SATURDAY 18 DECEMBER 2010

SAT 00:00 The Heart of Hark'un (b007jq83)
Episode 1
The Great Wizard sends student sorcerer Arcos on a mission, little realising how perilous and menacing it will prove to be...
A fantasy-adventure by Peter Thomson and Jamie Thomson in six parts.
Arcos ..... Francis Thomson
Kaddah ..... Trevor Peacock
Vanna ..... Elizabeth Whiting
Shazir ..... Crawford Logan
Bereneth ..... Edward Kelsey
Va ..... Melanie Hudson
Alviza ..... Emma Fielding
Zander ..... Robert Portal
Kishah ..... John Church
Rashiq ..... Theresa Streatfeild
Producer: Peter Hutchings
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in September 1991.
SAT 00:30 Isaac Asimov's Jokester (b007jwnj)
Vast computer Multivac runs global affairs, but can it explain where man's sense of humour comes from? Read by Henry Goodman.
SAT 01:00 A Charles Paris Mystery (b00wnmbt)
Dead Side of the Mic
Episode 4
Can the actor-sleuth solve the deadly mystery haunting the BBC, or will he end up in chains? Stars Bill Nighy and Nicky Henson.
SAT 01:30 Eye of the Cricket (b007k19p)
Episode 10
Adrift in New Orleans in search of his son, the detective meets a stranger. Ray Shell and Joel Karie read James Sallis' novel.
SAT 02:00 Ladies of Letters (b007k02v)
Ladies of Letters Make Mincemeat
Episode 5
The police free Vera's family, as Irene writes to her estranged son. War of words with Patricia Routledge and Prunella Scales.
SAT 02:15 Peter Tinniswood (b007rfcf)
Age Gap
Two women are thrown together in a rest home. Dark comedy about growing older. Stars Phyllida Law and Imelda Staunton.
SAT 03:00 Wynyard Browne - The Holly and the Ivy (b00wnlb0)
Norfolk, 1947: A parson tries to find the true meaning of Christmas.
The Magic of Christmas works in mysterious ways – in this feel good, festive treat.
Wynyard Browne's classic stage play dramatised by Jonathan Hall.
Gregory ...... Kenneth Alan Taylor
Margaret ...... Susannah Harker
Jenny ...... Eve Best
David ...... Matthew Pidgeon
Bridget ...... Maureen Toal
Lydia ...... Ann Rye
Richard ...... Philip Voss
Director: Polly Thomas
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on Christmas Day in 2005.
SAT 04:00 It Sticks Out Half A Mile (b007jps8)
The Friends of Frambourne Pier
Frank Pike and Bert Hodges try to enlist some volunteers to help restore the pier.
A seaside saga of pier perpetuation starring John Le Mesurier, Ian Lavender and Bill Pertwee.
Arthur Wilson … John Le Mesurier
Bert Hodges …. Bill Pertwee
Frank Pike …. Ian Lavender
Fred Guthrie …. Glynn Edwards
Miss Perkins …. Viviene Martin
Mrs Briggs … Hilda Braid
Ernest Woolcott …. Michael Knowles
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 1984.
SAT 04:30 No Commitments (b007k490)
Series 5
Running in the Family
The sisters gather to discuss Emily's future, with the help of creepy teacher Nigel. Stars Rosemary Leach. From August 1998.
SAT 05:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b00wnmbw)
Series 6
Episode 4
From New York's Town Hall, the festive American funny man with Yo-Yo Ma, the Assad Brothers and Inga Swearingen. From 2009.
SAT 06:00 18/12/2010 (b00wr8r4)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
SAT 08:00 Big Toe Books (b00wr8r6)
Children's stories presented by Chris Pizzey featuring The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett.
SAT 09:00 Probably the Best Day in the World (b00wr8r8)
Simon Calder celebrates Julebryg Day in Copenhagen, where the arrival of a spicy Yuletide beer kicks off Christmas in Denmark.
SAT 09:30 King Street Junior (b007vhht)
Series 3
Fireworks
The visit of the foot nurse provokes mixed reactions among school staff - while the arrival of the fire brigade sparks smouldering discontent...
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.
Philip Sims …. Karl Howman
Mr Beeston …. James Grout
Mr Holliday …. Tom Watson
Mrs Stone …. Margaret John
Mrs Rudd …. Vivienne Martin
Mr Long …. Paul Copley
Miss Lewis …. Marlene Sidaway
Mrs Patterson … Deirdre Costello
Lisa …. Claire Hearnden
David …. Daniel Perry
Nurse …. Jill Lidstone
DC Arnott …. Simon Cuff
Raza …. Amanda Bittancourt
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1988.
SAT 10:00 Sue Perkins' Christmas Comedy Stocking (b007jzvz)
Episode 1
Sue Perkins gets the sherry and chocolates out to accompany 3 hours of the very best vintage BBC Christmas comedy crackers:
* Radio Active's Christmas Turkey:
The National Local Radio Station links up with Bethlehem and visits some poorly hospital patients. Stars Helen Atkinson-Wood, Geoffrey Perkins and Angus Deayton. From 1983.
* The Masterson Inheritance Christmas Special:
The Masterson family's ancient culture reveals some curious customs. Improvised historical saga with Paul Merton, Josie Lawrence, Caroline Quentin and Jim Sweeney. From 1995.
* Lines from My Grandfather Christmas' Forehead:
How even the best laid festive plans can go awry - and a message from your milkman. Stars Ronnie Barker, Pauline Yates and Terence Brady. From 1971.
* Tony Hawks' Twelve Days of Christmas:
To make his girlfriend happy, comedian Tony Hawks tries collecting every item featured in the famous carol. From 2001.
* I'm Sorry I Haven't a Christmas Carol:
Humphrey Lyttelton makes for a convincing scrooge in the all-star Clue cast's unique interpretation of the Charles Dickens classic. Stephen Fry narrates. With Tim Brooke-Taylor, Barry Cryer, Sandi Toksvig, Linda Smith, Andy Hamilton, Jeremy Hardy, Tony Hawks and Graeme Garden. From 2003.
Producer: Sarah Wade
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in 2010.
SAT 13:00 Alick Rowe - Odysseus on an Iceberg (b00l3pxl)
A comic re-telling of the legendary figure's protracted journey home from the Trojan War. With Hugh Dickson and Alex Jennings.
SAT 14:30 Crime Catch-Up (b00wr8rd)
Charles Paris: Murder Unprompted
Can the smooth thespian sleuth solve a murder, woo Francis - and make it on stage in time for curtain up? Stars Bill Nighy.
SAT 15:00 Crime Catch-Up (b00wr8rq)
Charles Paris: Dead Side of the Mic
Simon Brett's actor-cum-amateur sleuth gets embroiled in a suspicious death at London's Broadcasting House. Stars Bill Nighy.
SAT 15:30 Crime Catch-Up (b00wr8rs)
Charles Paris: Dead Side of the Mic
The plot thickens for the actor-sleuth as he delves into a death at the BBC. Stars Bill Nighy and Suzanne Burden.
SAT 16:00 Crime Catch-Up (b00wr8rv)
Charles Paris: Dead Side of the Mic
The actor-sleuth heads to New York for a funeral - and to pursue his investigation into a death at the BBC. Stars Bill Nighy.
SAT 16:30 Crime Catch-Up (b00wr8rx)
Charles Paris: Dead Side of the Mic
Can the actor-sleuth solve the deadly mystery haunting the BBC - or will he end up in chains? Stars Bill Nighy and Nicky Henson.
SAT 17:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b00wnmbw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]
SAT 18:00 The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving (b007xrtx)
3. Dark Forces
Both fighting for the affections of the beautiful Katrina Van Tassel, the rivalry between Ichabod Crane and Brom Bones continues apace.
And now it seems that supernatural forces are about to get involved.
Washington Irving's supernatural classic about two love rivals and a headless horseman:
Concluded by Martin Jarvis.
Musical score and sound design by award-winning composer, David Pickvance.
The Sleepy Hollow choir:
Ayesha Antoine
Delroy Brown
John Cummins
Gerard McDermott
Carolyn Pickles
Sophie Roberts
Nick Sayce
Ella Smith
Producer: Gemma Jenkins
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in December 2005.
SAT 18:30 Red Dwarf (b00pr80y)
Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers
Episode 6
Dave Lister and the crew get answers they don't want, to questions they're afraid to ask. Read by Rimmer himself, Chris Barrie.
SAT 19:00 Probably the Best Day in the World (b00wr8r8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SAT 19:30 King Street Junior (b007vhht)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
SAT 20:00 Sue Perkins' Christmas Comedy Stocking (b007jzvz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SAT 23:00 Supercannes (b00wr8s5)
Episode 9
As Paul explores his own dark side, he discovers more about the multiple-murdering Doctor Greenwood. Read by David Suchet.
SAT 23:15 Supercannes (b00wr8s7)
Episode 10
In the crime-free utopia of Eden-Olympia, work is the new leisure, but what of personal morality? Read by David Suchet.
SAT 23:30 Weird Tales (b00wr8s9)
Series 2
The House on Pale Avenue
Hoarder of horror Lovecraft returns to share three more chilling tales.
By Richard Vincent. Scratching in the walls, under the floorboards, in the pipes: their new home is trying to tell the Williams family something and they won't be given a moment's peace until its secret is out in the open.
Geoff Williams ...... Jamie Glover
Jane Williams ...... Julia Ford
Sarah Williams ...... Agnes Dromgoole
Martin Crabtree ...... John Biggins
DCI Cram ...... Piers Wehner
Psychiatrist ...... Melissa Advani
Lovecraft ...... Stephen Hogan
Directed by Gemma Jenkins.


SUNDAY 19 DECEMBER 2010

SUN 00:00 The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving (b007xrtx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday]
SUN 00:30 Red Dwarf (b00pr80y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Saturday]
SUN 01:00 Alick Rowe - Odysseus on an Iceberg (b00l3pxl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Saturday]
SUN 02:30 Theo (b007jt2n)
Made in Germany in 1908, a rare cinnamon plush bear with boot button eyes - still with the Steiff button in his ear - discovers he’s Lot 107, and the auction is about to begin...
Martin Jarvis stars as Theo in Moya O'Shea’s drama.
Theo ...... Martin Jarvis
Little Tom ...... Thomas Connor
Tom ...... Ross Livingstone
Mr Lonsdale ...... David Collings
Mrs Lonsdale ...... Jilly Bond
Charles Morgan ...... Henry Cormack
Nicholas ...... Jonathan Praeger
Jessie ...... Becky Hindley
Hannah ...... Caroline Strong
Mrs Tyler ...... Zulema Dene
George ...... Alexis Edyvean
Mr McKee ...... Jonathan Keeble
Mrs McKee ...... Linda Regan
Little Greg ...... George Allonby
Young Greg ...... Jack Allonby
Greg ...... Paul Jenkins
Imelda ...... Jane Whittenshaw
Janice ...... Sandra James Young
Mark ...... Gary Bryden
Roland ...... Stephen Critchow
Auctioneer ...... John Turner
Producer: Tracey Neale
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1995.
SUN 04:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b00wnmbw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 on Saturday]
SUN 05:00 Probably the Best Day in the World (b00wr8r8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Saturday]
SUN 05:30 King Street Junior (b007vhht)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Saturday]
SUN 06:00 19/12/2010 (b00wr8sf)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
SUN 08:00 Big Toe Books (b00wr8sk)
Children's stories presented by Chris Pizzey featuring The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett.
SUN 09:00 Ladies of Letters (b00wr8st)
Ladies of Letters Make Mincemeat
Omnibus
Recipes and Christmas survival tips from the worst of pen friends Vera and Irene. Stars Patricia Routledge and Prunella Scales.
SUN 10:15 Evelyn Waugh Short Stories (b007k30q)
On Guard 2/2
On Guard: A small dog called Hector comes to dominate his mistress's life while her fiance is abroad. Read by Crawford Logan. From March 2003.
SUN 10:30 Mr Finchley Goes to Paris (b007jzrh)
Episode 3
Edgar finally meets his client and visits a fair. But will this bring down the curtain on his visit?
Starring Richard Griffiths as shy solicitor's clerk, Edgar Finchley.
Lawrence Hume ...... Piers Gibbon
Robert Gillespie ...... James Cohen
Mr Hammerton ...... Nicky Henson
Marie Peters ...... Serena Evans
Michel ...... Jeffrey Holland
Jerome Giraud ...... Simon Roberts
Robert Gillespie ...... James Cohen
Gaston ...... David Howarth
Narrated by James Villiers.
Written by Victor Canning and adapted for radio by Andy and Eric Merriman.
Producer: Gareth Edwards
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in June 1994.
SUN 11:00 Radio Fun: The Story of Radio Comedy (b007jtmq)
Episode 11
Russell Davies reviews 1970s comedy hits, from 'I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again' to 'The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy'.
SUN 11:30 Winston (b00g1hb2)
Winston at Christmas
Nancy has always had lovely family Christmases. So happy. So loving. So.... But then she discovers Winston filling his pillowcases with all the food from the fridge.
Festive episode of Peter Tinniswood's bawdy comedy series.
Starring Shirley Dixon as Nancy, Bill Wallis as Winston, Maurice Denham as Father, Liz Goulding as Rosie and Christian Rodska as William.
Director: Shaun MacLoughlin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on Christmas Day, 1991.
SUN 12:00 Beyond Our Ken (b009npzf)
Desert island doings for the Swiss Family Horne - and 'Hornerama' probes the press. Stars Kenneth Horne. From November 1960.
SUN 12:30 The Men from the Ministry (b007jplx)
The Whitehall Castaways
When the bungling bureaucrats tackle London's parks, they soon get in a flap.
Stars Richard Murdoch and Deryck Guyler.
With Norma Ronald, Ronald Baddiley and John Graham.
Written by Edward Taylor and John Graham.
'The Men from the Ministry' ran for 14 series between 1962 and 1977. Deryck Guyler replaced Wilfrid Hyde-White from 1966. Sadly many episodes didn't survive in the archive, however the BBC's Transcription Service re-recorded 14 shows in 1980 - never broadcast in the UK, until the arrival of BBC Radio 4 Extra.
Producer: Edward Taylor
First broadcast on the BBC Radio 4 in July 1976.
SUN 13:00 Theo (b007jt2n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 02:30 today]
SUN 14:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00wr9mm)
And Now in Colour - Stately Home
The team take the audience on a posh day out. Starring Tim de Jongh, William Vandyck and Tim Firth. From January 1991.
SUN 15:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00wr9mr)
Atomic Tales - Their Gaze Was Green
Classic American 1950s sci-fi. Our heroes are faced with Venusian terrorists.
SUN 15:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00rd830)
Gus Murdoch's Sacred Cows: Pubs
The incisive reporter investigates Britain's public houses. Written by and starring Stephen Carlin. From November 2008.
SUN 15:45 Comedy Catch-Up (b00rd6p2)
Spats: Science v the Arts
Comedian Luke Roberts tries to solve the big arguments using light entertainment. With Stephen Critchlow. From July 2007.
SUN 16:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00wr9mw)
Nebulous - Genius of the Aftermath
Given a second chance, can the Professor prevent the Isle of Wight's demise? Stars Mark Gatiss and David Warner. From May 2008.
SUN 16:30 The Now Show (b00wr9nl)
Fresh from 4 - Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present a satirical look at the week's news. From 10 December 2010.
SUN 17:00 Radio Fun: The Story of Radio Comedy (b007jtmq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
SUN 17:30 Winston (b00g1hb2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:30 today]
SUN 18:00 Doctor Who (b00sh12y)
Orbis
Episode 2
Can Lucie restore the Time Lord's memory in time to save the planet from destruction? Stars Paul McGann and Sheridan Smith.
SUN 18:30 A Short History of Gothic (b00pd7cm)
Clytie
By Eudora Welty. Watery parallels to Greek mythology, as life gets too much for a woman in Mississippi. Read by Barbara Barnes.
SUN 19:00 Beyond Our Ken (b009npzf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]
SUN 19:30 The Men from the Ministry (b007jplx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
SUN 20:00 Ladies of Letters (b00wr8st)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SUN 21:15 Evelyn Waugh Short Stories (b007k30q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 today]
SUN 21:30 Mr Finchley Goes to Paris (b007jzrh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]
SUN 22:00 The Shuttleworths (b007p1np)
John Shuttleworth's Open Mind
The Bermuda Triangle
John Shuttleworth takes a look into the Bermuda Triangle. Let's hope that he and his agent Ken don't disappear!
Sheffield's premier singer-songwriter concludes his probe into unsolved phenomena.
Written and performed by Graham Fellows.
Additional material by Dean Wilkinson.
Producer: Dawn Ellis
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2006.
SUN 22:30 Bleak Expectations (b00d06pc)
Series 1
A Childhood Cruelly Kippered
Mark Evans's Dickensian spoof reveals the downward spiral of young Pip Bin's life. Stars Richard Johnson. From August 2008.
SUN 23:00 Swots (b00wr9p5)
Swots
Episode 8
Stand-in Headmistress Jo Caulfield presides over her unruly celebrity pupils. With Russell Kane and Phil Nicol. From July 2010.
SUN 23:30 Gus Murdoch's Sacred Cows (b00fgq45)
Bank Hols
Incisive reporter Gus Murdoch investigates the pros and cons of bank holidays.
Written by and starring Stephen Carlin.
With Neil Edmond, Margaret Cabourn-Smith, Stephen Carlin, Helen Longworth and Chris Pavlo.
Producer: Tilusha Ghelani
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in November 2008.
SUN 23:45 Spats (b007szfv)
Series 1
Religion v Atheism (and Other Religions)
Comedian Luke Roberts tries to solve the big arguments using light entertainment. With Nadia Kamil. From July 2007.


MONDAY 20 DECEMBER 2010

MON 00:00 Doctor Who (b00sh12y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday]
MON 00:30 A Short History of Gothic (b00pd7cm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Sunday]
MON 01:00 Theo (b007jt2n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 02:30 on Sunday]
MON 02:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00wr9mm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Sunday]
MON 03:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00wr9mr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Sunday]
MON 03:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00rd830)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:30 on Sunday]
MON 03:45 Comedy Catch-Up (b00rd6p2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:45 on Sunday]
MON 04:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00wr9mw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 on Sunday]
MON 04:30 The Now Show (b00wr9nl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:30 on Sunday]
MON 05:00 Mary Norton - The Borrowers (b00tkmm7)
Episode 1
Tiny Arrietty Clock lives with her family under the floorboards, but their cosy world faces new challenges. Stars Clare Corbett.
MON 05:45 Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories (b00qhrwf)
Beginning of the Armadilloes
First published in 1902, the fantastical tale of a hedgehog and tortoise is read by David Davis.
MON 06:00 20/12/2010 (b00wr9qq)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
MON 08:00 Round the Horne (b00j05wv)
Series 1
Episode 8
Who killed the Amazing Proudbasket? And Kenneth Horne trolls round to 'Bona Tours' - courtesy of Julian and Sandy.
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 April 1965.
MON 08:30 Rudy's Rare Records (b00p4mcp)
Series 1
The Heart of Saturday Night
Bad news for the trio when burglars ransack their record store in Brum.
The collisions of life for Grandad Rudy, father Adam and son Richie living crammed together over an old record store in Birmingham.
Generational comedy written by Danny Robins and Dan Tetsell from an original idea by Lenny Henry.
Adam Sharpe ...... Lenny Henry
Richie Sharp ...... Joe Jacobs
Rudy Sharpe ...... Larrington Walker
Tasha ...... Natasha Godfrey
Clifton ...... Jeffery Kissoon
Doctor ...... Tracy-Ann Oberman
DJ Karel ...... Andrew Brooke
Trev the Hoodie ...... Doc Brown
Producer: Lucy Armitage.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2008.
MON 09:00 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b0080r03)
Series 2
The Tiff
Author Gerald and his wife Diana squabble over a lunch date.
The convoluted chronicle of an optimistic author starring Ian Carmichael as Gerald C Potter and Charlotte Mitchell as his wife.
With Geoffrey Matthews and Edward Kelsey.
Written by Basil Boothroyd.
Producer: Bobby Jaye
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1977.
MON 09:30 Coming Alive (b007k22v)
Series 1
Hostage to Fortune
A troubled community centre visitor puts ex-convict Terry in danger. Stars Karl Howman and Phyllis Logan. From February 1999.
MON 10:00 Nikolai Gogol - Dead Souls (b00wr9rh)
Episode 1
When Chichikov arrives in a Russian town with the Narrator to tout for dead serfs, suspicions are aroused. Stars Michael Palin.
MON 11:00 Old Peter's Russian Tales (b008hz9n)
Series 1
Sadko
A forester tells his grandchildren about a legendary musical hero. Dramatisation of Arthur Ransome's story with Trevor Cooper.
MON 11:15 Peter Tinniswood - On the Whole It's Been Jolly Good (b007jqrr)
Maurice Denham is former MP Sir Plympton Makepeace reflecting on 60 glorious years in power. Peter Tinniswood's comic monologue.
MON 12:00 Round the Horne (b00j05wv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 12:30 Mind Your Own Business! (b009hshb)
A Moving Experience
With talk of relocating his company, tycoon Jimmy fancies life as a country gent. Stars Bernard Cribbins. From December 1987.
MON 13:00 DI Cromwell - Jagged Prayer (b00c36bm)
Where's Father Jack?
A suspicious death in a pond unites the kindly Detective Inspector Cromwell and convent Mother Helen - a nun with a nose for crime.
Are they about to embark on a long and unlikely relationship?
Timothy Spall stars as DI Cromwell and Cheryl Campbell as Mother Helen.
Crime and convents, the police and perdition come together in comedy writer and former monk Robert Smith's series of mysteries.
DI Cromwell ...... Timothy Spall
Mother Helen ...... Cheryl Campbell
DC Kelp ...... Jeremy Finch
Father Jack ...... Jonathan Olivet
Sister ...... Beth Chalmers
Nun ...... Gemma Saunders
Producer: Ned Chaillet
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2000.
MON 13:30 Adam Dalgliesh - Cover Her Face (b008ycyr)
1. Murder
A murder in an East Anglian village reveals hidden passions beneath the calm surface.
Robin Ellis stars as detective Adam Dalgliesh in the debut crime novel of PD James.
Co-starring Sian Phillips and Hugh Grant.
Cover Her Face was first published in 1962, where the author created her famous poetry-writing detective who went on to feature in many more of her stories.
Dramatised in four-parts by Neville Teller.
Inspector Adam Dalgliesh .... Robin Ellis
Mrs Maxie …. Sian Phillips
Felix Hearne …. Hugh Grant
Deborah …. Beatie Edney
Stephen Maxie …. David Thorpe
Catherine Bowers …. Oona Beeson
Miss Liddell …. Kate Binchy
Dr Epps …. Philip Anthony
Martha …. Jill Graham
Sally Jupp …. Melanie Hudson
Mrs Webster …. Linda Polan
Producer: Matthew Walters
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1993.
MON 14:00 Charles Dickens (b00s7fbg)
Sketches by Boz: Series 2
The Boarding House
Mrs Tibbs is the owner of a most respectable Boarding House, until the arrival of a mysterious new lodger.
Gloriously comic stories of London Life by Charles Dickens - dramatised by Stephen Wyatt.
Boz ...... Nicholas Farrell
Mrs Tibbs ...... Imelda Staunton
Mrs Bloss ...... Annette Badland
Mr Tibbs ...... Christopher Hancock
Agnes ...... Tracy-Ann Oberman
Mr Evenson ...... Stephen Critchlow
Mr Wisbottle ...... Peter Gunn
Mr O’Bleary ...... Jason O’Mara
Director: Sally Avens
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1999.
MON 14:30 Angelic Hosts (b00wr9rw)
And We Flew into Bethlehem
A grandfather recalls his encounter with the Angel Gabriel. Paul Copley and Robert Hastie read Michael Morpurgo's story.
MON 14:45 Cribbins at Christmas (b00wr9s2)
A Walk in the Park with Hodges
A wily dog smells trouble when his owner meets an old acquaintance from school. Bernard Cribbins reads Alan Plater's story.
MON 15:00 A Short History of Ireland (b007m72q)
The Battle of the Boyne; Galloping Hogan, Sarsfield and the Walls of Limerick
The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
MON 15:15 The Light of Evening (b00wr9t1)
7 Premiere
The literary ambitions of Dilly's daughter, Eleanora leaves her jealous husband feeling threatened. Read by Tina Kellegher.
MON 15:30 The Inn at the Edge of the World (b00wr9t3)
Episode 1
Eric plans to fill his Scottish island hotel by offering a Christmas escape. Alexandra Mathie reads Alice Thomas Ellis' story.
MON 15:45 Santa - A Life (b00wr9t5)
Episode 1
Jeremy Seal's quest to discover the real St Nicholas takes him from Santa's Kingdom in Birmingham - to Turkey. Read by Alan Cox.
MON 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00wr9t9)
Children's stories presented by Chris Pizzey featuring The Boy Who Sprouted Antlers, Harriet Bean and the League of Cheats, Midnight for Charlie Bone and The Twitches.
MON 17:00 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b0080r03)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
MON 17:30 Coming Alive (b007k22v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
MON 18:00 The Heart of Hark'un (b007v25z)
Episode 2
Novice sorcerer Arcos is appalled by Kaddah's behaviour. Alviza is attacked mentally.
A fantasy-adventure by Peter Thomson and Jamie Thomson.
Arcos ..... Francis Thomson
Kaddah ..... Trevor Peacock
Vanna ..... Elizabeth Whiting
Shazir ..... Crawford Logan
Bereneth ..... Edward Kelsey
Va ..... Melanie Hudson
Alviza ..... Emma Fielding
Zander ..... Robert Portal
The General ..... Clarence Smith
Producer: Peter Hutchings
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in September 1991.
MON 18:30 Susan Hill - The Woman in Black (b007jlpk)
1. A Journey and a Funeral
Retired solicitor Arthur Kipps recalls his visit to the remote market town of Crythin Gifford - and the isolated house of the reclusive Mrs Drablow...
John Woodvine and Robert Glenister star in Susan Hill's chilling ghost story.
Dramatised in four parts by Jon Strickland.
Young Kipps ...... Robert Glenister
Old Kipps ...... John Woodvine
Esme ...... Paula Tilbrook
Samuel ...... Rod Arthur
Tomes ...... Christopher Kent
Bentley ...... Stuart Richman
Isobelle ...... Jane Marlow
Oliver ...... Jason Done
Music composed by Derek Pearce.
Directed at BBC Manchester by Chris Wallis.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in December 1993.
MON 19:00 Round the Horne (b00j05wv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 19:30 Mind Your Own Business! (b009hshb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
MON 20:00 DI Cromwell - Jagged Prayer (b00c36bm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]
MON 20:30 Adam Dalgliesh - Cover Her Face (b008ycyr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]
MON 21:00 Old Peter's Russian Tales (b008hz9n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
MON 21:15 Peter Tinniswood - On the Whole It's Been Jolly Good (b007jqrr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
MON 22:00 Rudy's Rare Records (b00p4mcp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 22:30 Revolting People (b00wr9v4)
Series 4
Reunion
Samuel and company hit London, where McGurk has a family get-together. 1775 America sitcom starring Andy Hamilton. From May 2006.
MON 23:00 Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World (b007jtpd)
Series 2
The Sea
Why did Turner paint the sea so often? Was it its timeless majesty, or because he couldn't draw hands properly?
From Liverpool University - this is the cult New Age comedy that answers the questions which leave other shows scratching their beards.
Starring Stewart Lee and Richard Herring.
With Carla Mendonca, Armando Iannucci and the voice of Tom Baker.
Producer: Sarah Smith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1993.
MON 23:30 Atomic Tales (b007jx70)
And Mother Makes Millions
A chilling world without children? The battle is on to save the human race from ravaged Earth.
1950s American sci-fi spoof.
Starring the talents of:
John Guerrasio
Jeff Harding
Allison Warnyca
Lewis McLeod
Colin Stinton
Liza Ross.
Written by Adam Tandy and Nat Sones.
Producer: Adam Bromley.
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in August 2006.


TUESDAY 21 DECEMBER 2010

TUE 00:00 The Heart of Hark'un (b007v25z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:30 Susan Hill - The Woman in Black (b007jlpk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 DI Cromwell - Jagged Prayer (b00c36bm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 Adam Dalgliesh - Cover Her Face (b008ycyr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 Old Peter's Russian Tales (b008hz9n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:15 Peter Tinniswood - On the Whole It's Been Jolly Good (b007jqrr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 Nikolai Gogol - Dead Souls (b00wr9rh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b0080r03)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:30 Coming Alive (b007k22v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 Mary Norton - The Borrowers (b00tkyn2)
Episode 2
Tiny Arrietty Clock has escaped the ratcatcher, but how will she survive in her family's new world? Stars Paula Wilcox.
TUE 05:45 Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories (b00qyqqj)
The Elephant's Child
First published in 1902, the fantastical tale of a very curious animal is read by David Davis.
TUE 06:00 21/12/2010 (b00wrcnb)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
TUE 08:00 After Henry (b00fzc3s)
A Week of Sundays
"It seemed a bit sad that we weren't doing the full Christmas bit this year, and I thought maybe it'd be a good idea if we had our own little Christmas lunch on Sunday..."
Sarah bickers with daughter Clare and mother Eleanor bicker over their festive planning.
Simon Brett's comedy about three generations of women - struggling to cope after the death of Sarah's GP husband - who never quite manage to see eye to eye.
Starring Prunella Scales as Sarah, Joan Sanderson as Eleanor, Gerry Cowper as Clare, Benjamin Whitrow as Russell and Alan Thompson as the Customer.
Four radio series were made, but instead of moving to BBC TV - Thames Television produced 'After Henry' for the ITV network.
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1985.
TUE 08:30 Married (b00dbqws)
Series 3
Episode 2
With the two universes collided, Dirk sees an ideal opportunity to make money so opens 'Cafe Apocalypse'. This gives Robin ample opportunity to dole out some of his usual scathing criticism - especially as Lesley has decided to display her new artwork there too...
Hugh Bonneville stars in the third series of the comedy drama about a confirmed bachelor Robin Lightfoot dealing with life in a parallel universe where he has kids and an ex-wife who hates him.
With Josie Lawrence as Lesley, Stephen Frost as Dirk, Ann Gosling as Maxine, Sam Bradley as Ned and Arthur Smith as Arthur Smith.
Written by Tony Bagley.
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2001.
TUE 09:00 Flying the Flag (b00c39mw)
Series 3
Drugs, Mr Ambassador?
"Drugs, Mr Ambassador?"
"We didn't need drugs in my day, William. We had something else to sustain us - we called them standards."
Fortified by caffeine, nicotine and alcohol, the diplomats tackle the drug barons.
Series 3 of Alex Shearer's Eastern bloc embassy sitcom.
Starring Dinsdale Landen as HM Ambassador Mackenzie, Peter Acre as William Frost, Moir Leslie as Helen Waterson, Stephen Greif as US Ambassador Spiro Weinberg and Christopher Benjamin as Colonel Surikov.
Producer: Neil Cargill
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1990.
TUE 09:30 Linda Smith's A Brief History of Timewasting (b008ycft)
Series 2
New Islington
With London house prices going stratospheric in the East End, Linda gets a valuation.
Sitcom written by and starring Linda Smith.
With Femi Elufowoju Jnr, Jeremy Hardy, Martin Hyder, Margaret John and Chris Neill.
Special guest: Dillie Keane
Producer: Jon Rolph
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2002.
TUE 10:00 Nikolai Gogol - Dead Souls (b00wrcng)
Episode 2
Arrested Chichikov escapes, determined to become honest. But his past soon catches up with him. Stars Michael Palin.
TUE 11:00 Old Peter's Russian Tales (b008j032)
Series 1
Fool of the World
A forester tells his grandchildren about a not so clever man. Dramatisation of Arthur Ransome's story with Trevor Cooper.
TUE 11:15 Peter Tinniswood (b007q9f4)
Anton in Eastbourne
Mr Anton arrives for a sojourn. He expects to meet a young lady with a little dog. He knows her stories well. But he doesn't yet seem to know his own.
Peter Tinniswood's last play was created as a tribute for Chekhov admirer, Paul Scofield.
Anton ...... Paul Scofield
Miss Mansfield ...... Emma Fielding
Mr Kember ...... Stephen Thorne
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2002.
TUE 12:00 After Henry (b00fzc3s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 12:30 Little Blighty on the Down (b00wrctm)
The village's rich history is staged - but the audience is revolting. Political satire with John Baddeley. From December 1989.
TUE 13:00 DI Cromwell - Jagged Prayer (b00c3d42)
Icon, or A Pocketful of Nuns
A murder brought them together, but for Detective Inspector Cromwell and Mother Helen within her enclosed convent, it's the theft of an icon that reunites them.
And there's also the small problem of Monsignor Nietzsche.
Timothy Spall stars as DI Cromwell and Cheryl Campbell as Mother Helen.
Crime and convents, the police and perdition come together in comedy writer and former monk Robert Smith's series of mysteries.
DI Cromwell ...... Timothy Spall
Mother Helen ...... Cheryl Campbell
DC Kelp ...... Jeremy Finch
Monsignor Nietzsche ...... Sandor Eles
Sister Demi ...... Elizabeth Bell
Radio/Tannoy ...... Beth Chalmers
Producer: Ned Chaillet
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2000.
TUE 13:30 Adam Dalgliesh - Cover Her Face (b008ypyg)
2. Investigation
Inspector Adam Dalgliesh arrives on the scene to investigate the murder of Sally Jupp in a peaceful Essex village.
Robin Ellis stars as Dalgliesh with Sian Phillips and Hugh Grant.
PD James's debut crime novel about her gentleman detective.
Inspector Adam Dalgliesh .... Robin Ellis
Mrs Maxie …. Sian Phillips
Felix …. Hugh Grant
Deborah …. Beatie Edney
Catherine …. Oona Beeson
Miss Liddell …. Kate Binchy
Stephen …. David Thorpe
Dr Epps …. Philip Anthony
Martha ... Jill Graham
Thornton/Hicks …. John Church
Sgt Martin …. Steve Hodson
Inspector Manning …. John Fleming
Police Doctor …. John Baddeley
Dramatised by Neville Teller.
Producer: Matthew Walters
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1993.
TUE 14:00 Charles Dickens (b00sb96j)
Sketches by Boz: Series 2
Horatio Sparkins
The socially ambitious Maldertons are delighted when their unmarried daughter receives the attentions of the romantic Mr Sparkins.
But who exactly is he?
Gloriously comic stories of London Life by Charles Dickens - dramatised by Stephen Wyatt.
Boz ...... Nicholas Farrell
Mr Malderton ...... DavidHaig
Mrs Malderton ...... Tessa Worsley
Teresa Malderton ...... Sarah-Jane Holm
Thomas Malderton ...... Adrian Schiller
Horatio Sparkins ...... Julian Rhind-Tutt
Flamwell ...... Patrick Barlow
Director: Sally Avens
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1999
TUE 14:30 Angelic Hosts (b00wrctt)
Kali is Dancing for Me
A Hindu woman from England has a life-changing dream whilst visiting India. Yasmin Wilde reads Tanika Gupta's story.
TUE 14:45 Cribbins at Christmas (b00wsyn3)
Ho! Ho! Ho!
Christmas isn't quite so jolly for septuagenarian Leonard working as Santa Claus. Bernard Cribbins reads Stephen Wyatt's story.
TUE 15:00 A Short History of Ireland (b007m9sg)
Athlone and Aughrim; Limerick - A Second Siege and a Treaty
The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
TUE 15:15 The Light of Evening (b00wrcty)
7 Premiere
Eleanora's marriage to Herman is all but over, but her mother Dilly expresses her fierce disapproval. Read by Tina Kellegher.
TUE 15:30 The Inn at the Edge of the World (b00wrcv2)
Episode 2
After luring guests with his ad for an island escape, frugal Eric makes his Christmas preparations. Read by Alexandra Mathie.
TUE 15:45 Santa - A Life (b00wrcv6)
Episode 2
Tracing the myth of Saint Nicholas back to Turkey, the writer finds mysterious relics - including a finger. Read by Alan Cox.
TUE 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00wrcvb)
Children's stories presented by Chris Pizzey featuring The Boy Who Sprouted Antlers, Harriet Bean and the League of Cheats, Midnight for Charlie Bone and The Twitches.
TUE 17:00 Flying the Flag (b00c39mw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
TUE 17:30 Linda Smith's A Brief History of Timewasting (b008ycft)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
TUE 18:00 The Heart of Hark'un (b007jq8x)
Episode 3
Shaznir calls on the power of the Deadlands, while Arcos meets a strange Brotherhood.
A fantasy-adventure by Peter Thomson and Jamie Thomson.
Arcos ..... Francis Thomson
Kaddah ..... Trevor Peacock
Vanna ..... Elizabeth Whiting
Shazir ..... Crawford Logan
Bereneth ..... Edward Kelsey
Va ..... Melanie Hudson
Alviza ..... Emma Fielding
Zander ..... Robert Portal
The General ..... Clarence Smith
Rashiq ..... Theresa Streatfeild
Producer: Peter Hutchings
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in September 1991.
TUE 18:30 Susan Hill - The Woman in Black (b007jlps)
2. A Causeway and a Pony Trap
Solicitor Arthur Kipps feels rattled spending the night in the eerie isolated house of the reclusive Mrs Drablow...
John Woodvine and Robert Glenister star in Susan Hill's chilling ghost story.
Dramatised by Jon Strickland.
.
Young Kipps ...... Robert Glenister
Old Kipps ...... John Woodvine
Esme ...... Paula Tilbrook
Bentley ...... Stuart Richman
Keckwick ...... James Quinn
Music composed by Derek Pearce.
Directed at BBC Manchester by Chris Wallis
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in December 1993.
TUE 19:00 After Henry (b00fzc3s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 19:30 Little Blighty on the Down (b00wrctm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
TUE 20:00 DI Cromwell - Jagged Prayer (b00c3d42)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]
TUE 20:30 Adam Dalgliesh - Cover Her Face (b008ypyg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]
TUE 21:00 Old Peter's Russian Tales (b008j032)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
TUE 21:15 Peter Tinniswood (b007q9f4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
TUE 22:00 Married (b00dbqws)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 22:30 Nebulous (b00wrcvg)
Series 3
The Past Must Be Destroyed
The Professor probes a spate of missing lecturers at his 'alma mater'. Stars Mark Gatiss and Graham Crowden. From May 2008.
TUE 23:00 Little Britain (b008l1sx)
Series 1
Episode 5
Back where it premiered, Matt Lucas and David Walliams' oddball TV smash hit - without the cameras.
Hypnotist Kenny Craig goes swimming, ex-mafia man Joey the Stool visits the library and Fat Fighters leader Marjorie Dawes receives some bad news.
The sketch show which examines ordinary life in Britain as lived by some less than ordinary British folk.
With Jean Ainslie, Tom Baker, Samantha Power and Paul Putner.
Music: David Arnold
Producer: Ashley Blaker.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2001.
TUE 23:30 The Jason Byrne Show (b00n1jtw)
Series 1
Medicine
Probing a fresh theme each week, the award-winning comic hosts stand-up and sketches. With Ivan Brackenbury. From August 2008.


WEDNESDAY 22 DECEMBER 2010

WED 00:00 The Heart of Hark'un (b007jq8x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 Susan Hill - The Woman in Black (b007jlps)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 DI Cromwell - Jagged Prayer (b00c3d42)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 Adam Dalgliesh - Cover Her Face (b008ypyg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 Old Peter's Russian Tales (b008j032)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Tuesday]
WED 02:15 Peter Tinniswood (b007q9f4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Tuesday]
WED 03:00 Nikolai Gogol - Dead Souls (b00wrcng)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 Flying the Flag (b00c39mw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:30 Linda Smith's A Brief History of Timewasting (b008ycft)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 At the back of the North Wind (b007jv0c)
Riding the Sky
George MacDonald's tale of a young boy's incredible journey of discovery. Stars Juliet Stevenson, Joss Ackland and Tom Fleming.
WED 06:00 22/12/2010 (b00wsp4n)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007k06k)
Series 6
The Christmas Club
The lad lives to regret answering a knock at the front door.
Starring Tony Hancock. With Sidney James, Wilfred Babbage, Hugh Morton and Frank Partington.
Written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.
Theme and incidental music written by Wally Stott.
Producer: Tom Ronald
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in December 1959.
WED 08:30 Another Case of Milton Jones (b00ly5jq)
Series 1
World's Greatest Chess Master
The surreal comedian tackles an expert role each week, with no ability whatsoever. With Tom Goodman-Hill. From October 2005.
WED 09:00 PG Wodehouse - Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves (b007jqgh)
Bartholomew, Blackmail and Barefaced Lies
An expensive statue lands Bertie Wooster in a pickle.
PG Wodehouse romp adapted in six-parts by Richard Usborne.
Starring Michael Hordern as Jeeves, Richard Briers as Bertie Wooster, Paul Eddington as Roderick Spode, John Le Mesurier as Sir Watkin Bassett, Ronald Fraser as Major Plank, Jonathan Cecil as Boko Fittleworth, Denise Coffey as Stiffy Bing and Percy Edwards as Bartholemew the Dog.
Producer: David Hatch
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1980.
WED 09:30 Old Dog and Partridge (b007w3j9)
Episode 4
A ladykiller woos Mrs Drummond and Nicola is determined to find the right present for her dad Jack's birthday.
Joe Turner’s six-part sitcom stars Michael Williams as Jack, Lisa Coleman as Nicola, Cherry Morris as Mrs Drummond, Simon Greenall as Andy and Finetime Fontayne as Arthur.
Producer: Liz Anstee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1999.
WED 10:00 At the back of the North Wind (b007jv0c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]
WED 11:00 Old Peter's Russian Tales (b008j0cn)
Series 1
Baba Yaga
A forester tells his grandchildren about a legendary witch. Dramatisation of Arthur Ransome's story with Trevor Cooper.
WED 11:15 PL Travers - The Fox at the Manger (b00g227d)
When a fox meets the Messiah at the Nativity, he offers up his cunning. Magical story starring Wendy Hiller and Alec McCowen.
WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007k06k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 12:30 Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead (b008h67c)
How even the best laid festive plans can go awry and a message from your milkman. Stars Ronnie Barker. From December 1971.
WED 13:00 DI Cromwell - Jagged Prayer (b00c3k9d)
Sister, Brother
When a convicted forger decides on a new career as a nun, the sex change is just the beginning of his problems. And DI Cromwell is not amused when Mother Helen is put in danger.
Crime and convents, the police and perdition come together in comedy writer and former monk Robert Smith's mystery.
Starring Timothy Spall as DI Cromwell, Cheryl Campbell as Mother Helen, Jeremy Finch as DC Kelp and Stephen Critchlow as Sister Paula.
Producer: Ned Chaillet
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2000.
WED 13:30 Adam Dalgliesh - Cover Her Face (b008yszy)
3. Fresh Leads
As Inspector Dalgliesh continues his investigation, the evidence points to one of the family. But which one?
Robin Ellis stars as Dalgliesh with Sian Phillips and Hugh Grant.
PD James's debut crime novel about her gentleman detective.
Inspector Adam Dalgliesh …. Robin Ellis
Mrs Maxie …. Sian Phillips
Felix Hearne …. Hugh Grant
Deborah Riscoe …. Beatie Edney
Stephen Maxie …. David Thorpe
Catherine Bowers …. Oona Beeson
Derek Pullen …. David Holt
Mrs Proctor …. Jillie Meers
Johnny Wilcox/Lilly Burwood …. Susan Sheridan
Sgt Martin …. Steve Hodson
Mr Wilson …. John Fleming
Sir Reynold Price …. Jonathan Adams
Miss Malpass …. Linda Polan
The Rev Hinks …. John Church
James Ritchie …. James Telfer
Dramatised by Neville Teller.
Producer: Matthew Walters
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1993.
WED 14:00 Anthony Trollope - Christmas Day at Kirkby Cottage (b00pfkw1)
A young man comes to spend Christmas with the family of his godfather, a clergyman in an English village. Predictably, he falls in love with the beautiful daughter, Isabel - but they need the help of her little sister, Mabel, and the patient counselling of her mother, too, before the course of true love finally runs smooth...
Anthony Trollope's Victorian comedy stars Finty Williams as Isabel Lownd, Chris Larkin as Maurice Archer, John Rhys-Davies as the Reverend John Lownd, Julia McKenzie as Alice Lownd and Lizzie Bowling as Mabel Lownd.
Mary Wimbush (pictured during recording) makes a delightful cameo - in what turned out to be one of her very last recordings - as Miss Dimbleby.
Master novelist Anthony Trollope (1815-82) is best-loved for his Barsetshire Chronicles and Palliser series. But he also wrote a handful of short stories for magazines on Christmas themes, of which this is the most delicate and enchanting.
"This comedy of two young lovers is an entertaining glimpse of mid-Victorian England, and to many will be entirely new, for it has been reprinted only rarely since its appearance in Routledge's Christmas Annual for 1870. Trollope was fifty-five when he wrote this story, but his vast energy and his genial, peppery enjoyment of life were still untouched by age. He had bidden farewell to Barsetshire - and resigned from the Post Office - three years earlier. But some of his best novels were still to come, including The Eustace Diamonds and The Way We Live Now." - WILLIAM STRODE
A Radio Theatre Production. First broadcast on BBC Radio 7 in 2009.
WED 14:30 Angelic Hosts (b00wssmn)
The Green Angel
A painting stirs the memory of a life-changing incident for a former criminal. David Rintoul reads John Burnside's story.
WED 14:45 Cribbins at Christmas (b00wsynh)
The Happy Prince
A lovesick swallow and a once-golden statue form a heartbreaking, emotional bond. Bernard Cribbins reads Oscar Wilde's story.
WED 15:00 A Short History of Ireland (b007mc8p)
The Wild Geese; The Penal Laws
The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
WED 15:15 The Light of Evening (b00wst9n)
7 Premiere
Bed-bound Dilly remembers a broken engagement - and yearns for a visit from her daughter Eleanora. Read by Tina Kellegher.
WED 15:30 The Inn at the Edge of the World (b00wst9q)
Episode 3
The guests drawn to Eric's hotel discover the island isn't quite the idyllic haven they hoped for. Read by Alexandra Mathie.
WED 15:45 Santa - A Life (b00wst9s)
Episode 3
From Myra to Bari - the writer tracks the 11th century European battles for the bones of Saint Nicholas. Read by Alan Cox.
WED 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00wst9v)
Children's stories presented by Chris Pizzey featuring The Boy Who Sprouted Antlers, Harriet Bean and the League of Cheats and Midnight for Charlie Bone.
WED 17:00 PG Wodehouse - Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves (b007jqgh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
WED 17:30 Old Dog and Partridge (b007w3j9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
WED 18:00 The Heart of Hark'un (b007jq8l)
Episode 4
One word is the key to the Grimoire. But is Arcos able to harness its magical power?
A fantasy-adventure by Peter Thomson and Jamie Thomson.
Arcos ..... Francis Thomson
Kaddah ..... Trevor Peacock
Vanna ..... Elizabeth Whiting
Shazir ..... Crawford Logan
Bereneth ..... Edward Kelsey
Va ..... Melanie Hudson
Alviza ..... Emma Fielding
Zander ..... Robert Portal
The General ..... Clarence Smith
Rashiq ..... Theresa Streatfeild
Producer: Peter Hutchings
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in September 1991.
WED 18:30 Susan Hill - The Woman in Black (b007jz83)
3. The Nursery and a Child
As thick fog descends, the ghostly encounters continue for solicitor Arthur Kipps when he returns to the eerie isolated house of the reclusive Mrs Drablow...
John Woodvine and Robert Glenister star in Susan Hill's chilling ghost story.
Dramatised by Jon Strickland.
Young Kipps ...... Robert Glenister
Old Kipps ...... John Woodvine
Esme ...... Paula Tilbrook
Bentley ...... Stuart Richman
Mrs Daily ...... Diane Whitley
Samuel Daily ...... Rod Arthur
Music composed by Derek Pearce.
Directed at BBC Manchester by Chris Wallis
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in December 1993.
WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007k06k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 19:30 Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead (b008h67c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
WED 20:00 DI Cromwell - Jagged Prayer (b00c3k9d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]
WED 20:30 Adam Dalgliesh - Cover Her Face (b008yszy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]
WED 21:00 Old Peter's Russian Tales (b008j0cn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
WED 21:15 PL Travers - The Fox at the Manger (b00g227d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
WED 22:00 Another Case of Milton Jones (b00ly5jq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 22:30 The Big Booth (b007jryj)
Series 2: The Big Booth Too
Episode 6
Half an hour of mistaken identity, stolen photographic negatives and songs about anglepoise lamps
With Big AI, Stephen Frost, Rich Hall, Vivienne Soan, Jim Sweeney and Mariella Frostrup -who is not Magnus Magnusson. Or James Mason.
Boothby Graffoe concludes his series of surreal laughs.
Written by Boothby Graffoe and Dave Thompson.
Producer: Lucy Armitage
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2001.
WED 23:00 Mastering the Universe (b00wstg6)
Series 1
Christmas
Professor Joy Klamp explores ways to make the festive season truly miserable. Stars Dawn French. From December 2005.
WED 23:15 Sir Henry at Rawlinson End (b00s6n86)
A Christmas Eating at Rawlinson End
The surreal saga of a dynasty delicately balanced on the edge of sanity.
Written by and starring Viv Stanshall.
Contains an edit of an original John Peel session as first heard on BBC Radio 1.
Music composed and performed by Viv Stanshall using additional musicians.
Producer: John Walters
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1996.
WED 23:30 The Million Pound Radio Show (b008vr3v)
Series 2
Episode 1
Tackling burglars and TV war reports revealed. Andy Hamilton and Nick Revell's sharp-edged topical humour. From August 1986.


THURSDAY 23 DECEMBER 2010

THU 00:00 The Heart of Hark'un (b007jq8l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 Susan Hill - The Woman in Black (b007jz83)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 DI Cromwell - Jagged Prayer (b00c3k9d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Adam Dalgliesh - Cover Her Face (b008yszy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Old Peter's Russian Tales (b008j0cn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 PL Travers - The Fox at the Manger (b00g227d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 At the back of the North Wind (b007jv0c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 PG Wodehouse - Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves (b007jqgh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 Old Dog and Partridge (b007w3j9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 At the back of the North Wind (b00wswjd)
A New Home
George MacDonald's tale of a young boy's incredible journey of discovery. Stars Juliet Stevenson, Joss Ackland and Tom Fleming.
THU 06:00 23/12/2010 (b00wswy6)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
THU 08:00 The Goon Show (b007jl7f)
Series 10
A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens' Christmas tale takes a bashing from Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers and Harry Secombe.
THU 09:30 The Harpoon (b00g31qh)
Christmas Special
A glowing Yuletide feast in the pages of the golden magazine's bumper Christmas special.
Enjoy the snow-capped lettering and a silver sixpence hidden in the middle.
With Susie Brann, Alistair McGowan, Mary Elliot-Nelson, Peter Baynham and Julian Dutton.
Producer: Sarah Smith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1991.
THU 10:00 At the back of the North Wind (b00wswjd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]
THU 11:00 Old Peter's Russian Tales (b008j4jd)
Series 1
The Silver Saucer and the Transparent Apple
A forester tells his grandchildren about some remarkable fruit. Dramatisation of Arthur Ransome's story with Trevor Cooper.
THU 11:15 Just William (b008l4l8)
The Christmas Truce
Peace and goodwill? Not with the scruffy schoolboy about! Richmal Crompton's tale read by Martin Jarvis.
THU 11:30 Beatrix Potter - The Tailor of Gloucester (b00g15xz)
A poor man has just three days to sew a cherry silk coat for the Mayor. Festive tale starring Miriam Margolyes.
THU 12:00 The Goon Show (b007jl7f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00wsyk4)
Series 5
Ulysses
An Ancient Greek epic - and Bill Oddie sings the telephone directory.
More quick-fire sketches, terrible puns, humorous songs and parodies.
Stars Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Cleese, David Hatch, Bill Oddie and Jo Kendall.
Written by Tim Brooke-Taylor, Lizzie Evans, Derek Farmer 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 Leon Cohen and Bill Oddie.
Producer: Humphrey Barclay
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in July 1967.
THU 13:00 DI Cromwell - Jagged Prayer (b00c3rlj)
Virtual Saints
Despite moving the convent into cyber space, Mother Helen and her nuns are not safe from declining numbers. And DI Cromwell has the small matter of an old murder to solve.
Timothy Spall stars as DI Cromwell and Cheryl Campbell as Mother Helen.
Crime and convents, the police and perdition come together in comedy writer and former monk Robert Smith's series of mysteries.
DI Cromwell ...... Timothy Spall
Mother Helen ...... Cheryl Campbell
DC Kelp ...... Jeremy Finch
Mr Lord ...... Bryan Pringle
Carer/Sister ...... Elizabeth Conboy
Youth ...... Tom George
Producer: Ned Chaillet
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2000.
THU 13:30 Adam Dalgliesh - Cover Her Face (b008yv5r)
4. The Gathering
Inspector Adam Dalgliesh summons the entire household to hear his conclusions about the killer of Sally Jupp.
Robin Ellis stars as Dalgliesh with Sian Phillips and Hugh Grant.
The climax of PD James's debut crime novel about her gentleman detective.
Inspector Adam Dalgliesh …. Robin Ellis
Mrs Maxie …. Sian Phillips
Felix Hearne …. Hugh Grant
Deborah Riscoe …. Beatie Edney
Stephen Maxie …. David Thorpe
Catherine Bowers …. Oona Beeson
Mrs Proctor …. Jillie Meers
Victor Proctor …. John Baddeley
Sgt Martin …. Steve Hodson
James Ritchie …. James Telfer
Johnny Wilcox …. Susan Sheridan
Martha …. Jill Graham
Sally Jupp …. Melanie Hudson
Dramatised by Neville Teller.
Producer: Matthew Walters
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1993.
THU 14:00 Nikolai Gogol - Christmas Eve (b00wsymb)
Extraordinary happenings as a night of 'mischief and mayhem' is unleashed on a Ukrainian village. Starring Crawford Logan.
THU 14:45 Cribbins at Christmas (b00wsyqb)
Mr Bromley's Folly
A station master lives to regret his decision to allow a film crew on the railway. Bernard Cribbins reads Roy Apps' story.
THU 15:00 A Short History of Ireland (b007md6r)
The Minority Prevailing Over the Majority; The Protestant Ascendancy
The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
THU 15:15 The Light of Evening (b00wsyrp)
7 Premiere
Abandoned by daughter Eleanora, ailing Dilly wants to quit the hospital and see to changing her will. Read by Tina Kellegher.
THU 15:30 The Inn at the Edge of the World (b00wsyrr)
Episode 4
Hotel guests Jessica and Anita head to a dance at the village hall - and hear noises in the night. Read by Alexandra Mathie.
THU 15:45 Santa - A Life (b00wsyrt)
Episode 4
The writer tracks Saint Nicholas to Amsterdam where he becomes Sinterklaas - and onwards across the Atlantic. Read by Alan Cox.
THU 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00wszn7)
Children's stories presented by Chris Pizzey featuring The Boy Who Sprouted Antlers, Harriet Bean and the League of Cheats and Midnight for Charlie Bone.
THU 18:00 The Heart of Hark'un (b007jq9v)
Episode 5
Young novice sorcerer Arcos learns an unpalatable truth about his father from Kaddah.
A fantasy-adventure by Peter Thomson and Jamie Thomson.
Arcos ..... Francis Thomson
Kaddah ..... Trevor Peacock
Vanna ..... Elizabeth Whiting
Shazir ..... Crawford Logan
Bereneth ..... Edward Kelsey
Va ..... Melanie Hudson
Alviza ..... Emma Fielding
Rashiq ..... Theresa Streatfeild
Producer: Peter Hutchings
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in September 1991.
THU 18:30 Susan Hill - The Woman in Black (b007jls5)
4. Letters and Death Certificates
Can solicitor Arthur Kipps finally unravel the eerie mystery of the isolated house of the reclusive Mrs Drablow?
John Woodvine and Robert Glenister star in Susan Hill's chilling ghost story.
Dramatised by Jon Strickland.
Young Kipps ...... Robert Glenister
Old Kipps ...... John Woodvine
Esme ...... Paula Tilbrook
Stella ...... Jane Cox
Samuel Daily ...... Rod Arthur
Music composed by Derek Pearce.
Directed at BBC Manchester by Chris Wallis
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in December 1993.
THU 19:00 The Goon Show (b007jl7f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00wsyk4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
THU 20:00 DI Cromwell - Jagged Prayer (b00c3rlj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]
THU 20:30 Adam Dalgliesh - Cover Her Face (b008yv5r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]
THU 21:00 Old Peter's Russian Tales (b008j4jd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
THU 21:15 Just William (b008l4l8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
THU 21:30 Beatrix Potter - The Tailor of Gloucester (b00g15xz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:30 today]
THU 22:00 The Harpoon (b00g31qh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
THU 22:30 And Now in Colour (b007jqrx)
Christmas Special
It's party time - with dried fish, advocaat and the local constabulary. Stars Tim Firth and Tim de Jongh. From December 1990.
THU 23:00 Rigor Mortis (b007rq8g)
Series 2
Episode 6
A department store drama means the mortuary team must work on Christmas Day. Stars Geoffrey Whitehead. From December 2004.
THU 23:30 Son of Cliche (b00p1jb9)
The Weird Dimension
Something weird is happening. Nothing is outside of the comedy team’s power!
Winner of 1984 Sony Gold Award for Best Light Entertainment Programme.
Sketch comedy with Chris Barrie, Nick Maloney and Nick Wilton.
Written by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor.
Producer: Alan Nixon
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1983.


FRIDAY 24 DECEMBER 2010

FRI 00:00 The Heart of Hark'un (b007jq9v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 Susan Hill - The Woman in Black (b007jls5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 DI Cromwell - Jagged Prayer (b00c3rlj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Adam Dalgliesh - Cover Her Face (b008yv5r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Old Peter's Russian Tales (b008j4jd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 Just William (b008l4l8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Thursday]
FRI 02:30 Beatrix Potter - The Tailor of Gloucester (b00g15xz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 At the back of the North Wind (b00wswjd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 Hans Christian Andersen - The Snow Queen (b00pgyd8)
Gerda sets off into the wide world to find her playmate Kay who has been seduced away by the powerful Snow Queen to her ice palace in the far north.
Berlie Doherty's version of Hans Christian Andersen's wintry fairy tale is narrated by Dirk Bogarde and stars Diana Rigg as the Snow Queen. With Bill Patterson, Joshua Towb and Deborah Berlin.
The story was the inspiration for Disney's Oscar-winning animated film, Frozen.
Music by David Chilton.
Produced by Janet Whitaker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1994.
FRI 06:00 24/12/2010 (b00wt7cx)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
FRI 08:00 The Navy Lark (b00kj37j)
The Jubilee Navy Lark
Chaos looms on the Royal Yacht Britannia when an unexpected crew arrives. Stars Jon Pertwee and Leslie Phillips. From July 1977.
FRI 08:30 The Burkiss Way (b00gs067)
Series 2
Plan Christmas Schedules the Burkiss Way
The team mock TV and radio's festive line-up. Stars Nigel Rees, Jo Kendall, Chris Emmett and Fred Harris. From December 1976.
FRI 09:00 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b008j02h)
Carol singers, old folk, Scrooge and the BBC get the festive treatment. Stars Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie. From December 1969.
FRI 09:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b00wt7n3)
Christmas Special
The Cousin
Gerald and Diana must prepare for a last-minute festive visitor.
A Christmas Chapter in the convoluted chronicle of an optimistic author,
Starring Ian Carmichael as Gerald C Potter and Charlotte Mitchell as his wife, Diana.
With Michael McClain.
Written by Basil Boothroyd.
Producer: Bobby Jaye
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1977.
FRI 10:00 Hans Christian Andersen - The Snow Queen (b00pgyd8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]
FRI 11:00 Old Peter's Russian Tales (b008jdd0)
Series 1
Little Master Misery
A forester tells his grandchildren why misery's an unwelcome guest. Dramatisation of Arthur Ransome's story with Trevor Cooper.
FRI 11:15 Just William - Live! (b007jy2r)
Series 1
William and the Princess Goldilocks
A panto visit sparks a surprise adventure for the scruffy schoolboy. Martin Jarvis plays all of Richmal Crompton's characters.
FRI 11:45 The Story of the Goblins Who Stole a Sexton (b00wt8ty)
Goblins kidnap a surly grave-digger to teach him some valuable lessons. Clive Francis reads Charles Dickens' seasonal tale.
FRI 12:00 The Navy Lark (b00kj37j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 McLevy (b00pd7d0)
Christmas Special
Victorian detective James McLevy investigates a supernatural thief haunting the streets of Edinburgh. Stars Brian Cox.
FRI 14:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b00wt94f)
Series 6
Episode 5
From New York's Town Hall - the festive American funny man with Norah Jones and the city's Russian Chamber Chorus. From 2009.
FRI 15:00 A Short History of Ireland (b007mf5s)
John Dutton Eats and Sleeps in Connemara; Wood's Halfpence and the Drapier
The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
FRI 15:15 The Light of Evening (b00wt951)
7 Premiere
Eleanora realises her mother Dilly must have discovered her secret. Is it too late to make her peace? Read by Tina Kellegher.
FRI 15:30 The Inn at the Edge of the World (b00wt95n)
Episode 5
Jon's odd behaviour alarms Jessica when he claims to know her - but she has no idea where from. Read by Alexandra Mathie.
FRI 15:45 Santa - A Life (b00wt96x)
Episode 5
The writer's quest to discover the real Santa Claus concludes at the northernmost point of the globe. Read by Alan Cox.
FRI 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00wt97d)
Children's stories presented by Chris Pizzey featuring The Twits by Roald Dahl and Another Night Before Christmas by Carol Ann Duffy.
FRI 17:00 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b008j02h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
FRI 17:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b00wt7n3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
FRI 18:00 The Heart of Hark'un (b007jqbs)
Episode 6
Is Shazir the real enemy? Can Arcos and his hero friends escape the Palace of Memory?
Conclusion of the fantasy-adventure by Peter Thomson and Jamie Thomson.
Arcos ..... Francis Thomson
Kaddah ..... Trevor Peacock
Vanna ..... Liz Whiting
Shazir ..... Crawford Logan
Bereneth ..... Edward Kelsey
Va ..... Melanie Hudson
Alviza ..... Emma Fielding
Rashiq ..... Theresa Streatfeild
Xander ...... Robert Portal
Producer: Peter Hutchings
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in October 1991.
FRI 18:30 Ghost Stories of Walter De La Mare (b00wt987)
All Hallows
On a hot summer's evening, a weary traveller is oppressed by the supernatural atmosphere inside a gigantic cathedral by the sea.
Read by Richard E Grant.
Walter de la Mare (1873-1956) was a popular award-wining poet, short story writer and novelist. He wrote for both children and adults.
Abridged by Doreen Estall.
Producer: Lawrence Jackson
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in December 2010.
FRI 19:00 The Navy Lark (b00kj37j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 McLevy (b00pd7d0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
FRI 21:00 Old Peter's Russian Tales (b008jdd0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
FRI 21:15 Just William - Live! (b007jy2r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
FRI 21:45 The Story of the Goblins Who Stole a Sexton (b00wt8ty)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:45 today]
FRI 22:00 The Burkiss Way (b00gs067)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
FRI 22:30 Steven Appleby's Normal Christmas (b00wtb2s)
A twisted, comic take on yuletide sees the cartoonist replacing Santa for festive fun. With Ewan Bailey. From December 2004.
FRI 23:00 Old Harry's Game (b00wtb2v)
Series 6
Ginger
Satan finally resolves Edith's murder, while she discovers something astonishing about humans descended from angels.
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, Felicity Montagu and Nick Revell.
Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2007.
FRI 23:30 Quando, Quando, Quando (b0082bz0)
The Christmas Rush
When the Christmas snipping gets out of hand and the salon clients get too crazy, Carlo decides he's had enough. It's time to do something about it...
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 December 1999.
FRI 23:45 The Demon Cakestand of Beastley Chase (b008f8hb)
A festive tale from the Mausoleum Club. Could Sir Henry's cake adoration be his downfall? Stars Stephen Fry. From December 1984.