When the lad gets a surprise in the cellar, Sid sees his chance to make some money.
Stars Tony Hancock.
With Sidney James, Bill Kerr, Hattie Jacques and Kenneth Williams.
Written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.
Theme and incidental music written by Wally Stott.
Nicola is on the verge of romance, while pub customer Andy faces being found out. Stars Michael Williams. From January 1999.
Anna struggles to be free of her younger sisters. Simon Brett's sitcom stars Rosemary Leach, and Celia Imrie.
Produced by Paul Schlesinger.
Tobias Thynne finds an unusual way to avoid the Devil's vegetables and all is confusion upon the heath.
Sue Limb's six-part comedy set during the English Civil War.
Sir John Firebasket ...... Joss Ackland
Lady Anne Firebasket ...... Denise Coffey
Tobias Thynne ...... Clive Merrison
Mercy, alias Melissa ...... Miriam Margoyles
Father Francis ...... Nickolas Grace
Slow Ned ...... Chris Emmett
Gazebo Fogg ...... Jack Klaff
Captain Arise Higgs ...... Alun Armstrong
Posthumous ...... Nicky Henson
Counter Tenor ...... Peter Hayward
Lettice ...... Jane Whittenshaw
The accused vicar's problems mount up, and Johnny Eames woos Lily Dale. Anthony Trollope dramatisation with Kenneth Cranham.
Unable to work any longer for his tyrant of a brother, William has left the mill.
With no job and no prospects, he finds himself in Belgium on Hunsden's advice. But how will he fare?
The least-known of Charlotte Bronte's novels: a subtle, ambiguous and unsettling love story dramatised in ten parts by Rachel Joyce.
Starring Paul Venables as William Crimsworth, Shaun Dooley as Hunsden, Roger May as Pelet, Harry Myers as Brown, Niamh Cusack as Zoraide Reuter and Natasha Pyne as Madame Pelet.
The inspector revisits his past while uncovering a Mediterranean murder. With Nicholas Le Prevost and Julian Barnes.
A deadly game of Russian Roulette Video Cassette and Blake's 7 spoofed.
Starring Fred Harris, Jo Kendall, Nigel Rees and Chris Emmett.
Cult sketch comedy series which originally ran from 1976 to 1980.
Written by Andrew Marshall and David Renwick.
6. Visitors
Wine merchant Tony Beach has to deal with some unwanted visitors to his store.
Nigel Havers stars as Tony Beach.
Dick Francis's thriller dramatised by Ernest Dudley.
Tony Beach …. Nigel Havers
Flora …. Jennifer Piercey
Gerard …. George Parsons
Paul Young …. Stuart Organ
Charter Jun/P.C. …. Kim Wall
Sgt. Ridger …. Stephen Hattersley
Mrs Palissey …. Sheila Grant
In a chance encounter, Andy is given hope of clearing his name, and freedom. Stephen King's novella read by Clarke Peters.
Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history. Narrated by Anna Massey, with Robert Powell.
Musing on maps, socks and castles, the American author takes a sentimental journey around Britain. Read by Kerry Shale.
Having lost her brother and separated from her mother, Creole heiress Antoinette is sent away to school.
Jean Rhys's most famous novel tracing the early life of the first Mrs Rochester from Jane Eyre.
Read by Adjoa Andoh.
From making films to his passion for working in radio, the actor recalls the highlights of his career.
Children's stories presented by Kirsten O'Brien. Featuring My Naughty Little Sister by Dorothy Edwards, Terrible Times by Philip Ardagh, and The Daydreamer by Ian McEwan.
The sinister intentions of the alien invaders are finally revealed. Can the Earth fight back?
Conclusion of Before the Screaming Begins - the first of Wally K Daly's sci-fi trilogy which continues with The Silent Scream and With a Whimper to the Grave.
Tom Harris ...... James Laurenson
Sally Harris ...... Jennifer Piercey
Prime Minister ...... Patrick Troughton
AP Smith ...... Donald Hewlett
Detective Sergeant Forbes ...... Robert Trotter
Prime Minister's Wife ...... Katherine Parr
MP ...... Peter Williams
Brosteaux ...... Nigel Graham
Corporal Wilkes ...... Geoffrey Leesley,
Corporal Johnson ...... Eric Allen
Cabinet Minister ...... Maggie Ollerenshaw
Silkin ...... Peter Wickham
Alien Voice ...... Malcolm Gerard
Alien Controller ...... Manning Wilson
First broadcast as a 90 minute Saturday-Night Theatre production on BBC Radio 4 in 1978.
3. Vampires
Tortured by memories, Robert Neville, Earth's last living man, steps up his fight against the vampires.
Richard Matheson's 1954 cult classic set in 1976 USA. One of the 20th century's most significant vampire novels, combining sci-fi and horror.
Read by Angus McInnes.
Abridged by Scott Stainton Miller.
Strange mystic runes spark a fantastic journey for the eager trio. Stars Ben Miller and Alistair McGowan. From December 1992.
Fred MacAulay hosts the finest free show in town, featuring the best comedy and music from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2009.
THURSDAY 13 AUGUST 2009
THU 00:00 Wally K Daly (b007js66)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 I Am Legend by Richard Matheson (b007k0wz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Dick Francis (b007n1gf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Stephen King - Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption (b00m0zyq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Charlotte Bronte - The Professor (b00m0zyn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 Maigret (b00fz0y3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 The Barchester Chronicles (b007jq2h)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century (b00m0zys)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:15 Bill Bryson's Notes from a Small Island (b007jp1k)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:15 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 Jean Rhys - Wide Sargasso Sea (b00m0zyv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:30 on Wednesday]
THU 04:45 Martin Jarvis - Acting Strangely (b007k177)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:45 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 13/08/2009 (b00m10qr)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
THU 08:00 Yes Minister (b007k1mq)
Series 2
The Moral Dimension
Thirsty MP Jim Hacker's trip to an Arab state sparks diplomatic disarray.
Starring Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne and Derek Fowlds.
Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn's satirical sitcom centred around the hapless MP Jim Hacker and a collection of civil service underlings headed by the Machiavellian Sir Humphrey Appleby and obsequious Bernard.
It first ran on BBC TV between 1980 and 1984.
Jim Hacker …. Paul Eddington
Sir Humphrey Appleby …. Nigel Hawthorne
Bernard …. Derek Fowlds
Anne Hacker …. Diana Hoddinot
Bill Pritchard …. Anthony Carrick
Prince Mohammed …. Walter Randall
First Arab …. Vic Tablian
Helpful Arab …. Ali Rifaii
Jenny Goodwin …. Moir Lesley
Ross …. Robin Summers
Diplomat …. Mark Straker
Adapted for radio by producer Pete Atkin.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1984.
THU 08:30 Chambers (b007znmz)
Series 1
The Cab Rank Rule
Fuller-Carp faces a dilemma when asked to represent animal rights activists, having just accepted an invitation to go fox-hunting with some influential High Court judges.
Nor is it just Fuller-Carp's dignity which is on the line, as LAM (Lawyers against Meat) is ready to pounce...
Clive Coleman’s sitcom about the questionable practices of a group of barristers.
John Fuller Carp ...... John Bird
Hilary Tripping ...... James Fleet
Ruth Quirke ...... Lesley Sharp
Vince ...... Jonathan Kydd
Simon De Vere ...... Jonathan Coy
Rob ...... Paul Shearer
Mr Porteus ...... Keith Drinkel
Mrs Porteus ...... Ann Beach
Producer Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1996.
THU 09:00 The Small World of Dominic Holland (b007wpz1)
Growing Up
Comedian Dominic Holland points out the pitfalls of growing up, becoming an adult and having children.
Stand-up and sketches with Simon Greenall, Sally Grace and Dave Lamb.
Producer: Maria Esposito
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2000.
THU 09:30 Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue (b007jq77)
Series 1
Families and Relationships
Radio's sofa-bound daytime presenter duo share some surprising items about smoking, underpants and old age.
Bill Dare's sitcom starring Robert Duncan as Mike and Julia Hills as Sue.
With Roger Blake, Mark Kilmurry, Sally Phillips and Dan Strauss.
Music by Mark Burton.
Producer: Pete Sinclair
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1996.
THU 10:00 The Barchester Chronicles (b007jq2q)
The Last Chronicle of Barset
The Last Chronicle of Barset Part 4
The course of true love proves bumpy and there's drama for the Proudies. Anthony Trollope dramatisation with Rosemary Leach.
THU 11:00 Charlotte Bronte - The Professor (b00m16xk)
Zoraide
William feels he’s found his natural place. A gifted teacher, he’s happy and content.
He finds further work in the neighbouring school for girls - in the very same place where he has heard a laughing voice, an enchanting ringing laugh...
The least-known of Charlotte Bronte's novels: a subtle, ambiguous and unsettling love story dramatised in ten parts by Rachel Joyce.
Starring Paul Venables as William Crimsworth, Roger May as Pelet and Niamh Cusack as Zoraide Reuter.
Director: Tracey Neale
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2005.
THU 11:15 Maigret (b00fzc3q)
Series 1
Madame Maigret's Own Case
The sleuth's spouse looks after a child. Could this be related to a murder case? With Nicholas Le Prevost and Julian Barnes.
THU 12:00 Yes Minister (b007k1mq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 12:30 The Personality Test (b00m16xm)
Series 1
Greg Dyke
The BBC's former Director-General Greg Dykes quizzes a panel about himself.
Sue Perkins, Alan Carr and Lucy Porter battle with queries based on Greg's life, whims and interests
Series in which a fresh host every episode quizzes a comedy panel about themselves.
Script by Richard Turner
Devised & produced by Aled Evans.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2006.
THU 13:00 Dick Francis (b007n9gl)
Proof
7. Man of Mystery
Kenneth Junior makes a request from hospital, and Tony learns more about the mysterious Paul Young.
Nigel Havers stars as Tony Beach.
Dick Francis's thriller dramatised by Ernest Dudley
Tony Beach …. Nigel Havers
Gerard …. George Parsons
Clerk/Delivery Man …. David Goodland
Vernon …. Tim Reynolds
Paul Young …. Stuart Organ
Quigley …. Brian Hewlett
Flora …. Jennifer Piercey
Producer: Matthew Walters
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1987.
THU 13:30 Stephen King - Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption (b00m19db)
Episode 4
Andy dreams about his freedom and who awaits him beyond the prison wall. Stephen King's novella, read by Clarke Peters.
THU 14:00 This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century (b00m19df)
1935 - Macdonald Resigns and Hitler Rearms
Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history. Narrated by Anna Massey, with Robert Powell.
THU 14:15 Bill Bryson's Notes from a Small Island (b007jp20)
Weston-super-Mare and Beyond
Getting soaked and pestered by a passenger, the American author's sentimental journey around Britain. Read by Kerry Shale.
THU 14:30 Jean Rhys - Wide Sargasso Sea (b00m19dh)
Episode 4
Rochester, newly arrived from England, marries Creole heiress Antoinette Cosway and they escape to an estate in Dominica.
Jean Rhys's most famous novel tracing the early life of the first Mrs Rochester from Jane Eyre.
Read by Adjoa Andoh.
Abridged by Margaret Busby
Producer: Claire Grove
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2004.
THU 14:45 Martin Jarvis - Acting Strangely (b007k18j)
National Curriculum
Acting with Judi Dench for Peter Hall and working with Harold Pinter, the actor recalls more career highlights.
THU 15:00 The Barchester Chronicles (b007jq2q)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
THU 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00m17mq)
Children's stories presented by Kirsten O'Brien. Featuring My Naughty Little Sister by Dorothy Edwards, Terrible Times by Philip Ardagh, and The Daydreamer by Ian McEwan.
THU 17:00 The Small World of Dominic Holland (b007wpz1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
THU 17:30 Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue (b007jq77)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
THU 18:00 Wally K Daly (b007jt6t)
The Silent Scream
Episode 1
Tom Harris disappears into space but returns with new and astonishing powers. Put to good use, they will benefit humanity - but in the wrong hands they could have horrifying and nightmarish implications.
Wally K. Daly's sequel to 'Before the Screaming Begins'.
CAST:
Tom Harris …. James Laurenson
A.P. Smith …. Donald Hewlett
Prime Minister …. Colin Douglas
Silkin …. Peter Wickham
Sally Harris …. Hannah Gordon
Opposition MP/Colonel …. Peter Williams
Andy …. Elizabeth Lindsay
Gloria/Cabinet Minister …. Brenda Kaye
Second Pilot/PC …. Gregory de Polnay
Alien Controller/Cabinet Minister …. Manning Wilson
Second Boy …. Tim Bentinck
First Girl …. Alison Draper
Audio from Wally K. Daly's own collection and reversioned into three parts by BBC Radio 4 Extra
Producer: Martin Jenkins
First broadcast as a 90 minute Saturday Night Drama on BBC Radio 4 in 1979.
THU 18:30 I Am Legend by Richard Matheson (b007k0y9)
4. Distraction
Earth's last living man, Robert Neville, edges towards a cure, but then he gets distracted.
Richard Matheson's 1954 cult classic set in 1976 USA. One of the 20th century's most significant vampire novels, combining sci-fi and horror.
Read by Angus McInnes.
Abridged by Scott Stainton Miller.
Producer: Eilidh McCreadie
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in January 2006.
THU 19:00 Yes Minister (b007k1mq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 19:30 The Personality Test (b00m16xm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
THU 20:00 Dick Francis (b007n9gl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
THU 20:30 Stephen King - Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption (b00m19db)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
THU 21:00 Charlotte Bronte - The Professor (b00m16xk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
THU 21:15 Maigret (b00fzc3q)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
THU 22:00 Chambers (b007znmz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 22:30 The Goldfish Bowl (b007k1dj)
Series 1
Episode 8
As their owners quarrel, is it the end for fish Anton and Liam? With Shaun Prendergast and Hamish McColl. From October 1998.
THU 22:45 Jelly Mountain (b00fd63q)
Episode 1
Ivor Cutler's unique views on language, justice and scratching people's backs. With Craig Murray-Orr. From May 1996.
THU 23:00 MacAulay and Co (b00czlpz)
Edinburgh Festival 2009
Episode 4
Fred MacAulay hosts the finest free show in town, featuring the best comedy and music from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2009.
FRIDAY 14 AUGUST 2009
FRI 00:00 Wally K Daly (b007jt6t)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 I Am Legend by Richard Matheson (b007k0y9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Dick Francis (b007n9gl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Stephen King - Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption (b00m19db)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Charlotte Bronte - The Professor (b00m16xk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 Maigret (b00fzc3q)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 The Barchester Chronicles (b007jq2q)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century (b00m19df)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:15 Bill Bryson's Notes from a Small Island (b007jp20)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:15 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 Jean Rhys - Wide Sargasso Sea (b00m19dh)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:30 on Thursday]
FRI 04:45 Martin Jarvis - Acting Strangely (b007k18j)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:45 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 14/08/2009 (b00m1c3c)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
FRI 08:00 Round the Horne (b00m1d2k)
Series 3
Episode 8
Kenneth Horne's all at sea, and drops into the Bona Nature Clinic for advice from homeopathic practitioners Julian and Sandy. Plus Rambling Syd Rumpo sings 'The Highland Lament'
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 April 1967.
FRI 08:30 Married (b0081vm4)
Series 1
Episode 2
Confirmed bachelor Robin Lightfoot is not happy. He's accidentally helpful to his new family. Surely he's not growing to like them?
With a new wife and kids, Robin learns more about his parallel universe.
Hugh Bonneville stars in Tony Bagley's comedy.
Robin ...... Hugh Bonneville
Lesley ...... Josie Lawrence
Julia ...... Barbara Murray
Dirk ...... Steve Frost
Ned ...... Sam Bradley
Maxine ...... Ann Gosling
Janet Ellis ...... Elaine
Psychotherapist ...... Simon Roberts
Big Kid ...... Jackson Leach
Nicholas Parsons ...... Himself
Producer Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1999.
FRI 09:00 Beachcomber... By the Way (b008y6pd)
Series 3
Episode 6
More odd stories, idiotic court hearings and surprises from the dictionary.
Richard Ingrams, John Wells, John Sessions, Joan Sims and Patricia Routledge recreate the world of JB Morton.
With Brian Bowles, Simon Greenall, Henrietta Gooden and featuring June Whitfield.
Running in the Daily Express from 1924 to 1975 – JB Morton’s surreally comic ‘Beachcomber’ column paved the way for a great deal of modern humour – thanks to characters he created between the wars.
Adapted by Michael Barfield with Richard Ingrams.
Announcer: Brian Perkins
Producer: Harry Thompson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1994.
FRI 09:30 Millport (b0075ttx)
Series 1
The Letter
It's turnip season - and a letter arrives for Irene promising to change her life for ever.
But when push comes to shove, is she ready to leave the dismal island backwater she so unlovingly calls home?
Bittersweet comedy written by and starring Lynn Ferguson as 30-something island barmaid Irene Bruce, who hankers after a better life on the mainland.
Stars Lynn Ferguson as Irene, Janet Brown as Moira/Agnes, Lewis McLeod as Alberto/Robert/Bob, Gabriel Quigley as Ena/Bunty/Betty, Matt Costello as Doogie and Robert Paterson as the Minister.
Irene ...... Lynn Ferguson
Moira/Agnes ...... Janet Brown
Alberto/Robert/Bob ...... Lewis McLeod
Ena/Bunty/Betty ...... Gabriel Quigley
Doogie ...... Matt Costello
The Minister ...... Robert Paterson
Producers: Lucy Bacon and Kathy Smith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2000.
FRI 10:00 The Barchester Chronicles (b007jq50)
The Last Chronicle of Barset
The Last Chronicle of Barset Part 5
More revelations for Barchester's residents and decisions need to be made. Anthony Trollope dramatisation with Kenneth Cranham.
FRI 11:00 Charlotte Bronte - The Professor (b00m1tfr)
Deceit
William now finds himself attracted to the fascinating Zoraide Reuter, head of the girls' school. But not everything is as it seems...
The least-known of Charlotte Bronte's novels: a subtle, ambiguous and unsettling love story dramatised in ten parts by Rachel Joyce.
Starring Paul Venables as William Crimsworth, Roger May as Pelet and Niamh Cusack as Zoraide Reuter.
Director: Tracey Neale
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2005.
FRI 11:15 Maigret (b00fzwp1)
Series 2
Maigret and the Burglar's Wife
A woman from the French detective's past reappears and asks him to help find her missing husband. Stars Nicholas Le Prevost.
FRI 12:00 Round the Horne (b00m1d2k)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 Mind Your Own Business! (b00954qd)
She'll Have to Go
An accountant tackles a tycoon over his number of women workers. Stars Bernard Cribbins and Frank Thornton. From December 1987.
FRI 13:00 Dick Francis (b007ncw9)
Proof
8. Connections
Tony Beach and his detective chum Gerard MacGregor attempt to unearth the true identity of Paul Young. Stars Nigel Havers.
Nigel Havers stars as Tony Beach in the gripping conclusion of Dick Francis's thriller.
Tony Beach …. Nigel Havers
Gerard …. George Parsons
Paul Young …. Stuart Organ
Chief Sup. Wilson …. Manning Wilson
Dramatised by Ernest Dudley
Producer: Matthew Walters
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1987.
FRI 13:30 Stephen King - Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption (b00m1tft)
Episode 5
With Andy gone, Red reflects on their friendship and what the future holds. Stephen King's novella, read by Clarke Peters.
FRI 14:00 This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century (b00m2dbg)
1936 - Edward VIII and Unemployment
Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history. Narrated by Anna Massey, with Robert Powell.
FRI 14:15 Bill Bryson's Notes from a Small Island (b007jp2g)
Glasgow to the Yorkshire Dales
Soaking up culture and off to a pub, the American author concludes his sentimental journey around Britain. Read by Kerry Shale.
FRI 14:30 Jean Rhys - Wide Sargasso Sea (b00m2dbv)
A New Peril
Antoinette and Rochester's honeymoon develops into an intense love affair on a beautiful estate in Dominica.
Jean Rhys's most famous novel tracing the early life of the first Mrs Rochester from Jane Eyre.
Read by Adam Godley.
Abridged by Margaret Busby
Producer: Claire Grove
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2004.
FRI 14:45 Martin Jarvis - Acting Strangely (b007k19t)
Swimming with Sharks
Established on stage, TV and radio, the bright lights of Tinsel Town beckon. The actor concludes his career highlights.
FRI 15:00 The Barchester Chronicles (b007jq50)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
FRI 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00m1c2z)
Children's stories presented by Kirsten O'Brien. Featuring My Naughty Little Sister by Dorothy Edwards and The Daydreamer by Ian McEwan.
FRI 17:00 Beachcomber... By the Way (b008y6pd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
FRI 17:30 Millport (b0075ttx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
FRI 18:00 Wally K Daly (b007k3zb)
The Silent Scream
Episode 2
The aliens are standing by to invade, but is there an even bigger threat to humanity?
Wally K. Daly's sequel to 'Before the Screaming Begins'.
CAST:
Tom Harris …. James Laurenson
A.P. Smith …. Donald Hewlett
Prime Minister …. Colin Douglas
Silkin …. Peter Wickham
Sally Harris …. Hannah Gordon
Opposition MP/Colonel …. Peter Williams
Andy …. Elizabeth Lindsay
Gloria/Cabinet Minister …. Brenda Kaye
Second Pilot/PC …. Gregory de Polnay
Alien Controller/Cabinet Minister …. Manning Wilson
Second Boy …. Tim Bentinck
First Girl …. Alison Draper
Audio from Wally K. Daly's own collection and reversioned into three parts by BBC Radio 4 Extra
Producer: Martin Jenkins
First broadcast as a ninety-minute Saturday Night Drama on BBC Radio 4 in 1979.
FRI 18:30 I Am Legend by Richard Matheson (b00cfzw4)
5. Hunting
Earth's last living man, Robert Neville, steps up his hunt for the root of the plague.
Richard Matheson's 1954 cult classic set in 1976 USA. One of the 20th century's most significant vampire novels, combining sci-fi and horror.
Read by Angus McInnes.
Abridged by Scott Stainton Miller.
Producer: Eilidh McCreadie
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in January 2006.
FRI 19:00 Round the Horne (b00m1d2k)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 Mind Your Own Business! (b00954qd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
FRI 20:00 Dick Francis (b007ncw9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
FRI 20:30 Stephen King - Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption (b00m1tft)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
FRI 21:00 Charlotte Bronte - The Professor (b00m1tfr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
FRI 21:15 Maigret (b00fzwp1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
FRI 22:00 Married (b0081vm4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
FRI 22:30 The Hare Lane Diaries (b00m2dcc)
Episode 5
As Rex and landlady Jessica yearn for adventure, they must unexpectedly cooperate. Stars David Bamber. From September 2001.
FRI 23:00 MacAulay and Co (b007vmc4)
Edinburgh Festival 2009
Episode 5
Fred MacAulay hosts the finest free show in town, featuring the best comedy and music from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2009.