SATURDAY 31 OCTOBER 2009

SAT 00:00 The Female Ghost (b00njx8j)
Afterward
After an unexpected windfall on their American mine, Ned and Mary move to a dream home in England, but their past is catching up with them...
A series of ghostly stories by women dramatised by Christopher Hawes.
Edith Wharton's eerie tale stars Buffy Davis as Edith Wharton, Carolyn Jones as Alida, John Guerrasio as Ned, Barbara Barnes as Mary, Sean Baker as Parvis, Rachel Atkins as Trimmle, Christopher Scott as Peters and Alex Lowe as Robert Elwell.
Producer: Marion Nancarrow
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1997.
SAT 00:30 Methuselah's Children by Robert A Heinlein (b007rsz2)
5. New World
After entering the alien temple, a colonist returns as a broken man.
Paul Birchard continues Robert Heinlein's sci-fi novel.
Set up in the late 19th century, the aim of the Howard Foundation is to prolong human life via selective breeding and financial encouragement.
Abridged by Bert Coules.
Produced at BBC Scotland by Bruce Young.
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in July 2007.
SAT 01:00 The Radio Detectives (b007q96v)
Series 2
A Case For Dr Morelle
An investigation of how Harley Street psychiatrist-turned-detective, Dr Morelle used psychology as well as criminology to solve cases.
Series about classic detectives presented by Professor Jeffrey Richards.
With Cecil Parker, Sheila Sim and Ernest Dudley.
Producer: Helen Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1999.
SAT 01:30 J Meade Falkner's Bag of Paradoxes (b00njx88)
David Almond tells the story of the author of 'Moonfleet' - arms manufacturer, novelist and mediaevalist.
SAT 02:00 The Digitisation of a Radio Station (b00njktd)
Peter Reed discovers how the BBC's mammoth tape archive arrives on Radio 7, via the former home of the Radiophonic Workshop. Marking 75 years of Maida Vale studios.
SAT 02:15 Martyn Wade - Blue Veils and Golden Sands (b007jvh7)
The remarkable story of pioneering BBC Radiophonic Workshop music composer Delia Derbyshire. Starring Sophie Thompson.
SAT 03:00 John Peacock - Posters of the Moulin Rouge (b007js47)
4. Jane Avril
They called her Crazy Jane because of the way she danced, but it was not an affectionate nickname. Jane Avril used people all her life and reaped the consequences...
Starring Angela Pleasence.
When the Moulin Rouge cabaret opened in Montmartre, Paris in 1889, Toulouse-Lautrec was commissioned to paint a series of posters. A performer's career was made if they secured an appearance.
John Peacock brings Toulouse Lautrec's poster characters to life, in the first of four plays about those entertainers, whose lives were as vivid as Lautrec's paint.
Jane Avril ...... Angela Pleasence
Gazelle ...... Vivian Pickles
Andre Vaubert ...... Jack Galloway
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec ...... Clive Merrison
Arsene Ondet ...... David King
Charles Zidler ...... Norman Jones
Annine ...... Jo Kendall
Chairman ...... John Bull
Alain Marais ...... Brian Miller
Madeleine ...... Anne Carroll
Cleaner ...... Tara Dominic
Matron ...... Anna Cropper
Maxine ...... Valerie Sarruf
Claire Cortin ...... Alice Arnold
Gazelle (at 17) ...... Elizabeth Mansfield
Music by Stephen Warbeck.
Director: Jane Morgan
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1989.
SAT 04:00 This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century (b00njx8b)
1991 - John Major and War with Iraq
Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history. Narrated by Anna Massey, with Robert Powell.
SAT 04:15 Route 66 (b009hskz)
Ipswich
Travelling the route of number 66 buses across Britain, Paddy Maguire meets a young single mum heading for a lively night out.
SAT 04:30 Kate Grenville - The Secret River (b00njx8d)
A New Emptiness
William Thornhill makes his choice, but will he reap his reward? Ron Cook reads the hard-hitting conclusion.
SAT 04:45 Beatrix Potter: A Life in Nature (b00g2gm4)
Episode 5
Linda Lear's biography of the author and illustrator examines old age, world war and Mrs Heelis's legacy. Read by Lindsay Duncan.
SAT 05:00 31/10/2009 (b00nlyfn)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
SAT 08:00 Big Toe Books (b00nlyfq)
Children's stories presented by Kirsten O'Brien, featuring The Witches, Vlad the Drac Returns, and Horrid Henry Tricks and Treats.
SAT 09:00 Scotland's Black History (b00nlyfs)
Black Blood, White Skin
Billy Kay explores Scotland's contacts with Africa and people of African origin from Roman times through to the slave trade, from colonial plantations to religious missions. (Revised repeat).
SAT 09:30 Charles Dickens (b007tm48)
Oliver Twist
Asking for More
Escaping from the workhouse, the orphan discovers that greater dangers are lurking outside. Stars Edward Long and Pam Ferris.
SAT 10:00 Comedy Controller (b007jq4z)
Justin Moorhouse
Justin Moorhouse, Young Kenny from Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights, follows in a fine tradition of Northern comics. In addition to comedian, he's also an actor and writer, and according to his official website "vegetarian, dog owner, father of two and I like Batman quite a bit".
He's written and starred in his own BBC Radio 4 sitcom - Everyone Quite Likes Justin - and has performed in plays at Manchester's Royal Exchange.
Justin has been on Celebrity Mastermind, where his chosen subject was Les Dawson. He's popped up on BBC Radio 5 Live's '7 Day Sunday' and 'Fighting Talk'. He's also been a regular presence on Manchester's Key 103.
Taking control of our comedy for 3 hours, Justin talks about his upbringing, comedy influences and the day Judith Chalmers didn't put him on Wish You Were Here.
His choices are: Knowing Me Knowing You (22.12.92), Ken Dodd's Palace of Laughter (3.9.87), On The Town With The League of Gentlemen (6.11.97), Ross Noble Goes Global - South Africa (18.4.02), Radio Shuttleworth (with Vanessa Feltz) (24.11.98) and Listen to Les (18.3.95).
SAT 13:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jq7q)
Halloween Party
The Belgian sleuth investigates the murder of a child on All Hallows' Eve. Agatha Christie whodunnit with John Moffatt.
SAT 14:30 Crime Catch-Up (b00nlyfv)
Boxer and Doberman: Headless in Glasgow
Two unlikely cops DI Bob Boxer and DC Shona Doberman probe an academics killing spree. Comedy police drama with Finlay Welsh.
SAT 15:00 Crime Catch-Up (b00nlyfx)
Boxer and Doberman: The Killings in Kirkibrae
The cops probe a link between the deaths in Glasgow and murders in an idyllic village. Stars Finlay Welsh and Anita Vettesse.
SAT 15:30 Crime Catch-Up (b00nlyfz)
Boxer and Doberman: The Big Cheese
A sadistic adversary exploits Detective Inspector Bob Boxer's deepest childhood fears. Stars Finlay Welsh and Anita Vettesse.
SAT 16:00 Crime Catch-Up (b00nlyg1)
Boxer and Doberman: The Seat of Evil
When a falling safe slays a top comedian, the cop duo probe a celebrity killing spree. Stars Finlay Welsh and Anita Vettesse.
SAT 16:30 Crime Catch-Up (b00nlyg3)
The Radio Detectives: A Case for Dr Morelle
Professor Jeffrey Richards investigates how the London Harley Street psychiatrist-turned detective solved his cases.
SAT 17:00 Doctor Who (b00nlyg5)
Sisters of the Flame
Someone is attempting to resurrect the past - and they need a Time Lord to help them achieve it. Stars Paul McGann.
SAT 17:55 Chain Gang (b00nlyg7)
Series 3 - Paper, Scissors, Stone
Episode 6
The story told by our listeners twists and turns, as Susan's troubled honeymoon continues. Satanic pacts, books that predict the future... all life, and death, is here.
SAT 18:00 Ben Moor - Undone (b00f6ddb)
Series 2
Unrelated
Edna interrogates The Prince, learns more about her own powers and takes on the public information porn industry.
Staring Alex Tregear and Ben Moor.
Ben Moor's comic sci-fi saga about magazine editor Edna Turner entering a parallel world where her version of London is replaced with the city of Undone.
Edna Turner ...... Alex Tregear
Tankerton Slopes ...... Ben Moor
Billy ...... Duncan Wisbey
Ida ...... Sophie Duval
Prince ...... Kevin Eldon
Other parts played by the cast.
Producer: Colin Anderson
Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Radio Comedy and first broadcast in February 2008.
SAT 18:30 The Man in Black (b00nlyg9)
Series 2
1. Phish Phood by Kim Newman
A silver-surfer takes on spammers – but the cyber-sharks are circling.
Kim Newman's tale is introduced by Mark Gatiss as sinister raconteur, The Man in Black.
Jim …. John Rowe
Gina …. Melissa Advani
Internet Voices …. Nyasha Hatendi & Liz Sutherland
Horrifying series of tales from The Man in Black. You might meet him at a luggage carousel in an airport, or behind the desk at an employment agency or he might approach you in the corridor of a care home.
Wherever you encounter him, he's eager to pass on his stories. Stories to unsettle and horrify. Stories to haunt you.
The Man In Black first appeared in the 1940s as the chilling voice who introduced a series of terrifying radio dramas. He returned on Radio 4 in the 1970s and then again in the late 80s/early 90s.
Producer: Gemma Jenkins
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in October 2009.
SAT 19:00 Scotland's Black History (b00nlyfs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SAT 19:30 Charles Dickens (b007tm48)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
SAT 20:00 Richard III (b00nsgrg)
Celebrating Maida Vale at 75, William Shakespeare's play about the evil tyrant's rise to power and short reign as King. Stars Ian Holm and Tom Wilkinson.
After years of civil unrest between the royal Houses of York and Lancaster, the Yorkist Edward IV is king. His brother, Richard Duke of Gloucester, plots to seize the throne for himself, but various people are ahead of him in the queue - so must be removed.
Richard III.... Ian Holm
Duke of Buckingham.... Tom Wilkinson
Queen Margaret.... Barbara Jefford
Edward IV.... Bernard Brown
Queen Elizabeth.... Sarah Badel
Scrivener/Henry VI.... Steve Hodson
Prince Edward.... William Buckhurst
Duke of York.... Matthew Carroll
Duchess of York.... Pauline Letts
Lord Hastings.... Michael Graham Cox
Lord Mayor/Surrey.... Alan Thompson
Bishop of Ely/Norfolk.... Adrian Egan
George, Duke of Clarence.... Philip Voss
Lady Anne.... Melinda Walker
Tyrrel/Vaughan/Archbishop of York.... John Church
Cardinal Bourchier/Blunt.... Trevor Nichols
Grey.... Christopher Douglas
Stanley.... David Garth
Dorset.... Simon Hewitt
Catesby.... David Learner
Page/Citizen.... James MacPherson
Ratcliffe.... David Sinclair
Rivers.... Brian Smith
Brakenbury/Oxford.... Stephen Thorne
Richmond.... Brett Usher
Citizen.... Jamie Roberts
1st Murderer/3rd Messenger/Sheriff.... Shaun Prendergast
2nd Murderer/2nd Messenger.... Robin Summers
1st Messenger/Herbert/Prince Edward.... Graham Blockley.
SAT 22:30 Spats (b007jzp6)
Mankind v Nature
Are we with Mother Nature - or against her?
Luke Roberts tackles the big arguments and solves them using light entertainment.
Producer: Ed Morrish
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in December 2006
SAT 22:45 Spats (b007scyr)
Series 1
Science v the Arts
Comedian Luke Roberts tries to solve the big arguments using light entertainment. With Stephen Critchlow. From July 2007.
SAT 23:00 Doctor Who (b00nlyg5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 today]
SAT 23:55 Chain Gang (b00nlyg7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:55 today]


SUNDAY 01 NOVEMBER 2009

SUN 00:00 Ben Moor - Undone (b00f6ddb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday]
SUN 00:30 The Man in Black (b00nlyg9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Saturday]
SUN 01:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jq7q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Saturday]
SUN 02:30 Ellis Peters - Flight of a Witch (b00813sf)
A strange disappearance on the Hallowmount and a horrific murder lead Tom Felse to make his own private investigations into the mystery.
Ellis Peters' intriguing novel dramatised by Sally Hedges
Iwan Thomas as Tom Felse, Rob Spendlove as DI George Felse, Michael Tudor Barnes as Peter Blacklock, Deborah Berlin as Anna/Tabitha, Ian Brooker as Arthur Becker, Roger May as Miles, Sara Coward as Eve, Joyce Gibbs as Mrs Brooks, Susan Jeffrey as Jane Dowl, James Thackray as Godfrey, Richard Curnow as Dominic, Marc Finn as Lockier, Alex Jones as Geoff and Mary Clarkson as Lisa.
Music by Anthea Gomez.
Directed at BBC Pebble Mill by Sue Wilson.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1997.
SUN 04:00 Doctor Who (b00nlyg5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Saturday]
SUN 05:00 01/11/2009 (b00nlypl)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
SUN 08:00 Big Toe Books (b00nlypn)
Children's stories presented by Kirsten O'Brien, featuring The Witches by Roald Dahl and Skeleton On The Dunny by Paul Jennings.
SUN 09:00 Beatrix Potter: A Life in Nature (b00nm0k1)
In Linda Lear's biography, Lindsay Duncan reveals the creator of Peter Rabbit's family history and early years.
SUN 10:15 William Trevor - A Bit on the Side (b00nm0k3)
Graillis's Legacy
The touching and compassionate story of one man's guilt over his love for two women. Read by Dermot Crowley.
SUN 10:30 A Whole New Ball Game (b00b2txd)
Series 1
Goodbye Gregory
The late Gregory Patterson was a stalwart of the Roman Catholic Parishioners. But how will Mrs Patterson cope now with her headstrong daughter, Barbara? How will young Robert face up to his new responsibilities?
Surely football-crazy priest Father Benedict can help?
A six-part black comedy by Martin Davies
Stars Desmond Barrit as Father Benedict, Brenda Blethyn as Mrs Patterson, Paul Parris as Robert Patterson, Charlotte Coleman as Barbara Patterson, Martino Lazzeri as Guy Entwhistle, Gordon Reid as Mr Plant, Mark Straker as Andy and Claire Skinner as Janet.
Producer: Lissa Evans
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1992.
SUN 11:00 How Tickled Am I? (b007jp3v)
Series 1
Sandy Powell
"Can You Hear Me Mother?"
Famed for his catchphrase and comic ventriloquism, Mark Radcliffe profiles the career of Rotherham entertainer, Sandy Powell.
A six-part series exploring the tradition of the northern comedian.
Producer: Bernadette McConnell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1999.
SUN 11:30 That Reminds Me (b007jp9q)
Series 3
John Inman
Actor John Inman shares memories of his TV, stage and film career with an audience.
John recalls his early career in Rep and his love of playing dames in over 40 pantomimes. He also reveals behind-the-scenes tales playing Mr Humphries in the long-running classic BBC TV sitcom 'Are You Being Served?'.
Producer: Claire Jones
John Inman: Born: 28 June 1935. Died: 8 March 2007
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2001.
SUN 12:00 The Men from the Ministry (b007jzmp)
All Cisterns Go
Tasked with a naval survey, the blundering bureaucrats plumb new depths...
Stars Richard Murdoch and Deryck Guyler.
With Norma Ronald, Ronald Baddiley and John Graham.
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.
Producer: Edward Taylor
First broadcast on the BBC Radio 4 in July 1976.
SUN 12:30 Meet the Huggetts (b00nm0k5)
Transatlantic Tangle
The Huggett family are baffled by a mystery letter that arrives from America.
CAST:
Joe …. Jack Warner
Ethel …. Kathleen Harrison
Bobby …. George Howell
Jane …. Marion Collins
Fred Stebbings …. Charles Leno
Mamie Webb …. Patrica Hayes
Popular working-class family, the Huggetts first hit the cinema screen with a series of Gainsborough films between 1947 and 1949. Their subsequent BBC radio series ran from 1953 to 1962.
Scripted by Eddie Maguire.
Producer: Jacques Brown
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in September 1957.
SUN 13:00 Ellis Peters - Flight of a Witch (b00813sf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 02:30 today]
SUN 14:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00nm0k7)
The Newly Discovered Casebook of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Clockwork Fiend
The spoof sleuth probes mystery deaths from some new fangled inventions. Stars Roy Hudd and June Whitfield. From January 1999.
SUN 15:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00nm0k9)
Revolting People
Ezekiel is not the father of his new son, but soon discovers the truth. 1770 America sitcom. With Andy Hamilton and Jay Tarses.
SUN 15:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00nm0kc)
Trivia Test Match - Autumn 1992
Umpire Brian Johnston poses the questions to Willie Rushton, Denise Coffey, Tim Rice and Bill Tidy. From September 1992.
SUN 16:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00nm0kf)
Choice Grenfell
Maureen Lipman reinterprets the monologues, letters and songs of comedienne and writer Joyce Grenfell. From January 1999.
SUN 16:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00nm0kh)
Dad's Army: Sorry Wrong Number
A German plane crash sees the platoon trying out Mainwaring's phone box drill. Adapted from TV with Arthur Lowe. From May 1974.
SUN 17:00 How Tickled Am I? (b007jp3v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
SUN 17:30 That Reminds Me (b007jp9q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:30 today]
SUN 18:00 Planet B (b00j1hzf)
Series 1
7. Catharsis
John captains a battleship in a world so real that he forgets who he is. Can Medley make him remember?
Ten-part series about a mystery virtual world.
Written by Dawn Webb.
John ...... Gunnar Cauthery
Medley ...... Lizzy Watts
Cerberus ...... Chris Pavlo
Lioba ...... Donnla Hughes
All other parts played by Robert Lonsdale, Janice Acquah, Inam Mirza, Jill Cardo, Stephen Critchlow, Dan Starkey and Adjoa Andoh.
Director: Jessica Dromgoole
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in March 2009.
SUN 18:30 JG Ballard - The Drowned World (b00hwyq3)
Episode 1
JG Ballard's 1962 debut novel, set in a futuristic London submerged with the onset of global warming. Read by Robert Glenister.
SUN 19:00 The Men from the Ministry (b007jzmp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]
SUN 19:30 Meet the Huggetts (b00nm0k5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
SUN 20:00 Beatrix Potter: A Life in Nature (b00nm0k1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SUN 21:15 William Trevor - A Bit on the Side (b00nm0k3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 today]
SUN 21:30 A Whole New Ball Game (b00b2txd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]
SUN 22:00 The News Quiz (b00nm0kk)
Fresh from 4 - Catch up as Sandi Toksvig and the teams battle it out over the latest news events. First heard on Radio 4 on 23rd October 2009.
SUN 22:30 The Maltby Collection (b00czc0j)
Series 1
Episode 6
A popular TV detective series comes to film at the museum and its super-suave star takes a fancy to Prunella, leaving Rod and Julian feeling marginalised.
Geoffrey Palmer and Julian Rhind-Tutt star in David Nobbs’ sitcom about a small museum of paintings and sculpture.
Rod Millet ...... Julian Rhind-Tutt
Walter Brindle ...... Geoffrey Palmer
Prunella Edgecumbe ...... Rachel Atkins
Julian Crumb-Loosely ...... Ben Willbond
Des Wainwright ...... Michael Smiley
Eva Tattle ...... Julia Deakin
Wilf Arbuthnot ...... Geoff McGivern
Stelios Constantinopolis ...... Chris Pavlo
Jeremy Noone ...... Hugh Dennis
Clive ...... Neil Fitzmaurice
Arabella ...... Eve Dallas
Nick ...... Jot Davies
Charlie Tattle ...... Barry Cryer
Producer: Colin Anderson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2007.
SUN 23:00 Space Hacks (b007k1tk)
Space Hacks
Lost in Space Ship
Journalists Moog and Charlie probe a disappearance. Sci-fi comedy with Dan Mersh and Prunella Scales. From February 2007.
SUN 23:30 Cliche (b007jpmy)
From the laughing bank to perfume and poodles. Sketches galore with Nick Maloney and Brian Southwood. From March 1981.


MONDAY 02 NOVEMBER 2009

MON 00:00 Planet B (b00j1hzf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday]
MON 00:30 JG Ballard - The Drowned World (b00hwyq3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Sunday]
MON 01:00 Ellis Peters - Flight of a Witch (b00813sf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 02:30 on Sunday]
MON 02:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00nm0k7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Sunday]
MON 03:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00nm0k9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Sunday]
MON 03:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00nm0kc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:30 on Sunday]
MON 04:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00nm0kf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 on Sunday]
MON 04:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00nm0kh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:30 on Sunday]
MON 05:00 02/11/2009 (b00nm1j9)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
MON 08:00 Dad's Army (b007jmd5)
Series 1
The Bullet Is Not for Firing
The Home Guard platoon faces an inquiry after shots are fired at a low-flying German aeroplane.
Six years after legendary sitcom Dad's Army started on BBC TV, these specially adapted radio versions began recording with the original cast.
Starring Arthur Lowe as Captain Mainwaring, John Le Mesurier as Sergeant Wilson, Clive Dunn as Corporal Jones, Arnold Ridley as Private Godfrey, Graham Stark as Private Walker, Frank Williams as the Vicar, Michael Knowles as Captain Pringle, Timothy Bateson as Captain Marsh and John Whitehall as all the choir. With John Snagge as the announcer.
Adapted from Jimmy Perry and David Croft's original BBC TV scripts by Michael Knowles and Harold Snoad.
Producer: John Dyas
First broadcast on the BBC Radio 4 in May 1974.
MON 08:30 Dead Ringers (b007k3fm)
Dumbledore and Gandalf feel the satirical bite of the team, in this show from January 2003. Episode 1 of 4.
MON 09:00 PG Wodehouse - Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves (b007jqjc)
Spode Is Unsuccessful
Gussie Fink-Nottle upsets his fiancee when he looks elsewhere on the menu.
PG Wodehouse romp adapted in six parts by Richard Usborne.
Starring Michael Hordern as Jeeves, Richard Briers as Bertie Wooster, Paul Eddington as Lord Sidcup, Jonathan Cecil as Gussie Fink-Nottle, Denise Coffey as Stiffy Bing, Aimi MacDonald as Madeline Bassett and Douglas Blackwell as the Rev. Harold Pinker
Producer: David Hatch
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1980.
MON 09:30 Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful (b007jw0s)
Series 3
Episode 3
An American TV evangelist creates waves, and ad man Ken causes a surprise.
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
Ambrose ...... Paul Jesson
April ...... Shelley Thompson
Mr Cheater ...... James Griffiths
Larry Childs ...... William Hootkins
Loretta-Jane Duff ...... Toni Coyne
With Miriam Margolyes, John Shrapnel, David Tate, Sally Grace, Enn Reitel and Anton Rogers.
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1986.
MON 10:00 Charles Dickens' A Tale Of Two Cities (b007jp01)
The Year 1775
Buried for 18 years, a man 'recalled to life' connects London and Paris during the French Revolution. Stars Richard Pasco.
MON 11:00 Ladies of Letters (b00nm5wp)
Ladies of Letters Crunch Credit
Episode 1
Vera must live on her allotment, as Irene finds a rich friend reduced to begging. Stars Patricia Routledge and Prunella Scales.
MON 11:15 Petrella (b007jpkn)
Series 1
Good Fences Make Good Neighbours
The Oxbridge detective probes the murder of a young woman who led 'a double life'. Michael Gilbert's thriller stars Philip Jackson.
MON 12:00 Dad's Army (b007jmd5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 12:30 Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead (b00hk2f1)
Series 2
Episode 2
Improvement grants for everybody explained and a plumber muses on words.
A sequential entertainment for radio starring Ronnie Barker.
With Terence Brady and Pauline Yates.
Pianist: Gordon Langford.
Written by Tony Bilbow, Mike Fentiman, David Climie, Gordon Langford, John Graham, Miles Kington, Roy Lomax, Myles Rudge, Max Harris and Peter Spence.
Producer John Fawcett-Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1972.
MON 13:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b008wf8j)
Series 1
Episode 1
Since graduation, Simon has hardly blazed a trail as a plodding Health and Safety executive, so why does his old Cambridge master Gilbert need him?
Following the death of one of its most prominent Dons, celebrity TV historian Peter Devanti - everyone at a Cambridge College gathers to attend the funeral. Simon, an ex-student and now disillusioned health and safety officer, starts wondering whether his death was not as straightforward as it at first appeared.
CAST:
Gilbert …. Geoffrey Palmer
Simon …. Samuel West
Patricia …. Rebecca Front
with Sharon Small, Michael Maloney, Jonathan Coy, Emily Wachter, Nicholas Boulton, Hugh Dickson, and Beth Chalmers
Script Editor: Paul Schlesinger
Producer: Dawn Ellis
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2005.
MON 13:30 Bulldog Drummond by Sapper (b00nm5wr)
1. Advertising
Bulldog Hugh Drummond is a hero, patriot, sportsman and quintessential English gentleman.
A de-mobilised army officer in the First World War, Drummond knows how to fight hard and play fair and there is precious little that can shake him.
Finding peace unbearably tedious, he puts an ad in the newspaper offering his services to any client who can offer adventure.
Read by Julian Rhind-Tutt.
Written by "Sapper" (Herman McNeile) and abridged by Neville Teller
Producer: John Simpson
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in November 2009.
MON 14:00 This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century (b00nm5wt)
1992 - Oldies, Speculators, and Labour Falls Again
Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history. Narrated by Anna Massey, with Robert Powell.
MON 14:15 Sound Bites: Eating on Tour with Franz Ferdinand (b00cq49h)
Episode 1
The rock band's front man Alex Kapranos reveals that there's more to world touring than just eating pizzas and burgers.
MON 14:30 Jan Struther - Mrs Miniver (b00nm5ww)
Mrs Miniver Comes Home; On Hampstead Heath
Mrs Miniver first appeared in a series of articles on the Court page of 'The Times' newspaper in 1937, and was later immortalised in the wartime movie starring Greer Garson.
The series brings together ten of Jan Struther's original engaging stories about an English housewife.
Read by Penelope Wilton.
Producer: Sara Davies
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2001.
MON 14:45 The Real Mrs Miniver (b00nm5wy)
Episode 1
Jan Struther created a wartime role model, but how close was her life to her writing? Patricia Hodge reads from her biography.
MON 15:00 Charles Dickens' A Tale Of Two Cities (b007jp01)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
MON 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00nm5x0)
Children's stories presented by Kirsten O'Brien, featuring Jeremy Brown and the Mummy's Curse, A Sudden Swirl of Icy Wind and Honestly Mum.
MON 17:00 PG Wodehouse - Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves (b007jqjc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
MON 17:30 Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful (b007jw0s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
MON 18:00 James Follett - The Destruction Factor (b007k4lg)
The Seeds of Creation
Ralph Exon - working for an international fertiliser corporation - has created a new strain of plant: a mutation which he hopes will bring relief to the famine-ridden countries of the world.
It's an innocent-looking plant. But in that plant, known as the Exon strain, there also lurks the Destruction Factor...
James Follett’s sci-fi thriller in six-parts starring TP McKenna.
Max Flinders ...... TP McKenna
Denise Exon ...... Rosalind Adams
Howard Rogers ...... Paul Copley
Ralph Exon ...... Clifford Rose
Balfour ...... Peter Wickham
Garrard ...... Rod Beacham
Ted Downes ...... Bruce Beeby
Kathy Downes ...... Joan Matheson
Milly ...... Karen Archer
Anne ...... Christine Absalom
Harriet ...... Debby Cumming
Producer: David Spencer
First broadcast as 2 x 90 minute plays on BBC Radio 4 in March 1978.
MON 18:30 Methuselah's Children by Robert A Heinlein (b007s5dq)
6. The Secret
Heartbroken Lazarus Long's thoughts begin to turn to home on Earth.
Paul Birchard concludes Robert Heinlein's sci-fi novel.
Set up in the late 19th century, the aim of the Howard Foundation is to prolong human life via selective breeding and financial encouragement.
Abridged by Bert Coules.
Produced at BBC Scotland by Bruce Young.
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in July 2007.
MON 19:00 Dad's Army (b007jmd5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 19:30 Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead (b00hk2f1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
MON 20:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b008wf8j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]
MON 20:30 Bulldog Drummond by Sapper (b00nm5wr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]
MON 21:00 Ladies of Letters (b00nm5wp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
MON 21:15 Petrella (b007jpkn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
MON 22:00 Dead Ringers (b007k3fm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 22:30 Revolting People (b0089mbr)
Series 3
Young Love
Captain Brimshaw receives fresh orders from his father - to return to England and marry his cousin...
Sitcom set just before the American War of Independence,
Written by Andy Hamilton and Jay Tarses.
McGurk ...... Andy Hamilton
Samuel ...... Jay Tarses
Captain Brimshaw ...... James Fleet
Mary ...... Jan Ravens
Joshua ...... Tony Maudsley
Lord Brimshaw ...... Hugh Dennis
Emily ...... Penelope Nice
Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2004.
MON 23:00 The Mark Steel Solution (b007jzt2)
Series 2
Unemployment
Comic Mark Steel sets about putting all our social ills to rights.
Series two kicks off with his alternative solutions to the unemployment problem.
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 July 1994.
MON 23:30 The In Crowd (b008qs9f)
Series 2
Episode 6
Holidays, tattoos and cultural hooligans with a twist.
Sketch show from Manchester's Comedy Store.
With Robin Ince, Helen Moon, Smug Roberts and Kate Ward.
Producer: Graham Frost
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2002.
MON 23:45 The Shuttleworths (b007jtpn)
Series 3
Ping Pong Pangs
Sheffield singer John Shuttleworth tackles a testing table tennis trauma. Stars Graham Fellows. From October 1997.


TUESDAY 03 NOVEMBER 2009

TUE 00:00 James Follett - The Destruction Factor (b007k4lg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:30 Methuselah's Children by Robert A Heinlein (b007s5dq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b008wf8j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 Bulldog Drummond by Sapper (b00nm5wr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 Ladies of Letters (b00nm5wp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:15 Petrella (b007jpkn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 Charles Dickens' A Tale Of Two Cities (b007jp01)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century (b00nm5wt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:15 Sound Bites: Eating on Tour with Franz Ferdinand (b00cq49h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Monday]
TUE 04:30 Jan Struther - Mrs Miniver (b00nm5ww)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Monday]
TUE 04:45 The Real Mrs Miniver (b00nm5wy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:45 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 03/11/2009 (b00nm9sd)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
TUE 08:00 The Navy Lark (b007jmmj)
Operation Cowes Barge
As Troutbridge heads to the Isle of Wight, Captain Povey needs a favour from the crew. Stars Leslie Phillips. From July 1971.
TUE 08:30 Nikolai Gogol - Three Ivans, Two Aunts and an Overcoat (b00nm9sg)
Ivan Fyodorovich Shponka and His Aunt
Home from military service, Ivan finds his aunt's efforts to marry him off intolerable. With Griff Rhys Jones. From April 2002.
TUE 09:00 Ring Around the Bath (b00nm9sj)
Series 1
Return of the Kidi
Middle-aged Stella battles to get her grown-up children to leave home. Stars Duncan Preston and Penny Downie. From August 2003.
TUE 09:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b007jz1f)
Series 3
The Escape
Author Gerald and his wife Diana feel jaded and start planning a break.
The convoluted chronicle of an optimistic author starring Ian Carmichael as Gerald C Potter and Charlotte Mitchell as his wife, Diana.
With Betty Huntley-Wright and Michael McClain.
Written by Basil Boothroyd.
Producer: Bobby Jaye
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1979.
TUE 10:00 Charles Dickens' A Tale Of Two Cities (b007jp08)
Five Years Later
The Manettes and Mr Lorry attend an Old Bailey treason trial, where the accused is an old acquaintance. Stars Charles Dance.
TUE 11:00 Ladies of Letters (b00nm9s6)
Ladies of Letters Crunch Credit
Episode 2
Vera learns she's not alone on her allotment, and Irene nurses her vagrant chum. Stars Patricia Routledge and Prunella Scales.
TUE 11:15 Petrella (b007jmbb)
Series 1
Myth of Return
The south London sleuth gets embroiled in a ruthless smuggling racket on the Kent marshes. Stars Philip Jackson.
TUE 12:00 The Navy Lark (b007jmmj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 12:30 Counterpoint (b00fd2wx)
2005
Semi-final 1
Ned Sherrin's music quiz with Andrew Beardsell of Brighouse, Graham Bennett from Surbiton and Brian Clements of Chelmsford.
TUE 13:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b008wmnj)
Series 1
Episode 2
Another mysterious death makes Health and Safety executive Simon consider the relevance of cruets.
Following the death of one of its most prominent Dons, celebrity TV historian Peter Devanti - everyone at a Cambridge College gathers to attend the funeral. Simon, an ex-student and now disillusioned health and safety officer, starts wondering whether his death was not as straightforward as it at first appeared.
CAST:
Gilbert …. Geoffrey Palmer
Simon …. Samuel West
Patricia …. Rebecca Front
with Sharon Small, Michael Maloney, Jonathan Coy, Emily Wachter, Nicholas Boulton, Jason Chan and Beth Chalmers
Script Editor: Paul Schlesinger
Producer: Dawn Ellis
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2005.
TUE 13:30 Bulldog Drummond by Sapper (b00nm9s4)
2. Warning
Tricked into abducting the wrong man, dangerous Peterson gives a stern warning to the ex-officer. Read by Julian Rhind-Tutt.
TUE 14:00 This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century (b00nm9s8)
1993 to 1994 - The Death of John Smith, Maastricht, and the Balkans
Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history. Narrated by Anna Massey, with Robert Powell.
TUE 14:15 Sound Bites: Eating on Tour with Franz Ferdinand (b00cqdb3)
Episode 2
Front man Alex Kapranos has difficulty convincing his bandmates of the merits of a Parisian salad made from gizzards.
TUE 14:30 Jan Struther - Mrs Miniver (b00nm9sb)
The New Car; Guy Fawkes Day
The engaging stories of an English housewife, created for The Times in 1937 and immortalised on film. Read by Penelope Wilton.
TUE 14:45 The Real Mrs Miniver (b00nmtwc)
Episode 2
Jan Struther's marriage woes inspire her to write Mrs Miniver, based on her past family happiness. Read by Patricia Hodge.
TUE 15:00 Charles Dickens' A Tale Of Two Cities (b007jp08)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
TUE 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00nmtwf)
Children's stories presented by Kirsten O'Brien, featuring Jeremy Brown and the Mummy's Curse, A Sudden Swirl of Icy Wind and Honestly Mum.
TUE 17:00 Ring Around the Bath (b00nm9sj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
TUE 17:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b007jz1f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
TUE 18:00 James Follett - The Destruction Factor (b007k4mr)
The Devil's Harvest
As fires erupt - why is Ralph Exon's new plant strain mutation growing so rapidly?
James Follett’s sci-fi thriller starring TP McKenna.
Max Flinders ...... TP McKenna
Denise Exon ...... Rosalind Adams
Howard Rogers ...... Paul Copley
Ralph Exon ...... Clifford Rose
DI Balfour ...... Peter Wickham
Commander ...... Rod Beacham
Nurse ...... Joan Matheson
Voice in Climatorium ...... Jennifer Piercey
Producer: David Spencer
First broadcast as 2 x 90 minute plays on BBC Radio 4 in March 1978.
TUE 18:30 Fantastic Tales (b007k2ty)
Alarm Clock On The Night Table by Zoran Zivkovic
An unusual chain of events forces an elderly woman to confront a tragedy from her past.
Zoran Zivkovic gripping story is read by Anna Massey.
Fantastic Tales is a collection of weird and wonderful stories from around the world.
Translated from the Serbian by Alice Copple-Tosic.
Director: Gemma Jenkins
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in March 2007.
TUE 19:00 The Navy Lark (b007jmmj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 19:30 Counterpoint (b00fd2wx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
TUE 20:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b008wmnj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]
TUE 20:30 Bulldog Drummond by Sapper (b00nm9s4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]
TUE 21:00 Ladies of Letters (b00nm9s6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
TUE 21:15 Petrella (b007jmbb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
TUE 22:00 Nikolai Gogol - Three Ivans, Two Aunts and an Overcoat (b00nm9sg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 22:30 The Million Pound Radio Show (b009xxv3)
Series 3
Episode 5
Eavesdropping on animals and Planet Dull. Andy Hamilton and Nick Revell's sharp humour. With Harry Enfield. From October 1987.
TUE 23:00 Trevor's World of Sport (b00nmtwj)
Series 3
Episode 5
Andy Hamilton's comedy series about Trevor the sports agent and his brave attempts to swim safely through the shark tank of life.
5/6. Ralph decides that a new face is the way to revive his career and a snooker player suffers from an unusual phobia.
Trevor ...... Neil Pearson
Sammy ...... Paul Reynolds
Ralph ...... Michael Fenton Stevens
Theresa ...... Rosalind Ayres
Heidrun ...... Cosima Shaw
Barry ...... Abdul Salis
Meryl ...... Claire Skinner
Gerry ...... Kevin R McNally.
TUE 23:30 The Change (b00nmtwl)
Series 1
Birth of the Blues
Sonia has her baby and, of course, George is over the moon at being a grandfather - until, that is, a bombshell drops...
Lynda Bellingham and Chris Ellison star as troubled hormonal wife Carol whose husband George has revealed that he's a transvestite.
Sitcom by Gavin Petrie and Jan Etherington.
Carol ...... Lynda Bellingham
George ...... Chris Ellison
Violet ...... Sylvia Syms
Maureen ...... Maureen Beattie
Dave ...... Mark Powley
Ken ...... James Vaughan
Jerry ...... Richard Standing
Sonia ...... Emma Kennedy
Producer: Maria Esposito
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2001.


WEDNESDAY 04 NOVEMBER 2009

WED 00:00 James Follett - The Destruction Factor (b007k4mr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 Fantastic Tales (b007k2ty)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b008wmnj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 Bulldog Drummond by Sapper (b00nm9s4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 Ladies of Letters (b00nm9s6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Tuesday]
WED 02:15 Petrella (b007jmbb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Tuesday]
WED 03:00 Charles Dickens' A Tale Of Two Cities (b007jp08)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century (b00nm9s8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:15 Sound Bites: Eating on Tour with Franz Ferdinand (b00cqdb3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Tuesday]
WED 04:30 Jan Struther - Mrs Miniver (b00nm9sb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Tuesday]
WED 04:45 The Real Mrs Miniver (b00nmtwc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:45 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 04/11/2009 (b00nmyw5)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b008p8pl)
Series 5
The Prize Money
The lad gets more than he bargained for when he wins a TV quiz show.
Starring 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 May 1958.
WED 08:30 Double Income, No Kids Yet (b007yrh0)
Series 2
Episode 3
When Daniel's brother suggests a night in the pub and Lucy's best friend meets a new man, their plans for a week away from other people's problems come seriously unstuck.
The second series of David Spicer's comedy drama about modern life and parenthood, as seen through the eyes of two 30-something non-parents.
Starring David Tennant as Daniel, Liz Carling as Lucy, Nasreen Hussain as Amanda, Joanna Brookes as Alison, Robert Harley as Peter and Polly Frame as Caroline.
Producer: Liz Anstee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2002.
WED 09:00 Brothers in Law (b007k0y6)
Series 2
Look It Up
Newly qualified lawyer Roger Thursby annoys his girlfriend Sally over a dispute involving a husband and wife.
Starring Richard Briers as Roger Thursby, Terence Alexander as Henry Blagrove, John Glyn-Jones as Grimes, Julia Lockwood as Sally, Ronald Adam as the Chairman and Arthur Mullard as Briggs. All other parts by Sean Arnold, Douglas Blackwell and Patrick Tull.
Written by Henry Cecil and Basil Dawson.
Published in 1955, Henry Cecil's comic legal novel Brothers in Law was adapted first for TV in 1962 by Frank Muir and Denis Norden. It provided the first regular starring role for Richard Briers, who later reprised his role of the idealistic young lawyer Roger Thursby for BBC Radio between 1970 and 1972.
Producer: David Hatch.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1971.
WED 09:30 The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere (b007jsq3)
Series 2
6th May 1800
Cholericke gets a surprise visitor while Dorothy tries to manage as the household descends into chaos...
An everyday story of towering genius in Sue Limb's six part soap opera, set in and around the Lake District at the turn of the 18th century.
Stars Geoffrey Whitehead as William Wordsmith, Denise Coffey as Dorothy Wordsmith, Simon Callow as Samuel Tailor Cholericke, Miriam Margolyes as Stinking Iris, Angela Pleasence as Sara Cholricke and Nickolas Grace as Thomas de Quinine.
Music by Stephen Oliver and performed by Cantabile.
Producer: Jonathan James-Moore
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1987.
WED 10:00 Charles Dickens' A Tale Of Two Cities (b007jp2v)
Promises
Monsieur Le Marquis infuriates residents in Paris, and in London Lucie hears echoes of dark footsteps. Stars Charles Dance.
WED 11:00 Ladies of Letters (b00nmyw9)
Ladies of Letters Crunch Credit
Episode 3
Vera causes chaos when she attempts to rescue Irene from a sinister fate. Stars Patricia Routledge and Prunella Scales.
WED 11:15 Petrella (b007jmbt)
Series 1
Vengeance Foreseen
The philosophising sleuth's probe of murky protection rackets sparks trouble a bit too close to home. Stars Philip Jackson.
WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b008p8pl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 12:30 Trivia Test Match (b007yv3j)
Autumn 1992
Umpire Brian Johnston tries to stump Willie Rushton, Tim Rice, Rachael Heyhoe-Flint and Paul Merton. From October 1992.
WED 13:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b008wzvk)
Series 1
Episode 3
As dead don Peter Devanti's sordid side is made public, Simon struggles with his day job.
Following the death of one of its most prominent Dons, celebrity TV historian Peter Devanti - everyone at a Cambridge College gathers to attend the funeral. Simon, an ex-student and now disillusioned health and safety officer, starts wondering whether his death was not as straightforward as it at first appeared.
CAST:
Gilbert …. Geoffrey Palmer
Simon …. Samuel West
Patricia …. Rebecca Front
with Sharon Small, Michael Maloney, Jonathan Coy, Emily Wachter, Nicholas Boulton, Jason Chan and Beth Chalmers
Script Editor: Paul Schlesinger
Producer: Dawn Ellis
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2005.
WED 13:30 Bulldog Drummond by Sapper (b00nmzm3)
3. Grappling
In his ongoing battle with the evil Peterson, our hero has to grapple with a gorilla. Read by Julian Rhind-Tutt.
WED 14:00 This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century (b00nmzm5)
1995 to 1996 - Major Resigns and Labour Reforms
Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history. Narrated by Anna Massey, with Robert Powell.
WED 14:15 Sound Bites: Eating on Tour with Franz Ferdinand (b00cqh5j)
Episode 3
On a break from touring, the rock band's front man Alex Kapranos enjoys haggis and recalls his grandfather, with stotty cake.
WED 14:30 Jan Struther - Mrs Miniver (b00nmzm7)
Married Couples; At the Dentist's
Created in The Times of 1937 and immortalised on film, the engaging stories of an English housewife. Read by Penelope Wilton.
WED 14:45 The Real Mrs Miniver (b00nmzm9)
Episode 3
Jan's stories take off and her involvement with Jewish refugees leads her life in a different direction. Read by Patricia Hodge.
WED 15:00 Charles Dickens' A Tale Of Two Cities (b007jp2v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
WED 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00nmzmc)
Children's stories presented by Kirsten O'Brien featuring Jeremy Brown and the Mummy's Curse, Horrid Henry's Homework, The Touchstone and Honestly Mum.
WED 17:00 Brothers in Law (b007k0y6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
WED 17:30 The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere (b007jsq3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
WED 18:00 James Follett - The Destruction Factor (b007k4ny)
The Wings of Azreal
Can a corporation's new plant strain mutation bring relief to famine stricken countries?
James Follett’s sci-fi thriller starring TP McKenna.
Max Flinders ...... TP McKenna
Denise Exon ...... Rosalind Adams
Howard Rogers ...... Paul Copley
Nurse ...... Joan Matheson
Anne ...... Christine Absalom
Blowers ...... Michael Shannon
Producer: David Spencer
First broadcast as 2 x 90 minute plays on BBC Radio 4 in March 1978.
WED 18:30 Fantastic Tales (b0084sqq)
Delhi by Vandana Singh
A man living in present-day Delhi is haunted by visions of the city as it was in the past - and how it will be in the future...
Vandana Singh’s story is read by Shiv Grewal.
Fantastic Tales is a collection of weird and wonderful stories from around the world.
Director: Gemma Jenkins
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in March 2007.
WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b008p8pl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 19:30 Trivia Test Match (b007yv3j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
WED 20:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b008wzvk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]
WED 20:30 Bulldog Drummond by Sapper (b00nmzm3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]
WED 21:00 Ladies of Letters (b00nmyw9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
WED 21:15 Petrella (b007jmbt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
WED 22:00 Double Income, No Kids Yet (b007yrh0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 22:30 Hair in the Gate (b007k3g1)
Series 1
Episode 1
A heavy metal band takes action over a back stage expose. TV arts show based sitcom. With Harriet Thorpe. From September 1993.
WED 23:00 Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off (b007r4v6)
Series 2
Egypt
The daffy backpacker is keen to twin Cairo with his hometown of Budleigh Salterton. Stars Marcus Brigstocke. From October 2003.
WED 23:30 The Masterson Inheritance (b007jq14)
Series 2
The Jousting Mastersons
The 15th century Masterson family struggles to survive in an overcrowded castle.
The award-winning improvised historical family saga based entirely on audience suggestions.
Starring Paul Merton, Josie Lawrence, Jim Sweeney, Lee Simpson, Phelim McDermott and Caroline Quentin.
Producer: Phil Clarke
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1994.


THURSDAY 05 NOVEMBER 2009

THU 00:00 James Follett - The Destruction Factor (b007k4ny)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 Fantastic Tales (b0084sqq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b008wzvk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Bulldog Drummond by Sapper (b00nmzm3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Ladies of Letters (b00nmyw9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 Petrella (b007jmbt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Charles Dickens' A Tale Of Two Cities (b007jp2v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century (b00nmzm5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:15 Sound Bites: Eating on Tour with Franz Ferdinand (b00cqh5j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 Jan Struther - Mrs Miniver (b00nmzm7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Wednesday]
THU 04:45 The Real Mrs Miniver (b00nmzm9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:45 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 05/11/2009 (b00nn037)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
THU 08:00 The Goon Show (b007k370)
Series 4
The Silent Bugler
It's 1902 and British secret agent Seagoon is heading to Dresden on a deadly mission

Groundbreaking, surreal BBC radio comedy written by Spike Milligan.

Starring:

Peter Sellers
Harry Secombe
Spike Milligan

First billed as Crazy People, ten series of The Goon Show were recorded between 1951 and 1960, but sadly many of the earliest shows weren’t kept in the archive.

With the Ray Ellington Quartet and Max Geldray.

Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott.

Announcer: Wallace Greenslade

Producer: Peter Eton

First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in March 1954.
THU 08:30 The Newly Discovered Casebook of Sherlock Holmes (b00b2gpj)
The Mystery of the Obese Escapologist
Baker Street’s Great Detective Sherlock Holmes probes the murky world of a Victorian music hall.
Roy Hudd spoofs the famous sleuth in Tony Hare’s comedy series.
With Chris Emmett as Dr Watson, June Whitfield as Mrs Hudson and Geoffrey Whitehead as Moriarty.
Musical accompaniment: Ian Smith.
Producer: Chris Neill
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in January 1999.
THU 09:00 The Attractive Young Rabbi (b007k2mq)
Series 2
The Lift
Rabbi Fine and Rabbi Jacobs have an intimate meeting - but not one they would have chosen...
Barry Grossman’s comedy-drama about the collision between the old and the new in the Jewish community of Hillfield.
Rabbi Abraham Fine ...... David De Keyser
Rabbi Su Jacobs ...... Tracy-Ann Oberman
Sadie Fine ...... Doreen Mantle
Melvin ...... Henry Goodman
Brian ...... Jonathan Kydd
Caretaker ...... Howard Lew Lewis
Mr Mukherjee ...... Harry Landis
Bernice ...... Renu Setna
Ambulance Man ...... Simon Balfour (
Music: Max Harris.
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2000.
THU 09:30 The Brothers (b00nn2hg)
Series 2
Episode 1
Michael gets a circus obsession and Nigel has an odd encounter. Stars Raymond Coulthard and Adam Godley. From September 2005.
THU 10:00 Charles Dickens' A Tale Of Two Cities (b007k39w)
Beginnings
Mr Carton confesses his feelings, but across the Channel an air of vengeance and retribution is simmering. Stars Charles Dance.
THU 11:00 Ladies of Letters (b00nn2hj)
Ladies of Letters Crunch Credit
Episode 4
Vera fears that Irene has ended up in the hospital psychiatric ward. Stars Patricia Routledge and Prunella Scales.
THU 11:15 Petrella (b007jmcy)
Series 1
Outpacing the Fiend
A ruthless murderer puts the inspector's marriage under strain and his family in mortal danger. Stars Philip Jackson.
THU 12:00 The Goon Show (b007k370)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 12:30 We've Been Here Before (b007sydg)
Series 1
Episode 4
Clive Anderson's panel show of the past, with Maureen Lipman, Steve Punt, Dave Quantick and John O'Farrell.
THU 13:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b008x3lv)
Series 1
Episode 4
Simon has to investigate the college chapel, while also trying to identify Peter Devanti's murderer. But is Zoe the next target?
Following the death of one of its most prominent Dons, celebrity TV historian Peter Devanti - everyone at a Cambridge College gathers to attend the funeral. Simon, an ex-student and now disillusioned health and safety officer, starts wondering whether his death was not as straightforward as it at first appeared.
CAST:
Gilbert …. Geoffrey Palmer
Simon …. Samuel West
Patricia …. Rebecca Front
with Sharon Small, Michael Maloney, Jonathan Coy, Emily Wachter, Nicholas Boulton, Stephen Hogan and Beth Chalmers
Script Editor: Paul Schlesinger
Producer: Dawn Ellis
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2005.
THU 13:30 Bulldog Drummond by Sapper (b00nn7s8)
4. Following
Britain is in peril and Potts is in danger. Our hero follows his enemy to Paris. Read by Julian Rhind-Tutt.
THU 14:00 This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century (b00nnmhw)
1997 - The Death of Diana and the Election of New Labour
Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history. Narrated by Anna Massey, with Robert Powell.
THU 14:15 Sound Bites: Eating on Tour with Franz Ferdinand (b00cqtgg)
Episode 4
The rock band's front man Alex Kapranos arrives in Singapore, trying a deep fried puffer fish and issuing an invitation.
THU 14:30 Jan Struther - Mrs Miniver (b00nnmhy)
Doing a Mole; Christmas Shopping
Created in The Times of 1937 and immortalised on film, the engaging stories of an English housewife. Read by Penelope Wilton.
THU 14:45 The Real Mrs Miniver (b00nnmj0)
Episode 4
Patricia Hodge reads Jan Struther's biography. The popularity of her work takes her to America where she is reunited with Dolf.
THU 15:00 Charles Dickens' A Tale Of Two Cities (b007k39w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
THU 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00nnmj2)
Children's stories presented by Kirsten O'Brien featuring Jeremy Brown and the Mummy's Curse, The Touchstone and Honestly Mum.
THU 17:00 The Attractive Young Rabbi (b007k2mq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
THU 17:30 The Brothers (b00nn2hg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
THU 18:00 James Follett - The Destruction Factor (b007jpbg)
Birdstrike
After sparking a plane crash, the deadly Exon plant strain's advancement continues.
James Follett’s sci-fi thriller starring TP McKenna.
Max Flinders ...... TP McKenna
Denise Exon ...... Rosalind Adams
Howard Rogers ...... Paul Copley
Blowers ...... Michael Shannon
Prime Minister ...... Noel Johnson
Shand ...... Gregory de Polnay
Wayne ...... Roy Spencer
Dymond ...... Rod Beacham
Producer: David Spencer
First broadcast as 2 x 90 minute plays on BBC Radio 4 in March 1978.
THU 18:30 Fantastic Tales (b007k2c2)
Hell Screen by Ryunosuke Akutagawa 1/2
When a mighty medieval Japanese Lord clashes with an arrogant painter, tragedy is sparked.
Ryunosuke Akutagawa's chilling horror story read in two-parts by Togo Igawa.
Fantastic Tales is a collection of weird and wonderful stories from around the world.
Tales from Japan, Delhi, Eastern Europe, the Welsh borders and America show how fantasy is at its best when used to explore the preoccupations of everyday life.
Translator: Jay Rubin
Director: Gemma Jenkins
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in February 2007.
THU 19:00 The Goon Show (b007k370)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 19:30 We've Been Here Before (b007sydg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
THU 20:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b008x3lv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]
THU 20:30 Bulldog Drummond by Sapper (b00nn7s8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]
THU 21:00 Ladies of Letters (b00nn2hj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
THU 21:15 Petrella (b007jmcy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
THU 22:00 The Newly Discovered Casebook of Sherlock Holmes (b00b2gpj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 22:30 Creme de la Crime (b00890lk)
Series 3
The Lies of the Artists
Michael Feydeau -TV's much-loved Inspector Niblett - and crime expert David Pershore probe a case of counterfeit art.
Tales from the vaults of villainy written by and starring Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis.
With:
Olivia Colman
Ewan Bailey
Steven Kynman
Director: Adam Bromley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2003.
THU 22:45 Hearing With Hegley (b00b7c59)
Series 1
Episode 4
The poet laureate of alternative comedy, John Hegley, presents a selection of his work.
With:
Keith Moore
Susan Norton
Andrew Bailey
Nigel Piper
Producer: Phil Clarke
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1996.
THU 23:00 Rigor Mortis (b00g2glp)
Series 3
Episode 1
It's New Year in the mortuary and the pathologists must tackle a befuddled mother. Stars Peter Davison. From January 2006.
THU 23:30 The House of the Spirit Levels (b007jv8g)
Mum, Will You Shut Up Please Now You're Dead?
Nick’s sister Jane is so upset over his return to the family fold after 10 years, that she suffers a severe nose bleed.
His mother is so upset that she falls down dead on the spot.
To cap it all, Tony's best friend Dave is now leader of the Morris Dancing Survivalist Militia.
It's high time our hero paid a visit to his teenage sweetheart, the Bronte obsessed Emily, who has waited patiently for his return.
Nick Revell 's epic comedy saga continues.
Tony ...... Nick Revell
Jane ...... Alison Steadman
Emily ...... Claire Skinner
Obadiah ...... David Swift
Alice ...... Maggie Steed
Dave ...... Peter Serafinowcz
Mrs Womersley ...... Joanna Brooks
Joanna ...... Natalie Walter
Jeff ...... Peter Gunn
The Narrator ...... Alistair McGowan
Music composed by Paul Mottram.
Producer: Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1997.


FRIDAY 06 NOVEMBER 2009

FRI 00:00 James Follett - The Destruction Factor (b007jpbg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 Fantastic Tales (b007k2c2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b008x3lv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Bulldog Drummond by Sapper (b00nn7s8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Ladies of Letters (b00nn2hj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 Petrella (b007jmcy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Charles Dickens' A Tale Of Two Cities (b007k39w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century (b00nnmhw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:15 Sound Bites: Eating on Tour with Franz Ferdinand (b00cqtgg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 Jan Struther - Mrs Miniver (b00nnmhy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Thursday]
FRI 04:45 The Real Mrs Miniver (b00nnmj0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:45 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 06/11/2009 (b00nnpz5)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
FRI 08:00 Round the Horne (b00nnpz7)
Series 3
Episode 20
Kenneth Horne in the sinister tale of 'The Head of the BBC Who Came From Out of the Cold' - and Julian and Sandy reveal how to get massive lallies at Body Bona.
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 1967.
FRI 08:30 Married (b00dbqws)
Series 3
Episode 2
With the two universes collided, Dirk sees an ideal opportunity to make money so opens 'Cafe Apocalypse'. This gives Robin ample opportunity to dole out some of his usual scathing criticism - especially as Lesley has decided to display her new artwork there too...
Hugh Bonneville stars in the third series of the comedy drama about a confirmed bachelor Robin Lightfoot dealing with life in a parallel universe where he has kids and an ex-wife who hates him.
With Josie Lawrence as Lesley, Stephen Frost as Dirk, Ann Gosling as Maxine, Sam Bradley as Ned and Arthur Smith as Arthur Smith.
Written by Tony Bagley.
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2001.
FRI 09:00 Anything Legal (b008cxvk)
Episode 7
The do-it-yourself skills of Charles and George arouse the suspicions of their wives Marjorie and Hilary.
Starring Donald Hewlett and Michael Knowles.
A Tale of Two City Gents by Wally K Daly
Charles ...... Donald Hewlett
George ...... Michael Knowles
Marjorie ...... Dilys Laye
Hilary ...... Norma Ronald
Theme music by Jim Parker
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1984.
FRI 09:30 Millport (b0076br4)
Series 3
The End of the Beginning
The island makeover has turned horribly sour and with Irene gone, the only person to save the island from being bulldozed is Bunty Pierce.
But with her ailing health and hermit ways, will she leave her vegetables to rescue the island's integrity? And will Irene change her mind about mainland life and return to the island for good?
Bittersweet comedy written by and starring Lynn Ferguson as 30-something barmaid Irene Bruce, who hankers after a better life on the mainland.
Irene ...... Lynn Ferguson
Moira/Agnes ...... Janet Brown
Alberto/Ferryman/Robert the Dog/Morris ...... Lewis McLeod
Ena/Bunty ...... Gabriel Quigley
Minister/Bob ...... Robert Patterson
Dougie ...... Kenneth Bryans
Producer: Lucy Bacon
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2002.
FRI 10:00 Charles Dickens' A Tale Of Two Cities (b007jp5q)
The Storm Gathers
Lucie's actions cause ructions, and France reverberates to the sound of marching mobs. Stars Charles Dance and Maurice Denham.
FRI 11:00 Ladies of Letters (b00nnp61)
Ladies of Letters Crunch Credit
Episode 5
Irene is horrified that her whole family are now living in Vera's compound. Stars Prunella Scales and Patricia Routledge.
FRI 11:15 Andy Barrett - The Perfect Wood (b007jtmh)
When Bill retires from his tedious career in confectionery sales, he looks forward to spending his autumn years indulging in the ancient art of lawn bowls.
He and his wife are the best pair in the club and odds-on favourites for the Riddington Married Couples Cup. That is, until Matt and Jude move in next door...
Stars Geoffrey Palmer as Bill, Stephanie Cole as Margaret, Ben Crowe as Matt and Sara Poyzer as Jude.
Written by Andy Barrett.
Directed at BBC Birmingham by Peter Leslie Wild.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2003.
FRI 12:00 Round the Horne (b00nnpz7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 Whispers (b007k2kr)
Series 2
Episode 1
Revelations about Rasputin and accordion playing from Idi Amin.
Gyles Brandreth hosts the quiz show with scandal on its mind and slander at its heart.
Geoffrey Durham and Valerie Grove join team captains Lucy Moore and Anthony Holden to run the gauntlet of gossip.
Producer: Elizabeth Freestone
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2004.
FRI 13:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b008x7tk)
Series 1
Episode 5
Losing the struggle to keep his job, Simon receives an intriguing offer.
Following the death of one of its most prominent Dons, celebrity TV historian Peter Devanti - everyone at a Cambridge College gathers to attend the funeral. Simon, an ex-student and now disillusioned health and safety officer, starts wondering whether his death was not as straightforward as it at first appeared.
CAST:
Gilbert …. Geoffrey Palmer
Simon …. Samuel West
Patricia …. Rebecca Front
with Sharon Small, Michael Maloney, Jonathan Coy, Emily Wachter, Nicholas Boulton, Martin Hyder, Laurence Howarth and Beth Chalmers
Script Editor: Paul Schlesinger
Producer: Dawn Ellis
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2005.
FRI 13:30 Bulldog Drummond by Sapper (b00nnpb3)
5. Godalming
The ex-officer heads to Godalming to protect Phyllis. And are the Duchess' pearls safe? Read by Julian Rhind-Tutt.
FRI 14:00 This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century (b00nnp63)
1998 to 1999 - Devolution, Kosovo, and the Lords
Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history. Narrated by Anna Massey, with Robert Powell.
FRI 14:15 Sound Bites: Eating on Tour with Franz Ferdinand (b00cr1ls)
Episode 5
As the tour winds up, Manhattan's most decadent burger reminds the rock band's front man Alex Kapranos of his fifth birthday.
FRI 14:30 Jan Struther - Mrs Miniver (b00nnp65)
Back From Abroad; Three Stockings
The engaging stories of an English housewife, created in The Times of 1937 and immortalised on film. Read by Penelope Wilton.
FRI 14:45 The Real Mrs Miniver (b00nnp67)
Episode 5
The war nears an end, but where does that leave Jan and Mrs Miniver? Patricia Hodge concludes Jan Struther's biography.
FRI 15:00 Charles Dickens' A Tale Of Two Cities (b007jp5q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
FRI 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00nnpz9)
Children's stories presented by Kirsten O'Brien featuring Jeremy Brown and the Mummy's Curse, The Touchstone, Honestly Mum and The Girls Who Loved the Dark.
FRI 17:00 Anything Legal (b008cxvk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
FRI 17:30 Millport (b0076br4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
FRI 18:00 James Follett - The Destruction Factor (b007jpbx)
Search and Destroy
Despite the national emergency, landowners try to profit from the deadly Exon strain.
James Follett’s sci-fi thriller starring TP McKenna.
Max Flinders ...... TP McKenna
Denise Exon ...... Rosalind Adams
Howard Rogers ...... Paul Copley
Nurse ...... Joan Matheson
Prime Minister ...... Noel Johnson
Blowers ...... Michael Shannon
TV Presenter ...... Henry Knowles
TV PA ...... Mary Elliott Nelson
Climatorium Technician ...... Rod Beacham
Helicopter Pilot ...... Peter Wickham
Farmer ...... Roy Spencer
Corporal ...... Gregory de Polnay
Sachs ...... Denis Goacher
Producer: David Spencer
First broadcast as 2 x 90 minute plays on BBC Radio 4 in March 1978.
FRI 18:30 Fantastic Tales (b007k2m4)
Hell Screen by Ryunosuke Akutagawa 2/2
Arrogant painter, Yoshi-hidday, puts his daughter's life in terrible danger.
Ryunosuke Akutagawa's chilling horror story concluded by Togo Igawa.
Fantastic Tales is a collection of weird and wonderful stories from around the world.
Translator: Jay Rubin
Director: Gemma Jenkins
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in March 2007.
FRI 19:00 Round the Horne (b00nnpz7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 Whispers (b007k2kr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
FRI 20:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b008x7tk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]
FRI 20:30 Bulldog Drummond by Sapper (b00nnpb3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]
FRI 21:00 Ladies of Letters (b00nnp61)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
FRI 21:15 Andy Barrett - The Perfect Wood (b007jtmh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
FRI 22:00 Married (b00dbqws)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
FRI 22:30 The Lee Mack Show (b00bwzv3)
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Sophie Ellis-Bextor joins the quick-fire comic for stand-up, sketches and music. With Angela McHale. From March 2005.
FRI 23:00 Lee and Herring's Fist of Fun (b0080qgm)
Lancaster
Sexually transmitted diseases, Simon Bates and chef tips.
Recorded at Lancaster University.
With Peter Baynham, Rebecca Front and Jo Unwin.
Stewart Lee and Richard Herring’s mix of sharp sketches and situations, stand up topical gags and banter.
Lee and Herring went to write and star in their successful TV transfer to BBC TWO in 1995.
Cult BBC Radio 1 series first broadcast in October 1993.
FRI 23:30 The 99p Challenge (b00nnpzc)
Series 2
Episode 4
Crazy panel show capers as host Sue Perkins grills Simon Pegg, Mel Giedroyc, Peter Baynham and Richard Herring.
The game where someone stands to leave the studio 99p richer than when they came in.
Producer: David Tyler
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2000.