Tom is forced by his cruel master, Grimes, up the chimneys of Hartover Hall.
In the chase that follows, Tom is rescued by the Fairies and taken to be a Water Baby under the waves.
Published in 1863, Charles Kingsley’s novel dramatized in three parts by Berlie Doherty.
Starring Julia McKenzie and Timothy West.
Mrs Doasyouwouldbedoneby ...... Julia McKenzie
Charles Kingsley ...... Timothy West
Tom ...... Oliver Peace
Grimes ...... Philip Jackson
Sir John ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
The Dame ...... Maggie McCarthy
Miss Ellie ...... Ciara Janson
The Otter ...... Frances Jeater
The Dragon ...... FlyCharles Simpson
The Fly ...... David Antrobus
The Caddis ...... FlySarah-Jane Holm
Other parts played by Rosie Wiggins, Victoria Hickson, Alex Bird, Mark Guildea, Fiona Taylor, Samantha Morris, Nicola Cannon, Leigh Harris and Patrick Clibbens.
The lad takes up conjuring and is booked for Dartmoor Prison - unaware of Sid's plan.
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.
Two grand openings bring Church and State rivalry to a head for the village priest. Stars Alun Armstrong. From April 2001.
Top cops are on the case, when a witness protection programme goes catastrophically wrong. Stars Roy Hudd. From August 1986.
Big brother Gordon has returned to Millport on the tiny Isle of Cumbrae, off the west coast of Scotland.
But Irene wonders why anyone would return once they've had the chance to escape?
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 ...... Janet Brown
Alberto/Robert/Bob ...... Lewis McLeod
Ena/Bunty ...... Gabriel Quigley
Doogie ...... Matt Costello
Gordon/Minister ...... Robert Paterson
3. La Goulue
Dancer Louise's nickname of La Goulue is singularly appropriate - she's a glutton for food and life...
Starring Frances Barber.
When the Moulin Rouge cabaret opened in Montmartre, Paris in 1889, Toulouse-Lautrec was commissioned to paint a series of posters. A performer's career was made if they secured an appearance.
John Peacock brings Toulouse Lautrec's poster characters to life, in the first of four plays about those entertainers, whose lives were as vivid as Lautrec's paint.
Louise Weber ...... Frances Barber
La Mome Fromage ...... Sylvestra Le Touzel
Zidler ...... Norman Jones
Annie ...... Jo Kendall
Joseph Oller ...... Carlos Douglas
Henri Lassin ...... Michael Graham Cox
Mme Gillottes ...... Margaret Courtenay
Gerard ...... John Bull
Mme Grille ...... Marcia King
Tremolada ...... Donald Gee
Jeanne Faes ...... Maria Miles
Jacques ...... Joe Dunlop
Guy Benoits ...... Michael Kilgarriff
Nini ...... Alice Arnold
Music by Stephen Warbeck.
The Commander realises that Sir Paul's family and staff don't exactly show much grief at his demise. Stars Richard Derrington.
Comic tale of greed and corruption in Victorian London, based on Thomas Hood's epic poem. With James Grout and Rachel Atkins.
Will undertaker's assistant Bernard ever get fiancee Iris up the aisle? Stars Su Pollard and Gorden Kaye. From December 1994.
The lascivious actor-sleuth fails to impress his ex-wife Frances. Meanwhile, could there be another victim? Stars Bill Nighy.
3. The Secret
Absent in Italy, John Maltravers sends a letter summoning Sophia to Naples, where she learns a terrible secret.
Read by Joanna David.
Set in the 1840s, J Meade Falkner's brilliant novella tells the story of a well-to-do Oxford student whose innocent love of music is destined to lead him under a malevolent influence.
Dirk Bogarde reads the final extract from his book of childhood reminiscences. The actor recalls his days at the seaside.
The Bard finds his feet in London. Reconstructing the life, work and era of William Shakespeare, read by Toby Stephens.
William tries to piece together the jigsaw of his missing brother's life in Provence. Dirk Bogarde reads his adapted novel.
Indira Gandhi's father Nehru learns of her search abroad to cure her sick mother. Read by Nina Wadia. and Paul Bhattacharjee.
Children's stories, featuring The Night of the Haunted Trousers by Susan Gates, The Kingdom of the Golden Dragon by Isabel Allende and Up on Cloud Nine by Anne Fine.
Saul learns the truth about Stonehenge and the fear-instilling Gibson Room, and two cavers push too deep.
Bruce Bedford's time-hopping supernatural thriller serial set in - and under - Bath.
Robert Glenister .... Saul Judd
Sharon Duce .... Elise Judd
Freddie Jones .... The Scribe
Kate Binchy .... The Scribe's Wife
Timothy West .... Selwyn Fist
Zoe Hicks .... Miss Dewhurst
Jonathan Tafler .... Alan
Steve Woodward .... Martin
Katy Carmichael .... Tracky
Jonathan Adams .... Optician
Cornelius Garrett .... Newsreader
Original music composed by Thomas Johnson.
Music realised by Robin Lever.
Magnus fails to disembark, so Dick realises that he got off the train earlier. But there's a discovery. Read by Julian Wadham.
Multiple award-winning chat show host Alan Partridge opens his private keyhole and allows you to kneel at it.
This behind-the-scenes documentary charts one hectic week in the life of Alan Partridge and his production team as they make an edition of his hit chat show ‘Knowing Me, Knowing You’.
And meet the man running the show, Glaswegian-Italian series producer, Mario Santini.
With thanks to Alan's chief researcher Steve Coogan.
Alan's assistants are Armando Iannucci, Patrick Marber, Doon MacKichan, Rebecca Front and David Schneider.
Producer: Sioned Wiliam.
Sean Foley and Hamish McColl investigate the art of subtlety by visiting a Jane Austen novel.
Surreal comedy starring award-winning double act Sean Foley and Hamish McColl, the Right Size.
Quick-fire sketch show starring Susie Donkin, Charlotte MacDougal, Oriane Messina and Faye Rusling. From September 2005.
THURSDAY 05 AUGUST 2010
THU 00:00 Bruce Bedford - The Gibson (b007js8q)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 Daphne Du Maurier's The House on the Strand (b007k4tb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 A Charles Paris Mystery (b00t9yf6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 The Lost Stradivarius by J Meade Falkner (b00cywfd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Adam Dalgliesh - A Taste for Death (b00t9xsf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 Martyn Wade - Miss Kilmansegg and Her Precious Leg (b00t9xxf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 John Peacock - Posters of the Moulin Rouge (b007js1q)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 Huddwinks (b00fsmz4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 Millport (b0075t3w)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Charles Kingsley - The Water Babies (b007wpl3)
New Friends
Now a Water Baby, Tom is warned to behave, as he befriends the sea creatures...
Charles Kingsley’s novel dramatised by Berlie Doherty.
Starring Julia McKenzie and Timothy West.
Mrs Doasyouwouldbedoneby ...... Julia McKenzie
Charles Kingsley ...... Timothy West
Tom ...... Oliver Peace
Grimes ...... Philip Jackson
The Lobster ...... Olivier Pierre
The Salmon ...... Sean Baker
Lady Salmon ...... Frances Jeater
The Turbot ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
The Professor ...... Christopher Good
Miss Ellie ...... Ciara Janson
The Porpoise ...... Sarah-Jane Holm
With Rosie Wiggins, Victoria Hickson, Alex Bird and Mark Guildea as the Water Babies.
Director: Janet Whitaker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1998.
THU 06:00 05/08/2010 (b00t9zp2)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
THU 08:00 The Goon Show (b007jp0s)
Series 7
The Histories of Pliny the Elder
The Romans hit Britain, but Neddie Seagoon, Eccles and Bluebottle are off to the Colosseum in Rome! .
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 March 1957..
THU 08:30 Dead Ringers (b0085krp)
Series 2
Episode 5
More celebrity soundalikes, as Dale Winton argues with Barbara Windsor over who's loveliest. Stars Jon Culshaw. From July 2000.
THU 09:00 Little Blighty on the Down (b007zmx4)
Series 3
Episode 2
The editor of the Bugle receives a call from the mysterious Deep Throat, a secret informant at the Parish council. Political satire with Jo Kendall. From July 1990.
THU 09:30 The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere (b007js6w)
Series 1
Episode 2
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
Lord Biro arrives with his menagerie. He attempts the seduction of both Stinking Iris and Dorothy. His mysterious half-cousin is in labour. William is afflicted by his ailment....
Dorothy Wordsmith ...... Denise Coffey
William Wordsmith ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Samuel Tailor Cholericke ...... Simon Callow
Stinking Iris ...... Miriam Margolyes
The Leechpedlar ...... Chris Emmett
Lord Biro ...... Tim Curry
Teresa Sanseveria ...... Helen Atkinson-Wood
Music by Stephen Oliver and sung by Cantabile
Producer: Jonathan James-Moore
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1985.
THU 10:00 John Peacock - Posters of the Moulin Rouge (b007js47)
4. Jane Avril
They called her Crazy Jane because of the way she danced, but it was not an affectionate nickname. Jane Avril used people all her life and reaped the consequences...
Starring Angela Pleasence.
When the Moulin Rouge cabaret opened in Montmartre, Paris in 1889, Toulouse-Lautrec was commissioned to paint a series of posters. A performer's career was made if they secured an appearance.
John Peacock brings Toulouse Lautrec's poster characters to life, in the first of four plays about those entertainers, whose lives were as vivid as Lautrec's paint.
Jane Avril ...... Angela Pleasence
Gazelle ...... Vivian Pickles
Andre Vaubert ...... Jack Galloway
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec ...... Clive Merrison
Arsene Ondet ...... David King
Charles Zidler ...... Norman Jones
Annine ...... Jo Kendall
Chairman ...... John Bull
Alain Marais ...... Brian Miller
Madeleine ...... Anne Carroll
Cleaner ...... Tara Dominic
Matron ...... Anna Cropper
Maxine ...... Valerie Sarruf
Claire Cortin ...... Alice Arnold
Gazelle (at 17) ...... Elizabeth Mansfield
Music by Stephen Warbeck.
Director: Jane Morgan
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1989.
THU 11:00 Adam Dalgliesh - A Taste for Death (b00t9zpv)
Episode 4
The more the Commander questions the Berowne family and staff, the more complex the picture becomes. Stars Richard Derrington.
THU 11:15 David Pownall - Barbara Allen (b00hp7mw)
The mystery of love's compelling power, explored in a drama based on one of the best-loved folk songs of all time. The story of high-born Jemmy Grove's unrequited obsession with beautiful artisan girl, Barbara Allen.
Stars Keith Barron as John, Benedict Sandiford as Jemmy, Honeysuckle Weeks as Barbara Allen, Adam Godley as Silas and Natasha Pyne as Mrs Allen.
Written by David Pownall.
Director: Peter Kavanagh
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2001.
THU 12:00 The Goon Show (b007jp0s)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00t9zpz)
Series 4
Episode 7
Making movie news: 'The Lone Hydrangea' and 'The Sound of Monks' and 'The Curse of the Flying Wombat' continues...
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 Tim Brooke-Taylor, Ian Lang, Graeme Chapman, John Cleese, Graeme Garden, David Hatch, Eric Idle, and Bill Oddie.
Originating from the Cambridge University Footlights revue 'Cambridge Circus', ISIRTA ran for 8 years on BBC Radio and quickly developed a cult following.
Music and songs by Dave Lee and Bill Oddie.
Producer: Humphrey Barclay
First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in November 1966.
THU 13:00 A Charles Paris Mystery (b00t9zq7)
Sicken and So Die
Episode 3
Twelfth Night opens to rapturous reviews. But could the actor-cum-sleuth be the poisoner's next victim? Stars Bill Nighy.
THU 13:30 The Lost Stradivarius by J Meade Falkner (b00cz5rg)
4. The Return
As John returns from Italy, his friend Gaskell tries to penetrate how he fell under Adrian's malign spell.
Concluded by Joanna David.
Written in 1895 by J Meade Falkner.
Set in the 1840s, it follows John Maltravers, a well-to-do student at Oxford whose innocent love of music is destined to lead him under a malevolent influence.
Abridger: Doreen Estall
Producer: Lawrence Jackson
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in August 2008.
THU 14:00 Charles Kingsley - The Water Babies (b007wpl3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
05:00 today]
THU 15:00 Bogarde on Film (b007js7g)
Breaking In
Actor Dirk Bogarde reads his memoirs. After leaving the army, the silver screen beckoned, but his neck was to prove problematic.
THU 15:15 Stephen Greenblatt - Will in the World (b00lc99p)
Episode 4
The Bard faces the death of his son. Reconstructing the life, work and era of William Shakespeare, read by Toby Stephens.
THU 15:30 Dirk Bogarde - Jericho (b008qsvs)
Episode 4
William suspects that Florence is hiding something, and then he makes a surprising discovery. Dirk Bogarde reads his adapted novel, set in Provence.
THU 15:45 Rukhsana Ahmad - Freedom's Daughter (b007jy99)
Episode 4
Nehru feels cut off from Indira, as tragic events threaten to overtake his family. Read by Nina Wadia. and Paul Bhattacharjee.
THU 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00tb9d3)
Children's stories featuring The Night of the Haunted Trousers by Susan Gates, The Kingdom of the Golden Dragon by Isabel Allende and Up on Cloud Nine by Anne Fine.
THU 17:00 Little Blighty on the Down (b007zmx4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
THU 17:30 The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere (b007js6w)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
THU 18:00 Bruce Bedford - The Gibson (b007js93)
Episode 5
Saul and Elise make a grim discovery in the nursing home.
Bruce Bedford's time-hopping supernatural thriller serial set in - and under - Bath.
Robert Glenister .... Saul Judd
Sharon Duce .... Elise Judd
Freddie Jones .... The Scribe
Kate Binchy .... The Scribe's Wife
Timothy West .... Selwyn Fist
Zoe Hicks .... Miss Dewhurst
Katy Carmichael .... Tracky
Constance Chapman .... Haensel Sethria
Bill Bellamy .... Leaflet Man
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.
THU 18:30 Daphne Du Maurier's The House on the Strand (b007k4vj)
Episode 9
Wrestling with his guilt, Dick empties the laboratory of all evidence and sets off on a journey. Read by Julian Wadham.
THU 19:00 The Goon Show (b007jp0s)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00t9zpz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
THU 20:00 A Charles Paris Mystery (b00t9zq7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
THU 20:30 The Lost Stradivarius by J Meade Falkner (b00cz5rg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
THU 21:00 Adam Dalgliesh - A Taste for Death (b00t9zpv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
THU 21:15 David Pownall - Barbara Allen (b00hp7mw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
THU 22:00 Dead Ringers (b00t9zpj)
More celebrity sound-alikes, as Dale Winton argues with Barbara Windsor over who's loveliest. Stars Jon Culshaw. From July 2000.
THU 22:30 Deep Trouble (b00tb9f4)
Series 2
Episode 2
It's a case of 'goodbye Samantha, hello Sam' for Jack Trainor as he meets an old chum. Stars Ben Willbond. From May 2007.
THU 23:00 The Museum of Everything (b00gknj8)
Series 3
The Museum Reopens
A temp with a scary clown face aids the tour guide.
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 July 2006.
THU 23:30 The Cabaret of Dr Caligari (b007x0bl)
Teenage Psycho Chainsaw Bimbos
Video nasties get their own back on a video shop owner. Starring John Woodvine and Sylvester McCoy.
FRIDAY 06 AUGUST 2010
FRI 00:00 Bruce Bedford - The Gibson (b007js93)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 Daphne Du Maurier's The House on the Strand (b007k4vj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 A Charles Paris Mystery (b00t9zq7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 The Lost Stradivarius by J Meade Falkner (b00cz5rg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Adam Dalgliesh - A Taste for Death (b00t9zpv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 David Pownall - Barbara Allen (b00hp7mw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 John Peacock - Posters of the Moulin Rouge (b007js47)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 Little Blighty on the Down (b007zmx4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere (b007js6w)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 Charles Kingsley - The Water Babies (b007wqd5)
The Other End of Nowhere
Tom sets off for the Other-End-of-Nowhere.
Conclusion of Charles Kingsley’s novel dramatised by Berlie Doherty.
Starring Julia McKenzie and Timothy West.
Mrs Doasyouwouldbedoneby ...... Julia McKenzie
Charles Kingsley ...... Timothy West
Tom ...... Oliver Peace
Grimes ...... Philip Jackson
The Lobster ...... Olivier Pierre
The Salmon ...... Sean Baker
Lady Salmon ...... Frances Jeater
The Turbot ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
The Professor ...... Christopher Good
Miss Ellie ...... Ciara Janson
The Porpoise ...... Sarah-Jane Holm
Giant ...... Peter Woodthorpe
Herring ...... Gerard McDermott
Gairfowl ...... Frances Jeater
Older Tom ...... David Antrobus
Truncheon ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Miss Ellie ...... Ciara Janson
Older Ellie ...... Sarah-Jane Holm
With Rosie Wiggins, Victoria Hickson, Alex Bird and Mark Guildea as the Water Babies.
Director: Janet Whitaker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1998.
FRI 06:00 06/08/2010 (b00tb9hg)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
FRI 08:00 Round the Horne (b00tb9j7)
Series 4
Episode 12
Kenneth Horne is making Fleet Street headlines - and pays a visit to Julian and Sandy's Bona Private Detective Agency.
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 (b007jn39)
In Luton Airport No-One Can Hear You Scream
Victor and Margaret Meldrew return from their holiday in Greece. What could possibly go wrong..?
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
Mrs Warboys ...... Doreen Mantle
Nick Swainey ...... Owen Brenman
With Jon Glover, Ainslee Foster and Paul Rogan.
Winning numerous awards, six series were made for TV plus numerous specials on BBC ONE from 1990 to 2000.
Producer: Diane Messias
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in February 1995.
FRI 09:00 Change at Oglethorpe (b007jzwk)
The Thin Controller
David Clare, Oglethorpe’s new Station Master, has got off to a bad start - falling through the cafe window, being shot at and attacked by a prize ferret - but things look likely to get a lot worse when he tries to sack Rocket...
Peter Morfoot's railway sitcom stars Peter Davison and Michael Williams.
David ...... Peter Davison
Rocket ...... Michael Williams
June ...... Rosemary Martin
Points ...... Phillippa Wilson
Hattie ...... Madge Hindle
Sodd ...... Chris Emmett
Other parts played by Tessa Worsley, John Hartley and Jonathan Keeble.
Producer: Gareth Edwards
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in December 1995.
FRI 09:30 Tony's (b007k2tv)
Series 1
Is This True Love?
Still single at 41, the barber's mother - and fate - seem determined to take a hand. Stars Victor Spinetti. From November 1979.
FRI 10:00 Herman Melville - Bartleby the Scrivener (b007jx95)
A man employed as a copyist in a firm of lawyers starts behaving strangely.
It begins with him announcing there are aspects of his work he’d 'prefer' not to do – although he’s excellent at the actual work.
But then the list of things he’d rather avoid doing becomes more sinister...
Ian Holm and Adrian Scarborough star in Herman Melville's short story.
Dramatised by Martyn Wade.
The Lawyer …. Ian Holm
Bartleby …. Adrian Scarborough
Turkey …. David Collings
Nippers …. Jonathan Keeble
Hudd …. Philip Fox
Norton …. John Rowe
Prison Officer …. Stephen Hogan
Director: Cherry Cookson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2004.
FRI 11:00 Adam Dalgliesh - A Taste for Death (b00tb9n1)
Episode 5
The daughter of murder victim Sir Paul Berowne becomes the focus of the Commander's investigation. Stars Richard Derrington.
FRI 11:15 Nick Warburton - Interviews (b00tb9nw)
A year in the life of three primary school children - as seen through the eyes of their parents and teacher.
Nick Warburton’s drama stars Tracy Childs as Miss Salmon, Henry Goodman as Mr Zagorsky, Kate Fleetwood as Steph, Richard Katz as Frank and Laura Elphinstone as Mrs Harris.
Director: Sally Avens
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2005.
FRI 12:00 Round the Horne (b00tb9j7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 The Michael Bentine Show (b00kn7yv)
From 13/05/1984
From tackling Britain's recession to Film Extra of the Century.
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 A Charles Paris Mystery (b00tb9qk)
Sicken and So Die
Episode 4
Can the actor-cum-amateur sleuth unmask the murderer who has been poisoning the cast of Twelfth Night? Stars Bill Nighy.
FRI 13:30 An Illustration of Modern Science by Richard Marsh (b007jq1h)
Convinced she soon be murdered, stage artiste Beauffie Buckingham enlists the help of a London barrister to make her will...
Richard Marsh’s thriller read by Joanna Riding.
Richard Marsh was the pseudonym of British author Richard Bernard Heldmann. (1857 - 1915) best known for his supernatural thriller ‘The Beetle’.
Producer: Katherine Beacon
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in October 2003.
FRI 14:00 Charles Kingsley - The Water Babies (b007wqd5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
05:00 today]
FRI 15:00 Bogarde on Film (b007js7v)
Liszt in Hollywood
Actor Dirk Bogarde reads more of his film memoirs. A trip to Hollywood was to prove particularly challenging.
FRI 15:15 Stephen Greenblatt - Will in the World (b00lcltq)
Episode 5
At 40, the Bard meditates on old age. Reconstructing the life, work and era of William Shakespeare, read by Toby Stephens.
FRI 15:30 Dirk Bogarde - Jericho (b008rtl9)
Episode 5
William comes to a realisation about his missing brother and Florence. Dirk Bogarde reads his adapted novel, set in Provence.
FRI 15:45 Rukhsana Ahmad - Freedom's Daughter (b007jybp)
Episode 5
Nehru is released from jail, while Indira Gandhi's political views are developing. Read by Nina Wadia. and Paul Bhattacharjee.
FRI 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00tbb61)
Presented by Chris Pizzey, featuring The Night of the Haunted Trousers by Susan Gates, The Kingdom of the Golden Dragon by Isabel Allende and Up on Cloud Nine by Anne Fine.
FRI 17:00 Change at Oglethorpe (b007jzwk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
FRI 17:30 Tony's (b007k2tv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
FRI 18:00 Bruce Bedford - The Gibson (b007js9x)
Episode 6
On the day of the festival, Saul and the Guardians prepare to fight.
Conclusion of Bruce Bedford's time-hopping supernatural thriller serial set in - and under - Bath.
Robert Glenister .... Saul Judd
Sharon Duce .... Elise Judd
Freddie Jones .... The Scribe
Kate Binchy .... The Scribe's Wife
Timothy West .... Selwyn Fist
Zoe Hicks .... Miss Dewhurst
Katy Carmichael .... Tracky
Sam Dastor .... Karim El Hatel
June Barrie .... Chairwoman
Zoe Hicks .... Miss Dewhurst
Melanie Hudson .... Patricia Gwent
Geoffrey Collins .... Control
Phillip Manikum .... Punch
Paul Cresswell .... John
John Adams .... 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 (b007jw0t)
Episode 10
At Sir Oliver Carminowe's house, Roger visits the captive Isolda and comes up with a daring plan. Read by Julian Wadham.
FRI 19:00 Round the Horne (b00tb9j7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 The Michael Bentine Show (b00kn7yv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
FRI 20:00 A Charles Paris Mystery (b00tb9qk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
FRI 20:30 An Illustration of Modern Science by Richard Marsh (b007jq1h)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
FRI 21:00 Adam Dalgliesh - A Taste for Death (b00tb9n1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
FRI 21:15 Nick Warburton - Interviews (b00tb9nw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
FRI 22:00 One Foot in the Grave (b007jn39)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
FRI 22:30 Weak at the Top (b00tbb7d)
Series 2
Conference
John Weak designs the perfect company conference using only a video of great sporting moments and that fox from Channel 5 News.
Randy, devious, sexist and workshy, John Weak puts the man into management – in the return of Guy Browning’s sitcom.
Starring Alexander Armstrong as marketing maestro and "totty" magnet John Weak.
Hayley ...... Clare Perkns
Sir Marcus ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Bill Peters ...... Ron Cook
Hayley ...... Clare Perkns
Ross Fullbright ...... Ewan Bailey
Giles Renton Willis ...... Stephen Critchlow
Marian Davis ...... Adjoa Andoh
Camilla Harma-McCall ...... Beth Chalmers
Producer: Jonquil Panting
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2006.
FRI 23:00 Old Harry's Game (b007jmd4)
Series 3
The Beautiful Game
Satan decides to hold a major football tournament in Hell - The Underworld Cup.
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 (b00nw3c9)
'Keep Fit' and 'The Night Owl'
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 Hearing With Hegley (b009y1s3)
Series 1
Episode 1
The poet laureate of alternative comedy, John Hegley, presents a selection of his work.
With contributions from Keith Moore, Susan Norton, Andrew Bailey and Nigel Piper.
Producer: Phil Clarke
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1996.