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Winter has come to Evensford. As the first snowflakes of 1931 settle, Lydia Aspen has come to live with her two aunts.
Richardson, a young reporter on the local paper, watches as the shy heiress passes by in a Daimler. His editor tells him "go and get the story"...
Stars Tim Pigott-Smith as Older Richardson, Jordan Frieda as Richardson, Juliet Aubrey as Lydia, Margaret Tyzack as Miss Bertie, Angela Thorne as Miss Juliana, Philip Fox as Bretherton and Jamie Bamber as Tom.
HE Bates's semi-autobiographical novel (published in 1952) dramatised by Vivienne Allen.
Every Sunday an awkward, fiddle-playing coffin-maker comes to play for his mother. Read by David Neal.
Leslie Forbes explores the beginning of the Raj and its culinary legacy with the help of some special guests and a lavish feast.
The notorious 1924 drama lifting the lid on the lives of the country house set. Stars Elizabeth Sellars and Martin Jarvis.
With Michael messing her about, Izzy's quest to find love gets even more muddled.
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
Michael ...... Nicholas Le Prevost
Dick ...... Mike Grady
Louise ...... Phyllida Nash
Gwyn ...... Sion Probert
Geoffrey Wheeler’s affectionate portrait of the Pavilion Theatre in Glasgow, one of the last Variety venues in Scotland.
Built in 1895 by architect Bertie Crewe, it boasts a magnificent ceiling which rolls back to reveal the stars, and is watched over - or so they say - by the ghost of one of its best-loved comedians, Tommy Morgan.
Among those recalling their days at the Pavilion are Johnny Beattie, Mary Lee Milroy, and Rikki Fulton.
Series featuring Variety theatres from all over the United Kingdom.
Mark Radcliffe profiles the comedians' comedian, Jimmy James - a teetotaller revered for his stage act of playing a drunk. But his one vice as a love of gambling...
Last of a six-part series exploring the tradition of the northern comedian.
The schoolboy is in trouble for not doing his homework, so Alfie is forced to help. Starring Jimmy Clitheroe. From December 1964.
Village shopkeepers Gert and Daisy prepare for a Bonfire Night party.
Starring Elsie and Doris Waters as Gert and Daisy.
With Joan Sims, Hugh Paddick, Ronnie Barker, Doris Rogers and Ron Moody.
Originally popular regulars in 'Workers' Playtime' on the BBC Home Service during wartime, Gert and Daisy won their own series, Floggit's, where they've inherited a village general store in Russett Green 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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The Galactic Federation thinks it has seen the last of space outlaw Roj Blake, when he is framed and exiled. Stars Derek Riddell.
Mark Evans's Dickensian spoof reveals the downward spiral of young Pip Bin's life. Stars Richard Johnson. From August 2008.
Experimental kitchen wipes sorely test market researcher Ian Dunn. Stars Neil Edmond and Paula Wilcox. From December 2007.
World Weary: It's snow jokes from Paul Copley and Helen Moon in the sketch show mixing up language and sounds. From October 2007.
Stand-up at London's Comedy Store with host Simon Bligh, Matt Wellcome, Veronica McKenzie and Sean Meo. From December 1998.
MONDAY 18 AUGUST 2008
MON 00:00 Blake's 7 (b008hscc)
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MON 01:00 HE Bates - Love for Lydia Omnibus (b007jvl9)
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08:00 on Sunday]
MON 02:15 HE Bates - Three Country Stories (b007jxtx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:15 on Sunday]
MON 02:30 A History of War and Peace in 4 Menus (b007w2mv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Sunday]
MON 03:00 The Now Show (b00d06p9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:00 on Sunday]
MON 03:30 Bleak Expectations (b00d06pc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:30 on Sunday]
MON 04:00 Knocker (b008g2dm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Sunday]
MON 04:15 No Tomatoes (b0081b7p)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:15 on Sunday]
MON 04:30 4 at the Store (b007jqn6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:30 on Sunday]
MON 05:00 The Palace of Laughter (b007tbvx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:00 on Sunday]
MON 05:30 How Tickled Am I? (b007jp99)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 on Sunday]
MON 06:00 The Clitheroe Kid (b007jszx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Sunday]
MON 06:30 Floggit's (b00d06hc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Sunday]
MON 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00d0bry)
Contact us at:
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MON 08:00 The Goon Show (b007jpgm)
Series 8
King Solomon's Mines
Neddie Seagoon loses at roulette, so heads off in search of legendary African riches. Stars Spike Milligan. From December 1957.
MON 08:30 Radio Shuttleworth (b007syx7)
Series 1
John Kettley
Sheffield's aspiring singer/songwriter John Shuttleworth takes over the BBC airwaves. With John Kettley. From November 1998.
MON 09:00 The Blackburn Files (b007w39g)
Series 3
3. A Case of Drowning Sorrows
Stephen visits his Auntie Eileen in a retirement home, where the theft of a ventriloquist's dummy soon has him treading the boards of memory lane.
Finetime Fontayne stars as Stephen J Blackburn.
Another case for the ex-pitman turned investigator and his assistant Tracey. Set in a South Yorkshire town that's seen better days.
Stephen J Blackburn ...... Finetime Fontayne
Tracey Duggan ...... Judy Flynn
Eileen Simpson ...... Carole Copeland
Arthur Swinscoe ...... Rod Arthur
Nigel Weston ...... Norman Mills
Written by Ian McMillan, Martyn Wiley and Dave Sheasby
Director: Dave Sheasby
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1993.
MON 09:30 Raymond Chandler - Goldfish (b007jrrz)
Episode 1
On new information, LA-based PI Carmady sets out to retrieve the valuable Leander pearls, stolen 15 years earlier. Read by Henry Goodman.
MON 10:00 HE Bates - Love for Lydia (b007jvlf)
Episode 6
After the death of his friend, Richardson cuts himself off from the group and their familiar surroundings. But while out walking one day he comes across a figure he recognises.
Stars Tim Pigott-Smith as Older Richardson, Jordan Frieda as Richardson, Juliet Aubrey as Lydia, Jamie Bamber as Tom. Clare Corbett as Nancy and Tom Mannion as McKechnie.
HE Bates's semi-autobiographical novel (published in 1952) dramatised by Vivienne Allen.
Director: Tracey Neale
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2004.
MON 10:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k1w4)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
A Scandal in Bohemia
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's great detective traces a compromising photo, but meets his match in Irene Adler. Stars Clive Merrison.
MON 11:00 Charles Dickens (b01b20s5)
Little Dorrit
Episode 1
Arthur Clennam returns from China, fearful of a wrong committed by his parents. Curious and feeling protective when he meets young seamstress, Amy Dorrit - he follows her home, to the Marshalsea Debtor's Prison, where he's introduced to her extraordinary family.
Charles Dickens's masterpiece of social satire and imprisonment dramatised in five episodes by Doug Lucie.
Starring Sir Ian McKellen as Charles Dickens.
Recorded on location in London.
Charles Dickens ...... Ian McKellen
Arthur Clennam ...... Julian Wadham
Mrs Clennam ...... Margaret Tyzack
William Dorrit ...... John Wood
Little Dorrit ...... Jasmine Hyde
Flora Finching ...... Sophie Thompson
Fanny Dorrit ...... Indira Varma
Frederick Dorrit ...... Peter Tuddenham
Affery ...... Jennie Stoller
Barnacle Junior ...... Kenny Blyth
Maggy ...... Helen Ayres
Pancks ...... Philip Joseph
Flintwinch ...... Ioan Meredith
Tite Barnacle ...... Gordon Reid
Plornish ...... Jonathan Keeble
Music by Mia Soteriou
Director: Janet Whitaker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2001.
MON 12:00 The Goon Show (b007jpgm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
MON 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00d0h1b)
Series 6
Episode 2
An apocalyptic weather forecaster, and oyster walkies.
Starring Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Cleese, Graeme Garden, David Hatch, Jo Kendall and Bill Oddie.
Written by Bill Oddie, Graeme Garden, Tim Brooke-Taylor.
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 Leon Cohen and Bill Oddie.
Producer: David Hatch/Peter Titheradge
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in April 1968.
MON 13:00 Just William (b007js2z)
Series 2
April Fool's Day
It's getting on for noon and the mischievous schoolboy still hasn't caught anyone out. Read by Martin Jarvis.
MON 13:15 Joy Adamson's Born Free (b007k3dr)
Episode 1
Star of the film, Virginia McKenna reads the classic story of Elsa the lion. Joy and husband George adopt three lion cubs.
MON 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b007jsqf)
Fruitless Carnage and the End of Marlborough
The Duke of Marlborough embarks on another campaign. Anna Massey narrates British history, with help from Peter Jeffrey.
MON 13:45 Strange Weather Days (b007jxfx)
Series 1
Wall of Water
A community recalls their devastating flood of 1953, as meteorologist Helen Young visits East Anglia.
MON 14:00 18/08/2008 (b00d0h1d)
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MON 17:00 To the Manor Born (b007m9wg)
The Spare Room
DeVere takes a shine to Mrs fforbes-Hamilton's guest. Is Audrey jealous?.
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
Podge Hodge ..... Zulema Dene
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 March 1997.
MON 17:30 Bristow (b007rgl8)
Series 2
The Power of the Press
The Chester-Perry buying clerk crusades to improve conditions for cleaning ladies.
Michael Williams stars as Bristow, the buying clerk from Frank Dickens' famous newspaper cartoon strip. Syndicated internationally, it ran for 41 years in London's Evening Standard.
Bristow ...... Michael Williams
Jones ...... Rodney Bewes
Gert ...... Liz Fraser
Daisy ...... Joan Sims
Mrs Purdy ...... Dora Bryan
Hewitt ...... Owen Brenman
Miss Sunman ...... Katy Odey
Stationmaster ...... Jon Glover
Stoke ...... David Battley
Hickford ...... Roger Lloyd Pack
Lift Boy ...... Ian Kelland
Music composed and performed by John Whitehall.
Producer: Neil Cargill
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1999.
MON 18:00 Ghost Zone (b007k31r)
Episode 1
As Jill Logan telephones her ex-husband Dan at the Highland village of Inchbrae, she hears a devastating explosion behind his anguished voice...
In this sci-fi thriller - specially-written for the BBC by Marty Ross - an alien archaeologist takes over a Scottish village and examines the past lives of its inhabitants by 'unpeeling' layers of time.
Stars Simon Tait as Dan Collins, Gayanne Potter as Jill Logan, Joanna Tope as Dr Beth Granger, Sandy Neilson as Captain Cairns, Lesley Hart as Heather Logan, Stevie Hannan as Soldier/Pilot/Jamie and John Paul Hurley as the Technician.
Producer: Bruce Young
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in 2004.
MON 18:30 Fantastic Tales (b007k2c2)
Hell Screen by Ryunosuke Akutagawa 1/2
When a mighty medieval Japanese Lord clashes with an arrogant painter, tragedy is sparked.
Ryunosuke Akutagawa's chilling horror story read in two-parts by Togo Igawa.
Fantastic Tales is a collection of weird and wonderful stories from around the world.
Tales from Japan, Delhi, Eastern Europe, the Welsh borders and America show how fantasy is at its best when used to explore the preoccupations of everyday life.
Translator: Jay Rubin
Director: Gemma Jenkins
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in February 2007.
MON 19:00 The Goon Show (b007jpgm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
MON 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00d0h1b)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
MON 20:00 The Blackburn Files (b007w39g)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
MON 20:30 Raymond Chandler - Goldfish (b007jrrz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
MON 21:00 HE Bates - Love for Lydia (b007jvlf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
MON 21:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k1w4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 today]
MON 22:00 Radio Shuttleworth (b007syx7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
MON 22:30 Ed Reardon's Week (b007wvmx)
Series 1
The Winona Defence
The writer falls in love, but his cat proves an obstacle to happy-ever-after.
Welcome to the world of Ed Reardon, author, pipe smoker, consummate fare-dodger and master of the abusive e-mail.
He may have only one pair of trousers and a seven-figure Amazon sales ranking, but no writer knows more about freeloading than Ed Reardon.
Christopher Douglas stars as Ed Reardon.
Written by Christopher Douglas and Andrew Nickolds.
Featuring:
Philip Jackson
Alice Lowe
Geoffrey Whitehead
Martin Hyder
Stephanie Cole
Sally Hawkins
Melanie Hudson
Geoffrey McGivern
Stephanie Cole
Ronnie Golden
John Fortune
Dan Tetsell
Rita May
Producer: Simon Nicholls
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2005
MON 23:00 MacAulay and Co (b00d0hbt)
Edinburgh Festival 2008
Episode 6
One of the top ten free ticketed events at the Fringe. Fred MacAulay brings you the pick of comedy and music from the festival.
TUESDAY 19 AUGUST 2008
TUE 00:00 Ghost Zone (b007k31r)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:30 Fantastic Tales (b007k2c2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 The Blackburn Files (b007w39g)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 Raymond Chandler - Goldfish (b007jrrz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 HE Bates - Love for Lydia (b007jvlf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k1w4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 Radio Shuttleworth (b007syx7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 on Monday]
TUE 03:30 Ed Reardon's Week (b007wvmx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:30 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 MacAulay and Co (b00d0hbt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 Charles Dickens (b01b20s5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Monday]
TUE 06:00 Bristow (b007rgl8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:30 on Monday]
TUE 06:30 To the Manor Born (b007m9wg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Monday]
TUE 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00d0ht0)
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TUE 08:00 The Navy Lark (b007jt0s)
The Psychology Test
When the Island Detachment are called to take some tests, the journey doesn't go to plan - thanks to Pertwee.
TUE 08:30 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (b008m74n)
Episode 3
Clive Anderson and the famed improvisation game with Stephen Fry, John Sessions, Jimmy Mulville and Nonny Williams.
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.
With Colin Sell at the piano.
Devised and compiled by Mark Leveson. Additional material by Martin Booth.
Producer: Dan Patterson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1988.
TUE 09:00 The Blackburn Files (b007wn7k)
Series 3
4. A Case of Happy Endings
Setting out to track down a missing person, private eye Steven J Blackburn finds something more...
Finetime Fontayne stars as Stephen J Blackburn.
The concluding case for the ex-pitman turned investigator and his assistant Tracey. Set in a South Yorkshire town that's seen better days.
Stephen J Blackburn ...... Finetime Fontayne
Tracey Duggan ...... Judy Flynn
Frank Ellis ...... John Branwell
Maggie ...... Ann Rye.
Written by Ian McMillan, Martyn Wiley and Dave Sheasby.
Director: Dave Sheasby
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1993.
TUE 09:30 Raymond Chandler - Goldfish (b007jrvq)
Episode 2
PI Carmady approaches the jittery Rush Madder about the stolen pearls, but gets in over his head. Read by Henry Goodman.
TUE 10:00 HE Bates - Love for Lydia (b007jvlh)
Episode 7
Richardson decides he has to move on. Tom is happy, but storm clouds are gathering. Stars Tim Pigott-Smith and Juliet Aubrey.
TUE 10:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k1xh)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The Red-Headed League
The detective investigates why a pawnbroker is paid four sovereigns a week to copy out an encyclopaedia. Stars Clive Merrison.
TUE 11:00 Charles Dickens (b01b2wb5)
Little Dorrit
Episode 2
Arthur Clennam still believes his parents to have wronged someone, but he can't get any help from the Circumlocution Office.
He also thinks he’s found a new love, and Little Dorrit receives a proposal.
Charles Dickens's masterpiece of social satire and imprisonment dramatised by Doug Lucie.
Starring Sir Ian McKellen as Charles Dickens.
Recorded on location in London.
Charles Dickens ...... Ian McKellen
Arthur Clennam ...... Julian Wadham
Mrs Clennam ...... Margaret Tyzack
William Dorrit ...... John Wood
Little Dorrit ...... Jasmine Hyde
Mrs Merdle ...... Jennie Stoller
Fanny Dorrit ...... Indira Varma
Flora Finching ...... Sophie Thompson
Frederick Dorrit ...... Peter Tuddenham
Pet Meagles ...... Clare Corbett
John Chivery ...... Ben Crowe
Tip Dorritt ...... Kenny Blyth
Maggy ...... Helen Ayres
Flintwinch ...... Ioan Meredith
Mr Meagles ...... Gordon Reid
Mr Doyce ...... Jonathan Keeble
Other parts played by members of the cast.
Music by Mia Soteriou
Director: Janet Whitaker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2001.
TUE 12:00 The Navy Lark (b007jt0s)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
TUE 12:30 The Al Read Show (b008zdfh)
Episode 4
Hospitals, the Post Office and noisy neighbours.
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 1998.
TUE 13:00 Just William (b007js3d)
Series 2
That Boy
The mischievous boy jumps on a coach - and takes an old lady for a ride with tales of parental neglect. Read by Martin Jarvis.
TUE 13:15 Joy Adamson's Born Free (b007k3fr)
Episode 2
Virginia McKenna reads the classic story of Elsa the lion. Adjusting to life without her sisters, she's taken on safari.
TUE 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b007jsqr)
The End of the War With France
The political intrigues of Marlborough and his wife are examined in this episode, narrated by Anna Massey.
TUE 13:45 Strange Weather Days (b007jxg1)
Series 1
Skylight
Meteorologist Helen Young talks to eye witnesses about the Aurora Borealis - rare and dramatic lights seen in Edinburgh's sky.
TUE 14:00 19/08/2008 (b00d0pfp)
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TUE 17:00 King Street Junior (b007jnp1)
Series 10
Proposals
A new school year brings campaigning teachers - and congratulations may be in order...
Created and written by Jim Eldridge, ten series of this comedy about a junior school ran between 1985 and 1998. King Street Junior Revisited ran from 2002 to 2005.
Stars Karl Howman as Mr Sims, James Grout as the Headmaster, Margaret John as Mrs Stone, Paul Copley as Mr Long, Deirdre Costello as Mrs Patterson, Vivienne Martin as Mrs Rudd, Marlene Sidaway as Miss Lewis, Jacqueline Beatty as Miss Read, Tom Watson as Mr Holliday and Ritu Jutla as Rowena
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1998.
TUE 17:30 It Sticks Out Half A Mile (b007jq15)
The Fancy Dress Parade
Frambourne-on-Sea's pier restoration fund-raising costume party is going well, until Pike brings a piano.
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
Mrs Pike …. Janet Davies
Ernest Wolcott …. Michael Knowles
Mrs Briggs …. Hilda Braid
Willerby Smallpiece …. Gordon Clyde
Waitress …. Miranda Forbes
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 Ghost Zone (b007jtzr)
Episode 2
After the mysterious explosion in the Scottish Highlands, the small advance party of rescuers face a hostile reception from locals on arrival at the devastated village of Inchbrae.
Can they unearth what's caused the massive cloud of radioactive dust?
Sci-fi thriller written by Marty Ross.
Stars Simon Tait as Dan Collins, Gayanne Potter as Jill Logan, Joanna Tope as Dr Beth Granger, Sandy Neilson as Captain Cairns, Lesley Hart as Heather Logan, Finlay McLean as PC McBain/Driver and Stevie Hannan as Lt Hopridge/Jamie/Voice-off.
Producer: Bruce Young
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in 2004.
TUE 18:30 Fantastic Tales (b007k2m4)
Hell Screen by Ryunosuke Akutagawa 2/2
Arrogant painter, Yoshi-hidday, puts his daughter's life in terrible danger.
Ryunosuke Akutagawa's chilling horror story concluded by Togo Igawa.
Fantastic Tales is a collection of weird and wonderful stories from around the world.
Translator: Jay Rubin
Director: Gemma Jenkins
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in March 2007.
TUE 19:00 The Navy Lark (b007jt0s)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
TUE 19:30 The Al Read Show (b008zdfh)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
TUE 20:00 The Blackburn Files (b007wn7k)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
TUE 20:30 Raymond Chandler - Goldfish (b007jrvq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
TUE 21:00 HE Bates - Love for Lydia (b007jvlh)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
TUE 21:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k1xh)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 today]
TUE 22:00 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (b008m74n)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
TUE 22:30 The Mark Steel Solution (b007jmtg)
Series 1
Anyone Born in England Should Be Deported
Radical proposals to improve our lives, with the comedian's emigration shake-up. From November 1992.
TUE 23:00 MacAulay and Co (b00d0pfm)
Edinburgh Festival 2008
Episode 7
One of the top ten free ticketed events at the Fringe. Fred MacAulay brings you the pick of comedy and music from the festival.
WEDNESDAY 20 AUGUST 2008
WED 00:00 Ghost Zone (b007jtzr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 Fantastic Tales (b007k2m4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 The Blackburn Files (b007wn7k)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 Raymond Chandler - Goldfish (b007jrvq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 HE Bates - Love for Lydia (b007jvlh)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 02:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k1xh)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 on Tuesday]
WED 03:00 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (b008m74n)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 on Tuesday]
WED 03:30 The Mark Steel Solution (b007jmtg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:30 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 MacAulay and Co (b00d0pfm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 Charles Dickens (b01b2wb5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Tuesday]
WED 06:00 It Sticks Out Half A Mile (b007jq15)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:30 on Tuesday]
WED 06:30 King Street Junior (b007jnp1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Tuesday]
WED 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00d10q8)
Contact us at:
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Phone: 08700 100 700 [national rates]. Email: bigtoe@bbc.co.uk.
WED 08:00 Beyond Our Ken (b007jwst)
Kenneth Horne sets sail with a tale of Sir Francis Drake - and 'Hornerama' on food. With Kenneth Williams. From December 1963.
WED 08:30 Heated Rollers (b007qg19)
Episode 2
A very nosey vicar, life before paternity tests – and Smothering Heights.
The first-ever all-women sketch show made for BBC Radio 2 stars Lynda Bellingham, Gwyneth Strong and Joanna Monro.
With music supplied by the Lorraine Bowen Experience.
Producer: Maria Esposito
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in March 1999.
WED 09:00 Craddock and Co (b007jsvl)
1. The Crompton Canvas
A violent burglary leads Victorian detective Charles Craddock to a sinister rendezvous.
Lucy Greenwood travels from Lancashire to London to work with her Uncle Charles at his London book shop - but soon discovers he has another profession as a private investigator.
CAST:
Charles Craddock …. Martin Jarvis
Lucy Greenwood …. Emma Tate
Grout …. Struan Rodger
Leopold Kransky …. Stephen Thorne
Slip …. Lyndham Gregory
Peggie McLavety …. John Evitts
Captain John Trevail …. Gareth Armstrong
Written by Chris Thompson.
Director: John Taylor.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in 1993.
WED 09:30 Raymond Chandler - Goldfish (b007jryg)
Episode 3
LA detective PI Carmady is out in Westport hunting the stolen Leander pearls, but who is on his trail? Concluded by Henry Goodman.
WED 10:00 HE Bates - Love for Lydia (b007jvln)
Episode 8
When Richardson finally returns home, a startling discovery awaits him. Stars Tim Pigott-Smith and Juliet Aubrey.
WED 10:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k1ys)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
A Case of Identity
The detective agrees to help locate a missing husband, but can he do so without leaving 221B Baker Street? Stars Clive Merrison.
WED 11:00 Charles Dickens (b01b311m)
Little Dorrit
Episode 3
Mr Pancks has made discoveries about the Dorrit family, but Arthur still hasn’t solved his family's secret...
Charles Dickens's masterpiece of social satire and imprisonment dramatised by Doug Lucie.
Starring Sir Ian McKellen as Charles Dickens.
Recorded on location in London.
Charles Dickens ...... Ian McKellen
Arthur Clennam ...... Julian Wadham
Mrs Clennam ...... Margaret Tyzack
William Dorrit ...... John Wood
Little Dorrit ...... Jasmine Hyde
Mrs Merdle ...... Jennie Stoller
Mr Pancks ...... Philp Joseph
Fanny Dorrit ...... Indira Varma
Mr Merdle ...... Kenneth Cranham
Flora Finching ...... Sophie Thompson
Frederick Dorrit ...... Peter Tuddenham
Pet Meagles ...... Clare Corbett
John Chivery ...... Ben Crowe
Tip Dorritt ...... Kenny Blyth
Maggy ...... Helen Ayres
Flintwinch ...... Ioan Meredith
Mr Meagles ...... Gordon Reid
Mr Doyce ...... Jonathan Keeble
Other parts played by members of the cast.
Music by Mia Soteriou
Director: Janet Whitaker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2001.
WED 12:00 Beyond Our Ken (b007jwst)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
WED 12:30 Trivia Test Match (b007jsrv)
From 01/10/1991
Brian Johnston umpires as team captains Tim Rice and Stephen Fry battle guest panellists Willie Rushton and Rachel Heyhoe-Flint. From October 1991.
WED 13:00 Just William (b007js3s)
Series 2
The Bishop's Handkerchief
The outlaws have wonderful silk handkerchiefs - the mischievous boy will stop at nothing to get one too. Read by Martin Jarvis.
WED 13:15 Joy Adamson's Born Free (b007k3gp)
Episode 3
Virginia McKenna reads the classic story of Elsa the lion, as Joy and George decide to take her on holiday with them.
WED 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b007jsr2)
The King Of England Who Couldn't Speak English
Marlborough is accused of misappropriating funds that were meant for the war. Anna Massey narrates the history of Britain.
WED 13:45 Strange Weather Days (b007jxg6)
Series 1
Windy City
Helen Young talks to witnesses and experts about the last century's worst tornado in London's Gunnersbury, on 8th December 1954.
WED 14:00 20/08/2008 (b00d10qb)
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WED 17:00 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b007vlws)
Series 1
The Wedding Ring
Crime writer Gerald is distracted when Diana loses something precious.
The convoluted chronicle of an optimistic author written by Basil Boothroyd.
Starring Ian Carmichael as Gerald C Potter and Charlotte Mitchell as his wife and more successful writer, Diana.
With James Thomason, Trader Faulkner and Robin Browne.
The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter ran from 1976 to 1981.
Producer: Bobby Jaye
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1976.
WED 17:30 After Henry (b007k4gw)
Series 3
Lines of Communication
'It's been wonderfully peaceful. Or it would have been if I hadn't felt so guilty all the time.'
Sarah and her mother Eleanor wage a war of attrition, until Russell steps in.
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
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 October 1987.
WED 18:00 Ghost Zone (b007jx3g)
Episode 3
Dr Beth Granger sifts through clues to the devastation in Inchbrae, but becomes the focus of a hostile presence instead...
And why does time in the Highland village seem to be breaking into different 'layers'?
Sci-fi thriller written by Marty Ross.
Stars Simon Tait as Dan Collins, Gayanne Potter as Jill Logan, Joanna Tope as Dr Beth Granger, Sandy Neilson as Captain Cairns, Lesley Hart as Heather Logan, Stevie Hannan as Lt. Hopridge and Finlay McLean as PC McBain.
Producer: Bruce Young
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in 2004.
WED 18:30 Fantastic Tales (b007k2ty)
Alarm Clock On The Night Table by Zoran Zivkovic
An unusual chain of events forces an elderly woman to confront a tragedy from her past.
Zoran Zivkovic gripping story is read by Anna Massey.
Fantastic Tales is a collection of weird and wonderful stories from around the world.
Translated from the Serbian by Alice Copple-Tosic.
Director: Gemma Jenkins
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in March 2007.
WED 19:00 Beyond Our Ken (b007jwst)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
WED 19:30 Trivia Test Match (b007jsrv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
WED 20:00 Craddock and Co (b007jsvl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
WED 20:30 Raymond Chandler - Goldfish (b007jryg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
WED 21:00 HE Bates - Love for Lydia (b007jvln)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
WED 21:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k1ys)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 today]
WED 22:00 Heated Rollers (b007qg19)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
WED 22:30 The Little Big Woman Radio Show (b008jwjt)
The Sweet Joy of Motherhood
Wannabe Cynthia wants it all - career, husband and beautiful babies. But what about her big break? Stars Llewella Gideon.
WED 22:45 Peter Bradshaw - For One Horrible Moment (b0082khk)
Episode 1
Peter Bradshaw's hilariously disturbing personal account of one boy's transition into adulthood in 1970s Cambridgeshire at the hands of an eccentric father.
In this opening episode, our young hero's chance playground encounter opens the long-concealed door into a dark erotic journey of the soul.
Read by the author.
Producer: Jon Naismith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1999.
WED 23:00 MacAulay and Co (b00d10qd)
Edinburgh Festival 2008
Episode 8
One of the top ten free ticketed events at the Fringe. Fred MacAulay brings you the pick of comedy and music from the festival.
THURSDAY 21 AUGUST 2008
THU 00:00 Ghost Zone (b007jx3g)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 Fantastic Tales (b007k2ty)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Craddock and Co (b007jsvl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Raymond Chandler - Goldfish (b007jryg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 HE Bates - Love for Lydia (b007jvln)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k1ys)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Heated Rollers (b007qg19)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:30 The Little Big Woman Radio Show (b008jwjt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:45 Peter Bradshaw - For One Horrible Moment (b0082khk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:45 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 MacAulay and Co (b00d10qd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Charles Dickens (b01b311m)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 06:00 After Henry (b007k4gw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:30 on Wednesday]
THU 06:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b007vlws)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Wednesday]
THU 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00d16g4)
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 (b007jswx)
The 10th anniversary Show, with a 'Pygmalion' spoof and The Operatic Weather Forecast. Stars Jimmy Edwards. From March 1958.
THU 08:30 Married (b00804fg)
Series 2
Serenity
It's been a taxing few months for Robin in his new universe, but at last he seems to have tapped into that well of inner peace.
Or is there a more obvious explanation?
Hugh Bonneville stars in Tony Bagley's comedy.
Robin .... Hugh Bonneville
Lesley .... Josie Lawrence
Dirk .... Stephen Frost
Ned .... Sam Bradley
Maxine .... Ann Gosling
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2000.
THU 09:00 Craddock and Co (b007jsvx)
2. The Play's the Thing
1899: Victorian bookseller-cum-detective Charles Craddock and his niece, Lucy, investigate mysterious backstage dramas at a London theatre.
CAST:
Charles Craddock …. Martin Jarvis
Lucy Greenwood …. Emma Tate
Grout …. Struan Rodger
James Price …. David Thorpe
Rufus Weatherby …. Colin Pinney
Rex Radford …. Barry J. Gordon
Elizabeth Barnes …. Teresa Gallagher
Hamlet …. Michael Onslow
Written by Chris Thompson.
Director: John Taylor.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in 1993.
THU 09:30 VI Warshawski (b007jzsg)
Publicity Stunts
Episode 1
Private Detective V I Warshawski is being set up for a murder she didn't commit - of a woman she hardly knew. Read by Buffy Davis.
The victim is a famous crime fiction writer. Her latest book threatens to uncover the shame of a small American town whose dark secrets and those of her tormentor have been buried for decades.
Sara Paretsky has created one of the most popular female sleuths in modern crime fiction. Her heroine, V I Warshawski, is a strong female character in a male-dominated world. V I is comfortable packing heat and trailing nasty suspects but she never loses touch with her basic femininity. Paretsky says of her Warshawski: "I was troubled by the way women were portrayed in (detective fiction) they always seemed either evil or powerless. I thought it was time for a tough, smart, likeable female private investigator".
Producer: Joanne Reardon
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in 2003.
THU 10:00 HE Bates - Love for Lydia (b007qgdn)
Episode 9
Visiting Lydia in the sanatorium, Richardson catches up on events with Blackie. Stars Tim Pigott-Smith and Juliet Aubrey.
THU 10:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k202)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The Boscombe Valley Mystery
When a man is murdered, his blood-covered son stands accused. But the detective has his own theory. Stars Clive Merrison.
THU 11:00 Charles Dickens (b01b3clm)
Little Dorrit
Episode 4
The newly wealthy Dorrits set off on a tour of Europe but Little Dorrit is homesick.
Fanny finds a suitor and William is gratified by the attentions of the banker, Mr Merdle.
Charles Dickens's masterpiece of social satire and imprisonment dramatised by Doug Lucie.
Starring Sir Ian McKellen as Charles Dickens.
Recorded on location in London.
Charles Dickens ...... Ian McKellen
Arthur Clennam ...... Julian Wadham
Mrs Clennam ...... Margaret Tyzack
William Dorrit ...... John Wood
Little Dorrit ...... Jasmine Hyde
Mr Merdle ...... Kenneth Cranham
Mrs Merdle ...... Jennie Stoller
Fanny Dorrit ...... Indira Varma
Flora Finching ...... Sophie Thompson
Frederick Dorrit ...... Peter Tuddenham
John Chivery ...... Ben Crowe
Tip Dorritt ...... Kenny Blyth
Flintwinch ...... Ioan Meredith
Mr Pancks ...... Philip Joseph
Mr Doyce ...... Jonathan Keeble
Other parts played by members of the cast.
Music by Mia Soteriou
Director: Janet Whitaker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2001.
THU 12:00 Take It From Here (b007jswx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 12:30 The Burkiss Way (b00d16g6)
Series 5
Sack the Burkiss Way
Confusion at Eddie's 24 Hour Sniffery and let's play 'Family Fortunes'.
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 October 1980.
THU 13:00 Just William (b007js45)
Series 2
The Haunted House
The outlaws find a perfect venue for a midnight feast - but get mistaken for ghosts and ruin a romance. Read by Martin Jarvis.
THU 13:15 Joy Adamson's Born Free (b007k3hn)
Episode 4
Virginia McKenna reads the classic story of Elsa the lion. Joy and George try to disprove a local myth about man-eating lions.
THU 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b007jsrc)
The Hanoverians and the Jacobite Rising
The rise of the man destined to become Britain's first Prime Minister - Robert Walpole. Anna Massey narrates the history of Britain.
THU 13:45 Strange Weather Days (b007jxgb)
Series 1
Snow Stops Play
Meteorologist Helen Young recalls 1975, when snow fell in June and interrupted play at Buxton cricket ground.
THU 14:00 21/08/2008 (b00d16g8)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
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THU 17:00 Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful (b007jv6r)
Series 3
Episode 2
The snoring of leg model April inspires ad man Ken in his quest to win an account for a nasal spray.
Martin Jarvis stars in Guy Jenkin and Jon Canter’s satire set in the competitive world of advertising
Ken Handley ...... Martin Jarvis
Sandy ...... Christopher Godwin
Freddie ...... Lockwood West
Ambrose ...... Paul Jesson
April ...... Shelley Thompson
Hedley ...... Robert Longden
Deborah ...... Rosalind Ayres
The Artiste of Diminutive Stature ...... David Learner
With Miriam Margolyes, John Shrapnel, David Tate, Sally Grace, Enn Reitel and Anton Rogers.
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1986.
THU 17:30 The Attractive Young Rabbi (b007k2mq)
Series 2
The Lift
Rabbi Fine and Rabbi Jacobs have an intimate meeting - but not one they would have chosen...
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
Brian ...... Jonathan Kydd
Caretaker ...... Howard Lew Lewis
Mr Mukherjee ...... Harry Landis
Bernice ...... Renu Setna
Ambulance Man ...... Simon Balfour (
Music: Max Harris.
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2000.
THU 18:00 Ghost Zone (b007jx3m)
Episode 4
The purpose of the alien's presence in Inchbrae is revealed after Jill and Beth witness more moments from the past.
Sci-fi thriller written by Marty Ross.
Stars Simon Tait as Dan Collins, Gayanne Potter as Jill Logan, Joanna Tope as Dr Beth Granger, Lesley Hart as Heather Logan, John Paul Hurley as Dominic Clayton, Finlay McLean as Reverend Thornley, Sandy Neilson as Captain Cairns/Minister/Tannoy and Stevie Hannan as Lt Hopridge.
Producer: Bruce Young
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in 2004.
THU 18:30 Fantastic Tales (b007k30x)
The White People by Arthur Machen
The nature of good and evil and the origins of sin are explored as two learned gentlemen hold a heated theological debate...
Arthur Machen's intriguing tale read by Ioan Meredith and Louise Collins.
Fantastic Tales is a collection of weird and wonderful stories from around the world.
Director: Gemma Jenkins
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in March 2007.
THU 19:00 Take It From Here (b007jswx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 19:30 The Burkiss Way (b00d16g6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
THU 20:00 Craddock and Co (b007jsvx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
THU 20:30 VI Warshawski (b007jzsg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
THU 21:00 HE Bates - Love for Lydia (b007qgdn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
THU 21:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k202)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 today]
THU 22:00 Married (b00804fg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 22:30 On the Town with the League of Gentlemen (b007k2qm)
Gunpowder, Treason and Plot
The locals of the remote northern town get an unusual new guy for the bonfire.
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 MacAulay and Co (b00d16fy)
Edinburgh Festival 2008
Episode 9
One of the top ten free ticketed events at the Fringe. Fred MacAulay brings you the pick of comedy and music from the festival.
FRIDAY 22 AUGUST 2008
FRI 00:00 Ghost Zone (b007jx3m)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 Fantastic Tales (b007k30x)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Craddock and Co (b007jsvx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 VI Warshawski (b007jzsg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 HE Bates - Love for Lydia (b007qgdn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k202)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Married (b00804fg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:30 On the Town with the League of Gentlemen (b007k2qm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:30 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 MacAulay and Co (b00d16fy)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 Charles Dickens (b01b3clm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 06:00 The Attractive Young Rabbi (b007k2mq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:30 on Thursday]
FRI 06:30 Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful (b007jv6r)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Thursday]
FRI 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00d18xk)
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 (b00d18xm)
Les Dawson is joined by Daphne Oxenford, Colin Edwynn and Roy Barraclough for half an hour of laughs and music.
FRI 08:30 Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections (b007zgd5)
Series 3
Episode 9
The comic duo line up gym-training, Paul McCartney and television psychics in their satirical cross-hairs.
FRI 09:00 Craddock and Co (b007jsw5)
3. My Dear Isabelle
Spring, 1900: The reappearance of a woman from his past persuades Victorian private investigator, Charles Craddock, to help find her kidnapped husband in France, but niece Lucy realises there are hidden perils.
CAST:
Charles Craddock …. Martin Jarvis
Lucy Greenwood …. Emma Tate
Grout …. Struan Rodger
Isabelle Vallance …. Frances Jeater
Leopold Kransky …. Stephen Thorne
Sir Aubrey Blake …. Colin Pinney
Monsieur Vallance …. Malcolm Ward
Walter Smith …. Michael Onslow
Written by Chris Thompson.
Director: John Taylor.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in 1993.
FRI 09:30 VI Warshawski (b007jztq)
Publicity Stunts
Episode 2
Tough private eye VI Warshawski continues the battle to clear herself of a murder that she didn't commit. Concluded by Buffy Davis.
The victim is a famous crime fiction writer. Her latest book threatens to uncover the shame of a small American town whose dark secrets and those of her tormentor have been buried for decades.
Sara Paretsky has created one of the most popular female sleuths in modern crime fiction. Her heroine, V I Warshawski, is a strong female character in a male-dominated world. V I is comfortable packing heat and trailing nasty suspects but she never loses touch with her basic femininity. Paretsky says of her Warshawski: "I was troubled by the way women were portrayed in (detective fiction) they always seemed either evil or powerless. I thought it was time for a tough, smart, likeable female private investigator".
Producer: Joanne Reardon
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in 2003.
FRI 10:00 HE Bates - Love for Lydia (b007q99p)
Episode 10
As he and Blackie help her recovery, Richardson must face up to what love for Lydia really means. Stars Tim Pigott-Smith.
FRI 10:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k21c)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The Five Orange Pips
After receiving a violent death threat letter, Colonel Elias Openshaw calls on the Baker Street detective. Stars Clive Merrison.
FRI 11:00 Charles Dickens (b01b3fqd)
Little Dorrit
Episode 5
After her father's death Little Dorrit is still in Italy when the newly-married Fanny has a strange visit from Mr Merdle.
Arthur is struck by disaster and Mrs Clennam is forced to reveal the family secret at last.
Conclusion of Charles Dickens's masterpiece of social satire and imprisonment.
Starring Sir Ian McKellen as Charles Dickens.
Recorded on location in London.
Charles Dickens ...... Ian McKellen
Arthur Clennam ...... Julian Wadham
Mrs Clennam ...... Margaret Tyzack
Little Dorrit ...... Jasmine Hyde
Fanny Dorrit ...... Indira Varma
John Chivery ...... Ben Crowe
Flintwinch ...... Ioan Meredith
Mr Pancks ...... Philip Joseph
Mr Doyce ...... Jonathan Keeble
Mr Merdle ...... Kenneth Cranham
Chivery ...... Gordon Reid
Dramatised by Doug Lucie.
Music by Mia Soteriou
Director: Janet Whitaker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2001.
FRI 12:00 Listen to Les (b00d18xm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 Just a Minute (b00d2501)
Chairman Nicholas Parsons is joined by Clement Freud, Paul Merton, Graham Norton and Liza Tarbuck.
FRI 13:00 Just William (b007js4j)
Series 2
The Cure
Great Aunt Jane's dying wish is to meet her nephew William - much to the amazement of the Brown family. Read by Martin Jarvis.
FRI 13:15 Joy Adamson's Born Free (b007k3jh)
Episode 5
Virginia McKenna reads the classic story of Elsa the lion, as Joy and George take her on a seven week safari.
FRI 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b007jsrr)
The Damning of the MacGregors
What benefits did a united land bring to the Scots? Anna Massey narrates the history of the British Isles with Peter Jeffrey.
FRI 13:45 Strange Weather Days (b007k216)
Series 1
Forever Freezing
Meteorologist Helen Young visits the bizarre frost hollow of Rickmansworth, near the Chilterns.
FRI 14:00 22/08/2008 (b00d2503)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
Contact us at:
CBeebies Radio
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Phone: 08700 100 700.
FRI 17:00 PG Wodehouse - The Inimitable Jeeves (b007s5dn)
The Great Sermon Handicap
Can Bertie Wooster beat the odds of disaster in an unusual betting syndicate?
PG Wodehouse's romp starring Michael Hordern and Richard Briers.
Jeeves ...... Michael Hordern
Bertie Wooster ..... Richard Briers
Revrend Heppenstall ..... Maurice Denham
Bingo Little ..... Jonathan Cecil
Eustace ..... David Jason
Claude ..... Jonathan Lynn
Cynthia ..... Carol Marsh
Adapted by Chris Miller.
Producer: David Hatch
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1973.
FRI 17:30 Like They've Never Been Gone (b00cbltk)
Series 3
Episode 6
Murray worries that his tubby dad Tommy and Sheila have more rolls than roles.
Ageing showbiz couple Tommy Franklin and Sheila Parr continue their second stab at fame.
Series 3 of Mike Coleman’s showbiz sitcom.
CAST:
Tommy Franklin …. Roy Hudd
Sheila Parr …. June Whitfield
Hetty Stark …. Pat Coombes
Murray Franklin …. Julian Eardley
Louis Elstein …. Edward Halsted
Naomi Shae - Tracy-Ann Oberman
Music by Frido Ruth.
Producer: Steve Doherty
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2001.
FRI 18:00 Ghost Zone (b007jx3q)
Episode 5
As the army closes in on the Highland village of Inchbrae, can the alien presence be defeated?
Conclusion of the sci-fi thriller specially-written for the BBC by Marty Ross.
Stars Simon Tait as Dan Collins, Gayanne Potter as Jill Logan, Joanna Tope as Dr Beth Granger, Sandy Neilson as Captain Cairns, Lesley Hart as Heather Logan, Stevie Hannan as Soldier/Pilot/Jamie and John Paul Hurley as the Technician.
Producer: Bruce Young
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in 2004.
FRI 18:30 Fantastic Tales (b0084sqq)
Delhi by Vandana Singh
A man living in present-day Delhi is haunted by visions of the city as it was in the past - and how it will be in the future...
Vandana Singh’s story is read by Shiv Grewal.
Fantastic Tales is a collection of weird and wonderful stories from around the world.
Director: Gemma Jenkins
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in March 2007.
FRI 19:00 Listen to Les (b00d18xm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 Just a Minute (b00d2501)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
FRI 20:00 Craddock and Co (b007jsw5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
FRI 20:30 VI Warshawski (b007jztq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
FRI 21:00 HE Bates - Love for Lydia (b007q99p)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
FRI 21:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k21c)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 today]
FRI 22:00 Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections (b007zgd5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
FRI 22:30 And Now in Colour (b007jqfb)
Series 2
The Great Outdoors
The sketch show team take their audience on an activity holiday.
Precision comedy written and performed by Tim Firth, Tim de Jongh, Michael Rutger and William Vandyck.
Producer: Lissa Evans
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1991.
FRI 23:00 MacAulay and Co (b00d263g)
Edinburgh Festival 2008
Episode 10
One of the top ten free ticketed events at the Fringe. Fred MacAulay brings you the pick of comedy and music from the festival.