SATURDAY 11 SEPTEMBER 2010

SAT 00:00 The Brightonomicon (b00fksh6)
The Concluding Chaotic Conundrum of the Coldean Cat
Can Rizla survive with only a messiah for company? Fantastical comic serial with David Warner and Rupert Degas.
SAT 00:30 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jmw8)
Operation Luna
8. The Time Travellers
Captain Jet Morgan and his crew find themselves on a curiously familiar planet as visitors arrive.
Futuristic tale set in 1965 written and produced by Charles Chilton.
Jet Morgan …. Andrew Faulds
Lemmy Barnett …. Alfie Bass
Doc …. Guy Kingsley-Poynter
Mitch …. David Williams
All Other Parts …. David Jacobs
Music composed and orchestra conducted by Van Phillips.
The original 1953 recordings of this futuristic series were erased.
This series was re-recorded and first broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in May 1958.
SAT 01:00 Hercule Poirot (b007k28y)
Sad Cypress
Episode 5
As Elinor Carlisle stands accused of murder, Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot uncovers evidence of greed and deceit.
The conclusion of Agatha Christie's whodunnit starring John Moffatt as Hercule Poirot.
Hercule Poirot ...... John Moffatt
Elinor Carlisle ...... Emma Fielding
Nurse Hopkins ...... Pauline Letts
Dr Lord ...... David McAlister
Roddy Welman ...... Charles Simpson
Sir Edwin Bulmer ...... David King
Sir Samuel Atterbury ...... Peter Penry-Jones
Dr Garcia/Clerk ...... John Church
Inspector Brill ...... Eric Allan
Judge ...... Alan Cullen
Mr Wargrave ...... Jonathan Adams
Mr Littledale ...... Gordon Reid
Amelia Sedley ...... Ann Windsor
Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1992.
SAT 01:30 Geoffrey Household - Rogue Justice (b00h9t28)
Episode 5
Fuelled by unremitting vengeance, the aristocratic English hero's personal war with the Third Reich finally comes to an end.
Conclusion of 5 parts read by Michael Jayston.
Geoffrey Household's sequel to his acclaimed British thriller Rogue Male was published over 40 years later in 1982.
Abridged by Patricia Hannah.
Producer: David Jackson Young
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in 2009.
SAT 02:00 Maeve Binchy - No Nightingales No Snakes (b00tp9d8)
Episode 5
Harry and Nessa are delighted with their routine, but how will they cope with needy neighbour Melly? Stars Niamh Cusack.
SAT 02:15 McLevy (b0082hxv)
Series 1
For Unto Us
The Edinburgh inspector hits the Victorian streets on the trail of an ingenious cat-burglar. Brian Cox stars as David Ashton's sleuth.
SAT 03:00 James Hilton - Lost Horizon (b00tp95x)
The Inheritance
Hugh Conway's old acquaintances try to discover if there's any truth behind his Shangri-La adventure. Stars Derek Jacobi.
SAT 04:00 Anything Legal (b0081qyq)
Episode 1
After commuting to work together for 15 years, Charles and George both lose their jobs, but decide to keep it a secret...
Starring Donald Hewlett and Michael Knowles.
A Tale of Two City Gents by Wally K Daly
Charles …. Donald Hewlett
George …. Michael Knowles
Hilary …. Norma Ronald
GJ …. Tony Anholt
Futristics Manager …. David Ryall
Billy …. Michael Bilton
Harry the Publican …. Colin Starkey
Theme music by Jim Parker
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1984.
SAT 04:30 Tony's (b00tp95z)
Series 2
The French Connection
A hairdresser exchange programme offers publicity and disaster - in equal measure.
Series 2 of the misadventures in the life of a corner-shop barber starring Victor Spinetti as Tony, Deryck Guyler as Stanley, Deborah Watling as Maisie.
With guests: Alan Lake and Roger Kitter.
Written by Jim Eldridge.
Incidental music by Max Harris.
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in February 1981.
SAT 05:00 Ed Doolan Interviews... (b00qg3wg)
Joe Brown
Legendary rock 'n' roll singer Joe Brown chooses some of his favourite songs - and looks back over his long career in showbiz.
SAT 06:00 11/09/2010 (b00tqh46)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
SAT 08:00 Big Toe Books (b00tqh48)
Chris Pizzey presents an hour of children's stories, featuring 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, written by Jules Verne and read by Ray Fearon.
SAT 09:00 The Radio Detectives (b007jpcs)
Series 3
Sam Spade - The Original Private Eye
An exploration of the development of Dashiell Hammett’s tough, hard-boiled, wisecracking - but principled - investigator Sam Spade.
Series about classic detectives presented by Professor Jeffrey Richards.
With Peter Stead.
Producer: Liz Anstee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2000.
SAT 09:30 King Street Junior (b00tqh4b)
Series 1
Scale Points
When Mr Holliday falls ill, who can look after the football team for a crucial match?
Created and written by Jim Eldridge.
Ten series of this comedy about King Street Junior School ran between 1985 and 1998. King Street Junior Revisited ran from 2002 to 2005.
Eric Brown …. Peter Davison
Mr Beeston …. James Grout
Mrs Stone …. Margaret John
Mrs Rudd …. Vivienne Martin
Mr Long …. Paul Copley
Mrs Patterson …. Deirdre Costello
Miss Lewis …. Marlene Sidaway
Tommy …. Desmond Askew
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1985.
SAT 10:00 Ulrika's Comedy Gold (b007jvvh)
Six Sony Radio Academy Award winners from Ulrika Jonsson - Whose Line is it Anyway?, Delve Special, Dead Ringers, A Look Back at the Nineties, Old Harry's Game and Just a Minute.
SAT 13:00 Rosemary Sutcliff - The Eagle of the Ninth (b00sh59l)
Episode 1
Can Marcus recover his father's reputation and the lost Eagle of his legion? Rosemary Sutcliff's adventure stars Tom Smith.
SAT 13:30 Rosemary Sutcliff - The Eagle of the Ninth (b00shkbx)
Episode 2
As Marcus heads north with Esca, clues appear to the missing Eagle's whereabouts. Stars Tom Smith and Paul Morrow.
SAT 14:00 Rosemary Sutcliff - The Eagle of the Ninth (b00shp2n)
Episode 3
After finding the legion's lost Eagle, Marcus and Esca must risk everything to retake it. Stars Tom Smith and Tony Kearney.
SAT 14:30 Rosemary Sutcliff - The Eagle of the Ninth (b00sjm9c)
Episode 4
Marcus and Esca have retrieved the legion's Eagle, denying their enemies a symbol of defiance. Rosemary Sutcliffe's adventure concludes. Stars Tom Smith and Tony Kearney.
SAT 15:00 Crime Catch-Up (b00pbtvn)
Hercule Poirot - Sad Cypress
A poisoned pen letter triggers a departure - and a trail of murder and deceit. Agatha Christie whodunnit with Emma Fielding.
SAT 15:30 Crime Catch-Up (b00pbtvq)
Hercule Poirot - Sad Cypress
An invalid aunt has died in her sleep - but a tube of morphine is missing. Agatha Christie whodunnit with David McAlister.
SAT 16:00 Crime Catch-Up (b00pbtvs)
Hercule Poirot - Sad Cypress
Who poisoned Mary Gerrard? The Belgian sleuth is called in to find the killer. Agatha Christie whodunnit with John Moffatt.
SAT 16:30 Crime Catch-Up (b00pbtvv)
Hercule Poirot - Sad Cypress
As the Belgian sleuth unravels the threads, it seems Mary wasn't the first victim. Agatha Christie whodunnit with John Moffatt.
SAT 17:00 Crime Catch-Up (b00pbtvx)
Hercule Poirot: Sad Cypress
As Elinor stands accused, the Belgian sleuth reveals evidence of greed and deceit. Agatha Christie whodunnit with John Moffatt.
SAT 17:30 The Wedding Band (b00tqj5y)
Hanging out behind the scenes, organist Richard Coles meets the amenable musicians who can make or break a bride's big day.
SAT 18:00 The Routemasters by Andrew McGibbon (b007jnry)
3. On the Buses
Bernie is kidnapped by Hildegard and then escapes to the 24th century. Raymond discovers his true identity...
Starring Amanda Donohoe as Hilderghast, Andrew McGibbon as Raymond, Karl Minns as the Conductor, Owen Evans as Bernie, Nick Romero as the Driver, Andy Mulligan as Herr Grubberman, Dan Freedman as Kunitrol, Alex Lowe as the interpolator and Sophie Aldred as Spikea.
Written by Andrew McGibbon. Additional material by Rob Colley and Kevin Greening.
Theme by Ozzy Temple and other music by Nick Romero.
Producer: Julian Mayers
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1999.
SAT 18:30 Franz Kafka - Metamorphosis (b007k3r4)
Episode 2
Gregor is adapting to his new insect form, but his shocked family find it harder to accept. Read by Benedict Cumberbatch.
SAT 19:00 The Radio Detectives (b007jpcs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SAT 19:30 King Street Junior (b00tqh4b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
SAT 20:00 Ulrika's Comedy Gold (b007jvvh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SAT 23:00 Jed Rubenfeld -The Interpretation of Murder (b00tqhlk)
Episode 5
A witness meets a gruesome end - and Nora Acton recalls a disturbing scene. Read by William Hope and Martin T Sherman.
SAT 23:15 Jed Rubenfeld -The Interpretation of Murder (b00tqhlm)
Episode 6
The campaign against Freud gathers momentum - and incriminating evidence is found. Read by William Hope and Martin T Sherman.
SAT 23:30 Julie Enfield Investigates (b007jxsf)
Terminus
4. Fury
Now that her friend, DS Kevin Richards, has been found murdered, Enfield is full of extra anger.
Atmospheric thriller written by Nick Fisher.
Starring Imelda Staunton as Detective Superintendent Julie Enfield.
Nicholas Farrell ..... DCI Michael Stanley
Dominic Letts ..... Terminus
Geoffrey Matthews ..... Julie Enfield's Father)
Elaine Claxton ..... Shelley
Paul Panting ..... Tim Johnson
Peter Whitman ..... Stan Rickman
Maggie McCarthy ..... Sarah
Teresa Gallagher ..... Di
David JarvisStation ..... Announcer
Producer: Richard Wortley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1994.


SUNDAY 12 SEPTEMBER 2010

SUN 00:00 The Routemasters by Andrew McGibbon (b007jnry)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday]
SUN 00:30 Franz Kafka - Metamorphosis (b007k3r4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Saturday]
SUN 01:00 Rosemary Sutcliff - The Eagle of the Ninth (b00sh59l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Saturday]
SUN 01:30 Rosemary Sutcliff - The Eagle of the Ninth (b00shkbx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Saturday]
SUN 02:00 Rosemary Sutcliff - The Eagle of the Ninth (b00shp2n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Saturday]
SUN 02:30 Rosemary Sutcliff - The Eagle of the Ninth (b00sjm9c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Saturday]
SUN 03:00 Miss Marple - A Pocket Full of Rye (b00tqj5w)
The spinster sleuth suspects a nursery rhyme is behind a set of gory murders. Agatha Christie's whodunnit stars June Whitfield.
SUN 04:30 The Wedding Band (b00tqj5y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Saturday]
SUN 05:00 The Radio Detectives (b007jpcs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Saturday]
SUN 05:30 King Street Junior (b00tqh4b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Saturday]
SUN 06:00 12/09/2010 (b00tqjh2)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
SUN 08:00 Big Toe Books (b00tqjh4)
Chris Pizzey presents an hour of children's stories, featuring 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, written by Jules Verne and read by Ray Fearon.
SUN 09:00 Maeve Binchy - No Nightingales No Snakes Omnibus (b00tqjh6)
The perfect dinner party is never as easy at it looks, as Cara discovers to her cost. Stars Niamh Cusack and Mark Straker.
SUN 10:15 William Trevor - A Bit on the Side (b00ncf5p)
Traditions
A strange recognition across the generations for a schoolboy and an enigmatic maid. Read by Dermot Crowley.
SUN 10:30 Winston (b00pgpm3)
Winston Back Home
A Whale of a Time with Chekhov
Angry Nancy takes action when she hears what old rogue Winston has been up to...
Peter Tinniswood's bawdy 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 April 1994.
SUN 11:00 The Palace of Laughter (b007k2sh)
Series 2
Dublin Gaiety Theatre
Geoffrey Wheeler crosses the water to Dublin to discover more about the city's famous Gaiety Theatre.
One of the finest venues on the Variety circuit, it played host to the Eurovision Song Contest in 1971, when theatre-goers and television audiences shared in its centenary celebrations.
With extracts from some of the musical shows for which the Gaiety is renowned, and comedy from stars past and present, including Jack Benny.
Series visiting variety theatres around the United Kingdom.
Producer: Libby Cross
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2003.
SUN 11:30 How Tickled Am I? (b007lmc0)
Series 2
Robb Wilton
Mark Radcliffe profiles variety star Robb Wilton, best known as the bumbling, befuddled magistrate - Mr Muddlecombe JP.
A master of the art of storytelling which kept Britain laughing during the Second World War
Featuring Ken Dodd.
Series exploring some of the North's best-loved and most influential comedians.
Producer: Libby Cross
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2000.
SUN 12:00 Beyond Our Ken (b008kmgm)
From 26/08/1958
Ooh la la! Monsieur Kenneth Horne hits Paris - and 'Hornerama' reports on the future of motoring.
Starring Kenneth Horne, Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden and Ron Moody.
Written by Eric Merriman and Barry Took
Music from Pat Lancaster, the Malcolm Mitchell Trio and the BBC Review Orchestra conducted by Paul Fenoulhet.
Announcer: Douglas Smith
A madcap mix of sketches and songs, Beyond Our Ken hit the airwaves in 1958 and ran to 1964 - featuring regulars like Arthur Fallowfield, Cecil Snaith and Rodney and Charles.
The precursor to 'Round The Horne' - sadly only 13 shows survive from the original run of 21 episodes in Series 1. Audio restored using both home and overseas (BBC Transcription Service) recordings.
Producer: Jacques Brown
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in August 1958.
SUN 12:30 The Men from the Ministry (b007jm59)
A Slight Case of Demolition
The bumbling civil servants tackle traffic trouble and town planning.
A weekly tribute to all those who work in government departments.
Starring Deryck Guyler as Number One and Richard Murdoch as Number Two.
With Norma Ronald, Ronald Baddiley and John Graham.
Written by Johnnie Mortimer, Brian Cooke and Edward Taylor.
'The Men from the Ministry' ran for 14 series between 1962 and 1977. Deryck Guyler replaced Wilfrid Hyde-White from 1966. Sadly many episodes didn't survive in the archive, however the BBC's Transcription Service re-recorded 14 shows in 1980 - never broadcast in the UK, until the arrival of BBC Radio 4 Extra.
Producer: Edward Taylor,
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in March 1967.
SUN 13:00 Miss Marple - A Pocket Full of Rye (b00tqj5w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 03:00 today]
SUN 14:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00tqk04)
The Little World of Don Camillo: The 13th Century Angel
With his church damaged, the Italian priest sparks a commotion over repairs. Stars Joss Ackland and Ian Hogg. From March 2003.
SUN 15:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00tqk06)
Anything Legal
Two laid-off city gents keep their secret. Wally K Daly's series stars Donald Hewlett and Michael Knowles. From November 1984.
SUN 15:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00tqk08)
Snap
Divorcing from Molly, Doug's furious to hear about her party - but is all as it seems? Stars Rebecca Lacey. From July 2004.
SUN 16:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00tqk0b)
Millport: Happy Returns
It's Irene's 33rd birthday - so the island inhabitants have some surprises on the way. Stars Lynn Ferguson. From April 2001.
SUN 16:30 Chain Reaction (b00tjsjf)
Series 6
Ruby Wax interviews Harry Shearer
The new series of the tag team talk show continues as last week's guest, the UK's favourite sharp tongued American, Ruby Wax takes the microphone to interview voice of The Simpsons, face of Derek Smalls and political satirist Harry Shearer.
Ruby asks Harry to delve into some of his Simpsons characters, where he found the inspiration for Derek Smalls in Spinal Tap and who his favourite political target has been over the years.
SUN 17:00 The Palace of Laughter (b007k2sh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
SUN 17:30 How Tickled Am I? (b007lmc0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:30 today]
SUN 18:00 Paul Magrs - Never the Bride (b00941pb)
The Vintage Costumed Hero Ball
Monstrous B&B landlady Brenda gets a murderous surprise at a superheroes convention. Stars Joanna Tope and John Paul Hurley.
SUN 18:30 Fear on 4 (b007jmy3)
Series 2
The Dead Drummer
It's a stormy night on Salisbury Plain, but it's not the wind and rain that terrifies, but the sound of a distant drum.
The Man in Black reveals the terror of two Napoleonic sailors who lose their way...
Fear on 4 brings you more in a series of nerve-tinglers.
Written by David Buck
The Man in Black …. Edward de Souza
The Landlord …. Glyn Houston
Undertaker …. David Buck
Matthew …. Ray Smith
Billy Boy …. Christian Rodska
Director: Martin Jenkins
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1989.
SUN 19:00 Beyond Our Ken (b008kmgm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]
SUN 19:30 The Men from the Ministry (b007jm59)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
SUN 20:00 Maeve Binchy - No Nightingales No Snakes Omnibus (b00tqjh6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SUN 21:15 William Trevor - A Bit on the Side (b00ncf5p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 today]
SUN 21:30 Winston (b00pgpm3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]
SUN 22:00 The Maltby Collection (b00crds8)
Series 1
Episode 2
Deputy curator Rod holds a press conference and Walter makes a move.
Geoffrey Palmer and Julian Rhind-Tutt star in David Nobbs’ sitcom about a small museum of paintings and sculpture.
Rod Millet ...... Julian Rhind-Tutt
Walter Brindle ...... Geoffrey Palmer
Prunella Edgecumbe ...... Rachel Atkins
Julian Crumb-Loosely ...... Ben Willbond
Des Wainwright ...... Michael Smiley
Eva Tattle ...... Julia Deakin
Wilf Arbuthnot ...... Geoff McGivern
Stelios Constantinopolis ...... Chris Pavlo
Rod’s Mum ...... Liza Sadovy
Mark Patterson ...... Ben Moor
Producer: Colin Anderson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2007.
SUN 22:30 Safety Catch (b00fn9d1)
Series 1
Whatever Happened to the Unlikely Lad?
Arms dealer Simon dreads his school reunion, but could he be the coolest kid in class? Stars Darren Boyd. From October 2007.
SUN 23:00 Space Hacks (b009g4km)
Space Hacks
Empire in the Sun
The journos are in meltdown over choosing a birthday present for Mother. Stars Dan Mersh and Prunella Scales. From March 2008.
SUN 23:30 Goodness Gracious Me (b007jv3v)
Series 1
Episode 3
Bhangraman must save the world - and the downside of keeping a cow as a family pet
Stars Sanjeev Bhaskar, Kulvinder Ghir, Nitin Sawhney, Meera Syal and Nina Wadia.
Gold Winner of the Sony Radio Academy Awards. The sketch comedy show originally ran on BBC Radio 4 from 1996 to 1998, later transferring to TV on BBC Two from 1998 to 2001.
Scripted by Sharat Sardana, Richard Pinto and the cast.
Produced by Gareth Edwards and Anil Gupta.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1996.


MONDAY 13 SEPTEMBER 2010

MON 00:00 Paul Magrs - Never the Bride (b00941pb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday]
MON 00:30 Fear on 4 (b007jmy3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Sunday]
MON 01:00 Miss Marple - A Pocket Full of Rye (b00tqj5w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 03:00 on Sunday]
MON 02:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00tqk04)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Sunday]
MON 03:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00tqk06)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Sunday]
MON 03:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00tqk08)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:30 on Sunday]
MON 04:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00tqk0b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 on Sunday]
MON 04:30 Chain Reaction (b00tjsjf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:30 on Sunday]
MON 05:00 Rudyard Kipling - The Jungle Book (b00cm07b)
The Law of the Jungle
As tiger Shere Khan searches for prey, an abandoned young boy is found by wolves. Stars Nisha K Nayar and Eartha Kitt.
MON 05:30 The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm (b00tqlg5)
The Wild Waste Paper
The eccentric boffin causes havoc when one of his potions is spilt. Dinsdale Landen reads Norman Hunter's story.
MON 05:45 Jennings Goes to School (b007jt2r)
Jennings Gets a Reputation
After his arrival at Linbury Court, the famous schoolboy is soon causing chaos - and making a new friend. Read by Stephen Fry.
MON 06:00 13/09/2010 (b00tqlg7)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
MON 08:00 Dad's Army (b007jr4t)
Series 3
The Cricket Match
Captain Mainwaring goes into bat when the Home Guard platoon are challenged to play a match against the wardens..
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
Vicar …. Frank Williams
Verger …. Edward Sinclair
Announcer/Newsreader …. John Snagge
Producer: John Dyas
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1976.
MON 08:30 The Right Time (b009v5dn)
Series 2
Episode 1
From the perils of seduction to topless sunbathing. 40 is the new 21.
Sketch show about life, written and performed by people who have lived a bit.
Stars Eleanor Bron, Graeme Garden, Neil Innes, Paula Wilcox, Clive Swift and Roger Blake.
Written by Graeme Garden, Neil Innes, John Pidgeon, Jan Etherington, Julie Balloo and Ramone Towers.
Music by Ronnie & The Rex.
Producer: Helen Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2002.
MON 09:00 Alison and Maud (b007k3ds)
Series 2
A Gender Agenda
A visit from Bernard's mother raises suspicion for the landladies.
Second of two series of Sue Limb's Bed and Breakfast sitcom about sisters Alison and Maud and their guests at the Abbeyfield Guest House in Norwich.
Starring Denise Coffey as Alison, Miriam Margolyes as Maud, Joss Ackland as Father, Chris Emmett as Mr Mullett and Geoffrey Whitehead as Bernard.
Producer: Jonathan James-Moore.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2004.
MON 09:30 To the Manor Born (b007jpzw)
The Rhythms of the Earth
Audrey fforbes-Hamilton must educate the new squire into the ways of the Lord of the Manor.
Starring Penelope Keith as Audrey fforbes-Hamilton.
Keith Barron ..... Richard DeVere
Angela Thorne ..... Marjory Frobisher
Nicholas McArdle ..... Brabinger
Margery Withers ..... Mrs Polouvicka
Frank Middlemass ..... Ned
The tale of lady of the manor Audrey fforbes-Hamilton, forced to sell her beloved Grantleigh Estate when her husband's death leaves her financially strapped. With butler Brabinger in tow, they've decamped to the tiny Old Lodge cottage.
From this vantage point, Audrey keeps a close and disapproving eye on the estate's new owner, the nouveau-riche Richard DeVere, a wholesale foods magnate of Czech descendent.
First piloted on radio and then whisked off to TV before it ever appeared, before finally arriving home in 1997.
Adapted for radio by Peter Spence from his TV script.
Producer: Jane Berthoud
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in January 1997.
MON 10:00 Peter Tinniswood (b007jx5l)
The House Swap
Sid Fiedelman, a hard-drinking, award-winning American cartoonist, is sent by his editor to cast a satirical eye on Britain at the end of the millennium.
But Sid and his world-weary wife Alma are unprepared for what the small English village of Winterleaf Gunner has to offer...
Penelope Wilton, Peter Vaughan and William Hootkins stars in Peter Tinniswood’s drama.
Alma ...... Penelope Wilton
Sid ...... William Hootkins.
Ferns ...... Peter Vaughan
Edgar ...... John Hartley
Henry ...... Nigel Carrington
Director: Gordon House
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1999.
MON 11:00 Emma Donoghue - Exes (b007jmgx)
Urban Myths
Marion is writing a thesis on sexual revenge. But is she taking her research too literally? Stars Pauline McLynn.
MON 11:15 McLevy (b0082k6q)
Series 1
The Trophy Club
Blocked in his efforts to solve a prostitute's murder, the detective bends the rules with bitter consequences. With Brian Cox.
MON 12:00 Dad's Army (b007jr4t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 12:30 Steptoe and Son (b007k0k6)
Series 4
Is That Your Horse Outside?
Albert Steptoe advises son Harold on the art of seduction.
Starring Wilfrid Brambell as Albert and Harry H Corbett as Harold. With Martin Friend, Douglas Blackwell and Michael Kilgarriff.
Following the conclusion of their hugely successful association with Tony Hancock, writers Ray Galton and Alan Simpson wrote 10 pilots for the BBC TV's Comedy Playhouse in 1962. The Offer was set in a house with a yard full of junk, featuring the lives of rag and bone men Albert Steptoe and his son Harold and it was the spark for a run of 8 series for TV.
Written for TV and adapted for radio by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.
Produced by Bobby Jaye
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in February 1972.
MON 13:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jvp9)
Lord Edgware Dies
Episode 1
At a nightclub, Belgian sleuth, Hercule Poirot and Captain Hastings meet the elegant Lady Edgware who has a surprising personal request...
Agatha Christie's whodunit stars John Moffatt as Hercule Poirot.
From the book first published in 1933 and dramatised in five parts by Michael Bakewell.
Hercule Poirot ...... John Moffatt
Captain Hastings ...... Simon Williams
Jane Wilkinson / Carlotta Adams ...... Nicola Pagett
Lord Edgware ...... James Greene
Inspector Japp ...... Norman Jones
Bryan Martin ...... Brett Usher
Jules/ Butler ...... Clarence Smith
Housekeeper ...... Jean Reeve
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1992.
MON 13:30 The Late Alfred Hitchcock Presents (b00tqlfh)
The Waxwork
By AM Burrage. In a reprise of the director's celebrated series from beyond the grave, convincing effigies become all too real. Stars Michael Roberts.
MON 13:45 A Five Year Sentence (b00j1c4m)
Episode 1
Retiring Jean Hawkins is given a five year diary - and her life changes dramatically. Stars Sheila Reid and Kenneth Cranham.
MON 14:00 The Personality Test (b00kmnfn)
Series 1
John Sergeant
Former BBC and ITN chief political correspondent John Sergeant quizzes a panel about himself.
Sue Perkins, Alan Carr and Lucy Porter battle with queries based on John’s life, whims and interests
Series in which a fresh host every episode quizzes a comedy panel about themselves.
Script by Richard Turner
Devised & produced by Aled Evans.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2006.
MON 14:30 Out of Tune (b00tqlg9)
Episode 1
Bells appeal, yet we hate other dissonant sounds. Robert Sandall discovers the differences in musical tuning around the world.
MON 15:00 Stuntz (b007jzb5)
Series 1
Episode 1
A guide to the greatest advertising stunts and gimmicks of recent times. Written and presented by Steve Punt.
MON 15:15 Centurions (b007jzxl)
Bernard Leach - Dish, Slipware Dish and Jam
Famed for his lumpy styling, Edmund de Waal, Rosemary Hill and Christopher Cook discuss the legacy of the controversial potter.
MON 15:30 William Boyd - Armadillo (b007k23y)
Episode 1
A shocking discovery awaits insurance loss adjuster Lorimer Black. Contemporary London satire read by Stephen Critchlow.
MON 15:45 Agatha Christie (b0076m5j)
The 8.55 to Baghdad
Episode 1
"Her adventure had been taken at a moment of major personal change; mine was beginning at a moment that could change the world".
In 1928, crime writer Agatha Christie made a spur-of-the-moment decision to go on holiday, alone, to Iraq. Then in her late thirties she was already a popular and successful novelist, but her 14 year marriage to Archie Christie had recently ended and her comfortable life at Sunningdale had become oppressive.
In the first of five readings from his book, Andrew Eames describes how 75 years later on, on the eve of the second Gulf War, he set out to trace Agatha's journey and explore her reasons for making it.
Abridged by Laurence Wareing.
Producer: David Jackson Young
First broadcast on BBC Radio in 2004.
MON 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00tqm9v)
Chris Pizzey presents an hour of children's stories, featuring Jessica Haggerthwaite: Witch Dispatcher, The Ruby in the Smoke and The Mum Hunt.
MON 17:00 Alison and Maud (b007k3ds)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
MON 17:30 To the Manor Born (b007jpzw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
MON 18:00 Simon Bovey - The Voice of God (b007jwkl)
Fields of Thunder
Earthquakes rock Australia. Seismologist Sam stumbles into a top secret world - and uncovers a nightmare.
Simon Bovey's sci-fi thriller stars Geoffrey Beevors as Carl Walker, David Thorpe as Nick Bowman, Beth Chalmers as Belinda Preedy, Clare Corbett as Sam Rideout and Matthew Dyktinski as Joshua Patamerri.
Australia gets thirty to forty earth tremors a year. Yet they've had that many in the past two months alone. Seismologist, Sam Rideout and her outback guide Joshua Patamerri track them to an epicentre inside the old British nuclear test site, Maralinga.
Joshua is half Aboriginal and this is a sacred place to his people. But it's now a top secret facility researching the use of infrasound as a weapon, and the source of the tremors - which Carl Walker, head of the project, wants to eliminate involving a mysterious death...
Producer: Mark Beeby
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in 2006.
MON 18:30 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jmwq)
Operation Luna
9. An Offer of Help
Captain Jet Morgan and his crew have returned to Earth, but it's not as they left it.
Written and produced by Charles Chilton.
Jet Morgan …. Andrew Faulds
Lemmy Barnett …. Alfie Bass
Doc …. Guy Kingsley-Poynter
Mitch …. David Williams
All Other Parts …. David Jacobs
Music composed and orchestra conducted by Van Phillips.
The original 1953 recordings of this futuristic series were erased.
This series was re-recorded and first broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in May 1958.
MON 19:00 Dad's Army (b007jr4t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 19:30 Steptoe and Son (b007k0k6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
MON 20:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jvp9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]
MON 20:30 The Late Alfred Hitchcock Presents (b00tqlfh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]
MON 20:45 A Five Year Sentence (b00j1c4m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:45 today]
MON 21:00 Emma Donoghue - Exes (b007jmgx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
MON 21:15 McLevy (b0082k6q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
MON 22:00 The Right Time (b009v5dn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 22:30 Revolting People (b00fkx2m)
Series 2
Some More Trying Times
Sergeant McGurk takes up spying, Samuel enters showbiz and Ezekiel gets stuck.
Comedy set just before the American Revolution.
Written by Andy Hamilton and Jay Tarses.
Samuel Oliphant …. Jay Tarses
Sergeant McGurk …. Andy Hamilton
Captain Brimshaw …. James Fleet
Mary Oliphant …. Jan Ravens
Ezekiel Spriggs …. Hugh Dennis
Cora Oliphant …. Penelope Nice
Joshua Oliphant …. Tony Maudsley
Elizabeth Oliphant …. Susie Blake
Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2001.
MON 23:00 The Cheese Shop Presents (b007jyyd)
Series 2
The Butter Factor
Manufactured drama in TV docu-soap 'The Newsagents' - and an incompetent vet. Sketch comedy with Dave Lamb. From May 1998.
MON 23:30 The Problem With Adam Bloom (b00hhrhp)
Series 2
Stress
It's quite stressful writing a six-part series, planning an Edinburgh show and taking a holiday.
Will Adam manage to complete the series? And just what is the best way of dealing with stress?
Written by and starring Adam Bloom.
With Brendon Burns.
Producer: Victoria Lloyd
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2004.
MON 23:45 Poetry Stand Up (b00tqmcg)
BBC Radio 7 showcases some of the liveliest performers from the poetry slam scene around the country. From March 2005.


TUESDAY 14 SEPTEMBER 2010

TUE 00:00 Simon Bovey - The Voice of God (b007jwkl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:30 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jmwq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jvp9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 The Late Alfred Hitchcock Presents (b00tqlfh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Monday]
TUE 01:45 A Five Year Sentence (b00j1c4m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:45 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 Emma Donoghue - Exes (b007jmgx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:15 McLevy (b0082k6q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 Peter Tinniswood (b007jx5l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 Alison and Maud (b007k3ds)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:30 To the Manor Born (b007jpzw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 Rudyard Kipling - The Jungle Book (b00cpqjc)
Tiger! Tiger!
Forced out from the jungle, Mowgli must learn to live with humans. Stars Nisha K Nayar, Eartha Kitt and Freddie Jones.
TUE 05:30 The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm (b00tqrnv)
The Professor Studies Spring Cleaning
The eccentric boffin's cleaning machine causes more harm than good. Read by Dinsdale Landen.
TUE 05:45 Jennings Goes to School (b007jt2y)
Suspense and Suspension
The accident-prone schoolboy takes charge, but sparks havoc during a fire drill at Linbury Court. Read by Stephen Fry.
TUE 06:00 14/09/2010 (b00tqrnx)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
TUE 08:00 Yes Minister (b007k0nj)
Series 2
A Question of Loyalty
With a war on waste at the Civil Service - what does MP Jim Hacker think?
Starring Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne and Derek Fowlds.
Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn's satirical sitcom centred around the hapless MP Jim Hacker and a collection of civil service underlings headed by the Machiavellian Sir Humphrey Appleby and obsequious Bernard.
It first ran on BBC TV between 1980 and 1984.
Jim Hacker …. Paul Eddington
Sir Humphrey Appleby …. Nigel Hawthorne
Bernard Woolley …. Derek Fowlds
Betty Oldham, MP …. Judy Parfitt
Sir Mark Spencer …. Nigel Stock
Peter …. William Hope
Gillian …. Helena Breck
The Committee Chairman …. John Strickland
The PM …. Arnold Diamond
Adapted for radio by producer Pete Atkin.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1984.
TUE 08:30 The Newly Discovered Casebook of Sherlock Holmes (b00brb8n)
The Demon Cobbler of Greek Street
The spoof sleuth probes a shoe clue connection in two mystery murders. Stars Roy Hudd and June Whitfield. From February 1999.
TUE 09:00 Snap (b00tqqjc)
Series 2
Episode 2
Kaz is having problems at school and wants her dad to have a firm talk with her PE teacher from hell.
Meanwhile, Molly’s concerned about Dawn who’s concerned about Raymond. Is he having an affair?
Paul Mendelson’s sitcom stars Rebecca Lacey as Molly, Paul Venables as Doug, Soumaya Keynes as Kaz, Jessie Sullivan as Ryan, Marlene Sidaway as Annie, Jonathan Tafler as Raymond and Samantha Spiro as Dawn.
Producer: David Ian Neville
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2004.
TUE 09:30 Ring Around the Bath (b00tqqjf)
Series 2
Go With the Flow
When Patrick makes a chart to show where all the children are at any one time, it dawns on Stella that one of them isn't always where her little arrow says she is.
Series 2 of Lucy Clare and Ian Davidson's sitcom about topsy-turvy family life.
Stars Duncan Preston as Patrick, Penny Downie as Stella, Claudie Blakley as Alison, Bruce MacKinnon as Rick, Catherine Shepherd as Xanthe, Daniela Denby-Ashe as Egg and Rosie Armstrong as Mrs Fox.
Producer: Elizabeth Freestone
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2004.
TUE 10:00 Daniel Defoe - Robinson Crusoe (b007jqy3)
Episode 1
Against the advice of his family, Robinson Crusoe is set on a life of adventure.
Roy Marsden and Tom Bevan star in Daniel Defoe’s epic tale.
Dramatised in two parts by Steve Chambers
Older Robinson ...... Roy Marsden
Younger Robinson ...... Tom Bevan
Wells ...... Gerard McDermott
Crusoe's Father ...... John Rowe
Crusoe's Mother ...... Jenny Lee
Captain ...... Christopher Wright
Jack ...... Iwan Thomas
Director: Marion Nancarrow
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1998.
TUE 11:00 Emma Donoghue - Exes (b007jmhf)
The Modern Family
Ronan's partner Rachel is having his friend Mick's baby. Can they all be parents? Stars Akbar Khurta and Eileen McCloskey.
TUE 11:15 McLevy (b007jlj2)
Series 1
The Second Shadow
The Edinburgh detective must secure some rapid counterfeiter convictions, but he's distracted by a woman. Starring Brian Cox.
TUE 12:00 Yes Minister (b007k0nj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 12:30 Much Binding in the Marsh (b008gzwf)
From 28/08/1953
Stop Press! The Weekly Bind newspaper brings you gardening from Mr Mulch and poetry from Patience Gush.
Starring Kenneth Horne and Richard 'Stinker' Murdoch.
With Sam Costa, Maurice Denham and Dora Bryan.
Much Binding in the Marsh ran from 1944 to 1954 initially set at a remote RAF station before being converted to a country club and later the action moved to a newspaper. (The show also ran for a season with commercial breaks on Radio Luxembourg).
Written by Richard Murdoch and Kenneth Horne.
Music from the BBC Men’s Chorus and the BBC Revue Orchestra conducted by Harry Rabinovitz.
Producer: Leslie Bridgemont
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in August 1953.
TUE 13:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jvpg)
Lord Edgware Dies
Episode 2
Lord Edgware has been murdered at his house in Regent Gate and Inspector Japp suspects Lady Edgware of the crime.
Agatha Christie's whodunit stars John Moffatt as Hercule Poirot.
From the book first published in 1933 and dramatised by Michael Bakewell.
Hercule Poirot ...... John Moffatt
Captain Hastings ...... Simon Williams
Jane Wilkinson ...... Nicola Pagett
Bryan Martin ...... Brett Usher
Inspector Japp ...... Norman Jones
Edgware's Butler ...... Clarence Smith
Ellis ...... Paula Jacobs
Miss Carroll ...... Eva Stuart
Alice ...... Auriol Smith
Jenny Driver ...... Adjoa Andoh
Doctor Heath ...... Timothy Carlton
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1992.
TUE 13:30 The Late Alfred Hitchcock Presents (b00tqqxf)
Sredni Vashtar
By Saki. Living with his cruel aunt, young Conradin worships a fierce polecat ferret which answers his prayers. Stars Michael Roberts.
TUE 13:45 A Five Year Sentence (b00j1hzm)
Episode 2
Retired Jean is delighted to meet the charming Brian - but then he suggests things go on a business footing. Stars Sheila Reid.
TUE 14:00 The Personality Test (b00m16xm)
Series 1
Greg Dyke
The BBC's former Director-General Greg Dykes quizzes a panel about himself.
Sue Perkins, Alan Carr and Lucy Porter battle with queries based on Greg's life, whims and interests
Series in which a fresh host every episode quizzes a comedy panel about themselves.
Script by Richard Turner
Devised & produced by Aled Evans.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2006.
TUE 14:30 Out of Tune (b00tqrqm)
Episode 2
A piano 'detuner', composing 'clouds' - and using microtones for dramatic effect. Robert Sandall investigates musical tuning.
TUE 15:00 Stuntz (b007jzdw)
Series 1
Episode 2
An amusing look at how new technology has influenced the nature of promotional gimmicks. Written and presented by Steve Punt.
TUE 15:15 Centurions (b007jxdl)
Buster Keaton - The General
Film historian David Robinson and writer David Thomson celebrate silent film star Buster Keaton and his movie machine. From December 1999.
TUE 15:30 William Boyd - Armadillo (b008f3gp)
Episode 2
Insurance loss adjuster Lorimer Black investigates a large claim for a London hotel fire. Read by Stephen Critchlow.
TUE 15:45 Agatha Christie (b03hngqk)
The 8.55 to Baghdad
Episode 2
Retracing the crime writer's Middle Eastern journey of 1928, Andrew Eames recalls taking the Orient Express train to Istanbul.
TUE 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00tqrnz)
Chris Pizzey presents an hour of children's stories, featuring Jessica Haggerthwaite: Witch Dispatcher, The Ruby in the Smoke and The Mum Hunt.
TUE 17:00 Snap (b00tqqjc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
TUE 17:30 Ring Around the Bath (b00tqqjf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
TUE 18:00 Simon Bovey - The Voice of God (b007jwks)
Silent Roar
The Colonel persuades Sam and Joshua to help him in his deadly infrasound project. Stars Clare Corbett and Matthew Dyktynski. From February 2006.
TUE 18:30 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jmx1)
Operation Luna
10. The Citadel
Stranded in Earth's past, the Voice tries tempting Captain Jet Morgan and his crew out into the city of the aliens.
Futuristic tale set in 1965 written and produced by Charles Chilton.
Jet Morgan …. Andrew Faulds
Lemmy Barnett …. Alfie Bass
Doc …. Guy Kingsley-Poynter
Mitch …. David Williams
All Other Parts …. Deryck Guyler
Music composed and orchestra conducted by Van Phillips.
The original 1953 recordings of this futuristic series were erased.
This series was re-recorded and first broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in May 1958.
TUE 19:00 Yes Minister (b007k0nj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 19:30 Much Binding in the Marsh (b008gzwf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
TUE 20:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jvpg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]
TUE 20:30 The Late Alfred Hitchcock Presents (b00tqqxf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]
TUE 20:45 A Five Year Sentence (b00j1hzm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:45 today]
TUE 21:00 Emma Donoghue - Exes (b007jmhf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
TUE 21:15 McLevy (b007jlj2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
TUE 22:00 The Newly Discovered Casebook of Sherlock Holmes (b00brb8n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 22:30 Dave Podmore (b007tm7h)
Dave Podmore's World of Cricket
Episode 4
The star player joins a host of Z-list celebrities on a charity walk for mauled dog, Shep.
Sitcom about the exploits of talentless, amateurish, smug, inept and self-deluding English cricketer Dave Podmore.
Starring Chris Douglas and Andrew Nickolds with Chris Pavlo and Nicola Sanderson.
Written by Chris Douglas, Andrew Nickolds and Nick Newman.
Producer: Richard Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2002.
TUE 23:00 On the Hour (b007lzwz)
Series 2
Episode 5
Ireland hits the headlines as the programme ransacks the archives to celebrate its 33rd birthday.
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, Andrew Glover, David Quantick, Stewart Lee and Patrick Marber.
Producer: Armando lannucci
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1992
TUE 23:30 Elephants to Catch Eels (b007qx6x)
Series 1
Elephants to Catch Eels
Why would a top London journalist be so interested that love is all around in Drumlin Bay? What's Tamsyn been up to?
It seems the new editor of 'The Times of London' is boosting circulation by becoming a scurrilous gossipy rag. Of course, that would never happen now...
18th century Cornish village sitcom by the writers of Dead Ringers - Tom Jamieson and Nev Fountain.
Starring Lucy Speed as Tamsyn Trelawny, John Bowe as Jago Trelawny, Cameron Stewart as Major Thomas Falconer, Andrew McGibbon as Captain Marriot, Martin Hyder as Squire Bascombe, Mark Felgate as Dewey, Mark Perry as the Editor and Michael Fenton Stevens as Lampwick.
Producer: Jan Ravens.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2003.


WEDNESDAY 15 SEPTEMBER 2010

WED 00:00 Simon Bovey - The Voice of God (b007jwks)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jmx1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jvpg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 The Late Alfred Hitchcock Presents (b00tqqxf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:45 A Five Year Sentence (b00j1hzm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:45 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 Emma Donoghue - Exes (b007jmhf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Tuesday]
WED 02:15 McLevy (b007jlj2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Tuesday]
WED 03:00 Daniel Defoe - Robinson Crusoe (b007jqy3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 Snap (b00tqqjc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:30 Ring Around the Bath (b00tqqjf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 Rudyard Kipling - The Jungle Book (b00csypl)
Letting in the Jungle
Mowgli mounts a rescue and meets the Father of the Cobras. Stars Nisha K Nayar, Eartha Kitt and Jonathan Hyde.
WED 05:30 The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm (b00tr48c)
Colonel Branestawm and Professor Dedshot
Confusion all round when the eccentric boffin and his pal go to a fancy dress ball. Dinsdale Landen reads Norman Hunter's story.
WED 05:45 Jennings Goes to School (b007jt33)
The Literary Masterpiece
The schoolboy's hopes are raised and dashed - sparking a fallout with his best friend Darbishire. Read by Stephen Fry.
WED 06:00 15/09/2010 (b00tr27l)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007m9f5)
Series 4
Michelangelo 'Ancock
The lad takes up sculpting. But when he runs out of rocks, it's Sid to the rescue.
Starring Tony Hancock.
With Sidney James, Bill Kerr, Kenneth Williams and Hattie Jacques.
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 November 1956.
WED 08:30 The Little World of Don Camillo (b00tr28b)
Series 3
The Stuff from America
The priest hands out food aid, but it's soon the focus for political violence. Stars Joss Ackland and Ian Hogg. From March 2003.
WED 09:00 Huddwinks (b00fsmzd)
Series 2
The Fall of the House of Slaithwaite
A northern black pudding maker must deal with the consequences of some unexpected ingredients
Roy Hudd stars in Laurie Rowley’s comic parodies.
With:
Denise Coffey
Chris Emmett
David Gooderson
Fred Harris
Producer: Jonathan James-Moore
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in July 1988.
WED 09:30 Millport (b00761z4)
Series 2
Dark Secrets
Irene enlists Bob's help when strange events send the tiny Scottish island into disarray.
Bittersweet comedy written by and starring Lynn Ferguson as 30-something island barmaid Irene Bruce, who hankers after a better life on the mainland.
Irene ...... Lynn Ferguson
Moira/Agnes ...... Janet Brown
Alberto/Robert/Doctor ...... Lewis McLeod
Ena/Bunty ...... Gabriel Quigley
Dougie ...... Matt Costello
Bob/Minister ...... Robert Patterson
Music arranged by Olly Fox.
Producer: Lucy Bacon
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2001.
WED 10:00 Daniel Defoe - Robinson Crusoe (b007jqyc)
Episode 2
Crusoe's acceptance of his solitude is shattered by a single footprint in the sand.
Conclusion of Daniel Defoe’s epic tale dramatised by Steve Chambers
Older Robinson ...... Roy Marsden
Younger Robinson ...... Tom Bevan
Wells ...... Gerard McDermott
Crusoe's Father ...... John Rowe
Crusoe's Mother ...... Jenny Lee
Captain ...... Christopher Wright
Jack ...... Iwan Thomas
Director: Marion Nancarrow
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1998.
WED 11:00 Emma Donoghue - Exes (b007jmhy)
The Conspiracy
Just what is Paul's girlfriend Nuala doing having lunch with his ex? They must be up to something! Stars Eva Birthistle.
WED 11:15 McLevy (b007jljg)
Series 1
The Burning Question
An unsolved murder is bringing vigilantes onto the streets. Time is running out for the Edinburgh detective. Stars Brian Cox.
WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007m9f5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 12:30 For Better or for Worse (b00tr28d)
Series 3
Episode 1
Bernard's jealous dad is caught with both his guard and his trousers down. Stars Su Pollard and Gorden Kaye. From January 1996.
WED 13:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jvpl)
Lord Edgware Dies
Episode 3
A second victim of murder is revealed - but were they really involved in the death of Lord Edgware?
Questions galore for the Belgian sleuth...
Agatha Christie's whodunit stars John Moffatt as Hercule Poirot.
From the book first published in 1933 and dramatised by Michael Bakewell.
Hercule Poirot ...... John Moffatt
Captain Hastings ...... Simon Williams
Jane Wilkinson ...... Nicola Pagett
Bryan Martin ...... Brett Usher
Inspector Japp ...... Norman Jones
Ellis ...... Paula Jacobs
Miss Carroll ...... Eva Stuart
Ronald Marsh ...... Charles Millham
Poirot's Housekeeper ...... Jean Reeve
Geraldine Marsh ...... Joanna Myers
Sir Montagu Corner ...... Garard Green
Mr Widburn ...... Andrew Wincott
Mrs Widburn ...... Susan Sheridan
Ross ...... Terence Edmond
Duke of Merton ...... Eric Allan
Jenkins ...... Fraser Kerr
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1992.
WED 13:30 The Late Alfred Hitchcock Presents (b00tr2pc)
The Perfectionist
By Margaret St Clair. Sponger Charles goes to live with his Aunt Muriel, who takes her still life art work deadly seriously. Stars Michael Roberts.
WED 13:45 A Five Year Sentence (b00j1whg)
Episode 3
Brian's intimate visits pleasure Jean and she hopes for more, but he's got his own plan. Stars Sheila Reid and Kenneth Cranham.
WED 14:00 The Personality Test (b00m5tks)
Series 1
Gyles Brandreth
Broadcaster, author and ex-MP Gyles Brandreth quizzes a panel about himself.
Sue Perkins, Alan Carr and Lucy Porter battle with queries based on Gyle's life, whims and interests
Series in which a fresh host every episode quizzes a comedy panel about themselves.
Script by Richard Turner
Devised & produced by Aled Evans.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2006.
WED 14:30 The Nose School (b00tr3ps)
Fuelling a multi-million pound industry. Rosie Goldsmith discovers the ancient and secretive art of perfume-making. From March 2005.
WED 15:00 Stuntz (b007jzg5)
Series 1
Episode 3
The ultimate advertising stunts guide, including the creation of characters and competitions. Written and hosted by Steve Punt.
WED 15:15 Centurions (b007jxb2)
Cartier-Bresson - The Decisive Moment
'Half-way between a tightrope walker and a pickpocket'. A celebration of the photographer who united art and documentary.
WED 15:30 William Boyd - Armadillo (b008fdhc)
Episode 3
Loss adjuster Lorimer Black gets embroiled in a suspicious claim for insurance. Read by Stephen Critchlow.
WED 15:45 Agatha Christie (b0076m6c)
The 8.55 to Baghdad
Episode 3
Retracing the English crime writer's 1928 journey to Iraq, Andrew Eames recalls stopping off for a steam bath in Damascus.
WED 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00tr3pv)
Chris Pizzey presents an hour of children's stories, featuring Jessica Haggerthwaite: Witch Dispatcher, The Ruby in the Smoke and The Mum Hunt.
WED 17:00 Huddwinks (b00fsmzd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
WED 17:30 Millport (b00761z4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
WED 18:00 Simon Bovey - The Voice of God (b007jwkz)
Dreamtime Is Over
What is being built out in a remote Australian desert? And what havoc will it wreak? Stars Clare Corbett and Matthew Dyktynski. From February 2006.
WED 18:30 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jmxh)
Operation Luna
11. To the Moon or Venus?
The Voice invites Captain Jet Morgan and his crew to meet him, but Lemmy is soon feeling terrified...
Futuristic tale set in 1965 as first broadcast in 1953.
CAST:
Jet Morgan …. Andrew Faulds
Lemmy Barnett …. Alfie Bass
Doc …. Guy Kingsley-Poynter
Mitch …. David Williams
Other parts by David Jacobs and Deryck Guyler.
Music composed and orchestra conducted by Van Phillips.
Written in 13-parts and produced by Charles Chilton.
Though first heard in 1953, the original recordings were wiped.
Re-recording first broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in 1958.
WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007m9f5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 19:30 For Better or for Worse (b00tr28d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
WED 20:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jvpl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]
WED 20:30 The Late Alfred Hitchcock Presents (b00tr2pc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]
WED 20:45 A Five Year Sentence (b00j1whg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:45 today]
WED 21:00 Emma Donoghue - Exes (b007jmhy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
WED 21:15 McLevy (b007jljg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
WED 22:00 The Little World of Don Camillo (b00tr28b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 22:30 Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections (b007jqc9)
Series 1
Episode 6
UK boozers pig out. Andy Parsons and Henry Naylor's topical stand-up and sketch show. With Jo Caulfield. From February 2001.
WED 23:00 The Skivers (b00d8pgd)
Series 1
Lewis Collins
Secrets of Michael Fish are revealed, and East 17 move house.
Nick Golson and Tim de Jongh's skilful sketch show with special guest Lewis Collins - will he share any tips from TV's The Professionals?
Written and performed by Nick Golson and Tim de Jongh.
With Peter Bradshaw and Mel Giedroyc
Producer: Jon Naismith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1994.
WED 23:30 The Party Party (b007jx2s)
Surreal political fantasy with Hugh Laurie: Will his Lordship's ad campaign do the business? Are Bs and Ks funny?


THURSDAY 16 SEPTEMBER 2010

THU 00:00 Simon Bovey - The Voice of God (b007jwkz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jmxh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jvpl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 The Late Alfred Hitchcock Presents (b00tr2pc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:45 A Five Year Sentence (b00j1whg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:45 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Emma Donoghue - Exes (b007jmhy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 McLevy (b007jljg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Daniel Defoe - Robinson Crusoe (b007jqyc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 Huddwinks (b00fsmzd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 Millport (b00761z4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Rudyard Kipling - The Jungle Book (b00cyywl)
The Wild Dogs
Mowgli and Kaa plan a jungle attack against the wild dogs. Stars Nisha K Nayar, Eartha Kitt and Freddie Jones.
THU 05:30 The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm (b00tr5rm)
Too Many Professors
The boffin gives photocopying a whole new meaning with his latest invention. Dinsdale Landen reads Norman Hunter's story.
THU 05:45 Jennings Goes to School (b007jt3b)
Beware of the Thing
Mr Wilkins makes a mistake - while the schoolboy sparks alarm in a dormitory scare. Read by Stephen Fry.
THU 06:00 16/09/2010 (b00tr5rp)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
THU 08:00 The Goon Show (b007jpkr)
The String Robberies
Ace investigator Neddie Seagoon must solve a crime, and the link to Moriarty's sock.
Groundbreaking, surreal BBC radio comedy written by Spike Milligan.
Starring:
Peter Sellers
Harry Secombe
Spike Milligan
George Chisholm
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 January 1958.
THU 08:30 The Attractive Young Rabbi (b007k1d2)
Series 1
The Visitor
There’s great excitement - and some confusion - at the impending visit of an Israeli MP.
The first of three series of Barry Grossman’s comedy-drama about the collision between the old and the new in the Jewish community of Hillfield.
Starring David De Keyser as Rabbi Abraham Fine. Tracy-Ann Oberman as Rabbi Su Jacobs, Doreen Mantle as Sadie Fine, Henry Goodman as Melvin, Jonathan Kydd as Brian, Warren Mitchell as Yigal Horovitz, Eve Karpf as Paloma and Rachel Smith as Simone.
Music: Max Harris.
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1999.
THU 09:00 Little Blighty on the Down (b00tr63g)
Series 4
Episode 3
Council leader John tries to impress a delegation with a village cover-up. Political satire with John Baddeley. From July 1991.
THU 09:30 The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere (b007jsn0)
Series 2
2nd October 1799
Domestic bliss is enhanced by the arrival of John Sheets. Views are exchanged on the desirability of the married state. And a game of cricket is proposed...
An everyday story of towering genius in Sue Limb's six-part soap opera, set in and around the Lake District at the turn of the 18th century.
Stars Geoffrey Whitehead as William Wordsmith, Denise Coffey as Dorothy Wordsmith, Simon Callow as Samuel Tailor Cholericke, Miriam Margolyes as Stinking Iris, Chris Emmett as the Leechpedlar and Nicky Henson as John Sheets.
Music by Stephen Oliver and performed by Cantabile.
Producer: Jonathan James-Moore
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1987.
THU 10:00 Daniel Defoe - Robinson Crusoe and his Farther Adventures (b00ncspw)
Episode 1
Back home in England, the castaway heads northwards in search of more excitement. Daniel Defoe's adventure stars Tim McInnerny.
THU 11:00 Emma Donoghue - Exes (b007jmjg)
The Mothers
Teresa has a problem. Her ex-partner, Nadine, wants to take 'their' son to England. Stars Eleanor Methven and Eileen McCloskey.
THU 11:15 McLevy (b007jq95)
Series 2
A Good Walk Spoilt
After a murder on the links, the Victorian detective contemplates a game of golf with desperate stakes. Starring Brian Cox.
THU 12:00 The Goon Show (b007jpkr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00tr6nm)
Series 4
Episode 13
'The Curse of the Flying Wombat' climaxes - or does it?
More quick-fire sketches, terrible puns, humorous songs and parodies.
Stars Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Cleese, David Hatch, Jo Kendall and Bill Oddie.
Written by Graeme Garden 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 Light Programme in December 1966.
THU 13:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jvpv)
Lord Edgware Dies
Episode 4
Inspector Japp has tracked down the taxi driver who drove two very unlikely passengers to Regent Gate on the night of Lord Edgware's murder...
Agatha Christie's whodunit stars John Moffatt as Hercule Poirot.
From the book first published in 1933 and dramatised by Michael Bakewell.
Hercule Poirot ...... John Moffatt
Captain Hastings ...... Simon Williams
Inspector Japp ...... Norman Jones
Ronald Marsh ...... Charles Millham
Ross ...... Terence Edmond
Jenny ...... Adjoa Andoh
Taxi Driver/Waiter ...... Neil Roberts
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1992.
.
THU 13:30 The Late Alfred Hitchcock Presents (b00tr6np)
Being a Murderer Myself
By Arthur Williams. When a jilted poultry farmer meets his ex-girlfriend, could it be a case of murder most fowl? Stars Michael Roberts.
THU 13:45 A Five Year Sentence (b00j2514)
Episode 4
Devious Brian slowly drains smitten Jean's finances, but she's blissfully unaware. Stars Sheila Reid and Kenneth Cranham.
THU 14:00 The Personality Test (b00mbl3k)
Series 1
Jennie Bond
Former BBC Royal Correspondent Jennie Bond quizzes a panel about herself.
Sue Perkins, Alan Carr and Lucy Porter battle with queries based on Jenny's life, whims and interests
Series in which a fresh host every episode quizzes a comedy panel about themselves.
Script by Richard Turner
Devised & produced by Aled Evans.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2006.
THU 14:30 The BBC and the Closet (b00tr6sy)
The battles within the BBC to make programmes about homosexuality in the 1950s and 60s. Chris Ledgard explores the archives.
THU 15:00 Stuntz (b007jzhf)
Series 1
Episode 4
Cash or creativity? Advertising gimmicks people use to get press coverage. Written and hosted by Steve Punt.
THU 15:15 Centurions (b007jzl0)
Chinua Achebe
Alastair Niven and Nana Wilson-Tagoe discuss Chinua Achebe and his capacity to portray corruption whilst offering seeds of hope.
THU 15:30 William Boyd - Armadillo (b008flck)
Episode 4
Loss adjuster Lorimer Black reports back to the claimants for a fire-damaged hotel in London. Read by Stephen Critchlow.
THU 15:45 Agatha Christie (b0076m6z)
The 8.55 to Baghdad
Episode 4
Retracing the English crime writer's 1928 journey, Andrew Eames's coach party arrives in Baghdad on the eve of war, but the welcome from the locals is friendly.
THU 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00tr6t0)
Chris Pizzey presents an hour of children's stories, featuring Jessica Haggerthwaite: Witch Dispatcher, The Ruby in the Smoke, The Nightingale and The Mum Hunt.
THU 17:00 Little Blighty on the Down (b00tr63g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
THU 17:30 The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere (b007jsn0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
THU 18:00 Simon Bovey - The Voice of God (b007jwl8)
Blowback
Nick battles to find the person responsible for his lover Belinda's death. Stars Clare Corbett and Matthew Dyktynski. From February 2006.
THU 18:30 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jmyk)
Operation Luna
12. A Rocky Send Off
After travelling through time, could Captain Jet Morgan and his crew be bound for home at last?
Futuristic tale set in 1965 as first broadcast in 1953.
CAST:
Jet Morgan …. Andrew Faulds
Lemmy Barnett …. Alfie Bass
Doc …. Guy Kingsley-Poynter
Mitch …. David Williams
Other parts by David Jacobs and Deryck Guyler.
Music composed and orchestra conducted by Van Phillips.
Written and produced by Charles Chilton.
Though first heard in 1953, the original recordings were wiped.
Re-recording first broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in 1958.
THU 19:00 The Goon Show (b007jpkr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00tr6nm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
THU 20:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jvpv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]
THU 20:30 The Late Alfred Hitchcock Presents (b00tr6np)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]
THU 20:45 A Five Year Sentence (b00j2514)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:45 today]
THU 21:00 Emma Donoghue - Exes (b007jmjg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
THU 21:15 McLevy (b007jq95)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
THU 22:00 The Attractive Young Rabbi (b007k1d2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 22:30 Arthur Smith's Balham Bash (b00ls6bt)
Series 1
Episode 4
More fun and frolics round at Arthur Smith’s home in Balham, south London.
With comedians Stewart Lee and Reginald D Hunter.
Plus music from Sophie Ellis-Bextor. Will she be in Arthur’s kitchen?
Pippa Evans - as singer-songwriter Loretta Maine - lends a hand.
Producer: Alison Vernon-Smith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2009.
THU 23:00 The Museum of Everything (b00h8q28)
Series 3
And the Winner Is...
It's Awards Night!
Can the Crayon Museum beat off the challenger, the World of Pencils?
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 August 2006.
THU 23:30 Vent (b00tr5rv)
Series 2
Things to Do Before You Die
As Mary and Mum read him a lifestyle magazine, Ben's unconscious mind takes him back to 1973 to find a "life coach" who will motivate him out of his coma.
Unfortunately, this mostly involves pointing a gun at his head...
Dark sitcom following the thoughts of a coma patient written by Nigel Smith.
Starring Neil Pearson as Ben Smith, Fiona Allen as Mary, Josie Lawrence as Mum and Leslie Ash as Blitzkrieg.
With Nicholas Hutchison, Jo Martin, Mark Perry, John Kay Steel, James Lynch and Tim Whitnall.
Producer: Gareth Edwards
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2007.


FRIDAY 17 SEPTEMBER 2010

FRI 00:00 Simon Bovey - The Voice of God (b007jwl8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jmyk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jvpv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 The Late Alfred Hitchcock Presents (b00tr6np)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:45 A Five Year Sentence (b00j2514)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:45 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Emma Donoghue - Exes (b007jmjg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 McLevy (b007jq95)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Daniel Defoe - Robinson Crusoe and his Farther Adventures (b00ncspw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 Little Blighty on the Down (b00tr63g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere (b007jsn0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 Rudyard Kipling - The Jungle Book (b00d05bj)
The Spring Running
Mowgli leads the attack, but realises he must soon make a decision. Stars Nisha K Nayar, Eartha Kitt and Freddie Jones.
FRI 05:30 The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm (b00tr80g)
Pancake Day at Great Pagwell
The boffin takes a battering and leaves a lasting impression on the village. Dinsdale Landen reads Norman Hunter's story.
FRI 05:45 Jennings Goes to School (b007jt3k)
Jennings Uses His Head
The schoolboy is desperate to get picked to play in the football match against Bracebridge School. Read by Stephen Fry.
FRI 06:00 17/09/2010 (b00tr80j)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
FRI 08:00 The Navy Lark (b007jsdx)
Series 1
Operation Fag End
With a top brass inspection due, 50,000 duty-free cigarettes are headed to the island!
Starring Leslie Phillips as the Sub-Lieutenant, Jon Pertwee as the Chief Petty Officer, Dennis Price as Number One, Richard Caldicot as Captain Povey, Pamela Buck as Joyce, Michael Bates as Commander Shaw, Ronnie Barker as AS Johnson and Tenniel Evans as Squadron Leader Pertwee.
Laughs afloat aboard British Royal Navy frigate HMS Troutbridge. The Navy Lark ran for an impressive thirteen series between 1959 and 1976.
Scripted by Lawrie Wyman.
Producer: Alastair Scott Johnston.
First broadcast on the Light Programme in April 1959.
FRI 08:30 Chambers (b007jntq)
Series 1
The American
When star American lawyer Thurman Berkley arrives in chambers for a week, a culture clash seems inevitable.
But the stuffy John Fuller-Carp will do anything to win a case - even if it means adopting the rapping rhythms Thurman used so successfully in the OK Stimpson trial.
A run-of-the-mill GBH gets the full transatlantic treatment.
Clive Coleman’s sitcom about the questionable practices of a group of barristers.
John Fuller Carp ...... John Bird
Hilary Tripping ...... James Fleet
Ruth Quirke ...... Lesley Sharp
Vince ...... Jonathan Kydd
Thurman Berkley ...... David Harewood
Producer: Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1996.
FRI 09:00 Anything Legal (b00828m9)
Episode 2
City commuters Charles and George finally admit they’ve both lost their jobs and take action...
Starring Donald Hewlett and Michael Knowles.
‘A Tale of Two City Gents’ by Wally K Daly.
Charles …. Donald Hewlett
George …. Michael Knowles
Mr Rollings …. Jon Glover
The Ticket Collector …. Renu Setna
Black Market Job Salesman …. Ron Pember
The Waitress …. Sonia Fraser
Theme music by Jim Parker.
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1984.
FRI 09:30 Tony's (b00tr846)
Series 2
Danger in the Night
Someone's got a grudge against hairdressers - so where's the safest place to sleep?
Series 2 of the misadventures in the life of a corner-shop barber starring Victor Spinetti as Tony, Deryck Guyler as Stanley, Deborah Watling as Maisie.
With guests: Norma Ronald, Mike Grady, Edward Kelsey and Robert Gillespie.
Written by Jim Eldridge.
Incidental music by Max Harris.
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in February 1981.
FRI 10:00 Daniel Defoe - Robinson Crusoe and his Farther Adventures (b00nd06k)
Episode 2
The castaway searches for more adventure in the far north wastes of Siberia. Stars Tim McInnerny and Jonathan Tafler.
FRI 11:00 Emma Donoghue - Exes (b007jmjw)
The Estate Agent
Tony and Sandy are confronted by his ex when they decide to buy a house. Has he chosen the right woman? With Pauline McLynn.
FRI 11:15 McLevy (b00cfwp9)
Series 2
Wild Justice
Stretching out a bony hand towards him, a ghost from the past returns to haunt the Victorian detective. Starring Brian Cox.
FRI 12:00 The Navy Lark (b007jsdx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 Listen to Les (b00jz2xl)
From 18/11/1979
Les Dawson presents 'Love in the Dole Queue', Cosmo Smallpiece and brace yourself for another piano sing-along with Les.
With Daphne Oxenford and Colin Edwynn.
Music by Brian Fitzgerald.
Scripted and produced by James Casey.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in November 1979.
FRI 13:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jvpx)
Lord Edgware Dies
Episode 5
Ross has had to abandon a telephone conversation with Hercule Poirot to answer the doorbell. When he doesn't return, the panic-stricken Belgian sleuth and Captain Hastings hurry round to his apartment.
Will the murderer finally be unmasked?
Conclusion of Agatha Christie's whodunit starring John Moffatt as Hercule Poirot.
From the book first published in 1933 and dramatised by Michael Bakewell.
Hercule Poirot ...... John Moffatt
Captain Hastings ...... Simon Williams
Inspector Japp ...... Norman Jones
Jane Wilkinson ...... Nicola Pagett
Jenny ...... Adjoa Andoh
Bryan Martin ...... Brett Usher
Ellis ...... Paula Jacobs
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1992.
FRI 13:30 The Late Alfred Hitchcock Presents (b00tr8d2)
The Dancing Partner
By Jerome K Jerome. Toymaker Herr Geibel invents an ingenious mechanical man, but what if it should ever malfunction? Stars Michael Roberts.
FRI 13:45 A Five Year Sentence (b00j272n)
Episode 5
Jean realises that Brian's up to no good, but her revenge has a surprising victim. Stars Sheila Reid and Kenneth Cranham.
FRI 14:00 Ed Doolan Interviews... (b00qg3wg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 on Saturday]
FRI 15:00 Don't Hang Up (b00kv7w3)
Phone boxes around the country are randomly called by presenter Alan Dein. Passing strangers answer and share their stories.
FRI 15:15 Centurions (b007k007)
Damien Hirst
Sarah Kent and Waldemar Januszczak discuss the work of the artist who preserved a shark in formaldehyde. From 1999.
FRI 15:30 William Boyd - Armadillo (b007k294)
Episode 5
The claim for insurance sparks repercussions for loss adjuster Lorimer Black. Read by Stephen Critchlow.
FRI 15:45 Agatha Christie (b0076m7h)
The 8.55 to Baghdad
Episode 5
Retracing the English crime writer's 1928 journey, Andrew Eames visits the ancient city of Ur, where Agatha met her future husband, archaeologist Max Mallowan.
FRI 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00tr8g0)
Chris Pizzey presents an hour of children's stories, featuring Jessica Haggerthwaite: Witch Dispatcher, The Ruby in the Smoke, and The Nightingale.
FRI 17:00 Anything Legal (b00828m9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
FRI 17:30 Tony's (b00tr846)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
FRI 18:00 Simon Bovey - The Voice of God (b007jwlh)
Can You Hear That
Can You Hear That: The colonel plans to fire the sonic weapon and risk a global catastrophe. Stars Clare Corbett and Matthew Dyktynski. From February 2006.
FRI 18:30 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jmz0)
Operation Luna
13. Set Course for Earth
After blasting off, Captain Jet Morgan and his crew try to make sense of their mammoth trip through time.
Conclusion of the futuristic tale set in 1965 as first broadcast in 1953.
CAST:
Jet Morgan …. Andrew Faulds
Lemmy Barnett …. Alfie Bass
Doc …. Guy Kingsley-Poynter
Mitch …. David Williams
Other parts by David Jacobs and Deryck Guyler.
Music composed and orchestra conducted by Van Phillips.
Written and produced by Charles Chilton.
Though first heard in 1953, the original recordings were wiped.
Re-recording first broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in 1958.
FRI 19:00 The Navy Lark (b007jsdx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 Listen to Les (b00jz2xl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
FRI 20:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jvpx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]
FRI 20:30 The Late Alfred Hitchcock Presents (b00tr8d2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]
FRI 20:45 A Five Year Sentence (b00j272n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:45 today]
FRI 21:00 Emma Donoghue - Exes (b007jmjw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
FRI 21:15 McLevy (b00cfwp9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
FRI 22:00 Chambers (b007jntq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
FRI 22:30 A Look Back at the Nineties (b007k1xk)
Recorded in July 1993 - Brian Perkins, Kate Robbins and Chris Barrie 'look back' at the decade that was yet to happen.
FRI 23:00 Old Harry's Game (b007jvgp)
Series 4
Health and Safety
Hell's latest arrival is a health and safety officer who moans to Satan about the lighting. Devilish comedy stars Andy Hamilton. From April 2001.
FRI 23:30 The Tape Recorded Highlights of a Humble Bee (b00pcd1q)
'The Pandeban' and 'Feeling Iffy'
A hapless, jazz-loving insect's audio diary of his mainly uneventful life. With Mark Williams and Tim Whitnall. From July 2003.
FRI 23:45 Hearing With Hegley (b00bbnvw)
Series 1
Episode 5
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 December 1996.