SATURDAY 22 OCTOBER 2022

SAT 00:00 Nightfall (m000bmqh)
Series 2
5. The Willoughby Obsession by George R Robertson
After three deaths at the Willoughby mansion, a journalist suspects foul play.
What happened that night and why is there a strange presence in the library?
Written by George R Robertson.
Paul… Neil Dainard
Walter... Bud Knapp
Charles Willoughby... Alan Scarfe
Matthews... John Stalker
Mrs Willoubghy... Lynne Deragon
Falkner... Terry Vollum
‘Nightfall’ was series of supernatural and horror dramas produced by Canada’s CBC Radio between July 1980 and June 1983 and went on to become one of the most popular shows in the network’s history.
Running to over 100 episodes between 1980 and 1983, it features a mix of original stories and adaptations of classic tales
Director: Bill Howell
First broadcast on CBC Canada in 1980.
SAT 00:30 Musical Genes (b00dsl3m)
Series 1
Rosanne Cash
Tom Morton meets the daughter of country legend Johnny Cash.
Series searching for the true story behind some of our best loved musicians.
Producer: Deirdre Waldie
First broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland in October 2008.
SAT 01:00 Charles Paris: Cast, in Order of Disappearance (b007jvj1)
6. King Rat
Charles has been shot.
Was it an accident - or did someone try to murder him?
Francis Matthews stars as actor-cum-sleuth, Charles Paris.
Conclusion of Simon Brett's novel dramatised by the author.
Charles Paris …. Francis Matthews
Jacqui Mitchell …. Fiona Hendley
Gerald Venables …. Jeremy Child
Joanne Menzies …. Sandra Clark
Nigel Steen …. Richard Morant
Keith …. Nigel Graham
Eric …. Mark Jones
Doctor Marsh/ Taxi Driver …. Jon Strickland
Producer: Martin Fisher
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in June 1984.
SAT 01:30 Castles in Spain (m0004xw1)
5. Death
'Whatever you think it is, bookseller, Terry copied pictures. End of story. Right?'
Will Forrest’s death release bookseller Grahame Mayer from the business of tracking down Jock Cameron?
Starring Ray Brooks.
Conclusion of Edward Boyd’s mystery thriller serial.
Grahame Mayer ..... Ray Brooks
Coleman ..... John Westbrook
Teresa ..... Alexandra Mathie
Dr Lovat ..... Roy Hanlon
Joseph Greig ..... Cameron
Produced at BBC Scotland by Patrick Rayner.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1987.
SAT 02:00 A Ladder to the Sky by John Boyne (m0002mwd)
Episode 10
Fearing that he has said too much, Maurice resolves to end things with Theo.
John Boyne’s seductive thriller about a writer who won’t let anything, or anyone, stand in the way of his ambitions.
Maurice is handsome, ruthless and desperate to become a successful novelist. He just needs the right story.
However a chance encounter with the celebrated author Erich Ackermann gives Maurice an opportunity to ingratiate himself into the literary world. And Erich has a story of his own.
Unfortunately Maurice is the last person Erich should confide in…
Abridged by Doreen Estall
Concluded by Enzo Cilenti, Wolf Kahler, Colin Stinton and Pippa Bennett-Warner.
Producer: Michael Shannon
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2019.
SAT 02:15 Tim Jackson - The Rainbow Bridge (m001d63n)
Episode 10
David and Kate finally find time to confront their past whilst Emma Darwin confronts an uncertain future.
Conclusion of Tim Jackson's drama investigating Darwinism from the perspective of a woman ambitious to win in the rat race of modern academia.
Kate Williams .... Julia Hills
David Williams .... David Hargreaves
Emma …. Janet Maw
Nurse .... Lorna Laidlaw
Director: Peter Leslie Wild
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2001.
SAT 02:30 The Business of Film with Mark Kermode (b0536932)
Development Hell
Film critic Mark Kermode reveals the economic realities behind the film industry.
In the first part of this two-part series, Mark finds out about the journey from script to screen - a path littered with obstacles.
Many films languish in so-called "Development Hell", where producers turn in scripts, listen to conflicting opinions and resubmit their storylines hoping for a magical green light.
Some will make it, such as Jonathan Glazer's Under the Skin which took 13 years to get to the screen. Others, like Lynda Obst's film about an Ebola outbreak in the late 1980s, may finally see the light of day, in some form, 20 years on.
Away from the art and artifice lie the financial barriers to getting a film made. For some, the movie industry is little more than the 'branded carnival business'. The Hollywood studio system seeks success, replication, and reliability. Has an industry that was built by risk takers now become risk averse? Independent movie makers struggle to raise the finance for their films while the big studios produce movies that they know will turn a profit.
Mark hears from the BFI, Channel 4 and BBC Films on the support they are offering.
Experts within film finance describe their model, but Lock Stock and Kick Ass producer Matthew Vaughn, who has turned a profit on every film he has made, believes there is no such thing as a British film industry and movies should not be subsidised with tax breaks, adding that the industry is just a 'glamorised service provider'.
Producers: Barney Rowntree & Nick Jones
A Hidden Flack production for Radio 4, first broadcast in February 2015.
SAT 03:00 Peter Tinniswood (b007jx5l)
The House Swap
Sid Fiedelman is a hard-drinking, award-winning American cartoonist.
His editor sends him to cast a satirical eye on Britain at the end of the millennium.
But Sid and his world-weary wife Alma are unprepared for what the small English village of Winterleaf Gunner has to offer...
Starring Penelope Wilton, Peter Vaughan and William Hootkins.
Earthy drama written by Peter Tinniswood.
Alma ...... Penelope Wilton
Sid ...... William Hootkins
Ferns ...... Peter Vaughan
Edgar ...... John Hartley
Henry ...... Nigel Carrington
Director: Gordon House
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1999.
SAT 04:00 The Museum of Curiosity (m0008wtt)
Series 14
Episode 1
Professor of Ignorance John Lloyd and his curator Bridget Christie welcome:
* Comedian Jessica Fostekew
* Engineer Dr Shini Somara
* TV producer Linda Agran
The Museum's Guest Committee donate a slotted screw, Test Match Cricket and a sign telling people to Live, Love, Laugh.
Researchers: Mike Turner, Mike Shepherd and Emily Jupitus of QI.
Producers: Richard Turner and Anne Miller.
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in September 2019.
SAT 04:30 Sharing Fatman (b0075klm)
White Swan Sailing
Now that they own Mr Fatman, Margaret and Ken Warburton advertise for others to join a syndicate.
Starring Gillian Bevan and Gerard McDermott.
Dave Sheasby’s horse-racing comedy.
Margaret ...... Gillian Bevan
Ken ...... Gerard McDermott
Eddie ...... Tony Rohr
Karen ...... Tracy-Ann Oberman
Dave ...... Harry Myers
Madge ...... Angela Wynter
Donald ...... Fine Time Fontayne
Julia ...... Becky Hindley
Director: David Hunter
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1999.
SAT 05:00 Quanderhorn (b0b86qzl)
The Quanderhorn Xperimentations
Mummy! My Donkey's Head Is Exploding
Professor Quanderhorn and his crew are about to have their space craft shredded like a savoy cabbage by a massive gravitational wave. Only Martian hostage Guuuurk can save them.
But will the self-declared ‘miserable coward and despicable turncoat’ risk his life and even his very sanity by mind-leaping into Quanderhorn's ‘son, Troy, a half-insectoid, touted as ‘a major breakthrough in Artificial Stupidity’.
Meanwhile, behind the Post Office in the nearby village, a glowing, throbbing meteorite is exuding a strange influence on the local inhabitants.
When Dr Janussen, Guuuurk, Troy and even Quanderhorn himself appear to be possessed by an alien intelligence, Brian is faced with a perilous dilemma.
And who is that peculiar hot chestnut seller, who bears a startling resemblance to Prime Minister Churchill?
Professor Quanderhorn …... James Fleet
Brian Nylon ..…. Ryan Sampson
Dr Gemini Janussen ..…. Cassie Layton
Guuurk ... Kevin Eldon
Troy Quanderhorn ..…. Freddie Fox
Winston Churchill/Jenkins …... John Sessions
Synthetic Voice …... Rachel Atkins
Music by Peter Brewis
Created and written by Rob Grant and Andrew Marshall
Director: Andrew Marshall
Producers: Rob Grant and Gordon Kennedy
An Absolutely production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in July 2018.
SAT 05:30 Now You're Asking with Marian Keyes and Tara Flynn (m001d51w)
The Pockets Problem
What happens when a neighbour takes your pizza ‘by mistake’? Or you’ve accidentally ended up paying for a friend’s childcare for too long? If your brother brings home an old flame – should you say something? And what should you do if your coat doesn’t have pockets? All these subjects are given the Marian and Tara treatment in the latest instalment of their popular advice podcast.
The first series was welcomed by listeners and critics.
"Both are warm and kind enough to not only be funny but also offer genuinely thoughtful, if left-field, advice." (Miranda Sawyer, The Observer)
"Keyes and Flynn are my new favourite double-act." (Jane Anderson - Radio Times)
"I found their compassion endlessly soothing." (Rachel Cunliffe - The New Statesman)
Marian Keyes is a multi award-winning writer, with a total of over 30 million books sold to date in 33 languages. Her close friend Tara Flynn is an actress, comedian and writer. Together, these two friends have been through a lot, and now want to use their considerable life experience to help solve the biggest - and smallest - of their listeners' problems.
From dilemmas about life, love and grief, to the perils of laundry or knowing what to say at a boring dinner, we’ll find out what Marian and Tara would recommend - which might not solve the problem exactly, but will make us all feel a bit better.
Recorded in Dublin with emails received from listeners around the world, the hosts invite you to pull up a chair at their virtual kitchen table as they read and digest their inbox.
Got a problem you want Marian and Tara to solve? Email: marianandtara@bbc.co.uk.
Producer: Steve Doherty.
A Giddy Goat production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds
SAT 06:00 Jonathan Smith - Abandoned (b07609r8)
In 1914 at the age of 74, French sculptor Auguste Rodin spent a few weeks in a guest house in Cheltenham with his secretary Judith and his mistress Rose.
But the love of his life, Camille Claudel, was left behind in a lunatic asylum in France...
Starring Freddie Jones and Carolyn Backhouse.
Drama written by Jonathan Smith.
Auguste Rodin.... Freddie Jones
Camille Claudel.... Carolyn Backhouse
Judith.... Maureen O'Brien
Rose.... Mary Wimbush
Alain Duval... Hugh Dickson
Mrs Parker... June Barrie
Nancy... Jane Slavin
Hotel guests... Elizabeth Kelly
Hotel guest... Penelope Lee
Hotel guest... John Moffatt
Hotel guest... Paul Nicholson
Model... Danielle Allan
Model... Kate Lynn Evans
Producer: Shaun McLoughlin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1991.
SAT 07:30 Great Lives (m0007qzh)
Caroline Quentin nominates Sir John Vanbrugh
From acting in TV's Men Behaving Badly and Jonathan Creek to restoring dozens of period properties and touring India for TV, Caroline Quentin loves variety.
When she discovered the life of the playwright and architect Sir John Vanbrugh, she had found a kindred spirit.
Caroline appeared in an RSC production of The Provoked Wife by Vanbrugh - who also designed Blenheim Palace and Castle Howard.
Architectural critic and broadcaster, Jonathan Glancey, joins Caroline and presenter Matthew Parris, to explore the full and meandering life of this flamboyant figure, born over 350 years ago.
Producer Camellia Sinclair
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2019.
SAT 08:00 The Write Stuff (b00qvnjh)
Series 13
John Donne
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 John Donne.
Reader: Beth Chalmers
Producer: Sam Michell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2010.
SAT 08:30 Ayres on the Air (b09wrsrp)
Series 6
Home
More light hearted verse and comic sketches from Pam Ayres.
Today's theme is 'home'.
Includes a poem about passionately regretting inviting people round to your house for a dinner party and attics!
With:
Geoffrey Whitehead
Felicity Montagu
Written by Pam Ayres, Jan Etherington, Peter Reynolds, Bryce Hart and Claire Jones.
Produced by Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2018.
SAT 09:00 Steve Punt's Hancock Cuttings (b04n61gw)
Tony Hancock fan Steve Punt presents oddities and rarities featuring the lad himself:
* BBC TV's FACE TO FACE interview (1960)
Episode from the TV series in which John Freeman cross-examined leading personalities of the day. Here he interviews the radio and TV comedian, Tony Hancock.
* 'ANCOCK'S ANTHOLOGY – the BBC Light Programme’s Christmas Day miscellany of the comic’s favourite music, readings and an interview with Stirling Moss (25/12/1964)
* THE MISSING PAGE – the Pye Records re-recording of the TV episode (1965) On a visit to Cheam Library, the lad is appalled to be told he has some outstanding fines to pay. With Graham Stark, Clive Dunn and Frank Thornton. Written by Ray Galton & Alan Simpson.
* EDUCATING ARCHIE (19/10/1951)
Tony Hancock, Julie Andrews and Hattie Jacques join wisecracking schoolboy Archie Andrews. Cinema high-jinks and Dr Hancock lets Archie use his 'Wishing Chair'. Radio ventriloquism from Peter Brough. Written by Eric Sykes.
* The first ever episode of HANCOCK'S HALF HOUR 'The First Night Party' (BBC Light Programme 02/11/1954) The lad throws a launch party for his new series, but things don't quite go to plan. With Moira Lister, Bill Kerr, Sidney James, Kenneth Williams and Gerald Campion. Written by Ray Galton & Alan Simpson.
Producer: Mik Wilkojc.
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in November 2014
SAT 12:00 The Jack Benny Program (m000rml7)
From Palm Springs with Bob Hope
The cast are in Palm Springs, California where they tease Jack about his horsemanship and appearance in Quick magazine.
Featuring Bob Hope.
The Jack Benny Program is regarded as an American classic - running first on radio from 1932 to 1955, with re-runs to 1958.
With a fine cast of supporting players Benny made his show into one of the all-time great radio comedies, portraying him as likeable character, despite being vain, argumentative and a skinflint.
Many episodes have stood the test of time.
Over the years, show sponsors ranged from tyres to cigarettes.
Starring Jack Benny.
With:
Bob Hope
Mary Livingstone
Phil Harris
Dennis Day
Eddie "Rochester" Anderson
Announcer: Don Wilson
Orchestra conducted by Bob Crosby.
The show switched to TV in the USA from 1955.
First broadcast on the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) in March 1950.
SAT 12:20 Inheritance Tracks (b06j7vwh)
Julie Walters
The award-winning actress has inherited 'Moonlight Sonata' as a beloved track and would pass on the soulful 'My Funny Valentine'.
SAT 12:30 In and Out of the Kitchen (b03srgv9)
Series 3
The Awards
Damien is nominated for a 'Melvyn' for his TV show about the culinary habits of the great poets, but finds it hard to think of what to write in his column for a new gentleman's magazine.
Meanwhile, Anthony busies himself preparing for an audition for an amateur production of Noel Coward's Hay Fever.
Sitcom written by and starring Miles Jupp, charting the life of cookery writer Damien Trench and his partner Anthony.
Damien Trench ...... Miles Jupp
Anthony MacIlveny ...... Justin Edwards
Mr Mullaney ...... Brendan Dempsey
Steven ...... Ade Oyefeso
Ray Jarrow ...... Chris Brand
Michel Houllewitz ...... Toby Longworth
Janet Trench ...... Selina Cadell
Ian Frobisher ...... Philip Fox
Producer: Sam Michell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2014.
SAT 13:00 The Home of Radio (m001d63c)
As the BBC's Broadcasting House in London undergoes redevelopment to bring it into the 21st century, former managing director of BBC Radio, Sir David Hatch returns to take a tour.
As he explores this much loved and historic building, he reveals the extraordinary part it has played in the history of radio.
With contributions from:
Andy Crawford
Robert Seater
John Humphrys
Sue MacGregor
Libby Purves
Featuring a clip of BBC Radio 4’s Just a Minute - Willhelm Furtwengler ( 11th January 1992)
With host Nicholas Parsons and panellist Stephen Fry.
Producer: Alexandra Feacchem
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2006.
SAT 14:00 Chain Reaction (b00h8q40)
Series 5
Robert Llewellyn interviews Dave Gorman
‘Red Dwarf' actor Robert Llewellyn chats to ‘Genius’ comedian Dave Gorman.
Chain Reaction is the tag talk show, where the guest becomes the interviewer in the next episode.
Dave Gorman is best known for shows like Are You Dave Gorman?, Googlewhack Adventure and Genius.
Robert asks Dave about cycling across Britain, online stalkers and life-threatening trips to Mexico.
Producer: Sam Bryant
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2009.
SAT 14:30 Rob Newman (b0bh5hp2)
Rob Newman's Total Eclipse of Descartes
The Inheritance
One of Britain's finest comedians Rob Newman sets his sights on the world of philosophy, unpicking 3000 years of good and bad ideas to discover how we got into this mess.
In a world gone mad can philosophy provide the answer?
In this opening episode, Rob turns the spotlight onto the philosophy of education.
Written and performed by Rob Newman.
Edited by John Whitehall
Producer: Jon Harvey
Executive Producer: Richard Wilson
A Hat Trick production for BBC Radio, 4 first broadcast in September 2018.
SAT 15:00 Twenty Players (b06dyddk)
Series 1
Gentleman Jack Perkins
Des Lynam narrates the story of a turn-of-the-century boxing toff who never quite made it to the top - Gentleman Jack Perkins.
Simon Bullivant's album of forgotten sporting heroes in a highly collectable series of six parts.
Producer: Richard Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1995.
SAT 15:15 Elastic Planet (b007k2h5)
The Babies
Links between cheese sculpture, pavement privatisation, skirting boards and the great knitting reform act.
Animator and voice of Bagpuss and the Clangers, Oliver Postgate island-hops through a stream of bizarre coincidences.
Ben Moor’s cosmic comedy of connections.
With:
Miriam Margolyes
Dan Strauss
Kerry Shale
Michael Simkins
Gary Waldhorn
Alan Dedicoat
Hugh Scully
James Naughtie
Producer: Jon Naismith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1995
SAT 15:30 Goodness Gracious Me (b01pgs6z)
Series 3
Episode 6
The Archers and The Waltons with a twist, and the Minx Twins tackle feminism.
Starring:
Sanjeev Bhaskar
Kulvinder Ghir
Meera Syal
Nina Wadia
Sharat Sardana
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.
SAT 16:00 Jonathan Smith - Abandoned (b07609r8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SAT 17:30 Great Lives (m0007qzh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
SAT 18:00 Jeff Noon - Dead Code (b007g3vt)
In a futuristic, post-digital age world, Joe and Dixie are struggling with the loss of Charlie.
Music haunts the streets in the ruins of a housing estate. Dixie’s doing her best to hold onto Joe, but will she succeed when the force of Charlie's memory is so strong?
Dixie ...... Emma Atkins
Joe ...... Paul Simpson
Bags ...... Jason Done
DJ Broken Tongue ...... Lemn Sissay
Luna ...... Alison Carney
With original music by Vini Reilly of The Durutti Column
Songs by Urban Blue.
Sound design: Steve Brooke
Director: Nadia Molinari.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 3 in October 2005.
SAT 18:45 Philip Levene - The Disposal of Digby (b08hld40)
Digby wants to take a memorable trip - be careful what you wish for.
Deemed a security threat, an employee is swiftly “removed” in an unusual way.
A tale of banishment by Philip Levene.
Digby ...... John Baddeley
Kendrick ...... Garard Green
Sir Gerald ...... Austin Trevor
Miss Trevelyan ...... Margaret Wolfit
Air Hostess ...... Valerie Kirkbright
Taxi Driver/Doctor ...... Peter Pratt
Passport Official/Braithwaite ...... Peter Bartlett
Producer: Michael Bakewell
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in February 1964.
SAT 19:00 Steve Punt's Hancock Cuttings (b04n61gw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SAT 22:00 Rob Newman (b0bk1llx)
Rob Newman's Total Eclipse of Descartes
If a Tree Falls in a Forest...
Rob does battle with Jean-Paul Sartre and the existentialists.
One of Britain's finest comedians Rob Newman sets his sights on the world of philosophy, unpicking 3000 years of good and bad ideas to discover how we got into this mess.
In a world gone mad, can philosophy provide the answer?
Written and performed by Rob Newman.
Edited by John Whitehall
Producer: Jon Harvey
Executive Producer: Richard Wilson
A Hat Trick production for BBC Radio, 4 first broadcast in September 2018.
SAT 22:30 Chain Reaction (b00mgd83)
Series 5
Dave Gorman interviews Frank Skinner
Dave Gorman chats to fellow comedian, Frank Skinner
Chain Reaction is the tag talk show, where the guest becomes the interviewer in the next episode.
Dave asks Frank about his return to stand-up, censorship in comedy and the merits of outdoor toilets.
Producer: Sam Bryant
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2009.
SAT 23:00 Laura Solon - Talking and Not Talking (b00nvwg8)
Series 3
Episode 1
A surreal take on infuriating call centres and ex-soviet tyrants settling in British suburbs.
The return of award-winning comedian Laura Solon's sketch and character comedy series
With:
Rosie Cavaliero
Ben Moor
Ben Willbond
Written by Laura Solon.
With additional material by Charlie Miller, John-Luke Roberts and Gareth Gwyn
Script Editor: Jeremy Dyson
Producer: Colin Anderson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2009.
SAT 23:30 Old Harry's Game (b007jm9l)
Series 3
This Thing Called Love
Satan worries about his image, and the Professor is concerned over his widow's remarriage.
Andy Hamilton’s devilishly funny sitcom set in Hell.
Satan …. Andy Hamilton
The Professor …. James Grout
Thomas …. Jimmy Mulville
Scumspawn …. Robert Duncan
Other characters played by:
Philip Pope
Michael Fenton Stevens
Felicity Montagu
Nick Revell
Producer Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1999.

SUNDAY 23 OCTOBER 2022

SUN 00:00 Jeff Noon - Dead Code (b007g3vt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday]
SUN 00:45 Philip Levene - The Disposal of Digby (b08hld40)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:45 on Saturday]
SUN 01:00 The Home of Radio (m001d63c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Saturday]
SUN 02:00 Chain Reaction (b00h8q40)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Saturday]
SUN 02:30 Rob Newman (b0bh5hp2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Saturday]
SUN 03:00 Twenty Players (b06dyddk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Saturday]
SUN 03:15 Elastic Planet (b007k2h5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:15 on Saturday]
SUN 03:30 Goodness Gracious Me (b01pgs6z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:30 on Saturday]
SUN 04:00 Jonathan Smith - Abandoned (b07609r8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday]
SUN 05:30 Great Lives (m0007qzh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Saturday]
SUN 06:00 A Ladder to the Sky by John Boyne (Omnibus) (m0002rhz)
Episode 2
Maurice receives some good news about his book and Edith finds her life thrown into disarray by an unexpected phone call.
John Boyne’s seductive thriller about a writer who won’t let anything, or anyone, stand in the way of his ambitions.
Maurice is handsome, ruthless and desperate to become a successful novelist. He just needs the right story.
Omnibus of the last five of ten parts abridged by Doreen Estall.
Read by Wolf Kahler, Colin Stinton and Pippa Bennett-Warner.
Producer: Michael Shannon
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2019.
SUN 07:10 Inheritance Tracks (b06tktbv)
Carly Simon
Singer-songwriter Carly Simon chooses 'Something Wonderful' from The King and I, and 'How Can I Tell You' by Cat Stevens.
SUN 07:20 Tim Jackson - The Rainbow Bridge (Omnibus) (m001dfdh)
Episode 2
As historian Kate worries over David's health scare - she receives more unnerving news...
Tim Jackson's drama investigates Darwinism from the perspective of a woman ambitious to win in the rat race of modern academia.
Omnibus of the last five of ten parts.
Kate Williams .... Julia Hills
David Williams .... David Hargreaves
Emma …. Janet Maw
Charles .... David Schofield
Eugene .... John McAndrew
Polly .... Sarah-Jane Holm
Brian .... Christian Rodska
Nurse .... Lorna Laidlaw
Priest .... Ian Brooker
Henrietta .... Elizabeth Wofford
Director: Peter Leslie Wild
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2001.
SUN 08:30 The Enchanting World of Hinge and Bracket (b04t6tf8)
Series 1
Daily Rehearsals
A driving lesson sparks problems aplenty for the dear ladies.
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
Maude ...... Daphne Heard
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 May 1977.
SUN 09:00 The Inimitable Jeeves (b007sxvp)
The Purity of the Turf
After the syndicate disaster, Bertie Wooster ponders what he should bet on next.
PG Wodehouse's romp starring Michael Hordern and Richard Briers.
Adapted by Chris Miller.
Jeeves ...... Michael Hordern
Bertie Wooster ..... Richard Briers
Revrend Heppenstall ..... Maurice Denham
Bingo Little ..... Jonathan Cecil
Steggles ...... Edwin Apps
Harold ...... Denise Bryer
Charles ...... John Samson
Producer: David Hatch
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1973.
SUN 09:30 Coming Alive (b00hlmm2)
Series 3
A Many-Splendoured Thing
Terry has reached a crossroads.
Will he get to stay with Sandra or will he have to let go?
Starring Karl Howman and Phylis Logan.
Jim Eldridge's sitcom about ex-convict Terry King's efforts to run a community centre.
Terry King …. Karl Howman
Sandra Gaines …. Phyllis Logan
Steve Addison …. Ben Crowe
Mrs McKendrick …. Sandra Voe
Matt Clayton .....Ray Lonnen
Sean Baker......David Reynolds
Gail...................Jennifer Wheelan
Producer: Marilyn Imrie
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2001.
SUN 10:00 Desert Island Discs (m001dfdk)
Lost Gems
James Stewart
From Glenn Miller to Vaughan Monroe.
Legendary Hollywood actor, James Stewart shares his castaway choices with Roy Plomley
In the first of what were to become two castaway appearances (the second was in 1983) Jimmy's disc choices reflect his lifelong love of music, and mark key stages in his life, from early childhood to Second World War service and beyond:
"I can connect almost everything that's happened to me with a piece of music...when I was a kid, when I was at school, when I was in the war....when I was getting into the movies....'"
Highlights of his highly successful film career include: Rear Window, Vertigo, Harvey and It's a Wonderful Life.
DISC ONE: On The Road To Mandalay - Kenneth McKellar
DISC TWO: Bye Bye Blues - Bert Lown & His Orchestra
DISC THREE: I've Got A Crush On You - Betty Grable & Jack Lemmon
DISC FOUR: I Hadn't Anyone Till You - Ray Noble & His Orchestra
DISC FIVE: There I've Said It Again - Vaughan Monroe & His Orchestra
DISC SIX: Don't Cry Joe - Gordon Jenkins Orchestra
DISC SEVEN: Moonlight Serenade - Glenn Miller Orchestra
DISC EIGHT: Dream - The Pied Pipers
BOOK CHOICE - "A book of Brubeck's music"
LUXURY CHOICE - Upright piano
CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE - Dream - The Pied Pipers
Producer: Ronald Cook
Desert Island Discs was created by Roy Plomley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1974.
SUN 10:30 Three Plus One (m001dfdm)
Had a bad day at the office, dear?
Then loosen your corset, light your pipe and settle down for a sun-soaked, fun-packed half hour.
A selection of series highlights as the sketch group tackle the subject of Love.
Starring:
Denise Coffey
Alison Steadman
Susan Denaker
Plus:
David Jackson Young
Series writers include Ian Hislop, Emma Thompson and Sandi Toksvig.
Producer: Jan Ravens
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1982.
SUN 11:00 The Moth Radio Hour (m000y5v4)
Around the World
True stories told live in the USA: Catherine Burns introduces tales of personal relationships tried and tested around the globe.
The Moth is an acclaimed not-for-profit organisation dedicated to the art and craft of storytelling based in the USA. Since 1997, it has celebrated both the raconteur and the storytelling novice, who has lived through something extraordinary and yearns to share it. Originally formed by the writer George Dawes Green as an intimate gathering of friends on a porch in Georgia (where moths would flutter in through a hole in the screen), and then recreated in a New York City living room, The Moth quickly grew to produce immensely popular events at theatres and clubs around New York City and later around the USA, the UK and other parts of the world.
The Moth has presented more than 15,000 stories, told live and without notes, to standing-room-only crowds worldwide. The Moth podcast is downloaded over 27 million times a year.
Featuring true stories told live on stage without scripts, from the humorous to the heart-breaking.
The Moth Radio Hour is produced by Jay Allison and Atlantic Public Media in Woods Hole, Massachusetts and is distributed by the Public Radio Exchange.
First broadcast in the USA in 2019.
SUN 11:50 Inheritance Tracks (b06tktbv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:10 today]
SUN 12:00 Poetry Extra (m001dfdr)
The ABC of the BBC
Poet Daljit Nagra chooses The ABC of the BBC to mark 100 years.
The BBC was formed on 18th October 1922 to inform, educate and entertain. Daily broadcasting began on November 14th, 1922.
Published in 1928, Eleanor Farjeon's The ABC of the BBC is a collection of alphabet poems - giving a lively impression of the corporation in its early days.
This inspired Wendy Cope to offer her own specially commissioned ABC of the BBC, depicting the broadcaster in a contemporary light.
Interspersed readings from both collections offer some humorous insights into how things have changed.
Producer: Julian May
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2008.
SUN 12:30 Electric Ink (b011vmd9)
Series 1
Episode 5
While Freddy introduces buzzwords to the paper, Maddox uncovers a top story about the Prime Minister, will the story be spiked?
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
PM’s Wife ...... Janice Acquah
With additional material by Tom Mitchelson.
Director: Sally Avens
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2009.
SUN 13:00 Factfulness by Hans Rosling (Omnibus) (b09yd9yc)
Professor Hans Rosling was ‘the man in whose hands data sings’.
Dubbed ‘a true inspiration’ by Bill Gates, the statistician became a viral celebrity thanks to his popular TED talks which broke down the statistics behind global health and economics.
Before his death in 2017, Rosling spent years asking global audiences simple questions about basic trends.
How widespread is extreme poverty?
What is life expectancy today?
How many children in the world have been vaccinated?
He quizzed everyone from medics to lecturers, bankers, political decision makers – even Nobel Laureates. And the results were always the same.
“Everyone seems to get the world not only devastatingly wrong, but systematically wrong. By which I mean, that these test results are worse than random. They are worse than the results I would get if the people answering my questions had no knowledge at all.”
Rosling identifies key instincts - from misplaced fear through a belief in destiny to the love of a simple solution - which warp our view of the world and blind us to the miracle of human progress.
Omnibus of five parts abridged by Anna Magnusson
Read by Adrian Rawlins.
Producer: Eilidh McCreadie
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2018.
SUN 14:10 Inheritance Tracks (b06p4zp4)
Anita Dobson
The actress Anita Dobson chooses 'No One But You' by Billy Eckstine and 'Young at Heart' by Frank Sinatra.
SUN 14:20 Moya O'Shea - The Chocolate Lovers' Club (Omnibus) (b00w8ljj)
At the Muchly Bottom village chocolate lovers' club, five women take turns in creating a chocolate delight and tell a chocolate-related tale while eating it.
At the inaugural meeting, Sarah reveals how chocolate helped her make one of the biggest decisions of her life...
Then it's the turn of Rosie, Charlotte, Clementine and Mrs Drexl.
Moya O'Shea’s delicious drama.
Omnibus of five parts
Sarah ...... Eleanor Bron
Mrs Drexl ...... Sylvia Sims
Clementine ...... Paula Wilcox
Rosie ...... Helena Breck
Charlotte ...... Carolyn Pickles
Hot Shot ...... Carl Prekopp
Luke ...... Peter Darney
Director: Tracey Neale
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2001.
SUN 15:30 I Dressed Ziggy Stardust (b01r91qk)
For more than four decades, David Bowie entranced his followers.
Samira Ahmed looks at his particular appeal for British Asian women.
Across the generations, they were inspired by the skinny South Londoner, who challenged gender barriers and who played with alien identity and other-worldliness.
Beneath the make up and exotic costumes, he was also the intelligent, politely spoken suburban young man who you could potentially introduce to your mother.
As Samira explores Bowie’s impact on British Asian teenagers, she talks to Shami Chakrabarti - the director of Liberty - about Bowie’s changing identities, sociologist Rupa Huq tackles his suburban psychoses, and Shyama Perera takes Samira on a journey to explain how her teenage obsession with Bowie even extended to sending costume designs to her hero, enabling her to claim that “I Dressed Ziggy Stardust”.
Presenter: Samira Ahmed
Producer: Alice Bloch
A Whistledown/ Kati Whitaker production for BBC Radio 4 , first broadcast in March 2013.
SUN 16:00 Keith Waterhouse - Mr and Mrs Nobody (b055knqf)
A delightful diary account which reveals the day-to-day activities of one Charles Pooter, a London clerk, and his long-suffering wife Carrie.
Starring Dame Judi Dench and Michael Williams.
Written by Keith Waterhouse.
Based on George and Weedon Grossmith's 19th Century comic masterpiece 'The Diary of a Nobody'.
Carrie Pooter ...... Judi Dench
Charles Pooter ...... Michael Williams
Incidental music composed by Colin Sell.
Played by Colin Sell and Peter Ripper.
Director: Gordon House
First broadcast on the BBC World Service in May 1990.
SUN 17:00 Poetry Extra (m001dfdr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]
SUN 17:30 Electric Ink (b011vmd9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
SUN 18:00 Weird Tales (b01ns0yb)
Series 3
Louisa's by Amanda Whittington
When a stranger walks into Louisa's café, the juke box - which hasn't played a record for years - whirrs into action and the lights start flashing.
Louisa is thrown into a world where her past challenges life as she knows it.
Series of chilling plays for winter nights.
Written by Amanda Whittington.
Louisa ... Sara Poyzer
Pete ... Paul Rider
Joe ... Gerard McDermott
Producer, Jessica Brown
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2011.
SUN 18:30 Jenny Stephens - Jefferson 37 (b007k4kc)
Episode 3
Dr Abbots attempts to prove to Eleanor that the clones have no human feelings.
Meanwhile, Jefferson and Lucy White discover what has really happened to Carter 5, and give Dr Martell cause for alarm.
Jenny Stephens’ sci-fi thriller set on a clone farm.
Jefferson 37 …. Oliver Hembrough
Pate 2 …. Dharmesh Patel
Eleanor Riley …. Alison Carney
Dr Abbots …. David Birrell
Dr Martel …. Rob Swinton
Paul Smith …. Alex Jones
Lucy White 44 …. Emily Chennery
Director: Peter Leslie Wild
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in January 2006.
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SUN 19:00 The Moth Radio Hour (m000y5v4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
SUN 20:00 Keith Waterhouse - Mr and Mrs Nobody (b055knqf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 today]
SUN 21:00 Desert Island Discs (m001dfdk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SUN 21:30 Three Plus One (m001dfdm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]
SUN 22:00 Electric Ink (b011vmd9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
SUN 22:30 Can't Tell Nathan Caton Nothing (b01s8mpr)
Series 2
About Careful Driving
Nathan Caton acknowledges that his Dad loves his car more than him.
This is the story of young, up-and-coming comedian Nathan Caton, who becomes the first in his family to graduate from University - only to opt for a career in comedy - much to his family's annoyance who want him to get a 'proper job' using his architecture degree.
Each episode shows the criticism, interference and rollercoaster ride that Nathan endures from his family as he pursues his career against their wishes.
Will Nathan be able to persist and follow his dreams? Or will he give in to his family's interference?
A mix of Nathan's stand-up intercut with scenes from his family life.
Written by: Nathan Caton.
Additional material by: Ola and Maff Brown.
Nathan ...... Nathan Caton
Mun ...... Adjoa Andoh
Dad ...... Curtis Walker
Grandma ...... Mona Hammond
Sue ...... Chizzy Akudolu
Police Officer ...... Don Gilet
Police Officer 2 ...... Ola
Producer: Katie Tyrrell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2013.
SUN 22:45 Elastic Planet (b007js6h)
The Train
The Ministry of Furniture and methodist pirates.
Oliver Postgate narrates a stream of bizarre coincidences.
Ben Moor’s cosmic comedy of connections.
With:
Miriam Margolyes
Dan Strauss
Michael Troughton
Neil Mullarkey
Sir Patrick Moore
Sir Robert Stephens
Richard Baker
Producer: Jon Naismith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1995.
SUN 23:00 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (b007jm0m)
The Primary Phase
Fit The Third
A whale meets an unfortunate end, as Arthur Dent and company meet the Earth's creators.
Arthur Dent is - so far - the only survivor from Earth, demolished to make way for a by-pass. He survived thanks to his friend, Ford Prefect (who hails not from Guildford, but somewhere near Betelgeuse), a writer for the Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, "the most successful book ever to have come out of the great publishing corporations of Ursa Minor".
Now paired with fellow Earth survivor Trillian and duplicitous two-headed hustler Zaphod Beeblebrox, Arthur and Ford are about to learn more startling truths about the universe.
Douglas Adams' epic adventure in time and space.
The Book …… Peter Jones
Slartibartfast …… Richard Vernon
Arthur Dent …… Simon Jones
Ford Prefect …… Geoffrey McGivern
Marvin …… Stephen Moore
Zaphod Beeblebrox …… Mark Wing-Davey
Computer …… David Tate
Trillion …… Susan Sheridan
Sound and music by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.
Producer: Geoffrey Perkins.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1978.
SUN 23:30 Elis James's Pantheon of Heroes (b019n2m7)
Series 1
Politics
More historical heroism - as Aneurin Bevan, Hywel Dda and The Rebecca Rioters are put to the Totaliser Test.
Comedian Elis James compares key figures in Welsh history to determine the ultimate heroes of Wales.
With:
Ben Partridge
Nadia Kamil
Written by Elis James, Gareth Gwyn and Benjamin Partridge.
Producer: Sharif Shahwan
First broadcast on BBC Radio Wales in January 2012.

MONDAY 24 OCTOBER 2022

MON 00:00 Weird Tales (b01ns0yb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday]
MON 00:30 Jenny Stephens - Jefferson 37 (b007k4kc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Sunday]
MON 01:00 Factfulness by Hans Rosling (Omnibus) (b09yd9yc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Sunday]
MON 02:10 Inheritance Tracks (b06p4zp4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:10 on Sunday]
MON 02:20 Moya O'Shea - The Chocolate Lovers' Club (Omnibus) (b00w8ljj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:20 on Sunday]
MON 03:30 I Dressed Ziggy Stardust (b01r91qk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:30 on Sunday]
MON 04:00 Keith Waterhouse - Mr and Mrs Nobody (b055knqf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 on Sunday]
MON 05:00 Poetry Extra (m001dfdr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 on Sunday]
MON 05:30 Electric Ink (b011vmd9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 on Sunday]
MON 06:00 Bertie and the Crime of Passion (m001dfpg)
1. A Pistol in the Pocket
1891: There's a fatal shooting at the Moulin Rouge nightclub in Montmartre.
Bertie, the Prince of Wales - and future King Edward VII - has just arrived in Paris and loves to get involved in a spot of amateur sleuthing.
So, he embarks on an investigation, which takes him through the streets of Paris alongside his famous and glamorous actress companion - Sarah Bernhardt.
Peter Lovesey's royal historical whodunit.
Dramatised in four parts by Geoffrey M Matthews.
Bertie ...... Robert Lang
Sarah Bernhardt ...... Jane Lapotaire
Jules ...... Olivier Pierre
Georges ...... David Timson
Toulouse-Lautrec ...... Andrew Branch
Valentin ...... Roger May
Director Matthew Walters
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1995.
MON 06:30 Hercule Poirot (m000k7lh)
Sad Cypress
Episode 1
A poisoned pen letter prompts the hasty departure of two young people to visit their elderly, invalid aunt, starting a trail of murder and deceit...
Agatha Christie's whodunnit stars Emma Fielding and David McAlister.
From the book first published in 1940 and dramatised in five parts by Michael Bakewell.
John Moffatt as Belgian sleuth, Hercule Poirot awaits in the wings....
Elinor Carlisle......Emma Fielding
Dr Lord.......David McAlister
Mr Seddon......John Evitts
Nurse Hopkins.....Pauline Letts
Ted Bigland.....Eamonn Fleming
Mrs Bishop.....Margot Boyd
Wardress......Gudrun Ure
Policeman.....Keith Drinkel
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1992.
MON 07:00 In and Out of the Kitchen (b03trnjd)
Series 3
The Funeral
Damien's peace is once again shattered when he is asked to do the food at the funeral of Anthony's maiden aunt.
But things become even more complicated when his literary agent is discovered behaving erratically in a branch of Paperchase and Damien has to look after him.
Meanwhile, Anthony must prepare a song to sing at the funeral.
Sitcom written by and starring Miles Jupp, charting the life of cookery writer Damien Trench and his partner Anthony.
Damien Trench ...... Miles Jupp
Anthony MacIlveny ...... Justin Edwards
Mr Mullaney ...... Brendan Dempsey
Ian Frobisher ...... Philip Fox
Anthony's Father ...... Philip Fox
Policeman ...... David Seddon
Anthony's Sister ...... Priyanga Burford
Producer: Sam Michell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2014.
MON 07:30 It's a Fair Cop (m001d54m)
Series 7
Vulnerable Adult
In this week's case Alfie and his audience of deputies have learnt of an old man in the community whose had a stroke of luck and got himself a much younger lady friend. His daughter though, is worried that this woman maybe taking advantage of her dad.
What is the right move, both legally and morally?
Written and presented by Alfie Moore
Script Editor: Will Ing
Production Co-ordinator: Becky Carewe-Jeffries
Producer: Sam Holmes
A BBC Studios Production
MON 08:00 Round the Horne (b007r44l)
Series 3
Episode 15
Kenneth Horne's got a big top, while Rambling Sid Rumpo sings a Pewter Woggler's Bangling Song
Plus your actual cob is on the bona menu for Julian and Sandy.
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 May 1967.
MON 08:30 Anything Legal (b0084hrs)
Episode 3
Charles and George kick off their secret new business offering anything legal – but at what cost?
Starring Donald Hewlett and Michael Knowles.
‘A Tale of Two City Gents’ by Wally K Daly.
Charles …. Donald Hewlett
George …. Michael Knowles
Publican …. Douglas Blackwell
Theme music by Jim Parker.
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1984.
MON 09:00 Wordaholics (b04jlpn3)
Series 3
Episode 5
Stand up comedians Lloyd Langford, Holly Walsh and Paul Sinha and novelist and classicist Natalie Haynes vie for word supremacy.
Gyles Brandreth is in the chair.
The letter of the week is the sinuous letter 'S'.
The panellists play a round about portmanteau words – and get to guess the meaning of some foreign words which have no direct equivalent in English.
And they also try to ban the words which drive them most mad.
Writers: Jon Hunter and James Kettle.
Producer: Claire Jones.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2014.
MON 09:30 Double Income, No Kids Yet (b00dpnvz)
Series 1
Episode 2
When best-selling author, April Prescott, gets writers block, Lucy and Daniel get lumbered with a rather unwelcome little house guest.
David Tennant and Liz Carling star in David Spicer's sitcom.
Modern life and parenthood, as seen through the eyes of a 30-something couple with no kids.
Daniel ...... David Tennant
Lucy ...... Liz Carling
Katie ...... Meera Syal
April ...... Felicity Montague
Peter ...... Rob Harley
Andy ...... Tony Gardner
Producer: Liz Anstee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2001.
MON 10:00 Jane Austen - Sense and Sensibility (b037s8mp)
Episode 1
Forced to leave their beloved family home after the death of their father, Elinor and Marianne try to make a new life for themselves at Barton Cottage.
While Marianne unexpectedly meets the dashing Willoughby who sweeps her off her feet, Elinor has a surprise visit from Edward.
But with neither fortune nor connections, the prospect of marrying the men they love appears remote.
Starring Amanda Hale and Olivia Hallinan.
Jane Austen's first published novel from 1811 is a delightful comedy of manners and a powerful analysis of the ways in which women's lives were shaped by the claustrophobic society in which they had to survive.
It is an engrossing story of love, money, passion and prudence. Intelligently written, carefully plotted and beautifully detailed.
Dramatised in two parts by Helen Edmundson.
Elinor ...... Amanda Hale
Marianne ...... Olivia Hallinan
Mrs Dashwood ...... Deborah McAndrew
Colonel Brandon ...... Blake Ritson
Willoughby ...... Ben Lamb
Edward ...... Henry Devas
Sir John ...... Conrad Nelson
Lady Middleton ...... Rosina Carbone
Mrs Jennings ...... Brigit Forsyth
Nancy ...... Victoria Brazier
Lucy ...... Caitlin Thorburn
Musician: Emily Hooker
Director: Nadia Molinari
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2013.
MON 11:00 TED Radio Hour (m001dgds)
Series 9
We Contain Multitudes
A journey through fascinating ideas based on talks by riveting speakers on the TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) stage.
Manoush Zomorodi explores how, in an era dominated by slogans and labels, we can embrace the nuances of being human.
First broadcast in the USA on National Public Radio in 2022.
MON 11:50 Inheritance Tracks (m001dfpj)
Roddy Doyle
Writer Roddy Doyle chooses 'River Stay 'Way From My Door' by Paul Robeson and 'Boys In the Better Land' by Fontaines D.C.
MON 12:00 Round the Horne (b007r44l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 12:30 Anything Legal (b0084hrs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 13:00 Bertie and the Crime of Passion (m001dfpg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
MON 13:30 Hercule Poirot (m000k7lh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
MON 14:00 The Line Becomes a River by Francisco Cantú (b09sn13z)
Episode 1
Former US Border Patrol Agent, Francisco Cantú worked on a remote spot on the US/ Mexican border from 2008-2012.
He recounts how he tracked down an unending stream of men, women and children who risk all for a better life in the US away from the violent crime that underpins their lives in Mexico.
Francisco tells the personal stories of the weary and the spent who he turns backs, and of the many who don't survive the gruelling journey through the vast desert during summer's searingly hot days and freezing nights.
Born to the daughter of a Mexican immigrant, the border is in his blood and his decision to become a law enforcer came after four years of learning about it through policy and history while studying international relations, and the realisation that theory isn't enough. He needs to be on the ground to understand the border in all its beauty, ugliness and danger.
After four years the personal toll is more than he can bear and he leaves the Patrol but when an immigrant friend does not return from a trip to Mexico to visit his dying mother he is returned to a world that he discovers is impossible to leave behind.
His account is interwoven with reflections on the history, culture, nature and psychology of the border, and is more broadly about life on either side of an arbitrary line, wherever it is.
Francisco Cantú's is a Fulbright fellow, and in 2017 he was a Whiting Award winner.
Read by Joseph Balderrama - known for roles in the James Bond film, Spectre and The Game of Thrones.
Abridged in five parts by Richard Hamilton
Produced by Elizabeth Allard
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2018.
MON 14:15 Subterranean Homesick Blues (b069jf23)
Series 1
Episode 1
Maggie and John had a passionate affair in their younger days, but it didn't last.
Now in their late 60s a surprise encounter gives them another chance to take up where they left off. Will they manage to find the best in each other and finally get together, or will old wounds and an awareness of their ageing bodies deter them?
Will the treadmill created by the high-cost, high pressure 21st century, their endless other commitments and interruptions large and small overwhelm them, or will they take the final risk ?
Series 1 of AL Kennedy's romantic comedy in five parts.
John ...... Bill Nighy
Maggie ...... Anna Calder-Marshall
Director: Sally Avens
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2015.
MON 14:30 The Lake (b00gs3ks)
An evocative sound portrait of Britain's largest lake, Lough Neagh in Northern Ireland.
With a shoreline measuring over 70 miles long, this vast stretch of water is more like a sea than a lake.
Recordings made above and below the waves reveal a moody, stormy, wild and even dangerous place where legends of a buried town, a horse god and three sisters emerge from the shallows.
Meanwhile, smoke-like plumes and huge flocks of birds rise from the surface as the seasons unfold.
Producer: Sarah Blunt
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2009.
MON 15:00 Jane Austen - Sense and Sensibility (b037s8mp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
MON 16:00 Wordaholics (b04jlpn3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
MON 16:30 Double Income, No Kids Yet (b00dpnvz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
MON 17:00 In and Out of the Kitchen (b03trnjd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
MON 17:30 It's a Fair Cop (m001d54m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
MON 18:00 Ralph (m001dfpl)
Manchester during the infamously cold winter of 1895 finds 12 year old Laura and 10 year old Miles shivering in their room.
Since their father's death, they're forced to endure their violent step-father Ralph berating their mother Eliza, and the children are given the harshest possible treatment at his hands.
Meanwhile in contemporary Manchester we meet a single parent family: Liz and her children.
Daughter (Laura) has disturbing dreams of a cruel Victorian childhood - complete with a brother who has a doll.
She tells her wise-cracking brother (Miles) about her vivid and terrible dream, including how he was caned by their step-father and how he seems to have an attachment to a porcelain doll called Edward.
Miles reassures her that their mum is far too busy to have a boyfriend and that he would never ever play with a doll!
Starring Jean Alexander - who played Hilda Ogden for 23 years in ITV's Coronation Street.
Written by Martin Jameson.
Miss/Mrs Troke.....Jean Alexander
Laura.... Rosie Fleeshman
Miles........Ashley Margolis
Ralph.....Andonis James Anthony
Liz/Eliza.....Julia Rounthwaite
Directed at BBC Manchester by Janet Hampson.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2009.
MON 18:30 A Good Read (b0540w3f)
Anita Rani and Katharine Whitehorn
Harriett Gilbert and her guests - presenter, Anita Rani and journalist, Katharine Whitehorn - discuss their favourite books by F Scott Fitzgerald, Terry Pratchett and Yiyun Li.
The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald
Publisher: Wordsworth Classics
The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett
Publisher: Random House
The Vagrants by Yiyun Li
Publisher: 4th Estate
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2015.
MON 19:00 Round the Horne (b007r44l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 19:30 Anything Legal (b0084hrs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 20:00 Bertie and the Crime of Passion (m001dfpg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
MON 20:30 Hercule Poirot (m000k7lh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
MON 21:00 TED Radio Hour (m001dgds)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
MON 21:50 Inheritance Tracks (m001dfpj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:50 today]
MON 22:00 It's a Fair Cop (m001d54m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
MON 22:30 Twenty Players (b06g65m6)
Series 1
Doug and Demelza Davidson
David Vine tells the story of Britain's most intrepid mixed lugers.
Simon Bullivant's album of forgotten sporting heroes in a highly collectable series.
Producer: Richard Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1995.
MON 22:45 Self-Storage (b007znbd)
Series 1
House Hunting
Still homeless and separated from his wife, Dave plans to move out of The Storage Garden, while Geoff plans to move in.
Stars Reece Shearsmith and Mark Heap.
Sitcom written by Tom Collinson and Barnaby Power.
Dave ...... Reece Shearsmith.
Geoff ...... Mark Heap.
Ron ...... Tom Goodman-Hill.
Judy ...... Rosie Cavaliero.
Sarah ...... Susan Earl.
Estate agent ...... Phil Nichol
Producer: Ed Morrish
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2007.
MON 23:00 The News Quiz (m001d5qy)
Series 109
Episode 6
With the magic of the internet, for our final episode of this series Andy is joined by a panel from all over the world. It's Alex Massie representing the UK, Celya AB for France, Alice Fraser for Australia and Anuvab Pal for India.
It's been a truly chaotic week in Westminster. The panel look at Liz Truss' resignation as Prime Minister and reflect on how the UK political scene is viewed on the global stage.
Hosted and written by Andy Zaltzman with additional material from Alice Fraser, Tasha Dhanraj, Eleri Morgan and Cameron Loxdale.
Producer: Georgia Keating
Executive Producer: James Robinson
Production Co-ordinator: Ryan Walker-Edwards
A BBC Studios Production
MON 23:30 Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World (b007t32k)
Series 1
Love
The sci-fi star and his crew set sail on a romantic cruise.
Written by and starring Richard Herring and Stewart Lee.
With:
Tom Baker
Rebecca Front
Armando Iannucci
Producer Sarah Smith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1992.

TUESDAY 25 OCTOBER 2022

TUE 00:00 Ralph (m001dfpl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:30 A Good Read (b0540w3f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 Bertie and the Crime of Passion (m001dfpg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 Hercule Poirot (m000k7lh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 The Line Becomes a River by Francisco Cantú (b09sn13z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:15 Subterranean Homesick Blues (b069jf23)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Monday]
TUE 02:30 The Lake (b00gs3ks)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 Jane Austen - Sense and Sensibility (b037s8mp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 Wordaholics (b04jlpn3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:30 Double Income, No Kids Yet (b00dpnvz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 In and Out of the Kitchen (b03trnjd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday]
TUE 05:30 It's a Fair Cop (m001d54m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Monday]
TUE 06:00 Bertie and the Crime of Passion (m001dfgz)
2. The Artist in the Barn
1891 Paris. The Prince of Wales (nicknamed 'Bertie) enjoys his amateur detective work. Both he and his glamorous companion, think they are getting closer to the truth behind the Moulin Rouge murder.
Peter Lovesey's royal historical whodunit, dramatised in four parts by Geoffrey M Matthews
Bertie .... Robert Lang
Sarah Bernhardt .... Jane Lapotaire
Jules .... Olivier Pierre
Tristan .... Paul Jenkins
Rosine .... Tracy Wiles
Goron .... Geoffrey Whitehead
Director Matthew Walters
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1995.
TUE 06:30 Hercule Poirot (b007k23s)
Sad Cypress
Episode 2
Elinor and Roddy's invalid aunt, Mrs Welman, has died in her sleep. And a tube of morphine has gone missing....
Agatha Christie's whodunit starring Emma Fielding and David McAlister.
Elinor Carlisle ...... Emma Fielding
Dr Lord ...... David McAlister
Roddy Welman ...... Charles Simpson
Nurse O'Brien ...... Joanna Myers
Nurse Hopkins ...... Pauline Letts
Mary Gerrard ...... Susannah Corbett
Mrs Welman ...... Barbara Atkinson
Mrs Bishop ...... Margot Boyd
Ted Bigland ...... Eamonn Fleming
Judge ...... Alan Cullen
Mr Gerrard ...... John Webb
Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.
Director: .Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1992.
TUE 07:00 Ayres on the Air (b09xjb5y)
Series 6
Grandparents
Much-loved poet and entertainer Pam Ayres returns to BBC Radio 4 with four new shows packed with poems, sketches and anecdotes that will make you laugh out loud.
Today's theme is 'Grandparents'.
Today there are sketches about how to get your grandchild to sleep, following instructions when babysitting, and misbehaving as a grandparent. Also Pam performs poems including 'Granny Got Whiskers' about how little grandchildren can sometimes be too honest; 'My Little Grandson' about boasting about your new grandchild, and 'Unfinished' about never finishing those baby's bootees that you meant to knit.
Over the course of this series, Pam also regales the audience with stories and poems on the subjects of getting older but not giving in, about holidays and about home.
She is joined for the sketches by actors Felicity Montagu (Lynn in I'm Alan Partridge) and Geoffrey Whitehead (Not Going Out, Still Open All Hours).
Written by: Pam Ayres, Jan Etherington, Claire Wetton, Jenny Laville and Peter Reynolds.
Starring Pam Ayres, Felicity Montagu and Geoffrey Whitehead.
Producer: Claire Jones
This is a BBC Studios Production.
TUE 07:30 Cooking in a Bedsitter (b09h2rby)
Series 2
Mutton Rissoles
Spring, 1965. Trisha moves into a new bedsitter with toast-loving Moira.
Beattie Edmondson and Nikesh Patel star in Sue Teddern's romantic comedy, inspired by Katharine Whitehorn's cookery classic.
Extracts from Cooking in a Bedsitter are read by Eleanor Bron.
Trisha ...... Beattie Edmondson
Deepak. ...... Nikesh Patel
June. ...... Ellie Darvill
Len. ...... Rupert Holliday-Evans
Moira. ...... Isabella Inchbald
Robert. ...... Clive Hayward
Karl. ...... Adam Fitzgerald
Julie. ...... Abbie Andrews
Director: Emma Harding
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2017.
TUE 08:00 The Goon Show (b007jnb4)
Series 6
Scradje
With Britain's boots exploding, Neddie Seagoon tries to tackle a national 'scradje' shortage.
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 March 1956.
TUE 08:30 Little Blighty on the Down (b00805nv)
Series 3
Episode 3
Mrs Roberts faces fallout from an outspoken member of the parish council.
The continuing everyday story of a country folk.
‘80s political satirical soap opera set in the strangely familiar village of Little Blighty.
Life here is pretty uneventful, though the humdrum happenings include social turmoil, economic upheaval and vicious political squabbles.
Jo Kendall
Michael Troughton
John Baddeley
Bernadine Corrigan
Daniel Strauss
Jasper Jacob
Written by Mark Burton, John O'Farrell and Mike Coleman.
Producer: Lissa Evans
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1990.
TUE 09:00 The News Quiz (m001d5qy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday]
TUE 09:30 Lucky Heather (b0075rz9)
Wild Bunch
Heather helps a neighbour who is being harassed on the estate and also tries line dancing.
Just this side of nosey, Heather is western movie-mad. She's also the Sherlock Holmes of the rundown Sutter Estate.
Six-part comedy series by Sue Teddern
Heather......................Lindsey Coulson
Natalie........................Abigail Hart
Ryan............................Ben Crowe
Emma.........................Kelly Wright
Chloe..........................Gemma Saunders
Olive............................Elizabeth Kelly
Tommy........................Harry Myers
Maev.............................Dearbhla Molloy
Director: David Hunter
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2000.
TUE 10:00 Jane Austen - Sense and Sensibility (b0381l64)
Episode 2
Elinor and Marianne are invited to stay at Mrs Jennings' house in London. But Marianne has a surprising encounter with Willoughby and complications arise for Elinor and Edward. Will the Dashwood sisters find happiness and love?
Conclusion of Jane Austen's classic novel dramatised by Helen Edmundson.
Elinor ...... Amanda Hale
Marianne ...... Olivia Hallinan
Mrs Dashwood ...... Deborah McAndrew
Colonel Brandon ...... Blake Ritson
Willoughby ...... Ben Lamb
Edward ...... Henry Devas
Sir John ...... Conrad Nelson
Lady Middleton ...... Rosina Carbone
Mrs Jennings ...... Brigit Forsyth
Nancy ...... Victoria Brazier
Lucy ...... Caitlin Thorburn
John Dashwood ...... Andonis James Anthony
Fanny ...... Lisa Brookes
Mrs Ferrars ...... Alexandra Mathie
Musician: Emily Hooker
Director: Nadia Molinari
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2013.
TUE 11:00 First Lady of Jazz - Cleo Laine (b085935n)
Claire Martin interviews two of Britain's best-loved vocalists, the mother and daughter team of Cleo Laine and Jacqui Dankworth at the family home in Wavendon.
Cleo Laine's career has seen her collaborate with artists such as Ray Charles, Dudley Moore, James Galway and her late husband Sir John Dankworth.
Producer: Sushil Dade
First broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland in 2016.
TUE 12:00 The Goon Show (b007jnb4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 12:30 Little Blighty on the Down (b00805nv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 13:00 Bertie and the Crime of Passion (m001dfgz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
TUE 13:30 Hercule Poirot (b007k23s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
TUE 14:00 The Line Becomes a River by Francisco Cantú (b09sn7yp)
Episode 2
Francisco Cantu, a former Border Patrol Agent recounts how the US/Mexican border was created, and finds beauty in the landscape as well as despair. Joseph Balderrama reads
Francisco Cantu's memoir about working for the US Border Patrol also tells the personal stories of those who risk all for a better life in the US.
Born to the daughter of a Mexican immigrant, the border is in his blood. His decision to become a law enforcer came after four years of learning about it through policy and history while studying international relations, and the realisation that theory isn't enough. He needs to be on the ground to understand the border in all its beauty, ugliness and danger. After four years the personal toll leads him to leave the Patrol but when an immigrant friend does not return from a trip to Mexico Cantu is returned to a world which he discovers is impossible to leave behind.
His evocative account is interwoven with reflections on the history, culture, nature and psychology of the border, and is more broadly about life on either side of a boundary, wherever it is.
Abridged by Richard Hamilton
Produced by Elizabeth Allard
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2018.
TUE 14:15 Subterranean Homesick Blues (b06bhdlt)
Series 1
Episode 2
Maggie and John had a disastrous affair in their younger days but now in their late sixties they are attempting to give it another go, but John's work schedule and Maggie's fear of getting hurt once again are not making this easy.
John ...... Bill Nighy
Maggie ...... Anna Calder-Marshall
Written by A L Kennedy
Directed by Sally Avens
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2015.
TUE 14:30 The Jacqueline Effect (b066zp9x)
A small girl of 4 living in Croydon heard a cello playing on the radio. ‘I want to make that noise', she said to her mother.
Her name was Jacqueline Du Pré. Aged 5 she was studying at the London Cello School; at 16 she made her sensational Wigmore Hall debut. 12 years later, she gave her final performance, a victim of multiple sclerosis.
Music journalist Helen Wallace, who herself took up the cello after experiencing Du Pré on film, asks if she still has the potential to inspire, and whether her unique reputation was deserved.
Du Pré died in 1987. During that intense decade of her career, thousands heard, and saw Du Pré perform, and were inspired to take up the instrument themselves.
Unlikely cellists joined school orchestras and for decades to come, cello posts in orchestras around the world would be over-subscribed, competition driving the technical level higher and higher. Superb cello virtuosi emerged from conservatoires all over the world in ever greater numbers – a phenomenon known as 'The Jacqueline Effect'.
Her tragic story, the subject of books, plays and a feature film, continues to intrigue: her super-human musical gifts, international success, turbulent personal life and marriage to Daniel Barenboim, and her affliction with MS at an early age.
Christopher Nupen’s 1967 ‘Omnibus’ documentary brought her a vast new audience, and he reflects on his part in creating the phenomenon, as do professional cellists who knew her - William Bruce and Moray Welsh - plus Alisa Weilerstein - superstar cellist of the new generation who fell in love with a cellist she never knew.
So, has the Jacqueline Effect survived?
Producer: Sara Jane Hall
(who also took up the cello after seeing Jacqueline Du Pre)
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2015.
TUE 15:00 Jane Austen - Sense and Sensibility (b0381l64)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
TUE 16:00 Genius (b008m9jv)
Series 2
Brian Sewell
A cure for jet lag and a horse bike?
Dave Gorman asks art critic Brian Sewell to choose the public's best loopy idea.
Award-winning comedian Dave Gorman and a celebrity guest chew over the ridiculous, unworkable but sometimes genius inventions, schemes and policies of the public.
Producer: Simon Nicholls
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2006.
TUE 16:30 Lucky Heather (b0075rz9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
TUE 17:00 Ayres on the Air (b09xjb5y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
TUE 17:30 Cooking in a Bedsitter (b09h2rby)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
TUE 18:00 Appointment With Fear (m001dfh3)
The Pit and the Pendulum by Edgar Allan Poe
The Pit and The Pendulum
Adapted from the story by Edgar Allan Poe
Originally a weekly half-hour of mystery and suspense, written by John Dickson Carr.
Story-Teller: Valentine Dyall
D'Albret: Marius Goring
The Grand Inquisitor: William Trent
Second Inquisitor: Phillip Leaver
Clerk: Heron Carvic
Beatrice: Sehri Saklatvala
Produced by Val Gielgud and Martyn C. Webster
First broadcast on the Home Service in 1943.
TUE 18:30 Soul Music (m0001r7h)
Series 27
Shine On You Crazy Diamond
Shine On You Crazy Diamond discussed by voices including David Gilmour of Pink Floyd.
Understood to have been written about Syd Barrett, their former band member, it’s both a tribute, and a call for him to ‘shine on’ despite suffering serious mental health issues.
In this edition of Soul Music, David Gilmour of Pink Floyd recalls the legendary day that Syd Barrett unexpectedly appeared in the studio where they were recording Wish You Were Here, the album bookended by Shine On. Nobody recognised Syd at first; once handsome and slender, he'd gained weight and shaved his head and eyebrows.
Another contributor to the programme, Anna Gascoigne, talks about the pain of losing her son, Jay. He was a gentle boy, a talented musician, who eventually succumbed to the multiple mental health problems he had battled for years. Shine On You Crazy Diamond, for Anna, speaks directly to her of Jay; he loved Pink Floyd and Shine On was played at his memorial service. Anna, herself, was driven to the brink of suicide by her son’s death. It was the support of her family – including her brother, Paul Gascoigne - that helped her to carry on.
Ed Steelefox, a DJ based in Worcester, describes a New Year’s Eve house-party of a few years ago: as the guests gradually fell asleep he chose to slip out the door leaving a non-stop playlist of different, live, versions of Shine On You Crazy Diamond to penetrate their dreams.
And Professor Allan Moore, a regular Soul Music contributor, takes to the grand piano to play and talk about what it is in the track that is so directly reminiscent of Syd Barrett.
NB: Details of organisations offering information and support are available at bbc.co.uk/actionline, or you can call for free, at any time to hear recorded information on 08000 566 065.
Producer: Karen Gregor
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2018.
TUE 19:00 The Goon Show (b007jnb4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 19:30 Little Blighty on the Down (b00805nv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 20:00 Bertie and the Crime of Passion (m001dfgz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
TUE 20:30 Hercule Poirot (b007k23s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
TUE 21:00 First Lady of Jazz - Cleo Laine (b085935n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
TUE 22:00 Cooking in a Bedsitter (b09h2rby)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
TUE 22:30 Cabin Pressure (b00chy5c)
Series 1
Cremona
Sitcom about the pilots of a tiny charter airline for whom no job is too small, but many, many jobs are too difficult.
Arthur is struck dumb when a film star joins the flight, and Douglas has to disguise 30 knights of Camelot in a hurry.
Carolyn Knapp-Shappey ...... Stephanie Cole
1st Officer Douglas Richardson ...... Roger Allam
Captain Martin Crieff ...... Benedict Cumberbatch
Arthur Shappey ...... John Finnemore
Hester Macaulay ...... Helen Baxendale
Percival ...... Rufus Jones
Gawain ...... Robert Harley
Lancelot ...... Ali Amadi
Written by John Finnemore
Produced & directed by David Tyler
A Pozzitive production for the BBC first broadcast in July 2008.
TUE 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (m001dpsw)
Rob Auton 1/2
From 10pm until midnight, seven days a week, The Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. And tonight, Iain Lee talks to Rob Auton.
TUE 23:00 The Shuttleworths (b007n13d)
John Shuttleworth's Open Mind
Fairies
John Shuttleworth delves into the world of the little people as he finds out about fairies.
But finding an expert on the subject is proving difficult, until he realises that fairies are normally found at the bottom of the garden
So John enlists gardening expert Kim Wilde. He might even get a few singing tips at the same time?
Sheffield's premier singer-songwriter continues his probe into unsolved phenomena.
Written and performed by Graham Fellows.
Additional material by Dean Wilkinson.
Producer: Dawn Ellis
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2006.
TUE 23:30 2000 Years of Radio (b06fwync)
Series 2
Olympic FM
"Welcome back, and the roads are jammed with Gods flying into Olympia."
The time's just coming up to 776 BC, and it's all aboard the Canker Cart with DJ Suzanne Canker for the first Olympic Games in Greekland with the British Athletics team.
More extraordinary archive radio recordings from the past two millennia of the wireless
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 October 2002.
TUE 23:45 Paperback Hell (m000jqcr)
Series 2
Black Teeth Lane
Warm-hearted autobiography of a rebellious woman growing up in London's Welsh community.
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 August 2004.

WEDNESDAY 26 OCTOBER 2022

WED 00:00 Appointment With Fear (m001dfh3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 Soul Music (m0001r7h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 Bertie and the Crime of Passion (m001dfgz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 Hercule Poirot (b007k23s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 The Line Becomes a River by Francisco Cantú (b09sn7yp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Tuesday]
WED 02:15 Subterranean Homesick Blues (b06bhdlt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Tuesday]
WED 02:30 The Jacqueline Effect (b066zp9x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Tuesday]
WED 03:00 Jane Austen - Sense and Sensibility (b0381l64)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 Genius (b008m9jv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:30 Lucky Heather (b0075rz9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 Ayres on the Air (b09xjb5y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday]
WED 05:30 Cooking in a Bedsitter (b09h2rby)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Tuesday]
WED 06:00 Bertie and the Crime of Passion (m001dfmy)
3. House of Pleasure
Prince of Wales 'Bertie' is bewildered by the apparent lack of motive for the Moulin Rouge murder. He is, however, convinced it is not the artist Morgan and his companion Sarah Bernhardt suspects Rosine of shooting her fiancé. In pursuit of the truth, Bertie must visit a notorious 'house of pleasure'.
Peter Lovesey's historical whodunit, dramatised in four parts by Geoffrey M Matthews.
Bertie ..........................Robert Lang
Sarah Bernhardt .... Jane Lapotaire
Goron ......................... Geoffrey Whitehead
Morgan ....................... John Hartley
Juliette ......................... Zulema Dene
Rosine .......................... Tracy Wiles
Mimi .............................. Linda Regan
Hermione .................... Tessa Worsley
Concierge ......................Diana Payan
Francis ......................... Stephen Critchlow
Director Matthew Walters
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1995.
WED 06:30 Hercule Poirot (b007k26d)
Sad Cypress
Episode 3
Who poisoned Mary Gerrard?
Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot is called in to track down the killer.
Agatha Christie's whodunit stars John Moffatt as Hercule Poirot
Hercule Poirot ...... John Moffatt
Elinor Carlisle ...... Emma Fielding
Nurse Hopkins ...... Pauline Letts
Mrs Bishop ...... Margot Boyd
Dr Lord ...... David McAlister
Mr Seddon ...... John Evitts
Ted Bigland ...... Eamonn Fleming
Wardress ...... Gudrun Ure
Policeman ...... Keith Drinkel
Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.
Director: .Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1992.
WED 07:00 Love in Recovery (m0001tzt)
Series 3
Les McKeown's Autograph
Fiona has been distant and her boyfriend Simon thinks he knows exactly what’s on her mind. He decides to help her, and believes the best way to start is by casually bringing this private issue up in the weekly meeting. What could possibly go wrong?
Continuing the award-nominated comedy drama set in Alcoholics Anonymous, written by Pete Jackson and inspired by his own road to recovery.
It follows the lives of five very different recovering alcoholics. Taking place entirely at their weekly meetings, we hear them moan, argue, laugh, fall apart, fall in love and - most importantly - tell their stories.
Fiona .….. Rebecca Front
Simon .….. John Hannah
Julie .….. Sue Johnston
Danno .….. Paul Kaye
Andy ...... Johnny Vegas
Writer Pete Jackson is a recovering alcoholic and has spent time in Alcoholics Anonymous. It was there he found, as most people do, support from the unlikeliest group of disparate souls, all banded together due to one common bond. As well as offering the support he needed throughout a difficult time, AA also offered a weekly, sometimes daily, dose of hilarity, upset, heartbreak and friendship.
Love in Recovery doesn’t seek to represent an AA meeting exactly as it might happen in real life, but to capture the funny stories, the sad stories, the stories of small victories and of huge milestones, stories of loss, stories of hope, and most importantly, the many highs and lows in the journey of recovery.
Written and created by Pete Jackson
Producer/Director: Ben Worsfield
A King Bert production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in January 2019.
WED 07:30 'Whatever Next?' With Miles Jupp (m001d5kt)
Series 1
Episode 4
An ending and a beginning. Not necessarily in that order. Miles discovers a dark secret at the heart of the BBC Radio family, helps Seann Walsh launch his new podcast Are We Still Alive? and finally gets a guest spot on GB News.
Starring Miles Jupp with Vicki Pepperdine, Julia Davis, Seann Walsh, Jocelyn Jee Essien, Philip Fox, Justin Edwards, Dominique Moore, and David Gower
Written by Miles Jupp & James Kettle
Script edited by Graeme Garden
Produced by Victoria Lloyd
A Random Entertainment Production
WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (m001d5k5)
The Marriage Bureau
The time has come – the Lad Himself must get a job. But he needs to find a wife first…
Starring Tony Hancock.
With Bill Kerr, Moira Lister, Sidney James and Peter Sellers.
Announcer: Adrian Waller
Written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.
Theme and incidental music composed by Wally Stott. Recorded by the BBC Revue Orchestra conducted by Harry Rabinowitz.
Producer: Dennis Main Wilson
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in February 1955.
WED 08:30 England's Glory (m001dfn0)
Episode 1
Munchicrunch snack tycoon Morgan Jefferies, flies into to the town where he grew up - but finds that it doesn't live up to his nostalgic expectations. He decides the only way to save it is to turn it into a heritage theme park.
A comedy in six-parts by Janey Preger
Morgan Jeffries ........................ Keith Barron
Angela .......................................... Lynda Baron
Kevin ................................................David Holt
Christine .........................................Jane Dolamore
Thomas Sykes/Charlie ..............Sam Kelly
Bill ....................................................Keith Marsh
Stacey/Barmaid.......................... Geraldine Fitzgerald
Alice ............................................... Tina Gray
Producer Richard Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1995.
WED 09:00 The Write Stuff (b00r0yml)
Series 13
JD Salinger
James Walton takes the chair for the game of literary correctness.
Team captains John Walsh and Lynne Truss are joined by TIbor Fischer and Peter Kemp.
Author of the week and subject for pastiche is JD Salinger.
Reader: Beth Chalmers
Producer: Sam Michell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2010.
WED 09:30 The Attractive Young Rabbi (b007k3l9)
Series 3
Abraham's Brother
A faded photograph and a private film show spell trouble for Abraham.
Barry Grossman’s comedy-drama about the collision between the old and the new in the Jewish community of Hillfield.
Rabbi Abraham Fine ...... David De Keyser
Rabbi Su Jacobs ...... Tracy-Ann Oberman
Sadie Fine ...... Doreen Mantle
Melvin ...... Henry Goodman
Brian ...... Jonathan Kydd
Barnie ...... Harry Towb
Charlie ...... John Cater
Music: Max Harris.
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2002.
WED 10:00 Frank Cottrell-Boyce - The Door in the Pillow (m0002g48)
Inspired by events in his own life, award-winning screenwriter and novelist Frank Cottrell-Boyce has created a deeply tender drama, full of heart, hope and humour which weaves the powerful impact of dementia into a haunting ghost story. Anne Mitchell stars as Annie, a woman whose fractured sense of the world is held together by stories. Daughter Terri starts to question where they are coming from – one story in particular seems wildly disconnected from anything Terri knows of her mother's past. It doesn’t crack under examination, and seems to have a concrete solidity that reality no longer does....
Frank Cottrell-Boyce is perhaps best known as the script writer for the London Olympics Opening Ceremony. He won the Carnegie medal for his novel MILLIONS, which he also adapted for the screen directed by Danny Boyle. He scripted the Oscar-nominated HILARY AND JACKIE, and collaborated with Michael Winterbottom on films including 24 HOUR PARTY PEOPLE. His novel SPUTNIK’S GUIDE TO LIFE ON EARTH is currently being adapted as an animated film for Dreamworks.
Annie .….. Ann Mitchell
Terri …... Samantha Spiro
Bernie .….. Carolyn Pickles
Eric …... Tony Turner
Father Burns …... Don Gilet
The Soldier …... Christopher Harper
The Children …... Grace Doherty and Eviee Lavery
Other parts are played by Saffron Coomber, Jeanette Percival, Alexandra Constantinidi
Directed by Allegra McIlroy
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2019.
WED 11:00 The Rudest Man in Britain (m001dfn3)
Episode 1
The Rudest Man in Britain excavates the archives from the perspective of Gilbert Harding - a well-loved radio personality who went on to achieve wider TV exposure as star of long-running panel shows such as 'What's My Line?' once watched by millions.
Clever, amusing and often outrageous, Harding was a familiar voice of wireless who became a pioneer of popular TV. But behind the public persona, there was a troubled and conflicted character.
To create a profile of Gilbert Harding's life and sample his broadcasting work Simon Fanshawe draws on Stephen Wyatt's play Dr Brighton and Mr Harding, in which Harding (played by Roger Allam) wrestles with his inner demons and fantasies, knowing also that he is in increasingly poor health (hence his reason for moving to the coast to embrace 'Dr Brighton').
Simon samples excerpts from:
* Round Britain Quiz,
* What's My Line?
* The Brains Trust
* A complete edition of Twenty Questions – which, as a format, still stands up well.
He also revisits Harding's seminal 1960 BBC Face to Face TV interview with John Freeman, where he broke down on camera when the questioner touched a nerve.
Simon Fanshawe explores the development of many now familiar formats on Radio and TV - and assembles a fascinating and rounded portrait of this tortured but much loved polymath.
Producer: Mike Greenwood
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in January 2014
WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (m001d5k5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 12:30 England's Glory (m001dfn0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 13:00 Bertie and the Crime of Passion (m001dfmy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
WED 13:30 Hercule Poirot (b007k26d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
WED 14:00 The Line Becomes a River by Francisco Cantú (b09snrb9)
Episode 3
The former Border Patrol agent, Francisco Cantu begins to question his work policing the US/ Mexican border and how it is affecting his humanity. Joseph Balderrama reads.
Francisco Cantu's memoir about working for the US Border Patrol also tells the personal stories of those who risk all for a better life in the US.
Born to the daughter of a Mexican immigrant, the border is in his blood. His decision to become a law enforcer came after four years of learning about it through policy and history while studying international relations, and the realisation that theory isn't enough. He needs to be on the ground to understand the border in all its beauty, ugliness and danger. After four years the personal toll leads him to leave the Patrol but when an immigrant friend does not return from a trip to Mexico Cantu is returned to a world which he discovers is impossible to leave behind.
His evocative account is interwoven with reflections on the history, culture, nature and psychology of the border, and is more broadly about life on either side of a boundary, wherever it is.
Abridged by Richard Hamilton
Produced by Elizabeth Allard
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2018.
WED 14:15 Subterranean Homesick Blues (b06bhfsn)
Series 1
Episode 3
John and Maggie are attempting to reignite an affair they had many years ago. Now in their late 60's they find that their conversations tend less towards romance and more towards mortality and missed chances.
John ...... Bill Nighy
Maggie ...... Anna Calder-Marshall
Written by A L Kennedy
Directed by Sally Avens
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2015.
WED 14:30 A Short History of the Fork (b0075ztd)
If you think about it - which you probably never have - the fork is an odd instrument - four curved, sharpened prongs emanating from a fat ridge joined to a handle.
But where did it come from, and how should it be used?
Joe Farrell tucks into the tale with a little help from collectors, manufacturers and fans of the fork.
Producer: Miles Warde
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2000.
WED 15:00 Frank Cottrell-Boyce - The Door in the Pillow (m0002g48)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
WED 16:00 The Write Stuff (b00r0yml)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
WED 16:30 The Attractive Young Rabbi (b007k3l9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
WED 17:00 Love in Recovery (m0001tzt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
WED 17:30 'Whatever Next?' With Miles Jupp (m001d5kt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
WED 18:00 Appointment With Fear (m001dfn6)
The Speaking Clock by John Dickson Carr
When Judith and Ronald arrive in a dimly lit antiques shop to hand money over to their blackmailer Charles, events take an unexpected and dramatic turn.
A story of mystery and suspense, written by John Dickson Carr.
Storyteller ............................ Valentine Dyall
Charles Markham .............. Esme Percy
Ronald Gilbert .................... John Dodsworth
Judith Ray ............................ Belle Chrystall
Taxi-Driver ............................ William Trent
Produced by Martyn C. Webster
First broadcast on BBC Light Programme in April 1944.
WED 18:30 Pioneers (b014gh85)
Series 2
Professor Sir Alfred Cuschieri
One of the world's pioneers of 'keyhole' surgery, Professor Sir Alfred Cuschieri, chats to Clare English about how the technique revolutionised the medical profession.
Producer: Philip Sime
First broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland in 2011.
WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (m001d5k5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 19:30 England's Glory (m001dfn0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 20:00 Bertie and the Crime of Passion (m001dfmy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
WED 20:30 Hercule Poirot (b007k26d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
WED 21:00 The Rudest Man in Britain (m001dfn3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
WED 22:00 'Whatever Next?' With Miles Jupp (m001d5kt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
WED 22:30 Rudy's Rare Records (b00nsfzp)
Series 1
Take Me Home, Country Roads
Three generations of men and their musical tastes collide in this family sitcom set in a Birmingham record shop. Starring Lenny Henry.
Written by Danny Robins and Dan Tetsell from an original idea by Lenny Henry.
Rudy Sharpe owns an old record store in Birmingham - the last bastion of black music in Handsworth. When he suffers a 'heart attack', his neurotic, middle-aged, middle-class, divorcee son Adam and 17 year old grandson Richie come up from London to look after him.
Crammed together, living in the tiny flat above the shop, the three men are set to clash on a daily basis. Whilst Rudy and Richie share a love of reggae and soul music, Adam is the odd one out - thanks to his tastes in classical music.
Adam Sharpe ...... Lenny Henry
Richie Sharp ...... Joe Jacobs
Rudy Sharpe ...... Larrington Walker
Doreen ...... Claire Benedict
Tasha ...... Natasha Godfrey
Clifton ...... Jeffery Kissoon
Alison ...... Tracy-Ann Oberman
Customers ...... Colin Hoult/Doc Brown
Producer: Lucy Armitage.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2008.
WED 23:00 I've Never Seen Star Wars (b01phhb3)
Series 5
Meera Syal
Marcus Brigstocke invites actress Meera Syal to try new experiences.
How did she get on watching her first football match?
Series in which guests experience new things and give their verdicts to Marcus Brigstocke – and explain why they've waited so long to do it.
Producer: Bill Dare
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2013.
WED 23:30 Hearing With Hegley (b0075s8l)
Series 3
Episode 3
The Luton poet bikes north for a brimful of Birmingham and some bookshop capers.
Produced by Nigel Piper.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2000.
WED 23:45 Late (b00762s1)
3. From Dating to Mothering
A lonely heart calls her gay best friend for help, dodgy advice on the airwaves - and a mother tries to soothe a crying baby...
Bleak, funny and confusing tales of urban life, after dark.
Starring:
Paul Merton
Liz Smith
Richard Wilson
Julian Clary
Meera Syal
Julie Balloo
Tilly Vosburgh
and Archie.
Scripted by Mandy Wheeler, Joss Bennathan, Rob Colley, Paul Merton, Jo Brooks and Julie Balloo.
Music by Robert Katz.
Producer: Sarah Parkinson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2001.

THURSDAY 27 OCTOBER 2022

THU 00:00 Appointment With Fear (m001dfn6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 Pioneers (b014gh85)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Bertie and the Crime of Passion (m001dfmy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Hercule Poirot (b007k26d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 The Line Becomes a River by Francisco Cantú (b09snrb9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 Subterranean Homesick Blues (b06bhfsn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Wednesday]
THU 02:30 A Short History of the Fork (b0075ztd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Frank Cottrell-Boyce - The Door in the Pillow (m0002g48)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 The Write Stuff (b00r0yml)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 The Attractive Young Rabbi (b007k3l9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Love in Recovery (m0001tzt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Wednesday]
THU 05:30 'Whatever Next?' With Miles Jupp (m001d5kt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Wednesday]
THU 06:00 Bertie and the Crime of Passion (m001dfms)
4. A Trail of Poison
In the last episode of Peter Lovesey 's historical whodunit, the royal sleuth discovers more about Maurice's promiscuous past, but seems to be as far away as ever from solving the murder at the Moulin Rouge.
Dramatised by Geoffrey M Matthews
Bertie ................................Robert Lang
Sarah Bernhardt ............Jane Lapotaire
Jules .................................. Olivier Pierre
Goron ............................ Geoffrey Whitehead
Tristan ............................... Paul Jenkins
Jacques/Mustafa ........... Daniel Philpott
Registrar / Francis .......... Stephen Critchlow
Landlady ......................... Tessa Worsley
Director Matthew Walters
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1995.
THU 06:30 Hercule Poirot (b007k27p)
Sad Cypress
Episode 4
As Hercule Poirot unravels the threads of the murder, it seems like Mary Gerrard wasn't the first victim...
Agatha Christie's whodunnit stars John Moffatt as Hercule Poirot.
Hercule Poirot ...... John Moffatt
Elinor Carlisle ...... Emma Fielding
Nurse Hopkins ...... Pauline Letts
Dr Lord ...... David McAlister
Wardress ...... Gudrun Ure
Roddy Welman ...... Charles Simpson
Nurse O'Brien ...... Joanna Myers
Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1992.
THU 07:00 Turf Wars (b00zm084)
How's Your Mother?
In a gossipy village Humphrey Partridge is reckoned to be anti-social, indeed stand-offish. But he always has an excuse - namely that he has to look after his ailing elderly mother. It raises eyebrows at work.
No-one has ever met the legendary matriarch. Not even nosy Raj the local postman. But then one morning when Humphrey is at work, Raj notices a fire in Humphrey's house, breaks in to put it out and makes an extraordinary discovery.
Soon police are digging in Humphrey's garden. But just what is Humphrey's dark secret?
Written by Simon Brett
Directed by Peter Kavanagh.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2011.
Humphrey Partridge ... Michael Maloney
Mrs Denton .... Sally Orrock
Mrs Jones .... Christine Kavanagh
Raj / Sgt. Wallis .... Adeel Akhtar
Mr Denton / Trevor .... Sam Dale
Director: Peter Kavanagh
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2011.
THU 07:30 Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar (m001d59f)
Series 4
A Monopoly of Violence
Alexei considers the role of the police force, discusses his own involvement in the ‘spy cops’ scandal, draws comparisons between President Assad and a beloved British comedian and details his seven stages of grief post the 2019 general election.
A mixture of stand-up, memoir, and philosophy from behind the counter of an imaginary sandwich bar.
Written and performed by Alexei Sayle.
With original music and lyrics from Tim Sutton.
Produced by Joe Nunnery
A BBC Studios Production
THU 08:00 The Burkiss Way (b00gs5xs)
Series 2
Journey Into the Unknown the Burkiss Way
Tighten your ectoplasm, fill your pen with invisible ink and you’re ready for some transcendental instruction imparted from Jo Kendall , Nigel Rees, Chris Emmett and Fred Harris
The Burkiss Way to Dynamic Living.
With an ethereal script by Andrew Marshall and David Renwick.
Other-worldly production by Simon Brett.
Cult sketch show first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1977.
THU 08:30 Girlies (b08qlf98)
Series 2
Episode 2
Jabeen has a stormy appearance on cable TV prompting, a girlie night. Does Samina have good news?
The second of Sudha Bhuchar and Shaheen Khan's four-part comedy series charting the ups and downs of five 30-something women living in London, SW19.
Samina …. Sakuntala Ramanee
Jabeen …. Shaheen Khan
Sonal …. Sudha Bhuchar
Vinny …. Bharti Patel
Tula …. Zita Sattar
Masi …. Charubala Chokshi
Jo …. Cal McCrystal
Ali …. Burt Caesar
Salim …. Shiv Grewal
Karan …. Christopher Trenfield
Dan .... Roger Liddle
Alia .... Sophie Levy
Sara .... Nyla Levy
Zubi .... Surendra Kochar
Directed at BBC Pebble Mill by Kristine Landon-Smith.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1998.
THU 09:00 Quote... Unquote (b096h597)
2/10/2017
Nigel Rees quizzes his guests on the origins of sayings and well-known quotes, and gets the panel to share their favourite anecdotes.
Detective Fiction Author: Simon Brett
Guardian Columnist: Michele Hanson
Broadcaster: Vanessa Feltz
Poet and writer: Henry Normal
Reader: Charlotte Green
Producer: Katie Tyrrell
A BBC Studios Production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2017.
THU 09:30 Coming Alive (b00hrt7t)
Series 3
Betting Fever
Terry agrees to babysit for Sandra - but he reckons without her mother.
Starring Karl Howman and Phyllis Logan.
Jim Eldridge's sitcom about ex-convict Terry King's efforts to run a community centre.
Terry King …. Karl Howman
Sandra Gaines …. Phyllis Logan
Steve Addison …. Ben Crowe
Mrs McKendrick …. Sandra Voe
Sean Baker......David Reynolds
Gail …. Jennifer Wheelan
Mr Preston …. David Holt
Wendy Wilson …. Clare Corbett
Barman …. Ewan Bailey
Producer: Marilyn Imrie
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2001.
THU 10:00 Heinrich Mann - Berlin (m000spm9)
Episode 1
"Berlin's the place for someone like me - where everybody is somebody or knows somebody who's somebody. I need only sit here, make myself agreeable, and by the end of summer everybody in the Cafe Hurrah will be shouting 'Hurrah' for me..."
First published in 1900, Heinrich Mann's novel dramatised in two parts by Patricia Hannah.
Originally titled "In The Land of Cockaigne", this is the story of the rise and fall of Andrew Zumsee, an innocent but self-confident young poet from the provinces, as he attempts to make a name for himself in Berlin society.
Andrew Zumsee .... John Kielty
Adelheid Turkheimer .... Joanna Tope
Louis Turkheimer .... John Shedden
Karl Kaflisch .... Simon Tait
Dr Bedeiner .... Ralph Riach
Lizzi Laffe .... Vivienne Dixon
Diederich Klempner .... Gregor Powrie
Friederich Kopf .... Simon Donaldson
Asta Turkheimer .... Lucy Paterson
Frau Moore...............Stella Forge
Clare Pinbush...........Hilary Neville
Blosch.........................Mark McDonald
Heinrich Mann .... James Bryce
The older brother of Thomas Mann, Heinrich Mann is probably best remembered today as the author of the book which inspired the film "The Blue Angel".
Director: David Jackson Young
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2004
THU 11:00 Desert Island Discs (m001dfdk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday]
THU 11:30 Three Plus One (m001dfdm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 on Sunday]
THU 12:00 The Burkiss Way (b00gs5xs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 12:30 Girlies (b08qlf98)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 13:00 Bertie and the Crime of Passion (m001dfms)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
THU 13:30 Hercule Poirot (b007k27p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
THU 14:00 The Line Becomes a River by Francisco Cantú (b09sqhl0)
Episode 4
Francisco Cantu's experiences of policing the US/Mexican border become personal when an immigrant friend attempts to make the perilous crossing. Joseph Balderrama reads.
Francisco Cantu's memoir about working for the US Border Patrol also tells the personal stories of those who risk all for a better life in the US.
Born to the daughter of a Mexican immigrant, the border is in his blood. His decision to become a law enforcer came after four years of learning about it through policy and history while studying international relations, and the realisation that theory isn't enough. He needs to be on the ground to understand the border in all its beauty, ugliness and danger. After four years the personal toll leads him to leave the Patrol but when an immigrant friend does not return from a trip to Mexico Cantu is returned to a world which he discovers is impossible to leave behind.
His evocative account is interwoven with reflections on the history, culture, nature and psychology of the border, and is more broadly about life on either side of a boundary, wherever it is.
Abridged by Richard Hamilton
Produced by Elizabeth Allard
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2018.
THU 14:15 Subterranean Homesick Blues (b06bhg1h)
Series 1
Episode 4
Maggie has finally had enough of snatching time with John. An early morning date in Manchester is not what she was hoping for from their romance and why won't John tell her where he lives.
John ...... Bill Nighy
Maggie ...... Anna Calder-Marshall
Written by A L Kennedy
Directed by Sally Avens
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2015.
THU 14:30 The Maha Kumbh Mela (b01r550v)
Mark Tully joins the pilgrims at the world's largest religious festival. Hindu traditions meet modern India at the confluence of the sacred rivers Ganges and Yamuna where millions of believers come to bathe.
At the Kumbh Mela he finds that, as the country develops into a consumer society and world power, rituals and religious practices are flourishing. He asks whether these will survive the march of modernity and the consumerism which comes with today's economic growth. Could spiritual India provide lessons for an increasingly secular world?
This is the third time Mark Tully has attended the Maha Kumbh Mela, which happens every twelve years. In this programme he continues to document how the old and the new intertwine in India, past, present and future.
Produced by Adam Fowler
An Overtone production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in March 2013.
THU 15:00 Heinrich Mann - Berlin (m000spm9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
THU 16:00 Quote... Unquote (b096h597)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
THU 16:30 Coming Alive (b00hrt7t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
THU 17:00 Turf Wars (b00zm084)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
THU 17:30 Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar (m001d59f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
THU 18:00 Appointment With Fear (m001dfmw)
The Clock Strikes Eight by John Dickson Carr
A woman awaits the hangman's noose in her prison cell. Dr Fell takes a special interest in her case - but will he be able to find the evidence he needs in time?
Dr Fell...........................................Richard George
Helen Barton..............................Grizelda Harvey
Colonel Andrews.......................Richard Williams
Herbert Gale................................Basil Jones
Harris..............................................Frank Cochrans
A prison wardress......................Gladys Spencer
Second prison wardress...........Ann Codrington
Storyteller......................................Valentine Dyall
Written by John Dickson Carr
Producer Martyn C. Webster
First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in May 1944.
THU 18:30 Great Lives (m0007ww4)
First Labour Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald
Ramsay MacDonald, Labour's first Prime Minister, is chosen by Shaun Ley.
In 1931 Ramsay MacDonald went to see the king in order to resign. George V persuaded him to stay, and a story of party betrayal began. Broadcaster Shaun Ley and journalist Anne Perkins pick through events that have a contemporary ring as the political class of the thirties struggled to cope with fast moving events.
MacDonald's own story and background is remarkable too - illegitimate son, born in Lossiemouth in Scotland, he is remembered as one of the early founding fathers of the Labour party, and a man who bravely spoke out against the First World War.
The presenter is Mathew Parris
Producer: Miles Warde
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2019.
THU 19:00 The Burkiss Way (b00gs5xs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 19:30 Girlies (b08qlf98)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 20:00 Bertie and the Crime of Passion (m001dfms)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
THU 20:30 Hercule Poirot (b007k27p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
THU 21:00 Desert Island Discs (m001dfdk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday]
THU 21:30 Three Plus One (m001dfdm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 on Sunday]
THU 22:00 Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar (m001d59f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
THU 22:30 Great Unanswered Questions (b00vcnfr)
Series 2
Episode 5
Is it only the bone idle that have time to ponder ridiculous questions? Maybe it is an early sign of madness!
Colin Murphy's excuse is that it informs, educates and entertains?
Judge for yourself when comedians Craig Hill, Colin Murphy and resident nerds Dr David Booth and Matthew Collins attempt to answer questions such as why can some people sing and others can't?
Producer: Jackie Hamilton.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2010.
THU 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (m001dpt2)
Rob Auton 2/2
From 10pm until midnight, seven days a week, The Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. And tonight, Iain Lee talks to Rob Auton.
THU 23:00 Woof (m000mb3q)
Honest Mistakes at Home and Abroad
Parakeet Frenzy
Chris Neill continues his comedic exploration of affairs of the heart, the unexpected humiliations of ageing, and what bloody good luck it is that he has met his boyfriend, Rory.
The fourth episode sees Chris having an unexpected encounter with a wild bird which puts his friend ‘s woeful love life into perspective. If you love something – give it a banana?
Starring: Chris Neill, Isy Suttie and Martin Hyder
Written by Chris Neill
Produced by Steve Doherty
A Giddy Goat production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in September 2020.
THU 23:15 The East Coast Listening Post (b09jvp39)
Series 1
Return of Mr Splatt
The East Coast Listening Post was created by Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominated duo Lazy Susan. Across the series, journalist sisters, Jenna and Dana, tour the UK and interview its inhabitants in their quest to reveal something meaningful, inadvertently revealing themselves in the process.
In episode two Jenna and Dana turn their attention to the British phenomenon that was 'Mr Splatt', a costumed character who dominated family entertainment television in the early 90s. They interview Carl, the man who was inside the suit, and hear the tale of his experience working in the entertainment industry. But, is Carl as innocent as he makes out?
Written and performed by Celeste Dring and Freya Parker, with performances from David Elms and Tim Key.
Produced by Suzy Grant.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2017.
THU 23:30 The Party Party (b007w2z5)
Episode 3
It's 1993 and the Party Party - a party of the incredibly silly tendency, sweeps to power.
Will Sir Lord Knight's campaign over the danger of ads do the business?
In which the Ministry for Honesty issues a series of no nonsense commercials which alert the country to the danger of commercials, and Ali looses his footsteps somewhere in Microcosm.
Does this mean that Ali can no longer run for Parliament?
Tune in to hear the Primer Minister, the Rt. Hon. Action Man MP speaking on this and other minor issues.
Sitcom written by Moray Hunter.
Starring:
Morwenna Banks
Hugh Laurie
Robin Driscoll
Robert Glenister
Clive Mantle
Rory Bremner
Producer: Jamie Rix
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1987.

FRIDAY 28 OCTOBER 2022

FRI 00:00 Appointment With Fear (m001dfmw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 Great Lives (m0007ww4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Bertie and the Crime of Passion (m001dfms)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Hercule Poirot (b007k27p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 The Line Becomes a River by Francisco Cantú (b09sqhl0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 Subterranean Homesick Blues (b06bhg1h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Thursday]
FRI 02:30 The Maha Kumbh Mela (b01r550v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Heinrich Mann - Berlin (m000spm9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 Quote... Unquote (b096h597)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 Coming Alive (b00hrt7t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 Turf Wars (b00zm084)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Thursday]
FRI 05:30 Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar (m001d59f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Thursday]
FRI 06:00 Wimsey (b00s8kxl)
Have His Carcase
1. The Evidence of the Corpse
When crime author Harriet Vane finds a body, debonair sleuth, Lord Peter Wimsey investigates.
Ian Carmichael stars as Lord Peter Wimsey.
Adapted for radio in six episodes by Alistair Beaton.
Lord Peter Wimsey …. Ian Carmichael
Harriet Vane …. Maria Aitken
Inspector Umpelty …. Nigel Stock
Haviland Martin …. Warren Clarke
Mrs. Weldon …. Isabel Dean
Julian Perkins …. Richard O'Callaghan
Saunders …. John Webb
Mr. Hearn …. Alexander John
Narrator …. John Westbrook
British gentleman detective Lord Peter Wimsey features in a number of detective novels and short stories by English crime writer, Dorothy L Sayers. Have His Carcase was first published in 1932.
Classy and sharp-witted, aristocratic amateur sleuth Lord Peter Bredon Wimsey was born in 1890 and educated at Eton and Oxford, before serving in the military during the First World War.
Ian Carmichael appeared as Lord Peter Wimsey for BBC Radio from 1973 to 1983, in addition to the BBC TV adaptations that were broadcast between 1972 and 1975.
Producer: Martin Fisher
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1981.
FRI 06:30 Hercule Poirot (b007k28y)
Sad Cypress
Episode 5
As Elinor Carlisle stands accused of murder, Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot uncovers evidence of greed and deceit.
The conclusion of Agatha Christie's whodunnit starring John Moffatt as Hercule Poirot.
Hercule Poirot ...... John Moffatt
Elinor Carlisle ...... Emma Fielding
Nurse Hopkins ...... Pauline Letts
Dr Lord ...... David McAlister
Roddy Welman ...... Charles Simpson
Sir Edwin Bulmer ...... David King
Sir Samuel Atterbury ...... Peter Penry-Jones
Dr Garcia/Clerk ...... John Church
Inspector Brill ...... Eric Allan
Judge ...... Alan Cullen
Mr Wargrave ...... Jonathan Adams
Mr Littledale ...... Gordon Reid
Amelia Sedley ...... Ann Windsor
Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1992.
FRI 07:00 Quanderhorn (b0b91t03)
The Quanderhorn Xperimentations
A Little Thing Like Chocolate Gates Can't Stop Us
It's 1952.
Again.
Professor Quanderhorn (James Fleet) and his crew are besieged by a mob of alien-possessed villagers. Their only hope - a highly trained spy parrot with a bad attitude (Kevin Eldon) and an irritating gramophone record by the Queen of the Hammond organ.
Having been permanently fitted with a rather dangerous experimental bra, Brian (Ryan Sampson) finally steels himself to face the nightmare horrors of the professor's cellar, unaware that a secret camera is set to expose him.
Meanwhile, Dr Janussen (Cassie Layton) has discovered a message from Virginia (Rachel Atkins) revealing the terrible secret that turned her into a broccoli monster.
As Troy (Freddie Fox) and Guuuurk (Kevin Eldon) join the not-quite-romantic pair while fleeing the merciless cellar defences, Troy inadvertently presses the wrong lift button and they find themselves heading pell mell....for the Moon.
The Quanderhorn Xperimentations - an adventure beyond human understanding.
Professor Quanderhorn ...... James Fleet
Brian Nylon ...... Ryan Sampson
Dr Gemini Janussen ...... Cassie Layton
Guuuurk ...... Kevin Eldon
Troy Quanderhorn ...... Freddie Fox
Winston Churchill/Jenkins ...... John Sessions
Synthetic Voice ...... Rachel Atkins
Created and written by Rob Grant and Andrew Marshall
Directed by Andrew Marshall
Music by Peter Brewis
Engineered, Edited and Sound designed by Alistair McGregor
Production Manager: Sarah Tombling
Produced by Rob Grant and Gordon Kennedy
Recorded at The Soundhouse Studios
An Absolutely production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in July 2018.
FRI 07:30 Now You're Asking with Marian Keyes and Tara Flynn (m001ddbh)
The Love Language Problem
Do you know what ‘love language’ is – and what’s yours? Do you envy people, the homes, lifestyles and careers? Have you experienced strategic untruths on someone’s dating profile? All these subjects have been sent in by our listeners and are given the Marian and Tara treatment in the latest instalment of their popular advice podcast.
The first series was welcomed by listeners and critics.
"Both are warm and kind enough to not only be funny but also offer genuinely thoughtful, if left-field, advice." (Miranda Sawyer, The Observer)
"Keyes and Flynn are my new favourite double-act." (Jane Anderson - Radio Times)
"I found their compassion endlessly soothing." (Rachel Cunliffe - The New Statesman)
Marian Keyes is a multi award-winning writer, with a total of over 30 million books sold to date in 33 languages. Her close friend Tara Flynn is an actress, comedian and writer. Together, these two friends have been through a lot, and now want to use their considerable life experience to help solve the biggest - and smallest - of their listeners' problems.
From dilemmas about life, love and grief, to the perils of laundry or knowing what to say at a boring dinner, we’ll find out what Marian and Tara would recommend - which might not solve the problem exactly, but will make us all feel a bit better.
Recorded in Dublin with emails received from listeners around the world, the hosts invite you to pull up a chair at their virtual kitchen table as they read and digest their inbox.
Got a problem you want Marian and Tara to solve? Email: marianandtara@bbc.co.uk.
Producer: Steve Doherty.
A Giddy Goat production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds
FRI 08:00 Share and Share Alike (m000mlmz)
Age of Concern
Jack's vast experience with the opposite sex comes in handy when brother Leslie needs convincing that lost youth doesn't necessarily mean the end to all hopes of tasting the flesh-pots.
Starring Hugh Paddick and Michael Robbins.
Series written by Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles
Jack ...... Michael Robbins
Lesley ...... Hugh Paddick
Janice ...... Elizabeth Morgan
Ron ...... Dennis Bond
Vivien ...... Karin MacCarthy

Producer John Dyas
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1978.
FRI 08:30 A Very Private Man (b09jl1cv)
Series 1
Episode 5
As Helen prepares to go away to celebrate her mother's birthday, David fears for his marriage...
Rodney Bewes stars in Terry Gregson's sitcom.
David Parkinson ...... Rodney Bewes
Helen Parkinson ...... Ann Bell
Mrs Henderson ...... Daphne Oxenford
Mrs Wilshaw ...... Marlene Sidaway
Mr Sands ...... Peter Wheeler
Produced at BBC Manchester by Ron McDonnell.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in February 1981.
FRI 09:00 The Museum of Curiosity (m000937w)
Series 14
Episode 2
Professor of Ignorance John Lloyd and his curator Bridget Christie welcome:
* Comedian Sarah Kendall
* Botanist James Wong
* Bioscience entrepreneur Sir Chris Evans
The Museum's Guest Committee donate a ship in a bottle, a terrarium and a cabbage.
Researchers: Mike Turner, Mike Shepherd and Emily Jupitus of QI.
Producers: Richard Turner and Anne Miller.
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2019.
FRI 09:30 Sharing Fatman (b0075krt)
Under Starter's Orders
Mr Fatman comes second at Catterick, overcomes a virus and wins at Ripon.
However, the unity of the White Swan Syndicate is threatened...
Dave Sheasby’s six-part horse-racing comedy.
Margaret.............Gillian Bevan
Ken........................Gerard McDermott
Eddie.....................Tony Rohr
Karen....................Tracy-Ann Oberman
Dave......................Harry Myers
Madge...................Angela Wynter
Christine................Rachel Atkins
Julia.........................Becky Hindley
Director: David Hunter
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1999.
FRI 10:00 Heinrich Mann - Berlin (m000t0ds)
Episode 2
Aspiring young poet Andrew Zumsee has come from the provinces to make his name in Berlin society in the 1890s. With the wealthy Turkheimers as his patrons - and Adelheid Turkheimer as his lover - a glittering artistic career looks assured.
Conclusion of Heinrich Mann's novel dramatised by Patricia Hannah.
Andrew Zumsee .... John Kielty
Adelheid Turkheimer .... Joanna Tope
Louis Turkheimer .... John Shedden
Karl Kaflisch .... Simon Tait
Dr Bedeiner .... Ralph Riach
Lizzi Laffe .... Vivienne Dixon
Diederich Klempner .... Gregor Powrie
Friederich Kopf .... Simon Donaldson
Asta Turkheimer .... Lucy Paterson
Bienaimee Matzke ... Gayanne Potter
Frau Moore.................Stella Forge
Clare Pinbush.............Hilary Neville
Blosch............................Mark McDonald
Heinrich Mann .... James Bryce
Director: David Jackson Young
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2004.
FRI 11:00 Podcast Radio Hour (m001dfr1)
Fascinating Podcasts about Fungi
Wes Butters and his Producer, Kerry present a few of the best podcasts on fungi.
Dr. Gordon Walker talks about the role of social media in sharing high quality information about fungi, Dr. Merlin Sheldrake tells us about the importance of amateurs in the field of Mycology - and the Podcast Producer, Katharine Kerr reveals the things that she learned about "zombie-ants" whilst creating a podcast in association with The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Along the way, we'll hear clips from podcasts including...
Cultures For Health
The Mushroom Revival podcast
Fascinated By Fungi
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Unherd
The Bioneers: Revolution From The Heart Of Nature
The Mushroom Hour
Unearthed: Mysteries From An Unseen World
FRI 12:00 Share and Share Alike (m000mlmz)
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FRI 12:30 A Very Private Man (b09jl1cv)
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FRI 13:00 Wimsey (b00s8kxl)
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FRI 13:30 Hercule Poirot (b007k28y)
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FRI 14:00 The Line Becomes a River by Francisco Cantú (b09sqvxp)
Episode 5
The former Border Patrol agent Francisco Cantu gains a new understanding of the US/ Mexican border. Joseph Balderrama reads
Francisco Cantu's memoir about working for the US Border Patrol also tells the personal stories of those who risk all for a better life in the US.
Born to the daughter of a Mexican immigrant, the border is in his blood. His decision to become a law enforcer came after four years of learning about it through policy and history while studying international relations, and the realisation that theory isn't enough. He needs to be on the ground to understand the border in all its beauty, ugliness and danger. After four years the personal toll leads him to leave the Patrol but when an immigrant friend does not return from a trip to Mexico Cantu is returned to a world which he discovers is impossible to leave behind.
His evocative account is interwoven with reflections on the history, culture, nature and psychology of the border, and is more broadly about life on either side of a boundary, wherever it is.
Abridged by Richard Hamilton
Produced by Elizabeth Allard
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2018.
FRI 14:15 Subterranean Homesick Blues (b06bhg8y)
Series 1
Episode 5
by A L Kennedy
John ..... Bill Nighy
Maggie ..... Anna Calder-Marshall
Directed by Sally Avens
Inclement weather gives John a chance to talk his way back both into Maggie's heart and her bed, but how long can he manage to stay there?
FRI 14:30 The Business of Film with Mark Kermode (b053zsn5)
Getting to the Screen
In 2014, close to 700 movies opened in the UK. Blockbusters, franchises, documentaries, debuts, experiments, low-budget indies and beyond. It's never been easier to make a film and it's said there is an audience for everything. But what is the likely size of that audience? In the second part of this series, film critic Mark Kermode talks to the film financiers and the distributors.
According to the head of Film Four, David Kosse, the film industry is a "break-even business" - the trick is to identify a winner and ensure it's not just a one off. The independent film world - most of the British film industry - spreads the risk of making a film across independent distributors, equity financiers and other tax benefits. We hear from the BFI, Film Four and BBC Films on what films they are looking to finance.
Since the early days of film, rich outsiders have financed the industry. Now, producers who don't fit the studio model are looking to a multitude of ways to finance their film - from crowdfunding to rich kids with cheque books. Director Shane Carruth tells how he distributed his film Upstream Color himself, road-showing cinema screenings and bringing the film out on Blu-ray. And with much talk of Video on Demand, what role will Netflix and Amazon play in the future of film?
Marketing is crucial to the life and death of a movie but it remains the one hard cost in moviemaking. The trailer can be of vital importance and we hear what we respond to and what scenes should be left out.
Producers: Barney Rowntree and Nick Jones
A Hidden Flack production
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2015.
FRI 15:00 Heinrich Mann - Berlin (m000t0ds)
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FRI 16:00 The Museum of Curiosity (m000937w)
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FRI 16:30 Sharing Fatman (b0075krt)
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FRI 17:00 Quanderhorn (b0b91t03)
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FRI 17:30 Now You're Asking with Marian Keyes and Tara Flynn (m001ddbh)
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FRI 18:00 Appointment With Fear (m001dfr5)
And The Deep Shuddered by Monckton Hoffe
The Man in Black introduces a story of insanity featuring a woman who has been in an asylum for 30 years. What is her story?
And The Deep Shuddered by Monckton Hoffe.
Cast:
The Storyteller .... Valentine Dyall
Gerald Madilon .... Ralph Truman
Adela Madilon .... Grizelda Hervey
Pauline .... Marjorie Westbury
Sturges .... Stanley Groome
Produced by Martyn C. Webster
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in 1945.
FRI 18:30 Musical Genes (b00dyknm)
Series 1
Phil Cunningham
Tom Morton meets the brother of the late Scottish folk music legend John Cunningham.
Series searching for the true story behind some of our best loved musicians.
Producer: Deirdre Waldie
First broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland in October 2008.
FRI 19:00 Share and Share Alike (m000mlmz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 A Very Private Man (b09jl1cv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
FRI 20:00 Wimsey (b00s8kxl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
FRI 20:30 Hercule Poirot (b007k28y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
FRI 21:00 Podcast Radio Hour (m001dfr1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
FRI 22:00 Now You're Asking with Marian Keyes and Tara Flynn (m001ddbh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
FRI 22:30 Knowing Me, Knowing You (b007jzxg)
Episode 4
A-ha! Alan Partridge welcomes the Duchess of Stranraer, impressionist Steve Thompson and MP Sandra Peaks.
Classic chat from On the Hour's supreme sports reporter and his guests from the world of theatre, politics and emotional tragedy.
With thanks to Alan's chief researcher Steve Coogan.
Assistant researchers:
Patrick Marber
Rebecca Front
Doon Mackichan
David Schneider
Producer: Armando lannucci
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1992.
FRI 23:00 Mark Thomas: The Manifesto (b00fm3lj)
Series 1
Episode 1
Comedian and political activist Mark Thomas believes that, as a nation, we are drifting economically, politically and socially.
Where, he asks, are the great ideas, theories and visions that will help this country in its hour of need? He wants to create a "people's manifesto", so he takes suggestions from his studio audience and gets them to vote for the best.
The winner of each show will be enforceable by law, SO pay attention!
Producer: Ed Morrish
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2009.
FRI 23:30 James Acaster's Perfect Sounds (p0b8xk83)
Series 2
Rosie Jones and Isolation Indie Rap
The Impossible Kid is a charming and personal album written by Aesop Rock whilst isolating in a cabin in the woods. Full of fables and colourful characters, surely Rosie Jones will be charmed..? James has his fingers crossed.