SATURDAY 01 NOVEMBER 2008

SAT 00:00 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?
SAT 00:30 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.
SAT 00:45 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.
SAT 01:00 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.
SAT 01:30 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.
SAT 02:00 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.
SAT 02:15 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.
SAT 03:00 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.
SAT 03:30 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.
SAT 04:00 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.
SAT 04:15 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.
SAT 04:30 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.
SAT 05:00 Jamaica Inn (b007jpm6)
Episode 4
After encountering the brutal wreckers, Mary finally learns who was in charge. Stars Susannah Corbett and James Laurenson.
SAT 06:00 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.
SAT 06:30 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.
SAT 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00fbz1b)
The daily children's radio programme on BBC Radio 7, presented by Kirsten O'Brien. Featured is a reading by Nigel Pilkington of The Wee Free Man by Terry Pratchett.
SAT 08:00 The Groucho Letters (b00c03hg)
'I had a perfectly wonderful evening, but this wasn't it'. A personal epistolary odyssey into the world of Groucho Marx.
SAT 08:30 Charles Dickens (b007tm48)
Oliver Twist
Asking for More
Escaping from the workhouse, the orphan discovers that greater dangers are lurking outside. Stars Edward Long and Pam Ferris.
SAT 09:00 Comedy Winners (b007rd9c)
Mark Radcliffe presents a fine selection of award-winning programmes, including:
Little Britain (12/02/2002); The Flight of the Conchords (29/09/2005); The 99p Challenge (25/08/2004); Clare in the Community Babysitter (12/08/2005); Whose Line is it Anyway? (30/01/1988) and Pleased to Meet You (02/08/2006).
SAT 12:00 James Bond - You Only Live Twice (b00fbzkg)
James Bond's wife, Tracey, has been murdered by his deadly enemy Blofeld.
Agent 007 has gone completely to pieces and is drafting his resignation. But 'M' is prepared to give him one last chance to prove himself - on a mission which will lead him to a fatal encounter in a Japanese Garden of Death.
Starring Michael Jayston as James Bond, Clive Merrison as Tanaka, James Laurenson as Henderson, David King as M, Sayo Inaba as Kissy, Burt Kwouk as Ando and Maxine Audley as Irma.
Ian Fleming's classic story dramatised for radio by Michael Bakewell.
Director: Michael Bakewell.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1990.
SAT 13:30 Millport (b008h51h)
Series 1
Derek Dodds Is Dead
An unexpected death makes all the islanders question their priorities in life in some very surprising ways...
Bittersweet comedy written by and starring Lynn Ferguson as 30-something barmaid Irene Bruce, who hankers after a better life on the mainland.
Irene ...... Lynn Ferguson
Moira/Agnes ...... Janet Brown
Alberto/Robert/Dita/Bob ...... Lewis McLeod
Ena/Bunty/Diane ...... Gabriel Quigley
Doogie ...... Matt Costello
Minister ...... Robert Paterson
Producers: Lucy Bacon and Kathy Smith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2000.
SAT 14:00 01/11/2008 (b00fbzr8)
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SAT 17:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b00fbzrb)
More comedy and music from St Paul's Fitzgerald Theater. With British rock stalwart Nick Lowe.
SAT 18:00 The Price of Fear (b007jn6j)
The Man Who Hated Scenes
On a train journey across the USA, Vincent Price orders breakfast in the deserted restaurant car.
But then he encounters a meek millionaire with an alarming tale to share...
Vincent Price introduces another tale of horror starring Peter Cushing as Harry, Diana Olsson as Marilyn and Steve Preston as Chuck.
Robert Arthur’s story dramatised by William Ingram.
Producer: John Dyas
First broadcast on the BBC World Service in 1973.
SAT 18:30 The Brightonomicon (b00fbzw3)
The Bizarre Brouhaha of the Birdman of Whitehawk
The future's best unknown. Rune and Rizla find out the hard way. Fantastical comic serial with David Warner and Elliott Stein.
SAT 19:00 The Groucho Letters (b00c03hg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
SAT 19:30 Charles Dickens (b007tm48)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
SAT 20:00 Comedy Winners (b007rd9c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SAT 23:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b00fbzrb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 today]


SUNDAY 02 NOVEMBER 2008

SUN 00:00 The Price of Fear (b007jn6j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday]
SUN 00:30 The Brightonomicon (b00fbzw3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Saturday]
SUN 01:00 James Bond - You Only Live Twice (b00fbzkg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 on Saturday]
SUN 02:30 Millport (b008h51h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Saturday]
SUN 03:00 Comedy Winners (b007rd9c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Saturday]
SUN 06:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b00fbzrb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Saturday]
SUN 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00fc265)
The daily children's radio programme on BBC Radio 7, presented by Kirsten O'Brien. Featured is a reading by Nigel Pilkington of The Wee Free Man by Terry Pratchett.
SUN 08:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables Omnibus (b007jtrc)
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 and David De Keyser as Bishop Myriel.
Producer: Jeremy Mortimer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2001.
SUN 09:15 William Trevor Short Stories (b007jtw9)
Teresa's Wedding
At a bleak wedding reception, a young pregnant bride discovers why her marriage might just work. Read by Denys Hawthorne.
SUN 09:30 Back to Front (b007k1xn)
Series 2
Torvill and Dean
How the dancing duo froze out Greenham Common, the Soviet Union and the miners from the 1984 headlines. With Simon Barnes.
SUN 10:00 Edith Wharton - Ethan Frome (b0088z1g)
Starkfield's new arrival aims to find out the story of a stooped 'ruin of a man'. Classic love story starring John Sharian.
SUN 11:30 Up the Garden Path (b0089kjs)
Series 3
New Men
Izzy moves into a new flat and faces a new term, but will she find a new man?
Tumbling from one love entanglement to another, 30 something teacher Izzy Comyn has a predilection for inappropriate men.
Imelda Staunton stars as Izzy.
An 6-part radio sequel adapted from Sue Limb’s 1984 novel. The last of 3 series which ran from 1987 to 1993. Granada also adapted the series for ITV.
Izzy ...... Imelda Staunton
Dick ...... Mike Grady
Michael ...... Nicholas Le Prevost
Maria ...... Marty Cruickshank
Louise ...... Phyllida Nash
Razors ...... Rene Zagger
Marianne ...... Deborah Findlay
Gwyn ...... Sion Probert
Brown ...... Geoffrey McGivern
Producer: Jonathan James-Moore
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1993.
SUN 12:00 Chairman Humph, A Tribute (b00fc2rb)
Close friends and admirers remember the great man Lyttelton in this touching and interesting homage. Narrated by Stephen Fry.
SUN 13:00 The Clitheroe Kid (b007wvh4)
Series 2
Mind My Bike
Can cheeky schoolboy Jimmy come up with an idea to raise some cash for a new bike?
Starring Jimmy Clitheroe as The Clitheroe Kid. With Peter Sinclair as Grandfather, Patricia Burke as Mother, Diana Day as Susan and Peter Goodwright as Billy Parker.
The Clitheroe Kid ran from 1958-1972, gaining audiences above 10 million at its peak.
Its Lancashire-born star, Jimmy Clitheroe (1921-1973) was just 4'3" tall, with a rather shrill voice making him a very believable naughty schoolboy - despite being 35 when it began as a one-off show. Created by James Casey in 1956, a pilot followed and series 1 proper in 1958. Both writing and producing, James stayed with his creation until it finally came off-air. Jimmy died a year later aged just 51.
Theme music by Alan Roper and played by the BBC Northern Dance Orchestra conducted by Alyn Ainsworth - with Jimmy Leach at the Electronic Organ.
Scripted by James Casey and Frank Roscoe
Produced: James Casey
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in January 1959.
SUN 13:30 Hello Cheeky (b00fc2z2)
Rapid-fire sketches, painful puns and absurd ditties from Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Junkin and Barry Cryer. From October 1979.
SUN 14:00 02/11/2008 (b00fc2zb)
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SUN 17:00 Chairman Humph, A Tribute (b00fc2rb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]
SUN 18:00 Doctor Who (b00fc32r)
Brave New Town
The TARDIS lands in a quiet seaside village, where the locals are oddly repetitive. Starring Paul McGann and Sheridan Smith.
SUN 18:50 Beyond the Vortex (b00fc350)
Series 2
Everyday is like Sunday
Relive the horror of Bryan Adams' famous number one. Radio 7 goes behind the scenes of the episode 'Brave New Town'.
SUN 19:00 The Clitheroe Kid (b007wvh4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]
SUN 19:30 Hello Cheeky (b00fc2z2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]
SUN 20:00 Edith Wharton - Ethan Frome (b0088z1g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SUN 21:30 Up the Garden Path (b0089kjs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:30 today]
SUN 22:00 The News Quiz (b00fc4sc)
Fresh from 4 - Catch up as Sandi Toksvig and the teams battle it out over the latest news events.
SUN 22:30 Safety Catch (b00fc4vp)
Series 1
Show Me You Care
Simon McGrath likes to think of himself as a good citizen.
He donates blood, recycles his newspapers and has adopted two tigers.
He just also happens to be an arms dealer...
Starring Darren Boyd as Simon McGrath.
First of three series of Laurence Howarth’s black comedy of modern morality.
With:
Joanna Page
Lewis MacLeod
Sarah Smart
Brigit Forsyth
Ben Onwukwe
Producer: Dawn Ellis
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2007.
SUN 23:00 Gus Murdoch's Sacred Cows (b00fcbgm)
1. Pubs
Is the concept of the pub is dead?
Incisive reporter Gus Murdoch investigates Britain's public houses.
Written by and starring Stephen Carlin.
With:
Rachel Atkins
Christopher Douglas
Chris Pavlo
Renton Skinner
Dan Tetsall
Producer: Tilusha Ghelani
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in November 2008.
SUN 23:15 A Series of Psychotic Episodes (b00b8wjw)
Episode 1
From Postman Pat to a depressed hamster, it's the surreal world of Miriam Elia. With Dan Tetsall. From November 2008.
SUN 23:30 Comic to Comic (b007wxhw)
Series 2
Jimmy Carr
Master of deadpan humour, Jimmy Carr on life on the road and writing his comedy routines.
Series in which Bruce Morton talks to top stand-up comedians about life, the universe and comedy.
Producer: Carol Purcell
First broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland in January 2006.


MONDAY 03 NOVEMBER 2008

MON 00:00 Doctor Who (b00fc32r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday]
MON 00:50 Beyond the Vortex (b00fc350)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:50 on Sunday]
MON 01:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables Omnibus (b007jtrc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Sunday]
MON 02:15 William Trevor Short Stories (b007jtw9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:15 on Sunday]
MON 02:30 Back to Front (b007k1xn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Sunday]
MON 03:00 The News Quiz (b00fc4sc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:00 on Sunday]
MON 03:30 Safety Catch (b00fc4vp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:30 on Sunday]
MON 04:00 Gus Murdoch's Sacred Cows (b00fcbgm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Sunday]
MON 04:15 A Series of Psychotic Episodes (b00b8wjw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:15 on Sunday]
MON 04:30 Comic to Comic (b007wxhw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:30 on Sunday]
MON 05:00 Chairman Humph, A Tribute (b00fc2rb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 on Sunday]
MON 06:00 The Clitheroe Kid (b007wvh4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Sunday]
MON 06:30 Hello Cheeky (b00fc2z2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Sunday]
MON 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00fcbqd)
The daily children's radio programme on BBC Radio 7, presented by Kirsten O'Brien. Featured is Elizabeth Bower reading The Witch of Wuthery Heights by Wendy Eyton.
MON 08:00 The Goon Show (b007jv9v)
Series 8
The Spon Plague
Britain is gripped by a strange epidemic - leaving a path of bare knees in its wake. Stars Spike Milligan. From March 1958.
MON 08:30 Delve Special (b007k4nj)
Series 2
Double Agent Russell Nicholson
Reporter David Lander interviews notorious double agent Russell Nicholson at his luxury home in Bulgaria.
Presented by David Lander with assistance from Stephen Fry.
Studio production by Andrew Sachs, Jack Klaff, Brenda Blethyn and Felicity Montague.
Dramatic reconstruction by Robert Bathurst and Tony Robinson.
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 The Toff (b007jr60)
The Toff and the Runaway Bride
1. Honeymoon for One
Barbara Lawn is about to marry the Toff's old chum, Major Guy Lessing - against her father's wishes - in a gripping tale of blackmail and murder.
Terence Alexander stars as the Toff - upper-class amateur sleuth, the Honourable Richard Rollison.
First published in 1959, John Creasey’s The Toff and the Runaway Bride dramatised in six parts by Roy Lomax.
The Toff ...... Terence Alexander
Jolly ...... Robert Dorning
Barbara Lessing ...... Rosalind Shanks
Aunt Gloria ...... Peggy Ann Wood
Holy Joe ...... David Graham
Maggie ...... Frances Jeater
Major Guy Lessing ...... Alan Cuthbertson
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on the BBC World Service in June 1975.
MON 09:30 Eye of the Cricket (b007jwmz)
Episode 1
Ray Shell begins a reading of James Sallis' crime novel, featuring detective Lew Griffin on the trail of his missing son.
MON 10:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (b007jmnw)
Episode 6
Jean Valjean is determined to rescue Fantine's child from a life of misery with the Thernadier family.
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, Henry Goodman as Thenardier, Jane Whittenshaw as Mme Thenardier, Sophie Shad as Cosette, Connie Gurie as Eponine, Ewan Bailey as Drinker 1 / Tradesman 1 and Peter Darney as Drinker 2 / Tradesman 2.
Producer: Sally Avens
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2001.
MON 10:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jn2n)
The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes - Series 2
The Veiled Lodger
The sleuth probes a perfect, but mysterious tenant who refused to show her face. Stars Clive Merrison and Michael Williams.
MON 11:00 John Bunyan - The Pilgrim's Progress (b00fcd6c)
Episode 1
John Bunyan's enduring 17th century classic about the adventures of Christian, a pilgrim who embarks on a perilous journey to the Celestial City.
Dramatised in three parts by Brian Sibley.
Anton Rodgers … Bunyan
Neil Dudgeon … Christian
Alec McCowen … Evangelist
Don Warrington … Beelzebub
Anna Massey … Interpreter
Peter Bowles … Caged Man
Caroline Lee Johnson … Elizabeth
Ioan Meredith … The Jailer
Derek Waring … The Judge
Philip Fox … Pliable
Chris Moran … Obstinate
Ms Jaimi Barbakoff … Help
Lydia Leonard … Goodwill
Cherie Taylor-Battiste … The Angel
Sophie Levy … Child
Nyla Levy … Child
Director: Pam Fraser Solomon
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2004.
MON 12:00 The Goon Show (b007jv9v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00zvcmn)
Series 6
Episode 13
J Arthur Bile recalls the golden age of the silver-screen with the spotlight on cinema.
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 July 1968.
MON 13:00 Michael Frayn's Headlong (b007jt6w)
Episode 6
Martin is jealous when neighbour Tony asks his wife Kate to look at the painting that he wildly covets. Read by Martin Jarvis.
MON 13:15 And June Whitfield (b007jvdz)
Episode 1
From dance classes to Noel Coward's parties. Legendary screen, stage and radio actress June Whitfield reads her own life story.
One of the country's best-loved actresses begins reading five extracts from her autobiography covering her career from Eth Glum in 'Take It from Here' through to Mother in 'Absolutely Fabulous'.
Abridged by Sally Marmion.
Producer Sarah Johnson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2000.
MON 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b007jt8s)
Peterloo and the Death of George III
Peace breaks out in Europe but unrest grows amongst the working classes in Britain. Narrated by Anna Massey.
MON 13:45 Adventures in Science (b00ffjc2)
Series 2
The Morning After the Night Before
Ben Silburn follows the rollercoaster ride of alcohol through our bodies and discovers whether science can cure a hangover.
MON 14:00 03/11/2008 (b00fcddr)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
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MON 17:00 Ballylenon (b007nfs3)
Series 1
Episode 1
1953: Trouble brews when the McConkey sisters join forces with hotel owner, Phonsie Doherty to campaign for the demolition of the Georgian courthouse to make way for a car park.
Series set in the sleepy town of Ballylenon, Co Donegal, in 1953, before the days of mass tourism and proper plumbing in every home.
Written by Christopher Fitz-Simon.
Written by Christopher Fitz-Simon.
Phonsie Doherty ...... TP McKenna
Muriel Maconchy ...... Margaret D'Arcy
Vera Maconchy ...... Stella McCusker
Vivienne Hawthorne ...... Aine McCartney
Guard Gallagher ...... John Hewitt
Stumpy Bonner ...... Gerard McSorley
Rev Samuel Hawthorne ...... Gerard Murphy
RL Watson ...... Roma Tomelty
O'Brollochain ...... Kevin Flood
Music arranged and performed by Stephanie Hughes
Director: Eoin O'Callaghan
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1994.
MON 17:30 Winston (b007m660)
Series 1
Whacko Jolly Dee
The wily village poacher and handyman's plans for a life of bliss with Nancy hit a snag.
Peter Tinniswood's bawdy comedy.
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 The Spaceship (b007w5jc)
1. Lost
An alien princess proves to be problematic for the crew of the Really Invincible III, Macclesfield Division.
A five-part sci-fi comedy starring James Fleet.
Written by Paul Barnhill and Neil Warhurst.
In the year 2104, a fleet of research cruisers are launched into space – with every moment aboard the Really Invincible III, Macclesfield Division preserved by wall-to-wall monitoring, and transmitted back to Earth.
Captain Taylor leads a crew that includes:
* Melissa Patterson: the leather wearing, gun-toting Chief of Security
* Science Officer Clive 55: one of 130 identical brothers cloned from a single lab egg in Margate
* Communications Officer Karen Trex: who just wishes everybody could be friends
* Flight Engineer Stuart Jackson: the new boy on his first six-year stint in space and still a virgin
What you are about to hear took place live, four years ago, 70,000 light years from home.
Captain Gordon Taylor …. James Fleet
Melissa Patterson …. Emily Joyce
Karen …. Rose Cavaliero
Stuart …. Paul Barnhill
Clive …. Neil Warhurst
Princess Urrgh …. Stephen Hogan
Urrgh Emperor …. Jason Chan
Narrator …. Nicholas Boulton
Director: Sally Avens
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in June 2005.
MON 18:30 Daphne Du Maurier's The House on the Strand (b007jvzk)
Episode 1
Dick Young travels into the past, before recalling he was testing a new drug. Psychological thriller read by Julian Wadham.
MON 19:00 The Goon Show (b007jv9v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00zvcmn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
MON 20:00 The Toff (b007jr60)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
MON 20:30 Eye of the Cricket (b007jwmz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
MON 21:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (b007jmnw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
MON 21:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jn2n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 today]
MON 22:00 Delve Special (b007k4nj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 22:30 Intimate Contact with Julian Clary (b00f6pmk)
Series 1
Episode 2
Making tricky phone calls on behalf of his punters - including a plumber with a dribbling ballcock.
MON 23:00 The Museum of Everything (b007k0zt)
Series 1
School Parties Welcome
The Museum enjoys a visit from some schoolchildren as they learn the origin of scampi in the new Undersea Adventure display.
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 April 2004.
MON 23:30 The Party Party (b007w2z5)
Episode 3
Will Sir Lord Knight's campaign over the danger of ads do the business? Stars Hugh Laurie and Clive Mantle. From May 1987.


TUESDAY 04 NOVEMBER 2008

TUE 00:00 The Spaceship (b007w5jc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:30 Daphne Du Maurier's The House on the Strand (b007jvzk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 The Toff (b007jr60)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 Eye of the Cricket (b007jwmz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (b007jmnw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jn2n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 Delve Special (b007k4nj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Monday]
TUE 03:30 Intimate Contact with Julian Clary (b00f6pmk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:30 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 The Museum of Everything (b007k0zt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:30 The Party Party (b007w2z5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:30 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 John Bunyan - The Pilgrim's Progress (b00fcd6c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Monday]
TUE 06:00 Winston (b007m660)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Monday]
TUE 06:30 Ballylenon (b007nfs3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Monday]
TUE 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00fd26w)
The daily children's radio programme on BBC Radio 7, presented by Kirsten O'Brien. Featured is Elizabeth Bower reading The Witch of Wuthery Heights by Wendy Eyton.
TUE 08:00 The Navy Lark (b007jtjx)
The Charter Trip to Antarctica
The South Willesden Globe Trotters Geographical Society takes a trip to the Antarctic courtesy of the Troutbridge! From 1959.
TUE 08:30 Chambers (b007jp6n)
Series 2
The Phantom Barrister
Fuller-Carp sets about recruiting new blood with a puzzling new worker - and Ruth's mum pays a visit.
Clive Coleman’s sitcom set in perhaps the country's least spectacular law chambers.
John Fuller Carp ...... John Bird
Hilary Tripping ...... James Fleet
Vince ...... Jonathan Kydd
Ruth Quirke ...... Sarah Lancashire
With Robert Bathurst, Susan Johnston and Chris Pavlo.
Producer: Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1998.
TUE 09:00 The Toff (b007jr8v)
The Toff and the Runaway Bride
2. The Finger of Suspicion
After bride Barbara's disappearance, the Honourable Richard Rollison faces more mystery - on the trail of Major Guy Lessing's first wife...
Terence Alexander stars as the Toff - upper-class amateur sleuth, the Honourable Richard Rollison.
John Creasey's thriller dramatised by Roy Lomax.
The Toff ...... Terence Alexander
Jolly ...... Robert Dorning
Major Guy Lessing ...... Alan Cuthbertson
Barbara Lessing ...... Rosalind Shanks
Doctor ...... Dennis McCarthy
Kevin Brennan ...... Robert Lawn
Superintendent ...... Godfrey James
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson.
First broadcast on the BBC World Service in June 1975.
TUE 09:30 Eye of the Cricket (b0089k7h)
Episode 2
The New Orleans detective launches a search deep into his past. Adaptation of James Sallis' novel read by Ray Shell.
TUE 10:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (b007jmpb)
Episode 7
Jean Valjean and Cosette arrive in Paris to start a new life, but Valjean's past catches up with him. Starring Joss Ackland.
TUE 10:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jn32)
The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes - Series 2
Shoscombe Old Place
The Baker Street sleuth and his assistant make a gruesome discovery in an old crypt. Stars Clive Merrison and Michael Williams.
TUE 11:00 John Bunyan - The Pilgrim's Progress (b00fd2td)
Episode 2
Christian is determined to reach the Celestial City even though it means passing through the Valley of The Shadow of Death.
John Bunyan's enduring 17th century classic about the adventures of Christian, a pilgrim on a perilous journey to the Celestial City.
Anton Rodgers … Bunyan
Neil Dudgeon … Christian
Alec McCowen … Evangelist
Don Warrington … Beelzebub
Caroline Lee Johnson … Elizabeth
Ioan Meredith … The Jailer
Derek Waring … The Judge
Philip Fox … Watchful
Chris Moran … Clerk
Jaimi Barbakoff … Prudence
Lydia Leonard … Charity
Cherie Taylor-Battiste … Piety
Graham Crowden … Faithful
Stephen Thorne … Cobb
Eve Karpf … Discretion
Rachel Atkins … Talkative
Damian Lynch … Timorous
Dramatised by Brian Sibley.
Director: Pam Fraser Solomon
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2004.
TUE 12:00 The Navy Lark (b007jtjx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 12:30 Counterpoint (b00fd2wx)
2005
Semi-final 1
Ned Sherrin's music quiz with Andrew Beardsell of Brighouse, Graham Bennett from Surbiton and Brian Clements of Chelmsford.
TUE 13:00 Michael Frayn's Headlong (b007jt74)
Episode 7
Laura tries to seduce Martin when he comes to view his coveted painting, but they're interrupted. Read by Martin Jarvis.
TUE 13:15 And June Whitfield (b007jvf2)
Episode 2
The actress recalls her rise to fame, with a radio role in the hit show 'Take It From Here' with Jimmy Edwards.
TUE 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b007jt91)
Cato Street, Liverpool and the Legacy of Pitt
King George IV is on the throne whilst Britain is governed by three determined men. Narrated by Anna Massey.
TUE 13:45 Adventures in Science (b00fg4tr)
Series 2
Supermassive Black Holes
Once the stuff of sci-fi, Ben Silburn explores the centre of the galaxy and the most spectacular objects in the universe.
TUE 14:00 04/11/2008 (b00fd37n)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
Contact us at:
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TUE 17:00 Brothers in Law (b007k25g)
Series 2
Circling the Square
Lawyer Roger Thursby defends an author whose publisher refuses to print his new book.
Starring Richard Briers as Roger Thursby, John Glyn-Jones as Grimes, Julia Lockwood as Sally, Bridget Armstrong as Joy, Bill Wallis as Denton and Robert Dorning.
Others parts by 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 (b007jnyh)
Series 7
A Family Lunch
A Family Lunch: Victoria's hopes for a happy birthday celebration are soon dashed. Stars Angela Thorne and Bill Nighy. From February 2001.
TUE 18:00 The Spaceship (b007w43k)
2. Indestructible
Ship's doctor Clive 55 meets his identical cloned twin brother, Clive 88.
Sci-fi comedy starring James Fleet.
Written by Paul Barnhill and Neil Warhurst.
In the year 2104, a fleet of research cruisers were launched into space, with every moment aboard the Really Invincible III, Macclesfield Division preserved by wall-to-wall monitoring, and transmitted back to Earth.
What you hear took place live, four years ago, 70,000 light years from home..
Captain Gordon Taylor …. James Fleet
Melissa Patterson …. Emily Joyce
Karen …. Rose Cavaliero
Stuart …. Paul Barnhill
Clive …. Neil Warhurst
Captain Ponter …. Stephen Hogan
Narrator …. Nicholas Boulton
Director: Sally Avens
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in June 2005.
TUE 18:30 Daphne Du Maurier's The House on the Strand (b007jvzp)
Episode 2
Transported back six centuries, are the 'fictional' characters Dick meets real? Psychological thriller read by Julian Wadham.
TUE 19:00 The Navy Lark (b007jtjx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 19:30 Counterpoint (b00fd2wx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
TUE 20:00 The Toff (b007jr8v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
TUE 20:30 Eye of the Cricket (b0089k7h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
TUE 21:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (b007jmpb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
TUE 21:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jn32)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 today]
TUE 22:00 Chambers (b007jp6n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 22:30 The Mark Steel Solution (b007k28b)
Series 4
Education
Mark proposes that nobody should go to school until they are 36. With Pete Sinclair and Maria McErlane. From August 1996.
TUE 23:00 On Baby Street (b00fd3qy)
Series 2
Episode 1
The babies are born and the fun begins. Mother Nature introduces the latest arrivals. Stars Jenny Eclair. From September 1997.
TUE 23:30 Half Sketch (b00fd3r2)
Series 5
Episode 5
Biting sketch show from Northern Ireland's comedy team of Tim McGarry, Damon Quinn and Mike McDowell. From February 2002.


WEDNESDAY 05 NOVEMBER 2008

WED 00:00 The Spaceship (b007w43k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 Daphne Du Maurier's The House on the Strand (b007jvzp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 The Toff (b007jr8v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 Eye of the Cricket (b0089k7h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (b007jmpb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 02:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jn32)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 on Tuesday]
WED 03:00 Chambers (b007jp6n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Tuesday]
WED 03:30 The Mark Steel Solution (b007k28b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:30 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 On Baby Street (b00fd3qy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:30 Half Sketch (b00fd3r2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:30 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 John Bunyan - The Pilgrim's Progress (b00fd2td)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Tuesday]
WED 06:00 No Commitments (b007jnyh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Tuesday]
WED 06:30 Brothers in Law (b007k25g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Tuesday]
WED 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00fd5sk)
The daily children's radio programme on BBC Radio 7, presented by Kirsten O'Brien. Featured is Elizabeth Bower reading The Witch of Wuthery Heights by Wendy Eyton.
WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jy6l)
The New Car
The lad thinks he should buy a car to keep up appearances, so Sid offers to help. But there's a big surprise when he takes it for a spin.
Starring Tony Hancock.
With Moira Lister, Bill Kerr, Sidney James and Kenneth Williams.
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 December 1954.
WED 08:30 In the Balance (b007k172)
In the Balance
The BBC's maverick hack, George Cragge kicks off a murder trail at Wembley Stadium.
Mark Tavener's six-part sequel to his comedy thriller 'In the Red' set in the world of football, the BBC and party politics.
With Europe becoming a hot potato, can the Prime Minister hold on to his job? To make matters worse, England are hosting the World Cup and a killer is on the loose.
Starring Michael Williams as George Cragge, Barry Foster as Superintendent Jefferson and Jeremy Clyde as the PM.
With Robert Bathurst, Tracy Ann Oberman, Jim Carter, Peter Woodthorpe, Susie Brann and Christian Rodska.
Music by Paul Mottram
Producer: Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1997.
WED 09:00 The Toff (b007jrcm)
The Toff and the Runaway Bride
3. No Sleep for the Wicked
With Guy and Barbara both now murder suspects - the Toff gets a shock when he breaks into the Major's flat.
Terence Alexander stars as the Toff - upper-class amateur sleuth, the Honourable Richard Rollison.
John Creasey's thriller dramatised by Roy Lomax.
The Toff ...... Terence Alexander
Jolly ...... Robert Dorning
Superintendent ...... Godfrey James
Barbara Lessing ...... Rosalind Shanks
Police Officer ...... Clifford Norgate
Major Guy Lessing ...... Alan Cuthbertson
Rose Lessing ...... Denise Buckley
Holy Joe ...... David Graham
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson.
First broadcast on the BBC World Service in June 1975.
WED 09:30 Eye of the Cricket (b0089lr6)
Episode 3
The detective discovers some of his New Orleans neighbours waiting to meet him. Ray Shell reads James Sallis' novel.
WED 10:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (b007jmps)
Episode 8
A plan to smuggle Jean Valjean out of the convent hits a snag. Will he end up six feet under? With Joss Ackland as Victor Hugo.
WED 10:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k443)
The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes - Series 2
The Retired Colourman
A woman and her lover disappear - and the great detective himself follows suit. Stars Clive Merrison and Michael Williams.
WED 11:00 John Bunyan - The Pilgrim's Progress (b00fd62f)
Episode 3
Christian is coming to the end of his eventful journey to the Celestial City but, as he gets closer to his destination, he strays from the right path and trespasses onto land belonging to Giant Despair.
Conclusion of John Bunyan's enduring 17th century classic about pilgrim Christian's perilous journey to the Celestial City.
Anton Rodgers … Bunyan
Neil Dudgeon … Christian
Alec McCowen … Evangelist
Don Warrington … Beelzebub
Caroline Lee Johnson … Elizabeth
Ioan Meredith … The Jailer
Derek Waring … The Judge
Philip Fox … Sincere
Chris Moran … Knowledge
Jaimi Barbakoff … Angel
Lydia Leonard … Angel
Cherie Taylor-Battiste … Deceiver
Graham Crowden … Faithful
Stephen Thorne … Giant Despair
Rachel Atkins … Ignorance
Damian Lynch … Experience
Paul Medford … Hopeful
Frances Jeater … Mrs Despair
Declan Wilson … False-Confidence
Dramatised iby Brian Sibley.
Director: Pam Fraser Solomon
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2004.
WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jy6l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 12:30 Who Goes There? (b00fj1rj)
Series 3
Episode 1
Martin Young chairs the quiz looking at lives of the noteworthy and notorious from the history books.
Tackling the biographical teasers are team captains Francis Wheen and Fred Housego with guests Sue Cook and Annabel Giles.
Producer: Aled Evans
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2000. .
WED 13:00 Michael Frayn's Headlong (b007jt7d)
Episode 8
Still eyeing the painting, Martin is concerned over the unexpected visit of a renowned art historian. Read by Martin Jarvis.
WED 13:15 And June Whitfield (b007jvf6)
Episode 3
Reading her own life story, the famous actress recalls the highs and lows of working with Peter Sellers and Kenneth Williams.
WED 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b007jt98)
George IV and Caroline of Brunswick
The Prince of Wales' marriage was made in London and Brunswick, rather than heaven. Bite-sized history narrated by Anna Massey.
WED 13:45 Adventures in Science (b00ffnxt)
Series 2
Recalling the Past
Ben Silburn journeys around our brain's neural network to discover how it creates and stores memories.
WED 14:00 05/11/2008 (b00fd7yw)
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 World As We Know It (b00fd7zl)
The End
Donna, Johnny, Patrick and Abigail woke up on Saturday morning to find they were the last four people left on earth.
Two days later and the implications of what has happened are beginning to sink in, as they start the first week of the rest of their lives...
Sitcom by Luke Sorba.
Johnny ...... Toby Longworth
Donna ...... Meera Syal
Patrick ...... Luke Sorba
Abigail ...... Carla Mendonca
The Stranger ...... Simon Greenall
Producer: Elizabeth Anstee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1999.
WED 17:30 After Henry (b007t59f)
Series 4
Keeping Faith
"Anyone brought up on the Bible would automatically know that it's wrong to have a milk bottle on the table."
When Clare revokes her faith in God, her mother and granny are none too pleased.
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
.
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1989.
WED 18:00 The Spaceship (b007w524)
3. Monster
What are the strange noises coming from the hold? Karen and Melissa investigate.
Sci-fi comedy starring James Fleet.
Written by Paul Barnhill and Neil Warhurst.
In the year 2104, a fleet of research cruisers were launched into space, with every moment aboard the Really Invincible III, Macclesfield Division preserved by wall-to-wall monitoring, and transmitted back to Earth.
What you hear took place live, four years ago, 70,000 light years from home.
Captain Gordon Taylor …. James Fleet
Melissa Patterson …. Emily Joyce
Karen …. Rose Cavaliero
Stuart …. Paul Barnhill
Clive …. Neil Warhurst
Trevor …. Rob Hastie
Narrator …. Nicholas Boulton
Director: Sally Avens
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in June 2005.
WED 18:30 Daphne Du Maurier's The House on the Strand (b007k4lh)
Episode 3
On his next 'trip' back to the 14th century, Dick witnesses Sir Henry Champernoune's suspicious death. Read by Julian Wadham.
WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jy6l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 19:30 Who Goes There? (b00fj1rj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
WED 20:00 The Toff (b007jrcm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
WED 20:30 Eye of the Cricket (b0089lr6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
WED 21:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (b007jmps)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
WED 21:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k443)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 today]
WED 22:00 In the Balance (b007k172)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 22:30 Revolting People (b007lrv1)
Series 2
Trying Times
A wife returns, a daughter gives birth and Sergeant McGurk reveals the real reason the English won the Battle of Culloden.
The return of the sitcom set just before the American War of Independence.
Written by Andy Hamilton and Jay Tarses.
Samuel Oliphant …. Jay Tarses
Sergeant McGurk …. Andy Hamilton
Captain Brimshaw …. James Fleet
Mary Oliphant …. Jan Ravens
Ezekiel Spriggs …. Hugh Dennis
Cora Oliphant …. Penelope Nice
Joshua Oliphant …. Tony Maudsley
Elizabeth Oliphant …. Susie Blake
Agnes …. Selina Griffiths
Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2001.
WED 23:00 The House of the Spirit Levels (b007jvb4)
Treachery With a Cricket Sock in Its Face
The Hardstaff family's pet spaniel has been unmasked as Elvis reincarnated.
Tony Hardstaff's nemesis is approaching fast as the struggle to protect the ancient fish and chip shop suffers a severe setback.
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
Natassia Fillipovna ...... Tracy-Ann Oberman
Kropotkin ...... Peter Seranfinowcz
The Narrator ...... Alistair McGowan
Elder ...... Chris Pavlo
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 (b008kxnk)
Episode 6
Dan Freedman and Nick Romero eavesdrop on Radio 4 newsreaders after hours, and visit the Planet of the Grapes. From May 2000.


THURSDAY 06 NOVEMBER 2008

THU 00:00 The Spaceship (b007w524)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 Daphne Du Maurier's The House on the Strand (b007k4lh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 The Toff (b007jrcm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Eye of the Cricket (b0089lr6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (b007jmps)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k443)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 In the Balance (b007k172)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:30 Revolting People (b007lrv1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:30 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 The House of the Spirit Levels (b007jvb4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 Forty Nights in the Wildebeest (b008kxnk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 John Bunyan - The Pilgrim's Progress (b00fd62f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 06:00 After Henry (b007t59f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Wednesday]
THU 06:30 The World As We Know It (b00fd7zl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Wednesday]
THU 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00fd730)
The daily children's radio programme on BBC Radio 7, presented by Kirsten O'Brien. Featured is Elizabeth Bower reading The Witch of Wuthery Heights by Wendy Eyton.
THU 08:00 The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel (b007jv6w)
Series 1
Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel
Shady lawyer Waldorf T Flywheel and his assistant Ravelli get themselves hired to guard a Rembrandt painting.
Recreation of the Marx Brothers' lost shows charting the adventures of shady lawyer Waldorf T Flywheel and his assistant, Emmanuel Ravelli.
Originally broadcast with sponsors on America's NBC radio network in the 1930s, the scripts were rediscovered in 1988.
Groucho Marx as Waldorf T Flywheel ...... Michael Roberts
Chico Marx as Emmanuel Ravellias ...... Frank Lazarus
With Lorelei King and Graham Hoadly.
Written by Nat Perrin and Athur Sheekman. Adapted by Mark Brisenden.
Music arranged and conducted by David Firman.
Producer: Dirk Maggs
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1990.
THU 08:30 Punt and Dennis: It's Been a Bad Week (b007kb9c)
Series 1
Episode 4
Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis spotlight a forgetful motorcyclist and a haunted pub. With guest Linda Smith.
THU 09:00 The Toff (b007jrfz)
The Toff and the Runaway Bride
4. Death Is No Alibi
As the murder count mounts, the police hunt Richard - and there's a discovery in the River Thames...
Terence Alexander stars as the Toff - upper-class amateur sleuth, the Honourable Richard Rollison.
John Creasey's thriller dramatised by Roy Lomax.
The Toff ...... Terence Alexander
Jolly ...... Robert Dorning
Inspector Ellerby ...... Roger Gartland
Sergeant ...... Michael Shannon
Inspector Reno ...... Godfrey James
Robert Lawn ...... Kevin Brennan
Barbara Lessing ...... Rosalind Shanks
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson.
First broadcast on the BBC World Service in June 1975.
THU 09:30 Eye of the Cricket (b007k10f)
Episode 4
With his son missing and a bogus Lew Griffin at large, the detective takes action. Ray Shell reads James Sallis' novel.
THU 10:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (b007jmq5)
Episode 9
Marius learns of his father's bravery at Waterloo and realises he has been living a lie. Stars Joss Ackland and Leslie Phillips.
THU 10:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jnfq)
The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Series 1
The Madness of Colonel Warburton
Watson's ex-commanding officer alarms his family due to an interest in spiritualism. Stars Clive Merrison and Andrew Sachs.
THU 11:00 JB Priestley - The Good Companions (b007jlnk)
Episode 1
When a concert party is marooned in the Midlands, the lives of three dissatisfied people are entwined. Stars Philip Jackson.
THU 12:00 The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel (b007jv6w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 12:30 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue (b00fd7f2)
Chairman Humphrey Lyttelton marshals Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden, Barry Cryer and Willie Rushton.
THU 13:00 Michael Frayn's Headlong (b007jt7p)
Episode 9
As neighbour Tony worries over wife Laura - has the coveted painting slipped from Martin's grasp? Read by Martin Jarvis.
THU 13:15 And June Whitfield (b007jvfd)
Episode 4
The much-loved actress remembers the challenges of working with Tony Hancock, and her huge TV success with Terry and June.
THU 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b007jt9k)
The Suicide of Castlereagh
The death of a foreign minister, penal reform and the birth of the police force. Bite-sized history narrated by Anna Massey.
THU 13:45 Adventures in Science (b00ffpfr)
Series 2
Flu
Ben Silburn goes to war. His enemy is the influenza virus and the human body is the battlefield. With Professor John Oxford.
THU 14:00 06/11/2008 (b00ff12f)
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 (b007wznq)
Series 2
Episode 1
After yet another late night on the tiles, Lucy decides it is time for them to shape up and get fit.
But having managed to drag Daniel along with her to gym, how can she then persuade him to leave?
Starring David Tennant and Elizabeth Carling.
The return of David Spicer's comedy drama about modern life and parenthood, as seen through the eyes of two 30-something non-parents.
Daniel ....... David Tennant
Lucy ....... Elizabeth Carling
Katie ....... Samantha Spiro
Andy ....... Tony Gardner
Producer: Liz Anstee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2002.
THU 17:30 Stockport, So Good They Named It Once (b007jr8f)
Series 1
Dib Dib Dib
Lovelorn Jason must face life without Debbie. Can Michael and the Sweater Girls' first gig take his mind off being single?
The lives of the Stockport-based, Conroy family - in series 1 of Jim Poyser and Damian Lanigan's comedy drama.
Starring Dominic Monaghan as Jason, Jason Done as Michael, Stefan Escreet as Dave, John McArdle as Eddie, Emma Clarke as Collete, Beverley Callard as Maureen, Jo-Anne Knowles as Debbie and Dan Maier as Mr Bickerstaff.
Music: Big George
Producer: Neil Mossey
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1999.
THU 18:00 The Spaceship (b007w2s1)
4. Dirty
Destruction aboard the ship when Clive 55's thirst for scientific experiment goes wrong.
Sci-fi comedy starring James Fleet.
Written by Paul Barnhill and Neil Warhurst.
In the year 2104, a fleet of research cruisers were launched into space, with every moment aboard the Really Invincible III, Macclesfield Division preserved by wall-to-wall monitoring, and transmitted back to Earth.
What you hear took place live, four years ago, 70,000 light years from home.
Captain Gordon Taylor …. James Fleet
Melissa Patterson …. Emily Joyce
Karen …. Rose Cavaliero
Stuart …. Paul Barnhill
Clive …. Neil Warhurst
Narrator …. Nicholas Boulton
Director: Sally Avens
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in June 2005.
THU 18:30 Daphne Du Maurier's The House on the Strand (b007k4ms)
Episode 4
Dick starts realising he's confusing past and present, but Magnus urges him to increase the drug dosage. Read by Julian Wadham.
THU 19:00 The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel (b007jv6w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 19:30 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue (b00fd7f2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
THU 20:00 The Toff (b007jrfz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
THU 20:30 Eye of the Cricket (b007k10f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
THU 21:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (b007jmq5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
THU 21:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jnfq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 today]
THU 22:00 Punt and Dennis: It's Been a Bad Week (b007kb9c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 22:30 The Very World of Milton Jones (b007qtpy)
Series 1
Episode 5
Choking and ending up in his own gut, the comedian faces an internal examination. With Alexander Armstrong. From September 1998.
THU 23:00 20th Century Vampire (b007zmgl)
Episode 2
Trainee Eloise must study for a GCSE in vampirism, and teacher Lucretia is tough. Stars Louise Lombard. From November 1993.
THU 23:30 Any Bloke (b00807sf)
Series 1
Principles
Phil's worried that Sarah and Fay are plotting behind his back. Stars Jim Sweeney and Caroline Quentin. From November 1993.


FRIDAY 07 NOVEMBER 2008

FRI 00:00 The Spaceship (b007w2s1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 Daphne Du Maurier's The House on the Strand (b007k4ms)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 The Toff (b007jrfz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Eye of the Cricket (b007k10f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (b007jmq5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jnfq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Punt and Dennis: It's Been a Bad Week (b007kb9c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:30 The Very World of Milton Jones (b007qtpy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 22:30 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 20th Century Vampire (b007zmgl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 Any Bloke (b00807sf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 JB Priestley - The Good Companions (b007jlnk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 06:00 Stockport, So Good They Named It Once (b007jr8f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Thursday]
FRI 06:30 Double Income, No Kids Yet (b007wznq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Thursday]
FRI 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00fd2mw)
The daily children's radio programme on BBC Radio 7, presented by Kirsten O'Brien. Featured is Elizabeth Bower reading The Witch of Wuthery Heights by Wendy Eyton, Andrew Dunn reading Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown and Ciaran McMenamin reading The Missing Link by Kate Thompson.
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 (b00fd2my)
Nunton at 70
A 1953 diary uncovers a meaningful anniversary in Billericay. Stars Dr Evadne Hinge and Dame Hilda Bracket.
FRI 08:30 Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections (b008g277)
Series 5
Episode 5
Kitty Flanagan joins the duo. Is Hoonmania set to take the nation by storm? Recorded at the Edinburgh Festival.
FRI 09:00 The Toff (b007jrjk)
The Toff and the Runaway Bride
5. Motive for Murder
With fresh clues discovered over Barbara's history - the Toff is Paris-bound, when police stop his car...
Terence Alexander stars as the Toff - upper-class amateur sleuth, the Honourable Richard Rollison.
John Creasey's thriller dramatised by Roy Lomax.
The Toff ...... Terence Alexander
Jolly ...... Robert Dorning
Inspector Ellerby ...... Roger Gartland
Lady Gloria ...... Peggy Ann Wood
Sergeant ...... David Graham
Police Constable ...... John Bull
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson.
First broadcast on the BBC World Service in June 1975.
FRI 09:30 Eye of the Cricket (b007k11q)
Episode 5
The New Orleans detective is on the trail of a missing teenager - and an imposter. Ray Shell reads James Sallis' novel.
FRI 10:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (b007jmqj)
Episode 10
Marius finds student life is both happy and harsh. Valjean and Cosette have a tough decision to make. With Roger Allam.
FRI 10:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jng9)
The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Series 1
The Star of the Adelphi
When a leading actor is murdered, the sleuth heads backstage in the world of theatre. Stars Clive Merrison and Andrew Sachs.
FRI 11:00 JB Priestley - The Good Companions (b007jlnw)
Episode 2
After three strangers arrive, the marooned concert party start making plans without their manager. Stars Helen Longworth.
FRI 12:00 The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket (b00fd2my)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 Just a Minute (b00fd641)
Chairman Nicholas Parsons is joined by Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Liza Tarbuck and Julian Clary.
FRI 13:00 Michael Frayn's Headlong (b007jt7z)
Episode 10
Devious Martin makes a last ditch effort to grab the coveted painting to make his fortune. Read by Martin Jarvis.
FRI 13:15 And June Whitfield (b007jvfk)
Episode 5
The final chapter of June's life story so far takes us from the News Huddlines to international fame with Absolutely Fabulous.
FRI 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b007jt9v)
Peel and Criminal Reform
The 1820s - a period of reform in working conditions, policing and punishment. Bite-sized history narrated by Anna Massey.
FRI 13:45 Adventures in Science (b00fg4tt)
Series 2
Sound
From a violin to your brain, Ben Silburn traces the journey of an acoustic wave through our inner ear.
FRI 14:00 07/11/2008 (b00fd643)
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 (b00fd63x)
Taking the Bull by the Horns
The battling cooks hand in their tender and await the verdict. Stars Barbara Dickson and Brigit Forsyth. From November 1997.
FRI 17:30 Smelling of Roses (b00fd63v)
Series 4
Episode 5
Rosie had always thought the expression 'Celebrity Gardener' was a contradiction in terms...until she met Bernadette Gittings...
Another assignment for Rosie Burns and the event management company, where the clients are only part of the problem...
Rosie Burns …. Prunella Scales
Jo …. Rebecca Callard
Bob …. Duncan Preston
Tess …. Annette Badland
Brad …. Colin Stinton
Bernadette Gittings …. Suzanne Jameson
Crispin Garnett …. George Leyton
Mrs Thompson …. Mary Wimbush
Written and produced by Simon Brett.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2003.
FRI 18:00 The Spaceship (b007jvq8)
5. Enemies
The crew at last make contact with another race, but not before a minor rebellion on board.
Conclusion of the sci-fi comedy starring James Fleet.
Written by Paul Barnhill and Neil Warhurst.
In the year 2104, a fleet of research cruisers were launched into space, with every moment aboard the Really Invincible III, Macclesfield Division preserved by wall-to-wall monitoring, and transmitted back to Earth.
What you hear took place live, four years ago, 70,000 light years from home.
Captain Gordon Taylor …. James Fleet
Melissa Patterson …. Emily Joyce
Karen …. Rose Cavaliero
Stuart …. Paul Barnhill
Clive …. Neil Warhurst
Ion …. Jason Chan
The King of the Dwapeye …. Stephen Hogan
Narrator …. Nicholas Boulton
Director: Sally Avens
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in June 2005.
FRI 18:30 Daphne Du Maurier's The House on the Strand (b007k4nz)
Episode 5
Becoming obsessed with his alternative life, Dick is in no state to deal with Vita and her sons. Read by Julian Wadham.
FRI 19:00 The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket (b00fd2my)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 Just a Minute (b00fd641)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
FRI 20:00 The Toff (b007jrjk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
FRI 20:30 Eye of the Cricket (b007k11q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
FRI 21:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (b007jmqj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
FRI 21:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jng9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 today]
FRI 22:00 Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections (b008g277)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
FRI 22:30 Little Britain (b008h569)
Series 1
Episode 3
Back where it started out - Matt Lucas and David Walliams' oddball TV smash hit, without the cameras. From March 2001.
FRI 23:00 Jelly Mountain (b00fd63q)
Episode 1
Ivor Cutler's unique views on language, justice and scratching people's backs.
With Craig Murray-Orr, Dylan Edwards, Beverley Crew and Alison O'Kill.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1996.
FRI 23:15 This Is Craig Brown (b00fd63s)
Hallucinations
Revealing all on narcotics and Top of the Pops. The satirist pokes fun with Rory Bremner and John Humphrys. From March 2004.
FRI 23:30 Lee and Herring's Fist of Fun (b007k272)
London
Bring back Geoffrey to ‘Rainbow’ and some cutting remarks about Lorena Bobbit.
From the BBC Paris Studio, 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 Geoffrey Hayes from ITV kids show Rainbow.
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.