A chilling letter sets Belgian sleuth, Hercule Poirot on the trail of an enigmatic killer.
Agatha Christie's whodunit stars John Moffatt as Hercule Poirot, Simon Williams as Captain Hastings, Philip Jackson as Chief Inspector Japp and Tom George as Inspector Crome.
The arrival of an anonymous note warns Poirot to look out for Andover on the 21st of the month. Signed "Yours ABC", it sparks one Poirot's most disturbing cases.
Kirsten O'Brien presents an hour of children's stories, featuring The Lost Boys Appreciation Society by Alan Gibbons, read by Raymond Quinn.
Carter Brandon takes his curmudgeonly uncle on some days out. Peter Tinniswood's adventures with Stephen Thorne.
A showcase of the author's wit and irony - two tales of an unwanted guest and an outspoken hitch-hiker. Read by Crawford Logan.
Meet Phyllis King and Ivor Cutler happily enmeshed in a roomful of offbeat humorous songs, poems and dialogues until.... the knock on the door.
With artist Glen Baxter.
Russell Davies reviews 1970s comedy hits, from 'I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again' to 'The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy'.
Celebrated raconteur, jazz singer and critic George Melly regales an audience with tales of his eventful life and passions.
Aged 75, the bon viveur reveals his short-term memory is faulty, yet his past is crystal clear. As Melly charts his way through a varied career - underpinned by his hunger for entertaining and performing - he recalls his early gay lifestyle, and explains his great passion for surrealism,
When George died, BBC News said "With his flamboyant suits, oversize hats and Havana cigars, George Melly was a good-time Renaissance man who indulged, often over-indulged, his passions for jazz, film, art, fishing, writing, drink and sex."
George Melly: Born 17 August 1926. Died 5 July 2007.
Not keen on securing plots of land on planet Venus, the British government opt to enlist the bumbling bureaucrats.
A weekly tribute to all those who work in government departments.
Stars Richard Murdoch and Deryck Guyler. With Norma Ronald, Ronald Baddiley, John Graham and Garard Green.
Written by Edward Taylor and John Graham.
'The Men from the Ministry' ran for 14 series between 1962 and 1977. Deryck Guyler replaced Wilfrid Hyde-White from 1966. Sadly many episodes didn't survive in the archive, however the BBC's Transcription Service re-recorded 14 shows in 1980 - never broadcast in the UK, until the arrival of BBC Radio 4 Extra.
Titters galore from the comedy legend, with June Whitfield, Wallas Eaton and Robertson Hare. From August 1966.
Roy Hudd's son chats to Sally Magnusson about life with the 'News Huddlines' and 'Coronation Street' star. From September 2006.
Trapped in a parallel universe, Robin's set for divorce from the woman he never married. Stars Hugh Bonneville. From April 2000.
Sharp-edged banter and sketches with a topical flavour. With Andy Hamilton, Nick Revell and Harry Enfield. From September 1986.
The naive gap year student's South American audio diary of his bird-watching mishaps. Stars Marcus Brigstocke. From July 2002.
Parked outside for ten years, the lad hits snags galore when he's forced to move his motor. Stars Tony Hancock. From April 1958.
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
A parting of the ways for the Morel and Gren, but the search for a home goes on.
Millions of years in the future, a colossal banyan tree covers much of the Earth. In its boughs, the last remnants of humanity are fighting for survival, terrorized by carnivorous plants and grotesque insect life.
The Earth has stopped rotating and the Sun's output has increased. Plants are engaged in a constant tropical forest-style frenzy of growth driving other life forms to extinction...
Conclusion of Brian Aldiss's 1962 sci-fi fantasy read by Gareth Thomas.
Abridged by Lu Kemp.
Fresh from 4 - Fred MacAulay's new topical panel show, inspired by the latest headlines. From 11th September 2009.
The two comedians get chatting in the tag-team talk show, where this week's guest is next week's interviewer. From February 2007.
The story of Victorian Britain's most celebrated magician - Augustus Faversham.
The comedy sketch trio present swashbuckling tales of four brothers born into the same privileged aristocratic family - Horatius, Theseus, Leonidas and Augustus.
Written by and starring Humphrey Ker, David Reed and Thom Tuck.
Alexandra Faversham ... Ingrid Oliver
Narrator... Miles Jupp.
BBC Radio 7 showcases upcoming comedy writer/performers. With Dan Skinner, Tom Verrall and Waen Shepherd. From January 2009.
MONDAY 21 SEPTEMBER 2009
MON 00:00 Planet B (b00hxnfg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Sunday]
MON 00:30 Brian Aldiss - Hothouse (b00mtpl0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Sunday]
MON 01:00 Hercule Poirot (b007qmt9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
02:30 on Sunday]
MON 02:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00mtpkp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:30 on Sunday]
MON 03:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00mtpkr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
15:00 on Sunday]
MON 03:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00mtpkt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
15:30 on Sunday]
MON 04:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00mtpkw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
16:00 on Sunday]
MON 04:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00mtpky)
[Repeat of broadcast at
16:30 on Sunday]
MON 05:00 21/09/2009 (b00mtr83)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
MON 08:00 Dad's Army (b007jsg2)
Series 1
Battle School
The Walmington-on-Sea platoon is off to a weekend training camp - subject to Captain Mainwaring and his map...
The comic exploits of a Second World War Home Guard platoon in Walmington-on-Sea.
Adapted for radio from Jimmy Perry and David Croft's TV scripts by Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles.
Captain Mainwaring …. Arthur Lowe
Sergeant Wilson …. John Le Mesurier
Corporal Jones …. Clive Dunn
Private Godfrey …. Arnold Ridley
Private Pike …. Ian Lavender
Private Frazer …. John Laurie
Major Smith …. SJack Watson
Captain Rodrigues …. Alan Tilvern
Announcer …. John Snagge
Producer: John Dyas
First broadcast on the BBC Radio 4 in April 1974.
MON 08:30 Dead Ringers (b00mtr85)
Series 7
Episode 1
More celeb sound-alikes with a musical Doctor Who and Dale Winton in his showbiz trench. With Jon Culshaw. From April 2002.
MON 09:00 PG Wodehouse (b00bt4vw)
What Ho! Jeeves: Joy in the Morning
Schemes and Ruses
Bertie Wooster is much in demand, but his best-laid plans go awry as he lands in a bit of pickle...
P.G. Wodehouse’s romp adapted in seven-parts by Chris Miller.
CAST:
Jeeves …. Michael Hordern
Bertie Wooster …. Richard Briers
Boko Fittleworth …. Jonathan Cecil
Percy, Lord Worplesden …. Peter Woodthorpe
Florence Craye …. Bronwen Williams
Nobby Hopwood …. Rosalind Adams
Edwin the Boy Scout …. Denise Bryer
Producer: Simon Brett
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1978.
MON 09:30 Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful (b007jv2q)
Series 2
Episode 3
A seven foot squirrel drives ad man Ken Handley nuts, but can some face cream help?
Martin Jarvis stars in Guy Jenkin and Jon Canter’s satire set in the competitive world of advertising
Ken Handley ...... Martin Jarvis
Sandy ...... Christopher Godwin
Freddie ...... Lockwood West
Deborah ...... Rosalind Ayres
Ambrose ...... Paul Jesson
Leo Gale ...... Glyn Owen
Christina ...... Jo Manning Wilson
Receptionist ...... Maggie McCarthy
George ...... Peter Tuddenham
With Joss Ackland, James Griffiths, John Shrapnel, Imelda Staunton and David Tate.
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1984.
MON 10:00 Richard Adams - Watership Down (b00fwcz7)
Episode 1
When prophet Fiver predicts doom for their warren, not all the rabbits will listen. Stars Simon Chandler and Tom George.
MON 11:00 Uncle Mort's North Country (b007jrb8)
Series 2
My Friend Dornford
Carter Brandon and his uncle take a day trip to see Arthur Scargill's 'twin'
Peter Tinniswood’s continuing tales of Carter Brandon and his curmudgeonly uncle.
Uncle Mort and his Yorkshire based family first appeared in Tinniswood’s novel ‘A Touch Of Daniel’ which earned them a run of four series of ‘I Didn't Know You Cared’ on BBC TV from 1975 to 1979.
Uncle Mort …. Stephen Thorne
Carter Brandon …. Peter Skellern
Dornford Scargill …. Jim Broadbent
Narrator …. Christian Rodska
Producer: Pete Atkin.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1989.
MON 11:15 John Mortimer - Rumpole of the Bailey (b007jz59)
Rumpole and the Primrose Path
Recuperating at a nursing home, the barrister exposes some criminal practices. John Mortimer's dramatisation with Timothy West.
MON 12:00 Dad's Army (b007jsg2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
MON 12:30 Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead (b00g42td)
From 08/03/1971
A eulogy to Beethoven - and the epic tale of the building of a new bus shelter.
A sequential entertainment for radio starring Ronnie Barker.
With Terence Brady, Pauline Yates and Josephine Gordon.
Pianist: Gordon Langford
Written by:
Chris Allen
JHB Peel
John Graham
Allan Scott & Chris Bryant
Peter Spence
Gerald Wiley (Ronnie's Barker's pseudonym)
Producer: John Fawcett-Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1971.
MON 13:00 Miss Marple (b007jpp2)
The Murder at the Vicarage
Episode 1
Even the vicar of St Mary Mead detests a certain member of his flock. But murder seems to be carrying things a bit far?
First published in 1930, Agatha Christie's whodunit stars June Whitfield as Miss Marple.
Rev Leonard Clement...........................Francis Matthews
Griselda Clement....................................Imelda Staunton
Dr Haydock...............................................Nigel Davenport
Dennis........................................................Nicholas Boulton
Lettice Protheroe...................................Rachel Atkins
Miss Wetherby.......................................Joan Matheson
Mrs Price-Ridley....................................Margot Boyd
Mrs Lestrange........................................Jilly Meers
Lawrence Redding...............................James Telfer
Anne Protheroe................................... Frances Jeater
Colonel Protheroe...............................James Greene
Mary.........................................................Alice Arnold
Inspector Slack.....................................John Baddeley
Dramatised in five parts by Michael Bakewell
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1993.
MON 13:30 HRF Keating - Inspector Ghote's First Case (b00mtr87)
Episode 6
Why did Dawkins' servant threaten the little garden boy if he spoke to the detective? Sam Dastor reads HRF Keating's mystery.
MON 13:45 Ian Rankin - Beggars Banquet (b00mtr89)
Facing the Music, Part 1
Inspector Rebus discovers a bigger story behind a valuable theft from an Edinburgh hi-fi shop. Read by James Macpherson.
MON 14:00 This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century (b00mtttq)
1962 - TW3, the Death of Marilyn Monroe and the Cuban Missile Crisis
Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history. Narrated by Anna Massey, with Robert Powell.
MON 14:15 Adventures in Science (b00ffjc2)
Series 2
The Morning After the Night Before
Ben Silburn follows the rollercoaster ride of alcohol through our bodies and discovers whether science can cure a hangover.
MON 14:30 Khaled Hosseini - The Kite Runner (b007yncq)
Episode 1
Amir spends his childhood in Kabul, playing in the garden with Hassan, the son of the Hazara servant. Together they climb the hill to the pomegranate tree and read stories in its shade, or go fly kites in the streets. But this is 1970s Afghanistan before the Russian tanks rolled in and before the day of the kite fighting tournament, the day that changed Amir's life forever.
Kulvinder Ghir reads Khaled Hosseini's 2003 international bestseller which transferred to the cinema in 2007.
MON 14:45 Miranda Seymour - The Bugatti Queen (b00mttts)
Episode 1
The story of Mariette Helene Delangle, model and dancer turned Grand Prix racing driver. Read by Harriet Walter.
MON 15:00 Richard Adams - Watership Down (b00fwcz7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
MON 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00mtwd6)
Featuring The Adventures of PG Woodlouse written and performed by Felicity Duncan and Jon Osbaldeston, Arabel's Raven by Joan Aiken, and A Land Without Magic by Stephen Elboz.
MON 17:00 PG Wodehouse (b00bt4vw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
MON 17:30 Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful (b007jv2q)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
MON 18:00 Doctor Who (b007k1lq)
No More Lies
Escaping a destroyed spaceship, the time travellers apparently gatecrash a posh party. Starring Paul McGann and Sheridan Smith.
MON 18:50 Beyond the Vortex (b007k1lr)
Series 1
Truth and Lies
As Radio 7 goes behind the scenes of our Doctor Who series, Barnaby Edwards talks about the musical elements in 'No More Lies'.
MON 19:00 Dad's Army (b007jsg2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
MON 19:30 Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead (b00g42td)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
MON 20:00 Miss Marple (b007jpp2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
MON 20:30 HRF Keating - Inspector Ghote's First Case (b00mtr87)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
MON 20:45 Ian Rankin - Beggars Banquet (b00mtr89)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:45 today]
MON 21:00 Uncle Mort's North Country (b007jrb8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
MON 21:15 John Mortimer - Rumpole of the Bailey (b007jz59)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
MON 22:00 Dead Ringers (b00mtr85)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
MON 22:30 Revolting People (b007lrv1)
Series 2
Trying Times
A wife returns, a daughter gives birth and Sergeant McGurk reveals the real reason the English won the Battle of Culloden.
The return of the sitcom set just before the American War of Independence.
Written by Andy Hamilton and Jay Tarses.
Samuel Oliphant …. Jay Tarses
Sergeant McGurk …. Andy Hamilton
Captain Brimshaw …. James Fleet
Mary Oliphant …. Jan Ravens
Ezekiel Spriggs …. Hugh Dennis
Cora Oliphant …. Penelope Nice
Joshua Oliphant …. Tony Maudsley
Elizabeth Oliphant …. Susie Blake
Agnes …. Selina Griffiths
Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2001.
MON 23:00 The Mark Steel Solution (b007jmrl)
Series 2
The Royal Family Should Be Chosen By a Weekly Lottery
Mark Steel crowns his series by proposing that the royal family be chosen by a lottery.
Alternative solutions written and performed by Mark Steel and Pete Sinclair.
With Kim Wall and Maria McErlane.
Producer Phil Clarke
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1994.
MON 23:30 The In Crowd (b008g2dl)
Series 1
Episode 6
Sketch show from Manchester's Comedy Store with Robin Ince, Helen Moon, Smug Roberts and Kate Ward. From January 2002.
MON 23:45 The Shuttleworths (b007jm35)
Series 2
Wireless Wanderings (Part One)
Sheffield’s aspiring singer/songwriter John Shuttleworth and his agent Ken roam the radio airwaves.
Featuring Alistair Cook’s Letter From America, Timothy Bentinck and Norman Painting from 'The Archers' and Sue Lawley from 'Desert Island Discs'
Written and performed by Graham Fellows. With Charlotte Green.
Producer: Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1995.
TUESDAY 22 SEPTEMBER 2009
TUE 00:00 Doctor Who (b007k1lq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:50 Beyond the Vortex (b007k1lr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:50 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 Miss Marple (b007jpp2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 HRF Keating - Inspector Ghote's First Case (b00mtr87)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Monday]
TUE 01:45 Ian Rankin - Beggars Banquet (b00mtr89)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:45 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 Uncle Mort's North Country (b007jrb8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:15 John Mortimer - Rumpole of the Bailey (b007jz59)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 Richard Adams - Watership Down (b00fwcz7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century (b00mtttq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:15 Adventures in Science (b00ffjc2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:15 on Monday]
TUE 04:30 Khaled Hosseini - The Kite Runner (b007yncq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:30 on Monday]
TUE 04:45 Miranda Seymour - The Bugatti Queen (b00mttts)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:45 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 22/09/2009 (b00mv1sd)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
TUE 08:00 The Navy Lark (b0178zz9)
The Put-a-Horse-Out-to-Graze Fund
Chief Petty Officer Pertwee starts fundraising for a very special cause - his own financial black hole...
Stars Leslie Phillips, Jon Pertwee and Stephen Murray.
Laughs afloat aboard British Royal Navy frigate HMS Troutbridge. The Navy Lark ran for an impressive 13 series between 1959 and 1976.
The Sub-Lieutenant ...... Leslie Phillips
The Chief Petty Officer ...... Jon Pertwee
The Number One ...... Stephen Murray
Captain Povey ...... Richard Caldicot
Rita ...... Heather Chasen
The Admiral ...... Tenniel Evans
The Padre. ...... Michael Bates
Written by Lawrie Wyman
Producer: Alastair Scott Johnston.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in May 1971.
TUE 08:30 The Long Hot Satsuma (b00mv1sg)
Episode 5
Misprint Theatre, and whatever happened to Checkpoint? Zesty sketch show with Barry Cryer and Alison Steadman. From June 1989.
TUE 09:00 To the Manor Born (b007jm4q)
The Honours List
With news of a New Year's Honour for a villager, Audrey is nice to Devere.
Starring Penelope Keith as Audrey fforbes-Hamilton.
Keith Barron ..... Richard DeVere
Angela Thorne ..... Marjory Frobisher
Nicholas McArdle ..... Brabinger
Margery Withers ..... Mrs Polouvicka
Frank Middlemass ..... Ned
Brigadier ...... Jonathan Adams
The tale of lady of the manor Audrey fforbes-Hamilton, forced to sell her beloved Grantleigh Estate when her husband's death leaves her financially strapped. With butler Brabinger in tow, they've decamped to the tiny Old Lodge cottage.
From this vantage point, Audrey keeps a close and disapproving eye on the estate's new owner, the nouveau-riche Richard DeVere, a wholesale foods magnate of Czech descendent.
First piloted on radio and then whisked off to TV before it ever appeared, before finally arriving home in 1997.
Adapted for radio by Peter Spence from his TV script.
Producer: Jane Berthoud
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in March 1997.
TUE 09:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b007jxjk)
Series 2
The Club
Author Gerald has money worries, while his wife Diana bids to join a ladies' club.
The convoluted chronicle of an optimistic author starring Ian Carmichael as Gerald C Potter and Charlotte Mitchell as his wife.
With Michael McClain and Jo Manning Wilson.
Written by Basil Boothroyd.
Producer: Bobby Jaye
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1977.
TUE 10:00 Richard Adams - Watership Down (b00fy1g3)
Episode 2
The rabbits try to rescue General Woundwort's females to establish their own dynasty. Stars Tom George and Stephen Tomlin.
TUE 11:00 Uncle Mort's North Country (b007jrbn)
Series 2
Dark Satanic Writer
Carter Brandon and his Uncle Mort chew the cud as they tour a museum of northern life.
Peter Tinniswood’s continuing tales of Carter Brandon and his curmudgeonly uncle.
Uncle Mort and his Yorkshire based family first appeared in Tinniswood’s novel ‘A Touch Of Daniel’ which earned them a run of four series of ‘I Didn't Know You Cared’ on BBC TV from 1975 to 1979.
Uncle Mort …. Stephen Thorne
Carter Brandon …. Peter Skellern
Harry Hardcastle …. Norman Bird
Narrator …. Christian Rodska
Producer: Pete Atkin.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1989.
TUE 11:15 John Mortimer - Rumpole of the Bailey (b007jz6m)
Rumpole and the Scales of Justice
The barrister's love for Othello and his shady contacts help him defend a policeman. Stars Timothy West.
TUE 12:00 The Navy Lark (b0178zz9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
TUE 12:30 Counterpoint (b00dk91z)
2005
Episode 4
Ned Sherrin's music quiz with Sue Bates of Barrow-upon-Soar, Andrew Beardsell of Brighouse and Alan Gallagher from Wallsend.
TUE 13:00 Miss Marple (b007jppk)
The Murder at the Vicarage
Episode 2
Much to the Vicar's embarrassment, a murder has been committed in his study. But who killed Colonel Protheroe?
Miss Jane Marple is on the case.
Agatha Christie's whodunit stars June Whitfield as Miss Marple
Rev Leonard Clement..................................Francis Matthews
Griselda Clement..........................................Imelda Staunton
Dr Haydock.....................................................Nigel Davenport
Lettice Protheroe..........................................Rachel Atkins
Mary..................................................................Alice Arnold
Colonel Melchett.........................................Richard Todd
Constable.......................................................Malcolm Ward
Butler...............................................................Lewis Jones
Anne Protheroe...........................................Frances Jeater
Lawrence Redding......................................James Telfer
Inspector Slack.............................................John Baddeley
Gladys Cram.................................................Oona Beeson
Dramatised by Michael Bakewell
Director Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1993.
TUE 13:30 HRF Keating - Inspector Ghote's First Case (b00mv1sj)
Episode 7
Dawkins' servant's splendid turban - that's the problem. The detective is on track again. Sam Dastor reads HRF Keating's mystery.
TUE 13:45 Ian Rankin - Beggars Banquet (b00mv1sl)
Facing the Music, Part 2
Probing a mystery Edinburgh shop theft, Inspector Rebus learns the hi-fi dealer has a steel door. Read by James Macpherson.
TUE 14:00 This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century (b00mv1sn)
1963 - Beeching, Profumo and Martin Luther King's Dream
Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history. Narrated by Anna Massey, with Robert Powell.
TUE 14:15 Adventures in Science (b00fg4tr)
Series 2
Supermassive Black Holes
Once the stuff of sci-fi, Ben Silburn explores the centre of the galaxy and the most spectacular objects in the universe.
TUE 14:30 Khaled Hosseini - The Kite Runner (b007yp7q)
Episode 2
A coup in Kabul ends the monarchy in Afghanistan. Khaled Hosseini's story of a childhood friendship, read by Kulvinder Ghir.
TUE 14:45 Miranda Seymour - The Bugatti Queen (b00mv1sq)
Episode 2
Mariette Hélène Delangle becomes Hellé Nice and enters the first Grand Prix for women. Read by Harriet Walter.
TUE 15:00 Richard Adams - Watership Down (b00fy1g3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
TUE 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00mv1ss)
Children's stories featuring The Adventures of PG Woodlouse by Felicity Duncan and Jon Osbaldeston; Arabel's Raven by Joan Aiken; and A Land Without Magic by Stephen Elboz.
TUE 17:00 To the Manor Born (b007jm4q)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
TUE 17:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b007jxjk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
TUE 18:00 Doctor Who (b007k1v6)
Human Resources
Episode 1
Paul McGann (Monocled Mutineer, Withnail and I) is the Doctor for this wry adventure.
Offices can be difficult workplaces, but spare a thought for the hapless humans in this story. They wind up sharing theirs with the Cybermen.
Starring Paul McGann as the Doctor, this two-part story explains the ongoing mystery of Lucie Miller (Sheridan Smith) - paired off with the Doctor in a witness protection programme.
However, one kidnap and random journey to the planet Lonsis later, the Doctor discovers the far stranger truth. It's connected to odd company Hulbert Logistics, a dogged pursuer called the Headhunter, a very strange crystal... and ultimately the Cybermen. When Lucie learns the truth, all bets are off.
Humour has always played a part in the Doctor's travels - never more so than in this full-cast audio drama from writer Eddie Robson (Welcome to Our Village, Please Invade Carefully).
Playing Lucie is Sheridan Smith, who has wowed stage audiences in Hedda Gabler and Legally Blonde, but has also been a smash on TV with roles in Benidorm, Love Soup and Jonathan Creek.
TUE 18:50 Beyond the Vortex (b007k1v7)
Series 1
Cyber Conversations
As Radio 7 goes behind the scenes of our Doctor Who series, actor Nick Briggs explains how to sound like a Cyberman.
TUE 19:00 The Navy Lark (b0178zz9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
TUE 19:30 Counterpoint (b00dk91z)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
TUE 20:00 Miss Marple (b007jppk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
TUE 20:30 HRF Keating - Inspector Ghote's First Case (b00mv1sj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
TUE 20:45 Ian Rankin - Beggars Banquet (b00mv1sl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:45 today]
TUE 21:00 Uncle Mort's North Country (b007jrbn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
TUE 21:15 John Mortimer - Rumpole of the Bailey (b007jz6m)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
TUE 22:00 The Long Hot Satsuma (b00mv1sg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
TUE 22:30 The Million Pound Radio Show (b007jq9d)
Series 2
Episode 7
Talking dolphins - and bible sponsorship. Andy Hamilton and Nick Revell's sharp-edged topical humour. From October 1986.
TUE 23:00 Trevor's World of Sport (b00mv1sv)
Series 2
Episode 5
The sports agent tries to persuade a veteran rugby player with cauliflower ears to quit. Stars Neil Pearson. From December 2005.
TUE 23:30 Getting Nowhere Fast (b00mv1sx)
Series 3
Episode 3
The CyberPass cafe is shaken by Neville's shock news that his girlfriend has dumped him. Stars Mervyn Stutter. From May 2004.
WEDNESDAY 23 SEPTEMBER 2009
WED 00:00 Doctor Who (b007k1v6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:50 Beyond the Vortex (b007k1v7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:50 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 Miss Marple (b007jppk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 HRF Keating - Inspector Ghote's First Case (b00mv1sj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:45 Ian Rankin - Beggars Banquet (b00mv1sl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:45 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 Uncle Mort's North Country (b007jrbn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Tuesday]
WED 02:15 John Mortimer - Rumpole of the Bailey (b007jz6m)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Tuesday]
WED 03:00 Richard Adams - Watership Down (b00fy1g3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century (b00mv1sn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:15 Adventures in Science (b00fg4tr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:15 on Tuesday]
WED 04:30 Khaled Hosseini - The Kite Runner (b007yp7q)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:30 on Tuesday]
WED 04:45 Miranda Seymour - The Bugatti Queen (b00mv1sq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:45 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 23/09/2009 (b00mvd3t)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b00898pr)
Series 5
East Cheam Drama Festival
Rivalling Edinburgh and Salzburg - three short plays as the lad welcomes us to East Cheam Repertory Company.
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.
Producer: Tom Ronald
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in April 1958.
WED 08:30 Double Income, No Kids Yet (b00dvh3m)
Series 1
Episode 3
The trauma of Andy and Katie's impending parenthood spells the end of Daniel and Lucy's plans for a quiet weekend to themselves.
David Tennant and Liz Carling star in David Spicer's sitcom.
Modern life and parenthood, as seen through the eyes of a 30-something couple with no kids.
Daniel ...... David Tennant
Lucy ...... Liz Carling
Katie ...... Meera Syal
Peter ...... Rob Harley
Andy ...... Tony Gardner
Alison ...... Joanna Brookes
Charlotte ...... Polly Frame
Producer: Liz Anstee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2001.
WED 09:00 No Commitments (b007jmst)
Series 2
Frail Memorials
Sisterly sparring erupts when Anna organises a service for a friend.
Simon Brett’s sitcom about the lives and squabbles of three very different sisters.
Anna …. Rosemary Leach
Victoria …. Nicola Pagett
Charlotte …. Josie Lawrence
Emily …. Lisa Coleman
Judy …. Teresa Gallagher
Jeremy …. Ronald Herdman
John …. Dominic Letts
Music by Elizabeth Parker of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.
Producer: Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1993.
WED 09:30 The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere (b007jv2y)
Series 1
Episode 3
An Everyday Story of Towering Genius.
Sue Limb’s four-part soap opera set in and around the Lake District at the turn of the 18th century
Dorothy is perturbed by William's impending wedding. Percy Jelley is depressed despite his recent bigamous marriage to Mary Godwit. The Leechpedlar reveals that he was 'The Antique Mariner'. Cholericke is inspired....
Dorothy Wordsmith ...... Denise Coffey
William Wordsmith ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Samuel Tailor Cholericke ...... Simon Callow
Stinking Iris ...... Miriam Margolyes
The Leechpedlar ...... Chris Emmett
Percy Jelley ...... Hugh Thomas
Mary Godwit ...... Alison Fiske
Music by Stephen Oliver and sung by Cantabile
Producer: Jonathan James-Moore
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1985.
WED 10:00 Daniel Defoe - Robinson Crusoe (b007jqy3)
Episode 1
Against the advice of his family, Robinson Crusoe is set on a life of adventure.
Roy Marsden and Tom Bevan star in Daniel Defoe’s epic tale.
Dramatised in two parts by Steve Chambers
Older Robinson ...... Roy Marsden
Younger Robinson ...... Tom Bevan
Wells ...... Gerard McDermott
Crusoe's Father ...... John Rowe
Crusoe's Mother ...... Jenny Lee
Captain ...... Christopher Wright
Jack ...... Iwan Thomas
Director: Marion Nancarrow
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1998.
WED 11:00 Uncle Mort's North Country (b007jrc0)
Series 2
Young Chocolate
Carter's uncle fancies a good funeral, so they head off to the burial for a boxer.
Peter Tinniswood’s continuing tales of Carter Brandon and his curmudgeonly uncle.
Uncle Mort and his Yorkshire based family first appeared in Tinniswood’s novel ‘A Touch Of Daniel’ which earned them a run of four series of ‘I Didn't Know You Cared’ on BBC TV from 1975 to 1979.
Uncle Mort …. Stephen Thorne
Carter Brandon …. Peter Skellern
The Undetraker …. Michael Graham Cox
Marcus Potts …. Stan Richards
Narrator …. Christian Rodska
Producer: Pete Atkin.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1989.
WED 11:15 John Mortimer - Rumpole of the Bailey (b007wq20)
Rumpole and the Vanishing Juror
At a murder trial, the barrister encounters a jury member with a mystifying agenda. John Mortimer's drama stars Timothy West.
WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b00898pr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
WED 12:30 Trivia Test Match (b007v02t)
Umpire Brian Johnston bowls the questions to Willie Rushton, Tim Rice, William Franklyn and Paul Merton. From August 1992.
WED 13:00 Miss Marple (b007jpq1)
The Murder at the Vicarage
Episode 3
Multiple confessions to the murder of Colonel Protheroe mount up in the village of St. Mary Mead.
But who does amateur sleuth Jane Marple believe?
Agatha Christie's whodunit stars June Whitfield as Miss Marple
Rev. Leonard Clement....................................Francis Matthews
Griselda Clement.............................................Imelda Staunton
Mrs Lestrange..................................................Jillie Meers
Mary....................................................................Alice Arnold
Hilda...................................................................Lisa Howard
Dr Haydock......................................................Nigel Davenport
Lawrence Redding........................................James Telfer
Dennis................................................................Nicholas Boulton
Hawes................................................................David Thorpe
Dr Stone...........................................................Timothy Alcock
Raymond West..............................................Ian Masters
Inspector Slack..............................................John Baddeley
Gladys Cram...................................................Oona Beeson
Nancy...............................................................Vivienne Rochester
Dramatised by Michael Bakewell
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1993.
WED 13:30 HRF Keating - Inspector Ghote's First Case (b00mvd3w)
Episode 8
It's time for the Bombay detective to test the theory that he's been building for days. Sam Dastor reads HRF Keating's mystery.
WED 13:45 Ian Rankin - Beggars Banquet (b00mvd3y)
Herbert in Motion, Part 1
A top gallery curator faces disgrace and prison when his part in a big art fraud looks set to be exposed. Read by James Bryce.
WED 14:00 This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century (b00mvd40)
1964 - Ian Smith, Harold Wilson and Vietnam
Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history. Narrated by Anna Massey, with Robert Powell.
WED 14:15 Adventures in Science (b00ffnxt)
Series 2
Recalling the Past
Ben Silburn journeys around our brain's neural network to discover how it creates and stores memories.
WED 14:30 Khaled Hosseini - The Kite Runner (b007yrw5)
Episode 3
After the Kabul kite flying tournament, Amir witnesses a disturbing event. Khaled Hosseini's novel read by Kulvinder Ghir.
WED 14:45 Miranda Seymour - The Bugatti Queen (b00mvd42)
Episode 3
Can Hellé Nice, risqué dancer turned Grand Prix racing driver, break the world record? Read by Harriet Walter.
WED 15:00 Daniel Defoe - Robinson Crusoe (b007jqy3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
WED 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00mvd44)
Children's stories featuring The Adventures of PG Woodlouse by Felicity Duncan and Jon Osbaldeston; Arabel's Raven by Joan Aiken; and A Land Without Magic by Stephen Elboz.
WED 17:00 No Commitments (b007jmst)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
WED 17:30 The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere (b007jv2y)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
WED 18:00 Doctor Who (b007k233)
Human Resources
Episode 2
Paul McGann (Monocled Mutineer, Withnail and I) is the Doctor for this wry adventure.
Offices can be difficult workplaces, but spare a thought for the hapless humans in this story. They wind up sharing theirs with the Cybermen.
Starring Paul McGann as the Doctor, this two-part story explains the ongoing mystery of Lucie Miller (Sheridan Smith) - paired off with the Doctor in a witness protection programme.
However, one kidnap and random journey to the planet Lonsis later, the Doctor discovers the far stranger truth. It's connected to odd company Hulbert Logistics, a dogged pursuer called the Headhunter, a very strange crystal... and ultimately the Cybermen. When Lucie learns the truth, all bets are off.
Humour has always played a part in the Doctor's travels - never more so than in this full-cast audio drama from writer Eddie Robson (Welcome to Our Village, Please Invade Carefully).
Playing Lucie is Sheridan Smith, who has wowed stage audiences in Hedda Gabler and Legally Blonde, but has also been a smash on TV with roles in Benidorm, Love Soup and Jonathan Creek.
WED 18:50 Beyond the Vortex (b0080jsz)
Series 1
Looking Forward, Looking Back
As Radio 7 goes behind the scenes of our Doctor Who series - is this the end of the line for the Time Lord and assistant Lucie?
WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b00898pr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
WED 19:30 Trivia Test Match (b007v02t)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
WED 20:00 Miss Marple (b007jpq1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
WED 20:30 HRF Keating - Inspector Ghote's First Case (b00mvd3w)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
WED 20:45 Ian Rankin - Beggars Banquet (b00mvd3y)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:45 today]
WED 21:00 Uncle Mort's North Country (b007jrc0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
WED 21:15 John Mortimer - Rumpole of the Bailey (b007wq20)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
WED 22:00 Double Income, No Kids Yet (b00dvh3m)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
WED 22:30 Miranda Hart's Joke Shop (b00mvfw1)
What an Excuse
The shopkeeper's mother plans a wedding, but the prospective bride has other ideas. With Patricia Hodge. From September 2008.
WED 23:00 Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off (b007jrmf)
Series 1
The Arctic
Frozen fiascos are afoot as the dim student traveller sails with Greenpeace. Stars Marcus Brigstocke. From August 2002.
WED 23:30 The Masterson Inheritance (b007jstr)
Series 1
The Sweat of the Mastersons
A young Charles Masterson seeks his fortune in Dickensian London, a town seething with body-snatchers, opium dens and female impersonators....
An improvised historical saga of a family at war with itself - based entirely on audience suggestions.
Starring Paul Merton, Josie Lawrence, Caroline Quentin, Jim Sweeney and Phelim McDermott.
Producer: Phil Clarke
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1993.
THURSDAY 24 SEPTEMBER 2009
THU 00:00 Doctor Who (b007k233)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:50 Beyond the Vortex (b0080jsz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:50 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Miss Marple (b007jpq1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 HRF Keating - Inspector Ghote's First Case (b00mvd3w)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:45 Ian Rankin - Beggars Banquet (b00mvd3y)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:45 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Uncle Mort's North Country (b007jrc0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 John Mortimer - Rumpole of the Bailey (b007wq20)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Daniel Defoe - Robinson Crusoe (b007jqy3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century (b00mvd40)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:15 Adventures in Science (b00ffnxt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:15 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 Khaled Hosseini - The Kite Runner (b007yrw5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:30 on Wednesday]
THU 04:45 Miranda Seymour - The Bugatti Queen (b00mvd42)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:45 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 24/09/2009 (b00mvs9n)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
THU 08:00 Dad Made Me Laugh (b00d7h6q)
Maureen Beattie
Johnny Beattie's daughter chats to Sally Magnusson about her life with the Glaswegian comedian.
Producer: Mike Walker
First broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland in September 2006.
THU 08:30 Chambers (b007jpd0)
Series 2
Conditional Fees
John Fuller-Carp wants victory in a 'no win, no fee' case of a broken thumb involving a can of figs
Clive Coleman’s sitcom set in perhaps the country's least spectacular law chambers.
John Fuller Carp ...... John Bird
Hilary Tripping ...... James Fleet
Vince ...... Jonathan Kydd
Ruth Quirke ...... Sarah Lancashire
Philip James ...... Chris Pavlo
Shearing ...... Peter Gunn
Masterson ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Producer: Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1998.
THU 09:00 The Attractive Young Rabbi (b007jwbj)
Series 1
The TV Stars
Rabbi Su is set to appear on TV, but Rabbi Abraham is not impressed - or so it seems.
The first of three series of Barry Grossman’s comedy-drama about the collision between the old and the new in the Jewish community of Hillfield.
Starring David De Keyser as Rabbi Abraham Fine. Tracy-Ann Oberman as Rabbi Su Jacobs, Doreen Mantle as Sadie Fine, Henry Goodman as Melvin, Jonathan Kydd as Brian, Sheila Steafel as Sue's Mum, Peter Landi as Gareth Broughton and Rebecca Gethings as Fiona Collins.
Music: Max Harris.
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1999.
THU 09:30 Change at Oglethorpe (b00mvs9q)
Off the Rails
Ticket sales at Oglethorpe railway station are at an all-time low.
Could passengers be put off by Points's Platform 1 FM Punk Rock Show? Or is it down to June's seances in the cafe? - or perhaps because Rocket refuses to sell anyone a ticket to Barnsley?
New station manager, David Clare has a challenge on his hands!
Peter Morfoot's railway sitcom stars Michael Williams and Peter Davison.
Rocket ...... Michael Williams
David ...... Peter Davison
June ...... Rosemary Martin
Points ...... Phillippa Wilson
Hattie ...... Madge Hindle
Sodd ...... Chris Emmett
Other parts played by Caroline Strong and David Timson.
Producer: Gareth Edwards
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in December 1995.
THU 10:00 Daniel Defoe - Robinson Crusoe (b007jqyc)
Episode 2
Crusoe's acceptance of his solitude is shattered by a single footprint in the sand.
Conclusion of Daniel Defoe’s epic tale dramatised by Steve Chambers
Older Robinson ...... Roy Marsden
Younger Robinson ...... Tom Bevan
Wells ...... Gerard McDermott
Crusoe's Father ...... John Rowe
Crusoe's Mother ...... Jenny Lee
Captain ...... Christopher Wright
Jack ...... Iwan Thomas
Director: Marion Nancarrow
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1998.
THU 11:00 Uncle Mort's North Country (b007jrcg)
Series 2
A Very Occasional Day
Uncle Mort and Carter Brandon continue their days out by going to a sheepdog trial
Peter Tinniswood’s continuing tales of long-suffering Carter Brandon and his curmudgeonly uncle.
Uncle Mort and his Yorkshire based family first appeared in Tinniswood’s novel ‘A Touch Of Daniel’ which earned them a run of four series of ‘I Didn't Know You Cared’ on BBC TV from 1975 to 1979.
Uncle Mort …. Stephen Thorne
Carter Brandon …. Peter Skellern
Pat Brandon …. Liz Goulding
Narrator …. Christian Rodska
Producer: Pete Atkin.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1989.
THU 11:15 John Mortimer - Rumpole of the Bailey (b007jz92)
Rumpole Redeemed
The barrister faces a conundrum over whether offenders can ever go straight. John Mortimer's drama stars Timothy West.
THU 12:00 Dad Made Me Laugh (b00d7h6q)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 12:30 The Personality Test (b00mvs9s)
Series 2
Antony Worrall-Thompson
Celebrity chef and writer Antony Worrall-Thompson quizzes a panel about himself.
With Sue Perkins, Lucy Porter, Will Smith and Robin Ince.
Series with changing hosts who quiz the panel.
Script by Richard Turner and Simon LIttlefield
Devised and produced by Aled Evans.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2006.
THU 13:00 Miss Marple (b007jpqf)
The Murder at the Vicarage
Episode 4
Investigations into the murder of Colonel Protheroe don't go at all to plan. Who is the killer?
Agatha Christie's whodunit stars June Whitfield as Miss Marple.
Rev. Leonard Clement.............................................Francis Matthews
Griselda Clement.......................................................Imelda Staunton
Lettice Protheroe......................................................Rachel Atkins
Dr Haydock................................................................Nigel Davenport
Anne Protheroe.......................................................Frances Jeater
Inspector Slack........................................................John Baddeley
Gladys Cram.............................................................Oona Beeson
Hawes........................................................................David Thorpe
Mrs Price-Ridley.....................................................Margot Boyd
Dramatised by Michael Bakewell
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1993.
THU 13:30 HRF Keating - Inspector Ghote's First Case (b00mvqs4)
Episode 9
Now that the detective has the khansamah at his mercy, what will the servant reveal? Sam Dastor reads HRF Keating's mystery.
THU 13:45 Ian Rankin - Beggars Banquet (b00mvqs6)
Herbert in Motion, Part 2
Scared of fraud exposure, an art gallery curator dresses up to disguise the condemned look in his eyes. Read by James Bryce.
THU 14:00 This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century (b00mvqs8)
1965 - The Death of Churchill, Rolling Thunder and UDI
Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history. Narrated by Anna Massey, with Robert Powell.
THU 14:15 Adventures in Science (b00ffpfr)
Series 2
Flu
Ben Silburn goes to war. His enemy is the influenza virus and the human body is the battlefield. With Professor John Oxford.
THU 14:30 Khaled Hosseini - The Kite Runner (b007ysn2)
Episode 4
After his success in the Kabul kite tournament, Amir is consumed with guilt. Khaled Hosseini's novel is read by Kulvinder Ghir.
THU 14:45 Miranda Seymour - The Bugatti Queen (b00mvqsb)
Episode 4
Model-turned-Grand Prix driver Hellé Nice survives racing accidents and World War II. Read by Harriet Walter.
THU 15:00 Daniel Defoe - Robinson Crusoe (b007jqyc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
THU 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00mvs9v)
Stories featuring: The Adventures of PG Woodlouse by Felicity Duncan and Jon Osbaldeston; Arabel's Raven by Joan Aiken; and A Land Without Magic by Stephen Elboz.
THU 17:00 The Attractive Young Rabbi (b007jwbj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
THU 17:30 Change at Oglethorpe (b00mvs9q)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
THU 18:00 Doctor Who (b00f2zny)
Dead London
The time travellers are trapped in a labyrinth of London's history. So is a deadly killer. Stars Paul McGann and Sheridan Smith.
THU 18:50 Beyond the Vortex (b00f2zp0)
Series 2
Look Lively, London
Radio 7 goes behind the scenes of the Doctor Who series to meet the Executive Producer and the Daleks' voice-maker Nick Briggs.
THU 19:00 Dad Made Me Laugh (b00d7h6q)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 19:30 The Personality Test (b00mvs9s)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
THU 20:00 Miss Marple (b007jpqf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
THU 20:30 HRF Keating - Inspector Ghote's First Case (b00mvqs4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
THU 20:45 Ian Rankin - Beggars Banquet (b00mvqs6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:45 today]
THU 21:00 Uncle Mort's North Country (b007jrcg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
THU 21:15 John Mortimer - Rumpole of the Bailey (b007jz92)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
THU 22:00 Chambers (b007jpd0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 22:30 Quando, Quando, Quando (b0082bz0)
The Christmas Rush
When the Christmas snipping gets out of hand and the salon clients get too crazy, Carlo decides he's had enough. It's time to do something about it...
Brothers Rene, Carlo and Charlie Quando chop, snip and crimp their lucky clients into shape at London's finest hair salon.
Six-part comedy written and performed by Rainer Hersch and Mark Maie. With Stephen Greif and Catherine Tate.
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1999.
THU 22:45 The Little Big Woman Radio Show (b007jlr1)
Parting is Such Sweet Sorrow
Temp Cynthia dreams of stardom, but her friends' jobs are under threat. So are her boyfriend and the cat. Stars Llewella Gideon.
THU 23:00 Rigor Mortis (b007mdgd)
Series 2
Episode 1
The pathology team try to get to know the people that they're autopsying. Stars Peter Davison. From November 2004.
THU 23:30 Spike Milligan - Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall (b00gf8pm)
Episode 5
A poorly rendered national anthem heralds a peculiar boxing match, and panic breaks out when Spike and his band play at a dance.
Spike Milligan shares more very frank memories of his wartime service.
Published in 1971, Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall is the first volume of the Spike Milligan's idiosyncratic military memoir.
Reversioned into 8 parts by BBC Radio 4 Extra.
FRIDAY 25 SEPTEMBER 2009
FRI 00:00 Doctor Who (b00f2zny)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:50 Beyond the Vortex (b00f2zp0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:50 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Miss Marple (b007jpqf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 HRF Keating - Inspector Ghote's First Case (b00mvqs4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:45 Ian Rankin - Beggars Banquet (b00mvqs6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:45 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Uncle Mort's North Country (b007jrcg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 John Mortimer - Rumpole of the Bailey (b007jz92)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Daniel Defoe - Robinson Crusoe (b007jqyc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century (b00mvqs8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:15 Adventures in Science (b00ffpfr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:15 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 Khaled Hosseini - The Kite Runner (b007ysn2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:30 on Thursday]
FRI 04:45 Miranda Seymour - The Bugatti Queen (b00mvqsb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:45 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 25/09/2009 (b00mw699)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
FRI 08:00 Round the Horne (b00mw69c)
Series 3
Episode 14
Trouble at sea for Kenneth Horne in 'The Maltese Brass Monkey', while Julian and Sandy go trolling on a bona fox hunt with a twist.
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 1967.
FRI 08:30 Married (b007tm4g)
Series 2
The Truth Is Out There
Robin uses a scam from his old universe to make himself rich in his new universe.
In the process he attracts the attention of the security services and learns the horrible truth about Operation War of the Worlds.
Hugh Bonneville stars in Tony Bagley's comedy.
Robin .... Hugh Bonneville
Lesley .... Josie Lawrence
Dirk .... Steve Frost
Murdo …. Lewis MacLeod
Elaine …. Janet Ellis
Vernon …. Simon Greenall
Ned …. Sam Bradley
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2000.
FRI 09:00 Anything Legal (b0081qyq)
Episode 1
After commuting to work together for 15 years, Charles and George both lose their jobs, but decide to keep it a secret...
Starring Donald Hewlett and Michael Knowles.
A Tale of Two City Gents by Wally K Daly
Charles …. Donald Hewlett
George …. Michael Knowles
Hilary …. Norma Ronald
GJ …. Tony Anholt
Futristics Manager …. David Ryall
Billy …. Michael Bilton
Harry the Publican …. Colin Starkey
Theme music by Jim Parker
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1984.
FRI 09:30 Millport (b00762cq)
Series 2
The Verdict
The islanders unite to try and save The Cumbrae Bar from closure.
Will Irene stay and fight with them or will she take the last ferry of the day to the mainland to the new life she's always dreamed of?
Bittersweet comedy written by and starring Lynn Ferguson as 30-something island barmaid Irene Bruce.
Irene ...... Lynn Ferguson
Moira/Agnes ...... Janet Brown
Alberto/Robert/Ferryman ...... Lewis McLeod
Ena/Bunty ...... Gabriel Quigley
Bob/Minister ...... Robert Patterson
Dougie ...... Matt Costello
Music arranged by Olly Fox.
Producer: Lucy Bacon
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2001.
FRI 10:00 Peter Tinniswood (b007jx5l)
The House Swap
Sid Fiedelman, a hard-drinking, award-winning American cartoonist, is sent by his editor to cast a satirical eye on Britain at the end of the millennium.
But Sid and his world-weary wife Alma are unprepared for what the small English village of Winterleaf Gunner has to offer...
Penelope Wilton, Peter Vaughan and William Hootkins stars in Peter Tinniswood’s drama.
Alma ...... Penelope Wilton
Sid ...... William Hootkins.
Ferns ...... Peter Vaughan
Edgar ...... John Hartley
Henry ...... Nigel Carrington
Director: Gordon House
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1999.
FRI 11:00 Uncle Mort's North Country (b007jrcs)
Series 2
2084
Carter Brandon takes his uncle off to ponder growing old over a pint.
Peter Tinniswood’s continuing tales of long-suffering Carter Brandon and his curmudgeonly uncle.
Uncle Mort and his Yorkshire based family first appeared in Tinniswood’s novel ‘A Touch Of Daniel’ which earned them a run of four series of ‘I Didn't Know You Cared’ on BBC TV from 1975 to 1979.
Uncle Mort …. Stephen Thorne
Carter Brandon …. Peter Skellern
The Barmaid …. Liz Goulding
Narrator …. Christian Rodska
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1989.
FRI 11:15 David Pownall - Barbara Allen (b00hp7mw)
The mystery of love's compelling power, explored in a drama based on one of the best-loved folk songs of all time. The story of high-born Jemmy Grove's unrequited obsession with beautiful artisan girl, Barbara Allen.
Stars Keith Barron as John, Benedict Sandiford as Jemmy, Honeysuckle Weeks as Barbara Allen, Adam Godley as Silas and Natasha Pyne as Mrs Allen.
Written by David Pownall.
Director: Peter Kavanagh
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2001.
FRI 12:00 Round the Horne (b00mw69c)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 Whispers (b007k2kg)
Series 1
Episode 1
What is the rather inflammatory connection between Salman Rushdie and The Beatles?
Celebrating our fascination with gossip, rumour and controversy. Gyles Brandreth hosts the panel game with scandal on its mind and slander at its heart.
Regular team captains writer and critic Anthony Holden and writer and actor Stella Duffy are joined by broadcaster Rosie Millard and best-selling author Jenny Colgan to test their wits, and wit against the most notorious figures in history.
Producer: Elizabeth Freestone
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2003.
FRI 13:00 Miss Marple (b007jpqv)
The Murder at the Vicarage
Episode 5
Amateur sleuth Jane Marple battles to unearth the proof she needs to reveal the murderer's identity - along with a few other surprises.
The conclusion of Agatha Christie's whodunit starring June Whitfield as Miss Marple.
Rev. Leonard Clement.......................................Francis Matthews
Griselda Clement.................................................Imelda Staunton
Lettice Protheroe.................................................Rachel Atkins
Colonel Melchett.................................................Richard Todd
Dr Haydock............................................................Nigel Davenport
Inspector Slack......................................................John Baddeley
Gladys Cram..........................................................Oona Beeson
Mrs Sadler..............................................................Tina Gray
Constable................................................................Dominic Letts
Dramatised by Michael Bakewell
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1993.
FRI 13:30 HRF Keating - Inspector Ghote's First Case (b00mw69f)
Episode 10
What was the gunshot heard by the detective as the khansamah was being driven to jail? Sam Dastor reads HRF Keating's mystery.
FRI 13:45 Ian Rankin - Beggars Banquet (b00mw69h)
The Hanged Man
The sinister workings of a serial killer's mind are exposed when a fair arrives in Kirkcaldy. Read by Steven McNicoll.
FRI 14:00 This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century (b00mw69k)
1966 - Another Labour Victory
Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history. Narrated by Anna Massey, with Robert Powell.
FRI 14:15 Adventures in Science (b00fg4tt)
Series 2
Sound
From a violin to your brain, Ben Silburn traces the journey of an acoustic wave through our inner ear.
FRI 14:30 Khaled Hosseini - The Kite Runner (b007yv7c)
Episode 5
With Russian tanks in Afghanistan, Amir and his father escape Kabul to America. Kulvinder Ghir reads Khaled Hosseini's novel.
FRI 14:45 Miranda Seymour - The Bugatti Queen (b00mw69m)
Episode 5
Personal, political and financial problems dog Hellé Nice as her glamorous racing years fade. Read by Harriet Walter.
FRI 15:00 Peter Tinniswood (b007jx5l)
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FRI 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00mw69p)
Kirsten O'Brien presents an hour of children's stories, featuring The Adventures of PG Woodlouse, written and performed by Felicity Duncan and Jon Osbaldeston.
FRI 17:00 Anything Legal (b0081qyq)
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FRI 17:30 Millport (b00762cq)
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FRI 18:00 Doctor Who (b00f676q)
Max Warp
Boys and their toys. A taste of testosterone shifts interstellar tensions into top gear. Stars Paul McGann and Sheridan Smith.
FRI 18:50 Beyond the Vortex (b00f68gg)
Series 2
Full Throttle
Radio 7 goes behind the scenes of our Doctor Who series, as director Barnaby Edwards reveals the secrets of 'Max Warp'.
FRI 19:00 Round the Horne (b00mw69c)
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FRI 19:30 Whispers (b007k2kg)
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FRI 20:00 Miss Marple (b007jpqv)
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FRI 20:30 HRF Keating - Inspector Ghote's First Case (b00mw69f)
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FRI 20:45 Ian Rankin - Beggars Banquet (b00mw69h)
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FRI 21:00 Uncle Mort's North Country (b007jrcs)
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FRI 21:15 David Pownall - Barbara Allen (b00hp7mw)
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FRI 22:00 Married (b007tm4g)
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FRI 22:30 The Jason Byrne Show (b00mw69r)
Series 1
Sport
Probing a fresh theme each week, the Irish comedian hosts stand-up and sketches. With Ivan Brackenbury. From August 2008.
FRI 23:00 And Now in Colour (b007jqfb)
Series 2
The Great Outdoors
The sketch show team take their audience on an activity holiday.
Precision comedy written and performed by Tim Firth, Tim de Jongh, Michael Rutger and William Vandyck.
Producer: Lissa Evans
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1991.
FRI 23:30 Nigel and Earl Sort Out the World (b007jx2d)
Episode 2
The surreal duo try solving the globe's topical problems. Stars Andrew Livingstone and Fine Time Fontayne. From July 1992.