SATURDAY 06 JULY 2024

SAT 00:00 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.
SAT 00:30 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.
SAT 01:00 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.
SAT 01:30 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.
Starring Eric Allan and Sian Phillips.
Conclusion of Dick Francis's racing thriller.
Dramatised by John Ashe.
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
Directed by Shaun MacLoughlin at BBC Pebble Mill.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1994.
SAT 02:00 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.
SAT 02:30 The Burkiss Way (b007js9k)
Series 4
Avoid Like the Plague the Burkiss Way
The Grim Reaper arrives, keen to spread the Red Death.
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 May 1979.
SAT 03:00 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.
SAT 03:30 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-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.
Concluded by Rachel Shelley and Katherine Press.
Abridged by Eileen Horne
Producer: Mair Bosworth
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2019.
SAT 03:45 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (b00mbmd1)
5. A Falling Out
Anne confesses her love for Lyon to 'fiancé' Allen.
She decides against moving in with Lyon, but finds another option.
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 by Yvonne Antrobus
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.
SAT 04:00 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.
SAT 04:30 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.
SAT 05:00 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.
SAT 05:45 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.
SAT 06:00 Balance of Power (b047w9dr)
A newly-elected independent MP has the crucial vote in a hung parliament.
Can she maintain her principles?
Set during and immediately after a General Election in this country a few years from now.
But, of course, it could never happen.
Starring Jean Anderson.
Alan Melville's disrespectful comedy.
Set on the Scottish Island of Benmahulish and in and around the Palace of Westminster.
Morag McGregor …. Jean Anderson
Duncan …. Simon Lack
Vincent Mellors …. Edward Hardwicke
Arnold Sellers …. Robert Lang
Jessie …. Sandra Clark
Andrew Lumley …. Hector Ross
Miss F …. Kate Coleridge
Playing Members of Parliament, Journalists and other roles:
Nigel Anthony
Christopher Bidmead
Michael Cochrane
Anthony Daniels
Madi Hedd
Gudrun Ure
Anne Jameson
Fraser Kerr
Clifford Norgate
Deborah Paige
Roger Snowdon
Peter Whitman
Peter Williams
Producer: John Tydeman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1975.
SAT 07:30 Mad Enchantment by Ross King (Omnibus) (b0854vfr)
The story of Claude Monet's later years and the famous paintings he produced at home in Giverny.
In the 1890's the French painter and his large family moved to the famous town.
Over the years the gardens at his house become lush, exotic and famous for pictures of water lilies and weeping willows - part of 'le grand decoration'.
But how did it all start?
Ross King’s biography of painter, Claude Monet.
Omnibus of five parts abridged by Katrin Williams.
Read by Allan Corduner.
Producer Duncan Minshull
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2016.
SAT 08:45 Marriott's Monologues (b00sp4p0)
Les Dawson
Comedian Les Dawson peforms 'The Channel Swimmer' and 'The Recumbent Posture'.
Series featuring the famous monologues of Marriott Edgar.
Music by Brian Fitzgerald.
Produced at BBC Manchester by Mike Craig.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in September 1991.
SAT 09:00 The Men from the Ministry (b015h1xd)
Vipers in the Bosom
Whitehall gets worried.
Could the bungling bureaucrats be secret spies?
Stars Richard Murdoch and Deryck Guyler.
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
Hilary Pritchard
'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 (b007rn3z)
Series 3
Episode 2
The regular butt of Eric and Ernie's jokes, singer Des O'Connor brings along his angry mum.
Starring Ernie Wise and Eric Morecambe.
Written by Eddie Braben.
With:
Ann Hamilton
Singing guest: Des O'Connor
Music by Peter Knight and his Orchestra
Producer: Bobby Jaye
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in December 1977.
SAT 10:00 Angela Barnes' Cold War Secrets (m000mlfz)
2. Bunkers and Jigsaws
Comedian Angela Barnes is an ardent nuclear bunker enthusiast with a passion for all things Cold War. Angela's Edinburgh show - Fortitude - featured nuclear bunkers heavily and whilst at The Festival, Angela performed her show in a decommissioned Cold War bunker in Fife.
Featuring a perfect blend of archive and studio interviews, Angela Barnes explores this fascinating, frightening and relevant period in modern history. Over three episodes, she uses both factual and comic archive to reveal what we didn't know then but we do know now, the show brings a unique and surprising insight into the Cold War - from bunkers and other civil defence plans, to the Royal Observer Corps, numbers stations and the secret police services behind the Iron Curtain.
Angela speaks to ‘Stasiland’ author Anna Funder, ‘German Comedy Ambassador’, Henning Wehn and Edinburgh Comedy Award-winner John Robins.
The second of three selections features:
’BEYOND THE FRINGE’
‘BROADCASTS FROM THE BUNKER’
‘THE STASI JIGSAW PUZZLE’
Producer: Adnan Ahmed for BBC Studios
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in January 2019.
SAT 11:00 Balance of Power (b047w9dr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SAT 12:30 Mad Enchantment by Ross King (Omnibus) (b0854vfr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
SAT 13:45 Marriott's Monologues (b00sp4p0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
SAT 14:00 The Men from the Ministry (b015h1xd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SAT 14:30 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show (b007rn3z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
SAT 15:00 Angela Barnes' Cold War Secrets (m000mlfz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SAT 16:00 Tony Bagley - The Machine (b07dk03c)
At the beginning of the 17th century, Ned Prynne invents a machine to record the human voice.
But he fears the church will accuse him of stealing souls.
He earns his living by capturing "master-less men" and selling them, but does not know which story to tell history...
Stars James Bolam
Written By: Tony Bagley
Ned Prynne ……. James Bolam
Richard Cornford ……. Simon Treves
Tyler ……. Paul Nicholson
Thomas Blacktin ……. Stephen Sylvester
Director: Alec Reid
First broadcast on BBC Radio 3 in October 1990.
SAT 17:00 Balance of Power (b047w9dr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SAT 18:30 Mad Enchantment by Ross King (Omnibus) (b0854vfr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
SAT 19:45 Marriott's Monologues (b00sp4p0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
SAT 20:00 The Men from the Ministry (b015h1xd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SAT 20:30 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show (b007rn3z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
SAT 21:00 Angela Barnes' Cold War Secrets (m000mlfz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SAT 22:00 Meet David Sedaris (m0004mgf)
Series 7
Episode 5
The globetrotting, trash-picking, aisle-rolling storyteller is back with more words of wit and wisdom.
* A story called Active Shooter
* More extracts from the diary he has kept daily for forty years
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 May 2019.
SAT 22:30 The Nick Revell Show (b00d7n9s)
Series 2
All's Well That Ends Well... Well, Well, Well
Writer Nick is leading a charmed life, which naturally leaves him feeling anxious.
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 (b00mbbkh)
Series 3
Episode 2
Walter has staff to fire and a broken heart to mend, but worst of all, his wife's come back to him and seems intent on pandering to his every whim...
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 ...... Julia Deakin
Des Wainwright ...... Michael Smiley
Stelios Constantinopoulis ...... Chris Pavlo
Gloria Brindle ...... Helen Atkinson Wood.
Producer: Colin Anderson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2009.
SAT 23:30 Hut 33 (b01js406)
Series 3
Back to Your Post
Everything German's under suspicion in 1942, especially in Bletchley Park. When it's discovered Charles has German relatives, he's threatened with internment.
Will Archie help him, and can he avoid Minka's attention now she knows a true German is among them?
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 07 JULY 2024

SUN 00:00 Tony Bagley - The Machine (b07dk03c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 on Saturday]
SUN 01:00 Balance of Power (b047w9dr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday]
SUN 02:30 Mad Enchantment by Ross King (Omnibus) (b0854vfr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Saturday]
SUN 03:45 Marriott's Monologues (b00sp4p0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Saturday]
SUN 04:00 The Men from the Ministry (b015h1xd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Saturday]
SUN 04:30 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show (b007rn3z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Saturday]
SUN 05:00 Angela Barnes' Cold War Secrets (m000mlfz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Saturday]
SUN 06:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m0020qv4)
Tennis
Martina Navratilova
Legendary tennis player, Martina Navratilova is castaway by Kirsty Young.
In an extraordinary career, she's won 59 Grand Slam titles - her last, just a few weeks short of her 50th birthday. Her life off the court has been equally eventful - she grew up in communist Czechoslovakia and, as a teenager, threw rocks as Soviet tanks rolled in; tennis offered a way to see the world and she defected to the US when she was 18 years old.
After 30 years at the top of her profession she retired - and says she finally found time for the rest of her life:
"Tennis really was a total commitment, you didn't have much time for anything else. So, when I quit, I was going through something emotionally that most people go through when they're 18, 20 years old. Really having the time for personal relationships, developing friendships and taking the time with everybody. I think I've caught up by now."
DISC ONE: Lady Gaga - Bad Romance
DISC TWO: Maria Callas with the Orchestra of the National Theatre of the Opera in Paris, conducted by Georges Pretre - Georges Bizet's L’amour est un oiseau rebelle
DISC THREE: ABBA - Dancing Queen
DISC FOUR: Luciano Pavarotti with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Zubin Mehta - Giacomo Puccini's Nessun dorma
DISC FIVE: Ella Fitzgerald - Love is Here to Stay
DISC SIX: k.d. lang - Crying
DISC SEVEN: Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra - Bedrich Smetana's Vltava from Ma Vlast [My Homeland]
DISC EIGHT: Maria Callas - Giacomo Puccini's Un bel di vedremo
CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra - Bedrich Smetana's Vltava from Ma Vlast [My Homeland]
BOOK CHOICE: The Fountainhead - Ayn Rand
LUXURY CHOICE: A pillow her mother made for her
Producer: Leanne Buckle
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2012.
SUN 06:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00lyx6f)
Series 1
The Serpent's Stare
Underground animals are very different to the animals that spend their life on the surface.
They are a different shape, their senses are tuned in a very different way and they manifestly come from a different world.
Does this explain the stare of the snake?
Series of talks by Sir David Attenborough on the natural histories of creatures and plants from around the world.
Sir David has been awarded the Knight of the Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George, for his services to TV, broadcasting and conservation.
Producer: Julian Hector
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2009.
SUN 07:00 Poetry Extra (m0020qv7)
William Barnes and Dame Edith Sitwell
Poet Daljit Nagra revisits the BBC's poetry archive and chooses Poetry of William Barnes and Three Score and Ten featuring Edith Sitwell with archive from 1946.
POETRY OF WILLIAM BARNES
A selection of his poems compiled, introduced and read by John Arlott.
Producer: Christopher Holme
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1972.
THREE SCORE AND TEN: EDITH SITWELL
Readings by the poet including Facade and Still Falls the Rain, first broadcast in 1946.
Presented by Ian McMillan
Producer Sharon Sephton
First broadcast on BBC Radio 3 in 2016.
PLUS: A reading from Poetry Extra's Book of the Month:
Come Here to this Gate by Rory Waterman.
SUN 07:30 The Confession by Jessie Burton (Omnibus) (m0009kfn)
Episode 2
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.
Omnibus of the last five of ten parts abridged by Eileen Horne.
Concluded by Rachel Shelley and Katherine Press.
Producer: Mair Bosworth
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2019.
SUN 08:40 Inheritance Tracks (m0020qv9)
Marcus Brigstocke and Rachel Parris
Marcus Brigstocke and wife Rachel Parris, choose 'A Forest' by The Cure, a track by DJ Shadow and 'Buona Sera' by Louis Prima.
SUN 08:50 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (Omnibus) (b00mdn40)
Episode 1
September, 1945: Anne Welles arrives in New York from sedate Lawrenceville to find that every woman she meets is looking for a husband.
Jacqueline Susann's 1960s best seller.
Three beautiful young women become best friends as they carve out careers in the entertainment industry.
Omnibus of the first five of fifteen episodes.
Dramatised by Yvonne Antrobus.
Anne Welles ...Madeleine Potter
Neely O'Hara... Barbara Barnes
Henry Bellamy... Stuart Milligan
Allen Cooper ... Walter Lewis
Mrs Welles... Liza Ross
Lyon Burke ... Jamie Glover
Gino Cooper ... Nathan Osgood
Miss Steinberg ... Liza Ross
Helen Lawson ... Sally Dexter
Amelia ...Susan Jameson
Producer: Claire Grove
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2005.
SUN 10:00 Educating Archie (b007jsv1)
From 01/03/1959
Brough bets that he and school boy Archie Andrews can travel round Britain in eight days.
Radio ventriloquism with:
Dick Emery
Warren Mitchell
Bernard Bresslaw
Gladys Morgan
Written by Ronald Chesney, Ronald Wolfe and Marty Feldman.
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: Jacques Brown
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in March 1959.
SUN 10:30 Drop Me Here, Darling (m000sybc)
A Slightly Previous Engagement
Leslie is alarmed to discover his ex-wife is engaged.
Starring Leslie Phillips.
Andrew Palmer's comedy about a former property tycoon who's fallen on hard times and is now chauffeur to his wealthy ex-wife.
Leslie Duggan …. Leslie Phillips
Caroline Duggan …. Jill Bennett
Betty …. Joan Sanderson
Simon …. John Kane
Claire/Lisa …. Norma Ronald
Producer: Edward Taylor
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in December 1982.
SUN 11:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m0020qv4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SUN 11:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00lyx6f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]
SUN 12:00 Poetry Extra (m0020qv7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
SUN 12:30 The Confession by Jessie Burton (Omnibus) (m0009kfn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
SUN 13:40 Inheritance Tracks (m0020qv9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:40 today]
SUN 13:50 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (Omnibus) (b00mdn40)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]
SUN 15:00 Educating Archie (b007jsv1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SUN 15:30 Drop Me Here, Darling (m000sybc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]
SUN 16:00 Robert Easby - Oneira (b007k29f)
5. Mind the Gap
Battling to complete her epic surreal quest, Oneira literally ends up talking to herself - and finds her other self very rude...
Written by Robert Easby.
Oneira ...... Lyndsey Marshal
Nicholai ...... Peter Marinker
Pete ...... Joseph Kloska
Elias ...... Gerard McDermott
Courier ...... Saikat Ahamed
Producer: Liz Webb
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in February 2007.
SUN 16:30 Ray Bradbury's Tales of the Bizarre (b007jm1r)
Series 2
And So Died Riabouchinska
A man lies murdered in a basement - but there's a surprising non-human witness.
Strange and chilling tales from the award-winning master of thrillers Ray Bradbury.
Dramatised by Catherine Czerkawska.
Don Fabian ...... Liam Brennan
Ria ...... Vari Sylvester
Detective Lieutenant Krovitch ...... John Rammage
Alice ...... Katherine Connolly
Douglas ...... Stephen Ethol
Ray tops and tails these dramatisations in his own inimitable style.
Producer: Hamish Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1997.
SUN 17:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m0020qv4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SUN 17:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00lyx6f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]
SUN 18:00 Poetry Extra (m0020qv7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
SUN 18:30 The Confession by Jessie Burton (Omnibus) (m0009kfn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
SUN 19:40 Inheritance Tracks (m0020qv9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:40 today]
SUN 19:50 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (Omnibus) (b00mdn40)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]
SUN 21:00 Educating Archie (b007jsv1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SUN 21:30 Drop Me Here, Darling (m000sybc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]
SUN 22:00 Revolting People (b00fnrmh)
Series 2
And Yet Even More Trying Times
Samuel is left a fortune by his puritanical Aunt Sybil. But only if his family can fulfil her final wish.
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
Snavely …. Phillip Pope
Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2001.
SUN 22:30 Little Lifetimes by Jenny Eclair (m000ktyw)
Series 6
Nanna No No
A highly successful retired lawyer believes she will be the perfect grandmother.
So why is she hiding behind the sofa when her grandchildren appear?
Starring Haydn Gwynne.
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 (b06g65m6)
Series 1
Doug and Demelza Davidson
David Vine tells the story of Britain's most intrepid mixed lugers.
Simon Bullivant's album of forgotten sporting heroes in a highly collectable series.
Producer: Richard Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1995.
SUN 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (m00214xd)
Dee Allum 1/3
From 10pm until midnight, seven days a week, The Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. And tonight, Rob Deering interviews Dee Allum.
SUN 23:00 Great Unanswered Questions (b00v6lnb)
Series 2
Episode 4
Why do people kiss?
Why do pizzas come in a square box?
Do snails think slowly?
And how much fat you need to become bullet-proof?
Comedian Colin Murphy is your host who welcomes resident nerds:
Scientist - Dr David Booth
Comedian and computer geek - Matthew Collins.
Special guest: Comedian Ardal O' Hanlon.
You may not get the answers you were expecting but you'll certainly have a few laughs.
Producer: Jackie Hamilton.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2010.
SUN 23:30 Life: An Idiot's Guide (b01dtxcn)
Series 1
Standing Tall
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 standing tall.
With:
Maeve Higgins
Tom Allen
Phil Nichol.
Producer: Colin Anderson.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2012.

MONDAY 08 JULY 2024

MON 00:00 Robert Easby - Oneira (b007k29f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 on Sunday]
MON 00:30 Ray Bradbury's Tales of the Bizarre (b007jm1r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:30 on Sunday]
MON 01:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m0020qv4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Sunday]
MON 01:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00lyx6f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 on Sunday]
MON 02:00 Poetry Extra (m0020qv7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Sunday]
MON 02:30 The Confession by Jessie Burton (Omnibus) (m0009kfn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Sunday]
MON 03:40 Inheritance Tracks (m0020qv9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:40 on Sunday]
MON 03:50 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (Omnibus) (b00mdn40)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 on Sunday]
MON 05:00 Educating Archie (b007jsv1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday]
MON 05:30 Drop Me Here, Darling (m000sybc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 on Sunday]
MON 06:00 Mixed Messages (m0020qz0)
A compromising message is left on the wrong answerphone.
It stirs up ghosts from the past, with tragic and deadly results...
Written by Yvonne Antrobus.
Gina ...... Lia Williams
Morag ...... Alison Pettitt
Jamie ...... John Dougall
DS Holt ...... Anthony Glennon
WPC Patel ...... Rachel Bavidge
George ...... Sam Dale
Girl ...... Jasmine Callan
Director: Marc Beeby
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2007.
MON 06:45 A Small Town Murder (m0000qv1)
Series 12
1. Assault
Meera Syal returns as family liaison officer Jackie Hartwell.
Her job, as ever, is to comfort and support the families of victims while keeping a watchful eye on their reactions and movements. You never know when the murderer might be close to home.
Jackie is assigned to a woman viciously assaulted in her own home.
It soon becomes clear the suspect is a serial offender who will strike again...
Writer: Scott Cherry.
Jackie ...... Meera Syal
Peter ...... Mathew Marsh
Azra ...... Olivia Darnley
Denise ...... Joan Walker
Director: Clive Brill
A Brill production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2018.
MON 07:00 Minor Adjustment (b0b51x67)
Foetal Attraction
Sarah wants a third child. Richard suggests a holiday might be more fun.
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
Emma …. Heather Jones
Joni …. Lorelei King
George …. Philip Pope
Eddy …. Simon Treves
Daniel …. Daniel Merriman
Mary …. Alison Pettit
Saxophonist …. John Barnes
Uncle Chuckles …. Bill Pertwee
Producer: Gareth Edwards
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1996.
MON 07:30 Stop Messing About! (b00r93xt)
Series 2
Episode 4
A waltz from the bona singers, a lovers' tiff, and does education add up?
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.
Producer: John Simmonds
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in May 1970.
MON 08:00 In and Out of the Kitchen (b01q8l39)
Series 2
Valentine's Day
Tradition in the Trench/MacIlveny household dictates that Valentine's Day is the one day of the year when Damien is not allowed in the kitchen.
This means Anthony can be left alone to cook a special meal to celebrate the occasion... much to Damien's chagrin.
Meanwhile, Damien struggles to finish the links to a new series for Sky Arts all about the dietary habits of the great poets.
And his dad has an unfortunate accident whilst walking the dog...
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
Builder ...... Ben Crowe
Mr Mullaney ...... Brendan Dempsey
Marion Duffett ...... Lesley Vickerage
Producer: Sam Michell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2013.
MON 08:30 The Last Champion - The Life of Fred Perry by Jon Henderson (b00l9bvk)
1. From Small Beginnings
The extraordinary life of a Wimbledon great - from from his childhood in Stockport to tennis glory, the glamour of Hollywood and the founding of a clothing empire.
Jon Henderson's biography of English tennis legend, Fred Perry,
Read by Jamie Bamber.
Abridged in five parts by Viv Beeby.
Producer: Gemma Jenkins
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2009.
MON 08:45 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (b00mdyl5)
6. Money Money Money
1945 and war is over.
Set on showbiz careers in New York, Anne, Jennifer and Neely move in together
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 fifteen parts by Yvonne Antrobus.
Anne Welles ... Madeleine Potter
Neely O'Hara... Barbara Barnes
Jennifer North ... Julia Ford
Jennifer's mother .... Susan Jameson
Lyon Burke ... Jamie Glover
Mel ....Harry Myers
Producer: Claire Grove
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2005.
MON 09:00 Mark Steel's in Town (m0020q9s)
Series 13
Malvern
Mark Steel's In Town - Malvern

“...if ever after I'm dead you hear someone whistling this tune on the Malvern Hills, don't be alarmed, it's only me" -
Edward Elgar.

This week Mark visits the Malvern hills in Worcestershire.

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 Malvern, in this series Mark be will also be popping to Margate, Stoke-on-Trent, East Grinstead, Coleraine in Northern Ireland and Nether Edge in Sheffield.

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 The Test of Time (m0020qz3)
The Sushruta
Four scientists look back to their ancient forebears.
In the first programme, Iain Hutchison, Consultant Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon, discovers that the nasal reconstructive techniques he uses today date back to third century BC in South Asia. A school of surgery - The Sushruta - grew up on the banks of the river Ganges to help victims of punishment who'd had their noses sliced off.
MON 09:45 Daily Service (m0020qz5)
Echoes of Benedict: Right and wrong
Act of worship with Rev Richard Frazer, a Church of Scotland Minister.
Reading: Proverbs 10: 27-32
MON 10:00 Radiolab (m0020qz7)
Series 12
The Moon Show
Radiolab asks where did the moon come from? What’s it really like up there? What would happen if it disappeared?
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 2024.
MON 10:55 Inheritance Tracks (m000bf2y)
Armistead Maupin
American author Armistead Maupin selects Cole Porter’s Every Time sung by Ella Fitzgerald and Being Boring by the Pet Shop Boys.
MON 11:00 Mixed Messages (m0020qz0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
MON 11:45 A Small Town Murder (m0000qv1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]
MON 12:00 Minor Adjustment (b0b51x67)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
MON 12:30 Stop Messing About! (b00r93xt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
MON 13:00 In and Out of the Kitchen (b01q8l39)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 13:30 The Last Champion - The Life of Fred Perry by Jon Henderson (b00l9bvk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 13:45 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (b00mdyl5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
MON 14:00 Just a Minute (b00j3vcy)
Series 54
Episode 12
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: The Wash, Freshers' Week and Prehistoric Man
Created by Ian Messiter.
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2009.
MON 14:30 Hidden Treasures (m0020qzb)
Kind Hearts and Coronets
Louis D'Ascoyne Mazzini plots to become a duke.
But what to do with his rivals in the line of succession?
A radio version of the Ealing Studios 1949 film, Kind Heart and Coronets.
Adapted by Gilbert Travers Thomas from the screenplay by Robert Hamer and John Dighton.
Kind Heart and Coronets was based on the 1907 novel, Israel Rank: The Autobiography of a Criminal by Roy Horniman.
Louis D'Ascoyne Mazzini .... Dennis Price
Henry D'Ascoyne .... Fraser Kerr
Mr Elliott Mazzini .... Gordon Faith
Warder .... Leonard Woodrow
Prison Governor .... John Boxer
Mr Perkins / Captain .... Alan Haines
Lord Ascoyne D'Ascoyne .... Edward Chapman
Mrs Mazzini / Lady Redpole .... Eva Stuart
Sibella .... Jane Wenham
Lady Agatha D'Ascoyne .... Margaret Wolfit
Edith D'Ascoyne .... Diana Olsson
Crown Counsel .... Noel Howlett
Lionel Holland .... Gordon Gardner
Charles Ascoyne D'Ascoyne .... Nigel Graham
Priscilla .... Rosalind Shanks
Boatman .... Timothy Harley
General Lord Rufus D'Ascoyne .... Hamlyn Benson
The Rev Lord Henry D'Ascoyne .... Wilfrid Carter
Ethelred, Duke of Chalfont .... David March
Admiral Lord Horatio D'Ascoyne .... Hector Ross
Hoskins .... Kenneth McClellan
Producer: David H Godfrey
First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in April 1965.
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‘Kind Heart and Coronets’ is part of BBC Radio 4 Extra's Hidden Treasures collection, selected from titles returned to the BBC by various collectors.
Our warm thanks go to our friends at the Radio Circle.
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MON 16:00 Radiolab (m0020qz7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
MON 16:55 Inheritance Tracks (m000bf2y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:55 today]
MON 17:00 Mixed Messages (m0020qz0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
MON 17:45 A Small Town Murder (m0000qv1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]
MON 18:00 Minor Adjustment (b0b51x67)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
MON 18:30 Stop Messing About! (b00r93xt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
MON 19:00 In and Out of the Kitchen (b01q8l39)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 19:30 The Last Champion - The Life of Fred Perry by Jon Henderson (b00l9bvk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 19:45 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (b00mdyl5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
MON 20:00 Just a Minute (b00j3vcy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 today]
MON 20:30 Hidden Treasures (m0020qzb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 today]
MON 22:00 Mark Steel's in Town (m0020q9s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
MON 22:30 Rudy's Rare Records (b00p1jb7)
Series 1
Get Up, Stand Up
Grandad's part-time career as a DJ is in jeopardy.
The collisions of life for Grandad Rudy, father Adam and son Richie living crammed together over an old record store in Birmingham.
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
Tasha ...... Natasha Godfrey
Clifton ...... Jeffery Kissoon
Alison ...... Tracy-Ann Oberman
DJ Karel ...... Andrew Brooke
Landlord ...... Gresby Nash
Diabolicus ...... Adam de Ville
Producer: Lucy Armitage.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2008.
MON 23:00 The News Quiz (m0020pj5)
Series 114
Episode 5
Lucy Porter, Ria Lina, Simon Evans, and Hugo Rifkind join Andy Zaltzman to quiz the news in this post General Election special
It's official Sir Keir Starmer will be the next Prime Minister of the UK. Join The News Quiz for this post vote episode recorded on the Friday morning after the vote has come in. Covering the exit polls, results, the winners, the losers, the other losers, and the rest.
Written by Andy Zaltzman
With additional material by: Peter Tellouche, Alice Fraser, Cameron Loxdale, Stu Cooper and Christina Riggs
Producer: Sam Holmes
Executive Producer: James Robinson
Production Co-ordinator: Sarah Nicholls
Sound Editor: Chris Maclean
A BBC Studios Audio Production for Radio 4
An Eco-Audio certified Production
MON 23:30 Danny Robins Music Therapy (b00fq2t4)
Episode 3
Danny Robins harnesses the power of music to improve the world and solve listeners' problems.
Danny helps the worst five-a-side football team in the country and boosts the confidence of a listener who, at under five feet tall, feels that the world is heightist.
With Isy Suttie.
Special musical guest Connie Fisher.
Written by Danny Robins with Isy Suttie, James Sherwood and Danielle Ward.
Producer: Ben Walker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2008.

TUESDAY 09 JULY 2024

TUE 00:00 Radiolab (m0020qz7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:55 Inheritance Tracks (m000bf2y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:55 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 Mixed Messages (m0020qz0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:45 A Small Town Murder (m0000qv1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 Minor Adjustment (b0b51x67)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:30 Stop Messing About! (b00r93xt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 In and Out of the Kitchen (b01q8l39)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Monday]
TUE 03:30 The Last Champion - The Life of Fred Perry by Jon Henderson (b00l9bvk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Monday]
TUE 03:45 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (b00mdyl5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 Just a Minute (b00j3vcy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:30 Hidden Treasures (m0020qzb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Monday]
TUE 06:00 The Longest Journey (b098ns1y)
A man picks up a female hitch-hiker.
Both man and woman are concealing a secret. A murder has been committed but who's the victim and who's the murderer?
John .... Ian Puleston-Davies
Amy .... Emma Atkins
Dl Barnes .... Martin Reeves
George .... Anthony Flanagan
Don .... Seamus O'Neill
Director: Pauline Harris
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2007.
TUE 06:45 A Small Town Murder (m0000qpp)
Series 12
2. Profile
Meera Syal stars as family liaison officer Jackie Hartwell. Her job, as ever, is to comfort and support the families of victims while keeping a watchful eye on their reactions and movements. You never know when the murderer might be close to home.
Jackie begins to build a profile of Denise’s attacker and is puzzled by inconsistencies with previous cases.
Jackie ...... Meera Syal
Peter ...... Mathew Marsh
Azra ...... Olivia Darnley
Denise ...... Joan Walker
Samantha ...... Janice Acquah
Writer: Scott Cherry
Produced and Directed by Clive Brill
A Brill production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2018.
TUE 07:00 Moving (m0020r9s)
5. Flight
Will the return of Harry, Antony and Brian's dad,put a stop to Greta's plan to become a company director?
Meanwhile, life at the Macbeth's gets more difficult as the building work continues.
Neil McKay's six-part comedy series taps into the British obsession with homes.
Antony .... Stephen Tompkinson
Brian .... Philip Jackson
Greta .... Brigit Forysth
Julie .... Tracy Brabin
Ruth .... Kathryn Hunt,
Alistair ... Kevin McMonagle
Irene .... Judith Davis
Harry .... Keith Clifford
Director: Kate Rowland
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1995.
TUE 07:30 The Goon Show (b007td29)
Series 5
Yehti
Neddie Seagoon goes Yehti hunting – in deepest, darkest Yorkshire.
Groundbreaking, surreal BBC radio comedy written by Spike Milligan.
Starring:
Peter Sellers
Harry Secombe
Spike Milligan
First billed as Crazy People, ten series of The Goon Show were recorded between 1951 and 1960, but sadly many of the earliest shows weren’t kept in the archive.
With the Ray Ellington Quartet and Max Geldray.
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott.
Announcer: Wallace Greenslade
Producer: Peter Eton
First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in March 1955.
TUE 08:00 Turf Wars (b00zsjyj)
The Accidental Head
Beth just wants what's best for her 11 year old son; a solid secondary education at the kind of school that recognises his genius, as well as his aptitude for baroque music. A school like Folgate.
But when the family is edged out of Folgate's catchment area, a battle begins.
Beth takes on the might of the council with a mixture of community action, ancient by-laws and sheep.
Written by Jeremy Front.
Beth .... Katherine Parkinson
Jake ... Darren Boyd
Ruth .... Emma Fryer
Journalist ... Alex Tregear
Helen ... Sally Orrock
John Hughes ... Brian Bowles
Director: James Robinson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2011.
TUE 08:30 The Last Champion - The Life of Fred Perry by Jon Henderson (b00lf4cn)
2. First Signs of Greatness
Many of the killer shots Perry perfects to win the world table tennis championships in 1929, he adapts and applies to the tennis court.
Jon Henderson's biography of English tennis great Fred Perry, charting his extraordinary life from his childhood in Stockport to Wimbledon glory, the glamour of Hollywood and the founding of a clothing empire.
Read by Jamie Bamber.
Abridged by Viv Beeby.
Produced by Gemma Jenkins.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2009.
TUE 08:45 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (b00mdyzz)
7. A Writer's Paradise
Jennifer gives Tony an ultimatum and when Lyon visits Anne's family home, he thinks Lawrenceville would be a better environment for his writing craft than back in New York.
Jacqueline Susann's 1960s best seller. Three beautiful young women become best friends as they carve out careers in the entertainment industry.
Anne Welles... Madeleine Potter
Jennifer North... Julia Ford
Tony Polar ...John Sharian
Lyon Burke ...Jamie Glover
Henry Bellamy ...Stuart Milligan
Irma ...Susan Jameson
Dramatised in fifteen parts by Yvonne Antrobus
Producer: Claire Grove
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2005.
TUE 09:00 Munya Chawawa's Election Doom Scroll (m0020qkk)
The Episode We Were Made to Do for Balance
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 the phones of Rishi Sunak, Keir Starmer, Ed Davey, Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsey, John Swinney, Rhun ap Iowerth and Nigel Farage, guiding us on a hilarious rollercoaster ride through their voice notes, Instagram feeds and much more.
Throughout the series Munya, king of satirical sketch, tackles the omnishambles that is the General Election, unpacking the week's arguably increasingly absurd campaign news, with the various apps on the leaders' phones transitioning us into what he does best - hilarious, reactive sketches that skewer those in power and give us light relief we so desperately needed during this tumultuous period.
Performed by Munya Chawawa
Written by Munya Chawawa, Matthew Crosby, James Farmer and Joe McArdle
Executive Producers: Munya Chawawa and Ben Wicks
Series Producer: Jo Maney
Studio Producer: Benjamin Sutton
Sound Designer: Rich Evans
An Expectation production for BBC Radio 4
TUE 09:30 The Test of Time (m0020r9w)
Babylonian Time-Keeping
Five scientists look back to their ancient forebears and examine how much of that early knowledge still stands the test of time.
As you check the time rushing to work or boiling an egg, you are making a Babylonian calculation. Dr Anne Curtis of the National Physical Laboratory discovers the origins of 'base 60'.
TUE 09:45 Daily Service (m0020r9y)
Echoes of Benedict - Love is as strong as death
A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music.
Theme: Echoes of Benedict- Love is as strong as death
Song of Solomon 8: 6-7
Led by Mark Tan
At the Name of Jesus - The Epworth Choir
Upon your heart – (Eleanor Daley)- St Martins Voices
Come let us sing of a wonderful love - Rugby School Choir
TUE 10:00 A Good Read (b08hnly4)
Harriet Harman and Pete Paphides
The former Labour MP Harriet Harman and the music journalist Pete Paphides champion their favourite books, with presenter Harriett Gilbert. They discuss parenting, drug taking and neither guest particularly enjoyed the presenter's choice.....
BOOKS DISCUSSED:
We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver
Publisher Serpents Tail
Head On by Julian Cope
Publisher Element
Nothing Sacred: Selected Writings by Angela Carter
Publisher Virago
Producer Sally Heaven
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2017.
TUE 10:30 Jarvis on McCullers (b06zh03z)
American author Carson McCullers, has never been as well known as contemporaries Harper Lee and Tennessee Williams, but nonetheless she remains a most remarkable and individual writer.
She only wrote a few works, in large part because rheumatic fever left her paralysed in her left arm, and she was beset by ill health and alcoholism for many of her fifty years. She also married a man twice who commited suicide and tried to get her to do the same.
But her writing style was filled with the heat, sounds and smells of the American south, and the characters who populated books like 'The Ballad of the Sad Cafe', 'The Heart is a Lonely Hunter' and 'A Member of the Wedding' - were most commonly troubled misfits.
Musician Jarvis Cocker hears from a number of Carson McCullers' fans , including academic Carlos Dews, author Laura Barton and musician Suzanne Vega, who has not only written and starred in three versions of a play about Carson, but often feels herself to be in conversation with her spirit.
Jarvis explains his own personal devotion, explaining how Carson's ability to bypass the brain and connect straight to the heart is what makes her such an important figure to him.
Produced by Geoff Bird.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2016.
TUE 11:00 The Longest Journey (b098ns1y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
TUE 11:45 A Small Town Murder (m0000qpp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]
TUE 12:00 Moving (m0020r9s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
TUE 12:30 The Goon Show (b007td29)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
TUE 13:00 Turf Wars (b00zsjyj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 13:30 The Last Champion - The Life of Fred Perry by Jon Henderson (b00lf4cn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 13:45 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (b00mdyzz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
TUE 14:00 Quote... Unquote (m00127fz)
Frank Gardner, Sathnam Sanghera, John Lloyd
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:
* Frank Gardner, BBC Security Correspondent, bestselling author and thriller writer.
* Sathnam Sanghera, writer for The Times, presenter for Channel 4, and author of 'EmpireLand'
* John Lloyd, Quote...Unquote's co-creator and original producer, who went on to create such delights as QI, The News Quiz and Blackadder.
With Charlotte Green.
Producer: Ella Watts
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in December 2021.
TUE 14:30 Hidden Treasures (m0020rb0)
L P Hartley - The Go-Between
The main action takes place at Brandham Hall, in Norfolk during the long hot summer of 1900. Leo Colston is invited to stay with his friend Marcus and quickly falls under the spell of Marian his older sister. As Leo approaches his thirteenth birthday, he gets deeply involved with a situation he doesn't fully understand.
The novel by L P Hartley is adapted by Archie Campbell
Narrator .... Denys Blakelock
Leo the boy .... Anthony Reese
Mrs Colston .... Mary Wimbush
Schoolboy .... Charles Marion Crawford
Schoolboy .... Nicholas Edmett
Schoolboy .... Nigel Anthony
Headmaster .... Norman Claridge
Mrs Maudsley .... Ambrosine Phillpotts
Marcus .... Andrew Konig
Young lady .... Penelope Lee
Young man .... John Rye
Guest .... Nerys Kerfoot
Denys ... William Eedle
Marian .... Rachel Gurney
Ted Burgess, farmer .... Ralph Hallett
Lord Trimingham .... Ian Lubbock
Brunskill, butler .... Wilfred Babbage
Pollin, cricket player .... Julian Somers
Mr Maudsley .... Charles Simon
M C (Mr Parker) .... Peter Claughton
Pianist Josephine Lee
Director Archie Campbell
First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in January 1961.
TUE 16:00 A Good Read (b08hnly4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
TUE 16:30 Jarvis on McCullers (b06zh03z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]
TUE 17:00 The Longest Journey (b098ns1y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
TUE 17:45 A Small Town Murder (m0000qpp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]
TUE 18:00 Moving (m0020r9s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
TUE 18:30 The Goon Show (b007td29)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
TUE 19:00 Turf Wars (b00zsjyj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 19:30 The Last Champion - The Life of Fred Perry by Jon Henderson (b00lf4cn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 19:45 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (b00mdyzz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
TUE 20:00 Quote... Unquote (m00127fz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 today]
TUE 20:30 Hidden Treasures (m0020rb0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 today]
TUE 22:00 Munya Chawawa's Election Doom Scroll (m0020qkk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
TUE 22:30 Liam Williams: Ladhood (b098nfgb)
Series 2
Episode 3
Comedian Liam Williams recounts his youthful misadventures in this autobiographical sitcom.
Liam looks for love in all the wrong places as he tries to impress the ladies with some help from a sleazy pick-up manual.
Written and performed by Liam Williams.
With:
Al Roberts
Emma Sidi
Freya Parker
Kieran Hodgson
Paul G Raymond
Sally Grace
Paul Copley
Producer: Joe Nunnery
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2017.
TUE 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (m00214xm)
Dee Allum 2/3
From 10pm until midnight, seven days a week, The Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. And tonight, Rob Deering interviews Dee Allum.
TUE 23:00 At Home with the Snails (b00c8rbm)
Series 2
Episode 3
Snail obsessed Alex’s plan to rescue snails by bringing them home hits a snag...
George and Beverly continue faking their deaths in order to bring their family closer.
Gerard Foster's comedy drama
George ..... Geoffrey Palmer
Beverley ..... Angela Thorne
Alex ..... Gerard Foster
Rose ..... Miranda Hart
Hosana ..... Debra Stephenson
Roger ..... Richie Webb
Producer: Jane Berthoud
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2002.
TUE 23:30 We Are Klang: Amazing Lives (b007k3p8)
Explorer
Explorers Sir Graham Davenport and Robert Critchet MBE have returned from a 20 year journey of discovery around the world - after everyone presumed they were dead.
Richard Berkeley grills them about their youthful expeditions.
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 10 JULY 2024

WED 00:00 A Good Read (b08hnly4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 Jarvis on McCullers (b06zh03z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 The Longest Journey (b098ns1y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:45 A Small Town Murder (m0000qpp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 Moving (m0020r9s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday]
WED 02:30 The Goon Show (b007td29)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Tuesday]
WED 03:00 Turf Wars (b00zsjyj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Tuesday]
WED 03:30 The Last Champion - The Life of Fred Perry by Jon Henderson (b00lf4cn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Tuesday]
WED 03:45 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (b00mdyzz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 Quote... Unquote (m00127fz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:30 Hidden Treasures (m0020rb0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Tuesday]
WED 06:00 RD Wingfield - Saturday Roster (m0020psx)
Hastler's job in security is to ensure that only the right secrets are leaked to the Russians. Hastler is very ambitious, therefore he has a lot to lose when things go wrong.
Cast:
Hastler .... John Pullen
Byrne .... David Gooderson
Gordon .... Sion Probert
Sally .... Frances Jeater
Maggie .... Jean Trend
Valery .... Emily Richard
Mrs Wallace .... Elizabeth Morgan
Porter .... Peter Pacey
Other parts played by members of the cast.
Written by RD Wingfield.
Produced and directed by Kay Patrick
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1974.
WED 06:45 A Small Town Murder (m0000ql4)
Series 12
3. Danger
Meera Syal stars as family liaison officer Jackie Hartwell. Her job, as ever, is to comfort and support the families of victims while keeping a watchful eye on their reactions and movements. You never know when the murderer might be close to home.
Jackie learns that Denise’s attacker is more dangerous than they previously thought and realises Denise is at great risk.
Jackie ...... Meera Syal
Peter ...... Mathew Marsh
Azra ...... Olivia Darnley
Keith ...... Darren Boyd
Writer: Scott Cherry
Produced and Directed by Clive Brill
A Brill production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2018.
WED 07:00 Winston (b007jncr)
Winston in Love
Clip Clop, Clip Clop
Father says he's going to marry Mrs Sunderland and cut the rest of the family off without a bean.
It's his wedding day. But is he serious?
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 February 1991.
WED 07:30 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jzps)
Series 1
A House on the Cliff
The Lad's after a new home, but is it really the best idea to get Sid to build it?
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
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 (b09w10b3)
Series 3
Boswell's Life of Christie
James Boswell meets Agatha Christie and soon becomes involved in deception, disappearances and an unnatural death.
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
Agatha Christie ...... Vicki Pepperdine
Producer: Sally Avens
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2018.
WED 08:30 The Last Champion - The Life of Fred Perry by Jon Henderson (b00lf4cr)
3. Wimbledon Glory
Jon Henderson's biography of English tennis great Fred Perry, charting his extraordinary life from his childhood in Stockport to Wimbledon glory, the glamour of Hollywood and the founding of a clothing empire.
Read by Jamie Bamber.
Abridged by Viv Beeby.
Produced by Gemma Jenkins.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2009.
WED 08:45 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (b00mf04n)
8. Family Strife
Newly-married Jennifer visits Neely in Hollywood. Neely's studio schedule is taking its toll on her life and marriage. Jennifer is pregnant but then discovers husband Tony's infidelity so leaves him. Tony's sister Miriam tracks her down and reveals her brother has learning difficulties and so she doesn't think Jennifer should have his baby.
Jacqueline Susann's 1960s best seller. Three beautiful young women become best friends as they carve out careers in the entertainment industry.
Anne Welles... Madeleine Potter
Jennifer North... Julia Ford
Tony Polar ...John Sharian
Nelly O'Hara... Barbara Barnes
Mel... Harry Myers
Miriam... Susan Jameson
Dramatised by Yvonne Antrobus
Producer Claire Grove
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2005.
WED 09:00 Jessica Fostekew: Sturdy Girl Club (m0020pt0)
Series 2
MMA
Strength can look like a lot of things and comedian Jessica Fostekew investigates some of the most unladylike sports going. In this episode we dig deep into what is probably the most violent sanctioned sport out there - Mixed Martial Arts (MMA to its friends).
Ever wondered who would win in a fight between Kung Fu Panda and Chris Eubank? With the help of top British MMA fighter Shanelle 'Nightmare' Dyer and academic Jennifer McClearen, Jess gets under the surface of one of the most rapidly growing sports in the world.
Written and Performed by Jessica Fostekew.
Producer: Lyndsay Fenner
Assistant Producer: Tam Reynolds
Sound Designer: David Thomas
Exec Producer: Victoria Lloyd
A Mighty Bunny production for BBC Radio 4.
WED 09:30 The Test of Time (m0020pt2)
Egyptian Cooling Methods
Professor Graeme Maidment explores the earliest methods of surviving a hot climate. Does ancient Egypt hold the key to an urgent modern need for sustainable cooling? He goes to an unlikely place to find out - the Bluewater shopping centre just off the M25.
WED 09:45 Daily Service (m0020pt4)
Echoes of Benedict - I will bless the Lord
A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music.
Theme: Echoes of Benedict - I will bless the Lord
Psalm 34: 1-10
Led by Ann Easter
Praise to the holiest in the heights - Daily Service Singers
O worship the Lord in the Beauty of holiness - Choir of St Martin in the Fields
Be still - Aled Jones
WED 10:00 Archive on 4 (m0009z3h)
Desert Island Myths: Three Centuries Of Robinson Crusoe
Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe was first published on 25 April 1719. By the end of the 19th century it had become the most reissued, adapted and translated novel in the world. 
Over the years, this island adventure story has been interpreted in a huge variety of ways: by critics as the first ever novel in English; by political theorists as an allegory of colonialism; by economists as a story of primitive accumulation; by anthropologists as a classic statement of nature and civilisation; and by educationalists as a story of learning by doing. 
The book has also inspired countless creative works, from Gulliver’s Travels, Swiss Family Robinson and Treasure Island to Lost In Space, Cast Away and The Martian. Not forgetting several reality TV shows and the ever popular Desert Island Discs. 
Over 300 years on from Robinson Crusoe's publication, cultural historian Christopher Frayling sets sail through the BBC archive to explore the creation and legacy of this controversial text.
Interviewees:

Charles Boyle, author of Good Morning, Mr Crusoe
Judith Hawley, Professor of 18th-Century Literature at Royal Holloway, University of London
Andrew Lambert, Professor of Naval History at King’s College London
Olivette Otele, Professor of History at Bath Spa University
Andrew Pollard, writer, director and pantomime dame

Brian Sibley, author and broadcaster
Producer: Jane Long
A Hidden Flack production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in November 2019.
WED 11:00 RD Wingfield - Saturday Roster (m0020psx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
WED 11:45 A Small Town Murder (m0000ql4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]
WED 12:00 Winston (b007jncr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
WED 12:30 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jzps)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
WED 13:00 Boswell's Lives (b09w10b3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 13:30 The Last Champion - The Life of Fred Perry by Jon Henderson (b00lf4cr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 13:45 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (b00mf04n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
WED 14:00 Wordaholics (b01rr48h)
Series 2
Episode 2
Gyles Brandreth hosts the comedy panel show challenging guests to display their knowledge of words and language.
Katy Brand and Alex Horne compete against Richard Herring and Natalie Haynes to find out who knows more.
Katy Brand reveals an unexpected love of Proverbs in the Old Testament and takes a guess at what 'cougar juice' meant at the turn of the 20th century.
Richard Herring explains why his favourite West County word from his schooldays is 'wasp'.
Natalie Haynes guesses the meaning of the German word 'zechpreller' which has no direct translation in English
Alex Horne coins his very own onomatopoeia to describe a snowflake landing on a bubble.
Writers: Jon Hunter and James Kettle.
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2013.
WED 14:30 Hidden Treasures (m0020pt6)
Daphne du Maurier - The House on the Strand
The novel by Daphne du Maurier
Adapted for radio by Philip Leaver and Kay Patrick
Starring Ian Richardson
'Whatever you say I've been in that other world, seen it, known it. It was cruel, hard and very often bloody. But, my God, it held a fascination for me which is lacking in my own world of today.' Science professor Marcus persuades his old Cambridge friend Richard, to try out a new, mind-altering drug. Richard's fascination with what he sees becomes a dangerous obsession. One of Daphne du Maurier's most hauntingly sinister stories.
Today:
Richard Young .... Ian Richardson
Magnus .... Richard Hurndall
Vita Young .... Bonnie Hurren
Mrs Collins .... Elizabeth Morgan
Vicar .... Brian Haines
Dr Powell .... Frank Duncan
Teddy .... Judy Bennett
Bill .... Vernon Joyner
Diana .... Julie Hallam
Man with caravan ....David Sinclair
The 14th Century:
Roger .... David March
Isolda .... Rosalind Shanks
Joanna .... Elizabeth Morgan
Father Prior .... Manning Wilson
Brother Jean ....Anthony Hall
Sir Otto Bodrugan .... Vernon Joyner
Robbie .... David Timson
Radiophonic Sound by David Cain, BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Director: Betty Davies
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1973.
WED 16:00 Archive on 4 (m0009z3h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
WED 17:00 RD Wingfield - Saturday Roster (m0020psx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
WED 17:45 A Small Town Murder (m0000ql4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]
WED 18:00 Winston (b007jncr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
WED 18:30 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jzps)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
WED 19:00 Boswell's Lives (b09w10b3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 19:30 The Last Champion - The Life of Fred Perry by Jon Henderson (b00lf4cr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 19:45 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (b00mf04n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
WED 20:00 Wordaholics (b01rr48h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 today]
WED 20:30 Hidden Treasures (m0020pt6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 today]
WED 22:00 Jessica Fostekew: Sturdy Girl Club (m0020pt0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
WED 22:30 The Museum of Everything (b00h8q28)
Series 3
And the Winner Is...
It's Awards Night!
Can the Crayon Museum beat off the challenger, the World of Pencils?
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 (m00214xk)
Dee Allum 3/3
From 10pm until midnight, seven days a week, The Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. And tonight, Rob Deering interviews Dee Allum.
WED 23:00 Bussmann and Quantick Kingsize (b007587z)
Episode 2
Sketches, monologues and weird soup, featuring the Ike Turner and Melvyn Bragg Story.
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 on BBC Radio 4 in April 1998.
WED 23:30 Party (m0001vtr)
Series 1
Episode 2
The young idealists are wrangling over their new party's Foreign Policy.
Or at least they would if they had a pen.
The arrival of Phoebe's politically astute older boyfriend threatens the party's future as Jared's insecurities come bubbling to the surface.
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
Eamonn ...... Nick Mohammed
Jared ...... Johnny Sweet
Phoebe ...... Katy Wix.
Producer: Julia McKenzie
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2010.

THURSDAY 11 JULY 2024

THU 00:00 Archive on 4 (m0009z3h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 RD Wingfield - Saturday Roster (m0020psx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:45 A Small Town Murder (m0000ql4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Winston (b007jncr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:30 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jzps)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Boswell's Lives (b09w10b3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Wednesday]
THU 03:30 The Last Champion - The Life of Fred Perry by Jon Henderson (b00lf4cr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:45 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (b00mf04n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 Wordaholics (b01rr48h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 Hidden Treasures (m0020pt6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Wednesday]
THU 06:00 The Chief Inspector Dover Mysteries (b01n0xpl)
Dover and the Smoking Gun
MacGregor takes leave to return to Glasgow for the funeral of an old flame. But was her death a tragic accident or foul play?
Reluctant to leave London as usual, Dover heads north to help his grief-stricken colleague find out the truth.
Chief Inspector Wilfred Dover is Scotland Yard's most unwanted man. He's a rather rude, dishevelled, glutton, who is sent out of London to help other police forces solve local crimes along with his long-suffering 'gofer', Sergeant MacGregor. Despite his objectionable demeanour Dover has an uncanny knack of solving crimes.
Chief Inspector Dover ...... Kenneth Cranham
Sergeant McGregor ...... Stuart McQuarrie
Mr McGregor ...... Alexander Morton
Gourlay ...... Gordon Kennedy
Ettie Silver ...... Carolyn Bonnyman
Laura Brand ...... Frances Grey
Finlay Gemmell ...... Neil McKinven
Chief Constable McKay ...... Robert Blythe
Produced and directed by David Ian Neville.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2012.
THU 06:45 A Small Town Murder (m0000qnp)
Series 12
4. Fears
Meera Syal stars as family liaison officer Jackie Hartwell. Her job, as ever, is to comfort and support the families of victims while keeping a watchful eye on their reactions and movements. You never know when the murderer might be close to home.
Jackie fears Denise’s attacker has chosen another victim when restaurateur Ursula Franklin doesn’t turn up for work.
Jackie ...... Meera Syal
Peter ...... Mathew Marsh
Keith ..... Darren Boyd
Denise ...... Joan Walker
Writer: Scott Cherry
Produced and Directed by Clive Brill
A Brill production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2018.
THU 07:00 Patterson (m000nf7z)
Episode 7
University lecturer Patterson is whisked away for a naughty weekend in Shakespeare country by his PhD student.
Will it be Much Ado About Nothing?
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
Vice-Chancellor ...... John Barron
Mrs Vice-Chancellor ...... Irene Prador
Mrs Misty ...... Frances Jeater
Valerie Candle ...... Leueen Willoughby
Ancient Boy ...... Patrick Barr
Victor ...... Hugh Thomas
Hotel Manager ...... Rowland Davies
Bannerji ...... Tariq Yunus
Producer: Geoffrey Perkins
First broadcast on BBC Radio 3 in April 1981.
THU 07:30 Dad's Army (b007jqzq)
Series 3
The Recruit
With Captain Mainwaring in hospital, the Vicar and the Verger spark unrest in the Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard 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
Private Walker …. Larry Martyn
Vicar …. Frank Williams
Verger …. Edward Sinclair
Announcer/Newsreader …. John Snagge
Producer: John Dyas
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1976.
THU 08:00 For the Love of Leo (m000ls8z)
Series 2
The Long-Lost Friend
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.
We hear the truth of Tamsin’s visit to Paisley that fateful day she died and meet three people from her past.
Wry, narrative comedy written by Michael Chaplin
The funeral of Leo's wife Tamsin was barely over before become a magnet to all kinds of attractive women, while his grown up arctic weather analyst daughter and sparky, opinionated cleaning lady offer unasked for advice.
In this second series, we meet more of these women who come into his life.
Leo Fabiani ...... Mark Bonnar
Tamsin Fabiani ...... Beth Marshall
Laura Fabiani ...... Samara Maclaren
Sadie ...... Tracy Wiles
Archie ...... Aly Macrae
Fiona ...... Phyllis Logan
Peter ...... Simon Donaldson
Directed by Marilyn Imrie and Michael Chaplin
A Catherine Bailey production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in August 2020.
THU 08:30 The Last Champion - The Life of Fred Perry by Jon Henderson (b00lf4ct)
4. Hollywood Glamour
Perry's off-court encounters attract attention, as he is seen out on the town with the stars of the day, including Bette Davis, Loretta Young and Marlene Dietrich.
Jon Henderson's biography of English tennis great Fred Perry, charting his extraordinary life from his childhood in Stockport to Wimbledon glory, the glamour of Hollywood and the founding of a clothing empire.
Read by Jamie Bamber.
Abridged by Viv Beeby.
Produced by Gemma Jenkins.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2009.
THU 08:45 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (b00mf36d)
9. Adverts and Oscars
Jennifer's invited to star in French films and Anne gets work in the new medium of television. Neely meanwhile, has a new husband - and twins - but is still immersed in showbiz and reliant on sleeping medication.
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... Madeleine Potter
Jennifer North... Julia Ford
Nelly O'Hara ...Barbara Barnes
Carmen ...Coleen Prendergast
Kevin... Kerry Shale
Henry Bellamy ...Stuart Milligan
Ted ...Wayne Foskett
Dramatised by Yvonne Antrobus
Producer Claire Grove
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2005.
THU 09:00 Rhysearch (m0020pg4)
Series 2
3. Can You Be Proud of Your Country?
Comedian Rhys James investigates topics that the rest of us are too busy to be bothered with.
3. Can You Be Proud Of Your Country?
Every country on the planet is flawed in it's own unique and stupid way. So is it possible for anyone to be proud of where they live? Does the perfect country exist? Is it possible to be proud of someone else's country?
Written and presented by Rhys James
Guest... Femi Oluwole
Guest... Rob Mosley
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 The Test of Time (m0020psn)
Aristotle's Meteorology
Aristotle's Meteorology: Science writer Gabrielle Walker goes punting on the River Cam to discover whether Aristotle's treatise on meteorology stands up to modern scrutiny. He likens earthquakes to bodily ructions but remarkably knew that "where there is dry land there comes to be sea, and where there is now sea, there one day comes to be dry land".
THU 09:45 Daily Service (m0020psq)
Echoes of Benedict - Benedict, Abbot. A group of believers
A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music.
Theme: Echoes of Benedict - Benedict, Abbot. A group of believers
Acts 4: 32-35
Led by Grace Thomas
Be thou my vision - Daily Service Singers
A Clare Benediction - Natalie BBC Young Chorister & The Daily Service Singers
Give yourself to Jesus - Aretha Franklin
THU 10:00 Great Lives (b01mqpgh)
George Orwell
Whilst at school, a young Alan Johnson was given some money by a teacher and told to go and buy four copies of any book for the school library.
He headed down the Kings Road in Chelsea, stopping only for a sly cigarette along the way.
Having already read 'Animal Farm', he picked 'Keep the Aspidistra Flying' and yearned for the life of lead character Gordon Comstock.
Former Home Secretary Alan Johnson tells Matthew Parris, why Orwell was crucial to his education and political development.
But he's surprised to learn that Orwell is not on the National Curriculum, and insists that Orwell would have hated ID cards.
With Jean Seaton, Professor of Media History at the University of Westminster and Chair of the Orwell Prize.
Producers: Beatrice Fenton and Toby Field.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2012.
THU 10:30 Sexton's Tales (m0020pss)
3. The "Meanness" Murderer of Them All
George Cole reveals the stories of six extraordinary Victorians buried in London's Highgate Cemetery.
Eliza Barrow became the victim of the con man, and ‘flypaper poisoner’, Frederick Seddon.
He was dubbed ‘the meanness murderer of them all’.
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 The Chief Inspector Dover Mysteries (b01n0xpl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
THU 11:45 A Small Town Murder (m0000qnp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]
THU 12:00 Patterson (m000nf7z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
THU 12:30 Dad's Army (b007jqzq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
THU 13:00 For the Love of Leo (m000ls8z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 13:30 The Last Champion - The Life of Fred Perry by Jon Henderson (b00lf4ct)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 13:45 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (b00mf36d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
THU 14:00 Genius (b0081cvq)
Series 3
Simon Munnery
How about garments made from human dust fragments? Or, speaking parrots for people?
Dave Gorman asks comedian Simon Munnery 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 Hidden Treasures (m0020psv)
Christopher Hampton - The Philanthropist
"I'm not unhappy. I mean, I am at the moment, but ... when you consider how pleasant my job is, how well-fed and privileged and comfortable I am, and how easy it is for me to be tolerant and compassionate, it does seem perverse to be unhappy as well, doesn't it? I mean, to be unhappy on top of all that does seem unreasonably self-indulgent, don't you think?".
An aspiring young playwright provides an unexpected beginning to events at an older English university.
Gathering one November evening, the witty guests at a lecturer's dinner party both quarrel and flirt with each other.
Then comes the morning after the night before…..
Starring George Cole, Charles Gray and John Rye
Christopher Hampton's bourgeois comedy set against harrowing events in the real world.
Philip .... George Cole
Braham .... Charles Gray
Donald .... John Rye
JCelia .... Frances Jeater
Araminta .... Anna Carteret
John .... David Graham
Director: Walter Acosta
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1976.
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'The Philanthropist’ is part of BBC Radio 4 Extra's Hidden Treasures collection selected from titles returned to the BBC by various collectors.
Our warm thanks go to the Radio Circle.
THU 16:00 Great Lives (b01mqpgh)
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THU 16:30 Sexton's Tales (m0020pss)
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THU 17:00 The Chief Inspector Dover Mysteries (b01n0xpl)
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THU 17:45 A Small Town Murder (m0000qnp)
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THU 18:00 Patterson (m000nf7z)
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THU 18:30 Dad's Army (b007jqzq)
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THU 19:00 For the Love of Leo (m000ls8z)
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THU 19:30 The Last Champion - The Life of Fred Perry by Jon Henderson (b00lf4ct)
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THU 19:45 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (b00mf36d)
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THU 20:00 Genius (b0081cvq)
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THU 20:30 Hidden Treasures (m0020psv)
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THU 22:00 Rhysearch (m0020pg4)
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THU 22:30 Knowing Me, Knowing You (b009326q)
Episode 1
A-ha! Legendary squirm-inducing chat show hosted by Norwich's finest son, Alan Partridge.
With his guests: novelist Lawrence Camley, feminist Ally Tennant and Carnaby Street's Mr Boutique, Adam Wells.
Classic chat from On the Hour's supreme sports reporter and his guests from the world of theatre, politics and emotional tragedy.
With thanks to Alan's chief researcher Steve Coogan
Assistant researchers:
Patrick Marber
Rebecca Front
Doon Mackichan
David Schneider.
Producer: Armando lannucci
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1992.
THU 23:00 Detective Sergeant Nick Mohammed (b03b0yz2)
Series 2
Fugitive
Detective Sergeant Nick Mohammed is on the trail of a dangerous fugitive.
Sitcom written and performed by Nick Mohammed.
Longsuffering constables Colin and Anna aid and abet him in everything he does.
With:
Anna Crilly
Colin Hoult
Margaret Cabourn-Smith
Will Andrews
Script Editor: Johnny Sweet
Producers: Tilusha Ghelani and Victoria Lloyd.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2013.
THU 23:30 I've Never Seen Star Wars (b014gsmn)
Series 4
Frank Skinner
Marcus Brigstocke invites comedian Frank Skinner to try 4 new things, including getting a spray tan and eating Jugged Hare.
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.

FRIDAY 12 JULY 2024

FRI 00:00 Great Lives (b01mqpgh)
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FRI 00:30 Sexton's Tales (m0020pss)
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FRI 01:00 The Chief Inspector Dover Mysteries (b01n0xpl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:45 A Small Town Murder (m0000qnp)
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FRI 02:00 Patterson (m000nf7z)
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FRI 02:30 Dad's Army (b007jqzq)
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FRI 03:00 For the Love of Leo (m000ls8z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Thursday]
FRI 03:30 The Last Champion - The Life of Fred Perry by Jon Henderson (b00lf4ct)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:45 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (b00mf36d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 Genius (b0081cvq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 Hidden Treasures (m0020psv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Thursday]
FRI 06:00 Timothy X Atack - Phonophone (b052hptb)
A musician is found dead in strange circumstances.
How did he die?
The only clue is a text message that says 'Phonophone active'. But what is a phonophone?
Danton ...... Priyanga Burford
Stojaspal ...... Erich Redman
Born Electric ...... Mamoru Iriguchi
Renwick ...... Tracy Wiles
Grandma ...... Souad Faress
Muxloe ...... Shaun Mason
Feynman ...... Sam Dale
Laflamme ...... Jane Slavin
Written and with original music by Timothy X. Atack.
Director: Marc Beeby
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2015.
FRI 06:45 A Small Town Murder (m0000sd3)
Series 12
5. Hope
Meera Syal stars as family liaison officer Jackie Hartwell. Her job, as ever, is to comfort and support the families of victims while keeping a watchful eye on their reactions and movements. You never know when the murderer might be close to home.
Jackie continues to question Keith about his wife’s disappearance in the hope they can find her alive. But time is running out.
Jackie ...... Meera Syal
Peter ...... Mathew Marsh
Keith ...... Darren Boyd
Writer: Scott Cherry
Produced and Directed by Clive Brill
A Brill production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2018.
FRI 07:00 Second Thoughts (b00lh0tj)
Series 4
Sobering Thoughts
Dennis vigorously renews his pursuit of Liza, while the demon drink throws up a problem for Bill and Faith.
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.
Faith …. Lynda Bellingham
Bill …. James Bolam
Liza …. Belinda Lang
Hannah …. Julia Sawalha
Joe …. Mark Denham
Richard …. Geoffrey Whitehead
Dennis …. Brian Bowles
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 July 1992.
FRI 07:30 Share and Share Alike (m000lvt5)
The Will
Brothers Jack and Lesley Burrows are as different from each other as can possibly be. After their mum passes away, there's a surprise at the reading of her will.
Before they can share their unexpected windfall, there’s one very big catch...
Starring Hugh Paddick and Michael Robbins.
Sitcom about brothers Jack and Lesley's battle over their mum's will.
Written by Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles.
Jack …. Michael Robbins
Lesley …. Hugh Paddick
Secretary/Janice …. Elizabeth Morgan
Ron …. Denis Bond
Solicitor …. Deryck Guyler
Producer: John Dyas
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1978.
FRI 08:00 All Those Women (b09qhsc6)
Series 3
Episode 3
Hetty's taking Maggie on a road trip to collect an heirloom; she wants something to bequeath and this piano is perfect for Emily.
It'll be a lovely day. Provided Maggie can drive a van of course.
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
Van Hire ...... Chris Pavlo
Ebay Man ...... Chris Pavlo
Producer: Alexandra Smith
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in February 2018.
FRI 08:30 The Last Champion - The Life of Fred Perry by Jon Henderson (b00lf4cw)
5. The Founding of a Clothing Empire
Perry faces life after tennis and finds success as a businessman.
Jon Henderson's biography of English tennis great Fred Perry, charting his extraordinary life from his childhood in Stockport to Wimbledon glory, the glamour of Hollywood and the founding of a clothing empire.
Read by Jamie Bamber.
Abridged by Viv Beeby.
Produced by Gemma Jenkins.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2009.
FRI 08:45 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (b00mfhv8)
10. A Falling Star
Neely is still fighting for a divorce but the studio won't let her as they want to protect her girl-next-door image. Meanwhile, she becomes ever more reliant on drink and drugs.
The 1960s best seller by Jacqueline Susann. Three beautiful young women become best friends as they carve out careers in the entertainment industry.
Dramatised by Yvonne Antrobus
Anne Welles... Madeleine Potter
John Sykes... Ian Porter
Kevin... Kerry Shale
Studio Head ...Nathan Osgood
Nelly O'Hara ...Barbara Barnes
Shirley ...Coleen Prendergast
Producer Claire Grove
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2005.
FRI 09:00 Time of the Week (m0020hyr)
Breastfeeding, Country Music, Forearms
Host Chloe Slack scrutinises the new breastfeeding law, celebrates 50 years of country music legend Stella Tarmac and meets the first woman to fit her whole forearm in her mouth. Also, who feels the cold more - men or women?
Sian Clifford stars as self-important journalist Chloe Slack in this comedy series parodying women’s current affairs and talk shows, surrounded by an ensemble cast of character comedians.
Chloe Slack - Sian Clifford
Ensemble cast:
Ada Player
Alice Cockayne
Aruhan Galieva
Em Prendergast
Jodie Mitchell
Jonathan Oldfield
Lorna Rose Treen
Mofé Akàndé
Sara Segovia
Additional voices: Etta Treen, Beatrice Walker
Created by Lorna Rose Treen and Jonathan Oldfield
Writing team:
Alice Cockayne
Catherine Brinkworth
Jodie Mitchell
Jonathan Oldfield
Lorna Rose Treen
Priya Hall
Will Hughes
Script Editor - Catherine Brinkworth
Photographer - Will Hearle
Production Coordinator - Katie Sayer
Producer - Ben Walker
A DLT Entertainment production for BBC Radio 4
FRI 09:30 The Test of Time (m0020q0b)
Mesopotamian Wound Healing
Professor Gus McGrouther finds striking parallels between his wound healing research in Manchester and the earliest methods recorded on Mesopotamian clay tablets.
FRI 09:45 Daily Service (m0020q0d)
Echoes of Benedict - Of camels and eyes of needles
A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music.
Theme: Echoes of Benedict - Of camels and eyes of needles
Matthew 19: 23-29
Led by Seth Pinnock
Lead my feet - Seth Pinnock and A New Thing
Precious Lord Take my Hand - Mahalia Jackson
FRI 10:00 Soul Music (b0375qt8)
Series 16
Don't Leave Me This Way
Don't Leave Me This Way was written in the early 1970s by songwriters Huff, Gamble and Gilbert who were the composers behind the famous black American Philadelphia Sound.
It was first performed by Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, featuring Teddy Pendergrass on lead vocals, and later became a hit for Thelma Houston and The Communards. As the title suggests, the song is all about longing, yearning and loss.
Remarkable stories reflect the pain expressed in this soul classic, including one told by Dr Dan Gottlieb, a quadriplegic therapist who befriended Teddy Pendergrass after he became paralysed in a car accident.
Sharon Wachsler recalls dancing to the version made famous by The Communards in 1986 before a devastating illness left her housebound and reliant on her beloved service dog Gadget, who gave her a reason to keep going. When he died, the song was the only way she could express her grief over his loss.
The Reverend Richard Coles, formerly of The Communards, talks about the significance of Don't Leave Me This Way as a dancefloor anthem for young gay men in the 1980s that was later to become associated with the AIDS epidemic that took so many of their lives.
Series about pieces of music with a powerful emotional impact.
Producer: Maggie Ayre
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2013.
FRI 10:30 Home Sleuth (m00204bb)
The cat killer’s nemesis
Animal-lover Tony is on the trail of a cat killer. He believes that someone is killing and mutilating pets across south-east England. But not everyone agrees this is murder, or even a crime. As Tony pursues a nightmarish villain, he must also contend with those who believe he’s chasing a shadow.

After Tony’s story, producer Poppy Damon speaks to true crime expert Rachel Monroe on the role that ordinary citizens like Tony play when investigating cases alongside the police, and the sacrifices that home sleuths make in devoting their time to a cause.

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 Timothy X Atack - Phonophone (b052hptb)
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FRI 11:45 A Small Town Murder (m0000sd3)
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FRI 12:00 Second Thoughts (b00lh0tj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
FRI 12:30 Share and Share Alike (m000lvt5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
FRI 13:00 All Those Women (b09qhsc6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 13:30 The Last Champion - The Life of Fred Perry by Jon Henderson (b00lf4cw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
FRI 13:45 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (b00mfhv8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
FRI 14:00 Foul Play (b00k7xd6)
Series 3
Death in Intensive Care
Crime writers Frances Fyfield and Peter N Walker try to solve a dastardly medical mystery.
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 Hidden Treasures (m0020q0g)
John Wyndham - Trouble with Lichen
What will a young biochemist do when she makes a revolutionary discovery that can reverse the ageing process?
The novel by John Wyndham adapted for broadcasting by Archie Campbell
Cast:
Dr Francis Saxover, Director of Darr House Scientific Developments Ltd .... Hugh Latimer
Miss Birkett, his secretary .... Janet Burnell
Zephanie, his daughter .... Dorit Welles
Paul, his son .... Edward Brooks
Diana Brackley, Director of Nefertiti Ltd .... Rosalie Crutchley
Miss Tallwyn, her secretary .... Shirley Cooklin
Gerald Marlin, a journalist .... Geoffrey Matthews
Editor .... Howieson Culff
Miss Brendon, an employee at Nefertiti .... Penelope Lee
Richard Treverne, engaged to Zephanie .... David Valle
Syd ..... Lewis Stringer
Jack .... Arthur Gomez
Lady Tewley .... Vanessa Thornton
Interrogator .... Kenneth Hyde
1st Young stockbroker .... Michael Spice
2nd Young stockbroker .... Jonathan Scott
BBC Newsreader .... Anthony Viccars
Assistant Police Commissioner .... Leslie Perrins
Police Inspector .... Lee Fox
Prime Minister .... George Curzon
Private Secretary .... Michael Deacon
Lady Washington .... Grizelda Hervey
Other parts:
Frank Partington, George Hagan, Hilda Kriseman, George Merritt and Joyce Carpenter.
Producer: Archie Campbell
First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in 1962.
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‘Trouble With Lichen' is part of BBC Radio 4 Extra's Hidden Treasures collection, selected from titles returned to the BBC by various collectors.
Our warm thanks go to our friends at the Radio Circle.
FRI 16:00 Soul Music (b0375qt8)
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FRI 16:30 Home Sleuth (m00204bb)
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FRI 17:00 Timothy X Atack - Phonophone (b052hptb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
FRI 17:45 A Small Town Murder (m0000sd3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]
FRI 18:00 Second Thoughts (b00lh0tj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
FRI 18:30 Share and Share Alike (m000lvt5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
FRI 19:00 All Those Women (b09qhsc6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 The Last Champion - The Life of Fred Perry by Jon Henderson (b00lf4cw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
FRI 19:45 Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls (b00mfhv8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
FRI 20:00 Foul Play (b00k7xd6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 today]
FRI 20:30 Hidden Treasures (m0020q0g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 today]
FRI 22:00 Time of the Week (m0020hyr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
FRI 22:30 The Million Pound Radio Show (b007jnrb)
Series 1
Episode 1
Saving British heritage - and visiting Birmingham. Andy Hamilton and Nick Revell's sharp-edged topical humour. From July 1985.
FRI 23:00 The Show What You Wrote (b04dqrtd)
Series 2
Geography
Second series of Radio 4's themed sketch show made entirely from contributions sent in by the public.
The best ideas have been chosen from thousands of submissions from new writers resulting in a show like no other.
Recorded in Manchester.
Geography is the subject.
Written by:
The Public
Producers: Alexandra Smith and Carl Cooper
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2014.
FRI 23:30 The Casebook of Max and Ivan (b05s307h)
Series 1
Case #32 - Haunted Bookshop
Max and Ivan are private detectives for whom no case is too small....Sorry, for whom no fee is too small.
Reece Shearsmith joins them as they investigate ghoulish goings on in a condemned bookshop.
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 ghostly apparition that might save a condemned bookshop.
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
Elliott ...... Reece Shearsmith
Malcolm ...... Lewis MacLeod
Pat Cooper ...... David Reed
Luna ...... Jessica Ransom
Producer: Victoria Lloyd
A John Stanley production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in April 2015.