SATURDAY 02 MARCH 2024

SAT 00:00 Nick Warburton - Fridays When It Rains (b00770q3)
A girl on a late night train journey meets a man with a strange tale to tell.
Starring Clive Swift and Lyndsey Marshal.
Nick Warburton's ghostly drama is set in the age of steam railways.
Dove ...... Clive Swift
Connie ...... Lyndsey Marshal
Director: Claire Grove
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2008.
SAT 00:45 HG Wells (b08wb7hr)
Ghost Stories by HG Wells
The Moth
The rivalry between two entomologists end with the death of one and the insanity of the other.
HG Wells’ short story first published in 1895 in The Pall Mall Gazette under the title ‘The Moth – Genus Novo’.
Abridged by Madge Hart.
Read by David McAlister.
Producer: Pat McLoughlin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1985.
SAT 01:00 W Somerset Maugham - The Razor's Edge (m0002245)
2. Return to Paris
It's now the 1930s. After travelling in the East, Larry returns to Paris where he meets up with Sophie again - to the horror of his ex-fiancée, Isabel.
Conclusion of W Somerset Maugham’s novel.
Starring Nicholas Le Prevost, John Light and Megan Dodds.
Dramatised by Ronald Frame.
W Somerset Mauqham ...... Nicholas Le Prevost
Larry ...... John Light
Isabel ...... Megan Dodds
Elliott ...... Edward Petherbridqe
Gray/Chief Inspector ..... Sam Dale
The Swami ...... Amerjit Deu
Patsy ...... Paul Dinnen
Joseph ...... Philip Fox
Sophie ...... Laurel Lefkow
Miss Keith ...... Carolyn Pickles
Director: Gaynor MacFarlane
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2005.
SAT 02:00 Falco (b00qyr9t)
The Iron Hand of Mars
4. The Pedlar
After making enquiries with Claudia, the missing legate's mistress, Falco decides he has to cross the Rhine into Barbarian territory.
Accompanied by Justinus, Helveticus and a motley crew of raw recruits, he sets off on his most dangerous journey yet.
Things begin to look ominous when they find a deserted Roman camp in the heart of the forest.
Starring Anton Lesser.
Lindsey Davis’s historical mystery.
Dramatised by Mary Cutler.
Falco …. Anton Lesser
Helena Justina …. Anna Madeley
Justinus …. Oliver J Hembrough
Xanthus …. David Holt
Helveticus …. Gary Lewis
Dubnus …. Glyn Pritchard
Lentullus …. Dan Crow
Claudia …. Christine Kavanagh
Directed at BBC Birmingham by Peter Leslie Wild.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2007.
SAT 02:30 Test Room Eight (m001wpfc)
5. A State of Tension
Barbara is arrested and charged.
But then another body is discovered...
Starring Robert Beatty.
Lester Powell’s cool Irish investigator Philip Odell features in ten BBC radio dramas broadcast between 1947 and 1961.
His feisty, long-suffering assistant, Heather McMara is always on hand with her "female intuition"
Philip Odell .... Robert Beatty
Heather McMara .... Sheila Manahan
Herbert Truscott .... Hamilton Dyce
Wynn Craxton .... Jeffrey Segal
Barbara Eurich .... Stella Textor
Superintendent Manley .... Edward Jewesbury
Colonel Guestling .... Richard Williams
Jill Guestling .... Hilda Schroder
Hugh Chalk .... David Spenser
Producer: David H Godfrey
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in January 1959.
SAT 03:00 The Warlow Experiment by Alix Nathan (m00076p2)
10. Guilt
With the death of Hannah, at Warlow's hands, Powyss is subsumed by guilt.
Hannah had been expecting his child.
Catherine will care for the family. One day, a beggar knocks on her door.
Herbert Powyss lives on an estate in the Welsh Marches with enough time and income to pursue a gentleman’s fashionable investigation into botanical experimentation. But he longs to make his mark in the field of science – something consequential enough to present to The Royal Society in London. Influenced by something he’s read, he decides to conduct a radical investigation into the Resilience of the Human Mind Without Society. He places an ad for a suitable guinea pig.
Only one man is desperate enough to apply for the job; a semi-literate, angry wife-basher.
What could possibly go wrong?
Written by Alix Nathan and abridged by Jeremy Osborne.
Concluded by Robert Glenister.
Producer: Karen Rose
A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in August 2019.
SAT 03:15 Curious Under the Stars (m0007dj8)
Series 9: The Fruits of Gwyddno
5. Sale Complete
As the tide returns to reclaim the sunken forest, Diane and Gareth prepare to complete the sale of the Druids Rest.
Magical drama set in Glan Don, a mysterious village perched on the wild Welsh coast.
Starring Sion Pritchard, Emma Sidi and Ifan Huw Dafydd.
Written by Annamaria Murphy
Gareth ...... Sion Pritchard
Diane ...... Emma Sidi
Emlyn ...... Ifan Huw Dafydd
Megan ...... Aimee Ffion Edwards
Matty ...... Siw Hughes
Series created by Meic Povey
Directors: James Robinson and John Norton
A BBC Cymru Wales production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in August 2019.
SAT 03:30 Ed Reardon's Week (b081lkn2)
Series 11
The Fourth Sausage
All is well in Ed's World. He has drafted his son, Jake, to do some cold calling to raise funds for the university coffers whilst he visits his agent to clear out some old boxes from her office.
What he wasn't expecting this week is that one of his old projects 'Sir Jasper's Breakfast' could earn him a small fortune due to its popularity at Hen and Stag 'do's' or that Jake's success at fundraising, and subsequent 10% cut of those funds, would leave his university career in jeopardy.
The comical world of an author, pipe smoker, consummate fare-dodger and master of the abusive e-mail.
Starring Christopher Douglas.
Written by Andrew Nickolds and Christopher Douglas.
Ed Reardon ...... Christopher Douglas
Olive ...... Stephanie Cole
Pearl ...... Brigit Forsyth
Antonia ...... Sylvestra Le Touzel
Ping ...... Barunka O'Shaughnessy
Jake ...... Sam Pamphillon
Stan ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Producer: Dawn Ellis.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2016.
SAT 04:00 Marriage Lines (b0654tx1)
Series 2
Episode 9
Can Kate and George agree on a place to live together with baby Helen?
Starring Richard Briers and Prunella Scales.
Richard Waring’s sitcom based on the mutual love and mistrust of two newlyweds.
Originating on BBC TV, it ran between 1963-65 and was adapted in two series for BBC radio due to its popularity.
George …. Richard Briers
Kate …. Prunella Scales
George's Mum …. Diana King
Leslie …. Tim Barrett
Miss Walters …. Charlotte Mitchell
Mrs Harris …. Doris Rogers
Producer: Charles Maxwell
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in May 1967.
SAT 04:30 Big Jim and the Figaro Club (b008hpzv)
The French Connection
Arch-rivals - Town Hall clerk, Potts, and sanitary inspector, Perkins - hurl insults and then onions...
Six anarchic tales from those demob days 'when we was going to build the new Jerusalem - you know, before the world turned lax and sour'.
Written by Ted Walker.
Narrated by Bernard Cribbins.
Big Jim …. Norman Rossington
Harold Perkins …. Roland Curram
Old Ned …. Harold Goodwin
Nimrod …. David John
Turps … Sylvester McCoy
Chick …. David Beckett
Potts …. Christopher Godwin
Miss Farquhar …. Hilary Mason
French Onion Johnnie …. Andre Maranne
PC Speedworth. …. Norman Mitchell
Producer: Martin Fisher
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1987.
SAT 05:00 The 3rd Degree (m000x6pm)
Series 11
Anglia Ruskin University
Steve Punt hosts the battle of wits as three students from Anglia Ruskin University take on their professors.
A funny and dynamic quiz show with specialist subjects including sociology, optometry and psychology.
Questions range from the Pole Of Ignorance to the Tumbling E and a CGI lion.
Producer: David Tyler
A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in June 2021.
SAT 05:30 In and Out of the Kitchen (b016x4sv)
Series 1
April 21st to 25th
Damien is reluctantly drawn into accepting a job for a supermarket's online magazine, whilst Anthony resolves to start the "courgette diet" and lose a few pounds.
More entries from the kitchen diary of cookery writer, Damien Trench - written by and starring Miles Jupp.
In a mixture of narrative, dialogue and recipes, Damien unflinchingly captures every angle of his day-to-day life, "no matter how grizzly or, indeed, how gristly".
The programme also features Damien's easy-to-follow recipes for a simple Lobster Bisque, a comforting Lardy Cake, relaxing Nettle Tea and easy Wiener Schnitzel.
Damien Trench ...... Miles Jupp
Anthony ...... Justin Edwards
Geraldine McBeef ...... Margaret Cabourn-Smith
Mr Mullaney ...... Brendan Dempsey
Ian Frobisher ...... Philip Fox
Producer: Sam Michell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2011.
SAT 06:00 Daphne Du Maurier (b007k4b7)
Rebecca
Arriving at Manderley, the young Mrs de Winter finds the beautiful mansion and its occupants haunted by memories of Rebecca - the first wife of her new husband Maxim...
Daphne Du Maurier’s classic 1938 novel.
Starring Christopher Cazenove and Janet Maw.
Dramatised by Brian Miller.
Maxim de Winter …. Christopher Cazenove
Mrs de Winter …. Janet Maw
Mrs Danvers …. Rosalie Crutchley
Jack Favell …. Nickolas Grace
Colonel Julyan …. Frederick Treves
Mrs Van Hopper …. Irene Sutcliffe
Frith …. John Gabriel
Beatrice …. Margaret Courtenay
Ben …. Danny Schiller
Clarice …. Elizabeth Mansfield
Horridge …. Brian Miller
Tabb …. John Bull
Dr Baker …. Geoffrey Whitehead
Director: Cherry Cookson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1989.
SAT 07:30 Why Women Read Fiction (Omnibus) (m000dhmw)
Women far outnumber men as buyers, borrowers and readers of most kinds of fiction, and make up the majority of festival attendees, reading group members and online book bloggers.
In this wide-ranging book, Helen Taylor draws on over 500 interviews and questionnaires to explore what, when and how contemporary women read, and why fiction in particular is so precious to them.
She looks at how women readers draw on their fiction reading to tell the stories and mark the milestones in their own lives, pass childhood favourites on to children and grandchildren, and forge and sustain friendships.
She hears from women about their childhood memories of learning to read, often taught by women in their family or at school, and about how books have become an indispensable part of their adult lives.
Her book analyses the special appeal and changing readership for genres like romance, erotica and crime, and looks in detail at the continuing appeal of lasting classic novels like Pride and Prejudice and Jane Eyre.
Helen Taylor is Emeritus Professor of English at Exeter University, has taught and published widely on women's writing, is a regular chairperson at literary festivals and was the first Director of the Liverpool Literary Festival. Her books include 'Scarlett's Women: Gone With the Wind and its Female Fans', 'Circling Dixie: Contemporary Southern Culture Through a Literary Lens' and 'The Daphne du Maurier Companion'.
The reader, Lucy Briers, has recently appeared in the TV shows Victoria and Gentleman Jack. She played Mary Bennet in the memorable 1995 television adaptation of Pride and Prejudice
Omnibus of five parts abridged and produced by Sara Davies.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2020.
SAT 08:45 Uncle Mort's Celtic Fringe (b007jrhx)
Series 2
Lofoten Jones
Mort and Carter continue sampling Welsh hospitality, and come across the sex-mad Jones.
Peter Tinniswood’s continuing tales of long-suffering Carter Brandon on his travels in Wales with curmudgeonly Uncle Mort.
Uncle Mort …. Stephen Thorne
Carter Brandon …. Sam Kelly
Pat …. Liz Goulding
Mr Roberts/The Rev Lofoten Jones …. Howell Evans
Narrator …. Christian Rodska
Uncle Mort and his Yorkshire-based family first appeared in Tinniswood’s novel ‘A Touch Of Daniel’ which earned them a run of ‘I Didn't Know You Cared’ on BBC TV in four series from 1975 to 1979.
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1996.
SAT 09:00 Not in Front of the Children (b08h57ls)
Series 2
A Change of Scene
Henry's landed a new job at last - but it means a move for the family from Battersea and Jennifer's having pangs...
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
Amanda …. Jill Riddick
Robin …. Hugo Keith-Johnston
Mr Mumford …. Garard Green
Mrs Mumford …. Margot Boyd
Local Inhabitant …. Frederick Treves
Mrs Harris …. Nan Kenway
Music by Ronnie Hazlehurst
Producer: Trafford Whitelock.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in November 1970.
SAT 09:30 Robbing Hood (m001wz3l)
Norman and the Mafia
Norman Wisdom stars as a small time cook who’s just come out of prison.
Hoping to go straight, he is entrusted to widow Natalie Mathews, who offers him a job and accommodation.
Norman finds birds, brains and bullies in a perilous penthouse that leaves him speechless.
Written by John Graham from an idea by Norman Wisdom.
Norman Hood …. Norman Wisdom
Natalie Matthews …. Moira Lister
Nosher Nelson …. Windsor Davis
The Judge …. James Grout
Fifi …. Sally Kinghorn
Miss Barlow …. Anne Windsor
Poppet …. Siriol Jenkins
Waiter …. Eric Allen
Director: Leslie Lawton
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in August 1992.
**** This series was suggested by Jonathan Aitken and Malcolm Hunter as part of BBC Radio 4 Extra’s All Request Weekend ****
**** To nominate a programme from the archives that you would like to hear again, please email radio4extra@bbc.co.uk and tell us details of why you'd like to hear it. ****
SAT 10:00 The Sondheim Archive (m000pgvl)
2. Send in the Clowns
Maria Friedman and a panel of guests continue sharing their love of the work of American composer and lyricist, Stephen Sondheim.
In the second of three programmes from the BBC Radio Theatre, Maria discusses the incredible impact of his work and performs songs from his hit shows.
Multi-award winning actor, singer and director Maria Friedman has had an association with the musicals of Stephen Sondheim ever since she starred in the National Theatre’s production of “Sunday in the Park With George” in 1990.
Maria is joined by actor Mark Umbers who starred in her recent production of "Merrily We Roll Along" and pianist and composer Jason Carr who has done orchestrations for Sondheim musicals.
Plus critic David Benedict who is writing Sondheim's authorised biography and Catherine Jayes who has worked as Musical Director on Sondheim shows.
Producer: Emma Kingsley
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in March 2019.
SAT 11:00 Daphne Du Maurier (b007k4b7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SAT 12:30 Why Women Read Fiction (Omnibus) (m000dhmw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
SAT 13:45 Uncle Mort's Celtic Fringe (b007jrhx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
SAT 14:00 Not in Front of the Children (b08h57ls)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SAT 14:30 Robbing Hood (m001wz3l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
SAT 15:00 The Sondheim Archive (m000pgvl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SAT 16:00 Nick Warburton - Fridays When It Rains (b00770q3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 00:00 today]
SAT 16:45 HG Wells (b08wb7hr)
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SAT 17:00 Daphne Du Maurier (b007k4b7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SAT 18:30 Why Women Read Fiction (Omnibus) (m000dhmw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
SAT 19:45 Uncle Mort's Celtic Fringe (b007jrhx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
SAT 20:00 Not in Front of the Children (b08h57ls)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SAT 20:30 Robbing Hood (m001wz3l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
SAT 21:00 The Sondheim Archive (m000pgvl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SAT 22:00 Saturday Night Fry (b00936hz)
Episode 5
Stephen Fry shares some fishy thoughts as he serves up more witty banter and sketches.
With:
Hugh Laurie
Jim Broadbent
Emma Thompson
Phyllida Law
Written by Stephen Fry.
Additional material by Ian Brown and James Hendrie.
Producer: Dan Patterson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1988.
SAT 22:30 I've Never Seen Star Wars (b00hq2xz)
Series 2
Jan Ravens
Jan Ravens tries her hand at boxing, reading a book by Andy McNab - and threading hair.
But can she build a brick wall?
Series in which Marcus Brigstocke invites celebrities to try new experiences.
Producer: Bill Dare
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2009.
SAT 23:00 Please Use Other Door (m00146x2)
Series 1
Episode 1
Highlights include a series of sketches in which a goose has enrolled as a police officer, somehow getting through the very tight vetting procedures.
Plus: a character sceptical about time, and a doll-baby so realistic she’s more of a nightmare than a toy.
Performed by:
Gabby Best
Will Hartley
Chris Ryman
Rebecca Shorrocks
Witney White
Toby Williams
Written by Kat Butterfield and Dan Audritt, Sophie Dickson, Laura Major, Rob Darke, Alex Nash and Sam South, Ed Amsden and Tom Coles, Cody Dahler, Toby Williams, Ed Tew, Anna Goodman, Imogen Andrews, Matt Harrison, Carwyn Blayney, Natasha Dhanraj, Alice Etches and Nathalie Antonia, Chris Ryman, Simon Alcock, Leigh Douglas, Chazz Redhead, Paul F Taylor, Jo Wiggins, Cameron Loxdale, Lewis Cook, Owen Petty, Tom Oxenham, Rebecca Heitlinger and Bill Dare.
Produced and created by Bill Dare
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in February 2022.
SAT 23:30 Sarah Millican's Support Group (b00qps89)
Series 1
1. 'I love a plumber but I'm no boiler'.
'I love a plumber but I'm no boiler'.
Dating outside of your class: would you, should you, could you?'
'Help! I love two women at the same time - my mam not included'.
Sarah Millican plays a life counsellor and modern-day agony aunt tackling the nation's problems head on, dishing out real advice for real people.
Assisted by her very own team of experts.
Sarah ...... Sarah Millican
Marion ...... Ruth Bratt
Terry ...... Simon Daye
Chris ...... Steve Edge
Jamie ...... Nick Mohammed
Carol ...... Helen Atkinson Wood.
Written by Sarah Millican.
Producer: Lianne Coop
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2010.

SUNDAY 03 MARCH 2024

SUN 00:00 WS by LP Hartley (m0010q1d)
Novelist Walter Streeter is unsettled when he receives a series of postcards from a mysterious admirer.
"I am coming nearer. I have got as near as Coventry. Have you ever been sent to Coventry? I have. In fact, you sent me..."
LP Hartley's spooky tale
Dramatised by Michael & Mollie Hardwick.
Walter Streeter ... Max Adrian
Dodson ... Simon Lack
Mrs Kendal ... Vivienne Chatterton
Inspector Hatch ... Leslie Perrins
Constable ... John Bryning
Producer: Charles LeFeaux
First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in August 1963.
SUN 00:30 Haunted (m001wz3s)
Keeping His Promise by Algernon Blackwood
When schoolfriends Jack and Ambrose take a blood oath, will they keep to it?
A series of tales of the supernatural.
Starring Eric Deacon and Christopher Neame.
Written by Algernon Blackwood.
Jack Marriott .... Eric Deacon
Ambrose Field .... Christopher Neame
Henry Green .... David Griffin
Lord Field .... Peter Tuddenham
Lady Field .... Narissa Knights
Other parts played by Nigel Graham
Adapted for radio by Patricia Mays.
Director: Derek Hoddinott.
First broadcast on the BBC World Service in April 1982.
SUN 01:00 Daphne Du Maurier (b007k4b7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday]
SUN 02:30 Why Women Read Fiction (Omnibus) (m000dhmw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Saturday]
SUN 03:45 Uncle Mort's Celtic Fringe (b007jrhx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Saturday]
SUN 04:00 Not in Front of the Children (b08h57ls)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Saturday]
SUN 04:30 Robbing Hood (m001wz3l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Saturday]
SUN 05:00 The Sondheim Archive (m000pgvl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Saturday]
SUN 06:00 Poetry Extra (m001wz3t)
Two of a Kind - Poets In Partnership
Poet Daljit Nagra revisits the BBC's poetry archive and selects a special collection of programmes across the month featuring eminent poets Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes. And we drop in on Daljit's poetry writing class at Brunel University and talk to his students about the influence of Plath and Hughes on the next generation of poets.
The first of the programmes is Two Of A Kind - Poets In Partnership featuring both poets talking about their writing, how they influence each other and their domestic life together.
Produced by Jack Singleton
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1961.
Other programmes across the month will feature Listening and Writing produced for Schools Radio and written and presented by Ted Hughes (1963) and the Living Poet with Sylvia Plath recorded shortly before her death in February 1963.
SUN 06:30 The Warlow Experiment by Alix Nathan (Omnibus) (m0007c9y)
Episode 2
Herbert Powyss lives on an estate in the Welsh Marches, with enough time and income to pursue a gentleman’s fashionable investigation into botanical experimentation.
But he longs to make his mark in the field of science – something consequential enough to present to The Royal Society in London.
Influenced by something he’s read, he decides to conduct a radical investigation into the Resilience of the Human Mind Without Society. He places an ad for a suitable guinea pig.
Only one man is desperate enough to apply for the job - a semi-literate, angry wife-basher.
What could possibly go wrong?
Omnibus of the last five of ten parts abridged by Jeremy Osborne.
Read by Robert Glenister.
Producer: Karen Rose
A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in August 2019.
SUN 07:40 Inheritance Tracks (m001wz3y)
Kelvin Fletcher
Actor Kelvin Fletcher chooses ‘Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)’ by Frank Wilson and ‘Three Little Birds’ by Bob Marley & The Wailers.
SUN 07:50 Curious Under the Stars (m0007k3b)
Series 9 (Omnibus) - The Fruits of Gwyddno
Return of the magical drama set in Glan Don, a mysterious village perched on the wild Welsh coast.
A low tide reveals a sunken forest on the shores of Glan Don. And one of the trees bears forbidden fruit.
Starring Sion Pritchard, Emma Sidi and Ifan Huw Dafydd.
Omnibus of five parts written by Annamaria Murphy.
Gareth ...... Sion Pritchard
Diane ...... Emma Sidi
Emlyn ....... Ifan Huw Dafydd
Megan ...... Aimee Ffion Edwards
Gwynn ...... Matthew Gravelle
Series created by Meic Povey.
Directors: James Robinson & John Norton
A BBC Cymru Wales production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in August 2019.
SUN 09:00 All Gas and Gaiters (b007jpmz)
Series 2
When in Rome
The Bishop regrets inviting the Dean to his birthday dinner.
Ecclesiastical sitcom which started life on BBC TV.
Written and adapted by husband-and-wife team, Pauline Devaney and Edwin Apps.
The Bishop …. William Mervyn
The Archdeacon …. Robertson Hare
The Chaplain, Noote …. Jonathan Cecil
The Dean …. John Barron
The Dean’s Wife …. Joan Sanderson
All Gas and Gaiters started life as a TV pilot in Comedy Playhouse, ahead of a run on BBC1 from 1966 to 1971.
Selected scripts were revised and re-recorded for radio.
Producer: David Hatch.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1972.
SUN 09:30 The Navy Lark (m001wz40)
Series 10
The Portsmouth Kiosk
Will a dockyard emergency spoil Sub-Lieut Phillips hot date with shop assistant, Mandy?
Starring 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
Vice Admiral Buttonshaw …. Jon Pertwee
The Number One ...... Stephen Murray
Captain Povey .... Richard Caldicot
WREN Chasen/Ramona Povey …. Heather Chasen
Leading Seaman Goldstein …. Tenniel Evans
The Padre …. Michael Bates
Mandy …. Amanda Murray
The Navy Lark ran for an impressive 13 series between 1959 and 1976.
Producer: Alastair Scott Johnston
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in December 1968.
SUN 10:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (b011cjhc)
BAFTA Winners
Bill Nighy
Kirsty Young introduces an archive episode revisiting the castaway choices of a BAFTA winning and Academy Award nominated actor.
Bill Nighy is castaway by Sue Lawley.
Originally from Caterham in Surrey, Bill left school at 15 without any qualifications and ended up working at his local employment office.
He hoped to become an author and began work on The Field magazine as a messenger boy, but then ran away to Paris at seventeen to write a novel. This venture failed and he ended up begging on the streets before returning to Britain and the Guildford School of Drama and Dance.
His first film role was as a delivery boy in Joan Collins' steamy film The Bitch. He's featured in numerous stage, TV, and radio dramas including the acclaimed Men's Room in 1991 and, more recently, in State of Play, where he played a newspaper editor.
His career has been described by some critics as a slow burn rather than a beacon, although he's now widely recognised as achieving the acclaim he deserves. In 2004 he won Best Supporting Actor at the BAFTAS for his role as Billy Mack, a washed up singer in the film Love Actually.
DISC ONE: The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter
DISC TWO: James Brown - I Got You (I Feel Good)
DISC THREE: Bob Dylan - Just Like Tom Thumb Blues
DISC FOUR: The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again
DISC FIVE: Marvin Gaye - My Love Is Waiting
DISC SIX: John Lee Hooker and Van Morrison - Healing Game
DISC SEVEN: Freaky Realistic - Koochie Ryder
DISC EIGHT: The Rolling Stones - Winter
BOOK CHOICE: 1st edition of 49 Stories - Ernest Hemingway
LUXURY CHOICE: Boxed set of blues harps (harmonicas) and instruction book
CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: The Rolling Stones - Winter
Producer: Isabel Sargent
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2004.
SUN 10:45 One Man And His Bog by Barry Pilton (m001wz43)
4. Of Boots and Bulls
"My most vivid memories of those beautiful miles concern the planning of my campaign to halt the import of cheap East European boots - at least until they adopted the traditional West European concept of putting the nails outside the boot, rather than in."
Barry Pilton's unheroic account of his encounter with Britain's most arduous walk, the Pennine Way.
Read by David Roper.
Producer: Thomas Sutcliffe
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1984.
**** This series was suggested by Malcolm Oxborrow as part of BBC Radio 4 Extra’s All Request Weekend ****
**** To nominate a programme from the archives that you would like to hear again, please email radio4extra@bbc.co.uk and tell us details of why you'd like to hear it ****
SUN 11:00 Poetry Extra (m001wz3t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SUN 11:30 The Warlow Experiment by Alix Nathan (Omnibus) (m0007c9y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
SUN 12:40 Inheritance Tracks (m001wz3y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:40 today]
SUN 12:50 Curious Under the Stars (m0007k3b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:50 today]
SUN 14:00 All Gas and Gaiters (b007jpmz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SUN 14:30 The Navy Lark (m001wz40)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
SUN 15:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (b011cjhc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SUN 15:45 One Man And His Bog by Barry Pilton (m001wz43)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 today]
SUN 16:00 WS by LP Hartley (m0010q1d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 00:00 today]
SUN 16:30 Haunted (m001wz3s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 00:30 today]
SUN 17:00 Poetry Extra (m001wz3t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SUN 17:30 The Warlow Experiment by Alix Nathan (Omnibus) (m0007c9y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
SUN 18:40 Inheritance Tracks (m001wz3y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:40 today]
SUN 18:50 Curious Under the Stars (m0007k3b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:50 today]
SUN 20:00 All Gas and Gaiters (b007jpmz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SUN 20:30 The Navy Lark (m001wz40)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
SUN 21:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (b011cjhc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SUN 21:45 One Man And His Bog by Barry Pilton (m001wz43)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 today]
SUN 22:00 The Confessional (m000wyx7)
Series 1
The Confession of Nigel Planer
Actor, comedian and broadcaster Stephen Mangan presents a comedy chat show about shame and guilt.
Each week, Stephen invites a different guest into his virtual confessional box to make three confessions - with remarkable storytelling and surprising insights. In this unconventional chat show, he wants to see what really makes them tick by finding out what they are ashamed of!
Stephen and his guest reflect with empathy and humour on why we get embarrassed, where our shame thresholds should be, and the value of guilt.
In this episode, Nigel Planer - writer, actor and one of the original ‘alternative comedians’, co-founder of The Comic Strip - wrestles with three episodes from his life that have been plaguing his conscience for decades - cool shoes and a disastrous voyage among them.
Written and presented by Stephen Mangan.
With extra material by Nick Doody.
Producers: Dave Anderson and Frank Stirling
A 7digital production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in June 2021.
SUN 22:30 Thanks a Lot, Milton Jones! (m000gkw2)
Series 4
Police, Camera, Milton!
High drama in the line of duty when Milton is asked to form a Police Corruption Unit and takes it a little too literally.
It's the radio return of the man they call "Britain's funniest Milton," with a fully-working cast and a shipload of new jokes.
Mention Milton Jones to most people and the first thing they think is "Help!".
In this series, Milton and his trusty assistant Anton set out to help people and soon find they're embroiled in a new adventure. Because when you're close to the edge, then Milton can give you a push.
Written by Milton with James Cary and Dan Evans.
With regulars:
Tom Goodman-Hill as the ever-faithful Anton
Josie Lawrence
Dan Tetsell
Music by Guy Jackson.
Produced and directed by David Tyler.
A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in March 2020.
SUN 23:00 The Masterson Inheritance (b007jpyh)
Series 2
Last Word to the Mastersons
Living off the land, will there be tears for the Masterson family before milking time?
Award-winning improvised historical comedy series.
Based entirely on audience suggestions - this is the unfolding saga of the Mastersons - a family at war with itself.
Starring:
Paul Merton
Lee Simpson
Josie Lawrence
Jim Sweeney
Phelim McDermott
Caroline Quentin
Producer: Phil Clarke
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1994.
SUN 23:30 Edge Falls (b00djwdf)
Series 2
Episode 4
A new pet shop is set to open at Edge Falls retail park, but it seems to be lacking pets?
Starring Frances Barber and Mark Benton.
Sitcom about the retail park where they stop at nothing to part you from your money.
Written by Paul Barnhill and Neil Warhurst.
Mick ...... Mark Benton
Sonya ...... Frances Barber
Rez ...... Emil Marwa
Valerie ...... Sarah Hadland
Darryl ...... Paul Barnhill
Alan ...... Ben Crowe
Ralph ...... Neil Warhurst
Mrs Evans ...... Joan Walker
Mum ...... Liz Sutherland
Director: Sally Avens
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2008.

MONDAY 04 MARCH 2024

MON 00:00 Poetry Extra (m001wz3t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Sunday]
MON 00:30 The Warlow Experiment by Alix Nathan (Omnibus) (m0007c9y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Sunday]
MON 01:40 Inheritance Tracks (m001wz3y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:40 on Sunday]
MON 01:50 Curious Under the Stars (m0007k3b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:50 on Sunday]
MON 03:00 All Gas and Gaiters (b007jpmz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Sunday]
MON 03:30 The Navy Lark (m001wz40)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Sunday]
MON 04:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (b011cjhc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday]
MON 04:45 One Man And His Bog by Barry Pilton (m001wz43)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 on Sunday]
MON 05:00 The World of Daphne Du Maurier (b09t2fl5)
1. The Chamois
When Stephen decides to fly to Greece, it's for one reason only.
He's determined to rid himself of a secret fear - a fear so painful that he'll try anything to conquer it...
Starring Christopher Cazenove.
Series of Daphne Du Maurier's famous short stories.
Dramatised by Michael Bartlett.
Stephen …. Christopher Cazenove
Stephen’s Wife …. Anna Cropper
The Storekeeper …. Alexis Gallnos
The Storyteller …. Gabriel Woolf
Zus …. Nikolas Janis
Producer: Derek Hoddinott
First broadcast on the BBC World Service in April 1974.
MON 05:30 The World of Daphne Du Maurier (b09v62hy)
2. The Alibi
To change your life in middle age can be a traumatic experience.
For James Fenton, his sudden decision leads him along a strange street into a strange house - and an experience from which he'll never recover.
Starring Tony Britton.
Series of Daphne Du Maurier's famous short stories.
James Fenton …. Tony Britton
Anna …. Sarah Badel
Edna …. Katherine Parr
The Inspector …. Geoffrey Beevers
The Storyteller …. Gabriel Woolf
Dramatised and produced by Derek Hoddinott.
First broadcast on the BBC World Service in May 1974.
MON 06:00 Falco (b00r32wz)
The Iron Hand of Mars
5. The Priestess
Roman detective, Marcus Didius Falco and his fellow prisoners are marched through the forest and finally meet the legendary Celtic priestess Veleda.
Justinus takes matters into his own hands when he volunteers to negotiate with her, but Falco is worried that he doesn't fully understand the implications of the meeting.
Starring Anton Lesser.
Lindsey Davis’s historical mystery.
Dramatised by Mary Cutler.
Falco …. Anton Lesser
Helveticus …. Gary Lewis
Lentullus …. Dan Crow
Justinus …. Oliver J Hembrough
Dubnus …. Glyn Pritchard
Veleda …. Mali Harries
Chief …. Aneirin Hughes
Directed at BBC Birmingham by Peter Leslie Wild.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2007.
MON 06:30 Test Room Eight (m001wyk7)
6. The Final Experiment
Odell puts his life on the line to set a trap for the murderer.
Gripping conclusion starring Robert Beatty.
Lester Powell’s cool Irish investigator Philip Odell features in ten BBC radio dramas broadcast between 1947 and 1961.
His feisty, long-suffering assistant, Heather McMara is always on hand with her "female intuition"
Philip Odell .... Robert Beatty
Superintendent Manley .... Edward Jewesbury
Wynn Craxton .... Jeffrey Segal
Herbert Truscott .... Hamilton Dyce
Martin Dersen .... Rolf Lefebvre
Heather McMara .... Sheila Manahan
Dent .... John Hollis
Barbara Eurich .... Stella Textor
Fred Fazackerly .... David March
Producer: David H Godfrey
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in January 1959.
MON 07:00 Other People's Children by Joanna Trollope (b007jlkw)
1. Family Dynamics
The complications facing parents when a marriage breaks down and a new relationship begins.
Joanna Trollope's novel about the traumas and delights of adjusting to a step-family.
Abridged in ten parts by Pat McLoughlin.
Read by Penelope Wilton.
Producer: Di Speirs
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1998.
MON 07:15 Bindi Business (b067w2dz)
Bindi Business: Series 1
1. Self-Employment
Finding herself out of work at 51, Bindi Banerjee decides to start up her own beauty business.
Starring Meera Syal.
Tanika Gupta's five-part drama series about an eccentric 'olderpreneur's' adventures in business.
Bindi ...... Meera Syal
Raj ...... Chris Nayak
Anu ...... Krupa Pattani
Hema ...... Rina Fatania
Sam ...... Will Ash
Director: Nadia Molinari
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2015.
MON 07:30 Welcome to Our Village, Please Invade Carefully (b04p87r7)
Series 2
Exit Strategy
Uljabaan is determined to fail his annual inspection, in order to be sent to a better posting.
But he'll need Kat and Lucy's help in order to make it work - and he can do without any surprises, such as the identity of the Zone Commander who'll be conducting the inspection...
Eddie Robson's sitcom about aliens invading the village of Cresdon Green.
Starring Hattie Morahan and Peter Davison.
Aliens have locked villagers behind an impenetrable force-field in order to study human behaviour and to decide if Earth is worth invading.
The only inhabitant who seems to be bothered by their new alien overlord is Katrina Lyons, who was only home for a weekend to borrow the deposit for a flat.
So along with Lucy Alexander (the only teenager in the village, willing to rebel against whatever you've got) she formed The Resistance - slightly to the annoyance of her parents Margaret and Richard.
This is also much to the annoyance of Field Commander Uljabaan who's been trying to actually run the alien invasion.
Katrina Lyons ...... Hattie Morahan
Richard Lyons ...... Peter Davison
Margaret Lyons ...... Jan Francis
Lucy Alexander ...... Hannah Murray
Field Commander Uljabaan ...... Charles Edwards
The Computer ...... John-Luke Roberts
Zone Commander Ravella ...... Nina Sosanya
Script-edited by Arthur Mathews
Producer: Ed Morrish.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2014.
MON 08:00 Steptoe and Son (b007k1r0)
Series 4
And Afterwards At
It's a big day for Harold. He's set to tie the knot! But Albert's not convinced.
Starring Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H Corbett.
Classic sitcom about the lives of rag and bone men Albert Steptoe and his son Harold.
Written for BBC TV and adapted for BBC Radio by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.
Albert ...... Wilfrid Brambell
Harold ...... Harry H Corbett
With:
Pat Coombes
Patricia Hayes
Margot Boyd
Edward Kelsey
Sheila Grant
Martin Friend
Katherine Parr
Producer: Bobby Jaye
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in March 1972.
MON 08:30 The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere (b007jss3)
Series 2
16th June, 1800
Conclusion of the everyday story of towering genius.
Sue Limb's soap opera, set in and around the Lake District at the turn of the 18th century.
William Wordsworth meditates upon his Miltonic sonnet. William Bloke arrives with a warning. De Quinine returns in disarray. There is a visitation and all is at peace.
William Wordsmith …. Geoffrey Whitehead
Dorothy Wordsmith …. Denise Coffey
Samuel Tailor Cholericke …. Simon Callow
Stinking Iris …. Miriam Margolyes
Thomas de Quinine …. Nickolas Grace
William Bloke …. John Shrapnel
The Leechpedlar …. Chris Emmett
Music by Stephen Oliver and performed by Cantabile.
Producer: Jonathan James-Moore.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1987.
MON 09:00 Wordaholics (b01dtkjd)
Series 1
Episode 6
Gyles Brandreth presides over toponyms, abbreviations, euphemisms, old words, new words, cockney rhyming slang, Greek gobbledegook, plus the panellists' picks of the ugliest and the most beautiful words.
Ready to vie for wordy supremacy in the ring:
Richard Herring
Natalie Haynes
Alex Horne
Jenny Eclair
Written by Jon Hunter and James Kettle
Letter of the week is that cheeky 5th letter of the alphabet - F.
The panellists reveal their favourite words and invent new phobias.
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2012.
MON 09:30 Sneakiepeeks (b00pfv03)
Special Relationship
A CIA man spends the day with Team Beagle on an exchange visit.
But will his past come back to haunt him?
Comedy by Harry Venning and Neil Brand about a team of inept, backstabbing surveillance operatives.
Bill ...... Richard Lumsden
Sharla ...... Nina Conti
Mark ...... Daniel Kaluuya
Colonel ...... Ewan Bailey
Bristow ...... John Biggins
Sean ...... Joseph Cohen Cole
Lenny ...... Piers Wehner
Ignatius/Fuego ...... Nigel Hastings
Man ...... Rhys Jennings
Producer: Katie Tyrrell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2009.
MON 10:00 The World of Daphne Du Maurier (b09t2fl5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]
MON 10:30 The World of Daphne Du Maurier (b09v62hy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:30 today]
MON 11:00 Falco (b00r32wz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
MON 11:30 Test Room Eight (m001wyk7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
MON 12:00 Other People's Children by Joanna Trollope (b007jlkw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
MON 12:15 Bindi Business (b067w2dz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]
MON 12:30 Welcome to Our Village, Please Invade Carefully (b04p87r7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
MON 13:00 Steptoe and Son (b007k1r0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 13:30 The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere (b007jss3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 14:00 Wordaholics (b01dtkjd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
MON 14:30 Sneakiepeeks (b00pfv03)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
MON 15:00 The World of Daphne Du Maurier (b09t2fl5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]
MON 15:30 The World of Daphne Du Maurier (b09v62hy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:30 today]
MON 16:00 Falco (b00r32wz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
MON 16:30 Test Room Eight (m001wyk7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
MON 17:00 Other People's Children by Joanna Trollope (b007jlkw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
MON 17:15 Bindi Business (b067w2dz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]
MON 17:30 Welcome to Our Village, Please Invade Carefully (b04p87r7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
MON 18:00 Steptoe and Son (b007k1r0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 18:30 The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere (b007jss3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 19:00 Wordaholics (b01dtkjd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
MON 19:30 Sneakiepeeks (b00pfv03)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
MON 20:00 Radiolab (m001wykd)
Series 11
Untrue Tales
Radiolab challenges beliefs with some super cool scieence, and a deep-sea Cold war mystery with subs and bombs.
Radiolab is a Peabody-award winning show about curiosity. Where sound illuminates ideas, and the boundaries blur between science, philosophy, and the human experience.
The Radiolab team investigate a strange world.
Presenters: Jad Abumrad and Lulu Miller.
From WNYC. First broadcast on public radio in the USA in 2022.
MON 20:55 Inheritance Tracks (m0012g98)
John Barnes
Football pundit John Barnes chooses ‘You'll Never Walk Alone’ sung by Shirley Jones and ‘Optimistic’ by Sounds of Blackness.
MON 21:00 A Good Read (b07kpy48)
Francesca Simon and Lloyd Langford
Horrid Henry creator Francesca Simon and Welsh comedian Lloyd Langford join Harriett Gilbert to discuss their favourite books by Madeleine L'Engle, Richard Brautigan and Georges Simenon
A Wrinkle In Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Publisher: Puffin
So The Wind Won't Blow it All Away by Richard Brautigan
Publisher: Canongate
The Train by Georges Simenon.
Publisher: Melville House
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2016.
MON 21:30 Jaws by Peter Benchley (b0bgc190)
6. 'He didn't see the fin rise behind him.'
Amity's beaches are open again for the 4th July weekend. But Brody is nervous...
Will it ever be safe to go back into the water?
Peter Benchley's classic 1974 novel became one of the most terrifying movies of all time.
Abridged in ten parts by Richard Hamilton.
Read by Henry Goodman.
Producer: Justine Willett
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2018.
MON 21:45 The Haunted Road by Eoin McNamee (b0540b3m)
1. You Can't See Me
“Nothing goes away in this world any more. Nothing gets lost. If you don’t want a record of it, then don’t do it.”
Belfast police camera operator Leslie Burden receives a call from a colleague over the disappearance of a young Polish woman.
He uses his surveillance expertise to help track sightings of the missing woman.
But he's unaware of being drawn into a web of murder and revenge - even he doesn’t see coming...
Five-part thriller written by Eoin McNamee.
Leslie Burden .... David Caves
Lisa Knox .... Niamh McGrady
Johnston .... Stuart Graham
Lavery .... Peter Ballance
Unit 5 .... Michael Liebmann
The Pathologist .... Kieran Lagan
Young Klara .... Julia Powaszynska
Father .... Jacek Powaszynski
Producer: Heather Larmour
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2015.
MON 22:00 One Person Found This Helpful (m001wq3z)
Series 1
2. Ponce & Prejudice
Frank & guests Desiree Burch, Simon Evans, Kerry Godliman & Andrew Maxwell find out what you think about a dodgy snowglobe and a risky waffle.
This is the panel game based on what we all sit down and do at least once a day – shop online and leave a review, as an all-star panel celebrate the good, the bad & the baffling.
Written by Frank Skinner, Catherine Brinkworth, Sarah Dempster, Jason Hazeley, Rajiv Karia, Karl Minns, Katie Sayer & Peter Tellouche
Devised by Simons Evans and Jason Hazeley with the producer David Tyler
A Pozzitive Production for BBC Radio 4
MON 22:30 Flight of the Conchords (b007k0zr)
Suzanne
The Kiwi band's future is threatened when Bret goes on a date.

Improvised comedy from the satirical pop pair, as they align with established comics to poke fun at all aspects of pop music.

Rob Brydon narrates the musical odyssey.

Starring New Zealand musical comedy duo, Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement.

With:

Rhys Darby
Neil Finn
Emma Kennedy

Additional Material by Joel Morris.

Musicians: David Catlin-Birch and Mark Allis.

Producer: Will Saunders

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in September 2005.
MON 23:00 The News Quiz (m001wrlh)
Series 113
Episode 9
Hugo Rifkind, Susie McCabe, Ashley Storrie and Stuart Mitchell join Andy Zaltzman to quiz the week's news from Aberdeen.
This week the panel discuss Gordon Brown’s vision for a second renaissance in Aberdeen, why Lee Anderson has lost the Tory whip, and the difference between Mob Rule and Ja Rule.
Written by Andy Zaltzman
With additional material by: Cody Dahler, Rebecca Bain, Alex Garrick-Wright, Krystal Evans, Peter Tellouche and Christina Riggs.
Producer: Georgia Keating
Executive Producer: James Robinson
Production Coordinator: Sarah Nicholls & Jodie Charman
Sound Editor: Marc Willcox
Recorded by Sean Kerwin
A BBC Studios Production for Radio 4
MON 23:30 Rhys James (b09nxv00)
Rhys James Is ...
Irresistible
Comedian Rhys James explores different aspects of himself through live stand up, spoken word poetry and interview clips.
In this episode, Rhys examines his relationships and reluctantly speaks to Carmen, who is a girl he had a crush on in school.
Written and performed by Rhys James
Music by Steve Dunne.
Sound by David Thomas.
Producer: Carl Cooper
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in January 2018.
MON 23:45 Late (b00762p3)
2. From Grieving to Cross-Dressing
An unwitting son takes his grieving mother to see "Mamma Mia"; a provincial theatre director talks about his latest play, a business woman stumbles on her husband indulging a secret obsession....
Bleak, funny and confusing tales of urban life, after dark.
Starring:
Paul Merton
Meera Syal
Liz Smith
Julian Clary
Richard Wilson.
Written by Mandy Wheeler, Joss Bennathan, Rob Colley and Paul Merton.
Music by Robert Katz.
Producer: Sarah Parkinson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2001.

TUESDAY 05 MARCH 2024

TUE 00:00 The World of Daphne Du Maurier (b09t2fl5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:30 The World of Daphne Du Maurier (b09v62hy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:30 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 Falco (b00r32wz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 Test Room Eight (m001wyk7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 Other People's Children by Joanna Trollope (b007jlkw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:15 Bindi Business (b067w2dz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 on Monday]
TUE 02:30 Welcome to Our Village, Please Invade Carefully (b04p87r7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 Steptoe and Son (b007k1r0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Monday]
TUE 03:30 The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere (b007jss3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 Wordaholics (b01dtkjd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:30 Sneakiepeeks (b00pfv03)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 The World of Daphne Du Maurier (b09w2lgp)
3. Ganymede
The man arrived in Venice happy and contented with life.
He left Venice shattered by an unusual experience destined to mark him for life.
Starring John Le Mesurier.
Series of Daphne Du Maurier's famous short stories.
The Man …. John Le Mesurier
The Boy …. Anthony Daniels
The Porter/Consul …. David Gooderson
The Fat Man …. John Sharp
Dramatised and produced by Derek Hoddinott.
First broadcast on the BBC World Service in August 1974.
TUE 05:30 The World of Daphne Du Maurier (b09wv5qs)
4. The Apple Tree
Recently widowed George Carey has an irrational hatred for the old apple tree in his garden.
He decides it must be dug up - but it's a decision he's going to regret for the rest of his life - what's left of it...
Starring Charles Gray.
Series of Daphne Du Maurier's famous short stories.
Mr Carey …. Charles Gray
Willis …. Douglas Blackwell
Midge .... Patricia Leventon
Mrs Lord .... Katherine Parr
Mrs Hall …. Daphne Rogers
Dramatised and produced by Derek Hoddinott.
First broadcast on the BBC World Service in August 1974.
TUE 06:00 Falco (b00r35gz)
The Iron Hand of Mars
6. Deals Done
Just as Falco thinks his mission is drawing to a close, the Roman detective has a fateful encounter with a missing legate and a giant Celtic bull.
But he doesn't manage to close the case without the help of his resourceful girlfriend Helena, and the intervention of a small child.
Starring Anton Lesser.
Conclusion of Lindsey Davis’s historical mystery.
Dramatised by Mary Cutler.
Falco …. Anton Lesser
Helena Justina …. Anna Madeley
Helveticus …. Gary Lewis
Lentullus …. Dan Crow
Justinus …. Oliver J Hembrough
Gracilis …. Mark Straker
Xanthus …. David Holt
Civilis …. Michael Elwyn
Augustinilla …. Sophie Samuda
Directed at BBC Birmingham by Peter Leslie Wild.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2007.
TUE 06:30 The Blackburn Files (b007w4dj)
Series 3
1. A Case of Winners and Losers
Private-eye Steven J Blackburn is still trailing his assistant behind him, but she's rapidly catching up.
At the allotments, a mucky war of the flowers has broken out.
Starring Finetime Fontayne.
More cases for ex-pitman turned investigator Steven J Blackburn and his government scheme-funded assistant Tracey.
Set in a South Yorkshire town that's seen better days.
Written by Ian McMillan, Martyn Wiley and Dave Sheasby
Stephen J Blackburn ...... Finetime Fontayne
Tracey Duggan ...... Judy Flynn
Ted Turner ...... Chris Brailsford
Dr Hatten ...... Christopher Wilkinson
Dad ...... John Branwell
Director: Dave Sheasby
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1993.
TUE 07:00 Other People's Children by Joanna Trollope (b007jn4k)
2. A Bitter Break-Up
After her marriage breaks down, Nadine is fuelled with bitterness towards her ex-husband.
Joanna Trollope's novel about the traumas and delights of adjusting to a step-family.
Abridged by Pat McLoughlin.
Read by Penelope Wilton.
Producer: Di Speirs
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1998.
TUE 07:15 Bindi Business (b067x14z)
Bindi Business: Series 1
2. Children
Bindi’s Beauty Box is really taking off.
However, Bindi must get her reluctant children on board if she is going to succeed...
Starring Meera Syal.
Tanika Gupta's drama series about an eccentric 'olderpreneur's' adventures in business.
Bindi ...... Meera Syal
Raj ...... Chris Nayak
Anu ...... Krupa Pattani
Buzz ...... Tachia Newall
Director: Nadia Molinari
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2015.
TUE 07:30 Jack & Millie (m000mb17)
Series 2
A Terrible Hoo-Ha
Jack meets an unwanted old friend, Melvin gets hot under the collar, Delphine makes a French joke and Shirley and Millie get an unexpected buzz...
Millie’s son Melvin has given her a new tablet with a voice recorder?
And suddenly Jack & Millie have decided to record everything that happens to them?
And for this, we should be grateful?
Well YES! - because this is a comedy show written by Jeremy Front, who stars with Rebecca Front - as an older couple fully engaged with contemporary life whilst being at war with the absurdities of the modern world...
Jack ...... Jeremy Front
Millie ...... Rebecca Front
Shirley ...... Tracy-Ann Oberman
Harry ...... Nigel Lindsay
Melvin ...... Harry Peacock
Delphine ...... Jenny Bede
Nita Green (née Blom) ...... Debbie Chazen
Producer: David Tyler
A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in September 2020.
TUE 08:00 The Goon Show (b007jl9j)
Series 5
The Whistling Spy Enigma
Neddie Seagoon is a spy who must make contact with his informer.
But can he whistle the secret tune?
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: Peter Eton
First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in September 1954.
TUE 08:30 The Michael Bentine Show (b00jjq7x)
From 05/02/1984
This is the ultimate one man show.
Michael Bentine stars as Dame Nellie Drongo, the Boy Scout Movement of India and a prehistoric Caveman.
Written and performed by the host.
Producer: Jamie Rix
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in February 1984.
TUE 09:00 The Personality Test (b00m16xm)
Series 1
Greg Dyke
The BBC's former Director-General Greg Dyke quizzes a panel about himself.
Battling with queries based on Greg's life, whims and interests are:
Sue Perkins
Robin Ince
Lucy Porter
Series in which a fresh host every episode quizzes a comedy panel about themselves.
Script by Richard Turner.
Devised & produced by Aled Evans.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2006.
TUE 09:30 Artists (b00xlxm5)
Series 1
Love's Banquet
Tamsin is infuriated by Josef's lack of commitment, and Nisha is up to something fishy.
Comedy about a close-knit community of artists who usually hate each other's work and sometimes hate each other as well.
Stars Vicki Pepperdlne, Pauline McLynn and Ben Miller.
Written by Gareth Edwards.
Tamsin .... Vicki Pepperdlne
Dolores .... Pauline McLynn
Gerard .... Graham Crowden
Nisha .... Mina Anwar
Josef .... Ben Miller
Marcus .... Dave Lamb
Ewan …. Giles New
Producer: Katie Tyrrell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2003.
TUE 10:00 The World of Daphne Du Maurier (b09w2lgp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]
TUE 10:30 The World of Daphne Du Maurier (b09wv5qs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:30 today]
TUE 11:00 Falco (b00r35gz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
TUE 11:30 The Blackburn Files (b007w4dj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
TUE 12:00 Other People's Children by Joanna Trollope (b007jn4k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
TUE 12:15 Bindi Business (b067x14z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]
TUE 12:30 Jack & Millie (m000mb17)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
TUE 13:00 The Goon Show (b007jl9j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 13:30 The Michael Bentine Show (b00jjq7x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 14:00 The Personality Test (b00m16xm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
TUE 14:30 Artists (b00xlxm5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
TUE 15:00 The World of Daphne Du Maurier (b09w2lgp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]
TUE 15:30 The World of Daphne Du Maurier (b09wv5qs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:30 today]
TUE 16:00 Falco (b00r35gz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
TUE 16:30 The Blackburn Files (b007w4dj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
TUE 17:00 Other People's Children by Joanna Trollope (b007jn4k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
TUE 17:15 Bindi Business (b067x14z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]
TUE 17:30 Jack & Millie (m000mb17)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
TUE 18:00 The Goon Show (b007jl9j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 18:30 The Michael Bentine Show (b00jjq7x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 19:00 The Personality Test (b00m16xm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
TUE 19:30 Artists (b00xlxm5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
TUE 20:00 TED Radio Hour (m0019brs)
Series 9
Work, Play, Rest: Part 2/3: Play
A journey through fascinating ideas based on talks by riveting speakers on the TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) stage.
Manoush Zomorodi investigates how the last few years have changed the way we live.
What is the future for how we play?
First broadcast in the USA on National Public Radio in 2022.
TUE 20:50 Inheritance Tracks (m0012nyc)
Miriam Margolyes
Actress Miriam Margolyes chooses MacCrimmon's Lament and Cecilia Bartoli singing Agitata Da Due Venti by Vivaldi.
TUE 21:00 Making Tracks (b01l8x2n)
2. Abbey Road
Paul Morley visits the world's first purpose built recording studio, and possibly the most famous of all – Studio 3, Abbey Road.
Inaugurated by Sir Edward Elgar, the studio was used to record everyone from Adam Ant, The Bolshoi and Nick Cave, to Pink Floyd and The Beatles.
With the help of engineers and producers, composers and those that keep the studios running on a day to day basis, Paul explores how the relationship classical music has with the recording studio differs from the one that pop music enjoys.
Series exploring the history of popular music through some of the iconic recording studios in which classic albums were created.
Without recording studios, music as we know it would simply not exist. They play a crucial role in the structure and fabric of the music recorded there - the sounds moulded by the studio space itself.
Producer: Paul Kobrak
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2012.
TUE 21:30 Jaws by Peter Benchley (b0bgfvhd)
7. 'Sitting and waiting.'
Will it ever be safe to go back into the water?
Brody, Hooper and Quint set out on their mission to find and kill the shark...
Peter Benchley's classic 1974 novel became one of the most terrifying movies of all time.
Abridged by Richard Hamilton.
Read by Henry Goodman.
Producer: Justine Willett
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2018.
TUE 21:45 The Haunted Road by Eoin McNamee (b0540trk)
2. Images and Ink
Burden and Lisa search for clues to Klara’s whereabouts and find a CCTV image of her at the church she attended.
“Nothing goes away in this world any more. Nothing gets lost. If you don’t want a record of it, then don’t do it.”
When Belfast police camera operator Leslie Burden receives a call from a colleague concerning the disappearance of a young Polish woman, he uses his surveillance expertise to help track sightings of the missing woman - unaware he is being drawn into a web of murder and revenge even he doesn’t see coming...
Thriller series written by Eoin McNamee.
Leslie Burden ..... David Caves
Lisa Knox ..... Niamh McGrady
Johnston ..... Stuart Graham
Lavery ..... Peter Ballance
Customs ..... Allan Gildea
Mannix ..... Michael Liebmann
The Psychiatrist ..... Fo Cullen
Unit 6 ..... Kieran Lagan
Young Klara ..... Julia Powaszynska
Father ..... Jacek Powaszynski
Producer: Heather Larmour
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2015.
TUE 22:00 ReincarNathan (m000l8r5)
Series 2
Space Hamster
Nathan Blakely was a popstar. But he was useless, died, and was reincarnated. The comedy about Nathan’s adventures in the afterlife continues with Daniel Rigby and Diane Morgan, and guest-starring Phil Wang.
In episode 4, Nathan is brought back to life as a hamster in a petshop in California. But not just any old hamster – Nathan the hamster is selected by NASA to enter the space-race. Perhaps seeing the earth from space will give Nathan a radical new sense of perspective. Or maybe it will just confirm his rampant egomania. Will Nathan ever learn to do the right thing and make it back to human again?
Cast:
Diane Morgan - Jenny
Daniel Rigby – Nathan
Tom Craine – Mission Control
Henry Paker – Chuck Rogers, Henry VIII
Freya Parker – Vortex, Cosmonaut, Nasa Scientist, Shop Assistant, Susan
Phil Wang – Xavier, the Space Hedgehog
Mike Wozniak – Cosmonaut
Writers: Tom Craine and Henry Paker
Music composed by Phil Lepherd
Producer: Harriet Jaine
Studio Production: Jerry Peal
A Talkback production for BBC Radio 4
TUE 22:30 Daphne Sounds Expensive (b08yqccf)
Series 2
Atlantis
World-renowned opera singer Sir Willard White has an ingenious plan to solve the boys' money woes.
They must travel to the lost city of Atlantis in pursuit of a legendary precious metal.
Written by and starring:
Jason Forbes
Phil Wang
George Fouracres
With:
Celeste Dring
Will Seaward
Sir Willard White
Original music composed by Jeff Carpenter
Orchestrator: Simon Nathan
The London Musical Theatre Orchestra:
Musical Director - Freddie Tapner
Violin - Debs White
Cello - Nick Squires
Trumpet - Michael Maddocks
Trombone - Elliot Pooley
Tenor Sax - Joe Atkin Reeves
Drum Kit - Ben Hartley
Percussion - Ben Burton
Piano - Jon Ranger
Bass - Jack Cherry
Produced by Hayley Sterling.
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in July 2017.
TUE 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (m001x70n)
Richard Herring 1/3
From 10pm until midnight, seven days a week, The Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. And tonight, Iain Lee talks to Richard Herring.
TUE 23:00 Domestic Science (b09v6yh3)
Series 2
Bath Time
Science you can play along with at home in a look at the domestic phenomena we relate to on a day-to-day basis.
Hosted by Festival of The Spoken Nerd trio:
* Physicist Steve Mould
* Stand up Mathematician Matt Parker
* Physicist and musician Helen Arney.
A heady combination of maths, science and comedy.
In this episode, it's bath time.
Producer: Lyndsay Fenner.
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in March 2018.
TUE 23:15 Josie Long: All of the Planet's Wonders (b00j0pp8)
Propriety, Plants, Grandparents and Growing Your Own
Propriety, plants and grandparents
How growing your own connects you to the world around you.
Josie Long continues her quest to better herself through learning and discovering things in reference books.
With:
Maeve Higgins
Isy Suttie.
Producer: Colin Anderson
First broadcast BBC Radio 4 in March 2009.
TUE 23:30 John Shuttleworth's Lounge Music (b0848sqq)
Series 2
3. Nick Heyward
John Shuttleworth invites Nick Heyward from Haircut 100 to his Sheffield home to perform one of his own songs and also, more importantly, one of his.
Ken is very excited as he's heard that Nick has had a spiritual awakening and he's keen to learn how he can have one of his own. John feels that Ken is being silly wearing a kaftan and beads, but Ken is convinced that Nick can help him and ignores John.
Also, Mary is not happy with the smell of the josticks that Ken has lit so he's ejected by John while Nick wins Mary over with his rendition of Can't Go Back To Savoury Now.
In Top Tips on the Telephone, John learns from Tony Christie about coping with Eurovision failure!
Written and Performed by Graham Fellows.
With special guests
Nick Heyward
Tony Christie
Producer: Dawn Ellis
A Chic Ken production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in December 2016.

WEDNESDAY 06 MARCH 2024

WED 00:00 The World of Daphne Du Maurier (b09w2lgp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 The World of Daphne Du Maurier (b09wv5qs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 Falco (b00r35gz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 The Blackburn Files (b007w4dj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 Other People's Children by Joanna Trollope (b007jn4k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday]
WED 02:15 Bindi Business (b067x14z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 on Tuesday]
WED 02:30 Jack & Millie (m000mb17)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Tuesday]
WED 03:00 The Goon Show (b007jl9j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Tuesday]
WED 03:30 The Michael Bentine Show (b00jjq7x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 The Personality Test (b00m16xm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:30 Artists (b00xlxm5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 The World of Daphne Du Maurier (b09xjh91)
5. Panic
They met at a party and became friends. Despite their age difference, they embarked on an affair - with a trip to Paris.
And so began a night of fear which led to panic...
The final adaptation of Daphne Du Maurier's famous short stories.
CAST:
David .... Dinsdale Landen
Stephen .... Christopher Cazenove
Storekeeper …. Alexis Gallnos
Celia .... Maureen O'Brien
The Storyteller …. Gabriel Woolf
Shelia .... Jane Thomson
Zus …. Nikolas Janis
The Wife .... Anna Cropper
Dramatised and produced by Derek Hoddinott.
First broadcast on the BBC World Service in September 1974.
WED 05:30 Daphne Du Maurier (b00bdn13)
The Supreme Artist
The matinee is over, but who is the visitor waiting at the stage door?
A short story by Daphne du Maurier.
Read by Michael Drew.
Producer: Sara Davies
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1995.
WED 05:45 Daphne Du Maurier (b010t6h4)
The Doll: Short Stories
1. East Wind
On the shores of The Isles of Scilly, a young couple are beguiled by shipwrecked strangers.
Rediscovered stories by a young Daphne du Maurier that reveal some of the themes explored in her novels.
East Wind was written when Daphne du Maurier was just nineteen.
Written by Daphne du Maurier.
Read by Anna Madeley.
Abridged by Richard Hamilton.
Producer: Elizabeth Allard
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2011.
WED 06:00 Dick Francis (b007m9f7)
Proof
1. Tragedy
The champagne is flowing at a party thrown by racehorse trainer Jack Haythorne, when tragedy strikes. But is it just an accident?
Wine dealer Tony Beach turns amateur sleuth...
Starring Nigel Havers.
Fine living, fast horses, and shattering suspense - Dick Francis's compelling thriller.
Dramatised in eight parts by Ernest Dudley.
Tony Beach …. Nigel Havers
Jack …. Alan Dudley
Gerard …. George Parsons
Flora …. Jennifer Piercey
Colonel Fulham …. Tim Reynolds
Mrs Fulham …. Pauline Letts
Jimmy …. Andrew Branch
Sergeant. Ridger …. Stephen Hattersley
Chief Sup. Wilson …. Manning Wilson
With Stuart Organ
Director: Matthew Walters
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1987.
WED 06:30 The Blackburn Files (b007w2k6)
Series 3
2. A Case of Hard Times
When a pub quiz jackpot is consistently won by the same contestant, the landlord's convinced trickery is involved so calls in Blackburn to crack the scam.
But general knowledge isn't really Stephen's strength and anyway, is it really a question of fraud?
Starring Finetime Fontayne.
Another case for ex-pitman turned investigator Steven J Blackburn and his government scheme-funded assistant Tracey.
Written by Ian McMillan, Martyn Wiley and Dave Sheasby
Stephen J Blackburn ...... Finetime Fontayne
Tracey Duggan ...... Judy Flynn
Walton Bentley ...... Gerry Kersey
Gradgrind/Slavic ...... Christopher Kent
Quizmaster ...... Rod Arthur
Director: Dave Sheasby
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1993.
WED 07:00 Other People's Children by Joanna Trollope (b007jn4y)
3. A New Stepfamily
After marrying Matthew, Josie wants to be the perfect step-mum to his three children...
Joanna Trollope's novel about the traumas and delights of adjusting to a step-family.
Read by Penelope Wilton.
Abridged in ten parts by Pat McLoughlin.
Producer: Di Speirs
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1998.
WED 07:15 Bindi Business (b0680g6f)
Bindi Business: Series 1
3. In Too Deep?
After a promising start Bindi’s Beauty Box appears to be in danger of falling apart. Has Bindi taken on more than she can manage?
Tanika Gupta's drama series about an eccentric 'olderpreneur's' adventures in business.
Bindi ...... Meera Syal
Anu ...... Krupa Pattani
Sam ...... Will Ash
Uncle Bash ...... Vincent Ebrahim
Director: Nadia Molinari
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2015.
WED 07:30 Boswell's Lives (b0547ntj)
Series 1
Boswell's Life of Pinter
James Boswell attempts to write the biography of Harold Pinter but finds himself the victim of a betrayal.
Jon Canter’s sitcom sees Dr Johnson's celebrated biographer, James Boswell pursue other legends to immortalise.
James Boswell ..... Miles Jupp
Harold Pinter ..... Harry Enfield
Director: Sally Avens
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2015.
WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jph6)
Series 6
The Gourmet
The Lad thinks he's a connoisseur of food, so Sid enters him in an eating competition.
Starring Tony Hancock.
With Sidney James, Bill Kerr, Warren Mitchell and Hugh Morton.
Special guest star: BBC sports commentator, Ray Glendenning.
Written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.
Theme and incidental music written by Wally Stott.
Producer: Tom Ronald
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in October 1959.
WED 08:30 One Foot in the Grave (b007jn39)
3. In Luton Airport No-One Can Hear You Scream
Victor and Margaret Meldrew return from their holiday in Greece. What could possibly go wrong..?
Richard Wilson stars as Victor and Annette Crosbie as his long-suffering wife Margaret.
Adapted for radio by David Renwick from his BBC TV script.
Victor Meldrew ...... Richard Wilson
Margaret Meldrew ...... Annette Crosbie
Mrs Warboys ...... Doreen Mantle
Nick Swainey ...... Owen Brenman
With Jon Glover, Ainslee Foster and Paul Rogan.
Winning numerous awards, six series were made for TV plus numerous specials on BBC ONE from 1990 to 2000.
Producer: Diane Messias
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in February 1995.
WED 09:00 Dilemma (b017c9pp)
Series 1
Episode 2
Would you take part in a sham marriage?
Would you let an annoying colleague take credit for your work if it meant they would get a job elsewhere?
Sue Perkins sets moral and ethical posers for:
Nick Revel
Danielle Ward
Grace Dent
Ricky Wilson
Plus the panel try to solve some Dilemmas from the audience.
This is the panel show spotlighting the choices bombarding us in Britain today, as well as some more theoretical problems.
There are no "right" answers - but there are some deeply damning ones.
Devised by Danielle Ward.
Producer: Ed Morrish.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2011.
WED 09:30 The Leopard in Autumn (b00761mn)
Series 1
The Pilgrim Industry
Following a fleeting visit from a cardinal, Plethora initiates plans to put Monte Guano on the pilgrimage map.
Neal Anthony's comedy drama about the chaotic lives of the ruling family of Renaissance Italy's most inconsequential city-state.
Ludovico …. David Swift
Plethora …. Sian Phillips
Francesco …. Graham Crowden
Alessandro …. Paul Bigley
Rosalie …. Saskia Wickham
Savatori …. Nick Romero
Guido …. Christopher Kelham
Brother Michael …. Kim Wall
Producer: Helen Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2001.
WED 10:00 The World of Daphne Du Maurier (b09xjh91)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]
WED 10:30 Daphne Du Maurier (b00bdn13)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:30 today]
WED 10:45 Daphne Du Maurier (b010t6h4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:45 today]
WED 11:00 Dick Francis (b007m9f7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
WED 11:30 The Blackburn Files (b007w2k6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
WED 12:00 Other People's Children by Joanna Trollope (b007jn4y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
WED 12:15 Bindi Business (b0680g6f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]
WED 12:30 Boswell's Lives (b0547ntj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
WED 13:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jph6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 13:30 One Foot in the Grave (b007jn39)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 14:00 Dilemma (b017c9pp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
WED 14:30 The Leopard in Autumn (b00761mn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
WED 15:00 The World of Daphne Du Maurier (b09xjh91)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]
WED 15:30 Daphne Du Maurier (b00bdn13)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:30 today]
WED 15:45 Daphne Du Maurier (b010t6h4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:45 today]
WED 16:00 Dick Francis (b007m9f7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
WED 16:30 The Blackburn Files (b007w2k6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
WED 17:00 Other People's Children by Joanna Trollope (b007jn4y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
WED 17:15 Bindi Business (b0680g6f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]
WED 17:30 Boswell's Lives (b0547ntj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
WED 18:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jph6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 18:30 One Foot in the Grave (b007jn39)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 19:00 Dilemma (b017c9pp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
WED 19:30 The Leopard in Autumn (b00761mn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
WED 20:00 Archive on 4 (m000v24g)
Gagarin and the Lost Moon
On 12 April 1961, cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became an explorer like none other before him, going faster and further than any human in history, into what had always been the impenetrable and infinite unknown.
Raised in poverty during the Second World War, the one-time foundry worker and a citizen of the Soviet Union became the first human to fly above the Earth in the vastness of space.
In doing so, he became an instrument in The Cold War – an ideological battle between the superpowers: East versus West, communism versus democracy.
Dr Kevin Fong tells the story of how 27-year-old Yuri Gagarin came to launch a new chapter in the history of exploration and follows the cosmonaut’s one-hour flight around the Earth.
The Soviet Union's triumph in 1961 was the event that galvanised the United States to win the Space Race: to send the first people on the Moon by the end of the decade. Yuri’s own ambitions to voyage to the Moon were frustrated by his political masters, a faltering Soviet lunar space program and two tragic accidents.
As well as presenting archive recordings, Kevin talks to space historians and writers:
Tom Ellis, historian at the London School of Economics
Stephen Walker, author of ‘Beyond’
Slava Gerovitch, author of 'Soviet Space Mythologies’ and ‘Voices of the Soviet Space Program’
Andrew Jenks, author of 'The Cosmonaut who couldn’t stop smiling’
Cathleen Lewis, curator at the National Air and Space Museum
Actor Stewart Campbell is the voice of Yuri Gagarin. Tony Turner is Soviet space program founder Sergei Korolev. Nicholas Murchie is General Nicolai Kaminin, head of cosmonaut training.
Technical production is by Giles Aspen and Jackie Margerum.
Co-writer and producer: Andrew Luck-Baker of the BBC Radio Science Unit.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2011.
WED 21:00 Short Cuts (m000gtn9)
Series 22
Storytellers
Short documentaries about telling stories with Josie Long.
A subject feedbacks back to her documentarian, a voicemail tells a story and the writer Ross Sutherland wonders how storytelling advice could save a relationship in trouble.
Nicola Talkback
Produced by Jess Shane
Music by Abby Swidler
Easiness
Featuring Ben Seretan
Produced by Alex Lewis
Originally produced for Audio Playground
Marriage Story
Featuring Ross Sutherland and Peter Saddington
Production Team: Eleanor McDowall and Alia Cassam
Produced by Andrea Rangecroft
A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in March 2020.
WED 21:30 Jaws by Peter Benchley (b0bggh8j)
8. 'It's attacking the boat!'
We're gonna need a bigger boat!
It's day two of the hunt, and tensions are rising on board the boat when the shark reappears....
Peter Benchley's classic 1974 novel became one of the most terrifying movies of all time.
Abridged by Richard Hamilton.
Read by Henry Goodman.
Producer: Justine Willett
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2018.
WED 21:45 The Haunted Road by Eoin McNamee (b05413k3)
3. Voodoo Lilies
As a body is discovered, Burden gets further drawn into Lisa’s mysterious missing persons case, tracking Klara’s movements to her college.
'Nothing goes away in this world any more. Nothing gets lost. If you don’t want a record of it, then don’t do it.'
When Belfast police camera operator Leslie Burden receives a call from a colleague concerning the disappearance of a young Polish woman, he uses his surveillance expertise to help track sightings of the missing woman, unaware he is being drawn into a web of murder and revenge even he doesn’t see coming.
Written by Eoin McNamee.
Leslie Burden .... David Caves
Lisa Knox .... Niamh McGrady
Johnston .... Stuart Graham
Klara .... Kamila Dydyna
Lavery .... Peter Ballance
Hughes .... Allan Gildea
Radio Announcer .... Fo Cullen
Unit 6 .... Kieran Lagan
The Rose Girl .... Louise Parker
Young Klara .... Julia Powaszynska
Father .... Jacek Powaszynski
Producer: Heather Larmour
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2015.
WED 22:00 Stand-Up Specials (m00100hd)
Powerhouse
Absolute powershed Jessica Fostekew explores her big strong strength.
Have you ever watched a feminist try and take ‘hench’ as a compliment? It’s like watching a snake eat, but funny. In this show, Jess extols the joys of weightlifting, decries the pressures put on women by the diet industry and explores the evolutionary advantage of having legs like a prize ham.
Powerhouse is adapted for BBC Radio 4 from Jessica's 2019 Dave's Edinburgh Comedy Award nominated show, Hench.
Written and Performed by Jessica Fostekew
Production Coordinator: Tamara Shilham
Producer: Lyndsay Fenner
Photo credit: Idil Sukan
A Whistledown production for BBC Radio 4.
WED 22:30 Rob Newman (b08pf09g)
Rob Newman's Neuropolis
Skull and Bonce
One of Britain's finest comedians, Rob Newman, is our guide on a unique audio odyssey of the brain, taking in everything from love and guilt to robot co-workers and the unlikely importance of prehistoric trousers.
It's a witty, fact-packed series mixing stand-up and sketches, challenging notions of neuroscience with a new theory that's equal parts enlightening and hilarious.
Rob offers an alternative to some of the more bizarre claims in modern popular science, as well as rejigging theories of our brains in light of what we know about nature, artificial intelligence and Belinda Carlisle.
Created by the award-winning team behind Robert Newman's Entirely Accurate Encyclopaedia of Evolution.
Written by and starring Rob Newman.
Co-starring:
Claire Price
Richard McCabe
Producer: Jon Harvey
Executive Producer: Richard Wilson
A Hat Trick production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in May 2017.
WED 23:00 Rubbish (b00770pw)
Series 1
Excited
Martin gets excited at work and disgusted at himself.
He's persuaded by his new gonzo neighbours, Naomi and David, to take control of his own life.
But taking control of your own life is harder than it looks, especially when it involves scaling the firefighter's climbing tower - naked.
Reece Dinsdale stars as local government officer, cynic and manic-depressive, Martin Christmas, in Tony Bagley's sitcom.
Martin ...... Reece Dinsdale
Scott ...... Kevin Eldon
Roger ...... Paul Copley
Tristana ...... Nicola Walker
Barney ...... James Lance
Chris ...... Jim North
Wadey ...... Steven Kynman
Tim ...... Mark Maier
Naomi ...... Katherine Jakeways
Magistrate ...... Mike Walling
David ...... Martin Trenaman
Producer: Claire Bartlett
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2006.
WED 23:30 The Skewer (m001wqdj)
Series 11
Episode 3
The week’s biggest stories like you’ve never heard them before. The news, remixed as a satirical comedy concept album.

This week - Lee Anderson falls into The Matrix, Speaker Lindsay Hoyle gets sent to Slough House (Slow Hoyleses?), Liz Truss the Doomslayer, and None of the Above.

Jon Holmes presents the multi-award winning The Skewer. Headphones on.

Producer: Jon Holmes
An unusual production for BBC Radio 4
WED 23:45 Crème de la Crime (b007jr3j)
Series 1
The Cheese Killer
Michael Feydeau -TV's much loved Inspector Niblett - and crime expert, David Pershore review the murderous case of Charles Sparrow.
Tales from the vaults of villainy.
Written by and starring Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis.
With:
Simon Greenall
Sue Elliott-Nicholls
Director: Adam Bromley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2001.

THURSDAY 07 MARCH 2024

THU 00:00 The World of Daphne Du Maurier (b09xjh91)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 Daphne Du Maurier (b00bdn13)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:30 on Wednesday]
THU 00:45 Daphne Du Maurier (b010t6h4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:45 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Dick Francis (b007m9f7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 The Blackburn Files (b007w2k6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Other People's Children by Joanna Trollope (b007jn4y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 Bindi Business (b0680g6f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 on Wednesday]
THU 02:30 Boswell's Lives (b0547ntj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jph6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Wednesday]
THU 03:30 One Foot in the Grave (b007jn39)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 Dilemma (b017c9pp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 The Leopard in Autumn (b00761mn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Drama on 4 (m000h1mb)
The Kubrick Test
Kerry Shale’s drama tells the true story of his encounter with one of cinema’s most influential figures.
Stanley Kubrick is undoubtedly one of the greatest film makers of all time with a succession of masterpieces from A Clockwork Orange to 2001, Dr Strangelove to The Shining. He’s also known for an exhaustively detailed working process and utter lack of compromise.
For many years, the great director’s methods were shrouded in mystery. So when, in 1987, a young actor gets an invitation to enter Kubrick’s hidden world, he leaps at it.
And, of course, gets more than he bargained for.
Kerry Shale plays himself in this darkly comic reflection on the nuts and bolts of true genius.
Kerry ...... Kerry Shale
Leon ...... Robert Emms
Kubrick ...... Henry Goodman
Written by Kerry Shale
Based on a script by Jeremiah Quinn
Produced and Directed by Boz Temple-Morris
A Holy Mountain production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in April 2020.
THU 05:45 Daphne Du Maurier (b010t7rv)
The Doll: Short Stories
2. The Doll
The Doll is a macabre and unsettling tale about a young man besotted by a young violinist, who in turn has a strange and haunting passion.
The Doll is the title story of a collection by Daphne du Maurier, and excitingly, of re-discovered short fictions by the famous writer that were either never published or were out of print for decades.
Written in the late 1920s when du Maurier herself was just twenty, It reveals some of the dark themes that she explores in the novels that made her name.
Read by Ed Stoppard and Sean Baker
Abridged by Richard Hamilton
Producer by Elizabeth Allard.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2011.
THU 06:00 Dick Francis (b007mb1q)
Proof
2. Aftermath
In the tragedy's aftermath, Tony Beach goes wine and whisky tasting in the cause of criminal investigation.
Starring Nigel Havers.
Fine living, fast horses, and shattering suspense - Dick Francis's compelling thriller.
Dramatised by Ernest Dudley.
Tony Beach …. Nigel Havers
Gerard …. George Parsons
Mrs Palissey …. Sheila Grant
Sgt. Ridger …. Stephen Hattersley
Flora …. Jennifer Piercey
Zarac …. Richard Durden
Paul Young …. Stuart Organ
Tavel …. Brian Hewlett
Chief Sup. Wilson …. Manning Wilson
Director: Matthew Walters
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1987.
THU 06:30 The Blackburn Files (b007w39g)
Series 3
3. A Case of Drowning Sorrows
Stephen visits his Auntie Eileen in a retirement home, where the theft of a ventriloquist's dummy soon has him treading the boards of memory lane.
Starring Finetime Fontayne.
Another case for ex-pitman turned investigator Steven J Blackburn and his government scheme-funded assistant Tracey.
Written by Ian McMillan, Martyn Wiley and Dave Sheasby
Stephen J Blackburn ...... Finetime Fontayne
Tracey Duggan ...... Judy Flynn
Eileen Simpson ...... Carole Copeland
Arthur Swinscoe ...... Rod Arthur
Nigel Weston ...... Norman Mills
Director: Dave Sheasby
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1993.
THU 07:00 Other People's Children by Joanna Trollope (b007jn5f)
4. Family Feuds and Single Parenting
Nadine is getting desperate as she struggles with life as a single mother.
Joanna Trollope's novel about the traumas and delights of adjusting to a step-family.
Read by Penelope Wilton.
Abridged in ten parts by Pat McLoughlin.
Producer: Di Speirs
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1998.
THU 07:15 Bindi Business (b0680lpk)
Bindi Business: Series 1
4. Problems
Now that Bindi's Beauty Box has hit some problems, Bindi desperately needs inspiration and guidance.
Tanika Gupta's drama series about a mobile beauty business.
Bindi ...... Meera Syal
Raj ...... Chris Nayak
Hema ...... Rina Fatania
Dwayne ...... Andonis Anthony
Director: Nadia Molinari
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2015.
THU 07:30 Cooking in a Bedsitter (b08575wj)
Series 1
Potato Salad
Beattie Edmondson and Nikesh Patel star in Sue Teddern's comedy, set in a 1960s bedsitter - inspired by Katharine Whitehorn's cookery classic.
Trisha introduces Deepak to the delights of the British seaside.
Trisha ...... Beattie Edmondson
Deepak ...... Nikesh Patel
June ...... Alison Belbin
Len ...... John Bowler
Sal ...... Catriona McFarlane
Nev ...... Gavi Singh Chera
Katharine Whitehorn ...... Karen Bartke
Director: Emma Harding
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2016.
THU 08:00 Dad's Army (b007jpgq)
Series 2
The Day the Balloon Went Up
Captain Mainwaring gets carried away with the platoon's war effort.
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 BBC TV scripts by Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles.
Captain Mainwaring …. Arthur Lowe
Sergeant Wilson …. John Le Mesurier
Corporal Jones …. Clive Dunn
Private Frazer …. John Laurie
Private Godfrey …. Arnold Ridley
Private Pike …. Ian Lavender
Warden Hodges …. Bill Pertwee
Vicar …. Frank Williams
The Verger …. Edward Sinclair
Squadron Leader …. Michael Knowles
Announcer …. John Snagge
Producer: John Dyas
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1975.
THU 08:30 Wrinkles (m001wzlh)
Series 2
6. Dear Lillian ...
The show supplying the answers to questions you never asked.
The mad-cap sitcom set in an old peoples' home.
Starring Tom Mennard and Anthea Askey.
Winston........Ballard Berkeley
Mr Pettigrew....David Ross
Arnold .....Gordon Salkilld
and the special guest appearance of Candice Barker (age 7 3/4).
Written by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor - the creators of Red Dwarf.
Produced at BBC Manchester by Mike Craig.
Recovered audio of a series lost from the BBC archive.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1981.
THU 09:00 The Unbelievable Truth (m000rmjm)
Series 25
Episode 3
David Mitchell hosts the panel game in which comedians are encouraged to tell lies.
They compete against one another to see how many items of truth they're able to smuggle past their opponents.
The panellists are obliged to talk with deliberate inaccuracy on subjects as varied as rabbits, marriage, and crisps.
It's a Comedy Couples special with:
Sarah Millican and Gary Delaney
Marcus Brigstocke and Rachel Parris
Lucy Porter and Justin Edwards
Producer: Jon Naismith
A Random Entertainment production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in January 2021.
THU 09:30 A Whole 'Nother Story (b0076b9h)
Series 2
Episode 3
Is it impossible for a woman to have a close male friend without her man getting jealous? The partners fight back.
Amanda Murphy’s comedy-drama series about Cassie and Pete, who'd make a great couple - if they weren't so busy being friends.
Starring Debra Stephenson as Cassie and David Lamb as Pete.
Dad ...... Mike Grady
Mum ...... Brigit Forsyth
Simon ...... Shaun Dooley
Jenny ...... Mika Simmons
PJ ...... Brendan Burns
Producer: Graham Frost
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2002.
THU 10:00 Drama on 4 (m000h1mb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]
THU 10:45 Daphne Du Maurier (b010t7rv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:45 today]
THU 11:00 Dick Francis (b007mb1q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
THU 11:30 The Blackburn Files (b007w39g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
THU 12:00 Other People's Children by Joanna Trollope (b007jn5f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
THU 12:15 Bindi Business (b0680lpk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]
THU 12:30 Cooking in a Bedsitter (b08575wj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
THU 13:00 Dad's Army (b007jpgq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 13:30 Wrinkles (m001wzlh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 14:00 The Unbelievable Truth (m000rmjm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
THU 14:30 A Whole 'Nother Story (b0076b9h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
THU 15:00 Drama on 4 (m000h1mb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]
THU 15:45 Daphne Du Maurier (b010t7rv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:45 today]
THU 16:00 Dick Francis (b007mb1q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
THU 16:30 The Blackburn Files (b007w39g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
THU 17:00 Other People's Children by Joanna Trollope (b007jn5f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
THU 17:15 Bindi Business (b0680lpk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]
THU 17:30 Cooking in a Bedsitter (b08575wj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
THU 18:00 Dad's Army (b007jpgq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 18:30 Wrinkles (m001wzlh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 19:00 The Unbelievable Truth (m000rmjm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
THU 19:30 A Whole 'Nother Story (b0076b9h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
THU 20:00 The Sondheim Archive (m000pgvl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Saturday]
THU 21:00 Great Lives (b009s75h)
Charles Bukowski
Comedian Rhona Cameron chooses the German-American writer and poet, Charles Bukowski.
Rhona tells Matthew Parris about the enormous influence Bukowski's writing had on her adolescence. He belongs to an earlier generation, that of the Beats in early 60s America.
The expert witness is his biographer, Barry Miles, who discusses how far Bukowski's life can be understood from his poetry and prose.
Producer: Christine Hall
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2008.
THU 21:30 Jaws by Peter Benchley (b0bggnxf)
9. 'The fish is too much for us.'
Day three of the hunt, and, against his shipmates' advice, shark expert Hooper decides to descend in the diving cage in search of the fish....
Will it ever be safe to go back into the water?
Peter Benchley's classic 1974 novel became one of the most terrifying movies of all time.
Abridged by Richard Hamilton.
Read by Henry Goodman.
Producer: Justine Willett
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2018.
THU 21:45 The Haunted Road by Eoin McNamee (b0542zty)
4. Open Eyes
Burden begins to neglect his duties as he becomes more obsessed with Klara’s disappearance and he and Lisa gradually grow closer.
'Nothing goes away in this world any more. Nothing gets lost. If you don’t want a record of it, then don’t do it.'
When Belfast police camera operator Leslie Burden receives a call from a colleague concerning the disappearance of a young Polish woman, he uses his surveillance expertise to help track sightings of the missing woman, unaware he is being drawn into a web of murder and revenge even he doesn’t see coming.
Written by Eoin McNamee.
Leslie Burden .... David Caves
Lisa Knox .... Niamh McGrady
Johnston .... Stuart Graham
Lavery .... Peter Ballance
Coastguard .... Allan Gildea
Diver .... Michael Liebmann
The Psychiatrist .... Fo Cullen
The Pathologist .... Kieran Lagan
The Rose Girl .... Louise Parker
Young Klara .... Julia Powaszynska
Father .... Jacek Powaszynski
Producer: Heather Larmour
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2015.
THU 22:00 Conversations from a Long Marriage (m001wqk2)
Series 5
2. I Want to Break Free
Tension mounts as the internet goes down and Roger breaks a tooth.
Joanna Lumley and Roger Allam return with the fifth series of Jan Etherington’s award-winning comedy, as long-marrieds, passionate about life and each other.
This week, Joanna is tetchy because the internet is down and Roger is generally grumpy. ‘Is this all because you had to buy trousers in a bigger size?’ she enquires. A friend asks them to model her new clothes collection but Roger cracks a tooth before the photoshoot, which Joanna thinks he’s done deliberately. The ‘prop’ is a Harley Davidson motorbike, which gives Roger groin strain but brings Joanna fond memories of their 60s Harley ride. Keen to do it once more, she plans to book an Easy Rider trip but the internet has gone down again. Or has it?
Conversations from a Long Marriage is written by Jan Etherington. It is produced and directed by Claire Jones. It is a BBC Studios Production for Radio 4.
Wilfredo Acosta - sound engineer
Charlotte Sewter - studio assistant
Jon Calver - sound designer
Katie Baum - production coordinator
Conversations from a Long Marriage won the Voice of the Listener & Viewer Award for Best Radio Comedy in 2020, was nominated for a Writers’ Guild Award in 2022 and a British Comedy Guide award in 2024.
‘Joanna Lumley and Roger Allam have had illustrious acting careers but can they ever have done anything better than Jan Etherington’s two hander? This is a work of supreme craftsmanship.’ RADIO TIMES
‘Peppered with nostalgic 60s hits and especially written for the pair, it’s an endearing portrait of exasperation, laced with hard won tolerance – and something like love.’ THE GUARDIAN
‘You’ve been listening at my window, Jan’. JOANNA LUMLEY
‘Sitcom is what marriage is really like – repetitive and ridiculous – and Jan’s words are some of the best ever written on the subject’. RICHARD CURTIS
THU 22:30 Clare in the Community (b0151xsf)
Series 7
To Kill a Mocking Bird
Sally Phillips is Clare Barker the social worker who has all the right jargon but never a practical solution.
A control freak, Clare likes nothing better than interfering in other people's lives on both a professional and personal basis. Clare is in her thirties, white, middle class and heterosexual, all of which are occasional causes of discomfort to her.
Each week we join Clare in her continued struggle to control both her professional and private life
In today's Big Society there are plenty of challenges out there for an involved, caring social worker. Or even Clare.
In episode two 'To Kill A Mocking Bird' Clare ends her relationship with Brian and is surprised by her colleagues' reaction to the news.
Episode Two 'To Kill A Mocking Bird'
Clare ..... SALLY PHILLIPS
Brian ..... ALEX LOWE
Megan/Nali ..... NINA CONTI
Ray ..... RICHARD LUMSDEN
Helen ..... LIZA TARBUCK
Simon ..... ANDREW WINCOTT
Libby ..... SARAH KENDALL
Pru Granville ..... SOPHIE THOMPSON
Mr Collier ..... GERARD MCDERMOTT
Thomas ..... GEORGIA LOWE
Written by Harry Venning and David Ramsden
Producer by Katie Tyrrell.
THU 23:00 Foley and McColl: The Interview (b0076cyy)
The Moroccan Striped Pig
The comedy duo behind the Morecambe and Wise tribute ‘The Play What I Wrote’ finally give their big interview and spill the beans to Michael Parkinson.
This time, they tell Parky about their strange first meeting.
Written by and starring Sean Foley and Hamish McColl.
Director: Sally Avens
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2003.
THU 23:15 Jigsaw (b01r0zbh)
Series 1
Episode 3
A rapid-fire and surreal sketch show.
Pieced together by stand-up comedians Dan Antopolski, Tom Craine and Nat Luurtsema.
Producer: Colin Anderson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2013.
THU 23:30 And the Winner Is... (b00qx5lv)
Series 1
Episode 1
Matt Lucas hosts the 'Lucases' - his alternative awards show. Awards include the Lucas for Lamest Excuse of All-Time, the Lucas for Most Pointless Member of the Royal Family and the Lucas for Greatest Song By A Musical Artist Who Is Otherwise Rubbish.
The nominations are provided by this week's guests - Katy Brand, James Corden and Graham Linehan - but the ultimate decision is down to the whim of the host.
Who will walk off with their very own Lucas? Will it be Eddie Murphy or Mrs Linehan; Prince Edward or Prince Morris; Angry Anderson, Genesis or Radiohead?
Only And The Winner Is... has the answers.
Produced by Ashley Blaker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in 2010.

FRIDAY 08 MARCH 2024

FRI 00:00 Drama on 4 (m000h1mb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:45 Daphne Du Maurier (b010t7rv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:45 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Dick Francis (b007mb1q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 The Blackburn Files (b007w39g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Other People's Children by Joanna Trollope (b007jn5f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 Bindi Business (b0680lpk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 on Thursday]
FRI 02:30 Cooking in a Bedsitter (b08575wj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Dad's Army (b007jpgq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Thursday]
FRI 03:30 Wrinkles (m001wzlh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 The Unbelievable Truth (m000rmjm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 A Whole 'Nother Story (b0076b9h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 Anita Sullivan - Titanium (b01061ht)
History rarely remembers who came second.
If Yuri Gagarin had so much as sneezed on the 12th of April 1961 the honour of being the first man in orbit would have gone to his training partner, Gherman Titov.
But Gagarin didn't sneeze and a disappointed Titov had to climb back down the launch tower.
A few months later, Titov did launch successfully in Vostock II. He completed 17 earth orbits (got space-sick, ate and slept) and is still the youngest person ever to have gone into space. But he's largely unheard of because he wasn't 'first'.
In Anita Sullivan's play, originally broadcast to mark the 50th anniversary of Gagarin's flight, the story of the two cosmonauts - their training, their selection, the flight and its aftermath, is told through Titov's eyes as he waits at Chkalovsky Airbase for Yuri to return from what should have been a routine training flight on the 27th March 1968.
Gherman Titov .... Derek Riddell
Yuri Gagarin .... William Ash
Private Baskov .... Sarah Ovens
Nikolai Kaminin .... Alun Raglan
Sergei Korolev .... Stephen Marzella
A BBC/Cymru Wales production, directed by Kate McAll.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2011.
FRI 05:45 Daphne Du Maurier (b010t7p2)
The Doll: Short Stories
3. The Happy Valley
A woman finds herself walking into a landscape, and a grand old house, she has already dreamed about.
Rediscovered stories by a young Daphne du Maurier that reveal some of the themes explored in her novels.
The Happy Valley was originally printed in the Illustrated London News in 1932.
Written by Daphne du Maurier.
Abridger: Richard Hamilton
Read by Hattie Morahan.
Producer: Lucy Collingwood
First broadcast on BBC Radio in 2011.
FRI 06:00 Dick Francis (b007mcnx)
Proof
3. The Boss
The fraud plot thickens, as Tony Beach meets the boss of whisky hauliers Charter Carriers.
Starring Nigel Havers.
Fine living, fast horses, and shattering suspense - Dick Francis's compelling thriller.
Dramatised by Ernest Dudley
Tony Beach …. Nigel Havers
Gerard …. George Parsons
Flora …. Jennifer Piercey
Sgt. Ridger …. Stephen Hattersley
P.C. Horton …. James Goode
Charter …. Chas Bryer
Director: Matthew Walters
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1987.
FRI 06:30 The Blackburn Files (b007wn7k)
Series 3
4. A Case of Happy Endings
Setting out to track down a missing person, private-eye Steven J Blackburn finds something more...
Starring Finetime Fontayne.
The final case for ex-pitman turned investigator Steven J Blackburn and his government scheme-funded assistant Tracey.
Written by Ian McMillan, Martyn Wiley and Dave Sheasby
Stephen J Blackburn ...... Finetime Fontayne
Tracey Duggan ...... Judy Flynn
Frank Ellis ...... John Branwell
Maggie ...... Ann Rye.
Director: Dave Sheasby
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1993.
FRI 07:00 Other People's Children by Joanna Trollope (b007jn5v)
5. Wedding Bells with Stepchildren
Tom plans a third marriage to Elizabeth, but how will they cope with his possessive daughter?
Joanna Trollope's novel about the traumas and delights of adjusting to a step-family.
Read by Penelope Wilton.
Abridged in ten parts by Pat McLoughlin.
Producer: Di Speirs
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1998.
FRI 07:15 Bindi Business (b06810pn)
Bindi Business: Series 1
5. Obstacles
With her family’s help, can Bindi overcome her business obstacles and lead Bindi's Beauty Box to success?
Tanika Gupta's drama about an 'olderpreneur' who sets up a mobile beauty business.
Bindi ...... Meera Syal
Raj ...... Chris Nayak
Anu ...... Krupa Pattani
Uncle Bash ...... Vincent Ebrahim
Director: Nadia Molinari
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2015.
FRI 07:30 All Those Women (b085z1bb)
Series 2
Episode 1
Comedy series by Katherine Jakeways about four generations of women living under one roof.
Between new schools, lunch clubs ('I might just crochet myself a death certificate') and teacher training, everyone seems to have something new on the horizon, everyone apart from Maggie that is.
Even Nigel is going to the gym. But perhaps Maggie can be persuaded to take a chance on a meeting?
All Those Women explores familial relationships, ageing, marriages – it's about life and love and things not turning out quite the way that you'd expected them to.
Join Hetty, Maggie, Jen and Emily as they struggle to resolve their own problems, and support one another.
Hetty ...... Marcia Warren
Maggie ...... Lesley Manville
Jen ...... Sinead Matthews
Emily ...... Lucy Hutchinson
David ...... Denis Lill
Stuart ...... Nick Underwood
Heather ...... Katherine Jakeways
Judith ...... Alison Belbin
Elderly Woman ...... Clare Perkins
Producer: Alexandra Smith
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in December 2016.
FRI 08:00 Marriage Lines (b0663ftq)
Series 2
Episode 10
Can a job abroad solve George and Kate's housing crisis?
Starring Richard Briers and Prunella Scales.
Richard Waring’s sitcom based on the mutual love and mistrust of two newlyweds.
Originating on BBC TV, it ran between 1963-65 and was adapted in two series for BBC radio due to its popularity.
George …. Richard Briers
Kate …. Prunella Scales
Arthur/Doctor …. Frederick Treves
Dennis …. Robert McBain
Miles …. Edward de Souza
George's Mum …. Diana King
George's Dad …. Geoffrey Sumner
Overseas Liaison Officer …. Wilfred Babbage
Producer: Charles Maxwell
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in May 1967.
FRI 08:30 Big Jim and the Figaro Club (b008j030)
On the Line
Harold Perkins can't get a site phone, so his workmates get him a handset and more besides...
Six anarchic tales from those demob days 'when we was going to build the new Jerusalem - you know, before the world turned lax and sour'.
Written by Ted Walker.
Narrated by Bernard Cribbins.
Big Jim …. Norman Rossington
Harold Perkins …. Roland Curram
Old Ned …. Harold Goodwin
Nimrod …. David John
Turps … Sylvester McCoy
Chick …. David Beckett
Harry …. Steven Harrold
Miss James …. Carol Hawkins
Plonker …. Stephen Garlick
Typist …. Karen Ascoe
Producer: Martin Fisher
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1987.
FRI 09:00 The 3rd Degree (m000xdxx)
Series 11
The University of Northampton
Steve Punt hosts the battle of wits as three students from the University of Northampton take on their professors.
A funny and dynamic quiz show with specialist subjects including international development, law and organized crime and nursing.
Questions range from piercings and postage to erythema and smokeballs.
Producer: David Tyler
A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in June 2021.
FRI 09:30 In and Out of the Kitchen (b017551m)
Series 1
July 15th to 19th
Damien and his partner, Anthony, set off for the warm embrace of the Italian countryside.
Damien can do some writing for a new book - allowing their builder Mr Mullaney to properly fit the granite worktops that he's been dreaming of "from what seems like the beginning of the Jurassic era".
But there's trouble in paradise when Damien receives a call to tell him their Umbrian villa has collapsed and they will have to go somewhere else. Luckily, his agent Ian is quick to the rescue...
More entries from the kitchen diary of cookery writer, Damien Trench - "no matter how grizzly" as he puts it "or, indeed, how gristly".
Written by and starring Miles Jupp.
Also featuring Damien's easy-to-follow recipes for:
* A perfect pasta puttanesca
* Comforting Cornish Pasties
* Something for the more experimental, "pilchards al limone".
Damien Trench ...... Miles Jupp
Anthony ...... Justin Edwards
Mr Mullaney ...... Brendan Dempsey
Ian Frobisher ...... Philip Fox
BA Lady/Helpful Student ...... Alex Tregear
Producer: Sam Michell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2011.
FRI 10:00 Anita Sullivan - Titanium (b01061ht)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]
FRI 10:45 Daphne Du Maurier (b010t7p2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:45 today]
FRI 11:00 Dick Francis (b007mcnx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
FRI 11:30 The Blackburn Files (b007wn7k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
FRI 12:00 Other People's Children by Joanna Trollope (b007jn5v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
FRI 12:15 Bindi Business (b06810pn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]
FRI 12:30 All Those Women (b085z1bb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
FRI 13:00 Marriage Lines (b0663ftq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 13:30 Big Jim and the Figaro Club (b008j030)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
FRI 14:00 The 3rd Degree (m000xdxx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
FRI 14:30 In and Out of the Kitchen (b017551m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
FRI 15:00 Anita Sullivan - Titanium (b01061ht)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]
FRI 15:45 Daphne Du Maurier (b010t7p2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:45 today]
FRI 16:00 Dick Francis (b007mcnx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
FRI 16:30 The Blackburn Files (b007wn7k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
FRI 17:00 Other People's Children by Joanna Trollope (b007jn5v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
FRI 17:15 Bindi Business (b06810pn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]
FRI 17:30 All Those Women (b085z1bb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
FRI 18:00 Marriage Lines (b0663ftq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 18:30 Big Jim and the Figaro Club (b008j030)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
FRI 19:00 The 3rd Degree (m000xdxx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
FRI 19:30 In and Out of the Kitchen (b017551m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
FRI 20:00 Musical Legends (b0139466)
Roger Daltrey
The Who's legendary lead singer Roger Daltrey joins Tom Morton for an in depth interview about his life and career.
From fighting against bullying at school to fighting with his fellow band members over drug use. In this very open and frank account, Daltrey talks about his passion for singing and performing, his move from music to film and the ongoing feelings of loss over the deaths of band members Keith Moon and John Entwistle.
Producers: Suzy Beaumont and Pennie Latin
First broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland in 2011.
FRI 20:30 Soul Music (b0076m2z)
Series 4
Mad About the Boy
Noël Coward wrote Mad about the Boy in 1932 for the review Words and Music to celebrate the powerful appeal of the silent movie star.
Most recently it's been taken up as a gay anthem.
Sheridan Morley, Sir John Mills, Maria Aitken and Kit Hesketh-Harvey explain why this has become the most recorded number of all Coward's work.
Series about music that makes the hairs stand up on the back of our necks.
Producer: Lucy Lunt
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2004.
FRI 21:00 And the Academy Award Goes To... (b01qkwg6)
Series 4
Amadeus
Paul Gambaccini talks to the team behind the rich, musical extravaganza, Amadeus, released in 1984, which won 8 Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor.
It's remembered for its brilliant interpretation of the life and genius of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the shrill giggle of Tom Hulce and the cleavage of his wife.
Director Milos Forman, who had left Czechoslovakia as a political refugee, chose Prague as the best 'double' for Vienna - only to find himself followed by spies for his former homeland as a suspected anti-communist.
Forman recalls how he first met Sir Peter Shaffer backstage at the National Theatre in London where, Sir Peter confirms, Forman promised there and then, to make a film out of Shaffer's masterpiece of the stage.
Simon Callow who played Mozart in the original London stage production was the only actor to appear in the Hollywood version - but probably enjoyed himself more because of it.
Gambaccini also talks to Sir Neville Mariner, choreographer Twyla Tharp, producer Ken Tuohy and the actor Elizabeth Berridge, who was told she'd got the part as Mozart's wife as she most resembled a 'landlady's daughter'.
The story of how the Cold War and the greatest composer on earth came together to create a musical and cinematic masterpiece.
Producer: Sara Jane Hall
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2013.
FRI 21:30 Jaws by Peter Benchley (b0bgmy08)
10. 'If it's a fight he wants.'
Hooper's been killed by the shark, but Quint refuses to give up the hunt....
And now it seems the shark wants to make a fight of it.
Will it ever be safe to go back into the water?
Peter Benchley's classic 1974 novel became one of the most terrifying movies of all time.
Abridged by Richard Hamilton.
Concluded by Henry Goodman.
Producer: Justine Willett
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2018.
FRI 21:45 The Haunted Road by Eoin McNamee (b0543k0b)
5. The Scales Fall
A second body is recovered and Burden finally discovers what fate befell Klara and what his obsession with the case has really cost him.
'Nothing goes away in this world any more. Nothing gets lost. If you don’t want a record of it, then don’t do it.'
When Belfast police camera operator Leslie Burden receives a call from a colleague concerning the disappearance of a young Polish woman, he uses his surveillance expertise to help track sightings of the missing woman, unaware he is being drawn into a web of murder and revenge even he doesn’t see coming.
Written by Eoin McNamee.
Leslie Burden .... David Caves
Lisa Knox .... Niamh McGrady
Johnston .... Stuart Graham
Skipper .... Peter Ballance
Coastguard .... Allan Gildea
Diver .... Michael Liebmann
The Psychiatrist .... Fo Cullen
The Pathologist .... Kieran Lagan
Young Klara .... Julia Powaszynska
Father .... Jacek Powaszynski
Producer: Heather Larmour
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2015.
FRI 22:00 Jokes (p0hc1y4l)
Stuart Mitchell's Cost of Living
2. Stuart Gets a Golden Ticket
Comedian Stuart Mitchell examines his own cost of living crisis. This time Stuart looks back at his time working for the Treasury with Gordon Brown and ponders whether the status of that job was worth the internal conflict that it gave him.
Each episode, Stuart looks at a chapter of his own unbelievable, but absolutely true, life story.
A working class boy, with huge aspirations, Stuart achieved everything he dreamed of and more. However, he soon came to realise that the cost of having everything was more than he was willing to pay. A morality tale featuring his time working in Westminster, moving to a highly paid job in banking and willingly losing it all to find happiness; Stuart will make us all question the true cost of living.
Written and performed by Stuart Mitchell
Produced by Lauren Mackay
FRI 22:15 Jokes (p0hbnpch)
Jazz Emu: The Sound of Us
2. The Sound of The Future
Artificial Intelligence puts Jazz’s musical career in jeopardy when a robot clone of Jazz begins storming the charts. Human Jazz must beat his electronic counterpart for a spot in the UK Top 40 and convince the London Palladium that HE is the real Jazz Emu.
Jazz Emu: musician, 70s lothario-type, ex-Hollywood foley artist and internationally renowned idiot. After a long career in (and often out) of the spotlight, he has decided to present a radio show in order to connect with the average Joes (and Janes, and other boring names) and bestow his expert knowledge of Sound upon the universe.
Written by Archie Henderson and Adrian Gray
Starring: Archie Henderson, Adrian Gray, Emmanuel Sonubi, Lorna Rose Treen, Cody Dahler
Produced by Sasha Bobak
A BBC Studios Production for Radio 4
FRI 22:30 Laura Solon - Talking and Not Talking (b00bz9zn)
Series 1
Episode 1
Meet a reluctant beekeeper, two feuding librarians and a man determined to strike a deal with Santa.
Perrier award-winning comedian Laura Solon's sketch and character comedy series
With:
Ben Moor
Katherine Parkinson
Ben Willbond
Written by Laura Solon. With additional material by the cast, Carl Cooper, Tony Roche and Andy Marlatt.
Producer: Colin Anderson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2007.
FRI 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (m001x70q)
Richard Herring 3/3
From 10pm until midnight, seven days a week, The Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. And tonight, Iain Lee talks to Richard Herring.
FRI 23:00 Absolute Power (b007q93w)
Series 1
Episode 3
Prentis McCabe - the machiavellian doctors of spin – get involved in the race for London Mayor.
Mark Tavener's comedy about the two specialists in government and media relations.
Starring Stephen Fry as Charles Prentiss and John Bird as Martin McCabe.
With:
Tony Gardner
Siobhan Hayes
Colin McFarlane
Hugh Parker
Producer: Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2000.
FRI 23:30 All the World's a Globe (b007jwv5)
6. The Interregnum and the Age of Turmoil
Tales of Cromwell, Roundheads versus Cavaliers and William of Orange to name but a few.
The history of mankind from the first amoeba to the Second World War.
Presented by the entire cast of the National Theatre of Brent - Desmond Olivier Dingle and Wallace, aided by Mr Barker.
Written by Patrick Barlow, with additional material by Jim Broadbent and Martin Duncan.
With guest star Peter Barker.
With thanks to:
Patrick Barlow
Jim Broadbent
Martin Duncan
Producer: Lissa Evans
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1990.
FRI 23:45 Before They Were Famous (b05zl1bq)
Series 3
Episode 6
Ian Leslie presents the show which brings to light the often surprising first literary attempts of the world's best known writers.
To start off this episode, we hear Fay Weldon's illuminating quiz for Cosmopolitan Magazine - 'Are you too obsessed with your ex?'.
Next, it's Friedrich Nietzsche's lesser known work for a toy company catalogue - giving possibly more in depth descriptions than were initially required.
Then we hear from beloved poet Pam Ayres again, in a piece submitted to the Office of Information as a draft for a public safety announcement.
Finally, there's another of Henrik Ibsen's joke submissions for a Christmas cracker manufacturer.
Producer: Claire Broughton
A Hat Trick production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in June 2015.