Big Toe Books is a daily children's programme on BBC Radio 7, presented by Kirsten O'Brien. Includes Amanda St. John reading Mrs Frisby and the Rats of Nimh by Robert C. O'Brien.
Eccles and Ned set out to scoff Everest, with Grytpype-Thynne and Moriarty in pursuit. Stars Spike Milligan. From December 1958.
More celebrity soundalikes, as Tony Blair suffers a leak and Ross Kemp gets a shock new role. Stars Jan Ravens. From July 2000.
Simon continues his murder investigation, while the Dean sets his sights on promotion. Mark Tavener's comic thriller with Geoffrey Palmer and Samuel West.
An arsonist is wreaking havoc in a village south of Dublin, and Father Devoy takes a stranger in out of the rain.
Fred Vincy struggles with his debts, and Dorothea finds her marriage under strain. Stars Robert Glenister and Caroline Martin.
Single mum hairdresser Denise is in for a shock from a new client.
Vanessa Rosenthal's gripping northern town drama with a touch of thriller.
Starring Jeff Hordley as Steve, Jo Joyner as Denise Judith Davis as Mrs Howden, Ann-Marie Frater as Leanne, Craig Potter as Ashley and Rebecca Zienko as Hannah.
Directed at BBC Manchester by Polly Thomas.
Jane Austen's unlikely heroine Fanny Price is plucked from her impoverished family and brought up by her wealthy relatives at Mansfield Park.
Classic tale dramatised in three parts by Elizabeth Proud.
Jane Austen …. Hannah Gordon
Fanny …. Amanda Root
Sir Thomas Bertram …. Michael Williams
Mrs Norris …. Jane Lapotaire
Edmund Bertram …. Robert Glenister
Lady Bertram …. Louise Jameson
Mary Crawford …. Teresa Gallagher
Henry Crawford …. Andrew Wincott
Music composed by Anthea Gomez and played by Christian McKay, Jill Heartfield, Audrey Douglas and Katharine Gittings.
It's a song-packed edition - but is it really the end for wonderful Radio Prune?
Starring Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Cleese, Graeme Garden, David Hatch, Jo Kendall and Bill Oddie.
Sketches 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 Bill Oddie, Graeme Garden, John Cleese, Liam Cohen and Dave Lee.
Loss adjuster Lorimer Black faces threats after rejecting a vast claim for insurance. Read by Stephen Critchlow.
It's the 1760s, and an infamous Italian is seeking business - and women. Giacomo Casanova in his own words, read by Jack Klaff.
The country's epic story. There are terrible battles under King Henry II, and then a new leader arrives. With Frances Tomelty.
'Darwin changed forever our understanding of life on Earth'. Jo Stone-Fewings reads from the journal of his historic voyage.
The discovery that a ramshackle cottage may have belonged to the family of US President, Herbert Hoover presents Phonsie with a major financial opportunity.
Series set in the sleepy town of Ballylenon, Co Donegal in 1955.
Written by Christopher Fitz-Simon.
Starring TP McKenna as Phonsie Doherty, Margaret D'Arcy as Muriel McConkey, Stella McCusker as Vera McConkey, Aine McCartney as Vivienne Boal, John Hewitt as Guard Gallagher, Gerard McSorley as Stumpy Bonnar, Anna Manahan as Peg Sweeneyand Gerard Murphy as Rev Samuel Hawthorne.
Music arranged and performed by Stephanie Hughes.
Father says he's going to marry Mrs Sunderland and cut the rest of the family off without a bean.
It's his wedding day. But is he serious?
Peter Tinniswood's bawdy comedy serial stars Bill Wallis as Winston, Maurice Denham as Father, Shirley Dixon as Nancy, Liz Goulding as Rosie and Christian Rodska as William.
Director: Shaun MacLoughlin.
Jonathan lies ill in hospital and sleep-walking Lucy's well-being causes Mina concern. Stars Bernard Holley and Crawford Logan.
Biochemist Diana Brackley has stumbled across something earth-shattering - but why does no-one want to know?
The scientific world, government, media and the beauty salon are set to collide...
Read by Joanna Tope.
John Wyndham's 1960 sci-fi novel abridged by Scott Stainton Miller.
With Earth in the grip of a new season called Hamble, the Professor asks an old enemy for help. Sci-fi comedy with Mark Gatiss.
Marvel at the meerkats, visit a new theme park... and one man must face 'The Curator'.
Written and performed by Marcus Brigstocke, Danny Robins and Dan Tetsell.
With Lucy Montgomery.
Music by Dominic Haslam and Ben Walker.
The eccentric student traveller sets off on a university sports tour to New Delhi. Stars Marcus Brigstocke. From November 2003.
TUESDAY 10 FEBRUARY 2009
TUE 00:00 Bram Stoker's Dracula (b007k1c0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:30 John Wyndham - Trouble with Lichen (b007k36c)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00hdfdn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 Horses (b007jrl3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 George Eliot - Middlemarch (b008wf96)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:15 Vanessa Rosenthal - Bottle Blonde and Beautiful (b007jw27)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 Dead Ringers (b00899df)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 on Monday]
TUE 03:30 Nebulous (b00hg828)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:30 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 The Museum of Everything (b00hg82b)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:30 Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off (b007rsz5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:30 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 Jane Austen (b007jr87)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Monday]
TUE 06:00 Winston (b007jncr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:30 on Monday]
TUE 06:30 Ballylenon (b007jvhs)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Monday]
TUE 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00hg9n0)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's programme on BBC Radio 7, presented by Kirsten O'Brien. Includes Amanda St. John reading Mrs Frisby and the Rats of Nimh by Robert C. O'Brien.
TUE 08:00 The Navy Lark (b00hg9n2)
In Portsmouth for A Re-fit
The Troutbridge crew are all at sea when the island base is closed. Stars Stephen Murray and Jon Pertwee. From November 1960.
TUE 08:30 Radio Shuttleworth (b00cq188)
Series 1
Wendy Craig
Sheffield's aspiring singer-songwriter takes to the airwaves once more from his very own his front room!
Aided by his producer (and sole agent) Ken Worthington, and his hard-to-please wife Mary, the inimitable John Shuttleworth presents celebrity interviews, dodgy keyboard music, and even dodgier jingles.
Special guests: Wendy Craig, Simon Munnery and Lorraine Bowen.
Written and performed by Graham Fellows.
Producers: Paul Schlesinger and Martin Willis.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1998.
TUE 09:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00hg9n4)
Series 2
Episode 6
Can Simon gather the evidence to prove who the killer is and stop more murders? Mark Tavener's comedy-thriller with Geoffrey Palmer and Samuel West.
TUE 09:30 Horses (b007jrnt)
Episode 2
Father Devoy goes to the surgery to seek Dr Brooks' opinion on Mathew's story when a new visitor stumbles in with terrible news.
TUE 10:00 George Eliot - Middlemarch (b008wmnk)
Waiting for Death
Dr Lydgate attends the poorly Reverend Casaubon, and Fred's debts trouble the Garth family. Stars Ron Cook and William Gaunt.
TUE 10:15 Char March - People Come Here to Cry (b007jxh1)
Razor-sharp observations and wit light up this heartening and humorous monologue - an examination of the counselling industry. In her 40s, Deborah Smith comes to an emotional watershed in her life. During the morning vacuuming, a radio chat show mentions the local Crisis Centre, Deborah girds up her loins, her stock of handkerchiefs and her thermos flask and prepares to get counselled.
Stars Sue Johnston.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1999.
TUE 11:00 Jane Austen (b007jrc2)
Mansfield Park
Mr Crawford Changes Tack
The Crawfords cause confusion for Fanny Price, and her brother William returns.
Jane Austen’s classic tale dramatised by Elizabeth Proud.
CAST:
Jen Austen …. Hannah Gordon
Fanny …. Amanda Root
Sir Thomas Bertram …. Michael Williams
Mrs Norris …. Jane Lapotaire
Edmund Bertram …. Robert Glenister
Lady Bertram …. Louise Jameson
Mary Crawford …. Teresa Gallagher
Henry Crawford …. Andrew Wincott
Tom Bertram …. Kim Wall
Maria Bertram …. Cathy Sara
Julia Bertram …. Tracy Wiles
Mr Rushworth …. Michael Onslow
Mr Yates …. Malcolm McKee
Mrs Grant …. Sharon Bayliss
William Price …. Richard Curnow
Music composed by Anthea Gomez and played by Christian McKay, Jill Heartfield, Audrey Douglas and Katharine Gittings.
Directed at BBC Pebble Mill by Sue Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1997.
TUE 12:00 The Navy Lark (b00hg9n2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
TUE 12:30 Steptoe and Son (b007jlll)
Series 3
Tea for Two
A famous by-election visitor sparks party wars for the rag and bone duo.
Starring Wilfrid Brambell as Albert and Harry H Corbett as Harold. With John Rye and Edward Kelsey.
Following the conclusion of their hugely successful association with Tony Hancock, writers Ray Galton and Alan Simpson wrote 10 pilots for the BBC TV's Comedy Playhouse in 1962. The Offer was set in a house with a yard full of junk, featuring the lives of rag and bone men Albert Steptoe and his son Harold and it was the spark for a run of 8 series for TV.
Adapted for radio from Galton and Simpson's TV script by Gale Pedrick.
Produced by Bobby Jaye
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in April 1971.
TUE 13:00 William Boyd - Armadillo (b007k2f8)
Episode 7
Insurance loss adjuster Lorimer Black faces accusations over a claimant's suicide. Read by Stephen Critchlow.
TUE 13:15 Casanova in London (b007jwkp)
Episode 2
The renowned Italian romancer describes life with his mistress Pauline. Giacomo Casanova's own words, read by Jack Klaff.
TUE 13:30 A Short History of Ireland (b007k3ld)
Dreading the Fury of the King; The English Colony
The country's epic story continues with King John's revenge on his Norman lords, and town development. With Frances Tomelty.
TUE 13:45 The Beagle Diary (b00hjz9y)
Episode 2
Charles Darwin encounters the Gauchos of Argentina and goes hunting. Jo Stone-Fewings reads extracts from his journal.
TUE 14:00 10/02/2009 (b00hgg4j)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
TUE 17:00 Second Thoughts (b007jx2l)
Series 1
Negative Vetting
Faith's not impressed to discover what Bill's mum thinks about her...
Sitcom about the battles of divorcees Bill MacGregor and Faith Greyshott trying to forge a relationship whilst balancing the demands of his ex-wife, Liza and her teenage children, Hannah and Joe.
Staring Lynda Bellingham and James Bolam.
Series one of four inspired by the real lives of its writers, husband and wife Jan Etherington and Gavin Petrie.
A TV version made by LWT for ITV appeared in 1991 and ran for four series, with a spin-off 'Faith in the Future'.
Faith ...... Lynda Bellingham
Bill ...... James Bolam
Hannah ...... Kelda Holmes
Joe ...... Mark Denham
Hilary ...... Celia Imrie
Liza ...... Belinda Lang
Steve ...... Guy Brougham
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1988.
TUE 17:30 It Sticks Out Half A Mile (b007k1sl)
The Bank Loan
1948: Will a visit to the pier in Frambourne-on-Sea pour cold water on the renovation plans?
A seaside saga of pier perpetuation starring John Le Mesurier, Ian Lavender and Bill Pertwee.
Arthur Wilson ...... John Le Mesurier
Frank Pike ...... Ian Lavender
Bert Hodges ...... Bill Pertwee
Miss Perkins ...... Vivienne Martin
Guthrie ...... Glynn Edwards
Mr Johnson ...... Michael Bilton
After a pilot episode was made in 1981, Arthur Lowe sadly died. So this 13-part series was revamped to feature the Dad's Army characters played by Pertwee and Lavender instead. The series was later adapted for ITV by Yorkshire TV.
Written by Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles, based on the characters originally created by Jimmy Perry and David Croft.
Producer: Martin Fisher
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in November 1983.
TUE 18:00 Bram Stoker's Dracula (b007k1l1)
Episode 4
Renfield's behaviour in his cell worsens, while Van Helsing fights to save poorly Lucy. Stars Bernard Holley and Crawford Logan.
TUE 18:30 John Wyndham - Trouble with Lichen (b007k3cz)
Episode 2
Perturbed by her boss's silence over the mysterious properties of the lichen, biochemist Diana Brackley secretly begins her own investigation
The scientific world, government, media and the beauty salon collide in John Wyndham's 1960 sci-fi novel.
Read by Joanna Tope.
Abridged by Scott Stainton Miller.
Producer: Eilidh McCreadie
Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in 2007.
TUE 19:00 The Navy Lark (b00hg9n2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
TUE 19:30 Steptoe and Son (b007jlll)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
TUE 20:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00hg9n4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
TUE 20:30 Horses (b007jrnt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
TUE 21:00 George Eliot - Middlemarch (b008wmnk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
TUE 21:15 Char March - People Come Here to Cry (b007jxh1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 today]
TUE 22:00 Radio Shuttleworth (b00cq188)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
TUE 22:30 The Mark Steel Lecture (b007jlx9)
Series 2
Leonardo da Vinci
The radical comedian profiles the Italian artist and scholar. Was he a genius or a hopeless absent-minded buffoon? From March 2001.
TUE 23:00 Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World (b007jqhc)
Series 1
The Human Mind
The sci-fi star and inventor explains life's big mysteries. With Tom Baker, Richard Herring and Stewart Lee. From November 1992.
TUE 23:30 On the Hour (b007k45s)
Series 1
Episode 5
The latest on the 'Penelope Keith riots', and just 38 weeks to Wimbledon.
All the news as it happens, if it happens – and the sport with Alan Partridge.
Savagely satirical award-winning comedy starring Chris Morris.
With Steve Coogan, David Schneider, Rebecca Front, Patrick Marber and Doon Mackichan.
Written by Chris Morris, Richard Herring, Steven Wells, Andrew Glover, David Quantick and Stewart Lee.
Editor: Armando lannucci
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1991.
WEDNESDAY 11 FEBRUARY 2009
WED 00:00 Bram Stoker's Dracula (b007k1l1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 John Wyndham - Trouble with Lichen (b007k3cz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00hg9n4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 Horses (b007jrnt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 George Eliot - Middlemarch (b008wmnk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 02:15 Char March - People Come Here to Cry (b007jxh1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 on Tuesday]
WED 03:00 Radio Shuttleworth (b00cq188)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 on Tuesday]
WED 03:30 The Mark Steel Lecture (b007jlx9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:30 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World (b007jqhc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:30 On the Hour (b007k45s)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:30 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 Jane Austen (b007jrc2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Tuesday]
WED 06:00 It Sticks Out Half A Mile (b007k1sl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:30 on Tuesday]
WED 06:30 Second Thoughts (b007jx2l)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Tuesday]
WED 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00hgmdv)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's programme on BBC Radio 7, presented by Kirsten O'Brien. Includes Amanda St. John reading Mrs Frisby and the Rats of Nimh by Robert C. O'Brien.
WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007k251)
Series 2
The Marrow Contest
The green-fingered lad takes on the authorities to save his pride and joy.
Starring Tony Hancock, Bill Kerr, Sidney James. Andree Melly and Kenneth Williams.
Announcer: 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 June 1955.
WED 08:30 In the End (b007qww6)
Episode 3
Tension mounts as the serial killer claims a third journalist victim. Comedy thriller with Michael Williams. From December 1999.
WED 09:00 A Case for Dr Morelle (b007qw04)
5. The Blackmailer
Cantankerous criminal psychologist, Dr Morelle probes the dealings of a mysterious Spanish Count.
Ernest Dudley's Harley Street psychiatrist-turned-detective uses psychology as well as criminology to hunt down lawbreakers by deducing their felonious personalities.
Cecil Parker stars as Dr Morelle with Sheila Sim as his long-suffering assistant, Miss Frayle
Dr Morelle …. Cecil Parker
Miss Frayle …. Sheila Sim
Inspector Hood …. Phillip Wray
Sir Clifford Forbes …. Douglas Young
Lady Forbes …. Madeleine Christie
Cynthia Forbes …. Ruth Trouncer
Hotel Waiter …. Haydn Jones
Hotel Manager …. Humphrey Morton
Lily the Maid …. Beryl Calder
Matron …. Molly Rankin
Harry Fox …. Ian Sadler
Audio recovered by BBC Radio 4 Extra listener, Steve Arnold.
Director: Leslie Bridgmont
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in May 1957.
WED 09:30 Horses (b007m00c)
Episode 3
As the storm rages, the men struggle back to the surgery and the Doctor learns who the arsonist is.
WED 10:00 George Eliot - Middlemarch (b008wzxz)
The Will
Fred has hopes for an inheritance, and busy Dr Lydgate has problems of his own. Stars Caroline Martin and Tom Goodman-Hill.
WED 10:15 Dan Rebellato - Erskine May (b007jw23)
With the Palace of Westminster blown up, can an assistant librarian rebuild it for Queen Victoria to open? Stars Alex Jennings.
WED 11:00 Jane Austen (b007jrff)
Mansfield Park
Portsmouth and After
Both Fanny and Tom face disappointment and hope in equal measure.
Conclusion of Jane Austen’s classic tale dramatised by Elizabeth Proud.
CAST:
Jane Austen …. Hannah Gordon
Fanny …. Amanda Root
Sir Thomas Bertram …. Michael Williams
Mrs Norris …. Jane Lapotaire
Edmund Bertram …. Robert Glenister
Lady Bertram …. Louise Jameson
Mary Crawford …. Teresa Gallagher
Henry Crawford …. Andrew Wincott
Tom Bertram …. Kim Wall
William Price …. Richard Curnow
Mrs Price …. Sunny Ormonde
Mr Price …. Terry Molloy
Susan price …. Katherine Mount
Rebecca …. Anne-Marie Francis
Price children: Tim Black, Stephanie Luxton, Zoe Ganjavi and Richard Ganjavi.
Music composed by Anthea Gomez and played by Christian McKay, Jill Heartfield, Audrey Douglas and Katharine Gittings.
Directed at BBC Pebble Mill by Sue Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1997.
WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007k251)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
WED 12:30 The Burkiss Way (b00jr7fw)
Series 2
Skive From School the Burkiss Way
Can Moses Minor lead the boys of Greyfriars away from the clutches of their oppressors?
The Burkiss Way to Dynamic Living with hints on truancy from Jo Kendall , Nigel Rees, Chris Emmett and Fred Harris
Forged sick notes written by Andrew Marshall and David Renwick.
And a variety of excuses from producer: Simon Brett.
Cult sketch show first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1977.
WED 13:00 William Boyd - Armadillo (b007k2gm)
Episode 8
Loss adjuster Lorimer Black gets an unexpected offer of help to investigate the insurance claim. Read by Stephen Critchlow.
WED 13:15 Casanova in London (b007jwkw)
Episode 3
The latin lover smells a rat with a friend's wife. Is he in love or debt? Giacomo Casanova's own words, read by Jack Klaff.
WED 13:30 A Short History of Ireland (b007k3m9)
Feudal Ireland; A Great Affliction Befell the Country
The country's epic story continues the domination of the Norman Barons, and more battles. With Richard Dormer.
WED 13:45 The Beagle Diary (b00hjzdx)
Episode 3
Darwin arrives in the Galapagos, quite unaware of the historic importance of his visit. Jo Stone-Fewings reads from his journal.
WED 14:00 11/02/2009 (b00hgmdx)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
WED 17:00 After Henry (b007k1rb)
Series 1
The Spectre at the Feast
Widow Sarah is wary of matchmakers - and her mother Eleanor's interference.
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.
Starring Prunella Scales as Sarah, Joan Sanderson as Eleanor, Benjamin Whitrow as Russell, Gerry Cowper as Clare and Mark Kingston as Chris.
Four radio series were made, but instead of then moving to BBC TV - Thames Television produced 'After Henry' for the ITV network.
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1985.
WED 17:30 Coming Alive (b00hhjfg)
Series 3
Good Sports
Sandra's mother starts meddling over Terry, and there is a surprising sporting challenge. Stars Karl Howman. From October 2001.
WED 18:00 Bram Stoker's Dracula (b007k1tj)
Episode 5
With Jonathan's return, Van Helsing is forced to reveal the shocking truth about Lucy. Stars Bernard Holley and Phyllis Logan.
WED 18:30 John Wyndham - Trouble with Lichen (b007k3kn)
Episode 3
Biochemist Diana's compensation payout catches the attention of Fleet Street.
Meanwhile, Paul has told his wife about the antigerone
The scientific world, government, media and the beauty salon collide in John Wyndham's 1960 sci-fi novel.
Read by Joanna Tope.
Abridged by Scott Stainton Miller.
Producer: Eilidh McCreadie
Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in 2007.
WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007k251)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
WED 19:30 The Burkiss Way (b00jr7fw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
WED 20:00 A Case for Dr Morelle (b007qw04)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
WED 20:30 Horses (b007m00c)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
WED 21:00 George Eliot - Middlemarch (b008wzxz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
WED 21:15 Dan Rebellato - Erskine May (b007jw23)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 today]
WED 22:00 In the End (b007qww6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
WED 22:30 Old Harry's Game (b007k1p9)
Series 1
Redemption
The Wrath of God is invoked, sparking a heart-to-heart with Satan and a special request...
Andy Hamilton's comedy series set in Hell.
Satan ...... Andy Hamilton
The Professor ...... James Grout
Thomas ...... Jimmy Mulville
Gary, The Demon ...... Steven O'Donnell
Other characters played by Philip Pope, David Swift, Penelope Nice, Michael Fenton Stevens and Nigel Pegram.
Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1995.
WED 23:00 Eddie Izzard (b00hhjfd)
Unrepeatable
The garrulous stand-up comedian entertains an audience at London's Albery Theatre, with a host of eclectic themes. From 1994.
THURSDAY 12 FEBRUARY 2009
THU 00:00 Bram Stoker's Dracula (b007k1tj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 John Wyndham - Trouble with Lichen (b007k3kn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 A Case for Dr Morelle (b007qw04)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Horses (b007m00c)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 George Eliot - Middlemarch (b008wzxz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 Dan Rebellato - Erskine May (b007jw23)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 In the End (b007qww6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:30 Old Harry's Game (b007k1p9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:30 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 Eddie Izzard (b00hhjfd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Jane Austen (b007jrff)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 06:00 Coming Alive (b00hhjfg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:30 on Wednesday]
THU 06:30 After Henry (b007k1rb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Wednesday]
THU 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00hhn1d)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's programme on BBC Radio 7, presented by Kirsten O'Brien. Includes Amanda St. John reading Mrs Frisby and the Rats of Nimh by Robert C. O'Brien.
THU 08:00 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show (b007qg0y)
Series 2
Episode 5
Eric is a far from fair cop and there’s some monkey business in Ernie's latest masterpiece ‘The Mighty Kong’.
Written by Eddie Braben.
With Nicola Pagett and Elaine Delmar.
Music from Peter Knight and his Orchestra.
Producer: John Browell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in September 1976.
THU 08:30 The Right Time (b007zhn2)
Series 1
Episode 5
The sketch show about modern life with people who have lived a bit of it. Stars Eleanor Bron and Clive Swift. From September 2001.
THU 09:00 A Case for Dr Morelle (b007qww7)
6. Voice in the Night
After receiving sinister death threats over the telephone, an elderly spinster calls in cantankerous criminal psychologist, Dr Morelle.
Ernest Dudley's Harley Street psychiatrist-turned-detective uses psychology as well as criminology to hunt down lawbreakers by deducing their felonious personalities.
Cecil Parker stars as Dr Morelle with Sheila Sim as his long-suffering assistant, Miss Frayle
Dr Morelle …. Cecil Parker
Miss Frayle …. Sheila Sim
Miss Nicholson …. Hester Paton Brown
Billy Boy the Dog …. Percy Edwards
Mr Nicolson …. Alan McClelland
Superintendent Denham …. Fred Yule
Station Officer …. Alan Keith
Julian Smith/Taxi Driver …. John Baker
Audio recovered by BBC Radio 4 Extra listener, Steve Arnold.
Director: Leslie Bridgmont
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in May 1957.
THU 09:30 Horses (b007jrv6)
Episode 4
Father Devoy struggles with his faith and Garda Sweeney with his impatience, but what is going through Helen's mind?
THU 10:00 George Eliot - Middlemarch (b008x3lw)
Private and Public
Mr Brooke gets a lesson in reform politics, and Dorothea shares the secrets of her soul with Ladislaw. Stars Caroline Martin.
THU 10:15 Clare Seal - Voyages of Descent (b00hhn1g)
Captain Fitzroy sails to tragedy, as Charles Darwin finds fame. Poetic journey of evolution and creation with Fenella Fielding.
THU 11:00 John Fowles - The French Lieutenant's Woman (b00hhn1j)
Episode 1
1867 Lyme Regis: Charles Smithson's complacent snobbery is about to be shattered as he encounters a young social outcast, Sarah Woodruff.
John Hurt narrates John Fowles' passionate epic of two lovers in conflict with starched Victorian society.
Narrator ...... John Hurt
Charles ...... Jonathan Firth
Sarah ...... Emily Bruni
Ernestina ...... Kelly Reilly
Mrs Tranter ...... Elizabeth Spriggs
Dr Grogan ...... TP McKenna
Mrs Poulteney ...... Susan Jameson
Sam ...... Nick Sayce
Mary ...... Ella Smith
The Dairyman ...... Gerard McDermott
Mrs Fairley ...... Colleen Prendergast
Ostler ...... Wayne Foskett
Dramatised by Graham White.
Producer: Peter Kavanagh
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2006.
THU 12:00 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show (b007qg0y)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 12:30 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue (b00hhrhr)
Stephen Fry joins Willie Rushton and the gang, as Humphrey Lyttelton hosts the antidote to panel games. From September 1986.
THU 13:00 William Boyd - Armadillo (b007k2j1)
Episode 9
Mighty mysterious forces are shaping the destiny of loss adjuster Lorimer Black. Read by Stephen Critchlow.
THU 13:15 Casanova in London (b007jwl4)
Episode 4
Has the infamous lover met his match? It certainly looks that way. Giacomo Casanova in his own words, read by Jack Klaff.
THU 13:30 A Short History of Ireland (b007k3n5)
Edward the Bruce; Famine
The country's epic story continues with the Scottish invasion, and a devastating blow to the nation's health. With James Greene.
THU 13:45 The Beagle Diary (b00hjzgj)
Episode 4
Darwin visits Tahiti and encounters 'the finest men I have ever beheld'. Jo Stone-Fewings reads from his journal.
THU 14:00 12/02/2009 (b00hhrht)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
THU 17:00 Doctor in the House (b007k4s5)
Out-Patients
Medic Simon Sparrow misdiagnoses a boil, while Taffy keeps volunteering for night-shifts.
The misadventures of student doctor Simon Sparrow - adapted for radio by Ray Cooney from Richard Gordon's novel 'Doctor in the House' published in 1952.
Starring Richard Briers as Simon Sparrow, Geoffrey Sumner as Sir Lancelot Spratt, Ray Cooney as Tony Benskin, Edward Cast as Taffy Evans and Carol Mason as Nurse.
Special guest star: Irene Handl as Mrs Clark.
Producer: David Hatch
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1968.
THU 17:30 King Street Junior Revisited (b007jxck)
Series 1
Waiting for Ofsted
There's tension in the staff room and nerves are on edge - all because the inspectors are coming!
School comedy created and written by Jim Eldridge. Ten series of this King Street Junior ran between 1985 and 1998. King Street Junior Revisited ran from 2002 to 2005.
Stars Carolyn Pickles as Mrs Devon, Marlene Sidaway as Miss Lewis, Michael Cochrane as Mr Maxwell, Paul Copley as Mr Long, Teresa Gallagher as Miss Featherstone, Jacqueline Beatty as Miss Reid, Janice Acquah as Mrs Khan, Sally George as Mrs Mears, Sonny Muslim as Gino, Jordan Maxwell as Gavin, Candice Davies as Sarujeet and Louisa Lytton as Mandy.
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2002.
THU 18:00 Bram Stoker's Dracula (b007k22f)
Episode 6
The companions target the Count, but could one of them be a traitor? Stars Bernard Holley and Crawford Logan.
THU 18:30 John Wyndham - Trouble with Lichen (b007k3r3)
Episode 4
Biochemist Diana Brackley's attempts to conceal the true source of the antigerone are finally overcome.
The scientific world, government, media and the beauty salon collide in John Wyndham's 1960 sci-fi novel.
Read by Joanna Tope.
Abridged by Scott Stainton Miller.
Producer: Eilidh McCreadie
Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in 2007
THU 19:00 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show (b007qg0y)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 19:30 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue (b00hhrhr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
THU 20:00 A Case for Dr Morelle (b007qww7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
THU 20:30 Horses (b007jrv6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
THU 21:00 George Eliot - Middlemarch (b008x3lw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
THU 21:15 Clare Seal - Voyages of Descent (b00hhn1g)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 today]
THU 22:00 The Right Time (b007zhn2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 22:30 Fabulous (b00hhrhm)
Series 1
Episode 1
Faye is anxious.
She knows today's women are fabulous: they have the job, the house, the colour co-ordinated capsule wardrobe.
They cope with singledom, marriage and having kids with nothing more than a copy of Prima and a poem by Pam Ayres to guide them.
So why can't she pull it off?
Daisy Haggard stars as Faye in Lucy Clarke’s sitcom about a woman who wants to be fabulous but can't cope.
With:
Olivia Colman
Adam Buxton
Katy Brand
Matthew Holness
Laura Solon
Joanna Scanlan
Music by Osymyso.
Producer: Simon Nicholls
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2007.
THU 22:45 The Correspondent (b007k37h)
Series 2
Episode 1
Tom starts his new job at Brooks Furniture - 'A world of furniture that makes a world of difference'.
THU 23:00 Children's Hour with Armstrong and Miller (b008yrwy)
Episode 1
Number One for young people - Martin Bain-Jones and Craig Children present their frightfully clever pop culture show.
Ben Miller and Alexander Armstrong write and star in their first full-length BBC radio comedy series.
With:
Charlie Condou
Melissa Lloyd
Producer: Jon Rolph
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1998.
THU 23:30 The Problem With Adam Bloom (b00hhrhp)
Series 2
Stress
It's quite stressful writing a six-part series, planning an Edinburgh show and taking a holiday.
Will Adam manage to complete the series? And just what is the best way of dealing with stress?
Written by and starring Adam Bloom.
With Brendon Burns.
Producer: Victoria Lloyd
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2004.
THU 23:45 Truly, Madly, Bletchley (b0081b6p)
Series 1
Episode 6
The Derby and Joan club's performance of Emmanuel is top of the councillors' agenda. With Liz Fraser.
FRIDAY 13 FEBRUARY 2009
FRI 00:00 Bram Stoker's Dracula (b007k22f)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 John Wyndham - Trouble with Lichen (b007k3r3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 A Case for Dr Morelle (b007qww7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Horses (b007jrv6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 George Eliot - Middlemarch (b008x3lw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 Clare Seal - Voyages of Descent (b00hhn1g)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 The Right Time (b007zhn2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:30 Fabulous (b00hhrhm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:45 The Correspondent (b007k37h)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:45 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 Children's Hour with Armstrong and Miller (b008yrwy)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 The Problem With Adam Bloom (b00hhrhp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:30 on Thursday]
FRI 04:45 Truly, Madly, Bletchley (b0081b6p)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:45 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 John Fowles - The French Lieutenant's Woman (b00hhn1j)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 06:00 King Street Junior Revisited (b007jxck)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:30 on Thursday]
FRI 06:30 Doctor in the House (b007k4s5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Thursday]
FRI 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00hhtgh)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's programme on BBC Radio 7, presented by Kirsten O'Brien. Includes Amanda St. John reading Mrs Frisby and the Rats of Nimh by Robert C. O'Brien.
FRI 08:00 Round the Horne (b00hzphb)
Series 1
Episode 11
Kenneth Horne, Master Spy battles for Britain - and Bona Homes with Julian and Sandy.
With Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden and Bill Pertwee.
Recorded at the BBC's Paris Studio in Lower Regent Street, London. Announcer: Douglas Smith
Round The Horne was born out of the demise of BBC radio comedy Beyond Our Ken, after the end of writer Eric Merriman's involvement. Using the same cast and producer, Barry Took and Marty Feldman were persuaded to write the scripts - which led to four series that ran between 1965 and 1968 - packed full of parodies, recurring characters, catchphrases and double-entendres.
Music by Edwin Braden and the Hornblowers and The Fraser Hayes Four.
Producer: John Simmonds
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in May 1965.
FRI 08:30 Radio Active (b00hk2dn)
Series 7
The Mega Phone-In
The biggest ever phone-in attempted on radio gives you the opportunity to dial in from anywhere in the world - and talk to the engaged signal.
Starring Helen Atkinson-Wood, Angus Deayton, Geoffrey Perkins, Philip Pope and Michael Fenton-Stevens.
Music by Philip Pope and Steve Brown.
Written by Angus Deayton and Geoffrey Perkins.
Producer: David Tyler
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1987.
FRI 09:00 A Case for Dr Morelle (b007qv83)
9. The Black Ruby
The cantankerous criminal psychologist probes the authenticity of a fabled gem. Is it cursed?
Ernest Dudley's Harley Street psychiatrist-turned-detective uses psychology as well as criminology to hunt down lawbreakers by deducing their felonious personalities.
Cecil Parker stars as Dr Morelle with Sheila Sim as his long-suffering assistant, Miss Frayle.
Dr Morelle …. Cecil Parker
Miss Frayle …. Sheila Sim
Guy Hampton …. Norman Woodland
Sonia Hampton …. Virginia Winter
Helen Reynolds …. Louise Gainsborough
Bill Reynolds …. Richard Bebb
Aubrey Green …. Desmond Carrington
Airline Captain/Various …. John Baker
Director: Leslie Bridgmont
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in February 1957.
FRI 09:30 Horses (b007jry1)
Episode 5
Dr Brooks, Father Devoy and Garda Sweeney race through the storm only to make a horrifying discovery.
FRI 10:00 George Eliot - Middlemarch (b008x7tl)
Confidences
Reverend Casaubon learns the truth about his illness, and a stranger arrives. Stars Caroline Martin and Nicholas Murchie.
FRI 10:15 Nick Warburton - Turning the Hut (b007k1f8)
When Jimmy asks Clara to teach him to read, an unlikely friendship develops, forged through fear. Stars Jim Sturgess.
FRI 11:00 John Fowles - The French Lieutenant's Woman (b00hk2dv)
Episode 2
Charles's life as a complacent Victorian gent has been overturned by his secret meetings with the mysterious Sarah on the under-cliff at Lyme.
Having vowed to end the liaison he finds himself lured one last time. He kisses Sarah passionately. Then discovers they're being watched...
John Hurt concludes John Fowles' passionate epic of two lovers in conflict with starched Victorian society.
Narrator ...... John Hurt
Charles ...... Jonathan Firth
Sarah ...... Emily Bruni
Ernestina ...... Kelly Reilly
Dr Grogan ...... TP McKenna
Mrs Endicott ...... Susan Jameson
Sam ...... Nick Sayce
Mary ...... Ella Smith
Mr Freeman ...... Gerard McDermott
Mrs Rogers ...... Colleen Prendergast
Montague ...... Wayne Foskett
Prostitute ...... Sophie Roberts
Curate ...... John Cummins
Dramatised by Graham White.
Producer: Peter Kavanagh
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2006.
FRI 12:00 Round the Horne (b00hzphb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead (b00hk2f1)
Series 2
Episode 2
Improvement grants for everybody explained and a plumber muses on words.
A sequential entertainment for radio starring Ronnie Barker.
With Terence Brady and Pauline Yates.
Pianist: Gordon Langford.
Written by Tony Bilbow, Mike Fentiman, David Climie, Gordon Langford, John Graham, Miles Kington, Roy Lomax, Myles Rudge, Max Harris and Peter Spence.
Producer John Fawcett-Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1972.
FRI 13:00 William Boyd - Armadillo (b007k2kf)
Episode 10
Loss adjuster Lorimer Black types up his findings over the massive bogus insurance claim. Concluded by Stephen Critchlow.
FRI 13:15 Casanova in London (b007jwld)
Episode 5
The womaniser loses his cool - and dancing the hornpipe as never before. Giacomo Casanova in his own words. Read by Jack Klaff.
FRI 13:30 A Short History of Ireland (b007k3p1)
The Black Death; Galloglasses
The country's epic story continues with a devastating epidemic, and a new mercenary warrior elite. With Richard Dormer.
FRI 13:45 The Beagle Diary (b00hjzrk)
Episode 5
Darwin visits Australia and then returns home after more than five years of travelling. Jo Stone-Fewings reads from his journal.
FRI 14:00 13/02/2009 (b00hk2f3)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
FRI 17:00 The Code of the Woosters (b007w5j9)
The Silver Cow-Creamer
Bertie Wooster turns to Aunt Dahlia to help out Gussie.
PG Wodehouse romp adapted by Chris Miller.
Starring Michael Hordern as Jeeves, Richard Briers as Bertie Wooster, Patrick Cargill as Sir Watkin Bassett, James Villiers as Roderick Spode and Vivian Pickles as Aunt Dahlia.
Other parts by William Sleigh.
Producer: David Hatch
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1973.
FRI 17:30 For Better or for Worse (b00hk2dx)
Series 1
Episode 8
Iris is proper poorly, but not quite as poorly as Wilf thinks she is. Stars Gorden Kaye and Su Pollard. From April 1993.
FRI 18:00 Bram Stoker's Dracula (b007k2bc)
Episode 7
With time running out for Mina, can Van Helsing avert a tragedy? Stars Bernard Holley and Phyllis Logan.
FRI 18:30 John Wyndham - Trouble with Lichen (b007k3xm)
Episode 5
The secret of long life is out, but with a reticent boss, Diana must face intense media pressure alone.
The scientific world, government, media and the beauty salon collide in John Wyndham's 1960 sci-fi novel.
Concluded by Joanna Tope.
Abridged by Scott Stainton Miller.
Producer: Eilidh McCreadie
Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in 2007.
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FRI 19:00 Round the Horne (b00hzphb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead (b00hk2f1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
FRI 20:00 A Case for Dr Morelle (b007qv83)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
FRI 20:30 Horses (b007jry1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
FRI 21:00 George Eliot - Middlemarch (b008x7tl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
FRI 21:15 Nick Warburton - Turning the Hut (b007k1f8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 today]
FRI 22:00 Radio Active (b00hk2dn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
FRI 22:30 Genius (b008gh65)
Series 1
Paul Daniels
From the 99p coin to steel drum urinals.
Dave Gorman asks magician Paul Daniels to select the public's best loopy idea.
The first of three radio comedy series where award-winning comedian Dave Gorman and a celebrity guest chew over the ridiculous, unworkable but sometimes genius inventions, schemes and policies of the public.
Producer: Simon Nicholls
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2005.
FRI 23:00 Bearded Ladies (b00bfpwn)
Series 2
Episode 3
Quick-fire sketch show starring Susie Donkin, Charlotte MacDougal, Oriane Messina and Faye Rusling. From August 2005.
FRI 23:30 Big Town All Stars (b007jr8x)
Series 1
If You Scratch My Back
A teacher joins a struggling a cappella group to quit geography. Stars Stephen Tompkinson. From February 2000.