SATURDAY 31 JULY 2010

SAT 00:00 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.
SAT 00:30 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.
SAT 01:00 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.
SAT 01:30 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.
SAT 02:00 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.
SAT 02:15 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.
SAT 03:00 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.
SAT 04:00 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.
SAT 04:30 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.
SAT 05:00 Marcy Kahan - Death at the Desert Inn (b00t6v8d)
$300,000 dollars are left in a satchel in Noel Coward's Las Vegas suite, and so he sets off again on his unexpected posthumous career as a detective.
Marcy Kahan's crime thriller stars Malcolm Sinclair as Noel Coward, Eleanor Bron as Lorn Lorraine. Tam Williams as Cole Lesley, Belinda Lang as Judy Garland and Jake Broder as Joe Glaser.
The Desert Inn, scene of one of his greatest cabaret triumphs, is the setting for "a highly probable Noel Coward Murder Mystery", complete with Judy Garland, a showgirl, a Broadway agent, an unlikely croupier, a US Congressman and Coward's act, with half of Hollywood in the audience.
Another crime to be solved with the Master's favourite weapon - wit.
Director: Ned Chaillet
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2004.
SAT 06:00 31/07/2010 (b00t6v8g)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
SAT 08:00 Big Toe Books (b00t8xb7)
Children's stories presented by Chris Pizzey, including Stop the Train by Geraldine McCaughrean, read by Lorelei King.
SAT 09:00 Nick Warburton - Doreen's Chair (b00t8xc1)
An article on feng shui sparks a remarkable change in the life of a timid husband. Stars Peter Sallis and Gillian Barge.
SAT 09:30 Yes Yes Yes (b00t8xfp)
Series 1
The Last Stand
John Rawling relives the cricket-packed drama of the second Test between England and West Indies at Lord's in 1963.
SAT 10:00 Comedy Winners (b007s0q0)
Series 2
Episode 2
Mark Radcliffe hosts a prize-winning selection: I'm Sorry I Haven't a Christmas Carol, The Nick Revell Show, The LL Files, The Now Show and The Boosh.
SAT 13:00 Martyn Wade - Gondal (b00cpvsq)
Paralleling Emily Bronte's life at Haworth with a dramatic reconstruction of Gondal, her epic fantasy world set on a Pacific island from which the ideas for 'Wuthering Heights' evolved.
Martyn Wade's play stars Diana Quick as Augusta, Janet Maw as Emily, John Rowe as Lord Eldred, Nathaniel Parker as Fernando, Clive Francis as Alfred, Linda Polan as Tabitha, Moir Leslie as Angelica, David Thorpe as Alexander, Keith Drinkel as Parry, Annabelle Lanyon as Young Emily, Eric Allan as Gerald, Bernadette Windsor as Young Charlotte and Jill Lidstone as Young Branwell.
Other parts by John Webb, Jillie Meers, Siriol Jenkins and Melanie Hudson.
Music specially composed by Elizabeth Parker of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.
Director: Cherry Cookson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1992.
SAT 14:30 Crime Catch-Up (b00t940c)
Sapper's Bulldog Drummond
Demobbed army officer Hugh Drummond advertises his services to any client offering adventure. Read by Julian Rhind-Tutt.
SAT 15:00 Crime Catch-Up (b00t940w)
Sapper's Bulldog Drummond
Tricked into abducting the wrong man, dangerous Peterson gives a stern warning to the ex-officer. Read by Julian Rhind-Tutt.
SAT 15:30 Crime Catch-Up (b00t941g)
Sapper's Bulldog Drummond
Snatching back the American millionaire, the ex-officer hasn't foreseen confrontation. Read by Julian Rhind-Tutt.
SAT 16:00 Crime Catch-Up (b00t942c)
Sapper's Bulldog Drummond
Following his enemy Peterson to Paris, the ex-officer is asked for help by an American policeman. Read by Julian Rhind-Tutt.
SAT 16:30 Crime Catch-Up (b00t942m)
Sapper's Bulldog Drummond
With Lakington set to rob the Duchess's pearls, the ex-officer sets off in hot pursuit. Read by Julian Rhind-Tutt.
SAT 17:00 Marcy Kahan - Death at the Desert Inn (b00t6v8d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]
SAT 18:00 Mike Walker - Alpha (b0080p6l)
An all-knowing computer appears to have an independent life of its own - an abomination for those who believe in a supreme creator.
Father Marquez is sent to interrogate ‘Alpha’ to decide whether or not it can be allowed to exist. During their conversations, Marquez finds out far more than he expects about both Alpha and - much more disturbingly - himself...
Mike Walker’s chilling drama won Gold at the Sony Radio Academy Awards 2001.
Stars David Calder as Father Marquez, Sarah-Jane Holm as Alpha, John Moffatt as Cardinal Correlli, Ana Sofrenovia as Katerina, Daniel O'Grady as Tom and Lexi Ross as Sophia.
Original music composed and played by David Chilton.
Producer: Gordon House
First broadcast on the BBC World Service in 2001.
SAT 19:00 Nick Warburton - Doreen's Chair (b00t8xc1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SAT 19:30 Yes Yes Yes (b00t8xfp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
SAT 20:00 Comedy Winners (b007s0q0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SAT 23:00 Adam Dalgliesh - Devices and Desires (b007jljm)
Episode 3
Commander Dalgliesh discovers a murder victim, but The Whistler seems to be out of the frame for this one. PD James dramatisation stars Robin Ellis.
SAT 23:30 Ruth Rendell - The Fever Tree and Other Stories (b00t95wv)
The Fever Tree
Will Tricia and Ford's fractured marriage survive a South African safari? Stars Paul Rhys and Tracy Wiles.


SUNDAY 01 AUGUST 2010

SUN 00:00 Mike Walker - Alpha (b0080p6l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday]
SUN 01:00 Martyn Wade - Gondal (b00cpvsq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Saturday]
SUN 02:30 PD James - Cordelia Gray: An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (b00t960j)
An eminent scientist hires the female detective to discover why his son committed suicide. Stars Judi Bowker and Anna Massey.
SUN 04:30 How Tickled Am I? (b007jp99)
Series 1
Jimmy James
Mark Radcliffe profiles the comedians' comedian, Jimmy James - a teetotaller revered for his stage act of playing a drunk. But his one vice as a love of gambling...
Last of a six-part series exploring the tradition of the northern comedian.
Producer: Bernadette McConnell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1999.
SUN 05:00 Nick Warburton - Doreen's Chair (b00t8xc1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Saturday]
SUN 05:30 Yes Yes Yes (b00t8xfp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Saturday]
SUN 06:00 01/08/2010 (b00t9652)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
SUN 08:00 Big Toe Books (b00t965r)
Children's stories presented by Chris Pizzey, including Stop the Train by Geraldine McCaughrean, read by Lorelei King.
SUN 09:00 The Churchills - Speaking for Themselves (b007jrkh)
Omnibus, part 2
The letters of Winston and Clementine Churchill. War, traffic accidents and unexpected house purchases. Starring Alex Jennings.
SUN 10:15 Five Stories by Rose Tremain (b00cr1lq)
How It Stacks Up
A poignant portrait of John McCreedy's 46th birthday celebration. Read by Dermot Crowley.
SUN 10:30 Winston (b007tzt5)
Winston in Europe
An Educated Woman
The family arrive in France and Father feels homesick. Winston talks of Flaubert, Baudelaire and Renoir leaving Nancy feeling baffled...
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 (b007w2my)
Series 1
Alhambra
Peek behind the facade of the Odeon Cinema in London’s Leicester Square as Geoffrey Wheeler seeks out traces of the variety theatre which once stood in its place - the Alhambra.
From the earliest days of the 20th century until its closure in the 1930s, the Alhambra was one of the capital’s premier Variety venues. But it fell foul of the rising popularity of cinema and radio and was forced to close.
Geoffrey rediscovers the Alhambra's fine legacy.
With Roy Hudd.
Series visiting 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? (b007jp99)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:30 today]
SUN 12:00 Floggit's (b007jxmk)
From 24/08/1956
Chaos strikes village shopkeepers Gert and Daisy over a troublesome tree.
Stars Elsie and Doris Waters as Gert and Daisy.
With Joan Sims, Anthony Newley, Ronnie Barker, Hugh Paddick and Iris Vandaleur.
Originally popular regulars in 'Workers' Playtime' on the BBC Home Service during wartime, Gert and Daisy won their own series, Floggit's, where they've inherited a village general store in Russett Green. 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: Alastair Scott -Johnston
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in August 1956.
SUN 12:30 The Al Read Show (b008zdfh)
Episode 4
Hospitals, the Post Office and noisy neighbours.
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 1998.
SUN 13:00 PD James - Cordelia Gray: An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (b00t960j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 02:30 today]
SUN 15:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00ns3x0)
Ring around the Bath
Middle-aged Stella battles to get her grown-up children to leave home. Stars Duncan Preston and Penny Downie. From August 2003.
SUN 15:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00t975x)
Little Blighty on the Down
Parish Council leader Mrs Roberts wonders how to become more popular. Political satire with Jo Kendall. From July 1990.
SUN 16:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00t97rz)
Change at Oglethorpe: Off the Rails
A graduate trainee takes charge of a rural railway station and its eccentric staff. Stars Peter Davison. From December 1995.
SUN 16:30 The Now Show (b00t97sm)
Series 31
Episode 6
Fresh from 4 - Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present a satirical look at the week's news. From July 23rd 2010.
SUN 17:00 The Palace of Laughter (b007w2my)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
SUN 17:30 How Tickled Am I? (b007jp99)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:30 today]
SUN 18:00 The Scarifyers (b008jdt5)
The Devil of Denge Marsh
Episode 2
Lionheart and Dunning's battle with an old adversary leads them to a strange village. Stars Nicholas Courtney and Terry Molloy.
SUN 18:30 Fear on 4 (b007jm22)
Series 1
The Beast With Five Fingers
The Man in Black reveals the horror in a small box bequeathed to a scientist. Stars Edward de Souza and James Laurenson.
SUN 19:00 Floggit's (b007jxmk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]
SUN 19:30 The Al Read Show (b008zdfh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
SUN 20:00 The Churchills - Speaking for Themselves (b007jrkh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SUN 21:15 Five Stories by Rose Tremain (b00cr1lq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 today]
SUN 21:30 Winston (b007tzt5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]
SUN 22:00 Sorry About Last Night (b00mzvfq)
A Loft
Alexei Sayle writes and stars in the comedy about life, love and not living together. With Siobhan Redmond. From October 1999.
SUN 22:30 20th Century Vampire (b0080qgl)
Episode 4
The supermarket staff outing to donate blood sparks havoc for trainee vampire Eloise. Stars Louise Lombard. From November 1993.
SUN 23:00 Space Hacks (b007k1tk)
Space Hacks
Lost in Space Ship
Journalists Moog and Charlie probe a disappearance. Sci-fi comedy with Dan Mersh and Prunella Scales. From February 2007.
SUN 23:30 The Penny Dreadfuls (b00gpbcx)
More Brothers Faversham
Marcus Faversham
The comedy trio's swashbuckling tale of Victorian Britain's greatest actor - Marcus Faversham.
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 October 2008.


MONDAY 02 AUGUST 2010

MON 00:00 The Scarifyers (b008jdt5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday]
MON 00:30 Fear on 4 (b007jm22)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Sunday]
MON 01:00 PD James - Cordelia Gray: An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (b00t960j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 02:30 on Sunday]
MON 03:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00ns3x0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Sunday]
MON 03:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00t975x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:30 on Sunday]
MON 04:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00t97rz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 on Sunday]
MON 04:30 The Now Show (b00t97sm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:30 on Sunday]
MON 05:00 Kenneth Grahame - The Wind in the Willows (b00qsxdy)
Episode 1
Mole, Ratty, Toad and Badger's famous adventure dramatised and narrated by Alan Bennett. With Richard Briers and Derek Waring.
MON 06:00 02/08/2010 (b00t9ck6)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
MON 08:00 Dad's Army (b007jqlx)
Series 3
We Know Our Onions
Jones's van is commandeered for the platoon's anti-tank gun exercise - but the trouble is it's also full of Hodges' consignment of onions.
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 Frazer …. John Laurie
Private Godfrey …. Arnold Ridley
Private Pike …. Ian Lavender
Warden Hodges …. Bill Pertwee
Private Walker …. Larry Martyn
Captain Ramsay …. Alan Tilvern
Sergeant Baxter …. Michael Middleton
Announcer/Newsreader …. John Snagge
Producer: John Dyas
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1976.
MON 08:30 Country Matters (b00lvz52)
Episode 6
Will Cathy finally make the break and give up city life for good? Stars Jonathan Tafler and Lesley Sharp. From June 1994.
MON 09:00 Alison and Maud (b007k244)
Series 1
Lame Ducks
How can Bed and Breakfast landlady Alison avoid a courtship display - without hastily inventing a husband?
Sue Limb's sitcom about events at the Abbeyfield Guest House in Norwich.
Denise Coffey and Miriam Margolyes star as sisters Alison and Maud.
Alison …. Denise Coffey
Maud …. Miriam Margolyes
Father …. Joss Ackland
Mr Mullett …. Chris Emmett
Leslie …. Nickolas Grace
Producer: Jonathan James-Moore.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2002.
MON 09:30 A Whole New Ball Game (b00ftg1r)
Series 2
And Pigs Can Fry
The footie team's new strip causes controversy. Will they be ready for the new season? Stars Brenda Blethyn.
MON 10:00 John Peacock - Posters of the Moulin Rouge (b007jrwj)
1. Yvette Guilbert
Singer Yvette Guilbert is drawn to a brand new venue in the capital city of France.
Starring Julie Covington.
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.
Yvette Guilbert ...... Julie Covington
Zidler ...... Norman Jones
Albine Guilbert ...... Pauline Letts
Oller ...... Carlos Douglas
Louise Weber ...... Frances Barber
Maxine ...... Valerie Sarruf
Jean Lorrain ...... John Moffatt
Leon Forneau ...... Simon Treves
Gabrielle ....... Sue Broomfield
Driver ....... Michael Graham Cox
Marie ....... Alice Arnold
Lamplighter ....... John Bull
Music by Stephen Warbeck.
Director: Jane Morgan
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1989.
MON 11:00 Adam Dalgliesh - A Taste for Death (b00t9ctv)
Episode 1
The poetic Commander's new unit investigate an unlikely double murder in a London church. Stars Richard Derrington.
MON 11:15 The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (b00t9dts)
Series 3
The Return of Note - 7 Premiere
When Precious Ramotswe's ex-husband turns up to cause trouble, she finds an unlikely ally. Stars Claire Benedict.
MON 12:00 Dad's Army (b007jqlx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 12:30 Steptoe and Son (b007jlnf)
Series 3
TB or Not TB
Sixty years of smoking takes its toll on Albert Steptoe.
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
Receptionist ...... Jo Manning Wilson
Adapted for radio from their TV scripts by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.
Producer: Bobby Jaye
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in April 1971.
MON 13:00 Bulldog Drummond by Sapper (b00nskjl)
6. Foiling
Can our hero foil evil Peterson's plan to overthrow the government? Sapper's yarn is concluded by Julian Rhind-Tutt.
MON 13:30 The Lost Stradivarius by J Meade Falkner (m000519j)
1. The Cupboard
As Oxford student John Maltravers plays ancient violin music, a hidden cupboard is revealed in his rooms.
Read by Joanna David.
Written in 1895 by J Meade Falkner, this brilliant novella is by turns enchanting and terrifying.
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.
Abridged in four parts by Doreen Estal.
Author J Meade Falkner also wrote the smuggling classic 'Moonfleet'.
Producer: Lawrence Jackson
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in August 2008
MON 14:00 Kenneth Grahame - The Wind in the Willows (b00qsxdy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]
MON 15:00 Great Meadow (b007k405)
Episode 3
Dirk Bogarde reads extracts from his book of childhood reminiscences. The actor recalls Christmas celebrations in Sussex.
MON 15:15 Stephen Greenblatt - Will in the World (b00lbsx9)
Episode 1
The Bard gets his first taste of theatre. Reconstructing the life, work and era of William Shakespeare, read by Toby Stephens.
MON 15:30 Dirk Bogarde - Jericho (b008pbwk)
Episode 1
William Caldicott receives a key from his brother James and heads to Provence, where a mystery begins. Read by the author.
MON 15:45 Rukhsana Ahmad - Freedom's Daughter (b007jy5g)
Episode 1
The touching correspondence between the young Indira Gandhi and her father Nehru. Read by Nina Wadia and Paul Bhattacharjee.
MON 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00t9f2q)
Children's stories, featuring The Night of the Haunted Trousers by Susan Gates, Nelly the Monster Sitter by Kes Gray and Up on Cloud Nine by Anne Fine.
MON 17:00 Alison and Maud (b007k244)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
MON 17:30 A Whole New Ball Game (b00ftg1r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
MON 18:00 Bruce Bedford - The Gibson (b007js82)
Episode 2
After aspiring poet Saul Judd and his family win a competition, strange events happen.
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
Constance Chapman .... Haensel Sethria
John Telfer .... Prince Bladud
Trevor Cooper .... Rough Peasant
Sam Dastor .... Karim el Hatel
June Barrie .... The Chairwoman
Timothy West .... Selwyn Fist
Liz Goulding .... Rita
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.
MON 18:30 Daphne Du Maurier's The House on the Strand (b007jw07)
Episode 6
Dick, Vita and family set sail across the bay to Chapel Point, the site where Otto Bodrugan once lived. Read by Julian Wadham.
MON 19:00 Dad's Army (b007jqlx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 19:30 Steptoe and Son (b007jlnf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
MON 20:00 Bulldog Drummond by Sapper (b00nskjl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]
MON 20:30 The Lost Stradivarius by J Meade Falkner (m000519j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]
MON 21:00 Adam Dalgliesh - A Taste for Death (b00t9ctv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
MON 21:15 The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (b00t9dts)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
MON 22:00 Country Matters (b00lvz52)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 22:30 Revolting People (b007jrx3)
Series 1
Even More Storm Clouds
Samuel's crooked brother lures Joshua into fighting the 'Cockney Monster'.
Historical sitcom, set in 1770 Boston, written by Andy Hamilton and Jay Tarses.
CAST:
Samuel Oliphant …. Jay Tarses
Sergeant McGurk …. Andy Hamilton
Mary Oliphant …. Sophie Thompson
Captain Brimshaw …. James Fleet
Ezekiel Spriggs …. Hugh Dennis
Cora Oliphant …. Felicity Montagu
Joshua Oliphant …. Tony Maudsley
Mrs Arbuthnot …. Susie Blake
Uncle Dan Oliphant …. William Hootkins
Michael Fenton Stevens (Announcer/Various)
Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2000.
MON 23:00 The Cheese Shop Presents (b0080jxt)
Series 1
The Butter Factor
A tough talk show, time travel tips - and a daffodil shocker. Sketch comedy from Cardiff with Dave Lamb. From January 2007.
MON 23:30 The Problem With Adam Bloom (b00gl4t1)
Series 2
Insecurity
You should talk about your problems - after all, a problem shared is a problem halved.
Unless you've got a trust phobia, in which case it opens a whole other can of worms.
Written by and starring Adam Bloom.
With Stefano Paolini.
Producer: Adam Bromley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2004.
MON 23:45 This Is Craig Brown (b00f41tk)
Travel
The Pedants' Association takes a trip to the seaside. The satirist pokes fun with Edward Fox and Rory Bremner. From March 2004.


TUESDAY 03 AUGUST 2010

TUE 00:00 Bruce Bedford - The Gibson (b007js82)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:30 Daphne Du Maurier's The House on the Strand (b007jw07)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 Bulldog Drummond by Sapper (b00nskjl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 The Lost Stradivarius by J Meade Falkner (m000519j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 Adam Dalgliesh - A Taste for Death (b00t9ctv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:15 The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (b00t9dts)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 John Peacock - Posters of the Moulin Rouge (b007jrwj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 Alison and Maud (b007k244)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:30 A Whole New Ball Game (b00ftg1r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 Kenneth Grahame - The Wind in the Willows (b00qt10k)
Episode 2
Toad is offered an escape route by a washer-woman and her niece. Dramatised and narrated by Alan Bennett. With Richard Briers.
TUE 06:00 03/08/2010 (b00t9smf)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
TUE 08:00 Yes Minister (b007jmpx)
Series 1
The Right to Know
MP Jim Hacker tries to excavate himself from problems with badgers.
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
Annie ...... Diana Hoddinott
Lucy ...... Gerry Cowper
Protester ...... Carol Boyd
Sir Frederick ...... Peter Cellier
Adapted for radio by producer Pete Atkin.
First broadcast on Radio 4 in November 1983.
TUE 08:30 The Long Hot Satsuma (b00n5vsb)
Episode 8
Mummy's boy DJ, and a royal commentary. Zesty sketch show with Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden and Alison Steadman. From July 1989.
TUE 09:00 After Henry (b007tcmk)
Series 4
Positive Thinking
"I've never seen Clare so sure of herself. Or so sure of anything."
With Julian back on the scene, Clare is ecstatic. But her mother Sarah has concerns.
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
Julian …. Jasper Jacob
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1989.
TUE 09:30 Ring Around the Bath (b00nsnhg)
Series 1
Rick's Quarrel
A domestic dispute boosts Stella's battle to get her grown-up children to leave home. Stars Duncan Preston. From August 2003.
TUE 10:00 John Peacock - Posters of the Moulin Rouge (b007jrz8)
2. The Boneless Wonder
Only a shadow on a poster - what is Valentin Renaudin in real life?
Starring Stephen Thorne.
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 four plays about those entertainers whose lives were as vivid as Lautrec's paint.
Valentin Renaudin ...... Stephen Thorne
Celine Renaudin ...... Margaretta Scott
Louise Weber ...... Frances Barber
La Mome Fromage ...... Sylvestra Le Touzel
Alice Goujon ...... Anna Cropper
Zidler ...... Norman Jones
Monsieur Goujon ...... Michael Graham Cox
Theo Renaudin ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Georges Tabards ...... David Goudge
Joseph Oller ...... Carlos Douglas
Adele ...... Sue Broomfield
Gerard ...... John Bull
Michel Renaudin ...... Brian Miller
Annie ...... Jo Kendall
Shop Assistant ...... Marcia King
Nini ...... Alice Arnold
Music by Stephen Warbeck.
Director: Jane Morgan
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1989.
TUE 11:00 Adam Dalgliesh - A Taste for Death (b00t9tcb)
Episode 2
Behind the scenes, the murdered baronet's domineering mother pulls the strings. Stars Richard Derrington.
TUE 11:15 The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (b00t9tdr)
Series 3
The Ceremony
Precious Ramotswe works her way through her list of problems and solves another along the way. Stars Claire Benedict.
TUE 12:00 Yes Minister (b007jmpx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 12:30 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue (b00hs6lj)
The teams are late arrivals, in the antidote to panel games. With Humphrey Lyttelton and Willie Rushton. From January 1989.
TUE 13:00 A Charles Paris Mystery (b00t9tmp)
Sicken and So Die
Episode 1
Charles has a role in Twelfth Night, but could this comedy turn into a tragedy? Bill Nighy stars as Simon Brett's actor-cum-sleuth.
TUE 13:30 The Lost Stradivarius by J Meade Falkner (m000ql4n)
2. Adrian
Hiding his discovery, John Maltravers outwardly woos Constance, but starts falling under Adrian's sinister spell.
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.
Abridger: Doreen Estall
Producer: Lawrence Jackson
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in August 2008.
TUE 14:00 Kenneth Grahame - The Wind in the Willows (b00qt10k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]
TUE 15:00 Great Meadow (b007jmzl)
Episode 4
Dirk Bogarde reads extracts from his book of childhood reminiscences. The actor recalls his voles and a shock from his nanny, Lally.
TUE 15:15 Stephen Greenblatt - Will in the World (b00lbwgf)
Episode 2
The Bard leaves his family for London. Reconstructing the life, work and era of William Shakespeare, read by Toby Stephens.
TUE 15:30 Dirk Bogarde - Jericho (b008p4xl)
Episode 2
Arriving at James's house in Provence, William looks for clues in his brother's mystery disappearance. Dirk Bogarde reads his adapted mystery novel.
TUE 15:45 Rukhsana Ahmad - Freedom's Daughter (b007jy6q)
Episode 2
In prison, Nehru relies on daughter Indira Gandhi's letters to learn about India's struggle for freedom. Read by Nina Wadia.
TUE 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00t9v2l)
Children's stories, featuring The Night of the Haunted Trousers by Susan Gates, Nelly the Monster Sitter by Kes Gray, and Up on Cloud Nine by Anne Fine.
TUE 17:00 After Henry (b007tcmk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
TUE 17:30 Ring Around the Bath (b00nsnhg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
TUE 18:00 Bruce Bedford - The Gibson (b007js8d)
Episode 3
Haensel Sethria warns Elise Judd, and Saul Judd is summoned to meet Selwyn Fist.
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
Constance Chapman .... Haensel Sethria
Gordon Reid .... Priscus
Michael Stroud .... Stranger
Jonathan Tafler .... Landlord
Timothy West .... Selwyn Fist
John Abineri .... Roman Officer
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.
TUE 18:30 Daphne Du Maurier's The House on the Strand (b007jw0b)
Episode 7
Dick witnesses Roger trying to alert Otto of an ambush, and Magnus warns Dick to stay off the drug. Read by Julian Wadham.
TUE 19:00 Yes Minister (b007jmpx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 19:30 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue (b00hs6lj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
TUE 20:00 A Charles Paris Mystery (b00t9tmp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]
TUE 20:30 The Lost Stradivarius by J Meade Falkner (m000ql4n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]
TUE 21:00 Adam Dalgliesh - A Taste for Death (b00t9tcb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
TUE 21:15 The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (b00t9tdr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
TUE 22:00 The Long Hot Satsuma (b00n5vsb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 22:30 Dave Podmore (b007qcsw)
Dave Podmore's Cricket Fix
Episode 2
Dave Podmore, the cricketer's cricketer is due to get the call any day now. But will it be from the Test selectors or VAT inspectors?
And Felicity Kendall had better watch out...
Christopher Douglas stars as Pod.
Written by Christopher Douglas, Nick Newman and Andrew Nickolds.
Dave ...... Chris Douglas
Andy ...... Andrew Nickolds
Producer: Richard Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2001.
TUE 23:00 On the Hour (b0090br1)
Series 2
Episode 2
Alan Partridge is at the Olympics. Barbara Wintergreen is in America.
All the news as it happens, if it happens from the BBC's urgent and incisive news overview.
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, David Quantick, Andrew Glover and Stewart Lee.
Producer: Armando lannucci
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1992.
TUE 23:30 Armstrong and Miller (b007k3f2)
Episode 4
School band memories, and a town planning thriller.
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 (b00j6jkj)
Series 1
Episode 6
Faye causes havoc when she decides to gatecrash 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 04 AUGUST 2010

WED 00:00 Bruce Bedford - The Gibson (b007js8d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 Daphne Du Maurier's The House on the Strand (b007jw0b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 A Charles Paris Mystery (b00t9tmp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 The Lost Stradivarius by J Meade Falkner (m000ql4n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 Adam Dalgliesh - A Taste for Death (b00t9tcb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Tuesday]
WED 02:15 The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (b00t9tdr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Tuesday]
WED 03:00 John Peacock - Posters of the Moulin Rouge (b007jrz8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 After Henry (b007tcmk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:30 Ring Around the Bath (b00nsnhg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 Charles Kingsley - The Water Babies (b007jxr5)
Cruelty
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.
Director: Janet Whitaker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1998.
WED 06:00 04/08/2010 (b00t9xkv)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jm2y)
Series 3
The Conjurer
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.
Producer: Dennis Main Wilson
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in February 1956.
WED 08:30 The Little World of Don Camillo (b00t9xp6)
Series 1
Episode 4
Two grand openings bring Church and State rivalry to a head for the village priest. Stars Alun Armstrong. From April 2001.
WED 09:00 Huddwinks (b00fsmz4)
Series 1
Dead Men Don't Eat Pilchards
Top cops are on the case, when a witness protection programme goes catastrophically wrong. Stars Roy Hudd. From August 1986.
WED 09:30 Millport (b0075t3w)
Series 1
Lineage
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
Producer: Lucy Bacon
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2000.
WED 10:00 John Peacock - Posters of the Moulin Rouge (b007js1q)
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.
Director: Jane Morgan
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1989.
WED 11:00 Adam Dalgliesh - A Taste for Death (b00t9xsf)
Episode 3
The Commander realises that Sir Paul's family and staff don't exactly show much grief at his demise. Stars Richard Derrington.
WED 11:15 Martyn Wade - Miss Kilmansegg and Her Precious Leg (b00t9xxf)
Comic tale of greed and corruption in Victorian London, based on Thomas Hood's epic poem. With James Grout and Rachel Atkins.
WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jm2y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 12:30 For Better or for Worse (b00t9yby)
Series 2
Episode 1
Will undertaker's assistant Bernard ever get fiancee Iris up the aisle? Stars Su Pollard and Gorden Kaye. From December 1994.
WED 13:00 A Charles Paris Mystery (b00t9yf6)
Sicken and So Die
Episode 2
The lascivious actor-sleuth fails to impress his ex-wife Frances. Meanwhile, could there be another victim? Stars Bill Nighy.
WED 13:30 The Lost Stradivarius by J Meade Falkner (b00cywfd)
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.
Abridger: Doreen Estall
Producer: Lawrence Jackson
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in August 2008.
WED 14:00 Charles Kingsley - The Water Babies (b007jxr5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]
WED 15:00 Great Meadow (b007jn00)
Episode 5
Dirk Bogarde reads the final extract from his book of childhood reminiscences. The actor recalls his days at the seaside.
WED 15:15 Stephen Greenblatt - Will in the World (b00lc4d2)
Episode 3
The Bard finds his feet in London. Reconstructing the life, work and era of William Shakespeare, read by Toby Stephens.
WED 15:30 Dirk Bogarde - Jericho (b008qs4k)
Episode 3
William tries to piece together the jigsaw of his missing brother's life in Provence. Dirk Bogarde reads his adapted novel.
WED 15:45 Rukhsana Ahmad - Freedom's Daughter (b007jy7z)
Episode 3
Indira Gandhi's father Nehru learns of her search abroad to cure her sick mother. Read by Nina Wadia. and Paul Bhattacharjee.
WED 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00t9yp8)
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.
WED 17:00 Huddwinks (b00fsmz4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
WED 17:30 Millport (b0075t3w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
WED 18:00 Bruce Bedford - The Gibson (b007js8q)
Episode 4
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.
Special effects: Dick Mills (Radiophonic Workshop)
Directed at BBC Bristol by Andy Jordan
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1992.
WED 18:30 Daphne Du Maurier's The House on the Strand (b007k4tb)
Episode 8
Magnus fails to disembark, so Dick realises that he got off the train earlier. But there's a discovery. Read by Julian Wadham.
WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jm2y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 19:30 For Better or for Worse (b00t9yby)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
WED 20:00 A Charles Paris Mystery (b00t9yf6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]
WED 20:30 The Lost Stradivarius by J Meade Falkner (b00cywfd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]
WED 21:00 Adam Dalgliesh - A Taste for Death (b00t9xsf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
WED 21:15 Martyn Wade - Miss Kilmansegg and Her Precious Leg (b00t9xxf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
WED 22:00 The Little World of Don Camillo (b00t9xp6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 22:30 Knowing Knowing Me, Knowing You: Alan Partridge Documentary (b00800kh)
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.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1993.
WED 23:00 The Remains of Foley and McColl (b007m4dx)
Subtle
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.
With:
Rose English
Count Arthur Strong
Chris Larner
Producer: Lissa Evans
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2000.
WED 23:30 Bearded Ladies (b00bx8br)
Series 2
Episode 5
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.