Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC Radio 7, presented by Kirsten O'Brien. Includes Adrian Edmonson reading The BFG by Roald Dahl.
Min is counting rain drops, but why is everyone so wet? Is royalty to blame? Stars Spike Milligan. From December 1958.
More celeb sound-alikes, with a William Hague offer and Westlife v The Spice Girls. With Jan Ravens. From November 2000.
Falco battles to discover who killed Sosia - and to unmask the plotters against the Emperor.
He also discovers that true love can cross the boundaries of the strict Roman class structure...
Starring Anton Lesser as Marcus Didius Falco.
Conclusion of Lindsey Davis's adventure set in the days of the Roman Empire.
Falco …. Anton Lesser
Decimus …. Robert Lister
Publius …. Richard Derrington
Falco’s Mother …. Frances Jeater
Marcia …. Helen Monks
Helena …. Fritha Goodey
Titus …. Jonathan Keeble
Vespasian …. Michael Tudor Barnes
Dramatised by Mary Cutler.
Directed at BBC Birmingham by Peter Leslie Wild.
The Swedish sleuth has a hunch over a Somali refugee's tit-for-tat killing. Henning Mankell's thriller read by David Warner.
Kramer tries to persuade Sir Archie to give him the antidote formula. Can special agent, Dick Barton intervene in time?
Noel Johnson stars as Dick Barton, with John Mann as Snowey White, Alex McCrindle as Jock, William Fox as Colonel Gardiner and Margaret Robertson as Jean Hunter.
From 1946 to 1951, Dick Barton - Special Agent thrilled millions of listeners to the BBC Light Programme. The daily serial followed the exciting adventures of ex-commando Captain Richard Barton and his wartime mates Snowey White and Jock Anderson, who must solve all manner of intriguing crimes and mysteries.
Heralded by an iconic signature tune (Devil's Galop by Charles Williams) each gripping episode left listeners with a torrid cliff-hanger.
Sadly many of Dick's adventures didn't survive in the BBC archive. But in 1972 as part of celebrations for the BBC's Golden Jubilee, Dick's very first ten-part adventure by Edward J Mason was recreated with many of the original cast.
With Francis de Wolff as Wilhelm Kramer, Richard Hurndall as Sir Archie Wrangle, Denis McCarthy as James Thirgood and Geoffrey Collins as the Police Sergeant.
The playwright recounts his career through some amazing stories he never completed. With Maureen Lipman and Brian Blessed.
A powerful Battle of Britain drama about the emotional cost of war. By Andrew Greig and Kathleen Jamie. Stars Stella Forge.
4. A Great Age to Be Beginning
Trapped at Herries with a man she cannot love, Mirabell yearns to be free...
Conclusion of Hugh Walpole's historical novel dramatised by Eric Pringle.
Francis .... Gavin Muir
David ... Mark Bonnar
Mirabell ... Deborah Berlin
Deborah ... Jane Whittenshaw
Sarah ... Becky Hindley
Benjamin ... Chris Pavlo
Reverend ... Christopher Scott
Harness ... Gerard McDermott
Other parts played by Stephen Thorne, Linda Polan, Katie Clarke, Joseph Head, Carolyn Jones and George Maguire
Radio Prune takes a pop at Radio 1 DJs, and James T Kink camps it up in Star Trek.
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, Liam Cohen and Dave Lee.
The complications facing parents when a marriage breaks down and a new relationship begins.
Joanna Trollope's novel about the traumas and delights of adjusting to a step-family.
Read by Penelope Wilton.
Abridged in ten parts by Pat McLoughlin.
Political veteran Tony Benn shares private recordings from history's frontline. Police and picketers clash fiercely.
The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
Leslie Forbes explores the links between artists and gardens.
In the first programme, the daughter of Duncan Grant and Vanessa Bell, Angelica Garnett returns to the garden of her childhood in Sussex.
A phone call gives Phonsie the ammunition to deal with Packy McGoldrick.
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, Gerard Murphy as Rev Hawthorne, Cathy White as Josie Doherty and Tim Loane as Packy McGoldrick.
Music arranged and performed by Stephanie Hughes.
The old rogue challenges Nancy's intelligence. Father sings the praises of Crewe toilets.
Peter Tinniswood's bawdy six-part 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.
1. Golden Moments
Grieving for his girlfriend Lioba, John gets a shock.
A malfunction on Planet B means John Armstrong keeps re-living his girlfriend Lioba's funeral over and over again - or does he..?
Ten-part sci-fi series about a mystery virtual world.
Written by Matthew Broughton.
John ...... Gunnar Cauthery
Lioba ...... Donnla Hughes
Medley ...... Lizzy Watts
Cerberus ...... Chris Pavlo
Council Official ...... Paul Rider
Funeral Man ...... Malcolm Tierney
Cherry ...... Janice Acquah
Danny ...... Stephen Critchlow
Arcade Manager ...... Inam Mirza
The surreal quest of a young museum attendant named Oneira to learn the secrets of the Universe with the help of Nicholai, a 400-year-old Dutch alchemist.
Robert Easby's sci-fi comedy serial stars Lyndsey Marshal as Oneira, Peter Marinker as Nicholai, Joseph Kloska as Pete, Mark Straker as the Salesman and Bethan Walker as the Visitor.
Producer: Liz Webb.
At a peace conference, the Professor is forced to swap minds with the evil Dr Klench. Stars Mark Gatiss. From April 2006.
A chilling world without children? The battle is on to save the human race from ravaged Earth.
1950s American sci-fi spoof.
Liza Ross.
Written by Adam Tandy and Nat Sones.
Producer: Adam Bromley.
Parker discovers that drinking in gravy makes you shrink, Milford gets rich quick as he changes his £
for 7,000,000 Gravish francs at Papa Mbomba's bureau de change, and Marmite takes the boys to get tooled up at Bravemart for the battle against Raemen Bod.
Continuing the epic and timeless tale of two men and their quest to find "The Sofa of Time", the most magical and powerful item of furniture in the entire universe.
It is said that those who sit on the sofa can be transported to anywhere and anytime.
Fantasy sitcom written by Nick Frost and Matt King.
Milford ...... Matt King.
Parker ...... Nick Frost
Marmite ...... Mark Heap
Raamen Bod ...... Peter Serafinowcz
With Kevin Eldon, Julia Deakin, Janei Anderson, Joseph Marcell, Daisy Jones and Andrew Maxwell.
TUESDAY 03 MARCH 2009
TUE 00:00 Planet B (b00hxnfg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:30 Robert Easby - Oneira (b007ww76)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 Falco (b007wpcl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 Wallander - Faceless Killers (b00hx64w)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Monday]
TUE 01:45 Dick Barton - Special Agent (b007jnyp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:45 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects (b009qx1x)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:15 Rumours of Guns (b007jw38)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 Dead Ringers (b00hx64y)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 on Monday]
TUE 03:30 Nebulous (b00hxnfj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:30 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 Atomic Tales (b007jx70)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:30 The Sofa of Time (b00hxnfl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:30 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 Hugh Walpole - Rogue Herries (b007k1r3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Monday]
TUE 06:00 Winston (b007vcn9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:30 on Monday]
TUE 06:30 Ballylenon (b007jx40)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Monday]
TUE 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00hxqdh)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC Radio 7, presented by Kirsten O'Brien. Includes Adrian Edmonson reading The BFG by Roald Dahl.
TUE 08:00 The Navy Lark (b007v15c)
Series 3
Mutiny aboard Troutbridge
The crew of HMS Troutbridge set sail across the sea, but end up with very crossed wires.
Starring Stephen Murray as the Number One, Jon Pertwee as the Chief Petty Officer, Leslie Phillips as the Sub-Lieutenant, Ronnie Barker as AS Johnson, Richard Caldicot as Captain Povey, Tenniel Evans as Sir Willoughby Toddhunterbrown Heather Chasen as Lady Toddhunterbrown and Michael Bates as Lt. Bates.
Laughs afloat aboard British Royal Navy frigate HMS Troutbridge. The Navy Lark ran for an impressive thirteen series between 1959 and 1976.
Scripted by Lawrie Wyman.
Producer: Alastair Scott Johnston.
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in November 1960.
TUE 08:30 Radio Shuttleworth (b007syx7)
Series 1
John Kettley
Sheffield's aspiring singer/songwriter John Shuttleworth takes over the BBC airwaves. With John Kettley. From November 1998.
TUE 09:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jpks)
Death on the Nile
Episode 1
Hercule Poirot embarks on an Egyptian cruise, but the Belgian detective's voyage proves to be far from smooth sailing.
Agatha Christie's whodunit stars John Moffatt as Hercule Poirot
From the thriller first published in 1937 and dramatised in five parts by Michael Bakewell.
Hercule Poirot …. John Moffatt
Mrs Allerton …. Rosemary Leach
Pennington …. Stratford Johns
Joanna Southwood …. Joanna Monro
Linnet Ridgeway …. Elaine Pyke
Monsieur Blondin …. Sean Baker
Jacqueline de Bellefort …. Amanda Barton-Chapple
Simon Doyle …. Robert Daws
Tim Allerton …. Nicholas Boulton
Rockford …. Ed Bishop
Emma Woodvine as Rosalie Otterbourne
Rosalie Otterbourne …. Shirley Dixon
Thomas Cook Agent …. Timothy Alcock
Waiter …. Chris Pavlo
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1997.
TUE 09:30 Wallander - Faceless Killers (b00hxqdk)
Episode 7
In tailing a murder suspect, has the Swedish Inspector Wallander met his match? Henning Mankell's thriller read by David Warner.
TUE 09:45 Dick Barton - Special Agent (b007jnz6)
The Feminine Touch
With Sir Archie still in peril, Jean calls on her feminine intuition to work out where he's being held.
Noel Johnson stars as Dick Barton, with John Mann as Snowey White, Alex McCrindle as Jock, William Fox as Colonel Gardiner and Margaret Robertson as Jean Hunter.
From 1946 to 1951, Dick Barton - Special Agent thrilled millions of listeners to the BBC Light Programme. The daily serial followed the exciting adventures of ex-commando Captain Richard Barton and his wartime mates Snowey White and Jock Anderson, who must solve all manner of intriguing crimes and mysteries.
Heralded by an iconic signature tune (Devil's Galop by Charles Williams) each gripping episode left listeners with a torrid cliff-hanger.
Sadly many of Dick's adventures didn't survive in the BBC archive. But in 1972 as part of celebrations for the BBC's Golden Jubilee, Dick's very first ten-part adventure by Edward J Mason was recreated with many of the original cast.
With Francis de Wolff as Wilhelm Kramer, Richard Hurndall as Sir Archie Wrangle, Denis McCarthy as James Thirgood and Geoffrey Collins as the Man's Voice.
Producer: Raymond Raikes
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in 1972.
TUE 10:00 Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects (b009rp4x)
Alternative Comedy
The playwright recalls entertaining the idea of being a comic, and some unusual student shows. With Christian Rodska.
TUE 10:15 Robert Nye - Mrs Shakespeare (b007jxb4)
The Bard's shrewd wife reveals how he left her his second-best bed. Stars Maggie Steed and Kenneth Cranham.
TUE 11:00 Mike Walker - Alpha (b0080p6l)
An all-knowing computer appears to have an independent life of its own - an abomination for those who believe in a supreme creator.
Father Marquez is sent to interrogate ‘Alpha’ to decide whether or not it can be allowed to exist. During their conversations, Marquez finds out far more than he expects about both Alpha and - much more disturbingly - himself...
Mike Walker’s chilling drama won Gold at the Sony Radio Academy Awards 2001.
Stars David Calder as Father Marquez, Sarah-Jane Holm as Alpha, John Moffatt as Cardinal Correlli, Ana Sofrenovia as Katerina, Daniel O'Grady as Tom and Lexi Ross as Sophia.
Original music composed and played by David Chilton.
Producer: Gordon House
First broadcast on the BBC World Service in 2001.
TUE 12:00 The Navy Lark (b007v15c)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
TUE 12:30 Steptoe and Son (b007jlt3)
Series 3
Cuckoo in the Nest
Harold Steptoe is shocked to meet his older half-brother from Australia.
Starring Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H Corbett.
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 featured the lives of rag and bone men Albert Steptoe and son Harold - and was the spark for a run of eight series on TV.
Albert ...... Wilfrid Brambell
Harold ...... Harry H Corbett
Arthur ...... Kenneth J Warren
Other parts played by David Brierly
Adapted for radio from their TV scripts by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.
Producer: Bobby Jaye
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in April 1971.
TUE 13:00 Joanna Trollope - Other People's Children (b007jn4k)
Episode 2
After her marriage breaks down, Nadine is fuelled with bitterness towards her ex-husband.
Joanna Trollope's novel about the traumas and delights of adjusting to a step-family.
Read by Penelope Wilton.
Abridged in ten parts by Pat McLoughlin.
Producer: Di Speirs
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1998.
TUE 13:15 The Benn Tapes (b007jq5w)
Series 1
The Security Services
Political veteran Tony Benn shares private recordings from history's frontline. Bumbling spooks can't manage surveillance.
TUE 13:30 A Short History of Ireland (b007k447)
The Adventure of Captain Francisco de Cuellar; The Wild Irish are Barbarous and Most Filthy
The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
TUE 13:45 Paper Gardens (b007k2f6)
A Photographer's Eye
Leslie Forbes meets Don McCullin, who moved from war photography to fighting battles for the Somerset countryside.
TUE 14:00 03/03/2009 (b00hxqdm)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
TUE 17:00 Second Thoughts (b007jx5j)
Series 2
Rebel Without a Pause
Faith and teenage son Joe fall out, but is Bill the cause or the cure?
Bill and Faith are two middle-aged divorcees, from very different backgrounds, trying to get it together. However, Bill’s ex and Faith’s two teenage children are doing their utmost to prevent it.
Based on the real-life relationship of writers Jan Etherington and Gavin Petrie.
CAST:
Bill …. James Bolam
Faith …. Lynda Bellingham
Liza …. Belinda Lang
Hilary …. Celia Imrie
Hannah …. Kelda Holmes
Joe …. Mark Denham
Jill …. Moir Leslie
Producer: Sioned Wiliam
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1989.
TUE 17:30 It Sticks Out Half A Mile (b007k2kl)
Pike in Love
Mrs Pike asks Arthur to talk to her son, Frank about the birds and bees...
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
Avril ...... Carol Hawkins
Mavis Pike ...... Janet Davies
Telephone Engineer ...... Gordon Salkild
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 December 1983.
TUE 18:00 Planet B (b00hxqnk)
Series 1
2. New Boy
Convinced his girlfriend Lioba is alive in a virtual world, a nostalgic leap sends John to a brutal school.
Sci-fi series about a mystery virtual world.
Written by Matthew Broughton.
John ...... Gunnar Cauthery
Lioba ...... Donnla Hughes
Medley ...... Lizzy Watts
Cerberus ...... Chris Pavlo
Teacher ...... Stephen Critchlow
Mark Swift ...... Inam Mirza
Dean Sullivan ...... Robert Lonsdale
Donna Sullivan ...... Manjeet Mann
Pip Blanc ...... Janice Acquah
Roger Farina ...... Malcolm Tierney
Announcer ...... Jonathan Tafler
Random boy ...... Paul Rider
Director: Jessica Dromgoole
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in March 2009.
TUE 18:30 Robert Easby - Oneira (b007x08b)
Sleight of Mind
An electricity company official interrogates the museum attendant. But is he actually helping Oneira - or is he an alien?
Robert Easby's sci-fi comedy serial stars Lyndsey Marshal as Oneira, Peter Marinker as Nicholai, Sam Dale as Resistor, Gerard McDermott as Fulcanelli and Mark Straker as the Floor Manager.
Producer: Liz Webb.
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in 2007.
TUE 19:00 The Navy Lark (b007v15c)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
TUE 19:30 Steptoe and Son (b007jlt3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
TUE 20:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jpks)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
TUE 20:30 Wallander - Faceless Killers (b00hxqdk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
TUE 20:45 Dick Barton - Special Agent (b007jnz6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:45 today]
TUE 21:00 Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects (b009rp4x)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
TUE 21:15 Robert Nye - Mrs Shakespeare (b007jxb4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 today]
TUE 22:00 Radio Shuttleworth (b007syx7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
TUE 22:30 The Mark Steel Lecture (b007qhq3)
Series 2
Karl Marx
The radical comedian offers his assessment of the influential revolutionary thinker and philosopher. From April 2001.
TUE 23:00 Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World (b007v2y5)
Series 2
The Future
What is the future and why is it kept hidden from us? - when if we knew what it was we’d at least know if we needed to take a change of pants?
Series two of the cult comedy that answers the questions which leave other shows scratching their beards.
Starring Stewart Lee and Richard Herring.
With Rebecca Front, Armando Iannucci and the voice of Tom Baker.
Producer: Sarah Smith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1993.
TUE 23:30 The Sofa of Time (b00hxqnm)
And the Hackett March on...
Milford, Parker and Marmite venture to Moran's ruins to try and locate the "ancient finding device", while Raamen Bod summons general Geezer to finish them off once and for all.
Continuing the epic and timeless tale of two men and their quest to find "The Sofa of Time", the most magical and powerful item of furniture in the entire universe.
It is said that those who sit on the sofa can be transported to anywhere and anytime.
Fantasy sitcom written by Nick Frost and Matt King.
Milford ...... Matt King.
Parker ...... Nick Frost
Marmite ...... Mark Heap
Raamen Bod ...... Peter Serafinowcz
With Kevin Eldon, Julia Deakin, Janei Anderson, Daisy Jones and Simon Pegg.
Producer: Mario Stylianides
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2002.
WEDNESDAY 04 MARCH 2009
WED 00:00 Planet B (b00hxqnk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 Robert Easby - Oneira (b007x08b)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jpks)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 Wallander - Faceless Killers (b00hxqdk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:45 Dick Barton - Special Agent (b007jnz6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:45 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects (b009rp4x)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 02:15 Robert Nye - Mrs Shakespeare (b007jxb4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 on Tuesday]
WED 03:00 Radio Shuttleworth (b007syx7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 on Tuesday]
WED 03:30 The Mark Steel Lecture (b007qhq3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:30 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World (b007v2y5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:30 The Sofa of Time (b00hxqnm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:30 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 Mike Walker - Alpha (b0080p6l)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Tuesday]
WED 06:00 It Sticks Out Half A Mile (b007k2kl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:30 on Tuesday]
WED 06:30 Second Thoughts (b007jx5j)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Tuesday]
WED 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00hxyxr)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC Radio 7, presented by Kirsten O'Brien. Includes Adrian Edmonson reading The BFG by Roald Dahl.
WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b00j283n)
Series 3
The Bequest
The lad is set to inherit a fortune, but only if he can find a wife!
Starring Tony Hancock.
With Bill Kerr, Sidney James, Andree Melly 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 November 1955.
WED 08:30 In the End (b007s6js)
Episode 6
Maverick hack George Cragge thinks he is next on the murderer's list. Comedy thriller with Michael Williams. From December 1999.
WED 09:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jpl9)
Death on the Nile
Episode 2
Hercule Poirot senses the atmosphere of evil afloat, as Jackie's vendetta continues.
Agatha Christie's whodunit stars John Moffatt as Hercule Poirot
Hercule Poirot …. John Moffatt
Colonel Race …. Donald Sinden
Mrs Allerton …. Rosemary Leach
Pennington …. Stratford Johns
Linnet Ridgeway …. Elaine Pyke
Simon Doyle …. Robert Daws
Tim Allerton …. Nicholas Boulton
Jacqueline de Bellefort …. Amanda Barton-Chapple
Mrs Otterbourne …. Shirley Dixon
Rosalie Otterbourne …. Emma Woodvine
Miss Van Schuyler …. Irene Sutcliffe
Cornelia …. Teresa Gallagher
Fanthorp …. Robert May
Richetti …. Ioan Meredith
Ferguson …. Robert Portal
Guide …. Ben Thomas
Steward …. Christopher Scott
Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1997.
WED 09:30 Wallander - Faceless Killers (b00hxyxt)
Episode 8
Swedish sleuth Kurt Wallander makes an important discovery in his murder probe. Henning Mankell's thriller read by David Warner.
WED 09:45 Dick Barton - Special Agent (b007jnz7)
In the Cross Hairs
Henchman Blom is instructed how to use the ray gun - with special agent Dick and his chum Snowey lined-up as his guinea pigs.
Noel Johnson stars as Dick Barton, with John Mann as Snowey White, Alex McCrindle as Jock, William Fox as Colonel Gardiner and Margaret Robertson as Jean Hunter.
From 1946 to 1951, Dick Barton - Special Agent thrilled millions of listeners to the BBC Light Programme. The daily serial followed the exciting adventures of ex-commando Captain Richard Barton and his wartime mates Snowey White and Jock Anderson, who must solve all manner of intriguing crimes and mysteries.
Heralded by an iconic signature tune (Devil's Galop by Charles Williams) each gripping episode left listeners with a torrid cliff-hanger.
Sadly many of Dick's adventures didn't survive in the BBC archive. But in 1972 as part of celebrations for the BBC's Golden Jubilee, Dick's very first ten-part adventure by Edward J Mason was recreated with many of the original cast.
With Francis de Wolff as Wilhelm Kramer, Richard Hurndall as Sir Archie Wrangle, Denis McCarthy as James Thirgood, Michael Kilgarriff as Blom, Arthur Bush as Mane and Geoffrey Collins as the Man's Voice.
Producer: Raymond Raikes
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in 1972.
WED 10:00 Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects (b009rr73)
Wild Pigs of Thorngumbald
The playwright recalls how his career as an architect ended early, but not before an animal encounter. With Christian Rodska.
WED 10:15 Rachel Joyce - Painting Mrs Jones (b007jtd2)
Invited to sit and have her portrait painted, Jennifer Jones wonders if the canvas will reveal a new truth about her inner-self...
Rachel Joyce's dark tale of self-discovery stars Lindsay Duncan as Jennifer Jones, James Laurenson as Iain Jones and David Antrobus as Tom.
Director: Jeremy Mortimer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1998.
WED 11:00 Mike Walker - Omega (b007jl75)
Building what is destined to be the world's tallest tower, civil engineer John Stone comes to question his very existence.
Mike Walker’s fascinating vision of the near future.
John Stone..........................David Calder
Kate........................................Penelope Wilton
Louise....................................Helen Longworth
Brandt...................................Philip Voss
Dr Mary Brown..................Sarah Jane-Holm
Harry.....................................Karl Prekopp
Music composed and played by David Chiltern
Director: Gordon House
First broadcast on the BBC World Service in February 2002.
WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b00j283n)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
WED 12:30 The Burkiss Way (b00jr7g2)
Series 2
Become a Rock Star The Burkiss Way
Starting at the end, this show is brought to you in reverse order.
The Burkiss Way to Dynamic Living - radio's Funky Correspondence Course.
With heavy sounds from Jo Kendall, Nigel Rees, Chris Emmett and Fred Harris.
Meaningful words from Andrew Marshall and David Renwick.
With producer Simon Brett getting it all together.
Cult sketch show first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1977.
WED 13:00 Joanna Trollope - Other People's Children (b007jn4y)
Episode 3
After marrying Matthew, Josie wants to be the perfect step-mum to his three children...
Joanna Trollope's novel about the traumas and delights of adjusting to a step-family.
Read by Penelope Wilton.
Abridged in ten parts by Pat McLoughlin.
Producer: Di Speirs
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1998.
WED 13:15 The Benn Tapes (b007jq6b)
Series 1
The Election of 1992
Political veteran Tony Benn shares private recordings from history's frontline. It's election time, but the outlook is gloomy.
WED 13:30 A Short History of Ireland (b007k45f)
A Fit House for an Outlaw, a Meet Bed for a Rebel and an Apt Cloak for a Thief; The Capture
A look at 16th-Century fashion, Irish style and the capture of one of Ireland's most powerful Gaelic chieftains, Hugh O'Donnell.
WED 13:45 Paper Gardens (b007k2hz)
The Plant Hunters
Leslie Forbes pays a visit to London's Kew Gardens to investigate the enthusiasm of plant hunters and botanical artists.
WED 14:00 04/03/2009 (b00hxyxw)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
WED 17:00 After Henry (b007jn96)
Series 2
The Romantic Approach
'It's amazing how much harm winning a war does for the moral fibre of a nation. I mean, you'd never have seen Winston Churchill walking around with a personal stereo.'
Clare's been dumped, Eleanor finds a friend and Sarah's listening.
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
Aubrey ...... Lockwood West
Delivery boy ...... David Learner
Four radio series were made, but instead of moving to BBC TV, Thames Television produced 'After Henry' for the ITV network.
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1986.
WED 17:30 Coming Alive (b00hxyxy)
Series 3
Here Comes the Judge
Ex-con Terry is asked to be a school fancy dress judge, but can he make up with Sandra? Stars Karl Howman and Phyllis Logan. From November 2001.
WED 18:00 Planet B (b00hxyy0)
Series 1
3. Freakshow
Searching for his girlfriend Lioba, John arrives at a bizarre music festival - but is this world a trap?
Sci-fi series about a mystery virtual world.
Written by Dawn King.
John ...... Gunnar Cauthery
Lioba ...... Donnla Hughes
Medley ...... Lizzy Watts
Cerberus ...... Chris Pavlo
Ringmaster ...... Paul Rider
Epiphany ...... Janice Acquah
Reporter 2 ...... Dan Starkey
Reporter 3 ...... Inam Mirza
Karen ...... Manjeet Mann
Autograph Hunters ...... Audience/Cast
Other parts played by the cast.
Director: Jessica Dromgoole
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in March 2009.
WED 18:30 Robert Easby - Oneira (b007k26v)
A String of Time
As her quest to learn the secrets of the Universe continues, museum attendant Oneira ends up in the Texan Desert with a dead American comic - and a 13th century Friar.
Robert Easby's sci-fi comedy serial stars Lyndsey Marshal as Oneira, Peter Marinker as Nicholai, Chas Early as Bill Hicks, Jon Glover as Roger Bacon and Christine Kavanagh as Clock/Alien.
Producer: Liz Webb.
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in 2007.
WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b00j283n)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
WED 19:30 The Burkiss Way (b00jr7g2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
WED 20:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jpl9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
WED 20:30 Wallander - Faceless Killers (b00hxyxt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
WED 20:45 Dick Barton - Special Agent (b007jnz7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:45 today]
WED 21:00 Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects (b009rr73)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
WED 21:15 Rachel Joyce - Painting Mrs Jones (b007jtd2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 today]
WED 22:00 In the End (b007s6js)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
WED 22:30 Old Harry's Game (b007jpct)
Series 2
Nero
Satan takes Thomas on a tour of his life and recruits a keen new tormentor, the Emperor Nero.
Andy Hamilton's comedy series set in Hell.
Satan ...... Andy Hamilton
The Professor ...... James Grout
Thomas ...... Jimmy Mulville
Scumspawn ...... Robert Duncan
Other characters played by Philip Pope, Felicity Montagu and Nick Revell.
Producer Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1998.
WED 23:00 Canned Heat (b007k0nw)
A one-off sitcom set in a 'mini mart'. Zarah goes on sex strike. With Sanjeev Bhaskar, Nina Wadia and Tracy-Ann Oberman.
WED 23:30 The Sofa of Time (b00hxzc8)
Captain Chapel and the Crabs
Milford sets out to rescue the Crab Prince. Stars Mark Heap, Nick Frost, Kevin Eldon and Peter Serafinowicz. From November 2002.
THURSDAY 05 MARCH 2009
THU 00:00 Planet B (b00hxyy0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 Robert Easby - Oneira (b007k26v)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jpl9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Wallander - Faceless Killers (b00hxyxt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:45 Dick Barton - Special Agent (b007jnz7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:45 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects (b009rr73)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 Rachel Joyce - Painting Mrs Jones (b007jtd2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 In the End (b007s6js)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:30 Old Harry's Game (b007jpct)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:30 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 Canned Heat (b007k0nw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 The Sofa of Time (b00hxzc8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Mike Walker - Omega (b007jl75)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 06:00 Coming Alive (b00hxyxy)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:30 on Wednesday]
THU 06:30 After Henry (b007jn96)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Wednesday]
THU 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00hy94h)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC Radio 7, presented by Kirsten O'Brien. Includes Adrian Edmonson reading The BFG by Roald Dahl.
THU 08:00 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show (b00bx21q)
From 25/03/1978
The duo welcome Penelope Keith, who does her own intro before performing in Ern's sketch what he wrote. From October 1977.
THU 08:30 The Right Time (b00b1pcf)
Series 2
Episode 3
A good reason for getting a piercing - and a prediction of reality TV going over the top...
Sketch show with a mature edge, written and performed by people who've lived a bit.
Stars Eleanor Bron, Graeme Garden, Neil Innes, Paula Wilcox, Clive Swift and Roger Blake.
Written by Graeme Garden, Neil Innes, Julie Balloo, Ramone Towers, Chris Thompson, Peter Reynolds, John Dowie, Peter Spence, Colin Bostock-Smith, Ronnie Golden and Andrew Nickolds.
Music by Ronnie & The Rex.
Producer: Helen Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2002.
THU 09:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jplt)
Death on the Nile
Episode 3
Feeling a great sense of impending doom, Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot's holiday cruise is turning into a nightmare afloat.
Agatha Christie's whodunit stars John Moffatt as Hercule Poirot
Hercule Poirot ...... John Moffatt
Colonel Race ...... Donald Sinden
Mrs Allerton ...... Rosemary Leach
Pennington ...... Stratford Johns
Linnet Ridgeway ...... Elaine Pyke
Simon Doyle ...... Robert Daws
Tim Allerton ...... Nicholas Boulton
Jacqueline de Bellefort ...... Amanda Barton-Chapple
Mrs Otterbourne ...... Shirley Dixon
Rosalie Otterbourne ...... Emma Woodvine
Miss Van Schuyler ...... Irene Sutcliffe
Cornelia ...... Teresa Gallagher
Fanthorp ...... Robert May
Richetti ...... Ioan Meredith
Joanna Southwood ...... Joanna Monro
Monsieur Blondin ...... Sean Baker
Louise ...... Colleen Prendergast
Simon Doyle ...... Robert Daws
Dr Bessner ...... Keith Drinkel
Rockford ...... Ed Bishop
Steward ...... Christopher Scott
Thomas Cook Agent ...... Timothy Alcock
Waiter ...... Chris Pavlo
Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1997.
THU 09:30 Wallander - Faceless Killers (b00hy945)
Episode 9
Convinced that Erik is the murderer, Wallander tackles his suspect's mother. Henning Mankell's thriller read by David Warner.
THU 09:45 Dick Barton - Special Agent (b007jnzr)
Evil in the Air
With Snowey and Sir Archie at the mercy of Kramer's gang, special agent Dick and his chum Jock set about trying to rescue them...
Noel Johnson stars as Dick Barton, with John Mann as Snowey White, Alex McCrindle as Jock, William Fox as Colonel Gardiner and Margaret Robertson as Jean Hunter.
From 1946 to 1951, Dick Barton - Special Agent thrilled millions of listeners to the BBC Light Programme. The daily serial followed the exciting adventures of ex-commando Captain Richard Barton and his wartime mates Snowey White and Jock Anderson, who must solve all manner of intriguing crimes and mysteries.
Heralded by an iconic signature tune (Devil's Galop by Charles Williams) each gripping episode left listeners with a torrid cliff-hanger.
Sadly many of Dick's adventures didn't survive in the BBC archive. But in 1972 as part of celebrations for the BBC's Golden Jubilee, Dick's very first ten-part adventure by Edward J Mason was recreated with many of the original cast.
With Francis de Wolff as Wilhelm Kramer, Richard Hurndall as Sir Archie Wrangle, Denis McCarthy as James Thirgood, Michael Kilgarriff as Blom, Arthur Bush as Hans and Geoffrey Collins as the Announcer.
Producer: Raymond Raikes
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in 1972.
THU 10:00 Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects (b009s8mt)
Episode 4
The playwright recalls a never-realised bleak opera and a film meant to star Rex Harrison. With John Woodvine.
THU 10:15 Pete Lawson - The Deep End (b007jyz3)
Leni makes a surprising discovery at a public swimming pool. Moving drama about the loss of a baby. Stars Michelle Holmes. From December 1999.
THU 11:00 Mike Walker - 2025 (b00hy94c)
Episode 1
It's a future where computers rule and the possibility of artificial intelligence has become a reality.
Mike Walker's futuristic two-part sci-fi serial.
Irena ...... Alphonsia Emmanuel
Olivia ...... Mona Hammond
Dr Beth David ...... Daniela Nardini
Henry ...... David Yip
Anno ...... Su-Lin Looi
Praeger ...... John Rowe
Dr Finzey ...... Alastair Danson
Kate ...... Rachel Atkins
Capstick ...... Gerard McDermott
Terry Gupta ...... Ravin J Ganatra
Director: Sally Avens
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1998.
THU 12:00 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show (b00bx21q)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 12:30 All the Way from Memphis (b00hy94k)
Series 1
Episode 1
James Walton's pop music history quiz with Andrew Collins, Tracey MacLeod, Stewart Lee and Martin Freeman. From December 2004.
THU 13:00 Joanna Trollope - Other People's Children (b007jn5f)
Episode 4
Nadine is getting desperate as she struggles with life a single mother...
Joanna Trollope's novel about the traumas and delights of adjusting to a step-family.
Read by Penelope Wilton.
Abridged in ten parts by Pat McLoughlin.
Producer: Di Speirs
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1998.
THU 13:15 The Benn Tapes (b007jqzg)
Series 2
No Minister!
Political veteran Tony Benn shares private recordings from history's frontline. His support for trade unions makes him enemies.
THU 13:30 A Short History of Ireland (b007k46g)
The Escape of Red Hugh O'Donnell; The Pirate Queen of Connacht
The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
THU 13:45 Paper Gardens (b007k2kb)
Subverting the Lawn
Leslie Forbes meets the artists who hung a 'living tapestry' amongst a museum's 15th-century textiles.
THU 14:00 05/03/2009 (b00hy94m)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
THU 17:00 Doctor in the House (b007mwkh)
Marriage-itis
Medic Simon Sparrow must cope with both his hangover and a bad case of cold feet.
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 Norma Ronald as Matron/Vera.
Producer: David Hatch
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1968.
THU 17:30 King Street Junior Revisited (b007jxg2)
Series 2
The Spirit of Christmas
The school show sparks robust religious debate and a demonstration of true human kindness. With Carolyn Pickles. From July 2003.
THU 18:00 Planet B (b00hy943)
Series 1
4. New Rome
John and Medley are transported to a world of orgies and circuses, where the slaves seek a new leader.
Ten-part series about a mystery virtual world.
Written by Simon Bowen.
John ...... Gunnar Cauthery
Lioba ...... Donnla Hughes
Medley ...... Lizzy Watts
Cerberus ...... Chris Pavlo
Odius ...... Stephen Critchlow
Magnolia ...... Janice Acquah
Bay ...... Robert Lonsdale
Chi ...... Josef Altin
Viscus ...... Jill Cardo
Cassius Maximus ...... Malcolm Tierney
Malicius ...... Inam Mirza
Bloddy ...... Paul Rider
Red ...... Dan Starkey
Other parts played by the cast.
Director: Pam Marshall
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in March 2009.
THU 18:30 Robert Easby - Oneira (b007k284)
The Thing With Two Cappuccinos
When museum attendant Oneira forgets to pay for her coffee, she's chased by a multiplying hoard of waitresses...
Robert Easby's sci-fi comedy serial stars Lyndsey Marshal as Oneira, Peter Marinker as Nicholai, Bethan Walker as Tannoy, Sam Dale as Phil and Anna Wing as the Barista.
Producer: Liz Webb.
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in 2007.
THU 19:00 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show (b00bx21q)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 19:30 All the Way from Memphis (b00hy94k)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
THU 20:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jplt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
THU 20:30 Wallander - Faceless Killers (b00hy945)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
THU 20:45 Dick Barton - Special Agent (b007jnzr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:45 today]
THU 21:00 Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects (b009s8mt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
THU 21:15 Pete Lawson - The Deep End (b007jyz3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 today]
THU 22:00 The Right Time (b00b1pcf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 22:30 Fabulous (b00hy947)
Series 1
Episode 4
Faye has money troubles, so she's hoping her mum will lend her £10,000.
Daisy Haggard stars as Faye in Lucy Clarke’s sitcom about a woman who wants to be fabulous but can't cope.
With:
Adam Buxton
Matthew Holness
Laura Solon
Anne Reid
Joanna Scanlan
Joanna Neary
Geoffrey McGivern
Music by Osymyso.
Producer: Simon Nicholls
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2007.
THU 22:45 The Correspondent (b00j5msv)
Series 1
Episode 4
It's crunch time for Tom at Brooks Furniture. Should he stay or go? Or will he be pushed?
THU 23:00 Children's Hour with Armstrong and Miller (b00933zr)
Episode 4
Martin Bain-Jones is left in the studio, while Craig Children's got a dubious new job.
Ben Miller and Alexander Armstrong star as the pompous critics.
With:
Charlie Condou
Melissa Lloyd
Tony Gardner
Written by Ben Miller and Alexander Armstrong.
Producer: Jon Rolph
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1998.
THU 23:30 The Sofa of Time (b00hy949)
Night of the Sexicle
Sexy assassin Morpheena is called in, while Milford and Parker grab a cab. Stars Mark Heap and Nick Frost. From November 2002.
FRIDAY 06 MARCH 2009
FRI 00:00 Planet B (b00hy943)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 Robert Easby - Oneira (b007k284)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jplt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Wallander - Faceless Killers (b00hy945)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:45 Dick Barton - Special Agent (b007jnzr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:45 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects (b009s8mt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 Pete Lawson - The Deep End (b007jyz3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 The Right Time (b00b1pcf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:30 Fabulous (b00hy947)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:45 The Correspondent (b00j5msv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:45 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 Children's Hour with Armstrong and Miller (b00933zr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 The Sofa of Time (b00hy949)
[Repeat of broadcast at
23:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 Mike Walker - 2025 (b00hy94c)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 06:00 King Street Junior Revisited (b007jxg2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:30 on Thursday]
FRI 06:30 Doctor in the House (b007mwkh)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Thursday]
FRI 07:00 Big Toe Books (b00hzh37)
Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC Radio 7, presented by Kirsten O'Brien. Includes Adrian Edmonson reading The BFG by Roald Dahl.
FRI 08:00 Round the Horne (b00hzh39)
Series 1
Episode 14
Special agent Kenneth Horne probes a pirate invasion of the BBC, while Kenneth Williams throws a hissy fit.
How sure are Binkie Huckaback and Dame Celia Molestrangler about their latest movie revival?
And at the Studio Bona, is Mr Horne up to flexing his deltoids for photographers 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 June 1965.
FRI 08:30 Knowing Me, Knowing You (b009h7n0)
Episode 3
A-ha! Alan Partridge meets France's second-best racing driver Michel Lambert, saucy East End glamour girl Shirley Dee and looks for the lighter side of being held hostage...
Classic chat from On the Hour's supreme sports reporter and his guests from the world of theatre, politics and emotional tragedy.
With thanks to Alan's chief researcher Steve Coogan
Assistant researchers:
Patrick Marber
Rebecca Front
Doon Mackichan
David Schneider
Producer: Armando lannucci
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1992.
FRI 09:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jpmb)
Death on the Nile
Episode 4
A grisly discovery leaves Hercule Poirot baffled.
But the main murder suspect couldn't possibly have committed the crime?
Agatha Christie's whodunit stars John Moffatt as Poirot
Hercule Poirot …. John Moffatt
Colonel Race …. Donald Sinden
Mrs Allerton …. Rosemary Leach
Pennington …. Stratford Johns
Linnet Ridgeway …. Elaine Pyke
Simon Doyle …. Robert Daws
Tim Allerton …. Nicholas Boulton
Jacqueline de Bellefort …. Amanda Barton-Chapple
Mrs Otterbourne …. Shirley Dixon
Rosalie Otterbourne …. Emma Woodvine
Richetti …. Ioan Meredith
Joanna Southwood …. Joanna Monro
Monsieur Blondin …. Sean Baker
Rockford …. Ed Bishop
Ferguson …. Robert Portal
Steward …. Christopher Scott
Stewardess …. Janet Maw
Thomas Cook Agent …. Timothy Alcock
Waiter …. Chris Pavlo
Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1997.
FRI 09:30 Wallander - Faceless Killers (b00hzh3c)
Episode 10
Inspector Wallander gets a vital clue in his investigation of Lovgren's murder. Henning Mankell's thriller read by David Warner.
FRI 09:45 Dick Barton - Special Agent (b007jnzs)
The Flag of Deception
In an all-out siege at Kramer's hideaway, special agent Dick Barton and his chums battle to neutralise the ray gun.
Noel Johnson stars as Dick Barton, with John Mann as Snowey White, Alex McCrindle as Jock, William Fox as Colonel Gardiner and Margaret Robertson as Jean Hunter.
From 1946 to 1951, Dick Barton - Special Agent thrilled millions of listeners to the BBC Light Programme. The daily serial followed the exciting adventures of ex-commando Captain Richard Barton and his wartime mates Snowey White and Jock Anderson, who must solve all manner of intriguing crimes and mysteries.
Heralded by an iconic signature tune (Devil's Galop by Charles Williams) each gripping episode left listeners with a torrid cliff-hanger.
Sadly many of Dick's adventures didn't survive in the BBC archive. But in 1972 as part of celebrations for the BBC's Golden Jubilee, Dick's very first ten-part adventure by Edward J Mason was recreated with many of the original cast.
With Francis de Wolff as Wilhelm Kramer, Richard Hurndall as Sir Archie Wrangle, Denis McCarthy as James Thirgood, Michael Kilgarriff as Blom, Arthur Bush as Hans and Geoffrey Collins as the Announcer.
Producer: Raymond Raikes
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in 1972.
FRI 10:00 Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects (b009scn3)
Contrasting Phone Calls and the Beatles
Two late-night phone calls bring playwright Alan Plater very different news, as he concludes his own story. With Christian Rodska.
FRI 10:15 Glyn Hughes - Glorious John (b007jtm9)
A music-loving retired lecturer rekindles a childhood sweetheart in his imagination. Stars David Hargreaves and Charlie Ryan.
FRI 11:00 Mike Walker - 2025 (b00j0hbm)
Episode 2
Olivia and Irena take a step closer to gaining access to illegal genetic engineering. But who can they trust?
The conclusion of Mike Walker's futuristic two-part sci-fi serial.
Irena ...... Alphonsia Emmanuel
Olivia ...... Mona Hammond
Dr Beth David ...... Daniela Nardini
Henry ...... David Yip
Anno ...... Su-Lin Looi
Praeger ...... John Rowe
Dr Finzey ...... Alastair Danson
Kate ...... Rachel Atkins
The Shopkeeper ...... Ravin J Ganatra
Director: Sally Avens
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1998.
FRI 12:00 Round the Horne (b00hzh39)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead (b00j0hbp)
Series 2
Episode 7
A forgetful actor, a grave digger's wedding - and people who use lots of words but say very little.
A sequential entertainment for radio starring Ronnie Barker.
With Terence Brady, Pauline Yates and John Graham.
Pianist: Gordon Langford.
Written by Tony Bilbow and Mike Fentiman, Guy Boas, Terence Brady, David Climie, John Graham, Charles Griffin, Kevin Paul and Harold Arkthorp, Allan Scott and Chris Bryant, Peter Spence and Gerald Wiley.
Producer John Fawcett-Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1972.
FRI 13:00 Joanna Trollope - Other People's Children (b007jn5v)
Episode 5
Tom plans a third marriage to Elizabeth, but how will they cope with his possessive daughter?
Joanna Trollope's novel about the traumas and delights of adjusting to a step-family.
Read by Penelope Wilton.
Abridged in ten parts by Pat McLoughlin.
Producer: Di Speirs
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1998.
FRI 13:15 The Benn Tapes (b007jqzw)
Series 2
Monetarism
Political veteran Tony Benn shares private recordings from history's frontline. Keynesian economics gives way to monetarism.
FRI 13:30 A Short History of Ireland (b007k47n)
Grainne O'Malley and the Composition of Connacht; The Siege of Enniskillen
The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
FRI 13:45 Centurions (b007jx9t)
Anton Chekhov: The Cherry Orchard
Anton Chekhov and his play The Cherry Orchard are discussed by Michael Frayn, Janet Suzman and Donald Rayfield.
FRI 14:00 06/03/2009 (b00j0hbr)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
FRI 17:00 The Code of the Woosters (b007jzgf)
Spode's Fangs Are Drawn
Bertie must face angry relatives and awkward misunderstandings. PG Wodehouse adventure with Michael Hordern and Richard Briers.
FRI 18:00 Planet B (b00j0hqr)
Series 1
5. The Smart Money
John and Medley are transported to a world of orgies and circuses, where the slaves seek a new leader.
Ten-part series about a mystery virtual world.
Written by Paul May.
John ...... Gunnar Cauthery
Lioba ...... Donnla Hughes
Medley ...... Lizzy Watts
Cerberus ...... Chris Pavlo
Trader 1 ...... Janice Acquah
Trader 2 ...... Robert Lonsdale
Wheeler ...... Paul Rider
Regulator ...... Stephen Critchlow
Lyall ...... Inam Mirza
Fracta ...... Jill Cardo
Other parts played by the cast.
Director: Jessica Dromgoole
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in March 2009.
FRI 18:30 Robert Easby - Oneira (b007k29f)
Mind the Gap
Battling to complete her epic surreal quest, Oneira literally ends up talking to herself - and finds her other self very rude.
Robert Easby's sci-fi comedy serial stars Lyndsey Marshal as Oneira, Peter Marinker as Nicholai, Joseph Kloska as Pete, Gerard McDermott as Elias and Saikat Ahamed as the Courier.
Producer: Liz Webb.
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in 2007.
FRI 19:00 Round the Horne (b00hzh39)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead (b00j0hbp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
FRI 20:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jpmb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
FRI 20:30 Wallander - Faceless Killers (b00hzh3c)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
FRI 20:45 Dick Barton - Special Agent (b007jnzs)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:45 today]
FRI 21:00 Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects (b009scn3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
FRI 21:15 Glyn Hughes - Glorious John (b007jtm9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 today]
FRI 22:00 Knowing Me, Knowing You (b009h7n0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
FRI 22:30 Genius (b00brvcm)
Series 1
Neil Innes
From bunk chairs to helium-filled bubble wrap.
Dave Gorman asks musical comedian Neil Innes to select the public's best loopy idea.
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 November 2005.
FRI 23:00 Bearded Ladies (b00c0f7y)
Series 2
Episode 6
Quick-fire sketch show starring Susie Donkin, Charlotte MacDougal, Oriane Messina and Faye Rusling. From September 2005.
FRI 23:30 The Sofa of Time (b00j0hqt)
Here Comes Bod
Can Milford and Parker overcome Raamen Bod and find the Sofa of Time? Stars Mark Heap and Nick Frost. From November 2002.