SATURDAY 27 MAY 2023

SAT 00:00 Jonathan Hall - The Midnight House (b0076xfv)
Fact and fiction collide in Jonathan Hall's period ghost story.
Set in the Welsh tin quarries that housed the nation's historical treasures during the Second World War.
Ian Hanson ...... Roger Morlidge
Ruth Paget ...... Caroline John
Nigel Collins ...... James Nickerson
Specially commissioned music: Christopher Madin.
Director Polly Thomas.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2006.
SAT 00:45 Roald Dahl (b00pbt9k)
Someone Like You
4. Dip in the Pool
A passenger on an ocean liner takes a desperate gamble.
Five darkly comic tales by Roald Dahl.
Dramatised by Stephen Sheridan.
Storyteller ...... Charles Dance
Mr Botibol ...... John Baddeley
Mrs Renshaw/Maggie ...... Rachel Atkins
Purser ...... Nicholas Boulton
Auctioneer ...... Chris Stanton
Old Woman ...... Jean Trend
Director: David Blount
A Pier production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in December 2009.
SAT 01:00 Gary Ogin - Shy Baby (b00zf4j1)
Lionel Stillman has a new job, a girlfriend he thinks he loves, and a secret ambition - to be a stand-up comic.
But he also has a problem. People make him nervous.
Stuart McLoughlin stars as Lionel.
As Lionel stumbles from bad date with Emma to bad first day at a call centre, he struggles with an inner voice telling him he's boring and useless - "or just plain weird".
At first, Emma thinks he's attractively shy. Then she decides he's a drinker.
But Lionel does have friends. At a weekly support group his fellow sufferers Simon, Max and Rosie uncover his ambition to be a comic and encourage him to take it further by setting a challenge: to perform in a comedy club.
As the night approaches, the idea seems ludicrous. How can a man who can't bring himself to meet his girlfriend's parents stand up and perform in front of a raucous pub crowd? Rosie holds the key.
Gary Ogin's comedy explores the crippling effects of acute social anxiety on work, hopes and relationships.
Lionel ...... Stuart McLoughlin
Rosie ...... Alex Tregear
Emma ...... Polly Barsby
The drama was researched with the help of Social Anxiety support groups in London and Bristol.
Producer: Chris Ledgard.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2011.
SAT 01:45 Short Works (m0006dwk)
Someone Always Remembers by Xuan Juliana Wang
Pei Pei's job in a university snack bar shows her a different kind of life.
Read by Katie Leung.
A specially commissioned short story of exciting literary talent Xuan Juliana Wang, which followed hot on the heels of the publication of her debut collection, Home Remedies.
Her writing has appeared in The Atlantic, The Cut, The Brooklyn Rail and The Pushcart Prize.
Producer: Elizabeth Allard
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2019.
SAT 02:00 Who Killed Zebedee? by Wilkie Collins (b007jq12)
2. Making Peace
With just days to live, a Victorian policeman continues his final confession from his death bed.
Mystery still surrounded the brutal murder of John Zebedee.
The constable recalls his determination to solve the case when the rest of the police force had given up.
Detective story by Wilkie Collins, first published in 1881.
The last of two parts concluded by Ronald Pickup
Producer: Joanne Reardon
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in October 2003.
SAT 02:30 The Wolf Far Hence (m001m44w)
5. The Truth
The body count mounts at the remote Highland loch, but gritty Steve Gardiner has a theory.
Starring Teddy Johnson and Moultrie Kelsall.
Edward Boyd's serial thriller set in the remote Scottish Highlands.
Steve Gardiner …. Teddy Johnson
DI Gordon …. Moultrie Kelsall
Sally Stewart …. Tricia Scott
Judy Clark …. Janet Michael
Jacob Purdie …. WHD Joss
Captain Siegfried Bevvis …. Robert Urquhart
Produced in BBC Glasgow by Eddie Fraser.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1971.
SAT 03:00 In My Mind's Eye by Jan Morris (b0bgrwlz)
5. The Siffleur
In her published 'diary of my thoughts', Jan Morris, renowned author and traveller, covers much ground:
She recalls her late brother Gareth, a 'siffleur' of the highest order.
Then ascending Mount Snowdon, Yr Wyddfa, one day. And then a chaotic yet comic walk to lunch on another day.
Concluded by Janet Suzman.
Abridged by Katrin Williams.
Producer: Duncan Minshull
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2018.
SAT 03:15 DCI Alma Blair (m0006n0q)
Dead Cert
5. Suspects
Whodunit?
The equine and human suspects are lined up in the battle to solve the murder mystery.
Starring Julie Hesmondhalgh as Detective Chief Inspector Alma Blair.
The final furlong of Val McDermid’s 'Dead' series, with Dead Cert.
Written by Shelley Silas.
DCI Alma Blair ...... Julie Hesmondhalgh
Dr Jo Black ...... Jane Hazlegrove
DS Jason Trotter ...... Graeme Hawley
Narrator / Dr Hunter Clive / Noel Fell ...... Jonathan Keeble
Mo Hamid ...... Nitin Kundra
Heather Palmer / Dr Binky Lockwood ...... Erin Shanagher
Clare Balding ...... Herself
Other parts played by members of the cast.
Director: Justine Potter
A Savvy production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in July 2019.
SAT 03:30 Dr Phil's Bedside Manner (m000z0r7)
Dr Phil visits the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People, Edinburgh.
An innovative mix of comedy performance and documentary in a new series presented by Dr Phil Hammond.
As a doctor and a comedian, Phil knows that humour and laughter are vital coping mechanisms in the NHS, as he travels the UK on a mission to listen to the beating heart of a national institution.
The programmes are an adventurous, hilarious, thought provoking mix of humour and happiness, tragedy and reflection as the personal thoughts, opinions, experiences and hopes of people who work for and use the NHS are revealed.
In each programme, Phil visits one NHS hospital somewhere in the UK and speaks to porters and patients, cleaners and cardiologists, visitors and volunteers, the managers and the medics.
Beginning at the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People, Edinburgh, Dr Phil hears the stories of staff and patients.
Dr Phil performs a free stand-up comedy show for the staff based on his listening experiences at this new children's hospital.
How does humour help us cope?
Producer: David Morley
A Ride production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in August 2021.
SAT 04:00 Steptoe and Son (b00sbh9h)
Series 1
The Bath
Harold's plan for a proper bathroom upset his father Albert.
Starring Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H Corbett.
Classic sitcom about the lives of rag and bone men Albert Steptoe and his son Harold.
Written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.
Albert .... Wilfrid Brambell
Harold .... Harry H. Corbett
Delia/Martine .... Marion Stone
The 1962 BBC TV comedy pilot 'The Offer' sparked a run of 8 series.
Adapted for BBC radio from the TV script by Gale Pedrick.
Producer: Bobby Jaye
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in September 1966.
SAT 04:30 Flying the Flag (b00dyb0t)
Series 4
No Special Treatment
Official condemnation of the privatisation of the People's Health Service is tempered slightly when the diplomats study the proposals more closely.
Cheap facelifts and hair transplants for embassy staff... isn't there something to be said for the concept after all?
Starring Dinsdale Landen.
Eastern Bloc embassy sitcom written by Alex Shearer.
HM Ambassador Mackenzie …. Dinsdale Landen
William Frost …. Peter Acre
Helen Waterson …. Moir Leslie
Colonel Surikov …. Christopher Benjamin
US Ambassador Spiro Weinberg …. Stephen Greif
Producer: Neil Cargill
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1992.
SAT 05:00 Act Your Age (b00zsjz7)
Series 3
Episode 2
Three-way battle between the comedy generations to find out which is the funniest.
Hosted by Simon Mayo.
Will it be the Up-and-Comers, the Current Crop or the Old Guard who will be crowned, for one week at least, as the Golden Age of Comedy?
With Team Captains:
Jon Richardson
Rufus Hound
Ted Robbins
Guest Comics:
Andi Osho
Andrew Maxwell
Roger De Courcey and Nookie Bear.
Devised and produced by Ashley Blaker and Bill Matthews.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2011.
SAT 05:30 Bleak Expectations (b00w7dnw)
Series 4
A Painful Life Further Re-Miserabled
Pip and Harry put to sea with Captain Beehab in a bid to thwart a sea-going Mister Benevolent and rescue Ripely.
But fate has other plans and they are shipwrecked. Pip soon finds himself on a desert island that holds many surprising secrets.
Mark Evans's epic Victorian comedy in the style of Charles Dickens.
Sir Philip ...... Richard Johnson
Young Pip Bin ...... Tom Allen
Gently Benevolent ...... Anthony Head
Harry Biscuit ...... James Bachman
Grimpunch ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Ripely ...... Sarah Hadland
Pippa ...... Susy Kane
Producer: Gareth Edwards
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2010.
SAT 06:00 Paul O'Grady Stands Up for Liverpool (b01n1102)
Another chance to enjoy Paul O'Grady's celebration of some of Merseyside's funniest Scouse men and women:
Arthur Askey
Rob Wilton
Tommy Handley
Kenny Everett
Ken Dodd
Jimmy Tarbuck
Alexei Sayle
Patricia Routledge
John Bishop
* Big-hearted Arthur Askey was born in Liverpool in 1900 and went on to front Band Waggon, the first regular BBC radio comedy series. Russell Davies introduces an episode of TURNS OF THE CENTURY profiling the man who coined the famous phase "Ay-Thang-You."
* Rob Wilton's was a different catch-phrase, but like Arthur Askey, his comedy entertained millions during the war years, kicking off with those immortal words "The Day War Broke Out". Mark Radcliffe tells Rob's story in an episode of HOW TICKLED AM I?
* ITMA, or IT'S THAT MAN AGAIN for those not in the know, was the radio home of Tommy Handley, a comedian who was struck down in his prime, bringing to an end one of the most popular radio comedy series the BBC has ever known. And sticking with comedy catchphrases, it was Tommy who first started using the acronym TTFN - long before instant messaging and mobile phone text speak!
* Ken Dodd loves a catch phrase too, and he loves his tickling stick. Find out what happened when he chatted to fellow Liverpudlian funny-man Ricky Tomlinson in WHEN DODDY MET RICKY
* As radio revolutionaries go, they don't get much more radical than Kenny Everett. Well known on both commercial and BBC national radio, Paul focuses on his time at local BBC Radio Merseyside - from KENNY EVERETT: THE LOCAL RADIO YEARS.
* Jimmy Tarbuck tells DESERT ISLAND DISCS presenter Sue Lawley how he got his start in comedy.
* Barry Cryer profiles a bit on an imposter to the programme - Patricia Routledge. As Paul O'Grady is quick to point out, Patricia hails from Birkenhead rather than Liverpool, but she's very welcome. The star of Keeping Up Appearances became best known for being the lady of the house at the notorious Bucket Residence.
* And finally, current star John Bishop chats to DESERT ISLAND DISCS' Kirsty Young about the career change that took him from salesman to stand-up.
Producer: Elizabeth Clark
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in September 2012.
SAT 09:00 Benny Hill (b08px1cm)
Benny Hill Time
From 10/05/1964
Impresario Fred Scuttle describes the swinging pop scene and movie news from Pinetree Studios.
Written by and starring Benny Hill.
With:
Peter Vernon
Jan Waters
Patricia Hayes.
Music by:
The Mike Sammes Singers
The Johnnie Spence Orchestra.
Producer: John Browel
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in May 1964.
SAT 09:30 Whack-O! (b069njsq)
The Burglary
A local burglary turns into a Whitehall farce for Chiselbury School.
Starting life on BBC TV before transferring to radio, Chiselbury School is run "for the sons of gentlefolk".
Headmaster, Professor James Edwards, MA never misses a trick when it comes to exploiting the students and their parents. Sports pitches are given over to growing vegetables, which the boys nurture for their head to sell. Classes never exceed 95 pupils - 50 if private tuition is paid for at five guineas extra.
It's only thanks to the efforts of the devoted deputy head, Mr Pettigrew, that the school exists at all.
Written by Frank Muir and Denis Norden.
Adapted by David Climie.
The Headmaster …. Jimmy Edwards.
Bailey …. Harry Locke
Mr Potter …. Roddy Maude-Roxby
Alfred Tennyson …. Frederick Treves
Inspector Matthews …. Fred Yule
Mr Barlow …. John Graham
Lumley …. Roger Shepherd
Taplow …. David Lott
Producer: Edward Taylor
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in September 1961.
SAT 10:00 Paper Cuts (m001msq3)
Cilla Black
Singer and TV star Cilla Black joins Kate Thornton to look over the newspaper headlines showcasing her amazing life and career in showbiz.
From having the Beatles as her backing band through to becoming a 1960s singing sensation to hosting some of the biggest TV shows of the 1990s.
Producer: Joe Haddow
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in January 2015.
SAT 11:00 Paul O'Grady Stands Up for Liverpool (b01n1102)
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SAT 14:00 Benny Hill (b08px1cm)
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SAT 14:30 Whack-O! (b069njsq)
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SAT 15:00 Paper Cuts (m001msq3)
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SAT 16:00 Jonathan Hall - The Midnight House (b0076xfv)
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SAT 16:45 Roald Dahl (b00pbt9k)
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SAT 17:00 Paul O'Grady Stands Up for Liverpool (b01n1102)
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SAT 20:00 Benny Hill (b08px1cm)
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SAT 20:30 Whack-O! (b069njsq)
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SAT 21:00 Paper Cuts (m001msq3)
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SAT 22:00 Mitch Benn Is the 37th Beatle (b03szxdh)
Musical satirist Mitch Benn explores his comedy connections to the story of the Beatles.
Mitch has realised that over the years many people have claimed the title The Fifth Beatle. In fact, so many of them have been described as such that there are now at least 36 of them. They can't all be right. But some of them are righter than others...
Fifty years on from the release of 'Please, Please Me', Mitch presents his own definitive list of the Beatles.
He presents a whistle-stop tour through musical history and the enduring legacy of the Fab Four, whilst shamelessly milking his own - incredibly tenuous- connection to it.
Written by and starring Mitch Benn.
Producer: Alexandra Smith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2014.
SAT 22:30 Mark Watson Makes the World Substantially Better (b00dhg7k)
Series 2
Humility
The comedian ponders the virtue of living more modestly.
The comedian continues his quest to delve into six virtues.
Carefully persisting with more poetry and music:
Tim Key
Tim Minchin
Tom Basden
Producer: Katie Marsden
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2008.
SAT 23:00 Vent (b00tx4tb)
Series 2
Wednesday Morning 3am
A journey through the thoughts and feelings of every character in turn at the darkest hour of the night.
Starring Neil Pearson.
Dark sitcom following the thoughts of comatose patient Ben
Written by Nigel Smith.
Ben …. Neil Pearson
Jean …. Josie Lawrence
Mary …. Fiona Allen
Blitzkrieg …. Leslie Ash
With Nicholas Hutchison, Jo Martin and Mark Perry.
Producer: Gareth Edwards
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2007.
SAT 23:30 Life: An Idiot's Guide (b01qfjdg)
Series 2
Crime and Punishment
Stephen K Amos is joined by three stand-up comedians to compile an Idiot's Guide to Crime and Punishment.
With:
Richard Herring
Ava Vidal
Alfie Moore
Additional material written by Christine Rose, Tom Neenan, Jack Bernardt and Hugh Sington.
Producer: Colin Anderson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2013.

SUNDAY 28 MAY 2023

SUN 00:00 Fear on 4 (b007jqdp)
Series 5
Net Suicide
Michael Scantgrace is a City dealer facing complete ruin when he stumbles across the Suicide Club on the internet.
Should he sign up?
A series of nerve-tinglers from Fear on 4.
Written by Stephen Wyatt.
Michael …. Gerald McDermott
Susannah …. Tracy-Ann Oberman
Roy …. John Rowe
Bob …. David Brooks
Director: David Hunter
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1997.
SUN 00:30 Ray Bradbury - The Golden Apples of the Sun (b007jn6v)
4. The April Witch / The Fog Horn
From Ray Bradbury's collection of sci-fi short-stories:
The April Witch - a magical creature...
The Fog Horn - the story that led to Ray's 1953 film 'The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms'.

Starring:
Ed Bishop
Paul Maxwell
Lindsey Coulson
Ferne Arfin
Dramatised by Lawrence Gilbert.
Producer: Peter Hutchings
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in 1991.
SUN 01:00 Paul O'Grady Stands Up for Liverpool (b01n1102)
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SUN 04:00 Benny Hill (b08px1cm)
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SUN 04:30 Whack-O! (b069njsq)
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SUN 05:00 Paper Cuts (b04vqlf2)
Cilla Black
Singer and TV star Cilla Black joins Kate Thornton to look over the newspaper headlines showcasing her amazing life and career in showbiz.
From having the Beatles as her backing band through to becoming a 1960s singing sensation to hosting some of the biggest TV shows of the 1990s.
Producer: Joe Haddow
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in January 2015.
SUN 06:00 Poetry Extra (m001mbz2)
Clarke's Psalter
Poet Daljit Nagra revisits the BBC's archive and chooses Clarke's Psalter as contemporary poet Edward Clarke examines his process of engaging with the Psalms and scrutinises his belief that poetry is the most powerful means of negotiating and making sense of ourselves and the world today.
Edward Clarke charts his journey writing a collection of modern Psalms. It began with an accidental attempt to write a Psalm in rhyming couplets, but has become a compelling part of his life – getting up in the early hours every morning and juggling writing with commitments to family and teaching.
His poems are not translations but imitations that draw on his daily life and on the "holy book" which he sees as central to a way of life.
His wife Francesca observes her husband’s commitment to the project, and how his poetry provides him with a means to critique the modern world. She concludes that, while she prefers life to poetry, Edward seems to prefer poetry to life.
He writes out of a conviction that the role of poetry is to negotiate the boundaries between the material world and spiritual realms - an attempt to wake himself up as much as his audience.
Throughout the programme we also hear a developing sound track by the Italian Composer Corrado Fantoni who is setting some of Edward Clarke’s poems to music.
Producer: Anna Scott-Brown
An Overtone production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast on in 2018.
SUN 06:30 In My Mind's Eye by Jan Morris (Omnibus) (b008kk4s)
In her published 'diary of my thoughts', Jan Morris, renowned author and traveller, covers much ground.
Installed at her home in North Wales, Jan keeps a daily diary of thoughts about her life that range from 50 years ago to the present day.
Her memories include climbing Mount Everest and living in small town America to achievements now in her 90s, including the ascent of Mount Snowdon and driving her car in a racy way. And having a large family on hand or at least in contact with her!
Omnibus of five parts abridged by Katrin Williams.
Read by Janet Suzman.
Producer: Duncan Minshull
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2018.
SUN 07:40 Inheritance Tracks (m001mbzg)
Anneka Rice
TV and radio presenter Anneka Rice chooses ‘There But For Fortune’ by Joan Baez and ‘Feeling Good’ by Nina Simone.
SUN 07:50 DCI Alma Blair (Omnibus) (m0006t0h)
Dead Cert
Detective Chief Inspector Alma Blair is far from chomping at the bit to take on a murder at Cranby race course, where the going is anything but soft...
Starring Julie Hesmondhalgh.
The final furlong of Val McDermid’s 'Dead' series.
Omnibus of five parts written by Shelley Silas.
DCI Alma Blair ...... Julie Hesmondhalgh
Dr Jo Black /Bell Pepper ...... Jane Hazlegrove
DS Jason Trotter /Pinky Penwortham / Kevin Currie ...... Graeme Hawley
Narrator / Dr Hunter Clive / Noel Fell ...... Jonathan Keeble
Mo Hamid / Ricky Levey ...... Nitin Kundra
Heather Palmer /Dr Binky Lockwood ...... Erin Shanagher
Clare Balding ...... Herself
Minnie Spain ...... Shelley Silas
Female Groom ...... Val McDermid / Julie Hesmondhalgh
Woman on Robbie’s voicemail ...... Justine Potter
Director: Justine Potter
A Savvy production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in July 2019.
SUN 09:00 The Ken Dodd Show (m001mbzv)
Recovered Episode with the Beatles (03/11/1963)
The King of Knotty Ash is joined by the Beatles in a show recorded on John Lennon’s 23rd birthday.
Starring Ken Dodd.
Recovered episode back in the BBC archive.
Sketch show comedy.
With:
John Laurie
Patricia Hayes
Judith Chalmers
Percy Edwards
Peter Hudson
Wallas Eaton
Music from the Beatles
BBC Variety Orchestra conducted by Paul Fenoulhet.
Written by Ken Dodd and Eddie Braben.
Producer: Bill Worsley
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in November 1963.
**** Broadcast on 4 Extra to mark the 60th anniversary of the Beatles first universal chart number 1, From Me To You, in May 1963.
SUN 09:30 The Navy Lark (m001mc06)
Series 9
The Curious Caravan Case
The appearance of a mysterious caravan at the dockside causes problems. But who owns it?
Stars Leslie Phillips, Jon Pertwee and Stephen Murray.
Laughs afloat aboard British Royal Navy frigate HMS Troutbridge.
Written by Lawrie Wyman
The Sub-Lieutenant ...... Leslie Phillips
The Chief Petty Officer ...... Jon Pertwee
The Number One ...... Stephen Murray
Captain Povey .... Richard Caldicot
WREN Chasen …. Heather Chasen
Able Seaman Johnson ….. Ronnie Barker
Engine Driver …. Michael Bates
Uncle Ebenezer Pertwee …. Tenniel Evans
The Navy Lark ran for an impressive 13 series between 1959 and 1976.
Producer: Alastair Scott Johnston
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in August 1967.
SUN 10:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m001544s)
By Royal Appointment
Dame Judi Dench
Actress Dame Judi Dench shares her castaway choices with Kirsty Young.
Born into a family with dramatic leanings, she followed one of her older brothers, Jeffery, to drama school. Having abandoned ideas of becoming a set designer, she made her professional debut as Ophelia at the Old Vic in 1957. An illustrious stage career followed in Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet in 1960, in Cabaret in 1968 and as Lady Macbeth for Trevor Nunn in 1976.
On TV she found huge success in sitcoms - appearing with her husband, the late Michael Williams, in A Fine Romance and with Geoffrey Palmer in As Time Goes By.
She received an Oscar nomination for her first big-screen part as Queen Victoria in Mrs Brown; Shakespeare in Love won her an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress; Mrs Henderson Presents, Notes on a Scandal, Iris, and Philomena followed.
She played the part of 'M' in the James Bond films seven times and appeared as Paulina in Sir Kenneth Branagh's production of Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale.
Dame Judi was married to Michael Williams for 30 years. Their daughter, Finty, is also an actress.
Judi was made a Dame in the 1988 New Year Honours.
DISC ONE: Farewell to Stromness - Peter Maxwell Davies
DISC TWO: All Right, Okay, You Win - Count Basie
DISC THREE: Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18, Shall I Compare Thee - Jeffrey Dench
DISC FOUR: Strange Fruit - Billie Holiday
DISC FIVE: Losing My Mind - Dorothy Collins
DISC SIX: I've got you Under My Skin - Frank Sinatra
DISC SEVEN: Shipping Forecast: issued by the Met Office at 05:05 on Sat 01 Dec 2001 - Cory Corfield
DISC EIGHT: Blue In Green - Miles Davis
BOOK CHOICE: Other Men's Flowers by A P Wavell (audio book read by her daughter Finty Williams)
LUXURY CHOICE: Cut-outs of all her friends and family
CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: I've got you Under My Skin - Frank Sinatra
Producer: Cathy Drysdale
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 September 2015.
SUN 10:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b011vjj0)
Series 2
Waterton
Squire Waterton of Walton Hall was an eccentric Englishman and gentleman who made many visits to South America and wrote about his travels.
His travel books are "amongst the oddest I know" Sir David Attenborough tells us, written in an odd, almost biblical style. But nevertheless, they are accounts of natural history 200 years ago.
Attenborough argues that Waterton shouldn't be just remembered for his writing. He should be credited with establishing the first nature reserve in this country.
Appalled by the ravages of the industrial revolution's impact on the landscape, he built a wall around his estate to protect the wildlife - and free of charge allowed people to visit, which they did in their masses.
Written and presented by David Attenborough
Producer: Julian Hector
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2011.
SUN 11:00 Poetry Extra (m001mbz2)
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SUN 11:30 In My Mind's Eye by Jan Morris (Omnibus) (b008kk4s)
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SUN 12:40 Inheritance Tracks (m001mbzg)
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SUN 12:50 DCI Alma Blair (Omnibus) (m0006t0h)
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SUN 14:00 The Ken Dodd Show (m001mbzv)
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SUN 14:30 The Navy Lark (m001mc06)
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SUN 15:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m001544s)
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SUN 15:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b011vjj0)
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SUN 16:00 Fear on 4 (b007jqdp)
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SUN 16:30 Ray Bradbury - The Golden Apples of the Sun (b007jn6v)
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SUN 17:00 Poetry Extra (m001mbz2)
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SUN 17:30 In My Mind's Eye by Jan Morris (Omnibus) (b008kk4s)
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SUN 18:40 Inheritance Tracks (m001mbzg)
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SUN 18:50 DCI Alma Blair (Omnibus) (m0006t0h)
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SUN 20:00 The Ken Dodd Show (m001mbzv)
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SUN 20:30 The Navy Lark (m001mc06)
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SUN 21:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m001544s)
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SUN 21:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b011vjj0)
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SUN 22:00 The Tim Vine Chat Show (b0938tnb)
Series 2
London
Tim Vine travels the length and breadth of this fair land to uncover the best stories of the Great British public.
And of course he takes every possible opportunity to tell a ridiculous joke and sing a preposterous song along the way.
Starting in London, Tim is confronted by a man with an interesting technique for warding off foxes.
And he meets an office worker who was inadvertently responsible for half of Welwyn Garden City being closed to the public.
There's also a song about allergies.
Producer: Richard Morris
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in September 2017.
SUN 22:30 Isy Suttie's Love Letters (m000b867)
Series 2
Episode 2
Isy recounts the tale of Rosa and Matthew, a hypnotherapist and an osteopath who work a few doors apart and find it difficult to express their feelings for each other.
Isy Suttie's Sony Award winning show, recounting a series of love stories affecting people she's known throughout her life, told partly through song.
Sometimes Isy has merely observed other people's love lives; quite often she's intervened, changing the action dramatically - for better or worse. Intertwined within these stories are related real life anecdotes from Isy's own, often disastrous, love life.
With her multi-character and vocal skills, and accompanied by her guitar, Isy creates a hilarious and deeply moving world, sharing with us her lessons in life and love.
"A voice you want to swim in" The Independent
Producer: Lyndsay Fenner.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2014.
SUN 23:00 Andy Hamilton Sort of Remembers (b09czrbs)
Series 1
Animals
Andy Hamilton presents more observations and reminiscences about his personal life and his long career in comedy.
This time, Andy looks at the subject of Animals.
From fond memories of his childhood cat Timmy's lifelong battle with the Hoover; through working with straw-boater-wearing dolphins for Not the Nine o'clock News and being unnerved by a sea lion during a phone call.
Andy also offers many useful animal-related tips including: what to do should you ever find an unwelcome bear on your doorstep.
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2017.
SUN 23:30 Brian Appleton's History of Rock 'n' Roll (b00fvwk6)
Kajaboohoo
Oh Boy! Brummie musicologist Brian Appleton reveals what he didn’t do during the 1980s music scene.
Set in a fictitious college of further education in the 'Newcastle-under-Lyme area'.
Series of comic lectures, written and performed by Graham Fellows
Producer: Dawn Ellis
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2001.
SUN 23:45 Self-Storage (m001mc0t)
Series 2
Episode 4
Dave has a job interview to prepare for, when another job is unexpectedly offered to him.
Stars Reece Shearsmith and Mark Heap.
Sitcom written by Tom Collinson about a man living in a storage unit.
Dave ...... Reece Shearsmith
Geoff ...... Mark Heap
Ron ...... Tom Goodman-Hill
Judy ...... Rosie Cavaliero
Sarah ...... Susan Earl
Sioux ...... Helen Longworth.
Producer: Ed Morrish
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2008.

MONDAY 29 MAY 2023

MON 00:00 Poetry Extra (m001mbz2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Sunday]
MON 00:30 In My Mind's Eye by Jan Morris (Omnibus) (b008kk4s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Sunday]
MON 01:40 Inheritance Tracks (m001mbzg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:40 on Sunday]
MON 01:50 DCI Alma Blair (Omnibus) (m0006t0h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:50 on Sunday]
MON 03:00 The Ken Dodd Show (m001mbzv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Sunday]
MON 03:30 The Navy Lark (m001mc06)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Sunday]
MON 04:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m001544s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday]
MON 04:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b011vjj0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 on Sunday]
MON 05:00 Ray Connolly - Sorry, Boys, You Failed the Audition (b03h6yrv)
In the summer of 1962 the Beatles auditioned for producer George Martin at Parlophone Records.
Having been rejected by every other record company, it was their last chance to get a recording contract.
As the world soon found out, they passed the audition.
But what if they'd been turned down?
Seen through the eyes of Freda, their teenage Liverpool fan club secretary, this is Ray Connolly's affectionate comedy drama about what might have happened to the Beatles if George Martin had said, 'No'.
Freda ...... Sara Bahadori
John ...... Andrew Knott
Paul ...... Stephen Fletcher
George ...... Luke Broughton
Ringo ..... Daniel Crossley
Brian Epstein ...... Jonathan Keeble
George Martin ...... Jonathan Keeble
Stepmother ...... Ruth Alexander-Rubin
Mrs Harrison ...... Ruth Alexander-Rubin
Cynthia ...... Hope Brownhill
Director: Gary Brown
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2013.
*** Broadcast on 4 Extra to mark the 60th anniversary of the Beatles first universal chart number 1, From Me To You, in May 1963.
MON 05:45 The New Elizabethans (b01kjr7y)
John Lennon / Paul McCartney
James Naughtie examines the lives and impact of the men and women who have given the second Elizabethan age its character.
John Lennon and Paul McCartney were two young men from Liverpool whose dazzling talent created first a band, then a cultural phenomenon and finally became a short hand for vast social change.
The New Elizabethans have been chosen by a panel of leading historians, chaired by Lord (Tony) Hall, Chief Executive of London's Royal Opera House. The panellists were Dominic Sandbrook, Bamber Gascoigne, Sally Alexander, Jonathan Agar, Maria Misra and Sir Max Hastings.
They were asked to choose: "Men and women whose actions during the reign of Elizabeth II have had a significant impact on lives in these islands and/or given the age its character, for better or worse."
Producer: James Cook.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2012.
*** Broadcast on 4 Extra to mark the 60th anniversary of the Beatles first universal chart number 1, From Me To You, in May 1963.
MON 06:00 The Events at Black Tor (b08898tk)
1. Such as Sit in Darkness
PC James Hewitt has been posted to the bleak Yorkshire Moors.
Being more of a townie, he's appalled by the prospect of pedalling over miles of open country, exposed to bitter winds in pursuit of rural criminals.
But far from the quiet life he and his wife Pam are expecting - the arrival of a mysterious letter sparks a terrifying chain of events and their first encounter with the powers of evil...
Starring Brian Peck and James Beck.
Alan Ayckbourn directs.
Roy Clarke's six-part thriller serial.
PC Jamie Hewitt ...... Brian Peck
Pam Hewitt ...... Juliet Cooke
Sergeant ...... James Beck
Father Probert ...... Bob Grant
Radio Voice ...... Heather Stoney
Director: Alan Ayckbourn
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in April 1968.
MON 06:30 The Wolf Far Hence (m001mc81)
6. The Finale
Deep in the Highlands, hardnosed investigator Steve Gardiner battles to finally confront the multiple-murderer.
Starring Teddy Johnson and Moultrie Kelsall.
Conclusion of Edward Boyd's serial thriller set in the remote Scottish Highlands.
Steve Gardiner …. Teddy Johnson
Captain Siegfried Beavis …. Robert Urquhart
DI Gordon …. Moultrie Kelsall
Judy Clark …. Janet Michael
Celia Carson …. June Andrews
Radio Newsreader …. David Findlay
Produced in BBC Glasgow by Eddie Fraser.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1971.
MON 07:00 One Two Three Four - The Beatles In Time by Craig Brown (m000tcr9)
1. A Day In The Life
John and Paul’s very different characters were key to the Beatles’ success.
Decades later, the National Trust attempts to bottle the magic by recreating their childhood homes.
Craig Brown presents a series of kaleidoscopic glimpses of the Beatles through time. Drawing on interviews, diaries, anecdotes, memoirs and gossip, he offers an entertaining series of vignettes that capture the mood of an era.
It’s a journey that takes us from 9th November 1961 when Brian Epstein first heard the four young men in a sweaty basement, via their mop top haircuts, to the jaw-dropping prices paid for the most trivial of memorabilia.
And along the way there is the music, always the exuberant, the playful and ever-changing music.
Written by Craig Brown.
Read by Mark McGann, Kate Robbins and Craig Brown.
Abridged in five parts by Isobel Creed and Jill Waters
A Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in March 2021.
*** Broadcast on 4 Extra to mark the 60th anniversary of the Beatles first universal chart number 1, From Me To You, in May 1963.
MON 07:15 The Citadel (m000hv9m)
Series 7
Episode 1
It's 1929, and Dr Denny indirectly causes Manson's young daughter Gwyneth to have an accident, leading to drastic action.
Medical drama set in the 1920s before the creation of the UK's National Health Service.
Based on AJ Cronin's groundbreaking novel.
Written by Christopher Reason and Tom Needham.
Dr Manson ...... Rupert Hill
Dr Denny ...... Matthew Gravelle
Christine ...... Jenny Platt
Ivan Brice ...... Joe Belham
Returning Officer ...... Gerrard Fletcher
Gwyneth ...... Charlotte Sienna Lee
Director: Gary Brown
Producers: Pauline Harris & Gary Brown
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2020.
MON 07:30 Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar (b083p88m)
Series 1
Careerism
Alexei reveals the surprising reason he disappeared from our TV screens in the 1990's.
He also recounts a chance meeting with Ed Miliband, discusses rampant nepotism in most coveted careers and draws a striking comparisons between capitalism and all you can eat buffets.
The Godfather of Alternative Comedy delivers a mixture of stand-up, memoir and philosophy from behind the counter of his Imaginary Sandwich Bar.
Written and performed by Alexei Sayle.
Additional Material from Liam Beirne.
Producer: Joe Nunnery
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in November 2016.
MON 08:00 Round the Horne (b00td9bn)
Series 4
Episode 13
Five Go Mad In Ancient Rome, shock news from 'Woman of the Year' - and Kenneth Horne discovers Julian and Sandy are multilingual.
One of BBC Radio’s most influential and groundbreaking series packed full of colourful characters, parodies, memorable catchphrases, and double-entendres.
Starring:
Kenneth Horne
Kenneth Williams
Hugh Paddick
Betty Marsden
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 the first three series.
Series 4 is written by Barry Took with Brian Cooke & Johnnie Mortimer and Donald Webster.
Music by the Max Harris Group.
Producer: John Simmonds
First broadcast on the BBC Radio 2 in May 1968.
MON 08:30 Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful (b007jv61)
Series 3
Episode 1
Ad man Ken Handley snags a leggy model to spy on the work of a rival agency.
Starring Martin Jarvis.
Guy Jenkin and Jon Canter’s satire set in the competitive world of advertising.
Ken Handley ...... Martin Jarvis
Sandy ...... Christopher Godwin
Freddie ...... Lockwood West
Ambrose ...... Paul Jesson
April ...... Shelley Thompson
Hedley ...... Robert Longden
Mr Cheater ...... James Griffiths
With:
Miriam Margolyes
John Shrapne
David Tate
Sally Grace
Enn Reitel
Anton Rogers
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1986.
MON 09:00 The Write Stuff (b01bmq2l)
Series 15
Terence Rattigan
James Walton takes the chair for the game of literary correctness.
Team captains John Walsh and Sebastian Faulks, are joined by Sir Andrew Motion and children's author, Sue Limb.
Author of the week and subject for pastiche is playwright and creator of "Flare Path", Sir Terence Rattigant - what would his 'Dictionary of Received Ideas' be like today?
Reader: Beth Chalmers
Producer: Sam Michell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2012.
MON 09:30 Double Income, No Kids Yet (b0094wj8)
Series 3
Episode 6
Friends are getting divorced, accountants are living as cavemen and 87-year-old women are having triplets.
Have Daniel and Lucy finally had enough of dealing with other people's problems?
Starring David Tennant and Elizabeth Carling.
David Spicer's comedy drama about modern life and parenthood, as seen through the eyes of two 30-something non-parents.
Daniel...........David Tennant
Lucy............. Liz Carling
Katie............Tracy-Ann Oberman
Andy.............Tony Gardner
Linda............Carla Mendonca
Steve............. Jonathan Aris
Producer: Liz Anstee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2003.
MON 10:00 Ray Connolly - Sorry, Boys, You Failed the Audition (b03h6yrv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]
MON 10:45 The New Elizabethans (b01kjr7y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:45 today]
MON 11:00 The Events at Black Tor (b08898tk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
MON 11:30 The Wolf Far Hence (m001mc81)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
MON 12:00 One Two Three Four - The Beatles In Time by Craig Brown (m000tcr9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
MON 12:15 The Citadel (m000hv9m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]
MON 12:30 Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar (b083p88m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
MON 13:00 Round the Horne (b00td9bn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 13:30 Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful (b007jv61)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 14:00 The Write Stuff (b01bmq2l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
MON 14:30 Double Income, No Kids Yet (b0094wj8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
MON 15:00 Ray Connolly - Sorry, Boys, You Failed the Audition (b03h6yrv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]
MON 15:45 The New Elizabethans (b01kjr7y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:45 today]
MON 16:00 The Events at Black Tor (b08898tk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
MON 16:30 The Wolf Far Hence (m001mc81)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
MON 17:00 One Two Three Four - The Beatles In Time by Craig Brown (m000tcr9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
MON 17:15 The Citadel (m000hv9m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]
MON 17:30 Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar (b083p88m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
MON 18:00 Round the Horne (b00td9bn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 18:30 Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful (b007jv61)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 19:00 The Write Stuff (b01bmq2l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
MON 19:30 Double Income, No Kids Yet (b0094wj8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
MON 20:00 Radiolab (m00107r8)
Series 8
Loops
Radiolab explores when things happen again and again.
How do we deal with life’s loops?
Radiolab is a Peabody-award winning show about curiosity. Where sound illuminates ideas, and the boundaries blur between science, philosophy, and the human experience.
Jad Abumrad, Robert Krulwich and the Radiolab team investigate a strange world.
From WNYC. First broadcast on public radio in the USA in 2019.
MON 20:55 Inheritance Tracks (m0005gxr)
Adrian Dunbar
Line of Duty star Adrian Dunbar selects ‘Hear My Song Violetta’ performed by Josef Locke and The Beatles’ ‘A Hard Day's Night’.
MON 21:00 Mastertapes (b02x7r7v)
Series 2
Eliza and Martin Carthy (A-Side)
Eliza and Martin Carthy talk about their critically celebrated 2002 folk album, 'Anglicana'.
Series in which leading performers and songwriters talk about the album that made them or changed them.
Recorded in front of a live audience at the BBC's iconic Maida Vale Studios, each edition includes two episodes - the A-side and B-side.
In this one (The A-side), Anglicana with Eliza Carthy and her father Martin Carthy talking to John Wilson.
Together Eliza Carthy and her parents Martin Carthy and Norma Waterson have consistently breathed new life and vitality into English folk music. Martin Carthy MBE has influenced the likes of Bob Dylan and Paul Simon with his interpretations of the traditional music of these shores. His guitar playing continues to inspire artists in all genres and he continues to tour and record on his own, and when working with wife Norma Waterson and daughter Eliza Carthy as Waterson:Carthy.
Eliza Carthy has continued to expand the legacy of her parents work, reinterpreting and reinvigorating English folk in her own unique style. Her fiddle playing is in a class of its own and throughout her career she has experimented with unusual musical collaborations, including the hugely successful Imagined Village project. "Anglicana" was released in 2002 and gained Eliza her second Mercury nomination. It features both Martin Carthy and her mother Norma Waterson and was hailed as a new definition of what it means to be English in the 21st Century.
Eliza and Martin discuss their constantly evolving interpretations of traditional folk songs and their work together with Norma Waterson as Waterson:Carthy.
In The B-side of the programme, it's the turn of the audience to ask the questions.
Producer: Helen Lennard
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2013.
MON 21:30 Rebus (b007jqlv)
Death Is Not the End
1. Gaetano's
Damon Mee disappears, being last seen in a blurred CCTV image on the dance floor of a Kirkcaldy nightclub.
It's a routine missing persons case and not even on his patch, but Rebus takes charge as a favour to the boy's father, a friend from his school days.
Written by Ian Rankin.
Mystery novel first published in 1998.
Read in three parts by Douglas Henshall.
Producer: Katherine Beacon
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in December 2003.
MON 22:00 Just a Minute (p0fdn54d)
Series 91
8. The Great Barrier Reef, Static Electricity and Pride and Prejudice
Sue Perkins challenges Gyles Brandreth, Jan Ravens, Tony Hawks and Rachel Parris to speak for 60 seconds without repetition, deviation or hesitation.

The long-running Radio 4 national treasure of a parlour game is back for a new series with subjects this week ranging from The Great Barrier Reef to Static Electricity.

Production coordinator: Caroline Barlow
Sound editor: Marc Willcox
Producer: Rajiv Karia

A BBC Studios Production
MON 22:30 And Now in Colour (b007w56x)
Series 1
Fairground
The sketch show team take their audience to the fair for Will's birthday – and England’s World Cup clichés...
Precision comedy written and performed by:
Tim Firth
Tim de Jongh
Michael Rutger
William Vandyck
Producer: Lissa Evans
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1990
MON 23:00 The News Quiz (m001m53k)
Series 111
Episode 5
Andy Zaltzman quizzes the week's news, in a special edition recorded on stage at the Hay Festival. Providing the answers, hopefully, are Lucy Porter, Simon Evans, Kate Andrews, and Robin Morgan. This week the panel look at the health of the economy, the health of the government, and the health of health.
Producer: Sam Holmes
Executive Producer: James Robinson
Production Co-ordinator: Becky Carewe-Jeffries
Sound Editor: Marc Willcox
A BBC Studios Production
MON 23:30 The Skivers (b007zn0j)
Series 2
Henry Cooper
Peter Sissons and Alan Hansen's secrets are revealed.
Nick Golson and Tim de Jongh's skilful sketch show.
With special guest Henry Cooper who's on fighting form as he reveals the ways of the fist.
Written and performed by Nick Golson and Tim de Jongh.
With:
Peter Bradshaw
Mel Giedroyc
Producer: Jon Naismith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1995.

TUESDAY 30 MAY 2023

TUE 00:00 Ray Connolly - Sorry, Boys, You Failed the Audition (b03h6yrv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:45 The New Elizabethans (b01kjr7y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:45 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 The Events at Black Tor (b08898tk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 The Wolf Far Hence (m001mc81)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 One Two Three Four - The Beatles In Time by Craig Brown (m000tcr9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:15 The Citadel (m000hv9m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 on Monday]
TUE 02:30 Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar (b083p88m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 Round the Horne (b00td9bn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Monday]
TUE 03:30 Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful (b007jv61)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 The Write Stuff (b01bmq2l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:30 Double Income, No Kids Yet (b0094wj8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 When Elvis Met The Beatles (b06671z4)
One night in 1965, Elvis Presley invited the young pretenders of pop, The Beatles, to visit him at his Los Angeles mansion.
Jeff Young’s drama is inspired by that secret meeting in Bel Air on 27th August.. That night is probably the most seismic meeting in music. No cameras, no recording equipment - and only those who were there really know what happened.
This imagined recreation is centred around music which breaks the ice between them – with listeners invited to be a fly on the wall.
Discover what songs were played on Elvis’ Jukebox and who sang what in a mythical jam session. This wasn’t just the meeting of the two biggest music names in history - it was passing of the baton from the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll to the upstarts from Liverpool.
Starring Tom Hughes as John Lennon and Kevin Mains as Elvis Presley.
Jeff Young says: “I was a big Beatles fan when I was younger, but for this project, initially, I knew very little about the Elvis and Beatles meeting. Then as I began researching the story, the strangeness of the meeting and the psychological dimensions, the dramatic opportunities became obvious. The larger than life characters involved, including Brian Epstein and Colonel Tom Parker, all set against a backdrop of corrupt American politics and the disastrous war in Vietnam, made for a strange and compelling narrative.
“The piece that has emerged is a kind of fake documentary. Elvis’s life was an American Tragedy and the seeds of it are sown here in this meeting between the King and the pretenders to the throne. The Beatles were so young, bewildered and overwhelmed by their rapid rise to fame. In writing this drama I went back my old Beatles records and I became a Beatles fan, all over again.”
Written by Jeff Young
John Lennon .... Tom Hughes
Elvis Presley .... Kevin Mains
Ringo Starr .... Tom Dunlea
Paul McCartney .... Shaun Mason
George Harrison .... Michael Hawkins
Brian Epstein .... Daniel Lapaine
Colonel Tom Parker .... Colin Stinton
Producers: Dan Cocker & Polly Thomas
A Something Else production for BBC Radio 2, first broadcast in August 2015.
*** Broadcast on 4 Extra to mark the 60th anniversary of the Beatles first universal chart number 1, From Me To You, in May 1963.
TUE 06:00 The Events at Black Tor (b089072d)
2. The Unquiet Dead
After their brush with violent death, PC Jamie Hewitt and Father Probert uncover further evidence of the forces of darkness.
A mysterious letter has sparked a terrifying chain of events for policeman Jamie and his wife Pam.
Starring Brian Peck and Bob Grant.
Roy Clarke's thriller serial set on the bleak Yorkshire Moors.
PC Jamie Hewitt ...... Brian Peck
Pam Hewitt ...... Juliet Cooke
Sergeant ...... James Beck
Father Probert ...... Bob Grant
Vicar ...... Robert Wallace
Maggie ...... Ella Atkinson
Coroner ...... Laurence Bould
Director: Alan Ayckbourn
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in April 1968.
TUE 06:30 A Charles Paris Mystery (b01cks4f)
A Reconstructed Corpse
1. Murder
Charles takes on the role of a lookalike in a TV crime reconstruction programme.
But the case of a missing person soon turns to murder...
Bill Nighy stars as actor-cum-sleuth, Charles Paris.
Written by Jeremy Front, based on the novel by Simon Brett.
Charles Paris .... Bill Nighy
Frances .... Suzanne Burden
Maurice .... Jon Glover
Angie .... Alex Rivers
Rob Garston .... Adam Billington
Chloe Earnshaw .... Francine Chamberlain
Greg Marchmont .... Carl Prekopp
Superintendent Sorsby .... Gerard McDermott
Zoe/Receptionist .... Jane Whittenshaw
Actor/PC/Steward .... Rikki Lawton
Director: Sally Avens
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2012.
TUE 07:00 One Two Three Four - The Beatles In Time by Craig Brown (m000td2b)
2. She Loves You
Jane Asher was already a celebrated young actress when she met the Beatles, but she had more to offer than the inside track on fame.
Craig Brown presents a series of kaleidoscopic glimpses of the Beatles through time. Drawing on interviews, diaries, anecdotes, memoirs and gossip, he offers an entertaining series of vignettes that capture the mood of an era.
It’s a journey that takes us from 9th November 1961 when Brian Epstein first heard the four young men in a sweaty basement, via their mop top haircuts, to the jaw-dropping prices paid for the most trivial of memorabilia.
And along the way there is the music, always the exuberant, the playful and ever-changing music.
Read by Mark McGann
Abridged by Isobel Creed and Jill Waters
A Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in March 2021.
TUE 07:15 The Citadel (m000hvky)
Series 7
Episode 2
Denny has to perform surgery on Manson's young daughter, Gwyneth.
Medical drama set in the 1920s before the creation of the UK's National Health Service.
Based on AJ Cronin's groundbreaking novel.
Written by Christopher Reason and Tom Needham.
Dr Manson ...... Rupert Hill
Dr Denny ...... Matthew Gravelle
Gwyneth ...... Charlotte Sienna Lee
Director: Gary Brown
Producers: Pauline Harris & Gary Brown
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2020.
TUE 07:30 North by Northamptonshire (b03s6mf2)
Series 3
Episode 6
A funeral focuses everyone's mind in Wadenbrook.
Sheila Hancock narrates the bittersweet adventures of the residents of a small town in Northamptonshire.
Written by Katherine Jakeways.
As is well-known: Yorkshiremen wear flat caps and Essex girls wear short skirts; Liverpudlians are scallies and Cockneys are wideboys. Northamptonians gaze wistfully at these stereotypes and wish for an identity of any kind and a label less ridiculous than Northamptonians. Northamptonshire, let us be clear, is neither north, nor south nor in the Midlands. It floats somewhere between the three eyeing up the distinctiveness of each enviously.
Katherine Jakeways gives Northamptonshire an identity. And she waits, eagerly, for her home-county to thank her. And possibly make her some kind of Mayor.
Narrator ...... Sheila Hancock
Rod ...... Tim Key
Mary ...... Penelope Wilton
Jonathan ...... Kevin Eldon
Keith ...... John Biggins
Esther ...... Katherine Jakeways
Norman ...... Geoffrey Palmer
Orson ...... Nathaniel Parker
Alistair ...... Michael Bertenshaw
Jan ...... Felicity Montagu
Producer: Steven Canny
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2014.
TUE 08:00 The Goon Show (b00dyb10)
Series 8
Ten Snowballs That Shook the World
Neddie Seagoon attempts to auction the equator - from a raft.
Groundbreaking, surreal BBC radio comedy written by Spike Milligan.
Starring:
Peter Sellers
Harry Secombe
Spike Milligan
First billed as Crazy People, ten series of The Goon Show were recorded between 1951 and 1960, but sadly many of the earliest shows weren’t kept in the archive.
With the Ray Ellington Quartet and Max Geldray.
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott.
Announcer: Wallace Greenslade
Producer: Charles Chilton
First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in February 1958.
TUE 08:30 The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel (b008g2b9)
Series 3
Episode 4
Shady lawyer Waldorf T Flywheel edits a newspaper in Chicago.
Recreation of the Marx Brothers' lost shows charting the adventures of shady lawyer Waldorf T. Flywheel and his assistant, Emmanuel Ravelli.
Originally broadcast with sponsors on America's NBC radio network in the 1930s. The scripts were rediscovered in 1988.
Groucho Marx as Waldorf T Flywheel …. Michael Roberts
Chico Marx as Emmanuel Ravelli …. Frank Lazarus
With:
Lorelei King
Graham Hoadly
Vincent Marzello
Written by Nat Perrin and Athur Sheekman.
Adapted by Mark Brisenden.
Music arranged and conducted by David Firman.
Producer: Dirk Maggs
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1992.
TUE 09:00 Who Goes There? (b0075yzs)
Series 4
Episode 3
Martin Young chairs the quiz which looks at the noteworthy and the notorious from history.
Tackling the biographical teasers are team captains Francis Wheen and Fred Housego.
With guests:
Vivienne Parry
Jonathan Meades
Producer: Liz Ainstee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2000.
TUE 09:30 No Commitments (b016c7c0)
Series 9
Ill of the Dead
Roger's father has died. Victoria is insensitive, Anna sensible and Charlotte hypocritical.
Business as usual, then...
Simon Brett’s sitcom about the lives and squabbles of three very different sisters.
Anna..............Rosemary Leach
Victoria.........Angela Thorne
Charlotte......Felicity Montague
Emily..............Lisa Coleman
Vincent .........Bruce Alexander
Music by Elizabeth Parker of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.
Written and produced by Simon Brett
First broadcast on BBC Radio in January 2003.
TUE 10:00 When Elvis Met The Beatles (b06671z4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]
TUE 11:00 The Events at Black Tor (b089072d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
TUE 11:30 A Charles Paris Mystery (b01cks4f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
TUE 12:00 One Two Three Four - The Beatles In Time by Craig Brown (m000td2b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
TUE 12:15 The Citadel (m000hvky)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]
TUE 12:30 North by Northamptonshire (b03s6mf2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
TUE 13:00 The Goon Show (b00dyb10)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 13:30 The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel (b008g2b9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 14:00 Who Goes There? (b0075yzs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
TUE 14:30 No Commitments (b016c7c0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
TUE 15:00 When Elvis Met The Beatles (b06671z4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]
TUE 16:00 The Events at Black Tor (b089072d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
TUE 16:30 A Charles Paris Mystery (b01cks4f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
TUE 17:00 One Two Three Four - The Beatles In Time by Craig Brown (m000td2b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
TUE 17:15 The Citadel (m000hvky)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]
TUE 17:30 North by Northamptonshire (b03s6mf2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
TUE 18:00 The Goon Show (b00dyb10)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 18:30 The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel (b008g2b9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 19:00 Who Goes There? (b0075yzs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
TUE 19:30 No Commitments (b016c7c0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
TUE 20:00 TED Radio Hour (m001mbxp)
Series 9
DIY - Individuals taking matters into their own hands
A journey through fascinating ideas based on talks by riveting speakers on the TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) stage.
Manoush Zomorodi explores the times when serious problems arise and people choose to fix the issues themselves.
First broadcast in the USA on National Public Radio in 2023.
TUE 20:50 Inheritance Tracks (b09jhd5w)
Twiggy
Actress and fashion icon Twiggy chooses 'The Laughing Policeman' by Charles Penrose and 'Yesterday' by The Beatles.
TUE 21:00 Mastertapes (b02x7t3t)
Series 2
Eliza and Martin Carthy (B-Side)
Eliza and her father Martin respond to audience questions about her fifth solo album, 'Anglicana'.
Recorded in front of a live audience at the BBC's iconic Maida Vale Studios, each edition includes two episodes, with John initially quizzing the artist about the album in question, and then, in the B-side, the audience puts the questions. Both editions feature exclusive live performances.
Programme 4 (the B-side). Having discussed the making of Eliza's award winning 2004 album, 'Anglicana' (in the A-side), Eliza Carthy and her father Martin Carthy respond to questions from the audience and perform live versions of some of the songs from the album, as well as discussing their work together with Norma Waterson as Waterson:Carthy.
Producer: Helen Lennard
First broadcast on Radio 4 in June 2013.
TUE 21:30 Rebus (b007jqm7)
Death Is Not the End
2. The Bribe
The hard-nosed cop is offered a bribe to halt his investigations into an old girlfriend's missing son.
Damon Mee disappears, being last seen in a blurred CCTV image on the dance floor of a Kirkcaldy nightclub. It's a routine missing persons case and not even on his patch, but Rebus takes charge as a favour to the boy's mother, a former sweetheart.
Written by Ian Rankin. Originally published in 1998.
Read by Douglas Henshall.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra in 2003.
TUE 22:00 Olga Koch: OK Computer (m001m4sf)
Series 2
1. Fun
Comedian and computer scientist Olga Koch returns for a second series of her comedy and STEM stand up show, joined by her sassy digital assistant ALGO (voiced by Tia Kofi). This episode, Olga and ALGO try to agree on what is, and isn’t, fun.
Written by Olga Koch and Charlie Dinkin
Featuring Tia Kofi
Additional Material From Rajiv Karia, Cody Dahler and Kate Dehnert
Production Co-ordinator Katie Baum
Produced by Benjamin Sutton
A BBC Studios Production
TUE 22:30 Alice's Wunderland (b03kv491)
Series 2
Wunderwoods Widderday
It's the Wunderwoods Widderday.
Take a trip to the woods of Wunderland, a poundland of magical realms.
Sketch show by Alice Lowe.
With:
Richard Glove
Simon Greenall
Rachel Stubbings
Clare Thomson
Marcia Warren
Producer: Lyndsay Fenner
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2013.
TUE 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (m001mn9l)
Angela Barnes with Dan Tiernan on the BBC New Comedy Awards
From 10pm until midnight, seven days a week, The Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. And tonight, Angela Barnes chats to Dan Tiernan about the BBC New Comedy Awards.
TUE 23:00 Helen Keen's It Is Rocket Science (b00zf34s)
Series 1
Episode 2
Helen Keen's off-beat but true account of the history of space flight.
* How Wernher Von Braun went from SS officer to American space supremo to Disney children's presenter
* America's home-grown rocket genius Jack Parsons and his unhealthy interest in Satanism
* The surprising story of Fix the French Space Cat
Starring:
Helen Keen
Peter Serafinowicz
Susy Kane
Written by Helen Keen and Miriam Underhill.
Producer: Gareth Edwards
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2011.
TUE 23:15 Paperback Hell (m000nv8y)
Series 3
The Tu'penny Ha'penny Heiress
Six chapters, by six different authors.
All of them imaginary. All of them straight out of the bestseller charts.
None of them very good.
This time: a romantic, North-East based family saga,
Written by Danny Robins and Dan Tetsell.
Starring:
Michael Fenton Stevens
Rebecca Front
Mel Hudson
Alex Lowe
Dan Tetsell
Producer: Lucy Armitage
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2005.
TUE 23:30 Think the Unthinkable (b007jm2g)
Series 1
Longley's Bank
Longleys Bank recruits consultants Unthinkable Solutions to transform its image.
Daisy, Sophie and Ryan persuade Longleys to change its name, its logo and even the design of its bank.
At least they can say no company they've ever worked with was ever the same again.
James Cary’s award-winning sitcom about management consultants.
Sophie Stott ...... Emma Kennedy
Ryan Packer ...... Marcus Brigstocke
Daisy de Vere ...... Catherine Shepherd
John ...... Stephen Moore
Derek ...... Kim Wall
Vanessa ...... Olivia Colman.
Script associates: Paul Mayhew-Archer and Ed Drew.
Music by John Whitehall.
Producer: Adam Bromley.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2001.

WEDNESDAY 31 MAY 2023

WED 00:00 When Elvis Met The Beatles (b06671z4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 The Events at Black Tor (b089072d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 A Charles Paris Mystery (b01cks4f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 One Two Three Four - The Beatles In Time by Craig Brown (m000td2b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday]
WED 02:15 The Citadel (m000hvky)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 on Tuesday]
WED 02:30 North by Northamptonshire (b03s6mf2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Tuesday]
WED 03:00 The Goon Show (b00dyb10)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Tuesday]
WED 03:30 The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel (b008g2b9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 Who Goes There? (b0075yzs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:30 No Commitments (b016c7c0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 With A Little Help From My Friends (b00br7x6)
Frances McNeil's drana tells the story of Brian Epstein.
Starring Jonathan Keeble.
Set during the hectic, turbulent years of his relationship with the Beatles and his management of the groups that created the Mersey Sound.
Brian Epstein .... Jonathan Keeble
Jackie Parris .... Laurel Lefkow
John Lennon .... Tim Whitnall
Queenie Epstein .... Ann Beach
Harry Epstein .... Christopher Scott
Liam .... Robert Harper
Mike .... Kim Wall
George Martin .... Alex Lowe
New Yorker .... Kerry Shale
The Actress .... Alice Arnold
Johnny .... Chris Pavlo
Nurse .... Shirley Dixon
Air Stewardess .... Elaine Pyke
Man .... Niven Boyd
Director Andy Jordan
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1996.
*** Broadcast on 4 Extra to mark the 60th anniversary of the Beatles first universal chart number 1, From Me To You, in May 1963.
WED 06:00 The Events at Black Tor (b0890hpm)
3. The Fires of Hell
PC Jamie Hewitt and Father Probert face fresh terrors - while Pam Hewitt is in danger of her life.
A mysterious letter has sparked a terrifying chain of events for policeman Jamie and his wife Pam.
Starring Brian Peck and Bob Grant.
Roy Clarke's thriller serial set on the bleak Yorkshire Moors.
PC Jamie Hewitt ...... Brian Peck
Pam Hewitt ...... Juliet Cooke
Father Probert ...... Bob Grant
Brown ...... Colin Edwynn
Director: Alan Ayckbourn
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in April 1968.
WED 06:30 A Charles Paris Mystery (b01cwvp3)
A Reconstructed Corpse
2. Unwelcome Surprise
Charles discovers bitter rivalries amongst the police investigating the murder of a property developer, Martin Earnshaw.
And an unwelcome surprise awaits when he attempts to celebrate his wedding anniversary with Frances.
Bill Nighy stars as actor-cum-sleuth, Charles Paris.
Written by Jeremy Front, based on the novel by Simon Brett.
Charles Paris .... Bill Nighy
Frances .... Suzanne Burden
Maurice .... Jon Glover
Juliet .... Tilly Gaunt
Miles .... Thomas Arnold
Angie .... Alex Rivers
Rob Garston .... Adam Billington
Chloe Earnshaw .... Francine Chamberlain
Greg Marchmont .... Carl Prekopp
Superintendent Sorsby .... Gerard McDermott
Police Constable .... Christopher Webster
Barmaid .... Victoria Inez Hardy
Director: Sally Avens
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2012.
WED 07:00 One Two Three Four - The Beatles In Time by Craig Brown (m000tcbc)
3. Magical Mystery Tour
The American moral majority disdained The Beatles music, but a reception at the British embassy proved to be startlingly enthusiastic.
Craig Brown presents a series of kaleidoscopic glimpses of the Beatles through time. Drawing on interviews, diaries, anecdotes, memoirs and gossip, he offers an entertaining series of vignettes that capture the mood of an era.
It’s a journey that takes us from 9th November 1961 when Brian Epstein first heard the four young men in a sweaty basement, via their mop top haircuts, to the jaw-dropping prices paid for the most trivial of memorabilia.
And along the way there is the music, always the exuberant, the playful and ever-changing music.
Read by Mark McGann.
Abridged by Isobel Creed and Jill Waters.
A Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in March 2021.
WED 07:15 The Citadel (m000htwb)
Series 7
Episode 3
Dr Denny believes a young boxer might be his son.
Medical drama set in the 1920s before the creation of the UK's National Health Service.
Based on AJ Cronin's groundbreaking novel.
Written by Christopher Reason and Tom Needham.
Dr Manson ...... Rupert Hill
Dr Denny ...... Matthew Gravelle
Christine ...... Jenny Platt
Ivan Brice ...... Joe Belham
Bryn the Book ...... Gerrard Fletcher
Director: Gary Brown
Producers: Pauline Harris & Gary Brown
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2020.
WED 07:30 A Trespasser's Guide to the Classics (b08h0c9k)
Series 2
The Neck
In 19th-century Whitby, a magician prepares to compete with Harry Houdini at a major international Magic Convention.
When a ship carrying a cargo of 50 coffins runs aground on the town's beach, he suspects Houdini of pulling a huge publicity stunt.
Comedy troupe Peepolykus assume the roles of minor characters in great works of fiction and derail the plot of the book through their hapless buffoonery.
Written by John Nicholson and Richard Katz
Javier ...... Javier Marzan
John ...... John Nicholson
Lucy ...... Sanchia McCormack
Professor Van Hesling ...... Richard Katz
Mrs Higgins ...... Chetna Pandya
Guard ...... John Dougall
Guard ...... Nicholas Murchie
Peepolykus (pronounced people-like-us) has exported its brand of irreverent comic theatre to over 100 towns and cities across four continents, often under the auspices of the British Council.
Their CV includes two tours of Bangladesh, winning the audience award at The Tehran Festival, performing to royalty in Brunei, to Indian states people in the Himalayas, a truly disastrous run in Barbados, an unforgettable stint on The Price is Right in Australia and other occasional bits of telly for the BBC.
With theatre scripts licensed worldwide, they played for 3 months in London’s West End and collaborated with numerous organisations.
Peepolykus is produced by Eleanor Lloyd Productions.
Director: Sasha Yevtushenko
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2017.
WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007k4v4)
Series 4
The Income Tax Demand
With a tax bill looming, the Lad consults crooked chartered accountant Sid.
Ray Galton and Alan Simpson's classic comedy about the life and times of Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock.
Starring Tony Hancock.
With:
Sidney James
Bill Kerr
Kenneth Williams
Theme and incidental music written by Wally Stott.
Music recorded by the BBC Augmented Revue Orchestra conducted by Harry Rabinowitz.
Producer: Dennis Main Wilson
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in October 1956.
WED 08:30 Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue (b0075nt1)
Series 3
Episode 3
Lifestyle show hosts Mike and Sue tackle a fresh update on Cinderella plus 'Changing Tombs'.
Starring Robert Duncan and Jan Ravens.
Recorded at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Written by Steve Punt from a format by Bill Dare.
Mike ...... Robert Duncan
Sue ...... Jan Ravens
With:
Ronnie Ancona
Alistair McGowan
Roger Blake
Steve Punt
Music by Mark Burton.
Producer: Aled Evans
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1998.
WED 09:00 Nature Table (m000w4pf)
Series 2
Episode 3
Sue Perkins’ ‘Show & Tell’ series celebrating the natural world and all it’s funny eccentricities.
Taking the simple format of a ‘Show & Tell’, each episode Sue is joined by celebrity guests from the worlds of comedy and natural history.
Each of the natural history guests brings an item linked to the wild world to share with the audience, be it an amazing fact or funny personal anecdote. Each item is a springboard for an enlightening and funny discussion, alongside fun games and challenges revealing more astonishing facts.
We also hear from some of the London Zoo audience, a mix of London Zoo staff and members of the public, as they bring us their own natural history ‘show and tells’ for Sue and the guests to discuss.
Nature Table has a simple clear brief: to positively celebrate and promote the importance of all our planet’s wonderfully wild flora and fauna in a fun and easily grasped way... whilst at the same time having a giggle.
In this episode, Sue welcomes:
* Zoologist, writer and presenter Lucy Cooke
* Entomologist Dr. Karim Vahed
* Comedian Felicity Ward
Written by Catherine Brinkworth, Kat Sadler and Jon Hunter
Producer Simon Nicholls.
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in May 2021.
WED 09:30 Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends (b0076syq)
Series 4
Congratulations, It's a Hob Nob
Wendy is busy preparing for the baby's arrival.
Unfortunately, Robin isn't feeling very well and takes to his bed, much to the frustration of everyone.
Sitcom about the mundane lives of Robin and Wendy and their friends and neighbours.
Written by Kay Stonham.
Robin ...... Brian Capron
Wendy ...... Kay Stonham
Derek ...... Martin Trenaman
Maureen ...... Amelia Bullmore
With:
Tom Smith
Julia Morris
Ninia Benjamin
Andy Taylor
Flip Webster
Sharon Horgan
Producer: Claire Bartlett
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2005.
WED 10:00 With A Little Help From My Friends (b00br7x6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]
WED 11:00 The Events at Black Tor (b0890hpm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
WED 11:30 A Charles Paris Mystery (b01cwvp3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
WED 12:00 One Two Three Four - The Beatles In Time by Craig Brown (m000tcbc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
WED 12:15 The Citadel (m000htwb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]
WED 12:30 A Trespasser's Guide to the Classics (b08h0c9k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
WED 13:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007k4v4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 13:30 Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue (b0075nt1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 14:00 Nature Table (m000w4pf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
WED 14:30 Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends (b0076syq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
WED 15:00 With A Little Help From My Friends (b00br7x6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]
WED 16:00 The Events at Black Tor (b0890hpm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
WED 16:30 A Charles Paris Mystery (b01cwvp3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
WED 17:00 One Two Three Four - The Beatles In Time by Craig Brown (m000tcbc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
WED 17:15 The Citadel (m000htwb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]
WED 17:30 A Trespasser's Guide to the Classics (b08h0c9k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
WED 18:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007k4v4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 18:30 Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue (b0075nt1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 19:00 Nature Table (m000w4pf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
WED 19:30 Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends (b0076syq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
WED 20:00 Celebrating The Beatles (b03h4226)
Beatles at the BBC
Ken Bruce presents a chance to hear the Beatles as BBC audiences would have originally encountered them.
This programme features extracts from ‘Pop Go The Beatles’ [July - September 1963], ‘Public Ear’ [November 1963], ‘From Us To You’ [March 1964’ ‘The Alan Freeman Show’ [July 1964], and ‘Saturday Club’ [November 1964] to create a revealing portrait of how British audiences would have originally heard The Beatles, the way they presented themselves and the impressions that they left.
In addition to songs recorded in BBC studios, the programme also contains interviews with the Fab Four and a glimpse behind the scenes as they attempt to record ‘I Feel Fine’ for a ‘Saturday Club’ session.
A programme made to mark the 60th anniversary of the release of the Beatles’ first single, ‘Love Me Do’.
Producer: Mark Hagen
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in November 2013.
WED 21:00 Short Cuts (b04n32tc)
Series 6
Nothing
Josie Long presents stories about absence and nothing.
A decades long murder mystery about the death of a man who never existed, the story of losing someone you never knew and a first time treasure hunter finds something against the odds but ends up with nothing.
Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall
A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in November 2014.
WED 21:30 Rebus (b007jqmp)
Death Is Not the End
3. The Fix
The Edinburgh cop uncovers a match-fixing plot whilst searching for an old sweetheart's missing son.
Damon Mee disappears, being last seen in a blurred CCTV image on the dance floor of a Kirkcaldy nightclub. It's a routine missing persons case and not even on his patch, but Rebus takes charge as a favour to the boy's mother, a former sweetheart.
Written by Ian Rankin. Originally published in 1998.
Read by Douglas Henshall.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra in 2003.
WED 22:00 Room 101 with Paul Merton (m001m5p5)
Claudia Winkleman
Returning in its original one-to-one incarnation, Paul Merton interviews a variety of guests from the world of comedy and entertainment to find out what they would send to Room 101.
In this first episode, Claudia Winkleman attempts to banish picnics, whispering and alliteration.
Additional material John Irwin and Suki Webster
Produced by Richard Wilson
A Hat Trick production for BBC Radio 4
WED 22:30 Pick Ups (b008xh46)
Series 1
Episode 6
Mike thinks his number may be up when he is forced to drive Pat to the cemetery in a final bid for freedom.
Comedy set in in a run down taxi office in Manchester.
Written by Ian Kershaw.
Lind ... Sally Lindsay
Mike / Taffy / Timmy ... John Thomson
Dave / Doctor ... Philip Rowson
Alan/Rebel / Brad ... Ash Tandon
Andrew ...... Paul Warriner
Pat ...... Andrew Grose
Olive .... Lisa George
Producer: Paul Hardy
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2008.
WED 23:00 The Sofa of Time (b00hxqnm)
And the Hackett March on...
Milford, Parker and Marmite venture to Moran's ruins to try and locate the "ancient finding device", while Raamen Bod summons general Geezer to finish them off once and for all.
Continuing the epic and timeless tale of two men and their quest to find "The Sofa of Time", the most magical and powerful item of furniture in the entire universe.
It is said that those who sit on the sofa can be transported to anywhere and anytime.
Fantasy sitcom written by Nick Frost and Matt King.
Milford ...... Matt King.
Parker ...... Nick Frost
Marmite ...... Mark Heap
Raamen Bod ...... Peter Serafinowcz
With Kevin Eldon, Julia Deakin, Janei Anderson, Daisy Jones and Simon Pegg.
Producer: Mario Stylianides
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2002.
WED 23:30 The Mel and Sue Thing (b00769y0)
Episode 3
More mayhem from Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins.
Tragedy befalls the family in Jane Austen's lost novella, plus a pair of rather tame Shock Jocks; a ridiculously simple murder to solve in Leather Island and a rare treat as the Queen pays her very own special tribute to Brian May.
With Paul Chahidi
Written by Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins.
Producer: Elizabeth Freestone.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2002.

THURSDAY 01 JUNE 2023

THU 00:00 With A Little Help From My Friends (b00br7x6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 The Events at Black Tor (b0890hpm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 A Charles Paris Mystery (b01cwvp3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 One Two Three Four - The Beatles In Time by Craig Brown (m000tcbc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 The Citadel (m000htwb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 on Wednesday]
THU 02:30 A Trespasser's Guide to the Classics (b08h0c9k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007k4v4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Wednesday]
THU 03:30 Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue (b0075nt1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 Nature Table (m000w4pf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends (b0076syq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Lennon: A Week in the Life (b00sg77z)
December 1980: When just 40 people turn up to John Lennon's memorial service in Liverpool, his old friend and promoter Sam Leach is forced to act.
A true story with a huge heart. The play draws together fragments of reportage from the time, interviews with Lennon himself, the true story of Sam Leach, the Beatles' first promoter, some of the greatest music of the twentieth century, with the fictional stories of two lost young people whose lives were transformed by the concert, and Liverpool's own Billy Butler, recreating his earlier self, to create a joyous celebration of life, music and community.
Written by Dick Clement and Ian la Frenais.
Adapted by Lizzie Nunnery.
Sam Leach ...... Tony Maudsley
Joan Leach ...... Joanna Monro
Debbie Leach ...... Lauren O'Neil
Janine Hobday ...... Laura dos Santos
Morris Tate ...... Bruce Alexander
Clive Inch ...... Craige Els
Kenny Stratton ...... John Shortell
Carol Stratton ...... Alison Pettitt
Billy Butler ...... Billy Butler
Traynor ...... John Biggins
Jonesy ...... David Seddon
Homeless man ...... Rufus Wright
Wooldridge ...... Nigel Hastings
Director: Jessica Dromgoole.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2010.
THU 05:45 A Point of View (b01jrqs2)
Beatle Time
"There is something eerie, fated, cosmic about the Beatles" writes Adam Gopnik, writer for The New York Times. "They appear in public as a unit on August 22nd 1962 and disappear as a unit, Mary Poppins like, exactly seven years later".
In this talk, he ponders exactly what it is that makes their music endure. Why is it, he asks, that one of the things people never say is "I don't like the Beatles". For his children, he says, "the Beatles are as uncontroversial as the moon. Just there, shining on".
To underline how strange this is, he points out that had the same thing been true for his generation, then the pop music of his childhood would have dated from before the First World War. And that, he says "would have been more than bizarre".
Gopnik concludes that the reason their music lasts is that it was a perfect collaboration of opposites.
Producer: Adele Armstrong
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2012.
THU 06:00 The Events at Black Tor (b08919pf)
4. The Hounds of Hell
The police move in - and Pam, Jamie and Probert are trapped - as the terrifying chain of evil events continues on the Yorkshire Moor.
Roy Clarke's six-part serial.
Directed by Alan Ayckbourn.
Cast:
Jamie................Brian Peck
Pam...................Juliet Cooke
Sergeant..........James Beck
Probert..............Bob Grant
Tramp.................Harry Markham
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in April 1968.
THU 06:30 A Charles Paris Mystery (b01d5p72)
A Reconstructed Corpse
3. Discovery
Another severed limb turns up.
Actor-cum-sleuth Charles enlists long-suffering Frances' help to solve the mystery of to whom it belongs.
Bill Nighy stars as actor-cum-sleuth, Charles Paris.
Written by Jeremy Front - based on Simon Brett's novel.
Charles Paris .... Bill Nighy
Frances .... Suzanne Burden
Maurice .... Jon Glover
Rob Garston .... Adam Billington
Superintendent Sorsby .... Gerard McDermott
Sergeant .... Simon Bubb
Sam Noakes .... Adjoa Andoh
Director: Sally Avens
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2012.
THU 07:00 One Two Three Four - The Beatles In Time by Craig Brown (m000tfld)
4. The Word
A looks at the playfulness of the Beatles lyrics, often riddled with half hidden meanings, with a look at how disguise offered Paul a chance to hide in plain sight and his realisation that adopting a persona could lead to a certain kind of freedom.
Craig Brown presents a series of kaleidoscopic glimpses of the Beatles through time. Drawing on interviews, diaries, anecdotes, memoirs and gossip, he offers an entertaining series of vignettes that capture the mood of an era.
It’s a journey that takes us from 9th November 1961 when Brian Epstein first heard the four young men in a sweaty basement, via their mop top haircuts, to the jaw-dropping prices paid for the most trivial of memorabilia. And along the way there is the music, always the exuberant, the playful and ever-changing music.
Written by Craig Brown.
Read by Mark McGann.
Abridged by Isobel Creed and Jill Waters.
A Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in March 2021.
THU 07:15 The Citadel (m000hvsj)
Series 7
Episode 4
It's the day of the boxing match, and Manson breaks some distressing news to Denny about Ivan.
Based on the novel by A J Cronin.
Dr Manson ...... Rupert Hill
Dr Denny ...... Matthew Gravelle
Rose ...... Jenny Platt
Ivan Brice ...... Joe Belham
Announcer/Refferee ...... Jason Done
Written by Christopher Reason and Tom Needham.
Directed by Gary Brown.
Produced by Pauline Harris and Gary Brown.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2020.
THU 07:30 On the Rocks (b05v7tcj)
Series 2
Adventure
1938: Ben tries to prove to Morwenna-May that he's a man of action.
Christopher William Hill's comedy set on a remote island of the Isles of Scilly.
Even on St Martin's war seems inevitable, but the islanders have their own battles to contend with, stuck on a rock flung 27 miles out into the Atlantic with only their natural grit and gallows humour to see them through.
Frank Gunwallow ...... Joseph Kloska
Tommy Trenear ...... Stuart Fox
Ben Trenear ...... Alex Palmer
Morwenna-May ...... Alex Tregear
Pender ...... Christopher William Hill
Director: Mary Peate
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2015.
THU 08:00 The Burkiss Way (b007jrr7)
Series 3
The Next to Last Burkiss Way
Waves are parted as the team take on the Holly Bibbly - and another edition of Syrup on Sunday.
Starring Fred Harris, Jo Kendall, Nigel Rees and Chris Emmett.
Cult sketch comedy series which originally ran from 1976 to 1980.
Written by Andrew Marshall and David Renwick.
Producer: John Lloyd
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1978.
THU 08:30 Kalangadog Junction (b0999j0f)
Episode 1
Dr Thomas and Mrs Jane Barrett leave the comfy security of 1950s Manchester and head down-under to a town so remote it's not even on the map - Kalangadog Junction in Australia.
Six-part comedy drama series by Moya O'Shea.
Starring Caroline Quentin as Jane, John Duttine as Thomas, Niall Ashdown as Jimmy, Toby Longworth as Pete, Brian Bowles as Len, Joanna Monro as Madge, Julie Gibbs as Milly and June Whitfield as Phoebe.
Producer: Liz Anstee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1996.
THU 09:00 Jest a Minute (b012h804)
Series 1
Episode 1
Rhod Gilbert hosts the panel game about the serious business of comedy.
From the Comedy Store.
With:
Justin Moorhouse
Jarred Christmas
Chris Corcoran
Jeremy Hardy
Producer: Paul Forde
First broadcast on BBC Radio Wales in August 2006.
THU 09:30 Clare in the Community (b00srjdd)
Series 6
Clare v God
Social worker Clare doesn't like people on her patch - especially an interfering Vicar.
Clare Barker is the self-absorbed social worker who has the right jargon for every problem she comes across, though never a practical solution. But there are plenty of challenges out there for an involved, caring social worker. Or even Clare.
Clare ..... Sally Phillips
Brian ..... Alex Lowe
Ray ..... Richard Lumsden
Helen ..... Liza Tarbuck
Megan/Nali ..... Nina Conti
Libby ..... Sarah Kendall
Written by Harry Venning and David Ramsden
Producer: Katie Tyrrell.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2010.
THU 10:00 Lennon: A Week in the Life (b00sg77z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]
THU 10:45 A Point of View (b01jrqs2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:45 today]
THU 11:00 The Events at Black Tor (b08919pf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
THU 11:30 A Charles Paris Mystery (b01d5p72)
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THU 12:00 One Two Three Four - The Beatles In Time by Craig Brown (m000tfld)
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THU 12:15 The Citadel (m000hvsj)
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THU 12:30 On the Rocks (b05v7tcj)
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THU 13:00 The Burkiss Way (b007jrr7)
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THU 13:30 Kalangadog Junction (b0999j0f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 14:00 Jest a Minute (b012h804)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
THU 14:30 Clare in the Community (b00srjdd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
THU 15:00 Lennon: A Week in the Life (b00sg77z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]
THU 15:45 A Point of View (b01jrqs2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:45 today]
THU 16:00 The Events at Black Tor (b08919pf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
THU 16:30 A Charles Paris Mystery (b01d5p72)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
THU 17:00 One Two Three Four - The Beatles In Time by Craig Brown (m000tfld)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
THU 17:15 The Citadel (m000hvsj)
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THU 17:30 On the Rocks (b05v7tcj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
THU 18:00 The Burkiss Way (b007jrr7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 18:30 Kalangadog Junction (b0999j0f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 19:00 Jest a Minute (b012h804)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
THU 19:30 Clare in the Community (b00srjdd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
THU 20:00 Archive on 4 (m0018ngf)
Kissinger's Century
In his 100th year Henry Kissinger, diplomat, adviser to US presidents and ever-present influence in international affairs, discusses his life and career.
In conversation at his home with James Naughtie, he reflects on a life which took him from a childhood in Nazi Germany to the Oval Office.
A powerful and controversial figure, he talks about some of the leaders he has known - De Gaulle and Nixon, Xi and Putin - the times he has lived through, and the way his own ideas about international affairs have developed.
Producer: Giles Edwards
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2022.
THU 21:00 Great Lives (b00t7307)
John Lennon
Journalist John Harris, author of influential books on music, politics and popular culture, was born just as the Beatles were splitting up, and was only 11 when John Lennon died. Yet Lennon's mischievous anti-establishment position - and the richness of his lyrics and music - makes him Harris's nomination for a Great Life.
Matthew Parris tries to define what it is that makes this enigmatic, often difficult figure an inspiring subject for reflection.
The expert witness is Barry Miles, in whose London gallery John first met Yoko in the mid 1960s.
Produced by Christine Hall.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2010.
THU 21:30 DI Bibi Ash - Across the Narrow Water (b00j0q35)
1. Ash
Against Belfast's 1983 political murders, detective Bibi Ash tracks a sadistic killer. Tom Kelly's thriller with Lalor Roddy.
It's 1983. Political murders in Belfast are rife. But amidst a trio of young men murdered, Ash, an RUC detective spots something unusual. A sadistic killer is targeting young men and pretending their deaths are sectarian. But what is it the killer is trying to cover up?
This murder hunt in Belfast and Glasgow demonstrates the uncomfortable closeness of the two cities and the undercurrent of violence that links them.
Ash....................Lalor Roddy
Dodd............... Stuart Graham
Jenny.................Paula McFetridge
Big Fat Val.......Annie McCartney
Ratso.................John Travers
Soupy...............Matthew McElhinney
Face Ache.........Brian Markey
Directed by Eoin O'Callaghan
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra from February 2009.
THU 22:00 It's a Fair Cop (m000h93f)
Series 5
Informant
In this week's episode, Alfie explores the police's use of informants and takes us through a real life case from his time on the Humberside force.
Written and presented by Alfie Moore
Script editor: Will Ing
Producer: Richard Morris
A BBC Studios Production
THU 22:30 Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups (b07tc1rm)
Series 4
Construction Time Again
Tom's Dad offers some unwanted assistance.
Listen in on Tom's weekly phone calls home to his Mum, Dad and Gran in Sheffield and get a glimpse into the triumphs and tribulations of the Wrigglesworth clan in all its dysfunctional glory.
Tom ...... Tom Wrigglesworth
Dad ...... Paul Copley
Mum ...... Kate Anthony
Granny ...... Elizabeth Bennett
Written by Tom Wrigglesworth and James Kettle with additional material by Miles Jupp
Producer: Richard Morris
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in September 2016.
THU 23:00 Ida Barr: Artificial Hip Hop (b00v72r5)
Diversity
Ida Barr is a music hall singer who has embraced hip hop and rap, reflecting the cultural diversity of London's East End, where she has been living in retirement for several decades.
With her genuine love of talking to people, Ida sets out investigate a new topic in each episode, creating a unique brand of music hall, hip-hop fusion with beat boxer Shlomo.
Ida’s subject this time is "Diversity".
Written by and starring Christopher Green as Ida Barr.
Producer: Claire Grove
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2010.
THU 23:15 Political Animals (b03ktz1b)
Series 2
Barney and George
Barney reveals how US President George W Bush broke his heart by being unfaithful with a man called Tony.
Starring Jonathan Forbes.
Series of talks giving an unreliable dog's eye view of Washington life in the White House.
Tony Bagley assists each canine to relate their trials and tribulations under four different Presidents.
Barney ...... Jonathan Forbes
Announcer ...... Arthur Hughes
Director: Marc Beeby
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2013.
THU 23:30 Rigor Mortis (b007qw7n)
Series 2
Episode 4
Dr Webster meets his doppelganger - entomologist Dr Betsy, whilst Gordon hears voices.
Starring Peter Davison.
Laurence Howarth's black comedy set in the world of the pathology lab.
Anthony Webster …. Peter Davison
Ruth Anderson …. Matilda Ziegler
Professor Donaldson …. Geoffrey Whitehead
Graham …. Tom Price
With Marianne Levy, Gus Brown and Alex Lowe.
Music by Paul Mottram and Stephanie Benavente.
Producer: Dawn Ellis
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2004.

FRIDAY 02 JUNE 2023

FRI 00:00 Lennon: A Week in the Life (b00sg77z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:45 A Point of View (b01jrqs2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:45 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 The Events at Black Tor (b08919pf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 A Charles Paris Mystery (b01d5p72)
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FRI 02:00 One Two Three Four - The Beatles In Time by Craig Brown (m000tfld)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 The Citadel (m000hvsj)
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FRI 02:30 On the Rocks (b05v7tcj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 The Burkiss Way (b007jrr7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Thursday]
FRI 03:30 Kalangadog Junction (b0999j0f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 Jest a Minute (b012h804)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 Clare in the Community (b00srjdd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 Frank Cottrell Boyce - The Believers (b00rv6nd)
Liverpool, 1963. The Merseybeat boom is about to take off. And with it, The Believers, a Christian pop band determined to spread the Word. If only they were all singing from the same hymn sheet.
Comedy drama by acclaimed screenwriter Frank Cottrell Boyce.
James ...... Ray Quinn
Debbie ...... Samantha Robinson
Billy ...... Kieran Lynn
Warren ...... John Biggins
Reverend Michaels ...... Rufus Wright
Elder Wardle ...... Gary Bleasdale
Jenny ...... Alison Pettitt
Other parts played by Joanna Monro, David Seddon, Laura Molyneux, Jill Cardo and Keely Beresford.
Directed by Toby Swift.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2010.
FRI 06:00 The Events at Black Tor (b0891gks)
5. The Things that Emerge with the Dark
Despite a full-scale police investigation being underway into chain of chilling events, Jamie is still facing danger...
Roy Clarke's six-part serial.
Directed by Alan Ayckbourn.
Cast:
Jamie....................Brian Peck
Pam.......................Juliet Cooke
Sergeant..............James Beck
Probert..................Bob Grant
Superintendent...David Mahlowe
Chief Inspector....Ronald Harvi
Spider One............Douglas Fielding
Spider Two.............John Nettles
Spider Three.........Colin Bell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in May 1968.
FRI 06:30 A Charles Paris Mystery (b01djrp9)
A Reconstructed Corpse
4. Attack
Charles locates the final piece in the macabre jigsaw puzzle of murder, but not before his own life comes under attack.
Bill Nighy stars as actor-cum-sleuth, Charles Paris.
Written by Jeremy Front - based on Simon Brett's novel.
Charles Paris .... Bill Nighy
Frances .... Suzanne Burden
Maurice .... Jon Glover
Chloe Earnshaw .... Francine Chamberlain
Superintendent Sorsby .... Gerard McDermott
Sam Noakes .... Adjoa Andoh
Martin Earnshaw .... James Lailey
Director: Sally Avens
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2012.
FRI 07:00 One Two Three Four - The Beatles In Time by Craig Brown (m000tg70)
5. Strawberry Fields Forever
It’s hard to pinpoint whose idea it was but the characteristic moptop became a Beatles trademark, spawning thousands of imitation wigs. Their legacy lives on in unexpected ways.
Craig Brown presents a series of kaleidoscopic glimpses of the Beatles through time. Drawing on interviews, diaries, anecdotes, memoirs and gossip, he offers an entertaining series of vignettes that capture the mood of an era.
It’s a journey that takes us from 9th November 1961 when Brian Epstein first heard the four young men in a sweaty basement, via their mop top haircuts, to the jaw-dropping prices paid for the most trivial of memorabilia. And along the way there is the music, always the exuberant, the playful and ever-changing music.
Written by Craig Brown
Read by Mark McGann and Craig Brown
Abridged by Isobel Creed and Jill Waters
A Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in March 2021.
FRI 07:15 The Citadel (m000hwrv)
Series 7
Episode 5
Christine helps discover the reason for Aled Evans's disruptive behaviour.
Based on the novel by A J Cronin.
Dr Manson ...... Rupert Hill
Dr Denny ...... Matthew Gravelle
Christine ...... Jenny Platt
Tom Evans ...... Jason Done
Aled Evans ...... James Kelly
Gwyneth ...... Charlotte Sienna Lee
Written by Christopher Reason and Tom Needham.
Directed by Gary Brown.
Produced by Pauline Harris and Gary Brown.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2020.
FRI 07:30 Dr Phil's Bedside Manner (m000z6xl)
Dr Phil visits Birmingham City Hospital
An innovative mix of comedy performance and documentary in a series presented by Dr Phil Hammond.
As a doctor and a comedian, Phil knows that humour and laughter are vital coping mechanisms in the NHS, as he travels the UK on a mission to listen to the beating heart of a national institution.
The programmes are an adventurous, hilarious, thought provoking mix of humour and happiness, tragedy and reflection as the personal thoughts, opinions, experiences and hopes of people who work for and use the NHS are revealed.
In each programme, Phil visits one NHS hospital somewhere in the UK and speaks to porters and patients, cleaners and cardiologists, visitors and volunteers, the managers and the medics.
And at each location Dr Phil performs a free stand-up comedy show for the staff based on his listening experiences at that location and the stories of the people he has met.
Producer: David Morley
A Ride production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in 2021.
FRI 08:00 Steptoe and Son (b007jl7y)
Series 1
The Lead Man Cometh
Just as Albert and Harold are needing to economise, the rag and bone men are made an irresistible offer.
CAST:
Albert …. Wilfrid Brambell
Harold …. Harry H Corbett
Welsh Hughie …. Leonard Rossiter
Following the conclusion of their hugely successful association with Tony Hancock, writers Ray Galton and Alan Simpson wrote ten pilots for the BBC TV's Comedy Playhouse in 1962. The Offer was set in a house with a yard full of junk, featuring the lives of rag and bone men Albert Steptoe and his son Harold and it was the spark for a run of eight series for TV.
Adapted for radio from Galton and Simpson's TV script by Gale Pedrick.
Producer: Bobby Jaye
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in September 1966.
FRI 08:30 Flying the Flag (b00f34fk)
Series 4
The Pretenders
Revolution in the People's Democratic Republic is in the air when a claimant to the newly restored throne arrives from Britain.
Enter political stage right, Princess Sharon Eckersley.
Starring Dinsdale Landen.
Eastern bloc embassy sitcom written by Alex Shearer.
HM Ambassador Mackenzie …. Dinsdale Landen
William Frost …. Peter Acre
Helen Waterson …. Moir Leslie
Colonel Surikov …. Christopher Benjamin
Sharon …. Elaine Lordan
Dave …. Simon Schatzberger
Producer: Neil Cargill
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1992.
FRI 09:00 Act Your Age (b0100gr6)
Series 3
Episode 3
Simon Mayo hosts the three-way battle between the comedy generations to find out which is the funniest.
Will it be the Up-and-Comers, the Current Crop or the Old Guard who will be crowned, for one week at least, as the Golden Age of Comedy?
Holly Walsh is joined by Sean Walsh, Lucy Porter teams up with Hal Cruttenden and Tom O'Connor is paired with Dave Spikey.
Devised and produced by Ashley Blaker and Bill Matthews.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2011.
FRI 09:30 Bleak Expectations (b00wdjvk)
Series 4
A Now Tricky Life Woefully Miseried Up
Pip and Harry have escaped the exploding desert island, but Harry has been transformed into a dinosaur.
Now they must catch Mister Benevolent and prevent him taking over the world, but the trail has lead them to France. Here they must face unimaginable horrors including a bacon free breakfast and a deadly confrontation in a cheese mine.
But there is a glimmer of hope in the form of The Scarlet Pimple.
Mark Evans's epic Victorian comedy in the style of Charles Dickens.
Sir Philip ..... Richard Johnson
Young Pip Bin ..... Tom Allen
Gently Benevolent ..... Anthony Head
Harry Biscuit ..... James Bachman
Grimpunch ..... Geoffrey Whitehead
Ripely ..... Sarah Hadland
Pippa ..... Susy Kane
Reverend Godly Fecund ..... David Mitchell
Frenchman ..... Mark Evans
Producer Gareth Edwards.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2010.
FRI 10:00 Frank Cottrell Boyce - The Believers (b00rv6nd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]
FRI 11:00 The Events at Black Tor (b0891gks)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
FRI 11:30 A Charles Paris Mystery (b01djrp9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
FRI 12:00 One Two Three Four - The Beatles In Time by Craig Brown (m000tg70)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
FRI 12:15 The Citadel (m000hwrv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]
FRI 12:30 Dr Phil's Bedside Manner (m000z6xl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
FRI 13:00 Steptoe and Son (b007jl7y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 13:30 Flying the Flag (b00f34fk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
FRI 14:00 Act Your Age (b0100gr6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
FRI 14:30 Bleak Expectations (b00wdjvk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
FRI 15:00 Frank Cottrell Boyce - The Believers (b00rv6nd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]
FRI 16:00 The Events at Black Tor (b0891gks)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
FRI 16:30 A Charles Paris Mystery (b01djrp9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
FRI 17:00 One Two Three Four - The Beatles In Time by Craig Brown (m000tg70)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
FRI 17:15 The Citadel (m000hwrv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]
FRI 17:30 Dr Phil's Bedside Manner (m000z6xl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
FRI 18:00 Steptoe and Son (b007jl7y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 18:30 Flying the Flag (b00f34fk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
FRI 19:00 Act Your Age (b0100gr6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
FRI 19:30 Bleak Expectations (b00wdjvk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
FRI 20:00 The Frost Tapes (p0cl4xh8)
The Beatles
David Frost was the 20th century’s most prolific interviewer, a master of conversation with a remarkable talent for getting people to open up and spill their souls. Many of his conversations, however, have been lost - until now. Presented by his son, broadcaster Wilfred Frost, The Frost Tapes joins David as he interviews the greatest entertainers of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Paul McCartney’s working class roots, the story of George Harrison’s first guitar, John Lennon’s love of Hamburg, and Ringo Starr’s big break (as well as Pete Best’s not-so-big break). This is the story of the world’s greatest band, told to the world’s greatest interviewer.
A Paradine and Chalk & Blade production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in 2022.
FRI 20:30 Frankly Speaking (b05s8j39)
Brian Epstein
Brian Epstein, 29 year old manager of the Beatles talks about his life to Bill Grundy.
He was a quiet, well-spoken public schoolboy, RADA student, from a very comfortably-off Liverpool family. But knowing nothing of the world of pop - how did Epstein find himself in the world of agents and impresarios?
As well as the Beatles, he represented other artistes including Cilla Black. Three years after this interview, Brian Epstein tragically died at the age of 32, after reportedly taking his own life.
Launched in 1952, Frankly Speaking was a completely novel and ground breaking BBC series. Initially there were three interviewers and the series was both unrehearsed and unscripted.
First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in 1964.
FRI 21:00 The Curious Cases of Rutherford & Fry (m000qy47)
Series 17
The Noises That Make Us Cringe
Why do some people find noises like a fork scraping a plate so terrible? asks Findlay in Aberdeenshire. Rutherford and Fry endure some horrible noises to find out the answer.
Warning - This episode contains some horrible sounds
Trevor Cox, Professor of Acoustic Engineering at the University of Salford, has run experiments to find out the worst, most cringe-making sound. He divided horrible sounds into three categories: scraping sounds, like nails down a blackboard; disgusting sounds like a snotty sniffy nose; and sounds that make us cringe because of what we associate them with, like the dentist’s drill. All horrible sounds have some sort of association whether it’s a primal scream or fear of catching a disease, and they’re dealt with in the ancient part of the brain – the amygdala.
Professor Tim Griffiths is a Cognitive Neurologist at Newcastle University’s Auditory Cognition Group. He has been studying people with misophonia, a condition where ordinary, everyday sounds, such as someone eating or breathing causes a severe anxiety and anger response. Misophonia may affect around 15% of the population and Tim thinks that different parts of the brain – the insula and the motor cortex - are involved in this fight or flight response to seemingly innocuous sounds.
Cat Thomas’s job is to make horrible sounds. She is a foley artist at Boompost. If you watch Call the Midwife or Peaky Blinders, all the incidental sounds are created by Cat and her team. She also created some of the sounds for the horror film Camilla, which involved evisceration and disembowelling with the aid of some squishy oranges and bananas. Adam Rutherford and Hannah Fry try their own horror sounds when they chop off a finger with the aid of some large pasta shells, an orange and a knife.
If you want more information on misophonia –
http://www.misophonia-uk.org/
https://www.allergictosound.com/
Presenters: Hannah Fry & Adam Rutherford
Producer: Fiona Roberts
A BBC Audio Science Unit production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in 2021.
FRI 21:30 DI Bibi Ash - Across the Narrow Water (b00j0q42)
2. A Child in the Night
Detective Inspector Bibi Ash spots a pattern in Glasgow's brutal killings - and looks to the past. Tom Kelly's thriller with Lalor Roddy.
DI Bibi Ash, Strathclyde Police, is just beginning to notice a pattern in a series of brutal killings in Glasgow, when a clue leads her to believe the killer is in some way connected to her own parents disappearance 26 years earlier, in Belfast.
DI Bibi Ash - Pauline Lockhart
DS - Caroline Guthrie
Wharton - Stuart Graham
Karim - Inam Mirza
Billy Ash - Lalor Roddy
Jenny Ash - Paula McFetridge
Written by Tom Kelly
Director - Eoin O'Callaghan
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra in February 2009.
FRI 22:00 Mark Steel's in Town (m0002mfr)
Series 9
Malta
Comedian Mark Steel visits the island of Malta and performs a bespoke stand-up show for the local audience.
FRI 22:30 DMs Are Open (m001mn38)
Series 2
STRANDED!
Hosts Ali Official and Athena Kugblenu return for a brand new series of the sketch show written by public submissions.
FRI 23:00 Tim Key's Late Night Poetry Programme (b054tfhy)
Series 3
Space
This week Tim Key is broadcasting from a space simulator in St Albans, while grappling with the concept of space through the medium of his poetry.
Written and presented by Tim Key
The Edinburgh Comedy Award-winning comedian attempts to recite poetry whilst tormenting his friend and musician, the equally brilliant Tom Basden.
With Yasmine Akram
Producer: James Robinson
A BBC Cymru Wales Production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in March 2015.
FRI 23:15 Knocker (b008g2dm)
Confidentialitydence
Experimental kitchen wipes sorely test market researcher Ian Dunn.
Six-part comedy series written by Neil Edmond
Stars Neil Edmond and Paula Wilcox.
Stuck in a blizzard, buzzing entryphones outside high-security luxury flats, Ian tries to find a respondent to help with the product test of an experimental kitchen wipe - 'Dairy wipes - For that Fresh Milk Scent'. When a sultry housewife finally grants him access, she sorely tests his commitment to the Code of Conduct's confidentiality clause as he's forced to dodge a jealous husband... and a bullet.
Ian Dunn …. Neil Edmond
Mary …. Paula Wilcox
with Simon Greenall, Ben Onwukwe and Rosie Wilkinson
Produced by Tilusha Ghelani
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in December 2007.
FRI 23:30 Les Kelly's Britain (b017mws9)
Episode 4
Les Kelly hosts a magazine show from hell.
He claims this is the only radio show for 'normal, decent people'. 'If you aren't normal or decent, this is not the show for you,' says Les.
Coming up, Les talks to Britain's only male nun, a man who only speaks using sound effects - and answers the question: what is the world coming to?
Kevin Bishop stars as Les Kelly.
With:
Pippa Evans
Laurence Howarth
Julian Dutton
Written by Bill Dare and Julian Dutton.
Producer: Bill Dare.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2011.