SATURDAY 13 SEPTEMBER 2008

SAT 00:00 Martin Kiszko - Scramble (b007jwq4)
Episode 3
Racing against time, Mel battles to use music to thwart a crucial government project. Stars Clare Corbett and Christian Rodska.
SAT 00:30 A Stone Woman by AS Byatt (m000nmn9)
3. A New World
As Ines' petrification continues, she can now no longer speak and can barely make out Thorsteinn's form with her fading vision.
But another world is opening up to her - a world she finds both terrifying and compelling.
Penelope Wilton reads the powerful conclusion of AS Byatt's sensuous and ultimately uplifting account of one woman's transformation into stone.
Producer: Claudine Toutoungi
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in December 2004
SAT 01:00 The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries (b007k1x8)
2. The Turbulent Tale of the Troubl'd Tragedy
Why does an unknown patron fund the worst play ever written, and what has become of Mighty Meg?
Historical comedy mysteries by Ged Parsons. Amid the splendour and squalor of Elizabethan London - scholar, playwright and government spy, Christopher Marlowe is assigned to investigate a number of baffling mysteries and perplexing intrigues...
Starring Dominic Jephcott as Marlowe, Bill Wallis as Ratsbane, Paul Brooke as Sir Francis Walsingham, Roy Hudd as Peek, Simon Godley as Fortescue, Lionel Jeffries as Trump, Daniel Strauss as Squires and Victoria Carling as Gloriana Nonesuch.
Producer: Richard Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1993.
SAT 01:30 Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn (b00dbwts)
Episode 10
The devastated daredevil sets out to take revenge on his enemies - one by one. Concluded by Rufus Sewell.
Christopher Syn, a brilliant young scholar, is a Doctor of Divinity at Oxford, but his eventual decision to throw away the Bible for the sword in a mad quest for vengeance will influence the rest of his life.
Russell Thorndike's 18th Century, Kent-based adventure features pirates, smuggling, highwaymen, duels, wicked squires and beautiful Spanish ladies. Based on the first two novels (published 1935 and 1936) in the seven-title sequence, 'Doctor Syn on the High Seas' and 'Doctor Syn Returns'. Abridged by Doreen Estall.
Writer Russell Thorndike (1885-1972) is less well-known than his sister, the actress Dame Sybil Thorndike, but his Doctor Syn novels hold a special place in the affection of lovers of atmospheric, swashbuckling storytelling everywhere. His novels have been filmed with actors as diverse as George Arliss, Peter Cushing and Patrick McGoohan in the role of Syn, and the Kent village of Dymchurch holds an official 'Day of Syn' every other year, to commemorate a home-grown literary folk hero.
Producer: Lawrence Jackson
Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Northern Ireland
First broadcast in 2006.
SAT 02:00 Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby (b007js6m)
Episode 15
Nicholas is alerted to Sir Mulberry Hawke's treatment of his sister Kate. Stars Alex Jennings, Oliver Milburn and Jeremy Clyde.
SAT 02:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jm66)
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes - Series 1
The Reigate Squires
Burglary and violent death among the Surrey gentry, as the sleuth tries to convalesce from over-work. Starring Clive Merrison.
SAT 03:00 Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections (b00819xr)
Series 4
Episode 3
There's a 'Major' revelation, plus some new rhyming slang. The comic duo review the week. With Gina Yashere.
SAT 03:30 Flight of the Conchords (b00dn8br)
Tower of London
The Kiwi novelty music duo try to make it big in the English capital. Improvised by Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement, with Rob Brydon. From September 2005.
SAT 04:00 Pleased to Meet You (b007k2kz)
Series 1
Episode 1
90-something good-time girl Dora Dale spills the beans on her many celebrity friends. And how did the Rat Pack get its name?
Betraying confidences and breaking unwritten rules galore, the friend of the stars reveals some surprising and salacious secrets.
Written by and starring Martin Kelner and Jake Yapp.
Made for BBC7 and first broadcast in July 2006.
SAT 04:30 The Cabaret of Dr Caligari (b007x0bl)
Teenage Psycho Chainsaw Bimbos
Video nasties get their own back on a video shop owner. Starring John Woodvine and Sylvester McCoy.
SAT 05:00 A Suitable Boy (b007w5g1)
Episode 5
Mrs Rupa Mehra's attempts to find her daughter a husband force Lata to finally make her choice. Vikram Seth's tale starring Ayesha Dharker.
SAT 06:00 Smelling of Roses (b00dbwtv)
Series 3
A Closed Book
Rosie is contracted to organise a literary prize, but finds that not everything goes by the book...
More challenges for Rosie Burns running her family's event management company, where the clients are only part of the problem...
Written by Simon Brett.
Rosie ..... Prunella Scales
Jo ..... Rebecca Callard
Bob ..... Duncan Preston
Tess ..... Annette Badland
Pomme Grantley ..... Joanna Monro
Lancelot Crotty ..... Timothy Alcock
Sioned Pugh-Craven ..... Sheila Mitchell
Producer: Maria Esposito
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2002.
SAT 06:30 PG Wodehouse - The Inimitable Jeeves (b007v1df)
The Delayed Exit of Claude and Eustace
Trouble looms for Bertie Wooster when his wild cousins arrive.
PG Wodehouse romp starring Richard Briers and Michael Hordern.
Jeeves ...... Michael Hordern
Bertie Wooster ..... Richard Briers
Eustace ..... David Jason
Claude ..... Jonathan Lynn
Aunt Agatha ..... Joan Sanderson
Marianne ...... Bridget Armstrong
Adapted by Chris Miller.
Producer: David Hatch
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1973.
SAT 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00dcs9x)
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 An English Journey (b00941ht)
Episode 2
Retracing JB Priestley's footsteps of 1933, poet Lemn Sissay heads north to complete his odyssey around England.
SAT 08:30 Jules Verne - Around the World in Eighty Days (b007jtyx)
Burning to Get Home
In which Fix gets his man, Passepartout's watch is nearly on time and Phileas Fogg takes drastic action. Will he get to the Reform Club in time?
Starring Leslie Phillips as Phileas Fogg, Diana Quick as Princess Aouda ,Yves Aubert as Passepartout and Jim Broadbent as Sergeant Fix.
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 Horne of Plenty: Beyond Our Ken to Round The Horne (b007k2b6)
The fascinating inside story behind two of BBC radio's all-time favourite comedies: 'Beyond Our Ken' and 'Round the Horne'.
Presented by a former BBC Head of Radio Light Entertainment, Jonathan James-Moore
Featuring cast members: Ron Moody and Bill Pertwee. Plus, the son of Beyond Our Ken scriptwriter Eric Merriman - Andy Merriman, Lyn Took - who was married to Barry Took, writer for both series – and the last surviving Round The Horne scriptwriter, Brian Cooke.
Extracts from Kenneth Williams diaries are read by David Benson.
Beyond Our Ken ran for 7 series, while Round The Horne ran for 4. Hear the very first and last editions of both series starring Kenneth Horne, Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden, Bill Pertwee, Ron Moody, Stanley Unwin and Douglas Smith.
The FIRST Beyond Our Ken - 1st July 1958:
Kenneth Horne’s diary, poking fun at tax bills and Horn-o-rama.
The LAST Beyond Our Ken - 16th July 1964:
Kenneth Horne’s week, Horn-o-rama and Drama of the Week
The FIRST Round the Horne - 7th March 1965:
Trends, the BBC's Backroom Boys and part one of 'The Clissold Saga'.
The LAST Round The Horne - 9th June 1968:
Nobody knew it was the last show, but a surprise was in store for Julian and Sandy
Producer: Peter Reed
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in May 2004.
SAT 12:00 Hercule Poirot (b00dcs9p)
After the Funeral
Wealthy businessman Richard Abernethie is dead. His sister thinks it was murder. Agatha Christie whodunit starring John Moffat.
SAT 13:30 Anything Legal (b0088z2b)
Episode 5
Charles and George hire a secretary to boost their new business offering anything legal...
Starring Donald Hewlett and Michael Knowles.
A Tale of Two City Gents by Wally K Daly
Charles .... Donald Hewlett
George .... Michael Knowles
Belinda Bustrom .... Sherrie Hewson
Job Applicant .... Helena Breck
Theme music by Jim Parker
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1984.
SAT 14:00 13/09/2008 (b00dcs9z)
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SAT 17:00 The Vinyl Cafe (b007jz3g)
Series 3
Sam's Predictions
Stuart McLean hosts a concert show from Ontario. Featuring the tale of a burdened child, who thinks he has clairvoyant powers.
SAT 18:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jmx1)
Operation Luna
10. The Citadel
Stranded in Earth's past, the Voice tries tempting Captain Jet Morgan and his crew out into the city of the aliens.
Futuristic tale set in 1965 written and produced by Charles Chilton.
Jet Morgan …. Andrew Faulds
Lemmy Barnett …. Alfie Bass
Doc …. Guy Kingsley-Poynter
Mitch …. David Williams
All Other Parts …. Deryck Guyler
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 (b00dcs9m)
The Monstrous Mystery of the Moulsecoomb Crab
Hugo Rune and Rizla uncover an alien plot on the Sussex Downs. Fantastical comic serial with David Warner and Elliott Stein.
SAT 19:00 An English Journey (b00941ht)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
SAT 19:30 Jules Verne - Around the World in Eighty Days (b007jtyx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
SAT 20:00 Horne of Plenty: Beyond Our Ken to Round The Horne (b007k2b6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SAT 23:00 The Vinyl Cafe (b007jz3g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 today]


SUNDAY 14 SEPTEMBER 2008

SUN 00:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jmx1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday]
SUN 00:30 The Brightonomicon (b00dcs9m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Saturday]
SUN 01:00 Hercule Poirot (b00dcs9p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 on Saturday]
SUN 02:30 Anything Legal (b0088z2b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Saturday]
SUN 03:00 Horne of Plenty: Beyond Our Ken to Round The Horne (b007k2b6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Saturday]
SUN 06:00 The Vinyl Cafe (b007jz3g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Saturday]
SUN 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00dd343)
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 Nicholas Nickleby Omnibus (b007k4k0)
Episode 3
Omnibus. Nicholas and new pal Smike set out for London, while his sister Kate struggles. Dickens dramatisation starring Oliver Milburn and Alex Jennings.
SUN 09:15 Short stories by DH Lawrence (b007k22t)
Her Turn
When her husband's colliery goes on strike, a wife attempts to gain a share of his strike pay. Read by Peter Meakin.
SUN 09:30 The Towers of Silence (b008141r)
From Mumbai, Ardashir Vakil's personal view on the Zoarastrian religion - and its ceremonies for disposing of the dead.
SUN 10:00 John Wyndham - The Chrysalids (b00ddx9p)
David appears like a normal boy in a world paralysed by genetic mutation, until he learns he's different. Stars Spencer Banks.
SUN 11:30 Up the Garden Path (b0080p54)
Series 2
Hot Water
With more love entanglements, Izzy is finding life back in England rather confusing.
Tumbling from one love entanglement to another, 30 something teacher Izzy Comyn has a predilection for inappropriate men.
Imelda Staunton stars as Izzy.
An 8-part radio sequel adapted from Sue Limb’s 1984 novel. The second of 3 series which ran from 1987 to 1993. Granada also adapted the series for ITV.
Izzy ...... Imelda Staunton
Dick ...... Mike Grady
Michael ...... Nicholas Le Prevost
Aunt Vinny ...... Rosemary Martin
Charles ...... David Robb
Gwyn ...... Dafydd Hywel
Producer: Jonathan James-Moore
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1988.
SUN 12:00 The Palace of Laughter (b007wld9)
Series 1
Belfast Grand Opera House
Geoffrey Wheeler is in Belfast meeting staff and performers at the Grand Opera House, which emerged from the Troubles as a symbol of the city's regeneration.
Mike Harding and Jimmy Cricket are among those recalling their experiences at this classic theatre built by Frank Matcham in 1895.
Series visiting variety theatres around the United Kingdom.
Producer: Libby Cross
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2002.
SUN 12:30 How Tickled Am I? (b007k4rl)
Series 2
Al Read
Mark Radcliffe profiles the Salford sausage-maker who became one of BBC radio's most popular comedians, Al Read.
Series exploring some of the North's best-loved and most influential comedians.
Producer: Libby Cross
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2000.
SUN 13:00 The Clitheroe Kid (b007k1v1)
Series 9
Another Mother For Ossie
The cheeky schoolboy causes havoc when he thinks Mr Higginbottom's having an affair. Stars Jimmy Clitheroe. From November 1965.
SUN 13:30 Hello Cheeky (b00ddx9k)
More excruciating puns courtesy of comedy maestros Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Junkin and Barry Cryer.
SUN 14:00 14/09/2008 (b00ddx9r)
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 (b007wld9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]
SUN 17:30 How Tickled Am I? (b007k4rl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
SUN 18:00 The Scarifyers (b007wv16)
The Nazad Conspiracy
Episode 2
As the Inspector fights for his life, the Professor discovers a sinister beast. Starring Nicholas Courtney and Terry Molloy.
SUN 18:30 Survival (b007jv20)
Episode 1
Space travellers trapped on a shuttle to Mars must battle to survive. John Wyndham's sci-fi horror, read by Nicholas Boulton.
SUN 19:00 The Clitheroe Kid (b007k1v1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]
SUN 19:30 Hello Cheeky (b00ddx9k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]
SUN 20:00 John Wyndham - The Chrysalids (b00ddx9p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SUN 21:30 Up the Garden Path (b0080p54)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:30 today]
SUN 22:00 Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive (b007zd04)
Series 1
Episode 5
The funny man's radio drop-in centre tackles Live 8 and white-collar boxing matches. With David Mitchell. From June 2005.
SUN 22:30 Bleak Expectations (b00ddx9f)
Series 1
A Young Love Mercilessly Dismembered
Pip falls in love but great drama awaits. Mark Evans' Dickensian spoof stars Richard Johnson. From September 2007.
SUN 23:00 The Penny Dreadfuls (b00gpbcl)
The Brothers Faversham
Theseus Faversham
The story of Victorian Britain's most respected detective - Theseus Faversham.
The comedy sketch trio present swashbuckling tales of four brothers born into the same privileged aristocratic family - Horatius, Theseus, Leonidas and Augustus.
Written by and starring Humphrey Ker, David Reed and Thom Tuck.
Alexandra Faversham ... Ingrid Oliver
Narrator... Miles Jupp.
Producer: Julia McKenzie
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in January 2008.
SUN 23:30 4 at the Store (b00ddx9h)
Series 2
Episode 4
Stand-up at London's Comedy Store with host Simon Bligh, Andrew Maxwell, Pierre Hollins and Simon Evans. From January 2002.


MONDAY 15 SEPTEMBER 2008

MON 00:00 The Scarifyers (b007wv16)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday]
MON 00:30 Survival (b007jv20)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Sunday]
MON 01:00 Nicholas Nickleby Omnibus (b007k4k0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Sunday]
MON 02:15 Short stories by DH Lawrence (b007k22t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:15 on Sunday]
MON 02:30 The Towers of Silence (b008141r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Sunday]
MON 03:00 Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive (b007zd04)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:00 on Sunday]
MON 03:30 Bleak Expectations (b00ddx9f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:30 on Sunday]
MON 04:00 The Penny Dreadfuls (b00gpbcl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Sunday]
MON 04:30 4 at the Store (b00ddx9h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:30 on Sunday]
MON 05:00 The Palace of Laughter (b007wld9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 on Sunday]
MON 05:30 How Tickled Am I? (b007k4rl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 on Sunday]
MON 06:00 The Clitheroe Kid (b007k1v1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Sunday]
MON 06:30 Hello Cheeky (b00ddx9k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Sunday]
MON 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00df55w)
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 (b007jpkr)
The String Robberies
Ace investigator Neddie Seagoon must solve a crime, and the link to Moriarty's sock.
Groundbreaking, surreal BBC radio comedy written by Spike Milligan.
Starring:
Peter Sellers
Harry Secombe
Spike Milligan
George Chisholm
First billed as Crazy People, ten series of The Goon Show were recorded between 1951 and 1960, but sadly many of the earliest shows weren’t kept in the archive.
With the Ray Ellington Quartet and Max Geldray.
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott.
Announcer: Wallace Greenslade
Producer: Pat Dixon
First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in January 1958.
MON 08:30 Radio Shuttleworth (b007wp4b)
Series 2
Tony Hart
TV artist Tony Hart pays a visit and his timing couldn't be better as John is in the middle of painting the living room wall.
Maybe Tony could help - but no fancy murals mind you, as Mary wouldn't like it.
The semi-detached world of aspiring singer-songwriter John Shuttleworth comes direct from his front room in Sheffield.
Written and performed by Graham Fellows.
With Lorraine Bowen and Stephen Frost.
Additional material by Martin Willis.
Producer: Dawn Ellis.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2000
MON 09:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jxfw)
One, Two Buckle My Shoe
Episode 1
The terrified Belgian detective pays a visit to his dentist. But he can hardly anticipate the gruesome events to follow ...
Agatha Christie's whodunit stars John Moffatt as Hercule Poirot.
First published in 1940 and dramatised in five parts by Michael Bakewell.
Hercule Poirot ...... John Moffatt
Alfred ...... Tom George
Morley ...... Matthew Devereaux
Miss Sainsbury Seale ...... Joanna McCallum
Chief Inspector Japp ...... Philip Jackson
Georgina Morley ...... Caroline Wildi
Gladys Nevill ...... Sophie Arnold
Reilly ...... Stephen Tomkinson
Alistair Blunt ...... Philip Franks
Jane Olivera ...... Amanda Waring
Original music composed by Tom Smail.
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2004.
MON 09:30 Russell Thorndike - The Further Adventures of Dr Syn (b008h931)
Episode 1
The swashbuckler reveals his daring plan for the Scarecrow's escape. Russell Thorndike's adventure read by Rufus Sewell.
MON 10:00 Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby (b007k4l5)
Episode 16
Alfred Mantallini's melodrama increases when he asks for more money. Dramatisation of Dickens' novel with Alex Jennings.
MON 10:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jm6p)
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes - Series 2
The Crooked Man
The sleuth investigates an officer's death, with the regimental honour of the Royal Mallows at stake. Stars Clive Merrison.
MON 11:00 Gunter Grass - The Tin Drum (b007jls2)
Episode 1
It's 1930 and Hitler's rise to power has begun. Three year old Oskar decides to stop growing and stop talking. Instead he plays his tin drum.
Phil Daniels stars as Oskar alongside Kenneth Cranham and Lesley Manville in Mike Walker's two-part dramatisation of Gunter Grass's dark and intriguing story.
Written in 1959, The Tin Drum is a modern classic of post-Second World War literature, telling the story of the Third Reich's decline and fall from a most particular perspective - that of a dwarf. It was published at a time when a generation of Germans was seeking to understand the war for the first time.
Oskar ...... Phil Daniels
Matzerath ...... Kenneth Cranham
Agnes ...... Lesley Manville
Bebra ...... David Collings
Jan ...... Stephen Critchlow
Greff ...... Paul Jenkins
Gretchen ...... Kristin Milward
Roswitha ...... Jane Whittenshaw
Marcus ...... John Turner
Fisherman ...... John Hartley
Midwife ...... Tessa Worsley
Gunter Grass was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1999 and the Swedish Academy praised him as a writer 'whose frolicsome black fables portray the forgotten face of history'.
Mike Walker's efforts won him the Writer's Award for Best Dramatisation.
Producer: Peter Kavanagh
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1996.
MON 12:00 The Goon Show (b007jpkr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00df6ls)
Series 6
Episode 6
The great Sir Ruddy Shame - and the Ghost of McMuckle Manse.
Starring Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden, David Hatch, Jo Kendall and Bill Oddie.
Written by Simon Brett, Derek Farmer, Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie.
Originating from the Cambridge University Footlights revue 'Cambridge Circus', ISIRTA ran for 8 years on BBC Radio and quickly developed a cult following.
Music and songs by Liam Cohen, Dave Lee and Bill Oddie.
Producer: David Hatch/Peter Titheradge
First broadcast on the BBC Radio 2 in May 1968.
MON 13:00 Sweet Dreams (b007jsw1)
Episode 6
Horrified by the betrayal of his best friend, Howard decides to take action. Celestial satire read by Martin Jarvis.
MON 13:15 Agatha Christie (b0076m5j)
The 8.55 to Baghdad
Episode 1
"Her adventure had been taken at a moment of major personal change; mine was beginning at a moment that could change the world".
In 1928, crime writer Agatha Christie made a spur-of-the-moment decision to go on holiday, alone, to Iraq. Then in her late thirties she was already a popular and successful novelist, but her 14 year marriage to Archie Christie had recently ended and her comfortable life at Sunningdale had become oppressive.
In the first of five readings from his book, Andrew Eames describes how 75 years later on, on the eve of the second Gulf War, he set out to trace Agatha's journey and explore her reasons for making it.
Abridged by Laurence Wareing.
Producer: David Jackson Young
First broadcast on BBC Radio in 2004.
MON 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b007jsyf)
The First World War
Global conflict was raging in the middle of the 18th century, but the biggest enemies were Britain and France. With Anna Massey.
MON 13:45 Peter White - Blind Man's Beauty (b008qs4b)
Episode 1
Peter White explains how blind people experience the concept of beauty. Going for a walk can offer him an 'aural relief map'.
MON 14:00 15/09/2008 (b00df6lv)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
Contact us at:
CBeebies Radio
London, W12 7RJ
Phone: 08700 100 700.
MON 17:00 Flying the Flag (b00dhkzf)
Series 4
In Custody
‘We are representatives of Democracy in this benighted place, William. We enshrine the values of liberty, tolerance and free speech. By the way, why is that woman chained to the embassy railings..?'
Ambassador Mackenzie must tackle the delicate issue of a Briton being held hostage.
Series 4 of Alex Shearer's Eastern bloc embassy sitcom.
Starring Dinsdale Landen as HM Ambassador Mackenzie, Peter Acre as William Frost, Moir Leslie as Helen Waterson, Christopher Benjamin as Colonel Surikov and Stephen Greif as Spiro.
Producer: Neil Cargill
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1992.
MON 17:30 Bristow (b007v1dg)
Series 3
The Good, the Bad and the Temporary
There's a new girl in town, and Bristow knows his office isn't big enough for the two of them.
Michael Williams stars as Bristow.
Frank Dickens' sitcom is based on his famous long-running newspaper cartoon strip about the Chester-Perry buying clerk.
Bristow ...... Michael Williams
Jones ...... Rodney Bewes
Mrs Purdy ...... Dora Bryan
Perkins ...... Leslie Phillips
Hewitt ...... Owen Brenman
Miss Sunman ...... Katy Odey
Fudge ...... Jon Glover
Postboy ...... Simon Schatzberger
Stokes ...... David Battley
Sylvana ...... Jackie Neglia
Music: John Whitehall
Producer: Neil Cargill
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2000.
MON 18:00 Charles Chilton - Space Force (b007jmb4)
Series 1
1. The Voice from Nowhere
"It all began many Earth years ago during the summer of 2010..."
A routine trip to the moon turns into a nightmare in space for Captain Saxon Berry and his crew.
Starring Barry Foster and Nicky Henson.
Charles Chilton's intergalactic adventure in six-parts.
Captain Saxon Berry …. Barry Foster
Lemuel ‘Chipper’ Barnett …. Nicky Henson
Magnus Carter …. Nigel Stock
Lauderic Sincere …. Tony Osoba
with Wendy Murray and Teresa Stretfield
Charles Chilton wrote and produced many popular and successful radio programmes for the BBC - including the classic 1950s serial 'Journey into Space' with the adventures of Captain Jet Morgan. First broadcast years before the first moon landing, this fired the imagination of millions, It was the last radio drama to record higher ratings than the new young upstart - television!
Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in April 1984.
MON 18:30 Dream Story (b007jpp5)
Episode 1
Fantasy and jealousy - Paul Rhys reads Arthur Schnitzler's psychological exploration of a marriage.
MON 19:00 The Goon Show (b007jpkr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00df6ls)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
MON 20:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jxfw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
MON 20:30 Russell Thorndike - The Further Adventures of Dr Syn (b008h931)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
MON 21:00 Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby (b007k4l5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
MON 21:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jm6p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 today]
MON 22:00 Radio Shuttleworth (b007wp4b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 22:30 Ed Reardon's Week (b0081rcb)
Series 2
The Speech
Curmudgeonly Ed is speech ghost-writing and tries to fund his daughter's wedding.
Welcome back to the comical world of Ed Reardon, author, pipe smoker, consummate fare-dodger and master of the abusive e-mail.
Christopher Douglas stars as Ed Reardon.
Written by Christopher Douglas and Andrew Nickolds.
Featuring:
Stephanie Cole
John Fortune
Martin Hyder
Philip Jackson
Rita May
Geoffrey McGivern
Barunka O'Shaughnessy
Sally Grace
Geoffrey Whitehead
Tom Colebrook
Alice Lowe
Producer: Simon Nicholls
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2005.
MON 23:00 The Jason Explanation of... (b007jpzh)
Love, Sex and Marriage
David Jason tries to crack relationships via computer dating and Punch and Judy.
With Sheila Steafel and Royce Mills.
Following in the footsteps of Lord Clark, Dr Bronowski and Professor Galbraith, David Jason unravels the mysteries of the universe and the meaning of life.
Scripted by Colin Bostock Smith, Andy Hamilton, Barry Pilton and Paul Leigh.
Music by John Owen Edwards
Producer: Geoffrey Perkins
First broadcast on the BBC Radio 4 in September 1977.
MON 23:30 The Masterson Inheritance (b007jr62)
Series 3
The St Valentine's Day Mastersons
Budding starlet Genevieve hits seedy 1920s Hollywood.
The award-winning improvised historical family saga based entirely on audience suggestions.
Starring Paul Merton, Josie Lawrence, Jim Sweeney, Lee Simpson, Phelim McDermott and Caroline Quentin.
Producer: Phil Clarke
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1995.


TUESDAY 16 SEPTEMBER 2008

TUE 00:00 Charles Chilton - Space Force (b007jmb4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:30 Dream Story (b007jpp5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jxfw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 Russell Thorndike - The Further Adventures of Dr Syn (b008h931)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby (b007k4l5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jm6p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 Radio Shuttleworth (b007wp4b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Monday]
TUE 03:30 Ed Reardon's Week (b0081rcb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:30 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 The Jason Explanation of... (b007jpzh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:30 The Masterson Inheritance (b007jr62)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:30 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 Gunter Grass - The Tin Drum (b007jls2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Monday]
TUE 06:00 Bristow (b007v1dg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Monday]
TUE 06:30 Flying the Flag (b00dhkzf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Monday]
TUE 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00df7j8)
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 (b007jt67)
The Whittlesea Carnival and Fete
A day for out HMS Troutbridge gives Pertwee the chance to recover some dumped rum. Starring Jon Pertwee.
TUE 08:30 Chambers (b007jttl)
Series 1
QC at Any Cost
John Fuller-Carp, the Machiavellian head of chambers, is determined to become a QC and will perform almost any moral contortion to achieve his goal.
When left-wing Ruth Quirke, rumoured to be the daughter of a High Court judge, applies to join chambers at Forecourt Buildings, Fuller-Carp's imagination goes into overdrive and a hotline to the Lord Chancellor and promotion seems inevitable.
But will his "New Labour" image amount to anything..?
Clive Coleman’s sitcom about the questionable practices of a group of barristers.
John Fuller Carp ...... John Bird
Hilary Tripping ...... James Fleet
Ruth Quirke ...... Lesley Sharp
Vince ...... Jonathan Kydd
Judge ...... Gavin Muir
Suggs ...... John Baddeley
Brinsley ...... Alex Lowe
Jen ...... Jane Whittenshaw
Producer Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1996.
TUE 09:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jxg0)
One, Two Buckle My Shoe
Episode 2
The Belgian sleuth's dentist has been found shot dead in his surgery.
Chief Inspector Japp reckons there are several very plausible suspects...
Agatha Christie's whodunit stars John Moffatt as Hercule Poirot.
Dramatised by Michael Bakewell
Hercule Poirot ...... John Moffatt
Chief Inspector Japp ...... Philip Jackson
Gladys Nevill ...... Sophie Arnold
Alistair Blunt ...... Philip Franks
Jane Olivera ...... Amanda Waring
Mr Barnes ...... Patrick Godfrey
Howard Raikes ...... Robert Portal
Frank Carter ...... Dominic Colchester
Original music composed by Tom Smail.
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2004.
TUE 09:30 Russell Thorndike - The Further Adventures of Dr Syn (b008hq06)
Episode 2
Syn promises to hand over The Scarecrow to play matchmaker, and then has to deal with an informer. Read by Rufus Sewell.
TUE 10:00 Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby (b007k4mf)
Episode 17
Nicholas is pleased with Smike's progress in the garden. Dramatisation of Dickens' novel with Alex Jennings and Oliver Milburn.
TUE 10:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jm75)
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes - Series 2
The Resident Patient
A doctor calls on the sleuth, after the mystery death of his landlord - and the arrival of some Russians. Stars Clive Merrison.
TUE 11:00 Gunter Grass - The Tin Drum (b007jlvd)
Episode 2
As the war rages, Oskar discovers sex, jazz and the black market. Will his mad drumming make him a star?
Phil Daniels stars as Oskar in the conclusion of Gunter Grass's dark and intriguing story.
Written in 1959, The Tin Drum is a modern classic of post-Second World War literature, telling the story of the Third Reich's decline and fall from a most particular perspective - that of a dwarf.
Oskar ...... Phil Daniels
Matzerath ...... Kenneth Cranham
Bebra ...... David Collings
Roswitha ...... Jane Whittenshaw
Zeidler ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Dorothea ...... Patience Tomlinson
Lankes ...... Jonathan Keeble
Maria ...... Tracy Wiles
Klepp ...... Nigel Anthony
Official ...... David Timson
Young Man ...... Andrew Branch
Other parts ...... John Hartley
Dramatised by Mike Walker.
Producer: Peter Kavanagh
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1996.
TUE 12:00 The Navy Lark (b007jt67)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 12:30 Counterpoint (b00df97y)
2005
Episode 3
Ned Sherrin hosts the music quiz with Peter Ashman and Steven Gore from Buckinghamshire and Judicaelle Hammond of London.
TUE 13:00 Sweet Dreams (b007jsw8)
Episode 7
As Howard gets to know God, he does well for himself and gets a promotion. Celestial satire concluded by Martin Jarvis.
TUE 13:15 Agatha Christie (b03hngqk)
The 8.55 to Baghdad
Episode 2
Retracing the crime writer's Middle Eastern journey of 1928, Andrew Eames recalls taking the Orient Express train to Istanbul.
TUE 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b007jsyp)
India and the Death of George II
Focussing on one of the most significant figures of British rule in India, Anna Massey narrates the history of Britain.
TUE 13:45 Peter White - Blind Man's Beauty (b008qsv7)
Episode 2
Peter White sets off to navigate some buildings in his exploration of how blind people experience beauty.
TUE 14:00 16/09/2008 (b00df980)
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 (b007jnrm)
Series 10
Incidental Music
In the face of a bid to reduce class sizes, the governors try to balance school funds.
Created by Jim Eldridge, ten series of this comedy about a junior school ran between 1985 and 1998. King Street Junior Revisited ran from 2002 to 2005.
Written by John Fawcett Wilson.
Stars Karl Howman as Mr Sims, James Grout as the Headteacher, 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, Helena Breck as Miss Hughes and Aaron Keeling as the Dean.
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1998.
TUE 17:30 It Sticks Out Half A Mile (b007jqc5)
Hidden Treasure
Pike and Hodges call in a clairvoyant to help them locate the rumoured booty hidden somewhere on the pier in Frambourne-on-Sea.
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
Madame Zara …. Betty Marsden
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 October 1984.
TUE 18:00 Charles Chilton - Space Force (b007jmbm)
Series 1
2. Towards the Unknown
One of Space Force's crew members, Magnus Carter, reveals the true nature of their latest mission
Charles Chilton's intergalactic adventure starring Barry Foster and Nicky Henson.
Captain Saxon Berry …. Barry Foster
Lemuel ‘Chipper’ Barnett …. Nicky Henson
Magnus Carter …. Nigel Stock
Lauderic Sincere …. Tony Osoba
with Wendy Murray and Teresa Stretfield
Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in April 1984.
TUE 18:30 Dream Story (b007lzwy)
Episode 2
Fridolin, disturbed by the revelation of his wife's fantasy, sets out into the Viennese night to explore his own desires.
TUE 19:00 The Navy Lark (b007jt67)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 19:30 Counterpoint (b00df97y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
TUE 20:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jxg0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
TUE 20:30 Russell Thorndike - The Further Adventures of Dr Syn (b008hq06)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
TUE 21:00 Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby (b007k4mf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
TUE 21:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jm75)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 today]
TUE 22:00 Chambers (b007jttl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 22:30 The Mark Steel Solution (b007js6t)
Series 2
Housing
Another deceptively subversive proposal as Mark Steel calls for people to be re-housed at random.
Alternative solutions written and performed by Mark Steel and Pete Sinclair.
With Kim Wall and Maria McErlane.
Producer Phil Clarke
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1994.
TUE 23:00 The Boosh (b007jmhj)
Tundra
Bad-tempered zoo boss Bob Fossil has a couple of assignments for his star zookeepers.
He's sending Vince to Spain to find a friend for the zoo's lonely prawn, and he's sending Howard to the Arctic, just for the sake of it
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
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 November 2001.
TUE 23:30 Flying Solo (b007jvrk)
Hey Stranger!
A bored office assistant receives an email from the mysterious Piglet but her response fires off a chain-reaction of deceptions.
TUE 23:45 Elastic Planet (b007k33s)
The Zoo
Revealing the links between hurdling cattle, the Elephant's Lumberyard, gong beetles, alternative horticulture and the Llama movies of the early 60s.
Oliver Postgate narrates a stream of bizarre coincidences in Ben Moor’s cosmic comedy of connections.
With Julian Pettifer, Brian Hayes, Dan Strauss, Kerry Shale, Geoff McGivern, Fiona Allen.
Producer: Jon Naismith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1995


WEDNESDAY 17 SEPTEMBER 2008

WED 00:00 Charles Chilton - Space Force (b007jmbm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 Dream Story (b007lzwy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jxg0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 Russell Thorndike - The Further Adventures of Dr Syn (b008hq06)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby (b007k4mf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 02:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jm75)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 on Tuesday]
WED 03:00 Chambers (b007jttl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Tuesday]
WED 03:30 The Mark Steel Solution (b007js6t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:30 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 The Boosh (b007jmhj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:30 Flying Solo (b007jvrk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:30 on Tuesday]
WED 04:45 Elastic Planet (b007k33s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:45 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 Gunter Grass - The Tin Drum (b007jlvd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Tuesday]
WED 06:00 It Sticks Out Half A Mile (b007jqc5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Tuesday]
WED 06:30 King Street Junior (b007jnrm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Tuesday]
WED 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00dfck1)
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 (b00dfck3)
The gang celebrate crime writer Agatha Twist's birthday and bring you passion among the tennis courts. With Betty Marsden. From January 1964.
WED 08:30 Heated Rollers (b007s849)
Episode 6
The real Sleeping Beauty, medical dramas - and a women's jail..
The first ever all-women sketch show made for BBC Radio 2 starring 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 Hercule Poirot (b007jxg5)
One, Two Buckle My Shoe
Episode 3
Mystery still surrounds the death of the Belgian detective's dentist.
Was it suicide - or murder..?
Agatha Christie's whodunit stars John Moffatt as Hercule Poirot.
Dramatised by Michael Bakewell
Hercule Poirot ...... John Moffatt
Chief Inspector Japp ...... Philip Jackson
Alistair Blunt ...... Philip Franks
Jane Olivera ...... Amanda Waring
Mr Barnes ...... Patrick Godfrey
Georgina Morley ...... Caroline Wildi
Mrs Olivera ...... Joanna McCallum
Selby ...... Trevor Rawlins
Original music composed by Tom Smail.
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2004.
WED 09:30 Russell Thorndike - The Further Adventures of Dr Syn (b008h5z4)
Episode 3
The daredevil takes on a French privateer in the Channel and then a local murderer on the marsh. Read by Rufus Sewell.
WED 10:00 Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby (b007k4nm)
Episode 18
As he dreams about Kate, Smike gets a shock, but soon discovers a surprising ally. Dramatisation of Dickens' novel with Raymond Pickard and Alex Jennings.
WED 10:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jm7p)
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes - Series 2
The Greek Interpreter
Watson is introduced to the sleuth's brother Mycroft - and all three tackle the case of a Greek captive. Stars Clive Merrison.
WED 11:00 Crime and Punishment (b007jlt9)
Episode 1
In Dostoyevsky's tale of guilt and redemption, young Raskolnikov puts a horrific theory to the test. Stars Barnaby Kay.
WED 12:00 Beyond Our Ken (b00dfck3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 12:30 The Embassy Lark (b007jwt0)
The Ambassador's not impressed at a directive aiming to improve Britain's image abroad. Starring Derek Francis.
WED 13:00 HE Bates' My Uncle Silas (b007jr1z)
The Lily
The crafty old rural rogue reveals how he came by a lily which he refers to as 'she'. Abridged and read by David Neal.
WED 13:15 Agatha Christie (b0076m6c)
The 8.55 to Baghdad
Episode 3
Retracing the English crime writer's 1928 journey to Iraq, Andrew Eames recalls stopping off for a steam bath in Damascus.
WED 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b007jsyz)
The End Of Pitt The Elder and the First Canal
Despite his achievements in India and North America, Pitt the Elder is forced to resign at the time of his greatest success.
WED 13:45 Peter White - Blind Man's Beauty (b008rtky)
Episode 3
Peter White sets off to navigate the London tube, shopping and crossing the road, as he explores how blind people experience beauty.
WED 14:00 17/09/2008 (b00dfck5)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
Contact us at:
CBeebies Radio
London, W12 7RJ
Phone: 08700 100 700.
WED 17:00 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b007jtg6)
Series 1
The Promotion
Gerald and Diana compete to publicize their new books.
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 James Thomason, Anthony Smee and Peter Craze.
The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter ran from 1976 to 1981.
Producer: Bobby Jaye
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1976.
WED 17:30 After Henry (b007md8k)
Series 3
The End of a Chapter
"The status quo does suit me rather well."
Sarah's off to Florence, but worries about her mother - and shock news from Clare.
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 November 1987.
WED 18:00 Charles Chilton - Space Force (b007jmc2)
Series 1
3. The Silver Strangers
"The two strange figures drifted over from their ship to ours - they were heading for the main outside air lock..."
After drifting without power, the crew of Space Force receive a mysterious message and spot a spacecraft...
Charles Chilton's intergalactic adventure starring Barry Foster and Nicky Henson.
Captain Saxon Berry .... Barry Foster
Chipper .... Nicky Henson
Magnus .... Nigel Stock
Lauderic .... Tony Osoba
with Wendy Murray and Teresa Stretfeild.
Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in April 1984.
WED 18:30 Dream Story (b007m48w)
Episode 3
A chance meeting and an old friend tells Fridolin of a secret masked ball where revellers cavort with beautiful naked women.
WED 19:00 Beyond Our Ken (b00dfck3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 19:30 The Embassy Lark (b007jwt0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
WED 20:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jxg5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
WED 20:30 Russell Thorndike - The Further Adventures of Dr Syn (b008h5z4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
WED 21:00 Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby (b007k4nm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
WED 21:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jm7p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 today]
WED 22:00 Heated Rollers (b007s849)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 22:30 The Consultants (b007k3f3)
Series 1
Episode 4
The team wonder why so many men went to 'mow a meadow'. With Neil Edmond, Justin Edwards and James Rawlings. From March 2003.
WED 22:45 Peter Bradshaw - For One Horrible Moment (b0089jzh)
Episode 5
The full and hideous truth is revealed.
Peter Bradshaw concludes 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 (b0089kpx)
Episode 4
The struggling actor and mate Murray try out a global food café, while Kate has a bad day.
Alan Davies stars in his own sitcom.
Written by Ben Silburn, Tony Roche and Alan Davies.
Alan ...... Alan Davies
Murray ...... Alan Francis
Kate ...... Ronni Ancona
With Debra Stephenson, Alistair MacGowan and Dave Lamb.
Producer: Jane Berthoud
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1998.
WED 23:30 Dan and Nick: The Wildebeest Years (b00874qh)
Episode 5
Dan Freedman and Nick Romero's pun-fest features a plant psychiatrist and an amoebic 'Top Gear'.


THURSDAY 18 SEPTEMBER 2008

THU 00:00 Charles Chilton - Space Force (b007jmc2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 Dream Story (b007m48w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jxg5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Russell Thorndike - The Further Adventures of Dr Syn (b008h5z4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby (b007k4nm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jm7p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Heated Rollers (b007s849)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:30 The Consultants (b007k3f3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:45 Peter Bradshaw - For One Horrible Moment (b0089jzh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:45 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 The Alan Davies Show (b0089kpx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 Dan and Nick: The Wildebeest Years (b00874qh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Crime and Punishment (b007jlt9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 06:00 After Henry (b007md8k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Wednesday]
THU 06:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b007jtg6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Wednesday]
THU 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00dg6x2)
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 (b007jt2m)
The perils of worker relations, and Ron Glum needs a new suit. Stars Jimmy Edwards and June Whitfield.
THU 08:30 Married (b007v2rf)
Series 3
Episode 3
More strange happenings occur following the universes colliding: the King's ex quite literally drops in after being trapped in a vortex for five weeks. Robin finds himself playing chief powerbroker in the Royal relationship and manages to turn it to his advantage...
Hugh Bonneville stars in the third series of the comedy drama about a confirmed bachelor Robin Lightfoot dealing with life in a parallel universe where he has kids and an ex-wife who hates him.
With Josie Lawrence as Lesley, Stephen Frost as Dirk, Julian Clary as Adrian, Ann Gosling as Maxine, Sam Bradley as Ned, Christopher Kelham as King John and Arthur Smith as Arthur Smith.
Written by Tony Bagley.
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2001.
THU 09:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jxg9)
One, Two Buckle My Shoe
Episode 4
A month after the death of Poirot's dentist, a corpse has been found with its face horribly mutilated - yet another of his patients...
Agatha Christie's whodunit stars John Moffatt as Hercule Poirot.
Dramatised by Michael Bakewell
Hercule Poirot ...... John Moffatt
Chief Inspector Japp ...... Philip Jackson
Alistair Blunt ...... Philip Franks
Jane Olivera ...... Amanda Waring
Helen Montresor ...... Joanna McCallum
Agnes ...... Teresa Gallagher
Howard Raikes ...... Robert Portal
Reilly ...... Stephen Tomkinson
Mrs Adams ...... Amanda Walker
Gladys Nevil ...... Sophie Arnold
Frank Carter ...... Dominic Colchester
Original music composed by Tom Smail.
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2004.
THU 09:30 Russell Thorndike - The Further Adventures of Dr Syn (b008h3kt)
Episode 4
A Bow Street Runner and a press gang provide problems for The Scarecrow. And the Good Doctor disappears. Read by Rufus Sewell.
THU 10:00 Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby (b007js8n)
Episode 19
John Browdie reveals how he outsmarted Wackford Squeers. Dramatisation of Dickens' novel with Alex Jennings and Oliver Milburn.
THU 10:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jm8v)
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes - Series 2
The Naval Treaty
Watson's old school chum faces ruin if a secret government document can't be found. Stars Clive Merrison and Michael Williams.
THU 11:00 Crime and Punishment (b007jltp)
Episode 2
Racked with guilt, Raskolnikov finds himself pursued by the cunning investigator, Porfiry Petrovich. Stars Barnaby Kay.
THU 12:00 Take It From Here (b007jt2m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 12:30 The Burkiss Way (b00dghc4)
Series 5
Wave Goodbyes to CBEs the Burkiss Way
The cult sketch show team's last-ever episode.
Starring Fred Harris, Jo Kendall, Nigel Rees and Chris Emmett.
With special guest David Jason.
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 November 1980.
THU 13:00 HE Bates' My Uncle Silas (b007jr2c)
The Revelation
The bathing habits of HE Bates' vintage character. Who was the girl that ran off with his clothes one day? Read by David Neal.
THU 13:15 Agatha Christie (b0076m6z)
The 8.55 to Baghdad
Episode 4
Retracing the English crime writer's 1928 journey, Andrew Eames's coach party arrives in Baghdad on the eve of war, but the welcome from the locals is friendly.
THU 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b007jsz7)
The End of the Seven Years War
We've reached the demise of George II and George III's attempts at radical constitutional change. Narrated by Anna Massey.
THU 13:45 Peter White - Blind Man's Beauty (b008s3b1)
Episode 4
Peter White tackles sporting events and the game of love in his exploration of what beauty means to blind people.
THU 14:00 18/09/2008 (b00dghc6)
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 (b007jw2r)
Series 3
Episode 6
Ad man Ken struggles with the women in his life, and ex-boss Freddie causes a stir. Stars Martin Jarvis. From November 1986.
THU 17:30 The Attractive Young Rabbi (b007k3dm)
Series 3
A Woman's Work
Rabbi Sus delighted to find a role-model, while Rabbi Abraham would settle for a hair-cut.
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
Sadie Fine ...... Doreen Mantle
Brian ...... Jonathan Kydd
Rabbi Marilyn Sugarman ...... Rachel Atkins
Nicola ...... Anny Tobin
Music: Max Harris.
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2002.
THU 18:00 Charles Chilton - Space Force (b007jmd7)
Series 1
4. The Time Ship
"The ship was as tall as a skyscraper and as long as an ocean liner - its hull was round, like a submarine's."
Taken hostage by the aliens, the crew discover more about their mysterious captors.
Charles Chilton's intergalactic adventure starring Barry Foster and Nicky Henson.
Captain Saxon Berry .... Barry Foster
Chipper .... Nicky Henson
Magnus .... Nigel Stock
Lauderic .... Tony Osoba
Ifwa .... Wendy Murray
Treia .... Theresa Streatfeild
Voedica .... Lolly Cockerell
Jennie .... Jenny Twigge
Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in April 1984.
THU 18:30 Dream Story (b007jpqh)
Episode 4
Fridolin has endangered his marriage and reputation on the streets of Vienna, but now risks his own life pursuing his fantasy.
THU 19:00 Take It From Here (b007jt2m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 19:30 The Burkiss Way (b00dghc4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
THU 20:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jxg9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
THU 20:30 Russell Thorndike - The Further Adventures of Dr Syn (b008h3kt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
THU 21:00 Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby (b007js8n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
THU 21:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jm8v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 today]
THU 22:00 Married (b007v2rf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 22:30 Doon Your Way (b007jzrw)
Episode 2
Bryony the Brownie and DJ Chantal join Doon Mackichan's parade of comic characters. With Alastair McGowan. From August 1996.
THU 23:00 The Skivers (b007jq44)
Series 1
Britt Ekland
New age DIY, the wonders of Sweden and Sinatra sings punk.
Nick Golson and Tim de Jongh's skilful sketch show with special guest Britt Ekland who's not in the mood for romance.
Written and performed by Nick Golson and Tim de Jongh.
With Peter Bradshaw and Mel Giedroyc
Producer: Jon Naismith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1994.
THU 23:30 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! (b00dgjl0)
Series 2
Episode 6
The showbiz legend gives a lecture to impress the Egyptology Society, but there's a strict dress code. Stars Steve Delaney.


FRIDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2008

FRI 00:00 Charles Chilton - Space Force (b007jmd7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 Dream Story (b007jpqh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jxg9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Russell Thorndike - The Further Adventures of Dr Syn (b008h3kt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby (b007js8n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jm8v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Married (b007v2rf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:30 Doon Your Way (b007jzrw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:30 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 The Skivers (b007jq44)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! (b00dgjl0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 Crime and Punishment (b007jltp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 06:00 The Attractive Young Rabbi (b007k3dm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Thursday]
FRI 06:30 Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful (b007jw2r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Thursday]
FRI 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00dgpmh)
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 The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket (b007jrdh)
A Lot of Tulle and a Little Imagination
The dear ladies take on the running of the Fancy Dress Ball. Stars Dr Evadne Hinge and Dame Hilda Bracket. From May 1982.
FRI 08:30 Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections (b0081rvf)
Series 4
Episode 4
Hidden phone masts and how to get a cheap haircut. The comic duo review the week's news, with Nina Wadia.
FRI 09:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jxgg)
One, Two Buckle My Shoe
Episode 5
With a killer still at large, the Belgian detective finds inspiration in the words of a psalm sung by the village church choir.
Conclusion of Agatha Christie's whodunit starring John Moffatt as Hercule Poirot.
Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.
Hercule Poirot ...... John Moffatt
Chief Inspector Japp ...... Philip Jackson
Frank Carter ...... Dominic Colchester
Alistair Blunt ...... Philip Franks
Jane Olivera ...... Amanda Waring
Mr Barnes ...... Patrick Godfrey
Howard Raikes ...... Robert Portal
Original music composed by Tom Smail.
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2004.
FRI 09:30 Russell Thorndike - The Further Adventures of Dr Syn (b008h4wt)
Episode 5
A encounter with Captain Foulkes in London leads to highway robbery on the way back to the marsh. Read by Rufus Sewell.
FRI 10:00 Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby (b007js8z)
Episode 20
Wackford Squeers has a shocking revelation for Smike. Dramatisation of Dickens' novel with Alex Jennings and Oliver Milburn.
FRI 10:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jm9d)
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes - Series 2
The Final Problem
With the culmination of his life's work, the detective prepares to meet his greatest adversary. Starring Clive Merrison.
FRI 11:00 Crime and Punishment (b007jlv1)
Episode 3
As the investigator Porfiry Petrovich closes in, a desperate Raskolnikov finds an unexpected source of hope. Stars Barnaby Kay.
FRI 12:00 The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket (b007jrdh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 Just a Minute (b00dh6y6)
Chairman Nicholas Parsons welcomes Paul Merton, Sheila Hancock, Kit Hesketh-Harvey and Clement Freud.
FRI 13:00 HE Bates' My Uncle Silas (b007jr2s)
A Funny Thing
HE Bates' vintage character shares tales of women and the world. Then there's the dazzling Lady Susannah. Read by David Neal.
FRI 13:15 Agatha Christie (b0076m7h)
The 8.55 to Baghdad
Episode 5
Retracing the English crime writer's 1928 journey, Andrew Eames visits the ancient city of Ur, where Agatha met her future husband, archaeologist Max Mallowan.
FRI 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b007jszk)
Grenville as PM and How Boswell Met Johnson
Anna Massey narrates the rise of Grenville.
FRI 13:45 Peter White - Blind Man's Beauty (b008s4c3)
Episode 5
Rain and trees - Peter White encounters mother nature in his exploration of how blind people experience the concept of beauty.
FRI 14:00 19/09/2008 (b00dh7pl)
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 (b007vgg5)
Bingo and the Little Woman
Bertie Wooster turns into a romantic novelist (again) when Bingo Little falls in love (again).
PG Wodehouse romp starring Richard Briers and Michael Hordern.
Jeeves ...... Michael Hordern
Bertie Wooster ..... Richard Briers
Lord Bittlesham ..... Ronald Fraser
Bingo Little ..... Jonathan Cecil
Adapted by Chris Miller.
Producer: David Hatch
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1973.
FRI 17:30 Smelling of Roses (b00dh89p)
Series 3
Leading A Merry Dance
Rosie's no expert on Russian folk music but when she's asked to promote The Gulbekistan Dance Ensemble, she's sure she'll be equal to the challenge...
Another assignment for Rosie Burns and the event management company, where the clients are only part of the problem...
Written by Simon Brett.
Rosie ..... Prunella Scales
Jo ..... Rebecca Callard
Bob ..... Duncan Preston
Tess ..... Annette Badland
Robert ..... Simon Trinder
Leonid ..... Chris Emmett
Ludmilla ..... Lorelei King
Producer: Maria Esposito
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2002.
FRI 18:00 Charles Chilton - Space Force (b007jmdr)
Series 1
5. Threshold of Stars
"And what happens if we fail the test?" "It's obvious. We'll be killed."
Held captive by their abductors, the Space Force crew discover exactly what the aliens are after - while Chipper causes concern.
Charles Chilton's intergalactic adventure starring Barry Foster and Nicky Henson.
Captain Saxon Berry .... Barry Foster
Chipper .... Nicky Henson
Magnus .... Nigel Stock
Lauderic .... Tony Osoba
Ifwa .... Wendy Murray
Treia .... Theresa Streatfeild
Voedica .... Lolly Cockerell
Jennie .... Jenny Twigge
Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in May 1984.
FRI 18:30 Dream Story (b007jpqx)
Episode 5
Having infiltrated a secret masked ball where the female revellers are naked, Fridolin is discovered and must face his hosts.
FRI 19:00 The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket (b007jrdh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 Just a Minute (b00dh6y6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
FRI 20:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jxgg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
FRI 20:30 Russell Thorndike - The Further Adventures of Dr Syn (b008h4wt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
FRI 21:00 Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby (b007js8z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
FRI 21:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jm9d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 today]
FRI 22:00 Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections (b0081rvf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
FRI 22:30 Flight of the Conchords (b00dn8cf)
Dan and the Panda
The Kiwi parody band aim for UK fame.
Improvised comedy from the satirical pop pair, as they align with established comics to poke fun at all aspects of pop music.
Rob Brydon narrates the musical odyssey.
Starring New Zealand musical comedy duo, Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement.
With:
Rhys Darby
Dan Topolski
Daniel Kitson
Additional material by Joel Morris.
Musicians: David Catlin-Birch and Mark Allis.
Producer: Will Saunders
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in September 2005.
FRI 23:00 Pleased to Meet You (b007k2t5)
Series 1
Episode 2
90-something good-time girl Dora Dale spills the beans on her many celebrity friends – from Elvis to Jimmy Carr.
Betraying confidences and breaking unwritten rules galore, the friend of the stars reveals some surprising and salacious secrets.
Written by and starring Martin Kelner and Jake Yapp.
Made for BBC7 and first broadcast in August 2006.
FRI 23:30 The Cabaret of Dr Caligari (b007xwg7)
The Homeless Who Ate London
A people-eating blob starts rampaging through the capital. Starring John Woodvine and Sylvester McCoy. From December 1991.