SATURDAY 25 OCTOBER 2008

SAT 00:00 Ben Moor - Undone (b008zdkt)
Series 2
Unwelcome
Edna and Tankerton return to her home town and attend a fete worse than death.
Staring Alex Tregear and Ben Moor.
Ben Moor's comic sci-fi saga about magazine editor Edna Turner entering a parallel world where her version of London is replaced with the city of Undone.
Edna Turner ...... Alex Tregear
Tankerton Slopes ...... Ben Moor
Billy/Carlo ..... Duncan Wisbey
Rosie Turner ...... Emma Kennedy
Other parts played by the cast.
Producer: Colin Anderson
Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Radio Comedy and first broadcast in February 2008.
SAT 00:30 HG Wells (b007k4kd)
A Dream of Armageddon
Escape
As war breaks out, our hero flees with his wife to try and shield her from the horrors of battle and bloodshed. Can he re-establish the romantic idyll he once enjoyed?
Concluded by Robert Bathurst.
Written in 1901, this is a disturbing vision of the future - as Wells comes uncannily close to predicting the horrors of the Second World War.
English author and political philosopher, HG Wells is recognised as one of sci-fi's founding-fathers. Within his own lifetime, he became a literary celebrity, earning praise from contemporaries such as Henry James and Joseph Conrad. His influence was wide reaching; George Orwell in particular - "The minds of all of us, and therefore the physical world, would be perceptibly different if Wells never existed." In recent years his work has enjoyed a renaissance, including Steven Spielberg's 2005 film of War Of The Worlds.
Wells died on August 13th, 1946, aged 79.
Producer: Gemma Jenkins
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in 2006.
SAT 01:00 Paul Temple (b007jrcx)
Paul Temple and the Alex Affair
3. Mr Carl Lathom
Despite an attempt on his life, debonair detective Paul Temple remains hot on the trail of the elusive 'Alex'.
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
Inspector Crane …. Haydn Jones
Wilfred Davis …. Basil Jones
Dr Kohima’s Maid …. Ann Murray
Carl Lathom …. Simon Lack
Mrs Trevelyan …. Barbara Mitchell
Ricky Henderson …. Frank Henderson
Dr Kohima …. Rolf Lefebvre
Webb/Shaw …. Ronald Herdman
Producer: Martin C Webster
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in March 1968.
SAT 01:30 An Illustration of Modern Science by Richard Marsh (b007jq1h)
Convinced she soon be murdered, stage artiste Beauffie Buckingham enlists the help of a London barrister to make her will...
Richard Marsh’s thriller read by Joanna Riding.
Richard Marsh was the pseudonym of British author Richard Bernard Heldmann. (1857 - 1915) best known for his supernatural thriller ‘The Beetle’.
Producer: Katherine Beacon
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in October 2003.
SAT 02:00 Paid Servant (b00dz52y)
Episode 5
Welfare officer Braithwaite thinks he's found Roddy a family, but will the boss agree to his plan? Stars Kwame Kwei Armah.
SAT 02:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jmz8)
The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes - Series 1
The Three Gables
When a young diplomat dies in Rome, the sleuth turns to the tabloid press for help. Stars Clive Merrison and Michael Williams.
SAT 03:00 Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections (b00f3z55)
Series 5
Episode 3
Blair, Ulrika and Robbie. The comic duo review the week's news from the Edinburgh Festival, with Lucy Porter. From August 2003.
SAT 03:30 Little Britain (b007jsvm)
Series 1
Episode 1
The sketch show which takes a look at life in Britain in the new millennium - by following the lives of some less than ordinary folk.
Meet Emily Howard - who's a lady, Marjory Dawes and her fat-fighters - and is Daffyd really the only gay in the village?
It became a TV smash hit, but Matt Lucas and David Walliams' oddball comedy premiered first - on BBC radio.
Written and performed by Matt Lucas and David Walliams. With Jean Ainslie, Tom Baker, Samantha Power and Paul Putner.
Music: David Arnold.
Producer: Ashley Blaker
First broadcast as a pilot on BBC Radio 4 in August 2000.
SAT 04:00 My Booze Hell, by Little Johnny Cartilage (b010j4pd)
And Cue Supersonic
The washed-up TV star finds himself 'In the Psychiatrist's Chair' with Dr Anthony Clare.
The not-terribly-true autobiography of 1970s idol Little Johnny Cartilage.
Written by and starring Johnny Meres.
With:
Dr Anthony Clare
Ben Miller
Peter Serafinowicz
Geoff McGivern
Rosemary Martin
Deborah Berlin
Producer: Gareth Edwards
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1996.
SAT 04:15 This Is Craig Brown (b00f41tk)
Travel
The Pedants' Association takes a trip to the seaside. The satirist pokes fun with Edward Fox and Rory Bremner. From March 2004.
SAT 04:30 Lee and Herring's Fist of Fun (b007k1qh)
Belfast
Goldilocks, Robert the Bruce and body awareness.
From Queen's University, Belfast.
Stewart Lee and Richard Herring’s mix of sharp sketches and situations, stand up topical gags and banter.
With Peter Baynham, Ronni Ancona and John Thomson.
Lee and Herring went to write and star in their successful TV transfer to BBC Two in 1995.
Cult BBC Radio 1 series first broadcast in October 1993.
SAT 05:00 Rachel Joyce - To Be a Pilgrim (b008m75s)
After six months of retirement, tired Harold opens a letter and everything changes. Stars Anna Massey and Anton Rodgers.
SAT 06:00 Smelling of Roses (b00f405t)
Series 4
Episode 3
An environmental conference sounds just the sort of job for Rosie Burns, but are her own company's green credentials good enough?
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
Patrick ..... James Ellis
Frankie ..... Alison Skilbeck
Kelly ..... Victoria Donavan
Producer: Maria Esposito
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2003.
SAT 06:30 Dinner Ladies (b00f405h)
A Motley Crew
In memory of Sheila, all the women battle to win the contract. Stars Barbara Dickson and Brigit Forsyth. From November 1997.
SAT 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00f5swt)
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 Ed Doolan Interviews... (b00fhzr3)
Nicholas Parsons
The broadcaster talks about his journey from class clown to host of 'Sale of the Century' and 'Just a Minute'.
SAT 09:00 Comedy Controller (b007jmtn)
Phil Cornwell
The comedian and impersonator chooses some of his all-time favourite radio comedy, both as a listener and performer. Includes Dead Ringers and The Clitheroe Kid.
SAT 12:00 Philip Marlowe - The Long Goodbye (b007jwwf)
Raymond Chandler's world-weary private eye is drawn into the brutal murder of his drinking buddy's wife. Stars Ed Bishop.
SAT 13:30 Millport (b008gh00)
Series 1
Ardour
The Minister reveals to Irene his secret yearning for Moira.
After the initial shock, she realises this unlikely romance could prove advantageous...
Bittersweet comedy written by and starring Lynn Ferguson.
Barmaid Irene Bruce is 30-something and hankering after a better life on the mainland.
Irene ...... Lynn Ferguson
Moira/Agnes ...... Janet Brown
Alberto/Robert/Derek/Bob ...... Lewis McLeod
Ena/Bunty ...... Gabriel Quigley
Doogie ...... Matt Costello
Minister ...... Robert Paterson
Producer: Lucy Bacon
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2000.
SAT 14:00 25/10/2008 (b00f5wrj)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
Contact us at:
CBeebies Radio
London, W12 7RJ
Phone: 08700 100 700.
SAT 17:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b00f5wrl)
More comedy and music from St Paul's Fitzgerald Theater. With Nashville band Old Crow Medicine Show.
SAT 18:00 Fear on 4 (b007jqp3)
Series 5
Tissue Memory
Anna is due to marry Paul and live happily in the city, but a change of heart takes her on a different journey. Written by Judy Upton. Starring Rachel Atkins.
SAT 18:30 The Brightonomicon (b00f5x8x)
The Sensational Saga of the Saltdean Stallion
Rizla battles to save Hugo Rune from Otto Black. Fantastical comic serial with David Warner and Rupert Degas.
SAT 19:00 Ed Doolan Interviews... (b00fhzr3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
SAT 20:00 Comedy Controller (b007jmtn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SAT 23:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b00f5wrl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 today]


SUNDAY 26 OCTOBER 2008

SUN 00:00 Fear on 4 (b007jqp3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday]
SUN 00:30 The Brightonomicon (b00f5x8x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Saturday]
SUN 01:00 Philip Marlowe - The Long Goodbye (b007jwwf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 on Saturday]
SUN 01:30 Guy Meredith - Spring Forward, Fall Back (b0084sgw)
Divorcee plumber Maggie Johnson lives in a small Derbyshire village.
One day a stranger arrives and changes her life.
Guy Meredith's romantic, bitter-sweet comedy.
Maggie ...... Samantha Spiro
Dennis ...... Neil Dudgeon
Ted ...... Stephen Moore
Paul ...... Jonathan Forbes
Mark ...... Andrew Harrison
Producer: Cherry Cookson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2003.
SUN 02:30 Millport (b008gh00)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Saturday]
SUN 03:00 Comedy Controller (b007jmtn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Saturday]
SUN 06:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b00f5wrl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Saturday]
SUN 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00f656k)
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 ER Braithwaite - Paid Servant Omnibus (b00f656m)
London 1958: Teacher Braithwaite faces prejudice as a child welfare officer. 'To Sir With Love' sequel, with Kwame Kwei Armah.
SUN 09:15 An Arrangement in Grey and Black by Deborah Moggach (b007mwdd)
In 1871, Whistler paints a masterpiece picture of his mother. A century later, it reappears.
Read by Susannah York.
Producer: Pam Fraser Solomon
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1997.
SUN 09:30 Back to Front (b007k1p2)
Series 1
1990
The 1990 headline-makers kicked off the newspaper front pages by England in the World Cup. With Terry Butcher and Jim White.
SUN 10:00 Martyn Wade - Young Coleridge (b00828lq)
Greta Hall, Keswick: 16th September 1803. The events of one day in the life of the poet Coleridge cause him to reflect on the professional and personal disappointments of recent years.
He tries to make sense of his world: his opiate addiction, failure in love, his poetry and dreams of a utopian community.
Written by Martyn Wade.
Starring Tom Wilkinson as Coleridge, Jennie Stoller as Sara, Gary Bond as Southey, Christopher Good as Hazlitt, Narissa Knights as Edith Southey, Moir Leslie as Mary Lovell, Amanda Murray as Asra, Elizabeth Rider as Prostitute, Brian Smith as Schoolmaster, Christopher Douglas as the Young Man, Elizabeth Lindsay as Hartley and Ellen McIntosh as Mrs Fricker.
Director: Cherry Cookson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1984.
SUN 11:30 Up the Garden Path (b00898sz)
Series 2
Love's Labours
As her holiday in Wales comes to an end, Izzy argues with her fiance Charles.
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
Dick ...... Mike Grady
Michael ...... Nicholas Le Prevost
Maria ...... Marty Cruickshank
Bill ...... Neil McCaul
Louise ...... Phyllida Nash
Producer: Jonathan James-Moore
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1988.
SUN 12:00 The Palace of Laughter (b0084hvl)
Series 2
Ayr Gaiety Theatre
Geoffrey Wheeler probes the west coast venue's unique staying power and its connection to Scotland's best-loved bard Robert Burns.
SUN 12:30 How Tickled Am I? (b00f670x)
Series 3
Harry Worth
Harry Worth worked as a miner in Barnsley before his talent for comedy came to the fore during the Second World War.
On seeing his act as a less-than-convincing ventriloquist, Stan Laurel advised him to "ditch the dummy". Harry never looked back. His gently dithering characterisations charmed the nation on both radio and TV.
Mark Radcliffe looks back at the life and career of Harry Worth.
Series exploring the tradition of influential northern comedians of the past,
Producer: Libby Cross
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2000.
SUN 13:00 The Clitheroe Kid (b007wlpl)
Series 10
Nothing Like Music
The schoolboy can go to the Merseyside derby - if he qualifies for the school band. Stars Jimmy Clitheroe. From February 1967.
SUN 13:30 Hello Cheeky (b00f673m)
Reg Furtive wants to detonate his wife. Brisk sketch comedy with John Junkin, Tim Brooke-Taylor and Barry Cryer. From June 1973.
SUN 14:00 26/10/2008 (b00f673y)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
Contact us at:
CBeebies Radio
London, W12 7RJ
Phone: 08700 100 700.
SUN 17:00 The Palace of Laughter (b0084hvl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]
SUN 17:30 How Tickled Am I? (b00f670x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
SUN 18:00 Doctor Who (b00f676q)
Max Warp
Boys and their toys. A taste of testosterone shifts interstellar tensions into top gear. Stars Paul McGann and Sheridan Smith.
SUN 18:50 Beyond the Vortex (b00f68gg)
Series 2
Full Throttle
Radio 7 goes behind the scenes of our Doctor Who series, as director Barnaby Edwards reveals the secrets of 'Max Warp'.
SUN 19:00 The Clitheroe Kid (b007wlpl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]
SUN 19:30 Hello Cheeky (b00f673m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]
SUN 20:00 Martyn Wade - Young Coleridge (b00828lq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SUN 21:30 Up the Garden Path (b00898sz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:30 today]
SUN 22:00 The News Quiz (b00f68lv)
Fresh from 4 - Catch up as Sandi Toksvig and the teams battle it out over the latest news events.
SUN 22:30 Chris Addison's Civilization (b00f68lx)
A Sense of Identity
Chris Addison reveals how "culture" gives a civilisation a sense of identity, and Professor Herring tells all about a conference on deckchairs
Continuing his journey through the vast and rich subject of civilisation, the thinking-idiot's anthropologist explains exactly what we need to create a new one.
With:
Professor Austin Herring (Geoffrey McGivern)
Jo Enright
Dan Tetsell
Producer: Simon Nicholls
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2006.
SUN 23:00 The Penny Dreadfuls (b00gpbcz)
More Brothers Faversham
Perceus and Lucius Faversham
The comedy trio's swashbuckling tale of Victorian Britain's great twin industrialists, Perceus and Lucius. From October 2008.
SUN 23:30 Comic to Comic (b007wpj0)
Series 1
Ian Cognito
The outrageous stand-up star tells Bruce Morton about life on the road as a jobbing comedian.


MONDAY 27 OCTOBER 2008

MON 00:00 Doctor Who (b00f676q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday]
MON 00:50 Beyond the Vortex (b00f68gg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:50 on Sunday]
MON 01:00 ER Braithwaite - Paid Servant Omnibus (b00f656m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Sunday]
MON 02:15 An Arrangement in Grey and Black by Deborah Moggach (b007mwdd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:15 on Sunday]
MON 02:30 Back to Front (b007k1p2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Sunday]
MON 03:00 The News Quiz (b00f68lv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:00 on Sunday]
MON 03:30 Chris Addison's Civilization (b00f68lx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:30 on Sunday]
MON 04:00 The Penny Dreadfuls (b00gpbcz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Sunday]
MON 04:30 Comic to Comic (b007wpj0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:30 on Sunday]
MON 05:00 The Palace of Laughter (b0084hvl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 on Sunday]
MON 05:30 How Tickled Am I? (b00f670x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 on Sunday]
MON 06:00 The Clitheroe Kid (b007wlpl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Sunday]
MON 06:30 Hello Cheeky (b00f673m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Sunday]
MON 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00f6gsl)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC7.
MON 08:00 The Goon Show (b00f6gsn)
World War One
England and France are at war. Eccles is at lunch.
Groundbreaking, surreal BBC radio comedy written by Spike Milligan.
Starring:
Peter Sellers
Harry Secombe
Spike Milligan
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: Charles Chilton
First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in February 1958.
MON 08:30 Delve Special (b007k4fc)
Series 2
The Secret Disservice
David Lander probes MI5 in a tale of dirty tricks, purple herrings and mauve sheep.
Presented by David Lander with assistance from Stephen Fry.
Studio production by Brenda Blethyn, Tony Robinson, Jack Klaff and Stephen Frost.
Dramatic reconstruction by Felicity Montague, Robert Bathurst and Phil Nice.
Researched and compiled by Tony Sarchet.
Editor: Paul Mayhew-Archer
Delve Special ran for four series from 1984 to 1987 and later transferred to TV as: This is David
Lander.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1985.
MON 09:00 Paul Temple (b007w5cq)
Paul Temple and the Alex Affair
4. Mr 'Spider' Williams
The enigmatic 'Alex' claims another victim - but the plot thickens as the sleuth survives a car crash.
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
Inspector Crane …. Haydn Jones
Wilfred Davis …. Basil Jones
Carl Lathom …. Simon Lack
Ricky Henderson …. Frank Henderson
Dr Kohima …. Rolf Lefebvre
'Spider' Williams …. Alan Dudley
Frank Chester …. Ian Thompson
Phone Voice …. Leroy Lingwood
Producer: Martin C Webster
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in March 1968.
MON 09:30 Casino Royale (b00f6gxp)
Episode 1
A dangerous game of chance for James Bond. Will his new sidekick prove a liability? Alex Jennings reads the classic spy novel.
MON 10:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (b007jmkt)
Episode 1
France 1815: Jean Valjean - sentenced to 19 years hard labour for stealing a loaf of bread - is finally released from prison.
Given shelter by the kind-hearted Bishop of Digne, he's tempted to carry out one more criminal act.
Victor Hugo's epic story of social injustice, dramatised in 25 episodes by Sebastian Baczkiewicz and Lin Coghlan.
Starring Roger Allam as Jean Valjean, Joss Ackland as Victor Hugo, David Schofield as Inspector Javert, David De Keyser as Bishop Myriel, Marlene Sidaway as Mme Magloire, Christopher Godwin as Landlord / Official 1, Peter Darney as Guard 1 / Pascal, Jonathan Forbes as Policeman 1/ Official 2/ Waggoner 2 and Carl Prekopp as Guard 2 / Policeman 2 / Waggoner 3.
Producer: Jeremy Mortimer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2001.
MON 10:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jmzq)
The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes - Series 1
The Sussex Vampire
The Baker Street sleuth's powers of deduction and reason are challenged by the creatures of the night. Stars Clive Merrison.
MON 11:00 Not Talking (b008m8hl)
A Mike Bartlett drama about two interleaved stories of men's experiences of the army, and how their lives are linked.
MON 12:00 The Goon Show (b00f6gsn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00zn046)
Series 6
Episode 12
Arabian Desert dancers - and the bare truth of Lady Godiva.
Starring Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Cleese, Graeme Garden, David Hatch, Jo Kendall and Bill Oddie.
Written by 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 and Bill Oddie.
Producer: David Hatch/Peter Titheradge
First broadcast on the BBC Radio 2 in June 1968.
MON 13:00 Michael Frayn's Headlong (b0084hxk)
Episode 1
Budding art historian Martin Clay makes an extraordinary chance discovery. Read by Martin Jarvis.
MON 13:15 Playing the Moldovans at Tennis (b008y6hl)
Episode 1
Tony Hawks bets he can beat the Moldovan football team at tennis. Hilarious oddball travelogue as he tracks down the team.
MON 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b007jt6y)
At War With Napoleon
The death of Pitt and life inside the Poor House. Anna Massey narrates the history of the British Isles.
MON 13:45 Adventures in Science (b00b02hq)
Series 1
Volcanoes
Ben Silburn journeys to the magma-creating centre of the Earth, recalling how a volcanic eruption in Martinique killed 30,000 people.
MON 14:00 27/10/2008 (b00f6p3z)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
MON 17:00 Flying the Flag (b00f6p4z)
Series 4
End of Term
Ambassador Mackenzie packs his diplomatic bags, and faces a bleak future back in Britain with no servants - and no knighthood.
Before he heads for the Cotswolds, he faces one final crisis in the People's Democracy. But what are the skills of diplomacy for, if not to salvage some personal profit from another's disaster?
The final episode 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 US Ambassador Spiro Weinberg.
Producer: Neil Cargill
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1992.
MON 17:30 Winston (b007lmgv)
Series 1
What Do You Reckon?
Rosie plans to go to London and set up house. William dreams of esteem and beautiful women. Nancy doesn't relish the prospect of being left alone to care for Father; but she doesn't know about his own plans...
Peter Tinniswood's bawdy comedy serial.
CAST:
Winston …. Bill Wallis
Father …. Maurice Denham
Nancy …. Shirley Dixon
Rosie …. Liz Goulding
William …. Christian Rodska
Directed at BBC Bristol by Shaun MacLoughlin.
First broadcast on BBC Radio in May 1989.
MON 18:00 Ben Moor - Undone (b0090vcf)
Series 2
Unification
Edna must avert an inter-dimensional apocalypse at Tankerton's wedding.
Ben Moor's comic sci-fi saga about magazine editor Edna Turner entering a parallel world where her version of London is replaced with the city of Undone.
Edna Turner ...... Alex Tregear
Tankerton Slopes ...... Ben Moor
Billy/Carlo ..... Duncan Wisbey
Ida ..... Sophie Duvall
Vicar ..... John Dougall
Prince ..... Kevin Eldon
Other parts played by the cast.
Producer: Colin Anderson
Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Radio Comedy and first broadcast in February 2008.
MON 18:30 The Ghostbuster Diaries (b007jy5s)
Pizza Marguerita
When divorced Nora moves home, her daughter makes a disturbing new friend. Saskia Reeves reads Frances Tomelty's spooky tale.
MON 18:45 MR James (b007jtcn)
MR James: Ghost Stories
Canon Alberic's Scrapbook
A collector of antiquities finds a priceless ancient book. But something evil lies within its pages. Read by Benjamin Whitrow.
MON 19:00 The Goon Show (b00f6gsn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00zn046)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
MON 20:00 Paul Temple (b007w5cq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
MON 20:30 Casino Royale (b00f6gxp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
MON 21:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (b007jmkt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
MON 21:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jmzq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 today]
MON 22:00 Delve Special (b007k4fc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 22:30 Intimate Contact with Julian Clary (b00fk9gc)
Series 1
Episode 1
The camp comic makes more tricky telephone calls on behalf of his punters - with the help of Hugh Jelly.
MON 23:00 The Museum of Everything (b007k0r6)
Series 1
A Very Important Visitor
Take a wander around the Museum of Everything- an infinite gallery of strange exhibits and stranger characters.
Learn about Mary Queen of Scots' execution and enjoy the Sheriff of Nottingham Medieval Disco Experience
Written and performed by Marcus Brigstocke, Danny Robins and Dan Tetsell.
With Lucy Montgomery.
Music by Dominic Haslam and Ben Walker.
Producer: Alex Walsh-Taylor
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2004.
MON 23:30 The Party Party (b007vlzq)
Episode 2
Prime Minister Action Man explains himself to the nation. Stars Hugh Laurie, Clive Mantle and Robert Glenister star. From May 1987.


TUESDAY 28 OCTOBER 2008

TUE 00:00 Ben Moor - Undone (b0090vcf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:30 The Ghostbuster Diaries (b007jy5s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday]
TUE 00:45 MR James (b007jtcn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:45 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 Paul Temple (b007w5cq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 Casino Royale (b00f6gxp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (b007jmkt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jmzq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 Delve Special (b007k4fc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Monday]
TUE 03:30 Intimate Contact with Julian Clary (b00fk9gc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:30 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 The Museum of Everything (b007k0r6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:30 The Party Party (b007vlzq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:30 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 Not Talking (b008m8hl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Monday]
TUE 06:00 Winston (b007lmgv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Monday]
TUE 06:30 Flying the Flag (b00f6p4z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Monday]
TUE 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00f6pwd)
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 (b007jthm)
The Figurehead
A scam to sell naval figureheads is threatened when Troutbridge has to deal with a wreck. Stars John Pertwee. From Nov 1959.
TUE 08:30 Chambers (b007jp3w)
Series 2
The Masons
Turmoil abounds when barrister John Fuller-Carp tries to join a lodge. Stars John Bird and Sanjeev Bhaskar. From May 1998.
TUE 09:00 Paul Temple (b007jrk0)
Paul Temple and the Alex Affair
5. Mr Wilfred Davis
Lathom is blackmailed, and the sleuth stakes out the drop-off - where a surprising figure appears...
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
Inspector Crane …. Haydn Jones
Wilfred Davis …. Basil Jones
Mrs Trevelyan …. Barbara Mitchell)
Dr Kohima …. Rolf Lefebvre
Donald Black …. Victor Lucas
Sergeant …. Anthony Viccars
Mrs Horne …. Betty Hardy
Bradley …. David Brierly
Producer: Martin C Webster
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in March 1968.
TUE 09:30 Casino Royale (b00f6q3t)
Episode 2
Bond manages to deal with a bomb attack, but will Le Chiffre have the winning hand? Alex Jennings reads the classic spy novel.
TUE 10:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (b007jmld)
Episode 2
Jean Valjean has broken the terms of his parole, and is on the run. Dramatisation of Victor Hugo's epic novel with Joss Ackland.
TUE 10:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jn04)
The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes - Series 1
The Three Garridebs
The sleuth tackles the inheritance case of two men who must find the third person sharing their surname. Stars Clive Merrison.
TUE 11:00 Jamaica Inn (b007jpkm)
Episode 1
Mary travels to windswept Bodmin Moor, unaware of the dark secrets that await her. Stars Susannah Corbett and John Woodvine.
TUE 12:00 The Navy Lark (b007jthm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 12:30 Counterpoint (b00f6sw0)
2005
Heat 9
Ned Sherrin hosts the music quiz with Adrian Clark of London, Richard De Lacey from Suffolk and John Hambley from London.
TUE 13:00 Michael Frayn's Headlong (b007jt5k)
Episode 2
After his extraordinary discovery, Martin Clay sees the chance of a lifetime and hatches a plan. Read by Martin Jarvis.
TUE 13:15 Playing the Moldovans at Tennis (b007s5tz)
Episode 2
Tony Hawks finds himself in the Moldovan capital of Chisinau, and begins the tortuous task of locating the players.
TUE 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b007jt76)
The Ministry of All the Talents and the Death of Fox
It was Fox's personality more than his political capabilities that influenced the shape of his politics.
TUE 13:45 Adventures in Science (b00b0g3h)
Series 1
Fire in the Sky - Comets
Ben Silburn investigates the ocean-making power of the galaxy's 'dirty snowballs' from the mysterious Oort Cloud, beyond Pluto.
TUE 14:00 28/10/2008 (b00f6t9c)
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.
TUE 17:00 Brothers in Law (b007k1xl)
Series 2
Polite Notice
Parking his car lands bungling barrister Roger in a jam.
Starring Richard Briers as Roger Thursby, John Glyn-Jones as Grimes, Julia Lockwood as Sally, Bridget Armstrong as Joy, David Jason as Bannister, Gerald Cross as the Judge.
Others parts by Sean Arnold and Douglas Blackwell.
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 August 1971.
TUE 17:30 No Commitments (b007jnxx)
Series 7
Supporting Parts
Victoria worries over Roger's libido and Charlotte is after a top job. Stars Rosemary Leach and Celia Imrie. From January 2001.
TUE 18:00 Revenge of the Celebrity Mummies (b007jzw4)
Episode 1
A comedy-horror set in the British Museum. Three staff members battle against exhibits that come to life in a freak storm.
TUE 18:30 The Ghostbuster Diaries (b007jy71)
The Wall
A widowed mother takes her children to Ireland to try and ease their grief. Juliet Aubrey reads Annie McCartney's spooky tale.
TUE 18:45 MR James (b007jtfj)
MR James: Ghost Stories
Lost Hearts
A young orphan is given a home by his elderly cousin. But how hospitable is the old man? Read by Benjamin Whitrow.
TUE 19:00 The Navy Lark (b007jthm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 19:30 Counterpoint (b00f6sw0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
TUE 20:00 Paul Temple (b007jrk0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
TUE 20:30 Casino Royale (b00f6q3t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
TUE 21:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (b007jmld)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
TUE 21:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jn04)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 today]
TUE 22:00 Chambers (b007jp3w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 22:30 The Mark Steel Solution (b00f6vv1)
Series 4
The Media
The radical comedian proposes a new way to rescue radio and telly from an all-time low. Chris Evans beware! From August 1996.
TUE 23:00 On Baby Street (b00f6vv7)
Series 1
Episode 5
Will Ian get to the hospital on time? Can Geraldine and Yvette get there at all? Stars Jenny Eclair. From February 1996.
TUE 23:30 Half Sketch (b00f6vv9)
Series 5
Episode 4
Jamie Theakston gets a whipping, News 24 gets desperate and Camp X-Ray laughs it up. Biting Northern Irish satire. From 2002.


WEDNESDAY 29 OCTOBER 2008

WED 00:00 Revenge of the Celebrity Mummies (b007jzw4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 The Ghostbuster Diaries (b007jy71)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday]
WED 00:45 MR James (b007jtfj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:45 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 Paul Temple (b007jrk0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 Casino Royale (b00f6q3t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (b007jmld)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 02:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jn04)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 on Tuesday]
WED 03:00 Chambers (b007jp3w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Tuesday]
WED 03:30 The Mark Steel Solution (b00f6vv1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:30 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 On Baby Street (b00f6vv7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:30 Half Sketch (b00f6vv9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:30 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 Jamaica Inn (b007jpkm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Tuesday]
WED 06:00 No Commitments (b007jnxx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Tuesday]
WED 06:30 Brothers in Law (b007k1xl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Tuesday]
WED 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00f6zs9)
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 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jygf)
Series 1
The Boxing Champion
When the lad hits the gym, he knocks down a prize boxer completely by chance - which gives Sid an idea...
Starring Tony Hancock. With Moira Lister, Bill Kerr, Sidney James, Kenneth Williams and Paul Carpenter.
Written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.
Theme and incidental music written by Wally Stott. Recorded by the BBC Revue Orchestra conducted by Harry Rabinowitz.
Producer: Dennis Main Wilson
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in November 1954.
WED 08:30 Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends (b008h4qy)
Series 2
About Some Boys
Robin is soaking. Derek is excited. Maureen is furious. Whatever next? Stars Kay Stonham and Simon Greenall. From June 2003.
WED 09:00 Paul Temple (b007w4dh)
Paul Temple and the Alex Affair
6. Mr Lee Brent
Mrs Trevelyan's confession doesn't ring true, so the sleuth seeks assistance from an American counterpart.
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
Inspector Crane …. Haydn Jones
Wilfred Davis …. Basil Jones
Mrs Trevelyan …. Barbara Mitchell
Taxi Driver …. Alan Dudley
Carl Lathom …. Simon Lack
Ricky …. Frank Henderson
Leo Brent …. Dennis Hawthorne
Flora …. Rosalind Shanks
Operator …. Ian Thompson
Jock …. Duncan McIntyre
Driver …. Nigel Clayton
Producer: Martin C Webster
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in March 1968.
WED 09:30 Casino Royale (b00f71gh)
Episode 3
Bond is locked in a battle of wills, but victory at the gaming table is no guarantee. Alex Jennings reads the classic spy novel.
WED 10:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (b007jmly)
Episode 3
Jean Valjean wins respect as the Mayor of Montreuil, but life is less rosy for Fantine. Victor Hugo's epic stars Joss Ackland.
WED 10:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jn14)
The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes - Series 2
The Problem of Thor Bridge
The sleuth is called upon when a beautiful young governess is accused of murder. Stars Clive Merrison and Michael Williams.
WED 11:00 Jamaica Inn (b007k4mh)
Episode 2
Mary discovers that Uncle Joss may be guilty of much more than smuggling. Stars Susannah Corbett and John Woodvine.
WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jygf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 12:30 Foul Play (b007k296)
Series 2
The Corpse Who Stayed Out in the Cold
A case of Eastern European espionage. A language student is found dead. Simon Brett chairs the murder mystery quiz. From 1997.
WED 13:00 Michael Frayn's Headlong (b007jt5r)
Episode 3
Martin is determined to get his hands on the painting, without arousing Tony and Laura's suspicions. Read by Martin Jarvis.
WED 13:15 Playing the Moldovans at Tennis (b007s74j)
Episode 3
The Moldovans are perplexed and obstructive in Tony Hawks' quest to take on their national soccer team on the court.
WED 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b007jt7g)
The Peninsula War
A quarter of Napoleon's troops enter Spain and the war with France continues. Narrated by Anna Massey.
WED 13:45 Adventures in Science (b00b0hvs)
Series 1
Blood
Ben Silburn climbs aboard an oxygen-delivering red blood cell on its journey from the heart and around the body.
WED 14:00 29/10/2008 (b00f7947)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
Contact us at:
CBeebies Radio
London, W12 7RJ
Phone: 08700 100 700.
WED 17:00 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b007jy9h)
Series 2
The Day
Author Gerald tries to make amends when he upsets his wife Diana.
The convoluted chronicle of an optimistic author starring Ian Carmichael as Gerald C Potter and Charlotte Mitchell as his wife.
With Jo Manning Wilson and Michael McClain.
Written by Basil Boothroyd.
Producer: Bobby Jaye
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1977.
WED 17:30 After Henry (b007s8gm)
Series 4
Family Album
"Look at this old dear - roses round her cottage door, a cosy smell of making cake wafting from her kitchen. I can imagine a lot of people buying that, putting it in a frame and claiming it as their own grandmother. Probably easier to cope with than the real thing".
Eleanor's family snaps spark arguments with daughter Sarah over the past...
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
Auntie Lilian …. Jean Anderson
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1989.
WED 18:00 Revenge of the Celebrity Mummies (b007k043)
Episode 2
The comedy-horror set in the British Museum continues. The dead are on the move and the living are on the menu.
WED 18:30 The Ghostbuster Diaries (b007jy89)
The Toilets at the End of the Hemisphere
A man's quest for a sole surviving family member lands him in Tasmania. Lloyd Hutchinson reads Glenn Patterson's spooky tale.
WED 18:45 MR James (b007k1gn)
MR James: Ghost Stories
A School Story
A man recalls spooky events from 1870 involving his old teacher. What is 'the well among the yews'? Read by Benjamin Whitrow.
WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jygf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 19:30 Foul Play (b007k296)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
WED 20:00 Paul Temple (b007w4dh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
WED 20:30 Casino Royale (b00f71gh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
WED 21:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (b007jmly)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
WED 21:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jn14)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 today]
WED 22:00 Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends (b008h4qy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 22:30 Revolting People (b00f80zs)
Series 1
An Incredible Amount of Storm Clouds
Feared British Commander, General Venables arrives and demands some executions by sunset (so he can have the whole day to look forward to them).
Not everyone can survive...
Historical sitcom set in Boston in 1770, written by Andy Hamilton and Jay Tarses.
Samuel Oliphant …. Jay Tarses
Sergeant McGurk …. Andy Hamilton
General Venables …. Timothy West
Captain Brimshaw …. James Fleet
Mary Oliphant …. Sophie Thompson
Ezekiel Spriggs …. Hugh Dennis
Cora Oliphant …. Felicity Montagu
Joshua Oliphant …. Tony Maudsley
Doctor Rutledge …. Philip Pope
Mrs Arbuthnot …. Susie Blake
Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2000.
WED 23:00 The House of the Spirit Levels (b007jv9c)
The Prisoner
Tony Hardstaff has made contact with his former true love, the beautiful but mad Emily Earnshaw.
On the day of his mother's funeral, can she save him from the hostility of his own family? And will the spirit of his mother Alice return to haunt him?
Nick Revell 's epic comedy saga continues.
Tony ...... Nick Revell
Jane ...... Alison Steadman
Emily ...... Claire Skinner
Obadiah ...... David Swift
Alice ...... Maggie Steed
Mrs Womersley ...... Joanna Brooks
Joanna ...... Natalie Walter
Jeff ...... Peter Gunn
The Narrator ...... Peter Serafinowcz
Music composed by Paul Mottram.
Producer: Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1997.
WED 23:30 Forty Nights in the Wildebeest (b007k16j)
Episode 4
Pun masters Dan Freedman and Nick Romero with a sheep version of Star Trek and an American Blackadder. From May 2000.


THURSDAY 30 OCTOBER 2008

THU 00:00 Revenge of the Celebrity Mummies (b007k043)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 The Ghostbuster Diaries (b007jy89)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 00:45 MR James (b007k1gn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:45 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Paul Temple (b007w4dh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Casino Royale (b00f71gh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (b007jmly)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jn14)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends (b008h4qy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:30 Revolting People (b00f80zs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:30 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 The House of the Spirit Levels (b007jv9c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 Forty Nights in the Wildebeest (b007k16j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Jamaica Inn (b007k4mh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 06:00 After Henry (b007s8gm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Wednesday]
THU 06:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b007jy9h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Wednesday]
THU 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00f838z)
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 (b00f839k)
A West End musical spoof, plus trouble over a ring for the Glums. Stars Jimmy Edwards and June Whitfield. From February 1959.
THU 08:30 Punt and Dennis: It's Been a Bad Week (b0081w04)
So cheer yourself up with a bouncing Pope. An irreverent look at the news from February 1999.
THU 09:00 Paul Temple (b007w2hz)
Paul Temple and the Alex Affair
7. The Girl in Brown
The debonair detective returns to Canterbury in search of 'Alex', when Leo Brent looks to be in danger.
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
Inspector Crane …. Haydn Jones
Wilfred Davis …. Basil Jones
Ricky …. Frank Henderson
Dr Kohima …. Roy Lefebvre
Leo Brent …. Dennis Hawthorne
Taxi Driver …. Alan Dudley
Walter …. David Brierly
Thomas …. Leroy Lingwood
Producer: Martin C Webster
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in March 1968.
THU 09:30 Casino Royale (b00f84kr)
Episode 4
Bond is in a delicate position. Could Le Chiffre be right? Should the games end? Alex Jennings reads the classic spy novel.
THU 10:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (b007jmmg)
Episode 4
Poorly Fantine fears desertion, while Jean Valjean resolves to let God decide his fate. Victor Hugo's epic stars Joss Ackland.
THU 10:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jn1l)
The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes - Series 2
The Creeping Man
The detective investigates the bizarre behaviour of a distinguished scientist. Stars Clive Merrison and Michael Williams.
THU 11:00 Jamaica Inn (b007k4np)
Episode 3
Abandoned Mary returns to the Cornish coaching house, where an angry mob confront her. Stars Susannah Corbett and John Woodvine.
THU 12:00 Take It From Here (b00f839k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 12:30 Instant Sunshine (b00f852w)
Alan Maryon-Davis, Miles Kington, Peter Christie and David Barlow spice up the Parish Magazine. Comic songs and more from 1988.
THU 13:00 Michael Frayn's Headlong (b007jt62)
Episode 4
When Martin's wife Kate hears about his devious plan for the painting, she demands more proof. Read by Martin Jarvis.
THU 13:15 Playing the Moldovans at Tennis (b007s8dc)
Episode 4
Tony Hawks finally manages to contact some footballers by devious means. But can he get all eleven onto the court?
THU 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b007jt7r)
The War of 1812
The Duke of Wellington's army gains land from the French in Spain. Anna Massey narrates the history of Britain.
THU 13:45 Adventures in Science (b00b0jyw)
Series 1
Protons
Deep underground in a laboratory in Geneva, scientists attempt to discover more about the Big Bang. With Ben Silburn. From 2001.
THU 14:00 30/10/2008 (b00f855h)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
Contact us at:
CBeebies Radio
London, W12 7RJ
Phone: 08700 100 700.
THU 17:00 Double Income, No Kids Yet (b00cd4qp)
Series 1
Episode 6
Lucy is thrilled to be a godparent but the same can’t be said for Dan. With David Tennant and Elizabeth Carling. From July 2001.
THU 17:30 Stockport, So Good They Named It Once (b007jr5m)
Series 1
The Agony and the Ecstasy
Italian exchange student Gian Paolo meets the Conroy family. Eddie's trying not to lose his patience - or his fare to Gay Pride.
Jim Poyser and Damian Lanigan's comedy-drama series following the lives of the Conroys, a family living in Stockport.
Jason ...... Dominic Monaghan
Gian-Paulo ...... Stefan Escreet
Eddie ...... John McArdle
Gran ...... Ann Rye
Father Ryan ...... Chris Pavlo
Maureen ...... Beverley Callard
Michael ...... Jason Done
Debbie ...... Jo-Anne Knowles
Music: Big George
Producer: Neil Mossey
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1999.
THU 18:00 Revenge of the Celebrity Mummies (b007k0d4)
Episode 3
The comedy-horror set in the British Museum continues. The living fall out while the dead plot revenge in the Reading Room.
THU 18:30 The Ghostbuster Diaries (b007jy9l)
The Last Words of Van Helsing
A doctor attends the famous vampire-slayer and hears a deathbed confession. James D'Arcy reads James McAleavey's spooky tale.
THU 18:45 MR James (b007k1hw)
MR James: Ghost Stories
The Haunted Dolls' House
Why are the Chittendens so pleased to be rid of their rather splendid miniature mansion? Read by Benjamin Whitrow.
THU 19:00 Take It From Here (b00f839k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 19:30 Instant Sunshine (b00f852w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
THU 20:00 Paul Temple (b007w2hz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
THU 20:30 Casino Royale (b00f84kr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
THU 21:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (b007jmmg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
THU 21:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jn1l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 today]
THU 22:00 Punt and Dennis: It's Been a Bad Week (b0081w04)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 22:30 The Very World of Milton Jones (b007jmlh)
Series 1
Episode 4
Stuck in concrete and about to be shot, the comedian's life flashes before his eyes. With Dave Lamb. From September 1998.
THU 23:00 20th Century Vampire (b007yrwg)
Episode 1
The lives of trainee vampire Eloise, boyfriend Wayne and her Transylvanian tutor. Stars Louise Lombard. From October 1993.
THU 23:30 Any Bloke (b007jy78)
Series 1
Males on Wheels
How will Phil overcome his jealousy while partner Sarah is in Paris? Comedy with Jim Sweeney and Caroline Quentin. From October 1993.


FRIDAY 31 OCTOBER 2008

FRI 00:00 Revenge of the Celebrity Mummies (b007k0d4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 The Ghostbuster Diaries (b007jy9l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 00:45 MR James (b007k1hw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:45 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Paul Temple (b007w2hz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Casino Royale (b00f84kr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (b007jmmg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jn1l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Punt and Dennis: It's Been a Bad Week (b0081w04)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:30 The Very World of Milton Jones (b007jmlh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:30 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 20th Century Vampire (b007yrwg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 Any Bloke (b007jy78)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 Jamaica Inn (b007k4np)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 06:00 Stockport, So Good They Named It Once (b007jr5m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Thursday]
FRI 06:30 Double Income, No Kids Yet (b00cd4qp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Thursday]
FRI 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00f86ws)
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 (b007jrxm)
Harping On It
Hilda fears losing her precious instrument to a musician in need. Stars Dr Evadne Hinge and Dame Hilda Bracket. From May 1983.
FRI 08:30 Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections (b008czjk)
Series 5
Episode 4
Skunks as pets. Mickey Mouse degrees. The duo reviews the week's news with guest Jo Caulfield. Recorded in Edinburgh.
FRI 09:00 Paul Temple (b007w39f)
Paul Temple and the Alex Affair
8. Introducing Alex
The suave sleuth invites the key players to his home, but has he finally managed to identify the blackmailing murderer?
Francis Durbridge's thriller stars Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve in the conclusion of 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
Inspector Crane …. Haydn Jones
Leo Brent …. Dennis Hawthorne
Wilfred Davis …. Basil Jones
Ricky …. Frank Henderson
Dr Kohima …. Roy Lefebvre
Mrs Trevelyan …. Barbara Mitchell
Carl Lathom …. Simon Lack
Producer: Martin C Webster
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in March 1968.
FRI 09:30 Casino Royale (b00f8688)
Episode 5
Bond is reunited with Vesper, but it seems the true enemy is much closer to home. Alex Jennings reads the classic spy novel.
FRI 10:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (b007jmmy)
Episode 5
The Mayor of Montreuil reveals his true identity, while Fantine lies dangerously ill. Victor Hugo's epic stars Joss Ackland.
FRI 10:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jn23)
The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes - Series 2
The Lion's Mane
The retired sleuth's beekeeping is put on hold when he hears of a violent death. Stars Clive Merrison and Michael Williams.
FRI 11:00 Jamaica Inn (b007jpm6)
Episode 4
After encountering the brutal wreckers, Mary finally learns who was in charge. Stars Susannah Corbett and James Laurenson.
FRI 12:00 The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket (b007jrxm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 Just a Minute (b00f86ww)
Nicholas Parsons attempts to keep control over guests Stephen Fry, Paul Merton, Tony Hawks and Clement Freud.
FRI 13:00 Michael Frayn's Headlong (b007jt6b)
Episode 5
Convinced that his devious plan will net him a fortune, Martin makes his arrangements. Read by Martin Jarvis.
FRI 13:15 Playing the Moldovans at Tennis (b007s9rn)
Episode 5
Tony Hawks battles to win his bet, to avoid stripping off to sing the Moldavan national anthem naked in Balham High Street.
FRI 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b007jt81)
Napoleon Is Met At Waterloo
Murder in the House of Commons and a short lived victory for Wellington. Anna Massey narrates the history of the British Isles.
FRI 13:45 Adventures in Science (b00b0qnv)
Series 1
Voyager Space Probes
Billions of kilometres away in space, two man-made objects still send signals back to Earth. Ben Silburn reports. From 2001.
FRI 14:00 31/10/2008 (b00f86wy)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
Contact us at:
CBeebies Radio
London, W12 7RJ
Phone: 08700 100 700.
FRI 17:00 Dinner Ladies (b00f86x0)
The Professionals
Rejected by the bank, the ladies battle on to win the contract. Stars Barbara Dickson and Brigit Forsyth. From November 1997.
FRI 17:30 Smelling of Roses (b00f86x3)
Series 4
Episode 4
Rosie Burns and company find themselves involved in the relaunch of a radio station...and of an old disc jockey's career.
Another assignment for Rosie Burns and the event management company, where the clients are only part of the problem...
Rosie ..... Prunella Scales
Jo ..... Rebecca Callard
Bob ..... Duncan Preston
Tess ..... Annette Badland
Brad Marshall ..... Colin Stinton
Kenny Truman ..... Chris Emmett
Valerie Pilkington ..... Sheila Mitchell
Written and produced by Simon Brett.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2003.
FRI 18:00 Revenge of the Celebrity Mummies (b007k0m2)
Episode 4
The comedy-horror in the British Museum continues. How to get 8000 angry body parts back in their cases before opening time?
FRI 18:30 The Ghostbuster Diaries (b007jyc9)
My Three Ladies
The past misdeeds of the infamous King Henry VIII come back to haunt him. Read by Paul Darrow.
FRI 18:45 MR James (b007k1kh)
MR James: Ghost Stories
Rats
Mr Thompson decides to explore the rooms at the inn where he is staying. Perhaps he shouldn't. Read by Benjamin Whitrow.
FRI 19:00 The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket (b007jrxm)
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FRI 19:30 Just a Minute (b00f86ww)
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FRI 20:00 Paul Temple (b007w39f)
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FRI 20:30 Casino Royale (b00f8688)
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FRI 21:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (b007jmmy)
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FRI 21:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jn23)
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FRI 22:00 Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections (b008czjk)
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FRI 22:30 Little Britain (b008gh5h)
Series 1
Episode 2
Back where it premiered, Matt Lucas and David Walliams' oddball TV smash hit without the cameras. From March 2001.
FRI 23:00 My Booze Hell, by Little Johnny Cartilage (b00d67yf)
Frank Wignall
You and Yours presenter John Waite investigates the shocking claim that the Cartilages were not a real family.
The not-terribly-true autobiography of 1970s idol Little Johnny Cartilage.
Written by and starring Johnny Meres.
With:
John Waite
Ben Miller
Peter Serafinowicz
Geoff McGivern
Rosemary Martin
Deborah Berlin.
Producer: Gareth Edwards
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1996.
FRI 23:15 This Is Craig Brown (b00f8799)
Communications
The world telephone premiere of Romeo and Juliet. The satirist pokes fun, with Harry Enfield and Rory Bremner. From March 2004.
FRI 23:30 Lee and Herring's Fist of Fun (b007k1z6)
Greenwich
Driving instructors, pornography and a surprise from Supermarket Sweep's TV host, Dale Winton.
From Greenwich University, London.
Stewart Lee and Richard Herring’s mix of sharp sketches and situations, stand up topical gags and banter.
With Peter Baynham, Rebecca Front and John Thomson.
Special guest: Dale Winton
Lee and Herring went to write and star in their successful TV transfer to BBC Two in 1995.
Cult BBC Radio 1 series first broadcast in November 1993.