SATURDAY 29 JUNE 2024

SAT 00:00 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.
SAT 00:30 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.
SAT 01:00 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.
SAT 01:30 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.
Thrilling conclusion 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.
SAT 02:00 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.
SAT 02:30 The Burkiss Way (b00crq2m)
Series 4
Repeat Yourself the Burkiss Way
Enter the 'Pardon, Sir?' school of languages.
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 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.
SAT 03:30 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-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.
Novel by Jessie Burton, the bestselling author of The Miniaturist and The Muse.
Abridged by Eileen Horne.
Read by Rachel Shelley and Katherine Press.
Producer: Mair Bosworth
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2019.
SAT 03:45 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.
Written by Lavinia Greenlaw - drawn from a true story.
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 November 2004.
SAT 04:00 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.
SAT 04:30 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.
SAT 05:00 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.
SAT 06:00 Roger Stennett - Stardust (m0020jjr)
Since the Normandy Invasion, Major Glenn Miller's Band of the American Expeditionary Forces had travelled the length and breadth of England raising servicemen's morale.
Glenn was looking forward to being in Paris for a Christmas Day broadcast and his plane took off on December 15th, 1944 - but the band leader never landed.
A unique period in musical history had come to an end...
Starring Ed Bishop, William Roberts and Kerry Shale.
Roger Stennett's drama brings to life Glenn Miller's final months and explores the lives of the aircrew of the B-17 Stardust Melody, for whom Miller's music was a Hunk o' Home.
Major Glenn Miller .... Ed Bishop
Lieutenant Don Haynes .... William Roberts
Staff Sgt Elmer Perry .... Kerry Shale
Lieutenant Bob 'Duke' Freeman .... Stephen Hoye
Lieutenant Colonel Norman Baessell .... David Healy
Helen Miller .... Shelley Thompson
T/Sgt Ray McKinley .... Christopher Ryan
Sgt Paul Dudley .... Matthew Morgan
Sgt Johnny Desmond .... Adam Henderson
Staff Sgt Herman 'Trigger' Alpert .... Neil Roberts
Staff Sgt Mel Powell .... Jonathan Tafler
Maurice Goreham .... Peter Penry Jones
Cecil Madden .... Nicholas Murchie
Josie .... Alison Reid
Jack Bishop .... Vincent Marzello
Franco Minelli .... Mark Straker
Jesus Mendoza .... Peter Gunn
Henry Drew .... Clive Hill
Eugene Roach .... Terence Edmond
Waitress .... Siriol Jenkins
Music played by Alan Ellis, Donovan Carpenter and Hank Starrs.
Director: Adrian Bean
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1992.
SAT 07:30 The Second Sleep by Robert Harris (Omnibus) (m000f86d)
Episode 2
After demonstrating electricity at his lecture, Shadwell has been arrested for heresy.
Can Fairfax free him?
“Until the close of the early modern era, Western Europeans on most evenings experienced two major intervals of sleep... The initial interval of slumber was usually referred to as ‘first sleep... The succeeding interval was called ‘second’ or ‘morning’ sleep... Both phases lasted roughly the same length of time, with individuals waking some time after midnight before returning to rest.. Roger Ekirch, At Day’s Close: A History of Nighttime “
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.
Omnibus of the last 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.
SAT 08:45 Marriott's Monologues (b00sp4g9)
Roy Hudd
Comedian and actor Roy Hudd performs 'Jonah and the Grampus' and 'Gunner Joe'.
Series of 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 The Men from the Ministry (b0153cxh)
Plane Madness
Events take off as the idle duo welcome an office efficiency expert.
A weekly tribute to all those who work in government departments.
Written by Edward Taylor and John Graham.
Lennox-Brown …. Deryck Guyler
Lamb …. Richard Murdoch
Mildred …. Norma Ronald
Sir Gregory Pitkin …. Ronald Baddiley
Other parts played by:
John Graham
Dilys Laye
'The Men from the Ministry' ran for 14 series between 1962 and 1977. Deryck Guyler replaced Wilfrid Hyde-White from 1966.
Producer: Edward Taylor
First broadcast on the BBC Radio 4 in June 1974.
SAT 09:30 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show (b007qv81)
Series 3
Episode 1
Legendary comic duo Eric and Ernie play wine-tasting connoisseurs, pay tribute to marriage guidance service and enjoy an afternoon in the garden.
Starring Ernie Wise and Eric Morecambe.
Written by Eddie Braben.
With
Allan Cuthbertson
Ann Hamilton
Singing guest: Anita Harris
Music from Max Harris and his Orchestra
Producer: Bobby Jaye
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in December 1977.
SAT 10:00 Angela Barnes' Cold War Secrets (m000mdbp)
1. Le Carre on Spying
Angela Barnes explores one of modern history’s most fascinating, frightening and relevant periods.
In the first of three programmes – she brings a unique and surprising insight into the Cold War.
Using a perfect blend of both factual and comic archive and studio interviews, Angela reveals what we didn't know then but we do know now - from bunkers and other civil defence plans, to the Royal Observer Corps, numbers stations and the secret police services behind the Iron Curtain.
Featuring:
* THE PENNY DREADFULS PRESENT Le Carre on Spying [BBC Radio 4 08/04/2017]
* A very special comedy offering from sketch group. Prepare to enter 1960s Germany and a hotbed of intrigue and espionage, starring Miles Jupp and Mark Heap.
Producer: Adnan Ahmed
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra by for BBC Studios and first broadcast in January 2019
SAT 11:00 Roger Stennett - Stardust (m0020jjr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SAT 12:30 The Second Sleep by Robert Harris (Omnibus) (m000f86d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
SAT 13:45 Marriott's Monologues (b00sp4g9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
SAT 14:00 The Men from the Ministry (b0153cxh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SAT 14:30 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show (b007qv81)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
SAT 15:00 Angela Barnes' Cold War Secrets (m000mdbp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SAT 16:00 Mike Walker - Alpha (b0080p6l)
An all-knowing computer appears to have an independent life of its own - an abomination for those who believe in a supreme creator.
Father Marquez is sent to interrogate ‘Alpha’ to decide whether or not it can be allowed to exist.
During their conversations, Marquez finds out far more than he expects about both Alpha and - much more disturbingly - himself...
Starring David Calder and Sarah-Jane Holm.
Mike Walker’s chilling drama won Gold at the Sony Radio Academy Awards 2001.
Father Marquez ....... David Calder
Alpha ....... Sarah-Jane Holm
Cardinal Corelli ....... John Moffatt
Jancovic ....... Ana Sofrenovic
Tom ....... Daniel O'Grady
Sofia ....... Lexi Rose
Original music composed and played by David Chilton.
Producer: Gordon House
First broadcast on the BBC World Service in July 2001.
SAT 17:00 Roger Stennett - Stardust (m0020jjr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SAT 18:30 The Second Sleep by Robert Harris (Omnibus) (m000f86d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
SAT 19:45 Marriott's Monologues (b00sp4g9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
SAT 20:00 The Men from the Ministry (b0153cxh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SAT 20:30 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show (b007qv81)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
SAT 21:00 Angela Barnes' Cold War Secrets (m000mdbp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SAT 22:00 Meet David Sedaris (m0004cqp)
Series 7
Episode 4
The globetrotting, trash-picking, aisle-rolling storyteller shares more words of wit and wisdom:
* Why Aren't You Laughing? - an essay from The New Yorker
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 (b00ct94s)
Series 2
The Promised Land
As writer Nick gets a lucky Hollywood break, his geraniums are terrorised by an old foe.
A sitcom for the 1990s, written by and starring comedian Nick Revell.
With:
Alistair McGowan
Doon MacKichan
Brian Bowles
Alison Sterling
John Guerrasio
Producer: Ioan Magnusson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1993.
SAT 23:00 The Maltby Collection (b00mg0wp)
Series 3
Episode 3
Warring curators, wedding cleaners and a dodgy alarm system all add to the unwanted pressure on Walter.
Starring Geoffrey Palmer and Julian Rhind-Tutt.
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 ...... Juklia Deakin
Des Wainwright ...... Michael Smiley
Stelios Constantinopoulis ...... Chris Pavlo
Producer: Colin Anderson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2009.
SAT 23:30 Hut 33 (b01jk1bx)
Series 3
Big Machine
1942: can Gordon's new computing invention help the Bletchley Park code-breakers?
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
3rd Lieutenant Joshua Featherstonhaugh-Marshall …. Alex MacQueen
Minka …. Olivia Coleman
Mrs Best …. Lill Roughley
Producer: Adam Bromley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2009.

SUNDAY 30 JUNE 2024

SUN 00:00 Mike Walker - Alpha (b0080p6l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 on Saturday]
SUN 01:00 Roger Stennett - Stardust (m0020jjr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday]
SUN 02:30 The Second Sleep by Robert Harris (Omnibus) (m000f86d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Saturday]
SUN 03:45 Marriott's Monologues (b00sp4g9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Saturday]
SUN 04:00 The Men from the Ministry (b0153cxh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Saturday]
SUN 04:30 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show (b007qv81)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Saturday]
SUN 05:00 Angela Barnes' Cold War Secrets (m000mdbp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Saturday]
SUN 06:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m0020hwc)
Actors
June Brown
EastEnders actress June Brown is castaway by Kirsty Young.
June Brown is best known today for her role as the long-suffering chain-smoking Dot Cotton (now Dot Branning) in the BBC TV soap EastEnders. She arrived on a three month contract in 1985 and is still in the show. She was nominated for a BAFTA in 2008.
She celebrates her 90th birthday in February 2017 and has no intention of retiring as acting "keeps her alive".
June was born in Suffolk and brought up in a music-loving family. Towards the end of the Second World War, she joined up, choosing the WRNS where she worked as a cinema operator showing training films and newsreels to the sailors.
She did some acting during that time and after a brief and unsuccessful job in an office, she was one of very few chosen to receive a classical training at the Old Vic Theatre School. From there she joined the Old Vic Theatre Company where she worked with such greats as Edith Evans, Laurence Oliver and Albert Finney. Her roles included Lady Macbeth and Ibsen's Hedda Gabler.
She had five children in relatively quick succession and continued acting on TV and the London stage, often putting her youngest in a pram and going in the guard's van on the train to the theatre.
Throughout her time on EastEnders she has occasionally ventured away to direct or take part in other television series.
In 2009 she stripped down to nothing as Jessie in the stage production Calendar Girls. She was 82.
She was awarded an MBE for services to drama and charity in 2008.
DISC ONE: Cliff Richard - Living Doll
DISC TWO: Deanna Durbin - Kashmiri Song (Pale Hands I Loved)
DISC THREE: Ipswich High School For Girls Choir & John Chillingworth, conducted by Angela Chillingworth - O Brother Man
DISC FOUR: Christine Brewer & Roger Vignoles - The Song of Songs: "Chanson du cœur brisé"
DISC FIVE: Bing Crosby with The Andrews Sisters - Ac-cent-tchu-ate the positive
DISC SIX: Georges Guétary - Ma Belle Marguerite
DISC SEVEN: Barbara Dickson - The Skye Boat Song
DISC EIGHT: Lesley Garrett and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Peter Robinson - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's None But The Lonely Heart
CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: Deanna Durbin - Kashmiri Song (Pale Hands I Loved)
BOOK CHOICE: The Story of San Michele by Axel Munthe
LUXURY CHOICE: Tobacco seeds
Producer: Sarah Taylor
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2017.
SUN 06:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00lt16w)
Series 1
Salamander
Sir David's first pet was a fire salamander, given to him by his father on his 8th birthday.
He also gave his own son a salamander on his 8th birthday, the legacy of which is very much alive and kicking today.
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 (m0020hwf)
Thom Gunn
Poet Daljit Nagra revisits the BBC's poetry archive and selects Poet of the Month: Thom Gunn and Three Score and Ten featuring readings by the Anglo American poet.
* Poet of the Month: THOM GUNN
Thorn Gunn talks to Clive Wilmer about his poetry and the work of the American poets Walt Whitman and August Kleinzahler.
Producer: Fiona McLean
First broadcast on BBC Radio 3 i1989
* Three Score & Ten: THOM GUNN
An archive recording from 1993 by poet Thom Gunn, who reads from his anthology The Man with Night Sweats, about the untimely death of his mother.
Presented by Ian McMillan.
Producer: Sharon Sephton
First broadcast on BBC Radio 3 in 2016.
* Plus Daljit reads from his Poetry Extra Book of the Month: Come Here to This Gate, the fourth collection by Rory Waterman.
SUN 07:30 The Confession by Jessie Burton (Omnibus) (m0009cn8)
Episode 1
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.
Novel by Jessie Burton, the bestselling author of The Miniaturist and The Muse.
Omnibus of the first five of ten parts abridged by Eileen Horne.
Read by Rachel Shelley and Katherine Press
Producer: Mair Bosworth
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2019.
SUN 08:40 Inheritance Tracks (m0020hwh)
Angela Hartnett
Chef and restaurateur Angela Hartnett chooses 'Simply the Best' by Tina Turner and 'Nessun Dorma' by Puccini, sung by Pavarotti.
SUN 08:50 Lavinia Greenlaw - The Innocence of Radium (Omnibus) (m0020hwk)
When a scintillating new paint is developed, nobody suspects the danger that ensues.
A 20th-century scientific fable about knowing too little, and believing too much.
Drawn from a true story.
Omnibus of five episodes written by Lavinia Greenlaw.
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
Doctor .... John Telfer
Producer: Tim Dee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2004.
SUN 10:00 Educating Archie (b007jss9)
From 09/10/1957
Archie Andrews encourages his mentor Peter Brough to fight the flab.
Radio ventriloquism with:
Dick Emery
Warren Mitchell
Pearl Johnson
Ronald Chesney
Music by from the BBC Variety Orchestra conducted by Paul Fenoulhet.
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
From a series made by ABC in Australia and also first broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in October 1957.
SUN 10:30 Drop Me Here, Darling (m000sqwn)
An Unfortunate Position
Leslie wants to impress Walter and tries to keep up the pretence that he's still in charge of his ex wife's business.
However, the plan backfires...
Starring Leslie Phillips.
Andrew Palmer's sitcom series about a former property tycoon who's fallen on hard times.
Leslie Duggan ...... Leslie Phillips
Caroline Duggan ...... Jill Bennett
Clare ...... Norma Ronald
Walter ...... James Taylor
Coats ...... Kenneth Connor
Producer: Edward Taylor
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in December 1982.
SUN 11:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m0020hwc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SUN 11:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00lt16w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]
SUN 12:00 Poetry Extra (m0020hwf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
SUN 12:30 The Confession by Jessie Burton (Omnibus) (m0009cn8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
SUN 13:40 Inheritance Tracks (m0020hwh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:40 today]
SUN 13:50 Lavinia Greenlaw - The Innocence of Radium (Omnibus) (m0020hwk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]
SUN 15:00 Educating Archie (b007jss9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SUN 15:30 Drop Me Here, Darling (m000sqwn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]
SUN 16:00 Robert Easby - Oneira (b007k284)
4. The Thing with Two Cappuccinos
When museum attendant Oneira forgets to pay for her coffee, she's chased by a multiplying hoard of waitresses...
Written by Robert Easby.
Oneira ...... Lyndsey Marshal
Nicholai ...... Peter Marinker
Tannoy ...... Bethan Walker
Phil ...... Sam Dale
Barista ...... Anna Wing
Producer: Liz Webb.
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in February 2007.
SUN 16:30 Ray Bradbury's Tales of the Bizarre (b007jlyq)
Series 2
The Wind
A man fears for his frantic friend, who claims he's being pursued by enraged winds out to exact revenge.
Strange and chilling tales from the award-winning master of thrillers Ray Bradbury.
Dramatised by Brian Sibley.
Herb …. Vincent Marzello
Alan …. Stuart Milligan
Phyllis …. Liza Ross,
Operator …. Caroline Strong
Ron …. Gerard McDermott
Viv …. Carolyn Jones
The Wind …. David Brooks
Ray tops and tails these dramatisations in his own inimitable style.
Producer: Adrian Bean
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1997.
SUN 17:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m0020hwc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SUN 17:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00lt16w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]
SUN 18:00 Poetry Extra (m0020hwf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
SUN 18:30 The Confession by Jessie Burton (Omnibus) (m0009cn8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
SUN 19:40 Inheritance Tracks (m0020hwh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:40 today]
SUN 19:50 Lavinia Greenlaw - The Innocence of Radium (Omnibus) (m0020hwk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]
SUN 21:00 Educating Archie (b007jss9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SUN 21:30 Drop Me Here, Darling (m000sqwn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]
SUN 22:00 Revolting People (b00fkx2m)
Series 2
Some More Trying Times
Sergeant McGurk takes up spying, Samuel enters showbiz and Ezekiel gets stuck.
Comedy set just before the American Revolution.
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
Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2001.
SUN 22:30 Little Lifetimes by Jenny Eclair (m000kp9g)
Series 6
Dreambreaker
When a shop assistant spots a celebrity shopping in the department store where she works, she is keen to serve her.
After all this isn't just any old famous person, it's the one who caused her niece to rethink her whole life.
Starring Christine Kavanagh.
Series of comic monologues written by Jenny Eclair.
Producer: Sally Avens
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2020.
SUN 22:45 Twenty Players (b06dyddk)
Series 1
Gentleman Jack Perkins
Des Lynam narrates the story of a turn-of-the-century boxing toff who never quite made it to the top - Gentleman Jack Perkins.
Simon Bullivant's album of forgotten sporting heroes in a highly collectable series of six parts.
Producer: Richard Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1995.
SUN 23:00 Great Unanswered Questions (b00v1nq7)
Series 2
Episode 3
After cremation, will a 20 stone person fit into a cremation jar?
What age does the average couple cease to have sex?
And, does each of us have the potential to be a bright sparkling diamond?
Comedian Colin Murphy hosts the show which tries to answer the unanswerable.
With:
Scientist - Dr David Booth
Comedian and computer geek - Matthew Collins.
Special guest: comedian Adam Bloom.
Producer: Jackie Hamilton.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2010.
SUN 23:30 Life: An Idiot's Guide (b01dht2h)
Series 1
Raising Children
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 raising children.
With:
Ava Vidal
Howard Read
Andy Wilkinson
Lucy Porter
Producer: Colin Anderson.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2012.

MONDAY 01 JULY 2024

MON 00:00 Robert Easby - Oneira (b007k284)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 on Sunday]
MON 00:30 Ray Bradbury's Tales of the Bizarre (b007jlyq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:30 on Sunday]
MON 01:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m0020hwc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Sunday]
MON 01:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00lt16w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 on Sunday]
MON 02:00 Poetry Extra (m0020hwf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Sunday]
MON 02:30 The Confession by Jessie Burton (Omnibus) (m0009cn8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Sunday]
MON 03:40 Inheritance Tracks (m0020hwh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:40 on Sunday]
MON 03:50 Lavinia Greenlaw - The Innocence of Radium (Omnibus) (m0020hwk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 on Sunday]
MON 05:00 Educating Archie (b007jss9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday]
MON 05:30 Drop Me Here, Darling (m000sqwn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 on Sunday]
MON 06:00 Whodunnits (b007k2mr)
Cadfael - Monk's Hood
1. Troubled Times
The year is 1138, and Brother Cadfael, herbalist of Shrewsbury Abbey, is asked to supply a healing potion for a sick monk.
But monk's hood oil can kill as well as cure....
Ellis Peters' medieval murder mysteries featuring the Benedictine monk-cum-amateur sleuth.
Starring Philip Madoc.
With Sir Michael Hordern as the narrator.
From the Chronicles of Brother Cadfael.
Dramatised in five-parts by Bert Coules.
Narrator ...... Sir Michael Hordern
Brother Cadfael ...... Phillip Madoc
Brother Mark ...... Ian Targett
Prior Robert ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Brother Rees ...... Norman Jones
Rishildis Burnel ...... Pat Heywood
Father Heribert ...... Timothy Bateson
Elfrick ...... Mark Straker
Maerreg ...... Kenneth Price
Aldith ...... Jane Whittenshaw
Brother Edmund ...... Timothy Carlton
Brother Petrus ...... Fraser Kerr
Producer: Lissa Evans
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1991.
MON 06:30 Dick Francis (b007jpxx)
Bolt
1. Threats and Menaces
Champion jockey Kit Fielding is engaged to Danielle de Brescou the niece of his employer Princess Casilia.
The Princess recruits Kit to fend off Henri de Brescou, a dangerous cousin trying to involve her in the armaments business.
But Kit also has problems of his own...
Dick Francis's 1986 racing thriller.
Starring Eric Allan and Sian Phillips.
Dramatised in five-parts by John Ashe.
Kit Fielding ...... Eric Allan
Princess Casilia ...... Sian Phillips
Danielle ...... Elizabeth MacGovern
Henri ...... John Bull
Greening ...... Jack May
Dusty ...... Christian Rodska
Thomas ...... Steve Hodson
Allardeck ...... Bill Wallis
Roland ...... Simon Carter
Directed by Shaun MacLoughlin at BBC Pebble Mill.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1994
MON 07:00 Minor Adjustment (b0b4ff7s)
Overture and Beginners Please
Kate's in the school play, while Sarah has a problem with a client - and her husband Richard.
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
Pat Humphreys …. Penelope Nice
Annie …. Teresa Gallagher
The Headmaster …. Brian Bowles
Robbie …. Robbie Gill
The Policeman …. Sebastian Brennan
Producer: Gareth Edwards
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1996.
MON 07:30 Stop Messing About! (b00r3s1n)
Series 2
Episode 3
Money worries for Sid and Rita, and the Smith Report investigates travel - does it get you anywhere?
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 May 1970.
MON 08:00 In and Out of the Kitchen (b01pz9xz)
Series 2
The Review
Cookery writer Damien Trench once again opens his life up to the public as we follow him through another few days in his life.
It's a new year and Damien and Anthony are undergoing fresh works on their house. They are "going upstairs" (having a loft conversion) and so Mr Mullaney, their builder, is once again installed to look after the project.
Meanwhile, Anthony and Damien discuss what to do with their spare room, and Ian Frobisher, Damien's agent, convinces him to do a restaurant review, as a favour to Pink Floyd.
Sitcom written by and starring Miles Jupp, charting the life of cookery writer Damien Trench and his partner Anthony.
Damien Trench ...... Miles Jupp
Anthony MacIlveny ...... Justin Edwards
Damien's Mother ...... Selina Cadell
Mr Mullaney ...... Brendan Dempsey
Ian Frobisher ...... Philip Fox
Helen ...... Georgina Rich
Waitress ...... Sarah Thom
Producer: Sam Michell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2013.
MON 08:30 The Confession by Jessie Burton (m00099z6)
6. Changes
Rose starts to make changes in her life as she gets closer to Connie, and the truth.
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.
Novel by bestselling author, Jessie Burton.
Read by Rachel Shelley and Katherine Press.
Abridged in ten parts by Eileen Horne
Producer: Mair Bosworth
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2019.
MON 08:45 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (b00mb1qz)
1. New York, New York
September, 1945: Anne Welles arrives in New York from sedate Lawrenceville to find that every woman she meets is looking for a husband.
Three beautiful young women become best friends as they carve out careers in the entertainment industry.
Jacqueline Susann's best selling novel, first published in 1966.
Dramatised in ten parts by Yvonne Antrobus.
Anne Welles ....Madeleine Potter
Neely O'Hara.... Barbara Barnes
Henry Bellamy ....Stuart Milligan
Allen Cooper ....Walter Lewis
Mrs Welles ....Liza Ross
Producer: Claire Grove
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2005.
MON 09:00 Mark Steel's in Town (m0020hn8)
Series 13
Margate
Mark Steel's In Town - Margate
“...a nice spot not vulgarised by crowds of literary people...” Oscar Wilde
In this first episode Mark visits the lovely seaside town of Margate in the Thanet district of Kent.
A magical place where T.S Eliot wrote a verse of The Wasteland, J.M.W Turner painted views of the Harbour, Tracy Emin spent her formative years and Pete Doherty has his name on a wall of fame in a cafe for eating a "mega breakfast" in under 20 minutes.
Mark visits Dreamland and its 100 year old rollercoaster, the famous Crab Museum and the historic Walpole Hotel before perfoming his show in the Cliff Bar and snooker hall under the iconic Lido Tower.
This is the 13th series of Mark's award winning show where he travels around the country visiting towns that have nothing in common but their uniqueness. After thoroughly researching each town, Mark writes and performs a bespoke evening of comedy for a local audience.
As well as Margate, in this series, Mark be will also be popping to Stoke on Trent, Malvern, East Grinstead and Coleraine in Northern Ireland.
There will also be extended versions of each episode available on BBC sounds.
Written and performed by Mark Steel
Additional material by Pete Sinclair
Production co-ordinator Katie Baum
Sound Manager Jerry Peal
Producer Carl Cooper
A BBC Studios Audio production for Radio 4
MON 09:30 Parkmasters (b00773jh)
1. John Claudius Loudon and the Derby Arboretum
Historian Tristram Hunt investigates the people and ideas behind our public parks, starting with the Derby Arboretum.
John Claudius Loudon was the first major advocate of public parks for the burgeoning cities of 19th-century England.
This was largely through his prolific literary output of articles, books and magazines, where it is estimated that he wrote 60 million words to advance his cause.
Producer: Erin Riley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2007.
MON 09:45 Daily Service (m0020jkd)
Everyday Faith - Trust in the Lord
A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music.
Theme: Everyday Faith— Trust in the Lord
- Through all eternity
Led by Canon Simon Doogan
Hark my soul it is the Lord
Proverbs 3: 3-12
Seek ye first the Kingdom of God
You never let me go
MON 10:00 Radiolab (m0020jkg)
Series 12
The Interstitium
Radiolab explores ‘the interstitium’, body areas that were invisible to Western scientists. 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.
The Radiolab team investigate a strange world.
From WNYC. First broadcast on public radio in the USA in 2023.
MON 10:55 Inheritance Tracks (b08r7l3s)
Jean Marsh
Actress and screenwriter Jean Marsh chooses Chopin's Waltz No 1 and the Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner.
MON 11:00 Whodunnits (b007k2mr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
MON 11:30 Dick Francis (b007jpxx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
MON 12:00 Minor Adjustment (b0b4ff7s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
MON 12:30 Stop Messing About! (b00r3s1n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
MON 13:00 In and Out of the Kitchen (b01pz9xz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 13:30 The Confession by Jessie Burton (m00099z6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 13:45 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (b00mb1qz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
MON 14:00 Just a Minute (b00hhz2z)
Series 54
Episode 8
Nicholas Parsons presides over the devious game where panellists are challenged to speak for one minute without hesitation, deviation or repetition.
From the Performing Arts Centre in Lincoln, which is part of the University of Lincoln.
With:
Paul Merton
Chris Neill
Justin Moorhouse
Tony Hawks
Subjects include: Five Things To Do With A Potato, Moles, Social Networking, Honorary Degrees, Men Who Wear Glasses, Poker and The Best Thing About The Person Next To Me
Created by Ian Messiter.
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2009.
MON 14:30 Snap (b012llxz)
Series 3
Episode 2
Trying to rebuild their relationship after divorcing, Molly and Doug try changing their least appealing traits.
But life isn't that simple...
Starring Rebecca Lacey and Paul Venables.
Paul Mendelson’s sitcom about life for a couple after they've split.
Molly ....... Rebecca Lacey
Doug ....... Paul Venables
Kaz ....... Soumaya Keynes
Ryan ....... Jessie Sullivan
Annie ....... Marlene Sidaway
Dawn ....... Robin Weaver
Raymond ...... Jonathan Tafler
Ansel ...... Richard Firth
Producer: David Ian Neville
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2005.
MON 15:00 Drama on 4 (m000jvyj)
Rose Tremain - The Jester of Astapovo
Nothing happens in Astapovo, an isolated little place in the vast Russian countryside.
Until the day a very unwell Count Leo Tolstoy arrives at the little railway station with the Countess - and the hungry Russian press pack - on his trail.
Starring John Lightbody.
Rose Tremain's dramatisation of her own short story based on real events.
Ivan ..... John Lightbody
Anna ..... Maggie Service
Countess Tolstoya ..... Barbara Flynn
Chertkov ..... Ewan Bailey
Dushan ..... Chris Lew Kum Hoi
Count Leo Tolstoy/Dmitri ..... Roger Ringrose
Sound: Caleb Knightley
Director: Marc Beeby
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2020.
MON 15:45 This Sentence Does Not Consist of Eight Words by Michael Carson (m0020jkk)
A middle-aged nephew takes his Aunty Annie out to visit some abstract art at Tate Gallery North.
At first, she doesn't appear to be getting much out of the visit at all - until one of the exhibits draws her in....
Michael Carson's short story read by David Horovitch.
Producer:: Duncan Minshull
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1992
MON 16:00 Radiolab (m0020jkg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
MON 16:55 Inheritance Tracks (b08r7l3s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:55 today]
MON 17:00 Whodunnits (b007k2mr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
MON 17:30 Dick Francis (b007jpxx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
MON 18:00 Minor Adjustment (b0b4ff7s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
MON 18:30 Stop Messing About! (b00r3s1n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
MON 19:00 In and Out of the Kitchen (b01pz9xz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 19:30 The Confession by Jessie Burton (m00099z6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 19:45 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (b00mb1qz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
MON 20:00 Just a Minute (b00hhz2z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 today]
MON 20:30 Snap (b012llxz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 today]
MON 21:00 Drama on 4 (m000jvyj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 today]
MON 21:45 This Sentence Does Not Consist of Eight Words by Michael Carson (m0020jkk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:45 today]
MON 22:00 Mark Steel's in Town (m0020hn8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
MON 22:30 Rudy's Rare Records (b00nvyzv)
Series 1
Roots Manoeuvres
Now all living crammed together over a record store in Birmingham, Grandad Rudy, father Adam and son Richie collide over a local history exhibition.
Starring Lenny Henry, Joe Jacobs and Larrington Walker.
Generational sitcom written by Danny Robins and Dan Tetsell.
From an original idea by Lenny Henry.
Adam Sharpe ...... Lenny Henry
Richie Sharp ...... Joe Jacobs
Rudy Sharpe ...... Larrington Walker
Doreen ...... Claire Benedict
Jamelia/Tasha ...... Natasha Godfrey
Clifton ...... Jeffery Kissoon
Alison ...... Tracy-Ann Oberman
Francis ...... Michael Fenton Stevens
Customers ...... Colin Hoult/Doc Brown
Producer: Lucy Armitage.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2008.
MON 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (m0020xxg)
Michael Odewale 1/3
From 10pm until midnight, seven days a week, The Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. And tonight, Lou Conran talks to Michael Odewale.
MON 23:00 The News Quiz (m0020jf8)
Series 114
Episode 4
Geoff Norcott, Stuart Mitchell, Daliso Chaponda and Katy Balls join Andy Zaltzman to quiz the news.
With just one week to go before the UK heads to the polls, Andy and the Panel analyse the final head to head debate, discuss the pitfalls of workplace betting, and finally bring a voice to the political elephants in the room.
Written by Andy Zaltzman
With additional material by: Toussaint Douglass, Mark Granger, Angela Channell, & Pete Tellouche
Producer: Sam Holmes
Executive Producer: Richard Morris
Production Co-ordinators: Sarah Nicholls
Sound Editor: Rich Evans
A BBC Studios Audio Production for Radio 4
An Eco-Audio certified Production
MON 23:30 Danny Robins Music Therapy (b00fl0p7)
Episode 2
Danny Robins harnesses the power of music to solve problems and generally improve the world.
He's out to write a new town anthem for Middlesbrough - and lend a hand to a love-lorn pensioner - aided by a Status Quo tribute band and a trumpeter.
With:
Isy Suttie.
Written by Danny Robins, with Isy Suttie and Danielle Ward.
Producer: Ben Walker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2008.

TUESDAY 02 JULY 2024

TUE 00:00 Radiolab (m0020jkg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:55 Inheritance Tracks (b08r7l3s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:55 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 Whodunnits (b007k2mr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 Dick Francis (b007jpxx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 Minor Adjustment (b0b4ff7s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:30 Stop Messing About! (b00r3s1n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 In and Out of the Kitchen (b01pz9xz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Monday]
TUE 03:30 The Confession by Jessie Burton (m00099z6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Monday]
TUE 03:45 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (b00mb1qz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 Just a Minute (b00hhz2z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:30 Snap (b012llxz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 Drama on 4 (m000jvyj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Monday]
TUE 05:45 This Sentence Does Not Consist of Eight Words by Michael Carson (m0020jkk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:45 on Monday]
TUE 06:00 Whodunnits (b007jl9z)
Cadfael - Monk's Hood
2. The Inheritance
Brother Cadfael fears the worst over the sickness of Shrewsbury Abbey's benefactor.
Ellis Peters' medieval murder mysteries featuring the Benedictine monk-cum-amateur sleuth.
Starring Philip Madoc - with Sir Michael Hordern as the narrator.
From the Chronicles of Brother Cadfael.
Dramatised by Bert Coules.
Narrator ...... Sir Michael Hordern
Brother Cadfael ...... Phillip Madoc
Sergeant William Warden ...... Ian Hogg
Brother Mark ...... Ian Targett
Prior Robert ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Brother Rees ...... Norman Jones
Rishildis Burnel ...... Pat Heywood
Elfrick ...... Mark Straker
Maerreg ...... Kenneth Price
Aldith ...... Jane Whittenshaw
Brother Edmund ...... Timothy Carlton
Edwin Gurney ...... Richard Pearce
Sybil Bellecott ...... Petra Markham
Edwy Bellecott ...... Stephen Garlick
Producer: Lissa Evans
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1991.
TUE 06:30 Dick Francis (b007jpyf)
Bolt
2. Horses Begin to Die
Henri de Brescou, bent upon obtaining authority from the French Government to make plastic guns, threatens Roland, Princess Casilia's frail and elderly husband.
Dick Francis's racing thriller dramatised by John Ashe.
Kit Fielding ...... Eric Allan
Princess Casilia ...... Sian Phillips
Danielle ...... Elizabeth MacGovern
Henri ...... John Bull
Roland ...... Simon Carter
Dusty ...... Christian Rodska
Thomas ...... Steve Hodson
Allardeck ...... Bill Wallis
Wykeham ...... William Eedle
Directed by Shaun MacLoughlin at BBC Pebble Mill.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1994
TUE 07:00 Moving (m0020hvd)
4. Dreams and Schemes
Greta's interior design concept for their home creates more tension in Ruth and Alistair's relationship.
Julie is pregnant and 12-year-old Kelly can't believe her parent's irresponsibility as Antony avoids Julie.
Neil McKay's six-part comedy series taps into the British obsession with homes.
Antony .... Stephen Tomkinson
Brian .... Philip Jackson
Greta .... Brigit Forsyth
Ruth .... Kathryn Hunt
Julie .... Tracy Brabin
Alistair .... Kevin McMonagle,
Irene .... Judith Davis,
Kelly .... Andrea Huell,
Scott .... Kieron Ashforth
Shaun .... Matthew Nylan
Director: Kate Rowland
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1995.
TUE 07:30 The Goon Show (b0b2r0jv)
Series 5
The Six Ingots of Leadenhall Street
On the trial of Moriarty and Grytpype-Thynne, Detective Neddie Seagoon joins an unusual brass band.
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 (b00zm084)
How's Your Mother?
In a gossipy village Humphrey Partridge is reckoned to be anti-social, indeed stand-offish. But he always has an excuse - namely that he has to look after his ailing elderly mother. It raises eyebrows at work.
No-one has ever met the legendary matriarch. Not even nosy Raj the local postman. But then one morning when Humphrey is at work, Raj notices a fire in Humphrey's house, breaks in to put it out and makes an extraordinary discovery.
Soon police are digging in Humphrey's garden. But just what is Humphrey's dark secret?
Written by Simon Brett.
Humphrey Partridge ... Michael Maloney
Mrs Denton .... Sally Orrock
Mrs Jones .... Christine Kavanagh
Raj / Sgt. Wallis .... Adeel Akhtar
Mr Denton / Trevor .... Sam Dale
Director: Peter Kavanagh
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2011.
TUE 08:30 The Confession by Jessie Burton (m0009b38)
7. Closer
Elise grows closer to Matt, as she struggles to find her place in Los Angeles.
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 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (b00mbbff)
2. Meeting Lyon
The 1960s best-seller by Jacqueline Susann. Three beautiful young women become best friends as they carve out careers in the entertainment industry.
Anne Welles has received a marriage proposal from one of the richest men in New York but is she in love with 'fiancé' Allen? Then, she has to find the firm's new partner Lyon Burke an apartment. He asks her to take him on a guided tour of the flat and then, by way of saying thank you, buys her lunch....
Anne Welles ...Madeleine Potter
Neely O'Hara ...Barbara Barnes
Henry Bellamy ...Stuart Milligan
Lyon Burke ...Jamie Glover
Allen Cooper... Walter Lewis
Gino Cooper... Nathan Osgood
Miss Steinberg Liza Ross
Producer Claire Grove
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2005.
TUE 09:00 Munya Chawawa's Election Doom Scroll (m0020hlx)
Keir Starmzy
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 Keir Starmer's phone and guides us on a hilarious rollercoaster ride through his voice notes, his Instagram feed and much more, giving us unique insight into whether there's anything more exciting lurking behind the charisma void...

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 the other party leaders' phones.

Performed by Munya Chawawa
Written by Munya Chawawa, Matthew Crosby, James Farmer, Joe McArdle and Sharon Wanjohi
Audio Producer: Ben Sutton
Series Producer: Jo Maney
Sound Designer: Rich Evans
Executive Producers: Munya Chawawa and Ben Wicks

An Expectation production for BBC Radio 4
TUE 09:30 Parkmasters (b00773kp)
2. Joseph Paxton and Birkenhead Park
Historian Tristram Hunt investigates Joseph Paxton’s achievement in making something "handsome and good" on the infertile ground that eventually became Birkenhead Park - located in the centre of Merseyside.
Producer: Erin Riley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2007.
TUE 09:45 Daily Service (m0020hvg)
Everyday Faith - Guide me
A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music.
Theme: Everyday Faith - Guide Me
Psalm 31: 1-6
Led by Angel Morgan
Goodness of God
CeCe Winans
Guide me o thou great redeemer
Daily Service Singers
Trust in God
Elevation Music
TUE 10:00 A Good Read (b08jb9nn)
Chris and Xand Van Tulleken
Doctor twins and broadcasters Chris and Xand van Tulleken join presenter Harriett Gilbert to discuss favourite books by Samuel Shem, James Fenton and Evelyn Waugh.
The House of God by Samuel Shem
Publisher Black Swan
Yellow Tulips Poems 1968 - 2011 by James Fenton
Publisher Faber
Vile Bodies by Evelyn Waugh
Publisher Penguin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2017.
TUE 10:30 Glad to Be Grey (b071x87c)
Professor Mary Beard is a distinguished Cambridge Classical scholar with a string of highly-regarded books on Ancient Rome to her name, so it's slightly irksome to her that she is almost better known for her long grey hair.
In this highly-authored documentary, Mary Beard investigates a growing reluctance to embrace grey hair.
Starting in the Mayfair salon of "hair colourist to the stars", Jo Hansford, she's informed that her hair is "dreadful" and given a personal consultation by Jo herself about how and why she should colour it.
In favour of choice and the fun of colouring hair, (she has always hankered after pink streaks), Mary is particularly disturbed by the pressures in society for women to conceal their age.
It's not just about women, though. Mary has recently come to recognise that far more men now colour their hair, but why won't any of them talk to her about it? Eventually, fellow Cambridge Classicist, Professor Simon Goldhill, agrees to "come out" on air. In defending his use of colour and challenging Mary's own choice, he gives her a philosophical run for her money.
Ultimately, Mary has to admit the paradox of making a radio programme about grey hair, so she turns to a surprise, high-profile television presenter to learn more about the pressures on women in the public sphere to colour their hair.
Concluding that ageism may be the new "glass ceiling", Mary insists upon the right to be both an "enfant terrible" and also an "eminence grise".
Produced by Beaty Rubens.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2016.
TUE 11:00 Whodunnits (b007jl9z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
TUE 11:30 Dick Francis (b007jpyf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
TUE 12:00 Moving (m0020hvd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
TUE 12:30 The Goon Show (b0b2r0jv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
TUE 13:00 Turf Wars (b00zm084)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 13:30 The Confession by Jessie Burton (m0009b38)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 13:45 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (b00mbbff)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
TUE 14:00 Quote... Unquote (m00120sd)
Daliso Chaponda, Lissa Evans, Georgie Morrell
Nigel Rees quizzes his celebrity guests on the origins of sayings and well-known quotes, and gets the famous panel to share their favourite anecdotes and quotes.
With:
Daliso Chaponda, critically acclaimed stand-up comedian and multi-disciplinary author
Lissa Evans, former producer of Quote...Unquote who went on to produce Father Ted and become a highly successful novelist
Georgie Morrell, stand-up comedian, actor, and writer
Reader of the Quotations: Charlotte Green
Producer: Ella Watts
A BBC Studios Audio production, first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2021.
TUE 14:30 A Whole 'Nother Story (b0076h7t)
Series 3
The Trouble with Cassie
Cassie has an adoring boyfriend who gets on well with Pete. What on earth could go wrong?
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 Dick George - Private Investigator (m000ndr0)
1. The Case of the Cool Canary
Private investigator Dick George and his lovely ex-wife, Dora, are called upon by heiress, Ruth-Ann Rogers.
She desperately needs protection from gangsters intent upon wresting her fortune from her.
The adventures in the life of private investigator Dick George.
Starring Francis Matthews.
A spoof of Hollywood comedy thrillers of the 1930s written by Sarah Maxwell.
Dick George ...... Francis Matthews
Dora ...... Margaret Robertson
Ruth-Ann Rogers ...... Lisa Jacobs
Lucille Lamont ...... Lisa Jacobs
Louie ...... Nigel Anthony
Mugsy ...... Harry Towb
Blore ...... Edward de Souza
Charlie ...... Alan Tilvern
Pasta, the dog ...... Ronald Herdman
Director: Glyn Dearman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1986.
TUE 16:00 A Good Read (b08jb9nn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
TUE 16:30 Glad to Be Grey (b071x87c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]
TUE 17:00 Whodunnits (b007jl9z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
TUE 17:30 Dick Francis (b007jpyf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
TUE 18:00 Moving (m0020hvd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
TUE 18:30 The Goon Show (b0b2r0jv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
TUE 19:00 Turf Wars (b00zm084)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 19:30 The Confession by Jessie Burton (m0009b38)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 19:45 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (b00mbbff)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
TUE 20:00 Quote... Unquote (m00120sd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 today]
TUE 20:30 A Whole 'Nother Story (b0076h7t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 today]
TUE 21:00 Dick George - Private Investigator (m000ndr0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 today]
TUE 22:00 Munya Chawawa's Election Doom Scroll (m0020hlx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
TUE 22:30 Liam Williams: Ladhood (b097c99y)
Series 2
Episode 2
Comedian Liam Williams recounts his youthful misadventures in this autobiographical sitcom.
Searching for hedonism, Liam is torn between the laddish drinking societies and the artsy intelligentsia of Cambridge University.
Written and performed by Liam Williams.
With:
Al Roberts
Emma Sidi
Freya Parker
Kieran Hodgson
Paul G Raymond
Producer: Joe Nunnery
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2017.
TUE 23:00 At Home with the Snails (b007k3hb)
Series 2
Episode 2
George and Beverley have feigned their deaths to see how their children will cope with the grief.
Alex is missing his parents, but his snail obsession is back with a vengeance...
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 (b007k3hw)
Max Phantasmo
The controversial American comedian Max Phantasmo - by those who know him.
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 April 2007.

WEDNESDAY 03 JULY 2024

WED 00:00 A Good Read (b08jb9nn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 Glad to Be Grey (b071x87c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 Whodunnits (b007jl9z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 Dick Francis (b007jpyf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 Moving (m0020hvd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday]
WED 02:30 The Goon Show (b0b2r0jv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Tuesday]
WED 03:00 Turf Wars (b00zm084)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Tuesday]
WED 03:30 The Confession by Jessie Burton (m0009b38)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Tuesday]
WED 03:45 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (b00mbbff)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 Quote... Unquote (m00120sd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:30 A Whole 'Nother Story (b0076h7t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 Dick George - Private Investigator (m000ndr0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Tuesday]
WED 06:00 Whodunnits (b007jlbb)
Cadfael - Monk's Hood
3. Hunted
Medieval monk Brother Cadfael’s suspicions grow over who committed the murder.
E
Ellis Peters' medieval murder mysteries featuring the Benedictine monk-cum-amateur sleuth.
Starring Philip Madoc - with Sir Michael Hordern as the narrator.
From the Chronicles of Brother Cadfael.
Dramatised by Bert Coules.
Narrator ...... Sir Michael Hordern
Brother Cadfael ...... Phillip Madoc
Sergeant William Warden ...... Ian Hogg
Brother Mark ...... Ian Targett
Prior Robert ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Brother Rees ...... Norman Jones
Rishildis Burnel ...... Pat Heywood
Elfrick ...... Mark Straker
Maerreg ...... Kenneth Price
Aldith ...... Jane Whittenshaw
Brother Edmund ...... Timothy Carlton
Edwin Gurney ...... Richard Pearce
Sybil Bellecott ...... Petra Markham
Edwy Bellecott ...... Stephen Garlick
Brother Petrus ...... Fraser Kerr
Brother Jerome ...... Andrew Wincott
Groom ...... Nigel Carrington
Producer: Lissa Evans
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1991.
WED 06:30 Dick Francis (b007jpyx)
Bolt
3. Hostile Intelligence
Danielle de Brescou is followed and terrified by two men in hoods, while two of Princess Casilia's finest racing horses are slaughtered with a bolt gun.
Dick Francis's racing thriller dramatised by John Ashe.
Kit Fielding ...... Eric Allan
Princess Casilia ...... Sian Phillips
Danielle ...... Elizabeth MacGovern
Henri ...... John Bull
Roland ...... Simon Carter
Dusty ...... Christian Rodska
Wykeham ...... William Eedle
Lord Vaughnley ...... Gerry Hinks
Prince Litsi ...... Sam Dastor
Beatrice Bunt ...... Margaret Robertson
Directed by Shaun MacLoughlin at BBC Pebble Mill.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1994
WED 07:00 Winston (b0080hsj)
Winston in Love
Figuratively Speaking
Nancy sparks concern by eloping with Roland.
Meanwhile Father declares he's in love with Mrs Sunderland - figuratively speaking, of course.
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 (b007jzg0)
Series 1
The Monte Carlo Rally
The Lad competes in the famous motor race in a very classic car - provided by Sid...
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
Special guests:
Brian Johnston
Raymond Baxter
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 (b09v6x3v)
Series 3
Boswell's Life of de Beauvoir
James Boswell meets Simone de Beauvoir and gains several lessons in equality as he helps clean her apartment allowing her to complete her book The Second Sex.
Would radical modern feminism have existed without him?
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
Simone de Beauvoir ...... Amelia Bullmore
Producer: Sally Avens
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2018.
WED 08:30 The Confession by Jessie Burton (m0009cdl)
8. True Identity
Is Rose's true identity about to be revealed?
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 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (b00mbc2m)
3. Another Opening
The 1960s best-seller by Jacqueline Susann. Three beautiful young women become best friends as they carve out careers in the entertainment industry.
Anne's friend Neely is thrilled to be the understudy for one of the lead roles in Hit the Sky, a new musical and Allen tries to get Anne to agree to a wedding date....
Anne Welles... Madeleine Potter
Neely O'Hara ...Barbara Barnes
Helen Lawson... Sally Dexter
Henry Bellamy ...Stuart Milligan
Allen Cooper ...Walter Lewis
Gino Cooper ...Nathan Osgood
Amelia ...Susan Jameson
Producer Claire Grove
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2005.
WED 09:00 Jessica Fostekew: Sturdy Girl Club (m0020hl9)
Series 2
Wrestling
Strength can look like a lot of things and comedian Jessica Fostekew digs into some of the most unladylike sports going. This episode, we don our smartest lycra and spinnarooni into the world of Wrestling.
With the help of pro-wrestler Rhia O'Reilly, luchador Claire Heafford and wrestling megafan Sikisa, Jess unpacks the ins and outs of what it means to be a sturdy girl in the wrestling ring. We track the role of women in the sport from the early days of the Great Mae Young and the Fabulous Moolah and try to work out if it is even a sport, or is it in fact - as Claire insists - a performing art?
Written and Performed by Jessica Fostekew.
Producer: Lyndsay Fenner
Assistant Producer: Tam Reynolds
Sound Designer: David Thomas
Executive Producer: Victoria Lloyd
A Mighty Bunny production for BBC Radio 4.
WED 09:30 Parkmasters (b00773lw)
3. James Pennethorne and Victoria Park, London
James Pennethorne created Victoria Park in East London for some of the poorest people in the capital.
The space may have resembled Regent's Park with grand carriageways and vistas, but the workers made it their own as they congregated to discuss politics and to bathe in the grand lakes before the park had even officially opened.
Historian Tristram Hunt continues his history of the people and ideas behind the creation of public parks.
Producer: Erin Riley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2007.
WED 09:45 Daily Service (m0020jjt)
Everyday Faith - Thomas, Apostle. Unless I see…
A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music.
Theme: Everyday Faith - Thomas, Apostle. Unless I see…
John 20: 24-29
Led by Steve Williams
Breathe on me, breathe of God (Ronald Foot) - St Martin's Voices
Faith, hope and love – (Joanna Forbes L’Estrange) - St Martin's Voices
Strength to trust - Yvonne Lyon
WED 10:00 Archive on 4 (m0009jcr)
Akenfield Now
In 1969, Akenfield: Portrait of an English Village became a bestselling book. A film by Peter Hall followed.
This edition of Archive on 4 re-visits the Suffolk village (Charsfield) on which the book was based, with a group of local young people.
They are students of Kesgrave High School who are recording and filming fresh takes on the original in a project called Akenfield Now.
It's led by Dr John Gordon of the University of East Anglia and funded through the Heritage Lottery Fund.
We also hear from the author of Akenfield, Ronald Blythe, now 96.
With:
Harvey Osborne
Jan Pedgrift
Garrow Shand
Cyril Kindred
Martin Llewellyn
Peter Driver
Steven Brian
Producer: Nick Carter Miles
A Just Radio production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2019.
WED 11:00 Whodunnits (b007jlbb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
WED 11:30 Dick Francis (b007jpyx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
WED 12:00 Winston (b0080hsj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
WED 12:30 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jzg0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
WED 13:00 Boswell's Lives (b09v6x3v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 13:30 The Confession by Jessie Burton (m0009cdl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 13:45 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (b00mbc2m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
WED 14:00 Wordaholics (b01rlmpt)
Series 2
Episode 1
Gyles Brandreth hosts the comedy panel show challenging guests to display their knowledge of words and language.
Milton Jones and Natalie Haynes compete against Susie Dent and Alun Cochrane to find out who knows the most.
Milton will be coining a new word to describe his fear of becoming a monk: 'cloisterphobia.
Alun's Yorkshire roots help him guess the meaning of the Polish word 'prozvonit';
Susie explains the origin of the phrase 'gingering up'.
Natalie tries to ban the word 'guesstimate'.
Writers: Jon Hunter and James Kettle
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2013.
WED 14:30 Elephants to Catch Eels (b00v7v1j)
Series 2
Highwaymen
Major Thomas Falconer attempts to become more of a cad to win Tamsyn.
But she’s more concerned her disloyal fans are being poached by "Boyz 2 Rob", the hunky band of highwaymen taking Drumlin Bay by storm.
It's 1793 and in the small Cornish village of Drumlin Bay, heroic smuggler Tamsyn Trelawny is 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
Alice …… India Fisher
Producer: Jan Ravens
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2004.
WED 15:00 Dick George - Private Investigator (m000nmn7)
2. The Case of the Substitute Spouse
Private Investigator Dick and his wife Dora travel to Maine where they immediately make a deadly discovery...
More adventures in the life of private investigator Dick George starring Francis Matthews.
A spoof of Hollywood comedy thrillers of the 1930s written by Sarah Maxwell.
Dick George …. Francis Matthews
Dora …. Margaret Robertson
Blore, Dick's valet …. Edward de Souza
Pasta, the dog …. Ronald Herdman
Connie Morgan/Operator/Librarian …. Bonnie Hurren
Sheriff Johnson …. Bob Sherman
Antony Legrange …. Liza Ross
Barrett Legrange …. Blain Fairman
Zebediah …. Don Fellows
Director: Glyn Dearman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1989.
WED 16:00 Archive on 4 (m0009jcr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
WED 17:00 Whodunnits (b007jlbb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
WED 17:30 Dick Francis (b007jpyx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
WED 18:00 Winston (b0080hsj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
WED 18:30 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jzg0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
WED 19:00 Boswell's Lives (b09v6x3v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 19:30 The Confession by Jessie Burton (m0009cdl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 19:45 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (b00mbc2m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
WED 20:00 Wordaholics (b01rlmpt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 today]
WED 20:30 Elephants to Catch Eels (b00v7v1j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 today]
WED 21:00 Dick George - Private Investigator (m000nmn7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 today]
WED 22:00 Jessica Fostekew: Sturdy Girl Club (m0020hl9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
WED 22:30 The Museum of Everything (b00h3h6c)
Series 3
The Thing
Learn about medieval cooking, and view the most precious exhibit.
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 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (m0020xxq)
Michael Odewale 2/3
From 10pm until midnight, seven days a week, The Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. And tonight, Lou Conran talks to Michael Odewale.
WED 23:00 Bussmann and Quantick Kingsize (b00757wk)
Episode 1
A five pound deal of sketches, monologues and weird soup.
Originally broadcast LIVE from London's exclusive Imperial Rooms, Mayfair.
Written and performed by Jane Bussmann and David Quantick.
Featuring:
Peter Serafinowicz
Emma Clarke
Steve Brody.
Producer: Phil Bowker.
First broadcast LIVE on BBC Radio 4 in April 1998.
WED 23:30 Party (b00r7l7j)
Series 1
Episode 1
A group of young idealists try to set up a brand new political party.
From the perils of electing a leader and choosing a party name through to the finer intricacies of Foreign and Environmental policy.
Tom Basden’s sitcom satirises their ambitions, hypocrisy and naivety.
Based on his 2009 Edinburgh play which won a fringe first.
Simon ...... Tom Basden
Mel ...... Anna Crilly
Duncan ...... Tim Key
Jared ...... Johnny Sweet
Phoebe ...... Katy Wix
Producer: Julia McKenzie
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2010.

THURSDAY 04 JULY 2024

THU 00:00 Archive on 4 (m0009jcr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Whodunnits (b007jlbb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Dick Francis (b007jpyx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Winston (b0080hsj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:30 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jzg0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Boswell's Lives (b09v6x3v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Wednesday]
THU 03:30 The Confession by Jessie Burton (m0009cdl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:45 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (b00mbc2m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 Wordaholics (b01rlmpt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 Elephants to Catch Eels (b00v7v1j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Dick George - Private Investigator (m000nmn7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Wednesday]
THU 06:00 Whodunnits (b007jlbp)
Cadfael - Monk's Hood
4. Mallilie
Confusion reigns in the hunt for the poisoner. Brother Cadfael has fresh suspicions.
Ellis Peters' medieval murder mysteries featuring the Benedictine monk-cum-amateur sleuth.
Starring Philip Madoc - with Sir Michael Hordern as the narrator.
From the Chronicles of Brother Cadfael.
Dramatised by Bert Coules.
Narrator ...... Sir Michael Hordern
Brother Cadfael ...... Phillip Madoc
Sergeant William Warden ...... Ian Hogg
Brother Mark ...... Ian Targett
Prior Robert ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Martin Bellecott ...... Timothy Carlton
Edwin Gurney ...... Richard Pearce
Edwy Bellecott ...... Stephen Garlick
Brother Petrus ...... Fraser Kerr
Brother Rees ...... Norman Jones
Hugh Beringar ...... Alan Barker
Brother Simon ...... Michael Turner
Brother Barnabas ...... Terrence Edmond
Producer: Lissa Evans
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1991.
THU 06:30 Dick Francis (b007jpzb)
Bolt
4. The Killing Game
Prince Litsi faces terror, hanging by his finger tips from the top of the old stand at Bradbury race-course.
Dick Francis's racing thriller dramatised by John Ashe.
Kit Fielding ...... Eric Allan
Princess Casilia ...... Sian Phillips
Danielle ...... Elizabeth MacGovern
Roland ...... Simon Carter
Dusty ...... Christian Rodska
Wykeham ...... William Eedle
Hodges ...... Gerry Hinks
Prince Litsi ...... Sam Dastor
Beatrice Bunt ...... Margaret Robertson
Allardeck ...... Bill Wallis
Directed by Shaun MacLoughlin at BBC Pebble Mill.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1994
THU 07:00 Patterson (m000n6zt)
Episode 6
Can university lecturer Andrew Patterson deal with the particular demands of his students and his boss?
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
Valerie Candle..........................Leueen Willoughby
Cuthbertson..............................Richard O'Callaghan
Victor...........................................Hugh Thomas
Bannerji......................................Tariq Yunus
Inspector Firestone............... David Tate
Producer: Geoffrey Perkins
First broadcast on BBC Radio 3 in March 1981.
THU 07:30 Dad's Army (b007jqxp)
Series 3
High Finance
Captain Mainwaring realises Corporal Jones's money troubles involve the whole platoon.
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
Warden Hodges … Bill Pertwee
Vicar … Frank Williams
Mrs Pike … Pearl Hackney
Producer: John Dyas
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1976.
THU 08:00 For the Love of Leo (m000llwh)
Series 2
The Second Violin
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 and Laura return to Paisley where his wife died and Leo meets a musician with a secret.
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
Laurel ...... Melody Grove
Directed by Marilyn Imrie and Michael Chaplin
A Catherine Bailey production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in August 2020.
THU 08:30 The Confession by Jessie Burton (m0009bmw)
9. Truth
Connie agrees to tell Rose the truth 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.
THU 08:45 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (b00mbl3h)
4. Opportunity Knocks
The 1960s best seller by Jacqueline Susann. Three beautiful young women become best friends as they carve out careers in the entertainment industry.
Anne takes an irrevocable step in her friendship with Lyon Burke and understudy Neely gets her big chance in the new musical.
Anne Welles... Madeleine Potter
Neely O'Hara ...Barbara Barnes
Helen Lawson ...Sally Dexter
Henry Bellamy... Stuart Milligan
Lyon Burke ...Jamie Glover
Gilbert ...Harry Myers
Terry King ...Coleen Prendergast
Producer Claire Grove
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2005.
THU 09:00 Rhysearch (m0020hz1)
Series 2
2. Is Monogamy Outdated?
Comedian Rhys James investigates topics that the rest of us are too busy to be bothered with.
2. Is Monogamy Outdated?
With marriage rates plummeting and more young people than ever turning to polyamory, Rhys explores his options.
Written and presented by Rhys James
Guest: Leanne Yau
Guest: John Aiken
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 Parkmasters (b00773n6)
4. William Barron and West Park, Macclesfield
William Barron was a zealot for municipal gardens in the belief that they could raise the moral tone of the nation - the Temperance Movement generally, was a great supporter of public parks.
Historian Tristram Hunt continues his history of the people and ideas behind the creation of public parks.
Producer: Erin Riley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2007.
THU 09:45 Daily Service (m0020hz3)
A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music.
Theme: Everyday Faith - What is faith?
Hebrews 11: 1-7
Led by Marika Rose
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of Creation - Choir of King's College Cambridge
Give us the wings of faith (Bullock) - York Minster Choir
Guide Me O Thou Great Redeemer - Lucy Grimble
THU 10:00 Great Lives (b0077722)
Marie Curie
BBC Science Correspondent Pallab Ghosh chooses the double Nobel Prize-winning scientist, Marie Curie
Pallab explains how Marie achieved iconic status through her work on radioactivity.
She also weighs up the cost she paid for her success.
Presenter Matthew Parris is also joined in the studio by Curie biographer Sarah Dry.
Producer: John Byrne
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2007.
THU 10:30 Sexton's Tales (m0020hz5)
2. The Exhumation of Ophelia
George Cole reveals another fascinating story of one of six extraordinary Victorians buried in Highgate Cemetery, London.
Scandal erupts as pre-Raphaelite artist Rossetti exhumes the body of his wife, Elizabeth Siddal, to retrieve his poems from her grave.
Written by Emlyn Harris
George Cole is the Sexton.
Other parts played by:
Emlyn Harris
Andrew Melville
Melanie Hudson
Jill Graham
Dan Strauss
Producer: Neil Rosser
A Rewind and IBN co-production for BBC Radio 2 - first broadcast in August 1995.
THU 11:00 Whodunnits (b007jlbp)
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THU 11:30 Dick Francis (b007jpzb)
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THU 12:00 Patterson (m000n6zt)
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THU 12:30 Dad's Army (b007jqxp)
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THU 13:00 For the Love of Leo (m000llwh)
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THU 13:30 The Confession by Jessie Burton (m0009bmw)
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THU 13:45 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (b00mbl3h)
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THU 14:00 Genius (b0080rmy)
Series 3
Germaine Greer
Lego prisons? A tea tray as a system of measurement?
Dave Gorman asks writer Germaine Greer 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 (b0076pmf)
Series 2
A Sensation Novel
Ebeneezer Fudge - writer of melodramatic sensation novels - is disturbed when his characters start coming to life and criticising his preposterous plots.
Jonathan Coy stars as WS Gilbert in the second series of his short stories dramatised by Stephen Wyatt.
WS Gilbert …. Jonathan Coy
Ebenezer Fudge …. John Rowe
Demon of Romance …. Nicholas Boulton
Lady Rockalda …. Julia Hills
Sir Ruthven Glenaloon …. Hugh Dickson
Herbert …. Jason Chan
Alice Grey …. Wendy Baxter
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 Dick George - Private Investigator (m000nv8w)
3. The Case of the Vanishing Vamp
On the brink of divorcing his wife Dora, private investigator Dick George is hot on the trail of missing actress Irene Smith.
More adventures in the life of private investigator Dick George starring Francis Matthews.
A spoof of 1930s Hollywood comedy thrillers by Sarah Maxwell.
Dick .... Francis Matthews
Dora ..... Margaret Robertson
Blore, the butler .... Edward de Souza
Pasta, the dog .... Ronald Herdman
Mugsy Moran .... Harry Towb
Loretta Raine .... Liza Ross
Harry Loomis .... Ed Bishop
Jonathan Dane .... Peter Whitman
Marie Celeste ... Nicky Croydon
Central Casting .... Bonnie Hurren
Director: Glyn Dearman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1992.
THU 16:00 Great Lives (b0077722)
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THU 16:30 Sexton's Tales (m0020hz5)
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THU 19:30 The Confession by Jessie Burton (m0009bmw)
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THU 20:00 Genius (b0080rmy)
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THU 20:30 Gilbert Without Sullivan (b0076pmf)
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THU 22:00 Rhysearch (m0020hz1)
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THU 22:30 The Guns of Adam Riches (b01qwj0j)
Series 1
The Third Pole
Adam Riches tells the story of Martin, an audience member from London.
He started the evening as an unsuspecting software developer, but ended it as the greatest explorer ever to walk the earth.
As Martin battles to be the first man to reach the "Third Pole", he is faced by many challenges, including a rival team of Norwegians, led inexplicably by the German filmmaker, Werner Herzog.
Written by Adam Riches.
With:
Cariad Lloyd
Jim Johnson
Simon Yadoo.
Producers: Simon Mayhew-Archer & Rupert Majendie.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2013.
THU 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (m0020xxj)
Michael Odewale 3/3
From 10pm until midnight, seven days a week, The Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. And tonight, Lou Conran talks to Michael Odewale.
THU 23:00 Detective Sergeant Nick Mohammed (b039q25j)
Series 2
Jury
Detective Sergeant Nick Mohammed has his day in court, but the judge seems unimpressed by his testimony.
Sitcom written and performed by Nick Mohammed.
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 I've Never Seen Star Wars (b014gmfm)
Series 4
Ian Hislop
Marcus Brigstocke invites Private Eye editor and broadcaster Ian Hislop to try new experiences, including buying his first ever pair of jeans.
Whether the experiences are banal or profound, the show is about embracing the new and getting out of our comfort zones.
The title comes from the fact that the show's producer and creator Bill Dare had never seen the film Star Wars.
Producer: Bill Dare
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2011.

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FRI 03:45 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (b00mbl3h)
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FRI 04:00 Genius (b0080rmy)
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FRI 04:30 Gilbert Without Sullivan (b0076pmf)
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FRI 05:00 Dick George - Private Investigator (m000nv8w)
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FRI 06:00 Whodunnits (b007jlbz)
Cadfael - Monk's Hood
5. Judgement
With a fresh arrest made for murder, Brother Cadfael is keen to see justice delivered.
Conclusion of Ellis Peters' medieval murder mystery featuring the Benedictine monk-cum-amateur sleuth.
Starring Philip Madoc - with Sir Michael Hordern as the narrator.
From the Chronicles of Brother Cadfael.
Dramatised by Bert Coules.
Narrator ...... Sir Michael Hordern
Brother Cadfael ...... Phillip Madoc
Sergeant William Warden ...... Ian Hogg
Brother Mark ...... Ian Targett
Prior Robert ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Martin Bellecott ...... Timothy Carlton
Edwin Gurney ...... Richard Pearce
Edwy Bellecott ...... Stephen Garlick
Brother Petrus ...... Fraser Kerr
The Judge ...... Norman Jones
Hugh Beringar ...... Alan Barker
Maerreg ...... Kenneth Price
Brother Simon ...... Michael Turner
Brother Barnabas ...... Terrence Edmond
Father Heribert ...... Timothy Bateson
Producer: Lissa Evans
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1991.
FRI 06:30 Dick Francis (b007qg3v)
Bolt
5. Nemesis for Two
Champion jockey Kit Fielding gets wind that Henri de Brescou plans to kill more horses. Kit is determined to put a stop to this needless slaughter.
Conclusion of Dick Francis's racing thriller.
Kit Fielding ...... Eric Allan
Princess Casilia ...... Sian Phillips
Danielle ...... Elizabeth MacGovern
Roland ...... Simon Carter
Wykeham ...... William Eedle
Prince Litsi ...... Sam Dastor
Henri ...... John Bull
Greening ...... Jack May
Thomas ...... Steve Hodson
Beatrice Bunt ...... Margaret Robertson
Allardeck ...... Bill Wallis
Dramatised by John Ashe.
Directed by Shaun MacLoughlin at BBC Pebble Mill.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1994.
FRI 07:00 Second Thoughts (b00lbtl2)
Series 4
Short Change
Bill and Faith's dreams of a luxury riverside flat disintegrate thanks to her Hannah and Joe.
Starring Lynda Bellingham and James Bolam.
Sitcom about the battles of Bill and Faith, whilst balancing 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
Dennis …. Brian Bowles
Clayton …. 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 (b007js9k)
Series 4
Avoid Like the Plague the Burkiss Way
The Grim Reaper arrives, keen to spread the Red Death.
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 May 1979.
FRI 08:00 All Those Women (b09ppwdz)
Series 3
Episode 2
Maggie's in a flap after her free-spirited cousin Max arrives for a visit.
Meanwhile Jen turns out to be an unexpected source of parenting wisdom for Layla.
Comedy series by Katherine Jakeways about four generations of women living under one roof.
All Those Women explores familial relationships, ageing, marriages - it's about life and love and things not turning out quite the way that you'd expected them to.
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
Layla ...... Katie Redford
Max ...... Vincent Franklin
Producer: Alexandra Smith
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in February 2018.
FRI 08:30 The Confession by Jessie Burton (m0009d17)
10. Big Decisions
After learning the truth about her mother, Rose makes some big life decisions.
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.
Concluded 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 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (b00mbmd1)
5. A Falling Out
The 1960s best seller by Jacqueline Susann. Three beautiful young women become best friends as they carve out careers in the entertainment industry.
Anne confesses her love for Lyon to 'fiancé' Allen. She decides against moving in with Lyon, but finds another option.
Anne Welles ...Madeleine Potter
Neely O'Hara... Barbara Barnes
Helen Lawson ...Sally Dexter
Henry Bellamy ...Stuart Milligan
Lyon Burke... Jamie Glover
Jennifer North... Julia Ford
Miss Steinberg... Liza Ross
Allen Cooper... Walter Lewis
Producer Claire Grove
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2005.
FRI 09:00 Michael Spicer: No Room (m0020kgm)
Election Special
The one-minute leaders' debate. Stuart Piper-Aloysious faces an election quandary - Lib Dems or Reform? And the Tims come up with vote-winning policies. No idea who for, mind.

General Election satire from comedian Michael Spicer targeting the lunacy with fully costed, laser-focused precision. His sketches brilliantly spoof everything that's driving us mad during the campaign.

Michael is famous for his Room Next Door government advisor character whose withering takedowns 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 Crème de la Crime (b008756y)
Series 3
The Quiller Killer
Michael Feydeau -TV's much loved Inspector Niblett - and crime expert, ponders the murder of Christopher Marlowe.
It's a powerful mix of theft, illegality, murder, murder and a bit more murder...
Tales from the vaults of villainy written by and starring Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis.
With:
Emma Kennedy
Ewan Bailey
Steven Kynman
Director: Adam Bromley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2003.
FRI 09:30 Parkmasters (b00773ph)
5. Edward Milner and the Lincoln Arboretum
Historian Tristram Hunt concludes his look into the origins of England's public parks: landscape gardener Edward Milner created a model template.
Producer Erin Riley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2007.
FRI 09:45 Daily Service (m0020hyv)
Everyday Faith - Faith in Adversity
A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music.
Theme: Everyday Faith - Faith in adversity
Led by Canon Edwin Counsell
Through all the changing scenes of life - Welsh Chamber Singers (BBC recording)
Turn, turn, turn - The Byrds
CD: The Vietnam War: A film by Ken Burns & Lynn Novick
Do not be afraid - Phillip Stopford & The Ecclesium Choir
CD Single
FRI 10:00 Soul Music (b03zy246)
Series 18
Crazy
"It's the kind of music that makes you feel like you're just hurting so good"
People of different ages reflect on why the pop country classic 'Crazy' made famous by Patsy Cline brings out such strong emotions in them.
Featuring a young woman mourning the loss of a father's love after divorce - and broadcaster Fiona Phillips reflects on losing her father to Alzheimer's disease.
87 year old Wayne Rethford met Patsy Cline in 1961 and two years later happened upon the crash site where she died after her plane came down in a heavy storm in Tennessee.
"That music becomes embedded in your soul" he says.
Series about pieces of music with a powerful emotional impact
Producer: Maggie Ayre
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2014.
FRI 10:30 Home Sleuth (m001zx82)
The teenage private eye
Cara leads a double life. As an unassuming teenager from a quaint market town, nobody suspects her of being a private investigator. With an uncanny ability to blend in and spy gadgets to help her, she uncovers wrongdoings. Cara seeks truth and justice, but wrestles with the consequences of finding it.


After Cara’s story, producer Alice Fiennes talks with true crime expert Rachel Monroe, about what TV shows, books and media teach us about crime and the prominence of women like Cara in fictional detective stories.


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 Whodunnits (b007jlbz)
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FRI 11:30 Dick Francis (b007qg3v)
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FRI 12:00 Second Thoughts (b00lbtl2)
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FRI 12:30 The Burkiss Way (b007js9k)
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FRI 13:00 All Those Women (b09ppwdz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 13:30 The Confession by Jessie Burton (m0009d17)
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FRI 13:45 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (b00mbmd1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
FRI 14:00 Foul Play (b00k2d8w)
Series 3
Commercial Death
Crime writers John Harvey and Val McDermid try to solve the mystery of who killed a radio DJ?
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.
FRI 14:30 Do Nothing 'Til You Hear From Me (b0076sdr)
Series 2
Lulu's Back in Town
Roy starts to feel that his place as head of the Walcott household s threatened when his wife's vivacious sister, Louisa, comes to stay.
After she insists on taking his best friend, George, out for dinner, he really begins to panic.
Starring Don Warrington and George Layton.
Sitcom written by Marcus Powell, based on cantankerous trombone player Roy Walcott.
Roy ...... Don Warrington
Vi ...... Yvonne Brewster
Barry ...... George Layton
George ...... Sam Kelly
Bernadette ...... Caroline Lee Johnson
Victor ...... Marcus Powell
Louisa ...... Amanda Symonds
Trombonist ...... Mike Kearsey
Producer: Carol Smith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2005.
FRI 15:00 Gwyn Thomas - He Knows, He Knows (m0020hyx)
Too much learning can lead to trouble.
Introducing Hewlett Prout, a Rhondda polymath. Hewlett spends a night in a sports club with his cousin Dan and a few friends. His constant showing off drives them all mad.
Whatever the topic of conversation, he can't stop himself from launching into a mini lecture.
Doesn't he ever want to talk about anything ordinary?
Starring Philip Madoc.
Written by Gwyn Thomas.
Hewlett Prout .... Philip Madoc
Norman Trott .... Ray Smith
Luther Lang .... Howell Evans
Dan Pegler .... Ronnie Williams
Nigel Grant .... Dillwyn Owen
Producer Lorraine Davies
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1972.
FRI 15:45 As the Shoe Fits by Daphne Glazer (m0020hyz)
Kelly is obsessed with shoes.
She works in a shoe shop where she dreams of meeting Prince Charming.
But in the High Street..?
Daphne Glazer's short story read by Sunny Ormonde.
Producer Sue Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1993.
FRI 16:00 Soul Music (b03zy246)
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FRI 16:30 Home Sleuth (m001zx82)
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FRI 17:00 Whodunnits (b007jlbz)
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FRI 17:30 Dick Francis (b007qg3v)
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FRI 18:00 Second Thoughts (b00lbtl2)
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FRI 18:30 The Burkiss Way (b007js9k)
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FRI 19:00 All Those Women (b09ppwdz)
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FRI 19:30 The Confession by Jessie Burton (m0009d17)
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FRI 19:45 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (b00mbmd1)
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FRI 20:00 Foul Play (b00k2d8w)
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FRI 20:30 Do Nothing 'Til You Hear From Me (b0076sdr)
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FRI 21:00 Gwyn Thomas - He Knows, He Knows (m0020hyx)
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FRI 21:45 As the Shoe Fits by Daphne Glazer (m0020hyz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:45 today]
FRI 22:00 Michael Spicer: No Room (m0020kgm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
FRI 22:15 Call Jonathan Pie (m0020m9d)
General Election Special
Having endured weeks of impossibly restrictive BBC election guidelines, Jonathan Pie is looking forward to election day and an end to all the madness. But first he has to persuade an apathetic Sam that not 'all parties are the same' and to actually go out and vote.
Written and performed by Tom Walker
Cast:
Jonathan Pie ….. Tom Walker
Sam ….. Aqib Khan
Caller ….. Ellie Dobing
Producers …. Alison Vernon-Smith and Julian Mayers
A Yada-Yada Audio production for BBC Radio 4
FRI 22:30 Laura Solon - Talking and Not Talking (b00cbptt)
Series 2
Episode 6
Divorcee Carol tries to sell covers - for cushion covers.
Award-winning comedian Laura Solon's sketch and character comedy series
With:
Rosie Cavaliero
Ben Moor
Ben Willbond
Written by Laura Solon.
With additional material by Ben Moor and Charlie Miller.
Producer: Colin Anderson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2008.
FRI 23:00 The Show What You Wrote (b04d4vbz)
Series 2
Sport and Leisure
Themed sketch show made entirely from contributions sent in by the public is back for a second series.
The best ideas have been chosen from thousands of submissions from new writers resulting in a show like no other.
Recorded in Manchester.
Sport & Leisure is the first subject.
Written by
The Public
Producers
Alexandra Smith
Carl Cooper
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2014.
FRI 23:30 The Casebook of Max and Ivan (b05r3w3x)
Series 1
Case #25 - Different Class
Max and Ivan are private detectives for whom no case is too small......Sorry, for whom no fee is too small. Jessica Hynes joins them to investigate a spate of sporting injuries at a sink school.
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, they investigate a suspicious pattern of injuries affecting a school sports team, days before they are due to meet their bitterest rivals in sporting competition.
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
Mrs Sampson ...... Jessica Hynes
Malcolm ...... Lewis MacLeod
Joculo ...... David Reed
Receptionist ...... Jessica Ransom
Producer: Victoria Lloyd
A John Stanley production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in April 2015.