SATURDAY 24 JUNE 2023

SAT 00:00 The Drowned World (b02x5j6k)
As part of Radio 4's Dangerous Visions season, Graham White's adaptation shows a future in which the earth's atmosphere is destroyed. As a scientific mission surveys England's drowned capitals before their final abandonment, two lovers find themselves reverting to a primitive state of consciousness.
In a future in which solar flares have wreaked havoc with the earth's atmosphere, Dr Robert Kerans is part of a scientific mission to survey the drowned cities of what was once the temperate zone before they are abandoned for good.
The de-evolution that the ecological crisis has provoked seems to have affected the expedition's crew. Kerans, alongside his enigmatic lover Beatrice, whom he is trying to persuade to leave, attempts to make sense of the disappearance of a crew member who has succumbed to the lure of the emerging new water world.
Kerans and Beatrice also start to embrace the breakdown they see around them, until an encounter with the maverick scavenger Strangman and his piratical crew forces them to face what de-evolution may really mean, as he drains the drowned city in search of the powers of civilization it may once have held. Ballard's vivid futurescape imagines the surreal results of Darwin's theories going into reverse.
Dangerous Visions - you will be disturbed as you see the present reflected in the glass
of an uneasy future.
SAT 01:00 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.
SAT 02:00 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.
SAT 02:30 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.
SAT 03:00 The Spy and the Traitor by Ben Macintyre (b0bkv4dz)
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.
SAT 03:15 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.
SAT 03:30 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.
SAT 04:00 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.
SAT 04:30 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.
SAT 05:00 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.
SAT 05:30 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.
SAT 06:00 Nancy Mitford - Love in a Cold Climate (b007jp62)
A glamorous invitation to a grand party at Hampton.
It's the home of the fabulously wealthy Montdores and their beautiful daughter Polly - bringing Fanny into the 1920s world of the aristocracy - and in and out of love when the temperature drops...
Amanda Root stars as Fanny.
Nancy Mitford’s high society novel, first published in 1949.
Dramatised by Claire Luckham.
Fanny .... Amanda Root
Lady Montdore .... Barbara Jefford
Polly .... Teresa Gallagher
Veronica .... Jenny Howe
Uncle Davey .... Jon Strickland
Aunt Emily .... Patience Tomlinson
Aunt Sadie .... Tessa Worsley
Uncle Matthew .... Ioan Meredith
Boy Dougdale .... Stephen Critchlow
Jassy .... Sarah Jane Holm
Victoria .... Tilly Gaunt
Cedric .... William Hope
Alfred .... Tom Beard
Director: Marion Nancarrow
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1999.
SAT 07:30 Girl with Dove by Sally Bayley (Omnibus) (m00022s7)
Sally Bayley recalls how a strange home life made her bond with characters from books.
This is especially in the pages of Jane Eyre and anything with Miss Marple in it, because she has to turn detective to find out what happened to Baby David. And to escape the clutches of Auntie Di, mum's sister. And finally, where is the girl in the title of her account to be found?
Sally's podcast is called A Reading Life, A Writing Life.
Omnibus of five parts abridged in five parts by Katrin Williams.
Read by Lydia Leonard
Producer: Duncan Minshull
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2019.
SAT 08:45 The Fosdyke Saga (b007jrtc)
7. Tripe and Appeasement
"Jos, you've been hitting him with that shovel for a week..."
Back from war, Albert is suffering from amnesia.
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.
Rebecca Fosdyke …. Stephanie Turner
Josiah Fosdyke …. Philip Lowrie
Victoria Fosdyke …. Miriam Margolyes
Tom Fosdyke …. David Threlfall
Albert Fosdyke …. Enn Reitel
The Sergeant …. Trevor Cooper
Other parts played by:
Sally Grace
Nick Maloney
Producer: Alan Nixon
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1983.
SAT 09:00 Not in Front of the Children (b052svws)
Series 1
Just Pack a Toothbrush
Mary's surprise news leaves Jennifer broody, much to Henry's horror.
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
Mary ...... Charlotte Mitchell
Trudi ...... Roberta Tovey
Robin ...... Hugo Keith-Johnston
Amanda ...... Jill Riddick
Hannah ...... Elizabeth Morgan
Charlie ...... Tenniel Evans
Music by Ronnie Hazlehurst
Producer: Trafford Whitelock.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1969.
SAT 09:30 The Arthur Haynes Show (m001n7bg)
From 19/11/1962
Door knockers, a bereft husband and park bench living.
Arthur Haynes stars in the sketch show series written by Johnny Speight.
With
Nicholas Parsons
Patricia Hayes
Music by the Temperance Seven.
Part of a selection of surviving episodes.
Producer: Richard Dingley
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in November 1962.
SAT 10:00 Poetry Puh-lease (m00088m4)
1. Simon Day & Tim Key
Comedy and poetry have always had strong links, with many comics and poets blurring the boundaries.
Now, comedian Kevin Eldon takes peeks either side of the fine line that divides them.
With the occasional input of his poet alter-ego, Paul Hamilton, Eldon presents a rich collection of radio comedy that celebrates the risible and funny side of poetry.
The first of threes programmes featuring:
‘The Simon Day Show’ [Series 2 Episode 3]
‘Tim Key’s Late Night Poetry Programme: Survival’ [Series 2 Episode 4]
Along the way there is a rich mix of poetry that might be funny, sometimes cringe-worthy, occasionally absurd, sporadically nonsensical, but often brilliant.
Producer: Luke Doran.
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in January 2015.
SAT 11:00 Nancy Mitford - Love in a Cold Climate (b007jp62)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SAT 12:30 Girl with Dove by Sally Bayley (Omnibus) (m00022s7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
SAT 13:45 The Fosdyke Saga (b007jrtc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
SAT 14:00 Not in Front of the Children (b052svws)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SAT 14:30 The Arthur Haynes Show (m001n7bg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
SAT 15:00 Poetry Puh-lease (m00088m4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SAT 16:00 The Drowned World (b02x5j6k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 00:00 today]
SAT 17:00 Nancy Mitford - Love in a Cold Climate (b007jp62)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SAT 18:30 Girl with Dove by Sally Bayley (Omnibus) (m00022s7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
SAT 19:45 The Fosdyke Saga (b007jrtc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
SAT 20:00 Not in Front of the Children (b052svws)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SAT 20:30 The Arthur Haynes Show (m001n7bg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
SAT 21:00 Poetry Puh-lease (m00088m4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SAT 22:00 The Jail Diaries of Sir Ralph Stanza (m0010y1s)
Jermaine Man
Poetry tutor Sir Ralph hopes to shock the prison authorities by doing a rap double act with Jermaine.
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
Jermaine....Chris Jack
Robo ...Jack Deam
Mick ...Theo Ant Smith
Officer ...Joan Kempson
Produced at BBC Manchester by Graham Frost.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2004.
SAT 22:15 The Shuttleworths (b007k2df)
Series 1
Pillock of the Community
A wrapper from a bar of Curly Wurly and a chaffinch provide unexpected solace for Sheffield singer-songwriter John Shuttleworth who is feeling depressed.
And where is agent Ken going in his brand new Toyota?
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 (m0007cw6)
Series 2
Episode 4
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:
Eliana La Casa
Ambrus Oroscz
Tin Vodopivec
Eliana La Casa is the resident MC of Buenos Aires’ first English language stand-up night.
Ambrus Oroscz, the first Hungarian to perform stand-up at the Edinburgh festival dials in from Budapest with stories of politics and his favourite “uncle jokes”.
Tin Vodopivec is in Llubljana, Slovenia, where he’s the biggest national stand-up having supported Eddie Izzard on his tour in the country.
Producer: Richard Morris
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in August 2019.
SAT 23:00 Ross Noble Goes Global (b007jvrg)
Series 1
Budapest and Warsaw
Kicking off his comedy travelogues in the capital of Hungary, the stand-up comic then takes the train to Poland.
Ross entertains the locals with his unique brand of stand-up
He also chats to the Mayor of Warsaw about furry hats, uncovers the truth about suicidal Hungarian monks and even shares a curry with Poland's only comedian...
Producer: Danny Wallace
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2001.
SAT 23:30 Old Harry's Game (b00w0d8p)
Series 6
Edith
An eminent historian arrives in the infernal kingdom and Satan strikes a bizarre bargain with her.
Andy Hamilton’s devilishly funny sitcom set in Hell.
Satan …. Andy Hamilton
Edith …. Annette Crosbie
Thomas …. Jimmy Mulville
Scumspawn …. Robert Duncan
Other characters played by:
Michael Fenton Stevens
Philip Pope
Felicity Montagu
Producer Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2007.

SUNDAY 25 JUNE 2023

SUN 00:00 Fear on 4 (b007jqp3)
Series 5
Tissue Memory
Anna’s due to wed Paul and live happily in the city, but a change of heart takes her on a different journey.
A series of nerve-tinglers from Fear on 4.
Written by Judy Upton.
Anna …. Rachel Atkins
Paul …. Kim Wall
Sally …. Carolyn Jones
Mark …. Gerald Mc Dermott
Dr Brayfield …. John Rowe
Director: David Blount
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1997.
SUN 00:30 I Am Legend by Richard Matheson (b007k0y9)
4. Distraction
Earth's last living man, Robert Neville, edges towards a cure, but then he gets distracted.
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 Nancy Mitford - Love in a Cold Climate (b007jp62)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday]
SUN 02:30 Girl with Dove by Sally Bayley (Omnibus) (m00022s7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Saturday]
SUN 03:45 The Fosdyke Saga (b007jrtc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Saturday]
SUN 04:00 Not in Front of the Children (b052svws)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Saturday]
SUN 04:30 The Arthur Haynes Show (m001n7bg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Saturday]
SUN 05:00 Poetry Puh-lease (m00088m4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Saturday]
SUN 06:00 Poetry Extra (m001n7b7)
Poetry Societies - The John Harris Society
Poet Daljit Nagra revisits the BBC's poetry archive and selects Poetry Societies: The John Harris Society.
Judith Palmer meets enthusiasts in Cornwall, the poet's birth place.
The poetry of a Cornish minor is brought to light by a small but dedicated group of admirers including a mainstream poet.
Producer: Sara Davies.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2007.
SUN 06:30 The Spy and the Traitor by Ben Macintyre (Omnibus) (b0blvnxb)
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.
Omnibus of five episodes abridged by Richard Hamilton
Producer: Elizabeth Allard
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2018.
SUN 07:40 Inheritance Tracks (m001n7b9)
Rufus Wainwright
Singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright chooses ‘Wild Mountain Thyme’ by Judy Collins and ‘Heading For Home’ by Peggy Seeger.
SUN 07:50 Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls Trilogy (Omnibus) (m0009k6z)
The Lonely Girl
Episode 1
Kate and Baba are friends who occupy the twin poles of romance and realism.
The duo 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.
Omnibus of the first five of ten episodes dramatised by Katie 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.
SUN 09:00 The Clitheroe Kid (m001n7bc)
Series 5
James 'Mr Piano' Clitheroe
Cheeky schoolboy Jimmy is offered a chance to win some cash in a music contest.
But there are strings attached...
Starring the diminutive Jimmy Clitheroe.
Legendary sitcom about Lancashire’s eternal cheeky schoolboy who lives with his Mother, sister Susan and Grandad.
At its peak, ten million fans tuned in each week to hear Jimmy’s latest antics.
Written by James Casey and Frank Roscoe
The Kid Himself …. Jimmy Clitheroe
Mother …. Patricia Burke
Grandad …. Peter Sinclair
Susan …. Diana Day
Danny Ross …. Alfie
Theodore Craythorpe/Harry Whittle …. Leonard Williams
Higginbottom …. Tony Melody
‘Beaky’ Billington …. Rosalie Williams
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 (b007k2yc)
Series 9
Women in the Wardroom (Have Been Redecorating)
CPO Pertwee is put in charge of a wardroom facelift aboard HMS Troutbridge.
But is he the wisest choice?
Stars Leslie Phillips, Jon Pertwee and Stephen Murray.
Laughs afloat aboard British Royal Navy frigate HMS Troutbridge.
Written by Lawrie Wyman
The Sub-Lieutenant ...... Leslie Phillips
The Chief Petty Officer ...... Jon Pertwee
The Number One ...... Stephen Murray
Captain Povey ...... Richard Caldicot
Second Officer McCluty ...... Heather Chasen
Commander Bell ...... Ronnie Barker
Uncle ...... Tenniel Evans
The Padre ....... Michael Bates
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 September 1967.
SUN 10:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m00107r5)
Glastonbury Music Makers 2023
Yusuf Cat Stevens
Singer-songwriter Yusuf Cat Stevens shares his castaway choices with Lauren Laverne.
Yusuf first enjoyed success more than 50 years ago.
He was born Steven Demetre Georgiou in July 1948. His Greek Cypriot father and his Swedish mother ran a restaurant in the West End of London, and he helped out there from an early age. He also became interested in music, writing and singing his own songs, partly inspired by the success of The Beatles.
Under the name Cat Stevens, he was just 18 when he had his first hit, and soon found himself on tour with Engelbert Humperdinck and Jimi Hendrix. His career came to a sudden halt in 1969, when he contracted tuberculosis and was forced out of the limelight for a year of recuperation. It was also a time of reflection. He emerged a changed man in 1970 - a sensitive singer-songwriter whose albums, including Tea for the Tillerman, and Teaser and the Firecat, sold millions of copies around the world.
While enjoying fame and success, he also thought more deeply about religious faith, an interest which increased after he nearly drowned while swimming in the Pacific. He became a Muslim in 1977, changed his name to Yusuf Islam and walked away from music. He soon became one of the UK's most high-profile Muslims, and was often asked to comment about aspects of Islam. For two decades, he didn’t touch his guitar, but in 2006 he made a comeback with an album entitled An Other Cup. He has released three more albums since then and has recently recorded a new version of perhaps his best-known work, Tea for the Tillerman.
Yusuf lives in Dubai with his wife Fawziah. They have four daughters and one son who has followed in his father's musical footsteps.
DISC ONE: America - Rita Moreno, George Chakiris & The Sharks And Girls
DISC TWO: Tutti Frutti - Little Richard
DISC THREE: Twist and Shout - The Beatles
DISC FOUR: March From A Clockwork Orange - Wendy Carlos
DISC FIVE: The Wind - Cat Stevens
DISC SIX: Allah Uya - Ali Farka Touré
DISC SEVEN: Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood - Nina Simone
DISC EIGHT: As - Stevie Wonder
BOOK CHOICE: The Masnavi I Ma'navi of Rumi: Complete by Maulana Jalalu-'d-din Muhammad Rumi (Author), E. H. Whinfield (Translator)
LUXURY CHOICE: Bendicks Bittermints
CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: As - Stevie Wonder
Producer: Sarah Taylor
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2020.
SUN 10:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00lcmcq)
Series 1
Songsters
Humans aren't the only species who sing. Many birds do and even another ape.
What messages are conveyed in the syllables, melodies and repeated phrases, and who is listening?
Series of talks by Sir David Attenborough on the natural histories of creatures and plants from around the world.
Produce: Julian Hector
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2009.
SUN 11:00 Poetry Extra (m001n7b7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SUN 11:30 The Spy and the Traitor by Ben Macintyre (Omnibus) (b0blvnxb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
SUN 12:40 Inheritance Tracks (m001n7b9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:40 today]
SUN 12:50 Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls Trilogy (Omnibus) (m0009k6z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:50 today]
SUN 14:00 The Clitheroe Kid (m001n7bc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SUN 14:30 The Navy Lark (b007k2yc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
SUN 15:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m00107r5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SUN 15:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00lcmcq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 today]
SUN 16:00 Fear on 4 (b007jqp3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 00:00 today]
SUN 16:30 I Am Legend by Richard Matheson (b007k0y9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 00:30 today]
SUN 17:00 Poetry Extra (m001n7b7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SUN 17:30 The Spy and the Traitor by Ben Macintyre (Omnibus) (b0blvnxb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
SUN 18:40 Inheritance Tracks (m001n7b9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:40 today]
SUN 18:50 Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls Trilogy (Omnibus) (m0009k6z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:50 today]
SUN 20:00 The Clitheroe Kid (m001n7bc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SUN 20:30 The Navy Lark (b007k2yc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
SUN 21:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m00107r5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SUN 21:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00lcmcq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 today]
SUN 22:00 The Tim Vine Chat Show (b09794s8)
Series 2
North Berwick
Tim Vine has been travelling the length and breadth of this fair land to uncover the best stories of the Great British public.
As well as taking every possible opportunity to tell a ridiculous joke and sing a preposterous song along the way.
Tim parks his Chat Show wagon in Scotland at the St Andrew Blackadder church in North Berwick.
A pie-seller and a man undergoing some unusual physiotherapy provide the entertainment and Tim leads a maritime sing-a-long.
Producer: Richard Morris
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2017.
SUN 22:30 Chain Reaction (b01l8rbv)
Series 8
Rebecca Front interviews Chris Addison
Rebecca Front talks to her co-star from The Thick of It - the comedian and actor Chris Addison, about working with Armando Iannucci and embracing his middle-classness through stand-up.
They both dread nude scenes "I look like a child has done a collage with twiglets" says Chris.
This is the long running tag talk show series, where the guest turns interviewer the following week.
Recorded with an audience, the interviews focus on the life, career and the passions of the interviewee but often prove to be as revealing about the interviewer.
Producer Carl Cooper
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2012.
SUN 23:00 Date With Fate (b008y7g7)
A Damp Fib
Simon is a junior clerk in a surveyor's office, but when he tells a white lie it sparks disastrous consequences...
Harold Wing Pinero is your host.
The first of four comic close encounters with fate.
Written by Gary Parker and Phil Whelans.
Simon …. Alex Lowe
Harold Wing Pinero …. Charles Gray
Naomi …. Elliot Nicholls
Mr Reynolds …. James Greene
Mrs Gibson …. Margaret Stallard
Alan …. Paul Davies
Producer: Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1996.
SUN 23:15 Guy Browning's Small Talk (b0076mv2)
Series 2
How to Kiss
"Half-close your eyes, make your mouth look like an excitable monkey and deliberately invade their body space."
All you need to know about engendering facial contact, and where it might lead...
Comedian Guy Browning provides practical life-coaching in the big small challenges of life.
Producer: Jonquil Panting
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2004.
SUN 23:30 Safety Catch (b00vryr6)
Series 3
What's My Motivation
Simon decides it's finally time to get self-motivated and starts composing his electronic music, self-motivation isn't as easy as he'd thought.
To make life even more difficult his mother decides to get a job at Heathcote Sanders.
As Judith eloquently puts it, to have one member of the family working in the arms trade may be regarded as misfortune, to have two looks like genetic wickedness.
Starring Darren Boyd.
Laurence Howarth's black comedy of modern morality set in the world of arms dealing.
Simon McGrath ..... Darren Boyd
Anna Grieg ..... Joanna Page
Boris Kemal ..... Lewis Macleod
Judith McGrath ..... Sarah Smart
Angela McGrath ..... Brigit Forsyth
Madeleine Turnbull ..... Rachel Atkins
Producer: Dawn Ellis
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2010.

MONDAY 26 JUNE 2023

MON 00:00 Poetry Extra (m001n7b7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Sunday]
MON 00:30 The Spy and the Traitor by Ben Macintyre (Omnibus) (b0blvnxb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Sunday]
MON 01:40 Inheritance Tracks (m001n7b9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:40 on Sunday]
MON 01:50 Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls Trilogy (Omnibus) (m0009k6z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:50 on Sunday]
MON 03:00 The Clitheroe Kid (m001n7bc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Sunday]
MON 03:30 The Navy Lark (b007k2yc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Sunday]
MON 04:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m00107r5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday]
MON 04:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00lcmcq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 on Sunday]
MON 05:00 DI Gwen Danbury - An Odd Body (b007jphl)
Series 2
1. Talking Poison
A controversial American preacher and men's rights advocate comes to the UK to take part in a TV debate, but threats have been made against him.
So it's up to Detective Inspector Gwen Danbury ensure his protection.
But her mother Joan is not impressed...
Starring Annette Badland.
Sue Rodwell's three-part detective mystery.
DI Gwen Danbury …… Annette Badland
Joan Danbury …… Stephanie Cole
Arthur Lamson …… Peter Marinker
Alena Lamson …… Liza Ross
Anna Tricker …… Michelle Newell
Tom Palmer …… Richard Derrington
Superintendent Phillips …… Robert Lister
Director: Rosemary Watts
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2002.
MON 05:45 Short Works (m0003jwk)
The Cousin Clairvoyant by Colin Carberry
When two cousins meet in Belfast, the former best friends must confront their uncertain futures.
An original short story by the Northern Irish writer Colin Carberry - specially commissioned by BBC Radio 4.
Read by Aaron McCusker.
Colin Carberry is a writer of screenplays and fiction from Belfast. With Glenn Patterson, he co-wrote the film 'Good Vibrations' for which the pair won Best Script at the 2013 Irish Writers Guild Awards and were nominated for Outstanding Debut at the 2014 BAFTA Film awards.
His previous writing for Radio 4 includes the stories 'If I Only Had The Nerve' and 'Second Class, Signed For.'
Producer: Michael Shannon
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2019.
MON 06:00 Henri Castang - Not as Far as Velma (b07x1k3w)
3. Springtime in Sussex
Henri Castang goes in search of a missing British journalist, who has links to the two cases he's trying to investigate.
Van der Valk creator, Nicolas Freeling's mystery thriller.
Starring Keith Barron.
Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.
Castang …. Keith Barron
Marklake …. Clive Swift
Gabrielle …. Auriol Smith
Annuziata …. Sheila Mitchell
The Bishop …. James Greene
Sabatier …. Ian Lindsay
Hamilton …. David King
Baloo …. Brian Miller
Erskine …. Peter Howell
Carstairs …. Fraser Kerr
Producer: Matthew Walters
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1990.
MON 06:30 The House (m001n7n7)
Series 4
4. Disappointments
Can Sir Charles soothe Dougal's disappointment in the limited benefits of chairing the national security committee?
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
Wigton .... Trevor Peacock
Sharp .... Norman Bird
Alex .... Caroline Bliss
Producer: Neil Cargill
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1993.
MON 07:00 Apricots on the Nile by Colette Rossant (b007jmrb)
1. My Family
The culinary-tinged memoirs of a woman raised in multi-cultural, cosmopolitan Cairo during the Second World War.
First published in 2001, 'Apricots on the Nile', subtitled 'A Memoir with Recipes' is a collection of the author Colette Rossant's recollections.
In 1937, five-year-old Colette arrived in Cairo from Paris with her Egyptian Jewish father and beautiful French mother. When her father died, Colette's mother abandoned her daughter to the care of her wealthy grandparents. She soon settled into their luxuriant, food-centred lifestyle.
The memoir, accompanied by mouth-watering description of dishes, evokes old world Egypt.
Abridged in five parts by Katrin Williams.
Read by Barbara Flynn.
Producer: Liz Allard
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2001.
MON 07:15 Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls Trilogy (m0009ky5)
The Lonely Girl
6. The Chase
Kate has escaped from the countryside and returns to live with the married Eugene.
But her father and his cronies soon come looking for her...
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
Eugene ..... Jonathan Forbes
Anna ..... Catherine Cusack
Dada ..... David Ganly
Jack Holland ..... Jonjo O’Neill
Tom ..... Paul Hickey
Andy ..... Shaun Mason
Directors: Sally Avens & Jessica Dromgoole
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2019.
MON 07:30 Man at the Helm (b07z4dj4)
Episode 3
The kids begin to wonder if Charlie Bates is reliable man at the helm material and decide the local vet is a much better option.
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
Mr Swift ….. Tom Forrister
Pub landlady ….. Adie Allen
Director: Gemma Jenkins
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2016.
MON 08:00 Stop Messing About! (b00b1p9t)
Series 1
Episode 1
The follow up series to Round The Horne kicks off with the first all nude radio show - with a pull-out supplement.
Starring:
Kenneth Williams
Hugh Paddick
Joan Sims
Announcer: Douglas Smith
After the unexpected death of Kenneth Horne in 1969, plans for the next series of Round The Horne were axed.
Instead - using an old catchphrase of Kenneth Williams as a series title - Kenneth joined Hugh Paddick to continue the comedy tradition and was also reunited with his "Carry On" film co-star Joan Sims.
Written by Johnnie Mortimer, Brian Cooke and Myles Rudge
With the Max Harris Group.
Producer: John Simmonds
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in April 1969.
MON 08:30 Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful (b007jsb8)
Series 3
Episode 5
Ken and Sandy both suffer marital problems, but at least they've won Pink Len's ad account.
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
Len …. Roger Sloman
Val/Veronica …. Liz Crowther
Alf …. Roger Hammond
With:
Miriam Margolyes
John Shrapnel
David Tate
Sally Grace
Enn Reitel
Anton Rogers
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1986.
MON 09:00 It's Your Round (b00yrfwr)
Series 1
Episode 2
Angus Deayton hosts the comedy panel show with no format.
Andy Parsons, Rebecca Front, Miles Jupp and prog-rock legend, Rick Wakeman battle it out to see who can beat each other at the games they've each brought along.
Can the teams guess the concept for Rick's new prog rock album in his "What's The Concept?" round?
And what happens when the teams have to play Andy's inventively titled "It's Not Your Round"?
And would Rebecca Front like to marry Prince William?
Angus tries valiantly to ensure everyone comes out of it with their reputations intact.
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 (b00tky99)
Series 1
Episode 4
Doug's planning a surprise 70th birthday party for his mum.
Can he get it right without Molly's help?
Starring Rebecca Lacey and Paul Venables.
Paul Mendelson’s sitcom about life for a couple after they've split.
Molly …. Rebecca Lacey
Doug …. Paul Venables
Kaz …. Soumaya Keynes
Ryan …. Jessie Sullivan
Annie …. Marlene Sidaway
Dawn …. Rebecca Front
Ansel …. Richard Firth
Producer: David Ian Neville
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2003.
MON 10:00 DI Gwen Danbury - An Odd Body (b007jphl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]
MON 10:45 Short Works (m0003jwk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:45 today]
MON 11:00 Henri Castang - Not as Far as Velma (b07x1k3w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
MON 11:30 The House (m001n7n7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
MON 12:00 Apricots on the Nile by Colette Rossant (b007jmrb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
MON 12:15 Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls Trilogy (m0009ky5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]
MON 12:30 Man at the Helm (b07z4dj4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
MON 13:00 Stop Messing About! (b00b1p9t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 13:30 Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful (b007jsb8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 14:00 It's Your Round (b00yrfwr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
MON 14:30 Snap (b00tky99)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
MON 15:00 DI Gwen Danbury - An Odd Body (b007jphl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]
MON 15:45 Short Works (m0003jwk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:45 today]
MON 16:00 Henri Castang - Not as Far as Velma (b07x1k3w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
MON 16:30 The House (m001n7n7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
MON 17:00 Apricots on the Nile by Colette Rossant (b007jmrb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
MON 17:15 Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls Trilogy (m0009ky5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]
MON 17:30 Man at the Helm (b07z4dj4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
MON 18:00 Stop Messing About! (b00b1p9t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 18:30 Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful (b007jsb8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 19:00 It's Your Round (b00yrfwr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
MON 19:30 Snap (b00tky99)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
MON 20:00 Radiolab (m00113k3)
Series 8
Inner Voices
Radiolab explores how the inner voices in our heads shape us, for better and worse.
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 2013.
MON 20:55 Inheritance Tracks (b09w22d2)
Tony Blackburn
BBC Radio 2's Tony Blackburn chooses 'Reet Petite' by Jackie Wilson and 'I'm Still Waiting' by Diana Ross.
MON 21:00 Mastertapes (b03k3hdb)
Series 3
Natalie Merchant (the A-Side)
Natalie Merchant discusses 'Tigerlily', her 1995 solo album made after leaving 10,000 Maniacs.
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, Natalie talks to John Wilson.
Completely self-funded (to ensure creative control),'Tigerlily' went on the sell over 5 million copies and continues to be Natalie Merchant's most successful album to date. Its bold and stripped down sound gave more emphasis to her powerful and often personal lyrics, including 'Beloved Wife' (inspired by her grandfather's grief in the wake of her grandmother's passing) and 'River' (written in response to the sudden and untimely death of her friend River Phoenix).
The album also included the top-40 singles 'Wonder' and 'Jealousy', as well as her first top-ten hit as a solo artist, 'Carnival'.
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 Ruth Rendell - The Fever Tree and Other Stories (b00t95wv)
1. The Fever Tree
A short series of murderous thrillers by Ruth Rendell.
Ford and Tricia travel to a mosquito-ridden South African nature reserve in an attempt to patch up their awful marriage.
It's a terrible idea, and Ford is soon wondering if the leopards can rid him of his wife quicker than the divorce courts.
A short series of murderous thrillers by Ruth Rendell
Dramatised by Yvonne Antrobus.
Ford .... Paul Rhys
Tricia .... Tracy Wiles
Eric .... Miles Anderson
Waiter /Receptionist .... Jude Akuwudike
Music by David Pickvance.
Director: Conor Lennon
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2006.
MON 22:00 The Unbelievable Truth (m001n1lh)
Series 29
Episode 4
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.
Lucy Porter, Marcus Brigstocke, Richard Osman and Ria Lina are the panellists obliged to talk with deliberate inaccuracy on subjects as varied as the French, bans, hippos, and superstition.
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 (b0094k0g)
Series 1
Episode 1
Every shopping channel you've ever seen and every product you've never wanted.
Special host Eamonn Holmes runs the animal charity telethon
Starring:
Justin Edwards
Colin Hoult
Katherine Jakeways
Ewen Macintosh
Alex MacQueen
Greg Proops
Written by Justin Edwards and James Eldred.
Producer: Lucy Armitage
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2008.
MON 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (m001nd2j)
Paul Garner meets Alexis Strum 1/3
From 10.00pm until midnight, seven days a week, the Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. Plus Paul Garner chats to comedian, actor and one-time pop singer Alexis Strum.
MON 23:00 Dead Ringers (m001n22t)
Series 23
Episode 2
The superhero of money, Martin Lewis, comes to save us all, Boris Johnson thinks he’s found a fantasy land where he belongs, and there’s a treat for anyone who’s watched a Wes Anderson film and wondered why.
This episode was written by Nev Fountain & Tom Jamieson, Laurence Howarth, Ed Amsden & Tom Coles, James Bugg, Edward Tew, Cody Dahler, Rob Darke, Rachel E. Thorn, Sophie Dickson, Peter Tellouche, Toussaint Douglas, Davina Bentley, Sarah Campbell and Joe Topping.
Produced and created by Bill Dare
Production Co-ordinator: Dan Marchini
MON 23:30 Fabulous (m000gtjm)
Series 2
Episode 2
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?
Life should be entertaining with a speed dating event at the office...
Starring Daisy Haggard.
Written by Lucy Clarke.
With:
Katy Brand
Stephen Critchlow
Justin Edwards
Mel Hudson
Joanna Neary
John Rowe
Jo Scanlan
Laura Solon.
Dan Starkey
Ann Reid
Children:
Bradley Ford
Renee Clark
Chelsea Jabbau
Music by Osymyso.
Producer: Simon Nicholls
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2008.

TUESDAY 27 JUNE 2023

TUE 00:00 DI Gwen Danbury - An Odd Body (b007jphl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:45 Short Works (m0003jwk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:45 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 Henri Castang - Not as Far as Velma (b07x1k3w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 The House (m001n7n7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 Apricots on the Nile by Colette Rossant (b007jmrb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:15 Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls Trilogy (m0009ky5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 on Monday]
TUE 02:30 Man at the Helm (b07z4dj4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 Stop Messing About! (b00b1p9t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Monday]
TUE 03:30 Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful (b007jsb8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 It's Your Round (b00yrfwr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:30 Snap (b00tky99)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 DI Gwen Danbury - An Odd Body (b007jpj1)
Series 2
2. Old Dog
Richard Mills - a vulnerable old man - is attacked and burgled. He seems lonely so, Detective Inspector Gwen Danbury decides to introduce him to her mother, Joan...
Sue Rodwell's three-part detective mystery
Detective Inspector Gwen Danbury.......Annette Badland
Joan Danbury.................................................Stephanie Cole
Richard Mills...................................................Ian Hogg
Darren Peters..................................................Richard Frame
Detective Sergeant Henry Jacobs.........John Duttine
Producer Rosemary Watts
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2002.
TUE 05:45 Short Works (m00050r3)
Siren by Holly Corfield Carr
From an island in the Bristol Channel, a distress signal goes out over the airwaves.
An original short work for radio by Holly Corfield Carr about what to say when it's over.
Holly is a Bristol-based poet. Her writing received an Eric Gregory Award from the Society of Authors in 2012 and won the Frieze Writer’s Prize in 2015. Her most recent publications are Subsong and Indifferent Cresses, published by the National Trust and Trust New Art.
Producer: Mair Bosworth
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2019.
TUE 06:00 Henri Castang - Not as Far as Velma (b07x204g)
4. Boring Old Biarritz
With hotelier, Adrienne Sargent still missing, Commissaire Henri Castang travels across France in search of journalist Robert MacLeod.
Van der Valk creator, Nicolas Freeling's mystery thriller.
Starring Keith Barron.
Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.
Castang …. Keith Barron
Marklake …. Clive Swift
The Bishop …. James Greene
Sabatier …. Ian Lindsay
Delauney …. David King
Judith …. Auriol Smith
Vera …. Edita Brychta
Richard …. John Horsley
Robert …. Simon Treves
Producer: Matthew Walters
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1990.
TUE 06:30 The House (m001n7tn)
Series 4
5. The Letter
As usual, rumours are rife in Westminster but Charles hopes he has intercepted in time to prevent a scandal.
Sharp and Wigton know about an incriminating letter and so, probably by now does Rose.
Incidentally, why has the usually loyal Rose chosen to stay away from the office without contacting Charles?
And why is his wife Mary also being so secretive?
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
Wigton .... Trevor Peacock
Sharp .... Norman Bird
Polly .... Ruth Gemmell
Nick .... Julian Dutton
Alex .... Caroline Bliss
Producer Neil Cargill
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1993.
TUE 07:00 Apricots on the Nile by Colette Rossant (b007jmrt)
2. Ahmet and Grandmaman
The author recalls learning recipes from an Arab cook and the art of shopping from her grandmother.
Published in 2001, 'Apricots on the Nile', subtitled 'A Memoir with Recipes' is a collection of the author Colette Rossant's recollections. In 1937, five-year-old Colette arrived in Cairo from Paris with her Egyptian Jewish father and beautiful French mother. When her father died, Colette's mother abandoned her daughter to the care of her wealthy grandparents. She soon settled into their luxuriant, food-centred lifestyle. The memoir, accompanied by mouth-watering description of dishes, evokes old world Egypt.
Abridged for radio by Katrin Williams.
Read by Barbara Flynn.
Producer: Liz Allard
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2001.
TUE 07:15 Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls Trilogy (m0009ksm)
The Lonely Girl
7. Practically Married
Kate's father enlists the help of the Church to remove her from Eugene's house and Kate becomes scared that she will burn in hell for living in sin with a married man.
Edna O’Brien’s frank, funny and subversive story of growing up in Ireland in the 50s.
Kate ..... Charlie Murphy
Eugene ..... Jonathan Forbes
Eugene’s Mother ..... Bríd Brennan
Simon ..... Jonny Holden
Laura ..... Ell Potter
Man in Pub ..... David Hounslow
Written by Edna O’Brien
Dramatised by Kate Hims
Directed by Sally Avens & Jessica Dromgoole
First broadcast on BBC Radio in 2019.
TUE 07:30 Bad Salsa (b04bn088)
Series 1
The Shorefest Redemption
After treatment for Ovarian and breast cancer Chippy, is mad, Jill is sad and Terri is definitely dangerous to know!
The road back after cancer treatment can be tricky and full of obstacles.
Two middle aged women and their younger friend seek to regain their zest for life and love by learning to dance at Bad Salsa, the club where everyone knows your name but no-one knows your prognosis!
Depictions of people with cancer on TV and radio too often follow a standard format; there is the diagnosis, the depression the chemo, then the false recovery followed by the tragic death.
Written by Kay Stonham, Bad Salsa tries to paint a picture at once more hopeful and more in line with survival rates which have improved immensely over the past 20 years.
For many, 'living with cancer' is now their day to day challenge. The characters in the series have finished their treatment and are in the process of finding their way back to normal life or at least finding a "new normal." As in the real world, the challenges of everyday life go on for our characters; like us they have boring marriages, distracting crushes, troublesome children, difficult workmates and infuriating parents, but unlike us their brush with mortality has given them a new perspective.
The fun and excitement of the series is in watching them decide to preserve the 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
Corrine ...... Kay Stonham
Producer: Alison Vernon-Smith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2014.
TUE 08:00 The Goon Show (b00fgzr6)
Series 8
Tiddlywinks
After defeat at the hands of Cambridge, Neddie Seagoon seeks his gameful revenge.
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 March 1958.
TUE 08:30 In the End (b007jw4d)
Episode 2
Friendly PM Kenny and the BBC Director General are keen to speak their minds.
Maverick BBC Reporter, George Cragge, and Superintendent Frank Jefferson investigate a series of murders of journalists.
Starring Michael Williams and Barry Foster.
The fourth of Mark Taverner’s black comedies set in the worlds of the BBC and politics.
Dramatised in six parts by from his novel by Mark Taverner, and Peter Baynham.
George Cragge …. Michael Williams
Superintendent Frank Jefferson …. Barry Foster
Prime Minister …. Jonathan Coy
Charles Prentiss......Stephen Fry
Martin Griffiths........John Bird
Crichton-Potter …. Anton Rogers
Coco St Martin......Phil Cornwell
Marcia Mallon …. Rebecca Front
Chancellor …. Simon Greenall
Rupert Thresher....Michael Fenton Stevens
Newsreader …. Andrew Crawford
Radio 4 Newsreader …. Harriet Cass
With:
Peter Woodthorpe
Hugh Parker
Neil McCaul
Chris Pavlo
Beth Chalmers
Producer: Dawn Ellis
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1999.
TUE 09:00 The Motion Show (b00768f5)
Series 3
Episode 1
Debates galore over the North/South divide, glorious failure – and blowing your own trumpet.
Graeme Garden chairs the quirky battle of words and wit.
With Steve Punt, Simon Fanshawe, Dan Gaster and Jenny Eclair.
Producer: Helen Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2000
TUE 09:30 No Commitments (b01773xl)
Series 9
Houseroom
Anna's love-life seems to be on an even keel, but can the same be said for Roger?
Simon Brett's sitcom about the lives and squabbles of three very different sisters.
Anna..............Rosemary Leach
Victoria.........Angela Thorne
Charlotte........Felicity Montagu
Roger........Bill Nighy
Jonathan......Michael Jayston
Eddie.........James Greene
Music by Elizabeth Parker
Written and produced by Simon Brett
First broadcast on BBC Radio in January 2003.
TUE 10:00 DI Gwen Danbury - An Odd Body (b007jpj1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]
TUE 10:45 Short Works (m00050r3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:45 today]
TUE 11:00 Henri Castang - Not as Far as Velma (b07x204g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
TUE 11:30 The House (m001n7tn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
TUE 12:00 Apricots on the Nile by Colette Rossant (b007jmrt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
TUE 12:15 Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls Trilogy (m0009ksm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]
TUE 12:30 Bad Salsa (b04bn088)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
TUE 13:00 The Goon Show (b00fgzr6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 13:30 In the End (b007jw4d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 14:00 The Motion Show (b00768f5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
TUE 14:30 No Commitments (b01773xl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
TUE 15:00 DI Gwen Danbury - An Odd Body (b007jpj1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]
TUE 15:45 Short Works (m00050r3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:45 today]
TUE 16:00 Henri Castang - Not as Far as Velma (b07x204g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
TUE 16:30 The House (m001n7tn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
TUE 17:00 Apricots on the Nile by Colette Rossant (b007jmrt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
TUE 17:15 Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls Trilogy (m0009ksm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]
TUE 17:30 Bad Salsa (b04bn088)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
TUE 18:00 The Goon Show (b00fgzr6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 18:30 In the End (b007jw4d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 19:00 The Motion Show (b00768f5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
TUE 19:30 No Commitments (b01773xl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
TUE 20:00 TED Radio Hour (m0013r07)
Series 8
The Gratitude Chain
A journey through fascinating ideas based on talks by riveting speakers on the TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) stage.
Manoush Zomorodi and A.J. Jacobs explore gratitude and how far our thanks could reach for things we take for granted every day.
First broadcast in the USA on National Public Radio in 2021.
TUE 20:50 Inheritance Tracks (m000nvrg)
Ruby Turner
Soul singer Ruby Turner chooses 'Don't Play That Song' by Aretha Franklin and 'Licence to Kill' by Gladys Knight.
TUE 21:00 Mastertapes (b03k3hms)
Series 3
Natalie Merchant (the B-Side)
The audience ask Natalie Merchant questions about her 1995 solo album, 'Tigerlily'.
John Wilson talks to leading performers and songwriters 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, with John initially quizzing the artist about the album in question, and then, in the B-side, the audience puts the questions. Both editions feature exclusive live performances.
Programme 2 (B-side). Having discussed the making of 'Tigerlily', her debut solo album made after leaving 10,000 Maniacs (in the A-side of the programme), Natalie Merchant responds to questions from the audience and performs live versions of some to the tracks from the album.
Producer: Paul Kobrak
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2013.
TUE 21:30 Ruth Rendell - The Fever Tree and Other Stories (b00tcwpv)
2. The Dreadful Day of Judgement
A short series of murderous thrillers by Ruth Rendell.
Three lost souls and their foreman are thrown together over the Christmas period when they find themselves clearing up an abandoned graveyard. As time goes on their personal demons loom larger and something, eventually, has to give.
CAST:
John .... Danny Sapani
Gilly .... Bryan Dick
Marlon .... Stuart McLoughlin
Foreman .... Ralph Ineson
Written by Ruth Rendell
Dramatised by Yvonne Antrobus
Music by David Pickvance
Director Conor Lennon
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2006.
TUE 22:00 Janey Godley: The C Bomb (m001n1rf)
1: Shall We Start at the Beginning?
In this episode, Janey does what she’s always done: turning her own dark and difficult experiences into laugher, as she paints a vivid picture of life in the East End of Glasgow in the 60s, and recounts a childhood steeped in poverty and abuse. As she faces her own mortality, she and daughter Ashley Storrie talk, laugh and cry as they unpick some of the experiences she shares onstage.
Relentlessly authentic, she's also had to face up to her own mistakes - taking responsibility and apologising both publicly and onstage, as well as sharing the shame of being ‘cancelled’ and the very dark place that took her to.
Then, just months later…. the hand grenade of a cancer diagnosis forced her to start fighting for her life.
Now, after finally admitting that after everything she’s been through in life, maybe she‘s not “fine”, and with a terminal diagnosis, she’s submitted to the ultimate ‘C bomb' for many men and women of her generation - counselling.
And as a result of this insight, she’s more hilarious and compelling onstage than ever.
Janey’s experienced a life of extremes but has come out the other side with rare insight, still able to make light of all its trials and tribulations in her signature dark and uncompromising style.
Recorded live in front of an audience in her hometown, Glasgow.
A Dabster production for BBC Radio 4
TUE 22:30 The Lee Mack Show (b00bbnvy)
Tony Hadley
Lee Mack presents stand-up comedy, sketches and music.
With Angela McHale and band leader Steve Brown
With guests:
Tony Hadley
Trevor Crook
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in March 2005.
TUE 23:00 Father Figure (b02x9cq5)
Pilot
Tom Whyte - a new Belfast house-husband has a dog of a first day, as he embraces his change of lifestyle.
A family sitcom written by and starring Irish comedian, Jason Byrne.
Tom .... Jason Byrne
Chloe ...... Sharon Horgan
Mikey .... Mischa Goodman
Lewis .... Hugo Parsons
Mary .... Pauline McLynn
Roddy .... Michael Smiley
Paddy .... Peter Gowan
PC Conrad .... Paul Putner
Jarleth .... Paul Nicholas
With Bruce Alexander, Keely Beresford, David Seddon and Nigel Hastings.
Additional material by Andrews Collins.
Producer: Julia McKenzie
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in April 2010.
TUE 23:30 Think the Unthinkable (b007jm4p)
Series 1
London Transport
The Unthinkable Solutions team ride to the rescue of London's transport system.
Their strategy is to put Reg, an intense night-bus driver, in charge of London Transport, while chief executive Bud Jackson is sent back to driving tube trains...
James Cary’s award-winning sitcom about management consultants.
Ryan Packer ...... Marcus Brigstocke
Sophie Stott ...... Emma Kennedy
Daisy ...... Catherine Shepherd
Cynthia ...... Olivia Colman
Bud ...... Kim Wall
Reg ...... Chris Pavlo
Various ...... 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 28 JUNE 2023

WED 00:00 DI Gwen Danbury - An Odd Body (b007jpj1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:45 Short Works (m00050r3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:45 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 Henri Castang - Not as Far as Velma (b07x204g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 The House (m001n7tn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 Apricots on the Nile by Colette Rossant (b007jmrt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday]
WED 02:15 Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls Trilogy (m0009ksm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 on Tuesday]
WED 02:30 Bad Salsa (b04bn088)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Tuesday]
WED 03:00 The Goon Show (b00fgzr6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Tuesday]
WED 03:30 In the End (b007jw4d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 The Motion Show (b00768f5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:30 No Commitments (b01773xl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 DI Gwen Danbury - An Odd Body (b007jpjh)
Series 2
3. Dead Heads and Chutney
A respectable woman in her 70s is found dead, apparently from natural causes. Detective Inspector Gwen Danbury however, is sure she was murdered and starts to delve into the woman's past...
Sue Rodwell's three-part detective mystery
Detective Inspector Gwen Danbury....................................Annette Badland
Joan Danbury..............................................................................Stephanie Cole
Detective Sergeant Henry Jacobs........................................John Duttine
Vicar.................................................................................................Lennox Greaves
Isabel Mackenzie........................................................................Sunny Ormonde
John Parnell..................................................................................Tom George
Producer Rosemary Watts
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2002.
WED 05:45 Short Works (m0005f9c)
Where You Are by Sam Thompson
A father frantically searches a busy high street after losing sight of his son.
An original short story specially commissioned by BBC Radio 4 from the author Sam Thompson.
Sam Thompson was born in London in 1978. His first book Communion Town was published in 2012 and long-listed for the Man Booker Prize. His second book Jott was published in 2018. He’s written for the Times Literary Supplement, the London Review of Books and other periodicals, and has taught English Literature and creative writing at Oxford University, Oxford Brookes and Queen’s University Belfast. He currently lives in Belfast.
Writer: Sam Thompson
Reader: Stuart Graham
Producer: Michael Shannon
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2019.
WED 06:00 Henri Castang - Not as Far as Velma (b07x4bnb)
5. An Infirmary in Auschwitz
Battling to locate a missing hotelier, Henri Castang makes an important discovery - and also unearths a clue about journalist Robert MacLeod.
Van der Valk creator Nicolas Freeling's thriller.
Castang …. Keith Barron
Marklake …. Clive Swift
The Bishop …. James Greene
The Major …. Ian Lindsay
Vera/Nurse …. Edita Brychta
2nd Lieutenant …. Simon Treves
Ada …. Elizabeth Mansfield
Morosini …. Angus Wright
First published in 1989, this is the 11th novel in Freeling's sixteen-strong series featuring Henri Castang. The London-born author died in 2003 aged 76.
Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.
Producer: Matthew Walters
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1990.
WED 06:30 The House (m001n8rg)
Series 4
6. An Announcement
Secret Service Henry tells his brother-in-law Charles, that "the innocent have nothing to fear" and, later, reveals that someone important will be telling the world that he intends to spend more time with this family. Meanwhile, Nick and Polly share some exciting news.
The final episode of Christopher Lee 's political drama set in the corridors of power at Westminster.
Charles Bannister .... Julian Glover
Dougal Baxter .... Peter Kelly
Mary .... Isla Blair
Henry .... Christopher Benjamin
Kay .... Jane Booker
Rose .... Sheila Reid
Alex .... Caroline Bliss
Polly .... Ruth Gemmell
Nick .... Julian Dutton
Sharp .... Norman Bird
Producer Neil Cargill
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1993.
WED 07:00 Apricots on the Nile by Colette Rossant (b007jms9)
3. Weddings and Poker Day
The author recalls how her grandmother acted as matchmaker - and the role of women in her family.
Published in 2001, 'Apricots on the Nile', subtitled 'A Memoir with Recipes' is a collection of the author Colette Rossant's recollections. In 1937, five-year-old Colette arrived in Cairo from Paris with her Egyptian Jewish father and beautiful French mother. When her father died, Colette's mother abandoned her daughter to the care of her wealthy grandparents. She soon settled into their luxuriant, food-centred lifestyle. The memoir, accompanied by mouth-watering description of dishes, evokes old world Egypt.
Abridged for radio by Katrin Williams.
Read by Barbara Flynn.
Producer: Liz Allard
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2001.
WED 07:15 Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls Trilogy (m0009jj5)
The Lonely Girl
8. The Wrong Cups
Kate realises that living with Eugene means putting up with his mother, his friends and the constant comparisons to his ex-wife.
Then his ex wife Laura makes contact.
Edna O’Brien’s frank, funny and subversive story of growing up in Ireland in the 50s.
Kate ..... Charlie Murphy
Eugene ..... Jonathan Forbes
Eugene’s Mother ..... Bríd Brennan
Simon ..... Jonny Holden
Laura ..... Ell Potter
Man in Pub ..... David Hounslow
Written by Edna O’Brien
Dramatised by Kate Hims
Directed by Sally Avens & Jessica Dromgoole
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2019.
WED 07:30 Conversations from a Long Marriage (m000dgy5)
Series 1
Why Didn't You Ask Me to Dance?
Joanna Lumley and Roger Allam play a couple who have been married ‘forever’. Children of the Sixties, they’re still free spirits, drawn together by their passion for music and each other. Their recognisable warm and witty conversations dance around the everyday chores and appointments, as well as dealing with problems within long-held friendships, and tackling their own frustrations with each other.
This week they’re invited to a party with old friends- but return home with a burning question: why didn’t you ask me to dance?
Written for Joanna Lumley and Roger Allam by award-winning comedy writer and journalist Jan Etherington - who’s been married for 34 years to Gavin Petrie, with whom she has created many hit radio and TV series (Second Thoughts, Next of Kin, Faith in the Future, The Change),
Produced by Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2020.
WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jrp7)
Series 4
Cyrano de Hancock
Chaos looms when Sid confesses he's in love with the Lad's secretary, Grizelda.
Starring Tony Hancock, Sidney James, Bill Kerr, Kenneth Williams and Hattie Jacques.
Written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.
Theme and incidental music composed by Wally Stott. Recorded by the BBC Revue Orchestra conducted by Harry Rabinowitz.
Producer: Dennis Main Wilson
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in December 1956.
WED 08:30 The Fall of the Mausoleum Club (b007jqgp)
The Pet and the Pendulum
Following the murder of the Honourable Clarence Green, all is as usual at the Mausoleum Club.
The members are relaxing in the smoking room when a mysterious stranger arrives.
The Reverend Mr Penny proceeds to deliver his tale.
The stranger listens...
Starring Jim Broadbent.
Dark comedy series written by Ian Brown and James Hendrie.
Dr Westler ....... Jim Broadbent
Archbishop ....... Michael Deacon
Stranger ....... Peter Howell
Dogman ....... Ian Michie
Rev Mr Penny ....... John Nettleton
Burgheress ....... Liz Richardson
Felch ....... Michael Ripper
Burgher ....... John Samson
Barman ....... Alan Thompson
Peter ....... Adam Wide
Music: Max Harris
Producer: Paul Spencer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1988.
WED 09:00 It's Not What You Know (b0608h7v)
Series 3
Episode 1
What is Sarah Millican's worst habit?
Who is Richard Osman's mum's favourite recording artist?
What would Nathan Caton be doing if he wasn't a comedian?
All these questions, and more, will be answered in the show hosted by Miles Jupp, where panellists are tested on how well they know their nearest and dearest.
In this case, Richard Osman picks his mother, Sarah Millican her mate Lou, and Nathan Caton his brother Mekel to answer questions about each other.
Producer: Matt Stronge.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2015.
WED 09:30 The Right Time (b009z658)
Series 2
Episode 2
Everybody's wearing beige, crossed wires and bailiffs.
Sketch show about life, written and performed by people who've lived a bit.
Stars Eleanor Bron, Graeme Garden, Neil Innes, Paula Wilcox, Clive Swift and Roger Blake.
Written by Graeme Garden, Neil Innes, John Pidgeon, Jan Etherington, Julie Balloo, Ramone Towers, Trevor Walker,Michael Fitch, John Dowie, Colin Bostock-Smith and Andrew Nickolds.
Music by Ronnie & The Rex.
Producer: Helen Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2002.
WED 10:00 DI Gwen Danbury - An Odd Body (b007jpjh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]
WED 10:45 Short Works (m0005f9c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:45 today]
WED 11:00 Henri Castang - Not as Far as Velma (b07x4bnb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
WED 11:30 The House (m001n8rg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
WED 12:00 Apricots on the Nile by Colette Rossant (b007jms9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
WED 12:15 Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls Trilogy (m0009jj5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]
WED 12:30 Conversations from a Long Marriage (m000dgy5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
WED 13:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jrp7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 13:30 The Fall of the Mausoleum Club (b007jqgp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 14:00 It's Not What You Know (b0608h7v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
WED 14:30 The Right Time (b009z658)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
WED 15:00 DI Gwen Danbury - An Odd Body (b007jpjh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]
WED 15:45 Short Works (m0005f9c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:45 today]
WED 16:00 Henri Castang - Not as Far as Velma (b07x4bnb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
WED 16:30 The House (m001n8rg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
WED 17:00 Apricots on the Nile by Colette Rossant (b007jms9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
WED 17:15 Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls Trilogy (m0009jj5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]
WED 17:30 Conversations from a Long Marriage (m000dgy5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
WED 18:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jrp7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 18:30 The Fall of the Mausoleum Club (b007jqgp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 19:00 It's Not What You Know (b0608h7v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
WED 19:30 The Right Time (b009z658)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
WED 20:00 Archive on 4 (b0bbmthw)
That's Edutainment!
Are the values of education and entertainment truly compatible?
Matthew Sweet asks if learning can or should be fun.
When we watch a high-end TV documentary do we learn anything? Or do we simply think we have? With lessons from the archive, this is an hour long look at the links between education and fun.
BBC Radio 4 Extra's ‘King Street Junior’ provides a historical re-enactment, while TV’s Sesame Street is an early example of edutainment that worked.
1970's adult education TV series ‘On the Move’, with a young Bob Hoskins playing a removal man who has trouble reading and writing, helped enormous numbers of people with literacy problems. It accidentally became cult viewing in the process.
The same cult status was accorded to the first late night Open University broadcasts, although the values of good TV and undergraduate teaching initially clashed, sometimes about the appropriate colour of shirts.
In his capacity as academic, Matthew talks to Dr Fern Riddell, whose PhD he supervised. Fern chose broadcasting and writing rather than lecturing or teaching as a career and she explains how injecting historical authenticity into TV dramas like Ripper Street might help us see past eras more clearly, if backed by the right research.
And, with the help of Harvard Professor of Education Meira Levinson, Matthew wonders whether Homer Simpson is an appropriate vehicle for the study of philosophy.
Meanwhile, are some of the ideals of Public Service Broadcasting changing in the digital age?
Nowadays the strictly educational programmes like OU material and schools broadcasting are no longer part of the general broadcasting landscape, meaning we're less likely to stumble upon them. Put Public Service Broadcasting into a popular search engine and you might not end up learning about the BBC mission statement, but something completely different.
A Testbed production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in July 2018.
WED 21:00 Short Cuts (b05r3w3l)
Series 7
Adaptation
Josie Long hears stories of adaptation.
A former ghost writer describes the art of adapting someone else's life for the page, a woman who left Damascus considers how her city has changed in the last few years and we hear two stories of adapting to extraordinary circumstances - members of the Arctic 30 adjust to their new life inside a Russian prison, and a researcher perched on top of a Hawaiian volcano, tests her psychological capacity to live on another planet.
Presenter Josie Long
Taking part:
Mark McCrum
Martha Lenio
Sarah Dadouch
Frank Hewetson
Dima Litinov
Producers Olivia Humphreys, Tim Hinman, Fiona Clampin
Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall
A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in 2015.
WED 21:30 Ruth Rendell - The Fever Tree and Other Stories (b00tdzzl)
3. Thornapple
James's interest in poisons is purely scientific. If only everyone else felt the same way.
CAST:
James.... Zac Fox
Aunt Julie .... Elizabeth Spriggs
Mrs Fifield .... Juliet Aubrey
Mirabel .... Colleen Prendergast
Mr Fifield.....Sean Pi
Written by Ruth Rendell
Dramatised by Yvonne Antrobus
Music by David Pickvance
Director Conor Lennon
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2006.
WED 22:00 Room 101 with Paul Merton (m001n1r5)
Phil Wang
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, Phil Wang's choices are standing ovations, biopics and the second law of thermodynamics.
Additional material John Irwin and Sukie Webster
Produced by Richard Wilson
A Hat Trick production for BBC Radio 4
WED 22:30 Tim FitzHigham: The Gambler (b0414qv8)
Series 1
Episode 3
Can comedian-author-adventurer Tim FitzHigham outrun a racehorse over a hundred yard dash?
He turns to Kriss Akabusi and his former school PE teacher for training advice.
Series in which Tim recreates bizarre bets from the 18th and 19th centuries.
Written by and starring Tim FitzHigham with Olivia Fitzroy and Bob Slayer.
Additional material written by Jon Hunter and Paul Byrne.
Producer: Colin Anderson.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2014.
WED 23:00 Holland's Shorts (m001n8sg)
1. Change, Chutney and Chickens
Dominic ponders the imponderables such as having the correct change and the rights of chickens.
Written and starring Dominic Holland.
With:
Margaret Cabourn-Smith
Martin Hyder
Ed Weeks
Music by Jim Howard.
Producer: Victoria Lloyd
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2006.
WED 23:15 Roger McGough's Other Half (b04wwgzm)
Episode 1
Fandom, Fatherhood and 17th Century France.
Roger McGough presents surreal sketches and poetry.
With:
Helen Atkinson-Wood
Philip Jackson
Richie Webb
Hear Roger’s familiar voice in a whole fresh light. Expect merriment and melancholy in equal measures, and a whisker of witty wordplay too.
Producer: Victoria Lloyd
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2015.
WED 23:30 The Young Postmen (b00fkp61)
Tour de France
Everyone goes on and on about how boring professional cycling is compared to the 1980s.
So if Brian, Derek and Sue have to leave the Post Office to look after itself for a bit, and do something about it then it's really ungrateful to start complaining.
Anyway, sorting mail is much harder than it looks, so they probably need a break. And it'll be loads better than some of the rubbish on telly these days.
The surreal escapades of a trio of 'posties'.
Written by and starring Ben Miller. With John Thomson and Felicity Montagu.
Brian ...... Ben Miller
Derek ...... John Thomson
Sue ...... Felicity Montagu
Mr Tilbury ...... Jim Barclay
Captain ...... Alastair McGowan
Melinda ...... Joanna Brooks
Jack Finlay ...... David Mellor
Music by Murray Gold
Producer: Gareth Edwards
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1992.

THURSDAY 29 JUNE 2023

THU 00:00 DI Gwen Danbury - An Odd Body (b007jpjh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:45 Short Works (m0005f9c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:45 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Henri Castang - Not as Far as Velma (b07x4bnb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 The House (m001n8rg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Apricots on the Nile by Colette Rossant (b007jms9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls Trilogy (m0009jj5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 on Wednesday]
THU 02:30 Conversations from a Long Marriage (m000dgy5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jrp7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Wednesday]
THU 03:30 The Fall of the Mausoleum Club (b007jqgp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 It's Not What You Know (b0608h7v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 The Right Time (b009z658)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 James Fenimore Cooper - The Spy (b019rgnv)
1. Trapped
New York State, 1778. Henry Wharton, a young soldier for the British in the American War of Independence, creeps into no-man's land to spend an evening with his family.
But the happy reunion is cut short when American troops surround the house. Can the mysterious peddler Harvey Birch provide Henry with a means of escape?
Starring Burn Gorman, Rose Leslie and Alex Waldmann.
Published in 1821, James Fenimore Cooper's tale of espionage and divided loyalties during the American War of Independence
The first commercially successful American work of popular fiction, The Spy is also generally regarded as the world's first espionage novel. Fennimore’s double agent Harvey Birch, began the tradition of spy-as-hero, leading to the great genre novels of the late 19th and 20th centuries.
Dramatised in two parts by DJ Britton.
Harvey Birch . . . . . Burn Gorman
Frances . . . . . Rose Leslie
Henry . . . . . Alex Waldmann
Mr Wharton . . . . . James Lailey
Sarah . . . . . Francine Chamberlain
Mr Harper . . . . . Timothy Watson
Caesar . . . . . Richard Pepple
Peyton Dunwoodie . . . . . Simon Bubb
Captain Lawton . . . . . Gerard McDermott
Colonel Wellmere . . . . . Adam Billington
Isabella Singleton . . . . . Victoria Inez Hardy
Director: Sasha Yevtushenko.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2012.
THU 06:00 Henri Castang - Not as Far as Velma (b07x4qbm)
6. Tipping the Black Spot
Commissaire Henri Castang is a reluctant bystander as the police net closes in, but he still has a role to play.
The conclusion of Van der Valk creator, Nicolas Freeling's thriller.
CAST:
Castang …. Keith Barron
Vera …. Edita Brychta
The Bishop …. James Greene
Morosini …. Angus Wright
Robert McLeod …. Simon Treves
Ada …. Elizabeth Mansfield
Judith …. Auriol Smith
Richard …. John Horsley
Delauney …. David King
Sgt Kvant …. Nigel Carrington
Bertrand …. Vincent Brimble
First published in 1989, this is the 11th novel in Freeling's sixteen strong series featuring Henri Castang. The London-born author died 2003 aged 76.
Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.
Producer: Matthew Walters
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1990.
THU 06:30 Agatha Raisin (b011j8wn)
Series 2
1. The Curious Curate
When the village curate is found murdered, retired PR guru Agatha Raisin vows to bring his killer to justice, particularly if the investigation also brings her closer to her handsome next-door neighbour, Colonel Lacey...
Penelope Keith stars as Agatha Raisin.
Dramatised in six parts by David Semple from MC Beaton’s novel.
Agatha Raisin ...... Penelope Keith
James Lacey ...... Malcolm Sinclair
Mrs Margaret Bloxby ...... Liza Sadovy
DC Bill Wong ...... Stephen Hogan
Richard Binser ...... Nicky Henson
Mrs Wendle ...... Tina Gray
Miss Partle ...... Ella Smith
Director: Carol Smith
First broadcast on BBC Radio in October 2005.
THU 07:00 Apricots on the Nile by Colette Rossant (b007jmsr)
4. The Convent
The author recalls being sent to convent school, where she continued her personal gourmet quest.
Published in 2001, 'Apricots on the Nile', subtitled 'A Memoir with Recipes' is a collection of the author Colette Rossant's recollections. In 1937, five-year-old Colette arrived in Cairo from Paris with her Egyptian Jewish father and beautiful French mother. When her father died, Colette's mother abandoned her daughter to the care of her wealthy grandparents. She soon settled into their luxuriant, food-centred lifestyle. The memoir, accompanied by mouth-watering description of dishes, evokes old world Egypt.
Abridged for radio by Katrin Williams.
Read by Barbara Flynn.
Producer: Liz Allard
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2001.
THU 07:15 Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls Trilogy (m0009kkv)
The Lonely Girl
9. Heartbreak
Edna O’Brien’s frank, funny and subversive story of growing up in Ireland in the 1950s. Whilst Baba fears she is pregnant, Kate and Eugene's relationship starts to turn sour.
Kate ..... Charlie Murphy
Eugene ..... Jonathan Forbes
Baba ..... Aoibhinn McGinnity
Simon ..... Jonny Holden
Laura ..... Ell Potter
Mary ..... Grace Moloney
Joanna ..... Susan Jameson
Gustav ..... Sean Baker
Written by Edna O’Brien
Dramatised by Kate Hims
Directed by Sally Avens & Jessica Dromgoole
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2019.
THU 07:30 Fags, Mags and Bags (b0bfywgp)
Series 8
The Rubington's Doobrery 9000
Ramesh gets his fiancé Malcolm jealous when it's revealed that the Cash and Carry promotions manager, Helena fancies him.
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 staff continue 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.
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
Malcolm ...... Mina Anwar
Helena ...... Lorraine McIntosh
Bra Jeff ...... Steven McNicol
Mr Hepworth ...... Tom Urie
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 (b007jlcs)
Series 1
The Enemy Within the Gates
As their new uniforms arrive, Captain Mainwaring's platoon try to capture Germans - for a cash reward.
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 Walker …. James Beck
Private Godfrey …. Arnold Ridley
Private Pike …. Ian Lavender
Captain Winogrodzki …. Carl Jaffe,
Other parts …. David Sinclair
Announcer …. John Snagge
Producer: John Dyas
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1974.
THU 08:30 Kalangadog Junction (b09fggby)
Episode 5
Jane is in turmoil when her mum and ex-fiance reappear. But that's nothing compared to what's in store for Gaelene at her farewell barbecue.
Six-part comedy drama series by Moya O'Shea.
Jane .... Caroline Quentin
Thomas .... John Duttine
Jimmy .... Niall Ashdown
Pete .... Toby Longworth
Len .... Brian Bowles
Madge .... Joanna Monro
Milly .... Julie Gibbs
Phoebe .... June Whitfield
Gaelene .... Moya O'Shea
Producer: Liz Anstee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1996.
THU 09:00 Jest a Minute (b0133g72)
Series 1
Episode 5
Rhod Gilbert hosts the panel game about the serious business of comedy.
From the Comedy Store.
With:
Justin Moorhouse
Sarah Millican
Chris Corcoran
Jeff Green
Producer: Paul Forde
First broadcast on BBC Radio Wales in September 2006.
THU 09:30 Getting Nowhere Fast (b00805vh)
Series 1
Episode 2
The return of Pam's absent husband, Dominic, means that Merv faces the double dilemma of finding a new job and a new place to live.
The regulars in the vodka and veggie bar offer their advice but as ever Merv has his own ideas on how to woo his ex and attract some customers.
Sitcom written by and starring Mervyn Stutter.
Merv ...... Mervyn Stutter
Pam ...... Lill Roughley
Dibden ...... John Challis
PC Dilkes ...... Christopher Etteridge
Chantal ...... Tracy-Ann Oberman
Nev ...... Geoffrey Joseph
Producer: Mario Stylianides
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2001.
THU 10:00 James Fenimore Cooper - The Spy (b019rgnv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]
THU 11:00 Henri Castang - Not as Far as Velma (b07x4qbm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
THU 11:30 Agatha Raisin (b011j8wn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
THU 12:00 Apricots on the Nile by Colette Rossant (b007jmsr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
THU 12:15 Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls Trilogy (m0009kkv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]
THU 12:30 Fags, Mags and Bags (b0bfywgp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
THU 13:00 Dad's Army (b007jlcs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 13:30 Kalangadog Junction (b09fggby)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 14:00 Jest a Minute (b0133g72)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
THU 14:30 Getting Nowhere Fast (b00805vh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
THU 15:00 James Fenimore Cooper - The Spy (b019rgnv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]
THU 16:00 Henri Castang - Not as Far as Velma (b07x4qbm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
THU 16:30 Agatha Raisin (b011j8wn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
THU 17:00 Apricots on the Nile by Colette Rossant (b007jmsr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
THU 17:15 Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls Trilogy (m0009kkv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]
THU 17:30 Fags, Mags and Bags (b0bfywgp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
THU 18:00 Dad's Army (b007jlcs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 18:30 Kalangadog Junction (b09fggby)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 19:00 Jest a Minute (b0133g72)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
THU 19:30 Getting Nowhere Fast (b00805vh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
THU 20:00 Poetry Puh-lease (m00088m4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Saturday]
THU 21:00 Great Lives (b01pzs74)
Nancy Mitford
Grace Dent nominates Nancy Mitford for her wit, and for the way in which she showed women that it was possible to live your life fully and unconventionally.
Nancy Mitford's greatest success came with the novels The Pursuit of Love (1945) and Love in a Cold Climate (1949). Matthew Parris asks what else it is about Nancy that so inspires Grace, with the aid of Mitford biographer Lisa Hilton.
Grace Dent is a TV and restaurant critic, newspaper columnist, author, and broadcaster.
Presenter Matthew Parris
Producer Beth O'Dea
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2013.
THU 21:30 Ruth Rendell Stories (b007jrzf)
Paperwork by Ruth Rendell
Thirty years on from the day he left his grandmother in her cold stone mansion, a middle-aged man returns to claim his inheritance.
But all she has left him are piles of papers which may or may not contain the terrible secrets of his past, which until now have remained unknown to him.
The answers to the emotional cruelty he suffered as a child, the reasons he was abandoned by his mother, the nature of his father's death-all these secrets lie in these papers, but does he really want to know the answers?
Read by Russell Dixon.
Producer: Joanne Reardon
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in April 2004.
THU 22:00 Unite (m001n1zg)
Series 2
The Ukrainian
Imogen finds neighbour Tamsin banging on about her volunteering at the local school so irritating that she rashly announces that they have decided to take in a Ukrainian refugee.
While Ashley is splashing on the cologne to welcome Georgiy into the house, Gideon is doing his best to win over Rebecca's judgemental brother Daniel.
Tony gives Georgiy a tour of the house which results in some uncomfortable questioning of his choice of Russian literature. Georgiy has rather more luck when he meets neighbour Tamsin, taking an instant shine to her - and her drinks cabinet. Nigel's decision to take Georgiy to the local organ museum merely cements his wife's burgeoning infatuation with the dashing Ukrainian.
Daniel's attempt to humiliate Gideon by challenging him to a rap battle spectacularly backfires as Gideon unleashes his latent lyricism.
Back at the house a knock at the door exposes Georgiy's troubled past.
It's 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
Georgiy - Dan March
Daniel - Kaine Lawrence
Policeman - 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 (b0375b3z)
Series 1
Episode 3
Master character comedian Colin Hoult presents a bizarre and hilarious world of sketches, stories and characters, introduced by the sinister Ringmaster.
Meet such monstrous yet strangely familiar oddities as: Thwor - the mighty (but Leeds-based) god of Thwunder; Len Parker - Nottingham-born martial arts and transformers enthusiast; Anna Mann - outrageous star of such forgotten silver screen hits such as 'Rogue Baker', 'Who's For Turkish Delight' and 'A Bowl For My Bottom'; and many more.
Producer: Sam Bryant.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2013.
THU 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (m001ncvx)
Paul Garner meets Alexis Strum 2/3
From 10pm until midnight, seven days a week, the Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. Plus Paul Garner chats again to comedian, actor and one-time pop singer Alexis Strum.
THU 23:00 Life on Egg (b087tx29)
Series 1
CCTV
Harry Hill is the governor of the UK's remostest prison, The Egg.
However, his resources are limited, so when there is an incident within the prison he is forced to record it in watercolours.
That's why he is delighted when he receives a brand new CCTV system to monitor goings-on within The Egg.
But the system soon malfunctions...and Harry has to think quickly to save the sanity of his team.
Harry ..... Harry Hill
Anne ..... Karen Bartke
Peter ..... Marek Larwood
Nev ..... Jason Forbes
Doubleday ..... Jason Forbes
Rev Simone ..... Alison Belbin
The Minister ..... Alison Belbin
Written by Dan Maier
Producer: Sam Michell
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in January 2017.
THU 23:15 Sindhustan (b0b930kz)
Unmarried Freaky Giant
The stand-up comedian Sindhu Vee considers the subject of marriage. As an Indian woman growing up in the 1970s and 1980s, Sindhu was naturally heading for an arranged marriage. But at 5'10" in a country where the average woman is just 5 feet tall, she posed an enormous problem for her mother. Who was going to be the lucky guy?
Written and performed by Sindhu Vee
Script Editor ............................. Robin Morgan
Producer ................................... Victoria Lloyd
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2018.
THU 23:30 The Curried Goat Show (b007k484)
Episode 2
'Cop Night' - and superstitions.
Sketch-bonanza written by and starring Dan Gaster, Will Ing and Ben Silburn.
With special guest: Nerys Hughes
Music by The Big Buzzard Boogie Band.
Producer: Maria Esposito
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1998.

FRIDAY 30 JUNE 2023

FRI 00:00 James Fenimore Cooper - The Spy (b019rgnv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Henri Castang - Not as Far as Velma (b07x4qbm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Agatha Raisin (b011j8wn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Apricots on the Nile by Colette Rossant (b007jmsr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls Trilogy (m0009kkv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 on Thursday]
FRI 02:30 Fags, Mags and Bags (b0bfywgp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Dad's Army (b007jlcs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Thursday]
FRI 03:30 Kalangadog Junction (b09fggby)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 Jest a Minute (b0133g72)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 Getting Nowhere Fast (b00805vh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 James Fenimore Cooper - The Spy (b01b8yyb)
2. Captured
New York State, 1778. Henry Wharton, a young soldier for the British, has been captured by American forces while wearing a disguise in no-man's land.
He must stand trial as a spy, and if found guilty, he will hang. Can General Washington be found in time to issue a pardon?
Starring Burn Gorman, Rose Leslie and Alex Waldmann.
Conclusion of James Fenimore Cooper's tale of espionage and divided loyalties during the American War of Independence.
Dramatised by DJ Britton.
Harvey Birch . . . . . Burn Gorman
Frances . . . . . Rose Leslie
Henry . . . . . Alex Waldmann
Mr Wharton . . . . . James Lailey
Sarah . . . . . Francine Chamberlain
Mr Harper . . . . . Timothy Watson
Caesar . . . . . Richard Pepple
Peyton Dunwoodie . . . . . Simon Bubb
Captain Lawton . . . . . Gerard McDermott
Skinner . . . . . Adam Billington
Isabella Singleton . . . . . Victoria Inez Hardy
Colonel Martin . . . . . Paul Moriarty
Director: Sasha Yevtushenko
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2012.
FRI 06:00 Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home (b007jsmq)
1. Deaths
Kindly Detective Inspector Purbright probes dark deeds in the world of small-time animal charities.
John Rowe stars in one of Colin Watson's Flaxborough Chronicles set in East Anglia.
Dramatised in six parts by Christopher Denys.
Inspector Purbright …… John Rowe
Sergeant Malley …… Robin Polley
Mrs Hallam …… Tricia Wilcock
Love …… Paul Downing
Dr Fergusson …… Russell Dixon
Lucilla Teatime …… Ann Rye
Mortimer Hive …… Geoffrey Banks
Helen …… Kathryn Hunt
Chubb …… Graham Roberts
Mrs Palgrove …… Rosemary Chamney
Music: composed by Charles Williams - A Quiet Stroll played by the Sidney Torch Orchestra.
Producer: Tony Cliff
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1992.
FRI 06:30 Agatha Raisin (b011kpfh)
Series 2
2. Duck and Cover
Still reeling from the death of their curate, the inhabitants of Carsley decide on Duck Racing and Morris Dancing to cheer themselves up.
But the village fete is unlikely to go smoothly whilst the killer is still amongst them...
Penelope Keith stars as Agatha Raisin - the PR guru turned amateur sleuth.
Dramatised by David Semple from MC Beaton’s novel.
Agatha Raisin ...... Penelope Keith
James Lacey ...... Malcolm Sinclair
Mrs Margaret Bloxby ...... Liza Sadovy
DC Bill Wong ...... Stephen Hogan
Richard Binser ...... Nicky Henson
Roy ...... James Holmes
Mrs Wendle ...... Tina Gray
Miss Partle ...... Ella Smith
Farmer Ruskin ...... Gerard McDermott
Director: Carol Smith
First broadcast on BBC Radio in October 2005.
FRI 07:00 Apricots on the Nile by Colette Rossant (b007jmt7)
5. Summer Holidays
The author recalls her early loves - and finally becoming the mistress of her own kitchen.
Published in 2001, 'Apricots on the Nile', subtitled 'A Memoir with Recipes' is a collection of the author Colette Rossant's recollections. In 1937, five-year-old Colette arrived in Cairo from Paris with her Egyptian Jewish father and beautiful French mother. When her father died, Colette's mother abandoned her daughter to the care of her wealthy grandparents. She soon settled into their luxuriant, food-centred lifestyle. The memoir, accompanied by mouth-watering description of dishes, evokes old world Egypt.
Abridged for radio by Katrin Williams.
Read by Barbara Flynn.
Producer: Liz Allard
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2001.
FRI 07:15 Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls Trilogy (m0009lpv)
The Lonely Girl
10. Setting Sail
Baba is going to start a new life in England and wants Kate to go with her. However, lovelorn Kate is convinced that Eugene will return.
Edna O’Brien’s frank, funny and subversive story of growing up in Ireland in the 50s.
Kate ..... Charlie Murphy
Eugene ..... Jonathan Forbes
Baba ..... Aoibhinn McGinnity
Joanna ..... Susan Jameson
Anna ..... Catherine Cusack
The Body ..... Jonny Holden
Landlord ..... Paul Hickey
Passenger ..... Shaun Mason
Steward ..... Chris Pavlo
Written by Edna O’Brien
Dramatised by Kate Hims
Directed by Sally Avens & Jessica Dromgoole
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2019.
FRI 07:30 Reluctant Persuaders (m0000ngj)
Series 3
2. Happiest Place On Earth
The mood at Hardacre’s advertising agency is black.
After losing the biggest account of their careers – the Cosmos X10 smartphone – the team have slid back down the greasy pole and find themselves once again serving only the smallest and least interesting clients around.
While Joe, Amanda and Hardacre continue to feel sorry for themselves, Teddy is determined to lift their spirits. Appointing himself chief morale officer, he sets out to brighten the mood at the agency with a succession of increasingly ill-advised morale-boosting schemes.
What starts with an innocuous Hawaiian shirt day soon snowballs into a team-building and bonding exercise none of the staff will ever forget.
Edward Rowett's award-winning sitcom.
Hardacre ...... Nigel Havers
Joe ...... Mathew Baynton
Amanda ...... Josie Lawrence
Teddy ...... Rasmus Hardiker
Laura ...... Olivia Nixon
WPC and Crystal ...... Holly Morgan
An Absolutely production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2018.
FRI 08:00 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b007jyt4)
Series 3
The Champagne
Diana wants to visit her friend Nelly who's been unwell, but when she and Gerald set off in the car with a gift, things get out of control.
The convoluted chronicle of an optimistic author who's married to a more successful writer, starring Ian Carmichael as Gerald C Potter and Charlotte Mitchell as his wife, Diana.
Written by Basil Boothroyd
Producer: Bobby Jaye
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1979.
FRI 08:30 Charles Dickens (b00rkl4f)
Sketches by Boz - Series 1
The Great Winglebury Duel
Alexander Trott arrives in a sleepy town from London and is promptly challenged to a duel by a love rival.
From a collection of comic tales by Charles Dickens.
Dramatised by Stephen Wyatt
Voice of Boz ...... Nicholas Farrell
Mr Alexander Trott ...... Peter Gunn
Mr Joseph Overton ...... David Timson
The Boots ...... Kim Wall
John ...... David Antrobus
Other parts played by the cast.
Director: Sally Avens
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1998.
FRI 09:00 Genius (b008h570)
Series 1
Richard Madeley
From mini-elephants to food on tap.
Dave Gorman asks TV host Richard Madeley to select the public's best loopy idea.
Award-winning comedian Dave Gorman and a celebrity guest chew over the ridiculous, unworkable but sometimes genius inventions, schemes and policies of the public.
Producer: Simon Nicholls
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2005.
FRI 09:30 The Brothers (b007m477)
Series 1
Episode 3
Liquidised orchids, tropical fish and John Travolta's cuff links.
More events for brothers Nigel and Michael. Has one of them got a date?
Starring Adam Godley and Raymond Coulthard.
Comedy series about two brothers starting a website-design company - written by Caroline and David Stafford.
Nigel ...... Adam Godley
Michael ...... Raymond Coulthard
Oonagh...... Pauline McLynn
Zorro ...... Pearce Quigley
Daughter...... Alice Hart
Dad ...... John Glover
Producer: Marc Beeby
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2004.
FRI 10:00 James Fenimore Cooper - The Spy (b01b8yyb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]
FRI 11:00 Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home (b007jsmq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
FRI 11:30 Agatha Raisin (b011kpfh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
FRI 12:00 Apricots on the Nile by Colette Rossant (b007jmt7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
FRI 12:15 Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls Trilogy (m0009lpv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]
FRI 12:30 Reluctant Persuaders (m0000ngj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
FRI 13:00 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b007jyt4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 13:30 Charles Dickens (b00rkl4f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
FRI 14:00 Genius (b008h570)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
FRI 14:30 The Brothers (b007m477)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
FRI 15:00 James Fenimore Cooper - The Spy (b01b8yyb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]
FRI 16:00 Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home (b007jsmq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
FRI 16:30 Agatha Raisin (b011kpfh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
FRI 17:00 Apricots on the Nile by Colette Rossant (b007jmt7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
FRI 17:15 Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls Trilogy (m0009lpv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]
FRI 17:30 Reluctant Persuaders (m0000ngj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
FRI 18:00 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b007jyt4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 18:30 Charles Dickens (b00rkl4f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
FRI 19:00 Genius (b008h570)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
FRI 19:30 The Brothers (b007m477)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
FRI 20:00 Too Much Fighting on The Dance Floor (b068xrkt)
Why was British music in the late 1970's and early 80's so tribal and so violent? If going to a musical gig now is about having fun and enjoying a “party” atmosphere, it used to be very different. It was an era when music was taken very seriously. For many, it defined who you were. Writer Paul Morley says: “Back then the music you liked was a matter of life and death."
It was common for musical differences to end in violence. Peter Hook, of Joy Division and then New Order, says “There were riots all the time at gigs."
And it was a time when politics played a much more prominent role in popular culture. Neville Staple of Two-Tone group, The Specials, recalls the havoc caused by the far right National Front. “We used to get a lot of conflict at our gigs ...we always used to get the NF," he says.
Adrian Goldberg looks back at a culture divided by haircuts, clothes, class and politics. What did this tribalism say about Britain then?
The programme includes contributors from Peter Hook of Joy Division and New Order; Peter Hooton from The Farm; Pauline Black of Selecter; Neville Staple of the Specials; Clare Grogan of Altered Images plus music journalists Paul Morley, ex New Musical Express and Garry Bushell of Sounds. It also has a stellar soundtrack from the era.
Producer: Jim Frank
First broadcsast on BBC Radio 4 in 2015.
FRI 20:30 A Good Read (b06pb74j)
Niall Ferguson & Tracy Chevalier
Writer Tracy Chevalier, historian Niall Ferguson and Harriet Gilbert discuss favourite novels by Murial Spark, Robert Louis Stevenson and Irène Némirovsky.
Driver's Seat by Muriel Spark
Publisher: Penguin
South Sea Tales by Robert Louis Stevenson
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Suite Française by Irène Némirovsky
Publisher: Vintage
Producer: Sally Heaven
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2015.
FRI 21:00 The Curious Cases of Rutherford & Fry (m000rw38)
Series 17
A Weighty Matter Part 1
The doctors investigate a millennia-old query, as listener Emma in New Zealand asks, ‘How does gravity pull us?’
People have been thinking about how gravity works for a very long time. Way longer than when that particular apple almost certainly didn’t fall on the head of Isaac Newton. Cosmologist Andrew Pontzen begins guiding us through our journey by taking us back to the almost entirely incorrect writings of ancient Greeks.
We then fast forward past Galileo and Newton, and throw in an extra dimension. Using an all-too-believable analogy where some merry cyclists suddenly ride into a meteor crater, astrophysicist Katy Clough tells us how Einstein’s spacetime works.
Limitations of analogies accepted, this explains some of the observations that didn’t fit with Newton’s workings alone. But there are other snags with our understanding of gravity, both at the very small quantum scale and the very large galactic scale. Physicist Chamkaur Ghag introduces what scientists think may account for some of these issues: the mysterious dark matter.
Presenters: Hannah Fry & Adam Rutherford
Producer: Jen Whyntie
A BBC Audio Science Unit production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in 2019.
FRI 21:30 Murder & Mystery (m00020ss)
Series 4
Ruth Rendell - The Haunting Of Shawley Rectory (Part 1/2)
An occasional series of stories from life’s murkier places.
Series Four: Tales from the collection A Spot Of Folly by Ruth Rendell.
There have long been rumours of ghosts at the rectory, but these are given new strength when the new rector and his family move out after only a couple of days.
Ruth Rendell was one of the UK’s most prominent crime writers. Best known for her Inspector Wexford books, she also wrote psychological novels as Barbara Vine. In 1996 she was awarded the CBE and in 1997 became a Life Peer. She died in May 2015. A Spot Of Folly, a collection of previously unpublished stories, was published in 2017.
Writer: Ruth Rendell
Reader: Miles Jupp
Producer: Jeremy Osborne
A Sweet Talk Production for BBC Radio 4 Extra first broadcast in 2019.
FRI 21:45 Murder & Mystery (m0002109)
Series 4
Ruth Rendell - The Haunting Of Shawley Rectory (Part 2/2)
An American woman buys and refurbishes the rectory - which seems to quieten the chatter about ghosts …
Tales from the collection A Spot Of Folly by Ruth Rendell.
Ruth Rendell was one of the UK’s most prominent crime writers. Best known for her Inspector Wexford books, she also wrote psychological novels as Barbara Vine. In 1996 she was awarded the CBE and in 1997 became a Life Peer. She died in May 2015. A Spot Of Folly, a collection of previously unpublished stories, was published in 2017.
Writer: Ruth Rendell
Reader: Miles Jupp
Producer: Jeremy Osborne
A Sweet Talk Production for BBC Radio 4 Extra first broadcast in 2019.
FRI 22:00 Ashley Blaker: 6.5 Children (m000y7ss)
Lockdown
New comedy from stand-up comedian Ashley Blaker about his unusual home life. In the final episode of the series, Ashley recalls the challenges of parenting during lockdown when he had to home school six children at six very different levels. He also wonders if, despite the hardships, this was actually a golden period to be looked back on with great affection. If nothing else, it was a year mostly without the horror of family trips.
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 (m001n8wp)
Series 2
7. The Storm
Hosts Ali Official and Athena Kugblenu are joined by Tatty MacLeod, Freya Mallard and Patrick Spicer 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 THE STORM.
Written by Katharine Armitage, Jas Bahia, Iain Christie, Kate Dehnert, Stuart Doherty and Kieron Nicholson, David Duncan, Kit Foxley, Annie Hammond, Liam Kelly, Arfie Mansfield, Freya Mallard, Ben Moore, Emerald Paston, Alex Prescot, Twon Ruette, Donald Wilson Falconer.
Voicenotes were written and performed by: Arfie Mansfield, Ali Panting, Alex Prescot, Peter Tellouche, Josie Throup.
Script Editors: Gemma Arrowsmith and Simon Alcock
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 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (m001nd65)
Paul Garner meets Alexis Strum 3/3
From 10pm until midnight, seven days a week, the Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. Plus Paul Garner chats again to comedian, actor and one-time pop singer, Alexis Strum.
FRI 23:00 Will Smith Presents the Tao of Bergerac (b007w0j4)
2. Individuality
Jersey-born comedian Will Smith continues his obsession with 1980s BBC TV detective series Bergerac.
He's using an audio book of its star, John Nettles, reading the Tao, to navigate the minefield of his life, with the help of a special guest.
Will wonders how he can be an individual without being derided for his choices.
With:
Karl Johnson
Simon Greenall
Rachel Bavidge
Olivia Poulet
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 (b00ft3nq)
Series 2
Episode 4
Martin Jarvis reads from a Haynes manual - and it's time to oversee the winter hibernation of Steve Wright in the Blue Peter garden.
More damage from the previous seven days of BBC radio output.
Like Radio 4's Feedback but with less virulence, Listen Against rearranges the reality of BBC radio - until it's too confused to cry.
Starring:
Jon Holmes
Alice Arnold
Written by Jon Holmes, Carl Carter, Matt Charlton, Bill Dare, Sam Bryant Gareth Gywnn, Joel Morris and Jason Hazeley.
Additional material: James Bachman, David Mara, Kim Wall and Catherine Shepherd.
Producers: Sam Bryant and Jon Holmes
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2008.