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.
The South Willesden Globe Trotters Geographical Society takes a trip to the Antarctic courtesy of the Troutbridge! From 1959.
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.
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.
The New Orleans detective launches a search deep into his past. Adaptation of James Sallis' novel read by Ray Shell.
Jean Valjean and Cosette arrive in Paris to start a new life, but Valjean's past catches up with him. Starring Joss Ackland.
The Baker Street sleuth and his assistant make a gruesome discovery in an old crypt. Stars Clive Merrison and Michael Williams.
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.
Dramatised by Brian Sibley.
Ned Sherrin's music quiz with Andrew Beardsell of Brighouse, Graham Bennett from Surbiton and Brian Clements of Chelmsford.
Laura tries to seduce Martin when he comes to view his coveted painting, but they're interrupted. Read by Martin Jarvis.
The actress recalls her rise to fame, with a radio role in the hit show 'Take It From Here' with Jimmy Edwards.
King George IV is on the throne whilst Britain is governed by three determined men. Narrated by Anna Massey.
Once the stuff of sci-fi, Ben Silburn explores the centre of the galaxy and the most spectacular objects in the universe.
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
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.
A Family Lunch: Victoria's hopes for a happy birthday celebration are soon dashed. Stars Angela Thorne and Bill Nighy. From February 2001.
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
Transported back six centuries, are the 'fictional' characters Dick meets real? Psychological thriller read by Julian Wadham.
Mark proposes that nobody should go to school until they are 36. With Pete Sinclair and Maria McErlane. From August 1996.
The babies are born and the fun begins. Mother Nature introduces the latest arrivals. Stars Jenny Eclair. From September 1997.
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)
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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)
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FRI 19:30 Just a Minute (b00fd641)
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FRI 20:00 The Toff (b007jrjk)
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FRI 20:30 Eye of the Cricket (b007k11q)
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FRI 21:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (b007jmqj)
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FRI 21:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jng9)
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10:15 today]
FRI 22:00 Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections (b008g277)
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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.