SATURDAY 24 AUGUST 2024

SAT 00:00 Soul Music (b0075zdm)
Series 1
Abide with Me
An exploration of Henry F Lyte's words and William H Monk's tune for 'Abide with Me'.
Why does it have so much significance for the people of Malawi, a railway chaplain, a miner's daughter - and a vicar in India?
Series about music that makes the hairs stand up on the back of our necks.
Producer: Rosie Boulton
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2000.
SAT 00:30 The Loss of Lostness (b06gtfql)
“Let's Get Lost..." croons Chet Baker, harmonising with his own trumpet.
It's a 1950s recording made at the high-water mark of jazz - that improvised and meandering art form.
Taking his instruction from Baker, Stephen Smith sets out.
However, modern technology can almost guarantee that we need never be lost again - in cities, encyclopaedias or record shops. Many of today's teenagers have never been lost, either literally or metaphorically. We've been given Wi-Fi-enabled omnipotence. But, Stephen asks:
"Where's the fun in that?"
So, Stephen turns off his GPS and explores the joys of mooching about, taking a wrong turning - only to stumble upon some unexpected delight.
He has some rollicking encounters along the way.
Stephen meets a man in Hampton Court Maze who claims he was clean-shaven when he went in.
He goes on a Sunday drive - remember them? - with design guru Stephen Bayley - where they reminisce about "the Proustian pleasure of a packet of cheese and onion...on an absolutely futile drive".
Via Virginia's Woolf's great essay on getting lost, "Street Haunting", he goes to see Graham Gouldman of 10cc.
The idea of getting lost strikes a chord with Gouldman. There's lots of messing around on guitars. Gouldman talks about getting lost in the record shops of his youth, relives the writing of their greatest hit "I'm Not in Love", and in the end pens a new song to lostness. Stephen asks Graham what he might do with it.
A week later, a fully recorded version arrives in Stephen's inbox - and he hits play....
Producer: Adele Armstrong
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2015.
SAT 01:00 S-Laughter in the Dark (m00018cy)
4. More Than Meets The Ear
Detective Jack Dunroody is trapped in a cave, with the tide rising - and a monastery murder still to solve...
Starring Paul B Davies.
Marius Brill's Chandleresque noir-fiction series of whodunnits featuring blind detective Jack Dunroody.
Jack Dunroody ...... Paul B Davies
Terry Moore ...... Rebecca Front
Thelonious the Monk ...... David Collings
Dog/Damian ...... David Holt
Rose Scarlet ...... Natasha Pyne
Guy Ronleen ...... John Turner
Boots ...... Ian Masters
Underwood ...... John Hartley
Parrot ...... Jonathan Keeble
Other parts played by the cast.
Director: Andy Jordan.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1991.
SAT 01:30 Raffles (b01p3mq2)
Series 1
6. The Chest of Silver
With Inspector MacKenzie's suspicions about Raffles' professional life growing, AJ decides it's time to visit Scotland.
But Bunny is not to go with him: as he has responsibility for guarding Raffles' illegally-acquired silver plate.
Starring Jeremy Clyde and Michael Cochrane.
EW Hornung's early Raffles stories dramatised by David Buck.
Inspector MacKenzie …. Henry Stamper
Man 1 at Turkish Baths …. David Garth
Man 2 at Turkish Baths …. Garard Green
Man 1 at Bank …. Richard Durden
Man 2 at Bank …. Robin Summers
Clerk …. Brian Smith
Porter …. Adrian Egan
Cabman …. Gordon Reid
Flunkey …. David Learner
Signature tune composed by Jim Parker.
Director: Gordon House
A BBC Radio 4/World Service production first broadcast in November 1985.
SAT 02:00 Comedy Showcase (m00224w1)
3. The Big Town All Stars
Dentists by day, singers by night.
A small-time acapella band have ambitions well beyond wedding gigs.
During rehearsals, someone needs to have a word with singer, Laureli...
Written by Bill Dare
Starring:
Stephen Tompkinson
Clive Rowe
Adrian Scarborough
Doon Mackichan
Darren Boyd
Dan Strauss
Henrietta Garden
Matthew Little
Musical Director: David Firman
Producer Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in March 1998.
SAT 02:30 Share and Share Alike (m000mskx)
Shared Interests
Jack is fed up with living with his brother Lesley in order to gain their inheritance. He’s hankering after the pleasures of his old lifestyle.
Desperate situations call for desperate measures.
And if the price of a day at the races - with his brother in tow, of course - is attending one of Lesley's evening classes, what is there to lose? He soon finds out....
Starring Hugh Paddick and Michael Robbins.
Series written by Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles
Jack Burrows ...... Michael Robbins
Lesley Burrows ...... Hugh Paddick
Mr Brown ...... Deryck Guyler
Ron ...... Denis Bond
Instructor ...... Margot Boyd
Receptionist ...... Rosalyn Slater
Racing Commentator: ...... Peter O'Sullevan
Producer John Dyas
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1978.
SAT 03:00 Room 101 with Paul Merton (m001m5p5)
Series 1
Claudia Winkleman
Returning in its original one-to-one incarnation, Paul Merton interviews a variety of guests from the world of comedy and entertainment to find out what they would send to Room 101.
Kicking off the series, Claudia Winkleman attempts to banish picnics, whispering and alliteration.
Additional material John Irwin and Suki Webster.
Producer: Richard Wilson
A Hat Trick production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in May 2023.
SAT 03:30 James Bond - On Her Majesty's Secret Service (b07bq049)
10. Skeletons
Battling the evil Blofeld, James Bond joins forces with Draco.
All looks to be plain sailing for 007 and Tracy.
Ian Fleming’s gripping 11th James Bond novel.
Abridged by Michael Bakewell.
Concluded by Joanna Lumley.
Producer: David Benedictus.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1989.
SAT 03:45 Subterranean Homesick Blues (m000c8ql)
Series 4
5. Struggles
Maggie teaches the flirtatious Colin a lesson while John struggles to save the library and his marriage.
Starring Bill Nighy and Anna Calder-Marshall.
AL Kennedy's romantic comedy drama about love in later life.
John ...... Bill Nighy
Maggie ...... Anna Calder-Marshall
Colin ...... Clive Hayward
Mrs Williams ...... Jessica Turner
Breezy stranger ...... Neil McCaul
Director: Sally Avens
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2019.
SAT 04:00 All the Way from Memphis (b00jnlsm)
Series 1
Episode 6
James Walton chairs the show that tests and tickles the knowledge of industry pundits and people passionate about pop.
Regulars Tracey MacLeod and Andrew Collins are joined by:
Writer, Richard Curtis
Broadcaster, Anthony Wilson.
Reader: Beth Chalmers
Written and researched by James Walton
Producer: Dawn Ellis
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2005.
SAT 04:30 The Brothers (b00ny721)
Series 2
Episode 3
The arrival of Nigel and Michael's father sparks yet more havoc.
Sitcom about the dysfunctional Burbage siblings.
Written by Caroline and David Stafford.
Nigel Burbage …. Adam Godley
Michael Burbage …. Ray Coulthard
Oonagh …. Pauline McLynn
Zorro …. Alex Lowe
Peter Burbage …. James Fleet
Director: Marc Beeby
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2005.
SAT 05:00 Walter de la Mare - Memoirs of a Midget (m001hnb3)
3. The Circus
Miss M's determination to be free leads her into the world of the circus - and danger...
The diminutive Miss M struggles to find her place in Victorian society.
A haunting story of love, intrigue and obsession.
Starring Emma Fielding.
Conclusion of Walter de la Mare's surrealistic novel.
Dramatised by Stephen Wyatt.
Miss M ... Emma Fielding
Sir Walter Pollacke .... John Church
Mrs Monnerie .... Anna Massey
Susan Monnerie .... Federay Holmes
Fanny Bowater .... Sylvestra Le Touzel
Mr Anon .... Robert Glenister
Captain Valentine .... David Holt
Percy Maudlen .... Charles Simpson
Adam Waggett .... Matthew Morgan
Gypsy Woman .... Susan Brown
Showman .... John Junkin
Mrs Bowater .... Jill Graham
Director: Martin Jenkins
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1993.
SAT 06:00 David Pownall (m0022bwp)
Byron's Fancy
Cambridge, 1807: Lord Byron is a 19 year old undergraduate at Cambridge.
He's already a published poet and an established dissolute.
During an intrigue, he is badly beaten up and so goes into training at Gentleman John Jackson's Boxing Academy.
For payment, the bankrupt poet will teach the champion wrestler to write verse.
Starring Jonathan Firth and Gareth Corke.
Written by David Pownall.
Byron .... Jonathan Firth
John Edleston .... Gareth Corke
Gentleman John Jackson .... David Troughton
Mrs Ransom .... Amanda Root
Byron's Mother .... Jennifer Piercey
Lord Grey .... David Allister
Kitty .... Alison Pettitt
MC/Coachman .... Ben Crowe
Director Marina Caldarone
First broadcast on BBC Radio 3 in June 1999
SAT 07:30 Starve Acre by Andrew Michael Hurley (Omnibus) (m0009zz9)
After the tragic death of their young son, Richard and Juliette retreat to the chilly safety of their house by the moors, Starve Acre.
A brooding gothic horror set in the Yorkshire Dales.
Written by the prize-winning author of 'The Loney' - Andrew Michael Hurley.
Omnibus of five parts abridged by Siân Preece.
Read by Bryan Dick
Producer: Eilidh McCreadie
First broadcast ion BBC Radio 4 in November 2019.
SAT 08:45 Holmes and Watford (b09jc69k)
I Think I Left the Gas On
For PC Sue Holmes, policing is about keeping the peace, but PC Tina Watford yearns for excitement and she'll stop at nothing to get some action.
Today a teenager runs out of a shop. Surely he must have done something wrong?
Jon Canter's comedy series about two women police officers patrolling a small village.
Sue Holmes ...... Jessica Ransom
Tina Watford ...... Susan Wokoma
Dwayne Campbell ...... Joivan Wade
Sheila Campbell ...... Ellie Darvill
Director: Sally Avens
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2017.
SAT 09:00 Play It Cool (b05pb52t)
Episode 1
Fast moving sketches and a plethora of comedy characters.
Written by Eric Merriman - best known for his work on numerous BBC series of Beyond Our Ken.
Starring:
Ian Carmichael
Joan Sims
Hugh Paddick.
Films like Private's Progress and I'm All Right Jack helped make Ian Carmichael a major star of both British stage and screen. Play it Cool was his first radio comedy series promising a variety of potty and pompous situations.
With music from:
Rosemary Squires
The Mike Sammes Singers
The Ken Thorne Orchestra
Producer: John Simmonds
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in July 1964.
SAT 09:30 Brothers in Law (b007k1xl)
Series 2
Polite Notice
Trying to park his car lands bungling barrister Roger in a jam.
Henry Cecil's comic legal novel Brothers in Law was first published in 1955.
Adapted for radio from Frank Muir & Denis Norden's BBC TV scripts by Richard Waring.
Roger Thursby …. Richard Briers
Grimes …. John Glyn-Jones
Sally …. Julia Lockwood
Joy …. Bridget Armstrong
Bannister …. David Jason
The Judge …. Gerald Cross
Others parts by:
Sean Arnold
Douglas Blackwell
Producer: David Hatch
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1971.
SAT 10:00 The Freedland Files (m001bkdt)
2. Fred Astaire to Harry Belafonte
Michael Freedland, the prolific author and broadcaster, shares more from his star-packed audio archives.
In a programme made to mark the 90th Academy Awards in 2018, Michael shares his extensive collection for the first time on 4 Extra.
As a writer, presenter and interviewer for over 50 years, he recorded many of the biggest Oscar-winning names, great entertainers and leading public figures.
Featuring extracts from Michael's radio documentaries, revealing some of the lesser-known tales of the great stars of stage and screen.
In the second of three programmes from his home in Bournemouth, Freedland introduces his recordings with:
Fred Astaire
Adele Astaire
Ginger Rodgers
Chuck Walters
Nanette Fabray
Rita Hayworth
Sammy Khan
Margaret Thatcher
Harold Wilson
Julius Epstein
Ingrid Bergman
Milton Sperling
Hal Wallis
Stevie Phillips
James Cagney
Harry Belafonte
Producer: Stephen Garner
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in March 2018.
* Sadly Michael Freedland died aged 83, six months after the first broadcast.
SAT 11:00 David Pownall (m0022bwp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SAT 12:30 Starve Acre by Andrew Michael Hurley (Omnibus) (m0009zz9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
SAT 13:45 Holmes and Watford (b09jc69k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
SAT 14:00 Play It Cool (b05pb52t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SAT 14:30 Brothers in Law (b007k1xl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
SAT 15:00 The Freedland Files (m001bkdt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SAT 16:00 Sheila Hodgson - A Whisper In The Ear (m0022bwr)
Ghost storywriter MR James encounters a perplexed young Englishman whilst cycling in France.
His perplexity soon changes to distress…
"I have told many stories, ghost stories. only ghost stories, I never cared to tell any other kind and the question arises: Do I believe in ghosts? Well I am prepared to consider evidence. Take for example, the curious business of the train companion...”
Starring David March and Steve Hodson.
Written by Sheila Hodgson, based on an idea by MR James.
MR James .... David March
Robert Stafford .... Steve Hodson
Madame Blanche Angier .... Grizelda Hervey
Madame Louise Angier .... Mandy Cuthbert
Hotel Manager/Anstey Guthrie .... Jeffrey Segal
Waiter .... Douglas Blackwell
Director: David Johnston
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1976.
SAT 16:45 Summer Ghosts (b013857g)
Swings by Adam Thorpe
"Yes, the ghosts you see at night, they're the souls - the auras, if you like - of good people who didn't deserve to die. That's why they're full of regret, and frightening. Ghosts we see in broad daylight are the ones whose death were right and fair - they've been redeemed by death. They were evil while alive..."
Series of commissioned stories aiming to present ghosts or ghostly happenings in the cold light of day.
Will something 'unexplained' be as as scary then?
Adam Thorpe's tale is read by Kenneth Cranham
Producer Duncan Minshull
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2011.
SAT 17:00 David Pownall (m0022bwp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SAT 18:30 Starve Acre by Andrew Michael Hurley (Omnibus) (m0009zz9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
SAT 19:45 Holmes and Watford (b09jc69k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
SAT 20:00 Play It Cool (b05pb52t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SAT 20:30 Brothers in Law (b007k1xl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
SAT 21:00 The Freedland Files (m001bkdt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SAT 22:00 The Tim Vine Chat Show (b07j7j6f)
Series 1
Episode 2
Tim Vine continues his quest to hear the life stories of the Great British public while simultaneously showcasing his trademark gleeful wordplay and preposterous songs.
From the Wakefield Theatre Royal in West Yorkshire.
Tim meets a secretary and sings an imaginary country song.
Producer: Richard Morris
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in July 2016.
SAT 22:30 Mitch Benn's Crimes Against Music (b007k0c8)
Series 1
Excess
Pop excess is the stuff of legends...but sometimes it just gets a bit too much.
Mitch Benn continues his journey through the showbiz glitz and backstage litter of pop music.
With:
Robert Ince
Alfie Joey
Tash Baylis
Kirsty Newton
Producer: Adam Bromley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2004.
SAT 23:00 What The Future? (b04svjbv)
Series 1
Living longer
As we all live longer, the elderly population soon outnumbers the young.
The multiplexes are crammed full of sex romps starring Bill Nighy and soluble ham is a big seller. Soon, the Baby Boomers take over.
While young people starve and suffer, the old blow billions on sending Danny Baker to the moon.
But the population shrinks, and the elderly take drastic measures to solve the problem, creating something called a Sentient Organ Sac. It doesn't go well.
Kirsty Wark presents a documentary from the future...
Starring:
Nadia Kamil
Geoffrey McGivern
Kieran Hogson
Alistair McGowan
Alice Scott-Gemmill
Ewan Bailey
Roslyn Hill
Hannah Genesius
Monty d'Inverno
Paul Heath.
Recorded 30 years from now, What the Future plunges into the world of tomorrow and investigates how decisions and actions from today’s headlining issues could have massive repercussions on our later lives.
Written by Madeleine Brettingham, Steve Burge and Dale Shaw.
Producer: Victoria Lloyd.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2014.
SAT 23:30 Fred at The Stand (b09cz4d4)
Series 1
Johns, Storrie, Brister and Graffoe
Fred MacAulay is at The Stand Comedy Club in Edinburgh doing what he does best - making people laugh.
In this episode:
Dave Johns tells tales of coping with stardom following the success of I, Daniel Blake
Glaswegian Ashley Storrie tries to get one over her father at Christmas time
Jen Brister is proud to not to be a biological mother
Boothby Graffoe is himself and cares not what anyone thinks.
Fred At The Stand is the closest thing your ears are going to get to an actual night in a comedy club.
A Dabster production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2017.

SUNDAY 25 AUGUST 2024

SUN 00:00 Sheila Hodgson - A Whisper In The Ear (m0022bwr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 on Saturday]
SUN 00:45 Summer Ghosts (b013857g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:45 on Saturday]
SUN 01:00 David Pownall (m0022bwp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday]
SUN 02:30 Starve Acre by Andrew Michael Hurley (Omnibus) (m0009zz9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Saturday]
SUN 03:45 Holmes and Watford (b09jc69k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Saturday]
SUN 04:00 Play It Cool (b05pb52t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Saturday]
SUN 04:30 Brothers in Law (b007k1xl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Saturday]
SUN 05:00 The Freedland Files (m001bkdt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Saturday]
SUN 06:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m0022c2h)
Olympic Spirit
Nick Webborn
Professor Nick Webborn is castaway by Lauren Laverne.
Nick has chaired the British Paralympic Association since 2017.
He is a world-leading expert on Paralympic sports medicine and the most widely-published author on the subject. He has attended 11 Paralympic and one Olympic Games.
He was born in Swansea in 1956, trained as a doctor in London and joined the RAF as a junior medical officer. In 1981 he was playing in an RAF rugby match when a mistimed opposition tackle left him with a severe spinal injury.
After many months of treatment and rehabilitation, which he now describes as 'long and tortuous,' he wanted to return to work in medicine, but found that there was a reluctance to employ a doctor with a disability.
He worked as a GP and also pursued an interest in sports medicine, leading to research in this area and an academic role. When he saw the medical support available for Olympic athletes, he felt strongly that para-athletes deserved the same level of specialist help - especially as many also had to deal with underlying problems that their Olympic peers did not face.
His pioneering research has made Paralympic sport safer for athletes, and has driven the development of sports medicine in areas such as rehabilitation. He also represented Great Britain in wheelchair tennis in 2005.
Nick is Professor of Sport and Exercise Medicine at the University of Brighton.
DISC ONE: Heroes by David Bowie
DISC TWO: Hallelujah, composed by George Frideric Handel, performed by London Musici Chamber Choir and London Musici Orchestra, conducted by Mark Stephenson
DISC THREE: Jamaica Farewell by Nina and Frederik
DISC FOUR: Will Ye Go Lassie Go by The Corries
DISC FIVE: For Crying out Loud by Meat Loaf
DISC SIX: This is Me by Keala Settle
DISC SEVEN: Sweet Caroline by Neil Diamond
DISC EIGHT: You’ll Never Walk Alone by Gerry & the Pacemakers

BOOK CHOICE: The Complete Works of Charles Dickens
LUXURY ITEM: Nick’s adapted Segway, with a built-in espresso machine
CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: This is Me by Keala Settle
Producer: Sarah Taylor
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2022.
SUN 06:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00mlxpv)
Series 1
Bird's Nest Soup
Filming birds that make their nests from saliva proved a challenge in the total darkness of a Borneo cave....
.....until a conical mound of bat guano provided a natural platform.
Series of talks by Sir David Attenborough on the natural histories of creatures and plants from around the world.
Producer: Julian Hector
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2009.
SUN 07:00 Poetry Extra (m0022c2k)
Between the Ears - Lure
Poet Daljit Nagra revisits the BBC's poetry archive and selects Between the Ears: Lure
Alison Lock's dreamlike journey describes her dramatic, near-fatal accident.
One morning, on her regular walk on the Yorkshire moors, she slipped and fell into a millpond, breaking her back in seven places along the way.
Alison has no memory of the moment of falling, but every second of clawing her way back to life, from one handhold to the next, is vividly imprinted and distilled into this poetic sequence.
Music by Will Gregory (Goldfrapp, The Moog Ensemble)
Violin by Alex Balanescu (Michael Nyman Band, Balanescu Quartet)
Vocals by Hazel Mills (Goldfrapp, Florence and the Machine, The Paper Cinema).
Sound design by Iain Hunter.
Producer: Kate McAll
A Pier Production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in 2021.
SUN 07:30 James Bond - On Her Majesty's Secret Service (Omnibus) (m0022c2m)
Episode 2
In his battle with evil SPECTRE boss Ernst Blofeld, James Bond joins forces with Draco.
All looks plain sailing for Agent 007 and Tracy.
First published in 1963, this was Ian Fleming's 11th Bond novel, sandwiched between 'The Spy Who Loved Me' and 'You Only Live Twice'.
Omnibus of the last five of ten parts abridged by Michael Bakewell.
Read by Joanna Lumley.
Producer: David Benedictus
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1989.
SUN 08:40 Inheritance Tracks (m0022c2p)
Marlon James
Booker winning Jamaican author Marlon James inherits ‘54-46’ by Toots and the Maytals and passes on 'Equinox' by John Coltrane.
SUN 08:50 Subterranean Homesick Blues by AL Kennedy (Omnibus) (m000clkx)
Series 4
John and Maggie's wedding day finally arrives.
Will John get there in time?
Has Maggie actually managed to divorce all of her previous husbands?
Starring Bill Nighy and Anna Calder-Marshall.
The return of AL Kennedy's romantic comedy drama about love in later life.
Omnibus of five parts.
John ..... Bill Nighy
Maggie ..... Anna Calder-Marshall
Registrar ..... Neil McCaul
Barry ..... Rick Warden
Director: Sally Avens
First broadcast in five parts on BBC Radio 4 in December 2019.
SUN 10:00 Home to Roost (m000hhfn)
Series 2
Mother's Little Pet
William and Olive are surrounded by pets, but can they have one of their own?
Starring Deryck Guyler and Mollie Sugden.
Sitcom written by Anne Jones.
After 40 years working for the same company, William has retired and is trying hard to adapt to his new life of leisure.
His wife, Olive, on the other hand, is trying to adapt to having her husband under her feet all day, for the first time in their marriage.
William Wheeler …. Deryck Guyler
Olive Wheeler …. Mollie Sugden
Jack Bailey …. Norman Rossington
Kath …. Patricia Greene
Nev …. John Baddeley
Ange .... Ysanne Churchman
Bob .... Graham Weston
Theme music composed and played by Alex Walsh and his Band.
Producer: Trafford Whitelock
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1975.
SUN 10:30 Drop Me Here, Darling (m000v6zz)
Flat Out for Home
Leslie adds to his list of woes with problems over his landlord.
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
Claire/Mrs Elliott …. Norma Ronald
Dave …. Michael Robins
Bill Welling …. Richard Davies
Producer: Edward Taylor
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in January 1983.
SUN 11:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m0022c2h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SUN 11:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00mlxpv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]
SUN 12:00 Poetry Extra (m0022c2k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
SUN 12:30 James Bond - On Her Majesty's Secret Service (Omnibus) (m0022c2m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
SUN 13:40 Inheritance Tracks (m0022c2p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:40 today]
SUN 13:50 Subterranean Homesick Blues by AL Kennedy (Omnibus) (m000clkx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]
SUN 15:00 Home to Roost (m000hhfn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SUN 15:30 Drop Me Here, Darling (m000v6zz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]
SUN 16:00 Terry Pratchett (b008p7x8)
Guards! Guards!
2. Wanted: One Dragon
Could a long-extinct beast have carried out recent crimes?
Will Captain Vimes get any joy from dragonologist and society heavyweight Lady Ramkin?
Stars John Wood and Martin Jarvis.
The 8th of Terry's Pratchett's comic fantasy stories set on Discworld.
Dramatised by Michael Butt.
Narrator …. Martin Jarvis
Captain Vimes …. John Wood
Nobby …. Melvyn Hayes
Sergeant Colon …. Stephen Thorne
Lady Ramkin …. Helen Atkinson-Wood
Carrot …. Robert Gwilym
Lord Vetinari …. Crawford Logan
Supreme Grand Master …. Brett Usher
Brother Doorkeeper …. Jeff Nuttall
Brother Fingers …. Michael Roberts
Director: John Taylor
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in November 1992.
SUN 16:30 The Twelve Maidens (m0022c2r)
4. Black Midsummer
**** This series was suggested by Colin Ball and Steven Croote as part of BBC Radio 4 Extra’s All Request Weekend ****
Peter spies on the witches coven on Maiden Tor.
Margaret has been initiated as a white witch and senses danger....
The mystery deepens on the hilltop crowned with a circle of stones - The Twelve Maidens.
Starring Martin Jarvis and Patricia Gallimore.
A sci-fi serial for radio written by Stewart Farrar.
Peter Brent .... Martin Jarvis
Margaret Govan ....Patricia Gallimore
Bridget Williams .... Eva Stuart
Sgt George Blake .... Sean Arnold
Dr Carl Ewing .... Haydn Jones
Donald Williams ... Fraser Kerr
Susan Platt .... Margaret Robertson
Rex Andrews .... Antony Higginson
Professor Jessup .... Lewis Stringer
Bill .... Alan Reid
Joe Gurney .... Douglas Blackwell
Reuben Fairfax ....Patrick Tull
Lt Cpl Davis .... Roger Gale
Producer: David H Godfrey
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1971.
**** To nominate a programme from the archive that you would like to hear again, please email radio4extra@bbc.co.uk ****
SUN 17:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m0022c2h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SUN 17:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00mlxpv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]
SUN 18:00 Poetry Extra (m0022c2k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
SUN 18:30 James Bond - On Her Majesty's Secret Service (Omnibus) (m0022c2m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
SUN 19:40 Inheritance Tracks (m0022c2p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:40 today]
SUN 19:50 Subterranean Homesick Blues by AL Kennedy (Omnibus) (m000clkx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]
SUN 21:00 Home to Roost (m000hhfn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SUN 21:30 Drop Me Here, Darling (m000v6zz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]
SUN 22:00 Revolting People (b0089mbr)
Series 3
Young Love
Captain Brimshaw receives fresh orders from his father - to return to England and marry his cousin...
Sitcom set just before the American War of Independence.
Written by Andy Hamilton and Jay Tarses.
McGurk …. Andy Hamilton
Samuel …. Jay Tarses
Captain Brimshaw …. James Fleet
Mary …. Jan Ravens
Joshua …. Tony Maudsley
Lord Brimshaw …. Hugh Dennis
Emily …. Penelope Nice
Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2004.
SUN 22:30 Unnatural Acts (b00k7xd4)
Series 2
Mean Streets
With a recession on, Kit has a shop.
Caroline’s joining the Neighbourhood Watch.
What can Jeremy and Paul do?
A slightly surreal sitcom about a happily-married couple - Jeremy and Kit - and their unusual friends.
Jeremy.....Jeremy Hardy
Kit.............. Kit Hollerbach
Paul............Paul B Davies
Caroline.... Caroline Leddy
Written by Jeremy Hardy, Kit Hollerbach, Paul B Davies, Caroline Leddy and Peter Sinclair.
Producer: David Tyler
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1988.
SUN 23:00 Laura Solon - Talking and Not Talking (b00p912l)
Series 3
Episode 5
Naive office worker Adrian is offered a job as the new Robson and Jerome.
The United Planetary Super Council is invaded by a space-fiend.
And a strange German woman takes over the Shipping Forecast.
Award-winning comedian Laura Solon with more sketches, monologues and one-liners.
With:
Ben Moor
Rosie Cavaliero
Ben Willbond
Producer: Colin Anderson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2009.
SUN 23:30 The Party Party (b007jx5p)
Episode 6
It's 1993 and the Party Party - a party of the incredibly silly tendency - remains in Number 10.
Microcosm is host to revenge, greed and attempted murder starring Hugh Laurie, Clive Mantle and Morwenna Banks.
Sitcom written by Moray Hunter.
Starring:
Hugh Laurie
Morwenna Banks
Robin Driscoll
Robert Glenister
Clive Mantle
Producer: Jamie Rix
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1987.

MONDAY 26 AUGUST 2024

MON 00:00 Terry Pratchett (b008p7x8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 on Sunday]
MON 00:30 The Twelve Maidens (m0022c2r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:30 on Sunday]
MON 01:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m0022c2h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Sunday]
MON 01:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00mlxpv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 on Sunday]
MON 02:00 Poetry Extra (m0022c2k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Sunday]
MON 02:30 James Bond - On Her Majesty's Secret Service (Omnibus) (m0022c2m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Sunday]
MON 03:40 Inheritance Tracks (m0022c2p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:40 on Sunday]
MON 03:50 Subterranean Homesick Blues by AL Kennedy (Omnibus) (m000clkx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 on Sunday]
MON 05:00 Home to Roost (m000hhfn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday]
MON 05:30 Drop Me Here, Darling (m000v6zz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 on Sunday]
MON 06:00 An Unrecorded Instance (m001f57w)
Hetty Mingle ignores her dying mother's advice about fortune hunters.
Will she end up regretting it?
Story written by Marie Belloc-Lowndes.
Adapted for radio by Michael and Mollie Hardwick
Mrs Mingle ... Mary O'Farrell
Hetty Mingle ... Brenda Bruce
Mr Quin ... Lee Fox
Jack Grantham ... Malcolm Hayes
Dr Pomfret-Smith ... Peter Pratt
Mrs Jones ... Vivienne Chatterton
Producer: Charles Lefeaux
First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in August 1963.
MON 06:30 John Pilkington - Dead Man's Button (b05s925z)
Strange things are happening 200 feet above a building site in Devon.
Big Alby refuses to leave the cab of his tower crane.
Who's going to get him down to the ground?
Written by John Pilkington.
Hector ... Tony Selby
Alby Todd .... Nick Stringer
Frank ... Chris Harris
Clive Broome .... Nigel Carrington
Director: Andy Jordan
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1994.
MON 07:00 Anything Legal (b008cxvk)
Episode 7
The DIY skills of Charles and George arouse the suspicions of their wives Marjorie and Hilary.
Starring Donald Hewlett and Michael Knowles.
A Tale of Two City Gents by Wally K Daly
Charles …. Donald Hewlett
George …. Michael Knowles
Marjorie …. Dilys Laye
Hilary …. Norma Ronald
Theme music by Jim Parker.
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1984.
MON 07:30 Stop Messing About! (b00s6rcj)
Series 2
Episode 11
A poetic young talent - and the funny business of commerce.
Starring:
Kenneth Williams
Hugh Paddick
Joan Sims
After the unexpected death of Kenneth Horne in 1969, plans for the next series of Round The Horne were axed. Instead - using an old catchphrase of Kenneth Williams as a series title - Kenneth joined Hugh Paddick to continue the comedy tradition and was also reunited with his "Carry On" film co-star Joan Sims.
Announcer: Douglas Smith
Written by Myles Rudge, David Cumming and Derek Collyer.
With the Max Harris Group.
Producer: John Simmonds
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in June 1970.
MON 08:00 North by Northamptonshire (b00sv6fw)
Series 1
Episode 3
Clever, funny and touching series about a small town in the middle of Northamptonshire as it prepares for a talent night.
Sheila Hancock heads a stunning cast including Mackenzie Crook, Penelope Wilton, Felicity Montagu and Kevin Eldon.
Written by and also starring Katherine Jakeways.
Recently divorced Jan gets two compliments in one day. Meanwhile her ex husband Frank performs the most embarrassing version of Je T'Aime ever heard, with his new love, Angela.
Across town Rod the local supermarket manager is still sharing rather more than is usual about his private life over the store's tannoy system.
Could he be getting closer to Tanya on till 4?
Narrator ...... Sheila Hancock
Rod ...... Mackenzie Crook
Mary ...... Penelope Wilton
Jan ...... Felicity Montagu
Jonathan ...... Kevin Eldon
Esther ...... Katherine Jakeways
Keith ...... John Biggins
Frank ...... Rufus Wright
Angela ...... Lizzie Roper
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2010.
MON 08:30 Short Works (m000wdh5)
Book Club by Joseph O'Connor
What can an off duty air steward find to do during lockdown?
Joseph O’Connor's short story read by Aisling Bea.
Joseph O'Connor was born in Dublin. He is the author of nine novels as well as two collections of short stories and a number of bestselling works of nonfiction.
His many awards include the Irish PEN Award for Outstanding Contribution to Irish Literature.
Producer, Michael Shannon
A BBC Northern Ireland production for BBC Radio 4 , first broadcast in May 2021.
MON 08:45 Good News Stories by Katie Hims (m0001qhb)
1. A Plague Of Frogs
There’s a plague of frogs, a visitation from an angel and even a miracle - maybe.
The first of five contemporary drama shorts inspired by stories from the old and new testaments.
Good news stories for anxious times written by Katie Hims.
Laura ..... Nadia Clifford
Mr Ventura ..... Michael Bertenshaw
Leila ..... Jayda Pryce
Moses ..... Joseph Nicholas
Amber ..... Ella Purton
Director: Mary Peate
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2018.
MON 09:00 The Unbelievable Truth (m00223r0)
Series 30
Episode 3
David Mitchell hosts the panel game in which four comedians are encouraged to tell lies and compete against one another to see how many items of truth they’re able to smuggle past their opponents.
Miles Jupp, Marcus Brigstocke, Holly Walsh and Lou Sanders are the panellists obliged to talk with deliberate inaccuracy on subjects as varied as milk, sound, Italians and parties.
The show is devised by Graeme Garden and Jon Naismith.
Producer: Jon Naismith
A Random Entertainment production for BBC Radio 4
MON 09:30 Hunting the Beagle (m0007csh)
1. Search Begins
Marine historian Dr Robert Prescott searches for the remains of HMS Beagle.
This was the ship on which Charles Darwin made the discoveries which helped him to formulate the ideas which would eventually become his theory of evolution
Producer: Jeremy Grange
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2008.
MON 09:45 Daily Service (m0022bp3)
Water - World Water Week - The Third Day: Water
A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music.
Theme: Water - World Water Week - The Third Day: Water
Genesis 1: 9-13
Led by Grace Thomas.
St Martin's Voices - At the dawning of creation
Steven Faux - Like a tree planted by streams of water
Junior Garr and choir - It is well
MON 10:00 Olivia Colman Day (m0022bp5)
Chapter 1
Cariad Lloyd celebrates Olivia Colman Day with two 4 Extra debuts.
Olivia Colman Day is the nation's newest national holiday, in which people up and down the land celebrate the actor Olivia Colman.
Across Radio 4 Extra on Monday 26th August, Cariad will pick choice programmes from the BBC Archives, and hear from Colman's friends, fans and colleagues.
In this first section, we hear two Radio 4 Extra Debuts starring Olivia:
"Childs Play" is a pilot last broadcast in 2009 on Radio 4, set in a nursery and written by Lucy Clarke.
"Well That's One Way of Looking at It" was first broadcast in 2004, and is a comedy of self deception about a wife, a husband, and his mistress.
Plus Cariad chats to the comedy writer and Colman super-fan Mollie Goodfellow about her love of Olivia Colman, and we'll hear how Greg James' Radio 4 programme Rewinder celebrated Olivia in 2022.
Olivia Colman Day is produced by Chris Pearson.
Full programme credits:
Child's Play
Pen ...... Olivia Colman
Harry ...... Nicholas Burns
Ruth ...... Daisy Haggard
Rex ...... Matthew Holmes
Vicar ...... Rachel Atkins
Rabbi ...... Geoffrey McGivern
Catholic priest/Imam ...... Ewan Hooper
Joanne ...... Barbara Smith
Darren ...... Bradley Ford
Writer: Lucy Clarke
Producer: Simon Nicholls
Well That's One Way of Looking at It
Patricia .... Brenda Gilhooly
Jane .... Olivia Colman
John .... Kevin Eldon
Other parts played by Paul Panting and John Hasler
Writer: Brenda Gilhooly
Director: Liz Webb
MON 11:30 Olivia Colman Day (m0022bp8)
Chapter 2
Cariad Lloyd celebrates Olivia Colman Day with Harold Pinter's Betrayal.
Olivia Colman Day is the nation's newest national holiday, in which people up and down the land celebrate the actor Olivia Colman.
Across Radio 4 Extra on Monday 26th August, Cariad will pick choice programmes from the BBC Archives, and hear from Colman's friends, fans and colleagues.
In this second section, we hear 'Betrayal', which was first broadcast in 2012. This play does contain very strong language.
Pinter's acclaimed drama explores a love affair and the intricate nature of deceit, and is told in reverse time from its poignant ending to its thrilling first kiss.
Plus Cariad hears more Colman from the archives, in a Radio 2 interview with French & Saunders.
Olivia Colman Day is produced by Chris Pearson.
Full programme credits:
Betrayal
Writer: Harold Pinter
Emma ..... Olivia Colman
Jerry ..... Andrew Scott
Robert ..... Charles Edwards
Waiter ..... Gerard McDermott
Director: Gaynor Macfarlane
MON 12:57 Olivia Colman Day (m0022bpb)
Chapter 3
Cariad Lloyd celebrates Olivia Colman Day with Sarah Naomi Lee's 'Dewey Eyed', and 'Five Wedding Dresses: True Love' by Katie Hims.
Olivia Colman Day is the nation's newest national holiday, in which people up and down the land celebrate the actor Olivia Colman.
Across Radio 4 Extra on Monday 26th August, Cariad will pick choice programmes from the BBC Archives, and hear from Colman's friends, fans and colleagues.
In this third chapter, we hear two plays starring Olivia.
'Five Wedding Dresses: True Love' is about a bride who cannot bear to take off her wedding dress.
And 'Dewey Eyed' meets a woman who works in a library, who uses the Dewey Decimal System to guide her mother through life.
Both plays were directed by Jessica Dromgoole, who joins Cariad to discuss when she first met Olivia Colman and why she loves working with her.
Olivia Colman Day is produced by Chris Pearson.
Full programme credits:
Five Wedding Dresses: True Love
Maggie .... Olivia Colman
Eric .... Trystan Gravelle
Air Steward .... Gunnar Cauthery
Writer: Katie Hims
Director: Jessica Dromgoole
Dewey Eyed
Philippa .... Olivia Colman
Vera .... Sheila Reid
Sheila .... Caroline Guthrie
Alistair .... Paul Rider
Writer: Sarah Naomi Lee
Director: Jessica Dromgoole
MON 14:03 Olivia Colman Day (m0022bpd)
Chapter 4
Cariad Lloyd celebrates Olivia Colman Day with 'Hut 33' and 'Trapped: All Downhill From Here'
Olivia Colman Day is the nation's newest national holiday, in which people up and down the land celebrate the actor Olivia Colman.
Across Radio 4 Extra on Monday 26th August, Cariad will pick choice programmes from the BBC Archives, and hear from Colman's friends, fans and colleagues.
In this fourth section, we hear two brilliant comedy performances from Olivia.
James Cary, writer of Think The Unthinkable, and Hut 33, discusses Olivia's debut Radio 4 performance, and picks out an episode of Hut 33 to enjoy.
Then we hear Trapped: All Downhill from Here - one of a series of dark comedies about people trapped in unfortunate situations, written by Mark Maier and Daniel Maier.
Olivia Colman Day is produced by Chris Pearson.
Full programme credits:
Hut 33: Series 1, Episode 1: Bridge Too Far
Written by James Cary
Charles .... Robert Bathurst
Archie .... Tom Goodman-Hill
Minka .... Olivia Colman
Gordon .... Fergus Craig
Mrs Best .... Lill Roughley
Joshua .... Alex MacQueen
Producer: Adam Bromley.
Trapped: All Downhill From Here
Written by Mark Maier and Daniel Maier.
Nadine - Olivia Colman
Clare - Joanna Holden
Craig - Mark Maier
Paul - Chris Pavlo
Enzo - Daniel Maier
Producer: Alex Walsh-Taylor
MON 15:08 Olivia Colman Day (m0022bpg)
Chapter 5
Cariad Lloyd celebrates Olivia Colman Day with an interview with radio producer Gareth Edwards, who has worked extensively with Olivia Colman alongside David Mitchell and Robert Web. And we'll enjoy one more comedy programme from the archive - Pauline Pepys' Dowry.
Olivia Colman Day is the nation's newest national holiday, in which people up and down the land celebrate the actor Olivia Colman.
Across Radio 4 Extra on Monday 26th August, Cariad will pick choice programmes from the BBC Archives, and hear from Colman's friends, fans and colleagues.
In this final chapter, Cariad is joined by radio producer Gareth Edwards. Gareth worked on That Mitchell and Webb Sound, the sketch show which teamed up Olivia Colman with Mitchell and Webb, and he selects a favourite sketch.
We'll also hear the historical comedy 'Pauline Pepys' Dowry' - also produced by Gareth- in which Olivia stars as Samuel Pepys' lovelorn sister, Pauline.
Olivia Colman Day is produced by Chris Pearson.
Programme Credits
Pauline Pepys' Dowry
Written by Amy Shindler and Beth Chalmers
Pauline...Olivia Colman
Charlotte...Sharon Horgan
Samuel Pepys...David Mitchell
Elizabeth Pepys... Katherine Parkinson
Russell de Bret...Tom Hollander
Jane... Rebekah Staton
Joth / Wilston... Dave Lamb
Producer: Gareth Edwards
That Mitchell and Webb Sound sketch: There's So Much You Don't Know About Me
Written by John Finnemore,
Extract from That Mitchell and Webb Look: Numberwang (2006)
Written by James Bachman and Mark Evans
MON 16:00 Olivia Colman Day (m0022bp5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
MON 17:30 Olivia Colman Day (m0022bp8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:30 today]
MON 18:57 Olivia Colman Day (m0022bpb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:57 today]
MON 20:03 Olivia Colman Day (m0022bpd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:03 today]
MON 21:08 Olivia Colman Day (m0022bpg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:08 today]
MON 22:00 The Unbelievable Truth (m00223r0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
MON 22:30 Goodness Gracious Me (b01pgs6z)
Series 3
Episode 6
The Archers and The Waltons with a twist, and the Minx Twins tackle feminism.
Starring:
Sanjeev Bhaskar
Kulvinder Ghir
Meera Syal
Nina Wadia
Sharat Sardana
Gold Winner of the Sony Radio Academy Awards. The sketch comedy show originally ran on BBC Radio 4 from 1996 to 1998, later transferring to TV on BBC Two from 1998 to 2001.
Written by Richard Pinto, Sharat Sardana, Meera Syal, Sanjeev Bhaskar and Sanjeev Kohli.
Script Editors: Sharat Sardana and Richard Pinto
Producer: Anil Gupta
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1998.
MON 23:00 Catherine Bohart: TL;DR (m00224sw)
Series 1
Are we going to see Robert Jenrick's Brat Summer?
Confused by candidates? If you're feeling adrift ahead of the Conservative leadership election, TL;DR has done the reading for you.
Alex Kealy joins Catherine Bohart to look at the runners and riders. In the sidebar, Russian stand up Olga Koch looks at why a strong opposition is politically useful, and Financial Times columnist Stephen Bush looks at what it takes for an opposition to get back in the driving seat.
Written by Catherine Bohart, with Madeleine Brettingham, Sarah Campbell, and Georgie Flinn.
Produced by Victoria Lloyd
Recorded by Merlin Kerr at Monkey Barrel in Edinburgh
Edited by David Thomas
Production Coordinator - Beverly Tagg
A Mighty Bunny production for BBC Radio 4
MON 23:30 Radio 9 (b0421tlp)
Series 1
Episode 2
Welcome to Radio 9 – the notional and irrational home of the terminally strange.
More from the Gay Board Game Olympics, plus Radiohead's happy single.
Written and performed by Johnny Daukes and Hils Barker.
With:
Sarah Walton
John Stevenson
Stefan Frank
Janice Vee
Matt Wilkinson
Michelle Gomez
Producers: Johnny Daukes and Katie Marsden
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2003.

TUESDAY 27 AUGUST 2024

TUE 00:00 Olivia Colman Day (m0022bp5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 Olivia Colman Day (m0022bp8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:30 on Monday]
TUE 02:57 Olivia Colman Day (m0022bpb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:57 on Monday]
TUE 04:03 Olivia Colman Day (m0022bpd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:03 on Monday]
TUE 05:08 Olivia Colman Day (m0022bpg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:08 on Monday]
TUE 06:00 Paul Temple (b007jn5m)
Paul Temple and the Lawrence Affair
1. The Little Things
Debonair amateur detective Paul Temple and glamorous journalist wife Steve are holidaying out-of-season in the fishing village of Downburgh.
Both are soon facing peril battling to link mystery deaths with a disappearance...
Starring Peter Coke and Marjorie Westbury as BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife.
Another baffling case of dastardly crimes must be solved.
Written by Francis Durbridge.
Paul Temple …. Peter Coke
Steve …. Marjorie Westbury
Mary Gardner …. Dorothy Holmes-Gore
Freeman …. Allan McClelland
Bob Gardner …. Leonard Trolley
Detective Inspector Ivor …. Manning Wilson
Charlie …. James Beattie
Sir Graham Forbes …. Lester Mudditt
Brian Dexter …. Simon Lack
Johnny Tico …. Brian Haines
Linda Tico …. Belle Chrystall
Commissionaire …. James Thomason
Between 1938 and 1968, Francis Durbridge's incomparably suave amateur detective and his journalist wife solved case after baffling case. They inhabited a sophisticated, well-heeled world of cocktails and fast cars in one of BBC radio's most popular series.
Producer: Martyn C Webster
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in April 1956.
TUE 06:30 Georgy Girl by Margaret Forster (m0022b92)
1. There Once Was an Ugly Duckling
1960s London may be swinging, but Georgy feels a freak.
Young, gregarious and fun - but she was born ugly - and stuffed herself with food until she became fat.
Little wonder that, in the era of Twiggy, she feels like the Ugly Duckling.
Margaret Forster's 1960s time-capsule novel.
Starring Caroline Strong.
Dramatised in six parts by Joe Dunlop.
Georgy .... Caroline Strong
James .... Kenneth Cranham
Jos .... Joe McGann
Ted .... John Hollis
Doris .... Eileen Bell
Meredith .... Melanie Hudson
Peg .... Theresa Streatfeild
Taxi Driver .... Peter Penry-Jones
Samantha .... Emily Riley
Tristram .... Jack Shute
Music played by David Chilton, Dave Swift and Mike Bradley.
Producer: Adrian Bean
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1992.
TUE 07:00 Greywing (m0022b95)
6. Frostbite!
Nigel Studdock is Bludden-on-Sand's most inept furniture-fitter - as well as being the town's costumed superhero!
But he's facing a showdown with the first local villain wearing a costume!
Who can it be..?
Superhero sitcom written by Simon Bullivant.
Nigel Struddock aka Greywing ... Timothy Spall
Benny Leake ... Bernard Hill
Judy Marvick ... Tilly Vosborough
Other parts played by:
John Baddeley
Andy Rashleigh
Julian Rhind-Tutt
Jill Graham
Producer: Colin Swash
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in December 1992.
TUE 07:30 The Goon Show (b007xt2f)
Series 6
The Case of the Missing CD Plates
Mown down and flattened, frustrated Neddie Seagoon falls foul of diplomatic immunity.
Groundbreaking, surreal BBC radio comedy written by Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes.
Starring:
Peter Sellers
Harry Secombe
Spike Milligan
First billed as Crazy People, ten series of The Goon Show were recorded between 1951 and 1960, but sadly many of the earliest shows weren’t kept in the archive.
With the Ray Ellington Quartet and Max Geldray.
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott.
Announcer: Wallace Greenslade
Producer: Peter Eton
First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in October 1955.
TUE 08:00 Lobby Land (b0b5x639)
Series 1
Poker Face
Westminster lobby hack Sam Peakes has just written her best political story yet.
But in journalism, what you write isn't always what people read.
'Hot Takes' political editor Samantha Peakes tries to make hay out of the Westminster chaos - and, ideally, keep her job.
Written by Jon Harvey, with Christopher Davies and Alistair Griggs.
Sam Peakes … Ophelia Lovibond
Tom Shriver MP … Charlie Higson
Mia Phillips … Cariad Lloyd
Dom Bell … Lewis Macleod
Lawrence Mills … Ryan Sampson
Lord Ellis …. Colin Hoult
Producer: Jon Harvey
A Hat Trick production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in June 2018.
TUE 08:30 Short Works (m000wm4w)
Lava! Lava! Lava! by Tiffany Murray
Following her mother’s instructions, Ruthie has gone to Iceland: to wait for the volcano to erupt - and to complete an important task.
Tiffany Murray's short story read by Tanya Reynolds
Tiffany Murray is the author of the novels Diamond Star Halo, Happy Accidents and Sugar Hall. Her fourth book, The Girl Who Talked to Birds, is set in Iceland.
Her memoir 'My Family and Other Rock Stars' is about growing up with Queen and Black Sabbath sleeping in your house.
Producer: Jeremy Osborne
A Sweet Talk Production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in June 2021.
TUE 08:45 Good News Stories by Katie Hims (m0001qv3)
2. Eleven 73s
Two women disagree about which of them is a child's rightful mother.
Another contemporary drama short inspired by stories from the old and new testaments.
Good news stories for anxious times written by Katie Hims.
Solly ..... Don Gilet
Carla ..... Lucy Doyle
Jo ..... Saffron Coomber
June ..... Rachel Davies
Passenger 1 ..... Tony Turner
Passenger 2 ..... Jeanette Percival
Director: Mary Peate
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2018.
TUE 09:00 Do Gooders (m00224hf)
4. The Influencer
Episode Four - The Influencer
Clive hasn’t been feeling himself of late and a potential diagnosis from Lauren causes him to spiral. Harriett and Gladys battle a looming public relations disaster and Achi solves his impending homelessness with a surprise suggestion from Ken.
Garrett Millerick’s Do Gooders is a new ensemble sitcom that takes us behind the charity curtain and mines the numerous frustrations that come with trying to ‘do good’ on an industrial scale. With Frank Skinner, Fay Ripley, Lisa McGrillis, Ahir Shah and Ania Magliano.
The series follows the exploits of the fundraising events team at a fictional mid-level charity, The Alzheimers Alliance. Fundraising for this kind of mid-table organisation comes with its own unique set of challenges, be it setting up eye catching events, courting celebrity endorsement or juggling the inter charity politics.
And whilst certainly not languishing on the lowest rungs of the charity league table, Alzheimers hasn’t got the dazzling sheen or the pulling power of a cancer charity, nor does it capture the public’s sympathies in the way lifeboats or guide dogs do.
If Cancer Research is Coca-Cola, Alzheimers Alliance is Lilt. A cracking drink, but they’ve got to work hard to remind people they exist or face total extinction.
Cast
Lauren – Ania Magliano
Gladys – Lisa McGrillis
Clive – Garrett Millerick
Harriett – Fay Ripley
Achi – Ahir Shah
Ken – Frank Skinner
Writer – Garrett Millerick
Sound Engineer – David Thomas
Editor – David Thomas
Production Assistant – Jenny Recaldin
Producer – Jules Lom
Executive Producers – Richard Allen-Turner, Daisy Knight, Julien Matthews, Jon Thoday
An Avalon Television Production for BBC Radio 4
TUE 09:30 Hunting the Beagle (m0007cyv)
2. Darwin's Letters
Charles Darwin spent five sea-sickly years aboard the HMS Beagle.
Dr Robert Prescott examines the great scientist's correspondence from the voyage.
Producer: Jeremy Grange
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2008.
TUE 09:45 Daily Service (m0022b97)
Water - World Water Week - You visit the earth…
A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music.
Theme: Water - World Water Week - You visit the earth…
Psalm 65: 9-13
Led by Gregory Finn
TUE 10:00 A Good Read (b08x9bkz)
Stacey Dooley and Gaia Vince
TV presenters Stacey Dooley and author Gaia Vince join Harriett Gilbert to discuss their favourite books by Laline Paull, Jon McGregor and Elizabeth Strout.
The Bees by Laline Paull
Publisher: 4th Estate
If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things by Jon McGregor
Publisher: 4th Estate
My Name Is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout
Publisher: Penguin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2017.
TUE 10:30 The Perfect Strangers (b07418r0)
Pensioners Maurice Benton and Joanne Goody-Orris (better known as Mo and Jo) have a story to tell.
For 10 years, they sent thousands of parcels to soldiers. These contained small but essential gifts and personal letters written by Jo.
In return, the couple received thousands of letters back, thanking them for their support and sometimes detailing what life in Afghanistan was like.
One letter dubbed them 'the perfect strangers'.
Alan Dein spends a day with Mo and Jo, and talks to them about what has driven them to make this extraordinary gesture to the soldiers overseas.
We hear the letters they wrote, and introduce them to some of the soldiers who received their letters.
Producer: Rebecca Howes
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2016.
TUE 11:00 Paul Temple (b007jn5m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
TUE 11:30 Georgy Girl by Margaret Forster (m0022b92)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
TUE 12:00 Greywing (m0022b95)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
TUE 12:30 The Goon Show (b007xt2f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
TUE 13:00 Lobby Land (b0b5x639)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 13:30 Short Works (m000wm4w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 13:45 Good News Stories by Katie Hims (m0001qv3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
TUE 14:00 The Personality Test (b007tzff)
Series 3
Toyah Willcox
Pop sensation and actress Toyah Willcox is in the hot seat posing questions all about her.
With:
Sue Perkins
Carrie Quinlan
Will Smith
Robin Ince
Series with changing hosts who quiz the panel.
Script by Simon Littlefield and Kieron Quirke.
Devised and produced by Aled Evans.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2007.
TUE 14:30 Getting Nowhere Fast (b007k1fl)
Series 2
Episode 1
Chantal's biological clock is ticking. She knows she must have a baby and she desperately needs to find a mate.
Pamela remembers that feeling only too well. So does Merv and wishes he didn't.
But for Chantal the hunt for a suitable piece of trouser is on!
Return of the sitcom written by and starring Mervyn Stutter.
Merv ...... Mervyn Stutter
Pam ...... Lill Roughley
Dibden ...... John Challis
PC Dilkes ...... Michael Mears
Chantal ...... Tracy-Ann Oberman
Producer: Mario Stylianides
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2003.
TUE 15:00 Drama on 4 (b0532byg)
CS Forester - The African Queen
1915: Rose Sayer’s work as a missionary comes to an abrupt end when the village she and her brother, Reverend Samuel Sayer, live in is invaded by the German army.
Samuel dies of fever and Rose blames the ungodly Germans for having ground him down and frightened off the entire village.
Patriotically, but naively, Rose conceives of blowing up a German warship to help the war effort. Cowardly Cockney Charlie Allnut reluctantly agrees to use his rickety steam-powered boat, The African Queen for her cause.
If they manage to survive enemy attacks, rapids, malaria and mechanical mishaps - will they be able to survive each other?
CS Forester’s classic novel, first published in 1935.
Starring Samantha Bond and Toby Jones.
Paul Mendelson’s dramatisation follows the plot of the original novel – not the altered version of the Hollywood film.
Rose .... Samantha Bond
Charlie .... Toby Jones
Samuel Sayer .... Stephen Critchlow
German Sailor .... Mark Edel-Hunt
German Sea Captain .... David Acton
Music composed and played by Gary C Newman.
Director: David Ian Neville
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2015.
TUE 16:00 A Good Read (b08x9bkz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
TUE 16:30 The Perfect Strangers (b07418r0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]
TUE 17:00 Paul Temple (b007jn5m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
TUE 17:30 Georgy Girl by Margaret Forster (m0022b92)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
TUE 18:00 Greywing (m0022b95)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
TUE 18:30 The Goon Show (b007xt2f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
TUE 19:00 Lobby Land (b0b5x639)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 19:30 Short Works (m000wm4w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 19:45 Good News Stories by Katie Hims (m0001qv3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
TUE 20:00 The Personality Test (b007tzff)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 today]
TUE 20:30 Getting Nowhere Fast (b007k1fl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 today]
TUE 21:00 Drama on 4 (b0532byg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 today]
TUE 22:00 Do Gooders (m00224hf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
TUE 22:30 Kevin Eldon Will See You Now (m00081xl)
Series 4
Who The Hell Do You Think You Are?
Kevin Eldon and his all-important cast take a stroll through the Eldon family archive.
We get to meet Kevin’s ancestors, discover the true value of £35 billion and wallow in mud.
Also starring:
Morwenna Banks
Kate Duchêne
Justin Edwards
Miles Jupp
Paul Putner
David Reed
Catherine Shepherd
Dan Skinner
Written by Kevin Eldon.
Additional material by Jason Hazeley and Joel Morris.
Original music by Martin Bird
Produced and directed by David Tyler
A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in September 2019.
TUE 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (m0022b9b)
Paul Whitehouse 1/2
From 10pm until midnight, seven days a week, the Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. Plus Paul Garner continues his chat with Paul Whitehouse.
TUE 23:00 Clare in the Community (b03ts6jg)
Series 9
Come Dine With Me
Clare has finally managed to find some time for romance.
Meanwhile Brian discovers that a cheap flat comes with some unusual conditions and Nali has an eventful first day in her new job.
Sally Phillips is Clare Barker the social worker who has all the right jargon but never a practical solution.
A control freak, Clare likes nothing better than interfering in other people's lives on both a professional and personal basis. Clare is in her thirties, white, middle class and heterosexual, all of which are occasional causes of discomfort to her.
Clare continually struggles to control both her professional and private life
In today's Big Society there are plenty of challenges out there for an involved, caring social worker. Or even Clare.
Written by Harry Venning and David Ramsden.
Clare ...... Sally Phillips
Brian ...... Alex Lowe
Nali ...... Nina Conti
Leonard ...... Richard Lumsden
Howard ...... Richard Lumsden
Simon ...... Andrew Wincott
Libby ...... Sarah Kendall
Joan ...... Sarah Thom
Miss Braithwaite ...... Carolyn Pickles
Mrs Scudimore ...... Carolyn Pickles
Producer: Alexandra Smith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2014.
TUE 23:30 The Wilson Dixon Line (b00kjh14)
Sweet Home Colorado
Cowboy philosopher Wilson Dixon reminisces about his dysfunctional family and his upbringing in Cripple Creek.
Continuing his affectionate tribute to the philosophy of country music, Wilson shares more of his viewpoints through songs and anecdotes.
Saddled up with sidekick Snake Wizzelteats, his observations on everyday life draws us into a world full of larger than life characters and situations.
Written and performed by Jesse Griffin.
Introduced by Johnnie Walker.
Sidekick Snake Wizzelteats ...... Jesse Budd
Recorded with an audience at BBC Maida Vale, London.
Producer: Lianne Coop
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in May 2009.

WEDNESDAY 28 AUGUST 2024

WED 00:00 A Good Read (b08x9bkz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 The Perfect Strangers (b07418r0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 Paul Temple (b007jn5m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 Georgy Girl by Margaret Forster (m0022b92)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 Greywing (m0022b95)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday]
WED 02:30 The Goon Show (b007xt2f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Tuesday]
WED 03:00 Lobby Land (b0b5x639)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Tuesday]
WED 03:30 Short Works (m000wm4w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Tuesday]
WED 03:45 Good News Stories by Katie Hims (m0001qv3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 The Personality Test (b007tzff)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:30 Getting Nowhere Fast (b007k1fl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 Drama on 4 (b0532byg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Tuesday]
WED 06:00 Paul Temple (b007rqzp)
Paul Temple and the Lawrence Affair
2. Salty West
The daughter of the head of CI5, Sylvia Ross has disappeared, but the suave detective and his wife Steve are hot on the trail...
Francis Durbridge's thriller stars Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve in another intriguing case for BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife
Paul Temple …. Peter Coke
Steve …. Marjorie Westbury
Charlie …. James Beattie
Sir Graham Forbes …. Lester Mudditt
Mary Gardner …. Dorothy Holmes-Gore
Max Burford …. Allan McClelland
Brian Dexter …. Simon Lack
Mille …. Geoffrey Hodson
Workman/Elderly Waiter …. Jeffrey Segal
Between 1938 and 1968, Francis Durbridge's incomparably suave amateur detective Paul Temple and glamorous journalist wife Steve solved case after baffling case in one of BBC radio's most popular series. They inhabited a sophisticated, well-heeled world of cocktails and fast cars.
Producer: Martyn C Webster
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in April 1956.
WED 06:30 Georgy Girl by Margaret Forster (m0022c8l)
2. Plaingirl and the Beast
Swinging 60s London: James makes Georgy an offer she can't possibly accept. Or can she?
'Mirror, mirror on the wall - am I the ugliest one of all?'
Margaret Forster's 1960s novel adapted by Joe Dunlop, starring Caroline Strong and Kenneth Graham.
Georgy .... Caroline Strong
James .... Kenneth Cranham
Jos .... Joe McGann
Meredith .... Melanie Hudson
Ted .... John Hollis
Doris .... Eileen Bell
Peg .... Theresa Streatfeild
Waiter .... Peter Penry-Jones
Samantha .... Emily Riley
Tristram .... Jack Shute
Music played by David Chilton and Dave Swift.
Producer/Director: Adrian Bean
First broadcast on Radio 4 in June 1992.
WED 07:00 Bangers and Mash (b0075gv1)
3. Inspection
A health inspector calls. Will the struggling team have to halt pie production?
Katie Hims's sitcom about a chaotic catering company.
Martina ...... Catherine Harvey
Jimmy ...... Gerard McDermott
Juan Jose ...... Roger May
Carol ...... Jane Whittenshaw
Health Inspector ...... Anthony Zaki
Director: Cat Horn
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1999.
WED 07:30 Hancock's Half Hour (m0022c8n)
Series 2
A Visit to Swansea
Can the Lad find Harry Secombe to say thanks for stepping in for him?
Rediscovered and restored by radio enthusiasts, The Radio Circle, Hancock's Half Hour - A Visit to Swansea was first broadcast on the BBC Light Programme on the 10th May 1955, just two days before Tony Hancock’s 31st birthday.
Tony Hancock had taken an unscheduled trip to Italy, leaving Hancock Half Hour’s producer, Dennis Main Wilson, to ask Harry Secombe to step in to star in the first three episodes of the second series of Hancock’s Half Hour.
The fourth episode saw Tony return, and begrudgingly make ‘A Visit To Swansea’, to thank Harry Secombe for stepping in.
Although the first two minutes are sadly missing, the remainder of the show, long searched for, is gloriously restored.
Starring Tony Hancock.
With:
Harry Secombe
Bill Kerr
Sidney James
Andree Melly
Kenneth Williams
Theme and incidental music composed and conducted by Wally Stott.
Producer: Dennis Main Wilson
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in May 1955.
***
This episode was found by Richard Harrison of The Radio Circle, with an introduction by Keith Wickham.
WED 08:00 The Architects (b03y3kgn)
Series 1
Fracking Hell
Potentially lucrative contracts involving nuclear power plants, military drone manufacturers and a fracking company leave Matt and his principles in potential meltdown.
Stars Dominic Coleman, Ingrid Oliver and Geoffrey Whitehead.
Sitcom set in a struggling architectural practice.
Written by Jim Poyser and Neil Griffiths.
Matt ...... Dominic Coleman
Sarah ...... Ingrid Oliver
Sir Lucien ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Tim ...... Alex Carter
Hayley ...... Aisling Bea
Amanda ...... Carolyn Pickles
Snadaker ..... Stephen Critchlow
Gentle Energy MD ...... Steve Toussaint
Director: Toby Swift
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2014.
WED 08:30 Short Works (m000wtsq)
The Little Things by Kiare Ladner
It's a magical day for the creator of 'Egg on Toast' when the work goes on sale at the Summer Exhibition - but the artist longs to tell her mother all about it.
Shortlisted for the BBC National Short Story Award, 2018 for her finely wrought story Van Rensburg's Card, Kiare Ladner's debut novel, Nightshift came out in 2021 to critical acclaim.
Read by Teresa Gallagher
Producer: Elizabeth Allard
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2021.
WED 08:45 Good News Stories by Katie Hims (m0001r7r)
3. Song of Solomon
Bus driver Solly is a good bloke, but there's one area of his life where he's less than perfect...
Another contemporary drama short inspired by stories from the old and new testaments.
Good news stories for anxious times written by Katie Hims.
Solly ..... Don Gilet
Marsha ..... Saffron Coomber
Leila ..... Jayda Pryce
Lloyd ..... Alex Lanipekun
Carys ..... Alexandra Constantinidi
Director: Mary Peate
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2018.
WED 09:00 Ian Smith Is Stressed (m00224kd)
3. Love
Comedian Ian Smith is constantly stressed and in this series he is looking for any means to calm the hell down. In this episode Ian explores love and all the horrible feelings of fear and shame that come with it. He also takes his girlfriend to an ice bath retreat in an attempt to strengthen their relationship.
A new stand-up series from Edinburgh Comedy Award nominated comedian Ian Smith.
Written and Performed by Ian Smith
Additional Material from Rhiannon Shaw, Max Davis and Charlie Dinkin
Assistant Producer: Ewan McAdam
Produced by Benjamin Sutton and Laura Shaw
A Daddy’s SuperYacht production for BBC Radio 4
WED 09:30 Hunting the Beagle (m0007d6g)
3. Later Life
From the mud flats of Essex, Dr Robert Prescott recounts HMS Beagle's later life as an anti-smuggling coastguard vessel.
Producer: Jeremy Grange
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2008.
WED 09:45 Daily Service (m0022c8q)
Water - world water week - As the deer
A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music.
Theme: Water - world water week - As the deer
Psalm 42
Led by Haydon Spenceley
Warehouse Worship - As the deer panteth for the water
Natalie Chorister and Daily Service Singers - O God Of Mercy
Philippa Hanna - Trust
WED 10:00 Archive on 4 (m000qhsy)
Disorienting: Asians on Screen
Comedian Phil Wang takes a personal look at the representation of East and South East Asians in the West - on stage, screen and beyond.
He shines a light on many ingrained racist stereotypes, reflects on yellowface and whitewashing - all at a unique moment. With a backdrop of an alarming rise in violence and threat in the shadow of COVID-19, East and South East Asian artists, writers and others in the media are mobilising like never before to fix the longstanding issues and address a persistent form of racism that gets largely overlooked.
Talking with academics Diana Yeh, Xun Zhou and Lu Gram, actors and writers Daniel York Loh and Chloe Mi Lin Ewart, master illusionist Jim Steinmeyer and musician Emma-Lee Moss (also known as Emmy the Great), Phil encounters magic crystal lanterns, starships and ouija boards. He takes a yellowface ride from Fu Manchu and Suzy Wong, to James Mason with a dodgy moustache and an even dodgier accent, through to 21st century Hollywood.
Phil also discovers the dark power of stereotypes, from the screen to the playground to the street and in the bedroom.
Presenter: Phil Wang
Producer: Richard Ward
Executive Producers: Max O'Brien and Sean Glynn
A Novel production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in December 2020.
WED 11:00 Paul Temple (b007rqzp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
WED 11:30 Georgy Girl by Margaret Forster (m0022c8l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
WED 12:00 Bangers and Mash (b0075gv1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
WED 12:30 Hancock's Half Hour (m0022c8n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
WED 13:00 The Architects (b03y3kgn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 13:30 Short Works (m000wtsq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 13:45 Good News Stories by Katie Hims (m0001r7r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
WED 14:00 The Museum of Curiosity (b07mz0hn)
Series 9
Noble, Shanahan, Dent
The Professor of Ignorance John Lloyd and his new curator Noel Fielding welcome:
* Freewheeling superstar Geordie comedian Ross Noble
* Science journalist and rainforest ecologist Dr Mike Shanahan
* Famous, renowned, celebrated, prominent and popular lexicographer from Countdown, Susie Dent.
The Museum's Guest Committee appreciate the significance of figs; the joys of long-distance football; and thoughts of an 18th-century spy.
Researchers: Mike Turner and Anne Miller of QI
Producers: Richard Turner and James Harkin
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in August 2016.
WED 14:30 Two Doors Down (b0076h5s)
Series 3
All You Need Is Love
Saffron is worried because Trevor is staying out after work more frequently.
Annie McCartney's comedy drama about the bohemian residents of Marlborough Road, Belfast, who are saved from their own chaos by Sally, their cleaning lady.
Sally ...... Frances Tomelty
Saffron ...... Ali White
Trevor ...... Gerard McSorley
Fintan. ...... Gerard Murphy
Clare ...... Marcella Riordan
Anna ...... Hannah R Gordon
Simon ...... Lloyd Houston
Evie ...... Katy Gleadhill
Student ...... Raymond Lau
Director: Tanya Nash
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2003.
WED 15:00 Jill Paton Walsh - The Wyndham Case (b007jsrd)
The locked library of St Agatha's College in Cambridge houses an invaluable collection of 17th-century volumes. It also contains one dead student. A tragic accident - or is there some more mysterious and deadly circumstance surrounding the death of model student Philip Skellow?
If anyone can find out, it’s college nurse and amateur sleuth, Imogen Quy, and her policeman friend, Mike.
Imogen Quy …. Carolyn Pickles
Mike Parsons …. Richard Derrington
Sir William …. Jeffery Dench
Lady Buckmoat …. Marlene Sidaway
Fran Bullion …. Tracey Wyles
Mountnessing …. Charles Collingwood
Mrs. Skellow …. Gillian Goodman
Lord Goldhooper …. Ian Brooker
Nick …. Tom George
Emily and Tracy …. Claire Corbett
Catherine and Felicity …. Jasmine Hyde
Jack …. Thomas Arnold
Phillip Skellow …. Alex Trinder
Roger …. Martyn Read
Written by Jill Paton Walsh and dramatised by Neville Teller.
Directed in Birmingham by Peter Lesley Wild
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2001.
WED 16:00 Archive on 4 (m000qhsy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
WED 17:00 Paul Temple (b007rqzp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
WED 17:30 Georgy Girl by Margaret Forster (m0022c8l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
WED 18:00 Bangers and Mash (b0075gv1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
WED 18:30 Hancock's Half Hour (m0022c8n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
WED 19:00 The Architects (b03y3kgn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 19:30 Short Works (m000wtsq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 19:45 Good News Stories by Katie Hims (m0001r7r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
WED 20:00 The Museum of Curiosity (b07mz0hn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 today]
WED 20:30 Two Doors Down (b0076h5s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 today]
WED 21:00 Jill Paton Walsh - The Wyndham Case (b007jsrd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 today]
WED 22:00 Ian Smith Is Stressed (m00224kd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
WED 22:30 Chain Reaction (b08j9z4v)
Series 12
Harry Hill Interviews Tim Vine
Harry Hill turns interviewer and invites his chosen guest Tim Vine into the Chain Reaction hot seat.
Chain Reaction is the talk show with a twist where one week's interviewee becomes the next week's interviewer. John Cleese was first in the hot seat back in 1991 and since then, a procession of big names from the world of comedy and entertainment including Jennifer Saunders, Jarvis Cocker and Eddie Izzard have helped continue the chain.
Harry Hill is an award-winning comedian and world-class swingball player. Born in Woking in 1964, he holds a medical degree from the University of London. His books include Flight from Deathrow and Tim the Tiny Horse. He has been a stand-up since the early 90s and is well known as the star of TV Burp and the voice of You've Been Framed. Harry can currently be seen on Alien Fun Capsule.
Harry is joined by Tim Vine (AKA The Punslinger, The Joke-a-motive or The Punaway Train). Tim is best known for his frenetic stage shows, rammed full of rapid one-liners, songs and props. He previously starred in BBC1s Not Going Out, ITV1’s The Sketch Show and hosted the seminal Channel 5 quiz show Whittle.
Together they discuss Tim's teenage dreams of being a pop star, giant moths and the roots of Tim's act.
Producer: Adnan Ahmed
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4 in March 2017.
WED 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (m0022c8s)
Paul Whitehouse 2/2
From 10pm until midnight, seven days a week, the Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. Plus Paul Garner continues his chat with Paul Whitehouse.
WED 23:00 Seekers (b03ffkgm)
Series 1
The Baby
Someone's left a baby under Terry's seat. When the owner doesn't come back, Stuart, Joe and Terry have to look after it.
They argue about if they were in Three Men and a Baby, which character they'd be. Obviously, all three of them want to be Tom Selleck.
Steven Burge’s comedy about staff and clients in a Job Centre in the Essex town of Rayleigh.
Starring Matthew Horne and Daniel Mays.
Stuart ...... Mathew Horne
Joe ...... Daniel Mays
Terry ...... Tony Way
Nicola ...... Zahra Ahmadi
Ribena ...... Hannah Wood
Mr Brooks ...... Alex Lowe
Tom Boddle ...... Alex Lowe
Mrs Kangalee ...... Bharti Patel
Gary Probert ...... Steve Oram
Policewoman ...... Philippa Stanton
Policeman ...... Michael Bertenshaw
Producer: Katie Tyrrell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2013.
WED 23:30 Yours Truly, Pierre Stone (b09dz64l)
Episode 4
Sam Bain's adaptation of his own comic novel tells the story of Pierre, a man too enthralled in the minutiae of celebrity gossip to notice that his house is about to be repossessed.
Pierre hits on a plan to finally make sure his favourite celebrity notices he exists.
All he needs is a ticket to Strictly Come Dancing and an out of date prawn sandwich.
Starring Alex MacQueen and Lolly Adefope.
Producer: Gareth Edwards
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in November 2017.
WED 23:45 The Pin (b06nrjk1)
Series 1
Episode 4
Join Alex and Ben in their weird twist on the double-act sketch show.
Strap in for a 15-minute delve in to a world of oddness with a live studio audience.
The Pin are an award-winning comedy duo and legends of Edinburgh festival. They deconstruct the sketch form in a show that exists somewhere between razor-sharp smartness and utterly joyous silliness.
After a sold-out run in Edinburgh, and a string of hilarious performances across BBC Radio 4 Extra, BBC 3, Channel 4, and Comedy Central, this was The Pin's debut solo show for Radio 4.
Producer: Sam Bryant
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2015.

THURSDAY 29 AUGUST 2024

THU 00:00 Archive on 4 (m000qhsy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Paul Temple (b007rqzp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Georgy Girl by Margaret Forster (m0022c8l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Bangers and Mash (b0075gv1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:30 Hancock's Half Hour (m0022c8n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 The Architects (b03y3kgn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Wednesday]
THU 03:30 Short Works (m000wtsq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:45 Good News Stories by Katie Hims (m0001r7r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 The Museum of Curiosity (b07mz0hn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 Two Doors Down (b0076h5s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Jill Paton Walsh - The Wyndham Case (b007jsrd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Wednesday]
THU 06:00 Paul Temple (b007s45n)
Paul Temple and the Lawrence Affair
3. The Handbag
A drive-by shooting and the victim's last words pose more Swiss puzzles for the suave detective and his wife.
Francis Durbridge's thriller stars Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve in another intriguing case for BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife.
Paul Temple …. Peter Coke
Steve …. Marjorie Westbury
Charlie …. James Beattie
Sir Graham Forbes …. Lester Mudditt
Mary Gardner …. Dorothy Holmes-Gore
Detective Inspector Vosper …. Arthur Ridley
Linda Tico …. Belle Chrystall
Johnny Tico …. Brian Haines
Brian Dexter …. Simon Lacl
Ernest de Silva …. John Gabriel
Captain Jansen …. Jeffrey Segal
Ed/George …. Leonard Trolley
Nurse …. Beth Boyd
Luigi …. Manning Wilson
Sergeant Bell/Barker …. Hamilton Dyce
Sergeant Thomas/Smith …. Gordon Davies
Between 1938 and 1968, Francis Durbridge's incomparably suave amateur detective Paul Temple and glamorous journalist wife Steve solved case after baffling case in one of BBC radio's most popular series. They inhabited a sophisticated, well-heeled world of cocktails and fast cars.
Producer: Martyn C Webster
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in April 1956.
THU 06:30 Georgy Girl by Margaret Forster (m0022c8g)
3. Fairy Wedding
Swinging Sixties London: as Meredith and Jos plan to marry, James waits on Georgy to answer his offer.
Jos and Meredith are getting married, so it will all end happily ever after? There's just one problem - they don't really like each other.
But James likes Georgy, and he's still waiting for an answer.
Margaret Forster's 1960s novel adapted by Joe Dunlop, starring Caroline Strong and Kenneth Graham.
Georgy .... Caroline Strong
James .... Kenneth Cranham
Jos .... Joe McGann
Meredith .... Melanie Hudson
Ted .... John Hollis
Doris .... Eileen Bell
Peg .... Theresa Streatfeild
Nurse .... Siriol Jenkins
Tristram .... Jack Shute
Samantha .... Emily Riley
Music played by David Chilton and Dave Swift.
Producer: Adrian Bean
First broadcast on Radio 4 in June 1992.
THU 07:00 Coming Alive (b00fnrl6)
Series 1
Quick Draw McGraw
Quick Draw McGraw Terry King's skills as a conman are put to the test over a head-to-head confrontation with Harry Howard, who controls crime and punishment in the neighbourhood.
Starring Karl Howman.
Jim Eldridge's sitcom about an ex-convict trying run a community centre.
Terry King ...... Karl Howman
Sandra Gaines ...... Phyliss Logan
Harry Howard ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Steve ...... Ben Crowe
Sam Stone ...... Giles Fagan
Mr Preston ...... David Holt
Producer: Marilyn Imrie
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1999.
THU 07:30 Dad's Army (b007jrnv)
Series 3
Ten Seconds From Now
The Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard platoon is set to take part in a secret worldwide radio broadcast.
The comic exploits of a Second World War Home Guard platoon in Walmington-on-Sea.
Adapted for radio from Jimmy Perry and David Croft's TV scripts by Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles.
Captain Mainwaring …. Arthur Lowe
Sergeant Wilson …. John Le Mesurier
Corporal Jones …. Clive Dunn
Private Frazer …. John Laurie
Private Godfrey …. Arnold Ridley
Private Pike …. Ian Lavender
Private Walker …. Larry Martyn
BBC Producer …. Frank Thornton
Announcer/Newsreader …. John Snagge
Producer: John Dyas
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1976.
THU 08:00 Paul Sinha's Citizenship Test (b037vlck)
1. History Syllabus
Paul Sinha is proudly British. He also loves a quiz. So you would have thought that the UK Citizenship Test, which newcomers to this country must pass to become citizens, would have been right up his street.
But the questions in the 2012 and 2013 Home Office guides seem either bizarrely easy - "Where is Welsh most widely spoken?" - or infuriatingly vague - "What happened in the First World War?"
So Paul has created his own test, to better reflect the things that aspiring migrants should understand before they can call themselves British.
He starts with the history syllabus, looking at what we know about the most important legal document in our history; the Patron Saints of the Home Nations; provides a guide to our twenty most important cities; and points out a historical error in the official guide.
He also tests the studio audience on their knowledge, with those that answer incorrectly being deported.
The series intertwines the sort of comedy Paul has become known for on The Now Show, The News Quiz, and Fighting Talk, as well as his own BBC Radio 4 shows The Sinha Test and The Sinha Games, and the command of facts and figures he demonstrates on ITV's quiz show The Chase.
Written and performed by Paul Sinha.
Producer: Ed Morrish
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2013.
THU 08:30 Short Works (m000x1gd)
Bog Girls by by Louise Farr
Teenager Lexie disappeared 30 years ago but has never left Katherine's side.
Louise Farr is a teacher and writer from Northern Ireland. In 2018, she was the winner of the Benedict Kiely Short Story Competition and The Trisha Ashley Award. In 2019, she won The Ink Tears Short Story Competition and The Dalkey Writing Festival Short Story Competition. In 2020 Louise was shortlisted for the Benedict Kiely Short Story Competition and her story ‘Tinder’ was nominated for the An Post Short Story of the Year Award.
Writer: Louise Farr
Reader: Séainín Brennan
Reader: Eimear Fearon
Producer: Michael Shannon
A BBC Northern Ireland production first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2021.
THU 08:45 Good News Stories by Katie Hims (m0001rm7)
4. Angel Delight
Laura is either truly blessed - or is going crazy. She can't tell which.
Another contemporary drama short inspired by stories from the old and new testaments.
Good news stories for anxious times written by Katie Hims.
Laura ..... Nadia Clifford
Claudia ..... Jeanette Percival
Angel ..... Tony Turner
Rick ..... Cameron Percival
Leila ..... Jayda Pryce
Trumpet .... Peter Ringrose
Director: Mary Peate
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2018.
THU 09:00 Fresh from the Fringe (m0022446)
2024 Part 1
Radio 4 brings you the spirit of the Edinburgh Fringe this August. Host Mark Watson takes us on a whistle-stop tour of the city, capturing the buzz of the festival and showcasing some of the most exciting comedy talent from this year. Acts this week include Dee Allum, Paddy Young, Colin Hoult, Kate Cheka and Guy Montgomery.


Additional Material: Christina Riggs

Production Coordinator: Katie Baum

Sound Recordist: Sean Kerwin

Sound Editor: Charlie Brandon-King

Executive Producer: Pete Strauss

Assistant Producer: Becky Carewe-Jeffries

Produced in Edinburgh by Gwyn Rhys Davies

It was a BBC Studios Production for Radio 4.
THU 09:30 Hunting the Beagle (m0007d5p)
4. Discovery
Dr Robert Prescott is digging down into the Essex mud for the remains of HMS Beagle - and Professor Colin Pillinger, who led the Beagle Mars lander team, considers the correlation between the work of the two vessels.
Producer: Jeremy Grange
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2008.
THU 09:45 Daily Service (m0022c8j)
Water - world water week - John's Baptism of Jesus
A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music.
Theme: Water - world water week - John's Baptism of Jesus
Matthew 3: 11, 13-17
Led by Isabelle Hamley
Music:
The King of Love (St Columba)
St Martin's Voices
BBC recording
I stood on the river of Jordan - Spiritual arr. Moses Hogan
St Martin's Voices
BBC recording
Think of how God loves you - James MacMillan
St Martin's Voices
BBC recording
As the deer pants for the water (piano)
Kevin Mayhew
THU 10:00 Great Lives (m000df5g)
Andi Oliver on Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison
Chef and broadcaster Andi Oliver chooses the Nobel Prize-winning author of 'Beloved'.
When Andi Oliver first read Toni Morrison's 'The Bluest Eye' she felt as though someone climbed inside her head. Morrison's books saved her life - both emotionally and cerebrally.
The author, editor and college professor Toni Morrison chronicled the lives of African-Americans in novels such as 'Beloved', 'Sula' and 'Song of Solomon'. She once said that what drove her to write was "the silence of so many stories untold and unexamined". Born in Ohio, she was granddaughter to a slave, and her work often drew on the legacies of slavery, how it's carried down the generations.
Awarded both the Pulitzer and the Nobel Prize for Literature, her work was internationally acclaimed.
Joining Matthew Parris and Andi Oliver is Morrison's close friend Fran Lebowitz, and Howard University professor Dana Williams.
Producer: Eliza Lomas
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2020.
THU 10:30 Songs for Madame Vasnier (b0194mvs)
Relish the lyrical riches of Théodore de Banville, Alfred de Musset, Paul Bourget, Théophile Gautier and Paul Verlaine - the poets French composer Claude Debussy chose to express his love for an older, married woman, Marie Blanche Vasnier.
Hearing her sing moved Debussy, then an impressionable young student, to create a treasury of songs specially with her voice in mind.
Among the many songs he wrote for Madame Vasnier, is the unpublished "La fille aux cheveux de lin". It was the starting point of Debussy's fascination with setting words to music, an obsession that reached a high point in "Pélleas et Mélisande" some 20 years later. But it's Madame Vasnier Debussy acknowledges as "the only muse to ever inspire musical feelings", and that's he confesses, "only to talk of the musical ones!"
Presented by Richard Langham Smith and originally broadcast on the 150th anniversary of Debussy’s birth.
Producer: Johannah Smith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2012.
THU 11:00 Paul Temple (b007s45n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
THU 11:30 Georgy Girl by Margaret Forster (m0022c8g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
THU 12:00 Coming Alive (b00fnrl6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
THU 12:30 Dad's Army (b007jrnv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
THU 13:00 Paul Sinha's Citizenship Test (b037vlck)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 13:30 Short Works (m000x1gd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 13:45 Good News Stories by Katie Hims (m0001rm7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
THU 14:00 Dilemma (b03wpjg8)
Series 3
Episode 5
Sue Perkins puts Al Murray, Cerrie Burnell, Ben Goldacre and Danielle Ward through the moral and ethical wringer.
Dilemmas for the panellists include deciding between two distinct forms of environmentalism; being taken back to school and having a taxing time.
Devised by Danielle Ward.
Producer: Ed Morrish.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2014.
THU 14:30 No Commitments (b01r21gq)
Series 11
Hard Times
Victoria is down in the dumps about money, while Charlotte is on a high about work.
Simon Brett’s sitcom about the lives and squabbles of three very different sisters.
Anna ....... Rosemary Leach
Victoria ....... Angela Thorne
Charlotte ....... Felicity Montagu
Eddie ..... James Green
Lydia ..... Richenda Carey
George/Director/Mr Colfax ....Bruce Alexander
Music by Elizabeth Parker of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.
Written and produced by Simon Brett
First broadcast on BBC Radio in February 2005.
THU 15:00 Emile Zola - His Masterpiece (m001ghzh)
1. Struggle
The desperate struggle of an impoverished young painter to win public and critical approval.
Starring Rob Edwards and Tracy Wiles.
Emile Zola's powerful novel based on his friendship with Paul Cezanne - first published in 1886.
Dramatised in two parts by Jane Beeson.
Claude Lantier .... Rob Edwards
Christine .... Tracy Wiles
Narrator .... Geoffrey Whitehead
Sandoz .... Charles Simpson
Young Claude .... Richard Pearce
Young Sandoz .... David Antrobus
Bongrand .... John Baddeley
Dubuche .... Daniel Philpott
Fagerolles .... Jonathan Tafler
Jory .... Paul Panting
Jacques .... Melinda Walker
Concierge .... Zulema Dene
Director: Matthew Walters
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1996
THU 16:00 Great Lives (m000df5g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
THU 16:30 Songs for Madame Vasnier (b0194mvs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]
THU 17:00 Paul Temple (b007s45n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
THU 17:30 Georgy Girl by Margaret Forster (m0022c8g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
THU 18:00 Coming Alive (b00fnrl6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
THU 18:30 Dad's Army (b007jrnv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
THU 19:00 Paul Sinha's Citizenship Test (b037vlck)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 19:30 Short Works (m000x1gd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 19:45 Good News Stories by Katie Hims (m0001rm7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
THU 20:00 Dilemma (b03wpjg8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 today]
THU 20:30 No Commitments (b01r21gq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 today]
THU 21:00 Emile Zola - His Masterpiece (m001ghzh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 today]
THU 22:00 Fresh from the Fringe (m0022446)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
THU 22:30 John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme (b09l21yy)
Series 7
Episode 2
Discover the world's least popular invention and an exciting - perhaps too exciting - new wedding venue.
Also, a chance to listen to Shakespeare spoken 'correctly' plus a tale of a mission set against almost insurmountable odds...
John Finnemore presents another half hour of his award-winning sketch show..
Written by and starring John Finnemore.
With:
Margaret Cabourn-Smith
Simon Kane
Lawry Lewin
Carrie Quinlan
Producer: Ed Morrish
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in January 2018.
THU 23:00 Alun Cochrane's Fun House (b01rr555)
Living Room
Comedian Alun Cochrane has a 25-year mortgage which he can only pay off by being funny.
Continuing his room by room, stand-up tour of his house - he arrives in his living room.
His relationship with his house is a complicated one.
A hoarder of funny and original observations on everyday life, Alun invites us to help him declutter his mind and tidy his ideas into one of those bags that you hoover all the air out of and keep under your bed.
This show will help Alun and his house work through their relationship issues and prevent a separation that Alun can ill afford; at least not until the market picks up anyway.
Starring Alun Cochrane and Gavin Osborn.
Writers: Alun Cochrane and Andy Wolton
Producer: Carl Cooper
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2013.
THU 23:30 Bunk Bed (m0004spy)
Series 6
Jane Horrocks
In the dark and in a bunk bed, your tired mind can wander away from the hurly-burly of the day.
Jane Horrocks joins Patrick Marber and Peter Curran on the spare mattress.
Fancying yourself, the perils of childhood bed-wetting, rebel smoking and the wrong leggings are discussed without shame.
Producer: Peter Curran
A Foghorn production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in April 2019.
THU 23:45 Woof (b0bk1mrr)
True Tales of Romance and Failure
The Price of Luxury
A bruising encounter at the greengrocer’s and the transformative effects of a hard-boiled egg.
Bittersweet comic real life stories written and performed by Chris Neill.
With:
Isy Suttie
Martin Hyder
Producer: Steve Doherty.
A Giddy Goat production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in September 2018.

FRIDAY 30 AUGUST 2024

FRI 00:00 Great Lives (m000df5g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 Songs for Madame Vasnier (b0194mvs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Paul Temple (b007s45n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Georgy Girl by Margaret Forster (m0022c8g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Coming Alive (b00fnrl6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:30 Dad's Army (b007jrnv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Paul Sinha's Citizenship Test (b037vlck)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Thursday]
FRI 03:30 Short Works (m000x1gd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:45 Good News Stories by Katie Hims (m0001rm7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 Dilemma (b03wpjg8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 No Commitments (b01r21gq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 Emile Zola - His Masterpiece (m001ghzh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Thursday]
FRI 06:00 Paul Temple (b007jn7r)
Paul Temple and the Lawrence Affair
4. Return to Downburgh
Pondering the mystery over the handbag, the suave detective and his wife, Steve follow up a fresh lead...
Francis Durbridge's thriller stars Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve in another intriguing case for BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife.
Paul Temple …. Peter Coke
Steve …. Marjorie Westbury
Charlie …. James Beattie
Max Burford …. Allan McLelland
Detective Inspector Vosper …. Arthur Ridley
Johnny Tico …. Brian Haines
Ernest de Silva …. John Gabriel
Detective Inspector Ivor …. Manning Wilson
Doris …. Dorothy Holmes-Gore
Operator/Sergeant …. Michael Turner
Between 1938 and 1968, Francis Durbridge's incomparably suave amateur detective Paul Temple and glamorous journalist wife Steve solved case after baffling case in one of BBC radio's most popular series. They inhabited a sophisticated, well-heeled world of cocktails and fast cars.
Producer: Martyn C Webster
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in May 1956.
FRI 06:30 Georgy Girl by Margaret Forster (m0022cn6)
4. Plaingirl and the Huntsman
Swinging Sixties London: Meredith does not want her baby daughter. Can Georgy and Jos possibly save her?
"I want you to take the baby deep into the forest and kill her!" In a desperate attempt to regain her beauty, Meredith orders the despatch of her baby.
Can Georgy save her...
Margaret Forster's 1960s novel adapted by Joe Dunlop, starring Caroline Strong and Kenneth Graham.
Georgy .... Carollne Strong
James .... Kenneth Cranham
Jos .... Joe McGann
Meredith .... Melanie Hudson
Ted .... John Hollis
Doris .... Eileen Bell
Peg .... Theresa Streatfeild
Sister .... Joanna Wake
Nurse .... Siriol Jenkins
Tristram .... Jack Shute
Samantha .... Emily Riley
Producer/Director: Adrian Bean
First broadcast on Radio 4 in July 1992.
FRI 07:00 Comedy Showcase (m0022cn8)
4. Life after Life
Uncle Sid's out of prison, on probation. He was serving a life sentence for armed robbery. The only place he has to stay is back in good old Muswell Hill - but Muswell Hill has changed since he was last there and now he is with his middle-class niece and her nice middle-class family.
Written by Kay Stonham and Simon Greenall
Sid .... Warren Mitchell
Val .... Kay Stonham
Ian .... Simon Greenall
Ada .... Avril Elgar
Matthew .... Josh Freedman
Molly .... Mollie Freedman
Governor .... Will Ing
Headmistress .... Annie Hulley
Producer Jane Berthoud
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in March 1998.
FRI 07:30 Share and Share Alike (m000myzl)
The Film
A film director wants to make a documentary about the factory where brothers Jack and Lesley work.
Excited Lesley sees himself as the star, but then the director meets Jack...
Starring Hugh Paddick and Michael Robbins.
Series written by Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles.
Jack Burrows ...... Michael Robbins
Lesley Burrows ...... Hugh Paddick
Janice ...... Elizabeth Morgan
Ron ...... Denis Bond
Sid ...... Ron Pember
Film Director ...... Frank Thornton
Producer John Dyas
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1978.
FRI 08:00 Room 101 with Paul Merton (m001mcfy)
Series 1
Desiree Burch
Paul Merton interviews a variety of guests from the world of comedy and entertainment to find out what they would banish to Room 101.
Desiree Burch attempts to banish sexting and underdone British bacon.
Additional material: John Irwin and Suki Webster
Producer: Richard Wilson
A Hat Trick production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in May 2023.
FRI 08:30 Short Works (m000y1fz)
Personal Growth by Anna Wood
When a woman finds herself getting bigger and bigger, she must reassess how and where to exist.
A short story by Anna Wood
Anna Wood has written for Mojo, The Quietus, Dazed and Caught By The River, and has had stories featured in the Guardian, the Canongate anthology My Old Man and forthcoming in the 3 of Cups anthology Outsiders. She was the winner of the Galley Beggar Short Story Prize 2018/19. Her debut collection of stories YES YES MORE MORE was published in 2021.
Reader Caroline Catz
Producer: Anne Isger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2021.
FRI 08:45 Good News Stories by Katie Hims (m0001rzg)
5. Ms Lazarus
Laura has a really lucky escape.
Concluding the contemporary drama shorts inspired by stories from the old and new testaments.
Good news stories for anxious times written by Katie Hims.
Jesus ...... Alex Lanipekun
Atilla ...... Don Gilet
Laura ...... Nadia Clifford
June ...... Rachel Davies
Driver ...... Tony Turner
Receptionist ...... Saffron Coomber
Director: Mary Peate
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2018.
FRI 09:00 The Many Wrongs of Lord Christian Brighty (m0022bs9)
Episode 1. The Couple I Uncoupled
Lord Christian Brighty is the talk of the Regency 'Ton' - a celebrated libertine, a heartthrob and a hero to many. But close-up, he is a spoilt, impetuous, life-ruining bastard… Or at least he was. Because his carefree life of infinite privilege has been upended by an encounter with his new chambermaid - the uneducated but forthright Babigail - who became the first person to tell him the unvarnished truth about his selfish behaviour. Overnight, his lifelong trust that everyone loved him had been replaced with a gnawing fear that Babs was right.
So now, with his narcissism collapsing and a need to prove to Babs he is actually a good person, Lord Brighty is determined to fix all his past wrongs. And by extension all the ills of Regency society. Accompanying him in his quest are Babs (elevated beyond her station to a chambermaid-cum-adviser role), and his butler, Mr Churlington. Although Churley would prefer everything to stay exactly as it used to be (as would all Brighty’s friends, family and the entirety of high society).
In episode 1, Brighty - with Babs' assistance/disapproval - must get nearly-weds Mr Darkly and Miss Lucy-Beth Bonnet to fall back in love, having previously split them up. In his lordship’s absence, the very un-sordid Churlington is left to organise Brighty’s celebrated ‘Sordid Soirée’.
Written by Amy Greaves & Christian Brighty
Cast:
Lord Christian Brighty ….. Christian Brighty
Babs ….. Jessica Knappett
Churlington ….. Colin McFarlane
Lucy ….. Nimisha Odedra
Lady Hisper / Singer ….. Katia Kvinge
Darkly / Vicar ….. David Reed
Script Editor ….. David Reed
Sound & Recording ….. David Thomas
Photographer ….. Will Hearle
Production Assistant ….. Katie Sayer
Producer ….. Ben Walker
A DLT Entertainment Production for BBC Radio 4
Christian Brighty and Amy Greaves are award-winning comedians. Their viral sketches based on Bridgerton, Poldark and Jane Austen have catapulted them to viral stardom, securing Christian’s place as the internet’s answer to Mr Darcy and amassing 150 million views across TikTok and Instagram (@brightybuoy). Amy and Christian both have a deep love of the work Jane Austen, traditional regency romance (not smut), and historical romance set in the regency (smut).
FRI 09:30 Hunting the Beagle (m0007dfz)
5. Analysis
Dr Robert Prescott has sent for analysis of the samples from the ship they found buried in the Essex marshes.
Could it be the HMS Beagle?
Producer: Jeremy Grange
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2008.
FRI 09:45 Daily Service (m0022cnb)
Water - world water week - Living water
A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music.
Theme: World Water Week - Living Water
John 4: 7-14
read by Joe Zubier
Led by Lyndall Bywater
St Martin's Voices - Water of life, Cleanse and Refresh us
International Staff Songsters of the Salvation Army - The Well is Deep
Northumbria Community - Brother, Sister, Let me Serve You
Produced by Rachel Ross
FRI 10:00 Soul Music (b06g7tf8)
Series 1
You'll Never Walk Alone
Carl Davis and Gerry Marsden reflect on the impact of Rodger and Hammerstein’s Carousel solo which became an anthem.
Series about music that makes the hairs stand up on the back of our necks.
Producer: Sara Conkey
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2001.
FRI 10:30 Paths of Inspiration - Clive Lloyd (m0022cnd)
Sir Clive Lloyd celebrates his 80th birthday on 30th August.
Back in 1997, when he was simply Clive Lloyd, CBE, he met with Trevor MacDonald, who himself was knighted in 1999.
This was one of a five-part series where Trevor talked to black men and women whose personal achievements were a source of inspiration to millions.
Producer: Loretta Hogan
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in March 1997.
FRI 11:00 Paul Temple (b007jn7r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
FRI 11:30 Georgy Girl by Margaret Forster (m0022cn6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
FRI 12:00 Comedy Showcase (m0022cn8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
FRI 12:30 Share and Share Alike (m000myzl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
FRI 13:00 Room 101 with Paul Merton (m001mcfy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 13:30 Short Works (m000y1fz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
FRI 13:45 Good News Stories by Katie Hims (m0001rzg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
FRI 14:00 Foul Play (b00yy8yz)
Series 4
Deadline News
Crime writers Ruth Dudley Edwards and Robert Richardson try to solve the murder of a model.
Simon Brett hosts the murder mystery panel game
Witnesses played by:
Maria McErlane
Lee Simpson
Producer: Liz Anstee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1998.
FRI 14:30 The Brothers (b00p2z5w)
Series 2
Episode 4
Zorro saves the day for the dysfunctional web designers.
Or does he..?
Sitcom about the dysfunctional Burbage siblings.
Written by Caroline and David Stafford.
Nigel Burbage …. Adam Godley
Michael Burbage …. Ray Coulthard
Oonagh …. Pauline McLynn
Zorro …. Alex Lowe
Director: Marc Beeby
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2005.
FRI 15:00 Emile Zola - His Masterpiece (m001gj1r)
Episode 2
Struggling painter Claude Lantier has returned to Paris determined to create a work of genius to establish his reputation.
Starring Rob Edwards and Tracy Wiles.
Conclusion of Emile Zola's powerful novel based on his friendship with Paul Cezanne.
Dramatised by Jane Beeson.
Claude Lantier .... Rob Edwards
Christine ... Tracy Wiles
Narrator .... Geoffrey Whitehead
Sandoz .... Charles Simpson
Bongrand .... John Baddeley
Jacques/Henriette .... Melinda Walker
Fagerolles .... Jonathan Tafler
Jory .... Paul Panting
Dubuche .... Daniel Philpott
Priest/Nicholas .... Robin Browne
Pawnbroker .... Zulema Dene
Director Matthew Walters
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1996.
FRI 16:00 Soul Music (b06g7tf8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
FRI 16:30 Paths of Inspiration - Clive Lloyd (m0022cnd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]
FRI 17:00 Paul Temple (b007jn7r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
FRI 17:30 Georgy Girl by Margaret Forster (m0022cn6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
FRI 18:00 Comedy Showcase (m0022cn8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
FRI 18:30 Share and Share Alike (m000myzl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
FRI 19:00 Room 101 with Paul Merton (m001mcfy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 Short Works (m000y1fz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
FRI 19:45 Good News Stories by Katie Hims (m0001rzg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
FRI 20:00 Foul Play (b00yy8yz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 today]
FRI 20:30 The Brothers (b00p2z5w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 today]
FRI 21:00 Emile Zola - His Masterpiece (m001gj1r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 today]
FRI 22:00 The Many Wrongs of Lord Christian Brighty (m0022bs9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
FRI 22:30 Matt Berry Interviews... (b0b89nq8)
Series 1
Kenneth Williams
Matt Berry presents a series of interviews with the greats of the stage, screen and music world.
Matt brings you his interview with legendary comic actor and Carry on star Kenneth Williams in the vestry of Warwick Cathedral in 1979.
Ken was returning to Warwick to play a concert of organ music and allowed Berry an interview in between playing his favourite pieces.
Written, performed and edited by Matt Berry.
Producer: Matt Stronge
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in July 2018.
FRI 22:45 Tom Mayhew Is Benefit Scum (m000tcd8)
Series 1
Fit to Work
Working Class comedian Tom Mayhew, takes you on an autobiographical journey through the benefits system in a stand-up series that takes a wry, sideways look at the prejudices that people have towards benefits claimants and turns those assumptions on their head.
In this final episode, Tom talks about his working class childhood.
Tom Mayhew is a critically acclaimed comedian, whose material about being working-class – mixing the personal and the political, with the punchline-rate of a one-liner comic – sets him apart from any other act on the circuit.
Tom Mayhew is Benefit Scum is an audio adaptation of Mayhew's acclaimed Edinburgh show I, Tom Mayhew which transferred to a sell out run at the Soho Theatre.
With Alan Mayhew and Amy Gledhill
Produced by Benjamin Sutton
A BBC Studios Production first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2021.
FRI 23:00 Absolute Power (b007wr7h)
Series 2
Episode 6
Charles Prentiss is challenged by a PR rival to wheeze the unwheezable.
Mark Tavener's comedy about the Machiavellian doctors of PR spin
Charles Prentiss .... Stephen Fry
Martin McCabe .... John Bird
Gayle …. Clare Corbett
Sir Archibald Sullivan …. Tony Gardner
Sandy …. Siobhan Hayes
With Beth Chalmers and Tamsin Greig
Producer: Dawn Ellis
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2001.
FRI 23:30 Alex Edelman's Peer Group (m000vwt4)
Series 4
Dead Jews
American comedian Alex Edelman returns to take a comic look at what it’s like being a millennial today.
The so-called Millennial generation - those born between 1982 and 1994 - has been much maligned in the press for being lazy, entitled, vain, venal, self-involved, easily offended little emperors.
In the first episode series four Alex Edelman explores why Jews are still so problematic for so many.
With the rise of QAnon and elected members of congress like Marjorie Taylor Greene, antisemitism has somehow crept into the mainstream, especially in America, and a lot of it still seems to go unchecked. As an observant Jew himself, he looks at all the ways his faith, and people's reaction to it, impacts his life and the ways in which society still fails to understand the issues many Jews like him have to live with.
Written by Alex Edelman and Max Davis.
With special thanks to
Alfie Brown
Tasha Dhanraj
Rajiv Karia
Mike Birbiglia
Danny Jolles
and
Hannah Einbinder
Producer: Sam Michell
A BBC Studios Production first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2021.