Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC Radio 7, presented by Kirsten O'Brien. Featured is Sam Stoyan reading Marianne Dreams by Catherine Storr.
Marius is walking in the Luxembourg Gardens and sees Cosette. Just one glance and his life is changed forever! But Valjean is nervous...
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, Lucy Whybrow as Cosette, Jonathan Forbes as Marius, Carl Prekopp as Combeferre and Annette Badland as Toussaint.
Poignant Second World War experiences of women in Britain. A mother and a wife face a departure. Read by Sylvestra Le Touzel.
How the Munich Olympics gymnast overshadowed Idi Amin and the Watergate scandal in the 1972 headlines. With Simon Barnes.
Made in Germany in 1908, a rare cinnamon plush bear with boot button eyes - still with the Steiff button in his ear - discovers he’s Lot 107, and the auction is about to begin...
Martin Jarvis stars as Theo in Moya O'Shea’s drama.
Theo ...... Martin Jarvis
Little Tom ...... Thomas Connor
Tom ...... Ross Livingstone
Mr Lonsdale ...... David Collings
Mrs Lonsdale ...... Jilly Bond
Charles Morgan ...... Henry Cormack
Nicholas ...... Jonathan Praeger
Jessie ...... Becky Hindley
Hannah ...... Caroline Strong
Mrs Tyler ...... Zulema Dene
George ...... Alexis Edyvean
Mr McKee ...... Jonathan Keeble
Mrs McKee ...... Linda Regan
Little Greg ...... George Allonby
Young Greg ...... Jack Allonby
Greg ...... Paul Jenkins
Imelda ...... Jane Whittenshaw
Janice ...... Sandra James Young
Mark ...... Gary Bryden
Roland ...... Stephen Critchow
Auctioneer ...... John Turner
It's crunch time for Izzy, with Bill, Michael and Razors all vying for her attention.
Imelda Staunton stars as Isabelle 'Izzy' Comyn.
With Mike Grady as Dick, Marty Cruickshank as Maria, Nicholas Le Prevost as Michael, Rene Zagger as Razors, Sion Probert as Gwyn and Neil McCaul as Bill.
Tumbling from one love entanglement to another, 30-something teacher Izzy has a predilection for inappropriate men.
A six-part radio sequel first adapted from Sue Limb’s 1984 novel. The last of three series which ran from 1987 to 1993. Granada also adapted the series for ITV.
Graeme Garden recalls the saucy comedian, whose slapstick style spelt worldwide fame. With Nicholas Parsons and Bella Emberg.
The cheeky schoolboy sets out to clear Grandad's name. With Jimmy Clitheroe and guest star Derek Nimmo. From October 1967.
Best mates Bob and Terry haven't spoken for seven years, so there's a lot to catch up on when they bump into each other on a train.
Starring James Bolam as Terry Collier, Rodney Bewes as Bob Ferris and Brigit Forsyth as Thelma Chambers. With Lois Daine and Peter Whitman.
Created and scripted for BBC TV by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais. Adapted for radio by Patrick Tilley.
Originally lost from the archive, the audio was provided by BBC producer Stan Was.
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
Could the do-gooding Time Lord really be a jewel thief? Surely not! But there's more at stake than diamonds. Stars Paul McGann.
The Time Lord and Lucie are reunited for a new adventure - separately. Radio 7 goes behind the scenes of Doctor Who.
Fresh from 4 - Catch up as Sandi Toksvig and the teams battle it out over the latest news events.
Simon discovers Judith's new boyfriend is not the man everyone thought he was.
Starring Darren Boyd as Simon McGrath.
Laurence Howarth’s black comedy of modern morality. Simon is essentially a nice man who also happens to be an arms dealer.
3. Football
Incisive reporter Gus Murdoch focuses on the joys of lower league soccer.
Written by and starring Stephen Carlin.
MC Auctioneer and surgeon Dr Sweep. It's the surreal world of Miriam Elia, with Dan Tetsall and James Kenward. From November 2008.
Jenny Eclair: From performing to writing, the award-winning comedienne discusses her life and career with Bruce Morton.
MONDAY 17 NOVEMBER 2008
MON 00:00 Doctor Who (b00fkym2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Sunday]
MON 00:50 Beyond the Vortex (b00fkym4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:50 on Sunday]
MON 01:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables Omnibus (b007jtsc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 on Sunday]
MON 02:15 The Wartime Stories of Mollie Panter-Downes (b00936vq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:15 on Sunday]
MON 02:30 Back to Front (b007k2fj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Sunday]
MON 03:00 The News Quiz (b00fkymw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:00 on Sunday]
MON 03:30 Safety Catch (b00fkyrd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:30 on Sunday]
MON 04:00 Gus Murdoch's Sacred Cows (b00fl0jv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Sunday]
MON 04:15 A Series of Psychotic Episodes (b00fl0p3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:15 on Sunday]
MON 04:30 Comic to Comic (b007yvks)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:30 on Sunday]
MON 05:00 There'll Never Be Another (b007js0b)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:00 on Sunday]
MON 06:00 The Clitheroe Kid (b007jtgw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Sunday]
MON 06:30 Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? (b007jr6l)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Sunday]
MON 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00fl17w)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC Radio 7, presented by Kirsten O'Brien. Featured is Natalie Cassidy reading Charm School by Anne Fine.
MON 08:00 The Goon Show (b00fl188)
The Evils of Bushey Spon
Neddie Seagoon is called in to oversee the decoration of a council lamppost.
Groundbreaking, surreal BBC radio comedy written by Spike Milligan.
Starring:
Peter Sellers
Harry Secombe
Spike Milligan
Special guest star AE Matthews
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 March 1958.
MON 08:30 Delve Special (b007jmj8)
Series 3
Cowboys
When a builder burnt down their house, Ronald and Yvonne Worthington went to their solicitor. That's when their troubles really started.
Reporter David Lander investigates Britain's cowboy builders.
Presented by David Lander with assistance from Stephen Fry.
Studio production by Stephen Frost, Dawn French and Phli Nice.
Dramatic reconstructions by Jack Klaff, Julia Hills, Mark Arden and Robert Bathurst.
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 1986.
MON 09:00 John Creasey - The Toff on the Farm (b007js1v)
5. A Step In The Dark
The Toff refuses to be fobbed off and receives some useful advice...
Rural intrigue stalks amateur sleuth - the Honorable Richard Rollison
John Creasey's thriller starring Terence Alexander.
The Toff ...... Terence Alexander
Jolly ...... Robert Dorning
Gillian Selby ...... Heather Stoney
Monty Morne ...... Terrence Hardiman
Superintendent Grice ...... Duncan Lamont
Mr Smith ...... Reg Lye
Bert Ebbutt ...... Douglas Blackwell
Other parts played by the cast.
Dramatised by Roy Lomax
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on the BBC World Service in April 1977.
MON 09:30 It Had to be Murder (b007jv77)
Episode 1
The riveting story of a man immobilised in his apartment, observing the minutiae of life - and death - through his rear window.
MON 10:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (b007jmvl)
Episode 16
Can Marius persuade his Grandfather to let him marry Cosette before Valjean takes her to England?
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, Lucy Whybrow as Cosette, Jonathan Forbes as Marius, Leslie Phillips as Gillenormand, Patsy Palmer as Eponine, Peter Darney as Enjolras, Carl Prekopp as Combeferre, Annette Badland as Toussaint, Leagh Conwell as Gavroche and Sean Baker as Vendor.
Producer: Sally Avens
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2001.
MON 10:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k4fh)
The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Series 2
The Shameful Betrayal of Miss Emily Smith
The murder of a schoolmistress sees the sleuthing pair head for Kent. Stars Clive Merrison and Andrew Sachs.
MON 11:00 Wilkie Collins - No Name (b007jrhz)
March 1846
A mysterious letter from New Orleans arrives to disturb the untroubled existence of Combe Raven House in West Somersetshire.
What is the secret being kept by Mr and Mrs Vanstone from their devoted daughters, Magdalen and Norah?
Published in 1862, Wilkie Collins novel dramatised in six parts by Ray Jenkins.
Magdalen Vanstone ...... Sophie Thompson
Captain Wragge ...... Jack May
Norah Vanstone ...... Elizabeth Mansfield
Miss Garth ...... Kathleen Helme
Mrs Vanstone ...... Jo Kendall
Mr Vanstone ...... Michael Graham Cox
Mr Clare ...... Peter Woodthorpe
Frank Clare ...... Paul Downing
Manager ...... Christopher Good
Miss Marable ...... Susan Sheridan
Mrs Marable ...... Joanna Mackie
Mr Pendril ...... John Moffatt
Narrator ...... Philip Sully
Music by Peter Brewis and played by Maurice Cambridge.
Director: Janet Whitaker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1989.
MON 12:00 The Goon Show (b00fl188)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
MON 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b007jqyp)
Series 8
Episode 2
With Chaucer's Nunne's Prieste's Brother's Uncle's Mother-in-Law's Husband's Wife's Gibbon's Friend's Tale. From March 1970.
MON 13:00 Khaled Hosseini - The Kite Runner (b007zgqv)
Episode 6
Amir embraces America, but a call from Afghanistan stirs up painful memories. Kulvinder Ghir reads Khaled Hosseini's novel.
MON 13:15 William Boyd - Brazzaville Beach (b007k1mj)
Episode 1
Hope Clearwater reflects on her life, while she studies wild chimpanzees in Africa. Award-winning novel read by Fiona Shaw.
MON 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b007jtd0)
The Tolpuddle Martyrs
Reforms in the Poor Law and the seeds of trade unionism. Bite-sized history narrated by Anna Massey.
MON 13:45 Letter from America by Alistair Cooke (b0089htt)
Santa Fe
The legendary broadcaster recounts his first proper encounter with a native American in Spring 1947. (1970s rerecording).
MON 14:00 17/11/2008 (b00fl5vv)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
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Phone: 08700 100 700.
MON 17:00 Ballylenon (b007k4qt)
Series 1
Episode 3
Vera's eavesdropping days are threatened by the Irish town's new automatic telephone exchange.
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.
Phonsie Doherty ...... TP McKenna
Muriel Maconchy ...... Margaret D'Arcy
Vera Maconchy ...... Stella McCusker
Vivienne Boal ...... Aine McCartney
Guard Gallagher ...... John Hewitt
Peg Sweeney ...... Anna Manahan
Joe MacMonagle ...... Kevin Flood
Post Office Engineer ...... Robert Patterson
Music arranged and performed by Stephanie Hughes
Director: Eoin O'Callaghan
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1994.
MON 17:30 Winston (b007np4w)
Winston Comes to Town
A Tweak of Thread
Father's poorly so the family must leave Winterleaf Gunner and return to London, but Nancy is distraught.
What's going to happen to Winston - village poacher, philosopher and Romeo?
Will he come with them? Will London survive with Winston?
Peter Tinniswood's bawdy comedy serial.
Winston ...... Bill Wallis
Father ...... Maurice Denham
Nancy ...... Shirley Dixon
Rosie ...... Liz Goulding
William ...... Christian Rodska
Director: Shaun MacLoughlin.
First broadcast on BBC Radio in January 1990.
MON 18:00 Simon Bovey - Cold Blood (b007jv38)
Freezerville
A group of scientists are conducting research in the Antarctic, the most pristine environment on Earth - but there are black clouds on the horizon. Welcome to the dark, dark world of Cold Blood...
Made in 2005 but set in 2015.
Simon Bovey's 5-part sci-fi thriller stars Tim McMullan as Bowers, Tom Mannion as Commander Taft, Stuart McLoughlin as Max Bellingfield, Ndidi Del Fatti as Anaya and Helen Longworth as Deborah Marks.
Director: Marc Beeby
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in 2005.
MON 18:30 Daphne Du Maurier's The House on the Strand (b007jw0w)
Episode 11
On his next 'trip', Dick learns Joanna has demoted Roger, and the former steward is sheltering Isolda. Read by Julian Wadham.
MON 19:00 The Goon Show (b00fl188)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
MON 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b007jqyp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
MON 20:00 John Creasey - The Toff on the Farm (b007js1v)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
MON 20:30 It Had to be Murder (b007jv77)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
MON 21:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (b007jmvl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
MON 21:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k4fh)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 today]
MON 22:00 Delve Special (b007jmj8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
MON 22:30 Intimate Contact with Julian Clary (b007k4wl)
Series 1
Episode 4
Making tricky phone calls on behalf of his punters, including debt collecting with a twist. With Hugh Jelly. From November 1992.
MON 23:00 The Museum of Everything (b007k1gw)
Series 1
The History of Everything
Discover the origins of the first-ever museum and learn the secrets of the Pyramids.
Meanwhile, Badgerland fights back
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 (b007wwh3)
Episode 5
The town of Microcosm is set for revenge, greed and attempted murder. Stars Hugh Laurie and Clive Mantle. From June 1987.
TUESDAY 18 NOVEMBER 2008
TUE 00:00 Simon Bovey - Cold Blood (b007jv38)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:30 Daphne Du Maurier's The House on the Strand (b007jw0w)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 John Creasey - The Toff on the Farm (b007js1v)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 It Had to be Murder (b007jv77)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (b007jmvl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k4fh)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 Delve Special (b007jmj8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 on Monday]
TUE 03:30 Intimate Contact with Julian Clary (b007k4wl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:30 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 The Museum of Everything (b007k1gw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:30 The Party Party (b007wwh3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:30 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 Wilkie Collins - No Name (b007jrhz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Monday]
TUE 06:00 Winston (b007np4w)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:30 on Monday]
TUE 06:30 Ballylenon (b007k4qt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Monday]
TUE 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00fl65f)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC Radio 7, presented by Kirsten O'Brien. Featured is Natalie Cassidy reading Charm School by Anne Fine.
TUE 08:00 The Navy Lark (b007jtmb)
Strike Up the Band
Pertwee takes action, when Number One uses the Comfort Fund accounts for a dance. Starring Leslie Phillips. From December 1959.
TUE 08:30 Chambers (b007jpd0)
Series 2
Conditional Fees
John Fuller-Carp wants victory in a 'no win, no fee' case of a broken thumb involving a can of figs
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
Philip James ...... Chris Pavlo
Shearing ...... Peter Gunn
Masterson ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Producer: Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1998.
TUE 09:00 John Creasey - The Toff on the Farm (b007js4c)
6. The Mystery of Selby Farm
Finding an empty safe at the farmhouse - the Honourable Richard Rollison edges closer to solving the mystery.
Rural intrigue stalks amateur sleuth - the Honorable Richard Rollison
The conclusion of John Creasey's thriller stars Terence Alexander.
The Toff ...... Terence Alexander
Jolly ...... Robert Dorning
Gillian Selby ...... Heather Stoney
Monty Morne ...... Terrence Hardiman
Superintendent Grice ...... Duncan Lamont
Eddie Forbes (alias Red Brandt) ...... Ed Bishop
Bert Ebbutt ...... Douglas Blackwell
William T Brandt ...... Alan White
Other parts played by the cast.
Dramatised by Roy Lomax
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on the BBC World Service in April 1977.
TUE 09:30 It Had to be Murder (b00fl6jf)
Episode 2
The riveting story of a man immobilised in his apartment, observing the minutiae of life - and death - through his rear window.
TUE 10:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (b007jmw2)
Episode 17
Valjean confronts Cosette about her love for Marius. Joss Ackland stars in Victor Hugo's tale of injustice, heroism and love.
TUE 10:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k4gn)
The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Series 2
The Tragedy of Hanbury Street
Holmes and Watson investigate why a happy young idealist should kill herself. Stars Clive Merrison.
TUE 11:00 Wilkie Collins - No Name (b007jrlw)
July 1846
Suddenly orphaned with no name and no inheritance - what next for Magdalen and Norah Vanstone?
Wilkie Collins' novel dramatised by Ray Jenkins.
Magdalen Vanstone ...... Sophie Thompson
Captain Wragge ...... Jack May
Norah Vanstone ...... Elizabeth Mansfield
Miss Garth ...... Kathleen Helme
Mr Clare ...... Peter Woodthorpe
Frank Clare ...... Paul Downing
Mr Pendril ...... John Moffatt
Mrs Wragge ...... Vivian Pickles
Bulmer ...... John Bull
Narrator ...... Philip Sully
Music by Peter Brewis and played by Maurice Cambridge.
Director: Janet Whitaker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1989.
TUE 12:00 The Navy Lark (b007jtmb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
TUE 12:30 Counterpoint (b00fl745)
2005
Semi-Final 3
Ned Sherrin's music quiz with Christopher Moore-Bridger of Oswestry, Oliver Longstaff of Harrogate and David Muir from Bristol.
TUE 13:00 Khaled Hosseini - The Kite Runner (b007zj0d)
Episode 7
Amir returns to Kabul to search for his friend's orphaned son. Kulvinder Ghir reads Khaled Hosseini's novel.
TUE 13:15 William Boyd - Brazzaville Beach (b007k1nt)
Episode 2
As she researches a community of wild chimpanzees in Africa, Hope sees parallels with her own life. Read by Fiona Shaw.
TUE 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b007jtdd)
Melbourne and the Death of William IV
Trade Unions gain momentum and Victoria accedes to the throne. Bite-sized history narrated by Anna Massey.
TUE 13:45 Letter from America by Alistair Cooke (b0089kdd)
Television in America, 1951
How a new daily diet of television in America is changing people's lives, as reported by Alistair Cooke.
TUE 14:00 18/11/2008 (b00fl94l)
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Contact us at:
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Phone: 08700 100 700.
TUE 17:00 Brothers in Law (b007k2p3)
Series 2
But...
Juggling cases and girlfriends, barrister Roger has trouble with toggles and grommets.
Starring Richard Briers as Roger Thursby, John Glyn-Jones as Grimes, Julia Lockwood as Sally, Bridget Armstrong as Joy and Brian Oulton as the Judge.
All other parts played by William Fox, Garard Green and Peter Tuddenham.
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 (b007jnzl)
Series 7
Reflected Glory
With Charlotte's celebrity status rising, sister Victoria plans to deflate her ego. Stars Celia Imrie. From February 2001.
TUE 18:00 Simon Bovey - Cold Blood (b007s5v2)
Cold Heart
At Ellsworth Research Centre, deep in the Antarctic, scientist Russell Bowers is recovering after his incredible trek. Meanwhile, Commander Taft and meteorologist Anaya are heading to Mitchell Bluff to discover what they can about the attack on Bowers and his team.
Simon Bovey's 5-part sci-fi thriller set in 2015 stars Tim McMullan as Bowers, Tom Mannion as Commander Taft, Stuart McLoughlin as Max Bellingfield, Ndidi Del Fatti as Anaya and Helen Longworth as Deborah.
Director: Marc Beeby
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in 2005.
TUE 18:30 Daphne Du Maurier's The House on the Strand (b007jw0z)
Episode 12
After being sedated for five days, Dick discovers his doctor's verdict on the drug. Read by Julian Wadham.
TUE 19:00 The Navy Lark (b007jtmb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
TUE 19:30 Counterpoint (b00fl745)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
TUE 20:00 John Creasey - The Toff on the Farm (b007js4c)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
TUE 20:30 It Had to be Murder (b00fl6jf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
TUE 21:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (b007jmw2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
TUE 21:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k4gn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 today]
TUE 22:00 Chambers (b007jpd0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
TUE 22:30 The Mark Steel Revolution (b007jswj)
The French Revolution
Radical comic Mark Steele turns his analytical mind to the guillotine and all things French.
In the first of six lectures on the theme of revolution, Mark examines some of the major historical forces at work during revolutions as well as holding up a mirror to our own age.
With Martin Hyder and Carla Mendonca.
Producer: Phil Clarke
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1998.
TUE 23:00 On Baby Street (b00flbp3)
Series 2
Episode 3
New mum Geraldine's after a nanny, while Shona's flat out at work. Stars Jenny Eclair and Frances Barber. From September 1997.
TUE 23:30 Half Sketch (b00flbp5)
Series 5
Episode 7
Biting sketch show from Northern Ireland's comedy team of Tim McGarry, Damon Quinn and Mike McDowell. From February 2002.
WEDNESDAY 19 NOVEMBER 2008
WED 00:00 Simon Bovey - Cold Blood (b007s5v2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 Daphne Du Maurier's The House on the Strand (b007jw0z)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 John Creasey - The Toff on the Farm (b007js4c)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 It Had to be Murder (b00fl6jf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (b007jmw2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 02:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k4gn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 on Tuesday]
WED 03:00 Chambers (b007jpd0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 on Tuesday]
WED 03:30 The Mark Steel Revolution (b007jswj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:30 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 On Baby Street (b00flbp3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:30 Half Sketch (b00flbp5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:30 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 Wilkie Collins - No Name (b007jrlw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Tuesday]
WED 06:00 No Commitments (b007jnzl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:30 on Tuesday]
WED 06:30 Brothers in Law (b007k2p3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Tuesday]
WED 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00fkrg0)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC Radio 7, presented by Kirsten O'Brien. Featured is Natalie Cassidy reading Charm School by Anne Fine.
WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jz69)
Series 1
A Trip to France
The Lad is longing to sample life across the English Channel, but Sid's got other ideas.
Starring Tony Hancock.
With Moira Lister, Bill Kerr, Sidney James and Kenneth Williams.
Written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.
Theme and incidental music composed 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 January 1955.
WED 08:30 In the Balance (b007jsg6)
Episode 3
If George Cragge can keep close on the trail of the World Cup murderer then his BBC job looks secure - for the time being at least...
Mark Tavener's six-part sequel to his comedy thriller 'In the Red' set in the world of football, the BBC and party politics.
Starring Michael Williams as George Cragge, Barry Foster as Superintendent Jefferson and Jeremy Clyde as the PM.
With Robert Bathurst, Tracy Ann Oberman, Geoffrey Whitehead, Jim Carter, Peter Woodthorpe, Susie Brann, Christian Rodska, Keith Wickham, Ioan Meredith, Chris Pavlo and Shirley Dixon.
Music by Paul Mottram
Producer: Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1997.
WED 09:00 Andrew Sachs - The Revenge (b007jr11)
Que? Andrew Sachs's pioneering thriller featuring sound effects and 11 actors, but no written dialogue.
This experimental play for radio an attempt to tell a story in terms of sounds alone. There is no dialogue, and no coherent speech, yet the play is a thriller with a straightforward storyline full of action and dramatic tension.
Recorded on location using the naturalistic recording techniques of binaural stereo.
Written and interpreted by Andrew Sachs, The Revenge, was the world's first radio drama without words...
With Andrew Sachs, Sean Barrett, Fraser Kerr, Graham Ashley, Paul Rosebury, Michael Deacon, Blain Fairman, John Rye, Melody Sachs, Frances Jeater and Leonard Fenton.
Producer: Glyn Dearman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1978.
WED 09:30 It Had to be Murder (b007k3tm)
Episode 3
The riveting story of a man immobilised in his apartment, observing the minutiae of life - and death - through his rear window.
WED 10:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (b007jmwk)
Episode 18
Tragedy stalks the streets and a familiar face is discovered spying on the Revolutionaries. Starring Joss Ackland.
WED 10:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jwsz)
The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Series 2
The Determined Client
The crime-solving duo is asked by a woman to clear her father of murder. Stars Clive Merrison and Andrew Sachs.
WED 11:00 Wilkie Collins - No Name (b007jrpm)
June 1847
Magdalen, with the aid of the swindler Captain Wragge, is determined to get back her inheritance from her cousin Noel.
Wilkie Collins’ novel dramatised by Ray Jenkins.
Magdalen Vanstone ...... Sophie Thompson
Captain Wragge ...... Jack May
Norah Vanstone ...... Elizabeth Mansfield
Frank Clare ...... Paul Downing
Mrs Wragge ...... Vivian Pickles
Landlady ...... Susan Sheridan
Vicar ...... Joe Dunlop
Lizzie ...... Alice Arnold
Mrs Lecount ...... Eleanor Bron
Noel Vanstone ...... Nigel Anthony
Captain Kirke ...... Robin Ellis
Narrator ...... Philip Sully
Music by Peter Brewis and played by Maurice Cambridge.
Director: Janet Whitaker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1989.
WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jz69)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
WED 12:30 Who Goes There? (b00fks6r)
Series 3
Episode 3
Martin Young chairs the quiz which looks at the noteworthy and the notorious from history.
Tackling the biographical teasers are team captains Francis Wheen and Fred Housego with guests Carol Sarler and Rachel Holmes.
Producer: Liz Anstee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2000.
WED 13:00 Khaled Hosseini - The Kite Runner (b007zlbv)
Episode 8
In Kabul, Amir is forced to meet a powerful Talib for help with his search. Kulvinder Ghir reads Khaled Hosseini's novel.
WED 13:15 William Boyd - Brazzaville Beach (b007k1pz)
Episode 3
Remembering the past, Hope Clearwater journeys for provisions, until disaster strikes back at the camp. Read by Fiona Shaw.
WED 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b007jtdn)
Queen Victoria and The Chartists
With the monarchy's image in tatters, Victoria comes to the throne at the age of 18. Melbourne assumes an important role.
WED 13:45 Letter from America by Alistair Cooke (b00fks6t)
The atom bomb warning of 1939
How Roosevelt was warned of Germany's nuclear threat by two Hungarian refugees from Long Island in 1939, thanks to a boy who liked fishing.
WED 14:00 19/11/2008 (b00fks6w)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
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WED 17:00 The World As We Know It (b00fks6k)
Babytalk
Donna, Johnny, Patrick and Abigail are the last four people left on Earth along with the mysterious stranger in their cellar.
Thoughts turn to the problem of furthering the species. Patrick sets up a test with a baby doll, to decide who would make the best parent.
Sitcom by Luke Sorba.
Donna ...... Meera Syal
Johnny ...... Toby Longworth
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 Coming Alive (b00fks6h)
Series 1
Coming Out
Convict Terry is challenged to revive a rundown community centre. Karl Howman stars in Jim Eldridge's sitcom. From January 1999.
WED 18:00 Simon Bovey - Cold Blood (b007s74m)
The Changing Man
After his trip to Mitchell Bluff, Taft's realised Bowers' story about the attack on his base doesn't add up - and Bowers isn't giving anything away. Worse, a member of Taft's team has been found dead...
Simon Bovey's 5-part sci-fi thriller set in 2015 stars Tim McMullan as Bowers, Tom Mannion as Commander Taft, Stuart McLoughlin as Max Bellingfield, Ndidi Del Fatti as Anaya and Helen Longworth as Deborah.
Director: Marc Beeby
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in 2005.
WED 18:30 Daphne Du Maurier (b007jq6k)
The Birds
Episode 1
The birds are "never satisfied, never still". Charlie Barnecut reads Daphne du Maurier's chilling classic in three parts.
The novel was famously filmed for the cinema by Alfred Hitchcock in 1963. But don't expect anything like what was on the big screen here. This is Du Maurier's original story. In fact, the author disliked what Hitchcock did to her tale: particularly his translation of her setting from Cornwall - with its small fields and stone hedges - to small-town America.
As this original story opens, with the colder winter weather drawing in, Nat and his family notice the hungry birds are gathering in the village...
Producer: Gemma Jenkins
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in 2003.
WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jz69)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
WED 19:30 Who Goes There? (b00fks6r)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
WED 20:00 Andrew Sachs - The Revenge (b007jr11)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
WED 20:30 It Had to be Murder (b007k3tm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
WED 21:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (b007jmwk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
WED 21:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jwsz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 today]
WED 22:00 In the Balance (b007jsg6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
WED 22:30 Revolting People (b00fkx2m)
Series 2
Some More Trying Times
Sergeant McGurk takes up spying, Samuel enters showbiz and Ezekiel gets stuck.
Comedy set just before the American Revolution.
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
Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2001.
WED 23:00 The Hudson and Pepperdine Show (b007jnyr)
Series 1
Episode 1
Mel and Vicki battle to keep the show going despite constant interruptions from the Dirty Sloanes and the Goatee Beard Men's Group.
Variety meets sitcom meets sketch show - written and performed by Mel Hudson and Vicki Pepperdine.
With Martin Hyder and Jim North.
Script editor: Graeme Garden
Producers: Claire Jones and Helen Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2000.
WED 23:30 Hair in the Gate (b007k3mm)
Series 1
Episode 2
Camilla revamps the TV arts show when budgets must be slashed. Stars Harriet Thorpe and Alistair McGowan. From September 1993.
THURSDAY 20 NOVEMBER 2008
THU 00:00 Simon Bovey - Cold Blood (b007s74m)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 Daphne Du Maurier (b007jq6k)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Andrew Sachs - The Revenge (b007jr11)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 It Had to be Murder (b007k3tm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (b007jmwk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jwsz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 In the Balance (b007jsg6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:30 Revolting People (b00fkx2m)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:30 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 The Hudson and Pepperdine Show (b007jnyr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 Hair in the Gate (b007k3mm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Wilkie Collins - No Name (b007jrpm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 06:00 Coming Alive (b00fks6h)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:30 on Wednesday]
THU 06:30 The World As We Know It (b00fks6k)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Wednesday]
THU 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00fkqzf)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC Radio 7, presented by Kirsten O'Brien. Featured is Natalie Cassidy reading Charm School by Anne Fine.
THU 08:00 The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel (b007xvlm)
Series 1
Episode 3
Flywheel's assistant Ravelli gets kidnapped, but will the shady lawyer pay the ransom?
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 (b008747b)
Series 1
Episode 6
Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis spotlight Americans marrying cars and flatulent soda. With guest Rowland Rivron.
THU 09:00 Ian Rankin - Rebus (b00fkqzh)
The Falls
The Game
The maverick detective investigates the disappearance of a wealthy banker's daughter. Ian Rankin's thriller stars Ron Donachie.
THU 10:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (b007jmwz)
Episode 19
Marius and the rebels face the cannons while Valjean and Javert face each other. Who will survive? Starring Joss Ackland.
THU 10:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k4l6)
The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Series 2
The Striking Success of Miss Franny Blossom
A body in Hyde Park reunites the sleuth with a notorious former client. Stars Clive Merrison and Andrew Sachs.
THU 11:00 Wilkie Collins - No Name (b007jrs9)
July 1847
In her attempt to regain her inheritance from her cousin Noel, Magdalen has disguised herself as Susan Bygrave and gone to stay near Noel in Aldeburgh.
But Mrs Lecount suspects her true identity...
Wilkie Collins’ novel dramatised by Ray Jenkins.
Magdalen Vanstone ...... Sophie Thompson
Captain Wragge ...... Jack May
Miss Garth ...... Kathleen Helme
Noel Vanstone ...... Nigel Anthony
Mrs Wragge ...... Vivian Pickles
Little Boy ...... Susan Sheridan
Mrs Lecount ...... Eleanor Bron
Chemist ...... Christopher Good
Postmaster ...... Simon Bullock
Servant ...... Jo Kendall
Narrator ...... Philip Sully
Music by Peter Brewis and played by Maurice Cambridge.
Director: Janet Whitaker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1989.
THU 12:00 The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel (b007xvlm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 12:30 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue (b007jq5m)
Leicester welcomes Humphrey Lyttelton, with Jeremy Hardy, Graeme Garden, Tim Brooke-Taylor and Barry Cryer. From June 2002.
THU 13:00 Khaled Hosseini - The Kite Runner (b007zmwf)
Episode 9
Amir is in Islamabad, having rescued his friend's son from the Taliban. Kulvinder Ghir reads Khaled Hosseini's novel.
THU 13:15 William Boyd - Brazzaville Beach (b007k1r5)
Episode 4
Hope sees chimp violence, but her superior Eugene refuses to believe her. The past still haunts her. Read by Fiona Shaw.
THU 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b007jtdz)
The Bedchamber Crisis
Resignations over slavery and Queen Victoria puts her foot down for the first time. Bite-sized history narrated by Anna Massey.
THU 13:45 Letter from America by Alistair Cooke (b008cpb3)
How ice cream changed America
Reuben Mattus, the inventor of Haagen-Dazs ice-cream, reminds Alistair Cooke of other immigrants who have shaped America.
THU 14:00 20/11/2008 (b00fkqzk)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
THU 17:00 Double Income, No Kids Yet (b007yrh0)
Series 2
Episode 3
When Daniel's brother suggests a night in the pub and Lucy's best friend meets a new man, their plans for a week away from other people's problems come seriously unstuck.
Starring David Tennant and Elizabeth Carling.
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
Amanda ....... Nasreen Hussain
Alison ....... Joanna Brookes
Peter ....... Robert Harley
Caroline ....... Polly Frame.
Producer: Liz Anstee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2002.
THU 17:30 Stockport, So Good They Named It Once (b007jrfl)
Series 1
Focus
Jason reckons his cheating ex-girlfriend wants him back, Dave gets his new company car - and Karen brings home a potential new member of the family.
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, John McArdle as Eddie, Beverley Callard as Maureen. Jason Done as Michael, Stefan Escreet as Dave, Emma Clarke as Collete and Jo-Anne Knowles as Debbie and Chris Pavlo as Hugo.
Music: Big George
Producer: Neil Mossey
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1999.
THU 18:00 Simon Bovey - Cold Blood (b007s8gn)
Sanctuary No More
Deb's found evidence that Bowers has been experimenting on himself and is now a Chimera - changing at a cellular level - but, the question is, into what?
The answers will have to wait, because now there's a killer on the loose...
Simon Bovey's 5-part sci-fi thriller set in 2015 stars Tim McMullan as Bowers, Tom Mannion as Commander Taft, Stuart McLoughlin as Max Bellingfield, Ndidi Del Fatti as Anaya and Helen Longworth as Deborah.
Director: Marc Beeby
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in 2005.
THU 18:30 Daphne Du Maurier (b007jq6w)
The Birds
Episode 2
The Hockens have battened down the hatches against the avian invasion, but will they be safe? Read by Charlie Barnecut.
THU 19:00 The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel (b007xvlm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 19:30 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue (b007jq5m)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
THU 20:00 Ian Rankin - Rebus (b00fkqzh)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
THU 21:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (b007jmwz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
THU 21:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k4l6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 today]
THU 22:00 Punt and Dennis: It's Been a Bad Week (b008747b)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 22:30 The Very World of Milton Jones (b00fkqzm)
Series 2
Episode 1
About to be shot by Mexican bandits, the comedian's life flashes before his eyes. With Alexander Armstrong. From October 1999.
THU 23:00 20th Century Vampire (b0080qgl)
Episode 4
The supermarket staff outing to donate blood sparks havoc for trainee vampire Eloise. Stars Louise Lombard. From November 1993.
THU 23:30 Any Bloke (b007jyzg)
Series 2
Dream Catcher
Phil's told off for not wearing his empathy womb at the antenatal class. Stars Jim Sweeney and Caroline Quentin.
FRIDAY 21 NOVEMBER 2008
FRI 00:00 Simon Bovey - Cold Blood (b007s8gn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 Daphne Du Maurier (b007jq6w)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Ian Rankin - Rebus (b00fkqzh)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (b007jmwz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k4l6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Punt and Dennis: It's Been a Bad Week (b008747b)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:30 The Very World of Milton Jones (b00fkqzm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:30 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 20th Century Vampire (b0080qgl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 Any Bloke (b007jyzg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 Wilkie Collins - No Name (b007jrs9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 06:00 Stockport, So Good They Named It Once (b007jrfl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:30 on Thursday]
FRI 06:30 Double Income, No Kids Yet (b007yrh0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Thursday]
FRI 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00fklbg)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC Radio 7, presented by Kirsten O'Brien. Featured is Jez Thomas reading At The Firefly Gate by Linda Newbery.
FRI 08:00 The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket (b00fklbj)
The Holiday Prize
The dear ladies squabble over a holiday - and the milkman. Starring Dr Evadne Hinge and Dame Hilda Bracket.
FRI 08:30 Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections (b00fklbl)
Series 5
Episode 7
Madonna, Mandelson, McCoist, and McCartney. The comic duo review the week's news with Nina Conti.
FRI 09:00 Ian Rankin - Rebus (b00fklrw)
The Falls
Stricture
The errant Edinburgh gumshoe must probe the mystery of the miniature coffins. Ian Rankin's thriller stars Ron Donachie.
FRI 10:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (b007jmxc)
Episode 20
With Marius in his arms and barely alive, Valjean struggles to find a way out of the Parisian sewers. Starring Roger Allam.
FRI 10:15 Dave Sheasby - Keeping Anne-Marie (b007lr89)
Cynical solicitor Kenneth Crowson tells a twisty tale involving the law, the media, a single mother, a hopeful couple - and a little baby girl.
Written by Dave Sheasby.
Starring Geoffrey Whitehead as Crowson, Hannah Storey as Marilyn, Carolyn Pickles as Vanessa, Sean Baker as Tim, Jemma Churchill as the Judge and Simon Donaldson as the Journalist.
Director: David Hunter
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2003.
FRI 11:00 Wilkie Collins - No Name (b007jrw2)
August 1847
Will Magdalen marry her cousin Noel, whom she loathes, in order to try and regain her inheritance?
Wilkie Collins’ novel dramatised by Ray Jenkins.
Magdalen Vanstone ...... Sophie Thompson
Captain Wragge ...... Jack May
Miss Garth ...... Kathleen Helme
Norah Vanstone ...... Elizabeth Mansfield
Noel Vanstone ...... Nigel Anthony
Mrs Wragge ...... Vivian Pickles
Mrs Lecount ...... Eleanor Bron
Pendril ...... John Moffatt
Admiral Bartram ...... Alan MacNaughtan
George Bartram ...... Christopher Scott
Louisa ...... Susan Sheridan
Coachman ...... Joe Dunlop
Loscombe ...... Christopher Good
Servant ...... Jo Kendall
Narrator ...... Philip Sully
Music by Peter Brewis and played by Maurice Cambridge.
Director: Janet Whitaker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1989.
FRI 12:00 The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket (b00fklbj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 Just a Minute (b00fkp63)
Nicholas Parsons welcomes Paul Merton, Clement Freud, Rob Brydon and Marcus Brigstocke to Edinburgh.
FRI 13:00 Khaled Hosseini - The Kite Runner (b007znmx)
Episode 10
Help for a traumatised boy emerges high in the sky over a Californian park. Kulvinder Ghir concludes Khaled Hosseini's novel.
FRI 13:15 William Boyd - Brazzaville Beach (b007k1sd)
Episode 5
Hope tries to understand the violence shown by the chimpanzees, and also recalls John's behaviour. Read by Fiona Shaw.
FRI 13:30 This Sceptred Isle (b007jtf8)
Opium and Afghan Wars
Queen Victoria deals with wars in Afghanistan and China, and marries Prince Albert. Bite-sized history of Britain, narrated by Anna Massey.
FRI 13:45 Letter from America by Alistair Cooke (b008f8b8)
French forces in Afghanistan, November 2001
The coincidences between the assassinations of Abraham Lincoln and John F Kennedy. Plus, the UN debate on war with Afghanistan.
FRI 14:00 21/11/2008 (b00fkp65)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
FRI 17:00 Linda Smith's A Brief History of Timewasting (b007jvf7)
Series 1
The Carpet Sweeper
Buying a new carpet sweeper for her elderly neighbour Betty sparks a major operation for Linda.
The first of two comedy series written by and starring Linda Smith.
Linda takes on the mantle of the United Nations as she tries to broker a fragile peace between her morbid elderly neighbour Betty and her live-in builder Chris. In the strife-torn streets of East London, can bingo and musical theatre ever be reconciled?
Linda ...... Linda Smith
Chris ...... Chris Neill
Betty ...... Margaret John
Worra ...... Femi Elufowoju Jr
Other parts played by Jeremy Hardy and Martin Hyder.
Guest appearances from Rabbi Lionel Blue and Jenni Murray.
Producer: Lucy Armitage
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2001.
FRI 17:30 The Young Postmen (b00fkp61)
Tour de France
Everyone goes on and on about how boring professional cycling is compared to the 1980s. So if Brian, Derek and Sue have to leave the Post Office to look after itself for a bit, and do something about it then it's really ungrateful to start complaining.
Anyway, sorting mail is much harder than it looks, so they probably need a break. And it'll be loads better than some of the rubbish on telly these days.
The surreal escapades of a trio of 'posties' written by and starring Ben Miller. With John Thompson and Felicity Montagu.
Brian ...... Ben Miller
Derek ...... John Thomson
Sue ...... Felicity Montagu
Mr Tilbury ...... Jim Barclay
Captain ...... Alastair McGowan
Melinda ...... Joanna Brooks
Jack Finlay ...... David Mellor
Music by Murray Gold
Producer: Gareth Edwards
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1992.
FRI 18:00 Simon Bovey - Cold Blood (b007jv49)
The Antarctican
The struggle at the South Pole continues.
Having witnessed the destruction of the Ellsworth Research Centre and the death of several of their colleagues, the survivors prepare to flee...
Conclusion of Simon Bovey's 5-part sci-fi thriller set in 2015 stars Tim McMullan as Bowers, Tom Mannion as Commander Taft, Stuart McLoughlin as Max Bellingfield, Ndidi Del Fatti as Anaya and Helen Longworth as Deborah.
Director: Marc Beeby
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in 2005.
FRI 18:30 Daphne Du Maurier (b007jq79)
The Birds
Episode 3
Will the Triggs be able to help Nat's family, or have the avian attackers got to them first? Read by Charlie Barnecut.
FRI 19:00 The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket (b00fklbj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 Just a Minute (b00fkp63)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
FRI 20:00 Ian Rankin - Rebus (b00fklrw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
FRI 21:00 Victor Hugo - Les Miserables (b007jmxc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
FRI 21:15 Dave Sheasby - Keeping Anne-Marie (b007lr89)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 today]
FRI 22:00 Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections (b00fklbl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
FRI 22:30 Little Britain (b008l1sx)
Series 1
Episode 5
Back where it premiered, Matt Lucas and David Walliams' oddball TV smash hit - without the cameras.
Hypnotist Kenny Craig goes swimming, ex-mafia man Joey the Stool visits the library and Fat Fighters leader Marjorie Dawes receives some bad news.
The sketch show which examines ordinary life in Britain as lived by some less than ordinary British folk.
With Jean Ainslie, Tom Baker, Samantha Power and Paul Putner.
Music: David Arnold
Producer: Ashley Blaker.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2001.
FRI 23:00 Jelly Mountain (b00fkp5z)
Episode 3
A visit to the circus heralds arcane amusements. Songs and stories from Ivor Cutler, with Craig Murray-Orr. From May 1996.
FRI 23:15 Date With Fate (b008zq34)
Along for the Ride
When Colin impersonates a film producer, it sparks dangerous consequences.
Harold Wing Pinero is your host.
Another of four comic close encounters with fate written by Gary Parker and Phil Whelans.
Colin Bond ...... Michael Troughton
Harold Wing Pinero ...... Charles Gray
Monica Ludlow ...... Jenny Howe
Flores ...... Mandy Knight
Ralph ...... Stephen Critchlow
Hostess/Lauren ...... Debbie Stephenson
All other parts ...... Toby Longworth
Producer: Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1996.
FRI 23:30 Elephants to Catch Eels (b007nchq)
Series 1
Episode 2
Sly barmaid Tamsyn Trelawny and her band of smugglers battle to try and outwit local customs officer, Captain Marriott.
18th century Cornish village sitcom by the writers of Dead Ringers - Tom Jamieson and Nev Fountain.
Starring Lucy Speed as Tamsyn Trelawny, John Bowe as Jago Trelawny, Cameron Stewart as Major Thomas Falconer, Andrew McGibbon as Captain Marriot, Martin Hyder as Squire Bascombe, Julia Deakin as Edna, Mark Felgate as Dewey and Phil Nice as Roy.
Producer: Jan Ravens.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2003.