SATURDAY 10 SEPTEMBER 2022

SAT 00:00 Miss Marple (b007jnm7)
At Bertram's Hotel
Episode 1
Deceptively mild amateur sleuth, Jane Marple is being treated to a short holiday in London by her niece.
Staying at the dignified, unostentatious Bertram's Hotel, tucked away in a back street of busy Mayfair - here guests can indulge in comforts of a bygone age.
But Miss Marple begins to feel uneasy. Something sinister lurks beneath the polished veneer.
Why are so many major crimes associated in some way with the hotel or somehow implicate the eminently respectable people staying there?
Published in 1965, Agatha Christie's whodunit stars June Whitfield.
Dramatised in five-parts by Michael Bakewell.
Miss Marple ...... June Whitfield
Bess Sedgwick ...... Sian Phillips
Canon Pennyfather ...... Maurice Denham
Miss Gorringe ...... Jillie Meers
Michael Gorman ...... John Hartley
Mr Humfries ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Colonel Luscombe ...... Geoffrey Bayldon
Raymond West ...... Andrew Branch
Michael Gorman ...... John Hartley
Lady Selina Hazy ...... Margaret Courtenay
Mrs Carpenter ...... Patience Tomlinson
Elvira Blake ...... Tracy Wiles
Henry ...... Garard Green
Ladislaus Malinwoski ...... Gavin Muir
Rose ...... Jane Whittenshaw
Bridget ...... Sarah Plowright
Mr Bollard ...... David Collings
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1995.
SAT 00:30 Miss Marple (b007jnmr)
At Bertram's Hotel
Episode 2
An old acquaintance of amateur sleuth, Miss Marple is about to receive a nasty shock...
Agatha Christie's whodunit stars June Whitfield.
Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.
Miss Marple ...... June Whitfield
Inspector Davy ...... Frederick Jaeger
Canon Pennyfather ...... Maurice Denham
Bess Sedgwick ...... Sian Phillips
Inspector Campbell ...... David Timson
Archdeacon Simmons ...... Preston Lockwood
Michael Gorman ...... John Hartley
Ladislaus Malinwoski ...... Gavin Muir
Miss Gorringe ...... Jillie Meers
Colonel Luscombe ...... Geoffrey Bayldon
Elvira Blake ...... Tracy Wiles
Bridget ...... Sarah Plowright
Mr Bollard ...... David Collings
Miss Mottley ...... Sandra James Young
Egerton ...... Alan Rowe
Mrs McCrea ...... Zulema Dene
Air Terminal Hostess ...... Louisa Seddon
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1995.
SAT 01:00 Miss Marple (b007jnn6)
At Bertram's Hotel
Episode 3
The morning paper brings some very alarming news for Miss Marple - and an investigation by the police...
Agatha Christie's whodunit stars June Whitfield.
Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.
Miss Marple ...... June Whitfield
Inspector Davy ...... Frederick Jaeger
Canon Pennyfather ...... Maurice Denham
Inspector Campbell ...... David Timson
Miss Gorringe ...... Jillie Meers
Mr Humfries ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Henry ...... Garard Green
Rose ...... Jane Whittenshaw
Michael Gorman ...... John Hartley
Sir Ronald Graves ...... Patrick Allen
Mrs Wheeling ...... Tessa Worsley
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1995.
SAT 01:30 Miss Marple (b007jnnq)
At Bertram's Hotel
Episode 4
Just as one mystery is cleared up, Miss Marple becomes involved in another...
Agatha Christie's whodunit stars June Whitfield.
Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.
Miss Marple ...... June Whitfield
Inspector Davy ...... Frederick Jaeger
Canon Pennyfather ...... Maurice Denham
Inspector Campbell ...... David Timson
Bess Sedgwick ...... Sian Phillips
Miss Gorringe ...... Jillie Meers
Michael Gorman ...... John Hartley
Sir Ronald Graves ...... Patrick Allen
Miss McCrea ...... Zulema Dene
Hoffman ...... Freddie Jones
Elvira Blake ...... Tracy Wiles
Sergeant Waddell ...... Ross Livingstone
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1995.
SAT 02:00 Miss Marple (b007jnp6)
At Bertram's Hotel
Episode 5
The police ask amateur sleuth Miss Marple to take part in a little experiment.
Conclusion of Agatha Christie's whodunit starring June Whitfield.
Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.
Miss Marple ...... June Whitfield
Inspector Davy ...... Frederick Jaeger
Sir Ronald Graves ...... Patrick Allen
Canon Pennyfather ...... Maurice Denham
Bess Sedgwick ...... Sian Phillips
Miss Gorringe ...... Jillie Meers
Elvira Blake ...... Tracy Wiles
Bridget ...... Sarah Plowright
Ladislaus Malinowski ...... Gavin Muir
Sergeant Waddell ...... Ross Livingstone
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1995.
SAT 02:30 Never Too Late (b011j605)
Down Memory Lane
Feisty Hilda's senior citizen holiday sees man-mad Mildred after a nostalgic destination.
Starring Thora Hird.
A surviving episode from the BBC archive of Terry Gregson's sitcom about a group of highly active pensioners.
Hilda Spriggett …. Thora Hird
Mildred Emmett …. Avis Bunnage
Albert Pickles …. Kenneth Connor
Emily Holroyd …. Megs Jenkins
Tommy Preston …. Joe Gladwyn
Producer: Edward Taylor
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1981.
SAT 03:00 Soul Music (b03kqf04)
Series 17
Can't Take My Eyes Off You
Few songs can claim to be - quite literally - as far reaching as the 1967 classic 'Can't Take My Eyes off You'. In this edition of Radio 4's 'Soul Music', we hear from former astronaut Christopher Ferguson who heard this song as an early morning wake-up call aboard the space shuttle Endeavour. And from mum of two Michelle Noakes who sang this classic piece to the baby she was told she may never be able to carry. We also hear from the honeymoon couple whose marriage proposal began with a hundred strong 'flash mob' performance of this track and from Frankie Valli himself, who reflects on one of the most moving performances he ever gave when he sang 'Can't Take My Eyes off You' to a crowd of recently returned Vietnam Veterans. DJ Mark Radcliff recalls the many artists since Valli that have covered this song (not least his mum as she sang along to the Andy Williams version) and composer Bob Gaudio tells us how this now universally famous piece of music began life in a room over looking Central Park with a melody originally penned for a children's nursery rhyme.
Producer: Nicola Humphries.
SAT 03:30 Owl Sense by Miriam Darlington (Omnibus) (b09rwg3w)
In the Chauvet Caves of southern France is the oldest known depiction of an owl in the world – dating back 36,000 years.
It was discovered in 1994 by a group of cavers.
Fascinatingly, this closely observed bird is drawn from behind, but with its head swivelled backwards 180 degrees, to meet the gaze of people walking towards it.
Humans have long been captivated by owls - as a predator, messenger, emblem of wisdom, something pretty to print on a tote bag or portent of doom.
Author Miriam Darlington sets out to tell a new story about owls. In her watching and deep listening to the natural world, she cleaves myth from reality and will change the way you think of this magnificent creature.
We meet Murray, the teaching owl, the fragile barn owl, the ghost like qualities of a tawny owl, the small but feisty little owl and long eared owls.
Omnibus of five parts abridged by Pete Nichols.
Read by Teresa Gallagher.
Producer: Karen Rose
A Sweet Talk Production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in February 2018.
SAT 04:40 Inheritance Tracks (b0b9tkgl)
Imtiaz Dharker
Poet Imtiaz Dharker chooses Babu Samjho Ishare from Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi sung by Kishore Kumar and Heroes by David Bowie.
SAT 04:50 The Inheritors by Claudine Toutoungi (Omnibus) (b094281q)
Francois Chédid is the falafel king. Who knew there was so much money in Lebanese food?
Or that his three delightful grown-up children would be sent into such a spin when he tries to share his good fortune?
Omnibus of the five-part comic drama by Claudine Toutoungi.
Jasmine …. Monserrat Lombard
Francois …. Kulvinder Ghir
Nadia …. Katie Lyons
Frank …. Samuel James
Diane …. Sanchia McCormack
Nanette …. Amira Ghazalla
CD Voice / Tutor …. Chetna Pandya
Deliverer …. David Sturzaker
Mark …. Simon Ludders
Receptionist …. Tom Forrister
Claudine Toutoungi writes for stage, TV and radio. Previous work for BBC Radio 4 includes 'Deliverers' and 'Slipping' which starred Andrew Scott and Charlotte Riley and was a finalist for the Best Single Original Drama in the BBC Audio Drama Awards.
Director: Toby Swift
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2017.
SAT 06:00 Miss Marple (b007jvh5)
The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side
Following the death of her husband, Dolly Bantry sold Gossington Hall to ex-film star Marina Gregg and her husband.
When the glamorous couple throw a benefit for the local hospital, the grounds throng with curious visitors. For one of them, the day ends in tragedy.
It is up to sharp-witted sleuth Miss Marple to discover who was really meant to take the poison that killed the poor victim...
Starring June Whitfield.
Agatha Christie's whodunit, first published in 1962.
Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.
Miss Marple …. June Whitfield
Chief Inspector Craddock …. Ian Lavender
Marina Gregg …. Gayle Hunnicutt
Jason Rudd …. James Laurenson
Dolly Bantry …. Pauline Jameson
Cherry …. Jane Whittenshaw
Ella Zielinsky …. Liz Goulding
Dr Gilchrist …. John Hartley
Giuseppe …. Saverio Deodato
Miss Knight …. Suzy Aitchison
Heather Badcock …. Jilly Bond
Arthur Badcock/Vicar …. David Timson
Ardwyck Fenn …. Nigel Anthony
Lola Brewster …. Joanna Monro
Margot Bence …. Sarah-Jane Holm
Inspector Cornish …. David Antrobus
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1998.
SAT 07:30 Great Lives (m00050r0)
Series 48
Jeremy Deller on The Beatles' manager Brian Epstein
Turner Prize Winner Jeremy Deller believes the music entrepreneur and The Beatles' manager Brian Epstein, has never been properly credited for his role within popular culture.
He's arguing that if Brian hadn't have lived, The Beatles might never have left Liverpool.
Jeremy and presenter Matthew Parris are joined by The Beatles' historian Mark Lewisohn, author of 'Tune In’, to discuss the deeply turbulent - but highly successful life of Brian Epstein, who died aged just 32.
Producer: Eliza Lomas
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2019.
SAT 08:00 To the Manor Born (b007jpzw)
The Rhythms of the Earth
Cash-strapped Lady of the Manor, Audrey fforbes-Hamilton has been forced to sell her beloved Grantleigh Estate when her husband died.
With her butler Brabinger in tow, they've decamped to the tiny Old Lodge cottage.
From this vantage point, Audrey is set to keep a close and disapproving eye on the estate's new owner, the nouveau-riche Richard DeVere, a wholesale foods magnate of Czech descendent.
She must educate the new squire into the ways of the Lord of the Manor...
Starring Penelope Keith and Keith Barron.
Adapted for radio by Peter Spence from his BBC TV script.
Audrey fforbes-Hamilton …. Penelope Keith
Richard DeVere …. Keith Barron
Marjory Frobisher …. Angela Thorne
Brabinger …. Nicholas McArdle
Mrs Polouvicka …. Margery Withers
Ned …. Frank Middlemass
First piloted for BBC radio, but whisked off to BBC TV before it ever appeared, before finally arriving home in 1997.
Producer: Jane Berthoud
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in January 1997.
SAT 08:30 Never Too Late (b011d6rc)
Mildred and the Man
Man-mad Mildred's passions are aroused by the return of an old flame.
Starring Thora Hird.
A surviving episode from the BBC archive of Terry Gregson's sitcom about a group of highly active pensioners.
Hilda Spriggett …. Thora Hird
Mildred Emmett …. Avis Bunnage
Emily Holroyd …. Megs Jenkins
Albert Pickles …. Kenneth Connor
Tommy Preston …. Joe Gladwyn
Producer: Edward Taylor.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1981.
SAT 09:00 Michael Palin's Radio Adventures (b09jvgpk)
And now for something completely different.
John McCarthy talks to Michael Palin in a celebration of the actor-adventurer’s remarkable life and career as heard on BBC radio.
Recorded with an enthusiastic audience at London’s BBC Radio Theatre.
Michael has been a Python, a world traveller, author, actor and screenwriter, and often described as “Britain’s Nicest Man”.
However one area which is often overlooked from his long and impressive career are his fascinating radio contributions.
Featuring extracts from his mighty canon of work including his famous diaries, interviews about his comedy and travel work, documentaries about mental illness and dramas.
We also hear rare footage of the time he tried his hand as a BBC Radio 1 disc jockey, his charity work and a hilarious pythonesque local radio broadcast from a taxi rank.
Featuring:
Barry Cryer
John Finnermore
Paul Gambaccini
John Waite
Discover Palin’s love for radio with this archive treasure trove of an eclectic mix of subjects and plenty memories of Monty Python.
Producer: Stephen Garner
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in December 2017.
SAT 12:00 Miss Marple (b007jvh5)
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SAT 13:30 Great Lives (m00050r0)
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SAT 14:00 To the Manor Born (b007jpzw)
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SAT 14:30 Never Too Late (b011d6rc)
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SAT 15:00 Michael Palin's Radio Adventures (b09jvgpk)
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SAT 18:00 Miss Marple (b007jvh5)
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SAT 19:30 Great Lives (m00050r0)
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SAT 20:00 To the Manor Born (b007jpzw)
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SAT 20:30 Never Too Late (b011d6rc)
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SAT 21:00 Michael Palin's Radio Adventures (b09jvgpk)
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SUNDAY 11 SEPTEMBER 2022

SUN 00:00 Miss Marple (b007jvh5)
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SUN 01:30 Great Lives (m00050r0)
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SUN 02:00 To the Manor Born (b007jpzw)
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SUN 02:30 Never Too Late (b011d6rc)
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SUN 03:00 Michael Palin's Radio Adventures (b09jvgpk)
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SUN 06:00 Hercule Poirot (b0076tk5)
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
Episode 1
It's 1916 and in a quiet English village, Belgian sleuth, Hercule Poirot and Captain Hastings become joyously re-acquainted.
But beneath the seeming tranquillity, murder is brewing...
Agatha Christie's whodunit starring John Moffatt.
Thriller first published in 1902.
Dramatised in five parts by Michael Bakewell
Hercule Poirot …. John Moffatt
Hastings …. Simon Williams
Evie …. Nichola McAuliffe
Emily …. Jill Balcon
Alfred …. Hugh Dickson
John …. Sean Arnold
Mary …. Susan Jameson
Lawrence …. Nicholas Boulton
Cynthia …. Annabelle Dowler
Dorcas …. Hilda Schroder
Original music composed by Tom Smail.
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2005.
SUN 06:30 Hercule Poirot (b0076tng)
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
Episode 2
In the blistering summer heat, tensions are mounting at Styles Court.
It will not be long before Captain Hastings has to call upon the services of Hercule Poirot.
Agatha Christie's whodunit starring John Moffatt.
Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.
Hercule Poirot …. John Moffatt
Hastings …. Simon Williams
Emily …. Jill Balcon
Alfred …. Hugh Dickson
John …. Sean Arnold
Mary …. Susan Jameson
Lawrence …. Nicholas Boulton
Cynthia/Annie …. Annabelle Dowler
Dorcas …. Hilda Schroder
Evie …. Nichola McAuliffe
Dr Bauerstein …. Robert Portal
Mr Wells …. Richard Syms
Original music composed by Tom Smail.
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2005.
SUN 07:00 Hercule Poirot (b0076trz)
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
Episode 3
Emily Inglethorp has suddenly died - apparently of strychnine poisoning.
Captain Hastings has asked Hercule Poirot to investigate and there's a visit from Detective Inspector Japp of Scotland Yard.
Agatha Christie's whodunit starring John Moffatt.
Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.
Hercule Poirot …. John Moffatt
Hastings …. Simon Williams
Japp …. Philip Jackson
Alfred …. Hugh Dickson
Evie …. Nichola McAuliffe
John …. Sean Arnold
Mary …. Susan Jameson
Lawrence …. Nicholas Boulton
Cynthia …. Annabelle Dowler
Dorcas …. Hilda Schroder
The Coroner …. Peter Howell
Dr Bauerstein …. Robert Portal
Mr Mace …. Harry Myers
Summerhayes/Rustic …. Don McCorkindale
Original music composed by Tom Smail.
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2005.
SUN 07:30 Hercule Poirot (b0076tw5)
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
Episode 4
Hercule Poirot, Captain Hastings and Detective Inspector Japp have become heavily involved with the mystery case.
But everyone in the household has an alibi for the time of the murder...
Agatha Christie's whodunit starring John Moffatt.
Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.
Hercule Poirot …. John Moffatt
Hastings …. Simon Williams
Japp …. Philip Jackson
John …. Sean Arnold
Mary …. Susan Jameson
Lawrence …. Nicholas Boulton
Evie …. Nichola McAuliffe
Dorcas …. Hilda Schroder
Mr Phillips …. Ioan Meredith
Sir Ernest …. Michael Mears
Costumier's Assistant …. Richard Katz
Original music composed by Tom Smail.
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2005.
SUN 08:00 Hercule Poirot (b0076tz9)
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
Episode 5
Captain Hastings and Detective Inspector Japp are bewildered by the antics of the Belgian sleuth.
Hercule Poirot rushes back to Styles Court in a state of great excitement..
Conclusion of Agatha Christie's whodunit starring John Moffatt.
Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.
Hercule Poirot …. John Moffatt
Hastings …. Simon Williams
Japp …. Philip Jackson
Mary …. Susan Jameson
Evie …. Nichola McAuliffe
Cynthia …. Annabelle Dowler
Dorcas …. Hilda Schroder
Lawrence …. Nicholas Boulton
Alfred …. Hugh Dickson
Original music composed by Tom Smail.
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2005.
SUN 08:30 Ken Dodd's Palace of Laughter (m001ch8y)
Episode 1
The King of Knotty brings his fun-packed Tickle Tour to Crewe's Lyceum Theatre.
With:
Peter Goodwright
Paula Tilbrook
Colin Edwynn
Sybie Jones
Written by John Pye, Norman Beedle, Colin Brown, Ken Rock and Barry Reeves.
Music by The Brian Fitzgerald Palace Band.
Producer: Ron McDonnell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in September 1987.
SUN 09:00 Soul Music (b0076m94)
Series 4
Stand By Me
Singer-songwriter Ben E King talks about writing the classic song in his bedroom on a cheap guitar,
It was recorded by Marc Bolan and John Lennon, and was featured in a film.
Those reflecting on its lasting emotional power are:
Raynold Gideon
Bruce Evans
Jason Toynbee
Steve Brosnihan
Alan Clayson
Reader: Kerry Shale
Series about music that makes the hairs stand up on the back of our necks.
Producer: Lucy Lunt
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2004.
SUN 09:30 Yorkshire by Richard Morris (Omnibus) (b09snb10)
Yorkshire is one of Europe's most geologically varied areas - a realm where mountain, plain, coast, chalk hills, wetland and heath intermingle.
Richard Morris delivers a wide-ranging, lyrical and very personal history of Yorkshire.
Discover the county through the eyes of artists (JMW Turner, William Callow, Henry Moore) and writers' imaginations (The Brontes, Winifred Holtby, JB Priestley).
‘Yorkshire’ explores the landscape and also the tumultuous history of God's Own County from The Wars of the Roses to the miners' strike of 1984.
Richard Morris is an Emeritus Professor of the University of Huddersfield.
Omnibus of five parts abridged by Pete Nichols.
Read by Philip Jackson and Becky Wright
Producer: Karen Rose
A Sweet Talk Production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in February 2018.
SUN 10:40 Inheritance Tracks (m0001cs5)
Akram Khan
Renowned dancer and choreographer Akram Khan chooses ‘Mera Joota Hai Japani’ by Mukesh and ‘Spiegel Im Spiegel’ by Arvo Pärt.
First broadcast in Saturday Live in October 2018.
SUN 10:50 The Tales of Beatrix Potter (Omnibus) (m0001pzm)
Five stories from celebrated children's author, Beatrix Potter - old favourites and some lesser known tales:
1. The Tale of Pigling Bland
Two young pigs embark on an adventure on the way to market. Starring Johnny Vegas and Morwenna Banks.
2. The Tale of Peter Rabbit
If there's one thing we should all know - it's NOT to go into Mr McGregor's garden. Starring Chris Addison.
3. The Tale of Jemima Puddleduck
Jemima looks for a quiet place to lay her eggs away from the farmer’s wife. Starring Janine Duvistki.
4. The Tale of Mr Tod
Tommy Brock the Badger and Mr Tod the fox are old enemies. Stars Seymour Mace and John Henshaw.
5. The Tale of Ginger and Pickles
A terrier and a ginger cat run a shop – mainly on credit. Stars Reece Shearsmith and John Henshaw.
Potter's love of the British landscape and its inhabitants - coupled with her world famous ability for storytelling - means she's been one of our most celebrated children's authors.
The timeless wonders of her stories pit the delight and childlike innocence of the very human characters against the dark and dramatic ruthlessness of the food-chain-led underbelly of Cumbria's fields and hedgerows.
Adapted and directed by Sean Grundy
Produced by Sally Harrison
A Woolyback production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in 2013.
SUN 12:00 Hercule Poirot (b0076tk5)
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SUN 12:30 Hercule Poirot (b0076tng)
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SUN 13:00 Hercule Poirot (b0076trz)
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SUN 13:30 Hercule Poirot (b0076tw5)
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SUN 14:00 Hercule Poirot (b0076tz9)
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SUN 14:30 Ken Dodd's Palace of Laughter (m001ch8y)
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SUN 15:00 Soul Music (b0076m94)
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SUN 15:30 Yorkshire by Richard Morris (Omnibus) (b09snb10)
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SUN 16:40 Inheritance Tracks (m0001cs5)
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SUN 16:50 The Tales of Beatrix Potter (Omnibus) (m0001pzm)
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SUN 18:00 Hercule Poirot (b0076tk5)
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SUN 18:30 Hercule Poirot (b0076tng)
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SUN 19:00 Hercule Poirot (b0076trz)
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SUN 19:30 Hercule Poirot (b0076tw5)
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SUN 20:00 Hercule Poirot (b0076tz9)
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SUN 20:30 Ken Dodd's Palace of Laughter (m001ch8y)
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SUN 21:00 Soul Music (b0076m94)
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SUN 21:30 Yorkshire by Richard Morris (Omnibus) (b09snb10)
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SUN 22:40 Inheritance Tracks (m0001cs5)
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SUN 22:50 The Tales of Beatrix Potter (Omnibus) (m0001pzm)
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MONDAY 12 SEPTEMBER 2022

MON 00:00 Hercule Poirot (b0076tk5)
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MON 00:30 Hercule Poirot (b0076tng)
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MON 01:00 Hercule Poirot (b0076trz)
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MON 01:30 Hercule Poirot (b0076tw5)
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MON 02:00 Hercule Poirot (b0076tz9)
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MON 02:30 Ken Dodd's Palace of Laughter (m001ch8y)
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MON 03:00 Soul Music (b0076m94)
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MON 03:30 Yorkshire by Richard Morris (Omnibus) (b09snb10)
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MON 04:40 Inheritance Tracks (m0001cs5)
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MON 04:50 The Tales of Beatrix Potter (Omnibus) (m0001pzm)
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MON 06:00 Some Mother's Son (m000qz0d)
5. Capture
As journalist Andy Smith discovers who is smuggling uranium, will he escape mortal danger?
Starring Nick Chilvers
John Fletcher's thriller serial taking in global power struggles, smuggling and the dangers of uranium.
Andy ...... Nick Chilvers
Rogers ...... Trevor Nichols
Stanley ...... Nick Brimble
Julian ...... Clive Francis
Kite ...... Gregory De Polnay
Anne ...... Caroline Blakiston
Sir Jack ...... Conrad Phillips
Grey ...... Rex Holdsworth
Shirley ...... Diane Fletcher
Mike Monk ...... Christian Rodska
Lizzie ...... Sheila Grant
Director: Brian Miller
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1987.
MON 06:30 Agatha Raisin (b011ckhy)
Series 1
The Vicious Vet
A handsome vet's arrival in the Cotswold village of Carsely sparks a murder trail for amateur sleuth, Agatha Raisin.
Starring Penelope Keith.
MC Beaton's murder mystery.
Dramatised in six parts by David Semple.
Agatha Raisin …. Penelope Keith
Peter Bladen …. Ewan Bailey
James Lacey …. Malcolm Sinclair
Paul Bladen …. Jon Glover
Mrs Bloxby …. Liza Sadovy
DC Bill Wong …. Ben Crowe
Fred Huntingdon …. Jillie Meers
Mrs Josephs …. Joanna McCullum
Director: Carol Smith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2004.
MON 07:00 Hazelbeach (b0084hvy)
Series 1
Mother
Nick's worst fears come true, while Ronnie tries to sell heart-rate monitors to fans of Monty Python.
Caroline and David Stafford's comedy stars Jamie Forman as Ronnie Hazelbeach.
Ronnie ...... Jamie Foreman
Nick ...... Paul Bazely
Chloe ...... Tracy Wiles
James ...... John Dougall
Vince ...... Simon Treves
Andrea ...... Liza Sadovy
Producer: Marc Beeby
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2007.
MON 07:30 Mark Steel's in Town (m001btgs)
Series 12
The Isles of Scilly
Mark Steel's In Town - The Isles of Scilly
Mark Steel is back with the 12th series of his award winning show that travels around the country visiting towns that have nothing in common but their uniqueness. After thoroughly researching each town, Mark writes and performs a bespoke evening of comedy for a local audience.
In this third episode Mark visits The Isles of Scilly
In this series, Mark will also be popping to Nottingham, Tring, Salisbury, Newport and Paris. And for the first time, there will be extended versions of each episode available on BBC sounds.
Written and performed by Mark Steel
Additional material by Pete Sinclair
Production co-ordinator Sarah Sharpe
Production co-ordinator Katie Baum
Sound Manager Jerry Peal
Producer Carl Cooper
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4
MON 08:00 William Boyd - An Ice Cream War (m001brzz)
5. Searching
As the First World War nears its end, Felix and Temple continue their personal searches in East Africa.
Starring Nickolas Grace.
Conclusion of William Boyd's darkly comic novel.
Dramatised by John Peacock.
Erich Von Bishop .... Nickolas Grace
Temple Smith .... William Hootkins
Felix Cobb .... Gerard Logan
Gabriel Cobb .... James Larkin
Charis Lavery/Cobb .... Rachel Atkins
Weech-Browning .... Nicholas Boulton
Uesel Von Bishop .... Danielle Allen
Mrs Cobb .... Diana Hoddinott
Mathilda .... Vivienne Rochester
Rutke .... Colin Pinney
Von Lettow .... Gareth Armstrong
Director: Eoin O'Callaghan
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1994.
MON 08:30 Yes Minister (b007jlgh)
Series 1
Jobs for the Boys
As Sir Humphrey warns on Public-Private Partnership, MP Jim Hacker learns it takes two to Quango.
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
Frank Weisel …. Bill Nighy
Sir Desmond …. Richard Vernon
Joe Morgan …. Richard Davies
George …. Arthur Cox
Conway …. Kerry Francis
Himself …. Gordon Clough
Adapted for radio by producer Pete Atkin.
First broadcast on Radio 4 in November 1983.
MON 09:00 Dilemma (b0183rb5)
Series 1
Episode 5
Sue Perkins puts John Finnemore, Danielle Ward, Alun Cochrane and Dame Ann Leslie through the moral and ethical wringer in the show where there are no "right" answers - but some deeply damning ones...
Hypothetical situations involve old ladies shoplifting, gentlemen "pocket-patting", unqualified doctors and fake psychics.
The panel also debates which figure least deserves their place in history out of Albert Einstein, Winston Churchill, and David Attenborough.
Devised by Danielle Ward.
Producer: Ed Morrish.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2011.
MON 09:30 Country Matters (b00k2fkz)
Episode 2
Dave and Cathy decide to trade in city life for some honest country living.
2. Dave learns how the fete unearths the unscrupulous side of village life.
A six-part comedy series by Mike Coleman.
Dave.......Jonathan Tafler
Cathy........Lesley Sharp
Kevin........Geoff McGivern
Wendell......Robert Daws
Ruth.........Rachel Atkins
Jim..........David Learner
Steve.........David Jarvis
Daniel Strauss ....... The Vicar
Other.......Mike Coleman
Producer Ann Jobson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1994.
MON 10:00 The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency (m0008hkb)
The House of Unexpected Sisters
Mma Ramotswe dips a reluctant toe into local politics while the Agency is charged with investigating a simple case of wrongful dismissal.
Dramatisation by Alexander McCall Smith from his popular novels set in Gabarone's only detective agency.
Mma Ramotswe ..... Janice Acquah
Mma Makutsi ...... Nadine Marhsall
Mr Jlb Matekoni ...... Ben Onwukwe
Mr Polopetsi ...... Steve Toussaint
Mma Potokwani ...... Sarah Niles
Charity ...... Saffron Coomber
Charity's Mother ...... Lorna Gayle
Directed by Eilidh McCreadie
A BBC Scotland production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in September 2019.
MON 10:45 Short Works (b0b0xlkz)
Series 1
Craters by Chris Power
Two young Australian women are on the hunt for a story in a Phnom Penh hotel. One of them fears she might be very much out of her depth...
A short story commissioned for BBC Radio 4 by the acclaimed British author Chris Power.
Writer: Chris Power's short story collection, Mothers, has just been published. His 'Brief Survey of the Short Story' has appeared in the Guardian since 2007.
Reader: Lucy-Rose Leonard
Producer: Justine Willett
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2018.
MON 11:00 TED Radio Hour (m001byy3)
Series 9
Humor
A journey through fascinating ideas based on talks by riveting speakers on the TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) stage.
Manoush Zomorodi explores how humour can do more than lighten the mood, it can also provoke, cajole, and inspire.
First broadcast in the USA on National Public Radio in 2022.
MON 11:50 Inheritance Tracks (m001byy5)
Noma Dumezweni
Actresss Noma Dumezweni chooses Pata Pata by Miriam Makeba and O-o-h Child by The Five Stairsteps.
MON 12:30 Yes Minister (b007jlgh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 13:00 Some Mother's Son (m000qz0d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
MON 13:30 Agatha Raisin (b011ckhy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
MON 14:00 Book of the Week (b09jrd1q)
Adventures of a Young Naturalist by David Attenborough
Episode 1
In the 1950s, David Attenborough, the naturalist and broadcaster grasped a life changing opportunity which led him to travel the world finding rare and elusive animal species for London Zoo and filming the expeditions for the BBC television series, Zoo Quest.
He begins with an alarming encounter with a caiman.
Abridged in five parts by Richard Hamilton
Producer: Elizabeth Allard
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2017.
MON 14:15 Eleanor Rising (m000p6ds)
Series 1
Episode 1
Wife and mother to a dynasty of kings, crusader, prisoner and formidable political operator, this is the story of the young Eleanor of Aquitaine. At 16 she has one ambition - to become the Duchess (and ruler) of the Aquitaine. But her father has other ideas...
Though Eleanor of Aquitaine lived nine hundred years ago, she is very modern woman. At 16 she inherits the richest province in France and plans to run it her own way, as her grandfather promised she could. The men around her have other ideas – a young woman with so much power is far too great a threat. There is a kidnap attempt, a midnight escape on horseback, bribery, an armed invasion and a forced marriage to the sexually repressed young French king. Even then, Eleanor finds a way to challenge the status quo and march to her own drum, always determined to decide her own destiny. Intelligent, tough, imaginative and witty, Eleanor first scandalises then subtly reshapes the world she inhabits. This gains her a host of admirers as well as, inevitably, powerful enemies determined to bring her down. Somehow she stays one step ahead of them all. It’s not that Eleanor think likes a man – it’s that the men have no idea how to contain someone with power who thinks like a woman.
Eleanor ...... Rose Basista
Petronilla ...... Cecilia Appiah
Duke William ...... John Lightbody
Archbishop Laroux ...... Roger Ringrose
Pierre ...... Luke Nunn
Written by Shaun McKenna
Directed by Marc Beeby
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2020.
MON 14:30 Fowles in Dorset (b00x7frz)
Best-selling author John Fowles was also curator of Lyme Regis Museum.
Chris Ledgard reveals how he recorded local people and the relationship the writer had with the Dorset town of Lyme Regis, the setting for his most famous work the French Lieutenant's Woman.
John Fowles, who died in 2005, was one of the most acclaimed British novelists of the 20th century. But he had another job - curator of Lyme Regis Museum. He carried out a series of interviews piecing together Lyme's oral history. In this programme Chris Ledgard explores those tapes and discusses the author's link with Lyme Regis and its history.
Producer - Chris Ledgard
Contributors:-
Chris Ledgard
Ken Gollop
John Fowles
Louise Curtis
Jo Draper
Ivy Caddy
Liz-Anne Bawden
Barbara Austin
Jean Wellings
Sarah Fowles
Cecil Langford
Fred Britton
Elsie Clark
Charles Drazin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2008.
MON 15:00 The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency (m0008hkb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
MON 15:45 Short Works (b0b0xlkz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 today]
MON 16:00 Dilemma (b0183rb5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
MON 16:30 Country Matters (b00k2fkz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
MON 17:00 Hazelbeach (b0084hvy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
MON 17:30 Mark Steel's in Town (m001btgs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
MON 18:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jmxh)
Operation Luna
11. To the Moon or Venus?
The Voice invites Captain Jet Morgan and his crew to meet him, but soon Lemmy is feeling terrified...
Starring Andrew Faulds and Guy Kingsley-Poynter.
Futuristic tale set in 1965 as first broadcast in 1953.
Jet Morgan …. Andrew Faulds
Lemmy Barnett …. Alfie Bass
Doc …. Guy Kingsley-Poynter
Mitch …. David Williams
Other parts by David Jacobs and Deryck Guyler.
Music composed and orchestra conducted by Van Phillips.
Written in 13-parts and produced by Charles Chilton.
Though first heard in 1953, the original recordings were wiped.
Re-recording first broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in 1958.
MON 18:30 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jmyk)
Operation Luna
12. A Rocky Send Off
After travelling through time, could Captain Jet Morgan and his crew be bound for home at last?
Futuristic tale set in 1965 as first broadcast in 1953.
CAST:
Jet Morgan …. Andrew Faulds
Lemmy Barnett …. Alfie Bass
Doc …. Guy Kingsley-Poynter
Mitch …. David Williams
Other parts by David Jacobs and Deryck Guyler.
Music composed and orchestra conducted by Van Phillips.
Written and produced by Charles Chilton.
Though first heard in 1953, the original recordings were wiped.
Re-recording first broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in 1958.
MON 19:00 William Boyd - An Ice Cream War (m001brzz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 19:30 Yes Minister (b007jlgh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 20:00 Some Mother's Son (m000qz0d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
MON 20:30 Agatha Raisin (b011ckhy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
MON 21:00 TED Radio Hour (m001byy3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
MON 21:50 Inheritance Tracks (m001byy5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:50 today]
MON 22:00 Mark Steel's in Town (m001btgs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
MON 22:30 Rubbish (b00853km)
Series 2
Liar
And why are you late? Disillusioned recycling officer Martin has his patience tested when a game gets out of hand.
Reece Dinsdale stars as local government officer, cynic and manic-depressive, Martin Christmas in Tony Bagley's sitcom.
Martin ...... Reece Dinsdale
Barney ...... Matthew Cottle
John ...... Neil Dudgeon
Sarah ...... Pippa Haywood
Scott ...... Kevin Eldon
Tristana ...... Katy Brand
Karen ...... Orianne Messina
Marie ...... Claire Bartlett
Producer: Claire Bartlett
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2007.
MON 23:00 Mitch Benn's Crimes Against Music (b00cgyp3)
Series 2
New Music Scene
Is there a minimum number of people that constitutes a scene?
What happens if you're the only mod in Austin, Texas? And why does everything sound like Coldplay?
Mitch Benn tackles these vital issues via the medium of song and discusses music, life and Goths.
Written by Mitch Benn and Robin Ince.
With:
Robin Ince
Kirsty Newton
Alfie Joey
Tasha Bayliss
Producer: Adam Bromley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2005
MON 23:30 The Wilson Dixon Line (b00kr5y1)
Uncle Wilbur's Advice for Modern Living
Another chance to hear this affectionate tribute to the philosophy of country music. Cowboy philosopher Wilson Dixon shares his viewpoints on life, love and relationships through songs and anecdotes.
In the final episode, following his break up from Maureen, Wilson saddles up his horse Andrew and heads into the Colorado mountains to seek some guidance from his old Uncle Wilbour. What he gets instead is the the epic tale of "the man with no name", straight from the annals of the Wild West.
Wilson Dixon is the comic creation of Jesse Griffin and sidekick Snake Wizzelteats is performed by Jesse Budd.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in 2009.

TUESDAY 13 SEPTEMBER 2022

TUE 00:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jmxh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:30 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jmyk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 Some Mother's Son (m000qz0d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 Agatha Raisin (b011ckhy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 Book of the Week (b09jrd1q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:15 Eleanor Rising (m000p6ds)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Monday]
TUE 02:30 Fowles in Dorset (b00x7frz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency (m0008hkb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday]
TUE 03:45 Short Works (b0b0xlkz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 Dilemma (b0183rb5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:30 Country Matters (b00k2fkz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 Hazelbeach (b0084hvy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday]
TUE 05:30 Mark Steel's in Town (m001btgs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Monday]
TUE 06:00 Some Mother's Son (m000qz19)
6. The End?
Ecology journalist Andy Smith is now entirely in Sir Jack Watson's power - can he escape?
Starring Nick Chilvers, a thriller in six parts, taking in global power struggles, smuggling and the dangers of uranium, written by John Fletcher.
Andy ... Nick Chilvers
Sir Jack ... Conrad Phillips
Stanley ... Nick Brimble
Anderson ... Trevor Nichols
Anne ... Caroline Blakiston
Shirley ... Diane Fletcher
Directed by Brian Miller.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1987.
TUE 06:30 Agatha Raisin (b011d9p3)
Series 1
The Body in the Bathroom
Hunting the village killer, the amateur sleuth resorts to barefaced lies, burglary and badger-watching.
Penelope Keith stars as Agatha Raisin.
Dramatised by David Semple from MC Beaton’s novel.
Agatha Raisin …. Penelope Keith
Peter Bladen …. Ewan Bailey
James Lacey …. Malcolm Sinclair
Mrs Bloxby …. Liza Sadovy
DC Bill Wong …. Ben Crowe
Fred Huntingdon …. Jillie Meers
Director: Carol Smith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2004.
TUE 07:00 The Break (b0b42v6l)
Series 2
The Mystery of Room 66
To win back Corinne's heart, Jeff takes her to an escape room.
But no-one expects a puzzle set by Death himself.
Stars Philip Jackson, Alison Steadman and Mark Benton.
Comedy by Ian Brown and James Hendrie set in the eccentric seaside town of Flamford following City burn-out Andy Chambers
Frank … Mark Benton
Mrs Truepenny … Alison Steadman
Jeff … Tom Palmer
Andy … Philip Jackson
Truepenny … Rasmus Hardiker
Rev Bev … Shobna Gulati
Producer: Gordon Kennedy
An Absolutely production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in May 2018.
TUE 07:30 Alone (m001brq5)
Series 4
Episode 4 - Ellie Retirement
A sitcom, written by Moray Hunter and starring Angus Deayton, Abigail Cruttenden, Pearce Quigley, Kate Isitt and Bennett Arron, about five, mainly single, middle-aged neighbours living in flats in a converted house in North London.
Mitch (Angus Deayton) is a widower and part-time therapist who is looking to put his life back together now that he is single and living with Will (Pearce Quigley), his younger, more volatile half-brother. Mitch is currently in a new relationship with Ellie (Abigail Cruttenden) who is a somewhat shy, nervous and sensitive schoolteacher. Overly honest, frustrated actress Louisa (Kate Isitt), and socially inept IT nerd Morris (Bennett Arron) complete the line-up of mismatched neighbours.
In episode four, an unexpected early retirement offer for Ellie and much ill-advised counsel from Louisa leaves Ellie pondering a move to the country, Will looking to increase his rental income, Mitch looking like he could soon be homeless and Morris as possibly the happiest man alive.
Cast:
Angus Deayton - Mitch
Abigail Cruttenden - Ellie
Pearce Quigley - Will
Kate Isitt - Louisa
Bennett Arron - Morris
Written by Moray Hunter
Directed by Moray Hunter and Gordon Kennedy
Scripted Edited by Ian Brown and James Hendrie
Edited and Studio Managed by Jerry Peal
Production Manager - Sarah Tombling
Production Runner -Kareem Elshehawy
Recorded at The Shaw Theatre, London
Based on an original idea developed in association with Dandy Productions
Producer - Gordon Kennedy
An Absolutely production for BBC Radio 4
TUE 08:00 The Goon Show (b018jjzf)
Series 6
The House of Teeth
Neddie investigates a dastardly denture-stealing plan. But who wants them and why? With Valentine Dyall. From January 1956.
TUE 08:30 King Street Junior (b007jnbg)
Series 7
Horses for Courses
A school break-in sparks trouble and it's interview day for the Deputy Head's job.
Created and written by Jim Eldridge, ten series of this comedy about a junior school ran between 1985 and 1998. ‘King Street Junior Revisited’ ran from 2002 to 2005.
Mr Beeston …. James Grout
Mr Holliday …. Tom Watson
Mrs Stone …. Margaret John
Mr Long …. Paul Copley
Mrs Patterson …. Deirdre Costello
Mrs Rudd …. Vivienne Martin
Miss Lewis …. Marlene Sidaway
Chairman of Governors …. Terrence Hardiman
Ms Gaines …. Brenda Blethyn
Mr Appleyard …. David Gant
Mrs Stevens …. Judith Jacob
Colin …. Ben Dell
Rajesh …. Kemal Ibrahim
Saleem …. Dean Magri
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1992.
TUE 09:00 Mitch Benn's Crimes Against Music (b00cgyp3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday]
TUE 09:30 The Older Woman (b01xpy74)
Series 1
Episode 2
Tony Bagley's romantic comedy drama serial with a twist.
Can hack journalist Roy impress his former English teacher, Jane, by joining a green pressure group?
Cast:-
Miss Callaghan...Zoe Wanamaker
Roy Hitchcock.....Martin Clunes
Elsa.......Toyah Wilcox
Mr Say.....David Troughton
Chad.........Nicky Henson
Wyn............Sue Roderick
Pavarotti.......Steve Hodson
Yeats..........David Holt
Helen ...............Melanie Hudson
Dick.............Geoff McGivern
Producer: Paul Schlesinger:
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1993.
TUE 10:00 The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency (m0008p5s)
The Colours of All the Cattle
As election day approaches, Mma Ramotswe struggles with conflicted feelings over an old family mystery.
Dramatisation by Alexander McCall Smith of his popular novels set in Gabarone's only detective agency.
Mma Ramotswe …... Janice Acquah
Mma Makutsi …... Nadine Marshall
Mr Jlb Matekoni/Chairman ...... Ben Onwukwe
Mr Polopetsi ...... Steve Toussaint
Mma Potokwani …... Sarah Niles
Stephen/John ...... Jason Barnett
Mingie Ramotswe …... Debbie Korlay
Charlie ...... Maynard Eziashi
The Neighbour ..…. Saffron Coomber
Mma Gopalang ...... Lorna Gayle
Directed by Eilidh McCreadie.
A BBC Scotland production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in September 2019.
TUE 10:45 Short Works (b0b7hq2z)
The Gleaning by Alison MacLeod
In Alison MacLeod's specially commissioned short story past and present are intimately linked under Brighton's summer skies by the English painter, John Constable. Tristan Sturrock reads.
Alison MacLeod is a novelist and short story writer. Her recent collection is All the Beloved Ghosts. Her novel, Unexploded was long-listed for the 2013 Man-Booker Prize for Fiction. Her short fiction has been awarded The Society of Authors' Olive Cook Award and shortlisted for The BBC National Short Story Award and The Sunday Times EFG International Short Story Award. MacLeod is Professor of Contemporary Fiction at the University of Chichester, UK.
Produced by Elizabeth Allard.
TUE 11:00 Archive on 4 (b0076h68)
Music Hall Reclaimed
Barry Cryer investigates the cottage industry of Music Hall recording restoration, as well as the lives and works of some of its stars.
Thanks to modern computer technology we’re now able to hear some of the rarer works of artists such as Mark Sheridan, Ernest Shand, Vesta Victoria and Albert Chevalier who originally recorded this material at the turn of the 19th century.
Written by Glenn Mitchell
Producer: Karl Phillips
Barry Cryer died in January 2022.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2003.
TUE 12:00 The Goon Show (b018jjzf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 12:30 King Street Junior (b007jnbg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 13:00 Some Mother's Son (m000qz19)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
TUE 13:30 Agatha Raisin (b011d9p3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
TUE 14:00 Book of the Week (b09jvfbv)
Adventures of a Young Naturalist by David Attenborough
Episode 2
In the 1950s, David Attenborough, the naturalist and broadcaster grasped a life changing opportunity which led him to travel the world finding rare and elusive animal species for London Zoo and filming the expeditions for the BBC television series, Zoo Quest. Today, David Attenborough reads from the account of his trip to Guyana where he encounters a reluctant sloth.
Abridged by Richard Hamilton.
Produced by Elizabeth Allard.
TUE 14:15 Eleanor Rising (m000p6w8)
Series 1
Episode 2
Following the death of her father, Eleanor is now Duchess of Aquitaine. But her guardian - 'Fat Louis', the King of France - has other ideas and betroths her to his son, the Dauphin. Their first meeting, however, is not a success....
Eleanor ...... Rose Basista
The Dauphin ...... Joel McCormack
Abbot Suger ...... Carl Prekopp
Archbishop Laroux ...... Roger Ringrose
Petronilla ...... Cecilia Appiah
Written by Shaun McKenna
Directed by Marc Beeby
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2020.
TUE 14:30 The Hotel Suite (b048jmy7)
As a veteran of 'restless nights in one-night cheap hotels', poet Paul Farley explores their creative possibilities.
Many years ago, Paul Farley was stopping in the Euston Ibis and woke to find a message from a friend asking him to come over to the Savoy for drinks the night before. He wondered whether it was the first time the two hotels had ever opened up a line of communication, and ever since has been fascinated by not just hotels but also the connections between them.
In 'Hotel Suite' he heads off to spend the night in three very different hotels - one a former prison, one a luxury London landmark, and one a hard-working provincial inn. Paul reflects on the times he's spent in hotels over the years, and the reasons he - like many other writers - has found them to be creative hotspots, a place at one remove from ordinary life in which inspiration can often be found.
Along the way he talks to staff, customers and other writers.
Paul explores the rich history of the hotel as a backdrop for numerous films, books and poems across all sorts of genres, from the horror of 'The Shining' and 'Psycho' to the comedy of 'The Grand Budapest Hotel' and the glamour of 'Top Hat' and 'Grand Hotel'.
Producer: Geoff Bird
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2014.
TUE 15:00 The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency (m0008p5s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
TUE 15:45 Short Works (b0b7hq2z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 today]
TUE 16:00 The 3rd Degree (m000kw4n)
Series 10
University of Reading
Steve Punt hosts the lively quiz from the University of Reading where students take on their professors.
Specialist subjects include linguistics, law and film and theatre studies
Questions range from dental fricatives to Jack Reacher via a burst water pipe in Birmingham.
Producer: David Tyler
A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in July 2020.
TUE 16:30 The Older Woman (b01xpy74)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
TUE 17:00 The Break (b0b42v6l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
TUE 17:30 Alone (m001brq5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
TUE 18:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jmz0)
Operation Luna
13. Set Course for Earth
After blasting off, Captain Jet Morgan and his crew try to make sense of their mammoth trip through time.
Conclusion of the futuristic tale set in 1965 as first broadcast in 1953.
CAST:
Jet Morgan …. Andrew Faulds
Lemmy Barnett …. Alfie Bass
Doc …. Guy Kingsley-Poynter
Mitch …. David Williams
Other parts by David Jacobs and Deryck Guyler.
Music composed and orchestra conducted by Van Phillips.
Written and produced by Charles Chilton.
Though first heard in 1953, the original recordings were wiped.
Re-recording first broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in 1958.
TUE 18:30 Soul Music (b09ydkd5)
Series 26
A Whiter Shade of Pale by Procol Harum
‘A Whiter Shade of Pale’ by Procol Harum: Why has this surreal track remained enduringly popular for over 50 years? Soul Music hears the stories and memories of those who love it.
Released in May 1967, ‘A Whiter Shade of Pale’ was Procol Harum's first single. It went to No. 1 in the UK, and stayed there for six weeks.
Contributors:
Musicologist, Allan Moore, deconstructs the track and dismisses the almost universally accepted idea that it mimics Bach's ‘Air on a G String’.
Film-maker, Chris Rodley, remembers the impact it had on him when he heard it for the first time, in the dead of the night, on Radio Caroline.
Musician, James Pollard, explains how he created a wedding march for a friend using this track as inspiration.
Thriller writer, Nelson DeMille, describes his year in Vietnam as 'the year without music', but ‘A Whiter Shade of Pale’ is the one song that reminds him of his time there.
Singer, Sarah Collins, suffered a brain tumour shortly after the birth of her second child. Making the decision to sing again was fundamental to her healing process. As her Dad, Phil, explains 'Whiter Shade' is his favourite song. He was very moved when she decided to record it for her YouTube channel.
Produced in Bristol by Karen Gregor.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2018.
TUE 19:00 The Goon Show (b018jjzf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 19:30 King Street Junior (b007jnbg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 20:00 Some Mother's Son (m000qz19)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
TUE 20:30 Agatha Raisin (b011d9p3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
TUE 21:00 Archive on 4 (b0076h68)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
TUE 22:00 Alone (m001brq5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
TUE 22:30 Think the Unthinkable (b01mm3ch)
Series 4
Eurotank
The bumbling management consultants try to salvage the reputation of the MoD.
James Cary’s award-winning sitcom about a team of incompetent management consultants.
Starring:
Ryan ...... Marcus Brigstocke
Owen ...... David Mitchell
Sophie ...... Beth Chalmers
Daisy ...... Catherine Shepherd
With Geoffrey McGivern and Martin Hyder
Producer: Adam Bromley.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2005.
TUE 23:00 Party (b00rblxx)
Series 1
Episode 2
Satirical sitcom by Tom Basden about a group of young idealists trying to set up a new political party.
The friends wrangle over their new party's foreign policy. Or at least they would if they had a pen. The arrival of Phoebe's politically astute older boyfriend threatens the party's future, as Jared's insecurities come bubbling to the surface.
Simon ...... Tom Basden
Mel ...... Anna Crilly
Duncan ...... Tim Key
Eamonn ...... Nick Mohammed
Jared ...... Johnny Sweet
Phoebe ...... Katy Wix.
TUE 23:30 I've Never Seen Star Wars (b015p8sr)
Series 4
Sarah Millican
Marcus Brigstocke invites comic Sarah Millican to eat Chinese food with chopsticks and read The Joy of Sex.
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 October 2011.

WEDNESDAY 14 SEPTEMBER 2022

WED 00:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jmz0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 Soul Music (b09ydkd5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 Some Mother's Son (m000qz19)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 Agatha Raisin (b011d9p3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 Book of the Week (b09jvfbv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Tuesday]
WED 02:15 Eleanor Rising (m000p6w8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Tuesday]
WED 02:30 The Hotel Suite (b048jmy7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Tuesday]
WED 03:00 The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency (m0008p5s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 03:45 Short Works (b0b7hq2z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 The 3rd Degree (m000kw4n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:30 The Older Woman (b01xpy74)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 The Break (b0b42v6l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday]
WED 05:30 Alone (m001brq5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Tuesday]
WED 06:00 Paul Temple (b007jsj9)
Paul Temple and the Jonathan Mystery
1. The Fergusons
On a flight home from New York, Paul Temple and Steve meet the Fergusons, who are flying to England to visit their student son Richard at Oxford University. At the airport, they learn he's been shot dead.
But there are only two clues...
Francis Durbridge's thriller stars Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve in another intriguing case for BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife.
Paul Temple …. Peter Coke
Steve …. Marjorie Westbury
Robert Ferguson …. John Glen
Helen Ferguson …. Grizelda Hervey
Dinah Nelson …. Valerie Kirkbright
Sir Graham Forbes …. James Thomason
Reggie Mackintosh …. Simon Lack
Red Harris …. John Baddeley
Simo …. William Fox
Police Sergeant …. Frederick Treves
Between 1938 and 1968, Francis Durbridge's incomparably suave amateur detective Paul Temple and glamorous wife Steve solved case after baffling case in one of BBC radio's most popular series. They inhabited a sophisticated, well-heeled world of cocktails and fast cars.
Producer: Martyn C. Webster
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in October 1963.
WED 06:30 Agatha Raisin (b011dg1r)
Series 1
The Potted Gardener
Competition for a new garden festival in the village turns nasty, with the Grim Reaper on the prowl.
Penelope Keith stars as Agatha Raisin.
Dramatised by David Semple from MC Beaton’s novel.
Agatha Raisin …. Penelope Keith
James Lacey …. Malcolm Sinclair
Roy …. David Holt
Bernard Spott …. Paul Brooke
Mrs Bloxby …. Liza Sadovy
DC Bill Wong …. Ben Crowe
Director: Carol Smith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2004.
WED 07:00 Jake Yapp's Media Circus (b0bd8g16)
Columnists
Jake Yapp applies his sharp satirical eye to the modern media, exploring its strengths, weaknesses and idiosyncrasies through stand-up, sketch and music.
Jake turns his focus to the columns, exploring their progression, value and most common tricks and tropes.
Starring George Fouracres and Emily Lloyd-Saini.
Written, performed and composed by Jake Yapp.
Additional material by Robin Morgan.
Produced by Joe Nunnery.
A BBC Studios Production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in August 2018.
WED 07:30 Joe Lycett's Obsessions (b0bclvy3)
Series 1
Angela Barnes and Adam Kay
Joe Lycett chats to guests and the general public about their obsessions and guilty pleasures.
WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jps5)
Series 6
The Poetry Society
The lad's new avant garde friends produce some poetical gems - with a little help from Sid and Bill.
Starring Tony Hancock. With Sidney James, Bill Kerr, Fenella Fielding, Warren Mitchell and Fraser Kerr.
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 December 1959.
WED 08:30 Flying the Flag (b00b0317)
Series 2
A Tooth for a Tooth
There’s no extradition agreement yet between the UK and the People's Republic - but some accusations can’t be lightly brushed aside...
Starring Dinsdale Landen.
Eastern Bloc embassy sitcom written by Alex Shearer.
HM Ambassador Mackenzie …. Dinsdale Landen
William Frost …. Peter Acre
Helen Waterson …. Moir Leslie
US Ambassador …. Stephen Greif
Colonel Surikov …. Christopher Benjamin
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1988.
WED 09:00 Booked (b0075m92)
Series 3
Episode 6
Outrageous parody, biting wit and bizarre couplings from:
Mark Thomas
Dillie Keane
Roger McGough
Rory Motion
Ian McMillan chairs the irreverent literary game.
Producer: Marc Jobst
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1997.
WED 09:30 1835 (b0125lgl)
All at Sea
Aristocrat Belport and his servant Ned are called up to serve in the navy aboard the HMS Fortunate.
Fortunate by name, a magnet for French cannons by nature...
Comic saga of an aristocrat and his servant who struggle to find things to do in the mid-1830s.
Belport ...... Paul Rider
Ned ...... Jason Done
Black Pete ...... Roy Barraclough
Collins ...... Simon Greenall
Tony Nelson ...... Jonathan Keeble
Written and directed at BBC Manchester by Jim Poyser.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2004.
WED 10:00 Andy Rashleigh - Devonia (b09lt1bh)
The Beano
A works outing aboard the Devonia in 1911 reunites childhood sweethearts Harry and Mercy.
Three plays about the life and times of a paddle steamer and its crew depicted across three decades - written by Andy Rashleigh.
CAST:
Harry .... John Duttine
Mercy ... Sophie Thompson
with David Thorpe, David Allister,Tessa Worsley, Stephen Critchlow, Tilly Gaunt and Harry Myers.
Producer: Cherry Cookson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1999.
WED 10:45 Short Works (b0b8bmqf)
The Good Son by Louise O'Neill
Billy is 57 years old and lives at home with his ailing father. However, this weekend, he has planned an escape
An original short story from the Irish novelist Louise O'Neill specially commissioned by BBC Radio 4. As read by Mark Doherty (Moone Boy, Nowehere Fast, A Film With Me In It).
Louise O'Neill is an Irish writer and journalist. Her first novel 'Only Ever Yours' was awarded The Bookseller's inaugural YA Book Prize 2015. Her follow up 'Asking For It' was voted Book of the Year at the Irish Books Awards 2015 and spent 34 weeks in the Irish top 10 bestseller list. It has since been adapted for stage and is being developed for screen. Her third novel 'Almost Love' was published this year to critical acclaim.
Writer ..... Louise O'Neill
Reader ..... Mark Doherty
Producer ..... Michael Shannon.
WED 11:00 The National Theatre with Daniel Rosenthal (m001bzv8)
1. The Reunion
Author, Daniel Rosenthal, conjures up stories and scenes from five decades of a unique national institution:
How did an episode of BBC Radio 3's ‘Private Passions’ inspire Alan Bennett when he was writing ‘The History Boys’?
How did the death of JFK affect Denys Lasdun, the architect for the National Theatre building on London's South Bank?
‘The National Theatre with Daniel Rosenthal’ features some of the National's biggest names but also goes backstage to hear the unsung heroes working in wardrobe, as prop designers, puppet makers, stage managers and front of house, over the years.
With excerpts from BBC archive programmes, the National Theatre Archive and Daniel Rosenthal's own personal recordings.
In this episode, there's another chance to hear Michael Gambon, Maggie Smith, Derek Jacobi and Joan Plowright recalling the triumphant early years of The National Theatre Company, in an especially evocative edition of The Reunion from 2009.
Producer: Tamsin Hughes
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in October 2013.
WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jps5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 12:30 Flying the Flag (b00b0317)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 13:00 Paul Temple (b007jsj9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
WED 13:30 Agatha Raisin (b011dg1r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
WED 14:00 Book of the Week (b09jvlnp)
Adventures of a Young Naturalist by David Attenborough
Episode 3
In the 1950s, David Attenborough, the naturalist and broadcaster grasped a life changing opportunity which led him to travel the world finding rare and elusive animal species for London Zoo and filming the expeditions for the BBC television series, Zoo Quest.
David recalls getting to grips with a monstrous reptile.
Abridged by Richard Hamilton.
Producer: Elizabeth Allard.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2017.
WED 14:15 Eleanor Rising (m000p78r)
Series 1
Episode 3
Following Eleanor's marriage to the Dauphin, a wedding feast is prepared. But news comes of an imminent attack, led by the renegade Lord, Theobald. Eleanor and the Dauphin are forced to slip away during the night.
Eleanor ...... Rose Basista
The Dauphin ...... Joel McCormack
Abbot Suger ...... Carl Prekopp
Archbishop Laroux ..... Roger Ringrose
Petronilla ...... Cecilia Appiah
Written by Shaun McKenna
Directed by Marc Beeby
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2020.
WED 14:30 Shine like Tokyo - Northern Soul Goes East! (b03bd23y)
DJ Russ Winstanley unleashed the Wigan Casino on the world playing Northern Soul to thousands of young people in the club's legendary all-nighters.
The 70s were the heyday of the music genre and the Wigan Casino even beat New York's Studio 54 for title of Billboard Magazine 'best disco in the world' in 1978.
Northern Soul is often thought to be firmly rooted in place and time but four decades on from the opening of the Wigan Casino, Annie Nightingale discovers how it's capturing the imagination of people as far east as Japan.
She looks back at the roots of Northern Soul before hearing from DJs spinning their discs in Kobe, a Northern Soul band in Tokyo and regulars at night spots in several Japanese cities.
Soulies in England and Japan reflect on what it is that helps them 'keep the faith' while Annie tries to work out if there's a connection between the Northern England of the 70s and the Japan of 2013.
Producer: Liam Starkey
A Made in Manchester production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in 2013.
WED 15:00 Andy Rashleigh - Devonia (b09lt1bh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
WED 15:45 Short Works (b0b8bmqf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 today]
WED 16:00 Booked (b0075m92)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
WED 16:30 1835 (b0125lgl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
WED 17:00 Jake Yapp's Media Circus (b0bd8g16)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
WED 17:30 Joe Lycett's Obsessions (b0bclvy3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
WED 18:00 The Slide (m000lnh9)
1. Moment of Silence
A new town in Kent is threatened by tremors – but the bigger subterranean threat is yet to emerge...
Victor Pemberton's seven-part sci-fi serial starring Roger Delgado and Maurice Denham.
Professor Josef Gomez …. Roger Delgado
Hugh Deverill, MP …. Maurice Denham
Janet Marshall …. Elisabeth Proud
Dr Ken Richards …. David Spenser
Anna Deverill …. Marion Mathie
'Tug' Wilson …. Stephen Jack
Mrs Wilson …. Miriam Margolyes
Police Sergeant …. Wilfred Babbage
Inspector Baxter …. Geoffrey Matthews
Constable …. Anthony Jackson
Professor Landers …. Rolf Lefebvre
Professor Lippert …. Allan McClelland
Newscaster …. Nigel Graham
Special Effects: The BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Victor Pemberton was a writer and TV producer. As script editor on the BBC's Doctor Who, he was the brains behind the Sonic Screwdriver.
Producer: John Tydeman
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in February 1966.
WED 18:30 Pioneers (b00xh8hq)
Series 1
Kim Cotton
Kim Cotton talks about the emotional impact after becoming the UK's first surrogate.
She explains to Clare English about how this supposedly wonderful experience was quickly overshadowed by not only a media circus, but also by public criticism.
She describes how she received very little support from the surrogate agency which left her feeling completely isolated and mentally unprepared for when it came time to hand over baby Cotton.
Producer: Philip Sime
First broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland in January 2011.
WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jps5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 19:30 Flying the Flag (b00b0317)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 20:00 Paul Temple (b007jsj9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
WED 20:30 Agatha Raisin (b011dg1r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
WED 21:00 The National Theatre with Daniel Rosenthal (m001bzv8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
WED 22:00 Joe Lycett's Obsessions (b0bclvy3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
WED 22:30 Goodness Gracious Me (b01nwbhk)
Series 3
Episode 1
The Kapoors visit a stately home, food for thought from Smeeta Smitten, Showbiz Kitten and why the royal family are Indian...
Starring:
Sanjeev Bhaskar
Kulvinder Ghir
Meera Syal
Nina Wadia
Gold Winner of the Sony Radio Academy Awards. The sketch comedy show originally ran on BBC Radio 4 from 1996 to 1998, later transferring to TV on BBC TWO from 1998 to 2001.
Scripted by Richard Pinto, Sharat Sardana, Meera Syal, Sanjeev Bhaskar and Sanjeev Kohli.
Script Editor: Sharat Sardana
Producer: Anil Gupta.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1998.
WED 23:00 What Does the K Stand For? (b08dnwrr)
Series 3
Let's Talk About Sex
Stephen plucks up the courage to reveal a secret.
Stephen K Amos stars in this sitcom about growing up black, gay and funny in 1980s south London.
Written by Jonathan Harvey with Stephen K Amos.
With
Stephen K Amos
Ellen Thomas
Laurie Kynaston
Bola Okun
Emerald Crankson
Karen Bartke
David Sterne
Producer: Paul Sheehan.
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in February 2017.
WED 23:30 Simon Evans Goes to Market (b07lhh79)
Series 3
Youth
Simon Evans' comedy lecture on four of the big life stages that mark our journey through life and how economics is part of every one of those stages, whether we like it or not.
As always, he is joined by Financial Times columnist and presenter of Radio 4's 'More or Less', economist Tim Harford, and by financial guru and editor of Money Week, Merryn Somerset Webb.
This week Simon looks at Youth - that period in life when the young suddenly disengage from the home unit and plummet from the safety of the family nest.
The programme looks at everything from pocket money and exam subject choice, to university and whether the property ladder still exists.
Baroness Alison Wolf is the guest expert, who shares her views on whether education matters and how that affects the labour markets. Which subjects should you study at school if you want to be a millionaire? Should you go to university? Take a gap year? What are the implications of all these decisions on your future economic standing.
Presenter: Simon Evans, with Tim Harford and Merryn Somerset Webb
Special guest: Professor Alison Wolf, Baroness Wolf of Dulwich
Written by Simon Evans, Benjamin Partridge and Andy Wolton.
Producer: Claire Jones
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in July 2016.

THURSDAY 15 SEPTEMBER 2022

THU 00:00 The Slide (m000lnh9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 Pioneers (b00xh8hq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Paul Temple (b007jsj9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Agatha Raisin (b011dg1r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Book of the Week (b09jvlnp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 Eleanor Rising (m000p78r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Wednesday]
THU 02:30 Shine like Tokyo - Northern Soul Goes East! (b03bd23y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Andy Rashleigh - Devonia (b09lt1bh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 03:45 Short Works (b0b8bmqf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 Booked (b0075m92)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 1835 (b0125lgl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Jake Yapp's Media Circus (b0bd8g16)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Wednesday]
THU 05:30 Joe Lycett's Obsessions (b0bclvy3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Wednesday]
THU 06:00 Paul Temple (b007jsjn)
Paul Temple and the Jonathan Mystery
2. That Good Old Intuition
After meeting the Fergusons on a flight back to England, the sleuth and his wife are investigating the 'murder' of their student son Richard.
But is he definitely dead..?
Francis Durbridge's thriller stars Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve in another intriguing case for BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife.
Paul Temple …. Peter Coke
Steve …. Marjorie Westbury
Robert Ferguson …. John Glen
Helen Ferguson …. Grizelda Hervey
Charlie …. James Beattie
Sir Graham Forbes …. James Thomason
Reggie Mackintosh …. Simon Lack
Mrs Parsons …. Eva Stuart
Hall Porter …. Frank Partington
Max Wyman …. Frederick Treves
Between 1938 and 1968, Francis Durbridge's incomparably suave amateur detective Paul Temple and glamorous wife Steve solved case after baffling case in one of BBC radio's most popular series. They inhabited a sophisticated, well-heeled world of cocktails and fast cars.
Producer: Martyn C. Webster.
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in October 1963.
THU 06:30 Agatha Raisin (b011f3p9)
Series 1
The Gardener's Legacy
When her garden festival arch-rival is murdered, the amateur sleuth digs deep to root out the wrongdoer.
Penelope Keith stars as Agatha Raisin.
Dramatised by David Semple from MC Beaton’s novel.
Agatha Raisin …. Penelope Keith
James Lacey …. Malcolm Sinclair
Roy …. David Holt
Bernard Spott …. Paul Brooke
Mrs Bloxby …. Liza Sadovy
DC Bill Wong …. Ben Crowe
Director: Carol Smith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2004.
THU 07:00 To Hull and Back (b07mxth9)
Series 2
This Must Be It
It seems that Sophie will finally manage to escape the family home and the clutches of her overprotective mother.
She pegs her hopes on an acting audition and reluctantly enlists the help of her mother, who takes her role a bit too seriously.
Will this prove to be the break Sophie has been waiting for?
Lucy Beaumont stars as the daughter trying to escape her overbearing mother played by Maureen Lipman in the second series of this warm-hearted sitcom set in Hull.
Sophie ...... Lucy Beaumont
Sheila ...... Maureen Lipman
Alan ...... Matt Sutton
Jean ...... Kerrie Marsh
Ernie ...... Norman Lovett
Written by Lucy Beaumont.
Producer: Carl Cooper
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in 2016. .
THU 07:30 Michael Spicer: Before Next Door (m000y0rb)
Series 1
Cheesy Strings
His Room Next Door videos are getting tens of millions of views online, a mention in the House of Commons and plaudits from highbrow cultural commentators so, by rights, Michael should be drowning in big money offers. But, in reality, he’s sat at his desk writing copy for a kitchen worktop company worrying about the restructuring consultant they’ve brought in. Getting the axe would be catastrophic for Michael and his family.
This strange position is heightened when A-list British actor Emily Mallaby contacts Michael to invite him to a political dinner party at home. She is starting a new movement to shake up Westminster and wants the famous Room Next Door Man, who lampoons cabinet members so mercilessly, to spearhead the campaign.
At the same time, Michael’s wife Roberta is channelling her energy into hustling for Michael as a distraction from having to make a work friend redundant. She secures him an audition for a potentially lucrative commercial. OK, the role is to play a cheesy string, but a gig’s a gig and shows that Michael should take Roberta’s ambitions to be his manager seriously.
Unfortunately, he fails to acknowledge her skills and they have a massive falling out, just as he needs his wife’s advice on the work situation. Michael tries to enlist his eldest son, Sam’s help to extract that advice, but he’s useless. Perhaps Daddy is expecting too much of a nine-year old?
Both the audition and the political dinner party test Michael’s patience and integrity but fortunately Peter Curran is on hand to reassure and unnerve him in equal measure. Can Michael emerge with his principles intact and what will happen when Roberta’s ex-colleague Alexandra turns up at her doorstep while Michael is gallivanting with the A-Listers?
Continuing to listen to this excellent comedy series will not only answer those questions, but also make it more likely that Michael will never have to go back to his office job. So please continue to listen. After this, there’s only more episode and the tension just keeps on mounting. As do the jokes.
Cast: Michael Spicer with Ellie Taylor, Joanna Neary, Beattie Edmondson, Kiell Smith-Bynoe, Peter Curran and Kipp Spicer.
Writer: Michael Spicer
Producer: Matt Tiller
A Starstruck and Tillervision production for BBC Radio 4
THU 08:00 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b0080r03)
Series 2
The Tiff
Author Gerald and his wife Diana squabble over a lunch date.
The convoluted chronicle of an optimistic author starring Ian Carmichael as Gerald C Potter and Charlotte Mitchell as his wife.
With Geoffrey Matthews and Edward Kelsey.
Written by Basil Boothroyd.
Producer: Bobby Jaye
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1977.
THU 08:30 No Commitments (b007jntt)
Series 6
Excess Baggage
The past catches up with Stuart, which impacts on Anna - and her sisters make it worse.
Simon Brett’s sitcom about the lives and squabbles of three very different sisters.
Anna …. Rosemary Leach
Charlotte …. Celia Imrie
Victoria …. Angela Thorne
Roger …. Bill Nighy
Stuart …. Edward de Souza
Claudia …. Joanna Munroe
Music by Elizabeth Parker of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.
Producer: Maria Esposito
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1999.
THU 09:00 The History of Brazil Is Round (b044jh6v)
5. Chronicle of a Mess Foretold
David Goldblatt concludes his exploration of the history of Brazil through its obsessive love of the beautiful game of football with the prospect of 2014's World Cup haunted by the shadows of last year's mass protests.
Did the beautiful game die out there on the pitch or can the nation find any solace on the possibility of triumph with a round ball?
The events of June 2013 in Brazil were the largest wave of social protest the country had ever seen. At their peak demonstrations took place simultaneously in 120 cities. The crowds were overwhelmingly made up of the urban middle classes, a category that stretches from downtown junior officer workers to university professors, who were paying, in their own words, “European taxes to get Mozambiquean services” and despaired of the venality and incompetence of the police and public administration. This had all been the case for some time.
Why then should the protests have erupted in June 2013?
What gave rhythm and focus to the protests was the simultaneous staging of the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup. What allowed the many grievances of the Brazilian public to coalesce into this public wave of outrage were the economic costs and the social impact of staging the 2014 World Cup to come?
Producer: Mark Burman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2014.
THU 09:15 Betsy and Napoleon (m0007l5v)
Episode 5
The move to Longwood looms like a premonition of death.
Napoleon and Betsy play Blind Man's Buff but their frivolity must end soon...
Betsy Balcombe was 13 when Napoleon Bonaparte came to live in her garden on St Helena. The two forged an extraordinary relationship.
Drawn from contemporary accounts, this drama by Julia Blackburn recreates the meeting of innocence and a great burden of experience.
Napoleon ... Alex Jennings
Betsy ... Michelle Tate
Balcombe ... Ian McNeice
Las Cases ... Rupert Wickham
Director: Mary Ward Lowery
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2005.
THU 09:30 Trevor's World of Sport (b007k3kv)
Series 1
Episode 3
Andy Hamilton's TV comedy swaps to radio.
It's about Trevor, the sports agent, and his brave attempts to swim safely through the shark-tank of his life.
Sports agent Trevor Heslop has to grapple with a Buddhist and a specially-trained bear.
Starring Neil Pearson.
Trevor ...... Neil Pearson
Sammy ...... Paul Reynolds
Ralph ...... Michael Fenton Stevens
Theresa ...... Rosalind Ayres
Heidrun ...... Cosima Shaw
Barry ...... Abdul Salis
Meryl ...... Claire Skinner
Toby ...... Matthew Thomas
Chang .... David Tse
Samantha .... Amber Sainsbury
Tim .... Jon Glover
Written and produced by Andy Hamilton
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2004.
THU 10:00 Andy Rashleigh - Devonia (b09lt3jd)
Day Trip
1925: Steward Harry's life aboard Devonia is made a misery by a group of upper class students out to celebrate the end of their finals.
Three plays about the life and times of a paddle steamer and its crew depicted across three decades - written by Andy Rashleigh.
CAST:
Harry .... John Duttine
Isabel .... Emilia Fox
with Adrian Lukis, Paul Copley, Charles Simpson, Harry Myers, Elizabeth Conboy, Stephen Critchlow and David Allister.
Producer: Cherry Cookson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1999.
THU 10:45 Short Works (m0002mx6)
Flowers in Water
An original short story specially commissioned by BBC Radio 4 by the Irish writer Cathy Sweeney. As read by Roísín Gallagher.
Cathy Sweeney lives in Bray, County Wicklow. She has published short stories in ‘The Stinging Fly’, ‘Southword’, ‘The Dublin Review’, ‘Icarus’, ‘Meridian’ and in the 2015 anthology ‘Young Irelanders’ published by New Island Press. This is her first story for BBC Radio.
Writer ….. Cathy Sweeney
Reader ….. Roísín Gallagher
Producer ….. Michael Shannon
THU 11:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m001bz26)
Fashion Designers
Wendy Dagworthy
Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the fashion designer, Professor Wendy Dagworthy.
During her time as Head of Fashion at both Central St Martins and The Royal College of Art she has taught students who've gone on to great success – Stella McCartney, Erdem and Antonio Berardi among them. Her skill lies partly in understanding the significance of a well cut pattern or a nicely turned seam, but also the warp and weft of a notoriously fickle industry.
At just 23, she was the toast of the catwalks with her own label selling round the world and worn by the likes of Bryan Ferry, Boy George and Mick Jagger. Dubbed 'the high priestess of fashion', her creative talent, however, wasn't recession-proof and her business went under in the late 80's. Given that reinvention is the lifeblood of fashion it seems she was tailor made for a new direction; collecting her O.B.E. in 2011 for services to the fashion industry, she wore a Perspex hat designed by a former pupil.
She says, "we want students to take risks - like we did when we were younger. There were no set rules, there was no one to follow - you just did it yourself."
DISC ONE: Virginia Plain - Roxy Music
DISC TWO: Days Like This - Van Morrison
DISC THREE: Save The Last Dance For Me - The Drifters
DISC FOUR: Do You Really Want To Hurt Me - Culture Club
DISK FIVE: How Can You Mend A Broken Heart - Al Green
DISC SIX: Handle With Care - Traveling Wilburys
DISC SEVEN: No Woman,No Cry - Bob Marley & The Wailers
DISC EIGHT: La Vie En Rose - Grace Jones
BOOK CHOICE - Raj Quartet by Paul Scott
LUXURY ITEM - A case of red lipstick and a fridge to keep it cool
CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE - No Woman,No Cry - Bob Marley & The Wailers
Producer: Cathy Drysdale
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2014.
THU 11:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b0124r4k)
Series 2
Elsa
David Attenborough recalls how, whilst en route to Madagascar, his BBC bosses asked him to break his journey in Kenya to visit the Adamsons.
Joy and George Adamson were famous for hand rearing a Lioness whom they named Elsa. She was the central character in the book written by the couple "Born Free".
Sir David cleverly takes us from the romanticism of Born Free and being close to habituated lions, to the harsh reality of befriending a big cat.
Producer: Julian Hector
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2011.
THU 12:00 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b0080r03)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 12:30 No Commitments (b007jntt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 13:00 Paul Temple (b007jsjn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
THU 13:30 Agatha Raisin (b011f3p9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
THU 14:00 Book of the Week (b09jvspv)
Adventures of a Young Naturalist by David Attenborough
Episode 4
In the 1950s, David Attenborough, the naturalist and broadcaster grasped a life changing opportunity which led him to travel the world finding rare and elusive animal species for London Zoo and filming the expeditions for the BBC television series, Zoo Quest. Today, extraordinary birds and their nesting habits.
Abridged by Richard Hamilton
Produced by Elizabeth Allard.
THU 14:15 Eleanor Rising (m000p8cj)
Series 1
Episode 4
Louis and Abbot Suger are determined to send the army to punish the Eleanor's beloved Aquitaine for its perceived disloyalty. Eleanor knows that this is a terrible idea but Louis will not give in.
Eleanor ...... Rose Basista
The Dauphin ...... Joel McCormack
Abbot Suger ..... Carl Prekopp
Petronilla ...... Cecilia Appiah
Written by Shaun McKenna
Directed by Marc Beeby
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2020.
THU 14:30 In Search of the Singing Postman (b00tmlh2)
The writer DJ Taylor grew up in Norfolk. When he was missing his roots, he'd put on a record by Allan Smethurst, The Singing Postman, to remind him of home.
Smethurst is best known for one song - Have You Got A Loight Boy. By the mid 1960's he featured on the pop chart, just behind The Moody Blues. With his goofy smile and postman's uniform, he was the one hit wonder to end all one hit wonders. But DJ Taylor believes he was something far more than that.
Taylor argues that the songs turn out, not to be novelty numbers, but plaintive celebrations of a kind of lost, rural life that had begun to disappear, even as it was committed to vinyl. His songs are firmly rooted in the traditional ballads of Norfolk. His work is the last gasp of a genuinely popular art form, before it went down amid the onslaught of post-war mass culture.
There were even plans to send Smethurst to Nashville, the idea being that 'Country and Eastern' would appeal to the US audience. Smethurst admired the early American greats like Jimmie Rodgers and The Carter Family - their playing influenced his own lilting guitar style.
This programme tells the story of Smethurst's brief dalliance with fame and his steady fall into obscurity as he struggled with alcohol addiction. DJ Taylor pays tribute to the man who loved Norfolk, and through his songs preserved the memories and language of an entire way of life.
Produced at BBC Manchester by Nicola Swords.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2010.
THU 15:00 Andy Rashleigh - Devonia (b09lt3jd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
THU 15:45 Short Works (m0002mx6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 today]
THU 16:00 The History of Brazil Is Round (b044jh6v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
THU 16:15 Betsy and Napoleon (m0007l5v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:15 today]
THU 16:30 Trevor's World of Sport (b007k3kv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
THU 17:00 To Hull and Back (b07mxth9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
THU 17:30 Michael Spicer: Before Next Door (m000y0rb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
THU 18:00 The Slide (m000lny1)
2. Down Came a Blackbird
Birds and animals are being wiped out following an earthquake in the Kent countryside.
A strange kind of mud has started oozing from the fissure in Holly Mill Lane as the mystery deepens in the new town of Redlow.
Victor Pemberton's vintage sci-fi serial starring Roger Delgado and Maurice Denham.
Hugh Deverill, MP …. Maurice Denham
Professor Josef Gomez …. Roger Delgado
Anna Deverill …. Marion Mathie
Professor Lippert …. Allan McClelland
Inspector Baxter …. Geoffrey Matthews
Professor Landers …. Rolf Lefebvre
Dr Ken Richards …. David Spenser
'Tug' Wilson …. Stephen Jack
Mrs Luke …. Noel Hood
Nursing Sister …. Eva Haddon
Janet Marshall …. Elizabeth Proud
Sorensen …. Fraser Kerr
RAF Corporal …. Anthony Hall
Barry …. Glyn Dearman
Special Effects: The BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Producer: John Tydeman
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in February 1966.
THU 18:30 Great Lives (m00057n4)
Series 48
Shirley Collins on Alan Lomax
The prolific and most significant of American song-hunters - Alan Lomax - has been chosen by English folk singer Shirley Collins. She's joined by singer-songwriter and activist Billy Bragg.
Lomax did whatever was necessary to preserve traditional music and take it to a wider audience. He was the first to record towering figures like Lead Belly, Muddy Waters and Woody Guthrie. He was instrumental in the revival of U.S. and UK folk.
Shirley Collins met Lomax in 1954, after he'd moved to England to avoid the U.S. McCarthy witch-hunt. She tells the story of how they fell in love and describes their recording trips around Europe and in America's Deep South, on the cusp of the civil rights movement.
Lomax's ambition was to give a voice to the voiceless, and that took him from fisherman shacks to prisons, farmyards to cotton mills. His steadfast drive to capture cultures before they disappeared resulted in a staggering amount of recordings we can listen to today, from gospel choirs to Cajun fiddling, country blues to calypsos and Haitian voodoo rituals,
Chaired by Matthew Parris.
Producer: Eliza Lomas
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2019.
THU 19:00 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b0080r03)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 19:30 No Commitments (b007jntt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 20:00 Paul Temple (b007jsjn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
THU 20:30 Agatha Raisin (b011f3p9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
THU 21:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m001bz26)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
THU 21:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b0124r4k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:45 today]
THU 22:00 Michael Spicer: Before Next Door (m000y0rb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
THU 22:30 Craig Brown's Lost Diaries (b00vhf5y)
July and August
School's out for Barack Obama, Frank McCourt and Germaine Greer.
Satirist Craig Brown dips into the private lives of public figures from the 1960s to the present day.
Voiced by Jan Ravens, Alistair McGowan, Lewis McLeod, Ewan Bailey, Margaret Cabourn-Smith and Dolly Wells.
Written by Craig Brown.
Produced by Victoria Lloyd.
THU 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (m001c3ww)
Frankie Thompson 2/2
From 10pm until midnight, seven days a week, The Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. And tonight, Jon Holmes speaks to comedy clown Frankie Thompson.
THU 23:00 The Consultants (b007k2w7)
Series 3
Episode 6
Unisex barbers and wrong telephone numbers.
Cerebral sketch show written by and starring Neil Edmond, Justin Edwards and James Rawlings.
Producer: Will Saunders
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2005.
THU 23:30 Weak at the Top (b00tbb7d)
Series 2
Conference
John Weak designs the perfect company conference using only a video of great sporting moments and that fox from Channel 5 News.
Randy, devious, sexist and workshy, John Weak puts the man into management – in the return of Guy Browning’s sitcom.
Starring Alexander Armstrong as marketing maestro and "totty" magnet John Weak.
Hayley ...... Clare Perkns
Sir Marcus ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Bill Peters ...... Ron Cook
Hayley ...... Clare Perkns
Ross Fullbright ...... Ewan Bailey
Giles Renton Willis ...... Stephen Critchlow
Marian Davis ...... Adjoa Andoh
Camilla Harma-McCall ...... Beth Chalmers
Producer: Jonquil Panting
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2006.

FRIDAY 16 SEPTEMBER 2022

FRI 00:00 The Slide (m000lny1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 Great Lives (m00057n4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Paul Temple (b007jsjn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Agatha Raisin (b011f3p9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Book of the Week (b09jvspv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 Eleanor Rising (m000p8cj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Thursday]
FRI 02:30 In Search of the Singing Postman (b00tmlh2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Andy Rashleigh - Devonia (b09lt3jd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 03:45 Short Works (m0002mx6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 The History of Brazil Is Round (b044jh6v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:15 Betsy and Napoleon (m0007l5v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:15 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 Trevor's World of Sport (b007k3kv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 To Hull and Back (b07mxth9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Thursday]
FRI 05:30 Michael Spicer: Before Next Door (m000y0rb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Thursday]
FRI 06:00 Paul Temple (b007jsjz)
Paul Temple and the Jonathan Mystery
3. The Ring
The suave sleuth meets a murder suspect - but is she aware of a vital clue?
Francis Durbridge's thriller stars Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve in another intriguing case for BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife.
Paul Temple …. Peter Coke
Steve …. Marjorie Westbury
Helen Ferguson …. Grizelda Hervey
Charlie …. James Beattie
Sir Graham Forbes …. James Thomason
Dinah Nelson …. Valerie Kirkbright
Reggie Mackintosh …. Simon Lack
Hall Porter …. Frank Partington
Police Sergeant/Max Wyman …. Frederick Treves
Rudolph Charles …. Anthony Hall
Mavis Russell …. Isabel Rennie
Mark Elliot …. William Fox
Richard Ferguson …. Gabriel Woolf
Bobby …. David Spenser
Between 1938 and 1968, Francis Durbridge's incomparably suave amateur detective Paul Temple and glamorous wife Steve solved case after baffling case in one of BBC radio's most popular series. They inhabited a sophisticated, well-heeled world of cocktails and fast cars.
Producer: Martyn C. Webster.
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in October 1963.
FRI 06:30 Agatha Raisin (b011f5km)
Series 1
The Walkers of Dembley
Keen to get closer to James - the sleuth gets embroiled in a saga of murder, lust and Wellington Boots.
Penelope Keith stars as Agatha Raisin.
Dramatised by David Semple from MC Beaton’s novel.
Agatha Raisin …. Penelope Keith
James Lacey …. Malcolm Sinclair
Mrs Bloxby …. Liza Sadovy
DC Bill Wong …. Ben Crowe
Deborah Camden …. Rachel Atkins
Mr Boggle …. David Holt
Sir Charles Whitaker …. Philip Fox
Jessica Keller …. Alice Hart
Kelvin …. Bertie Carvell
Director: Carol Smith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2004.
FRI 07:00 Miracles R Us (b00scx37)
Flux
Caroline is running Household Solutions on her own from the student rooms she is renting - just leaflets through doors, offering a family back-up service.
After a chance meeting, Sylvia is sure she could be helpful to the business. Caroline is sure she couldn't.
Sylvia persists and, against her better judgement, Caroline gets drawn in. Can they manage to turn their service into a good business?
Sitcom in four parts by Lesley Bruce.
Sylvia ..... Anna Massey
Caroline ..... Deborah Findlay
Tanya ..... Alison Pettitt
Producer: Katie Tyrrell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2010.
FRI 07:30 Ed Reardon's Week (b09dy2sb)
Series 12
An Enemy of the People
Following an encounter with Jack, the refuse collector at the recycling centre, Ed is persuaded to enter the world of local politics.
Jack holds Ed as a bit of a hero after reading his comments on various ballot papers when assisting with the local count at several elections and decides that Ed would make the perfect local councillor.
Ed takes very little persuading when he discovers the emoluments he can expect and begins his campaign with the help of his new agent, Maggie.
Written by Andrew Nickolds and Christopher Douglas
Ed Reardon ...... Christopher Douglas
Olive ...... Stephanie Cole
Maggie ...... Monica Dolan
Pearl ...... Brigit Forsyth
Ping ...... Barunka O'Shaughnessy
Nikki ...... Vicki Pepperdine
Jack ...... Karl Theobald
Stan ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Producer: Dawn Ellis
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in November 2017.
FRI 08:00 It Sticks Out Half A Mile (b007jq8k)
The Pin-Up Girl
Who can be persuaded to pose for the 'What The Butler Saw' machine on the pier in Frambourne-on-Sea?
A seaside saga of pier perpetuation.
CAST:
Arthur Wilson …. John Le Mesurier
Frank Pike …. Ian Lavender
Bert Hodges …. Bill Pertwee
Miss Perkins …. Vivienne Martin
Dudley Watkins …. Christopher Biggins
Mr Hunter …. Robin Parkinson.
Written by Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles, based on the Dad's Army characters originally created by Jimmy Perry and David Croft.
Producer: Martin Fisher
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in September 1984.
FRI 08:30 Harry Worth (b00rd6p0)
Thirty Minutes Worth
The Old Flame
Just as Harry Worth is feeling lonely, a long lost love turns up.
Starring Harry Worth.
With Jacqueline Clarke and Joan Sanderson.
The amiable, woolly-minded bumbler, causes more confusion!
Written by Vince Powell.
Producer: Mike Craig
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in October 1988.
FRI 09:00 Say the Word (b00764mj)
Episode 2
Frank Delaney's panel game revolving around the English language from the Cheltenham Festival of Literature, Gloucestershire.
With Sheridan Morley, Jan Dalley, Humphrey Carpenter and Katie Fforde.
On hand to offer a witty perspective on the world of words are the Nimmo Twins
Producer: Simon Elmes
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2001.
FRI 09:30 The Circle (m001bzcf)
We're All Middle Class Now
Crystal’s behaviour is so bad she’s becoming an embarrassment in the babysitting circle. Her Mother sees a solution in the way the Percival’s live…
A six-part comedy series by Elizabeth Baines, set on an estate – described as an ‘exclusive village development’ – in Whittleshulme, Cheshire. Being the late ‘90s, the estate is squarely aimed at yuppies, the nouveau-riche and high-fliers. The trouble is, there are no local teenagers to babysit to allow the residents to pursue their busy careers and social lives. Hence the local babysitting circle…
Jenny Bryant .... Sherrie Hewson
Geoff Bryant .... John McArdle
Trish Abbas .... Jane Hazelgrove
Tariq Abbas .... Lyndam Gregory
Doug Lewis .... Shaun Parkes
Shaneela .... Rina Mahoney
Sammy .... Anthony Hickling
Crystal .... Holly Grainger
Tim (Teenager) .... Ciaran Griffiths
Julian Percival …. Jonathan Morris
Vanessa Percival … Melissa Sinden
Director: Andy Jordan
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1999.
FRI 10:00 Andy Rashleigh - Devonia (b09lt68h)
Night Boat
1936: Devonia has a curious group of passengers aboard who may well be spies. Meanwhile, will Harry and Mercy finally tie the knot?
Three plays about the life and times of a paddle steamer and its crew depicted across three decades - written by Andy Rashleigh.
CAST:
Harry .... John Duttine
Mercy ... Sophie Thompson
with John Rowe, Selina Cadell, David Allister, Robert Harper and Stephen Critchlow
Producer: Cherry Cookson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1999.
FRI 10:45 Short Works (b0bgt6y8)
Kind by James Meek
In this new story by James Meek, we meet his Lordship, known as Gerry, who's flat broke and needs some heavy stones shifting at the manor. The required 'muscle' will come from an unexpected quarter..
Reader David Horovitch
Producer Duncan Minshull
FRI 11:00 Podcast Radio Hour (m001bzch)
Children's Podcasts with Chrystal Genesis
Chris Pearson and Chrystal Genesis suggest children's podcasts.
FRI 12:00 It Sticks Out Half A Mile (b007jq8k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 Harry Worth (b00rd6p0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
FRI 13:00 Paul Temple (b007jsjz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
FRI 13:30 Agatha Raisin (b011f5km)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
FRI 14:00 Book of the Week (b09jx8mf)
Adventures of a Young Naturalist by David Attenborough
Episode 5
In the 1950s, David Attenborough, the naturalist and broadcaster grasped a life changing opportunity which led him to travel the world finding rare and elusive animal species for London Zoo and filming the expeditions for the BBC television series, Zoo Quest.
He concludes his recollections with his trip to Argentina and the mystery of the vanishing armadillo.
Abridged by Richard Hamilton
Produced by Elizabeth Allard.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2017.
FRI 14:15 Eleanor Rising (m000p8xs)
Series 1
Episode 5
In an attempt to facilitate Petronilla's marriage to the man she loves, Eleanor arranges to have his original marriage annulled. When the Pope becomes involved, disaster threatens - not just Eleanor and Louis but the Kingdom of France itself.
Eleanor ...... Rose Basista
The Dauphin ...... Joel McCormack
Cardinal Yves ...... Carl Prekopp
Theobald ...... Roger Ringrose
Petronilla ...... Cecilia Appiah
Written by Shaun McKenna
Directed by Marc Beeby
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2020.
FRI 14:30 The Invisible College (b08rpy25)
Series 2
2. Place & Character
Dr Cathy FitzGerald presents a second series of lessons in creative writing made from archive recordings of great novelists, poets and playwrights talking about their craft.
In this episode:
Lesson Four - Place
How do we capture the soul of a place in words? Tips from poet laureate Ted Hughes, diarist and novelist Christopher Isherwood, and author of Lolita and Pale Fire, Vladimir Nabokov.
Lesson Five - In Search of a Character with Graham Greene
In this wonderful archive recording, novelist Graham Greene describes his research trip to a leper colony in the Congo in 1959. Hear how the resulting novel, A Burnt-Out Case, takes shape.
Lesson Six - Write and Repeat
Poet and novelist Maya Angelou describes the slow, careful and sometimes excruciating process of sharpening her prose - refining her observations and making her words ever more precise. 'Easy reading,' she says, 'is damn hard writing'.
Presenter and Producer: Cathy FitzGerald.
A White Stiletto production for BBC Radio 4, .first broadcast in 2017.
FRI 15:00 Andy Rashleigh - Devonia (b09lt68h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
FRI 15:45 Short Works (b0bgt6y8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 today]
FRI 16:00 Say the Word (b00764mj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
FRI 16:30 The Circle (m001bzcf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
FRI 17:00 Miracles R Us (b00scx37)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
FRI 17:30 Ed Reardon's Week (b09dy2sb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
FRI 18:00 The Slide (m000llvy)
3. Analysis
On the instructions of the dominating MP Hugh Deverill, seismologist, Josef Gomez has been called in to examine earth tremors in Kent.
But the effects of the oozing mud on both people and animals is becoming increasingly evident...
Victor Pemberton's vintage sci-fi serial starring Roger Delgado and Maurice Denham.
Inspector Baxter… Geoffrey Matthews
Sorensen …. Fraser Kerr
Dr Ken Richards …. David Spenser
Professor Landers …. Rolf Lefebvre
Hugh Deverill, MP …. Maurice Denham
Josef Gomez …. Roger Delgado
Professor Lippert …. Allan McClelland
Anna Deverill …. Marion Mathie
Nursing Sister …. Eva Haddon
Janet Marshall …. Elizabeth Proud
Nurse …. Patricia Leventon
RAF Corporal …. Anthony Hall
'Tug' Wilson …. Stephen Jack
Mrs Wilson …. Miriam Margolyes
AC2 Gibbons …. Nigel Graham
Special Effects: The BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Producer: John Tydeman
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in February 1966.
FRI 18:30 Sounds Natural (m0005tlt)
Virginia McKenna & Bill Travers
Married actors Virginia McKenna and Bill Travers talk to Derek Jones about the filming of Born Free in Africa, when they played real-life couple, Joy and George Adamson, who raised an orphaned lion cub called Elsa. They reveal it's influence over their subsequent approach to life.
Featuring recordings from the BBC Sound Archive - from the Brain Fever bird to the wild otter.
Producer: John Burton
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1972.
FRI 19:00 It Sticks Out Half A Mile (b007jq8k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 Harry Worth (b00rd6p0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
FRI 20:00 Paul Temple (b007jsjz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
FRI 20:30 Agatha Raisin (b011f5km)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
FRI 21:00 Podcast Radio Hour (m001bzch)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
FRI 22:00 Ed Reardon's Week (b09dy2sb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
FRI 22:30 Mitch Benn's Crimes Against Music (b00cl7xl)
Series 2
Money and Music
Mitch is in trouble.
The Inland Revenue have said his Cyberman costume is not a legitimate business expense.
Join him as he explores the world of money and music.
With professional Morrissey botherer, Robin Ince and Lindisfarne's biggest fan, Alfie Joey,.Tasha Baylis and Kirsty Newton.
Written by Mitch Benn and Robin Ince.
Producer: Adam Bromley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2005
FRI 23:00 What The Future? (b04pshdr)
Series 1
Drugs
Britain, in a desperate attempt to look fashionable, legalises marijuana.
Soon her majesty the Queen lights up the first ceremonial joint on the balcony of Buckingham Palace. Now perpetually stoned, politicians legalise other drugs to perk us all up a bit. But soon a drug addled nation turns to beat poetry, henge sell-offs and injury claims to fund its habit.
Kirsty Wark presents a documentary from the future...
Starring:
Nadia Kamil
Geoffrey McGivern
Kieran Hogson
Alistair McGowan
Alice Scott-Gemmill
Max Olesker
Jane Slavin
Recorded 30 years from now, What the Future plunges into the world of tomorrow and investigates how decisions and actions from today’s headlining issues could have massive repercussions on our later lives.
Written by Madeleine Brettingham, Steve Burge and Dale Shaw.
Producer: Victoria Lloyd.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2014.
FRI 23:30 James Acaster's Perfect Sounds (p0b9qqbm)
Series 2
Ahir Shah & Baroque Classic Pop
Inspired by classic art, sculpture and a year in Rome, Meilyr Jones' album 2013 is quite simply beautiful. James is hoping that Ahir will agree.