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Beautiful Emma meets and marries Doctor Charles Bovary. He's happy for the first time in his life - unlike Emma, who's distraught that her marriage lacks the passion and excitement of her fantasies.
A French masterpiece of betrayal and wantonness; the first great novel of adultery.
Starring John Hurt as the narrator, Conrad Nelson as Charles, Sarah Smart as Emma and Brigit Forsyth as Madame Bovary Snr.
Gustave Flaubert's novel is dramatised by Diana Griffiths from a translation by Margaret Mauldon.
Omnibus of the first five of ten episodes.
Three old men sit and watch the world go by, but one has a very youthful secret of vitality. Read by David Neal.
Time for your close-up! Caroline Quentin investigates life among the hoofers and the impact of film and TV.
A glamorous invitation to a grand party at Hampton - home of the fabulously wealthy Montdores and their beautiful daughter Polly - brings Fanny into the world of the 1920s aristocracy - and in and out of love when the temperature drops...
Published in 1949, Nancy Mitford's novel dramatised by Claire Luckham.
Stars Amanda Root as Fanny, Barbara Jefford as Lady Montdore, Teresa Gallagher as Polly, Jenny Howe as Veronica, Jon Strickland as Uncle Davey, Patience Tomlinson as Aunt Emily, Tessa Worsley as Aunt Sadie, Ioan Meredith as Uncle Matthew, Stephen Critchlow as Boy Dougdale, Sarah-Jane Holm as Jassy, Tilly Gaunt as Victoria, William Hope as Cedric and Tom Beard as Alfred.
The complex life and loves of Izzy Comyn, with her propensity for telling lies.
Tumbling from one love entanglement to another, 30 something teacher Izzy Comyn has a predilection for inappropriate men.
Imelda Staunton stars as Izzy.
Adapted by Sue Limb from her 1984 novel into 3 radio series which ran from 1987 to 1993. Granada also adapted the series for ITV.
Izzy ...... Imelda Staunton
Maria ...... Marty Cruickshank
Michael ...... Nicholas Le Prevost
Dick ...... Mike Grady
The matriarch of the comic monologue recalls her career as a much loved performer and writer.
Famed for his catchphrase and comic ventriloquism, Mark Radcliffe profiles the career of Rotherham entertainer, Sandy Powell.
A six-part series exploring the tradition of the northern comedian.
When Granddad comes into money, the naughty schoolboy is faced with boarding school. Stars Jimmy Clitheroe. From November 1964.
A power cut causes chaos in the village. Gossip galore at sisters Gert and Daisy's general store in Russett Green.
Stars Elsie and Doris Waters as Gert and Daisy.
With Joan Sims, Ron Moody, Ronnie Barker and Hugh Paddick.
Originally popular regulars in 'Worker's Playtime' on the BBC Home Service during wartime, Gert and Daisy won own series, Floggit's, when the duo inherited a village general store with a ragbag of local characters to deal with. It ran for 2 series between 1956 and 1957.
Scripted by Terry Nation, John Junkin and Dave Freeman.
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3. Alarms
Malcolm and Polly set alarms ringing at Scarpendale, and the Laughing Dog secrets are finally revealed.
Starring Deborah McAndrew and Aneirin Hughes.
Agents from beyond the grave must help Britain's Intelligence gather secrets from the mysterious Nablovski Colony.
Conclusion of the sci-fi thriller by Jenny Stephens.
Agent Finch ...... Deborah McAndrew
Agent Evans ...... Aneirin Hughes
Agent Raphael ...... John Flitcroft
Malcolm Holmes ...... Dan Hagley
Moira Holmes ...... Sunny Ormonde
Polly Williams ...... Emily Chennery
Emily Cross ...... Sophie Samuda
Directed at BBC Birmingham by Peter Leslie Wild.
Vicky and Burt stop in Gatlin to report a crime. The town seems deserted until Burt makes an alarming discovery in the church.
The senior management team head off to a conference on the Isle of Wight, leaving Rod in charge of the museum...
Geoffrey Palmer and Julian Rhind-Tutt star in David Nobbs’ sitcom about a small museum of paintings and sculpture.
Rod Millet ...... Julian Rhind-Tutt
Walter Brindle ...... Geoffrey Palmer
Prunella Edgecumbe ...... Rachel Atkins
Julian Crumb-Loosely ...... Ben Willbond
Des Wainwright ...... Michael Smiley
Eva Tattle ...... Julia Deakin
Wilf Arbuthnot ...... Geoff McGivern
Stelios Constantinopolis ...... Chris Pavlo
Dave Edgecumbe ...... Anthony Glennon
Lofty Harmsworth ...... Simon Treves
Gus ...... John Dougall
Market researcher Ian Dunn tackles a run down council tower block. Stars Neil Edmond and Paula Wilcox. From November 2007.
Halloween in a run down tower block. Constantly mistaken for a Trick or Treater (he's stencilled 'Cowabunga' on his pac-a-mac to appeal to his youthful target group) and harassed by children so poor that they have to throw imaginary fireworks, Ian knocks on the Last Door In The Block. After terrifying and extended scrapings, the door is edged open by a rasping old woman who has struggled to drag her breathing apparatus to the door.. and who seems to have been expecting him.
Sketch show mixing up language and sounds. Spaghetti spellings with Paul Copley and Helen Moon. From October 2007.
Stand-up at London's Comedy Store, with host Simon Bligh, John Mann, Marian Unfaithful and Paul Tonkinson. From December 1998.
MONDAY 04 AUGUST 2008
MON 00:00 Jenny Stephens - Project Raphael (b008pc2y)
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MON 00:30 Children of the Corn (b007jr4f)
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MON 01:00 Gustave Flaubert - Madame Bovary (Omnibus) (b00ct1wf)
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MON 02:15 HE Bates - Three Country Stories (b007jv1q)
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MON 02:30 Take It From the Chorus (b007k2rh)
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MON 03:00 The Now Show (b00ct1wh)
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MON 03:30 The Maltby Collection (b00ct1wk)
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MON 04:00 Knocker (b0089jjk)
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MON 04:15 No Tomatoes (b0080274)
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MON 04:30 4 at the Store (b00ct1wm)
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MON 05:00 Comediennes (b007m661)
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MON 05:30 How Tickled Am I? (b007jp3v)
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MON 06:00 The Clitheroe Kid (b007k0ds)
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MON 06:30 Floggit's (b00ct1wp)
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MON 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00ct3z9)
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MON 08:00 The Goon Show (b007jpcq)
Series 8
The Space Age
Neddy and Crun attempt to launch Min into space, but she gets stuck up the chimney. Stars Spike Milligan. From November 1957.
MON 08:30 Radio Shuttleworth (b007jw00)
Series 1
Patrick Moore
Sheffield's aspiring singer-songwriter takes to the airwaves once more from his very own his front room!
Aided by his producer (and sole agent) Ken Worthington, and his hard-to-please wife Mary, the inimitable John Shuttleworth presents celebrity interviews, dodgy keyboard music, and even dodgier jingles.
Can special guest Sir Patrick Moore help John identify the red glow that appears outside the front bay window just before bedtime?
With Sean Cullen and Dylan Goodhew.
Written and performed by Graham Fellows.
Producers: Paul Schlesinger and Martin Willis.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1998.
MON 09:00 The Blackburn Files (b007jprs)
Series 1
A Case of Making Good
A rich woman receives a mysterious parcel of tenners and the past unfolds like a flower. Can redundant pitman turned discrete private investigator, Stephen J Blackburn solve the case?
One of five cases for the ex-pitman turned investigator and his government scheme-funded assistant Tracey. Set in a South Yorkshire town that's seen better days.
Starring Fine Time Fontayne as Stephen J Blackburn, Judy Flynn as Tracey Duggan.
With Rita May, Vanessa Rosenthal, Lorraine Peters, Lucia Laratonda and Robin Polley.
Scripted by Ian McMillan, Martyn Wiley and Dave Sheasby
Directed for BBC North East by Dave Sheasby
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1989.
MON 09:30 W Somerset Maugham - Ashenden, Gentleman Spy (b008g278)
'R'
Ashenden, a writer by profession, has returned from the First World War and is approached by a colonel who offers him a position in the Secret Service.
Ashenden is perfect due to his profession and his knowledge of many European languages. He's despatched to Geneva the next day with the warning that "if he does well, he'll get no thanks, and if he gets into trouble, he'll get no help".
A series of short stories based on William Somerset Maugham's own First World War experiences
Read by Alex Jennings
Abridged by Neville Teller
Producer: Eoin O'Callaghan
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in 2007.
MON 10:00 Gustave Flaubert - Madame Bovary (b00ct506)
The Affairs
Beautiful Emma Bovary is planning to elope with her lover, Rodolphe.
A French masterpiece of betrayal and wantonness; the first great novel of adultery starring John Hurt..
Narrator ...... John Hurt
Charles ...... Conrad Nelson
Emma ...... Sarah Smart
Rodolphe Boulanger ...... Jude Akuwudike
Madame Bovary Snr ...... Brigit Forsyth
Monsieur Lheureux ...... Seamus O'Neill
Felicite ...... Sarah Jane Hallworth
Gustave Flaubert's novel is dramatised by Diana Griffiths from a translation by Margaret Mauldon.
Producer: Pauline Harris
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2006.
MON 10:15 Baroness Orczy - The Teahouse Detective (b007jmhd)
The Metropolitan Line Murder
Journalist Polly seeks help from an enigmatic old customer in a London teahouse over her friend's killing. Stars Bernard Hepton.
MON 11:00 Caesar! (b00ct508)
Series 1
Meeting at Formiae
Julius Caesar secretly seeks senate leaders Cicero and Cato's support to shake up the rule of Rome. Stars David Troughton.
MON 12:00 The Goon Show (b007jpcq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
MON 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b007jv6g)
Greek legends get lampooned and Bill Oddie sings the telephone directory. With John Cleese and Jo Kendall.
MON 13:00 WE Johns - Biggles Flies North (b007lnqr)
Biggles Gets a Letter
Answering an old chum's call for help, heroic fighter pilot Major James Bigglesworth flies off to Fort Beaver.
Michael Palin reads 'Captain' WE Johns' gripping adventure.
First published in 1939, 'Biggles Flies North' was adapted in eight parts by George Hearton.
WE Johns (1893-1968) wrote nearly 100 books about Biggles and his loyal sidekicks Algy, Ginger and Smyth.
Producer: Marilyn Ireland
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1981.
MON 13:15 John Gielgud - Gielgud's Letters (b0082ckb)
Episode 1
Actor Sir John Gielgud's remarkable life told through his letters. In 1936, he was Hamlet in New York. Read by Derek Jacobi.
MON 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b007jslb)
The Kingdom of William and Mary
Witchcraft and war preparations mark the beginning of William and Mary's reign. Anna Massey narrates the history of Britain.
MON 13:45 Men of Stone (b00ct8w6)
Series 1
Portland - The Jurassic Park
The story of Portland Rock and the quarrying of its famous stone in Dorset. Julian Richards investigates Mesolithic masonry.
MON 14:00 04/08/2008 (b00ct8w8)
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MON 17:00 To the Manor Born (b007k4vh)
Sons of the Fathers
Clearing out the cellar - Audrey finds more than she'd bargained for.
Starring Penelope Keith as Audrey fforbes-Hamilton.
Keith Barron ..... Richard DeVere
Angela Thorne ..... Marjory Frobisher
Nicholas McArdle ..... Brabinger
Margery Withers ..... Mrs Polouvicka
Frank Middlemass ..... Ned
The tale of lady of the manor Audrey fforbes-Hamilton, forced to sell her beloved Grantleigh Estate when her husband's death leaves her financially strapped. With butler Brabinger in tow, they've decamped to the tiny Old Lodge cottage.
From this vantage point, Audrey keeps a close and disapproving eye on the estate's new owner, the nouveau-riche Richard DeVere, a wholesale foods magnate of Czech descent.
First piloted on radio and then whisked off to TV before it ever appeared, before finally arriving home in 1997.
Adapted from his TV scripts by Peter Spence.
Producer: Jane Berthoud
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in February 1997.
MON 17:30 Bristow (b00ct8w3)
Series 1
The Great Escape
Bristow plots the summer holiday of a lifetime - in Mudsea.
Michael Williams stars as Bristow, the Chester-Perry buying clerk. He is but a small cog in a gigantic wheel... and he knows it.
Adapted from by Frank Dickens from his famous newspaper cartoon strip. Syndicated internationally, it ran for 51 years from 1961.
Bristow …. Michael Williams
Jones …. Rodney Bewes
Mrs Purdy …. Dora Bryan
Hewitt …. Owen Brenman
Miss Sunman …. Katy Odey
Fudge …. Jon Glover
BJ …. Christopher Benjamin
Post Boy …. Simon Schatzberger
Francine …. Carol Starks
Turner …. David Ryall
Other parts played by the cast.
Music: John Whitehall
Producer: Neil Cargill
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1999.
MON 18:00 Marty Ross - Catch My Breath (b007k378)
Episode 1
On the run from a women's prison in the Scottish Highlands, Kate and Colleen are given refuge in a vast country mansion by a charming but rather enigmatic host, Adam Strachan.
It could be a decision they come to regret...
The storyline for Marty Ross's supernatural five-part thriller is based around the notion, found in old Scottish folk tales, of the Beatha Greimach - literally 'The Breath
Thief' - a celtic demon said to lure victims into a kiss which would drain the soul from their bodies.
Kate .................................................................. Claire Knight
Colleen ............................................ . Suzanne Donaldson
Strachan ........................................................ Liam Brennan
Old Strachan ............................................... John Shedden
Donnie .......................................................... Lewis Howden
Isla .............................................................. Eileen McCallum
Octavia ......................................................... Lucy Patterson
DC Carbeth ....................................................... James Bryce
WPC Briggs ..................................................... Jill Riddiford
Dennis ............................................................ Finlay McLean
Producer: Bruce Young
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Radio Scotland. First broadcast in 2007.
MON 18:30 Margaret Atwood - The Handmaid's Tale (b007jl96)
Episode 1
A chilling vision of a dystopian world of female oppression. Offred looks to her future. Read by Buffy Davis.
MON 18:45 Margaret Atwood - The Handmaid's Tale (b008d0jh)
The Waiting Room
Offred ponders an offer made by her doctor. A chilling vision of a dystopian world of female oppression. Read by Buffy Davis.
MON 19:00 The Goon Show (b007jpcq)
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MON 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b007jv6g)
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MON 20:00 The Blackburn Files (b007jprs)
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MON 20:30 W Somerset Maugham - Ashenden, Gentleman Spy (b008g278)
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09:30 today]
MON 21:00 Gustave Flaubert - Madame Bovary (b00ct506)
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MON 21:15 Baroness Orczy - The Teahouse Detective (b007jmhd)
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MON 22:00 Radio Shuttleworth (b007jw00)
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MON 22:30 Ed Reardon's Week (b007k0g6)
Series 1
Holby City
The author needs a new roof, so his agent sorts him a pitch to write for TV. Stars Christopher Douglas. From January 2005.
MON 23:00 The Nick Revell Show (b00ct94s)
Series 2
The Promised Land
As writer Nick gets a lucky Hollywood break, his geraniums are terrorised by an old foe.
A sitcom for the 1990s, written by and starring comedian Nick Revell.
With:
Alistair McGowan
Doon MacKichan
Brian Bowles
Alison Sterling
John Guerrasio
Producer: Ioan Magnusson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1993.
MON 23:30 The Masterson Inheritance (b007jqyg)
Series 3
Masterson Rides Again
The life of young Billy at his Victorian boarding school.
The award-winning improvised historical Masterson family saga based entirely on audience suggestions.
Starring Paul Merton, Josie Lawrence, Jim Sweeney, Lee Simpson, Phelim McDermott and Caroline Quentin.
Producer: Phil Clarke
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1995
TUESDAY 05 AUGUST 2008
TUE 00:00 Marty Ross - Catch My Breath (b007k378)
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TUE 00:30 Margaret Atwood - The Handmaid's Tale (b007jl96)
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TUE 00:45 Margaret Atwood - The Handmaid's Tale (b008d0jh)
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TUE 01:00 The Blackburn Files (b007jprs)
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TUE 01:30 W Somerset Maugham - Ashenden, Gentleman Spy (b008g278)
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09:30 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 Gustave Flaubert - Madame Bovary (b00ct506)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:15 Baroness Orczy - The Teahouse Detective (b007jmhd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 Radio Shuttleworth (b007jw00)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 on Monday]
TUE 03:30 Ed Reardon's Week (b007k0g6)
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TUE 04:00 The Nick Revell Show (b00ct94s)
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TUE 04:30 The Masterson Inheritance (b007jqyg)
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TUE 05:00 Caesar! (b00ct508)
[Repeat of broadcast at
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TUE 06:00 Bristow (b00ct8w3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:30 on Monday]
TUE 06:30 To the Manor Born (b007k4vh)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Monday]
TUE 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00ctjz0)
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TUE 08:00 The Navy Lark (b007k00g)
The Gun Mechanism Test
Povey decides that the Island is an ideal spot to test a new gun firing mechanism, on Pertwee's birthday.
TUE 08:30 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (b007jrcc)
Episode 1
It ran for 10 series on Channel 4 and found success in America, but the hit TV improvisation game actually started life on BBC radio.
When it began in January 1988, this show adopted a format with two regular team captains - Fry and Sessions and two guests each week, with Colin Sell at the piano.
In this first edition of the pioneering series, John Sessions, Dawn French, Stephen Fry and Lenny Henry are tasked to improvise by series chairman Clive Anderson.
Rounds include ghastly guests at a party and Goldilocks and the Three Bears performed as never before.
Devised and compiled by Mark Leveson. Additional material by Martin Booth.
Producer: Dan Patterson.
TUE 09:00 The Blackburn Files (b007jps6)
Series 1
A Case of Parma Violets
Trailing a distinctive perfume, Betty Shuttleworth turns to private investigator Stephen J Blackburn when she suspects her husband's having an affair...
One of five cases for the ex-pitman turned investigator and his government scheme-funded assistant Tracey. Set in a South Yorkshire town that's seen better days.
Starring Fine Time Fontayne as Stephen J Blackburn, Judy Flynn as Tracey Duggan.
With Rita May, Christine Cox, Gerry Kersey and Anne Rye.
Scripted by Ian McMillan, Martyn Wiley and Dave Sheasby
Directed for BBC North East by Dave Sheasby
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1989.
TUE 09:30 W Somerset Maugham - Ashenden, Gentleman Spy (b008g6v9)
The Traitor
Ashenden is despatched to a small hotel in Lucerne, Switzerland to try and buy the allegiance of a German informant - English charmer Grantley Caypor. But when it transpires that he's not to be bought, Ashenden has few options left and is forced to try and turn him in.
A series of short stories based on William Somerset Maugham's own First World War experiences
Read by Alex Jennings
Abridged by Neville Teller
Producer: Eoin O'Callaghan
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in 2007.
TUE 10:00 Gustave Flaubert - Madame Bovary (b00ctjz2)
An Unexpected Turn
As part of her convalescence, Charles takes Emma to the theatre in Rouen and life takes an unexpected turn.
A French masterpiece of betrayal and wantonness; the first great novel of adultery starring John Hurt..
Narrator ...... John Hurt
Charles ...... Conrad Nelson
Emma ...... Sarah Smart
Monsieur Homais ...... David Fleeshman
Leon Dupuis ...... James D'Arcy
Gustave Flaubert's novel is dramatised by Diana Griffiths from a translation by Margaret Mauldon.
Producer: Pauline Harris
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2006.
TUE 10:15 Baroness Orczy - The Teahouse Detective (b007jmgw)
The York Mystery
A ragged old customer applies his uncanny deductive powers to a bookmaker's murder. Stars Bernard Hepton and Suzanne Burden.
TUE 11:00 Caesar! (b00ctjz4)
Series 1
The Arena
As Julius's appointed heir, young Octavian uses his legendary skills to outwit enemies and rule Rome. Stars Richard Johnson.
TUE 12:00 The Navy Lark (b007k00g)
[Repeat of broadcast at
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TUE 12:30 The Al Read Show (b00ctjz6)
From 14/10/1995
Arriving home late, Al's wife thwarts his efforts to try and relax.
A compilation of the legendary Northern comic's 1950s monologues.
Originally produced at BBC North by Ronnie Taylor
Compilation produced by Mike Craig.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in October 1995.
TUE 13:00 WE Johns - Biggles Flies North (b007lzws)
At the Three Star Saloon
When the pilot hero finds his chum is missing from the aerodrome, he crosses swords with the evil McBain. Read by Michael Palin. From August 1981.
TUE 13:15 John Gielgud - Gielgud's Letters (b0082g2s)
Episode 2
In 1952, John Gielgud travelled to Hollywood to star in Julius Caesar. Derek Jacobi reads his remarkable letters.
TUE 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b007jslq)
The Origin of the Jacobites
During the Jacobite rebellion, William III faced frequent skirmishes in Scotland. Anna Massey narrates the history of Britain.
TUE 13:45 Men of Stone (b00ctkgp)
Series 1
Quarrying, Cruelty and the Crown
Julian Richards tells the story of the early days of quarrying for Portland stone in Dorset and its royal connections.
TUE 14:00 05/08/2008 (b00ctkgt)
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TUE 17:00 King Street Junior (b007jnn0)
Series 9
Financial Times
Who'd be a school crime reporter? Young Rafat learns the hard way.
Created by Jim Eldridge, ten series of this comedy about a junior school ran between 1985 and 1998. King Street Junior Revisited ran from 2002 to 2005.
Written by Paul Copley.
Stars Karl Howman as Mr Sims, James Grout as the Headmaster, Margaret John as Mrs Stone, Deirdre Costello as Mrs Patterson, Paul Copley as Mr Long, Marlene Sidaway as Miss Lewis, Vivienne Martin as Mrs Rudd, Tom Watson as Mr Holliday, Danny Webb as Bill Clay, Tilly Vosburgh as Sandra Clay, Dax O'Callaghan as Damon Clay, Robert Thomas as Jamie, Anthony Hamblin as Rafat and Sara French as Shireen.
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1997.
TUE 17:30 It Sticks Out Half A Mile (b007jpvy)
The First Meeting
Pike and Hodges campaign to save the pier, while Uncle Arthur upsets Mavis
A seaside saga of pier perpetuation starring John Le Mesurier, Ian Lavender and Bill Pertwee.
Arthur Wilson ...... John Le Mesurier
Frank Pike ...... Ian Lavender
Bert Hodges ...... Bill Pertwee
Miss Perkins ...... Vivienne Martin
Fred Guthrie ...... Glynn Edwards
Written by Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles, based on the characters originally created by Jimmy Perry and David Croft.
Producer: Martin Fisher
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in January 1984.
TUE 18:00 Marty Ross - Catch My Breath (b007k387)
Episode 2
Fugitives Kate and Colleen hide from the police - but who's hiding with them?
Marty Ross's five-part supernatural thriller.
Kate ........................................................... Claire Knight
Colleen ...................................... Suzanne Donaldson
Strachan ................................................... Liam Brennan
Old Strachan ............................................. John Shedden
Donnie ........................................................ Lewis Howden
Isla ......................................................... Eileen McCallum
Octavia ....................................................... Lucy Patterson
DC Carbeth ...................................................... James Bryce
WPC Briggs .............................................. Jill Riddiford
Dennis .......................................................... Finlay McLean
Producer: Bruce Young
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Radio Scotland. First broadcast in 2007.
TUE 18:30 Margaret Atwood - The Handmaid's Tale (b008f3nv)
The Ceremony
Offred sees how non-conformists are treated and begins her duty as surrogate child-bearer. Read by Buffy Davis.
TUE 18:45 Margaret Atwood - The Handmaid's Tale (b008f3pt)
Birth Day
Offred sees her friend give birth, evoking memories of her feminist mother. Read by Buffy Davis.
TUE 19:00 The Navy Lark (b007k00g)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
TUE 19:30 The Al Read Show (b00ctjz6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
TUE 20:00 The Blackburn Files (b007jps6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
TUE 20:30 W Somerset Maugham - Ashenden, Gentleman Spy (b008g6v9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
TUE 21:00 Gustave Flaubert - Madame Bovary (b00ctjz2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
TUE 21:15 Baroness Orczy - The Teahouse Detective (b007jmgw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 today]
TUE 22:00 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (b007jrcc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
TUE 22:30 The Mark Steel Solution (b007jmsj)
Series 1
All Judges Must Be Ex-Convicts
Radical proposals to change our lives for the better, with a drastic legal shake-up.
Written by Mark Steel and Pete Sinclair, who also perform with the help of Maria McErlane.
Give him 30 minutes and Mark will convince you of anything in the series that aims to prove that the ridiculous really is very sensible indeed.
Producer: Turan Ali
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in October 1992.
TUE 23:00 The Boosh (b007jmf4)
Stolen
Zookeepers Howard Moon and Vince Noir try to catch an animal thief at Bob Fossil's Zoo - with the help of a deer costume.
Written by and starring Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt,
The Boosh is a surreal adventure based on the Perrier Award-winning comedy show, featuring Howard and Vince's battles with zoo manager Bob Fossil.
Vince is a regular 'Mowgli in flares' due to his affinity with animals and adoration for all things Seventies, whereas Howard likes to think he's more the brains of the duo, destined for better things.
Howard Moon ...... Julian Barrattt
Vince Noir ...... Noel Fielding
Bob Fossil ...... Rich Fulcher
Graham ...... Lee Mack
Bloke ...... Simon Evans
After BBC radio gave them their big break with this series, they transferred to BBC TV where The Mighty Boosh ran for three series.
Producer: Danny Wallace.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2001.
TUE 23:30 Ivor Cutler - A Stuggy Pren (b00ctktw)
Episode 4
Poet and composer Ivor Cutler on bargain hunting, water flowers and 'Beelyploomkins'. From June 1994.
TUE 23:45 Ivor Cutler - A Wet Handle (b00ctkty)
Episode 5
Grass seed, mud and digging ditches.
Songs, stories and poems from humourist Ivor Cutler, with Craig Murray-Orr, Alison O'Kill, Dylan Edwards and Beverley Crew.
Producer: Neil Cargill
First broadcast on BBC Radio 3 in June 1997.
WEDNESDAY 06 AUGUST 2008
WED 00:00 Marty Ross - Catch My Breath (b007k387)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 Margaret Atwood - The Handmaid's Tale (b008f3nv)
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18:30 on Tuesday]
WED 00:45 Margaret Atwood - The Handmaid's Tale (b008f3pt)
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18:45 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 The Blackburn Files (b007jps6)
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09:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 W Somerset Maugham - Ashenden, Gentleman Spy (b008g6v9)
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09:30 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 Gustave Flaubert - Madame Bovary (b00ctjz2)
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10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 02:15 Baroness Orczy - The Teahouse Detective (b007jmgw)
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10:15 on Tuesday]
WED 03:00 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (b007jrcc)
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08:30 on Tuesday]
WED 03:30 The Mark Steel Solution (b007jmsj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:30 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 The Boosh (b007jmf4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:30 Ivor Cutler - A Stuggy Pren (b00ctktw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:30 on Tuesday]
WED 04:45 Ivor Cutler - A Wet Handle (b00ctkty)
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23:45 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 Caesar! (b00ctjz4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Tuesday]
WED 06:00 It Sticks Out Half A Mile (b007jpvy)
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17:30 on Tuesday]
WED 06:30 King Street Junior (b007jnn0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Tuesday]
WED 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00ctl7d)
Contact us at:
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WED 08:00 Beyond Our Ken (b00ctl7g)
From 15/12/1963
Kenneth Horne presents the torrid tale of the Sultry Seductress from Seville, including 'Carmen to the Garden' or 'Not Now, I'm Bizet'. With Betty Marsden. From December 1963.
WED 08:30 Dead Ringers (b00ctl7j)
BAFTA bungles its awards, while hitting the cobbles, I say, its 'Fred Elliot' The Musical.
WED 09:00 The Blackburn Files (b007jpsn)
Series 1
A Case of Brotherly Love
Private investigator Stephen J Blackburn hunts for a Canadian's long-lost brother, decades after their cruel separation....
One of five cases for the ex-pitman turned investigator and his government scheme-funded assistant Tracey. Set in a South Yorkshire town that's seen better days.
Starring Fine Time Fontayne as Stephen J Blackburn, Judy Flynn as Tracey Duggan.
With John Graham Davies, Norman Mills, Ray Ashcroft and Bill Rodgers.
Scripted by Ian McMillan, Martyn Wiley and Dave Sheasby
Directed for BBC North East by Dave Sheasby
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1989.
WED 09:30 Ashenden, Gentleman Spy (b00ctl7l)
Giulia Lazzari
Based on Somerset Maugham's experiences during the first World War. Determined to entrap a renowned traitor, Ashenden co-opts a dancer.
WED 10:00 Gustave Flaubert - Madame Bovary (b00ctlgz)
Torment
Emma's sweet murmurs and kisses ravish Léon's soul, but there seems to Leon something shadowy and ominous slipping between them.
A French masterpiece of betrayal and wantonness; the first great novel of adultery starring John Hurt..
Narrator ...... John Hurt
Charles ...... Conrad Nelson
Emma ...... Sarah Smart
Monsieur Homais ...... David Fleeshman
Leon Dupuis ...... James D'Arcy
Monsieur Lheureux ...... Seamus O'Neill
Justin ...... Sam Curtis
Gustave Flaubert's novel is dramatised by Diana Griffiths from a translation by Margaret Mauldon.
Producer: Pauline Harris
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2006.
WED 10:15 Baroness Orczy - The Teahouse Detective (b007jmhx)
The Body in the Barge
A River Thames corpse sparks a complex mystery for the astute old teahouse customer. Stars Bernard Hepton and Suzanne Burden.
WED 11:00 Caesar! (b00ctml6)
Series 1
Peeling Figs for Julius
His name is now a byword for depravity, but growing up in Tiberius's court, how evil was Emperor Caligula? Stars David Tennant.
WED 12:00 Beyond Our Ken (b00ctl7g)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
WED 12:30 Trivia Test Match (b00ctml8)
The rules of cricket are applied to a quiz show with trivia questions, captained by Willie Rushton and Tim Rice.
WED 13:00 WE Johns - Biggles Flies North (b007m474)
The Jupiter Heads Northward
Biggles faces more trouble from the evil McBain as he prepares to leave the local saloon. Read by Michael Palin. From August 1981.
WED 13:15 John Gielgud - Gielgud's Letters (b0082h7m)
Episode 3
In 1959, actor John Gielgud faced the threat of blackmail over his homosexuality. Derek Jacobi reads his remarkable letters.
WED 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b007jslx)
The Battle of the Boyne
The exiled James II seeks to inspire an Irish rebellion. Anna Massey narrates the history of Britain.
WED 13:45 Men of Stone (b00ctt4x)
Series 1
The Choice of the Professionals
From Jones to Parry via Wren and Lutyens - Julian Richards tells the story of Dorset's Portland stone and London's cityscape.
WED 14:00 06/08/2008 (b00ctt4z)
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WED 17:00 All the Young Dudes (b007s74l)
Series 1
Waterloo Sunset
It's the end of the line for Patrick, but Joe and Maria may have some good news to share. Stars Jim Sweeney. From August 2001.
WED 17:30 After Henry (b007jpwp)
Series 3
Poor Relations
"No, they're lovely. They'd never make me feel awkward. They'll keep inviting me, even if I never ask them back. That's not the problem. It's my pride. I want to be equal with them. I don't want to traipse around in their wake like something out of Anita Brookner."
Proud Sarah suffers her mother's nosiness, as well as some unexpected advances.
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.
Sarah ...... Prunella Scales
Eleanor ...... Joan Sanderson
Russell ...... Benjamin Whitrow
Clare ...... Gerry Cowper
Neville ...... Ian Thompson
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 September 1987.
WED 18:00 Marty Ross - Catch My Breath (b007k391)
Episode 3
Two women. Two Adams - but what's the connection? Are they "Demon" or "Liberator"?
Marty Ross's supernatural five-part thriller.
Kate ........................................................... Claire Knight
Colleen ...................................... Suzanne Donaldson
Strachan ................................................... Liam Brennan
Old Strachan ............................................. John Shedden
Donnie ........................................................ Lewis Howden
Isla ......................................................... Eileen McCallum
Octavia ....................................................... Lucy Patterson
DC Carbeth ...................................................... James Bryce
WPC Briggs .............................................. Jill Riddiford
Dennis .......................................................... Finlay McLean
Producer: Bruce Young
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Radio Scotland. First broadcast in 2007.
WED 18:30 Margaret Atwood - The Handmaid's Tale (b008fdxt)
The Commander
Offred responds to a bizarre request from her commander. Chilling vision of female oppression. Read by Buffy Davis.
WED 18:45 Margaret Atwood - The Handmaid's Tale (b008fdxv)
Ofglen
More surprises from the Commander, as Offred reveals how the current situation came about. Read by Buffy Davis.
WED 19:00 Beyond Our Ken (b00ctl7g)
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08:00 today]
WED 19:30 Trivia Test Match (b00ctml8)
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12:30 today]
WED 20:00 The Blackburn Files (b007jpsn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
WED 20:30 Ashenden, Gentleman Spy (b00ctl7l)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
WED 21:00 Gustave Flaubert - Madame Bovary (b00ctlgz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
WED 21:15 Baroness Orczy - The Teahouse Detective (b007jmhx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 today]
WED 22:00 Dead Ringers (b00ctl7j)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
WED 22:30 The Little Big Woman Radio Show (b007jlr1)
Parting is Such Sweet Sorrow
Temp Cynthia dreams of stardom, but her friends' jobs are under threat. So are her boyfriend and the cat. Stars Llewella Gideon.
WED 22:45 Quando, Quando, Quando (b0081rfw)
Love and Marriage
The salon is offering special two-for-one cuts. Brides and grooms are queuing up for days in the hope of getting an appointment. A childhood sweetheart of Rene's appears unexpectedly, hoping to rekindle their love.
Brothers Rene, Carlo and Charlie Quando chop, snip and crimp their lucky clients into shape at London's finest hair salon.
Six-part comedy written and performed by Rainer Hersch and Mark Maie. With Stephen Greif and Catherine Tate.
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1999.
WED 23:00 Think the Unthinkable (b00cttcm)
Series 2
Christmas Party
The consultants' drunken office party looks like a recipe for festive disaster. Starring Marcus Brigstocke. From December 2002.
WED 23:30 Dan and Nick: The Wildebeest Years (b007jsmf)
Cold Turkey with Dan and Nick
Fish Gordon has only 48 hours to save the aquarium.
A comedy extravaganza written by and featuring Dan Freedman and Nick Romero
Meet characters including Incy Wincy Quincy, spider pathologist.
Music by the Gents.
Producer: Julian Mayers
Pilot for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in August 1998
THURSDAY 07 AUGUST 2008
THU 00:00 Marty Ross - Catch My Breath (b007k391)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 Margaret Atwood - The Handmaid's Tale (b008fdxt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 00:45 Margaret Atwood - The Handmaid's Tale (b008fdxv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:45 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 The Blackburn Files (b007jpsn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Ashenden, Gentleman Spy (b00ctl7l)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Gustave Flaubert - Madame Bovary (b00ctlgz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 Baroness Orczy - The Teahouse Detective (b007jmhx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Dead Ringers (b00ctl7j)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:30 The Little Big Woman Radio Show (b007jlr1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:45 Quando, Quando, Quando (b0081rfw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:45 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 Think the Unthinkable (b00cttcm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 Dan and Nick: The Wildebeest Years (b007jsmf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Caesar! (b00ctml6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 06:00 After Henry (b007jpwp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:30 on Wednesday]
THU 06:30 All the Young Dudes (b007s74l)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Wednesday]
THU 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00ctvxb)
Contact us at:
Big Toe Books
BBC Broadcasting House
London
W1A 1AA
Phone: 08700 100 700 [national rates]. Email: bigtoe@bbc.co.uk.
THU 08:00 Take It From Here (b00ctvxd)
Dick Bentley and Jimmy Edwards ponder their future, while The Glums meet Eth's family. With June Whitfield.
THU 08:30 Married (b007ys7j)
Series 2
Betrayal
Divorced and penniless he may be, but Robin is about to discover that life can be sweet in his new universe - even if it is at someone else's expense.
Hugh Bonneville stars in Tony Bagley's comedy.
Robin .... Hugh Bonneville
Lesley .... Josie Lawrence
Dirk .... Stephen Frost
Murdo …. Lewis MacLeod
Ned …. Sam Bradley
Maxine …. Ann Gosling :
DS Cotton …. Simon Roberts
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2000.
THU 09:00 The Blackburn Files (b007jpt3)
Series 1
A Case of Plagiarism
Private investigator Stephen J Blackburn is called in when writer Hartley J Newton is convinced his TV script has been pinched...
One of five cases for the ex-pitman turned investigator and his government scheme-funded assistant Tracey. Set in a South Yorkshire town that's seen better days.
Starring Fine Time Fontayne as Stephen J Blackburn, Judy Flynn as Tracey Duggan.
With Gerry Kersey, Christine Cox, Peter Bell and James Tomlinson.
Scripted by Ian McMillan, Martyn Wiley and Dave Sheasby
Directed for BBC North East by Dave Sheasby
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1989.
THU 09:30 W Somerset Maugham - Ashenden, Gentleman Spy (b008gcmq)
Miss King
Agent Ashenden finds his Swiss hotel is a hive of activity for spies from both sides of the war and is summoned to the deathbed of an English governess who wants the ear of one of her countrymen before she dies.
A series of short stories based on William Somerset Maugham's own First World War experiences
Read by Alex Jennings
Abridged by Neville Teller
Producer: Eoin O'Callaghan
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in 2007.
THU 10:00 Gustave Flaubert - Madame Bovary (b00ctvhj)
Misfortune
By dint of buying on credit and never paying, by constantly trying to fill the void in her inner life, Emma finds herself in serious trouble...
A French masterpiece of betrayal and wantonness; the first great novel of adultery starring John Hurt..
Narrator ...... John Hurt
Emma ...... Sarah Smart
Monsieur Homais ...... David Fleeshman
Leon Dupuis ...... James D'Arcy
Monsieur Lheureux ...... Seamus O'Neill
Rodolphe Boulanger ...... Jude Akuwudike
Felicite ...... Sarah Jane Hallworth
Maitre Guillaumin ...... Russell Dixon
Gustave Flaubert's novel is dramatised by Diana Griffiths from a translation by Margaret Mauldon.
Producer: Pauline Harris
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2006.
THU 10:15 Baroness Orczy - The Teahouse Detective (b007jmjf)
The de Genneville Peerage
A murder shatters Polly, as the old man's crime-solving efforts meet furious resistance. With Bernard Hepton and Suzanne Burden.
THU 11:00 Caesar! (b00ctvxg)
Series 2
The Best of Mothers
The murderous tale of Emperor Nero and his interfering mother Agrippina. Stars Jonathan Forbes and Frances Barber.
THU 12:00 Take It From Here (b00ctvxd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 12:30 The Burkiss Way (b007js9k)
Series 4
Avoid Like the Plague the Burkiss Way
The Grim Reaper arrives, keen to spread the Red Death.
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: David Hatch
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1979.
THU 13:00 WE Johns - Biggles Flies North (b007lzbj)
Some Grim Encounters
The crackle of vicious machine-gun fire from another plane forces the Jupiter to take action. Read by Michael Palin. From August 1981.
THU 13:15 John Gielgud - Gielgud's Letters (b0082j2s)
Episode 4
In 1970, Gielgud contemplates taking a part in an exciting new play at London's Royal Court Theatre. Read by Derek Jacobi.
THU 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b007jsm7)
War in Europe
William's campaign against the French sparks another financial crisis for the monarchy. Anna Massey narrates the history of Britain.
THU 13:45 Men of Stone (b00cv175)
Series 1
Island Life Then
Julian Richards takes a trip through time to uncover some of Portland's social history, from pregnant brides to taboo mammals.
THU 14:00 07/08/2008 (b00cv177)
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THU 17:00 Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful (b007jv5j)
Series 2
Episode 6
Ad man Ken Handley faces his own emergency when he's coerced into a Samaritans campaign. Stars Martin Jarvis. From March 1984.
THU 17:30 The Attractive Young Rabbi (b007k23r)
Series 2
Direct Action
A man with a tape measure sparks a crisis for Rabbi Fine.
Barry Grossman’s comedy-drama about the collision between the old and the new in the Jewish community of Hillfield.
Rabbi Abraham Fine ...... David De Keyser
Rabbi Su Jacobs ...... Tracy-Ann Oberman
Sadie Fine ...... Doreen Mantle
Melvin ...... Henry Goodman
Su’s Mum ...... Sheila Steafel
Mr Biggins ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Bernard Blatt ...... Simon Schatzberger
Music: Max Harris.
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2000.
THU 18:00 Marty Ross - Catch My Breath (b007k3b0)
Episode 4
It's party time for Adam Strachan, but his house guests prove to be far from ordinary...
Marty Ross's supernatural five-part thriller.
Kate ........................................................... Claire Knight
Colleen ...................................... Suzanne Donaldson
Strachan ................................................... Liam Brennan
Old Strachan ............................................. John Shedden
Donnie ........................................................ Lewis Howden
Isla ......................................................... Eileen McCallum
Octavia ....................................................... Lucy Patterson
DC Carbeth ...................................................... James Bryce
WPC Briggs .............................................. Jill Riddiford
Dennis .......................................................... Finlay McLean
Producer: Bruce Young
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Radio Scotland. First broadcast in 2007.
THU 18:30 Margaret Atwood - The Handmaid's Tale (b008flfr)
The Wife's Proposal
Serena Joy reveals a radical solution to help Offred's attempt to bear her a child. Read by Buffy Davis.
THU 18:45 Margaret Atwood - The Handmaid's Tale (b008flfs)
Jezebels
Offred comes across her old friend in very disturbing surroundings. Chilling vision of female oppression. Read by Buffy Davis.
THU 19:00 Take It From Here (b00ctvxd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 19:30 The Burkiss Way (b007js9k)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
THU 20:00 The Blackburn Files (b007jpt3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
THU 20:30 W Somerset Maugham - Ashenden, Gentleman Spy (b008gcmq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
THU 21:00 Gustave Flaubert - Madame Bovary (b00ctvhj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
THU 21:15 Baroness Orczy - The Teahouse Detective (b007jmjf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 today]
THU 22:00 Married (b007ys7j)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 22:30 On the Town with the League of Gentlemen (b007k273)
Death by Mau Mau
The misfits of the remote northern town are having a fun run - and is there a nasty bug going round?
The first incarnation of the award-winning black comedy, about the "local people" of Spent - before it hit TV.
Starring Mark Gatiss, Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton.
Written by the cast and Jeremy Dyson.
The League of Gentlemen won a Perrier Edinburgh Festival award in 1997 and this radio series debuted in the same year. They also won a Sony Radio Award. The cult series switched to TV for three series on BBC 2 from 1999, plus stage shows and a feature film.
Producer: Sarah Smith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1997.
THU 23:00 The Skivers (b007jpsp)
Series 1
Leslie Phillips
Lecturer Leslie Phillips guest stars in Nick Golson and Tim de Jongh's skilful sketch show.
From the people who brought you ‘And Now in Colour’.
Written and performed by Nick Golson and Tim de Jongh.
With:
Mel Giedroyc
Peter Bradshaw
Producer: Jon Naismith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1994.
THU 23:30 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! (b00cv179)
Series 2
Just a Minute
After arguing all day, the former variety star sparks confusion when he arrives at the BBC. Stars Steve Delaney. From March 2007.
FRIDAY 08 AUGUST 2008
FRI 00:00 Marty Ross - Catch My Breath (b007k3b0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 Margaret Atwood - The Handmaid's Tale (b008flfr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 00:45 Margaret Atwood - The Handmaid's Tale (b008flfs)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:45 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 The Blackburn Files (b007jpt3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 W Somerset Maugham - Ashenden, Gentleman Spy (b008gcmq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Gustave Flaubert - Madame Bovary (b00ctvhj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 Baroness Orczy - The Teahouse Detective (b007jmjf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Married (b007ys7j)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:30 On the Town with the League of Gentlemen (b007k273)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:30 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 The Skivers (b007jpsp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! (b00cv179)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 Caesar! (b00ctvxg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 06:00 The Attractive Young Rabbi (b007k23r)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:30 on Thursday]
FRI 06:30 Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful (b007jv5j)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Thursday]
FRI 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00cv8t5)
Contact us at:
Big Toe Books
BBC Broadcasting House
London
W1A 1AA
Phone: 08700 100 700 [national rates]. Email: bigtoe@bbc.co.uk.
FRI 08:00 Listen to Les (b00cv8t7)
Les Dawson on the British sense of humour, animal noises galore and a piano sing-along. With Daphne Oxenford. From January 1981.
FRI 08:30 Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections (b007jwbw)
Series 3
Episode 5
The comic duo reveal the truth about house buying and celebrate famous singing families. With Pauline McLynn.
FRI 09:00 The Blackburn Files (b007jpvg)
Series 2
1. A Case of Frinks and Moores
When an open-air sculpture exhibition is raided, pitman-turned-private eye Steven J Blackburn is thrown into the jungle of international dealing.
CAST:
Stephen J. Blackburn …. Finetime Fontayne
Tracey Duggan …. Judy Flynn
Rollo …. Christopher Wilkinson
Kerenski …. John Graham Davies
Dempsey …. Kieran Cunningham
Scripted by Ian McMillan, Martyn Wiley and Dave Sheasby
Producer: Dave Sheasby
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1991.
FRI 09:30 Ashenden, Gentleman Spy (b00cvb9c)
Mr Harrington's Washing
Ashenden encounters an American who refuses to defer to the Bolsheviks, with ugly consequences. Abridged by Neville Teller.
FRI 10:00 Gustave Flaubert - Madame Bovary (b00cvbj4)
Mounting Debts
Emma has tried and exhausted every effort to repay her debts, but feels that she's left with only one course of action...
Gripping conclusion of the French masterpiece of betrayal and wantonness.
Narrator ...... John Hurt
Emma ...... Sarah Smart
CharlesConrad Nelson
Monsieur Homais ...... David Fleeshman
Berthe Bovary ...... Daisy Jones
Victor Lariviere ...... Martin Reeve
Justin ...... Sam Curtis
Gustave Flaubert's novel is dramatised by Diana Griffiths from a translation by Margaret Mauldon.
Producer: Pauline Harris
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2006.
FRI 10:15 Baroness Orczy - The Teahouse Detective (b0088zsz)
The Dublin Mystery
A dying businessman appears to have settled his will, but revenge wreaks family havoc. Stars Bernard Hepton and Suzanne Burden.
FRI 11:00 Caesar! (b00cvbk1)
Series 2
The Glass Ball Game
The story of Emperor Hadrian and his relationship with Antinous, who died in mysterious circumstances. Stars Andrew Garfield.
FRI 12:00 Listen to Les (b00cv8t7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 Just a Minute (b00cvbtw)
Paul Merton, Graham Norton, Clement Freud and Richard Morton join Nicholas Parsons at the Edinburgh Festival.
FRI 13:00 WE Johns - Biggles Flies North (b007lrnj)
Southward Again
With the Jupiter stranded, thoughts of rescue fade as the chums realise who is roaring towards them. Read by Michael Palin. From August 1981.
FRI 13:15 John Gielgud - Gielgud's Letters (b0082kbb)
Episode 5
Now in his 70s, Gielgud appears in a film called Arthur. He continues to act well into his 90s. Concluded by Derek Jacobi.
FRI 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b007jsml)
The Death of King Billy and the Coming of Queen Anne
A truce is declared in Europe and all change for royalty as Queen Mary dies. Anna Massey narrates the history of Britain.
FRI 13:45 Men of Stone (b00cvdf7)
Series 1
Island Life Now
Is the Dorset stone industry's future underground? And what do you do with a worked-out quarry? Julian Richards investigates.
FRI 14:00 08/08/2008 (b00cvdg0)
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FRI 17:00 PG Wodehouse - The Inimitable Jeeves (b007jvz6)
Pearls Mean Tears
When Bertie Wooster's Aunt Agatha sparks uproar - can his valet Jeeves save the day?
PG Wodehouse's romp starring Michael Hordern and Richard Briers.
Jeeves ...... Michael Hordern
Bertie Wooster ..... Richard Briers
Aunt Agatha ..... Joan Sanderson
Aileen Hemingway ..... Pat Coombs
Sidney Hemingway ..... Brian Oulton
Chamber Maid ..... Miriam Margolyes
Hotel Manager ..... Brian Haines.
Adapted by Chris Miller.
Producer: David Hatch
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1973.
FRI 17:30 Like They've Never Been Gone (b00cvjvf)
Series 4
Episode 5
Will singers Tommy and Sheila finally achieve the recognition they deserve – a Golden Goblet?
Ageing showbiz couple Tommy Franklin and Sheila Parr battle on with their second stab at fame.
Mike Coleman's sitcom starring Roy Hudd and June Whitfield.
Tommy Franklin …. Roy Hudd
Sheila Parr …. June Whitfield
Hetty Stark …. Pat Coombes
Murray …. Julian Eardley
Louis Elstein …. Edward Halsted
Laura Chapel …. Nicola Blake
Music by Frido Ruth.
Producer: Steve Doherty
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2002.
FRI 18:00 Marty Ross - Catch My Breath (b007k3bt)
Episode 5
The truth about Isla is revealed. Will Kate and Colleen finally manage to escape..?
Conclusion of Marty Ross's supernatural five-part thriller.
Kate ........................................................... Claire Knight
Colleen ...................................... Suzanne Donaldson
Strachan ................................................... Liam Brennan
Old Strachan ............................................. John Shedden
Donnie ........................................................ Lewis Howden
Isla ......................................................... Eileen McCallum
Octavia ....................................................... Lucy Patterson
DC Carbeth ...................................................... James Bryce
WPC Briggs .............................................. Jill Riddiford
Dennis .......................................................... Finlay McLean
Producer: Bruce Young
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Radio Scotland. First broadcast in 2007.
FRI 18:30 Margaret Atwood - The Handmaid's Tale (b008f8f5)
Nick
Offred embarks on Serena Joy's plan and witnesses the brutality of the new regime. Read by Buffy Davis.
FRI 18:45 Margaret Atwood - The Handmaid's Tale (b008f8f6)
Episode 10
Serena Joy confronts Offred in the climax to the chilling, dystopian vision of female subjugation. Concluded by Buffy Davis.
FRI 19:00 Listen to Les (b00cv8t7)
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FRI 19:30 Just a Minute (b00cvbtw)
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FRI 20:00 The Blackburn Files (b007jpvg)
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FRI 20:30 Ashenden, Gentleman Spy (b00cvb9c)
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FRI 21:00 Gustave Flaubert - Madame Bovary (b00cvbj4)
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FRI 21:15 Baroness Orczy - The Teahouse Detective (b0088zsz)
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FRI 22:00 Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections (b007jwbw)
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FRI 22:30 And Now in Colour (b007jscz)
Series 2
Stately Home
The team take the audience on a posh day out. Starring Tim de Jongh, William Vandyck and Tim Firth. From January 1991.
FRI 23:00 The Atkinson People (b007k1z5)
George Dupont
The French philosopher remains an enigma, despite an exhaustive biography. Rowan Atkinson's satirical probe. From April 1979.
FRI 23:30 The Cabaret of Dr Caligari (b007jq2f)
A Word in Your Ear
The dark, surreal goings-on in a nightclub owned by Dr Caligari. A late night DJ drops in. Starring John Woodvine. From 1991.