TUESDAY 23 SEPTEMBER 2008

TUE 00:00 Charles Chilton - Space Force (b007jmf6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:30 Dream Story (b007m92z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 So Much Blood (b007jths)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 Russell Thorndike - The Further Adventures of Dr Syn (b008hz82)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby (b007k4t2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jlpz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 Radio Shuttleworth (b007wwdf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Monday]
TUE 03:30 Ed Reardon's Week (b007k3ym)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:30 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 The Jason Explanation of... (b007jq20)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:30 Girls Will Be Girls (b0081vs4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:30 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 Sword of Honour (b007k215)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Monday]
TUE 06:00 Bristow (b007vgv7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Monday]
TUE 06:30 Flying the Flag (b00dk3vl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Monday]
TUE 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00dk4wl)
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 (b007jt7t)
New At The Helm
A jetty's demolished as Pertwee and Phillips return from leave, just in time to meet Lieutenant Murray.
TUE 08:30 Chambers (b007jnjc)
Series 1
The Right to Silence
Hostilities between pompous Fuller-Carp and Ruth have intensified, and a walking holiday in the Lake District with an influential judge would seem to provide the perfect break.
However, a Crimewatch obsessed hotelier, an ambiguous fax and an impending murder trial conspire to turn the weekend into a nightmare which even the allure of the hotel's Nick Ross Carvery cannot redeem.
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
Austin Weave ...... Jonathan Kydd
Other parts ...... Peter Serafinowcz
Producer Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1996.
TUE 09:00 So Much Blood (b007jtjb)
D.U.D.S. on the Fringe
Actor Charles Paris meets student Anna and makes a discovery about Willy's death. Francis Matthews stars as the amateur sleuth.
TUE 09:30 Russell Thorndike - The Further Adventures of Dr Syn (b008j031)
Episode 7
Are Sir Anthony's smuggled barrels quite what they seem? And is Syn about to found out? Russell Thorndike's adventure read by Rufus Sewell.
TUE 10:00 Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby (b007k4v8)
Episode 22
Arthur Gride has an unwelcome proposal in store for Madeline Bray. Dramatisation of Dickens' novel with Alex Jennings.
TUE 10:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jp4j)
The Return of Sherlock Holmes - Series 1
The Norwood Builder
The Baker Street sleuth probes the case of a young solicitor accused of murder. Stars Clive Merrison and Michael Williams.
TUE 11:00 Sword of Honour (b007k23v)
Episode 2
With Guy Crouchback disgraced after battle training, the fearsome Brigadier appears. Stars Hugh Dickson and Patrick Troughton.
TUE 12:00 The Navy Lark (b007jt7t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 12:30 Counterpoint (b00dk91z)
2005
Episode 4
Ned Sherrin's music quiz with Sue Bates of Barrow-upon-Soar, Andrew Beardsell of Brighouse and Alan Gallagher from Wallsend.
TUE 13:00 HE Bates' My Uncle Silas (b007jr3n)
Silas the Good
HE Bates' rural reprobate is digging a grave. Will his stern visitor relax and admire the cowslips? Read by David Neal.
TUE 13:15 Rukhsana Ahmad - Freedom's Daughter (b007jy6q)
Episode 2
In prison, Nehru relies on daughter Indira Gandhi's letters to learn about India's struggle for freedom. Read by Nina Wadia.
TUE 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b007jt09)
Rockingham, The Stamp Act, Hargreaves and Jenny
Anna Massey narrates the history of the British Isles. This programme looks at the character of King George III.
TUE 13:45 Journey Into Language (b00dk921)
Listening to Lorca
Renowned linguist Professor Eric Hawkins recalls studying in France and Germany during the 1930s rise of fascism.
TUE 14:00 23/09/2008 (b00dk923)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
Contact us at:
CBeebies Radio
London, W12 7RJ
Phone: 08700 100 700.
TUE 17:00 King Street Junior (b007jns5)
Series 10
Final Thoughts
The end of the school year- and the end of an era.
Written and 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, Jacqueline Beatty as Miss Reed, Tom Watson as Mr Holiday, Rachel Atkins as Fiona Travis, Scott Clarke as Steven, Kristy Bruce as Sarah and Rikki Doughty as Paul.
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1998.
TUE 17:30 Parsley Sidings (b008s3d0)
Series 1
Goodbye Parsley Sidings
Station Master Horace Hepplewhite takes on the bolshie buffet staff.
Starring Arthur Lowe as Horace, Ian Lavender as Bert, Liz Fraser as Gloria, Kenneth Connor as Bradshaw and Bill Pertwee as Trimwick.
Jim Eldridge's eponymous series is set in a sleepy railway station. The Hepplewhites have run 'Parsley Sidings' station for generations and the current Station Master, Horace, hopes that his son Bert will continue the line. Mild-mannered Ticket Clerk Bert wants to work anywhere but on the railways. His colleague, Station Announcer Gloria Simpkins, secretly loves him. Porter Percy Valentine is an archetypal wheeler-dealer and the ancient Signalman, Bradshaw, causes havoc and dispenses home-made remedies in equal measure. The 'Parsley Sidings' nemesis is Phineas Perkins, the station master of Potwhistle Halt, one stop down the line.
Producer: Edward Taylor
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in February 1972.
TUE 18:00 Charles Chilton - Space Force (b007jn3c)
Series 2
The Return of the Sun God
On patrol in Egypt - scanning the sky for asteroids - the crew of Space Force witness a massive ball of light coming towards Earth...
Charles Chilton's second intergalactic adventure series in six parts starring Barry Foster.
Captain Saxon Berry ...... Barry Foster
Chipper Barnett ...... Nicky Henson
Magnus Carter ...... Nigel Stock
Lodderick Sincere ...... Tony Osoba
With Wendy Murray, Willoughby Goddard, Bernard Brown and Mia Soteriou.
Charles Chilton wrote and produced many popular and successful radio programmes for the BBC - including the classic 1950s serial 'Journey into Space' - charting the adventures of Captain Jet Morgan. This fired the imagination of millions, years before the first moon landing. 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 May 1985.
TUE 18:30 Dream Story (b007m9wj)
Episode 7
Fridolin returns to the house of the masked ball to find the mysterious woman who saved his life, and has an unpleasant surprise.
TUE 19:00 The Navy Lark (b007jt7t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 19:30 Counterpoint (b00dk91z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
TUE 20:00 So Much Blood (b007jtjb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
TUE 20:30 Russell Thorndike - The Further Adventures of Dr Syn (b008j031)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
TUE 21:00 Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby (b007k4v8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
TUE 21:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jp4j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 today]
TUE 22:00 Chambers (b007jnjc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 22:30 The Mark Steel Solution (b007k0s8)
Series 3
Sexual Politics
The comedian has more radical advice for his fellow man - get yourself a boyfriend. With Maria McErlane. From August 1995.
TUE 23:00 The Boosh (b007jxrs)
Hitcher
Zoo boss Bob Fossil is concerned about the erratic behaviour of Tony the prawn and gives zookeepers Howard and Vince the duty of escorting him to a zoo for animal offenders.
All goes wrong, however, when Howard and Vince come across a strange figure standing by the side of the road.
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 (b007jv7r)
Snakes and Bladders
A grown up Jack, on his way home from intimate surgery, encounters a school bully and takes an odd revenge. With Paul Kerensa.
TUE 23:45 Elastic Planet (b007k399)
The Objects
Revealing the links between the art of siren writing, the discovery of pants, the Church of England motorcycle display team and the flamenco guitar.
Oliver Postgate narrates a stream of bizarre coincidences in Ben Moor’s cosmic comedy of connections.
With Rebecca Front, Dan Strauss, Kerry Shale, Geoff McGivern, Ben Moor, Raymond Baxter and Caron Keating.
Producer: Jon Naismith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1995