SATURDAY 20 NOVEMBER 2010

SAT 00:00 Mark Twain Stories (b007jq6p)
Cannibalism in the Cars
A train gets marooned in snow and the stranded passengers are starving. Served up by 'Frasier' star Kelsey Grammer.
SAT 00:15 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World (b007q9yw)
Episode 10
Disenchanted with society, John decides to seek solitude. Nightmare vision of the future concluded by Anton Lesser. From April 2003.
SAT 00:30 JG Ballard - The Recognition (b007jqxc)
What is the story behind the bizarre circus that rolls into town one Midsummer's eve? Fantastical tale read by Michael Maloney.
SAT 01:00 Monsieur Pamplemousse Investigates (b007jtfx)
The Final Print-Out
The trail leads Pamplemousse and his trusty hound to Père Lachaise Cemetery before a final watery showdown.
Starring Gordon Kaye as the retired policeman living in Paris, now making a living as an inspector for the prestigious restaurant rating directory 'Le Guide'. His long-suffering wife is Doucette (Shirley Dixon) and his ever-constant bloodhound companion is Pommes Frites (Trevor Martin).
Pamplemousse travels around France sampling fine cuisine and wines at gourmet restaurants, while managing to stumble into a series of mysteries. The character was first created in a series of novels featuring comedy, crime and cuisine by Michael Bond. Adapted for radio by Alick Rowe.
A Mentorn Radio production first heard on BBC Radio 4 in 1995.
SAT 01:30 VI Warshawski (b0089j85)
Killing Orders
Remembrance of Things Past
Chicago private eye, VI Warshawski, is not happy to be asked for help by her Aunt Rosa who hates her - and the feeling's mutual...
Sara Paretsky's thriller stars Kathleen Turner as VI Warshawski.
Roger Ferrant ...... Martin Shaw
Gabriella ...... Avril Clark
Albert ...... William Hootkins
Rosa ...... Eileen Way
Father Carroll ...... Don Fellows
Father Pelly ...... Colin Stinton
Father Jablonski ...... Peter Penry-Jones
Sara Paretsky created one of the most popular female sleuths in modern crime fiction. Her heroine, VI Warshawski, is a strong female character in a male-dominated world. VI is comfortable packing heat and trailing nasty suspects but she never loses touch with her basic femininity.
Paretsky says of her Warshawski: "I was troubled by the way women were portrayed in (detective fiction) they always seemed either evil or powerless. I thought it was time for a tough, smart, likeable female private investigator".
Kathleen Turner also starred in the same role in the 1991 film 'VI Warshawski'.
Dramatised by Michelene Wandor.
Director: Janet Whitaker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1991.
SAT 02:00 Dave Sheasby - The Real Dennis Truelove (b007jt9x)
Episode 5
The police start closing in on the fugitive bank employee, on the run at a Cornish hotel. Stars Fine Time Fontayne.
SAT 02:15 Dave Sheasby - Incident at Boulonvilliers (b00w0705)
June 1982, and three D-Day veterans return to Normandy, bringing them face-to-face with their past. Stars Geoffrey Whitehead.
SAT 03:00 Pearse Elliott - Last Suppers (b008l1fx)
A former renowned chef decides all his Death Row inmates should have one last divine culinary experience. Stars Jared Harris.
SAT 04:00 It Sticks Out Half A Mile (b007k1sl)
The Bank Loan
1948: Will a visit to the pier in Frambourne-on-Sea pour cold water on the renovation plans?
A seaside saga of pier perpetuation starring John Le Mesurier, Ian Lavender and Bill Pertwee.
Arthur Wilson ...... John Le Mesurier
Frank Pike ...... Ian Lavender
Bert Hodges ...... Bill Pertwee
Miss Perkins ...... Vivienne Martin
Guthrie ...... Glynn Edwards
Mr Johnson ...... Michael Bilton
After a pilot episode was made in 1981, Arthur Lowe sadly died. So this 13-part series was revamped to feature the Dad's Army characters played by Pertwee and Lavender instead. The series was later adapted for ITV by Yorkshire TV.
Written by Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles, based on the characters originally created by Jimmy Perry and David Croft.
Producer: Martin Fisher
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in November 1983.
SAT 04:30 No Commitments (b007jn4l)
Series 5
Family Business
Worried Victoria takes action when daughter Emily decides to enrol at drama school. Stars Nicola Pagett. From July 1998.
SAT 05:00 Songlines (b00ph8rl)
Auld Lang Syne
Raise your glass to musicologist John Cavanagh, as he explores the evolution of the timeless Scottish ballad.
SAT 05:30 Charles Dickens (b00rp9t0)
Sketches by Boz: Series 1
The Private Theatricals or Mrs Joseph Porter
The British love for amateur dramatics takes over a household with farcical results. Stars Nicholas Farrell and David Antrobus.
SAT 06:00 20/11/2010 (b00w21pk)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
SAT 08:00 Big Toe Books (b00w21pm)
Children's stories presented by Chris Pizzey featuring The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale, read by Susanna Northern.
SAT 09:00 The Friend in the Corner (b007k207)
1967
BBC local stations begin and national radio is numbered from 1 to 4. Six selected years in radio history with Daphne Oxenford.
SAT 09:30 King Street Junior (b007s5v0)
Series 2
The Outing
Teacher Eric Brown's great aspirations for a school day trip soon wither when they arrive at a museum.
Created and written by Jim Eldridge.
Ten series of this comedy about King Street Junior School ran between 1985 and 1998. King Street Junior Revisited ran from 2002 to 2005.
Eric Brown …. Peter Davison
Mr. Beeston …. James Grout
Mr. Holiday …. Tom Watson
Mrs. Stone …. Margaret John
Mrs. Patterson …. Deirdre Costello
Coach Driver …. Ron Pember
Museum Attendant …. James Goode
Wayne …. Leon Hamilton
Mandy …. Julie Newell
Tommy …. Desmond Askew
Sandra …. Victoria Ludlow
Miranda …. Samantha Cahill
Maureen …. Louisa Bradshaw-White
Khalid …. Nicholas Askew
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1987.
SAT 10:00 Somebody Laughed: Eddie Braben Brings You Sunshine (b007lm74)
The man who brought sunshine to Eric and Ernie brings some golden rays into your ears - selecting a selection of the shows what he wrote.
Eddie Braben penned some of Morecambe and Wise’s most famous lines. But that wasn't the only string to his bow – other beneficiaries of his strong comic writing include Ken Dodd and Jimmy Cricket.
Eddie himself also steps into the spotlight to helm his own vehicle the Worst Show on the Wireless – with Alison Steadman.
In between his selections, Eddie reminisces about radio and what it has meant to him.
Featuring:
* The Morecambe and Wise Show (December 1977)
* The Show With Ten Legs (February 1977)
* The Ken Dodd Show - Star Parade (July 1963)
* Jimmy's Cricket Team (June 1991)
* The Worst Show in the Wireless (February 1975)
* The Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show (December 1977)
When Eddie Braben passed away aged 82 in 2013, Bruce Forsyth was one of those keen to pay tribute. Eddie began his writing career penning jokes on the back of paper bags on a fruit and veg stall.
Producer: Martin Dempsey
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in May 2007.
SAT 13:00 All Quiet on the Western Front (b00w22jn)
Erich Maria Remarque's lyrical and haunting tale of First World War German soldiers. Stars Robert Lonsdale.
SAT 14:30 Crime Catch-Up (b00w22wh)
Unofficial Rosie - Count Your Blessings
Private eye Rosie Monaghan's investigations make some progress, but her private life is proving tricky. Stars Paula Wilcox.
SAT 15:00 Crime Catch-Up (b00w22wk)
Unofficial Rosie - In Dreams
Private eye Rosie Monaghan concludes her investigation, but will the guilty be brought to justice? Stars Paula Wilcox.
SAT 15:30 Crime Catch-Up (b00lwxbw)
Monsieur Pamplemousse Investigates: Black Tuesday
Michael Bond's French detective investigates dirty tricks at his employers, Le Guide. With Gordon Kaye. From December 1995.
SAT 16:00 Crime Catch-Up (b00m34fs)
Monsieur Pamplemousse Investigates: Grey Wednesday
Whose thumbprint is on the chocolate and where is Madame Grant? Gordon Kaye stars as Michael Bond's foodie detective.
SAT 16:30 Crime Catch-Up (b00m0gfb)
Monsieur Pamplemousse Investigates: The Final Print-Out
The trail leads Pamplemousse and his trusty hound to Pere Lachaise Cemetery before a final watery showdown.
SAT 17:00 Songlines (b00ph8rl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]
SAT 17:30 Charles Dickens (b00rp9t0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:30 today]
SAT 18:00 The Laxian Key (b007k2tx)
Episode 3
With the planetary decontaminationists on the run, Arnold's apologetic call for melting Earth is traced.
Stephen Hawking once warned us that our species could soon be wiped out by plagues, asteroids and our tendency to destroy ourselves. The solution, he suggested, was for us to colonise other planets. But Chris Larner and David Gilbert's sci-fi comedy sees the truth as a little more complicated.
The Laxian Key shows how, as soon as Man steps onto another planet, he promptly fouls it up just as he did earth. The heroes of this wonderfully wacky tale are two interplanetary decontaminationists.
CAST:
Arnold …. Chris Larner
Gregor …. Mark Bonner
Evan …. Trevor Cooper
Office …. Alex Lowe
Ferngraum …. Sam Dale
Jo …. Christine Kavanagh
Dolores …. Virge Gilchrist
Virtual Newsreader …. Bethan Walker
with Paul Biggin, Emma Noakes and Joseph Kloska
Music by Mark Stevens and Chris Larner
Producer: Peter Kavanagh
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in February 2007.
SAT 18:30 Red Dwarf (b00pbx1t)
Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers
Episode 2
Now a lowly technician on a spaceship, and five years from Earth, Dave Lister is in love. Read by Rimmer himself - Chris Barrie.
SAT 19:00 The Friend in the Corner (b007k207)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SAT 19:30 King Street Junior (b007s5v0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
SAT 20:00 Somebody Laughed: Eddie Braben Brings You Sunshine (b007lm74)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SAT 23:00 Supercannes (b00w248r)
Episode 1
Paul and Jane find hi-tech business park Eden-Olympia so civilised, but learn of a strange tragedy. Read by David Suchet.
SAT 23:15 Supercannes (b00w248t)
Episode 2
In the exclusive hills of the Cote d'Azur, Paul ponders a whirlwind romance and a crime of passion. Read by David Suchet.
SAT 23:30 The Dead Hour (b00w24mf)
Episode 3
Cub reporter Paddy Meehan decides to tell the police that she's been bribed by the possible killer. Stars Amy Manson.
SAT 23:45 The Dead Hour (b00w24mh)
Episode 4
As redundancies loom at the newspaper, Paddy tries to sell her murder investigation to the new editor. Stars Amy Manson.


SUNDAY 21 NOVEMBER 2010

SUN 00:00 The Laxian Key (b007k2tx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday]
SUN 00:30 Red Dwarf (b00pbx1t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Saturday]
SUN 01:00 All Quiet on the Western Front (b00w22jn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Saturday]
SUN 02:30 Hercule Poirot (b007qmt9)
The ABC Murders
A chilling letter sets Belgian sleuth, Hercule Poirot on the trail of an enigmatic killer.
Agatha Christie's whodunit stars John Moffatt as Hercule Poirot, Simon Williams as Captain Hastings, Philip Jackson as Chief Inspector Japp and Tom George as Inspector Crome.
The arrival of an anonymous note warns Poirot to look out for Andover on the 21st of the month. Signed "Yours ABC", it sparks one Poirot's most disturbing cases.
As the body count starts stacking up - who is ABC?
Dramatist: Michael Bakewell
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2000.
SUN 04:00 Songlines (b00ph8rl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 on Saturday]
SUN 04:30 Charles Dickens (b00rp9t0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:30 on Saturday]
SUN 05:00 The Friend in the Corner (b007k207)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Saturday]
SUN 05:30 King Street Junior (b007s5v0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Saturday]
SUN 06:00 21/11/2010 (b00w27gf)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
SUN 08:00 Big Toe Books (b00w27gh)
Children's stories presented by Chris Pizzey featuring The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale, read by Susanna Northern.
SUN 09:00 Dave Sheasby - The Real Dennis Truelove (b007jtb8)
A bank employee escapes his job to head off on an adventure, hoping the police don't catch him. Stars Fine Time Fontayne.
SUN 10:15 Short Stories by John Mortimer (b007jz3z)
Paradise Island
Will a dentist's Pacific encounter with the lovely La La make him put down his drill forever? Read by Garard Green.
SUN 10:30 All the Young Dudes (b007rkc3)
Series 1
People's Parties
Billy is not keen on entertaining round at his place, until someone suggests a game of cards. Starring Jim Sweeney. From August 2001.
SUN 11:00 Radio Fun: The Story of Radio Comedy (b007vcw1)
Episode 7
Russell Davies recalls the early 1950s, with audience-led shows waning and the impending arrival of 'The Goon Show'.
SUN 11:30 That Reminds Me (b007jmr3)
Series 1
Barry Took
Comedian, writer and presenter Barry Took reminisces as he entertains an audience.
Featuring tales of Round the Horne, The News Quiz and Monty Python.
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1999.
SUN 12:00 Beyond Our Ken (b007jq57)
From 03/06/1960
Kenneth Horne's adventure stories of the North West Frontier, plus 'Hornerama' looks at food. With Kenneth Williams. From June 1960.
SUN 12:30 The Men from the Ministry (b007jpb0)
That's My Baby
Love-struck civil servant Lamb is fast-tracked into fatherhood. Stars Richard Murdoch and Deryck Guyler. From June 1975.
SUN 13:00 Hercule Poirot (b007qmt9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 02:30 today]
SUN 14:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00w28ns)
Chambers - It's Only Words
John Fuller-Carp gets embroiled in a bet with a rival barrister and Ruth joins a dating agency. Stars John Bird. From March 1999.
SUN 15:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00w28p3)
Big Booth Too
Boothby Graffoe hosts unadulterated nonsense from the Edinburgh Festival. With Stephen Frost and Kevin Eldon. From January 2001.
SUN 15:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00w28qg)
No Commitments - Family Business
Worried Victoria takes action when daughter Emily decides to enrol at drama school. Stars Nicola Pagett. From July 1998.
SUN 16:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00w28qj)
The Skivers
Calm down dear! Special guest Michael Winner joins in the sketch show fun with Nick Golsen and Tim de Jongh. From January 1997.
SUN 16:30 The News Quiz (b00w290p)
Fresh from 4 - Catch up as Sandi Toksvig and the teams battle it out over the latest news events. From 12 November 2010.
SUN 17:00 Radio Fun: The Story of Radio Comedy (b007vcw1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
SUN 17:30 That Reminds Me (b007jmr3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:30 today]
SUN 18:00 Fantastic Journeys (b00hlb0h)
The Faery Handbag by Kelly Link
The story of Zofia Swink who claims to be over 200 years old.
She comes from a village which takes refuge in a magical handbag when real life becomes too dangerous.
Her distraught grand-daughter narrates this bizarre tale of loss...
Maggie Blake reads Kelly Link's story.
Some of the best sci-fi/fantasy writers in a series of fantastic journeys featuring flights of fancy, time travel, magical transporters and alternate realities.
Abridged and produced by Gemma Jenkins.
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in February 2009.
SUN 18:30 Fear on 4 (b007jnt6)
Series 2
Soul Searching
Hospitals can be frightening enough, but even more so when a patient is asked to take part in a bizarre experiment.
The Man in Black sets the chilling scene...
Fear on 4 brings you more in a series of nerve-tinglers.
Written by Martyn Wade
The Man in Black …. Edward de Souza
Mr Timmins …. Bernard Cribbins
Tom …. Shaun Prendergast
Oswald/2nd Surgeon …. Norman Bird
Sister …. Joan Walker
Night Nurse …. Rebecca Jones
1st Surgeon …. Steve Hodson
Producer: Martyn Wade
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1989.
SUN 19:00 Beyond Our Ken (b007jq57)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]
SUN 19:30 The Men from the Ministry (b007jpb0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
SUN 20:00 Dave Sheasby - The Real Dennis Truelove (b007jtb8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SUN 21:15 Short Stories by John Mortimer (b007jz3z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 today]
SUN 21:30 All the Young Dudes (b007rkc3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]
SUN 22:00 The Shuttleworths (b007k4tn)
John Shuttleworth's Open Mind
UFOs
Sheffield's number one singer/ songwriter has once more been signed up by the BBC - with petrol money as part of the contract - to broadcast to the nation.
Yes, John has been asked to keep an "open mind" and investigate unsolved phenomena that fascinate the nation.
In this opening episode, John investigates UFOs.
With the help of sole agent Ken Worthington and special telephone guest Patrick Mower.
Written and performed by Graham Fellows.
Producer: Dawn Ellis
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2006.
SUN 22:30 Hut 33 (b00w2c91)
Series 2
Yellow
The code-breaking staff are ordered to be vaccinated against yellow fever, but Charles refuses to be injected by an Australian.
Archie is scared of needles and Gordon needs a note from his mum.
James Cary's sitcom set at Bletchley Park - the top-secret home of the Second World War codebreakers.
Charles …. Robert Bathurst
Archie …. Tom Goodman-Hill
Minka …. Olivia Colman
Mrs Best …. Lill Roughley
Gordon …. Fergus Craig
Joshua … Alex McQueen
With Ben Crowe and Brendon Burns.
Producer: Adam Bromley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2008.
SUN 23:00 Swots (b00w2c93)
Swots
Episode 4
Headmaster Miles Jupp presides over his unruly celebrity pupils. With Fred MacAulay and Aggie Mackenzie. From July 2010.
SUN 23:30 No Tomatoes (b0081b7p)
World Weary
World Weary: It's snow jokes from Paul Copley and Helen Moon in the sketch show mixing up language and sounds. From October 2007.
SUN 23:45 Knocker (b008g2dm)
Confidentialitydence
Experimental kitchen wipes sorely test market researcher Ian Dunn. Stars Neil Edmond and Paula Wilcox. From December 2007.


MONDAY 22 NOVEMBER 2010

MON 00:00 Fantastic Journeys (b00hlb0h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday]
MON 00:30 Fear on 4 (b007jnt6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Sunday]
MON 01:00 Hercule Poirot (b007qmt9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 02:30 on Sunday]
MON 02:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00w28ns)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Sunday]
MON 03:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00w28p3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Sunday]
MON 03:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00w28qg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:30 on Sunday]
MON 04:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00w28qj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 on Sunday]
MON 04:30 The News Quiz (b00w290p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:30 on Sunday]
MON 05:00 Alexandre Dumas - The Three Musketeers (b00sfbgj)
The Mark of Satan
D'Artagnan gets involved with both Milady and her maid. But this is a dangerous game. Stars Jamie Glover, Robert Glenister and Anton Lesser.
MON 05:30 Mary Norton's Bedknob and Broomstick (b00st5qw)
Episode 1
When helping an injured Miss Price, the children discover there's more to her than meets the eye. Read by Patricia Hodge.
MON 05:45 Mary Norton's Bedknob and Broomstick (b00st2l8)
Episode 2
It's time to put the bed knob spell to the test, but what will the children wish for? Children's classic read by Patricia Hodge.
MON 06:00 22/11/2010 (b00w46j8)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
MON 08:00 Round the Horne (b00j05wb)
Series 1
Episode 4
Censors lambast the BBC - and a cursed tomb in 'The Clissold Saga'.
Starring Kenneth Horne. With Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden and Bill Pertwee.
Recorded at the BBC's Paris Studio in Lower Regent Street, London. Announcer: Douglas Smith
Round The Horne was born out of the demise of BBC radio comedy Beyond Our Ken, after the end of writer Eric Merriman's involvement. Using the same cast and producer, Barry Took and Marty Feldman were persuaded to write the scripts - which led to four series that ran between 1965 and 1968 - packed full of parodies, recurring characters, catchphrases and double-entendres.
Music by Edwin Braden and the Hornblowers and The Fraser Hayes Four.
Producer: John Simmonds
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in March 1965.
MON 08:30 The Right Time (b00cb3bx)
Series 3
Episode 6
Star Trek shock, love cheats - and digging deep.
The sketch comedy for people growing older disgracefully.
Stars Eleanor Bron, Graeme Garden, Neil Innes, Clive Swift, Roger Blake and Paula Wilcox.
Written by Graeme Garden, Mark Brisenden, Mike Barfield, Mike Coleman, Bob Sinfield, Chris Thompson & Pete Reynolds, Colin Bostock-Smith and Simon Roberts.
Script Editor: Ged Parsons.
Music by Ronnie & The Rex and Neil Innes.
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2003.
MON 09:00 Beachcomber... By the Way (b008y6pd)
Series 3
Episode 6
More odd stories, idiotic court hearings and surprises from the dictionary.
Richard Ingrams, John Wells, John Sessions, Joan Sims and 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: Brian Perkins
Producer: Harry Thompson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1994.
MON 09:30 Coming Alive (b00fks6h)
Series 1
Coming Out
Convict Terry is challenged to revive a rundown community centre. Karl Howman stars in Jim Eldridge's sitcom. From January 1999.
MON 10:00 War and Peace (b007jlvz)
Plots and Stratagems
Russian aristocrats are blissfully unaware of Napoleon Bonaparte's plans. Stars Simon Russell Beale and Leo McKern.
MON 11:00 Moya O'Shea - The Chocolate Lovers' Club (b00w46nz)
Episode 1
At the Muchly Bottom village chocolate lovers' club five women take turns in creating a chocolate delight and tell a chocolate-related tale while eating it.
At the inaugural meeting, Sarah reveals how chocolate helped her make one of the biggest decisions of her life...
Moya O'Shea’s delicious five-part drama.
Mrs Drexl - Sylvia Sims
Clementine - Paula Wilcox
Rosie - Helena Breck
Sarah - Eleanor Bron
Charlotte - Carolyn Pickles
Hot Shot - Carl Prekopp
Luke - Peter Darney
Director: Tracey Neale
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2001.
MON 11:15 Emlyn Williams - The Power of Dawn (b00w46rh)
Author of War and Peace and Anna Karenina - Count Leo Tolstoy died aged 82 in the winter of 1910 at the small railway junction of Astapovo.
Emlyn Williams’ play depicts an imaginary meeting between the great Russian writer and a young peasant girl in the last hour of his life.
Michael Redgrave stars as Tolstoy, with Felicity Hayes-McCoy as Katya and Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies as Katya aged 82.
Guitarist: Eric Hill
Director: John Tydeman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1978.
MON 12:00 Round the Horne (b00j05wb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 12:30 Steptoe and Son (b007jn7v)
Series 5
A Winter's Tale
Harold admits he's planning a holiday - but without his dad Albert.
Starring Wilfrid Brambell as Albert and Harry H Corbett.
Following the conclusion of their hugely successful association with Tony Hancock, writers Ray Galton and Alan Simpson wrote 10 pilots for the BBC TV's Comedy Playhouse in 1962. The Offer 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 June 1974.
MON 13:00 Van der Valk - Love in Amsterdam (b007jwpf)
Episode 1
The Dutch police arrive at Martin's house just as he's thinking of going to bed. He has to leave his wife Sophia and travel with them to Amsterdam's central police station, where Inspector Van der Valk breaks the news.
Martin is the chief suspect in the murder of the seductive Elsa de Charmoy - his former lover and manipulator of men...
Nicholas Freeling's crime thriller read by David Troughton.
Piet Van der Valk is the much-copied prototype detective, 'a cranky, gentle, bumbling, brilliant, non-conformist student of human behaviour whose primary concern is why rather than how crimes are committed'.
Abridged by Lauris Morgan-Griffiths.
Producer: Mary Ward-Lowery
First broadcast on BBC Radio 7 in 2006.
MON 13:30 VI Warshawski (b007jqc3)
Killing Orders
Forging Ahead
Cousin Albert has called private eye, VI Warshawski off the investigation into the forged securities at the Priory. But she doesn't give up so easily.
Sara Paretsky's thriller stars Kathleen Turner as Chicago private eye, VI Warshawski.
Roger Ferrant ...... Martin Shaw
Gabriella ...... Avril Clark
Albert ...... William Hootkins
Rosa ...... Eileen Way
Father Carroll ...... Don Fellows
Uncle Stefan ...... Maurice Denham
Lotty Herschel ...... Miriam Karlin
O'Faolin ...... John Bennett
Agnes Paciorek ...... Lorelei King
Murray Ryerson ...... Kerry Shale
Sal ...... Adjoa Andoh
Derek Hatfield ...... Andrew Wincott
Dramatised by Michelene Wandor.
Director: Janet Whitaker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1991.
MON 14:00 Foul Play (b007k19w)
Series 2
The Body on the Base Line
Crime writers Frances Fyfield and Minette Walters try solving the murder of a tennis coach. With Simon Brett.
MON 14:30 Israel Horovitz - Phone Tag (b007jwb2)
A transatlantic love affair is played out on the telephone as calls are missed, messages left and confusion reigns. Stars Elizabeth Mansfield.
MON 15:00 A Short History of Ireland (b007k4cb)
The Survy Fort of Blackwater; The Earl of Essex's Failure
The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
MON 15:15 Anthony Bourdain - A Cook's Tour (b007jl9b)
Vietnam
The chef enjoys the perfect cup of coffee in Ho Chi Minh City as he embarks on a global adventure in 'extreme cuisines'.
MON 15:30 Stirred But Not Shaken: The Autobiography (b00w484w)
Keith Floyd
How did one of the first celebrity chefs become so inspired to love food? Written with James Steen, read by Michael Cochraine.
MON 15:45 Herbs Pure and Simple (b00w489v)
The Cabbage Family - 7 Premiere
Herb farmer Jekka McVicar is in the Cotswolds to find out more about plants and herbal remedies. She meets chef Raymond Blanc.
MON 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00w48d5)
Children's stories presented by Chris Pizzey featuring The Fang Gang: My Vampire Granddad, The Doughnut Ring, Dakota of the White Flats and Wolf Brother.
MON 17:00 Beachcomber... By the Way (b008y6pd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
MON 17:30 Coming Alive (b00fks6h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
MON 18:00 Fresh Blood (b007k2d5)
A Fare to Remember
When London cabbie Tony picks up a fare, the journey takes him a bit too close to home. Dan Muirden's drama stars John Cummins.
MON 18:15 Fresh Blood (b007k2fl)
Absolute Silence
After years of silence, Josh regains his hearing. But does it answer all his prayers? Ed Harris' drama stars Anthony Glennon.
MON 18:30 William Gibson - Pattern Recognition (b007k1wb)
Episode 1
Cayce Pollard is a young American advertising consultant with an unusual allergy - she's hyper-sensitive to brands and branding.
It's a pretty lucrative affliction, because Cayce is a 'coolhunter', employed by multinational companies to test new brands and logos. She knows, instinctively, what will work - and what won't.
But visiting London for what should have been a straightforward job, Cayce becomes involved in something altogether more mysterious and complicated...
Stylish fast-moving thriller by award-winning cult American writer William Gibson.
Read by Lorelei King.
Abridged by Ron Roberts.
Producer: David Jackson Young.
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in 2007.
MON 19:00 Round the Horne (b00j05wb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 19:30 Steptoe and Son (b007jn7v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
MON 20:00 Van der Valk - Love in Amsterdam (b007jwpf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]
MON 20:30 VI Warshawski (b007jqc3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]
MON 21:00 Moya O'Shea - The Chocolate Lovers' Club (b00w46nz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
MON 21:15 Emlyn Williams - The Power of Dawn (b00w46rh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
MON 22:00 The Right Time (b00cb3bx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 22:30 Revolting People (b00w48m7)
Ezekiel is Kidnapped
Ezekiel upsets the Baltimore rebels in the 1775 American sitcom. With Andy Hamilton, Jay Tarses and Hugh Dennis. From May 2006.
MON 23:00 Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World (b007t32k)
Series 1
Love
The sci-fi star and his crew set sail on a romantic cruise. With Tom Baker, Richard Herring and Stewart Lee. From November 1992.
MON 23:30 Forty Nights in the Wildebeest (b007k16j)
Episode 4
Pun masters Dan Freedman and Nick Romero with a sheep version of Star Trek and an American Blackadder. From May 2000.


TUESDAY 23 NOVEMBER 2010

TUE 00:00 Fresh Blood (b007k2d5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:15 Fresh Blood (b007k2fl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:15 on Monday]
TUE 00:30 William Gibson - Pattern Recognition (b007k1wb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 Van der Valk - Love in Amsterdam (b007jwpf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 VI Warshawski (b007jqc3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 Moya O'Shea - The Chocolate Lovers' Club (b00w46nz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:15 Emlyn Williams - The Power of Dawn (b00w46rh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 War and Peace (b007jlvz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 Beachcomber... By the Way (b008y6pd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:30 Coming Alive (b00fks6h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 Alexandre Dumas - The Three Musketeers (b00sfzfl)
Treachery at La Rochelle
Can D'Artagnan escape death, and the inseparable friends outwit the enemy? Stars Jamie Glover, Robert Glenister and Timothy Spall.
TUE 05:30 Mary Norton's Bedknob and Broomstick (b00stc2d)
Episode 3
From the police station to the Pacific - a magic bed knob takes three children on an exciting adventure. Read by Patricia Hodge.
TUE 05:45 Mary Norton's Bedknob and Broomstick (b00stsd5)
Episode 4
The children find some surprise company on what they thought was an uninhabited island. Patricia Hodge reads this classic tale.
TUE 06:00 23/11/2010 (b00w4kcf)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
TUE 08:00 J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook (b007k0st)
Bravo Chantal!
The veteran reveals how hunting for financial backing can lead a film producer into many interesting and unusual by-ways of the entertainment industry.
British show business doyen, 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 July 1986.
TUE 08:30 Married (b007zmd4)
Series 2
Identity
Robin is about to encounter the double of someone he knew from his old universe.
After all this time, and one universe later, he can't still be nursing a grudge?
Hugh Bonneville stars in Tony Bagley's comedy.
Robin .... Hugh Bonneville
Lesley .... Josie Lawrence
Dirk .... Stephen Frost
Dame Jane Hyde .... Stephanie Cole
Philippa .... Siobhan Redmond
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2000.
TUE 09:00 Clare in the Community (b008jwjr)
Series 1
Stage Fright
The social worker's disgruntled husband Brian writes a play based on their marriage. Stars Sally Phillips. From December 2004.
TUE 09:30 Linda Smith's A Brief History of Timewasting (b00g2glw)
Series 1
999 Emergency
Linda's procrastinating live-in builder finds fame and neighbour Betty's got worries.
Comedy series written by and starring Linda Smith.
With Femi Elufowoju Jr, Martin Hyder, Margaret John, Chris Neill and Mark Steel.
Producer: Lucy Armitage
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2001.
TUE 10:00 War and Peace (b007jlwj)
Disillusion
After the Austrian retreat, the armies meet at the town of Austerlitz. Stars Simon Russell Beale, Leo McKern and Amanda Redman.
TUE 11:00 Moya O'Shea - The Chocolate Lovers' Club (b00w4lt1)
Episode 2
Following her mother, it's Rosie's turn to tell her shameful tale of how her 21st birthday party nearly didn't happen...
At the Muchly Bottom village chocolate lovers' club five women take turns in creating a chocolate delight and tell a chocolate-related tale while eating it.
Moya O'Shea’s delicious five-part drama.
Mrs Drexl - Sylvia Sims
Clementine - Paula Wilcox
Rosie - Helena Breck
Sarah - Eleanor Bron
Charlotte - Carolyn Pickles
Hot Shot - Carl Prekopp
Luke - Peter Darney
Director: Tracey Neale
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2001.
TUE 11:15 John Mortimer - Rumpole of the Bailey (b007jz59)
Rumpole and the Primrose Path
Recuperating at a nursing home, the barrister exposes some criminal practices. John Mortimer's dramatisation with Timothy West.
TUE 12:00 J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook (b007k0st)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 12:30 Counterpoint (b00fd2wx)
2005
Semi-final 1
Ned Sherrin's music quiz with Andrew Beardsell of Brighouse, Graham Bennett from Surbiton and Brian Clements of Chelmsford.
TUE 13:00 Van der Valk - Love in Amsterdam (b007jwpm)
Episode 2
Martin's finally admitted the truth: he met Elsa de Charmoy shortly before her death - and he attempted to visit her on the night she died, but claims he didn't kill her. Martin's alibi is thin and there are no other suspects, but Van der Valk takes a chance on him. Together they visit Elsa's apartment to try and find evidence...
Nicholas Freeling's crime thriller read by David Troughton.
Piet Van der Valk is the much-copied prototype detective, 'a cranky, gentle, bumbling, brilliant, non-conformist student of human behaviour whose primary concern is why rather than how crimes are committed'.
Abridged by Lauris Morgan-Griffiths.
Producer: Mary Ward-Lowery
First broadcast on BBC Radio 7 in 2006.
TUE 13:30 VI Warshawski (b007jqcj)
Killing Orders
Acid Test
VI Warshawski's best friend Agnes Paciorek has been murdered, but is there a connection with her investigation at the Priory and the anonymous phone calls?
Sara Paretsky's thriller stars Kathleen Turner as Chicago private eye, VI Warshawski.
Roger Ferrant ...... Martin Shaw
Lotty Herschel ...... Miriam Karlin
Bobby Mallory ...... William Hootkins
O'Faolin ...... John Bennett
Gabriella ...... Avril Clark
Alicia ...... Lorelei King
Mrs Paciorek ...... Helen Horton
Father Pelly ...... Colin Stinton
Phil Stuart ...... Milligan
Murray Ryerson ...... Kerry Shale
Regina ...... Adjoa Andoh
Dr Paciorek ...... Norman Jones
Phyllis Lording ...... Theresa Streatfield
Dramatised by Michelene Wandor.
Director: Janet Whitaker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1991.
TUE 14:00 Jazz to the Rescue (b007k2yl)
John Fordham recalls the buzz of a 1953 charity concert by American artists, during a ban of them performing in the UK.
TUE 14:30 The Secret History of Bagpipes (b007k2d3)
Tom Morton investigates pipes and politics, from Northern Ireland to Galicia via Scotland and Northumbria. From January 2004.
TUE 15:00 A Short History of Ireland (b007k4dg)
Mounjoy and Docwra; We Spare None of What Quality or Sex Soever
The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
TUE 15:15 Anthony Bourdain - A Cook's Tour (b007jl9r)
South West France
The chef returns to the French flatlands to recapture the flavours of his youth, as he tries to find the perfect meal.
TUE 15:30 Stirred But Not Shaken: The Autobiography (b00w5clx)
Keith Floyd
Becoming a chef full-time, the restaurant business proved to be tough on family and friendships. Read by Michael Cochrane.
TUE 15:45 Herbs Pure and Simple (b00w5clz)
The Lily Family
Herb farmer Jekka McVicar visits London's Geffrye Museum to learn about onions, garlic and chives - and a garden for aloe vera.
TUE 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00w5cp3)
Children's stories presented by Chris Pizzey featuring The Fang Gang: My Vampire Granddad, The Doughnut Ring, Dakota of the White Flats and Wolf Brother.
TUE 17:00 Clare in the Community (b008jwjr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
TUE 17:30 Linda Smith's A Brief History of Timewasting (b00g2glw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
TUE 18:00 Fresh Blood (b007k2gy)
Eat Your Heart Out
A Rap contest at the Piranha nightclub is overshadowed by the violent murder of the favourite.
TUE 18:15 Fresh Blood (b007k2jc)
The Boy Who Cried Woof
He only wanted his dad to come and see him in the school play. He didn't expect an encounter with aliens and a trip into space.
TUE 18:30 William Gibson - Pattern Recognition (b007k1xp)
Episode 2
Advertising guru Cayce Pollard’s been employed to search for the maker of a mysteriously addictive online film called "the footage".
Now the Coolhunter’s search takes her to Tokyo - where the mystery deepens...
William Gibson's fast-moving 21st Century detective thriller,
Read by Lorelei King.
Abridged by Ron Roberts.
Producer: David Jackson Young.
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in February 2007.
TUE 19:00 J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook (b007k0st)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 19:30 Counterpoint (b00fd2wx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
TUE 20:00 Van der Valk - Love in Amsterdam (b007jwpm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]
TUE 20:30 VI Warshawski (b007jqcj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]
TUE 21:00 Moya O'Shea - The Chocolate Lovers' Club (b00w4lt1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
TUE 21:15 John Mortimer - Rumpole of the Bailey (b007jz59)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
TUE 22:00 Married (b007zmd4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 22:30 Nebulous (b00j1c4y)
Series 2
Destiny of the Destinoyd
The Professor meets the woman of his dreams, but is the lovely Franabelle quite what she seems? Mark Gatiss stars in the sci-fi sitcom. From April 2006.
TUE 23:00 Little Britain (b007jsvm)
Series 1
Episode 1
The sketch show which takes a look at life in Britain in the new millennium - by following the lives of some less than ordinary folk.
Meet Emily Howard - who's a lady, Marjory Dawes and her fat-fighters - and is Daffyd really the only gay in the village?
It became a TV smash hit, but Matt Lucas and David Walliams' oddball comedy premiered first - on BBC radio.
Written and performed by Matt Lucas and David Walliams. With Jean Ainslie, Tom Baker, Samantha Power and Paul Putner.
Music: David Arnold.
Producer: Ashley Blaker
First broadcast as a pilot on BBC Radio 4 in August 2000.
TUE 23:30 The Jason Byrne Show (b00mgxcn)
Series 1
Law
Exploring a fresh theme each week, the Irish comedian hosts stand-up and sketches. With guest Ivan Brackenbury. From July 2008.


WEDNESDAY 24 NOVEMBER 2010

WED 00:00 Fresh Blood (b007k2gy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:15 Fresh Blood (b007k2jc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:15 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 William Gibson - Pattern Recognition (b007k1xp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 Van der Valk - Love in Amsterdam (b007jwpm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 VI Warshawski (b007jqcj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 Moya O'Shea - The Chocolate Lovers' Club (b00w4lt1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Tuesday]
WED 02:15 John Mortimer - Rumpole of the Bailey (b007jz59)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Tuesday]
WED 03:00 War and Peace (b007jlwj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 Clare in the Community (b008jwjr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:30 Linda Smith's A Brief History of Timewasting (b00g2glw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 Alexandre Dumas - The Three Musketeers (b00sg2nl)
Nemesis
Will Milady get her comeuppance, and what will happen to our heroes? Stars Jamie Glover, Robert Glenister and Imelda Staunton.
WED 05:30 Mary Norton's Bedknob and Broomstick (b00svbbn)
Episode 5
The children's bed knob adventures are jeopardised by a huge wave. Classic children's tale read by Patricia Hodge.
WED 05:45 Mary Norton's Bedknob and Broomstick (b00swhjs)
Episode 6
The children head to the countryside full of excitement, but some unwelcome news awaits. Patricia Hodge reads this classic tale.
WED 06:00 24/11/2010 (b00w5h2l)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007vh34)
Series 4
Hancock in the Police
When Bill and the lad take to the beat, the crime rate soars after they meet Sid.
Starring Tony Hancock.
With Sidney James, Bill Kerr, Kenneth Williams and Hattie Jacques.
Written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.
Theme and incidental music composed by Wally Stott. Recorded by the BBC Revue Orchestra conducted by Harry Rabinowitz.
Producer: Dennis Main Wilson
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in February 1957.
WED 08:30 The Little World of Don Camillo (b00w5j7b)
Series 5
Don Camillo Returns
As the Italian priest recuperates, his rival Peppone runs for election - in more ways than one! Stars Ian Hogg. From June 2005.
WED 09:00 PG Wodehouse (b00bwtw9)
What Ho! Jeeves: Joy in the Morning
Fancy Dress
Bertie Wooster helps his fearsome Uncle Percy with a spot of dressing up.
P.G. Wodehouse’s romp adapted in seven-parts by Chris Miller.
CAST:
Jeeves …. Michael Hordern
Bertie Wooster …. Richard Briers
Boko Fittleworth …. Jonathan Cecil
Peter Worplesden …. Peter Woodthorpe
Nobby Hopwood …. Rosalind Adams
Stilton Cheesewright …. Michael Kilgarriff
Producer: Simon Brett
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1978.
WED 09:30 Millport (b0076br4)
Series 3
The End of the Beginning
The island makeover has turned horribly sour and with Irene gone, the only person to save the island from being bulldozed is Bunty Pierce.
But with her ailing health and hermit ways, will she leave her vegetables to rescue the island's integrity? And will Irene change her mind about mainland life and return to the island for good?
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/Ferryman/Robert the Dog/Morris ...... Lewis McLeod
Ena/Bunty ...... Gabriel Quigley
Minister/Bob ...... Robert Patterson
Dougie ...... Kenneth Bryans
Producer: Lucy Bacon
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2002.
WED 10:00 War and Peace (b007jlx2)
Things Fall Apart
Nikolai is caught in a duel and Andrei goes missing, as Lise goes into labour. Stars Leo McKern and Amanda Redman.
WED 11:00 Moya O'Shea - The Chocolate Lovers' Club (b00w5jbt)
Episode 3
It’s Clementine's turn to create a chocolate delight for the club and Charlotte tells the tale of her terrible chocolate cravings during pregnancy...
At the Muchly Bottom village chocolate lovers' club five women take turns in creating a chocolate delight and tell a chocolate-related tale while eating it.
Moya O'Shea’s delicious five-part drama.
Mrs Drexl - Sylvia Sims
Clementine - Paula Wilcox
Rosie - Helena Breck
Sarah - Eleanor Bron
Charlotte - Carolyn Pickles
Hot Shot - Carl Prekopp
Luke - Peter Darney
Director: Tracey Neale
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2001.
WED 11:15 John Mortimer - Rumpole of the Bailey (b007jz6m)
Rumpole and the Scales of Justice
The barrister's love for Othello and his shady contacts help him defend a policeman. Stars Timothy West.
WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007vh34)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 12:30 Crowned Hudds (b00q9px6)
A Comedy of Arrows
King John gets ambushed. Roy Hudd's historical royal romp, with June Whitfield and Jeffrey Holland. From August 1995.
WED 13:00 Van der Valk - Love in Amsterdam (b007jwpq)
Episode 3
The Dutch detective has finally discovered murder victim Elsa de Charmoy's secret. A decoy is needed to snare the killer, but it's a very risky assignment. Tension mounts as the murderer makes his presence felt.
Nicholas Freeling's crime thriller concluded by David Troughton.
Piet Van der Valk is the much-copied prototype detective, 'a cranky, gentle, bumbling, brilliant, non-conformist student of human behaviour whose primary concern is why rather than how crimes are committed'.
Abridged by Lauris Morgan-Griffiths.
Producer: Mary Ward-Lowery
First broadcast on BBC Radio 7 in 2006.
WED 13:30 VI Warshawski (b007jqct)
Killing Orders
The Fire Next Time
The private eye is convinced Agnes's murder is linked to a covert takeover bid for Ajax insurance, but can she prove it?
Sara Paretsky's thriller stars Kathleen Turner as Chicago private eye, VI Warshawski.
Roger Ferrant ...... Martin Shaw
Gabriella ...... Avril Clark
Father Carroll ...... Don Fellows
Rosa ...... Eileen Way
Barbara Paciorek ...... Lorelei King
Mrs Paciorek ...... Helen Horton
Bobby Mallory ...... William Hootkins
O'Faolin ...... John Bennett
Murray Ryerson ...... Kerry Shale
Father Pelly ...... Colin Stinton
Father Jablonski ...... Peter Penry-Jones
Dramatised by Michelene Wandor.
Director: Janet Whitaker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1991.
WED 14:00 Bad Nature (b00w5kvm)
Jo Brand asks wildlife presenters what makes their flesh creep. With David Attenborough, Alan Titchmarsh and Michaela Strachan.
WED 14:30 Michael Butt - Vongole (b007jw9x)
Professor Swann adores seducing students over spaghetti vongole, but what is he really looking for? Michael Butt's comedy stars Bill Nighy.
WED 15:00 A Short History of Ireland (b007k4fn)
The Battle of Christmas Eve; The Treaty of Mellifont
The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
WED 15:15 Anthony Bourdain - A Cook's Tour (b007jlb4)
San Francisco
The chef arrives in California - and the city of his youthful dreams of excess, but could it harbour the perfect meal?
WED 15:30 Stirred But Not Shaken: The Autobiography (b00w5l6g)
Keith Floyd
The budding celebrity chef discovers a gold formula for TV cookery, but at a very personal cost. Read by Michael Cochrane.
WED 15:45 Herbs Pure and Simple (b00w5l6j)
The Borage Family
Herb farmer Jekka McVicar is in Cressing Temple in Essex to meet expert Roger Tabor to talk about making soup and dyeing wool.
WED 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00w5l7h)
Children's stories presented by Chris Pizzey featuring The Fang Gang: My Vampire Granddad, The Doughnut Ring, Dakota of the White Flats and Wolf Brother.
WED 17:00 PG Wodehouse (b00bwtw9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
WED 17:30 Millport (b0076br4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
WED 18:00 Fresh Blood (b007k2kq)
The Blue Room
A secret corner of the girls' lavs provides a hideout for bullies Carol and Pam, but the Blue Room has a dark secret.
WED 18:15 Fresh Blood (b007k2nd)
By the Light of the Moon
Solomon's waiting in a restaurant. He's planned a very special evening, but his guest isn't quite what he expected.
WED 18:30 William Gibson - Pattern Recognition (b007k1yz)
Episode 3
Cayce Pollard has realised she’s entangled in something quite ruthless after being cornered by muggers in Tokyo.
But who’s behind her assailants?
William Gibson's cool and compelling thriller read by Lorelei King.
Abridged by Ron Roberts.
Producer: David Jackson Young.
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in February 2007.
WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007vh34)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 19:30 Crowned Hudds (b00q9px6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
WED 20:00 Van der Valk - Love in Amsterdam (b007jwpq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]
WED 20:30 VI Warshawski (b007jqct)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]
WED 21:00 Moya O'Shea - The Chocolate Lovers' Club (b00w5jbt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
WED 21:15 John Mortimer - Rumpole of the Bailey (b007jz6m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
WED 22:00 The Little World of Don Camillo (b00w5j7b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 22:30 The Big Booth (b007k32y)
Series 2: The Big Booth Too
Episode 2
Boothby stays the night in a haunted Scottish castle.
More guitar-flavoured songs and surreal laughs from Boothby Graffoe.
With Stephen Frost, Vivienne Soan, Big Al and Kevin Eldon.
Special guest: singer-songwriter Robyn Hitchcock.
Written by Boothby Graffoe and Dave Thompson.
Producer: Julia McKenzie
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2001.
WED 23:00 The Skivers (b00j1ff4)
Series 3
Michael Fish
High winds alert! Weatherman Michael Fish bids for stardom. Sketch show with Nick Golsen and Tim de Jongh. From January 1997.
WED 23:30 The Million Pound Radio Show (b007jnrb)
Series 1
Episode 1
Saving British heritage - and visiting Birmingham. Andy Hamilton and Nick Revell's sharp-edged topical humour. From July 1985.


THURSDAY 25 NOVEMBER 2010

THU 00:00 Fresh Blood (b007k2kq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:15 Fresh Blood (b007k2nd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:15 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 William Gibson - Pattern Recognition (b007k1yz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Van der Valk - Love in Amsterdam (b007jwpq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 VI Warshawski (b007jqct)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Moya O'Shea - The Chocolate Lovers' Club (b00w5jbt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 John Mortimer - Rumpole of the Bailey (b007jz6m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 War and Peace (b007jlx2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 PG Wodehouse (b00bwtw9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 Millport (b0076br4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Herge - The Adventures of Tintin (b00ps17c)
Series 1
The Black Island
On the trail of forgers, the intrepid boy reporter arrives at a mysterious castle. Stars Richard Pearce and Andrew Sachs.
THU 05:30 Mary Norton's Bedknob and Broomstick (b00swm9k)
Episode 7
Miss Price reveals a twist in the abilities of the magic bed knob. Classic children's tale read by Patricia Hodge.
THU 05:45 Mary Norton's Bedknob and Broomstick (b00sx220)
Episode 8
The children beg Miss Price to let Emilius, their friend from the past, stay. Patricia Hodge reads this children's classic.
THU 06:00 25/11/2010 (b00w5r2m)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
THU 08:00 The Goon Show (b007jq5n)
I Was Monty's Treble
The British hatch a cunning plan to confuse the Germans. But who (or what) is Eccles?
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 (b007yrh0)
Series 2
Episode 3
When Daniel's brother suggests a night in the pub and Lucy's best friend meets a new man, their plans for a week away from other people's problems come seriously unstuck.
Starring David Tennant and Elizabeth Carling.
David Spicer's comedy drama about modern life and parenthood, as seen through the eyes of two 30-something non-parents.
Daniel ....... David Tennant
Lucy ....... Elizabeth Carling
Amanda ....... Nasreen Hussain
Alison ....... Joanna Brookes
Peter ....... Robert Harley
Caroline ....... Polly Frame.
Producer: Liz Anstee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2002.
THU 09:00 The Attractive Young Rabbi (b007k2cn)
Series 2
The Wedding
Everyone is looking forward to Hillfield's big wedding ceremony, but in which synagogue?
Barry Grossman’s comedy-drama about the collision between the old and the new in the Jewish community of Hillfield.
Rabbi Abraham Fine ...... David De Keyser
Rabbi Su Jacobs ...... Tracy-Ann Oberman
Sadie Fine ...... Doreen Mantle
Melvin ...... Henry Goodman
Brian ...... Jonathan Kydd
Harriet ...... Eve Karpf
Nat ...... Harry Landis
Bernice ...... Laura Shavin
Clive ...... Joshua Towb
Music: Max Harris.
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2000.
THU 09:30 Street and Lane (b00w5rgj)
Series 2
Going for Broke
The Yorkshire builders are warned over a dodgy landlord - and a birth is imminent...
Series 2 of Ian McMillan and Dave Sheasby's comedy stars Shaun Dooley as Johnny Street, Fine Time Fontayne as Arthur Lane, Muzz Khan as Pete and Bethan Walker as Lucy.
Producer: David Hunter
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2007.
THU 10:00 War and Peace (b007jlxm)
Spring
With Europe teetering on the brink of war, Pierre aims to make a fresh start. Stars Simon Russell Beale and Amanda Redman.
THU 11:00 Moya O'Shea - The Chocolate Lovers' Club (b00w5rkw)
Episode 4
Rosie delivers her creation to the club. Meanwhile, Clementine tells the tale of how she came to own a chocolate shop in the village.
At the Muchly Bottom village chocolate lovers' club five women take turns in creating a chocolate delight and tell a chocolate-related tale while eating it.
Moya O'Shea’s delicious five-part drama.
Mrs Drexl - Sylvia Sims
Clementine - Paula Wilcox
Rosie - Helena Breck
Sarah - Eleanor Bron
Charlotte - Carolyn Pickles
Hot Shot - Carl Prekopp
Luke - Peter Darney
Director: Tracey Neale
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2001.
THU 11:15 John Mortimer - Rumpole of the Bailey (b007wq20)
Rumpole and the Vanishing Juror
At a murder trial, the barrister encounters a jury member with a mystifying agenda. John Mortimer's drama stars Timothy West.
THU 12:00 The Goon Show (b007jq5n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00w6bws)
Series 5
Episode 9
A cricket lament - and Wild West drama 'The Lone Stranger'.
More quick-fire sketches, terrible puns, humorous songs and parodies.
Stars Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Cleese, David Hatch, Bill Oddie and Jean Hart.
Written by Eric Idle, David Hatch, Graeme Garden, Bill Oddie and Tim Brooke-Taylor.
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 June 1967.
THU 13:00 Craddock and Co (b007jsvl)
The Crompton Canvas
A violent burglary leads Victorian detective Charles Craddock to a sinister rendezvous.
Lucy Greenwood travels from Lancashire to London to work with her uncle Charles at his London book shop - but soon discovers he has another profession as a private investigator.
Chris Thompson's mystery stars Martin Jarvis as Charles Craddock, Emma Tate as Lucy Greenwood, Struan Rodgers as Grout and Stephen Thorne as Leopold Kransky.
Directed by John Taylor.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in 1993.
THU 13:30 VI Warshawski (b007jqd4)
Killing Orders
Dinner Date
First an acid attack, then her flat burns down: the anonymous menacing phone caller will go to any lengths to get VI Warshawski to quit.
Sara Paretsky's thriller stars Kathleen Turner as Chicago private eye, VI Warshawski.
Roger Ferrant ...... Martin Shaw
Uncle Stefan ...... Maurice Denham
Lotty Herschel ...... Miriam Karlin
O'Faolin ...... John Bennett
Gabriella ...... Avril Clark
Father Carroll ...... Don Fellows
Barbara Paciorek ...... Lorelei King
Bobby Mallory ...... William Hootkins
Murray Ryerson ...... Kerry Shale
Rosa ...... Eileen Way
Sal ...... Adjoa Andoh
Derek Hatfield ...... Andrew Wincott
Dramatised by Michelene Wandor.
Director: Janet Whitaker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1991.
THU 14:00 Trivia Test Match (b00w6c1v)
From 05/11/1991
Brian Johnston umpires as Willie Rushton and Stephen Fry battle Tim Rice and Rachel Heyhoe-Flint. From November 1991.
THU 14:30 Jubilee Poetry (b00n4kry)
Selected verses by the Poets Laureate over the ages for the Queen's Golden Jubilee in 2002. Readers include Juliet Stevenson.
THU 15:00 A Short History of Ireland (b007k4gt)
Remember, Remember the Fifth of November; They Wish to Kill Him by Poison
The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
THU 15:15 Anthony Bourdain - A Cook's Tour (b007jlbh)
Scotland
The chef arrives in Glasgow wondering if deep fried food could be the answer to his search for the perfect meal?
THU 15:30 Stirred But Not Shaken: The Autobiography (b00w6ccw)
Keith Floyd
The celebrity chef attempts to balance his TV career with personal happiness and personal finances.
THU 15:45 Herbs Pure and Simple (b00w6ccy)
Tropical Herbs
Jekka McVicar meets Somerset farmer Mike Brook to make organic ice cream and to mix cinnamon and ginger for chilblains.
THU 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00w6ckh)
Children's stories presented by Chris Pizzey featuring The Fang Gang: My Vampire Granddad, The Doughnut Ring, Dakota of the White Flats and Wolf Brother.
THU 17:00 The Attractive Young Rabbi (b007k2cn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
THU 17:30 Street and Lane (b00w5rgj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
THU 18:00 Fresh Blood (b007k2p7)
Falling to Pieces
Mel's got man trouble, and when she literally starts to fall apart, it's up to big sister Kate to put her back together.
THU 18:15 Fresh Blood (b0089b39)
Inner Critic
There's a spiteful wee voice in Danni's ear crushing her spirit. Imaginary or real, can she get rid of her vicious inner critic?
THU 18:30 William Gibson - Pattern Recognition (b007k208)
Episode 4
Searching for clues to the origins of the mysterious online film known as "the footage" has led Cayce Pollard across the world.
Now she finds herself in a deserted government complex near Bournemouth and discovers just how close she is getting to the truth....
William Gibson's fast-moving thriller read by Lorelei King.
Abridged by Ron Roberts.
Producer: David Jackson Young.
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in February 2007.
THU 19:00 The Goon Show (b007jq5n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00w6bws)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
THU 20:00 Craddock and Co (b007jsvl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]
THU 20:30 VI Warshawski (b007jqd4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]
THU 21:00 Moya O'Shea - The Chocolate Lovers' Club (b00w5rkw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
THU 21:15 John Mortimer - Rumpole of the Bailey (b007wq20)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
THU 22:00 Double Income, No Kids Yet (b007yrh0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 22:30 And Now in Colour (b007w56x)
Series 1
Fairground
The sketch show team take their audience to the fair for Will's birthday – and England’s World Cup clichés...
Precision comedy written and performed by Tim Firth, Tim de Jongh, Michael Rutger and William Vandyck.
Producer: Lissa Evans
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1990
THU 23:00 Rigor Mortis (b00b3hjt)
Series 2
Episode 2
A total lack of corpses sparks a dry spell the pathology lab. Stars Peter Davison and Geoffrey Whitehead. From November 2004.
THU 23:30 Half Sketch (b00w6dpj)
Series 3
Episode 6
Alan Titchmarsh's team in Belfast. Topical comedy from Northern Ireland's comedy troupe. Stars Tim McGarry. From February 2000.


FRIDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2010

FRI 00:00 Fresh Blood (b007k2p7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:15 Fresh Blood (b0089b39)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:15 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 William Gibson - Pattern Recognition (b007k208)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Craddock and Co (b007jsvl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 VI Warshawski (b007jqd4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Moya O'Shea - The Chocolate Lovers' Club (b00w5rkw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 John Mortimer - Rumpole of the Bailey (b007wq20)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 War and Peace (b007jlxm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 The Attractive Young Rabbi (b007k2cn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 Street and Lane (b00w5rgj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 Herge - The Adventures of Tintin (b00ps29q)
Series 1
The Secret of the Unicorn
The intrepid boy reporter buys a model ship that sparks off a treasure hunt. Stars Richard Pearce and Andrew Sachs.
FRI 05:30 Mary Norton's Bedknob and Broomstick (b00sxbj1)
Episode 9
Miss Price and the children go back in time to check on Emilius, but can they save him from a grim fate? Read by Patricia Hodge.
FRI 05:45 Mary Norton's Bedknob and Broomstick (b00sxrpp)
Episode 10
Can Miss Price work her magic in time to save Emilius from the stake? Children's classic tale read by Patricia Hodge.
FRI 06:00 26/11/2010 (b00w6dsc)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
FRI 08:00 The Navy Lark (b007k0j9)
Series 1
The Psychology Test
Captain Povey and the crew are called to the Admiralty - but devious Pertwee has a plan.
Starring Leslie Phillips as the Sub-Lieutenant, Jon Pertwee as the Chief Petty Officer, Dennis Price as Number One, Richard Caldicot as Commander Povey, Heather Chasen as Heather, Ronnie Barker as AS Johnson, Michael Bates as Hector Pertwee 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 June 1959.
FRI 08:30 Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends (b007jrwc)
Series 1
The Heinrich Manoeuvre
Robin and Wendy are a childless couple with an unhealthy obsession with Mayfield - a model village they’ve built that’s now the centre of their lives.
Written by and starring Kay Stonham and Simon Greenall.
Robin ...... Simon Greenall
Wendy ...... Kay Stonham
Maureen ...... Debra Stephenson
Derek ...... Phil Cornwell
Heinrich ...... Tony Gardner
Producer: Mario Stylianides
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2001.
FRI 09:00 It Sticks Out Half A Mile (b007jph9)
Who Owned the Pier?
1948: In the battle to restore the pier in Frambourne-on-Sea, hopes rest on a visit from an electrician...
A seaside saga of pier perpetuation starring John Le Mesurier, Ian Lavender and Bill Pertwee.
Arthur Wilson ...... John Le Mesurier
Frank Pike ...... Ian Lavender
Bert Hodges ...... Bill Pertwee
Miss Perkins ...... Vivienne Martin
Mr Guthrie ...... Glynn Edwards
Mr Watkins ...... Barry Gosney
Assistant ...... Stuart Sherwin
Librarian ...... James Bryce
Written by Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles, based on the characters originally created by Jimmy Perry and David Croft.
Producer: Martin Fisher
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in November 1983.
FRI 09:30 No Commitments (b007jn4z)
Series 5
Who You Know
Budding actress Emily is due on stage, with a large helping hand from her Aunt Charlotte. Stars Celia Imrie. From July 1998.
FRI 10:00 War and Peace (b007jly4)
Country Pleasures
With Russia and France's uneasy peace, all is not well in the Rostov family. Stars Simon Russell Beale and Leo McKern.
FRI 11:00 Moya O'Shea - The Chocolate Lovers' Club (b00w6f7p)
Episode 5
A huge cake box sits on the table, as the mysterious Mrs Drexl tells a tale which surprisingly concerns them all - as she explains how she came to be invited to join the club...
At the Muchly Bottom village chocolate lovers' club five women take turns in creating a chocolate delight and tell a chocolate-related tale while eating it.
Conclusion of Moya O'Shea’s delicious five-part drama.
Mrs Drexl - Sylvia Sims
Clementine - Paula Wilcox
Rosie - Helena Breck
Sarah - Eleanor Bron
Charlotte - Carolyn Pickles
Hot Shot - Carl Prekopp
Luke - Peter Darney
Director: Tracey Neale
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2001.
FRI 11:15 John Mortimer - Rumpole of the Bailey (b007jz92)
Rumpole Redeemed
The barrister faces a conundrum over whether offenders can ever go straight. John Mortimer's drama stars Timothy West.
FRI 12:00 The Navy Lark (b007k0j9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 At Home With Hinge and Bracket (b008lyzf)
2. Anthony Newley
Dame Hilda Bracket and her lifelong companion, Dr Evadne Hinge, invite you to eavesdrop on some informal music and conversation.
Joining them in the music room is actor, singer and composer Anthony Newley.
Dame Hilda Bracket ...... George Logan
Dr Evadne Hinge ...... Patrick Fyffe
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1990.
FRI 13:00 Craddock and Co (b007jsvx)
The Play's the Thing
1899: Victorian bookseller-cum-detective Charles Craddock and his niece Lucy investigate mysterious backstage dramas at a London theatre.
Chris Thompson's mystery stars Martin Jarvis as Charles Craddock, Emma Tate as Lucy Greenwood, Struan Rodgers as Grout, David Thorpe as James Price and Colin Pinney as Rufus Weatherby.
Directed by John Taylor.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in 1993.
FRI 13:30 VI Warshawski (b007jqdy)
Killing Orders
No One Is Lucky Forever
Phone threats and an acid attacker - can VI Warshawski halt the Corpus Christi takeover of Ajax and finally prove who murdered Agnes?
Conclusion of Sara Paretsky's thriller stars Kathleen Turner as Chicago private eye, VI Warshawski.
Roger Ferrant ...... Martin Shaw
Uncle Stefan ...... Maurice Denham
O'Faolin ...... John Bennett
Gabriella ...... Avril Clark
Lotty Herschel ...... Miriam Karlin
Mrs Paciorek ...... Helen Horton
Father Carroll ...... Don Fellows
Walter Novick ...... Colin McFarlane
Murray Ryerson ...... Kerry Shale
Rosa ...... Eileen Way
Father Pelly ...... Colin Stinton
Dr Paciorek ...... Norman Jones
Dramatised by Michelene Wandor.
Director: Janet Whitaker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1991.
FRI 14:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b00w6gl0)
Series 6
Episode 1
The American funny man hits downtown Des Moines, Iowa with Francine Roche and BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet. From 2009.
FRI 15:00 A Short History of Ireland (b007k4hv)
The Flight of the Earls; The Earls in Exile
The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
FRI 15:15 Anthony Bourdain - A Cook's Tour (b00w6gq0)
Vietnam (Revisited)
Revisiting the Socialist Republic, the chef wonders if the captivating, even dangerous, range of food contains the perfect meal.
FRI 15:30 Stirred But Not Shaken: The Autobiography (b00w6j8f)
Keith Floyd
The celebrity chef was beginning to hate food and his excessive drinking was about to take its toll. Read by Michael Cochrane.
FRI 15:45 Herbs Pure and Simple (b00w6j8h)
The Rose Family
Herb farmer Jekka McVicar joins medical herbalist Anne McIntyre in her Gloucestershire garden to make rose syrup and flower oil.
FRI 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00w6j8k)
Children's stories presented by Chris Pizzey featuring The Fang Gang: My Vampire Granddad, The Doughnut Ring and Dakota of the White Flats.
FRI 17:00 It Sticks Out Half A Mile (b007jph9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
FRI 17:30 No Commitments (b007jn4z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
FRI 18:00 Fresh Blood (b007k2rk)
Meatballs Are Murder
Sol is used to waking up in strange flats after all night parties, but they're not usually as well furnished as this one.
FRI 18:15 Fresh Blood (b007k2sk)
The Cupboard Beneath the Stairs
Four friends re-stage a 60s moon-shot in a Farnborough semi. It's space travel, Jim, but not as we know it.
FRI 18:30 William Gibson - Pattern Recognition (b007k21k)
Episode 5
'Coolhunter' Cayce travels to Moscow for an emotional encounter with the maker of "the footage" - the mysteriously compelling online film haunting web-surfers around the world.
But why is Cayce's boss at the ad agency so interested in it?
William Gibson's fast-moving thriller concluded by Lorelei King.
Abridged by Ron Roberts.
Producer: David Jackson Young.
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in February 2007.
FRI 19:00 The Navy Lark (b007k0j9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 At Home With Hinge and Bracket (b008lyzf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
FRI 20:00 Craddock and Co (b007jsvx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]
FRI 20:30 VI Warshawski (b007jqdy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]
FRI 21:00 Moya O'Shea - The Chocolate Lovers' Club (b00w6f7p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
FRI 21:15 John Mortimer - Rumpole of the Bailey (b007jz92)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
FRI 22:00 Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends (b007jrwc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
FRI 22:30 Getting Nowhere Fast (b007zn0h)
Series 1
Episode 1
Ex-lovers turned cafe-bar owners Pam and Merv discuss love, life and a revamp. Stars Mervyn Stutter. From November 2001.
FRI 23:00 Old Harry's Game (b00w6j8w)
Series 6
Discoveries
Satan introduces Edith to Adam and Eve, but for the father and mother of all humanity, they are alarmingly stupid.
Andy Hamilton's comedy set in Hell.
Starring Andy Hamilton as Satan, Annette Crosbie as Edith, Robert Duncan as Scumspawn and Jimmy Mulville as Thomas.
Other characters played by Michael Fenton Stevens, Philip Pope and Felicity Montagu
Producer Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2007.
FRI 23:30 Quando, Quando, Quando (b007ym3m)
The Nits
The Quando brothers' hair salon is inundated with children wanting their haircut before the start of the school-term.
But one of them is accompanied by nits and the result is itchy mayhem...
Brothers Rene, Carlo and Charlie Quando chop, snip and crimp their lucky clients into shape at London's finest hair salon.
Six-part comedy written and performed by Rainer Hersch and Mark Maie. With Stephen Greif and Catherine Tate.
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1999.
FRI 23:45 The In Crowd (b007jpmk)
Series 2
Episode 3
A woman obsessed with making soup – and the furniture removal men who think they're on TV’s Antiques Roadshow.
Sketch show from Manchester's Comedy Store.
With Robin Ince, Helen Moon, Smug Roberts and Kate Ward.
Producer: Graham Frost
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2002.