SATURDAY 22 JUNE 2024

SAT 00:00 Soul Music (m000q9f5)
Sunshine on Leith
Sunshine on Leith was released in 1988 but didn't become the big hit The Proclaimers had hoped for.
However it has endured and become an anthem of love and a celebration of life.
It is the song played at Hibs FC matches and has come to symbolise the sense of community felt by supporters. Margaret Alcorn recalls how she and her husband were involved in the Hibs Supporters Club organising and taking part in social events for local people in Leith.
When their club came under threat from a merger with rival Edinburgh team Hearts she and her husband worked tirelessly to preserve it - and when her husband passed away the song was played at his funeral.
Musician Ross Wilson grew up in Leith and is also a passionate Hibs Supporter. The feelings of comfort and solidarity he experiences at home games led him to create his own version of the song which he performed with a choir to celebrate one of his favourite songs that reminds him of home and that he calls true soul music.
Melinda Tetley's family would always sing Proclaimers songs at home in Edinburgh while her three children were growing up. But when her teenage son fell ill with leukaemia, the song took on a special significance for them culminating in a spontaneous joyful singalong on a walk along a lochside.
The human rights lawyer Clive Stafford-Smith is a big fan of The Proclaimers and remembers seeing them perform Sunshine on Leith in New Orleans just days after 9/11 to an audience of exactly eight people - half of whom were the prosecuting team in a Death Row murder case he was defending.
Musicologist Dave Robb who toured with The Proclaimers explains the song's lasting emotional appeal and spiritual beauty.
Producer: Maggie Ayre
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2020.
SAT 00:30 The Number 1 Ladies' Opera House (b00plfkq)
Alexander McCall Smith wrote BBC Radio's The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series.
The author has also converted a disused garage in Botswana into an opera house.
Pauline McLynn charts his progress as he trains local people to sing.
Producer: Bill Lloyd
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2009.
SAT 01:00 Boxer and Doberman (b00wh02c)
Series 2
2. The Black Widow
Boxer and Doberman investigate the brutal murder of a popular Scottish actor and get entangled (as you do) in a web of intrigue.
Things get even stickier when Boxer seems to fall for the murdered man's widow - seductive breakfast TV star Marion Swann.
Doberman's suspicions are aroused. Boxer is just aroused...
Alastair Jessiman's gritty police comedy drama series.
Featuring grizzled old-school detective, DI Bob Boxer - and his slightly less grizzled and more instinctive young sidekick, DS Shona Doberman.
Starring Finlay Welsh and Anita Vettesse.
Listen out for a blink-and-you-miss-it cameo from one of the stars of the show which "inspired" Boxer and Doberman - ITV's Taggart.
Clue: his appearance is a tea-time treat...
DI Boxer ..... Finlay Welsh
DS Doberman ..... Anita Vettesse
Marion Swann ..... Juliet Cadzow
Mackenzie Baxter ..... Sean Scanlan
Joe Macnamarra ..... Alastair Jessiman
PC Jordan ..... James MacPherson
Directed at BBC Scotland by David Jackson Young.
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in December 2010.
SAT 01:30 Letters of Introduction (m002037p)
5. Escalation
Claire Gillian has left home so her husband can't update her on what he's discovered.
But he's getting closer to confronting the blackmailer...
The Gillian family's happy and successful life has been shattered by a blackmail plot.
Starring Paul Shelley and Sandra Clark.
Peter Whalley’s mystery thriller, set in ‘90s Cheshire.
Richard Gillian .... Paul Shelley
Jane Gillian .... Saskia Downes
David Gillian .... John Lloyd Fillingham
Maurice Townsend .... Glyn Morrow
Philip Thornton .... Peter Rylands
Melissa .... Kathryn Hunt
Julie .... Julie Corrigan
Lawrence Nevison .... Russell Dixon
Adele Nevison .... Melissa Jane Sinden
Directed at BBC Manchester by Tony Cliff.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1994.
SAT 02:00 The Older Woman (b02zfp46)
Series 1
Episode 6
What did Roy and Jane get up to after the concert? What lengths will Dick go to in his attempts to become Frank Sinatra? And will Elsa save Roy's bacon?
Starring Zoe Wanamaker and Martin Clunes.
Conclusion of Tony Bagley's romantic comedy drama serial with a twist.
Miss Callaghan ...... Zoe Wanamaker
Roy Hitchcock ...... Martin Clunes
Elsa ...... Toyah Wilcox
Mr Say ...... David Troughton
Chad....Nicky Henderson
Dick ...... Geoff McGivern
Jacko......David Holt
Wyn.......Sue Roderick
Advert Voice-over ......Melanie Hudson
Producer: Paul Schlesinger:
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1993.
SAT 02:30 The Burkiss Way (b007js2t)
Series 4
Is Britain Going the Burkiss Way? Part 2
The Martians Are Coming!
Or are they?
Is this a spoof?
Or a spoof of a spoof?
Cult sketch comedy series which originally ran from 1976 to 1980.
Starring:
Fred Harris
Jo Kendall
Nigel Rees
Chris Emmett
Written by Andrew Marshall and David Renwick.
Producer: David Hatch
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1979.
SAT 03:00 Says on the Tin (b00h62pp)
Face Cream
Eliott and Esther are on the brink of admitting their attraction when a young actress with a father fixation fixes on Eliott.
Starring Michael Brandon.
Comedy by Christopher William Hill about an American ad man, forced to relocate to London.
Eliott Thurber ...... Michael Brandon
Esther Finn ...... Samantha Bond
Hannah Walker ...... Pippa Haywood
Pippa Walker ...... Manjeet Mann
Zadie ...... Joannah Tincey
Baz ...... Inam Mirza
Max ...... Robert Lonsdale
Rutter ...... Stephen Critchlow
Angelique ...... Donnla Hughes
Other parts played by:
Janice Acquah
Jill Cardo
Jonathan Tafler
Gunnar Cauthery
Producer: Liz Webb
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2009.
SAT 03:30 Diary of a Young Naturalist by Dara McAnulty (m000jhpv)
5. Winter
Summer is over, but Dara finds solace in the quiet of winter and the rituals of the past which are bound with the natural world.
These vivid and moving diary entries about Dara’s connection to wildlife, and the way he sees the world, are raw in their telling and urgent in their message.
They communicate his intense connection to the natural world, and his perspective as a teenager juggling exams and trying to build friendships alongside a life of campaigning.
“I was diagnosed with Asperger’s/autism aged five. By age seven I knew I was very different, I had got used to the isolation, my inability to break through into the world of talking about football or Minecraft was not tolerated. Then came the bullying. Nature became so much more than an escape; it became a life-support system.”
Written and concluded by Dara McAnulty.
Abridged by Jill Waters and Isobel Creed.
Producer: Jill Waters
A Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in May 2020.
SAT 03:45 Exile (m000d7jc)
10. Escape
The crew of the Mayflower are preparing for a return voyage to England.
Sarah makes a plan with Elizabeth to escape from Matthew and his "New Jerusalem" and sail back to England with Saul.
But there's something Saul hasn't told her.
He's married to a woman from the Wampanoag tribe, and the boy they found helping himself to chickens is his son.
Conclusion of Adrian Bean's gripping story about one family's journey into the unknown.
Made to mark the 400th anniversary of the sailing of the Mayflower.
Sarah Hargreaves ...... Louise Brealey
Matthew Hargreaves ...... Trystan Gravelle
Ben ...... Joel MacCormack
Elizabeth ...... Megan McInerney
Saul Tregarron ..... Matthew Gravelle
Captain Jones ..... John Cording
Blackbird ...... Ashleigh Haddad
Director: John Norton
A BBC Cymru Wales production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in January 2020.
SAT 04:00 Foul Play (b00jtm1q)
Series 3
Oh Yes She Is Dead!
Crime writers Susan Moody and Simon Shaw probe a Charming murder at the pantomime.
Oh yes they do!
Simon Brett hosts the murder quiz.
Suspects played by:
Maria McErlane
Lee Simpson
Producer Liz Anstree
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1998.
SAT 04:30 Arrested Development (b0075vs2)
Episode 3
Kate's cottage is now in ruins thanks to an over-enthusiastic builder.
And is that really actor Michael Caine in the local Croydon nick?
Starring Letitia Dean, Phil Cornwell and Julian Rhind-Tutt.
Simon Warne's comedy serial.
Penny ...... Letitia Dean
Bob ...... Phil Cornwell
Andy ...... Julian Rhind-Tutt
Joy ...... Maggie McCarthy
Kate ...... Susannah Doyle
Frank ...... Roger Walker
Ken ...... Andrew Wincott
Producer: Tracey Neale
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2000.
SAT 05:00 Evelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisited (b007k2r7)
4. Stormy Waters
Charles is overwhelmed by meeting Julia again on board ship, but will his relationship with the Marchmain family still prove to be jinxed?
Starring Ben Miles and Jamie Bamber.
Conclusion of Evelyn Waugh's most famous novel of life, love and a forgotten era.
Dramatised by Jeremy Front.
Charles Ryder ...... Ben Miles
Sebastian Flyte ...... Jamie Bamber
Mr Ryder ...... Benjamin Whitrow
Lady Marchmain ...... Eleanor Bron
Rex Mottram ...... William Hope
Julia ...... Anne-Marie Duff
Cordelia ...... Abby Ford
Mr Samgrass ...... Thomas Arnold
Brideshead ...... Toby Jones
Wilcox ...... Andrew Wincott
Celia ...... Eve Best
Anthony Blanche ...... Geoffrey Streatfeild
Boy Mulcaster ...... Tom Smith
Cara ...... Liza Sadovy
Nanny Hawkins ...... Ann Beach
Lord Marchmain ...... Edward Petherbridge
Doctor ...... Sean Baker
Father MacKay ...... Jonathan Keeble
Music by Neil Brand
Director: Marion Nancarrow
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2003.
SAT 06:00 Drama on 3 (b08xcqwp)
Victim
The 1961 film ‘Victim’, starring matinee idol Dirk Bogarde in the gamble of his career, is often credited with helping to change public attitudes to homosexuality.
This fast-moving drama follows the extraordinary mixture of bravery and pragmatism involved in getting a ground-breaking enterprise off the ground, providing a fascinating glimpse of Britain at a tipping point of social change.
Starring Ed Stoppard.
Sarah Wooley's drama about the making of 'Victim', the first British film to seriously address homosexuality.
Dirk Bogarde …. Ed Stoppard
Tony Forwood …. Simon Harrison
Basil Dearden …. Jonathan Aris
Janet Green …. Fenella Woolgar
Michael Relph …. Ben Miles
John Trevelyan …. Michael Moloney
Dorothy …. Julie Teal
Sylvia Sims …. Sarah Ridgeway
Alexander Walker …. Charlie Clements
Leo Abse MP/Trailer Announcer …. Simon Ludders
Sir Cyril Osborne MP/The Earl of Arran/Roy Jenkins MP …. Philip Fox
With:
Emilio Doorgasing
David Surzaker
Tom Forrister
Music by Neil Brand.
Director: Abigail le Fleming
First broadcast on BBC Radio 3 in July 2017.
SAT 07:30 The Second Sleep by Robert Harris (Omnibus) (m000dzy3)
Episode 1
Father Fairfax, a newly ordained priest has been sent by the Bishop of Exeter to the village of Addicott St George to bury Father Lacy who has recently died.
But a mysterious figure appears at the funeral casting doubt on the accidental nature of the priest’s death.
Robert Harris’s totally absorbing and truly surprising thriller takes a 'historical futuristic’ setting to comment on the present.
Omnibus of the first five of ten episodes abridged by Jeremy Osborne.
Read by Michael Maloney.
Producer: Karen Rose
A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in February 2020.
*** Author Robert Harris, the master of plotting is best known for his best-selling fiction; The Ghost Writer, An Officer and a Spy, Fatherland, Enigma and Archangel.
SAT 08:45 Marriott's Monologues (b00sp4g7)
Bernie Clifton
Bernie Clifton performs 'Three Ha'pence a foot' and 'The Battle of Hastings'.
Series featuring the famous monologues of Marriott Edgar.
Music by Brian Fitzgerald.
Produced at BBC Manchester by Mike Craig
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in August 1991.
SAT 09:00 Educated Evans by Edgar Wallace (b03zxqb1)
A Matched Pair
Can the 1920s tipster avoid police plans and see off a new 'educated' rival?
Roy Hudd stars as a self-styled "sporting authority" in 1920's Camden Town in London.
Edgar Wallace's 1924 novel dramatised by Richard Quick.
Narrator …. Freddie Jones
Educated Evans …. Roy Hudd
Inspector Pine …. Andrew Sachs
The Miller …. Michael Roberts
Mrs Rankin …. Pat Coombs
Joe Taskett …. David Battley
Old Sam …. Simon Treves
The Great Lizo …. Elizabeth Mansfield
Music by Philip Glassborow and Rick Cardinall.
Director: Dirk Maggs
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1996.
SAT 09:30 The Arthur Haynes Show (m0009kfl)
From 18/8/1963
Buying a used car where appearances can be deceptive - and exploring the art of conversation.
Arthur Haynes stars in the sketch show series written by Johnny Speight.
With:
Nicholas Parsons
Leslie Noyes
Dorothy Dampier
Graham Stark
Barney Galbraith
Dermot Kelly
Music by Joe Brown and the Bruvvers.
Producer: Richard Dingley
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in August 1963.
SAT 10:00 The Man Behind the Mask – Dave Prowse (m00120y8)
A tribute to Dave Prowse, the Bristol-born bodybuilder, champion weight-lifter turned actor.
Dave rose to fame as the heroic face of Britain’s TV road safety campaign, The Green Cross Man
Later he became the man behind the mask of one of cinema’s greatest villains, Darth Vader in 'Star Wars'.
Dave Prowse died in 2020 aged 85.
Producer: Tom Ryan
First broadcast on BBC Radio Bristol in November 2020.
SAT 11:00 Drama on 3 (b08xcqwp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SAT 12:30 The Second Sleep by Robert Harris (Omnibus) (m000dzy3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
SAT 13:45 Marriott's Monologues (b00sp4g7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
SAT 14:00 Educated Evans by Edgar Wallace (b03zxqb1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SAT 14:30 The Arthur Haynes Show (m0009kfl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
SAT 15:00 The Man Behind the Mask – Dave Prowse (m00120y8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SAT 16:00 Ann Radcliffe - The Mysteries of Udolpho (b04mhn26)
Episode 2
Can Emily escape the clutches of the evil Montoni and learn her father's secret?
Starring Deborah Berlin and Robert Glenister.
Ann Radcliffe's fourth novel 'The Mysteries of Udolpho' was published 1794.
It follows the fortunes of Emily St Aubert who has to endure the death of her father, supernatural terrors in a gloomy castle and the machinations of an Italian brigand. This quintessential Gothic novel, along with Radcliffe's 'The Romance of the Forest' plays a prominent role in Jane Austen's 'Northanger Abbey'.
Dramatised by Catherine Czerkawska.
Emily …. Deborah Berlin
Valancourt …. Robert Glenister
Montoni …. Keith Drinkel
Madame Montoni …. Tina Gray
Annette …. Rachel Atkins.
Abbess …. Jill Graham
Sister Agnes …. Shirley Dixon
Dorothée …. Ann Beach
With:
Julian Parkin
Denys Hawthorne
Mark Bonnar
Chris Pavlo
Colleen Prendergast
Stephen Thorne
Director: David Blount
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1996.
SAT 17:00 Drama on 3 (b08xcqwp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SAT 18:30 The Second Sleep by Robert Harris (Omnibus) (m000dzy3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
SAT 19:45 Marriott's Monologues (b00sp4g7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
SAT 20:00 Educated Evans by Edgar Wallace (b03zxqb1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SAT 20:30 The Arthur Haynes Show (m0009kfl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
SAT 21:00 The Man Behind the Mask – Dave Prowse (m00120y8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SAT 22:00 Meet David Sedaris (m00046sq)
Series 7
Episode 3
The globetrotting, trash-picking, aisle-rolling storyteller shares more words of wit and wisdom:
* The Silent Treatment
* Extracts from his diaries
With sardonic wit and incisive social critiques, David Sedaris has become one of America's pre-eminent humour writers. The great skill with which he slices through cultural euphemisms and political correctness proves that he is a master of satire and one of the most observant writers addressing the human condition today.
David Sedaris's first book, Barrel Fever (1994), which included The SantaLand Diaries, was a critical and commercial success, as were his follow-up efforts, Naked (1997), Holidays on Ice (1997) and Me Talk Pretty One Day (2000). He became known for his bitingly funny recollections of his youth, family life and travels, making semi-celebrities out of his parents and siblings.
David Sedaris has been nominated for three Grammy Awards for Best Spoken Word and Best Comedy Album. A feature film adaptation of his story C.O.G. was released after a premier at the Sundance Film Festival (2013). He has been a contributor to BBC Radio 4 since 1996.
Producer: Steve Doherty
A Giddy Goat production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in April 2019.
SAT 22:30 The Nick Revell Show (b00cq58b)
Series 2
Health and Fitness
When his geraniums laugh at his puny physique, the writer overdoes his new fitness regime.
A sitcom for the 1990s, written by and starring comedian Nick Revell.
With:
Alistair McGowan
Doon Mackichan
Brian Bowles
Charles McKeown
Producer: Ioan Magnusson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1993
SAT 23:00 The Maltby Collection (b00m67w1)
Series 3
Episode 1
Massive budget cuts are needed – so who will museum director Walter put forward for the chop?
Starring Geoffrey Palmer and Julian Rhind-Tutt.
The return of David Nobbs’ sitcom about a small art museum staffed by eccentrics and obsessives.
Rod Millet ...... Julian Rhind-Tutt
Walter Brindle ...... Geoffrey Palmer
Prunella Edgecumbe ...... Rachel Atkins
Susie Maltby ...... Margaret Cabourn-Smith
Julian Crumb-Loosely ...... Ben Willbond
Wilf Arbuthnot ...... Geoff McGivern
Eva Tattle ...... Julia Deakin
Des Wainwright ...... Michael Smiley
Stelios Constantinopoulis ...... Chris Pavlo
Gloria Brindle ...... Helen Atkinson Wood.
Producer: Colin Anderson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2009.
SAT 23:30 Hut 33 (b01j9hsk)
Series 3
Know Thyne Enemy
It's 1942 and the war is not going well - so the codebreakers of Bletchley Park are under even more pressure than usual.
Archie, Gordon and Charles try to think like Germans to predict the Enigma machine code...
James Cary's sitcom set at Bletchley Park - the top-secret home of the Second World War codebreakers.
Professor Charles Gardner …. Robert Bathurst
Archie …. Tom Goodman-Hill
Gordon ...... Fergus Craig
Minka …. Olivia Coleman
Mrs Best …. Lill Roughley
3rd Lieutenant Joshua Featherstonhaugh-Marshall …. Alex MacQueen
Producer: Adam Bromley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2009.

SUNDAY 23 JUNE 2024

SUN 00:00 Ann Radcliffe - The Mysteries of Udolpho (b04mhn26)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 on Saturday]
SUN 01:00 Drama on 3 (b08xcqwp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday]
SUN 02:30 The Second Sleep by Robert Harris (Omnibus) (m000dzy3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Saturday]
SUN 03:45 Marriott's Monologues (b00sp4g7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Saturday]
SUN 04:00 Educated Evans by Edgar Wallace (b03zxqb1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Saturday]
SUN 04:30 The Arthur Haynes Show (m0009kfl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Saturday]
SUN 05:00 The Man Behind the Mask – Dave Prowse (m00120y8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Saturday]
SUN 06:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m00208ng)
Actors
Samantha Morton
Actor and director Samantha Morton shares her desert island castaway choices with Lauren Laverne.
Samantha has appeared in films directed by Woody Allen and Steven Spielberg, and is also known for her work on independent productions, often with serious themes such as prostitution and bereavement.
She has been nominated for two Academy Awards and won many accolades including a BAFTA and a Golden Globe.
Born in Nottingham in 1977, she had a difficult childhood. She was first taken into care as a baby, then spent the next decade between foster parents and her father’s home before being taken into care permanently aged 11.
Samantha's acting roles have ranged from Mary, Queen of Scots, in Elizabeth: The Golden Age to a war widow in The Messenger and the wife of a serial killer in Rillington Place.
She made her directorial debut with The Unloved in 2009, a film based on her own experience of the care system. It won the BAFTA Award for Best Single Drama.
DISC ONE: Burden of Shame by UB40
DISC TWO: Flower by The Charlatans
DISC THREE: The Town I Loved So Well (Live) by Luke Kelly And The Dubliners
DISC FOUR: Must Be the Place (Naïve Melody) by Talking Heads
DISC FIVE: Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space by Spiritualized
DISC SIX: Blume (French version) by Einstürzende Neubauten
DISC SEVEN: Dream Baby Dream by Suicide
DISC EIGHT: I Remember by Molly Drake
BOOK CHOICE: Light on Yoga: The Bible of Modern Yoga by B. K. S. Iyengar
LUXURY ITEM: A photograph of Samantha's children
CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space by Spiritualized
Producer: Cathy Drysdale
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2020.
SUN 06:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00lq99f)
Series 1
Archaeopteryx
Sir David recounts the remarkable story of a feather, like any other feather from a bird.
Only this one was 150 million years old, and the animal that lost it lived when birds had not yet evolved.
Series of talks by Sir David Attenborough on the natural histories of creatures and plants from around the world.
Producer: Julian Hector
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2009.
SUN 07:00 Poetry Extra (m00208nj)
Four Seasons - Summer
Daljit Nagra revisits the BBC's poetry archive and chooses Four Seasons: Summer.
This is a collection of poems celebrating the midpoint of summer and the longest day of the year.
Read by:
Jason Watkins
Anton Lesser
Juliet Stevenson
Siobhan Redmond
Adjoa Andoh
Simon Russell Beale.
Mona Arshi and Elizabeth-Jane Burnett read their own poetry on a summery theme.
Producers: Mair Bosworth & Sally Heaven
Originally broadcast across the day on BBC Radio 4 in June 2019.
SUN 07:30 Diary of a Young Naturalist by Dara McAnulty (Omnibus) (m00208nl)
Chronicles of the turning world of autistic teenager Dara McAnulty.
“I was diagnosed with Asperger’s/autism aged five. By age seven I knew I was very different, I had got used to the isolation, my inability to break through into the world of talking about football or Minecraft was not tolerated. Then came the bullying. Nature became so much more than an escape; it became a life-support system.”
Beginning in spring, his diary takes us through a year in his home patch in Northern Ireland.
Omnibus of five episodes abridged by Jill Waters and Isobel Creed.
These vivid and moving diary entries about Dara’s connection to wildlife, and the way he sees the world, are raw in their telling and urgent in their message. They communicate his intense connection to the natural world, and his perspective as a teenager juggling exams and trying to build friendships alongside a life of campaigning.
Written and read by Dara McAnulty.
Producer: Jill Waters
A Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in May 2020.
SUN 08:40 Inheritance Tracks (m00208nn)
John Robins
Comedian John Robins inherits ‘Enlightenment’ by Van Morrison and passes on ‘The Wild Kindness’ by Callahan & 'Prince' Billy.
SUN 08:50 Exile (Omnibus) (m000dgm5)
Episode 2
What do you do when your beliefs are condemned by the rest of society?
Conclusion of Adrian Bean's gripping story about one family's journey into the unknown.
The Hargreaves family have fled England to start a new life in America but things are far from perfect in the new Utopia. Elizabeth has to fight for her baby to be accepted, Ben's conscience is troubling him, Saul will have to confront the past and Sarah has had enough of her husband and the rest of the Puritans.
Omnibus of the last five of ten episodes.
Made to mark the 400th anniversary of the sailing of the Mayflower.
Sarah Hargreaves ...... Louise Brealey
Matthew Hargreaves ...... Trystan Gravelle
Ben ...... Joel MacCormack
Elizabeth ...... Megan McInerney
Blackbird ...... Ashleigh Haddad
Samoset ...... Daniel Taylor
Minister ...... Marc Danbury
Director: John Norton
A BBC Cymru Wales production first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2020.
SUN 10:00 Educating Archie (b00g9m6d)
From 30/01/1957
Archie Andrews and Brough decide it's to move out to the country and buy a farm.
Radio ventriloquism from Peter Brough and his 'dummy', Archie Andrews.
A range of guests take it in turn to tutor Archie each week.
Written by George Wadmore, Ronald Wolfe and Pat Dunlop.
With:
Dick Emery
Deryck Guyler
Ken Platt
Hilda Braid
Peter Hawkins
Music by Ronald Chesney and the BBC Revue Orchestra conducted by Harry Rabinowitz.
Running from 1950- 1958, Educating Archie introduced a number of soon-to-be household names to listeners, including Tony Hancock, Benny Hill, Harry Secombe, Dick Emery, Hattie Jacques, Bruce Forsyth and Max Bygraves - all taking a turn in tutoring Archie.
Producer: Roy Speer
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in January 1957.
SUN 10:30 Much Binding in the Marsh (m00208nq)
From 01/12/1953
Tensions surface between Costa and Beamish
Miss Plum writes a column about How to Behave at Home - including tips on a cold running buffet.
Plus a visit to Notting Hill Novelty.
Starring Kenneth Horne and Richard 'Stinker' Murdoch.
With:
Sam Costa
Maurice Denham
Dora Bryan
Written by Richard Murdoch and Kenneth Horne.
Music from the BBC Men’s Chorus and the BBC Variety Orchestra conducted by Paul Fenoulhet
Much Binding in the Marsh ran from 1944 to 1954 initially set at a remote RAF station before being converted to a country club and later the action moved to a newspaper. (The show also ran for a season with commercial breaks on Radio Luxembourg).
Producer: Leslie Bridgmont
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in December 1953.
SUN 11:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m00208ng)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SUN 11:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00lq99f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]
SUN 12:00 Poetry Extra (m00208nj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
SUN 12:30 Diary of a Young Naturalist by Dara McAnulty (Omnibus) (m00208nl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
SUN 13:40 Inheritance Tracks (m00208nn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:40 today]
SUN 13:50 Exile (Omnibus) (m000dgm5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]
SUN 15:00 Educating Archie (b00g9m6d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SUN 15:30 Much Binding in the Marsh (m00208nq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]
SUN 16:00 Robert Easby - Oneira (b007k26v)
3. A String of Time
Oneira ends up in the Texan Desert with a dead American comic - and a Friar from the 13th century.
The museum attendant's quest to learn the secrets of the Universe continues...
Written by Robert Easby.
Oneira ...... Lyndsey Marshal
Nicholai ...... Peter Marinker
Bill Hicks ...... Chas Early
Roger Bacon ...... Jon Glover
Alien ...... Christine Kavanagh
Producer: Liz Webb.
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in February 2007.
SUN 16:30 Ray Bradbury's Tales of the Bizarre (b007jlvj)
Series 2
The Scythe
A young farmer gets more than he bargained for when he stumbles across a seemingly deserted farm.
Strange and chilling tales from the award-winning master of thrillers Ray Bradbury.
Dramatised by Brian Sibley.
Drew ...... John Guerrasio
Molly ...... Briony Glassco
John ...... Hugh Dickson
Suzie ...... Barbara Barnes
Walt ...... Barclay Wright
Other parts played by the cast.
Ray tops and tails these dramatisations in his own inimitable style.
Producer: Tabitha Potts.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1997.
SUN 17:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m00208ng)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SUN 17:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00lq99f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]
SUN 18:00 Poetry Extra (m00208nj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
SUN 18:30 Diary of a Young Naturalist by Dara McAnulty (Omnibus) (m00208nl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
SUN 19:40 Inheritance Tracks (m00208nn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:40 today]
SUN 19:50 Exile (Omnibus) (m000dgm5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]
SUN 21:00 Educating Archie (b00g9m6d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SUN 21:30 Much Binding in the Marsh (m00208nq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]
SUN 22:00 Revolting People (b00fj2br)
Series 2
Even More Trying Times
Samuel's emporium faces competition from a new super-emporium and Mary climbs into bed with Captain Brimshaw.
Sitcom set just before the American War of Independence.
Written by Andy Hamilton and Jay Tarses.
Samuel Oliphant …. Jay Tarses
Sergeant McGurk …. Andy Hamilton
Captain Brimshaw …. James Fleet
Mary Oliphant …. Jan Ravens
Ezekiel Spriggs …. Hugh Dennis
Cora Oliphant …. Penelope Nice
Joshua Oliphant …. Tony Maudsley
Elizabeth Oliphant …. Susie Blake
Agnes …. Selina Griffiths
Isaac …. Michael Fenton-Stevens
Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2001.
SUN 22:30 Little Lifetimes by Jenny Eclair (m000kfrj)
Series 6
The Girls
Sarah Parish plays the neighbour from hell. When two girls move into the upstairs flat, she soon knows everything about them and their sex lives. And then, one weekend, she decides things have gone too far.
Sarah Parish is best known for her work in W1A, Trollied, Mistresses and Cutting It.
Written by Jenny Eclair
Read by Sarah Parish
Producer, Sally Avens
SUN 22:45 Paperback Hell (b0076cp2)
Series 1
Ensign Mandalay's Hat
The last of four chapters, by four different authors, all of them imaginary, all straight out of the bestseller charts and none of them very good.
It's chapter 2 from Ensign Mandalay's Hat.
This is the story of one man's struggle to solve the greatest scientific mystery of his time: male pattern baldness.
Starring:
Michael Fenton Stevens
Rebecca Front
Mel Hudson
Alex Lowe
Dan Tetsell
Ghost-written by Danny Robins and Dan Tetsell.
Producer: Lucy Armitage.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2003.
SUN 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (m0020n9x)
Stevie Martin 1/2
From 10pm until midnight, seven days a week, The Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. And tonight, Esyllt Sears chats to the award winning comedian, Stevie Martin.
SUN 23:00 Great Unanswered Questions (b00txh88)
Series 2
Episode 2
Who will make the most sense - the geeks or the comedians?
Comedian Colin Murphy hosts the show introducing the funny part of your brain to the intelligent part.
With:
Scientist - Dr David Booth
Comedian and computer geek - Matthew Collins.
Special guest: Irish comedy star Neil Delamere.
Can they answer the most ridiculous of questions with the correct or at the very least, funny answers?
Producer: Jackie Hamilton
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2010.
SUN 23:30 Life: An Idiot's Guide (b01d2fsj)
Series 1
First Impressions
Stephen K Amos and his pick of the circuit's best stand-ups try to unravel another knotty problem of modern life
This time it's the idiot's guide to first impressions.
With:
Miss London
Jess Fostekew
Craig Campbel
Producer: Colin Anderson.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2012.

MONDAY 24 JUNE 2024

MON 00:00 Robert Easby - Oneira (b007k26v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 on Sunday]
MON 00:30 Ray Bradbury's Tales of the Bizarre (b007jlvj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:30 on Sunday]
MON 01:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m00208ng)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Sunday]
MON 01:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00lq99f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 on Sunday]
MON 02:00 Poetry Extra (m00208nj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Sunday]
MON 02:30 Diary of a Young Naturalist by Dara McAnulty (Omnibus) (m00208nl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Sunday]
MON 03:40 Inheritance Tracks (m00208nn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:40 on Sunday]
MON 03:50 Exile (Omnibus) (m000dgm5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 on Sunday]
MON 05:00 Educating Archie (b00g9m6d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday]
MON 05:30 Much Binding in the Marsh (m00208nq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 on Sunday]
MON 06:00 The Left-Handed Sleeper (m000pw5w)
1. Who Goes Home?
Lord Willis discovers that some neighbours of his are in great trouble.
They're involved in an extraordinary drama making headlines in the world's press.
MP Mark Ritchie is on the run - tailed by MI5, but who else is chasing him?
Starring Richard Pasco and Annette Crosbie.
Spy thriller serial adapted in five parts by Ted Willis from his 1975 novel.
Christine Ritchie …. Annette Crosbie
Radio Announcer / Doorkeeper …. Astley Jones
Mark Ritchie …. Christopher Scoular
Det Chief Superintendent …. David Daker
Coombes …. Hugh Dickson
Irvine …. James Kerry
Patrick Cadwall …. Richard Pasco
Telephone Operator / Stewardess …. Rosalind Adams
Detective Constable Green …. Simon Hewitt
Marian Brown …. Thelma Whiteley
Narrator …. Ted Willis
Producer: Christopher Venning
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1982.
MON 06:30 Letters of Introduction (m00208kd)
6. An Equitable Solution
Richard Gillian has found the man who has been mistakenly blackmailing him - and has killed him in a fight.
Now he waits for the police.
What does the future hold now for shattered lives of the the Gillian family?
Starring Paul Shelley and Sandra Clark.
Conclusion of Peter Whalley’s six-part mystery thriller.
Richard Gillian .... Paul Shelley
Claire Gillian .... Sandra Clark
Jane Gillian .... Saskia Downes
David Gillian .... John Lloyd Fillingham
Lawrence Nevison .... Russell Dixon
Det Insp Jacob .... Michael Duggan
Melissa .... Kathryn Hunt
Secretary .... Melissa Jane Sinden
Director: Tony Cliff
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1994.
MON 07:00 Minor Adjustment (b0b3jncg)
At the End of the Rainbow
Richard gets exciting news from Hollywood and his wildest dreams seem about to come true.
Sitcom series about the Stubbs family - cartoonist Richard, therapist Sarah and their daughters - Kate, aged 16 and three-year-old Amy who has Down's Syndrome.
Starring Peter Davison and Samantha Bond.
Written by son and father team, Andy and Eric Merriman - inspired by Andy's own four-year-old daughter, Sarah.
Eric famously wrote legendary BBC comedy series 'Beyond Our Ken'.
Richard …. Peter Davison
Sarah …. Samantha Bond
Kate …. Claire Russell
Amy …. Sarah Merriman
Joel Bennett …. Kerry Shale
Nick …. Kim Wall
Dr Thompson …. Rachel Preece
Charlotte’s Mother …. Patience Tomlinson
Producer: Gareth Edwards
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1996.
MON 07:30 Stop Messing About! (b00qyrcf)
Series 2
Episode 2
Crackanory, Feeble Fables, and the television industry is exposed in The Smith Report.
Starring:
Kenneth Williams
Hugh Paddick
Joan Sims
After the unexpected death of Kenneth Horne in 1969, plans for the next series of Round The Horne were axed. Instead - using an old catchphrase of Kenneth Williams as a series title - Kenneth joined Hugh Paddick to continue the comedy tradition and was also reunited with his "Carry On" film co-star Joan Sims.
Announcer: Douglas Smith
Written by Myles Rudge, David Cumming and Derek Collyer.
With the Max Harris Group.
Producer: John Simmonds
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in April 1970.
MON 08:00 A Short Gentleman (b019rqh1)
Episode 4
QC Robert's nemesis approaches, along with Edward, basset hound of doom.
Hugh Bonneville stars as Robert Purcell, QC.
He's a perfect specimen of the British Establishment, who applies faultless legal logic to his disastrous personal life.
Conclusion of Jon Canter's comic novel adapted by Robin Brooks.
Robert Purcell ...... Hugh Bonneville
Geoffrey ...... Paul Moriarty
Father ...... James Hayes
Elizabeth ...... Lyndsey Marshal
Judy ...... Tracy Wiles
Pilkington ...... Ewan Bailey
Sergeant ...... Carl Prekopp
Isobel ...... Lauren Mote
Max ...... Ted Allpress
Alan ...... Gerard McDermott
Director: Jonquil Panting
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2012.
MON 08:30 The Confession by Jessie Burton (m000936j)
1. Disappearance
Rose Simmons is adrift in her mid-30s and still trying to decide what to do with her life.
Her own mother disappeared when she was a baby and she's never known the truth of what happened to her.
When she learns that the last person to see her was Constance Holden, a reclusive novelist who withdrew from public life at the peak of her fame, Rose is drawn to the door of Connie's imposing house in search of a confession.
Jessie Burton's mystery novel, first published in 2019.
Abridged in ten parts by Eileen Horne
Read by Rachel Shelley and Katherine Press
Producer: Mair Bosworth
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2019.
*** Jessie Burton is the bestselling author oJf 'The Miniaturist' and 'The Muse'.
MON 08:45 Lavinia Greenlaw - The Innocence of Radium (m00208kg)
1. Glow
New Jersey, 1920s. A German chemist arrives at a clock factory with a dazzling new invention.
Lavinia Greenlaw's 20th-century scientific fable about knowing too little - and believing too much...
Drawn from a true story in five parts.
Dolly .... Dervla Kirwan
Ishbel Maclean .... Lesley Hart
Jakob Scharf .... Henry Goodman
Mr Macready .... Ed Bishop
Painter 1 .... Christina Lecker
Painter 2 .... Amy Clifton
Painter 3 .... Charlotte Reeder
Produced at BBC Bristol by Tim Dee.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2004.
MON 09:00 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue (m00208kk)
Series 81
Episode 6
Back for a second week at the Festival Theatre in Edinburgh, panellists Fred MacAulay, Milton Jones, Pippa Evans and Rory Bremner compete with one another, with Jack Dee the unimpressed umpire. Piano accompaniment is provided by Colin Sell.

Producer - Jon Naismith.

A Random production for BBC Radio 4
MON 09:30 A Voyage to Lundy (b008v8zf)
1. A Change of Direction
Writer and poet Gwyneth Lewis visits a remote island in the Bristol Channel as she contemplates a change in direction in her life.
She travels a long way close to home...
Five-part series.
Producer: Penny Arnold
First heard on BBC Radio 4 in January 2008.
MON 09:45 Daily Service (m00208km)
Psalms - The Soul - My soul finds rest
A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music.
Theme: Psalms - The Soul - My soul finds rest
Psalm 62 1-5
Led by Harry Baker
Sampha’s Plea - Stormzy and Sampha
Rest on us - Ellie Limebare
Running - Lois
MON 10:00 Radiolab (m00208kp)
Series 12
Unsung Places
Radiolab celebrates unsung places, from the cells inside our bodies, to the breath in our lungs and up to the tree tops above.
With Lulu Miller and Latif Nasser.
Radiolab is a Peabody-award winning show about curiosity. Where sound illuminates ideas, and the boundaries blur between science, philosophy, and the human experience.
From WNYC. First broadcast on public radio in the USA in 2022.
MON 10:55 Inheritance Tracks (m00027jh)
Eric Idle
Comic actor Eric Idle chooses Here Comes the Sun by The Beatles and Always Look on the Bright Side of Life by Monty Python.
MON 11:00 The Left-Handed Sleeper (m000pw5w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
MON 11:30 Letters of Introduction (m00208kd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
MON 12:00 Minor Adjustment (b0b3jncg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
MON 12:30 Stop Messing About! (b00qyrcf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
MON 13:00 A Short Gentleman (b019rqh1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 13:30 The Confession by Jessie Burton (m000936j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 13:45 Lavinia Greenlaw - The Innocence of Radium (m00208kg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
MON 14:00 Just a Minute (b00gvjpg)
Series 54
Episode 5
Nicholas Parsons presides over the devious game where panellists are challenged to speak for one minute without hesitation, deviation or repetition.
From the Radio Theatre, Broadcasting House, London
With:
Paul Merton
Sue Perkins
Gyles Brandreth
Liza Tarbuck
Subjects include: The Art of Exaggeration, Tomboys and Cleopatra's Needle.
Created by Ian Messiter
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2009.
MON 14:30 Snap (b012h9lq)
Series 3
Episode 1
After 16 years of marriage and one year of divorce, Doug and Molly Brownridge are attempting to rekindle their relationship.
But it’s not easy with two teenage kids embarking on their first romances and Doug's mum dating men like there's no tomorrow...
Starring Rebecca Lacey and Paul Venables.
The return of Paul Mendelson’s sitcom about life for a couple after they've split.
Molly ....... Rebecca Lacey
Doug ....... Paul Venables
Kaz ....... Soumaya Keynes
Ryan ....... Jessie Sullivan
Annie ....... Marlene Sidaway
Dawn ....... Robin Weaver
Raymond ...... Jonathan Tafler
Producer: David Ian Neville
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2005.
MON 15:00 Ronald Frame - Greyfriars (b00pd7d2)
Petty thieves are at work in the high street, while a gang of ruthless house breakers are at work in both the Old and New Town area of Edinburgh.
New police recruits John Gray and his faithful dog have their work cut out.
Starring Crawford Logan and Paul Young.
Ronald Frame’s Victorian thriller written for radio.
John Gray served as an Edinburgh policeman for several years in the 1850s. Like other officers on the beat back then, he had to provide his own police dog - the faithful Skye terrier that came to be known as Greyfriars Bobby.
Bobby ...... Crawford Logan
Jock (John Gray) ...... Paul Young
Aeneas Cairncross ...... Kenny Blythe
Bridie ...... Gayanne Potter
Lachlan Cairncross ...... Simon Tait
Sergeant Mitchell ...... Iain Agnew
McCrae ...... Steven McNicol
Lady Cairncross ...... Vivienne Dixon
Produced at BBC Glasgow by David Ian Neville.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2002
MON 16:00 Radiolab (m00208kp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
MON 16:55 Inheritance Tracks (m00027jh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:55 today]
MON 17:00 The Left-Handed Sleeper (m000pw5w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
MON 17:30 Letters of Introduction (m00208kd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
MON 18:00 Minor Adjustment (b0b3jncg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
MON 18:30 Stop Messing About! (b00qyrcf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
MON 19:00 A Short Gentleman (b019rqh1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 19:30 The Confession by Jessie Burton (m000936j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 19:45 Lavinia Greenlaw - The Innocence of Radium (m00208kg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
MON 20:00 Just a Minute (b00gvjpg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 today]
MON 20:30 Snap (b012h9lq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 today]
MON 21:00 Ronald Frame - Greyfriars (b00pd7d2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 today]
MON 22:00 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue (m00208kk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
MON 22:30 Rudy's Rare Records (b00nsfzp)
Series 1
Take Me Home, Country Roads
Three generations of men and their musical tastes collide in this family sitcom set in a Birmingham record shop.
Starring Lenny Henry.
Written by Danny Robins and Dan Tetsell from an original idea by Lenny Henry.
Rudy Sharpe owns an old record store in Birmingham - the last bastion of black music in Handsworth. When he suffers a 'heart attack', his neurotic, middle-aged, middle-class, divorcee son Adam and 17 year old grandson Richie come up from London to look after him.
Crammed together, living in the tiny flat above the shop, the three men are set to clash on a daily basis.
Whilst Rudy and Richie share a love of reggae and soul music, Adam is the odd one out - thanks to his tastes in classical music.
Adam Sharpe ...... Lenny Henry
Richie Sharp ...... Joe Jacobs
Rudy Sharpe ...... Larrington Walker
Doreen ...... Claire Benedict
Tasha ...... Natasha Godfrey
Clifton ...... Jeffery Kissoon
Alison ...... Tracy-Ann Oberman
Customers ...... Colin Hoult/Doc Brown
Producer: Lucy Armitage.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2008.
MON 23:00 The News Quiz (m00208l1)
Series 114
Episode 3
Alasdair Beckett-King, Simon Evans, Laura Smyth, and Cindy Yu join Andy Zaltzman to quiz the news.
Two weeks before the General Election, Andy and the Panel discuss the risks of a super majority, nuclear war, and an international love in between a pair of the world's scariest men.
Written by Andy Zaltzman
With additional material by: Cameron Loxdale, Jade Gebbie, Dan Sweryt, & Pete Tellouche
Producer: Sam Holmes
Executive Producer: James Robinson
Production Co-ordinators: Sarah Nicholls & Dan Marchini
Sound Editor: Chris Maclean
A BBC Studios Audio Production for Radio 4
An Eco-Audio certified Production
MON 23:30 Danny Robins Music Therapy (b00fgts9)
Episode 1
Danny Robins harnesses the power of music to improve the world to help humanity - and a dormouse.
With:
Isy Suttie
Beatboxer Beardyman
The Finchley Children's Music Group.
Written by Danny Robins with Isy Suttie and Danielle Ward.
Producer: Ben Walker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2008.

TUESDAY 25 JUNE 2024

TUE 00:00 Radiolab (m00208kp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:55 Inheritance Tracks (m00027jh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:55 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 The Left-Handed Sleeper (m000pw5w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 Letters of Introduction (m00208kd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 Minor Adjustment (b0b3jncg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:30 Stop Messing About! (b00qyrcf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 A Short Gentleman (b019rqh1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Monday]
TUE 03:30 The Confession by Jessie Burton (m000936j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Monday]
TUE 03:45 Lavinia Greenlaw - The Innocence of Radium (m00208kg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 Just a Minute (b00gvjpg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:30 Snap (b012h9lq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 Ronald Frame - Greyfriars (b00pd7d2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Monday]
TUE 06:00 The Left-Handed Sleeper (m000pxmc)
2. Death in West Hampstead
British Intelligence inform Christine Ritchie that they have been following her husband, MP Mark Ritchie, because they suspect him of being a Soviet spy.
Ritchie's loyal secretary Marian Brown shares a flat in London and feels Mark has let her down.
Starring Richard Pasco and Annette Crosbie.
Spy thriller serial featuring its author Ted Willis.
Curly …. Alex Jennings
Bedayev …. Andrew Sachs
Christine Ritchie …. Annette Crosbie
Det Chief Supt Dell …. David Daker
Willie …. Jim Reid
Patrick Cadwall …. Richard Pasco
Marian Brown …. Thelma Whiteley
Nurse …. Theresa Streatfield
Letitis …. Wendy Murray
Narrator …. Ted Willis
Director: Christopher Venning
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1982.
TUE 06:30 Secret Agent X-9 by Dashiell Hammett (b007jpzc)
1. Murder Mansion
It's 1934 and a New York warehouse is ablaze on the Lower East Side. A gang of gun-runners are holed-up until their supply of ammo explodes.
Tough-nut hero, Secret Agent X-9 receives a phone call from wealthy industrialist, Tarleton Powers asking for his help.
Starring Stuart Milligan and Connie Booth.
The heroic agent's adventure from the comic strip created by Dashiell Hammett and Alex Raymond. Syndicated by King Features, it ran from 1934 to 1996.
Dramatised in four parts by Mark Brisenden,
X-9 ...... Stuart Milligan
Grace Powers ...... Connie Booth
The Top ...... William Hootkins
Evelyn Powers ...... Rachel Power
Deacon ...... Peter Marinker
Matthew ...... Michael John Paliotti
Captain Brady ...... John Guerrasio
Jude ...... Bruce McGregor
Cop 1 ...... Clive Rowe
All other parts played by the cast.
Originally agent X-9 had no name, but opted to call himself "Dexter" in the opening tale.
Dashiell Hammett wrote The Maltese Falcon and The Thin Man, while Alex Raymond famously created sci-fi comic hero Flash Gordon.
Producer: Chris Wallis.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in January 1994.
TUE 07:00 Moving (m00209s9)
3. Restoration
Building boss Antony, confides in his client Ruth that builders always gossip about how much they think their clients earn and also what their sex lives might be like. Meanwhile, Ruth's husband Alistair says "all they've done so far is take away a wall and turn the house into a cross-between a bomb site and a knocking shop.."
Neil McKay's six-part comedy series taps into the British obsession with homes.
Antony .... Stephen Tompkinson
Brian / Steve .... Philip Jackson
Greta .... Brigit Forsyth
Ruth .... Kathryn Hunt
Alistair .... Kevin McMonagle
Woman .... Tracy Brabin
Kelly .... Andrea Huell
Scott .... Kieron Ashforth
Shaun .... Matthew Nylan
Directed by Kate Rowland in Manchester
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1995.
TUE 07:30 The Goon Show (b0b0fty1)
Series 5
The Fireball of Milton Street
Neddie Seagoon springs into action when he discovers the sun is on fire.
Groundbreaking, surreal BBC radio comedy written by Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes.
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 February 1955.
TUE 08:00 Turf Wars (b00zf33t)
An Incident at the Border
Nigel Planer stars as a border-guard in Kieran Lynn's comedy about boundaries that are both territorial and personal.
Arthur and Olivia take the sun in their local park on a beautiful summer's day. Olivia is reading a newspaper article on their country's new-found independence. It seems that no-one knows quite what the terms are for the secession. Arthur couldn't care less. He's apolitical and just enjoying watching the ducks.
Suddenly a soldier arrives, dragging a tape across the ground, marking out the new border. He barges between the two young lovers. Now one is on one side of the new border, and one on the other!
Arthur's attempt to cross is met with a stun-gun jolt from the guard, who has as little understanding of the new rules as the couple. He just knows he has been trained to be suspicious of everyone who isn't from 'this country' which now includes Arthur!
How can our lovers be reunited?
Reiver ...... Nigel Planer
Olivia ...... Leah Brotherhead
Arthur ...... Joseph Kloska
Director: Peter Kavanagh
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2011.
TUE 08:30 The Confession by Jessie Burton (m0009368)
2. Novels
Rose reads Connie's novels, searching for clues about her mother's disappearance.
Rose Simmons is adrift in her mid-thirties and still trying to decide what to do with her life. Her own mother disappeared when she was a baby and she's never known the truth of what happened to her.
When she learns that the last person to see her was Constance Holden, a reclusive novelist who withdrew from public life at the peak of her fame, Rose is drawn to the door of Connie's imposing house in search of a confession.
Novel by Jessie Burton, the bestselling author of The Miniaturist and The Muse.
Read by Rachel Shelley and Katherine Press
Abridged by Eileen Horne
Produced by Mair Bosworth
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2019.
TUE 08:45 Lavinia Greenlaw - The Innocence of Radium (m00209sc)
2. Bright Lights
Chemist Scharf and the dial-painter Ishbel visit New York in search of Mary Pickford and Albert Einstein.
A 20th-century scientific fable about knowing too little, and believing too much. Drawn from a true story.
Dolly .... Dervla Kirwan
Ishbel Maclean .... Lesley Hart
Jakob Scharf .... Henry Goodman
Producer: Tim Dee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2004.
TUE 09:00 Munya Chawawa's Election Doom Scroll (m0020c2f)
Rishi Soon-Sacked
After a long day, who among us doesn't settle down on the sofa for a quick doom scroll through our phones? Our political leaders are no different.

Join satirical powerhouse Munya Chawawa as he takes us deep inside Rishi Sunak's phone and guides us on a hilarious rollercoaster ride through his voice notes, his Instagram feed, his Peloton workouts and much more, giving us unique insight into his campaign to lead the Conservative Party into extinction.

Throughout the series Munya, king of satirical sketch, will tackle the omnishambles that is the General Election, unpacking the week's arguably increasingly absurd campaign news, with the various apps on the leader's phones transitioning us into what he does best - hilarious, reactive sketches that skewer those in power and giving us the light relief we so desperately needed during this tumultuous period.

Don't forget to join us next week as we take a sneaky peek inside Keir Starmer's phone.

Performed by Munya Chawawa
Written by Munya Chawawa, Matthew Crosby, James Farmer and Joe McArdle
Audio Producer: Ben Sutton.
Series Producer is Jo Maney
Executive Producers: Munya Chawawa and Ben Wicks

An Expectation production for BBC Radio 4
TUE 09:30 A Voyage to Lundy (b008tzzk)
2. Outcasts
Writer and poet Gwyneth explores the history of Lundy, and how the remote island in the Bristol Channel may help change her life.
Producer: Penny Arnold
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2008.
TUE 09:45 Daily Service (m00209sf)
Psalms - The Soul - Fearfully and wonderfully made
A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music.
Theme: Psalms - The Soul - Fearfully and wonderfully made
Psalm 139 : 13-18
Led by Steve Benson
Love Divine - Daily Service Singers
O God you search me and you know me - New irish choir and orchestra
Tell out my soul - The All Souls Orchestra
TUE 10:00 A Good Read (b08gxx7c)
Tony Robinson and Andi Oliver
Presenter Harriett Gilbert asks actor Sir Tony Robinson and the chef and broadcaster Andi Oliver to nominate a book they have enjoyed and also offers her own recommendation.
Shotgun Lovesongs by Nickolas Butler
Publisher Picador
Go Tell it on the Mountain by James Baldwin
Publisher Penguin
Angel by Elizabeth Taylor
Publisher Virago
Producer Beth O'Dea
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2017.
TUE 10:30 Mighty Real - McAlmont Sings Sylvester (b07gh4pl)
David McAlmont travels to San Francisco to tell the glittering and sad tale of gay black diva Sylvester James, famed for his disco hit Mighty Real.
Sylvester's short life says much about U.S. civil rights movements, the politics of the American music business and the devastating effects of AIDS.
David talks to Sylvester's sister, friends and fellow performers, and visits the San Francisco Opera House, where Sylvester recorded his renowned live album Living Proof.
Producer Debbie Kilbride
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2016.
TUE 11:00 The Left-Handed Sleeper (m000pxmc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
TUE 11:30 Secret Agent X-9 by Dashiell Hammett (b007jpzc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
TUE 12:00 Moving (m00209s9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
TUE 12:30 The Goon Show (b0b0fty1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
TUE 13:00 Turf Wars (b00zf33t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 13:30 The Confession by Jessie Burton (m0009368)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 13:45 Lavinia Greenlaw - The Innocence of Radium (m00209sc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
TUE 14:00 Quote... Unquote (m0011rt6)
Nick Robinson, Salena Godden, Helen MacDonald
The celebrity panel game about quotations, hosted by Nigel Rees, returns with a series celebrating its 500th programme.
With:
- Nick Robinson, host of the Today programme and former political editor of BBC News and ITV News
- Salena Godden, acclaimed performance poet, author and novelist
- Helen MacDonald, naturalist and author of "H is for Hawk"
Producer: Ella Watts
This programme is a BBC Studios production, first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2021.
TUE 14:30 A Whole 'Nother Story (b0076h4z)
Series 3
Girls and Boys
Pete has found out about PJ. He is unhappy, so are Cassie and Bill, and Janet is using soothing tones.
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
PJ ......................... Brendan Burns
Janet ................... Paula Wilcox
Maddie ............... Julia Morris
News anchor..... Stephen Critchlow
Simon ................. Shaun Dooley
Bill ......................... Mike Grady
Producer: Dawn Ellis
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2003.
TUE 15:00 Drama on 4 (b05rl3w4)
Evelyn Waugh - Decline and Fall
1. The Bollinger Club
Paul Pennyfeather, a quiet, earnest, scholarly young student at Oxford knows nothing of 1920's high-life until one night he encounters The Bollinger Club ...
Evelyn's Waugh's fast paced roller-coaster is set in the early jazz age, peopled by larger than life characters and a few grotesques
A real gem in the canon of British comic fiction dramatised by Jeremy Front.
Paul Pennyfeather ..... Kieran Hodgson
Dr Fagan ..... Geoffrey Whitehead
Grimes ..... John Sessions
Prendergast ..... James Fleet
Philbrick ..... Ben Crowe
Margot Beste-Chetwynde ..... Emilia Fox
Peter Beste-Chetwynde ..... Alex Lawther
Flossie ..... Tilly Vosburgh
Lady Circumference/Dingy ..... Felicity Montagu
Tangent ..... Richard Linnell
Clutterbuck ..... Mark Edel-Hunt
Cholmondley ..... Jude Akuwudike
Mr Davies/Paul's Guardian ..... Stephen Critchlow
Trumpington ..... Sam Valentine
Sniggs ..... Sam Dale
Postlethwaite ..... David Acton
Levy ..... Ian Conningham
Jeremy Front won the Best Dramatisation in the BBC 2014 Drama Audio Awards for Evelyn Waugh's Sword of Honour.
Producer: Marion Nancarrow
Director: Tracey Neale
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2015.
TUE 16:00 A Good Read (b08gxx7c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
TUE 16:30 Mighty Real - McAlmont Sings Sylvester (b07gh4pl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]
TUE 17:00 The Left-Handed Sleeper (m000pxmc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
TUE 17:30 Secret Agent X-9 by Dashiell Hammett (b007jpzc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
TUE 18:00 Moving (m00209s9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
TUE 18:30 The Goon Show (b0b0fty1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
TUE 19:00 Turf Wars (b00zf33t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 19:30 The Confession by Jessie Burton (m0009368)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 19:45 Lavinia Greenlaw - The Innocence of Radium (m00209sc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
TUE 20:00 Quote... Unquote (m0011rt6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 today]
TUE 20:30 A Whole 'Nother Story (b0076h4z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 today]
TUE 21:00 Drama on 4 (b05rl3w4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 today]
TUE 22:00 Munya Chawawa's Election Doom Scroll (m0020c2f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
TUE 22:30 Liam Williams: Ladhood (b096jb2f)
Series 2
Episode 1
Comedian Liam Williams recounts his youthful misadventures in this autobiographical sitcom.
In this opening episode, Liam anxiously awaiting A-Level results before trying to find his feet in a most alien of new environments, Cambridge University.
Written and performed by Liam Williams.
With:
Al Roberts
Emma Sidi
Freya Parker
Kieran Hodgson
Paul Copley
Paul G Raymond
Sally Grace
Music:
* When I Was A Lad - Tom O'Connor
* Reptilia - The Strokes
* I Bet That You Look Good On The Dancefloor - Arctic Monkeys
* Is This It - The Strokes
* I Planted A Thought - Arthur Russell
* Wounder - Burial
* Glorious (Town) - Captain
* Mozart's Piano Concerto No.2 in B Flat Major - K.39 - Murray Perahia
* Infinitum/Auntie's Lock - Flying Lotus
* Prelude to a Kiss - Alicia Keys
* My Love - Justin Timberlake
* Rat Cage - Beastie Boys
* Chelsea Dagger - The Fratellis
* Don't Feel Like Dancing - Scissor Sisters
* Paris (Aeroplane remix) - Friendly Fires
* Kennedy- The Wedding Present
* Oh My God - The Kaiser Chiefs
* Jynweyhek Ylow - Aphex Twin
* Shoot The Poets - The Cribs
* Come To The Bar - Pete and the Pirates
Producer: Joe Nunnery
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2017.
TUE 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (m0020ntk)
Stevie Martin 2/2
From 10pm until midnight, seven days a week, The Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. And tonight, Esyllt Sears has another chat with the smash hit online star, Stevie Martin.
TUE 23:00 At Home with the Snails (b007jvlw)
Series 2
Episode 1
George and Beverley decide to fake their deaths to see how their children will cope with the grief.
He wants to write a book about it all and she hopes they’ll realise how much they miss them, so that they can become one big happy reunited family.
But will their plan actually work?
Return of Gerard Foster's comedy drama.
George ..... Geoffrey Palmer
Beverley ..... Angela Thorne
Alex ..... Gerard Foster
Rose ..... Miranda Hart
Hosana ..... Debra Stephenson
Producer: Jane Berthoud
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2002.
TUE 23:30 We Are Klang: Amazing Lives (b007k3b7)
Poet
Poet Adam Croxton has died, so this special programme features interviews his friends and associates.
Featuring his performances on talk shows and live performances of poetry.
Improvised mockumentary series in which Klang examines the career of four living legends.
Starring:
Greg Davies
Steve Hall
Marek Larwood
Producer: Victoria Lloyd.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2007.

WEDNESDAY 26 JUNE 2024

WED 00:00 A Good Read (b08gxx7c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 Mighty Real - McAlmont Sings Sylvester (b07gh4pl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 The Left-Handed Sleeper (m000pxmc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 Secret Agent X-9 by Dashiell Hammett (b007jpzc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 Moving (m00209s9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday]
WED 02:30 The Goon Show (b0b0fty1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Tuesday]
WED 03:00 Turf Wars (b00zf33t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Tuesday]
WED 03:30 The Confession by Jessie Burton (m0009368)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Tuesday]
WED 03:45 Lavinia Greenlaw - The Innocence of Radium (m00209sc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 Quote... Unquote (m0011rt6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:30 A Whole 'Nother Story (b0076h4z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 Drama on 4 (b05rl3w4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Tuesday]
WED 06:00 The Left-Handed Sleeper (m000py8h)
3. The Executioner
MP Mark Ritchie has fled to Tangier with both MI5 and the KGB on his tail. His secretary was killed by his exploding suitcase.
His wife, Christine, is in a 'safe house'.
But there's mystery over the whereabouts of his secretary's flatmate.
Starring Richard Pasco and Annette Crosbie.
Spy thriller serial featuring its author Ted Willis.
Joseph Gaul …. Allan Cuthbertson
Badayev …. Andrew Sachs
Christine Ritchie …. Annette Crosbie
Newscaster / Driver …. Astley Jones
Set Chief Supt Dell …. David Daker
Coombes …. Hugh Dickson
Irvine …. James Kerry
Operator / Secretary …. Madi Hedd
Willie …. Jim Reid
Patrick Cadwall …. Richard Pasco
Ray Markham / Det Sergeant Gunn …. Simon Hewitt
Marian Brown …. Thelma Whiteley
Letitia …. Wendy Murray
Narrator …. Ted Willis
Director: Christopher Venning
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1982.
WED 06:30 Secret Agent X-9 by Dashiell Hammett (b007jpzt)
2. Carnage at Sea
Heroic agent X-9 takes on the law to pursue his arch enemy in the heart of 1930s New York.
Starring Stuart Milligan and Connie Booth.
Adapted by Mark Brisenden, from the comic strip created by Dashiell Hammett and Alex Raymond. Syndicated by King Features.
X-9 ...... Stuart Milligan
Grace Powers ...... Connie Booth
The Top ...... William Hootkins
Evelyn Powers ...... Rachel Power
Deacon ...... Peter Marinker
Steward ...... Michael John Paliotti
Bartholomew ...... John Guerrasio
Jude ...... Bruce McGregor
All other parts played by the cast.
Producer: Chris Wallis.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in January 1994.
WED 07:00 Winston (b007jnby)
Winston in Love
A Dangerous Critter
Everybody except William has fallen in love:
Nancy with Roland from the Ministry of Whatsisname, Father with a ghastly old crone, Rosie with a handsome young 'blokie' - and Winston with a disgusting woman from the fish shop...
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 1991.
WED 07:30 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jz69)
Series 1
A Trip to France
The Lad is longing to sample life across the English Channel, but Sid's got other ideas.
Ray Galton and Alan Simpson's classic comedy about the life and times of Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock.
Starring Tony Hancock.
With:
Moira Lister
Bill Kerr
Sidney James
Kenneth Williams
Theme and incidental music written by Wally Stott.
Music recorded by the BBC Revue Orchestra conducted by Harry Rabinowitz.
Producer: Dennis Main Wilson
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in January 1955.
WED 08:00 Boswell's Lives (b09tf5f7)
Series 3
Boswell's Life of Byron
James Boswell meets Lord Byron at the beginning of his career and Boswell is sure he can help the young man become a celebrated poet - but does Byron really need his help?
Jon Canter’s sitcom sees James Boswell become a time-travelling biographer - doing for other celebrities what he did for Dr Johnson.
Boswell ...... Miles Jupp
Lord Byron ...... Freddie Fox
Producer: Sally Avens
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2018.
WED 08:30 The Confession by Jessie Burton (m00094j0)
3. Success and Struggle
Connie is riding high on the success of her book, but Elise is struggling in LA.
Rose Simmons is adrift in her mid-thirties and still trying to decide what to do with her life. Her own mother disappeared when she was a baby and she's never known the truth of what happened to her.
When she learns that the last person to see her was Constance Holden, a reclusive novelist who withdrew from public life at the peak of her fame, Rose is drawn to the door of Connie's imposing house in search of a confession.
Novel by Jessie Burton, the bestselling author of The Miniaturist and The Muse.
Read by Rachel Shelley and Katherine Press
Abridged by Eileen Horne
Produced by Mair Bosworth
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2019.
WED 08:45 Lavinia Greenlaw - The Innocence of Radium (m00209wn)
3. Fading
Scharf and Ishbel's relationship intensifies as the hidden danger grows.
A 20th-century scientific fable about knowing too little, and believing too much. Drawn from a true story.
Written by Lavinia Greenlaw.
Dolly .... Dervla Kirwan
Ishbel Maclean .... Lesley Hart
Jakob Scharf .... Henry Goodman
Producer: Tim Dee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2004.
WED 09:00 Jessica Fostekew: Sturdy Girl Club (m00208gk)
Series 2
Rugby
Strength can look like a lot of things and here comedian Jessica Fostekew digs into some of the most unladylike sports going.
In this episode, Jess tries rugby, getting lifted into the air like a toddler in a playground by one England legend - Vicky Fleetwood - and learning from another - Maggie Alphonsi - about the history and future of the women's game.
We also find out which is more manly - Roses or Tulips - and how to dodge dog-doo on the training pitch.
Written and Performed by Jessica Fostekew.
Producer: Lyndsay Fenner
Assistant Producer: Tam Reynolds
Sound Designer: David Thomas
Exec Producer: Victoria Lloyd
A Mighty Bunny production for BBC Radio 4.
WED 09:30 A Voyage to Lundy (b008tzzl)
3. The Weather Gods
Writer and poet Gwyneth Lewis explores Lundy Island's paradoxical qualities. Can they help to change her life's direction?
Producer: Penny Arnold
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2008.
WED 09:45 Daily Service (m00209wq)
Psalms - The Soul - Discipleship
A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music.
Theme: Psalms - The Soul - Discipleship
Matthew 16: 24-28
Led by Molly Boot
Just as I am - Daily Service Singers
Take up thy cross - Girton College Choir
O Jesus thou has promised - BBC Songs of Praise
WED 10:00 Archive on 4 (m000yt7f)
Jonathan Miller: Lost Memories
Broadcaster and director Sir Jonathan Miller, one of the greatest minds of his generation, believed the most important cognitive function humans possess is memory. Without it, you can’t learn or know who or where you are. Without a functioning memory, you wouldn't be able to recognise, recall or retrieve a thing. In fact, without it, you simply wouldn't exist.
Jonathan died of Alzheimer’s in 2019 before he got to make the one series he’d always wanted to present on the workings of human memory.
His son William Miller, embarks on a journey to uncover the story of his father’s life as told through his extensive archive, and pieces together the documentary Jonathan was going to make with his producer, Richard Denton, that would have explored memory – what it is, where it is and how our memories define us. He talks to family and friends who share their own memories of Jonathan, including his Beyond the Fringe co-star Alan Bennett. And he seeks to learn more about Alzheimer’s, the disease that killed his grandmother and father and still haunts his family today.
Writer and television producer William Miller is the author of the bestselling memoir about growing up with his father, Gloucester Crescent: Me, My Dad and Other Grown Ups.
Producers: Eve Streeter and Richard Denton
A Greenpoint/Raconteur/116 Production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in August 2021
WED 11:00 The Left-Handed Sleeper (m000py8h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
WED 11:30 Secret Agent X-9 by Dashiell Hammett (b007jpzt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
WED 12:00 Winston (b007jnby)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
WED 12:30 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jz69)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
WED 13:00 Boswell's Lives (b09tf5f7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 13:30 The Confession by Jessie Burton (m00094j0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 13:45 Lavinia Greenlaw - The Innocence of Radium (m00209wn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
WED 14:00 Dilemma (b01rgj1n)
Series 2
Episode 6
Sue Perkins puts Miles Jupp, Isa Guha, Annie Nightingale and Sarah Kendall through the moral and ethical wringer.
Amongst the dilemmas facing the panel, Sue asks BBC Radio 1 DJ Annie whether she'd sell embarrassing recordings of media mogul, Rupert Murdoch.
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 March 2013.
WED 14:30 Elephants to Catch Eels (b00v2pbf)
Series 2
Awards
Tamsyn is keen to win the coveted Smuggling Personality of the Year award at the annual Jethro awards.
It's 1793 and in the small Cornish village of Drumlin Bay, heroic smuggler Tamsyn Trelawny is still running rings around the customs men, assisted by her drunken father Jago.
Written by Tom Jamieson and Nev Fountain.
Tamsyn Trelawny …… Sheridan Smith
Jago Trelawny …… John Bowe
Major Thomas Falconer …… Cameron Stewart
Captain Marriot …… Andrew McGibbon
Squire Bascombe …… Martin Hyder
Dewey …… Mark Felgate
Hobbs …… Mark Perry
Mum …… India Fisher
Producer: Jan Ravens
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2004.
WED 15:00 Drama on 4 (b05sscmc)
Evelyn Waugh - Decline and Fall
2. Otto
Captain Grimes finding himself in 'the soup' again has disappeared and Margot has invited Paul to tutor her son Peter during the school holidays.
There he meets the eccentric Otto.
Conclusion of Evelyn's Waugh's fast paced roller-coaster set in the early jazz age
Dramatised by Jeremy Front.
Paul ..... Kieran Hodgson
Margot ..... Emilia Fox
Otto ..... Tom Hollander
Peter ..... Alex Lawther
Grimes ..... John Sessions
Prendergast ..... James Fleet
Dr Fagan ..... Geoffrey Whitehead
Philbrick ..... Ben Crowe
Alastair ..... Sam Valentine
Sir Humphrey/Governor 2/Scout ..... Sam Dale
Inspector Bruce/Warder 1 ..... Stephen Critchlow
Lunatic/Warder 2 ..... Ian Conningham
Lucas-Dockerty/Chaplain ..... David Acton
Jane Grimes ..... Jessica Turner
Bessy ..... Rhiannon Neads
Director: Tracey Neale
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2015.
WED 16:00 Archive on 4 (m000yt7f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
WED 17:00 The Left-Handed Sleeper (m000py8h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
WED 17:30 Secret Agent X-9 by Dashiell Hammett (b007jpzt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
WED 18:00 Winston (b007jnby)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
WED 18:30 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jz69)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
WED 19:00 Boswell's Lives (b09tf5f7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 19:30 The Confession by Jessie Burton (m00094j0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 19:45 Lavinia Greenlaw - The Innocence of Radium (m00209wn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
WED 20:00 Dilemma (b01rgj1n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 today]
WED 20:30 Elephants to Catch Eels (b00v2pbf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 today]
WED 21:00 Drama on 4 (b05sscmc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 today]
WED 22:00 Jessica Fostekew: Sturdy Girl Club (m00208gk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
WED 22:30 The Museum of Everything (b00gs2nj)
Series 3
Natural Science
The birds and the bees, blue plaques and the human body are all on exhibition.
Written and performed by:
Marcus Brigstocke
Danny Robins
Dan Tetsell
With Lucy Montgomery.
Music by Dominic Haslam and Ben Walker.
Producer: Alex Walsh-Taylor
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2006.
WED 23:00 Chain Reaction (b074xvfq)
Series 11
6. Roy Hudd interviews Alison Steadman
Series 11 of the show where one week's interviewee becomes the next week's interviewer. The first episode of Chain Reaction was broadcast on BBC Radio Five in 1991 when John Cleese was the first comedian in the hot seat. Now, 25 years on, a new series sees another raft of the world's best-loved comedians talking to each other about their lives and work. This week, comedy legend and music hall expert Roy Hudd turns interviewer as he chats to the much loved actress, Alison Steadman.
Roy Hudd has clocked up more than 50 years in showbusiness, starting out as a Butlins redcoat in the 1950s and then developing a stellar career through numerous successes on stage, radio and screen. BBC Radio listeners know him best as the host of the much loved News Huddlines on Radio 2 for 26 years. More recently, Roy gained plaudits for his moving portrayal of Bud Flanagan in the BBC drama 'We're Doomed! The Dad's Army Story'.
Alison Steadman is an actress who has been popular with the British public and worldwide since making her name in the critically acclaimed works of Mike Leigh in the 1970s. She went on to deliver much-loved and memorable performances across both drama and comedy in Pride and Prejudice and Gavin and Stacey amongst many others.
In this programme Roy talks to Alison about her early days growing up in Liverpool, her trip to the palace to get the OBE and her critically acclaimed work with Mike Leigh.
Producer: Richard Morris
A BBC Radio Comedy Production.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2016.
WED 23:30 The Big Booth (b007jryj)
Series 2: The Big Booth Too
Episode 6
Half an hour of mistaken identity, stolen photographic negatives and songs about anglepoise lamps
Boothby Graffoe concludes his series of surreal laughs.
With:
Stephen Frost
Rich Hall
Vivienne Soan
Jim Sweeney
Big Al
Mariella Frostrup
Written by Boothby Graffoe and Dave Thompson.
Producer: Lucy Armitage
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2001.

THURSDAY 27 JUNE 2024

THU 00:00 Archive on 4 (m000yt7f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 The Left-Handed Sleeper (m000py8h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Secret Agent X-9 by Dashiell Hammett (b007jpzt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Winston (b007jnby)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:30 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jz69)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Boswell's Lives (b09tf5f7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Wednesday]
THU 03:30 The Confession by Jessie Burton (m00094j0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:45 Lavinia Greenlaw - The Innocence of Radium (m00209wn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 Dilemma (b01rgj1n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 Elephants to Catch Eels (b00v2pbf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Drama on 4 (b05sscmc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Wednesday]
THU 06:00 The Left-Handed Sleeper (m000q13v)
4. Reunion in Tangier
The disgraced MP Mark Ritchie has fled to a hotel in Tangier.
Back in England, friends and foes are making plans to follow him there.
Starring Christopher Scoular, Richard Pasco and Annette Crosbie.
Spy thriller serial featuring its author Ted Willis.
Hotel Clerk / Sweeney …. Alex Jennings
Badayev …. Andrew Sachs
Christine Ritchie …. Annette Crosbie
David Hume …. Barry Dennen
Mark Ritchie …. Christopher Scoular
David Hume …. Eric Lander
Shirley Graham …. Frances Jeater
Coombes …. Hugh Dickson
Patrick Cadwall …. Richard Pasco
Jules …. Simon Hewitt
Narrator …. Ted Willis
Director: Christopher Venning
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1982.
THU 06:30 Secret Agent X-9 by Dashiell Hammett (b007jq0q)
3. The Powers That Be
The all-American hero battles to save gold bullion and solve Evelyn's disappearance.
Starring Stuart Milligan and Connie Booth.
Adapted by Mark Brisenden, from the comic strip created by Dashiell Hammett and Alex Raymond. Syndicated by King Features.
X-9 ...... Stuart Milligan
Grace Powers ...... Connie Booth
The Top ...... William Hootkins
Evelyn Powers ...... Rachel Power
Deacon ...... Peter Marinker
Matthew ...... Michael John Paliotti
Captain Brady ...... John Guerrasio
Harper-Carp ...... Kerry Shale
Waitress ...... Miranda Pleasance
All other parts played by the cast.
Producer: Chris Wallis.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in January 1994.
THU 07:00 Patterson (m000myzn)
Episode 5
University lecturer Andrew Patterson faces many new challenges.
He must deliver a lecture on someone he's never even read, start his erotic novel and mend the fence of his estranged wife...
Starring Lewis Fiander as Patterson.
Comedy serial set in a provincial university by Malcolm Bradbury and Christopher Bigsby
Patterson................................... Lewis Fiander
Professor Misty........................Richard Vernon
Jane............................................. Judy Parfitt
Melissa........................................Maureen Lipman
Mary/Mrs Misty.......................Frances Jeater
Valerie Candle..........................Leueen Willoughby
Cuthbertson..............................Richard O'Callaghan
Victor...........................................Hugh Thomas
Bannerji......................................Tariq Yunus
Producer: Geoffrey Perkins
First broadcast on BBC Radio 3 in March 1981.
THU 07:30 Dad's Army (b007jqvj)
Series 3
A Question of Reference
Corporal Jones and Private Godfrey blunder on a Home Guard platoon exercise using live ammunition.
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 Godfrey …. Arnold Ridley
Private Pike … Ian Lavender
Private Walker …. Larry Martyn
Producer: John Dyas
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1976.
THU 08:00 For the Love of Leo (m000lg3p)
Series 2
La Signora di Ferrara
Edinburgh widower Leo still talks to his beloved wife Tamsin when he’s alone; even though daughter Laura and housekeeper Sadie fill the house and his life.
Leo has a revelatory visit from an Italian woman and meets the new man in Sadie’s life.
Wry, narrative comedy written by Michael Chaplin
The funeral of Leo's wife Tamsin was barely over before become a magnet to all kinds of attractive women, while his grown up arctic weather analyst daughter and sparky, opinionated cleaning lady offer unasked for advice.
In this second series, we meet more of these women who come into his life.
Leo Fabiani ...... Mark Bonnar
Tamsin Fabiani ...... Beth Marshall
Laura Fabiani ...... Samara Maclaren
Sadie ...... Tracy Wiles
Beatrice Fabiani ...... Emily Bruni
Kevin ...... Derek Riddell
Director: Marilyn Imrie
A Catherine Bailey production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in August 2020.
THU 08:30 The Confession by Jessie Burton (m00094l3)
4. New Job
Rose starts her new job with novelist Connie, the last person to see her mother.
Rose Simmons is adrift in her mid-thirties and still trying to decide what to do with her life. Her own mother disappeared when she was a baby and she's never known the truth of what happened to her.
When she learns that the last person to see her was Constance Holden, a reclusive novelist who withdrew from public life at the peak of her fame, Rose is drawn to the door of Connie's imposing house in search of a confession.
Novel by Jessie Burton, the bestselling author of The Miniaturist and The Muse.
Read by Rachel Shelley and Katherine Press
Abridged by Eileen Horne
Produced by Mair Bosworth
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2019.
THU 08:45 Lavinia Greenlaw - The Innocence of Radium (m00208vt)
4. Exposure
Something is going badly wrong. Ishbel is very sick and damaging gossip ensues. With Dervla Kirwan.
A 20th-century scientific fable about knowing too little, and believing too much. Drawn from a true story.
Written by Lavinia Greenlaw.
Dolly .... Dervla Kirwan
Ishbel Maclean .... Lesley Hart
Jakob Scharf .... Henry Goodman
Producer: Tim Dee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2004.
THU 09:00 Rhysearch (m00208vw)
Series 2
1. Why Can't I Concentrate?
Comedian Rhys James investigates topics that the rest of us are too busy to be bothered with.
1. Why Can't I Concentrate?
The average attention span is a mere 47 seconds long. Rhys gets to the bottom of the reasons behind our declining attention span and if there's anyway to reverse this trend, Will a digital detox help? Will anyone make it past the 47 seconds of this show? And does this have anything to do with the millennium bug?
Written and presented by Rhys James
Guest... Gloria Mark
Production Co-Ordinator: Dan Marchini
Produced by Carl Cooper and Pete Strauss
This is a BBC Studios Audio Production for Radio 4
THU 09:30 A Voyage to Lundy (b008tzzm)
4. This is Our Quarry
Contemplating a change in direction in her life, writer and poet Gwyneth Lewis investigates Lundy island myths and a particular quality of timelessness.
Producer: Penny Arnold
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2008.
THU 09:45 Daily Service (m00208vz)
Psalms - The Soul - Pour out my soul
A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music.
Theme: Psalms - The Soul - Pour out my soul
Psalm 42 4-7
Led by Rachel Mann
THU 10:00 Great Lives (m000ysvc)
Althea Gibson
Althea Gibson made sporting history in 1957 - the first black tennis player to win a Wimbledon title.
She also won the US Open and the French Open. Raised on the streets of Harlem, her story is remarkable. And yet she is relatively unknown.
Devi Sridhar, Professor of Global Public Health at Edinburgh University, champions Althea Gibson's life.
Wth the help of the writer Sally H. Jacobs, who is writing a new biography of the tennis star.
Presenter: Matthew Parris
Produced at BBC Audio in Bristol by Chris Ledgard
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2021.
THU 10:30 The Seeds of Love (b00tvpvc)
On 22nd August 1903, a Somerset gardener called John England was singing as he mowed the lawn.
Cecil Sharp heard him and took down the tune and words of 'The Seeds of Love'.
This event was a defining moment for English music. Malcolm Taylor explores the significance of this moment and of the song itself.
Producer: Julian May
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2003.
THU 11:00 The Left-Handed Sleeper (m000q13v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
THU 11:30 Secret Agent X-9 by Dashiell Hammett (b007jq0q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
THU 12:00 Patterson (m000myzn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
THU 12:30 Dad's Army (b007jqvj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
THU 13:00 For the Love of Leo (m000lg3p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 13:30 The Confession by Jessie Burton (m00094l3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 13:45 Lavinia Greenlaw - The Innocence of Radium (m00208vt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
THU 14:00 Genius (b00802hh)
Series 3
Rob Newman
From high-tech hitching to brushes with fingernails.
Dave Gorman asks comedian Rob Newman to select the public's best loopy idea.
Award-winning comedian Dave Gorman and a celebrity guest chew over the ridiculous, unworkable but sometimes genius inventions, schemes and policies of the public.
Producer: Simon Nicholls
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2007.
THU 14:30 Gilbert Without Sullivan (b0076pj3)
Series 2
The Wedding March
Things go from bad to worse on Woodpecker Tapping’s wedding day. Everything that could go wrong, does.
Jonathan Coy stars as WS Gilbert in the second series of his short stories dramatised by Stephen Wyatt.
WS Gilbert …. Jonathan Coy
Woodpecker Tapping …. Jason Chan
Bapp …. Paul Clarkson
Leonara …. Amy Shindler
Bopaddy …. John Rowe
Anna Maria …. Alex Tregear
Old Poppytop …. Sion Probert
The Marchioness …. Charlotte West-Oram
Playwright and humourist, Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (1836-1911) is best known for his comic opera collaborations with Sir Arthur Sullivan, which first captivated audiences across the English-speaking world in the late 19th century.
Director: Jenny Stephens
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2004.
THU 15:00 Martyn Wade - Stepniak (b00sfby9)
The bitter-sweet real-life love story of Olive Garnett (sister of the famous Russian translator, Constance) who meets and falls for a Russian expatriate whose charms hide a secret and rather sinister past...
Written by Martyn Wade.
Olive Garnett ...... Justine Waddell
Stepniak ...... David Horovitch
Connie Garnett ...... Jennie Stoller
Fanny Stepniak ...... Elizabeth Bell
Olive Rossetti ...... Jasmine Hyde
Edward Garnett ...... Charles Simpson
Director: Cherry Cookson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2001.
THU 16:00 Great Lives (m000ysvc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
THU 16:30 The Seeds of Love (b00tvpvc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]
THU 17:00 The Left-Handed Sleeper (m000q13v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
THU 17:30 Secret Agent X-9 by Dashiell Hammett (b007jq0q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
THU 18:00 Patterson (m000myzn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
THU 18:30 Dad's Army (b007jqvj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
THU 19:00 For the Love of Leo (m000lg3p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 19:30 The Confession by Jessie Burton (m00094l3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 19:45 Lavinia Greenlaw - The Innocence of Radium (m00208vt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
THU 20:00 Genius (b00802hh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 today]
THU 20:30 Gilbert Without Sullivan (b0076pj3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 today]
THU 21:00 Martyn Wade - Stepniak (b00sfby9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 today]
THU 22:00 Rhysearch (m00208vw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
THU 22:30 The Guns of Adam Riches (b01qnrn0)
Series 1
The Ballad of Big Rich
Adam Riches takes us back to the Wild West to tell the story of Big Rich, a sass-talkin', gun-totin' cowboy who just so happened to have sat on the front row.
Character comedy from 2011 Edinburgh Award winner, Adam Riches.
With fast-paced, offbeat sketches, songs (there are no songs) and a generous dollop of audience interaction.
Written by Adam Riches.
With:
Cariad Lloyd
Jim Johnson
Producers: Simon Mayhew-Archer & Rupert Majendie.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2013.
THU 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (m0020ntp)
Michelle Shaughnessy 1/2
From 10pm until midnight, seven days a week, The Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. And tonight, Esyllt Sears chats to the Canadian comedian, Michelle Shaughnessy.
THU 23:00 Detective Sergeant Nick Mohammed (b039cth4)
Series 2
Forgery
Detective Sergeant Nick Mohammed finds himself immersed in the art world when a forgery ring is discovered.
Return of the critically acclaimed sitcom written and performed by Nick Mohammed.
Nick's back tackling major crimes and assisting with major public events.
Special constables Colin and Anna aid and abet him in everything he does.
With:
Anna Crilly
Colin Hoult
Margaret Cabourn-Smith
Will Andrews
Producers: Tilusha Ghelani and Victoria Lloyd
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2013.
THU 23:30 And the Winner Is... (b010xwc1)
Series 2
Episode 6
Matt Lucas hosts the most prestigious awards ceremony of the year - the "Lucases".
This week, the following are up for a Lucas -
Those things which are Least Likely To Make You Proud To Be British British Export
Second Greatest Bald Man of All Time
Crappiest Beatles Song
The nominations are provided by guests:
Rory Bremner
Adam Buxton
Shappi Khorsandi
Producer Ashley Blaker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in May 2011.

FRIDAY 28 JUNE 2024

FRI 00:00 Great Lives (m000ysvc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 The Seeds of Love (b00tvpvc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 The Left-Handed Sleeper (m000q13v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Secret Agent X-9 by Dashiell Hammett (b007jq0q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Patterson (m000myzn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:30 Dad's Army (b007jqvj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 For the Love of Leo (m000lg3p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Thursday]
FRI 03:30 The Confession by Jessie Burton (m00094l3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:45 Lavinia Greenlaw - The Innocence of Radium (m00208vt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 Genius (b00802hh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 Gilbert Without Sullivan (b0076pj3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 Martyn Wade - Stepniak (b00sfby9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Thursday]
FRI 06:00 The Left-Handed Sleeper (m000q2bl)
5. Domino
The action hots up in Tangier with deals to be done.
But Patrick Cadwall is running out of time...
Starring Christopher Scoular, Richard Pasco and Annette Crosbie.
Gripping conclusion of the spy thriller serial featuring its author Ted Willis.
Patrick Cadwall …. Richard Pasco
Mark Ritchie …. Christopher Scoular
Christine Ritchie …. Annette Crosbie
Sweeney …. Alex Jennings
Bedayev …. Andrew Sachs
Svanidze …. Barry Dennen
Det Chief Supt Dell …. David Daker
David Hume …. Eric Lander
Shirley Graham …. Frances Jeater
Ronald Mills …. Nigel Graham
Mrs Dunning …. Teresa Collard
Marian Brown …. Thelma Whiteley
Narrator …. Ted Willis
Director: Christopher Venning
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1982.
FRI 06:30 Secret Agent X-9 by Dashiell Hammett (b007jq13)
4. You're the Top
Heroic agent X-9 finally confronts his nemesis at the top of a 1930s New York landmark.
Starring Stuart Milligan and Connie Booth.
Adapted by Mark Brisenden, from the comic strip created by Dashiell Hammett and Alex Raymond. Syndicated by King Features.
X-9 ...... Stuart Milligan
Grace Powers ...... Connie Booth
The Top ...... William Hootkins
Evelyn Powers ...... Rachel Power
Alden Powers ...... Peter Marinker
Luke ...... Michael John Paliotti
Captain Brady ...... John Guerrasio
Harper-Carp ...... Kerry Shale
Sister Agnes ...... Miranda Pleasance
All other parts played by the cast.
Producer: Chris Wallis.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in January 1994.
FRI 07:00 Second Thoughts (b00l6gf2)
Series 4
Unhappy Returns
Bill makes a flying return visit from his new job in Germany. It’s the ideal opportunity for a quiet weekend with Faith - but interruptions from Hannah and Liza spoil any romantic intentions....
Starring Lynda Bellingham and James Bolam.
Sitcom about the battles of Bill and Faith as they cope with the demands of his ex-wife and her teenage children.
Bill …. James Bolam
Faith …. Lynda Bellingham
Liza …. Belinda Lang
Hannah …. Julia Sawalha
Joe …. Mark Denham
Richard …. Geoffrey Whitehead
Kevin …. David Learner
Inspired by the real lives of its writers, husband and wife Jan Etherington and Gavin Petrie.
A TV version made by LWT for ITV, appeared in 1991.
Producer: Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1992.
FRI 07:30 The Burkiss Way (b00crq2m)
Series 4
Repeat Yourself the Burkiss Way
Enter the 'Pardon,Sir?' school of languages.
Starring Fred Harris, Jo Kendall, Nigel Rees and Chris Emmett.
Cult sketch comedy series which originally ran from 1976 to 1980.
Written by Andrew Marshall and David Renwick.
Producer: David Hatch
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1979.
FRI 08:00 All Those Women (b09ny2yh)
Series 3
Episode 1
Return of Katherine Jakeways' sitcom about four generations of women living under one roof.
Hetty's trying to talk Maggie out of lunch with an old friend who Maggie doesn't actually like.
Meanwhile Jen's work placement isn't going entirely to plan and Emily's getting in a muddle.
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
Nerys ...... Vicki Pepperdine
Bobby ...... Paul Barber
Emily's Friend ...... Katie Redford
Producer: Alexandra Smith
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in January 2018.
FRI 08:30 The Confession by Jessie Burton (m000950z)
5. Fears
When Connie's agent turns up, Rose fears her true identity is about to be exposed.
Rose Simmons is adrift in her mid-thirties and still trying to decide what to do with her life. Her own mother disappeared when she was a baby and she's never known the truth of what happened to her.
When she learns that the last person to see her was Constance Holden, a reclusive novelist who withdrew from public life at the peak of her fame, Rose is drawn to the door of Connie's imposing house in search of a confession.
Novel by Jessie Burton, the bestselling author of The Miniaturist and The Muse.
Read by Rachel Shelley and Katherine Press
Abridged by Eileen Horne
Produced by Mair Bosworth
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2019.
FRI 08:45 Lavinia Greenlaw - The Innocence of Radium (m00209tb)
5. Darkness
Ishbel’s story approaches its dreadful inevitability. And hers is not the only tragedy.
A 20th-century scientific fable about knowing too little, and believing too much. Drawn from a true story.
Written by Lavinia Greenlaw.
Dolly .... Dervla Kirwan
Ishbel Maclean .... Lesley Hart
Jakob Scharf .... Henry Goodman
Mr Macready .... Ed Bishop
Doctor .... John Telfer
Producer: Tim Dee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2004.
FRI 09:00 Michael Spicer: No Room (m001zpmf)
9. Brown
Career into the future. It's called theFeeFooVerse. Gary Oldman is in the studio to talk about the genius of Christopher Nolan.
Social media star Michael Spicer takes on everything that frustrates and angers us, like social media. No Room features an up to the minute take on current events, alongside character-filled sketches which brilliantly capture everything that provokes us - culture, politics, work...and other people.
Michael is famous for his Room Next Door government advisor character whose withering take downs of politicians have amassed more than 100 million views and helped keep his audience sane in fractured times.
Writer, Performer and Co-Editor: Michael Spicer
Composer and Sound Designer: Augustin Bousfield
Producer: Matt Tiller
A Tillervision production for BBC Radio 4
FRI 09:15 Michael Spicer: No Room (m001zx6n)
10. White
Enjoy the unraveling of an MP as he takes his leadership bid digital. Is communicating with the dead better than Google? Probably.
It's the last episode in the series where comedian Michael Spicer showcases his satirical talents and does all the voices. No Room features an up to the minute take on current events, alongside character-filled sketches which brilliantly capture everything that provokes us - culture, politics, work...and other people.
Michael is famous for his Room Next Door government advisor character whose withering take downs of politicians have amassed more than 100 million views and helped keep his audience sane in fractured times.
Writer, Performer and Co-Editor: Michael Spicer
Composer and Sound Designer: Augustin Bousfield
Producer: Matt Tiller
A Tillervision production for BBC Radio 4
FRI 09:30 A Voyage to Lundy (b008tzzn)
5. Gateway to the Other World
Writer and poet Gwyneth Lewis explores the allure of Lundy Island and considers the satisfaction of adventure close to home.
Producer: Penny Arnold
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2008.
FRI 09:45 Daily Service (m00209td)
Psalms - The Soul - Bless the Lord
A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music.
Theme: Psalms - The Soul - Bless the Lord
Psalm 103 1-5
Led by Haydon Spencley
10,000 Reasons, Bless the Lord - Matt Redman
Be Still my Soul - Beth Neilson Chapman
It is Well with my Soul - Whitney Phipps
FRI 10:00 Soul Music (b05qgcgv)
Series 20
Hallelujah
Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah' took him years to write.
It originally had as many as 80 verses. Recorded for his 'Various Positions' album, it was almost ignored when first released in 1984.
Only Bob Dylan saw its true worth and would play it live. John Cale eventually recorded a version which was heard by an obscure musician called Jeff Buckley.
The song has been covered by hundreds of artists including Rufus Wainwright, kd lang and Alexandra Burke.
We hear from those whose relationship with the song is deep and profound.
Singer Brandi Carlisle listened to it over and over again as a troubled teenager; it became a soundtrack to James Talerico falling in love and Jim Kullander made a connection with the song after the death of his wife.
Series about pieces of music with a powerful emotional impact.
Producer: Sara Conkey
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2015.
FRI 10:30 Home Sleuth (m001zpll)
The original web sleuth
The body of a young woman is found wrapped in a tent in Kentucky, US, in the 1960s. Nobody knows her name. The police can’t identify her, so the crime goes unsolved. She becomes known as ‘Tent Girl’. But 30 years later, a local man called Todd Matthews becomes obsessed with finding her true identity and has as a new tool at his disposal: the internet. Who was the Tent Girl?

After Todd’s story, hear producer Alice Fiennes in conversation with true crime expert Rachel Monroe. They discuss how people like Todd used the internet in the 1990s to investigate crimes, and the perils of online communities identifying the wrong suspect like the chaos in the post-Boston Marathon bombing.

Home Sleuth brings you true crime stories from citizen investigators taking justice into their own hands.

An unidentified murder victim, a schoolteacher’s suicide, the brutal dismembering of animals. The police have investigated these cases, but our sleuths aren’t content with the answers. They begin their own search for justice.

Over five episodes, we hear the gripping story of the role that home sleuths play in investigating crimes and mysteries, from the original internet sleuth in the 1990s through to present-day true crime YouTubers.

In most true crime podcasts, a presenter tells you where the story is going. This time, we break the mould. The sleuths present their own stories. After each episode, the series producers sit down with true crime expert Rachel Monroe to examine what the case can tell us about the wider world of true crime. Why do ordinary people dedicate themselves to these investigations? Is it ethical? What does it say about our obsession with true crime?

Home Sleuth is a Furrowed Brow production for BBC Sounds.

Created and produced by Alice Fiennes and Poppy Damon.
Associate producer - Brenna Daldorph.
Sound Design by John Scott.
Fact-checking by Arthur Gompertz.
Editorial consultation and additional sound design by Nick Van Der Kolk at Wingdog Audio.
Commissioned by Luke Eldridge and Nicky Birch for BBC Sounds.
FRI 11:00 The Left-Handed Sleeper (m000q2bl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
FRI 11:30 Secret Agent X-9 by Dashiell Hammett (b007jq13)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
FRI 12:00 Second Thoughts (b00l6gf2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
FRI 12:30 The Burkiss Way (b00crq2m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
FRI 13:00 All Those Women (b09ny2yh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 13:30 The Confession by Jessie Burton (m000950z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
FRI 13:45 Lavinia Greenlaw - The Innocence of Radium (m00209tb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
FRI 14:00 Foul Play (b00jz7jg)
Series 3
Murder Before Matins
Crime writers Liza Cody and Reginald Hill try to solve a deathly mystery in a monastery.
Simon Brett hosts the murder quiz.
With witness statements from:
Maria McErlane
Lee Simpson
Producer Liz Anstree
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1998.
FRI 14:30 Arrested Development (b0075vxs)
Episode 4
Can Bob manage to woo Kate back? What future for jilted bride Penny?
Starring Letitia Dean, Phil Cornwell and Julian Rhind-Tutt.
Conclusion of Simon Warne's comedy serial.
Penny ...... Letitia Dean
Bob ...... Phil Cornwell
Andy ...... Julian Rhind-Tutt
Kate ...... Susannah Doyle
Joy ...... Maggie McCarthy
Frank ...... Roger Walker
Producer: Tracey Neale
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2000.
FRI 15:00 Drama on 4 (m000qhgn)
Dinner with Dylan
"My name’s Jon Canter and I’m a Bobaholic. That means I’m addicted to the songs and mystery of Bob Dylan. But it’s an addiction from which I never want to recover, because it’s sustained and nourished and challenged me for nearly 50 years.
There are millions of people like me and this play is dedicated to them. But it’s also dedicated to the people who know and love Bobaholics and have to live with their addiction, which isn’t always easy."
Drama about three grown men - Bobaholics - who meet in a restaurant to chat about the meaning of life and Dylan.
It's set in 2017, in the week when Dylan played a series of shows at the London Palladium and after an accidental meeting between playwright Jon Canter and writer and producer Richard Curtis.
This is what happened next....
Himself ...... Richard Curtis
Himself ...... Kerry Shale
Himself ...... Lucas Hare
Herself ...... Eileen Atkins
Sam ...... Akbar Kurtha
Director: Clive Brill
A Brill production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in May 2021.
FRI 16:00 Soul Music (b05qgcgv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
FRI 16:30 Home Sleuth (m001zpll)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]
FRI 17:00 The Left-Handed Sleeper (m000q2bl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
FRI 17:30 Secret Agent X-9 by Dashiell Hammett (b007jq13)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
FRI 18:00 Second Thoughts (b00l6gf2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
FRI 18:30 The Burkiss Way (b00crq2m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
FRI 19:00 All Those Women (b09ny2yh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 The Confession by Jessie Burton (m000950z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
FRI 19:45 Lavinia Greenlaw - The Innocence of Radium (m00209tb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
FRI 20:00 Foul Play (b00jz7jg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 today]
FRI 20:30 Arrested Development (b0075vxs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 today]
FRI 21:00 Drama on 4 (m000qhgn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 today]
FRI 22:00 Michael Spicer: No Room (m001zpmf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
FRI 22:15 Michael Spicer: No Room (m001zx6n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:15 today]
FRI 22:30 Laura Solon - Talking and Not Talking (b00c5xtr)
Series 2
Episode 5
An attic full of peas, switching from Girl Guide to sumo wrestler and dull geological holidays.
Award-winning comedian Laura Solon's sketch and character comedy series.
With:
Rosie Cavaliero
Ben Moor
Ben Willbond
Written by Laura Solon
Producer: Colin Anderson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2008.
FRI 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (m0020q50)
Michelle Shaughnessy 2/2
From 10pm until midnight, seven days a week, The Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. And tonight, Esyllt Sears has another chat with the Canadian comedian, Michelle Shaughnessy.
FRI 23:00 The Problem With Adam Bloom (b01bwbgs)
Series 3
Friendship and Stress
A double dose, as the funnyman ponders why we choose our pals and what causes pressure.
Adam interviews his closest friends to discover if honesty is always the best policy.
Next, he deals with the stress of not finishing the script and how the wrong dinner companion can ruin a meal.
Fast-paced and inventive comedy, written by and starring Adam Bloom.
With:
Brendon Burns
Producer: Adam Bromley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2005.
FRI 23:30 The Casebook of Max and Ivan (b05qgcjn)
Series 1
Case #9 - Screen Test
Max and Ivan are private detectives for whom no case is too small......Sorry, for whom no fee is too small. Matt Lucas joins them to solve a showbiz mystery.
Driven by their love of truth, justice (and the need to pay off their terrifying landlord, Malcolm McMichaelmas), they take on crimes that no-one else would consider.
In this case, the mysterious disappearance of film impresario Bernie Goldfinkelrubenstein's leading man.
Max and Ivan - comedians and actors Max Olesker and Ivan Gonzalez - are a critically acclaimed, award-winning double-act who have quickly established themselves as one of the most exciting comedy duos on the circuit.
Over the course of the series they are dropped into new worlds, and have to use their skills to penetrate deep into each community. If that means Ivan dressing up as a 14 year old German girl, so be it!
Max ...... Max Olesker
Ivan ...... Ivan Gonzalez
Bernie ...... Matt Lucas
Malcolm ...... Lewis MacLeod
Norman ...... David Reed
Lizzie ...... Jenny Bede
Producer: Victoria Lloyd
A John Stanley production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in April 2015.