Phone: 08700 100 700 [national rates]. Email: bigtoe@bbc.co.uk.
Love blossoms for more than one member of the family, but time is not on their side. Dickens dramatisation with Oliver Milburn.
Sailing round the Mediterranean, a young lady writes about the upper-class antics on board ship. Read by Abigail Docherty. From March 2003.
Mark Tully is in Bangladesh - home to prodigious birth-rates, a thousand rivers and also an extraordinary development project.
Miles takes Sylvie for a weekend away, but his wife intervenes. Part of Ayckbourn's Intimate Exchanges series, starring Robin Herford and Lavinia Bertram.
When confused Izzy meets her fiancé Charles's friend Bill, they hit it off straight away...
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
Charles ...... David Robb
Bill ...... Neil McCaul,
Maria ...... Marty Cruickshank
Gwyn ...... Dafydd Hywel
Sharon ...... Melissa Wilson
Lorraine ...... Catherine Clarke
Tumbling from one love entanglement to another, 30 something teacher Izzy Comyn has a predilection for inappropriate men.
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.
Geoffrey Wheeler travels to Eastbourne, where he meets staff and supporters of the Royal Hippodrome Theatre.
It was built in the 1880s by architect CJ Phipps and acclaimed at the time as one of the most luxurious Variety theatres in the country.
The colourful history of the venue reflects the changing pattern of popular entertainment; its stage has seen everything from light operettas to Music Hall and stand-up.
With Bruce Forsyth.
Series visiting variety theatres around the United Kingdom.
Mark Radcliffe profiles the stage, film and radio actor best remembered for his Diary of a Schoolmaster as well as his contribution to astronomy.
Series exploring some of the North's best-loved and most influential comedians.
The cheeky schoolboy enters a poetry competition to try and win some days off school. Stars Jimmy Clitheroe.
Mayhem, jokes and puns plus a pub on the moon with no atmosphere. With Tim Brooke-Taylor, Barry Cryer and John Junkin.
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
When a government minister melts in Margate, it's a job for Lionheart and Dunning. Stars Nicholas Courtney and Terry Molloy.
1. Ichabod
In New York State, a few years after the American War of Independence, a tale of two love rivals and a headless horseman unfolds.
Sleepy Hollow school teacher, Ichabod Crane is determined to win the heart of wealthy farmer's daughter, Katrina Van Tassell. Not only does he face opposition from local buck, Brom Bones, but it would also appear that supernatural forces are against him.
An eccentric New Yorker by the name of Diedrich Knickerbocker narrates this bizarrely comic tale.
Washington Irving's classic tale in three parts. Set in 17th-century America
Musical score and sound design by award-winning composer, David Pickvance.
The best of Our Tune, music mixes with a twist - and a new Radio 1 campaign.
Armando lannucci hosts wry comical discussion, sketches and music.
With Rebecca Front, David Schneider and Peter Baynham.
Written by Armando Iannucci, with Peter Baynham, Rebecca Front and David Schneider.
Surprising new computer games - and Radio 1’s Top 100 Dogs.
Armando lannucci hosts wry comical discussion, sketches and music.
With Rebecca Front, David Schneider, Peter Baynham and Steve Coogan.
Written by Armando Iannucci.
The story of Victorian Britain's most celebrated magician - Augustus 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.
Writer-performer Chris Green talks to Bruce Morton about his character driven comedy, including American country and western singing sensation, Tina C.
Series in which Bruce Morton talks to top stand-up comedians about life, the universe and comedy.
MONDAY 29 SEPTEMBER 2008
MON 00:00 The Scarifyers (b00dpygr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Sunday]
MON 00:30 The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving (b007wlpm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Sunday]
MON 01:00 Nicholas Nickleby Omnibus (b007lmgs)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 on Sunday]
MON 02:15 Evelyn Waugh Short Stories (b007jwv8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:15 on Sunday]
MON 02:30 East Going West (b007jy70)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Sunday]
MON 03:00 Armando Iannucci (b00dp32c)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:00 on Sunday]
MON 03:30 Armando Iannucci (b007vlzn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:30 on Sunday]
MON 04:00 The Penny Dreadfuls (b00gpbcq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Sunday]
MON 04:30 Comic to Comic (b007tcbj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:30 on Sunday]
MON 05:00 The Palace of Laughter (b007k2kn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:00 on Sunday]
MON 05:30 How Tickled Am I? (b007m5v6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 on Sunday]
MON 06:00 The Clitheroe Kid (b007jt6r)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Sunday]
MON 06:30 Hello Cheeky (b00dp32f)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Sunday]
MON 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00dp3ql)
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 (b00dp3qn)
The Curse of Frankenstein
The million-pound race is on to be the first to play the bagpipes at the South Pole.
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 (b007jqkk)
Series 2
Katrina Leskanich
The UK’s 1997 Eurovision song contest winner Katrina Leskanich drops in and reveals she always buys new socks as she doesn’t know how to darn. John decides to teach her this important skill, so that she need not be so wasteful.
Meanwhile, wife Mary gets the ironing board out and Robert Wyatt tries to impress an impresario.
The semi-detached world of aspiring singer-songwriter John Shuttleworth direct from his front room in Sheffield.
Written and performed by Graham Fellows.
Additional material by Martin Willis.
Producer: Dawn Ellis.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2000.
MON 09:00 So Much Blood (b007jtk2)
Up in the Castle
With one murder suspect cleared, a bomb is ticking in actor Charles Paris' bag. Francis Matthews stars as the amateur sleuth.
MON 09:30 Katherine Thurston - The Masquerader (b00dp3qg)
Episode 1
On a foggy London night, a chance meeting for MP John Chilcote looks set to become life changing. Read by Nicholas Boulton.
MON 10:00 Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby (b007lnj0)
Episode 26
Madeleine's wedding is off after her father's death. Uncle Ralph is furious. Dramatisation of Dickens' novel with Alex Jennings.
MON 10:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jlsd)
The Return of Sherlock Holmes - Series 1
Black Peter
The Baker Street sleuth probes the grisly murder of a retired whaling skipper. Stars Clive Merrison and Michael Williams.
MON 11:00 Sword of Honour (b007k290)
Episode 6
A mission in the Channel Islands doesn't go to plan - and political pressure mounts. Stars Hugh Burden and Nigel Anthony.
MON 12:00 The Goon Show (b00dp3qn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
MON 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00dp3qq)
Series 6
Episode 8
A dandy's revenge with Beau Legs - and persecuting pigeons.
Starring Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Cleese, Graeme Garden, David Hatch, Jo Kendall and Bill Oddie.
Written by Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Bill Oddie and Graeme Garden.
Originating from the Cambridge University Footlights revue 'Cambridge Circus', ISIRTA ran for eight 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 June 1968.
MON 13:00 Dirk Bogarde - Jericho (b008pbwk)
Episode 1
William Caldicott receives a key from his brother James and heads to Provence, where a mystery begins. Read by the author.
MON 13:15 Someone Like Me by Miles Kington (b00dp3qs)
Episode 1
Recalling his earliest memory - of an event before his own birth - as well as the drama of his first kidnapping.
Broadcaster, writer and musician Miles Kington (1941-2008) reads from his account of an endearingly eccentric childhood.
Abridged in five parts by Richard Hamilton.
Producer: Emma Harding
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2005.
MON 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b007jt1j)
Window Taxes and Highway Robbery
The series about British history continues as we look at 1770. Window taxes and a new police force are introduced.
MON 13:45 The Science of DIY (b008wfcc)
The Wheelbarrow
The art of construction deconstructed. Len Fisher and fellow experts reveal the importance of leverage when conveying a load.
MON 14:00 29/09/2008 (b00dp3qv)
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 (b00dp3qj)
Series 4
Little Extras
The novelty of artistic freedom in the People's Democracy attracts a swarm of film location managers, hungry for new backdrops, authentic faces - and cheap labour.
The movie moguls hadn't bargained for one thing, however: a little diplomatic scene stealing.
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, Stephen Greif as US Ambassador Spiro Weinberg and Peter Whitman as Duncan Bridges.
Producer: Neil Cargill
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1992.
MON 17:30 Bristow (b007w5jb)
Series 3
Repaying Mr Piper
Why is Bristow surrounded by incompetents? He has a theory - and determines to bumble toward the proof.
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
Hewitt ...... Owen Brenman
Perkins ...... Leslie Phillips
Gert ...... Liz Fraser
Daisy ...... Joan Sims
Miss Sunman ...... Katy Odey
Fudge ...... Jon Glover
Postboy ...... Simon Schatzberger
Stokes ...... David Battley
Miss Pleasant ...... Jackie Neglia
Music: John Whitehall
Producer: Neil Cargill
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2000.
MON 18:00 Charles Chilton - Space Force (b007jn5r)
Series 2
Living With Death
Elevated to the priesthood of God-King Ra - the captive crew of Space Force seize a chance to escape.
Charles Chilton's second intergalactic adventure series 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 and Bernard Brown.
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 June 1985.
MON 18:30 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World (b007jtlg)
Episode 1
Meet the man who battery farms humans.
Published in 1932, Aldous Huxley's enduring tale about cloning, consumerism and chemical abandon in a nightmare vision of an ideal society in the future.
Read by Anton Lesser.
Abridged in 10 parts by Neville Teller.
Producer: Duncan Minshull
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2003.
MON 18:45 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World (b007jtmn)
Episode 2
Bernard Marx is a misfit in an ideal society. So why is Lenina attracted to him? Nightmare future vision read by Anton Lesser. From April 2003.
MON 19:00 The Goon Show (b00dp3qn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
MON 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00dp3qq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
MON 20:00 So Much Blood (b007jtk2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
MON 20:30 Katherine Thurston - The Masquerader (b00dp3qg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
MON 21:00 Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby (b007lnj0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
MON 21:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jlsd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 today]
MON 22:00 Radio Shuttleworth (b007jqkk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
MON 22:30 Ed Reardon's Week (b007k44m)
Series 2
Our Man In Berkhamsted
Embittered writer Ed's got a dental dilemma and is ranting over a literary festival.
Welcome 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
Philip Jackson
John Fortune
Rita May
Geoffrey McGivern
Barunka O'Shaughnessy
Sally Grace
Geoffrey Whitehead
Dan Tetsell
Alice Lowe
Simon Greenall
Producer: Simon Nicholls
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2006.
MON 23:00 The Jason Explanation of... (b007jq4j)
Politics
David Jason and company elect to poke fun at the Houses of Parliament.
With Sheila Steafel, Royce Mills and Chris Emmett.
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 Alastair Beaton.
Music by John Owen Edwards
Producer: Geoffrey Perkins
First broadcast on the BBC Radio 4 in September 1977.
MON 23:30 Girls Will Be Girls (b0082hdc)
From 16/12/1989
The Bobo girls take to the stage with more comedy and music. Starring Rebecca Front and Sioned Wiliam. From December 1989.
TUESDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 2008
TUE 00:00 Charles Chilton - Space Force (b007jn5r)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:30 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World (b007jtlg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Monday]
TUE 00:45 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World (b007jtmn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:45 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 So Much Blood (b007jtk2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 Katherine Thurston - The Masquerader (b00dp3qg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby (b007lnj0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jlsd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 Radio Shuttleworth (b007jqkk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 on Monday]
TUE 03:30 Ed Reardon's Week (b007k44m)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:30 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 The Jason Explanation of... (b007jq4j)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:30 Girls Will Be Girls (b0082hdc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:30 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 Sword of Honour (b007k290)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Monday]
TUE 06:00 Bristow (b007w5jb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:30 on Monday]
TUE 06:30 Flying the Flag (b00dp3qj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Monday]
TUE 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00dp6f2)
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 (b007jt9n)
Fatso's Box Brownie
Johnson has a boozy birthday, while Pertwee's wine smuggling doesn't go to plan. Starring Ronnie Barker.
TUE 08:30 Chambers (b007znmz)
Series 1
The Cab Rank Rule
Fuller-Carp faces a dilemma when asked to represent animal rights activists, having just accepted an invitation to go fox-hunting with some influential High Court judges.
Nor is it just Fuller-Carp's dignity which is on the line, as LAM (Lawyers against Meat) is ready to pounce...
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
Simon De Vere ...... Jonathan Coy
Rob ...... Paul Shearer
Mr Porteus ...... Keith Drinkel
Mrs Porteus ...... Ann Beach
Producer Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1996.
TUE 09:00 Paul Temple (b007jsj9)
Paul Temple and the Jonathan Mystery
1. The Fergusons
On a flight home from New York, Paul Temple and Steve meet the Fergusons, who are flying to England to visit their student son Richard at Oxford University. At the airport, they learn he's been shot dead.
But there are only two clues...
Francis Durbridge's thriller stars Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve in another intriguing case for BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife.
Paul Temple …. Peter Coke
Steve …. Marjorie Westbury
Robert Ferguson …. John Glen
Helen Ferguson …. Grizelda Hervey
Dinah Nelson …. Valerie Kirkbright
Sir Graham Forbes …. James Thomason
Reggie Mackintosh …. Simon Lack
Red Harris …. John Baddeley
Simo …. William Fox
Police Sergeant …. Frederick Treves
Between 1938 and 1968, Francis Durbridge's incomparably suave amateur detective Paul Temple and glamorous wife Steve solved case after baffling case in one of BBC radio's most popular series. They inhabited a sophisticated, well-heeled world of cocktails and fast cars.
Producer: Martyn C. Webster
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in October 1963.
TUE 09:30 Katherine Thurston - The Masquerader (b00dp62r)
Episode 2
MP John Chilcote and his dead ringer John Loder set out to exchange identities, but can they succeed? Read by Nicholas Boulton.
TUE 10:00 Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby (b007lz61)
Episode 27
Nicholas has taken Smike away to convalesce. Wackford Squeers is worried. Stars Ken Campbell and Richard Johnson.
TUE 10:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jp76)
The Return of Sherlock Holmes - Series 1
Charles Augustus Milverton
To trap an evil blackmailer, the Baker Street sleuth dons a cunning disguise. Stars Clive Merrison and Michael Williams.
TUE 11:00 Sword of Honour (b007k2cr)
Episode 7
The feckless Major Hound throws his battalion's rearguard action into chaos. Stars Hugh Burden and Timothy Bateson.
TUE 12:00 The Navy Lark (b007jt9n)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
TUE 12:30 Counterpoint (b00dp6f4)
2005
Episode 5
Ned Sherrin hosts the music quiz with Graham Bennett of Surbiton, Jerry Knowles of Selsey and Andrew Taylor from Cambridge.
TUE 13:00 Dirk Bogarde - Jericho (b008p4xl)
Episode 2
Arriving at James's house in Provence, William looks for clues in his brother's mystery disappearance. Dirk Bogarde reads his adapted mystery novel.
TUE 13:15 Someone Like Me by Miles Kington (b00dp6f6)
Episode 2
Frog-like Aunt Flo and Uncle Walter's fascination with fig leaves.
Broadcaster, writer and musician, Miles Kington continues his account of an endearingly eccentric childhood.
Abridged by Richard Hamilton.
Producer: Emma Harding
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2005.
TUE 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b007jt1r)
Watt, Arkwright and the Industrial Revolution
Anna Massey narrates the history of the British Isles. 1769 was a remarkable year for England and patents.
TUE 13:45 The Science of DIY (b008wmws)
A Chip off the Old Block
The art of construction deconstructed. Len Fisher and fellow experts reveal how to sharpen and use your tools properly.
TUE 14:00 30/09/2008 (b00dp6f8)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
Contact us at:
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Phone: 08700 100 700.
TUE 17:00 Brothers in Law (b007k0y6)
Series 2
Look It Up
Newly qualified lawyer Roger Thursby annoys his girlfriend Sally over a dispute involving a husband and wife.
Starring Richard Briers as Roger Thursby, Terence Alexander as Henry Blagrove, John Glyn-Jones as Grimes, Julia Lockwood as Sally, Ronald Adam as the Chairman and Arthur Mullard as Briggs. All other parts by Sean Arnold, Douglas Blackwell and Patrick Tull.
Written by Henry Cecil and Basil Dawson.
Published in 1955, Henry Cecil's comic legal novel Brothers in Law was adapted first for TV in 1962 by Frank Muir and Denis Norden. It provided the first regular starring role for Richard Briers, who later reprised his role of the idealistic young lawyer Roger Thursby for BBC Radio between 1970 and 1972.
Producer: David Hatch.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1971.
TUE 17:30 Parsley Sidings (b007jp4z)
Series 2
The Entente Cordiale
Cross-channel harmony hits the buffers, when the station is twinned with one in France.
Starring Arthur Lowe as Horace, Kenneth Connor as Valentine /Bradshaw/Head of French Rail, Liz Fraser as Gloria, Ian Lavender as Bert and Roger Delgado as Dupont.
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 October 1973.
TUE 18:00 Charles Chilton - Space Force (b007jn65)
Series 2
Unto Death - And Beyond
Stranded on the Golden Planet, the Space Force crew must find a way to return to Mars.
Conclusion of Charles Chilton's second intergalatic adventure 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 June 1985.
TUE 18:30 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World (b007nchp)
Episode 3
Feeling ill at ease, Bernard Marx shares his worries about Lenina with his best friend. Nightmare future vision read by Anton Lesser. From April 2003. Episode 3 of 10.
TUE 18:45 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World (b007nf2z)
Episode 4
Bernard takes Lenina to the Savage Reservation, but is she fully prepared? Nightmare future vision read by Anton Lesser. From April 2003.
TUE 19:00 The Navy Lark (b007jt9n)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
TUE 19:30 Counterpoint (b00dp6f4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
TUE 20:00 Paul Temple (b007jsj9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
TUE 20:30 Katherine Thurston - The Masquerader (b00dp62r)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
TUE 21:00 Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby (b007lz61)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
TUE 21:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jp76)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 today]
TUE 22:00 Chambers (b007znmz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
TUE 22:30 The Mark Steel Solution (b007k111)
Series 3
Charity
The radical comedian questions the motives behind mankind's fundraising efforts for good causes. From August 1995.
TUE 23:00 On Baby Street (b00dp75j)
Series 1
Episode 1
Three women neighbours are set to discover the delights of parenthood. Stars Keith Allen and Kathy Burke. From January 1996.
TUE 23:30 Flying Solo (b007jv62)
Vanishing Perspective
A dark comedy set in the dark. It's the middle of the night and Mr Quigly can't sleep.
TUE 23:45 Elastic Planet (b007k3h0)
The Hair
A documentary maker films endangered hairstyles.
Oliver Postgate narrates a stream of bizarre coincidences in Ben Moor’s cosmic comedy of connections.
With Dan Strauss, Doon Mackichan, Kerry Shale, Michael Troughton, Ben Moor and Alexander Armstrong.
Producer: Jon Naismith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1995.
WEDNESDAY 01 OCTOBER 2008
WED 00:00 Charles Chilton - Space Force (b007jn65)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World (b007nchp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Tuesday]
WED 00:45 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World (b007nf2z)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:45 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 Paul Temple (b007jsj9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 Katherine Thurston - The Masquerader (b00dp62r)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby (b007lz61)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 02:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jp76)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 on Tuesday]
WED 03:00 Chambers (b007znmz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 on Tuesday]
WED 03:30 The Mark Steel Solution (b007k111)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:30 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 On Baby Street (b00dp75j)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:30 Flying Solo (b007jv62)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:30 on Tuesday]
WED 04:45 Elastic Planet (b007k3h0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:45 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 Sword of Honour (b007k2cr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Tuesday]
WED 06:00 Parsley Sidings (b007jp4z)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:30 on Tuesday]
WED 06:30 Brothers in Law (b007k0y6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Tuesday]
WED 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00dp75x)
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 (b00dp7nk)
Kenneth Horne's high-drama in the Himalayas and Rodney and Charles enter Eurovision. With Kenneth Williams. From February 1964.
WED 08:30 Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends (b0088zqz)
Series 2
Take the High Road
Robin is driving to Glasgow, but Wendy lets the train take the strain. Stars Kay Stonham and Simon Greenall. From May 2003.
WED 09:00 Paul Temple (b007jsjn)
Paul Temple and the Jonathan Mystery
2. That Good Old Intuition
After meeting the Fergusons on a flight back to England, the sleuth and his wife are investigating the 'murder' of their student son Richard.
But is he definitely dead..?
Francis Durbridge's thriller stars Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve in another intriguing case for BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife.
Paul Temple …. Peter Coke
Steve …. Marjorie Westbury
Robert Ferguson …. John Glen
Helen Ferguson …. Grizelda Hervey
Charlie …. James Beattie
Sir Graham Forbes …. James Thomason
Reggie Mackintosh …. Simon Lack
Mrs Parsons …. Eva Stuart
Hall Porter …. Frank Partington
Max Wyman …. Frederick Treves
Between 1938 and 1968, Francis Durbridge's incomparably suave amateur detective Paul Temple and glamorous wife Steve solved case after baffling case in one of BBC radio's most popular series. They inhabited a sophisticated, well-heeled world of cocktails and fast cars.
Producer: Martyn C. Webster.
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in October 1963.
WED 09:30 Katherine Thurston - The Masquerader (b00dp7xf)
Episode 3
Attending Lady Bramfell's reception as Chilcote, Loder partakes in the night's crystal ball gazing. Read by Nicholas Boulton.
WED 10:00 Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby (b007m023)
Episode 28
Nicholas cares for poorly Smike, while important papers are retrieved. Stars Oliver Milburn, Alex Jennings and Jeremy Clyde.
WED 10:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jltb)
The Return of Sherlock Holmes - Series 2
The Six Napoleons
The Baker Street sleuth probes an outbreak of attacks on busts of Bonaparte. Stars Clive Merrison and Michael Williams.
WED 11:00 Sword of Honour (b007k2f5)
Episode 8
The battle-weary Guy Crouchback comes to confront the horror and banality of war. Stars Hugh Burden and Hugh Dickson.
WED 12:00 Beyond Our Ken (b00dp7nk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
WED 12:30 Foul Play (b007k19w)
Series 2
The Body on the Base Line
Crime writers Frances Fyfield and Minette Walters try solving the murder of a tennis coach. With Simon Brett.
WED 13:00 Dirk Bogarde - Jericho (b008qs4k)
Episode 3
William tries to piece together the jigsaw of his missing brother's life in Provence. Dirk Bogarde reads his adapted novel.
WED 13:15 Someone Like Me by Miles Kington (b00dpg1d)
Episode 3
Gossip, siestas and his brother's attempt to play a corpse.
Broadcaster, writer and musician, Miles Kington continues his account of an endearingly eccentric childhood.
Abridged by Richard Hamilton.
Producer: Emma Harding
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2005.
WED 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b00dpg1g)
Lord North and The Boston Massacre
Anna Massey narrates how Lord North became the King's confidant.
WED 13:45 The Science of DIY (b008x0vn)
If I Had a Hammer
The art of construction deconstructed. Len Fisher and fellow experts locate the 'sweet spot' to hit your nail on the head.
WED 14:00 01/10/2008 (b00dpg1j)
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WED 17:00 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b007jtjp)
Series 2
The Guests
Author Gerald is appalled at news of unwelcome dinner companions.
The convoluted chronicle of an optimistic author starring Ian Carmichael as Gerald C Potter and Charlotte Mitchell as his wife.
With Michael Goldie and Penelope Reynolds
Written by Basil Boothroyd.
Producer: Bobby Jaye
The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter ran from 1976 to 1981
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1977.
WED 17:30 After Henry (b007qgnr)
Series 4
Relative Movement
"If you've decided you're going to settle permanently in Australia.... well, it could make sense for me to rent the place out."
With daughter Clare off on her travels, Sarah is plotting... .
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 Cowpe
Lady Newby ...... Fabia Drake
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 January 1989.
WED 18:00 Paul Magrs - Never the Bride (b0092n8g)
The Night Owls
Assembled monster turned B&B landlady, Brenda investigates a mysterious Whitby radio host. Stars Joanna Tope and Monica Gibb.
WED 18:30 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World (b007rkyx)
Episode 5
Lenina is horrified by the Savage Reservation, until she meets John. Nightmare vision of the future read by Anton Lesser. From April 2003.
WED 18:45 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World (b007jts8)
Episode 6
Bernard brings John to London - and gets revenge on the Director of Hatcheries.
Published in 1932, Aldous Huxley's enduring tale about cloning, consumerism and chemical abandon in a nightmare vision of an ideal society in the future.
Read by Anton Lesser.
Abridged in 10 parts by Neville Teller.
Producer: Duncan Minshull
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2003.
WED 19:00 Beyond Our Ken (b00dp7nk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
WED 19:30 Foul Play (b007k19w)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
WED 20:00 Paul Temple (b007jsjn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
WED 20:30 Katherine Thurston - The Masquerader (b00dp7xf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
WED 21:00 Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby (b007m023)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
WED 21:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jltb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 today]
WED 22:00 Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends (b0088zqz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
WED 22:30 Revolting People (b007jrt6)
Series 1
More Storm Clouds
Baltimore 1770. The reception of Cora and Ezekiel’s ‘wedding of the year’ ends in drunken chaos.
Historical sitcom written by Andy Hamilton and Jay Tarses.
CAST:
Samuel Oliphant …. Jay Tarses
Sergeant McGurk …. Andy Hamilton
Cora Oliphant …. Felicity Montagu
Ezekiel Spriggs …. Hugh Dennis
Mr Snavely …. Michael Fenton Stevens
Captain Grimshaw …. James Fleet
Joshua Oliphant …. Tony Maudsley
Mary Oliphant …. Sophie Thompson
Mrs Arbuthnot …. Susie Blake
Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2000.
WED 23:00 The Alan Davies Show (b007jsk4)
Episode 6
Struggling actor Alan has a date with an X-rated actress, whilst Peruvian Flu strikes at the Gazette.
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 and Kevin Eldon.
Producer: Jane Berthoud
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1998.
WED 23:30 Dan and Nick: The Wildebeest Years (b0089lxf)
Turning 40
Dan Freedman and Nick Romero's pun-fest with a distraught Robin Wood turning 40 and The Archers goes sci-fi.
Comedy extravaganza written by and featuring Dan Freedman and Nick Romero.
With Richard Coles.
Music by the Gents.
Producer: Julian Mayers
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1998
THURSDAY 02 OCTOBER 2008
THU 00:00 Paul Magrs - Never the Bride (b0092n8g)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World (b007rkyx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 00:45 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World (b007jts8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:45 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Paul Temple (b007jsjn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Katherine Thurston - The Masquerader (b00dp7xf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby (b007m023)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jltb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends (b0088zqz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:30 Revolting People (b007jrt6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:30 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 The Alan Davies Show (b007jsk4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 Dan and Nick: The Wildebeest Years (b0089lxf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Sword of Honour (b007k2f5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 06:00 After Henry (b007qgnr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:30 on Wednesday]
THU 06:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b007jtjp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Wednesday]
THU 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00dpnwp)
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 (b007jt59)
A spy film spoof takes to the rails, while Ron Glum's got money troubles. Stars Jimmy Edwards and June Whitfield.
THU 08:30 Married (b0084rct)
Series 3
Episode 5
Robin has encountered many strange phenomena since the universes collided. Now he's got to contend with two Arthur Smiths for the price of one.
Hugh Bonneville stars in Tony Bagley's comedy about a confirmed bachelor Robin Lightfoot dealing with life in a parallel universe.
Robin .... Hugh Bonneville
Lesley .... Josie Lawrence
Dirk .... Stephen Frost
Maxine .... Ann Gosling
Alan .... Christopher Kelham
Ned .... Sam Bradley
Arthur Smith .... Himself
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2001.
THU 09:00 Paul Temple (b007jsjz)
Paul Temple and the Jonathan Mystery
3. The Ring
The suave sleuth meets a murder suspect - but is she aware of a vital clue?
Francis Durbridge's thriller stars Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve in another intriguing case for BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife.
Paul Temple …. Peter Coke
Steve …. Marjorie Westbury
Helen Ferguson …. Grizelda Hervey
Charlie …. James Beattie
Sir Graham Forbes …. James Thomason
Dinah Nelson …. Valerie Kirkbright
Reggie Mackintosh …. Simon Lack
Hall Porter …. Frank Partington
Police Sergeant/Max Wyman …. Frederick Treves
Rudolph Charles …. Anthony Hall
Mavis Russell …. Isabel Rennie
Mark Elliot …. William Fox
Richard Ferguson …. Gabriel Woolf
Bobby …. David Spenser
Between 1938 and 1968, Francis Durbridge's incomparably suave amateur detective Paul Temple and glamorous wife Steve solved case after baffling case in one of BBC radio's most popular series. They inhabited a sophisticated, well-heeled world of cocktails and fast cars.
Producer: Martyn C. Webster.
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in October 1963.
THU 09:30 Katherine Thurston - The Masquerader (b00dpl2p)
Episode 4
Acclaimed in the Commons as MP Chilcote, will an event from Loder's past unmask his true identity? Read by Nicholas Boulton.
THU 10:00 Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby (b007jsdv)
Episode 29
After news of poorly Smike's passing in Devon, Uncle Ralph starts getting anxious. Stars Richard Johnson and Alex Jennings.
THU 10:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jltq)
The Return of Sherlock Holmes - Series 2
The Three Students
The Baker Street sleuth investigates the theft of important exam papers. Stars Clive Merrison and Michael Williams.
THU 11:00 Sword of Honour (b007k2gj)
Episode 9
Tragedy strikes Guy Crouchback - but he finally meets the man who saved his life. Stars Hugh Dickson and Jennifer Hilary.
THU 12:00 Take It From Here (b007jt59)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 12:30 We've Been Here Before (b007rsyw)
Series 1
Episode 2
Clive Anderson's panel show of the past with Jon Holmes, Simon Brett, Gyles Brandreth and Lewis Shaffer.
THU 13:00 Dirk Bogarde - Jericho (b008qsvs)
Episode 4
William suspects that Florence is hiding something, and then he makes a surprising discovery. Dirk Bogarde reads his adapted novel, set in Provence.
THU 13:15 Someone Like Me by Miles Kington (b00dpnwr)
Episode 4
A Sherlock Holmes game unearths some awkward family evidence.
Broadcaster, writer and musician, Miles Kington continues his account of an endearingly eccentric childhood.
Abridged by Richard Hamilton.
Producer: Emma Harding
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2005
THU 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b007jt22)
Warren Hastings and Who Owns India?
Warren Hastings followed in the footsteps of Clive of India and helped preserve British rule there. Narrated by Anna Massey.
THU 13:45 The Science of DIY (b008x3pq)
Tightening Up
The art of construction deconstructed. Len Fisher and fellow experts offer choice tips on nuts, bolts and spanners while renovating an old bicycle.
THU 14:00 02/10/2008 (b00dpnwt)
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Contact us at:
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THU 17:00 Double Income, No Kids Yet (b00dpnvz)
Series 1
Episode 2
When best-selling author, April Prescott, gets writers block, Lucy and Daniel get lumbered with a rather unwelcome little house guest.
David Tennant and Liz Carling star in David Spicer's sitcom.
Modern life and parenthood, as seen through the eyes of a 30-something couple with no kids.
Daniel ...... David Tennant
Lucy ...... Liz Carling
Katie ...... Meera Syal
April ...... Felicity Montague
Peter ...... Rob Harley
Andy ...... Tony Gardner
Producer: Liz Anstee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2001.
THU 17:30 The Attractive Young Rabbi (b007k3rr)
Series 3
Crime Wave
It all begins with a disappearing car and a little old lady with her hair in a bun...
Barry Grossman’s comedy-drama about the collision between the old and the new in the Jewish community of Hillfield.
Rabbi Abraham Fine ...... David De Keyser
Rabbi Su Jacobs ...... Tracy-Ann Oberman
Sadie Fine ...... Doreen Mantle
Melvin ...... Henry Goodman
Brian ...... Jonathan Kydd
Sam ...... Cyril Shaps
Police Sergeant ...... Crawford Logan
Police Constable ...... John Voce
Music: Max Harris.
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2002.
THU 18:00 Paul Magrs - Never the Bride (b00941pb)
The Vintage Costumed Hero Ball
Monstrous B&B landlady Brenda gets a murderous surprise at a superheroes convention. Stars Joanna Tope and John Paul Hurley.
THU 18:30 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World (b007jtt4)
Episode 7
John 'the Savage' is a big hit, while Bernard is jealous. Nightmare vision of the future read by Anton Lesser. From April 2003.
THU 18:45 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World (b007jtvb)
Episode 8
Lenina makes a move on John, but he is distracted by Linda's illness. Nightmare vision of the future read by Anton Lesser. From April 2003.
THU 19:00 Take It From Here (b007jt59)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 19:30 We've Been Here Before (b007rsyw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
THU 20:00 Paul Temple (b007jsjz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
THU 20:30 Katherine Thurston - The Masquerader (b00dpl2p)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
THU 21:00 Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby (b007jsdv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
THU 21:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jltq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 today]
THU 22:00 Married (b0084rct)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 22:30 Doon Your Way (b007k08m)
Episode 4
Doon Mackichan with more comic creations including DJ Chantal and Briony the Brownie. With Phil Cornwell. From September 1996.
THU 23:00 The Skivers (b007yt85)
Series 2
Adam Ant
The secrets of Des Lynham and Sue Cook are revealed.
Nick Golson and Tim de Jongh's skilful sketch show with special guest Adam Ant – with his greatest hits heard as never before...
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 February 1995.
THU 23:30 The Long Hot Satsuma (b007k3q5)
Episode 2
Desert Island Discs with several twists! Zesty sketch show with Alison Steadman, Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden. From June 1989.
FRIDAY 03 OCTOBER 2008
FRI 00:00 Paul Magrs - Never the Bride (b00941pb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World (b007jtt4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 00:45 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World (b007jtvb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:45 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Paul Temple (b007jsjz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Katherine Thurston - The Masquerader (b00dpl2p)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby (b007jsdv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jltq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Married (b0084rct)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:30 Doon Your Way (b007k08m)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:30 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 The Skivers (b007yt85)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 The Long Hot Satsuma (b007k3q5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 Sword of Honour (b007k2gj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 06:00 The Attractive Young Rabbi (b007k3rr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:30 on Thursday]
FRI 06:30 Double Income, No Kids Yet (b00dpnvz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Thursday]
FRI 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00dpspv)
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 (b007jrkn)
Telling Tails
The dear ladies face chaos with a mouse in their house. Stars Dr Evadne Hinge and Dame Hilda Bracket. From April 1983.
FRI 08:30 Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections (b0084hr0)
Series 4
Episode 6
OAP drug mules, plus a rant on anti-oxidants. The comic duo review the week's news with Melinda Messenger.
FRI 09:00 Paul Temple (b007jskb)
Paul Temple and the Jonathan Mystery
4. The Encounter
The suave sleuth makes a crucial breakthrough in the murder investigation.
Francis Durbridge's thriller stars Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve in another intriguing case for BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife.
Paul Temple …. Peter Coke
Steve …. Marjorie Westbury
Sir Graham Forbes …. James Thomason
Robert Ferguson …. John Glen
Helen Ferguson …. Grizelda Hervey
Inspector Gerrard …. Rolf Lefebvre
Dinah Nelson …. Valerie Kirkbright
Hall Porter …. Frank Partington
Rudolph Charles …. Anthony Hall
Mavis Russell …. Isabel Rennie
Mark Elliot …. William Fox
Richard Ferguson …. Gabriel Woolf
Bobby …. David Spenser
Charlie …. James Beattie
Eddie Paget …. John Baddeley
Mrs Gulliver …. Vivien Chatterton
Messenger/Cab Driver …. Peter Bartlett
Between 1938 and 1968, Francis Durbridge's incomparably suave amateur detective Paul Temple and glamorous wife Steve solved case after baffling case in one of BBC radio's most popular series. They inhabited a sophisticated, well-heeled world of cocktails and fast cars.
Producer: Martyn C. Webster.
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in November 1963.
FRI 09:30 Katherine Thurston - The Masquerader (b00dps76)
Episode 5
After exchanging identities, MP John Chilcote and John Loder's masquerade is in danger of discovery. Read by Nicholas Boulton.
FRI 10:00 Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby (b007jsf3)
Episode 30
Distraught after the death of Smike, will Nicholas ever find happiness? Concluding Dickens's classic tale with Oliver Milburn.
FRI 10:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jlv2)
The Return of Sherlock Holmes - Series 2
The Golden Pince-Nez
The sleuth tackles a motiveless murder, with just a pair of specs and the victim's dying words to go on. Stars Clive Merrison.
FRI 11:00 Sword of Honour (b007k2hy)
Episode 10
Ludovic's new responsibilities cause him stress - and others to question his sanity. Stars Hugh Dickson and Jennifer Hilary.
FRI 12:00 The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket (b007jrkn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 Just a Minute (b00dpspx)
Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Dara O'Briain and Greg Proops join chairman Nicholas Parsons at the Edinburgh Festival.
FRI 13:00 Dirk Bogarde - Jericho (b008rtl9)
Episode 5
William comes to a realisation about his missing brother and Florence. Dirk Bogarde reads his adapted novel, set in Provence.
FRI 13:15 Someone Like Me by Miles Kington (b00dpspz)
Episode 5
A shock at the age of 18 from his sausage-loving father...
Broadcaster, writer and musician, Miles Kington continues his account of an endearingly eccentric childhood.
Abridged by Richard Hamilton.
Producer: Emma Harding
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2005
FRI 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b007jt28)
The Boston Tea Party
The origins of the American War of Independence are examined. Anna Massey narrates the history of the British Isles.
FRI 13:45 The Science of DIY (b008x8b5)
Getting in a Twist
The art of construction deconstructed. Screws and screwdrivers - Len Fisher and fellow experts demonstrate how these metal fasteners are in fact levers.
FRI 14:00 03/10/2008 (b00dpsq1)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
Contact us at:
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Phone: 08700 100 700.
FRI 17:00 Without the Option (b00dps78)
Episode 2
Will Bertie Wooster be able to avoid the amorous attentions of Heloise Pringle? Will Jeeves save the day?
FRI 17:30 Smelling of Roses (b00dpspn)
Series 3
The Queen of Song
A showcase concert for a local diva turns into a headache for organiser Rosie Burns.
Rosie is asked to arrange a showcase concert for a new potential rival to Celine Dion.
The girl has plenty of money, but what about talent?
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
Cath Unger ..... Felicity Goodson
Terry ..... Colin Sell
Producer: Maria Esposito
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2002.
FRI 18:00 Paul Magrs - Never the Bride (b009gctd)
Our Frank
A cliff-top drama for Whitby landlady Brenda, when her monstrous old fiance appears. Stars Joanna Tope and Monica Gibb.
FRI 18:30 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World (b007qhgg)
Episode 9
Bernard worries as John tries to foster rebellion amongst the Delta grades. Nightmare vision of the future read by Anton Lesser. From April 2003.
FRI 18:45 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World (b007q9yw)
Episode 10
Disenchanted with society, John decides to seek solitude. Nightmare vision of the future concluded by Anton Lesser. From April 2003.
FRI 19:00 The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket (b007jrkn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 Just a Minute (b00dpspx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
FRI 20:00 Paul Temple (b007jskb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
FRI 20:30 Katherine Thurston - The Masquerader (b00dps76)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
FRI 21:00 Charles Dickens - Nicholas Nickleby (b007jsf3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
FRI 21:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jlv2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 today]
FRI 22:00 Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections (b0084hr0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
FRI 22:30 Flight of the Conchords (b007k0r4)
Pop Song
The Kiwi band want to pen a song for a teen idol without selling out.
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
Neil Finn
Greg Proops
Emma Kennedy
Mark Goodier
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 (b007k3c3)
Series 1
Episode 4
90-something good-time girl Dora Dale spills the beans spills the beans on a famous singer, the man who played Kojak and a famous newsreader gets his funk on.
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 Lee and Herring's Fist of Fun (b007zmh6)
Edinburgh
Stewart Lee berates Richard Herring for his lack of street cred, Peter Baynham shares some unusual recipes and is Radio 1 really the youth-friendly station it pretends to be?
Recorded at the Pleasance Theatre during the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. With Alistair McGowan and Rebecca Front.
Stewart Lee and Richard Herring's mix of sharp sketches and situations, stand up topical gags and banter.
Lee and Herring went to write and star in their successful TV transfer to BBC TWO in 1995.
The rest of the series comes from university venues, including Plymouth, Lancaster and Belfast.
Cult BBC Radio 1 series first broadcast in October 1993.