SATURDAY 19 APRIL 2008

SAT 00:00 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.
SAT 00:30 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.
SAT 01:00 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.
SAT 01:30 Horses (b007jry1)
Episode 5
Dr Brooks, Father Devoy and Garda Sweeney race through the storm only to make a horrifying discovery.
SAT 02:00 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.
SAT 02:15 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.
SAT 03:00 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.
SAT 03:30 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.
SAT 04:00 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.
SAT 04:15 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.
SAT 04:30 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.
SAT 05:00 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.
SAT 05:30 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.
SAT 06:00 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.
SAT 06:30 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.
SAT 07:00 Big Toe Books (b009z47g)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC7.
SAT 08:00 The Friend in the Corner (b007k1ht)
1956
Tony Hancock's diary, and records banned from the BBC airwaves. Six selected years in radio history with Daphne Oxenford.
SAT 08:30 Daphne Du Maurier: Frenchman's Creek (b007k4gq)
Episode 4
Dona fears for her beloved pirate's safety, with her husband Harry out to capture him. Classic love drama with Lorna Heilbron.
SAT 09:00 Comedy Controller (b007k49q)
Fred MacAulay
The Scottish comedian selects six radio favourites - Radio Active, Variety Is the Spice of Life, The Alan Davies Show, Just a Minute, On the Hour, and A Bit of Fry and Laurie.
SAT 12:00 Hercule Poirot (b009z4c6)
Death in the Clouds
Hercule Poirot investigates a murder high in the sky.
On a flight from Le Bourget to Croydon, on which the Belgian sleuth is an apprehensive passenger, a woman is found dead.
A doctor on board is inclined to put it down to a wasp-sting, but Poirot suspects it's a case of murder...
First published in 1935, Agatha Christie's whodunit stars John Moffatt as Hercule.
Philip Jackson ..... Chief Inspector Japp
Geoffrey Whitehead ..... Monsieur Fournier
Murray Melvin ..... Daniel Clancy
Teresa Gallagher ..... Jane Grey
Carolyn Jones ..... Lady Horbury
Ben Crowe ..... Norman Gale
Andrew Harrison ..... Jean Dupont
Bruce Purchase ..... Dr Bryant
Liza Sadovy ..... Elise Grandier
Priyanga Elan ..... Anne Richards
Steven Critchlow ..... Airline Steward
Dramatist: Michael Bakewell
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2003.
SAT 13:30 Albert and Me (b007jv04)
Series 1
Pilot Episode
Single dad Bryan Archer struggles to work as well as bringing up his baby son, Albert.
Stars Richard Beckinsale as Bryan Archer, Pat Coombs as Mum/Albert and John Comer as Dad. With Frank Thornton as Vernon Wordsworth.
Written by Jim Eldridge.
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in January 1977.
SAT 14:00 19/04/2008 (b009z4dj)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
SAT 17:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b009z5d1)
More comedy and music from the Bass Concert Hall in Austin, Texas, with special guest Texan Troubadour Joe Ely.
SAT 18:00 Richard Matheson - Duel (b007k3qp)
Episode 2
A hunted motorist is forced to become the hunter in a deadly, primordial duel.
Conclusion of the 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 Ralph (b007jwmt)
Laura and Miles get trapped between the centuries in a spiral of ghostly terror. Chilling drama starring Jean Alexander.
SAT 19:00 The Friend in the Corner (b007k1ht)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
SAT 19:30 Daphne Du Maurier: Frenchman's Creek (b007k4gq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
SAT 20:00 Comedy Controller (b007k49q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SAT 23:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b009z5d1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 today]


SUNDAY 20 APRIL 2008

SUN 00:00 Richard Matheson - Duel (b007k3qp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday]
SUN 00:30 Ralph (b007jwmt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Saturday]
SUN 01:00 Hercule Poirot (b009z4c6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 on Saturday]
SUN 02:30 Albert and Me (b007jv04)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Saturday]
SUN 03:00 Comedy Controller (b007k49q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Saturday]
SUN 06:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b009z5d1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Saturday]
SUN 07:00 Big Toe Books (b009z5js)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC7.
SUN 08:00 Winifred Holtby - The Crowded Street Omnibus (b00fvpdw)
Episode 1
Prior to the First World War, Muriel Hammond is trying to find her place in the world.
Muriel unwittingly disgraces herself at her first party and then has to face the harsh reality of boarding school. Life brightens, however, when she befriends the exotic and beautiful Clare Duquesne.
Set in Yorkshire, Winifred Holtby's story about a woman's journey - from her teens to womanhood - into independence and self-fulfilment.
Omnibus of the first five of ten episodes dramatised in by Diana Griffiths.
Muriel ...... Clare Goose
Mrs Hammond ...... Brigit Forsyth
Mr Hammond ...... David Fleeshman
Clare Duquesne ...... Victoria Brazier
Miss Hancock ...... Daryl Fishwick
Young Muriel ...... Ellie Sager
Young Godfrey ...... Jon-Paul Bell
Director: Pauline Harris.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2007.
SUN 09:15 Elizabeth Buchan - Resurrection (b007wfqx)
A gardener and grieving widower muses over love and the cycle of life and death. Elizabeth Buchan's story is read by Christopher Scott.
SUN 09:30 Stilgoe's Around (b007k433)
From 15/07/1989
Richard Stilgoe samples the grandeur of the National Trust's Clandon Park. With Peter Blake and Belinda Lang. From July 1989.
SUN 10:00 Alan Ayckbourn - The Norman Conquests (b007jwzb)
Round and Round the Garden
A weekend of tangled relationships moves out into the grounds of a country house. Stars Robin Herford and Diane Bull.
SUN 11:30 The Fall of the Mausoleum Club (b007k3yd)
The T Machine
Copper trousers, murderous intent and a paradoxical tale of the villainous Dr Julius Venn and his misbegotten future history. Stars Roy Kinnear. From October 1988.
SUN 12:00 Radio Fun: The Story of Radio Comedy (b007svwr)
Episode 4
Russell Davies reviews the BBC's variety artistes of the Second World War. Featuring Elsie and Doris Waters and Tommy Handley.
SUN 12:30 Radio Roots (b007jxfb)
Russell Davies looks back at the career of Peter Jones before he became famous.
SUN 13:00 Instant Sunshine (b007jxgk)
From 17/12/1986
Humorous songs performed by the comedy musical cabaret quartet, Instant Sunshine:
Featuring David Barlow, Peter Christie, Miles Kington and Alan Maryon-Davis attempting to be reasonably together again.
With special guests: The Cambridge Buskers.
Producer: David Rayvern Allen
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1986.
SUN 13:30 The Ken Dodd Show (b009z5z9)
Star Parade
Another slice of mayhem from Ken Dodd, assisted by John Laurie, Patricia Hayes, Graham Stark and Judith Chalmers.
SUN 14:00 20/04/2008 (b009z5zw)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
SUN 17:00 Radio Fun: The Story of Radio Comedy (b007svwr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]
SUN 17:30 Radio Roots (b007jxfb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
SUN 18:00 Alex Garland - The Coma (b007jtvm)
Episode 1
A young man, Carl, is beaten up on a train late one night. As he falls into a coma, we travel with him on his journey through the bizarre world of his subconscious as he struggles to wake up.
Tom Goodman-Hill reads Alex Garland's surreal fantasy exploring the lucid, but powerless workings of the mind of a coma patient. This surreal fantasy play tricks on both the story's protagonist and the listener.
Alex Garland is the bestselling author of cult classic, The Beach. He also wrote the screenplay for the zombie hit, 28 Days Later, plus Sunshine, Never Let Me Go and Dredd.
Producer: Gemma Jenkins
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in 2004.
SUN 18:30 Gaston Leroux - The Phantom of the Opera (b008hvvp)
Episode 1
Tragedy strikes at the Opera House in 19th century Paris - home to a fabled ghost.
Starring Anna Massey as Madame Giry, Peter Guinness as The Phantom, James D'Arcy as Raoul de Chagny Helen Goldwyn as Christine Daaé
"The Phantom of the Opera" is a classic tale of murder, romance and suspense in 19th-century Paris. Gaston Leroux's original novel, "Le Fantôme de l'Opéra" was published in 1911 and it's never been out of print since. The subject of countless plays, films and musicals - this is the first adaptation to remaining utterly faithful to the spirit and plot of Leroux's original. There are many sequences here which have never appeared before in any adaptation.
Leroux was a prolific writer in many genres, as well as being a playboy and globetrotter. But he started out as a journalist, which is how he came across the true stories forming the basis for the plot of "The Phantom of the Opera": a misshapen skeleton unearthed in the foundations of the Paris Opera House, a subterranean lake, a fatal accident with the chandelier and, of course, rumours of the Opera Ghost.
This adaptation was the first version to include the correct operatic sequences referred to in the novel: arias from Charles Gounod's Faust and his Romeo et Juliette, and Desdemona's famous aria from Rossini's Otello. These were specially recorded by singers from the ENO and Opera Diva.
In the novel, The Phantom performs a section of his own self-penned opera - Don Juan Triumphant - and this too is included in this adaptation, composed by classical musician Tim Sutton. Tim also wrote a new score for the entire adaptation with a theme tune played by violinist Ruth Rogers.
Freshly translated, dramatised and produced by Barnaby Edwards.
A Big Finish Production.
SUN 19:00 Instant Sunshine (b007jxgk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]
SUN 19:30 The Ken Dodd Show (b009z5z9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]
SUN 20:00 Alan Ayckbourn - The Norman Conquests (b007jwzb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SUN 21:30 The Fall of the Mausoleum Club (b007k3yd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:30 today]
SUN 22:00 The Now Show (b009z656)
Catch up with Punt and Dennis and guests.
SUN 22:30 The Right Time (b009z658)
Series 2
Episode 2
Everybody's wearing beige, crossed wires and bailiffs.
Sketch show about life, written and performed by people who've 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, Ramone Towers, Trevor Walker,Michael Fitch, John Dowie, Colin Bostock-Smith and Andrew Nickolds.
Music by Ronnie & The Rex.
Producer: Helen Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2002.
SUN 23:00 A Load of Old Balls (b00800m3)
Episode 1
The plain-speaking comic entertains an audience, with her caustic wit on some famous men of history.
SUN 23:45 2000 Years of Radio (b007jng1)
Series 1
Crusade Roadshow
Join DJ Steve in the Afternoon on his AD 1200 Christian Crusade Roadshow as he gathers up an army of children and the plague-ridden to find salvation and a suntan in the Holy Land.
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 November 2000.


MONDAY 21 APRIL 2008

MON 00:00 Doctor Who: The Commentaries (b009z63h)
Series 4
Planet of the Ood
The Doctor Who cast and crew discuss the third episode of the fourth TV series.
MON 00:45 Shirley Jackson - The Haunting of Hill House (b007jtmt)
Episode 1
Anthropologist Dr John Montague is recruiting for a supernatural experiment.
When Eleanor Vance arrives, she soon falls under the malevolent spell of Hill House - with its history of terror and violence...
Shirley Jackson’s spine-chilling Gothic Horror read by Emma Fielding.
Abridged in eight parts by Alison Joseph.
Producer: Gemma Jenkins
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1997.
MON 01:00 Winifred Holtby - The Crowded Street Omnibus (b00fvpdw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Sunday]
MON 02:15 Elizabeth Buchan - Resurrection (b007wfqx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:15 on Sunday]
MON 02:30 Stilgoe's Around (b007k433)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Sunday]
MON 03:00 The Now Show (b009z656)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:00 on Sunday]
MON 03:30 The Right Time (b009z658)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:30 on Sunday]
MON 04:00 A Load of Old Balls (b00800m3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Sunday]
MON 04:45 2000 Years of Radio (b007jng1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:45 on Sunday]
MON 05:00 Radio Fun: The Story of Radio Comedy (b007svwr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 on Sunday]
MON 05:30 Radio Roots (b007jxfb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 on Sunday]
MON 06:00 Instant Sunshine (b007jxgk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Sunday]
MON 06:30 The Ken Dodd Show (b009z5z9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Sunday]
MON 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00b01gt)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC7.
MON 08:00 The Goon Show (b007jtrk)
Series 7
The Rent Collectors
Neddie Seagoon is sent to claim back thousands in arrears, but he falls in the water. Stars Spike Milligan. From January 1957.
MON 08:30 The Newly Discovered Casebook of Sherlock Holmes (b00b01jz)
The Case of the Clockwork Fiend
Baker Street’s Great Detective Sherlock Holmes investigates mystery deaths from some new fangled inventions.
Roy Hudd spoofs the famous sleuth in Tony Hare’s comedy series.
With Chris Emmett as Dr Watson, Jeffrey Holland as Inspector Lestrade and June Whitfield as Mrs Hudson.
Musical accompaniment: Ian Smith.
Producer: Chris Neill
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in January 1999.
MON 09:00 The Doomed Oasis, by Hammond Innes (b007jsqw)
2. Bahrain-Sharjah-Dubai
An innocent search for an elusive oilman leads lawyer George Grant into a maze of political intrigue.
Starring Tim Munro.
Arabian adventure based on Hammond Innes' 1960 novel.
Adapted by Rene Basilico.
George Grant ....... Tim Munro
Ruffini ....... Robert Rietty
Otto Smith ....... George Roubicek
Captain Chuck Berry ....... David McAlister
Sir Philip Gorde ....... Garard Green
Susan Whittaker ....... Helena Breck
Waiter ...... Nadim Sawalha
Driver ....... Mohammad Sultan
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in August 1984.
MON 09:30 Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home (b007jsmq)
Episode 1
Kindly Detective Inspector Purbright probes dark deeds in the world of small-time animal charities.
One of Colin Watson's Flaxborough Chronicles dramatised by Christopher Denys in 6 parts.
Stars John Rowe as Inspector Purbright, Robin Polley as Sgt. Malley, Tricia Wilcock as Mrs Hallam, Paul Downing as Love, Russell Dixon as Dr Fergusson and Ann Rye as Lucilla Teatime.
Producer: Tony Cliff
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1992.
MON 10:00 15 Minute Drama (b00b01yk)
Winifred Holtby - The Crowded Street
Episode 6
Diana Griffiths' dramatisation of Winifred Holtby's tale of a woman's journey into self-fulfilment.
6/10. Muriel's sister Connie returns home unexpectedly with startling news.
Muriel ...... Clare Goose
Connie ...... Joanne Froggatt
Mr Hammond ...... David Fleeshman
Mrs Hammond ...... Brigit Forsyth
Bobby Collins ...... Sam Curtis
Lady Grainger ...... Daryl Fishwick
Young man ...... Steven Rostance
Directed by Pauline Harris.
MON 10:15 Nick Warburton - Beast (b007wvyn)
A mysterious creature is pulled from the sea near a fishing village. Is it harmless or a threat? Stars James Fleet and Eve Best.
MON 11:00 Thomas Hardy - Tess of the D'Urbervilles (b007jl9f)
Episode 1
When her father learns that the family is related to the aristocratic d'Urbervilles, Tess is sent to seek preferment. She meets Alec d'Urberville, who is to have a dramatic effect on her life...
The story of Tess Durbeyfield, the most tragic of Thomas Hardy's heroines. First published in 1891. Dramatised in four parts by Alan Sharp
Starring Claire Rushbrook as Tess, Adam Godley as Alec, James D'Arcy as Angel, Keith Barron as Mr Durbeyfield, Amelda Brown as Mrs Durbeyfield, Lyndsey Marshal as Liza Lu, Jennie Stoller as Mrs D'Urbeville, David Thorpe as Felix, Kenny Blyth as Cuthbert, Janice Acquah as Marion and Clare Corbett as Lizzie.
Music composed by Sylvia Hallett.
Violin: Isabel Watson
Director Mary Peate.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2001.
MON 12:00 The Goon Show (b007jtrk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00b02bc)
Series 4
Episode 8
Hovercrafts, ferrets - and the three-toed sloth.
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 Graeme Garden 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, Bill Oddie and Graeme Garden.
Producer: Humphrey Barclay
First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in November 1966.
MON 13:00 Joanna Trollope - Next of Kin (b007r02z)
Episode 6
Tragedy strikes again, with the farming community shocked at the death of Joe Meredith by suicide. Read by Robin Ellis.
MON 13:15 Alan Bennett - Telling Tales (b007jnhv)
A Strip of Blue
The much-loved writer reads his wry recollections and observations about his early life, growing up in Leeds.
MON 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b00b02gp)
The Conquest
As William takes the throne, discontent increases - and not just from the Saxons. Anna Massey narrates the history of the British Isles with Paul Eddington.
MON 13:45 Adventures in Science (b00b02hq)
Series 1
Volcanoes
Ben Silburn journeys to the magma-creating centre of the Earth, recalling how a volcanic eruption in Martinique killed 30,000 people.
MON 14:00 21/04/2008 (b00b0315)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
MON 17:00 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...
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 and Christopher Benjamin as Colonel Surikov.
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1988.
MON 17:30 Alison and Maud (b007k2my)
Series 1
Tennis Balls and Military Tattoos
The landladies' accountant and guest from the clergy discover they've got something in common...
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
Bernard …. Geoffrey Whitehead
Leslie …. Nickolas Grace
Producer: Jonathan James-Moore.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2003
MON 18:00 Paradise Lost in Cyberspace (b007jpfm)
Episode 4
The Old-Age Paramilitaries have developed a secret weapon to destroy the Central Database computer. George Smith is the man to use it.
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, Dave Lamb and Peter Serafinowicz.
Producer: Richard Wilson.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1998.
MON 18:30 Daphne Du Maurier (b007jq6k)
The Birds
Episode 1
The birds are "never satisfied, never still". Charlie Barnecut reads Daphne du Maurier's chilling classic in three parts.
The novel was famously filmed for the cinema by Alfred Hitchcock in 1963. But don't expect anything like what was on the big screen here. This is Du Maurier's original story. In fact, the author disliked what Hitchcock did to her tale: particularly his translation of her setting from Cornwall - with its small fields and stone hedges - to small-town America.
As this original story opens, with the colder winter weather drawing in, Nat and his family notice the hungry birds are gathering in the village...
Producer: Gemma Jenkins
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in 2003.
MON 19:00 The Goon Show (b007jtrk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00b02bc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
MON 20:00 The Doomed Oasis, by Hammond Innes (b007jsqw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
MON 20:30 Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home (b007jsmq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
MON 21:00 15 Minute Drama (b00b01yk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
MON 21:15 Nick Warburton - Beast (b007wvyn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 today]
MON 22:00 The Newly Discovered Casebook of Sherlock Holmes (b00b01jz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 22:30 Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World (b007jtrr)
Series 2
The Unexplained
Every other mystery left answered in a final blockbusting edition.
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 (b007jngg)
Simplexity
Computer Omni-Tec talks to the chatty cat, whose human pals need protection. Stars Greg Proops and John Hegley. From April 1996.
MON 23:30 The Curried Goat Show (b007nf6d)
Episode 8
It's Bath Night - plus jam. Will Ing, Dan Gaster and Ben Silburn's sketch bonanza. With Imelda Staunton. From February 1998.


TUESDAY 22 APRIL 2008

TUE 00:00 Paradise Lost in Cyberspace (b007jpfm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:30 Daphne Du Maurier (b007jq6k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 The Doomed Oasis, by Hammond Innes (b007jsqw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home (b007jsmq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 15 Minute Drama (b00b01yk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:15 Nick Warburton - Beast (b007wvyn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 The Newly Discovered Casebook of Sherlock Holmes (b00b01jz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Monday]
TUE 03:30 Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World (b007jtrr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:30 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 Seymour the Fractal Cat (b007jngg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:30 The Curried Goat Show (b007nf6d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:30 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 Thomas Hardy - Tess of the D'Urbervilles (b007jl9f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Monday]
TUE 06:00 Alison and Maud (b007k2my)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Monday]
TUE 06:30 Flying the Flag (b00b0317)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Monday]
TUE 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00b037c)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC7.
TUE 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.
TUE 08:30 The Sunday Format (b007jsrk)
Series 1
Episode 3
The ultimate Sunday Supplement brings you 'How to Have a Nice Bath' and 'The Best Bands of the Last 1,000 Years'.
TUE 09:00 The Doomed Oasis, by Hammond Innes (b007jsr5)
3. Escape to Saraifa
A flight into the desert - and a first encounter with a living legend.
Starring Tim Munro.
Arabian adventure based on Hammond Innes' 1960 novel.
Adapted by Rene Basilico.
George Grant ....... Tim Munro
Colonel Whittaker ....... Bernard Horsfall
Sheikh Makhmud ....... Farouk El-Demerdash
Prince Khalid ....... Raad Rawi
Otto Smith ....... George Roubicek
Sir Philip Gorde ....... Garard Green
Jack Entwistle ....... Geoffrey Hinsliff
Sheikh's Messenger ....... Ali Refaie
Palace Guard ....... Mohammad Sultan
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in September 1984.
TUE 09:30 Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home (b007jsnp)
Episode 2
As the sabotage and murder trail continues, Private Investigator Mortimer Hive arrives and is invited to make a speech.
One of Colin Watson's Flaxborough Chronicles dramatised by Christopher Denys in 6 parts.
Stars John Rowe as Inspector Purbright, Geoffrey Banks as Mortimer Hive, Paul Downing as Love, Russell Dixon as Booker, Ann Rye as Lucilla Teatime and Kathryn Hunt as Helen.
Producer: Tony Cliff
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1992.
TUE 10:00 15 Minute Drama (b00b0fxj)
Winifred Holtby - The Crowded Street
Episode 7
Diana Griffiths' dramatisation of Winifred Holtby's tale of a woman's journey into self-fulfilment.
7/10. Muriel has gone to stay with Connie in the Yorkshire Moors. Connie, desperate for Muriel's help, receives a letter and discovers the truth concerning a past lover.
Muriel ...... Clare Goose
Connie ...... Joanne Froggatt
Mrs Hammond ...... Brigit Forsyth
Mr Todd ...... Paul McCleary
Mrs Todd ...... Deborah McAndrew
Ben Todd ...... Graeme Hawley
Alice ...... Tahira Dar
Directed by Pauline Harris.
TUE 10:15 Nick Warburton - Mustard Seed (b007k1hn)
A traveller passing through a remote village finds himself at the centre of a desperate request. A deserted mother implores him to cure her only son.
A beautiful touching story by Nick Warburton based on a Buddhist fable.
Stars Jim Norton as the Traveller, Emma Fielding as Katherine and Stephen Hogan as Robert.
Director: Peter Kavanagh
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2004.
TUE 11:00 Thomas Hardy - Tess of the D'Urbervilles (b007jl9t)
Episode 2
Tess must face the ruinous consequences of her encounter with Alec D'Urberville. Stars Claire Rushbrook and James D'Arcy.
TUE 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jps5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 12:30 Steptoe and Son (b007jn4t)
Series 5
A Star Is Born
Harold falls for the leading lady from his drama society - and Albert makes an entrance.
Starring Wilfrid Brambell as Albert, Harry H Corbett as Harold and Trevor Bannister as Rupert. With Jo Manning Wilson, Michael McClain and Nicolette MacKenzie.
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 BBC Radio 2 in June 1974.
TUE 13:00 Joanna Trollope - Next of Kin (b007r42t)
Episode 7
After news of Joe's tragic death, the Meredith family are in turmoil and in need of comfort. Read by Robin Ellis.
TUE 13:15 Alan Bennett - Telling Tales (b007jnjd)
Our War
Alan Bennett recalls his 1940s childhood. Producer of suits and rhubarb, his home city of Leeds is not a prime bombing target.
TUE 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b00b0g2l)
Domesday
Anna Massey narrates the history of Britain, and analyses William the Conqueror's 20-year reign.
TUE 13:45 Adventures in Science (b00b0g3h)
Series 1
Fire in the Sky - Comets
Ben Silburn investigates the ocean-making power of the galaxy's 'dirty snowballs' from the mysterious Oort Cloud, beyond Pluto.
TUE 14:00 22/04/2008 (b00b0g43)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
TUE 17:00 King Street Junior (b007jnbv)
Series 7
Beside the Seaside
Staff and pupils set off on a school trip, but trouble soon erupts at their guest house. Stars James Grout. From May 1992.
TUE 17:30 Ayres on the Air (b007k0pq)
Series 1
Human Deterioration
Pam Ayres kicks off her own poetry and sketch show starting with the theme of deterioration.. of eyesight, figure, memory......the list goes on.
With poems about being Too Fat and buying a Wonderbra.
Plus sketches about being Topless at 60 and how to spice up your love life with a little celebrity fantasy in a sketch called Me and Michael Aspel.
With Geoffrey Whitehead and Felicity Montagu.
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2004.
TUE 18:00 Paradise Lost in Cyberspace (b007jpgs)
Episode 5
Now a fully-fledged OAP, George Smith is set for a special mission with Andrea Sunbeam and 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
Wilma P Random ...... Melanie Hudson
Other parts played by Christopher Douglas, Lewis MacLeod and Peter Serafinowicz.
Producer: Richard Wilson.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1998.
TUE 18:30 Daphne Du Maurier (b007jq6w)
The Birds
Episode 2
The Hockens have battened down the hatches against the avian invasion, but will they be safe? Read by Charlie Barnecut.
TUE 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jps5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 19:30 Steptoe and Son (b007jn4t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
TUE 20:00 The Doomed Oasis, by Hammond Innes (b007jsr5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
TUE 20:30 Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home (b007jsnp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
TUE 21:00 15 Minute Drama (b00b0fxj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
TUE 21:15 Nick Warburton - Mustard Seed (b007k1hn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 today]
TUE 22:00 The Sunday Format (b007jsrk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 22:30 Old Harry's Game (b007jmbz)
Series 3
The Reasonably Fantastic Journey
Satan and the Professor find a huge empty space in Hell - when they enter Scumspawn's brain.
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 (b00b0ggd)
Greg Hemphill and Ford Kiernan with more banter and sketches in Scotland's comedy favourite.
TUE 23:30 The Shuttleworths (b007p1np)
John Shuttleworth's Open Mind
The Bermuda Triangle
John Shuttleworth takes a look into the Bermuda Triangle. Let's hope that he and his agent Ken don't disappear!
Sheffield's premier singer-songwriter concludes 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 23 APRIL 2008

WED 00:00 Paradise Lost in Cyberspace (b007jpgs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 Daphne Du Maurier (b007jq6w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 The Doomed Oasis, by Hammond Innes (b007jsr5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home (b007jsnp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 15 Minute Drama (b00b0fxj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 02:15 Nick Warburton - Mustard Seed (b007k1hn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 on Tuesday]
WED 03:00 The Sunday Format (b007jsrk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Tuesday]
WED 03:30 Old Harry's Game (b007jmbz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:30 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 Chewin' the Fat (b00b0ggd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:30 The Shuttleworths (b007p1np)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:30 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 Thomas Hardy - Tess of the D'Urbervilles (b007jl9t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Tuesday]
WED 06:00 Ayres on the Air (b007k0pq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Tuesday]
WED 06:30 King Street Junior (b007jnbv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Tuesday]
WED 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00b0gml)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC7.
WED 08:00 Beyond Our Ken (b00b0gqm)
Kenneth is given the freedom of the city of Gigglesway - the Las Vegas of the North.
WED 08:30 Dead Ringers (b007jp2f)
The topical impressionists pick at politics and ransack broadcasting in the name of comedy.
WED 09:00 The Doomed Oasis, by Hammond Innes (b007jsrj)
4. The Doomed Oasis
A celebration and a shattered dream, as English lawyer George Grant continues his hunt for a missing client.
Starring Tim Munro.
Arabian adventure based on Hammond Innes' 1960 novel.
Adapted by Rene Basilico.
George Grant ....... Tim Munro
Colonel Whittaker ....... Bernard Horsfall
Prince Khalid ....... Raad Rawi
Alexander Erkhard ....... John Malcolm
Sir Philip Gorde ....... Garard Green
Sheikh Makhmud ....... Farouk El-Demerdash
Yousif....... Ali Refaie
Sheikh Abdullah ....... Adam Hussein
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in September 1984.
WED 09:30 Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home (b007jsnz)
Episode 3
Kindly detective, Inspector Purbright probes the discovery of another body, found head down in a wishing well.
One of Colin Watson's Flaxborough Chronicles dramatised by Christopher Denys in 6 parts.
Stars John Rowe as Inspector Purbright, Paul Downing as Love, Russell Dixon as Booker, Ann Rye as Lucilla Teatime, Geoffrey Banks as Mortimer Hive, Kathryn Hunt as Helen and Robin Polley as Palgrove.
Producer: Tony Cliff
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1992.
WED 10:00 15 Minute Drama (b00b0gyt)
Winifred Holtby - The Crowded Street
Episode 8
As the war comes to an end, Muriel hears news of Delia and comes to a decision. Stars Claire Goose and Deborah McAndrew.
WED 10:15 Nick Warburton - A Soldier's Debt (b00b0hkx)
A missing recording of Macbeth creates a tie between three people in war-torn West Africa. Powerful drama starring Amanda Root.
WED 11:00 Thomas Hardy - Tess of the D'Urbervilles (b007rpxy)
Episode 3
Set to wed clergyman's son Angel Clare, Tess is torn over whether to reveal her past. Stars Claire Rushbrook and Keith Barron.
WED 12:00 Beyond Our Ken (b00b0gqm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 12:30 Whispers (b00b0hml)
Series 1
Episode 2
Discover the truth about how Bram Stoker broke Oscar Wilde's heart.
Gyles Brandreth hosts the scandals quiz show that puts naughty before nice, dishing the dirt on the bad boys and girls in history.
The regular team captains are writer and critic, Anthony Holden and actor and writer, Stella Duffy.
Joining them to test their wits are writer and broadcaster, Lynne Truss and former Erotic Review editor, Rowan Pelling.
Producer: Elizabeth Freestone
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2003.
WED 13:00 Joanna Trollope - Next of Kin (b007r4mb)
Episode 8
In the aftermath of a further death on the farm, Zoe continues flirting with her friend's father Robin. Read by Robin Ellis.
WED 13:15 Alan Bennett - Telling Tales (b007jnjx)
An Ideal Home
Alan Bennett recalls his 1940s childhood, when the sum total of family secrets amounted to not having a proper breakfast.
WED 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b00b0hvq)
Death of the Conqueror
Anna Massey narrates the history of Britain. William's son Robert sides against him, drawing the Conqueror away from England.
WED 13:45 Adventures in Science (b00b0hvs)
Series 1
Blood
Ben Silburn climbs aboard an oxygen-delivering red blood cell on its journey from the heart and around the body.
WED 14:00 23/04/2008 (b00b0hx2)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
WED 17:00 The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere (b007js4t)
Series 1
Episode 1
An Everyday Story of Towering Genius.
Sue Limb’s four-part soap opera set in and around the Lake District at the turn of the 18th century
Dorothy is worried about William. Stinking Iris concocts herbal remedies. The Leechpedlar delivers a letter and Samuel Tailor Cholericke arrives....
Dorothy Wordsmith ...... Denise Coffey
William Wordsmith ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Samuel Tailor Cholericke ...... Simon Callow
Stinking Iris ...... Miriam Margolyes
The Leechpedlar ...... Chris Emmett
Music by Stephen Oliver and sung by Cantabile
Producer: Jonathan James-Moore
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1985.
WED 17:30 After Henry (b007jmnj)
Series 1
The Cowboy
Sarah's mother and daughter gang up on her when she hires a cheap builder with big brown eyes...
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 Leo Dolan as Terry.
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 May 1985.
WED 18:00 Paradise Lost in Cyberspace (b007jphb)
Episode 6
The future of the OAPs and, indeed, of the whole of civilisation, hangs in the balance.
Stephen Moore stars in the conclusion of Colin Swash's dystopian comedy set in 22nd-century Britain.
George ...... Stephen Moore
Doris ...... Patsy Byrne
O'Connell ...... Geoffrey McGivern
Mrs Cookson ...... Edna Dore
Andrea Sunbeam ...... Lorelei King
Other parts played by Melanie Hudson, Joanna Brookes, Christopher Douglas, Peter Serafinowcz and Lewis MacLeod.
Producer: Richard Wilson.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1998.
WED 18:30 Daphne Du Maurier (b007jq79)
The Birds
Episode 3
Will the Triggs be able to help Nat's family, or have the avian attackers got to them first? Read by Charlie Barnecut.
WED 19:00 Beyond Our Ken (b00b0gqm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 19:30 Whispers (b00b0hml)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
WED 20:00 The Doomed Oasis, by Hammond Innes (b007jsrj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
WED 20:30 Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home (b007jsnz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
WED 21:00 15 Minute Drama (b00b0gyt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
WED 21:15 Nick Warburton - A Soldier's Debt (b00b0hkx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 today]
WED 22:00 Dead Ringers (b007jp2f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 22:30 Acropolis Now (b007rj19)
Series 2
Signs
Uncle Liquidities demands that Plato quits philosophy to enter the funerary urn business. With Stephen Moore. From March 2002.
WED 23:00 Wild Things (b007v1hf)
Series 1
Rear Window
The fiery florists face competition from some new rivals. Stars Doon Mackichan and Miranda Richardson. From September 2002.
WED 23:30 The Big Booth (b007k32y)
Series 2: The Big Booth Too
Episode 2
Boothby stays the night in a haunted Scottish castle.
More guitar-flavoured songs and surreal laughs from Boothby Graffoe.
With Stephen Frost, Vivienne Soan, Big Al and Kevin Eldon.
Special guest: singer-songwriter Robyn Hitchcock.
Written by Boothby Graffoe and Dave Thompson.
Producer: Julia McKenzie
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2001.


THURSDAY 24 APRIL 2008

THU 00:00 Paradise Lost in Cyberspace (b007jphb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 Daphne Du Maurier (b007jq79)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 The Doomed Oasis, by Hammond Innes (b007jsrj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home (b007jsnz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 15 Minute Drama (b00b0gyt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 Nick Warburton - A Soldier's Debt (b00b0hkx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Dead Ringers (b007jp2f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:30 Acropolis Now (b007rj19)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:30 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 Wild Things (b007v1hf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 The Big Booth (b007k32y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Thomas Hardy - Tess of the D'Urbervilles (b007rpxy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 06:00 After Henry (b007jmnj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Wednesday]
THU 06:30 The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere (b007js4t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Wednesday]
THU 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00b0jh4)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC7.
THU 08:00 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show (b007ncw8)
Series 3
Episode 3
The much-loved comedy duo celebrate Britain's "greatest living writer" - Ernie.
With Marion Montgomery.
Written by Eddie Braben.
Music by Peter Knight and his Orchestra.
Producer: Bobby Jaye
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in December 1977.
THU 08:30 The Harpoon (b007k4lf)
Series 1
Episode 2
A special 'Looking Ahead to Autumn' issue of your nostalgic favourite weekly paper.
With Julian Dutton, Peter Baynham, Alistair McGowan, Mary Elliot-Nelson and Bryonie Pritchard.
Producer: Sarah Smith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1991.
THU 09:00 The Doomed Oasis, by Hammond Innes (b007jsrw)
5. The Empty Quarter
As his quest continues, lawyer George Grant is led into an inhospitable desert - and into the heart of a long-standing conflict.
Starring Tim Munro.
Arabian adventure based on Hammond Innes' 1960 novel.
Adapted by Rene Basilico.
George Grant ....... Tim Munro
Colonel Whittaker ....... Bernard Horsfall
Prince Khalid ....... Raad Rawi
Salim ....... George Masri
David Whittaker ....... Christopher Guard
Hamid ....... Mamdouh Ashour
Ali....... Ali Refaie
Boy ....... Yasmin Abdul Rahman
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in September 1984.
THU 09:30 Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home (b007jtd5)
Episode 4
Alibis are examined as Inspector Purbright's probe into the murder of Mrs Palgrove makes life uncomfortable for her husband.
One of Colin Watson's Flaxborough Chronicles dramatised by Christopher Denys in 6 parts.
Stars John Rowe as Inspector Purbright, Paul Downing as Love, Russell Dixon as Dr Fergusson, Ann Rye as Lucilla Teatime, Geoffrey Banks as Mortimer Hive and Robin Polley as Palgrove.
Producer: Tony Cliff
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1992.
THU 10:00 15 Minute Drama (b00b0jqd)
Winifred Holtby - The Crowded Street
Episode 9
Diana Griffiths's dramatisation of Winifred Holtby's tale of a woman's journey into self-fulfilment.
9/10. Muriel moves from Yorkshire to London to live with Delia. She quickly adjusts to her new life until she receives an unexpected visit.
Muriel ...... Clare Goose
Delia Vaughan ...... Deborah McAndrew
Godfrey ...... James D'Arcy
Mrs Hammond ...... Brigit Forsyth
Directed by Pauline Harris.
THU 10:15 Nick Warburton - Turning the Hut (b007k1f8)
When Jimmy asks Clara to teach him to read, an unlikely friendship develops, forged through fear. Stars Jim Sturgess.
THU 11:00 Thomas Hardy - Tess of the D'Urbervilles (b007rsyv)
Episode 4
Rejected Tess hopes that husband Angel will forgive her, but then she meets the father of her child. Stars Claire Rushbrook.
THU 12:00 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show (b007ncw8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 12:30 The Burkiss Way (b007jr1v)
Series 3
Not to Be Unwrapped the Burkiss Way
Queen Victoria needs some help with a personal problem - and all is revealed 'Upstairs Downstairs'.
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 (b007r525)
Episode 9
Zoe's relationship with her flatmate's father Robin causes disruption in the local farming community. Read by Robin Ellis.
THU 13:15 Alan Bennett - Telling Tales (b007jnkd)
A Shy Butcher
Alan Bennett recalls his father's lot in life, plus his own childhood evenings spent cleaning his parents' false teeth.
THU 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b00b0jyt)
William Rufus and the First Crusade
William Rufus and the First Crusade: Family feuds and crusades follow in the wake of the Conqueror as Anna Massey narrates the history of the British Isles.
THU 13:45 Adventures in Science (b00b0jyw)
Series 1
Protons
Deep underground in a laboratory in Geneva, scientists attempt to discover more about the Big Bang. With Ben Silburn. From 2001.
THU 14:00 24/04/2008 (b00b0jyy)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
THU 17:00 Doctor at Large (b00b0jz0)
To Bed or Not to Bed
Simon Sparrow takes Wendy off for a naughty weekend, but events don't quite go to plan...
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, Norma Ronald as Wendy Swithenbank, Ray Cooney as Tony Benskin, Dennis Ramsden as Colonel Brown, David Jason as Harris the Receptionist and Edward Cast as the Waiter.
Producer: David Hatch
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1969.
THU 17:30 Boogie Up the River (b007jv7w)
See You Outside Boots in Oxford
Mark and his manic mutt look for the enigmatic Jennifer in the city of dreaming spires. Stars Timothy Spall. From December 1992.
THU 18:00 Mary Shelley - Frankenstein (b007jptw)
Episode 1
Classic dark tale of a young scientist's monstrous attempts to discover the secrets of creating life. Stars Michael Maloney. From October 1994.
THU 19:00 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show (b007ncw8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 19:30 The Burkiss Way (b007jr1v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
THU 20:00 The Doomed Oasis, by Hammond Innes (b007jsrw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
THU 20:30 Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home (b007jtd5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
THU 21:00 15 Minute Drama (b00b0jqd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
THU 21:15 Nick Warburton - Turning the Hut (b007k1f8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 today]
THU 22:00 The Harpoon (b007k4lf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 22:30 Rigor Mortis (b007mdgd)
Series 2
Episode 1
Doctor Webster gets a little carried away when Professor Donaldson suggests that the team get to know the people they're autopsying.
Starring Peter Davison.
Laurence Howarth's black comedy set in the world of the pathology lab.
Dr Webster ...... Peter Davison
Dr Anderson ...... Matilda Ziegler
Professor Donaldson ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Gordon ...... Tom Price
Chloe ...... Marianne Levy
Simon ...... Gus Brown
Mr Reeve ...... Nicholas Boulton
Music by Paul Mottram and Stephanie Benavente.
Producer: Dawn Ellis
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2004.
THU 23:00 The Million Pound Radio Show (b00b0jzg)
Series 3
Episode 6
Diabolical ways to look after your money. Andy Hamilton and Nick Revell's sharp humour, with Harry Enfield. From November 1987.
THU 23:30 Tilt (b00b0jzq)
Episode 5
The topical sketch show that takes you behind the week's news. And then mucks about with it a bit.


FRIDAY 25 APRIL 2008

FRI 00:00 Mary Shelley - Frankenstein (b007jptw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 The Doomed Oasis, by Hammond Innes (b007jsrw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home (b007jtd5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 15 Minute Drama (b00b0jqd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 Nick Warburton - Turning the Hut (b007k1f8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 The Harpoon (b007k4lf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:30 Rigor Mortis (b007mdgd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:30 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 The Million Pound Radio Show (b00b0jzg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 Tilt (b00b0jzq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 Thomas Hardy - Tess of the D'Urbervilles (b007rsyv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 06:00 Boogie Up the River (b007jv7w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Thursday]
FRI 06:30 Doctor at Large (b00b0jz0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Thursday]
FRI 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00b0qg8)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC7.
FRI 08:00 Dad's Army (b007jrbf)
Series 3
Turkey Dinner
Corporal Jones mistakenly shoots a bird, so the platoon hatch a plan to cook it for the old folk of Walmington-on-Sea.
The comic exploits of a Second World War Home Guard platoon.
Adapted for radio from Jimmy Perry and David Croft's TV scripts by Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles.
Captain Mainwaring …. Arthur Lowe
Sergeant Wilson …. John Le Mesurier
Corporal Jones …. Clive Dunn
Private Frazer …. John Laurie
Private Godfrey …. Arnold Ridley
Private Pike …. Ian Lavender
Warden Hodges …. Bill Pertwee
Private Walker …. Larry Martyn
Vicar …. Frank Williams
Mrs Pike ...... Pearl Hackney
Mr Blewitt ...... Harold Bennett.
Announcer/Newsreader …. John Snagge
Producer: John Dyas
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1976.
FRI 08:30 The Patrick and Maureen Maybe Music Experience (b007k4qk)
Episode 2
Unhappily married Patrick and Maureen should have split long ago, but snipe at each other during their classical music show instead.
Starring Imelda Staunton as Maureen Maybe and Patrick Barlow as Patrick Maybe.
Special guest star Juliet Stevenson is not impressed.
Doctor ...... Peter Jones
Irina ...... Leonie Mellinger
John ...... John Ramm.
Written by Patrick Barlow.
Script associate: Nev Fountain
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1999.
FRI 09:00 The Doomed Oasis, by Hammond Innes (b007k372)
6. Jebel Al-Akhbar
Politics and practicalities as the water supply is cut to force the Emir to negotiate - and a final confrontation.
Starring Tim Munro.
Conclusion of the Arabian adventure based on Hammond Innes' novel.
Adapted by Rene Basilico.
George Grant ....... Tim Munro
Colonel Whittaker ....... Bernard Horsfall
David Whittaker ....... Christopher Guard
Ruffin ....... Robert Rietty
Colonel Goodge ....... Nicholas Courtney
Captain Chuck Berry ....... David McAlister
Sergeant Rashid ....... Adam Hussein
Yousif ....... Ali Refaie
Trucial Oman Scout ....... Mohammad Sultan
Abdul Zaid Emir of Hadd ....... Renu Setna
Henry Grant ....... Robert James
Betty ....... Jill Lidstone
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in September 1984.
FRI 09:30 Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home (b007jtdj)
Episode 5
As suspicions over Palgrove grow, Inspector Purbright calls on his old friend Lucilla Teatime.
One of Colin Watson's Flaxborough Chronicles dramatised by Christopher Denys in 6 parts.
Stars John Rowe as Inspector Purbright, Paul Downing as Love, Russell Dixon as Dr Fergusson, Ann Rye as Lucilla Teatime, Geoffrey Banks as Mortimer Hive, Kathryn Hunt as Helen and Robin Polley as Sgt Malley.
Producer: Tony Cliff
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1992.
FRI 10:00 15 Minute Drama (b00b0qj8)
Winifred Holtby - The Crowded Street
Episode 10
Diana Griffiths's dramatisation of Winifred Holtby's tale of a woman's journey into self-fulfilment.
10/10. Muriel returns to Marshington in Yorkshire for the annual fete and is faced with a life-changing decision.
Muriel ...... Clare Goose
Godfrey ...... James D'Arcy
Mrs Hammond ...... Brigit Forsyth
Directed by Pauline Harris.
FRI 10:15 Nick Warburton - Purvis (b007k1jy)
A kindly vicar appoints a lonely widower as church safety officer but he proves to be rather accident prone. Stars Peter Sallis. From November 2000.
FRI 11:00 Thomas Hardy - Jude the Obscure (b007jq3z)
Marriages Remain
Sorrowful at the departure of his mentor and only friend, the local school master, 11-year-old Jude Fawley resolves that one day he'll follow his teacher to academia - as symbolised by the gleaming spires of distant Christminster.
Growing up, however, Jude finds more obstacles in his path then merely difficulties of study...
Thomas Hardy's 1895 novel dramatised in six parts by Elizabeth North.
Stars Michael Pennington as Jude Fawley, Mark Straker as Carter, June Barrie as Widow Edlin, Constance Chapman as Aunt Drusilla Fawley, Hazel Ellerby as Annie, John Normington as Phillotson, Elva Makins as Arabella, Jesse Lawrence as Young Jude, Esmond Rideout as Farmer Troutham and Richard Wasley as Tiler.
Produced at BBC Bristol by Brian Miller.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1986.
FRI 12:00 Dad's Army (b007jrbf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 Just a Minute (b00b0qkw)
Clement Freud, Derek Nimmo, Tony Hawks and Fred MacAulay join Nicholas Parsons in Glasgow.
FRI 13:00 Joanna Trollope - Next of Kin (b007jvcj)
Episode 10
How will the lives in the farming community touched by tragedy resolve themselves? Concluded by Robin Ellis.
FRI 13:15 Alan Bennett - Telling Tales (b007jnkv)
Days Out
The writer recalls his 1940s childhood and the difficulties he and his parents faced in leaving Leeds on wartime Sundays.
FRI 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b00b0qmc)
Henry and the Scottish Kings
The repercussions of the Conqueror are still being felt, as Henry marries Matilda. Anna Massey narrates the history of the British Isles.
FRI 13:45 Adventures in Science (b00b0qnv)
Series 1
Voyager Space Probes
Billions of kilometres away in space, two man-made objects still send signals back to Earth. Ben Silburn reports. From 2001.
FRI 14:00 25/04/2008 (b00b0qr7)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
FRI 17:00 Second Thoughts (b00fnfp3)
Series 2
There Goes the Bride
It's Faith and Bill's wedding day - can they manage to tie the knot?
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, Celia Imrie as Hilary, Kelda Holmes as Hannah, Mark Denham as Joe, Belinda Lang as Liza, John Baddeley as the Registrar, Richard Tate as the Video Man and Ben Onwukwe as the Cabbie.
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 (b00b0qrc)
Series 2
Tommy Wants a Knighthood
Comeback duo singer Tommy mounts his own campaign to be awarded an MBE.
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.
June Whitfield and Roy Hudd star in Mike Coleman's sitcom.
Tommy Franklin ...... Roy Hudd
Sheila Parr ...... June Whitfield
With Pat Coombs, Julian Eardley, Mike Coleman and Edward Halstead.
Music by Frido Ruth.
Producer: Steve Doherty
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1999.
FRI 18:00 Mary Shelley - Frankenstein (b007jpx9)
Episode 2
After first fleeing The Creature, Victor heads to the mountains to avenge his brother's murder. Stars John Wood.
FRI 19:00 Dad's Army (b007jrbf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 Just a Minute (b00b0qkw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
FRI 20:00 The Doomed Oasis, by Hammond Innes (b007k372)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
FRI 20:30 Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home (b007jtdj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
FRI 21:00 15 Minute Drama (b00b0qj8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
FRI 21:15 Nick Warburton - Purvis (b007k1jy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 today]
FRI 22:00 The Patrick and Maureen Maybe Music Experience (b007k4qk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
FRI 22:30 Dial M for Pizza (b007k1k9)
Series 1
Episode 4
The sketch show takes to the rails for Dr Terror's House of Pizza. Stars Brenda Blethyn and Robert Bathurst. From December 1987.
FRI 23:00 Brian Appleton's History of Rock 'n' Roll (b00fvm5g)
Consider Yourself Dumped Upon
Rock musicologist and part-time media studies tutor Brian Appleton reveals more big names in rock have a lot to thank him for.
Brian performs the first progressive-rock song ever written, and reveals he inadvertently encouraged the Who to smash up their equipment and was instrumental in Phil Collins becoming the lead singer in Genesis.
Series of comic 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 (b00b0sgk)
Series 1
Episode 2
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 (b007k24d)
Series 1
Episode 4
Struggling writer Nick has quit smoking and is jetting off, but the geraniums don't want him to go.
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.