SATURDAY 27 MARCH 2010

SAT 00:00 The Scarifyers (b00j59gd)
For King and Country
Episode 4
With Lionheart captured by Cromwell's skeleton army, can Dunning save the King's coronation? Stars Terry Molloy.
SAT 00:30 The Heart of Hark'un (b007jq83)
Episode 1
The Great Wizard sends student sorcerer Arcos on a mission, little realising how perilous and menacing it will prove to be...
A fantasy-adventure by Peter Thomson and Jamie Thomson in six parts.
Arcos ..... Francis Thomson
Kaddah ..... Trevor Peacock
Vanna ..... Elizabeth Whiting
Shazir ..... Crawford Logan
Bereneth ..... Edward Kelsey
Va ..... Melanie Hudson
Alviza ..... Emma Fielding
Zander ..... Robert Portal
Kishah ..... John Church
Rashiq ..... Theresa Streatfeild
Producer: Peter Hutchings
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in September 1991.
SAT 01:00 Paul Temple (b00rmxpm)
Paul Temple and the Gilbert Case
That Good Old Intuition
With Lynn Ferguson missing - the suave sleuth heads off to question the owner of the La Mortella club, Louis Fabian.
Francis Durbridge's thriller stars Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve in another intriguing case for BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife.
With Lester Mudditt as Sir Graham Forbes, James Beattie as Charlie, Peggy Hassard as Lynn Ferguson, Charles Leno as Wilfred Stirling and Olaf Olsen as Louis Fabian.
From 1938 to 1969 the fictional crime novelist and detective Paul Temple, together with his Fleet Street journalist Steve, solved case after case in one of BBC radio's most popular series. They inhabited a sophisticated world of chilled cocktails and fast cars, where the women were chic and the men wore cravats - a world where Sir Graham Forbes, of Scotland Yard, usually needed Paul's help with his latest tricky case.
Producer: Martin C Webster
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in 1954.
SAT 01:30 Jim Eldridge - Down Payment on Death (b007jtl9)
5. The Moment of Truth
Retired hitman, Art Gordo, finally comes face-to-face with his mysterious nemesis.
Dinsdale Landen stars in the gripping conclusion of Jim Eldridge's thriller adapted from his own novel.
Art Gordo …. Dinsdale Landon
Louise Lenehan …. Frances Jeater
Paul Le Clerk …. Donald Gee
Sally Le Clerk …. Joanna Wake
Leon Young …. Basil Henson
Forbes …. Douglas Blackwell
Parsons …. Terrence Hardiman
Hotel Porter …. Frank Coda
Charles Allweather …. Glyn Owen
Producer: John Fawcett-Wilson
First broadcast on the BBC World Service in May 1976.
SAT 02:00 Ladies of Letters (b007jwdc)
Ladies of Letters Spring Clean
Episode 5
Vera uncovers a sinister scandal, and Irene is on her way home. Stars Prunella Scales and Patricia Routledge.
SAT 02:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k202)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The Boscombe Valley Mystery
When a man is murdered, his blood-covered son stands accused. But the detective has his own theory. Stars Clive Merrison.
SAT 03:00 Sword of Honour (b007k2gj)
Episode 9
Tragedy strikes Guy Crouchback - but he finally meets the man who saved his life. Stars Hugh Dickson and Jennifer Hilary.
SAT 04:00 The Nick Revell Show (b007k24d)
Series 1
Episode 4
Struggling writer Nick has quit smoking and is jetting off, but the geraniums don't want him to go.
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.
SAT 04:30 Big Jim and the Figaro Club (b008g6v4)
Transport of Delight
Demobbed Old Ned heads south after the war and joins a special construction team.
Six anarchic tales from those demob days “when we was going to build the new Jerusalem - you know, before the world turned lax and sour”.
Stars Norman Rossington as Big Jim, Roland Curram as Harold Perkins, Harold Goodwin as Old Ned, David John as Nimrod, Sylvester McCoy as Turps, David Beckett as Chick, Douglas Blackwell as the Farmer and Karen Ascoe as the Farmer’s Daughter.
Narrated by Bernard Cribbins.
Written by Ted Walker.
Producer: Martin Fisher
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1987.
SAT 05:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b00jlz66)
Series 5
Episode 24
The American funny man celebrates Bach's birthday with songbirds Maria Jette, Andra Suchy and wonderful musicians. From 2009.
SAT 06:00 27/03/2010 (b00rp9sw)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
SAT 08:00 Big Toe Books (b00rp9sy)
Chris Pizzey presents an hour of children's stories featuring The Return of Death Eric by Sam Llewellyn, read by George Potts.
SAT 09:00 Charles Dickens (b00rp9t0)
Sketches by Boz: Series 1
The Private Theatricals or Mrs Joseph Porter
The British love for amateur dramatics takes over a household with farcical results. Stars Nicholas Farrell and David Antrobus.
SAT 09:30 The Friend in the Corner (b007k1ht)
1956
Tony Hancock's diary, and records banned from the BBC airwaves. Six selected years in radio history with Daphne Oxenford.
SAT 10:00 Comedy Controller (b007jt14)
Tom Robinson
The singer songwriter and presenter's selection: Radio Active, The Very World of Milton Jones, King Cutler, Round the Horne, The Boosh and I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue.
SAT 13:00 George Bernard Shaw - Mrs Warren's Profession (b007k130)
Mrs Warren reveals to her daughter the source of her income - and her daughter's true parentage.
George Bernard Shaw's drama examines the issue of Victorian prostitution and double standards.
Starring Maggie Steed as Mrs Warren, Justine Waddell as Vivie, Julian Rhind-Tutt as Frank, Robert Bathurst as Praed, Jonathan Coy as Crofts and Ron Cook as the Reverend Samuel.
With an introduction from Maggie Steed.
Adapted by Shaun McKenna.
Director: Marion Nancarrow
First broadcast on the BBC World Service in 2002.
SAT 14:30 Crime Catch-Up (b00rpd88)
Paul Temple and the Gilbert Case: The Unlucky One
Should Howard Gilbert hang for murder? The suave sleuth investigates. Francis Durbridge's thriller stars Peter Coke.
SAT 15:00 Crime Catch-Up (b00rpd8b)
Paul Temple and the Gilbert Case: The Third Shoe
The sleuth and his wife Steve try to clear a man of murder - and question him in jail. Stars Peter Coke and Marjorie Westbury.
SAT 15:30 Crime Catch-Up (b00rpd8d)
Paul Temple and the Gilbert Case: Peter Galino
With key witness Mary dead, there's drama at her flat - as the suave sleuth worries for Steve's safety. Stars Peter Coke.
SAT 16:00 Crime Catch-Up (b00rpd8g)
Paul Temple and the Gilbert Case: La Mortella
Following Peter Galino's tip-off, the suave sleuth and his wife Steve look for clues at a London club. Stars Peter Coke.
SAT 16:30 Crime Catch-Up (b00rpd8j)
Paul Temple and the Gilbert Case: That Good Old Intuition
With Lynn Ferguson missing - the suave sleuth heads off to meet club owner Louis Fabian. Stars Peter Coke and Lester Mudditt.
SAT 17:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b00jlz66)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]
SAT 18:00 Jenny Stephens - Project Raphael (b008p7wl)
Episode 1
British Intelligence, MI7 are working with agents from beyond the grave to gather secrets from the mysterious Nablovski Colony. Agent Raphael volunteers to be transferred, but no-one can contact him.
Enter local ghost-hunter Malcolm Holmes, and his friend Polly, would-be ace reporter.
First of a three-part sci-fi thriller by Jenny Stephens.
Starring Deborah McAndrew and Aneirin Hughes as Agents Finch and Evans, with Dan Hagley as Malcolm Holmes and Emily Chennery as Polly Williams. John Flitcroft is the revenant Raphael, with Sunny Ormonde as Holmes's mum.
Director: Peter Leslie Wild
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in 2008.
SAT 18:30 Brian Aldiss - Hothouse (b00mpnkm)
Episode 4
Gren and Poyly survive the volcano, but the Morel is becoming increasingly frustrated.
Millions of years in the future, a colossal banyan tree covers much of the Earth. In its boughs, the last remnants of humanity are fighting for survival, terrorized by carnivorous plants and grotesque insect life.
The Earth has stopped rotating and the Sun's output has increased. Plants are engaged in a constant tropical forest-style frenzy of growth driving other life forms to extinction...
Brian Aldiss's 1962 sci-fi fantasy read by Gareth Thomas.
Abridged in five parts by Lu Kemp.
Producer: Eilidh McCreadie
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in 2009.
SAT 19:00 Charles Dickens (b00rp9t0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SAT 19:30 The Friend in the Corner (b007k1ht)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
SAT 20:00 Comedy Controller (b007jt14)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SAT 23:00 Lionel Shriver's We Need to Talk About Kevin (b00nsp7j)
The Baby
After her son Kevin kills nine at his high school in 1999, his mother Eva reflects on his baby years. Stars Madeline Potter.
SAT 23:15 Lionel Shriver's We Need to Talk About Kevin (b00ntdnv)
The Squirt Gun
After her son Kevin commits mass murder at high school, his mother Eva recalls how she brought him up. Stars Madeline Potter.
SAT 23:30 Nicci French's Killing Me Softly (b00rptg4)
Episode 3
Alice's heroic lover proposes and a beautiful ex-girlfriend reveals secrets from his past. Read by Amanda Root.
SAT 23:45 Nicci French's Killing Me Softly (b00rptg6)
Episode 4
New bride Alice sets off on her honeymoon with high hopes of romance, but Adam has other ideas. Read by Amanda Root.


SUNDAY 28 MARCH 2010

SUN 00:00 Jenny Stephens - Project Raphael (b008p7wl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday]
SUN 00:30 Brian Aldiss - Hothouse (b00mpnkm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Saturday]
SUN 02:00 George Bernard Shaw - Mrs Warren's Profession (b007k130)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Saturday]
SUN 03:30 Hercule Poirot (b007jxgm)
Murder on the Links
Hercule Poirot is summoned urgently to France, but on arrival he discovers that his very wealthy client is dead.
The Belgian sleuth launches a murder investigation and the baffling mystery begins to unfold...
Agatha Christie's whodunit stars John Moffatt as Hercule Poirot
Hercule Poirot …. John Moffatt
Captain Hastings …. Jeremy Clyde
Dulcie Duveen …. Madeline Smith
Sergeant of Police …. Kein Cumberidge
Inspector Bex …. Geoffrey Whitehead
Judge Hautet …. David King
Francoise …. Barbara Atkinson
Leonie …. Joanna Mackie
Madame Renauld …. Joan Matheson
Giraud …. Vincent Brimble
Marthe Daubreuil …. Francesca Buller
Madame Daubreuil …. Petra Brigden
Jack Renauld …. Stephen Tompkinson
Hotel Receptionist …. Danny Schiller
Doctor/Usher …. Brian Miller
From Agatha Christie's book first published in 1923 and dramatised by Michael Bakewell.
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1990.
SUN 05:00 Charles Dickens (b00rp9t0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Saturday]
SUN 05:30 The Friend in the Corner (b007k1ht)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Saturday]
SUN 06:00 28/03/2010 (b00rpvgp)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
SUN 08:00 Big Toe Books (b00rpvgr)
Chris Pizzey presents an hour of children's stories featuring The Return of Death Eric by Sam Llewellyn, read by George Potts.
SUN 09:00 Ladies of Letters (b00k1864)
Ladies Of Letters Spring Clean (Omnibus)
Spring cleaning unearths a confusing contraption, while the heart attack of a mutual suitor brings deep-seated rivalries to the fore for the proud grandmothers.
Prunella Scales and Patricia Routledge return as bickering Irene Spencer and Vera Small, and this time they're full of springtime recipes and tips for a long and healthy life.
Written by Lou Wakefield and Carole Hayman.
With:
Rachel Atkins
Christopher Kelham
Ann Beach
Producer: Liz Webb
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2013.
SUN 10:15 Rose Tremain (b00rpvgv)
The Crossing of Herald Mountjoy
A tale of public and private anguish, based around the Battle of Agincourt. Trevor Nicholls reads Rose Tremain's short story.
SUN 10:30 Winston (b007k4s2)
Series 1
Without a Doubt
The whole fabric of Nancy's family is cracking up. Her brother William and younger sister Rosie are threatening to leave for London, and her Father has become a secret drinker again - and it's the fault of Winston the village poacher...
Peter Tinniswood's bawdy comedy serial.
CAST:
Winston …. Bill Wallis
Father …. Maurice Denham
Nancy …. Shirley Dixon
Rosie …. Liz Goulding
William …. Christian Rodska
Directed at BBC Bristol by Shaun MacLoughlin.
First broadcast on BBC Radio in May 1989.
SUN 11:00 Ed Doolan Interviews... (b00rpw6x)
Steve Nallon and Charlton Heston
Conversation double-bill - voice of Spitting Image's Margaret Thatcher, Steve Nallon - and Hollywood's Charlton Heston chatting in 2000.
SUN 12:00 All Gas and Gaiters (b007jp2q)
Series 1
The Bishop Meets a Bird
An unwelcome visitor threatens the quiet life at St. Ogg's Cathedral.
The ecclesiastical sitcom started life as a TV pilot in Comedy Playhouse, ahead of a run on BBC1 from 1966 to 1971. Selected scripts were revised and re-recorded for radio.
CAST:
The Archdeacon …. Robertson Hare
The Bishop …. William Mervyn
The Reverend Mervyn Noote …. Derek Nimmo
The Dean …. John Barron
Stanley Bird …. Peter Jones
Written and adapted by husband-and-wife team, Pauline Devaney and Edwin Apps.
Producer: David Hatch.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1971.
SUN 12:30 The Clitheroe Kid (b007jzmn)
Series 7
A Load of Chinese Junk
Hijinks abound as the cheeky schoolboy performs in a pantomime, with a twist. 50th anniversary broadcast on the exact day. Stars Jimmy Clitheroe. From December 1963.
SUN 13:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jxgm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 03:30 today]
SUN 14:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00rpvv9)
Think the Unthinkable
Longleys Bank needs a new image. Management consultants comedy with Emma Kennedy and Marcus Brigstocke. From October 2001.
SUN 15:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00rpvv7)
Radio Shuttleworth
The BBC hands over the airwaves to aspiring singer/songwriter John Shuttleworth, with guest Leo Sayer. From November 1998.
SUN 15:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00rpw70)
The Reduced Shakespeare Radio Show: Hamlet
William Shakespeare's brother a jazz musician? The play's the thing, as the boys try and tackle the famous Dane. From May 1994.
SUN 16:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00rpw72)
Dial M for Pizza
The sketch show takes to the rails for Dr Terror's House of Pizza. Stars Brenda Blethyn and Robert Bathurst. From December 1987.
SUN 16:30 The Now Show (b00rpw74)
Series 30
Episode 3
Fresh from 4 - Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present a satirical look at the week's news. From 19th March 2010.
SUN 17:00 Ed Doolan Interviews... (b00rpw6x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
SUN 18:00 Barry Letts - Who & Me (b00rpwl0)
Episode 1
Doctor Who's TV producer from 1969-74, Barry Letts recounts his early career through to his working life with Jon Pertwee.
SUN 18:30 The Price of Fear (b007jn6j)
The Man Who Hated Scenes
On a train journey across the USA, Vincent Price orders breakfast in the deserted restaurant car.
But then he encounters a meek millionaire with an alarming tale to share...
Vincent Price introduces another tale of horror starring Peter Cushing as Harry, Diana Olsson as Marilyn and Steve Preston as Chuck.
Robert Arthur’s story dramatised by William Ingram.
Producer: John Dyas
First broadcast on the BBC World Service in 1973.
SUN 19:00 All Gas and Gaiters (b007jp2q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]
SUN 19:30 The Clitheroe Kid (b007jzmn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
SUN 20:00 Ladies of Letters (b00k1864)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SUN 21:15 Rose Tremain (b00rpvgv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 today]
SUN 21:30 Winston (b007k4s2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]
SUN 22:00 Dial M for Pizza (b00b41j9)
Series 1
Episode 5
The sketch show team take a pop at cops, cabs and cowboys. Stars Brenda Blethyn and Robert Bathurst. From December 1987.
SUN 22:30 The Mark Steel Lecture (b007jlx9)
Series 2
Leonardo da Vinci
The radical comedian profiles the Italian artist and scholar. Was he a genius or a hopeless absent-minded buffoon? From March 2001.
SUN 23:00 We Are Klang: Amazing Lives (b007k3hw)
Max Phantasmo
The controversial American comedian, by those who know him. Spoof starring Greg Davies and Steve Hall. From April 2007.
SUN 23:30 Spats (b007v0cy)
Series 1
Love v Something Better
Comedian Luke Roberts tries to solve the big arguments using light entertainment. With Nadia Kamil. From August 2007.
SUN 23:45 Gus Murdoch's Sacred Cows (b00fn9hk)
Roads
Fearless reporter Gus Murdoch probes Britain's highways and byways.
Written by and starring Stephen Carlin.
With Neil Edmond, Margaret Cabourn-Smith, John Rowe, Renton Skinner and Marc Willcox.
Producer: Tilusha Ghelani
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in November 2008.


MONDAY 29 MARCH 2010

MON 00:00 Barry Letts - Who & Me (b00rpwl0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday]
MON 00:30 The Price of Fear (b007jn6j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Sunday]
MON 01:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jxgm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 03:30 on Sunday]
MON 02:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00rpvv9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Sunday]
MON 03:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00rpvv7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Sunday]
MON 03:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00rpw70)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:30 on Sunday]
MON 04:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00rpw72)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 on Sunday]
MON 04:30 The Now Show (b00rpw74)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:30 on Sunday]
MON 05:00 WE Johns - Biggles Flies North (b007lrnj)
Southward Again
With the Jupiter stranded, thoughts of rescue fade as the chums realise who is roaring towards them. Read by Michael Palin. From August 1981.
MON 05:15 WE Johns - Biggles Flies North (b007m72r)
A New Peril
As the evil McBain plots to steal the gold, the air ace flies off in pursuit. Michael Palin reads Captain WE Johns' adventure. From August 1981.
MON 05:30 Gillian Cross - The Demon Headmaster (b00rq0t6)
Episode 3
A computer competition isn't quite what it seems. Adaptation of Gillian Cross's book with Lucy Speed and Edward de Souza.
MON 06:00 29/03/2010 (b00rq0xt)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
MON 08:00 Dad's Army (b007jp3q)
Series 2
When Did You Last See Your Money?
Corporal Jones panics when he misplaces £500 destined for the servicemen's canteen.
Adapted for radio from Jimmy Perry and David Croft's TV scripts by Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles.
Captain Mainwaring …. Arthur Lowe
Sergeant Wilson …. John Le Mesurier
Corporal Jones …. Clive Dunn
Private Fraser …. John Laurie
Private Godfrey …. Arnold Ridley
Private Pike …. Ian Lavender
Private Walker …. Larry Martyn
Mr Blewitt …. Timothy Bateson
Announcer …. John Snagge
Producer: John Dyas
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1975.
MON 08:30 The Leopard in Autumn (b00cbm6c)
Series 1
Plethora Princess Regent
Awaiting news of a new pope, Plethora takes over Monte Guano and Ludovico takes to his bed.
Neal Anthony's 16th-century comedy drama about the chaotic lives of the ruling family of Renaissance Italy's most inconsequential city-state.
Stars David Swift as Ludovico, Sian Phillips as Plethora, Graham Crowden as Francesco, Paul Bigley as Alessandro, Saskia Wickham as Rosalie, Nick Romero as Salvatore, Christopher Kelham as Guido and Kim Wall as Father Ignazio.
Producer: Helen Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2001.
MON 09:00 Beachcomber... By the Way (b0081b4f)
Series 1
Episode 2
Moonlight on Mrs Parsons, newts in Lord Shortcake's trouser turn-ups, and the police - as ever - on Captain Foulenough's tail.
Richard Ingrams, John Wells, John Sessions and Patricia Routledge recreate the world of the JB Morton.
Running in the Daily Express from 1924 to 1975 – JB Morton’s surreally comic ‘Beachcomber’ column paved the way for a great deal of modern humour.
Adapted by Michael Barfield with Richard Ingrams.
Announcer: Brian Perkins
Producer: Harry Thompson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1989.
MON 09:30 Semi Circles (b007jtv2)
Series 2
A Liberal Education
Ben would like to swap his daughter for a Porsche. Or is private education the answer?
The improving story of life and improving times in an improving neighbourhood.
Starring Paula Wilcox as Helen and David Wood as Ben
Written by Simon Brett
Helen ...... Paula Wilcox
Ben ...... David Wood
Mrs Kelly ...... Pay Heywood
Alastair ...... Tony Millan
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1982
MON 10:00 Sword of Honour (b007k2hy)
Episode 10
Ludovic's new responsibilities cause him stress - and others to question his sanity. Stars Hugh Dickson and Jennifer Hilary.
MON 11:00 John Milton's Paradise Lost (b00rq27q)
Episode 1
Exasperated in Hell, fallen angel Satan bitterly plots against God in Heaven. Epic poem with Denis Quilley and Ian McDiarmid.
MON 11:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k2fc)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The Copper Beeches
A young governess consults the detective in a most sinister case. Starring Clive Merrison, Michael Williams and Imogen Stubbs.
MON 12:00 Dad's Army (b007jp3q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 12:30 Steptoe and Son (b00rq30b)
Series 1
The Stepmother
Harold's not too happy to meet his dad Albert's new girlfriend.
Starring Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H Corbett.
Following the conclusion of their hugely successful association with Tony Hancock, writers Ray Galton and Alan Simpson wrote 10 pilots for the BBC TV's Comedy Playhouse in 1962.
The Offer featured the lives of rag and bone men Albert Steptoe and son Harold - and was the spark for a run of 8 series on TV.
Albert …. Wilfrid Brambell
Harold …. Harry H. Corbett
Emma …. Joan Lovell
Adapted for radio from Galton and Simpson's TV script by Gale Pedrick.
Produced by Bobby Jaye
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in July 1966.
MON 13:00 Paul Temple (b00rq27n)
Paul Temple and the Gilbert Case
A Warning from Miss Wayne
Lynn Ferguson recounts her ordeal of being kidnapped - while suave sleuth Paul Temple gets some drunken advice from Betty Wayne.
Francis Durbridge's thriller stars Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve in another intriguing case for BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife.
With Peggy Hassard as Lynn Ferguson, James Beattie as Charlie, Lester Mudditt as Sir Graham Forbes, Grizelda Hervey as Betty Wayne and Duncan McIntyre as Detective Inspector Kingston.
From 1938 to 1969 the fictional crime novelist and detective Paul Temple, together with his Fleet Street journalist Steve, solved case after case in one of BBC radio's most popular series. They inhabited a sophisticated world of chilled cocktails and fast cars, where the women were chic and the men wore cravats - a world where Sir Graham Forbes, of Scotland Yard, usually needed Paul's help with his latest tricky case.
Producer: Martin C Webster
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in 1954.
MON 13:30 The Toff (b007jr60)
The Toff and the Runaway Bride
1. Honeymoon for One
Barbara Lawn is about to marry the Toff's old chum, Major Guy Lessing - against her father's wishes - in a gripping tale of blackmail and murder.
Terence Alexander stars as the Toff - upper-class amateur sleuth, the Honourable Richard Rollison.
First published in 1959, John Creasey’s The Toff and the Runaway Bride dramatised in six parts by Roy Lomax.
The Toff ...... Terence Alexander
Jolly ...... Robert Dorning
Barbara Lessing ...... Rosalind Shanks
Aunt Gloria ...... Peggy Ann Wood
Holy Joe ...... David Graham
Maggie ...... Frances Jeater
Major Guy Lessing ...... Alan Cuthbertson
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on the BBC World Service in June 1975.
MON 14:00 Alan Coren - Core Coren (b007jrnm)
Cricklewood - A Scene Setter
Home to potato crisps and the machine gun - humourist, writer and broadcaster Alan Coren muses on his beloved part of London.
Abridged in five-parts, Alan Coren (1938-2007) reads from his book A Bit on the Side first published in 1996.
The son of a builder, Coren won a scholarship to Oxford, and also studied at Yale and the University of California. He planned to become a professor, but his experiences in the USA prompted him to take up comic writing. He was editor of 'Punch' magazine from 1978-1987.
Alan was also a regular panellist on BBC radio 4's The News Quiz and a team captain on BBC TV's Call My Bluff.
Producer: Aled Evans
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1999.
MON 14:15 Joanna Trollope - Marrying the Mistress (b007tdnk)
Episode 6
As judge Guy Stockdale pursues his affair with Merrion, his family are affected in unexpected ways. Read by Barbara Flynn.
MON 14:30 Alan Bennett - Untold Stories (b00kmtmn)
Wanting to Go Unnoticed
The much-loved writer reads tales of his Yorkshire family. Retiring to a village in the Dales, his mam is hugely intimidated.
MON 14:45 Sir Alec Guinness - My Name Escapes Me (b007jpkk)
Episode 1
Sir Alec Guinness reads from his memoirs. January 1st 1995: absent friends, 'retirement', a break near Avignon, and termites.
MON 15:00 Sword of Honour (b007k2hy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
MON 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00rq30d)
Chris Pizzey presents an hour of children's stories featuring Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Magenta in the Pink, and The Curse of the Gloamglozer.
MON 17:00 Beachcomber... By the Way (b0081b4f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
MON 17:30 Semi Circles (b007jtv2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
MON 18:00 Stephen Baxter - Voyage (b007p1fy)
1969-71 Decision
President JF Kennedy survived the 1963 Dallas shootings. Now, as Project Apollo reaches the moon, he issues a new challenge - a manned mission to Mars.
Stephen Baxter's 1996 novel presents an alternative history of the US space programme.
Dramatised in five-parts by Dirk Maggs
Starring Laurel Lefklow as Natalie York, William Dufris as Mike Conlig, Michael Roberts as Gregory Dana, Vincent Marzello as Joe Muldoon, Frank Lazarus as Chuck Jones, Russell Bentley as Jim Dana and William Roberts as Ben Priest.
Music by Wilfredo Acosta.
Producer: Dirk Maggs
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1999.
MON 18:30 The Heart of Hark'un (b007v25z)
Episode 2
Novice sorcerer Arcos is appalled by Kaddah's behaviour. Alviza is attacked mentally.
A fantasy-adventure by Peter Thomson and Jamie Thomson.
Arcos ..... Francis Thomson
Kaddah ..... Trevor Peacock
Vanna ..... Elizabeth Whiting
Shazir ..... Crawford Logan
Bereneth ..... Edward Kelsey
Va ..... Melanie Hudson
Alviza ..... Emma Fielding
Zander ..... Robert Portal
The General ..... Clarence Smith
Producer: Peter Hutchings
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in September 1991.
MON 19:00 Dad's Army (b007jp3q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 19:30 Steptoe and Son (b00rq30b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
MON 20:00 Paul Temple (b00rq27n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]
MON 20:30 The Toff (b007jr60)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]
MON 21:00 John Milton's Paradise Lost (b00rq27q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
MON 21:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k2fc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
MON 22:00 The Leopard in Autumn (b00cbm6c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 22:30 On Baby Street (b00f6vv7)
Series 1
Episode 5
Will Ian get to the hospital on time? Can Geraldine and Yvette get there at all? Stars Jenny Eclair. From February 1996.
MON 23:00 Think the Unthinkable (b007jm31)
Series 1
Barrington Council
Unthinkable Solutions inflict their peculiar brand of help on Barrington Council.
Brought in to rationalise council refuse services (to sack people) - Ryan and Daisy decide instead to take the bin men on a weekend in the Cairngorms. Meanwhile, Ryan's failure to pay taxes has attracted HM Customs and Excise.
James Cary’s award-winning sitcom about management consultants.
Ryan Packer ...... Marcus Brigstocke
Sophie Stott ...... Emma Kennedy
Daisy ...... Catherine Shepherd
Vanessa ...... Olivia Colman
Bob ...... Mark Heap
Bernard ...... Simon Godley
Tony ...... Simon Greenall
Script associates: Paul Mayhew-Archer and Ed Drew.
Music by John Whitehall.
Producer: Adam Bromley.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2001.
MON 23:30 Girls Will Be Girls (b0082hdc)
From 16/12/1989
The Bobo girls take to the stage with more comedy and music. Starring Rebecca Front and Sioned Wiliam. From December 1989.


TUESDAY 30 MARCH 2010

TUE 00:00 Stephen Baxter - Voyage (b007p1fy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:30 The Heart of Hark'un (b007v25z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 Paul Temple (b00rq27n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 The Toff (b007jr60)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 John Milton's Paradise Lost (b00rq27q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k2fc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 Sword of Honour (b007k2hy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 Beachcomber... By the Way (b0081b4f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:30 Semi Circles (b007jtv2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 WE Johns - Biggles Flies North (b007m9sh)
Ginger Acts Alone!
Trapped in a flaming jailhouse by the angry mob, the air ace is left with two equally harrowing choices. Read by Michael Palin. From August 1981.
TUE 05:15 WE Johns - Biggles Flies North (b007mc8q)
At the Eleventh Hour
Tied to a tree, will the air ace and his chums meet an untimely end? Michael Palin concludes Captain WE Johns' adventure. From August 1981.
TUE 05:30 Gillian Cross - The Demon Headmaster (b00rq3j1)
Episode 4
Dinah discovers the headmaster's evil plan, but can she and the other children stop him? Stars Lucy Speed and Simon Fenton.
TUE 06:00 30/03/2010 (b00rq3j3)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
TUE 08:00 Take It From Here (b007jswx)
The 10th anniversary Show, with a 'Pygmalion' spoof and The Operatic Weather Forecast. Stars Jimmy Edwards. From March 1958.
TUE 08:30 An Actor's Life for Me (b008kmmq)
Series 2
Read All About It
After his disastrous children's TV appearance, Robert finds his flat surrounded by the press.
Is it an actor's dream or an actor's nightmare?
John Gordon Sinclair stars in Paul Mayhew-Archer's sitcom.
Robert Wilson ..... John Gordon Sinclair
Desmond Shaw ..... Gary Waldhorn
Sue ..... Caroline Quentin
With:
Jane Whittenshaw:
David Goodge
Donald Gee
Nicky Henson
Rosemary Martin
Producer: Paul Spencer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in March 1990
TUE 09:00 After Henry (b007jnsf)
Series 2
The Married Man
'Many people have found that a couple of months negotiating gear levers in golf-club car parks can rather take the edge off romance.'
Clare's latest love affair proves difficult to keep secret from granny Eleanor.
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.
Sarah ...... Prunella Scales
Eleanor ...... Joan Sanderson
Russell ...... Benjamin Whitrow
Clare ...... Gerry Cowper
Four radio series were made, but instead of moving to BBC TV - Thames Television produced 'After Henry' for the ITV network.
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1986.
TUE 09:30 Two Doors Down (b008gbvs)
Series 2
Mythical Kings and Iguanas
Saffron is a typical mother, multi-tasking her aromatherapy business with trying to feng shui her bathroom and coping with a four year old desperately missing their ex-pet iguana.
So no surprise she needs Sally's help when things go wrong...
Starring Stella McCusker.
Annie McCartney's sitcom about the bohemian Belfast residents of Marlborough Road, saved from chaos by their cleaning lady, Sally.
Sally ...... Stella McCusker
Clare ...... Marcella Riordan
Evie ...... Katy Gleadhill
Trevor ...... Des McAleer
Simon ...... Patrick Gleadhill
Anna ...... Hannah R Gordon
Saffron ...... Ali White
Victor ...... Alan Mckee
Director: Tanya Nash
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2002.
TUE 10:00 Sword of Honour (b007k2k9)
Episode 11
Guy Crouchback's crushing terror and experiences of the banality of war come to an end. Stars Hugh Dickson and Jennifer Hilary.
TUE 11:00 John Milton's Paradise Lost (b00rqggy)
Episode 2
Fallen angel Satan awakens in Hell and summons up his legions. Stars Denis Quilley, Ian McDiarmid and Matthew Morgan.
TUE 11:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k27y)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The Engineer's Thumb
A young man with severe injuries and a chilling tale arrives at Watson's surgery. Stars Clive Merrison and Michael Williams.
TUE 12:00 Take It From Here (b007jswx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 12:30 For Better or for Worse (b00gszmp)
Series 1
Episode 5
When Bernard is called into work on a Sunday, his fiancee Iris is not impressed
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
Crystabelle ...... Julie Higginson
Mr Foley ...... Peter Wheeler
Mr Cameron ...... Roger John Lee
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.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in March 1993.
TUE 13:00 Paul Temple (b00rqjm4)
Paul Temple and the Gilbert Case
The Note
Detective Inspector Kingston shares his murder theory with the debonair sleuth - while wife Steve gets a shock.
Francis Durbridge's thriller stars Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve in another intriguing case for BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife.
With Olaf Olsen as Louis Fabian, James Beattie as Charlie, Duncan McIntyre as Detective Inspector Kingston, Richard Williams as Lance Reynolds and Grizelda Hervey as Betty Wayne.
From 1938 to 1969 the fictional crime novelist and detective Paul Temple, together with his Fleet Street journalist Steve, solved case after case in one of BBC radio's most popular series. They inhabited a sophisticated world of chilled cocktails and fast cars, where the women were chic and the men wore cravats - a world where Sir Graham Forbes, of Scotland Yard, usually needed Paul's help with his latest tricky case.
Producer: Martin C Webster.
TUE 13:30 The Toff (b007jr8v)
The Toff and the Runaway Bride
2. The Finger of Suspicion
After bride Barbara's disappearance, the Honourable Richard Rollison faces more mystery - on the trail of Major Guy Lessing's first wife...
Terence Alexander stars as the Toff - upper-class amateur sleuth, the Honourable Richard Rollison.
John Creasey's thriller dramatised by Roy Lomax.
The Toff ...... Terence Alexander
Jolly ...... Robert Dorning
Major Guy Lessing ...... Alan Cuthbertson
Barbara Lessing ...... Rosalind Shanks
Doctor ...... Dennis McCarthy
Kevin Brennan ...... Robert Lawn
Superintendent ...... Godfrey James
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson.
First broadcast on the BBC World Service in June 1975.
TUE 14:00 Alan Coren - Core Coren (b007jrp1)
Suburban Fauna
The humorist, writer and broadcaster muses on his beloved London district's goldfish, geese and foxes.
TUE 14:15 Joanna Trollope - Marrying the Mistress (b007tkgf)
Episode 7
Taking Merrion to dinner at Simon and Carrie's house, Guy realises that his grandson Jack is unhappy. Read by Barbara Flynn.
TUE 14:30 Alan Bennett - Untold Stories (b00kmys8)
Dad
Recalling tales of his Yorkshire family, the writer reflects on his Dad - who Mam says never pushes himself forward.
TUE 14:45 Sir Alec Guinness - My Name Escapes Me (b007jpl3)
Episode 2
The double Oscar-winner's 1990s memoirs, featuring musings on fame and fans, Shakespeare's Globe and early theatre-going in Eastbourne. From September 1996.
TUE 15:00 Sword of Honour (b007k2k9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
TUE 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00rql83)
Chris Pizzey presents an hour of children's stories, featuring Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Magenta in the Pink, and The Curse of the Gloamglozer.
TUE 17:00 After Henry (b007jnsf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
TUE 17:30 Two Doors Down (b008gbvs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
TUE 18:00 Stephen Baxter - Voyage (b007q9p3)
1972-80 Trajectories
Geologist Natalie York must decide whether she wants to compete for a place on the first manned mission to Mars.
Stephen Baxter's 1996 novel presents an alternative history of the US space programme.
Dramatised in five parts by Dirk Maggs
Starring Laurel Lefklow as Natalie York, William Dufris as Mike Conlig, Michael Roberts as Gregory Dana, Vincent Marzello as Joe Muldoon, Frank Lazarus as Chuck Jones, Russell Bentley as Jim Dana, William Roberts as Ben Priest, Mel Taylor as Ralph Gershon and Rolf Saxon as Phil Stone.
Music by Wilfredo Acosta.
Producer: Dirk Maggs
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1999.
TUE 18:30 The Heart of Hark'un (b007jq8x)
Episode 3
Shaznir calls on the power of the Deadlands, while Arcos meets a strange Brotherhood.
A fantasy-adventure by Peter Thomson and Jamie Thomson.
Arcos ..... Francis Thomson
Kaddah ..... Trevor Peacock
Vanna ..... Elizabeth Whiting
Shazir ..... Crawford Logan
Bereneth ..... Edward Kelsey
Va ..... Melanie Hudson
Alviza ..... Emma Fielding
Zander ..... Robert Portal
The General ..... Clarence Smith
Rashiq ..... Theresa Streatfeild
Producer: Peter Hutchings
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in September 1991.
TUE 19:00 Take It From Here (b007jswx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 19:30 For Better or for Worse (b00gszmp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
TUE 20:00 Paul Temple (b00rqjm4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]
TUE 20:30 The Toff (b007jr8v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]
TUE 21:00 John Milton's Paradise Lost (b00rqggy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
TUE 21:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k27y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
TUE 22:00 An Actor's Life for Me (b008kmmq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 22:30 Fags, Mags and Bags (b00rql85)
Series 1
Wall of Crisps
A new corn and maize-based snack sparks trouble in the corner shop. Stars Sanjeev Kohli and Donald McLeary. From October 2007.
TUE 23:00 Ed Reardon's Week (b007k3lp)
Series 2
Rogue Mail
After his cash windfall, ever curmudgeonly Ed is writing about royalty in a remote cottage.
Welcome back to the comical world of Ed Reardon, author, pipe smoker, consummate fare-dodger and master of the abusive e-mail.
Christopher Douglas stars as Ed Reardon.
Written by Christopher Douglas and Andrew Nickolds.
Featuring:
Stephanie Cole
John Fortune
Matthew Holness
Martin Hyder
Philip Jackson
Rita May
Geoffrey McGivern
Barunka O'Shaughnessy
Sally Grace
Geoffrey Whitehead
Producer: Simon Nicholls
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2005.
TUE 23:30 I Think I've Got a Problem (b007wwdc)
Series 1
Episode 2
Having been arrested for inciting a near riot at a football match, Tom is sentenced to do community service at an old folks home where he meets an aging banjo player who can also see his "imaginary" band.
Will Charlie prove to Sadie that he's not going mad? Will there be lots of dancing and singing on the terraces? Will there be a pun about "perfect-pitch..?
Andrew McGibbon and Nick Romero's everyday story about a man who can't stop himself from breaking into song.
Suggs ..... Tom Caine
Bob Monkhouse ..... Dr Boone
Mika Simmons ..... Sadie
Phil Cornwell ..... Bouche
Michael Roberts ..... Clammy Clemence
Andrew McGibbon ..... Jake
Nick Romero ..... Monty DeVere
Emma Clarke ..... Judge
Songs: Andrew McGibbon. Nick Romero and Suggs
Director: Chris Neill
Producers: Torquil MacLeod. Julian Mayers and Andrew McGibbon.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2001.


WEDNESDAY 31 MARCH 2010

WED 00:00 Stephen Baxter - Voyage (b007q9p3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 The Heart of Hark'un (b007jq8x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 Paul Temple (b00rqjm4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 The Toff (b007jr8v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 John Milton's Paradise Lost (b00rqggy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Tuesday]
WED 02:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k27y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Tuesday]
WED 03:00 Sword of Honour (b007k2k9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 After Henry (b007jnsf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:30 Two Doors Down (b008gbvs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 Arthur Ransome - Swallows and Amazons (b007jy5f)
Episode 1
The Walker children set sail and encounter the Amazons for the first time in this classic Lakeland tale. Stars Jean Anderson.
WED 06:00 31/03/2010 (b00rqm7k)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jy6l)
The New Car
The lad thinks he should buy a car to keep up appearances, so Sid offers to help. But there's a big surprise when he takes it for a spin.
Starring Tony Hancock.
With Moira Lister, Bill Kerr, Sidney James and Kenneth Williams.
Written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.
Theme and incidental music written by Wally Stott. Recorded by the BBC Revue Orchestra conducted by Harry Rabinowitz.
Producer: Dennis Main Wilson
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in December 1954.
WED 08:30 The Alan Davies Show (b0089kpx)
Episode 4
The struggling actor and mate Murray try out a global food café, while Kate has a bad day.
Alan Davies stars in his own sitcom.
Written by Ben Silburn, Tony Roche and Alan Davies.
Alan ...... Alan Davies
Murray ...... Alan Francis
Kate ...... Ronni Ancona
With Debra Stephenson, Alistair MacGowan and Dave Lamb.
Producer: Jane Berthoud
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1998.
WED 09:00 Second Thoughts (b007jwzt)
Series 1
She Who Hesitates
Still trying to find their feet together, Bill and Faith end up bickering, as she struggles to act impulsively...
Sitcom about the battles of divorcees Bill MacGregor and Faith Greyshott trying to forge a relationship whilst balancing the demands of his ex-wife, Liza and her teenage children, Hannah and Joe.
Stars Lynda Bellingham as Faith and James Bolam as Bill.
Series one of four inspired by the real lives of its writers, husband and wife 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 'Faith in the Future'.
Faith ...... Lynda Bellingham
Bill ...... James Bolam
Hannah ...... Kelda Holmes
Joe ...... Mark Denham
Hilary ...... Celia Imrie
Alex ...... John Samson
Treadwell ...... Richard Tate
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1988.
WED 09:30 Smelling of Roses (b00dz7yc)
Series 4
Episode 2
A poetry competition sounds like an easy event to organise...until you take into account the egos of the poets involved...
When Rosie sets out to organise a poetry competition, it's hard to tell fact from fiction.
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
Morgan Dean ..... Lorelei King
Geoff Stabb ..... Bill Wallis
Amateur Poets ..... Bruce Alexander
Producer: Maria Esposito
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2003.
WED 10:00 Nathaniel Hawthorne - Wakefield (b00rs19x)
A dull middle-aged man whose life has been monotonously ordinary for years, devises a plot to temporarily leave home and observe the effect on his wife from a flat opposite.
But he stays away much longer than expected - and it becomes more and more difficult for him to return...
David Haig stars in Nathaniel Hawthorne's short story dramatised by Martyn Wade.
Wakefield ...... David Haig
Hawthorne ...... John Rowe
Mrs Wakefield ...... Richenda Carey
Mr Lucas Ferris ...... Jonathan Keeble
Mrs Brand ...... Jennie Stoller
Doctor ...... Gordon Reid
Producer: Cherry Cookson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2001
WED 11:00 John Milton's Paradise Lost (b00rs19z)
Episode 3
Satan summons his forces to build the mighty palace of pandemonium. Stars Denis Quilley, Ian McDiarmid and Matthew Morgan.
WED 11:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k21c)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The Five Orange Pips
After receiving a violent death threat letter, Colonel Elias Openshaw calls on the Baker Street detective. Stars Clive Merrison.
WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jy6l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 12:30 Like They've Never Been Gone (b00b0qrc)
Series 2
Tommy Wants a Knighthood
Comeback duo singer Tommy mounts his own campaign to be awarded an MBE.
30 years after sweethearts Tommy Franklin and Sheila Parr won the 1962 Eurovision Song Contest, the musical double-act are back in the big time.
June Whitfield and Roy Hudd star in Mike Coleman's sitcom.
Tommy Franklin ...... Roy Hudd
Sheila Parr ...... June Whitfield
With Pat Coombs, Julian Eardley, Mike Coleman and Edward Halstead.
Music by Frido Ruth.
Producer: Steve Doherty
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1999.
WED 13:00 Paul Temple (b00rs2dd)
Paul Temple and the Gilbert Case
The Guilty Party
Suave sleuth Paul Temple sets up a cocktail party - aiming to solve the case once and for all.
Francis Durbridge's thriller stars Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve in another intriguing case for BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife.
With Lester Mudditt as Sir Graham Forbes, James Beattie as Charlie, Olaf Olsen as Louis Fabian, Richard Williams as Lance Reynolds and Grizelda Hervey as Betty Wayne.
From 1938 to 1969 the fictional crime novelist and detective Paul Temple, together with his Fleet Street journalist Steve, solved case after case in one of BBC radio's most popular series. They inhabited a sophisticated world of chilled cocktails and fast cars, where the women were chic and the men wore cravats - a world where Sir Graham Forbes, of Scotland Yard, usually needed Paul's help with his latest tricky case.
Producer: Martin C Webster
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in 1954.
WED 13:30 The Toff (b007jrcm)
The Toff and the Runaway Bride
3. No Sleep for the Wicked
With Guy and Barbara both now murder suspects - the Toff gets a shock when he breaks into the Major's flat.
Terence Alexander stars as the Toff - upper-class amateur sleuth, the Honourable Richard Rollison.
John Creasey's thriller dramatised by Roy Lomax.
The Toff ...... Terence Alexander
Jolly ...... Robert Dorning
Superintendent ...... Godfrey James
Barbara Lessing ...... Rosalind Shanks
Police Officer ...... Clifford Norgate
Major Guy Lessing ...... Alan Cuthbertson
Rose Lessing ...... Denise Buckley
Holy Joe ...... David Graham
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson.
First broadcast on the BBC World Service in June 1975.
WED 14:00 Alan Coren - Core Coren (b007jrph)
Away From It All
The humorist, writer and broadcaster muses on travelling, and considers acting lessons for posing in holiday snaps.
WED 14:15 Joanna Trollope - Marrying the Mistress (b007tm4d)
Episode 8
Guy tries to reassure Merrion about their future, but all his family problems prove a big distraction. Read by Barbara Flynn.
WED 14:30 Alan Bennett - Untold Stories (b00kn1hy)
Aunty Myra
The writer recalls tales of his Yorkshire family. Visiting his mother's sister, she always shared her military service memories.
WED 14:45 Sir Alec Guinness - My Name Escapes Me (b007jplm)
Episode 3
The acclaimed actor recalls dark days of misfortune for his wife and son, plus tales of Burton and Taylor and the Old Vic. From September 1996.
WED 15:00 Nathaniel Hawthorne - Wakefield (b00rs19x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
WED 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00rs2x4)
Chris Pizzey presents an hour of children's stories featuring Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Magenta in the Pink and The Curse of the Gloamglozer.
WED 17:00 Second Thoughts (b007jwzt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
WED 17:30 Smelling of Roses (b00dz7yc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
WED 18:00 Stephen Baxter - Voyage (b007qbdb)
1980 Apollo N
Natalie York has qualified as an astronaut, but the nuclear booster test is about to change her life for ever...
Stephen Baxter's 1996 novel presents an alternative history of the US space programme.
Dramatised in five parts by Dirk Maggs
Starring Laurel Lefklow as Natalie York, William Dufris as Mike Conlig, Michael Roberts as Gregory Dana, Vincent Marzello as Joe Muldoon, Frank Lazarus as Chuck Jones, Russell Bentley as Jim Dana, William Roberts as Ben Priest, Mel Taylor as Ralph Gershon and Rolf Saxon as Phil Stone.
Music by Wilfredo Acosta.
Producer: Dirk Maggs
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1999.
WED 18:30 The Heart of Hark'un (b007jq8l)
Episode 4
One word is the key to the Grimoire. But is Arcos able to harness its magical power?
A fantasy-adventure by Peter Thomson and Jamie Thomson.
Arcos ..... Francis Thomson
Kaddah ..... Trevor Peacock
Vanna ..... Elizabeth Whiting
Shazir ..... Crawford Logan
Bereneth ..... Edward Kelsey
Va ..... Melanie Hudson
Alviza ..... Emma Fielding
Zander ..... Robert Portal
The General ..... Clarence Smith
Rashiq ..... Theresa Streatfeild
Producer: Peter Hutchings
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in September 1991.
WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jy6l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 19:30 Like They've Never Been Gone (b00b0qrc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
WED 20:00 Paul Temple (b00rs2dd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]
WED 20:30 The Toff (b007jrcm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]
WED 21:00 John Milton's Paradise Lost (b00rs19z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
WED 21:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k21c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
WED 22:00 The Alan Davies Show (b0089kpx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 22:30 The Very World of Milton Jones (b007qtpy)
Series 1
Episode 5
Choking and ending up in his own gut, the comedian faces an internal examination. With Alexander Armstrong. From September 1998.
WED 23:00 Masala FM (b007zjm8)
Episode 4
The station's only attracting Z-list Asian celebrities, but then a top member of 'royalty' phones in...
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 (b00mr30m)
What a Wife
The tall, life-embracing shopkeeper is overlooked when Gary needs a pretend other half. With Tom Ellis. From September 2008.


THURSDAY 01 APRIL 2010

THU 00:00 Stephen Baxter - Voyage (b007qbdb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 The Heart of Hark'un (b007jq8l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Paul Temple (b00rs2dd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 The Toff (b007jrcm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 John Milton's Paradise Lost (b00rs19z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k21c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Nathaniel Hawthorne - Wakefield (b00rs19x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 Second Thoughts (b007jwzt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 Smelling of Roses (b00dz7yc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Arthur Ransome - Swallows and Amazons (b007jt65)
Episode 2
Which boat will lead the attack on Captain Flint? Jean Anderson and Penny Downie star in this classic Lakeland adventure.
THU 06:00 01/04/2010 (b00rs3lh)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
THU 08:00 The Goon Show (b007jmyg)
Series 6
The Greenslade Story
The amazing story of the rise and fall of BBC Home Service radio announcer Wallace Greenslade.
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 December 1955.
THU 08:30 In the Balance (b007k1yh)
Episode 4
Maverick BBC reporter George Cragge probes a deliberate poisoning...
Mark Tavener's six-part sequel to his comedy thriller 'In the Red' set in the world of football, the BBC and party politics.
Starring Michael Williams as George Cragge, Barry Foster as Superintendent Jefferson and Jeremy Clyde as the PM.
With Robert Bathurst, Tracy Ann Oberman, Geoffrey Whitehead, Jim Carter, Peter Woodthorpe, Susie Brann, Christian Rodska, Keith Wickham, Ioan Meredith, Chris Pavlo and Shirley Dixon.
Music by Paul Mottram
Producer: Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1997.
THU 09:00 Up the Garden Path (b0084qnz)
Series 2
You Shall Go to the Ball
Izzy gets invited to a ball in Cambridge, but she could do with a fairy godmother...
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
Charles ...... David Robb
Dick ...... Mike Grady
Michael ...... Nicholas Le Prevost
Maria ...... Marty Cruickshank
Louise ...... Phyllida Nash
Gwyn ...... Dafydd Hywel
Producer: Jonathan James-Moore
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1988.
THU 09:30 The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel (b00890mh)
Series 3
Episode 3
Shady lawyer Waldorf T Flywheel starts a bus tour of New York.
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.
Starring Michael Roberts as Groucho Marx as Waldorf T Flywheel and Frank Lazarus as Chico Marx as Emmanuel Ravelli. With Lorelei King and Graham Hoadly.
Special guest stars Spike Milligan and Dick Vosburgh.
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 July 1992.
THU 10:00 Jane Austen (b008h3ns)
Emma
1. The Matchmaker
Emma Woodhouse - handsome, clever and rich - is a young woman so blessed by life that she declares she will never marry.
However, she is determined to find the right match for her new friend Harriet Smith.
Jane Austen's sparkling comedy of love and marriage first published in 1815.
Emma Woodhouse ...... Eve Best
Mr Elton ...... David Bamber
Mr Knightley ...... Robert Bathurst
Mr Woodhouse ...... Norman Rodway
Miss Bates ...... Marcia Warren
Mrs Weston ...... Patience Tomlinson
Harriet Smith ...... Ellie Beaven
Mr Weston ...... Andrew Wincott
Jane Fairfax ...... Beth Chalmers
Frank Churchill ...... Tom Hollander
Dramatised in two parts by April de Angelis.
Music: Martin Souter and Sarah Stowe
Director: Jonquil Panting
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2000.
THU 11:00 John Milton's Paradise Lost (b00rs3xr)
Episode 4
Satan asks his lieutenants whether a war with God should be in the open or in secret. Stars Denis Quilley and Ian McDiarmid.
THU 11:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k241)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The Man With the Twisted Lip
Trailing a missing man, the detective enters one of London's vilest opium dens. Stars Clive Merrison and Michael Williams.
THU 12:00 The Goon Show (b007jmyg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b008m22m)
Series 3
Episode 3
Genghis Khan Reincarnated - and an incompetent zoo keeper.
More quick-fire sketches, terrible puns, humorous songs and parodies.
Stars Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Cleese, Graeme Garden, David Hatch, Jo Kendall and Bill Oddie.
Written by John Esmond and Bob Larbey, Graeme Garden, David Lund 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 and songs by Dave Lee and Bill Oddie.
Producer: Humphrey Barclay
First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in March 1966.
THU 13:00 Paul Temple (b007jqt1)
Paul Temple and the Geneva Mystery
Too Young to Die
When Paul and Steve are asked to investigate a case of blackmail and murder, they soon discover violence has been brought right to their own doorstep...
Francis Durbridge's thriller stars Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve in another intriguing case for BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife.
With John Baddeley as Charlie, Wilfrid Carter as Inspector Lloyd, Patrick Barr as Maurice Lonsdale, Isabel Dean as Margaret Milbourne, Isabel Rennie as Dolly Brazer, Frederick Treves as Stone, Pat Connell as Lucas, Alan Haines as Den Roberts, James Thomason as the Doctor, Malcolm Terris as the Police Conctable and Bruce Beeby as the Taxi Driver.
From 1938 to 1969 the fictional crime novelist and detective Paul Temple, together with his Fleet Street journalist Steve, solved case after case in one of BBC radio's most popular series. They inhabited a sophisticated world of chilled cocktails and fast cars, where the women were chic and the men wore cravats - a world where Scotland Yard usually needed Paul's help with tricky cases.
Producer: Martin C. Webster.
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in 1965.
THU 13:30 The Toff (b007jrfz)
The Toff and the Runaway Bride
4. Death Is No Alibi
As the murder count mounts, the police hunt Richard - and there's a discovery in the River Thames...
Terence Alexander stars as the Toff - upper-class amateur sleuth, the Honourable Richard Rollison.
John Creasey's thriller dramatised by Roy Lomax.
The Toff ...... Terence Alexander
Jolly ...... Robert Dorning
Inspector Ellerby ...... Roger Gartland
Sergeant ...... Michael Shannon
Inspector Reno ...... Godfrey James
Robert Lawn ...... Kevin Brennan
Barbara Lessing ...... Rosalind Shanks
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson.
First broadcast on the BBC World Service in June 1975.
THU 14:00 Alan Coren - Core Coren (b007jrpx)
Out to Lunch
The humorist, writer and self-proclaimed Royalist muses on a menu of exotic and prehistoric dishes.
THU 14:15 Joanna Trollope - Marrying the Mistress (b007tcj1)
Episode 9
Simon makes a stand against his mother Laura over her divorce battle with her unfaithful husband Guy. Read by Barbara Flynn.
THU 14:30 Alan Bennett - Untold Stories (b00kn5x3)
Aunty Kathleen
Recalling tales of his Yorkshire family, the writer reflects on the brisk marriage of his Mam's sister.
THU 14:45 Sir Alec Guinness - My Name Escapes Me (b007jpm4)
Episode 4
The acting knight's 1990s memoirs. A forgotten favour turns up on screen, and there are memories of filmmaker David Lean.
THU 15:00 Jane Austen (b008h3ns)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
THU 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00rs5vs)
Chris Pizzey presents an hour of children's stories, featuring Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Magenta in the Pink and The Curse of the Gloamglozer.
THU 17:00 Up the Garden Path (b0084qnz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
THU 17:30 The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel (b00890mh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
THU 18:00 Stephen Baxter - Voyage (b007qgns)
1981-85 Approaches
Following the Apollo-N disaster, Natalie York's prospects for a seat on the mission to Mars look bleak.
Stephen Baxter's 1996 novel presents an alternative history of the US space programme.
Dramatised in five parts by Dirk Maggs
Starring Laurel Lefklow as Natalie York, William Dufris as Mike Conlig, Michael Roberts as Gregory Dana, Vincent Marzello as Joe Muldoon, Mel Taylor as Ralph Gershon and Rolf Saxon as Phil Stone.
Music by Wilfredo Acosta.
Producer: Dirk Maggs
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1999.
THU 18:30 The Heart of Hark'un (b007jq9v)
Episode 5
Young novice sorcerer Arcos learns an unpalatable truth about his father from Kaddah.
A fantasy-adventure by Peter Thomson and Jamie Thomson.
Arcos ..... Francis Thomson
Kaddah ..... Trevor Peacock
Vanna ..... Elizabeth Whiting
Shazir ..... Crawford Logan
Bereneth ..... Edward Kelsey
Va ..... Melanie Hudson
Alviza ..... Emma Fielding
Rashiq ..... Theresa Streatfeild
Producer: Peter Hutchings
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in September 1991.
THU 19:00 The Goon Show (b007jmyg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b008m22m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
THU 20:00 Paul Temple (b007jqt1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]
THU 20:30 The Toff (b007jrfz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]
THU 21:00 John Milton's Paradise Lost (b00rs3xr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
THU 21:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k241)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
THU 22:00 In the Balance (b007k1yh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 22:30 The Nimmo Twins in... (b00jh6jt)
Series 1
Exit, Pursued by a Bear
A provincial theatre company comes a cropper at the hands of a mad playwright. Stars Karl Minns. From September 2000.
THU 23:00 Acropolis Now (b007rj19)
Series 2
Signs
Uncle Liquidities demands that Plato quits philosophy to enter the funerary urn business. With Stephen Moore. From March 2002.
THU 23:30 If You're So Clever, Why Aren't You Rich? (b00ny84w)
Series 1
The Price of Success
Underachiever Giles woos ex-girlfriend Julia when he flat-sits in Knightsbridge. Stars Richard E Grant. From January 1995.


FRIDAY 02 APRIL 2010

FRI 00:00 Stephen Baxter - Voyage (b007qgns)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 The Heart of Hark'un (b007jq9v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Paul Temple (b007jqt1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 The Toff (b007jrfz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 John Milton's Paradise Lost (b00rs3xr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k241)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Jane Austen (b008h3ns)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 Up the Garden Path (b0084qnz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel (b00890mh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 The Sorcerer's Apprentice (b008j0gn)
A young magician is left alone in his master's workshop. Judith French updates Goethe's tale. Starring Paul Rhys and Harry Towb.
FRI 05:45 Oscar Wilde (b007k0l3)
The Happy Prince
From their aerial view, a beautiful statue and a swallow team up to help the poor in the city below. Read by John Moffatt. From December 1997.
FRI 06:00 02/04/2010 (b00rs7fh)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
FRI 08:00 Stop Messing About! (b00rs7fk)
Series 2
Episode 7
A bona ballet tune, and the criminals' five top pop songs.
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 Radio Shuttleworth (b00cq188)
Series 1
Wendy Craig
Sheffield's aspiring singer-songwriter takes to the airwaves once more from his very own his front room!
Aided by his producer (and sole agent) Ken Worthington, and his hard-to-please wife Mary, the inimitable John Shuttleworth presents celebrity interviews, dodgy keyboard music, and even dodgier jingles.
Special guests: Wendy Craig, Simon Munnery and Lorraine Bowen.
Written and performed by Graham Fellows.
Producers: Paul Schlesinger and Martin Willis.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1998.
FRI 09:00 The Nick Revell Show (b007k2dc)
Series 1
Cash
Writer Nick struggles for cash, while his geraniums moan about Christmas decorations.
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 Big Jim and the Figaro Club (b008hpzv)
The French Connection
Arch-rivals town hall clerk Potts and sanitary inspector Perkins hurl insults and then onions...
Six anarchic tales from those demob days “when we was going to build the new Jerusalem - you know, before the world turned lax and sour”.
Stars Norman Rossington as Big Jim, Roland Curram as Harold Perkins, Harold Goodwin as Old Ned, David John as Nimrod, Sylvester McCoy as Turps, David Beckett as Chick, Christopher Godwin as Potts, Hilary Mason as Miss Farquhar, Andre Maranne as French Onion Johnnie and Norman Mitchell as PC Speedworth.
Narrated by Bernard Cribbins.
Written by Ted Walker.
Producer: Martin Fisher
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1987.
FRI 10:00 Jane Austen (b008h4xg)
Emma
2. Proposal
Emma's composure is threatened by two new arrivals in Highbury - Mr Elton's new wife and Mr Weston's handsome son.
Conclusion of Jane Austen's sparkling comedy of love and marriage first published in 1815.
Emma Woodhouse ...... Eve Best
Mr Elton ...... David Bamber
Mr Knightley ...... Robert Bathurst
Mr Woodhouse ...... Norman Rodway
Miss Bates ...... Marcia Warren
Mrs Weston ...... Patience Tomlinson
Harriet Smith ...... Ellie Beaven
Mr Weston ...... Andrew Wincott
Frank Churchill ...... Tom Hollander
Mrs Elton ...... Josie Lawrence
Mr Elton ...... David Bamber
Servant ...... Helen Ayres
Music: Martin Souter
Dramatised by April de Angelis.
Director: Jonquil Panting
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2000.
FRI 11:00 John Milton's Paradise Lost (b00rs7fm)
Episode 5
The fallen angels debate war with Heaven, but the devil Belial advises caution. Stars Denis Quilley and Steve Hodson.
FRI 11:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k297)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The Noble Bachelor
When a missing bride's clothes appear in a lake, the sleuth is bound to investigate. Stars Clive Merrison and Michael Williams.
FRI 12:00 Stop Messing About! (b00rs7fk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket (b00fh6w9)
My Lucky Day
The dear ladies squabble over some superstitious signs. Starring Dr Evadne Hinge and Dame Hilda Bracket. From October 1983.
FRI 13:00 Paul Temple (b007jqtj)
Paul Temple and the Geneva Mystery
Concerning Mrs Milbourne
Paul Temple probes the mysterious circumstances surrounding the apparent death of Mrs Milbourne’s husband Carl in a car crash in Switzerland. But it's a case he may soon regret taking on...
Francis Durbridge's thriller stars Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve in another intriguing case for BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife.
With John Baddeley as Charlie, Wilfrid Carter as Inspector Lloyd, Patrick Barr as Maurice Lonsdale, Isabel Dean as Margaret Milbourne, Isabel Rennie as Dolly Brazer, Anthony Hall as Green, Nigel Graham as Danny Clayton, James Thomason as the Doctor, Simon Lack as Vince Langham, Hamlyn Benson as Inspector Jenkins, Fraser Kerr as Mr Gadd and Barbara Barnett as Mrs Langham.
From 1938 to 1969 the fictional crime novelist and detective Paul Temple, together with his Fleet Street journalist Steve, solved case after case in one of BBC radio's most popular series. They inhabited a sophisticated world of chilled cocktails and fast cars, where the women were chic and the men wore cravats - a world where Scotland Yard usually needed Paul's help with tricky cases.
Producer: Martin C. Webster.
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in 1965.
FRI 13:30 The Toff (b007jrjk)
The Toff and the Runaway Bride
5. Motive for Murder
With fresh clues discovered over Barbara's history - the Toff is Paris-bound, when police stop his car...
Terence Alexander stars as the Toff - upper-class amateur sleuth, the Honourable Richard Rollison.
John Creasey's thriller dramatised by Roy Lomax.
The Toff ...... Terence Alexander
Jolly ...... Robert Dorning
Inspector Ellerby ...... Roger Gartland
Lady Gloria ...... Peggy Ann Wood
Sergeant ...... David Graham
Police Constable ...... John Bull
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson.
First broadcast on the BBC World Service in June 1975.
FRI 14:00 Alan Coren - Core Coren (b007jrq9)
One is One - Leading the Solitary Life
The humorist, writer and broadcaster muses on a Victorian novelty, the chance of appearing in Macbeth and home-working.
FRI 14:15 Joanna Trollope - Marrying the Mistress (b007tcbf)
Episode 10
As Guy and Merrion make decisions, the Stockdale family must come to terms with all the changes. Read by Barbara Flynn.
FRI 14:30 Alan Bennett - Untold Stories (b00kn8k3)
Mam
Recalling tales of his Yorkshire family, the writer explains how his Mam's memory is beginning to fail.
FRI 14:45 Sir Alec Guinness - My Name Escapes Me (b007jpmp)
Episode 5
The actor concludes his memoirs, musing on Leonard Cheshire, a stormy Easter in Rome, British beef and 100 years of cinema.
FRI 15:00 Jane Austen (b008h4xg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
FRI 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00rs86q)
Chris Pizzey presents an hour of children's stories featuring Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Ugly Duckling and The Curse of the Gloamglozer.
FRI 17:00 The Nick Revell Show (b007k2dc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
FRI 17:30 Big Jim and the Figaro Club (b008hpzv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
FRI 18:00 Stephen Baxter - Voyage (b007q9ld)
1985-86 Project Ares
The first manned mission to Mars lifts off on a perilous journey of discovery - both scientific and personal.
Conclusion of Stephen Baxter's 1996 novel presenting an alternative history of the US space programme.
Dramatised in five parts by Dirk Maggs
Starring Laurel Lefklow as Natalie York, Rolf Saxon as Phil Stone, William Dufris as Adam Bleeker, Michael Roberts as Voice of NASA, Mel Taylor as Ralph Gershon and Vincent Marzello as Joe Muldoon.
Music by Wilfredo Acosta.
Producer: Dirk Maggs
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1999.
FRI 18:30 The Heart of Hark'un (b007jqbs)
Episode 6
Is Shazir the real enemy? Can Arcos and his hero friends escape the Palace of Memory?
Conclusion of the fantasy-adventure by Peter Thomson and Jamie Thomson.
Arcos ..... Francis Thomson
Kaddah ..... Trevor Peacock
Vanna ..... Liz Whiting
Shazir ..... Crawford Logan
Bereneth ..... Edward Kelsey
Va ..... Melanie Hudson
Alviza ..... Emma Fielding
Rashiq ..... Theresa Streatfeild
Xander ...... Robert Portal
Producer: Peter Hutchings
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in October 1991.
FRI 19:00 Stop Messing About! (b00rs7fk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket (b00fh6w9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
FRI 20:00 Paul Temple (b007jqtj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]
FRI 20:30 The Toff (b007jrjk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]
FRI 21:00 John Milton's Paradise Lost (b00rs7fm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
FRI 21:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007k297)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
FRI 22:00 Radio Shuttleworth (b00cq188)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
FRI 22:30 Delve Special (b007jq1p)
Series 3
A Rocket for Defence
Reporter David Lander investigates whether we really need the new 'Sea Snake' torpedo.
Every year each British taxpayer gives £700 to the Ministry of Defence for new nuclear weapons.
Would we be better off putting an extra lock on the door and having a fortnight in Bermuda?
Presented by David Lander with assistance from Stephen Fry.
Studio production by Jack Klaff, Brenda Blethyn and Harry Enfield.
Dramatic reconstructions by Felicity Montagu, Robert Bathurst and Mark Arden.
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 1986.
FRI 23:00 The Reduced Shakespeare Radio Show (b007jp54)
The Comedies
From 'Merry Wives' to a 'Merchant' - but are the crazy, mixed-up Bard's comedies actually funny? From May 1994.
FRI 23:30 Weak at the Top (b00rs8gz)
Series 1
Knowing Your Unions
Mean marketing director, John Weak discovers there's nothing legally binding about a legally binding contract.
Alexander Armstrong stars as John Weak in Guy Browning’s sitcom.
Randy, devious, sexist and workshy, John Weak puts the man into management.
John Weak ...... Alexander Armstrong
Hayley ...... Clare Perkins
Sir Marcus ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Bill Peters ...... Ron Cook
Gary Peyton ...... Ewan Bailey
Giles ...... Stephen Critchlow
Producer: Jonquil Panting
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2005.