SATURDAY 10 JUNE 2023

SAT 00:00 Michael Butt - Death Duty (b02x98fc)
In a desperate bid for water, a city-state plagued by drought has instituted a system of so-called Gifts, a weekly lottery that leads to the sacrifice of its young men.
But the Gifts aren't working, and when the man in charge of the system sees his son's number called up, his faith is sorely tested.
Written by Michael Butt.
Edmund ...... Nicholas Jones
Kenny ...... Will Howard
Marianne ...... Christine Absalom
Shelley ...... Tracy Wiles
Lucy ...... Amaka Okafor
Minister ...... Sean Murray
Mr Greene ...... Paul Stonehouse
Mrs Greene ...... Philippa Stanton
Producer: Sasha Yevtushenko
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2013.
SAT 00:45 The Humming by Michele Roberts (m0002zxx)
Picture the scene.
An old house and two young women new to the area - and then a noise in the night...
Gillian Bevan reads Michele Roberts' dark tale.
Producer: Duncan Minshull
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1994.
SAT 01:00 Inspector Resnick (b09qjhbd)
Wasted Years
2. Painful Memories
Nottingham, 1992: DI Resnick has been forced to relive memories of 10 years ago when his marriage collapsed - and he arrested an armed criminal.
Will be finally be able to crack the case of two violent robberies?
Tom Wilkinson stars as jazz-loving Detective Inspector Charlie Resnick.
Conclusion of John Harvey's dramatisation of his own 1993 crime novel.
DI Resnick .... Tom Wilkinson
Millington .... Sean Baker
Elaine .... Jennie Stoller
Ruth ....Gillian Bevan
Kevin .....Daniel Ryan
Lynn..... Kate Eaton
Rains..... Stephen Critchlow
Rylands.... John Turner
Lorna ....Melanie Hudson
Keith ....Tom Bevan
Darren .... Gavin Abbott
Prior... John Hartley
Pam .... Sandra James-Young
Mary .... Becky Hindley
Marjorie .... Zulema Dene
Barrister.... Andrew Branch
Christine .... Jilly Bond
Director: David Hunter
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1995.
SAT 02:00 The Doomed Oasis, by Hammond Innes (b007jsrj)
4. The Doomed Oasis
A celebration and a shattered dream, as English lawyer George Grant continues his hunt for a missing client.
Starring Tim Munro.
Arabian adventure based on Hammond Innes' 1960 novel.
Dramatised by Rene Basilico.
George Grant ....... Tim Munro
Colonel Whittaker ....... Bernard Horsfall
Prince Khalid ....... Raad Rawi
Alexander Erkhard ....... John Malcolm
Sir Philip Gorde ....... Garard Green
Sheikh Makhmud ....... Farouk El-Demerdash
Yousif....... Ali Refaie
Sheikh Abdullah ....... Adam Hussein
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in September 1984.
SAT 02:30 Destination - Fire! (m000xmrh)
Series 3
8. Deadly Spark
Fire Investigator ‘Q’ Barnaby probes an explosion at a car body repair shop.
Starring Robert Beatty.
Philip Levine’s adventures of fire investigating sleuth, Quentin ‘Q’ Barnaby.
Selection of surviving episodes rescued from the BBC archive.
‘Q’ Barnaby …. Robert Beatty
Valerie Chrane …. Gudrun Ure
Eric Bishop .... Nigel Graham
George Newton .... Wilfrid Carter
Frank Cole .... Bruce Beeby
Saunders .... Arthur Lawrence
Mrs Newton .... Joan Matheson
Inspector Hackett .... Duncan McIntyre
Director: Martyn C Webster.
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in February 1966.
SAT 03:00 When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr (b00yb61d)
5. Visitors
As Anna battles to recover from her dangerous illness. Papa travels from Switzerland to Paris...
Classic novel set in 1933, during Adolf Hitler's election campaign.
Judith Kerr's semi-autobiographical story is read by Rosemary Leach.
This is the story of nine-year-old Jewish girl Anna and her family's attempt to escape from the Nazis.
Abridged by Elizabeth Bradbury.
Producer: Peter Hutchings
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in February 1991.
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SAT 03:15 The Lonely Londoners by Sam Selvon (b03phydw)
5. Contemplation
As summer comes to the city, Moses's friend Harris organises a dance.
Meanwhile, Moses contemplates his life after ten years in London.
Sam Selvon's rich and touching 1956 novel about the lives of a group of Caribbean immigrants in London.
Abridged by Lauris Morgan-Griffiths.
Read by Don Warrington.
Producer: Sara Davies
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2014.
*** THE LONELY LONDONERS will be followed on 4 Extra by Colin MacInnes's vibrant novel about London, ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS, set just a couple of years later as racial tensions rise.
Together, the two books offer an unforgettable portrait of a city and a society undergoing convulsive change.
SAT 03:30 Dr Phil's Bedside Manner (m000zcc2)
Dr Phil Hammond visits the Royal United Hospital in Bath
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.
This time Dr Phil visits the Royal United Hospital in Bath, where he hears stories from staff and patients - as he reveals how humour and laughter are vital coping mechanisms in the NHS.
Producer: David Morley
A Ride production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in September 2021.
SAT 04:00 Steptoe and Son (b00sf1tm)
Series 1
The Musical Evening
War erupts in the rag and bone yard, when Albert takes action over music-loving Harold's gramophone.
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
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 (b00f6p4z)
Series 4
End of Term
Ambassador Mackenzie packs his diplomatic bags, and faces a bleak future back in Britain with no servants - and no knighthood.
Before he heads for the Cotswolds, he faces one final crisis in the People's Democracy. But what are the skills of diplomacy for, if not to salvage some personal profit from another's disaster?
Starring Dinsdale Landen.
Conclusion of the 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 August 1992.
SAT 05:00 Act Your Age (b0106rvc)
Series 3
Episode 4
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:
Holly Walsh
Rufus Hound
Ted Robbins
Guest Comics:
Tom Deacon
Henning Wehn
Billy Pearce.
Devised and produced by Ashley Blaker and Bill Matthews.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2011.
SAT 05:30 Bleak Expectations (b00wlgnn)
Series 4
A Life Destroyed Then Repaired and Rehappied
Pip in the company of Pippa, the Reverend Fecund and Harry Biscuit, now just a brain in a jar, have tracked Mister Benevolent to the heart of the vast Russian Empire.
But when they find him, he is at the head of a mighty army.
Who will triumph in the final battle between good and evil? Will Harry get a new body? Will Mister Benevolent detonate his infamous cheese bomb? And what is the correct way to spell Czar?
As fate decides these crucial questions it seems there are a few surprises in store for Pip.
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
Producer: Gareth Edwards.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2010.
SAT 06:00 The Other Side of the Hill (b010t4pb)
It's a Long Way From Talavera
The first of two linked plays following the Duke of Wellington and the men and women of his peninsular campaign between 1808 and 1813.
It's a Long Way From Talavera.
Starring Michael Pennington.
Based on Peter Luke's novel, first published in 1978.
Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington .... Michael Pennington
Major William Napier .... John Moffatt
Captain Harry Smith .... Dominic Rickhards
Juanita .... Siriol Jenkins
Don Julian Sanchez .... Philip Sully
Madre Soledad .... June Tobin
Fitzroy Somerset .... Christopher Good
Captain Gordon .... David Bannerman
Corporal Prickett .... Ronald Herdman
Rifleman Doubleday .... Clarence Smith
Rifleman Jackman/Captain Freer .... Mark Straker
Rifleman Palmer/Miguelin .... Neil Roberts
Rifleman West .... Eric Allan
Captain Kincaid .... Terence Edmond
Captain Soula/Lt Cardo .... Alan Barker
General Craufurd/Menacho .... Brett Usher
Lt O'Malley/Corporal Costello .... Andrew Wincott
Gen Packenham/Ono .... Colin McFarlane
Victoria ... Emma Fielding
Lady Wellesley .... Melanie Hudson
Sister Rosario .... Theresa Streatfeild
Music by Tom Eastwood.
Performed by:
Paul Archibald
Richard Benjafield
Adrian Brett
Charles Dickie
Bill Worrell
Simon Wynberg
Director: Glyn Dearman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1991.
SAT 07:30 Becoming by Michelle Obama (Omnibus) (m00019gg)
Michelle Obama chronicles the experiences that have shaped her.
From the South Side of Chicago to Princeton, to her years as an executive balancing the demands of motherhood and work, to her time spent at the world's most famous address. The White House of course.
We first join her on the way to Princeton, driven there by her father, with boyfriend David as company too.
A whole new world will be opening up, from the South Side in Chicago to these hallowed halls of learning.
Michelle Obama reads from her memoir
Omnibus of five parts abridged by Katrin Williams,
Producer: Duncan Minshull
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2018.
SAT 08:45 The Fosdyke Saga (b007jrqp)
5. The Clouds of War
Newly knighted Sir Josiah Fosdyke's family life and tripe empire, are shattered by the outbreak of war.
A classic tale of struggle, power, personalities and tripe.
Bill Tidy and John Junkin's saga - based on Tidy's Daily Mirror cartoon strip (1971-1985) parodying John Galsworthy's 'The Forsyte Saga' novels.
Josiah Fosdyke …. Philip Lowrie
Rebecca Fosdyke …. Stephanie Turner
Tom Fosdyke …. David Threlfall
Roger Ditchley …. Christian Rodska
Albert Fosdyke …. Enn Reitel
Von Richtofen …. Larry Lamb
Other parts played by
Trevor Cooper
Nick Maloney
Nick Revell
Arthur Smith
David Timson
Producer: Alan Nixon
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1983.
SAT 09:00 Benny Hill (b08rbw5t)
Benny Hill Time
From 28/03/1965
Benny Hill seeks romance in a rowing boat and tries to get a handle on bank robbery.
Written by and starring Benny Hill.
With:
Peter Vernon
Jan Waters
Patricia Hayes.
Music by:
Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson
The Hill Time Band conducted by Malcolm Lockyer.
Producer: John Browel
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in March 1965.
SAT 09:30 The Arthur Haynes Show (m001mtmg)
From 22/10/1962
Can Vicar Parsons' charity survive a dubious visitor?
Arthur Haynes stars in the sketch show series written by Johnny Speight.
With:
Nicholas Parsons
Music by The Temperance Seven, featuring 'Whispering' Paul McDowell
Part of a selection of surviving episodes.
Producer: Richard Dingley
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in October 1962.
SAT 10:00 Laura Barton's American Road Trip (m000c54q)
2. The Southern States
Using BBC Archives, writer Laura Barton takes to the road to continue her audio adventure across the USA - from New York to California.
The second of three episodes features:
* ‘World Roots: An Appalachian Road Trip’ [2009]
* ‘Conversations with the Blues’ [1961]
* ‘French Men Desire Good Children’ [1992]
* ‘South and West’ [2017]
Producer: Luke Doran.
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in October 2018.
SAT 11:00 The Other Side of the Hill (b010t4pb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SAT 12:30 Becoming by Michelle Obama (Omnibus) (m00019gg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
SAT 13:45 The Fosdyke Saga (b007jrqp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
SAT 14:00 Benny Hill (b08rbw5t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SAT 14:30 The Arthur Haynes Show (m001mtmg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
SAT 15:00 Laura Barton's American Road Trip (m000c54q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SAT 16:00 Michael Butt - Death Duty (b02x98fc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 00:00 today]
SAT 16:45 The Humming by Michele Roberts (m0002zxx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 00:45 today]
SAT 17:00 The Other Side of the Hill (b010t4pb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SAT 18:30 Becoming by Michelle Obama (Omnibus) (m00019gg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
SAT 19:45 The Fosdyke Saga (b007jrqp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
SAT 20:00 Benny Hill (b08rbw5t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SAT 20:30 The Arthur Haynes Show (m001mtmg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
SAT 21:00 Laura Barton's American Road Trip (m000c54q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SAT 22:00 The Jail Diaries of Sir Ralph Stanza (m0010tsb)
Doing Rhyme
Sir Ralph Stanza romanticises a burglar called Conor, claiming to understand and appreciate his role as an Irish freedom fighter.
Another of Sir Ralph's audio diaries from his recent stint as poet-in-residence at Longmore Grange maximum security prison.
Written by and starring James Quinn.
Sir Ralph Stanza....James Quinn
Conor....James Scales
Kerrie....Lorraine Cheshire
Gina....Joan Kempson
Officer Marple....Chris Jack
Produced at BBC Manchester by Graham Frost
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2004.
SAT 22:15 The Shuttleworths (b007k1wl)
Series 1
Mini-Break in Giggleswick
Sheffield singer-songwriter John Shuttleworth and his family are on a visit to North Yorkshire - with his agent Ken.
So what does the village of Giggleswick have to offer for the holidaymakers?
Written and performed by Graham Fellows.
Producer: Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1993.
SAT 22:30 Welcome to Wherever You Are (m00070jt)
Series 2
Episode 2
Andrew Maxwell hosts a truly global stand-up show, in which comedians perform from wherever on the planet they happen to be, to an audience in the BBC Radio Theatre, London.
With:
Nikola Silic
Carl Joshua Ncube
Maysoon Zayid
Nikola Silic from Belgrade is a big name on the comedy scene in the Balkans.
Carl Joshua Ncube performs whilst metres from the Victoria Falls.
Maysoon Zayid is one of America’s first Muslim women comedians and widely believed to be the first person to perform stand-up in Palestine and Jordan.
Producer: Richard Morris.
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in July 2019.
SAT 23:00 Vent (b00v8qdv)
Series 2
Arrival
Comatose Ben takes a final trip around the safe fantasy world of his subconscious.
Starring Neil Pearson.
Dark sitcom following the thoughts of comatose patient Ben
Written by Nigel Smith.
Ben Smith …. Neil Pearson
Mary …. Fiona Allen
Mum …. Josie Lawrence
Blitzkrieg …. Leslie Ash
With:
Nicholas Hutchison
Jo Martin
Mark Perry
Laura Aikman
Tim Whitnall
Producer: Gareth Edwards
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2007.
SAT 23:30 Life: An Idiot's Guide (b01qmxfy)
Series 2
Health and Medicine
Stephen K Amos is joined by three stand-up comedians to compile an Idiot's Guide to Health and Medicine.
With:
Paul Sinha
Andre Vincent
John Hegley
Additional material written by Christine Rose, Tom Neenan, Jack Bernardt and Hugh Sington.
Producer: Colin Anderson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2013.

SUNDAY 11 JUNE 2023

SUN 00:00 Fear on 4 (b007jqjm)
Series 5
The Chimes of Midnight
The consuming passion of a theoretical physicist leads him into a great deal of gruesome trouble.
A series of nerve-tinglers from Fear on 4
Written by Nick Fisher.
Professor Richard Hargreaves.....David Suchet
Jonathan Tempray.....John Rowe
Mary..........Jenny Lee
Moira.........Alison Pettit
Woman at lecture.....Jillie Meers
Toby........Christopher Wright
Director: Marion Nancarrow
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1997
SUN 00:30 I Am Legend by Richard Matheson (b007k0tb)
2. Tomb
Earth's last living man, Robert Neville, discovers that his wife's tomb is a lair for vampires.
1954 cult classic set in the United States of America in 1976.
Read by Angus McInnes.
One of the 20th century's most significant vampire novels, Richard Matheson's 'I Am Legend' combines the worlds of sci-fi and horror.
Abridged by Scott Stainton Miller.
Producer: Eilidh McCreadie
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in January 2006.
SUN 01:00 The Other Side of the Hill (b010t4pb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday]
SUN 02:30 Becoming by Michelle Obama (Omnibus) (m00019gg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Saturday]
SUN 03:45 The Fosdyke Saga (b007jrqp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Saturday]
SUN 04:00 Benny Hill (b08rbw5t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Saturday]
SUN 04:30 The Arthur Haynes Show (m001mtmg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Saturday]
SUN 05:00 Laura Barton's American Road Trip (m000c54q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Saturday]
SUN 06:00 Poetry Extra (m001mtqn)
Imtiaz Dharker
Daljit Nagra revisits the BBC's poetry archive and selects A Portrait Of...Imtiaz Dharker.
Follow artist Fiona Graham-Mackay as she paints a portrait of the poet, artist and documentary film-maker.
Born in Pakistan and raised in Glasgow, Imtiaz was awarded the Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry in 2014. She writes about freedom, cultural intolerance, gender politics, love and loss. Fellow poet Carol Ann Duffy has said, "If there were to be a World Laureate, then for me the role could only be filled by Imtiaz Dharker."
Fiona Graham-Mackay has painted hundreds of portraits, including Seamus Heaney and Sir Andrew Motion. Drawing is, she says, “the flow of life, the soul of life,” and “you have to fall a little in love with your subject”.
It’s a revealing, intimate experience, peeling away the layers to capture the essence of the sitter as seen through the artist’s eye. And in this, conversations meander in unexpected places.
Features readings of 'The Conversation' and 'Invisible' from Over the Moon; 'This room' from I Speak For the Devil, both published by Bloodaxe Books.
Producer: Eve Streeter
A Pier production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in 2016.
SUN 06:30 When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr (Omnibus) (m001mtqv)
Episode 1
Classic novel set in Berlin in 1933, as Adolf Hitler's election campaign is underway.
Judith Kerr's semi-autobiographical story, first published in 1971.
Read by Rosemary Leach.
This is the story of nine year-old Jewish girl Anna and her family's attempt to escape from the Nazis.
Judith wrote it for her son to explain her own story of her family fleeing Nazi Germany.
Her father was a drama critic and a distinguished writer whose books were burned by the Nazis.
Kerr found herself a fairly willing refugee, seeing her long travels as a great adventure. A view her parents went to great pains to confirm, often hiding their own personal and professional privations and struggles from their young children.
Omnibus of the first five of ten episodes abridged by Elizabeth Bradbury.
Producer: Peter Hutchings.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in February 1991.
SUN 07:40 Inheritance Tracks (m001mtr3)
Elizabeth Day
The writer, broadcaster and ‘How to Fail’ podcaster Elizabeth Day, chooses 'Fernando' by Abba and 'Rise Up' by Andra Day.
SUN 07:50 The Lonely Londoners by Sam Selvon (Omnibus) (m001mtr8)
Sam Selvon's rich and touching 1956 novel about the lives of a group of Caribbean immigrants in London.
Omnibus of five parts abridged by Lauris Morgan-Griffiths.
Read by Don Warrington.
Moses Aloetta, an old hand who has lived in London for ten years, goes to Waterloo station to meet another boat train of hopeful new arrivals from the West Indies.
They've come to find work and wealth in the capital of the mother country, but they meet with a cold welcome and bitter weather.
Despite this, Moses and his friends of the Windrush generation go about making new lives for themselves with vigour and panache, navigating the rules and regulations of their new home, lending support to each other when needed, learning to survive; it's not long before, as Moses puts it “the boys coming and going, working, eating, sleeping, going about the vast metropolis like veteran Londoners.”
Producer: Sara Davies
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2014.
SUN 09:00 The Clitheroe Kid (m001mtrd)
Series 5
Waiting At The Church
Cheeky schoolboy Jimmy is keen to avoid dressing as a page boy in frilly blouse and velvet trousers for his Auntie's wedding.
Starring the diminutive Jimmy Clitheroe.
Legendary sitcom about Lancashire’s eternal cheeky schoolboy who lives with his Mother, sister and Grandad.
At its peak, ten million fans tuned in each week to hear Jimmy’s latest scheme sparking havoc.
Written by James Casey and Frank Roscoe
The Kid Himself …. Jimmy Clitheroe
Mother …. Patricia Burke
Grandad …. Peter Sinclair
Susan …. Diana Day
Alfie …. Danny Ross
Theodore Craythorpe/Harry Whittle …. Leonard Williams
Other parts played by Brian Trueman
Theme music by Alan Roper and played by the BBC Northern Dance Orchestra directed by Alan Ainsworth.
Producer: James Casey
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in March 1962.
SUN 09:30 The Navy Lark (m001mtrj)
Series 9
The Police Drop In
Can the crew of HMS Troutbridge fulfil a request to assist with a police matter?
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
Heather ….. Heather Chasen
Chief Detective Inspector Sharpe ….. Ronnie Barker
The Padre …. Michael Bates
Taffy Goldstein ….. 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 (b09483jp)
Glastonbury Music Makers 2023
Debbie Harry
Singer and punk icon Debbie Harry shares her castaway choices with Kirsty Young.
Her group Blondie started out in seedy New York bars and went on to achieve international success - selling tens of millions of albums along the way. She was ultra cool - a striking beauty with platinum hair and a sneer.
Her trademark look continues to serve her well, Debbie says: "As far as ageing goes it's rough - I try my best - I'm healthy and I exercise like a fiend. I'm glad that I've had all the radical experiences in my life - it suits me."
DISC ONE: Heavy Cross - Gossip
DISC TWO: Strange Fruit - Nina Simone
DISC THREE: Merrymaking at My Place - Calvin Harris
DISC FOUR: White Light/White Heat - The Velvet Underground
DISC FIVE: When I Grow Up - Fever Ray
DISC SIX: La Passerella - Nino Rota
DISC SEVEN: Talk to Me - Peaches
DISC EIGHT: Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor - 4th movement (Adagietto) - Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Simon Rattle
BOOK CHOICE: War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy
LUXURY CHOICE: Paints and paper
CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor - 4th movement (Adagietto) - Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Producer: Leanne Buckle
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2011.
SUN 10:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00l2h9p)
Series 1
Platypus
Along the soft, muddy river banks of New South Wales, the female duck-billed platypus makes a burrow to raise her family.
Not only is this the strangest of creatures, it is also one of the most tricky to film.
Series of talks by Sir David Attenborough on the natural histories of creatures and plants from around the world.
Producer: Julian Hector
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2009.
SUN 11:00 Poetry Extra (m001mtqn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SUN 11:30 When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr (Omnibus) (m001mtqv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
SUN 12:40 Inheritance Tracks (m001mtr3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:40 today]
SUN 12:50 The Lonely Londoners by Sam Selvon (Omnibus) (m001mtr8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:50 today]
SUN 14:00 The Clitheroe Kid (m001mtrd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SUN 14:30 The Navy Lark (m001mtrj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
SUN 15:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (b09483jp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SUN 15:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00l2h9p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 today]
SUN 16:00 Fear on 4 (b007jqjm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 00:00 today]
SUN 16:30 I Am Legend by Richard Matheson (b007k0tb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 00:30 today]
SUN 17:00 Poetry Extra (m001mtqn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SUN 17:30 When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr (Omnibus) (m001mtqv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
SUN 18:40 Inheritance Tracks (m001mtr3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:40 today]
SUN 18:50 The Lonely Londoners by Sam Selvon (Omnibus) (m001mtr8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:50 today]
SUN 20:00 The Clitheroe Kid (m001mtrd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SUN 20:30 The Navy Lark (m001mtrj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
SUN 21:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (b09483jp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SUN 21:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00l2h9p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 today]
SUN 22:00 The Tim Vine Chat Show (b095rs01)
Series 2
Birmingham
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.
Tim takes his Chat Show wagon to Birmingham to play Shreddy Steady Go, Next of Kim and Counting Sheep.
Producer Richard Morris
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in September 2017.
SUN 22:30 Isy Suttie's Love Letters (b01s8cp3)
Series 2
George and Louise
Isy Suttie recounts the tale of George and Louise, set against the backdrop of the Matlock Ceilidh over Christmas and New Year 2014.
Another love story, told partly through song.
Sometimes Isy has merely observed the lives of others; quite often she's intervened, changing the action dramatically - for better or worse.
Intertwined within these stories are related real life anecdotes from her own, often disastrous, love life.
With her award-winning 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.
Producer: Lyndsay Fenner
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2014.
SUN 23:00 28 Acts in 28 Minutes (b01nswqw)
Series 1
Episode 2
John Humphrys gives 28 performers 60 seconds to entertain an audience:
Justin Edwards
Alfie Joey
The Trap
Jo Enright
Dave Johns
Jim Jeffries
Joanna Neary
Danny Robins
Scott Capurro
Roger McGough
Toby Hadoke & John Warburton
Martin Hutton
Gary Le Strange
Debra-Jane Appleby
James Bachman
Steve Hughes.
Dan Antopolski
Sarah Millican
Patrick Monahan
Michael Redmond
Alan Cochrane.
Derek upon Tweed
Jayne Tunnicliffe
Glenn Wool
Kevin Day
Adam Bloom
Richard Herring
Slaughterhouse Live
Producers: Rohan Acharya and Ed Morrish
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2006.
SUN 23:30 Brian Appleton's History of Rock 'n' Roll (b00fw5m7)
A Lot of Knowledge
The forgotten Thompson Twin reveals why rock 'n' roll can be a cruel mistress.
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 (b00ft621)
Series 2
Episode 6
Dave has finally found a new place to stay - but can he go through with it?
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
Dad ...... Philip Jackson
Producer: Ed Morrish
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2008.

MONDAY 12 JUNE 2023

MON 00:00 Poetry Extra (m001mtqn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Sunday]
MON 00:30 When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr (Omnibus) (m001mtqv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Sunday]
MON 01:40 Inheritance Tracks (m001mtr3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:40 on Sunday]
MON 01:50 The Lonely Londoners by Sam Selvon (Omnibus) (m001mtr8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:50 on Sunday]
MON 03:00 The Clitheroe Kid (m001mtrd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Sunday]
MON 03:30 The Navy Lark (m001mtrj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Sunday]
MON 04:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (b09483jp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday]
MON 04:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00l2h9p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 on Sunday]
MON 05:00 Lucinda Brayford by Martin Boyd (b0076pv1)
1. Changes
A beautiful and wealthy Australian girl marries into the English Aristocracy, but the traditional order is changing.
Lucinda Brayford faces many challenges ahead...
Starring Juliet Aubrey.
Australian author Martin Boyd's novel was first published in 1946.
Dramatised in three parts by Elspeth Sandys.
Lucinda ...... Juliet Aubrey
Hugo ...... Jonathan Firth
Julie ...... Angela Pleasence
Fred ...... James Laurensen
Lydia ...... Abigail McKern
Lady Wendale ...... Eleanor Bron
Marian ...... Penelope Wilton
Director: Janet Whitaker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2005.
MON 06:00 The Doomed Oasis, by Hammond Innes (b007jsrw)
5. The Empty Quarter
As his quest continues, lawyer George Grant is led into an inhospitable desert - and into the heart of a long-standing conflict.
Starring Tim Munro.
Arabian adventure based on Hammond Innes' 1960 novel.
Dramatised by Rene Basilico.
George Grant ....... Tim Munro
Colonel Whittaker ....... Bernard Horsfall
Prince Khalid ....... Raad Rawi
Salim ....... George Masri
David Whittaker ....... Christopher Guard
Hamid ....... Mamdouh Ashour
Ali....... Ali Refaie
Boy ....... Yasmin Abdul Rahman
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in September 1984.
MON 06:30 Destination - Fire! (m000xsx1)
Series 3
9. Fire Proof
Fire Investigator ‘Q’ Barnaby finds a link between a cottage fire and a suspicious death elsewhere.
Starring Robert Beatty.
Philip Levine’s adventures of fire investigating sleuth, Quentin ‘Q’ Barnaby.
Selection of surviving episodes rescued from the BBC archive.
‘Q’ Barnaby …. Robert Beatty
Valerie Chrane …. Gudrun Ure
Inspector Hackett .... Duncan McIntyre
Mrs Craig …. Beatrice Kane
Mrs Reed …. Vera Lennox
Alan Craig .... Tim Seely
Fire-Officer Thomas .... Nigel Graham
Sgt Collins .... Hamlyn Benson
Pearson .... Henry Stamper
Police Operator .... Gordon Gardner
Director: Martyn C Webster
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in February 1966.
MON 07:00 When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr (b00yb61g)
6. Paris!
In order to be published, Anna's father transfers to Paris.
Classic novel set in 1933, following Adolf Hitler's election campaign.
Judith Kerr's semi-autobiographical story is read by Rosemary Leach.
This is the story of nine-year-old Jewish girl Anna and her family's attempt to escape from the Nazis.
Abridged in ten parts by Elizabeth Bradbury.
Producer: Peter Hutchings
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in February 1991.
MON 07:15 Absolute Beginners by Colin MacInnes (b03nt7cz)
1. Restless
London, 1958. 'I swore by Elvis and all the saints that this last teenage year of mine was going to be a real rave.'
The 18-year-old narrator of Colin MacInnes's cult classic is determined to declare his independence from earlier generations as he roams London with his camera and a sharp eye for the stylish and the subversive.
In the smoky jazz clubs of Soho, the coffee bars of Notting Hill and the cheap rooms of Pimlico, the young and the restless - the absolute beginners - are revolutionising youth culture and forging a new carefree lifestyle of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll.
Meanwhile the Teddy Boy gangs are staging internecine battles and a generation of Black immigrants is struggling to make a life in a hostile city.
The definitive account of London life in the 1950s and what it means to be a teenager, this account of a young man's coming of age captures the spirit of a generation and the changing face of the city in the era of the first race riots and the lead-up to the Swinging Sixties.
Read by Joel MacCormack.
Abridged and produced by Sara Davies.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2014.
MON 07:30 Man at the Helm (b07wt9c4)
Episode 1
Nina Stibbe’s comic novel set in 1970s Leicestershire about the madcap schemes of three kids to cheer up their recently divorced mum Elizabeth.
Struggling to cope, she's taken to drinking and compulsive playwriting – neither of which impresses villagers already deeply suspicious of an attractive divorcee.
Top of the kids' list is to find her a new man in the hope that it will appease the hostile locals.
Adapted in four-parts by Amanda Whittington.
Lizzie …... Eloise Webb
Amy …... Fern Deacon
Little Jack …... Ben Barker
Elizabeth …... Amanda Hale
Mr Lomax .….. Jason Barnett
Dad …... James Lailey
Mrs Longlady …... Elizabeth Bennett
Mrs Worth …... Adie Allen
Director: Gemma Jenkins
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2016.
MON 08:00 Round the Horne (b007jpsm)
Series 4
Episode 15
Crofter Kenneth Horne meets Bona Prince Charlie, Rambling Syd Rumpo sings of artefacts - and bona advertising Julian and Sandy-style.
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 June 1968.
MON 08:30 Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful (b007jw0s)
Series 3
Episode 3
An American TV evangelist creates waves, and ad man Ken causes a surprise.
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
Mr Cheater ...... James Griffiths
Larry Childs ...... William Hootkins
Loretta-Jane Duff ...... Toni Coyne
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 (b01c7wx4)
Series 15
HG Wells
James Walton takes the chair for the game of literary correctness.
Team captains John Walsh and Sebastian Faulks, are joined by journalist and critic, Alex Clark and comedy writer, John O'Farrell.
Author of the week is one of the father's of science-fiction and creator of such famous works as "The Time Machine" and "War of the Worlds", HG Wells.
Reader: Beth Chalmers
Producer: Sam Michell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2012.
MON 09:30 Snap (b00tf82j)
Series 1
Episode 2
After their split, Molly and Doug are determined to prove they can have a life without each other.
And maybe they would, if it wasn't for Doug's elderly mum misbehaving...
Starring Rebecca Lacey and Paul Venables.
Paul Mendelson’s sitcom about life for a couple after they've split.
Molly …. Rebecca Lacey
Doug …. Paul Venables
Kaz …. Soumaya Keynes
Ryan …. Jessie Sullivan
Scarlet …. Rebecca Front
Annie …. Marlene Sidaway
Raymond …. Jonathan Tafler
Producer: David Ian Neville
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2003.
MON 10:00 Lucinda Brayford by Martin Boyd (b0076pv1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]
MON 11:00 The Doomed Oasis, by Hammond Innes (b007jsrw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
MON 11:30 Destination - Fire! (m000xsx1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
MON 12:00 When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr (b00yb61g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
MON 12:15 Absolute Beginners by Colin MacInnes (b03nt7cz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]
MON 12:30 Man at the Helm (b07wt9c4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
MON 13:00 Round the Horne (b007jpsm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 13:30 Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful (b007jw0s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 14:00 The Write Stuff (b01c7wx4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
MON 14:30 Snap (b00tf82j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
MON 15:00 Lucinda Brayford by Martin Boyd (b0076pv1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]
MON 16:00 The Doomed Oasis, by Hammond Innes (b007jsrw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
MON 16:30 Destination - Fire! (m000xsx1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
MON 17:00 When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr (b00yb61g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
MON 17:15 Absolute Beginners by Colin MacInnes (b03nt7cz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]
MON 17:30 Man at the Helm (b07wt9c4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
MON 18:00 Round the Horne (b007jpsm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 18:30 Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful (b007jw0s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 19:00 The Write Stuff (b01c7wx4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
MON 19:30 Snap (b00tf82j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
MON 20:00 Radiolab (m0010pfv)
Series 8
Staph and Gamma
Radiolab explores the incredible stories of two seemingly simple scientific discoveries.
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 2021.
MON 20:55 Inheritance Tracks (b06wf7lc)
Bob Harris
Broadcaster Bob Harris chooses 'Land of My Fathers', and 'Stand By Me', in two versions, by Ben E King and Playing for Change.
MON 21:00 Mastertapes (b03gvsxn)
Series 3
Robbie Williams (A-Side)
Robbie Williams discusses the 1997 hit 'Life Thru a Lens', his first post-Take That album.
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.
This is the A-side.
Robbie Williams is the UK's best-selling solo artist of all time. But when he released his debut solo album, "Life Thru A Lens", after leaving the all-conquering boyband, Take That, it was initially met with negative reviews and was slow to take off.
However, with songs like Ego A Go Go, Lazy Days, Let Me Entertain You and, of course, Angels, the album not only went on to spend more than 4 years in the charts and become the 58th best-selling album of all time, it also laid down the solid foundations for all that was to follow: nine further solo albums, seven number one singles and more BRIT awards than any other artist.
Here Robbie Williams talks candidly with John Wilson about the album that started it all and they are joined in the studio by the album's co-writer and producer, Guy Chambers as well as guitarist Gary Nuttall and a string quartet.
In the B-side of the programme, it's the turn of the audience to ask the questions.
Producer: Paul Kobrak.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2013.
MON 21:30 Nightmare Town by Dashiell Hammett (b00sqf68)
1. Arizona
From the pen of one of America's best known crime writers, Dashiell Hammett, comes the sharp-edged Steve Threefall.
Arriving in desert boomtown, Izzard - Threefall discovers that all is not what it seems
Read by Stuart Milligan.
Abridged in four parts by Neville Teller.
Producer: Liz Allard
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2001.
MON 21:45 Faust (b00k2d8r)
1. A Meeting
The story of Faust has been at the heart of European literature and music for centuries.
Martin Jenkins' fable adaptation of a man selling his soul to the Devil, draws on old stories and new fears.
"Please allow me to introduce myself..."
The devil comes to town and meets Dr Faustus.
Mephistopheles .... Mark Gatiss
Faustus .... Julian Rhind-Tutt
Wagner .... Thom Tuck
A Devil .... Paul Mundell
Dramatised in five parts by Jonathan Holloway.
Producer: Tim Dee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2008.
MON 22:00 The Unbelievable Truth (m001mlkc)
Series 29
Episode 2
David Mitchell hosts the panel game in which four comedians are encouraged to tell lies and compete against one another to see how many items of truth they’re able to smuggle past their opponents.
Lou Sanders, Phil Wang, Neil Delamere, and Kerry Godliman are the panellists obliged to talk with deliberate inaccuracy on subjects as varied as beauty, tea, giraffes and dancing.
The show is devised by Graeme Garden and Jon Naismith.
Producer: Jon Naismith
A Random Entertainment production for BBC Radio 4
MON 22:30 And Now in Colour (b007jmql)
Series 1
Back to the Studio
The sketch show team take their audience on a trip to the cinema – but where are the all-star special guests?
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 May 1990.
MON 23:00 The News Quiz (m001mm13)
Series 111
Episode 7
Andy Zaltzman quizzes the week's news. Providing the answers, hopefully, are Ria Lina, Camilla Long, Ian Smith and Rosie Holt. On this series finale expect a prickly prince, some puzzling priorities, and a few prophetic pronouncements.

Written by Andy Zaltzman

With additional material by
Alice Fraser
Kate Dehnert
Mark Granger
and
Caroline Mabey


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 (b0080rd1)
Series 2
Spike Milligan
Nick and Tim de Jongh welcome Spike Milligan to the last ever BBC Radio 4 show to be recorded at the famous BBC Paris Studios.
Located in Lower Regent Street, London, this was home to countless BBC shows from Round The Horne to Just A Minute - from 1946 to 1995.
Skilful sketch show 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 13 JUNE 2023

TUE 00:00 Lucinda Brayford by Martin Boyd (b0076pv1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 The Doomed Oasis, by Hammond Innes (b007jsrw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 Destination - Fire! (m000xsx1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr (b00yb61g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:15 Absolute Beginners by Colin MacInnes (b03nt7cz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 on Monday]
TUE 02:30 Man at the Helm (b07wt9c4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 Round the Horne (b007jpsm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Monday]
TUE 03:30 Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful (b007jw0s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 The Write Stuff (b01c7wx4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:30 Snap (b00tf82j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 Lucinda Brayford by Martin Boyd (b0076py9)
2. Arrival
After her society marriage, Lucinda arrives in England from Australia, but all is not as she expected.
Martin Boyd's novel about the challenges for wealthy Australian Lucinda Brayford who marries into English aristocracy.
Starring Juliet Aubrey.
Dramatised by Elspeth Sandys.
Lucinda ...... Juliet Aubrey
Hugo ...... Jonathan Firth
Julie ...... Angela Pleasence
Marian ...... Penelope Wilton
Paul Brayford ...... Paul Rhys
Susannah Brayford ...... Pamela Wise
Arthur ...... Michael Cochrane
Pat Lanfranc ...... Mark Straker
Tony Duff ...... Matt Day
Watteau ...... Miranda Barber
Bill Vane ...... Nick Boulton
Mrs. Greene-James ...... Joanna McCallum
Mrs. Galway ...... Ndidi Del Fatti
Driver ...... Jason Chan
Director: Janet Whitaker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2005.
TUE 06:00 The Doomed Oasis, by Hammond Innes (b007k372)
6. Jebel Al-Akhbar
Politics and practicalities as the water supply is cut to force the Emir to negotiate - and a final confrontation.
Starring Tim Munro.
Conclusion of the Arabian adventure based on Hammond Innes' novel.
Dramatised by Rene Basilico.
George Grant ....... Tim Munro
Colonel Whittaker ....... Bernard Horsfall
David Whittaker ....... Christopher Guard
Ruffin ....... Robert Rietty
Colonel Goodge ....... Nicholas Courtney
Captain Chuck Berry ....... David McAlister
Sergeant Rashid ....... Adam Hussein
Yousif ....... Ali Refaie
Trucial Oman Scout ....... Mohammad Sultan
Abdul Zaid Emir of Hadd ....... Renu Setna
Henry Grant ....... Robert James
Betty ....... Jill Lidstone
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in September 1984.
TUE 06:30 Destination - Fire! (m000xrm6)
Series 3
11. The Sound of Fire
Fire Investigator ‘Q’ Barnaby probes an incident at a recording studio involving a pop singer.
Starring Robert Beatty.
Philip Levine’s adventures of fire investigating sleuth, Quentin ‘Q’ Barnaby.
Selection of surviving episodes rescued from the BBC archive.
' Q ' Barnaby .... Robert Beatty
Johnny Seton .... Nigel Graham
Dennis Mitchell .... Wilfred Babbage
Sue Weston .... Jane Wenham
Valerie Chrane .... Gudrun Ure
Mr Morgan .... James Thomason
Fire Officer Gilby .... Wilfrid Carter
Inspector Hackett .... Duncan McIntyre
Alec Groves .... Anthony Hall
Director: Martyn C Webster.
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in February 1966.
TUE 07:00 When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr (b00yc1rb)
7. Christmas Gingerbread
Having fled Germany, Anna and her family settle in Paris.
Classic novel set in 1933, following Adolf Hitler's election campaign.
Judith Kerr's semi-autobiographical story is read by Rosemary Leach.
This is the story of nine-year-old Jewish girl Anna and her family's attempt to escape from the Nazis.
Abridged by Elizabeth Bradbury.
Producer: Peter Hutchings
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in February 1991.
TUE 07:15 Absolute Beginners by Colin MacInnes (b03q05ql)
2. Brewing
Mr Cool reports trouble brewing on the streets.
The Fabulous Hoplite brings news of a party at Dido Lament's and Suzette won't be persuaded out of her impending marriage.
London, 1958, and Colin MacInnes' teenage narrator and his young friends are making the city their own, from down-at-heel Notting Hill to the smoky jazz clubs of Soho and the fashion boutiques of Mayfair.
Read by Joel MacCormack.
Abridged and produced by Sara Davies.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2014.
TUE 07:30 Bad Salsa (b06vkj1w)
Series 1
Mount Kilimanjaro
After treatment for Ovarian and breast cancer Chippy, is mad Jill is sad and Terri is definitely dangerous to know! The road back after cancer treatment can be tricky and full of obstacles.
Two middle aged women and their younger friend seek to regain their zest for life and love by learning to dance at Bad Salsa, the club where everyone knows your name but no-one knows your prognosis!
Depictions of people with cancer on TV and radio too often follow a standard format; there is the diagnosis, the depression the chemo, then the false recovery followed by the tragic death.
Written by Kay Stonham, Bad Salsa tries to paint a picture at once more hopeful and more in line with survival rates which have improved immensely over the past 20 years.
For many, 'living with cancer' is now their day to day challenge. Our characters have finished their treatment and are in the process of finding their way back to normal life or at least finding a "new normal." Everyday challenges must go on like boring marriages, distracting crushes, troublesome children, difficult workmates and infuriating parents. But their brush with mortality gives them a new perspective.
So do they preserve their pre-cancer status quo or in Terri's words, to say "sod it all" and "go for it!"
Follow the women as they embrace the world of salsa whilst they adjust to life after cancer.
Chippy ...... Sharon Rooney
Jill ...... Natasha Little
Terri Camille ...... Coduri
Marco ...... Derek Elroy
Gordon ...... Andrew Obeney
Elaine ...... Ayesha Antoine
Georgie ...... Emily Chase
Joel ...... Joe Johnsey
Producer: Alison Vernon-Smith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2014.
TUE 08:00 The Goon Show (b00f6gsn)
World War One
England and France are at war.
Eccles is at lunch.
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 (b008hzh9)
Series 3
Episode 6
Shady lawyer Waldorf T Flywheel is collecting for 'charity' in a seasonal scam.
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 Arthur 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? (b0075z6w)
Series 4
Episode 5
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:
Gyles Brandreth
Sheridan Morley
Producer: Liz Anstee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2000.
TUE 09:30 No Commitments (b016vn8c)
Series 9
Imaginary Friends
Victoria is keen to meet her daughter's new boyfriend.
But is he all that he seems?
Simon Brett's sitcom about the lives and squabbles of three very different sisters.
Anna..............Rosemary Leach
Victoria.........Angela Thorne
Charlotte......Felicity Montagu
Emily.......Lisa Coleman
Richard.......Jason Done
Paula........Natalie Casey
Music by Elizabeth Parker.
Written and produced by Simon Brett.
First broadcast on BBC Radio in January 2003.
TUE 10:00 Lucinda Brayford by Martin Boyd (b0076py9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]
TUE 11:00 The Doomed Oasis, by Hammond Innes (b007k372)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
TUE 11:30 Destination - Fire! (m000xrm6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
TUE 12:00 When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr (b00yc1rb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
TUE 12:15 Absolute Beginners by Colin MacInnes (b03q05ql)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]
TUE 12:30 Bad Salsa (b06vkj1w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
TUE 13:00 The Goon Show (b00f6gsn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 13:30 The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel (b008hzh9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 14:00 Who Goes There? (b0075z6w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
TUE 14:30 No Commitments (b016vn8c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
TUE 15:00 Lucinda Brayford by Martin Boyd (b0076py9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]
TUE 16:00 The Doomed Oasis, by Hammond Innes (b007k372)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
TUE 16:30 Destination - Fire! (m000xrm6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
TUE 17:00 When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr (b00yc1rb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
TUE 17:15 Absolute Beginners by Colin MacInnes (b03q05ql)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]
TUE 17:30 Bad Salsa (b06vkj1w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
TUE 18:00 The Goon Show (b00f6gsn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 18:30 The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel (b008hzh9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 19:00 Who Goes There? (b0075z6w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
TUE 19:30 No Commitments (b016vn8c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
TUE 20:00 TED Radio Hour (m0013hq9)
Series 8
It Takes Time
A journey through fascinating ideas based on talks by riveting speakers on the TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) stage.
Manoush Zomorodi explores alternatives to our era of instant gratification.
What can we learn when things can’t be rushed?
First broadcast in the USA on National Public Radio in 2021.
TUE 20:50 Inheritance Tracks (b097m0y3)
Miranda Richardson
Actress Miranda Richardson chooses 'The Ying Tong' song by the Goons and 'A Meeting by the River' by Ry Cooder and Vishwa Mohan Bhatt.
TUE 21:00 Mastertapes (b03h35tp)
Series 3
Robbie Williams (B-Side)
Following on from the A-side of this two-part programme, the audience questions Robbie Williams about his 1997 album, 'Life Thru a Lens', made after he left Take That.
With John Wilson at the BBC's iconic Maida Vale Studios in London.
Robbie Williams candidly responds to questions from the audience and performs live versions of some to the tracks from that debut solo album, as well as "Swings Both Ways"
Producer: Paul Kobrak.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2013.
TUE 21:30 Nightmare Town by Dashiell Hammett (b00sqf6b)
2. Fear
An unsavoury reception committee drives Steve Threefall into the arms of the enigmatic Nova Vallance.
Why is she so afraid of the townspeople of Izzard?
From the pen of one of America's best known crime writers, Dashiell Hammett, comes the sharp-edged Steve Threefall.
Read by Stuart Milligan.
Abridged by Neville Teller.
Producer: Liz Allard
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2001.
TUE 21:45 Faust (b00k2lzm)
2. Wants and Needs
Faust wants sex.
Mephistopheles wants his signature.
Martin Jenkins' fable adaptation of a man selling his soul to the Devil, drawing on old stories and new fears.
Mephistopheles .... Mark Gatiss
Faustus .... Julian Rhind-Tutt
Wagner .... Thom Tuck
Dramatised by Jonathan Holloway.
Producer: Tim Dee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2008.
TUE 22:00 Olga Koch: OK Computer (m001mls4)
Series 2
3. Friendship
Comedian and computer scientist Olga Koch returns for a second series of her comedy and STEM stand up show, joined by her trusty digital assistant ALGO (voiced by Tia Kofi). This week, friendships are put to the test as the pair try to understand what friendship actually means.
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 (b03m7zn1)
Series 2
The Future
A trip to Wunderland, a poundland of magical realms.
This time, the Wunderlanders' thoughts turn to the future and all that it could bring.
Sketch show written by and starring Alice Lowe.
With:
Richard Glover
Simon Greenall
Rachel Stubbings
Clare Thompson
Marcia Warren
Producer: Lyndsay Fenner
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2013.
TUE 23:00 Helen Keen's It Is Rocket Science (b00zt22n)
Series 1
Episode 4
Funny, off-beat but true account of the history of space flight.
* Will humanity will ever make it to the stars?
* Time travel, parallel universes and faster than light travel.
* Have aliens ever made it here? If so, were they tempted to use their vastly superior intelligence to really clean up in pub quizzes?
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 (m000p7cb)
Series 3
Deadline: News
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: the exciting world of the BBC foreign correspondent, as John Thomas reads from his autobiography: Deadline: News.
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 2005.
TUE 23:30 Think the Unthinkable (b007jm3k)
Series 1
Moore and Burmans
Ailing high street retailer Moore and Burman desperately needs help.
They must be desperate to enlist the services of Unthinkable Solutions!
Ryan persuades them to go for a radical publicity campaign, Daisy facilitates his nervous breakdown and Sophie decides to take charge of her love life with some decisive action.
James Cary’s award-winning sitcom about management consultants.
Ryan Packer ...... Marcus Brigstocke
Sophie Stott ...... Emma Kennedy
Daisy ...... Catherine Shepherd
Timandra ...... Olivia Colman
Clive ...... Mark Heap
Brian ...... Simon Godley
Boris ...... Simon Greenall
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 14 JUNE 2023

WED 00:00 Lucinda Brayford by Martin Boyd (b0076py9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 The Doomed Oasis, by Hammond Innes (b007k372)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 Destination - Fire! (m000xrm6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr (b00yc1rb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday]
WED 02:15 Absolute Beginners by Colin MacInnes (b03q05ql)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 on Tuesday]
WED 02:30 Bad Salsa (b06vkj1w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Tuesday]
WED 03:00 The Goon Show (b00f6gsn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Tuesday]
WED 03:30 The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel (b008hzh9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 Who Goes There? (b0075z6w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:30 No Commitments (b016vn8c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 Lucinda Brayford by Martin Boyd (b0076q1g)
3. Expectations
Badly injured Hugo has refused to divorce Lucinda, leaving her torn between what society expects of her and what her heart desires.
Conclusion of Martin Boyd's novel about the battles between wealthy Australian Lucinda and the English aristocracy.
Starring Juliet Aubrey.
Dramatised by Elspeth Sandys.
Lucinda ...... Juliet Aubrey
Hugo ...... Jonathan Firth
Paul ...... Paul Rhys
Pat ...... Mark Straker
Marian ...... Penelope Wilton
Arthur ...... Michael Cochrane
Lydia ...... Abigail McKern
Fred ...... James Laurenson
Julie ...... Angela Pleasence
Bill ...... Nick Boulton
Tony ...... Matt Day
Watteau ...... Miranda Barber
Mrs. Greene-James ...... Joanna McCallum
Lord Fitzauncell ...... Stephen Hogan
Stephen ...... Robert Hastie
Muriel ...... Helen Longworth
Heather ...... Alex Tregear
Mrs. Galway ...... Ndidi Del Fatti
Stephen ...... Pax Baldwin
Commanding Officer ...... Hugh Dickson
Director: Janet Whitaker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2005.
WED 06:00 Dixon of Dock Green (b012yv9b)
Series 1
1. London Pride
Police Constable George Dixon is showing new boy in blue, Andy Crawford, the ropes on the beat of Dock Green in London's East End.
Much to PC Crawford's surprise, Dixon is prepared to bend the rules in order to arrest one of a gang of safebreakers.
Radio revival of BBC TV's famous copper created by Ted Willis.
Dramatised from her TV screenplay by Sue Rodwell.
Starring David Calder and David Tennant.
Dixon of Dock Green's roots go back to 1950 film drama 'The Blue Lamp' which ended with Dixon being shot dead. However, Warner's role was resurrected for the BBC TV series running from 1955 to 1976.
PC George Dixon ...... David Calder
PC Andy Crawford ...... David Tennant
Jack Judd ...... Chris MacDonnell
Emmy Judd ...... Avril Elgar
Lenny Judd ...... Jacob Dylan
Agar ...... Jonathan Tafler
Fred Jenkins ...... Eddie Martin
Produced in Bristol by Jeremy Howe and Viv Beeby.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2005.
WED 06:30 Destination - Fire! (m000xtcp)
Series 3
13. A Fire in Time
Fire investigator ‘Q’ Barnaby looks into a fire at a clothing factory, when stock is water damaged. Stars Robert Beatty.
Starring Robert Beatty.
Philip Levine’s adventures of fire investigating sleuth, Quentin ‘Q’ Barnaby.
Selection of surviving episodes rescued from the BBC archive.
‘Q’ Barnaby …. Robert Beatty
Valerie Chrane …. Gudrun Ure
Vickers .... Hector Ross
Chesney .... Noel Howlett
Diana James .... Jane Wenham
Pollard .... Henry Stamper
Osborne .... Bruce Beeby
Constable Taylor .... Anthony Jackson
Director: Martyn C. Webster.
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in March 1966.
WED 07:00 When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr (b00yc1rf)
8. Waiting
First published in 1971, Judith's semi-autobiographical story tells the story of nine year-old Jewish girl Anna and her family's attempt to escape from the Nazis - passing through Switzerland and France - before arriving in England in 1936.
Judith wrote it for her son to explain her own story of her family fleeing Nazi Germany. Her father was a drama critic and a distinguished writer whose books were burned by the Nazis.
The children settle in Paris, but begin to miss Berlin.
Read by Rosemary Leach
Abridged by Elizabeth Bradbury and produced by Peter Hutchings.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in 1991.
WED 07:15 Absolute Beginners by Colin MacInnes (b03q08hb)
3. Shocks
London, 1958: The teenage narrator of Colin MacInnes cult classic sets about making some serious money in an attempt to win back the love of his life, only to get a nasty shock.
There are more shocks to come when he has a warning visit from Ed the Ted, and a worrying visit from Mr Cool.
Read by Joel MacCormack.
Abridged and produced by Sara Davies.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2014.
WED 07:30 A Trespasser's Guide to the Classics (b08jdz0k)
Series 2
The Prophecy
In medieval Scotland, a pair of soldiers fleeing their own regiment, come face-to-face with a trio of witches on a desolate moor.
One of them receives a prophecy that he will become King of Scotland. It's a classic case of mistaken identity.
Comedy troupe Peepolykus assume the roles of minor characters in great works of fiction and derail the plot through their hapless buffoonery.
Written by Richard Katz and John Nicholson.
Javier ....... Javier Marzan
Macbeth ....... John Dougall
Lady Macbeth ....... Emma Fielding
Banquo ....... John Nicholson
Duncan ....... David Sterne
Witch ....... Sanchia McCormack
Witch ....... Chetna Pandya
Witch ....... Nicola Ferguson
Messenger ....... Nicholas Murchie
Soldier ....... Finlay Robertson
Soldier ....... David Sturzaker
Director: Sasha Yevtushenko
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2017.
WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007m9f5)
Series 4
Michelangelo 'Ancock
The lad takes up sculpting. But when he runs out of rocks, it's Sid to the rescue.
Starring Tony Hancock.
With Sidney James, Bill Kerr, Kenneth Williams and Hattie Jacques.
Written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.
Theme and incidental music composed by Wally Stott. Recorded by the BBC Revue Orchestra conducted by Harry Rabinowitz.
Producer: Dennis Main Wilson
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in November 1956.
WED 08:30 Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue (b0075p4w)
Series 3
Episode 5
Sofa-bound TV presenters Mike and Sue tackle stress and honesty - plus an everyday problem for Miriam Stoops.
Starring Robert Duncan and Jan Ravens.
With Ronnie Ancona, Alistair McGowan, Roger Blake and Toby Longworth.
Written by Tim De Jongh from a format by Bill Dare.
Music by Mark Burton.
Producer: Aled Evans
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1998.
WED 09:00 Nature Table (m000wl46)
Series 2
Episode 5
Sue Perkins’ ‘Show & Tell’ series celebrating the natural world and all its 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 & wildlife presenter Martin Hughes-Games
* Deputy Director of Oxford Botanic Garden Dr. Chris Thorogood
* 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 (b0076t5h)
Series 4
Ground Control to Major Derek
Wendy and Robin's new arrival and Derek's disturbing experience - is there a connection?
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 Lucy Montgomery
Producer: Claire Bartlett
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2005.
WED 10:00 Lucinda Brayford by Martin Boyd (b0076q1g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]
WED 11:00 Dixon of Dock Green (b012yv9b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
WED 11:30 Destination - Fire! (m000xtcp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
WED 12:00 When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr (b00yc1rf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
WED 12:15 Absolute Beginners by Colin MacInnes (b03q08hb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]
WED 12:30 A Trespasser's Guide to the Classics (b08jdz0k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
WED 13:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007m9f5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 13:30 Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue (b0075p4w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 14:00 Nature Table (m000wl46)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
WED 14:30 Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends (b0076t5h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
WED 15:00 Lucinda Brayford by Martin Boyd (b0076q1g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]
WED 16:00 Dixon of Dock Green (b012yv9b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
WED 16:30 Destination - Fire! (m000xtcp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
WED 17:00 When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr (b00yc1rf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
WED 17:15 Absolute Beginners by Colin MacInnes (b03q08hb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]
WED 17:30 A Trespasser's Guide to the Classics (b08jdz0k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
WED 18:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007m9f5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 18:30 Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue (b0075p4w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 19:00 Nature Table (m000wl46)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
WED 19:30 Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends (b0076t5h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
WED 20:00 Archive on 4 (m000nkkz)
Play for Today
Alison Steadman celebrates Play for Today on BBC television.
The series ran from 1970 until 1984 and offered the audience hundreds of plays, many of which tackled the thorny issues of the day - industrial relations, the rise of the far right, poverty and consumerism. The series also included classics such as Abigail's Party and Nuts in May - which starred Alison Steadman and shone a perceptive light on suburban pretentions and preoccupations.
This archive-rich programme includes contributions from Mike Leigh and Ken Loach. We also talk to Margaret Matheson who produced Scum, the play about life in a borstal which was banned by the BBC; Paula Milne, one of the few women writers on the series; and Maureen Lipman, who was given an early acting role in Play for Today and whose late husband Jack Rosenthal was responsible for Bar Mitzvah Boy and Spend, Spend, Spend, the tragic story of pools winner Vivien Nicholson.
The landscape of drama on the small screen has now expanded enormously with vast choice and an imperative to run any drama over several episodes. So is there still a place for the single-episode 'play'? Was there a beauty and a discipline in that which we have lost? We talk to today's very successful television dramatist Jack Thorne.
Presented by Alison Steadman
Produced by Michael Umney and Susan Marling
A Just Radio production in collaboration with the BFI, first broadcast in 2020.
WED 21:00 Short Cuts (b05pn672)
Series 7
Here Be Dragons
Josie Long hears stories of seeing double.
A baby monitor which opens up a terrifying world, an explorer who ventures into the unknown and a woman who longs to disappear into space.
Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall
A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in April 2015.
WED 21:30 Nightmare Town by Dashiell Hammett (b00ssnqz)
3. Threat
As Steve Threefall deliberates the piling up of crime and intrigue gripping the desert boomtown of Izzard, events take another sinister turn...
From the pen of one of America's best known crime writers, Dashiell Hammett, comes the sharp-edged Steve Threefall.
Read by Stuart Milligan.
Abridged in four parts by Neville Teller.
Producer: Liz Allard
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2001.
WED 21:45 Faust (b00k2nk7)
3. Ruination
Faust gets a girl, Mephistopheles closes in and Gretchen's ruination is charted.
Martin Jenkins' fable adaptation of a man selling his soul to the Devil, drawing on old stories and new fears.
Mephistopheles .... Mark Gatiss
Faustus .... Julian Rhind-Tutt
Martha ….Pippa Haywood
Gretchen …. Jasmine Hyde
Valentin .... Paul Mundell
Adapted by Martin Jenkins and dramatised by Jonathan Holloway.
Producer: Tim Dee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2008.
WED 22:00 Room 101 with Paul Merton (m001mlqb)
Steph McGovern
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 episode, Steph McGovern tells Paul her pet hates include political vox pops and confusing toilet signs.
Additional material John Irwin and Suki Webster
Produced by Richard Wilson
A Hat Trick production for BBC Radio 4
WED 22:30 Tim FitzHigham: The Gambler (b03zxw0q)
Series 1
Episode 1
Tim recreates Sir John Throckmorton's 1811 attempt to have a coat made from scratch - going from the sheep's back to his own back in a single day.
Award-winning comedian-author-adventurer Tim FitzHigham recreates a series of bizarre bets from the 18th and 19th centuries.
Written by and starring Tim FitzHigham.
Additional material by Jon Hunter & Paul Byrne, and literal material from the Derbyshire Guild of Spinners, Weavers and Dyers.
Producer: Colin Anderson.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2014.
WED 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (m001mtvh)
Thanyia Moore 1/2
From 10pm until midnight, seven days a week, The Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. And tonight, Jon Holmes speaks to excellent stand-up Thanyia Moore.
WED 23:00 The Sofa of Time (b00hy949)
Night of the Sexicle
Things hot up as Raamen Bod calls upon the services of Morpheena, the sexiest assasin in Gravyr.
Tragedy befalls the village of Klausbergen, while Milford and Parker discover that cab drivers are the same wherever you go.
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, Andrew Maxwell and Simon Pegg.
Producer: Mario Stylianides
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2002.
WED 23:30 The Mel and Sue Thing (b0076b3z)
Episode 5
Virginia Wade and Tim Henman talk politics, Sweet Fanny Adams talks, well, sweetly, and Lovejoy and Bergerac talk nonsense.
Plus the penultimate episode of Jane Austen's lost novella, Sweet Fanny Adams, still cruelly ignored by the critics as a work of minor importance
More mayhem from Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins.
With Paul Chahidi
Written by Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins.
Producer: Elizabeth Freestone.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2002.

THURSDAY 15 JUNE 2023

THU 00:00 Lucinda Brayford by Martin Boyd (b0076q1g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Dixon of Dock Green (b012yv9b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Destination - Fire! (m000xtcp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr (b00yc1rf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 Absolute Beginners by Colin MacInnes (b03q08hb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 on Wednesday]
THU 02:30 A Trespasser's Guide to the Classics (b08jdz0k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007m9f5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Wednesday]
THU 03:30 Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue (b0075p4w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 Nature Table (m000wl46)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends (b0076t5h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Laurie Lee - Cider with Rosie (b0075qkb)
1. A Village Life
Tim McInnerny plays Laurie Lee and Niamh Cusack his mother, Annie, in this production recorded on location in and around the Slad valley.
In the first of two episodes dramatised by Nick Darke, the Lee family arrive in their new home.
Laurie...........................Tim McInnerny
Mother.........................Niamh Cusack
Young Loll...................Sunny Leworthy
Phyllis............................Jennifer Compton
Harold...........................Paul Currier
Marge................................Lisa Kay
Doth..................................Briony Fforde
Jack.................................Daniel Clifford
Tony...................................Jed Blacklock
Crabby..............................June Barrie
Granny Trill....................Constance Chapman
Granny Wallon..............Val Lorraine
Fred Bates......................Chris Grimes
Uncle Ray/Deserter..........David Goodland
Miss Flynn.........................Laura Strachan
Spadge Hopkins............James Lawton
Lol's school friends were played by the pupils of Rodborough Primary and Archway schools in Stroud
Music arranged and played by Paul Burgess
Directed by Viv Beeby and Jeremy Howe
A BBC Bristol production first broadcast on Radio 4 in April 1998.
THU 06:00 Dixon of Dock Green (b013216n)
Series 1
2. Needle in a Haystack
A baby's life is in danger when some pep pills go missing and George Dixon causes a stir at home when he offers PC Crawford the spare room...
Radio revival of BBC TV's famous copper starring David Calder as PC George Dixon and David Tennant as Andy Crawford.
Dixon of Dock Green's roots go back to 1950 film drama 'The Blue Lamp' which ended with Dixon being shot dead. However, Warner's role was resurrected for the BBC TV series running from 1955 to 1976.
PC George Dixon ...... David Calder
PC Andy Crawford ...... David Tennant
Archie ...... Jonah Cook
Billy Monks ...... Michael Carolan
Mary Dixon ...... Charlie Brooks
Nancy Harris ...... Carol MacReady
Mrs Monks ...... Kate Byers
Written by Ted Willis. Dramatised from his TV screenplay by Sue Rodwell.
Produced in Bristol by Viv Beeby and Jeremy Howe.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2005.
THU 06:30 Hercule Poirot (b007vh5j)
Dead Man's Folly
1. The Call
Belgian sleuth, Hercule Poirot gets an urgent telephone call from his old friend, the distinguished crime writer Ariadne Oliver.
She's asking for his help - so he knows she means business...
Agatha Christie's whodunit stars John Moffatt as Hercule Poirot
Dramatised in four parts by Michael Bakewell.
Poirot ...... John Moffatt
Ariadne ...... Julia McKenzie
Sir George ...... Michael Cochrane
Lady Stubbs ...... Amanda Waring
Mrs Folliat ...... Rosalind Knight
Miss Brewis ...... Liza Sadovy
Marlene ...... Nicola Holmes
Merdell ...... Trevor Cuthbertson
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2007.
THU 07:00 When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr (b00yj0bs)
9. Depression
First published in 1971, Judith's semi-autobiographical story tells the story of nine year-old Jewish girl Anna and her family's attempt to escape from the Nazis - passing through Switzerland and France - before arriving in England in 1936.
Judith wrote it for her son to explain her own story of her family fleeing Nazi Germany. Her father was a drama critic and a distinguished writer whose books were burned by the Nazis.
In Paris, Anna's family is affected by the Depression.
Read by Rosemary Leach
Abridged by Elizabeth Bradbury and produced by Peter Hutchings.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in 1991.
THU 07:15 Absolute Beginners by Colin MacInnes (b03q08z6)
4. Wooing
London, 1958: The teenage narrator of Colin MacInnes' cult classic is still shocked by Suzette's marriage to Henley.
Determined to try and woo her back, he takes the opportunity of a boat trip up the Thames with his dad to pay her a visit.
Read by Joel MacCormack.
Abridged and produced by Sara Davies.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2014.
THU 07:30 On the Rocks (b05wq1bl)
Series 2
Swimming
War is looming and Ben still isn't getting anywhere with Morwenna-May.
Christopher William Hill's comedy set on a remote island of the Isles of Scilly, just before the Second World War.
Frank Gunwallow ...... Joseph Kloska
Tommy Trenear ...... Stuart Fox
Father Tregarthan ...... Peter Marinker
Ben Trenear ...... Alex Palmer
Len Oliver ...... Ed Gaughan
Morwenna-May ...... Alex Tregear
Pender ...... Christopher William Hill
Director: Mary Peate
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2015.
THU 08:00 Dad's Army (b007jrv9)
Series 1
Museum Piece
The determination of Captain Mainwaring and his Home Guard platoon to fight to the last man is marred only by one small detail - a total lack of weapons.
The comic exploits of a Second World War Home Guard platoon in Walmington-on-Sea.
Adapted for radio from Jimmy Perry and David Croft's TV scripts by Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles.
Captain Mainwaring …. Arthur Lowe
Sergeant Wilson …. John Le Mesurier
Corporal Jones …. Clive Dunn
Private Fraser …. John Laurie
Private Godfrey …. Arnold Ridley
Private Walker …. James Beck
Private Pike …. Ian Lavender
George Jones …. Eric Woodburn
Announcer …. John Snagge
Producer: John Dyas
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1974.
THU 08:30 Kalangadog Junction (b09ckrh5)
Episode 3
1956: It's a big week in the junction as everyone prepares to go to the movies, and the Australian town witnesses a version of On the Waterfront unlike any other...
Six-part comedy drama series by Moya O'Shea.
Jane .... Caroline Quentin
Thomas .... John Duttine
Jimmy .... Niall Ashdown
Pete .... Toby Longworth
Len .... Brian Bowles
Madge .... Joanna Monro
Milly .... Julie Gibbs
Phoebe .... June Whitfield
Gaylene .... Moya O'Shea
Producer: Liz Anstee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1996.
THU 09:00 Jest a Minute (b012rys1)
Series 1
Episode 3
Rhod Gilbert hosts the panel game about the serious business of comedy.
From the Comedy Store.
With:
Justin Moorhouse
Roger Monkhouse
Chris Corcoran
Kirsten O'Brien
Producer: Paul Forde
First broadcast on BBC Radio Wales in September 2006.
THU 09:30 Clare in the Community (b00sx2ql)
Series 6
The Crush
Clare decides to focus on her son, sparking a chance meeting at Toddler Tunes that could change the course of her life.
Meanwhile, Brian's admiration for Nali grows when she visits his school and tames Year 9. All this plus Clare and Libby both interview for the Team Leader post.
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 ..... Nina Conti
Libby ..... Jess Robinson
Clerk .... Alex Tregear
Howard ..... Paterson Joseph
Other parts played by the cast.
Written by Harry Venning and David Ramsden
Producer: Katie Tyrrell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2010.
THU 10:00 Laurie Lee - Cider with Rosie (b0075qkb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]
THU 11:00 Dixon of Dock Green (b013216n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
THU 11:30 Hercule Poirot (b007vh5j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
THU 12:00 When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr (b00yj0bs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
THU 12:15 Absolute Beginners by Colin MacInnes (b03q08z6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]
THU 12:30 On the Rocks (b05wq1bl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
THU 13:00 Dad's Army (b007jrv9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 13:30 Kalangadog Junction (b09ckrh5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 14:00 Jest a Minute (b012rys1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
THU 14:30 Clare in the Community (b00sx2ql)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
THU 15:00 Laurie Lee - Cider with Rosie (b0075qkb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]
THU 16:00 Dixon of Dock Green (b013216n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
THU 16:30 Hercule Poirot (b007vh5j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
THU 17:00 When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr (b00yj0bs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
THU 17:15 Absolute Beginners by Colin MacInnes (b03q08z6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]
THU 17:30 On the Rocks (b05wq1bl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
THU 18:00 Dad's Army (b007jrv9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 18:30 Kalangadog Junction (b09ckrh5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 19:00 Jest a Minute (b012rys1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
THU 19:30 Clare in the Community (b00sx2ql)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
THU 20:00 Laura Barton's American Road Trip (m000c54q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Saturday]
THU 21:00 Great Lives (b008fwlc)
Thora Hird
Impressionist Jan Ravens chooses the award-winning actress, Dame Thora Hird.
Biographer Morris Bright and Thora's daughter Janette Scott provide expert advice on an actress once described as the Queen Mum of British stage and screen.
Presenter: Matthew Parris
Producer: Miles Warde
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2007.
THU 21:30 Nightmare Town by Dashiell Hammett (b00svcgx)
4. Danger
Facing more danger and intrigue, can Steve Threefall finally unravels the town's dark mystery?
From the pen of one of America's best known crime writers, Dashiell Hammett, comes the sharp-edged Steve Threefall.
Concluded by Stuart Milligan.
Abridged in four parts by Neville Teller.
Producer: Liz Allard
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2001.
THU 21:45 Faust (b00k2qmd)
4. A Pregnancy
Gretchen is pregnant with Faust's child, but the worst is yet to come.
Martin Jenkins' fable adaptation of a man selling his soul to the Devil, drawing on old stories and new fears.
Mephistopheles .... Mark Gatiss
Faustus .... Julian Rhind-Tutt
Martha ….Pippa Haywood
Gretchen / Demon …. Jasmine Hyde
Adapted by Martin Jenkins and dramatised by Jonathan Holloway.
Producer: Tim Dee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2008.
THU 22:00 Unite (m001mlvc)
Series 2
2. You Can Tin Can
Rebecca is concerned that Gideon's lack of employment will scupper their chances of securing a mortgage, so when his first ever trip to a football match leads to him being befriended by a hooligan mortgage advisor called Spud, Gideon leaps upon his offer to forge some payslips - after they've had a" tear up" with the Wycombe Wanderers lot.
Imogen is keen to do her bit in this cost of living crisis by launching her "You Can Tin Can" workshop at the local community centre, but the three attendees need some convincing about the benefits of cooking using only tinned food.
Tony dreams of becoming a published author with his biography of a pioneering distant relative but should he be so smug that he wrote it without consulting the internet?
A welcome return for the hugely popular and critically-acclaimed sitcom starring Radio 4 favourite Mark Steel (Mark Steel's in Town, The News Quiz), Claire Skinner (Outnumbered), Elliot Steel and Ivo Graham.
When Tony (Mark Steel), a working class, left wing South Londoner, falls in love and marries Imogen (Claire Skinner), an upper middle class property developer, their sons - Croydon chancer Ashley (Elliot Steel) and supercilious Eton and Oxford-educated Gideon (Ivo Graham) - are forced to live under the same roof and behave like the brothers neither of them ever wanted.
Cast:
Tony - Mark Steel
Imogen - Claire Skinner
Ashley - Elliot Steel
Gideon - Ivo Graham
Rebecca - Ayesha Antoine
Don - Curtis Walker
Joyce - Llewella Gideon
Spud - Andy Linden
Nancy - Lily Hardy
Steve - Dave Litchfield
Written by Barry Castagnola, Ian Pearce and Elliot Steel
(additional material from the cast)
Executive Producer- Mario Stylianides
Producer/Director- Barry Castagnola
Sound recordist and Editor- Jerry Peal
Broadcast Assistant - Sarah Tombling
Assistant Producer - George O'Regan
Production Assistant - David Litchfield
A Golden Path and Rustle Up production for BBC Radio 4
THU 22:30 Colin Hoult's Carnival of Monsters (b036mykr)
Series 1
Episode 1
Enter the Carnival of Monsters, a bizarre and hilarious world of sketches, stories and characters, presented by the sinister Ringmaster.
Master character comedian Colin Hoult's debut comedy series.
Meet such monstrous yet strangely familiar oddities as: Thwor - the mighty (but Leeds-based) god of Thwunder; Len Parker - Nottingham-born martial arts and transformers enthusiast; Anna Mann - outrageous star of such forgotten silver screen hits such as 'Rogue Baker', 'Who's For Turkish Delight' and 'A Bowl For My Bottom'; and many more.
Writers Guild Award-winner Colin Hoult is best known for his highly acclaimed starring roles in 'Being Human', 'Life's Too Short', and 'Russell Howard's Good News', as well as his many hit shows at the Edinburgh Festival. He has also appeared and written for a number of Radio 4 series.
Producer: Sam Bryant.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2013.
THU 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (m001mtz3)
Thanyia Moore 2/2
From 10pm until midnight, seven days a week, The Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. And tonight, Jon Holmes speaks to excellent stand-up Thanyia Moore.
THU 23:00 Life on Egg (b087p3sm)
Series 1
Inspection
Harry Hill runs Britain's remotest prison, The Egg, along with his two assistants, Peter and Anne.
But escape rates have gotten out of control and so the government has decided to send two inspectors to look things over.
Will Harry and his team survive their strenuous checks? Find out in "Life on Egg".
Harry ..... Harry Hill
Anne ..... Karen Bartke
Peter ..... Marek Larwood
Minister ..... Alison Belbin
Tim ..... Jason Forbes
Skulk ..... Jason Forbes
Jones ..... Dan Maier
Written by Dan Maier
Producer: Sam Michell
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in January 2017..
THU 23:15 Political Animals (b03mhwd5)
Series 2
Rex and Ron
President Ronald Reagan's dog, Rex, reveals that he shared his master's passion for acting.
Starring Michael Bertenshaw.
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.
Rex ...... Michael Bertenshaw
West Wing Guy ...... David Seddon
Director: Marc Beeby.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2014.
THU 23:30 Rigor Mortis (b007rq8g)
Series 2
Episode 6
A department store drama means the pathology team must work on Christmas Day.
Starring Peter Davison.
Laurence Howarth's black comedy set in the world of the pathology lab.
Dr Webster .... Peter Davison
Dr Anderson .... Matilda Ziegler
Professor Donaldson: .... Geoffrey Whitehead
Gordon .... Tom Price
Chloe .... Marianne Levy
Simon .... Gus Brown
Music by Paul Mottram and Stephanie Benavente.
Producer: Dawn Ellis
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2004.

FRIDAY 16 JUNE 2023

FRI 00:00 Laurie Lee - Cider with Rosie (b0075qkb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Dixon of Dock Green (b013216n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Hercule Poirot (b007vh5j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr (b00yj0bs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 Absolute Beginners by Colin MacInnes (b03q08z6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 on Thursday]
FRI 02:30 On the Rocks (b05wq1bl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Dad's Army (b007jrv9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Thursday]
FRI 03:30 Kalangadog Junction (b09ckrh5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 Jest a Minute (b012rys1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 Clare in the Community (b00sx2ql)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 Laurie Lee - Cider with Rosie (b00757rv)
2. Growing Up
Laurie Lee's autobiographical account of growing up in a Gloucestershire village just after the First World War.
Young Loll experiences his first taste of the adult world.
Dramatised by Nick Darke
Laurie......................................Tim McInnerny
Mother...................................Niamh Cusack
Young Loll.............................Sunny Leworthy
Rosie............................................Emily Parrish
Phyllis........................................Jennifer Compton
Harold.........................................Paul Currier
Marge............................................Lisa Kay
Doth...............................................Briony Fforde
Jack...................................................Daniel Clifford
Tony...............................................Jed Blacklock
Vincent.......................................David Goodland
Major Doveton..........................Bill Wallis
Vicar...................................................Paul Dodgson
Baroness Von Hodenburg,...........June Barrie
Maurice........................................Chris Grimes
Rosie............................................Emily Parish
Jo....................................................Megan Melish
Lizzie Berkeley................................Laura Beckett
Waltz Carry....................................Luke Glastonbury-Cole
Sixpence........................................Buster Reece
Bony......................................................Alex Smith
Maid..................................................Leanne French
Extras played by the villagers of Slad and Rodborough
Music arranged and performed by Paul Burgess
Directed by Viv Beeby and Jeremy Howe
A BBC Bristol production first broadcast on Radio 4 in April 1998.
FRI 06:00 Dixon of Dock Green (b0133pl2)
Series 1
3. Crawford's First Pinch
Some unsavoury postcards turn up on the Dock Green beat and the link to a recent spate of bicycle thefts makes PC Andy Crawford desperate to notch up his first arrest.
Radio revival of BBC TV's famous copper starring David Calder as PC George Dixon and David Tennant as Andy Crawford.
Dixon of Dock Green's roots go back to 1950 film drama 'The Blue Lamp' which ended with Dixon being shot dead. However, Warner's role was resurrected for the BBC TV series running from 1955 to 1976.
PC George Dixon ...... David Calder
PC Andy Crawford ...... David Tennant
Mary Dixon ...... Charlie Brooks
Joe Cooney ...... Tom McClane
Ned Cooney ...... Michael Fenton Stevens
Hilda Cooney ...... Rebecca Smart
Paul De Witt ...... Christian Rodska
Written by Ted Willis. Dramatised from his TV screenplay by Sue Rodwell.
Produced in Bristol by Viv Beeby and Jeremy Howe.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2005.
FRI 06:30 Hercule Poirot (b007vydf)
Dead Man's Folly
2. Murder Reality
Ariadne Oliver's worst fears have been realised and her murder game has become a reality.
The Belgian sleuth is deeply shocked by such a mindless act of cruelty and enthusiastically joins the local police with their investigations.
Agatha Christie's whodunit stars John Moffatt as Hercule Poirot
Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.
Poirot ...... John Moffatt
Ariadne ...... Julia McKenzie
Inspector Bland ...... Simon Treves
Sir George ...... Michael Cochrane
Miss Brewis ...... Liza Sadovy
Etienne de Sousa ...... Sam Dale
PC Hoskins ...... Joseph Kloska
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2007.
FRI 07:00 When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr (b00yzj5s)
10. Hope
First published in 1971, Judith's semi-autobiographical story tells the story of nine year-old Jewish girl Anna and her family's attempt to escape from the Nazis - passing through Switzerland and France - before arriving in England in 1936.
Judith wrote it for her son to explain her own story of her family fleeing Nazi Germany. Her father was a drama critic and a distinguished writer whose books were burned by the Nazis.
The family have sad news from Berlin but hope from England.
Read by Rosemary Leach
Abridged by Elizabeth Bradbury and produced by Peter Hutchings.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in 1991.
FRI 07:15 Absolute Beginners by Colin MacInnes (b03q08zt)
5. Violence
September, 1958: Racial tension is rising in parts of London.
The teenage narrator of Colin MacInnes' cult classic finds himself caught up along with his friends in the violence that erupts on the streets of his home patch in Notting Hill.
As the fighting spreads, Suzette turns up at the Santa Lucia club, but then his brother Vernon arrives with bad news.
Read by Joel MacCormack.
Abridged and produced by Sara Davies.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2014.
FRI 07:30 Dr Phil's Bedside Manner (m000zmjl)
Worcestershire Royal 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.
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. This time its the Worcestershire Royal Hospital.
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 September 2021.
FRI 08:00 Steptoe and Son (b00shdzy)
Series 1
The Bonds That Bind Us
After a win on the premium bonds, Albert starts splashing the cash and brings home a young gold digger.
Starring Wilfrid Brambell as Albert, Harry H Corbett as Harold and Yootha Joyce as Madge.
Following the conclusion of their hugely successful association with Tony Hancock, writers Ray Galton and Alan Simpson wrote 10 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 8 series for TV.
Adapted for radio from Galton and Simpson's TV script by Gale Pedrick.
Produced by Bobby Jaye
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in September 1966.
FRI 08:30 Charles Dickens (b00r66xt)
Sketches by Boz - Series 1
The Tuggses at Ramsgate
The Tuggs family live near London Bridge and run a grocers. But then they hear news of an inheritance and start to get grand ideas.
From a collection of comic tales by Charles Dickens.
Dramatised by Stephen Wyatt
Voice of Boz ...... Nicholas Farrell
Mr Joseph Tuggs ...... Christopher Hancock
Mrs Tuggs. ...... Frances Jeater
Charlotte Tuggs ...... Colleen Prendergast
Simon Tuggs ...... Julian Rhind-Tutt
Captain Waters ...... Sean Baker
Belinda Waters ...... Tracy-Ann Oberman
Other parts played by the cast.
Director: Sally Avens
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1998.
FRI 09:00 Act Your Age (b010dqgb)
Series 3
Episode 5
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?
Jon Richardson is joined by Carl Donnelly, Lucy Porter is paired with Justin Edwards and Tom O'Connor teams up with Norman Lovett.
Devised and produced by Ashley Blaker and Bill Matthews.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2011.
FRI 09:30 The Brothers (b007k4nx)
Series 1
Episode 1
A couple of years ago brothers Nigel and Michael gave up respectable careers to set up a website-design company. That was their first mistake...
Starring Adam Godley and Raymond Coulthard.
First of three comedy series by Caroline and David Stafford.
Nigel ...... Adam Godley
Michael ...... Raymond Coulthard
Oona ...... Pauline McLynn
Zorro ...... Pearce Quigley
Producer: Marc Beeby
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2004.
FRI 10:00 Laurie Lee - Cider with Rosie (b00757rv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]
FRI 11:00 Dixon of Dock Green (b0133pl2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
FRI 11:30 Hercule Poirot (b007vydf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
FRI 12:00 When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr (b00yzj5s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
FRI 12:15 Absolute Beginners by Colin MacInnes (b03q08zt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]
FRI 12:30 Dr Phil's Bedside Manner (m000zmjl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
FRI 13:00 Steptoe and Son (b00shdzy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 13:30 Charles Dickens (b00r66xt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
FRI 14:00 Act Your Age (b010dqgb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
FRI 14:30 The Brothers (b007k4nx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
FRI 15:00 Laurie Lee - Cider with Rosie (b00757rv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]
FRI 16:00 Dixon of Dock Green (b0133pl2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
FRI 16:30 Hercule Poirot (b007vydf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
FRI 17:00 When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr (b00yzj5s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
FRI 17:15 Absolute Beginners by Colin MacInnes (b03q08zt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]
FRI 17:30 Dr Phil's Bedside Manner (m000zmjl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
FRI 18:00 Steptoe and Son (b00shdzy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 18:30 Charles Dickens (b00r66xt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
FRI 19:00 Act Your Age (b010dqgb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
FRI 19:30 The Brothers (b007k4nx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
FRI 20:00 Serendipity (b065sx6w)
Lacrimosa
26-year-old, Proinsias O'Coinn, has spent most of his life thinking that something is wrong with him.
Ever since he was a teenager, he's been trying to find a song, a film, a poem *any* piece of art which has the power to make him cry.
When friends would be moved to tears by a weepy film or a sad song, Proinsias would look on in envy, wishing it could happen to him. You see in his head, being able to cry at a piece of art would let him engage with it and appreciate it like everyone else.
He's come close on a few occasions. Like when Jean Grey kills Professor X in X-Men 3 - or when listening to the Adele song 'One and Only'. But it's the sheer joy at these moments - that this could be it, this could be the time he's finally able to cry - that actually stops the tears from coming. It's like the sneeze that comes tantalisingly close but just never happens.
So Proinsias is on a mission to finally find a piece of art that can make him cry. But as he embarks on this very personal challenge, he finds himself facing up to much bigger questions about himself and who he is.
Producer: Conor Garrett
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2015
FRI 20:30 A Good Read (b06kcbw6)
Philip Pullman and Caroline Criado-Perez
Author Philip Pullman, journalist Caroline Criado-Perez and Harriett Gilbert discuss their favourite books by Graham Greene, Tove Jansson and Alice Munro.
Sculptor's Daughter: A Childhood Memoir by Tove Jansson
Publisher: Sort of Books
The Beggar Maid: Stories of Flo and Rose by Alice Munro
Publisher: Vintage
The Quiet American by Graham Greene.
Publisher: Vintage
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2015.
FRI 21:00 The Curious Cases of Rutherford & Fry (m000rcpf)
Series 17
The Mosquito Conundrum
The doctors put mosquitoes on trial, as listener Cathy in the UK asks, ‘What is the point of mosquitoes?’ in response to our show about wasps.
Mosquitoes have undeniably played a role in killing millions of people. Malaria is the single biggest cause of death in human history. But Erica McAlister, senior curator of flies and fleas at the UK’s Natural History Museum, reveals that not all mosquitoes are interested in biting us for a blood meal, or are involved in transmitting disease. Only the females of about 10 species are the most problematic for humanity, from around 3600 true species of mosquito. Limited research indicates that many play important roles in ecosystems, for example as pollinators on land and as food sources during their larval stage in aquatic environments.
Nonetheless, those roughly 10 species cause devastating disease. Kate Jones’ research at University College London examines the interface of ecology and human health. Malaria and dengue fever alone cause over 300 million infections annually. And there are many more diseases transmitted by mosquitoes: Zika, West Nile fever, Yellow fever, Japanese encephalitis – the list goes on, and with urbanisation and climate change, the picture is constantly changing.
So what can be done? Should we try to annihilate the disease-carrying species? Insecticide use has historic and ongoing controversy, as the difficulties of needing to stop deaths in the short term risks longer term environmental damage, with unforeseen and possibly greater consequences for humanity. So Adam turns to new, genetic technology with zoologist Matthew Cobb. Can and should we modify mosquitoes to wipe themselves out, by wrecking local populations with sterile males, or use a technique called a gene drive to perpetuate debilitation through generations? Or could life find a way to evolve past our attempts at control, and cause greater problems? The doctors deliberate and try to decide a verdict on mosquitoes’ fate.
Presenters: Hannah Fry & Adam Rutherford
Producer: Jen Whyntie
A BBC Audio Science Unit production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in 2021.
FRI 21:30 Colin Dexter Short Stories (b007lr7f)
The Double Crossing
A good first day for a certain detective named Lewis.
The creator of the inimitable Inspector Morse brings a fresh detective tale to the airwaves.
Colin Dexter reads his own story.
Producer: Di Speirs
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2004.
FRI 21:45 Faust (m001mty3)
5. Wishes and Boredom
Faust becomes bored by years of wish fulfilment.
Martin Jenkins' fable adaptation of a man selling his soul to the Devil, drawing on old stories and new fears.
Mephistopheles .... Mark Gatiss
Faustus .... Julian Rhind-Tutt
Wagner …. Thom Tuck
Adapted by Martin Jenkins and dramatised by Jonathan Holloway.
Producer: Tim Dee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2008.
FRI 22:00 Ashley Blaker: 6.5 Children (m000xv7s)
Opt to Adopt
New comedy from stand-up comedian Ashley Blaker about his unusual home life. In episode two, Ashley tells the story of how the Blakers came to add to their already hectic home by adopting a two-year-old girl with Down Syndrome.
Ashley Blaker: 6.5 Children is a mix of stand-up and observational documentary, all recorded in the Blakers’ unusual home with the voices of his real family, and tackling parenting, adoption and raising children with special needs.
The series brings a whole new perspective to the subject of parenting. That is because as parents of six children, Ashley and his wife Gemma are trying to raise a family in a world that is only really set up for having two. What's more, the Blakers’ children are not just any kids. Three have special needs – two autistic boys and an adopted girl with Down Syndrome – and Ashley Blaker: 6.5 Children sensitively finds the funny in both raising children with disabilities and adoption.
The series is written and performed by Ashley Blaker - a comedian who has performed on five continents including tours of the UK, USA, Canada, South Africa, Israel and Australia. His 2018 Off-Broadway run was called ‘a slickly funny stand-up show’ by the New York Times and, in 2020, he returned with Goy Friendly which ran at the prestigious SoHo Playhouse.
Ashley is joined by Shelley Blond (Peep Show, Cold Feet and the voice of Lara Croft in Tomb Raider), Kieran Hodgson (three-time Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee), Rosie Holt (online lockdown star with countless viral videos) amd Judith Jacob (EastEnders, The Real McCoy, Still Open All Hours).
Also appearing as themselves are Ashley’s own children: Ami (17), Ophie (15), Simi (13), Soroh (12), Sruly (11) and Bina (7).
Producer: Steve Doherty
A Giddy Goat production for BBC Radio 4
FRI 22:30 DMs Are Open (m001mty5)
Series 2
5. Putting The Work In
Hosts Ali Official and Athena Kugblenu are joined by Steffan Alun, Eleri Morgan and Mali Ann Rees, for an episode of the sketch show written by public submissions, this week recorded at the BBC Comedy Festival in Cardiff. Expect sketches, voicenotes and one-liners all written on the topic PUTTING THE WORK IN. We'll hear from the Novak Djokovic's real secret to tennis, a maverick cop with no fear of RSI, and when Old MacDonald gets a visit from the Inland Revenue.
Script Editors: Dan Kiss and Cameron Loxdale
Producer: Rajiv Karia
Assistant Producer: Caroline Barlow
Production Co-ordinators: Sarah Nicholls
Sound Editor: Joshan Chana
A BBC Studio Production for BBC Radio 4 Extra.
FRI 23:00 Tim Key's Late Night Poetry Programme (b05n17yz)
Series 3
Horror
This week Tim gets to the bottom of the concept of horror, by attempting to scare the wits out of his long-suffering musician, Tom Basden. And by reading poems. Last in the series.
Written and presented by Tim Key
With Tom Basden and Katy Wix
Produced by James Robinson
A BBC Cymru Wales production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in March 2015.
FRI 23:15 Knocker (b008j006)
Profitch
Market researcher Ian Dunn suffers a shocking epiphany.
Ian is hot. It's not a good day for a meat survey.
Six-part comedy series written by Neil Edmond
Stars Neil Edmond and Paula Wilcox.
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 Listen Against (b00fl0gk)
Series 2
Episode 2
Time runs away in preparations for the switch-on of the BBC Collider - and the Greenwich time signal pips are still running rogue.
The show that prises the back off your radio, fiddles around with the programmes inside and then puts it all back together the wrong way round.
Starring:
Jon Holmes
Alice Arnold
Written by Jon Holmes, Sam Bryant, Bill Dare, Jason Hazeley, Joel Morris and Luke Roberts
Producers: Sam Bryant and Jon Holmes
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2008.