SATURDAY 04 JUNE 2022

SAT 00:00 Host Planet Earth (m000gw7g)
5. The Arrival
Claire Stuart has now had personal experience of the sinister force which is operating from outside the Earth.
David Holland shares his grave concerns over the Starfarer with the Minister of Defence.
Written by Colin Cooper and Anne Howell.
Claire Stuart …. Brenda Bruce
Minister of Defence …. Rolf Lefebvre
Professor Ormskirk …. Clive Morton
David Holland …. Alexander John
Rathbone …. Timothy Bateson
First Woman …. Beth Boyd
Nat Blakey …. Nigel Anthony
Police Inspector …. Preston Lockwood
Commentator …. Audrey Russell
Doctor/Commissionaire …. Ronald Herdman
Second Woman …. Betty Hardy
Electronic sound and music created by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.
Producer: Nesta Pain.
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in August 1967.
SAT 00:30 Sounds Natural (b08t17cm)
Flora Robson
Distinguished actress, Dame Flora Robson shares her love of wildlife and the countryside with Derek Jones, including her impressions from working in Hollywood.
The Redstart, Hippopotamus and the Wandering Albatross are among her choices of recordings from the BBC Sound Archives.
Produced in Bristol by John Burton.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1973.
SAT 01:00 VI Warshawski (b007jztq)
Publicity Stunts
Episode 2
Tough private eye VI Warshawski continues the battle to clear herself of a murder that she didn't commit.
The victim is a famous crime fiction writer. Her latest book threatens to uncover the shame of a small American town whose dark secrets and those of her tormentor have been buried for decades.
Concluded by Buffy Davis.
Producer: Joanne Reardon
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in December 2003.
SAT 01:30 Agatha Christie (b00jzckt)
Magnolia Blossom
The 20th century Queen of Crime can still seem astonishingly adult in the 21st century, and when a woman's adultery is exposed it can pale beside the crimes and arrogance of men.
Starring Emilia Fox and Julian Rhind-Tutt.
Mike Walker's revamp of Agatha Christie’s whodunit.
Theo …… Emilia Fox
Vincent …… Julian Rhind-Tutt
Richard …… Alex Jennings
TV News Reader …… Ewan Bailey
Director: Ned Chaillet
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2002.
SAT 02:00 Fall Down Seven Times, Get Up Eight by Naoki Higashida (b08yf4y4)
Episode 5
Naoki reveals how, as a child, he used to dream of a version of himself without autism.
In his imagination, if he could be as others were, all would be well in his world. Now, though he still yearns to pass as an 'ordinary' person, to walk through the world without being noticed and watched all the time, he has come to see that dream as a childhood illusion, and his autism as part of his true self.
While as a child he often wanted to vanish, now, as a young adult, Naoki feels happiest at the centre of his family. Even if he can't express his pleasure externally, these are his moments of greatest joy and belonging.
Written by Naoki Higashida.
Translated by David Mitchell and KA Yoshida.
Read by Matthew Beard, and introduced by David Mitchell.
Abridged by Robin Brooks.
Producer: Allegra McIlroy
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2017.
SAT 02:15 Maya Angelou's Autobiographies (b0bdbj2n)
Gather Together in My Name
Episode 5
Maya has turned to prostitution to help her boyfriend supposedly out of debt. "I felt my own innocence as real as a grain of sand between my teeth".
Poet, writer, essayist, and activist Maya Angelou's extraordinary account of Afro-American life in post-war US.
Narrator (Older Maya) ...... Adjoa Andoh
Maya ...... Pippa Bennett-Warner
Bailey ...... Paapa Essiedu
LD ...... Danny Sapani
Clara ...... Ayesha Antoine
Troubadour Martin ...... Samuel Anderson
Dramatised by Patricia Cumper.
Director: Pauline Harris.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2018.
SAT 02:30 The Loss of Lostness (b06gtfql)
"Let's Get Lost..." croons Chet Baker, harmonising with his own trumpet.
It's a 1950s recording made at the high-water mark of jazz - that improvised and meandering art form.
Taking his instruction from Baker, Stephen Smith sets out on a journey, but he knows it's a difficult task.
Getting lost is getting harder. Modern technology can almost guarantee that we'll never be lost again - in cities, encyclopaedias or record shops. Many of today's teenagers have never been lost, either literally or metaphorically. We've been given wifi-enabled omnipotence. But, Stephen asks, "What's the fun in that?"
In the company of other longing-to-be-lost souls, Stephen turns off his GPS and explores the joys of mooching about, taking a wrong turn and stumbling upon an unexpected delight.
He has some rollicking encounters along the way.
Stephen's attempts to deliberately disorient himself lead him to Hampton Court Maze where he meets a man - incidentally also called Smith - who claims he was clean shaven when he went in.
He goes on a Sunday drive - remember them? - with design guru Stephen Bayley where they reminisce about "the Proustian pleasure of a packet of cheese and onion...on an absolutely futile drive".
Via Virginia's Woolf's great essay on getting lost, "Street Haunting", he goes to see Graham Gouldman of 10cc. The idea of getting lost strikes a chord with Gouldman. There's lots of messing around on guitars. Gouldman talks about getting lost in the record shops of his youth, relives the writing of their greatest hit "I'm Not in Love", and in the end pens a new song to lostness. Stephen asks Graham what he might do with it.
A week later a fully recorded version arrives in Stephen's inbox - and he hits play....
Producer: Adele Armstrong
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2015.
SAT 03:00 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - Rodney Stone (m000gtx5)
Episode 2
Rodney Stone and his friend Jem, two young lads from the country, find themselves drawn into the racy, colourful but dangerous world of boxing and gambling, and become involved in a series of exciting adventures set in an England where the Prince Regent is all but King and Lord Nelson all but God.
Rodney Stone travels with his uncle from Brighton to London, into a world of boxing and excitement
Written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and first published in 1896, it is dramatised for radio in 4 parts by Constance Cox.
CAST:
Rodney Stone ... Sean Arnold
Jim Harrison .... Stuart Organ
Champ Harrison ... Henry Stamper
Mrs Harrison .... Charlotte Mitchell
Sir Charles Tregellis ... John Rye
Mrs Stone ... Jean Trend
Anson Stone ...Peter Woodthorpe
Sir John Lade .... Adrian Egan
Sir Lothian Hume .....Nigel Graham
Jem Belcher .... David Sinclair
Gentleman Jackson .... Steve Hodson
Prince of Wales ...Roger Hammond
Charles Fox/Crab Wilson .... Ronald Baddiley
Lady Lade .... Frances Jeater
Young Dutch Sam/Servant .... Colin Starkey
Joe Berks ... James Bryce
Landlord..... James Kerry
Lord Nelson .... Hugh Dickson
Lady Nelson ... Carole Boyd
Directed by David Johnston
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1983.
SAT 03:50 Inheritance Tracks (b05r71h7)
Khaled Hosseini
Afghan-born American novelist Khaled Hosseini chooses two songs by Ahmad Zahir: 'Madar' and 'Aye Padesha Khuban'.
SAT 04:00 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (b007jrcc)
Episode 1
Ghastly guests at a party and Goldilocks and the Three Bears performed as never before.
Chairman Clive Anderson hosts the famed improvisation game.
Regular team captains:
Stephen Fry
John Sessions
With:
Lenny Henry
Dawn French
It ran for 10 series on Channel 4 and found success in America, but the hit TV improvisation game actually started life on BBC radio.
With Colin Sell at the piano.
Devised and compiled by Mark Leveson.
Additional material by Martin Booth.
Producer: Dan Patterson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1988.
SAT 04:30 Protesting Too Much (m0017tgb)
Episode 1
MP George Dank finds himself living in a tree to protest about a bypass.
Starring John Fortune and Eleanor Bron.
Kate Brooke and Sally Phillips' six-part comedy drama, set just before the 1997 general election.
George Dank .... John Fortune
Hermione Dank .... Eleanor Bron
Anne Dank .... Louisa Milwood-Haigh
Robbins ....Brian Bowles
Dan .... Chris Pavlo
Skip .... Elliott Nicholls
Jennifer .... Sally Phillips
Taxi Driver .... Alan Francis
Producer Jane Berthoud
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1997.
SAT 05:00 Relativity (b092p790)
Series 1
Episode 1
Richard Herring's comedy about four generations of a family. Starring Alison Steadman, Phil Davies and Richard Herring.
Relativity is a witty and loving portrait of family life, with affectionate observation of inter generational misunderstanding, sibling sparring and the ties that bind, that will resonate with anyone who has ever argued with their dad about how to pronounce crisp brand names.
In this opening episode, Ian brings home new girlfriend Chloe.
His mum Margaret desperately hopes she is the one, dad Ken can't wait to try out his shampoo joke - again, while sister Jane, brother in law Pete and their three teen children try to get to the bottom of just what the attractive, intelligent, witty 30-something Chloe sees in serial dater and under employed 40-plus actor, Ian.
Margaret ...... Alison Steadman
Ken ...... Phil Davis
Jane ...... Fenella Woolgar
Ian ...... Richard Herring
Chloe ...... Emily Berrington
Pete ...... Gordon Kennedy
Holly ...... Effie Woods
Mark ...... Fred Haig
Nick ...... Harrison Knights
Sound Design: Eloise Whitmore
Broadcast Assistants: Bella Lamplough Shields, Bryony Jarvis Taylor
Producer: Polly Thomas
Executive Producers: Jon Thoday and Richard Allen Turner
An Avalon Television production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in September 2017. .
SAT 05:30 Stand-Up Specials (m0017t5d)
The Rest of Us
Northern Ireland's Mary Flanigan, Scotland's Eleanor Morton and Wales's Esyllt Sears look into the history of Great British science and technology, highlighting figures who you may not be as familiar with as you should be.
From gin and tonic to radar and completely useless units of measurement, Mary, Eleanor and Esyllt will tell you things you didn't know, and give a new perspective on things you did.
Written by and starring Mary Flanigan, Eleanor Morton and Esyllt Sears
Recorded and mixed by David Thomas
Produced by Ed Morrish
A Lead Mojo production for BBC Radio 4
SAT 06:00 Ben Travers - Mischief (m00180vq)
When a middle-aged, rather stodgy, businessman marries a bright young thing half his age, the last thing he should do is neglect her.
If he does, he risks mischief in his marriage…
Starring Freddie Jones and Melinda Walker.
Ben Travers' farcical novel dramatised by Peter King.
Reggy .... Freddie Jones
Elly .... Melinda Walker
Henry .... Ian Lavender
Diana .... Penelope Wilton
Louise .... Anne Jameson
Willy .... Richard Vernon
Algy .... Brett Usher
Mrs Easy .... Elizabeth Bell
Berty .... Trevor Nichols
Rector .... Peter Howell
Mr Hole .... George Parsons
Muriel .... Alex Marshall
Miss Frisby .... Sheila Grant
The Henley Set .... Natasha Pyne, Jennifer Piercey & Francis Middleditch
Music composed and played by Ed Welch with Ron Aspery.
Directed and adapted by Peter King.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1986.
SAT 07:30 Great Lives (b0bksd3l)
Series 46
Christina Lamb on Benazir Bhutto
Benazir Bhutto made history when, aged 35, she became the first democratically elected female Prime Minister of a Muslim majority country.
Her family are one of world’s most famous political dynasties, but also one blighted by tragedy – murder, feud and assassinations.
Bhutto has been nominated by Christina Lamb, author and chief foreign correspondent with The Sunday Times. Bhutto was her friend and a huge influence on her life. She also expelled Christina Lamb from Pakistan.
Christina has a picture of Benazir Bhutto on her desk attending the rally in Pakistan before she was killed by a suicide bomber on the 27th December 2007. Christina was on a bus with her during a previous assassination attempt, and she recounts the horror of that day.
Her expert witness is Huma Yusuf, a journalist and columnist with Pakistan’s Dawn newspaper and a Global Fellow of the Woodrow Wilson Centre.
Presented by Matthew Parris
Producer: Perminder Khatkar
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2018.
SAT 08:00 Booked (b0075lq5)
Series 2
Episode 3
Mrs Danvers sneaks into the plot of Noel Coward's Private Lives. The Pilgrim's Progress is re-worked to include a brush with Michael Palin and assorted other media moguls.
Outrageous parody, biting wit and bizarre couplings from:
Dillie Keane
Miles Kington
Mark Thomas
Roger McGough
Ian McMillan chairs the irreverent literary game.
Producer: Marc Jobst
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1997.
SAT 08:30 1834 (b0121lh5)
Victorian Principles
The young Queen Victoria is coming to Woolsley House for a visit.
But when 21st century Jason invents the electric guitar, he unwittingly changes the course of history.....
Jim Poyser's riotous comedy of transportation and delight.
Jason is now Tarquin, the third son of Lord Belport with his faithful valet, Ned.
Jason Slater ...... Michael Begley
Ned ...... Joe Caffrey
Hoskins ...... Kenneth Alan Taylor
Lord Belport ...... Mark Chatterton
Henry ...... James Nickerson
Queen Victoria ...... Caroline Harding
Directed at BBC Manchester by Polly Thomas.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2003.
SAT 09:00 1953: Those Radio Times (b02108v6)
* The Glums are thinking of buying a TV set.
* Butter rationing is troubling the Any Questions audience.
* Stanley Matthews makes the Cup Final.
* Wilfred Pickles makes an appearance in some Cold War propaganda.
Nick Baker celebrates 1953: Those Radio Times. The year of the Coronation.
Taking sounds, songs and radio highlights, he evokes a year shaking off its shabby post-war austerity and preparing for fun, pomp and a great summer of sport.
We hear from Robert Oppenheimer. We hear about Mary Whitehouse's first appearance on Woman's Hour in David Kynaston's Family Britain, read by Dominic West. Lord Hailsham rails against commercial television on London Forum and there's an extraordinary interview with novelist Evelyn Waugh for Frankly Speaking. His grandson claims the programme sent him mad.
Fancy a round of Twenty Questions?
Want to know what listeners to the BBC Light Programme woke up to?
Listen to eye-witness accounts of flying saucers seen over Cheshire in People Talking.
Meet a pre-Animal Magic Johnny Morris in a sweet factory for Pass The Salt.
1953: Those Radio Times pits radio against television in the year it took off and its audience outstripped that of the wireless, for the first time.
Could radio win the battle with a hit from the team at Take It From Here? Or could it do it by landing on the Moon?
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra by Testbed Productions and first broadcast in June 2013.
SAT 12:00 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (b007jrcc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:00 today]
SAT 12:30 Frankie Howerd (m0017tkt)
Series 3
Episode 1
The King of Titters takes a comic look back through his eventful life and illustrious career as he writes his memoirs.
Frankie begins with this career as a soldier in the army.
Written by David McKellar and David Nobbs.
With:
June Whitfield
Bob Todd
Marjorie Rhode
Hugh Ross
Producer: David Hatch.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in October 1974.
SAT 13:00 Archive on 4 (b00sn68x)
Monsieur Non
Julian Jackson explores the contradictory and complex nature of the man who was happy to say 'yes' to making London his wartime HQ and rallying point, but 'Non' when 20 years later Britain was petitioning to join the Common Market.
In fact it's not too far-fetched to suggest that De Gaulle's apparent perversity was at least partly responsible for Britain's long-standing ambivalent feelings towards Europe and the EU over the last 50 years.
Speaking from a BBC studio on 18th June 1940, General Charles de Gaulle issued an extraordinary rallying cry to his countrymen who had just capitulated to Hitler and declared an armistice with the German Fuhrer. Attacking the actions of Marshal Petain, "whatever happens," he intoned, "the flame of French resistance must not and shall not die."
From London in a steady stream of eloquent and heartfelt broadcasts across the remaining years of the war, de Gaulle kept the spirit of defiance in the face of the Nazi occupier burning strongly. London was henceforth the headquarters of the Free French forces and the power base for de Gaulle.
But the general had an uncanny knack of rubbing his hosts up the wrong way, and Churchill and he were often at loggerheads. But his time in London was the making of the statesman, one of Europe's greatest 20th century figures.
Julian Jackson traces the roots of the conundrum that was General Charles de Gaulle who died in 1970.
Julian is a specialist in modern French history and author of one of the best books on the French soldier-politician.
Producer: Simon Elmes
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2010.
SAT 14:00 I've Never Seen Star Wars (b00r66c1)
Series 3
Sanjeev Bhaskar
Marcus Brigstocke invites his guest Sanjeev Baskar to try five things he really ought to have done by now, including reading PG Wodehouse.
Whether the experiences are banal or profound, the show is about embracing the new and getting out of our comfort zones.
The title comes from the fact that the show's producer and creator Bill Dare had never seen the film Star Wars.
Producer: Bill Dare
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2010.
SAT 14:30 Andrew Maxwell's Public Enemies (b007jtr3)
The Food Industry
Andrew Maxwell is one of the UK's most informed and fearless stand ups.
In this series of one-off stand up shows, he uses his trademark intelligence and political incisiveness to dig behind the clichés and assumptions about four possible threats to British society: food, the internet, drugs and Nationalism.
Andrew kicks off with a look at the food industry.
From horseburgers right up to snail ice-cream, it seems like there's something wrong with every rung of the food ladder.
But given that food is essential to survival, shouldn't we be clearer about what it is we want from the industry that provides it?
A series showcasing a comedian at the top of his abilities tackling difficult and important 'slow news' topics with a depth and perceptiveness that remains outside the remit of mainstream 'topical' comedy.
Written and performed by Andrew Maxwell.
Script edited by Paul Byrne.
Producer: Ed Morrish
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra in October 2013.
SAT 15:00 Concrete Cow (b0076jk4)
Series 2
Ancient and Modern
IT support in ancient Egypt, tax-avoidance schemes for pirates and Feudal Mishap Direct.
Second series of the four-part sketch show in which anything is possible.
Starring:
Robert Webb
Beth Chalmers
Catherine Shepherd
Steven Kynman
Abigail Burdess
Chris Pavlo
Written by James Cary.
Producer: Adam Bromley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2003.
SAT 15:30 The Secret World (b01n11x0)
Series 3
Episode 4
From Michael Caine to Mark Zuckerberg.
The comedy impressions series examining the bizarre and private lives of public people.
Starring:
Jon Culshaw
Margaret Cabourn Smith
Julian Dutton
Debra Stephenson
Lewis Macleod
Duncan Wisbey
Written by Bill Dare, Julian Dutton and Duncan Wisbey
Created and produced by Bill Dare.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2012.
SAT 16:00 Ben Travers - Mischief (m00180vq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SAT 17:30 Great Lives (b0bksd3l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
SAT 18:00 Kafka's Metamorphosis (b08vwj7k)
Gregor Samsa's life is dominated by routine - the monotony of his busy commute, mindless call centre job and crowded tower block home is steadily taking its toll.
Then one morning Gregor awakes to find himself transformed into a giant insect. As he attempts to master life with six legs, his family must also learn to live with his new look.
Writer Alan Harris gives Franz Kafka's classic a modern twist with a darkly comic edge.
Gregor ...... Tom Basden
Grete ...... Emma Sidi
Father ...... Kenneth Collard
Mother ...... Felicity Montagu
Pest Controller ...... Tim Key
Juri ...... Simon Ludders
Mr Lazarus ...... Mike Bubbins
Mrs Dawson ...... Alison Belbin
Narrator ...... Peter Marinker
Director: James Robinson
A BBC Cymru Wales production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in June 2017.
SAT 19:00 1953: Those Radio Times (b02108v6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SAT 22:00 28 Acts in 28 Minutes (b008khpv)
Series 2
Episode 1
The fastest show on-air is back!
28 performers have just 60 seconds in which to entertain the audience in this traditional variety show, featuring established stand-ups, and some newer talent
The whole thing is presided over by John Humphrys, who sits at the side of the stage with a stopwatch, ready to cut the microphone when the time is up.
And hey - if there's an act you don't like, well, there's another one along in 55 seconds or so...
Jeremy Limb
Des Clarke
Penny Broadhurst
Arnab Chanda
John Sessions
Christina Martin
Gavin Osborn
Aaron Counter
G-Force
James Kettle
Paula Wilcox
James Branch
Pegabovine
Dave Cohen
Jarlath Regan
Dutch Elm Conservatoire
Jeff Innocent
Katherine Jakeways
Carl Donnelly
Stephen Grant
Mara Carlyle
Stephen K Amos
Barry Davies
Jeff Green
Shappi Khorsandi
Martin Jarvis
The Puppini Sisters
Stewart Lee
Producers: Rohan Acharya and Ed Morrish
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2007.
SAT 22:30 Thom Tuck - Goes Straight to DVD (b01s0dd9)
Bollywood
Comedian Thom Tuck draws more parallels between underrated straight-to-DVD movies with captivating tales from his own life experience.
This time he looks at the bright lights of Bollywood: love triangles, comedy and daredevil thrills all set to a background of songs and dancing in a melodramatic extravaganza, a synopsis which heavily influence Thom's stories of his upbringing in Bangladesh.
Producer: Lianne Coop
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2013.
SAT 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (m00189z3)
Chloe Petts 1/3
From 10pm until midnight, seven days a week, The Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. And tonight, Arthur Smith chats to Chloe Petts.
SAT 23:00 Foley and McColl: The Interview (b0076d23)
Cool As You Like
The comedy duo behind the Morecambe and Wise tribute ‘The Play What I Wrote’ are telling all in their big interview with Michael Parkinson.
This time, the duo tell Parky about their dramatic showbiz bust-up.
Written by and starring Sean Foley and Hamish McColl.
Director: Sally Avens
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2003.
SAT 23:15 Jigsaw (b01r0zbh)
Series 1
Episode 3
A rapid-fire and surreal sketch show.
Pieced together by stand-up comedians Dan Antopolski, Tom Craine and Nat Luurtsema.
Producer: Colin Anderson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2013.
SAT 23:30 Hut 33 (b01j9hsk)
Series 3
Know Thyne Enemy
It's 1942 and the war is not going well - so the codebreakers of Bletchley Park are under even more pressure than usual.
Archie, Gordon and Charles try to think like Germans to predict the Enigma machine code...
James Cary's sitcom set at Bletchley Park - the top-secret home of the Second World War codebreakers.
Professor Charles Gardner …. Robert Bathurst
Archie …. Tom Goodman-Hill
Gordon ...... Fergus Craig
3rd Lieutenant Joshua Featherstonhaugh-Marshall …. Alex MacQueen
Minka …. Olivia Coleman
Mrs Best …. Lill Roughley
Producer: Adam Bromley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2009.

SUNDAY 05 JUNE 2022

SUN 00:00 Kafka's Metamorphosis (b08vwj7k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday]
SUN 01:00 Archive on 4 (b00sn68x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Saturday]
SUN 02:00 I've Never Seen Star Wars (b00r66c1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Saturday]
SUN 02:30 Andrew Maxwell's Public Enemies (b007jtr3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Saturday]
SUN 03:00 Concrete Cow (b0076jk4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Saturday]
SUN 03:30 The Secret World (b01n11x0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:30 on Saturday]
SUN 04:00 Ben Travers - Mischief (m00180vq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday]
SUN 05:30 Great Lives (b0bksd3l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Saturday]
SUN 06:00 Fall Down Seven Times, Get Up Eight by Naoki Higashida (Omnibus) (b08ynt10)
David Mitchell translates the astonishing follow-up to the ground-breaking THE REASON I JUMP.
Naoki Higashida wrote his debut when he was 13 years old - all the more extraordinary since he has 'non-verbal' autism. He finds it difficult to speak, and wrote the entire book using a low-tech Alphabet Grid of Japanese syllables, which he points at one at a time to painstakingly build words. Naoki still uses the same method today.
When the award-winning author David Mitchell, whose own son has autism, discovered Naoki's first book, he felt that for the first time his own son was talking to him about what was going on inside his head, through the words of the young author.
Now, in FALL DOWN SEVEN TIMES GET UP EIGHT, written mostly around the age of 18, we meet a clear-eyed young man learning to co-exist with a mind and body not always at his beck and call. The title of the book is borrowed from a Japanese proverb about the merits of persistence, and offers experience, advice, and hope.
Once again, Naoki pushes beyond the notion of autism as a disability, and shines a light on the autistic landscape from the inside.
Omnibus of five parts written by Naoki Higashida.
Translated by David Mitchell and KA Yoshida
Read by Matthew Beard, and introduced by David Mitchell.
Abridged in five parts by Robin Brooks
Producer: Allegra McIlroy
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2017.
SUN 07:10 Inheritance Tracks (b065h6s7)
Claudia Winkelman
Broadcaster Claudia Winkleman chooses the theme from the film ET and 'As' by Stevie Wonder.
SUN 07:20 Maya Angelou's Autobiographies (Omnibus) (b0bdx3fh)
Gather Together in My Name
1945, San Francisco: Aged 17, and a single mother, Maya falls in love, but sinks into the world of prostitution and narcotics...
The second instalment of autobiographies by poet, essayist, writer and activist Maya Angelou.
Omnibus of five parts.
Narrator (Older Maya) ...... Adjoa Andoh
Maya ...... Pippa Bennett-Warner
Curly ...... Sope Dirisu
Bailey ...... Paapa Essiedu
Uncle Charley ...... Anthony Ofoegbu
The books are some of the best, most beautiful and haunting pieces of autobiography written. They run the gamut from life affirming to tragedy and back again with a tone that is a joyous, direct and searingly honest, and are an extraordinary portrait of 20th century black America.
Dramatised by Patricia Cumper
Directed by Pauline Harris
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2018.
SUN 08:30 Albert and Me (b048s4vy)
Series 2
Driver
Single dad Bryan takes a driving job but finds himself caught up in crime.
Stars Robert Lindsay and Pat Coombs.
The struggles of single parent Bryan Archer to find work while raising his baby son, Albert.
Bryan Archer ...... Robert Lindsay
Mum/Albert ...... Pat Coombs
Mrs Willis ...... Diana King
Terry ...... Derek Martin
Alison ...... Deidre Costello
Charlie ...... Peter Cleall
Andy ...... John Kane
Written by Jim Eldridge.
Incidental music by Max Harris.
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in March 1983.
SUN 09:00 Something to Shout About (b07v0dc5)
Series 1
Episode 11
The ad agency searches for a big name to endorse a hair grooming product for men.
Comedy set in London advertising agency - Apsley, Addis, Cohen, Barbican, Blythe, Giddy & Partners.
Written by Myles Rudge and Ronnie Wolfe.
Michael …. Michael Medwin
Janet …. Fenella Fielding
Mavis …. Joan Sims
Maggie …. Eleanor Summerfield
Adrian …. Nicholas Phipps
Oscar Dimitrov …. Warren Mitchell
‘Brick’ Stanton …. Bill Pertwee
Music by The Jingle Belles and The Bernie Fenton Quartet, under the direction of Cliff Adams.
Producer: Trafford Whitelock
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in September 1960.
SUN 09:30 It's a Fair Cop (b08sndpw)
Series 3
Punching Judy
Alfie gets involved in an Enter the Dragon situation. It's as if Bruce Lee came from Scunthorpe and had been hammering the kebabs for 20 years.
Series in which the audience makes the policing decisions as Alfie Moore takes them through a real-life crime scenario.
Written and performed by the policeman-turned-comedian.
Script Editor: Will Ing
Producer: Alison Vernon-Smith
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in June 2017.
SUN 10:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m00180gc)
Platinum Jubilee
HRH Princess Margaret
From Brahms to Carl Ravazza.
The Queen's younger sister, Her Royal Highness, Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, shares her castaway choices with Roy Plomley.
Explaining how difficult it was choosing her discs – the princess recalls her early years and life during the Second World War – including VE night.
Looking back to her first solo public engagement aged 12, Margaret explains how busy she is kept with royal engagements and the organisations she supports.
She also talks about the way her life is reported in newspapers.
HRH Princess Margaret died aged 71 in 2002.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1981.
SUN 10:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00lxhb3)
Series 1
Birds of Paradise
Sir David Attenborough talks about the Birds of Paradise.
This is a group of birds which evolved in the relative safety of New Guinea, allowing them to acquire adornments and feathered decorations so resplendent that they fooled the early explorers who discovered them.
Series of talks by Sir David on the natural histories of creatures and plants from around the world.
Producer: Julian Hector.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra in August 2009.
SUN 11:00 Radiolab (m00180gf)
Series 9
Life In A Barrel
Radiolab is a Peabody-award winning show about curiosity. Where sound illuminates ideas, and the boundaries blur between science, philosophy, and the human experience.
The Radiolab team investigate a strange world.
Radiolab explores the chaos of life through a barrel of seawater, a 70s era computer, and underwater geysers. With Latif Nasser.
From WNYC. First broadcast on public radio in the USA in 2022.
SUN 11:55 Inheritance Tracks (b065h6s7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:10 today]
SUN 12:00 Poetry Extra (m00180gh)
Jubilee Poetry
Selected verses by the Poets Laureate over the ages for the Queen's Golden Jubilee in 2002. Readers include Juliet Stevenson.
John Dryden - Song: “Why should a foolish marriage vow”;
C Day Lewis - If Love Means Exploration
Andrew Motion - On the Table;
William Wordsworth - She Dwelt among the Untrodden Ways;
Resolution and Independence;
Intimations of Immortality;
It is a Beauteous Evening, Calm and Free;
Lines Composed Upon Westminster Bridge
London, 1802;
Robert Bridges - London Snow;
Robert Southey - The Old Man's Comforts and How He Gained Them.
John Betjeman - In A Bath Teashop;
The Arrest of Oscar Wilde at the Cadogan Hotel;
How to Get On in Society
Death of King George V
Alfred Tennyson - In Memoriam;
Ode on the Death of the Duke of Wellington;
The Charge of the Light Brigade;
John Masefield - Sea Fever;
Readers - Samantha Bond; Juliet Stevenson; Samuel West
Producer - Cherry Cookson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2002.
SUN 12:30 HR (b01ckgfz)
Series 3
Robbed
The two friends, having discovered that their pensions are worthless, take every measure thinkable to survive.
Now Sam tries to remortgage their home...
Nigel William's retirement comedy series, starring Jonathan Pryce and Nicholas le Prevost.
Peter ..... Jonathan Pryce
Sam ..... Nicholas Le Prevost
Mr Loomis ..... Philip Jackson.
Producer: Peter Kavanagh
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2012.
SUN 13:00 Travelling in a Strange Land by David Park (Omnibus) (b0bf49hd)
David Park's haunting story of a grieving father coming to terms with the loss of his son.
Tom sets off in the snow from Belfast to collect his son Luke from university digs in Sunderland. The weather means that airports are closed so Tom must make the journey by car.
He sets off armed with supplies, his camera and a music playlist and as he drives explores the circumstances of his son Daniel's disappearance and death: his own grief, anger and guilt.
As he nears his destination he must face a shameful secret. Before he arrives he stops at the Angel of the North where he deletes the last photograph of his dead son and takes a new one. He resumes his journey with a new sense of hope.
Omnibus of five parts abridged by Robin Brooks.
Read by Richard Orr.
Producer: Natalie Steed
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2018.
SUN 14:10 Inheritance Tracks (b06z67z6)
James Naughtie
Broadcaster James Naughtie chooses 'Mrs Jamieson's Favourite' played by Aly Bain and Schubert's Sonata for Arpeggione.
SUN 14:20 Winifred Holtby - South Riding (Omnibus) (b0088yyg)
Episode 2
Headmistress of Kiplington High School, Sarah Burton decides Lydia mustn't be allowed to lose a scholarship.
Winifred Holtby's (1898-1935) most famous novel "South Riding" was published posthumously in 1936.
It's a rich and memorable evocation of the characters of Yorkshire's South Riding, their lives, loves and sorrows.
Starring Sarah Lancashire.
Omnibus of six to ten of fifteen episodes dramatised by Gill Adams.
Sarah Burton....Sarah Lancashire
Mrs Beddows.....Carole Boyd
Robert Carne....Philip Glenister
With:
Susan Cookson
Maggie Tagney
Donald McBride
Lucy Beaumont
Annmarie Hosell
Maya Foa
Director: Melanie Harris
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1999.
SUN 15:30 Baaba Maal and the Senegalese Kingdom of Music (b01q6xtb)
Each year the Senegalese king of music, Baaba Maal, invites musicians across the region to play at the Blues du Fleuve festival, Festival of the River.
It's held somewhere along the Senegal River on the northern edge of the country.
The river is the key - it runs from Guinea through Mali, Mauritania and Senegal - the countries that were once unified in the kingdom of Mali, the most musical region in Africa and Baaba has invited musicians from all these countries to perform at the festival.
This year the English cellist Adrian Brendel travels with his instrument to the most remote festival location ever, to immerse himself in the music. He makes his way to the desert town of Demet on the Senegal side of the river and to Bogue on the Mauritanian side, to hear traditional singing of the griots, spine tingling laments from Mauritania's Veyrouz, love songs from Guinea's Binta Laly Sow next to the finest hip hop artists including Duggy Tee.
Baaba's own band Daande Lenol draws thousands - young and old. The band's name means the "Voice of the People" and they follow him in droves.
Baaba is increasingly deemed a guide for these people - collectively the Fulani - and he represents peace and wisdom in a culturally threatened region.
He and Adrian share a passion for music and discuss differences in their approach. Baaba describes his alarm at the upheaval in Mali along with sadness that music has been banned as part of the repressive regime. Adrian plays with different musicians, ultimately going on stage with Daande Lenol.
Producer: Kate Bland
A Just Radio production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in January 2013.
SUN 16:00 John Mortimer - Ceremonial in Three Flats (m00180gk)
A specially commissioned drama to mark the Queen's Golden Jubilee in 2002.
Written by John Mortimer.
Nigel Havers leads a star-packed cast.
A group of strangers are brought together by the mystery of television to witness the crowning of the young queen.
As the historic event unfolds the shared experience gently pulls people together until secrets are revealed and friendships are forged.
Guy Moberly .... Nigel Havers
Annabel Moberly .... Patricia Hodge
Jakub Sladek .... Andrew Sachs
Tony Laidlaw .... Chris Barrie
Denise Laidlaw .... Letitia Dean
Teresa Sladek .... Indira Varma
Jonathan Moberly .... Christopher Kelham
Violinist: Thomas Kemp
Director: Pam Fraser Solomon
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2002.
SUN 16:45 Dora and Elizabeth by Joanna Trollope (m0005nzz)
Dora shares her birthday with the Queen. She reflects that this was the only thing about her that made her mother proud...
Written by Joanna Trollope to mark the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.
Read by Jean Boht.
Producer: Elizabeth Allard
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2002.
SUN 17:00 Poetry Extra (m00180gh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]
SUN 17:30 HR (b01ckgfz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
SUN 18:00 Fear on 4 (b00c87yc)
Series 3
1. The Yellow Wallpaper
A woman is alone in a room that was once a nursery. Soon it becomes a kind of hell for her...
A series of nerve-tinglers from ‘Fear on 4’.
Written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman.
Dramatised by John Keir Cross.
The Woman …. Anna Massey
The Man in Black …. Edward de Souza
Producer: Gerry Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1990.
SUN 18:30 Night Terrace (m0007y0c)
Series 2
1. Sense and Susceptibility
Stuck in 1955, Anastasia and new housemate Sue look for answers.
Eddie is having trouble adjusting to Night Terrace’s new housemate, ex-DEPARTMENT agent Sue Denholm, but there are more pressing concerns: something is stopping the house from landing anywhere except 1955 London.
But what does a BBC radio serial about farmers called 'The Fletchers' have to do with it?
And can Eddie’s clog dancing help?
Sci-fi comedy starring Neighbours’ Jackie Woodburne as Anastasia Black.
Jackie Woodburne ....... Anastasia Black
Ben McKenzie ....... Eddie Jones
Petra Elliott ....... Sue Denholm
Ian Smith ....... Bunny
Gary Russell ....... Charles
Louise Jameson ....... Marjorie
Dave Lamb ....... Dave
Amanda Buckley ....... Vaneray
Colette Mann ....... the Tea Lady
Jane Badler ....... Auguste Night
John Clarke ....... Mr King
Additional voices:
Michael F Cahill
Stephen Hall
Brianna Williams
Allan Carey
Richard Schipper
Graeme Callaghan
Andrew Waddington
Kyle Threlfo
Composer/Performer: David Ashton,
Writer: John Richards
Producers: Ben McKenzie / John Richards.
A Splendid Chaps production.
SUN 19:00 Radiolab (m00180gf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
SUN 19:55 Inheritance Tracks (b065h6s7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:10 today]
SUN 20:00 John Mortimer - Ceremonial in Three Flats (m00180gk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 today]
SUN 20:45 Dora and Elizabeth by Joanna Trollope (m0005nzz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:45 today]
SUN 21:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m00180gc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SUN 21:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00lxhb3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 today]
SUN 22:00 HR (b01ckgfz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
SUN 22:30 Delve Special (b007jmq1)
Series 3
City Limits
The money men may be making a killing, but are they getting away with murder?
David Lander looks at the City and in particular the Rouget-Dory Venture Capital Syndicate
Presented by David Lander with assistance from Stephen Fry.
Studio production by:
Felicity Montagu,
Jack Klaff
Robert Bathurst
Dramatic reconstructions by:
Harry Enfield
Mark Arden
Researched by Tony Sarchet.
Editor: Paul Mayhew-Archer
Delve Special ran for four series from 1984 to 1987 and later transferred to TV as: This is David Lander.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1986.
SUN 23:00 The Masterson Inheritance (b007jq14)
Series 2
The Jousting Mastersons
The 15th century Masterson family struggles to survive in an overcrowded castle.
Award-winning improvised historical comedy series.
Based entirely on audience suggestions - this is the unfolding saga of the Mastersons - a family at war with itself.
Starring:
Paul Merton
Josie Lawrence
Jim Sweeney
Phelim McDermott
Caroline Quentin
Producer: Phil Clarke
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1994.
SUN 23:30 John Finnemore's Double Acts (b08vzj4j)
Series 2
Penguin Diplomacy
Englishman Bunning and Dane Sondergaard confront each other on a rocky windswept Southern Atlantic island.
Starring Martin Clunes and Tom Goodman-Hill.
Series of two-handers written by Cabin Pressure's John Finnemore.
Producer: David Tyler
A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in June 2017.

MONDAY 06 JUNE 2022

MON 00:00 Fear on 4 (b00c87yc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday]
MON 00:30 Night Terrace (m0007y0c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Sunday]
MON 01:00 Travelling in a Strange Land by David Park (Omnibus) (b0bf49hd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Sunday]
MON 02:10 Inheritance Tracks (b06z67z6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:10 on Sunday]
MON 02:20 Winifred Holtby - South Riding (Omnibus) (b0088yyg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:20 on Sunday]
MON 03:30 Baaba Maal and the Senegalese Kingdom of Music (b01q6xtb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:30 on Sunday]
MON 04:00 John Mortimer - Ceremonial in Three Flats (m00180gk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 on Sunday]
MON 04:45 Dora and Elizabeth by Joanna Trollope (m0005nzz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:45 on Sunday]
MON 05:00 Poetry Extra (m00180gh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 on Sunday]
MON 05:30 HR (b01ckgfz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 on Sunday]
MON 06:00 Dixon of Dock Green (b0169l6n)
Series 2
Little Boy Blue
PC George Dixon and PC Andy Crawford investigate a break-in at Dock Green's local pinball palace.
Is one-time bad boy Geoff back to his old ways?
Radio revival of BBC TV's famous copper starring David Calder and Hamish Clark.
Written for TV by Ted Willis and adapted for radio by Sue Rodwell
George Dixon ...... David Calder
Andy Crawford ...... Hamish Clark
Geoff ...... Tom Lawrence
Annie ...... Hayley Doherty
Benny ...... Dan Winter
Tony ...... Michael Carolan
Taffy Davies ...... Matthew Thomas
Director: Viv Beeby
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2006.
MON 06:30 New Creatives Dramas (m00181c0)
Series 4
1. The Pitmen Flappers & Post Cocktail Party
Fresh storytelling from first time writers and producers as part of BBC Introducing Arts supported by BBC Arts and Arts Council England.
Writer, musician and broadcaster Paul Dodgson presents two thought provoking short dramas from the next generation of dramatists.
The Pitmen Flappers is written and directed by Louise Marie Powell. In the dead of night, at the ‘flapping’ or unlicensed greyhound racing track of Wheatley Hill, ex-miner Jimmy meets local loan shark Big Phil. Jimmy defaults on his debt and receives a grim ultimatum: either pay back Big Phil by midnight, or watch his greyhound Tyson’s legs get broken.
The Pitman Flappers stars Tony Neilson, Jacqueline Phillips and Jonathan Keeble. It is a Naked Production for Tyneside Cinema.
Post Cocktail Party is created by Neil Cullen.
The Cocktail Party Effect is the phenomenon of the brain's ability to focus one's auditory attention on a particular stimulus while filtering out a range of other stimuli, as when a partygoer can focus on a single conversation in a noisy room.
Post Cocktail Party is an immersive spatial audio play set amongst a busy gathering of American high society and follows two agents attempting to gather information key to their covert mission. It stars Ashley Johnson, Spence Moore II and Clarke Peters and is produced by Nikita Mohammadi. It is an ICA Production.
Presented and produced by Paul Dodgson for BBC Radio 4 Extra
MON 07:00 It's a Fair Cop (b08tcnmr)
Series 3
Cedric the Gnome
Policeman and comedian Alfie Moore in this hugely popular series, in which he takes his studio audience through a real-life case that he's investigated and asks them to make the policing decisions he had to make.
With tales of life behind the scenes in Britain's police force he offers a rare insight into what it's really like to serve as one of Britain's finest. Winkling out secrets from his audience and recounting very funny anecdotes about law-breakers he has known, Alfie is a delightful and entertaining host.
This episode concerns the case of a missing gnome.
Producer: Alison Vernon-Smith.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2017.
MON 07:30 Just a Minute (m0017t8z)
Series 89
Talking Pictures, The Art of Drag and My Fashion Essentials
Sue Perkins challenges Dane Baptiste, Jayde Adams, Jan Ravens and Paul Merton to speak for 60 seconds without repetition, deviation or hesitation.
The long-running Radio 4 national treasure of a parlour game is back for a new series with subjects this week ranging from The Art of Drag to My Fashion Essentials.
Production co-ordinator: Caroline Barlow
Sound editor: Marc Willcox
Producer: Hayley Sterling
A BBC Studios Production
MON 08:00 Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? (b007jrt7)
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Terry is not keen to meet any of Bob's snobbish friends.
Starring James Bolam and Rodney Bewes.
Created and written for BBC TV by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais.
Adapted for BBC Radio by Patrick Tilley.
Terry Collier …. James Bolam
Bob Ferris …. Rodney Bewes
Thelma Chambers …. Brigit Forsyth
Mrs Collier …… Olive Milbourne
Audrey …. Sheila Fearn
Alan …. Julian Holloway
Brenda …. Gretta Gouriet
Producer: John Browell
Originally lost from the archive, the audio was recovered in a BBC Treasure Hunt.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1975.
MON 08:30 Tales From the Mausoleum Club (b007k2d0)
A Study in Starlets
Clever sleuth Melcroft Dupont gets his comeuppance, but Inspector Chalker's on the case.
Starring Fulton Mackay, Francis Matthews, Roy Hudd and Hugh Paddick.
Star-packed curious and macabre comedy series set in a very exclusive London club.
Written by Ian Brown and James Hendrie.
Sergeant Dupont ...... Fulton Mackay
Melcroft Dupont ...... Francis Matthews
Music Hall Acts ...... Roy Hudd
Lionel Oboe ...... Hugh Paddick
Constable Bull ...... Jon Glover
Green ...... Royce Mills
Inspector ...... Peter Howell
Girl ...... Karen Ascoe
Producer: Paul Spencer.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1987.
MON 09:00 Counterpoint (b011p7sy)
Series 25
2011 Semi-final 1
Paul Gambaccini chairs the first semi-final of 2011’s search to find the nation's musical mastermind.
Gordon Fyffe from Crewe
Derek Hall from Nottinghamshire
Edward Halstead from Finchley
From the BBC Radio Theatre in London.
The quiz tests the competitors' knowledge of the core classics, as well as film and stage music, jazz, rock and pop. There are plenty of musical surprises, and forgotten or rarely-heard extracts, alongside long-established favourites.
Producer: Paul Bajoria
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2011.
MON 09:30 Bangers and Mash (b0075hby)
Episode 6
The toffee tin with half the company profits is missing. With only three days to go, can the two-and-a-half grand be collected in time?
Conclusion of Katie Hims's sitcom about a chaotic catering company.
Juan Jose ...... Roger May
Martina ...... Catherine Harvey
Jimmy ...... Gerard McDermott
Carol ...... Jane Whittenshaw
Kingsley ...... Mark Straker
Director: Catherine Horn
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1999.
MON 10:00 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - Rodney Stone (m000gvkr)
Episode 3
Rodney Stone and his friend Jim, two young lads from the country, find themselves drawn into the racy. colourful but dangerous world of boxing and gambling, and become involved in a series of exciting adventures set in an England where the Prince Regent is all but King and Lord Nelson all but God.
Written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and first published in 1896, it is dramatised for radio in 4 parts by Constance Cox.
The day of the big fight draws near, but will Rodney Stone's friend Jim Harrison be able to take part? Stars Sean Arnold.
Rodney Stone ... Sean Arnold
Champ Harrison ... Henry Stamper
Mrs Harrison .... Charlotte Mitchell
Sir Charles Tregellis ... John Rye
Sir Lothian Hume .....Nigel Graham
Sir John Lade .... Adrian Egan
Jem Belcher .... David Sinclair
Gentleman Jackson .... Steve Hodson
John Cummings/Bill Warr .... Peter Wickham
Mendoza .... Timothy Bateson
Berkeley Craven ... David Peart
Landlord..... James Kerry
Ostler ... Alex Jennings
Gentleman/Lorimer .... Peter Tuddenham
Directed by David Johnston
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1983.
MON 11:00 TED Radio Hour (m00181c3)
Series 9
Bucking The System
A journey through fascinating ideas based on talks by riveting speakers on the TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) stage.
Manoush Zomorodi explores how systematic change to social systems can be achieved – from schools to medicine to policing.
First broadcast in the USA on National Public Radio in 2021.
MON 11:50 Inheritance Tracks (m00181c5)
Milton Jones
Comedian Milton Jones chooses London Calling by The Clash and I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For by U2.
MON 12:00 Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? (b007jrt7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 12:30 Tales From the Mausoleum Club (b007k2d0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 13:00 Dixon of Dock Green (b0169l6n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
MON 13:30 New Creatives Dramas (m00181c0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
MON 14:00 Jaws by Peter Benchley (b0bfxxml)
1. 'The great fish moved silently through the night water.'
Henry Goodman reads Peter Benchley's classic 1974 novel, which went on to become one of the greatest movies of all time.
It's high summer on Cape Cod's Amity Island, and the tourists are arriving in their hundreds.
But something is lurking just off the coast and one young holiday-maker is about to go skinny dipping...
Will it ever be safe to go back into the water?
The novel shot straight on to the bestseller lists, and has since sold some 20 million copies. It was adapted into the iconic film by Steven Spielberg a year later. The film won three Academy Awards.
Abridged in ten parts by Richard Hamilton
Producer: Justine Willett
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2018.
MON 14:15 Charles Dickens (b09h7w41)
Dombey and Son
Episode 1
Mid-19th-century London.
At last, a boy is born to Paul Dombey, but at what cost?
Starring Alex Jennings and Robert Glenister.
Originally published in monthly parts from 1846, Charles Dickens's novel appeared in one volume in 1848.
Dramatised in twenty parts by Mike Walker.
Charles Dickens ...... Alex Jennings
Dombey ...... Robert Glenister
Florence ...... Abigail Hollick
Young Florence ...... Eliza Darby
Paul ...... Jacob Theato
Mr Carker ...... Adrian Lukis
Captain Cuttle ...... Trevor Peacock
Mrs Brown ...... Geraldine James
Dr Blimber ...... Robin Soans
Mrs Pipchin ...... Flaminia Cinque
Dr Peps ...... Karl Johnson
Polly Toodles ...... Pam Ferris
Susan ...... Nadine Marshall
Walter ...... Joseph Arkley
Young Walter ...... Jordan Clarke
Toots ...... Sam Pamphilon
Other parts played by:
Ben Crowe
Peter Marinker
Simon Treves
Alex Lanipekun
Lloyd Thomas
Music by Nicolai Abrahamsen.
Directors: Jessica Dromgoole and Jeremy Mortimer.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2007.
MON 14:30 Rebels - Guy Burgess (b01sljqb)
Guy Burgess betrayed the British establishment and ended his days in lonely isolation in Moscow.
However to the end he remained a lover of England. He said, "I didn't spy for Russia. I was just working for peace."
Hugh Sykes considers the price he paid for this act of rebellion.
Guy Burgess died aged 52 in 1963.
Featuring interviews with Guy's brother, Nigel Burgess, and with university friends and BBC colleagues.
Producer: Gaynor Shutte
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1984.
MON 15:00 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - Rodney Stone (m000gvkr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
MON 16:00 Counterpoint (b011p7sy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
MON 16:30 Bangers and Mash (b0075hby)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
MON 17:00 It's a Fair Cop (b08tcnmr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
MON 17:30 Just a Minute (m0017t8z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
MON 18:00 Host Planet Earth (m000hcj1)
6. The Price of Freedom
The Starfarer has returned from space, but the men inside it are dead.
The creatures which have killed them and the obscene horror which threatens to overwhelm the earth have at last been made plain...
Conclusion of the sci-fi serial first broadcast in Summer 1967. At that time, concerns were being raised about microbes being brought back to Earth by the American and Russian space programmes. Set in England, the British space programme is eager to compete and has gained an advantage with the invention of a propulsion system that enables exploration of distant regions of the universe within weeks instead of years
The danger of invading – or invasive - alien species is only being realised very slowly, following some bizarre and seemingly unconnected events. Has that realisation come too late?
Chris Johnson …. Tommy Eytle
Claire Stuart …. Brenda Bruce
David Holland …. Alexander John
Ian …. Preston Lockwood
Don Wells: …. Nigel Anthony
Guard …. Humphrey Morton
Woman …. Beth Boyd
Professor Ormskirk …. Clive Morton
Announcer …. Rolf Lefebvre
Written by Colin Cooper and Anne Howell.
Music and FX by the Radiophonic Workshop.
Producer: Nesta Pain.
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in September 1967.
MON 18:30 A Good Read (b045bqt2)
Aasmah Mir & Pete Brown at Bristol Food Connections Festival
Harriett Gilbert and broadcaster, Aasmah Mir and beer writer, Pete Brown discuss great food books before an audience at the Bristol Food Connections Festival.
Chosen books are written by Mohsin Hamid, Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin and John Lanchester.
Moth Smoke by Mohsin Hamid
Publisher: Penguin
The Physiology of Taste by Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
Publisher: Everyman
The Debt to Pleasure by John Lanchester
Publisher: Picador
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2014.
MON 19:00 Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? (b007jrt7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 19:30 Tales From the Mausoleum Club (b007k2d0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 20:00 Dixon of Dock Green (b0169l6n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
MON 20:30 New Creatives Dramas (m00181c0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
MON 21:00 TED Radio Hour (m00181c3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
MON 21:50 Inheritance Tracks (m00181c5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:50 today]
MON 22:00 Just a Minute (m0017t8z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
MON 22:30 Everyone Quite Likes Justin (b012l4ng)
Series 1
Episode 4
House-hunting sparks all sorts of difficulties for Manchester DJ Justin.
Starring Justin Moorhouse, Anne Reid and Paul Copley.
Sitcom written by Justin Moorhouse and Jim Poyser.
Despite his messy life, Justin always remains positive. Every new day is a new opportunity, "When life throws you lemons, make lemonade".
Recorded in front of an audience in Manchester.
Anne Reid ..... Gran
Christine Bottomley ..... Lisa
Jim Poyser ..... Lisa's boyfriend
Justin Moorhouse ..... Justin
Lloyd Langford ..... Bryn
Paul Copley ..... Ray
Susan Cookson ..... Tanya
Producer: Steven Canny
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2011.
MON 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (m00189z7)
Chloe Petts 2/3
From 10pm until midnight, seven days a week, The Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. And tonight, Arthur Smith chats to Chloe Petts.
MON 23:00 The News Quiz (m0017tsw)
Series 108
Episode 7
In the week of the Queen's platinum jubilee, Andy Zaltzman hurls the week's headlines at Athena Kugblenu, Anand Menon, Lucy Porter and Simon Evans.
Written by Andy Zaltzman with additional material from Alice Fraser, Simon Alcock and Cameron Loxdale
Production co-ordinator: Katie Baum
Producer: Richard Morris
A BBC Studios Production
MON 23:30 Andrew Maxwell's Public Enemies (b03dv5n2)
The Internet
Andrew tackles the internet. Whether it's online pornography twisting our children's minds or GCHQ reading our emails, it seems only right to have a healthy distrust of the internet.
But surely, to paraphrase a former prime minister, there's no such thing as the Internet - there are men, and women, and lolcats. What is it about the internet that makes people on it so scary?
Andrew Maxwell is one of the UK's most informed and fearless stand ups. In this series of one-off stand up shows, he uses his trademark intelligence and political incisiveness to dig behind the clichés and assumptions about four possible threats to British society: food, the internet, drugs and Nationalism.
A series showcasing a comedian at the top of his abilities tackling difficult and important 'slow news' topics with a depth and perceptiveness that remains outside the remit of mainstream 'topical' comedy.
Written and performed by Andrew Maxwell.
Script edited by Paul Byrne.
Producer: Ed Morrish
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2013.

TUESDAY 07 JUNE 2022

TUE 00:00 Host Planet Earth (m000hcj1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:30 A Good Read (b045bqt2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 Dixon of Dock Green (b0169l6n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 New Creatives Dramas (m00181c0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 Jaws by Peter Benchley (b0bfxxml)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:15 Charles Dickens (b09h7w41)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Monday]
TUE 02:30 Rebels - Guy Burgess (b01sljqb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - Rodney Stone (m000gvkr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 Counterpoint (b011p7sy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:30 Bangers and Mash (b0075hby)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 It's a Fair Cop (b08tcnmr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday]
TUE 05:30 Just a Minute (m0017t8z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Monday]
TUE 06:00 Dixon of Dock Green (b016n8zj)
Series 2
The Gentle Scratcher
Some counterfeit money turns up at the Dock Green Social Club and PC George Dixon thinks he knows who's responsible.
Radio revival of BBC TV's famous copper starring David Calder and Hamish Clark.
Written for TV by Ted Willis and adapted for radio by Sue Rodwell
George Dixon ...... David Calder
Andy Crawford ...... Hamish Clark
Fred ...... Andrew Sachs
Olive ...... Jacqueline Tong
Edwin ...... Geoffrey Collins
Director: Viv Beeby
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2006.
TUE 06:30 New Creatives Dramas (m00180r6)
Series 4
2. Self-Checkout & Night Comes On
Fresh storytelling from first time writers and producers as part of BBC Introducing Arts supported by BBC Arts and Arts Council England.
Writer, broadcaster and musician Paul Dodgson presents two thought provoking short dramas from the next generation of dramatists.
Self-Checkout by Bridie Squires. At the supermarket, Cath always puts the heavy bits in first. When she’s faced with a tin-of-broad-beans anomaly at the self-checkout, things go a bit west. She meets shelf-stacking Billy, who leads her on an adventure she’s not sure she’ll ever come back from, or that she even wants to. The pair cause a ruckus in a pub before Billy reveals his glovebox stash of stolen goods in the middle of a car wash and launches Cath into outer space.
Starring Radhika Aggarwal, Eoin Slattrey and Bridie Squires. Sound design by Martyn Harries. Original music by Chris Reed. Produced by Anna Campbell and Paul Dodgson
‘Night Comes On’ is written and directed by Simon Wade. This play is a thriller set in real time. It centres around Sarah, a mother, who is plunged into a living nightmare when her son Matt calls to tell her he has been involved in a hit and run. Sarah is then forced to confront her own morality in order to help her son in his time of need.
Kacey Ainsworth: Sarah
Brenock O Connor: Matt
Simon Wade: Writer/Director
James N Mabbett: Composer
Alison Vernon-Smith: Executive Producer
Iain Hunter: Sound Design
New Creatives Dramas is presented and produced by Paul Dodgson for BBC Radio 4 Extra
TUE 07:00 Ayres on the Air (b019ly4t)
Series 2
Fame
More light hearted verse and comic sketches from Pam Ayres.
Pam examines how people chase fame and try to hang on to it - including:
A sketch about name-dropping and a poem about not being kissed.
With:
Geoffrey Whitehead
Felicity Montagu
Written by Pam Ayres, Chris Thompson, Peter Reynolds and Jan Etherington.
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2006.
TUE 07:30 Daphne Sounds Expensive (b08yqccf)
Series 2
Atlantis
World-renowned opera singer Sir Willard White has an ingenious plan to solve the boys' money woes. They must travel to the lost city of Atlantis in pursuit of a legendary precious metal.
Join critically-acclaimed sketch trio, Daphne, as they pull out all the stops in a dazzling array of peculiar characters, whacky scenarios, dodgy remarks, curious observations, minor altercations and major peacemaking - served on a bed of catchy little numbers with a live nine-piece band.
Written by and starring: Jason Forbes, Phil Wang & George Fouracres
with Celeste Dring, Will Seaward and Sir Willard White
The Daphne theme was composed by Jeff Carpenter
Original music composed by Pippa Cleary
Orchestrator: Simon Nathan
The Daphnettes were the London Musical Theatre Orchestra:
Musical Director - Freddie Tapner
Violin - Debs White
Cello - Nick Squires
Trumpet - Michael Maddocks
Trombone - Elliot Pooley
Tenor Sax - Joe Atkin Reeves
Drum Kit - Ben Hartley
Percussion - Ben Burton
Piano - Jon Ranger
Bass - Jack Cherry
The Production Coordinator was Hayley Sterling
It was produced by Matt Stronge and was a BBC Studios production.
TUE 08:00 The Goon Show (b00qyqd7)
Series 6
The Man Who Won the War (Seagoon MCC)
How Neddie Seagoon 'invented' the barrage balloon and other wartime (mis)adventures.
Groundbreaking, surreal BBC radio comedy written by Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes.
Starring:
Peter Sellers
Harry Secombe
Spike Milligan
First billed as Crazy People, ten series of The Goon Show were recorded between 1951 and 1960, but sadly many of the earliest shows weren’t kept in the archive.
With the Ray Ellington Quartet and Max Geldray.
Orchestra conducted by Bruce Campbell.
Announcer: Wallace Greenslade
Producer: Peter Eton
First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in September 1955.
TUE 08:30 King Street Junior (b007jmmc)
Series 6
Emergency
It's decision time for Miss Lewis and student Adam's home life causes concern.
Created and written by Jim Eldridge
CAST:
Mr Sims …. Karl Howman
Mr Beeston …. James Grout
Mr Holliday …. Tom Watson
Mrs Stone …. Margaret John
Mr Long …. Paul Copley
Mrs Patterson …. Deirdre Costello
Mrs Rudd …. Vivienne Martin
Miss Lewis …. Marlene Sidaway
Jeremy Foster …. Denis Lill
Nicholas Gatt …. Adam
Sandar/Rajeed …. Rhys Sando
The sixth of ten series of 'King Street Junior'. The comedy drama ran between 1985 and 1998. 'King Street Junior' Revisited ran from 2002 to 2005.
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1991.
TUE 09:00 The News Quiz (m0017tsw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday]
TUE 09:30 Chambers (b007jp6n)
Series 2
The Phantom Barrister
Fuller-Carp sets about recruiting new blood with a puzzling new worker - and Ruth's mum pays a visit.
Clive Coleman’s sitcom set in perhaps the country's least spectacular law chambers.
John Fuller Carp ...... John Bird
Hilary Tripping ...... James Fleet
Vince ...... Jonathan Kydd
Ruth Quirke ...... Sarah Lancashire
With Robert Bathurst, Susan Johnston and Chris Pavlo.
Producer: Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1998.
TUE 10:00 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - Rodney Stone (m000gvjz)
Episode 4
Rodney Stone and his friend Jim, two young lads from the country, find themselves drawn into the racy. colourful but dangerous world of boxing and gambling, and become involved in a series of exciting adventures set in an England where the Prince Regent is all but King and Lord Nelson all but God.
Sir Charles and Rodney rush to meet Jim Harrison to find out what prevented him from fighting Wilson. Stars Sean Arnold.
Written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and first published in 1896, it is dramatised for radio in 4 parts by Constance Cox.
Rodney Stone ... Sean Arnold
Jim Harrison .... Stuart Organ
Champ Harrison ... Henry Stamper
Mrs Harrison .... Charlotte Mitchell
Sir Charles Tregellis ... John Rye
Lord Avon ....Terence Morgan
Miss Hinton ... Jill Balcon
Anson Stone ...Peter Woodthorpe
Mrs Stone .... Jean Trend
Sir Lothian Hume ....Nigel Graham
Ambrose .... Michael Bilton
Sir James Ovington/1st Officer.... Peter Tuddenham
2nd Officer .... David Gooderson
Directed by David Johnston
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1983.
TUE 11:00 Archive on 4 (m00055r6)
The University of the Air
Gordon Brown was one of the first tutors for the Open University. Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2019, he tells the remarkable story from the battle for its birth to the current crisis.
The brainchild of Harold Wilson, brought into being by the passionate efforts of Jennie Lee, the OU was founded on the revolutionary principal of open access for all, with no previous qualifications required.
Since it was founded more than 2 million students have passed through its decidedly open doors. With over 170,000 current students, it's the biggest university in the UK and one of the largest in the world. Until recently it consistently ranked high for student satisfaction. Though it’s perhaps best known as a classically 1970s institution, evoking memories of early mornings perched in front of the television, the OU seemingly passed into the digital age with quiet aplomb, yet the increased competition from MOOC providers, a recent fall in student numbers and leadership crisis put into question the future of the OU.
With contributions from Robin Wilson, son of Harold Wilson and OU Professor, current Chancellor Martha Lane-Fox, Vice- Chancellor Mary Kellett, Prof Steven Rose, Anant Agarwal, CEO of EdX, Willy Russell and Lenny Henry.
Producer: Liza Greig
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2019.
TUE 12:00 The Goon Show (b00qyqd7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 12:30 King Street Junior (b007jmmc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 13:00 Dixon of Dock Green (b016n8zj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
TUE 13:30 New Creatives Dramas (m00180r6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
TUE 14:00 Jaws by Peter Benchley (b0bfydgr)
2. 'A shark attack, clear and simple.'
Henry Goodman reads Peter Benchley's classic novel, and one of the most terrifying movies of all time.
It's high summer in Cape Cod's Amity Island, and a mutilated body has been washed up on the beach. It looks like a shark attack, but Police Chief Brody is having trouble convincing the islanders that it's time to close the beaches...
Will it ever be safe to go back into the water?
This 1974 novel shot straight on to the bestseller lists, and has since sold some 20 million copies. It was adapted into the iconic film by Steven Spielberg a year later. The film won three Academy Awards.
Produced by Justine Willett
Abridged by Richard Hamilton
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2018.
TUE 14:15 Charles Dickens (b09hbwfb)
Dombey and Son
Episode 2
London, mid-19th-century. Young Florence Dombey falls into the clutches of good Mrs Brown.
Originally published in monthly parts from 1846, Charles Dickens's novel appeared in one volume in 1848.
Adapted in 20 parts by Mike Walker.
Charles Dickens.................Alex Jennings
Dombey..............................Robert Glenister
Florence..............................Abigail Hollick
Young Florence...................Eliza Darby
Paul.....................................Jacob Theato
Mr Carker.............................Adrian Lukis
Captain Cuttle.....................Trevor Peacock
Mrs Brown...........................Geraldine James
Dr Blimber...........................Robin Soans
Mrs Pipchin.........................Flaminia Cinque
Dr Peps................................Karl Johnson
Polly Toodles....................Pam Ferris
Susan...................................Nadine Marshall
Walter................................. Joseph Arkley
Young Walter.....................Jordan Clarke
Toots....................................Sam Pamphilon
Other parts played by Ben Crowe, Peter Marinker, Simon Treves, Alex Lanipekun and Lloyd Thomas.
Music by Nicolai Abrahamsen.
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole and Jeremy Mortimer.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2007.
TUE 14:30 Camel Train (b0076yyp)
The Danakil Depression in northern Ethiopia is one of the lowest, hottest places on the surface of the Earth.
Yet every year thousands of traders from the Ethiopian Highlands make the arduous and exhausting journey into this vast super-heated bowl, their long camel trains tiea nose-to-tail with rough rope.
What draws them into this desolate, alien landscape is salt, blocks of which are cut from the ground, loaded onto the camels and transported using methods unchanged for at least 2.000 years.
Matthew Parris joins the traders and their camels to follow the ancient salt route.
Producer: Jeremy Grange
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2006.
TUE 15:00 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - Rodney Stone (m000gvjz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
TUE 16:00 The 3rd Degree (m0006zx9)
Series 9
Royal Holloway, University of London
A funny and dynamic quiz show hosted by Steve Punt - this week from Royal Holloway, University of London, with specialist subjects including Criminology, English and Law and questions ranging from Louis XIV to Lego via yowling and yodelling.
The programme is recorded on location at a different University each week, and it pits three Undergraduates against three of their Professors in an original and fresh take on an academic quiz.
The rounds vary between Specialist Subjects and General Knowledge, quickfire bell-and-buzzer rounds and the Highbrow and Lowbrow round cunningly devised to test not only the students' knowledge of current affairs, history, languages and science, but also their Professors' awareness of television, sport, and quite possibly Ed Sheeran. In addition, the Head-to-Head rounds see students take on their Professors in their own subjects, offering plenty of scope for mild embarrassment on both sides.
Other Universities featured in this series include Aberdeen, Plymouth, St Catharine’s College Cambridge, Brighton and Oxford Brookes.
Produced by David Tyler
A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in 2019.
TUE 16:30 Chambers (b007jp6n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
TUE 17:00 Ayres on the Air (b019ly4t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
TUE 17:30 Daphne Sounds Expensive (b08yqccf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
TUE 18:00 Methuselah's Children by Robert A Heinlein (b007rgl9)
1. Foundation
Set up in the late 19th century, the aim of the Howard Foundation is to prolong human life
Selective breeding via financial encouragement has led to groups of people living for hundreds of years...
Robert Heinlein's sci-fi story first appeared as an expanded full-length novel in 1958.
Read by Paul Birchard
Abridged in six parts by Bert Coules.
Produced at BBC Scotland by Bruce Young.
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in July 2007.
TUE 18:30 Soul Music (b07x2zd2)
Series 23
A Change Is Gonna Come, by Sam Cooke
Soul Music explores a song that has become synonymous with the American Civil Rights Movement, Sam Cooke's A Change Is Gonna Come released in December 1964 two weeks after he was shot dead in Los Angeles.
Contributors include Sam Cooke's brother LC, singer Bettye Lavette who sang it for Barack Obama at his inaugural ceremony and civil rights activists from the Freedom Summer of 64, Jennifer Lawson and Mary King.
Produced by Maggie Ayre.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2016.
TUE 19:00 The Goon Show (b00qyqd7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 19:30 King Street Junior (b007jmmc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 20:00 Dixon of Dock Green (b016n8zj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
TUE 20:30 New Creatives Dramas (m00180r6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
TUE 21:00 Archive on 4 (m00055r6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
TUE 22:00 Daphne Sounds Expensive (b08yqccf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
TUE 22:30 Mark Steel's in Town (b01p720p)
Series 4
Handsworth
Comedian Mark Steel returns with a new series, looking under the surface of some of the UK's more distinctive towns to shed some light on the people, history, rivalries, slang, traditions, and eccentricities that makes them unique.
Creating a bespoke stand-up set for each town, Mark performs the show in front of a local audience.
As well as examining the less visited areas of Britain, Mark uncovers stories and experiences that resonate with us all as we recognise the quirkiness of the British way of life and the rich tapestry of remarkable events and people who have shaped where we live.
During this 4th series of 'Mark Steel's In Town', Mark will visit Tobermory, Whitehaven, Handsworth, Ottery St Mary, Corby, and Chipping Norton.
This week, Mark takes a trip to Handsworth in Birmingham to explore reggae and riots, white supremacist gardening, and how takeaway food affects the time space continuum.
Additional material by Pete Sinclair.
Produced by Sam Bryant.
TUE 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (m00189z5)
Chloe Petts 3/3
From 10pm until midnight, seven days a week, The Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. And tonight, Arthur Smith chats to Chloe Petts.
TUE 23:00 What Does the K Stand For? (b04ykd7f)
Series 2
The BFF
Best Friends Forever.
Stephen K Amos's sitcom about growing up black, gay and funny in 1980s south London.
Written by Jonathan Harvey with Stephen K Amos.
Stephen K Amos … Stephen K Amos
Young Stephen … Shaquille Ali-Yebuah
Stephanie Amos … Fatou Sohna
Virginia Amos … Ellen Thomas
Vincent Amos … Don Gilet
Miss Bliss … Michelle Butterly
Jayson Jackson … Frankie Wilson
Roy ... Ryan Watson
Producer: Colin Anderson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2015.
TUE 23:30 I've Never Seen Star Wars (b00rbkyc)
Series 3
Jon Culshaw
Marcus Brigstocke invites his guest Jon Culshaw to try five things he's never done before, including visiting a casino, eating salad and going to the opera.
Whether the experiences are banal or profound, the show is about embracing the new and getting out of our comfort zones.
The title comes from the fact that the show's producer and creator Bill Dare had never seen Star Wars.
Producer: Bill Dare
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2010.

WEDNESDAY 08 JUNE 2022

WED 00:00 Methuselah's Children by Robert A Heinlein (b007rgl9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 Soul Music (b07x2zd2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 Dixon of Dock Green (b016n8zj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 New Creatives Dramas (m00180r6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 Jaws by Peter Benchley (b0bfydgr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Tuesday]
WED 02:15 Charles Dickens (b09hbwfb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Tuesday]
WED 02:30 Camel Train (b0076yyp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Tuesday]
WED 03:00 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - Rodney Stone (m000gvjz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 The 3rd Degree (m0006zx9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:30 Chambers (b007jp6n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 Ayres on the Air (b019ly4t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday]
WED 05:30 Daphne Sounds Expensive (b08yqccf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Tuesday]
WED 06:00 Dixon of Dock Green (b016q2l1)
Series 2
The Captain
A series of burglaries on empty houses bears all the trademarks of one of Dock Green's most colourful characters.
But is PC Andy Crawford a bit too keen to make an arrest?
Radio revival of BBC TV's famous copper starring David Calder and Hamish Clark.
Written for TV by Ted Willis and adapted for radio by Sue Rodwell
George Dixon ...... David Calder
Andy Crawford ...... Hamish Clark
Tom Carr ...... Jonathan Gunning
The Captain ...... Bill Wallis
Maurie ...... Jonathan Tafler
Director: Viv Beeby
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2006.
WED 06:30 New Creatives Dramas (m0018112)
Series 4
3. Of Wessex & Grandma’s Home
Fresh storytelling from first time writers and producers as part of BBC Introducing Arts supported by BBC Arts and Arts Council England.
Writer, broadcaster and musician Paul Dodgson presents two thought provoking short dramas from the next generation of dramatists.
Of Wessex by Saskia Black is a magical time-hopping drama exploring the effects of grief and the nature of sisterhood. When Scarlett discovers she can travel back in time, she retreats to one of the happiest moments of her childhood: up on St. Catherine’s Hill in Winchester with her sister and dad, searching for the sleeping wizard Merlin. The play stars Laura Hanna, Samantha Hudson and Steve Newman. The composer is Nick Murray The co-producer is Antosh Wojcik and the executive producer is Jeremy Routledge. Of Wessex is a Calling the Shots production.
Grandma’s Home tells the story of two grandchildren who go in search for their Grandma in the middle of the night, discovering a magical world that teaches them the harsh truth of their ancestry. A brutal journey reveals a magic that grows from self-belief and confidence in identity.
George Morgan: Writer / Director
Hannah Zoé Ankrah: Jayda
Anni Domingo: Grandma & Warrior
McMillan Ngwenya: Malachi
Kathryn Roth: Colony of Bees
Paul Bassett Davies: Trader
Sound Designer: Iain Hunter
Executive Producer: Sara Davies
Grandma’s home is a Pier Production
Presented and produced by Paul Dodgson for BBC Radio 4 Extra
WED 07:00 Cooking in a Bedsitter (b083mrvf)
Series 1
Beef Olives
Beattie Edmondson and Nikesh Patel star in Sue Teddern's comedy, set in a 1960s' bedsitter - inspired by Katharine Whitehorn's cookery classic.
In this opening episode, Trisha embarks on bedsit life, determined to make it as a get-ahead girl about town.
Trisha ...... Beattie Edmondson
Deepak ...... Nikesh Patel
June ...... Alison Belbin
Len ...... John Bowler
Tony ...... John Dougall
Katharine Whitehorn ...... Karen Bartke
Directed by Emma Harding
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2016.
WED 07:30 Heresy (m0017tcn)
Series 12
Episode 2
Victoria Coren Mitchell presents a new series of the show which dares to commit heresy.
Joining Victoria Coren Mitchell to commit heresy about being at one with nature and mediocrity are the comedians Miles Jupp and David Mitchell, and former chair of the Conservative Party, Baroness Sayeeda Warsi.
Written, presented, and produced by Victoria Coren Mitchell
with additional material from Dan Gaster and Charlie Skelton
Series created by David Baddiel
An Avalon production for BBC Radio 4
WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b008p8pl)
Series 5
The Prize Money
The Lad gets more than he bargained for when he wins a TV quiz show.
Starring Tony Hancock.
With Sidney James, Bill Kerr, Hattie Jacques and Kenneth Williams.
Written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.
Theme and incidental music written by Wally Stott.
Producer: Tom Ronald
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in May 1958.
WED 08:30 If You're So Clever, Why Aren't You Rich? (b00sz56p)
Series 3
Death
Giles needs his flatmate Judith, to play the part of his wife at a family funeral. He also needs some transport to get there.
Starring Tony Slattery, Paul Bigley and Amanda Root.
Comedy drama series about three promising graduates still underachieving in their 30s.
Written by Paul Shearer and Richard Turner
Giles ...... Tony Slattery
David ...... Paul Bigley
Judith ...... Amanda Root
Other parts played by Richard Turner, Patience Tomlinson, Geoffrey Whitehead and Barbara Murray
Written by Richard Turner and Paul Shearer
Producer Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1998.
WED 09:00 Booked (b0075lw6)
Series 2
Episode 4
Mark Thomas, Dillie Keane, Miles Kington and Roger McGough wreak havoc with the literary canon
Irreverent literary game chaired by Ian McMillan.
Producer: Marc Jobst
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1997.
WED 09:30 The Attractive Young Rabbi (b007k0wh)
Series 1
The New Synagogue
A single phone call turns the comfortable world of Rabbi Fine is turned upside down.
The first of three series of Barry Grossman’s comedy-drama about the collision between the old and the new in the Jewish community of Hillfield.
Starring David De Keyser as Rabbi Abraham Fine. Tracy-Ann Oberman as Rabbi Su Jacobs, Doreen Mantle as Sadie Fine, Henry Goodman as Melvin, Jonathan Kydd as Brian and Sarah Rice as Ruth.
Music: Max Harris.
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1999.
WED 10:00 Patrick O'Brian - The Fortune of War (m00018sy)
Episode 1
In 1812 Britain is at war with America and France. When Captain Jack Aubrey and Dr Stephen Maturin are forced to abandon ship in the South Atlantic they are picked up by the Royal Navy frigate, Java, in pursuit of an American heavy frigate, Constitution. But when the ships exchange fire the enemy proves superior. Jack and Stephen are taken as prisoners-of-war to Boston – where Stephen’s former lover, Diana Villiers, has become the mistress of an American diplomat.
Captain Jack Aubrey ...... David Robb
Doctor Stephen Maturin ...... Richard Dillane
Diana Villiers ...... Candida Benson
Killick ...... Jon Glover
Bonden ...... Sam Dale
Johnson ...... Struan Rodger
Pontet-Canet ...... Nick Underwood
Clapier ...... Stephen Hogan
Jaheel Brenton ...... Gerard McDermott
Lt. Babbington ...... Don Gilet
Captain Lambert ...... Sean Murray
Chads ...... Liam Lau Fernandez
Other parts are played by the cast.
Written by Patrick O’Brian
Dramatised by Roger Danes
Producer/director Bruce Young
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2018.
WED 11:00 Michael Palin's Radio Adventures (m000qyxd)
1. The Python Years
In a completely different broadcast from London’s BBC Radio Theatre John McCarthy meets with Michael Palin to celebrate the actor-adventurer’s remarkable life and career as heard on BBC radio.
Michael Palin has been a Python, a world traveller, author, actor and screenwriter, and often described as “Britain’s Nicest Man”. However one area which is often overlooked from his long and impressive career are his fascinating radio contributions.
Featuring extracts from his mighty canon of work including his famous diaries, interviews about his comedy and travel work, documentaries and dramas.
Recorded in front an enthusiastic audience, we discover Palin’s love for radio as we hear a treasure trove of archives on an eclectic mix of subjects and plenty memories of Monty Python.
Producer: Stephen Garner
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in December 2017.
WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b008p8pl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 12:30 If You're So Clever, Why Aren't You Rich? (b00sz56p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 13:00 Dixon of Dock Green (b016q2l1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
WED 13:30 New Creatives Dramas (m0018112)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
WED 14:00 Jaws by Peter Benchley (b0bfz6qy)
3. 'Let's get the goddamn beached closed.'
Henry Goodman reads Peter Benchley's classic 1974 novel, which went on to become one of the greatest movies of all time.
It's high summer on Cape Cod's Amity Island, and now two people have been killed just off the coast. Chief Brody is convinced the killer is a shark, and now all he has to do is work out how he's going to catch it...
Will it ever be safe to go back into the water?
This 1974 novel shot straight on to the bestseller lists, and has since sold some 20 million copies. It was adapted into the iconic film by Steven Spielberg a year later. The film won three Academy Awards.
Produced by Justine Willett
Abridged by Richard Hamilton
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2018.
WED 14:15 Charles Dickens (b09hllmr)
Dombey and Son
Episode 3
London, mid-19th-century. Paul is sent to Brighton for his health.
Originally published in monthly parts from 1846, Charles Dickens's novel appeared in one volume in 1848.
Adapted in 20 parts by Mike Walker.
Charles Dickens.................Alex Jennings
Dombey..............................Robert Glenister
Florence..............................Abigail Hollick
Young Florence...................Eliza Darby
Paul.....................................Jacob Theato
Mr Carker.............................Adrian Lukis
Captain Cuttle.....................Trevor Peacock
Mrs Brown...........................Geraldine James
Dr Blimber...........................Robin Soans
Mrs Pipchin.........................Flaminia Cinque
Dr Peps................................Karl Johnson
Polly Toodles....................Pam Ferris
Susan...................................Nadine Marshall
Walter................................. Joseph Arkley
Young Walter.....................Jordan Clarke
Toots....................................Sam Pamphilon
Other parts played by Ben Crowe, Peter Marinker, Simon Treves, Alex Lanipekun and Lloyd Thomas.
Music by Nicolai Abrahamsen.
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole and Jeremy Mortimer.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2007.
WED 14:30 A Thor in One's Side (b00772pf)
In 1947, a crew of intrepid and hard-bitten Norwegians first set out on what was, on the face of it, a pretty flimsy premise - that you could cross the mighty Pacific Ocean from Peru to Polynesia with nothing more solid than a balsa wood raft.
That raft, the Kon-Tiki, and the exploits of those Norwegians, led by the visionary Thor Heyerdahl, were to become world renowned.
Tony Robinson tells the story of Heyerdahl's epic journey and its lasting effect on popular archaeology.
Producer: Geoff Ballinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2007.
WED 15:00 Patrick O'Brian - The Fortune of War (m00018sy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
WED 16:00 Booked (b0075lw6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
WED 16:30 The Attractive Young Rabbi (b007k0wh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
WED 17:00 Cooking in a Bedsitter (b083mrvf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
WED 17:30 Heresy (m0017tcn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
WED 18:00 Methuselah's Children by Robert A Heinlein (b007rhwz)
2. Immortality
The prospect of immortality sparks riots, so the Government starts mass arrests.
Paul Birchard reads Robert Heinlein's sci-fi novel.
Set up in the late 19th century, the aim of the Howard Foundation is to prolong human life via selective breeding and financial encouragement.
Abridged by Bert Coules.
Produced at BBC Scotland by Bruce Young.
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in July 2007.
WED 18:30 How Tickled Am I? (b007m5v6)
Series 2
Will Hay
Mark Radcliffe profiles popular comedian Will Hay, remembered for both his film acting talents and his passion for astronomy.
Featuring clips from Hay’s classic movies and contributions from Roy Hudd, Tommy Trinder and Val Guest.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2000.
WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b008p8pl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 19:30 If You're So Clever, Why Aren't You Rich? (b00sz56p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 20:00 Dixon of Dock Green (b016q2l1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
WED 20:30 New Creatives Dramas (m0018112)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
WED 21:00 Michael Palin's Radio Adventures (m000qyxd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
WED 22:00 Heresy (m0017tcn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
WED 22:30 Flight of the Conchords (b00dn8br)
Tower of London
The Kiwi band tries to make it big in London.
Improvised comedy from the satirical pop pair, as they align with established comics to poke fun at all aspects of pop music.
Rob Brydon narrates the six-part musical odyssey about a novelty band.
Starring New Zealand musical comedy duo, Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement.
With:
Rhys Darby
Mike Sengelow
Neil Finn
Andy Parsons
Additional material by Joel Morris.
Musicians: David Catlin-Birch and Mark Allis.
Producer: Will Saunders
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in September 2005.
WED 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (m00189z9)
Luisa Omielan 1/1
From 10pm until midnight, seven days a week, The Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. And tonight, Arthur Smith chats to Luisa Omielan.
WED 23:00 All the World's a Globe (b007jwrt)
From Scythians to Shakespeare
From the Scythians to the Crusades.
The history of mankind from the first amoeba to the Second World War.
Presented by the entire cast of the National Theatre of Brent - Desmond Olivier Dingle and Wallace, aided by Mr Barker.
With guest star Juliet Stevenson.
Written by Patrick Barlow, with additional material by Jim Broadbent and Martin Duncan.
With thanks to
Patrick Barlow
Jim Broadbent
Martin Duncan
Producer: Lissa Evans
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1990.
WED 23:15 The Goldfish Bowl (m0018115)
Series 2
Episode 4
Anton and Liam - the Eric and Ernie of the fish fraternity - are back with more underwater wit and fishy frivolity.
Liam discovers that the Tank is full of trouble and awful rhyming slang.
Written by Shaun Prendergast, starring Sean Foley and Hamish McColl.
Anton .... Sean Foley
Liam ....Hamish McColl
Susan ....Tracy Ann Oberman
Struan ....Shaun Prendergast
Director: Sally Avens
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2000.
WED 23:30 King Cutler (b008yt5q)
King Cutler V
A message to the nation from Phyllis King and Ivor Cutler.
Visitors bear gifts of words to add to their collection of poems, songs and stories.
With Dylan Edwards , David Lloyd, Ted Harrison and Craig Murray-Orr.
Producer: Neil Cargill
First broadcast on BBC Radio 3 in February 1990.

THURSDAY 09 JUNE 2022

THU 00:00 Methuselah's Children by Robert A Heinlein (b007rhwz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 How Tickled Am I? (b007m5v6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Dixon of Dock Green (b016q2l1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 New Creatives Dramas (m0018112)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Jaws by Peter Benchley (b0bfz6qy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 Charles Dickens (b09hllmr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Wednesday]
THU 02:30 A Thor in One's Side (b00772pf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Patrick O'Brian - The Fortune of War (m00018sy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 Booked (b0075lw6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 The Attractive Young Rabbi (b007k0wh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Cooking in a Bedsitter (b083mrvf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Wednesday]
THU 05:30 Heresy (m0017tcn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Wednesday]
THU 06:00 Dixon of Dock Green (b016q57t)
Series 2
Andy Steps Up
PC Andy Crawford gets another chance to earn his stripes when some suspiciously priced tins of salmon turn up on Dock Green market.
Radio revival of BBC TV's famous copper starring David Calder and Hamish Clark.
Written for TV by Ted Willis and adapted for radio by Sue Rodwell.
George Dixon ...... David Calder
Andy Crawford ...... Hamish Clark
Duffy ...... Shaun Prendergast
Mrs Jones ...... Carol MacReady
DI Cherry ...... Christian Rodska
Mary Crawford ...... Charlie Brooks
Director: Viv Beeby
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2006.
THU 06:30 New Creatives Dramas (m00181cz)
Series 4
4. Platform’s Edge & Homecoming
Fresh storytelling from first time writers and producers as part of BBC Introducing Arts supported by BBC Arts and Arts Council England.
Writer, broadcaster and musician Paul Dodgson presents two thought provoking short dramas from the next generation of dramatists.
Platform’s Edge by Lucy Holligan is a comedy set on a Midlands railway station. The rumour of a celebrity visit pushes a neurotic station manager into overdrive. But while she seeks an opportunity to shone in front of management, a lacklustre colleague pushes her to breaking point. Starring Buffy Davies and Annette Badland with original music by Richard Dunn. The sound designer is Martyn Harries and the script editor is Laura Major. The producers were Paul Dodgson and Anna Campbell. Platform's Edge is a Rural Media production.
Homecoming is written and directed by Junior Akinola. Ade is a Manchester native who has struggled with his identity throughout his life. Now he is about to travel to Nigeria for the first time to attend a family wedding. A missed flight and a whirl of events force him to confront his deep-rooted identity issues head-on. Homecoming stars Lamin Touray, Junior Akinola, Carla Henry, David Fleeshman, and Graeme Hawley. The producer is Eloise Whitmore and it is a Naked Production for Tyneside Cinema.
Presented and produced by Paul Dodgson for BBC Radio 4 Extra.
THU 07:00 Bad Salsa (b092ft05)
Series 3
Something Cold
The final episode of the sitcom set in a salsa club. Jill plans to re-marry her ex-husband Colin to protect their son's financial future. This gives Terri an idea that involves Chippy.
A third and final series of the sitcom about three women who meet during cancer treatment and start going to salsa class together to maintain their friendship. As they adjust to life after cancer they realise that they've all changed.
The series is not about cancer, but about life after cancer, how you cope the changes in your outlook, your desires and your expectations. It's also about how other people cope with the change in you.
In this final series there's a funeral and a wedding. But who's funeral and who is marrying who?
Written by Kay Stonham.
Produced by Katie Tyrrell.
A BBC Studio Production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in August 2017.
THU 07:30 Thanks a Lot, Milton Jones! (m0017v79)
Series 5
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Dai
Milton gets recruited by the kindliest Secret Service in the world to oversee a tense spy swap on the Severn Bridge.
Mention Milton Jones to most people and the first thing they think is ‘Help!’. Because each week Milton and his trusty assistant Anton (played by Milton regular, Tom Goodman-Hill) set out to help people and soon find they’re embroiled in a new adventure. When you’re close to the edge, Milton can give you a push...
“Milton Jones is one of Britain’s best gagsmiths with a flair for creating daft yet perfect one-liners” – The Guardian.
“King of the surreal one-liners” - The Times
“If you haven’t caught up with Jones yet – do so!” – The Daily Mail
Written by Milton with James Cary (Bluestone 42, Miranda), and Dan Evans (who co-wrote Milton’s Channel 4 show House Of Rooms), the man they call “Britain’s funniest Milton" returns to the radio with a fully-working cast and a shipload of new jokes.
The cast includes regulars Tom Goodman-Hill ( Spamalot, Mr. Selfridge) as the ever-faithful Anton, Josie Lawrence and Dan Tetsell (Peep Show, Upstart Crow)
With music by Guy Jackson.
Produced and Directed by David Tyler
A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4
THU 08:00 Frankie Howerd (b00n3ptz)
Series 3
Episode 2
Frankie visits the house where he was born and prepares for a royal visit.
Ably assisted by June Whitfield, Ray Fell and Madi Hedd, Francis titters and teeters through recollections of his eventful life and illustrious career.
Written my David McKellar and David Nobbs.
Producer: David Hatch.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in November 1974.
THU 08:30 Visiting Julia (m00182pt)
If The Truth Be Known
Visiting Julia
Peter Tinniswood 's six-part gentle comedy-drama series.
2: If The Truth Be Known
Will children’s writer Roger be able to cope at home with his wife still in the hospital?
Roger ....Keith Barron
Julia .... Liz Goulding
Ma-in-'ell .... Shirley Dixon
Taxi Driver ... Stephen Thorne
Matron .... Mate Binchy
Otto ... Nigel Anthony
Producer: John Tydeman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1998.
THU 09:00 The Personality Test (b00mvs9s)
Series 2
Antony Worrall-Thompson
Celebrity chef and writer Antony Worrall-Thompson quizzes a panel about himself.
With Sue Perkins, Lucy Porter, Will Smith and Robin Ince.
Series with changing hosts who quiz the panel.
Script by Richard Turner and Simon LIttlefield
Devised and produced by Aled Evans.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2006.
THU 09:30 Tomorrow, Today! (b017gzj8)
Series 2
Countess Natasha and the Red Menace
Prime Minister Harold Macmillan guest stars in the same week that the programme is infiltrated by a spy.
Series two of Christopher William Hill's sitcom set in 1962. A BBC producer struggles to make a radio soap set in the unimaginably futuristic world of 2008.
Nigel Lavery ...... Peter Bowles
Sylvia Hann ...... Cheryl Campbell
Godfrey Winnard ..... John Fortune
Sir Angus McNairn ...... Gary Waldhorn
Hugo Kellerman ...... Joseph Kloska
Douglas Bennings/Harold Macmillan ...... Jon Glover
Keith Wood ...... Sam Pamphilon
Roger Aspinall ...... Simon Treves
Secretary ...... Laura Molyneux
Miss Thurwell ...... Anna Bengo.
Producer: Liz Webb
First broadcast on Radio 4 in February 2008.
THU 10:00 Patrick O'Brian - The Fortune of War (m000198t)
Episode 2
Jack, Stephen and Diana escape from Boston in a rowing boat with a cache of American intelligence papers and stolen diamonds.
A Royal Navy frigate, HMS Shannon, on blockade duty outside the harbour, takes the fugitives on board. In the climactic naval battle of the War of 1812 HMS Shannon defeats the USS Chesapeake but at a heavy cost.
At a ball in Nova Scotia to celebrate the great victory Jack has a dalliance with the amorous Amanda Smith before our heroes board a mail packet bound for London. But they are pursued by two American ships intent on recovering Diana, the papers and the priceless jewels.
Captain Jack Aubrey ...... David Robb
Doctor Stephen Maturin ...... Richard Dillane
Diana Villiers ...... Candida Benson
Captain Philip Broke ...... Peter Forbes
Pontet-Canet ...... Nick Underwood
Johnson ...... Struan Rodger
Amanda Smith ...... Emma Handy
Major Beck ...... Don Gilet
Admiral Colpoys ...... Tony Turner
Lt. Falkiner ...... Cameron Percival
Bartholomew ...... Lewis Bray
Other parts are played by the cast.
Written by Patrick O’Brian
Dramatised by Roger Danes
Producer/director Bruce Young
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2018.
THU 11:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m00180gc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday]
THU 11:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00lxhb3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 on Sunday]
THU 12:00 Frankie Howerd (b00n3ptz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 12:30 Visiting Julia (m00182pt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 13:00 Dixon of Dock Green (b016q57t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
THU 13:30 New Creatives Dramas (m00181cz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
THU 14:00 Jaws by Peter Benchley (b0bg1l2t)
4. 'It's a shark's tooth.'
Henry Goodman continues Peter Benchley's classic 1974 novel, and one of the greatest movies of all time.
As the victims mount, Amity Island's beaches are finally closed. And Chief Brody decides to call in an expert who can might help him catch the shark...
Will it ever be safe to go back into the water?
This 1974 novel shot straight on to the bestseller lists, and has since sold some 20 million copies. It was adapted into the iconic film by Steven Spielberg a year later. The film won three Academy Awards.
Produced by Justine Willett
Abridged by Richard Hamilton
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2018.
THU 14:15 Charles Dickens (b09hmf1g)
Dombey and Son
Episode 4
London, mid-19th-century. The heavy duty of learning at Doctor Blimber's Academy.
Originally published in monthly parts from 1846, Charles Dickens's novel appeared in one volume in 1848.
Adapted in 20 parts by Mike Walker.
Charles Dickens.................Alex Jennings
Dombey..............................Robert Glenister
Florence..............................Abigail Hollick
Young Florence...................Eliza Darby
Paul.....................................Jacob Theato
Mr Carker.............................Adrian Lukis
Captain Cuttle.....................Trevor Peacock
Mrs Brown...........................Geraldine James
Dr Blimber...........................Robin Soans
Mrs Pipchin.........................Flaminia Cinque
Dr Peps................................Karl Johnson
Polly Toodles....................Pam Ferris
Susan...................................Nadine Marshall
Walter................................. Joseph Arkley
Young Walter.....................Jordan Clarke
Toots....................................Sam Pamphilon
Other parts played by Ben Crowe, Peter Marinker, Simon Treves, Alex Lanipekun and Lloyd Thomas.
Music by Nicolai Abrahamsen.
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole and Jeremy Mortimer.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2007.
THU 14:30 Wittgenstein's Jet (b04v3b9v)
Did the future philosopher, Ludwig Wittgenstein, design and build a an early jet powered aero-engine, in Manchester, in 1908?
This programme tells the story of Wittgenstein's earliest project, and rebuilds his jet. Presenter Cassie Newland is an archaeologist with a passion for engineering. When she meets "shed engineer" Dave Southall they scrutinise Wittgenstein's designs, and try to work out how the aero-engine would have worked.
Arriving in England in 1908, Wittgenstein was a research student in mechanical engineering at Manchester University. After working at a research station in Glossop, doing experimental work with kites, and thinking about designs for a flying machine, he began to focus his attention more on the engines that might power them. Using a combustion chamber, he developed a scheme for an engine powering a propeller assisted by gas discharge nozzles at the end of each blade. But by 1911 Wittgenstein was restless and switched to studying Mathematics at Cambridge.
Would his engine have worked, if used in an aircraft? In this programme, we find out.
Producer: Bob Dickinson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2015.
THU 15:00 Patrick O'Brian - The Fortune of War (m000198t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
THU 16:00 The Personality Test (b00mvs9s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
THU 16:30 Tomorrow, Today! (b017gzj8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
THU 17:00 Bad Salsa (b092ft05)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
THU 17:30 Thanks a Lot, Milton Jones! (m0017v79)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
THU 18:00 Methuselah's Children by Robert A Heinlein (b007rkc4)
3. New Frontiers
Lazarus Long leads the families on board the colony spaceship 'New Frontiers'.
Paul Birchard reads Robert Heinlein's sci-fi novel.
Set up in the late 19th century, the aim of the Howard Foundation is to prolong human life via selective breeding and financial encouragement.
Abridged by Bert Coules.
Produced at BBC Scotland by Bruce Young.
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in July 2007.
THU 18:30 Great Lives (m0001f0y)
Series 47
Samira Ahmed on Laura Ingalls Wilder
In the summer of 2018 the name of Laura Ingalls Wilder was erased from a children's literary medal set up in her honour six decades ago. Readers of the Little House on the Prairie series of books were widely perplexed, but the original American pioneer girl now finds herself at the centre of the culture wars in the US.
Nominating her is the broadcaster and superfan Samira Ahmed, who has been to Rocky Ridge Farm, now an historic museum in Missouri and Laura Ingalls Wilder's home. Joining Samira in studio is the novelist Tracy Chevalier. president of the Laura Ingalls Wilder club at the age of eight. At the centre of the controversy - the depiction in these books of native Americans. “Her works reflect dated cultural attitudes toward indigenous people and people of colour that contradict modern acceptance, celebration, and understanding of diverse communities,” was the judgment of the ALSC.
This programme also includes Laura Ingalls Wilder's biographer, Pamela Hill; plus the Commanche writer Paul Chaat Smith in an extract from The Invention of the USA.
"I feel worried," says Samira Ahmed, "that we've lost the ability to have nuance. I cannot read these books without feeling aspects of racism, but why shouldn't we be able to read them and still see the beauty in them."
The presenter is Matthew Parris
Producer: Miles Warde
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2018.
THU 19:00 Frankie Howerd (b00n3ptz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 19:30 Visiting Julia (m00182pt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 20:00 Dixon of Dock Green (b016q57t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
THU 20:30 New Creatives Dramas (m00181cz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
THU 21:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m00180gc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday]
THU 21:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00lxhb3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 on Sunday]
THU 22:00 Thanks a Lot, Milton Jones! (m0017v79)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
THU 22:30 DMs Are Open (m00181d1)
Series 1
Episode 4
DMs Are Open is a weekly comedy sketch show hosted by Athena Kugblenu (BBC 1 “Mock The Week” Radio 4 “Cancel Culture”) & Ali Official (BBC Three “Muzlamic” Radio 4 “The Train At Platform 4”)
It’s a brand new show that takes a satirical swipe at the latest news and trending topics. Each week, the Great British public will be sliding into Athena and Ali’s DMs with sketches, one liners and voice notes about anything from Martin Lewis taking over the world to Rihanna’s new baby. Tune in for the best comedy sketches, performed by some of the biggest social media influencers, showcasing the very best of the British public’s submissions.
It is an open submissions show which means it is written by you, the listeners! DMs Are Open seeks to develop new comedy writers and performers and is looking for sketches, one-liners, new characters and voicenote submissions.
Producers: Sadia Azmat and Rajiv Karia
Production Coordinator: Sarah Nicholls
A BBC Studios Production
THU 23:00 The Consultants (b0076pvy)
Series 2
Episode 4
Taking register at stunt school, Tarzan learns the alphabet and meet Buck Stark, known to millions as naked superhero Captain Buff.
The Consultants are Neil Edmond, Justin Edwards and James Rawlings.
Producer: Will Saunders
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2003.
THU 23:30 Weak at the Top (b00rgpbw)
Series 1
Gold Card
John Weak puts the man into management.
He's randy, devious, sexist and drink-sodden, a high-powered marketing director with the morals of a skunk, the skin of a rhino and the brain of a one-celled organism.
Alexander Armstrong stars as John Weak in Guy Browning’s sitcom.
John Weak ...... Alexander Armstrong
Hayley ...... Clare Perkins
Sir Marcus ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Bill Peters ...... Ron Cook
Tim Smallwood ...... Ewan Bailey
Debbie ...... Colleen Prendergast
Producer: Jonquil Panting
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2005.

FRIDAY 10 JUNE 2022

FRI 00:00 Methuselah's Children by Robert A Heinlein (b007rkc4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 Great Lives (m0001f0y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Dixon of Dock Green (b016q57t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 New Creatives Dramas (m00181cz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Jaws by Peter Benchley (b0bg1l2t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 Charles Dickens (b09hmf1g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Thursday]
FRI 02:30 Wittgenstein's Jet (b04v3b9v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Patrick O'Brian - The Fortune of War (m000198t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 The Personality Test (b00mvs9s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 Tomorrow, Today! (b017gzj8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 Bad Salsa (b092ft05)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Thursday]
FRI 05:30 Thanks a Lot, Milton Jones! (m0017v79)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Thursday]
FRI 06:00 Dixon of Dock Green (b016r51t)
Series 2
Give a Dog a Good Name
PC George Dixon helps the newly promoted DI Andy Crawford trap a particularly vicious criminal - a man with an achilles heel in the shape of a small dog called Shirley.
Radio revival of BBC TV's famous copper starring David Calder and Hamish Clark.
Written for TV by Ted Willis and adapted for radio by Sue Rodwell.
George Dixon ...... David Calder
Andy Crawford ...... Hamish Clark
Duffy ...... Shaun Prendergast
Mrs Jones ...... Carol MacReady
DI Cherry ...... Christian Rodska
Mary Crawford ...... Charlie Brooks
Director: Viv Beeby
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2006.
FRI 06:30 New Creatives Dramas (m00181kg)
Series 4
5. Hotdogs and Hashtags & Blackwater Mermaids
Fresh storytelling from first time writers and producers as part of BBC Introducing Arts supported by BBC Arts and Arts Council England.
Writer, broadcaster and musician Paul Dodgson presents two thought provoking short dramas from the next generation of dramatists.
Hotdogs and Hashtags by Vicky Wild and Aryana Ramkhalawon. When ex-reality TV star, Jessica Jennison ends up selling hotdogs back in her home town of Skegness, her real life takes an unfiltered turn. Hotdogs and Hashtags explores the aftermath of fast fame and the impact it can have on mental health. Starring Vicky Wild and Aryana Ramkhalawon with Buffy Davis. The sound designer is Martyn Harries, the producer is Kate McCall and it is a Rural Media production.
The Blackwater Mermaids by Scott Hurran: a mash up of estuary life and the underground garage music scene in this epic Essex-‘tail.’ Terry, an oyster fisherman in West Mersea, has been obsessed his whole adult life about the mermaid he once saw out in the water. Every year on that same day he ventures back out to see if he can find her. And then he does…
Scott Hurran: Writer/Director
Anne Odeke: Michelle/Lindsey
Sam Swainsbury: Terry
Tom Foskett-Barnes: Music
Chris Warner: Producer/Sound Design
Sue Bowerman: Executive Producer
A Screen South production
Presented and produced by Paul Dodgson for BBC Radio 4 Extra
FRI 07:00 Relativity (b0939f5v)
Series 1
Episode 2
Margaret and Ken invite all the family round to celebrate their golden wedding anniversary.
Jane plans the party surprise to end all surprises, and 17 year old Nick's joy is unbounded to discover Chloe has a bit part in the new Star Wars film. Grandma Doris' contribution to the festivities is somewhat uninhibited, and her Alzheimer's makes Ian and Jane to reflect on what really matters.
Richard Herring's comedy about four generations of a family. Starring Alison Steadman, Phil Davies and Richard Herring.
Relativity is a witty and loving portrait of family life, with affectionate observation of inter generational misunderstanding, sibling sparring and the ties that bind, that will resonate with anyone who has ever argued with their dad about how to pronounce crisp brand names.
Margaret ...... Alison Steadman
Ken ...... Phil Davis
Jane ...... Fenella Woolgar
Ian ...... Richard Herring
Chloe ...... Emily Berrington
Pete ...... Gordon Kennedy
Holly ...... Effie Woods
Mark ...... Fred Haig
Nick ...... Harrison Knights
Doris ...... Marion Bailey
Producer: Polly Thomas
Executive Producers: Jon Thoday and Richard Allen Turner
An Avalon Television production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in September 2017.
FRI 07:30 Stand-Up Specials (m00180y0)
Jen Brister: Waves
Why has such a large swathe of the population started plunging into freezing-cold water, in a country whose climate is pretty obviously ill-suited to wild swimming, or arguably any sort of swimming away from a spa resort?
Jen Brister might seem, at face value, an unlikely candidate to ask. In her critically-acclaimed stand-up she has never been noted for suffering fools – or fads – gladly. Yet amid the bedlam of the past two years, as the mother of young twin boys suddenly finding herself a full-time nurse, teacher and a lot of other jobs she never signed up for, Jen has found refuge in the unlikely setting of the sea off Brighton, where she lives.
Armed with the unusual combination of wetsuit and microphone, she takes us on a personal odyssey in this unique comedy special, which sees her shuttle between the stage and the less familiar performance space of the deep ocean.
In a counterweighted series of stand-up segments and waterbound philosophical passages, Jen tries to piece together what it is about (sometimes dangerously) cold water that has helped reunite her with her sanity. Swimming in the elements promotes mindfulness, enhances our sense of self, and allows us to think our thoughts with a clarity that is often elusive. But what does a comedian do with this enhanced self-awareness?
With her customary sharpness of tongue – admittedly, a little mellowed by all the wholesome exercise – and precision of thought, one of the most exciting comedians in the country finds waves of inspiration both on dry land and in the milieu she has started to regard as a second home.
Actually, maybe a first home if the kids get any noisier.
Written and performed by Jen Brister
Produced by Lianne Coop
An Impatient production for BBC Radio 4
FRI 08:00 Dad's Army (b007jrl4)
Series 3
Is There Honey Still for Tea?
Private Godfrey's humble abode, Cherry Tree Cottage, is threatened with demolition to make way for a new aerodrome...
The comic exploits of a Second World War Home Guard platoon in Walmington-on-Sea.
Adapted for radio from Jimmy Perry and David Croft's TV scripts by Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles.
Captain Mainwaring …. Arthur Lowe
Sergeant Wilson …. John Le Mesurier
Corporal Jones …. Clive Dunn
Private Frazer …. John Laurie
Private Godfrey …. Arnold Ridley
Private Pike …. Ian Lavender
Cissie Godfrey …. Joan Cooper
Colonel/Sir Charles …. Fraser Kerr
Announcer/Newsreader …. John Snagge
Producer: John Dyas
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1976.
FRI 08:30 Married (b0080qdc)
Series 2
War of the Worlds
It is a fight to the death as Robin finally meets his doppelganger.
When two universes collide, there can be only one winner.
Hugh Bonneville stars in Tony Bagley's comedy.
Robin .... Hugh Bonneville
Lesley .... Josie Lawrence
Dirk .... Stephen Frost
Ned .... Sam Bradley
Maxine .... Ann Gosling
Manicurist .... Vicki Pepperdine
Piano Man .... Simon Roberts
Arthur Smith .... Himself
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2000.
FRI 09:00 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (b008kty5)
Episode 2
Clive Anderson and the famed improvisation game with Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, John Sessions and Enn Reitel.
It ran for 10 series on Channel 4 and found success in America, but the hit TV improvisation game actually started life on BBC radio.
With Colin Sell at the piano.
Devised and compiled by Mark Leveson. Additional material by Martin Booth.
Producer: Dan Patterson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1988.
FRI 09:30 Protesting Too Much (m00181kj)
Episode 2
An MP finds himself living in a tree to protest about a bypass.
Kate Brooke and Sally Phillips' six-part comedy drama, set just before the 1997 general election.
Bumbling Conservative MP George Dank climbs a tree in protest at the building of the new bypass through his constituency. Hermione continues to find paralllels between her hero and Dante and her husband, and falls in love with him all over again. Daughter Anne comes to join them too. Robbins tries to find something to smear Dank's good name with.
With John Fortune, Eleanor Bron, Sally Phillips and Elliott Nicholls.
Kate Brooke and Sally Phillips' six-part comedy drama, set just before the 1997 general election.
George Dank .... John Fortune
Hermione Dank .... Eleanor Bron
Anne Dank .... Louisa Milwood-Haigh
Robbins ....Brian Bowles
Dan .... Chris Pavlo
Skip .... Elliott Nicholls
Jennifer .... Sally Phillips
Editor / Journalist .... Alan Francis
Brian Perkins .... as himself
All other parts played by members of the cast.
Producer Jane Berthoud
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1997.
FRI 10:00 Patrick O'Brian - The Fortune of War (m0001dg7)
Episode 3
Diana is pregnant. Stephen offers to marry her but she refuses because it’s not his child.
Jack is given a fresh command, HMS Ariel, with a mission to subvert the Catalan garrison of Grimsholm island, guarding the passage between Denmark and Sweden. But on the voyage home the Ariel is shipwrecked off the coast of Brittany.
Jack and Stephen are taken prisoner by the French and transported to Paris for interrogation – where Stephen is accused of being a spy.
Dramatised by Roger Danes.
Captain Jack Aubrey ...... David Robb
Doctor Stephen Maturin ...... Richard Dillane
Diana Villiers ...... Candida Benson
Lt. Jagiello ...... Tom Cawte
Lt. Cornelius Hyde. ...... Carl Prekopp
Sir Joseph Blaine ...... Struan Rodger
Killick ...... Jon Glover
Bonden ...... Sam Dale
Major Clapier ...... Stephen Hogan
Admiral Dommet ...... Tony Turner
Captain Babbington ...... Don Gilet
Sophie Aubrey ...... Jeanette Percival
Amanda Smith ...... Emma Handy
Rowbotham ...... Liam Lau Fernandez
Other parts are played by the cast.
Written by Patrick O’Brian
Dramatised by Roger Danes
Producer/director Bruce Young
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2018.
FRI 11:00 Podcast Radio Hour (m000zkzf)
Lots of Love
Laura Grimshaw and Isy Suttie look at podcasts about love. Families, pets, friends, grief, misguided crushes, fandom, sex and relationships - love in lots of forms is in here.
Alix Walker and Lisa Smosarski talk about their podcast Love Letter to My Friend, and Karen Rice from Stolen Goodbyes discusses love, loss and grief.
Also featuring these loved-up podcasts:
Cuddle Club
Shagged Married Annoyed
You'll Do
Coupledom
I Wish I Was An Only Child
Some Families
Petcast
Love Stories with Dolly Alderton
Crushed with Margaret Cabourn Smith
Produced by Laura Grimshaw for BBC Radio 4 Extra in September 2021
FRI 12:00 Dad's Army (b007jrl4)
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FRI 12:30 Married (b0080qdc)
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FRI 13:00 Dixon of Dock Green (b016r51t)
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FRI 13:30 New Creatives Dramas (m00181kg)
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FRI 14:00 Jaws by Peter Benchley (b0bg1vhf)
5. 'Suppose someone gets killed.'
Henry Goodman continues Peter Benchley's classic 1974 novel, and one of the greatest movies of all time.
As Brody becomes more and more obsessed with the shark, he's oblivious to the threats to his own marriage... Will the beaches open for the 4th of July? And will it ever be safe to go back into the water?
This 1974 novel shot straight on to the bestseller lists, and has since sold some 20 million copies. It was adapted into the iconic film by Steven Spielberg a year later. The film won three Academy Awards.
Produced by Justine Willett
Abridged by Richard Hamilton
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2018.
FRI 14:15 Charles Dickens (b09hn49h)
Dombey and Son
Episode 5
London, mid-19th-century. The dark and unknown sea that rolls round all the world.
Originally published in monthly parts from 1846, Charles Dickens's novel appeared in one volume in 1848.
Adapted in 20 parts by Mike Walker.
Charles Dickens.................Alex Jennings
Dombey..............................Robert Glenister
Florence..............................Abigail Hollick
Young Florence...................Eliza Darby
Paul.....................................Jacob Theato
Mr Carker.............................Adrian Lukis
Captain Cuttle.....................Trevor Peacock
Mrs Brown...........................Geraldine James
Dr Blimber...........................Robin Soans
Mrs Pipchin.........................Flaminia Cinque
Dr Peps................................Karl Johnson
Polly Toodles....................Pam Ferris
Susan...................................Nadine Marshall
Walter................................. Joseph Arkley
Young Walter.....................Jordan Clarke
Toots....................................Sam Pamphilon
Other parts played by Ben Crowe, Peter Marinker, Simon Treves, Alex Lanipekun and Lloyd Thomas.
Music by Nicolai Abrahamsen.
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole and Jeremy Mortimer.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2007.
FRI 14:30 For One Night Only (p071zgyk)
Series 2
Judy and Liza at The Palladium
On 8 November 1964 the incomparable Judy Garland proudly introduced her 17-year-old daughter, Liza Minnelli, to more than 2,000 rapturous fans at a favourite venue - she'd already given 60 performances at the London Palladium.
Mother and daughter had appeared on TV together before, but this was their first joint stage concert, and it was a sensation.
Paul Gambaccini listens to the album and goes backstage at the Palladium to relive the night it was recorded with fans, musicians and crew.
Producer: Marya Burgess
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2005.
FRI 15:00 Patrick O'Brian - The Fortune of War (m0001dg7)
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FRI 16:00 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (b008kty5)
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FRI 16:30 Protesting Too Much (m00181kj)
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FRI 17:00 Relativity (b0939f5v)
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FRI 17:30 Stand-Up Specials (m00180y0)
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FRI 18:00 Methuselah's Children by Robert A Heinlein (b007rq8d)
4. The Unknown
100,000 family members settle into their prolonged lives aboard the colony ship.
Paul Birchard reads Robert Heinlein's sci-fi novel.
Set up in the late 19th century, the aim of the Howard Foundation is to prolong human life via selective breeding and financial encouragement.
Abridged by Bert Coules.
Produced at BBC Scotland by Bruce Young.
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in July 2007.
FRI 18:30 Sounds Natural (b08tlz1s)
Bobby Charlton
Football legend Bobby Charlton tells Derek Jones about his little-known interest in ornithology.
From Preston's Deepdale stadium.
Grey Lag Greese, Roe Deer and Lesser-Spotted Woodpecker are among is choices of recordings from the BBC Sound Archives.
In 1973, the England World Cup and Manchester United star had just taken over as the manager of Preston North End FC.
Produced at BBC Bristol by John Burton.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1973.
FRI 19:00 Dad's Army (b007jrl4)
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FRI 19:30 Married (b0080qdc)
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FRI 20:00 Dixon of Dock Green (b016r51t)
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FRI 20:30 New Creatives Dramas (m00181kg)
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FRI 21:00 Podcast Radio Hour (m000zkzf)
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FRI 22:00 Stand-Up Specials (m00180y0)
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FRI 22:30 Tina C Goes Down Under: The Aborogynal Monologues (b00dshmq)
Alice Springs
Country music icon and 2008 presidential hopeful Tina C looks at the Australian obsession with country music and the relationship with the indigenous owners of the land. Tina visits the little people of this vast continent which is damn big and kinda empty.
Written and performed by Christopher Green
Additional voices by Julia Morris
Music production by Duncan Walsh Atkins.
Director Claire Grove.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2008.
FRI 22:45 Yours Truly, Pierre Stone (b099yqyv)
Episode 1
Sam Bain (Peep Show, Fresh Meat) has adapted his novel Yours Truly, Pierre Stone into a dark and disconcerting radio comedy. The story is told in Pierre's own voice as he records messages for his most favourite TV star, Tess Daly and asks her all about her life - messages that are doomed to go forever unanswered.
But Pierre's passion to find out more about Tess's favourite dress gets in the way of him dealing with his own problems, including a mother in hospital and mounting uncertainty about where his next meal is coming from.
Pierre is a TV trivia obsessed innocent living in a world whose bigger challenges he would rather not think about.
Starring Alex Macqueen (The Thick of It) as Pierre.
Produced by Gareth Edwards
A BBC Studios Production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2017.
FRI 23:00 Laura Solon - Talking and Not Talking (b00c1d22)
Series 2
Episode 4
'China Lion', pepping up your sex life and why it is not a good idea to tell lies on your CV.
Award-winning comedian Laura Solon's sketch and character comedy series
With Rosie Cavaliero, Ben Moor and Ben Willbond.
Written by Laura Solon.
With additional material by Ben Moor, Charlie Miller, Andy Marlot, Jon Walsh and Holly Walsh.
Producer: Colin Anderson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2008.
FRI 23:30 Concrete Cow (b04sttfx)
Series 2
Biodiversity
Aliens visit Earth to take its biodiversity- but it's too expensive; mums compete over exclusive holidays and a soup advert takes gritty realism too far.
Second series of the four-part sketch show in which anything is possible.
Starring:
Robert Webb
Beth Chalmers
Catherine Shepherd
Steven Kynman
Abigail Burdess
Chris Pavlo
Written by James Cary.
Producer: Adam Bromley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2004.