Captain Hook turns the tables, as the battle between the Lost Boys and the Pirates begins.
Starring Toyah Willcox as Peter Pan, Ron Moody as Mr Darling / Hook, Georgina Cates as Wendy, Roy Hudd as Smee and Chris Emmett as Starkey.
Huck and Jim start to suspect the fraudsters, but is it too late? Classic American children's tale narrated by Martin T Sherman.
3. First Winter
As the winter storms arrive in Devon, fish are increasingly hard to find through the ice.
Nicholas Farrell reads Henry Williamson's classic tale of otter life, first published in 1927.
Abridged in five episodes by Sally Marmion.
The lad himself and the gang reminisce over how they first all first met.
Starring Tony Hancock.
With Moira Lister, Bill Kerr, Sidney James and Kenneth Williams.
Written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.
Theme and incidental music composed by Wally Stott. Recorded by the BBC Augmented Revue Orchestra conducted by Harry Rabinowitz.
Clive Anderson and the famed improvisation game with Stephen Fry, John Sessions, Kate Robbins and Griff Rhys-Jones.
It ran for 10 series on Channel 4 and found success in America, but the hit TV improvisation game actually started life on BBC radio.
With Colin Sell at the piano.
Devised and compiled by Mark Leveson. Additional material by Martin Booth.
Bill and Faith are two middle-aged divorcees, from very different backgrounds, trying to get it together. However, Bill’s ex and Faith’s two teenage children are doing their utmost to prevent it.
Based on the real-life relationship of writers Jan Etherington and Gavin Petrie.
Bill …. James Bolam
Faith …. Lynda Bellingham
Liza …. Belinda Lang
Hilary …. Celia Imrie
Hannah …. Kelda Holmes
Joe …. Mark Denham
Jill …. Moir Leslie
Emily and Charles are unsympathetic over Roger's job loss, so it is Anna to the rescue. Stars Celia Imrie. From December 1994.
The rabbits try to rescue General Woundwort's females to establish their own dynasty. Stars Tom George and Stephen Tomlin.
Sin and Death create the path leading from Hell to Earth. Stars Denis Quilley, Ian McDiarmid and Margaret Robertson.
The sleuth probes a spinster's grisly surprise in the post - two severed human ears. Stars Clive Merrison and Michael Williams.
Sheila raises Tommy's suspicions and blood pressure, but there's method in her madness.
Ageing showbiz couple Tommy Franklin and Sheila Parr continue their second stab at fame.
Tommy Franklin …. Roy Hudd
Sheila Parr …. June Whitfield
Hetty Stark …. Pat Coombes
Murray Franklin …. Julian Eardley
Louis Elstein …. Edward Halsted
Jack Dunne …. William Franklyn
Music by Frido Ruth.
Mystery still surrounds the death of the Belgian detective's dentist.
Agatha Christie's whodunit stars John Moffatt as Hercule Poirot.
Hercule Poirot ...... John Moffatt
Chief Inspector Japp ...... Philip Jackson
Alistair Blunt ...... Philip Franks
Jane Olivera ...... Amanda Waring
Mr Barnes ...... Patrick Godfrey
Georgina Morley ...... Caroline Wildi
Mrs Olivera ...... Joanna McCallum
Selby ...... Trevor Rawlins
Original music composed by Tom Smail.
5. Too Perfect an Alibi
As the desperate upper class sleuth fails to confirm his theories, the elusive witness Perkins turns up...
Ian Carmichael stars as Lord Peter Wimsey – the aristocratic amateur detective created by Dorothy L Sayers.
Dramatised by Alistair Beaton.
Lord Peter Wimsey …. Ian Carmichael
Harriet Vane …. Maria Aitken
Inspector Umpelty …. Nigel Stock
Henry Weldon …. Warren Clarke
Julian Perkins …. Richard O'Callaghan
Nurse …. Judy Franklin
Jem Pollack …. Haydn Wood
Narrator …. John Westbrook
Edna Turner's been given the secret of the parallel city of Undone, but her friendship with Kate and her loyalty to Tankerton are both tested by her crush on the lovely Grant...
Ben Moor's comic sci-fi saga.
Edna ...... Sarah Solemani
Tankerton ...... Ben Moor
Carlo ...... Duncan Wisbey
Grant ...... Tim Key
Kate ...... Montserrat Lombard
Jemima ...... Emma Kennedy
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in October 2006.
Time and chance play tricks on George Lyle as he drives across the empty Arizona desert in search of a precious book.
Nathan Osgood reads Tim Powers & James P Blaylock's ingenious story involving murder and time travel.
Some of the best sci-fi/fantasy writers in a series of fantastic journeys featuring flights of fancy, time travel, magical transporters and alternate realities.
Abridged and produced by Gemma Jenkins.
Richard Owen marries, while rival Gideon Mantell opens a museum but is forced to separate from his wife. Read by Emma Fielding.
Michael Morpurgo explores education's expansion for boys in the 17th century, and when boyhood ended and manhood began.
Grieving for her mother Caro, daughter Judy Meredith prepares to visit her father. Read by Robin Ellis.
Remembering the past, Hope Clearwater journeys for provisions, until disaster strikes back at the camp. Read by Fiona Shaw.
Chris Pizzey presents children's stories featuring Meteorite Spoon by Philip Ridley, Harvey Angell by Diana Hendry, and Beyond the Deepwoods by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell.
The comic's about to be crushed by a printing press, as his journalistic life flashes before his eyes.
The series reaching the parts other comedy shows can't. With Nick Hancock, Tony Hawks and Neil Mullarkey. From January 1992.
Phil's worried that Sarah and Fay are plotting behind his back. Stars Jim Sweeney and Caroline Quentin. From November 1993.
THURSDAY 13 MAY 2010
THU 00:00 Ben Moor - Undone (b007jxh5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 Fantastic Journeys (b00hdf7m)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jxg5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Wimsey (b00sbvcv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 John Milton's Paradise Lost (b00sbvcs)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jly5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Richard Adams - Watership Down (b00fy1g3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 Second Thoughts (b007jx5j)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 No Commitments (b00sbs1y)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 JM Barrie - Peter Pan (b00sct9q)
Spring Cleaning Time Again
Wendy longs for home, but first she and the brothers must be rescued from Captain Hook.
Starring Toyah Willcox as Peter Pan, Ron Moody as Mr Darling / Hook, June Whitfield as Mrs Darling, Georgina Cates as Wendy, Roy Hudd as Smee and Chris Emmett as Starkey.
Dramatist: Philip Glassborow
Producer: Dirk Maggs
First heard on BBC Radio 4 in 1995.
THU 05:30 Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn (b00sctqx)
Episode 9
In his bid to rescue Jim, Huck encounters a familiar face from the past. Classic children's tale narrated by Martin T Sherman.
THU 05:45 Tarka the Otter by Henry Williamson (b007jvcb)
4. Prey
Spring arrives in the Devon countryside, with the smell of man and the cry of a she-otter.
Nicholas Farrell reads Henry Williamson's classic tale of otter life, first published in 1927.
Abridged in five episodes by Sally Marmion.
Producer: Elizabeth Allard
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2002.
THU 06:00 13/05/2010 (b00sctqz)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
THU 08:00 The Goon Show (b007jtd4)
Series 7
The Nasty Affair at the Burami Oasis
Admiral Seagoon is dispatched as bandits attack the British garrison.
Groundbreaking, surreal BBC radio comedy written by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens.
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 1956.
THU 08:30 The Nick Revell Show (b00ct94s)
Series 2
The Promised Land
As writer Nick gets a lucky Hollywood break, his geraniums are terrorised by an old foe.
A sitcom for the 1990s, written by and starring comedian Nick Revell.
With:
Alistair McGowan
Doon MacKichan
Brian Bowles
Alison Sterling
John Guerrasio
Producer: Ioan Magnusson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1993.
THU 09:00 Up the Garden Path (b008hq47)
Series 3
Taking It on the Chin
As Izzy's love-life grows ever more complicated - she's in for a big surprise.
Imelda Staunton stars as Isabelle 'Izzy' Comyn.
With Mike Grady as Dick, Marty Cruickshank as Maria, Nicholas Le Prevost as Michael, Rene Zagger as Razors, Neil McCaul as Bill and Phyllida Nash as Louise.
Tumbling from one love entanglement to another, 30-something teacher Izzy has a predilection for inappropriate men.
A six-part radio sequel first adapted from Sue Limb’s 1984 novel. The last of three series which ran from 1987 to 1993. Granada also adapted the series for ITV.
Producer: Jonathan James-Moore
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1993.
THU 09:30 Flying the Flag (b007jx83)
Series 1
Compromising Positions
Why does William sleep with his windscreen wipers? And will the tabloid press settle for a diplomatic answer?
The British Ambassador gets suspicious...
Alex Shearer's Eastern bloc embassy sitcom.
Starring Dinsdale Landen as HM Ambassador Mackenzie, Peter Acre as William Frost, Moir Leslie as Helen Waterson,Christopher Benjamin as Colonel Surikov, Milton Johns as Brown and Margaret Ward as Mrs Poonskey.
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1987.
THU 10:00 Stella Gibbons - Cold Comfort Farm (b007k1tz)
Flora's Rights
In which Flora Poste - she of the strong will and the slender ankle - begins her adventures.
Flora believes that unless life is tidy, one cannot even begin to enjoy it - and life with her relatives at Cold Comfort Farm promises to be anything but.
Starring Patricia Gallimore and Elizabeth Proud.
First published in 1932, Stella Gibbons' tale of early-20th-century rural England
Dramatised in four parts by Elizabeth Proud.
Flora Poste ..... Patricia Gallimore
Stella Gibbons ..... Elizabeth Proud
The Abbe Fausse-Maigre ..... Malcolm Hayes
John Westbrook ..... John Westbrook
Mary Smiling ..... Kate Binchy
Charles Fairford ..... David McAlistair
Aunt Gwen ..... Pauline Letts
Angus McKnag ..... Alexander John
Spiritualist Lady ..... Gladys Spencer
Judith Starkadder ..... Margaret Robertson
Reuben Starkadder ..... Trevor Martin
Adam Lambsbreath ..... Cyril Shaps
Seth Starkadder ..... Sion Prober
Amos Starkadder ..... John Hollis
Mark Dolour ..... Stephen Garlick
Elfine Starkadder ..... Jane Knowles
Music: Terence Allbright
Director: Ian Cotterell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1981
THU 10:55 Leonard Rossiter - In a Nutshell (b00sj8sx)
Power Struggles
"He first came to public attention as defender of the earth's ozone layer, which was threatened by intensive American aerosol deodorant usage."
A breakthrough in 'ecological physics' is scandalously ignored as revealed by Leonard Rossiter.
Written by Barry Pilton.
Producer: Louise Purslow
First broadcast on BBC Radio 3 in February 1981.
THU 11:00 John Milton's Paradise Lost (b00scvsf)
Episode 34
Sin and Death scheme, whilst the devils, in the guise of serpents, taste the fruits of disobedience. Stars Margaret Robertson.
THU 11:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jlz7)
His Last Bow
The Red Circle
Worried about her strange lodger, a landlady calls on the great detective for help. Stars Clive Merrison and Michael Williams.
THU 12:00 The Goon Show (b007jtd4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00scw5v)
Series 3
Episode 9
The Addictive Knitter - and a rare madrigal by Risotto.
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 Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Cleese, Bill Oddie, Graeme Garden, Alan Hutchinson and Eric Idle.
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, Bill Oddie, Eric Idle and John Cameron.
Producer: Humphrey Barclay
First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in May 1966.
THU 13:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jxg9)
One, Two Buckle My Shoe
Episode 4
A month after the death of Poirot's dentist, a corpse has been found with its face horribly mutilated - yet another of his patients...
Agatha Christie's whodunit stars John Moffatt as Hercule Poirot.
Dramatised by Michael Bakewell
Hercule Poirot ...... John Moffatt
Chief Inspector Japp ...... Philip Jackson
Alistair Blunt ...... Philip Franks
Jane Olivera ...... Amanda Waring
Helen Montresor ...... Joanna McCallum
Agnes ...... Teresa Gallagher
Howard Raikes ...... Robert Portal
Reilly ...... Stephen Tomkinson
Mrs Adams ...... Amanda Walker
Gladys Nevil ...... Sophie Arnold
Frank Carter ...... Dominic Colchester
Original music composed by Tom Smail.
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2004.
THU 13:30 Wimsey (b00scvsc)
Have His Carcase
6. All a Question of Time
Will inspiration strike?
The upper class sleuth battles to finally unmask a killer.
Ian Carmichael stars as Lord Peter Wimsey – the aristocratic amateur detective created by Dorothy L Sayers.
The conclusion dramatised by Alistair Beaton.
Lord Peter Wimsey …. Ian Carmichael
Harriet Vane …. Maria Aitken
Inspector Umpelty …. Nigel Stock
Leila Garland …. Rosalind Ayres
Saunders …. John Webb
Polwhistle …. Alan Dudley
Tom …. Andrew Secombe
Narrator …. John Westbrook
Producer: Martin Fisher
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1981.
THU 14:00 Ben Moor - Undone (b007jxh9)
Series 1
Unfamiliar
Genuinely faceless bureaucrats threaten to run London, as Edna Turner's mum arrives
Ben Moor's comic sci-fi saga.
Edna ...... Sarah Solemani
Tankerton ...... Ben Moor
Carlo ...... Duncan Wisbey
Grant ...... Tim Key
Kate ...... Montserrat Lombard
Jemima ...... Emma Kennedy
Producer: Colin Anderson
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in October 2006.
THU 14:30 Fantastic Journeys (b00hlb0h)
The Faery Handbag by Kelly Link
The story of Zofia Swink who claims to be over 200 years old.
She comes from a village which takes refuge in a magical handbag when real life becomes too dangerous.
Her distraught grand-daughter narrates this bizarre tale of loss...
Maggie Blake reads Kelly Link's story.
Some of the best sci-fi/fantasy writers in a series of fantastic journeys featuring flights of fancy, time travel, magical transporters and alternate realities.
Abridged and produced by Gemma Jenkins.
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in February 2009.
THU 15:00 Deborah Cadbury - The Dinosaur Hunters (b00bfnkg)
Episode 4
The term 'dinosaur' is introduced to the world, while Owen and Mantell's rivalry intensifies. Read by Emma Fielding.
THU 15:15 The Invention of Childhood (b00scw5x)
But Can She Spin?
Michael Morpurgo learns how girls' education regressed in the 16th century, with the sinful Eve as the main female archetype.
THU 15:30 Joanna Trollope - Next of Kin (b007qw7h)
Episode 4
Lyndsay struggles with her husband's depression over the death of Caro Meredith. Read by Robin Ellis.
THU 15:45 William Boyd - Brazzaville Beach (b007k1r5)
Episode 4
Hope sees chimp violence, but her superior Eugene refuses to believe her. The past still haunts her. Read by Fiona Shaw.
THU 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00scw5z)
Chris Pizzey presents children's stories featuring Meteorite Spoon by Philip Ridley, Harvey Angell by Diana Hendry, and Beyond the Deepwoods by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell.
THU 17:00 Up the Garden Path (b008hq47)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
THU 17:30 Flying the Flag (b007jx83)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
THU 18:00 Ben Moor - Undone (b007jxh9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:00 today]
THU 18:30 Fantastic Journeys (b00hlb0h)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:30 today]
THU 19:00 The Goon Show (b007jtd4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00scw5v)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
THU 20:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jxg9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
THU 20:30 Wimsey (b00scvsc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
THU 21:00 John Milton's Paradise Lost (b00scvsf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
THU 21:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jlz7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
THU 22:00 The Nick Revell Show (b00ct94s)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 22:30 Sir Henry at Rawlinson End (b00scw61)
Diplodocus v Concreton
The surreal saga of a dynasty delicately balanced on the edge of sanity.
Written by and starring Viv Stanshall.
Contains an edit of an original John Peel session as first heard on BBC Radio 1.
Music composed and performed by Viv Stanshall using additional musicians.
Producer: John Walters
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1996.
THU 22:45 Ivor Cutler - A Wet Handle (b00ctkty)
Episode 5
Grass seed, mud and digging ditches.
Songs, stories and poems from humourist Ivor Cutler, with Craig Murray-Orr, Alison O'Kill, Dylan Edwards and Beverley Crew.
Producer: Neil Cargill
First broadcast on BBC Radio 3 in June 1997.
THU 23:00 The Museum of Everything (b00899zt)
Series 1
Welcome to the Museum of Everything
Feel free to wander round our many galleries and experience the history of everything. Learn about the history of everything.
Learn about the history of wicker, tour a stately home and discover the real identity of Jack the Ripper.
Written and performed by Marcus Brigstocke, Danny Robins and Dan Tetsell.
With Lucy Montgomery.
Music by Dominic Haslam and Ben Walker.
Producer: Alex Walsh-Taylor
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2004.
THU 23:30 If You're So Clever, Why Aren't You Rich? (b00scw6t)
Series 2
Market Forces
Surprised Giles advertises a pie, while Judith and David get unexpected opportunities. Stars Douglas Hodge. From June 1996.
FRIDAY 14 MAY 2010
FRI 00:00 Ben Moor - Undone (b007jxh9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 Fantastic Journeys (b00hlb0h)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jxg9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Wimsey (b00scvsc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 John Milton's Paradise Lost (b00scvsf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jlz7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Stella Gibbons - Cold Comfort Farm (b007k1tz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 03:55 Leonard Rossiter - In a Nutshell (b00sj8sx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:55 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 Up the Garden Path (b008hq47)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 Flying the Flag (b007jx83)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 Alexandre Dumas - The Three Musketeers (b00scz3b)
The Man from Meung
D'Artagnan dices with death and encounters a mysterious foe. Stars Jamie Glover, Robert Glenister and Timothy Spall.
FRI 05:30 Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn (b00scz3d)
Episode 10
Tom and Huck conspire to free Jim, but things don't go as planned when Tom gets injured in the process. Read by Martin T Sherman.
FRI 05:45 Tarka the Otter by Henry Williamson (b007jvch)
5. The Chase
As the otter basks in the sun, a pack of hounds catch his scent, sparking a great chase.
Nicholas Farrell reads Henry Williamson's classic tale of otter life, first published in 1927.
Abridged in five episodes by Sally Marmion.
Producer: Elizabeth Allard
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2002.
FRI 06:00 14/05/2010 (b00scz3g)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
FRI 08:00 Stop Messing About! (b00scz3j)
Series 2
Episode 13
Bona news on the Isle of Man - and it all ends with a special anthem.
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 July 1970.
FRI 08:30 Radio Shuttleworth (b007wwdf)
Series 2
Peter Purves
John discovers Blue Peter's Peter Purves has always wanted to play a nasty character. Would he audition for the role of Captain Hook in the drop-in centre's production of Peter Pan?
The semi-detached world of aspiring singer-songwriter John Shuttleworth direct from his front room in Sheffield.
Written and performed by Graham Fellows.
With Phil Nichol and Milton Jones.
Additional material by Martin Willis.
Producer: Dawn Ellis.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2000
FRI 09:00 Old Dog and Partridge (b007jvg6)
Episode 5
When Jack's old chum Ralph comes to visit with his trophy wife Kirstie, Jack feels the need to invent a fiancee.
Joe Turner’s six-part sitcom stars Michael Williams as Jack, Lisa Coleman as Nicola, Cherry Morris as Mrs Drummond, Simon Greenall as Andy, John Duttine as Ralph and Debra Stephenson as Kirstie.
Producer: Liz Anstee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1999.
FRI 09:30 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show (b007qg0y)
Series 2
Episode 5
Eric is a far from fair cop and there’s some monkey business in Ernie's latest masterpiece ‘The Mighty Kong’.
Written by Eddie Braben.
With Nicola Pagett and Elaine Delmar.
Music from Peter Knight and his Orchestra.
Producer: John Browell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in September 1976.
FRI 10:00 Stella Gibbons - Cold Comfort Farm (b007k22w)
Amos's Call
Flora aims to tidy up the Starkadders, and the apocalyptic ravings of preacher Amos.
Flora believes that unless life is tidy, one cannot even begin to enjoy it - and life with her relatives at Cold Comfort Farm promises to be anything but.
Starring Patricia Gallimore and Elizabeth Proud.
Stella Gibbons' tale of early-20th-century rural England dramatised by Elizabeth Proud.
Flora Poste ..... Patricia Gallimore
Stella Gibbons ..... Elizabeth Proud
John Westbrook ..... John Westbrook
Reuben Starkadder ..... Trevor Martin
Adam Lambsbreath ..... Cyril Shaps
Seth Starkadder ..... Sion Probert
Amos Starkadder ..... John Hollis
Aunt Ada Doom ..... Fabia Drake
Meriam ..... Amanda Murray
Mrs Beetle ..... Miriam Margolyes
Mrs Murther ..... Diana Bishop
Mr Mybug ..... Michael Spice
Waitress ..... Kathryn Hurlbutt
Music: Terence Allbright
Director: Ian Cotterell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1981
FRI 10:55 Leonard Rossiter - In a Nutshell (b00sj8xc)
An Instant Opinion
"Nowadays, the key question in any political or philosophical movement is, "Can we get it on a badge?"
Leonard Rossiter (1926-1984) delivers a satirical musing on the effect of slogans on badges and t-shirts.
Written by Barry Pilton.
Producer: Louise Purslow
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1981.
FRI 11:00 John Milton's Paradise Lost (b00scynn)
Episode 35
Adam urges Eve to seek peace with God through repentance. Stars Linus Roache, Federay Holmes and Denis Quilley.
FRI 11:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jlzt)
His Last Bow
The Bruce Partington Plans
With national security at stake, the sleuth's brother Mycroft heads to Baker Street. Stars Clive Merrison and Michael Williams.
FRI 12:00 Stop Messing About! (b00scz3j)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 The Enchanting World of Hinge and Bracket (b00scz3l)
Series 1
Episode 4
The dear ladies attempt to stage Evadne's murder mystery. Stars Dr Evadne Hinge and Dame Hilda Bracket. From September 1979.
FRI 13:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jxgg)
One, Two Buckle My Shoe
Episode 5
With a killer still at large, the Belgian detective finds inspiration in the words of a psalm sung by the village church choir.
Conclusion of Agatha Christie's whodunit starring John Moffatt as Hercule Poirot.
Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.
Hercule Poirot ...... John Moffatt
Chief Inspector Japp ...... Philip Jackson
Frank Carter ...... Dominic Colchester
Alistair Blunt ...... Philip Franks
Jane Olivera ...... Amanda Waring
Mr Barnes ...... Patrick Godfrey
Howard Raikes ...... Robert Portal
Original music composed by Tom Smail.
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2004.
FRI 13:30 Trueman and Riley (b00j1w35)
Series 1
1. Vanished
A man mysteriously disappears en route from London to start a new secret new job in Leeds. But when detectives Trueman and Riley start to probe, they uncover a deeper mystery...
Brian B. Thompson's detective series about the ill-matched duo is set in Leeds.
CAST:
D.I. Trueman …. Robert Daws
D.S. Riley …. Duncan Preston
Janie Tully …. Amy Robbins
Nick Tully …. John Dougal
The Barmaid …. Rachel Bavidge
The duo began life on BBC Radio 4 in 2002, with Detective Inspector Trueman called back to work after a nervous breakdown in order to solve a high profile murder case, backed up by Detective Superintendent Riley. This was followed by three new plays in 2005.
Director: Toby Swift
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in 2007.
FRI 14:00 Ben Moor - Undone (b007jxhj)
Series 1
Unravelled
Things go from strange to stranger for Edna, Tankerton and both the Carlos...
Conclusion of series one of Ben Moor's comic sci-fi saga.
Edna ...... Sarah Solemani
Tankerton ...... Ben Moor
Carlo ...... Duncan Wisbey
Grant ...... Tim Key
Producer: Colin Anderson
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in October 2006.
FRI 14:30 Fantastic Journeys (b00hql36)
Peter F Hamilton - If At First ...
Some of the very best classic and contemporary sci-fi and fantasy writers come together in this series of four fantastic journeys featuring flights of fancy, time travel, magical transporters and alternate realities
How does multi-millionaire businessman, Marcus Orthew, always manage to stay one step ahead of the game - he refers to the names of technological devices before they've been invented; he seems to have an uncanny knack of being able to predict the downfall of high-profile public figures years before the event? Detective Inspector, David Lanson, is interviews a suspect arrested for stalking the multi-millionaire. During the course of this interrogation, Orthew's incredible story is revealed.
Written by Peter F. Hamilton.
Read by Sam Dale.
Series abridged and produced by Gemma Jenkins.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 7 in 2009.
FRI 15:00 Deborah Cadbury - The Dinosaur Hunters (b00bfq10)
Episode 5
Owen's dismissal of rival Mantell goes on to the bitter end, but he gets a taste of his own medicine. Read by Emma Fielding.
FRI 15:15 The Invention of Childhood (b00scz3n)
Overburdened with Children
Michael Morpurgo tells the story of the Poor Law, a forerunner of the welfare state and a safety net for many poor children.
FRI 15:30 Joanna Trollope - Next of Kin (b007qtm2)
Episode 5
As they struggle with the death of Caro Meredith, further tragedy strikes in the farming community. Read by Robin Ellis.
FRI 15:45 William Boyd - Brazzaville Beach (b007k1sd)
Episode 5
Hope tries to understand the violence shown by the chimpanzees, and also recalls John's behaviour. Read by Fiona Shaw.
FRI 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00scz3q)
Chris Pizzey presents children's stories, featuring The Persian Poisoner by Joe Inglis, Harvey Angell by Diana Hendry, and Beyond the Deepwoods by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell.
FRI 17:00 Old Dog and Partridge (b007jvg6)
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FRI 17:30 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show (b007qg0y)
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FRI 18:00 Ben Moor - Undone (b007jxhj)
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FRI 18:30 Fantastic Journeys (b00hql36)
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FRI 19:00 Stop Messing About! (b00scz3j)
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FRI 19:30 The Enchanting World of Hinge and Bracket (b00scz3l)
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FRI 20:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jxgg)
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FRI 20:30 Trueman and Riley (b00j1w35)
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FRI 21:00 John Milton's Paradise Lost (b00scynn)
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FRI 21:15 Sherlock Holmes (b007jlzt)
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FRI 22:00 Radio Shuttleworth (b007wwdf)
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FRI 22:30 Delve Special (b007jn2h)
Series 4
Resurrection of St Jerome
Intrepid reporter David Lander probes the extravagant lifestyle of Caribbean despot Felipe Delnazo and his wife Isabella.
Written by Tony Sarchet.
Starring Stephen Fry as David Lander.
With Brenda Blethyn, Robert Bathurst, Andrew Sachs, Philip Pope and Mark Arden.
Producer: Paul Mayhew Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1987.
FRI 23:00 Old Harry's Game (b007k1fk)
Series 1
Rebellion
Gary leads a demon rebellion against the Prince of Darkness.
Meanwhile Satan ponders the meaning of happiness - and Elvis Presley gets locked in a crate...
Andy Hamilton's comedy series set in Hell.
Satan ...... Andy Hamilton
The Professor ...... James Grout
Thomas ...... Jimmy Mulville
Gary, The Demon ...... Steven O'Donnell
Other characters played by Philip Pope, Penelope Nice, Michael Fenton Stevens and Nigel Pegram.
Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1995.
FRI 23:30 Mastering the Universe (b00scz7j)
Series 1
The Workplace
Professor Joy Klamp takes a tour of miserable people and places. Stars Dawn French and Christopher Douglas. From November 2005.
FRI 23:45 Elastic Planet (b007k2h5)
The Babies
Links between cheese sculpture, pavement privatisation, skirting boards and the great knitting reform act.
Animator and voice of Bagpuss and the Clangers, Oliver Postgate island-hops through a stream of bizarre coincidences.
Ben Moor’s cosmic comedy of connections with Miriam Margoyies, Dan Strauss, Kerry Shale, Michael Simkins, Gary Waldhorn, Alan Dedicoat, Hugh Scully and James Naughtie.
Producer: Jon Naismith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1995.