SATURDAY 23 AUGUST 2008

SAT 00:00 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.
SAT 00:30 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.
SAT 01:00 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.
SAT 01:30 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.
SAT 02:00 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.
SAT 02:15 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.
SAT 03:00 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.
SAT 03:30 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.
SAT 04:00 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.
SAT 05:00 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.
SAT 06:00 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.
SAT 06:30 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.
SAT 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00d3k89)
Contact us at:
Big Toe Books
BBC Broadcasting House
London
W1A 1AA
Phone: 08700 100 700 [national rates]. Email: bigtoe@bbc.co.uk.
SAT 08:00 Dad Made Me Laugh (b00d3k8c)
Max Hudd
Roy Hudd's son chats to Sally Magnusson about his life with the star of 'News Huddlines', 'Coronation Street' and more.
Producer: Mike Walker
First broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland in September 2006.
SAT 08:30 Jules Verne - Around the World in Eighty Days (b007jty4)
An Over-Hurried Departure
In which a bet is made, the Bank of England is robbed and the gas is left on. Eccentric gentleman, Phileas Fogg's new valet Passepartout had been hoping for a quiet life...
Starring Leslie Phillips as Phileas Fogg, Yves Aubert as Passepartout, Jim Broadbent as Sergeant Fix and Ronald Fraser as Lord Albermarle.
Jules Verne's classic story dramatised in four parts by Terry James.
Music: Wilfredo Acosta.
Director Janet Whitaker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1991.
SAT 09:00 Comedy Controller (b007xrf8)
Arnold Brown
The former accountant chooses The Al Read Show, Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead, I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again, two episodes of Arnold Brown and Company, and People Like Us.
SAT 12:00 Philip Marlowe - The Lady in the Lake (b008ft86)
Raymond Chandler's world-weary private-eye leaves the smog of LA on the trail of a killer. Stars Ed Bishop and Toby Robins.
SAT 13:30 Anything Legal (b00828m9)
Episode 2
City commuters Charles and George finally admit they’ve both lost their jobs and take action...
Starring Donald Hewlett and Michael Knowles.
‘A Tale of Two City Gents’ by Wally K Daly.
Charles …. Donald Hewlett
George …. Michael Knowles
Mr Rollings …. Jon Glover
The Ticket Collector …. Renu Setna
Black Market Job Salesman …. Ron Pember
The Waitress …. Sonia Fraser
Theme music by Jim Parker.
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1984.
SAT 14:00 23/08/2008 (b00d3khv)
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SAT 17:00 The Vinyl Cafe (b007zzxr)
Series 3
Children's Books
Canadian host Stuart McLean discusses his favourite children's books, and samples some music performed by youngsters.
SAT 18:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jmvs)
Operation Luna
7. Is this The Earth?
As Captain Jet Morgan's crew are pursued on the dark side of the moon, they drift dangerously off course.
Written and produced by Charles Chilton.
Jet Morgan …. Andrew Faulds
Lemmy Barnett …. Alfie Bass
Doc …. Guy Kingsley-Poynter
Mitch …. David Williams
All Other Parts …. David Jacobs
Music composed and orchestra conducted by Van Phillips.
The original 1953 recordings of this futuristic series were erased.
This series was re-recorded and first broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in May 1958.
SAT 18:30 The Brightonomicon (b00d3kmq)
The Incredible Encounter with Hugo Rune
A young man is mysteriously saved from drowning in 1960s Brighton. Fantastical comic serial with David Warner and Rupert Degas.
SAT 19:00 Dad Made Me Laugh (b00d3k8c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
SAT 19:30 Jules Verne - Around the World in Eighty Days (b007jty4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
SAT 20:00 Willy Russell's Reading of Shirley Valentine (b00d7jcy)
Recorded at the Everyman Theatre in Liverpool in 1994, the author reads one of his most endearing works to his hometown audience.
SAT 22:00 Kenny Everett's Radio Days (b007k36w)
Series 1
Episode 1
Jingles, chat and tunes. Classic clips of the celebrated disc jockey from his commercial radio peak. Features Captain Kremmen.
SAT 23:00 The Vinyl Cafe (b007zzxr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 today]


SUNDAY 24 AUGUST 2008

SUN 00:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jmvs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday]
SUN 00:30 The Brightonomicon (b00d3kmq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Saturday]
SUN 01:00 Philip Marlowe - The Lady in the Lake (b008ft86)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 on Saturday]
SUN 02:30 Anything Legal (b00828m9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Saturday]
SUN 03:00 Comedy Controller (b007xrf8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Saturday]
SUN 06:00 The Vinyl Cafe (b007zzxr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Saturday]
SUN 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00d3mnz)
Contact us at:
Big Toe Books
BBC Broadcasting House
London
W1A 1AA
Phone: 08700 100 700 [national rates]. Email: bigtoe@bbc.co.uk.
SUN 08:00 HE Bates - Love for Lydia Omnibus (b007qpx9)
Episode 2
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.
SUN 09:15 HE Bates - Three Country Stories (b007jy4d)
Series 2
The Cowslip Field
The tale of a tender moment among the spring flowers for Pacey and her young charge. Read by David Neal.
SUN 09:30 A History of War and Peace in 4 Menus (b007wfss)
The Louisiana Purchase
Chris Bigsby and guests taste an historical feast and reflect on a treaty that changed the course of American history.
SUN 10:00 The Rudest Man in Britain (b007jwmf)
Made for 4 Extra.
SUN 11:30 Up the Garden Path (b007yp9j)
Series 1
The Menage
Izzy struggles to come to terms with some alternative domestic arrangements.
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
Maria ...... Marty Cruickshank
Class 4C:
Kerryann White
Sarah Doyle
Sam Smart
Mark Monero
Producer: Jonathan James-Moore
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1987.
SUN 12:00 The Palace of Laughter (b007tzt7)
Series 1
Manchester Playhouse
Geoffrey Wheeler revisits the scene of the Manchester Playhouse.
Built back-to-back with the Hulme Hippodrome, itself a famous northern Variety venue, the Playhouse was host to some of the BBC's best-loved comedy and Variety programmes from the 1940s to the 1970s.
Ken Dodd, Sandy Powell, Harry Worth and Bill Waddington are among those featured in this nostalgic trip through the BBC's archives.
Series featuring Variety theatres from all over the United Kingdom.
Producer: Libby Cross
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2002.
SUN 12:30 How Tickled Am I? (b00d3qt1)
Series 2
Eric Morecambe
Mark Radcliffe traces the career of one half of the famous comic-duo and former director of Luton Town FC. Features Ernie Wise.
SUN 13:00 The Clitheroe Kid (b007k13n)
Series 8
Help, It's a Girl
The cheeky schoolboy faces his biggest fear when he has to take a girl to school. Stars Jimmy Clitheroe. From January 1965.
SUN 13:30 Floggit's (b007xrf9)
From 16/11/1956
Village shopkeepers Gert and Daisy take in a lost St Bernard dog, but it doesn't seem to understand English.
Starring Elsie and Doris Waters as Gert and Daisy.
With Joan Sims, Hugh Paddick, Ronnie Barker, Ron Moody, Iris Vandaleur and Peter Hawkins.
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.
Producer: Bill Gates
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in November 1956.
SUN 14:00 24/08/2008 (b00d3qt3)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
Contact us at:
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Phone: 08700 100 700.
SUN 17:00 The Palace of Laughter (b007tzt7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]
SUN 17:30 How Tickled Am I? (b00d3qt1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
SUN 18:00 Blake's 7 (b008jhns)
Traitor
The space outlaws try to gain control of the Liberator. But whose side is Avon on? Stars Derek Riddell and Colin Salmon.
SUN 19:00 The Clitheroe Kid (b007k13n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]
SUN 19:30 Floggit's (b007xrf9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]
SUN 20:00 The Rudest Man in Britain (b007jwmf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SUN 21:30 Up the Garden Path (b007yp9j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:30 today]
SUN 22:00 Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive (b007jzvf)
Series 1
Episode 1
The funny man throws open his radio drop-in centre for sketches, chat and big, big fibs. With Phill Jupitus. From May 2005.
SUN 22:30 Bleak Expectations (b00d3rm9)
Series 1
An Adolescence Utterly Trashed
Young Pip aims to escape school, with a crone's help. Mark Evans' Dickensian spoof stars Richard Johnson. From August 2007.
SUN 23:00 Knocker (b008hn0k)
Incentativity
Market researcher Ian Dunn carries out a delicate immigration survey. Stars Neil Edmond and Paula Wilcox. From December 2007.
SUN 23:15 No Tomatoes (b0081snn)
Doctor Doom
A moody fridge speaks out to Paul Copley and Helen Moon. Sketch show mixing up language and sounds. From October 2007.
SUN 23:30 4 at the Store (b007jw7y)
Series 2
Episode 1
Simon Bligh hosts the Christmas flavoured stand-up from London's Comedy Store.
With:
Luke Ponte
Mitch Benn
Ian Moore.
Producer: Helen Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2001.


MONDAY 25 AUGUST 2008

MON 00:00 Blake's 7 (b008jhns)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday]
MON 01:00 HE Bates - Love for Lydia Omnibus (b007qpx9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Sunday]
MON 02:15 HE Bates - Three Country Stories (b007jy4d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:15 on Sunday]
MON 02:30 A History of War and Peace in 4 Menus (b007wfss)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Sunday]
MON 03:00 Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive (b007jzvf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:00 on Sunday]
MON 03:30 Bleak Expectations (b00d3rm9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:30 on Sunday]
MON 04:00 Knocker (b008hn0k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Sunday]
MON 04:15 No Tomatoes (b0081snn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:15 on Sunday]
MON 04:30 4 at the Store (b007jw7y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:30 on Sunday]
MON 05:00 The Palace of Laughter (b007tzt7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 on Sunday]
MON 05:30 How Tickled Am I? (b00d3qt1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 on Sunday]
MON 06:00 The Clitheroe Kid (b007k13n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Sunday]
MON 06:30 Floggit's (b007xrf9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Sunday]
MON 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00d4180)
Contact us at:
Big Toe Books
BBC Broadcasting House
London
W1A 1AA
Phone: 08700 100 700 [national rates]. Email: bigtoe@bbc.co.uk.
MON 08:00 The Goon Show (b00d4182)
The Great British Revolution
Angry revolutionary leader Neddie Seagoon is duped into buying worthless weapons. Stars Harry Secombe. From December 1957.
MON 08:30 Francophile Namesakes (b007jv92)
Comedian Dave Gorman explains how receiving an email set him off on his very own 'Googlewhack' adventure around the world.
MON 09:00 Down And Safe: A Celebration of Blake's 7 (b00j6285)
Loyal fan Mitch Benn presents the inside story of the history and rebirth of a science fiction classic. Featuring The Syndeton Experiment, Liberator and When Vila Met Gan.
MON 12:00 The Goon Show (b00d4182)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00d4184)
Series 6
Episode 3
Nappy Days - and Britain's entry for 'The Eurovision Pun Contest'.
Starring Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Cleese, Graeme Garden, David Hatch, Jo Kendall and Bill Oddie.
Written by Bill Oddie, Tim Brooke-Taylor and Douglas Young.
Originating from the Cambridge University Footlights revue 'Cambridge Circus', ISIRTA ran for 8 years on BBC Radio and quickly developed a cult following.
Music and songs by Dave Lee and Bill Oddie.
Producer: David Hatch/Peter Titheradge
First broadcast on the BBC Radio 2 in April 1968.
MON 13:00 Tom's Midnight Garden (b00d4186)
The Clock Strikes Thirteen
Cheryl Campbell reads Philippa Pearce's children's classic. Tom is sent to his Aunt and Uncle's for the summer holidays.
MON 13:15 Joy Adamson's Born Free (b007k3lf)
Episode 6
Virginia McKenna, star of the film, reads the classic tale of a lion. The call of the wild starts luring Elsa to her own kind.
MON 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b007jssg)
Robert Walpole - the First Prime Minister
How the first Prime Minister, Robert Walpole rose to power in 1721. Anna Massey narrates the history of the British Isles.
MON 13:45 A Year in the Life of Ants (b008y6gb)
Episode 1
Enter the alien and dangerous world of Northumbrian wood ants. Peter France takes an extraordinary journey across the seasons.
MON 14:00 25/08/2008 (b00d4189)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
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MON 17:00 To the Manor Born (b007n1wj)
An Englishman's Home
When Devere installs new security cameras, Audrey declares war.
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
PC Dottle ...... Kevin Eldon
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 descendent.
First piloted on radio and then whisked off to TV before it ever appeared, before finally arriving home in 1997. Written for radio by Peter Spence.
Producer: Jane Berthoud
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in March 1997.
MON 17:30 Bristow (b007s5dp)
Series 2
Mr Bristow Regrets
The Chester-Perry Dinner Dance is out of bounds to the buying clerk - until he falls in with Tom Paine, troublemaker...
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
Mrs Purdy ...... Dora Bryan
Hewitt ...... Owen Brenman
Miss Sunman ...... Katy Odey
Hickford ...... Roger Lloyd Pack
Tom ...... Jon Glover
Little Red ...... Simon Schatzberger
Miss Golightly ...... Lucy Akhurst
Miss Peach ...... Carol Starks
Music composed and performed by John Whitehall.
Producer: Neil Cargill
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1999.
MON 18:00 Voices From the Grave (b007jwn9)
50 Berkeley Square
The most haunted house in Victorian London is set to give up its dark secret. 100 years back in time, Molly discovers that passion never dies.
Dylan Ritson's horror stars Harry Myers as Robert, Sophie Roberts as Molly and John Cummins as Angel.
Voices From The Grave is a series of four chilling and intimate dramas, inspired by existing ghost stories from around Britain. The writers make these stories more than simply scary - they are studies of humanity, love, rage and despair, of passion, longing and pain.
Writer Dylan Ritson has a long and successful career in theatre, film and radio. His radio work includes The Dream-Workings and Brain-Sayings of James Tilly Matthews and The Hunting of the Snark.
Producer: Gemma Jenkins
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in 2007.
MON 18:30 Understand by Ted Chiang (b007jtyf)
Episode 1
After suffering a horrific accident, coma patient, Leon undergoes a brand new medical procedure - with some startling side effects...
Award-winning US writer Ted Chiang's sci-fi thriller is read by Rhashan Stone.
Producer: Gemma Jenkins
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in December 2004.
MON 19:00 The Goon Show (b00d4182)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00d4184)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
MON 20:00 Down And Safe: A Celebration of Blake's 7 (b00j6285)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
MON 23:00 Stand-Up on 7 (b007xrxn)
Milton Jones
The master of wordplay, recorded live from London. Topics include broccoli, Christmas, Geordies and grandfathers.


TUESDAY 26 AUGUST 2008

TUE 00:00 Voices From the Grave (b007jwn9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:30 Understand by Ted Chiang (b007jtyf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 To the Manor Born (b007n1wj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 Bristow (b007s5dp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 Stand-Up on 7 (b007xrxn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 Down And Safe: A Celebration of Blake's 7 (b00j6285)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday]
TUE 06:00 Bristow (b007s5dp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Monday]
TUE 06:30 To the Manor Born (b007n1wj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Monday]
TUE 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00d45qh)
Contact us at:
Big Toe Books
BBC Broadcasting House
London
W1A 1AA
Phone: 08700 100 700 [national rates]. Email: bigtoe@bbc.co.uk.
TUE 08:00 The Navy Lark (b007jt23)
A Watch on the Initiative Test
Pertwee and Johnson are tested on their initiative, with disastrous results! Stars Jon Pertwee and Ronnie Barker.
TUE 08:30 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (b008pbnv)
Episode 4
Clive Anderson and the famed improvisation game with Stephen Fry, John Sessions, Kate Robbins and Griff Rhys-Jones.
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 Wimsey (b007jvn6)
Strong Poison
Old Bailey
Lord Peter Wimsey attends the trial of Harriet Vane, a young mystery writer accused of poisoning her former lover with arsenic. The evidence against her seems overwhelming, but the shrewd, debonair sleuth harbours doubts over her guilt.
Starring Ian Carmichael as Lord Peter Wimsey, Carleton Hobbs as the Judge, Charlotte Mitchell as the Dowager Duchess, Ann Bell as Harriet Vane and Stephen Thorne as the Attorney-General.
British gentleman detective Lord Peter Wimsey features in a number of detective novels and short stories by English crime writer, Dorothy L Sayers. Strong Poison was first published in 1930.
Classy and sharp-witted, aristocratic amateur sleuth Lord Peter Bredon Wimsey was born in 1890 and educated at Eton and Oxford, before serving in the military during the First World War.
Ian Carmichael appeared as Lord Peter Wimsey for BBC Radio from 1973 to 1983, in addition to the BBC TV adaptations that were broadcast between 1972 and 1975.
Adapted for radio in six episodes by Chris Miller.
Producer: Simon Brett.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1976.
TUE 09:30 Inspector Grant - The Singing Sands (b009gfpb)
Episode 1
When Inspector Alan Grant takes a train to the Highlands, a man's body is found. Paul Young reads Josephine Tey's mystery.
TUE 10:00 Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby (b007js0q)
Episode 1
With his father dead, Nicholas seeks help from his Uncle - at a price. Dramatisation of Dickens' novel stars Oliver Milburn and Anna Massey.
TUE 10:15 Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby (b007js10)
Episode 2
Nicholas gets a position in Yorkshire as assistant to the iniquitous Wackford Squeers. Dramatisation of Dickens' novel stars Oliver Milburn and Alex Jennings.
TUE 10:30 Michael Butt - Vongole (b007jw9x)
Professor Swann adores seducing students over spaghetti vongole, but what is he really looking for? Michael Butt's comedy stars Bill Nighy.
TUE 11:00 Wilkie Collins - The Moonstone (b007jp8z)
Episode 1
A large diamond given to Rachel Verinder on her 18th birthday vanishes. 19th century detective mystery with John Sharp.
TUE 12:00 The Navy Lark (b007jt23)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 12:30 The Al Read Show (b0090v01)
From 6/2/1966
The legendary Northern comic pokes fun at fireman and hospitals.
Monologues and sketches presenting "life with the lid off".
With Susan Maughan, The Countrymen, and Woolf Phillips and his Orchestra.
Devised by Al Read and scripted by Ronnie Taylor.
Producer: Bill Worsley
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in February 1966.
TUE 13:00 Tom's Midnight Garden (b00d45qk)
By Moonlight
When the clock strikes 13, what will Tom find at the back of the house? And is it for real? Cheryl Campbell reads.
TUE 13:15 Joy Adamson's Born Free (b007k3mb)
Episode 7
George and Joy attempt to reintroduce Elsa to the wild. Virginia McKenna reads Joy Adamson's classic story.
TUE 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b007jssv)
The New Hanoverians - Death, Gin and Defoe
Daniel Defoe makes an appearance as a social historian, charting a struggling society and the rise of tradesmen. Anna Massey narrates the history of the British Isles.
TUE 13:45 A Year in the Life of Ants (b008yd1f)
Episode 2
It's springtime and the Northumbrian wood ants are hungry, but the tree fellers are getting closer. Peter France investigates.
TUE 14:00 26/08/2008 (b00d45qm)
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.
TUE 17:00 King Street Junior (b007jnq3)
Series 10
The Rivals
In the red corner, Mr Sims and in the blue - Mr Long! Seconds out as they compete for a job.
Created and written by Jim Eldridge, ten series of this comedy about a junior school ran between 1985 and 1998. King Street Junior Revisited ran from 2002 to 2005.
Written by Andy Rashleigh.
Stars Karl Howman as Mr Sims, James Grout as the Headmaster, Marlene Sidaway as Miss Lewis, Margaret John as Mrs Stone, Paul Copley as Mr Long, Deirdre Costello as Mrs Patterson, Vivienne Martin as Mrs Rudd, Tom Watson as Mr Holliday, Janine Wood as Kathy Jackson and Fiona Taylor as Miranda.
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1998.
TUE 17:30 It Sticks Out Half A Mile (b007jq3p)
The Builder
The nationality of a workman reignites old Home Guard hostilities for Wilson, Hodges and Pike.
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
Guthrie …. Glynn Edwards
Myrtle Spivey …. Stella Tanner
Wolfgang Fischer …. Gordon Clyde
The Builder’s Receptionist …. Carole Harrison
The Irish Nun …. Katherine Parr
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 August 1984.
TUE 18:00 Voices From the Grave (b007jwnf)
Middlewitch
Midsummer. A remote village in North Wales has been living under a curse since 1823. Will the arrival of a new Methodist Minister offer them salvation?
Lucy Catherine's horror stars Elizabeth Morgan as Modren, Christian Patterson as Bryhs, Jenny Livesy as Jenny, Sion Pritchard as Drew and Myfanwy Waring as Rhiannon.
Voices From The Grave is a series of four chilling and intimate dramas, inspired by existing ghost stories from around Britain. The writers make these stories more than simply scary - they are studies of humanity, love, rage and despair, of passion, longing and pain.
Lucy is an experienced writer for radio, TV and theatre.
Producer: Gemma Jenkins
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in 2007.
TUE 18:30 Understand by Ted Chiang (b007s7x3)
Episode 2
After a startling new medical procedure gave him heightened intelligence, Leon develops ingenious ways to outwit the CIA
Rhashan Stone continues award-winning US writer Ted Chiang's sci-fi thriller.
Producer: Gemma Jenkins
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in December 2004.
TUE 19:00 The Navy Lark (b007jt23)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 19:30 The Al Read Show (b0090v01)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
TUE 20:00 Wimsey (b007jvn6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
TUE 20:30 Inspector Grant - The Singing Sands (b009gfpb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
TUE 21:00 Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby (b007js0q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
TUE 21:15 Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby (b007js10)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 today]
TUE 21:30 Michael Butt - Vongole (b007jw9x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]
TUE 22:00 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (b008pbnv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 22:30 The Mark Steel Solution (b007jzk8)
Series 1
Government Economic Policy Should Be Decided By Sport
Radical proposals to improve our lives, with the comedian's athletic revolution. With Pete Sinclair. From November 1992.
TUE 23:00 The Boosh (b007jmfm)
Jungle
Howard has had enough of the way Bob Fossil is running the zoo, so he sets off in search of his childhood hero and legendary zookeeper, Tommy.
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.
Howard Moon ...... Julian Barrattt
Vince Noir ...... Noel Fielding
Bob Fossil ...... Rich Fulcher
Wirth Richard Ayoade.
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 (b00d45qp)
Episode 5
Songster Ivor Cutler slips a disc and shares his secrets about moonshine, housemaids and a bully called Smith. From 1994.
TUE 23:45 Elastic Planet (b007k2h5)
The Babies
Links between cheese sculpture, pavement privatisation, skirting boards and the great knitting reform act.
Animator and voice of Bagpuss and the Clangers, Oliver Postgate island-hops through a stream of bizarre coincidences.
Ben Moor’s cosmic comedy of connections with Miriam Margoyies, Dan Strauss, Kerry Shale, Michael Simkins, Gary Waldhorn, Alan Dedicoat, Hugh Scully and James Naughtie.
Producer: Jon Naismith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1995.


WEDNESDAY 27 AUGUST 2008

WED 00:00 Voices From the Grave (b007jwnf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 Understand by Ted Chiang (b007s7x3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 Wimsey (b007jvn6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 Inspector Grant - The Singing Sands (b009gfpb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby (b007js0q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 02:15 Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby (b007js10)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 on Tuesday]
WED 02:30 Michael Butt - Vongole (b007jw9x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 on Tuesday]
WED 03:00 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (b008pbnv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Tuesday]
WED 03:30 The Mark Steel Solution (b007jzk8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:30 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 The Boosh (b007jmfm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:30 Ivor Cutler - A Stuggy Pren (b00d45qp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:30 on Tuesday]
WED 04:45 Elastic Planet (b007k2h5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:45 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 Wilkie Collins - The Moonstone (b007jp8z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Tuesday]
WED 06:00 It Sticks Out Half A Mile (b007jq3p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Tuesday]
WED 06:30 King Street Junior (b007jnq3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Tuesday]
WED 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00d4b5d)
Contact us at:
Big Toe Books
BBC Broadcasting House
London
W1A 1AA
Phone: 08700 100 700 [national rates]. Email: bigtoe@bbc.co.uk.
WED 08:00 Beyond Our Ken (b007jwsp)
Kenneth Horne goes wine tasting, and a savage sea monster attacks the Isle of Wight. With Kenneth Williams. From January 1964.
WED 08:30 Heated Rollers (b007qv82)
Episode 3
Granny in space - and Mrs Slocombe the locum.
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 Wimsey (b007jvn8)
Strong Poison
Ten Minutes in Bloomsbury
Upper crust sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey enlists inside help to try and clear authoress Harriet Vane.
Starring Ian Carmichael as Lord Peter Wimsey, Ambrosine Phillpotts as Miss Climpson, Ann Bell as Harriet Vane and Gabriel Woolf as Chief Inspector Parker.
British gentleman detective Lord Peter Wimsey features in a number of detective novels and short stories by English crime writer, Dorothy L Sayers. Strong Poison was first published in 1930.
Classy and sharp-witted, aristocratic amateur sleuth Lord Peter Bredon Wimsey was born in 1890 and educated at Eton and Oxford, before serving in the military during the First World War.
Ian Carmichael appeared as Lord Peter Wimsey for BBC Radio from 1973 to 1983, in addition to the BBC TV adaptations that were broadcast between 1972 and 1975.
Adapted for radio in six episodes by Chris Miller.
Producer: Simon Brett.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1976.
WED 09:30 Inspector Grant - The Singing Sands (b009h7nn)
Episode 2
Intrigued by the mysterious death of the man in compartment B7, Inspector Grant has written to Scotland Yard to find out more.
WED 10:00 Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby (b007js1b)
Episode 3
Nicholas arrives in the loathsome Dotheboys Hall in Yorkshire. Dramatisation of Dickens' novel with Oliver Milburn and Ken Campbell.
WED 10:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k241)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The Man With the Twisted Lip
Trailing a missing man, the detective enters one of London's vilest opium dens. Stars Clive Merrison and Michael Williams.
WED 11:00 Wilkie Collins - The Moonstone (b007jp9d)
Episode 2
Distraught Rachel's precious diamond has vanished, so the police investigation begins. Stars John Sharp and Sally Baxter.
WED 12:00 Beyond Our Ken (b007jwsp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 12:30 Trivia Test Match (b00d4b5g)
Brian Johnston umpires the game between teams captained by Tim Rice and Willie Rushton in Eggington Cricket Club in 1991.
WED 13:00 Tom's Midnight Garden (b00d4b5j)
Through a Door
Tom starts to visit the garden regularly. He can see the residents of the house, but can they see him? Read by Cheryl Campbell.
WED 13:15 Joy Adamson's Born Free (b007k3n6)
Episode 8
Elsa the Lion is adapting to the wild, but it's not all plain sailing. Virginia McKenna concludes Joy Adamson's classic story.
WED 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b007jst1)
Monarchy, Cabinet and Dirty Taxes
1724, and Robert Walpole tries to resolve internal threats to his government. Anna Massey narrates the history of the British Isles.
WED 13:45 A Year in the Life of Ants (b008yrvs)
Episode 3
Early summer sees the wood ants preparing to mate, but forest cyclists put their nest in danger. Peter France investigates.
WED 14:00 27/08/2008 (b00d4dvy)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
Contact us at:
CBeebies Radio
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WED 17:00 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b007w2s0)
Series 1
The Picture
Gerald and Diana have a clear-out to try and make some cash.
The convoluted chronicle of an optimistic crime writer written by Basil Boothroyd.
Starring Ian Carmichael as Gerald C Potter and Charlotte Mitchell as his wife and more successful writer, Diana.
With Michael McClain.
The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter ran from 1976 to 1981.
Producer: Bobby Jaye
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1976.
WED 17:30 After Henry (b007jq4g)
Series 3
Intellectual Aspirations
'... but he did look at you twice. So clearly you have something that appeals to him other than your ability to discuss Schopenhauer's Weltanschauung.'
Clare's seeing graduate Julian, but his brainy parents make her feel inadequate.
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
Julian ...... Jasper Jacob
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 Voices From the Grave (b007jwn1)
The Lie
Lisa gives up everything for her lover - and wanders a disused Victorian psychiatric hospital.
Series of four chilling and intimate dramas inspired by existing ghost stories from around Britain.
Lynn Ferguson's horror stars Leslie Ash as Angela, Ian Dunn as Colin, Leslie Ash as Angela, Janet Brown as Martha/Lisa's Mother, Geoffrey Beevers as the Caretaker and Lynn Ferguson as Lisa.
Producers: Luke Fresle/Gemma Jenkins
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in 2006.
WED 18:30 Understand by Ted Chiang (b007s8gp)
Episode 3
Leon starts planning for the exciting new way of life that his medically enhanced mind has revealed.
Rhashan Stone continues award-winning US writer Ted Chiang's sci-fi thriller.
Producer: Gemma Jenkins
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in December 2004.
WED 19:00 Beyond Our Ken (b007jwsp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 19:30 Trivia Test Match (b00d4b5g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
WED 20:00 Wimsey (b007jvn8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
WED 20:30 Inspector Grant - The Singing Sands (b009h7nn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
WED 21:00 Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby (b007js1b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
WED 21:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k241)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 today]
WED 22:00 Heated Rollers (b007qv82)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 22:30 The Consultants (b007k2vv)
Series 1
Episode 1
A lifestyle presentation conference - and sketch show, with Neil Edmond, Justin Edwards and James Rawlings. From February 2003.
WED 22:45 Peter Bradshaw - For One Horrible Moment (b0084ss4)
Episode 2
A mysterious rendezvous with a girl bearing an uncanny likeness to himself leaves our hero delirious with excitement - and self-loathing.
Peter Bradshaw continues his hilariously disturbing personal account of one boy's transition into adulthood in 1970s Cambridgeshire at the hands of an eccentric father.
Read by the author.
Producer: Jon Naismith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1999.
WED 23:00 The Alan Davies Show (b007js69)
Episode 1
Struggling actor Alan and his friends Kate and Murray find themselves locked in - a lot!
Alan Davies stars in his own six-part sitcom.
Written by Alan Davies, Ben Silburn and Tony Roche.
Alan Francis and Ronnie Ancona play his long-suffering friends.
Alan ...... Alan Davies
Murray ...... Alan Francis
Kate ...... Ronni Ancona
With Caroline Loncq and Kevin Eldon.
Producer: Jane Berthoud
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1998.
WED 23:30 Dan and Nick: The Wildebeest Years (b007jyzh)
Pundemonium!
It's Pundemonium!
A comedy extravaganza written by and featuring Dan Freedman and Nick Romero
With Richard Coles.
Music by the Gents.
Producer: Julian Mayers
Pilot for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in August 1998


THURSDAY 28 AUGUST 2008

THU 00:00 Voices From the Grave (b007jwn1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 Understand by Ted Chiang (b007s8gp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Wimsey (b007jvn8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Inspector Grant - The Singing Sands (b009h7nn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby (b007js1b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k241)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Heated Rollers (b007qv82)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:30 The Consultants (b007k2vv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:45 Peter Bradshaw - For One Horrible Moment (b0084ss4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:45 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 The Alan Davies Show (b007js69)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 Dan and Nick: The Wildebeest Years (b007jyzh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Wilkie Collins - The Moonstone (b007jp9d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 06:00 After Henry (b007jq4g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Wednesday]
THU 06:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b007w2s0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Wednesday]
THU 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00d4fxn)
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 (b00d4fxq)
Eth wants a busier social life in 'The Glums', while Jim and Bentley go to the ballet. Stars Jimmy Edwards. From April 1958.
THU 08:30 Married (b0080qdc)
Series 2
War of the Worlds
It is a fight to the death as Robin finally meets his doppelganger.
When two universes collide, there can be only one winner.
Hugh Bonneville stars in Tony Bagley's comedy.
Robin .... Hugh Bonneville
Lesley .... Josie Lawrence
Dirk .... Stephen Frost
Ned .... Sam Bradley
Maxine .... Ann Gosling
Manicurist .... Vicki Pepperdine
Piano Man .... Simon Roberts
Arthur Smith .... Himself
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2000.
THU 09:00 Wimsey (b007jvng)
Strong Poison
Norman Urquhart
Lord Peter Wimsey ponders a changed will, and whether Harriet's lover took his own life. Stars Ian Carmichael and Peter Jones.
THU 09:30 Inspector Grant - The Singing Sands (b009hfjs)
Episode 3
Alan Grant has managed to free himself from his debilitating panic attacks. However, a new obsession has taken their place.
THU 10:00 Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby (b007js1s)
Episode 4
Nicholas finds himself in Fanny Squeers' affections. Dramatisation of Dickens' novel with Oliver Milburn and Sophie Thompson.
THU 10:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k25c)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The Blue Carbuncle
The detective must solve a case where the only clues are a Christmas goose and a hat. Stars Clive Merrison and Michael Williams.
THU 11:00 Wilkie Collins - The Moonstone (b007jp9t)
Episode 3
The precious gem's whereabouts remain a mystery, with Rachel under suspicion. Stars John Sharp, John Telfer and Sally Baxter.
THU 12:00 Take It From Here (b00d4fxq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 12:30 The Burkiss Way (b007jshz)
Series 5
Love Big Brother the Burkiss Way
It's Big Brother with a twist as the team spoof George Orwell's '1984'.
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 Tom's Midnight Garden (b00d4fxs)
Hatty!
Cheryl Campbell reads Philippa Pearce's classic tale for children - Tom finally makes contact.
THU 13:15 Oscar Wilde (b007k0l3)
The Happy Prince
From their aerial view, a beautiful statue and a swallow team up to help the poor in the city below. Read by John Moffatt. From December 1997.
THU 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b007jst9)
George II and Turnip Townsend
A new King takes the throne and Walpole attempts to keep stability. Anna Massey narrates the history of the British Isles.
THU 13:45 A Year in the Life of Ants (b008yt3x)
Episode 4
In late summer, the queen ants must establish new colonies - sparking the start of insect warfare. Peter France investigates.
THU 14:00 28/08/2008 (b00d4fxw)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
Contact us at:
CBeebies Radio
London, W12 7RJ
Phone: 08700 100 700.
THU 17:00 Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful (b007jw0s)
Series 3
Episode 3
An American TV evangelist creates waves, and ad man Ken causes a surprise.
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
Mr Cheater ...... James Griffiths
Larry Childs ...... William Hootkins
Loretta-Jane Duff ...... Toni Coyne
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 (b007k2vh)
Series 2
Brief Encounter
Rabbi Su feels dumbfounded when Rabbi Abraham is invited to a Royal garden party, but then she meets someone...
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
Melvin ...... Henry Goodman
Brian ...... Jonathan Kydd
Sadie Fine ...... Doreen Mantle
Khaled ...... Nadim Sawalha
Rashid ...... Nabil Elouahabi
Music: Max Harris.
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2000.
THU 18:00 Voices From the Grave (b007jwn6)
The Parson
Back from missionary work abroad, Reverend Martin Stokes stumbles into a nightmare of biblical proportions abroad.
David Varela's horror stars Mark Bazeley as Rev. Martin Stokes, Lynne Verrall as Mrs Cameron, Geoffrey Beevers as Bishop Millcock, Wayne Foskett as Randall, Stephen Hogan as Sid and Gerard McDermott as Joseph.
Voices From The Grave is a series of four chilling and intimate dramas, inspired by existing ghost stories from around Britain. The writers make these stories more than simply scary - they are studies of humanity, love, rage and despair, of passion, longing and pain.
David has written plays for BBC Radio 4 as well as for TV and film.
Producer: Luke Fresle
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in 2007.
THU 18:30 Understand by Ted Chiang (b007scyn)
Episode 4
Reynolds and Leon prepare for a battle of minds.
Who will survive?
Rhashan Stone concludes award-winning US writer Ted Chiang's sci-fi thriller.
Producer: Gemma Jenkins
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in December 2004.
THU 19:00 Take It From Here (b00d4fxq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 19:30 The Burkiss Way (b007jshz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
THU 20:00 Wimsey (b007jvng)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
THU 20:30 Inspector Grant - The Singing Sands (b009hfjs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
THU 21:00 Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby (b007js1s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
THU 21:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k25c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 today]
THU 22:00 Married (b0080qdc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 22:30 On the Town with the League of Gentlemen (b0081tbs)
The Wedding
Reg finds Barbara through the local Close Encounters dating agency.
The first incarnation of the award-winning black comedy, about the "local people" of the town 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 Fesvital 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 December 1997.
THU 23:00 The Skivers (b007tcph)
Series 1
Ken Campbell
Action from Ancient Greece to 221B Baker Street.
Nick Golson and Tim de Jongh's skilful sketch show with special guest Ken Campbell
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! (b00d4nrv)
Series 2
After-Dinner Speech
The former variety star attempts to get work as an after-dinner speaker. Stars Steve Delaney with guest Barry Cryer.


FRIDAY 29 AUGUST 2008

FRI 00:00 Voices From the Grave (b007jwn6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 Understand by Ted Chiang (b007scyn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Wimsey (b007jvng)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Inspector Grant - The Singing Sands (b009hfjs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby (b007js1s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k25c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Married (b0080qdc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:30 On the Town with the League of Gentlemen (b0081tbs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:30 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 The Skivers (b007tcph)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! (b00d4nrv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 Wilkie Collins - The Moonstone (b007jp9t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 06:00 The Attractive Young Rabbi (b007k2vh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Thursday]
FRI 06:30 Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful (b007jw0s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Thursday]
FRI 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00d4nws)
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 (b00d4nwv)
Les Dawson pays tribute to a feisty barber and Cosmo Smallpiece chairs a chat show. With Daphne Oxenford. From January 1985.
FRI 08:30 Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections (b00d5w3d)
Series 4
Episode 1
America, London Fashion Week and feeling broody. The comic duo's take on topical events. With Jenny Éclair.
FRI 09:00 Wimsey (b007jvnj)
Strong Poison
Miss Murchison
Christmas interrupts Lord Peter Wimsey's investigation, but some suspicious powder isn't what it seems. Stars Ian Carmichael.
FRI 09:30 Inspector Grant - The Singing Sands (b009hp59)
Episode 4
Inspector Alan Grant returns to London determined to clear up the mystery of Bill Kenrick's death. Concluded by Paul Young.
FRI 10:00 Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby (b007js23)
Episode 5
Smike is on the receiving end of Squeers' spite, while Fanny is a woman scorned. Oliver Milburn stars in Dickens' classic tale.
FRI 10:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k26n)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The Speckled Band
After her twin sister dies screaming in terror, a woman seeks the detective's help. Star Clive Merrison and Michael Williams.
FRI 11:00 Wilkie Collins - The Moonstone (b007jpb6)
Episode 4
With Rachel Verinder still suspected of stealing the diamond, her future remains uncertain. Stars John Sharp and John Telfer.
FRI 12:00 Listen to Les (b00d4nwv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 Just a Minute (b00d4ql4)
Joining chairman Nicholas Parsons are Wendy Richard, Clement Freud, Paul Merton and Liza Tarbuck.
FRI 13:00 Tom's Midnight Garden (b00d4ql6)
The Geese
There's chaos in the garden and the truth about Hatty's situation is revealed. Cheryl Campbell reads.
FRI 13:15 Oscar Wilde (b007k0vk)
The Remarkable Rocket
A collection of celebratory fireworks discuss the nature of love and one of them gets his comeuppance. Read by John Moffat. From December 1997.
FRI 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b007jstm)
Queen Caroline and the Emergence Of W. Pitt
Looking at Caroline, the queen, and her link to Walpole. Anna Massey narrates the history of the British Isles.
FRI 13:45 A Year in the Life of Ants (b008yvk7)
Episode 5
Autumn brings ferocious storms for the wood ants, but hibernation beckons with the arrival of winter. Peter France investigates.
FRI 14:00 29/08/2008 (b00d4ql8)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
Contact us at:
CBeebies Radio
London, W12 7RJ
Phone: 08700 100 700.
FRI 17:00 PG Wodehouse - The Inimitable Jeeves (b007sxvp)
The Purity of the Turf
After the syndicate disaster, Bertie Wooster ponders what he should bet on next.
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
Steggles ...... Edwin Apps
Harold ...... Denise Bryer
Charles ...... John Samson
Adapted by Chris Miller.
Producer: David Hatch
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1973.
FRI 17:30 Smelling of Roses (b00d4qky)
Series 3
Private Views
Events organiser Rosie plans a private view for an odious art dealer.
Rosie Burns faces more challenges in running her family's event management company, where the clients are only part of the problem...
The third of four series of Simon Brett's sitcom.
Rosie ..... Prunella Scales
Jo ..... Rebecca Callard
Bob ..... Duncan Preston
Tess ..... Annette Badland
Lindley Gore ..... Jeremy Clyde
Charlie McGunn ..... Kenny Blyth
Producer: Maria Esposito
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2002.
FRI 18:00 Bruce Bedford - The Gibson (b007js7p)
Episode 1
Aspiring poet Saul Judd gets drawn into a web of dark and mysterious forces - as a leprous prince ignores sinister warnings and a Bath playgroup's blind terror baffles the adults...
Bruce Bedford's time-hopping supernatural thriller serial in six episodes.
Robert Glenister .... Saul Judd
Sharon Duce .... Elise Judd
Freddie Jones .... The Scribe
Kate Binchy .... The Scribe's Wife
Constance Chapman .... Haensel Sethria
John Telfer .... Prince Bladud
Trevor Cooper .... Rough Peasant
Sam Dastor .... Karim el Hatel
June Barrie .... The Chairwoman
Geoff Serle .... The Northern Man
Jonathan Adams .... The Guardian
Original music composed by Thomas Johnson.
Music realised by Robin Lever.
Special effects: Dick Mills (Radiophonic Workshop)
Directed at BBC Bristol by Andy Jordan
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1992.
FRI 18:30 Kurt Vonnegut - Thanasphere (b007jqzb)
Major Allen Rice is the first American astronaut in space. His military mission is to report back weather conditions over enemy terrain. Lift off goes well and the spaceship settles into its orbit, with regular radio reports coming back to base.
But then, somehow the major hears a child crying. What happens next takes this pioneering mission in a direction no-one could have predicted...
American writer, Kurt Vonnuegut's delicious piece of sci-fi philosophy from the 1950's is read by Kerry Shale.
Producer: Joanne Lafferty
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in 2004.
FRI 19:00 Listen to Les (b00d4nwv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 Just a Minute (b00d4ql4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
FRI 20:00 Wimsey (b007jvnj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
FRI 20:30 Inspector Grant - The Singing Sands (b009hp59)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
FRI 21:00 Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby (b007js23)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
FRI 21:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k26n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 today]
FRI 22:00 Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections (b00d5w3d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
FRI 22:30 And Now in Colour (b00804kc)
Series 2
Astronaut Training
The sketch show team take the audience to Nevada for astronaut selection by NASA.
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 February 1991.
FRI 23:00 The Atkinson People (b007k271)
Barry Good
A wry, startling, in-depth probe into the life of a spoof pop star. Stars Rowan Atkinson. From November 1979.
FRI 23:30 The Cabaret of Dr Caligari (b007w45v)
Comedian's Moon
Stephen Tompkinson plays a young man who gets bitten by the comedy bug - with terrifying results. From November 1991.