SATURDAY 10 SEPTEMBER 2022

SAT 00:00 Miss Marple (b007jnm7)
At Bertram's Hotel

Episode 1

Deceptively mild amateur sleuth, Jane Marple is being treated to a short holiday in London by her niece.

Staying at the dignified, unostentatious Bertram's Hotel, tucked away in a back street of busy Mayfair - here guests can indulge in comforts of a bygone age.

But Miss Marple begins to feel uneasy. Something sinister lurks beneath the polished veneer.

Why are so many major crimes associated in some way with the hotel or somehow implicate the eminently respectable people staying there?

Published in 1965, Agatha Christie's whodunit stars June Whitfield.

Dramatised in five-parts by Michael Bakewell.

Miss Marple ...... June Whitfield
Bess Sedgwick ...... Sian Phillips
Canon Pennyfather ...... Maurice Denham
Miss Gorringe ...... Jillie Meers
Michael Gorman ...... John Hartley
Mr Humfries ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Colonel Luscombe ...... Geoffrey Bayldon
Raymond West ...... Andrew Branch
Michael Gorman ...... John Hartley
Lady Selina Hazy ...... Margaret Courtenay
Mrs Carpenter ...... Patience Tomlinson
Elvira Blake ...... Tracy Wiles
Henry ...... Garard Green
Ladislaus Malinwoski ...... Gavin Muir
Rose ...... Jane Whittenshaw
Bridget ...... Sarah Plowright
Mr Bollard ...... David Collings

Director: Enyd Williams

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1995.


SAT 00:30 Miss Marple (b007jnmr)
At Bertram's Hotel

Episode 2

An old acquaintance of amateur sleuth, Miss Marple is about to receive a nasty shock...

Agatha Christie's whodunit stars June Whitfield.

Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.

Miss Marple ...... June Whitfield
Inspector Davy ...... Frederick Jaeger
Canon Pennyfather ...... Maurice Denham
Bess Sedgwick ...... Sian Phillips
Inspector Campbell ...... David Timson
Archdeacon Simmons ...... Preston Lockwood
Michael Gorman ...... John Hartley
Ladislaus Malinwoski ...... Gavin Muir
Miss Gorringe ...... Jillie Meers
Colonel Luscombe ...... Geoffrey Bayldon
Elvira Blake ...... Tracy Wiles
Bridget ...... Sarah Plowright
Mr Bollard ...... David Collings
Miss Mottley ...... Sandra James Young
Egerton ...... Alan Rowe
Mrs McCrea ...... Zulema Dene
Air Terminal Hostess ...... Louisa Seddon

Director: Enyd Williams

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1995.


SAT 01:00 Miss Marple (b007jnn6)
At Bertram's Hotel

Episode 3

The morning paper brings some very alarming news for Miss Marple - and an investigation by the police...

Agatha Christie's whodunit stars June Whitfield.

Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.

Miss Marple ...... June Whitfield
Inspector Davy ...... Frederick Jaeger
Canon Pennyfather ...... Maurice Denham
Inspector Campbell ...... David Timson
Miss Gorringe ...... Jillie Meers
Mr Humfries ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Henry ...... Garard Green
Rose ...... Jane Whittenshaw
Michael Gorman ...... John Hartley
Sir Ronald Graves ...... Patrick Allen
Mrs Wheeling ...... Tessa Worsley

Director: Enyd Williams

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1995.


SAT 01:30 Miss Marple (b007jnnq)
At Bertram's Hotel

Episode 4

Just as one mystery is cleared up, Miss Marple becomes involved in another...

Agatha Christie's whodunit stars June Whitfield.

Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.

Miss Marple ...... June Whitfield
Inspector Davy ...... Frederick Jaeger
Canon Pennyfather ...... Maurice Denham
Inspector Campbell ...... David Timson
Bess Sedgwick ...... Sian Phillips
Miss Gorringe ...... Jillie Meers
Michael Gorman ...... John Hartley
Sir Ronald Graves ...... Patrick Allen
Miss McCrea ...... Zulema Dene
Hoffman ...... Freddie Jones
Elvira Blake ...... Tracy Wiles
Sergeant Waddell ...... Ross Livingstone

Director: Enyd Williams

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1995.


SAT 02:00 Miss Marple (b007jnp6)
At Bertram's Hotel

Episode 5

The police ask amateur sleuth Miss Marple to take part in a little experiment.

Conclusion of Agatha Christie's whodunit starring June Whitfield.

Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.

Miss Marple ...... June Whitfield
Inspector Davy ...... Frederick Jaeger
Sir Ronald Graves ...... Patrick Allen
Canon Pennyfather ...... Maurice Denham
Bess Sedgwick ...... Sian Phillips
Miss Gorringe ...... Jillie Meers
Elvira Blake ...... Tracy Wiles
Bridget ...... Sarah Plowright
Ladislaus Malinowski ...... Gavin Muir
Sergeant Waddell ...... Ross Livingstone

Director: Enyd Williams

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1995.


SAT 02:30 Never Too Late (b011j605)
Down Memory Lane

Feisty Hilda's senior citizen holiday sees man-mad Mildred after a nostalgic destination.

Starring Thora Hird.

A surviving episode from the BBC archive of Terry Gregson's sitcom about a group of highly active pensioners.

Hilda Spriggett …. Thora Hird
Mildred Emmett …. Avis Bunnage
Albert Pickles …. Kenneth Connor
Emily Holroyd …. Megs Jenkins
Tommy Preston …. Joe Gladwyn

Producer: Edward Taylor

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1981.


SAT 03:00 Soul Music (b03kqf04)
Series 17

Can't Take My Eyes Off You

Few songs can claim to be - quite literally - as far reaching as the 1967 classic 'Can't Take My Eyes off You'. In this edition of Radio 4's 'Soul Music', we hear from former astronaut Christopher Ferguson who heard this song as an early morning wake-up call aboard the space shuttle Endeavour. And from mum of two Michelle Noakes who sang this classic piece to the baby she was told she may never be able to carry. We also hear from the honeymoon couple whose marriage proposal began with a hundred strong 'flash mob' performance of this track and from Frankie Valli himself, who reflects on one of the most moving performances he ever gave when he sang 'Can't Take My Eyes off You' to a crowd of recently returned Vietnam Veterans. DJ Mark Radcliff recalls the many artists since Valli that have covered this song (not least his mum as she sang along to the Andy Williams version) and composer Bob Gaudio tells us how this now universally famous piece of music began life in a room over looking Central Park with a melody originally penned for a children's nursery rhyme.

Producer: Nicola Humphries.


SAT 03:30 Owl Sense by Miriam Darlington (Omnibus) (b09rwg3w)
In the Chauvet Caves of southern France is the oldest known depiction of an owl in the world – dating back 36,000 years.

It was discovered in 1994 by a group of cavers.

Fascinatingly, this closely observed bird is drawn from behind, but with its head swivelled backwards 180 degrees, to meet the gaze of people walking towards it.

Humans have long been captivated by owls - as a predator, messenger, emblem of wisdom, something pretty to print on a tote bag or portent of doom.

Author Miriam Darlington sets out to tell a new story about owls. In her watching and deep listening to the natural world, she cleaves myth from reality and will change the way you think of this magnificent creature.

We meet Murray, the teaching owl, the fragile barn owl, the ghost like qualities of a tawny owl, the small but feisty little owl and long eared owls.

Omnibus of five parts abridged by Pete Nichols.

Read by Teresa Gallagher.

Producer: Karen Rose

A Sweet Talk Production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in February 2018.


SAT 04:40 Inheritance Tracks (b0b9tkgl)
Imtiaz Dharker

Poet Imtiaz Dharker chooses Babu Samjho Ishare from Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi sung by Kishore Kumar and Heroes by David Bowie.


SAT 04:50 The Inheritors by Claudine Toutoungi (Omnibus) (b094281q)
Francois Chédid is the falafel king. Who knew there was so much money in Lebanese food?

Or that his three delightful grown-up children would be sent into such a spin when he tries to share his good fortune?

Omnibus of the five-part comic drama by Claudine Toutoungi.

Jasmine …. Monserrat Lombard
Francois …. Kulvinder Ghir
Nadia …. Katie Lyons
Frank …. Samuel James
Diane …. Sanchia McCormack
Nanette …. Amira Ghazalla
CD Voice / Tutor …. Chetna Pandya
Deliverer …. David Sturzaker
Mark …. Simon Ludders
Receptionist …. Tom Forrister

Claudine Toutoungi writes for stage, TV and radio. Previous work for BBC Radio 4 includes 'Deliverers' and 'Slipping' which starred Andrew Scott and Charlotte Riley and was a finalist for the Best Single Original Drama in the BBC Audio Drama Awards.

Director: Toby Swift

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2017.


SAT 06:00 Miss Marple (b007jvh5)
The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side

Following the death of her husband, Dolly Bantry sold Gossington Hall to ex-film star Marina Gregg and her husband.

When the glamorous couple throw a benefit for the local hospital, the grounds throng with curious visitors. For one of them, the day ends in tragedy.

It is up to sharp-witted sleuth Miss Marple to discover who was really meant to take the poison that killed the poor victim...

Starring June Whitfield.

Agatha Christie's whodunit, first published in 1962.

Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.

Miss Marple …. June Whitfield
Chief Inspector Craddock …. Ian Lavender
Marina Gregg …. Gayle Hunnicutt
Jason Rudd …. James Laurenson
Dolly Bantry …. Pauline Jameson
Cherry …. Jane Whittenshaw
Ella Zielinsky …. Liz Goulding
Dr Gilchrist …. John Hartley
Giuseppe …. Saverio Deodato
Miss Knight …. Suzy Aitchison
Heather Badcock …. Jilly Bond
Arthur Badcock/Vicar …. David Timson
Ardwyck Fenn …. Nigel Anthony
Lola Brewster …. Joanna Monro
Margot Bence …. Sarah-Jane Holm
Inspector Cornish …. David Antrobus

Director: Enyd Williams

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1998.


SAT 07:30 Great Lives (m00050r0)
Series 48

Jeremy Deller on The Beatles' manager Brian Epstein

Turner Prize Winner Jeremy Deller believes the music entrepreneur and The Beatles' manager Brian Epstein, has never been properly credited for his role within popular culture.

He's arguing that if Brian hadn't have lived, The Beatles might never have left Liverpool.

Jeremy and presenter Matthew Parris are joined by The Beatles' historian Mark Lewisohn, author of 'Tune In’, to discuss the deeply turbulent - but highly successful life of Brian Epstein, who died aged just 32.

Producer: Eliza Lomas

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2019.


SAT 08:00 To the Manor Born (b007jpzw)
The Rhythms of the Earth

Cash-strapped Lady of the Manor, Audrey fforbes-Hamilton has been forced to sell her beloved Grantleigh Estate when her husband died.

With her butler Brabinger in tow, they've decamped to the tiny Old Lodge cottage.

From this vantage point, Audrey is set to keep a close and disapproving eye on the estate's new owner, the nouveau-riche Richard DeVere, a wholesale foods magnate of Czech descendent.

She must educate the new squire into the ways of the Lord of the Manor...

Starring Penelope Keith and Keith Barron.

Adapted for radio by Peter Spence from his BBC TV script.

Audrey fforbes-Hamilton …. Penelope Keith
Richard DeVere …. Keith Barron
Marjory Frobisher …. Angela Thorne
Brabinger …. Nicholas McArdle
Mrs Polouvicka …. Margery Withers
Ned …. Frank Middlemass

First piloted for BBC radio, but whisked off to BBC TV before it ever appeared, before finally arriving home in 1997.

Producer: Jane Berthoud

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in January 1997.


SAT 08:30 Never Too Late (b011d6rc)
Mildred and the Man

Man-mad Mildred's passions are aroused by the return of an old flame.

Starring Thora Hird.

A surviving episode from the BBC archive of Terry Gregson's sitcom about a group of highly active pensioners.

Hilda Spriggett …. Thora Hird
Mildred Emmett …. Avis Bunnage
Emily Holroyd …. Megs Jenkins
Albert Pickles …. Kenneth Connor
Tommy Preston …. Joe Gladwyn

Producer: Edward Taylor.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1981.


SAT 09:00 Michael Palin's Radio Adventures (b09jvgpk)
And now for something completely different.

John McCarthy talks to Michael Palin in a celebration of the actor-adventurer’s remarkable life and career as heard on BBC radio.

Recorded with an enthusiastic audience at London’s BBC Radio Theatre.

Michael has been a Python, a world traveller, author, actor and screenwriter, and often described as “Britain’s Nicest Man”.

However one area which is often overlooked from his long and impressive career are his fascinating radio contributions.

Featuring extracts from his mighty canon of work including his famous diaries, interviews about his comedy and travel work, documentaries about mental illness and dramas.

We also hear rare footage of the time he tried his hand as a BBC Radio 1 disc jockey, his charity work and a hilarious pythonesque local radio broadcast from a taxi rank.

Featuring:

Barry Cryer
John Finnermore
Paul Gambaccini
John Waite

Discover Palin’s love for radio with this archive treasure trove of an eclectic mix of subjects and plenty memories of Monty Python.

Producer: Stephen Garner

Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in December 2017.


SAT 12:00 Miss Marple (b007jvh5)
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SAT 13:30 Great Lives (m00050r0)
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SAT 14:00 To the Manor Born (b007jpzw)
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SAT 14:30 Never Too Late (b011d6rc)
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SAT 15:00 Michael Palin's Radio Adventures (b09jvgpk)
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SAT 18:00 Miss Marple (b007jvh5)
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SAT 19:30 Great Lives (m00050r0)
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SAT 20:00 To the Manor Born (b007jpzw)
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SAT 20:30 Never Too Late (b011d6rc)
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SAT 21:00 Michael Palin's Radio Adventures (b09jvgpk)
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SUNDAY 11 SEPTEMBER 2022

SUN 00:00 Miss Marple (b007jvh5)
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SUN 01:30 Great Lives (m00050r0)
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SUN 02:00 To the Manor Born (b007jpzw)
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SUN 02:30 Never Too Late (b011d6rc)
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SUN 03:00 Michael Palin's Radio Adventures (b09jvgpk)
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SUN 06:00 Hercule Poirot (b0076tk5)
The Mysterious Affair at Styles

Episode 1

It's 1916 and in a quiet English village, Belgian sleuth, Hercule Poirot and Captain Hastings become joyously re-acquainted.

But beneath the seeming tranquillity, murder is brewing...

Agatha Christie's whodunit starring John Moffatt.

Thriller first published in 1902.

Dramatised in five parts by Michael Bakewell

Hercule Poirot …. John Moffatt
Hastings …. Simon Williams
Evie …. Nichola McAuliffe
Emily …. Jill Balcon
Alfred …. Hugh Dickson
John …. Sean Arnold
Mary …. Susan Jameson
Lawrence …. Nicholas Boulton
Cynthia …. Annabelle Dowler
Dorcas …. Hilda Schroder

Original music composed by Tom Smail.

Director: Enyd Williams

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2005.


SUN 06:30 Hercule Poirot (b0076tng)
The Mysterious Affair at Styles

Episode 2

In the blistering summer heat, tensions are mounting at Styles Court.

It will not be long before Captain Hastings has to call upon the services of Hercule Poirot.

Agatha Christie's whodunit starring John Moffatt.

Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.

Hercule Poirot …. John Moffatt
Hastings …. Simon Williams
Emily …. Jill Balcon
Alfred …. Hugh Dickson
John …. Sean Arnold
Mary …. Susan Jameson
Lawrence …. Nicholas Boulton
Cynthia/Annie …. Annabelle Dowler
Dorcas …. Hilda Schroder
Evie …. Nichola McAuliffe
Dr Bauerstein …. Robert Portal
Mr Wells …. Richard Syms

Original music composed by Tom Smail.

Director: Enyd Williams

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2005.


SUN 07:00 Hercule Poirot (b0076trz)
The Mysterious Affair at Styles

Episode 3

Emily Inglethorp has suddenly died - apparently of strychnine poisoning.

Captain Hastings has asked Hercule Poirot to investigate and there's a visit from Detective Inspector Japp of Scotland Yard.

Agatha Christie's whodunit starring John Moffatt.

Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.

Hercule Poirot …. John Moffatt
Hastings …. Simon Williams
Japp …. Philip Jackson
Alfred …. Hugh Dickson
Evie …. Nichola McAuliffe
John …. Sean Arnold
Mary …. Susan Jameson
Lawrence …. Nicholas Boulton
Cynthia …. Annabelle Dowler
Dorcas …. Hilda Schroder
The Coroner …. Peter Howell
Dr Bauerstein …. Robert Portal
Mr Mace …. Harry Myers
Summerhayes/Rustic …. Don McCorkindale

Original music composed by Tom Smail.

Director: Enyd Williams

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2005.


SUN 07:30 Hercule Poirot (b0076tw5)
The Mysterious Affair at Styles

Episode 4

Hercule Poirot, Captain Hastings and Detective Inspector Japp have become heavily involved with the mystery case.

But everyone in the household has an alibi for the time of the murder...

Agatha Christie's whodunit starring John Moffatt.

Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.

Hercule Poirot …. John Moffatt
Hastings …. Simon Williams
Japp …. Philip Jackson
John …. Sean Arnold
Mary …. Susan Jameson
Lawrence …. Nicholas Boulton
Evie …. Nichola McAuliffe
Dorcas …. Hilda Schroder
Mr Phillips …. Ioan Meredith
Sir Ernest …. Michael Mears
Costumier's Assistant …. Richard Katz

Original music composed by Tom Smail.

Director: Enyd Williams

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2005.


SUN 08:00 Hercule Poirot (b0076tz9)
The Mysterious Affair at Styles

Episode 5

Captain Hastings and Detective Inspector Japp are bewildered by the antics of the Belgian sleuth.

Hercule Poirot rushes back to Styles Court in a state of great excitement..

Conclusion of Agatha Christie's whodunit starring John Moffatt.

Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.

Hercule Poirot …. John Moffatt
Hastings …. Simon Williams
Japp …. Philip Jackson
Mary …. Susan Jameson
Evie …. Nichola McAuliffe
Cynthia …. Annabelle Dowler
Dorcas …. Hilda Schroder
Lawrence …. Nicholas Boulton
Alfred …. Hugh Dickson

Original music composed by Tom Smail.

Director: Enyd Williams

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2005.


SUN 08:30 Ken Dodd's Palace of Laughter (m001ch8y)
Episode 1

The King of Knotty brings his fun-packed Tickle Tour to Crewe's Lyceum Theatre.

With:

Peter Goodwright
Paula Tilbrook
Colin Edwynn
Sybie Jones

Written by John Pye, Norman Beedle, Colin Brown, Ken Rock and Barry Reeves.

Music by The Brian Fitzgerald Palace Band.

Producer: Ron McDonnell

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in September 1987.


SUN 09:00 Soul Music (b0076m94)
Series 4

Stand By Me

Singer-songwriter Ben E King talks about writing the classic song in his bedroom on a cheap guitar,

It was recorded by Marc Bolan and John Lennon, and was featured in a film.

Those reflecting on its lasting emotional power are:

Raynold Gideon
Bruce Evans
Jason Toynbee
Steve Brosnihan
Alan Clayson

Reader: Kerry Shale

Series about music that makes the hairs stand up on the back of our necks.

Producer: Lucy Lunt

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2004.


SUN 09:30 Yorkshire by Richard Morris (Omnibus) (b09snb10)
Yorkshire is one of Europe's most geologically varied areas - a realm where mountain, plain, coast, chalk hills, wetland and heath intermingle.

Richard Morris delivers a wide-ranging, lyrical and very personal history of Yorkshire.

Discover the county through the eyes of artists (JMW Turner, William Callow, Henry Moore) and writers' imaginations (The Brontes, Winifred Holtby, JB Priestley).

‘Yorkshire’ explores the landscape and also the tumultuous history of God's Own County from The Wars of the Roses to the miners' strike of 1984.

Richard Morris is an Emeritus Professor of the University of Huddersfield.

Omnibus of five parts abridged by Pete Nichols.

Read by Philip Jackson and Becky Wright

Producer: Karen Rose

A Sweet Talk Production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in February 2018.


SUN 10:40 Inheritance Tracks (m0001cs5)
Akram Khan

Renowned dancer and choreographer Akram Khan chooses ‘Mera Joota Hai Japani’ by Mukesh and ‘Spiegel Im Spiegel’ by Arvo Pärt.

First broadcast in Saturday Live in October 2018.


SUN 10:50 The Tales of Beatrix Potter (Omnibus) (m0001pzm)
Five stories from celebrated children's author, Beatrix Potter - old favourites and some lesser known tales:

1. The Tale of Pigling Bland
Two young pigs embark on an adventure on the way to market. Starring Johnny Vegas and Morwenna Banks.

2. The Tale of Peter Rabbit
If there's one thing we should all know - it's NOT to go into Mr McGregor's garden. Starring Chris Addison.

3. The Tale of Jemima Puddleduck
Jemima looks for a quiet place to lay her eggs away from the farmer’s wife. Starring Janine Duvistki.

4. The Tale of Mr Tod
Tommy Brock the Badger and Mr Tod the fox are old enemies. Stars Seymour Mace and John Henshaw.

5. The Tale of Ginger and Pickles
A terrier and a ginger cat run a shop – mainly on credit. Stars Reece Shearsmith and John Henshaw.

Potter's love of the British landscape and its inhabitants - coupled with her world famous ability for storytelling - means she's been one of our most celebrated children's authors.

The timeless wonders of her stories pit the delight and childlike innocence of the very human characters against the dark and dramatic ruthlessness of the food-chain-led underbelly of Cumbria's fields and hedgerows.

Adapted and directed by Sean Grundy

Produced by Sally Harrison

A Woolyback production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in 2013.


SUN 12:00 Hercule Poirot (b0076tk5)
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SUN 12:30 Hercule Poirot (b0076tng)
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SUN 13:00 Hercule Poirot (b0076trz)
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SUN 13:30 Hercule Poirot (b0076tw5)
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SUN 14:00 Hercule Poirot (b0076tz9)
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SUN 14:30 Ken Dodd's Palace of Laughter (m001ch8y)
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SUN 15:00 Soul Music (b0076m94)
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SUN 15:30 Yorkshire by Richard Morris (Omnibus) (b09snb10)
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SUN 16:40 Inheritance Tracks (m0001cs5)
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SUN 16:50 The Tales of Beatrix Potter (Omnibus) (m0001pzm)
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SUN 18:00 Hercule Poirot (b0076tk5)
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SUN 18:30 Hercule Poirot (b0076tng)
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SUN 19:00 Hercule Poirot (b0076trz)
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SUN 19:30 Hercule Poirot (b0076tw5)
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SUN 20:00 Hercule Poirot (b0076tz9)
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SUN 20:30 Ken Dodd's Palace of Laughter (m001ch8y)
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SUN 21:00 Soul Music (b0076m94)
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SUN 21:30 Yorkshire by Richard Morris (Omnibus) (b09snb10)
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SUN 22:40 Inheritance Tracks (m0001cs5)
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SUN 22:50 The Tales of Beatrix Potter (Omnibus) (m0001pzm)
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MONDAY 12 SEPTEMBER 2022

MON 00:00 Hercule Poirot (b0076tk5)
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MON 00:30 Hercule Poirot (b0076tng)
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MON 01:00 Hercule Poirot (b0076trz)
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MON 01:30 Hercule Poirot (b0076tw5)
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MON 02:00 Hercule Poirot (b0076tz9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Sunday]


MON 02:30 Ken Dodd's Palace of Laughter (m001ch8y)
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MON 03:00 Soul Music (b0076m94)
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MON 03:30 Yorkshire by Richard Morris (Omnibus) (b09snb10)
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MON 04:40 Inheritance Tracks (m0001cs5)
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MON 04:50 The Tales of Beatrix Potter (Omnibus) (m0001pzm)
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MON 06:00 Some Mother's Son (m000qz0d)
5. Capture

As journalist Andy Smith discovers who is smuggling uranium, will he escape mortal danger?

Starring Nick Chilvers

John Fletcher's thriller serial taking in global power struggles, smuggling and the dangers of uranium.

Andy ...... Nick Chilvers
Rogers ...... Trevor Nichols
Stanley ...... Nick Brimble
Julian ...... Clive Francis
Kite ...... Gregory De Polnay
Anne ...... Caroline Blakiston
Sir Jack ...... Conrad Phillips
Grey ...... Rex Holdsworth
Shirley ...... Diane Fletcher
Mike Monk ...... Christian Rodska
Lizzie ...... Sheila Grant

Director: Brian Miller

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1987.


MON 06:30 Agatha Raisin (b011ckhy)
Series 1

The Vicious Vet

A handsome vet's arrival in the Cotswold village of Carsely sparks a murder trail for amateur sleuth, Agatha Raisin.

Starring Penelope Keith.

MC Beaton's murder mystery.

Dramatised in six parts by David Semple.

Agatha Raisin …. Penelope Keith
Peter Bladen …. Ewan Bailey
James Lacey …. Malcolm Sinclair
Paul Bladen …. Jon Glover
Mrs Bloxby …. Liza Sadovy
DC Bill Wong …. Ben Crowe
Fred Huntingdon …. Jillie Meers
Mrs Josephs …. Joanna McCullum

Director: Carol Smith

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2004.


MON 07:00 Hazelbeach (b0084hvy)
Series 1

Mother

Nick's worst fears come true, while Ronnie tries to sell heart-rate monitors to fans of Monty Python.

Caroline and David Stafford's comedy stars Jamie Forman as Ronnie Hazelbeach.

Ronnie ...... Jamie Foreman
Nick ...... Paul Bazely
Chloe ...... Tracy Wiles
James ...... John Dougall
Vince ...... Simon Treves
Andrea ...... Liza Sadovy

Producer: Marc Beeby

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2007.


MON 07:30 Mark Steel's in Town (m001btgs)
Series 12

The Isles of Scilly

Mark Steel's In Town - The Isles of Scilly

Mark Steel is back with the 12th series of his award winning show that travels around the country visiting towns that have nothing in common but their uniqueness. After thoroughly researching each town, Mark writes and performs a bespoke evening of comedy for a local audience.

In this third episode Mark visits The Isles of Scilly

In this series, Mark will also be popping to Nottingham, Tring, Salisbury, Newport and Paris. And for the first time, there will be extended versions of each episode available on BBC sounds.

Written and performed by Mark Steel

Additional material by Pete Sinclair
Production co-ordinator Sarah Sharpe
Production co-ordinator Katie Baum
Sound Manager Jerry Peal
Producer Carl Cooper

A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4


MON 08:00 William Boyd - An Ice Cream War (m001brzz)
5. Searching

As the First World War nears its end, Felix and Temple continue their personal searches in East Africa.

Starring Nickolas Grace.

Conclusion of William Boyd's darkly comic novel.

Dramatised by John Peacock.

Erich Von Bishop .... Nickolas Grace
Temple Smith .... William Hootkins
Felix Cobb .... Gerard Logan
Gabriel Cobb .... James Larkin
Charis Lavery/Cobb .... Rachel Atkins
Weech-Browning .... Nicholas Boulton
Uesel Von Bishop .... Danielle Allen
Mrs Cobb .... Diana Hoddinott
Mathilda .... Vivienne Rochester
Rutke .... Colin Pinney
Von Lettow .... Gareth Armstrong

Director: Eoin O'Callaghan

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1994.


MON 08:30 Yes Minister (b007jlgh)
Series 1

Jobs for the Boys

As Sir Humphrey warns on Public-Private Partnership, MP Jim Hacker learns it takes two to Quango.

Starring Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne and Derek Fowlds.

Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn satirical sitcom ran on BBC TV between 1980 and 1984.

Yes Minister is centred around the hapless Jim Hacker and a collection of civil service underlings headed by the Machiavellian Sir Humphrey Appleby and obsequious Bernard.

Jim Hacker …. Paul Eddington
Sir Humphrey Appleby …. Nigel Hawthorne
Bernard …. Derek Fowlds
Frank Weisel …. Bill Nighy
Sir Desmond …. Richard Vernon
Joe Morgan …. Richard Davies
George …. Arthur Cox
Conway …. Kerry Francis
Himself …. Gordon Clough

Adapted for radio by producer Pete Atkin.

First broadcast on Radio 4 in November 1983.


MON 09:00 Dilemma (b0183rb5)
Series 1

Episode 5

Sue Perkins puts John Finnemore, Danielle Ward, Alun Cochrane and Dame Ann Leslie through the moral and ethical wringer in the show where there are no "right" answers - but some deeply damning ones...

Hypothetical situations involve old ladies shoplifting, gentlemen "pocket-patting", unqualified doctors and fake psychics.

The panel also debates which figure least deserves their place in history out of Albert Einstein, Winston Churchill, and David Attenborough.

Devised by Danielle Ward.

Producer: Ed Morrish.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2011.


MON 09:30 Country Matters (b00k2fkz)
Episode 2

Dave and Cathy decide to trade in city life for some honest country living.

2. Dave learns how the fete unearths the unscrupulous side of village life.

A six-part comedy series by Mike Coleman.

Dave.......Jonathan Tafler
Cathy........Lesley Sharp
Kevin........Geoff McGivern
Wendell......Robert Daws
Ruth.........Rachel Atkins
Jim..........David Learner
Steve.........David Jarvis
Daniel Strauss ....... The Vicar
Other.......Mike Coleman

Producer Ann Jobson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1994.


MON 10:00 The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency (m0008hkb)
The House of Unexpected Sisters

Mma Ramotswe dips a reluctant toe into local politics while the Agency is charged with investigating a simple case of wrongful dismissal.

Dramatisation by Alexander McCall Smith from his popular novels set in Gabarone's only detective agency.

Mma Ramotswe ..... Janice Acquah
Mma Makutsi ...... Nadine Marhsall
Mr Jlb Matekoni ...... Ben Onwukwe
Mr Polopetsi ...... Steve Toussaint
Mma Potokwani ...... Sarah Niles
Charity ...... Saffron Coomber
Charity's Mother ...... Lorna Gayle

Directed by Eilidh McCreadie

A BBC Scotland production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in September 2019.


MON 10:45 Short Works (b0b0xlkz)
Series 1

Craters by Chris Power

Two young Australian women are on the hunt for a story in a Phnom Penh hotel. One of them fears she might be very much out of her depth...

A short story commissioned for BBC Radio 4 by the acclaimed British author Chris Power.

Writer: Chris Power's short story collection, Mothers, has just been published. His 'Brief Survey of the Short Story' has appeared in the Guardian since 2007.

Reader: Lucy-Rose Leonard

Producer: Justine Willett

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2018.


MON 11:00 TED Radio Hour (m001byy3)
Series 9

Humor

A journey through fascinating ideas based on talks by riveting speakers on the TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) stage.

Manoush Zomorodi explores how humour can do more than lighten the mood, it can also provoke, cajole, and inspire.

First broadcast in the USA on National Public Radio in 2022.


MON 11:50 Inheritance Tracks (m001byy5)
Noma Dumezweni

Actresss Noma Dumezweni chooses Pata Pata by Miriam Makeba and O-o-h Child by The Five Stairsteps.


MON 12:30 Yes Minister (b007jlgh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


MON 13:00 Some Mother's Son (m000qz0d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


MON 13:30 Agatha Raisin (b011ckhy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]


MON 14:00 Book of the Week (b09jrd1q)
Adventures of a Young Naturalist by David Attenborough

Episode 1

In the 1950s, David Attenborough, the naturalist and broadcaster grasped a life changing opportunity which led him to travel the world finding rare and elusive animal species for London Zoo and filming the expeditions for the BBC television series, Zoo Quest.

He begins with an alarming encounter with a caiman.

Abridged in five parts by Richard Hamilton

Producer: Elizabeth Allard

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2017.


MON 14:15 Eleanor Rising (m000p6ds)
Series 1

Episode 1

Wife and mother to a dynasty of kings, crusader, prisoner and formidable political operator, this is the story of the young Eleanor of Aquitaine. At 16 she has one ambition - to become the Duchess (and ruler) of the Aquitaine. But her father has other ideas...

Though Eleanor of Aquitaine lived nine hundred years ago, she is very modern woman. At 16 she inherits the richest province in France and plans to run it her own way, as her grandfather promised she could. The men around her have other ideas – a young woman with so much power is far too great a threat. There is a kidnap attempt, a midnight escape on horseback, bribery, an armed invasion and a forced marriage to the sexually repressed young French king. Even then, Eleanor finds a way to challenge the status quo and march to her own drum, always determined to decide her own destiny. Intelligent, tough, imaginative and witty, Eleanor first scandalises then subtly reshapes the world she inhabits. This gains her a host of admirers as well as, inevitably, powerful enemies determined to bring her down. Somehow she stays one step ahead of them all. It’s not that Eleanor think likes a man – it’s that the men have no idea how to contain someone with power who thinks like a woman.

Eleanor ...... Rose Basista
Petronilla ...... Cecilia Appiah
Duke William ...... John Lightbody
Archbishop Laroux ...... Roger Ringrose
Pierre ...... Luke Nunn

Written by Shaun McKenna
Directed by Marc Beeby

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2020.


MON 14:30 Fowles in Dorset (b00x7frz)
Best-selling author John Fowles was also curator of Lyme Regis Museum.

Chris Ledgard reveals how he recorded local people and the relationship the writer had with the Dorset town of Lyme Regis, the setting for his most famous work the French Lieutenant's Woman.

John Fowles, who died in 2005, was one of the most acclaimed British novelists of the 20th century. But he had another job - curator of Lyme Regis Museum. He carried out a series of interviews piecing together Lyme's oral history. In this programme Chris Ledgard explores those tapes and discusses the author's link with Lyme Regis and its history.

Producer - Chris Ledgard

Contributors:-
Chris Ledgard
Ken Gollop
John Fowles
Louise Curtis
Jo Draper
Ivy Caddy
Liz-Anne Bawden
Barbara Austin
Jean Wellings
Sarah Fowles
Cecil Langford
Fred Britton
Elsie Clark
Charles Drazin

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2008.


MON 15:00 The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency (m0008hkb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]


MON 15:45 Short Works (b0b0xlkz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 today]


MON 16:00 Dilemma (b0183rb5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


MON 16:30 Country Matters (b00k2fkz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]


MON 17:00 Hazelbeach (b0084hvy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]


MON 17:30 Mark Steel's in Town (m001btgs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]


MON 18:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jmxh)
Operation Luna

11. To the Moon or Venus?

The Voice invites Captain Jet Morgan and his crew to meet him, but soon Lemmy is feeling terrified...

Starring Andrew Faulds and Guy Kingsley-Poynter.

Futuristic tale set in 1965 as first broadcast in 1953.

Jet Morgan …. Andrew Faulds
Lemmy Barnett …. Alfie Bass
Doc …. Guy Kingsley-Poynter
Mitch …. David Williams
Other parts by David Jacobs and Deryck Guyler.

Music composed and orchestra conducted by Van Phillips.

Written in 13-parts and produced by Charles Chilton.

Though first heard in 1953, the original recordings were wiped.

Re-recording first broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in 1958.


MON 18:30 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jmyk)
Operation Luna

12. A Rocky Send Off

After travelling through time, could Captain Jet Morgan and his crew be bound for home at last?

Futuristic tale set in 1965 as first broadcast in 1953.

CAST:

Jet Morgan …. Andrew Faulds
Lemmy Barnett …. Alfie Bass
Doc …. Guy Kingsley-Poynter
Mitch …. David Williams
Other parts by David Jacobs and Deryck Guyler.

Music composed and orchestra conducted by Van Phillips.

Written and produced by Charles Chilton.

Though first heard in 1953, the original recordings were wiped.

Re-recording first broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in 1958.


MON 19:00 William Boyd - An Ice Cream War (m001brzz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


MON 19:30 Yes Minister (b007jlgh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


MON 20:00 Some Mother's Son (m000qz0d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


MON 20:30 Agatha Raisin (b011ckhy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]


MON 21:00 TED Radio Hour (m001byy3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]


MON 21:50 Inheritance Tracks (m001byy5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:50 today]


MON 22:00 Mark Steel's in Town (m001btgs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]


MON 22:30 Rubbish (b00853km)
Series 2

Liar

And why are you late? Disillusioned recycling officer Martin has his patience tested when a game gets out of hand.

Reece Dinsdale stars as local government officer, cynic and manic-depressive, Martin Christmas in Tony Bagley's sitcom.

Martin ...... Reece Dinsdale
Barney ...... Matthew Cottle
John ...... Neil Dudgeon
Sarah ...... Pippa Haywood
Scott ...... Kevin Eldon
Tristana ...... Katy Brand
Karen ...... Orianne Messina
Marie ...... Claire Bartlett

Producer: Claire Bartlett

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2007.


MON 23:00 Mitch Benn's Crimes Against Music (b00cgyp3)
Series 2

New Music Scene

Is there a minimum number of people that constitutes a scene?

What happens if you're the only mod in Austin, Texas? And why does everything sound like Coldplay?

Mitch Benn tackles these vital issues via the medium of song and discusses music, life and Goths.

Written by Mitch Benn and Robin Ince.

With:

Robin Ince
Kirsty Newton
Alfie Joey
Tasha Bayliss

Producer: Adam Bromley

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2005


MON 23:30 The Wilson Dixon Line (b00kr5y1)
Uncle Wilbur's Advice for Modern Living

Another chance to hear this affectionate tribute to the philosophy of country music. Cowboy philosopher Wilson Dixon shares his viewpoints on life, love and relationships through songs and anecdotes.

In the final episode, following his break up from Maureen, Wilson saddles up his horse Andrew and heads into the Colorado mountains to seek some guidance from his old Uncle Wilbour. What he gets instead is the the epic tale of "the man with no name", straight from the annals of the Wild West.

Wilson Dixon is the comic creation of Jesse Griffin and sidekick Snake Wizzelteats is performed by Jesse Budd.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in 2009.

TUESDAY 13 SEPTEMBER 2022

TUE 00:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jmxh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday]


TUE 00:30 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jmyk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday]


TUE 01:00 Some Mother's Son (m000qz0d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday]


TUE 01:30 Agatha Raisin (b011ckhy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Monday]


TUE 02:00 Book of the Week (b09jrd1q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Monday]


TUE 02:15 Eleanor Rising (m000p6ds)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Monday]


TUE 02:30 Fowles in Dorset (b00x7frz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Monday]


TUE 03:00 The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency (m0008hkb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday]


TUE 03:45 Short Works (b0b0xlkz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 on Monday]


TUE 04:00 Dilemma (b0183rb5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday]


TUE 04:30 Country Matters (b00k2fkz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday]


TUE 05:00 Hazelbeach (b0084hvy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday]


TUE 05:30 Mark Steel's in Town (m001btgs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Monday]


TUE 06:00 Some Mother's Son (m000qz19)
6. The End?

Ecology journalist Andy Smith is now entirely in Sir Jack Watson's power - can he escape?

Starring Nick Chilvers, a thriller in six parts, taking in global power struggles, smuggling and the dangers of uranium, written by John Fletcher.

Andy ... Nick Chilvers
Sir Jack ... Conrad Phillips
Stanley ... Nick Brimble
Anderson ... Trevor Nichols
Anne ... Caroline Blakiston
Shirley ... Diane Fletcher

Directed by Brian Miller.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1987.


TUE 06:30 Agatha Raisin (b011d9p3)
Series 1

The Body in the Bathroom

Hunting the village killer, the amateur sleuth resorts to barefaced lies, burglary and badger-watching.

Penelope Keith stars as Agatha Raisin.

Dramatised by David Semple from MC Beaton’s novel.

Agatha Raisin …. Penelope Keith
Peter Bladen …. Ewan Bailey
James Lacey …. Malcolm Sinclair
Mrs Bloxby …. Liza Sadovy
DC Bill Wong …. Ben Crowe
Fred Huntingdon …. Jillie Meers

Director: Carol Smith

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2004.


TUE 07:00 The Break (b0b42v6l)
Series 2

The Mystery of Room 66

To win back Corinne's heart, Jeff takes her to an escape room.

But no-one expects a puzzle set by Death himself.

Stars Philip Jackson, Alison Steadman and Mark Benton.

Comedy by Ian Brown and James Hendrie set in the eccentric seaside town of Flamford following City burn-out Andy Chambers

Frank … Mark Benton
Mrs Truepenny … Alison Steadman
Jeff … Tom Palmer
Andy … Philip Jackson
Truepenny … Rasmus Hardiker
Rev Bev … Shobna Gulati

Producer: Gordon Kennedy

An Absolutely production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in May 2018.


TUE 07:30 Alone (m001brq5)
Series 4

Episode 4 - Ellie Retirement

A sitcom, written by Moray Hunter and starring Angus Deayton, Abigail Cruttenden, Pearce Quigley, Kate Isitt and Bennett Arron, about five, mainly single, middle-aged neighbours living in flats in a converted house in North London.

Mitch (Angus Deayton) is a widower and part-time therapist who is looking to put his life back together now that he is single and living with Will (Pearce Quigley), his younger, more volatile half-brother. Mitch is currently in a new relationship with Ellie (Abigail Cruttenden) who is a somewhat shy, nervous and sensitive schoolteacher. Overly honest, frustrated actress Louisa (Kate Isitt), and socially inept IT nerd Morris (Bennett Arron) complete the line-up of mismatched neighbours.

In episode four, an unexpected early retirement offer for Ellie and much ill-advised counsel from Louisa leaves Ellie pondering a move to the country, Will looking to increase his rental income, Mitch looking like he could soon be homeless and Morris as possibly the happiest man alive.

Cast:
Angus Deayton - Mitch
Abigail Cruttenden - Ellie
Pearce Quigley - Will
Kate Isitt - Louisa
Bennett Arron - Morris

Written by Moray Hunter
Directed by Moray Hunter and Gordon Kennedy
Scripted Edited by Ian Brown and James Hendrie
Edited and Studio Managed by Jerry Peal
Production Manager - Sarah Tombling
Production Runner -Kareem Elshehawy
Recorded at The Shaw Theatre, London
Based on an original idea developed in association with Dandy Productions
Producer - Gordon Kennedy

An Absolutely production for BBC Radio 4


TUE 08:00 The Goon Show (b018jjzf)
Series 6

The House of Teeth

Neddie investigates a dastardly denture-stealing plan. But who wants them and why? With Valentine Dyall. From January 1956.


TUE 08:30 King Street Junior (b007jnbg)
Series 7

Horses for Courses

A school break-in sparks trouble and it's interview day for the Deputy Head's job.

Created and written by Jim Eldridge, ten series of this comedy about a junior school ran between 1985 and 1998. ‘King Street Junior Revisited’ ran from 2002 to 2005.

Mr Beeston …. James Grout
Mr Holliday …. Tom Watson
Mrs Stone …. Margaret John
Mr Long …. Paul Copley
Mrs Patterson …. Deirdre Costello
Mrs Rudd …. Vivienne Martin
Miss Lewis …. Marlene Sidaway
Chairman of Governors …. Terrence Hardiman
Ms Gaines …. Brenda Blethyn
Mr Appleyard …. David Gant
Mrs Stevens …. Judith Jacob
Colin …. Ben Dell
Rajesh …. Kemal Ibrahim
Saleem …. Dean Magri

Producer: John Fawcett Wilson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1992.


TUE 09:00 Mitch Benn's Crimes Against Music (b00cgyp3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday]


TUE 09:30 The Older Woman (b01xpy74)
Series 1

Episode 2

Tony Bagley's romantic comedy drama serial with a twist.

Can hack journalist Roy impress his former English teacher, Jane, by joining a green pressure group?

Cast:-
Miss Callaghan...Zoe Wanamaker
Roy Hitchcock.....Martin Clunes
Elsa.......Toyah Wilcox
Mr Say.....David Troughton
Chad.........Nicky Henson
Wyn............Sue Roderick
Pavarotti.......Steve Hodson
Yeats..........David Holt
Helen ...............Melanie Hudson
Dick.............Geoff McGivern

Producer: Paul Schlesinger:

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1993.


TUE 10:00 The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency (m0008p5s)
The Colours of All the Cattle

As election day approaches, Mma Ramotswe struggles with conflicted feelings over an old family mystery.

Dramatisation by Alexander McCall Smith of his popular novels set in Gabarone's only detective agency.

Mma Ramotswe …... Janice Acquah
Mma Makutsi …... Nadine Marshall
Mr Jlb Matekoni/Chairman ...... Ben Onwukwe
Mr Polopetsi ...... Steve Toussaint
Mma Potokwani …... Sarah Niles
Stephen/John ...... Jason Barnett
Mingie Ramotswe …... Debbie Korlay
Charlie ...... Maynard Eziashi
The Neighbour ..…. Saffron Coomber
Mma Gopalang ...... Lorna Gayle

Directed by Eilidh McCreadie.

A BBC Scotland production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in September 2019.


TUE 10:45 Short Works (b0b7hq2z)
The Gleaning by Alison MacLeod

In Alison MacLeod's specially commissioned short story past and present are intimately linked under Brighton's summer skies by the English painter, John Constable. Tristan Sturrock reads.

Alison MacLeod is a novelist and short story writer. Her recent collection is All the Beloved Ghosts. Her novel, Unexploded was long-listed for the 2013 Man-Booker Prize for Fiction. Her short fiction has been awarded The Society of Authors' Olive Cook Award and shortlisted for The BBC National Short Story Award and The Sunday Times EFG International Short Story Award. MacLeod is Professor of Contemporary Fiction at the University of Chichester, UK.

Produced by Elizabeth Allard.


TUE 11:00 Archive on 4 (b0076h68)
Music Hall Reclaimed

Barry Cryer investigates the cottage industry of Music Hall recording restoration, as well as the lives and works of some of its stars.

Thanks to modern computer technology we’re now able to hear some of the rarer works of artists such as Mark Sheridan, Ernest Shand, Vesta Victoria and Albert Chevalier who originally recorded this material at the turn of the 19th century.

Written by Glenn Mitchell

Producer: Karl Phillips

Barry Cryer died in January 2022.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2003.


TUE 12:00 The Goon Show (b018jjzf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


TUE 12:30 King Street Junior (b007jnbg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


TUE 13:00 Some Mother's Son (m000qz19)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


TUE 13:30 Agatha Raisin (b011d9p3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]


TUE 14:00 Book of the Week (b09jvfbv)
Adventures of a Young Naturalist by David Attenborough

Episode 2

In the 1950s, David Attenborough, the naturalist and broadcaster grasped a life changing opportunity which led him to travel the world finding rare and elusive animal species for London Zoo and filming the expeditions for the BBC television series, Zoo Quest. Today, David Attenborough reads from the account of his trip to Guyana where he encounters a reluctant sloth.

Abridged by Richard Hamilton.

Produced by Elizabeth Allard.


TUE 14:15 Eleanor Rising (m000p6w8)
Series 1

Episode 2

Following the death of her father, Eleanor is now Duchess of Aquitaine. But her guardian - 'Fat Louis', the King of France - has other ideas and betroths her to his son, the Dauphin. Their first meeting, however, is not a success....

Eleanor ...... Rose Basista
The Dauphin ...... Joel McCormack
Abbot Suger ...... Carl Prekopp
Archbishop Laroux ...... Roger Ringrose
Petronilla ...... Cecilia Appiah

Written by Shaun McKenna
Directed by Marc Beeby

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2020.


TUE 14:30 The Hotel Suite (b048jmy7)
As a veteran of 'restless nights in one-night cheap hotels', poet Paul Farley explores their creative possibilities.

Many years ago, Paul Farley was stopping in the Euston Ibis and woke to find a message from a friend asking him to come over to the Savoy for drinks the night before. He wondered whether it was the first time the two hotels had ever opened up a line of communication, and ever since has been fascinated by not just hotels but also the connections between them.

In 'Hotel Suite' he heads off to spend the night in three very different hotels - one a former prison, one a luxury London landmark, and one a hard-working provincial inn. Paul reflects on the times he's spent in hotels over the years, and the reasons he - like many other writers - has found them to be creative hotspots, a place at one remove from ordinary life in which inspiration can often be found.

Along the way he talks to staff, customers and other writers.

Paul explores the rich history of the hotel as a backdrop for numerous films, books and poems across all sorts of genres, from the horror of 'The Shining' and 'Psycho' to the comedy of 'The Grand Budapest Hotel' and the glamour of 'Top Hat' and 'Grand Hotel'.

Producer: Geoff Bird

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2014.


TUE 15:00 The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency (m0008p5s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]


TUE 15:45 Short Works (b0b7hq2z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 today]


TUE 16:00 The 3rd Degree (m000kw4n)
Series 10

University of Reading

Steve Punt hosts the lively quiz from the University of Reading where students take on their professors.

Specialist subjects include linguistics, law and film and theatre studies

Questions range from dental fricatives to Jack Reacher via a burst water pipe in Birmingham.

Producer: David Tyler

A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in July 2020.


TUE 16:30 The Older Woman (b01xpy74)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]


TUE 17:00 The Break (b0b42v6l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]


TUE 17:30 Alone (m001brq5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]


TUE 18:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jmz0)
Operation Luna

13. Set Course for Earth

After blasting off, Captain Jet Morgan and his crew try to make sense of their mammoth trip through time.

Conclusion of the futuristic tale set in 1965 as first broadcast in 1953.

CAST:

Jet Morgan …. Andrew Faulds
Lemmy Barnett …. Alfie Bass
Doc …. Guy Kingsley-Poynter
Mitch …. David Williams
Other parts by David Jacobs and Deryck Guyler.

Music composed and orchestra conducted by Van Phillips.

Written and produced by Charles Chilton.

Though first heard in 1953, the original recordings were wiped.

Re-recording first broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in 1958.


TUE 18:30 Soul Music (b09ydkd5)
Series 26

A Whiter Shade of Pale by Procol Harum

‘A Whiter Shade of Pale’ by Procol Harum: Why has this surreal track remained enduringly popular for over 50 years? Soul Music hears the stories and memories of those who love it.

Released in May 1967, ‘A Whiter Shade of Pale’ was Procol Harum's first single. It went to No. 1 in the UK, and stayed there for six weeks.

Contributors:

Musicologist, Allan Moore, deconstructs the track and dismisses the almost universally accepted idea that it mimics Bach's ‘Air on a G String’.

Film-maker, Chris Rodley, remembers the impact it had on him when he heard it for the first time, in the dead of the night, on Radio Caroline.

Musician, James Pollard, explains how he created a wedding march for a friend using this track as inspiration.

Thriller writer, Nelson DeMille, describes his year in Vietnam as 'the year without music', but ‘A Whiter Shade of Pale’ is the one song that reminds him of his time there.

Singer, Sarah Collins, suffered a brain tumour shortly after the birth of her second child. Making the decision to sing again was fundamental to her healing process. As her Dad, Phil, explains 'Whiter Shade' is his favourite song. He was very moved when she decided to record it for her YouTube channel.

Produced in Bristol by Karen Gregor.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2018.


TUE 19:00 The Goon Show (b018jjzf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


TUE 19:30 King Street Junior (b007jnbg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


TUE 20:00 Some Mother's Son (m000qz19)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


TUE 20:30 Agatha Raisin (b011d9p3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]


TUE 21:00 Archive on 4 (b0076h68)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]


TUE 22:00 Alone (m001brq5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]


TUE 22:30 Think the Unthinkable (b01mm3ch)
Series 4

Eurotank

The bumbling management consultants try to salvage the reputation of the MoD.

James Cary’s award-winning sitcom about a team of incompetent management consultants.

Starring:

Ryan ...... Marcus Brigstocke
Owen ...... David Mitchell
Sophie ...... Beth Chalmers
Daisy ...... Catherine Shepherd

With Geoffrey McGivern and Martin Hyder

Producer: Adam Bromley.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2005.


TUE 23:00 Party (b00rblxx)
Series 1

Episode 2

Satirical sitcom by Tom Basden about a group of young idealists trying to set up a new political party.

The friends wrangle over their new party's foreign policy. Or at least they would if they had a pen. The arrival of Phoebe's politically astute older boyfriend threatens the party's future, as Jared's insecurities come bubbling to the surface.

Simon ...... Tom Basden
Mel ...... Anna Crilly
Duncan ...... Tim Key
Eamonn ...... Nick Mohammed
Jared ...... Johnny Sweet
Phoebe ...... Katy Wix.


TUE 23:30 I've Never Seen Star Wars (b015p8sr)
Series 4

Sarah Millican

Marcus Brigstocke invites comic Sarah Millican to eat Chinese food with chopsticks and read The Joy of Sex.

Whether the experiences are banal or profound, the show is about embracing the new and getting out of our comfort zones.

The title comes from the fact that the show's producer and creator Bill Dare had never seen the film Star Wars.

Producer: Bill Dare

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2011.

WEDNESDAY 14 SEPTEMBER 2022

WED 00:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jmz0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday]


WED 00:30 Soul Music (b09ydkd5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday]


WED 01:00 Some Mother's Son (m000qz19)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday]


WED 01:30 Agatha Raisin (b011d9p3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Tuesday]


WED 02:00 Book of the Week (b09jvfbv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Tuesday]


WED 02:15 Eleanor Rising (m000p6w8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Tuesday]


WED 02:30 The Hotel Suite (b048jmy7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Tuesday]


WED 03:00 The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency (m0008p5s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday]


WED 03:45 Short Works (b0b7hq2z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 on Tuesday]


WED 04:00 The 3rd Degree (m000kw4n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 on Tuesday]


WED 04:30 The Older Woman (b01xpy74)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Tuesday]


WED 05:00 The Break (b0b42v6l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday]


WED 05:30 Alone (m001brq5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Tuesday]


WED 06:00 Paul Temple (b007jsj9)
Paul Temple and the Jonathan Mystery

1. The Fergusons

On a flight home from New York, Paul Temple and Steve meet the Fergusons, who are flying to England to visit their student son Richard at Oxford University. At the airport, they learn he's been shot dead.

But there are only two clues...

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
Robert Ferguson …. John Glen
Helen Ferguson …. Grizelda Hervey
Dinah Nelson …. Valerie Kirkbright
Sir Graham Forbes …. James Thomason
Reggie Mackintosh …. Simon Lack
Red Harris …. John Baddeley
Simo …. William Fox
Police Sergeant …. Frederick Treves

Between 1938 and 1968, Francis Durbridge's incomparably suave amateur detective Paul Temple and glamorous 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 October 1963.


WED 06:30 Agatha Raisin (b011dg1r)
Series 1

The Potted Gardener

Competition for a new garden festival in the village turns nasty, with the Grim Reaper on the prowl.

Penelope Keith stars as Agatha Raisin.

Dramatised by David Semple from MC Beaton’s novel.

Agatha Raisin …. Penelope Keith
James Lacey …. Malcolm Sinclair
Roy …. David Holt
Bernard Spott …. Paul Brooke
Mrs Bloxby …. Liza Sadovy
DC Bill Wong …. Ben Crowe

Director: Carol Smith

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2004.


WED 07:00 Jake Yapp's Media Circus (b0bd8g16)
Columnists

Jake Yapp applies his sharp satirical eye to the modern media, exploring its strengths, weaknesses and idiosyncrasies through stand-up, sketch and music.

Jake turns his focus to the columns, exploring their progression, value and most common tricks and tropes.

Starring George Fouracres and Emily Lloyd-Saini.

Written, performed and composed by Jake Yapp.

Additional material by Robin Morgan.

Produced by Joe Nunnery.

A BBC Studios Production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in August 2018.


WED 07:30 Joe Lycett's Obsessions (b0bclvy3)
Series 1

Angela Barnes and Adam Kay

Joe Lycett chats to guests and the general public about their obsessions and guilty pleasures.


WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jps5)
Series 6

The Poetry Society

The lad's new avant garde friends produce some poetical gems - with a little help from Sid and Bill.

Starring Tony Hancock. With Sidney James, Bill Kerr, Fenella Fielding, Warren Mitchell and Fraser Kerr.

Written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.

Theme and incidental music written by Wally Stott.

Producer: Tom Ronald

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in December 1959.


WED 08:30 Flying the Flag (b00b0317)
Series 2

A Tooth for a Tooth

There’s no extradition agreement yet between the UK and the People's Republic - but some accusations can’t be lightly brushed aside...

Starring Dinsdale Landen.

Eastern Bloc embassy sitcom written by Alex Shearer.

HM Ambassador Mackenzie …. Dinsdale Landen
William Frost …. Peter Acre
Helen Waterson …. Moir Leslie
US Ambassador …. Stephen Greif
Colonel Surikov …. Christopher Benjamin

Producer: Pete Atkin

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1988.


WED 09:00 Booked (b0075m92)
Series 3

Episode 6

Outrageous parody, biting wit and bizarre couplings from:

Mark Thomas
Dillie Keane
Roger McGough
Rory Motion

Ian McMillan chairs the irreverent literary game.

Producer: Marc Jobst

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1997.


WED 09:30 1835 (b0125lgl)
All at Sea

Aristocrat Belport and his servant Ned are called up to serve in the navy aboard the HMS Fortunate.

Fortunate by name, a magnet for French cannons by nature...

Comic saga of an aristocrat and his servant who struggle to find things to do in the mid-1830s.

Belport ...... Paul Rider
Ned ...... Jason Done
Black Pete ...... Roy Barraclough
Collins ...... Simon Greenall
Tony Nelson ...... Jonathan Keeble

Written and directed at BBC Manchester by Jim Poyser.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2004.


WED 10:00 Andy Rashleigh - Devonia (b09lt1bh)
The Beano

A works outing aboard the Devonia in 1911 reunites childhood sweethearts Harry and Mercy.

Three plays about the life and times of a paddle steamer and its crew depicted across three decades - written by Andy Rashleigh.

CAST:
Harry .... John Duttine
Mercy ... Sophie Thompson
with David Thorpe, David Allister,Tessa Worsley, Stephen Critchlow, Tilly Gaunt and Harry Myers.

Producer: Cherry Cookson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1999.


WED 10:45 Short Works (b0b8bmqf)
The Good Son by Louise O'Neill

Billy is 57 years old and lives at home with his ailing father. However, this weekend, he has planned an escape

An original short story from the Irish novelist Louise O'Neill specially commissioned by BBC Radio 4. As read by Mark Doherty (Moone Boy, Nowehere Fast, A Film With Me In It).

Louise O'Neill is an Irish writer and journalist. Her first novel 'Only Ever Yours' was awarded The Bookseller's inaugural YA Book Prize 2015. Her follow up 'Asking For It' was voted Book of the Year at the Irish Books Awards 2015 and spent 34 weeks in the Irish top 10 bestseller list. It has since been adapted for stage and is being developed for screen. Her third novel 'Almost Love' was published this year to critical acclaim.

Writer ..... Louise O'Neill
Reader ..... Mark Doherty
Producer ..... Michael Shannon.


WED 11:00 The National Theatre with Daniel Rosenthal (m001bzv8)
1. The Reunion

Author, Daniel Rosenthal, conjures up stories and scenes from five decades of a unique national institution:

How did an episode of BBC Radio 3's ‘Private Passions’ inspire Alan Bennett when he was writing ‘The History Boys’?

How did the death of JFK affect Denys Lasdun, the architect for the National Theatre building on London's South Bank?

‘The National Theatre with Daniel Rosenthal’ features some of the National's biggest names but also goes backstage to hear the unsung heroes working in wardrobe, as prop designers, puppet makers, stage managers and front of house, over the years.

With excerpts from BBC archive programmes, the National Theatre Archive and Daniel Rosenthal's own personal recordings.

In this episode, there's another chance to hear Michael Gambon, Maggie Smith, Derek Jacobi and Joan Plowright recalling the triumphant early years of The National Theatre Company, in an especially evocative edition of The Reunion from 2009.

Producer: Tamsin Hughes

Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in October 2013.


WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jps5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


WED 12:30 Flying the Flag (b00b0317)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


WED 13:00 Paul Temple (b007jsj9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


WED 13:30 Agatha Raisin (b011dg1r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]


WED 14:00 Book of the Week (b09jvlnp)
Adventures of a Young Naturalist by David Attenborough

Episode 3

In the 1950s, David Attenborough, the naturalist and broadcaster grasped a life changing opportunity which led him to travel the world finding rare and elusive animal species for London Zoo and filming the expeditions for the BBC television series, Zoo Quest.

David recalls getting to grips with a monstrous reptile.

Abridged by Richard Hamilton.

Producer: Elizabeth Allard.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2017.


WED 14:15 Eleanor Rising (m000p78r)
Series 1

Episode 3

Following Eleanor's marriage to the Dauphin, a wedding feast is prepared. But news comes of an imminent attack, led by the renegade Lord, Theobald. Eleanor and the Dauphin are forced to slip away during the night.

Eleanor ...... Rose Basista
The Dauphin ...... Joel McCormack
Abbot Suger ...... Carl Prekopp
Archbishop Laroux ..... Roger Ringrose
Petronilla ...... Cecilia Appiah

Written by Shaun McKenna
Directed by Marc Beeby

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2020.


WED 14:30 Shine like Tokyo - Northern Soul Goes East! (b03bd23y)
DJ Russ Winstanley unleashed the Wigan Casino on the world playing Northern Soul to thousands of young people in the club's legendary all-nighters.

The 70s were the heyday of the music genre and the Wigan Casino even beat New York's Studio 54 for title of Billboard Magazine 'best disco in the world' in 1978.

Northern Soul is often thought to be firmly rooted in place and time but four decades on from the opening of the Wigan Casino, Annie Nightingale discovers how it's capturing the imagination of people as far east as Japan.

She looks back at the roots of Northern Soul before hearing from DJs spinning their discs in Kobe, a Northern Soul band in Tokyo and regulars at night spots in several Japanese cities.

Soulies in England and Japan reflect on what it is that helps them 'keep the faith' while Annie tries to work out if there's a connection between the Northern England of the 70s and the Japan of 2013.

Producer: Liam Starkey
A Made in Manchester production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in 2013.


WED 15:00 Andy Rashleigh - Devonia (b09lt1bh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]


WED 15:45 Short Works (b0b8bmqf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 today]


WED 16:00 Booked (b0075m92)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]


WED 16:30 1835 (b0125lgl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]


WED 17:00 Jake Yapp's Media Circus (b0bd8g16)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]


WED 17:30 Joe Lycett's Obsessions (b0bclvy3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]


WED 18:00 The Slide (m000lnh9)
1. Moment of Silence

A new town in Kent is threatened by tremors – but the bigger subterranean threat is yet to emerge...

Victor Pemberton's seven-part sci-fi serial starring Roger Delgado and Maurice Denham.

Professor Josef Gomez …. Roger Delgado
Hugh Deverill, MP …. Maurice Denham
Janet Marshall …. Elisabeth Proud
Dr Ken Richards …. David Spenser
Anna Deverill …. Marion Mathie
'Tug' Wilson …. Stephen Jack
Mrs Wilson …. Miriam Margolyes
Police Sergeant …. Wilfred Babbage
Inspector Baxter …. Geoffrey Matthews
Constable …. Anthony Jackson
Professor Landers …. Rolf Lefebvre
Professor Lippert …. Allan McClelland
Newscaster …. Nigel Graham

Special Effects: The BBC Radiophonic Workshop

Victor Pemberton was a writer and TV producer. As script editor on the BBC's Doctor Who, he was the brains behind the Sonic Screwdriver.

Producer: John Tydeman

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in February 1966.


WED 18:30 Pioneers (b00xh8hq)
Series 1

Kim Cotton

Kim Cotton talks about the emotional impact after becoming the UK's first surrogate.

She explains to Clare English about how this supposedly wonderful experience was quickly overshadowed by not only a media circus, but also by public criticism.

She describes how she received very little support from the surrogate agency which left her feeling completely isolated and mentally unprepared for when it came time to hand over baby Cotton.

Producer: Philip Sime

First broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland in January 2011.


WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jps5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]


WED 19:30 Flying the Flag (b00b0317)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]


WED 20:00 Paul Temple (b007jsj9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]


WED 20:30 Agatha Raisin (b011dg1r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]


WED 21:00 The National Theatre with Daniel Rosenthal (m001bzv8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]


WED 22:00 Joe Lycett's Obsessions (b0bclvy3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]


WED 22:30 Goodness Gracious Me (b01nwbhk)
Series 3

Episode 1

The Kapoors visit a stately home, food for thought from Smeeta Smitten, Showbiz Kitten and why the royal family are Indian...

Starring:

Sanjeev Bhaskar
Kulvinder Ghir
Meera Syal
Nina Wadia

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.

Scripted by Richard Pinto, Sharat Sardana, Meera Syal, Sanjeev Bhaskar and Sanjeev Kohli.

Script Editor: Sharat Sardana

Producer: Anil Gupta.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1998.


WED 23:00 What Does the K Stand For? (b08dnwrr)
Series 3

Let's Talk About Sex

Stephen plucks up the courage to reveal a secret.

Stephen K Amos stars in this sitcom about growing up black, gay and funny in 1980s south London.

Written by Jonathan Harvey with Stephen K Amos.

With

Stephen K Amos
Ellen Thomas
Laurie Kynaston
Bola Okun
Emerald Crankson
Karen Bartke
David Sterne

Producer: Paul Sheehan.

A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in February 2017.


WED 23:30 Simon Evans Goes to Market (b07lhh79)
Series 3

Youth

Simon Evans' comedy lecture on four of the big life stages that mark our journey through life and how economics is part of every one of those stages, whether we like it or not.

As always, he is joined by Financial Times columnist and presenter of Radio 4's 'More or Less', economist Tim Harford, and by financial guru and editor of Money Week, Merryn Somerset Webb.

This week Simon looks at Youth - that period in life when the young suddenly disengage from the home unit and plummet from the safety of the family nest.

The programme looks at everything from pocket money and exam subject choice, to university and whether the property ladder still exists.

Baroness Alison Wolf is the guest expert, who shares her views on whether education matters and how that affects the labour markets. Which subjects should you study at school if you want to be a millionaire? Should you go to university? Take a gap year? What are the implications of all these decisions on your future economic standing.

Presenter: Simon Evans, with Tim Harford and Merryn Somerset Webb

Special guest: Professor Alison Wolf, Baroness Wolf of Dulwich

Written by Simon Evans, Benjamin Partridge and Andy Wolton.

Producer: Claire Jones

A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in July 2016.