx)
Episode 4
1999: Inspired by his vision, architect Stephen Rix wants his mistress to come with him to the country. Read by David Horovitch.
Brian Appleyard's 1994 novel abridged in 10 episodes by Ed Thomason.
Producer Duncan Minshull
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1996.
THU 18:15 Jane Rogers - The Testament of Jessie Lamb (b02x97kb)
Episode 4
Jessie becomes increasingly certain that sacrificing her own life for a healthy baby is the most important thing she can do. But her plan to become a Sleeping Beauty hits an obstacle.
Jane Rogers dramatises her dystopian novel: winner of the Arthur C Clarke Award 2012.
Jessie ...... Holliday Grainger
Joe ...... Mark Jordon
Cath ...... Joanne Mitchell
Sal ...... Rebecca Ryan
Director: Nadia Molinari
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2013.
THU 18:30 Great Lives (b0952qq7)
Series 43
Andrea Catherwood on Constance Markievicz
Constance Markievicz led an amazing life - a leading figure during the Easter Rising of 1916, she was the first woman elected to Westminster though she never took her seat. Markievicz was born into a wealthy Anglo-Irish family and gained her exotic surname from marriage to a Polish count. She was adventurous, flamboyant, committed to woman's rights, court-martialled and nearly shot.
Nominating her is Andrea Catherwood, ex-ITN correspondent who made her first documentary for Radio 4. Alongside her in the studio is Lindie Naughton, author of Markievicz - A Most Outrageous Rebel.
Producer: Miles Warde
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2017.
THU 19:00 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00hg824)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 19:30 King Street Junior (b007jmdd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 20:00 Agatha Christie (b03yqn0n)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
THU 20:30 Deep Six (m000fy9c)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
THU 21:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m00125vh)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Sunday]
THU 21:45 The Curious Cases of Rutherford & Fry (m0001fcp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:45 on Sunday]
THU 22:00 Relativity (m000lh5z)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 today]
THU 22:30 The Penny Dreadfuls (b07m43rg)
The Curse of the Beagle
In 1831 a 22 year old Charles Darwin set sail on the HMS Beagle for a 5 year voyage that he said changed the course of his life. He later published his stories of the trip but in this reimagining comedy trio The Penny Dreadfuls reveal the untold story that Darwin was to keep to himself.
Humphrey Ker...McCormick, York Minster, General Rosas, Sailor 2
David Reed...Professor Henslow, Fitzroy, Santiago and Cannibal
Thom Tuck...Charles Darwin and Cannibal Steve
With Margaret Cabourn-Smith...Basket, Old Mother Trousers, Cannibal Susan and Sailor 1
Written by David Reed with additional material by Humphrey Ker
Producer: Julia McKenzie
A BBC Studios Production
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2016.
THU 23:30 Wondermentalist Cabaret (b00yqspr)
Series 1
4. Bristol
Matt Harvey's warm-hearted poetry cabaret.
Recorded with an audience at the Comedy Box, Bristol.
With poets:
Les Barker
Pete Hunter
Jude Simpson
And one man house band - Jerri Hart
In Dead Poets' Slam, expect deathless words of best-loved poets from the past.
The audience compose their own crowd-sourced poem (the subjects of which can vary wildly, from reflecting on the delights and demerits of cheese, to Sunday mornings, and the winter habits of gerbils).
Producer: Mark Smalley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2011.
FRIDAY 10 DECEMBER 2021
FRI 00:00 The First Church of the New Millennium by Bryan Appleyard (b007jqmx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:15 Jane Rogers - The Testament of Jessie Lamb (b02x97kb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:15 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 Great Lives (b0952qq7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Agatha Christie (b03yqn0n)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Deep Six (m000fy9c)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce (b09rznjd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 D for Dexter (b04nvbp5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:15 on Thursday]
FRI 02:30 Spank the Plank (b04n62k3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Lew Wallace - Ben Hur (b007jr5x)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 The Unbelievable Truth (b09byhny)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 Clare in the Community (b00fslwd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 Meet David Sedaris (b08x9f9t)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 on Thursday]
FRI 05:30 Relativity (m000lh5z)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 on Thursday]
FRI 06:00 Agatha Christie (b03z91x2)
Ordeal by Innocence
3. On Guard
Now Philip has been found dead, most of the family members now believe that Dr. Calgary was right when he said that their late mother's killer is still amongst them and everyone is on their guard.
Calgary ...... Mark Umbers
Gwenda ...... Jacqueline Defferary
Kirsten ...... Wanda Opalinska
Hester ...... Phoebe Waller-Bridge
Leo ...... Sean Murray
Mickey ...... Joel MacCormack
Tina ...... Carys Eleri
Mary ...... Priyanga Burford
Huish ...... Michael Bertenshaw
Constable ...... Arthur Hughes
Written by Agatha Christie
Adapted by Joy Wilkinson
Directed by Mary Peate
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2014.
FRI 06:30 Deep Six (m000fxz4)
4. Framed
Wrongfully framed for a murder, Terry Prince is trying to find out who really did it?
His suspicions fall equally on the government's Internal Security Department and on gangsters from London’s underworld....
Freddie Lees stars in John Fletcher’s six-part thriller serial.
Terry ...... Freddie Lees
Thompson ...... John Abineri
Sir James Simpson ...... Conrad Phillips
Hobson ...... David Sinclair
Chris ...... Elwyn Johnson
Fortescue ...... Hubert Rees
Linda Taylor ...... Madeleine Cemm
Directed at BBC Bristol by Brian Miller.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1984.
FRI 07:00 Welcome to Our Village, Please Invade Carefully (b01r4ycv)
Series 1
Minimum Volume
Katrina Lyons was only visiting Cresdon Green, the village where she grew up, to borrow some money from her parents. But when she tried to head back to London, it turned out alien beings known as the Geonin had lowered a force field around the village and were refusing to let anyone in or out.
Unfortunately almost everyone in the village is too cowardly, apathetic, polite or stupid to stand up to this alien menace, so Katrina has no choice but to start the resistance movement herself. In the cricket pavilion.
Hattie Morahan and Julian Rhind-Tutt star in Eddie Robson's sitcom about an alien invasion of a small English village.
Uljabaan is working on an education programme for after the invasion, creating a list of books suitable for children to read. His chosen advisor is Mrs Leeson from the charity shop. Katrina is confident she could do a better job, and hopes she could use it for subversive purposes - so she volunteers. But can she sneak anything past Uljabaan? And can she convince Lucy she's not really being a traitor?
Katrina Lyons ...... Hattie Morahan
Field Commander Uljabaan ...... Julian Rhind-Tutt
Margaret Lyons ...... Jan Francis
Richard Lyons ...... Peter Davison
Lucy Alexander ...... Hannah Murray
Computer ...... John-Luke Roberts
Producer: Ed Morrish
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in March 2013.
FRI 07:30 It's Not What You Know (b09w10bc)
Series 5
Episode 3
Joe Lycett tests Melanie Chisholm, Kerry Godliman and Jack Carroll on how well they know their nearest and dearest.
What's Mel C's favourite Spice Girls song, where is Kerry's dream holiday destination and who would play Jack in the film of his life?
All these questions, and more, will be answered in the show hosted by Joe Lycett where panellists' relationships are put to the test...
Produced by Adnan Ahmed.
It was a BBC Studios Production.
FRI 08:00 Dad's Army (b007jpgq)
Series 2
The Day the Balloon Went Up
Captain Mainwaring gets carried away with the platoon's war effort.
Adapted for radio from Jimmy Perry and David Croft's BBC TV scripts by Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles.
CAST:
Captain Mainwaring …. Arthur Lowe
Sergeant Wilson …. John Le Mesurier
Corporal Jones …. Clive Dunn
Private Fraser …. John Laurie
Private Godfrey …. Arnold Ridley
Private Pike …. Ian Lavender
Warden Hodges …. Bill Pertwee
Vicar …. Frank Williams
The Verger …. Edward Sinclair
Squadron Leader …. Michael Knowles
Announcer …. John Snagge
Producer: John Dyas
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1975.
FRI 08:30 Second Thoughts (b00kt92h)
Series 3
Backs to the Drawing Board
Bill takes time off to help a friend, but Faith is already working at home.
Sitcom about the battles of divorcees Bill and Faith beginning married life, whilst balancing the demands of his ex-wife, Liza and Faith's teenage children.
Stars James Bolam as Bill, Lynda Bellingham as Faith, Belinda Lang as Liza, Emma Gregory as Hannah, Mark Denham as Joe, Nigel Carrington as Karel Cerny and Brian Bowles as Dennis.
Series three of four inspired by the real lives of its writers, husband and wife Jan Etherington and Gavin Petrie.
A TV version made by LWT for ITV appeared in 1991 and ran for four series, with a spin-off 'Faith in the Future'.
Producer: Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1991.
FRI 09:00 Funny You Should Ask (b0b4fbgc)
From 13/08/1979
Peter Jones hosts the entertainment quiz about comedy as he tests a panel of experts:
Roy Hudd, Doris Hare and Dick Vosburgh recall memories of careers and comic colleagues.
Funny You Should Ask ran for 8 series from 1976 to 1982.
Questions compiled by Michael Pointon.
Producer: Bob Oliver Rogers
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in August 1979.
FRI 09:30 In the Red (b007k003)
Episode 3
Anarchic BBC reporter George Cragge probes the murder of another London bank manager - while in Broadcasting House, BBC Controllers are counting on divine intervention to topple the Director General.
London is plagued by a series of bizarre murders of bank managers. Hot on the trail of the killer are an old-style Chief Police Inspector and BBC Radio's anarchic crime correspondent, George Cragge.
A blackly humorous murder mystery set in the world of City finance, the BBC and political parties starring Michael Williams.
Dramatised by Mark Tavener and Peter Baynham from Mark Tavener's novel.
George Cragge ...... Michael Williams
Frank Jefferson ...... Barry Foster
Geoffrey Crichton-Potter ...... Stephen Moore
Henry ...... Julian Rhind-Tutt
Max ...... Peter Woodthorpe
Controller Radio 2 ...... Stephen Fry
Controller Radio 4 ...... John Bird
Dominic De'ath ...... Benjamin Whitrow
Hercules Fortescue ...... Nicholas Le Prevost
Andrew James ...... Peter Serafinowcz
Agony Aunt ...... Eva Stuart
Oswald ...... Simon Greenall
Chairman ...... Peter Yapp
Other parts by Oliver Sentona and Alice Arnold.
Music by Paul Mottram
Producer: Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1995.
FRI 10:00 Lew Wallace - Ben Hur (b007jr6d)
4. The King Comes into His Kingdom
After the prince's victory in the chariot race, news arrives of his mother and sister.
Conclusion of Lew Wallace's epic tale starring Jamie Glover as Judah Ben Hur.
Ben Hur ...... Jamie Glover
Simonides ...... Bernard Hepton
Balthasar ...... Michael Hordern
Amrah ...... Phyllis Calvert
Mother ...... Margaret John
Esther ...... Deborah Berlin
Tirzah ...... Natasha Pyne
Malluch ...... Gavin Muir
Iras ...... Becky Hindley
Guide ...... Neville Jason
Man at Inn ...... Joshua Towb
Man 1 ...... Don McCorkindale
Man 2 ...... Derek Waring
Man 3 ...... Peter Yapp
Man 4 ...... Peter Whitman
Michael Gambon reads from the Bible.
Dramatised by Catherine Czerkawska.
Music by Wilfredo Acosta.
Director: Glyn Dearman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1995.
FRI 11:00 Podcast Radio Hour (m001262j)
What's New For December?
Chris Pearson and Scott Bryan present the best new podcasts for December.
Alexi Mostrous, host of Sweet Bobby, discusses his investigative crime podcast, which tells a remarkable story of catfishing and coercive control.
Plus, we'll hear clips from
Paul McCartney: Inside The Songs
Not Another Love Song
Power: Hugh Hefner
Doomsday Watch
The Long Time Academy
Sickbabe
Coiled
Tipsy Tourism
Behind The Desk: The Story of Late Night
Get Birding
FRI 12:00 Dad's Army (b007jpgq)
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FRI 12:30 Second Thoughts (b00kt92h)
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FRI 13:00 Agatha Christie (b03z91x2)
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FRI 13:30 Deep Six (m000fxz4)
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FRI 14:00 A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce (b09rzxhc)
Episode 5
Stephen attends the spiritual retreat, where Father Arnall describes the details of damnation for sinners.
He feels that every word is meant for him.
James Joyce's autobiographical masterpiece.
Read by Andrew Scott.
Abridged by Sara Davies.
Producer: Mary Ward-Lowery
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2018.
FRI 14:15 D for Dexter (b04nvgq5)
Series 1
Episode 5
Skye has run away after she discovered her Mum had stolen Dexter's cough medicine. But now she's worried about her baby brother and is coming back for him.
A heart-breakingly brave, funny and beautiful story, one of the highlights of programming for this week's BBC Children in Need appeal.
The serial was inspired by collaboration with Home-Start UK, a national charity offering support to families struggling to cope, who receive funding for specific projects from BBC Children in Need.
Writer: Amanda Whittington
Skye...Sydney Wade
Dexter...Elsa Rodgers
Jak...Una McNulty
Evan...Samuel Holland
Alice...Jane Thornton
Mags...Sarah Parks
Lin...Martha Godber
Guitar...Pip Moore
Director...Mary Ward-Lowery
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2014.
FRI 14:30 Songlines (b04d4pt1)
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
In 2002, The Wizard of Oz turned 75. John Cavanagh tells the story behind Judy Garland's legendary theme tune.
Features:
Ernie Harburg
Will Friedwald
Deana Rosenburg
Alastair Savage
Martin Taylor
Producer: Caroline Barbour
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2002.
FRI 15:00 Lew Wallace - Ben Hur (b007jr6d)
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FRI 16:00 Funny You Should Ask (b0b4fbgc)
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FRI 16:30 In the Red (b007k003)
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FRI 17:00 Welcome to Our Village, Please Invade Carefully (b01r4ycv)
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FRI 17:30 It's Not What You Know (b09w10bc)
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FRI 18:00 The First Church of the New Millennium by Bryan Appleyard (b007jqnc)
Episode 5
1999: as architect Stephen Rix plans his cathedral he makes a dramatic decision about his life. Read by David Horovitch.
Brian Appleyard's 1994 novel abridged in 10 episodes by Ed Thomason.
Producer Duncan Minshull
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1996.
FRI 18:15 Jane Rogers - The Testament of Jessie Lamb (b02x9f4n)
Episode 5
Society is splintering, apocalyptic sects with fundamentalist, ecological or anti-scientific beliefs are springing up. Panic, chaos and fear reign.
When Jessie's own world begins to fall apart and her best friend Sal experiences a shocking act of violence, Jessie realises it is time to take action.
The conclusion of Jane Rogers dramatisation of her award-winning novel.
Jessie ...... Holliday Grainger
Joe ...... Mark Jordon
Cath ...... Joanne Mitchell
Sal ...... Rebecca Ryan
Baz ...... Oliver Lee
Lisa ...... Nisa Cole
Director: Nadia Molinari
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2013.
FRI 18:30 Off the Page (b01jhb3j)
The Garden of Eden
The story of the Garden of Eden in Genesis is perhaps the most influential tale ever told. Its chief components of God, Adam, Eve, the serpent, temptation and a paradise lost still exert a hold on western thinking. But this ancient story has not always been benign in its effects.
Presenter Dominic Arkwright is joined by three experts: novelist Zina Rohan, who talks about her own investigations about what this story has meant, particularly to women in the west; Sean Thomas who searched for where the real garden might have been; and Brook Wilensky-Lanford, whose book ‘Paradise Lust’ described the events of the Scopes Trial of 1925 - the famous clash in Dayton, Ohio between Darwinists and creationists that featured an American presidential candidate who declared his belief that Eve was literally made from one of Adam's ribs.
Producer: Miles Warde
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2012.
FRI 19:00 Dad's Army (b007jpgq)
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FRI 19:30 Second Thoughts (b00kt92h)
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FRI 20:00 Agatha Christie (b03z91x2)
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FRI 20:30 Deep Six (m000fxz4)
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FRI 21:00 Podcast Radio Hour (m001262j)
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FRI 22:00 It's Not What You Know (b09w10bc)
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FRI 22:30 Alice's Wunderland (b03m7zn1)
Series 2
The Future
A trip to Wunderland, a poundland of magical realms.
This time, the Wunderlanders' thoughts turn to the future and all that it could bring.
Sketch show written by and starring Alice Lowe.
With:
Richard Glover
Simon Greenall
Rachel Stubbings
Clare Thompson
Marcia Warren
Producer: Lyndsay Fenner
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2013.
FRI 23:00 Old Harry's Game (b00j16ky)
Series 7
Episode 4
Why is a baby in Hell? Only God can bring people back to life, but can God be persuaded?
Stars Andy Hamilton as Satan, Annette Crosbie as Edith, Robert Duncan as Scumspawn, Jimmy Mulville as Thomas and Timothy West as God.
Other roles played by Felicity Montagu
Written by Andy Hamilton.
Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2009.
FRI 23:30 Think the Unthinkable (b01jldck)
Series 3
Barrington Zoo
Barrington council desperately needs to raise money. They must be desperate to call in the services of Unthinkable Solutions, who create truly unthinkable answers to the problem with Barrington Zoo.
James Carey's sitcom about a clueless bunch of management consultants, Unthinkable Solutions, effortlessly screwing-up their clients' businesses.
Starring:
Marcus Brigstocke
Robin Ince
Catherine Shepherd
Beth Chalmers
With Ewan Bailey, Tilly Gaunt, Simon Greenall and Neil Edmond.
Producer: Adam Bromley.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2004.