Trouble abounds when two elderly members of a Prisoners' Aid Society decide to use their unique knowledge to pull off 'the robbery of the century'!
They rapidly find themselves involved with rival gangs, the Mafia and nude shop assistants at a posh London department store...
Starring Peter Jones, Charles Hawtrey, Donald Hewlett and Bernard Bresslaw.
The first of Wally K Daly's trilogy of criminal gang capers produced in the style of old British comedy films.
Charles Forbes .... Peter Jones
Governor Smith ... Donald Hewlett
George Evans .... Lockwood West
Fingers ..... Charles Hawtrey
Bullet Head ..... Bernard Bresslaw
Brian Thompson .... John Pullen
Perkins .... Adrian Egan
Delia ..... Elizabeth Rider
Simpson .... John Rye
Lift man/Tommy .... Gordon Dulieu
Adams .... Philip Voss
Bella Thompson .... Diana Bishop
Angelo Callont .... Gordon Reid
Sanjo Patel .... Danny Schiller
Doreen/Dolly .... Josie Kidd
Eric .... Brian Haines
First/Second twin ..... David Timson
Barry .... Trevor Cooper
Nick the Greek .... Roger Hammond
Billy .... John Bull
Ex-Lance Corporal .... Fraser Kerr
Listen out for Wally K Daly's A Right Royal Rip-Off and The Bigger They Are.
Chris Pizzey presents an hour of children's stories, featuring The Divide by Elizabeth Kay, read by Adrian Bower.
Arriving from Jamaica, Hortense discovers post-war England is cold and dreary. She gets to know her landlady Queenie. With Nadine Marshall.
A man swears that no woman shall sleep under his roof again, but what does his lover feel about it? Read by Andy Hockley.
Moving back where he grew up, Patrick meets school mate Billy. Jim Sweeney's comedy-drama with Steve Steen. From July 2001.
Russell Davies looks at the 1930s with a clip-packed taste of the development of the BBC's Variety department. From August 1988.
Harry Worth worked as a miner in Barnsley before his talent for comedy came to the fore during the Second World War.
On seeing his act as a less-than-convincing ventriloquist, Stan Laurel advised him to "ditch the dummy". Harry never looked back. His gently dithering characterisations charmed the nation on both radio and TV.
Mark Radcliffe looks back at the life and career of Harry Worth.
Kenneth Horne sets sail with Treasure Island as you've never heard it before. With Kenneth Williams. From December 1959.
Not keen on securing plots of land on planet Venus, the British government opt to enlist the bumbling bureaucrats.
A weekly tribute to all those who work in government departments.
Stars Richard Murdoch and Deryck Guyler. With Norma Ronald, Ronald Baddiley, John Graham and Garard Green.
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.
Cromwell visits Firebasket Hall and witnesses an apparition. Civil War comedy with Denise Coffey. From October 1990.
Captain Brimshaw's father orders him to marry his cousin in England. 1770 America sitcom. With Andy Hamilton and Jay Tarses.
Tasty monologues and sketches starring Boothby Graffoe. With Kevin Eldon and guitarist Antonio Forcione. From January 2000.
Daniel and Lucy's plans for a quiet weekend are hit by a stream of unplanned visitors. Stars David Tennant. From June 2001.
Fresh from 4 - Catch up as Sandi Toksvig and the teams battle it out over the latest news events. From 8 October 2010.
4. Rescue
Dandy spy hero Lucifer Box must rescue the 'perfect victim' to foil Olympus Mons' dastardly plan to raise the devil.
Mark Gatiss continues his own novel.
Abridged by David Jackson Young.
Producer: Kirsteen Cameron.
Felicity and George are driving home, when suddenly something unaccountable happens that leads them down a nightmare road to inescapable horror.
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
Doctor …. Richard Pasco
Felicity …. Helena Breck
George …. Crawford Logan
Voice …. Simon Cuff
Mel and Vicki battle to keep the show going despite constant interruptions from the Dirty Sloanes and the Goatee Beard Men's Group.
Variety meets sitcom meets sketch show - written and performed by Mel Hudson and Vicki Pepperdine.
With Martin Hyder and Jim North.
The Bletchley Park code-breakers think of some new ways to improve wartime rations. Stars Robert Bathurst. From July 2007.
Headmaster Miles Jupp presides over his unruly celebrity pupils. With Susan Morrison and Michelle McManus. From September 2009.
A dizzy Indian ad agency, a lovesick lament to Lahore - and the blundering Bhangra Muffins.
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, Sanjeev Kohli and Nina Wadia.
Producer: Anil Gupta.
MONDAY 18 OCTOBER 2010
MON 00:00 The Devil in Amber by Mark Gatiss (b00vc8bl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Sunday]
MON 00:30 Fear on 4 (b007jndg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Sunday]
MON 01:00 Wally K Daly Trilogy (b007jqx8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
02:30 on Sunday]
MON 02:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00v9rqs)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:30 on Sunday]
MON 03:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00v9s1v)
[Repeat of broadcast at
15:00 on Sunday]
MON 03:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00v9s21)
[Repeat of broadcast at
15:30 on Sunday]
MON 04:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00vc88p)
[Repeat of broadcast at
16:00 on Sunday]
MON 04:30 The News Quiz (b00vc88r)
[Repeat of broadcast at
16:30 on Sunday]
MON 05:00 Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (b00s648r)
Episode 7
Tom gives evidence in court so Injun Joe is a wanted man. The boys dig for treasure - and so do the criminals. Ed Bishop reads.
MON 05:15 Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (b00s6bpd)
Episode 8
The boys, in fear of Injun Joe, try to track down his treasure. But Tom is distracted by a picnic - and Becky. Ed Bishop reads.
MON 05:30 Charles Dickens' Great Expectations (b00s3jtb)
Episode 9
Pip meets his enigmatic patron, and wants to learn more about Estella. Stars Amanda Redman and Douglas Hodge.
MON 06:00 18/10/2010 (b00vc9jp)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
MON 08:00 Dad's Army (b007jrl4)
Series 3
Is There Honey Still for Tea?
Private Godfrey's humble abode, Cherry Tree Cottage, is threatened with demolition to make way for a new aerodrome...
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
Cissie Godfrey …. Joan Cooper
Colonel/Sir Charles …. Fraser Kerr
Announcer/Newsreader …. John Snagge
Producer: John Dyas
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1976.
MON 08:30 The Right Time (b00c90g4)
Series 3
Episode 1
Gym shenanigans, finding a fox - and can you feel sexy at 60?
The sketch comedy for people growing older disgracefully.
Stars Eleanor Bron, Graeme Garden, Neil Innes, Clive Swift, Roger Blake and Pam Ayres.
Written by Pam Ayres, Mike Coleman, Jan Etherington, Graeme Garden, Neil Innes, Colin Bostock-Smith, Bob Sinfield, Chris Thompson, Pete Reynolds, Tony Bagley, Richard Turner and Phil Nice,
Script Editor: Geoff Parsons.
Music by Ronnie & The Rex and Neil Innes.
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2003.
MON 09:00 Beachcomber... By the Way (b008m24j)
Series 3
Episode 1
The further adventures of Mr Justice Cocklecarrot. Captain Foulenough, Dr Strabismus (whom God preserve) of Utrecht, Big White Carstairs and more...
Richard Ingrams John Wells, John Sessions , Joan Sims amd Patricia Routledge recreate the world of JB Morton.
With Brian Bowles , Simon Greenall , Henrietta Gooden and featuring June Whitfield.
Running in the Daily Express from 1924 to 1975 – JB Morton’s surreally comic ‘Beachcomber’ column paved the way for a great deal of modern humour – thanks to characters he created between the wars.
Adapted by Michael Barfield with Richard Ingrams.
Announcer: the silken tones of Brian Perkins.
Producer: Harry Thompson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1994.
MON 09:30 To the Manor Born (b007lzww)
A Wife's Prerogative
Audrey makes the most of helping Devere - by pretending she's his wife.
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
Mademoiselle Dutoit ..... Rula Lenska
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 March 1997.
MON 10:00 Don Taylor - God's Revolution (b00vc9ps)
The Sea Green Banner
In 1649, the soldiers' discontent with their leaders rises, and London women get marching. English Civil War drama with Eric Allen.
MON 11:00 Andrea Levy - Small Island (b0081ry7)
Episode 11
Queenie's soldier husband Bernard explains how Indian independence is spelling the end of the Empire. Stars Stephen Tompkinson.
MON 11:15 DI Gwen Danbury - An Odd Body (b00vcr1b)
Series 3
Lollipop
Inspector Gwen Danbury probes a patrolman's killing on a crossing. Is it linked to a school drug ring? Stars Annette Badland.
MON 12:00 Dad's Army (b007jrl4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
MON 12:30 Steptoe and Son (b007k1r0)
Series 4
And Afterwards At
It's a big day for Harold. He's set to tie the knot! But Albert's not convinced.
Starring Wilfrid Brambell as Albert and Harry H. Corbett as Harold. With Pat Coombes, Patricia Hayes, Margot Boyd, Edward Kelsey, Sheila Grant, Martin Friend and Katherine Parr.
Following the conclusion of their hugely successful association with Tony Hancock, writers Ray Galton and Alan Simpson wrote ten pilots for 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 provided the inspiration for eight series for TV.
Written for TV and adapted for radio by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.
Produced by Bobby Jaye
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in March 1972.
MON 13:00 The Blackburn Files (b007jpvg)
Series 2
1. A Case of Frinks and Moores
When an open-air sculpture exhibition is raided, pitman-turned-private eye Steven J Blackburn is thrown into the jungle of international dealing.
CAST:
Stephen J. Blackburn …. Finetime Fontayne
Tracey Duggan …. Judy Flynn
Rollo …. Christopher Wilkinson
Kerenski …. John Graham Davies
Dempsey …. Kieran Cunningham
Scripted by Ian McMillan, Martyn Wiley and Dave Sheasby
Producer: Dave Sheasby
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1991.
MON 13:30 Russell Thorndike - The Last of Doctor Syn (b00pl15k)
Episode 1
The King's Men are out to catch the smugglers and their elusive ringleader. Russell Thorndike's adventure read by Rufus Sewell.
MON 14:00 Foul Play (b0080shw)
Series 1
The Corpse in the Car Park
Crime writers John Harvey and Margaret Yorke try to solve a woman's death in a car park. Written and chaired by Simon Brett.
MON 14:30 Tales of Everyday Folk (b00vcr3j)
Series 1
Episode 1
Pakistan/Afghanistan: Felicity Finch - Ruth in 'The Archers' - visits the sub-continent where they make an action-packed soap.
MON 15:00 A Short History of Ireland (b007k3dq)
The Wars of the Gael and the Gall; Viking Towns and Cities
The country's epic story continues with the terror of the Viking invasion and the big fight back. With Richard Dormer.
MON 15:15 Centurions (b007jzpy)
Martha Graham - Appalachian Spring
The Graham dancers and Judith Mackrell discuss the 1944 dance which captured the pioneering spirit of the previous century.
MON 15:30 Alice Walker - The Color Purple (b00kf0yx)
Episode 6
Nettie, Celie's sister, is in Africa - and Celie discovers the truth about the man she knows as Pa. Stars Nadine Marshall.
MON 15:45 Elizabeth Gaskell - Mary Barton (b007jqlr)
Episode 16
Mary's romantic attachment to both the murder victim and the accused, make her the centre of gossip and attention. Stars Emma Rydal.
MON 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00vcrrj)
Chris Pizzey presents an hour of children's stories, featuring Broomstick Services by Ann Jungman; Whump! by Susie Day, read by Rob Brydon, and Vinegar Street by Philip Ridley.
MON 17:00 Beachcomber... By the Way (b008m24j)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
MON 17:30 To the Manor Born (b007lzww)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
MON 18:00 Stephen Baxter - Voyage (b007p1fy)
1969-71 Decision
President JF Kennedy survived the 1963 Dallas shootings. Now, as Project Apollo reaches the moon, he issues a new challenge - a manned mission to Mars.
Stephen Baxter's 1996 novel presents an alternative history of the US space programme.
Dramatised in five-parts by Dirk Maggs
Starring Laurel Lefklow as Natalie York, William Dufris as Mike Conlig, Michael Roberts as Gregory Dana, Vincent Marzello as Joe Muldoon, Frank Lazarus as Chuck Jones, Russell Bentley as Jim Dana and William Roberts as Ben Priest.
Music by Wilfredo Acosta.
Producer: Dirk Maggs
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1999.
MON 18:30 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jr1s)
The World in Peril
Episode 1
It’s April 1972, and Jet and his crew return to Mars in an attempt to avert the impending Martian invasion.
Completing the sci-fi trilogy, the third series in the adventures of Jet Morgan, Mitch, Doc and Lemmy is a continuation of the preceding stories, ‘Operation Luna’ and ‘The Red Planet’.
CAST:
Jet Morgan …. Andrew Faulds
Stephen ‘Mitch’ Mitchell …. Don Sharp
Doc Matthews …. Guy Kingsley-Poynter
Lemmy Barnet …. Alfie Bass
Various …. Alan Tilvern
Various and Announcer …. David Jacobs
Music composed by Van Phillips
Written and produced by Charles Chilton.
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in September 1955.
MON 19:00 Dad's Army (b007jrl4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
MON 19:30 Steptoe and Son (b007k1r0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
MON 20:00 The Blackburn Files (b007jpvg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
MON 20:30 Russell Thorndike - The Last of Doctor Syn (b00pl15k)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
MON 21:00 Andrea Levy - Small Island (b0081ry7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
MON 21:15 DI Gwen Danbury - An Odd Body (b00vcr1b)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
MON 22:00 The Right Time (b00c90g4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
MON 22:30 Revolting People (b008ff6d)
Series 3
A Kiss Is Just a Kiss
Samuel turns his shop into a bar called Sam's place...and an old flame called Ingrid turns up.
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
Ezekiel ...... Hugh Dennis
Cora ...... Penelope Nice
Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2004.
MON 23:00 Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World (b007qx6z)
Series 1
The Universe
The spoof TV sci-fi star explains life's big mysteries. Stars Richard Herring, Stewart Lee and Tom Baker. From October 1992.
MON 23:30 The Change (b00nxcbs)
Series 1
Lipstick
Carol's attempts at keeping George's little hobby a secret are thwarted when they bump into Maureen...
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 19 OCTOBER 2010
TUE 00:00 Stephen Baxter - Voyage (b007p1fy)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:30 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jr1s)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 The Blackburn Files (b007jpvg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 Russell Thorndike - The Last of Doctor Syn (b00pl15k)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 Andrea Levy - Small Island (b0081ry7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:15 DI Gwen Danbury - An Odd Body (b00vcr1b)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 Don Taylor - God's Revolution (b00vc9ps)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 Beachcomber... By the Way (b008m24j)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:30 To the Manor Born (b007lzww)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (b00s6m4x)
Episode 9
A search party is out for Tom and Becky who must survive in a cave - where Tom makes a terrifying discovery. Ed Bishop reads.
TUE 05:15 Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (b00s6pr7)
Episode 10
Safe at last - Huck is made respectable and Tom plans an elite robber gang. Abridged by Brian Miller and read by Ed Bishop.
TUE 05:30 Charles Dickens' Great Expectations (b00s5p82)
Episode 10
Pip meets Herbert's betrothed - and learns that he is being followed. Stars John Shrapnel and Douglas Hodge.
TUE 06:00 19/10/2010 (b00vcwbq)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
TUE 08:00 J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook (b007jzkv)
Brian Allington
The common image of the breed of actors as selfish, chameleonic and unreliable is almost always quite unjustified.
After all, to be realistic, what sort of professional future could someone like that possibly expect to have?
The doyen of British show business, J Kingston Platt shares reminiscences drawn from the wealth and the poverty of his experience from the past 40 years.
Performed and written by Peter Jones.
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1986.
TUE 08:30 Married (b007w523)
Series 1
Episode 5
Just as he is starting to make the most of his new life, Robin is whisked back to his old universe where his doppelganger has been wreaking havoc...
Hugh Bonneville stars in Tony Bagley's comedy.
Robin ...... Hugh Bonneville
Lesley ...... Josie Lawrence
Dirk ...... Steve Frost
Julia ...... Barbara Murray
Penny ...... Melanie Hudson
Drunk ...... Harry Myers
Producer Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1999.
TUE 09:00 Clare in the Community (b0089j0c)
Series 1
Babysitter
Clare Barker has entered a caring profession so that she can sort out other people's problems rather than deal with her own. Stars Sally Phillips.
TUE 09:30 Linda Smith's A Brief History of Timewasting (b007jvf7)
Series 1
The Carpet Sweeper
Buying a new carpet sweeper for her elderly neighbour Betty sparks a major operation for Linda.
The first of two comedy series written by and starring Linda Smith.
Linda takes on the mantle of the United Nations as she tries to broker a fragile peace between her morbid elderly neighbour Betty and her live-in builder Chris. In the strife-torn streets of East London, can bingo and musical theatre ever be reconciled?
Linda ...... Linda Smith
Chris ...... Chris Neill
Betty ...... Margaret John
Worra ...... Femi Elufowoju Jr
Other parts played by Jeremy Hardy and Martin Hyder.
Guest appearances from Rabbi Lionel Blue and Jenni Murray.
Producer: Lucy Armitage
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2001.
TUE 10:00 Don Taylor - God's Revolution (b00vcwhw)
For the Agreement of the Sword
1649, and Cromwell is determined to foil the soldiers' rebellion. English Civil War drama with Bernard Hepton and Graham Blockey.
TUE 11:00 Andrea Levy - Small Island (b0081syl)
Episode 12
Bernard is demobbed, but an indiscretion leads him to fear for his life and postpone his homecoming. Stars Stephen Tompkinson.
TUE 11:15 DI Gwen Danbury - An Odd Body (b00vcwjv)
Series 3
Surfing
Detective Gwen Danbury investigates a headless corpse, while mum Joan puts herself in danger with the internet. Stars Annette Badland.
TUE 12:00 J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook (b007jzkv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
TUE 12:30 Counterpoint (b00dp6f4)
2005
Episode 5
Ned Sherrin hosts the music quiz with Graham Bennett of Surbiton, Jerry Knowles of Selsey and Andrew Taylor from Cambridge.
TUE 13:00 The Blackburn Files (b007jpvw)
Series 2
2. A Case of Hearts and Flowers
When his brother-in-law's Filofax is held to ransom, private eye Steven J Blackburn investigates.
One of four more cases for the private investigator and his government scheme-funded assistant Tracey. Set in a South Yorkshire town that's seen better days.
CAST:
Stephen J. Blackburn …. Finetime Fontayne
Tracey Duggan …. Judy Flynn
Mam …. Rita May
Shirley …. Christine Cox
Scripted by Ian McMillan, Martyn Wiley and Dave Sheasby
Producer: Dave Sheasby
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1991.
TUE 13:30 Russell Thorndike - The Last of Doctor Syn (b00pl95h)
Episode 2
Dr Pepper's inquest opens and the daredevil takes Jerry Jerk under his wing. 18th century adventure read by Rufus Sewell.
TUE 14:00 Power Names (b00vcwld)
American satirist Joe Queenan asks what's in a name? Fame, embarrassment or power? From October 2004.
TUE 14:30 'Right', Said Ted and Myles (b00vcwmh)
Ted Dicks and Myles Rudge tell Philip Glassborow about their comedy records like 'Hole in The Ground' and 'Right Said Fred'.
TUE 15:00 A Short History of Ireland (b007k3fq)
Brian Boru and the Battle of Clontarf; A Trembling Sod
The country's epic story continues with a long-standing ruler and the impact of events in the year 1014. With James Greene.
TUE 15:15 Centurions (b007jzr8)
Matisse - The Red Studio
Patrick Heron, AS Byatt and Jack Flam discuss the creation and enduring significance of the famous 1911 painting.
TUE 15:30 Alice Walker - The Color Purple (b00kf4p0)
Episode 7
Angry Mister discovers Celie is set to go live with Shug in Memphis. Stars Nadine Marshall and Nikki Amuka-Bird.
TUE 15:45 Elizabeth Gaskell - Mary Barton (b007jqm6)
Episode 17
As Jem stands accused of murder, desperate Mary goes to Liverpool in search of a witness. Stars Emma Rydal and Simon Trinder.
TUE 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00vcwvp)
Chris Pizzey presents an hour of children's stories, featuring Broomstick Services by Ann Jungman; Whump! by Susie Day, read by Rob Brydon, and Vinegar Street by Philip Ridley.
TUE 17:00 Clare in the Community (b0089j0c)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
TUE 17:30 Linda Smith's A Brief History of Timewasting (b007jvf7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
TUE 18:00 Stephen Baxter - Voyage (b007q9p3)
1972-80 Trajectories
Geologist Natalie York must decide whether she wants to compete for a place on the first manned mission to Mars.
Stephen Baxter's 1996 novel presents an alternative history of the US space programme.
Dramatised in five parts by Dirk Maggs
Starring Laurel Lefklow as Natalie York, William Dufris as Mike Conlig, Michael Roberts as Gregory Dana, Vincent Marzello as Joe Muldoon, Frank Lazarus as Chuck Jones, Russell Bentley as Jim Dana, William Roberts as Ben Priest, Mel Taylor as Ralph Gershon and Rolf Saxon as Phil Stone.
Music by Wilfredo Acosta.
Producer: Dirk Maggs
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1999.
TUE 18:30 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jr4d)
The World in Peril
Episode 2
Jet and Lemmy hear weird sounds as they examine asteroids newly orbiting Earth.
Completing the sci-fi trilogy, the third series in the adventures of Jet Morgan, Mitch, Doc and Lemmy is a continuation of the preceding stories, ‘Operation Luna’ and ‘The Red Planet’.
CAST:
Jet Morgan …. Andrew Faulds
Stephen ‘Mitch’ Mitchell …. Don Sharp
Doc Matthews …. Guy Kingsley-Poynter
Lemmy Barnet …. Alfie Bass
Various …. Alan Tilvern
Various and Announcer …. David Jacobs
Music composed by Van Phillips
Written and produced by Charles Chilton.
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in October 1955.
TUE 19:00 J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook (b007jzkv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
TUE 19:30 Counterpoint (b00dp6f4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
TUE 20:00 The Blackburn Files (b007jpvw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
TUE 20:30 Russell Thorndike - The Last of Doctor Syn (b00pl95h)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
TUE 21:00 Andrea Levy - Small Island (b0081syl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
TUE 21:15 DI Gwen Danbury - An Odd Body (b00vcwjv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
TUE 22:00 Married (b007w523)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
TUE 22:30 Nebulous (b00h8n3w)
Series 1
The Coincidence Machine
As coincidences rocket - the professor suspects the world is heading to coinci-clasm. Stars Mark Gatiss. From February 2005.
TUE 23:00 The Curried Goat Show (b009l70w)
Episode 4
It's Fabric Night! Dan Gaster, Will Ing and Ben Silburn's sketch bonanza. With guest James Fleet. From January 1998.
TUE 23:30 Elephants to Catch Eels (b00vcx38)
Series 2
France
Captured by French revolutionaries, Tamsyn faces an excruciating torture involving a shuttlecock, some badminton rackets and two fat naked Germans.
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 and Mark Perry as Hobbs.
Producer: Jan Ravens.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2004.
WEDNESDAY 20 OCTOBER 2010
WED 00:00 Stephen Baxter - Voyage (b007q9p3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jr4d)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 The Blackburn Files (b007jpvw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 Russell Thorndike - The Last of Doctor Syn (b00pl95h)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 Andrea Levy - Small Island (b0081syl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Tuesday]
WED 02:15 DI Gwen Danbury - An Odd Body (b00vcwjv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Tuesday]
WED 03:00 Don Taylor - God's Revolution (b00vcwhw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 Clare in the Community (b0089j0c)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:30 Linda Smith's A Brief History of Timewasting (b007jvf7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn (b00s7n3t)
Episode 1
Huck joins Tom Sawyer's new gang - and a figure from his past returns. Martin T Sherman reads the 19th century classic.
WED 05:10 Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn (b00s7sv7)
Episode 2
Pap comes after Huck for the money, kidnapping him in the process. Narrated by Martin T Sherman.
WED 05:20 Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn (b00s8fh8)
Episode 3
Can Huck ever escape from his violent drunkard of a father? Martin T Sherman reads the American children's classic.
WED 05:30 Charles Dickens' Great Expectations (b00s648p)
Episode 11
Pip's burns are tended - while startling facts about Estella are revealed. Stars John Shrapnel and Douglas Hodge.
WED 06:00 20/10/2010 (b00vd7py)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007rgpj)
Series 4
The 13th of the Series
The lad gets triskaidekaphobic over the recording an episode of his show numbered between 12 and 14.
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 January 1957.
WED 08:30 The Little World of Don Camillo (b00vd7sd)
Series 4
The Flying Squad
The priest is put to the test when floods threaten the parish of Mondo Piccolo. Stars Joss Ackland and Ian Hogg. From May 2004.
WED 09:00 PG Wodehouse (b00b41fq)
What Ho! Jeeves: Joy in the Morning
Florence Craye
Trapped in the Hampshire hamlet of Steeple Bumpleigh, Bertie Wooster meets an old flame.
PG Wodehouse's romp starring Michael Hordern and Richard Briers.
Adapted in seven-parts by Chris Miller.
Jeeves ...... Michael Hordern
Bertie Wooster ..... Richard Briers
Florence Craye ..... Bronwen Williams
Stilton Cheesewright ..... Michael Kilgarriff
Salesman ..... Bruce Bennett
Producer: Simon Brett
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1978.
WED 09:30 Millport (b0076b7f)
Series 3
Reinstatement
As the first ferry of the holiday season arrives - why is Irene back on the island?
The third series of the bittersweet comedy written by and starring Lynn Ferguson as 30-something barmaid Irene Bruce, who hankers after a better life on the mainland.
Irene ...... Lynn Ferguson
Moira/Agnes ...... Janet Brown
Alberto/Dr Hume/Ferryman ...... Lewis McLeod
Ena/Bunty ...... Gabriel Quigley
Minister ...... Robert Patterson
Dougie ...... Kenneth Bryans
Music arranged by Olly Fox.
Producer: Lucy Bacon
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2002.
WED 10:00 Thomas Hardy - A Pair of Blue Eyes (b007jphk)
Episode 1
Cornish parson's daughter Elfride becomes the object of affection for two very different men. Stars Janet Maw and Sean Arnold.
WED 11:00 Andrea Levy - Small Island (b0081vcg)
Episode 13
Hortense is forced to face up to the prejudice of 1940s Britain when she attempts to get a job. Stars Nadine Marshall.
WED 11:15 DI Gwen Danbury - An Odd Body (b00vd7x5)
Series 3
Grinding
The detective probes the theft of a valuable church painting, and an old Suffolk mill is threatened. Stars Annette Badland.
WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007rgpj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
WED 12:30 For Better or for Worse (b00vd7yn)
Series 3
Episode 6
Bernard strides manfully to the cricket crease, but can he save the day? Stars Su Pollard and Gorden Kaye. From February 1996.
WED 13:00 The Blackburn Files (b007w5d7)
Series 2
3. A Case of a Golden Smile
When Betty Ackroyd sees her husband Archie on a TV quiz show, it's for the first time since he walked out 30 years ago. Private eye Stephen J Blackburn investigates.
One of four more cases for the private investigator and his government scheme-funded assistant Tracey. Set in a South Yorkshire town that's seen better days.
CAST:
Stephen J. Blackburn …. Finetime Fontayne
Tracey Duggan …. Judy Flynn
Mam …. Rita May
Mrs Ackroyd …. Ann Rye
Ted of Mansfield …. Norman Mills
Nigel Phillips …. John Basham
Scripted by Ian McMillan, Martyn Wiley and Dave Sheasby
Producer: Dave Sheasby
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1991.
WED 13:30 Russell Thorndike - The Last of Doctor Syn (b00plsq6)
Episode 3
Will Rash's desire for Imogene lead to violence? Romney Marsh-based smuggling adventure read by Rufus Sewell.
WED 14:00 Paint It Black (b007jxq4)
"Henry Moore would have given his hind teeth to have created something like this."
Felicity Finch Accompanies a group of cave artists as they brave the dark and claustrophobic atmosphere of tunnels and the magnificence of gigantic chambers deep beneath the earth's surface in their quest to paint the underground world.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2002.
WED 14:30 Footlight Fairies (b007k2n0)
The story of 19th-century reformer Millicent Fawcett, who campaigned to remove children from the stage. With Susannah Clapp.
WED 15:00 A Short History of Ireland (b007k3gn)
The Rape of Dervogilla; At Baginbun Ireland Was Lost and Won
The country's colourful and vivid story continues with events leading up to the Norman invasion. With Frances Tomelty.
WED 15:15 Centurions (b007jxf8)
Mies van der Rohe - Seagram Tower
Penny Spark and Deyan Sudjic reflect on the work of one of the most influential architects of the century.
WED 15:30 Alice Walker - The Color Purple (b00kfqdm)
Episode 8
Celie's stepfather dies and she inherits more than she ever dreamed. But her happiness is short-lived. Stars Nadine Marshall.
WED 15:45 Elizabeth Gaskell - Mary Barton (b007jqml)
Episode 18
Jem's defence has little chance of success without an alibi, and Mary is lost in Liverpool. Stars Emma Rydal and Roy Hudd.
WED 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00vd9n4)
Chris Pizzey presents children's stories, featuring Broomstick Services by Ann Jungman; Whump! by Susie Day, read by Rob Brydon, and Vinegar Street by Philip Ridley.
WED 17:00 PG Wodehouse (b00b41fq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
WED 17:30 Millport (b0076b7f)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
WED 18:00 Stephen Baxter - Voyage (b007qbdb)
1980 Apollo N
Natalie York has qualified as an astronaut, but the nuclear booster test is about to change her life for ever...
Stephen Baxter's 1996 novel presents an alternative history of the US space programme.
Dramatised in five parts by Dirk Maggs
Starring Laurel Lefklow as Natalie York, William Dufris as Mike Conlig, Michael Roberts as Gregory Dana, Vincent Marzello as Joe Muldoon, Frank Lazarus as Chuck Jones, Russell Bentley as Jim Dana, William Roberts as Ben Priest, Mel Taylor as Ralph Gershon and Rolf Saxon as Phil Stone.
Music by Wilfredo Acosta.
Producer: Dirk Maggs
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1999.
WED 18:30 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jr72)
The World in Peril
Episode 3
Captain Jet Morgan and his crew get on the trail of Earth's alien visitors.
Completing the sci-fi trilogy, the third series in the adventures of Jet Morgan, Mitch, Doc and Lemmy is a continuation of the preceding stories, ‘Operation Luna’ and ‘The Red Planet’.
CAST:
Jet Morgan …. Andrew Faulds
Stephen ‘Mitch’ Mitchell …. Don Sharp
Doc Matthews …. Guy Kingsley-Poynter
Lemmy Barnet …. Alfie Bass
Various …. Alan Tilvern
Various and Announcer …. David Jacobs
Music composed by Van Phillips
Written and produced by Charles Chilton.
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in October 1955.
WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007rgpj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
WED 19:30 For Better or for Worse (b00vd7yn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
WED 20:00 The Blackburn Files (b007w5d7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
WED 20:30 Russell Thorndike - The Last of Doctor Syn (b00plsq6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
WED 21:00 Andrea Levy - Small Island (b0081vcg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
WED 21:15 DI Gwen Danbury - An Odd Body (b00vd7x5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
WED 22:00 The Little World of Don Camillo (b00vd7sd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
WED 22:30 The Big Booth (b007k1xy)
Series 1
Episode 3
Boothby Graffoe returns with more sketches, songs and cigarette warnings.
With Simon Evans, Vivienne Soan and Big Al.
Special guests: Ned Sherrin and singer John Otway.
Producer: Lucy Armitage
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2000.
WED 23:00 The Skivers (b007yt85)
Series 2
Adam Ant
The secrets of Des Lynham and Sue Cook are revealed.
Nick Golson and Tim de Jongh's skilful sketch show with special guest Adam Ant – with his greatest hits heard as never before...
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 (b007n1wk)
Prodigal Son Returns - Veal Off
Having escaped the clutches of the B-movie Russian gangsters, Tony Hardstaff returns to West Yorkshire and the bosom of the family he left a decade earlier.
But things in the town of Grimedale have changed, and his 183-year-old father Obadiah and mother Alice are less than pleased to meet him.
Nick Revell 's epic comedy saga continues.
Tony ...... Nick Revell
Obadiah ...... David Swift
Alice ...... Maggie Steed
Jane ...... Alison Steadman
Dave/Carl ...... Peter Serafinowcz
Joanna ...... Natalie Walter
Jeff ...... Peter Gunn
The Narrator ...... Alistair McGowan
Music composed by Paul Mottram.
Producer: Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1997.
THURSDAY 21 OCTOBER 2010
THU 00:00 Stephen Baxter - Voyage (b007qbdb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jr72)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 The Blackburn Files (b007w5d7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Russell Thorndike - The Last of Doctor Syn (b00plsq6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Andrea Levy - Small Island (b0081vcg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 DI Gwen Danbury - An Odd Body (b00vd7x5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Thomas Hardy - A Pair of Blue Eyes (b007jphk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 PG Wodehouse (b00b41fq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 Millport (b0076b7f)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn (b00s8lg0)
Episode 4
Huck thinks it's time to find out who else is living on the island. Classic tale narrated by Martin T Sherman.
THU 05:10 Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn (b00s9f4h)
Episode 5
Can Huck and Jim stay safe on the island? Huck goes into town in disguise to find out what's going on. Read by Martin T Sherman.
THU 05:20 Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn (b00sbf7j)
Episode 6
The two adventurers make their home on the river, but can Jim hold on to his dreams of freedom? Narrated by Martin T Sherman.
THU 05:30 Charles Dickens' Great Expectations (b00s6bpb)
Episode 12
After debt-laden Pip becomes ill with a fever, he starts to face his future. Stars Amanda Redman and Douglas Hodge.
THU 06:00 21/10/2010 (b00vdbf5)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
THU 08:00 The Goon Show (b007jq80)
The Million Pound Penny
Two tales for the price of one - The Sockjelly Murder and the story of Ned The Miser!
Groundbreaking, surreal BBC radio comedy written by Spike Milligan.
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: John Browell
First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in November 1958.
THU 08:30 Double Income, No Kids Yet (b00dyydg)
Series 1
Episode 4
April Prescott is looking for love, Katie is waiting for her baby to finally arrive and Daniel and Lucy are waiting for the day they will all leave them in peace.
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
April ...... Felicity Montague
Peter ...... Rob Harley
Clive ...... Matthew Bell
Andy ...... Tony Gardner
Producer: Liz Anstee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2001.
THU 09:00 Little Blighty on the Down (b00vdbsm)
Series 5
Episode 3
Scandal rocks the Parish Council, but can they keep it off the front pages? Political satire with John Baddeley. From July 1992.
THU 09:30 Street and Lane (b00vdbvk)
Series 1
Singing Detectives
Intrepid Yorkshire builders, Johnny Street and Arthur Lane welcome Tina, a glamorous young woman on work experience - as they seek out the origins of a nasty smell in a school under the nose of caretaker and music-theatre aficionado Sidney Sanderson.
Sitcom written by Ian McMillan and Dave Sheasby.
Johnny Street ...... Nick Lane
Arthur Lane ...... Fine Time Fontayne
Tina ...... Hannah Storey
Sanderson ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Producer: David Hunter
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2005.
THU 10:00 Thomas Hardy - A Pair of Blue Eyes (b007jpj0)
Episode 2
After failing to marry Stephen, Elfride meets and falls in love with his mentor Henry. Stars Jeremy Irons and Janet Maw.
THU 11:00 Andrea Levy - Small Island (b0081w1h)
Episode 14
Queenie gives birth to a beautiful baby boy, but who is the father? Stars Lyndsey Marshal and Stephen Tompkinson.
THU 11:15 DI Gwen Danbury - An Odd Body (b00vdc15)
Series 3
Family Ties
When the detective takes her mother Joan on a murder mystery weekend, the charades take a realistic turn. Stars Margaret Tyzack.
THU 12:00 The Goon Show (b007jq80)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00vdc3h)
Series 5
Episode 4
Greyhounds in conversation - and a trip to the South Pole.
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 David Hatch 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 (b007w3zt)
Series 2
4. A Case of Whistle and Run
A routine case for private eye Stephen J Blackburn starts to look like his final investigation
One of four more cases for the private investigator and his government scheme-funded assistant Tracey. Set in a South Yorkshire town that's seen better days.
CAST:
Stephen J. Blackburn …. Finetime Fontayne
Tracey Duggan …. Judy Flynn
Mam …. Rita May
Angela …. Daryl Fishwick
Rodney …. Christopher Kent
Scripted by Ian McMillan, Martyn Wiley and Dave Sheasby
Producer: Dave Sheasby
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1991.
THU 13:30 Russell Thorndike - The Last of Doctor Syn (b00pmgxd)
Episode 4
The daredevil hears the Captain's theory, and Jerry Jerk gets an invitation. Smuggling adventure read by Rufus Sewell.
THU 14:00 Trivia Test Match (b00vdc9q)
From 24/09/1991
Brian Johnston umpires, as Tim Rice and Robin Bailey battle Willie Rushton and Bob 'The Cat' Bevan. From September 1991.
THU 14:30 Lost Voices (b007jxz6)
David Rayvern Allen asks what happens when opera singers fall silent. With Norma Burrowes, Rosa Mannion and Isobel Buchanan.
THU 15:00 A Short History of Ireland (b007k3hm)
A Tale of Two Sieges; Henry II Comes to Ireland
The country's epic story continues with the Norman invasion and the arrival of fresh royalty. With Richard Dormer.
THU 15:15 Centurions (b007k1px)
Orson Welles, Citizen Kane
The greatest film of all time? 'The best train set a boy ever had?' A movie about a sledge? In 1941 Welles bullied, cajoled and badgered his fellow collaborators and turned the dream factory of Hollywood on its head to give the world 'Citizen Kane'. A first-time film-maker's masterclass - a deep focus dream of an American life.
Biographer and writer David Thomson, director Peter Bogdanovich and screenwriter John Logan celebrate this universal portrait of failure, decline and self-destruction that has haunted film-makers and audiences ever since.
Produced by Mark Burnham.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1999.
THU 15:30 Alice Walker - The Color Purple (b00kfsl0)
Episode 9
Celie has returned home - and she and Mister have become friends. Stars Nadine Marshall and Eamonn Walker.
THU 15:45 Elizabeth Gaskell - Mary Barton (b00805l4)
Episode 19
Jem's mother is forced to give evidence against him at his trial, and there is no sign of a crucial witness. Stars Emma Rydal.
THU 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00vdcbr)
Children's stories presented by Chris Pizzey featuring The Dribblesome Teapots by Norman Hunter; Whump! by Susie Day, read by Rob Brydon, and Vinegar Street by Philip Ridley.
THU 17:00 Little Blighty on the Down (b00vdbsm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
THU 17:30 Street and Lane (b00vdbvk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
THU 18:00 Stephen Baxter - Voyage (b007qgns)
1981-85 Approaches
Following the Apollo-N disaster, Natalie York's prospects for a seat on the mission to Mars look bleak.
Stephen Baxter's 1996 novel presents an alternative history of the US space programme.
Dramatised in five parts by Dirk Maggs
Starring Laurel Lefklow as Natalie York, William Dufris as Mike Conlig, Michael Roberts as Gregory Dana, Vincent Marzello as Joe Muldoon, Mel Taylor as Ralph Gershon and Rolf Saxon as Phil Stone.
Music by Wilfredo Acosta.
Producer: Dirk Maggs
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1999.
THU 18:30 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007k42r)
The World in Peril
Episode 4
After an attempt on their lives, Jet and crew fight against time to blast off back to Mars
Completing the sci-fi trilogy, the third series in the adventures of Jet Morgan, Mitch, Doc and Lemmy is a continuation of the preceding stories, ‘Operation Luna’ and ‘The Red Planet’.
CAST:
Jet Morgan …. Andrew Faulds
Stephen ‘Mitch’ Mitchell …. Don Sharp
Doc Matthews …. Guy Kingsley-Poynter
Lemmy Barnet …. Alfie Bass
Various …. Alan Tilvern
Various and Announcer …. David Jacobs
Music composed by Van Phillips
Written and produced by Charles Chilton.
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in October 1955.
THU 19:00 The Goon Show (b007jq80)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00vdc3h)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
THU 20:00 The Blackburn Files (b007w3zt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
THU 20:30 Russell Thorndike - The Last of Doctor Syn (b00pmgxd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
THU 21:00 Andrea Levy - Small Island (b0081w1h)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
THU 21:15 DI Gwen Danbury - An Odd Body (b00vdc15)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
THU 22:00 Double Income, No Kids Yet (b00dyydg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 22:30 The Hare Lane Diaries (b00m2dcc)
Episode 5
As Rex and landlady Jessica yearn for adventure, they must unexpectedly cooperate. Stars David Bamber. From September 2001.
THU 23:00 Rigor Mortis (b007k4h5)
Series 1
Episode 3
When a new coroner arrives, Ruth wants him to send her the most interesting autopsy cases.
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
Daniel Kasper ...... Laurence Howarth
With Stephen Critchlow and Beth Chalmers
Music by Paul Mottram and Stephanie Benavente.
Producer: Dawn Ellis
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2003.
THU 23:30 Half Sketch (b0081csd)
Series 3
Episode 1
Tony Blair's pact with the Devil. Topical comedy from Northern Ireland's comedy troupe. Stars Tim McGarry. From January 2000.
FRIDAY 22 OCTOBER 2010
FRI 00:00 Stephen Baxter - Voyage (b007qgns)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007k42r)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 The Blackburn Files (b007w3zt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Russell Thorndike - The Last of Doctor Syn (b00pmgxd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Andrea Levy - Small Island (b0081w1h)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 DI Gwen Danbury - An Odd Body (b00vdc15)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Thomas Hardy - A Pair of Blue Eyes (b007jpj0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 Little Blighty on the Down (b00vdbsm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 Street and Lane (b00vdbvk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn (b00sbrl2)
Episode 7
Huck and Jim take pity on two men on the run, but are they really who they say they are? Classic tale read by Martin T Sherman.
FRI 05:10 Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn (b00sbs1t)
Episode 8
Huck and Jim start to suspect the fraudsters, but is it too late? Classic American children's tale narrated by Martin T Sherman.
FRI 05:20 Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn (b00sctqx)
Episode 9
In his bid to rescue Jim, Huck encounters a familiar face from the past. Classic children's tale narrated by Martin T Sherman.
FRI 05:30 Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn (b00scz3d)
Episode 10
Tom and Huck conspire to free Jim, but things don't go as planned when Tom gets injured in the process. Read by Martin T Sherman.
FRI 05:40 Just William (b00sjpnm)
All the News
Mischievous schoolboy William Brown sets out to wreak havoc, but is hindered by Violet Elizabeth. Read by Martin Jarvis.
FRI 06:00 22/10/2010 (b00vddg0)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
FRI 08:00 The Navy Lark (b00vdfdq)
Series 1
The Admiral's Party
Pertwee's relative has a Portsmouth posting - so can the Chief ensure luxury accommodation?
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 the Admiral.
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 (b007jpd0)
Series 2
Conditional Fees
John Fuller-Carp wants victory in a 'no win, no fee' case of a broken thumb involving a can of figs
Clive Coleman’s sitcom set in perhaps the country's least spectacular law chambers.
John Fuller Carp ...... John Bird
Hilary Tripping ...... James Fleet
Vince ...... Jonathan Kydd
Ruth Quirke ...... Sarah Lancashire
Philip James ...... Chris Pavlo
Shearing ...... Peter Gunn
Masterson ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Producer: Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1998.
FRI 09:00 Anything Legal (b008cxvk)
Episode 7
The do-it-yourself skills of Charles and George arouse the suspicions of their wives Marjorie and Hilary.
Starring Donald Hewlett and Michael Knowles.
A Tale of Two City Gents by Wally K Daly
Charles ...... Donald Hewlett
George ...... Michael Knowles
Marjorie ...... Dilys Laye
Hilary ...... Norma Ronald
Theme music by Jim Parker
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1984.
FRI 09:30 The Sit Crom (b00m0zyl)
Thick Fog in All Areas
Tobias Thynne finds an unusual way to avoid the Devil's vegetables and all is confusion upon the heath.
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
Slow Ned ...... Chris Emmett
Gazebo Fogg ...... Jack Klaff
Captain Arise Higgs ...... Alun Armstrong
Posthumous ...... Nicky Henson
Counter Tenor ...... Peter Hayward
Lettice ...... Jane Whittenshaw
Producer: Jonathan James-Moore
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1990.
FRI 10:00 Thomas Hardy - A Pair of Blue Eyes (b007jpjg)
Episode 3
After seeing Stephen at the church, Elfride procrastinates over telling Henry of her past. Stars Jeremy Irons and Janet Maw.
FRI 11:00 Andrea Levy - Small Island (b0081wmy)
Episode 15
Confronted by the consequences of her actions, Queenie makes the most difficult decision of her life. Stars Lyndsey Marshal.
FRI 11:15 DI Gwen Danbury - An Odd Body (b00vdg7w)
Series 3
The Tunnel
Back from shopping in France, detective Gwen's mother Joan learns of the suspicious death of a friend. Stars Annette Badland.
FRI 12:00 The Navy Lark (b00vdfdq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 Listen to Les (b00cz801)
From 24/07/1983
Les Dawson's line-up including snobby Cissie Braithwaite instructing Ada Shufflebotham on the etiquette of fox hunting.
With Roy Barraclough, Daphne Oxenford and Colin Edwynn.
Music by Brian Fitzgerald.
Scripted and produced by James Casey.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in July 1983.
FRI 13:00 The Blackburn Files (b007w4dj)
Series 3
1. A Case of Winners and Losers
Private-eye Steven J Blackburn is still trailing his assistant behind him, but she's rapidly catching up. At the allotments, a mucky war of the flowers has broken out.
Finetime Fontayne stars as Stephen J Blackburn.
One of four more 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.
Stephen J Blackburn ...... Finetime Fontayne
Tracey Duggan ...... Judy Flynn
Ted Turner ...... Chris Brailsford
Dr Hatten ...... Christopher Wilkinson
Dad ...... John Branwell
Written by Ian McMillan, Martyn Wiley and Dave Sheasby
Director: Dave Sheasby
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1993.
FRI 13:30 Russell Thorndike - The Last of Doctor Syn (b00pn48f)
Episode 5
The Scarecrow winds up business as Doctor Syn prepares to leave his parish. 18th century adventure read by Rufus Sewell.
FRI 14:00 Stilgoe's Around (b007k3kj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
05:00 on Saturday]
FRI 14:30 The Complete Caledonian Imbiber (b00pgnqg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
05:30 on Saturday]
FRI 15:00 A Short History of Ireland (b007k3jg)
Conquests and a Failed Treaty; John, Lord of Ireland
The country's epic story. There are terrible battles under King Henry II, and then a new leader arrives. With Frances Tomelty.
FRI 15:15 Centurions (b007k0j2)
Piet Mondrian - Composition with Red, Black, Blue and Yellow
The Dutch Artist's pioneering abstract work of 1921 is discussed by Anna Moszynska and David Batchelor.
FRI 15:30 Alice Walker - The Color Purple (b00kfx33)
Episode 10
Shug is back! - and surprise visitors arrive for Celie. Stars Nadine Marshall and Nikki Amuka-Bird.
FRI 15:45 Elizabeth Gaskell - Mary Barton (b007jqng)
Episode 20
After the verdict at his murder trial, Jem's thoughts turn to his childhood sweetheart. Stars Emma Rydal and David Calder.
FRI 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00vdgtc)
Children's stories presented by Chris Pizzey featuring The Dribblesome Teapots by Norman Hunter; Whump! by Susie Day, read by Rob Brydon, and Vinegar Street by Philip Ridley.
FRI 17:00 Anything Legal (b008cxvk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
FRI 17:30 The Sit Crom (b00m0zyl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
FRI 18:00 Stephen Baxter - Voyage (b007q9ld)
1985-86 Project Ares
The first manned mission to Mars lifts off on a perilous journey of discovery - both scientific and personal.
Conclusion of Stephen Baxter's 1996 novel presenting an alternative history of the US space programme.
Dramatised in five parts by Dirk Maggs
Starring Laurel Lefklow as Natalie York, Rolf Saxon as Phil Stone, William Dufris as Adam Bleeker, Michael Roberts as Voice of NASA, Mel Taylor as Ralph Gershon and Vincent Marzello as Joe Muldoon.
Music by Wilfredo Acosta.
Producer: Dirk Maggs
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1999.
FRI 18:30 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jrdj)
The World in Peril
Episode 5
Jet and Lemmy monitor strange calls on the ship-to-ship intercom.
It’s April 1972, and Jet and his crew return to Mars in an attempt to avert the impending Martian invasion.
Completing the sci-fi trilogy, the third series in the adventures of Jet Morgan, Mitch, Doc and Lemmy is a continuation of the preceding stories, ‘Operation Luna’ and ‘The Red Planet’.
CAST:
Jet Morgan …. Andrew Faulds
Stephen ‘Mitch’ Mitchell …. Don Sharp
Doc Matthews …. Guy Kingsley-Poynter
Lemmy Barnet …. Alfie Bass
Various …. Alan Tilvern
Various and Announcer …. David Jacobs
Music composed by Van Phillips
Written and produced by Charles Chilton.
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in October 1955.
FRI 19:00 The Navy Lark (b00vdfdq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 Listen to Les (b00cz801)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
FRI 20:00 The Blackburn Files (b007w4dj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
FRI 20:30 Russell Thorndike - The Last of Doctor Syn (b00pn48f)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
FRI 21:00 Andrea Levy - Small Island (b0081wmy)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
FRI 21:15 DI Gwen Danbury - An Odd Body (b00vdg7w)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
FRI 22:00 Chambers (b007jpd0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
FRI 22:30 Hair in the Gate (b007k3mm)
Series 1
Episode 2
Camilla revamps the TV arts show when budgets must be slashed. Stars Harriet Thorpe and Alistair McGowan. From September 1993.
FRI 23:00 Old Harry's Game (b00c6jfr)
Series 5
Moral Leadership
Mankind is now so sinful that they're all coming to Hell and the place is full to bursting.
The only way to stop the flow is to persuade humanity to be good - but that's quite a tall order for the Prince of Darkness.
Andy Hamilton’s devilishly funny sitcom set in Hell.
Satan …. Andy Hamilton
Scumspawn …. Robert Duncan
Thomas …. Jimmy Mulville
God …. David Swift
The Professor …. James Grout
Other characters played by Philip Pope, Nick Revell and Michael Fenton Stevens
Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2005.
FRI 23:30 The Little Big Woman Radio Show (b007k2dd)
Somewhere over the Rainbow
Actress wannabe Cynthia dreams of treading the boards instead of office temping. Stars Llewella Gideon. From February 2001.
FRI 23:45 The In Crowd (b0089jj8)
Series 1
Episode 4
Sketch show from Manchester's Comedy Store with Robin Ince, Helen Moon, Smug Roberts and Kate Ward. From August 2001.