Raymond Chandler's world-weary private eye tackles a wealthy family's case of blackmail - and murder. Stars Ed Bishop.
Children's stories presented by Chris Pizzey, featuring My Mum's from Planet Pluto by Gwyneth Rees, read by Steven Webb.
In her squalid L-shaped bedsit, Jane has to overcome both her own prejudices and those of 1950s society against her.
Lynne Reid Banks' ground-breaking story of middle-class Jane, pregnant and unmarried, has remained in print ever since it was first published in 1960.
Stars Lynne Seymour as Jane, Richard Mitchley as Dr Graham, Marie Gordon-Price as Mavis, Nickie Rainsford as Doris, Bill Wallis as Father,
Simon Armstrong as James, John Rowe as Dr Maxwell, Rachel Atkins as Jane 2, Trevor Laird as John and John McAndrew as Toby.
Omnibus of the first five of ten episodes.
Producer: Alison Hindell.
A priest goes to desperate lengths to entice his erring flock back to the fold. A French story adapted to an Irish setting. From July 2007.
Nancy wants her new man to meet the family, but will old rogue Winston sabotage the event? Stars Bill Wallis. From January 1991.
Actor Christopher Cazenove looks back on his career from drama school to starring in Dynasty, and selects favourite music.
Ted and Kitty quarrel over her frock - and reporter George gets festive.
Starring Ted Ray.
With Kitty Bluett, Peter Sellers, Patricia Hayes, Fred Yule and Leslie Perrins.
Ray's A Laugh - the successor to ITMA - follows the comedy exploits of Ted's life at home with his 'radio' wife Kitty, as well as in a variety of jobs. It ran from 1949 to 1961.
Scripted by Eddie Maguire and Ted Ray.
Music from Bob & Alf Pearson and The Beaux and The Belles.
BBC Dance Orchestra conducted by Stanley Black.
A swindler is on the loose, so cheeky schoolboy Jimmy and Alfie turn detective. Stars Jimmy Clitheroe. From December 1965.
The zesty Graeme Garden, Alison Steadman and Barry Cryer star in this citrus fruit of a sketch show. From May 1989.
The convoluted chronicle of an optimistic crime writer. Stars Ian Carmichael and Charlotte Mitchell. From March 1976.
Dave Gorman asks Paul Daniels to select the best loopy idea, from the 99p coin to steel drum urinals. From November 2005.
The forgotten Thompson Twin reveals why rock 'n' roll can be a cruel mistress. Stars Graham Fellows. From October 2001.
A medieval rock musical - with Tony de Blair and Gordon de Brown heading to Downing Street. Stars Alex Lowe. From October 2004.
Fresh from 4 - Catch up as Sandi Toksvig and the teams battle it out over the latest news events. From 11 June 2010.
In wartime Paris, the Time Lord is embroiled with the Baroks - can he and Lucie avoid a fatal appointment? Stars Paul McGann.
Horror legend Vincent Price introduces a tale of the despotic Henrietta Forsythe's sway over her secretary and new husband.
Stars Margaret Courtenay as Henriette Forsythe, Sandor Eles as Carlos Mendoza, Henry Stamper as The Captain and Sheila Grant as Evelyn.
Scripted by William Ingram.
Felchester Rover's midfield-maestro Ricky Lenin tackles fearsome Cambridge by infiltrating their team.
Starring Alexei Sayle as Ricky Lenin, Jonathan Kydd as Terry Trotsky, Andrew McClean as Stevie Stalin and Donald Hewlett as the Colonel.
Legendary BBC football commentator Kenneth Wolstenholme is Frank Lee Brian.
Written by Marcus Berkmann.
Producer: Harry Thompson.
The sports agent's rapacious partner finds a perfect new client, but there's a catch. Stars Neil Pearson. From September 2004.
Miles and the Newsjack team look through news stories and make light of them... where appropriate.
The tale of Victorian Britain's most decorated soldier - Horatius Faversham.
The comedy sketch trio present swashbuckling tales of four brothers born into the same privileged aristocratic family - Horatius, Theseus, Leonidas and Augustus,
Written by and starring Humphrey Ker, David Reed and Thom Tuck.
Alexandra Faversham ... Ingrid Oliver
Narrator... Miles Jupp.
MONDAY 21 JUNE 2010
MON 00:00 Doctor Who (b00sspd1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Sunday]
MON 00:30 The Price of Fear (b007jmty)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Sunday]
MON 01:00 Philip Marlowe: The Big Sleep (b007k360)
[Repeat of broadcast at
02:30 on Sunday]
MON 02:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00ssp48)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:30 on Sunday]
MON 03:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00ssp4b)
[Repeat of broadcast at
15:00 on Sunday]
MON 03:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00ssp4d)
[Repeat of broadcast at
15:30 on Sunday]
MON 04:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00ssp5t)
[Repeat of broadcast at
16:00 on Sunday]
MON 04:15 Comedy Catch-Up (b00ssp5w)
[Repeat of broadcast at
16:15 on Sunday]
MON 04:30 The News Quiz (b00ssp9v)
[Repeat of broadcast at
16:30 on Sunday]
MON 05:00 Herge - The Adventures of Tintin (b00ps17c)
Series 1
The Black Island
On the trail of forgers, the intrepid boy reporter arrives at a mysterious castle. Stars Richard Pearce and Andrew Sachs.
MON 05:30 Mary Norton's Bedknob and Broomstick (b00st5qw)
Episode 1
When helping an injured Miss Price, the children discover there's more to her than meets the eye. Read by Patricia Hodge.
MON 05:45 Just William (b007js3s)
Series 2
The Bishop's Handkerchief
The outlaws have wonderful silk handkerchiefs - the mischievous boy will stop at nothing to get one too. Read by Martin Jarvis.
MON 06:00 21/06/2010 (b00ssrn8)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
MON 08:00 Dad's Army (b007jq5q)
Series 3
The Deadly Attachment
As the Walmington-on-Sea platoon attempt to guard a German U-boat crew, their captain starts making a list.
The comic exploits of a Second World War Home Guard platoon
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 Frazer …. John Laurie
Private Pike …. Ian Lavender
Private Godfrey …. Arnold Ridley
Private Walker …. Larry Martyn
Vicar …. Frank Williams
Captain Muller …. Philip Madoc
Producer: John Dyas
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1976.
MON 08:30 Nikolai Gogol - Three Ivans, Two Aunts and an Overcoat (b00p2hb2)
The Diary of a Madman
A civil servant's dull existence is transformed when he overhears two dogs talking. With Griff Rhys Jones. From May 2002.
MON 09:00 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b007vlws)
Series 1
The Wedding Ring
Crime writer Gerald is distracted when Diana loses something precious.
The convoluted chronicle of an optimistic author written by Basil Boothroyd.
Starring Ian Carmichael as Gerald C Potter and Charlotte Mitchell as his wife and more successful writer, Diana.
With James Thomason, Trader Faulkner and Robin Browne.
The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter ran from 1976 to 1981.
Producer: Bobby Jaye
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1976.
MON 09:30 A Whole New Ball Game (b00b2txd)
Series 1
Goodbye Gregory
The late Gregory Patterson was a stalwart of the Roman Catholic Parishioners. But how will Mrs Patterson cope now with her headstrong daughter, Barbara? How will young Robert face up to his new responsibilities?
Surely football-crazy priest Father Benedict can help?
A six-part black comedy by Martin Davies
Stars Desmond Barrit as Father Benedict, Brenda Blethyn as Mrs Patterson, Paul Parris as Robert Patterson, Charlotte Coleman as Barbara Patterson, Martino Lazzeri as Guy Entwhistle, Gordon Reid as Mr Plant, Mark Straker as Andy and Claire Skinner as Janet.
Producer: Lissa Evans
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1992.
MON 10:00 Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights (b007jlky)
Episode 1
1801, and Mr Lockwood visits brooding Heathcliff's unwelcoming house on the Yorkshire moors. Stars John Duttine and Amanda Root.
MON 11:00 Lynne Reid Banks - The L-Shaped Room (b00sss5c)
Episode 6
Battling 1950s social prejudices, single mother-to-be Jane is in hospital with a threatened miscarriage.
Lynne Reid Banks' ground-breaking story of middle-class Jane, pregnant and unmarried, has remained in print ever since it was first published in 1960.
Stars Lynne Seymour as Jane, Richard Mitchley as Dr Graham, Marie Gordon-Price as Mavis, Nickie Rainsford as Doris, Bill Wallis as Father, Simon Armstrong as James, John Rowe as Dr Maxwell, Rachel Atkins as Jane 2, Trevor Laird as John and John McAndrew as Toby.
Producer: Alison Hindell.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2004.
MON 11:15 Mrs Bradley - The Mystery of a Butcher's Shop (b00943r6)
An Offal Discovery
When Rupert Sethleigh vanishes, amateur sleuth Mrs Lestrange Bradley probes some alarming events in the village of Wandles Parva.
Stars Mary Wimbush as Mrs Bradley, Richard Pearce as Aubrey Harringay, Christopher Scoular as James Redsey and David King as the Vicar of Wandles.
Glady's Mitchell's story of mayhem and murder dramatised by Elizabeth Proud.
Producer: Sue Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1991.
MON 12:00 Dad's Army (b007jq5q)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
MON 12:30 Steptoe and Son (b007jld2)
Series 2
Homes Fit for Heroes
Harold quarrels with his Dad Albert over his plan to pack him off to travel the world.
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 eight series on TV.
Albert ...... Wilfrid Brambell
Harold ...... Harry H Corbett
Miss Lottersby ...... Marie Makino
Matron ...... Olwen Brookes.
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 1967.
MON 13:00 Wimsey (b00sss7m)
Gaudy Night
Episode 2
After being victimised, Harriet Vane returns to her old college to find out who's behind the hate campaign. Stars Joanna David.
MON 13:30 Katherine Thurston - The Masquerader (b00dp3qg)
Episode 1
On a foggy London night, a chance meeting for MP John Chilcote looks set to become life changing. Read by Nicholas Boulton.
MON 14:00 Unearthing Mysteries (b00ghyx3)
Series 1
Kings Valley 55
Professor Aubrey Manning travels to the Valley of the Kings in Egypt to unearth the mystery behind Tomb 55.
MON 14:30 Doctor Finlay: The Further Adventures of a Black Bag (b008h45m)
Series 1
The Miracle of Lestrange
When new-fangled Alternative Medicine hits Levenford, Finlay and Cameron find they're losing all their patients, even Janet.
Ready with his black bag, Dr Finlay sets out to remedy all manner of ailments suffered by his patients in the Scottish Highland town.
AJ Cronin's stories about Scotland's most celebrated doctor dramatised by Sue Rodwell.
Stars John Gordon Sinclair as Dr Finlay, Brian Pettifer as Dr Cameron, Celia Imrie as Janet, David Bamber as Lestrange and Claire Neilson as Annie Grant.
Produced and directed at BBC Bristol by Jeremy Howe and Viv Beeby.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2002.
MON 15:00 Adventures in Science (b00ffjc2)
Series 2
The Morning After the Night Before
Ben Silburn follows the rollercoaster ride of alcohol through our bodies and discovers whether science can cure a hangover.
MON 15:15 Back to the Drawing Board (b008zhmd)
Episode 1
Fire-proof grease, happy accidents and the doggy doorbell. Matthew Harvey explores the fascinating world of inventions.
MON 15:30 George Orwell - Animal Farm (b00c13tx)
Episode 1
A pig called Old Major has a dream and speaks to the other animals. The world-famous cautionary fable read by Bill Nighy. From June 2003.
MON 15:45 Anna Massey - Telling Some Tales (b00st03f)
Episode 1
Born into a theatrical family, the author celebrates the highs, lows and hilarities of a lifetime in the acting profession.
MON 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00st03h)
Children's stories presented by Chris Pizzey, featuring The Boy with the Magic Numbers, Utterly Me Clarice Bean, and The Illmoor Chronicles by David Lee Stone.
MON 17:00 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b007vlws)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
MON 17:30 A Whole New Ball Game (b00b2txd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
MON 18:00 James Follett - The Destruction Factor (b007k4t9)
World Without Fire
After sparking a plane crash, the deadly Exon plant strain's advancement continues.
Conclusion of James Follett’s sci-fi thriller starring TP McKenna.
Max Flinders ...... TP McKenna
Denise Exon ...... Rosalind Adams
Howard Rogers ...... Paul Copley
Nurse ...... Joan Matheson
Craig ...... Noel Johnson
Blowers ...... Michael Shannon
Miss Anderson ...... Diana Olson
Scott ...... Diana Olsson
Helicopter Pilot ...... Peter Wickham
Farmer ...... Roy Spencer
Corporal ...... Gregory de Polnay
Sachs ...... Denis Goacher
Producer: David Spencer
First broadcast as 2 x 90 minute plays on BBC Radio 4 in March 1978.
MON 18:30 The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton (b007jvbd)
Unaccountable Conduct of Professor de Worms
Young poet Syme is chased through the London snow from Soho to St Paul's by the strange figure of the Professor.
Published in 1908, GK Chesterton's most famous novel is read in 13-parts by Geoffrey Palmer.
Director: Lawrence Jackson
Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Northern Ireland.
First broadcast in 2005.
MON 19:00 Dad's Army (b007jq5q)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
MON 19:30 Steptoe and Son (b007jld2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
MON 20:00 Wimsey (b00sss7m)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
MON 20:30 Katherine Thurston - The Masquerader (b00dp3qg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
MON 21:00 Lynne Reid Banks - The L-Shaped Room (b00sss5c)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
MON 21:15 Mrs Bradley - The Mystery of a Butcher's Shop (b00943r6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
MON 22:00 Nikolai Gogol - Three Ivans, Two Aunts and an Overcoat (b00p2hb2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
MON 22:30 World of Pub (b007jpby)
Series 2
Episode 1
Dodgy Phil comes up with another scheme to fill Barry and Garry's East End boozer with punters.
Tony Roche's comedy about the world's worst pub in London's East End.
Dodgy Phil ...... John Thomson
Barry ...... Phil Cornwell
Garry ...... Alistair McGowan
With Debra Stephenson and Simon Greenall.
Special effects: Carl Phillips and Nick Romero.
Music: Bill Bailey
Producer: Jane Berthoud
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1999.
MON 23:00 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! (b00ccd7j)
Series 1
Radio Play
The ex-variety star has a muddled day at the butchers and at a radio play read-through. Stars Steve Delaney. From January 2006.
MON 23:30 My Booze Hell, by Little Johnny Cartilage (b00dwnds)
Malcolm MacDonald's Sideburns
The not-terribly-true autobiography of 1970s idol Little Johnny Cartilage.
His descent into obscurity begins with the launch of Cartilage Family and includes extracts from his infamous appearance on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs with Sue Lawley.
Written by and starring Johnny Meres.
With:
Sue Lawley
Ben Miller
Peter Serafinowicz
Geoff McGivern ,
Rosemary Martin
Deborah Berlin
Producer: Gareth Edwards
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1996.
MON 23:45 Steven Appleby's Normal Life (b00st0z2)
Series 2
Normal Oceanography
Cartoonist Steven wades into the world under the sea and gets intimate with a haddock.
Paul McCrink stars as Steven Appleby with what he laughably describes as ‘insights into normal, everyday life.’
With:
Rosalind Paul
Ewan Bailey
Nigel Betts
Rachel Atkins
Written by Steven Appleby
Producer: Toby Swift
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2003.
TUESDAY 22 JUNE 2010
TUE 00:00 James Follett - The Destruction Factor (b007k4t9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:30 The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton (b007jvbd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 Wimsey (b00sss7m)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 Katherine Thurston - The Masquerader (b00dp3qg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 Lynne Reid Banks - The L-Shaped Room (b00sss5c)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:15 Mrs Bradley - The Mystery of a Butcher's Shop (b00943r6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights (b007jlky)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b007vlws)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:30 A Whole New Ball Game (b00b2txd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 Herge - The Adventures of Tintin (b00ps29q)
Series 1
The Secret of the Unicorn
The intrepid boy reporter buys a model ship that sparks off a treasure hunt. Stars Richard Pearce and Andrew Sachs.
TUE 05:30 Mary Norton's Bedknob and Broomstick (b00st2l8)
Episode 2
It's time to put the bed knob spell to the test, but what will the children wish for? Children's classic read by Patricia Hodge.
TUE 05:45 Just William (b007js45)
Series 2
The Haunted House
The outlaws find a perfect venue for a midnight feast - but get mistaken for ghosts and ruin a romance. Read by Martin Jarvis.
TUE 06:00 22/06/2010 (b00st4hd)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
TUE 08:00 Take It From Here (b00st4hg)
The fall and rise of a Punch and Judy show - and Ron and Eth are planning their honeymoon. Stars Jimmy Edwards. From April 1950.
TUE 08:30 The Long Hot Satsuma (b007k3q5)
Episode 2
Desert Island Discs with several twists! Zesty sketch show with Alison Steadman, Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden. From June 1989.
TUE 09:00 After Henry (b007qgnr)
Series 4
Relative Movement
"If you've decided you're going to settle permanently in Australia.... well, it could make sense for me to rent the place out."
With daughter Clare off on her travels, Sarah is plotting... .
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 Cowpe
Lady Newby ...... Fabia Drake
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 January 1989.
TUE 09:30 Bristow (b007sxvq)
Series 2
The Girl in the Yellow Overcoat
It's the Chester-Perry office party and Jones thinks all his Christmases have come at once.
Michael Williams stars as Bristow, the buying clerk from Frank Dickens' famous newspaper cartoon strip. Syndicated internationally, it ran for 41 years in London's Evening Standard.
Bristow ...... Michael Williams
Jones ...... Rodney Bewes
Mrs Purdy ...... Dora Bryan
Hewitt ...... Owen Brenman
Miss Sunman ...... Katy Odey
MoorcroftRobert Bathurst
Fudge ...... Jon Glover
Post Boy ...... Simon Schatzberger
Witherspoon ...... Peter Kelly
Fenella ...... Anna Mountford
Yellow Overcoat Girl ...... Zeena Eate
Music composed and performed by John Whitehall.
Producer: Neil Cargill
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1999.
TUE 10:00 Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights (b007jllc)
Episode 2
Heathcliff and Cathy are torn apart, as he plots revenge on Hindley for his degradation. Stars John Duttine and Amanda Root.
TUE 11:00 Lynne Reid Banks - The L-Shaped Room (b00st4hk)
Episode 7
Reconciled Jane and Toby are making Christmas plans, when an unexpected visitor arrives. Stars Lynne Seymour and John McAndrew.
TUE 11:15 Mrs Bradley - The Mystery of a Butcher's Shop (b00947vh)
The Bones of the Matter
Rupert Sethleigh is missing and a headless corpse's been found jointed in the Butcher's Shop.
Rupert's cousin Jimsey is under suspicion, but Mrs Lestrange Bradley has other ideas...
Stars Mary Wimbush as Mrs Bradley, Richard Pearce as Aubrey Harringay, Christopher Scoular as James Redsey, David King as the Vicar of Wandles, Teresa Gallagher as Felicity Broome, Terence Edmond as George William Saville and Norman Bird as Superintendent Bidwell
Glady's Mitchell's story of mayhem and murder dramatised by Elizabeth Proud.
Producer: Sue Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1991.
TUE 12:00 Take It From Here (b00st4hg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
TUE 12:30 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue (b00g3x78)
Spurious definitions of macaroni abound. Humphrey Lyttelton and Willie Rushton in the antidote to panel games. From March 1983.
TUE 13:00 Wimsey (b00st4n6)
Gaudy Night
Episode 3
Upper-crust sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey joins Harriet to help unravel the Oxford mystery. Stars Ian Carmichael and Joanna David.
TUE 13:30 Katherine Thurston - The Masquerader (b00dp62r)
Episode 2
MP John Chilcote and his dead ringer John Loder set out to exchange identities, but can they succeed? Read by Nicholas Boulton.
TUE 14:00 Unearthing Mysteries (b007m65z)
Series 1
Glozel
Professor Aubrey Manning visits a controversial archaeological site near Vichy that has caused a huge scandal for the French since 1924.
TUE 14:30 Doctor Finlay: The Further Adventures of a Black Bag (b008j8lc)
Series 1
Birth and Death
As the squabble over who is the most up-to-date doctor gets more heated, it takes a baby to teach Cameron and Finlay a lesson in humility.
Ready with his black bag, Dr Finlay sets out to remedy all manner of ailments suffered by his patients in the Scottish Highland town of Levenford.
AJ Cronin's stories about Scotland's most celebrated doctor dramatised by Sue Rodwell.
Stars John Gordon Sinclair as Dr Finlay, Brian Pettifer as Dr Cameron, Stuart McQuarrie as MacFinnon, Pauline Lockhart as Jessie Todd, Andrew Mackintosh as Dougal Todd and Tina Gray as Mrs Todd.
Produced and directed at BBC Bristol by Jeremy Howe and Viv Beeby.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2002.
TUE 15:00 Adventures in Science (b00fg4tr)
Series 2
Supermassive Black Holes
Once the stuff of sci-fi, Ben Silburn explores the centre of the galaxy and the most spectacular objects in the universe.
TUE 15:15 Back to the Drawing Board (b008zt90)
Episode 2
Apart from creativity, great inventions call for patents and money. Presented by Matthew Harvey, with James Dyson.
TUE 15:30 George Orwell - Animal Farm (b00c0r24)
Episode 2
Snowball has big plans for the farmyard revolution, but how will fellow pig Napoleon react? Read by Bill Nighy. From June 2003.
TUE 15:45 Anna Massey - Telling Some Tales (b00st5bg)
Episode 2
As the jobs start to arrive, the actress recalls the day she danced with American Senator Jack Kennedy.
TUE 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00st5bj)
Children's stories, featuring The Boy with the Magic Numbers by Sally Gardner, Utterly Me Clarice Bean by Lauren Child, and The Illmoor Chronicles by David Lee Stone.
TUE 17:00 After Henry (b007qgnr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
TUE 17:30 Bristow (b007sxvq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
TUE 18:00 Jenny Stephens - Jefferson 37 (b007jwfl)
Episode 1
What happens when spare-part surgery becomes the norm?
When marketing expert Eleanor Riley is called in to re-vamp the image of a remote clone farm, she discovers there's more to ‘Abbotsville’ than meets the eye...
Jenny Stephens’s four-part sci-fi thriller stars Oliver Hembrough.
Jefferson 37 ..... Oliver Hembrough
Patel 2 ..... Dharmesh Patel
Eleanor Riley ..... Alison Carney
Dr Abbots ..... David Birrell
Dr Martell ..... Rob Swinton
Paul Smith ..... Alex Jones
Saskia Treby 9 ..... Helen Monks
Director: Peter Leslie Wild
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in January 2006.
TUE 18:30 The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton (b007jzqp)
The Man in Spectacles
With his new-found ally - the Professor - Gabriel Syme rests up before they both set off to confront Doctor Bull.
Published in 1908, GK Chersterton's most famous novel is read in 13 parts by Geoffrey Palmer.
Director: Lawrence Jackson
Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Northern Ireland.
First broadcast in 2005.
TUE 19:00 Take It From Here (b00st4hg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
TUE 19:30 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue (b00g3x78)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
TUE 20:00 Wimsey (b00st4n6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
TUE 20:30 Katherine Thurston - The Masquerader (b00dp62r)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
TUE 21:00 Lynne Reid Banks - The L-Shaped Room (b00st4hk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
TUE 21:15 Mrs Bradley - The Mystery of a Butcher's Shop (b00947vh)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
TUE 22:00 The Long Hot Satsuma (b007k3q5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
TUE 22:30 Jelly Mountain (b00fd63q)
Episode 1
Ivor Cutler's unique views on language, justice and scratching people's backs. With Craig Murray-Orr. From May 1996.
TUE 22:45 Armando Iannucci - Facts And Fancies (b007jrmj)
Monster-Eyed Bugs
From diseases to identity cards,
Producer, writer and performer Armando Iannucci concludes his own collection of humorous essays.
Compiled by Jenny Baynes.
Producer: Jonathan James-Moore
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1998.
TUE 23:00 On the Hour (b007k3g0)
Series 1
Episode 1
From disasters and corruption to beachcombing and medical mayhem.
All the news as it happens, if it happens.
Plus all the sport from Alan Partridge
Savagely satirical award-winning comedy starring Chris Morris.
With Steve Coogan, David Schneider, Rebecca Front, Patrick Marber and Doon Mackichan.
Written by Chris Morris, Richard Herring, Steven Wells, Andrew Glover, David Quantick and Stewart Lee.
Editor: Armando lannucci
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1991.
TUE 23:30 All the World's a Globe (b007jwv5)
6. The Interregnum & The Age of Turmoil
Tales of Cromwell, Roundheads versus Cavaliers and William of Orange to name but a few.
The history of mankind from the first amoeba to the Second World War.
Presented by the entire cast of the National Theatre of Brent - Desmond Olivier Dingle and Wallace, aided by Mr Barker.
Written by Patrick Barlow, with additional material by Jim Broadbent and Martin Duncan.
With guest star Peter Barker.
With thanks to
Patrick Barlow
Jim Broadbent
Martin Duncan
Producer: Lissa Evans
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1990.
TUE 23:45 The Problem With Adam Bloom (b007rgld)
Series 1
Cutting Corners
The frugal comedian features an excerpt from his stand-up show at the Edinburgh Festival. With Rob Rouse. From September 2003.
WEDNESDAY 23 JUNE 2010
WED 00:00 Jenny Stephens - Jefferson 37 (b007jwfl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton (b007jzqp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 Wimsey (b00st4n6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 Katherine Thurston - The Masquerader (b00dp62r)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 Lynne Reid Banks - The L-Shaped Room (b00st4hk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Tuesday]
WED 02:15 Mrs Bradley - The Mystery of a Butcher's Shop (b00947vh)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Tuesday]
WED 03:00 Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights (b007jllc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 After Henry (b007qgnr)
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09:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:30 Bristow (b007sxvq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 Herge - The Adventures of Tintin (b00ps3xb)
Series 1
Red Rackham's Treasure
The intrepid boy reporter is after treasure, but is mad Professor Calculus helping? Stars Richard Pearce and Andrew Sachs.
WED 05:30 Mary Norton's Bedknob and Broomstick (b00stc2d)
Episode 3
From the police station to the Pacific - a magic bed knob takes three children on an exciting adventure. Read by Patricia Hodge.
WED 05:45 Just William (b007js4j)
Series 2
The Cure
Great Aunt Jane's dying wish is to meet her nephew William - much to the amazement of the Brown family. Read by Martin Jarvis.
WED 06:00 23/06/2010 (b00stc2g)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b00j1wj3)
Series 3
The Pet Dog
The lad buys Andree a puppy for her birthday, but to his alarm - it won't stop growing!
Starring Tony Hancock.
With Bill Kerr, Sidney James, Andree Melly and Kenneth Williams.
Written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.
Theme and incidental music composed 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 October 1955.
WED 08:30 The Party Line (b00stc2j)
Series 1
Episode 4
Labour MP Duncan Stonebridge dreads a visit from his critical Tory father. Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis sitcom from June 2005.
WED 09:00 Second Thoughts (b00fnfp3)
Series 2
There Goes the Bride
It's Faith and Bill's wedding day - can they manage to tie the knot?
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, James Bolam as Bill, Celia Imrie as Hilary, Kelda Holmes as Hannah, Mark Denham as Joe, Belinda Lang as Liza, John Baddeley as the Registrar, Richard Tate as the Video Man and Ben Onwukwe as the Cabbie.
Series two 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’.
Producer: Sioned Wiliam
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1989.
WED 09:30 No Commitments (b00st9xc)
Series 4
Educated Guesswork
Victoria and Roger are in crisis when Emily announces that she's not going to university. Stars Nicola Pagett. From July 1996.
WED 10:00 Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights (b007jllp)
Episode 3
Heathcliff runs off with Isabella, leaving a distraught Cathy gravely ill. Stars John Duttine, Amanda Root and Sharon Duce.
WED 11:00 Lynne Reid Banks - The L-Shaped Room (b00st9x9)
Episode 8
Single mother-to-be Jane returns home to find her boarding house deserted. Stars Lynne Seymour.
WED 11:15 Maigret (b00fwdll)
Series 1
A Man's Head
The French sleuth bends the rules to investigate a double murder in a Paris suburb. Stars Nicholas Le Prevost and Julian Barnes.
WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b00j1wj3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
WED 12:30 Like They've Never Been Gone (b00cl49j)
Series 4
Episode 2
Tommy and Sheila's devious agent opens his own train company – on the cheap naturally – and needs his top talent to help him launch it.
But will there be anything worth launching?
Ageing showbiz couple Tommy Franklin and Sheila Parr battle on with their second stab at fame.
Series 4 of Mike Coleman’s six-part sitcom starring June Whitfield and Roy Hudd.
With Pat Coombs, Julian Eardley, Edward Halstead and Emma Kennedy.
Music by Frido Ruth.
Producer: Steve Doherty
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2002.
WED 13:00 Wimsey (b00stc2l)
Gaudy Night
Episode 4
Love, jealousy and revenge complicate matters as Harriet and Lord Peter Wimsey close in. Stars Ian Carmichael and Joanna David.
WED 13:30 Katherine Thurston - The Masquerader (b00dp7xf)
Episode 3
Attending Lady Bramfell's reception as Chilcote, Loder partakes in the night's crystal ball gazing. Read by Nicholas Boulton.
WED 14:00 Unearthing Mysteries (b007mwg6)
Series 1
Lost Map of London
With no surviving copies of London's oldest known map, Professor Aubrey Manning traces its Tudor origins.
WED 14:30 Doctor Finlay: The Further Adventures of a Black Bag (b008kxdq)
Series 1
The Golden Fishbone
Doctor Finlay is distracted from medicine by a fishbone that brings the promise of a fast fortune!
Ready with his black bag, Dr Finlay sets out to remedy all manner of ailments suffered by his patients in the Scottish Highland town of Levenford.
AJ Cronin's stories about Scotland's most celebrated doctor dramatised by Sue Rodwell.
Stars John Gordon Sinclair as Dr Finlay, Brian Pettifer as Dr Cameron, Celia Imrie as Janet, Stella Gonet as Nurse Angus, Maureen Beattie as Maggie Dallas and David Tennant as McKellor.
Produced and directed at BBC Bristol by Jeremy Howe and Viv Beeby.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2002.
WED 15:00 Adventures in Science (b00ffnxt)
Series 2
Recalling the Past
Ben Silburn journeys around our brain's neural network to discover how it creates and stores memories.
WED 15:15 Back to the Drawing Board (b00904ns)
Episode 3
What are the risks of debt, and when do you give up? Matthew Harvey looks at the characteristics of an inventor.
WED 15:30 George Orwell - Animal Farm (b00c0grc)
Episode 3
The windmill is smashed, with Squealer blaming Snowball, as Napoleon cements his position on the farm. Read by Bill Nighy. From June 2003.
WED 15:45 Anna Massey - Telling Some Tales (b00stqkz)
Episode 3
Reading from her memoirs of a lifetime in acting, the actress recalls her fame generated by the notorious film 'Peeping Tom'.
WED 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00stql1)
Children's stories: The Boy with the Magic Numbers by Sally Gardner, Utterly Me Clarice Bean by Lauren Child, and The Illmoor Chronicles by David Lee Stone.
WED 17:00 Second Thoughts (b00fnfp3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
WED 17:30 No Commitments (b00st9xc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
WED 18:00 Jenny Stephens - Jefferson 37 (b007k4bh)
Episode 2
Eleanor discovers more about the work of Abbottsville, where the clones reveal very human-like feelings. Stars Alison Carney.
WED 18:30 The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton (b007jzrz)
The Duel
The three men travel to France where Gabriel Syme challenges the Marquis to a deadly combat...
Published in 1908, GK Chersterton's most famous novel is read in 13 parts by Geoffrey Palmer.
Director: Lawrence Jackson
Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Northern Ireland.
First broadcast in 2005.
WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b00j1wj3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
WED 19:30 Like They've Never Been Gone (b00cl49j)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
WED 20:00 Wimsey (b00stc2l)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
WED 20:30 Katherine Thurston - The Masquerader (b00dp7xf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
WED 21:00 Lynne Reid Banks - The L-Shaped Room (b00st9x9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
WED 21:15 Maigret (b00fwdll)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
WED 22:00 The Party Line (b00stc2j)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
WED 22:30 The Very World of Milton Jones (b007jxg3)
Series 3
Episode 5
About to win an Olympic marathon, the comedian doesn't make the finish - as his life flashes before his eyes. From May 2001.
WED 23:00 At Home With The Snails (b007k3hb)
Series 2
Episode 2
George and Beverley have feigned their deaths to see how their children will cope with the grief.
Alex is missing his parents, but his snail obsession is back with a vengeance...
Second series of Gerard Foster's comedy drama
George ..... Geoffrey Palmer
Beverley ..... Angela Thorne
Alex ..... Gerard Foster
Rose ..... Miranda Hart
Hosana ..... Debra Stephenson
Producer: Jane Berthoud
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2002.
WED 23:30 Any Bloke (b007jzzj)
Series 2
With A Little Help From My Friends
Phil has to organise Sophie's party - and review Gerald's play. Stars Jim Sweeney and Caroline Quentin.
THURSDAY 24 JUNE 2010
THU 00:00 Jenny Stephens - Jefferson 37 (b007k4bh)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton (b007jzrz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Wimsey (b00stc2l)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Katherine Thurston - The Masquerader (b00dp7xf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Lynne Reid Banks - The L-Shaped Room (b00st9x9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 Maigret (b00fwdll)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights (b007jllp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 Second Thoughts (b00fnfp3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 No Commitments (b00st9xc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Herge - The Adventures of Tintin (b007jvc9)
Series 1
Destination Moon
The rocket countdown is on for the intrepid boy reporter and his dog Snowy. Stars Richard Pearce and Andrew Sachs.
THU 05:30 Mary Norton's Bedknob and Broomstick (b00stsd5)
Episode 4
The children find some surprise company on what they thought was an uninhabited island. Patricia Hodge reads this classic tale.
THU 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.
THU 06:00 24/06/2010 (b00stsd7)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
THU 08:00 The Goon Show (b007jws9)
Series 7
What's My Line?
Can anyone guess the unusual professions in a special edition of the 1950s BBC TV quiz?
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: Pat Dixon
First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in December 1956.
THU 08:30 In the End (b007rj63)
Episode 5
A fresh death and a singing Prime Minister make George Cragge ponder. Comedy thriller with Michael Williams. From December 1999.
THU 09:00 Little Blighty on the Down (b00sts5b)
Series 2
Episode 1
Parish Council leader Mrs Roberts battles on with her village toll tax. Political satire with Jo Kendall. From July 1989.
THU 09:30 Flying the Flag (b00b2nfp)
Series 2
The Opium of the People
It's Glorious Reindeer Day in the People's Republic.
Seasonal goodwill abounds, even if light bulbs and religious tolerance don't...
Alex Shearer's Eastern bloc embassy sitcom.
Starring Dinsdale Landen as HM Ambassador Mackenzie, Peter Acre as William Frost, Moir Leslie as Helen Waterson, John Baddeley as Morris and Christopher Benjamin as Colonel Surikov.
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1988.
THU 10:00 Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights (b007jllz)
Episode 4
Sixteen years after Cathy's death, her daughter visits the vengeful Heathcliff. Stars John Duttine and Emma Fielding.
THU 11:00 Lynne Reid Banks - The L-Shaped Room (b00sts9k)
Episode 9
With Toby gone, single mother-to-be Jane bumps into the baby's father and asks him for help. Stars Lynne Seymour.
THU 11:15 Maigret (b00fz0g3)
Series 1
The Bar on the Seine
A condemned man gives the French detective a fresh lead on an unsolved murder. With Nicholas Le Prevost and Julian Barnes.
THU 12:00 The Goon Show (b007jws9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00stsd9)
Series 4
Episode 2
Scottish Music Night, and a rubbish bird impressionist.
More quick-fire sketches, terrible puns, humorous songs and parodies.
Stars Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Cleese, David Hatch, Jo Kendall and Bill Oddie.
Written by Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Graeme Garden, Eric Idle and Peter & David Lund.
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 October 1966.
THU 13:00 Wimsey (b00stsdc)
Gaudy Night
Episode 5
Questions galore for Lord Peter Wimsey - most about the case, but one very personal. Stars Ian Carmichael and Joanna David.
THU 13:30 Katherine Thurston - The Masquerader (b00dpl2p)
Episode 4
Acclaimed in the Commons as MP Chilcote, will an event from Loder's past unmask his true identity? Read by Nicholas Boulton.
THU 14:00 Unearthing Mysteries (b007nncs)
Series 2
Sounds of the Stone Age
Visiting some of Britain's oldest structures, Professor Aubrey Manning tackles the conundrum of their acoustic properties.
THU 14:30 Doctor Finlay: The Further Adventures of a Black Bag (b008m7by)
Series 1
The Match
Doctor Finlay is serving for a love match, but tensions rise over who will be his doubles partner...
Ready with his black bag, Dr Finlay sets out to remedy all manner of ailments suffered by his patients in the Scottish Highland town of Levenford.
AJ Cronin's stories about Scotland's most celebrated doctor dramatised by Sue Rodwell.
Stars John Gordon Sinclair as Dr Finlay, Brian Pettifer as Dr Cameron, Celia Imrie as Janet, Siobhan Redmond as Georgina McNab, Stella Gonet as Nurse Angus, Gordon Reid as John Angus and Jamie Glover as Dr Freddie Lawrence.
Produced and directed at BBC Bristol by Jeremy Howe and Viv Beeby.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2002.
THU 15:00 Adventures in Science (b00ffpfr)
Series 2
Flu
Ben Silburn goes to war. His enemy is the influenza virus and the human body is the battlefield. With Professor John Oxford.
THU 15:15 Back to the Drawing Board (b0090bb6)
Episode 4
Many inventors have poor business skills, but one man is out to build bridges and change perceptions. Matthew Harvey reports.
THU 15:30 George Orwell - Animal Farm (b00c0c38)
Episode 4
The farmyard's commandments continue to change. Meanwhile, Napoleon gains a new title. Read by Bill Nighy. From June 2003.
THU 15:45 Anna Massey - Telling Some Tales (b00sttky)
Episode 4
Reading from her memoirs, the actress recalls Alfred Hitchcock hiring her - and how entering analysis helps with learning lines.
THU 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00sttl0)
Children's stories: The Boy with the Magic Numbers by Sally Gardner, Utterly Me Clarice Bean by Lauren Child, and The Illmoor Chronicles by David Lee Stone.
THU 17:00 Little Blighty on the Down (b00sts5b)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
THU 17:30 Flying the Flag (b00b2nfp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
THU 18:00 Jenny Stephens - Jefferson 37 (b007k4kc)
Episode 3
Dr Abbotts claims clones are emotionless, while Jefferson and Lucy try to learn Carter 5's true fate. Stars Oliver Hembrough.
THU 18:30 The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton (b007wpnm)
The Criminals Chase the Police
As Gabriel Syme engages his opponent in a duel, there's a revelation from the Marquis.
Published in 1908, GK Chersterton's most famous novel is read in 13 parts by Geoffrey Palmer.
Director: Lawrence Jackson
Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Northern Ireland.
First broadcast in 2005.
THU 19:00 The Goon Show (b007jws9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00stsd9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
THU 20:00 Wimsey (b00stsdc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
THU 20:30 Katherine Thurston - The Masquerader (b00dpl2p)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
THU 21:00 Lynne Reid Banks - The L-Shaped Room (b00sts9k)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
THU 21:15 Maigret (b00fz0g3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
THU 22:00 In the End (b007rj63)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 22:30 Newsjack (b00sttl2)
Series 3
Episode 2
Miles Jupp and the topical team look through stories in the news and tastefully make fun of them.
THU 23:00 The Museum of Everything (b007k3wp)
Series 2
The Museum Reopens
Discover the fate of Badgerland as well as finding out about the life and work of Victorian author Thomas Queesley.
Feel free to wander around our many galleries and experience the history of everything.
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 2005.
THU 23:30 If You're So Clever, Why Aren't You Rich? (b00sttpy)
Series 3
Riot Grrrl!
The three London flatmates Judith, David and Giles enter a writing competition. Stars Tony Slattery. From June 1998.
FRIDAY 25 JUNE 2010
FRI 00:00 Jenny Stephens - Jefferson 37 (b007k4kc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton (b007wpnm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Wimsey (b00stsdc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Katherine Thurston - The Masquerader (b00dpl2p)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Lynne Reid Banks - The L-Shaped Room (b00sts9k)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 Maigret (b00fz0g3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights (b007jllz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 Little Blighty on the Down (b00sts5b)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 Flying the Flag (b00b2nfp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 Herge - The Adventures of Tintin (b007jvcf)
Series 1
Explorers on the Moon
The intrepid boy reporter and his friends are unaware their rocket is being monitored. Stars Richard Pearce and Andrew Sachs.
FRI 05:30 Mary Norton's Bedknob and Broomstick (b00svbbn)
Episode 5
The children's bed knob adventures are jeopardised by a huge wave. Classic children's tale read by Patricia Hodge.
FRI 05:45 Oscar Wilde (b007k0vk)
The Remarkable Rocket
A collection of celebratory fireworks discuss the nature of love and one of them gets his comeuppance. Read by John Moffat. From December 1997.
FRI 06:00 25/06/2010 (b00svbbq)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
FRI 08:00 Round the Horne (b00svbbs)
Series 4
Episode 6
Kenneth Horne's in for a shock from sneaky Kenneth Williams in 'Big Broads Don't Squeal' - and bona gifts galore from Julian and Sandy.
With Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick and Betty Marsden.
Recorded at the BBC's Paris Studio in Lower Regent Street, London. Announcer: Douglas Smith
Round The Horne was born out of the demise of BBC radio comedy Beyond Our Ken, after the end of writer Eric Merriman's involvement. Using the same cast and producer, Barry Took and Marty Feldman were persuaded to write the scripts - which led to four series that ran between 1965 and 1968 - packed full of parodies, recurring characters, catchphrases and double-entendres.
Written by Barry Took, Johnnie Mortimer, Brian Cooke and Donald Webster.
Music by The Max Harris Group.
Producer: John Simmonds
First broadcast on the BBC Radio 2 in March 1968.
FRI 08:30 Chain Reaction (b00gsb83)
Series 2
Mark Thomas Interviews Alexei Sayle
One tough-talking funny man chats to another in the tag talk show, where the guest is next week's interviewer.
Based on the original BBC Radio 5 programme of the same name, Chain Reaction is a simple idea of big name stars from the world of entertainment interviewing others whose work they appreciate and admire.
Recorded with an audience, the interviews focus on the life, career and the passions of the interviewee but often prove to be as revealing about the interviewer.
Producer: Tilusha Ghelani
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2005.
FRI 09:00 The Embassy Lark (b00svc1k)
The Party
Sir Jeremy plays host to the great and the good - and his despised brother-in-law. With Derek Nimmo.
FRI 09:30 Bookcases (b00svc1m)
Series 1
Gone for a Burton
London 1855: Primus's latest publishing coup is the explorer Richard Burton, but drink and other substances seem to have destroyed Burton's sense of direction.
Martyn Wade's Victorian era comedy stars Michael Cochrane and Maggie Steed.
Primus …. Michael Cochrane
Cordelia …. Maggie Steed
Edith …. Elizabeth Spriggs
Gerald …. David Horovitch
Katie Joiner …. Frances Jeater
Richard Burton …. Norman Rodway
Waiter …. David Antrobus
Director: Cherry Cookson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1998.
FRI 10:00 Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights (b007jlm7)
Episode 5
Vengeful Heathcliff has wickedly schemed to force Catherine to marry his ailing son Linton. Stars John Duttine and Sharon Duce.
FRI 11:00 Lynne Reid Banks - The L-Shaped Room (b00svc1h)
Episode 10
With the baby due, expectant single mother Jane receives unexpected financial help. Stars Lynne Seymour.
FRI 11:15 Maigret (b00fz0y3)
Series 1
My Friend Maigret
The inspector revisits his past while uncovering a Mediterranean murder. With Nicholas Le Prevost and Julian Barnes.
FRI 12:00 Round the Horne (b00svbbs)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 The Michael Bentine Show (b008yrw8)
From 26/02/1984
From the Metropolitan Police to a dead newsreader.
Michael Bentine stars in the ultimate one man show written and performed by the host.
Producer: Jamie Rix
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in February 1984.
FRI 13:00 Wimsey (b007jwgl)
Busman's Honeymoon
1. The Mysteries of Married Life
Honeymooners Lord Peter Wimsey and his wife soon find their marital bliss disturbed - by something nasty in the cellar.
Ian Carmichael stars as Lord Peter Wimsey – the British gentleman detective created by Dorothy L Sayers.
First published in 1937 and adapted in six episodes by Alistair Beaton.
Classy and sharp-witted, aristocratic amateur sleuth Lord Peter Bredon Wimsey was born in 1890 and educated at Eton and Oxford, before serving in the military during the First World War.
Ian Carmichael appeared as Lord Peter Wimsey for BBC Radio from 1973 to 1983, in addition to the BBC TV adaptations that were broadcast between 1972 and 1975.
Lord Peter Wimsey …. Ian Carmichael
Lady Wimsey …. Sarah Badel
Bunter …. Peter Jones
Miss Twitterton …. Rosemary Leach
Mrs Ruddle …. Pearl Hackney
Mr Puffett …. Michael Ripper
The Rev Goodacre …. Gerald Sim
MacBride …. Roger Lloyd Pack
Frank Crutchley …. Kenneth Cranham
Narrator …. John Westbrook
Producer: Martin Fisher.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1983.
FRI 13:30 Katherine Thurston - The Masquerader (b00dps76)
Episode 5
After exchanging identities, MP John Chilcote and John Loder's masquerade is in danger of discovery. Read by Nicholas Boulton.
FRI 14:00 An Hour With Johnners (b008jw8h)
[Repeat of broadcast at
05:00 on Saturday]
FRI 15:00 Adventures in Science (b00fg4tt)
Series 2
Sound
From a violin to your brain, Ben Silburn traces the journey of an acoustic wave through our inner ear.
FRI 15:15 Back to the Drawing Board (b0090f2l)
Episode 5
What happens when you give an inventor time, space and financial support? Matthew Harvey investigates the pitfalls.
FRI 15:30 George Orwell - Animal Farm (b00c02sc)
Episode 5
As Boxer becomes gravely ill, are all the residents of the farmyard really equal? Concluded by Bill Nighy. From June 2003.
FRI 15:45 Anna Massey - Telling Some Tales (b00svcbl)
Episode 5
Concluding her memoirs, the actress recalls her leading role in 'Hotel du Lac' - and a lavish cake presented at a party.
FRI 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00svcbn)
Children's stories, featuring The Boy with the Magic Numbers by Sally Gardner, The Illmoor Chronicles by David Lee Stone, and The Legend of Spud Murphy by Eoin Colfer.
FRI 17:00 The Embassy Lark (b00svc1k)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
FRI 17:30 Bookcases (b00svc1m)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
FRI 18:00 Jenny Stephens - Jefferson 37 (b007k4s9)
Episode 4
Dr Abbotts finds his 'party trick' used against him, and Paul Smith takes full advantage of the chaos. Stars David Birrell.
FRI 18:30 The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton (b007wqf0)
The Earth in Anarchy
The allies head for the coastal town using horses, then motor cars to outrun their masked pursuers.
Published in 1908, GK Chersterton's most famous novel is read in 13 parts by Geoffrey Palmer.
Director: Lawrence Jackson
Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Northern Ireland.
First broadcast in 2005.
FRI 19:00 Round the Horne (b00svbbs)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 The Michael Bentine Show (b008yrw8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
FRI 20:00 Wimsey (b007jwgl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
FRI 20:30 Katherine Thurston - The Masquerader (b00dps76)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
FRI 21:00 Lynne Reid Banks - The L-Shaped Room (b00svc1h)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
FRI 21:15 Maigret (b00fz0y3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
FRI 22:00 Chain Reaction (b00gsb83)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
FRI 22:30 Vent (b00svcbq)
Series 1
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
Ben doesn't get out much, but he has a loving and attentive family, an active imagination and a comfortable bed, so he can't complain.
Because he's in a coma, Mary and Mum wonder whether some of his favourite music will wake him up, while his own thoughts are occupied with visons of Sue Lawley, Robbie Williams - and an unconventional seduction technique.
Dark sitcom written by Nigel Smith.
Starring Neil Pearson as Ben Smith, Fiona Allen as Mary, Josie Lawrence as Mum and Leslie Ash as Blitzkrieg.
With Mark Perry, Dave Lamb, Jo Martin, Tim Whitnall, Hils Barker and Kim Wall.
Producer: Gareth Edwards
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2006.
FRI 23:00 Old Harry's Game (b007jpdn)
Series 2
G.U.T.
For centuries, scientists have tried in vain to work out the grand unifying theory behind the universe.
Satan sits the Professor down and teaches it to him...
Andy Hamilton's comedy series set in Hell.
Satan ...... Andy Hamilton
The Professor ...... James Grout
Thomas ...... Jimmy Mulville
Scumspawn ...... Robert Duncan
Other characters played by Philip Pope, Felicity Montagu and Nick Revell.
Producer Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1998.
FRI 23:30 15 Minute Musical (b00svcbs)
Series 1
Jeffrey!
Gilbert and Sullivan spoof about the disgrace of convicted criminal liar Jeffrey Archer. Stars Dave Lamb. From November 2004.
FRI 23:45 2000 Years of Radio (b007jndx)
Series 1
Roman Britain Radio
It’s 55AD and ancient Britain tries to come to terms with the Roman invasion. DJ Steve-in-the-Afternoon fights the invaders' plans to make changes to the nation's favourite radio station - Iceni Gold.
Six-part series that taps into the radio archive of a bygone age.
Written and performed by Marcus Brigstocke, Claire Downes , Stuart Lane, Al Holloway, Danny Robbins and Dan Tetsell.
Producers: Paul Dodgson & Sean Grundy
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2000.