A body is found and a body is lost - but whose body has appeared in a bath in Battersea?
Where is the body of famous financier Sir Reuben Levy who went to bed one night in his flat in Park Lane and simply disappeared? Debonair sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey investigates.
Dorothy L Sayer's whodunit dramatised for radio by Michelene Wandor. Starring Gary Bond as Lord Peter Wimsey and John Cater as Bunter.
British gentleman detective Lord Peter Wimsey features in a number of detective novels and short stories by English crime writer, Dorothy L Sayers. Whose Body? was first published in 1923.
Classy and sharp-witted, aristocratic amateur sleuth Lord Peter Bredon Wimsey was born in 1890 and educated at Eton and Oxford, before serving in the military during the First World War.
Directed at BBC Pebble Mill by producer Vanessa Whitburn.
Chris Pizzey presents an hour of children's stories, featuring Howl's Moving Castle, written by Diana Wynne-Jones and read by Nerys Hughes.
Christine de Pizan's allegorical fantasy about building a fortress for women from valour, virtue and wisdom. With Kathryn Hunt.
The touching and compassionate story of one man's guilt over his love for two women. Read by Dermot Crowley.
Old rogue Winston has run away and taken the geese, but Nancy intervenes...
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.
The Grand Theatre Swansea is a South Wales success story.
It's said to be the theatre where Hollywood star Catherine Zeta Jones first stepped on to a stage, and it's now home to the Swansea Ballet Russe and a thriving community theatre programme.
Geoffrey Wheeler discovers the stories behind the Grand's unassuming façade.
Series visiting variety theatres around the United Kingdom.
'Big-hearted', but also a comedic radical. Mark Radcliffe profiles one of Britain's most successful comic performers.
Series exploring the tradition of influential northern comedians.
Host Kenneth Horne has talks at the BBC, and a celebration of the great British summer. With Kenneth Williams. From June 1959.
The bumbling bureaucrats hit obstacles galore when deciding a new route for a motorway...
A weekly tribute to all those who work in government departments.
Stars Richard Murdoch and Deryck Guyler.
With Norma Ronald, John Graham, Ronald Baddiley and Joan Sanderson.
Written by Edward Taylor and John Graham.
'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.
Grumpy bachelor Robin Lightfoot wakes up in a parallel universe with a wife and kids. Stars Hugh Bonneville. From March 1999.
Pam Ayres presents her own poetry and sketches. With Felicity Montagu and Geoffrey Whitehead. From May 2004.
Three wartime code-breakers tackle Nazi ciphers, but hate each other. Bletchley Park romp with Robert Bathurst. From June 2007.
Mystery deaths lead the Professor to a meat-free colony run by the notorious Dr Klench. Stars Mark Gatiss. From January 2005.
The last in the current series of the tag team talk show where last week's guest, multi award-winning co-creator of The Office and Extras, and famously tall funny man Stephen Merchant takes the microphone to interview Pulp frontman and successful solo artist, dandy Englishman Jarvis Cocker.
Stephen asks Jarvis about the perils of being a glasses wearer, his protests against pop and what really happened with that famous Michael Jackson incident.
1. Pursuit
Opening in 1920s Manhattan, Edwardian dandy and secret agent, Lucifer Box is in hot pursuit of the dodgy dealer responsible for an influx of cheap cocaine to the city.
Mark Gatiss reads his novel abridged in five parts by David Jackson Young.
Dashing hero, Lucifer Box is an assassin, spy and sometime portrait painter.
Producer: Kirsteen Cameron.
St. Austin Friars
The Reverend Martin Williams is increasingly disturbed by extraordinary events at his church. He is determined to find out what is happening but discovers he has bitten off more than he can chew.
The Man in Black sets the scene...
Fear on 4 brings you more in a series of nerve-tinglers.
The Man In Black …. Edward de Souza
Rev Martin Williams …. Michael Maloney
Mrs Sheila Williams …. Melinda Walker
Larry Harper …. Michael Deacon
Phillips …. Geoffrey Whitehead
Rubens …. Clifford Norgate
Betyl …. John Moffat
William Henry Drogo …. David March
Miss Drogo (Celicia) …. Margaret Robertson
The Police Sergeant …. Michael Graham Cox
Secretary …. Jo Kendall
Bishop …. Norman Bird
Museum director Walter Brindle has some important news, freeing up time for the pursuit of romance between almost every member of the lusty staff.
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
Andrea Marshall ...... Barunka O'Shaughnessy
Charles and Archie jump at the chance of going to Iraq, but the posting turns out not to be as cushy as it first seemed.
James Cary's sitcom set in Bletchley Park in 1941.
Three code-breakers are forced to share a draughty wooden hut, as they try to break German ciphers. Unfortunately, they hate each other.
Charles …. Robert Bathurst
Archie …. Tom Goodman-Hill
Minka …. Olivia Colman
Gordon …. Fergus Craig
Mrs Best …. Lill Roughley
Joshua …. Alex MacQueen
Written by James Cary.
Headmaster Miles Jupp presides over his unruly celebrity pupils. With Susan Morrison and Barbara Rafferty. From September 2009.
The Kapoors try social climbing at the golf club - and TV's 'Masterchef' with a twist.
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 Richard Pinto, Sharat Sardana, Meera Syal, Sanjeev Bhaskar and Sanjeev Kohli.
MONDAY 27 SEPTEMBER 2010
MON 00:00 The Devil in Amber by Mark Gatiss (b00tvk9s)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Sunday]
MON 00:30 Fear on 4 (b007jn40)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Sunday]
MON 01:00 Wimsey (b007jvhy)
[Repeat of broadcast at
02:30 on Sunday]
MON 02:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00tvg3y)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:30 on Sunday]
MON 03:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00tvg40)
[Repeat of broadcast at
15:00 on Sunday]
MON 03:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00tvg42)
[Repeat of broadcast at
15:30 on Sunday]
MON 04:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00tvg95)
[Repeat of broadcast at
16:00 on Sunday]
MON 04:30 Chain Reaction (b00tq1vw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
16:30 on Sunday]
MON 05:00 Charles Dickens (b007tm49)
Oliver Twist
Pickpocket!
The Artful Dodger introduces the orphan boy to Fagin, who offers an unusual apprenticeship. Stars John Grillo and Tim McInnerny.
MON 05:30 LM Montgomery - Anne of Green Gables (b00rvxz8)
Episode 1
A couple expects to adopt an orphan boy, not an impetuous red-headed girl. LM Montgomery dramatisation stars Barbara Barnes.
MON 06:00 27/09/2010 (b00tvkft)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
MON 08:00 Dad's Army (b007jrbf)
Series 3
Turkey Dinner
Corporal Jones mistakenly shoots a bird, so the platoon hatch a plan to cook it for the old folk of Walmington-on-Sea.
The comic exploits of a Second World War Home Guard platoon.
Adapted for radio from Jimmy Perry and David Croft's TV scripts by Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles.
Captain Mainwaring …. Arthur Lowe
Sergeant Wilson …. John Le Mesurier
Corporal Jones …. Clive Dunn
Private Frazer …. John Laurie
Private Godfrey …. Arnold Ridley
Private Pike …. Ian Lavender
Warden Hodges …. Bill Pertwee
Private Walker …. Larry Martyn
Vicar …. Frank Williams
Mrs Pike ...... Pearl Hackney
Mr Blewitt ...... Harold Bennett.
Announcer/Newsreader …. John Snagge
Producer: John Dyas
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1976.
MON 08:30 The Right Time (b00b1pcf)
Series 2
Episode 3
A good reason for getting a piercing - and a prediction of reality TV going over the top...
Sketch show with a mature edge, written and performed by people who've lived a bit.
Stars Eleanor Bron, Graeme Garden, Neil Innes, Paula Wilcox, Clive Swift and Roger Blake.
Written by Graeme Garden, Neil Innes, Julie Balloo, Ramone Towers, Chris Thompson, Peter Reynolds, John Dowie, Peter Spence, Colin Bostock-Smith, Ronnie Golden and Andrew Nickolds.
Music by Ronnie & The Rex.
Producer: Helen Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2002.
MON 09:00 Alison and Maud (b007k3rx)
Series 2
Just Say No
Daddy battles with hallucinogenic fungus and chips.
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 and Geoffrey Whitehead as Bernard.
Producer: Jonathan James-Moore.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2004.
MON 09:30 To the Manor Born (b007k4dj)
What's in a Name?
Hard-up Audrey needs a secret job - but what on earth is she qualified to do?
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 descent.
First piloted on radio and then whisked off to TV before it ever appeared, finally arrived home in 1997.
Adapted from his TV scripts by Peter Spence.
Producer: Jane Berthoud
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in January 1997.
MON 10:00 Evelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisited (b007k2q1)
Strains
With their friendship strained, Sebastian continues his drinking and Charles is lured by Paris and art.
Ben Miles and Jamie Bamber star in Evelyn Waugh's most famous novel of life, love and a forgotten era.
Dramatised by Jeremy Front.
Charles Ryder ...... Ben Miles
Sebastian Flyte ...... Jamie Bamber
JuilaAnne-Marie Duff
Lady Marchmain ...... Eleanor Bron
Rex Mottram ...... William Hope
Cordelia ...... Abby Ford
Mr Ryder ...... Benjamin Whitrow
Mr Samgrass ...... Thomas Arnold
Brideshead ...... Toby Jones
Celia ...... Eve Best
Anthony Blanche Geoffrey Streatfeild
Boy Mulcaster ...... Tom Smith
Kurt ...... Carl Prekopp
Nurse ...... Jemma Churchill
Wilcox ...... Andrew Wincott
Jesus ...... Richard Firth
Monk ...... Martin Hyder
Music by Neil Brand
Director: Marion Nancarrow
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2003.
MON 11:00 Ladies of Letters (b00tvl8c)
Ladies of Letters Say No
Episode 1
Vera has a new 'friend', but unsurprisingly Irene doesn't approve. Stars Patricia Routledge and Prunella Scales.
MON 11:15 Elizabeth Gaskell - Curious, If True (b00tvmkb)
The Squire's Story
1849: Mr Higgins appears every inch the perfect jovial gentleman.
But his strange manners - not to mention a tendency to disappear - suggest a less ordinary source for his comfortable lifestyle.
Elizabeth Gaskell's collection of intriguing "true" tales dramatised by Sally Hedges.
Mrs Gaskell ...... Elizabeth Spriggs
Miss Pratt ...... Angela Thorne
Higgins ...... Michael Lumsden
Squire Hearn ...... Peter Jeffrey
Sir Harry ...... Michael Tudor Barnes
With Andrew Harrison, Simon Carter, Brett Usher, Jonathan Wyatt and Nick Aikens.
Producer: Nigel Bryant
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1998.
MON 12:00 Dad's Army (b007jrbf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
MON 12:30 Steptoe and Son (b007jnv2)
Series 6
Upstairs Downstairs, Upstairs Downstairs
Albert's laid up with a bad back leaving poor Harold overworked.
Starring Wilfrid Brambell as Albert and Harry H Corbett as Harold.
Written for TV and adapted for radio by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.
Albert ...... Wilfrid Brambell
Harold ...... Harry H Corbett
Doctor ...... Michael McClain
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.
Producer: Bobby Jaye
First broadcast on the BBC Radio 2 in February 1976.
MON 13:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00h8qls)
Series 2
Episode 1
Budget cuts spark conflict at the Cambridge college, and Gilbert is plotting. Comic thriller with Geoffrey Palmer and Samuel West.
MON 13:30 Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn (b00db5kw)
Episode 6
When Mipps re-appears on the scene, daring smuggling runs soon follow. Read by Rufus Sewell.
Christopher Syn, a brilliant young scholar, is a Doctor of Divinity at Oxford, but his eventual decision to throw away the Bible for the sword in a mad quest for vengeance will influence the rest of his life.
Russell Thorndike's Kent-based adventure featuring pirates, smuggling, highwaymen, duels, wicked squires and beautiful Spanish ladies. Based on the first two novels (published 1935 and 1936) in the seven-title sequence, 'Doctor Syn on the High Seas' and 'Doctor Syn Returns'. Abridged by Doreen Estall.
Writer Russell Thorndike (1885-1972) is less well-known than his sister, the actress Dame Sybil Thorndike, but his Doctor Syn novels hold a special place in the affection of lovers of atmospheric, swashbuckling storytelling everywhere. His novels have been filmed with actors as diverse as George Arliss, Peter Cushing and Patrick McGoohan in the role of Syn, and the Kent village of Dymchurch holds an official 'Day of Syn' every other year, to commemorate a home-grown literary folk hero.
Producer: Lawrence Jackson
Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Northern Ireland
First broadcast in 2006.
MON 14:00 The Personality Test (b00n02yq)
Series 2
Claire Rayner
Agony aunt Claire Rayner quizzes a panel about herself.
With Sue Perkins, Lucy Porter, Will Smith and Robin Ince.
Series with changing hosts who quiz the panel.
Script by Richard Turner and Simon LIttlefield
Devised and produced by Aled Evans.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2007.
MON 14:30 The Seeds of Love (b00tvpvc)
Cecil Sharp collected thousands of songs to try and bring English folk music to a wider audience. Malcolm Taylor investigates. From August 2003.
MON 15:00 As Soon As I Open My Mouth (b007jz54)
Potato, Potahto
A smooth Yank, a Yorkshire 'bumpkin' and their Scottish-sounding daughter. Kim Normanton meets families with different accents.
MON 15:15 Centurions (b007jzyy)
Henry Moore - Atom Piece
A portrait of Henry Moore, who was inspired to become a sculptor after hearing a talk on Michelangelo at Sunday School.
MON 15:30 Journey Into Language (b00dk3vs)
The Journey Begins
Linguistics teaching pioneer Professor Eric Hawkins recalls how his path of learning started out in 1920s Liverpool.
MON 15:45 Elizabeth Gaskell - Mary Barton (b007jqdv)
Episode 1
A cotton weaver's daughter is wooed and her aunt goes missing. Frank portrayal of 1840s Manchester life with Emma Rydal.
MON 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00tvpvf)
Chris Pizzey presents an hour of children's stories, featuring Eddie Dickens: Terrible Times, The Earth Giant, Whizziwig Returns and Vicky Angel.
MON 17:00 Alison and Maud (b007k3rx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
MON 17:30 To the Manor Born (b007k4dj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
MON 18:00 James Follett - Earthsearch (b007sw34)
Earthsearch I
Across the Abyss
The starship Challenger, continuing its search for Earth, has left Zelda 5 and - with Grand Emperor Thorden on board - is heading toward the star cluster, Tersus 9.
Darv is certain that this is where Paradise - a planet discovered by the second generation crew - is to be found.
James Follett's 10-part adventure serial in time and space.
Commander Telson ...... Sean Arnold
Sharna ...... Amanda Murray
Astra ...... Kathryn Hurlbutt
Darv ...... Haydn Wood
Angel One ...... Sonia Fraser
Angel Two ...... Gordon Reid
Kroll ...... Michael Spice
Fagor ...... Sion Probert
Dren ...... John Webb
Director: Glyn Dearman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1981.
MON 18:30 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jpxk)
The Red Planet
6. The Mysterious Object
Weeks have passed since the Mars space fleet lost all contact with Earth.
But then Captain Jet Morgan and his crew suddenly receive warnings to turn back, but from whom?
Charles Chilton’s 1954 classic set in 1971.
Jet Morgan …. Andrew Faulds
Lemmy …. David Kossoff
Doc …. Guy Kingsley Poynter
Mitch …. Bruce Beeby
Announcer/Various …. David Jacobs
Various …. Anthony Marriott
Music composed and conducted by Van Phillips.
Producer: Charles Chilton
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in October 1954.
MON 19:00 Dad's Army (b007jrbf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
MON 19:30 Steptoe and Son (b007jnv2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
MON 20:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00h8qls)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
MON 20:30 Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn (b00db5kw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
MON 21:00 Ladies of Letters (b00tvl8c)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
MON 21:15 Elizabeth Gaskell - Curious, If True (b00tvmkb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
MON 22:00 The Right Time (b00b1pcf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
MON 22:30 Revolting People (b00ftcck)
Series 2
A Bunch More Trying Times
Ezekiel gets a shock, and Mary is wooed by a newly arrived Captain. Little does she know he's recently been named "Cad of the Year" by the Bounder's Gazette.
Comedy set just before the American Revolution.
Written by Andy Hamilton and Jay Tarses.
CAST:
Samuel Oliphant .... Jay Tarses
Sergeant McGurk .... Andy Hamilton
Captain Brimshaw .... James Fleet
Mary .... Jan Ravens
Ezekiel Spriggs .... Hugh Dennis
Cora Oliphant .... Penelope Nice
Joshua Oliphant .... Tony Maudsley
Dashmount .... Michael Fenton Stevens
Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2001.
MON 23:00 The Cheese Shop Presents (b0085jh1)
Series 2
Episode 4
Singer Ted Ruby is in jail, and the Heimlich manoeuvre is no choke. Sketch comedy from Cardiff with Dave Lamb. From June 1998.
MON 23:30 The Change (b00nj6fd)
Series 1
Different for Girls
Coming to terms with a transvestite for a husband is hard for Carol. She wants to save her marriage and so George agrees to throw away his entire wardrobe of female attire - but throwing out the favourite tiara is just too hard...
Lynda Bellingham and Chris Ellison star as troubled hormonal wife Carol whose husband George finally reveals that he's a transvestite.
Sitcom by Gavin Petrie and Jan Etherington.
Carol ...... Lynda Bellingham
George ...... Chris Ellison
Violet ...... Sylvia Syms
Maureen ...... Maureen Beattie
Dave ...... Mark Powley
Ken ...... James Vaughan
Jerry ...... Richard Standing
Sonia ...... Emma Kennedy
Producer: Maria Esposito
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2001.
TUESDAY 28 SEPTEMBER 2010
TUE 00:00 James Follett - Earthsearch (b007sw34)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:30 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jpxk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00h8qls)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn (b00db5kw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 Ladies of Letters (b00tvl8c)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:15 Elizabeth Gaskell - Curious, If True (b00tvmkb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 Evelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisited (b007k2q1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 Alison and Maud (b007k3rx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:30 To the Manor Born (b007k4dj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 Charles Dickens (b007tcgm)
Oliver Twist
Masks and Pistols
The rescued orphan's good fortune comes to an end when he's spied by Fagin. Stars Tim McInnerny, Adjoa Andoh and Edward Long.
TUE 05:30 LM Montgomery - Anne of Green Gables (b00rw8p3)
Episode 2
The Cuthberts send the feisty girl off to school, but trouble lies ahead. Stars Barbara Barnes, Susan Engel and Sean Baker.
TUE 06:00 28/09/2010 (b00tvkfc)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
TUE 08:00 Yes Minister (b007k14t)
Series 2
The Whisky Priest
Facing a moral dilemma over the sale of British-made weapons, Jim Hacker tries to shun Sir Humphrey's advice.
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 …. Derek Fowlds
Major Saunders …. Anton Rodgers
Annie …. Diana Hoddinott
The Chief Whip …. Edward Jewesbury
Adapted for radio by producer Pete Atkin.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1984.
TUE 08:30 Married (b0081vm4)
Series 1
Episode 2
Confirmed bachelor Robin Lightfoot is not happy. He's accidentally helpful to his new family. Surely he's not growing to like them?
With a new wife and kids, Robin learns more about his parallel universe.
Hugh Bonneville stars in Tony Bagley's comedy.
Robin ...... Hugh Bonneville
Lesley ...... Josie Lawrence
Julia ...... Barbara Murray
Dirk ...... Steve Frost
Ned ...... Sam Bradley
Maxine ...... Ann Gosling
Janet Ellis ...... Elaine
Psychotherapist ...... Simon Roberts
Big Kid ...... Jackson Leach
Nicholas Parsons ...... Himself
Producer Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1999.
TUE 09:00 Snap (b00tvql2)
Series 2
Episode 4
A problem aired is a problem shared, but will Ryan find a way to deal with being bullied on his own?
And Molly doesn't care who Doug goes out with now they’re divorced, but she'd still like to know all the details...
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, Samantha Spiro as Dawn and Jonathan Tafler as Raymond.
Producer: David Ian Neville
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2004.
TUE 09:30 Ring Around the Bath (b00tvqmr)
Series 2
Space Perception
Desperate to sell up and move to the country, Stella tries burying the hatchet with the neighbours.
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 Roise Armstrong as the Fitness Instructor.
Producer: Elizabeth Freestone
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2004.
TUE 10:00 Evelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisited (b007k2r7)
Stormy Waters
Charles is overwhelmed by meeting Julia again on board ship, but will his relationship with the Marchmain family still prove to be jinxed?
Ben Miles and Jamie Bamber star in the conclusion of Evelyn Waugh's novel of life, love and a forgotten era.
Charles Ryder ...... Ben Miles
Sebastian Flyte ...... Jamie Bamber
Mr Ryder ...... Benjamin Whitrow
Lady Marchmain ...... Eleanor Bron
Rex Mottram ...... William Hope
Julia ...... Anne-Marie Duff
Cordelia ...... Abby Ford
Mr Samgrass ...... Thomas Arnold
Brideshead ...... Toby Jones
Wilcox ...... Andrew Wincott
Celia ...... Eve Best
Anthony Blanche ...... Geoffrey Streatfeild
Boy Mulcaster ...... Tom Smith
Cara ...... Liza Sadovy
Nanny Hawkins ...... Ann Beach
Lord Marchmain ...... Edward Petherbridge
Doctor ...... Sean Baker
Father MacKay ...... Jonathan Keeble
Dramatised by Jeremy Front.
Music by Neil Brand
Director: Marion Nancarrow
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2003.
TUE 11:00 Ladies of Letters (b00tvlb5)
Ladies of Letters Say No
Episode 2
Both Irene and Vera end up in hospital, but their explanations don't quite match. Stars Patricia Routledge and Prunella Scales.
TUE 11:15 Elizabeth Gaskell - Curious, If True (b00tvmjt)
The Crooked Branch
Farmers Nathan and Hester Huntroyd shower love and money on their handsome son Benjamin.
But he has ambitions above their humble station, and the result is unexpected to say the least...
Elizabeth Gaskell's collection of intriguing "true" tales dramatised by Sally Hedges.
Stars Elizabeth Spriggs as Mrs Gaskell, Peter Meakin as Nathan, Mary Randle as Hester, Kathryn Hunt as Bessy, Crispin Bonham-Carter as Benjamin.
With David Holt, Richard Mitchley and Brett Usher.
Producer: Nigel Bryant
An Armada production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in 1998.
TUE 12:00 Yes Minister (b007k14t)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
TUE 12:30 Counterpoint (b00dbdnr)
2005
Episode 2
Ned Sherrin's music quiz with Worcester's Alan Douglas, Christine Lumsden of Edinburgh and Chris Moore-Bridger from Oswestry.
TUE 13:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00h8x8d)
Series 2
Episode 2
The Master and the Dean's feud intensifies as a student is found cheating. Stars Geoffrey Palmer and Michael Maloney.
TUE 13:30 Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn (b00dbblm)
Episode 7
The swashbuckling adventurer becomes the Scarecrow - leader of the smuggling Night Riders. Read by Rufus Sewell.
Christopher Syn, a brilliant young scholar, is a Doctor of Divinity at Oxford, but his eventual decision to throw away the Bible for the sword in a mad quest for vengeance will influence the rest of his life.
Russell Thorndike's 18th Century, Kent-based adventure features pirates, smuggling, highwaymen, duels, wicked squires and beautiful Spanish ladies. Based on the first two novels (published 1935 and 1936) in the seven-title sequence, 'Doctor Syn on the High Seas' and 'Doctor Syn Returns'. Abridged by Doreen Estall.
Writer Russell Thorndike (1885-1972) is less well-known than his sister, the actress Dame Sybil Thorndike, but his Doctor Syn novels hold a special place in the affection of lovers of atmospheric, swashbuckling storytelling everywhere. His novels have been filmed with actors as diverse as George Arliss, Peter Cushing and Patrick McGoohan in the role of Syn, and the Kent village of Dymchurch holds an official 'Day of Syn' every other year, to commemorate a home-grown literary folk hero.
Producer: Lawrence Jackson
Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Northern Ireland
First broadcast in 2006 .
TUE 14:00 The Personality Test (b00n51fv)
Series 2
Esther Rantzen
Consumer champion Esther Rantzen quizzes a panel about herself.
With Sue Perkins, Lucy Porter, Will Smith and Robin Ince.
Series with changing hosts who quiz the panel.
Script by Richard Turner and Simon Littlefield
Devised and produced by Aled Evans.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2007.
TUE 14:30 Moths Ate My Dr Who Scarf (b007scym)
Episode 1
Whovian Toby Hadoke's comic TARDIS odyssey through the ups and downs of a TV legend. With Colin Baker. From July 2007.
TUE 15:00 As Soon As I Open My Mouth (b007jx35)
East End, West End
Kim Normanton meets brothers Ivor and Sid Spencer, both raised in London's East End, but their accents are worlds apart.
TUE 15:15 Centurions (b00803g5)
Ingmar Bergman - The Seventh Seal
Philip French and Melvyn Bragg reassess the impact of the Swedish director's 1957 film about a disillusioned medieval knight.
TUE 15:30 Journey Into Language (b00dk921)
Listening to Lorca
Renowned linguist Professor Eric Hawkins recalls studying in France and Germany during the 1930s rise of fascism.
TUE 15:45 Elizabeth Gaskell - Mary Barton (b007jqf5)
Episode 2
Mary grows up and takes over the running of the Manchester household. Stars Emma Rydal and David Calder.
TUE 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00tw0cl)
Chris Pizzey presents an hour of children's stories, featuring Eddie Dickens: Terrible Times, The Earth Giant, Whizziwig Returns and Vicky Angel.
TUE 17:00 Snap (b00tvql2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
TUE 17:30 Ring Around the Bath (b00tvqmr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
TUE 18:00 James Follett - Earthsearch (b007jld3)
Earthsearch I
New Blood
Telson and Sharna, two of the Challenger's crew, have entered the floating hulk of its sister ship and discovered it houses a population with no knowledge of anything outside their own small world. To them, Earth is eternity.
James Follett's 10-part adventure serial in time and space.
Commander Telson ...... Sean Arnold
Sharna ...... Amanda Murray
Astra ...... Kathryn Hurlbutt
Darv ...... Haydn Wood
Angel One ...... Sonia Fraser
Angel Two ...... Gordon Reid
Fagor ...... Sion Probert
Lenart ...... Jane Knowles
Tandor ...... Pauline Letts
Forty One ...... John Church
Director: Glyn Dearman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1981.
TUE 18:30 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jq0c)
The Red Planet
7. The Shared Nightmare
As the Mars fleet crew battle to locate Freighter Ship number 6, Captain Jet Morgan suffers strange hallucinations...
Charles Chilton’s 1954 classic set in 1971.
Jet Morgan …. Andrew Faulds
Lemmy …. David Kossoff
Doc …. Guy Kingsley Poynter
Mitch …. Bruce Beeby
Announcer/Various …. David Jacobs
Various …. Anthony Marriott
Music composed and conducted by Van Phillips.
Producer: Charles Chilton
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in October 1954.
TUE 19:00 Yes Minister (b007k14t)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
TUE 19:30 Counterpoint (b00dbdnr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
TUE 20:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00h8x8d)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
TUE 20:30 Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn (b00dbblm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
TUE 21:00 Ladies of Letters (b00tvlb5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
TUE 21:15 Elizabeth Gaskell - Curious, If True (b00tvmjt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
TUE 22:00 Married (b0081vm4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
TUE 22:30 Nebulous (b00gknj6)
Series 1
The Loverly Invasion
Are the alien newcomers as benign as they seem? The Professor spies a hidden agenda. Stars Mark Gatiss. From January 2005.
TUE 23:00 The Curried Goat Show (b007k41b)
Episode 1
Cake night, and an odd flat-share. Dan Gaster, Will Ing and Ben Silburn's sketch-bonanza. With Gary Olsen. From January 1998.
TUE 23:30 Elephants to Catch Eels (b007rkg0)
Series 1
Episode 6
Smuggler Tamsyn Trelawney joins the customs men to stop Courageous Kate from marrying her dad.
Then things take a turn for the even more absurd...
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, Imelda Staunton as Courageous Kate and Mark Perry as Hobbs.
Producer: Jan Ravens.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2003.
WEDNESDAY 29 SEPTEMBER 2010
WED 00:00 James Follett - Earthsearch (b007jld3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jq0c)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00h8x8d)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn (b00dbblm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 Ladies of Letters (b00tvlb5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Tuesday]
WED 02:15 Elizabeth Gaskell - Curious, If True (b00tvmjt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Tuesday]
WED 03:00 Evelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisited (b007k2r7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 Snap (b00tvql2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:30 Ring Around the Bath (b00tvqmr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 Charles Dickens (b007tcgx)
Oliver Twist
Dark Secrets
As the orphan recovers from his injuries, a dying woman reveals the truth about his past. Dickens dramatisation with Pam Ferris and John Grillo.
WED 05:30 LM Montgomery - Anne of Green Gables (b00rwxkj)
Episode 3
Anne meets a kindred spirit, gets cooking, and nearly kills herself. LM Montgomery's adventure stars Barbara Barnes, Susan Engel and Sean Baker.
WED 06:00 29/09/2010 (b00tvkff)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jrp7)
Series 4
Cyrano de Hancock
Chaos looms when Sid confesses he's in love with the lad's secretary, Grizelda.
Starring Tony Hancock, 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 December 1956.
WED 08:30 The Little World of Don Camillo (b00tw1hk)
Series 3
Don Camillo Gets Into Trouble
Banishment looms for the Italian priest when he upsets the bishop. Stars Joss Ackland and Ian Hogg. From April 2003.
WED 09:00 Ayres on the Air (b008p9vh)
Series 1
Holidays
Pam Ayres's poetry and sketch show looks at holidays,
With poems about packing too much and learning to ski at 50-something.
Plus sketches about booking a holiday online and getting shingles up the Orinoco.
With Geoffrey Whitehead and Felicity Montagu.
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2004.
WED 09:30 Millport (b0076258)
Series 2
Story
Everyone's telling tales and making up stories - while Moira's acting oddly, no-one's listening to Bob, Agnes has discovered the medicinal benefits of alcohol - and for once Irene doesn't know what to do...
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
Bob/Minister ...... Robert Patterson
Dougie ...... Matt Costello
Music arranged by Olly Fox.
Producer: Lucy Bacon
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2001.
WED 10:00 Elizabeth Gaskell - Ruth (b00tx095)
Episode 1
A pretty orphan is apprenticed to a dressmaker. Attending a ball, the elegant Bellingham becomes enchanted. Stars Rory Kinnear.
WED 11:00 Ladies of Letters (b00tvlb7)
Ladies of Letters Say No
Episode 3
There's a homecoming party for Vera, but she makes an unexpected early exit. Stars Patricia Routledge and Prunella Scales.
WED 11:15 Elizabeth Gaskell - Curious, If True (b00tvmjw)
The Poor Clare
1727: Investigating the heir to a substantial fortune, a young lawyer is drawn towards a young woman haunted by a mother's curse - and apparently possessed by a strange, dark force...
Elizabeth Gaskell's collection of intriguing 'true"' tales dramatised by Sally Hedges.
Mrs Gaskell ...... Elizabeth Spriggs
Philip ...... Kim Wall
Bridget ...... Janet Dale
Lucy ...... Kathryn Hunt
Bernard ...... William Simons
With Mary Wimbush, Christopher Scott, Sandra Berkin, Martin Head and Nick Aikens.
Producer: Nigel Bryant
An Armada production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in October 1998.
WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jrp7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
WED 12:30 For Better or for Worse (b00tw1hm)
Series 3
Episode 3
Crossed wires for Bernard when he overhears his dad talking to a doctor. Stars Su Pollard and Gorden Kaye. From February 1996.
WED 13:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00h91l0)
Series 2
Episode 3
A Cambridge college student is found hanged, but was it suicide or murder? Mark Tavener's comic thriller stars Geoffrey Palmer and Samuel West.
WED 13:30 Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn (b00dbj0y)
Episode 8
Charlotte tries to discover the identity of The Scarecrow as an old foe of Christopher's arrives in Kent. Read by Rufus Sewell.
Christopher Syn, a brilliant young scholar, is a Doctor of Divinity at Oxford, but his eventual decision to throw away the Bible for the sword in a mad quest for vengeance will influence the rest of his life.
Russell Thorndike's 18th Century, Kent-based adventure features pirates, smuggling, highwaymen, duels, wicked squires and beautiful Spanish ladies. Based on the first two novels (published 1935 and 1936) in the seven-title sequence, 'Doctor Syn on the High Seas' and 'Doctor Syn Returns'. Abridged by Doreen Estall.
Writer Russell Thorndike (1885-1972) is less well-known than his sister, the actress Dame Sybil Thorndike, but his Doctor Syn novels hold a special place in the affection of lovers of atmospheric, swashbuckling storytelling everywhere. His novels have been filmed with actors as diverse as George Arliss, Peter Cushing and Patrick McGoohan in the role of Syn, and the Kent village of Dymchurch holds an official 'Day of Syn' every other year, to commemorate a home-grown literary folk hero.
Producer: Lawrence Jackson
Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Northern Ireland
First broadcast in 2006.
WED 14:00 Whatever Happened to...? (b00hdbs5)
Series 1
George
She was the scourge of smugglers, perennial kidnap victim - and the stalwart of Enid Blyton's Famous Five.
George reflects on her life - and reveals the fate of other members of the adventurous group of children - Julian, Dick, Anne and their dog Timmy.
First in a six-part series revealing the afterlife of some famous characters from children's fiction written by Adrian Mourby.
With Rosemary Leach as George, Andrew Sachs as Uncle Quentin, June Barrie as Anne, Cyril Shaps as Dick, Jonathan Tafler as Alf, Peter Woodthorpe as Reggie and Eva Haddon.
Producer: Brian King
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1994.
WED 14:30 Moths Ate My Dr Who Scarf (b007szbr)
Episode 2
As Whovian Toby Hadoke's comic TARDIS odyssey continues - will the Time Lord return to TV? With Colin Baker. From July 2007.
WED 15:00 Mrs Gaskell (b00tx11l)
On the bicentenary of her birth, a dramatised portrait of the Victorian novelist based on her writings. With Rosalie Crutchley.
WED 15:45 Elizabeth Gaskell - Mary Barton (b007jqfk)
Episode 3
Dreaming of a better life, Mary turns dressmaker and meets Margaret and her eccentric grandfather. Stars Emma Rydal.
WED 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00tx138)
Chris Pizzey presents an hour of children's stories, featuring Eddie Dickens: Terrible Times, The Earth Giant, Whizziwig Returns and Vicky Angel.
WED 17:00 Ayres on the Air (b008p9vh)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
WED 17:30 Millport (b0076258)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
WED 18:00 James Follett - Earthsearch (b007jldg)
Earthsearch I
Marooned
The Challenger's crew has returned to its solar system to discover that a million years has passed on Earth while only 115 years had passed on their starship.
After their devastating news, the four-strong crew face peril from a once benign force.
James Follett's 10-part adventure serial in time and space.
Commander Telson ...... Sean Arnold
Sharna ...... Amanda Murray
Astra ...... Kathryn Hurlbutt
Darv ...... Haydn Wood
Angel One ...... Sonia Fraser
Angel Two ...... Gordon Reid
Sentinel ...... Alexander John
George ...... John McAndrew
Director: Glyn Dearman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1981.
WED 18:30 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jq2w)
The Red Planet
8. Closing-in on Mars
As Captain Jet Morgan and his crew approach Mars, strange noises and dreams begin to affect them...
Charles Chilton’s 1954 classic set in 1971.
Jet Morgan …. Andrew Faulds
Lemmy …. David Kossoff
Doc …. Guy Kingsley Poynter
Mitch …. Bruce Beeby
Announcer/Various …. David Jacobs
Various …. Anthony Marriott
Music composed and conducted by Van Phillips.
Producer: Charles Chilton
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in October 1954.
WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jrp7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
WED 19:30 For Better or for Worse (b00tw1hm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
WED 20:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00h91l0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
WED 20:30 Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn (b00dbj0y)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
WED 21:00 Ladies of Letters (b00tvlb7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
WED 21:15 Elizabeth Gaskell - Curious, If True (b00tvmjw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
WED 22:00 The Little World of Don Camillo (b00tw1hk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
WED 22:30 Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections (b007mx05)
Series 1
Episode 8
Cover versions and kid's TV. Andy Parsons and Henry Naylor's topical stand-up and sketch show with Lucy Porter. From March 2001.
WED 23:00 The Skivers (b007jq44)
Series 1
Britt Ekland
New age DIY, the wonders of Sweden and Sinatra sings punk.
Nick Golson and Tim de Jongh's skilful sketch show with special guest Britt Ekland who's not in the mood for romance.
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 April 1994.
WED 23:30 The Party Party (b007wwh3)
Episode 5
The town of Microcosm is set for revenge, greed and attempted murder. Stars Hugh Laurie and Clive Mantle. From June 1987.
THURSDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 2010
THU 00:00 James Follett - Earthsearch (b007jldg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jq2w)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00h91l0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn (b00dbj0y)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Ladies of Letters (b00tvlb7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 Elizabeth Gaskell - Curious, If True (b00tvmjw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Elizabeth Gaskell - Ruth (b00tx095)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 Ayres on the Air (b008p9vh)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 Millport (b0076258)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Charles Dickens (b007tc32)
Oliver Twist
Betrayal
A midnight meeting on London Bridge sparks terrible consequences. Stars Tim McInnerny, John Grillo and Adjoa Andoh.
THU 05:30 LM Montgomery - Anne of Green Gables (b00rxdzc)
Episode 4
Anne has a very bad hair day and resolves never to be romantic again. LM Montgomery's adventure stars Barbara Barnes, Ann Beach and Sean Baker.
THU 06:00 30/09/2010 (b00tvkfh)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
THU 08:00 The Goon Show (b007jv86)
The White Neddie Trade
Fearless Neddie Seagoon launches a career as a nude piano dancer with a difference
Groundbreaking, surreal BBC radio comedy written by Larry Stephens and Maurice Wiltshire.
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: Charles Chilton
First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in February 1958.
THU 08:30 Double Income, No Kids Yet (b00dkxjl)
Series 1
Episode 1
It's Daniel's birthday and to soften the blow of his impending middle age, Lucy tries to arrange a birthday party for him. However, it seems all their friends are too busy being parents to attend.
David Tennant and Liz Carling star in David Spicer's sitcom.
Modern life and parenthood, as seen through the eyes of a 30-something couple with no kids.
Daniel ...... David Tennant
Lucy ...... Liz Carling
Katie ...... Meera Syal
Charlotte ...... Polly Frame
Bob ...... Toby Longworth
Andy ...... Tony Gardner
Alison ...... Joanna Brookes
Producer: Liz Anstee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2001.
THU 09:00 Little Blighty on the Down (b00tx3dp)
Series 4
Episode 5
When an opera star visits, council leader John shows his true colours. Political satire with John Baddeley. From August 1991.
THU 09:30 The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere (b007jss3)
Series 2
16th June, 1800
William Wordsworth meditates upon his Miltonic sonnet. William Bloke arrives with a warning. De Quinine returns in disarray. There is a visitation and all is at peace.
Conclusion of the everyday story of towering genius. 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, Nickolas Grace as Thomas de Quinine, John Shrapnel as William Bloke and Chris Emmett as the Leechpedlar
Music by Stephen Oliver and performed by Cantabile.
Producer: Jonathan James-Moore.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1987.
THU 10:00 Elizabeth Gaskell - Ruth (b00tx3gc)
Episode 2
Taken in by a kindly preacher, abandoned Ruth Hilton must hide a dark secret. Stars Anton Lesser, Rory Kinnear and Anne Reid.
THU 11:00 Ladies of Letters (b00tvlb9)
Ladies of Letters Say No
Episode 4
A surprise discovery about her 'friend' Alan spurs Vera - and Irene - into action. Stars Patricia Routledge and Prunella Scales.
THU 11:15 Elizabeth Gaskell - Curious, If True (b00tvmjy)
Lois the Witch
Newly arrived in Salem, Massachusetts, a Warwickshire girl finds herself drawn into a Puritan family's world of visions, malice and - apparently - demonic possession...
Elizabeth Gaskell's collection of intriguing "true" tales dramatised by Sally Hedges.
Mrs Gaskell ...... Elizabeth Spriggs
Lois ...... Carolyn Backhouse
Grace ...... Sandra Berkin
Prudence ...... Amy Draper
With Heather Emmanuel, Susan Jeffrey, Richard Avery, Jonathan Wyatt, Andrew Harrison, Stephen Tomlin and Anna Keene.
Producer: Nigel Bryant
An Armada production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in October 1998.
THU 12:00 The Goon Show (b007jv86)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00bwshp)
Series 5
Episode 1
John Cleese's magic tricks - and a talking baboon called Dermot.
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, David Idle, 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 Light Programme in April 1967.
THU 13:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00h9t26)
Series 2
Episode 4
Simon is not convinced of a student's murder confession, but he soon gets sidetracked. Mark Tavener's comedy thriller stars Geoffrey Palmer and Samuel West.
THU 13:30 Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn (b00dbqwq)
Episode 9
The Dragoons attempt to foil the swashbuckling smugglers' plan - but tragedy lies ahead. Read by Rufus Sewell.
Christopher Syn, a brilliant young scholar, is a Doctor of Divinity at Oxford, but his eventual decision to throw away the Bible for the sword in a mad quest for vengeance will influence the rest of his life.
Russell Thorndike's 18th Century, Kent-based adventure features pirates, smuggling, highwaymen, duels, wicked squires and beautiful Spanish ladies. Based on the first two novels (published 1935 and 1936) in the seven-title sequence, 'Doctor Syn on the High Seas' and 'Doctor Syn Returns'. Abridged by Doreen Estall.
Writer Russell Thorndike (1885-1972) is less well-known than his sister, the actress Dame Sybil Thorndike, but his Doctor Syn novels hold a special place in the affection of lovers of atmospheric, swashbuckling storytelling everywhere. His novels have been filmed with actors as diverse as George Arliss, Peter Cushing and Patrick McGoohan in the role of Syn, and the Kent village of Dymchurch holds an official 'Day of Syn' every other year, to commemorate a home-grown literary folk hero.
Producer: Lawrence Jackson
Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Northern Ireland
First broadcast in 2006.
THU 14:00 Whatever Happened to...? (b00hks6t)
Series 1
Popeye
Born in a typhoon with dynamite in both fists. Spinach was his trademark but it also brought about his downfall.
Whatever happened to EC Segar's sailor man - Popeye?
Six-part series revealing the afterlife of some famous characters from children's fiction written by Adrian Mourby.
With Warren Mitchell as G Wellington Wimpy, Kerry Shale as Sweepee, Peter Woodthorpe as Bluto, Andrew Sachs as Peter Boyd-Shuster, Jonathan Tafler as Lou Canvas, Cyril Shaps as Moses Kyle, Eva Haddon as Miss Jones and Myfanwy Talog as Sian Owens-Prosser.
Producer: Brian King
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1994.
THU 14:30 Singled Out (b00jtm1s)
Episode 1
How a generation of women were left without their men - after the carnage of the First World War. Read by Miriam Margolyes.
THU 15:00 As Soon As I Open My Mouth (b007jz7r)
Street Talk, Posh Talk
The accent angst of Londoner Penny, born to a Caribbean mother. Kim Normanton meets families who don't all talk the same.
THU 15:15 Centurions (b00tx4g1)
Jean Genet - The Balcony
George Melly and Terry Hands discuss the unconventional French writer's shocking examination of power and sleaze.
THU 15:30 Journey Into Language (b00dkhnt)
Trampling Flat the Frontiers
Renowned linguist Professor Eric Hawkins recalls how being a wartime soldier influenced his future ethos in the classroom.
THU 15:45 Elizabeth Gaskell - Mary Barton (b007jqfw)
Episode 4
Jem longs for any sign of affection from Mary, and Carson's Mill catches fire. Stars Emma Rydal and David Calder.
THU 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00tx4nt)
Chris Pizzey presents an hour of children's stories, featuring Eddie Dickens: Terrible Times, The Earth Giant, Whizziwig Returns and Vicky Angel.
THU 17:00 Little Blighty on the Down (b00tx3dp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
THU 17:30 The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere (b007jss3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
THU 18:00 James Follett - Earthsearch (b007jldt)
Earthsearch I
Star Cluster - Tersus Nine
Having destroyed the warrior android Fagor and returned safely to the starship Challenger, the crew have resumed their search for Earth and are heading - in a state of suspended animation - for Tersus Nine.
James Follett's 10-part adventure serial in time and space.
Commander Telson ...... Sean Arnold
Sharna ...... Amanda Murray
Astra ...... Kathryn Hurlbutt
Darv ...... Haydn Wood
Angel One ...... Sonia Fraser
Angel Two ...... Gordon Reid
Director: Glyn Dearman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1981.
THU 18:30 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jq5b)
The Red Planet
9. The Irresistible Light
After their battle to land on Mars, Captain Jet Morgan and his crew prepare to start their explorations...
Charles Chilton’s 1954 classic set in 1971.
Jet Morgan …. Andrew Faulds
Lemmy …. David Kossoff
Doc …. Guy Kingsley Poynter
Mitch …. Bruce Beeby
Announcer/Various …. David Jacobs
Various …. Anthony Marriott
Music composed and conducted by Van Phillips.
Producer: Charles Chilton
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in November 1954.
THU 19:00 The Goon Show (b007jv86)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00bwshp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
THU 20:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00h9t26)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
THU 20:30 Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn (b00dbqwq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
THU 21:00 Ladies of Letters (b00tvlb9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
THU 21:15 Elizabeth Gaskell - Curious, If True (b00tvmjy)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
THU 22:00 Double Income, No Kids Yet (b00dkxjl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 22:30 The Hare Lane Diaries (b00ls1sp)
Episode 2
Diarist Rex is relegated to a box room when landlady Jessica takes in a younger man. Stars Frances Barber. From September 2000.
THU 23:00 The Museum of Everything (b00hlcw5)
Series 3
Transport
Lady Bagshot claims on the insurance, and the model railway club hits the buffers. Stars Marcus Brigstocke. From August 2006.
THU 23:30 Vent (b00tx4tb)
Series 2
Wednesday Morning 3am
A journey through the thoughts and feelings of every character in turn at the darkest hour of the night.
Dark sitcom following the thoughts of comatose patient Ben 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 and Mark Perry.
Producer: Gareth Edwards
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2007.
FRIDAY 01 OCTOBER 2010
FRI 00:00 James Follett - Earthsearch (b007jldt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jq5b)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00h9t26)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn (b00dbqwq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Ladies of Letters (b00tvlb9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 Elizabeth Gaskell - Curious, If True (b00tvmjy)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Elizabeth Gaskell - Ruth (b00tx3gc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 Little Blighty on the Down (b00tx3dp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere (b007jss3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 Charles Dickens (b007tc33)
Oliver Twist
Hue and Cry
When Nancy learns of the orphan boy's predicament, the hunt mounts for Bill Sikes. Stars Tim McInnerny and John Grillo.
FRI 05:30 LM Montgomery - Anne of Green Gables (b00rxk51)
Episode 5
Anne goes away to college, but her heart is still in Avonlea. LM Montgomery dramatisation with Barbara Barnes, Susan Engel and Sean Baker.
FRI 06:00 01/10/2010 (b00tvkfl)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
FRI 08:00 The Navy Lark (b00txzkp)
Series 1
The Fairground Lights
Devious Pertwee's plan to help a travelling fair is sunk when HMS Troutbridge must put to sea.
Starring Leslie Phillips as the Sub-Lieutenant, Jon Pertwee as the Chief Petty Officer, Dennis Price as Number One, Richard Caldicot as Captain Povey, Heather Chasen as Heather, Michael Bates as Commander Shaw, Ronnie Barker as AS Johnson and Tenniel Evans as Communication Officer Prout.
The Navy Lark ran for an impressive thirteen series on BBC Radio between 1959 and 1976.
Scripted by Lawrie Wyman.
Producer: Alastair Scott Johnston.
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in April 1959.
FRI 08:30 Chambers (b007jp3w)
Series 2
The Masons
Turmoil abounds when barrister John Fuller-Carp tries to join a lodge. Stars John Bird and Sanjeev Bhaskar. From May 1998.
FRI 09:00 Anything Legal (b0085hnm)
Episode 4
George and Charles tackle a horrid child and a bizarre giant in their new business offering anything legal...
Starring Donald Hewlett and Michael Knowles.
A Tale of Two City Gents by Wally K Daly
Charles .... Donald Hewlett
George .... Michael Knowles
Isabel .... Madeline Smith
Little Willy .... Stephen Grief
Simon .... Elizabeth Proud
Miss Folliate .... Frances Jeater
Theme music by Jim Parker
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1984.
FRI 09:30 Tony's (b00ty00c)
Series 2
Under Investigation
The hair salon is getting unexpected customers - could the taxman be sniffing around?
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: Chris Emmett, Nick Tate and Sonia Fraser.
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 Elizabeth Gaskell - Ruth (b00ty016)
Episode 3
Bellingham's return spells danger. Could the damaging truth about Leonard be revealed? Stars Rory Kinnear and Laura Rees.
FRI 11:00 Ladies of Letters (b00tvlbc)
Ladies of Letters Say No
Episode 5
A doomed plan for revenge on Alan brings Vera and Irene closer to Her Majesty. Stars Prunella Scales and Patricia Routledge.
FRI 11:15 Elizabeth Gaskell - Curious, If True (b00tvmk0)
The Grey Woman
A miller's daughter marries a nobleman. But this is no fairy tale. It's the beginning of a terrifying adventure...
Elizabeth Gaskell's collection of intriguing "true" tales dramatised by Sally Hedges.
Mrs Gaskell ...... Elizabeth Spriggs
Anna ...... Stella Gonet
Amante ...... Adjoa Andoh
Tourelle ...... Struan Rodger
With Duncan Law, Richard Avery, Mary Wimbush, Andrew Harrison and Graham Colclough.
Producer: Nigel Bryant
An Armada production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in 1998.
FRI 12:00 The Navy Lark (b00txzkp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 Listen to Les (b00k26j0)
From 11/01/1981
Les Dawson presents his very own versions of 'Dallas' and 'Columbo', plus piano bashing aplenty.
With Daphne Oxenford and Colin Edwynn.
Music by Brian Fitzgerald.
Scripted and produced by James Casey.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in January 1981.
FRI 13:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00hdfdn)
Series 2
Episode 5
Simon continues his murder investigation, while the Dean sets his sights on promotion. Mark Tavener's comic thriller with Geoffrey Palmer and Samuel West.
FRI 13:30 Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn (b00dbwts)
Episode 10
The devastated daredevil sets out to take revenge on his enemies - one by one. Concluded by Rufus Sewell.
Christopher Syn, a brilliant young scholar, is a Doctor of Divinity at Oxford, but his eventual decision to throw away the Bible for the sword in a mad quest for vengeance will influence the rest of his life.
Russell Thorndike's 18th Century, Kent-based adventure features pirates, smuggling, highwaymen, duels, wicked squires and beautiful Spanish ladies. Based on the first two novels (published 1935 and 1936) in the seven-title sequence, 'Doctor Syn on the High Seas' and 'Doctor Syn Returns'. Abridged by Doreen Estall.
Writer Russell Thorndike (1885-1972) is less well-known than his sister, the actress Dame Sybil Thorndike, but his Doctor Syn novels hold a special place in the affection of lovers of atmospheric, swashbuckling storytelling everywhere. His novels have been filmed with actors as diverse as George Arliss, Peter Cushing and Patrick McGoohan in the role of Syn, and the Kent village of Dymchurch holds an official 'Day of Syn' every other year, to commemorate a home-grown literary folk hero.
Producer: Lawrence Jackson
Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Northern Ireland
First broadcast in 2006.
FRI 14:00 Ed Doolan Interviews... (b00qxffj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
05:00 on Saturday]
FRI 15:00 As Soon As I Open My Mouth (b007jz8y)
Wha D'Ye Say?
A Sunderland man and his Fife-born mother-in-law struggle to communicate. Kim Normanton meets families with different accents.
FRI 15:15 Centurions (b007k14k)
Jean Renoir - La Grande Illusion
Ian Christie, Ginette Vincendeau and Ronald Bergan discuss the French film director's powerful 1937 condemnation of war.
FRI 15:30 Lady Curzon and a Pineapple (b00cm6ww)
Ian Peacock picks up his spoon and delves into the history of "The King of Fruits".
The "most wanted" additions to any early 20th-century dinner party were said to have been Lady Curzon and a Pineapple. The former for her wit and charms, the latter for its taste, of course, but also for its status as a symbol of wealth and exoticism. Pineapples are believed to have been discovered by Columbus in 1493, and by the 18th century they were so sought-after that many wealthy landowners were attempting to grow them here in Britain. Some were successfully grown as far north as Falkirk in Central Scotland.
Lucinda Lambton discusses pineapple representation in architecture here and abroad, while Ian meets a young pineapple grower and tastes a one cooked to an ancient recipe on a spit over an open fire.
Producer: Caroline Barbour
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2005.
FRI 15:45 Elizabeth Gaskell - Mary Barton (b007jqg8)
Episode 5
Mill workers are laid off, and a desperately poor family is found barely alive in a cellar. Stars Emma Rydal and Roy Hudd.
FRI 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00ty1kw)
Chris Pizzey presents an hour of children's stories, featuring Eddie Dickens: Terrible Times, The Earth Giant and Whizziwig Returns.
FRI 17:00 Anything Legal (b0085hnm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
FRI 17:30 Tony's (b00ty00c)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
FRI 18:00 James Follett - Earthsearch (b00cfzsp)
Earthsearch I
Earthfall
Despite the difficulties put in their way by the two guardian 'Angels', the crew of the Challenger have found Paradise - an earth-like planet originally discovered by the second generation crew.
However, the 'Angels' are by no means beaten.
Conclusion of James Follett's 10-part adventure serial in time and space.
Commander Telson ...... Sean Arnold
Sharna ...... Amanda Murray
Astra ...... Kathryn Hurlbutt
Darv ...... Haydn Wood
Angel One ...... Sonia Fraser
Angel Two ...... Gordon Reid
Director: Glyn Dearman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1981.
FRI 18:30 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jq7r)
The Red Planet
10. Freighters Approach
Captain Jet Morgan and his crew are on Mars, but he's alarmed when more of the fleet appear to arrive...
Charles Chilton’s 1954 classic set in 1971.
Jet Morgan …. Andrew Faulds
Lemmy …. David Kossoff
Doc …. Guy Kingsley Poynter
Mitch …. Bruce Beeby
Announcer/Various …. David Jacobs
Various …. Anthony Marriott
Music composed and conducted by Van Phillips.
Producer: Charles Chilton
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in November 1954.
FRI 19:00 The Navy Lark (b00txzkp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 Listen to Les (b00k26j0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
FRI 20:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00hdfdn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
FRI 20:30 Russell Thorndike - Doctor Syn (b00dbwts)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
FRI 21:00 Ladies of Letters (b00tvlbc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
FRI 21:15 Elizabeth Gaskell - Curious, If True (b00tvmk0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
FRI 22:00 Chambers (b007jp3w)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
FRI 22:30 A Look Back at the Nineties (b007jqvx)
1998
The Queen makes a decision, England's shocker, and The Archers go on strike.
Recorded in 1993, Brian Perkins, Kate Robbins and Jack Dee 'look back' at 1998, a year that was yet to happen.
A satirical review set on New Year's Eve 1999 - the Sony Gold award-winning comedy recalls the events from 1995 to 1999.
Predicted by 'Spitting Image' writers Mark Burton, John O'Farrell and Pete Sinclair.
Producer: Caroline Leddy
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1993.
FRI 23:00 Old Harry's Game (b007jvj6)
Series 4
Sleep
Satan has never been to sleep, so Thomas and the Professor try to give him forty winks. Devilish sitcom stars Andy Hamilton. From April 2001.
FRI 23:30 Ivor Cutler - A Stuggy Pren (b00cmjv9)
Episode 2
Alison O'Kill wants to read Ivor Cutler a poem, while Craig Murray-Orr can't think with the sun in his eyes.
A tale-toddling kittle of poems, songs and stories from the lodgings of humorist Ivor Cutler.
Passers-through include sculptor Craig Murray-Orr and apprentice wordsmith Alison O'Kill.
Producer: Neil Cargill
First broadcast on BBC Radio 3 in May 1994.
FRI 23:45 The In Crowd (b00fbcc2)
Series 1
Episode 1
Sketch show from Manchester's Comedy Store with Robin Ince, Helen Moon, Smug Roberts and Kate Ward. From August 2001.