Christmas is coming as the March sisters go to a party, in 19th-century New England. Stars Buffy Davis and Jemma Redgrave.
Curious adventures await the little girl in a strange new world. Alan Bennett reads Lewis Carroll's fantasy.
The Red Queen runs the little girl off her feet. Alan Bennett reads Lewis Carroll's fantasy.
The adventures of The Glums - and the Scarlet Pimple! Stars Jimmy Edwards, Dick Bentley and June Whitfield. From February 1956.
At last, Robert’s up for a part. He’s about to play opposite Kim Basinger.
John Gordon Sinclair stars in Paul Mayhew-Archer's sitcom.
Robert Wilson ..... John Gordon Sinclair
Desmond Shaw ..... Gary Waldhorn
Sue ..... Caroline Quentin
Sarah, her mother Eleanor and daughter Clare battle with colds - and each other.
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 Peter Howell as the Doctor,
Four radio series were made, but instead of moving to BBC TV - Thames Television produced 'After Henry' for the ITV network.
Clare's in a flap when the Minister from the Northern Ireland office comes for dinner with this dog.
So cleaner Sally is booked for overtime to make sure the evening runs smoothly...
Series one of Annie McCartney's four-part sitcom.
Starring Frances Tomelty as Sally, Marcella Riordan as Clare, Roma Tomelty as Miss Black, Katy Gleadhill as Evie, Gerard Murphy as Fintan, Alan Mckee as Victor, Bethan Lloyd as Anna, Patrick Gleadhill as Simon, Robert Patterson as Tony, Emily Walmsley as Layla, Joel McElnay as Ben and Alfie Lloyd as Sam.
The schoolboy's facing a premature end to his time at Rugby, but Dr Arnold has a plan. Thomas Hughes' drama with Robert Hardy.
Concerned about her marriage to Gilbert, Isabel has a heart-to-heart with her friend Henrietta. Read by Miriam Margolyes.
The death of a debating society leader sees the priestly sleuth probing his close-knit student friends. Stars David Threlfall.
A trip to the cinema turns into a disaster off-screen for sweethearts Bernard and Iris and his dad Wilf.
Dithering Bernard tries to get engaged to his flighty partner Iris. Will she manage to persuade Bernard to buy her an engagement ring at last?
Gorden Kaye and Su Pollard star in Vince Powell’s sitcom about the turbulent relationship of an odd couple.
Iris ...... Su Pollard
Bernard ...... Gorden Kaye
Wilf ...... David Ross
Daisy ...... Paula Tilbrook
Mr Foley ...... Peter Wheeler
Myrtle ...... Julie Higginson
Writer Vince Powell (1928–2009) scripted a number of popular TV sitcoms including Love Thy Neighbour, For the Love of Ada and Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width.
Produced in Manchester by Mike Craig.
5. A Passion for Hunting Something
With big business involved, Detective Superintendent Julie Enfield finds herself trapped with hired killers underneath Smithfield meat market...
Starring Imelda Staunton as Detective Superintendent Julie Enfield.
Conclusion of Nick Fisher's atmospheric thriller.
DSI Julie Enfield ..... Imelda Staunton
Dad ...... Geoffrey Matthews
Stephen Temple ...... Gavin Muir
Alex Wild ...... Deborah Berlin
Joey Jones ...... Don McCorkindale
DS Lawrence Evans ...... Ross Livingstone
Sally ...... Jane Whittenshaw
Rachel Jones ...... Jilly Bond
Benjamin Travis ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Henry Sinclair ...... John Turner
Johnson ...... Jonathan Keeble
Gordon Richards ...... David Timson
Voice 1 ...... David Collings
Voice 2 ...... John Hartley
Craving publicity, clairvoyant Myra Savage and her husband have kidnapped a girl. Anton Lesser reads Mark McShane's thriller.
In the mystery case of a womanising farmer killed in 1938, evidence mounts against his wife Gertrude. Read by Robert Lindsay.
Meteorologist Helen Young visits Cheltenham to recall the UK's hottest ever temperature of 1990, when tarmac started melting.
The ecstatic 1956 review of John Osborne's kitchen-sink drama Look Back in Anger. Read by Michael Sheen and David Horovitch.
Alan Bennett recalls his 1940s childhood. Producer of suits and rhubarb, his home city of Leeds is not a prime bombing target.
Kim Normanton meets brothers Ivor and Sid Spencer, both raised in London's East End, but their accents are worlds apart.
Children's stories presented by Kirsten O'Brien featuring The Ordinary Princess, The Phantom Tollbooth, and Treasure Island.
Midsummer. A remote village in North Wales has been living under a curse since 1823. Will the arrival of a new Methodist Minister offer them salvation?
Lucy Catherine's horror stars Elizabeth Morgan as Modren, Christian Patterson as Bryhs, Jenny Livesy as Jenny, Sion Pritchard as Drew and Myfanwy Waring as Rhiannon.
Voices From The Grave is a series of four chilling and intimate dramas, inspired by existing ghost stories from around Britain. The writers make these stories more than simply scary - they are studies of humanity, love, rage and despair, of passion, longing and pain.
Lucy is an experienced writer for radio, TV and theatre.
2. Tomb
Earth's last living man, Robert Neville, discovers that his wife's tomb is a lair for vampires.
Richard Matheson's 1954 cult classic set in 1976 USA. One of the 20th century's most significant vampire novels, combining sci-fi and horror.
Read by Angus McInnes.
Abridged by Scott Stainton Miller.
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in January 2006.
Kenny's new girlfriend wants to join his a cappella band - but she can't sing. Stars Stephen Tompkinson. From July 2001.
The real story of the human brain.
According to scientists, it’s developed to help us cope with our unpleasantly complicated social lives.
A spoof exploration of the fascinating subject of human evolution.
Starring Chris Addison.
With Professor Austin Herring (aka Geoffrey McGivern ), Jo Enright and Dan Tetsell.
Written by Chris Addison and Carl Cooper.
Jason reckons his cheating ex-girlfriend wants him back, Dave gets his new company car - and Karen brings home a potential new member of the family.
The lives of the Stockport-based, Conroy family - in series 1 of Jim Poyser and Damian Lanigan's comedy drama.
Starring Dominic Monaghan as Jason, John McArdle as Eddie, Beverley Callard as Maureen. Jason Done as Michael, Stefan Escreet as Dave, Emma Clarke as Collete and Jo-Anne Knowles as Debbie and Chris Pavlo as Hugo.
WEDNESDAY 10 MARCH 2010
WED 00:00 Voices From the Grave (b007jwnf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 I Am Legend by Richard Matheson (b007k0tb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 Julie Enfield Investigates (b007jl8w)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 Mark McShane - Seance on a Wet Afternoon (b00r8fl5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:45 Poison Farm: A Murderer Unmasked After 60 Years (b00g3797)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:45 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 Henry James - Portrait of a Lady (b008hq0c)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Tuesday]
WED 02:15 Baldi (b007k4t3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Tuesday]
WED 03:00 Tom Brown's Schooldays (b007jxps)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 After Henry (b007jnh1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:30 Two Doors Down (b00899nl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 Louisa May Alcott - Little Women (b007jqpn)
Regular Angels
The sisters meet old Mister Laurence and Amy learns a lesson. Stars Buffy Davis, Jemma Redgrave and Gayle Hunnicutt.
WED 05:30 Lewis Carroll - Alice Through the Looking Glass (b00r8gy0)
Episode 3
The little girl encounters brothers Tweedledum and Tweedledee. Alan Bennett reads Lewis Carroll's fantasy.
WED 05:45 Lewis Carroll - Alice Through the Looking Glass (b00r8gy2)
Episode 4
The little girl has some curious encounters with the White Queen and Humpty Dumpty. Alan Bennett reads Lewis Carroll's fantasy.
WED 06:00 10/03/2010 (b00r8gy4)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b00dyp5l)
The First Night Party
The lad throws a launch party - with cocktails and dinner - for his very first half hour, but things don't quite go to plan.
Starring Tony Hancock.
With Moira Lister, Bill Kerr, Sidney James, Gerald Campion and Kenneth Williams.
Written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.
Theme and incidental music written by Wally Stott.
Producer: Dennis Main Wilson
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in November 1954.
WED 08:30 The Alan Davies Show (b007js69)
Episode 1
Struggling actor Alan and his friends Kate and Murray find themselves locked in - a lot!
Alan Davies stars in his own six-part sitcom.
Written by Alan Davies, Ben Silburn and Tony Roche.
Alan Francis and Ronnie Ancona play his long-suffering friends.
Alan ...... Alan Davies
Murray ...... Alan Francis
Kate ...... Ronni Ancona
With Caroline Loncq and Kevin Eldon.
Producer: Jane Berthoud
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1998.
WED 09:00 Second Thoughts (b007jvh3)
Series 1
Found and Lost
Bill and Faith are late in love but new to each other - and Bill has already got himself into Faith's bad books...
Starring Lynda Bellingham as Faith and James Bolam as Bill.
Sitcom about the battles of divorcees Bill and Faith trying to forge a relationship whilst balancing the demands of his ex-wife, Liza and her teenage children, Hannah and Joe.
Series one of four inspired by the real lives of husband and wife writers, Jan Etherington and Gavin Petrie.
A TV version made by LWT for ITV appeared in 1991 and ran for four series, with a spin-off series Faith in the Future.
Faith ...... Lynda Bellingham
Bill ...... James Bolam
Hilary ...... Celia Imrie
Liza ...... Belinda Lang
Hannah ...... Kelda Holmes
Joe ...... Mark Denham
Grace ...... Moir Leslie
Alex ...... John Samson
Ray ...... Nicholas Courtney
Ted ...... Norman Bird
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1988.
WED 09:30 Smelling of Roses (b00dl042)
Series 3
A Cheeky Little Number
Jo's relationship with Robert is looking a bit rocky, and the situation isn't helped when she meets a charming young wine shipper for whom Rosie's organising a tasting...
Another assignment for Rosie Burns and the event management company, where the clients are only part of the problem...
Written by Simon Brett.
Rosie ..... Prunella Scales
Jo ..... Rebecca Callard
Bob ..... Duncan Preston
Tess ..... Annette Badland
Harry Butt ..... Gideon Turner
Emma Bryson ..... Rebecca Front
Producer: Maria Esposito
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2002.
WED 10:00 Charles Dickens (b0081s0d)
Hard Times
Episode 1
Hard facts are all that provincial businessmen, Mr Gradgrind and Mr Bounderby feel are necessary in life. But the arrival of Sleary's circus in Coketown shows another way...
Charles Dickens's 1854 classic about struggles in the industrial north, dramatised in four parts by Doug Lucie.
Thomas Gradgrind ...... Kenneth Cranham
Josiah Bounderby ...... Philip Jackson
Mrs Sparsit ...... Eleanor Bron
Mrs Gradgrind ...... Thelma Barlow
Sleary ...... Derek Waring
Helen Longworth ...... Louisa
Rachael ...... Becky Hindley
Stephen ...... Alan Williams
Mrs Pegler ...... Marcia Warren
Francis Jeater ...... Mrs Blackpool
Mr M'choakumchild ...... Stephen Critchlow
Childers ...... Chris Moran
Josephine ...... Jaimi Barbakoff
A Boy ...... Gregg Prentice
Servant ...... Ioan Meredith
Waiter ...... Declan Wilson
Sissy ...... Stepanie Rawson
Bitzer ...... Alexander Slater
Tom ...... Nick Roud
Music by Nina Perry.
Director: Janet Whitaker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2003.
WED 11:00 Henry James - Portrait of a Lady (b008h5z5)
Episode 18
Poorly Ralph prepares to return to England, while Isabel begins to reassess her marriage. Read by Miriam Margolyes.
WED 11:15 Baldi (b007k4v9)
Series 4
Shelter
The priestly sleuth links the murder of a homeless man in a Dublin squat with the history of art. Stars David Threlfall.
WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b00dyp5l)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
WED 12:30 Like They've Never Been Gone (b009prt3)
Series 1
Episode 5
Duo Tommy and Sheila's comeback faces jeopardy - from his dodgy past.
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, Edward Halsted, Chris Pavlo, Paul Rogan and Ned Sherrin.
Singers: John Barr and Lisa Peace.
Music by Frido Ruth.
Producer: Steve Doherty
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1998.
WED 13:00 Julie Enfield Investigates (b007jl7v)
The Net and the Canal
Waking Up to Nessun Dorma
Feisty Detective Superintendent Julie Enfield investigates a series of mysterious murders along London's Regent's Canal.
Atmospheric thriller written by Nick Fisher.
Starring Imelda Staunton as Julie Enfield, Geoffrey Matthews as Dad, Ross Livingstone as DS Lawrence Evans, Denys Hawthorne as Goodfellow and Kim Wall as Jimmy.
Producer: Richard Wortley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1996.
WED 13:30 Mark McShane - Seance on a Wet Afternoon (b00r8hvd)
Episode 3
Clairvoyant kidnapper Myra Savage and her husband await ransom money for their girl hostage. Read by Anton Lesser.
WED 13:45 Poison Farm: A Murderer Unmasked After 60 Years (b00g3g26)
Episode 3
In the wealthy farmer death riddle, the spotlight falls on James Walker and his glamorous housekeeper. Read by Robert Lindsay.
WED 14:00 Strange Weather Days (b00fstjj)
Series 2
Heavy Hail
The people of Bournemouth remember one strange day in 1983, when hailstones the size of golf balls fell. With meteorologist Helen Young.
WED 14:15 Kenneth Tynan - Theatre Writings (b00r8jgw)
Dodging the Ban
The critic's passionate campaign against stage censorship was fearless and funny. Read by Michael Sheen and David Horovitch.
WED 14:30 Alan Bennett - Telling Tales (b007jnjx)
An Ideal Home
Alan Bennett recalls his 1940s childhood, when the sum total of family secrets amounted to not having a proper breakfast.
WED 14:45 As Soon As I Open My Mouth (b007jz7r)
Street Talk, Posh Talk
The accent angst of Londoner Penny, born to a Caribbean mother. Kim Normanton meets families who don't all talk the same.
WED 15:00 Charles Dickens (b0081s0d)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
WED 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00r8jgy)
Children's stories presented by Kirsten O'Brien featuring The Ordinary Princess, The Phantom Tollbooth, and Treasure Island.
WED 17:00 Second Thoughts (b007jvh3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
WED 17:30 Smelling of Roses (b00dl042)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
WED 18:00 James Follett - Rules of Asylum (b007k17k)
Episode 1
"This is the first escape from one of our maximum security sanatoriums. And there might be another.... Are all the prisoners housed in this block?"
"We prefer to call them patients."
Starring James Beattie.
James Follett's political thriller explores dissention and danger in a repressive state in the Eastern Bloc.
Jan Valery …. James Beattie
Suskin …. Vernon Joyner
Secretary/ Librarian …. Betty Huntley-Wright
Guard/Alex/Student …. Neville Jason
Governor …. Manning Wilson
Suskin's Chief …. Brian Haines
Anna …. Caroline John
Zoe/1st Girl …. Rosalyn Slater
Woman in Sanatorium/2nd Girl …. Diana Bishop
Danski …. Cyril Shaps
Nero …. Francis de Wolff
Interrogator …. John Challis
Restaurant Manager …. Godfrey Kenton
The original audio was lost from the BBC archive, so our thanks to James Follett for the donation from his personal collection of his first radio play.
Producer: Margaret Hall
First broadcast as a 90 minute drama on BBC Radio 4 in November 1973.
WED 18:30 I Am Legend by Richard Matheson (b007k0wz)
3. Vampires
Tortured by memories, Robert Neville, Earth's last living man, steps up his fight against the vampires.
Richard Matheson's 1954 cult classic set in 1976 USA. One of the 20th century's most significant vampire novels, combining sci-fi and horror.
Read by Angus McInnes.
Abridged by Scott Stainton Miller.
Producer: Eilidh McCreadie
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in January 2006.
WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b00dyp5l)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
WED 19:30 Like They've Never Been Gone (b009prt3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
WED 20:00 Julie Enfield Investigates (b007jl7v)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
WED 20:30 Mark McShane - Seance on a Wet Afternoon (b00r8hvd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
WED 20:45 Poison Farm: A Murderer Unmasked After 60 Years (b00g3g26)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:45 today]
WED 21:00 Henry James - Portrait of a Lady (b008h5z5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
WED 21:15 Baldi (b007k4v9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
WED 22:00 The Alan Davies Show (b007js69)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
WED 22:30 The Very World of Milton Jones (b007mh3y)
Series 1
Episode 2
Confronted with a charging bull, the comedian's life starts flashing before his eyes. With Dave Lamb. From August 1998.
WED 23:00 Masala FM (b007x0c9)
Episode 1
Masala FM is East London's premier Asian community radio station.
Owner, Mr Krishna, wants to make some changes and everyone's scared, except for visiting Bollywood celebrity Johnny 'Muscles' Patel...
Six-part sitcom written by Meera Syal
Starring Sanjeev Bhaskar, Nitin Sawheny, Meera Syal and Nina Wadia.
Music by Nitin Sawhney.
Producer: Liz Anstee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1996.
WED 23:30 Miranda Hart's Joke Shop (b00mbfmf)
Pilot Episode
Meet Miranda, a tall, life-embracing, self-effacing clown, who's at her happiest among the wind-up teeth of her Joke Shop. She's got lots to learn about retail and men - as well as coping with her embarrassing mother.
This is the 2007 pilot for Miranda's four-part 2008 series made for BBC Radio 2, which sparked her popular BBC TV series Miranda. This try-out features some actors who were replaced in the subsequent slightly re-worked radio series. Here Alison Steadman plays Miranda's mother Penny, and Morwenna Banks is Stevie. Also featuring Vincenzo Pellegrino, Katy Brand, Alice Hart, Jim Howick and Charlotte McDougall.
Produced by Lucy Armitage.
THURSDAY 11 MARCH 2010
THU 00:00 James Follett - Rules of Asylum (b007k17k)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 I Am Legend by Richard Matheson (b007k0wz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Julie Enfield Investigates (b007jl7v)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Mark McShane - Seance on a Wet Afternoon (b00r8hvd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:45 Poison Farm: A Murderer Unmasked After 60 Years (b00g3g26)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:45 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Henry James - Portrait of a Lady (b008h5z5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 Baldi (b007k4v9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Charles Dickens (b0081s0d)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 Second Thoughts (b007jvh3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 Smelling of Roses (b00dl042)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Louisa May Alcott - Little Women (b007jqq0)
Fun Forever and No Grubbage!
Jealous Amy skates on thin ice, and Meg glimpses high society. Stars Buffy Davis, Jemma Redgrave and Gayle Hunnicutt.
THU 05:30 Lewis Carroll - Alice Through the Looking Glass (b00r8jtj)
Episode 5
The little girl's curious adventure sees her picnic with the Lion and the Unicorn. Alan Bennett reads Lewis Carroll's fantasy.
THU 05:45 Lewis Carroll - Alice Through the Looking Glass (b00r8jtl)
Episode 6
The little girl encounters the Red Knight and the White Knight. Alan Bennett reads Lewis Carroll's fantasy.
THU 06:00 11/03/2010 (b00r8jtn)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
THU 08:00 The Goon Show (b007wvvh)
Series 6
Napoleon's Piano
Neddie Seagoon is conned into pinching the keyboard played at the Battle of Waterloo.
Groundbreaking, surreal BBC radio comedy written by Spike Milligan.
Starring:
Peter Sellers
Harry Secombe
Spike Milligan
First billed as Crazy People, ten series of The Goon Show were recorded between 1951 and 1960, but sadly many of the earliest shows weren’t kept in the archive.
With the Ray Ellington Quartet and Max Geldray.
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott.
Announcer: Wallace Greenslade
Producer: Peter Eton
First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in October 1955.
THU 08:30 In the Balance (b007k172)
In the Balance
The BBC's maverick hack, George Cragge kicks off a murder trail at Wembley Stadium.
Mark Tavener's six-part sequel to his comedy thriller 'In the Red' set in the world of football, the BBC and party politics.
With Europe becoming a hot potato, can the Prime Minister hold on to his job? To make matters worse, England are hosting the World Cup and a killer is on the loose.
Starring Michael Williams as George Cragge, Barry Foster as Superintendent Jefferson and Jeremy Clyde as the PM.
With Robert Bathurst, Tracy Ann Oberman, Jim Carter, Peter Woodthorpe, Susie Brann and Christian Rodska.
Music by Paul Mottram
Producer: Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1997.
THU 09:00 Up the Garden Path (b0081cjz)
Series 2
A Soft-Hearted Little Thing
More tangles in Izzy's love life, when she and Dick head to dinner with Charles.
Tumbling from one love entanglement to another, 30 something teacher Izzy Comyn has a predilection for inappropriate men.
Imelda Staunton stars as Izzy.
An 8-part radio sequel adapted from Sue Limb’s 1984 novel. The second of 3 series which ran from 1987 to 1993. Granada also adapted the series for ITV.
Izzy ...... Imelda Staunton
Dick ...... Mike Grady
Michael ...... Nicholas Le Prevost
Louise ...... Phyllida Nash
Aunt Vinny ...... Rosemary Martin
Charles ...... David Robb
Gwyn ...... Dafydd Hywel
Sooty ...... Zelah Clarke.
Producer: Jonathan James-Moore
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1988.
THU 09:30 The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel (b0085j9l)
Series 2
Episode 6
Shady lawyer Waldorf T. Flywheel heads to Hollywood and makes a movie.
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.
CAST:
Groucho Marx as Waldorf T. Flywheel …. Michael Roberts
Chico Marx as Emmanuel Ravelli …. Frank Lazarus
Miss Dimple and Other Female Roles …. Lorelei King
Von Blitzen …. Graham Hoadly
Tyrone Price …. 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 June 1991.
THU 10:00 Charles Dickens (b0081t1f)
Hard Times
Episode 2
Six years have passed; Tom is now working for Bounderby in his Bank, and he claims Louisa in marriage. Stephen Blackpool runs into trouble with the union men.
Charles Dickens's 1854 classic about struggles in the industrial north, dramatised by Doug Lucie.
Thomas Gradgrind ...... Kenneth Cranham
Josiah Bounderby ...... Philip Jackson
Mrs Sparsit ...... Eleanor Bron
Mrs Gradgrind ...... Thelma Barlow
Helen Longworth ...... Louisa
Rachael ...... Becky Hindley
Stephen ...... Alan Williams
Mrs Pegler ...... Marcia Warren
Slackbridge ...... Ioan Meredith
Blitzer ...... Declan Wilson
Tom ...... Richard Firth
Sissy ...... Lydia Tuckey
James Harthouse ...... Guy Henry
Chairman ...... Ben Crowe
Waiter ...... Damien Lynch
Music by Nina Perry.
Director: Janet Whitaker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2003.
THU 11:00 Henry James - Portrait of a Lady (b008h3l1)
Episode 19
Callous Gilbert doubts that Isabel's cousin Ralph is really dying, and a big truth is revealed. Read by Miriam Margolyes.
THU 11:15 Roy Apps - The Master and Mrs Tucker (b00cz803)
The story of the friendship between Noel Coward and E Nesbit. Roy Apps' play stars Guy Henry, Ann Bell and Rosemary Leach.
THU 12:00 The Goon Show (b007wvvh)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00r92l4)
Series 2
Episode 9
Amazing secrets of the BBC revealed in Auntie's very own story.
More quick-fire sketches, terrible puns, humorous songs and parodies.
Stars Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden, David Hatch, Jo Kendall and Bill Oddie.
Written by Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden 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.
Music by Dave Lee and Bill Oddie.
Producer: Humphrey Barclay
First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in December 1965.
THU 13:00 Julie Enfield Investigates (b007jl86)
The Net and the Canal
Communicating With the President
With a fresh body pulled from Regent's Canal, Detective Superintendent Julie Enfield must turn to the internet in her quest to solve the murder mystery.
Atmospheric thriller written by Nick Fisher.
Starring Imelda Staunton as Julie Enfield, Geoffrey Matthews as Dad, Ross Livingstone as DS Lawrence Evans, Denys Hawthorne as Goodfellow and Alice Arnold as Mac.
Producer: Richard Wortley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1996.
THU 13:30 Mark McShane - Seance on a Wet Afternoon (b00r92l6)
Episode 4
Clairvoyant kidnapper Myra Savage's seance for the 'missing' girl sparks a dreadful incident. Read by Anton Lesser.
THU 13:45 Poison Farm: A Murderer Unmasked After 60 Years (b00g3x7b)
Episode 4
Secrets are revealed at womanising farmer William Muffit's inquest, but his killer is still at large. Read by Robert Lindsay.
THU 14:00 Strange Weather Days (b00fsw1t)
Series 2
Bolt From the Blue
Meteorologist Helen Young visits a Dunstable gliding club to recall a pilot's lucky survival during a 1999 lightning strike.
THU 14:15 Kenneth Tynan - Theatre Writings (b00r92l8)
A Verbal Wizard
Reviews for The Entertainer, A Taste of Honey and heralding Harold Pinter. Read by Michael Sheen and David Horovitch.
THU 14:30 Alan Bennett - Telling Tales (b007jnkd)
A Shy Butcher
Alan Bennett recalls his father's lot in life, plus his own childhood evenings spent cleaning his parents' false teeth.
THU 14:45 As Soon As I Open My Mouth (b007jz8y)
Wha D'Ye Say?
A Sunderland man and his Fife-born mother-in-law struggle to communicate. Kim Normanton meets families with different accents.
THU 15:00 Charles Dickens (b0081t1f)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
THU 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00r93bh)
Children's stories presented by Kirsten O'Brien featuring The Ordinary Princess, The Phantom Tollbooth, and Treasure Island.
THU 17:00 Up the Garden Path (b0081cjz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
THU 17:30 The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel (b0085j9l)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
THU 18:00 James Follett - Rules of Asylum (b007k18v)
Episode 2
Considered a threat to the state because of an unpublished manuscript, political prisoner Jan Valeri has escaped from the Sanatorium. The police have just picked him up...
Starring James Beattie.
James Follett's exploration of dissention and danger in a repressive state in the Eastern Bloc.
Jan Valery …. James Beattie
Suskin …. Vernon Joyner
Secretary/ Librarian …. Betty Huntley-Wright
Guard/Alex/Student …. Neville Jason
Governor …. Manning Wilson
Suskin's Chief …. Brian Haines
Anna …. Caroline John
Zoe/1st Girl …. Rosalyn Slater
Woman in Sanatorium/2nd Girl …. Diana Bishop
Danski …. Cyril Shaps
Nero …. Francis de Wolff
Interrogator …. John Challis
Restaurant Manager …. Godfrey Kenton
The original audio was lost from the BBC archive, so our thanks to James Follett for the donation from his personal collection.
Producer: Margaret Hall
First broadcast as a 90 minute drama on BBC Radio 4 in November 1973.
THU 18:30 I Am Legend by Richard Matheson (b007k0y9)
4. Distraction
Earth's last living man, Robert Neville, edges towards a cure, but then he gets distracted.
Richard Matheson's 1954 cult classic set in 1976 USA. One of the 20th century's most significant vampire novels, combining sci-fi and horror.
Read by Angus McInnes.
Abridged by Scott Stainton Miller.
Producer: Eilidh McCreadie
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in January 2006.
THU 19:00 The Goon Show (b007wvvh)
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08:00 today]
THU 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00r92l4)
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12:30 today]
THU 20:00 Julie Enfield Investigates (b007jl86)
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13:00 today]
THU 20:30 Mark McShane - Seance on a Wet Afternoon (b00r92l6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
THU 20:45 Poison Farm: A Murderer Unmasked After 60 Years (b00g3x7b)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:45 today]
THU 21:00 Henry James - Portrait of a Lady (b008h3l1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
THU 21:15 Roy Apps - The Master and Mrs Tucker (b00cz803)
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11:15 today]
THU 22:00 In the Balance (b007k172)
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08:30 today]
THU 22:30 The Nimmo Twins in... (b00jgq2v)
Series 1
Lord of the Onion Rings
Ed fancies Elaine. So does his boss. But in another world, mighty Ed can smite his enemies. With Owen Evans. From August 2000.
THU 23:00 Acropolis Now (b007jwm0)
Series 1
Heroes
Frenzying is all the rage in Ancient Athens, but can Aristophanes cash in on the craze? Stars Stephen Moore. From January 2001.
THU 23:30 Forty Nights in the Wildebeest (b00r93bk)
Episode 5
Pun masters Dan Freedman and Nick Romero's cheeky movie spoofs of Star Wars and Notting Hill. From May 2000.
FRIDAY 12 MARCH 2010
FRI 00:00 James Follett - Rules of Asylum (b007k18v)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 I Am Legend by Richard Matheson (b007k0y9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Julie Enfield Investigates (b007jl86)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Mark McShane - Seance on a Wet Afternoon (b00r92l6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:45 Poison Farm: A Murderer Unmasked After 60 Years (b00g3x7b)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:45 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Henry James - Portrait of a Lady (b008h3l1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 Roy Apps - The Master and Mrs Tucker (b00cz803)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Charles Dickens (b0081t1f)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 Up the Garden Path (b0081cjz)
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09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel (b0085j9l)
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09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 Louisa May Alcott - Little Women (b007jqq9)
Secrets
The March sisters go on an outing with Laurie's English friends. Stars Buffy Davis, Jemma Redgrave and Gayle Hunnicutt.
FRI 05:30 Lewis Carroll - Alice Through the Looking Glass (b00r93xm)
Episode 7
The little girl lands at the eighth square - but can she get home? Alan Bennett concludes Lewis Carroll's fantasy.
FRI 05:45 Just William (b00r93xp)
William and the School Report
The mischievous schoolboy avoids his parents by getting lost on his way home. Martin Jarvis reads Richmal Crompton's story.
FRI 06:00 12/03/2010 (b00r93xr)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
FRI 08:00 Stop Messing About! (b00r93xt)
Series 2
Episode 4
A waltz from the bona singers, a lovers' tiff, and does education add up?
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 May 1970.
FRI 08:30 Delve Special (b007k4fc)
Series 2
The Secret Disservice
David Lander probes MI5 in a tale of dirty tricks, purple herrings and mauve sheep.
Presented by David Lander with assistance from Stephen Fry.
Studio production by Brenda Blethyn, Tony Robinson, Jack Klaff and Stephen Frost.
Dramatic reconstruction by Felicity Montague, Robert Bathurst and Phil Nice.
Researched and compiled by Tony Sarchet.
Editor: Paul Mayhew-Archer
Delve Special ran for four series from 1984 to 1987 and later transferred to TV as: This is David
Lander.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1985.
FRI 09:00 The Nick Revell Show (b007jp4p)
Series 1
Decoration
Struggling writer Nick paints his flat to impress Caroline, but his geraniums hate it.
A sitcom for the 1990s, written by and starring comedian Nick Revell.
With Alistair McGowan, Caroline Gruber, Brian Bowles, Doon Mackichan and Alison Sterling.
Producer: Jon Magnusson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1992.
FRI 09:30 Desmond Olivier Dingle's Compleat Life and Works of William Shakespeare (b007k33j)
Episode 5
John Barrowman's expert masterclass reaches a surprising conclusion about the Bard. Stars Patrick Barlow. From October 1995.
FRI 10:00 Charles Dickens (b0081vdy)
Hard Times
Episode 3
Stephen has disappeared, blamed for the robbery at Bounderby's Bank. James Harthouse sets his sights on Bounderby's wife, Louisa.
Charles Dickens's 1854 classic about struggles in the industrial north, dramatised by Doug Lucie.
Thomas Gradgrind ...... Kenneth Cranham
Josiah Bounderby ...... Philip Jackson
Mrs Sparsit ...... Eleanor Bron
Mrs Gradgrind ...... Thelma Barlow
Helen Longworth ...... Louisa
Blitzer ...... Declan Wilson
Tom ...... Richard Firth
Sissy ...... Lydia Tuckey
James Harthouse ...... Guy Henry
Guard ...... Chris Moran
Jane ...... Soumaya Keynes
Music by Nina Perry.
Director: Janet Whitaker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2003.
FRI 11:00 Henry James - Portrait of a Lady (b008h4wv)
Episode 20
Isabel joins her dying cousin Ralph in London, and she contemplates her future. Concluded by Miriam Margolyes.
FRI 11:15 Neil Brand - Joanna (b00r9xm6)
An old piano recalls the hands that played her, and the passion and pain she has observed. Musical drama starring Haydn Gwynne.
FRI 12:00 Stop Messing About! (b00r93xt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket (b007jrkn)
Telling Tails
The dear ladies face chaos with a mouse in their house. Stars Dr Evadne Hinge and Dame Hilda Bracket. From April 1983.
FRI 13:00 Julie Enfield Investigates (b007jl8k)
The Net and the Canal
Tarantulas in Trojan Horses
A mysterious internet hacker is complicating murder inquiries for Julie Enfield - and there's a fresh find along Regent's Canal.
Atmospheric thriller written by Nick Fisher.
Starring Imelda Staunton as Julie Enfield, Geoffrey Matthews as Dad, Ross Livingstone as DS Lawrence Evans, Denys Hawthorne as Goodfellow and John Hollis as Honest Jack.
Producer: Richard Wortley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1996.
FRI 13:30 Mark McShane - Seance on a Wet Afternoon (b00r9y0w)
Episode 5
Clairvoyant Myra's husband Bill faces the grim aftermath of the kidnap stunt. Anton Lesser reads Mark McShane's thriller.
FRI 13:45 Poison Farm: A Murderer Unmasked After 60 Years (b00g42tg)
Episode 5
Under cover of darkness, the police make one last trip to wealthy farmer William Muffit's murder scene. Read by Robert Lindsay.
FRI 14:00 Strange Weather Days (b00fsw8n)
Series 2
The Big Freeze
Meteorologist Helen Young visits Dartmoor to recall the jumbo freeze of 1963, when a baby had to be delivered by phone.
FRI 14:15 Kenneth Tynan - Theatre Writings (b00r9y0y)
An Open Letter
The critic's surprisingly negative 1962 review about his idol Laurence Olivier. Read by Michael Sheen and David Horovitch.
FRI 14:30 Alan Bennett - Telling Tales (b007jnkv)
Days Out
The writer recalls his 1940s childhood and the difficulties he and his parents faced in leaving Leeds on wartime Sundays.
FRI 14:45 Lady Curzon and a Pineapple (b00cm6ww)
Ian Peacock picks up his spoon and delves into the history of "The King of Fruits".
The "most wanted" additions to any early 20th-century dinner party were said to have been Lady Curzon and a Pineapple. The former for her wit and charms, the latter for its taste, of course, but also for its status as a symbol of wealth and exoticism. Pineapples are believed to have been discovered by Columbus in 1493, and by the 18th century they were so sought-after that many wealthy landowners were attempting to grow them here in Britain. Some were successfully grown as far north as Falkirk in Central Scotland.
Lucinda Lambton discusses pineapple representation in architecture here and abroad, while Ian meets a young pineapple grower and tastes a one cooked to an ancient recipe on a spit over an open fire.
Producer: Caroline Barbour
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2005.
FRI 15:00 Charles Dickens (b0081vdy)
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10:00 today]
FRI 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00r9y10)
Children's stories presented by Kirsten O'Brien featuring Why the Whales Came, The Phantom Tollbooth, Wot a Pair, Down to Earth, and Treasure Island.
FRI 17:00 The Nick Revell Show (b007jp4p)
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09:00 today]
FRI 17:30 Desmond Olivier Dingle's Compleat Life and Works of William Shakespeare (b007k33j)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
FRI 18:00 James Follett - Rules of Asylum (b007k1b3)
Episode 3
How did Jan Valery make his latest escape? Will Suskin ever uncover the truth?
Starring James Beattie.
Conclusion of James Follett's political thriller exploring dissention and danger in a repressive state in the Eastern Bloc.
Jan Valery …. James Beattie
Suskin …. Vernon Joyner
Secretary/ Librarian …. Betty Huntley-Wright
Guard/Alex/Student …. Neville Jason
Governor …. Manning Wilson
Suskin's Chief …. Brian Haines
Anna …. Caroline John
Zoe/1st Girl …. Rosalyn Slater
Woman in Sanatorium/2nd Girl …. Diana Bishop
Danski …. Cyril Shaps
Nero …. Francis de Wolff
Interrogator …. John Challis
Restaurant Manager …. Godfrey Kenton
The original audio was lost from the BBC archive, so our thanks to James Follett for the donation from his personal collection.
Producer: Margaret Hall
First broadcast as a 90 minute drama on BBC Radio 4 in November 1973.
FRI 18:30 I Am Legend by Richard Matheson (b00cfzw4)
5. Hunting
Earth's last living man, Robert Neville, steps up his hunt for the root of the plague.
Richard Matheson's 1954 cult classic set in 1976 USA. One of the 20th century's most significant vampire novels, combining sci-fi and horror.
Read by Angus McInnes.
Abridged by Scott Stainton Miller.
Producer: Eilidh McCreadie
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in January 2006.
FRI 19:00 Stop Messing About! (b00r93xt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket (b007jrkn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
FRI 20:00 Julie Enfield Investigates (b007jl8k)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
FRI 20:30 Mark McShane - Seance on a Wet Afternoon (b00r9y0w)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
FRI 20:45 Poison Farm: A Murderer Unmasked After 60 Years (b00g42tg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:45 today]
FRI 21:00 Henry James - Portrait of a Lady (b008h4wv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
FRI 21:15 Neil Brand - Joanna (b00r9xm6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
FRI 22:00 Delve Special (b007k4fc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
FRI 22:30 Punt and Dennis: It's Been a Bad Week (b00fzwp3)
Series 2
Episode 4
Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis spotlight pig feed quality and the Beard World Cup. With guest Linda Smith. From August 1999.
FRI 23:00 The Reduced Shakespeare Radio Show (b007jm5d)
The History Plays
The truncated thespians give their special treatment to the Richards, Henrys and a few more royals. From June 1994.
FRI 23:30 Intimate Contact with Julian Clary (b00rbklv)
Making more tricky phone calls to help out a football widow and a fan of mermaids. With Hugh Jelly. From November 1992.