Pretty but shrewd Judith Taverner gallops in from the provinces and daringly defies the gaming, drinking and brawling world of Regency London to claim her rights, her fortune - and who knows, perhaps her happiness?
Starring Elizabeth Proud as Judith Taverner, Simon Shepherd as Peregrine Taverner, Steve Hodson as Lord Worth and Gary Cady as Bernard Taverner.
Written by Georgette Heyer. Dramatised by Neville Teller.
Kirsten O'Brien presents an hour of children's stories featuring Radio Bling: Fing's Ain't Wot They Used To Be by Paul Kent.
Comedienne Joyce Grenfell reads from her autobiography. Recorded in 1977.
An archaeologist is amazed by her nurse's likeness to an Egyptian painting discovered in a tomb. Read by Janet Maw.
Mark and his manic mutt look for the enigmatic Jennifer in the city of dreaming spires. Stars Timothy Spall. From December 1992.
The poems of Joyce Grenfell read by Maureen Lipman. Introduced by Janie Hampton. Including Monday Morning Mail and Hats.
Maureen Lipman reads more of Joyce Grenfell's poems. Introduced by Janie Hampton. Including The Bumble Bee and My Boy.
The freezing civil servants head to Wales to tackle a coal shortage. Stars Richard Murdoch and Deryck Guyler. From August 1977.
The cheeky youngster is due to be a page boy, but he's not keen on his satin outfit. Stars Jimmy Clitheroe. From December 1968.
In Mark Evans's Dickensian spoof, Pip lands in court - can a friend save the day? Stars Richard Johnson. From September 2007.
Award-winning spoof phone-in show, with talk radio host Gary Bellamy. Stars Rhys Thomas and Paul Whitehouse. From May 2006.
Spoof radio show hosted by a husband and wife. With Patrick Barlow, Imelda Staunton and Jack Davenport. From September 1999.
Billy's not keen on entertaining at his place, until someone suggests a game of cards. Starring Jim Sweeney. From August 2001.
Fresh from 4 - Catch up as Sandi Toksvig and the teams battle it out over the latest news events. First heard 5th February 2010.
4. Wolfie and Beetie
Raymond and Hildegard kidnap Beethoven and Mozart in their plot to create the greatest ever rock band.
Herr Grubberman comes clean, while Bernie finally discovers the truth about who - or what- is driving the time bus.
Starring Amanda Donohoe as Hilderghast, Andrew McGibbon as Raymond, Karl Minns as the Conductor, Owen Evans as Bernie, Nick Romero as Mozart, Andy Mulligan as Herr Grubberman, Dan Freedman as Glenn Miller, Alex Lowe as Taffy and Sophie Aldred as Spikea.
Written by Andrew McGibbon. Additional material by Rob Colley and Kevin Greening.
Theme by Ozzy Temple and other music by Nick Romero.
Now a monstrous insect, Gregor strives to stay close to his family - but his father turns on him. Read by Benedict Cumberbatch.
"When Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from troubled dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a monstrous insect."
This shocking opening introduces one of the twentieth century's most famous stories.
Gregor's family react with horror at his bizarre transformation but their horror slowly turns to revulsion and then monstrous indifference as he is left to quietly waste away in his bedroom.
Metamorphosis was first published in 1912.
Benedict Cumberbatch reads this surreal classic in four parts.
Stage and screen actor, Benedict Cumberbatch was Bafta nominated for his portrayal of Stephen Hawking in the BBC TV drama, "Hawking". Most recently he appeared in the TV dramatisation of William Golding's seafaring trilogy, "To The Ends of The Earth". He also won critical acclaim playing Hedda's husband, George, in last year's West End production of "Hedda Gabler".
Franz Kafka (1883-1924) ranks among the twentieth-century's most acclaimed writers. He is often cited as the author whose works best evoke the concerns and preoccupations of modern life. The world in his stories is portrayed as one in which the fantastic is entirely normal, the irrational is rational, and the unreasonable seems reasonable. As Ernst Pawel wrote in his biography of the writer, "Kafka articulates the anguish of being human."
Lister awaits rescue. And waits. And waits. Back on the ship, however, time behaves oddly. Read by Rimmer himself, Chris Barrie.
Soldier statesman, Oliver Cromwell kicks off radical comic Mark Steel's profile.
With Melanie Hudson and Martin Hyder.
Topical sketch show hosted by Miles Jupp seeking to comically scrutinise the news, views and issues of the day.
Experimental kitchen wipes sorely test market researcher Ian Dunn. Stars Neil Edmond and Paula Wilcox. From December 2007.
World Weary: It's snow jokes from Paul Copley and Helen Moon in the sketch show mixing up language and sounds. From October 2007.
MONDAY 15 FEBRUARY 2010
MON 00:00 The Routemasters by Andrew McGibbon (b007jnsh)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Sunday]
MON 00:30 Franz Kafka - Metamorphosis (b007k43b)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Sunday]
MON 01:00 Georgette Heyer - Regency Buck (b007k1v3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
02:30 on Sunday]
MON 02:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00qs7gf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:30 on Sunday]
MON 03:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00qs7d5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
15:00 on Sunday]
MON 03:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00qs7h2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
15:30 on Sunday]
MON 04:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00qs7gh)
[Repeat of broadcast at
16:00 on Sunday]
MON 04:30 The Mark Steel Lecture (b007jv1g)
[Repeat of broadcast at
22:30 on Sunday]
MON 05:00 John Masefield - The Midnight Folk (b00fwq9v)
Episode 1
Little boy Kay Harker sets out on a magical quest to find treasure. Stars Sam Salter, Nickolas Grace and Charles Dance.
MON 06:00 15/02/2010 (b00qsc94)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
MON 08:00 Dad's Army (b007jnj5)
Series 2
Brain Versus Brawn
Disguised as firemen for an exercise, the Walmington-on-Sea platoon must tackle a real blaze.
Captain Mainwaring …. Arthur Lowe
Sergeant Wilson …. John Le Mesurier
Corporal Jones …. Clive Dunne
Private Fraser …. John Laurie
Private Pike …. Ian Lavender
Private Godfrey …. Arnold Ridley
Warden Hodges …. Bill Pertwee
Private Walker …. Larry Martin
The Waitress/The Policewoman …. Avril Angers
Colonel Pritchard …. Robert Raglan
Mr. Fairbrother/The Corporal …. Stuart Sherwin
Announcer …. John Snagge
Adapted for radio from Jimmy Perry and David Croft's TV scripts by Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles.
Producer: John Dyas.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1975.
MON 08:30 All the Young Dudes (b007s74l)
Series 1
Waterloo Sunset
It's the end of the line for Patrick, but Joe and Maria may have some good news to share. Stars Jim Sweeney. From August 2001.
MON 09:00 Parsley Sidings (b008s3d0)
Series 1
Goodbye Parsley Sidings
Station Master Horace Hepplewhite takes on the bolshie buffet staff.
Starring Arthur Lowe as Horace, Ian Lavender as Bert, Liz Fraser as Gloria, Kenneth Connor as Bradshaw and Bill Pertwee as Trimwick.
Jim Eldridge's eponymous series is set in a sleepy railway station. The Hepplewhites have run 'Parsley Sidings' station for generations and the current Station Master, Horace, hopes that his son Bert will continue the line. Mild-mannered Ticket Clerk Bert wants to work anywhere but on the railways. His colleague, Station Announcer Gloria Simpkins, secretly loves him. Porter Percy Valentine is an archetypal wheeler-dealer and the ancient Signalman, Bradshaw, causes havoc and dispenses home-made remedies in equal measure. The 'Parsley Sidings' nemesis is Phineas Perkins, the station master of Potwhistle Halt, one stop down the line.
Producer: Edward Taylor
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in February 1972.
MON 09:30 HE Bates - A Little of What You Fancy (b00qsc7s)
Episode 3
Poorly Pop Larkin feels worse when his nurse arrives. Rural family saga with David Jason and Pam Ferris. From February 1996.
MON 10:00 Jack London - The Sea Wolf (b007jm85)
Episode 1
Shipwrecked literary critic Humphrey Van Weyden is rescued by Wolf Larsen, demonic skipper of the seal-hunting schooner Ghost.
Jack London's 1904 psychological adventure novel telling of heroism, survival and love on the high seas.
Starring Jack Klaff, Kerry Shale and Ian Dury,
Dramatised in four parts by Ed Thomason
Wolf Larsen ...... Jack Klaff
Humphrey Van Weyden ...... Kerry Shale
Mugridge ...... Ian Dury
Johnson ...... Jeffrey Gear
Leach ...... Scott Farrell
Charley ...... David Bannerman
Owen ...... Terence Edmond
Kelly ...... Norman Jonesy
Louis ...... Nigel Anthony
Svenson ...... Brett Usher
Smoke ...... Anthony Jackson
Harrison ...... Richard Pearce
Latimer ...... Peter Penry-Jones
Horner ...... Clarence Smith
Henderson ...... Andrew Wincott
Ferry Passenger ...... William Roberts
Music: Elizabeth Parker - BBC Radiophonic Workshop.
Singer: Sarah Connolly
Director: Adrian Bean
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1991.
MON 11:00 Henry James - Portrait of a Lady (b0089j8t)
Episode 1
After her father dies, spirited American Isabel Archer is invited to 19th-century England by her aunt. Read by Miriam Margolyes.
MON 11:15 Baldi (b007jlm8)
Series 2
Three in One
The crime-solving priest goes horse racing and uncovers the 'SP' on an ex-jockey's murder. Starring David Threlfall.
MON 12:00 Dad's Army (b007jnj5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
MON 12:30 Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? (b007jrzw)
The Old Magic
Poorly Terry gets some shock news from Bob.
Starring James Bolam as Terry Collier and Rodney Bewes as Bob Ferris.
With Anita Carey, Barbara Ogilvie, Brenda Cavendish and Anthony Smee.
Created and scripted for BBC TV by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais. Adapted for radio by Patrick Tilley.
Producer: John Browell
Originally lost from the archive, the audio was recovered in a BBC Treasure Hunt.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1975.
MON 13:00 Falco (b00k7xct)
Venus in Copper
Episode 1
Marcus Didius Falco comes face to face with temptation when he's hired to follow a professional bride with a habit of outliving her husbands.
Anton Lesser stars as Ancient Rome's favourite detective in a gripping serialisation of Lindsey Davis's best seller.
Marcus Didius Falco …. Anton Lesser
Helena Justina …. Ann Madeley
Hyacinthus …. Stephen Critchlow
Pollia …. Julia Hills
Cake Seller/Lusius …. Laurence Saunders
Cossus …. Jonathan Tafler
Tyche …. Bella Merlin
Dramatised by Mary Cutler.
Directed at BBC Birmingham by Peter Leslie Wild.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2006.
MON 13:30 The Body on the Beach (b0090vvx)
Episode 1
Divorced ex-Home Office worker Carole Seddon makes an unpleasant discovery on her morning walk. Simon Brett's thriller read by Joanna Tope.
MON 13:45 The Body on the Beach (b0090vwz)
Episode 2
After her shocking discovery, Carole Seddon gains a surprising ally in her investigation. Simon Brett's thriller read by Joanna Tope.
MON 14:00 Ian Kelly - Casanova (b00qsc98)
Episode 1
Born to a family of actors in Venice, sickly Giacomo is expected to die. Benedict Cumberbatch reads the libertine's biography.
MON 14:15 Fresh Air Fiend by Paul Theroux (b007wnzc)
Trespassing in Florida
There’s more to Florida than pot-bellied golfers.
In a small boat off the coast, travel writer Paul Theroux uncovers the hidden delights of America’s sunshine state.
Stuart Milligan reads the first of five extracts from Paul Theroux's book of travel essays.
Producer: Duncan Minshull
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2000.
MON 14:30 EM Forster - A Passage to India (b007jyp6)
Episode 11
Across a tense and crowded courtroom, Adela Quested begins her testimony against Dr Aziz. Read by Samuel West.
MON 14:45 Tom Courtenay - Dear Tom (b007k1mh)
Episode 1
When Tom Courtenay left his home near the dock in Hull for life as a drama student in London, his mother Annie wrote him funny, moving and passionate letters about her family and the life around her.
Actor Sir Tom Courtenay reads his memoir of those letters from home. Sian Thomas plays his mother Annie.
Published in 2000. Abridged in five parts by Penny Leicester.
Producer: Sarah Johnson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2000.
MON 15:00 Jack London - The Sea Wolf (b007jm85)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
MON 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00qstfg)
Kirsten O'Brien presents an hour of children's stories featuring Big George by Eric Pringle, Daisy Chain War by Joan O'Neill and Dustbin Baby by Jacqueline Wilson.
MON 17:00 Parsley Sidings (b008s3d0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
MON 17:30 HE Bates - A Little of What You Fancy (b00qsc7s)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
MON 18:00 The Brightonomicon (b00fksh6)
The Concluding Chaotic Conundrum of the Coldean Cat
Can Rizla survive with only a messiah for company? Fantastical comic serial with David Warner and Rupert Degas.
MON 18:30 Mind's Eye (b007jypg)
Virtuoso
A woman claiming her hands are possessed is met with scepticism, until a father and daughter psychotherapist team decide to investigate...
Five tales of the paranormal written by Gemma McMullan and Gerry Casey.
Lorcan Molloy …. Dermot Crowley
Aoife Molloy …. Cathy Belton
Fergus Rainer …. Mark Lambert
Brian Walsh …. Richard Orr
Maggie Renshaw …. Margaret D'Arcy
Latimer …. Niall Cusack
Rita …. Laura Hughes
Director: Eoin O'Callaghan
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra by BBC Northern Ireland and first broadcast in 2006
MON 19:00 Dad's Army (b007jnj5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
MON 19:30 Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? (b007jrzw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
MON 20:00 Falco (b00k7xct)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
MON 20:30 The Body on the Beach (b0090vvx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
MON 20:45 The Body on the Beach (b0090vwz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:45 today]
MON 21:00 Henry James - Portrait of a Lady (b0089j8t)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
MON 21:15 Baldi (b007jlm8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
MON 22:00 All the Young Dudes (b007s74l)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
MON 22:30 Steven Appleby's Normal Life (b007jn0b)
Series 1
Normal Science
Cartoonist Steven sets out to prove that science will eventually make the natural world, humans included, entirely redundant.
Starring Mark Perry as cartoonist Steven Appleby who takes an abnormal look at everyday life.
Steven ...... Paul McCrink
Mum ...... Rosalind Paul
Lauren Maroon ...... Rachel Atkins
Mr Two ...... Ewan Bailey
Dad ...... Nigel Betts
Written by Steven Appleby
Producer: Toby Swift
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2001.
MON 22:45 Peter Bradshaw - For One Horrible Moment (b00890lj)
Episode 4
A birthday trip to the Highlands takes our hero's mind off his father's amateur interest in electro-convulsive shock therapy.
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.
Producer: Jon Naismith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1999.
MON 23:00 Jeremy Hardy Speaks to the Nation (b00qstfj)
Series 1
How to Be Truly Free
The host presents a comic lecture and sketches. With Debbie Issit and Stephen Frost. From October 1993.
MON 23:30 The Adventures of John and Tony (b007k11n)
A Tale of Two Tenting
The two friends head off on a surreal camping trip, with Herman Hessian - a dog made out of an old potato sack.
The first of four comic journeys written by John Hegley in which John and his best mate Tony search for happiness, love, the meaning of life ... and glasses.
Starring John Hegley, Simon Munnery, Terry Malloy, Sunny Ormonde and John Korne.
Original music by Nigel Piper.
Director: Anne Edyvean
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1999.
TUESDAY 16 FEBRUARY 2010
TUE 00:00 The Brightonomicon (b00fksh6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:30 Mind's Eye (b007jypg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 Falco (b00k7xct)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 The Body on the Beach (b0090vvx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Monday]
TUE 01:45 The Body on the Beach (b0090vwz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:45 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 Henry James - Portrait of a Lady (b0089j8t)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:15 Baldi (b007jlm8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 Jack London - The Sea Wolf (b007jm85)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 Parsley Sidings (b008s3d0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:30 HE Bates - A Little of What You Fancy (b00qsc7s)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 John Masefield - The Midnight Folk (b00fwdlp)
Episode 2
Kay Harker must battle evil forces to capture the treasure. John Masefield's yarn stars Sam Salter, Nickolas Grace and Charles Dance.
TUE 06:00 16/02/2010 (b00qsv67)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
TUE 08:00 Take It From Here (b00cfb2q)
Jim gets a job running the 'BBC Research College'. The future of the Corporation is in, er, safe hands.
TUE 08:30 Heated Rollers (b007s849)
Episode 6
The real Sleeping Beauty, medical dramas - and a women's jail..
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 (b007k204)
Series 1
Going Away
Sarah's keen to book a holiday, but can't get away from her family.
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 Mary Maddox as Alison.
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 June 1985.
TUE 09:30 Up the Garden Path (b007zj4x)
Series 1
Over and Out
Maria makes up with hubby Gwyn, and Izzy has a surprise for Michael and Louise.
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
Maria ...... Marty Cruickshank
Class 4C:
Kerryann White
Kelda Holmes
Producer: Jonathan James-Moore
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1987.
TUE 10:00 Jack London - The Sea Wolf (b007jm8h)
Episode 2
The seal-hunting schooner Ghost journeys on to the herds with ruthless captain, Wolf Larsen at the helm.
Jack London's 1904 tale of brutality and survival on the high seas,
Starring Jack Klaff, Kerry Shale and Ian Dury,
Dramatised by Ed Thomason
Wolf Larsen ...... Jack Klaff
Humphrey Van Weyden ...... Kerry Shale
Mugridge ...... Ian Dury
Johnson ...... Jeffrey Gear
Leach ...... Scott Farrell
Owen ...... Terence Edmond
Kelly ...... Norman Jones
Louis ...... Nigel Anthony
Smoke ...... Anthony Jackson
Harrison ...... Richard Pearce
Latimer ...... Peter Penry-Jones
Horner ...... Clarence Smith
Henderson ...... Andrew Wincott
Maud Brewster ...... Shelley Thompson
Louis ...... Nigel Anthony
Music: Elizabeth Parker - BBC Radiophonic Workshop.
Singer: Sarah Connolly.
Director: Adrian Bean.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1991.
TUE 11:00 Henry James - Portrait of a Lady (b0089k5y)
Episode 2
Far from America, young Isabel Archer gets to know her family and the peculiarities of English etiquette. Read by Miriam Margolyes.
TUE 11:15 Baldi (b007jlmx)
Series 2
Twilight of a God
An invitation to an operatic wedding turns into a dramatic murder trail for the priestly sleuth. Stars David Threlfall.
TUE 12:00 Take It From Here (b00cfb2q)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
TUE 12:30 Doctor in the House (b007mwkh)
Marriage-itis
Medic Simon Sparrow must cope with both his hangover and a bad case of cold feet.
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 and Norma Ronald as Matron/Vera.
Producer: David Hatch
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1968.
TUE 13:00 Falco (b00k89mm)
Venus in Copper
Episode 2
Falco is searching for the truth about the deaths of Severina's three husbands, when an unexpected offer forces him to question his instincts.
Maybe he should consult his new feathered friend?
Anton Lesser stars as Ancient Rome's favourite detective in a gripping serialisation of Lindsey Davis's best seller.
Marcus Didius Falco …. Anton Lesser
Helena Justina …. Ann Madeley
Pollia …. Julia Hills
Doctor …. Jez Thomas
Thalia …. Chipo Chung
Severina Zotica …. Tracy Wiles
Cossus …. Jonathan Tafler
The Parrot …. Colin Rote
Hortensius Novus …. Ian Brooker
Dramatised by Mary Cutler.
Directed at BBC Birmingham by Peter Leslie Wild.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2006.
TUE 13:30 The Body on the Beach (b0090xlq)
Episode 3
Carole Seddon and new accomplice Jude step up their efforts to search for the missing body. Simon Brett's thriller read by Joanna Tope.
TUE 13:45 The Body on the Beach (b0090xlr)
Episode 4
With still no body, Carole Seddon realises that she still has much to learn about being a detective. Simon Brett's thriller read by Joanna Tope.
TUE 14:00 Ian Kelly - Casanova (b00qsvzq)
Episode 2
The young cleric's scandalous affair with a married woman leads to a flight to Constantinople. Read by Benedict Cumberbatch.
TUE 14:15 Fresh Air Fiend by Paul Theroux (b007wpnh)
Fever Chart
Travel writer Paul Theroux remembers the places he has visited by the exotic diseases he contracted en route.
Stuart Milligan reads another extract from Paul's book of travel essays.
Producer: Duncan Minshull
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2000.
TUE 14:30 EM Forster - A Passage to India (b007jyqf)
Episode 12
The people of India have cause for great celebration, but sad news arrives from England. Read by Samuel West.
TUE 14:45 Tom Courtenay - Dear Tom (b007k1ns)
Episode 2
Student Tom Courtenay is doing well at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Still sending him funny and moving letters from his home in Hull, his mother Annie reveals news of a move...
Actor, Sir Tom Courtenay, reads more of his memoir of those letters. Sian Thomas plays his mother Annie.
Published in 2000. Abridged in five parts by Penny Leicester.
Producer: Sarah Johnson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2000.
TUE 15:00 Jack London - The Sea Wolf (b007jm8h)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
TUE 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00qsvzt)
Kirsten O'Brien presents an hour of children's stories featuring Big George by Eric Pringle, Daisy Chain War by Joan O'Neill and Dustbin Baby by Jacqueline Wilson.
TUE 17:00 After Henry (b007k204)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
TUE 17:30 Up the Garden Path (b007zj4x)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
TUE 18:00 Colin Swash - Paradise Lost in Space (b007jnlt)
1. Ruination
Space travel throws the most unlikely people together. Norman is an idealist with a hand grenade. Max is a cheerful bore who won't stop talking.
Together, they're set to ruin the lives of some decidedly friendly aliens. Forever.
Six-part black-hole sci-fi comedy by Colin Swash
Norman ...... Tony Robinson
Max ...... David Haig
Stella ...... Louise Lombard
Macari ...... Michael Troughton
Captain Rossiter ...... Dan Strauss
Jane ...... Carla Mendonca
Tony ...... Geoff McGivern
Producer: Richard Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1995.
TUE 18:30 Mind's Eye (b007wpnl)
Faith
Father and Daughter psychotherapy team - Lorcan and Aoife Malloy - take on the case of Jake who believes he’s got a guardian angel...
Five tales of paranormal investigations written by Gemma McMullan and Gerry Casey.
Lorcan Molloy …. Dermot Crowley
Aoife Molloy …. Cathy Belton
Fergus Rainer …. Mark Lambert
Brian Walsh …. Richard Orr
Jake Lewis …. Sean Campion
DCI Talbot …. John Hewitt
Father Tom …. Niall Cusack
The Reporter …. Laura Hughes
Director: Eoin O'Callaghan
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra by BBC Northern Ireland and first broadcast in 2006.
TUE 19:00 Take It From Here (b00cfb2q)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
TUE 19:30 Doctor in the House (b007mwkh)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
TUE 20:00 Falco (b00k89mm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
TUE 20:30 The Body on the Beach (b0090xlq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
TUE 20:45 The Body on the Beach (b0090xlr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:45 today]
TUE 21:00 Henry James - Portrait of a Lady (b0089k5y)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
TUE 21:15 Baldi (b007jlmx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
TUE 22:00 Heated Rollers (b007s849)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
TUE 22:30 Big Town All Stars (b007jrjl)
Series 1
Band of Gold
The band head off to an engagement party for Lorelei's ex, as old scores surface. Stars Stephen Tompkinson. From March 2000.
TUE 23:00 The Jason Explanation of... (b007jq6z)
Travel and Leisure
David Jason and company elect to poke fun at the Houses of Parliament.
With Sheila Steafel, Royce Mills and Chris Emmett.
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.
Scripted 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 Stockport, So Good They Named It Once (b007jr5m)
Series 1
The Agony and the Ecstasy
Italian exchange student Gian Paolo meets the Conroy family. Eddie's trying not to lose his patience - or his fare to Gay Pride.
Jim Poyser and Damian Lanigan's comedy-drama series following the lives of the Conroys, a family living in Stockport.
Jason ...... Dominic Monaghan
Gian-Paulo ...... Stefan Escreet
Eddie ...... John McArdle
Gran ...... Ann Rye
Father Ryan ...... Chris Pavlo
Maureen ...... Beverley Callard
Michael ...... Jason Done
Debbie ...... Jo-Anne Knowles
Music: Big George
Producer: Neil Mossey
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1999.
WEDNESDAY 17 FEBRUARY 2010
WED 00:00 Colin Swash - Paradise Lost in Space (b007jnlt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 Mind's Eye (b007wpnl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 Falco (b00k89mm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 The Body on the Beach (b0090xlq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:45 The Body on the Beach (b0090xlr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:45 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 Henry James - Portrait of a Lady (b0089k5y)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Tuesday]
WED 02:15 Baldi (b007jlmx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Tuesday]
WED 03:00 Jack London - The Sea Wolf (b007jm8h)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 After Henry (b007k204)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:30 Up the Garden Path (b007zj4x)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 Kenneth Grahame - The Wind in the Willows (b00qsxdy)
Episode 1
Mole, Ratty, Toad and Badger's famous adventure dramatised and narrated by Alan Bennett. With Richard Briers and Derek Waring.
WED 06:00 17/02/2010 (b00qsxf0)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jps5)
Series 6
The Poetry Society
The lad's new avant garde friends produce some poetical gems - with a little help from Sid and Bill.
Starring Tony Hancock. With Sidney James, Bill Kerr, Fenella Fielding, Warren Mitchell and Fraser Kerr.
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 December 1959.
WED 08:30 The Patrick and Maureen Maybe Music Experience (b007k4qk)
Episode 2
Unhappily married Patrick and Maureen should have split long ago, but snipe at each other during their classical music show instead.
Starring Imelda Staunton as Maureen Maybe and Patrick Barlow as Patrick Maybe.
Special guest star Juliet Stevenson is not impressed.
Doctor ...... Peter Jones
Irina ...... Leonie Mellinger
John ...... John Ramm.
Written by Patrick Barlow.
Script associate: Nev Fountain
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1999.
WED 09:00 The Secret Life of Rosewood Avenue (b007jx5n)
Miss Willow and the One-Eyed Gentleman
"I'm afraid you're too trusting for your own good, Miss Willow. Believe me, appearances can be very deceptive..."
Hapless vicar Timothy Carswell visits some of the more sinister members of his flock.
Stephen Sheridan's six-part series stars James Grout as the Reverend Timothy Carswell, Margaret Courtenay as Miss Tilling, Jean Heywood as Miss Tapp, Jacqueline Tong as Hilary and Patricia Hayes as Miss Willow.
Producer: Lissa Evans.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1991.
WED 09:30 Smelling of Roses (b00d8yxr)
Series 3
Promises, Promises
Tasked with organising an auction of promises for a posh school, Rosie finds that it’s not the parents who are upper-crust so much as the pupils...
More challenges for Rosie Burns running her family's event management company, where the clients are only part of the problem...
The third of four series of Simon Brett's sitcom.
Rosie ..... Prunella Scales
Jo ..... Rebecca Callard
Bob ..... Duncan Preston
Tess ..... Annette Badland
Greg ..... Leo Dolan
Trevor ..... Jim North
Producer: Maria Esposito
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2002.
WED 10:00 Jack London - The Sea Wolf (b007jmc9)
Episode 3
With Maud Brewster aboard, the real danger on the schooner's voyage is yet to begin...
Jack London's 1904 tale of brutality and survival on the high seas.
Starring Jack Klaff, Kerry Shale and Ian Dury.
Dramatised by Ed Thomason
Wolf Larsen ...... Jack Klaff
Humphrey Van Weyden ...... Kerry Shale
Mugridge ...... Ian Dury
Kelly ...... Norman Jones
Smoke ...... Anthony Jackson
Latimer ...... Peter Penry-Jones
Horner ...... Clarence Smith
Henderson ...... Andrew Wincott
Maud Brewster ...... Shelley Thompson
Telefson ...... Charles Millham
Henderson ...... Andrew Wincott
Music: Elizabeth Parker - BBC Radiophonic Workshop.
Singer: Sarah Connolly.
Director: Adrian Bean.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1991.
WED 11:00 Henry James - Portrait of a Lady (b0089lxt)
Episode 3
Isabel is visited by her American friend Henrietta Stackpole, a journalist working in Liverpool. Read by Miriam Margolyes.
WED 11:15 Baldi (b007jln9)
Series 2
Schecter's Knot
The priestly sleuth wonders if extreme professional jealousy is behind a talented professor's death. Stars David Threlfall.
WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jps5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
WED 12:30 Like They've Never Been Gone (b00954vf)
Series 1
Episode 2
It's time for singing duo Tommy and Sheila's comeback appearance - they're on after the stripper!
Winners of the 1962 Eurovision Song Contest, sweethearts Tommy Franklin and Sheila Parr are back in the limelight. The only snag is they can't stand the sight of each another...
Mike Coleman's sitcom stars June Whitfield and Roy Hudd.
Tommy Franklin ...... Roy Hudd
Sheila Parr ...... June Whitfield
With Pat Coombs, Julian Eardley, Joshua Henderson, Chris Pavlo, Edward Halsted and Rachel Smith.
Singers: John Barr and Lisa Peace
Music by Frido Ruth.
Producer: Steve Doherty
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1998.
WED 13:00 Falco (b00k8t30)
Venus in Copper
Episode 3
After a short spell in prison, Falco finds half of Rome is having a party but it seems he isn't invited.
One particular gathering comes to an abrupt halt and as a result, the detective's reputation could be at stake.
Anton Lesser stars as Ancient Rome's favourite detective in a gripping serialisation of Lindsey Davis's best seller.
Marcus Didius Falco …. Anton Lesser
Helena Justina … Ann Madeley
Titus Caesar … Jonathan Keeble
Hyacinthus …. Stephen Critchlow
Viridovix …. Nick Fletcher
Hortensius Felix …. Graham Padden
Severina Zotica …. Tracy Wiles
Pollia …. Julia Hills
Dramatised by Mary Cutler.
Directed at BBC Birmingham by Peter Leslie Wild.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2006.
WED 13:30 The Body on the Beach (b009100g)
Episode 5
With help from the town's snoopers, Carole and Jude make some deeper discoveries in their murder mystery. Read by Joanna Tope.
WED 13:45 The Body on the Beach (b009102d)
Episode 6
Keen to solve the murder mystery, Carole Seddon uncovers more sinister goings on in the neighbourhood. Brett's thriller read by Joanna Tope.
WED 14:00 Ian Kelly - Casanova (b00qsxf2)
Episode 3
Giacomo Casanova creates a stir at the French court of King Louis XV. Benedict Cumberbatch reads the libertine's biography.
WED 14:15 Fresh Air Fiend by Paul Theroux (b007wqd9)
Tasting the Pacific
Travel writer Paul Theroux describes how religion has modified eating habits and lifestyles around the world.
Stuart Milligan reads another extract from Paul's book of travel essays.
Producer: Duncan Minshull
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2000.
WED 14:30 EM Forster - A Passage to India (b007jyrp)
Episode 13
Despite his own good news, Dr Aziz is preoccupied with thoughts of Cyril Fielding. Read by Samuel West.
WED 14:45 Tom Courtenay - Dear Tom (b007k1py)
Episode 3
The actor recalls all the letters sent by his mother Annie from Hull as his career in London developed. With Sian Thomas. From October 2000.
WED 15:00 Jack London - The Sea Wolf (b007jmc9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
WED 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00qsxf4)
Kirsten O'Brien presents an hour of children's stories featuring Big George by Eric Pringle, Daisy Chain War by Joan O'Neill and Dustbin Baby by Jacqueline Wilson.
WED 17:00 The Secret Life of Rosewood Avenue (b007jx5n)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
WED 17:30 Smelling of Roses (b00d8yxr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
WED 18:00 Colin Swash - Paradise Lost in Space (b007jnpy)
2. Gifting
Norman and Max are welcomed by the incurably friendly Oblivions and soon they're offering priceless gifts - the secret of fire, contemplation and baked potatoes.
Six-part black-hole sci-fi comedy by Colin Swash
Norman ...... Tony Robinson
Max ...... David Haig
Stella ...... Louise Lombard
Macari ...... Michael Troughton
Terayz ...... Carla Mendonca
Tony ...... Geoff McGivern
Ken ...... Tom Hollander
Inspector Albermarle ...... Andy Rashleigh
Producer: Richard Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1995.
WED 18:30 Mind's Eye (b007wqdd)
Whispers
A young boy swears he’s under attack by a poltergeist.
Another case for father and daughter psychotherapy team Lorcan and Aoife Malloy...
Five tales of the paranormal written by Gemma McMullan and Gerry Casey.
Lorcan Molloy …. Dermot Crowley
Aoife Molloy …. Cathy Belton
Fergus Rainer …. Mark Lambert
Brian Walsh …. Richard Orr
David McAlease …. Sean Campion
Eamonn McAlease …. Eamonn Owens
Radio Presenter …. Gerard Murphy
Director: Eoin O'Callaghan
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra by BBC Northern Ireland and first broadcast in 2006.
WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jps5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
WED 19:30 Like They've Never Been Gone (b00954vf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
WED 20:00 Falco (b00k8t30)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
WED 20:30 The Body on the Beach (b009100g)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
WED 20:45 The Body on the Beach (b009102d)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:45 today]
WED 21:00 Henry James - Portrait of a Lady (b0089lxt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
WED 21:15 Baldi (b007jln9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
WED 22:00 The Patrick and Maureen Maybe Music Experience (b007k4qk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
WED 22:30 Little Britain (b008s4w8)
Series 2
Episode 3
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 (b007jvz0)
Sexie
Episode 1
Pondering sharks and the link between transvestites and superheroes, the outspoken comedian in action in Brighton. From 2003.
THURSDAY 18 FEBRUARY 2010
THU 00:00 Colin Swash - Paradise Lost in Space (b007jnpy)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 Mind's Eye (b007wqdd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Falco (b00k8t30)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 The Body on the Beach (b009100g)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:45 The Body on the Beach (b009102d)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:45 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Henry James - Portrait of a Lady (b0089lxt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 Baldi (b007jln9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Jack London - The Sea Wolf (b007jmc9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 The Secret Life of Rosewood Avenue (b007jx5n)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 Smelling of Roses (b00d8yxr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Kenneth Grahame - The Wind in the Willows (b00qt10k)
Episode 2
Toad is offered an escape route by a washer-woman and her niece. Dramatised and narrated by Alan Bennett. With Richard Briers.
THU 06:00 18/02/2010 (b00qt10m)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
THU 08:00 The Goon Show (b007swcz)
Series 5
The Sinking of Westminster Pier
Oyster-loving Neddie Seagoon takes to the River Thames, which is soon draining away.
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 Wally Stott.
Announcer: Wallace Greenslade
Producer: Peter Eton
First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in February 1955.
THU 08:30 In the Chair (b007jsx5)
Episode 4
Will Charles Prentiss manage to scupper his rival's bid for the job of DG? Maverick hack George Cragge thinks an unrelated murder may be connected after all.
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 (b00fh6w3)
A Very Mixed Grilling
Can Bev's battling cooks win their tender for school meals? Stars Barbara Dickson and Brigit Forsyth. From November 1997.
THU 09:30 The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel (b0081s3d)
Series 2
Episode 3
Can crooked lawyer Waldorf T Flywheel free his jailed assistant Ravelli?
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 Jack London - The Sea Wolf (b007jmcl)
Episode 4
Humphrey and Maud dash for freedom from cruel captain, Wolf Larsen, but Japan is 600 miles away...
Conclusion od Jack London's 1904 tale of brutality and survival on the high seas.
Starring Jack Klaff, Kerry Shale and Shelley Thompson..
Dramatised by Ed Thomason
Wolf Larsen ...... Jack Klaff
Humphrey Van Weyden ...... Kerry Shale
Maud Brewster ...... Shelley Thompson
Music: Elizabeth Parker - BBC Radiophonic Workshop.
Director: Adrian Bean.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1991.
THU 11:00 Henry James - Portrait of a Lady (b0089knf)
Episode 4
Lord Warburton is in hopeful pursuit of beautiful American Isabel Archer. But he's not the only one. Read by Miriam Margolyes.
THU 11:15 Baldi (b007jlnl)
Series 2
Not for Life
A young girl's suicide sends the priestly sleuth on an internet murder trail. Starring David Threlfall and Robert Bathurst.
THU 12:00 The Goon Show (b007swcz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00qt2hk)
Series 2
Episode 6
Young inventors, 1930s vintage musical 'Adam and Eve' and Private Eye Mike Spanner is on the case...
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 Les Lilley, Chic Jacob, Graeme Garden, Johnnie Mortimer & Brian Cooke and Bill Oddie.
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 Jean Hart with music by Dave Lee.
Producer: Humphrey Barclay
First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in November 1965.
THU 13:00 Falco (b00k8x93)
Venus in Copper
Episode 4
After two murders in one night, Falco is offered a job by the prime suspect.
Meanwhile his social life looks up as he hosts a turbot supper with more than one unexpected guest. But Falco has his sights set on catching a bigger fish.
Anton Lesser stars as Ancient Rome's favourite detective in a gripping serialisation of Lindsey Davis's best seller.
Marcus Didius Falco …. Anton Lesser
Helena Justina …. Ann Madeley
Falco's Mother …. Frances Jeater
Petronius …. Ben Crowe
Titus Caesar …. Jonathan Keeble
Hyacinthus …. Stephen Critchlow
Severina Zotica …. Tracy Wiles
Pollia …. Julia Hills
The Parrot …. Colin Rote
Appius Priscillus …. Kim Wall
Dramatised by Mary Cutler.
Directed at BBC Birmingham by Peter Leslie Wild.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2006.
THU 13:30 The Body on the Beach (b0091nkn)
Episode 7
Carole Seddon and accomplice Jude question the death of Rory Turnbull - was it really suicide? Simon Brett's thriller read by Joanna Tope.
THU 13:45 The Body on the Beach (b0091nkq)
Episode 8
Carole Seddon's murder suspicions are vindicated as a fresh suspect emerges. Simon Brett's thriller read by Joanna Tope.
THU 14:00 Ian Kelly - Casanova (b00qt2hm)
Episode 4
Giacomo Casanova's intrigues in London lead him to a soaking in the Thames. Benedict Cumberbatch the libertine's biography.
THU 14:15 Fresh Air Fiend by Paul Theroux (b007jyk6)
Gravy Train
Travel writer Paul Theroux describes travelling across the United States of America aboard a restored private railway carriage.
Stuart Milligan reads another extract from Paul's book of travel essays.
Producer: Duncan Minshull
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2000.
THU 14:30 EM Forster - A Passage to India (b007jysz)
Episode 14
Two years after their last meeting, Dr Aziz once again comes face-to-face with Cyril Fielding. Read by Samuel West.
THU 14:45 Tom Courtenay - Dear Tom (b007k1r4)
Episode 4
Still at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, student Tom Courtenay is receiving funny and moving letters from his mother Annie back in Hull.
As agents start to take an interest in the budding actor, Tom is feeling worried when he goes home...
Actor, Sir Tom Courtenay reads more of his memoir of those letters. Sian Thomas plays his mother Annie.
Published in 2000. Abridged in five parts by Penny Leicester.
Producer: Sarah Johnson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2000.
THU 15:00 Jack London - The Sea Wolf (b007jmcl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
THU 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00qt2hp)
Kirsten O'Brien presents an hour of children's stories featuring Big George by Eric Pringle, Daisy Chain War by Joan O'Neill and Dustbin Baby by Jacqueline Wilson.
THU 17:00 Dinner Ladies (b00fh6w3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
THU 17:30 The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel (b0081s3d)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
THU 18:00 Colin Swash - Paradise Lost in Space (b007jnt5)
3. Anyone for Tennis?
As the Oblivions have so much time on their hands, it couldn't possibly hurt to introduce them to the gentle game of tennis, could it?
Sci-fi comedy by Colin Swash about two space-age humans stranded on a friendly alien planet.
Norman ...... Tony Robinson
Max ...... David Haig
Stella ...... Louise Lombard
Macari ...... Michael Troughton
Terayz ...... Carla Mendonca
Ken ...... Tom Hollander
Producer: Richard Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1995.
THU 18:30 Mind's Eye (b007jyt8)
Prophet
Released murderer, Paul Strong, claims he can foresee imminent crimes, but the police aren’t so sure...
Another case for father and daughter psychotherapy team Lorcan and Aoife Molloy.
Five tales of the paranormal written by Gemma McMullan and Gerry Casey.
Lorcan Molloy …. Dermot Crowley
Aoife Molloy …. Cathy Belton
Fergus Rainer …. Mark Lambert
Brian Walsh …. Richard Orr
Paul Strong …. Gerard Murphy
DCI Talbot …. John Hewitt
Director: Eoin O'Callaghan
Made by BBC Northern Ireland for Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in February 2006.
THU 19:00 The Goon Show (b007swcz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00qt2hk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
THU 20:00 Falco (b00k8x93)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
THU 20:30 The Body on the Beach (b0091nkn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
THU 20:45 The Body on the Beach (b0091nkq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:45 today]
THU 21:00 Henry James - Portrait of a Lady (b0089knf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
THU 21:15 Baldi (b007jlnl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
THU 22:00 In the Chair (b007jsx5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 22:30 Down the Line (b00qt2l4)
Series 1
Healthy Eating
Award-winning spoof phone-in show, with talk radio host Gary Bellamy. Stars Rhys Thomas and Charlie Higson. From May 2006.
THU 23:00 Acropolis Now (b007jwhf)
Series 1
Fish
Danger is predicted for Aristophanes. Lynne Truss' Ancient Greek restaurant comedy with Stephen Moore. From December 2000.
THU 23:30 Forty Nights in the Wildebeest (b008gdcr)
Episode 2
Dan Freedman and Nick Romero with Hong Feng Shui and Right Said Freud. Recorded at the Edinburgh Festival.
FRIDAY 19 FEBRUARY 2010
FRI 00:00 Colin Swash - Paradise Lost in Space (b007jnt5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 Mind's Eye (b007jyt8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Falco (b00k8x93)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 The Body on the Beach (b0091nkn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:45 The Body on the Beach (b0091nkq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:45 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Henry James - Portrait of a Lady (b0089knf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 Baldi (b007jlnl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Jack London - The Sea Wolf (b007jmcl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 Dinner Ladies (b00fh6w3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel (b0081s3d)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 Anna Sewell - Black Beauty (b00mdyl3)
A well-bred horse hits hard times and poor health due to overwork.
CAST:
Black Beauty …. Adam Godley
Ginger/Dolly/Servant …. Liza Sadovy
Master/John Manley/Skinner …. Ewan Bailey
Langley/Reuben Smith/Mr Bond/Bob …. Jon Glover
Doctor/Larry/Hard Face/Father …. Philip Fox
Squire Gordon/Mr Clay/Ostler/Seller …. Ioan Meredith
Lady Gordon/Polly/Grace …. Helen Longworth
Beauty's Mother/Lady Two …. Ndidi Del Fatti
Carter/Driver/York …. Stephen Hogan
Joe Green/Robert/Gentleman …. Stuart McLoughlin
Jerry/Ned/Farrier …. Robert Hastie
Merrylegs/Man …. Jason Chan
Written by Anna Sewell and dramatised by Katie Hims.
Producer: Liz Webb.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2004
FRI 06:00 19/02/2010 (b00qtndl)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
FRI 08:00 Stop Messing About! (b00qtndn)
Series 2
Episode 1
A bijou male voice choir present their bona repertoire.
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 Myles Rudge, David Cumming and Derek Collyer.
With the Max Harris Group.
Producer: John Simmonds
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in April 1970.
FRI 08:30 Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends (b008h4qy)
Series 2
About Some Boys
Robin is soaking. Derek is excited. Maureen is furious. Whatever next? Stars Kay Stonham and Simon Greenall. From June 2003.
FRI 09:00 Four Joneses and a Jenkins (b007jqnd)
June - An Ill Wind
As a storm descends on the village, the talk is all electric. Stars Geoffrey Whitehead and Lisabeth Miles. From September 2000.
FRI 09:30 Desmond Olivier Dingle's Compleat Life and Works of William Shakespeare (b007k2gs)
Episode 2
The Royal Dingle Company tackles the verse of the Bard. Stars Patrick Barlow, with guest Juliet Stevenson. From September 1995.
FRI 10:00 Say What You Want to Hear - The Startup (b00qx3jg)
Two entrepreneurs set up a website for people to voice their innermost thoughts. Tim Wright's drama stars Stephen Tompkinson.
FRI 10:45 Mr Ossie's Rolled-Gold Fish and Chip Shop (b00bwjcq)
Behind the counter at Mr Ossie's fish and chip shop was a glass display case full of gold-capped fountain pens.
Desperate to see an Everton football match, a boy turns to him for help...
Written by Vincent McInerney.
Read by Richard Tate.
Producer: Michael Earley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1995.
FRI 11:00 Henry James - Portrait of a Lady (b0089hqp)
Episode 5
After declining Lord Warburton's marriage proposal, Isabel travels to London with Henrietta. Read by Miriam Margolyes.
FRI 11:15 Baldi (b007k01n)
Series 2
Scratching the Surface
The priest-cum-sleuth gets embroiled in mystery and death on a pot-holing expedition. Stars David Threlfall and Tina Kellegher.
FRI 12:00 Stop Messing About! (b00qtndn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket (b007jrgv)
When the Sap Is Rising
The dear ladies swallow the consequences of home-made wine. Stars Dr Evadne Hinge and Dame Hilda Bracket. From April 1983.
FRI 13:00 Falco (b00k9dbx)
Venus in Copper
Episode 5
A battered and bruised Falco discovers the best way to win back the affections of his girlfriend.
Helena proves that she too can play detective, but the intriguing murder case is put on hold when Falco discovers his world crashing down around him.
Anton Lesser stars as Ancient Rome's favourite detective in a gripping serialisation of Lindsey Davis's best seller.
Marcus Didius Falco …. Anton Lesser
Helena Justina …. Ann Madeley
Petronius …. Ben Crowe
Hyacinthus …. Stephen Critchlow
Appius Priscillus …. Kim Wall
Severina Zotica …. Tracy Wiles
The Maid …. Emily Chennery
The Cake Seller …. Laurence Saunders
Cossus …. Jonathan Tafler
The Parrot …. Colin Rote
Dramatised by Mary Cutler.
Directed at BBC Birmingham by Peter Leslie Wild.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2006.
FRI 13:30 The Body on the Beach (b0091t5y)
Episode 9
There's fresh drama at the yacht club, while Carole Seddon makes an important discovery. Simon Brett's thriller read by Joanna Tope.
FRI 13:45 The Body on the Beach (b0091t5z)
Episode 10
More drama erupts, as Carole Seddon's murder investigation reaches a gripping climax. Simon Brett's thriller read by Joanna Tope.
FRI 14:00 Ian Kelly - Casanova (b00qtpnw)
Episode 5
The Italian libertine goes to a ball in St Petersburg, but meeting Catherine the Great proves fruitless. Read by Benedict Cumberbatch.
FRI 14:15 Fresh Air Fiend by Paul Theroux (b007jylg)
Unspeakable Rituals and Outlandish Beliefs
Travel writer Paul Theroux describes the bizarre traditions and ceremonies that he encountered during his travels.
Stuart Milligan reads the last extract from Paul's book of travel essays.
Producer: Duncan Minshull
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2000.
FRI 14:30 EM Forster - A Passage to India (b007jyv9)
Episode 15
As Dr Aziz makes his mind up about Cyril Fielding, he finds himself thinking about the late Mrs Moore. Read by Samuel West.
FRI 14:45 Tom Courtenay - Dear Tom (b007k1sc)
Episode 5
As he earns more success, there's a bittersweet conclusion to actor Sir Tom Courtenay's memoir of the loving letters sent by his mother Annie from Hull.
Sian Thomas plays his mother Annie.
Published in 2000. Abridged in five parts by Penny Leicester.
Producer: Sarah Johnson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2000.
FRI 15:00 Say What You Want to Hear - The Startup (b00qx3jg)
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FRI 15:45 Mr Ossie's Rolled-Gold Fish and Chip Shop (b00bwjcq)
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FRI 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00qtpny)
Kirsten O'Brien presents an hour of children's stories featuring Big George by Eric Pringle, Daisy Chain War by Joan O'Neill and Dustbin Baby by Jacqueline Wilson.
FRI 17:00 Four Joneses and a Jenkins (b007jqnd)
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FRI 17:30 Desmond Olivier Dingle's Compleat Life and Works of William Shakespeare (b007k2gs)
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FRI 18:00 Colin Swash - Paradise Lost in Space (b007jnx2)
4. Martinis
The dangers of tennis are now apparent to the Oblivions - but Martinis? What could possibly go wrong with Martinis?
Sci-fi comedy by Colin Swash about two space-age humans stranded on a friendly alien planet.
Norman ...... Tony Robinson
Max ...... David Haig
Stella ...... Louise Lombard
Macari ...... Michael Troughton
Terayz ...... Carla Mendonca
Ken ...... Tom Hollander
Tony ...... Geoff McGivern
Clive ...... Guy Witcher
Jonathan ...... RossAlistair McGowan
Producer: Richard Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1995.
FRI 18:30 Mind's Eye (b007jyvk)
Lodgers
Maeve Hamilton runs a busy bed and breakfast in Dublin, but only she seems to be able to see the guests. Psychotherapists Lorcan and Aoife investigate...
Five tales of the paranormal written by Gemma McMullan and Gerry Casey.
CAST:
Lorcan Molloy …. Dermot Crowley
Aoife Molloy …. Cathy Belton
Fergus Rainer …. Mark Lambert
Brian Walsh …. Richard Orr
Maeve Hamilton …. Stella McCusker
Daniel Hamilton …. Miche Doherty
Gillian Power …. Aine McCartney
Director: Eoin O'Callaghan
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra by BBC Northern Ireland and first broadcast in 2006.
FRI 19:00 Stop Messing About! (b00qtndn)
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FRI 19:30 The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket (b007jrgv)
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FRI 20:00 Falco (b00k9dbx)
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FRI 20:30 The Body on the Beach (b0091t5y)
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FRI 20:45 The Body on the Beach (b0091t5z)
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FRI 21:00 Henry James - Portrait of a Lady (b0089hqp)
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FRI 21:15 Baldi (b007k01n)
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FRI 22:00 Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends (b008h4qy)
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FRI 22:30 Punt and Dennis: It's Been a Bad Week (b0089bq7)
Series 2
Episode 1
Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis spotlight depressed cats and camel flatulence. With guest Kevin Day. From July 1999.
FRI 23:00 4 at the Store (b00db35n)
Series 2
Episode 3
Stand-up at London's Comedy Store with host Simon Bligh, Ian Stone, Ronnie Golden and Jo Caulfield. From January 2002.
FRI 23:30 Intimate Contact with Julian Clary (b00fklch)
The camp comic makes tricky telephone calls on behalf of his punters - including the Trouble with Stubble. From May 1992.