SATURDAY 17 JUNE 2023

SAT 00:00 Jules Verne (b0bcg1sw)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Jules Verne's sci-fi classic brought vividly to life in this thrilling, fast-moving dramatisation, featuring the mysterious Captain Nemo and a ferocious giant squid.
Starring Sagar Arya.
Dramatised by Gregory Evans
Captain Nemo ...... Sagar Arya
Professor Pierre Aronnax ...... Neil McCaul
Miss Connie Aronnax ...... Madeline Hatt
Ned Land ...... David Seddon
Captain Farragut ...... Philip Bretherton
Director: Marc Beeby
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2018.
SAT 01:00 Laurie Lee - Cider with Rosie (b00757rv)
2. Growing Up
Young Loll experiences his first taste of the adult world.
Laurie Lee's autobiographical account of growing up in a Gloucestershire village just after the First World War. Laurie Lee's memoirs, first published in 1959.
Starring Tim McInnerny and Niamh Cusack.
Dramatised by Nick Darke.
Recorded on location in and around the Slad valley in Gloucestershire.
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
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 ....... Leanne French
Extras played by the villagers of Slad and Rodborough
Music arranged and performed by Paul Burgess
Directed at BBC Bristol by Viv Beeby and Jeremy Howe
First broadcast on Radio 4 in April 1998.
SAT 02:00 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 created and written by Ted Willis.
Starring David Calder and David Tennant.
Dramatised from the TV screenplay by Sue Rodwell.
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
Produced in Bristol by Viv Beeby and Jeremy Howe.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2005.
SAT 02:30 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.
SAT 03:00 When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr (b00yzj5s)
10. Hope
The family have sad news from Berlin, but hope from England.
Classic novel set in 1933, following Adolf Hitler's election campaign.
Judith Kerr's semi-autobiographical story is concluded 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 March 1991.
SAT 03:15 Absolute Beginners by Colin MacInnes (b03q08zt)
5. Violence
September, 1958: Racial tension is rising in parts of London.
Colin MacInnes' teenage narrator gets 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.
Cult classic read by Joel MacCormack.
Abridged and produced by Sara Davies.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2014.
SAT 03:30 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.
This time Dr Phil visits the Worcestershire Royal Hospital, where he hears stories from staff and patients - as he reveals how humour and laughter are vital coping mechanisms in the NHS.
And 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.
SAT 04:00 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 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
Madge …. Yootha Joyce
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 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.
SAT 05:00 Act Your Age (b010dqgb)
Series 3
Episode 5
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:
Carl Donnelly
Justin Edwards
Norman Lovett
Devised and produced by Ashley Blaker and Bill Matthews.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2011.
SAT 05:30 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 about dysfunctional siblings 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.
SAT 06:00 The Other Side of the Hill (b010x8rh)
The Long Road to Waterloo
From after the Battle of Badajoz to the Battle of Waterloo.
The last of two linked plays of the Peninsular campaign following the progress of the Duke of Wellington - 1808-1813
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
Major Harry Smith .... Dominic Rickhards
Juanita .... Siriol Jenkins
Don Julian Sanchez .... Philip Sully
Madre Soledad .... June Tobin
Goya .... David March
Major Fitzroy Somerset .... Christopher Good
Captain Gordon .... David Bannerman
Rifleman West .... Eric Allan
Corporal Prickett .... Ronald Herdman
Rifleman Doubleday .... Clarence Smith
Rifleman Jackman/Captain Freer .... Mark Straker
Rifleman Palmer .... Neil Roberts
Captain Kincaid .... Terence Edmond
Captain Soula/Lt Cardo/Grenow .... Alan Barker
Gen Skerrett/Gen Ponsonby .... Brett Usher
Quartermaster Gen Scovell/Orellana .... Charles Millham
Corporal Costello .... Andrew Wincott
Jenny Cochrane .... Susan Sheridan
Gen Packenham/Gen Vandeleur .... Colin McFarlane
Harriette Wilson .... Melanie Hudson
Sister Rosario/Fanny .... Theresa Streatfeild
Victoria ... Emma Fielding
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 Brief Answers to the Big Questions by Stephen Hawking (Omnibus) (m0001x1n)
Stephen Hawking's last thoughts on big topics from AI to the Big Bang and beyond.
The author's gaze takes in Big Bang theories, AI, and our basic belief systems under scrutiny - Science and Religion.
Then a poignant afterword is delivered by his daughter.
Omnibus of five parts abridged by Katrin Williams.
Read by Anton Lesser and Lucy Hawking.
Producer: Duncan Minshull
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2019.
SAT 08:45 The Fosdyke Saga (b007jrqq)
6. The Smell of Sausage
"Agreed. Schmidt and Fosdyke - Berlin..."
Tom Fosdyke strikes a deal over Bavarian sausages.
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
Albert Fosdyke …. Enn Reitel
Roger Ditchley …. Christian Rodska
The Sergeant …. Trevor Cooper
Schmidt …. David Timson
Other parts played by
Larry Lamb
Nick Revell
Arthur Smith
Producer: Alan Nixon
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1983.
SAT 09:00 Not in Front of the Children (b0524hhh)
Series 1
House in a Tree
Jennifer Corner berates her headstrong husband Henry who's due in court over his somewhat shaky treehouse.
Starring Wendy Craig and Francis Matthews.
The comedy mishaps of the Corner family - Jennifer and Henry and their three kids Trudi, Amanda and Robin.
Four series were first shown on BBC TV from 1967 to 1970.
Richard Waring adapted his own TV scripts for this radio version, now fully restored from the original reel-to-reel tapes.
Jennifer Corner ...... Wendy Craig
Henry Corner ...... Francis Matthews
Mother ...... Fanny Rowe
Trudi ...... Roberta Tovey
Amanda ...... Jill Riddick
Robin ...... Hugo Keith-Johnston
Biddy ...... Madeleine Howell
Telephone Operator ...... Olwen Griffiths
Police Sergeant ...... David Tate
Prison Warder ...... Geoffrey Frederick
Wendy Craig won a Best Actress BAFTA award for the TV version of Not in Front of the Children in 1969. This was the first of several housewife roles that Wendy Craig was to play on TV. Later series included And Mother Makes Three and Butterflies.
Music by Ronnie Hazlehurst
Producer: Trafford Whitelock.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1969.
SAT 09:30 The Arthur Haynes Show (m001mztp)
From 29/10/1962
Hitchhiking, antiques and elections.
Arthur Haynes stars in the sketch show series written by Johnny Speight.
With
Nicholas Parsons
Barnie Gilbraithe
Music by the Temperance Seven and 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 (m000c567)
3. California Bound
Using BBC Archives, writer Laura Barton takes to the road to conclude her audio adventure across the USA - from New York to California.
The last of three episodes featuring:
* ‘Inside Track: Cowgirls’ [1998]
* ‘A Bright Light in the Night’ [2005]
* ‘American Beauty: Death Valley Opera’ [1995]
* ‘On the Town’ [1980]
* ‘Not Yet, Jayette’ [1992]
Producer: Luke Doran
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in October 2018.
SAT 11:00 The Other Side of the Hill (b010x8rh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SAT 12:30 Brief Answers to the Big Questions by Stephen Hawking (Omnibus) (m0001x1n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
SAT 13:45 The Fosdyke Saga (b007jrqq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
SAT 14:00 Not in Front of the Children (b0524hhh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SAT 14:30 The Arthur Haynes Show (m001mztp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
SAT 15:00 Laura Barton's American Road Trip (m000c567)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SAT 16:00 Jules Verne (b0bcg1sw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 00:00 today]
SAT 17:00 The Other Side of the Hill (b010x8rh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SAT 18:30 Brief Answers to the Big Questions by Stephen Hawking (Omnibus) (m0001x1n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
SAT 19:45 The Fosdyke Saga (b007jrqq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
SAT 20:00 Not in Front of the Children (b0524hhh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SAT 20:30 The Arthur Haynes Show (m001mztp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
SAT 21:00 Laura Barton's American Road Trip (m000c567)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SAT 22:00 The Jail Diaries of Sir Ralph Stanza (m0010q1j)
Horny on the Inside
Prisoner Gary is missing his wife and worried about what she might be getting up to.
Poet in residence Sir Ralph helps him express his fears through the medium of verse.
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
Gary ... Neil Bell
Joe ... Chris Jack
Kev ... Theo Ant Smith
Officer ... Lorraine Cheshire
Produced at BBC Manchester by Graham Frost
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2004.
SAT 22:15 The Shuttleworths (b007k24g)
Series 1
How...
Sheffield singer-songwriter John Shuttleworth offers tips on how to cope with divorce and doing the washing-up.
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 (m000766z)
Series 2
Episode 3
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:
Fabrizio Copano
Berit Companjen
Orlando Baxter
Fabrizio Copano is a household name in Chile but we caught up with him on a jaunt to LA where he was performing his English language show.
Berit Companjen is the resident MC of Rotterdam’s first purpose built stand-up club and tells us the all-important difference between Holland and The Netherlands.
Orlando Baxter called us from Worcester, MA before going on tour with his show Finding Mariah which he also performed at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Producer: Richard Morris
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in August 2019.
SAT 23:00 Tim Minchin and Friends (b007knth)
Adventurous lyrics and musical virtuosity.
A marvellous collision of mirth and piano from the award-winning comic and pianist in his first-ever BBC concert.
Written by and starring Tim Minchin.
With:
Justin Edwards.
Producer: Will Saunders
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in January 2007.

SUNDAY 18 JUNE 2023

SUN 00:00 Fear on 4 (b007jqlh)
Series 5
Making Sacrifices
"I want the turret room when Alison's gone, and you've got to make sacrifices to get what you want."
After a nasty case of bullying, three girls learn about the darker side of life in a humorous view of fear and loathing in a girls' boarding school.
Fear on 4 brings you more in a series of nerve-tinglers.
Written by Nick Warburton.
Alison ....... Caroline Strong
Kerry ....... Sarah Rice
Corrina ....... Alison Pettitt
Director: Adrian Bean
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1997
SUN 00:30 I Am Legend by Richard Matheson (b007k0wz)
3. Vampires
Tortured by memories, Robert Neville, Earth's last living man, steps up his fight against the 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 (b010x8rh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday]
SUN 02:30 Brief Answers to the Big Questions by Stephen Hawking (Omnibus) (m0001x1n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Saturday]
SUN 03:45 The Fosdyke Saga (b007jrqq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Saturday]
SUN 04:00 Not in Front of the Children (b0524hhh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Saturday]
SUN 04:30 The Arthur Haynes Show (m001mztp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Saturday]
SUN 05:00 Laura Barton's American Road Trip (m000c567)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Saturday]
SUN 06:00 Poetry Extra (m001n007)
Four Seasons - A collection of poems for the Summer Solstice
Daljit Nagra revisits the BBC's poetry archive and chooses Four Seasons - A collection of poems for the Summer Solstice.
This is a compilation programme of poems that featured throughout the day on BBC Radio 4 celebrating the longest day and the official start of Summer.
Poets Fiona Benson, Kathy Towers and Raymond Antrobus join readers:
Paapa Essiedu
Michael Sheen
Simon Russell Beale
Noma Dumezweni
Harriet Walter
Siobhan Redmond
Anton Lesser
- with poems on the theme of summer and light.
Producer: Sarah Addezio.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on 24th June 2018.
SUN 06:30 When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr (Omnibus) (m001n00l)
Episode 2
The Swiss won't publish his work, so Anna's father takes the family to Paris.
Classic novel set in Berlin in 1933, with Adolf Hitler's election campaign 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.
Omnibus of the last five of ten episodes abridged by Elizabeth Bradbury.
Producer: Peter Hutchings.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in March 1991.
SUN 07:40 Inheritance Tracks (m001n00x)
Sophie Raworth
BBC newsreader Sophie Raworth chooses Schubert’s Impromptu in G-Flat and ‘Fly Me to the Moon’ performed by her family members.
SUN 07:50 Absolute Beginners by Colin MacInnes (Omnibus) (m001n016)
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.
Omnibus of the five-parts read by Joel MacCormack.
Abridged and produced by Sara Davies.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2014.
SUN 09:00 The Clitheroe Kid (m001n01m)
Series 5
I Was A Stupid Cupid
Determined to locate a new HQ for his gang, the cheeky schoolboy tries to get his sister Susan married off.
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
Higginbottom …. Tony Melody
John Nightingale …. 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 (m001n01z)
Series 9
Mr Murray's Endurance Course
The Number 1 is sent on a gruelling commando course, but there’s a hidden agenda...
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/Mr Merrivale ...... Jon Pertwee
The Number One ...... Stephen Murray
Captain Povey .... Richard Caldicot
WREN Chasen …. Heather Chasen
Sergeant Coggins …. Ronnie Barker
Lieutenant Plummer …. Michael Bates
The Admiral/Leading Seaman 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 (m001n9fh)
Glastonbury Music Makers 2023
Emily Eavis
Emily Eavis is co-organiser of the Glastonbury Festival. Together with her husband and her father, she masterminds the booking of bands and oversees the setting up of what is the largest greenfield festival in the world. The site itself becomes the size of Oxford town centre once it’s built and rigged.
Born in 1979, she was a small child when her parents, Jean and Michael, were inspired to make the Glastonbury Festival an annual event, although she wasn’t keen on the yearly invasion of the family farm. By her late teens, however, she had changed her views. She left Worthy Farm to study to be a teacher at Goldsmiths College in London but when, at the end of her first year, her mother was diagnosed with cancer, Emily left and went home to help look after her and to help her father run that year’s festival.
Emily never went back to university. Motivated by a visit to Haiti to look at Oxfam projects, she spent a few years in London putting on charity gigs, before returning home to work with her father running the festival. She married her husband, Nick Dewey, manager of The Chemical Brothers in 2009. The couple have three children and live on Worthy Farm.
Presented by Lauren Laverne.
DISC ONE: Madame George - Van Morrison
DISC TWO: Paranoid Android - Radiohead
DISC THREE: You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go - Bob Dylan
DISC FOUR: High Tide Or Low Tide - Bob Marley
DISC FIVE: Landslide (Live at Warner Brothers Studios) - Fleetwood Mac
DISC SIX: That's Life - Frank Sinatra
DISC SEVEN: Winterlude - Guy Garvey & Peter Jobson
DISC EIGHT: Crazy In Love – Beyoncé
BOOK CHOICE: The Shadow of the Sun by Ryszard Kapuscinski
LUXURY CHOICE: Carpenter’s tool set (so she can build her own veranda)
CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go - Bob Dylan
Producer: Cathy Drysdale
Desert Island Discs was created by Roy Plomley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2019.
SUN 10:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00pfkw3)
Series 1
Giant Birds
Madagascar, off the eastern coast of Africa, is the largest continental island in the world.
As Sir David reveals, it's also where the largest egg known to have existed was laid, and the bird that laid it was also a giant.
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 (m001n007)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SUN 11:30 When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr (Omnibus) (m001n00l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
SUN 12:40 Inheritance Tracks (m001n00x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:40 today]
SUN 12:50 Absolute Beginners by Colin MacInnes (Omnibus) (m001n016)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:50 today]
SUN 14:00 The Clitheroe Kid (m001n01m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SUN 14:30 The Navy Lark (m001n01z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
SUN 15:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m001n9fh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SUN 15:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00pfkw3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 today]
SUN 16:00 Fear on 4 (b007jqlh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 00:00 today]
SUN 16:30 I Am Legend by Richard Matheson (b007k0wz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 00:30 today]
SUN 17:00 Poetry Extra (m001n007)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SUN 17:30 When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr (Omnibus) (m001n00l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
SUN 18:40 Inheritance Tracks (m001n00x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:40 today]
SUN 18:50 Absolute Beginners by Colin MacInnes (Omnibus) (m001n016)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:50 today]
SUN 20:00 The Clitheroe Kid (m001n01m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SUN 20:30 The Navy Lark (m001n01z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
SUN 21:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m001n9fh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SUN 21:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00pfkw3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 today]
SUN 22:00 The Tim Vine Chat Show (b096hcz6)
Series 2
Abergavenny
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 parks his Chat Show wagon in Wales at the Borough Theatre in Abergavenny.
Dramatic events come in the form of an anecdote about a haunted hotel and a warship trying to do a three-point turn.
Producer: Richard Morris
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2017.
SUN 22:30 Chain Reaction (b01l1g68)
Series 8
Jeremy Front interviews Rebecca Front
Rebecca Front is interviewed by the man who knows her best, her big Brother Jeremy Front.
The Chain starts with star of The Thick Of It, Grandma's House, The Day Today and most other comedies of note over the past twenty years, Rebecca Front, speaking to the man who knows her best, her writing partner and big brother Jeremy Front.
They cover childhood teasing and being a woman in comedy, reveal how a cough scuppered Rebecca's chances of working with Mike Leigh and end with Jeremy attempting to maker her re-live an amusing childhood trauma.
"I've heard all the anecdotes so I'll probably just read a book."
Producer: Carl Cooper
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2012.
SUN 23:00 28 Acts in 28 Minutes (b01nv97y)
Series 1
Episode 3
John Humphrys gives 28 acts 60 seconds to entertain an audience:
Kit and the Widow
Frankie Boyle
The Hollow Men
Lucy Porter
Rob Rouse
Toby Foster
Mrs Barbara Nice
Rob Deering
Neil Edmond
Adam Buxton
Anna Crilley & Katie Wix
Mick Ferry
Pete Gold
Susan Murray
Charlie Chuck
Jarred Christmas
Marcus Cummins
Tom Allen
Justin Moorhouse
Will Hodgson
Stephen Carlin
Steve Oram and Tom Meeten
Isy Suttie
Alex Horne
Phil Kay
Nick Revell
John Hegley
Marcus Brigstocke & Danny Robins
Producers: Rohan Acharya and Ed Morrish
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2006.
SUN 23:30 Safety Catch (b00vkyz1)
Series 3
Better the Devil You Know
Reluctant arms dealer Simon McGrath finally has the opportunity to leave his dubious line of employment when an American company puts in a takeover bid.
Starring Darren Boyd.
The return of Laurence Howarth’s black comedy of modern morality sees Simon going to some bizarre lengths to excuse his profession.
Simon is a generally nice chap who just fell into arms dealing and he needs to pay his mortgage just like everyone else.
His real love is electronic music so this is just a stop gap until he finds the perfect outlet for it. Okay the gap has lasted five years, but that's not the point.
His personal life with Anna is as unsatisfactory as his work life...
Simon McGrath ...... Darren Boyd
Anna Grieg ...... Joanna Page
Boris Kemal ...... Lewis Macleod
Judith McGrath ...... Sarah Smart
Angela McGrath ...... Brigit Forsyth
Madeleine Turnbull ...... Rachel Atkins
Charles ...... John Schwab
Producer: Dawn Ellis.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2010.

MONDAY 19 JUNE 2023

MON 00:00 Poetry Extra (m001n007)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Sunday]
MON 00:30 When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr (Omnibus) (m001n00l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Sunday]
MON 01:40 Inheritance Tracks (m001n00x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:40 on Sunday]
MON 01:50 Absolute Beginners by Colin MacInnes (Omnibus) (m001n016)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:50 on Sunday]
MON 03:00 The Clitheroe Kid (m001n01m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Sunday]
MON 03:30 The Navy Lark (m001n01z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Sunday]
MON 04:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m001n9fh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday]
MON 04:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00pfkw3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 on Sunday]
MON 05:00 William Trevor - Events at Drimaghleen (m001n006)
In a melancholy townland of modest farms, set amid the wind and the wet of some of the worst land in the west of Ireland, young Maureen McDowd cycles off to meet her lover.
So begins the horror of the tragedy that, on a chilled May morning, awaits the people of Drimaghleen.
Starring TP McKenna and Sarah Badel.
Written by William Trevor.
Father Sallins .... TP McKenna
Hetty Fortune .... Sarah Badel
McDowd .... PG Stephens
Mrs McDowd .... Kate Binchy
Inspector O'Kelly .... Sean Barrett
Tyler .... Nigel Anthony
Mrs Casey .... Carmel McSharry
Maureen/2nd Daughter .... Marcella Riordan
Son-in-law/Carmody .... Breffni McKenna
1st Daughter .... Aine McCartney
Son .... Kilian McKenna
Music composed by Colin Sell.
First heard in Globe Theatre - a season of six plays by leading writers for both on BBC Radio 4 and the BBC World Service.
Director: David Hitchinson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1988.
MON 06:00 Dixon of Dock Green (b0132tjy)
Series 1
4. Dixie
When things go missing from the Dixon household Doris, the downtrodden girl from next door, is exposed as a petty thief.
But it's Mary Dixon who comes to her rescue, against PC George Dixon's wishes, and who earns PC Andy Crawford's admiration...
Radio revival of BBC TV's famous copper created and written by Ted Willis.
Starring David Calder and David Tennant.
Dramatised from the TV screenplay by Sue Rodwell.
PC George Dixon ...... David Calder
PC Andy Crawford ...... David Tennant
Mary Dixon ...... Charlie Brooks
Mrs Davies ...... Esther Elliott
Doris Monroe ...... Sarah Counsell
Mr Monroe ...... Roland Oliver
Harry Lane ...... Paul Currier
Produced in Bristol by Viv Beeby and Jeremy Howe.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2005.
MON 06:30 Hercule Poirot (b007wcwc)
Dead Man's Folly
3. Disappearance
Sir George Stubbs is frantic that the disappearance of his wife is connected to the unexpected arrival of her long-forgotten cousin.
The Belgian sleuth is concerned that it might have an even more sinister implication - one linked to the murder in the boat-house...
Agatha Christie's whodunit stars John Moffatt as Hercule Poirot
Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.
Poirot ...... John Moffatt
Sir George ...... Michael Cochrane
Mrs Folliat ...... Rosalind Knight
Inspector Bland ...... Simon Treves
Miss Brewis ...... Liza Sadovy
Sally Legge ...... Jenny Funnell
Michael Weyman ...... Dominic Colchester
Turtle shirt Man ...... Jot Davies
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2007.
MON 07:00 Book of the Week (b0bkqt8d)
The Spy and the Traitor by Ben Macintyre
1. Disaffection
Disaffection sets in for one of the KGB’s newest recruits. He's ready to turn double-agent for the British MI6.
Ben Macintyre's thrilling book tells the story of a KGB double-agent and plunges us into the Cold War’s underworld of espionage, duplicity and intrigue.
Read by Tim McInnerny.
Abridged in five parts by Richard Hamilton.
Producer: Elizabeth Allard
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2018.
MON 07:15 Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls Trilogy (m00099yv)
The Lonely Girl
1. Blaggers
Kate and Baba are friends who occupy the twin poles of romance and realism.
In this opening episode, they blag their way into a wine-tasting and meet Eugene Gaillard.
Funny and subversive story of womanhood in Ireland in the 1950s.
Originally published in the 1960s, The Lonely Girl, and the two other novels in the trilogy (The Country Girls and Girls in their Married Bliss), were banned by the Irish Censorship Board, burnt publicly in O’Brien’s home town, and described by the Justice Minister (a young Charles Haughey) as filth.
Edna O’Brien's trilogy is now recognised as an iconic work of 20th century Irish fiction.
Dramatised in ten parts by Kate Hims.
Kate ...... Charlie Murphy
Baba ...... Aoibhinn McGinnity
Tod Mead ...... Shaun Mason
Eugene ...... Jonathan Forbes
The Body ...... Jonny Holden
Eamonn ...... Chris Pavlo
Joanna ...... Susan Jameson
Woman ...... Catherine Cusack
Directors: Sally Avens & Jessica Dromgoole
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2019.
MON 07:30 Man at the Helm (b07x5vrq)
Episode 2
Local handyman Charlie Bates is not on the man list for Lizzie's three meddling kids.
But they're prepared to give him a shot when their divorced mum falls for him - because he looks like Frank Sinatra...
Nina Stibbe’s comic novel set in 1970s rural Leicestershire.
Adapted by Amanda Whittington.
Lizzie ….. Eloise Webb
Amy….. Fern Deacon
Little Jack ….. Ben Barker
Elizabeth ….. Amanda Hale
Charlie Bates ….. Andy Nyman
Mr Lomax ….. Jason Barnett
Dad ….. James Lailey
Mrs Bates ….. Elizabeth Bennett
Director: Gemma Jenkins
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2016.
MON 08:00 Round the Horne (b00tlwzb)
Series 4
Episode 16
Listeners have their say - and there's a bona surprise for Julian and Sandy.
One of BBC Radio’s most influential and groundbreaking series packed full of colourful characters, parodies, memorable catchphrases, and double-entendres.
The last ever show 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 (b007js81)
Series 3
Episode 4
Freshly wed ad man Ken receives a wedding invite and faces upset at a photo shoot.
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
Larry Childs ...... William Hootkins
Loretta-Jane Duff ...... Toni Coyne
Dawn ...... Sally Watts
Mr Cheater ...... James Griffiths
Sally ...... Jane Leonard
With:
Miriam Margolyes
John Shrapnel
David Tate
Sally Grace
Enn Reitel
Anton Rogers
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1986.
MON 09:00 It's Your Round (b00yjs4p)
Series 1
Episode 1
It's the comedy panel show with no format!
Let battle commence in the games each brought along by the panellists:
Rufus Hound
Miles Jupp
Sara Pascoe
Adam Hills
Stand by for "Them Next Door", "What Does My Dad Know?", "Come To Romford!" and "Newspaper Headline or Cryptic Crossword Clue".
All are untried, untested and unpredictable so it could all end in disaster.
Angus Deayton valiantly tries to keep the show together.
Written by: Angus Deayton, Ged Parsons and Paul Powell
Devised by Benjamin Partridge.
Producer: Sam Michell.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2011.
MON 09:30 Snap (b00thqvk)
Series 1
Episode 3
Doug's furious when he discovers Molly plans to take in a lodger.
Plus their best friends having a party, so it could be awkward if both Molly & Doug get an invite...
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
Scarlet …... Rebecca Front
Annie …... Marlene Sidaway
Raymond …... Jonathan Tafler
Gwynneth Williams …... Jennifer Hill
Producer: David Ian Neville
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2003.
MON 10:00 William Trevor - Events at Drimaghleen (m001n006)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]
MON 11:00 Dixon of Dock Green (b0132tjy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
MON 11:30 Hercule Poirot (b007wcwc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
MON 12:00 Book of the Week (b0bkqt8d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
MON 12:15 Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls Trilogy (m00099yv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]
MON 12:30 Man at the Helm (b07x5vrq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
MON 13:00 Round the Horne (b00tlwzb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 13:30 Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful (b007js81)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 14:00 It's Your Round (b00yjs4p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
MON 14:30 Snap (b00thqvk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
MON 15:00 William Trevor - Events at Drimaghleen (m001n006)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]
MON 16:00 Dixon of Dock Green (b0132tjy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
MON 16:30 Hercule Poirot (b007wcwc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
MON 17:00 Book of the Week (b0bkqt8d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
MON 17:15 Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls Trilogy (m00099yv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]
MON 17:30 Man at the Helm (b07x5vrq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
MON 18:00 Round the Horne (b00tlwzb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 18:30 Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful (b007js81)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 19:00 It's Your Round (b00yjs4p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
MON 19:30 Snap (b00thqvk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
MON 20:00 Radiolab (m0010xk8)
Series 8
Man v Machine
Radiolab explores whether new ideas and new inventions are inevitable?
What’s the inspiration?
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 2017.
MON 20:55 Inheritance Tracks (b06gx5pk)
Cyndi Lauper
Singer Cyndi Lauper with Fats Waller and Louis Armstrong's 'All That Meat And No Potatoes' and Marvin Gaye's 'Mercy, Mercy Me'.
MON 21:00 Mastertapes (b03hvn6z)
Series 3
David Crosby (A-Side)
David Crosby discusses the making of his 1971 album If 'I Could Only Remember My Name'.
Series in which leading performers and songwriters talk about the album that made them or changed them.
Recorded in front of a live audience at the BBC's iconic Maida Vale Studios, each edition includes two episodes - the A-side and B-side.
In the A-side, the double-inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame talks to John Wilson.
Released in 1971, If 'I Could Only Remember My Name' was one of four high-profile solo albums released more or less simultaneously by each member of the legendary super-group, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.
David's album boasted a stellar line-up that not only included Neil Young and Graham Nash, but also featured Joni Mitchell and the leading members of both Jefferson Airplane and the Grateful Dead.
Initially met with mixed reviews, the album has never been out of print and features some of his most impressive vocal and songwriting work - including the haunting Laughing, the mantra-like Music Is Love and the extended, impressionistic Cowboy Movie.
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 He Died With His Eyes Open (b03brkzc)
1. Press Play
Burn Gorman plays a detective investigating a brutal murder in 1980s London.
He has little to go on except for the cassette diaries left by the victim, played by Toby Jones.
Fragments of his life, recorded at different times, punch through into the present, and supply the detective with elusive clues to the true nature of the man's fate.
Derek Raymond's cult-crime novel first published in 1976.
Dramatised in three parts by Nick Perry.
The Detective . . . . . Burn Gorman
Staniland . . . . . Toby Jones
Barbara . . . . . Tanya Franks
Bowman . . . . . Ben Crowe
Grampian . . . . . Michael Bertenshaw
Betty . . . . . Christine Absalom
Landlord . . . . . Sean Murray
Pathologist . . . . . Ed Thorpe
Scar . . . . . Will Howard
Sound design by Caleb Knightley
Director: Sasha Yevtushenko
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2013.
MON 22:00 The Unbelievable Truth (m001msts)
Series 29
Episode 3
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.
Alan Davies, Holly Walsh, Angela Barnes and Henning Wehn are the panellists obliged to talk with deliberate inaccuracy on subjects as varied as pubs, the postal service, cleaning and languages.
The show is devised by Graeme Garden and Jon Naismith.
Producer: Jon Naismith
A Random Entertainment production for BBC Radio 4
MON 22:30 Buy Me Up TV (b007l8q0)
Pilot
Every shopping channel you've ever seen and every product you've never wanted.
The CEO of Buy Me Up TV decides the channel needs younger, sexier on-screen talent....
Starring:
Justin Edwards
Doon Mackichan
Mike McShane
Alex MacQueen
Rosie Wilkinson
Ewen MacIntosh
Pilot episode for the following series.
Written by Justin Edwards and James Eldred
Producer: Lucy Armitage
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2007.
MON 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (m001n9ct)
Soph Galustian 1/2
From 10pm until midnight, seven days a week, The Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. And tonight, Sarah Campbell talks to Soph Galustian.
MON 23:00 Dead Ringers (m001mtfq)
Series 23
Episode 1
Introducing brand new characters including Holly Willoughby, Stacey Solomon, Therese Coffey and the cast of Succession.
Performed by Jon Culshaw, Lewis MacLeod, Jan Ravens, Jess Robinson and Duncan Wisbey.
This episode was written by: Nev Fountain & Tom Jamieson, Laurence Howarth, Ed Amsden & Tom Coles, James Bugg, Edward Tew, Cody Dahler, Robert Darke, Rachel E. Thorn, Sophie Dickson, Sarah Campbell, Peter Tellouche, Davina Bentley, and Toussaint Douglass.
Produced and created by Bill Dare
Production Co-ordinator: Dan Marchini
MON 23:30 Fabulous (b00dy23d)
Series 2
Episode 1
Faye is anxious.
She knows that today's women are Fabulous; they have it all, the job, the house, the colour co-ordinated capsule wardrobe and they cope with the pressures modern life brings effortlessly, with nothing more than a copy of Prima and a poem by Pam Ayres to guide them.
So why can't she pull it off?
With the builders in to build her a brand new kitchen and an award ceremony to go to, life should be glorious...
Starring Daisy Haggard.
Written by Lucy Clarke.
With:
Katy Brand
Stephen Critchlow
Justin Edwards
Mel Hudson
Joanna Neary
John Rowe
Jo Scanlan
Dan Starkey
Ann Reid
Music by Osymyso.
Producer: Simon Nicholls
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2008.

TUESDAY 20 JUNE 2023

TUE 00:00 William Trevor - Events at Drimaghleen (m001n006)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 Dixon of Dock Green (b0132tjy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 Hercule Poirot (b007wcwc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 Book of the Week (b0bkqt8d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:15 Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls Trilogy (m00099yv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 on Monday]
TUE 02:30 Man at the Helm (b07x5vrq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 Round the Horne (b00tlwzb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Monday]
TUE 03:30 Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful (b007js81)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 It's Your Round (b00yjs4p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:30 Snap (b00thqvk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 Robert Louis Stevenson: Kidnapped (b082wxvk)
1. The Search
David Tennant introduces Robert Louis Stevenson’s gripping adventure story.
In 1751 – in the aftermath of the Jacobite rebellions - young David Balfour, a staunch supporter of George II, is newly orphaned and goes in search of his father’s family near Edinburgh.
When he is press-ganged on board a ship bound for the slave plantations of America, he forges an unlikely alliance with the charismatic Highlander, Alan Breck.
Dramatised in two parts by Chris Dolan.
David Balfour …. Owen Whitelaw
Alan Breck …. Michael Nardone
Ebenezer …. David Hayman
Hoseason …. Lewis Howden
Riach …. Gavin Mitchell
Red Fox …. Sean Scanlan
Lawyer …. Kenny Blyth
Landlord …. Alan McHugh
Other parts played by the cast.
Directed at BBC Scotland by Bruce Young
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2016.
TUE 06:00 Dixon of Dock Green (b0133g6t)
Series 1
5. Rock, Rattle and Roll
When a fanatical Spurs fan has his prized football rattle stolen, an FA cup tie provides the perfect excuse for a weekend away in Blackpool for Andy and Mary.
Radio revival of BBC TV's famous copper created and written by Ted Willis.
Starring David Calder and David Tennant.
Dramatised from the TV screenplay by Sue Rodwell.
PC George Dixon ...... David Calder
PC Andy Crawford ...... David Tennant
Mary Dixon ...... Charlie Brooks
Ben Harvey ...... Andrew Sachs
Jessie Harvey ...... Jacqueline Tong
Chris Miller ...... Alex McLaren
Jim ...... Stuart Crossman
Produced in Bristol by Viv Beeby and Jeremy Howe.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2005.
TUE 06:30 Hercule Poirot (b007wzgh)
Dead Man's Folly
4. Another Murder?
Hercule Poirot is convinced that yet another murder has been committed and Ariadne Oliver is about to startle him with fresh information.
But the great Belgian detective's little grey cells need to work in a different direction if he is to solve the mystery surrounding Nasse House.
Conclusion of Agatha Christie's whodunit starring John Moffatt.
Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.
Hercule Poirot ...... John Moffatt
Ariadne Oliver ...... Julia McKenzie
Mrs Folliat ...... Rosalind Knight
Alec Legge ...... John Dougall
Mrs Tucker ...... Christine Kavanagh
Marilyn Tucker ...... Nicola Holmes
Lady Stubbs ...... Amanda Waring
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2007.
TUE 07:00 2. MI6's Lucky Break (b0bkr5p4)
M16 gets a lucky break.
Ben Macintyre's breath-taking story of a double-agent who passed priceless secrets to his M16 spymasters from deep within the KGB, altering the course of the Cold War
Read by Tim McInnerny.
Abridged by Richard Hamilton.
Producer: Elizabeth Allard
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2018.
TUE 07:15 Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls Trilogy (m0009b32)
The Lonely Girl
2. Eugene
Eugene comes to tea, and Kate visits his house in the country.
Edna O’Brien’s frank, funny and subversive story of friendship and growing up in rural Ireland in the 1950s - seen through the eyes of two friends.
The Country Girls Trilogy is now recognised as an iconic work of 20th century Irish fiction.
Dramatised by Kate Hims.
Kate ...... Charlie Murphy
Baba ...... Aoibhinn McGinnity
Eugene ...... Jonathan Forbes
Joanna ...... Susan Jameson
Anna ...... Catherine Cusack
Gianni ...... Chris Pavlo
Pianist ...... Peter Ringrose
Mrs Burns ...... Siobhan McSweeney
Customer ...... Catherine Cusack
Assistant ...... Roisin O'Donovan
Directors: Sally Avens & Jessica Dromgoole
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2019.
TUE 07:30 Bad Salsa (b049y3mp)
Series 1
All Change
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. In Bad Salsa, 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.
Terry ...... Camille Coduri
Chippy ...... Sharon Rooney
Jill ...... Natasha Little
Marco ...... Doc Brown
Gordon ...... Andrew Obeney
Colin ...... David Cann
Georgie ...... Emily Chase
Tim ...... Matt Houlihan
Sara ...... Antonia Reid
Chippy's Mum ...... Kay Stonham
Producer: Alison Vernon-Smith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2014.
TUE 08:00 The Goon Show (b007jprr)
Series 8
The Man Who Never Was
The Brits must trick the enemy. A 1958 remake of the 1956 spoof of the war film based on the 1953 book.
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 In the End (b007n9gk)
Episode 1
Maverick BBC Reporter, George Cragge, and Superintendent Frank Jefferson are on the case when journalists keep getting murdered!
Starring Michael Williams and Barry Foster.
Mark Taverner’s six-part blackly humorous murder mystery set in the worlds of the BBC and politics.
George Cragge …. Michael Williams
Superintendent Frank Jefferson …. Barry Foster
Prime Minister …. Jonathan Coy
Crichton-Potter …. Anton Rogers
Marcia Mallon …. Rebecca Front
Chancellor …. Simon Greenall
Maria …. Jessica Oyelowo
Radio 4 Newsreader …. Harriet Cass
With:
Peter Woodthorpe
Hugh Parker
Neil McCaul
Chris Pavlo
Beth Chalmers
Music by Paul Mottram.
Executive Producer: Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1999.
TUE 09:00 Who Goes There? (b0075zbk)
Series 4
Episode 6
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:
David Aaronovitch
Claire Rayner
Producer: Liz Anstee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2000.
TUE 09:30 No Commitments (b01709vv)
Series 9
Meeting the Family
Will Victoria get more than she bargained for when Emily brings her new boyfriend home?
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
Paula........Natalie Casey
Jonathan......Michael Jayston
Music by Elizabeth Parker
Written and produced by Simon Brett
First broadcast on BBC Radio in January 2003.
TUE 10:00 Robert Louis Stevenson: Kidnapped (b082wxvk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]
TUE 11:00 Dixon of Dock Green (b0133g6t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
TUE 11:30 Hercule Poirot (b007wzgh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
TUE 12:00 2. MI6's Lucky Break (b0bkr5p4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
TUE 12:15 Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls Trilogy (m0009b32)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]
TUE 12:30 Bad Salsa (b049y3mp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
TUE 13:00 The Goon Show (b007jprr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 13:30 In the End (b007n9gk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 14:00 Who Goes There? (b0075zbk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
TUE 14:30 No Commitments (b01709vv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
TUE 15:00 Robert Louis Stevenson: Kidnapped (b082wxvk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]
TUE 16:00 Dixon of Dock Green (b0133g6t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
TUE 16:30 Hercule Poirot (b007wzgh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
TUE 17:00 2. MI6's Lucky Break (b0bkr5p4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
TUE 17:15 Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls Trilogy (m0009b32)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]
TUE 17:30 Bad Salsa (b049y3mp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
TUE 18:00 The Goon Show (b007jprr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 18:30 In the End (b007n9gk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 19:00 Who Goes There? (b0075zbk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
TUE 19:30 No Commitments (b01709vv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
TUE 20:00 TED Radio Hour (m001n01c)
Series 9
Found In Translation
A journey through fascinating ideas based on talks by riveting speakers on the TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) stage.
Manoush Zomorodi explores the incredible insights to be found in adapting and translating information.
With Lýdia Machová.
First broadcast in the USA on National Public Radio in 2023.
TUE 20:50 Inheritance Tracks (b09t0r9h)
Feargal Sharkey
Undertones frontman Feargal Sharkey chooses 'Brown-Eyed Handsome Man by Buddy Holly and Acperience by Hardfloor.
TUE 21:00 Mastertapes (b03hvr35)
Series 3
David Crosby (B-Side)
Following on from the A-side of this two-part programme, the audience questions David Crosby about his 1971 album, 'If I Could Only Remember My Name'.
With John Wilson at the BBC's iconic Maida Vale Studios in London.
David also performs live versions of some the tracks from that debut solo album and from his as yet unreleased solo album, "Croz"
Producer: Paul Kobrak
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2013.
TUE 21:30 He Died With His Eyes Open (b03c3dxp)
2. Empathy
The detective continues his investigation into a brutal murder in 1980s London.
Through a series of encounters with the people who knew him alive, and through the cassette tapes he left behind, the detective builds up a picture of Staniland, the 51-year-old victim whose case he is investigating, because nobody else wants to.
It leaves him so consumed by empathy that he starts to be led down the same destructive path as the victim...
Derek Raymond's cult-crime novel.
Dramatised Nick Perry
The Detective . . . . . Burn Gorman
Staniland . . . . . Toby Jones
Barbara . . . . . Tanya Franks
Bowman . . . . . Ben Crowe
Fenton . . . . . Jamie Foreman
Margo . . . . . Priyanga Burford
Eric . . . . . Will Howard
Bouncer . . . . . Sean Murray
Dave . . . . . Michael Bertenshaw
Sound design by Caleb Knightley.
Director: Sasha Yevtushenko
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2013.
TUE 22:00 Olga Koch: OK Computer (m001mt4y)
Series 2
4. Family
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 episode, Olga and ALGO try to keep things in the family.
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 (b03mj3hp)
Series 2
Unclear War
The Poundland of magical realms - Wunderland is under threat from an Unclear War.
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 January 2014.
TUE 23:00 Friends Like These (m000fy9l)
Helen and Gail
Helen and Gail are best friends and inseparable – apart from the fact that Gail is in prison for trying to murder Helen.
When visiting time comes around, their relationship takes an odd turn.
Written by and starring Fay Rusling and Oriane Messina.
Helen …. Fay Rusling
Gail …. Messina
Director: Claudine Toutoungi
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2006.
TUE 23:15 Paperback Hell (m000pfb0)
Series 3
Forbidden Fire
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 tale of a young woman's sexual awakening.
The bestselling author "Anonymous" reads from a specially adapted version of Forbidden Fire.
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 November 2005.
TUE 23:30 Think the Unthinkable (b007jm43)
Series 1
Utiliton
Unthinkable Solutions are hired to transform Utiliton's call centre, where customer complaints have reached record levels.
Daisy and Sophie bring in Owen, an IT expert of low hygiene and low morals.
James Cary’s award-winning sitcom about management consultants.
Ryan Packer ...... Marcus Brigstocke
Sophie Stott ...... Emma Kennedy
Daisy ...... Catherine Shepherd
Pam ...... Olivia Colman
Simon ...... Kim Wall
Peter ...... Chris Pavlo
Owen ...... David Mitchell
Script associates: Paul Mayhew-Archer and Ed Drew.
Music by John Whitehall.
Producer: Adam Bromley.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2001.

WEDNESDAY 21 JUNE 2023

WED 00:00 Robert Louis Stevenson: Kidnapped (b082wxvk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 Dixon of Dock Green (b0133g6t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 Hercule Poirot (b007wzgh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 2. MI6's Lucky Break (b0bkr5p4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday]
WED 02:15 Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls Trilogy (m0009b32)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 on Tuesday]
WED 02:30 Bad Salsa (b049y3mp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Tuesday]
WED 03:00 The Goon Show (b007jprr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Tuesday]
WED 03:30 In the End (b007n9gk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 Who Goes There? (b0075zbk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:30 No Commitments (b01709vv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 Robert Louis Stevenson: Kidnapped (b083m303)
2. The Pursuit
After the murder of the Red Fox, Alan and David are pursued through the Highlands by a troop of English soldiers.
Hunted almost to the point of exhaustion the pair decide to head south to confront Alan’s treacherous uncle, Ebenezer.
The conclusion of Robert Louis Stevenson’s gripping adventure story.
Dramatised by Chris Dolan.
David Balfour …. Owen Whitelaw
Alan Breck …. Michael Nardone
Ebenezer …. David Hayman
Rankeillor …. John Buick
James Stewart …. Finlay McLean
Cluny …. Iain MacCrae
Lass …. Isabelle Joss
Other parts played by the cast
Directed at BBC Scotland by Bruce Young
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2016.
WED 06:00 Dixon of Dock Green (b0133ldd)
Series 1
6. Roaring Boy
Mary and Andy have some exciting news for George, but he's nowhere to be found.
Meanwhile on the other side of Dock Green, a desperate young man with a gun is on the run...
Radio revival of BBC TV's famous copper created and written by Ted Willis.
Starring David Calder and David Tennant.
Dramatised from the TV screenplay by Sue Rodwell.
PC George Dixon ...... David Calder
PC Andy Crawford ...... David Tennant
Mary Dixon ...... Charlie Brooks
Doug Beale ...... Carl Prekopp
Diana Johnson ...... Hayley Docherty
Produced in Bristol by Viv Beeby and Jeremy Howe.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2005.
WED 06:30 The House (m001n0c6)
Series 4
1. Scandal
The latest opinion polls are poor and rumours of a major scandal in parliament abound, but Sir Charles Bannister remains unflappable.
The return of Christopher Lee's political thriller serial in six parts.
Starring Julian Glover.
More intrigue and conspiracy reverberating in the corridors of Westminster.
Sir Charles Bannister .... Julian Glover
Dougal Baxter .... Peter Kelly
Mary Bannister .... Isla Blair
Henry .... Christopher Benjamin
Jules .... Siobhan Redmond
Kay .... Jane Booker
Rose .... Sheila Reid
Alex .... Caroline Bliss
Wigton .... Trevor Peacock
Sharp .... Norman Bird
Eamon .... Shaun Prendergast
Producer: Neil Cargill
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1993.
WED 07:00 Book of the Week (b0bksmfd)
The Spy and the Traitor by Ben Macintyre
3. London Calling
London calls...
Ben Macintyre's breath-taking story of a double-agent who passed priceless secrets to his M16 spymasters from deep within the KGB, altering the course of the Cold War
Read by Tim McInnerny.
Abridged by Richard Hamilton
Producer: Elizabeth Allard
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2018.
WED 07:15 Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls Trilogy (m0009cdb)
The Lonely Girl
3. Christmas
Christmas brings Kate and Eugene closer together, and then the real world pulls them apart.
Edna O’Brien’s frank, funny and subversive story of friendship and growing up in rural Ireland in the 1950s - seen through the eyes of two friends.
The Country Girls Trilogy is now recognised as an iconic work of 20th century Irish fiction.
Dramatised by Kate Hims.
Kate ...... Charlie Murphy
Baba ...... Aoibhinn McGinnity
Eugene ...... Jonathan Forbes
Eugene’s Mother ...... Bríd Brennan
Man ...... David Hounslow
Boy ...... Jonny Holden
Friend ...... Ell Potter
Directors: Sally Avens & Jessica Dromgoole
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2019.
WED 07:30 A Trespasser's Guide to the Classics (b08k4zw1)
Series 2
The Auction
In early 20th-century Russia, the future of a large family estate hangs in the balance.
It risks being turned into a golf course.
Comedy troupe Peepolykus assume the roles of minor characters in great works of fiction and derail the plot through their hapless buffoonery.
Written by John Nicholson.
Varya ....... Sarah Ridgeway
Lopahkin ....... Nicholas Murchie
Leonid ....... John Nicholson
Madame Ranyevskaya ....... Georgie Glenn
Trompeta ....... Javier Marzan
Anya ....... Maeve Bluebell Wells
Firs ....... David Sterne
Petya ....... Tom Forrister
Boris ....... John Dougall
Trompeta's Assistant ....... Sanchia McCormack
Director: Sasha Yevtushenko
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2017.
WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007n162)
Series 4
Anna and the King of Siam
The 1956 musical film release of 'The King and I' inspires the Lad's own unmusical and argumentative version.
Ray Galton and Alan Simpson's classic comedy about the life and times of Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock.
Starring Tony Hancock.
With:
Sidney James
Bill Kerr
Kenneth Williams
Hattie Jacques
Theme and incidental music written by Wally Stott.
Music recorded by the BBC Augmented Revue Orchestra conducted by Harry Rabinowitz.
Producer: Dennis Main Wilson
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in November 1956.
WED 08:30 Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue (b0075pbn)
Series 3
Episode 6
Lifestyle show hosts Mike and Sue tackle matrimony.
What makes it work?
Where do couples go wrong?
Starring Robert Duncan and Jan Ravens.
Written by Christopher Douglas from a format by Bill Dare.
Mike ...... Robert Duncan
Sue ...... Jan Ravens
With:
Ronnie Ancona
Alistair McGowan
Roger Blake
Christopher Douglas.
Music by Mark Burton.
Producer: Aled Evans
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1998.
WED 09:00 Nature Table (m000wrnq)
Series 2
Episode 6
Sue Perkins’ ‘Show & Tell’ series celebrating the natural world and all it’s funny eccentricities.
Taking the simple format of a ‘Show & Tell’, each episode Sue is joined by celebrity guests from the worlds of comedy and natural history.
Each of the natural history guests brings an item linked to the wild world to share with the audience, be it an amazing fact or funny personal anecdote. Each item is a springboard for an enlightening and funny discussion, alongside fun games and challenges revealing more astonishing facts.
We also hear from some of the London Zoo audience, a mix of London Zoo staff and members of the public, as they bring us their own natural history ‘show and tells’ for Sue and the guests to discuss.
Nature Table has a simple clear brief: to positively celebrate and promote the importance of all our planet’s wonderfully wild flora and fauna in a fun and easily grasped way... whilst at the same time having a giggle.
In this episode, Sue welcomes:
* Marine Biologist Dr. Helen Scales
* Senior Curator Diptera, Natural History Museum Dr. Erica McAlister
* 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 June 2021.
WED 09:30 The Right Time (b009v5dn)
Series 2
Episode 1
From the perils of seduction to topless sunbathing. 40 is the new 21.
Sketch show about life, written and performed by people who have lived a bit.
With:
Eleanor Bron
Graeme Garden
Clive Swift
Paula Wilcox
Neil Innes
Roger Blake
Written by Graeme Garden, Neil Innes, John Pidgeon, Jan Etherington, Julie Balloo and Ramone Towers.
Music by Ronnie & The Rex.
Producer: Helen Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2002.
WED 10:00 Robert Louis Stevenson: Kidnapped (b083m303)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]
WED 11:00 Dixon of Dock Green (b0133ldd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
WED 11:30 The House (m001n0c6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
WED 12:00 Book of the Week (b0bksmfd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
WED 12:15 Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls Trilogy (m0009cdb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]
WED 12:30 A Trespasser's Guide to the Classics (b08k4zw1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
WED 13:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007n162)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 13:30 Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue (b0075pbn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 14:00 Nature Table (m000wrnq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
WED 14:30 The Right Time (b009v5dn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
WED 15:00 Robert Louis Stevenson: Kidnapped (b083m303)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]
WED 16:00 Dixon of Dock Green (b0133ldd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
WED 16:30 The House (m001n0c6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
WED 17:00 Book of the Week (b0bksmfd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
WED 17:15 Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls Trilogy (m0009cdb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]
WED 17:30 A Trespasser's Guide to the Classics (b08k4zw1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
WED 18:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007n162)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 18:30 Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue (b0075pbn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 19:00 Nature Table (m000wrnq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
WED 19:30 The Right Time (b009v5dn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
WED 20:00 Archive on 4 (m000llf8)
LOLs on LPs
What inspired David Walliams to pursue a career in comedy?
It was all thanks to his experience as a teenager growing up in suburban Surrey, listening to albums like The Secret Policeman's Ball and Not The Nine O’clock News' Hedgehog Sandwich.
David explores the story of comedy albums, from the early George Martin-produced Peter Sellers records to the big-selling stand up albums that kickstarted the careers of Billy Connolly and Richard Pryor,
The it's on to adolescent favourites like Monty Python and Peter Cook and Dudley Moore's unfiltered excesses as Derek and Clive.
Now that comedy albums have largely disappeared, replaced by the streamed comedy special, David looks in detail at some of the iconic comedy records of the last 60 years, the influence they had on today's generations of performers, and the way their too-rude-for-radio content changed what became acceptable in comedy.
Presenter: David Walliams
A Trevor Dann Company production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in August 2020.
WED 21:00 Short Cuts (b05qgch3)
Series 7
Heartsong
From the first touch to the last kiss, Josie Long hears stories of love, loss and finding yourself.
An audio diary shines a light on how we rebuild ourselves after the end of a relationship, how a final kiss in a love affair holds us in a moment crackling with tension, and how a first touch offers a moment of tenderness.
Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall
A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in April 2015.
WED 21:30 He Died With His Eyes Open (b03cn731)
3. Self Destruction
The investigation into Staniland's brutal murder has left the detective so consumed by empathy that he's wilfully walked the same self-destructive path as the victim.
He's even entered into an affair with the deadly ex-girlfriend, Barbara.
As he re-traces the deceased's final steps, the detective risks becoming the next victim...
Conclusion of Derek Raymond's cult-crime novel.
Dramatised by Nick Perry.
The Detective . . . . . Burn Gorman
Staniland . . . . . Toby Jones
Barbara . . . . . Tanya Franks
Bowman . . . . . Ben Crowe
Fenton . . . . . Jamie Foreman
Nurse . . . . . Priyanga Burford
Policeman . . . . . Sean Murray
Sound design by Caleb Knightley.
Director: Sasha Yevtushenko
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2013.
WED 22:00 Room 101 with Paul Merton (m001mt78)
Mark Steel
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, Mark Steel tells Paul his choices include tinned custard and his former self.
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 (b040h6xq)
Series 1
Episode 2
Adventuring comedian Tim FitzHigham recreates a 'gamble Anglaise' from 1811.
He's attempting to get a cheeseboard to travel a distance of four and a half miles in under 100 throws.
Challenge number one? Getting permission to have the A151 closed down for the purposes of cheeseboard tossing.
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 and Paul Byrne.
Sums and support from Joe Oldak.
Producer: Colin Anderson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2014.
WED 23:00 The Sofa of Time (b00j0hqt)
Here Comes Bod
Can Milford and Parker overcome Raamen Bod and find the Sofa of Time?
Concluding 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
Simon Pegg
Producer: Mario Stylianides
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2002.
WED 23:30 The Mel and Sue Thing (b0076b72)
Episode 6
Jane Austen will be reeling from beyond the grave, as we learn the true meaning of Sweet Fanny Adams in the final instalment of the Mel and Sue's dramatisation of her last, and lost, novella.
Plus a big musical number to finish off the series. What will the Old Biddies have to say about that?
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 22 JUNE 2023

THU 00:00 Robert Louis Stevenson: Kidnapped (b083m303)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Dixon of Dock Green (b0133ldd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 The House (m001n0c6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Book of the Week (b0bksmfd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls Trilogy (m0009cdb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 on Wednesday]
THU 02:30 A Trespasser's Guide to the Classics (b08k4zw1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007n162)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Wednesday]
THU 03:30 Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue (b0075pbn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 Nature Table (m000wrnq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 The Right Time (b009v5dn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Arnold Bennett - Anna of the Five Towns (b01nvg46)
1. Inheritance
Arnold Bennett's powerful story of love, tyranny and rebellion set against the vitality and harshness of life in the Staffordshire Potteries in the late 19th century.
Brought up in the repressive tradition of Methodism by her miserly father, Anna Tellwright dreams of independence and freedom.
On coming of age she learns that she is to inherit a fortune and realises that she is loved by the charismatic Henry Mynors.
But with the money comes responsibility and a growing bond with one of her tenants William Price.
Stars Charlotte Riley.
Dramatised in two parts by Helen Edmundson.
Anna.....Charlotte Riley
Tellwright.....David Schofield
Young Agnes.....Emilia Harker
William Price.....Michael Socha
Titus Price.....James Masters
Henry Mynors.....Lee Williams
Beatrice/Older Agnes.....Rosina Carbone
Mrs Sutton.....Olwen May
Revivalist.....Andrew Westfield
Sarah Vodrey.....Jacqueline Redgwell
Director: Nadia Molinari
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2011.
THU 06:00 Henri Castang - Not as Far as Velma (b07wb50w)
1. A Landlady Goes Missing
In a northern French town, a young widow vanishes.
Newly-promoted Commissaire Henri Castang wonders why the last name in the register of the tiny hotel she runs is that of a Jewish painter who never set foot there...?
Van der Valk creator, Nicolas Freeling's mystery thriller.
Starring Keith Barron.
Dramatised in six-parts by Michael Bakewell.
Castang …. Keith Barron
Vera …. Edita Brychta
Marklake …. Clive Swift
Gabrielle …. Auriol Smith
Goubin …. Michael Kilgarriff
Nelson …. Nigel Carrington
Doctor …. Elizabeth Kelly
Fabre …. Vincent Brimble
Delauney …. David King
First published in 1989, this is the 11th novel in Freeling's 16-strong series featuring Henri Castang.
Producer: Matthew Walters
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1990.
THU 06:30 The House (m001n01g)
Series 4
2. Private Plans
Can Sir Charles bannister head off Dougal Baxter’s ambition for a Private Members' Bill?
Christopher Lee's political thriller serial.
Starring Julian Glover.
More intrigue and conspiracy reverberating in the corridors of Westminster.
Charles Bannister .... Julian Glover
Dougal Baxter .... Peter Kelly
Mary .... Isla Blair
Henry .... Christopher Benjamin
Jules .... Siobhan Redmond
Kay .... Jane Booker
Rose .... Sheila Reid
Polly .... Ruth Gemmell
Nick .... Julian Dutton
Alex .... Caroline Bliss
Wigton .... Trevor Peacock
Sharp .... Norman Bird
Eamon .... Shaun Prendergast
Producer: Neil Cargill
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1993.
THU 07:00 Book of the Week (b0bktw5w)
The Spy and the Traitor by Ben Macintyre
4. Moscow's Reaction
Moscow wants a meeting.
Ben Macintyre's breath-taking story of a double-agent who passed priceless secrets to his M16 spymasters from deep within the KGB, altering the course of the Cold War
Read by Tim McInnerny.
Abridged by Richard Hamilton
Producer: Elizabeth Allard
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2018.
THU 07:15 Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls Trilogy (m0009bmm)
The Lonely Girl
4. Drastic Measures
Dada gets wind of Kate’s affair with Eugene and takes drastic measures to separate them.
Edna O’Brien’s frank, funny and subversive story of friendship and growing up in rural Ireland in the 1950s - seen through the eyes of two friends.
The Country Girls Trilogy is now recognised as an iconic work of 20th century Irish fiction.
Dramatised by Kate Hims.
Kate ...... Charlie Murphy
Dada ...... David Ganly
Tim Healy ...... Des McAleer
Molly ...... Niamh Denyer
Mr Brennan ...... Paul Hickey
Martha ...... Deirdre Mullins
Cab Driver ...... David Hounslow
Directors: Sally Avens & Jessica Dromgoole
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2019.
THU 07:30 Fags, Mags and Bags (b0bf64gh)
Series 8
A Song for Lenzie
The return of more shop based shenanigans and over the counter philosophy, courtesy of Ramesh Mahju and his trusty sidekick Dave.
Set in a Scots-Asian corner shop, the award winning series returns with all the shop regular characters, and guest appearances along the way, from the likes of Sean Biggerstaff, Mina Anwar, Greg McHugh and Simon Greenall.
In this opening episode, Ramesh discovers to his horror than Sanjay hasn't been entirely truthful about his college education after The Bish spots him busking in East Kilbride.
Join the staff of Fags, Mags and Bags in their tireless quest to bring nice-price custard creams and cans of coke with Arabic writing on them to an ungrateful nation. Ramesh Mahju has built it up over the course of over 30 years and is a firmly entrenched, friendly presence in the local area. He is joined by his shop sidekick, Dave.
Then of course there are Ramesh's sons Sanjay and Alok, both surly and not particularly keen on the old school approach to shop-keeping, but natural successors to the business. Ramesh is keen to pass all his worldly wisdom onto them - whether they like it or not!
Written by and starring Donald Mcleary and Sanjeev Kohli.
Ramesh ....... Sanjeev Kohli
Dave ....... Donald McLeary
Sanjay ....... Omar Raza
Alok ....... Susheel Kumar
Mrs Birkett ....... Stewart Cairns
Bishop Briggs ....... Michael Redmond
Songs of Praise Presenter ....... Effie Summers
Producer: Gus Beattie for Gusman Productions.
A Comedy Unit production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in August 2018.
THU 08:00 Dad's Army (b007jl9m)
Series 1
Command Decision
Captain Mainwaring gets an offer of weapons for the platoon, but there's a catch...
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 Walker …. James Beck
Colonel Square …. Geoffrey Lumsden
Driver …. David Sinclair
Announcer …. John Snagge
Producer: John Dyas
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1974.
THU 08:30 Kalangadog Junction (b09dlz94)
Episode 4
Len takes over Gaelene's Olympic training schedule - a recipe for trouble with Madge.
Meanwhile, Thomas and Jane endeavour to find some time for romance.
Starring Caroline Quentin and John Duttine.
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
Gaelene .... Moya O'Shea
Producer: Liz Anstee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1996.
THU 09:00 Jest a Minute (b012yngz)
Series 1
Episode 4
Rhod Gilbert hosts the panel game about the serious business of comedy.
From the Comedy Store.
With:
Justin Moorhouse
Alun Cochrane
Chris Corcoran
Tom Wrigglesworth
Producer: Paul Forde
First broadcast on BBC Radio Wales in September 2006.
THU 09:30 Getting Nowhere Fast (b007zn0h)
Series 1
Episode 1
Former lovers and now middle aged business partners, Pam and Merv try to get with it by opening a Cyber section in their Vodka and Veggie cafe.
Chantal tells all about her latest bit of plastic surgery and Merv tries to persuade Pam that love is more important than the money of her new, yet forever husband Domininc.
Oh and the computers get stolen too...
Sitcom written by and starring Mervyn Stutter.
Merv ...... Mervyn Stutter.
Pam ...... Lill Roughley
Dibden ...... John Challis
PC Dilkes ...... ChristopherEtteridge
Chantal ...... Tracy-Ann Oberman
Nev ...... Geoffrey Joseph
Producer: Mario Stylianides
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2001.
THU 10:00 Arnold Bennett - Anna of the Five Towns (b01nvg46)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]
THU 11:00 Henri Castang - Not as Far as Velma (b07wb50w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
THU 11:30 The House (m001n01g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
THU 12:00 Book of the Week (b0bktw5w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
THU 12:15 Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls Trilogy (m0009bmm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]
THU 12:30 Fags, Mags and Bags (b0bf64gh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
THU 13:00 Dad's Army (b007jl9m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 13:30 Kalangadog Junction (b09dlz94)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 14:00 Jest a Minute (b012yngz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
THU 14:30 Getting Nowhere Fast (b007zn0h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
THU 15:00 Arnold Bennett - Anna of the Five Towns (b01nvg46)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]
THU 16:00 Henri Castang - Not as Far as Velma (b07wb50w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
THU 16:30 The House (m001n01g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
THU 17:00 Book of the Week (b0bktw5w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
THU 17:15 Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls Trilogy (m0009bmm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]
THU 17:30 Fags, Mags and Bags (b0bf64gh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
THU 18:00 Dad's Army (b007jl9m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 18:30 Kalangadog Junction (b09dlz94)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 19:00 Jest a Minute (b012yngz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
THU 19:30 Getting Nowhere Fast (b007zn0h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
THU 20:00 Laura Barton's American Road Trip (m000c567)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Saturday]
THU 21:00 Great Lives (b00txhlb)
Walt Disney
Gerald Scarfe, merciless cartoon satirist of political figures, chooses an icon who created icons: Walt Disney.
Gerald Scarfe spent much of his childhood in his sick bed, so it's not surprising that Disney cartoons and feature films meant so much to him. He can still recall the thrill at the prospect of seeing Pinocchio at the cinema, and then the agony of being led away again in the rain because the tickets were too expensive.
Walt Disney came from a working family. His god-fearing father Elias, said by one writer to have 'hated Capital, and favoured Labour, but really needed to make a buck', found work where he could. So Walt lived a peripatetic childhood, and sought solace in drawing and play acting.
Hard times early on did not make Walt frugal with money in adulthood, and despite the huge successes of the golden era of Disney, it was only with the opening of Disneyland that Walt attained any substantial personal wealth.
You don't have to look far to find myth surrounding Walt Disney.
Even after his death, rumours that his body had been cryogenically frozen spread so widely that they soon slipped into folklore. He had actually been cremated, but the readiness with which the cryogenic claim was accepted perhaps bears witness to a man who was terrified of dying, who believed in the white hope of technology and who, some might say, had been searching all his life for an escape into an immortal, fairy-tale world.
Matthew Parris, Gerald Scarfe and guest experts Brian Sibley and Richard Williams, creator of Roger Rabbit, discuss the life of a complex cultural icon.
A man who was seemingly unpretentious, and did not fit the image of movie mogul with his scruffy tweed jacket and awkward demeanour, yet a man who was accused of being a tyrannical egomaniac. The son of a socialist who ended up naming names at the House of Un- American Activities committee. Above all else perhaps though, they discuss the life of a man who strove tirelessly for perfection and who changed the cultural landscape of a little boy called Gerald, and arguably of the world, for ever.
Scarfe himself is best known for his classic images lampooning the great and the good of politics, and also in his iconic animation for Pink Floyd's The Wall. He reveals in this programme that he also spent time working on the Disney production Hercules.
Producer: Miles Warde
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2010.
THU 21:30 Lucy Catherine - Looted (b01ngrb1)
A city is in chaos and three friends become transfixed by the bright lights of an apparently deserted luxury department store.
Urban gothic drama written by Lucy Catherine.
Mya ...... Eleanor Crooks
Tyler ...... Joe Sims
Bilal ...... Adam Nagaitis
Store Voice ...... Ben Crowe
Producer: Gemma Jenkins & Lucy Collingwood
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in October 2012.
THU 22:00 Unite (m001mt90)
Series 2
3. Macbeth
After Eileen at the caff reads Tony’s tea leaves, he decides to run for the local council. However, he’s also promised Imogen they would join PADS (Putney Amateur Dramatics Society) where a pretentious director wants to stage a radical version of Macbeth.
Rebecca suggests that, unless Gideon can get a job, he should be the primary carer for their baby prompting Gideon to offer his services as Tony’s Campaign Communication Director for the upcoming election.
Ashley has joined a dating app called Sophistidate as he’s looking for “a classy girl with good manners and that” but, on his first date at an all-you-can-eat buffet, he’s convinced his date has ulterior motives.
A welcome return for the critically-acclaimed sitcom.
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
Nigel - Simon Greenall
Tamsin - Susannah Fielding
Eileen - Ruth Bratt
Liz - Sally-Anne Hayward
Carol - Angela Barnes
Piers - Barry Castagnola
Delivery driver - Ian Pearce
Written by Barry Castagnola and Ian Pearce
(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 (b036vtc2)
Series 1
Episode 2
Enter the Carnival of Monsters, a bizarre and hilarious world of sketches, stories and characters.
Presented by the sinister Ringmaster.
Meet such monstrous yet strangely familiar oddities as: Thwor - the mighty (but Leeds-based) god of Thwunder; Andy 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.
Producer: Sam Bryant.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2013.
THU 23:00 Life on Egg (b09jvp37)
Series 1
Mistress of Disguise
The Egg, floating on a giant prehistoric egg in the middle of the ocean, is Britain's most remote prison.
Harry Hill stars as the Governor.
So there's no better place to send Patsy Potts, one of the nation's most tricky prisoners, who's a master of disguise and escaped from every other prison they've tried to keep her in.
But when Tim arrives on The Egg with Patsy in the helicopter, she's nowhere to be found, and worse, no-one knows what she actually looks like...
Governor Harry ...... Harry Hill
Anne ...... Karen Bartke
Peter ...... Marek Larwood
The Minister ...... Tanya Moodie
Tim the Helicopter Pilot ...... Dan Maier
Prisoner Gyles Brandreth ...... Gyles Brandreth
Written by Dan Maier
Producer: Sam Michell
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in December 2017.
THU 23:15 Sindhustan (b0b89ttf)
Sandwich Filling
Comic Sindhu Vee is stuck between her parents, in-laws and their three beloved grandkids.
She's taking a look at being a parent in a multi-generational family.
Born in India, educated in Delhi, Toronto, Chicago and Oxford, married to a Dane, and with three London born kids still living at home (and calling her mate) former investment banker Sindhu Vee has a unique perspective on parenting.
At least the dog - a giant Labrador from Wales - understands her.
Written and performed by Sindhu Vee.
Script Editor: Robin Morgan
Producer: Victoria Lloyd
A BBC Studios production, first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2018.
THU 23:25 The Comedy Club Interviews (m001n9cr)
Soph Galustian 2/2
From 10pm until midnight, seven days a week, The Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. And tonight, Sarah Campbell talks to Soph Galustian.
THU 23:30 The Curried Goat Show (b007k41b)
Episode 1
Cake night - and an odd flat-share.
Sketch-bonanza written by and starring:
Dan Gaster
Will Ing
Ben Silburn
Special guest, Gary Olsen.
Music by The Big Buzzard Boogie Band.
Producer: Maria Esposito
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in January 1998.

FRIDAY 23 JUNE 2023

FRI 00:00 Arnold Bennett - Anna of the Five Towns (b01nvg46)
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FRI 01:00 Henri Castang - Not as Far as Velma (b07wb50w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 The House (m001n01g)
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FRI 02:00 Book of the Week (b0bktw5w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls Trilogy (m0009bmm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 on Thursday]
FRI 02:30 Fags, Mags and Bags (b0bf64gh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Dad's Army (b007jl9m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Thursday]
FRI 03:30 Kalangadog Junction (b09dlz94)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 Jest a Minute (b012yngz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 Getting Nowhere Fast (b007zn0h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 Arnold Bennett - Anna of the Five Towns (b01nvmwm)
2. Defiance
Having inherited a fortune on her twenty first birthday Anna Tellwright begins to gain independence and freedom.
But on her return from an eventful holiday with the Suttons and Henry Mynors her joy is marred by some shocking news about one of her tenant's Titus Price. Anna's growing concern for his son William leads her to a defiant act that threatens everything.
Starring Charlotte Riley.
Conclusion of Arnold Bennett's powerful story of love, tyranny and rebellion set against the vitality and harshness of life in the Staffordshire Potteries in the late 19th century.
Dramatised by Helen Edmundson.
Anna.....Charlotte Riley
Tellwright.....David Schofield
Young Agnes.....Emilia Harker
William Price.....Michael Socha
Henry Mynors.....Lee Williams
Beatrice/Older Agnes.....Rosina Carbone
Mrs Sutton.....Olwen May
Mr Sutton/Coroner.....Jonathan Keeble
Sarah Vodrey.....Jacqueline Redgwell
Director: Nadia Molinari
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2011.
FRI 06:00 Henri Castang - Not as Far as Velma (b07x0m63)
2. Explosions in a Convent
Commissaire Henri Castang wonders if the disappearance of hotel owner, Adrienne Sergent is linked to a bombing?
Van der Valk creator, Nicolas Freeling's mystery thriller.
Starring Keith Barron.
Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.
Castang …. Keith Barron
Vera …. Edita Brychta
Marklake …. Clive Swift
Goubin/Koopman …. Michael Kilgarriff
The American …. Vincent Brimble
Gabrielle …. Auriol Smith
Annuziata …. Sheila Mitchell
The Bishop …. James Greene
Varennes …. Danielle Allan
Sabatier …. Ian Lindsay
Producer: Matthew Walters
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1990.
FRI 06:30 The House (m001n0fj)
Series 4
3. Personal Advantages
"Open government and national security don't mix, Dougal."
"Unless there are political advantages."
"To the government?"
"No, Charles. I was thinking more on a personal level."
Christopher Lee's political thriller serial.
Starring Julian Glover.
More intrigue and conspiracy reverberating in the corridors of Westminster.
Charles Bannister .... Julian Glover
Dougal Baxter .... Peter Kelly
Mary .... Isla Blair
Kay .... Jane Booker
Rose .... Sheila Reid
Alex .... Caroline Bliss
Polly .... Ruth Gemmell
Nick .... Julian Dutton
Wigton .... Trevor Peacock
Sharp .... Norman Bird
Eamon .... Shaun Prendergast
Producer: Neil Cargill
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1993.
FRI 07:00 Book of the Week (b0bkv4dz)
The Spy and the Traitor by Ben Macintyre
5. Cat and Mouse
A game of cat and mouse ensues.
Ben Macintyre's breath-taking story of a double-agent who passed priceless secrets to his M16 spymasters from deep within the KGB, altering the course of the Cold War
Concluded by Tim McInnerny.
Abridged by Richard Hamilton
Producer: Elizabeth Allard
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2018.
FRI 07:15 Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls Trilogy (m0009d0z)
The Lonely Girl
5. Prisoner
Kate is a prisoner in the countryside, and yearns to escape back to the mixed pleasures of Dublin.
Edna O’Brien’s frank, funny and subversive story of friendship and growing up in rural Ireland in the 1950s - seen through the eyes of two friends.
The Country Girls Trilogy is now recognised as an iconic work of 20th century Irish fiction.
Dramatised by Kate Hims.
Kate ...... Charlie Murphy
Baba ...... Aoibhinn McGinnity
Molly ...... Niamh Denyer
Priest ...... Des McAleer
Dada ...... David Ganly
Jack Holland ...... Jonjo O’Neill
Tom ...... Paul Hickey
Directors: Sally Avens & Jessica Dromgoole
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2019.
FRI 07:30 Reluctant Persuaders (m0000mmf)
Series 3
1. Ideas for Life
Welcome back to Hardacre's, the worst advertising agency in London.
The return of Edward Rowett's award-winning sitcom.
Series two ended in euphoria, as Hardacre's secured their biggest ever account - the Cosmos X10 smartphone.
Now there's a reality check, as the team realise how woefully ill-equipped they are to handle a client of this magnitude.
Accounts manager Amanda Barnes immediately sets to work hiring new staff, while agency chief and creative director Rupert Hardacre heads into London's Soho to secure new and grander premises.
Meanwhile on the creative side, copywriter Joe Starling begins to doubt his ability to deliver work for an account this size, despite reassurance from his art director and best friend Teddy Beech, leading Joe to take drastic action.
Hardacre …... Nigel Havers
Joe …... Mathew Baynton
Amanda …... Josie Lawrence
Teddy …... Rasmus Hardiker
Doctor …... Holly Morgan
Barista …... Andrew Nolan
An Absolutely production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2018.
FRI 08:00 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b007jykd)
Series 3
The Leak
Author Gerald becomes obsessed with his wife Diana's sense of smell.
The return of the convoluted chronicle of an optimistic author who's married to a more successful writer.
Starring Ian Carmichael and Charlotte Mitchell.
Written by Basil Boothroyd.
Gerald C Potter ...... Ian Carmichael
Diana Potter ...... Charlotte Mitchell
With Edward Kelsey.
Producer: Bobby Jaye
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1979.
FRI 08:30 Charles Dickens (b00rd444)
Sketches by Boz - Series 1
The Bloomsbury Christening
The arrival of a bouncing boy is good news indeed, but not for miserable bachelor Nicodemus Dumps.
From a collection of comic tales by Charles Dickens.
Dramatised by Stephen Wyatt.
Voice of Boz ........ Nicholas Farrell
Nicodemus Dumps ........ Geoffrey Whitehead
Charles Kitterbell ........ Charlie Simpson
Jemima Kitterbell ........ Alison Reid
Sparkins ........ Robert Harper
Emily ........ Elaine Pyke
Other parts played by the cast.
Director: Sally Avens
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1998.
FRI 09:00 Genius (b008gh65)
Series 1
Paul Daniels
From the 99p coin to steel drum urinals.
Dave Gorman asks magician Paul Daniels to select the public's best loopy idea.
The first of three radio comedy series where award-winning comedian Dave Gorman and a celebrity guest chew over the ridiculous, unworkable but sometimes genius inventions, schemes and policies of the public.
Producer: Simon Nicholls
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2005.
FRI 09:30 The Brothers (b007k4wc)
Series 1
Episode 2
Brothers Nigel and Michael review a new website and Oonagh becomes a therapist.
Starring Adam Godley and Raymond Coulthard.
Comedy series about two dysfunctional brothers starting a website-design company
Written by Caroline and David Stafford.
Nigel ...... Adam Godley
Michael ...... Raymond Coulthard
Oonagh...... Pauline McLynn
Zorro ...... Pearce Quigley
Sally ...... Alice Hart
Producer: Marc Beeby
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2004.
FRI 10:00 Arnold Bennett - Anna of the Five Towns (b01nvmwm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]
FRI 11:00 Henri Castang - Not as Far as Velma (b07x0m63)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
FRI 11:30 The House (m001n0fj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
FRI 12:00 Book of the Week (b0bkv4dz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
FRI 12:15 Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls Trilogy (m0009d0z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]
FRI 12:30 Reluctant Persuaders (m0000mmf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
FRI 13:00 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b007jykd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 13:30 Charles Dickens (b00rd444)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
FRI 14:00 Genius (b008gh65)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
FRI 14:30 The Brothers (b007k4wc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
FRI 15:00 Arnold Bennett - Anna of the Five Towns (b01nvmwm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]
FRI 16:00 Henri Castang - Not as Far as Velma (b07x0m63)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
FRI 16:30 The House (m001n0fj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
FRI 17:00 Book of the Week (b0bkv4dz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
FRI 17:15 Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls Trilogy (m0009d0z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]
FRI 17:30 Reluctant Persuaders (m0000mmf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
FRI 18:00 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b007jykd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 18:30 Charles Dickens (b00rd444)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
FRI 19:00 Genius (b008gh65)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
FRI 19:30 The Brothers (b007k4wc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
FRI 20:00 Churchill's Grave (b04yjv7j)
William Crawley travels to the wartime leader's final resting place in the Oxfordshire village of Bladon.
Tucked discreetly around the side of the small parish church of St Martin's, Winston Churchill’s understated grave contrasts utterly with the pomp and ceremony of the State Funeral at St Paul's Cathedral and procession through London held in his honour on the 30th of January 1965, six days after he’d died at the age of 90.
In a programme originally made to mark the 50th anniversary of Churchill’s death, William follows the same journey taken by the wartime leader's coffin from London to this small village six miles north-west of Oxford, where he meets members of St Martin's Parish, Bladon residents, and the visitors who continue to make their own ‘pilgrimage’ to the graveside to pay their respects.
Along the way, he asks why Churchill chose Bladon, what impact this decision has had on the village, and explores the nature of the commemoration of the passing of the Prime Minister still considered by many to be the greatest Briton.
Producer: Stan Ferguson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2015.
FRI 20:30 A Good Read (b06mfsj2)
Krishnan Guru-Murthy and Ann Cleeves
News presenter Krishnan Guru-Murthy, crime writer Ann Cleeves and Harriet Gilbert discuss their favourite books by Alain-Fournier, George Orwell and Joanna Rakoff.
The Lost Estate (Le Grande Meaulnes) by Alain-Fournier
Publisher: Penguin
The Road To Wigan Pier by George Orwell
Publisher: Penguin
My Salinger Year by Joanna Rakoff
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Producer: Sally Heaven
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2015.
FRI 21:00 The Curious Cases of Rutherford & Fry (m000rmng)
Series 17
The Flying Clock and the Stopped Watch
Do individuals perceive time differently?
Psychologist and presenter of All in the Mind, Claudia Hammond wrote the book ‘Time Warped – Unlocking the Mysteries of Time Perception’. She explains how emotion and memory are big factors in how time is perceived. She stresses how time can stretch and squeeze depending on whether you are looking backwards or forwards. And she explains how lockdown has warped time in different ways for different people.
Professor David Eagleman, from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, conducted a very famous experiment on time dilation, to see whether time slows down when you are very frightened. He wanted to see whether people actually have increased time resolution during a terrifying moment, and tested whether his students actually see in slow motion when they leapt off a tall building (in a safe manner).
Professor Marc Whitman is a neurologist who has spent his career looking for the clock in our brains. He says that time is dealt with in many parts of the brain, with some parts dealing with different durations, from milliseconds to decades.
Katya Rubia is Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at Kings College London and is an expert on time perception in children with ADHD. She links the impulsiveness of children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder to problems with time perception and has found that the pre frontal lobe, which is key for perceiving time is both functionally and structurally different in children with the disorder, which means that time goes much slower for them. This goes some way to explain their impatience and inability to sit still.
Producer: Fiona Roberts
Presenters: Dr Hannah Fry and Dr Adam Rutherford
A BBC Audio Science Unit Production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast 2021.
FRI 21:30 Rebecca Lenkiewicz - The Winter House (b01nq3nz)
The life of an elderly woman is overtaken by dark dreams when she hears the voice of a dead child outside the window of her room.
Disquieting story written by Rebecca Lenkiewicz.
Madelaine ..... Annette Crosbie
Mary ..... Clare Perkins
Frances ..... Christine Absalom
Nurse Payne ..... Sarah Thom
Rebecca Lenkiewicz is an award-winning writer who, in 2008, was the first living female playwright to have her work produced on the Olivier Stage at the National Theatre in London.
Director: Marc Beeby
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in November 2012.
FRI 22:00 Ashley Blaker: 6.5 Children (m000y1fg)
The Special Ones
New comedy from stand-up comedian Ashley Blaker about his unusual home life. As a father of two sons with autism and a daughter with Down Syndrome, episode three is dedicated to all parents of children with special needs and goes through the five things Ashley would like everyone else to know about his family and his special children.
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 (m001n0fq)
Series 2
6. History
Hosts Ali Official and Athena Kugblenu are joined by Nim Odedra, Will Robbins and Will Sebag-Montefiore for an episode of the sketch show written by public submissions. And this week, all sketches, voicenotes and one-liners are on the topic of HISTORY. Expect Married at First Sight with a twist, a misunderstanding in the WW1 trenches and the discovery of milk.
Script Editors: Catherine Brinkworth and Laura Major
Producer: Rajiv Karia
Assistant Producer: Caroline Barlow
Production Co-ordinator: Sarah Nicholls
Sound Editor: Joshan Chana
A BBC Studio Production for BBC Radio 4 Extra.
FRI 23:00 Will Smith Presents the Tao of Bergerac (b007tz8w)
1. Justice
Jersey-born comedian Will Smith is obsessed with 1980s BBC TV detective series Bergerac.
So when he found an audio book of John Nettles reading the ancient Chinese text of the Tao, it's become a guiding force to navigate the minefield of his life.
For starters, Will is seeking justice.
With:
Adam Buxton
Matt Holness
Simon Greenall
Dan Tetsell
John Nettles
Written by Will Smith and Roger Drew.
Producer: Tilusha Ghelani
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2007.
FRI 23:30 Listen Against (b00fq2sw)
Series 2
Episode 3
Radio 4's new drama 'Peston', 'Thought for the Day' for Satanists and why is Jeremy Vine so charming in person but so tetchy on Radio 2?
The show that look backs in amplitude at rearranged and downright fictional snippets from BBC radio.
Starring:
Jon Holmes
Alice Arnold
Written by Jon Holmes, Bill Dare, Jason Hazeley and Joel Morris.
Additional costumes by Luke Roberts and Adam Buxton.
Special make-up affects: Gareth Gwynn
Voices: James Bachman, Jill Cardo, David Mara, Kim Wall and Catherine Shepherd.
Producers: Sam Bryant and Jon Holmes
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2008.