SATURDAY 12 NOVEMBER 2022

SAT 00:00 Jerome K Jerome - The Dancing Partner (b08tj7rs)
“All I ask of a partner is that he shall hold me firmly, take me round steadily, and not get tired before I do.”
When a group of young women complain about a lack of dance partners, a toymaker gets creative...
Jerome K Jerome's eerie tale.
Dramatised by Michael and Mollie Hardwick.
Papa Geibel …. James Hayter
Brendl …. Rolf Lefebvre
Trudi …. Sheila Grant
Olga …. Shirley Cooklin
Colonel Lens …. Peter Pratt
Hans/Fritz …. Malcolm Hayes
Irma …. Patricia Clapton
Hoffmeier …. Anthony Hall
Wensel …. Austin Trevor
MacShaugnassy …. Allan McClelland
Special effects by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.
Music arranged and conducted by Denya Barlow.
Signature tune by Ron Grainer.
Producer: Charles Lefeaux
First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in January 1963.
SAT 00:30 Musical Genes (b00f5b1x)
Series 1
Lorna Luft
Tom Morton meets Lorna Luft, daughter of Judy Garland, to get the true story of life as the offspring of a legend.
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 Dalziel & Pascoe - Exit Lines (m000w6lw)
5. The Comedy is Over
Three old men dead.
Two unsolved problems.
Has Detective Inspector Pascoe got one answer?
Donald Gee and Philip Jackson star as detective duo, Andy Dalziel and Peter Pascoe.
Donald Gee and Philip Jackson star as detective duo, Andy Dalziel and Peter Pascoe.
Conclusion of Reginald Hill's detective thriller.
Dramatised by Betty Davies.
Det Insp Pascoe .... Donald Gee
Supt Dalziel .... Philip Jackson
Charley .... Charles Simpson
Mrs Escott .... Barbara Atkinson
Det Con Seymour .... Paul Downing
Sgt Wield .... Michael Graham Cox
PC Hector .... Stephen Garlick
Abbiss .... John Bull
Cpl Gillott .... Joe Dunlop
Major Kassell .... Vincent Brimble
Sir William .... Brian Miller
Charlesworth .... David King
Elite .... Tara Dominick
Ruddlesdin ....Danny Schiller
Moody .... Dale Rapley
Director: Matthew Walters
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1990.
SAT 01:30 The House (m001dxlk)
Series 3
1. Disapperance
The House of Commons reconvenes with a fresh set of problems for Party Chairman Sir Charles Bannister.
His new public role takes second place, however, to a more private question:
Where has Lady Bannister disappeared to - and with whom?
The return of Christopher Lee political thriller serial in six parts.
Starring Julian Glover .
More intrigue and conspiracy reverberating in the corridors of Westminster.
Sir Charles Bannister .... Julian Glover
Dougal Baxter.... Peter Kelly
Mary Bannister.... Isla Blair
Juliet Cameron ....Siobhan Redmond
Polly ....Ruth Gemmell
Kay .... Jane Booker
Nick .... Julian Dutton
Producer Neil Cargill
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1992.
SAT 02:00 Auntie's War by Edward Stourton (b09ltll9)
5. Eyewitness Reports
The BBC is a British institution unlike any other, and its story during the Second World War is also the story of Britain's people.
Writer and presenter Edward Stourton is a sharp-eyed and affectionate companion on the BBC's wartime journey, investigating archives, diaries, letters and memoirs to examine what the BBC was and what it stood for.
In this final episode, the BBC's War Reporting Unit comes into being, and correspondent Guy Byam is parachuted behind enemy lines.
These were the years when Auntie (the BBC's enduring nickname) earned a reputation for bossiness. It was also a period of remarkable voices - Churchill's fighting speeches, de Gaulle's broadcasts from exile, George Orwell, Ed Murrow, Richard Dimbleby and Vera Lynn.
During these extraordinary times, eyewitness testimonies gave a voice to everyone, securing the BBC's reputation as a reliable purveyor of the truth.
Auntie's War is more than a portrait of an institution at a critical time, it is also a portrayal of the British in wartime and an insight into why we have our broadcast culture today.
Concluded by Edward Stourton.
Abridged by Anna Magnusson.
Producer: Pippa Vaughan
A Loftus production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in January 2018.
SAT 02:15 The Citadel (m000462h)
Series 5
Episode 5
Manson is confounded when Denny will not join him in fighting Vaughan for negligence in sub-standard safety at the pit.
The reason for Denny's reluctance is Lydia Vaughan, whose own health is under threat as Manson discovers the real cause of her tremors.
Based on AJ Cronin's groundbreaking novel about medical life before the creation of the UK's National Health Service.
Written by Christopher Reason
Manson ...... George Blagden
Denny ...... Julian Lewis Jones
Christine ...... Catrin Stewart
Lydia ...... Kate Coogan
Director: Pauline Harris
Producer: Gary Brown & Pauline Harris
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2019.
SAT 02:30 The Last Post (b06nq1f6)
How did a simple British Army bugle call from the 18th century become a sacred anthem of death and remembrance?
And how did it spread to the rest of the world, played at the funerals of Gandhi and Nelson Mandela?
The Last Post started as just one of a couple of dozen bugle calls played every day in a British Amy barracks. Then, in the 1850s, it found a new role, played at soldiers’ funerals and from there it was extended to be used at memorial services for those who had died in conflict.
Gradually, it moved beyond the military, played at the funerals of many who had never been in the armed forces, such as Wallace Hartley, bandmaster of the Titanic.
But it was in the midst of the First World War that The Last Post had its greatest resonance, becoming the obvious soundtrack to remembrance.
Then, as the British Empire dissolved, it was invariably The Last Post that was sounded as the Union flag was lowered for the final time in former colonies across the world.
Somewhat bizarrely, it was played to mark the passing of Gandhi and Nelson Mandela; it is still sounded on both sides of the disputed border between India and Pakistan; it was the accompaniment to funerals for both the IRA and the UDA. And it spread beyond the British Empire, to countries like Portugal and Belgium and to their former colonies.
Now, The Last Post is played in its original incarnation only at the Tower of London, where it is still sounded nightly. But in its role as the music of loss, it has become almost a sacred anthem in an increasingly secular society.
Alwyn Turner tells the untold story of one of the most famous pieces of music in the world.
Producer: Ben Crighton
Editor: Andrew Smith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2015.
SAT 03:00 Charles Dickens (b007jn0r)
The Personal History of David Copperfield
10. I Have Loved You All My Life
Little Emily has been reunited with Mr Peggotty and Uriah's double-dealing has been revealed for all the world to see.
But for David there's tragic news about his beloved wife Dora.
Conclusion of the novel which Charles Dickens described as his "favourite child",
Starring Sheila Hancock, Miriam Margolyes and Gary Cady.
All-star dramatisation by Betty Davies.
David Copperfield ...... Gary Cady
Betsey Trotwood ...... Miriam Margoyles
Wilkins Micawber ...... Harold Innocent
Mrs Micawber ...... Sheila Hancock
Peggotty ...... Maggie McCarthy
Emily ...... Joanna Myers
Mr Peggotty ...... David Burke
Agnes ...... Jane Whittenshaw
Dora ...... Maria Miles
Traddles ...... Mark Straker
Ham Peggotty ...... Timothy Spall
Mr Wickfield ...... Timothy Bateson
Steerforth ...... Andrew Wincott
Mrs Steerforth ...... Irene Sutcliffe
Rosa Dartle ...... Jenny Howe
David's mother ...... Susan Sheridan
Mr Murdstone ...... John Moffatt
Sophy ...... Petra Markham
Fisherman ...... Charles Millham
Coachman ...... Alan Barker
Boatman ...... Norman Jones
Tenor: Jeremy Taylor
Piano: David King
Producer Marilyn Imrie
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1991.
SAT 04:00 The Museum of Curiosity (m0009kz5)
Series 14
Episode 4
Professor of Ignorance John Lloyd and his curator Bridget Christie welcome:
* Comedian Jen Brister
* Map expert Edward Brooke-Hitching
* Comedy writer Jason Hazeley.
The Museum's Guest Committee donate the Ravel royalties, a land grant to a place that doesn’t exist and a microphone.
Researchers: Mike Turner, Mike Shepherd and Emily Jupitus of QI.
Producers: Victoria Lloyd and Anne Miller.
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2019.
SAT 04:30 Sharing Fatman (b0075kyg)
Rainbows and Buried Treasure
The White Swan syndicate meets to vote on selling Mr Fatman.
Dreams come true at Ascot and romance blooms amongst the owners.
Starring Gillian Bevan and Gerard McDermott.
Conclusion of Dave Sheasby’s horse-racing comedy.
Margaret ...... Gillian Bevan
Ken ...... Gerard McDermott
Eddie ...... Tony Rohr
Karen ...... Tracy-Ann Oberman
Edward ...... James Taylor
Madge ...... Angela Wynter
Julia ...... Becky Hindley
Donald ...... Fine Time Fontayne
Director: David Hunter
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1999.
SAT 05:00 Quanderhorn (b0bbp001)
The Quanderhorn Xperimentations
Fear! Terror! Gut-wrenching Horror! Arg Arg. Please!
It's 1952, as usual.
Having fired the Dangerous Giant Space Laser at the alien vessel containing his crew, Quanderhorn creates "improved" duplicates of them all as replacements.
Meanwhile the originals - having luckily escaped the blast by triggering the Mercurian metadrive thanks to an astonishingly angry outburst from Guuuurk - find themselves marooned in a strange forest which the Martian deduces is somewhere in the Crab Nebula.
The professor receives a dire warning from his future self, as an ancient alien ziggurat emerges at Piccadilly Circus Tube Station - just by the chocolate machine. He hastens to London to investigate with his new assistants.
Our heroes are slightly surprised when a number 43 bus to Highgate Woods arrives unexpectedly and they race to Piccadilly Circus to confront the professor and their doppelgangers.
But Prime Minister Churchill has plans of his own to deal with Quanderhorn, and summons up his crack Lab Busting bomber squadron.
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
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 (m001dwr4)
The Invisible Sibling Problem
Have you reached an age where it seems everything is beginning to annoy you? What should you do if you’re a sibling who is invisible to your family? How do you deal with a one-night stand who’s now ignoring you at the school gates? 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
SAT 06:00 RC Sherriff - Journey's End (m001f50q)
A young military officer, fresh from school, finds himself facing the reality of war, and the tension and strain of life in the trenches.
Set on the British front line, before St Quentin, in March 1918.
RC Sherriff's stage play - set during the First World War - was first performed in 1928.
Starring Martin Jarvis.
Adapted for radio by Peter Watts.
Captain Stanhope .... Martin Jarvis
Osborne .... Garard Green
Trotter .... Kevin Brennan
Hibbert .... Michael Harbour
Raleigh .... Derek Seaton
Colonel .... Richard Hurndall
Sergeant Major .... John Bentley
Mason .... Malcolm Hayes
Hardy .... John Graham
German soldier .... Patrick Tull
Director: Christopher Venning
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1970.
SAT 07:30 Great Lives (m0008hx2)
Comedian Sindhu Vee on Prince
Comedian Sindhu Vee has loved Prince ever since she was a young girl in India - when her sister gave her illicit cassettes recorded from US radio.
A pop polymath and global superstar, Prince was also a man of extreme contradictions and multiple personas.
Hearing his music changed Sindhu's life forever, and seeing him perform influenced her career as a comedian.
Sindhu is joined by BAFTA-winning investigative journalist Mobeen Azhar (who saw Prince live 54 times) and presenter Matthew Parris, to discuss the life of Prince Rogers Nelson.
Produced at BBC Bristol by Eliza Lomas.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2019.
SAT 08:00 Booked (b0075skq)
Series 4
Episode 2
Mixing up characters and plots in novels - and the tales of literary broken hearts.
Barnsley poet Ian McMillan chairs the irreverent literary game.
Outrageous parody, biting wit and bizarre couplings from:
Mark Thomas
Dillie Keane
Arthur Smith
David Stafford
Producer: Marc Jobst
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1998.
SAT 08:30 Tickets Please (b00nv6nh)
Episode 1
Why does an intercity train journey turn into an emotional roller-coaster?
Because the train staff have to battle with their thwarted infatuations - for each other!
And those toughies in the wedding carriage aren't helping matters...
Four-part sitcom on rails by Mark Maier.
Robin …. Jeremy Swift
Nadine …. Alex Kelly
Peter …. Malcolm Tierney
Diana …. Melissa Advani
Linda/Lady …. Kate Layden
Keith …. Stephen Hogan
Carol …. Tessa Nicholson
Man One …. Philip Fox
Man Two/William …. Joseph Cohen-Cole
Producer: Peter Kavanagh
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2009.
SAT 09:00 Salutes You, Sir! Forces Fun from the BBC (b0085hk1)
Dad's Army's very own Private Pike aka Ian Lavender presents an homage to the humour generated for and by the British Armed Forces. Featuring:
* Merry-Go-Round - Army edition: 'Stand Easy' With Charlie Chester and Arthur Haynes (14/09/1945)
* The Victory edition of ITMA - It's That Man Again,Starring Tommy Handley. (10/05/1945)
* Merry-Go-Round: Naval edition: 'HMS Waterlogged' With Eric Barker and Jon Pertwee (08/08/1945)
* The Navy Lark 'Mysterious Radio Signals' Starring Leslie Phillips, Stephen Murray and Jon Pertwee. (06/06/1971)
* Merry-Go-Round – RAF edition: 'Much-Binding-in-the-Marsh' Starring Richard Murdoch, Kenneth Horne and Sam Costa (11/04/1945)
* Dad's Army - 'Sergeant, Save My Boy' Stars Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier and Ian Lavender (11/03/1975)
Ian Lavender played Private Frank Pike in the much-loved BBC TV sitcom Dad's Army (1968-77) and also appears in the BBC radio adaptations still regularly broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra.
Producer: Mik Wilkojc
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in November 2006.
SAT 12:00 The Jack Benny Program (m000s8kv)
Return to Paradise
Jack and friends interpret a Hollywood classic set in the South Seas.
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:
Eddie "Rochester" Anderson
Mary Livingstone
Dennis Day
The Sportsmen Quartet
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 September 1953.
SAT 12:30 Hazelbeach (b00ljy24)
Series 2
Chess
Domestic harmony is disrupted for conman Ronnie Hazelbeach and his hapless friend, Nick by the arrival of a very unwelcome guest.
Starring Jamie Foreman.
The return of Caroline and David Stafford's comedy about likeable conman Ronnie Hazelbeach starring Jamie Forman.
Ronnie Hazelbeach ...... Jamie Foreman
Nick..........Paul Bazely
James.........Neil Stuke
Chloe......... Tracy Wiles
Carlton Hobbs..... Philip Fox
Doctor.......... Stephen Hogan

Producer: Marc Beeby
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2009.
SAT 13:00 Archive on 4 (m00013md)
How We Remember Them
From 2014 to 2018, the world reflected on the centenary of the First World War.
The atrocities of the conflict have been well-covered.
So historian Dan Snow looks at how and why our perceptions of the conflict have changed over time, and how that’s affected the way we commemorate the event.
With powerful accounts of veterans, from the iconic 1964 BBC series The Great War and the Imperial War Museum’s sound archive, as well as moving early commemorations at the Cenotaph.
With:
Dan Todman
Lucy Noakes
Helen McCartney
Jean Seaton
Peter Hart - who interviewed many veterans on behalf of the IWM.
Why does Remembrance still seem to matter to people today?
How might it change going forward?
Producers: Megan Jones and Glyn Tansley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2018.
SAT 14:00 Mark Thomas: The Manifesto (b00qcn23)
Series 2
Episode 1
Comedian-activist, Mark Thomas returns to create a People's Manifesto.
He's taking suggestions from his studio audience and then getting them to vote for the best.
The winner of each show will be enforceable by law, so pay attention!
In this episode, the focus is on policies such as restricting Prime Ministers to two full terms of office; the introduction of a maximum wage; and making all 4x4s transparent.
Producer: Ed Morrish
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2010.
SAT 14:30 Angstrom (b09l0ds8)
Series 1
The Man Who Wasn't Dead
Matthew Holness stars as Knut Ångström, a brooding, alcoholic, maverick Swedish detective from the tough streets of Oslo.
Scandinavian detective yarn adapted from the bestselling Ångström trilogy by Martin English (writing as Bjorgen Swedenssonsson).
Following the death of his wife, Ångström is posted to the Njalsland peninsula where he becomes embroiled in a labyrinthine murder (or possibly not-murder) case which bears an eerie similarity to the Askeladden killings - a case from his distant past.
A body goes missing from a crime scene, but was it ever even there in the first place?
Written by Joel Morris and Jason Hazeley.
Knut Ångström ...... Matthew Holness
Nina Oblong ...... Nadia Kamil
Narrator ...... Simon Kane
Also starring:
Morgana Robinson
David Reed
Freya Parker
The writers have also written the Ladybird Books for Grown Ups, Charlie Brooker's Wipe, That Mitchell and Webb Look and A Touch of Cloth.
Producer: Lyndsay Fenner
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in January 2018.
SAT 15:00 Welcome to Wherever You Are (b09gkh2f)
Series 1
Episode 1
Andrew Maxwell hosts a truly global stand-up show
Comedians perform from wherever on the planet they happen to be, to an audience in the BBC Radio Theatre, London.
With:
Alice Fraser
Storm Xu
Bassem Youssef
From Sydney, The Bugle podcast co-host Alice Fraser talks cricket and colonialism.
Emerging star Storm Xu in Shanghai reveals his problems with dating.
World-renowned satirist Bassem Youssef explains why he had to move to Los Angeles from his native Egypt (spoiler: it turns out dictators don't like you making jokes about them).
Producer: Ed Morrish
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in November 2017.
** Photo credit: Matt Stronge
SAT 15:30 Wrinkles (m001dxh9)
Series 1
Episode 1
How do you make a tool shed into a meal for five?
What do you say to a human cannonball on your first date in mid-air?
How do you apologise to someone you buried by mistake?
Wrinkles supplies the answers to the questions you never asked.
Starring Tom Mennard and Anthea Askey.
Winston........Ballard Berkeley
Mr Pettigrew....David Ross
Written by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor - the creators of Red Dwarf.
Recovered audio of a series lost from the BBC archive.
Produced at BBC Manchester by Mike Craig.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1980.
SAT 16:00 RC Sherriff - Journey's End (m001f50q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SAT 17:30 Great Lives (m0008hx2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
SAT 18:00 Dan Dare (m000cll3)
21st Century Spaceman
Episode 1
Ahead of another series about the dashing sci-fi hero, Richard Hollingham explores whether the reality of space exploration is catching up with the futuristic Dan Dare universe of the distant past.
The first of a two-part exploration.
Featuring:
extracts from the audio dramas
Plus interviews with:
British spacecraft engineer Alan Bond.
Actors
Ed Stoppard [Dan Dare]
Geoff McGivern [Digby]
Robert G. Slade [Major Stranks]
Co-lead writer Richard Kurti and producer/director Andrew Mark Sewell.
A B7 Media Production in association with Boffin Media.
SAT 18:30 Lightbulbs (b038xn76)
Steve returns from abroad after a year away to discover there's something nasty in the shed...
Starring Terry Molloy.
Alex Jones's tale of the supernatural.
Steve .... David Holt
Joan...... Jillie Meers
Bill..... Terry Molloy
Karen... Lorna Laidlaw
Aunt Dot...Joyce Gibbs
Mrs Stanley....Sunny Ormonde
Vicar....Richard Curnow
Felicity... Mia Busby
Music by Alex Jones.
Producer: Sue Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1995.
SAT 19:00 Salutes You, Sir! Forces Fun from the BBC (b0085hk1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SAT 22:00 Bridget Christie Minds the Gap (b04wwnh8)
Series 2
Episode 1
Bridget is back asking - who has the best sexism in the world?
She also deconstructs a yogurt advert and takes a look at what happens when a perfectly normal woman appears on TV.
With token man, Fred MacAulay who reveals a hitherto unsuspected penchant for certain kitchen cleaning products.
As she hasn't managed to single-handedly eradicate sexism, Bridget Christie returns in her multi-award winning series about modern feminism.
Bridget thought that she'd be able to put her feet up assuming her last series would bomb. Sadly it was a huge success and she's had to bang on about feminism ever since.
Written by Bridget Christie.
Producers: Alison Vernon-Smith and Alexandra Smith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2015.
SAT 22:30 Chain Reaction (b00mwrhk)
Series 5
Alastair Campbell interviews Alistair McGowan
Former Labour spin doctor Alastair Campbell chats to impressionist, comedian and actor Alistair McGowan.
Chain Reaction is the tag talk show, where the guest becomes the interviewer in the next episode.
Producer: Sam Bryant
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2009.
SAT 23:00 Laura Solon - Talking and Not Talking (b00p67ts)
Series 3
Episode 4
Unwelcoming neighbour Annabelle quizzes an unsuspecting soul over his windchimes, while useless entrepreneur, Carole Price, takes another swing at selling her bad ideas to the world.
And someone travels back from the very near future to warn a man about his blind date.
Award-winning comedian Laura Solon's series of sketches, monologues and one-liners.
With:
Rosie Cavaliero
Ben Moor
Ben Willbond
Written by Laura Solon.
With additional material by Jeremy Dyson and Ben Moor.
Script Editor: Jeremy Dyson
Producer: Colin Anderson.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2009
SAT 23:25 The Comedy Club Interviews (m001ffzr)
Simon Brodkin 1/3
From 10.00pm until midnight, seven days a week, the Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. Plus Paul Garner chats to Simon Brodkin.
SAT 23:30 Old Harry's Game (b007jmbz)
Series 3
The Reasonably Fantastic Journey
Satan and the Professor find a huge empty space in Hell - when they enter Scumspawn's brain.
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:
Felicity Montagu
Philip Pope
Nick Revel
Michael Fenton Stevens
Producer Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1999

SUNDAY 13 NOVEMBER 2022

SUN 00:00 Dan Dare (m000cll3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday]
SUN 00:30 Lightbulbs (b038xn76)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Saturday]
SUN 01:00 Archive on 4 (m00013md)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Saturday]
SUN 02:00 Mark Thomas: The Manifesto (b00qcn23)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Saturday]
SUN 02:30 Angstrom (b09l0ds8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Saturday]
SUN 03:00 Welcome to Wherever You Are (b09gkh2f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Saturday]
SUN 03:30 Wrinkles (m001dxh9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:30 on Saturday]
SUN 04:00 RC Sherriff - Journey's End (m001f50q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday]
SUN 05:30 Great Lives (m0008hx2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Saturday]
SUN 06:00 Auntie's War by Edward Stourton (Omnibus) (b09m5wdm)
The BBC is a British institution unlike any other, and its story during the Second World War is also the story of Britain's people.
Writer and presenter Edward Stourton is a sharp-eyed and affectionate companion on the BBC's wartime journey, investigating archives, diaries, letters and memoirs to examine what the BBC was and what it stood for.
Ed describes how the BBC adapted to being on a war footing, the boredom of the Phoney War and the experiences of reporters sent to France.
These were the years when Auntie (the BBC's enduring nickname) earned a reputation for bossiness. It was also a period of remarkable voices - Churchill's fighting speeches, de Gaulle's broadcasts from exile, George Orwell, Ed Murrow, Richard Dimbleby and Vera Lynn.
During these extraordinary times, eyewitness testimonies gave a voice to everyone, securing the BBC's reputation as a reliable purveyor of the truth.
Auntie's War is more than a portrait of an institution at a critical time, it is also a portrayal of the British in wartime and an insight into why we have our broadcast culture today.
Omnibus of five parts abridged by Anna Magnusson.
Read by Edward Stourton.
Producer: Pippa Vaughan
A Loftus production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in January 2018.
SUN 07:10 Inheritance Tracks (b0722z2d)
Petula Clark
Singer Petula Clark chooses 'Only Forever' by Bing Crosby and 'Hotel California' by The Eagles.
SUN 07:20 AJ Cronin - The Citadel (Omnibus) (m0004fw4)
Series 5
Dr Denny's feelings for Christine have deepened.
Meanwhile Dr Manson, oblivious to it all, is fighting hard to create a new chest clinic.
Based on AJ Cronin's groundbreaking novel about medical life before the creation of the UK's National Health Service.
Omnibus of five parts written by Christopher Reason.
Dr. Manson ..... George Blagden
Dr. Denny ..... Julian Lewis Jones
Christine ...... Catrin Stewart
Dr. Hope ..... Seamus O'Neill
Mrs. Wynne Evans ..... Kate Coogan
Director: Pauline Harris
Producers: Gary Brown & Pauline Harris
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2019.
SUN 08:30 The Enchanting World of Hinge and Bracket (b04vf7q6)
Series 1
The Cubs and Brownies Day Trip
Can the dear ladies survive a trip to the seaside with the Brownies and Cubs?
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
Walter ...... Joe Gladwin
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 June 1977.
SUN 09:00 The Inimitable Jeeves (b007vgg5)
Bingo and the Little Woman
Bertie Wooster turns into a romantic novelist (again) when Bingo Little falls in love (again).
PG Wodehouse's romp starring Michael Hordern and Richard Briers.
Adapted by Chris Miller.
Jeeves ...... Michael Hordern
Bertie Wooster ..... Richard Briers
Lord Bittlesham ..... Ronald Fraser
Bingo Little ..... Jonathan Cecil
Producer: David Hatch
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1973.
SUN 09:30 Coming Alive (b00j1z93)
Series 3
Star
Sandra is about to move up in the world, while ex-con Terry is putting on a play.
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
Mr Preston …. David Holt
Wendy Wilson …. Clare Corbett
Gail …. Jennifer Wheelan
Producer: Marilyn Imrie
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2001.
SUN 10:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m001f4nx)
Lost Gems
Margaret Lockwood CBE
From Beethoven to Nat King Cole. Screen legend Margaret Lockwood shares her castaway choices with Roy Plomley.
One of the most popular British film stars of the 1940s, Margaret Lockwood starred in big screen classics The Lady Vanishes, The Man In Grey and The Wicked Lady.
Born in British India in 1916, she moved to England aged 4, making her stage debut at 12, and later studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
British Lion launched her film career - and she later worked with the Gainsborough film company and Rank.
She worked with directors like Carol Reed and Michael Powell, and opposite actors like Douglas Fairbanks Jnr., Michael Redgrave and James Mason.
A screen beauty, she also was popular with the public for her natural poise and unaffectedly straightforward style.
Margaret was awarded the CBE in 1981, She died aged 73 in 1990.
DISC ONE: Ludwig van Beethoven’s Für Elise - Alfred Brendel
DISC TWO: Unforgettable - Nat King Cole
DISC THREE: Felix Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream Overture - LSO
DISC FOUR: Volare - Marino Marini ed il suo Quartetto
DISC FIVE: Chopin’s Prelude in A major, Op. 287 - John Ogdon
DISC SIX: Eton Boating Song - Eton College Musical Society
DISC SEVEN: Tales From The Vienna Woods - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
DISC EIGHT: Scarborough Fair - Simon & Garfunkel
BOOK CHOICE - Encyclopaedia Britannica
LUXURY CHOICE - Piano
CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE - Ludwig van Beethoven’s Für Elise - Alfred Brendel
Producer: Ronald Cook
Desert Island Discs was created by Roy Plomley.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1972.
SUN 10:30 Cut Off at The Fringe (m001f4nz)
A compilation of some of the bits from the Edinburgh Fringe.
Featuring:
Stephen Fry
Rowan Atkinson
Ivor Cutler
Roger McGough
Recovered extracts taken from 'Aspects of The Fringe' - not kept in the BBC archive.
Compiled by James Peak.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in the 1980s.
SUN 11:00 The Moth Radio Hour (m000ys80)
Parental Guidance
True stories told live in the USA: Jay Allison introduces tales of learning life’s lessons from one’s parents.
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 heard on PRX in 2019.
SUN 11:50 Inheritance Tracks (b0722z2d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:10 today]
SUN 12:00 Poetry Extra (m001f4p1)
Poetry Societies - The Friends of the Dymock Poets
Poet Daljit Nagra revisits the BBC's poetry archive and selects Poetry Societies - The Friends of the Dymock Poets with Judith Palmer.
Judith Palmer meets a group of enthusiasts from Gloucestershire to discuss the work of the small group of poets who gathered there just before the First World War. They reveal a legacy not only in cherished poetry, but also in the walks and wildlife of the area.
Produced by Christine Hall.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2007.
SUN 12:30 Angstrom (b09lylpp)
Series 1
The Two Faces of Benny from ABBA
Matthew Holness stars as Knut Ångström, a brooding, alcoholic, maverick Swedish detective from the tough streets of Oslo.
Scandinavian detective yarn adapted from the bestselling Ångström trilogy by Martin English (writing as Bjorgen Swedenssonsson).
Following the death of his wife, Ångström is posted to the Njalsland peninsula where he becomes embroiled in a labyrinthine murder (or possibly not-murder) case which bears an eerie similarity to the Askeladden killings - a case from his distant past.
Ångström and Mina try to find out who tried to frame him for the death of Councillor Birgid Lundstrom.
It's a trail which leads them straight to the door of Benny from ABBA.
But when that door opens, why is Benny from ABBA now Mexican?
Knut Ångström ...... Matthew Holness
Nina Oblong ...... Nadia Kamil
Narrator ...... Simon Kane
Also starring:
Kevin Eldon
David Reed
Freya Parker
The writers have also written the Ladybird Books for Grown Ups, Charlie Brooker's Wipe, That Mitchell and Webb Look and A Touch of Cloth.
Producer: Lyndsay Fenner
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in January 2018.
SUN 13:00 Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie (Omnibus) (m0003ts1)
Episode 1
Isma was going to miss her flight.
She had expected the interrogation, had practised for it, but not the hours of waiting beforehand, or the humiliation.
This breathtakingly topical, powerful thriller by Kamila Shamsie won the 2018 Women's Prize for Fiction and was Book of the Year for all the major UK Newspapers.
Home Fire is about identity, conflicting loyalties, love and politics: a book for our times.
Isma and Aneeka must keep a secret about their younger brother for their own protection and his.
Read by Lisa Zahra and Sanjeev Bhaskar.
Omnibus of the first five of ten episodes abridged by Sara Davies.
Producer: Mary Ward-Lowery
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2019.
SUN 14:10 Inheritance Tracks (b05pmn0k)
Nick Hornby
Author of High Fidelity, Nick Hornby chooses 'Ring of Fire' by Johnny Cash and James Brown's '(Do the) Mashed Potatoes'.
SUN 14:20 Stan Barstow - A Raging Calm (Omnibus) (b06zz96v)
Episode 2
Local elections are imminent.
Tom plans for Norma's future, whilst Andrea's future is very much threatened.
Stan Barstow’s gritty double love story set in Yorkshire in the 1960's.
Dramatised by his partner Diana Griffiths.
Omnibus of the last five of ten parts.
Andrea ...... Deborah McAndrew
Philip ...... Robert Glenister
Tom ...... David Calder
Kate ...... Jo-Anne Knowles
Norma ...... Sharon Duce
Shirley ...... Ruth Herbert
Nick ...... Ben Crompton
Director: Pauline Harris
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2002.
SUN 15:30 Fu Manchu In Edinburgh (b00rt91z)
"Yellow Peril," "Celestial One" and "Devil Doctor": Sax Rohmer's evil genius, Dr Fu Manchu, traded under many aliases, but where was his doctorate from?
"I am a doctor of philosophy from Edinburgh, a doctor of law from Christ College, a doctor of medicine from Harvard. My friends, out of courtesy, call me 'Doctor'." - The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932)
Miles Jupp (also an Edinburgh University alumnus) investigates the hidden Edinburgh years of the criminal mastermind who fought a war against Western imperialism after learning his trade in one of the West's most esteemed Universities.
From the novels we can work out Fu Manchu must have studied in Edinburgh in the early 1870s.
So what do historical records teach us about his time there?
Back then, Conan Doyle was registered at the University Medical School, studying at the feet of Joseph Bell, the inspiration for Sherlock Holmes. Thomas De Quincey, the English Opium Eater, had died in the city a few years before but the network by which he sourced his laudanum was still intact, brought by Chinese Coolies from the Port of Leith to the drawing-rooms of the New Town.
There were Chinese students registered on the matriculation rolls of the University, some of them refugees from the Boxer rebellion, and the seamen's missions and city police reports make it clear that there was a thriving Chinese criminal network in Scotland's capital.
Could Fu Manchu have learned his criminal trade as an undergraduate at the city's university? Could his later dominance of Limehouse in London have been based on the contacts he made with Chinese gangs in Edinburgh?
What factual evidence exists to flesh out the experience of the fictional enemy of the West?
Producer: David Stenhouse
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2010.
SUN 16:00 The Other Side of the World (m001f4p4)
1958, fresh from reporting around the world, Alan Whicker takes his first trepidatious step into the world of TV instantly finding himself at home when the cameras roll.
To Alan’s immense relief and happiness the producers like his natural, amiable style and he becomes BBC Tonight’s roving reporter.
But never one to stand still, Alan has an idea for a series of stories about social issues, reporting from the other side of the world. A 30,000-mile world trip, crossing five continents filming more than forty different reports.
But he’s proposing to do something never done before. It will be just himself and a two-man crew and Alan will direct, write, and front the pieces. All the rushes flown back to London for film editor Jack Gold to shape into stories for the nightly show.
Soon Alan, cameraman Cyril Moorhead and sound recordist Freddie Downton set out around the world. Going longer, faster and further than any other crew has done before. Alan pushes his tiny crew to the limit as they race around the world at break-neck speed. Has Alan bitten off more than he can chew?
Returning to England Alan and his shattered crew find their efforts have been worthwhile and Alan’s reports have gone down a storm.
Tonight’s producer, Donald Baverstock has the idea to turn these reports into stand-alone programmes.
A show that will be the making of Alan Whicker and define his unique style to the British public. But no one can think of a name for the series!
How Alan Whicker reshaped TV and discovered his 'World'.
Alan Whicker … Jon Culshaw
Cyril Moorhead … Tom Dussek
Freddie Downton … Matt Beaumont
Donald Baverstock… Andy Cresswell
Alasdair Milne… John David Henshaw
Cynthia Kee… Amelia Armande
Grace Wyndham Goldie … Sorcha Brooks
Leonard Miall … Charlie Buckland
Joy Moorhead … Penny Scott Andrews
Marguerite Higgins … Antonia Kinlay
Ned Sherrin … Doug Devaney
Hong Kong Biggles … Justin K Hayward
Antony Jay … Brett Fancy
Jack Gold … Thomas Grant
Fred Atkinson … Russell Shaw
Interpreter … Mei Konski
Cliff Michelmore … Peter Walsh
American GI … Jeremy Albret
Producer: Simon Moorhead
Made by TBC Audio.
SUN 17:00 Poetry Extra (m001f4p1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]
SUN 17:30 Angstrom (b09lylpp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
SUN 18:00 Dan Dare (m000cq31)
21st Century Spaceman
Episode 2
Is the reality of space exploration is catching up with the futuristic Dan Dare universe of the distant past?
Science journalist, Richard Hollingham concludes his two-part exploration.
Featuring:
Extracts from the audio dramas
Plus interviews with:
British spacecraft engineer Alan Bond
Actors
Ed Stoppard [Dan Dare]
Geoff McGivern [Digby]
Robert G. Slade [Major Stranks]
Co-lead writer Richard Kurt
Producer/director Andrew Mark Sewell.
A B7 Media Production in association with Boffin Media.
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SUN 18:30 Ancient Sorceries by Algernon Blackwood (b007jvxm)
2. Feeling Watched
On impulse, Vesin gets off his train home and decides to spend the night in a small, sleepy, medieval village town whose mysterious inhabitants surreptitiously watch him.
He intends to stay one night but he stays longer than planned and gets to know the streets of the town. He feels watched even though no one appears to take any notice of him.
Vesin starts wondering whether the people actually come alive at night and wonders if the town is in the hands of cats.
Vesin begins to feel uneasy and that strange forces are tugging at his very being...
Algernon Blackwood's dark tale unabridged in four parts.
Read by Philip Madoc.
Producer: Lawrence Jackson
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Northern Ireland and first broadcast in September 2005.
SUN 19:00 The Moth Radio Hour (m000ys80)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
SUN 19:50 Inheritance Tracks (b0722z2d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:10 today]
SUN 20:00 The Other Side of the World (m001f4p4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 today]
SUN 21:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m001f4nx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SUN 21:30 Cut Off at The Fringe (m001f4nz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]
SUN 22:00 Angstrom (b09lylpp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
SUN 22:30 Can't Tell Nathan Caton Nothing (b01snbm8)
Series 2
About Animals
It turns out Grandma's Achilles heel is a mouse!
Nathan can't believe he's lost his fearless Grandma because of a mouse and is determined to catch the mouse and restore his Grandma to feisty normality.
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.
Producer: Katie Tyrrell.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2013.
SUN 22:45 Elastic Planet (b007k399)
The Objects
Revealing the links between the art of siren writing, the discovery of pants, the Church of England motorcycle display team and the flamenco guitar.
Oliver Postgate narrates a stream of bizarre coincidences.
Ben Moor’s cosmic comedy of connections.
With:
Caron Keating
Raymond Baxter
Rebecca Front
Dan Strauss
Kerry Shale
Geoff McGivern
Ben Moor
Producer: Jon Naismith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1995.
SUN 23:00 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (b007jm2k)
The Primary Phase
Fit The Sixth
Arthur and company escape from a war, but exactly what have they escaped to?
Arthur Dent is one of only two survivors 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".
They've managed to escape from Restaurant at the End of Universe on the Black Ship only to find themselves where they never thought they'd be, only 2 million years earlier. What on earth are they going to do when face to face with 'how, why and where phases' of galactic development?
Douglas Adams' epic adventure in time and space.
The Book …… Peter Jones
Caprain of the 'B' Ark ..... David Jason
His Number One and Management Consultant …… Jonathan Cecil
Arthur Dent …… Simon Jones
Ford Prefect …… Geoffrey McGivern
Zaphod Beeblebrox …… Mark Wing-Davey
Trillion …… Susan Sheridan
Marvin …… Stephen Moore
The Number Two and hairdresser …… Aubrey Woods
The Marketing Girl …… Beth Porter
Sound and music by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.
Producer: Geoffrey Perkins.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1978.
SUN 23:30 Elis James's Pantheon of Heroes (b01c19p3)
Series 1
Heroic Failures
More historical heroism - as Gelert the dog, anyone who's played rugby for Wales and William Frost 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 February 2012.

MONDAY 14 NOVEMBER 2022

MON 00:00 Dan Dare (m000cq31)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday]
MON 00:30 Ancient Sorceries by Algernon Blackwood (b007jvxm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Sunday]
MON 01:00 Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie (Omnibus) (m0003ts1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Sunday]
MON 02:10 Inheritance Tracks (b05pmn0k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:10 on Sunday]
MON 02:20 Stan Barstow - A Raging Calm (Omnibus) (b06zz96v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:20 on Sunday]
MON 03:30 Fu Manchu In Edinburgh (b00rt91z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:30 on Sunday]
MON 04:00 The Other Side of the World (m001f4p4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 on Sunday]
MON 05:00 Poetry Extra (m001f4p1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 on Sunday]
MON 05:30 Angstrom (b09lylpp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 on Sunday]
MON 06:00 An Unrecorded Instance (m001f57w)
Hetty Mingle ignores her dying mother's advice about fortune hunters.
Will she end up regretting it?
Written by Marie Belloc-Lowndes.
Adapted for radio by Michael and Mollie Hardwick
Mrs Mingle ... Mary O'Farrell
Hetty Mingle: ... Brenda Bruce
Mr Quin ... Lee Fox
Jack Grantham ... Malcolm Hayes
Dr Pomfret-Smith ... Peter Pratt
Mrs Jones ... Vivienne Chatterton
Producer: Charles Lefeaux
First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in August 1963.
MON 06:30 The House (m001f585)
Series 3
2. The Glastonbury Groper
"They'll knife her, Charles - for what she wrote about her own party in the papers."
"Jules will survive. She has spirit...."
Charles's new deputy Tom sets Westminster tongues wagging - while Juliet faces an uncertain future...
Christopher Lee's political thriller serial.
Starring Julian Glover as Party Chair Sir Charles Bannister.
Charles Bannister .... Julian Glover
Dougal Baxter .... Peter Kelly
Mary Bannister .... Isla Blair
Henry .... Christopher Benjamin
Juliet Cameron .... Siobhan Redmond
Kay .... Jane Booker
Nick .... Julian Dutton
Wigton .... David Ryall
Tom .... Bill Wallis
Producer Neil Cargill
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1992.
MON 07:00 In and Out of the Kitchen (b03wp5j6)
Series 3
The Works Barbecue
Damien reluctantly helps out at Anthony's barbecue for some work colleagues.
Sitcom written by and starring Miles Jupp, charting the life of cookery writer Damien Trench and his partner Anthony.
Damien Trench ...... Miles Jupp
Anthony ...... Justin Edwards
Mr Mullaney ...... Brendan Dempsey
Marion Duffett ...... Lesley Vickerage
Damien's Mother ...... Selina Cadell
Brutus ...... David Seddon
Steven ...... Ade Oyefeso
Producer: Sam Michell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2014.
MON 07:30 It's a Fair Cop (m001dwt9)
Series 7
Speeding
In this week’s series finale, copper turned stand up Alfie Moore, takes on the topic of speeding. Is it ever acceptable and if so how fast?
When Alfie decide to tackle a notorious speeding spot on his patch he goes out speed gun in hand to lay down the law. But when he pulls over Barbra she tries to justify her actions. Should Alfie let her go with a warning? Or is it ticket time?
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 (b007jn85)
Series 3
Episode 18
Ole! Kenneth Horne heads to a Spanish bullring, while Julian and Sandy are switching on Bona TV.
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 June 1967.
MON 08:30 Anything Legal (b0089hl7)
Episode 6
Charles and George's new business course sets tongues wagging.
Starring Donald Hewlett and Michael Knowles.
A Tale of Two City Gents by Wally K Daly
Charles ...... Donald Hewlett
George ...... Michael Knowles
Fiona Fenning ...... Jennifer Croxton
Course Chairman ...... Henry Stamper
Advertising Lecturer ...... John Kane
Finance Lecturer ...... Peter Cellier
Mr Hunter ...... Roland MacLeod.
Theme music by Jim Parker
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1984.
MON 09:00 Dilemma (b01r0h4y)
Series 2
Episode 3
Sue Perkins puts Dave Gorman, Anita Anand, Mark Evans and Jenny Eclair through the moral and ethical wringer.
Comedian Dave Gorman is cheating higher, faster and stronger; journalist Anita Anand deals with an unexpected guest; creator of Bleak Expectations Mark Evans gets a hand in the bush (but no birds); and comedian Jenny Eclair embraces dating in the digital age.
There are no "right" answers - but there are some deeply damning ones.
Devised by Danielle Ward.
Producer: Ed Morrish
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2013.
MON 09:30 Double Income, No Kids Yet (b00f3xt3)
Series 1
Episode 5
Lucy is up for a big promotion at work but is distracted by Katie's post-natal indecision about her new baby's name.
Unfortunately sister Charlotte is on hand with a plan to de-stress her
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
Charlotte ...... Polly Frame
Andy ...... Tony Gardner
Producer: Liz Anstee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2001.
MON 10:00 Joseph Andrews by Henry Fielding (m000g3sx)
1. London
Of Mr Joseph Andrews, his birth, parentage, education, and great endowments, with a word or two concerning ancestors.
Henry Fielding's 18th century comic masterpiece is a riotous journey through the morals and manners of high and low society.
Dramatised in four parts by John Scotney.
In this opening episode, Joseph accompanies the flirtatious Lady Booby to London whilst Parson Adams campaigns to educate him to achieve his potential.
Joseph ...... Cornelius Garrett
Lady Booby ...... June Barrie
Parson Adams ...... John Franklyn-Robbins
Henry Fielding ...... John Rye
Sir Thomas Booby ...... William Fox
Mrs Slipslop ...... Anne Jameson
Mr Peter Pounce ...... Peter Woodthorpe
Mr Grogblossom ...... Bill Wallis
Mr Mockgallant ...... Graham Blockey
Lady Tittle ...... Tessa Worsley
Lady Tattle ...... Karen Ford
Director: Shaun MacLoughlin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1986.
MON 11:00 TED Radio Hour (m000ztt0)
Series 8
Finding Another Way
A journey through fascinating ideas based on talks by riveting speakers on the TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) stage.
Manoush Zomorodi explores how we more creatively approach resolving conflicts in a polarised world.
First broadcast in the USA on National Public Radio in 2020.
MON 11:50 Inheritance Tracks (m001f58j)
Jamie Oliver
Chef Jamie Oliver chooses ‘(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay’ by Otis Redding and ‘Only To Be With You’ by Roachford.
MON 12:00 Round the Horne (b007jn85)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 12:30 Anything Legal (b0089hl7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 13:00 An Unrecorded Instance (m001f57w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
MON 13:30 The House (m001f585)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
MON 14:00 The Channel (b09wrmkb)
Series 1
From Landscape to Seascape
Professor Sanjeev Gupta of Imperial College London goes back 450,000 years, to a time when our ancestors could walk across a rock ridge from the chalk cliffs near Calais to our own at Dover.
At the British Museum, Nick Ashton, Curator of Palaeolithic and Mesolithic collections, shows him artefacts that provide evidence they did.
The Channel is a reflection on the stretch of water that both separates us from and connects us to Europe.
This series examines how this waterway has affected our British identity through time, and continues to do so.
Music composed by Phil Channell.
Producer: Marya Burgess.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2018.
MON 14:15 Carmen (b03nsrj2)
Episode 1
Carmen is imprisoned by Officer Don Jose after fighting in a bar but is determined not to stay incarcerated for long.
Prosper Mérimée's novella Carmen is best known for the Bizet opera it later inspired.
Dan Allum takes the original story as his inspiration for this exciting and powerful new interpretation.
Starring Candis Nergaard as Carmen.
With original music and songs in Romany and English by Dan Allum.
Musical arrangement by James Fortune.
Carmen ...... Candis Nergaard
Don Jose ...... William Ash
Garcia ...... Neil Bell
Miriah ...... Harriet Chandler Judd
Lucas ...... Declan Wilson
Roderigo ...... Stephen Hoyle
Officer/Captain ...... Roger Morlidge
Producer: Charlotte Riches
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2014.
MON 14:30 He Belonged to Glasgow - The Will Fyffe Story (b00vky75)
Born in Dundee in 1885, Will Fyffe became synonymous with a different city when his song 'I Belong To Glasgow' captured the nation's hearts.
After spending his formative years in touring theatre, Will Fyffe switched to comedy and music hall, and became a headline act throughout Scotland. Along with his contemporary Harry Lauder, his humour transcended the regional stage and appearances all over Britain led to five Royal Variety performances.
A leading film star of the 1930s and 40s, he made one Hollywood film, although this burgeoning career was put on hold as war broke out and he returned to entertain the troops.
An accident in 1947 led to his untimely death, but his body of work lives on through his songs, sketches and films.
In this programme, singer-songwriter and Deacon Blue frontman Ricky Ross looks at Fyffe's life, career and legacy with family, film historians and music hall experts, including Professor Jeffrey Richards, and Will Fyffe's daughter, Eileen.
Producer: Elizabeth Foster
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2010.
MON 15:00 Joseph Andrews by Henry Fielding (m000g3sx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
MON 16:00 Dilemma (b01r0h4y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
MON 16:30 Double Income, No Kids Yet (b00f3xt3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
MON 17:00 In and Out of the Kitchen (b03wp5j6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
MON 17:30 It's a Fair Cop (m001dwt9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
MON 18:00 Dan Dare (m000cll5)
Series 2
Reign of the Robots 1/2
Dashing test pilot, Dan Dare and his crew finally return to Earth after battling The Mekon on Venus.
Landing in a seemingly deserted central London on 24th June 2045, they realise they've lost ten years.
With limited resources, Dan, Lieutenant Digby and the Eagle Corporation’s Professor Jocelyn Peabody must liberate Earth from an army of ruthless robots.
Their task becomes ever more desperate, when they discover the identity of the alien force behind the invasion.
Adventures based on the Eagle comic strip 'Dan Dare' created in 1950 by the Reverend Marcus Morris and Frank Hampson.
Dan Dare …. Ed Stoppard
Digby …. Geoff McGivern
Professor Peabody …. Heida Reed
The Mekon …. Raad Rawi
George Bryan …. Dean Harris
On-board Computer …. Dianne Weller
Original music: Imran Ahmad
Dramatised by Simon Guerrier from an original story by Frank Hampson.
Director: Andrew Mark Sewell.
Made by B7 Media
MON 18:30 A Good Read (b05mt3gk)
Christopher Frayling and Abi Morgan
Harriett Gilbert and her guests - award-winning screenwriter, Abi Morgan and cultural historian, Christopher Frayling - discuss favourite books by Dave Eggers, Angela Carter and Kyril Bonfiglioli.
The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter
Publisher: Vintage
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers
Publisher: Picador
Don't Point that Thing at Me by Kyril Bonfiglioli
Publisher: Penguin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2015.
MON 19:00 Round the Horne (b007jn85)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 19:30 Anything Legal (b0089hl7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 20:00 An Unrecorded Instance (m001f57w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
MON 20:30 The House (m001f585)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
MON 21:00 TED Radio Hour (m000ztt0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
MON 21:50 Inheritance Tracks (m001f58j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:50 today]
MON 22:00 It's a Fair Cop (m001dwt9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
MON 22:30 Twenty Players (b06kxptb)
Series 1
Frankie Swoop
Barry Davies tells the story of a most precociously talentless footballer.
Simon Bullivant's album of forgotten sporting heroes in a highly collectible series of six parts.
Producer: Richard Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1995.
MON 22:45 Self-Storage (b01hn1q8)
Series 1
Dating
Judy fixes Dave up on his first date since his marriage broke up. Unfortunately, Sarah needs a favour and Geoff needs Judy.
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
Liz ...... Nadia Kamil.
Producer: Ed Morrish
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2007.
MON 23:00 The Now Show (m001dxq7)
Series 61
Episode 3
Steve Punt is joined by Gemma Arrowsmith (standing in for Hugh Dennis) to present the week via topical stand-up and sketches. They're joined by Catherine Bohart, Fin Taylor and Jazz Emu.
Catherine Bohart wraps her head around the Elon Musk era at Twitter, Fin Taylor takes on the climate crisis, and Jazz Emu brings an original song that’ll turn your art perspective upside-down.
The show was written by the cast and Hugh Dennis with additional material from Tasha Dhanraj, Katie Storey, Carl Carzana and Cameron Loxdale.
Voice actors: Gemma Arrowsmith and Daniel Barker.
Sound: David Thomas
Executive Producer: Pete Strauss
Producer: Rajiv Karia
Production Coordinator: Sarah Nicholls
A BBC Studios Production
MON 23:30 Sorry About Last Night (b00n8vry)
A Animal
Andy and Julie throw a posh dinner party.
Alexei Sayle's quirky couple's comedy, with Siobhan Redmond.
Andy.............................................Alexei Sayle
Julie...............................................Siobhan Redmond
Mrs Saunders/D.I. Troon ..... Doon Mackichan
Mr Hamad..................................Nadim Sawalha
Mrs Abasanjo.............................Adjoa Andoh
Mr Lucik.......................................Chris Pavlo
Dad.................................................Harry Towb
Michael........................................Gary Bleasdale
Gavin the estate agent...........Simon Greenall
Captain Healey ........................ Roger Blake
Tony Blair ................................... Brian Bowles
Written by Alexei Sayle
Produced and directed by Jo Clegg with Alexei Sayle
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1999.

TUESDAY 15 NOVEMBER 2022

TUE 00:00 Dan Dare (m000cll5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:30 A Good Read (b05mt3gk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 An Unrecorded Instance (m001f57w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 The House (m001f585)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 The Channel (b09wrmkb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:15 Carmen (b03nsrj2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Monday]
TUE 02:30 He Belonged to Glasgow - The Will Fyffe Story (b00vky75)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 Joseph Andrews by Henry Fielding (m000g3sx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 Dilemma (b01r0h4y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:30 Double Income, No Kids Yet (b00f3xt3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 In and Out of the Kitchen (b03wp5j6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday]
TUE 05:30 It's a Fair Cop (m001dwt9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Monday]
TUE 06:00 The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries (b007k1vx)
1. The Curious Case of the Curs'd Quayside
Why do so many English warships sink for no apparent reason, and what does a certain jar contain?
Christopher Marlowe gets a job, hires a servant - and inherits a mystery.
Amid the splendour and squalor of Elizabethan London - scholar, playwright and government spy, Christopher Marlowe is assigned to investigate a number of baffling mysteries and perplexing intrigues...
Starring Dominic Jephcott and Bill Wallis.
First of four historical comedy mysteries by Ged Parsons.
Christopher Marlowe ....... Dominic Jephcott
Bartholomew Ratsbane ....... Bill Wallis
Sir Francis Walsingham ....... Paul Brooke
Admiral Downing ....... Garard Green
Captain Curtis ....... Brian Bowles
Captain Barnaby ....... Julian Dutton
Ladies ....... Sarah Thomas/Victoria Carling
Producer: Richard Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1993
TUE 06:30 The House (m001f5dq)
Series 3
3. Mary's Secret
"You know as well as I do, Charles, that as Party Chairman you're bound to hit bad weather. And when you do, they'll try to dump you, unless you toss another body to the vultures."
"So you think, Dougal, that I'm preparing Tom Bowman as my official sacrifice?"
"There's nothing wrong with planning ahead ..."
Westminster gossip abounds, but as usual party chair, Sir Charles Bannister is the last to hear about it
Nick tries to comfort Polly. Tom Bowman is in place - while Mary has a secret.
Starring Julian Glover.
Christopher Lee's political thriller serial.
Charles Bannister .... Julian Glover
Dougal Baxter .... Peter Kelly
Mary Bannister .... Isla Blair
Polly .... Ruth Gemmell
Juliet Cameron .... Siobhan Redmond
Kay .... Jane Booker
Nick .... Julian Dutton
Tom Bowman .... Bill Wallis
Producer Neil Cargill
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1992.
TUE 07:00 Tickets Please (b00ny7k4)
Episode 2
The 9.27 London to Exeter emotional rollercoaster continues as the train staff's personal embroilments deepen.
Now one of the wedding party is joining in the melee. And why are there finger-holes in the muffins?
Sitcom on rails by Mark Maier.
Robin..................Jeremy Swift
Nadine...................Alex Kelly
Peter..............Malcolm Tierney
Carol..............Tessa Nicholson
Carl................Nicholas Boulton
Diana...............Melissa Advani
Linda...................Kate Layden
Keith...............Stephen Hogan
Other parts played by Piers Wehner, Philip Fox and Joseph Cohen-Cole.
Producer: Peter Kavanagh
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2009.
TUE 07:30 Cooking in a Bedsitter (b09jrkr2)
Series 2
Bolognese Cutlets
Trisha is definitely over Deepak. She really, truly is.
Extracts from Cooking in a Bedsitter are read by Eleanor Bron.
Beattie Edmondson and Nikesh Patel star in Sue Teddern's romantic comedy set in the1960s.
Inspired by Katharine Whitehorn's cookery classic.
Katharine Whitehorn ...... Eleanor Bron
Trisha ...... Beattie Edmondson
Deepak ...... Nikesh Patel
Moira ...... Isabella Inchbald
June ...... Ellie Darvill
Len ...... Rupert Holliday Evans
Malcolm ...... Gary Duncan
Errol Tayla ...... Kovacevic-Ebong
Director: Emma Harding.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2017.
TUE 08:00 The Goon Show (b008wf71)
Series 7
The Nadger Plague
Neddie Seagoon turns to witchcraft in a bid to thwart Grytpype-Thynne and Moriarty
Groundbreaking, surreal BBC radio comedy written by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens.
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 October 1956.
TUE 08:30 In the Balance (b007k172)
Episode 1
With Europe becoming a hot potato, can the Prime Minister hold on to his job?
To make matters worse, England are hosting the World Cup and a killer is on the loose.
The BBC's maverick hack, George Cragge kicks off a bizarre murder trail at Wembley Stadium.
Starring Michael Williams and Barry Foster.
Mark Tavener's six-part sequel to his comedy thriller 'In the Red' - set in the world of football, the BBC and party politics.
George Cragge …… Michael Williams
Superintendent Jefferson …… Barry Foster
Prime Minister …… Jeremy Clyde
John Matthews …… Jim Carter
Crispin Trent …… Robert Bathurst
With:
Tracy Ann Oberman
Peter Woodthorpe
Susie Brann
Christian Rodska
Geoffrey Whitehead
Kim Wall
Alison Petit
Ioan Meredith
Chris Pavlo
Music by Paul Mottram
Producer: Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1997.
TUE 09:00 The Now Show (m001dxq7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday]
TUE 09:30 Lucky Heather (b0075sg8)
True Grit
Heather used to clean for Angela. Now Angela suspects her teenage daughter is on drugs so asks Heather to investigate.
Just this side of nosey, Heather is western movie-mad. She's also the Sherlock Holmes of the rundown Sutter Estate.
Sue Teddern's six-part comedy series star Lindsey Coulson as Heather. (Carol Jackson in BBC TV's EastEnders until 2015)
With Abigail Hart as Natalie, Ben Crowe as Ryan, Gavin Muir as Joe, Lisa Kay as Charlotte, Jilly Bond as Angela and Tim Treloar as the Barman.
Director: David Hunter
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2000.
TUE 10:00 Joseph Andrews by Henry Fielding (m000g52v)
2. Somerset
'Being very full of Adventures, some scarce credible to those who have never travelled in a Stage Coach'
After being dismissed by Lady Booby, misfortune strikes as Joseph Andrews returns to Somerset.
Henry Fielding's 18th century comic masterpiece is a riotous journey through the morals and manners of high and low society.
Joseph ...... Cornelius Garrett
Lady Booby ...... June Barrie
Mrs Slipslop ...... Anne Jameson
Henry Fielding ...... John Rye
Dr Cuttle .... Peter Copley
Parson Adams ... John Franklyn-Robbins
Tow-Wouse ... Ronald Herdman
Mrs Tow-Wouse ... Mary Wimbush
Fanny/Betty .... Jane Leonard
Lady in the coach .... Ingrid Hafner
Coachman .... John Church
Robber .... Sean Barrett
Dramatist: John Scotney
Director: Shaun MacLoughlin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1986.
TUE 11:00 Archive on 4 (m0002ypg)
Walking the Wild Mind
Singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega explores Lou Reed's complexities with New Yorkers who knew him well.
Suzanne first saw Lou Reed perform when she was a student in New York. In that first concert she saw him intimidate and upset the audience in the first half of the show but, after the interval, he was another performer entirely. This was Lou bestowing all his charisma and talent to fans.
She explores the two sides of Lou Reed in a programme celebrating the imminent unveiling of his archive. Lou's widow, artist and musician Laurie Anderson, has donated it to the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
Suzanne Vega lived a couple of blocks away from Lou and Laurie and often visited them at their country home. She wanted to get him know him better, but it was obvious that he needed to protect himself. Now, Suzanne talks to other New Yorkers who knew and worked with him.
Few got to see all sides of Lou Reed. Poet Anne Waldman talks about how seriously he took his poetry and songwriting. His second wife Sylvia Reed also describes his love of literature. Biographer Anthony De Curtis talks about the R and B music Lou loved all his life. Music entrepreneur Michael Dorf, shared with Lou his love of Jewish celebrations. Garland Jeffreys, a musician who knew Lou from university days to his death in 2013, describes their love of doo-wop on Brooklyn street corners. He also witnessed Lou's rage at his father.
Suzanne asks her interviewees to bring objects that remind them of Lou or talk about an item in the archive. And she has an exclusive sneak peek at some of the archival gems - the jewel, an exclusive for the BBC, is the opening of an iconic song from a 1965 demo.
Presenter: Suzanne Vega
Producer: Judith Kampfner
A Corporation for Independent Media production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in 2019.
TUE 12:00 The Goon Show (b008wf71)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 12:30 In the Balance (b007k172)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 13:00 The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries (b007k1vx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
TUE 13:30 The House (m001f5dq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
TUE 14:00 The Channel (b09ws5p8)
Series 1
Literary Passages
What do the writings of Charles Dickens, Victor Hugo and Julian Barnes reveals about our relationship with the Channel?
Dominic Rainsford, Professor of Literature in English at Aarhus University, Denmark, and Dr Cindy Sughrue OBE, Director of the Charles Dickens Museum, examine the artefacts that reveal the novelists' extreme familiarity with the Dover Strait.
The Channel is a reflection on the stretch of water that both separates us from and connects us to Europe.
This series examines how this waterway has affected our British identity through time, and continues to do so.
Music composed by Phil Channell
Producer: Marya Burgess
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2018.
TUE 14:15 Carmen (b03nt8hs)
Episode 2
Carmen meets Don Jose again at a party. He is unable to resist her charms, despite the trouble she brings with her.
Prosper Mérimée's novella Carmen is best known for the Bizet opera it later inspired. Dan Allum takes the original story as his inspiration for this exciting and powerful new interpretation starring Candis Nergaard as Carmen. With original music and songs in Romany and English by Dan Allum. Musical arrangement by James Fortune.
Carmen ...... Candis Nergaard
Don Jose ...... William Ash
Garcia ...... Neil Bell
Miriah ...... Harriet Chandler Judd
Lucas ...... Declan Wilson
Roderigo ...... Stephen Hoyle
Officer/Captain ...... Roger Morlidge
Producer/Director: Charlotte Riches
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2014.
TUE 14:30 The Lost Songs of Hollywood (b06nrqvk)
The classic film soundtracks of the Golden Age of Hollywood feature some of the most quintessentially American music you’re likely to hear.
But the music for King Kong, Casablanca, High Noon and many other movies was actually written by Europeans – exiled classical composers, many of them Jewish, arriving in the USA in the 1920s and 30s.
Opera singer Julia Kogan was forced to leave the Soviet Union with her parents. Fascinated by the impact of exile on other artists, she goes in search of the songs many of these composers wrote away from the Hollywood spotlight, which until recently remained unpublished, hidden away in family archives.
What can these songs tell us about the emotional impact on these musicians, of being uprooted from their homelands and starting anew in a culturally alien world?
Kogan visits Los Angeles, to unearth and perform songs by multiple Oscar-winning composer Dimitri Tiomkin and by Erich Zeisl, a little-known composer whose fortunes took a rather different turn after leaving Europe. And she meets the last surviving exiled composer in Hollywood, Walter Arlen. At his 95th birthday celebrations, Kogan asks how a lifetime away from his native Austria is reflected in the songs that are only now seeing the light of day for the first time.
We hear Julia performing Tiomkin's 'Sweet Surrender' (with Alan Steinberger at the piano), Eric Zeisl's 'Prayer', and 'Es geht wohl anders' and 'Wiegenlied' by Walter Arlen (all with pianist Edan Gillen).
For more information on the music and contributors, please visit juliakogan.com. For more information on Walter Arlen and Eric Zeisl, visit orelfoundation.org.
Producers: Chris Elcombe, Dave King & Julia Kogan
A Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in November 2015.
TUE 15:00 Joseph Andrews by Henry Fielding (m000g52v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
TUE 16:00 Genius (b008jf2r)
Series 2
Armando lannucci
Aeroplane parachutes and ASBO flip-flops.
Dave Gorman asks writer and producer Armando Iannucci 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 October 2006.
TUE 16:30 Lucky Heather (b0075sg8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
TUE 17:00 Tickets Please (b00ny7k4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
TUE 17:30 Cooking in a Bedsitter (b09jrkr2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
TUE 18:00 Dan Dare (m000cq33)
Series 2
Reign of the Robots 2/2
With humans imprisoned by a ruthless army invasion of alien robots, Dan Dare and his crew battle to liberate Earth.
Dan Dare, Lieutenant Digby and the Eagle Corporation’s Professor Jocelyn Peabody have landed in central London - having lost ten years.
With limited resources, their task becomes ever more desperate.
Continuing adventure based on the Eagle comic strip 'Dan Dare' created in 1950 by the Reverend Marcus Morris and Frank Hampson.
Dan Dare …. Ed Stoppard
Digby …. Geoff McGivern
Professor Peabody …. Heida Reed
The Mekon …. Raad Rawi
Sir Hubert …. Michael Cochrane
Eko …. Amy Humphreys
On-board Computer …. Dianne Weller
Original music: Imran Ahmad
Dramatised by Simon Guerrier from an original story by Frank Hampson.
Director: Andrew Mark Sewell.
Made by B7 Media
TUE 18:30 Soul Music (m000253j)
Series 27
Let the River Run
The story of how a song from a classic 1980’s movie became an inspirational anthem for a 21st Century generation.
Carly Simon’s ‘Let the River Run’ was originally conceived as the title track for the 1988 movie ‘Working Girl. It went on to win the Academy Award for Best Original Song. It also went on to win the affection of people around the world.
Initially thought of as a ‘hymn for New York’, ‘Let the River Run’ encapsulates the spirit of striving for a better life.
As Carly Simon puts it herself, “I wanted it to be large, I wanted it to be vast – it’s about bringing forth a common desire into the world”.
In more recent years it has become an anthem for Woman's Rights Movements and global initiatives aimed at making a better life for all.
Featuring interviews with:
Carly Simon
Ginny Suss - music producer and part of the team who organised the Women’s March on Washington
Elisabet Barnes - Ultra Marathon Runner
Nina Ritzen
Music from The Resistance Revival Chorus.
Series about pieces of music with a powerful emotional impact.
Producer: Nicola Humphries
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2019.
TUE 19:00 The Goon Show (b008wf71)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 19:30 In the Balance (b007k172)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 20:00 The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries (b007k1vx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
TUE 20:30 The House (m001f5dq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
TUE 21:00 Archive on 4 (m0002ypg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
TUE 22:00 Cooking in a Bedsitter (b09jrkr2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
TUE 22:30 Cabin Pressure (b00ctl6w)
Series 1
Fitton
The crew are grounded, so Arthur shows the crew why apples are the secret of happiness and Martin shows Carolyn how to be an Air Hostess
John Finnemore's sitcom about the pilots of a tiny charter airline for whom no job is too small, but many, many jobs are too difficult.
Carolyn Knapp-Shappey ...... Stephanie Cole
1st Officer Douglas Richardson ...... Roger Allam
Captain Martin Crieff ...... Benedict Cumberbatch
Arthur Shappey ...... John Finnemore
Mr Goddard ...... Adam G Goodwin
Helena Richardson ...... Melisande Cook
Director: David Tyler
A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4, fist broadcast in August 2008.
TUE 23:00 Welcome to Wherever You Are (b09h6k1g)
Series 1
Episode 2
Andrew Maxwell hosts a truly global stand-up show, in which comedians perform from wherever on the planet they happen to be, to an audience in the BBC Radio Theatre, London.
With:
Tats Nzonzo
Sharul Channa
Ari Eldjárn
Tats Nkonzo reveals how the Rainbow Nation is doing;
Andrew finds out if Singapore has changed since he was last there with Sharul Channa;
And get up to speed with Iceland/Denmark rivalry with Reykjavik's own Ari Eldjárn.
Photo credit: Matt Stronge
Producer: Ed Morrish
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in December 2017.
TUE 23:30 Alun Cochrane's Fun House (b01rvpvf)
The Bathroom
Comedian Alun Cochrane has a 25 year mortgage which he can only pay off by being funny. In this series he takes us on a room by room, stand up tour of his house.
He has a fridge that beeps at him when he doesn't move quickly enough and a fire alarm he can't reach. His relationship with his house is a complicated one.
A hoarder of funny and original observations on everyday life, Alun invites us to help him de-clutter his mind and tidy his ideas into one of those bags that you hoover all the air out of and keep under your bed. This show will help Alun and his house work through their relationship issues and prevent a separation that Alun can ill afford; at least not until the market picks up anyway.
Starring Alun Cochrane and Gavin Osborn
Written by Alun Cochrane and Andy Wolton
Producer: Carl Cooper.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2013.

WEDNESDAY 16 NOVEMBER 2022

WED 00:00 Dan Dare (m000cq33)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 Soul Music (m000253j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries (b007k1vx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 The House (m001f5dq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 The Channel (b09ws5p8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Tuesday]
WED 02:15 Carmen (b03nt8hs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Tuesday]
WED 02:30 The Lost Songs of Hollywood (b06nrqvk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Tuesday]
WED 03:00 Joseph Andrews by Henry Fielding (m000g52v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 Genius (b008jf2r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:30 Lucky Heather (b0075sg8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 Tickets Please (b00ny7k4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday]
WED 05:30 Cooking in a Bedsitter (b09jrkr2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Tuesday]
WED 06:00 The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries (b007k1x8)
2. The Turbulent Tale of the Troubl'd Tragedy
Why does an unknown patron fund the worst play ever written, and what has become of Mighty Meg?
Amid the splendour and squalor of Elizabethan London - scholar, playwright and government spy, Christopher Marlowe is assigned to investigate a number of baffling mysteries and perplexing intrigues...
Starring Dominic Jephcott and Bill Wallis.
Series of historical comedy mysteries by Ged Parsons.
Christopher Marlowe ....... Dominic Jephcott
Bartholomew Ratsbane ....... Bill Wallis
Sir Francis Walsingham ....... Paul Brooke
Peek ....... Roy Hudd
Fortescue ....... Simon Godley
Trump ....... Lionel Jeffries
Squires ....... Daniel Strauss
Gloriana Nonesuch ....... Victoria Carling
Producer: Richard Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1993.
WED 06:30 The House (m001f50y)
Series 3
4. A Question of Vetting
"What bothers me about Tom Bowman is that he's a wild card. Nick's a joker. Put the two of them together and it could be dangerous, Charles."
"But I thought you liked him."
"He doesn't mean any harm, but that doesn't mean no one gets hurt."
Mary wants to know all about Nick - and Charles needs more info on Tom.
Meanwhile, Henry's concerned over the identity of his new boss...
Starring Julian Glover.
Christopher Lee's political thriller serial.
Charles Bannister ... Julian Glover
Mary Bannister .... Isla Blair
Henry .... Christopher Benjamin
Kay .... Jane Booker
Polly .... Ruth Gemmell
Rose .... Sheila Reid
Nick .... Julian Dutton
Producer Neil Cargill
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1992.
WED 07:00 Love in Recovery (m000256q)
Series 3
Ivy
Oscar has dropped in to the meeting on the way to see his son.
Oscar’s recently lost his wife and wants to share her story. But Oscar’s tale is far from what any of the group expected.
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
Paul…. Charlie Condou
Oscar…. Jeffery Kissoon
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 Rob Newman (m001dxg0)
Rob Newman On Air
Episode Three: Your Town Made Perfect
Multi-award winning stand-up comedian Rob Newman sketches a bold vision of how to future-proof our towns for life after oil, learning lessons from Julius Caesar's ancient Roman traffic ban and arguing that the re-introduction of wolves, bears and eagles to the British Isles will enliven many sporting and cultural events.
You will never look at city streets the same way again after exposure to this half-hour of stand-up, sketch and music. Co-starring Claire Price.
Written by and starring Rob Newman
With Claire Price
Original music by Boo Hewerdine and Chris Pepper
Recorded by David Thomas
Edited by Eloise Whitmore
Executive Producer: Polly Thomas
Produced by Jon Harvey and Eloise Whitmore
A Naked production for BBC Radio 4
WED 08:00 The Missing Hancocks (m0001fw7)
Series 4
The Winter Holiday
The Missing Hancocks recreates those episodes of the classic Hancock's Half Hour that have been wiped or lost from the archive.
The first modern sitcom, Hancock's Half Hour made stars of Tony Hancock, Sid James and Kenneth Williams, and launched Ray Galton and Alan Simpson as one of the most successful comedy-writing partnerships in history. But 20 episodes of the show were missing from the BBC archives. Now, after three highly successful series, another batch of those episodes have been lovingly re-recorded in front of a live audience at the BBC Radio Theatre.
Tonight's episode: The Winter Holiday. Tony Hancock takes a break from his job as a lift attendant and decides to head to the seaside for a fortnight in Brighton...in winter!
Written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson, and with the classic score re-recorded by the BBC Concert Orchestra, the show stars Kevin McNally, Kevin Eldon, Simon Greenall, Robin Sebastian and Susy Kane. The Winter Holiday was first broadcast on the 16th November, 1955.
Produced by Neil Pearson & Paul Sheehan.
Written by Ray Galton & Simpson
Music recorded by the BBC Concert Orchestra, conducted by Levon Parikian.
A BBC Studios Production.
WED 08:30 England's Glory (m001f51b)
Episode 4
Will snack tycoon Morgan Jeffries’s heritage theme park get the grand opening he desires? Stars Keith Barron.
A comedy in six-parts by Janey Preger
Morgan Jeffries .... Keith Barron
Angela .... Lynda Baron
Christine .... Jane Dolamore
Bill .... Keith Marsh
Thomas Sykes/Charlie .... Sam Kelly
Henrietta .... Joan Sims
Kevin .... David Holt
Alice .... Tina Gray
Stacey .... Geraldine Fitzgerald
Davey / Journalist .... Wayne Forrester
Chickpea .... Lucy Edis
Producer: Richard Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1995.
WED 09:00 Booked (b0075sqz)
Series 4
Episode 3
Ian McMillan chairs the irreverent writing game.
Regular panellists Mark Thomas and Dillie Keane are joined by Roger McGough and Miles Kington.
Producer: Marc Jobst
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1998.
WED 09:30 The Attractive Young Rabbi (b00cfgxs)
Series 3
A Very Nice Girl
A difficult and testing time as Rabbi Abraham struggles after his collapse and Rabbi Su meets a hospital doctor.
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
Rabbi Gerald Nathan ...... Kerry Shale
Dr Mark Gluckstein ...... Ben Crowe
Music: Max Harris.
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2002.
WED 10:00 Joseph Andrews by Henry Fielding (m000g3xy)
3. Booby Hall
A very learned Part in which Parson Adams meets a wise Judge and a virtuous Clergyman.
Joseph Andrews proposes to his darling Fanny and they travel towards Booby Hall with Parson Adams.
Henry Fielding's comic masterpiece about the morals and manners of high and low - 18th century - society.
Joseph ...... Cornelius Garrett
Lady Booby ...... June Barrie
Parson Adams ...... John Franklyn-Robbins
Henry Fielding ...... John Rye
Sir Thomas Booby .... William Fox
Mrs Slipslop .... Anne Jameson
Mr Peter Pounce .... Peter Woodthorpe
Mr Grogblossom ... Bill Wallis
Mr Mockgallant ... Graham Blockey
Lady Tittle .... Tessa Worsley
Lady Tattle .... Karen Ford
Dramatist: John Scotney
Director: Shaun MacLoughlin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1986.
WED 11:00 Billy Bragg's Changing Times (m000l929)
1. So Much To Protest About
These are fractious times. But there have been fractious times before. And of all the ways of looking at history, the instinctive reactions of artists, specifically musicians, to changing times, is one of the most fascinating.
From Hamish Henderson to Tom Robinson, the Sex Pistols to U2, and more recently Radiohead and Stormzy, protest music has come a long way.
In the first of three programme, Billy Bragg takes time to savour and share the stories of great moments where musicians were inspired by unfolding events to protest, to perform and to preach of an alternative way.
Along the way there's contributions from authors, artists and academics who have seen technology transform the way in which people create and listen to protest songs. And there will be a chance to hear from those producing protest music in the era of Brexit, Trump and fake news.
Featured programmes:
‘Songlines: Freedom Come All Ye’ [07/07/2009 BBC Radio Scotland]
‘Which Side Are You On?: The Golden Age of Protest Songs’ [28/09/2016 BBC Radio 2]
‘Is Protest Music Dead?’ [26/01/2016 BBC Radio 1 & 1 Extra]
Producer: Dan Quick
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in July 2019
WED 12:00 The Missing Hancocks (m0001fw7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 12:30 England's Glory (m001f51b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 13:00 The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries (b007k1x8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
WED 13:30 The House (m001f50y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
WED 14:00 The Channel (b09wsxtq)
Series 1
Cross-Channel Journal
Writer Alba Arikha, born in Paris and living in London, reflects on her own experiences of crossing the Channel and compares them with the accounts of others.
The Channel is a reflection on the stretch of water that both separates us from and connects us to Europe.
This series examines how this waterway has affected our British identity through time, and continues to do so.
Music composed by Phil Channell
Producer: Beaty Rubens
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2018.
WED 14:15 Carmen (b03nt9vh)
Episode 3
Carmen introduces Don Jose to her camp and a life of robbery and violence.
Prosper Mérimée's novella Carmen is best known for the Bizet opera it later inspired. Dan Allum takes the original story as his inspiration for this exciting and powerful new interpretation starring Candis Nergaard as Carmen. With original music and songs in Romany and English by Dan Allum. Musical arrangement by James Fortune.
Carmen ...... Candis Nergaard
Don Jose ...... William Ash
Garcia ...... Neil Bell
Miriah ......Harriet Chandler Judd
Lucas ...... Declan Wilson
Roderigo ...... Stephen Hoyle
Officer/Captain ...... Roger Morlidge
Producer/Director: Charlotte Riches
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2014.
WED 14:30 High Speed Radio (b00x58vz)
Join Peter France on a rollercoaster adventure along the radio dial.
Tune in to hidden worlds, as the sounds of life are slowed down and made audible to the human ear in a unique radio symphony.
Producer: Sarah Blunt
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2005.
WED 15:00 Joseph Andrews by Henry Fielding (m000g3xy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
WED 16:00 Booked (b0075sqz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
WED 16:30 The Attractive Young Rabbi (b00cfgxs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
WED 17:00 Love in Recovery (m000256q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
WED 17:30 Rob Newman (m001dxg0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
WED 18:00 Dan Dare (m000cz85)
Series 2
Operation Saturn 1/2
It’s a year since Dan Dare and his crew helped rid Earth of The Mekon’s army of ruthless robots, although the evil alien is still at large.
After disappearing a decade ago, experimental ship the Nautilus suddenly reappears orbiting the Moon, so Dan, Digby and Peabody are sent to investigate.
Clues point to Saturn being involved in some way, but the new threat to Earth comes from far closer to home...
Another adventure based on the Eagle comic strip 'Dan Dare' created in 1950 by the Reverend Marcus Morris and Frank Hampson.
Dan Dare …. Ed Stoppard
Digby …. Geoff McGivern
Professor Peabody …. Heida Reed
Sondar …. Bijan Daneshmand
Sir Hubert …. Michael Cochrane
Blasco …. Jonathan Rhodes
The Vora …. Nicholas Briggs
Flight Control …. Diane Spencer
Maxwell .... Fiona McAlpine
On-Board Computer .... Dianne Weller
Original music: Imran Ahmad
Dramatised by Patrick Chapman from an original story by Frank Hampson.
Director: Andrew Mark Sewell.
Made by B7 Media.
WED 18:30 The Palace of Laughter (b0076xb9)
Stateside
1. Vaudeville
Geoffrey Wheeler explores the history of American vaudeville.
Like Music Hall in Britain, vaudeville was a product of its time; increasing urbanisation, and a desire to present entertainment which would appeal to the whole family, led to the development of vast vaudeville circuits, spanning thousands of miles of barely settled American territory, on which tens of thousands of performers travelled from town to town earning their living.
Among those who learned their trade in vaudeville were future international stars such as Fred and Adele Astaire, Bob Hope, Jack Benny and jazz singer Ma Rainey.
Producer: Libby Cross.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2006.
WED 19:00 The Missing Hancocks (m0001fw7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 19:30 England's Glory (m001f51b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 20:00 The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries (b007k1x8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
WED 20:30 The House (m001f50y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
WED 21:00 Billy Bragg's Changing Times (m000l929)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
WED 22:00 Rob Newman (m001dxg0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
WED 22:30 Rudy's Rare Records (b00p4mcp)
Series 1
The Heart of Saturday Night
Bad news for the trio when burglars ransack their record store in Brum.
The collisions of life for Grandad Rudy, father Adam and son Richie living crammed together over an old record store in Birmingham.
Generational comedy written by Danny Robins and Dan Tetsell from an original idea by Lenny Henry.
Adam Sharpe ...... Lenny Henry
Richie Sharp ...... Joe Jacobs
Rudy Sharpe ...... Larrington Walker
Tasha ...... Natasha Godfrey
Clifton ...... Jeffery Kissoon
Doctor ...... Tracy-Ann Oberman
DJ Karel ...... Andrew Brooke
Trev the Hoodie ...... Doc Brown
Producer: Lucy Armitage.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2008.
WED 23:00 I've Never Seen Star Wars (b01q7bq4)
Series 5
Les Dennis
Les Dennis tries his first ever taste of cheese, reads The Lion The Witch and the Wardrobe, hears his first ever Rolling Stones Album and watches the hit comedy The Inbetweeners. He gives his verdict to Marcus Brigstocke.
Produced by Bill Dare.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2013.
WED 23:25 The Comedy Club Interviews (m001fg0d)
Simon Brodkin 2/3
From 10.00pm until midnight, seven days a week, the Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. Plus Paul Garner chats to Simon Brodkin.
WED 23:30 Hearing With Hegley (b0075sln)
Series 3
Episode 6
The nation's second favouite comic poet continues his series with a combination of live poetry readings and studio-based contributions from special guests.
This week, the Luton laureate muses on school puddings and asks his audience 'how long is your dog?'.
Producer: Nigel Piper
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2000.
WED 23:45 Warhorses of Letters (b03q59t3)
Series 3
Episode 2
By Robbie Hudson and Marie Phillips
Stephen Fry and Daniel Rigby star as Napoleon's horse Marengo and Wellington's horse Copenhagen, with an introduction by Tamsin Greig, in the world's first epistolary equine love story.
Still cruelly sundered by fate despite the war having ended, Marengo is put rather unwillingly out to stud and discovers the overwhelming and exhausting joys of parenthood, and Copenhagen finds a new way of passing the time - writing racy horse fan fiction, a genre for which he turns out to have a remarkable flair...
Producer: Gareth Edwards.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2014.

THURSDAY 17 NOVEMBER 2022

THU 00:00 Dan Dare (m000cz85)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 The Palace of Laughter (b0076xb9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries (b007k1x8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 The House (m001f50y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 The Channel (b09wsxtq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 Carmen (b03nt9vh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Wednesday]
THU 02:30 High Speed Radio (b00x58vz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Joseph Andrews by Henry Fielding (m000g3xy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 Booked (b0075sqz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 The Attractive Young Rabbi (b00cfgxs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Love in Recovery (m000256q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Wednesday]
THU 05:30 Rob Newman (m001dxg0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Wednesday]
THU 06:00 The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries (b007k1yk)
3. The Perplex'd Plot of the Perilous Plague
Can the hub of government survive the plague?
As London is ravaged by an epidemic - the playwright spy is on the case of a double-crossing.
Amid the splendour and squalor of Elizabethan London - scholar, playwright and government spy, Christopher Marlowe is assigned to investigate a number of baffling mysteries and perplexing intrigues...
Starring Dominic Jephcott and Bill Wallis.
Series of historical comedy mysteries by Ged Parsons.
Christopher Marlowe ....... Dominic Jephcott
Bartholomew Ratsbane ....... Bill Wallis
Sir Francis Walsingham ....... Paul Brooke
Beaumont ....... Garard Green
Faversham ....... Ronald Herdman
Ripley ....... Richard Bonneville
Dr Valentine ....... Hugh Dennis
Producer: Richard Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1993.
THU 06:30 The House (m001f5rm)
Series 3
5. The Court of Camelot
"They won't like it in Brussels, Dougal."
"That's why the idea's good. It'll get right up their noses. And we all know that when Number Ten takes on the Commission, up go the ratings....
Dougal Baxter seeks inspiration from JFK's inaugural speech for one of his own - prompting Nick and Tom to make a decision.
Meanwhile Lady Mary is invited on TV to talk about her new book - and other things...
Starring Julian Glover.
Christopher Lee's political thriller serial.
Charles Bannister ...... Julian Glover
Dougal Baxter ..... Peter Kelly
Mary Bannister ..... Isla Blair
Juliet Cameron ..... Siobhan Redmond
Kay ..... Jane Booker
Rose ........ Sheila Reid
Nick .... ....Julian Dutton
Tom Bowman .... Bill Wallis
Producer: Neil Cargill
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1992.
THU 07:00 Hazelbeach (b00lny4b)
Series 2
Film
An unsuitable film is made and Nick has a whirlwind romance.
Starring Jamie Foreman.
Caroline and David Stafford's comedy about likeable conman Ronnie Hazelbeach starring Jamie Forman.
Ronnie Hazelbeach.... Jamie Foreman
Nick..........Paul Bazely
James.........Neil Stuke
Polly........... Lizzy Watts
Berlin Phil....... Stephen Hogan
Director: Marc Beeby
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2009.
THU 07:30 Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar (m001dxvh)
Series 4
Repetition. Repetition. Repetition.
Alexei explores the place that repetition holds in our culture, discusses his time as an author on the arts centre circuit and debuts a new slam poem entitled “I Hate Kier Starmer”.
A mixture of stand-up, memoir, and philosophy from behind the counter of an imaginary sandwich bar.
Written and performed by Alexei Sayle.
Additional material by Tom Whyman.
Produced by Joe Nunnery.
A BBC Studios Production.
THU 08:00 The Burkiss Way (b00jr7fw)
Series 2
Skive From School the Burkiss Way
Can Moses Minor lead the boys of Greyfriars away from the clutches of their oppressors?
The Burkiss Way to Dynamic Living with hints on truancy from Jo Kendall , Nigel Rees, Chris Emmett and Fred Harris
Forged sick notes written by Andrew Marshall and David Renwick.
And a variety of excuses from producer: Simon Brett.
Cult sketch show first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1977.
THU 08:30 The Older Woman (b0391n2w)
Series 2
Episode 1
On the down side, Roy has lost his job as journalist, blown his chance of romance with Jane and is about to have his house repossessed.
But just when he thought it was safe to retreat into self-pity and fantasies about The Archers, help comes from an unexpected quarter...
Starring Geraldine James and Martin Clunes.
The return of Tony Bagley's romantic comedy drama serial mixing fantasy with reality.
Jane Callaghan ...... Geraldine James
Roy Hitchcock ...... Martin Clunes
Chad ...... Nicky Henderson
Colin Say ...... David Troughton
Angela Churchill ...... Rebecca Front
Wyn ...... Sue Roderick
Pavarotti ...... Simon Treves
Shula ...... Melanie Hudson
Producer: Paul Schlesinger:
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1994.
THU 09:00 Quote... Unquote (b099xqpx)
Nigel Rees quizzes a host of 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 (b00j62ln)
Series 3
Endings and Beginnings
As Terry comes to the end of his sentence, will he and Sandra finally get together?
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
Mr Preston …. David Holt
Wendy …. Clare Corbett
David Reynolds …. Sean Baker
Pauline Desmond …. Carolyn Pickles
Producer: Marilyn Imrie
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2001.
THU 10:00 Joseph Andrews by Henry Fielding (m000g53s)
4. Complications
"The final part, containing several new Matters, not expected"
Joseph and Fanny are desperate to marry but explorations into her true identity raise complications.
Conclusion of Henry Fielding's 18th century masterpiece about the morals and manners of high and low society.
Joseph ...... Cornelius Garrett
Fanny ...... Jane Leonard
Lady Booby ...... June Barrie
Parson Adams ...... John Franklyn-Robbins
Henry Fielding ...... John Rye
Mrs Slipslop ...... Anne Jameson
Pedlar ... Sean Barrett
Squire Booby ... Geoffrey Bateman
Gammar Andrews ... June Tobin
Lawyer Scout .... Trevor Nichols
Pamela .... Sarah Benfield
Beau Didapper .... Ronald Herdman
Dramatist: John Scotney
Director: Shaun MacLoughlin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1986.
THU 11:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m001f4nx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday]
THU 11:30 Cut Off at The Fringe (m001f4nz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 on Sunday]
THU 12:00 The Burkiss Way (b00jr7fw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 12:30 The Older Woman (b0391n2w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 13:00 The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries (b007k1yk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
THU 13:30 The House (m001f5rm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
THU 14:00 The Channel (b09wvgfy)
Series 1
The Shared Sea
Where in the Channel does England end and France begins?
Dr Renaud Morieux, senior lecturer in History at Cambridge University, examines how that understanding has influenced peace, conflict and trade.
And in the company of Dr Susan Foister, Deputy Director of the National Gallery, he reflects on what Turner's painting of Calais Pier reveals of the Channel at the time.
The Channel is a reflection on the stretch of water that both separates us from and connects us to Europe.
The series examines how this waterway has affected our British identity through time, and continues to do so.
Music composed by Phil Channell
Producer: Marya Burges
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2018.
THU 14:15 Carmen (b03nt8bc)
Episode 4
Carmen stirs up the rivalry between Don Jose and Garcia with deadly consequences.
Prosper Mérimée's novella Carmen is best known for the Bizet opera it later inspired. Dan Allum takes the original story as his inspiration for this exciting and powerful new interpretation starring Candis Nergaard as Carmen. With original music and songs in Romany and English by Dan Allum. Musical arrangement by James Fortune.
Carmen ...... Candis Nergaard
Don Jose ...... William Ash
Garcia ...... Neil Bell
Miriah ......Harriet Chandler Judd
Lucas ...... Declan Wilson
Roderigo ...... Stephen Hoyle
Officer/Captain ...... Roger Morlidge
Producer/Director: Charlotte Riches
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2014.
THU 14:30 Tibet Remembered (b03bdbq2)
BBC Radio producer Tom Alban's godfather Charles Searle spent three months as a medical officer in the Tibetan hill fort town of Gyantse in 1940.
His memories of marching across the high mountain passes into this extraordinary country were familiar to close family but it was only when the Dalai Lama spoke of the importance of what appeared to be 'colonial' memories that they took on a new life.
Tom sets out to gather the memories of the few remaining British people who visited Tibet before the arrival of the Chinese in 1950, including Dick Gould, son of Sir Basil Gould who served in Tibet and Col Alan Jenkins who travelled there in 1947.
While the recollections of the Himalayan vistas and rugged high-altitude plains of the so-called 'roof of the world' are dramatic, it's the details about the food, the basic transport systems, the juxtaposition of poverty and ceremony and the friendships made with Tibetans themselves which makes this so much more than the Hollywood version of the mystic land featured in films like 'Seven years in Tibet'.
Producer: Tom Alban
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2013.
THU 15:00 Joseph Andrews by Henry Fielding (m000g53s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
THU 16:00 Quote... Unquote (b099xqpx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
THU 16:30 Coming Alive (b00j62ln)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
THU 17:00 Hazelbeach (b00lny4b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
THU 17:30 Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar (m001dxvh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
THU 18:00 Dan Dare (m000d7fm)
Series 2
Operation Saturn 2/2
After the experimental Nautilus suddenly reappeared orbiting the Moon, Dan and his crew have been sent to investigate.
Dan realises where the new embittered threat to Earth is coming from.
Conclusion of the adventure based on the Eagle comic strip 'Dan Dare' created in 1950 by the Reverend Marcus Morris and Frank Hampson.
Dan Dare …. Ed Stoppard
Digby …. Geoff McGivern
Professor Peabody …. Heida Reed
Sondar …. Bijan Daneshmand
Sir Hubert …. Michael Cochrane
Blasco …. Jonathan Rhodes
The Vora …. Nicholas Briggs
Flight Control …. Diane Spencer
Maxwell .... Fiona McAlpine
On-Board Computer .... Dianne Weller
Original music: Imran Ahmad
Dramatised by Patrick Chapman from an original story by Frank Hampson.
Produced and directed by Andrew Mark Sewell.
Made by B7 Media
THU 18:30 Great Lives (m0008nwt)
Constance Agatha Cummings-John
The author Chibundu Onuzo nominates the first elected female in Africa, Constance Agatha Cummings-John.
Chibundu discovered the remarkable story of Constance while studying for her PhD. Born into the Sierra Leonean Krios elite in 1918, Constance was brought up in colonial Freetown, with a lifestyle which most resembled English gentility. But everything changed for her when she travelled to England and America as a teenager. She experienced racism and segregation for the first time, and returned to Sierra Leone determined to fight the colonial rule of the British. At just twenty years old she became the first female elected councillor in Africa, and later the mayor of Freetown. But following independence, she would find herself in exile in London.
Matthew Parris is joined in the studio by Chibundu and Constance's grandson, Dennis Cummings-John, to discuss prejudice, class and colonialism, through the inspirational story of a woman ahead of her time.
Producer: Polly Weston
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2019.
THU 19:00 The Burkiss Way (b00jr7fw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 19:30 The Older Woman (b0391n2w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 20:00 The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries (b007k1yk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
THU 20:30 The House (m001f5rm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
THU 21:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m001f4nx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday]
THU 21:30 Cut Off at The Fringe (m001f4nz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 on Sunday]
THU 22:00 Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar (m001dxvh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
THU 22:30 Wrinkles (m001f5rt)
Series 1
Episode 2
Are cats colour-fast?
How do you prepare fruit salad without any fruit?
Should a talking dog be forced to give back his OBE?
Wrinkles provides the answers to questions you never asked.
From the creators of Red Dwarf, comedy starring Tom Mennard and Anthea Askey.
Winston........Ballard Berkeley
Mr Pettigrew....David Ross
Written by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor
Produced by Mike Craig, BBC Manchester
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1980.
THU 23:00 Mission Improbable (b01p7by4)
Series 1
Egypt!
The international adventures of journalist Jane, manhunter Lucy and zookeeper Amelia continue - this time in the Egyptian desert.
When Jane's mum reveals that a member of her travel party, the gorgeous Dr Ralph, recently disappeared while they were on a guided tour of King Mufitez's tomb just outside Cairo, Jane reckons she's onto a sure-fire front-pager.
Chronically single Lucy is more than happy to drop everything in pursuit of the good doctor and Amelia is enticed along by the promise of a camel ride. However their sandy quest turns out to be far from straightforward. Our heroes are forced to endure extremes of temperature, fierce desert winds and a ten thousand year-old cobra - with only their foul smelling, asthmatic and worryingly cheap camel to help them.
Will they make it to King Mufitez's tomb? Will they find Dr Ralph? And will they ever get all that sand out of their pants?
Jane...................Catriona Knox
Lucy...................Lizzie Bates
Amelia................Anna Emerson
Angela................Felicity Montagu
Written by Anna Emerson, Lizzie Bates and Catriona Knox.
Audio production by Matt Katz.
Producers: Dave Lamb & Richie Webb.
A Top Dog production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in December 2012.
THU 23:15 Hamish and Dougal: You'll Have Had Your Tea (b007jzy5)
Series 1
The Musical Evening
Dougal hosts a Musical Evening featuring the laird singing a popular hit by Atomic Kitten and Mrs Naughtie performing her amazing Dance of the Seven Voles.
Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden star as the two elderly Scotsmen famed for their appearances on BBC Radio’s I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue.
With Alison Steadman as their cleaning-lady-cum-housekeeper, Mrs Naughtie.
And Jeremy Hardy as the local Laird.
Producer: Jon Naismith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2002.
THU 23:30 The Party Party (b007jx5p)
Episode 6
It's 1993 and the Party Party - a party of the incredibly silly tendency - remains in Number 10.
Microcosm is host to revenge, greed and attempted murder starring Hugh Laurie, Clive Mantle and Morwenna Banks.
Sitcom written by Moray Hunter.
Starring:
Morwenna Banks
Hugh Laurie
Robin Driscoll
Robert Glenister
Clive Mantle
Producer: Jamie Rix
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1987.

FRIDAY 18 NOVEMBER 2022

FRI 00:00 Dan Dare (m000d7fm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 Great Lives (m0008nwt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries (b007k1yk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 The House (m001f5rm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 The Channel (b09wvgfy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 Carmen (b03nt8bc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Thursday]
FRI 02:30 Tibet Remembered (b03bdbq2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Joseph Andrews by Henry Fielding (m000g53s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 Quote... Unquote (b099xqpx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 Coming Alive (b00j62ln)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 Hazelbeach (b00lny4b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Thursday]
FRI 05:30 Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar (m001dxvh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Thursday]
FRI 06:00 The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries (b007k1zv)
4. The Murky Mystery of Murder at St Mark's
Can a college murderer at large be outwitted?
The eloquent Elizabethan spy heads to Cambridge, where college professors are dropping like flies.
Amid the splendour and squalor of Elizabethan London - scholar, playwright and government spy, Christopher Marlowe is assigned to investigate a number of baffling mysteries and perplexing intrigues...
Starring Dominic Jephcott and Bill Wallis.
Last of a series of historical comedy mysteries by Ged Parsons.
Christopher Marlowe ....... Dominic Jephcott
Bartholomew Ratsbane ....... Bill Wallis
Sir Francis Walsingham ....... Paul Brooke
Darus ....... Peter Serafinowicz
Sir Hubert ....... Gordon Reid
Mistress Parker ....... Sarah Thomas
Producer: Richard Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1993.
FRI 06:30 The House (m001f4yf)
Series 3
6. Beside the Seaside
"No, Tom - a public statement from you about your 'resignation' would suggest differences of opinion. Not good for the party."
"Well, if you write the announcement, don't forget you hired me. The PM wasn't keen. You insisted. You fouled up. You cop the blame. Tough luck, Charles."
As the party gathers for the annual conference - Sir Charles Bannister is in the firing line - and must remind his wife Mary of her duties.
But has the deputy Chair's luck run out?
Starring Julian Glover.
Conclusion of series 3 of Christopher Lee's political thriller serial.
Charles Bannister .... Julian Glover
Dougal Baxter .... Peter Kelly
Mary Bannister .... Isla Blair
Henry .... Christopher Benjamin
Juliet Cameron .... Siobhan Redmond
Kay .... Jane Booker
Polly .... Ruth Gemmell
Nick .... Julian Dutton
Rose .... Sheila Reid
Tom .... Bill Wallis
Producer: Neil Cargill
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1992.
FRI 07:00 Quanderhorn (b0bcg8td)
The Quanderhorn Xperimentations
Dah dah dah dah dah dahh Dah dah dah dah dahhhh...
It's 1952. Of course.
As Churchill's squadron of bagpiping bombers grows closer, our intrepid crew and their duplicates face the diabolical traps of the Alien ziggurat.
Meanwhile, Jenkins races back to the laboratory to secure the cellar, and uncovers a duplicate Quanderhorn, who claims he's the real thing.
Barely surviving the Deadly Duck Trap, the Waterfall of Glue and the Collapsing Stairway of Strangling Vines, Brian (Ryan Sampson) and the originals face the ultimate challenge - the Mirror Maze of Laser Death.
The duplicates reach the prize, the legendary Gaulus Tempus - the Time Bucket - but they are immediately betrayed by Guuuurk 2 who claims it for Mars.
Can Gemma, Troy, Guuuurk and Brian triumph and use the Time Bucket to save reality before the bombers strike and the bagpipers strike up Ride of the Valkyries?
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 (m001f4ht)
The Overburdened Listener Problem
Do your family and friends always seem to bring their problems to you? Why do men so often need telling? You’re a long way from home - should you stay or should you go? 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 (m000n6zr)
Redundancy
The factory buzzes with rumours of impending cutbacks.
And when Jack learns that brother Lesley is Chairman of the Redundancy Committee, then plainly it's time to show how industrious he is at work, and how housetrained he can be at home.
But will Jack be able to keep up this pretence?
Starring Hugh Paddick and Michael Robbins.
Series written by Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles.
Jack Burrows…. Michael Robbins
Lesley Burrows…. Hugh Paddick
Janet …. Elizabeth Morgan
Ron …. Denis Bond
Managing Director, Mr Robertson …. Reginald Marsh
Shop Steward, George Fellowes …. George A Cooper
Producer: John Dyas
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1978.
FRI 08:30 Married (b00dbqws)
Series 3
Episode 2
With the two universes collided, Dirk sees an ideal opportunity to make money so opens 'Cafe Apocalypse'.
This gives Robin ample opportunity to dole out some of his usual scathing criticism - especially as Lesley has decided to display her new artwork there too...
Starring Hugh Bonneville.
Confirmed bachelor Robin Lightfoot dealing with life in a parallel universe where he has kids and an ex-wife who hates him.
The return of Tony Bagley's comedy drama.
Robin .... Hugh Bonneville
Lesley .... Josie Lawrence
Maxine .... Ann Gosling
Ned .... Sam Bradley
Arthur Smith .... Himself
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2001.
FRI 09:00 The Museum of Curiosity (m0009r6d)
Series 14
Episode 5
Professor of Ignorance John Lloyd and his curator Bridget Christie welcome:
* Comedian Andrew Maxwell
* Medical historian Dr Lindsey Fitzharris
* Actor Celia Imrie
The Museum's Guest Committee donate a half-burned candle, an example of prisoner art and a piece of kit to ward off would-be body snatchers.
Researchers: Mike Turner, Mike Shepherd and Emily Jupitus of QI.
Producers: Victoria Lloyd and Anne Miller.
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2019.
FRI 09:30 Bleak Expectations (b00ctlhp)
Series 2
A Happy Life, Cruelly Re-kippered
The further remarkable adventures of Pip Bin, inventor of the bin, as he struggles against the cruel plotting of his evil guardian Mr Gently Benevolent, recently returned from the dead.

Mark Evans's epic comedy in the style of Charles Dickens after far too much gin.

Volume Two, Chapter the First: A Happy Life, Cruelly Re-kippered
You're invited to bask in the kindness of St Lovely's school, with its classes of double Definitely-Not-Latin and its School Cakery. But what is that sinister presence lurking with a very large number of horses? Could it be that Mister Benevolent has plans to steal the school?
Sir Philip...........................Richard Johnson
Mr Benevolent.......................Anthony Head
Sternbeater...................Geoffrey Whitehead
Young Pip..................................Tom Allen
Harry Biscuit......................James Bachman
Lily.....................................Sarah Hadland
Mr Parsimonious...............Laurence Howarth
Pippa........................................Susy Kane
Sundry boys..............................Mark Evans
Producer: Gareth Edwards
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2008.
FRI 10:00 Michael Punter - Come to Me (b0075685)
Theo Popplewell knows he must solve the riddle of his birth for the sake of his survival in America, where he lives in Kansas.
But can the answers really lie in a crumbling house on the south coast of England?
Dark comedy by Michael Punter
Theo ... John Guerrasio
May ... Avril Elgar
Greta ... Jane Lapotaire
Raymond ... Michael Troughton
Winnie... Patti Love
Paula ... Kate Harper
Director: Jane Morgan
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1998.
FRI 11:00 The Reunion (b038bmll)
Goodness Gracious Me
Sue MacGregor brings together the creators of the ground-breaking British Asian sketch show, Goodness Gracious Me.
The comedy show debuted on BBC Radio 4 in the summer of 1996. It was the first venture conceived, written and performed by British Asians. The title ‘Goodness Gracious Me' was inspired by the Peter Sellers song from the film The Millionairess, in which he plays an Indian doctor.
The series poked fun at British and Indian stereotypes and at the tensions between Asian culture and modern British life. One of the most iconic sketches – ‘Going for an English' – featured a group of Asians going out for an English meal and mispronouncing everything on the menu. This reversing of experiences was a hallmark of the show.
There was a growing confidence amongst a new generation of British Asians in the 1990s. Asian culture was at the forefront of the youth scene and there was a feeling amongst many in broadcasting that it was time the Asian community had their own TV series. At the BBC, multi-cultural programming was becoming integral to the schedule and yet doubts remained about whether mainstream audiences would tap into something which focussed on one ethnicity.
However, after an award-winning run on the radio, Goodness Gracious Me moved to BBC 2 where it continued to attract huge audiences for three more series, giving birth to a new genre - "Asian Comedy".
Sue is joined around the table by: Meera Syal and Sanjeev Bhaskar, who wrote and starred in the series; Anil Gupta, the producer who first pitched the idea to the BBC; Jon Plowman, then the BBC's head of comedy and entertainment and Richard Pinto the comedy writer who helped develop the idea.
Producer: Sarah Cuddon
Series Producer: David Prest
A Whistledown Production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in 2013.
FRI 11:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00zt5xr)
Series 2
Wallace
It was the great travel books written in the 19th century by Alfred Russell Wallace that inspired Sir David Attenborough himself to achieve great things in the realm of natural history.
But Attenborough tells us that Wallace was more than just a great travel writer.
His power of meticulous observation and recording as he explored many parts of the world were in the highest league imaginable, even for Victorian standards - and his power of analysis very much akin with Darwin, his great contemporary.
Wallace independently came up with a theory of evolution that was in parallel to Darwin's thinking - two field naturalists breaking huge conventions of the time and coming up with the single most important theory in Biology. How did they resolve the conflict between themselves?
Written and presented by David Attenborough
Producer: Julian Hector
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2011.
FRI 12:00 Share and Share Alike (m000n6zr)
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FRI 12:30 Married (b00dbqws)
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FRI 13:00 The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries (b007k1zv)
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FRI 13:30 The House (m001f4yf)
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FRI 14:00 The Channel (b09wvr86)
Series 1
Making the Crossing
Christine Finn covered The Channel for local press and TV through the 1980s-90s
Now she examines recent developments in our relationship with the Strait as our portal to Europe - as she meets those making the crossing on the DFDS Cote des Dunes.
The Channel is a reflection on the stretch of water that both separates us from and connects us to Europe.
This series examines how this waterway has affected our British identity through time, and continues to do so.
Music composed by Phil Channell
Producer: Marya Burgess
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2018.
FRI 14:15 Carmen (b03ntb2b)
Episode 5
Carmen realises that her fate is catching up with her and decides to face her destiny head on.
Prosper Mérimée's novella Carmen is best known for the Bizet opera it later inspired. Dan Allum takes the original story as his inspiration for this exciting and powerful new interpretation starring Candis Nergaard as Carmen. With original music and songs in Romany and English by Dan Allum. Musical arrangement by James Fortune.
Carmen ...... Candis Nergaard
Don Jose ...... William Ash
Garcia ...... Neil Bell
Miriah ...... Harriet Chandler Judd
Lucas ...... Declan Wilson
Roderigo ...... Stephen Hoyle
Officer/Captain ...... Roger Morlidge
Producer/Director: Charlotte Riches
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2014.
FRI 14:30 Nightingales of India (b0210pl8)
This is the remarkable story of two iconic sisters revered by Bollywood fans the world over. Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle are two of the finest and most prolific female vocalists in the business. They are playback singers extraordinaire - providing the singing voices of generations of film actresses.
Yasmin Alibhai-Brown tells the story of the sisters from a humble background parallels the story of Bollywood and of India itself.
Known as the 'nightingales of India', they have forged careers spanning more than six decades. One or the other of them is rarely out of the record books as the most recorded artist in the world.
The sisters were born into a theatrical family. Lata, the older of the two, who is interviewed in the programme was left, at the age of thirteen, to support the whole family. After much hardship she got her big break and, just as the Hindi film industry was taking off at the end of the thirties, a star was born. Now in her 80s, despite her fame and fortune, she leads a quiet, simple life and remains unmarried. Her younger sister Asha, now in her eighties too, was far from shy and retiring. Teenage elopement, affairs and divorce make her the dangerous half of the duo. She too made it to the top.
Everyone who is anyone in Bollywood has worked with or is familiar with the sisters' work. And the programme includes a rare interview with Lata Mangeshkar herself.
Please note: at one point, the presenter refers to Lata and Asha's audience as being in "south east asia". This should be an audience in "south asia".
Producer: Mohini Patel
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2013.
FRI 15:00 Michael Punter - Come to Me (b0075685)
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FRI 16:00 The Museum of Curiosity (m0009r6d)
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FRI 16:30 Bleak Expectations (b00ctlhp)
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FRI 17:00 Quanderhorn (b0bcg8td)
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FRI 17:30 Now You're Asking with Marian Keyes and Tara Flynn (m001f4ht)
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FRI 18:00 Dan Dare (m000dgm9)
Series 2
Prisoners of Space 1/3
Dan Dare and his crew have overcome The Mekon’s ruthless robots and staved-off rogue human scientist, Blasco - in cahoots with the fearsome Vora.
All seems well in the solar system, with Dare still wary - until spaceships start disappearing near Venus.
The Mekon is out for revenge...
Another adventure based on the Eagle comic strip 'Dan Dare' created in 1950 by the Reverend Marcus Morris and Frank Hampson.
Dan Dare …. Ed Stoppard
Digby …. Geoff McGivern
Professor Peabody …. Heida Reed
Sir Hubert …. Michael Cochrane
The Mekon …. Raad Rawi
Old Timer …. Robert G. Slade
Cadet ‘Flamer’ Spry …. Noof McEwan
Treen Captain …. Alistair Lock
On-board Computer …. Dianne Weller
Original music: Imran Ahmad
Dramatised by Colin Brake from an original story by Frank Hampson.
Produced and directed by Andrew Mark Sewell.
Made by B7 Media
FRI 18:30 Musical Genes (b00h33zj)
Series 2
Deana Martin
Tom Morton meets Deana Martin, daughter of legendary Rat-Pack singer Dean Martin.
Series searching for the true story behind some of our best loved musicians.
Producer: Deirdre Waldie
First broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland in January 2009.
FRI 19:00 Share and Share Alike (m000n6zr)
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FRI 19:30 Married (b00dbqws)
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FRI 20:00 The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries (b007k1zv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
FRI 20:30 The House (m001f4yf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
FRI 21:00 The Reunion (b038bmll)
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FRI 21:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00zt5xr)
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FRI 22:00 Now You're Asking with Marian Keyes and Tara Flynn (m001f4ht)
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FRI 22:30 Mitch Benn's Crimes Against Music (b0076yqv)
Series 3
Episode 1
Mitch attempts to break America, but is refused entry at the border for violations of the Patriot Act concerning songs mocking Dubya Bush and US foreign policy.
He’s forced to play a gig in Moosebutt Canada.
Highlights include a ballad from an X-Factor hopeful and the truth behind Franz Ferdinand's musical inspiration.
Mitch Benn returns with a series of music and comedy, joined by Morrissey-obsessive Robin Ince and the Distractions.
With Kirsty Newton, Craig Campbell, Jane Perry and Tasha Baylis.
Producer: Adam Bromley.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2006.
FRI 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (m001fg0g)
Simon Brodkin 3/3
From 10.00pm until midnight, seven days a week, the Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. Plus Paul Garner chats to Simon Brodkin.
FRI 23:00 Mark Thomas: The Manifesto (b00qjx5j)
Series 2
Episode 2
Comedian-activist, Mark Thomas creates a People's Manifesto, taking suggestions from his studio audience and then getting them to vote for the best.
The winner of each show will be enforceable by law, so pay attention.
This edition includes such policies as forcing Ofsted inspectors to teach; taxing commodities trading, and paying off the mortgages of the customers of failed banks.
Producer: Ed Morrish
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2010.
FRI 23:30 James Acaster's Perfect Sounds (p0bs9tbl)
Series 2
Charlie George, Vampires & Periods
Jenny Hval’s 2016 concept album, on the theme of Blood, is a collection of light and beautiful melodies interspersed with dark and haunting soundscapes. James tasks Charlie George to have a listen and report back.