Ned's quitting nicotine, but Grytpype-Thynne has other ideas. End of the regular series. With Spike Milligan. From January 1960.
Sandy Chalmers celebrates the long running BBC institution: Toytown - A Portrait of the Mayor and The Boys of Glen Morroch.
When a light shines out in a blackout, Hodges hauls Captain Mainwaring to court.
Starring Arthur Lowe as Captain Mainwaring, John Le Mesurier as Sergeant Wilson, Clive Dunn as Corporal Jones, John Laurie as Private Frazer, Ian Lavender as Private Pike, Arnold Ridley as Godfrey and Bill Pertwee as Hodges.
Adapted for radio from Jimmy Perry and David Croft's TV scripts by Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles.
Patrick and Helen get dragged to a stag and hen night for a couple neither of them know. Stars Jim Sweeney. From August 2001.
By Rona Munro. Charlie discovers things that he never knew about his lifelong friend Sylvia. With Colette O'Neil. From June 2006.
Pop Larkin finds he's not as young as he used to be. Rural family saga with David Jason and Pam Ferris. From February 1996.
While Mr Tulliver plans a fine education for Tom, Maggie learns of a disaster concerning rabbits left in her care.
George Eliot's most popular and widely read novel, first published in 1860.
Dramatised in five-parts by Michelene Wandor.
Philip ...... Michael Fitzgerald
Mr Tulliver ...... Terry Molloy
Young Maggie ...... Hilary Martin
Tom ...... Richard Pearce
Mrs Tulliver ...... Tina Gray
Mrs Glegg ...... Joyce Gibbs
Mr Glegg ...... Geoff Serle
Mr Dean ...... Michael Kilgarriff
Mrs Dean ...... Hedli Niklaus
Lucy ...... Melissa Katsoulis
Mrs Pullet ...... Heather Barrett
Mrs Moss ...... Sunny Ormonde
Bob ...... Paul Downing
Mr Pullet/Mr Moss/Mr Riley ...... Brian Miller
Directed at BBC Pebble Mill by Philip Martin.
The comedienne reads from her autobiography: childhood memories of her American mother telling stories and 'being French'.
Paolo Baldi, - priest, philosophy lecturer and accidental sleuth - is caught up in solving the murder of a leading University academic. He follows a trail leading into the past of one of Ireland's most cherished literary figures.
Starring David Threlfall as Paolo Baldi, Tina Kellegher as Tina Mahon, TP McKenna as Father Troy, Gerard McSorley as Doctor Graham, Owen Roe as Superintendent Rynne and Margaret D'Arcy as Mrs Reid.
Murder mystery written by Simon Brett.
Format by Barry Devlin. Developed and produced by BBC Northern Ireland.
Directed in Belfast by Lawrence Jackson.
Terry is not keen to meet any of Bob's snobbish friends.
Starring James Bolam as Terry Collier, Rodney Bewes as Bob Ferris and Brigit Forsyth as Thelma Chambers.
With Sheila Fearn, Olive Milbourne, Julian Holloway and Gretta Gouriet.
Created and scripted for BBC TV by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais. Adapted for radio by Patrick Tilley.
Originally lost from the archive, the audio was recovered in a BBC Treasure Hunt.
Rome, AD 70: Roman sleuth Marcus Didius Falco chances upon an illegal trade in precious metal (the silver pigs) after mounting a rescue from a kidnap gang.
Anton Lesser brings the popular detective to life in Lindsey Davis's witty and enthralling adventures set in the days of the Roman Empire.
Dramatised in four parts by Mary Cutler.
Falco …. Anton Lesser
Sosia …. Felicity Jones
Lenia …. Gillian Goodman
Petronius …. Ben Crowe
Decimus …. Robert Lister
Publius …. Richard Derrington
Pertinax/Julius …. Sean Connolly
Falco’s Mother …. Frances Jeater
Marcia …. Helen Monks
Directed at BBC Birmingham by Peter Leslie Wild.
As the sabotage and murder trail continues, Private Investigator Mortimer Hive arrives and is invited to make a speech.
One of Colin Watson's Flaxborough Chronicles dramatised by Christopher Denys in 6 parts.
Stars John Rowe as Inspector Purbright, Geoffrey Banks as Mortimer Hive, Paul Downing as Love, Russell Dixon as Booker, Ann Rye as Lucilla Teatime and Kathryn Hunt as Helen.
Nature writer and conservationist Roger Deakin's poetic travelogue starts with Suffolk in springtime. Read by Sean Baker.
The writer combines travel with Spain's culinary delights and enjoys mouth-watering food in Ibiza. Read by Jonathan Firth.
Dr Aziz and Mrs Moore's mosque encounter sparks an epic tale of divisions under colonial British rule. Read by Samuel West.
As the RMS Titanic sails to New York, an iceberg is spotted. Martin Jarvis reads a dramatic account of the doomed ocean liner.
Kirsten O'Brien presents an hour of children's stories featuring Flat Stanley and the Magic Lamp by Jeff Brown, Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynn Jones and Holes by Louis Sachar.
Hugo Rune and Rizla cause a riot at a new-age seminar. Fantastical comic serial with David Warner and Elliott Stein.
On the run from a women's prison in the Scottish Highlands, Kate and Colleen are given refuge in a vast country mansion by a charming but rather enigmatic host, Adam Strachan.
It could be a decision they come to regret...
The storyline for Marty Ross's supernatural five-part thriller is based around the notion, found in old Scottish folk tales, of the Beatha Greimach - literally 'The Breath
Thief' - a celtic demon said to lure victims into a kiss which would drain the soul from their bodies.
Kate .................................................................. Claire Knight
Colleen ............................................ . Suzanne Donaldson
Strachan ........................................................ Liam Brennan
Old Strachan ............................................... John Shedden
Donnie .......................................................... Lewis Howden
Isla .............................................................. Eileen McCallum
Octavia ......................................................... Lucy Patterson
DC Carbeth ....................................................... James Bryce
WPC Briggs ..................................................... Jill Riddiford
Dennis ............................................................ Finlay McLean
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Radio Scotland. First broadcast in 2007.
Cartoonist Steven unearths an alien conspiracy to turn the world into a holiday camp for kids.
Starring Paul McCrink as Steven Appleby.
Featuring Rachel Atkins, Ewan Bailey, Nigel Betts and Rosalind Paul.
A mysterious rendezvous with a girl bearing an uncanny likeness to himself leaves our hero delirious with excitement - and self-loathing.
Peter Bradshaw continues his hilariously disturbing personal account of one boy's transition into adulthood in 1970s Cambridgeshire at the hands of an eccentric father.
Read by the author.
Sketch comedy series - originally broadcast live. Stars Helen Lederer, Clive Mantle and Nick Wilton. From February 1986.
From Blackpool Tower, caretaker Bob spies on a businesswoman being hounded by the press. Stars David Holt. From August 2001.
TUESDAY 02 FEBRUARY 2010
TUE 00:00 The Brightonomicon (b00d9z5l)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:30 Marty Ross - Catch My Breath (b007k378)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 Falco (b007wpf1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home (b007jsnp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 Joyce Grenfell Requests the Pleasure (b00qgvqb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:15 Baldi (b007jlk6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 George Eliot - The Mill on the Floss (b00grysh)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 The Stanley Baxter Playhouse (b007z8s1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:30 HE Bates - A Little of What You Fancy (b00qg7s7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 Children's Hour: Once Upon a Time (b00qgx3h)
Children's Hour: Once Upon A Time
Episode 2
Sandy Chalmers remembers the legendary BBC institution. Featuring Norman and Henry Bones and The House at Pooh Corner. Episode 2 of 4.
TUE 06:00 02/02/2010 (b00qgx3k)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
TUE 08:00 The Navy Lark (b007jnvy)
Series 15
NANA
HMS Troutbridge sets sail with Phillips let loose on a new navigational aid.
Starring Leslie Phillips as the Sub-Lieutenant, Jon Pertwee as the Chief Petty Officer, Stephen Murray as the Commanding Officer, Richard Caldicot as Captain Povey, Heather Chasen as Wren Chasen, Tenniel Evans as the Admiral and Michael Bates as Mr Harris.
Laughs afloat aboard British Royal Navy frigate HMS Troutbridge. The Navy Lark ran for an impressive thirteen series between 1959 and 1976.
Scripted by Lawrie Wyman and George Evans.
Producer: Alastair Scott Johnston.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in November 1975.
TUE 08:30 Heated Rollers (b007r4ys)
Episode 4
Upstairs Downstairs downgraded, and a toy doll with wrinkles.
The first ever all-women sketch show made for BBC Radio 2 starring Lynda Bellingham, Gwyneth Strong and Joanna Monro.
With music supplied by the Lorraine Bowen Experience.
Producer: Maria Esposito
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in March 1999.
TUE 09:00 After Henry (b007k1hq)
Series 1
Mr Right
Sarah meets her daughter Clare's boyfriend, while her mother Eleanor interferes.
Simon Brett's comedy about three generations of women - struggling to cope after the death of Sarah's GP husband - who never quite manage to see eye to eye.
Starring Prunella Scales as Sarah, Joan Sanderson as Eleanor, Benjamin Whitrow as Russell, Gerry Cowper as Clare and Nigel Williams as David.
Four radio series were made, but instead of then moving to BBC TV - Thames Television produced 'After Henry' for the ITV network.
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1985.
TUE 09:30 Up the Garden Path (b007xwbq)
Series 1
Into the Lion's Den
With Michael messing her about, Izzy's quest to find love gets even more muddled.
Tumbling from one love entanglement to another, 30-something teacher Izzy Comyn has a predilection for inappropriate men.
Imelda Staunton stars as Izzy.
Adapted by Sue Limb from her 1984 novel into 3 radio series which ran from 1987 to 1993. Granada also adapted the series for ITV.
Izzy ...... Imelda Staunton
Michael ...... Nicholas Le Prevost
Dick ...... Mike Grady
Louise ...... Phyllida Nash
Gwyn ...... Sion Probert
Producer: Jonathan James-Moore
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1987.
TUE 10:00 George Eliot - The Mill on the Floss (b00gs5x8)
Home and School
Maggie Tulliver has run away, but will a passion for litigation prove to be her father's undoing?
Starring Michael Fitzgerald and Terry Molloy.
George Eliot’s 19th century novel dramatised by Michelene Wandor.
Philip ...... Michael Fitzgerald
Young Maggie ...... Hilary Martin
Tom ...... Richard Pearce
Mrs Tulliver ...... Tina Gray
Mr Tulliver ...... Terry Molloy
Mrs Glegg ...... Joyce Gibbs
Mr Glegg ...... Geoff Serle
Mr Dean ...... Michael Kilgarriff
Mrs Dean ...... Hedli Niklaus
Mrs Pullet ...... Heather Barrett
Mrs Moss ...... Sunny Ormonde
Bob ...... Paul Downing
Mr Pullet/Mr Moss/Mr Gore ...... Brian Miller
Young Philips ...... Sam Barriscale
Rev Stelling ...... Simon Carter
Woman ...... Susan Mansell
Directed at BBC Pebble Mill by Philip Martin.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1991.
TUE 11:00 Joyce Grenfell Requests the Pleasure (b00qgwt6)
Episode 2
The comedienne reads from her autobiography. Memories of her father - an architect and 'confidence restorer'. Recorded in 1977.
TUE 11:15 Baldi (b007jlkz)
Series 1
Miss Lonelyhearts
Paolo Baldi and Tina investigate the mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of a nurse at an old people's home and uncover an unlikely case of voyeurism.
Starring David Threlfall as Paolo Baldi, Tina Kellegher as Tina Mahon, TP McKenna as Father Troy, Owen Roe as Superintendent Rynne, Margaret D'Arcy as Mrs Reid and Marie Jones as Thelma.
Murder mystery written by Barry Devlin.
Format by Barry Devlin. Developed and produced by BBC Northern Ireland.
Directed in Belfast by Lawrence Jackson.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2000.
TUE 12:00 The Navy Lark (b007jnvy)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
TUE 12:30 Doctor in the House (b007lmys)
Money Troubles
With their microscopes in at the pawn broker, the young medics need some cash in a hurry.
The misadventures of student doctor Simon Sparrow - adapted for radio by Ray Cooney from Richard Gordon's novel 'Doctor in the House' published in 1952.
Starring Richard Briers as Simon Sparrow, Geoffrey Sumner as Sir Lancelot Spratt, Ray Cooney as Tony Benskin, Edward Cast as Taffy Evans, Joan Young as Lady Spratt and David Jason as the Waiter.
Producer: David Hatch
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1968.
TUE 13:00 Falco (b007wpz2)
The Silver Pigs
Episode 2
Roman detective, Falco is investigating the mystery of how a stolen lead ingot containing silver came to be in the bank box of a senator's daughter.
And things have taken a turn for the worse, as he's now probing a murder and - worse still - he's forced to visit a remote and dangerous outpost of the Empire - Britain.
Starring Anton Lesser as Marcus Didius Falco.
Lindsey Davis's witty and enthralling adventure set in the days of the Roman Empire.
Falco …. Anton Lesser
Petronius …. Ben Crowe
Decimus …. Robert Lister
Publius …. Richard Derrington
Gaius Hilaris …. Ian Brooker
Helena …. Fritha Goodey
Aelia …. Susan Jeffrey
Triferus/Cornix …. Alex Jones
Dramatised by Mary Cutler.
Directed at BBC Birmingham by Peter Leslie Wild.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2004.
TUE 13:30 Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home (b007jsnz)
Episode 3
Kindly detective, Inspector Purbright probes the discovery of another body, found head down in a wishing well.
One of Colin Watson's Flaxborough Chronicles dramatised by Christopher Denys in 6 parts.
Stars John Rowe as Inspector Purbright, Paul Downing as Love, Russell Dixon as Booker, Ann Rye as Lucilla Teatime, Geoffrey Banks as Mortimer Hive, Kathryn Hunt as Helen and Robin Polley as Palgrove.
Producer: Tony Cliff
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1992.
TUE 14:00 Roger Deakin - Wildwood: A Journey Through Trees (b00j1hzr)
Sapwood
Nature writer and conservationist Roger Deakin looks at moths with a group of Essex insect enthusiasts. Read by Sean Baker.
TUE 14:15 A Late Dinner (b00k2lzr)
Episode 2
The writer's long drive to an exclusive restaurant takes him to a place of mystery and magic. Read by Jonathan Firth.
TUE 14:30 EM Forster - A Passage to India (b007jy6r)
Episode 2
As Adela Quested yearns for the real India, she and Mrs Moore attend a bridge party to meet the locals. Read by Samuel West.
TUE 14:45 Walter Lord - A Night to Remember (b007jr3m)
Episode 2
After hitting an iceberg, the Titanic's captain tries to discover how badly the ship has been damaged. Read by Martin Jarvis. Episode 2 of 10.
TUE 15:00 George Eliot - The Mill on the Floss (b00gs5x8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
TUE 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00qgx9r)
Kirsten O'Brien presents an hour of children's stories featuring Flat Stanley and the Magic Lamp by Jeff Brown, Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynn Jones and Holes by Louis Sachar.
TUE 17:00 After Henry (b007k1hq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
TUE 17:30 Up the Garden Path (b007xwbq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
TUE 18:00 The Brightonomicon (b00dcs9m)
The Monstrous Mystery of the Moulsecoomb Crab
Hugo Rune and Rizla uncover an alien plot on the Sussex Downs. Fantastical comic serial with David Warner and Elliott Stein.
TUE 18:30 Marty Ross - Catch My Breath (b007k387)
Episode 2
Fugitives Kate and Colleen hide from the police - but who's hiding with them?
Marty Ross's five-part supernatural thriller.
Kate ........................................................... Claire Knight
Colleen ...................................... Suzanne Donaldson
Strachan ................................................... Liam Brennan
Old Strachan ............................................. John Shedden
Donnie ........................................................ Lewis Howden
Isla ......................................................... Eileen McCallum
Octavia ....................................................... Lucy Patterson
DC Carbeth ...................................................... James Bryce
WPC Briggs .............................................. Jill Riddiford
Dennis .......................................................... Finlay McLean
Producer: Bruce Young
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Radio Scotland. First broadcast in 2007.
TUE 19:00 The Navy Lark (b007jnvy)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
TUE 19:30 Doctor in the House (b007lmys)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
TUE 20:00 Falco (b007wpz2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
TUE 20:30 Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home (b007jsnz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
TUE 21:00 Joyce Grenfell Requests the Pleasure (b00qgwt6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
TUE 21:15 Baldi (b007jlkz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
TUE 22:00 Heated Rollers (b007r4ys)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
TUE 22:30 Big Town All Stars (b007jtqk)
Series 1
The Perfect Man
Bozo's boxing break means a rock 'n' roll replacement is needed for the band. Stars Stephen Tompkinson. From February 2000.
TUE 23:00 The Jason Explanation of... (b007jq20)
Communications
David Jason gets chatty with animals and plants - and can a medium reach Doris's dead husband to find out where his money is?
With Sheila Steafel and Royce Mills.
Following in the footsteps of Lord Clark, Dr Bronowski and Professor Galbraith, David Jason unravels the mysteries of the universe and the meaning of life.
Written by Colin Bostock Smith, Andy Hamilton, Barry Pilton and Alastair Beaton.
Music by John Owen Edwards
Producer: Geoffrey Perkins
First broadcast on the BBC Radio 4 in September 1977.
TUE 23:30 Doon Your Way (b007k08m)
Episode 4
Doon Mackichan with more comic creations including DJ Chantal and Briony the Brownie. With Phil Cornwell. From September 1996.
WEDNESDAY 03 FEBRUARY 2010
WED 00:00 The Brightonomicon (b00dcs9m)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 Marty Ross - Catch My Breath (b007k387)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 Falco (b007wpz2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home (b007jsnz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 Joyce Grenfell Requests the Pleasure (b00qgwt6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Tuesday]
WED 02:15 Baldi (b007jlkz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Tuesday]
WED 03:00 George Eliot - The Mill on the Floss (b00gs5x8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 After Henry (b007k1hq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:30 Up the Garden Path (b007xwbq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 Children's Hour: Once Upon a Time (b00qgz68)
Children's Hour: Once Upon A Time
Episode 3
Sandy Chalmers recalls the legendary BBC institution: Toytown - The Showing Up of Larry the Lamb and The Wind in the Willows.
WED 06:00 03/02/2010 (b00qgz6b)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jppj)
Series 6
Sid's Mystery Tours
Sid persuades the lad to become a director of his guided tours company, but there's a snag!
Starring Tony Hancock.
With Sidney James, Bill Kerr, Warren Mitchell, Mavis Villers and Errol McKinnon.
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 November 1959.
WED 08:30 The Mitch Benn Music Show (b00bf7wv)
Series 2
Episode 4
The host presents a selection of classic comic songs. With special guest Neil Hannon from The Divine Comedy. From November 2006.
WED 09:00 The Secret Life of Rosewood Avenue (b007jx3p)
Entertaining Edwin
"Whenever you're passing , look me up" you said. "No need to let me know, stay as long as you like..."
An old school chum visits hapless vicar Timothy Carswell, while two teenage tearaways terrorise residents.
Stephen Sheridan's sitcom series stars James Grout.
Reverend Timothy Carswell ...... James Grout
Miss Tilling ...... Margaret Courtenay
Miss Tapp ...... Jean Heywood
Mrs Muir ...... Sarah Thomas
Mrs Knatchbull ...... Maxine Audley
Jeremy ...... Christian Robinson
David ...... Tobias Best
Mr Rainbird ...... David Bannerman
Constable ...... Ian Lindsay
Edwin ...... Robert Lang
Producer: Lissa Evans.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1991.
WED 09:30 Smelling of Roses (b00qh0ls)
Series 2
Party Party
Rosie and the team are asked to launch a new political party for people over 60. Sadly, its leader doesn't quite get to launch his manifesto
Prunella Scales stars in the second of four series of Simon Brett's sitcom following the trials and tribulations of Rosie Burns and her event-management company based in Brighton.
With Arabella Weir as Kate, Rebecca Callard as Jo, Duncan Preston as Bob, Annette Badland as Tess, Ben Aris as Sir Geoffrey, Felicity Goodson as Anthea and Simon Trinder as Robert.
Producer: Maria Esposito
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2001.
WED 10:00 George Eliot - The Mill on the Floss (b00gsj50)
Home and Work
Mr Tulliver is offered an unlikely escape route from his troubles.
Meanwhile Philip is enamoured of Maggie...
Starring Sylvestra Le Touzel, Michael Fitzgerald and Terry Molloy.
George Eliot’s 19th century novel dramatised by Michelene Wandor.
Maggie ...... Sylvestra Le Touzel
Philip ...... Michael Fitzgerald
Tom ...... Richard Pearce
Mr Tulliver ...... Terry Molloy
Mrs Tulliver ...... Tina Gray
Mrs Glegg ...... Joyce Gibbs
Mr Glegg ...... Geoff Serle
Mr Dean ...... Michael Kilgarriff
Dr Wakem ...... Roger Hume
Bob/Clerk ...... Paul Downing
Directed at BBC Pebble Mill by Philip Martin.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1991.
WED 11:00 Joyce Grenfell Requests the Pleasure (b00qh0lq)
Episode 3
The comedienne reads from her autobiography: memories of Nanny and Granny and the lives of the 'staff'. Recorded in 1977.
WED 11:15 Baldi (b007jlld)
Series 1
The Emerald Style
Priestly sleuth Paolo Baldi's attempt to wine and dine his spiritual director Father Troy at a leading Dublin hotel is interrupted by a murder taking place behind-the-scenes that very evening.
Starring David Threlfall as Paolo Baldi, Tina Kellegher as Tina Mahon, TP McKenna as Father Troy, Owen Roe as Superintendent Rynne, Margaret D'Arcy as Mrs Reid and Cathy Belton as Mona.
Murder mystery written by Simon Brett.
Format by Barry Devlin. Developed and produced by BBC Northern Ireland.
Directed in Belfast by Lawrence Jackson.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2000.
WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jppj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
WED 12:30 Crowned Hudds (b00qh0lv)
Grecian 2001
Liberation for Helen of Troy? Roy Hudd's historical royal romp, with June Whitfield and Chris Emmett. From September 1995.
WED 13:00 Falco (b007wpsz)
The Silver Pigs
Episode 3
Probing the illegal imports of the ingots, Roman sleuth Falco has chanced upon a sinister plot to overthrow the Emperor Vespasian.
And he's also discovered the identity of Helena's ex-husband: which has made him realise the plot is much closer to home than he thought.
Starring Anton Lesser as Marcus Didius Falco.
Lindsey Davis's witty and enthralling adventure set in the days of the Roman Empire.
Falco …. Anton Lesser
Lenia …. Gillian Goodman
Petronius …. Ben Crowe
Decimus …. Robert Lister
Falco’s Mother …. Frances Jeater
Marcia …. Helen Monks
Helena …. Fritha Goodey
Titus …. Jonathan Keeble
Domitian …. Declan Wilson
Dramatised by Mary Cutler.
Directed at BBC Birmingham by Peter Leslie Wild.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2004.
WED 13:30 Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home (b007jtd5)
Episode 4
Alibis are examined as Inspector Purbright's probe into the murder of Mrs Palgrove makes life uncomfortable for her husband.
One of Colin Watson's Flaxborough Chronicles dramatised by Christopher Denys in 6 parts.
Stars John Rowe as Inspector Purbright, Paul Downing as Love, Russell Dixon as Dr Fergusson, Ann Rye as Lucilla Teatime, Geoffrey Banks as Mortimer Hive and Robin Polley as Palgrove.
Producer: Tony Cliff
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1992.
WED 14:00 Roger Deakin - Wildwood: A Journey Through Trees (b00j1ywl)
Wood Jazz
Nature writer Roger Deakin is in North Wales to celebrate the living outdoor sculptures of David Nash. Read by Sean Baker.
WED 14:15 A Late Dinner (b00k2nkc)
Episode 3
The writer visits Asturias - a happy hunting ground for both cheese enthusiasts and cider lovers. Read by Jonathan Firth.
WED 14:30 EM Forster - A Passage to India (b007jy80)
Episode 3
Tensions remain as Principal Fielding invites East and West to tea, sparking an ill-considered offer. Read by Samuel West.
WED 14:45 Walter Lord - A Night to Remember (b007jr4k)
Episode 3
The stricken passengers of the steamship RMS Titanic leave their cabins and head to the ship's decks. Martin Jarvis reads Walter Lord's account.
WED 15:00 George Eliot - The Mill on the Floss (b00gsj50)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
WED 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00qh120)
Kirsten O'Brien presents an hour of children's stories featuring Flat Stanley and the Magic Lamp by Jeff Brown, Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynn Jones and Holes by Louis Sachar.
WED 17:00 The Secret Life of Rosewood Avenue (b007jx3p)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
WED 17:30 Smelling of Roses (b00qh0ls)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
WED 18:00 The Brightonomicon (b00djm57)
The Lark of the Lansdowne Lioness
Hugo Rune and Rizla collect the tea-flavoured tears of a magical statue. Fantastical comic serial with David Warner.
WED 18:30 Marty Ross - Catch My Breath (b007k391)
Episode 3
Two women. Two Adams - but what's the connection? Are they "Demon" or "Liberator"?
Marty Ross's supernatural five-part thriller.
Kate ........................................................... Claire Knight
Colleen ...................................... Suzanne Donaldson
Strachan ................................................... Liam Brennan
Old Strachan ............................................. John Shedden
Donnie ........................................................ Lewis Howden
Isla ......................................................... Eileen McCallum
Octavia ....................................................... Lucy Patterson
DC Carbeth ...................................................... James Bryce
WPC Briggs .............................................. Jill Riddiford
Dennis .......................................................... Finlay McLean
Producer: Bruce Young
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Radio Scotland. First broadcast in 2007.
WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jppj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
WED 19:30 Crowned Hudds (b00qh0lv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
WED 20:00 Falco (b007wpsz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
WED 20:30 Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home (b007jtd5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
WED 21:00 Joyce Grenfell Requests the Pleasure (b00qh0lq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
WED 21:15 Baldi (b007jlld)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
WED 22:00 The Mitch Benn Music Show (b00bf7wv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
WED 22:30 Little Britain (b008m9f5)
Series 2
Episode 1
Back where it started out. Matt Lucas and David Walliams' oddball TV smash hit, without the cameras. From February 2002.
WED 23:00 Eddie Izzard - Glorious (b007m6jm)
Episode 1
More quirky hilarity and off-beat observations as the stand-up comedian entertains an audience at London's Hammersmith Apollo. From November 1997.
WED 23:45 Poetry Stand Up (b00hlmlz)
BBC Radio 7 showcases some of the liveliest performers from the poetry slam scene around the country. From February 2005.
THURSDAY 04 FEBRUARY 2010
THU 00:00 The Brightonomicon (b00djm57)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 Marty Ross - Catch My Breath (b007k391)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Falco (b007wpsz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home (b007jtd5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Joyce Grenfell Requests the Pleasure (b00qh0lq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 Baldi (b007jlld)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 George Eliot - The Mill on the Floss (b00gsj50)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 The Secret Life of Rosewood Avenue (b007jx3p)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 Smelling of Roses (b00qh0ls)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Children's Hour: Once Upon a Time (b007jw9n)
Children's Hour: Once Upon A Time
Episode 4
Sandy Chalmers recalls the famous BBC institution: Wandering with Nomad, The House at Pooh Corner and Smokey - A Dragon's Tale.
THU 06:00 04/02/2010 (b00qh1bd)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
THU 08:00 The Goon Show (b00q9xrg)
Series 5
1985
Winston Seagoon battles the Big Brother Corporation. Can he survive Room 101?
Groundbreaking, surreal BBC radio comedy written by Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes.
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 Bruce Campbell.
Announcer: Wallace Greenslade
Producer: Peter Eton
First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in January 1955.
THU 08:30 In the Chair (b007jssr)
Episode 2
Maverick BBC hack George Cragge probes New Labour links to the murders.
Mark Tavener's six-part satirical comedy thriller stars Michael Williams as George Cragge, Barry Foster as DCI Frank Jefferson, Hugh Laurie as the Prime Minister, Richard Griffiths as Crichton-Potter, John Bird as Martin, Stephen Fry as Charles Prentiss, Rebecca Front as Marcia Mallon, Kenneth Cranham as Jim Hardie, Geoffrey Whitehead as Director of Personnel, Simon Greehall as the Chancellor, Jonathan Keeble as John and Susie Brann as Caroline.
Music by Paul Mottram.
Producer: Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1998.
THU 09:00 Dinner Ladies (b00f86x0)
The Professionals
Rejected by the bank, the ladies battle on to win the contract. Stars Barbara Dickson and Brigit Forsyth. From November 1997.
THU 09:30 The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel (b0080jsp)
Series 2
Episode 1
Shady lawyer, Waldorf T Flywheel needs patients - in his latest scam as a doctor.
Recreation of the Marx Brothers' lost shows charting the adventures of shady lawyer Waldorf T Flywheel and his assistant, Emmanuel Ravelli. Originally broadcast with sponsors on America's NBC radio network in the 1930s. The scripts were rediscovered in 1988.
Groucho Marx as Waldorf T Flywheel ...... Michael Roberts
Chico Marx as Emmanuel Ravellias ...... Frank Lazarus
With Lorelei King, Graham Hoadly and Vincent Marzello.
Written by Nat Perrin and Athur Sheekman. Adapted by Mark Brisenden.
Music arranged and conducted by David Firman.
Producer: Dirk Maggs
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1991.
THU 10:00 George Eliot - The Mill on the Floss (b00gsr6p)
Loss and Love
Because of a long-standing feud between their families Maggie and Philip Wakem have been meeting in secret.
When Tom discovers he feels angry and betrayed.
Starring Sylvestra Le Touzel, Michael Fitzgerald and Terry Molloy.
George Eliot’s 19th century novel dramatised by Michelene Wandor.
Maggie ...... Sylvestra Le Touzel
Philip ...... Michael Fitzgerald
Tom ...... Richard Pearce
Mr Tulliver ...... Terry Molloy
Mrs Tulliver ...... Tina Gray
Mr Dean ...... Michael Kilgarriff
Dr Wakem ...... Roger Hume
Bob ...... Paul Downing
Lucy Deab ...... Moir Leslie
Stephen Guest ...... Nicholas Gilbrook
Directed at BBC Pebble Mill by Philip Martin.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1991.
THU 11:00 Joyce Grenfell Requests the Pleasure (b00qhmf9)
Episode 4
The comedienne reads her autobiography. Memories of early schooldays and an aborted ambition to be a dancer. Recorded in 1977.
THU 11:15 Baldi (b00803g1)
Series 1
Death Cap
At a monastic retreat far out in County Cork, a sudden death among the Franciscan brothers causes Paolo Baldi to suspect foul play.
Starring David Threlfall as Paolo Baldi, Tina Kellegher as Tina Mahon, TP McKenna as Father Troy, Patrick Ryecart as Father Cyril, Barry Cassin as Abbot Frederick and Rudolph Walker as Brother Vincent.
Murder mystery written by Simon Brett.
Format by Barry Devlin. Developed and produced by BBC Northern Ireland.
Directed in Belfast by Lawrence Jackson.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2000.
THU 12:00 The Goon Show (b00q9xrg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00qhq9b)
Series 2
Episode 4
Rent-a-pet with a twist - and an Alien's plans for invading Earth.
More quick-fire sketches, terrible puns, humorous songs plus TV and cinema parodies.
Stars Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden, David Hatch, Jo Kendall and Bill Oddie.
Written by Graeme Garden, Johnnie Mortimer & Brian Cooke, Bill Oddie, Peter Vincent and David McKellar.
Originating from the Cambridge University Footlights revue 'Cambridge Circus', ISIRTA ran for 8 years on BBC Radio and quickly developed a cult following.
Songs by Bill Oddie and Graeme Garden with music by Dave Lee.
Producer: Humphrey Barclay
First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in October 1965.
THU 13:00 Falco (b007wpcl)
The Silver Pigs
Episode 4
Falco battles to discover who killed Sosia - and to unmask the plotters against the Emperor.
He also discovers that true love can cross the boundaries of the strict Roman class structure...
Starring Anton Lesser as Marcus Didius Falco.
Conclusion of Lindsey Davis's adventure set in the days of the Roman Empire.
Falco …. Anton Lesser
Decimus …. Robert Lister
Publius …. Richard Derrington
Falco’s Mother …. Frances Jeater
Marcia …. Helen Monks
Helena …. Fritha Goodey
Titus …. Jonathan Keeble
Vespasian …. Michael Tudor Barnes
Dramatised by Mary Cutler.
Directed at BBC Birmingham by Peter Leslie Wild.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2004.
THU 13:30 Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home (b007jtdj)
Episode 5
As suspicions over Palgrove grow, Inspector Purbright calls on his old friend Lucilla Teatime.
One of Colin Watson's Flaxborough Chronicles dramatised by Christopher Denys in 6 parts.
Stars John Rowe as Inspector Purbright, Paul Downing as Love, Russell Dixon as Dr Fergusson, Ann Rye as Lucilla Teatime, Geoffrey Banks as Mortimer Hive, Kathryn Hunt as Helen and Robin Polley as Sgt Malley.
Producer: Tony Cliff
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1992.
THU 14:00 Roger Deakin - Wildwood: A Journey Through Trees (b00j26h2)
Driftwood
Nature writer Roger Deakin marvels at forest birdsong in France and hunts bush plums with Aboriginal women. Read by Sean Baker.
THU 14:15 A Late Dinner (b00k2ttl)
Episode 4
The writer's culinary tour hits Andalusia - home to a third of Spain's 220 million olive trees. Read by Jonathan Firth.
THU 14:30 EM Forster - A Passage to India (b007jy9b)
Episode 4
Adela makes a decision about her future with Ronny, but fate intervenes on the Marabar Road. Read by Samuel West. Episode 4 of 15.
THU 14:45 Walter Lord - A Night to Remember (b007jr4x)
Episode 4
As the sinking Titanic issues an SOS, women and children are ordered into the ocean liner's lifeboats. Read by Martin Jarvis.
THU 15:00 George Eliot - The Mill on the Floss (b00gsr6p)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
THU 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00qhq9d)
Kirsten O'Brien presents an hour of children's stories featuring Flat Stanley and the Magic Lamp by Jeff Brown, Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynn Jones and Holes by Louis Sachar.
THU 17:00 Dinner Ladies (b00f86x0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
THU 17:30 The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel (b0080jsp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
THU 18:00 The Brightonomicon (b00dnz0t)
The Curious Case of the Woodingdean Chameleon
Rizla must hit the mean streets to try and stop an assassination. Fantastical comic serial with David Warner and Elliott Stein.
THU 18:30 Marty Ross - Catch My Breath (b007k3b0)
Episode 4
It's party time for Adam Strachan, but his house guests prove to be far from ordinary...
Marty Ross's supernatural five-part thriller.
Kate ........................................................... Claire Knight
Colleen ...................................... Suzanne Donaldson
Strachan ................................................... Liam Brennan
Old Strachan ............................................. John Shedden
Donnie ........................................................ Lewis Howden
Isla ......................................................... Eileen McCallum
Octavia ....................................................... Lucy Patterson
DC Carbeth ...................................................... James Bryce
WPC Briggs .............................................. Jill Riddiford
Dennis .......................................................... Finlay McLean
Producer: Bruce Young
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Radio Scotland. First broadcast in 2007.
THU 19:00 The Goon Show (b00q9xrg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00qhq9b)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
THU 20:00 Falco (b007wpcl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
THU 20:30 Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home (b007jtdj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
THU 21:00 Joyce Grenfell Requests the Pleasure (b00qhmf9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
THU 21:15 Baldi (b00803g1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
THU 22:00 In the Chair (b007jssr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 22:30 Down the Line (b00qhqvb)
Series 1
Animals at War
Award-winning spoof phone-in show, with talk radio host Gary Bellamy. Stars Rhys Thomas and Charlie Higson. From May 2006.
THU 23:00 Newsjack (b00qhqvd)
Series 2
Episode 5
Topical sketch show hosted by Miles Jupp seeking to comically scrutinise the news, views and issues of the day.
THU 23:30 Desperate Fishwives (b00qhqvg)
Series 2
Episode 6
Duguid, the man with an unpronounceable name, has trouble phoning his bank. North East Scotland sketch show. From August 2008.
FRIDAY 05 FEBRUARY 2010
FRI 00:00 The Brightonomicon (b00dnz0t)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 Marty Ross - Catch My Breath (b007k3b0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Falco (b007wpcl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home (b007jtdj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Joyce Grenfell Requests the Pleasure (b00qhmf9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 Baldi (b00803g1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 George Eliot - The Mill on the Floss (b00gsr6p)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 Dinner Ladies (b00f86x0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel (b0080jsp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories (b00qhrwf)
Beginning of the Armadilloes
First published in 1902, the fantastical tale of a hedgehog and tortoise is read by David Davis.
FRI 05:20 Rudyard Kiplings The Just So Stories (b00qhrwh)
How the Whale Got His Throat
First published in 1902, the Whale and two more fantastical tales of the Camel and the Rhinoceros read by David Davis.
FRI 05:40 Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories (b00qhrwk)
The Butterfly that Stamped
First published in 1902, the fantastical tale of King Solomon read by David Davis.
FRI 06:00 05/02/2010 (b00qhrwm)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
FRI 08:00 Stop Messing About! (b00cmz01)
Series 1
Episode 12
The serialised War Memoirs of Kenneth Williams - and: rev up with bona racing drivers, Ben and Hur!
Stars 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 June 1969.
FRI 08:30 Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends (b008f86w)
Series 2
Lassie Go Home
Wendy adopts a dog which adores her, but hates Robin. Stars Kay Stonham and Simon Greenall. From June 2003.
FRI 09:00 Four Joneses and a Jenkins (b007jqmj)
February - Pulling Out all the Stops
Megan awaits news, Mr Bootle considers his position and Mr Jenkins considers Megan.
Sue Limb’s pastoral sitcom follows six months in the life of the Jones family, who live on a small farm in rural Wales.
Mr Jones ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Ma Jones ...... Lisabeth Miles
Megan Jones ...... Rebecca Front
Owen Jones ...... Matthew Morgan
Bootle ...... Michael Fenton Stevens
Mr Jenkins ...... Nickolas Grace
Recorded on location.
Music composed by John Whitehall.
Producer: Jonathan James Moore.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2000.
FRI 09:30 Cabin Pressure (b00ctl6w)
Series 1
Fitton
Sitcom about the pilots of a tiny charter airline for whom no job is too small, but many, many jobs are too difficult.
The crew are grounded, so Arthur shows the crew why apples are the secret of happiness and Martin shows Carolyn how to be an Air Hostess
Starring
Carolyn Knapp-Shappey ............................... Stephanie Cole
1st Officer Douglas Richardson......................... Roger Allam
Capt. Martin Crieff.............................. Benedict Cumberbatch
Arthur Shappey................................................. John Finnemore
Mr Goddard......... ............................................Adam G Goodwin
Helena Richardson........................................... Melisande Cook
Written by John Finnemore
Produced & directed by David Tyler
A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4
FRI 10:00 George Eliot - The Mill on the Floss (b00gszmm)
Loving and Losing
Despite the continuing feud between their families Philip has a plan that he believes will restore happiness to Maggie Tulliver.
Starring Michael Fitzgerald and Sylvestra Le Touzel.
The conclusion of George Eliot’s 19th century novel.
Maggie ...... Sylvestra Le Touzel
Tom ...... Richard Pearce
Philip ...... Michael Fitzgerald
Stephen ...... Nicholas Gilbrook
Mrs Tulliver ...... Tina Gray
Dr Wakem ...... Roger Hume
Bob ...... Paul Downing
Lucy Dean ...... Moir Leslie
Dr Cairn ...... Simon Carter
Pianist: Harold Rich
Dramatised by Michelene Wandor.
Directed at BBC Pebble Mill by Philip Martin.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1991.
FRI 11:00 Joyce Grenfell Requests the Pleasure (b00qj2s5)
Episode 5
The comedienne reads from her autobiography. Meeting her husband, some matchmaking and 'Mama' re-marries. Recorded in 1977.
FRI 11:15 Baldi (b0080483)
Series 1
Devil Take the Hindmost
Crime-solving priest Paolo Baldi investigates the death of a student on campus, following the trail to an arrogant clique that dabbled in the occult. Is there a rational explanation, or was the Devil really involved?
Starring David Threlfall as Paolo Baldi, Tina Kellegher as Tina Mahon, TP McKenna as Father Troy, Gerard McSorley as Doctor Graham, Owen Roe as Superintendent Rynne and Margaret D'Arcy as Mrs Reid.
Murder mystery written by Annie Caulfield.
Format by Barry Devlin. Developed and produced by BBC Northern Ireland.
Directed in Belfast by Lawrence Jackson.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2000.
FRI 12:00 Stop Messing About! (b00cmz01)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket (b007jzq5)
Having a Field Day
The dear ladies must tackle the curse of the village carnival. Starring Dr Evadne Hinge and Dame Hilda Bracket. From May 1983.
FRI 13:00 Falco (b008kkch)
Shadows in Bronze
Episode 1
Following a plot to depose the Emperor Vespasian, Falco sets out to clear up a few loose ends, only to uncover a nest of vipers.
Anton Lesser stars as Marcus Didius Falco, Lindsey Davis's witty detective, patrolling the streets of 1st-century Rome.
With Ben Crowe as Petronius / Chamberlain, Fiona Clarke as Tullia, Anna Madeley as Helena Justina, Michael Tudor Barnes as Vespasian / Milo and Christian Rodska as Gordianus.
Dramatised by Mary Cutler.
Directed at BBC Birmingham by Peter Leslie Wild.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2005.
FRI 13:30 Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home (b007jtdt)
Episode 6
As Mortimer Hive enters the lion's den - can Inspector Purbright finally unravel the wicked web?
One of Colin Watson's Flaxborough Chronicles dramatised by Christopher Denys in 6 parts.
Stars John Rowe as Inspector Purbright, Geoffrey Banks as Mortimer Hive, Paul Downing as Love, Russell Dixon as Booker and Ann Rye as Lucilla Teatime.
Producer: Tony Cliff
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1992.
FRI 14:00 Roger Deakin - Wildwood: A Journey Through Trees (b00j2j7f)
Heartwood
Nature writer Roger Deakin visits a library full of apples and returns home to lay a tree hedge by hand. Read by Sean Baker.
FRI 14:15 A Late Dinner (b00k3myh)
Episode 5
The last stop on the writer's gastronomic travelogue of Spain is a bustling market in Barcelona. Read by Jonathan Firth.
FRI 14:30 EM Forster - A Passage to India (b007jybq)
Episode 5
A remarkable gesture cements the friendship between Dr Aziz and British principal, Cyril Fielding. Read by Samuel West. Episode 5 of 15.
FRI 14:45 Walter Lord - A Night to Remember (b007jr5b)
Episode 5
With only women and children allowed on lifeboats, panic and friction spreads aboard the doomed Titanic. Read by Martin Jarvis.
FRI 15:00 George Eliot - The Mill on the Floss (b00gszmm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
FRI 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00qj3r3)
Kirsten O'Brien presents an hour of children's stories featuring Flat Stanley and the Magic Lamp by Jeff Brown, Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynn Jones and Holes by Louis Sachar.
FRI 17:00 Four Joneses and a Jenkins (b007jqmj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
FRI 17:30 Cabin Pressure (b00ctl6w)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
FRI 18:00 The Brightonomicon (b00dr0ny)
The Scintillating Story of the Sackville Scavenger
Nude Rune and Rizla encounter doomed musicians like Kurt Cobain. Fantastical comic serial with David Warner and Elliott Stein.
FRI 18:30 Marty Ross - Catch My Breath (b007k3bt)
Episode 5
The truth about Isla is revealed. Will Kate and Colleen finally manage to escape..?
Conclusion of Marty Ross's supernatural five-part thriller.
Kate ........................................................... Claire Knight
Colleen ...................................... Suzanne Donaldson
Strachan ................................................... Liam Brennan
Old Strachan ............................................. John Shedden
Donnie ........................................................ Lewis Howden
Isla ......................................................... Eileen McCallum
Octavia ....................................................... Lucy Patterson
DC Carbeth ...................................................... James Bryce
WPC Briggs .............................................. Jill Riddiford
Dennis .......................................................... Finlay McLean
Producer: Bruce Young
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Radio Scotland. First broadcast in 2007.
FRI 19:00 Stop Messing About! (b00cmz01)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket (b007jzq5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
FRI 20:00 Falco (b008kkch)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
FRI 20:30 Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home (b007jtdt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
FRI 21:00 Joyce Grenfell Requests the Pleasure (b00qj2s5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
FRI 21:15 Baldi (b0080483)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
FRI 22:00 Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends (b008f86w)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
FRI 22:30 Punt and Dennis: It's Been a Bad Week (b0084rkv)
Series 1
Episode 5
Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis spotlight exploding whales and kinky weightlifters. With guest Jo Brand.
FRI 23:00 4 at the Store (b007jqn6)
Series 1
Episode 4
Stand-up at London's Comedy Store with host Simon Bligh, Matt Wellcome, Veronica McKenzie and Sean Meo. From December 1998.
FRI 23:30 Bleak Expectations (b00ddx9f)
Series 1
A Young Love Mercilessly Dismembered
Pip falls in love but great drama awaits. Mark Evans' Dickensian spoof stars Richard Johnson. From September 2007.