Discovering a colleague dead, councillor Helena Kerr soon suspects who the killer is. Witty murder mystery starring Celia Imrie.
Chris Pizzey presents an hour of children's stories, featuring Black Beauty by Anna Sewell, read by John Hasler.
Jamaican Hortense Roberts emigrates to London. Enthralling exploration of empire, prejudice, war and love.
When her husband's colliery goes on strike, a wife attempts to gain a share of his strike pay. Read by Peter Meakin.
Old rogue Winston is set to wed Nancy at last, but exactly how will they tie the knot?
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.
Russell Davies remembers the earliest on-air comedians, with a clip-packed taste of pre-war humour. From July 1988.
Mark Radcliffe looks back at the life and career of comic Norman Evans.
Like his more famous counterpart and mentor, Gracie Fields, Norman was born and brought up in Rochdale, where he worked as a travelling salesman before his talent for comic speeches was spotted and he took to the stage.
His genius for observing the "humour of everyday life" led to his most famous sketch show - "Over The Garden Wall" – playing a northern housewife plagued by "women's troubles" and "him at home". While Evans is less famous now, he paved the way for later comedians like Les Dawson.
Kenneth Horne tells all about a film premiere, and Hornerama investigates shipping. With Kenneth Williams. From June 1959.
Money muddles for the bumbling bureaucrats, when surplus petty cash must be spent.
A weekly tribute to all those who work in government departments.
Stars Richard Murdoch and Deryck Guyler. With Norma Ronald, Ronald Baddiley and John Graham.
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.
Can Parish Council leader John Barnum satisfy the new doctor's demands? Political satire with John Baddeley. From July 1992.
A national election and a general strike puts the Italian priest in danger. Stars Joss Ackland and Ian Hogg. From April 2004.
Yorkshire builders Johnny and Arthur tool up for a warring couple. Stars Nick Lane and Fine Time Fontayne. From August 2005.
Jessica's dinner party puts Rex's social skills to the test with both man and beast. Stars Frances Barber. From September 2001.
Fresh from 4 - Catch up as Sandi Toksvig and the teams battle it out over the latest news events. From 1 October 2010.
3. Aboard
Falsely accused of murder, Lucifer Box has fled the USA aboard a leaky tub bound for England.
He's spent the journey trying to discover what links a silken fragment of an ancient heathen prayer to the Convent of St Bede.
A comely cabin girl provides welcome distraction.
Mark Gatiss continues his own novel.
Abridged by David Jackson Young.
Three strangers are trapped in a snowstorm on a remote stretch of motorway.
They find themselves listening for the sound of a horn which they believe will lead them to safety.
They are very much mistaken...
The Man in Black sets the chilling scene...
Fear on 4 brings you more in a series of nerve-tinglers.
The Man In Black …. Edward de Souza
Nathan …. John Castle
Mick …. Philip Sully
David …. Peter Gunn
The Snowplough Driver …. Christopher Scott
The Girl (spectral voice) …. Cara Kelly
A popular TV detective series comes to film at the museum and its super-suave star takes a fancy to Prunella, leaving Rod and Julian feeling marginalised.
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
Jeremy Noone ...... Hugh Dennis
Clive ...... Neil Fitzmaurice
Arabella ...... Eve Dallas
Nick ...... Jot Davies
Charlie Tattle ...... Barry Cryer
The Bletchley Park codebreakers must play football against Italian prisoners of war.
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 AL Kennedy. From September 2009.
A phone-in to match-make partners - and an Asian Babe fancies a job on BBC TV's Newsnight.
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.
Written by Richard Pinto, Sharat Sardana, Meera Syal, Sanjeev Bhaskar and Sanjeev Kohli.
Producer: Anil Gupta.
MONDAY 11 OCTOBER 2010
MON 00:00 The Devil in Amber by Mark Gatiss (b00v7b52)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Sunday]
MON 00:30 Fear on 4 (b007jn9t)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Sunday]
MON 01:00 Eve Brook - The Secret Parts (b007k22b)
[Repeat of broadcast at
02:30 on Sunday]
MON 02:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00v79lj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:30 on Sunday]
MON 03:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00v79lx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
15:00 on Sunday]
MON 03:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00v79lz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
15:30 on Sunday]
MON 04:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00v79mf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
16:00 on Sunday]
MON 04:30 The News Quiz (b00v79pg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
16:30 on Sunday]
MON 05:00 Nina Bawden's The Outside Child (b00s6m50)
Episode 4
Jane sets off alone on the most important journey of her life and makes a shock discovery. Read by Zelah Clarke.
MON 05:15 Anthony Buckeridge - Jennings Again! (b00s0d4w)
Underground
On a trip to London, Jennings is forced to turn detective. Stephen Fry reads the adventures of the mischievous schoolboy.
MON 05:30 Charles Dickens' Great Expectations (b007jsmz)
Episode 4
Pip gains a mysterious new benefactor, while his sister is assaulted. Stars Jim Carter and Maggie Steed.
MON 06:00 11/10/2010 (b00v7qxq)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
MON 08:00 Dad's Army (b007jrh8)
Series 3
The Two and a Half Feathers
Corporal Jones fights back - as a new Home Guard platoon recruit rakes up their military past.
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
Mr Clarke ...... Michael Bates
Edna ...... Avril Angers
Announcer/Newsreader …. John Snagge
Producer: John Dyas
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1976.
MON 08:30 The Right Time (b00fvbgz)
Series 2
Episode 5
Seeking treasure with metal detectors - and B & B holidays - with a twist!
Sketch show for people growing older disgracefully. 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, Colin Bostock-Smith, John Pidgeon, Jan Etherington, Peter Spence and Andrew Nickolds.
Music by Ronnie & The Rex.
Producer: Helen Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2002.
MON 09:00 Alison and Maud (b007k449)
Series 2
Men Misbehaving But Only Slightly
The sisters plan a celebration for Father's 85th birthday.
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, Geoffrey Whitehead as Bernard, Chris Emmett as Mr Mullet and Nicholas Grace as Leslie.
Producer: Jonathan James-Moore.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2004.
MON 09:30 To the Manor Born (b007k4vh)
Sons of the Fathers
Clearing out the cellar - Audrey finds more than she'd bargained for.
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, before finally arriving home in 1997.
Adapted from his TV scripts by Peter Spence.
Producer: Jane Berthoud
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in February 1997.
MON 10:00 Don Taylor - God's Revolution (b00v7r8n)
Discussions at Putney
1647, the Model Army attempt to bring Cromwell round to their way of thinking. English Civil War drama with Nigel Anthony.
MON 11:00 Andrea Levy - Small Island (b00819y4)
Episode 6
Arriving from Jamaica, Hortense discovers post-war England is cold and dreary. Stars Nadine Marshall and Stephen Tompkinson.
MON 11:15 Martyn Wade - Hermit Lucas (b007jx32)
Staying at home for 25 years, the strange tale of celebrated Victorian recluse James Lucas. Stars Anton Lesser and Conleth Hill. From May 2004.
MON 12:00 Dad's Army (b007jrh8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
MON 12:30 Steptoe and Son (b007k1hd)
Series 4
The Colour Problem
Albert and Harold Steptoe argue over whether to buy a new TV or a car.
Starring Wilfrid Brambell as Albert and Harry H Corbett as Harold. With Jo Manning Wilson and William Bedle.
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 the BBC Radio 2 in March 1972.
MON 13:00 The Blackburn Files (b007jprs)
Series 1
A Case of Making Good
A rich woman receives a mysterious parcel of tenners and the past unfolds like a flower. Can redundant pitman turned discrete private investigator, Stephen J Blackburn solve the case?
One of five cases for the ex-pitman turned investigator and his government scheme-funded assistant Tracey. Set in a South Yorkshire town that's seen better days.
Starring Fine Time Fontayne as Stephen J Blackburn, Judy Flynn as Tracey Duggan.
With Rita May, Vanessa Rosenthal, Lorraine Peters, Lucia Laratonda and Robin Polley.
Scripted by Ian McMillan, Martyn Wiley and Dave Sheasby
Directed for BBC North East by Dave Sheasby
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1989.
MON 13:30 Russell Thorndike - The Further Adventures of Dr Syn (b008hz82)
Episode 6
The daredevil teaches young Lord Cullingford a lesson. Russell Thorndike's adventure is read by Rufus Sewell.
MON 14:00 Foul Play (b007jqkf)
Series 1
The Murder at Albington Towers
Crime writers Liza Cody and Susan Moody try to solve the death of a Dowager Duchess. Written and chaired by Simon Brett.
MON 14:30 Back to Front (b007k1xn)
Series 2
Torvill and Dean
How the dancing duo froze out Greenham Common, the Soviet Union and the miners from the 1984 headlines. With Simon Barnes.
MON 15:00 A Short History of Ireland (b007k375)
Patrick the Briton; The Early Irish Church
The country's vivid story continues with the early Christians and the arrival of Saint Patrick. With Richard Dormer.
MON 15:15 Centurions (b007k02s)
Konstantin Stanislavski
The co-founder of the Moscow Art Theatre and director of Chekhov's masterpiece 'The Three Sisters' is discussed.
MON 15:30 Alice Walker - The Color Purple (b00k7xcw)
Episode 1
Born into poverty and segregation - the struggle of uneducated black girl Celie in America's Deep South. Stars Nadine Marshall.
MON 15:45 Elizabeth Gaskell - Mary Barton (b007jqjr)
Episode 11
Aunt Esther reappears worried for her niece's welfare, and the mill workers are angry. Stars David Calder and Roy Hudd.
MON 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00v7s18)
Chris Pizzey presents children's stories, featuring The Folk of the Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton; Kensuke's Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo and The Driftway by Penelope Lively.
MON 17:00 Alison and Maud (b007k449)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
MON 17:30 To the Manor Born (b007k4vh)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
MON 18:00 James Follett - Earthsearch (b007jp0y)
Earthsearch II
Supermass
With the Angel computers weakened, the starship Challenger is plunging into a black hole.
The continuation of James Follett's ten-part cult sci-fi drama.
Commander Telson ...... Sean Arnold
Sharna ...... Amanda Murray
Darv ...... Haydn Wood
Astra ...... Kathryn Hurlbutt
Angel One ...... Sonia Fraser
Angel Two ...... Gordon Reid
Bran ...... Michael Maloney
Elka ...... Jill Lidstone
Tidy ...... David Gooderson
Theros ...... John Warner
S.A.7 ...... Spencer Banks
George ...... Stephen Garllick
Director: Glyn Dearman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1982.
MON 18:30 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jqp2)
The Red Planet
16. Strange Farm
With Mitch still missing, Captain Jet Morgan, Doc and Lemmy set off to find him, with hopes of finding the engineer rapidly diminishing...
Charles Chilton’s 1954 classic set in 1971.
CAST:
Jet Morgan …. Andrew Faulds
Lemmy …. David Kossoff
Doc …. Guy Kingsley Poynter
Mitch …. Bruce Beeby
Wife …. Madi Hedd
Announcer/Various …. David Jacobs
Music composed and conducted by Van Phillips.
Producer: Charles Chilton
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in December 1954.
MON 19:00 Dad's Army (b007jrh8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
MON 19:30 Steptoe and Son (b007k1hd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
MON 20:00 The Blackburn Files (b007jprs)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
MON 20:30 Russell Thorndike - The Further Adventures of Dr Syn (b008hz82)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
MON 21:00 Andrea Levy - Small Island (b00819y4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
MON 21:15 Martyn Wade - Hermit Lucas (b007jx32)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
MON 22:00 The Right Time (b00fvbgz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
MON 22:30 Revolting People (b0089mbr)
Series 3
Young Love
Captain Brimshaw receives fresh orders from his father - to return to England and marry his cousin...
Sitcom set just before the American War of Independence,
Written by Andy Hamilton and Jay Tarses.
McGurk ...... Andy Hamilton
Samuel ...... Jay Tarses
Captain Brimshaw ...... James Fleet
Mary ...... Jan Ravens
Joshua ...... Tony Maudsley
Lord Brimshaw ...... Hugh Dennis
Emily ...... Penelope Nice
Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2004.
MON 23:00 The Cheese Shop Presents (b0089jjq)
Series 2
Episode 6
'Changing Rooms' only slightly, and an escaped seal - in disguise. Sketch comedy from Warwick with Ben War.
MON 23:30 The Change (b00nsnhx)
Series 1
Over the Rainbow
Transvestite George sparks confusion for Ken when he sees him wearing a dress.
Lynda Bellingham and Chris Ellison star as troubled hormonal wife Carol whose husband George has revealed 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 December 2001.
TUESDAY 12 OCTOBER 2010
TUE 00:00 James Follett - Earthsearch (b007jp0y)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:30 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jqp2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 The Blackburn Files (b007jprs)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 Russell Thorndike - The Further Adventures of Dr Syn (b008hz82)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 Andrea Levy - Small Island (b00819y4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:15 Martyn Wade - Hermit Lucas (b007jx32)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 Don Taylor - God's Revolution (b00v7r8n)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 Alison and Maud (b007k449)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:30 To the Manor Born (b007k4vh)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 Nina Bawden's The Outside Child (b00s6rcd)
Episode 5
Something from her past is disturbed, as Jane's journey of discovery and forgiveness draws to a close. Read by Zelah Clarke.
TUE 05:15 Anthony Buckeridge - Jennings Again! (b007jt4y)
Photo Finish
A tree planting leads to an unusual school photograph. Stephen Fry concludes the adventures of the mischievous schoolboy.
TUE 05:30 Charles Dickens' Great Expectations (b00s3bcn)
Episode 5
Pip leaves his old life and heads to London for a reunion with an old chum. Stars John Shrapnel and Douglas Hodge.
TUE 06:00 12/10/2010 (b00v7sn0)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
TUE 08:00 Yes Minister (b007k1mq)
Series 2
The Moral Dimension
Thirsty MP Jim Hacker's trip to an Arab state sparks diplomatic disarray.
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
Anne Hacker …. Diana Hoddinot
Bill Pritchard …. Anthony Carrick
Prince Mohammed …. Walter Randall
First Arab …. Vic Tablian
Helpful Arab …. Ali Rifaii
Jenny Goodwin …. Moir Lesley
Ross …. Robin Summers
Diplomat …. Mark Straker
Adapted for radio by producer Pete Atkin.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1984.
TUE 08:30 Married (b007vkjd)
Series 1
Episode 4
Robin is starting to like his life trapped in a parallel universe as a married man. But then comedian Arthur Smith turns up from his old universe.
Hugh Bonneville stars in Tony Bagley's comedy.
Robin ...... Hugh Bonneville
Lesley ...... Josie Lawrence
Dirk ...... Steve Frost
Ned ...... Sam Bradley
Maxine ...... Ann Gosling
Adrian Turnball ...... Anthony Ofoegbu
Arthur Smith ...... Arthur Smith
Producer Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1999.
TUE 09:00 Snap (b00v7sn2)
Series 2
Episode 6
Divorced Doug and Molly date in secret, but they can't ignore their split. Stars Paul Venables and Rebecca Lacey. From August 2004.
TUE 09:30 Ring Around the Bath (b00v7sp7)
Series 2
All Over Bar the Wrapping Paper
Stella's determined to get away - but a moveable feast is on the family Christmas menu.
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 Terence Frisch as the Man in Garden Centre.
Producer: Elizabeth Freestone
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2004.
TUE 10:00 Don Taylor - God's Revolution (b00v7sqn)
The Logic of Events
Major Francis White seeks peace with his father before heading into battle. English Civil War drama with Graham Blockey.
TUE 11:00 Andrea Levy - Small Island (b0081cdy)
Episode 7
Hortense's landlady Queenie tells of her war job, and her boring husband. Stars Lyndsey Marhsal and Stephen Tompkinson.
TUE 11:15 Renny Krupinski - No Problem (b007jw1g)
An idyllic holiday runs into problems as Beth and Simon get stuck in an airport. Stars Renny Krupinski and Belinda Sinclair.
TUE 12:00 Yes Minister (b007k1mq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
TUE 12:30 Counterpoint (b00dk91z)
2005
Episode 4
Ned Sherrin's music quiz with Sue Bates of Barrow-upon-Soar, Andrew Beardsell of Brighouse and Alan Gallagher from Wallsend.
TUE 13:00 The Blackburn Files (b007jps6)
Series 1
A Case of Parma Violets
Trailing a distinctive perfume, Betty Shuttleworth turns to private investigator Stephen J Blackburn when she suspects her husband's having an affair...
One of five cases for the ex-pitman turned investigator and his government scheme-funded assistant Tracey. Set in a South Yorkshire town that's seen better days.
Starring Fine Time Fontayne as Stephen J Blackburn, Judy Flynn as Tracey Duggan.
With Rita May, Christine Cox, Gerry Kersey and Anne Rye.
Scripted by Ian McMillan, Martyn Wiley and Dave Sheasby
Directed for BBC North East by Dave Sheasby
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1989.
TUE 13:30 Russell Thorndike - The Further Adventures of Dr Syn (b008j031)
Episode 7
Are Sir Anthony's smuggled barrels quite what they seem? And is Syn about to found out? Russell Thorndike's adventure read by Rufus Sewell.
TUE 14:00 Playing a Dangerous Game (b00v7t28)
In 1940, gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt continued to play music banned in occupied Paris. Miles Kington discovers how.
TUE 14:30 Back to Front (b007k25j)
Series 2
Borg v McEnroe
How an epic Wimbledon final sidelined Ronald Reagan and spiralling unemployment from the 1980 headlines. With Simon Barnes.
TUE 15:00 A Short History of Ireland (b007k385)
A Land of Many Kings; Poets, Judges, Nobles, the Free and the Un-free
The country's epic story continues with early royalty and the perceived power of poets. With James Greene.
TUE 15:15 Centurions (b007jxdz)
Lucie Rie - Bowl
Sir David Attenborough, Gail Robinson and Emmanuel Cooper celebrate the experimental and distinctive work of the ceramicist.
TUE 15:30 Alice Walker - The Color Purple (b00k89mh)
Episode 2
Celie is at the mercy of her cruel husband 'Mister'. His son Harpo weds feisty Sofia. Stars Nadine Marshall and Eamonn Walker.
TUE 15:45 Elizabeth Gaskell - Mary Barton (b007jqk2)
Episode 12
Mill owner Mr Carson is unsympathetic to his workers' plight and their demands. Stars David Calder and Emma Rydal.
TUE 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00v7tsv)
Chris Pizzey presents children's stories, featuring The Folk of the Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton; Kensuke's Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo and The Driftway by Penelope Lively.
TUE 17:00 Snap (b00v7sn2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
TUE 17:30 Ring Around the Bath (b00v7sp7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
TUE 18:00 James Follett - Earthsearch (b007jp1d)
Earthsearch II
Deathship
Dragged into an artificial black hole, the crew of Challenger must face Spaceguard Six.
James Follett's cult sci-fi drama.
Commander Telson ...... Sean Arnold
Sharna ...... Amanda Murray
Darv ...... Haydn Wood
Astra ...... Kathryn Hurlbutt
Angel One ...... Sonia Fraser
Angel Two ...... Gordon Reid
Bran ...... Michael Maloney
Elka ...... Jill Lidstone
Tidy ...... David Gooderson
Theros ...... John Warner
Kraken ...... Crawford Logan
Director: Glyn Dearman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1982.
TUE 18:30 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jqrd)
The Red Planet
17. Escape!
With Mitch conditioned at a 'sheep station', Captain Jet Morgan and his crew must work out how to plan their escape.
Charles Chilton’s 1954 classic set in 1971.
CAST:
Jet Morgan …. Andrew Faulds
Lemmy …. David Kossoff
Doc …. Guy Kingsley Poynter
Mitch …. Bruce Beeby
John Cazabon ..... Various
Announcer/Various …. David Jacobs
Music composed and conducted by Van Phillips.
Producer: Charles Chilton
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in December 1954.
TUE 19:00 Yes Minister (b007k1mq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
TUE 19:30 Counterpoint (b00dk91z)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
TUE 20:00 The Blackburn Files (b007jps6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
TUE 20:30 Russell Thorndike - The Further Adventures of Dr Syn (b008j031)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
TUE 21:00 Andrea Levy - Small Island (b0081cdy)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
TUE 21:15 Renny Krupinski - No Problem (b007jw1g)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
TUE 22:00 Married (b007vkjd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
TUE 22:30 Nebulous (b00h3h69)
Series 1
Madness is A Strange Colour
On a monastery visit - the Professor discovers a new paint has brain-bending qualities. Stars Mark Gatiss. From January 2005.
TUE 23:00 The Curried Goat Show (b007k4h6)
Episode 3
A jewel heist - and Veggie Night. Dan Gaster, Will Ing and Ben Silburn's sketch-bonanza. With Susie Blake. From January 1998.
TUE 23:30 Elephants to Catch Eels (b00v7v1j)
Series 2
Highwaymen
Major Thomas Falconer attempts to become more of a cad to win Tamsyn, but she’s more concerned er disloyal fans are being poached by "Boyz 2 Rob", the hunky band of highwaymen that is taking Drumlin Bay by storm.
It's 1793 and in the small Cornish village of Drumlin Bay, heroic smuggler Tamsyn Trelawny is still running rings around the customs men, assisted by her drunken father Jago.
Written by Tom Jamieson and Nev Fountain.
Starring Sheridan Smith 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 Hobbs and India Fisher as Alice.
Producer: Jan Ravens.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2004.
WEDNESDAY 13 OCTOBER 2010
WED 00:00 James Follett - Earthsearch (b007jp1d)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jqrd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 The Blackburn Files (b007jps6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 Russell Thorndike - The Further Adventures of Dr Syn (b008j031)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 Andrea Levy - Small Island (b0081cdy)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Tuesday]
WED 02:15 Renny Krupinski - No Problem (b007jw1g)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Tuesday]
WED 03:00 Don Taylor - God's Revolution (b00v7sqn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 Snap (b00v7sn2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:30 Ring Around the Bath (b00v7sp7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (b00s3bcq)
Episode 1
Aunt Polly tries to get Tom to whitewash a fence - but he has other ideas. 1876 classic read by Ed Bishop.
WED 05:15 Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (b00s3d13)
Episode 2
Tom goes to school and takes lessons in the pitfalls of love thanks to the yellow-haired Becky Thatcher. Read by Ed Bishop.
WED 05:30 Charles Dickens' Great Expectations (b00s3d11)
Episode 6
Pip and Joe grow further apart - and another strange reunion follows. Stars Amanda Redman and Douglas Hodge.
WED 06:00 13/10/2010 (b00v7w34)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007r3dg)
Series 4
The Espresso Bar
Making no money out of being in showbiz, the lad sees his future in selling coffee.
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 (b00v7whx)
Series 4
A Solomon Comes to Judgement
The priest mediates between warring village factions, but where's the Mayor? Stars Joss Ackland and Ian Hogg. From May 2004.
WED 09:00 Ayres on the Air (b007k1f9)
Series 1
Children
A school play and parents discussing s-e-x. Poetry and sketches from Pam Ayres. With Geoffrey Whitehead. From June 2004.
WED 09:30 Millport (b00762cq)
Series 2
The Verdict
The islanders unite to try and save The Cumbrae Bar from closure.
Will Irene stay and fight with them or will she take the last ferry of the day to the mainland to the new life she's always dreamed of?
Bittersweet comedy written by and starring Lynn Ferguson as 30-something island barmaid Irene Bruce.
Irene ...... Lynn Ferguson
Moira/Agnes ...... Janet Brown
Alberto/Robert/Ferryman ...... 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 June 2001.
WED 10:00 Don Taylor - God's Revolution (b00v7wkj)
The Disciplines of the War
Reynolds and Church see some unexpected faces in the midst of battle. English Civil War drama with Kim Wall and Eric Allen.
WED 11:00 Andrea Levy - Small Island (b0081f8j)
Episode 8
Hortense's new husband Gilbert reveals how Jamaican fighters face racism from Americans and the British. Stars Don Gilet.
WED 11:15 DI Gwen Danbury - An Odd Body (b007jphl)
Series 2
Talking Poison
A controversial American preacher and men's rights advocate comes to the UK to take part in a TV debate, but threats have been made against him.
So it's up to Detective Inspector Gwen Danbury ensure his protection. But her mother Joan is not impressed...
Sue Rodwell's three-part detective mystery stars Annette Badland as DI Gwen Danbury, Stephanie Cole as Joan Danbury, Peter Marinker as Arthur Lamson, Liza Ross as Alena Lamson, Michelle Newell as Anna Tricker, Richard Derrington as Tom Palmer and Robert Lister as Superintendent Phillips.
Director: Rosemary Watts
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2002.
WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007r3dg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
WED 12:30 For Better or for Worse (b00v7yjv)
Series 3
Episode 5
Bernard is all at sea when he is asked to scatter a client's ashes. Stars Su Pollard and Gorden Kaye. From February 1996.
WED 13:00 The Blackburn Files (b007jpsn)
Series 1
A Case of Brotherly Love
Private investigator Stephen J Blackburn hunts for a Canadian's long-lost brother, decades after their cruel separation....
One of five cases for the ex-pitman turned investigator and his government scheme-funded assistant Tracey. Set in a South Yorkshire town that's seen better days.
Starring Fine Time Fontayne as Stephen J Blackburn, Judy Flynn as Tracey Duggan.
With John Graham Davies, Norman Mills, Ray Ashcroft and Bill Rodgers.
Scripted by Ian McMillan, Martyn Wiley and Dave Sheasby
Directed for BBC North East by Dave Sheasby
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1989.
WED 13:30 Russell Thorndike - The Further Adventures of Dr Syn (b008j0bs)
Episode 8
Captain Foulkes pays Syn a visit in search of his wallet and The Scarecrow meets Robespierre in Paris. Russell Thorndike's adventure read by Rufus Sewell.
WED 14:00 Jackie and Me (b00v7znc)
Jackie Clune celebrates the teen magazine that was friend, guide and agony aunt to generations of teenage girls.
From 1964 - 1993, 'Jackie' advised its massive readership on matters of vital importance, like how to apply blusher properly, what colour to wear if you met Donny Osmond, how to conceal spots and - most crucially of all - how to get that boy.
Producer: Alison Vernon-Smith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2003.
WED 14:30 Back to Front (b007k2fj)
Series 2
Olga Korbut
How the Munich Olympics gymnast overshadowed Idi Amin and the Watergate scandal in the 1972 headlines. With Simon Barnes.
WED 15:00 A Short History of Ireland (b007k38z)
Homesteads and Crannogs; Living off the Land
The country's epic story continues with an exploration of early lifestyle and events before the Vikings. With Frances Tomelty.
WED 15:15 Centurions (b00v800v)
Luis Bunuel - Belle De Jour
Beautiful cinema, shocking images - David Thomson and Ginette Vincendeau celebrate the Spanish director's classic fantasy film.
WED 15:30 Alice Walker - The Color Purple (b00k8t2w)
Episode 3
Celie becomes enraptured with Mister's lover - the glamorous singer Shug Avery. Stars Nadine Marshall and Nina Sosanya.
WED 15:45 Elizabeth Gaskell - Mary Barton (b007jqkd)
Episode 13
Jem's beloved Aunt Alice falls ill, and John Barton's trip ends in tragedy. Stars David Calder, Emma Rydal and Roy Hudd.
WED 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00v805l)
Chris Pizzey presents children's stories, featuring The Folk of the Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton; Kensuke's Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo, and The Driftway by Penelope Lively.
WED 17:00 Ayres on the Air (b007k1f9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
WED 17:30 Millport (b00762cq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
WED 18:00 James Follett - Earthsearch (b007jp1w)
Earthsearch II
Megalomania
An android built by the computers on the spaceship Challenger suffers from severe logic failure
James Follett's cult sci-fi drama.
Commander Telson ...... Sean Arnold
Sharna ...... Amanda Murray
Darv ...... Haydn Wood
Astra ...... Kathryn Hurlbutt
Angel One ...... Sonia Fraser
Angel Two ...... Gordon Reid
Bran ...... Michael Maloney
Elka ...... Jill Lidstone
Tidy ...... David Gooderson
Kraken ...... Crawford Logan
Director: Glyn Dearman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1982.
WED 18:30 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jqv2)
The Red Planet
18. Invasion Plans
With Lemmy and Doc at the mercy of the Martians, can Captain Jet Morgan come to their rescue?
Charles Chilton’s 1954 classic set in 1971.
CAST:
Jet Morgan …. Andrew Faulds
Lemmy …. David Kossoff
Doc …. Guy Kingsley Poynter
Mitch …. Bruce Beeby
John Cazabon ..... Various
Announcer/Various …. David Jacobs
Music composed and conducted by Van Phillips.
Producer: Charles Chilton
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in January 1955.
WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007r3dg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
WED 19:30 For Better or for Worse (b00v7yjv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
WED 20:00 The Blackburn Files (b007jpsn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
WED 20:30 Russell Thorndike - The Further Adventures of Dr Syn (b008j0bs)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
WED 21:00 Andrea Levy - Small Island (b0081f8j)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
WED 21:15 DI Gwen Danbury - An Odd Body (b007jphl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
WED 22:00 The Little World of Don Camillo (b00v7whx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
WED 22:30 The Big Booth (b007k1pc)
Series 1
Episode 2
Boothby Graffoe’s meandering mind presents more tasty monologues, sketches, songs and guest guitariness.
With Simon Evans, Vivienne Soan, Kevin Eldon, Big Al and Antonio Forcione.
Producer: Lucy Armitage
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2000.
WED 23:00 The Skivers (b007xwy1)
Series 2
William Franklyn
Dolphins - and Sue Lawley's big secret is revealed.
The return of Nick Golson and Tim de Jongh's skilful sketch show with special guest – sssh! William Franklyn, who’s mixing the drinks.
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 February 1995.
WED 23:30 The House of the Spirit Levels (b007jr6k)
To Begin At The End
Nick Revell’s six-part comedy serial travels between the Andes, St Petersburg and a town in west Yorkshire, where Tony Hardstaff returns after a 10-year absence.
He encounters his 183-year-old father Obadiah, his Bronte obsessed ex-girlfriend and the Morris Dancing Survivalist Militia.
In this opening episode, Tony is seduced by the charms of the beautiful Natassia Fillipovna Karamazov and has to escape from the ruthless Russian mafia in St Petersburg.
Tony ...... Nick Revell
Natasha Fillipovna ...... Morwenna Banks
The Narrator ...... Alistair McGowan
Mrs Yepanchin ...... Joanna Brooks
Ivan ...... Jonathan Kydd
Sergei ...... Peter Gunn
Kropotkin ...... Peter Serafinowcz
Vladimir ...... Chris Pavlo
Other parts played by the cast.
Music composed by Paul Mottram.
Producer: Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1997.
THURSDAY 14 OCTOBER 2010
THU 00:00 James Follett - Earthsearch (b007jp1w)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jqv2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 The Blackburn Files (b007jpsn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Russell Thorndike - The Further Adventures of Dr Syn (b008j0bs)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Andrea Levy - Small Island (b0081f8j)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 DI Gwen Danbury - An Odd Body (b007jphl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Don Taylor - God's Revolution (b00v7wkj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 Ayres on the Air (b007k1f9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 Millport (b00762cq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (b00s3dyv)
Episode 3
Tom and Huckleberry Finn try to cure warts with a visit to a graveyard - but they are in for a nasty shock. Read by Ed Bishop.
THU 05:15 Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (b00s3htp)
Episode 4
Ignored by Becky, Tom decides he is an outcast and runs off with Joe and Huck to try the life of a pirate. Read by Ed Bishop.
THU 05:30 Charles Dickens' Great Expectations (b00s3dys)
Episode 7
Herbert knows that Pip cannot get over Estella - but she remains distant. Stars Amanda Redman and Douglas Hodge.
THU 06:00 14/10/2010 (b00v8lht)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
THU 08:00 The Goon Show (b007jv9v)
Series 8
The Spon Plague
Britain is gripped by a strange epidemic - leaving a path of bare knees in its wake. Stars Spike Milligan. From March 1958.
THU 08:30 Double Income, No Kids Yet (b00dvh3m)
Series 1
Episode 3
The trauma of Andy and Katie's impending parenthood spells the end of Daniel and Lucy's plans for a quiet weekend to themselves.
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
Peter ...... Rob Harley
Andy ...... Tony Gardner
Alison ...... Joanna Brookes
Charlotte ...... Polly Frame
Producer: Liz Anstee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2001.
THU 09:00 Little Blighty on the Down (b00v8lr2)
Series 5
Episode 2
With the village bankrupt - council leader John cracks down on expenses. Political satire with John Baddeley. From July 1992.
THU 09:30 Street and Lane (b00v8lr4)
Series 1
Blues on the Stairs
Yorkshire builders in a white van - Johnny Street and Arthur Lane – are called to tackle the tricky task of a piano perilously perched on the Edwardian staircase of feisty music teacher Mrs Priam-Rhodes.
Sitcom written by Ian McMillan and Dave Sheasby.
Johnny Street ...... Nick Lane
Arthur Lane ...... Fine Time Fontayne
Mrs Priam-Rhodes ...... Margaret Robertson
Ben Nevis ...... Kenny Blyth.
Producer: David Hunter
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2005.
THU 10:00 Don Taylor - God's Revolution (b00v8m2n)
The Man of Blood
Opposition mounts against the King, but is there enough support to depose him? English Civil War drama starring Nigel Anthony.
THU 11:00 Andrea Levy - Small Island (b0081k67)
Episode 9
Jamaican serviceman Gilbert Joseph joins Queenie for a trip to the cinema, but finds the seats are segregated. Stars Don Gilet.
THU 11:15 DI Gwen Danbury - An Odd Body (b007jpj1)
Series 2
Old Dog
Richard Mills - a vulnerable old man - is attacked and burgled. He seems lonely so Detective Inspector Gwen Danbury decides to introduce him to her mother, Joan...
Sue Rodwell's three-part detective mystery stars Annette Badland as DI Gwen Danbury, Stephanie Cole as Joan Danbury, Ian Hogg as Richard Mills, Richard Frame as Darren Peters and John Duttine as Detective Sergeant Henry Jacobs
Director: Rosemary Watts
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2002.
THU 12:00 The Goon Show (b007jv9v)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00v8nk9)
Series 5
Episode 3
An estate agent bully - and 'The Legend of William Tell'.
More quick-fire sketches, terrible puns, humorous songs and parodies.
Stars Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Cleese, David Hatch, Jo Kendall and Bill Oddie.
Written by Graeme Garden, Eric Idle 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, Leon Cohen and Bill Oddie.
Producer: Humphrey Barclay
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in May 1967.
THU 13:00 The Blackburn Files (b007jpt3)
Series 1
A Case of Plagiarism
Private investigator Stephen J Blackburn is called in when writer Hartley J Newton is convinced his TV script has been pinched...
One of five cases for the ex-pitman turned investigator and his government scheme-funded assistant Tracey. Set in a South Yorkshire town that's seen better days.
Starring Fine Time Fontayne as Stephen J Blackburn, Judy Flynn as Tracey Duggan.
With Gerry Kersey, Christine Cox, Peter Bell and James Tomlinson.
Scripted by Ian McMillan, Martyn Wiley and Dave Sheasby
Directed for BBC North East by Dave Sheasby
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1989.
THU 13:30 Russell Thorndike - The Further Adventures of Dr Syn (b008j4hv)
Episode 9
It's Agatha's 80th birthday. False identities are concealed and discovered en route to a climactic duel. Russell Thorndike's adventure read by Rufus Sewell.
THU 14:00 Trivia Test Match (b007js6n)
From 10/09/1991
Brian Johnston umpires, as Willie Rushton and William Franklyn battle Tim Rice and Bernard Cribbins. From September 1991.
THU 14:30 Back to Front (b007k2p5)
Series 2
Dennis Taylor v Steve Davis
How a nail-biting final snookered strikes, Ken Livingstone and football hooliganism from the 1985 headlines. With Simon Barnes.
THU 15:00 A Short History of Ireland (b007k39z)
Saints and Scholars; Not the Work of Men, But Angels
The country's vivid story explores the life of monks and their exquisite illustrated manuscripts. With Richard Dormer.
THU 15:15 Centurions (b007k0rr)
Marcel Proust - A La Recherche du Temps Perdu
The seminal book that launched a thousand memories of sponge cakes. Edmund White, John Sturrock and Alain de Botton discuss.
THU 15:30 Alice Walker - The Color Purple (b00k8x8z)
Episode 4
Sofia is beaten by the police and thrown in jail after hitting the Major. Stars Nadine Marshall and Petra Letang.
THU 15:45 Elizabeth Gaskell - Mary Barton (b007jqkp)
Episode 14
Jem is arrested for murder, while Mary is accused of bringing about his downfall. Stars Emma Rydal and Fiona Clarke.
THU 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00v8qbv)
Children's stories presented by Chris Pizzey featuring The Folk of the Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton; Kensuke's Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo and The Driftway by Penelope Lively.
THU 17:00 Little Blighty on the Down (b00v8lr2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
THU 17:30 Street and Lane (b00v8lr4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
THU 18:00 James Follett - Earthsearch (b007jp29)
Earthsearch II
Earth
The crew of starship Challenger finally locate their planet, but what will they find?
James Follett's cult sci-fi drama.
Commander Telson ...... Sean Arnold
Sharna ...... Amanda Murray
Darv ...... Haydn Wood
Astra ...... Kathryn Hurlbutt
Angel One ...... Sonia Fraser
Angel Two ...... Gordon Reid
Bran ...... Michael Maloney
Elka ...... Jill Lidstone
Tidy ...... David Gooderson
Peeron ...... George Parsons
Director: Glyn Dearman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1982.
THU 18:30 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jqxb)
The Red Planet
19. The Fifth Column
As Lemmy and Doc master a Martian sphere - Captain Jet Morgan gets a mysterious offer of help...
Charles Chilton’s 1954 classic set in 1971.
CAST:
Jet Morgan …. Andrew Faulds
Lemmy …. David Kossoff
Doc …. Guy Kingsley Poynter
Mitch …. Bruce Beeby
John Cazabon ..... Various
Announcer/Various …. David Jacobs
Music composed and conducted by Van Phillips.
Producer: Charles Chilton
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in January 1955.
THU 19:00 The Goon Show (b007jv9v)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00v8nk9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
THU 20:00 The Blackburn Files (b007jpt3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
THU 20:30 Russell Thorndike - The Further Adventures of Dr Syn (b008j4hv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
THU 21:00 Andrea Levy - Small Island (b0081k67)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
THU 21:15 DI Gwen Danbury - An Odd Body (b007jpj1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
THU 22:00 Double Income, No Kids Yet (b00dvh3m)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 22:30 The Hare Lane Diaries (b00lyt9t)
Episode 4
Jessica's barbecue for the neighbours sees Rex struggling to keep control. Stars Frances Barber. From September 2001.
THU 23:00 Rigor Mortis (b007k483)
Series 1
Episode 2
Professor Donaldson introduces a new medical empathy scheme, because 'a corpse is a person too'.
Laurence Howarth’s sitcom set in the fascinating, but misunderstood world of the pathology lab.
Dr Anthony Webster ...... Peter Davison
Dr Ruth Anderson ...... Tracy-Ann Oberman
Professor Donaldson ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Gordon ...... Tom Price
Chloe ...... Marianne Levy
Simon ...... Gus Brown
Mrs Renfield ...... Rachel Atkins
Music by Paul Mottram and Stephanie Benavente.
Producer: Dawn Ellis
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2003.
THU 23:30 Vent (b00v8qdv)
Series 2
Arrival
Comatose Ben takes a final trip around the safe fantasy world of his subconscious.
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, Mark Perry, Laura Aikman and Tim Whitnall.
Producer: Gareth Edwards
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2007.
FRIDAY 15 OCTOBER 2010
FRI 00:00 James Follett - Earthsearch (b007jp29)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jqxb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 The Blackburn Files (b007jpt3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Russell Thorndike - The Further Adventures of Dr Syn (b008j4hv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Andrea Levy - Small Island (b0081k67)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 DI Gwen Danbury - An Odd Body (b007jpj1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Don Taylor - God's Revolution (b00v8m2n)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 Little Blighty on the Down (b00v8lr2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 Street and Lane (b00v8lr4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (b00s3jtd)
Episode 5
The boys continue their lives as pirates, but Tom sneaks to the mainland to find out how much they are missed.
FRI 05:15 Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (b00s5p84)
Episode 6
The boys return home to tearful tributes and a thankful community - then they visit poor Muff Potter in jail. Ed Bishop reads.
FRI 05:30 Charles Dickens' Great Expectations (b00s3htm)
Episode 8
Pip appears to be unaware of the debt that he's getting himself into. Stars Amanda Redman and Douglas Hodge.
FRI 06:00 15/10/2010 (b00v8rs4)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
FRI 08:00 The Navy Lark (b00v8rt7)
Series 1
Stuck up the Inlet
HMS Troutbridge runs aground on a naval exercise, landing Phillips in hot water
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 Ebenezer Pertwee.
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 May 1959.
FRI 08:30 Chambers (b007jp9b)
Series 2
A Case With a View
When barrister John Fuller-Carp's ambitions take a downward turn, he takes some extreme action. Stars John Bird. From June 1998.
FRI 09:00 Anything Legal (b0089hl7)
Episode 6
Charles and George's new business course sets tongues wagging.
Starring Donald Hewlett and Michael Knowles.
A Tale of Two City Gents by Wally K Daly
Charles ...... Donald Hewlett
George ...... Michael Knowles
Fiona Fenning ...... Jennifer Croxton
Course Chairman ...... Henry Stamper
Advertising Lecturer ...... John Kane
Finance Lecturer ...... Peter Cellier
Mr Hunter ...... Roland MacLeod.
Theme music by Jim Parker
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1984.
FRI 09:30 The Sit Crom (b00ly7z6)
The General Inspection
Cromwell arrives, weeps and investigates as well he might since Father Francis has donned a night shirt and taken to the roof leads singing Ave Maria.
Mercy's disguise is revealed, Father Francis is perplexed in his hole, Tobias denigrates the vegetables, Arise Higgs and his platoon are billeted on Firebasket Hall and Gazebo has lethal orders.
Sue Limb's six-part comedy set during the English Civil War.
Sir John Firebasket ...... Joss Ackland
Lady Anne Firebasket ...... Denise Coffey
Tobias Thynne ...... Clive Merrison
Mercy, alias Melissa ...... Miriam Margoyles
Father Francis ...... Nickolas Grace
Gazebo Fogg ...... Jack Klaff
Captain Arise Higgs ...... Alun Armstrong
Posthumous ...... Nicky Henson
Counter Tenor ...... Peter Hayward
Cromwell ...... Bert Parnaby
Colonel Thundery ...... Peter Howell
Music by Colin Sell.
Producer: Jonathan James-Moore
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1990.
FRI 10:00 Don Taylor - God's Revolution (b00v8rwc)
England's New Chains
Will the execution of King Charles I bring the army its longed-for freedom? English Civil War drama with Christian Rodska.
FRI 11:00 Andrea Levy - Small Island (b00cfwhy)
Episode 10
The war ends in Europe, but Queenie's husband is still fighting in the Far East. Stars Nadine Marshall and Stephen Tompkinson.
FRI 11:15 DI Gwen Danbury - An Odd Body (b007jpjh)
Series 2
Dead Heads and Chutney
A respectable woman in her 70s is found dead, apparently from natural causes, but Detective Inspector Gwen Danbury is sure she was murdered so starts to delve into the woman's past...
Sue Rodwell's three-part detective mystery stars Annette Badland as DI Gwen Danbury, Stephanie Cole as Joan Danbury, John Duttine as Detective Sergeant Henry Jacobs, Lennox Greaves as the Vicar, Sunny Ormonde as Isabel Mackenzie and Tom George as John Parnell
Director: Rosemary Watts
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2002.
FRI 12:00 The Navy Lark (b00v8rt7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 Listen to Les (b00cv8t7)
Les Dawson on the British sense of humour, animal noises galore and a piano sing-along. With Daphne Oxenford. From January 1981.
FRI 13:00 The Blackburn Files (b007jptk)
Series 1
A Case of Haddock and Plaice
An elderly couple's time-share cash con sparks private investigator Stephen J Blackburn's first case abroad.
The last of five cases for the ex-pitman turned investigator and his government scheme-funded assistant Tracey. Set in a South Yorkshire town that's seen better days.
Starring Fine Time Fontayne as Stephen J Blackburn, Judy Flynn as Tracey Duggan.
With Gerry Kersey, Lorraine Peters, Norman Mills, Lucia Laratonda and James Tomlinson.
Scripted by Ian McMillan, Martyn Wiley and Dave Sheasby
Directed for BBC North East by Dave Sheasby
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1989.
FRI 13:30 Russell Thorndike - The Further Adventures of Dr Syn (b008jdcz)
Episode 10
Smuggling is on the agenda as Syn and Mipps defy the Revenue Officer, but pay a terrible price. Russell Thorndike's adventure read by Rufus Sewell.
FRI 14:00 Stilgoe's Around (b00v3yq9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
05:00 on Saturday]
FRI 14:30 The Complete Caledonian Imbiber (b00pd7cy)
[Repeat of broadcast at
05:30 on Saturday]
FRI 15:00 A Short History of Ireland (b007k3bs)
St Columba, St Columbanus and the Wandering Irish; The Vikings Are Coming
The country's epic story continues with the travels of early Irish monks and the arrival of a major force. With Frances Tomelty.
FRI 15:15 Centurions (b007jxf2)
Mark Rothko:Light Red Over Black
George Segal and Richard Cook discuss how much of the artist's troubled life influenced his colourful creation of rectangles.
FRI 15:30 Alice Walker - The Color Purple (b00k9dbs)
Episode 5
Shug and Celie discover that Mister has secretly hidden Nettie's letters to Celie. Stars Nadine Marshall and Nina Sosanya.
FRI 15:45 Elizabeth Gaskell - Mary Barton (b007jqky)
Episode 15
Mary sets out to find an alibi for Jem, who stands accused of murder. Stars Emma Rydall, Deborah Berlin and Roy Hudd.
FRI 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00v8t56)
Children's stories presented by Chris Pizzey featuring The Folk of the Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton; Kensuke's Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo, and Stacey Stone - Top Gossip by Roy Apps.
FRI 17:00 Anything Legal (b0089hl7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
FRI 17:30 The Sit Crom (b00ly7z6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
FRI 18:00 James Follett - Earthsearch (b007jp2r)
Earthsearch II
Earthvoice
The crew of spaceship Challenger's search is over, but Earth is not how they left it...
The conclusion of James Follett's cult sci-fi drama.
Commander Telson ...... Sean Arnold
Sharna ...... Amanda Murray
Darv ...... Haydn Wood
Astra ...... Kathryn Hurlbutt
Angel One ...... Sonia Fraser
Angel Two ...... Gordon Reid
Bran ...... Michael Maloney
Elka ...... Jill Lidstone
Tidy ...... David Gooderson
Peeron ...... George Parsons
Earthvoice ...... Michael Tudor Barnes
Director: Glyn Dearman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1982.
FRI 18:30 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jqz9)
The Red Planet
20. Return to the Moon
Captain Jet Morgan and his crew must battle to outrun the Martian Spheres in their bid to escape...
Conclusion of Charles Chilton’s 1954 classic set in 1971.
CAST:
Jet Morgan …. Andrew Faulds
Lemmy …. David Kossoff
Doc …. Guy Kingsley Poynter
Mitch …. Bruce Beeby
John Cazabon ..... Various
Announcer/Various …. David Jacobs
Music composed and conducted by Van Phillips.
Producer: Charles Chilton
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in January 1955.
FRI 19:00 The Navy Lark (b00v8rt7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 Listen to Les (b00cv8t7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
FRI 20:00 The Blackburn Files (b007jptk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
FRI 20:30 Russell Thorndike - The Further Adventures of Dr Syn (b008jdcz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
FRI 21:00 Andrea Levy - Small Island (b00cfwhy)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
FRI 21:15 DI Gwen Danbury - An Odd Body (b007jpjh)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
FRI 22:00 Chambers (b007jp9b)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
FRI 22:30 Hair in the Gate (b007k3g1)
Series 1
Episode 1
A heavy metal band takes action over a back stage expose. TV arts show based sitcom. With Harriet Thorpe. From September 1993.
FRI 23:00 Stand-Up on 7 (b0081rcp)
Steven K Amos
The popular comedian performing at London's Monday Club venue in 2007.
FRI 23:45 The In Crowd (b00890vn)
Series 1
Episode 3
Sketch show from Manchester's Comedy Store with Robin Ince, Helen Moon, Smug Roberts and Kate Ward. From August 2001.