SATURDAY 13 AUGUST 2022

SAT 00:00 The Price of Fear (b007jmty)
Not Wanted on the Voyage
Horror legend Vincent Price introduces a tale of the despotic Henrietta Forsythe's sway over her secretary and new husband.
Starring Margaret Courtenay and Sandor Eles.
Written by William Ingram.
Henrietta Forsythe …. Margaret Courtenay
Carlos Mendoza …. Sandor Eles
The Captain …. Henry Stamper
Evelyn …. Sheila Grant
Producer: John Dyas
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1983.
SAT 00:30 Sounds Natural (b0b89fsk)
Susan Hampshire
Actress Susan Hampshire shares her passion for wildlife and conservation with Derek Jones.
The Spotted Hyena, Hippopotamus and Greater Flamingo feature in her choice of recordings from the BBC Sound Archives.
Produced in Bristol by John Burton.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1975.
SAT 01:00 Julie Enfield Investigates (b007jxtt)
Terminus
5. Clue
The "Lucky Charm" killer has claimed four lives. DS Enfield is convinced the murderer is female.
Then someone sends her a photograph...
Starring Imelda Staunton as Detective Superintendent Julie Enfield.
Conclusion of Nick Fisher's atmospheric thriller.
Nicholas Farrell ..... DCI Michael Stanley
Dominic Letts ..... Terminus
Geoffrey Matthews ..... Julie Enfield's Father
Maggie McCarthy ..... Sarah
Elaine Claxton ..... Shelley
Claire Russell ..... Rachel
David Jarvis ..... Station Announcer
Producer: Richard Wortley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1994.
SAT 01:30 Crown House (b07rh3ws)
5. Proposition
Edith and Grace have moved into the lodge cottage. Richard planned a stag night in town, which ended in a broken engagement.
Instead, he brought Polly Harvey home to Crown House and. on Christmas Eve, he married her.
Desolate, Jenny turned to Nicholas for consolation.
Starring Jane Asher, Gayle Hunnicutt, Dinah Sheridan and Martin Jarvis.
A tale of two families and a fresh era for the Minsters of Crown House, and the Royal Family of Windsor.
Serial written by Peter Ling and Juliet Ace.
Jenny …… Jane Asher
Old Bea …… Margaret Rawlings
Gina …… Gayle Hunnicutt
Alice …… Dinah Sheridan
Richard …… Martin Jarvis
William …… Richard Pasco
Edith …… Barbara Atkinson
Nicholas …… Dominic Rickhards
Caroline …… Cara Kelly
Lady Flora Kelso …… Margaret Ward
Polly …… Polly James
Martin …… Henry Power
Miranda …… Andrea Kealy
Paul Weyman …… John Pullen
Louie …… Simon Cuff
Rollo Paton …… Norman Bird
Producer: Graham Gauld
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1988.
SAT 02:00 Shoot from the Hip - The World's Coolest Camera (b0076xhf)
The most sought-after camera in this digital age is not a sleek gadget in a silver case but a 20-year-old relic from behind the Iron Curtain: the Lomo.
Lucy Ash talks to "Lomographers" to find out why they are devoted to this old, low-spec 35mm camera,.
She visits the Moscow factory making a brand-new old-fashioned model.
Producer: Lucy Ash
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2006.
SAT 02:15 The Churchills - Speaking for Themselves (b007jrjy)
Episode 10
Winston writes from Canada. While Randolph leaves Oxford for a lecture tour of the USA.
From one of the great romances of the 20th century - the personal letters of Winston and Clementine Churchill.
Edited by their daughter Mary Soames.
Concluded by Alex Jennings and Sylvestra le Touzel.
Narrated by Helen Bourne.
Abridged in ten parts by Penny Leicester.
Producer: Di Speirs
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1999.
SAT 02:30 Where Were You When Bambi's Mother Was Shot? (b007692f)
Certain events, such as the death of JFK and the Blitz, live on in memory.
Occasionally these include works of art or fiction.
Ian Christie explores the impact which Walt Disney's film 'Bambi' had on a generation of children growing up in war-torn Britain.
Made to mark the 60th anniversary of the cinema release in 1942
Producer Beaty Rubens
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2002.
SAT 03:00 Baldi (b00803g1)
Series 1
5. Death Cap
At a monastic retreat far out in County Cork, a sudden death among the Franciscan brothers causes Baldi to suspect foul play.
Starring David Threlfall.
Series of murder mysteries about Franciscan priest and philosophy lecturer turned amateur sleuth, Paolo Baldi.
Written by Simon Brett.
Paolo Baldi …… David Threlfall
Tina Mahon …… Tina Kellegher
Father Troy …… TP McKenna
Father Cyril …… Patrick Ryecart
Abbot Frederick …… Barry Cassin
Brother Vincent …… Rudolph Walker
Brother Stanislaus …… Christopher Rozycki
Mark …… David Howarth
Chrissie …… Jenny Maher
Brother Benedict …… Jack Lynch
Cabbie/Sergeant …… Mark Mulholland
Format created by Barry Devlin for Sarah Lawson Productions.
Developed and produced by BBC Northern Ireland.
Directed in Belfast by Lawrence Jackson.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2000.
SAT 03:45 Short Works (b09xp16t)
Series 1
The Astonishing Good Fortune of Marigold Castor by Lionel Shriver
Two fame-hungry young film-makers try to make it in London.
But the road to fame is never simple...
Indira Varma reads the story commissioned by the BBC from acclaimed writer. Lionel Shriver.
Lionel is an American author, best known for her novel We Need to Talk About Kevin, which won the Orange Prize for Fiction in 2005.
Producer: Justine Willett
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2018.
SAT 04:00 Hidden Treasures (b05ndg4y)
Syon House
From bronze statues to Lalique glass designs.
Lars Tharp chairs the light-hearted Antiques Quiz.
From the London home of the Duke of Northumberland, Syon House.
With:
John Bly
Philippa Glanville
Jane Hay
Peter Brown
Producers: Elizabeth Abrahams and Annie Bristow.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1998.
SAT 04:30 One Flat Summer (b00752tb)
The Nottingham Meeting
A big win under the guidance of the legendary Tam Robertshaw has led to Ken's new role as courier for the lovely racehorse Rita.
But is he seriously way out of his depth?
Stars Gerard McDermott.
Dave Sheasby's comedy drama series set in the world of horse racing.
Ken …… Gerard McDermott
Margaret …… Gillian Bevan
Curly …… Anthony Ofoegbu
Dad …… Keith Marsh
Nigel …… Christopher Wright
Tomlinson …… John Rowe
Rita …… Janet Maw
Director: David Hunter
First broadcast on BBC Radio in September 1997.
SAT 05:00 Dot (b08r1ljg)
Series 2
Meat
Dot and the gals take control of the kitchens in the War Rooms.
Their task is to prepare a delicious cut of veal to woo the American Ambassador.
It's a shame Dot just ate it. How will they wriggle out of this one?
Rollicking war time comedy by Ed Harris, set in the personnel department of the Cabinet Rooms.
Dot ...... Fenella Woolgar
Myrtle ...... Kate O'Flynn
Peg ...... Freya Parker
Air Marshal Peabody ...... David Acton
Abraham A. Abrahams Jnr. III ...... Nicholas Murchie
Uncle Ken ...... John Dougall
Producer: Jessica Mitic
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2017.
SAT 05:30 Alexei Sayle's Strangers on a Train (m0019xh0)
Series 1
London to Holyhead
Author, actor and comedy icon, Alexei Sayle continues his travels across the country by rail.
Alexei’s mission is to break the golden rule of travelling by train and actually talk to his fellow passengers in a quest for conversations that reveal their lives, hopes, dreams and destinations. There’s humour, sadness and surprise as people talk about what is going on in their lives and, as Alexei passes through familiar towns and cities, he also tells stories and memories from his career and childhood.
Alexei has a lifelong "ticket to ride" in his DNA. His father was a railway guard and the Sayle family benefitted from free travel in the UK and across Europe. As a boy, Alexei and his family roamed far and wide from the family home in Anfield, Liverpool. At a time when most people thought an exciting trip by train was to Brighton or Blackpool, Alexei travelled thousands of miles to mysterious towns with unpronounceable names in far flung corners of the continent.
In each programme in the series, Alexei embarks on a rail journey, taking a chance on who he might meet and inviting them to have a conversation with him. In this episode, he travels from London to Holyhead and meets Alex who is an actor and musician on his way to perform in a musical in Llandudno, Elaine who has been to London to visit her two very eccentric aunts, Jessica, an organisational psychologist whose work involves helping people discover what they really want to do in life, and Stephany who has just celebrated her 20 year service award as a customer service assistant on the railway and tells Alexei of her meeting with two of her most famous customers - Prince William and Kate Middleton.
Producers Peter Lowe and Nick Symons
A Ride production for Radio 4
SAT 06:00 Robert Westall - The Stones of Muncaster Cathedral (m0009k6x)
Steeplejack Joe Clarke is hired to work on the spire of Muncaster Cathedral.
In the tower, a malevolent gargoyle wields its evil power over the fate of Joe and his family.
Starring Peter Meakin.
Chilling drama written by Robert Westall.
Joe Clarke .... Peter Meakin
Sergeant Allardyce ....Terry Molloy
Reverend Morris .... John Webb
Billy .... David Holt
Kevin Clarke .... Tim Black
Barbara Clarke .... Sunny Ormonde
Taff Evans/Policeman .... Richard Mitchley
Curator …. Gillian Goodman
Dr Kumar …. Zita Sattar
Inspector …. Anthony Peddlar
Director: Rosemary Watts
First broadcast on Radio 4 in August 1996.
SAT 07:30 Great Lives (m00045lg)
Aethelflaed, Lady of the Mercians, chosen by Tom Holland
She's the most influential woman that English history forgot, says Tom Holland - Aethelflaed, Lady of the Mercians, daughter of Alfred the Great.
Living and ruling at a time when the Anglo-Saxons were fighting back against the Vikings, Aethelflaed became a key figure in the construction of what we know today as England.
But how much do we actually know?
Joining Tom and Matthew Parris in the studio is Sarah Foot, the Regius Professor of Ecclesiastical history.
Together they pick though the life of an astonishing character recently recreated in Bernard Cornwell's series 'The Last Kingdom' and played by Millie Brady; and who also might have inspired Eowyn in Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.
Producer: Miles Warde
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2019.
SAT 08:00 Booked (b0075lfg)
Series 3
Episode 1
From bookish musical instruments and conversation consequences to guess the author!
Outrageous parody, biting wit and bizarre couplings from:
Mark Thomas
Roger McGough
Dillie Keane
Rory Motion
Ian McMillan chairs the irreverent literary game.
Producer: Marc Jobst
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1997.
SAT 08:30 North by Northamptonshire (b018fmt1)
Series 2
Episode 4
Esther has a big question to ask Ken and Keith, while on the horizon, storm clouds gather...
Sheila Hancock narrates the bittersweet adventures of the residents of a small town in Northamptonshire.
Written by Katherine Jakeways.
Keith ...... John Biggins
Rod ...... Mackenzie Crook
Jonathan/Ken ...... Kevin Eldon
Narrator ...... Shelia Hancock
Helen ...... Jessica Henwick
Esther/Jacqui ...... Katherine Jakeways
Jan ...... Felicity Montagu
Norman ...... Geoffrey Palmer
Angela ...... Lizzie Roper
Mary ...... Penelope Wilton
Frank ...... Rufus Wright
Producer: Victoria Lloyd
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2011.
SAT 09:00 Alexander Armstrong's Radio Heroes (b01qdwl5)
The X-Men? Pah! Superman? Bah! Give us Jet Morgan any day!
Alexander Armstrong celebrates those fine gentleman adventurers of the wireless
Big screen do-gooders like the Avengers have the glam and the moves, but you don't have to be superhuman to be a hero. Enjoy our very own British brand of intrepid adventurer, for whom style, panache, wit and guile serve just as well as x-ray vision, awesome strength or vivid underpants.
No stranger to style, panache and wit himself - Alexander is our guide through this modern pantheon - although he assures 4 Extra his underpants are suitably subdued.
Along the way, we'll ponder what makes these characters so enduringly heroic? – and what qualities does a hero need?
Featuring:
RAFFLES:
EW Hornung's gentleman cracksman seizes a challenge. Starring Jeremy Clyde.
JOURNEY INTO SPACE:
Captain Jet Morgan in the classic 1950s sci-fi from Charles Chilton. Starring Andrew Faulds.
SEXTON BLAKE
The comic strip crime fighter devised for radio in the 1960s by Philip Ridgeway. Starring William Franklyn.
DICK BARTON: SPECIAL AGENT
The BBC Light Programme's hugely popular radio hero revived in 1972 and starring Noel Johnson.
JUDGE DREDD:
Gary Martin stars as the legendary law enforcement officer. Produced by Dirk Maggs.
THE DEVIL IN AMBER
The decadent Edwardian dandy and defender of the realm, Lucifer Box. Written and read by Mark Gatiss.
Producer: Martin Dempsey
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in 2013.
SAT 12:00 The Personality Test (b007rlx5)
Series 3
Janet Street-Porter
Broadcaster, writer and youth TV pioneer, Janet Street-Porter quizzes a panel about herself.
With:
Sue Perkins
Will Smith
Nick Doody
Lucy Porter
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 July 2007.
SAT 12:30 Chambers (b007jpgy)
Series 3
Rent Arrears
John Fuller-Carp, head of chambers, enjoys conning students. Ruth tries to avoid the question, and Vince acts Jewish.
All in a day's work for the barristers of Forecourt Buildings.
The return of Clive Coleman's sitcom set in perhaps the country's least spectacular set of chambers.
John Fuller Carp ...... John Bird
Hilary Tripping ...... James Fleet
Ruth Quirke ...... Sarah Lancashire
Vince ...... Jonathan Kydd
With:
Rebecca Front
Ben Crowe
Producer: Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1999.
SAT 13:00 Archive on 4 (m0008xbd)
Please Leave a Message after the Tone
The voicemail is falling out of favour - and fast. It's increasingly seen as inefficient, impractical, even old-fashioned.
Writer and broadcaster Olly Mann charts its rise, fall and strange afterlife.
As our communications move ever more towards email, text, DMs and the rest, the etiquette, culture and unique characteristics of the voicemail and answerphone message are under threat.
As a podcaster, Olly is fascinated by the voicemail. Leaving a voicemail message is not about having a conversation, but it can be an imagined conversation. It can be a performance of sorts. While it may seem a relic of the late 20th Century, some of the biggest news events of this millennium have involved voicemails - including the phone hacking scandal where journalists broke into private messages and brought down the News of the World, and the ‘Sachsgate’ affair which started with an answering machine message. There are also a few surviving voicemails sent by victims of the 9/11 attacks.
Olly explores how voicemails have given life to, and fed the plots of, films and TV shows and impacted on many genres of music, as well as documentary - and daily life.
As more people ignore that red icon at the bottom corner of the phone screen, are these disembodied monologues worth saving?
Featuring:
Cognitive neuroscientist, Professor Sophie Scott
Audio producer, Davia Nelson
Film critic for The Observer Simran Hans
Tech journalist for Guardian US, Kari Paul
Trumpeter and music producer, Keyon Harrold.
A Voicemail Valentine extracts used with thanks to Phono Post Archive and Radio Diaries.
Portrait of an Artist as an Answering Machine was produced by The Kitchen Sisters (Davia Nelson and Nikki Silva) with Valerie Velardi.
Extracts from The Sonic Memorial Project were produced by The Kitchen Sisters (Nikki Silva and Davia Nelson).
Producer: Richard Ward
Archive Research: Thomas Rees
Mixing Engineer: Mike Woolley
Executive Producer: Russell Finch
A Somethin’ Else production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in September 2019.
SAT 14:00 Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section (b042jhzs)
Series 3
Sara Pascoe and James Acaster
Stand-up Alex Horne and his band explore the theme of technology through live music and comedy.
With songs about a record player, hoover and a teasmaid amongst others.
With guest comedians:
Sara Pascoe
James Acaster
Alex's Horne Section are:
Joe Auckland
Mark Brown
Will Collier
Ben Reynolds
Ed Sheldrake
Producer: Julia McKenzie
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2014.
SAT 14:30 It's Jocelyn (b06snvwk)
Series 1
Episode 1
Jocelyn Jee Esien presents sketch comedy featuring a raft of fresh characters.
Including the Overly Dramatic Family, a pair of terrible African Drummers and a bad-tempered couple who run a takeaway business.
Jocelyn vents her frustrations at the world around her through sketches and stand-up.
From pedantic dinner dates to coping with annoying friends, Jocelyn's life provides a rich seam of humour.
Jocelyn starred in the hidden-camera show 3 Non-Blondes, and her own comedy sketch show, Little Miss Jocelyn
With:
Curtis Walker
Ninia Benjamin
Kevin J
Producer: John Pocock
A BBC Radio Comedy production first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2015.
SAT 15:00 I've Never Seen Star Wars (b014gmfm)
Series 4
Ian Hislop
Marcus Brigstocke invites Private Eye editor and broadcaster Ian Hislop to try new experiences, including buying his first ever pair of jeans.
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 September 2011.
SAT 15:30 The Consultants (b007k32d)
Series 3
Episode 1
Chesney fixes the alphabet, which has a leaky 'e'.
Cerebral sketch show written by and starring:
Neil Edmond
Justin Edwards
James Rawlings
Producer: Will Saunders
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2004.
SAT 16:00 Robert Westall - The Stones of Muncaster Cathedral (m0009k6x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SAT 17:30 Great Lives (m00045lg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
SAT 18:00 Matthew Broughton - The Rain Maker (b00tg2m2)
When a father takes his son on a trip to a cabin in the woods, he has no idea what terrible horror is to come.
Matthew Broughton's sinister story about the demons that lurk in the dark forest of the mind.
Father ...... Kenneth Cranham
Son ...... Joe Dempsie
Director: James Robinson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2010.
SAT 18:45 MR James (b007k1kh)
Ghost Stories
Rats
Mr Thompson is the only guest at a small seaside inn.
One sunny afternoon he decides to explore the other rooms.
Perhaps he shouldn't have…
A chilling tale from MR James first published in 1929 in the magazine ‘At Random’.
Read by Benjamin Whitrow.
Abridged and produced by Paul Kent.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1998.
SAT 19:00 Alexander Armstrong's Radio Heroes (b01qdwl5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SAT 22:00 Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section (b042ztrc)
Series 3
Tom Basden
Stand-up Alex Horne and his band explore the theme of home and leisure through live music and comedy.
With songs about radiators, a pork pie - and Wayne Rooney amongst others.
With guest comedians:
Tom Basden

Alex's Horne Section are:
Joe Auckland
Mark Brown
Will Collier
Ben Reynolds
Ed Sheldrake
Producer: Julia McKenzie
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2014.
SAT 22:30 Life: An Idiot's Guide (b01dtxcn)
Series 1
Standing Tall
Stephen K Amos and his pick of the circuit's best stand-ups build an idiot's guide to life.
Maeve Higgins, Tom Allen and Phil Nichol join Stephen to offer a guide to standing tall.
Producer: Colin Anderson.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2012.
SAT 23:00 Susan Calman - Keep Calman Carry On (b073j5cg)
Series 1
Hillwalking with Muriel Gray
Susan Calman is the least relaxed person she knows.
She has no down time, no hobbies (unless you count dressing up your cats in silly outfits) and her idea of relaxation is to play Grand Theft Auto, an hour into which she is in a murderous rage with sky high blood pressure. Her wife had to threaten to divorce her to make her go on holiday last year. Her first for four years. But she's been told by the same long-suffering wife, that unless she finds a way to switch off, and soon, she's going to be unbearable.
So Susan is looking at her options to try and immerse herself in the pursuits that her friends find relaxing, to find her inner zen and outer tranquillity.
Can she ditch the old Susan Calman and attempt to find the new Susan Calm?
For her first attempt, Susan tries to learn how to unwind, by going hillwalking with Muriel Gray.
Keep Calman Carry On is an audience stand up show in which Susan reports on how successful she's been - both at relaxing and at the pursuit itself - as well as playing in and discussing a handful of illustrative clips from her efforts.
It's an attempt to find out how people find solace or sanctuary in these worlds and how Susan can negotiate her own place in them.
Producer: Lyndsay Fenner.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2016.
SAT 23:30 Old Harry's Game (b007jpdn)
Series 2
G.U.T.
For centuries, scientists have tried in vain to work out the grand unifying theory behind the universe.
Satan sits the Professor down and teaches it to him...
Andy Hamilton’s devilishly funny sitcom set in Hell.
Satan ...... Andy Hamilton
The Professor ...... James Grout
Thomas ...... Jimmy Mulville
Scumspawn ...... Robert Duncan
Other characters played by:
Philip Pope
Felicity Montagu
Nick Revell
Producer Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1998.

SUNDAY 14 AUGUST 2022

SUN 00:00 Matthew Broughton - The Rain Maker (b00tg2m2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday]
SUN 00:45 MR James (b007k1kh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:45 on Saturday]
SUN 01:00 Archive on 4 (m0008xbd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Saturday]
SUN 02:00 Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section (b042jhzs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Saturday]
SUN 02:30 It's Jocelyn (b06snvwk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Saturday]
SUN 03:00 I've Never Seen Star Wars (b014gmfm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Saturday]
SUN 03:30 The Consultants (b007k32d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:30 on Saturday]
SUN 04:00 Robert Westall - The Stones of Muncaster Cathedral (m0009k6x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday]
SUN 05:30 Great Lives (m00045lg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Saturday]
SUN 06:00 Loitering With Intent by Peter O'Toole (Omnibus) (m001b3ck)
Episode 2
Recollections of applying to The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, playing rugby and being introduced to the novel ‘A Rogue Male’.
Legendary actor Peter O'Toole concludes reading extracts from his memoir.
Omnibus of the last three of eight episodes abridged by Andrew Simpson.
Producer: David Benedictus
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1992.
SUN 06:45 Lady Curzon and a Pineapple (b00cm6ww)
Ian Peacock picks up his spoon to delve into the history of "The King of Fruits".
The "most wanted" additions to any early 20th century dinner party were said to have been Lady Curzon and a Pineapple. The former for her wit and charms, the latter for its taste, of course, but also for its status as a symbol of wealth and exoticism.
Pineapples are believed to have been discovered by Columbus in 1493, and by the 18th century they were so sought-after that many wealthy landowners were attempting to grow them here in Britain. Some were successfully grown as far north as Falkirk in Central Scotland.
Lucinda Lambton discusses pineapple representation in architecture here and abroad, while Ian meets a young pineapple grower and tastes one cooked to an ancient recipe on a spit over an open fire.
Producer: Caroline Barbour
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2005.
SUN 07:00 Shoot from the Hip - The World's Coolest Camera (b0076xhf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 02:00 on Saturday]
SUN 07:15 Inheritance Tracks (b0103zk2)
Annie Lennox
Singer Annie Lennox selects 'Waterloo Sunset' by the Kinks and 'A Whiter Shade of Pale' by Procol Harum.
SUN 07:20 The Churchills - Speaking For Themselves (Omnibus) (b007jrkh)
Episode 2
War, traffic accidents and unexpected house purchases.
From one of the great romances of the 20th century - more of the personal letters between Winston and Clementine Churchill
Edited by their daughter Mary Soames.
Concluded by Alex Jennings and Sylvestra le Touzel.
Narrated by Helen Bourne.
Omnibus of the last five of ten parts abridged by Penny Leicester.
Producer: Di Speirs
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2004.
SUN 08:30 Home to Roost (m001b3cq)
Competition Corner
Much to William’s annoyance Olive, Kath and Nev get the competition bug.
Stars Molly Sugden and Deryck Guyler.
Olive and William Wheeler are a crusty old married couple, who call each other ‘Mother’ and ‘Father’.
He's still adapting to his retirement after 40 years in the same office, while she's trying to cope with him being under her feet all day.
Sitcom written by Anne Jones.
William Wheeler …. Deryck Guyler
Olive Wheeler …. Mollie Sugden
Jack Bailey …. Norman Rossington
Kath …. Patricia Greene
Nev …. John Baddeley
Ange …. Ysanne Churchman
Theme music composed and played by Alex Walsh and his Band.
Producer: Trafford Whitelock.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1975.
SUN 09:00 Take It From Here (b007jq2s)
From 10/8/1948
Life working on a newspaper - and it's party time for the 21st episode of Take it From Here!
Long running classic comedy written by Frank Muir and Denis Norden.
Starring:
Professor Jimmy Edwards
Dick Bentley
Joy Nichols
Clarence Wright
Alan Dean
Music from The Keynotes and the BBC Revue Orchestra.
Producer: Charles Maxwell
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in August 1948.
SUN 09:30 Coming Alive (b00gsjth)
Series 2
Where The Action Is
Terry comes a cropper when he tries to stop a mob of vigilantes.
Starring Karl Howman and Phylis Logan.
Jim Eldridge's sitcom about ex-convict Terry King's efforts to run a community centre.
Terry King ...... Karl Howman
Sandra Gaines ...... Phyllis Logan
Steve Addison ...... Ben Crowe
Mrs Baxter ...... Richenda Carey
Andy ...... Tom George
Annie ...... Alison Pettitt
Jerry Purvis ...... David Thorpe
Chaperoning Child ...... Irene Prentice
Scaggs ...... Clinton Mullins Dodson
Producer: Marilyn Imrie
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2000
SUN 10:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m001b3cv)
Comedians
Jimmy Carr
From Beyonce to Paul Simon.
Comedian and TV presenter Jimmy Carr shares his castaway choices with Kirsty Young
Jimmy is the son of Irish immigrant parents and grew up in Berkshire.
Despite being dyslexic, he got good enough A levels to study at Cambridge University. After graduating with a degree in Political Science, and working for a major multinational company in London, Jimmy had what he calls an 'early midlife crisis', during which he lost his Catholic faith and was generally unhappy.
He attended lots of therapy courses in an attempt to find out what would make him happier and eventually set out on the road to becoming a comedian.
He quickly got a reputation for his fierce work ethic, heading up annually to the Edinburgh Fringe, touring with a new show virtually every year, and hosting many a Channel 4 panel show including 8 Out of 10 Cats and the Big Fat Quiz of the Year.
He has also made a name for himself by becoming what he has called "the king of the inappropriate", drawing criticism for making jokes about sensitive subjects.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2017.
SUN 10:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00n5w39)
Series 1
Collecting
Why do we collect things? Is it a male response to ancient hunting instincts to provide food for the family?
Today, collecting by children is in decline, and with it the development of an early fascination with the natural world around them.
Series of talks by Sir David Attenborough on the natural histories of creatures and plants from around the world.
Producer: Julian Hector
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2009.
SUN 11:00 Radiolab (m001b3cz)
Series 10
Escape
Radiolab explores what happens when you’ve got no way out, and then, suddenly, you escape! With Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich.
Radiolab is a Peabody-award winning show about curiosity. Where sound illuminates ideas, and the boundaries blur between science, philosophy, and the human experience.
Jad Abumrad and the Radiolab team investigate a strange world.
From WNYC. First broadcast on public radio in the USA in 2012.
SUN 11:55 Inheritance Tracks (b0103zk2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]
SUN 12:00 Poetry Extra (m001b3d3)
London - Sarah Howe
Poet Daljit Nagra selects Conversations on a Bench with Sarah Howe.
Sarah crafts a poem around stories of hope and home, family and food, told by migrants and British-born Chinese sitting with Anna Scott-Brown on a bench in London's Chinatown outside a bubble tea shop in Gerrard Street.
These hidden stories are glimpsed through snatched moments and the painful and beautiful stories people tell Anna in this busy urban setting - the life on hold of an illegal immigrant, the gambler who has lost everything and found God but who is still fighting his addiction, the woman whose father committed suicide after the handover of Hong Kong to China, the political exile turned lawyer, the successful businessman, the artist and the chef.
Throughout it all, the importance of food and family emerges as people speak of where they find their roots - in Mainland China, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, London's Chinatown itself - and compare the experiences of being a migrant to Britain with a British-born Chinese.
Hidden lives are revealed and common threads recur as Anna's gentle but insistent questions elicit poignant and profound responses from those sitting on the bench.
Producer Adam Fowler
An Overtone production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in 2017.
SUN 12:30 Thanks a Lot, Milton Jones! (m000gkw2)
Series 4
Police, Camera, Milton!
High drama in the line of duty when Milton is asked to form a Police Corruption Unit and takes it a little too literally.
It's the radio return of the man they call "Britain's funniest Milton," with a fully-working cast and a shipload of new jokes.
Mention Milton Jones to most people and the first thing they think is "Help!".
In this series, Milton and his trusty assistant Anton set out to help people and soon find they're embroiled in a new adventure. Because when you're close to the edge, then Milton can give you a push.
Written by Milton with James Cary and Dan Evans.
With regulars:
Tom Goodman-Hill as the ever-faithful Anton
Josie Lawrence
Dan Tetsell
Music by Guy Jackson.
Produced and directed by David Tyler.
A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in March 2020.
SUN 13:00 Appointment in Arezzo by Alan Taylor (Omnibus) (b09lspnd)
When journalist Alan Taylor travelled to the Italian town of Arezzo to interview Muriel Spark, it was the beginning of a friendship which would last for years.
On regular visits to her Italian villa and on trips accompanying the author to literary festivals across Europe, Taylor gained a unique insight into the character of this fascinating artist.
A colourful portrait of one of the 20th century’s greatest writers.
Omnibus of five parts abridged by Laurence Wareing.
Read by Paul Higgins.
Producer: Eilidh McCreadie
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2018.
SUN 14:10 Inheritance Tracks (b083h2sy)
David Troughton
Actor David Troughton (The Archer's Tony) selects 'Nimrod' from Elgar's 'Enigma Variations' and Labi Siffre's 'It Must Be Love'.
SUN 14:20 AS Byatt - The Frederica Quartet (Omnibus) (b07g718g)
The Virgin in the Garden and Still Life
The conclusion of the first of four AS Byatt novel adaptations chronicling the lives of the Potter family, set against the social and political landscape of England of 1953-1970.
‘The Frederica Quartet’ comprises:
'The Virgin in the Garden' [1978]
'Still Life' [1985]
'Babel Tower' [1996]
'A Whistling Woman' [2002].
This omnibus covers the conclusion of ‘The Virgin in the Garden’ episodes 6 to 8 of 8.
Plus: the start of 'Still Life' - the first 2 of 7 episodes
Dramatised by John Harvey.
Older Frederica …. Rosemary Leach
Young Frederica …. Hannah Watkins
Bill .... Geoffrey Whitehead
Stephanie …. Helen Longworth
Alexander …. Adam Kotz
Winifred …. Barbara Flynn
Daniel …. Shaun Dooley
Crowe …. Dudley Sutton
Doctor/Salesman …. Gerard McDermott
Simmonds …. Adam Godley
Marcus …. Carl Prekopp
Jenny …. Hannah Dee
Wilkie …. James Callis
Young Doctor …. Peter Darney
Midwife …. Sandra Clark
Producer: Mary Peate.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2002.
SUN 15:30 Reel Histories - Dam Busters (b0076chn)
The most famous bombing mission in history was an operational success.
But did the bouncing bomb do anything to shorten the duration of the Second World War?
Decades on from 617 Squadron's raid on the Ruhr dams, historians still disagree over the real effects of one of the RAF's finest hours.
Journalist Gerry Northam explores the history behind celluloid images of our past.
Producer: John Byrne
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2003.
SUN 16:00 Roald Dahl (b0140f1v)
Matilda
1. Genius
Matilda is one of Roald Dahl's greatest creations - a cool, calm pint-size genius and she's only five.
A modern children's classic narrated by Lenny Henry.
With Nichola McAuliffe as Miss Trunchbull.
Dramatised in two parts by Charlotte Jones.
Narrator ...... Lenny Henry
Matilda ...... Lauren Mote
Miss Trunchbull ...... Nichola McAuliffe
Mrs Wormwood ...... Claire Rushbrook
Mr Wormwood ...... John Biggins
Miss Honey ...... Emerald O'Hanrahan
Mrs Phelps ...... Kate Layden
Michael ...... Ryan Watson
Bruce Bogtrotter ...... Joshua Swinney
Nobby ...... Rhys Jennings
Lavender ...... Sinead Michael
Hortensia ...... Lizzy Watts
Director: Claire Grove
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2009.
SUN 17:00 Poetry Extra (m001b3d3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]
SUN 17:30 Thanks a Lot, Milton Jones! (m000gkw2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
SUN 18:00 Ray Bradbury's Tales of the Bizarre (b007jpy0)
Series 1
The Jar
Charlie is worried that his neighbours never call.
Then he buys a strange jar and his house becomes the centre of attention...
Ray Bradbury introduces his own spooky tale.
Dramatised by Brian Sibley.
Charlie …. Roger May
Boss …. Andrew Branch
Phoebe …. Shelley Thompson
Tom …. Paul Jenkins
Clem …. Bob Sherman
Gramps …. John Hartley
Granny …. Helen Horton
Mrs Tridden …. Carole Boyd
Juke …. David Collings
Yardo …. Ray Shell
Director: Martin Jenkins.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1995.
SUN 18:30 Earthsea (b0bnb4gn)
Series 2
Tehanu
On the run, Tenar and Therru find shelter on the royal ship.
But it will take a dragon to finally rid them of their foes.
Ursula Le Guin's enduring fantasy saga - based on the novel Tehanu adapted by Judith Adams.
Published between 1968 and 2001, the five novels and short story collection of Ursula Le Guin's Earthsea cycle (A Wizard of Earthsea, The Tombs of Atuan, The Farthest Shore, Tehanu, The Other Wind and Tales from Earthsea) are re-told across twelve episodes.
Series 2 takes in the action of Tehanu, The Other Wind and the short story Dragonfly from Tales of Earthsea.
Set on a vast archipelago of islands, where magic is a central part of life, they tell the stories of Tenar and Ged.
Tenar . . . Nina Wadia
Ged . . . Robert Glenister
Tehanu . . . Laura Elphinstone
Therru . . . Rosie Boore
King Lebannen . . . Steven Robertson
Moss . . . Elizabeth Counsell
Aspen . . . John Lightbody
Kalessin . . . Emma Handy
Handy . . . Ryan Early
Therru's father . . . Stephen Hogan
Apple . . . Kerry Gooderson
Sailor . . . Sean Murray
Spark . . . Joseph Ayre
Original music by Jon Nichols
Director: Sasha Yevtushenko
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in October 2018.
SUN 19:00 Radiolab (m001b3cz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
SUN 19:55 Inheritance Tracks (b0103zk2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]
SUN 20:00 Roald Dahl (b0140f1v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 today]
SUN 21:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m001b3cv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SUN 21:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00n5w39)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 today]
SUN 22:00 Thanks a Lot, Milton Jones! (m000gkw2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
SUN 22:30 Can't Tell Nathan Caton Nothing (b01ckgh4)
Series 1
About Moving Out
Nathan decides it's time to leave home.
But, can he find somewhere to live and will his mother allow him to leave?
This is the story of young, up-and-coming comedian Nathan Caton, who becomes the first in his family to graduate from University - only to opt for a career in comedy - much to his family's annoyance who want him to get a 'proper job' using his architecture degree.
Each episode shows the criticism, interference and rollercoaster ride that Nathan endures from his family as he pursues his career against their wishes.
A mix of Nathan's stand-up intercut with scenes from his family life.
Written by: Nathan Caton
Additional material by: Ola and Maff Brown.
Nathan ..... Nathan Caton
Grandma ..... Mona Hammond
Mum ..... Adjoa Andoh
Dad ..... Curtis Walker
Reverend Williams ..... Don Gilet
James ..... Ola
Script Editor: James Kettle
Producer: Katie Tyrrell.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2012.
SUN 22:45 Mastering the Universe (b00sg6yn)
Series 1
The Joy of Sulks
Spoiling someone else's pleasure is the most deeply rewarding of all the controlling arts.
Professor Joy Klamp takes us on a tour through the miserable universe that is The Relationship.
Starring Dawn French as Professor Joy Clamp.
Written by Nick Newman and Christopher Douglas.
With:
Christpher Douglas
Sally Grace
Lucy Montgomery
Dan Tetsell
Alice Lowe
Joanna Scanlan
Nicola Sanderson
Adam Shipway
James Fowler
Brian Perkins
Producer: Simon Nicholls
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2005.
SUN 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (m001b6g1)
Celya AB 1/3
From 10pm until midnight, seven days a week, The Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. And tonight, Jake Yapp is joined for a chat by fabulous French comedian Celya AB.
SUN 23:00 We Are Klang: Amazing Lives (b007k3p8)
Explorer
Explorers Sir Graham Davenport and Robert Critchet MBE have returned from a 20 year journey of discovery around the world - after everyone presumed they were dead.
Richard Berkeley grills them about their youthful expeditions.
Improvised mockumentary series in which Klang examines the career of four living legends.
Starring:
Greg Davies
Steve Hall
Marek Larwood
Producer: Victoria Lloyd.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2007.
SUN 23:30 The Museum of Everything (b00h8q28)
Series 3
And the Winner Is...
It's Awards Night!
Can the Crayon Museum beat off the challenger, the World of Pencils?
Written and performed by:
Marcus Brigstocke
Danny Robins
Dan Tetsell
With Lucy Montgomery.
Music by Dominic Haslam and Ben Walker.
Producer: Alex Walsh-Taylor
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2006.

MONDAY 15 AUGUST 2022

MON 00:00 Ray Bradbury's Tales of the Bizarre (b007jpy0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday]
MON 00:30 Earthsea (b0bnb4gn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Sunday]
MON 01:00 Appointment in Arezzo by Alan Taylor (Omnibus) (b09lspnd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Sunday]
MON 02:10 Inheritance Tracks (b083h2sy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:10 on Sunday]
MON 02:20 AS Byatt - The Frederica Quartet (Omnibus) (b07g718g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:20 on Sunday]
MON 03:30 Reel Histories - Dam Busters (b0076chn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:30 on Sunday]
MON 04:00 Roald Dahl (b0140f1v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 on Sunday]
MON 05:00 Poetry Extra (m001b3d3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 on Sunday]
MON 05:30 Thanks a Lot, Milton Jones! (m000gkw2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 on Sunday]
MON 06:00 Inspector Purbright - Naked Nuns (m000pj0q)
1. Strange Habits
Is someone white-slaving nuns in Flaxborough?
After a tip-off from an intercepted telegram, Inspector Purbright carefully picks his way through another case...
Colin Watson's gripping serial about vice and violence stirring beneath the surface of a peaceful market town.
John Rowe stars as Inspector Walter Purbright.
Dramatised in six parts by Christopher Denys.
Inspector Purbright ..... John Rowe
Sergeant Love ..... Paul Downing
Mrs Hatch ..... Patricia Wilcock
Baxter ..... Peter Rylands
Mrs Spain ..... Judith Davies
Lucy Teatime ..... Ann Rye
Councillor Crispin ..... Finetime Fontayne
Angus ..... Daniel Coll
Hatch ..... Harry Kirkham
Chubb ..... Geoffrey Banks
Tudor ..... David Fleeshman
Director: Tony Cliff
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1993.
MON 06:30 Crown House (b07shgtg)
6. The King
Although the news of the King's illness has not been made public, Alice learns that his condition is very serious.
Scott causes tension between Jenny and Caroline.
Starring Jane Asher, Gayle Hunnicutt, Dinah Sheridan and Martin Jarvis.
A tale of two families and a fresh era for the Minsters of Crown House, and the Royal Family of Windsor.
Serial written by Peter Ling and Juliet Ace.
Jenny …… Jane Asher
William …… Richard Pasco
Old Bea …… Margaret Rawlings
Gina …… Gayle Hunnicutt
Alice …… Dinah Sheridan
Richard …… Martin Jarvis
Edith …… Barbara Atkinson
Nicholas …… Dominic Rickhards
Caroline …… Cara Kelly
Lady Flora Kelso …… Margaret Ward
Polly …… Polly James
Martin …… Henry Power
Miranda …… Andrea Kealy
Mrs Webster …… Eva Stuart
Scott Hanson …… Ian Michie
Producer: Graham Gauld
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1988.
MON 07:00 Josh Howie's Losing It (m0000syx)
Series 2
The Getaway
Stand-up comic Josh and his wife comes to terms with the arrival of their first child.
Josh and Monique take their baby away for a weekend in Ireland.
Sadly the trip doesn’t get off to the best of starts when Josh upsets several people on the plane.
Sitcom starring Josh Howie and Pippa Evans.
Written by Josh Howie.
Josh ...... Josh Howie
Monique ...... Pippa Evans
With:
Donal Coxi
Julian Deane
Stephen Hagen
Jonathan Kemp
Debra Tammer
Wendy Wason
Producer: Ashley Blaker.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2018.
MON 07:30 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue (m0019yyh)
Series 77
Episode 5
The godfather of all panel shows pays a visit to the Theatre Royal Nottingham. On the panel are Fred MacAulay, Jon Culshaw, Vicki Pepperdine and Milton Jones with Jack Dee in the umpire’s chair. Colin Sell accompanies on the piano. Producer - Jon Naismith. It is a BBC Studios production.
MON 08:00 Round the Horne (b00lrv62)
Series 3
Episode 5
Kenneth Horne heads a gangster romp 'How The Bullet Proof Vest Was Won'
But will Julian and Sandy be able to find him a Bona Soulmate?
Packed full of colourful characters, parodies, memorable catchphrases, and double-entendres.
Starring:
Kenneth Horne
Kenneth Williams
Hugh Paddick
Betty Marsden
Bill Pertwee
Announcer: Douglas Smith
Recorded at the BBC's Paris Studio in Lower Regent Street, London.
Music by Edwin Braden and the Hornblowers and The Fraser Hayes Four.
Round The Horne was born out of the demise of BBC radio comedy Beyond Our Ken. Using the same cast and producer, Barry Took and Marty Feldman wrote the brilliantly inventive - and sometimes outrageous - scripts for four series between 1965 and 1968.
Producer: John Simmonds
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in March 1967.
MON 08:30 Yes Minister (b007jl60)
Series 1
Open Government
Newly re-elected, MP Jim Hacker is summoned to the PM's office.
Jim learns from his chauffeur that the new St Edwards Hospital has 300 administrators, cooks and cleaners, but no doctors, nurses or patients.
How can he cure it?
As usual the Minister doesn't know his ACAS from his NALGO.
Starring Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne and Derek Fowlds.
Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn satirical sitcom ran on BBC TV between 1980 and 1984.
Yes Minister is centred around the hapless Jim Hacker and a collection of civil service underlings headed by the Machiavellian Sir Humphrey Appleby and obsequious Bernard.
Jim Hacker ...... Paul Eddington
Sir Humphrey Appleby ...... Nigel Hawthorne
Bernard ...... Derek Fowlds
Annie Hacker ...... Diana Hoddinot
Frank Weisel ...... Bill Nighy
Sir Arnold ...... John Nettleton
Chief Whip ...... Edward Jewesbury
Nigel ...... Haydn Wood
Radio Presenter ...... Gordon Clyde
Newsreader ...... Bob Docherty
Adapted for radio by producer Pete Atkin.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1983.
MON 09:00 Dilemma (b01747kt)
Series 1
Episode 1
Would you provide an alibi to someone you hate?
Would you confront an elderly relative about casual racism at a family gathering?
And what are the relative merits of Silvio Berlusconi, Vlad the Impaler, L Ron Hubbard and Amanda Holden?
Sue Perkins presents moral and ethical posers to:
Dave Gorman
Richard Herring
Rebecca Front
Dominic Lawson
This is the panel show spotlighting the choices bombarding us in Britain today, as well as some more theoretical problems.
There are no "right" answers - but there are some deeply damning ones.
Devised by Danielle Ward.
Producer: Ed Morrish.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2011.
MON 09:30 Heated Rollers (b007r4ys)
Episode 4
Upstairs Downstairs downgraded, and a toy doll with wrinkles.
The first-ever all-women sketch show made for BBC Radio 2.
Starring:
Lynda Bellingham
Gwyneth Strong
Joanna Monro
With music supplied by the Lorraine Bowen Experience.
Producer: Maria Esposito
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in March 1999.
MON 10:00 Baldi (b0080483)
Series 1
6. Devil Take the Hindmost
Crime-solving priest Paolo Baldi investigates the death of a student on campus, following the trail to an arrogant clique that dabbled in the occult.
Is there a rational explanation?
Or was the Devil really involved..?
Starring David Threlfall.
Series of murder mysteries about Franciscan priest and philosophy lecturer turned amateur sleuth, Paolo Baldi.
Written by Annie Caulfield.
Paolo Baldi .... David Threlfall
Tina Mahon ....Tina Kellegher
Father Troy .... T P McKenna
Dr Graham …. Gerard McSorley
Superintendent Rynne .... Owen Roe
Mrs Reid …. Margaret D'Arcy
Eamon …. Gavin Kennedy
Russell …. Conor Delaney
Paul …. Frank Bourke
Laura …. Eva Birthistle
Collet …. Charlie Bonner
John Hayes …. Gordon Fuller
Fireman 1 …. Jim Fox
Fireman 2 …. Malcolm Douglas
Dave …. Joe Savino
Format created by Barry Devlin for Sarah Lawson Productions.
Developed and produced by BBC Northern Ireland.
Directed in Belfast by Lawrence Jackson.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2000.
MON 10:45 Short Works (b09yh6mn)
Series 1
Unmade by David Hayden
Moving into her new home by the sea, with the help of her adult son Stephen, Kathy considers all the possessions and events that have made up her life.
Jane Brennan reads acclaimed Irish writer David Hayden's story.
David Hayden's writing has appeared in gorse, The Yellow Nib, The Moth, The Stinging Fly, Spolia and The Warwick Review, and poetry in PN Review. His debut short story collection 'Darker With The Lights On' was shortlisted for the Republic of Consciousness Prize 2018.
Producer: Michael Shannon
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2018.
MON 11:00 TED Radio Hour (m001b3kp)
Series 9
Take Care
A journey through fascinating ideas based on talks by riveting speakers on the TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) stage.
Manoush Zomorodi explores giving and receiving care – it’s a natural part of life – but how can we best support others?
First broadcast in the USA on National Public Radio in 2022.
MON 11:50 Inheritance Tracks (m001b3kr)
Labi Siffre
Singer songwriter Labi Siffre chooses ‘Il Canto’ sung by Luciano Pavarotti and ‘Sail Away’ by Randy Newman.
MON 12:00 Round the Horne (b00lrv62)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 12:30 Yes Minister (b007jl60)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 13:00 Inspector Purbright - Naked Nuns (m000pj0q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
MON 13:30 Crown House (b07shgtg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
MON 14:00 Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty (m0000nn8)
Episode 1
The lives of nine strangers - with a variety of emotional and physical needs - are about to change forever.
They’re thrown together at a remote health-and-wellness retreat that hides a dark agenda beneath its glamorous façade.
Romantic novelist Frances Welty, for example, is there to mend a broken heart, a bad back and a wounded ego. The other eight guests, though seemingly fine on the outside all harbour ghosts or pain of some kind as they arrive at Tranquillum House for a little restorative break.
However, it’s no ordinary health resort. It is owned and run by an equally wounded and strange woman who is determined that these guests’ lives will never be the same again after their ten day stay.
Written by Liane Moriarty, the bestselling author behind Emmy and Golden Globe-winning HBO series ‘Big Little Lies’.
Abridged in ten parts by Robin Brooks,
Read by Kerry Fox.
Producer: Celia De Wolff
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2018.
MON 14:15 Jo Clifford - Five Days Which Changed Everything (b0bbnzzx)
Episode 1
It's festival time on the streets of Edinburgh, a time John and Susie usually relish.
But this year - over the course of several days - their world will be turned upside down...
Jo Clifford’s autobiographical drama about love, loss and the unexpected moments of grace that preserve us.
Susie ...... Kathryn Howden
John ...... Liam Brennan
Director: Kirsty Williams.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2018.
MON 14:30 Listed (b00dsr38)
Concrete council-flats, brutalist office-blocks, modernist monsters, the architecture that seemed so modern and confident in its day now looks - to most people - shabby, unfriendly or downright ugly.
Much of it has already been cleared away, and much more is scheduled to go.
Yet, even as the bulldozers rev up and the wrecking balls prepare to swing, a few anguished voices are crying "No!"
Lucinda Lambton reports on the struggle to save buildings from the 1960s and the 1970s that are now unfashionable and in danger of demolition.
Producer: Jolyon Jenkins
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2008.
MON 15:00 Baldi (b0080483)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
MON 15:45 Short Works (b09yh6mn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 today]
MON 16:00 Dilemma (b01747kt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
MON 16:30 Heated Rollers (b007r4ys)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
MON 17:00 Josh Howie's Losing It (m0000syx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
MON 17:30 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue (m0019yyh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
MON 18:00 The Price of Fear (b007jmqz)
Is There Anybody There?
Horror legend Vincent Price introduces a tale set in discrete suburbia - home to medium and clairvoyant, Griselda Thorpe and her older sister Edie.
And it is to their genteel house that Henry Jollit comes in search of a preview of eternity...
Written by William Ingram.
Griselda Thorpe …. Dilys Laye
Edie Thorpe .… Sylvia Coleridge
Henry Jollit …. Norman Bird
Music by Derek Price.
Producer: John Dyas
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1983.
MON 18:30 A Good Read (b04mcp9n)
Martina Cole and Janet Street Porter
Harriett Gilbert and her guests - journalist, Janet Street Porter, and crime writer, Martina Cole - discuss their favourite books by Curtis Sittenfeld, Maurice Druon and Muriel Spark.
'American Wife' by Curtis Sittenfeld
Publisher: Penguin
'The Iron King' by Maurice Druon
Publisher: Doubleday
'The Ballad of Peckham Rye' by Muriel Spark
Publisher: Harper Collins
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2014.
MON 19:00 Round the Horne (b00lrv62)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 19:30 Yes Minister (b007jl60)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 20:00 Inspector Purbright - Naked Nuns (m000pj0q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
MON 20:30 Crown House (b07shgtg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
MON 21:00 TED Radio Hour (m001b3kp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
MON 21:50 Inheritance Tracks (m001b3kr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:50 today]
MON 22:00 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue (m0019yyh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
MON 22:30 Everyone Quite Likes Justin (b01mvzft)
Series 2
Episode 4
Justin's still living with his father-in-law, still working with his ex-wife and still calling on his Gran for her words of wisdom.
Now he also has to cope with a game of golf.
Starring Justin Moorhouse, Anne Reid and Paul Copley.
Sitcom written by Justin Moorhouse and Jim Poyser.
Justin ..... Justin Moorhouse
Gran ..... Anne Reid
Lisa ..... Christine Bottomley
Bryn ..... Lloyd Langford
Ray ..... Paul Copley
Tanya ..... Victoria Elliott
Charlie ..... Mark Chatterton
Barbara ..... Kathryn Hunt
Recorded in front of an audience in Manchester.
Producer: Steven Canny
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2012.
MON 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (m001b6g3)
Celya AB 2/3
From 10pm until midnight, seven days a week, The Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. And tonight, Jake Yapp is joined for a chat by fabulous French comedian Celya AB.
MON 23:00 Party's Over (m0019z9n)
Series 2
Changing of the Guard
What happens when the prime minister suddenly stops being prime minister? One day you're the most powerful person in the country, the next you're irrelevant, forced into retirement 30 years ahead of schedule and find yourself asking 'What do I do now?'
"I can't just disappear like Gordon Brown. They say he barely gets out of bed now. Just sits there doing word-searches and eating Kit Kat Chunkies. Miserable. I hate the chunky ones." Former British Prime Minister Henry Tobin
This week, a security breach leads to MI5 sending Henry a new personal protection officer.
Starring Miles Jupp, Ingrid Oliver, Emma Sidi, Justin Edwards and Mali Ann Rees.
Written by Paul Doolan and Jon Hunter
Producer: Richard Morris
Production co-ordinator: Caroline Barlow
Sound recordist and designer: David Thomas
A BBC Studios Production
MON 23:30 Matt Berry Interviews... (b0b89nq8)
Series 1
Kenneth Williams
Matt Berry presents a series of interviews with the greats of the stage, screen and music world.
Matt brings you his interview with legendary comic actor and Carry on star Kenneth Williams in the vestry of Warwick Cathedral in 1979.
Ken was returning to Warwick to play a concert of organ music and allowed Berry an interview in between playing his favourite pieces.
Written, performed and edited by Matt Berry.
Producer: Matt Stronge
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in July 2018.
MON 23:45 Tom Parry's Fancy Dressed Life (b08n3wps)
Series 1
Texas
It's the final fancy dress party of the year and Tom is off to a wedding.
Can a sweepstake, some cowboy boots and a little bit of line dancing end Tom's fancy dress year on a high?
Written by and starring: Tom Parry
With:
Ben Clarke
Celeste Dring
Gareth Pierce
Tom Parry is an award winning comedian, writer and actor whose credits include Miranda, Phone Shop and Drunk History. For more than a decade he has been part of the multi-award winning sketch team, Pappy's.
Producer: Richard Morris
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in April 2017.

TUESDAY 16 AUGUST 2022

TUE 00:00 The Price of Fear (b007jmqz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:30 A Good Read (b04mcp9n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 Inspector Purbright - Naked Nuns (m000pj0q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 Crown House (b07shgtg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty (m0000nn8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:15 Jo Clifford - Five Days Which Changed Everything (b0bbnzzx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Monday]
TUE 02:30 Listed (b00dsr38)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 Baldi (b0080483)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday]
TUE 03:45 Short Works (b09yh6mn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 Dilemma (b01747kt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:30 Heated Rollers (b007r4ys)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 Josh Howie's Losing It (m0000syx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday]
TUE 05:30 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue (m0019yyh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Monday]
TUE 06:00 Inspector Purbright - Naked Nuns (m000pm3k)
2. The Public Performance in Partney Avenue
Mr Hatch finds that his electric curtains have a downside, as Councillor Crispin will prove.
Colin Watson's gripping serial about vice and violence stirring beneath the surface of the market town of Flaxborough.
John Rowe stars as Inspector Walter Purbright.
Dramatised by Christopher Denys.
Inspector Purbright …. John Rowe
Sergeant Love …. Paul Downing
Chubb …. Geoffrey Banks
Tudor …. David Fleeshman
Lucy Teatime …. Ann Rye
Hatch …. Harry Kirkham
Baxter …. Peter Rylands
Amis …. Daniel Coll
Director: Tony Cliff
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1993.
TUE 06:30 Crown House (b07shh6l)
7. Tragedy
The King has recovered from his illness, and Alice kept Queen Mary company during his convalescence.
Meanwhile, Jenny had a birthday party and made her peace with Nicholas; Scott Hanson caused a great deal of trouble at Crown House; and Caroline ran away, but Lord Minster managed to find her.
Starring Jane Asher, Gayle Hunnicutt, Dinah Sheridan and Martin Jarvis.
A tale of two families and a fresh era for the Minsters of Crown House, and the Royal Family of Windsor.
Serial written by Peter Ling and Juliet Ace.
Jenny …… Jane Asher
William …… Richard Pasco
Alice …… Dinah Sheridan
Nicholas …… Dominic Rickhards
Gina …… Gayle Hunnicutt
Edith …… Barbara Atkinson
Grace Duncan …… Barbara Hunt
Paul Weyman …… John Pullen
Lady Furness …… Shelley Thompson
Barman …… Peter Craze
Producer: Graham Gauld
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1988.
TUE 07:00 North by Northamptonshire (b018xy2d)
Series 2
Episode 5
The dawn of the Dickensian festival brings chaos to Wadenbrook, and Angela has something to tell Frank.
Sheila Hancock narrates the bittersweet adventures of the residents of a small town in Northamptonshire.
Written by Katherine Jakeways.
John Biggins................................Keith
Mackenzie Crook...........................Rod
Kevin Eldon...................Jonathan / Ken
Shelia Hancock....................... Narrator
Jessica Henwick...........................Helen
Katherine Jakeways........ Esther / Jacqui
Felicity Montagu..............................Jan
Geoffrey Palmer........................Norman
Lizzie Roper..............................Angela
Penelope Wilton............................Mary
Rufus Wright................................Frank
Producer: Victoria Lloyd
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2012.
TUE 07:30 Andrew Maxwell Values (m0019z0v)
Series 1
Episode 4
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, we have started to reflect more on our working lives and increasingly question the relative value of different occupations around the UK. Andrew Maxwell investigates why until now we have traditionally valued some jobs above others and what a new understanding of “work” might mean for how we approach our changing world.
This week Andrew looks at the future of jobs and welcomes back his guest from earlier in the series, Richard Donkin the author of "The Future of Work".
Producer: Richard Morris
Production co-ordinator: Ryan Walker-Edwards
A BBC Studios Production
TUE 08:00 The Goon Show (b007jmyg)
Series 6
The Greenslade Story
The amazing story of the rise and fall of BBC Home Service radio announcer Wallace Greenslade.
Groundbreaking, surreal BBC radio comedy written by Spike Milligan.
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 Wally Stott.
Announcer: Wallace Greenslade
Producer: Peter Eton
First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in December 1955.
TUE 08:30 King Street Junior (b007jn81)
Series 7
Back in the Jug
The start of another school year and a 'surprise' announcement leads to ructions
Created and written by Jim Eldridge.
Ten series of this comedy about King Street Junior School ran between 1985 and 1998. King Street Junior Revisited ran from 2002 to 2005.
Mr Sims …. Karl Howman
Mr Beeston …. James Grout
Mr Holliday …. Tom Watson
Mrs Stone …. Margaret John
Mr Long …. Paul Copley
Miss Lewis …. Marlene Sidaway
Mrs Patterson …. Deirdre Costello
Mrs Rudd …. Vivienne Martin
Martin …. Ben Wint
Azad/Tommy …. Rocky Samrai
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1992.
TUE 09:00 Party's Over (m0019z9n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday]
TUE 09:30 Chambers (b007jyrj)
Series 3
A Pain in the Back
John Fuller-Carp becomes distracted by the allure of one of his clients.
Meanwhile Ruth is asked to babysit for a friend's electronic pet.
Clive Coleman's sitcom set in perhaps the country's least spectacular set of chambers.
John Fuller Carp ...... John Bird
Hilary Tripping ...... James Fleet
Ruth Quirke ...... Sarah Lancashire
Vince ...... Jonathan Kydd
With:
Joanna Monro
Geoffrey Whitehead
Peter Gunn
Tilly Gaunt
Producer: Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1999.
TUE 10:00 Baldi (b007jlm8)
Series 2
1. Three in One
Paolo Baldi and Mrs Reid go to the horse races.
But the trip proves to have an unexpected link with a contract killing on the mean streets of Dublin's Northside.
Starring David Threlfall.
Series of murder mysteries about Franciscan priest and philosophy lecturer turned amateur sleuth, Paolo Baldi.
Written by Simon Brett.
Paolo Baldi .... David Threlfall
Tina Mahon ....Tina Kellegher
Superintendent Rynne .... Owen Roe
Father Troy .... T P McKenna
Mrs Reid .... Margaret D'Arcy
Cody Norton .... Frankie McCafferty
Roddy Proud .... Kevin Flood
Mickey McGann .... Eanna McLiam
Tubby Ryan .... Frank O'Sullivan
Declan Gerrard .... Paddy Scully
Brid Gerrard .... Doreen Keogh
Race commentator .... Pat Laffan
Director: Lawrence Jackson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2001
TUE 10:45 Short Works (b09z688s)
Series 1
Old Clothes by Anthony Adeane
Alexa met Jim online. Most men hauled half a lifetime of baggage with them to the pub.
But Jim was different. He didn't take it seriously.
Isy Suttie reads a short story for radio by Anthony Adeane.
Anthony Adeane is a journalist and writer. His first book, Out of Thin Air, came out in March 2018.
Produced at BBC Bristol by Becky Ripley.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2018.
TUE 11:00 Archive on 4 (m00099qw)
Our Anniversary Obsession
50 years since the Moon landings?
30 years since the publication of The Satanic Verses?
200 years since the Peterloo Massacre?
Turn on the radio any day of the year and it won't be long before someone mentions an anniversary.
Why are BBC Radio 4 commissioners, news editors, book publishers and us, the audience, so obsessed with anniversaries? What impact does our preoccupation with round numbers have on the way we understand history?
Historian Hannah Mawdsley wrote her thesis on the Spanish flu pandemic. It's an area of history that felt like a footnote to the First World War - until we reached its centenary in 2018.
Suddenly there was an explosion of interest in Hannah's work. She was invited to speak on panels, to curate exhibitions and to discuss her research on the BBC.
Hannah talks to fellow historians Elisabeth Shipton, Bill Niven and Chris Kempshall about the power of anniversaries and their potentially distorting impact on history.
Does marking one day a year give us permission to forget difficult parts of history for the rest of the year? What about aspects of history that don't have easily marked anniversaries?
Sociologist Professor Eviatar Zerubavel explains why we're all so drawn to pattern and repetition, and why time isn't always linear. And a group of nine-year-olds talk about why numbers with a zero at the end are so important.
And just in case you were in any doubt how much anniversaries inform Radio 4's schedule, this was first broadcast on the 10th anniversary of another programme on exactly the same subject.
Producer: Hannah Marshall
A 7digital production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2019.
TUE 12:00 The Goon Show (b007jmyg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 12:30 King Street Junior (b007jn81)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 13:00 Inspector Purbright - Naked Nuns (m000pm3k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
TUE 13:30 Crown House (b07shh6l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
TUE 14:00 Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty (m0000nq3)
Episode 2
Frances Welty has arrived at Tranquillum House for a little restorative break.
She and the eight other guests soon find out that this is no ordinary health resort.
It is owned and run by an equally wounded and strange woman who is determined that these guests’ lives will never be the same again after their ten day stay.
Written by Liane Moriarty.
Read by Kerry Fox.
Abridged by Robin Brooks.
Producer: Celia De Wolff
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2018.
TUE 14:15 Jo Clifford - Five Days Which Changed Everything (b0bbphc5)
Episode 2
On Sunday, Susie's vision blurs.
On Monday her head aches, and then she has a fit in her sleep...
It's festival time on the streets of Edinburgh, a time John and Susie usually relish. But this year, over the course of several days, their world turns upside down.
Jo Clifford’s autobiographical drama about love, loss and the unexpected moments of grace that preserve us.
Susie ...... Kathryn Howden
John ...... Liam Brennan
Rebecca/Doctor ...... Melody Grove
Katie ...... Anna Russell-Martin
Director: Kirsty Williams.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2018.
TUE 14:30 An English Journey (b0092mzs)
Episode 1
Lemn Sissay begins an odyssey around modern England following the route map of another writer, JB Priestley.
In Autumn 1933, Priestley travelled the length and breadth of the country in one of the first attempts at "documentary journalism". The result was "English Journey", a book recalling the chance encounters with the "ordinary folk" in the England of 1933.
With a first edition in hand, performance poet and author Lemn Sissay sets off to discover just how much of his modern England Priestley would still recognise - and approve of.
In the first of two programmes, Lemn heads south taking a coach journey through London, a chat to a Southampton sea captain and a visit to a Bristol supermarket suggests their two Englands are curiously intertwined.
Producer: Philip Sellars
First broadcast on BBC Radio in November 2003.
TUE 15:00 Baldi (b007jlm8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
TUE 15:45 Short Works (b09z688s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 today]
TUE 16:00 The Museum of Curiosity (m0000xxt)
Series 13
Episode 5
Professor of Ignorance John Lloyd and his curator Lee Mack welcome:
* Comedian and ventriloquist Nina Conti
* Writer of the hit TV period drama series Victoria, Daisy Goodwin
* Former Cabinet Secretary Lord Butler of Brockwell
The Museum's Guest Committee discuss the magical properties of false teeth, the prominent contribution made by Queen Victoria’s consort Prince Albert, and the mysterious case of 30 Russian jet fighters found buried in the sand.
Researched by QI and Mike Turner.
Producers: Richard Turner and Anne Miller.
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2018.
TUE 16:30 Chambers (b007jyrj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
TUE 17:00 North by Northamptonshire (b018xy2d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
TUE 17:30 Andrew Maxwell Values (m0019z0v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
TUE 18:00 Hordes of the Things (b0089b37)
1. The Prophecy is Cast
The kingdom of Albion is in peril, and the law of darkness encroaches...
Starring Paul Eddington, Paul Magee and Simon Callow.
Andrew Marshall and John Lloyd's epic Tolkien parody in four-parts.
King Yulfric the Wise …. Paul Eddington
The Chronicler …. Patrick Magee
Crown Prince Veganin …. Simon Callow
Agar …. Christian Rodska
Radox the Green …. Frank Middlemass
Maliadoc …. Hugh Thomas
King Yulfric's First Assistant Advisor …. David Ross
Caradorn …. Gordon Gostelow
Dyandetes …. Miriam Margolyes
Another Harpy …. Eve Karpf
Producer: Geoffrey Perkins
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1980.
TUE 18:30 Soul Music (b09jvlnk)
Series 25
Redemption Song
"If you've never heard of Bob Marley then you must be living under a rock" - Neville Garrick, Bob Marley's Art Director and friend.
At the time he wrote 'Redemption Song', circa 1979, Bob had been diagnosed with the cancer in his toe that later took his life. It is considered one of his greatest works and continues to inspire generations of Marley fans across the world.
For Grammy Award Winning artist John Legend, it's become an anthem for addressing the criminal justice system of America.
'Musicians without Borders' practitioner Ahmed al 'Azzeh finds the song inspires him to work towards a better life in the Palestinian Territories.
For Jamaican Poet Laureate Lorna Goodison, it is a reminder to continue Marley's call to 'sing these songs of freedom' and for Bob Scott, it will forever be heard in memory of his nephew Dominick who lost his life during the 2004 Tsunami.
Featuring interviews with:
Neville Garrick
Wailers Guitarist - Don Kinsley.
Producer: Nicola Humphries
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2017.
TUE 19:00 The Goon Show (b007jmyg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 19:30 King Street Junior (b007jn81)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 20:00 Inspector Purbright - Naked Nuns (m000pm3k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
TUE 20:30 Crown House (b07shh6l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
TUE 21:00 Archive on 4 (m00099qw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
TUE 22:00 Andrew Maxwell Values (m0019z0v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
TUE 22:30 Detective Sergeant Nick Mohammed (b0184s3k)
Series 1
Episode 1
"Gosh, there's been a Murder... Ouch!"
Join Nick and his colleagues at Tilford Road Police Station as they battle to fathom who killed the man with the missing head.
No clues as to how he might have died?
Never have serious crimes been made more entertaining, whilst remaining utterly, utterly tasteful!
Written by and starring Nick Mohammed.
With:
Anna Crilly
Colin Hoult
Producer: Victoria Lloyd
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2011.
TUE 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (m001b6g5)
Celya AB 3/3
From 10pm until midnight, seven days a week, The Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. And tonight, Jake Yapp is joined for a chat by fabulous French comedian Celya AB.
TUE 23:00 It's Jocelyn (b06tvbz1)
Series 1
Episode 2
Expect a raft of fresh characters from Jocelyn including a terrible shop assistant, a pair of terrible bedroom DJ's and an old lady obsessed with dying.
Jocelyn Jee Esien vents her frustration at the world around her through sketches and stand-up.
From pedantic dinner dates to coping with annoying friends, Jocelyn's life provides a rich seam of humour.
With:
Curtis Walker
Ninia Benjamin
Kevin J
Producer: John Pocock
A BBC Radio Comedy production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast January 2016.
TUE 23:30 I've Never Seen Star Wars (b014gsmn)
Series 4
Frank Skinner
Marcus Brigstocke invites comedian Frank Skinner to try 4 new things, including getting a spray tan and eating Jugged Hare.
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 September 2011.

WEDNESDAY 17 AUGUST 2022

WED 00:00 Hordes of the Things (b0089b37)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 Soul Music (b09jvlnk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 Inspector Purbright - Naked Nuns (m000pm3k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 Crown House (b07shh6l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty (m0000nq3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Tuesday]
WED 02:15 Jo Clifford - Five Days Which Changed Everything (b0bbphc5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Tuesday]
WED 02:30 An English Journey (b0092mzs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Tuesday]
WED 03:00 Baldi (b007jlm8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 03:45 Short Works (b09z688s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 The Museum of Curiosity (m0000xxt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:30 Chambers (b007jyrj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 North by Northamptonshire (b018xy2d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday]
WED 05:30 Andrew Maxwell Values (m0019z0v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Tuesday]
WED 06:00 Inspector Purbright - Naked Nuns (m000pmqt)
3. Vengeance on the River
Three Americans arrive in sleepy Flaxborough – but what are their intentions?
John Rowe stars as Inspector Walter Purbright.
Colin Watson's gripping serial about vice and violence stirring beneath the surface of the market town of Flaxborough.
Inspector Purbright …. John Rowe
Sergeant Love …. Paul Downing
Joxy …. Robin Polley
Hatch …. Harry Kirkham
Amis …. Daniel Coll
Julian …. Michael Duggan
Bernard …. Joseph Alessi
Tudor …. David Fleeshman
Lucy Teatime …. Ann Rye
Crispin …. Finetime Fontayne
Mrs Spain …. Judith Davis
Mrs Hatch …. Patricia Wilcock
Dramatised by Christopher Denys.
Director: Tony Cliff
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1993.
WED 06:30 Crown House (b07shh8g)
8. Endings
Gina invited herself to Crown House, and resorted to blackmail in an attempt to raise some money.
In the crisis that followed, William discovered the truth about his wife's relationship with Paul. Soon afterwards, Alice was seriously injured in a car crash - but will things end happily for Jenny?
Starring Jane Asher, Gayle Hunnicutt, Dinah Sheridan and Martin Jarvis.
A tale of two families and a fresh era for the Minsters of Crown House, and the Royal Family of Windsor.
Serial written by Peter Ling and Juliet Ace.
Producer: Graham Gauld
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1988.
WED 07:00 Michael Frayn's Pocket Playhouse (b0b5xh1w)
Episode 3
Martin Jarvis directs Michael Frayn’s masterly comic series with an outstanding cast led by Ian McKellen, Joanna Lumley, Stephen Fry, Alfred Molina, Alex Jennings and Jarvis himself.
Michael Frayn - author of Noises Off - is the most comic philosophical writer of our time.
Each episode reveals his infectious delight in writing between the lines of theatre, fiction, TV and the media, the church, relationships - life in general.
* Stephen Fry gives smug thanks to God
* Matthew Wolf and Martin Jarvis become mute mime-artists (yes on the radio)
* Nigel Anthony invites sponsorship for doing precisely nothing
* Sir Ian McKellen as God conducts his own prayer-answering service
* Rosalind Ayres provides a tetchy update to your Pocket Playhouse.
Director: Martin Jarvis
A Jarvis and Ayres production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in June 2018.
WED 07:30 Anneka Has Issues (m0019z56)
Series 1
Alzheimer's
Anneka Rice has led a fascinating and adventure-filled life. In this new stand-up series, she examines four tricky issues that are of particular importance to her. Bringing insight and a refreshingly eccentric but practical mindset to these sometimes taboo subjects she'll explain how her life has been shaped by her background and experiences.
Both of Anneka's parents developed Alzheimer’s later in life. She worries that this means she may be more likely to develop the disease herself. She talks to experts about the facts and to her audience about their own experience of dementia. Via Captain Dick and Dulux paint charts she delves into this taboo area of life and reveals the surprising moments of joy, humour and love that can come out of it.
Producer: Alison Vernon-Smith
Production Coordinator: Katie Baum, Beverly Tagg
A BBC Studios Production
WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b009h7l4)
Series 6
Fred's Pie Stall
The Lad Himself is out to save one of Cheam's institutions that's threatened by a council closure.
Starring Tony Hancock.
With Sidney James, Bill Kerr, Wilfred Babbage, Hugh Morton and Harry Towb.
Written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.
Theme and incidental music written by Wally Stott.
Producer: Tom Ronald
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in November 1959.
WED 08:30 Any Other Business (b013cnyp)
Episode 4
Chesbury FC is in dire straits, but Lady Mayoress Graham is determined to save the day.
Lucy Flannery's local government sitcom.
Starring:
Nelson David
John Duttine
James Grout
Rosy Fordham
Nick Hardy
Howard Lew Lewis
Toby Longworth
Jan Ravens
Vivienne Rochester
June Whitfield.
Producer: Liz Anstee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1995.
WED 09:00 Booked (b0075llz)
Series 3
Episode 2
Outrageous parody, biting wit and bizarre couplings from:
Mark Thomas
Dillie Keane
Roger McGough
Miles Kington
Ian McMillan chairs the irreverent literary game.
Producer: Marc Jobst
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1997.
WED 09:30 The Attractive Young Rabbi (b007k2cn)
Series 2
The Wedding
Everyone is looking forward to Hillfield's big wedding ceremony, but in which synagogue?
Barry Grossman’s comedy-drama about the collision between the old and the new in the Jewish community of Hillfield.
Rabbi Abraham Fine ...... David De Keyser
Rabbi Su Jacobs ...... Tracy-Ann Oberman
Sadie Fine ...... Doreen Mantle
Melvin ...... Henry Goodman
Brian ...... Jonathan Kydd
Harriet ...... Eve Karpf
Nat ...... Harry Landis
Bernice ...... Laura Shavin
Clive ...... Joshua Towb
Music: Max Harris.
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2000.
WED 10:00 Baldi (b007jlmx)
Series 2
2. Twilight of a God
Paolo Baldi and Tina Mahon investigate a murder at a celebrity wedding between a country girl and a famous opera conductor, in a remote castle off the coast of Dublin.
Paolo Baldi .... David Threlfall
Tina Mahon .... Tina Kellegher
Superintendent Rynne .... Owen Roe
Father Troy .... T P McKenna
Mrs Reid .... Margaret D'Arcy
Jim Docherty .... Robert Bathhurst
Orla .... Eva Birthistle
Kirstin .... Aine McCartney
Harold Pope .... Gordon Fulton
Sir Frederick Brook .... David Kelly
Maureen .... Alice Barry
Director\\\\; Lawrence Jackson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2001
WED 10:45 Short Works (b0b2mrc9)
Series 1
A Hint of Heather by Hannah Silva
As she prepares to buy her first house, Heather plans her colour scheme with a perfectionist's eye.
Hattie Morahan reads Hannah Silva's short story.
Hannah Silva is a poet, playwright and performer. Her solo show Schlock! splices Fifty Shades of Grey with a novel by Kathy Acker, celebrating 'the slipperiness of words, reinventing them so that none of them are safe' (The Guardian). Silva has been shortlisted for the Ted Hughes Award and has had three radio plays recognised in the Best Single Drama category at the BBC Audio Drama Awards.
Her debut sound poetry record 'Talk in a bit' was released in 2018. 'A Hint Of Heather' is her first short story for radio.
Producer: Jeremy Osborne
A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast on March 2018.
WED 11:00 Clowning Around on 4 Extra (m001b4b7)
3. Max Wall and Beyond
Tony Lidington traces the role of the clown in British humour – from the Great Grimaldi through stars of circus, pantomime and Pierrots, to modern entertainers and even activists.
Drawing on his own performances, BBC archive and contemporary experts, Tony traces the clown's evolution, beginning with Shakespeare's plays where rustic clowns and court fools could speak uncomfortable truths to those in power.
This time, Tony looks at the impact of Max Wall and how clowning has changed in the 21st century
Producer: Mike Greenwood
Made for Radio 4 Extra by Pier Productions and first broadcast in March 2014.
WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b009h7l4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 12:30 Any Other Business (b013cnyp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 13:00 Inspector Purbright - Naked Nuns (m000pmqt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
WED 13:30 Crown House (b07shh8g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
WED 14:00 Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty (m0000nj7)
Episode 3
The guests at Tranquillum House learn that it’s no conventional health resort. There are very strict rules...
Nine guests arrive at Tranquillum House for a little restorative break. However, it’s no ordinary health resort. It is owned and run by an equally wounded and strange woman who is determined that these guests’ lives will never be the same again after their ten-day stay.
Written by Liane Moriarty, the bestselling author behind Emmy and Golden Globe-winning HBO series ‘Big Little Lies’, this is a tale of nine strangers with a variety of emotional and physical needs, gathered at a health-and-wellness retreat that hides a dark agenda beneath its glamorous façade.
Reader: Kerry Fox
Writer: Liane Moriarty
Abridger: Robin Brooks
Producer: Celia De Wolff
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2018.
WED 14:15 Jo Clifford - Five Days Which Changed Everything (b0bbr044)
Episode 3
An autobiographical drama about love, loss and the unexpected moments of grace that preserve us.
It's festival time on the streets of Edinburgh, a time John and Susie usually relish. But this year, over the course of several days, their world turns upside down.
On Monday Susie had a fit in her sleep. On Tuesday they scanned her brain and found a tumour. Today they'll find out whether it's benign or not.
Susie ...... Kathryn Howden
John ...... Liam Brennan
Rebecca/Doctor ...... Melody Grove
Katie ...... Anna Russell-Martin
Written by Jo Clifford.
Directed by Kirsty Williams.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2018.
WED 14:30 An English Journey (b00941ht)
Episode 2
Lemn Sissay heads north as he continues his odyssey around modern England following the route map of another writer, JB Priestley.
In Autumn 1933, Priestley travelled the length and breadth of the country in one of the first attempts at "documentary journalism". The result was "English Journey", a book recalling chance encounters with the "ordinary folk".
Priestley was unimpressed by the northern cities with their grime in 1933.
In the last of two programmes, Lemn returns to Stoke, Manchester and Bradford with a different eye. What would Priestley think of the multi-cultural mix in his home city of Bradford, about regeneration of Rushholme in Manchester and the new call centre amongst the once proud Potteries?
Producer: Philip Sellars
First broadcast on BBC Radio in November 2003.
WED 15:00 Baldi (b007jlmx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
WED 15:45 Short Works (b0b2mrc9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 today]
WED 16:00 Booked (b0075llz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
WED 16:30 The Attractive Young Rabbi (b007k2cn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
WED 17:00 Michael Frayn's Pocket Playhouse (b0b5xh1w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
WED 17:30 Anneka Has Issues (m0019z56)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
WED 18:00 Hordes of the Things (b007jqts)
2. The Forces Gather
Radox the Green battles to gather an army against the encroaching Evil One.
But as his mum gives him an ear-bashing, is Agar really a hero?
Andrew Marshall and John Lloyd's epic Tolkien parody.
CAST:
King Yulfric the Wise …. Paul Eddington
The Chronicler …. Patrick Magee
Crown Prince Veganin …. Simon Callow
Agar …. Christian Rodska
Radox the Green …. Frank Middlemass
Maliadoc …. Hugh Thomas
King Yulfric's First Assistant Advisor …. David Ross
Mother of Agar …. Miriam Margolyes
Queen Elfreda …. Maggie Steed
The High Bishop of Zylbor …. Aubrey Woods
Golin Longshanks …. Jonathan Lynn
Producer: Geoffrey Perkins
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1980.
WED 18:30 Dad Made Me Laugh (b00d7h6q)
Maureen Beattie
Johnny Beattie's daughter chats to Sally Magnusson about her life with the Glaswegian comedian.
Producer: Mike Walker
First broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland in September 2006.
WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b009h7l4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 19:30 Any Other Business (b013cnyp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 20:00 Inspector Purbright - Naked Nuns (m000pmqt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
WED 20:30 Crown House (b07shh8g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
WED 21:00 Clowning Around on 4 Extra (m001b4b7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
WED 22:00 Anneka Has Issues (m0019z56)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
WED 22:30 Paul Sinha's History Revision (b08tfyqj)
Series 3
Episode 1
Comedian and quizzer Paul Sinha with his third series of his award-winning History Revision. Previous series have seen Paul tell you how Portugal's invasion of Morocco in 1415 lead directly to the 2014 World Cup; how the 1909 launch of an Austro-Hungarian submarine prevented Dr Zhivago winning an Oscar; and the story the black woman who refused to give up a seat on an Alabama bus and ended up changing the law - no, it wasn't Rosa Parks.
This series will once again see Paul shine a light on the important historical moments that you never got taught at school, and explain why so much of what you did learn is wrong. There will also, as ever, be puns.
In this first episode of the series, Paul looks at the sheer volume of history that has been created since series two, including Brexit, every celebrity in the world seeming to pass away, and the election of Donald Trump. He also looks at the contributions to American culture of immigrants, including iconic clothing, iconic entertainment, and iconic icons.
Paul Sinha's History Revision was the winner of the 2016 Rose d'Or for 'Best Radio Comedy'.
Written and performed by Paul Sinha
Produced by Ed Morrish
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in June 2017.
WED 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (m001b70z)
Amy Gledhill 1/3
From 10pm until midnight, seven days a week, The Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. And tonight, Jake Yapp is joined in the studio by The Delightful Sausage that is Amy Gledhill.
WED 23:00 The Million Pound Radio Show (b00b0jzg)
Series 3
Episode 6
Diabolical ways to look after your money.
Sharp-edged topical humour in the most expensive show on radio.
Written by and starring Andy Hamilton and Nick Revell.
With Felicity Montagu and Harry Enfield.
Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1987.
WED 23:30 Hearing With Hegley (b07yv9n7)
Series 2
Episode 5
The poet laureate of alternative comedy, John Hegley entertains with songs and poems about glasses.
With Nigel and the Popticians.
Producer: Phil Clarke
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1998.
WED 23:45 Crème de la Crime (b0081mpp)
Series 2
Six Feet Down Under
Michael Feydeau -TV's much loved Inspector Niblett - and crime expert, David Pershore probe a strange death by cutlery back in 1824.
Tales from the vaults of villainy written by and starring Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis.
Director: Adam Bromley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2002.

THURSDAY 18 AUGUST 2022

THU 00:00 Hordes of the Things (b007jqts)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 Dad Made Me Laugh (b00d7h6q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Inspector Purbright - Naked Nuns (m000pmqt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Crown House (b07shh8g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty (m0000nj7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 Jo Clifford - Five Days Which Changed Everything (b0bbr044)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Wednesday]
THU 02:30 An English Journey (b00941ht)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Baldi (b007jlmx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 03:45 Short Works (b0b2mrc9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 Booked (b0075llz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 The Attractive Young Rabbi (b007k2cn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Michael Frayn's Pocket Playhouse (b0b5xh1w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Wednesday]
THU 05:30 Anneka Has Issues (m0019z56)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Wednesday]
THU 06:00 Inspector Purbright - Naked Nuns (m000pp70)
4. A Memorable Evening at the Floradora
Sleepy Flaxborough braces itself for the much-anticipated medieval banquet.
John Rowe stars as Inspector Walter Purbright.
Colin Watson's serial about vice and violence stirring beneath the surface of a peaceful market town.
Inspector Purbright …. John Rowe
Sergeant Love …. Paul Downing
Joxy …. Robin Polley
Hatch …. Harry Kirkham
Amis …. Daniel Coll
Julian …. Michael Duggan
Bernard …. Joseph Alessi
Tudor …. David Fleeshman
Lucy Teatime …. Ann Rye
Crispin …. Finetime Fontayne
Mrs Spain …. Judith Davis
Mrs Hatch …. Patricia Wilcock
Dramatised by Christopher Denys.
Director: Tony Cliff
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1993.
THU 06:30 Boxer and Doberman (b00wg37w)
Series 2
1. Murder Is Child's Play
When two rival Glasgow gang-leaders (and would-be children's authors) find themselves competing head-to-head for a prestigious literary award, it's up to Boxer and Doberman to stop full-scale gang warfare - especially with campaign to win "European City of Kindness".
Alastair Jessiman's comedy police drama features grizzled old-school detective, DI Bob Boxer - and his slightly less grizzled and more instinctive young sidekick, DS Shona Doberman.
It's a case of Taggart meet The Naked Gun as the duo take to the road in Boxer's arthritic Austin Princess...
DI Boxer ..... Finlay Welsh
DS Doberman ..... Anita Vettesse
Butcher Brawley ..... James Bryce
Rosa Caputo ..... Ann Scott Jones
"The Shadow" ..... Cameron McNee
Joe Macnamarra ..... Alastair Jessiman
Director: David Jackson Young
Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in 2010.
THU 07:00 The Tim Vine Chat Show (b07hj0q6)
Series 1
Episode 1
Internationally acclaimed master of the one-liner Tim Vine interviews members of his live audience as he embarks on a quest to hear the life stories of the Great British public while simultaneously showcasing his trademark gleeful wordplay and preposterous songs.
In this opening episode, Tim talks to a death-defying parachutist, hears about a hair-raising brush with a Royal Protection Officer and tells at least two jokes about chickens.
Producer: Richard Morris
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in June 2016. .
THU 07:30 Michael Spicer: Before Next Door (m000k32m)
What happens when a socially awkward and neurotic part-time comedian becomes a global internet sensation? Michael Spicer: Before Next Door charts Michael's real-life progress - sort of - as his Room Next Door videos amass tens of millions of views online and win him acclaim for his comedy, at last.
But how will Michael cope?
Will this married father of two ever be able to quit his day job as a copywriter for a kitchen worktop company? Why is the broadcaster Peter Curran in his house? And could hang-gliding with BBC Radio 5Live presenter Emma Barnett be a way to advance his career?
After 20 years of making comedy under the radar, Michael is now on the cusp of leaving the office behind and - with the help of his wife Roberta - making a living out of being funny. But will an ordinary person like Michael be able to successfully navigate the unpredictable road to fame? Well, probably not, no.
Performers: Michael Spicer with Ellie Taylor, Joanna Neary, Peter Curran and Emma Barnett.
Writer: Michael Spicer
Producer: Matt Tiller
TalkRadio interview with Boris Johnson from TalkRadio / News Licensing.
A Starstruck production for BBC Radio 4
THU 08:00 The Burkiss Way (b007jmcm)
Series 1
Keep Unfit the Burkiss Way
Stay the way you are with unexpected adjustments.
The easy correspondence course. Just fill in your name cut out the coupon and give it to your grocer to receive strange looks.
With easy instruction from Denise Coffey, Nigel Rees, Chris Emmett and Fred Harris.
Easy scripts by Andrew Marshall, John Mason and David Renwick.
Easy production by Simon Brett.
Cult sketch show first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1976.
THU 08:30 Little Blighty on the Down (b00sz46w)
Series 2
Episode 3
Parish Council leader Mrs Roberts must deal with a supermarket boycott.
Satirical soap opera telling the everyday story of country folk.
CAST:
Jo Kendall
Michael Troughton
John Baddeley
Bernadine Corrigan
Daniel Strauss
Jon Glover
Written by Mark Burton, John O'Farrell and Mike Coleman.
Producer: Lissa Evans
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1989.
THU 08:55 Leonard Rossiter - In a Nutshell (m001b6dk)
Postcard From America
Postcard from America: 'Fringe religion is like fringe banking; it's high risk and high profit.'
Leonard Rossiter reads Barry Pilton's mercurial musings.
Producer: Catherine Wearing
First broadcast on BBC Radio 3 in January 1982.
THU 09:00 The Personality Test (b007s27h)
Series 3
Lorraine Kelly
Breakfast TV queen Lorraine Kelly is in the hot seat posing questions all about her.
On the panel: comedians Sue Perkins, Lucy Porter, Robin Ince and Will Smith.
Comedy quiz presented by a new guest host every week. All the questions are about the host.
Script by Simon Littlefield and Kieron Quirke.
Devised and produced by Aled Evans.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2007.
THU 09:30 Coming Alive (b00h3ngz)
Series 2
Big Trouble
Terry is plagued by smugglers with big ideas - and Sandra has a stalker.
Jim Eldridge's sitcom about ex-convict Terry King's efforts to run a community centre.
CAST:
Terry King ...... Karl Howman
Sandra Gaines ...... Phyllis Logan
Steve Addison ...... Ben Crowe
Marlene …. Hetty Baynes
Andy Edwards …. Tom George
Annie …. Alison Pettitt
Producer: Marilyn Imrie
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2000.
THU 10:00 Jon Canter - The Dog (b04tjdxx)
Richard Wilson stars as Fraser McDonald, a counsellor trying to save a marriage on its last legs.
Jon Canter's hilarious comedy features Charlie and Apples – two people who started off as boss and secretary and have ended up as adversaries on the cusp of murder. With over 30 years of experience, has Fraser finally come up against the one couple in a million who couldn't be helped?
When he's not trying to help people, Fraser likes to spend time with the love of his life - Grace, a golden retriever. Their relationship is as simple as it is loving, with a deep understanding that seems to evade most humans. Fraser would be lost without her.
The theatre version was first performed at Frinton Summer Theatre 2014.
Fraser.........Richard Wilson
Apples........Jasmine Hyde
Charlie........Patrick Marlowe
Directed by Edward Max
Produced by Clive Brill
A Brill production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in 2014.
THU 10:45 Short Works (b0b53dmt)
A Figure of Speech by Will Self
Sitting at a bar, dabbling with a digital map on his phone, the man is approached by another. He ignores him but later discovers the stranger is connected to this phone map. Connected in a disturbing way..
A short story written and narrated by Will Self.
Produced by Duncan Minshull.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2018.
THU 11:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m001b3cv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday]
THU 11:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00n5w39)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 on Sunday]
THU 12:00 The Burkiss Way (b007jmcm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 12:30 Little Blighty on the Down (b00sz46w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 12:55 Leonard Rossiter - In a Nutshell (m001b6dk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:55 today]
THU 13:00 Inspector Purbright - Naked Nuns (m000pp70)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
THU 13:30 Boxer and Doberman (b00wg37w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
THU 14:00 Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty (m0000nh7)
Episode 4
Frances Welty soon finds out that she is not the only guest at Tranquillum House to be hurting inside.
Nine guests arrive at Tranquillum House for a little restorative break. However, it’s no ordinary health resort. It is owned and run by an equally wounded and strange woman who is determined that these guests’ lives will never be the same again after their ten-day stay.
Written by Liane Moriarty, the bestselling author behind Emmy and Golden Globe-winning HBO series ‘Big Little Lies’, this is a tale of nine strangers with a variety of emotional and physical needs, gathered at a health-and-wellness retreat that hides a dark agenda beneath its glamorous façade.
Reader: Kerry Fox
Writer: Liane Moriarty
Abridger: Robin Brooks
Producer: Celia De Wolff
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2018.
THU 14:15 Jo Clifford - Five Days Which Changed Everything (b0bbslsw)
Episode 4
An autobiographical drama about love, loss and the unexpected moments of grace that preserve us.
It's festival time on the streets of Edinburgh, a time John and Susie usually relish. But this year, over the course of several days, their world turns upside down.
On Monday Susie had a fit in her sleep. On Tuesday they scanned her brain and found a tumour. On Wednesday they confirmed the tumour was malignant. Believing Susie has only days to live, the family prepare to say goodbye.
Susie ...... Kathryn Howden
John ...... Liam Brennan
Rebecca ...... Melody Grove
Katie ...... Anna Russell-Martin
Written by Jo Clifford.
Directed by Kirsty Williams.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2018.
THU 14:30 Frinton Forever (b04thhpd)
In 2014 Frinton Summer Theatre celebrated the 75th anniversary of staging weekly rep during the Summer season. Every year, seven plays are performed back to back from mid July to the end of August.
In 2014, to celebrate the 75th anniversary, Richard Wilson agreed to go to Frinton for two weeks to rehearse and perform in a new play by Jon Canter - The Dog.
We follow his progress from first day of rehearsal through to the last night - from rehearsing in the local scout hut and line runs in a beach hut, to the Friends of Frinton Summer garden party and the ever popular performance raffle.
We hear from some of the key people who make Frinton's rep season happen every year, as well as from Sir Antony Sher who owes his Equity card and first ever professional job to Frinton.
With many thanks to The Friends of Frinton Theatre.
Produced by Clive Brill
A Brill production
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2014.
THU 15:00 Jon Canter - The Dog (b04tjdxx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
THU 15:45 Short Works (b0b53dmt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 today]
THU 16:00 The Personality Test (b007s27h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
THU 16:30 Coming Alive (b00h3ngz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
THU 17:00 The Tim Vine Chat Show (b07hj0q6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
THU 17:30 Michael Spicer: Before Next Door (m000k32m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
THU 18:00 Hordes of the Things (b007jqwz)
3. The Revelation
A startling discovery is made by one defender of Albion.
Andrew Marshall and John Lloyd's four-part epic Tolkien parody.
CAST:
King Yulfric the Wise …. Paul Eddington
The Chronicler …. Patrick Magee
Crown Prince Veganin …. Simon Callow
Agar …. Christian Rodskar
Radox the Green …. Frank Middlemass
Maliadoc …. Hugh Thomas
King Yulfric's First Assistant Advisor …. David Ross
Mother of Agar …. Miriam Margolyes
Queen Elfreda …. Maggie Steed
The High Bishop of Zylbor …. Aubrey Woods
Golin Longshanks …. Jonathan Lynn
Producer: Geoffrey Perkins
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1980.
THU 18:30 Great Lives (m0004f28)
Malcolm Lowry, nominated by Ian McMillan
Matthew Parris meets the poet Ian McMillan to find out about the life of his literary hero Malcolm Lowry.
Ian first discovered this 20th-century writer's work as a young sixth-former searching for literary inspiration. He stumbled by chance upon the writer's most famous novel, Under the Volcano, and Lowry's lyrical lines have remained with Ian ever since.
Joining Matthew and Ian to discuss the life of this Merseyside writer is the artistic director of Liverpool's Bluecoat Theatre, Bryan Biggs. Together, they discuss the biography of this complex and intense man, a life that was full of sea-voyaging, shack-dwelling and heavy drinking.
Producer: Camellia Sinclair
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2019.
THU 19:00 The Burkiss Way (b007jmcm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 19:30 Little Blighty on the Down (b00sz46w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 19:55 Leonard Rossiter - In a Nutshell (m001b6dk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:55 today]
THU 20:00 Inspector Purbright - Naked Nuns (m000pp70)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
THU 20:30 Boxer and Doberman (b00wg37w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
THU 21:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m001b3cv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday]
THU 21:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00n5w39)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 on Sunday]
THU 22:00 Michael Spicer: Before Next Door (m000k32m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
THU 22:30 Great Unanswered Questions (b00fn9l8)
Series 1
Episode 4
Northern Ireland comedian Colin Murphy and his cohorts take on the most ridiculous of questions and try to provide either the correct or at least a funny answer.
Could there be a city under the sea?
Could pigs fly?
Featuring scientist Dr David Booth and up-and-coming comedian and computer geek Matthew Collins.
Special guest: Tony Law.
First broadcast on BBC Radio Ulster in 2008.
THU 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (m001b8h3)
Amy Gledhill 2/3
From 10pm until midnight, seven days a week, The Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. And tonight, Jake Yapp is joined in the studio by The Delightful Sausage that is Amy Gledhill.
THU 23:00 The Consultants (b008j2v3)
Series 3
Episode 2
The consultants hold their office Christmas party, complete with music from a Beach Boys tribute act, The Good Vibrators.
Cerebral sketch show written by and starring Neil Edmond, Justin Edwards and James Rawlings.
Producer: Will Saunders
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2004.
THU 23:30 Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups (b03fdh2c)
Series 1
Time to Celebrate
When Tom phones home we find out why he hates celebrations, why his mum can't stop organising them and why his father needs an electric whisk.
Classic Wrigglesworth rants combined with a fascinating and hilarious glimpse into his family background and the influences that have shaped his temperament, opinions and hang-ups.
Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang Ups is a 30 minute phone call from Tom ringing his parents for his weekly check-in. As the conversation unfolds, Tom takes time out from the phone call to explain the situation, his parent's reactions and relate various anecdotes from the past which illustrate his family's views. And sometimes he just needs to sound-off about the maddening world around him and bemoan everyday annoyances.
During all this Hang Ups explores class, living away from 'home', trans-generational phenomena, what we inherit from our families and how the past repeats in the present. All in a 30 minute phone call.
'Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-ups' gets underneath the skin of Tom and the Wrigglesworth family, so sit back and enjoy a bit of totally legal phone hacking.
Written by Tom Wrigglesworth and James Kettle
Additional Material by Miles Jupp
Producer: Katie Tyrrell.

FRIDAY 19 AUGUST 2022

FRI 00:00 Hordes of the Things (b007jqwz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 Great Lives (m0004f28)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Inspector Purbright - Naked Nuns (m000pp70)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Boxer and Doberman (b00wg37w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty (m0000nh7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 Jo Clifford - Five Days Which Changed Everything (b0bbslsw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Thursday]
FRI 02:30 Frinton Forever (b04thhpd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Jon Canter - The Dog (b04tjdxx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 03:45 Short Works (b0b53dmt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 The Personality Test (b007s27h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 Coming Alive (b00h3ngz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 The Tim Vine Chat Show (b07hj0q6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Thursday]
FRI 05:30 Michael Spicer: Before Next Door (m000k32m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Thursday]
FRI 06:00 Inspector Purbright - Naked Nuns (m000pqhw)
5. Over-armed and Over Here
Inspector Purbright investigates the murder of Hatch at the medieval banquet.
John Rowe stars as Inspector Walter Purbright.
Colin Watson's serial about vice and violence stirring beneath the surface of Flaxborough.
Inspector Purbright …. John Rowe
Sergeant Love …. Paul Downing
Amis …. Daniel Coll
Mrs Hatch …. Patricia Wilcock
Joxy …. Robin Polley
Hyacinth …. Cathryn Hunt
Chubb …. Geoffrey Banks
Janice …. Sally Whittaker
Tudor …. David Fleeshman
Dramatised by Christopher Denys.
Director: Tony Cliff
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1993.
FRI 06:30 Boxer and Doberman (b00wh02c)
Series 2
2. The Black Widow
When Boxer and Doberman are called to investigate the brutal murder of a popular Scottish actor, they become entangled (as you do) in a web of intrigue.
Things get even stickier when Boxer seems to fall for the murdered man's widow - seductive breakfast TV star Marion Swann. Doberman's suspicions are aroused. Boxer is just aroused...
Alastair Jessiman's comedy police drama features grizzled old-school, cardigan-wearing detective, DI Bob Boxer - and more instinctive, BlackBerry-wielding young sidekick, DS Shona Doberman.
Listen out for a blink-and-you-miss-it cameo from one of the stars of the show which "inspired" Boxer and Doberman - ITV's Taggart. (Clue: his appearance is a tea-time treat...)
DI Boxer ..... Finlay Welsh
DS Doberman ..... Anita Vettesse
Marion Swann ..... Juliet Cadzow
Mackenzie Baxter ..... Sean Scanlan
Joe Macnamarra ..... Alastair Jessiman
Director: David Jackson Young
Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in 2010.
FRI 07:00 Dot (b08rptr4)
Series 2
Trees
Ed Harris' rollicking comedy adventures with Dot and the gals from personnel, who are tasked with a top secret mission in the countryside. A German plane crashes nearby, will this be Dot's big chance for promotion?
Dot ...... Fenella Woolgar
Myrtle ...... Kate O'Flynn
Peg ...... Freya Parker
Millicent ...... Jane Slavin
Hans ...... Nicholas Murchie
Pip Crudely ...... David Sterne
Produced and directed by Jessica Mitic.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2017.
FRI 07:30 Alexei Sayle's Strangers on a Train (m001b3vr)
Series 1
Hull Liverpool
Author, actor and comedy icon, Alexei Sayle takes his last journey in the series travelling around the country by rail. Alexei’s mission is to break the golden rule of travelling by train and actually talk to his fellow passengers in a quest for conversations that will reveal their lives, hopes, dreams and destinations.
There’s humour, sadness and surprise as people reveal what is going on in their lives and, as Alexei passes through familiar towns and cities, he also reveals the stories and memories of his career and childhood.
Alexei has a lifelong ticket to ride in his DNA, as his father was a railway guard and so the Sayle family benefited from free travel in the UK and across Europe. As a boy, Alexei and his family roamed far and wide from the family home in Anfield, Liverpool. At a time when most people thought an exciting trip by train was to Brighton or Blackpool, Alexei travelled thousands of miles to mysterious towns with unpronounceable names in far flung corners of the continent.
In each programme in the series, Alexei embarks on a rail journey, taking pot-luck on who he might meet and inviting them to have a conversation with him. In this episode, Alexei travels on the Hull-Liverpool line and meets Oscar who hopes to become a barrister specialising in human rights cases, Nick and Rachel who have taken up a more simple life after Nick’s stressful career as a consulting engineer working on huge projects like the Shard in London, and mother and daughter Jill and Isobel who tell Alexei how their lives have changed after they both lived through the Ariana Grande concert bombing in Manchester.
And finally, as the last episode in the series ends in Alexei’s home town of Liverpool, he recalls a moving story about his mum, Molly.
A Ride production for BBC Radio 4
FRI 08:00 It Sticks Out Half A Mile (b007jpyj)
Marooned
A visit to the pier theatre ends in disaster for Arthur Wilson and Miss Perkins.
A seaside saga of pier perpetuation.
CAST:
Arthur Wilson …. John Le Mesurier
Frank Pike …. Ian Lavender
Bert Hodges …. Bill Pertwee
Miss Perkins …. Vivienne Martin
Derek …. Paul Russell
Written by Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles, based on the characters originally created by Jimmy Perry and David Croft.
Producer: Martin Fisher
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in January 1984.
FRI 08:30 Harry Worth (m000nwdv)
Thirty Minutes Worth
The Problem
Will Harry be able to help when someone knocks on the door with a problem?
The amiable, woolly-minded bumbler causes more confusion! Written by Vince Powell
Starring Harry Worth
With Jacqueline Clarke, Charles Collingwood, Julie Higginson and Sandra Dickinson.
Producer: MIke Craig
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in September 1988.
FRI 09:00 Hidden Treasures (b05p6jmr)
Syon House
From dining habits to the wonders of metamorphic furniture
Lars Tharp chairs the light-hearted Antiques Quiz from the London home of the Duke of Northumberland, Syon House.
With John Bly, Christine Lalumia, Clive Stewart-Lockhart and Max Rutherston.
Producers: Elizabeth Abrahams and Annie Bristow.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1998.
FRI 09:30 One Flat Summer (b07wb9l1)
The St Leger
Unable to locate the money he liberated as a courier for 'Racecourse Rita', Ken is a wanted man.
The conclusion of Dave Sheasby's six-part comedy drama.
CAST:
Ken …. Gerard McDermott
Margaret …. Gillian Bevan
Curly …. Anthony Ofoegbu
Rita …. Janet Maw
Christine …. Rachel Atkins
Tam …. Tom Georgeson
Super Yankee …. David Brooks
Bank Manager …. Hugh Dickson
Director: David Hunter
First broadcast on BBC Radio in September 1997.
FRI 10:00 Baldi (b007jln9)
Series 2
3. Schecter's Knot
The death of a talented young mathematics professor on campus leaves Paolo and Tina asking whether this was merely an extreme case of professional jealousy.
Paolo Baldi .... David Threlfall
Tina Mahon .... Tina Kellegher
Superintendent Rynne ....Owen Roe
Father Troy .... T P McKenna
Mrs Reid .... Margaret D'Arcy
Margaret .... Julia Dearden
Dr Graham .... Gerard McSorley
Charles Powers .... John Hewitt
Oliver Timms .... Jack Lynch
Cecilia Timms .... Anne Byrne
Deirdre .... Katy Gleadhill
Alexander Maher .... Luke Griffin
Director: Lawrence Jackson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2001
FRI 10:45 Short Works (b0b6phm3)
A Long Silence by Remi Graves
Silence takes on a new shape for Ethel. In a house that is now too big for her, she waits for her granddaughter Efua to visit.
A short story for radio, written and performed by poet Remi Graves.
Produced by Becky Ripley.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2018.
FRI 11:00 Podcast Radio Hour (m001b49q)
Health and Wellbeing with Isy Suttie
Laura Grimshaw and Isy Suttie present podcasts on living with chronic illnesses, with a focus on bladder and bowel issues, periods and endometriosis, migraines and joint and back pain, and chronic fatigue, ME, and fibromyalgia.
FRI 12:00 It Sticks Out Half A Mile (b007jpyj)
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FRI 12:30 Harry Worth (m000nwdv)
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FRI 13:00 Inspector Purbright - Naked Nuns (m000pqhw)
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FRI 13:30 Boxer and Doberman (b00wh02c)
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FRI 14:00 Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty (m0000pfn)
Episode 5
Heather realises that something is not quite right with the rhythm of Tranquillium House.
Nine guests arrive at Tranquillum House for a little restorative break. However, it’s no ordinary health resort. It is owned and run by an equally wounded and strange woman who is determined that these guests’ lives will never be the same again after their ten-day stay.
Written by Liane Moriarty, the bestselling author behind Emmy and Golden Globe-winning HBO series ‘Big Little Lies’, this is a tale of nine strangers with a variety of emotional and physical needs, gathered at a health-and-wellness retreat that hides a dark agenda beneath its glamorous façade.
Reader: Kerry Fox
Writer: Liane Moriarty
Abridger: Robin Brooks
Producer: Celia De Wolff
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2018.
FRI 14:15 Jo Clifford - Five Days Which Changed Everything (b0bbtbcq)
Episode 5
An autobiographical drama about love, loss and the unexpected moments of grace that preserve us.
It's festival time on the streets of Edinburgh, a time John and Susie usually relish. But this year, over the course of several days, their world turns upside down.
On Monday Susie had a fit in her sleep. On Tuesday they scanned her brain and found a tumour. On Wednesday they confirmed the tumour was malignant and likely to kill Susie within days or weeks. On Thursday the family said their goodbyes. Today is Friday, 15 years later...
Susie ...... Kathryn Howden
John ...... Liam Brennan
Rebecca ...... Melody Grove
Katie ...... Anna Russell-Martin
Written by Jo Clifford.
Directed by Kirsty Williams.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2018.
FRI 14:30 I Was... (b069r80x)
Series 2
George Orwell's Pupil
Andrew McGibbon presents the series that analyses great artists at a significant time in their careers - but from the perspective of someone who worked for them, inspired them, employed them, was taught by them or even did their job for them while no one was looking.
In 1932, George Orwell was still known as Eric Blair and supporting himself by teaching in a private middle school run by tradesmen in semi rural Hayes, West London.
Geoffrey Stevens was one of his pupils during the year that saw him publish his first book - Down and Out in Paris and London – and also change his name from Eric Blair to George Orwell.
Geoffrey, now 96, remembers Orwell teaching him French – badly, Orwell’s harsh classroom style and reliance on corporal punishment, his avuncular after school country walks to look for puss moth larva and collect marsh gas, and Orwell directing the school play which he wrote himself.
He recalls how Orwell was driven mad by the school owner’s wife playing Baptist hymns on the piano late into the night, the curious role of the school parrot during mealtimes and Orwell coming round for tea with Geoffrey’s mum and dad and giving him more homework as a result.
It's a fragment of time that reveals fascinating and mundane insights to George Orwell, a powerful sense of early thirties suburban London during the depression and the story of an underperforming pupil who went on to run two businesses and, at nearly 100, still walks 30 miles a week.
Written and presented by Andrew McGibbon
Reader: Gunnar Cauthery
Produced by Nick Romero and Andrew McGibbon.
A Curtains For Radio production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in 2015.
FRI 15:00 Baldi (b007jln9)
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FRI 15:45 Short Works (b0b6phm3)
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FRI 16:00 Hidden Treasures (b05p6jmr)
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FRI 16:30 One Flat Summer (b07wb9l1)
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FRI 17:00 Dot (b08rptr4)
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FRI 17:30 Alexei Sayle's Strangers on a Train (m001b3vr)
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FRI 18:00 Hordes of the Things (b007jqyx)
4. All Manner of Badness
Can the assembled forces of Radox the Green win the battle?
The conclusion of Andrew Marshall and John Lloyd's epic Tolkien parody.
CAST:
King Yulfric the Wise …. Paul Eddington
The Chronicler …. Patrick Magee
Crown Prince Veganin …. Simon Callow
Agar …. Christian Rodska
Radox the Green …. Frank Middlemass
Queen Elfreda …. Maggie Steed
The Evil Flesh-Eating Lord of Craarn …. Aubrey Woods
Baddedas the Blue …. Ballard Berkeley
Hob-Lob, The Monstrous Spider …. Bob Grant
Xanspur, the Skylord …. Michael Cule
Golin Longshanks …. Jonathan Lynn
Producer: Geoffrey Perkins
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1980.
FRI 18:30 Sounds Natural (b0b90cgs)
Sir Martin Furnival-Jones
Former MI5 chief, Sir Martin Furnival-Jones tells Derek Jones about his love of bird-watching
The Redshank and Bee Eater are among his choice of recordings from the BBC Sound Archives.
Sir Martin Furnival Jones CBE (1912-1997) was Director General of MI5, the UK's domestic counter-intelligence and security agency, from 1965 to 1972.
Produced in Bristol by John Burton
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1975.
FRI 19:00 It Sticks Out Half A Mile (b007jpyj)
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FRI 19:30 Harry Worth (m000nwdv)
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FRI 20:00 Inspector Purbright - Naked Nuns (m000pqhw)
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FRI 20:30 Boxer and Doberman (b00wh02c)
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FRI 21:00 Podcast Radio Hour (m001b49q)
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FRI 22:00 Alexei Sayle's Strangers on a Train (m001b3vr)
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FRI 22:30 Lee Mack and Friends at the Fringe (b007klvl)
Episode 2
BAFTA award-winning Lee Mack introduces another top line-up of fellow comics Andy Parsons, Tim Minchin, Lucy Porter, Alan Cochran and Jim Owen
Recorded at The Edinburgh Fringe.
Producer: Will Saunders
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in August 2005.
FRI 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (m001b8hk)
Amy Gledhill 3/3
From 10pm until midnight, seven days a week, The Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. And tonight, Jake Yapp is joined in the studio by The Delightful Sausage that is Amy Gledhill.
FRI 23:00 The Pin (b06nrjk1)
Series 1
Episode 4
Join Alex Owen and Ben Ashenden in their weird twist on the double-act sketch show. Strap in for a 15 minute delve in to a world of oddness performed in front of a live studio audience.
The Pin are an award-winning comedy duo, and legends of Edinburgh festival. They deconstruct the sketch form, in a show that exists somewhere between razor-sharp smartness and utterly joyous silliness.
After a sold-out run in Edinburgh, and a string of hilarious performances across BBC Radio 4 Extra, BBC 3, Channel 4, and Comedy Central, this was The Pin's debut solo show for Radio 4.
Producer: Sam Bryant
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2015.
FRI 23:15 World of Pub (b008qt08)
Series 1
Episode 4
For the Queen's visit, Dodgy Phil books her beloved Chas and Dave. But can they make it?
East End comedy series written by Tony Roche.
Dodgy Phil …. John Thomson
Barry …. Phil Cornwell
Garry …. Peter Serafinowcz
Other parts played by Kim Wall, Debra Stephenson and Harry Hill.
Music: Bill Bailey
Producer: Jane Berthoud
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1998.
FRI 23:30 James Acaster's Perfect Sounds (p0b51565)
Series 2
Harriet Kemsley and 'Absolute Chaos!'
Hello New York by Maher Shalal Hash Baz is an album described by founder Tori Kudo as "a revolving cast of players from varying backgrounds and varying experience". Described by Harriet as "chaos". However, the more she listens...