SATURDAY 24 SEPTEMBER 2022

SAT 00:00 The House on the Hill (b01nl7z5)
Tensions and suspicions mount as a mother's feverish mistrust of her daughter's new piano teacher threatens to spiral out of control.
Modern gothic drama written by Nancy Harris.
Carol ...... Philippa Stanton
Derek ...... Paul Stonehouse
Rachel ...... Alex Tregear
Anne ...... Stephanie Racine
Beatrice ...... Eleanor Crooks
Julia Forrest ...... Sarah Thom
Director: Gemma Jenkins
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2012.
SAT 00:30 Sounds Natural (m0006mqq)
Henry Longhurst
The golf writer and commentator Henry Longhurst shares his love of nature with Derek Jones.
Instilled from an early age, his two passions went very much "hand in hand."
His chosen excerpts from the BBC archives include the Nightingale, Skylark and Barn Owl.
Produced by John Burton for BBC Bristol.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1976.
SAT 01:00 Paul Temple (b007jsm0)
Paul Temple and the Jonathan Mystery
8. Jonathan
Paul Temple throws a drinks party to try and finger the gang leader...
Conclusion of Francis Durbridge's thriller starring Peter Coke and Marjorie Westbury in another intriguing case for BBC radio's smoothest sleuth and his glamorous wife.
Paul Temple …. Peter Coke
Steve …. Marjorie Westbury
Sir Graham Forbes …. James Thomason
Robert Ferguson …. John Glen
Helen Ferguson …. Grizelda Hervey
Dinah Nelson …. Valerie Kirkbright
Reggie Mackintosh …. Simon Lack
Charlie …. James Beattie
Mavis Russell …. Isabel Rennie
Mark Elliot …. William Fox
Clerk …. Peter Bartlett
Inspector Gerrard …. Rolf Lefebvre
Milson …. Lewis Stringer
1st Immigration Officer …. Frank Partington
2nd Immigration Officer …. Frederick Treves
Rudolph Charles …. Anthony Hall
Richard Ferguson …. Gabriel Woolf
Producer: Martyn C Webster.
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in December 1963.
SAT 01:30 Patricia Highsmith - The Cry of the Owl (b01381wz)
4. Revenge
Robert has been shot. Could Greg Wyncoop - who has not been seen since they both fought by the river - really have done it?
Or is his body lying in the morgue..?
Starring John Sharian and Adrian Lester.
Conclusion of Patricia Highsmith's intriguing tale of obsession.
Dramatised by Shaun McKenna.
Robert Forester ...... John Sharian
Greg Wyncoop ...... Adrian Lester
Jenny Theirolf ...... Joanne McQuinn
Jack Neilsen ...... Matt Rippy
Susie ...... Laurel Lefkow
Nickie Jurgen ...... Briony Glassco
Detective Lippenholtz ... Peter Marinker
Jeff Harding … Ralph Jurgen
Garrick Hagon … Dr Albert Knott
Music composed and performed by David Chilton
Director: Marion Nancarrow
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2002.
SAT 02:00 In Montparnasse by Sue Roe (b0b7hk4t)
Episode 5
Sue Roe charts the birth of Surrealism in this racy, rackety Paris quarter:
Salvador Dali arrives in Paris with Luis Bunuel, they will release the infamous film Un Chien Andalou. After that, Dali meets Gala Eluard and romance follows. And, finally, the Surrealist legacy beyond 1930..
Reader Tracy Ann Oberman
Producer: Duncan Minshull
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2018.
SAT 02:15 Eleanor Rising (m000twt7)
Series 2
Episode 5
Shaun McKenna’s gripping historical drama about the young Eleanor of Aquitaine, wife and mother to Kings, crusader, prisoner and formidable political operator.
Brusied and defeated, Eleanor and Louis have arrived in Antioch where their strained relationship threatens to put lives at risk. Eleanor realises she must risk everything if she is to secure her future.
Eleanor ….. Rose Basista
Louis ….. Joel MacCormack
Petronilla ….. Elinor Coleman
Raymond of Antioch ….. Tony Turner
Ralph de Vermandois ….. Nicholas Murchie
Directed by Gemma Jenkins
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2021.
SAT 02:30 The Invisible College (b08sltc6)
Series 2
3. Dealing With Critics
Dr Cathy FitzGerald concludes her second series of lessons in creative writing made from archive recordings of great novelists, poets and playwrights talking about their craft.
In the last of three episodes:
Lesson Seven - Dealing with Critics
If you're going to put your work out in the world, sooner or later someone's going to tell you what's wrong with it. In this lesson, we hear tips on dealing with critics from the author of The French Lieutenant's Woman, John Fowles, and poets Edith Sitwell, Philip Larkin and John Betjeman.
Lesson Eight - What I Learned from James Baldwin
Contemporary writer Caryl Phillips analyses a passage written by his friend and literary mentor, the American novelist James Baldwin. How does Jimmy handle back-story and perspective? Featuring rare archive recording of James Baldwin reading from his 1962 novel, Another Country.
Lesson Nine - Block
A lesson on that trickiest of ailments - writer's block. With tips from the author of Lolita, Vladimir Nabokov, and sci-fi writer Ray Bradbury, along with an extraordinary recording of Truman Capote reading from his novel Breakfast at Tiffany's.
Presenter and Producer: Cathy FitzGerald
A White Stiletto production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in June 2017.
SAT 03:00 Stella Gibbons - Cold Comfort Farm (b007k2m0)
4. Flora's Rights Again
As the wedding draws near, Flora Poste wrestles with Aunt Ada Doom. Will she get her rights at last?
Starring Patricia Gallimore and Elizabeth Proud.
Conclusion of Stella Gibbons' tale of early-20th-century rural England.
Dramatised by Elizabeth Proud.
Flora Poste ..... Patricia Gallimore
Stella Gibbons ..... Elizabeth Proud
John Westbrook ..... John Westbrook
Reuben Starkadder ..... Trevor Martin
Judith Starkadder Margaret Robertson
Adam Lambsbreath ..... Cyril Shaps
Seth Starkadder ..... Sion Probert
Amos Starkadder ..... John Hollis
Micah Starkadder ..... Alexander John
Richard Hawk-Monitor ..... Stephen Garlick
The Abbé Fausse-Maigre ..... Malcolm Hayes
Aunt Ada Doom ..... Fabia Drake
Mrs Beetle ..... Miriam Margolyes
Mr Mybug ..... Michael Spice
Harkaway Starkadder ..... David Timson
Urk Starkadder ..... Christopher Scott
Rennett Starkadder ..... Christine Absalom
Mrs Hawk-Monitor ..... Margot Boyd
Elfine Starkadder ..... Jane Knowles
Charl;es Fairford ..... David McAlister
Earl P Neck ..... Nigel Anthony
Dr Mudel ..... John Rye
Letty ..... Pauline Letts
Susan ..... Diana Bishop
Music: Terence Allbright
Director: Ian Cotterell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1981
SAT 04:00 Say the Word (b00764r2)
Episode 3
Frank Delaney's panel game revolving around the English language.
From the Cheltenham Festival of Literature, Gloucestershire.
With:
Pam Ayres
Adam Hart-Davis
Sue Limb
John Julius Norwich
Plus resident jesters - the Nimmo Twins
Producer: Simon Elmes
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2001.
SAT 04:30 The Circle (m001c6yg)
People's Choice
The babysitting circle members debate the education issue and headmistress Carla gets to grips with naughty Crystal
Meanwhile Geoff develops his connections via his daughter's school.
Starring John McArdle and Sherrie Hewson.
Six-part sitcom by Elizabeth Baines.
Set on an estate – described as an ‘exclusive village development’ – in Whittleshulme, Cheshire. It's squarely aimed at yuppies, the nouveau-riche and high-fliers.
With no teenagers to babysit allowing locals to pursue busy careers and social lives, the neighbours set up their own circle...
Jenny Bryant .... Sherrie Hewson
Geoff Bryant .... John McArdle
Trish Abbas .... Jane Hazelgrove
Vanessa Percival .... Melissa Sinden
Doug Lewis .... Shaun Parkes
Carla McInnan .... Maxine Burth
Emma .... Tara Prendergast
Jessica .... Gemma Salusbury
Tim (Teenager) .... Ciaran Griffiths
Elliot (News Boy) .... Gregg Baines
Crystal ... Holly Grainger
Edmund .... Christopher Limond
Director: Andy Jordan
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1999.
SAT 05:00 Miracles R Us (b00sg1hh)
Domestic Arrangements
The man lurking outside turns out not to be the private detective Sylvia supposes, but a potential client.
He's inadvertently encouraged a middle-aged American academic, in whom he has no romantic interest, to have hopes of a shared future. She is arriving next week.
Can MiraclesRus help?
Starring Anna Massey and Deborah Findlay.
Sitcom by Lesley Bruce.
Sylvia ..... Anna Massey
Caroline ..... Deborah Findlay
James Linnet ..... David Horovitch
Mary Beth Haldeman ..... Laura Shavin
Pianist ..... Jeremy Limb
Producer: Katie Tyrrell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2010.
* Music and strings from the music of Nick Drake. Theme: "When the Day is Done" and strings: "Time of No Reply" and "Cello Song".
SAT 05:30 Ed Reardon's Week (b09fy5xg)
Series 12
How Did I Do?
Whilst trying to track down his delivery of cat food Ed discovers a whole new world of employment opportunities when he meets Dominic, a 'PTP', or 'Paid to Populate', who is working on a development site.
They quickly join forces to start a new delivery company and Ed is introduced to a new climate where freebies are distributed in lieu of salaries and continuing employment lies in the fate of the Customer Satisfaction survey.
Written by Andrew Nickolds and Christopher Douglas.
Ed Reardon ...... Christopher Douglas
Olive ...... Stephanie Cole
Maggie ...... Monica Dolan
Dominic ...... Tyger Drew-Honey
Pearl ...... Brigit Forsyth
Frank ...... Simon Greenall
Man ...... Simon Greenall
Jaz ...... Philip Jackson
Cliff ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Ping ...... Barunka O'Shaughnessy
Stan ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Himself ...... Petroc Trelawny
Producer: Dawn Ellis
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in November 2017.
SAT 06:00 Georgette Heyer - Friday's Child (b007jq09)
"I'm going back to London! And I'm going to marry the first woman I see!"
So cries young Lord Sheringham when his proposal of marriage is rejected by Isabella, the Incomparable.
True to his word, he takes the even younger Hero Wantage as his bride...
Starring James Frain and Elli Garnett.
Published in 1944, Georgette Heyer’s Regency tale of romance.
Dramatised by John Peacock.
Viscount Anthony Sheringham …. James Frain
Hero Wantage …. Elli Garnett
Montagu Revesby …. Nicholas Boulton
Lady Saltash …. Mary Wimbush
Ferdy Fakenham …. Julian Rhind-Tutt
Jasper Tarleton …. Simon Russell Beale
Lord George Wrotham …. Ian Hughes
Jason …. Peter Kenny
Isabella Milborne …. Annabel Mullion
Gil …. Paul Panting
Ruth …. Cathy Sara
Lady Sheringham …. Susan Sheringham
Jane Bagshot …. Eva Stuart
Mrs Milborne …. Tessa Worsley
Lady Jersey …. Jilly Bond
The Postboy …. David Antrobus
Groombridge …. David Bannerman
Music by Trevor Allan Davies
Producer: Ned Chaillet.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1995.
SAT 07:30 Great Lives (m0005f16)
Series 48
Kamila Shamsie chooses Asma Jahangir
Kamila Shamsie champions the life of the Pakistani human rights lawyer Asma Jahangir.
Author of award-winning novel 'Home Fire', Kamila says she was only ten years old, growing up in Karachi, when Asma became her hero even before she really knew her name. She remembers her mother and her aunts all talking about this amazing woman lawyer and social activist who was standing up against many of the laws that Pakistan's President General Zia ul Haq had introduced in the 1980s.
Jahangir was always making the news headlines or giving radio interviews. Here was a woman who was determined to speak her mind and stand up for women and the human rights of all its citizens - it seemed she feared no-one, recalls Shamsie.
Kamila Shamsie is joined by Asma's daughter Sulema Jahangir, a lawyer working in London and Pakistan who shares some personal stories and anecdotes about her mother - and Saqlain Imam, BBC Urdu journalist and broadcaster - part of the BBC World Service.
Presenter: Matthew Parris
Producer: Perminder Khatkar
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2019.
SAT 08:00 The Write Stuff (b00q3lcy)
Series 13
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
James Walton takes the chair for the game of literary correctness.
Team captains John Walsh and Lynne Truss are joined by Mark Billingham and John O'Farrell.
Author of the week and subject for pastiche is Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Reader: Beth Chalmers
Producer: Katie Marsden
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2010.
SAT 08:30 The Break (b0b4ztdn)
Series 2
Monday on the Beach with George
Andy helps Jeff track down a vital document. Thanks to a rapacious seagull, the quest ends in a literal cliffhanger.
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
Michael … Mark Benton
Corrine … Alison Steadman
Jeff … Philip Jackson
Andy … Tom Palmer
Sally … Shobna Gulati
With Rasmus Hardiker
Producer: Gordon Kennedy
An Absolutely production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in June 2018.
SAT 09:00 The Inimitable PG Wodehouse (m000cz81)
“Everything in life that’s any fun, as somebody wisely observed, is either immoral, illegal or fattening.” PG Wodehouse, Girl in Blue (1970)
Alexander Armstrong is at London's Westminster Abbey for a special dedication to PG Wodehouse (1881-1975), widely regarded as the greatest comic author of the 20th century.
During this showcase we hear a collection of some his best loved work, including a celebration of his many creations including:
* The feckless Bertie Wooster
* Wooster's phlegmatic manservant, Jeeves
They're brought to radio life by stars including Simon Cadell, Michael Hordern and Richard Briers.
Plus rare interviews and archive along with contributions from fans, friends and family.
Celebrating the comic brilliance of PG Wodehouse is for Alexander Armstrong (Armstrong and Miller, Pointless) a personal passion, especially as he’s president of the PG Wodehouse Society – which numbers fans from all over the world.
Producer: Stephen Garner
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in January 2019.
SAT 12:00 The Unbelievable Truth (m0001qj9)
Series 21
Episode 1
David Mitchell hosts the panel game where four comedians are encouraged to tell lies.
They must compete against one another to see how many items of truth they're able to smuggle past their opponents.
The panellists are obliged to talk with deliberate inaccuracy on subjects as varied as Denmark, hair, smells and fish.
Sandi Toksvig
Jon Richardson
Lucy Porter
Graeme Garden
Producer: Jon Naismith
A Random Entertainment production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in December 2018.
SAT 12:30 Yes Minister (b007jmpx)
Series 1
The Right to Know
MP Jim Hacker tries to excavate himself from problems with badgers.
Starring Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne and Derek Fowlds.
Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn satirical sitcom ran on BBC TV between 1980 and 1984. Yes Minister is centred around the hapless Jim Hacker and a collection of civil service underlings headed by the Machiavellian Sir Humphrey Appleby and obsequious Bernard.
Jim Hacker …. Paul Eddington
Sir Humphrey Appleby …. Nigel Hawthorne
Bernard …. Derek Fowlds
Annie …. Diana Hoddinott
Lucy …. Gerry Cowper
Protester …. Carol Boyd
Sir Frederick …. Peter Cellier
Adapted for radio by producer Pete Atkin.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1983.
SAT 13:00 Archive on 4 (b09kpmys)
Good Luck Professor Spiegelhalter
Whether we believe in luck or not, we do use the word- a lot ! More as a figure of speech than an article of faith perhaps but some do pray for luck, others fantasize about it - and bad luck or misfortune is a staple of comedy.
Can Luck be said to exist as some force in our lives and if so, what is its nature? How have people thought about luck in the past and what's changed today? Can you bring good luck upon yourself - there's a school of thought these days that thinks you can without appealing to the divine or supernatural.
Professor Spiegelhalter, the Winton Professor for the Public Understanding of Risk at Cambridge University looks at notions of luck in gambling, traces the origins of how we think about fate and fortune, the religious and psychological view of luck and how the emergence of theory of probability changed our view of it.
He is convinced by the philosopher Angie Hobbs that there is one form of luck it is rational to believe in and by psychologist Richard Wiseman that there is a secular solution to bringing about good fortune in your life.
Produced in Salford by Kevin Mousley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2018.
SAT 14:00 John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme (b0156jzr)
Series 1
Episode 1
John Finnemore, (Cabin Pressure, The Now Show) returns with a series of his own sketches, each funnier than the last.
Although, hang on, that system means starting the whole series with the least funny sketch. Might need to rethink that. OK, it's a new show filled with sketches written and performed by John Finnemore, but now no longer arranged in strict order of funniness.
Also, he's cut the sketch that would have gone first.
The opening show show sees a big job, a small job, the career path of the average TV executive, and a tiger with a gun.
Written in random order by and starring John Finnemore.
With:
Carrie Quinlan
Lawry Lewin
Simon Kane
Producer: Ed Morrish
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2011.
SAT 14:30 I Think I've Got a Problem (b00cc4qg)
Series 2
Episode 1
In an attempt to rid him of the band that lives in his head, Tom’s been sent to a special centre for the entertainingly afflicted. The treatment's going well - until the band can't take any more and make Tom burst into song.
Reunited once more, Tom and the band decide they've missed each other and hatch an escape plan...
Starring Suggs and Bob Monkhouse.
Andrew McGibbon and Nick Romero's everyday story about a man who can't stop himself from breaking into song.
Suggs ..... Tom Caine
Bob Monkhouse ..... Dr Boone
Phil Cornwell ..... Bouche
Andrew McGibbon ..... Jake
Nick Romero ..... Monty DeVere
Bill Nighy ..... Malc
Julia Deakin ..... Phelia
Toby Longworth ..... Clammy
Tracy-Ann Oberman
Songs: Andrew McGibbon. Nick Romero and Suggs
Producers: Andrew McGibbon and Dawn Ellis.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2003.
SAT 15:00 The Million Pound Radio Show (b007k2yt)
Series 4
Episode 1
Will a Page 3 girl reveal all? Plus Chelsea Football Club, a message from Mikhail Gorbachev and climate chaos. Sharp-edged topical humour in the most expensive show on radio.
Written by and starring Andy Hamilton and Nick Revell.
With:
Jasper Jacob
Lesley Sharp
Producer Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1989.
SAT 15:30 Thanks a Lot, Milton Jones! (m000hmnn)
Series 4
The Cruiseman
Milton thinks his luck is in when he unexpectedly wins a luxury cruise.
But who would want him out of the way? Apart from everyone, that is.
Mention Milton Jones to most people and the first thing they think is "Help!"
In this series, Milton and his trusty assistant Anton set out to help people and soon find they're embroiled in a new adventure. Because when you're close to the edge, then Milton can give you a push.
Written by Milton with James Cary and Dan Evans.
With regulars:
Tom Goodman-Hill as the ever-faithful Anton
Josie Lawrence
Colin Hoult
Music by Guy Jackson.
Produced and directed by David Tyler
A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in April 2020.
SAT 16:00 Georgette Heyer - Friday's Child (b007jq09)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SAT 17:30 Great Lives (m0005f16)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
SAT 18:00 Doctor Who (m001c63k)
Tenth Doctor Adventures
The Sword of the Chevalier
London 1791. The Doctor and Rose get to meet one of the most enigmatic characters in history - The Chevalier d’Eon.
Born male, but living as a female, she became a spy and many other things.
If there’s one thing the Doctor knows it’s that identity is what you make it. Choose a life for yourself and be proud.
Mind you, if the alien Consortium of the Obsidian Asp get their way, all life may soon be over...
One of six adventures featuring the tenth incarnation of The Doctor.
Starring David Tennant and Billie Piper.
Written by Guy Adams.
The Doctor .... David Tennant
Rose Tyler .... Billie Piper
Chevalier d'Eon .... Nickolas Grace
Hempel .... Lucy Briggs-Owen
Joxer .... Mark Elstob
Darcy .... James Joyce
Christopher Dallard .... Tam Williams
Other parts played by members of the cast.
Original music by Howard Carter.
Director: Nicholas Briggs
A Big Finish production.
SAT 19:00 The Inimitable PG Wodehouse (m000cz81)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SAT 22:00 John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme (b0150grq)
Series 1
Episode 2
Discover the truth behind the war effort, sty construction, and evolution.
John Finnemore presents another half hour of his very own sketches.
Written by and starring John Finnemore.
With:
Carrie Quinlan
Lawry Lewin
Simon Kane
Producer: Ed Morrish
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2011.
SAT 22:30 The Harpoon (b00ckyjg)
Series 3
Episode 2
Handy hints on body language, sewing corner and three cheers for Swanky Beaumont!
More nostalgic fun in the spoof of boys' adventure story papers.
Written by Julian Dutton and Peter Baynham.
Performed by:
Alistair McGowan
Peter Baynham
Susie Brann
Mary Elliot-Nelson
Julian Dutton
Producer: Sarah Smith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1994.
SAT 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (m001cqjt)
Glenn Moore 1/3
From 10pm until midnight, seven days a week, The Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. And tonight, Rob Deering talks to Glenn Moore.
SAT 23:00 Rhod Gilbert's Bulging Barrel of Laughs (b00trxr0)
Episode 3
Rhod Gilbert hosts another hour of comedy and music.
Rhod rants on irritating products, plus Rhod’s Confessions.
With regulars:
Lloyd Langford - does his French impress the girls?
Greg Davies - with his Indecent Proposal
Sarah Millican - takes us through The Six Stages of Woman.
With live music from Kid British, including Lost in London, Winner and Two Out of Seven.
Guest comedian:
Edinburgh Comedy Award winner Mark Watson.
Producers: Julia Mckenzie and Lianne Coop.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in September 2010

SUNDAY 25 SEPTEMBER 2022

SUN 00:00 Doctor Who (m001c63k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday]
SUN 01:00 Archive on 4 (b09kpmys)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Saturday]
SUN 02:00 John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme (b0156jzr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Saturday]
SUN 02:30 I Think I've Got a Problem (b00cc4qg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Saturday]
SUN 03:00 The Million Pound Radio Show (b007k2yt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Saturday]
SUN 03:30 Thanks a Lot, Milton Jones! (m000hmnn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:30 on Saturday]
SUN 04:00 Georgette Heyer - Friday's Child (b007jq09)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday]
SUN 05:30 Great Lives (m0005f16)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Saturday]
SUN 06:00 In Montparnasse by Sue Roe (Omnibus) (b0b89kd0)
Sue Roe charts the birth of Surrealism in this racy, rackety Paris quartier.
Featured are the lives of famous artists and writers such as Jean Cocteau, Andre Breton, Louis Aragon, and later Salvador Dali, who all gravitated to this place of bars, galleries and nightclubs.
That was why Pablo Picasso first moved there..
Omnibus of five parts abridged by Katrin Williams.
Read by Tracy Ann Oberman.
Producer: Duncan Minshull
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2018.
SUN 07:10 Inheritance Tracks (b0103zmh)
Mary Coughlan
The singer reveals how 'I'd Rather Go Blind' spoke to her at age 13, and how she will hand on Jacques Brel's 'Hearts'.
SUN 07:20 Eleanor Rising (Omnibus) (m001cg4q)
Series 2
Guilt over the tragic events at Vitry sur Marne is driving a wedge between Eleanor and her husband, Louis, the King of France.
Hidden hurts are forced out into the open when Eleanor’s sister arrives back at Court.
Though Eleanor of Aquitaine lived 900 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 but somehow she stays one step ahead of them all. It’s not that Eleanor thinks likes a man – it’s that the men have no idea how to contain someone with power who thinks like a woman.
Shaun McKenna's thrilling story of one of Europe's most extraordinary women.
Omnibus of five parts.
Eleanor .... Rose Basista
Louis .... Joel MacCormack
Petronilla …. Elinor Coleman
Geoffrey of Anjou …. David Sturzaker
Abbot Sugar/German Soldier/ Ralph de Vermandois …. Nicholas Murchie
Papal Legate/Raymond of Antioch …. Tony Turner
Geoffrey de Rançon …. Stewart Campbell
Empress Irene …. Jane Slavin
Director: Gemma Jenkins
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2021.
SUN 08:30 The Enchanting World of Hinge and Bracket (b04nqvh4)
Series 1
Desert Island Discs
Roy Plomley joins the dear ladies as they are cast away.
Starring Dame Hilda Bracket and her lifelong companion Dr Evadne Hinge.
Brought to you from the genteel setting of the Suffolk village of Stackton Tressel, where the musical duo reside.
Written by Mike Craig, Lawrie Kinsley and Ron McDonnell.
Dame Hilda Bracket ...... George Logan
Dr Evadne Hinge ...... Patrick Fyffe
Roy Plomley ...... Himself
Mr Percival ...... Joe Black
Three series ran on BBC Radio 4 between 1977 and 1979, with further spin-off seasons on BBC Radio 2 until 1990.
In the early 1980s, they expanded over to BBC TV with the series Dear Ladies.
Produced at BBC Manchester by James Casey
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1977.
SUN 09:00 The Inimitable Jeeves (b007jxf5)
Jeeves Exerts the Old Cerebellum
Young Bingo Little is in love for the umpteenth time.
Aunt Agatha is planning to marry Bertie off to the formidable Honoria Glossop.
And what with the troublesome twins, Claude and Eustace - there's just no peace for poor Bertie. Wooster.
Only one man can save the day - the inimitable Jeeves.
PG Wodehouse's romp starring Michael Hordern and Richard Briers.
Adapted by Chris Miller.
Jeeves …. Michael Hordern
Bertie Wooster …. Richard Briers
Mortimer Little …. Ronald Fraser
Bingo Little …. Jonathan Cecil
Mabel …. Ann Davies
Producer: David Hatch
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1973.
SUN 09:30 Trevor's World of Sport (b007k3rb)
Series 1
Episode 4
Trevor's rapacious partner finds a perfect new agency client - but there's a catch.
Starring Neil Pearson.
Another brave attempt by sports agent Trevor Heslop to swim safely through the shark tank of life.
Andy Hamilton's TV comedy swaps to radio.
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
Antonia .... Doon Mackichan
Written and produced by Andy Hamilton
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2004.
SUN 10:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m001cg4s)
Fashion Designers
Barbara Hulanicki
From Chopin to Bob Marley.
Designer and creator of Biba, Barbara Hulanicki shares her castaway choices with Kirsty Young.
Today her creativity spans fashion, illustration, interior design and architecture but it was the success of the label Biba that first made her name; launching a high street revolution with its opulent-looking but entirely affordable high fashion. According to Twiggy, "she changed fashion in England singlehandedly".
A newspaper advert for a £3 pink gingham dress in 1963 kicked things off and by the seventies her London department store was a throbbing temple to all things skinny-fitted in plum, mulberry, green, brown and black. Romantic, mysterious, nostalgic and very profitable. But when it all turned sour with her business partners, she and her husband Fitz walked away, leaving behind the hugely popular creation that had made her name.
The fantasy and perfection of her creations were a far cry from the harsh reality of her childhood; born in Poland just before the Second World War, the air of privilege that surrounded her family was traumatically punctured when her father, a diplomat, was assassinated.
She says "Now whenever I finish something I take some photographs and say 'goodbye'. When you lose everything, you realise that the only thing you have is what's in your head."
DISC ONE: Baby Love - The Supremes
DISC TWO: Begin the Beguine - Artie Shaw
DISC THREE: Polonaise in A Flat Major - Frédéric Chopin
DISC FOUR: Such A Night - Johnnie Ray
DISC FIVE: La Vie en Rose - Marlene Dietrich
DISC SIX: Girl from Ipanema - Astrud Gilberto
DISC SEVEN: One Love / People Get Ready - Bob Marley & The Wailers
DISC EIGHT: Walk On The Wild Side - Lou Reed
BOOK CHOICE - Thesaurus - Roget
LUXURY CHOICE - Sketch book
CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE - Girl from Ipanema - Astrud Gilberto
Producer: Cathy Drysdale
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2013.
SUN 10:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00zf648)
Series 2
Cicada
One of the great wild sounds of North America is the purring of insects in the evening, especially that of Cicadas, one of the great stridulating sounds in the wild.
This is the tale of one Cicada; the 17-year periodic Cicada that stunned the community in New England 13 years after the Pilgrim Fathers had landed. There was a plague of insects, all with red eyes on stalks - and all emerging continuously out of the soil.
When the plague subsided a few weeks later the people of Plymouth Rock were braced for another onslaught, but nothing happened until 17 years later.
Sir David Attenborough recalls a filming trip to New England to film this species of Cicada with both fascinating natural history and a hilarious twist.
Written and presented by David Attenborough
Producer: Julian Hector
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2011.
SUN 11:00 Radiolab (m001cg4v)
Series 10
60 Words
Radiolab explores one sentence, written in the hours after September 11th, 2001, that led to the longest war in U.S. history. We examine how just 60 words of legal language have blurred the line between war and peace.
Radiolab is a Peabody-award winning show about curiosity. Where sound illuminates ideas, and the boundaries blur between science, philosophy, and the human experience.
The Radiolab team investigate a strange world.
From WNYC.
First broadcast on public radio in the USA in 2014.
SUN 11:55 Inheritance Tracks (b0103zmh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:10 today]
SUN 12:00 Poetry Extra (m001bzv1)
Poetry Please - Hollie McNish
The poet Daljit Nagra revisits the BBC's poetry archive and selects Poetry Please - Holly McNish:
Performance poet Holly joins Roger McGough to pick her favourite poems:
Poems chosen:-
Digging by Seamus Heaney read by Seamus Heaney
Reading to You By Hollie McNish
Grafters by Norah Hanson
From Sparks Read by Hollie McNish
April Sunshine by Jackie Kay read by Jackie Kay
An Abortion By Liz Lochhead read by Hollie McNish
School Gates by Sabrina Mahfouz read by Hollie McNish
Birds and Trains by Michael Pedersen read by Hollie McNish
Dulce et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen read by Corporal Barbara Ennis
Slough by John Betjeman read by Tim McMullan
Producer Sally Heaven.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2018.
SUN 12:30 Electric Ink (b0116gvm)
Series 1
Episode 1
Maddox is an old school journalist struggling to keep up with new technology.
He feels the art of finding stories is being forgotten and he is not about to let that happen.
Starring Robert Lindsay and Alex Jennings.
Old hacks meet new media in Alistair Beaton’s satire set in the changing world of the newspaper industry.
Maddox ...... Robert Lindsay
Oliver ...... Alex Jennings
Amelia ...... Elizabeth Berrington
Tasneem ...... Zita Sattar
Masha ...... Debbie Chazen
Freddy ...... Ben Willbond
Announcer ...... Matt Addis
With additional material by Tom Mitchelson.
Director: Sally Avens
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2009.
SUN 13:00 The Wood by John Lewis-Stempel (Omnibus) (b09wv0q8)
Over 12 months, this is the story of Cockshutt Wood in Herefordshire.
It's representative of all the small woods in our landscape and the sanctuary they provide.
From January through to December, John Lewis-Stempel records the passage of the seasons in exquisite prose, as the cuckoo flits through the green shade in the silence and the wind of winter.
He explores from the roots of the oak to its tips, under the black, spicy leaf mould of the woodland floor and up into the mysterious canopy.
It's a unique account of the animals that inhabit this refuge - the fox, the pheasant, the wood mouse and the tawny owl, among others - with the stories of their births, lives and deaths threaded through the book.
Omnibus of five parts.
Read by Greg Wise.
Producer: David Roper
A Heavy Entertainment production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in March 2018
SUN 14:10 Inheritance Tracks (b04kk06k)
Ophelia Dahl
Charity organiser Ophelia Dahl inherits Faure's Requiem, and passes on 'Ain't Got No, I Got Life' by Nina Simone.
SUN 14:20 Elizabeth Gaskell - Mary Barton (Omnibus) (b007yltk)
Episode 1
Elizabeth Gaskell 's frank portrayal of Manchester life in the 1840s created shock waves when her novel was published and established her reputation.
Mary Barton, the daughter of cotton weaver John Barton, is wooed by her childhood sweetheart.
Omnibus of the first five of twenty episodes.
Dramatised by Lavinia Murray.
John …. David Calder
Mary …. Emma Rydal
Mrs Barton …. Lynne Verrall
George Wilson …. Paul Copley
Mrs Wilson …. Natasha Pyne
Jem Wilson …. Ian Dunn
Mrs Needham …. Kate Rutter
Doctor …. Sean Baker
Margaret …. Teresa Gallagher
Job Legh …. Roy Hudd
Alice …. Marlene Sidaway
Amy …. Janice Acquah
Henry Carson …. Justin Butcher
Mrs Davenport …. Carolyn Pickles
Director Claire Grove
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2001
SUN 15:30 Rock 'n' Roll in Four Movements (b01m182x)
When Rock 'n' Roll began, it was music of rebellion, fighting against the strait-laced world of classical music. Then along came Jon Lord…
Lord combined the forces of Deep Purple with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in ‘Concerto for Rock Group and Orchestra’. It premiered in 1969 at London’s Royal Albert Hall under the baton of Malcolm Arnold.
From that point until the arrival of Punk in the late seventies, rockers like The Nice, Emerson Lake and Palmer and Rick Wakeman embraced this hybrid genre. Rick Wakeman in particular became known for his elaborate stage shows which matched the ambition of his music.
Stuart Maconie talks to Rick Wakeman and Keith Emerson about the genre's excesses. We hear from Roy Wood about the early days of the Electric Light Orchestra. And the late Jon Lord, in his last ever recorded interview, talks about his passion for writing classical music, inspired by his early experiment with the genre.
Stuart Maconie feels some of it was actually very good. However, classical music critic, Ivan Hewett, is pleased that the genre was largely killed off by Punk. Although, in his view, there are better examples where classical and pop sensibilities are successfully combined, by the likes of Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead and Damon Albarn.
Producer: Nick Holmes
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2012.
SUN 16:00 Penelope Fitzgerald - The Blue Flower (m000hpnp)
In late 18th century Germany, philosopher Fritz embarks on a quest to find a perfect love.
But will 12-year-old Sophie match his high expectations?
Penelope Fitzgerald's novel first published in 1995.
Starring Samuel West and Abigail Docherty.
Dramatised by Peter Wolf.
Fritz.............Samuel West
Sophie .... Abigail Docherty
Bernhard ..... Alison Pettitt
Father ..... John Rowe
Jacob ....Giles Fagan
Karoline .... Elizabeth Conboy
With:
Tessa Worsley
Ben Crowe
Gerard McDermott
Harry Myers
Tilly Gaunt
Director: Cherry Cookson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1999.
SUN 17:00 Poetry Extra (m001bzv1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]
SUN 17:30 Electric Ink (b0116gvm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
SUN 18:00 Paul Evans - The Ditch (b00qbvg9)
Tom Saunders, a wildlife sound recordist, goes missing, leaving only a collection of recordings and a notebook.
These fall into the hands of his radio producer, who tries to piece together what has happened.
His quest leads him back to the disturbing aural landscape of Slaughton Ditch, where an obsession with hidden sounds has terrifying and fatal consequences.
Chilling tale is written and narrated by Paul Evans.
Recorded on location.
Tom Saunders ...... Jimmy Yuill
Narrator ...... Paul Evans
Other parts played by:
Christine Hall
Richard Angwin
Wildlife sound recordist: Chris Watson
Director: Sarah Blunt
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2010.
SUN 18:45 Roald Dahl (b0790vxt)
Lamb to the Slaughter
Patrick Maloney comes home one night with shocking news for his wife.
But it's not as big as the shock she's going to give him!
Jenny Lynch reads Roald Dahl's short story.
Producer: Rosemary Watts
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1992.
SUN 19:00 Radiolab (m001cg4v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
SUN 19:55 Inheritance Tracks (b0103zmh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:10 today]
SUN 20:00 Penelope Fitzgerald - The Blue Flower (m000hpnp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 today]
SUN 21:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m001cg4s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SUN 21:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00zf648)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 today]
SUN 22:00 Electric Ink (b0116gvm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
SUN 22:30 I Think I've Got a Problem (b00cfzrq)
Series 2
Episode 2
Tom tried to get into his mother's good books by helping out at her folk club, but soon finds himself in the doghouse when the band inside his head launch into a jazz number in the middle of her song.
In an attempt to make amends he tries to raise money for the church funds and finds himself taking part in a stand-up comedy competition...
Starring Suggs and Bob Monkhouse.
Andrew McGibbon and Nick Romero's everyday story about a man who can't stop himself from breaking into song.
Suggs ..... Tom Caine
Bob Monkhouse ..... Dr Boone
Phil Cornwell ..... Bouche
Andrew McGibbon ..... Jake
Nick Romero ..... Monty DeVere
Bill Nighy ..... Malc
Julia Deakin ..... Phelia
Toby Longworth ..... Clammy
Tracy-Ann Oberman
Songs: Andrew McGibbon. Nick Romero and Suggs
Producers: Andrew McGibbon and Dawn Ellis.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2003.
SUN 23:00 The Masterson Inheritance (b007jr3g)
Series 3
The Pain of the Mastersons
The Masterson family find bohemian inspiration in the Lake District.
The award-winning improvised historical comedy.
Based entirely on audience suggestions - this is the unfolding saga of the Mastersons - a family at war with itself.
Starring:
Paul Merton
Josie Lawrence
Lee Simpson
Jim Sweeney
Phelim McDermott
Caroline Quentin
Producer: Phil Clarke
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1995.
SUN 23:30 At Home With The Snails (b007jn95)
Series 1
Episode 4
With 2000 snails in Alex's shed, there are fears that they will take over the village.
Starring Geoffrey Palmer and Gerard Foster.
Gerard Foster's comedy drama about a man with an unusual hobby.
George ..... Geoffrey Palmer
Beverley ..... Angela Thorne
Alex ..... Gerard Foster
Rose ..... Miranda Hart
Colette ..... Magall Domec
Producer: Jane Berthoud
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2001.

MONDAY 26 SEPTEMBER 2022

MON 00:00 Paul Evans - The Ditch (b00qbvg9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday]
MON 00:45 Roald Dahl (b0790vxt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:45 on Sunday]
MON 01:00 The Wood by John Lewis-Stempel (Omnibus) (b09wv0q8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Sunday]
MON 02:10 Inheritance Tracks (b04kk06k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:10 on Sunday]
MON 02:20 Elizabeth Gaskell - Mary Barton (Omnibus) (b007yltk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:20 on Sunday]
MON 03:30 Rock 'n' Roll in Four Movements (b01m182x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:30 on Sunday]
MON 04:00 Penelope Fitzgerald - The Blue Flower (m000hpnp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 on Sunday]
MON 05:00 Poetry Extra (m001bzv1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 on Sunday]
MON 05:30 Electric Ink (b0116gvm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 on Sunday]
MON 06:00 Death May Surprise Us (m001bzv3)
1. The Fortune Teller
A seemingly innocent engagement for Prime Minister Jack Stoddart becomes perilous and politically volatile.
Will the strange repercussions of an incident at Okefield Park ever be revealed?
Starring Leslie Sands.
Six-part thriller written by Ted Willis - adapted from his own novel first published in 1974.
Jack Stoddart .... Leslie Sands
Jess Stoddart .... Mary Wimbush
Victor .... Cyril Shaps
Hugh Lashwood .... Preston Lockwood
Chief Constable .... Peter Tuddenham
Daines .... Jonathan Scott
Simon .... Peter Acre
Sue Swinton .... Charlotte Long
George Sharp .... Anthony Daniels
Insp Wiley .... Scott Cherry
Hemmings .... Francis Middleditch
Julia Hammond .... Narissa Knights
Director: Graham Gauld
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1984.
MON 06:30 Trueman and Riley (b01dtjlt)
Series 3
1. Every Dog Has His Day
Ignoring all evidence to the contrary, underachieving detectives Trueman and Riley still hope for a return to the front line of policing.
But will the strange case of a murdered greyhound bring them to the notice of the top brass?
Starring Robert Daws as Trueman and Duncan Preston as Riley.
Brian B Thompson’s detective series about the ill-matched duo is set in Leeds.
DI Trueman .... Robert Daws
DS Riley .... Duncan Preston
Sally .... Katherine Dow Blyton
Brandon .... Harry Livingstone
Patrick Makin .... Gerard McDermott
Track Announcer .... James Lailey
Director: Toby Swift
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in March 2012
MON 07:00 Hazelbeach (b0088nnw)
Series 1
Gardening
Ronnie has a devious idea to get Nick's ex-girlfriend back. What could possibly go wrong?
Starring Jamie Foreman.
Caroline and David Stafford's comedy stars Jamie Forman as Ronnie Hazelbeach.
Ronnie ...... Jamie Foreman
Nick ...... Paul Bazely
Chloe ...... Tracy Wiles
James ...... John Dougall
Harry ...... Simon Treves
Producer: Marc Beeby
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2007.
MON 07:30 Mark Steel's in Town (m001c65f)
Series 12
Newport
Mark Steel's In Town - Newport
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 fifth episode Mark visits Newport in South Wales.
In this series, Mark will also be popping to Nottingham, Tring, The Isles of Scilly, Salisbury 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 Round the Horne (b00mfhv6)
Series 3
Episode 11
Murder in an Edwardian musical hall for Kenneth Horne in 'The Phantom of Bogmouth Hip', while Julian and Sandy are showbiz accountants for Bona Tax Consultants
Packed full of colourful characters, parodies, memorable catchphrases, and double-entendres.
Starring:
Kenneth Horne
Kenneth Williams
Hugh Paddick
Betty Marsden
Bill Pertwee
Announcer: Douglas Smith
Recorded at the BBC's Paris Studio in Lower Regent Street, London.
Music by Edwin Braden and the Hornblowers and The Fraser Hayes Four.
Round The Horne was born out of the demise of BBC radio comedy Beyond Our Ken. Using the same cast and producer, Barry Took and Marty Feldman wrote the brilliantly inventive - and sometimes outrageous - scripts for four series between 1965 and 1968.
Producer: John Simmonds
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in April 1967.
MON 08:30 Yes Minister (b007jmsk)
Series 1
Doing the Honours
During an economy drive, MP Jim Hacker find himself outwitted by Sir Humphrey.
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
Sir Arnold ...... John Nettleton
The Master ...... Graham Crowden
The Bursar ...... William Fox
Committee Member ...... Stuart Organ
Committee Member ...... David Peart
Committee Member ...... Moir Leslie
Adapted for radio by producer Pete Atkin.
First broadcast on Radio 4 in November 1983.
MON 09:00 Wordaholics (b04fzc7p)
Series 3
Episode 1
Comedians Lloyd Langford, Holly Walsh, Paul Sinha and Natalie Haynes join Gyles Brandreth for the competitive panel game about words.
Lloyd Langford tells us why avocados are called avocados; Natalie Haynes explains what 'astroturfing' is all about; Paul Sinha unlocks the meaning of the German word 'handschuhsanbalwerfer' and Holly Walsh shares her favourite example of prison slang.
The panel also suggest words that don't yet exist, but should. What could they mean by 'a Clarkson', 'messcalation', 'trage' and 'appointmentia'?
Writers: Jon Hunter and James Kettle
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2014
MON 09:30 Country Matters (b00lnd0x)
Episode 4
Dave and Cathy's quest for locally produced food proves problematic. Stars Jonathan Tafler and Lesley Sharp. From May 1994.
MON 10:00 Francis Turnly - Pressing The Flesh (m001cg8t)
A pacey thriller about a Dr Matt Gallagher who is delighted to discover that his old friend has returned to Northern Ireland and wants to help him get the promotion he so desperately craves.
However, property developer, Devlin Harker, has other reasons for looking up his old friend and Matt soon finds himself involved in professional misconduct and worse.
Written by Francis Turnly.
Matt Gallagher .... Lloyd Hutchinson
Hannah .... Eileen McCloskey
Devlin Harker .... Miche Doherty
Michael Miller .... Ian Beattie
Sean Kelly …. Gordon Fulton
Dr Constantine .... Roger Jennings
Group Member 1 …. Sean Crummey
Group Member 2 …. Joe Rea
Carol .... Maria Connolly
other parts played by members of the cast.
Director: Tanya Nash
Produced in Belfast and first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2003.
MON 11:00 TED Radio Hour (m001cg8w)
Series 9
Searching For Alien Life
A journey through fascinating ideas based on talks by riveting speakers on the TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) stage.
Are we alone in the universe? Are we one of a crowd? This hour, Manoush Zomorodi travels the cosmos with TED science curator David Biello, exploring where we are in the search for alien life.
First broadcast in the USA on National Public Radio in 2022.
MON 11:50 Inheritance Tracks (m001cg8y)
Paul Oakenfold
Record producer and DJ Paul Oakenfold chooses ‘Rubberneckin'’ by Elvis Presley and ‘What's Going On’ by Marvin Gaye.
MON 12:00 Round the Horne (b00mfhv6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 12:30 Yes Minister (b007jmsk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 13:00 Death May Surprise Us (m001bzv3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
MON 13:30 Trueman and Riley (b01dtjlt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
MON 14:00 Middle England by Jonathan Coe (m00017qb)
Episode 1
'It was tempting to think, at times like this, that some bizarre hysteria had gripped the British people.'
Jonathan Coe's 2018 novel, is about the lead up to Brexit. His previous work includes What a Carve Up! and The Rotter's Club.
Beginning in 2010, on the outskirts of Birmingham, car factories have been replaced by pound shops. Meanwhile in London, riots give way to Olympic fever.
Newlyweds Ian and Sophie are on either side of the Referendum debate; Doug, the left-wing journalist writes about austerity from his Chelsea townhouse, and his radical teenage daughter will stop at nothing in her quest for social justice; Benjamin Trotter, attempts a new career in middle age, and his father Colin's final wish is to vote to leave the EU.
Episode 1: 2010: on the eve of the election, Gordon Brown calls a member of the public ' a bigoted woman', and the Potter family reconvene after their mother's funeral.
Reader: Jeff Rawle
Abridger: Richard Hamilton
Producer: Justine Willett
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2018.
MON 14:15 15 Minute Drama (b05xx8hw)
Cyrano de Bergerac
Episode 1
Glyn Maxwell's adaptation of Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand. Swordsman, Philosopher, Poet Raconteur - Cyrano is all of these things, but none of them make him happy. What he wants more than anything is the love of the beautiful Roxane. But he has one huge problem that is as plain as the nose on his face. Is he too ugly to be loved? Especially when the new handsome cadet Christian de Neuvillette also declares his love for her.
Cyrano ....Tom Burke
Roxane .... Emily Pithon
Valvert .... Jonathan Keeble
Le Bret .... Christopher Harper
De Guiche .... Conrad Nelson
Christian .... Kieran Hodgson
Ragueneau .... Roger Morlidge
Duenna .... Verity May Henry
Music by Harry Blake
Director Susan Roberts
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2015
MON 14:30 Sibelius: A Symphony that Burned (b01kjt7h)
The story of Jean Sibelius's Eighth Symphony - with extracts from new musical fragments performed exclusively for the programme.
One morning in 1945, Jean Sibelius, took the pages of a symphony that had brought him to the brink of despair and burned the lot. The composer wanted to destroy the work before it destroyed him.
His Eighth Symphony became the most notorious 'lost work' in classical music. Not a single note could be traced. And then, in 2011, three, short, fragments of music were revealed - the culmination of years of painstaking research through piles of manuscript sketches. The only evidence of any orchestral work by Sibelius during the 'silence of Ainola'. And almost certainly the only tantalising glimpse we may ever have of his fabled Eighth Symphony.
Writer and broadcaster Peggy Reynolds visits Sibelius's home near Helsinki to unpick - for the first time - the riddle of Sibelius's Eighth Symphony, with contributions from the British conductor and Sibelius expert Sir Mark Elder. Peggy also presents a performance of newly-discovered musical fragments, performed exclusively for the programme by the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra under John Storgards. After nine decades, this may be the closest we ever get to experiencing the most infamous lost work in 20th century music.
Producer Steven Rajam
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2012
MON 15:00 Francis Turnly - Pressing The Flesh (m001cg8t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
MON 16:00 Wordaholics (b04fzc7p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
MON 16:30 Country Matters (b00lnd0x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
MON 17:00 Hazelbeach (b0088nnw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
MON 17:30 Mark Steel's in Town (m001c65f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
MON 18:00 Trouble with Lichen by John Wyndham (b007k36c)
Episode 1
Biochemist Diana Brackley has stumbled across something earth-shattering - but why does no-one want to know?
The scientific world, government, media and the beauty salon are set to collide...
Read by Joanna Tope.
John Wyndham's 1960 sci-fi novel abridged by Scott Stainton Miller.
Producer: Eilidh McCreadie
Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in 2007.
MON 18:30 A Good Read (b05108gw)
Frankie Boyle and Maureen Lipman
Harriett Gilbert and her guests - comedian, Frankie Boyle and actress, Maureen Lipman - discuss their favourite books by Michael Blakemore, Barbara Trapido and Joseph Heller.
Stage Blood by Michael Blakemore
Publisher: Faber
Something Happened by Joseph Heller
Publisher: Vintage
Brother of the More Famous Jack by Barbara Trapido
Publisher: Bloomsbury
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2015.
MON 19:00 Round the Horne (b00mfhv6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 19:30 Yes Minister (b007jmsk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 20:00 Death May Surprise Us (m001bzv3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
MON 20:30 Trueman and Riley (b01dtjlt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
MON 21:00 TED Radio Hour (m001cg8w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
MON 21:50 Inheritance Tracks (m001cg8y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:50 today]
MON 22:00 Mark Steel's in Town (m001c65f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
MON 22:30 Rubbish (b00899qv)
Series 2
Surveillance
While testing out his latest initiative - a tannoy system that works in conjunction with the CCTV system - Martin becomes its next victim.
Will he be able to clear his name?
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
Banks ...... Ewan Bailey
Tannoy ...... Martin Trenaman
Producer: Claire Bartlett
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2007.
MON 23:00 The News Quiz (m001c6xh)
Series 109
Episode 2
This week Andy is joined by Ria Lina, Ian Smith, Hugo Rifkind and Esther Manito. They discuss Liz Truss' first international trip as Prime Minister, the pros and cons of electoral reform for Labour, and the art of bluffing on the world stage.
Hosted and written by Andy Zaltzman with additional material from Alice Fraser, Heidi Regan, Stephanie Kemp and Jade Gebbie
Producer: Georgia Keating
Executive Producer: Richard Morris
Production Co-ordinator: Ryan Walker-Edwards
A BBC Studios Production
MON 23:30 Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World (b007qx6z)
Series 1
The Universe
The spoof TV sci-fi star explains life's big mysteries.
This week, Lionel and the Inexplicable World team tackle the question of where the universe came from, whilst Richard and Stewart use themselves as guinea pigs to discover if time really does go faster if you're having fun.
Written by and starring Richard Herring and Stewart Lee.
Also featuring Rebecca Front, Armando Iannucci and Tom Baker.
Producer: Sarah Smith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1992.

TUESDAY 27 SEPTEMBER 2022

TUE 00:00 Trouble with Lichen by John Wyndham (b007k36c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:30 A Good Read (b05108gw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 Death May Surprise Us (m001bzv3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 Trueman and Riley (b01dtjlt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 Middle England by Jonathan Coe (m00017qb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:15 15 Minute Drama (b05xx8hw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Monday]
TUE 02:30 Sibelius: A Symphony that Burned (b01kjt7h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 Francis Turnly - Pressing The Flesh (m001cg8t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 Wordaholics (b04fzc7p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:30 Country Matters (b00lnd0x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 Hazelbeach (b0088nnw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday]
TUE 05:30 Mark Steel's in Town (m001c65f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Monday]
TUE 06:00 Death May Surprise Us (m001bzv6)
2. Westminster One
With the country reeling from the abduction of the PM and his wife, security forces swing into action.
Will the strange repercussions of an incident at Okefield Park ever be revealed?
Starring Leslie Sands.
Thriller series written by Ted Willis - adapted from his own novel.
Jack Stoddart .... Leslie Sands
Jess Stoddart .... Mary Wimbush
Victor .... Cyril Shaps
Commander Knowles .... Geoffrey Matthews
Hugh Lashwood .... Preston Lockwood
Home Secretary .... Leslie Heritage
Sir George Owen .... Henry Stamper
Sir Maurice Jennings .... Lockwood West
Inspector Wiley .... Scott Cherry
Chief Constable/Mr Hoddle .... Peter Tuddenham
Hemmings .... Francis Middleditch
Karel .... Jonathan Owen
Valchik .... Anthony Daniels
Mrs Hoddle .... Margot Boyd
Jane .... Moir Leslie
Kevin Fraser .... Jimmy Chisholm
Sunderland/Douglas Lamb .... Alaric Cotter
Newsreader …. Peter Donaldson
Director: Graham Gauld
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1984.
TUE 06:30 Trueman and Riley (b01dtrfl)
Series 3
2. Angel Delight
Burlesque performer, Ophelia Nuts, reports a robbery at her club and our usually grumpy detectives enter a world where desserts - and in particular cherries - take on a whole new meaning.
Starring Robert Daws as Trueman and Duncan Preston as Riley.
Brian B Thompson’s detective series about the ill-matched duo set in Leeds.
DI Trueman .... Robert Daws
DS Riley .... Duncan Preston
Angel .... Tracy Wiles
David Farr .... Peter Hamilton Dyer
Martin Beer .... Don Gilet
Ophelia Nuts .... Susie Riddell
Cafe Owner .... Harry Livingstone
Director: Marion Nancarrow
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in March 2012
TUE 07:00 The Break (b0b5sqkb)
Series 2
The Clench
Andy and Jeff clash with The Mayor as a missing sweet shop sets off a tale of kompromat, corruption and coastal erosion.
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
Andy ...... Tom Palmer
Jeff ...... Philip Jackson
Frank ...... Mark Benton
Mrs Steggles ...... Alison Steadman
Truepenny ...... Rasmus Hardiker
Bryony ...... Shobna Gulati
Producer: Gordon Kennedy
An Absolutely production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast on in June 2018.
TUE 07:30 Alone (m001c6h1)
Series 4
Episode 6- Domestic Blitz
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 mis-matched neighbours.
In the final episode of the series, Ellie asks an out of work Louisa to clean for her, which turns out to be a fractious undertaking, and then fills her newly won free time by taking up wild swimming, much to Mitch’s dismay initially, although there are unexpected benefits. Will meanwhile takes in a boozy delivery for Morris, which proves to be not quite as straightforward a task as initially advertised by Morris.
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 (b0089j6x)
Series 6
The Choking Horror
Hair-raising events for Neddie Seagoon when London's monuments are sabotaged.
Groundbreaking, surreal BBC radio comedy written by Spike Milligan.
Starring:
Peter Sellers
Harry Secombe
Spike Milligan
First billed as Crazy People, ten series of The Goon Show were recorded between 1951 and 1960, but sadly many of the earliest shows weren’t kept in the archive.
With the Ray Ellington Quartet and Max Geldray.
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott.
Announcer: Wallace Greenslade
Producer: Peter Eton
First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in February 1956.
TUE 08:30 King Street Junior (b007jnc6)
Series 7
Taking the Rap
Trouble is brewing at the school over a pupil playing truant and a strict disciplinarian on the staff.
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 Rudd …. Vivienne Martin
Miss Lewis …. Marlene Sidaway
Mrs Patterson …. Deirdre Costello
Mrs Jackson …. Dilys Laye
Mrs Foster …. Joanna Wake
Mr Reynolds …. Mark Straker
Marion Foster …. Elaine Tan
Natasha …. Rebecca Cullum
Parvaz …. Tony Charles
Errol …. Dean Magri
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1992.
TUE 09:00 The News Quiz (m001c6xh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday]
TUE 09:30 The Older Woman (b02qt773)
Series 1
Episode 4
When journalist Roy spots a planning application for a barn next to Jane's house, his knight in shining armour fantasies seem to have become a reality.
Meanwhile his boss has set up home in the office, complete with dog and soap-on-a-rope.
Tony Bagley's romantic comedy drama serial with a twist.
CAST:
Miss Callaghan …. Zoe Wanamaker
Roy Hitchcock …. Martin Clunes
Elsa …. Toyah Wilcox
Mr Say …. David Troughton
Chad …. Nicky Henson
Wyn …. Sue Roderick
Dick …. Geoff McGivern
Leland …. Bryan Dick
Hannibal Lecter …. David Holt
Helen …. Melanie Hudson
Paul Vaughan as himself
Producer: Paul Schlesinger:
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1993.
TUE 10:00 Alexandre Dumas - The Count of Monte Cristo (b01p0680)
Episode 1
At the age of 19, seaman Edmond Dantès has a charmed life. He is about to be promoted to Captain and engaged to the beautiful Mercédès.
But Marseilles in 1815 is a dangerous place, and three of Dantes' acquaintances, set in motion, events that will lead Edmond to 14 years of solitary confinement in the notorious Chateau D'If.
Adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas first published in 1844.
Dramatised in four parts by Sebastian Baczkiewicz.
Edmond Dantès ...... Iain Glen
Haydee ...... Jane Lapotaire
Abbe Faria ...... Richard Johnson
Monsieur Morrell ...... Robert Blythe
Danglars ...... Toby Jones
Fernand ...... Zubin Varla
Caderousse ...... Ben Crowe
Jacopo ...... Joe Sims
Captain Patin ...... Patrick Brennan
Albert de Morcerf ...... Will Howard
Antoine ...... Will Howard
Claude ...... Paul Stonehouse
Max Morrell ...... Adam Nagaitis
Mathilde ...... Liza Sadovy
Julie Morrell ...... Eleanor Crooks
Directors: Jeremy Mortimer / Sasha Yevtushenko
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2012.
TUE 11:00 Archive on 4 (b04bmvvs)
Broadcasting Freedom
Bonnie Greer reports on the fascinating story of how pioneering black broadcasters broke radio's racial taboos, putting radio at the heart of the national debate on race and laying the groundwork for the Civil Rights movement.
Bonnie Greer is a London-based playwright and author who turned her own appearance on ‘Question Time’ with Nick Griffin into a libretto of opera. She has sat on the boards for the British Museum, Royal Opera House, Serpentine Gallery and the Bronte Society.
This programme saw her trek throughout different locations in America to talk to those instrumental in the Civil Rights struggle as expressed through audio broadcast media.
Producers: Jennie Walmsley and Maria Balinska
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2000.
TUE 12:00 The Goon Show (b0089j6x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 12:30 King Street Junior (b007jnc6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 13:00 Death May Surprise Us (m001bzv6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
TUE 13:30 Trueman and Riley (b01dtrfl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
TUE 14:00 Middle England by Jonathan Coe (m00017sn)
Episode 2
Jonathan Coe's novel paints a portrait of modern England in the run up to Brexit. A country of nostalgia and delusion and of bewilderment and barely-suppressed rage.
Episode 2: Coalition Banter
Political journalist Doug meets the new Coalition spin doctor and Sophie finds herself on a speed awareness course in Birmingham.
Reader: Jeff Rawle
Abridger: Richard Hamilton
Producer: Justine Willett
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2018.
TUE 14:15 15 Minute Drama (b05xxhw4)
Cyrano de Bergerac
Episode 2
Glyn Maxwell's adaptation of Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand. Swordsman, Philosopher, Poet Raconteur - Cyrano is all of these things , but none of them make him happy. What he wants more than anything is the love of the beautiful Roxane. But he has one huge problem that is as plain as the nose on his face. Is he too ugly to be loved ? Especially when the new handsome cadet Christian de Neuvillette also declares his love for her . However Christian's way with words needs a little help .
CYRANO, Tom Burke
ROXANE, Emily Pithon
VALVERT, ..Jonathan Keeble
LE BRET, Christopher Harper
DE GUICHE, Conrad Nelson
CHRISTIAN, Kieran Hodgson
RAGUENEAU, Roger Morlidge
Music by Harry Blake
Directed in Salford by Susan Roberts
TUE 14:30 This is Me Totally Sausage (b05pbwjp)
German comedian and broadcaster Henning Wehn explores the fast-growing use of ELF – English as a lingua franca. Around the world there are an estimated 800m non-native speakers of English and the number is growing all the time.
Through talking to French, German, Brazilian and even American expats based in the UK, Henning discovers that just having the English vocabulary and grasping of grammar doesn't really help foreigners understand the nuanced, elliptical way that the British speak their own language.
From Japanese estate agents to French web entrepreneurs, non-native English speakers are baffled by the way the natives communicate using humour, obscure idioms based on cricket or rugby and the understated codes of class and status.
Henning talks to academics and consultants in the fast-growing field of ELF and learns that it is rapidly developing a grammar and structure of its own – often not understood by native English speakers.
Producer: Keith Wheatley
A Terrier production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in 2015.
TUE 15:00 Alexandre Dumas - The Count of Monte Cristo (b01p0680)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
TUE 16:00 The 3rd Degree (m000l7q5)
Series 10
Ulster University
Steve Punt hosts the lively quiz from Ulster University, where students will challenge their professors on a wide range of topics.
This week's specialist subjects are engineering, sport, physical activity and health, and pharmacy and pharmaceutical studies. The questions range from chuck keys to trampolines via CAT scans and cannabinol.
Producer: David Tyler
A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in July 2020.
TUE 16:30 The Older Woman (b02qt773)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
TUE 17:00 The Break (b0b5sqkb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
TUE 17:30 Alone (m001c6h1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
TUE 18:00 Trouble with Lichen by John Wyndham (b007k3cz)
Episode 2
Perturbed by her boss's silence over the mysterious properties of the lichen, biochemist Diana Brackley secretly begins her own investigation
The scientific world, government, media and the beauty salon collide in John Wyndham's 1960 sci-fi novel.
Read by Joanna Tope.
Abridged by Scott Stainton Miller.
Producer: Eilidh McCreadie
Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in 2007.
TUE 18:30 Soul Music (b06g7tf8)
Series 1
You'll Never Walk Alone
Carl Davis and Gerry Marsden reflect on the impact of Rodger and Hammerstein’s Carousel solo which became an anthem.
Series about music that makes the hairs stand up on the back of our necks.
Producer: Sara Conkey
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2001.
TUE 19:00 The Goon Show (b0089j6x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 19:30 King Street Junior (b007jnc6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 20:00 Death May Surprise Us (m001bzv6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
TUE 20:30 Trueman and Riley (b01dtrfl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
TUE 21:00 Archive on 4 (b04bmvvs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
TUE 22:00 Alone (m001c6h1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
TUE 22:30 Think the Unthinkable (b01mypwd)
Series 4
Superco
The bumbling management consultants check out Britain's biggest supermarket chain.
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 Hugh Dennis, Jennie Cox, James Rawlings and Neil Edmond
Producer: Adam Bromley.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2005.
TUE 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (m001cqk5)
Glenn Moore 2/3
From 10pm until midnight, seven days a week, The Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. And tonight, Rob Deering talks to Glenn Moore.
TUE 23:00 Party (b00rmxk5)
Series 1
Episode 4
The Party of young idealists take to the streets with their inaugural protest. If only it wasn't raining.
Jared's musical attempts to draw attention backfire painfully and Mel is desperate to get arrested.
Tom Basden’s sitcom satirises their ambitions, hypocrisy and naivety - based on his 2009 Edinburgh play which won a fringe first.
Duncan ... Tim Key
Jared ... Johnny Sweet
Mel ... Anna Crilly
Phoebe ... Katy Wix
Policeman ... Nick Mohammed
Simon ... Tom Basden
Written by Tom Basden. Producer Julia McKenzie
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2010.
TUE 23:30 2000 Years of Radio (b007szjn)
Series 2
Beagle FM
1836: DJ Suzanne Canker joins Charlie Darwin aboard HMS Beagle for his scientifical journey.
Plus Grayson Spey delivers the news, castaway on a deserted island, and all the old favourites return.
Series tapping into the radio archive of a bygone age.
Written and performed by Claire Downes, Hazel Grian, Al Holloway, Ben Kozo, Stuart Lane and Patrick McNamara.
Producer: Sean Grundy
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2002.
TUE 23:45 Paperback Hell (m000hwpn)
Series 2
The Body Bag
The tale of a coolly beautiful maverick female forensic pathologist, Katie Devlin - in Chapter 15 of the gripping crime procedural novel The Body Bag.
Choice chapters culled from classic novels you've read before. Well, nearly.
Starring Michael Fenton Stevens, Rebecca Front, Mel Hudson, Alex Lowe and Dan Tetsell,
Written by Danny Robins and Dan Tetsell.
Producer: Lucy Armitage
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2004.

WEDNESDAY 28 SEPTEMBER 2022

WED 00:00 Trouble with Lichen by John Wyndham (b007k3cz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 Soul Music (b06g7tf8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 Death May Surprise Us (m001bzv6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 Trueman and Riley (b01dtrfl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 Middle England by Jonathan Coe (m00017sn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Tuesday]
WED 02:15 15 Minute Drama (b05xxhw4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Tuesday]
WED 02:30 This is Me Totally Sausage (b05pbwjp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Tuesday]
WED 03:00 Alexandre Dumas - The Count of Monte Cristo (b01p0680)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 The 3rd Degree (m000l7q5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:30 The Older Woman (b02qt773)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 The Break (b0b5sqkb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday]
WED 05:30 Alone (m001c6h1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Tuesday]
WED 06:00 Death May Surprise Us (m001bz22)
3. The Anonymous Man
The evidence suggests that the PM has not been abducted to Czechoslovakia.
So, where is he?
Will the strange repercussions of an incident at Okefield Park ever be revealed?
Starring Leslie Sands.
Thriller series written by Ted Willis - adapted from his own novel.
Jack Stoddard .... Leslie Sands
Jess Stoddard .... Mary Wimbush
Victor .... Cyril Snaps
Commander Knowles .... Geoffrey Matthews
Hugh Lashwood .... Preston Lockwood
Sunderland .... Alaric Cotter
Kevin Fraser .... Jimmy Chisholm
Eike .... Peter Acre
Valchik .... Anthony Daniels
Home Secretary .... Leslie Heritage
Sir Maurice Jennings .... Lockwood West
Sue Swinton .... Charlotte Long
Karel .... Jonathan Owen
Inspector Wiley .... Scott Cherry
Director: Graham Gauld
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1984.
WED 06:30 Trueman and Riley (b01dtvfj)
Series 3
3. Family Business
Yorkshire's grumpiest detectives are on the trail of a missing gambler with £98,000 in cash in his pocket. If only they knew who he was...or where he lived...or anything really.
Time for some old fashioned sleuthing...
Starring Robert Daws as Trueman and Duncan Preston as Riley.
Brian B Thompson’s detective series about the ill-matched duo set in Leeds.
DI Trueman .... Robert Daws
DS Riley .... Duncan Preston
Bill .... Gerard McDermott
Charlie .... David Hargreaves
Dermot .... James Lailey
Sandra .... Christine Absalom
Waitress .... Tracy Wiles
Director: Toby Swift
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in March 2012
WED 07:00 Lobby Land (b0b52wks)
Series 1
Frozen Out
It's summer in Westminster and the halls are alive with the sound of gossip, but young political editor Sam Peakes is struggling to stay afloat.
Having drawn the short straw at work, she's being tailed around by Lawrence the office intern, and she needs a story - fast.
Sam Peakes … Ophelia Lovibond
Tom Shriver MP … Charlie Higson
Mia Phillips … Cariad Lloyd
Dom Bell … Lewis Macleod
Lawrence Mills … Ryan Sampson
Mel Munson MP …. Clare Price
Written by Christopher Davies, Alistair Griggs and Jon Harvey
Producer: Jon Harvey
A Hat Trick production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in June 2018.
WED 07:30 Stand-Up Specials (m00186qm)
Janey Godley: Still Got It
Revelations, reflections and laughs abound in this touching performance from the legendary comedian, who is undergoing cancer treatment and reeling from recent controversy.
Janey Godley is a force of nature across the country, particularly in her hometown of Glasgow.
This performance, her first live appearance in over six months, is a landmark moment in her life and her career. Time in recovery and isolation has given her a new perspective on how she lives her life, how fragile people can be, and that maybe she does care about what others think of her.
Recorded live in Glasgow at Websters Theatre.
Written by Janey Godley
Produced by Richard Melvin
A Dabster production for BBC Radio 4
WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jxpn)
Series 6
The Impersonator
When he hears his soundalike in a TV commercial, the Lad heads straight to court.
Starring Tony Hancock. With Sidney James, Bill Kerr, Peter Goodwright, Ann Lancaster, Jerry Stovin, Jack Watson, Ronald Wilson and Wilfrid Babbage.
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 (b00sxjmy)
Series 2
No Sudden Moves
“It's hard enough coping with adult life as it is, without having children going about being cleverer than you are.”
East meets West in an epic chess game where politics, pride and chicken nuggets are at stake...
Alex Shearer's Eastern bloc embassy sitcom.
CAST:
HM Ambassador Mackenzie …. Dinsdale Landen
William Frost …. Peter Acre
Helen Waterson …. Moir Leslie
Keith Branley …. Richard Pearce
Colonel Surikov …. Christopher Benjamin
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1988.
WED 09:00 The Write Stuff (b00qcjwq)
Series 13
Irvine Welsh
James Walton takes the chair for the game of literary correctness.
Team captains John Walsh and Lynne Truss are joined by Jane Thynne and Christopher Brookmyre.
Author of the week and subject for pastiche is Irvine Welsh.
Reader: Beth Chalmers
Producer: Katie Marsden
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2010.
WED 09:30 1835 (b012gpr4)
The Reluctant Aristocrat
In order to prove he's not a feckless, idle aristocrat, Belport manages to kick off the world's first rail strike - in the process proving to everyone that he's a feckless, idle aristocrat...
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
Arbuthnot ...... Roy Barraclough
George ...... Simon Greenall
Charlie ...... Jonathan Keeble
Written and directed at BBC Manchester by Jim Poyser.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2004.
WED 10:00 Alexandre Dumas - The Count of Monte Cristo (b01p3151)
Episode 2
It's 1838, and the Count has arrived in Paris.
Baron Danglars, Gerard de Villefort and Fernand de Morcerf have no idea that Edmond Dantès, whom they betrayed in Marseilles a quarter of a century earlier, is plotting to destroy them.
Adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas first published in 1844.
The Count/ Edmond Dantès ...... Iain Glen
Haydee ...... Jane Lapotaire
Younger Haydee ...... Amber Rose Revah
Baron Danglars ...... Toby Jones
Gerard de Villefort ...... Paul Rhys
Fernand, Count de Morcerf ...... Zubin Varla
Mercedes de Morcerf ...... Josette Simon
Heloise de Villefort ...... Kate Fleetwood
Abbe Faria ...... Richard Johnson
General Noirtier ...... Karl Johnson
Hermine Danglars ...... Stephanie Racine
Albert de Morcerf ...... Will Howard
Jacopo ...... Joe Sims
Max Morrell ...... Adam Nagaitis
Valentine de Villefort ...... Lizzy Watts
Coachman ...... Paul Stonehouse
Dramatised by Sebastian Baczkiewicz.
Music by David Tobin and Jeff Meegan.
Directors: Jeremy Mortimer / Sasha Yevtushenko
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2012.
WED 11:00 The National Theatre with Daniel Rosenthal (m001cgm6)
3. Little Voice to Two Guvnors
Author, Daniel Rosenthal, conjures up stories and scenes from five decades of a unique national institution:
‘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, more controversy over funding and Laurence Olivier’s efforts to master the auditorium’s acoustics.
We hear from Jane Horrocks, Henry Goodman, David Thacker, Margot Leicester, Judi Dench, Nicholas Hytner, Clive Rowe, Rosie Beatty, Adrian Kohler, Michelle Terry, Richard Eyre, Laurence Olivier and Peter Hall.
Productions featured include: ‘Little Voice’, ‘War Horse’ and ‘One Man, Two Guvnors’.
Producer: Tamsin Hughes
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in October 2013.
WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jxpn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 12:30 Flying the Flag (b00sxjmy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 13:00 Death May Surprise Us (m001bz22)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
WED 13:30 Trueman and Riley (b01dtvfj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
WED 14:00 Middle England by Jonathan Coe (m0001791)
Episode 3
Following on from his acclaimed state of Britain novels The Rotters' Club and The Closed Circle, Jonathan Coe's more recent novel is about Brexit Britain.
Beginning before the 2010 election, on the outskirts of Birmingham, where car factories have been replaced by pound shops, and London, where riots give way to Olympic fever, Middle England follows a Britain through a time of mind-boggling change. It paints a portrait of modern England up to Brexit: a country of nostalgia and delusion; of bewilderment and barely-suppressed rage.
Satire on Brexit Britain read by Jeff Rawle.
London 2011. There are riots in the capital and the issue of immigration rears its ugly head.
Read by Jeff Rawle.
Abridger: Richard Hamilton
Producer Justine Willett
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2018.
WED 14:15 15 Minute Drama (b05y0k9w)
Cyrano de Bergerac
Episode 3
Glyn Maxwell's adaptation of Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand.
Swordsman, Philosopher, Poet Raconteur - Cyrano is all of these things, but none of them make him happy. What he wants more than anything is the love of the beautiful Roxane. But he has one huge problem that is as plain as the nose on his face. Is he too ugly to be loved? Especially when the new handsome cadet Christian de Neuvillette also declares his love for her. However Christian's way with words needs a little help.
Cyrano ....Tom Burke
Roxane .... Emily Pithon
Clomire/Duenna .... Verity May Henry
De Guiche .... Conrad Nelson
Christian .... Kieran Hodgson
Priest .... Roger Morlidge
Music by Harry Blake
Director Susan Roberts
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2015.
WED 14:30 Inside the Elephant Mind (b00qxgzw)
Elephants are clever but science is only now beginning to reveal just how smart they really are. Andrew Luck-Baker joins British and Kenyan researchers on the East African savannah who are revealing the depths of the elephant mind with the help of a huge loudspeaker in the back of a Land Rover.
By playing different sound recordings - of elephants, lions and people - at elephant family groups, scientists are probing the sophistication of their memory and pachyderm numerical skills. They are also testing whether elephants can distinguish between different human languages. Anecdotes suggest they can.
Another team of British researchers have been using urine samples and smelly clothes in experiments to probe the agility of elephant grey matter.
All this has been taking place on the plains of Amboseli National Park in Kenya, in the shadow of Mount Kilimanjaro. Amboseli is home to the world's longest running study of a single elephant population. Started by journalist-turned-biologist Cynthia Moss almost forty years ago, the study is a continuing record of every facet of the lives of every elephant living there. Cynthia Moss says the Amboseli data is ‘gold’ for visiting animal psychologists.
It turns out that that elephants are more intelligent than humans in some respects. For example, elephants have a much better short-term working memory than we do and out-perform people on at least one numerical skill. But why might they need to distinguish between the English language and the language of the local Masaai people? And what does this research tell us about the evolution of animal intelligence in general?
Produced and presented by Andrew Luck-Baker.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2010.
WED 15:00 Alexandre Dumas - The Count of Monte Cristo (b01p3151)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
WED 16:00 The Write Stuff (b00qcjwq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
WED 16:30 1835 (b012gpr4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
WED 17:00 Lobby Land (b0b52wks)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
WED 17:30 Stand-Up Specials (m00186qm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
WED 18:00 Trouble with Lichen by John Wyndham (b007k3kn)
Episode 3
Biochemist Diana's compensation payout catches the attention of Fleet Street.
Meanwhile, Paul has told his wife about the antigerone
The scientific world, government, media and the beauty salon collide in John Wyndham's 1960 sci-fi novel.
Read by Joanna Tope.
Abridged by Scott Stainton Miller.
Producer: Eilidh McCreadie
Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in 2007.
WED 18:30 Pioneers (b00xxd41)
Series 1
Michael Cashman
Eastenders' star Michael Cashman on the explosive moment he helped make history when UK TV saw its first gay kiss.
A kiss which led to not just public and political controversy, but terrifying personal consequences for Cashman in the form of death threats and attacks on his home.
Michael tells Clare English about the social and political landscape of 1987 and why that brief encounter between the soap character he played, Colin Russell, and market trader Barry Clark would prove momentous for so many of the people involved.
Producer: Philip Sime
First broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland in 2011.
WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jxpn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 19:30 Flying the Flag (b00sxjmy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 20:00 Death May Surprise Us (m001bz22)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
WED 20:30 Trueman and Riley (b01dtvfj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
WED 21:00 The National Theatre with Daniel Rosenthal (m001cgm6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
WED 22:00 Stand-Up Specials (m00186qm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
WED 22:30 Goodness Gracious Me (b01p4sgr)
Series 3
Episode 3
The Kapoors tee off on the golf course, and the Delhi students take a train trip to Southend-on-Sea.
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.
Written by Richard Pinto, Sharat Sardana, Meera Syal, Sanjeev Bhaskar and Sanjeev Kohli.
Script Editors: Sharat Sardana and Richard Pinto
Producer: Anil Gupta.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1998.
WED 23:00 The Million Pound Radio Show (b007k34n)
Series 4
Episode 2
It's Your BBC, a feature on the evolution - or otherwise - of music and Snow White runs into a few little problems. Andy Hamilton and Nick Revell's sharp humour.
Written by and starring Andy Hamilton and Nick Revell
With:
Jasper Jacob
Lesley Sharp
Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1989.
WED 23:30 Simon Evans Goes to Market (b07myxkp)
Series 3
Episode 3
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 Birth.
Also on stage are Andy and Sophie who are thinking about having children. From an economic point of view, should they at all? If they do, how many should they have? And when should they have them?
This week's special guest is Professor James Sefton who talks about the optimal birth rate for the country, economically-speaking.
Presenter: Simon Evans, with Tim Harford and Merryn Somerset Webb
Guests: Professor James Sefton, Sophie Richardson
Written by Simon Evans, Benjamin Partridge, Andy Wolton and Guy Venables.
Producer: Claire Jones.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2016.

THURSDAY 29 SEPTEMBER 2022

THU 00:00 Trouble with Lichen by John Wyndham (b007k3kn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 Pioneers (b00xxd41)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Death May Surprise Us (m001bz22)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Trueman and Riley (b01dtvfj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Middle England by Jonathan Coe (m0001791)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 15 Minute Drama (b05y0k9w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Wednesday]
THU 02:30 Inside the Elephant Mind (b00qxgzw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Alexandre Dumas - The Count of Monte Cristo (b01p3151)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 The Write Stuff (b00qcjwq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 1835 (b012gpr4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Lobby Land (b0b52wks)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Wednesday]
THU 05:30 Stand-Up Specials (m00186qm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Wednesday]
THU 06:00 Death May Surprise Us (m001bzcc)
4. Breakthrough
A group claims responsibility for abducting the PM.
The police get their first major lead...
Will the strange repercussions of an incident at Okefield Park ever be revealed?
Starring Leslie Sands.
Thriller series written by Ted Willis - adapted from his own novel.
Jack Stoddart .... Leslie Sands
Jess Stoddart .... Mary Wimbush
Victor .... Cyril Shaps
Commander Knowles .... Geoffrey Matthews
Hugh Lashwood .... Preston Lockwood
Valchik .... Anthony Daniels
Karel .... Jonathan Owen
Jane .... Moir Leslie
James Lang .... Arnold Diamond
Home Secretary .... Leslie Heritage
Insp Wiley .... Scott Cherry
DI Martin/Thornby .... Colin Starkey
Ben Tomkins .... David Goudge
Cheryl .... Helen Atkinson Wood
WPS Bellamy .... Ellen McIntosh
Marlow .... Lewis Stringer
Newsreader …. Peter Donaldson
Director: Graham Gauld
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1984.
THU 06:30 Trueman and Riley (b01dvydy)
Series 3
4. Green Machine
Trueman and Riley stumble onto the Crime Squad's patch when they investigate an environmental activist who's been run over.
But they're all on the same side. Aren't they?
Starring Robert Daws as Trueman and Duncan Preston as Riley.
Brian B Thompson’s detective series about the ill-matched duo set in Leeds.
DI Trueman .... Robert Daws
DS Riley .... Duncan Preston
Terry .... Don Gilet
Jenny .... Susie Riddell
Tyler .... Tom Meredith
Mr Eagle .... James Lailey
Woman .... Christine Absalom
Director: Marion Nancarrow
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in March 2012
THU 07:00 To Hull and Back (b07pj1dw)
Series 2
Is That You Mr Brown?
An elderly Mrs Chiltern comes to stay after her cat goes missing. Sophie tries to get some bits and pieces together to sell, to pay for a car, her mother buys an antique crystal ball and attempts to tell the fortune of a neighbour with piles.
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
Jean ...... Kerrie Marsh
Ernie ...... Norman Lovett
Mrs Chiltern ...... Elizabeth Bennett
Barbara ...... Elizabeth Bennett
Denise ...... Debra Baker
DJ Richie ...... Jon Richardson
Written by Lucy Beaumont.
"It's like a cross between a Victoria Wood Sketch and a Mike Leigh film". Radio Times
Producer: Carl Cooper
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in August 2016.
THU 07:30 Gemma Arrowsmith's Sketched Out (m001c6v6)
Series 1
Paterson Joseph
Gemma Arrowsmith has a new sketch show on Radio 4, but will she be able to host it herself?
In the first episode, Paterson Joseph who has been drafted in to host by execs Theo and Cleo, who hope he will boost ratings. Gemma has to work out how to wrestle back control of her show, full of sketches about the Pemberley Cinematic Universe, a Musical Theatre news bulletin, and we find out who banksy really is.
Performed by: Gemma Arrowsmith, Kudzanayi Chiwawa, Dan Starkey & Thomas Nelstrop
Guest host: Paterson Joseph
Written by: Gemma Arrowsmith
Script Edited by: Tasha Dhanraj
Sound design: Neil Goody at Premises Studios
Production Coordinator: Sarah Nicholls
The Producer was Gwyn Rhys Davies, a BBC Studios Production.
THU 08:00 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b007jy9h)
Series 2
The Day
Author Gerald tries to make amends when he upsets his wife Diana.
Basil Boothroyd’s convoluted chronicle of an optimistic author.
CAST:
Gerald C Potter …. Ian Carmichael
Diana …. Charlotte Mitchell
with Michael McClain and Jo Manning Wilson.
Producer: Bobby Jaye
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1977.
THU 08:30 No Commitments (b007jnvs)
Series 6
Retiring Types
Victoria wonders what will happen if her husband Roger loses his job and sisterly ties are strained over a family dinner.
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
Rupert …. Christian Rodska
Music by Elizabeth Parker of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Producer: Maria Esposito
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1999.
THU 09:00 The Unbelievable Truth (m0001tbd)
Series 21
Episode 2
David Mitchell hosts the comedy panel game, in which four guests are encouraged to tell lies.
They compete to see how many truthful facts they can smuggle past each other.
The panellists obliged to talk with deliberate inaccuracy on subjects as varied as sleep, mobile phones, stealing and pets.
Richard Osman
Holly Walsh
Susan Calman
David O'Doherty
Producer: Jon Naismith
A Random Entertainment production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in December 2018.
THU 09:30 Trevor's World of Sport (b007s2bx)
Series 1
Episode 5
The sports agent is struggling to keep his staff, his dignity - and his wife. Stars Neil Pearson. From September 2004.
THU 10:00 Alexandre Dumas - The Count of Monte Cristo (b01p6rz5)
Episode 3
With Fernand de Morcerf dead, the Count begins to tighten the net around Baron Danglars and Gerard de Villefort, and their unsuspecting wives.
Adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas dramatised by Sebastian Baczkiewicz.
The Count/ Edmond Dantès ...... Iain Glen
Haydee ...... Jane Lapotaire
Mercedes de Morcerf ...... Josette Simon
Gerard de Villefort ...... Paul Rhys
Heloise de Villefort ...... Kate Fleetwood
General Noirtier ...... Karl Johnson
Baron Danglars ...... Toby Jones
Hermine Danglars ...... Stephanie Racine
Fernand de Morcerf ...... Zubin Varla
Caderousse ...... Ben Crowe
Andrea Cavalcanti ...... Will Howard
Madame Lascelles ...... Sarah Thom
Coachman ...... Paul Stonehouse
Bertuccio ...... Paul Stonehouse
Valentine de Villefort ...... Lizzy Watts
Max Morrell ...... Adam Nagaitis
Eugenie Danglars ...... Eleanor Crooks
Jacopo ...... Joe Sims
Operator ...... Robert Blythe
Banker ...... Paul Stonehouse
Music by David Tobin and Jeff Meegan
Directors: Jeremy Mortimer / Sasha Yevtushenko
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2012.
THU 11:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m001cg4s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday]
THU 11:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00zf648)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 on Sunday]
THU 12:00 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b007jy9h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 12:30 No Commitments (b007jnvs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 13:00 Death May Surprise Us (m001bzcc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
THU 13:30 Trueman and Riley (b01dvydy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
THU 14:00 Middle England by Jonathan Coe (m00017w2)
Episode 4
A novel for Brexit Britain by Jonathan Coe.
Car factories have been replaced by pound shops, and in London riots give way to Olympic fever, Middle England follows a Britain through a time of mind-boggling change. It paints a portrait of modern England up to Brexit: a country of nostalgia and delusion; of bewilderment and barely-suppressed rage.
Episode 4 - London 2012 sees Coalition banter in the Rose Garden, the aftermath of the riots and Olympic fever kicks off.
Reader: Jeff Rawle
Abridger: Richard Hamilton
Producer: Justine Willett
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2018.
THU 14:15 15 Minute Drama (b05y11vd)
Cyrano de Bergerac
Episode 4
Glyn Maxwell's adaptation of Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand. Swordsman, Philosopher, Poet Raconteur - Cyrano is all of these things , but none of them make him happy. What he wants more than anything is the love of the beautiful Roxane. But he has one huge problem that is as plain as the nose on his face. Is he too ugly to be loved ? Especially when the handsome young cadet Christian de Neuvillette also declares his love for her . However Christian's way with words needs a little help . Cyrano has been helping him sharpen his poetic skills but will this deception be discovered ?
CYRANO Tom Burke
ROXANE Emily Pithon
SGT CARBONNE ..Jonathan Keeble
LE BRET Christopher Harper
DE GUICHE Conrad Nelson
CHRISTIAN Kieran Hodgson
RAGUENEAU Roger Morlidge
Music Harry Blake
Directed in Salford by Susan Roberts
THU 14:30 The Spoken Image (b068tsvg)
The photographer and former Picture Editor at The Guardian, Eamonn McCabe, curates a photo exhibition on the radio, featuring images that have moved and inspired him during a career which has spanned nearly 60 years.
Pictures by acclaimed war photographer Don McCullin and portrait photographer David Bailey remind Eamonn of his youth in North London. He talks to the British photographer Michael Kenna about the tricks of light and the merits of black and white versus colour prints. He also offers some very personal reflections on his colleague at the Observer, Jane Bown.
We hear from Joel Meyerowitz whose images of the aftermath of the attack on the World Trade Center in September 2001 offer a visceral example of photo reportage, despite being taken after the event. Joel's moving account, courtesy of The National September 11 Memorial and Museum, raises questions about whether it is right to make something aesthetic from something tragic.
Other photographers featured include French greats Willy Ronis and Jacques-Henri Lartigue, Hungarian colour specialist Nickolas Muray, the Observer sports photographer Chris Smith - famous for his pictures of Muhammad Ali, and the cult British photographer Raymond Moore.
(Photo credit: “Boats, Dingle" © Michael Kenna/Supervision New York)
Producer: Olivia Landsberg
A Whistledown production first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2015.
THU 15:00 Alexandre Dumas - The Count of Monte Cristo (b01p6rz5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
THU 16:00 The Unbelievable Truth (m0001tbd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
THU 16:30 Trevor's World of Sport (b007s2bx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
THU 17:00 To Hull and Back (b07pj1dw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
THU 17:30 Gemma Arrowsmith's Sketched Out (m001c6v6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
THU 18:00 Trouble with Lichen by John Wyndham (b007k3r3)
Episode 4
Biochemist Diana Brackley's attempts to conceal the true source of the antigerone are finally overcome.
The scientific world, government, media and the beauty salon collide in John Wyndham's 1960 sci-fi novel.
Read by Joanna Tope.
Abridged by Scott Stainton Miller.
Producer: Eilidh McCreadie
Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in 2007
THU 18:30 Great Lives (m00074j6)
Robinson Crusoe
Was Robinson Crusoe real? According to the book it was 'written by himself'.
To establish the facts, Matthew Parris is joined by two notable desert island survivors to discuss Crusoe’s life and strange adventures, during 28 years on an uninhabited island near the mouth of the Great River of Oroonoque.
Crusoe's nominator is Lucy Irvine, who spent a year on Tuin Island with a man called Gerald. Her exploits resulted in a book and a film called ‘Castaway’. The second guest is journalist Martin Popplewell, who was inspired as a teenager to try desert island life by Brooke Shields in the film ‘The Blue Lagoon’.
As Martin points out, "There's no mention in the entire Crusoe book of coconuts" in this entertaining dissection of both Crusoe and his creator, Daniel Defoe.
Producer: Miles Warde
Produced in Bristol and first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2019.
THU 19:00 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b007jy9h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 19:30 No Commitments (b007jnvs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 20:00 Death May Surprise Us (m001bzcc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
THU 20:30 Trueman and Riley (b01dvydy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
THU 21:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m001cg4s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday]
THU 21:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00zf648)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 on Sunday]
THU 22:00 Gemma Arrowsmith's Sketched Out (m001c6v6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
THU 22:30 Great Unanswered Questions (b00tw1fc)
Series 2
Episode 1
Who are the most intelligent - rocket scientists or brain surgeons?
Which wakes up first - you or your eyes?
Northern Irish comedian Colin Murphy and his two resident nerds Dr David Booth and Matthew Collins try to answer the unanswerable.
With Dara O'Briain.
Producer: Jackie Hamilton.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2010.
THU 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (m001cqkl)
Glenn Moore 3/3
From 10pm until midnight, seven days a week, The Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. And tonight, Rob Deering talks to Glenn Moore.
THU 23:00 The Hauntening (b098n4vm)
Series 1
The Asag Chiller
Tech blogger Tom has acquired a healthy new lifestyle, a shiny new fridge and a terrifying new problem. Second of the series of modern horror stories.
Modern technology is terrifying. The average smartphone carries out 3.36 billion instructions per second. The average person can only carry out one instruction in that time. Stop and think about that for a second. Sorry, that's two instructions - you won't be able to do that.
But what if modern technology was literally terrifying? What if there really was a ghost in the machine?
Travel through the bad gateway in this modern ghost story as writer and performer Tom Neenan discovers what horrors may lurk in our apps and gadgets.
Tom............Tom Neenan
Heidi...........Jenny Bede
Debbi..........Kath Hughes
Reynolds.....Roger Morlidge
Asag...........Ewan Bailey
Written by Tom Neenan
Produced by David Tyler
A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in October 2017.
THU 23:15 Little Lifetimes by Jenny Eclair (b07x5vsm)
Series 3
Hannah's Gone
When Hannah leaves home her mother is heartbroken, but a visit to her daughter's room sheds some revealing light on Hannah's personality.
Leading actresses star in Jenny Eclair's comic series about women facing a crisis in their lives.
Hannah's Mum ...... Josie Lawrence
Producer: Sally Avens
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2016.
THU 23:30 Weak at the Top (b00tjnmq)
Series 2
Values
Marketing maestro John Weak tries to solve the meeting room crisis with some challenging seduction...
Randy, devious, sexist and workshy, John Weak puts the man into management – in Guy Browning’s sitcom.
Starring Alexander Armstrong as marketing maestro and "totty" magnet John Weak.
Hayley ...... Clare Perkins
Sir Marcus ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Bill Peters ...... Ron Cook
Tim ...... Ewan Bailey
Giles ...... Stephen Critchlow
Sam ...... Adjoa Andoh
Music: David Pickvance
Producer: Jonquil Panting
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2006.

FRIDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 2022

FRI 00:00 Trouble with Lichen by John Wyndham (b007k3r3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 Great Lives (m00074j6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Death May Surprise Us (m001bzcc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Trueman and Riley (b01dvydy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Middle England by Jonathan Coe (m00017w2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 15 Minute Drama (b05y11vd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Thursday]
FRI 02:30 The Spoken Image (b068tsvg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Alexandre Dumas - The Count of Monte Cristo (b01p6rz5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 The Unbelievable Truth (m0001tbd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 Trevor's World of Sport (b007s2bx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 To Hull and Back (b07pj1dw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Thursday]
FRI 05:30 Gemma Arrowsmith's Sketched Out (m001c6v6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Thursday]
FRI 06:00 Death May Surprise Us (m001c6bf)
5. Confession
A key party member is shocked to discover that his assistant is implicated in the kidnap of the Prime Minister.
Will the strange repercussions of an incident at Okefield Park ever be revealed?
Starring Leslie Sands.
Thriller series written by Ted Willis - adapted from his own novel.
Jack Stoddart .... Leslie Sands
Jess Stoddart .... Mary Wimbush
Victor .... Cyril Shaps
Commander Knowles ... Geoffrey Matthews
Hugh Lashwood .... Preston Lockwood
Valchik .... Anthony Daniels
Karel .... Jonathan Owen
Insp Wiley .... Scott Cherry
WPS Bellamy .... Ellen McIntosh
DI Martin .... Colin Starkey
Ben Tomkins .... David Goudge
Sgt Evans .... Jon Strickland
Alan Peploe .... William Eedle
Jane .... Moir Leslie
Sgt Macey/Wallace .... Brett Usher
Sue Swinton .... Charlotte Long
Director: Graham Gauld
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1984.
FRI 06:30 Trueman and Riley (b01dw1mx)
Series 3
5. Home Truths
Riley doesn't want a woman who keeps reporting the same crime every year to divert investigations from something closer to home - his own granddaughter.
But he's asking for trouble when he impersonates a 14-year old girl himself.
Starring Robert Daws as Trueman and Duncan Preston as Riley.
Brian B Thompson’s detective series about the ill-matched duo set in Leeds.
DI Trueman .... Robert Daws
DS Riley .... Duncan Preston
Sue Stokes .... Lorraine Ashbourne
Becki .... Holly Matthews
Constable .... Harry Livingstone
Director: Toby Swift
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in March 2012
FRI 07:00 Miracles R Us (b00sjpjd)
Postcards
Comedy about two women who run a cleaning service together.
A woman engages Caroline to stay in her Sussex cottage to post daily pre-written postcards to her husband at home.
Caroline and Sylvia are dubious but need the cash. They gain her assurance and promise not to draw attention to themselves.
So it’s off for a well-paid long weekend away. What could possibly go wrong?
Sitcom by Lesley Bruce.
Sylvia ..... Anna Massey
Caroline ..... Deborah Findlay
Vivi / Mrs Davies ..... Gabrielle Lloyd
Constable Galloway ..... Alex Lowe
Producer: Katie Tyrrell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2010.
FRI 07:30 Ed Reardon's Week (b09gg8tr)
Series 12
A Different Direction
All is going well for Ed. He has a regular income from his column in 'Your Motorhome' magazine which has the added bonus of also providing him with comfortable accommodation, and he is more than happy with his new agent, Maggie.
Determined to make the best of this seismic shift in his circumstances Ed resolves to put his relationship with Maggie her on a more permanent footing by introducing her to his children.
Written by Andrew Nickolds and Christopher Douglas.
Ed Reardon ...... Christopher Douglas
Olive ...... Stephanie Cole
Eli ...... Lisa Coleman
Maggie ...... Monica Dolan
Pearl ...... Brigit Forsyth
Jaz ...... Philip Jackson
Ping ...... Barunka O'Shaughnessy
Jake ...... Sam Pamphillon
Stan ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Producer: Dawn Ellis
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in November 2017.
FRI 08:00 Share and Share Alike (m000lvt5)
The Will
Brothers Jack and Lesley Burrows are as different from each other as can possibly be. After their mum passes away, there's a surprise at the reading of her will. Before they can share their unexpected windfall, there’s one very big catch...
Written by Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles.
CAST:
Jack …. Michael Robbins
Lesley …. Hugh Paddick
Secretary/Janice …. Elizabeth Morgan
Ron …. Denis Bond
Solicitor …. Deryck Guyler
Producer: John Dyas
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1978.
FRI 08:30 A Very Private Man (b09g6hw1)
Series 1
Episode 1
Young couple David and Helen swap the frenzy of Croydon for the serenity of the Yorkshire countryside. But there are obstacles to overcome...
Rodney Bewes stars in Terry Gregson's north v south sitcom.
David Parkinson ...... Rodney Bewes
Helen Parkinson ...... Ann Bell
Mrs Henderson ...... Daphne Oxenford
Mrs Arthur ...... Paula Tildrook
Mr Sands ...... Peter Wheeler
Produced at BBC Manchester by Ron McDonnell.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in January 1981.
FRI 09:00 Say the Word (b00764vn)
Episode 4
Frank Delaney's panel game revolving around the English language.
With Christopher Cook, Miles Kington, Valerie Grove and Carol Boyd
Plus resident jesters - the Nimmo Twins
Producer: Simon Elmes
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2001.
FRI 09:30 The Circle (m001cgjw)
Holding The Baby
As Mike's big snooker match approaches and a variety of underhand dealings come to a head, a childcare crisis occurs for the babysitting circle. Who will be left holding the baby?
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
Vanessa Percival .... Melissa Sinden
Doug Lewis .... Shaun Parkes
Carla McInnan .... Maxine Burth
Trish Abbas .... Jane Hazelgrove
Mike Quiqley .... Andrew Whyment
Emma .... Tara Prendergast
Crystal .... Holly Grainger
Hayley .... Jane Cawdron
Benedict .... Oliver Hamilton
Edmund .... Christopher Limond
Jessica .... Gemma Salusbury
Director: Andy Jordan
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1999.
FRI 10:00 Alexandre Dumas - The Count of Monte Cristo (b01p9gjy)
Episode 4
Caderousse is dead, and the Count's ward Andrea is poised to marry Eugenie Danglars.
While Heloise de Villefort pursues her own murderous plans to secure General Noirtier's inheritance for her son. The Count's revenge, so long in the planning, is devastating in its conclusion.
Adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas dramatised by Sebastian Baczkiewicz.
The Count/ Edmond Dantès ...... Iain Glen
Haydee ...... Jane Lapotaire
Younger Haydee ...... Amber Rose Revah
Mercedes de Morcerf ...... Josette Simon
Fernand, Count de Morcerf ...... Zubin Varla
Gerard de Villefort ...... Paul Rhys
Heloise de Villefort ...... Kate Fleetwood
Abbe Faria ...... Richard Johnson
Baron Danglars ...... Toby Jones
Hermine Danglars ...... Stephanie Racine
Eugenie Danglars ...... Eleanor Crooks
Valentine de Villefort ...... Lizzy Watts
Edouard de Villefort ...... Finn Monteath
Max Morrell ...... Adam Nagaitis
Andrea Cavalcanti ...... Will Howard
Bertuccio ...... Paul Stonehouse
Jacopo ...... Joe Sims
Milly ...... Sarah Thom
Music by David Tobin and Jeff Meegan.
Directors: Jeremy Mortimer / Sasha Yevtushenko
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2012.
FRI 11:00 Podcast Radio Hour (m00100hj)
Poetry Podcasts
Laura Grimshaw and Salena Godden present a selection of poetry podcasts.
We speak to Chris Gregory from Alternative Stories and Fake Realities about bringing words to life, and to Repeat Beat Poet from The Lunar Poetry Podcast about infusing poetry with meaning and messages.
We also listen in to:
Poetry Unbound
The New Yorker Poetry Podcast
The Poetry Exchange
Arji's Poetry Pickle Jar
The Slowdown with Ada Limon
Frank Skinner's Poetry Podcast
Roaring 20s Radio
Poetry Extra
The Verb
FRI 12:00 Share and Share Alike (m000lvt5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 A Very Private Man (b09g6hw1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
FRI 13:00 Death May Surprise Us (m001c6bf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
FRI 13:30 Trueman and Riley (b01dw1mx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
FRI 14:00 Middle England by Jonathan Coe (m000182p)
Episode 5
A novel for Brexit Britain by Jonathan Coe.
On the outskirts of Birmingham, car factories have been replaced by pound shops, and in London, riots give way to Olympic fever, Jonathan Coe's novel follows a Britain through a time of mind-boggling change. It paints a portrait of modern England up to Brexit: a country of nostalgia and delusion; of bewilderment and barely-suppressed rage.
Episode 5 - Sophie hears ‘home truths’ from a group of Middle Englanders when she goes on a cruise.
Reader: Jeff Rawle
Abridger: Richard Hamilton
Producer: Justine Willett
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2018.
FRI 14:15 15 Minute Drama (b05y16ms)
Cyrano de Bergerac
Episode 5
The final part of Glyn Maxwell's adaptation of Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand. Swordsman, Philosopher, Poet Raconteur - Cyrano is all of these things , but none of them make him happy. What he wants more than anything is the love of the beautiful Roxane. But he has one huge problem that is as plain as the nose on his face. Is he too ugly to be loved ? Especially when the new handsome cadet Christian de Neuvillette also declares his love for her . However Christian's way with words needs a little help . Cyrano has been helping him. But after many years and a siege in between is the scheme about to unravel ?
CYRANO Tom Burke
ROXANE/MOTHER SUPERIOR Emily Pithon
SGT CARBONNE ..Jonathan Keeble
LE BRET Christopher Harper
DE GUICHE Conrad Nelson
CHRISTIAN Kieran Hodgson
RAGUENEAU Roger Morlidge
Music Harry Blake
Directed in Salford by Susan Roberts
FRI 14:30 Mockery With Monocles: The Western Brothers Revealed (b01nxwmw)
Geoffrey Palmer celebrates the songs of Kenneth and George Western and reveals their place in British comedy.
The Western Brothers became famous from the late 1920s onwards for their variety act satirising the establishment of the time. They perfected the aloof exaggerations of two derisive upper-crust society members and became an instant success in the entertainment world. They toured the variety circuit through the 1930s and 40s with their own aeroplane and always stayed in the very best hotels.
What made their witty songs at the piano so distinct was their topicality. Many of them were list songs, in which the verses could be altered to fit the stories and personalities of the day. Fellow performers, politicians and especially the stuffiness of the BBC were their targets then, after war broke out, they laid into the enemy with rather more finesse than most.
They became as famous for their appearance with monocles and old school ties as for their voices. Their photos frequently appeared in newspaper advertisements endorsing a variety of products. Their 'targets' mostly took the gentle barbs in good grace, but there were several occasions when their jokes attracted complaint. These included upsetting the Greek embassy, suggesting nepotism at the heart of government, which necessitated an immediate written apology.
Contributors include Barry Humphries, Kit Hesketh-Harvey, Mitch Benn, Stan Stennett and the daughters of Kenneth and George Western.
Producer: Stephen Garner
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2012.
FRI 15:00 Alexandre Dumas - The Count of Monte Cristo (b01p9gjy)
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FRI 16:00 Say the Word (b00764vn)
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FRI 16:30 The Circle (m001cgjw)
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FRI 17:00 Miracles R Us (b00sjpjd)
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FRI 17:30 Ed Reardon's Week (b09gg8tr)
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FRI 18:00 Trouble with Lichen by John Wyndham (b007k3xm)
Episode 5
The secret of long life is out, but with a reticent boss, Diana must face intense media pressure alone.
The scientific world, government, media and the beauty salon collide in John Wyndham's 1960 sci-fi novel.
Concluded by Joanna Tope.
Abridged by Scott Stainton Miller.
Producer: Eilidh McCreadie
Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in 2007.
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FRI 18:30 Sounds Natural (m0006fxd)
Eva Rueber-Staier
Austrian born actress and former Miss World - Eva Rueber-Staier, shares some of her encounters with wildlife in Africa with Derek Jones.
Her chosen excerpts from the BBC Sound Archives include cheetahs purring and hippos grunting.
Produced at BBC Bristol by John Burton
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1976.
FRI 19:00 Share and Share Alike (m000lvt5)
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FRI 19:30 A Very Private Man (b09g6hw1)
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FRI 20:00 Death May Surprise Us (m001c6bf)
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FRI 20:30 Trueman and Riley (b01dw1mx)
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FRI 21:00 Podcast Radio Hour (m00100hj)
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FRI 22:00 Ed Reardon's Week (b09gg8tr)
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FRI 22:30 Mitch Benn's Crimes Against Music (b00cqh5d)
Series 2
Journey to the Centre of Rick
Mitch Benn and his team must be miniaturised and inserted into Rick Wakeman to prevent impending war.
It's a voyage told through song. Do not adjust your set.
With Robin Ince, Alfie Joey, Tasha Baylis and Kirsty Newton.
Written by Mitch Benn and Robin Ince.
Producer: Adam Bromley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2005
FRI 23:00 Sophie Willan's Guide to Normality (b09w13sg)
Series 1
Be a Parent
Break out comedy star Sophie Willan from BBC2's Alma's Not Normal, with her four-part stand-up series.
Growing up in and out of the care system, Sophie had an unconventional childhood. Here, she challenges our perception of 'the perfect normal life', shining a light on the reality of the British experience.
In this opening episode, Sophie looks at what it is to be a 'normal' parent.
Producer Suzy Grant
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2018.
FRI 23:15 Little Lifetimes by Jenny Eclair (b07wtd7g)
Series 3
Leo's Passport
Penny loves working as Howard's secretary.
She's very protective of him, which is why when Jodie begins work at the office, Penny decides action must be taken.
Leading actresses star in Jenny Eclair's comic series about women facing a crisis in their lives.
Penny ..... Imelda Staunton
Caroline ..... Karen Bartke
Producer: Sally Avens
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2016.
FRI 23:30 James Acaster's Perfect Sounds (p0bh1rw4)
Series 2
Isy Suttie & International Prog Folk
With music inspired by improvisational Jazz, Persian and African folk and vocals in myriad languages, it's hard to tie Léonore Boulanger to a specific genre. Will Isy Suttie, with her background in jazz and prog rock bands, be won over?