SATURDAY 09 MARCH 2024

SAT 00:00 Matt Bloom - Find Me (b0076h5d)
Recorded in 2003 and set in 2020. Mary has to travel to Melbourne for her son's wedding and reluctantly decides to use the new Matter Transportation machines that have overtaken aeroplanes as the main form of global transport.
But an error occurs during the process - with terrifying consequences...
Matt Bloom’s sci-fi thriller stars Julia Watson.
Mary …. Julia Watson
Andrew …. James Nickerson
Beatrice …. Ann Rye
Helen …. Emma Clarke
The Mystery Man …. Stuart Richman
The Duty Officer …. Neil Bell
The Vicar …. Mark Chatterton
Directed at BBC Manchester by Jim Poyser
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2003.
SAT 00:45 HG Wells (b08wdhpv)
Ghost Stories by HG Wells
The Story of the Late Mr Elvesham
A medical student doesn't appreciate the sacrifice he has made when an old stranger makes him his heir.
HG Wells’ short story was first published in 1896 in The Idler and was abridged for radio by Madge Hart.
Read by David McAlister.
Producer: Pat McLoughlin
First broadcast in BBC Radio 4 Extra in 1985.
SAT 01:00 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.
This is the story of the two cosmonauts - their training, their selection, the flight and its aftermath - 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.
Drama written by Anita Sullivan - originally broadcast to mark the 50th anniversary of Gagarin's flight,
Gherman Titov .... Derek Riddell
Yuri Gagarin .... William Ash
Private Baskov .... Sarah Ovens
Nikolai Kaminin .... Alun Raglan
Sergei Korolev .... Stephen Marzella
Director: Kate McAll
A BBC/Cymru Wales production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in April 2011.
SAT 01:45 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.
Daphne du Maurier's short story read by Hattie Morahan.
Abridged by Richard Hamilton.
Producer: Lucy Collingwood
First broadcast on BBC Radio in May 2011.
SAT 02:00 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.
SAT 02:30 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.
SAT 03:00 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.
Abridged by Pat McLoughlin.
Read by Penelope Wilton.
Producer: Di Speirs
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1998.
SAT 03:15 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?
Starring Meera Syal.
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.
SAT 03:30 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.
SAT 04:00 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.
SAT 04:30 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.
SAT 05:00 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.
SAT 05:30 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.
SAT 06:00 Daphne Du Maurier (b00qm3c3)
The Years Between
In the early 1940s, Diana Wentworth's MP husband, Michael, is reported missing - presumed killed in action.
Once over the shock, she builds a new life - taking over Michael's seat in parliament, and falling in love with a much more suitable man.
But on the eve of their wedding, a phone call brings Diana shattering news....
Daphne du Maurier's 1945 stage play.
Starring Diana Quick and Roger Allam.
Dramatised for radio by Jill Hyem.
Diana Wentworth …. Diana Quick
Michael Wentworth …. Roger Allam
Richard Llewelyn …. David Collings
Robin Wentworth …. Peter England
Sir Ernest Foster …. Frederick Treves
Vicar …. Derek Waring
Director: Cherry Cookson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1995.
SAT 07:30 Motherwell by Deborah Orr (Omnibus) (m000dzxy)
Journalist Deborah Orr was born and bred in the Scottish steel town of Motherwell, in the west of Scotland.
Growing up the product of a mixed marriage, with an English mother and a Scottish father, she was often a child on the edge of her working class community, a 'weird child', who found solace in books, nature and in her mother's company.
But her mother's shadow was long and often controlling - Deborah was not always mothered well.
In her powerful and poignant memoir, she explores the effects of her strict parenting and her own strong desire for independence and autonomy which led her to flee her roots, first to St Andrews University, with mixed results, and then to her hugely successful career as a journalist and writer in London.
Deborah also paints a vivid portrait of the place and the community around the steel works of Ravenscraig - the hub of her world in the sixties and seventies.
Omnibus of five parts abridged by Julian Wilkinson.
Read by Siobhan Redmond.
Producers:: Karen Holden & Di Speirs
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2020.
SAT 08:45 Uncle Mort's Celtic Fringe (b007jrjc)
Series 2
As Legend Has It
Carter Brandon and his Uncle sample more Welsh hospitality, this time in the company of pair of annoying, canary-yellow tourists.
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
Verona …. June Barrie
Neville …. Stuart Organ
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 (b08htpmg)
Series 2
No Man at the Helm
The Corners are trying to sell their London house - but things are becoming unhinged...
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
The Estate Agent …. David Tate
Mr Weston …. Norman Mitchell
Mrs Weston …. Aline Waites
Music by Ronnie Hazlehurst
Producer: Trafford Whitelock.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in November 1970.
SAT 09:30 Robbing Hood (m001x4q8)
Norman In A Jam
Norman is still trying to go straight and keep his job looking after Mrs Matthews - but then he agrees to help Simpson at a marmalade factory.
Needless to say a farce soon unfolds!!
Written by John Graham from an idea by Norman Wisdom
Norman Hood …. Norman Wisdom
Natalie Matthews …. Moira Lister
The Simpson brothers …. Henry McGee
PC Harris …. Jonathan Tafler
Evans …. Matthew Morgan
Roderick Burrows …. Keith Drinkel
Fiona …. Melinda Walker
Receptionist …. Joanna Wake
Director Leslie Lawton
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in November 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 (m000pp72)
3. Anyone Can Whistle
Maria Friedman and her guests are back to share their love of the work of American composer and lyricist, Stephen Sondheim.
In the last of three programmes from the BBC Radio Theatre in London, Maria explores Sondheim programmes in the BBC’s archive, discusses the incredible impact of his work and performs songs from his hit shows.
Multi-award winning actor, singer and director Maria 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.
She's 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 2019.
SAT 11:00 Daphne Du Maurier (b00qm3c3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SAT 12:30 Motherwell by Deborah Orr (Omnibus) (m000dzxy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
SAT 13:45 Uncle Mort's Celtic Fringe (b007jrjc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
SAT 14:00 Not in Front of the Children (b08htpmg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SAT 14:30 Robbing Hood (m001x4q8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
SAT 15:00 The Sondheim Archive (m000pp72)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SAT 16:00 Matt Bloom - Find Me (b0076h5d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 00:00 today]
SAT 16:45 HG Wells (b08wdhpv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 00:45 today]
SAT 17:00 Daphne Du Maurier (b00qm3c3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SAT 18:30 Motherwell by Deborah Orr (Omnibus) (m000dzxy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
SAT 19:45 Uncle Mort's Celtic Fringe (b007jrjc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
SAT 20:00 Not in Front of the Children (b08htpmg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SAT 20:30 Robbing Hood (m001x4q8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
SAT 21:00 The Sondheim Archive (m000pp72)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SAT 22:00 Saturday Night Fry (b007jt12)
Episode 6
Stephen Fry serves up a final portion of witty banter and sketches.
With:
Hugh Laurie
Jim Broadbent
Emma Thompson
Phyllida Law
Written by Stephen Fry with additional material by Ian Brown and James Hendrie.
Producer: Dan Patterson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1988.
SAT 22:30 I've Never Seen Star Wars (b00htwhd)
Series 2
Suggs
Madness frontman Suggs reads A Brief History of Time, listens to Vivaldi and changes the oil in a car.
But what about his first tap-dancing lesson?
Series in which Marcus Brigstocke invites celebrities to try new experiences.
Producer: Bill Dare
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2009.
SAT 23:00 Please Use Other Door (m0014g0j)
Series 1
Episode 2
A series of sketches in which someone is forced to watch Succession, a man applies for a business loan for a company whose aim is doing evil and a woman dates the Pied Piper.
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 (b00qx458)
Series 1
2. 'Mum is behaving like a teenager'.
'My Mother is behaving like a teenager - she's 50 not 15!'
'I'm a sensitive butcher who loves meat jokes and innards but is too nice to find a girl - where am I going wrong?'
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
Shirley ...... Janice Connolly
Julie ...... Emma Fryer
David ...... Tim Key
Written by Sarah Millican.
Producer: Lianne Coop
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2010.

SUNDAY 10 MARCH 2024

SUN 00:00 Charles Chilton - Space Force (b007jmb4)
Series 1
1. The Voice from Nowhere
"It all began many Earth years ago during the summer of 2010..."
A routine trip to the moon turns into a nightmare in space for Captain Saxon Berry and his crew.
Starring Barry Foster and Nicky Henson.
Charles Chilton's intergalactic adventure in six-parts.
Captain Saxon Berry …. Barry Foster
Lemuel ‘Chipper’ Barnett …. Nicky Henson
Magnus Carter …. Nigel Stock
Lauderic Sincere …. Tony Osoba
with Wendy Murray and Teresa Stretfield
Charles Chilton wrote and produced many popular and successful radio programmes for the BBC - including the classic 1950s serial 'Journey into Space' with the adventures of Captain Jet Morgan. First broadcast years before the first moon landing, this fired the imagination of millions, It was the last radio drama to record higher ratings than the new young upstart - television!
Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in April 1984.
SUN 00:30 Susan Hill - The Woman in Black (b007jlpk)
1. A Journey and a Funeral
Retired solicitor Arthur Kipps recalls his visit to the remote market town of Crythin Gifford - and the isolated house of the reclusive Mrs Drablow...
John Woodvine and Robert Glenister star in Susan Hill's chilling ghost story.
Dramatised in four parts by Jon Strickland.
Young Kipps ...... Robert Glenister
Old Kipps ...... John Woodvine
Esme ...... Paula Tilbrook
Samuel ...... Rod Arthur
Tomes ...... Christopher Kent
Bentley ...... Stuart Richman
Isobelle ...... Jane Marlow
Oliver ...... Jason Done
Music composed by Derek Pearce.
Directed at BBC Manchester by Chris Wallis.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in December 1993.
SUN 01:00 Daphne Du Maurier (b00qm3c3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday]
SUN 02:30 Motherwell by Deborah Orr (Omnibus) (m000dzxy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Saturday]
SUN 03:45 Uncle Mort's Celtic Fringe (b007jrjc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Saturday]
SUN 04:00 Not in Front of the Children (b08htpmg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Saturday]
SUN 04:30 Robbing Hood (m001x4q8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Saturday]
SUN 05:00 The Sondheim Archive (m000pp72)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Saturday]
SUN 06:00 Poetry Extra (m001x501)
Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath
Poet Daljit Nagra revisits the BBC's poetry archive and selects a special collection of programmes across the month featuring Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath.
And we're joined by Daljit's poetry writing students at Brunel University, London.
Listening and Writing - Learning to Think with Ted Hughes - is a talk by the writer about the poet's way of thinking. Including three poems:
'View of a Pig' and 'Wodwo' by Ted Hughes
'Bare Almond Trees' by DH Lawrence.
Produced for Schools Radio by Sam Langdon
First broadcast on the BBC Third Programme in May 1963
And Three Score and Ten featuring a reading of 'Daddy' by Sylvia Plath - a recording made shortly before she died.
Producer: Sharon Sephton
First broadcast on the BBC Third Programme in September 1963.
SUN 06:30 Other People's Children by Joanna Trollope (Omnibus) (m001x50k)
Episode 1
Joanna Trollope's novel about the traumas and delights of adjusting to a step-family.
The complications facing parents when a marriage breaks down and a new relationship begins.
After her marriage breaks down, Nadine is fuelled with bitterness towards her ex-husband. Josie meanwhile wants to be the perfect step-mum whilst Nadine struggles with life as a single mother.
Tom plans a third marriage to Elizabeth, but will they cope with his possessive daughter?
Omnibus of the first five of ten episodes abridged by Pat McLoughlin.
Read by Penelope Wilton.
Producer: Di Speirs
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1998.
SUN 07:40 Inheritance Tracks (m001x519)
Sandi Toksvig
Broadcaster Sandi Toksvig chooses 'Secret Love' by The Oscar Peterson Trio and 'Don't Rain on My Parade' by Barbra Streisand.
SUN 07:50 Bindi Business (b068hyw6)
Series 1 (Omnibus)
Finding herself out of work at 51, Bindi Banerjee decides to start up her own beauty business.
Stars Meera Syal.
Five-part omnibus of Tanika Gupta's 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.
SUN 09:00 All Gas and Gaiters (m001x51r)
Series 2
The Bishop is Hospitable
A Church Times journalist and an exotic dancer cause havoc in The Bishop’s Palace.
Ecclesiastical sitcom which started life on BBC TV.
Written and adapted by husband-and-wife team, Pauline Devaney and Edwin Apps.
The Archdeacon …. Robertson Hare
The Bishop …. William Mervyn
The Bishop's Chaplain …. Jonathan Cecil
The Dean …. John Barron
Toni Rogers …. Margaret Woolfit
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: John Dyas
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1972.
***** This programme is an off-air recording, and so does have a few issues with its technical quality – but we hope you enjoy it anyway.
SUN 09:30 The Navy Lark (m001x528)
Series 10
The Radio Beacon
A ‘nasty’ nestling in Nunkie’s nicked nets nearly knocks the nautical nincompoops aboard HMS Troutbridge into next week.
Starring Leslie Phillips, Jon Pertwee and Stephen Murray.
Laughs afloat aboard British Royal Navy frigate HMS Troutbridge.
Written by Lawrie Wyman.
Sub-Lieut. Phillips …. Leslie Phillips
Number 1 …. Stephen Murray
CPO Pertwee/Commander Wetherby …. Jon Pertwee
Captain Povey .... Richard Caldicot
WREN Chasen …. Heather Chasen
Leading Seaman Goldstein/Uncle Ebenezer …. Tenniel Evans
Rear Admiral Ironbridge …. Michael Bates
Able Seaman Tiddy …. Lawrie Wyman
The Navy Lark ran for an impressive 13 series between 1959 and 1976.
Producer: Alastair Scott Johnston
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in January 1969.
SUN 10:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m001x52m)
Comic Castaways 4
Bill Bailey
Comedian, actor and musician, Bill Bailey is castaway by Kirsty Young.
Lauded for his hugely inventive stand up, Bill has carved out a highly successful career with an altogether atypical approach. He's a familiar face on TV from his regular appearances on quiz shows Have I Got News for You, QI and Never Mind the Buzzcocks.
At school he was a gifted pupil who gave up on his education and a pitch-perfect piano student who flunked his music school entrance. He started drifting as a teenager and gave up on university within days of arrival - he says he was looking for the next challenge, and that turned out to be stand-up comedy.
He loved having to think on his feet and found the laughter of strangers intoxicating.
DISC ONE: King Curtis - Memphis Soul Stew
DISC TWO: The Undertones - Teenage Kicks
DISC THREE: Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime
DISC FOUR: English Chamber Orchestra, soloist Murray Perahia - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 26 in D major (“Coronation”)
DISC FIVE: David Bowie - Rebel Rebel
DISC SIX: Pretenders - Talk of the Town
DISC SEVEN: Enong Jubaedah and Mang Maman - Traditional Javanese Gamelan
DISC EIGHT: New Philharmonia Orchestra with the Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, conducted by Sir David Willcocks - Gabriel Fauré’s In Paradisum (from Requiem), Op 48
BOOK CHOICE: The collected works - W. Somerset Maugham
LUXURY CHOICE: A pack of cards
CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime
Producer: Jane Thurlow
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2008.
SUN 10:45 One Man And His Bog by Barry Pilton (m001x537)
5. The Pub Beckons
As he nears his destination, exhausted and with sore feet, Barry feels the scenery might have been even more beautiful without the 'poison gas' signs, water works, abandoned army camps and rusting weather masts.
Barry is also a bit put out that other walkers don't seem to have struggled quite as much as he has done.
Last of five talks recalling Barry Pilton 's unheroic account of one man's attempt to 'do' the Pennine Way - all the way from Derbyshire to Scotland.
Read by David Roper.
Producer: Thomas Sutcliffe
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1984.
**** This series of programmes 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 (m001x501)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SUN 11:30 Other People's Children by Joanna Trollope (Omnibus) (m001x50k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
SUN 12:40 Inheritance Tracks (m001x519)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:40 today]
SUN 12:50 Bindi Business (b068hyw6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:50 today]
SUN 14:00 All Gas and Gaiters (m001x51r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SUN 14:30 The Navy Lark (m001x528)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
SUN 15:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m001x52m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SUN 15:45 One Man And His Bog by Barry Pilton (m001x537)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 today]
SUN 16:00 Charles Chilton - Space Force (b007jmb4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 00:00 today]
SUN 16:30 Susan Hill - The Woman in Black (b007jlpk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 00:30 today]
SUN 17:00 Poetry Extra (m001x501)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SUN 17:30 Other People's Children by Joanna Trollope (Omnibus) (m001x50k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
SUN 18:40 Inheritance Tracks (m001x519)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:40 today]
SUN 18:50 Bindi Business (b068hyw6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:50 today]
SUN 20:00 All Gas and Gaiters (m001x51r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SUN 20:30 The Navy Lark (m001x528)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
SUN 21:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m001x52m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SUN 21:45 One Man And His Bog by Barry Pilton (m001x537)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 today]
SUN 22:00 The Confessional (m000x60b)
Series 1
The Confession of Alastair Campbell
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, the writer, journalist and political strategist Alastair Campbell speaks about “maladaptive competitiveness”, technology which defeats him and dressing up at Lambeth Palace.
Written and presented by Stephen Mangan.
With extra material by Nick Doody.
Producer: Frank Stirling
A 7digital production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in June 2021.
SUN 22:30 Thanks a Lot, Milton Jones! (m000gt6b)
Series 4
The Art Dealer
Milton’s attempt to become an international art dealer leads to a deadly brush with danger.
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
Ben Willbond
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 (b007jq14)
Series 2
The Jousting Mastersons
The 15th century Masterson family struggles to survive in an overcrowded castle.
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 July 1994.
SUN 23:30 Edge Falls (b00dnyjs)
Series 2
Episode 5
It's charity week at the Edge Falls retail village, but Sonya's daughter sees this as the perfect opportunity to make money.
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
Tanya ...... Liz Sutherland
Gerald ...... Neil Warhurst
Rosa ...... Joan Walker
Collector ...... Ben Crowe
Man ...... Stephen Critchlow
Director: Sally Avens
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2008.

MONDAY 11 MARCH 2024

MON 00:00 Poetry Extra (m001x501)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Sunday]
MON 00:30 Other People's Children by Joanna Trollope (Omnibus) (m001x50k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Sunday]
MON 01:40 Inheritance Tracks (m001x519)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:40 on Sunday]
MON 01:50 Bindi Business (b068hyw6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:50 on Sunday]
MON 03:00 All Gas and Gaiters (m001x51r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Sunday]
MON 03:30 The Navy Lark (m001x528)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Sunday]
MON 04:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m001x52m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday]
MON 04:45 One Man And His Bog by Barry Pilton (m001x537)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 on Sunday]
MON 05:00 The Egoist by George Meredith (m001x4fc)
1. Willoughby Wants a Wife
Laetitia has been carrying a candle for Sir Willoughby, but he's chosen the beautiful Constantia to be the future Lady Willoughby.
But when this doesn't happen, he chooses the young Clara Middleton.
It never occurs to him that she too has doubts...
George Meredith's novel first published in 1879 questions men's power and women's status in Victorian society.
Starring James Wilby and Keeley Hawes.
Dramatised in two parts by Jane Dauncey.
Sir Willoughby .... James Wilby
Clara Middleton .... Keeley Hawes
Mrs Mountstuart-Jenkinson .... Hannah Gordon
Laetitia Dale .... Nickie Rainsford
Vernon Witford. .... Simon Ludders
Horace de Craye .... Robert Patterson
Dr Middleton .... Bill Wallis
Crossjay .... Leo Brightmore
Lady Busshe .... Lawmary Champion
Lady Culmer .... Christine Pritchard
Constantia .... Anna North
Dr Corney .... Giles Thomas
Lady Patterne ....June Barrie
Mr Dale .... Paul Nicholson
Crossjay .... Leo Brightmore
Directed at BBC Wales by Alison Hindell.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1998
MON 06:00 Dick Francis (b007mdwv)
Proof
4. The Discovery
Dodgy drink, a missing racehorse and a body at a restaurant.
Wine merchant Tony Beach is in the thick of it...
Starring Nigel Havers.
Fine living, fast horses, and shattering suspense - Dick Francis's compelling thriller.
Dramatised by Ernest Dudley
Tony Beach …. Nigel Havers
Sgt. Ridger …. Stephen Hattersley
Mrs Palissey …. Sheila Grant
Gerard …. George Parsons
Chief Sup. Wilson …. Manning Wilson
Flora …. Jennifer Piercey
Orkney …. Edward de Souza
Isabella …. Avril Clark
Commentator …. Michael Kilgarriff
P.C. Horton …. James Goode
Director: Matthew Walters
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1987.
MON 06:30 Whodunnits (m000lz5m)
A Walk in the Dark
1. Did He Fall? Or...
As the ocean liner Carthena, sails to Southampton, a passenger walks on the dark deck, unaware his death is only seconds away.
It's a demise which will set in motion a criminal investigation stretching from England to Australia.
Starring Patrick Mower.
Chris Boucher's five part mystery crime serial featuring Southampton Detective Constable ‘Birdie’ Partridge.
DC ‘Birdie’ Partridge …. Patrick Mower
DS Dunne …. Geoffrey Matthews
Ruth Cobb …. Helen Atkinson Wood
Martin Lennister …. David McAlister
Captain of the Carthena …. Nicholas Courtney
Australian Driver …. Anthony Jackson
Producer: Gerry Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1981.
MON 07:00 Other People's Children by Joanna Trollope (b007jn71)
6. Rivalries
After their divorce, Tom and Josie have both settled down with new partners.
But the children are finding it hard adjusting to their new lives – with Dale making it difficult for Tom and Elizabeth...
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.
MON 07:15 The Latvian Locum (b09gfbc0)
Series 1
1. Late
An offbeat comic drama series following the experiences of Latvian locum Dr Dace Zake - mistakenly hired in the belief she speaks Polish - in a beleaguered medical centre in the deprived South Shore area of Blackpool.
It's Dr Dace's first day working at the medical centre.
She's late, which incurs the wrath of Jan the receptionist and she encounters a man throwing up into a carrier bag outside the surgery.
Not a good start to the day.
Written in five parts by Ben Cottam.
Dr Dace Zake ...... Dolya Gavanski
Jan ...... Michelle Holmes
Chris ...... Ben Cottam
Candis ...... Talisa Garcia
Jack ...... Jack Loxton
Francis ...... Sean Barrett
George ...... Ian Puleston-Davies
Eileen ...... Pippa Haywood
Lauren ...... Ciara Baxendal
Director: Alison Crawford
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2017.
MON 07:30 Mum's on the Run (b00tgd1j)
1. Mum Taxi
Mum's on the Run is a modern-day twist on the single-family situation.
Starring Ronni Ancona.
It follows the hectic life ("What life?") of single mum, Jen. Mother of two, Master of none - Jen seems to spend most of her time as an unpaid chauffeur to a 15 year-old teenage existentialist son, Toby, and a tonally challenged recorder-practising 11 year-old daughter, Felicity.
She also has to cope with her jazz musician ex-husband, the fiercely competitive and annoying downstairs neighbour, plus a huge crush on her son's history teacher.
How Jen drops the kids off at school at the beginning of the day but ends up collecting them from a nightclub at the end of it.
Six-part sitcom written by Alexis Zegerman.
Jen ...... Ronni Ancona
Mr. Rigby ...... John Gordon Sinclair
Shelley ...... Alexis Zegerman
Vivienne ...... Christine Kavanagh
Keith ...... Kevin Eldon
Felicity ...... Amy Dabrowa
Toby ...... Alexander Heath
Karina ...... Amaya Rowlands
Connor ...... Pip Woolley
Cashier ...... Iain Batchelor
Doorman ...... Jude Akuwudike
Leona ...... Sam Dale
Producer: Alison Vernon-Smith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2010.
MON 08:00 Steptoe and Son (b007k27m)
Series 5
The Desperate Hours
After news of a jail break at Wormwood Scrubs, Albert and Harold get some unwelcome visitors.
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
Johnny Spooner …. Leonard Rossiter
Frank Ferris …. Paddy Joyce
Producer: Bobby Jaye
First broadcast on the BBC Radio 2 in May 1974.
MON 08:30 Winston (b007np4w)
Winston Comes to Town
A Tweak of Thread
Father's poorly so the family must leave Winterleaf Gunner and return to London, but Nancy is distraught.
What's going to happen to Winston - village poacher, philosopher and Romeo?
Will he come with them? Will London survive with Winston?
Peter Tinniswood's bawdy comedy serial.
Winston ...... Bill Wallis
Father ...... Maurice Denham
Nancy ...... Shirley Dixon
Rosie ...... Liz Goulding
William ...... Christian Rodska
Director: Shaun MacLoughlin.
First broadcast on BBC Radio in January 1990.
MON 09:00 Many a Slip (b007jrx1)
From 20/08/1974
Quizmaster Roy Plomley challenges his contestants to spot the mistakes.
Eleanor Summerfield and Isobel Barnett
battle
David Nixon and Paul Jennings
With some tune-twisters from Steve Race.
Devised and written by Ian Messiter.
Producer: Trafford Whitelock
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1974.
MON 09:30 Sneakiepeeks (b00pkbmh)
Echo
When the members of the Beagle Team take on their next mission, they find themselves in competition with old rivals, the Terrier Team.
Comedy by Harry Venning and Neil Brand about a team of inept, backstabbing surveillance operatives.
Bill ...... Richard Lumsden
Sharla ...... Nina Conti
Mark ...... Daniel Kaluuya
Mrs Davies ...... Tessa Nicholson
Customer 2 ...... Ewan Bailey
Edward Barraclough MP ...... Paterson Joseph
Norris ...... Joe Thomas
Ros ...... Lucy Montgomery
Customer 1 ...... Harry Venning
Customer 3 ...... Neil Brandr
Other parts played by the cast.
Producer: Katie Tyrrell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2010.
MON 10:00 The Egoist by George Meredith (m001x4fc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]
MON 11:00 Dick Francis (b007mdwv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
MON 11:30 Whodunnits (m000lz5m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
MON 12:00 Other People's Children by Joanna Trollope (b007jn71)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
MON 12:15 The Latvian Locum (b09gfbc0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]
MON 12:30 Mum's on the Run (b00tgd1j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
MON 13:00 Steptoe and Son (b007k27m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 13:30 Winston (b007np4w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 14:00 Many a Slip (b007jrx1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
MON 14:30 Sneakiepeeks (b00pkbmh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
MON 15:00 The Egoist by George Meredith (m001x4fc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]
MON 16:00 Dick Francis (b007mdwv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
MON 16:30 Whodunnits (m000lz5m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
MON 17:00 Other People's Children by Joanna Trollope (b007jn71)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
MON 17:15 The Latvian Locum (b09gfbc0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]
MON 17:30 Mum's on the Run (b00tgd1j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
MON 18:00 Steptoe and Son (b007k27m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 18:30 Winston (b007np4w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 19:00 Many a Slip (b007jrx1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
MON 19:30 Sneakiepeeks (b00pkbmh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
MON 20:00 Radiolab (m001x4fw)
Series 11
The Average Show
Radiolab explores the idea of being average, with stories about space and the human body.
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.
With Soren Wheeler and Alex Neason.
From WNYC. First broadcast on public radio in the USA in 2022.
MON 20:55 Inheritance Tracks (m000s2d3)
Don Black
Lyricist Don Black chooses Besame Mucho by Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme and The Way You Look Tonight by Fred Astaire.
MON 21:00 A Good Read (b07lg6hp)
Christopher Biggins and Jenny Eclair
Actor Christopher Biggins and comedian Jenny Eclair join Harriett Gilbert to discuss their favourite books by Richard Yates, Dominick Dunne and Muriel Spark.
Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates
Publisher: Vintage
The Girls of Slender Means by Muriel Spark
Publisher: Penguin
People Like Us by Dominick Dunne
Publisher: Valentine Books
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2016.
MON 21:30 Rabbit Redux by John Updike (b09gfy20)
1. Janice's Choice
Harry is stuck in a rut again, with a dead-end job and a dying marriage, a son he can't understand and a dying mother.
Then Janice makes a choice that shakes him out of it.
John Updike's masterful Rabbit quintet established Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom as the quintessential American White middle class male.
The first book Rabbit, Run was published in 1960 to critical acclaim.
Rabbit Redux is the second in the series, published in 1971 and charting the end of the 1960s - featuring, among other things, the first American moon landing and the Vietnam War.
Despite its very strong language, sex, and reflection of racist attitudes of the time, Time Magazine said of the book and its author, "Updike owns a rare verbal genius, a gifted intelligence and a sense of tragedy made bearable by wit. A masterpiece."
It's extraordinary how many of its themes reverberate down to the present day.
Abridged in ten parts by Eileen Horne.
Read by Toby Jones.
Producer: Clive Brill
A Brill production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in November 2017.
MON 21:45 A Small Town Murder (m000dk6t)
Series 14
1. Retirement
After many years' service as a Family Liaison Officer Jackie Hartwell is retiring.
But she has ongoing cases - and they are not so happy about her leaving.
Starring Meera Syal.
Written By Scott Cherry.
Jackie ...... Meera Syal
Peter ...... Matthew Marsh
Dee ...... Ayesha Antoine
Gary ...... Michael Higgs
Lorraine ...... Abigail Cruttenden
Karen ...... Nicola Stuart Hill
Hadley ...... Sarah Lambie
Ryan ...... Phil Yarrow
Steve ...... Scott Cherry
Dave ...... Alec Newman
Other parts played by the cast.
Directed by Clive Brill.
A Brill Production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in January 2020.
MON 22:00 One Person Found This Helpful (m001wxrg)
Series 1
3. Hot Lava Blomps
Frank & guests Sara Barron, Marcus Brigstocke, Pierre Novellie and Laura Smyth find out what you think about Mrs. Tiggywinkle, the M1 and the difference between a blomp and a bloop.
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 and the baffling.
Written by Frank Skinner, Catherine Brinkworth, Sarah Dempster, Jason Hazeley, Rajiv Karia, Karl Minns, Katie Sayer & Peter Tellouche
Devised by Jason Hazeley and Simon Evans with the producer David Tyler
A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4
MON 22:30 Flight of the Conchords (b007k17r)
Neil Finn Saves the Day!
After the Kiwi band splits, Jemaine holds auditions in the toilets.

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
Justin Edwards
Jarred Christmas
Rosie Carnahan

Additional Material by Joel Morris.

Musicians: David Catlin-Birch and Mark Allis.

Producer: Will Saunders

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in October 2005.
MON 23:00 The News Quiz (m001wy2d)
Series 113
Episode 10
Mark Steel, Marie Le Conte, Simon Evans and Zoe Lyons join Andy Zaltzman for the last episode in the present series.
This week the panel give their 2p on the budget, the battle for the White House and what it might sound like if George Galloway joined the News Quiz.
Written by Andy Zaltzman
With additional material by: Cody Dahler, Meryl O'Rourke, Molly McGuinness, Peter Tellouche and Christina Riggs.
Producer: Gwyn Rhys Davies
Executive Producer: Richard Morris
Production Coordinator: Sarah Nicholls
Sound Editor: Marc Willcox
Recorded by Marc Willcox and Neva Missirian
A BBC Studios Production for Radio 4.
MON 23:30 Rhys James (b09pmbdw)
Rhys James Is ...
Wise
Comedian Rhys James explores different aspects of himself through live stand up, spoken word poetry and interview clips.
In this episode, Rhys explores the topic of wisdom.
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 (b00762s1)
3. From Dating to Mothering
A lonely heart calls her gay best friend for help, dodgy advice on the airwaves - and a mother tries to soothe a crying baby...
Bleak, funny and confusing tales of urban life, after dark.
Starring:
Paul Merton
Liz Smith
Richard Wilson
Julian Clary
Meera Syal
Julie Balloo
Tilly Vosburgh
And Archie.
Written by Mandy Wheeler, Joss Bennathan, Rob Colley, Paul Merton, Jo Brooks and Julie Balloo.
Music by Robert Katz.
Producer: Sarah Parkinson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2001.

TUESDAY 12 MARCH 2024

TUE 00:00 The Egoist by George Meredith (m001x4fc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 Dick Francis (b007mdwv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 Whodunnits (m000lz5m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 Other People's Children by Joanna Trollope (b007jn71)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:15 The Latvian Locum (b09gfbc0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 on Monday]
TUE 02:30 Mum's on the Run (b00tgd1j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 Steptoe and Son (b007k27m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Monday]
TUE 03:30 Winston (b007np4w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 Many a Slip (b007jrx1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:30 Sneakiepeeks (b00pkbmh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 The Egoist by George Meredith (m001x4gd)
2. Clara's Choice
"It is on your head if my ideal of woman is wrecked. Who robs me? You drew me to you so you could reject me?"
Is Sir Willoughby running out of options?
Conclusion of George Meredith's Victorian era novel.
Starring James Wilby and Keeley Hawes.
Dramatised by Jane Dauncey
Sir Willoughby .... James Wilby
Clara .... Keeley Hawes
Mrs Mountstuart-Jenkinson .... Hannah Gordon
Laetitia .... Nickie Rainsford
Vernon .... Simon Ludders
Horace de Craye .... Robert Patterson
Dr Middleton .... Bill Wallis
Crossjay .... Leo Brightmore
Lady Busshe .... Lawmary Champion
Lady Culmer .... Christine Pritchard
Dr Corney .... Giles Thomas
Mr Dale .... Paul Nicholson
Director: Alison Hindell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1998
TUE 06:00 Dick Francis (b007mx06)
Proof
5. The Diary
Mystery for Tony and Flora - is her son back from Australia? And can a diary unlock the mystery?
Starring Nigel Havers.
Fine living, fast horses, and shattering suspense - Dick Francis's compelling thriller.
Dramatised by Ernest Dudley.
Tony Beach …. Nigel Havers
Commentator …. Michael Kilgarriff
Flora …. Jennifer Piercey
Orkney …. Edward de Souza
Isabella …. Avril Clark
Gerard …. George Parsons
Chief Sup. Wilson …. Manning Wilson
Producer: Matthew Walters
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1987.
TUE 06:30 Whodunnits (m000lzj1)
A Walk in the Dark
2. Hostile Witness
Stuart Cobb has gone missing while on a sea voyage from Australia to England
His sister believes he's been murdered...
Detective Constable ‘Birdie’ Partridge has an amateur sidekick. But is she potentially the next victim?
Starring Patrick Mower.
Mystery crime serial written by Chris Boucher.
DC ‘Birdie’ Partridge …. Patrick Mower
Ruth Cobb …. Helen Atkinson Wood
Daryl Kennedy …. John Rowe
Hotel Receptionist …. John Hollis
Server in Chip Shop …. John Warner
Producer: Gerry Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1981.
TUE 07:00 Other People's Children by Joanna Trollope (b007s5ty)
7. New Arrivals
Stepmother Josie struggles when Matthew's three teenaged children move in with them.
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 1998.
TUE 07:15 The Latvian Locum (b09gg8t9)
Series 1
2. Addict
An offbeat comic drama series following the experiences of Latvian locum Dr Dace Zake - mistakenly hired in the belief she speaks Polish - in a beleaguered medical centre in the deprived South Shore area of Blackpool.
Dace feels like she's making progress and Jan seems to have thawed a bit. But then she meets Jack, a young heroin addict from Birmingham.
Dr Dace Zake ...... Dolya Gavanski
Jan ...... Michelle Holmes
Jack ...... Jack Loxton
Written by Ben Cottam.
Directed by Alison Crawford.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2017.
TUE 07:30 Jack & Millie (m000mkt6)
Series 2
Hot Yoga
So Millie’s son Melvin has given her a new tablet with a voice recorder?
So 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 Jack & Millie Lemman - an older couple who are 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
Vanda ...... Katy Wix
The Wench ...... Emma Sidi
Written by Jeremy Front
Produced by David Tyler
A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in September 2020.
TUE 08:00 The Goon Show (b00r39c5)
Series 5
The Lost Gold Mine (of Charlotte)
Neddie Seagoon's odd discovery in some meatloaf sparks a trip to America to try and make his fortune.
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 October 1954.
TUE 08:30 The Michael Bentine Show (b008vnrl)
From 12/02/1984
From an old colonial to a herd of operatic cows – it can only be Michael Bentine.
The ultimate one man show written and performed by the host.
Producer: Jamie Rix
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in February 1984.
TUE 09:00 The Personality Test (b00m5tks)
Series 1
Gyles Brandreth
Broadcaster, author and ex-MP Gyles Brandreth quizzes a panel about himself.
Battling with queries based on Gyles's life, whims and interests are:
Sue Perkins
Alan Carr
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 (b00y2194)
Series 1
The War of Dog
Tamsin buys a dog and wants to do her portrait - but will they get along?
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
Producer: Katie Tyrrell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2003.
TUE 10:00 The Egoist by George Meredith (m001x4gd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]
TUE 11:00 Dick Francis (b007mx06)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
TUE 11:30 Whodunnits (m000lzj1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
TUE 12:00 Other People's Children by Joanna Trollope (b007s5ty)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
TUE 12:15 The Latvian Locum (b09gg8t9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]
TUE 12:30 Jack & Millie (m000mkt6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
TUE 13:00 The Goon Show (b00r39c5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 13:30 The Michael Bentine Show (b008vnrl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 14:00 The Personality Test (b00m5tks)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
TUE 14:30 Artists (b00y2194)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
TUE 15:00 The Egoist by George Meredith (m001x4gd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]
TUE 16:00 Dick Francis (b007mx06)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
TUE 16:30 Whodunnits (m000lzj1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
TUE 17:00 Other People's Children by Joanna Trollope (b007s5ty)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
TUE 17:15 The Latvian Locum (b09gg8t9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]
TUE 17:30 Jack & Millie (m000mkt6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
TUE 18:00 The Goon Show (b00r39c5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 18:30 The Michael Bentine Show (b008vnrl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 19:00 The Personality Test (b00m5tks)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
TUE 19:30 Artists (b00y2194)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
TUE 20:00 TED Radio Hour (m0019kfl)
Series 9
Work, Play, Rest: Part 3/3: Rest
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 rest?
First broadcast in the USA on National Public Radio in 2022.
TUE 20:50 Inheritance Tracks (b06vc384)
Ian Hart
Influenced by music from his home town, actor Ian Hart selects The Beatles' In My Life and passes on The Message by Dr Dre.
TUE 21:00 Making Tracks (b01lhgw0)
3. Metropolis
Paul Morley explores a 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.
In this edition, Paul ventures to the Metropolis Studios in West London, one of the last major studio complexes to be built during the heyday of the music industry. But without an exalted musical history to fall back on and decades of experience to help run it, how do you go about creating a world-class facility frequented by the likes of Amy Winehouse, Mick Jagger and Rhianna?
Producer: Paul Kobrak
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2012.
TUE 21:30 Rabbit Redux by John Updike (b09gygk6)
2. Reluctance
As American astronauts approach the Moon's surface, Harry and Janice prepare to unearth the truth about their broken marriage, and admit their reluctance to mend it.
John Updike's masterful Rabbit quintet established Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom as the quintessential American White middle class male.
The first book Rabbit, Run was published in 1960 to critical acclaim. Rabbit Redux is the second in the series, published in 1971 and charting the end of the sixties - featuring, among other things, the first American moon landing and the Vietnam War.
Despite its very strong language, sex, and reflection of racist attitudes of the time, Time Magazine said of the book and its author, "Updike owns a rare verbal genius, a gifted intelligence and a sense of tragedy made bearable by wit. A masterpiece."
It's extraordinary how many of its themes reverberate down to the present day.
Abridged by Eileen Horne
Read by Toby Jones
Produced by Clive Brill
A Brill production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in November 2017.
TUE 21:45 A Small Town Murder (m000djx4)
Series 14
2. Overdose
It's Jackie's last week at work as a family liaison officer.
Whilst waiting for the court verdict over his son's murder, Gary has taken an overdose.
Jackie ...... Meera Syal
Peter ...... Matthew Marsh
Dee ...... Ayesha Antoine
Gary ...... Michael Higgs
Lorraine ...... Abigail Cruttenden
Karen ...... Nicola Stuart Hill
Hadley ...... Sarah Lambie
Ryan ...... Phil Yarrow
Steve ...... Scott Cherry
Dave ...... Alec Newman
Other parts played by the cast
Written By Scott Cherry
Produced and Directed by Clive Brill
A Brill Production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in January 2020.
TUE 22:00 ReincarNathan (m000lfb7)
Series 2
Komodo
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 James Acaster.
In episode 5, Nathan is brought back to life as the animal that best represents his true self - a Komodo Dragon. The Panel have decided that he's driven by his reptilian brain, the basest instincts of feed, fight and flight. Nathan is desperate to prove them wrong, and tries to help a young Komodo (James Acaster). But, inevitably, things don't go entirely to plan.
Will Nathan ever learn to do the right thing and make it back to human again?
Cast:
Diane Morgan - Jenny
Daniel Rigby – Nathan
James Acaster - Arakas, the young Komodo
Tom Craine – Gap Year Student
Hugh Dennis - Nathan's dad
Freya Parker – Vortex, Buffalo, Gap Year Student, Mum
Daniel Lawrence Taylor - Max
Mike Wozniak – Fangor, the Komodo dad
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 (b08zdh20)
Series 2
Horror
Thwarting Jason's plans to make a horror episode, Phil and George hope to appease the Twitter trolls by keeping the show nice and family friendly - all with the help of Sir Paul McCartney.
Written by and starring: Jason Forbes, Phil Wang & George Fouracres with Celeste Dring, Will Seaward and 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 Matt Stronge.
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in July 2017.
TUE 23:00 The John Moloney Show (m0007bx7)
Series 4
Jeffrey, The Jack Russell
The Godfather of British stand-up comedy is back on the live stage with his trials of modern life.
John welcomes a new member to the family, Jeffrey, who causes nearly as much mischief as his 'father' used to do when he was growing up.
This is the start of a new, healthier journey for John, where he really does go and see a man about a dog.
Featuring Karen Bartke and Tim Wallers.
Produced by RIchard Melvin.
A Dabster production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in August 2019.
TUE 23:15 Tom Parry's Fancy Dressed Life (b08kvsky)
Series 1
Rules
Tom needs to lay down the law and explain his four golden rules of Fancy Dress.
Listen carefully, fancy dress might seem like a bit of fun to you but for Tom it's something altogether more serious. But still fun.
For this week's costume party, Tom is off to help warm the house of his friends Marko and Rosie.
Tom wants to make sure that he has the best costume and looks good in front of Jill, a girl he's recently been "chirpsing", but Tom's cousin and fancy dress nemesis Gagsy is on hand to make sure that things don't run smoothly.
Written by and starring: Tom Parry,
With:
Ben Clarke
Celeste Dring
Gareth Pierce
Tom Parry is an award winning comedian, writer and actor whose credits include Miranda, Phone Shop and Drunk History. For more than a decade he has been part of the multi-award winning sketch team, Pappy's.
Producer: Richard Morris
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in April 2017.
TUE 23:30 John Shuttleworth's Lounge Music (b084tlr0)
Series 2
4. Mari Wilson
John Shuttleworth invites singer Mari Wilson to his Sheffield home to perform one of her own songs and also, more importantly, one of his.
Joan Chitty gets very excited about Mari's visit as she used to have a wonderful beehive and Joan would like Mari to give her the same look. John is not convinced this is a good idea as Joan has very short spiky hair and far too much hair lacquer would be required.
Anyway, there are more important things to be done. Mari needs to sing one of John's songs and John has to prepare for a medley of Mari's songs and get Top Tips on the Telephone from Tony Burrows who famously appeared on Top of The Pops three times in one show!
Written and Performed by Graham Fellows.
With special guests Mari Wilson and Toni Burrows
Producer: Dawn Ellis
A Chic Ken production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in December 2016.

WEDNESDAY 13 MARCH 2024

WED 00:00 The Egoist by George Meredith (m001x4gd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 Dick Francis (b007mx06)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 Whodunnits (m000lzj1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 Other People's Children by Joanna Trollope (b007s5ty)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday]
WED 02:15 The Latvian Locum (b09gg8t9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 on Tuesday]
WED 02:30 Jack & Millie (m000mkt6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Tuesday]
WED 03:00 The Goon Show (b00r39c5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Tuesday]
WED 03:30 The Michael Bentine Show (b008vnrl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 The Personality Test (b00m5tks)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:30 Artists (b00y2194)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 Twenty Thousand Streets under the Sky (b07g8d1l)
1. The Midnight Bell
London, 1927: Bob meets a prostitute called Jenny and Ella is invited to the theatre by Mr Eccles.
Starring Steven Pacey, Annette Badland, Emily Morgan and John Moffatt.
Patrick Hamilton's semi-autobiographical trilogy set in working class, inter-war London.
Dramatised in three parts by Frederic Bradnum.
Bob ...... Steven Pacey
Ella ...... Annette Badland
Jenny ...... Emily Morgan
Ernest Eccles ...... John Moffatt
Rex ...... Christopher Good
Andy ...... David Goudge
Tom ...... Paul Downing
Marian ...... Margot Boyd
Bella ...... Joan Matheson
Violet ...... Alice Arnold
Ella's Mother ...... Anna Cropper
Guvnor ...... David King
Mrs Guvnor ...... Jo Kendall
Other parts played by:
Vincent Brimble
Brian Miller
Joan Walker
Producer: Glyn Dearman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1989.
WED 06:00 Dick Francis (b007n1gf)
Proof
6. Visitors
Wine merchant Tony Beach has to deal with some unwanted visitors to his store.
Starring Nigel Havers.
Fine living, fast horses, and shattering suspense - Dick Francis's compelling thriller.
Dramatised by Ernest Dudley
Tony Beach …. Nigel Havers
Flora …. Jennifer Piercey
Gerard …. George Parsons
Paul Young …. Stuart Organ
Charter Jun/P.C. …. Kim Wall
Sgt. Ridger …. Stephen Hattersley
Mrs Palissey …. Sheila Grant
Producer: Matthew Walters
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1987.
WED 06:30 Whodunnits (m000m0tv)
A Walk in the Dark
3. Unofficial Investigations
Ruth Cobb 's brother has died in mysterious circumstances on a sea voyage from Australia to England.
Despite being ordered not to, ‘Birdie’ and DS Dunne keep investigating.
Meanwhile Ruth is making her own enquiries and her own life is suddenly in danger.
Patrick Mower stars as Detective Constable ‘Birdie’ Partridge.
Chris Boucher's vintage crime serial about the mystery disappearance of a passenger from an ocean liner.
DC ‘Birdie’ Partridge …. Patrick Mower
Ruth Cobb …. Helen Atkinson Wood
DS Dunne …. Geoffrey Matthews
Hotel Receptionist …. John Hollis
Superintendent …. Alan Dudley
Mrs Flanders …. Heather Bell
Detective …. Crawford Logan
Jones …. Derek Pollitt
Minicab Driver …. Martin Friend
Hotel Landlord …. Peter Tuddenham
Producer: Gerry Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1981.
WED 07:00 Other People's Children by Joanna Trollope (b007s74h)
8. Tempers Fray
After more family conflict, Matthew's daughter Becky finds an unexpected ally in her stepmother Josie.
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.
WED 07:15 The Latvian Locum (b09gh9d2)
Series 1
3. Bingo and Bonds
An offbeat comic drama series following the experiences of Latvian locum Dr Dace Zake - mistakenly hired in the belief she speaks Polish - in a beleaguered medical centre in the deprived South Shore area of Blackpool.
Dace considers the serious business of bingo and Jan shows her true colours whilst helping an elderly widower who has become confused.
Dr Dace Zake ...... Dolya Gavanski
Jan ...... Michelle Holmes
Jack ...... Jack Loxton
Written by Ben Cottam.
Directed by Alison Crawford.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2017.
WED 07:30 Boswell's Lives (b05vh1p4)
Series 1
Boswell's Life of Johnson
James Boswell attempts to write a biography of another famous Johnson - Boris - when he is Mayor of London.
But he finds him a fiendish opponent especially on the whiff-whaff table.
Jon Canter’s sitcom sees Dr Johnson's celebrated biographer, James Boswell pursue other legends to immortalise.
James Boswell ..... Miles Jupp
Boris Johnson ...... Alistair McGowan
Director: Sally Avens
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2015.
WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jpl8)
Series 6
The Elopement
With Bill suffering heartache, can Sid and The Lad Himself smooth the path to true love?
Starring Tony Hancock.
With Sidney James, Bill Kerr, Lillian Grasson, Wilfred Babbage, Fraser Kerr and Lee Crutchley.
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 November 1959.
WED 08:30 One Foot in the Grave (b007jn64)
4. The Beast in the Cage
Victor suffers a bank holiday traffic nightmare stuck in a jam - and so do Margaret and Jean!
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
With Michael Fenton-Stevens, Ainslee Foster, Paul Rogan, Stephanie Pack and Keith Wickham.
Winning numerous awards, six series were made for TV plus numerous specials on BBC ONE from 1990 to 2000.
Producer: Diane Messias
First broadcast in February 1995 on BBC Radio 2.
WED 09:00 Dilemma (b017lfd5)
Series 1
Episode 3
Sue Perkins sets moral and ethical posers for:
Shappi Khorsandi
Simon Munnery
Fi Glover
Hugo Rifkind
Can the panel manage to justify the murder of a pet - and the theft of a girlfriend?
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 (b00c0r22)
Series 1
The Coining of the Capricorn
Prince Ludovico plans to introduce a new currency to his 16th century Italian domain.
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
Salvatori ...... Nick Romero
Guido ...... Christopher Kelham
Brother Michael ...... Kim Wall
Producer: Helen Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2001.
WED 10:00 Twenty Thousand Streets under the Sky (b07g8d1l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]
WED 11:00 Dick Francis (b007n1gf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
WED 11:30 Whodunnits (m000m0tv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
WED 12:00 Other People's Children by Joanna Trollope (b007s74h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
WED 12:15 The Latvian Locum (b09gh9d2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]
WED 12:30 Boswell's Lives (b05vh1p4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
WED 13:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jpl8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 13:30 One Foot in the Grave (b007jn64)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 14:00 Dilemma (b017lfd5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
WED 14:30 The Leopard in Autumn (b00c0r22)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
WED 15:00 Twenty Thousand Streets under the Sky (b07g8d1l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]
WED 16:00 Dick Francis (b007n1gf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
WED 16:30 Whodunnits (m000m0tv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
WED 17:00 Other People's Children by Joanna Trollope (b007s74h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
WED 17:15 The Latvian Locum (b09gh9d2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]
WED 17:30 Boswell's Lives (b05vh1p4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
WED 18:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jpl8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 18:30 One Foot in the Grave (b007jn64)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 19:00 Dilemma (b017lfd5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
WED 19:30 The Leopard in Autumn (b00c0r22)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
WED 20:00 Archive on 4 (m000tv20)
A Writer and His Country - John le Carré Across Six Decades
Writer, spy, outsider, insider, neighbour, friend.
Who was the real John le Carré and what does his writing tell us about him and his country?
John le Carré’s friend and fellow writer Philippe Sands pieces together the inner life of a beloved chronicler of postwar Britain.
Using archive interviews with le Carré and new interviews with his editors and one of his sons, Philippe Sands charts le Carré’s shifting sense of identity, and his relationship with Britain.
Produced by Caroline Bayley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2021.
WED 21:00 Short Cuts (m000j80p)
The Sea, The Sea
Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures about the sea.
The sounds of the sea, whispers into a wind phone and the dark, silent nights in Lyø, Denmark; a writer reflects on women dreaming of diving beneath the surface of the water; an Hawaiian surfer describes the exhilaration of riding through the barrel of a wave and stories from cliff-edge towns in the UK as the water comes ever-closer.
The Wave
Featuring Clyde Aikau
Music by Cabinet of Living Cinema
Produced by Sarah Cuddon
The Widow of the Sea
Produced by Nanna Hauge Kristensen
Dreaming
Featuring Margaret Drabble
Originally recorded by Sarah Cuddon for The Diving Venus
The View from the Edge
Featuring Darcy Bayless and Juliet Blaxland who has written a book about her experiences in a cliff edge house called The Easternmost House.
Produced by Chloe White and Jodie Taylor
Production Team: Andrea Rangecroft and Alia Cassam
Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall
A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in 2020.
WED 21:30 Rabbit Redux by John Updike (b09gyh4h)
3. Dinner Invitation
At a loss in the wake of Janice's departure, Harry accepts an invitation to dinner by another woman.
He's well out of his comfort zone but into the arms of an unexpected new lover.
John Updike's masterful Rabbit quintet established Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom as the quintessential American White middle class male.
The first book Rabbit, Run was published in 1960 to critical acclaim. Rabbit Redux is the second in the series, published in 1971 and charting the end of the sixties - featuring, among other things, the first American moon landing and the Vietnam War.
Despite its very strong language, sex, and reflection of racist attitudes of the time, Time Magazine said of the book and its author, "Updike owns a rare verbal genius, a gifted intelligence and a sense of tragedy made bearable by wit. A masterpiece."
It's extraordinary how many of its themes reverberate down to the present day.
Abridged by Eileen Horne
Read by Toby Jones
Produced by Clive Brill
A Brill production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in November 2017.
WED 21:45 A Small Town Murder (m000djx7)
Series 14
3. Leaving Do
It's Jackie's leaving party but Lorraine, one of her last clients, is grieving over the accidental death of her mother and just won't let her leave.
Jackie ...... Meera Syal
Peter ...... Matthew Marsh
Dee ...... Ayesha Antoine
Gary ...... Michael Higgs
Lorraine ...... Abigail Cruttenden
Karen ...... Nicola Stuart Hill
Hadley ...... Sarah Lambie
Ryan ...... Phil Yarrow
Steve ...... Scott Cherry
Dave ...... Alec Newman
Other parts played by the cast
Written by Scott Cherry
Produced and Directed by Clive Brill
A Brill Production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in January 2020.
WED 22:00 Janey Godley: The C Bomb (m001wxtm)
Series 2
1. Not Dead Yet
Despite her diagnosis of terminal cancer in 2021, Janey’s defiantly not dead yet, and is as hilarious as ever, even in the face of online haters who seem to think she’s not dying quickly enough.

In this mix of stand-up and chat, Janey and her daughter and fellow comedian Ashley talk about why having cancer is like having an extramarital affair and what it’s like to be told you’re dying, and she takes to the stage to tell tales of loudmouths in hospital wards and the unlikely benefits of chemotherapy!

Janey shared her extraordinary life story in the first series - exposing all the abuse, poverty, and trauma she’d experienced in her trademark darkly comic style.

Now, with death chasing her down like a runaway bus, she’s still compelled to get up onstage and fearlessly poke fun at every escapade, encounter and event she’s experienced on her own journey with cancer, and make sure she goes out in the same way she’s lived - with nothing left unsaid.

Recorded live in front of an audience in her hometown, Glasgow.

Produced by Julia Sutherland

A Dabster production for BBC Radio 4
WED 22:30 Delve Special (b007jqcn)
Series 4
There's One Born Again Every Minute
Intrepid reporter David Lander investigates unorthodox religions, and in particular the Sincere Repentist Church led by Joshua Fratt.
Presented by David Lander with assistance from Stephen Fry.
Studio production by:
Brenda Blethyn
Phil Nice
Jack Klaff
Dramatic reconstructions by:
Felicity Montagu,
Harry Enfield
Robert Bathurst
Researched by Tony Sarchet.
Delve Special ran for four series from 1984 to 1987 and later transferred to TV as: This is David Lander.
Editor: Paul Mayhew Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1987.
WED 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (m001x9p5)
Jimmy Cricket 1/3
From 10pm until midnight, seven days a week, the Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. Plus Angela Barnes chats to the comedian and entertainer Jimmy Cricket.
WED 23:00 Rubbish (b00770sz)
Series 1
Chilling
Martin is horrified to hear that certain individuals are doing despicable things to council waste bins.
He makes the mistake of lying in-wait for them with community ranger Matt Jessop.
Reece Dinsdale stars as local government officer, cynic and manic-depressive, Martin Christmas in Tony Bagley's sitcom.
Martin ...... Reece Dinsdale
Matt ...... Robert Wilfort
Sarah ...... Nicola Walker
Andrea ...... Susie Donkin
Barney ...... James Lance
Barry ...... James Lance
Producer: Claire Bartlett
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2006.
WED 23:30 The Skewer (m001wxzm)
Series 11
Episode 4
Jon Holmes presents the multi-award winning The Skewer. The week’s biggest stories like you’ve never heard them before. The news, remixed as a satirical comedy concept album. Headphones recommended.
This week - The Budget Tale of Mr Jeremy, The Cat in the Hat Returns, and Rishi Sunak Speaks to The Nation.
Producer: Jon Holmes
An unusual production for BBC Radio 4
WED 23:45 Crème de la Crime (b007yvm3)
Series 1
The Bells and St Clement
Michael Feydeau and David Pershore review an ancient curious case of a fallen monk.
Tales from the vaults of villainy.
Written by and starring Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis.
With:
Emma Kennedy
Simon Greenall
Director: Adam Bromley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2001.

THURSDAY 14 MARCH 2024

THU 00:00 Twenty Thousand Streets under the Sky (b07g8d1l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Dick Francis (b007n1gf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Whodunnits (m000m0tv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Other People's Children by Joanna Trollope (b007s74h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 The Latvian Locum (b09gh9d2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 on Wednesday]
THU 02:30 Boswell's Lives (b05vh1p4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jpl8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Wednesday]
THU 03:30 One Foot in the Grave (b007jn64)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 Dilemma (b017lfd5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 The Leopard in Autumn (b00c0r22)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Twenty Thousand Streets under the Sky (b07gbpn0)
2. The Siege of Pleasure
London, 1927. Prostitute Jenny tells of her fall from grace and Mr Eccles makes plain his feelings for Ella.
Starring Steven Pacey, Annette Badland, Emily Morgan and John Moffatt.
Patrick Hamilton’s semi-autobiographical trilogy set in working class, inter-war London.
Dramatised by Frederic Bradnum.
Bob ...... Steven Pacey
Ella ...... Annette Badland
Jenny ...... Emily Morgan
Ernest Eccles ...... John Moffatt
Rex.... Christopher Good
Andy .... David Goudge
Marian ....Margot Boyd
Bella .... Joan Matheson
Tom ... Paul Downing
Violet ... Alice Arnold
Prunella .... Elizabeth Mansfield
Guvnor .... David King
Mrs Guvnor .... Jo Kendall
Producer: Glyn Dearman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1989.
THU 06:00 Dick Francis (b007n9gl)
Proof
7. Man of Mystery
Kenneth Junior makes a request from hospital, and Tony learns more about the mysterious Paul Young.
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
Paul Young …. Stuart Organ
Clerk/Delivery Man …. David Goodland
Vernon …. Tim Reynolds
Quigley …. Brian Hewlett
Producer: Matthew Walters
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1987.
THU 06:30 Whodunnits (m000m136)
A Walk in the Dark
4. Mistaken Identity
Stuart Cobb died in strange circumstances.
So too did Terri Seldon, a girlfriend of his.
Now his sister Ruth makes a big mistake by visiting the scene of her murder...
Patrick Mower stars as Detective Constable ‘Birdie’ Partridge.
Chris Boucher's vintage crime serial about the mystery disappearance of a passenger from an ocean liner.
DC ‘Birdie’ Partridge …. Patrick Mower
Ruth Cobb …. Helen Atkinson Wood
Daryl Kennedy…. John Rowe
Garvey …. Gregory de Polnay
Inspector …. Michael Godley
Mr Dibley …. Michael Tudor Barnes
Shop Assistant …. Patience Tomlinson
Producer: Gerry Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1981.
THU 07:00 Other People's Children by Joanna Trollope (b007jn8h)
9. Family Turmoil and Repercussions
Elizabeth faces a dilemma now that Tom's daughter Dale has decided to move back into the family home.
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 April 1998.
THU 07:15 The Latvian Locum (b09gk171)
Series 1
4. Fortune Teller
An offbeat comic drama series following the experiences of Latvian locum Dr Dace Zake - mistakenly hired in the belief she speaks Polish - in a beleaguered medical centre in the deprived South Shore area of Blackpool.
Dace's first patient of the day is a fortune teller who has foreseen everything apart from type 2 diabetes. She's considering making her position at the medical centre a permanent one, but then has an unpleasant experience with a patient who is unhappy to be seen by a foreign doctor.
Dr Dace Zake ...... Dolya Gavanski
Written by Ben Cottam.
Directed by Alison Crawford.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2017.
THU 07:30 What Does the K Stand For? (b08bb33b)
Series 3
Working for a Living
Stephen takes his first steps into working life.
Stephen K Amos stars in this sitcom about growing up black, gay and funny in 1980s south London.
Written by Jonathan Harvey with Stephen K Amos.
With
Ellen Thomas
Laurie Kynaston
Frances Barber
Bola Okun
Emerald Crankson
Karen Bartke
David Sterne
Producer: Paul Sheehan
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in January 2017.
THU 08:00 Dad's Army (b007jpkw)
Series 3
A Man of Action
When a landmine sparks martial law, a reporter catches Captain Mainwaring in charge.
The comic exploits of a Second World War Home Guard platoon in Walmington-on-Sea.
Adapted for radio from Jimmy Perry and David Croft's TV scripts by Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles.
Captain Mainwaring …. Arthur Lowe
Sergeant Wilson …. John Le Mesurier
Corporal Jones …. Clive Dunn
Private Frazer …. John Laurie
Private Pike …. Ian Lavender
Private Godfrey …. Arnold Ridley
Warden Hodges …. Bill Pertwee
Private Walker ...... Larry Martyn
Town Clerk ...... Julian Orchard
Mr Norris ...... Jonathan Cecil
Inspector Baker ...... Fraser Kerr
Announcer ...... John Snagge
Producer: John Dyas
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1976.
THU 08:30 Huddwinks (b0092n42)
Series 1
Over the Top
The Smollett family attempt to make a man of their son Compton, a self-employed train spotter.
Roy Hudd stars in Laurie Rowley’s comic parodies.
With:
Denise Coffey
Chris Emmett
David Gooderson
Fred Harris
Producer: Jonathan James-Moore
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in July 1986.
THU 09:00 The Unbelievable Truth (m000rtz4)
Series 25
Episode 4
David Mitchell hosts the panel game in which four comedians are encouraged to tell lies and compete against one another to see how many items of truth they're able to smuggle past their opponents.
The panellists obliged to talk with deliberate inaccuracy on subjects as varied as Glasgow, religion, spying, and puppets:
Frankie Boyle
Sara Pascoe
Miles Jupp
Holly Walsh
Producer: Jon Naismith
A Random Entertainment production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in February 2021.
THU 09:30 A Whole 'Nother Story (b0076bdt)
Series 2
Episode 4
It's never easy coping with a break up - especially if you're Cassie.
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 Twenty Thousand Streets under the Sky (b07gbpn0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]
THU 11:00 Dick Francis (b007n9gl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
THU 11:30 Whodunnits (m000m136)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
THU 12:00 Other People's Children by Joanna Trollope (b007jn8h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
THU 12:15 The Latvian Locum (b09gk171)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]
THU 12:30 What Does the K Stand For? (b08bb33b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
THU 13:00 Dad's Army (b007jpkw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 13:30 Huddwinks (b0092n42)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 14:00 The Unbelievable Truth (m000rtz4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
THU 14:30 A Whole 'Nother Story (b0076bdt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
THU 15:00 Twenty Thousand Streets under the Sky (b07gbpn0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]
THU 16:00 Dick Francis (b007n9gl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
THU 16:30 Whodunnits (m000m136)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
THU 17:00 Other People's Children by Joanna Trollope (b007jn8h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
THU 17:15 The Latvian Locum (b09gk171)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]
THU 17:30 What Does the K Stand For? (b08bb33b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
THU 18:00 Dad's Army (b007jpkw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 18:30 Huddwinks (b0092n42)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 19:00 The Unbelievable Truth (m000rtz4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
THU 19:30 A Whole 'Nother Story (b0076bdt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
THU 20:00 The Sondheim Archive (m000pp72)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Saturday]
THU 21:00 Great Lives (b08rq6mg)
Iain Lee on Andy Kaufman
There were so many hoaxes in Andy Kaufman's brief career that for years his fans believed that he wasn't really dead.
Kaufman's best known as Latka Gravas in the American TV sitcom Taxi, and his life was undoubtedly weird. Performance artist, Elvis impersonator, wrestler - he's difficult to pin down.
Nominator Iain Lee believes he was a genius, while Olly Double of the University of Kent school of arts reckons Kaufman didn't really care if his audience laughed or not.
Presenter Matthew Parris draws his own conclusions about Kaufman's extraordinary life, later turned into a film starring Jim Carrey called Man on the Moon.
Produced at BBC Bristol by Miles Warde.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2017.
THU 21:30 Rabbit Redux by John Updike (b09gyhsx)
4. Household and Health
Jill establishes her place in the household and charms Harry's son Nelson - while Harry grapples with the reality of his mother's rapidly declining health.
John Updike's masterful Rabbit quintet established Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom as the quintessential American White middle class male.
The first book Rabbit, Run was published in 1960 to critical acclaim. Rabbit Redux is the second in the series, published in 1971 and charting the end of the sixties - featuring, among other things, the first American moon landing and the Vietnam War.
Despite its very strong language, sex, and reflection of racist attitudes of the time, Time Magazine said of the book and its author, "Updike owns a rare verbal genius, a gifted intelligence and a sense of tragedy made bearable by wit. A masterpiece."
It's extraordinary how many of its themes reverberate down to the present day.
Abridged by Eileen Horne
Read by Toby Jones
Produced by Clive Brill
A Brill production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in November 2017.
THU 21:45 A Small Town Murder (m000dk13)
Series 14
4. Safety
It's Jackie's last week but one of her clients, Hadley, has returned to her abusive husband.
Jackie feels she has to ensure that she is safe.
Jackie ...... Meera Syal
Peter ...... Matthew Marsh
Dee ...... Ayesha Antoine
Gary ...... Michael Higgs
Lorraine ...... Abigail Cruttenden
Karen ...... Nicola Stuart Hill
Hadley ...... Sarah Lambie
Ryan ...... Phil Yarrow
Steve ...... Scott Cherry
Dave ...... Alec Newman
Other parts played by the cast
Written by Scott Cherry
Produced and Directed by Clive Brill
A Brill Production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in January 2020.
THU 22:00 Conversations from a Long Marriage (m001wypp)
Series 5
3. I'm Still Here
Joanna witnesses a random act of kindness and helps a friend in need.
Joanna Lumley and Roger Allam return as the loving, long-married couple, in the 5th series of Jan Etherington’s award-winning comedy.
This week, Joanna witnesses a random act of kindness and believes they should all do more. ‘You give a little love and it all comes back to you’. Roger responds ‘So your guru is Bugsy Malone, is it?’. Her resolve is tested when she is asked to stay with her old friend, Paula, once a 60s party girl, now suffering from Alzheimers, while her exhausted husband takes a break. Joanna is apprehensive but Roger and the dog accompany her and in spite of the heartbreak and moments of panic, Joanna sees the ‘party Paula’ emerge, joyfully, as they relive old times.
Conversations from a Long Marriage is written by Jan Etherington. It is produced and directed by Claire Jones. It is a BBC Studios Production.
Wilfredo Acosta - sound engineer
Charlotte Sewter - sound 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 (b015ctw6)
Series 7
Rude Girl
Social Worker Clare Barker is concerned she may be linguistically out of touch with today's youth.
Brian fails to impress Clare with numerous romantic gestures.
A Heating Engineer causes a stir in the Family Centre and Megan causes chaos.
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.
Written by Harry Venning and David Ramsden
Clare........Sally Phillips
Brian........Alex Lowe
Megan/Nali........Nina Conti
Ray.........Richard Lumsden
Helen........Liza Tarbuck
Simon.......Andrew Wincott
Libby.........Sarah Kendell
Daniel.........Nathan Caton
Mr Truscott.........Gerard MdDermot
Thomas.........Stefan Ramsden
Producer: Katie Tyrrell.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2011.
THU 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (m001x9qb)
Jimmy Cricket 2/3
From 10pm until midnight, seven days a week, the Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. Plus Angela Barnes chats again to the comedian and entertainer Jimmy Cricket.
THU 23:00 Foley and McColl: The Interview (b0076d23)
Cool As You Like
The comedy duo behind the Morecambe and Wise tribute ‘The Play What I Wrote’ are telling all in their big interview with Michael Parkinson.
This time, the duo tell Parky about their dramatic showbiz bust-up.
Written by and starring Sean Foley and Hamish McColl.
Director: Sally Avens
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2003.
THU 23:15 Jigsaw (b01r5pxx)
Series 1
Episode 4
From trouble with a cat to a theatre trip to see Les Misérables
A rapid-fire and surreal sketch show.
Pieced together by stand-up comedians Dan Antopolski, Tom Craine and Nat Luurtsema.
Produced by Colin Anderson.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2013.
THU 23:30 And the Winner Is... (b00r90qh)
Series 1
Episode 3
Matt Lucas hosts his alternative awards show – The Lucases - with Richard Herring, Sarah Millican and David Walliams.
Awards include the Lucas for Sexiest British Prime Minister, the Lucas for the Jammiest Celebrity, the Lucas for Most Effective Diet and the Lucas for Least Boring Shakespeare Play. The nominations are provided by this week's guests, who are Richard Herring, Sarah Millican and David Walliams, but the ultimate decision is down to the whim of the host.
Who will walk off with their very own Lucas? Will it be John Major, Margaret Thatcher or Spencer Perceval; Victoria Beckham, Peaches Geldof or Her Majesty the Queen; Do exercise and eat sensibly, Divorce or the Matt Lucas Diet; Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet or No Sex Please We're British walk away with a gong?
Script written by Ashley Blaker, Bill Matthews and Ged Parsons.
Producer: Ashley Blaker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in 2010.

FRIDAY 15 MARCH 2024

FRI 00:00 Twenty Thousand Streets under the Sky (b07gbpn0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Dick Francis (b007n9gl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Whodunnits (m000m136)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Other People's Children by Joanna Trollope (b007jn8h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 The Latvian Locum (b09gk171)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 on Thursday]
FRI 02:30 What Does the K Stand For? (b08bb33b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Dad's Army (b007jpkw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Thursday]
FRI 03:30 Huddwinks (b0092n42)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 The Unbelievable Truth (m000rtz4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 A Whole 'Nother Story (b0076bdt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 Twenty Thousand Streets under the Sky (b07gcj61)
3. The Plains of Cement
London, 1927. Bob gives Jenny an ultimatum and Ella confronts Mr Eccles.
Starring Steven Pacey, Annette Badland, Emily Morgan and John Moffatt.
Conclusion of Patrick Hamilton’s semi-autobiographical trilogy.
Dramatised by Frederic Bradnum.
Ella's mother ..... Anna Cropper
Prosser.....Geoffrey Whitehead
Prunella ..... Elizabeth Mansfield
Sammy.... Tina Marian
Andy ... David Goudge
Guvnor .... David King
Mrs Guvnor .... Jo Kendall
Other parts played by:
Donald Gee
Michael Kilgarriff
Marcia King
Producer: Glyn Dearman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1989.
FRI 06:00 Dick Francis (b007ncw9)
Proof
8. Connections
Tony Beach and his detective chum Gerard MacGregor attempt to unearth the true identity of Paul Young.
Starring Nigel Havers.
Fine living, fast horses, and shattering suspense - the gripping conclusion of Dick Francis's compelling thriller.
Dramatised by Ernest Dudley.
Tony Beach …. Nigel Havers
Gerard …. George Parsons
Paul Young …. Stuart Organ
Chief Superintendent Wilson …. Manning Wilson
Producer: Matthew Walters
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1987.
FRI 06:30 Whodunnits (m000m0kf)
A Walk in the Dark
5. The Ends Justify the Means?
After the kidnapping of Ruth Cobb, DC ‘Birdie’ Partridge gets an unexpected ally.
But an ever bigger surprise is still to come...
Patrick Mower stars as Detective Constable ‘Birdie’ Partridge.
Chris Boucher's vintage crime serial about the mystery disappearance of a passenger from an ocean liner.
DC ‘Birdie’ Partridge …. Patrick Mower
Ruth Cobb …. Helen Atkinson Wood
Daryl Kennedy…. John Rowe
Garvey …. Gregory de Polnay
Bank Clerk …. Gary Cady
Stuart Cobb …. David Timson
Producer: Gerry Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1981.
FRI 07:00 Other People's Children by Joanna Trollope (b007jn8y)
10. Trials and Triumphs
Relationships falter under the strains of living as a step-family when decisions need to be made.
Joanna Trollope's novel about the traumas and delights of adjusting to a step-family.
Abridged by Pat McLoughlin.
Concluded by Penelope Wilton.
Producer: Di Speirs
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1998.
FRI 07:15 The Latvian Locum (b09gkk3t)
Series 1
5. Teen Pregnancy
An offbeat comic drama series following the experiences of Latvian locum Dr Dace Zake - mistakenly hired in the belief she speaks Polish - in a beleaguered medical centre in the deprived South Shore area of Blackpool.
A teenage girl comes to the surgery fearing she is pregnant and Dace is running late again for something important.
Dr Dace Zake ...... Dolya Gavanski
Written by Ben Cottam.
Directed by Alison Crawford.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2017.
FRI 07:30 All Those Women (b086tfbm)
Series 2
Episode 2
It's time for some well-earned relaxing after Maggie won some vouchers to a spa.
But what should be the opportunity for a bit of a lie down soon gets a bit fraught. 'There's a fine line between a spa day and a detention centre isn't there?'
Comedy series by Katherine Jakeways about four generations of women living under one roof.
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. Every week we 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
Sylvia ...... Clare Perkins
Producer: Alexandra Smith
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in January 2017.
FRI 08:00 Marriage Lines (b0674hjd)
Series 2
Episode 11
Could a new arrival upset George and Kate's house plans?
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
Patty …. Anna Gilchrist
Neville …. Derek Fowlds
Jean …. Rosemary Miller
Miles …. Edward de Souza
Dr Bennett …. Frederick Treves
Producer: Charles Maxwell
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in May 1967.
FRI 08:30 Big Jim and the Figaro Club (b008klgb)
Up the Pole
When Harold Perkins befriends the Carnival Queen, the workmates plot a little sabotage.
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
Producer: Martin Fisher
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1987.
FRI 09:00 The 3rd Degree (m000xkz0)
Series 11
Nottingham Trent University
Steve Punt hosts the battle of wits as three students from Nottingham Trent University take on their professors.
A funny and dynamic quiz show with specialist subjects including English literature, broadcast journalism and law.
Questions range from oblate spheroids to Grover Cleveland via Le Corbusier and BT Openreach.
Producer: David Tyler
A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in July 2021.
FRI 09:30 In and Out of the Kitchen (b017ckf5)
Series 1
September 18th to 24th
Damien 's routine is thrown into disarray when Anthony's goddaughter, Libby, is sent to stay with them for "respite".
Meanwhile, Anthony finally has his long-awaited job interview and Damien is offered the chance to front his own TV cookery show.
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.
The programme also features Damien's easy-to-follow recipes for:
* Cracking crepes Suzette
* Spanish-as-sangria, "chorizo und patatas"
* A tastebud tantalising, Beef Oxford.
Damien Trench ...... Miles Jupp
Anthony ...... Justin Edwards
Damien's Mother ...... Selina Cadell
Mr Mullaney ...... Brendan Dempsey
Ian Frobisher ...... Philip Fox
Libby/Angie ...... Maggie Service
Producer: Sam Michell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2011.
FRI 10:00 Twenty Thousand Streets under the Sky (b07gcj61)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]
FRI 11:00 Dick Francis (b007ncw9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
FRI 11:30 Whodunnits (m000m0kf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
FRI 12:00 Other People's Children by Joanna Trollope (b007jn8y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
FRI 12:15 The Latvian Locum (b09gkk3t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]
FRI 12:30 All Those Women (b086tfbm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
FRI 13:00 Marriage Lines (b0674hjd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 13:30 Big Jim and the Figaro Club (b008klgb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
FRI 14:00 The 3rd Degree (m000xkz0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
FRI 14:30 In and Out of the Kitchen (b017ckf5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
FRI 15:00 Twenty Thousand Streets under the Sky (b07gcj61)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]
FRI 16:00 Dick Francis (b007ncw9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
FRI 16:30 Whodunnits (m000m0kf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
FRI 17:00 Other People's Children by Joanna Trollope (b007jn8y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
FRI 17:15 The Latvian Locum (b09gkk3t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]
FRI 17:30 All Those Women (b086tfbm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
FRI 18:00 Marriage Lines (b0674hjd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 18:30 Big Jim and the Figaro Club (b008klgb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
FRI 19:00 The 3rd Degree (m000xkz0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
FRI 19:30 In and Out of the Kitchen (b017ckf5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
FRI 20:00 Musical Variations: The Life of Angela Morley (b0714nhm)
Stuart Barr uncovers the colourful career of British composer and transgender pioneer, Angela Morley.
In 1972, Wally Stott's transition to Angela Morley made front page news. Wally was famous. He was composer for the Goon Show and Hancock's Half Hour, and music director to stars like Frankie Vaughan and Shirley Bassey.
"TV Music Man changes his sex" screamed the headlines. Where would Angela go from here? Stuart talks to Angela's friends and colleagues to discover how she made her mark in the music business, as a woman and a man. And he explores the special qualities of the music she wrote and arranged, from the famous 'Hancock' tuba theme to her work alongside John Williams on blockbusters like Star Wars and Superman.
Producer: Chris Taylor
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2016.
FRI 20:30 Soul Music (b00763xd)
Series 2
Over the Rainbow
The story of the song immortalised by Judy Garland.
Lyricist Yip Harburg and composer Harold Arlen had completed the entire score for The Wizard of Oz, but struggled to write this opening number.
Ernie and Ena Harburg, Jane Horrocks and Steve Nallon reflect on the impact of Judy Garland's signature song.
Series about music that makes the hairs stand up on the back of our necks.
Producer: Rosie Boulton
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2001.
FRI 21:00 And the Academy Award Goes To... (b01qsph7)
Series 4
American Beauty
Paul Gambaccini explores a Best Picture Oscar film to find out how and why it won and what it tells us about society at the time.
The black comedy American Beauty swept the board at the 2000 Oscars ceremony, pushing aside The Sixth Sense and The Green Mile. It was an unexpected hit for the studio - Steven Spielberg's Dreamworks - and went on to become a popular, critical and commercial success around the world.
Telling a story of dysfunction in suburbia, it tackled many taboo themes head on: homophobia, drugs, blackmail, infidelity and domestic abuse. Kevin Spacey won an Oscar for Best Actor for his portrayal of Lester Burnham, the suburban husband and father who embraces his midlife crisis. Annette Bening, who plays his wife, holds onto the facades that make up her world, whilst falling apart inside.
For the director, Sam Mendes, it was his first movie and he picked up an Oscar. Paul talks to Mendes about his vision and the evolution of American Beauty on and off set and reflects on the cultural event it soon became. Producers Dan Jinks and Bruce Cohen, talk about casting the movie and getting it made. Thomas Newman, of the Hollywood composing dynasty, wrote the score and tells Paul how close to the wire the iconic opening music sequence was. And the young actors in the film - Thora Birch and Wes Bentley - discuss how, at the start of their careers, they immersed themselves in roles which resonated with their lives at the time.
Producer Neil McCarthy
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2013.
FRI 21:30 Rabbit Redux by John Updike (b09gyjk9)
5. A Meeting
Harry meets with his wife's lover and his mother, who urges him to leave Brewer and run away.
He argues with Jill and is astonished to learn that she is starting to fall for him.
John Updike's masterful Rabbit quintet established Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom as the quintessential American White middle class male.
The first book Rabbit, Run was published in 1960 to critical acclaim. Rabbit Redux is the second in the series, published in 1971 and charting the end of the sixties - featuring, among other things, the first American moon landing and the Vietnam War.
Despite its very strong language, sex, and reflection of racist attitudes of the time, Time Magazine said of the book and its author, "Updike owns a rare verbal genius, a gifted intelligence and a sense of tragedy made bearable by wit. A masterpiece."
It's extraordinary how many of its themes reverberate down to the present day.
Abridged by Eileen Horne
Read by Toby Jones
Produced by Clive Brill
A Brill production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in December 2017.
FRI 21:45 A Small Town Murder (m000dk19)
Series 14
5. Lesson
It's Jackie's last week at work, but Hadley's abusive husband Dave has found out where Jackie lives and is determined to teach her a lesson for interfering.
Jackie ...... Meera Syal
Peter ...... Matthew Marsh
Dee ...... Ayesha Antoine
Gary ...... Michael Higgs
Lorraine ...... Abigail Cruttenden
Karen ...... Nicola Stuart Hill
Hadley ...... Sarah Lambie
Ryan ...... hil Yarrow
Steve ...... Scott Cherry
Dave ...... Alec Newman
Other parts played by the cast
Written by Scott Cherry
Produced and Directed by Clive Brill
A Brill Production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in January 2020.
FRI 22:00 Jokes (p0hc1z5d)
Stuart Mitchell's Cost of Living
3. Stuart Is a Total Banker
Comedian Stuart Mitchell examines his own cost of living crisis with a move into the high flying world of banking - and just when he thinks he has it all, the world crashes around 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 (p0hbp22v)
Jazz Emu: The Sound of Us
3. The Sound of Man
After being diagnosed with below average testosterone levels (which was probably the error of the thicko lady doctor) Jazz decides to assert his dominance. With the help of the macho social media influencer Aidan Tugg, Jazz learns the art of being a Proper Man. No cucks allowed.
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 (b007731j)
Series 1
Episode 2
Meet the China Lion, and the singing friend, and introducing the Daniel Bedingfield-loving East European couple.
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 23:00 Absolute Power (b007qs09)
Series 1
Episode 4
Can Prentiss McCabe come up with a strategy to increase church congregations around the country?
Mark Tavener's comedy about the machiavellian doctors of PR spin with contacts at the highest level of government.
Starring Stephen Fry as Charles Prentiss and John Bird as Martin McCabe.
With:
Tony Gardner
Siobhan Hayes
John Rowe
Alys Torrance
Producer: Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2000.
FRI 23:25 The Comedy Club Interviews (m001x9qd)
Jimmy Cricket 3/3
From 10pm until midnight, seven days a week, the Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. Plus Angela Barnes chats again to the comedian and entertainer Jimmy Cricket.
FRI 23:30 All the World's a Globe (b007jww5)
7. From Nelson to Women's Emaciation
The emaciation of women.
Continuing the history of mankind.
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 June 1990.
FRI 23:45 Ivor Cutler - A Wet Handle (b00cgss2)
Episode 1
'I Am a Yellow Fly' and the tale of a greasy button.
Songs, stories and poems from humourist Ivor Cutler.
With:
Craig Murray-Orr
Dylan Edwards
Beverley Crew
Producer: Neil Cargill
First broadcast on BBC Radio 3 in June 1997.