SATURDAY 07 NOVEMBER 2009
SAT 00:00 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.
SAT 00:30 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.
SAT 01:00 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.
SAT 01:30 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.
SAT 02:00 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.
SAT 02:15 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.
SAT 03:00 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.
SAT 04:00 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.
SAT 04:15 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.
SAT 04:30 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.
SAT 04:45 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.
SAT 05:00 07/11/2009 (b00nrsnv)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
SAT 08:00 Big Toe Books (b00nrsnx)
Kirsten O'Brien presents an hour of children's stories - featuring Marianne Dreams by Catherine Storr, read by Sam Stoyan.
SAT 09:00 Scotland's Black History (b00nrtzn)
Bringing It All Back Home
Billy Kay confronts racism in Scottish society and discusses the black contribution to Scottish culture.
SAT 09:30 Charles Dickens (b007tm49)
Oliver Twist
Pickpocket!
The Artful Dodger introduces the orphan boy to Fagin, who offers an unusual apprenticeship. Stars John Grillo and Tim McInnerny.
SAT 10:00 Comedy Controller (b007jmg8)
Jenny Eclair
The comedienne selects her favourite shows - Radio Active, The Shuttleworths, Hearing With Hegley, Lee and Herring's Fist of Fun, People Like Us and Knowing Me, Knowing You.
SAT 13:00 David Edgar - Mary Barnes (b007k1ky)
The struggles of a woman with her own madness until a pivotal meeting with pioneering psychiatrist, RD Laing. Stars Patti Love.
SAT 14:30 Crime Catch-Up (b00nrtzq)
Mark Tavener's High Table, Lower Orders
Why does a Cambridge master need a plodding Health and Safety executive? Comic thriller with Geoffrey Palmer and Samuel West.
SAT 15:00 Crime Catch-Up (b00nrtzs)
Mark Tavener's High Table, Lower Orders
Another mysterious death causes Health and Safety executive Simon to consider cruets. Comic thriller with Geoffrey Palmer.
SAT 15:30 Crime Catch-Up (b00nrtzv)
Mark Tavener's High Table, Lower Orders
As dead don Peter's sordid side is made public, Simon struggles with his day job. Comic thriller with Geoffrey Palmer.
SAT 16:00 Crime Catch-Up (b00nrtzx)
Mark Tavener's High Table, Lower Orders
Simon keeps his Health and Safety job. But is Zoe the next target? Comic thriller with Geoffrey Palmer and Rebecca Front.
SAT 16:30 Crime Catch-Up (b00nrtzz)
Mark Tavener's High Table, Lower Orders
Losing the struggle to keep his job, Simon receives an intriguing offer. Comic thriller with Geoffrey Palmer and Samuel West.
SAT 17:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b00j05w4)
Series 5
Episode 7
Singer Emmy Lou Harris joins the American funny man at St Paul's Fitzgerald Theater for more comedy and music. From 2008.
SAT 17:55 Chain Gang (b00nrv01)
Series 3 - Paper, Scissors, Stone
Episode 7
The subterranean encounters continue in the story told by its listeners. Can Susan trust her husband, and what is the cost if she does?
SAT 18:00 Ben Moor - Undone (b00f6ddd)
Series 2
Unaccustomed
Carlo leads the story as Edna and Tankerton face their biggest challenge yet
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.
Carlo .Jones..... Duncan Wisbey
Edna Turner ...... Alex Tregear
Tankerton Slopes ...... Ben Moor
Faceless Bureaucrat ...... Jot Davies
Daphne ...... Ray Baker
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 (b00nrv03)
Series 2
2. Death Us Do Part by Mike Bartlett
Following a freak accident, John hears voices warning him off marriage. Prenuptial nerves or something sinister?
Mike Bartlett's tale is introduced by Mark Gatiss as sinister raconteur, The Man in Black.
John .... Carl Prekopp
Old Man …. Malcolm Tierney
Kate ....Tessa Nicholson
Clive .... Piers Wehner
Sarah .... Emerald O'Hanrahan
Old Woman .... Kate Layden
Doctor .... Stephen Hogan
Vicar .... Philip Fox
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.
Producer: Gemma Jenkins
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in November 2009.
SAT 19:00 Scotland's Black History (b00nrtzn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
SAT 19:30 Charles Dickens (b007tm49)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
SAT 20:00 Comedy Controller (b007jmg8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
SAT 23:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b00j05w4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 today]
SAT 23:55 Chain Gang (b00nrv01)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:55 today]
SUNDAY 08 NOVEMBER 2009
SUN 00:00 Ben Moor - Undone (b00f6ddd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Saturday]
SUN 00:30 The Man in Black (b00nrv03)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Saturday]
SUN 01:00 David Edgar - Mary Barnes (b007k1ky)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Saturday]
SUN 02:30 The Golden Days of Radio (b007jvjn)
The Laughter Front
Robin Boyle recalls the programmes and personalities that entertained HM Forces and the Home Front during the Second World War.
SUN 03:30 Book Club (b0088z0q)
Sebastian Faulks
Sebastian Faulks on his bestselling book Birdsong, the moving story of an Englishman's harrowing experiences fighting in the First World War.
SUN 04:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b00j05w4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
17:00 on Saturday]
SUN 05:00 08/11/2009 (b00nrvnx)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
SUN 08:00 Big Toe Books (b00nrvnz)
Kirsten O'Brien presents an hour of children's stories - featuring Marianne Dreams, written by Catherine Storr and read by Sam Stoyan.
SUN 09:00 Ladies of Letters (b00nrvp1)
Ladies of Letters Crunch Credit
Omnibus
Vera and Irene struggle to make ends meet. Stars Patricia Routledge and Prunella Scales.
SUN 10:15 Rudyard Kipling - The Gardener (b00nrvp3)
An aunt's grief for a nephew killed by a splinter shell on the Somme. A poignant tale of Remembrance read by Patricia Hodge. From November 2000.
SUN 10:30 A Whole New Ball Game (b00c5r8c)
Series 1
The Mould in the Gold
Father Benedict is holding a Golden Oldie night in honour of the late Gregory Patterson. But is it the right occasion for a eulogy from his only son, Robert?
Not when Barbara Patterson is determined to ruin the evening.
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, Mark Straker as Andy, Claire Skinner as Janet and Jill Meers as the Manageress.
Producer: Lissa Evans
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1993.
SUN 11:00 How Tickled Am I? (b007jp6m)
Series 1
Ken Dodd
Mark Radcliffe reveals how the tattyfilarious Squire of Knotty Ash became one of the greatest comic acts of our time.
SUN 11:30 A Laugh on the Ocean Wave (b007k4b9)
Episode 1
Nicholas Parsons meets the comedians and musicians who earn a living by entertaining cruise ship passengers. From November 2002.
SUN 12:00 The Men from the Ministry (b007k13p)
Seal of Office
The blundering civil servants are tasked with organising a military display in London, but there's a terrible mix-up...
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 August 1976.
SUN 12:30 Meet the Huggetts (b00ns2m9)
What Unusual Wallpaper
The poor Huggett family are suffering in a summer heat wave.
Stars Jack Warner as Joe, Kathleen Harrison as Ethel, George Howell as Bobby, Marion Collins as Jane, Charles Leno as Fred Stebbings and Kenneth Connor as Mr Cross/The Insurance Man/The Postman/The Decorator.
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 The Golden Days of Radio (b007jvjn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
02:30 today]
SUN 14:00 Book Club (b0088z0q)
[Repeat of broadcast at
03:30 today]
SUN 14:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00ns3wy)
Dad's Army: The Bullet is Not for Firing
The platoon face an inquiry after firing at a German plane. Adapted from TV, with Arthur Lowe and Clive Dunn. From May 1974.
SUN 15:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00ns3x0)
Ring around the Bath
Middle-aged Stella battles to get her grown-up children to leave home. Stars Duncan Preston and Penny Downie. From August 2003.
SUN 15:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00nsfzd)
Brothers in Law: Look it Up
Newly qualified lawyer Roger annoys his girlfriend Sally by defending a wife-beater. Stars Richard Briers. From July 1971.
SUN 16:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00nsfzg)
Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead
Improvement grants explained and a plumber muses on words. Sketch comedy with Ronnie Barker and Pauline Yates. From July 1972.
SUN 16:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00nsfzk)
The Navy Lark: 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.
SUN 17:00 How Tickled Am I? (b007jp6m)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
SUN 17:30 A Laugh on the Ocean Wave (b007k4b9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:30 today]
SUN 18:00 Planet B (b00j1z95)
Series 1
8. Retreat
John and Medley arrive in a strange religious retreat. Is it a cult or can it offer real enlightenment?
Ten-part series about a mystery virtual world.
Written by Thomas Crowe.
John ...... Gunnar Cauthery
Medley ...... Lizzy Watts
Cerberus ...... Chris Pavlo
Lioba ...... Donnla Hughes
All other parts played by Robert Lonsdale, Janice Acquah, Jill Cardo, Stephen Critchlow, Manjeet Mann, Malcolm Tierney 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 (b00j18v2)
Episode 2
Tropical conditions trigger people's primal memories. Robert Glenister reads JG Ballard's 1962 story set in submerged London.
SUN 19:00 The Men from the Ministry (b007k13p)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:00 today]
SUN 19:30 Meet the Huggetts (b00ns2m9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
SUN 20:00 Ladies of Letters (b00nrvp1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
SUN 21:15 Rudyard Kipling - The Gardener (b00nrvp3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:15 today]
SUN 21:30 A Whole New Ball Game (b00c5r8c)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:30 today]
SUN 22:00 The News Quiz (b00nsfzm)
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 30th October 2009.
SUN 22:30 Rudy's Rare Records (b00nsfzp)
Series 1
Take Me Home, Country Roads
Three generations of men and their musical tastes collide in this family sitcom set in a Birmingham record shop. Starring Lenny Henry.
Written by Danny Robins and Dan Tetsell from an original idea by Lenny Henry.
Rudy Sharpe owns an old record store in Birmingham - the last bastion of black music in Handsworth. When he suffers a 'heart attack', his neurotic, middle-aged, middle-class, divorcee son Adam and 17 year old grandson Richie come up from London to look after him.
Crammed together, living in the tiny flat above the shop, the three men are set to clash on a daily basis. Whilst Rudy and Richie share a love of reggae and soul music, Adam is the odd one out - thanks to his tastes in classical music.
Adam Sharpe ...... Lenny Henry
Richie Sharp ...... Joe Jacobs
Rudy Sharpe ...... Larrington Walker
Doreen ...... Claire Benedict
Tasha ...... Natasha Godfrey
Clifton ...... Jeffery Kissoon
Alison ...... Tracy-Ann Oberman
Customers ...... Colin Hoult/Doc Brown
Producer: Lucy Armitage.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2008.
SUN 23:00 Space Hacks (b007k22g)
Space Hacks
Two Men and a Baby Alien
Charlie and Moog mess up a mission to deliver Korg's nephew to playgroup. With Tim Key and Prunella Scales. From February 2007.
SUN 23:30 Cliche (b007jpp3)
From theatre hooligans to Tip Top toupees. Sketches galore with Nick Maloney and Carole Hayman. From April 1981.
MONDAY 09 NOVEMBER 2009
MON 00:00 Planet B (b00j1z95)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Sunday]
MON 00:30 JG Ballard - The Drowned World (b00j18v2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Sunday]
MON 01:00 The Golden Days of Radio (b007jvjn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
02:30 on Sunday]
MON 02:00 Book Club (b0088z0q)
[Repeat of broadcast at
03:30 on Sunday]
MON 02:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00ns3wy)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:30 on Sunday]
MON 03:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00ns3x0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
15:00 on Sunday]
MON 03:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00nsfzd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
15:30 on Sunday]
MON 04:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00nsfzg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
16:00 on Sunday]
MON 04:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00nsfzk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
16:30 on Sunday]
MON 05:00 09/11/2009 (b00nsg98)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
MON 08:00 Dad's Army (b007mdr8)
Series 1
Room at the Bottom
Shock news for Captain Mainwaring sparks an upheaval in the Home Guard platoon.
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, John Laurie as Private Fraser, John Ringham as Captain Turner and Jack Watson as the Sergeant. 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 (b007k3m6)
Series 9
Episode 2
More celeb sound-alikes as 'The Archers' meets 'EastEnders' and teatime for Alan Bennett. With Jan Ravens. From January 2003.
MON 09:00 PG Wodehouse - Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves (b007jql7)
Black Eyes and Bloody Noses
Gussie Fink-Nottle gets walloped and Aunt Dahlia sends Bertie on a spending spree.
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, John Le Mesurier as Sir Watkyn Bassett, Denise Coffey as Stiffy Bing, Aimi MacDonald as Madeline Bassett, Vivian Pickles as Aunt Dahlia, Douglas Blackwell as the Reverend Harold Pinker and Ann Davies as Emerald Stoker.
Producer: David Hatch
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1980.
MON 09:30 Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful (b007js81)
Series 3
Episode 4
Freshly wed ad man Ken receives a wedding invite and faces upset at a photo shoot.
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
Larry Childs ...... William Hootkins
Loretta-Jane Duff ...... Toni Coyne
Dawn ...... Sally Watts
Mr Cheater ...... James Griffiths
Sally ...... Jane Leonard
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 (b007jp5z)
The Track of a Storm
With Darnay facing great danger in Paris, Lucie leads a rescue. Stars Charles Dance and Charlotte Attenborough.
MON 11:00 Meera Syal - Anita and Me (b007jxxt)
Episode 1
12 year old Meena Kumar is an Asian girl living a fairly uneventful life in the Black Country village of Tollington near Wolverhampton in the 1970s - surrounded by her loving, if slightly eccentric, Punjabi family.
But then one days she meets Anita Rutter..
Actress and comedy writer Meera Syal reads her first novel - abridged in ten parts by Doreen Estall.
Producer: Di Speirs
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1996.
MON 11:15 Anne Holm - I Am David (b007jykb)
Episode 1
A young refugee's brave escape from a labour camp sparks a courageous lone journey. Stars Rory Copus and Andrew Wincott.
MON 12:00 Dad's Army (b007mdr8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
MON 12:30 Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead (b00hmb64)
Episode 3
Mystery in a spoof of smooth sleuth Paul Temple - and wires get crossed on the telephone.
A sequential entertainment for radio starring Ronnie Barker.
With Terence Brady, Pauline Yates and Ann Beach. Pianist: Gordon Langford.
Written by Arnold Brown, Donald Churchill, Peter Spence, Don Currell and Andy Kelvin, John Graham, Charles Griffin, JG Sacks, Myles Rudge and Ted Dicks, and Gerald Wiley.
Producer John Fawcett-Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1972.
MON 13:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b008y4fg)
Series 1
Episode 6
Exams loom large. Simon Harrison delves into his Health and Safety background for one final ruse. Can he unveil the killer?
Mark Tavener's comedy thriller.
CAST:
Gilbert …. Geoffrey Palmer
Simon …. Samuel West
Patricia …. Rebecca Front
with Michael Maloney, Jonathan Coy, Sharon Small, Emily Wachter, Beth Chalmers and Nicholas Boulton.
Script Editor: Paul Schlesinger
Producer: Dawn Ellis
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2005.
MON 13:30 Bulldog Drummond by Sapper (b00nskjl)
6. Foiling
Can our hero foil evil Peterson's plan to overthrow the government? Sapper's yarn is concluded by Julian Rhind-Tutt.
MON 14:00 This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century (b00nskjn)
2000 - 2000 Years of Kinship
Across the decades, Christopher Lee's vivid account of Britain's fast-paced history. Narrated by Anna Massey, with Robert Powell.
MON 14:15 Postscripts: JB Priestley (b00nskjq)
Episode 1
Reflecting on the evacuation of Dunkirk, the broadcaster's 1940 wartime observations are read by Patrick Stewart.
MON 14:30 Michelle Magorian - Goodnight Mister Tom (b007jxnk)
Episode 1
A young evacuee arrives to stay with gruff but kindly Tom Oakley. Michelle Magorian's wartime tale read by David Brierley.
MON 14:45 Quartered Safe Out Here (b00nskjs)
Episode 1
Author George MacDonald Fraser reads extracts from his classic personal account of front line soldiering in Burma in 1945.
MON 15:00 Charles Dickens' A Tale Of Two Cities (b007jp5z)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
MON 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00nskjv)
Kirsten O'Brien presents an hour of children's stories featuring The Quigleys at Large by Simon Mason, The Witch of Wuthery Heights by Wendy Eyton and Truckers by Terry Pratchett.
MON 17:00 PG Wodehouse - Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves (b007jql7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
MON 17:30 Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful (b007js81)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
MON 18:00 James Follett - The Destruction Factor (b007k4t9)
World Without Fire
After sparking a plane crash, the deadly Exon plant strain's advancement continues.
Conclusion of James Follett’s sci-fi thriller starring TP McKenna.
Max Flinders ...... TP McKenna
Denise Exon ...... Rosalind Adams
Howard Rogers ...... Paul Copley
Nurse ...... Joan Matheson
Craig ...... Noel Johnson
Blowers ...... Michael Shannon
Miss Anderson ...... Diana Olson
Scott ...... Diana Olsson
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.
MON 18:30 Fantastic Tales (b007k3d0)
The Silken-Swift by Theodore Sturgeon
A man is caught between a good witch and a wicked witch, but a unicorn holds the key to true happiness...
Written in 1953, Theodore Sturgeon's intense fantasy is read by Mark Bonnar.
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 April 2007.
MON 19:00 Dad's Army (b007mdr8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
MON 19:30 Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead (b00hmb64)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
MON 20:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b008y4fg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
MON 20:30 Bulldog Drummond by Sapper (b00nskjl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
MON 21:00 Meera Syal - Anita and Me (b007jxxt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
MON 21:15 Anne Holm - I Am David (b007jykb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
MON 22:00 Dead Ringers (b007k3m6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
MON 22:30 Revolting People (b008ff6d)
Series 3
A Kiss Is Just a Kiss
Samuel turns his shop into a bar called Sam's place...and an old flame called Ingrid turns up.
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
Ezekiel ...... Hugh Dennis
Cora ...... Penelope Nice
Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2004.
MON 23:00 The Mark Steel Solution (b007js4r)
Series 2
Transport
Another radical proposal from comedian Mark Steel as he calls for wacky improvements to Britain's crumbling transport system
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 July 1994.
MON 23:30 The Tape Recorded Highlights of a Humble Bee (b00nsm9l)
'Introducing Me' and 'The Dinner Date'
A hapless, jazz-loving insect's audio diary of his mainly uneventful life. With Mark Williams and Tim Whitnall. From June 2003.
MON 23:45 The Shuttleworths (b007jnzg)
Series 3
Radio Shuttleworth
John Shuttleworth starts a new station for Sheffield, but can he count on Mary and Ken? Stars Graham Fellows. From October 1997.
TUESDAY 10 NOVEMBER 2009
TUE 00:00 James Follett - The Destruction Factor (b007k4t9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:30 Fantastic Tales (b007k3d0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b008y4fg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 Bulldog Drummond by Sapper (b00nskjl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 Meera Syal - Anita and Me (b007jxxt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:15 Anne Holm - I Am David (b007jykb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 Charles Dickens' A Tale Of Two Cities (b007jp5z)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century (b00nskjn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:15 Postscripts: JB Priestley (b00nskjq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:15 on Monday]
TUE 04:30 Michelle Magorian - Goodnight Mister Tom (b007jxnk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:30 on Monday]
TUE 04:45 Quartered Safe Out Here (b00nskjs)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:45 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 10/11/2009 (b00nsnhb)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
TUE 08:00 The Navy Lark (b007jmq6)
The Loch Ness Monster
Monstrous goings on when the crew of HMS Troutbridge hit Scotland. Stars Jon Pertwee and Leslie Phillips. From July 1971.
TUE 08:30 Nikolai Gogol - Three Ivans, Two Aunts and an Overcoat (b00nsnhd)
The Nose
Major Kovalyov's nose vanishes and reappears in St Petersburg disguised as a councillor. With Stephen Moore. From April 2002.
TUE 09:00 Ring Around the Bath (b00nsnhg)
Series 1
Rick's Quarrel
A domestic dispute boosts Stella's battle to get her grown-up children to leave home. Stars Duncan Preston. From August 2003.
TUE 09:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b007jz94)
Series 3
The Flat
Author Gerald and his wife Diana's holiday abroad is far from relaxing.
The convoluted chronicle of an optimistic author starring Ian Carmichael as Gerald C Potter and Charlotte Mitchell as his wife, Diana.
With Michael McClain, Fiona Mathieson and Garard Green.
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 (b007jp8f)
The Knitting Done
With Darnay re-arrested and back in prison, Carton makes plans for his release. Stars Charles Dance and John Duttine.
TUE 11:00 Meera Syal - Anita and Me (b007jxz2)
Episode 2
During the long summer break from school, Meena is desperate to be accepted by her peers. Meera Syal reads her own novel.
TUE 11:15 Anne Holm - I Am David (b007jvms)
Episode 2
The weary young refugee is in despair - until he meets Signora Bang, who changes everything. Stars Rory Copus and Sarah Badel.
TUE 12:00 The Navy Lark (b007jmq6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
TUE 12:30 Counterpoint (b00fhrt6)
2005
Semi-final 2
Ned Sherrin hosts the music quiz with Peter Ashman of Buckinghamshire, Adrian Clark of London and John Taylor from Lincoln.
TUE 13:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00h8qls)
Series 2
Episode 1
Budget cuts spark conflict at the Cambridge college, and Gilbert is plotting. Comic thriller with Geoffrey Palmer and Samuel West.
TUE 13:30 Agatha Christie (b00jzckt)
Magnolia Blossom
Theo is ready to leave her husband when a financial scandal intervenes. Mike Walker's revamped whodunit starring Emilia Fox.
TUE 14:00 This Sceptred Isle: Dynasties (b00nsnhl)
The Godwins Part 1
Christopher Lee's vivid account of the impact of Britain's most powerful families. Narrated by Anna Massey.
TUE 14:15 Postscripts: JB Priestley (b00nsnhn)
Episode 2
Describing a wartime outing to Margate, the broadcaster's 1940 wartime observations are read by Patrick Stewart.
TUE 14:30 Michelle Magorian - Goodnight Mister Tom (b009nlvv)
Episode 2
A disturbing letter from the young evacuee's mother causes concern. Michelle Magorian's wartime tale read by David Brierley.
TUE 14:45 Quartered Safe Out Here (b00nsnhq)
Episode 2
Author George MacDonald Fraser continues the reading of his recollections of the war in Burma in 1945.
TUE 15:00 Charles Dickens' A Tale Of Two Cities (b007jp8f)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
TUE 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00nsnhs)
Kirsten O'Brien presents an hour of children's stories featuring The Quigleys at Large by Simon Mason, The Witch of Wuthery Heights by Wendy Eyton and Truckers by Terry Pratchett.
TUE 17:00 Ring Around the Bath (b00nsnhg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
TUE 17:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b007jz94)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
TUE 18:00 Susan Hill - The Woman in Black (b007jlpk)
1. A Journey and a Funeral
Retired solicitor Arthur Kipps recalls his visit to the remote market town of Crythin Gifford - and the isolated house of the reclusive Mrs Drablow...
John Woodvine and Robert Glenister star in Susan Hill's chilling ghost story.
Dramatised in four parts by Jon Strickland.
Young Kipps ...... Robert Glenister
Old Kipps ...... John Woodvine
Esme ...... Paula Tilbrook
Samuel ...... Rod Arthur
Tomes ...... Christopher Kent
Bentley ...... Stuart Richman
Isobelle ...... Jane Marlow
Oliver ...... Jason Done
Music composed by Derek Pearce.
Directed at BBC Manchester by Chris Wallis.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in December 1993.
TUE 18:30 Fantastic Tales (b007k30x)
The White People by Arthur Machen
The nature of good and evil and the origins of sin are explored as two learned gentlemen hold a heated theological debate...
Arthur Machen's intriguing tale read by Ioan Meredith and Louise Collins.
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.
TUE 19:00 The Navy Lark (b007jmq6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
TUE 19:30 Counterpoint (b00fhrt6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
TUE 20:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00h8qls)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
TUE 20:30 Agatha Christie (b00jzckt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
TUE 21:00 Meera Syal - Anita and Me (b007jxz2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
TUE 21:15 Anne Holm - I Am David (b007jvms)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
TUE 22:00 Nikolai Gogol - Three Ivans, Two Aunts and an Overcoat (b00nsnhd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
TUE 22:30 The Million Pound Radio Show (b00b0jzg)
Series 3
Episode 6
Diabolical ways to look after your money. Andy Hamilton and Nick Revell's sharp humour, with Harry Enfield. From November 1987.
TUE 23:00 Trevor's World of Sport (b00nsnhv)
Series 3
Episode 6
Andy Hamilton's comedy series about Trevor the sports agent and his brave attempts to swim safely through the shark tank of life.
Trevor wakes up next to a beautiful young woman. And Ralph wakes up with a new face.
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 (b00nsnhx)
Series 1
Over the Rainbow
Transvestite George sparks confusion for Ken when he sees him wearing a dress.
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 December 2001.
WEDNESDAY 11 NOVEMBER 2009
WED 00:00 Susan Hill - The Woman in Black (b007jlpk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 Fantastic Tales (b007k30x)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00h8qls)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 Agatha Christie (b00jzckt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 Meera Syal - Anita and Me (b007jxz2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Tuesday]
WED 02:15 Anne Holm - I Am David (b007jvms)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Tuesday]
WED 03:00 Charles Dickens' A Tale Of Two Cities (b007jp8f)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 This Sceptred Isle: Dynasties (b00nsnhl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:15 Postscripts: JB Priestley (b00nsnhn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:15 on Tuesday]
WED 04:30 Michelle Magorian - Goodnight Mister Tom (b009nlvv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:30 on Tuesday]
WED 04:45 Quartered Safe Out Here (b00nsnhq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:45 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 11/11/2009 (b00nsp7q)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jp42)
Series 5
The Threatening Letters
The lad is full of the joys of Spring - until the postman arrives.
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 (b007zkzz)
Series 2
Episode 4
When their new and 'ever so slightly unbearable' friends invite them to dinner, Lucy wants to return the offer. But Daniel, who's expected to cook, is less than convinced...
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, Samantha Spiro as Katie, Tony Gardner as Andy, Joanna Brookes as Alison, Jonathan Aris as Steve and Carla Mendonca as Linda.
Producer: Liz Anstee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2002.
WED 09:00 Brothers in Law (b007k164)
Series 2
Tell 'Em the Tale
Newly qualified lawyer Roger Thursby's got an appointment with his boss, but worries in case there's bad news...
Starring Richard Briers as Roger Thursby, John Glyn-Jones as Grimes, Julia Lockwood as Sally and Bridget Armstrong as Joy. 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 (b007jss3)
Series 2
16th June, 1800
William Wordsworth meditates upon his Miltonic sonnet. William Bloke arrives with a warning. De Quinine returns in disarray. There is a visitation and all is at peace.
Conclusion of the everyday story of towering genius. 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, Nickolas Grace as Thomas de Quinine, John Shrapnel as William Bloke and Chris Emmett as the Leechpedlar
Music by Stephen Oliver and performed by Cantabile.
Producer: Jonathan James-Moore.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1987.
WED 10:00 Birdsong (b007jqbk)
Episode 1
France, 1910: Ahead of the Great War, Stephen Wraysford falls in love with the wife of a wealthy baron. Stars Toby Stephens.
WED 11:00 Meera Syal - Anita and Me (b007jy0b)
Episode 3
Twelve-year-old Meena faces racial abuse and is shocked to learn a piece of major family news. Meera Syal reads her own novel.
WED 11:15 Memorials to the Missing (b00fj7zk)
During the First World War, an internal battle is fought for decent burials and graves. Stars Anton Lesser and Michael Maloney.
WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jp42)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
WED 12:30 Trivia Test Match (b00nmywc)
Episode 9
Brian Johnston bowls questions to Tim Rice, Willie Rushton, Leslie Thomas and Christopher Martin-Jenkins. From October 1992.
WED 13:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00h8x8d)
Series 2
Episode 2
The Master and the Dean's feud intensifies as a student is found cheating. Stars Geoffrey Palmer and Michael Maloney.
WED 13:30 Agatha Christie (b00jz7jj)
Philomel Cottage
When Alex meets Terry she's swept off her feet. He persuades her to leave her job with a dot com company and set up a business with him - based in an out of the way cottage in the country...
A new spin on the Queen of the whodunit, Agatha Christie's classic story, dramatised for radio by Mike Walker.
Stars Lizzie McInnerny as Alex, Tom Hollander as Terry, Adam Godley as Richard and Struan Rodger as Merlin.
Producer: Jeremy Mortimer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2002.
WED 14:00 This Sceptred Isle: Dynasties (b00nsp7l)
The Godwins Part 2
Christopher Lee's vivid account of the impact of Britain's most powerful families. Narrated by Anna Massey.
WED 14:15 Postscripts: JB Priestley (b00nsp7n)
Episode 3
Comparing his current and previous wartime experiences, broadcaster JB Priestley's 1940 observations. Read by Patrick Stewart.
WED 14:30 Michelle Magorian - Goodnight Mister Tom (b007jxr8)
Episode 3
Young wartime evacuee Willie Beech is taken shopping and there's news at the village church. Read by David Brierley.
WED 14:45 Quartered Safe Out Here (b00nt9gz)
Episode 3
Author George MacDonald Fraser continues the reading of his recollections of the war in Burma in 1945.
WED 15:00 Birdsong (b007jqbk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
WED 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00nt9h1)
Kirsten O'Brien presents an hour of children's stories - featuring The Quigleys at Large by Simon Mason, The Witch of Wuthery Heights by Wendy Eyton and Truckers by Terry Pratchett.
WED 17:00 Brothers in Law (b007k164)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
WED 17:30 The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere (b007jss3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
WED 18:00 Susan Hill - The Woman in Black (b007jlps)
2. A Causeway and a Pony Trap
Solicitor Arthur Kipps feels rattled spending the night in the eerie isolated house of the reclusive Mrs Drablow...
John Woodvine and Robert Glenister star in Susan Hill's chilling ghost story.
Dramatised by Jon Strickland.
.
Young Kipps ...... Robert Glenister
Old Kipps ...... John Woodvine
Esme ...... Paula Tilbrook
Bentley ...... Stuart Richman
Keckwick ...... James Quinn
Music composed by Derek Pearce.
Directed at BBC Manchester by Chris Wallis
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in December 1993.
WED 18:30 Oscar Wilde (b008hvvx)
The Canterville Ghost
Episode 1
When American Minister, Hiram B Otis signs the deeds for Canterville Chase, he not only buys a piece of English history, but he also inherits a troublesome ghost.
No sooner have Mr Otis and his family moved into their new home than they come up against this unruly spirit and a battle of wills ensues...
First published in 1887, Oscar Wilde's novella is read by Alistair McGowan.
Producer: Gemma Jenkins.
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in December 2007.
WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jp42)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
WED 19:30 Trivia Test Match (b00nmywc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
WED 20:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00h8x8d)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
WED 20:30 Agatha Christie (b00jz7jj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
WED 21:00 Meera Syal - Anita and Me (b007jy0b)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
WED 21:15 Memorials to the Missing (b00fj7zk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
WED 22:00 Double Income, No Kids Yet (b007zkzz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
WED 22:30 Hair in the Gate (b007k3mm)
Series 1
Episode 2
Camilla revamps the TV arts show when budgets must be slashed. Stars Harriet Thorpe and Alistair McGowan. From September 1993.
WED 23:00 Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off (b007rsz5)
Series 2
India
The eccentric student traveller sets off on a university sports tour to New Delhi. Stars Marcus Brigstocke. From November 2003.
WED 23:30 The Masterson Inheritance (b007jq63)
Series 2
The Mastersons Go Down
The Masterson's epic tale of murder, intrigue and a fast-talking parrot aboard a luxury cruiser.
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 12 NOVEMBER 2009
THU 00:00 Susan Hill - The Woman in Black (b007jlps)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 Oscar Wilde (b008hvvx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00h8x8d)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Agatha Christie (b00jz7jj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Meera Syal - Anita and Me (b007jy0b)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 Memorials to the Missing (b00fj7zk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Birdsong (b007jqbk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 This Sceptred Isle: Dynasties (b00nsp7l)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:15 Postscripts: JB Priestley (b00nsp7n)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:15 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 Michelle Magorian - Goodnight Mister Tom (b007jxr8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:30 on Wednesday]
THU 04:45 Quartered Safe Out Here (b00nt9gz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:45 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 12/11/2009 (b00ntdnp)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
THU 08:00 The Goon Show (b007jrdw)
Series 4 Special
The Starlings
London is besieged by birds in a special recording without an audience or orchestra. Stars Peter Sellers. From August 1954.
THU 08:30 The Newly Discovered Casebook of Sherlock Holmes (b00b5pg3)
The Case of the Deranged Botanist
Baker Street’s Great Detective Sherlock Holmes is on the case in a monstrous tale of cross-bred plants and humans.
Roy Hudd spoofs the famous sleuth in Tony Hare’s comedy series.
With Chris Emmett as Dr Watson, June Whitfield as Mrs Hudson and Jeffrey Holland as Inspector Lestrade.
Musical accompaniment: Ian Smith.
Producer: Chris Neill
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in January 1999.
THU 09:00 The Attractive Young Rabbi (b007k2vh)
Series 2
Brief Encounter
Rabbi Su feels dumbfounded when Rabbi Abraham is invited to a Royal garden party, but then she meets someone...
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
Melvin ...... Henry Goodman
Brian ...... Jonathan Kydd
Sadie Fine ...... Doreen Mantle
Khaled ...... Nadim Sawalha
Rashid ...... Nabil Elouahabi
Music: Max Harris.
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2000.
THU 09:30 The Brothers (b00ntdnr)
Series 2
Episode 2
The two dysfunctional siblings Nigel and Michael win an award. Stars Raymond Coulthard and Adam Godley. From October 2005.
THU 10:00 Birdsong (b007jqbz)
Episode 2
France, 1916. After Isabelle, Stephen faces the bloodiest of wars. Dramatisation of Sebastian Faulks' novel with Toby Stephens.
THU 11:00 Meera Syal - Anita and Me (b007jy1l)
Episode 4
It's a busy time for Meena with Diwali, the fair coming to town and the arrival of an ambulance. Meera Syal reads her own novel.
THU 11:15 Petrella (b007jmdg)
Series 2
Heroes and Villains
Confronted with robbery and murder, the detective learns even respected police officers can be suspects. Stars Philip Jackson.
THU 12:00 The Goon Show (b007jrdw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 12:30 We've Been Here Before (b007tc34)
Series 1
Episode 5
Clive Anderson's panel show of the past - with Simon Brett, Jon Holmes, John O'Farrell and Steve Punt. From August 2003.
THU 13:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00h91l0)
Series 2
Episode 3
A Cambridge college student is found hanged, but was it suicide or murder? Mark Tavener's comic thriller stars Geoffrey Palmer and Samuel West.
THU 13:30 Agatha Christie (b00jzwdq)
In a Glass Darkly
A jealous lover is haunted by a fellow pilot's death and a vision of murder. Mike Walker's revamped whodunnit with Neil Dudgeon.
THU 14:00 This Sceptred Isle: Dynasties (b00ntdnx)
The Despensers
Christopher Lee's vivid account of the impact of Britain's most powerful families. Narrated by Anna Massey.
THU 14:15 Postscripts: JB Priestley (b00ntdnz)
Episode 4
Looking back to the very first day of the war, broadcaster JB Priestley's observations from 1940 are read by Patrick Stewart.
THU 14:30 Michelle Magorian - Goodnight Mister Tom (b007jxsl)
Episode 4
Wartime evacuee Willie Beech starts school, while local villagers see changes in his guardian Tom. Read by David Brierley.
THU 14:45 Quartered Safe Out Here (b00ntdp1)
Episode 4
Author George MacDonald Fraser continues the reading of his recollections of the war in Burma in 1945.
THU 15:00 Birdsong (b007jqbz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
THU 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00ntdp3)
Kirsten O'Brien presents an hour of children's stories - featuring The Quigleys at Large by Simon Mason, The Witch of Wuthery Heights by Wendy Eyton and Truckers by Terry Pratchett.
THU 17:00 The Attractive Young Rabbi (b007k2vh)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
THU 17:30 The Brothers (b00ntdnr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
THU 18:00 Susan Hill - The Woman in Black (b007jz83)
3. The Nursery and a Child
As thick fog descends, the ghostly encounters continue for solicitor Arthur Kipps when he returns to the eerie isolated house of the reclusive Mrs Drablow...
John Woodvine and Robert Glenister star in Susan Hill's chilling ghost story.
Dramatised by Jon Strickland.
Young Kipps ...... Robert Glenister
Old Kipps ...... John Woodvine
Esme ...... Paula Tilbrook
Bentley ...... Stuart Richman
Mrs Daily ...... Diane Whitley
Samuel Daily ...... Rod Arthur
Music composed by Derek Pearce.
Directed at BBC Manchester by Chris Wallis
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in December 1993.
THU 18:30 Oscar Wilde (b008jw9k)
The Canterville Ghost
Episode 2
Troublesome ghost of a dead nobleman, Sir Simon is determined to oust the Otis family from his ancestral home. So his hauntings are becoming more and more elaborate...
First published in 1887, Oscar Wilde's novella is read by Alistair McGowan.
Producer: Gemma Jenkins.
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in December 2007.
THU 19:00 The Goon Show (b007jrdw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 19:30 We've Been Here Before (b007tc34)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
THU 20:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00h91l0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
THU 20:30 Agatha Christie (b00jzwdq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
THU 21:00 Meera Syal - Anita and Me (b007jy1l)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
THU 21:15 Petrella (b007jmdg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
THU 22:00 The Newly Discovered Casebook of Sherlock Holmes (b00b5pg3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 22:30 Creme de la Crime (b0089jzj)
Carrion up the Jungle
Mutiny, murder, and a possible parking fine in a dastardly case of felony afloat.
David Pershore travels to the tropics of the Far East. That is, if he can bear to have the inoculations.
Recalled by Michael Feydeau -TV's much-loved Inspector Niblett - and crime expert David Pershore
Using a daring mixture of reconstructions, interviews, music and specially made noises, tales from the vaults of villainy.
Written by and starring Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis.
With:
Olivia Colman
Ewan Bailey
Director: Adam Bromley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2003.
THU 22:45 Hearing With Hegley (b00bbnvw)
Series 1
Episode 5
The poet laureate of alternative comedy, John Hegley, presents a selection of his work.
With contributions from Keith Moore, Susan Norton, Andrew Bailey and Nigel Piper.
Producer: Phil Clarke
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1996.
THU 23:00 Rigor Mortis (b00g43w4)
Series 3
Episode 2
Ruth's keen to get pregnant, but Anthony's distracted by a potential patient. Stars Peter Davison. From February 2006.
THU 23:30 The House of the Spirit Levels (b007jv9c)
The Prisoner
Tony goes on the run and the spaniel's secret is revealed. Nick Revell's epic saga with Peter Serafinowicz. From May 1997.
FRIDAY 13 NOVEMBER 2009
FRI 00:00 Susan Hill - The Woman in Black (b007jz83)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 Oscar Wilde (b008jw9k)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00h91l0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Agatha Christie (b00jzwdq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Meera Syal - Anita and Me (b007jy1l)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 Petrella (b007jmdg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Birdsong (b007jqbz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 This Sceptred Isle: Dynasties (b00ntdnx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:15 Postscripts: JB Priestley (b00ntdnz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:15 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 Michelle Magorian - Goodnight Mister Tom (b007jxsl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:30 on Thursday]
FRI 04:45 Quartered Safe Out Here (b00ntdp1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:45 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 13/11/2009 (b00nth13)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
FRI 08:00 Stop Messing About! (b00b1p9t)
Series 1
Episode 1
The follow up series to Round The Horne kicks off with the first all nude radio show - with a pull-out supplement.
Starring Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Joan Sims and announcer, Douglas Smith.
After the unexpected death of Kenneth Horne in 1969, plans for the next series of Round The Horne were axed. Instead - using an old catchphrase of Kenneth Williams as a series title - Kenneth joined Hugh Paddick to continue the comedy tradition and was also reunited with his "Carry On" film co-star Joan Sims.
Written by Johnnie Mortimer, Brian Cooke and Myles Rudge
With the Max Harris Group.
Producer: John Simmonds
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in April 1969.
FRI 08:30 Married (b007v2rf)
Series 3
Episode 3
More strange happenings occur following the universes colliding: the King's ex quite literally drops in after being trapped in a vortex for five weeks. Robin finds himself playing chief powerbroker in the Royal relationship and manages to turn it to his advantage...
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, Julian Clary as Adrian, Ann Gosling as Maxine, Sam Bradley as Ned, Christopher Kelham as King John 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 (b008fxrd)
Episode 8
With their business struggling, Charles and George turn to nanny.
Starring Donald Hewlett and Michael Knowles.
A Tale of Two City Gents by Wally K Daly
Charles ...... Donald Hewlett
George ...... Michael Knowles
Nanny ...... Marjorie Withers
Theme music by Jim Parker
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1985.
FRI 09:30 Ayres on the Air (b007k0pq)
Series 1
Human Deterioration
Pam Ayres kicks off her own poetry and sketch show starting with the theme of deterioration.. of eyesight, figure, memory......the list goes on.
With poems about being Too Fat and buying a Wonderbra.
Plus sketches about being Topless at 60 and how to spice up your love life with a little celebrity fantasy in a sketch called Me and Michael Aspel.
With Geoffrey Whitehead and Felicity Montagu.
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2004.
FRI 10:00 Birdsong (b007jqcf)
Episode 3
Stephen Wraysford returns to his old haunts in France, ravaged by the First World War. Stars Toby Stephens and Sophie Ward.
FRI 11:00 Meera Syal - Anita and Me (b007jy30)
Episode 5
Twelve-year-old Meena's mother finally gives birth, and she decides to form a gang with Anita. Meera Syal reads her own novel.
FRI 11:15 Petrella (b007jpny)
Series 2
The Missionary Position
A drugs tip-off leads the inspector to a boxing gym, where his police colleague encounters a former tutor. Stars Philip Jackson.
FRI 12:00 Stop Messing About! (b00b1p9t)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 Whispers (b00bzrmj)
Series 2
Episode 2
What is the real truth about Alexander Graham Bell, Walt Disney and Lord Lucan?
Gyles Brandreth hosts the quiz show with scandal on its mind and slander at its heart.
Lynne Truss and Michele Brown 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 (b00h9t26)
Series 2
Episode 4
Simon is not convinced of a student's murder confession, but he soon gets sidetracked. Mark Tavener's comedy thriller stars Geoffrey Palmer and Samuel West.
FRI 13:30 Agatha Christie (b00jzy3m)
The Dressmaker's Doll
A creepy doll with a mind of its own causes alarm along London's catwalks. Mike Walker's revamped whodunnit with Juliet Aubrey.
FRI 14:00 This Sceptred Isle: Dynasties (b00nth1c)
The Irish Dynasties
Christopher Lee's vivid account of the impact of Britain's most powerful families. Narrated by Anna Massey.
FRI 14:15 Postscripts: JB Priestley (b00nth1f)
Episode 5
Describing recent air-raids in his native city of Bradford, the broadcaster's 1940 observations are read by Patrick Stewart.
FRI 14:30 Michelle Magorian - Goodnight Mister Tom (b007jxpw)
Episode 5
Young wartime evacuee Willie Beech is in for a big surprise on his birthday and Tom notices changes. Read by David Brierley.
FRI 14:45 Quartered Safe Out Here (b00ntnb3)
Episode 5
Author George MacDonald Fraser continues reading his recollections of front line soldiering in Burma in 1945.
FRI 15:00 Birdsong (b007jqcf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
FRI 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00ntnb5)
Kirsten O'Brien presents an hour of children's stories - featuring The Quigleys at Large by Simon Mason, The Witch of Wuthery Heights by Wendy Eyton and Truckers by Terry Pratchett.
FRI 17:00 Anything Legal (b008fxrd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
FRI 17:30 Ayres on the Air (b007k0pq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
FRI 18:00 Susan Hill - The Woman in Black (b007jls5)
4. Letters and Death Certificates
Can solicitor Arthur Kipps finally unravel the eerie mystery of the isolated house of the reclusive Mrs Drablow?
John Woodvine and Robert Glenister star in Susan Hill's chilling ghost story.
Dramatised by Jon Strickland.
Young Kipps ...... Robert Glenister
Old Kipps ...... John Woodvine
Esme ...... Paula Tilbrook
Stella ...... Jane Cox
Samuel Daily ...... Rod Arthur
Music composed by Derek Pearce.
Directed at BBC Manchester by Chris Wallis
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in December 1993.
FRI 18:30 Oscar Wilde (b008lz2g)
The Canterville Ghost
Episode 3
Troublesome ghost of a dead nobleman, Sir Simon is determined to oust the Otis family from his ancestral home. So his hauntings are becoming more and more elaborate...
First published in 1887, Oscar Wilde's novella is concluded by Alistair McGowan.
Producer: Gemma Jenkins.
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in December 2007.
FRI 19:00 Stop Messing About! (b00b1p9t)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 Whispers (b00bzrmj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
FRI 20:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00h9t26)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
FRI 20:30 Agatha Christie (b00jzy3m)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
FRI 21:00 Meera Syal - Anita and Me (b007jy30)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
FRI 21:15 Petrella (b007jpny)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
FRI 22:00 Married (b007v2rf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
FRI 22:30 The Lee Mack Show (b00c075z)
Tom Robinson
Tom Robinson joins the quick-fire comic for stand-up, sketches and music. With Angela McHale and Steve Brown. From March 2005.
FRI 23:00 Lee and Herring's Fist of Fun (b007k1qh)
Belfast
Goldilocks, Robert the Bruce and body awareness.
From Queen's University, Belfast.
Stewart Lee and Richard Herring’s mix of sharp sketches and situations, stand up topical gags and banter.
With Peter Baynham, Ronni Ancona and John Thomson.
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 (b00ntnb7)
Series 2
Episode 5
Crazy panel show capers as host Sue Perkins grills Simon Pegg, Peter Baynham, David Schneider and Tom Binns.
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.