SATURDAY 24 JULY 2010

SAT 00:00 Simon Bovey - Slipstream (b009mbjn)
Fight for the Future
Jurgen and Kate are desperate to get the weapon away before all is lost...
Conclusion of Simon Bovey's sci-fi adventure series set during the Second World War.
Stars Rory Kinnear as Jurgen Rall, Tim McMullan as Major Barton, Joannah Tincey as Kate Richey, Ben Crowe as Lieutenant Dundas, Rachel Atkins as Trudi Schenk, Peter Marinker as Brigadier Erskine and Laura Molyneux as Slipstream.
Other parts played by Simon Treves, Sam Pamphilon, Alex Lanipekun and Lloyd Woolf.
Producer: Marc Beeby
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in 2008.
SAT 00:30 The Lunar Effect (b007k1k4)
The Hiring Fair
Strong moonlight forces spark a sequence of events which echo across generations. Frances Tomelty reads Polly Devlin's tale.
In 1867 a young girl living with her father on their isolated County Tyrone farm often senses the magical attraction of the full moon. On one particular night of bright, silvery moonlight she gives in to strong forces sparking a sequence of events which echo across generations.
SAT 00:45 RL Stevenson - The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (b00859tj)
Episode 5
It's Henry Jekyll's turn to tell the story, as the bizarre truth is finally revealed. Concluded by Tim Pigott-Smith. From April 1996.
SAT 01:00 Robert Harris - Fatherland (b007jmtf)
Closing In
Detective Xavier March uncovers the terrible secret of Adolf Hitler's totalitarian state.
Anton Lesser stars as Xavier March, homicide investigator with the Berlin Kriminalpolizei.
Conclusion of Robert Harris's thriller dramatised by John Dryde.
Xavier March ...... Anton Lesser
Charlotte Maguire ...... Angeline Ball
Globus ...... Michael Byrne
Krebs ...... William Scott Masson
Max Jaeger ...... Peter Ellis
Nebe ...... Stratford Johns
Border Guard ...... Dan Fineman
Commentator ...... Alan Dedicoat
Producer: John Dryden
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1998.
SAT 01:30 Inspector Resnick (b00mbmh4)
Wasted Years
Episode 5
A spate of armed robberies has DI Charlie Resnick recalling his 1980s nemesis, the soon-to-be-paroled John Prior. Philip Jackson reads John Harvey's thriller.
SAT 02:00 The Churchills - Speaking for Themselves (b007jrg7)
Episode 5
The letters of Winston and Clementine Churchill. The reality of war strikes home. With Alex Jennings and Sylvestra Le Touzel. From February 1999.
SAT 02:15 The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (b00k3myc)
Series 2
The Chief Justice of Beauty
Precious worries about her fiance, and Mma Makutsi takes on a case for the Chief Justice of Beauty. Stars Claire Benedict.
SAT 03:00 Charles Dickens - The Personal History of David Copperfield (b007jmtp)
Good and Bad Angels
David falls in love, and questions his friendship with Steerforth. Stars Miriam Margolyes, Sheila Hancock and Phil Daniels.
SAT 04:00 The Embassy Lark (b00t4qkk)
Sir Jeremy Goes on Holiday
When the cat's away, the mice want him back! An ambassador in demand. Stars Derek Francis and Frank Thornton. From March 1968.
SAT 04:30 Tony's (b007jt0l)
Series 1
Charles
Money starts to go missing from the corner-shop barber's till, so who is the thief? Stars Victor Spinetti. From October 1979.
SAT 05:00 Marcy Kahan - A Bullet at Balmain's (b00t5jmj)
Noel Coward in Post-Liberation Paris, 1948: haute couture, existentialism, jazz . . . and death.
Coward is in Paris to play the lead in his own play 'Present Laughter' in French. But the murder of a promiscuous mannequin provides a stylish distraction.
Another adventure for the celebrated playwright, actor, composer and amateur detective by Marcy Kahan.
Starring Malcolm Sinclair as Noel Coward, Elenor Bron as Lorn Lorraine, Tam Williams as Cole Lesley and Linda Marlowe as Ginette Spanier.
Director: Ned Chaillet
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2003.
SAT 06:00 24/07/2010 (b00t5jrv)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
SAT 08:00 Big Toe Books (b00t5jrx)
Children's stories presented by Chris Pizzey, featuring Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code by Eoin Colfer, read by Stephen Critchlow.
SAT 09:00 Susan Hill - Gentleman and Ladies (b00t5jml)
7 Premiere
Friendship and family ties are tested as the villagers of Haverstock hear the sound of wedding bells
Susan Hill's novel of family ties, friendship and loneliness, set in a small Midland village.
Starring Patricia Hayes as Eleanor Thorne, Gwen Watford as Dorothea Shottery, Stephanie Cole as Alida Thorne, Sian Phillips as Isabel Lavender, Anna Cropper as Florence Ames and Pauline Letts as Ma Gaily.
Adapted by Bill Matthews.
Music by Peter Salem
Producer: Lissa Evans
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1993.
SAT 09:30 Yes Yes Yes (b00t5jmn)
Series 1
The Great Green Jacket Robbery
John Rawling relives the lead up to Nick Faldo's stunning victory in Augusta at the 1996 US Masters golf tournament.
SAT 10:00 Comedy Winners (b00t5jrz)
Series 2
Episode 1
Mark Radcliffe's award-winning selection: Little Britain, The Flight of the Conchords, The 99p Challenge, Clare in the Community, Whose Line Is It Anyway? and Pleased to Meet You.
SAT 13:00 Jerome K Jerome - Three Men in a Boat (b007k2b8)
J, Harris and George holiday on the Thames. Stars Kenneth Horne, Leslie Phillips and Hubert Gregg. 1962 musical adaptation.
SAT 14:30 Crime Catch-Up (b00t5js1)
Robert Harris' Fatherland
A chilling drama set in an imaginary Hitler-led post-war Germany. Anton Lesser stars as Kriminalpolizei detective Xavier March.
SAT 15:00 Crime Catch-Up (b00t5js3)
Robert Harris' Fatherland
In Hitler's post-war Germany, detective Xavier March probes the death of a retired one-legged civil servant. Stars Anton Lesser.
SAT 15:30 Crime Catch-Up (b00t5js5)
Robert Harris' Fatherland
Berlin detective Xavier March probes the deaths of senior party officials in Hitler's post-war Germany. Stars Anton Lesser.
SAT 16:00 Crime Catch-Up (b00t5js7)
Robert Harris' Fatherland
As the 75th birthday of Adolf Hitler nears, Kriminalpolizei detective Xavier March hits trouble. Stars Anton Lesser.
SAT 16:30 Crime Catch-Up (b00t5js9)
Robert Harris' Fatherland
Kriminalpolizei detective Xavier March uncovers the terrible secret of Adolf Hitler's totalitarian state. Stars Anton Lesser.
SAT 17:00 Marcy Kahan - A Bullet at Balmain's (b00t5jmj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]
SAT 18:00 Mike Walker - 2025 (b00j0hbm)
Episode 2
Olivia and Irena take a step closer to gaining access to illegal genetic engineering. But who can they trust?
The conclusion of Mike Walker's futuristic two-part sci-fi serial.
Irena ...... Alphonsia Emmanuel
Olivia ...... Mona Hammond
Dr Beth David ...... Daniela Nardini
Henry ...... David Yip
Anno ...... Su-Lin Looi
Praeger ...... John Rowe
Dr Finzey ...... Alastair Danson
Kate ...... Rachel Atkins
The Shopkeeper ...... Ravin J Ganatra
Director: Sally Avens
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1998.
SAT 19:00 Susan Hill - Gentleman and Ladies (b00t5jml)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SAT 19:30 Yes Yes Yes (b00t5jmn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
SAT 20:00 Comedy Winners (b00t5jrz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SAT 23:00 Adam Dalgliesh - Devices and Desires (b00t5jwn)
Episode 2
The commander is on hand when the serial killer dubbed The Whistler claims his fifth victim. Stars Robin Ellis.
SAT 23:30 Adam Baron - Hold Back the Night (b00t5jwq)
Episode 4
Private-eye Billy Rucker uncovers the full horror that has wrecked the lives of Lucy and Donna. Stars David Morrissey.


SUNDAY 25 JULY 2010

SUN 00:00 Mike Walker - 2025 (b00j0hbm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday]
SUN 01:00 Jerome K Jerome - Three Men in a Boat (b007k2b8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Saturday]
SUN 02:30 Ellis Peters - Flight of a Witch (b00813sf)
A strange disappearance on the Hallowmount and a horrific murder lead Tom Felse to make his own private investigations into the mystery.
Ellis Peters' intriguing novel dramatised by Sally Hedges
Iwan Thomas as Tom Felse, Rob Spendlove as DI George Felse, Michael Tudor Barnes as Peter Blacklock, Deborah Berlin as Anna/Tabitha, Ian Brooker as Arthur Becker, Roger May as Miles, Sara Coward as Eve, Joyce Gibbs as Mrs Brooks, Susan Jeffrey as Jane Dowl, James Thackray as Godfrey, Richard Curnow as Dominic, Marc Finn as Lockier, Alex Jones as Geoff and Mary Clarkson as Lisa.
Music by Anthea Gomez.
Directed at BBC Pebble Mill by Sue Wilson.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1997.
SUN 04:00 Marcy Kahan - A Bullet at Balmain's (b00t5jmj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 on Saturday]
SUN 05:00 Susan Hill - Gentleman and Ladies (b00t5jml)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Saturday]
SUN 05:30 Yes Yes Yes (b00t5jmn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Saturday]
SUN 06:00 25/07/2010 (b00t5l28)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
SUN 08:00 Big Toe Books (b00t5l2c)
Children's stories presented by Chris Pizzey, featuring Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code by Eoin Colfer, read by Stephen Critchlow.
SUN 09:00 The Churchills - Speaking for Themselves (b007jrgp)
Omnibus, part 1
The letters of Winston and Clementine Churchill. 'Pug' and 'Cat' become close, but war and tragedy loom. Starring Alex Jennings.
SUN 10:15 Five Stories by Rose Tremain (b00cqmjl)
Moth
A strange transformation brings attention and tragedy to a trailer park mother. Read by Debora Weston.
SUN 10:30 Winston (b007tbrv)
Winston in Europe
Don't Gush, Nancy
Father wants to move again. He's got the wanderlust. He's had enough of England. You can't get decent eccles cakes here any longer...
Peter Tinniswood's bawdy six-part comedy serial stars Bill Wallis as Winston, Maurice Denham as Father, Shirley Dixon as Nancy, Liz Goulding as Rosie and Christian Rodska as William.
Director: Shaun MacLoughlin.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1992.
SUN 11:00 The Palace of Laughter (b007vcw2)
Series 1
Grand Blackpool
Known after its architect Frank Matcham as "Matcham's Masterpiece", the Grand Theatre, Blackpool, is a sumptuously decorated tribute to the greatness of Victorian theatre design.
Bernard Cribbins , Bill Pertwee and Mike Harding are among those recalling their appearances there.
Series in which Geoffrey Wheeler visits variety theatres around the United Kingdom.
Producer: Libby Cross
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2002.
SUN 11:30 How Tickled Am I? (b007jp6m)
Series 1
Ken Dodd
Mark Radcliffe reveals how the tattyfilarious Squire of Knotty Ash became one of the greatest comic acts of our time.
SUN 12:00 Floggit's (b00ct1wp)
From 09/11/1956
A power cut causes chaos in the village. Gossip galore at sisters Gert and Daisy's general store in Russett Green.
Stars Elsie and Doris Waters as Gert and Daisy.
With Joan Sims, Ron Moody, Ronnie Barker and Hugh Paddick.
Originally popular regulars in 'Worker's Playtime' on the BBC Home Service during wartime, Gert and Daisy won own series, Floggit's, when the duo inherited a village general store with a ragbag of local characters to deal with. It ran for 2 series between 1956 and 1957.
Scripted by Terry Nation, John Junkin and Dave Freeman.
Producer: Bill Gates
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in November 1956.
SUN 12:30 The Al Read Show (b008xzwj)
From 28/10/1995
Right monkey! Al takes a peek inside the world of horse racing.
A compilation of the legendary Northern comic's 1950s monologues.
Originally produced at BBC North by Ronnie Taylor
Compilation produced by Mike Craig.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in October 1995.
SUN 13:00 Ellis Peters - Flight of a Witch (b00813sf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 02:30 today]
SUN 14:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00ljmt0)
One Foot in the Grave: Alive and Buried
Grumpy Victor Meldrew is set to lose his job. Adapted from TV, with Richard Wilson and Annette Crosbie. From January 1995.
SUN 15:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00t5l2f)
The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter: The Promotion
The author and his wife compete to publicise their new books. Stars Ian Carmichael and Charlotte Mitchell. From April 1976.
SUN 15:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00t5l2h)
Jelly Mountain
Musings on a footkerchief and a forest full of girls. Songs and stories from Ivor Cutler, with Beverley Crew. From May 1996.
SUN 15:45 Comedy Catch-Up (b00t5lgq)
Armstrong and Miller
Battles recreated - and National Trousers Day. Sketches and songs with Alexander Armstrong and Ben Miller. From March 1998.
SUN 16:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00t5l2k)
Vent: Gravity Gets You Down
Comatose Ben punches his physiotherapist - while Elvis drops in on his unconscious mind. Stars Neil Pearson. From August 2006.
SUN 16:30 The Now Show (b00t5l2n)
Series 31
Episode 5
Fresh from 4 - Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present a satirical look at the week's news. From July 16th 2010.
SUN 17:00 The Palace of Laughter (b007vcw2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
SUN 17:30 How Tickled Am I? (b007jp6m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:30 today]
SUN 18:00 The Scarifyers (b00dpygr)
The Devil of Denge Marsh
Episode 1
When a government minister melts in Margate, it's a job for Lionheart and Dunning. Stars Nicholas Courtney and Terry Molloy.
SUN 18:30 Fear on 4 (b007zzyr)
Series 1
Music Lovers
The Man in Black introduces Mr Ford's terrifying quest for musical perfection. Stars Edward de Souza and Prunella Scales.
SUN 19:00 Floggit's (b00ct1wp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]
SUN 19:30 The Al Read Show (b008xzwj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
SUN 20:00 The Churchills - Speaking for Themselves (b007jrgp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SUN 21:15 Five Stories by Rose Tremain (b00cqmjl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 today]
SUN 21:30 Winston (b007tbrv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]
SUN 22:00 Lenin of the Rovers (b007jwg9)
Series 2
The Final Solution
Will Ricky's million-pound sponsorship deal wreck Felchester's hopes of a Wembley victory? Stars Alexei Sayle. From April 1989.
SUN 22:30 20th Century Vampire (b00804kq)
Episode 3
Can trainee vampire Eloise keep the biggest secret she's ever had - or burst trying? Stars Louise Lombard. From November 1993.
SUN 23:00 Newsjack (b00t4fbl)
Series 3
Episode 6
For the last time this series, Miles Jupp and the crew take a fine-tooth comb to the week's news and present some topical sketches submitted by the writing team.
SUN 23:30 The Penny Dreadfuls (b00gpbcv)
More Brothers Faversham
Maximillian Faversham
The story of Victorian Britain's greatest horror writer.
The comedy trio's swashbuckling family romp.
Written by and starring Humphrey Ker, David Reed and Thom Tuck.
With Miles Jupp and Ingrid Oliver.
Script edited by Richard Turner.
Producer: Julia McKenzie
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in 2008.


MONDAY 26 JULY 2010

MON 00:00 The Scarifyers (b00dpygr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday]
MON 00:30 Fear on 4 (b007zzyr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Sunday]
MON 01:00 Ellis Peters - Flight of a Witch (b00813sf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 02:30 on Sunday]
MON 02:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00ljmt0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Sunday]
MON 03:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00t5l2f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Sunday]
MON 03:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00t5l2h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:30 on Sunday]
MON 03:45 Comedy Catch-Up (b00t5lgq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:45 on Sunday]
MON 04:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00t5l2k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 on Sunday]
MON 04:30 The Now Show (b00t5l2n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:30 on Sunday]
MON 05:00 Louisa May Alcott - Good Wives (b008czt5)
The First Wedding
Amy has grand hopes for an upmarket social gathering. Sequel to Little Women stars Buffy Davis, Jemma Redgrave and Gayle Hunnicutt.
MON 05:30 Gillian Cross - The Demon Headmaster (b00rm4xc)
Episode 1
Dinah joins a new foster family, and finds some unusual goings-on at her new school. Gillian Cross' story stars Lucy Speed.
MON 06:00 26/07/2010 (b00t5rqb)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
MON 08:00 Dad's Army (b007jqjv)
Series 3
Asleep in the Deep
Walker and Godfrey get trapped in a pumping station, but so do their rescuers from the rest of the Home Guard platoon.
The comic exploits of a Second World War Home Guard platoon in Walmington-on-Sea.
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 Pike …. Ian Lavender
Private Godfrey …. Arnold Ridley
Private Frazer …. John Laurie
Private Walker …. Larry Martyn
Warden Hodges …. Bill Pertwee
Announcer …. John Snagge
Producer: John Dyas
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1976.
MON 08:30 Country Matters (b00lrv65)
Episode 5
Dave and Cathy face a hectic weekend of visitors to their cottage. Stars Jonathan Tafler and Lesley Sharp. From May 1994.
MON 09:00 Alison and Maud (b007k1w7)
Series 1
Fishing for Compliments
Is there something fishy about Bernard, apart from his VAT returns?
Bed and Breakfast for Beginners. First of two series of Sue Limb's sitcom about events at the Abbeyfield Guest House in Norwich.
Starring Denise Coffey and Miriam Margolyes as sisters Alison and Maud.
Alison …. Denise Coffey
Maud …. Miriam Margolyes
Father …. Joss Ackland
Mr Mullett …. Chris Emmett
Bernard …. Geoffrey Whitehead
Marina …. Phyllida Nash
Producer: Jonathan James-Moore
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2002.
MON 09:30 A Whole New Ball Game (b00cmypt)
Series 1
The Final Supper
It's Frewitt Cup Final day. A day of destiny for the Patterson family and Father Benedict.
Will there be tears of joy at the end of it? Or a weeping and a gnashing of teeth?
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, Mark Straker as Andy, Claire Skinner as Janet and Gordon Reid as Mr Plant.
Producer: Lissa Evans
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1993.
MON 10:00 Charles Dickens - The Personal History of David Copperfield (b007jmv1)
The Beginning of a Long Journey
David has met and fallen in love with Dora Spenlow. Uriah Heep confides in him that he loves Agnes Wickfield and hopes to marry her.
Charles Dickens described this novel as his "favourite child". Dramatised in ten-parts by Betty Davies.
Stars Gary Cady as David Copperfield, Miriam Margolyes as Betsey Trotwood, John Moffatt as Mr Murdstone, Timothy Spall as Ham Peggotty, Maggie McCarthy as Peggoty, David Burke as Mr Peggoty, Mary Wimbush as Mrs Gummidge and Phil Daniels as Uriah Heep.
Producer: Marilyn Imrie
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1991.
MON 11:00 The Churchills - Speaking for Themselves (b007jrh6)
Episode 6
Away at war, Churchill writes to Clementine stating he wants to return home early. Starring Alex Jennings and Sylvestra Le Touzel. From February 1999.
MON 11:15 The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (b00k7xcy)
Series 2
The Confession
Precious Ramotswe must find two women wronged in the past by her client, Mr Molefelo. Stars Claire Benedict and Joseph Marcell.
MON 12:00 Dad's Army (b007jqjv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 12:30 Steptoe and Son (b007jlll)
Series 3
Tea for Two
A famous by-election visitor sparks party wars for the rag and bone duo.
Starring Wilfrid Brambell as Albert and Harry H Corbett as Harold. With John Rye and Edward Kelsey.
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 was set in a house with a yard full of junk, featuring the lives of rag and bone men Albert Steptoe and his son Harold and it was the spark for a run of 8 series for TV.
Adapted for radio from Galton and Simpson's TV script by Gale Pedrick.
Produced by Bobby Jaye
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in April 1971.
MON 13:00 Bulldog Drummond by Sapper (b00nm5wr)
1. Advertising
Bulldog Hugh Drummond is a hero, patriot, sportsman and quintessential English gentleman.
A de-mobilised army officer in the First World War, Drummond knows how to fight hard and play fair and there is precious little that can shake him.
Finding peace unbearably tedious, he puts an ad in the newspaper offering his services to any client who can offer adventure.
Read by Julian Rhind-Tutt.
Written by "Sapper" (Herman McNeile) and abridged by Neville Teller
Producer: John Simpson
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in November 2009.
MON 13:30 Inspector Resnick (b00mdylc)
Wasted Years
Episode 6
A stroke of luck enables the detective to ensnare a violent gunman. Phillip Jackson reads the John Harvey thriller.
MON 14:00 Law of the Outback (b00t5v6p)
Episode 1
Myth, music, art, ancestry and land rights - Clive Anderson asks whether Aboriginal ancient law can survive in modern Australia.
MON 14:30 A History of War and Peace in 4 Menus (b007w2mv)
The Battle of Plassey
Leslie Forbes explores the beginning of the Raj and its culinary legacy with the help of some special guests and a lavish feast.
MON 15:00 Joy Adamson's Born Free (b007k3lf)
Episode 6
Virginia McKenna, star of the film, reads the classic tale of a lion. The call of the wild starts luring Elsa to her own kind.
MON 15:15 Ricky (b00br7x8)
Episode 1
The Royle Family actor reads from his autobiography. Growing up near Anfield, he discovers football, girls and rock 'n' roll.
MON 15:30 Dava Sobel - Galileo's Daughter (b007jq7w)
Episode 1
The fascinating story of the relationship between the great Italian scientist and his devoted daughter. Read by Stella Gonet.
MON 15:45 John Bayley - Iris (b007jzdx)
Episode 1
Recalling her love of swimming, the husband of novelist Iris Murdoch tells his wife's story. Read by Oliver Ford Davies.
MON 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00t5v6r)
Children's stories, featuring Akimbo and the Elephants by Alexander McCall Smith, Eddie Dickens: Dreadful Acts by Philip Ardagh, and Midnight by Jacqueline Wilson.
MON 17:00 Alison and Maud (b007k1w7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
MON 17:30 A Whole New Ball Game (b00cmypt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
MON 18:00 Gaston Leroux - The Phantom of the Opera (b008hvvp)
Episode 1
Tragedy strikes at the Opera House in 19th century Paris - home to a fabled ghost.
Starring Anna Massey as Madame Giry, Peter Guinness as The Phantom, James D'Arcy as Raoul de Chagny Helen Goldwyn as Christine Daaé
"The Phantom of the Opera" is a classic tale of murder, romance and suspense in 19th-century Paris. Gaston Leroux's original novel, "Le Fantôme de l'Opéra" was published in 1911 and it's never been out of print since. The subject of countless plays, films and musicals - this is the first adaptation to remaining utterly faithful to the spirit and plot of Leroux's original. There are many sequences here which have never appeared before in any adaptation.
Leroux was a prolific writer in many genres, as well as being a playboy and globetrotter. But he started out as a journalist, which is how he came across the true stories forming the basis for the plot of "The Phantom of the Opera": a misshapen skeleton unearthed in the foundations of the Paris Opera House, a subterranean lake, a fatal accident with the chandelier and, of course, rumours of the Opera Ghost.
This adaptation was the first version to include the correct operatic sequences referred to in the novel: arias from Charles Gounod's Faust and his Romeo et Juliette, and Desdemona's famous aria from Rossini's Otello. These were specially recorded by singers from the ENO and Opera Diva.
In the novel, The Phantom performs a section of his own self-penned opera - Don Juan Triumphant - and this too is included in this adaptation, composed by classical musician Tim Sutton. Tim also wrote a new score for the entire adaptation with a theme tune played by violinist Ruth Rogers.
Freshly translated, dramatised and produced by Barnaby Edwards.
A Big Finish Production.
MON 18:30 Daphne Du Maurier's The House on the Strand (b007jvzk)
Episode 1
Dick Young travels into the past, before recalling he was testing a new drug. Psychological thriller read by Julian Wadham.
MON 19:00 Dad's Army (b007jqjv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 19:30 Steptoe and Son (b007jlll)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
MON 20:00 Bulldog Drummond by Sapper (b00nm5wr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]
MON 20:30 Inspector Resnick (b00mdylc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]
MON 21:00 The Churchills - Speaking for Themselves (b007jrh6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
MON 21:15 The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (b00k7xcy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
MON 22:00 Country Matters (b00lrv65)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 22:30 Revolting People (b007jrt6)
Series 1
More Storm Clouds
Baltimore 1770. The reception of Cora and Ezekiel’s ‘wedding of the year’ ends in drunken chaos.
Historical sitcom written by Andy Hamilton and Jay Tarses.
CAST:
Samuel Oliphant …. Jay Tarses
Sergeant McGurk …. Andy Hamilton
Cora Oliphant …. Felicity Montagu
Ezekiel Spriggs …. Hugh Dennis
Mr Snavely …. Michael Fenton Stevens
Captain Grimshaw …. James Fleet
Joshua Oliphant …. Tony Maudsley
Mary Oliphant …. Sophie Thompson
Mrs Arbuthnot …. Susie Blake
Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2000.
MON 23:00 The Cheese Shop Presents (b0080276)
Series 1
The Butter Factor
Car connoisseur Conrad Temple customises someone's ride. Ripe sketch comedy with Dave Lamb and Ritchie Webb. From January 2007.
MON 23:30 The Problem With Adam Bloom (b00gf8pp)
Series 2
Edinburgh
Adam Bloom has taken a show to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival over many years.
This is a retrospective of his time performing in Scotland's capital city.
With Alistair McGowan.
Written by Adam Bloom.
Producer: Victoria Lloyd
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2004.
MON 23:45 This Is Craig Brown (b00dz9jn)
Celebrity
Get all the gossip on the Beckhams and Daffy Duck. The satirist pokes fun with Barry Norman and Rory Bremner. From March 2004.


TUESDAY 27 JULY 2010

TUE 00:00 Gaston Leroux - The Phantom of the Opera (b008hvvp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:30 Daphne Du Maurier's The House on the Strand (b007jvzk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 Bulldog Drummond by Sapper (b00nm5wr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 Inspector Resnick (b00mdylc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 The Churchills - Speaking for Themselves (b007jrh6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:15 The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (b00k7xcy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 Charles Dickens - The Personal History of David Copperfield (b007jmv1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 Alison and Maud (b007k1w7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:30 A Whole New Ball Game (b00cmypt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 Louisa May Alcott - Good Wives (b008czvf)
The Big, Busy World
Meg faces marriage troubles, while Jo triumphs in her writing. Stars Buffy Davis, Jemma Redgrave and Gayle Hunnicutt.
TUE 05:30 Gillian Cross - The Demon Headmaster (b00rpz92)
Episode 2
SPLAT members try to stop the Head's quest for the school to win the Eddy Hair TV quiz. Stars Lucy Speed and Edward de Souza.
TUE 06:00 27/07/2010 (b00t5vqs)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
TUE 08:00 Yes Minister (b007jlgh)
Series 1
Jobs for the Boys
As Sir Humphrey warns on Public-Private Partnership, MP Jim Hacker learns it takes two to Quango.
Starring Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne and Derek Fowlds.
Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn satirical sitcom ran on BBC TV between 1980 and 1984. Yes Minister is centred around the hapless Jim Hacker and a collection of civil service underlings headed by the Machiavellian Sir Humphrey Appleby and obsequious Bernard.
Jim Hacker ...... Paul Eddington
Sir Humphrey Appleby ...... Nigel Hawthorne
Bernard ...... Derek Fowlds
Frank Weisel ...... Bill Nighy
Sir Desmond ...... Richard Vernon
Joe Morgan ...... Richard Davies
George ...... Arthur Cox
Conway ...... Kerry Francis
Himself ...... Gordon Clough
Adapted for radio by producer Pete Atkin.
First broadcast on Radio 4 in November 1983.
TUE 08:30 The Long Hot Satsuma (b00n48zz)
Episode 7
Mutiny on the Bunty, and a BBC announcer gets the pips. Zesty sketch show with Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden. From July 1989.
TUE 09:00 After Henry (b007t59f)
Series 4
Keeping Faith
"Anyone brought up on the Bible would automatically know that it's wrong to have a milk bottle on the table."
When Clare revokes her faith in God, her mother and granny are none too pleased.
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
.
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1989.
TUE 09:30 Ring Around the Bath (b00nm9sj)
Series 1
Return of the Kidi
Middle-aged Stella battles to get her grown-up children to leave home. Stars Duncan Preston and Penny Downie. From August 2003.
TUE 10:00 Charles Dickens - The Personal History of David Copperfield (b007jmxm)
Wickfield and Heep
David takes a job with his old headmaster, and Dora is feeling worried. Stars Phil Daniels, Gary Cady and Joanna Myers.
TUE 11:00 The Churchills - Speaking for Themselves (b007jrhk)
Episode 7
Churchill returns home to his beloved Clementine, but tragedy strikes. With Alex Jennings and Sylvestra Le Touzel. From January 2000.
TUE 11:15 The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (b00k89mk)
Series 2
The Kalahari Typing School for Men
Precious learns about her competition, and Mma Makutsi embarks on an entrepreneurial enterprise. Stars Claire Benedict.
TUE 12:00 Yes Minister (b007jlgh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 12:30 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue (b00hls1z)
Humphrey Lyttelton tests the teams' verbal dexterity in the antidote to panel games. With Willie Rushton. From October 1987.
TUE 13:00 Bulldog Drummond by Sapper (b00nm9s4)
2. Warning
Tricked into abducting the wrong man, dangerous Peterson gives a stern warning to the ex-officer. Read by Julian Rhind-Tutt.
TUE 13:30 Inspector Resnick (b00mdz5g)
Wasted Years
Episode 7
As Prior prepares to be paroled, Darren's behaviour becomes more menacing. Phillip Jackson reads the John Harvey thriller.
TUE 14:00 Law of the Outback (b00t5w3z)
Episode 2
Clive Anderson travels to Darwin to see if Australian Aboriginals can save their ancient unwritten law system from extinction.
TUE 14:30 A History of War and Peace in 4 Menus (b007wfss)
The Louisiana Purchase
Chris Bigsby and guests taste an historical feast and reflect on a treaty that changed the course of American history.
TUE 15:00 Joy Adamson's Born Free (b008hq34)
Episode 7
Virginia McKenna reads the classic story of Elsa the lion, as Joy and George try to reintroduce her to the wild.
TUE 15:15 Ricky (b00bs466)
Episode 2
Reading from his autobiography, the actor recalls starting his showbiz career on Liverpool's pub circuit - and falling in love.
TUE 15:30 Dava Sobel - Galileo's Daughter (b007jq88)
Episode 2
Virginia discovers that her scientist father is ill, but as she's in the convent a visit is impossible. Read by Stella Gonet.
TUE 15:45 John Bayley - Iris (b007jzg6)
Episode 2
Novelist Iris Murdoch's husband recalls falling in love with the lady on the bicycle in Oxford. Read by Oliver Ford Davies.
TUE 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00t5x2q)
Children's stories, featuring Akimbo and the Elephants by Alexander McCall Smith, Eddie Dickens: Dreadful Acts by Philip Ardagh, and Midnight by Jacqueline Wilson.
TUE 17:00 After Henry (b007t59f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
TUE 17:30 Ring Around the Bath (b00nm9sj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
TUE 18:00 Gaston Leroux - The Phantom of the Opera (b008jw9j)
Episode 2
Christine Daae has disappeared. Is she with the mysterious Angel of Music? Stars Anna Massey, Peter Guinness and James D'Arcy.
TUE 18:30 Daphne Du Maurier's The House on the Strand (b007jvzp)
Episode 2
Transported back six centuries, are the 'fictional' characters Dick meets real? Psychological thriller read by Julian Wadham.
TUE 19:00 Yes Minister (b007jlgh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 19:30 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue (b00hls1z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
TUE 20:00 Bulldog Drummond by Sapper (b00nm9s4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]
TUE 20:30 Inspector Resnick (b00mdz5g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]
TUE 21:00 The Churchills - Speaking for Themselves (b007jrhk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
TUE 21:15 The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (b00k89mk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
TUE 22:00 The Long Hot Satsuma (b00n48zz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 22:30 Dave Podmore (b007ncns)
Dave Podmore's Cricket Fix
Episode 1
What's gone wrong with English cricket recently?
Er.... nothing. But Dave Podmore is going to put that right.
County cricket's arrogant, politically-incorrect, money-grabbing, medium-paced trundler par excellence has a plan and it involves our children.
Christopher Douglas stars as Pod.
Written by Christopher Douglas, Nick Newman and Andrew Nickolds.
Dave ...... Chris Douglas
Andy ...... Andrew Nickolds
With Henry Allen, Keiran Cadweller, William Hicks, David Rogers, Fiona Howlett and Montanna Thompson.
Producer: Richard Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2001.
TUE 23:00 On the Hour (b007jmkm)
Series 2
Episode 1
Pre-natal beauty therapy, DNA shocker – and a special report on sumo wrestlers.
All the news as it happens, if it happens from the BBC's urgent and incisive news overview.
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, Armando Iannucci, Richard Herring, Steven Wells, Patrick Marber, Andrew Glover and Stewart Lee.
Producer: Armando lannucci
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1992.
TUE 23:30 Armstrong and Miller (b00t5x2s)
Episode 3
Australian lifestyle, and a Euro rock band.
Sketches and songs with Ben Miller and Alexander Armstrong in their first series for radio.
With Samuel West and Tony Gardiner.
Written by Ben Miller and Alexander Armstrong.
Producer: Gareth Edwards
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1998.
TUE 23:45 Fabulous (b00j2516)
Series 1
Episode 5
Things are looking up for Faye, with invites to management drinks and her boss's wedding.
Daisy Haggard stars as neurotic Faye in Lucy Clarke’s sitcom about a woman who wants to be fabulous but can't cope.
With:
Olivia Colman
Daisy Haggard
Katy Brand
Adam Buxton
Matthew Holness
Joanna Scanlan
Joanna Neary
Eve Dallas
Music by Osymyso.
Producer: Simon Nicholls
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2007.


WEDNESDAY 28 JULY 2010

WED 00:00 Gaston Leroux - The Phantom of the Opera (b008jw9j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 Daphne Du Maurier's The House on the Strand (b007jvzp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 Bulldog Drummond by Sapper (b00nm9s4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 Inspector Resnick (b00mdz5g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 The Churchills - Speaking for Themselves (b007jrhk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Tuesday]
WED 02:15 The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (b00k89mk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Tuesday]
WED 03:00 Charles Dickens - The Personal History of David Copperfield (b007jmxm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 After Henry (b007t59f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:30 Ring Around the Bath (b00nm9sj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 Louisa May Alcott - Good Wives (b008f3c2)
Our Foreign Correspondent
Our Foreign Correspondent: Amy heads to Europe, while Jo makes a friend in New York. Stars Buffy Davis, Gayle Hunnicutt and Anne Marie Zola.
WED 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.
WED 06:00 28/07/2010 (b00t5xc5)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b00t5xc7)
Series 3
The Greyhound Track
Sid wants the lad evicted, so he reopens a public footpath through his country mansion.
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 February 1956.
WED 08:30 The Little World of Don Camillo (b00t5xd8)
Series 1
Episode 3
Has the provoked priest gone too far by fighting three men in the pub? Stars Alun Armstrong and Joss Ackland. From March 2001.
WED 09:00 Huddwinks (b00fsmz2)
Series 1
Voodoo Island
A missionary expedition leads to peril in the far flung Caribbean. Stars Roy Hudd and Denise Coffey. From August 1986.
WED 09:30 Millport (b0075sxz)
Series 1
The Storm
A pensioner mysteriously disappears from the town of Millport on the Isle of Cumbrae, off the west coast of Scotland.
Bittersweet comedy written by and starring Lynn Ferguson as 30-something barmaid Irene Bruce, who hankers after a better life on the mainland.
Irene ...... Lynn Ferguson
Moira/Agnes ...... Janet Brown
Alberto/Robert/Bob ...... Lewis McLeod
Ena/Bunty/Betty ...... Gabriel Quigley
Doogie ...... Matt Costello
DJ ...... Robert Paterson
Producer: Lucy Bacon
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2000.
WED 10:00 Charles Dickens - The Personal History of David Copperfield (b007jmxy)
Mischief
As Dora continues to struggle, David receives news about Emily. Stars Miriam Margolyes, Sheila Hancock and Phil Daniels.
WED 11:00 The Churchills - Speaking for Themselves (b007jrj1)
Episode 8
Clementine is unhappy when Winston buys Chartwell Manor without her knowledge. With Alex Jennings and Sylvestra Le Touzel. From February 1999.
WED 11:15 The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (b00k8t2y)
Series 2
The Admirer
Precious makes an unhappy discovery and Mma Makutsi finds a fan at the Kalahari typing school for men. Stars Claire Benedict.
WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b00t5xc7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 12:30 Like They've Never Been Gone (b00cz8np)
Series 4
Episode 6
It’s Tommy and Sheila’s anniversary – 40 years in showbiz!
Lewis is hoping it’ll pass quietly and cheaply. But will a short hospital stay force Tommy to start taking life easier?
Mike Coleman's sitcom starring Roy Hudd and June Whitfield.
Ageing showbiz couple Tommy Franklin and Sheila Parr battle on with their second stab at fame.
Tommy Franklin …. Roy Hudd
Sheila Parr …. June Whitfield
Hetty Stark …. Pat Coombes
Murray …. Julian Eardley
Louis Elstein …. Edward Halsted
Vicky Blunt/Nurse …. Emma Kennedy
Music by Frido Ruth.
Producer: Steve Doherty
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2002.
WED 13:00 Bulldog Drummond by Sapper (b00nmzm3)
3. Grappling
In his ongoing battle with the evil Peterson, our hero has to grapple with a gorilla. Read by Julian Rhind-Tutt.
WED 13:30 Inspector Resnick (b00mf04l)
Wasted Years
Episode 8
Darren and Keith raid the building society, and a visit is planned for Prior. Phillip Jackson reads the John Harvey thriller.
WED 14:00 Faking the Classics (b00t5z90)
Shakespeare
How fraudsters and tricksters have set out to fool us with counterfeits passed off as the work of the Bard. Jonathan Bate investigates.
WED 14:30 A History of War and Peace in 4 Menus (b007wvbz)
The Treaty of Troyes
A re-creation of a medieval banquet at Hampton Court Palace. Lisa Jardine and guests discover its significance for Henry V.
WED 15:00 Joy Adamson's Born Free (b007k3n6)
Episode 8
Elsa the Lion is adapting to the wild, but it's not all plain sailing. Virginia McKenna concludes Joy Adamson's classic story.
WED 15:15 Ricky (b00bt566)
Episode 3
Reading from his autobiography, the actor recalls his arrest for strike action - and being detained at Her Majesty's pleasure.
WED 15:30 Dava Sobel - Galileo's Daughter (b007jq8p)
Episode 3
Blessed by the Pope, the scientist can continue work on his book, but convent life is hard for Virginia. Read by Stella Gonet.
WED 15:45 John Bayley - Iris (b007jzhg)
Episode 3
Novelist Iris Murdoch's husband reflects on married life and recalls their wedding day in 1956. Read by Oliver Ford Davies.
WED 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00t5zmh)
Featuring Akimbo and the Elephants by Alexander McCall Smith, Eddie Dickens: Dreadful Acts by Philip Ardagh, Whizziwig by Malorie Blackman, and Midnight by Jacqueline Wilson.
WED 17:00 Huddwinks (b00fsmz2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
WED 17:30 Millport (b0075sxz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
WED 18:00 Gaston Leroux - The Phantom of the Opera (b008lz2f)
Episode 3
As Christine faces grave danger, a mysterious figure offers to help her. Stars Anna Massey, Peter Guinness and Helen Goldwyn.
WED 18:30 Daphne Du Maurier's The House on the Strand (b007k4lh)
Episode 3
On his next 'trip' back to the 14th century, Dick witnesses Sir Henry Champernoune's suspicious death. Read by Julian Wadham.
WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b00t5xc7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 19:30 Like They've Never Been Gone (b00cz8np)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
WED 20:00 Bulldog Drummond by Sapper (b00nmzm3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]
WED 20:30 Inspector Resnick (b00mf04l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]
WED 21:00 The Churchills - Speaking for Themselves (b007jrj1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
WED 21:15 The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (b00k8t2y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
WED 22:00 The Little World of Don Camillo (b00t5xd8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 22:30 Delve Special (b00t5zzv)
Series 1
The Shifton Scandal
In 1982, four men mounted an illegal operation to build London's third airport at Shifton, 20 miles north east of Birmingham.
David Lander now concludes his investigation into the notorious demolition scandal with a look at the arrests, the trial and the disturbing aftermath.
Studio production by Stephen Fry, Jack Klaff, Tony Robinson and Moray Watson and Brenda Bleythn.
With Peter Wear, Mark Arden, Stephen Frost and Robert Bathurst.
Dramatic reconstruction by Phil Nice, Arthur Smith, John Bond and Carol Boyd.
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 August 1984.
WED 23:00 The Remains of Foley and McColl (b007jrrn)
Snuff Radio
Sean and Hamish compete in a European Radio Drama competition.
Surreal comedy starring award-winning double act Sean Foley and Hamish McColl, the Right Size.
With:
Rose English
Count Arthur Strong
Chris Larner
Mark Stevens
Producer: Lissa Evans
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2000.
WED 23:30 Bearded Ladies (b00bv482)
Series 2
Episode 4
Quick-fire sketch show starring Susie Donkin, Charlotte MacDougal, Oriane Messina and Faye Rusling. From August 2005.


THURSDAY 29 JULY 2010

THU 00:00 Gaston Leroux - The Phantom of the Opera (b008lz2f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 Daphne Du Maurier's The House on the Strand (b007k4lh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Bulldog Drummond by Sapper (b00nmzm3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Inspector Resnick (b00mf04l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 The Churchills - Speaking for Themselves (b007jrj1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (b00k8t2y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Charles Dickens - The Personal History of David Copperfield (b007jmxy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 Huddwinks (b00fsmz2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 Millport (b0075sxz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Louisa May Alcott - Good Wives (b008f3cs)
Heartache
Jo and Laurie must face their futures, while Beth tells Jo the truth at last. Stars Buffy Davis and Gayle Hunnicutt.
THU 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.
THU 06:00 29/07/2010 (b00t6msy)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
THU 08:00 The Goon Show (b007jnxg)
Ill Met by Goonlight
Neddie Seagoon is sent to capture the German general who commands the island of Crete. Stars Spike Milligan. From March 1957.
THU 08:30 Dead Ringers (b0084qvt)
Series 2
Episode 4
More celebrity soundalikes, with Frank Skinner's new show and a special Radio 4 appeal. Stars Jon Culshaw. From July 2000.
THU 09:00 Little Blighty on the Down (b007jxb9)
Series 3
Episode 1
Parish Council leader Mrs Roberts wonders how to become more popular. Political satire with Jo Kendall. From July 1990.
THU 09:30 The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere (b007js4t)
Series 1
Episode 1
An Everyday Story of Towering Genius.
Sue Limb’s four-part soap opera set in and around the Lake District at the turn of the 18th century
Dorothy is worried about William. Stinking Iris concocts herbal remedies. The Leechpedlar delivers a letter and Samuel Tailor Cholericke arrives....
Dorothy Wordsmith ...... Denise Coffey
William Wordsmith ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Samuel Tailor Cholericke ...... Simon Callow
Stinking Iris ...... Miriam Margolyes
The Leechpedlar ...... Chris Emmett
Music by Stephen Oliver and sung by Cantabile
Producer: Jonathan James-Moore
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1985.
THU 10:00 Charles Dickens - The Personal History of David Copperfield (b007jn0g)
My Beloved Dora
Mr Micawber confides in David about Uriah Heep, and Dora's health causes concern. Stars Phil Daniels and Sheila Hancock.
THU 11:00 The Churchills - Speaking for Themselves (b007jrjh)
Episode 9
Churchill cuts back on household expenditure. Clementine is knocked down by a bus. With Alex Jennings and Sylvestra Le Touzel. From February 1999.
THU 11:15 The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (b00t6rg3)
Series 3
How to Handle Men through the Application of Psychology
Precious Ramotswe sets out to release her fiance from an obligation - and a new case sparks a love quest. Stars Claire Benedict.
THU 12:00 The Goon Show (b007jnxg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b0092s7l)
Series 4
Episode 6
Uncle John brings you Music for Schools - and The Curse of the Flying Wombat.
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 Graeme Garden, Eric Idle, Bill Oddie, Peter Hutchins, 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 November 1966.
THU 13:00 Bulldog Drummond by Sapper (b00nn7s8)
4. Following
Britain is in peril and Potts is in danger. Our hero follows his enemy to Paris. Read by Julian Rhind-Tutt.
THU 13:30 Inspector Resnick (b00mf3km)
Wasted Years
Episode 9
Darren gets serious, and Ruth receives an unwelcome visitor from her past. Phillip Jackson reads the John Harvey thriller.
THU 14:00 Faking the Classics (b00t6sjb)
Mozart
How tricksters have tampered with the composer's musical legacy. Jonathan Bate sounds out the real notes from the duff ones.
THU 14:30 A History of War and Peace in 4 Menus (b007xrnp)
The Feast in the Forest
Richard Cole goes to a yurt in Sevenoaks to learn about Genghis Khan and life in 13th century Mongolia.
THU 15:00 Great Meadow (b007jmy7)
Episode 1
Recalling his cottage holidays down in Sussex - the actor reads extracts from his book of childhood reminiscences.
THU 15:15 Ricky (b00bv2mx)
Episode 4
Reading from his autobiography, the actor recalls his release from jail and being a TV extra, ahead of landing his big break.
THU 15:30 Dava Sobel - Galileo's Daughter (b007jq91)
Episode 4
As the Bubonic plague reaches Florence, the renowned scientist faces a backlash against his new theories. Read by Stella Gonet.
THU 15:45 John Bayley - Iris (b007jzjq)
Episode 4
Iris Murdoch's husband remembers the eerie, early signs of Alzheimer's shown by his novelist wife. Read by Oliver Ford Davies.
THU 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00t6sjf)
Featuring Akimbo and the Elephants by Alexander McCall Smith, Eddie Dickens: Dreadful Acts by Philip Ardagh, Whizziwig by Malorie Blackman, and Midnight by Jacqueline Wilson.
THU 17:00 Little Blighty on the Down (b007jxb9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
THU 17:30 The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere (b007js4t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
THU 18:00 Gaston Leroux - The Phantom of the Opera (b008p5cw)
Episode 4
Raoul and the Persian enter the Phantom's lair to search for Christine. Stars Peter Guinness, Helen Goldwyn and James D'Arcy.
THU 18:30 Daphne Du Maurier's The House on the Strand (b007k4ms)
Episode 4
Dick starts realising he's confusing past and present, but Magnus urges him to increase the drug dosage. Read by Julian Wadham.
THU 19:00 The Goon Show (b007jnxg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b0092s7l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
THU 20:00 Bulldog Drummond by Sapper (b00nn7s8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]
THU 20:30 Inspector Resnick (b00mf3km)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]
THU 21:00 The Churchills - Speaking for Themselves (b007jrjh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
THU 21:15 The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (b00t6rg3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
THU 22:00 Dead Ringers (b0084qvt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 22:30 Deep Trouble (b00t6sjh)
Series 2
Episode 1
A new crew member and a noxious gas make their mark on nuclear submarine HMS Goliath. Stars Jim Field Smith. From May 2007.
THU 23:00 The Museum of Everything (b007k4y7)
Series 2
Behind the Magic
The Film Institute has a self-regarding guest; the audio guides start to go wrong - and there's a sneak preview of the Museum's very own behind-the-scenes DVD.
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 May 2005.
THU 23:30 The Cabaret of Dr Caligari (b007wprc)
The Conversion
A hypnotised sales rep recalls a troubled life with her Dad. Stars John Woodvine and Sylvester McCoy.


FRIDAY 30 JULY 2010

FRI 00:00 Gaston Leroux - The Phantom of the Opera (b008p5cw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 Daphne Du Maurier's The House on the Strand (b007k4ms)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Bulldog Drummond by Sapper (b00nn7s8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Inspector Resnick (b00mf3km)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 The Churchills - Speaking for Themselves (b007jrjh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (b00t6rg3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Charles Dickens - The Personal History of David Copperfield (b007jn0g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 Little Blighty on the Down (b007jxb9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere (b007js4t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 Louisa May Alcott - Good Wives (b008fd9w)
Learning to Forget
The March family must face their greatest sorrow together. Starring Buffy Davis and Jemma Redgrave.
FRI 05:30 Louisa May Alcott - Good Wives (b008fdb8)
Under the Umbrella
Jo writes the story of her family's life, and finds true love at last. Stars Buffy Davis and Gayle Hunnicutt.
FRI 06:00 30/07/2010 (b00t6t6z)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
FRI 08:00 Round the Horne (b007jpdl)
Series 4
Episode 11
Kenneth Horne escapes Stalag Limpwrist, Rambling Syd Rumpo sings of a maiden's nodes and a visit to Bona Abbey with 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. Marty departed after series 3.
Scripted by Barry Took, Brian Cooke and Johnnie Mortimer.
Music by the Max Harris Group.
Producer: John Simmonds
First broadcast on the BBC Radio 2 in May 1968.
FRI 08:30 One Foot in the Grave (b007jn08)
Timeless Time
Follwing his enforced retirement, grumpy Victor Meldrew's insomnia keeps Margaret awake.
Richard Wilson stars as Victor and Annette Crosbie as his long-suffering wife Margaret.
Adapted for radio by David Renwick from his BBC TV script.
Victor Meldrew ...... Richard Wilson
Margaret Meldrew ...... Annette Crosbie
Winning numerous awards, six series were made for TV plus numerous specials on BBC ONE from 1990 to 2000.
Producer: Diane Messias
First broadcast in January 1995 on BBC Radio 2.
FRI 09:00 Change at Oglethorpe (b00mvs9q)
Off the Rails
Ticket sales at Oglethorpe railway station are at an all-time low.
Could passengers be put off by Points's Platform 1 FM Punk Rock Show? Or is it down to June's seances in the cafe? - or perhaps because Rocket refuses to sell anyone a ticket to Barnsley?
New station manager, David Clare has a challenge on his hands!
Peter Morfoot's railway sitcom stars Michael Williams and Peter Davison.
Rocket ...... Michael Williams
David ...... Peter Davison
June ...... Rosemary Martin
Points ...... Phillippa Wilson
Hattie ...... Madge Hindle
Sodd ...... Chris Emmett
Other parts played by Caroline Strong and David Timson.
Producer: Gareth Edwards
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in December 1995.
FRI 09:30 Tony's (b007jt1y)
Series 1
Money Money Money
While checking the pipes in the cellar, the corner-shop barber makes a discovery. Stars Victor Spinetti. From November 1979.
FRI 10:00 Charles Dickens - The Personal History of David Copperfield (b007jn0r)
I Have Loved You All My Life
As tragedy strikes, David is forced to contemplate his future. Stars Miriam Margolyes, Sheila Hancock and Gary Cady.
FRI 11:00 The Churchills - Speaking for Themselves (b007jrjy)
Episode 10
Winston writes from Canada. Randolph leaves Oxford for a lecture tour of the USA. With Alex Jennings and Sylvestra Le Touzel. From February 1999.
FRI 11:15 The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (b00t6ttr)
Series 3
House of Hope
Precious and her assistant visit some bad girls in their love quest - while Mma Makutsi seeks advice. Stars Claire Benedict.
FRI 12:00 Round the Horne (b007jpdl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 The Michael Bentine Show (b00kkdkm)
From 06/05/1984
From Moscow to the mudflats of Muk Muk via a grand stately home.
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 May 1984.
FRI 13:00 Bulldog Drummond by Sapper (b00nnpb3)
5. Godalming
The ex-officer heads to Godalming to protect Phyllis. And are the Duchess' pearls safe? Read by Julian Rhind-Tutt.
FRI 13:30 Inspector Resnick (b00mfhvb)
Wasted Years
Episode 10
Deadly conclusions to the crimes separated by decades. Phillip Jackson reads the final part of John Harvey's thriller.
FRI 14:00 Marcy Kahan - A Bullet at Balmain's (b00t5jmj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 on Saturday]
FRI 15:00 Great Meadow (b007k3z9)
Episode 2
Recalling his cousin Flora and the pet mice - the actor reads more extracts from his book of childhood reminiscences.
FRI 15:15 Ricky (b00bt4lt)
Episode 5
Concluding his autobiography, the actor recalls how disaster followed TV success in Brookside - until Jim Royle barged in.
FRI 15:30 Dava Sobel - Galileo's Daughter (b007jq9j)
Episode 5
On suspicion of heresy, the renowned scientist faces sentencing for his exposition of Copernicus. Read by Stella Gonet.
FRI 15:45 John Bayley - Iris (b007jzl1)
Episode 5
Iris Murdoch's husband reflects on his wife's inner world after the onset of Alzheimer's disease. Read by Oliver Ford Davies.
FRI 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00t6ttp)
Children's stories presented by Chris Pizzey, featuring Whizziwig by Malorie Blackman and Midnight by Jacqueline Wilson.
FRI 17:00 Change at Oglethorpe (b00mvs9q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
FRI 17:30 Tony's (b007jt1y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
FRI 18:00 Bruce Bedford - The Gibson (b007js7p)
Episode 1
Aspiring poet Saul Judd gets drawn into a web of dark and mysterious forces - as a leprous prince ignores sinister warnings and a Bath playgroup's blind terror baffles the adults...
Bruce Bedford's time-hopping supernatural thriller serial in six episodes.
Robert Glenister .... Saul Judd
Sharon Duce .... Elise Judd
Freddie Jones .... The Scribe
Kate Binchy .... The Scribe's Wife
Constance Chapman .... Haensel Sethria
John Telfer .... Prince Bladud
Trevor Cooper .... Rough Peasant
Sam Dastor .... Karim el Hatel
June Barrie .... The Chairwoman
Geoff Serle .... The Northern Man
Jonathan Adams .... The Guardian
Original music composed by Thomas Johnson.
Music realised by Robin Lever.
Special effects: Dick Mills (Radiophonic Workshop)
Directed at BBC Bristol by Andy Jordan
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1992.
FRI 18:30 Daphne Du Maurier's The House on the Strand (b007k4nz)
Episode 5
Becoming obsessed with his alternative life, Dick is in no state to deal with Vita and her sons. Read by Julian Wadham.
FRI 19:00 Round the Horne (b007jpdl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 The Michael Bentine Show (b00kkdkm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
FRI 20:00 Bulldog Drummond by Sapper (b00nnpb3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]
FRI 20:30 Inspector Resnick (b00mfhvb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]
FRI 21:00 The Churchills - Speaking for Themselves (b007jrjy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
FRI 21:15 The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (b00t6ttr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
FRI 22:00 One Foot in the Grave (b007jn08)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
FRI 22:30 Vent (b00t6v4j)
Series 1
Switching Off
As he lies unconscious in intensive care, Ben's mind takes him on the most difficult journey yet.
Travelling through the landscape of his own chaotic brain, it looks surprisingly like Mordor.
In the real world, it's time to see if Ben can breathe on his own.
Dark sitcom written by Nigel Smith.
Ben …. Neil Pearson
Jean …. Josie Lawrence
Mary …. Fiona Allen
Blitzkrieg …. Leslie Ash
With Dave Lamb, Mark Perry, Jo Martin, Tim Whitnall and Scarlett Milburn-Smith
Producer: Gareth Edwards
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2006.
FRI 23:00 Old Harry's Game (b007jmbz)
Series 3
The Reasonably Fantastic Journey
Satan and the Professor find a huge empty space in Hell - when they enter Scumspawn's brain.
Andy Hamilton’s devilishly funny sitcom set in Hell.
Satan …. Andy Hamilton
The Professor …. James Grout
Thomas …. Jimmy Mulville
Scumspawn …. Robert Duncan
Other characters played by Felicity Montagu, Philip Pope, Nick Revel and Michael Fenton Stevens.
Producer Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1999
FRI 23:30 The Tape Recorded Highlights of a Humble Bee (b00nsm9l)
'Introducing Me' and 'The Dinner Date'
A hapless, jazz-loving insect's audio diary of his mainly uneventful life. With Mark Williams and Tim Whitnall. From June 2003.
FRI 23:45 2000 Years of Radio (b007jnj7)
Series 1
Steaming - Radio Victoriana
Steam powered fun from the Great Exhibition of 1851, plus the latest inventions. Stars Marcus Brigstocke. From November 2000.