SATURDAY 12 APRIL 2008

SAT 00:00 Paradise Lost in Space (b007jnx2)
4. Martinis
The dangers of tennis are now apparent to the Oblivions - but Martinis? What could possibly go wrong with Martinis?
Colin Swash's sci-fi comedy about two space-age humans stranded on a friendly alien planet.
Norman ...... Tony Robinson
Max ...... David Haig
Stella ...... Louise Lombard
Macari ...... Michael Troughton
Terayz ...... Carla Mendonca
Ken ...... Tom Hollander
Tony ...... Geoff McGivern
Clive ...... Guy Witcher
Jonathan ...... RossAlistair McGowan
Producer: Richard Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1995.
SAT 00:30 The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton (b007wqf0)
The Earth in Anarchy
The allies head for the coastal town using horses, then motor cars to outrun their masked pursuers.
Published in 1908, GK Chersterton's most famous novel is read in 13 parts by Geoffrey Palmer.
Director: Lawrence Jackson
Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Northern Ireland.
First broadcast in 2005.
SAT 01:00 John Mortimer - Rumpole (b007jsh4)
The Case of Identity
Rumpole deals with some dubious alibis in court and in chambers.
"The Splendours And Miseries Of An Old Bailey Hack". Starring Maurice Denham as ageing London barrister-at-law Horace Rumpole.
With Robert Harris as Mr Justice Vosper, Michael Spice as Guthrie Featherstone, Brian Carroll as Erskine-Brown and Amanda Murray as Phillida Trant.
Originally a TV series created by writer and barrister John Mortimer, Rumpole hit the BBC radio airwaves in 1980. Case-by-case, Rumpole recalls his work at the Central Criminal Court of England and Wales.
Director: Peter King
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1980.
SAT 01:30 Andrew Sachs - The Revenge (b007jr11)
Que? Andrew Sachs's pioneering thriller featuring sound effects and 11 actors, but no written dialogue.
This experimental play for radio an attempt to tell a story in terms of sounds alone. There is no dialogue, and no coherent speech, yet the play is a thriller with a straightforward storyline full of action and dramatic tension.
Recorded on location using the naturalistic recording techniques of binaural stereo.
Written and interpreted by Andrew Sachs, The Revenge, was the world's first radio drama without words...
With Andrew Sachs, Sean Barrett, Fraser Kerr, Graham Ashley, Paul Rosebury, Michael Deacon, Blain Fairman, John Rye, Melody Sachs, Frances Jeater and Leonard Fenton.
Producer: Glyn Dearman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1978.
SAT 02:00 Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects (b009scn3)
Contrasting Phone Calls and the Beatles
Two late-night phone calls bring playwright Alan Plater very different news, as he concludes his own story. With Christian Rodska.
SAT 02:15 Petrella (b007jmdg)
Series 2
Heroes and Villains
Confronted with robbery and murder, the detective learns even respected police officers can be suspects. Stars Philip Jackson.
SAT 03:00 Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends (b007js43)
Series 1
Police, Camera, Amphibian
Robin's dream comes true as not one but two real criminal offences are committed on his doorstep and the police come to visit.
The only problem is he wasn't there when it happened but Wendy was...
Written by and starring Kay Stonham and Simon Greenall.
Robin ...... Simon Greenall
Wendy ...... Kay Stonham
Maureen ...... Debra Stephenson
Derek ...... Phil Cornwell
Sue ...... Jan Ravens
Glenn ...... Michael Simkins
Darnley ...... Ewan Bailey
Carol ...... Jo Enright
Pikeman ...... Sean McKenna
Producer: Mario Stylianides
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2002.
SAT 03:30 Dial M for Pizza (b007jm7c)
Series 1
Episode 2
Sketch show shenanigans from going to the Proms to public loos. Stars Brenda Blethyn and Robert Bathurst. From November 1987.
SAT 04:00 Big Town All Stars (b007jrwp)
Series 2
The Ballad of Kenny and Christine
Kenny's new girlfriend wants to join his a cappella band - but she can't sing. Stars Stephen Tompkinson. From July 2001.
SAT 04:30 The Nick Revell Show (b007jp4p)
Series 1
Decoration
Struggling writer Nick paints his flat to impress Caroline, but his geraniums hate it.
A sitcom for the 1990s, written by and starring comedian Nick Revell.
With Alistair McGowan, Caroline Gruber, Brian Bowles, Doon Mackichan and Alison Sterling.
Producer: Jon Magnusson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1992.
SAT 05:00 The Barchester Chronicles (b007jq50)
The Last Chronicle of Barset
The Last Chronicle of Barset Part 5
More revelations for Barchester's residents and decisions need to be made. Anthony Trollope dramatisation with Kenneth Cranham.
SAT 06:00 Like They've Never Been Gone (b009sdcy)
Series 1
Episode 6
Comeback singing duo Tommy and Sheila hit stormy waters performing on a cruise ship.
Winners of the 1962 Eurovision Song Contest, sweethearts Tommy Franklin and Sheila Parr are back in the limelight. The only snag is they can't stand the sight of each another...
Mike Coleman's sitcom stars June Whitfield and Roy Hudd.
Tommy Franklin ...... Roy Hudd
Sheila Parr ...... June Whitfield
With Pat Coombs, Julian Eardley, Joshua Henderson and Chris Pavlo.
Singers: John Barr and Lisa Peace.
Music by Frido Ruth.
Producer: Steve Doherty
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1998.
SAT 06:30 Second Thoughts (b00fnfnz)
Series 2
The Rhythm of Strife
Bill and Faith bicker over her children, then his ex-wife Liza turns up...
Sitcom about the battles of divorcees Bill MacGregor and Faith Greyshott trying to forge a relationship whilst balancing the demands of his ex-wife, Liza and her teenage children, Hannah and Joe.
Stars Lynda Bellingham as Faith, James Bolam as Bill, Kelda Holmes as Hannah, Belinda Lang as Liza, Brian Bowles as Dennis and Danny Schiller as Mr Roper.
Series two of four inspired by the real lives of its writers, husband and wife Jan Etherington and Gavin Petrie.
A TV version made by LWT for ITV appeared in 1991 and ran for four series, with a spin-off ‘Faith in the Future’.
Producer: Sioned Wiliam
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1989.
SAT 07:00 Big Toe Books (b009v2xp)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC7.
SAT 08:00 The Friend in the Corner (b007k18t)
1947
Dick Barton hits the airwaves, and BBC Children's Hour turns 25. Six selected years in radio history with Daphne Oxenford.
SAT 08:30 Daphne Du Maurier: Frenchman's Creek (b007k4gp)
Episode 3
Disguised as a cabin boy, Lady Dona St Columb sets sail with her dashing French pirate. Classic love drama with Lorna Heilbron.
SAT 09:00 Stop Messin' About: A Tribute to Kenneth Williams (b007jv7z)
Fellow Carry On star Liz Fraser hosts a radio celebration, featuring Round the Horne, Just Williams, Big and Little, Diary of a Madman, Kenneth Williams Playhouse and Just a Minute.
SAT 12:00 Hercule Poirot (b009v35c)
Cards on the Table
1936: The enigmatic Mr Shaitana hosts an unusual dinner party. His guests include four sleuths - including Hercule Poirot - and four suspected murderers.
After dinner, the guests play bridge, with the sleuths in one room and the suspects in another, where Shaitana watches on. By the end of the game, Shaitana has been fatally stabbed with a weapon from his collection.
Agatha Christie's thriller stars John Moffat as Poirot, Stephanie Cole as Ariadne Oliver, Donald Sinden as Colonel Race, Ioan Meredith as Superintendent Battle, Christopher Godwin as Mr Shaitana, David Timson as Dr Roberts, Mary Wimbush as Mrs Lorrimer, Helen Longworth as Anne Meredith, Nigel Anthony as Major Despard, Sarah Paul as Rhoda Dawes, Marlene Sidaway as Mrs Luxmore and Ewan Bailey as The Butler.
From Agatha Christie's 1936 novel dramatised by Michael Bakewell.
Director: Enyd Williams.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2002.
SAT 13:30 The Men from the Ministry (b007jqkj)
Take Your Pick
The freezing civil servants head to Wales to tackle a coal shortage. Stars Richard Murdoch and Deryck Guyler. From August 1977.
SAT 14:00 12/04/2008 (b009v377)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
SAT 17:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b007jx13)
It's a blockbuster line-up from the Hollywood Bowl with American film stars Meryl Streep, Virginia Madsen and John C Reilly.
SAT 18:00 Richard Matheson - Duel (b007jwll)
Episode 1
The driver of a huge truck plays deadly games with an innocent motorist.
Classic tense thriller by American sci-fi novelist, screenwriter and principal writer of 'The Twilight Zone', Richard Matheson (1926-2013).
Adapted by Steven Spielberg for the big screen in 1971, Duel is also a cult film.
Read by Nathan Osgood.
Producer: Vivien Rosenthal
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in 2006.
SAT 18:30 Fear on 4 (b007jp0h)
Series 2
The Judge's House
To study for his final exams young Malcolm moves to a lonely place, not knowing that in this rat-infested house of horror a malignant spirit waits.
Malcolm's exams may not be the only final thing.
The Man in Black sets the chilling scene...
Fear on 4 brings you more in a series of nerve-tinglers.
Written by Bram Stoker and dramatized by John Keir.
The Man in Black …. Edward de Souza
Malcolm …. David Timson
Mrs Dempster …. Tessa Worsley
Carnford …. Norman Bird
Director: Gerry Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1989.
SAT 19:00 The Friend in the Corner (b007k18t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
SAT 19:30 Daphne Du Maurier: Frenchman's Creek (b007k4gp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
SAT 20:00 Stop Messin' About: A Tribute to Kenneth Williams (b007jv7z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SAT 23:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b007jx13)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 today]


SUNDAY 13 APRIL 2008

SUN 00:00 Richard Matheson - Duel (b007jwll)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday]
SUN 00:30 Fear on 4 (b007jp0h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Saturday]
SUN 01:00 Hercule Poirot (b009v35c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 on Saturday]
SUN 02:30 The Men from the Ministry (b007jqkj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Saturday]
SUN 03:00 Stop Messin' About: A Tribute to Kenneth Williams (b007jv7z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Saturday]
SUN 06:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b007jx13)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Saturday]
SUN 07:00 Big Toe Books (b009v3jq)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC7.
SUN 08:00 Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects (b009v3js)
Omnibus
Architecture, musicals, FBI agents, and bears on the toilet. Playwright Alan Plater talks about the career moves he never made.
SUN 09:15 Short stories by DH Lawrence (b007qpxb)
The Shades of Spring
Addy Syson returns to the home of his youth; the land waits for him unaltered, but what of the girl he used to love?
Peter Meakin reads DH Lawrence’s short story first published in 1914.
Producer: Rosemary Watts
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1995.
SUN 09:30 Stilgoe's Around (b007k3xj)
City of London
Richard Stilgoe goes into Britain's financial heartland to dispel the myths of money making.
With Belinda Lang, Tim Piggott Smith, Charles Collingwood and Kathryn Tickell.
Written by Richard Stilgoe.
Producer: Neil Cargill
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1989.
SUN 10:00 Alan Ayckbourn - The Norman Conquests (b007mwg7)
Living Together
A weekend of tangled relationships moves to the living room of a country house. Stars Robin Herford and Diane Bull.
SUN 11:30 The Fall of the Mausoleum Club (b007jqp1)
The Prunestone
Two crime writers decide to aid the perfect murder. Stars Peggy Mount, Dorothy Tutin and John Savident. From September 1988.
SUN 12:00 Radio Fun: The Story of Radio Comedy (b007s166)
Episode 3
Russell Davies' survey of wireless mirth reaches the onset of the Second World War. Featuring Stanley Holloway and Arthur Askey. From 1988.
SUN 12:30 Radio Roots (b007jxdj)
Richard Dimbleby
Russell Davies traces the radio times of the man who 'invented the BBC Reporter'.
SUN 13:00 Instant Sunshine (b007jxfm)
Reasonably Together Again
The humorous singing quartet of David Barlow, Peter Christie, Miles Kington and Alan Maryon-Davis entertain. From April 1985.
SUN 13:30 The Ken Dodd Show (b009v4n9)
Brace yourselves for a visit from the Chuckle Detector Van driven by Doddy and pals.
SUN 14:00 13/04/2008 (b009v4np)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
SUN 17:00 Radio Fun: The Story of Radio Comedy (b007s166)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]
SUN 17:30 Radio Roots (b007jxdj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
SUN 18:00 Doctor Who (b007jxdx)
Storm Warning
Episode 4
The Doctor and Charley help the R101 crew escape from the aliens, only to run into more problems closer to home.
SUN 18:30 Doctor Who: The Commentaries (b009x0zb)
Series 4
The Fires of Pompeii
The Doctor Who cast and crew discuss the second episode of the fourth TV series.
SUN 19:00 Instant Sunshine (b007jxfm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]
SUN 19:30 The Ken Dodd Show (b009v4n9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]
SUN 20:00 Alan Ayckbourn - The Norman Conquests (b007mwg7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SUN 21:30 The Fall of the Mausoleum Club (b007jqp1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:30 today]
SUN 22:00 The Now Show (b009v5dl)
Catch up with Punt and Dennis and guests.
SUN 22:30 The Right Time (b009v5dn)
Series 2
Episode 1
From the perils of seduction to topless sunbathing. 40 is the new 21.
Sketch show about life, written and performed by people who have lived a bit.
Stars Eleanor Bron, Graeme Garden, Neil Innes, Paula Wilcox, Clive Swift and Roger Blake.
Written by Graeme Garden, Neil Innes, John Pidgeon, Jan Etherington, Julie Balloo and Ramone Towers.
Music by Ronnie & The Rex.
Producer: Helen Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2002.
SUN 23:00 Stand-Up on 7 (b007zd25)
Rob Newman
Episode 2
The comedian continues to entertain an audience at London's Tricycle Theatre, Kilburn. From May 2005.
SUN 23:45 2000 Years of Radio (b007scys)
Series 1
Dark Age FM
It's AD 500, history's most miserable time, when Britain was invaded twice a week and the country was run by a bloke called Arthur.
But there was always Steve in the Afternoon to help Britons through these difficult times
Six-part series that taps into the radio archive of a bygone age.
Written and performed by Marcus Brigstocke, Claire Downes , Stuart Lane, Al Holloway, Danny Robbins and Dan Tetsell.
Producers: Paul Dodgson & Sean Grundy
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2000.


MONDAY 14 APRIL 2008

MON 00:00 Doctor Who (b007jxdx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday]
MON 00:30 Doctor Who: The Commentaries (b009x0zb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Sunday]
MON 01:00 Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects (b009v3js)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Sunday]
MON 02:15 Short stories by DH Lawrence (b007qpxb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:15 on Sunday]
MON 02:30 Stilgoe's Around (b007k3xj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Sunday]
MON 03:00 The Now Show (b009v5dl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:00 on Sunday]
MON 03:30 The Right Time (b009v5dn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:30 on Sunday]
MON 04:00 Stand-Up on 7 (b007zd25)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Sunday]
MON 04:45 2000 Years of Radio (b007scys)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:45 on Sunday]
MON 05:00 Radio Fun: The Story of Radio Comedy (b007s166)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 on Sunday]
MON 05:30 Radio Roots (b007jxdj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 on Sunday]
MON 06:00 Instant Sunshine (b007jxfm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Sunday]
MON 06:30 The Ken Dodd Show (b009v4n9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Sunday]
MON 07:00 Big Toe Books (b009v6d2)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC7.
MON 08:00 The Goon Show (b007k4l1)
Series 5
Lurgi Strikes Britain
Doctor Seagoon is dispatched to tackle a curious contagious epidemic disease.

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 November 1954.
MON 08:30 The Small World of Dominic Holland (b007wpz1)
Growing Up
Comedian Dominic Holland points out the pitfalls of growing up, becoming an adult and having children.
Stand-up and sketches with Simon Greenall, Sally Grace and Dave Lamb.
Producer: Maria Esposito
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2000.
MON 09:00 John Mortimer - Rumpole (b007jshh)
The Expert Witness
Rumpole recalls the case of a GP accused of killing his wife.
"The Splendours And Miseries Of An Old Bailey Hack". Starring Maurice Denham as ageing London barrister-at-law Horace Rumpole and Margot Boyd as Hilda Rumpole
With Derek Farr as Mr Justice Skelton and Ellis Dale as Owen Munroe,
Originally a TV series created by writer and barrister John Mortimer, Rumpole hit the BBC radio airwaves in 1980. Case-by-case, Rumpole recalls his work at the Central Criminal Court of England and Wales.
Director: Peter King
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1980.
MON 09:30 Horses (b007jrl3)
Episode 1
An arsonist is wreaking havoc in a village south of Dublin, and Father Devoy takes a stranger in out of the rain.
MON 10:00 15 Minute Drama (b009x1bf)
Winifred Holtby - The Crowded Street
Episode 1
Prior to the First World War, Muriel Hammond is trying to find her place in the world.
She loves astronomy but is restricted by society's expectations of a woman. She befriends the exotic Clare at boarding school, but she is still struggling to have the adventurous life she would like. She has been born and bred for marriage, but the object of her affection holds a candle for her exotic friend. As war descends on them, can Muriel find the fulfilment she seeks?
Winifred Holtby's story about a woman's journey from her teens to womanhood - a journey into independence and self-fulfilment.
Dramatised by Diana Griffiths.
Clare Goose as Muriel
Joanne Froggatt as Connie
James D'Arcy as Godfrey
Brigit Forsyth as Mrs Hammond
Victoria Brazier as Clare Duquesne
Deborah McAndrew as Delia Vaughan
Julie Westwood as Mrs Neale
Director: Pauline Harris
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2007.
MON 10:15 Petrella (b007jpny)
Series 2
The Missionary Position
A drugs tip-off leads the inspector to a boxing gym, where his police colleague encounters a former tutor. Stars Philip Jackson.
MON 11:00 EM Forster - A Room with a View (b007jpr7)
Miss Honeychurch, Giotto and Too Much Beethoven
1905: Cousins Lucy and Charlotte arrive from England at the Pensione Bertolini in Florence to discover they've not been given their promised rooms.
EM Forster's 1908 Edwardian-era novel dramatised in four parts by David Wade.
Lucy Honeychurch ...... Cathy Sara
Charlotte Bartlett ...... Sheila Hancock
Mr Emerson ...... John Moffatt
George Emerson ...... Gary Cady
Mr Beebe ...... Stephen Moore
Miss Lavish ...... Barbara Jefford
Miss Alan ...... Anna Cropper
Mr Eager ...... David Collings
Maid ...... Jilly Bond
Man ...... Ian Masters
Beggar ...... Michael Tudor Barnes
Other parts played by the cast.
Pianist: Terence Allbright
Director: Glyn Dearman.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1995.
MON 12:00 The Goon Show (b007k4l1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00t9zpz)
Series 4
Episode 7
Making movie news: 'The Lone Hydrangea' and 'The Sound of Monks' and 'The Curse of the Flying Wombat' continues...
More quick-fire sketches, terrible puns, humorous songs and parodies.
Stars Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Cleese, David Hatch, Jo Kendall and Bill Oddie.
Written by Tim Brooke-Taylor, Ian Lang, Graeme Chapman, John Cleese, Graeme Garden, David Hatch, Eric Idle, and Bill Oddie.
Originating from the Cambridge University Footlights revue 'Cambridge Circus', ISIRTA ran for 8 years on BBC Radio and quickly developed a cult following.
Music and songs by Dave Lee and Bill Oddie.
Producer: Humphrey Barclay
First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in November 1966.
MON 13:00 Joanna Trollope - Next of Kin (b007jv9y)
Episode 1
A farming community must cope with the death of wife and mother Caro Meredith. Robin Ellis reads Joanna Trollope's story.
MON 13:15 Walter Lord - A Night to Remember (b007jr5s)
Episode 6
With all of the Titanic's lifeboats gone, painful decisions remain for those left on the sinking ship. Read by Martin Jarvis.
MON 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b009x1jt)
The Saintly Dunstan to the Canny Canute
Anna Massey narrates the history of the British Isles. Today, the introduction of the Order of Service by King Edgar.
MON 13:45 Clive James - Even As We Speak (b009x1jx)
George Russell
Clive James muses on the influence of one of his university lecturers, and the contents of his cellar.
MON 14:00 14/04/2008 (b009x1kn)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
MON 17:00 Flying the Flag (b009x1kq)
Series 2
The Space Race
What goes up in the era of glasnost must come down, but exactly where is still a matter for negotiation...
Alex Shearer's Eastern bloc embassy sitcom.
Starring Dinsdale Landen as HM Ambassador Mackenzie, Peter Acre as William Frost, Moir Leslie as Helen Waterson, Stephen Greif as the United States Ambassador, Christopher Benjamin as Colonel Surikov and David Goodland as Olav.
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1988.
MON 17:30 Alison and Maud (b007k2d1)
Series 1
Family Hold Back
How does Maud manage to come up trumps in the middle of the night?
Sue Limb's sitcom about events at the Abbeyfield Guest House in Norwich.
Denise Coffey and Miriam Margolyes star as sisters Alison and Maud.
Alison …. Denise Coffey
Maud …. Miriam Margolyes
Mr Mullett …. Chris Emmett
Mr Ducket …. Geoffrey Whitehead
Mrs Ducket …. Judy Flynn
Producer: Jonathan James-Moore.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2002.
MON 18:00 Paradise Lost in Space (b007jp0g)
5. Things Hot Up
When Norman introduces the Oblivions to the pleasures of the flesh, one thing leads to another...
Colin Swash's sci-fi comedy about two space-age humans stranded on a friendly alien planet.
Norman ...... Tony Robinson
Max ...... David Haig
Stella ...... Louise Lombard
Macari ...... Michael Troughton
Terayz ...... Carla Mendonca
Clive ...... Guy Witcher
Buzz ...... Peter Serafinowcz
Producer: Richard Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1995.
MON 18:30 The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton (b007jzyb)
11. The Pursuit of the President
After the sunset confrontation between motor cars, the detectives return to London to accost Sunday.
Published in 1908, GK Chesterton's most famous novel is read in 13 parts by Geoffrey Palmer.
Director: Lawrence Jackson
Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Northern Ireland.
First broadcast in 2005.
MON 19:00 The Goon Show (b007k4l1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00t9zpz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
MON 20:00 John Mortimer - Rumpole (b007jshh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
MON 20:30 Horses (b007jrl3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
MON 21:00 15 Minute Drama (b009x1bf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
MON 21:15 Petrella (b007jpny)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 today]
MON 22:00 The Small World of Dominic Holland (b007wpz1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 22:30 Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World (b007jtql)
Series 2
The Scheme of Things
Where does Britain fit in the Theatre of Being?
Cult New Age comedy that answers the questions which leave other shows scratching their beards.
Starring Stewart Lee and Richard Herring.
With:
Rebecca Front
Armando Iannucci
And the voice of Tom Baker.
Producer: Sarah Smith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1993.
MON 23:00 Seymour the Fractal Cat (b007jnfx)
Fractal Infinity
Fears abound for computer programmer Jeremy's safety - and his invention. Stars Greg Proops and John Hegley. From April 1996.
MON 23:30 The Curried Goat Show (b007mdgf)
Episode 7
It's Pig Night - and shopping news. Dan Gaster, Will Ing and Ben Silburn's sketch-bonanza. With Polly James. From February 1998.


TUESDAY 15 APRIL 2008

TUE 00:00 Paradise Lost in Space (b007jp0g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:30 The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton (b007jzyb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 John Mortimer - Rumpole (b007jshh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 Horses (b007jrl3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 15 Minute Drama (b009x1bf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:15 Petrella (b007jpny)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 The Small World of Dominic Holland (b007wpz1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Monday]
TUE 03:30 Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World (b007jtql)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:30 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 Seymour the Fractal Cat (b007jnfx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:30 The Curried Goat Show (b007mdgf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:30 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 EM Forster - A Room with a View (b007jpr7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Monday]
TUE 06:00 Alison and Maud (b007k2d1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Monday]
TUE 06:30 Flying the Flag (b009x1kq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Monday]
TUE 07:00 Big Toe Books (b009x1v2)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC7.
TUE 08:00 The Goon Show (b007k4sy)
Series 5
The Mystery of the Marie Celeste (Solved)
Grytpype-Thynne needs a crew to discover the true fate of the mysterious brigantine.

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 November 1954.
TUE 08:30 The Sunday Format (b009x20g)
Series 1
Episode 2
Your radio version of the quality newspapers, plus lifestyle pull-out sections. With Simon Greenall. From February 1999.
TUE 09:00 John Mortimer - Rumpole (b007jsjb)
The Course of True Love
Rumpole muses on the case of a teacher accused of seduction.
"The Splendours And Miseries Of An Old Bailey Hack". Starring Maurice Denham as ageing London barrister-at-law Horace Rumpole.
With Denys Hawthorne as Judge George Frobisher and Michael Spice as Guthrie Featherstone.
Originally a TV series created by writer and barrister John Mortimer, Rumpole hit the BBC radio airwaves in 1980. Case-by-case, Rumpole recalls his work at the Central Criminal Court of England and Wales.
Director: Peter King
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1980.
TUE 09:30 Horses (b007jrnt)
Episode 2
Father Devoy goes to the surgery to seek Dr Brooks' opinion on Mathew's story when a new visitor stumbles in with terrible news.
TUE 10:00 15 Minute Drama (b009x2q4)
Winifred Holtby - The Crowded Street
Episode 2
Diana Griffiths' dramatisation of Winifred Holtby's tale of a woman's journey into self-fulfilment.
2/10. Muriel has finished boarding school and is returning home to Marshington, where her mother aims to pair her off with Godfrey Neale. But then Muriel's friend Clare visits and turns the Hammond household upside-down.
Muriel ...... Clare Goose
Connie ...... Joanne Froggatt
Godfrey ...... James D'Arcy
Mrs Hammond ...... Brigit Forsyth
Mr Hammond ...... David Fleeshman
Clare Duquesne ...... Victoria Brazier
Delia Vaughan ...... Deborah McAndrew
Directed by Pauline Harris.
TUE 10:15 Petrella (b007yp3x)
Series 2
Death Watch
All set to protect a Nuremburg Trials judge from an avenging killer - what about the inspector's insomnia? Stars Philip Jackson.
TUE 11:00 EM Forster - A Room with a View (b007jpty)
Good Men and Violets
Lucy Honeychurch has witnessed a murder in Florence, but George's actions disturb her more...
Set in Italy and England, EM Forster’s 1908 tale of a young woman from repressed Edwardian England.
Lucy Honeychurch ...... Cathy Sara
Charlotte Bartlett ...... Sheila Hancock
Mr Emerson ...... John Moffatt
George Emerson ...... Gary Cady
Mr Beebe ...... Stephen Moore
Miss Lavish ...... Barbara Jefford
Mr Eager ...... David Collings
Phaeton ...... Andrew Branch
Pianist: Terence Allbright
Dramatised by David Wade.
Director: Glyn Dearman.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1995.
TUE 12:00 The Goon Show (b007k4sy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 12:30 Steptoe and Son (b007jn1s)
Series 5
Come Dancing
Albert sets out to help son Harold to conquer his fear of ballroom dancing.
Starring Wilfrid Brambell as Albert and Harry H Corbett as Harold. With Clifford Norgate as the Milkman.
Following the conclusion of their hugely successful association with Tony Hancock, writers Ray Galton and Alan Simpson wrote 10 pilots for the BBC TV's Comedy Playhouse in 1962. The Offer was set in a house with a yard full of junk, featuring the lives of rag and bone men Albert Steptoe and his son Harold and it was the spark for a run of 8 series for TV.
Written for TV and adapted for radio by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.
Produced by Bobby Jaye
First broadcast on the BBC Radio 2 in June 1974.
TUE 13:00 Joanna Trollope - Next of Kin (b007qwj5)
Episode 2
How did American Caro Bliss come to settle in a close farming community in England? Read by Robin Ellis.
TUE 13:15 Walter Lord - A Night to Remember (b007jr68)
Episode 7
Crew members of the Titanic organise themselves into a rescue party to find floating survivors. Read by Martin Jarvis.
TUE 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b009x4hr)
Cnut and Edmund Ironside
The Danish King returns to England with his son and Ethelred flees to Normandy. Anna Massey narrates the history of Britain.
TUE 13:45 Clive James - Even As We Speak (b009x4jd)
A Voice Is Born
Clive muses on taking singing lessons. It's all about support and the booby trap in The Flower Song. From July 2001.
TUE 14:00 15/04/2008 (b009x4jl)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
TUE 17:00 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. With Brenda Blethyn. From April 1992.
TUE 17:30 Smelling of Roses (b007k22c)
Series 2
Bill of Fare
Rosie and her team are asked to organise a food fair by the formidable Lord Pickton.
But they don't realise the event is a setup to promote Hinchcliff Manor - rather than the stallholders...
Prunella Scales stars in the second of four series of Simon Brett's sitcom following the trials and tribulations of Rosie Burns and her event-management company based in Brighton.
With Arabella Weir as Kate, Rebecca Callard as Jo, Duncan Preston as Bob, Annette Badland as Tess, Jon Glover as Nigel Mazoni, Bill Wallis as Lord Pickton, Natalie Walter as Vicks and Will Ing as Rupert,
Producer: Maria Esposito
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2001.
TUE 18:00 Paradise Lost in Space (b007jp39)
6. Sacrifice
Oblivio is in the grip of an Ice Age.
When the UME spaceship lands on the surface, Norman and Max make a sacrifice...
Conclusion of Colin Swash’s sci-fi comedy about two space-age humans stranded on a friendly alien planet.
Norman ...... Tony Robinson
Max ...... David Haig
Stella ...... Louise Lombard
Macari ...... Michael Troughton
Suzy ...... Carla Mendonca
Louise ...... Ronni Ancona
Ume ...... Lorelei King
Vince ...... Daniel Main
Producer: Richard Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1995.
TUE 18:30 The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton (b007jvck)
12. The Six Philosophers
The men pursue Sunday - as he flees them aboard a hot air balloon.
Published in 1908, GK Chesterton's most famous novel is read in 13 parts by Geoffrey Palmer.
Director: Lawrence Jackson
Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Northern Ireland.
First broadcast in 2005.
TUE 19:00 The Goon Show (b007k4sy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 19:30 Steptoe and Son (b007jn1s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
TUE 20:00 John Mortimer - Rumpole (b007jsjb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
TUE 20:30 Horses (b007jrnt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
TUE 21:00 15 Minute Drama (b009x2q4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
TUE 21:15 Petrella (b007yp3x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 today]
TUE 22:00 The Sunday Format (b009x20g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 22:30 Old Harry's Game (b007jmbj)
Series 3
A Four Letter Word
A new arrival in Hell persuades Satan to re-shoot 'Casablanca' - with a mutant alien.
Andy Hamilton’s devilishly funny sitcom set in Hell.
Satan …. Andy Hamilton
The Professor …. James Grout
Thomas …. Jimmy Mulville
Scumspawn …. Robert Duncan
Other characters played by Felicity Montagu, Philip Pope, Nick Revel and Michael Fenton Stevens.
Producer Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1999.
TUE 23:00 Chewin' the Fat (b009x4sb)
Greg Hemphill and Ford Kiernan are back with more sketches in Scotland's comedy favourite.
TUE 23:30 The Shuttleworths (b007n13d)
John Shuttleworth's Open Mind
Fairies
John Shuttleworth delves into the world of the little people as he finds out about fairies.
But finding an expert on the subject is proving difficult, until he realises that fairies are normally found at the bottom of the garden
So John enlists gardening expert Kim Wilde. He might even get a few singing tips at the same time?
Sheffield's premier singer-songwriter continues his probe into unsolved phenomena.
Written and performed by Graham Fellows.
Additional material by Dean Wilkinson.
Producer: Dawn Ellis
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2006.


WEDNESDAY 16 APRIL 2008

WED 00:00 Paradise Lost in Space (b007jp39)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton (b007jvck)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 John Mortimer - Rumpole (b007jsjb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 Horses (b007jrnt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 15 Minute Drama (b009x2q4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 02:15 Petrella (b007yp3x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 on Tuesday]
WED 03:00 The Sunday Format (b009x20g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Tuesday]
WED 03:30 Old Harry's Game (b007jmbj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:30 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 Chewin' the Fat (b009x4sb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:30 The Shuttleworths (b007n13d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:30 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 EM Forster - A Room with a View (b007jpty)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Tuesday]
WED 06:00 Smelling of Roses (b007k22c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Tuesday]
WED 06:30 King Street Junior (b007jnbg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Tuesday]
WED 07:00 Big Toe Books (b009x4yf)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC7.
WED 08:00 The Goon Show (b007jlsh)
Series 5
The Last Tram (from Clapham)
London's trams are no more, but boss Neddie Seagoon must pursue the one that got away.

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 November 1954.
WED 08:30 Dead Ringers (b009x4zg)
Darth Vader, Anne Robinson and the Archers are all impersonated on the impressionist show to end all others.
WED 09:00 John Mortimer - Rumpole (b007jsjp)
The Perils of the Sea
Rumpole recalls the case of murder. How did Barney Bateman die?
"The Splendours And Miseries Of An Old Bailey Hack". Starring Maurice Denham as ageing London barrister-at-law Horace Rumpoleand Margot Boyd as Hilda Rumpole.
With Norman Shelley as the Judge and Michael Spice as Guthrie Featherstone.
Originally a TV series created by writer and barrister John Mortimer, Rumpole hit the BBC radio airwaves in 1980. Case-by-case, Rumpole recalls his work at the Central Criminal Court of England and Wales.
Director: Ian Cotterell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1980.
WED 09:30 Horses (b007m00c)
Episode 3
As the storm rages, the men struggle back to the surgery and the Doctor learns who the arsonist is.
WED 10:00 15 Minute Drama (b009x596)
Winifred Holtby - The Crowded Street
Episode 3
Diana Griffiths's dramatisation of Winifred Holtby's tale of a woman's journey into self-fulfilment.
3/10. Godfrey Neale wants to go riding with the beautiful Clare Duquesne, but Muriel's sister Connie is determined not to be left out.
Muriel ...... Clare Goose
Connie ...... Joanne Froggatt
Godfrey ...... James D'Arcy
Mrs Hammond ...... Brigit Forsyth
Clare Duquesne ...... Victoria Brazier
Delia Vaughan ...... Deborah McAndrew
Mrs Neale ...... Julie Westwood
Directed by Pauline Harris.
WED 10:15 More Plain Tales from the Raj (b009x5gl)
Milligan Chota Sahib - the Indian Childhood of Spike Milligan
Marking 10 years since he died, the comedian recalls the excitement of his early life in India. Presented by Evan Charlton.
WED 11:00 EM Forster - A Room with a View (b007qx2z)
A Proposal and a Bathing Party
Lucy Honeychurch returns to England much changed after her disturbing trip to Italy.
Set in Italy and England, EM Forster’s 1908 tale of a young woman from repressed Edwardian England.
Lucy Honeychurch ...... Cathy Sara
Charlotte Bartlett ...... Sheila Hancock
Mr Emerson ...... John Moffatt
George Emerson ...... Gary Cady
Mr Beebe ...... Stephen Moore
Mrs Honeychurch ...... Julia McKenzie
Freddy Honeychurch ...... Roger May
Cecil Vyse ...... Nathaniel Parker
Mrs Phipps ...... Tessa Worsley
Sir Harry Otway ...... Derek Waring
Minnie Beebe ...... Sara-Jane Derrick
Floyd ...... Jonathan Keeble
Mrs Vyse ...... Pauline Letts
Pianist: Terence Allbright
Dramatised by David Wade.
Director: Glyn Dearman.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1995.
WED 12:00 The Goon Show (b007jlsh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 12:30 Whispers (b007k2kg)
Series 1
Episode 1
What is the rather inflammatory connection between Salman Rushdie and The Beatles?
This is the series celebrating our fascination with gossip, rumour and controversy.
Gyles Brandreth hosts the panel game with scandal on its mind and slander at its heart.
The regular team captains are writer and critic, Anthony Holden and actor and writer, Stella Duffy.
Joining them to test their wits, and wit against the most notorious figures in history are broadcaster, Rosie Millard and best-selling author, Jenny Colgan.
Producer: Elizabeth Freestone
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2003.
WED 13:00 Joanna Trollope - Next of Kin (b007qx32)
Episode 3
Grieving for her mother Caro, daughter Judy Meredith prepares to visit her father. Read by Robin Ellis.
WED 13:15 Walter Lord - A Night to Remember (b007jr77)
Episode 8
With survivors left struggling in the water, fights break out in the Titanic's part-filled lifeboats. Read by Martin Jarvis.
WED 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b009x79g)
Goodwine the Cunning and Edward the Confessor
Uncertain times face England after Edward's death, with warnings of a great evil about to sweep the land. Anna Massey narrates.
WED 13:45 Clive James - Even As We Speak (b009x79j)
Noble Talking Heads
Clive James muses on the first day of televising the House of Lords in 1985. Is parliament the right place for comedy?
WED 14:00 16/04/2008 (b009x79l)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
WED 17:00 My Music (b009x7fg)
Musical teasers and anecdotes, with Steve Race, Denis Norden, Frank Muir, John Amis and Ian Wallace.
WED 17:30 After Henry (b007jmkg)
Series 1
Moving
Her daughter wants to move out. Her mother wants to move in, but should Sarah just sell up?
Simon Brett's comedy about three generations of women - struggling to cope after the death of Sarah's GP husband - who never quite manage to see eye to eye.
Starring Prunella Scales as Sarah, Joan Sanderson as Eleanor, Benjamin Whitrow as Russell, Gerry Cowper as Clare and Marion Bailey as Janie.
Four radio series were made, but instead of moving to BBC TV - Thames Television produced 'After Henry' for the ITV network.
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1985.
WED 18:00 Paradise Lost in Cyberspace (b007jpdb)
Episode 1
In 22nd-century Britain, the collapse of the pensions system means compulsory euthanasia for all 70-year-olds.
But a clerical error sparks major implications for George Smith...
Colin Swash's dystopian comedy stars Stephen Moore as George
George ...... Stephen Moore
Doris ...... Patsy Byrne
O'Connell ...... Geoffrey McGivern
Andrea Sunbeam ...... Lorelei King
Other parts by Melanie Hudson, Christopher Douglas and Lewis MacLeod.
Producer: Richard Wilson.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1998.
WED 18:30 The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton (b007ww7m)
13. The Accuser
As Sunday presides over a feast, Lucien Gregory appears. Gabriel Syme finds himself back in Saffron Park.
Published in 1908, GK Chesterton's most famous novel is concluded by Geoffrey Palmer.
Director: Lawrence Jackson
Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Northern Ireland.
First broadcast in March 2005.
WED 19:00 The Goon Show (b007jlsh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 19:30 Whispers (b007k2kg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
WED 20:00 John Mortimer - Rumpole (b007jsjp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
WED 20:30 Horses (b007m00c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
WED 21:00 15 Minute Drama (b009x596)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
WED 21:15 More Plain Tales from the Raj (b009x5gl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 today]
WED 22:00 Dead Ringers (b009x4zg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 22:30 Acropolis Now (b007r431)
Series 1
Sheep
Socrates and friends enter the Intellectual Olympics, but Heraclitus is side-tracked. Stars Stephen Moore. From January 2001.
WED 23:00 Wild Things (b007tcpg)
Series 1
Date with Fate
The fiery florists tackle a psychic, a dog - and fame beckons. Stars Doon Mackichan and Imelda Staunton. From September 2002.
WED 23:30 The Big Booth (b007k2ww)
Series 2: The Big Booth Too
Episode 1
Boothby Graffoe returns with a series of guitar-flavoured songs and surreal laughs.
From the Pieasance Cabaret Bar at the Edinburgh Festival.
With Stephen Frost, Kevin Eldon, Big Al, Vivienne Soan and Antonio Forcione.
Written by Boothby Graffoe and Dave Thompson.
Producer: Julia McKenzie
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2001.


THURSDAY 17 APRIL 2008

THU 00:00 Paradise Lost in Cyberspace (b007jpdb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton (b007ww7m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 John Mortimer - Rumpole (b007jsjp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Horses (b007m00c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 15 Minute Drama (b009x596)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 More Plain Tales from the Raj (b009x5gl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Dead Ringers (b009x4zg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:30 Acropolis Now (b007r431)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:30 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 Wild Things (b007tcpg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 The Big Booth (b007k2ww)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 EM Forster - A Room with a View (b007qx2z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 06:00 After Henry (b007jmkg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Wednesday]
THU 06:30 My Music (b009x7fg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Wednesday]
THU 07:00 Big Toe Books (b009xwn1)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC7.
THU 08:00 The Goon Show (b007mwv5)
Series 5
The Spanish Suitcase
Neddie Seagoon's brave act lands him in prison, and a jewel thief is on the loose.

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 December 1954.
THU 08:30 The Harpoon (b007k4cc)
Series 1
Episode 1
From patent cures to whaling for the under 5s.
The nostalgic spiffing spoof of adventure story papers for boys. Hip hip!
With Susie Brann, Alistair McGowan, Mary Elliot-Nelson, Julian Dutton and Peter Baynham.
Producer: Sarah Smith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1991.
THU 09:00 John Mortimer - Rumpole (b007jsk0)
The Age of Retirement
Rumpole reconsiders his future - as does a hardened thief.
"The Splendours And Miseries Of An Old Bailey Hack". Starring Maurice Denham as ageing London barrister-at-law Horace Rumpole and Margot Boyd as Hilda Rumpole
With Robert Harris as Mr Justice Vosper and Brian Carroll as Erskine-Brown.
Originally a TV series created by writer and barrister John Mortimer, Rumpole hit the BBC radio airwaves in 1980. Case-by-case, Rumpole recalls his work at the Central Criminal Court of England and Wales.
Director: Ian Cotterell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1980.
THU 09:30 Horses (b007jrv6)
Episode 4
Father Devoy struggles with his faith and Garda Sweeney with his impatience, but what is going through Helen's mind?
THU 10:00 15 Minute Drama (b009xwy4)
Winifred Holtby - The Crowded Street
Episode 4
Diana Griffiths's dramatisation of Winifred Holtby's tale of a woman's journey into self-fulfilment.
4/10. Mrs Hammond is desperate to find husbands for Muriel and her sister Connie.
Muriel ...... Clare Goose
Connie ...... Joanne Froggatt
Godfrey ...... James D'Arcy
Mrs Hammond ...... Brigit Forsyth
Delia Vaughan ...... Deborah McAndrew
Martin Elliot/Dr McKissack ...... Graeme Hawley
Directed by Pauline Harris.
THU 10:15 Petrella (b007jppx)
Series 2
Original Sins
The sleuth must tackle a watery murder mystery when a victim is found chained to a post in the Thames. Stars Philip Jackson.
THU 11:00 EM Forster - A Room with a View (b007qvgf)
The Triumph of Phaeton
Engaged to Cecil Vyse but haunted by her dreams of George Emerson, Lucy Honeychurch feels muddled..
Conclusion of EM Forster’s 1908 tale of a young woman from repressed Edwardian England.
Lucy Honeychurch ...... Cathy Sara
Charlotte Bartlett ...... Sheila Hancock
Mr Emerson ...... John Moffatt
George Emerson ...... Gary Cady
Mr Beebe ...... Stephen Moore
Mrs Honeychurch ...... Julia McKenzie
Freddy Honeychurch ...... Roger May
Cecil Vyse ...... Nathaniel Parker
Minnie Beebe ...... Sara-Jane Derrick
Floyd ...... Jonathan Keeble
Miss Alan ...... Anna Cropper
Phaeton ...... Andrew Branch
Pianist: Terence Allbright
Director: Glyn Dearman.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1995.
THU 12:00 The Goon Show (b007mwv5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 12:30 The Burkiss Way (b007jqzc)
Series 3
One Hour to Burkiss Way
Don't panic! It's the War of the Worlds - with some emergency rewrites.
Starring Fred Harris, Jo Kendall, Nigel Rees and Chris Emmett .
Cult sketch comedy series which originally ran from 1976 to 1980.
Written by Andrew Marshall and David Renwick.
Producer: John Lloyd
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1977.
THU 13:00 Joanna Trollope - Next of Kin (b007qw7h)
Episode 4
Lyndsay struggles with her husband's depression over the death of Caro Meredith. Read by Robin Ellis.
THU 13:15 Walter Lord - A Night to Remember (b007jr7q)
Episode 9
As dawn breaks, the Carpathia sets out on a rescue mission for the passengers and crew of the Titanic. Read by Martin Jarvis.
THU 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b009xxnh)
The Battle of Stamford Bridge
Harold faces two challengers for his crown, William of Normandy and his own half-brother. Anna Massey narrates.
THU 13:45 Clive James - Even As We Speak (b009xxq9)
Thorpie, Hoogie and the Golden Lolly
The essayist cogitates on the 2000 Sydney Olympics and the mania surrounding the swimmer they called the 'Thorpedo'.
THU 14:00 17/04/2008 (b009xxrq)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
THU 17:00 Doctor at Large (b009xxrs)
In General Practice
Simon Sparrow lands a job in Aberdeen, where he's forced to tackle a pepped-up port loving lady.
The misadventures of newly qualified doctor, Simon Sparrow - adapted for radio by Ray Cooney from Richard Gordon's 'Doctor at Large' published in 1955.
Starring Richard Briers as Simon Sparrow, Geoffrey Sumner as Captain Spratt, Ray Cooney as Tony Benskin, Joan Sanderson as Mrs Russell, Stanley Baxter as Dr Hockett and Joan Sims as Dora.
Producer: David Hatch
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1969.
THU 17:30 Boogie Up the River (b007jv6z)
Sonning, I'll Definitely Meet You in Sonning
Mark and his manic mutt are rowing up the Thames, but will Jennifer ever come on board? Stars Timothy Spall. From December 1992.
THU 18:00 Paradise Lost in Cyberspace (b007jpdq)
Episode 2
Lucky old George Smith - it's not everyone who has their own compulsory euthanasia broadcast on national TV at the age of 69.
Colin Swash's dystopian comedy set in 22nd-century Britain, starring Stephen Moore as George Smith.
George ...... Stephen Moore
Doris ...... Patsy Byrne
O'Connell ...... Geoffrey McGivern
Andrea Sunbeam ...... Lorelei King
Other parts by Melanie Hudson, Christopher Douglas, Lewis MacLeod and Peter Serafinowicz.
Producer: Richard Wilson.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1998.
THU 18:30 Schalken the Painter by Sheridan Le Fanu (b007jvp4)
1. The Visitor
In 17th Century Leyden, young Flemish painter Godfrey Schalken's love for his master's daughter, Rose, receives a setback when a mysterious visitor comes calling one night by the name of Vanderhausen...
An unabridged reading of Sheridan Le Fanu's supernatural tale in two episodes.
Read by Ian McDiarmid.
Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (1814-1873) is regarded by many critics as the greatest master of the English ghost story. A product of the decaying Anglo-Irish culture of the early and mid-19th Century, he sums up in his work better than any of his contemporaries the fears and dreads that may haunt the sensitive individual.
Producer: Lawrence Jackson
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Northern Ireland.
First broadcast in June 2005.
THU 19:00 The Goon Show (b007mwv5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 19:30 The Burkiss Way (b007jqzc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
THU 20:00 John Mortimer - Rumpole (b007jsk0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
THU 20:30 Horses (b007jrv6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
THU 21:00 15 Minute Drama (b009xwy4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
THU 21:15 Petrella (b007jppx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 today]
THU 22:00 The Harpoon (b007k4cc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 22:30 Rigor Mortis (b007m331)
Series 1
Episode 6
The pathologists are invited to assist the celebrated Dutch anatomist, Professor Raymond van den Hoogenband, in the first ever 'live' radio autopsy.
Laurence Howarth’s sitcom set in the fascinating, but misunderstood world of the pathology lab.
Dr Anthony Webster ...... Peter Davison
Dr Ruth Anderson ...... Tracy-Ann Oberman
Professor Donaldson ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Gordon ...... Tom Price
Chloe ...... Marianne Levy
Simon ...... Gus Brown
Prof Van den Hoogenband ...... Chris Pavlo
Music by Paul Mottram and Stephanie Benavente.
Producer: Dawn Ellis
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2003.
THU 23:00 The Million Pound Radio Show (b009xxv3)
Series 3
Episode 5
Eavesdropping on animals and Planet Dull. Andy Hamilton and Nick Revell's sharp humour. With Harry Enfield. From October 1987.
THU 23:30 Tilt (b009xxv5)
Episode 4
The topical sketch show that takes you behind the week's news. And then mucks about with it a bit.


FRIDAY 18 APRIL 2008

FRI 00:00 Paradise Lost in Cyberspace (b007jpdq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 Schalken the Painter by Sheridan Le Fanu (b007jvp4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 John Mortimer - Rumpole (b007jsk0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Horses (b007jrv6)
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FRI 02:00 15 Minute Drama (b009xwy4)
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FRI 02:15 Petrella (b007jppx)
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FRI 03:00 The Harpoon (b007k4cc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:30 Rigor Mortis (b007m331)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:30 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 The Million Pound Radio Show (b009xxv3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 Tilt (b009xxv5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 EM Forster - A Room with a View (b007qvgf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 06:00 Boogie Up the River (b007jv6z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Thursday]
FRI 06:30 Doctor at Large (b009xxrs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Thursday]
FRI 07:00 Big Toe Books (b009xxvh)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC7.
FRI 08:00 The Goon Show (b007swcz)
Series 5
The Sinking of Westminster Pier
Oyster-loving Neddie Seagoon takes to the River Thames, which is soon draining away.

Groundbreaking, surreal BBC radio comedy written by Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes.

Starring:

Peter Sellers
Harry Secombe
Spike Milligan

First billed as Crazy People, ten series of The Goon Show were recorded between 1951 and 1960, but sadly many of the earliest shows weren’t kept in the archive.

With the Ray Ellington Quartet and Max Geldray.

Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott.

Announcer: Wallace Greenslade

Producer: Peter Eton

First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in February 1955.
FRI 08:30 The Patrick and Maureen Maybe Music Experience (b007jvk3)
Episode 1
Unhappily married Patrick and Maureen are meant to be presenting a classical music show together, but they just can’t stop bickering...
Starring Imelda Staunton as Maureen Maybe and Patrick Barlow as Patrick Maybe.
Doctor ...... Peter Jones
Professor ...... Stella Gonet
Bill ...... Simon Roberts
Special guest Jack Davenport.
Written by Patrick Barlow.
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1999.
FRI 09:00 The Doomed Oasis, by Hammond Innes (b007jsql)
1. The Journey to Arabia
A newspaper article and an almost-forgotten client send young English lawyer George Grant on a mystery trip.
Starring Tim Munro.
Arabian adventure based on Hammond Innes' 1960 novel.
Adapted in six parts by Rene Basilico.
George Grant ....... Tim Munro
Henry Grant ....... Robert James
Alexander Erkhard ....... John Malcolm
Ruffini ....... Robert Rietty
Betty ....... Jill Lidstone
Tessa ....... Nadia Hammam
Taxi Driver ....... Nadim Sawalha
Hotel receptionist ....... Neville Rofaila
Akhmed ....... Ali Refaie
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in August 1984.
FRI 09:30 Horses (b007jry1)
Episode 5
Dr Brooks, Father Devoy and Garda Sweeney race through the storm only to make a horrifying discovery.
FRI 10:00 15 Minute Drama (b009xysg)
Winifred Holtby - The Crowded Street
Episode 5
Diana Griffiths's dramatisation of Winifred Holtby's tale of a woman's journey into self-fulfilment.
5/10. Muriel and her mother visit Scarborough during the War but the Germans are shelling the town. A visit from Godfrey Neale changes the course of Muriel's life.
Muriel ...... Clare Goose
Connie ...... Joanne Froggatt
Godfrey ...... James D'Arcy
Mrs Hammond ...... Brigit Forsyth
Delia Vaughan ...... Deborah McAndrew
Directed by Pauline Harris.
FRI 10:15 Martyn Wade - Dogged Persistence (b009xytf)
Recorded on location, this comedy drama centres on the relationship that develops between two woman brought together by a troublesome dog.
All Veronica's experiences as a dog-trainer are needed to curb the vicious beast bequeathed to Maureen by her late husband.
Especially written by Martyn Wade for distinguished actresses Joan Sims and Elizabeth Spriggs.
Maureen ...... Joan Sims
Veronica ...... Elizabeth Spriggs
Cab Driver ...... David Thorpe
Nettie ...... Richenda Carey
Director: Cheery Cookson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2000.
FRI 11:00 Nikolai Gogol - The Government Inspector (b00fvg6c)
Episode 1
A VIP visitor to a village is soon the target of love and gossip.
A two-part adaptation by Rene Basilico of Gogol's classic comedy - a picture of municipal 'sleaze' and corruption in 19th century Russia.
Stars Julian Rhind-Tutt as Khlestakov, Trevor Peacock as Osip, Bill Wallis as The Mayor and David Gant as The Judge.
Music by Max Harris.
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2002.
FRI 11:30 Nikolai Gogol - The Government Inspector (b00fvg6f)
Episode 2
The "Inspector" becomes plied with cash and love.
A two-part adaptation by Rene Basilico of Gogol's classic comedy - a picture of municipal 'sleaze' and corruption in 19th century Russia.
Stars Julian Rhind-Tutt as Khlestakov, Trevor Peacock as Osip, Bill Wallis as The Mayor and David Gant as The Judge.
Music by Max Harris.
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2002.
FRI 12:00 The Goon Show (b007swcz)
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FRI 12:30 Mind Your Own Business! (b009xyw7)
The Premature Berth
Head of finance Russell Farrow insists on the strictest economy. So tycoon Jimmy Bright must keep quiet about the firm’s £2,000,000 yacht.
But you can't keep anything quiet with Mum around...
Bernard Cribbins and Frank Thornton star in Andrew Palmer’s sitcom
Jimmy Bright ...... Bernard Cribbins
Russell Farrow ...... Frank Thornton
Nan Forbes ...... Annette Crosbie
Sue Plant ...... Annee Blott
Griselda Bright ...... Patricia Hayes
Written by Andrew Palmer.
Producer: Edward Taylor
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in January 1988.
FRI 13:00 Joanna Trollope - Next of Kin (b007qtm2)
Episode 5
As they struggle with the death of Caro Meredith, further tragedy strikes in the farming community. Read by Robin Ellis.
FRI 13:15 Walter Lord - A Night to Remember (b007jr83)
Episode 10
As the news of the Titanic's sinking reaches New York, a list of survivors is hastily drawn up. Read by Martin Jarvis.
FRI 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b009xyyl)
The Battle of Hastings
It's 1066, and William, Duke of Normandy, is about to fight one of the most famous battles in history. Anna Massey narrates.
FRI 13:45 Clive James - Even As We Speak (b009xyzb)
Destination Europe; Running Beside Ron Clarke
In the last of his essays, the writer shares thoughts on European unity and the joy of gyms. From July 2001.
FRI 14:00 18/04/2008 (b009xyzl)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
FRI 17:00 Second Thoughts (b00fnfp1)
Series 2
Love and Hisses
Faith is worrying about money, when Bill gets an unexpected offer...
Sitcom about the battles of divorcees Bill MacGregor and Faith Greyshott trying to forge a relationship whilst balancing the demands of his ex-wife, Liza and her teenage children, Hannah and Joe.
Stars Lynda Bellingham as Faith, James Bolam as Bill, Kelda Holmes as Hannah, Mark Denham as Joe, Belinda Lang as Liza, Jo Kendall as Marjorie and Christopher Good as Richard.
Series two of four inspired by the real lives of its writers, husband and wife Jan Etherington and Gavin Petrie.
A TV version made by LWT for ITV appeared in 1991 and ran for four series, with a spin-off ‘Faith in the Future’.
Producer: Sioned Wiliam
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1989.
FRI 17:30 Like They've Never Been Gone (b009y19f)
Series 2
Trouble With the Credit Card
It's duo Tommy and Sheila's second stab at fame - and she's been spending.
30 years after sweethearts Tommy Franklin and Sheila Parr won the 1962 Eurovision Song Contest, the musical double-act are back in the big time.
Series 2 of Mike Coleman's six-part sitcom stars June Whitfield and Roy Hudd.
Tommy Franklin ...... Roy Hudd
Sheila Parr ...... June Whitfield
With Pat Coombs, Julian Eardley and Edward Halstead.
Music by Frido Ruth.
Producer: Steve Doherty
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1999.
FRI 18:00 Paradise Lost in Cyberspace (b007jpf4)
Episode 3
Fresh from incarceration, 69-year-old George Smith finally comes face to face with the evil leader of the OAPs, Mrs Cookson.
Colin Swash's dystopian comedy set in 22nd-century Britain, starring Stephen Moore as George Smith.
George ...... Stephen Moore
Doris ...... Patsy Byrne
O'Connell ...... Geoffrey McGivern
Mrs Cookson ...... Edna Dore
Andrea Sunbeam ...... Lorelei King
Dawkins ...... Melanie Hudson
Ronnie ...... Christopher Douglas
Other parts by Lewis MacLeod and Peter Serafinowicz.
Producer: Richard Wilson.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1998.
FRI 18:30 Schalken the Painter by Sheridan Le Fanu (b007sw35)
2. The Deal
The ghoulish Vanderhausen seals his deal with Rose's uncle who is unaware that his pupil Godfrey Schalken is in love with her...
Ian McDiarmid concludes the unabridged reading of Sheridan Le Fanu's supernatural tale.
Producer: Lawrence Jackson
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Northern Ireland.
First broadcast in June 2005.
FRI 19:00 The Goon Show (b007swcz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 Mind Your Own Business! (b009xyw7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
FRI 20:00 The Doomed Oasis, by Hammond Innes (b007jsql)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
FRI 20:30 Horses (b007jry1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
FRI 21:00 15 Minute Drama (b009xysg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
FRI 21:15 Martyn Wade - Dogged Persistence (b009xytf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 today]
FRI 22:00 The Patrick and Maureen Maybe Music Experience (b007jvk3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
FRI 22:30 Dial M for Pizza (b009y1q0)
Series 1
Episode 3
Sketch show capers from sauna novices to Batman in his dotage. Stars Brenda Blethyn and Robert Bathurst. From December 1987.
FRI 23:00 Brian Appleton's History of Rock 'n' Roll (b00fvg6h)
Eight Miles Low
Rock musicologist and part-time media studies tutor, Brian Appleton attempts to assert his rightful place in the music history books.
Brian charts the beginnings of his influence on the rock world when, as a young boy, he met apprentice gravedigger Rod Stewart in London’s Highgate cemetery.
With the help of a maggot, Brian gave Rod the idea for his hit Maggie May...
Six-part comedy series of lectures, written and performed by Graham Fellows.
Producer: Dawn Ellis
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2001.
FRI 23:15 Hearing With Hegley (b009y1s3)
Series 1
Episode 1
The poet laureate of alternative comedy, John Hegley, presents a selection of his work.
With contributions from Keith Moore, Susan Norton, Andrew Bailey and Nigel Piper.
Producer: Phil Clarke
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1996.
FRI 23:30 The Nick Revell Show (b007jp51)
Series 1
Episode 3
Struggling writer Nick's mate Craig proves a headache, while Vince the geranium encounters a bee.
A sitcom for the 1990s, written by and starring comedian Nick Revell.
With Alistair McGowan, Caroline Gruber, Brian Bowles, Doon Mackichan and Alison Sterling.
Producer: Jon Magnusson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1992.