SATURDAY 08 JANUARY 2011

SAT 00:00 Arthur C Clarke Stories (b008h36w)
All the Time in the World
Professional thief Robert Ashton receives an unexpected visit... Time is altered so the world's treasures can be stolen - but who is behind it?
Arthur C Clarke's 1952 short story read by Nicholas Boulton.
Somerset-born author Arthur C Clarke (1917-2008) achieved his greatest fame in 1968 when his short story The Sentinel was turned into the film 2001: A Space Odyssey. His visions of space travel and computing sparked the imagination of readers and scientists alike.
Producer: Gemma Jenkins
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in 2007.
SAT 00:30 Arthur C Clarke Stories (b008h44x)
The Parasite
A man starts having terrifying dreams in which he's plagued by a monstrous creature.
Yet - although hideously repellent - the parasite seems strangely familiar to him...
First published in 1953, Arthur C Clarke's tale is read by Nicholas Boulton.
Arthur C Clarke, along with Robert Heinlein and Isaac Asimov, are known as Science-Fiction's "Big Three". Their work was key to the 1950s and 60s being recognised as the genre's Golden Age.
Abridged and produced by Gemma Jenkins
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in 2007.
SAT 01:00 Dashiell Hammett - Secret Agent X-9 (b007jpzc)
1. Murder Mansion
It's 1934 and a New York warehouse is ablaze on the Lower East Side. A gang of gun-runners are holed-up until their supply of ammo explodes.
Tough-nut hero, Secret Agent X-9 receives a phone call from wealthy industrialist, Tarleton Powers asking for his help.
Stars Stuart Milligan as X-9 and Connie Booth as Grace Powers.
The heroic agent's 4-part adventure dramatised by Mark Brisenden, from the comic strip created by Dashiell Hammett and Alex Raymond. Syndicated by King Features, it ran from 1934 to 1996.
X-9 ...... Stuart Milligan
Grace Powers ...... Connie Booth
The Top ...... William Hootkins
Evelyn Powers ...... Rachel Power
Deacon ...... Peter Marinker
Matthew ...... Michael John Paliotti
Captain Brady ...... John Guerrasio
Jude ...... Bruce McGregor
Cop 1 ...... Clive Rowe
All other parts played by the cast.
Originally agent X-9 had no name, but opted to call himself "Dexter" in the opening tale.
Author Dashiell Hammett is best remembered for his detective novels, The Maltese Falcon and The Thin Man, while cartoonist Alex Raymond famously created sci-fi comic hero Flash Gordon.
Producer: Chris Wallis.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in January 1994.
SAT 01:30 The Doomed Oasis, by Hammond Innes (b007jsql)
1. The Journey to Arabia
A newspaper article and an almost-forgotten client send young English lawyer George Grant on a mystery trip.
Starring Tim Munro.
Arabian adventure based on Hammond Innes' 1960 novel.
Adapted in six parts by Rene Basilico.
George Grant ....... Tim Munro
Henry Grant ....... Robert James
Alexander Erkhard ....... John Malcolm
Ruffini ....... Robert Rietty
Betty ....... Jill Lidstone
Tessa ....... Nadia Hammam
Taxi Driver ....... Nadim Sawalha
Hotel receptionist ....... Neville Rofaila
Akhmed ....... Ali Refaie
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in August 1984.
SAT 02:00 A House to Let (b00x544m)
Episode 5
The derelict house finally reveals its sad secrets, but Trottle is determined to make it a happy ending. Stars Marcia Warren.
SAT 02:15 Peter Tinniswood (b007jz06)
Dorothy, a Manager's Wife
A resentful soccer spouse rants about the game and her football manager husband. Stars Pauline Collins and Timothy West.
SAT 03:00 John Mortimer - The Dock Brief (b007js6p)
A cynical and unsuccessful, elderly barrister is overjoyed to be assigned a 'dock brief - to defend a husband accused of the murder of his wife.
John Mortimer's legal satire stars Michael Hordern as Wilfred Morganhall and David Kossoff as Herbert Fowle.
Music composed and conducted by Antony Hopkins.
Producer: Nesta Pain
First broadcast on the BBC Third Programme in May 1957.
SAT 04:00 It Sticks Out Half A Mile (b007jpyj)
Marooned
A visit to the pier theatre ends in disaster for Arthur Wilson and Miss Perkins.
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
Derek ...... Paul Russell
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 January 1984.
SAT 04:30 No Commitments (b007jmst)
Series 2
Frail Memorials
Sisterly sparring erupts when Anna organises a service for a friend.
Simon Brett’s sitcom about the lives and squabbles of three very different sisters.
Anna …. Rosemary Leach
Victoria …. Nicola Pagett
Charlotte …. Josie Lawrence
Emily …. Lisa Coleman
Judy …. Teresa Gallagher
Jeremy …. Ronald Herdman
John …. Dominic Letts
Music by Elizabeth Parker of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.
Producer: Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1993.
SAT 05:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b00x5542)
Series 6
Episode 7
From San Francisco - the American funny man welcomes opera tenor Raúl Melo and bluegrass singer Sara Watkins. From 2010.
SAT 06:00 08/01/2011 (b00x86g8)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
SAT 08:00 Big Toe Books (b00x86hg)
Children's stories presented by Chris Pizzey, featuring Jim Davis by John Masefield, read by Kim Wall.
SAT 09:00 Bicycle Music (b00x87by)
Graeme Fife discovers the musical landscape inspired by cycling with enthusiasts Dervla Murphy and Alan Bennett. From July 2003.
SAT 09:30 King Street Junior (b007jm4f)
Series 3
The History Game
Mr Sims brings history alive for the class, then faces a real-life battle Mrs Rudd.
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
Miss Lewis …. Marlene Sidaway
Mr Holliday …. Tom Watson
Mrs Patterson …. Deirdre Costello
Mr Long …. Paul Copley
Mrs Rudd …. Vivienne Martin
Mrs Stone, the School Secretary …. Margaret John
Ben …. John Challis
Mick …. Phil Nice
Hanif …. Robert Lynam
Janine …. Victoria Ludlow
Andy …. Nicholas Askew
Alice …. Lindsay Pearce
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1988.
SAT 10:00 Sherlock Holmes (b00cm07d)
The Game's Afoot: Sherlock Holmes Special
Hear the evidence gathered clue by clue - as Sherlock Holmes enthusiast, Nick Utechin investigates how the Baker Street sleuth has been portrayed on radio across the decades.
Stretching from the Forties to the Noughties, this 3 hour showcase of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle great detective features some rare recordings of Holmes and Watson in action:
* The Adventure of the Speckled Band (17/05/1945)
Why did Helen Stoner's twin sister die in mysterious circumstances on the eve of her wedding? Stars Cedric Hardwicke as Sherlock Holmes and Finlay Curry as Dr Watson.
* The Red-Headed League (19/10/1954);
The strange case of an ad seeking only red-haired men… Stars Ralph Richardson as Holmes and John Gielgud as Watson.
* The Boscombe Valley Mystery (12/12/1966)
The sleuth probes a murder in Herefordshire, but the crime's roots are down under. Stars Carleton Hobbs as Holmes and Norman Shelley as Watson.
* The Return of Sherlock Holmes: The Solitary Cyclist (17/03/1993)
The sleuth investigates who's following music teacher Violet Smith. Stars Clive Merrison as Holmes and Michael Williams as Watson.
* The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Abergavenny Murder (18/05/2004)
When a man dies in his Baker Street apartment, the detective is bound to investigate. Stars Clive Merrison as Holmes and Andrew Sachs as Watson.
Plus: Nick talks to writer and dramatist Bert Coules.
Producer: Sarah Wade
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in July 2008.
SAT 13:00 JCW Brook - The Doppelganger (b007jv9r)
Adam and Jane are off on a make-or-break second honeymoon; but at Oxford station Adam sees his possibly dead mother.
Then at the hotel he meets Beth, a 25-year-old girl with the mind of a child of seven, who looks like Jane.... "a doppelganger is your other self - your dark brother of myth, who wishes to take your place in this world..."
JCW Brook’s spine-chilling drama stars Nigel Anthony as Adam Oxton, Elizabeth Lindsay as Beth Harris, Penelope Lee as Sarah Steadman, Emily Richard as Jane Oxton, Geoffrey Collins as Ralph Steadman, Mary Wimbush as the Woman and Jack May as the Man.
Music by Paddy Kingsland of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.
Director: Ian Cotterell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1977.
SAT 14:30 Crime Catch-Up (b00x8882)
Edgar Wallace Stories - The Missing Romney and The Man of the Night
A charitable thief and a repentant criminal feature in two stories, read by Jack Shepherd and Robin Bailey.
SAT 15:00 Crime Catch-Up (b00x888t)
Edgar Wallace Stories - The Compleat Criminal
A respected solicitor hatches an elaborate scheme to steal a client's inheritance. Read by Jack Shepherd.
SAT 15:30 Crime Catch-Up (b00x889c)
Charles Paris - A Series of Murders
The actor-sleuth is working on a detective series - but will all the deadly doings be restricted to on-screen? Stars Bill Nighy.
SAT 16:30 Crime Catch-Up (b00x88b2)
Hammond Innes: The Doomed Oasis - The Journey to Arabia
A newspaper article and an almost-forgotten client send young English lawyer George Grant on a mystery trip. Stars Tim Munro.
SAT 17:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b00x5542)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]
SAT 18:00 The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson (b007x08g)
1. The Manuscript
Two friends are camping near the bleak ruins of a huge old house in a remote spot in the west of Ireland, when they discover a ragged manuscript.
It purports to be the journal of an old recluse who once lived in the house with his sister. The manuscript describes his terrifying experiences of being besieged by supernatural creatures and another dimension...
Read by Jim Norton.
First published in 1908, William Hope Hodgson's fantasy novella is now seen as a classic of early, Edwardian sci-fi.
Abridged in four parts by Doreen Estall.
Producer: Lawrence Jackson
Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Northern Ireland.
First broadcast in September 2007.
SAT 18:30 The Man in Black (b00nlyg9)
Series 2
1. Phish Phood by Kim Newman
A silver-surfer takes on spammers – but the cyber-sharks are circling.
Kim Newman's tale is introduced by Mark Gatiss as sinister raconteur, The Man in Black.
Jim …. John Rowe
Gina …. Melissa Advani
Internet Voices …. Nyasha Hatendi & Liz Sutherland
Horrifying series of tales from The Man in Black. You might meet him at a luggage carousel in an airport, or behind the desk at an employment agency or he might approach you in the corridor of a care home.
Wherever you encounter him, he's eager to pass on his stories. Stories to unsettle and horrify. Stories to haunt you.
The Man In Black first appeared in the 1940s as the chilling voice who introduced a series of terrifying radio dramas. He returned on Radio 4 in the 1970s and then again in the late 80s/early 90s.
Producer: Gemma Jenkins
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in October 2009.
SAT 19:00 Bicycle Music (b00x87by)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SAT 19:30 King Street Junior (b007jm4f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
SAT 20:00 Sherlock Holmes (b00cm07d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SAT 23:00 Supercannes (b00x88ck)
Episode 13
Tested to destruction, Paul gets closer to David - but who really controls events at Eden-Olympia? Read by David Suchet.
SAT 23:15 Supercannes (b00x88cm)
Episode 14
As more details emerge over the trail of murders - Paul faces the mastermind behind Eden-Olympia. Read by David Suchet.
SAT 23:30 Supercannes (b00x88dl)
Episode 15
When he discovers another disturbing murder in Eden-Olympia - Paul realises what must be done. Concluded by David Suchet.
SAT 23:45 Colin Dexter Short Stories (b007lr7f)
The Double Crossing
A good first day for a certain detective named Lewis.
The creator of the inimitable Inspector Morse brings a fresh detective tale to the airwaves.
Colin Dexter reads his own story.
Producer: Di Speirs
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2004.


SUNDAY 09 JANUARY 2011

SUN 00:00 The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson (b007x08g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday]
SUN 00:30 The Man in Black (b00nlyg9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Saturday]
SUN 01:00 JCW Brook - The Doppelganger (b007jv9r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Saturday]
SUN 02:30 Dashiell Hammett - The Maltese Falcon (b00x88q0)
'When one of your organisations gets killed, it's bad business to let the killer get away with it. It's bad all around - bad for that one organisation, bad for every detective everywhere.'
1928, San Francisco: When his partner is murdered on an assignment, private detective Sam Spade suspects their client is holding back information about the case.
And then he learns about the priceless black statuette of a falcon...
Dashiell Hammett's 1930 detective novel dramatised by Michael Bakewell.
Starring Tom Wilkinson as Sam Spade, Jane Lapotaire as Brigid O'Shaughnessy, Peter Vaughan as Mr Gutman, Nickolas Grace as Joel Cairo, Mia Soteriou as Effie, William Hope as Miles Archer, Liza Ross as Iva, Peter Acre as Wilmer, Norman Jones as Tom Polhaus, Harry Towb as Lt Dundy, Don Fellows as DA Bryan, Robin Summers as the Newspaper man, Keith Edwards as the Taxi-driver and Arnold Diamond as the Man with key.
Director: Jane Morgan
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1984.
SUN 04:30 Radio Fun: The Story of Radio Comedy (b007jtnz)
Episode 12
Russell Davies winds up his review, featuring 'Radio Active' and 'After Henry'. He also takes a 'look ahead'. From 1988.
SUN 05:00 Bicycle Music (b00x87by)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Saturday]
SUN 05:30 King Street Junior (b007jm4f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Saturday]
SUN 06:00 09/01/2011 (b00x8c5w)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
SUN 08:00 Big Toe Books (b00x8c5y)
Children's stories presented by Chris Pizzey, featuring Jim Davis by John Masefield, read by Kim Wall.
SUN 09:00 Charles Dickens (b00x8c60)
A House to Let (Omnibus)
A festive tale by three eminent Victorian writers working together - Charles Dickens, Wilkie Collins and Elizabeth Gaskell.
Distressed by an unsettling sign of life in a derelict house across from her new London home, Sophonisba relies on the competitive efforts of an elderly admirer and her manservant to unravel the secrets of the "house to let".
Omnibus of five episodes.
Sophonisba ...... Marcia Warren
Jabez Jarber ...... Alec McCowen
Trottle ...... Brian Croucher
Openshaw ...... Sam Dale
Alice ...... Miranda Keeling
Norah ...... Tracy Wiles
Frank ...... Stephen Critchlow
Director: Ned Chaillet
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2006.
SUN 10:15 Evelyn Waugh Short Stories (b00x8c62)
The Manager of the Kremlin: A refugee from the Russian Revolution finds himself running a successful nightclub in Montmartre. Read by Crawford Logan.
SUN 10:30 Mr Finchley Goes to Paris (b007k00f)
Episode 4
Edgar and young Robert have been kidnapped - but is it a case of mistaken identity?
CAST
Edgar Finchley .... Richard Griffiths
Lawrence Hume .... Piers Gibbon
Robert Gillespie .... James Cohen
Mr Hammerton .... Nicky Henson
Michel .... Jeffrey Holland
Jerome Giraud .... Simon Roberts
Robert Gillespie .... James Cohen
Marie Peters .... Serena Evans
Jacques .... David Howarth
Baptiste Mignard .... Albert Welling
Madame Mignard .... Jacqueline Tong
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 (b007jtnz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:30 today]
SUN 11:30 That Reminds Me (b007jn6n)
Series 2
Roy Hudd
Entertainer Roy Hudd looks back at his long and varied career on stage, TV and radio, as he entertains an audience.
Featuring memories of stars he has worked with from Billy Dainty to Arthur Askey, plus his love of music hall.
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2000.
SUN 12:00 Beyond Our Ken (b00dkhnr)
From 12/01/1961
The story of less famous 'Hans' Liszt. With Kenneth Horne, Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick and Betty Marsden. From January 1961.
SUN 12:30 Brothers in Law (b007k0y6)
Series 2
Look It Up
Newly qualified lawyer Roger Thursby annoys his girlfriend Sally over a dispute involving a husband and wife.
Starring Richard Briers as Roger Thursby, Terence Alexander as Henry Blagrove, John Glyn-Jones as Grimes, Julia Lockwood as Sally, Ronald Adam as the Chairman and Arthur Mullard as Briggs. All other parts by Sean Arnold, Douglas Blackwell and Patrick Tull.
Written by Henry Cecil and Basil Dawson.
Published in 1955, Henry Cecil's comic legal novel Brothers in Law was adapted first for TV in 1962 by Frank Muir and Denis Norden. It provided the first regular starring role for Richard Briers, who later reprised his role of the idealistic young lawyer Roger Thursby for BBC Radio between 1970 and 1972.
Producer: David Hatch.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1971.
SUN 13:00 Dashiell Hammett - The Maltese Falcon (b00x88q0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 02:30 today]
SUN 15:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00x9ybw)
Ross Noble Goes Global - China
Teeming with spittoons and parks packed with people - the comedian visits the bustling city of Shanghai. From April 2002.
SUN 15:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00x9ycv)
Potting On - Stones
Garden centre owners Pam and Gordon argue over how to grow old. Stars Pam Ayres and Geoffrey Whitehead. From February 2008.
SUN 16:00 Laura Solon - Talking and Not Talking (b00bz9zn)
Series 1
Episode 1
Meet a reluctant beekeeper, two feuding librarians and a man determined to strike a deal with Santa.
Perrier award-winning comedian Laura Solon's sketch and character comedy series
With Ben Moor, Katherine Parkinson and Ben Willbond.
Written by Laura Solon. With additional material by the cast, Carl Cooper, Tony Roche and Andy Marlatt.
Producer: Colin Anderson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2007.
SUN 16:30 The News Quiz (b00xfdrf)
News Quiz of the Year 2010
Sue Perkins, Jeremy Hardy, Andy Hamilton, and Francis Wheen look back at the year's events. Sandi Toksvig presents.
SUN 17:00 Radio Fun: The Story of Radio Comedy (b007jtnz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 04:30 today]
SUN 17:30 That Reminds Me (b007jn6n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:30 today]
SUN 18:00 Jenny Stephens - Jefferson 37 (b007k4bh)
Episode 2
Eleanor discovers more about the work of Abbottsville, where the clones reveal very human-like feelings. Stars Alison Carney.
SUN 18:30 A Short History of Gothic (b00pkvkc)
Those Who Seek Forgiveness
By Laurell K Hamilton. Hardened vampire hunter Anita Blake helps a woman revive her recently deceased husband. But what is the motivation? Read by Melanie Bond.
SUN 19:00 Beyond Our Ken (b00dkhnr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]
SUN 19:30 Brothers in Law (b007k0y6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
SUN 20:00 Charles Dickens (b00x8c60)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SUN 21:15 Evelyn Waugh Short Stories (b00x8c62)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 today]
SUN 21:30 Mr Finchley Goes to Paris (b007k00f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]
SUN 22:00 Idiots of Ants: Totally Gizmo (b00x8g96)
Time Machine - 7 Premiere
Fast-paced spoof of a futuristic gadget show first heard in 2020. Stars James Wrighton, Benjamin Wilson, Elliott Tiney, Andrew Spiers and Jessica Ransom.
SUN 22:15 Hamish and Dougal: You'll Have Had Your Tea (b007jzy5)
Series 1
The Musical Evening
Mrs Naughtie performs the Dance of the Seven Voles. Stars Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden and Alison Steadman. From December 2002.
SUN 22:30 Bleak Expectations (b00db35l)
Series 1
A Young Adulthood Bitterly Dismantled
Young Pip finds himself adrift at sea. Mark Evans' Dickensian spoof stars Richard Johnson. From September 2007.
SUN 23:00 Lee and Herring's Fist of Fun (b007zmh6)
Edinburgh
Stewart Lee berates Richard Herring for his lack of street cred, Peter Baynham shares some unusual recipes and is Radio 1 really the youth-friendly station it pretends to be?
Recorded at the Pleasance Theatre during the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. With Alistair McGowan and Rebecca Front.
Stewart Lee and Richard Herring's mix of sharp sketches and situations, stand up topical gags and banter.
Lee and Herring went to write and star in their successful TV transfer to BBC TWO in 1995.
The rest of the series comes from university venues, including Plymouth, Lancaster and Belfast.
Cult BBC Radio 1 series first broadcast in October 1993.
SUN 23:30 Four Sad Faces (b00g1825)
Episode 1
Quirky sketches from Jack Bernhardt, Tobi Wilson, Tom Crowley and Rachel Lerman - who all met at school. From December 2008.


MONDAY 10 JANUARY 2011

MON 00:00 Jenny Stephens - Jefferson 37 (b007k4bh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday]
MON 00:30 A Short History of Gothic (b00pkvkc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Sunday]
MON 01:00 Dashiell Hammett - The Maltese Falcon (b00x88q0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 02:30 on Sunday]
MON 03:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00x9ybw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Sunday]
MON 03:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00x9ycv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:30 on Sunday]
MON 04:00 Laura Solon - Talking and Not Talking (b00bz9zn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 on Sunday]
MON 04:30 The News Quiz (b00xfdrf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:30 on Sunday]
MON 05:00 Anthony Hope - The Prisoner of Zenda (b00sysd2)
An Uncanny Resemblance
1890s Ruritania sees the heroic Rudolf Rassendyll swap places with the soon-to-be King. Starring Douglas Hodge and Anthony Daniels.
MON 05:30 Astrid Lindgren's Pippi Goes Abroad (b00swhjv)
Episode 1
Sweden's strongest little girl and her monkey take a shopping trip to town and splash out on ocarinas. Read by Sandi Toksvig.
MON 05:45 AA Milne - Winnie-the-Pooh (b00sf0l5)
Episode 1
In which the bear goes visiting and gets into a tight place.
Alan Bennett begins reading the first of five parts of AA Milne's tale of the much-loved bear.
Winnie-the-Pooh has given delight to generations of children and adults. The book was first published on 14th October 1926, though the bear 'of very little brain' had previously featured in a poem and a tale in a newspaper. His success has long continued through theatre, TV and film.
The honey-loving hero is styled on the teddy bear of the author's son and his co-stars, like Piglet, Eeyore and Tigger, are based on the rest of Christopher Robin Milne's own soft toys.
Adapted and produced by Colin Smith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1984.
MON 06:00 10/01/2011 (b00xb6fp)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
MON 08:00 Round the Horne (b00hzpgy)
Series 1
Episode 10
Master Spy Kenneth Horne probes why Wilfred Pickles is barking. Plus Bona home-styling from Julian and his friend Sandy.
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 May 1965.
MON 08:30 Artists (b00xbh8b)
Series 1
The Inner Child
Marcus goes away to save his marriage, leaving Dolores with the kids and Nisha in the pub. Stars Dave Lamb. From April 2003.
MON 09:00 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b007jy9h)
Series 2
The Day
Author Gerald tries to make amends when he upsets his wife Diana.
The convoluted chronicle of an optimistic author starring Ian Carmichael as Gerald C Potter and Charlotte Mitchell as his wife.
With Jo Manning Wilson and Michael McClain.
Written by Basil Boothroyd.
Producer: Bobby Jaye
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1977.
MON 09:30 Coming Alive (b00g3g1k)
Series 2
Off the Hook
Could Terry end up back in prison after his community centre success? Stars Karl Howman and Phyllis Logan.
MON 10:00 Peter Tinniswood (b007k354)
The Governor's Consort
Mary Wimbush stars as Lady Edith in this play written specially for her by Peter Tinniswood.
Lady Edith is sailing with her husband to the tiny South Atlantic island of St David's, of which he's about to become Governor.
Her fellow passengers, not to mention the crew and the exuberant band on board, produce an invigorating and somewhat earthy effect on her Ladyship, a frustrated woman of 'a certain age' with a vivid imagination.
Lady Edith …. Mary Wimbush
Sir Wilfred …. John Moffatt
Doctor Spofforth …. Bernard Hepton
Captain MacWhirter …. Stephen Thorne
Delgado …. Keith Drinkel
Chief Engineer …. Matthew Morgan
First Officer …. James Telfer
Tarleton …. Jonathan Adams
Radio kept Mary Wimbush particularly busy throughout her career. She was known to millions as Julia Pargetter in 'The Archers' until her death in 2005, shortly after she'd recorded an episode of the BBC's long-running soap opera at the BBC's Mailbox in Birmingham.
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1993.
MON 11:00 Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves (b007jtbl)
Episode 1
Returning to Porthant Bay in Cornwall after 60 years. Marjorie Beaumont is coming to terms with her past
Written by Dave Sheasby.
Marjorie Beaumont ...... Elizabeth Bradley.
Mrs Nugent ...... June Barrie
Mandy ...... Alison Pettitt
Tilson ...... Tristan Sturrock
Producer: David Hunter
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1998.
MON 11:15 Lloyd Peters - A Higher Education (b007jw1y)
What happens when you combine a university drama lecturer locked in a studio with a shy student, a real gun and a copy of Hamlet?
Add Black Forest gateau, a scheming dean, a drunken parent and the police, sprinkle liberally with sharp one-liners, slapstick and comic tension, and you have a combination guaranteed to ruin any head of department's day.
Lloyd Peters' comedy stars Rik Mayall as Don, Helen Lederer as Sophie, Philip Glenister as Ronnie/Roy, Judi Earl as Deidre/Ms Jones-Juggler and Gary Brown as Inspector Snoddy/Dennis.
Directed in Manchester by Polly Thomas
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2000.
MON 12:00 Round the Horne (b00hzpgy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 12:30 Mind Your Own Business! (b009pr6l)
Points of Disagreement
Whiz-kid Jimmy Bright has run out of Whizz. So staid accountant Russell Farrow grabs the reins, and ends up in a prickly situation...
Bernard Cribbins and Frank Thornton star in Andrew Palmer’s sitcom
Jimmy Bright ...... Bernard Cribbins
Russell Farrow ...... Frank Thornton
Nan Forbes ...... Annette Crosbie
Sue Plant ...... Annee Blott
With Dennis Ramsden.
Written by Andrew Palmer.
Producer: Edward Taylor
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in January 1988.
MON 13:00 Dashiell Hammett - Secret Agent X-9 (b007jpzt)
2. Carnage at Sea
The 1930s heroic agent takes on the law to pursue his arch enemy in the heart of New York.
Stars Stuart Milligan as X-9 and Connie Booth as Grace Powers.
Adapted for radio by Mark Brisenden, from the comic strip created by Dashiell Hammett and Alex Raymond. Syndicated by King Features, it ran from 1934 to 1996.
X-9 ...... Stuart Milligan
Grace Powers ...... Connie Booth
The Top ...... William Hootkins
Evelyn Powers ...... Rachel Power
Deacon ...... Peter Marinker
Steward ...... Michael John Paliotti
Bartholomew ...... John Guerrasio
Jude ...... Bruce McGregor
All other parts played by the cast.
Producer: Chris Wallis.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in January 1994.
MON 13:30 The Doomed Oasis, by Hammond Innes (b007jsqw)
2. Bahrain-Sharjah-Dubai
An innocent search for an elusive oilman leads lawyer George Grant into a maze of political intrigue.
Starring Tim Munro.
Arabian adventure based on Hammond Innes' 1960 novel.
Adapted by Rene Basilico.
George Grant ....... Tim Munro
Ruffini ....... Robert Rietty
Otto Smith ....... George Roubicek
Captain Chuck Berry ....... David McAlister
Sir Philip Gorde ....... Garard Green
Susan Whittaker ....... Helena Breck
Waiter ...... Nadim Sawalha
Driver ....... Mohammad Sultan
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in August 1984.
MON 14:00 Walking Tall (b00xfl0h)
Bias against the vertically challenged? Goodness Gracious! Sanjeev Bhaskar confronts an odd prejudice, with the aid of experts.
MON 14:30 The House I Grew Up In (b00ctl6p)
Series 2
Sir Tom Farmer
Wendy Robbins presents a series revisiting the childhood neighbourhoods of influential Britons.
She meets Sir Tom Farmer, Scottish entrepreneur and philanthropist, on his boyhood stamping ground of Leith.
MON 15:00 A Short History of Ireland (b00k3x4h)
The Failure to Reform; 14th July 1789 - Sacred to Liberty
The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
MON 15:15 An Audience with Dan Leno (b00lmqcx)
From an Egg to a King
Little Leno makes his stage debut. The life and times of the Victorian comedian, written and performed by Tony Lidington.
MON 15:30 The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi (b00xblgw)
Episode 1
Kenneth Cranham reads Andrew McConnell Stott's account of the world-famous clown who became a superstar of Georgian panto. From December 2009.
MON 15:45 No Room For Secrets by Joanna Lumley (b00g9px4)
The Hall
One of this country's best loved actors, Joanna Lumley, reads from her home-based autobiography.
She begins by elaborating on her early years in India followed by her time at boarding school back in England.
Producer: Liz Webb.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2004.
MON 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00xc477)
Children's stories presented by Chris Pizzey, featuring The Smallest Girl Ever by Sally Gardner and Mighty Fizz Chilla by Philip Ridley.
MON 17:00 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b007jy9h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
MON 17:30 Coming Alive (b00g3g1k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
MON 18:00 Planet B (b00hxnfg)
Series 1
1. Golden Moments
Grieving for his girlfriend Lioba, John gets a shock.
A malfunction on Planet B means John Armstrong keeps re-living his girlfriend Lioba's funeral over and over again - or does he..?
Ten-part sci-fi series about a mystery virtual world.
Written by Matthew Broughton.
John ...... Gunnar Cauthery
Lioba ...... Donnla Hughes
Medley ...... Lizzy Watts
Cerberus ...... Chris Pavlo
Council Official ...... Paul Rider
Funeral Man ...... Malcolm Tierney
Cherry ...... Janice Acquah
Danny ...... Stephen Critchlow
Arcade Manager ...... Inam Mirza
Director: Jessica Dromgoole
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in March 2009.
MON 18:30 Brian Aldiss Presents (b00mtm6q)
Impostor
By Phillip K Dick. A paranoid scientist's identity crisis. Britain's leading sci-fi exponent chooses his favourite stories. Read by Peter Marinker.
MON 18:45 MR James (b007jtcn)
MR James: Ghost Stories
Canon Alberic's Scrapbook
A collector of antiquities finds a priceless ancient book. But something evil lies within its pages. Read by Benjamin Whitrow.
MON 19:00 Round the Horne (b00hzpgy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 19:30 Mind Your Own Business! (b009pr6l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
MON 20:00 Dashiell Hammett - Secret Agent X-9 (b007jpzt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]
MON 20:30 The Doomed Oasis, by Hammond Innes (b007jsqw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]
MON 21:00 Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves (b007jtbl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
MON 21:15 Lloyd Peters - A Higher Education (b007jw1y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
MON 22:00 Artists (b00xbh8b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 22:30 Laura Solon - Talking and Not Talking (b007731j)
Series 1
Episode 2
Meet the China Lion, the singing friend, and introducing the Daniel Bedingfield-loving East European couple.
Perrier award-winning comedian Laura Solon's sketch and character comedy series
With Ben Moor, Katherine Parkinson and Ben Willbond.
Written by Laura Solon. With additional material by the cast, Carl Cooper, Tony Roche and Andy Marlatt.
Producer: Colin Anderson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2007.
MON 23:00 Mark Watson Makes the World Substantially Better (b00k3n96)
Series 1
Greed/Gluttony
Welsh comedian Mark Watson sets out on his quest to free us from the seven deadly sins via stand-up comedy.
It's greed and gluttony for starters.
Tim Key and Tim Minchin provide sketches, songs and distractions.
Producer: Katie Marsden
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2007.
MON 23:30 Atomic Tales (b007qtm4)
Unstoppable!
A white-knuckle ride of instellar thrills as a space train hurtles towards 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 11 JANUARY 2011

TUE 00:00 Planet B (b00hxnfg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:30 Brian Aldiss Presents (b00mtm6q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday]
TUE 00:45 MR James (b007jtcn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:45 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 Dashiell Hammett - Secret Agent X-9 (b007jpzt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 The Doomed Oasis, by Hammond Innes (b007jsqw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves (b007jtbl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:15 Lloyd Peters - A Higher Education (b007jw1y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 Peter Tinniswood (b007k354)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b007jy9h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:30 Coming Alive (b00g3g1k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 Anthony Hope - The Prisoner of Zenda (b00sz54r)
King for More Than a Day
The King of Ruritania has disappeared - so lookalike Rudolf Rassendyll keeps up the deception to find him. Stars Douglas Hodge.
TUE 05:30 Astrid Lindgren's Pippi Goes Abroad (b00swm9m)
Episode 2
The funfair is in town and a tiger is on the loose - can Sweden's strongest girl help save the day? Read by Sandi Toksvig.
TUE 05:45 AA Milne - Winnie-the-Pooh (b00sf7tk)
Episode 2
In which the bear and Piglet nearly catch a Woozle, and Eeyore loses a tail. Read by Alan Bennett.
TUE 06:00 11/01/2011 (b00xc5gk)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
TUE 08:00 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show (b007qg0y)
Series 2
Episode 5
Eric is a far from fair cop and there’s some monkey business in Ernie's latest masterpiece ‘The Mighty Kong’.
Written by Eddie Braben.
With Nicola Pagett and Elaine Delmar.
Music from Peter Knight and his Orchestra.
Producer: John Browell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in September 1976.
TUE 08:30 Married (b0084rct)
Series 3
Episode 5
Robin has encountered many strange phenomena since the universes collided. Now he's got to contend with two Arthur Smiths for the price of one.
Hugh Bonneville stars in Tony Bagley's comedy about a confirmed bachelor Robin Lightfoot dealing with life in a parallel universe.
Robin .... Hugh Bonneville
Lesley .... Josie Lawrence
Dirk .... Stephen Frost
Maxine .... Ann Gosling
Alan .... Christopher Kelham
Ned .... Sam Bradley
Arthur Smith .... Himself
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2001.
TUE 09:00 The Stanley Baxter Playhouse (b007yyzf)
Series 1
Cold Call
By David Holt. Gordon is persuaded to extend his house. But is this a case of Conservatory Conspiracy? With Pam Ferris. From June 2006.
TUE 09:30 Clare in the Community (b00fslwd)
Series 2
Past Caring
The social worker organises a birthday dinner for Brian, but there's a mystery guest. Stars Sally Phillips. From November 2005.
TUE 10:00 Steve Walker - Habakkuk of Ice (b0087495)
The extraordinary story of a battleship - made entirely of ice - designed for use in the Second World War.
It was left to dissolve in a lonely Canadian lake in Northern Alberta - and its eccentric English inventor, Professor Geofffey Pyke is one of the great unsung geniuses of the 20th Century.
Steve Walker's drama stars Tim McInnerney as Geoffrey Pyke, Dermot Crowley as JD Bernal, Melanie Hudson as Pamela Pleens, Chris Emmett as Winston Churchill and David Holt as Lord Mountbatten.
Director: Andy Jordan
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2001.
TUE 11:00 Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves (b007jtbt)
Episode 2
Back in Cornwall's Porthant Bay after 60 years, Marjorie Beaumont visits the Tate in St Ives and finds a supper companion.
Written by Dave Sheasby.
Marjorie Beaumont ...... Elizabeth Bradley.
Mrs Nugent ...... June Barrie
Mandy ...... Alison Pettitt
Tilson ...... Tristan Sturrock
Producer: David Hunter
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1998.
TUE 11:15 On This Shaven Green (b008x0ry)
Drama by Don Taylor. A couple enjoy their garden on an idyllic summer's day - until a visitor arrives.
TUE 12:00 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show (b007qg0y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 12:30 Doctor in the House (b007jsz4)
Anatomy
More hospital mayhem, as student medic Simon Sparrow struggles with dissecting bodies
The misadventures of student doctor Simon Sparrow - adapted for radio by Ray Cooney from Richard Gordon's novel 'Doctor in the House' published in 1952.
Starring Richard Briers as Simon Sparrow, Geoffrey Sumner as Sir Lancelot Spratt, Ray Cooney as Tony Benskin, Edward Cast as Taffy Evans and Norma Ronald as Vera.
Producer: David Hatch
Recorded at the BBC Paris studio in London.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1968.
TUE 13:00 Dashiell Hammett - Secret Agent X-9 (b007jq0q)
3. The Powers That Be
The all-American hero battles to save gold bullion and solve Evelyn's disappearance.
Stars Stuart Milligan as X-9 and Connie Booth as Grace Powers.
Adapted for radio by Mark Brisenden, from the comic strip created by Dashiell Hammett and Alex Raymond. Syndicated by King Features, it ran from 1934 to 1996.
X-9 ...... Stuart Milligan
Grace Powers ...... Connie Booth
The Top ...... William Hootkins
Evelyn Powers ...... Rachel Power
Deacon ...... Peter Marinker
Matthew ...... Michael John Paliotti
Captain Brady ...... John Guerrasio
Harper-Carp ...... Kerry Shale
Waitress ...... Miranda Pleasance
All other parts played by the cast.
Producer: Chris Wallis.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in January 1994.
TUE 13:30 The Doomed Oasis, by Hammond Innes (b007jsr5)
3. Escape to Saraifa
A flight into the desert - and a first encounter with a living legend.
Starring Tim Munro.
Arabian adventure based on Hammond Innes' 1960 novel.
Adapted by Rene Basilico.
George Grant ....... Tim Munro
Colonel Whittaker ....... Bernard Horsfall
Sheikh Makhmud ....... Farouk El-Demerdash
Prince Khalid ....... Raad Rawi
Otto Smith ....... George Roubicek
Sir Philip Gorde ....... Garard Green
Jack Entwistle ....... Geoffrey Hinsliff
Sheikh's Messenger ....... Ali Refaie
Palace Guard ....... Mohammad Sultan
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in September 1984.
TUE 14:00 Puzzle Panel (b069ytl1)
Episode 2
Tease your brain along with Chris Maslanka, Anne Bradford, Professor David Singmaster and Paul Lamford. From June 1998.
TUE 14:30 The House I Grew Up In (b00cxr1f)
Series 2
Mona Siddiqui
Wendy Robbins presents a series revisiting the childhood neighbourhoods of influential Britons.
Mona Siddiqui, Professor of Islamic Studies at Glasgow University, takes Wendy back to her childhood home in Huddersfield. She recalls growing up in a literary family and her mother's insistence on living separately from the wider Muslim community.
TUE 15:00 A Short History of Ireland (b007qwj4)
The United Irishmen; The Belfast Harp Festival of 1792
The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
TUE 15:15 An Audience with Dan Leno (b00ln0q2)
Clog-Walloping
World triumph in 1880 wearing clogs. The life and times of the Victorian comedian, written and performed by Tony Lidington.
TUE 15:30 The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi (b00xc8k8)
Episode 2
When tragedy strikes, the young clown seeks consolation in making others laugh with a new character. Read by Kenneth Cranham. From December 2009.
TUE 15:45 No Room For Secrets by Joanna Lumley (b00gdhcg)
The Drawing Room
Life as a model and breaking into acting - leading to 'The New Avengers', 'Sapphire & Steel' and a date with James Bond.
One of this country's best loved actors, Joanna Lumley, reads from her home-based autobiography.
Producer: Liz Webb.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2004.
TUE 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00xc8kb)
Children's stories presented by Chris Pizzey, featuring The Smallest Girl Ever by Sally Gardner and Mighty Fizz Chilla by Philip Ridley.
TUE 17:00 The Stanley Baxter Playhouse (b007yyzf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
TUE 17:30 Clare in the Community (b00fslwd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
TUE 18:00 Planet B (b00hxqnk)
Series 1
2. New Boy
Convinced his girlfriend Lioba is alive in a virtual world, a nostalgic leap sends John to a brutal school.
Sci-fi series about a mystery virtual world.
Written by Matthew Broughton.
John ...... Gunnar Cauthery
Lioba ...... Donnla Hughes
Medley ...... Lizzy Watts
Cerberus ...... Chris Pavlo
Teacher ...... Stephen Critchlow
Mark Swift ...... Inam Mirza
Dean Sullivan ...... Robert Lonsdale
Donna Sullivan ...... Manjeet Mann
Pip Blanc ...... Janice Acquah
Roger Farina ...... Malcolm Tierney
Announcer ...... Jonathan Tafler
Random boy ...... Paul Rider
Director: Jessica Dromgoole
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in March 2009.
TUE 18:30 Brian Aldiss Presents (b00mz47v)
Prott
by Margaret St Clair. Telepathic horror for a female astronaut. Britain's leading sci-fi exponent presents his favourite stories. Read by Catherine Cusack.
TUE 18:45 MR James (b007jtfj)
MR James: Ghost Stories
Lost Hearts
A young orphan is given a home by his elderly cousin. But how hospitable is the old man? Read by Benjamin Whitrow.
TUE 19:00 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show (b007qg0y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 19:30 Doctor in the House (b007jsz4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
TUE 20:00 Dashiell Hammett - Secret Agent X-9 (b007jq0q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]
TUE 20:30 The Doomed Oasis, by Hammond Innes (b007jsr5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]
TUE 21:00 Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves (b007jtbt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
TUE 21:15 On This Shaven Green (b008x0ry)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
TUE 22:00 Married (b0084rct)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 22:30 Nebulous (b00xcb0v)
Series 3
Rebel Without a Cortex
All the Professor and team have to do is get a single prisoner to Venus. What could go wrong? Stars Mark Gatiss. From June 2008.
TUE 23:00 Little Britain (b008s4w8)
Series 2
Episode 3
Back where it started out. Matt Lucas and David Walliams' oddball TV smash hit without the cameras. From February 2002.
TUE 23:30 The Sofa of Time (b00hxqnm)
And the Hackett March on...
Milford, Parker and Marmite venture to Moran's ruins to try and locate the "ancient finding device", while Raamen Bod summons general Geezer to finish them off once and for all.
Continuing the epic and timeless tale of two men and their quest to find "The Sofa of Time", the most magical and powerful item of furniture in the entire universe.
It is said that those who sit on the sofa can be transported to anywhere and anytime.
Fantasy sitcom written by Nick Frost and Matt King.
Milford ...... Matt King.
Parker ...... Nick Frost
Marmite ...... Mark Heap
Raamen Bod ...... Peter Serafinowcz
With Kevin Eldon, Julia Deakin, Janei Anderson, Daisy Jones and Simon Pegg.
Producer: Mario Stylianides
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2002.


WEDNESDAY 12 JANUARY 2011

WED 00:00 Planet B (b00hxqnk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 Brian Aldiss Presents (b00mz47v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday]
WED 00:45 MR James (b007jtfj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:45 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 Dashiell Hammett - Secret Agent X-9 (b007jq0q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 The Doomed Oasis, by Hammond Innes (b007jsr5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves (b007jtbt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Tuesday]
WED 02:15 On This Shaven Green (b008x0ry)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Tuesday]
WED 03:00 Steve Walker - Habakkuk of Ice (b0087495)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 The Stanley Baxter Playhouse (b007yyzf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:30 Clare in the Community (b00fslwd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 Anthony Hope - The Prisoner of Zenda (b00szhvb)
The Attack on the Castle of Zenda
There's news of the King of Ruritania - but what of the love between lookalike Rudolf and Princess Flavia? Stars Douglas Hodge.
WED 05:30 Astrid Lindgren's Pippi Goes Abroad (b00sx222)
Episode 3
Tommy, Aneka and Pippi find the perfect place to play pirates - but what happens if they get shipwrecked? Read by Sandi Toksvig.
WED 05:45 AA Milne - Winnie-the-Pooh (b00sfbgn)
Episode 3
In which Piglet meets a Heffalump. Read by Alan Bennett.
WED 06:00 12/01/2011 (b00xcg7b)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007yntz)
Series 5
The Male Suffragettes
The lad says women are holding men back, so he forms a group to re-establish male superiority.
Stars Tony Hancock.
With Sidney James, Bill Kerr, Hattie Jacques and Kenneth Williams.
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 February 1958.
WED 08:30 The House of Milton Jones (b00kt8sz)
Episode 1
The surreal comedian's Aunt Dilys wants to sell up and move into an old people's home. With Rosemary Leach. From July 2003.
WED 09:00 PG Wodehouse - Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves (b007jqnr)
Game, Set and Match to Jeeves
Bertie Wooster's in a mess - can his valet Jeeves save his bacon?
PG Wodehouse romp adapted in six parts by Richard Usborne.
Starring Michael Hordern as Jeeves, Richard Briers as Bertie Wooster, Paul Eddington as Lord Sidcup, John Le Mesurier as Sir Watkyn Bassett, Denise Coffey as Stiffy Bing, Ronald Fraser as Major Plank Aimi MacDonald as Madeline Bassett, Douglas Blackwell as the Reverend Harold Pinker and Graham Faulkner as the Constable.
Producer: David Hatch
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1980.
WED 09:30 The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel (b007jv6w)
Series 1
Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel
Shady lawyer Waldorf T Flywheel and his assistant Ravelli get themselves hired to guard a Rembrandt painting.
Recreation of the Marx Brothers' lost shows charting the adventures of shady lawyer Waldorf T Flywheel and his assistant, Emmanuel Ravelli.
Originally broadcast with sponsors on America's NBC radio network in the 1930s, the scripts were rediscovered in 1988.
Groucho Marx as Waldorf T Flywheel ...... Michael Roberts
Chico Marx as Emmanuel Ravellias ...... Frank Lazarus
With Lorelei King and Graham Hoadly.
Written by Nat Perrin and Athur Sheekman. Adapted by Mark Brisenden.
Music arranged and conducted by David Firman.
Producer: Dirk Maggs
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1990.
WED 10:00 Simon Brett - The Furniture Play (b00p6c7z)
The speaking furniture in the flat of fledgling publisher Miles comments on his love life. Comedy starring Michael Maloney.
WED 11:00 Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves (b007jtc0)
Episode 3
Coming to terms with her Cornish past, Marjorie finds local fame and receives a mysterious visitor.
Written by Dave Sheasby.
Marjorie Beaumont ...... Elizabeth Bradley.
Mrs Nugent ...... June Barrie
Tilson ...... Tristan Sturrock
Producer: David Hunter
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1998.
WED 11:15 Drama (b00jzf6b)
Ed Harris - The Moment You Feel It
The Moment You Feel It
By Ed Harris
Alf's memories come in flashes and great blank holes, along with a running commentary from the voices of his past. So how does finding a strange coat in his kitchen, remind Alf why he doesn't want a bath today? A tender, sad comedy about re-remembering your past.
Alf ..... Richard Briers
Young Alf ..... Rory Kinnear
Pru ..... Tracy Wiles
Steven ..... Hugh Ross
Marina ..... Caroline Guthrie
with Janice Acquah
Producer/Director: Jonquil Panting.
WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007yntz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 12:30 Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead (b00gszmr)
From 29/03/1971
A bungling burglar, a struggling pianist and the Clegworthy family's Sunday.
A sequential entertainment for radio starring Ronnie Barker.
With Terence Brady, Pauline Yates and Peggy Ann Wood. Pianist: Gordon Langford.
Written by Chris Allen, Tony Bilbow and Mike Fentiman, David Climie, John Graham, Gerald Wiley and John Fawcett-Wilson.
Producer John Fawcett-Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1971.
WED 13:00 Dashiell Hammett - Secret Agent X-9 (b007jq13)
4. You're the Top
1930s action hero X-9 finally confronts his nemesis at the top of a New York landmark.
Conclusion starring Stuart Milligan as X-9 and Connie Booth as Grace Powers.
Adapted for radio by Mark Brisenden, from the comic strip created by Dashiell Hammett and Alex Raymond. Syndicated by King Features, it ran from 1934 to 1996.
X-9 ...... Stuart Milligan
Grace Powers ...... Connie Booth
The Top ...... William Hootkins
Evelyn Powers ...... Rachel Power
Alden Powers ...... Peter Marinker
Luke ...... Michael John Paliotti
Captain Brady ...... John Guerrasio
Harper-Carp ...... Kerry Shale
Sister Agnes ...... Miranda Pleasance
All other parts played by the cast.
Producer: Chris Wallis.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in January 1994.
WED 13:30 The Doomed Oasis, by Hammond Innes (b007jsrj)
4. The Doomed Oasis
A celebration and a shattered dream, as English lawyer George Grant continues his hunt for a missing client.
Starring Tim Munro.
Arabian adventure based on Hammond Innes' 1960 novel.
Adapted by Rene Basilico.
George Grant ....... Tim Munro
Colonel Whittaker ....... Bernard Horsfall
Prince Khalid ....... Raad Rawi
Alexander Erkhard ....... John Malcolm
Sir Philip Gorde ....... Garard Green
Sheikh Makhmud ....... Farouk El-Demerdash
Yousif....... Ali Refaie
Sheikh Abdullah ....... Adam Hussein
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in September 1984.
WED 14:00 Five Meet to Make Up Myths (b00xchg6)
Gyles Brandreth explores the creative connections between five Victorian authors. Oscar Wilde, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Robert Louis Stevenson, JM Barrie and Bram Stoker all knew each other and used to frequent many of the same venues in London in the 1880s and 90s. Gyles Brandreth enlists the help of Freudian psychotherapist Brett Kahr and others to find out why their fictional creations remain compelling to this day.
WED 14:30 The House I Grew Up In (b00d0sj4)
Series 2
David Blunkett
The politician takes Wendy Robbins to the boarding schools for the blind that he attended as a child. From August 2008.
WED 15:00 A Short History of Ireland (b007qx31)
At War with France; Earl Fitzwilliam's Failure
The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
WED 15:15 An Audience with Dan Leno (b00ln4b5)
Halls of Delirium
Starting work in London's music halls. The life and times of the Victorian comedian, written and performed by Tony Lidington.
WED 15:30 The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi (b00xmvf8)
Episode 3
Mother Goose makes the clown a fully fledged Georgian superstar, but fame brings a downside. Read by Kenneth Cranham. From December 2009.
WED 15:45 No Room For Secrets by Joanna Lumley (b00gdw1w)
The Kitchen
Life as a single mum and a glimpse of old age courtesy of BBC TV's 'Absolutely Fabulous’.
One of this country's best loved actors, Joanna Lumley, reads from her home-based autobiography
Producer: Liz Webb.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2004.
WED 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00xckgh)
Children's stories presented by Chris Pizzey, featuring The Smallest Girl Ever by Sally Gardner and Mighty Fizz Chilla by Philip Ridley.
WED 17:00 PG Wodehouse - Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves (b007jqnr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
WED 17:30 The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel (b007jv6w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
WED 18:00 Planet B (b00hxyy0)
Series 1
3. Freakshow
Searching for his girlfriend Lioba, John arrives at a bizarre music festival - but is this world a trap?
Sci-fi series about a mystery virtual world.
Written by Dawn King.
John ...... Gunnar Cauthery
Lioba ...... Donnla Hughes
Medley ...... Lizzy Watts
Cerberus ...... Chris Pavlo
Ringmaster ...... Paul Rider
Epiphany ...... Janice Acquah
Reporter 2 ...... Dan Starkey
Reporter 3 ...... Inam Mirza
Karen ...... Manjeet Mann
Autograph Hunters ...... Audience/Cast
Other parts played by the cast.
Director: Jessica Dromgoole
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in March 2009.
WED 18:30 Brian Aldiss Presents (b00n3mhq)
Anomalies
By Gregory Benford. The mystery behind the moon jumping orbit. Britain's leading sci-fi exponent presents his favourite stories. Read by Peter Marinker.
WED 18:45 MR James (b007k1gn)
MR James: Ghost Stories
A School Story
A man recalls spooky events from 1870 involving his old teacher. What is 'the well among the yews'? Read by Benjamin Whitrow.
WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007yntz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 19:30 Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead (b00gszmr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
WED 20:00 Dashiell Hammett - Secret Agent X-9 (b007jq13)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]
WED 20:30 The Doomed Oasis, by Hammond Innes (b007jsrj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]
WED 21:00 Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves (b007jtc0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
WED 21:15 Drama (b00jzf6b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
WED 22:00 The House of Milton Jones (b00kt8sz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 22:30 The Maltby Collection (b00xn9fp)
Series 2
Episode 3
Will the museum's first ever Sunday opening run smoothly? Stars Julian Rhind-Tutt and Geoffrey Palmer. From June 2008.
WED 23:00 The Lee Mack Show (b00bt53m)
Suggs
Singer Suggs joins the quick-fire comic for stand-up, sketches and music. With Angela McHale and Steve Brown. From March 2005.
WED 23:30 The Million Pound Radio Show (b0090br0)
Series 2
Episode 4
Cricketing bickering - and a telephone moan. Andy Hamilton and Nick Revell's sharp-edged topical humour. From September 1986.


THURSDAY 13 JANUARY 2011

THU 00:00 Planet B (b00hxyy0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 Brian Aldiss Presents (b00n3mhq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 00:45 MR James (b007k1gn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:45 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Dashiell Hammett - Secret Agent X-9 (b007jq13)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 The Doomed Oasis, by Hammond Innes (b007jsrj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves (b007jtc0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 Drama (b00jzf6b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Simon Brett - The Furniture Play (b00p6c7z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 PG Wodehouse - Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves (b007jqnr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel (b007jv6w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Pamela Brown - The Swish of the Curtain (b00r2l8w)
Episode 1
A group of children all share one dream, to set up their very own theatre company. Stars James Lance and Caroline Harker.
THU 05:30 Astrid Lindgren's Pippi Goes Abroad (b00sxbj3)
Episode 4
Pippi's father - the Cannibal King - returns to see if his daughter is still as strong as she used to be. Read by Sandi Toksvig.
THU 05:45 AA Milne - Winnie-the-Pooh (b00sfzfq)
Episode 4
In which Christopher Robin leads an 'expotition' to the North Pole. Read by Alan Bennett.
THU 06:00 13/01/2011 (b00xf6h3)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
THU 08:00 The Goon Show (b007k0fk)
Series 10
The Last Smoking Seagoon
Ned is quitting nicotine, but Grytpype-Thynne has other ideas. End of the regular series. With Spike Milligan. From January 1960.
THU 08:30 Double Income, No Kids Yet (b00906d7)
Series 3
Episode 3
Change is in the air when Amanda and Richard get happily engaged. But when Lucy and Daniel opt to change their lives, Lucy resolves not to tell anyone.
What Daniel hasn't told Lucy is that he can't keep a secret...
David Spicer's comedy drama about modern life and parenthood, as seen through the eyes of two 30-something non-parents.
Starring David Tennant as Daniel, Liz Carling as Lucy, Tracy-Ann Oberman as Katie, Tony Gardner as Andy, Nasreen Hussain as Amanda and Dave Lamb as Richard.
Producer: Liz Anstee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2003.
THU 09:00 The Galton and Simpson Playhouse (b007zzxq)
The Clerical Error
Fresh out of jail, conman Caleb sparks trouble by posing as a vicar. Stars Keith Barron and June Whitfield. From January 1999.
THU 09:30 Potting On (b00ksx62)
Taking a Break
Pam decides she wants to go on an exciting adventure holiday, but Gordon would much prefer the usual caravanning.
Pam and Gordon Grant are a couple at odds running a garden centre and growing older...
Sitcom by Chris Thompson and Peter Reynolds.
Starring Pam Ayres and Geoffrey Whitehead as Pam and Gordon Grant.
With Trevor Bannister, Karl Theobald and Alex Tregear.
Sitcom by Chris Thompson and Peter Reynolds.
Producer Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2008.
THU 10:00 Thomas Crowe - The Internet Wants a Chat (b008m46l)
What would happen if the world wide web became sentient and developed a mind of its own? There are those in the real world who are not happy...
Thomas Crowe's tragicomedy play stars Toby Jones as Binge, David Harewood as Air Vice-Marshal Brook, Anne-Marie Duff as Frances Rassell and David Holt as Gordon.
Producer: Anne Edyvean
First broadcast on the BBC World Service in August 2006.
THU 11:00 Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves (b007jtc7)
Episode 4
Marjorie Beaumont discovers a link to her Cornish past, but still feels matters are not yet fully resolved.
Written by Dave Sheasby.
Marjorie Beaumont ...... Elizabeth Bradley.
Mrs Nugent ...... June Barrie
Mrs Lancaster-Fry ...... Shirley Brown
Producer: David Hunter
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1998.
THU 11:15 Kim Newman - Cry Babies (b00xf6h5)
Busy Angela and Barty want a child, but don't have time. Their solution is a genetically enhanced daughter. Stars Sia Berkeley.
THU 12:00 The Goon Show (b007k0fk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00d0h1b)
Series 6
Episode 2
An apocalyptic weather forecaster, and oyster walkies.
Starring Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Cleese, Graeme Garden, David Hatch, Jo Kendall and Bill Oddie.
Written by Bill Oddie, Graeme Garden, 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 Leon Cohen and Bill Oddie.
Producer: David Hatch/Peter Titheradge
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in April 1968.
THU 13:00 Wimsey (b007jvmh)
The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club
1. Armistice Night
Lord Peter Wimsey investigates the puzzling death of rich, retired General Fentiman who's found dead in an armchair at his gentleman's club.
Starring Ian Carmichael as Lord Peter Wimsey, Peter Jones as Bunter, Martin Jarvis as George Fentiman and John Gabriel as Mr Murbles.
British gentleman detective Lord Peter Wimsey features in a number of detective novels and short stories by English crime writer, Dorothy L Sayers. The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club was first published in 1928.
Classy and sharp-witted, aristocratic amateur sleuth Lord Peter Bredon Wimsey was born in 1890 and educated at Eton and Oxford, before serving in the military during the First World War.
Ian Carmichael appeared as Lord Peter Wimsey for BBC Radio from 1973 to 1983, in addition to the BBC TV adaptations that were broadcast between 1972 and 1975.
Adapted for radio in six episodes by Chris Miller.
Producer: Simon Brett.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1975.
THU 13:30 The Doomed Oasis, by Hammond Innes (b007jsrw)
5. The Empty Quarter
As his quest continues, lawyer George Grant is led into an inhospitable desert - and into the heart of a long-standing conflict.
Starring Tim Munro.
Arabian adventure based on Hammond Innes' 1960 novel.
Adapted by Rene Basilico.
George Grant ....... Tim Munro
Colonel Whittaker ....... Bernard Horsfall
Prince Khalid ....... Raad Rawi
Salim ....... George Masri
David Whittaker ....... Christopher Guard
Hamid ....... Mamdouh Ashour
Ali....... Ali Refaie
Boy ....... Yasmin Abdul Rahman
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in September 1984.
THU 14:00 We've Been Here Before (b007r3dd)
Series 1
Episode 1
Clive Anderson hosts the panel show that pokes fun at events of the past.
Gyles Brandreth and Jimmy Carr battle it out against John O'Farrell and David Quantick.
Producer: Adam Bromley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2003.
THU 14:30 The House I Grew Up In (b00d45nh)
Series 2
Joanna Briscoe
Wendy Robbins takes the novelist back to her isolated childhood home in Dartmoor, and an unconventional upbringing. From August 2008.
THU 15:00 A Short History of Ireland (b007qvgh)
Peep o' Day Boys and Defenders; I Will Blow Your Souls to the Low Hills of Hell
The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
THU 15:15 An Audience with Dan Leno (b00lncmn)
Here We Are Again
Donning drag to play a pantomime dame. The life and times of the Victorian comedian, written and performed by Tony Lidington.
THU 15:30 The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi (b00xnd57)
Episode 4
The clown's lampoonery and satire take panto into new areas, but physical comedy takes its toll. Read by Kenneth Cranham. From December 2009.
THU 15:45 No Room For Secrets by Joanna Lumley (b00gf8dj)
The Dressing Room
Playing Patsy on BBC TV's Absolutely Fabulous and Joanna's life-long love of fashion.
Much-loved actor, Joanna Lumley continues her home-based autobiography
Producer: Liz Webb.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2004.
THU 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00xf9w0)
Children's stories presented by Chris Pizzey, featuring The Smallest Girl Ever by Sally Gardner and Mighty Fizz Chilla by Philip Ridley.
THU 17:00 The Galton and Simpson Playhouse (b007zzxq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
THU 17:30 Potting On (b00ksx62)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
THU 18:00 Planet B (b00hy943)
Series 1
4. New Rome
John and Medley are transported to a world of orgies and circuses, where the slaves seek a new leader.
Ten-part series about a mystery virtual world.
Written by Simon Bowen.
John ...... Gunnar Cauthery
Lioba ...... Donnla Hughes
Medley ...... Lizzy Watts
Cerberus ...... Chris Pavlo
Odius ...... Stephen Critchlow
Magnolia ...... Janice Acquah
Bay ...... Robert Lonsdale
Chi ...... Josef Altin
Viscus ...... Jill Cardo
Cassius Maximus ...... Malcolm Tierney
Malicius ...... Inam Mirza
Bloddy ...... Paul Rider
Red ...... Dan Starkey
Other parts played by the cast.
Director: Pam Marshall
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in March 2009.
THU 18:30 Brian Aldiss Presents (b00n5ny3)
The Cage
By Bertram Chandler. Captives must prove rationality. Britain's leading sci-fi exponent selects his favourite stories. Read by Catherine Cusack.
THU 18:45 MR James (b007k1hw)
MR James: Ghost Stories
The Haunted Dolls' House
Why are the Chittendens so pleased to be rid of their rather splendid miniature mansion? Read by Benjamin Whitrow.
THU 19:00 The Goon Show (b007k0fk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00d0h1b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
THU 20:00 Wimsey (b007jvmh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]
THU 20:30 The Doomed Oasis, by Hammond Innes (b007jsrw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]
THU 21:00 Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves (b007jtc7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
THU 21:15 Kim Newman - Cry Babies (b00xf6h5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
THU 22:00 Double Income, No Kids Yet (b00906d7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 22:30 And Now in Colour (b007jqfb)
Series 2
The Great Outdoors
The sketch show team take their audience on an activity holiday.
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 January 1991.
THU 23:00 Rigor Mortis (b00gfsmp)
Series 3
Episode 3
Trying to guard his legacy, the professor lets Anthony and Ruth run the path lab. Stars Geoffrey Whitehead. From February 2006.
THU 23:30 Ross Noble Goes Global (b007jvsn)
Series 1
South Africa
The stand-up comic tries to climb Table Mountain and discovers that Cape Town has some very posh monkeys...
Producer: Danny Wallace
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2002.


FRIDAY 14 JANUARY 2011

FRI 00:00 Planet B (b00hy943)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 Brian Aldiss Presents (b00n5ny3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 00:45 MR James (b007k1hw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:45 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Wimsey (b007jvmh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 The Doomed Oasis, by Hammond Innes (b007jsrw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves (b007jtc7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 Kim Newman - Cry Babies (b00xf6h5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Thomas Crowe - The Internet Wants a Chat (b008m46l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 The Galton and Simpson Playhouse (b007zzxq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 Potting On (b00ksx62)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 Pamela Brown - The Swish of the Curtain (b00r35y0)
Episode 2
The Bishop takes the children of the Blue Doors Theatre Company to Stratford. Pamela Brown's adventure stars Caroline Harker.
FRI 05:30 Astrid Lindgren's Pippi Goes Abroad (b00sxrpr)
Episode 5
Sweden's strongest girl prepares to join the crew of the Hop Tosser leaving for Cannibal Island. Read by Sandi Toksvig.
FRI 05:45 AA Milne - Winnie-the-Pooh (b00sg2nq)
Episode 5
In which Eeyore has a birthday and gets two presents. Read by Alan Bennett.
FRI 06:00 14/01/2011 (b00xfdws)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
FRI 08:00 The Navy Lark (b007k1q5)
Series 2
New at the Helm
A jetty's demolished as Pertwee and Phillips return from leave to meet the new number one, Lieutenant Murray.

Starring Leslie Phillips as the Sub-Lieutenant, Jon Pertwee as the Chief Petty Officer, Stephen Murray as Number One, Richard Caldicot as Commander Povey, Ronnie Barker as AS Johnson, Heather Chasen as Heather, Michael Bates as the Rating 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 October 1959.
FRI 08:30 Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends (b007k02n)
Series 2
Entertaining Mr Stone
Robin surprisingly brings a friend home, but he isn't all he seems. Stars Kay Stonham and Simon Greenall. From May 2003.
FRI 09:00 It Sticks Out Half A Mile (b007jq15)
The Fancy Dress Parade
Frambourne-on-Sea's pier restoration fund-raising costume party is going well, until Pike brings a piano.
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
Mrs Pike …. Janet Davies
Ernest Wolcott …. Michael Knowles
Mrs Briggs …. Hilda Braid
Willerby Smallpiece …. Gordon Clyde
Waitress …. Miranda Forbes
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 January 1984.
FRI 09:30 No Commitments (b007jntt)
Series 6
Excess Baggage
The past catches up with Stuart, which impacts on Anna - and her sisters make it worse. Stars Rosemary Leach. From July 1999.
FRI 10:00 Vent (b00nws98)
Series 3
Locked In
Ben's in trouble. He's free of a coma, but not of the past. Stars Neil Pearson, Josie Lawrence, Robert Webb and Fiona Allen.
FRI 11:00 Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves (b007jtch)
Episode 5
In her quest to finally come to terms with her Cornish past, Marjorie gets help from some youngsters.
Written by Dave Sheasby.
Marjorie Beaumont ...... Elizabeth Bradley.
Mrs Nugent ...... June Barrie
Mandy ...... Alison Pettitt
Tilson ...... Tristan Sturrock
Producer: David Hunter
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1998.
FRI 11:15 Hattie Naylor - Ivan and the Dogs (b00xfjd5)
The extraordinary story of a young boy's life on the streets of Moscow, where he was adopted by wild dogs. Stars Tom Glenister.
FRI 12:00 The Navy Lark (b007k1q5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket (b007jrdh)
A Lot of Tulle and a Little Imagination
The dear ladies take on the running of the Fancy Dress Ball. Stars Dr Evadne Hinge and Dame Hilda Bracket. From May 1982.
FRI 13:00 Wimsey (b007jvmm)
The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club
2. The General's Last Evening
Lord Peter Wimsey probes the mysterious Mr Oliver - and a pair of tricky wills.
Starring Ian Carmichael as Lord Peter Wimsey, Martin Jarvis as George Fentiman and Allan Cuthbertson as Robert Fentiman.
British gentleman detective Lord Peter Wimsey features in a number of detective novels and short stories by English crime writer, Dorothy L Sayers. The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club was first published in 1928.
Classy and sharp-witted, aristocratic amateur sleuth Lord Peter Bredon Wimsey was born in 1890 and educated at Eton and Oxford, before serving in the military during the First World War.
Ian Carmichael appeared as Lord Peter Wimsey for BBC Radio from 1973 to 1983, in addition to the BBC TV adaptations that were broadcast between 1972 and 1975.
Adapted for radio in six episodes by Chris Miller.
Producer: Simon Brett.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1975.
FRI 13:30 The Doomed Oasis, by Hammond Innes (b007k372)
6. Jebel Al-Akhbar
Politics and practicalities as the water supply is cut to force the Emir to negotiate - and a final confrontation.
Starring Tim Munro.
Conclusion of the Arabian adventure based on Hammond Innes' novel.
Adapted by Rene Basilico.
George Grant ....... Tim Munro
Colonel Whittaker ....... Bernard Horsfall
David Whittaker ....... Christopher Guard
Ruffin ....... Robert Rietty
Colonel Goodge ....... Nicholas Courtney
Captain Chuck Berry ....... David McAlister
Sergeant Rashid ....... Adam Hussein
Yousif ....... Ali Refaie
Trucial Oman Scout ....... Mohammad Sultan
Abdul Zaid Emir of Hadd ....... Renu Setna
Henry Grant ....... Robert James
Betty ....... Jill Lidstone
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in September 1984.
FRI 14:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b00xg7dx)
Series 6
Episode 8
From San Francisco - the American funny man welcomes blues master Elvin Bishop and Scottish balladeer Jean Redpath. From 2010.
FRI 15:00 A Short History of Ireland (b007qtm1)
The French Are in the Bay; Nothing But Terror Will Keep Them in Order
The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
FRI 15:15 An Audience with Dan Leno (b00lnfdw)
A Cabinet of Curiosities
Despite his huge music hall success, the Victorian comedian yearns to play Shakespeare. Written and performed by Tony Lidington.
FRI 15:30 The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi (b00xnddx)
Episode 5
Crippled by his comedy antics, the superstar clown must bow out. Kenneth Cranham concludes Andrew McConnell Stott's account. From December 2009.
FRI 15:45 No Room For Secrets by Joanna Lumley (b00gfsmh)
The Music Room and The Attic
Married life with a conductor husband and contemplating future resolutions.
Actress Joanna Lumley concludes her home-based autobiography
Producer: Liz Webb.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2004.
FRI 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00xfk04)
Children's stories presented by Chris Pizzey, featuring The Smallest Girl Ever by Sally Gardner; Harry & the Wrinklies by Alan Temperley and Mighty Fizz Chilla by Philip Ridley.
FRI 17:00 It Sticks Out Half A Mile (b007jq15)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
FRI 17:30 No Commitments (b007jntt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
FRI 18:00 Planet B (b00j0hqr)
Series 1
5. The Smart Money
John and Medley are transported to a world of orgies and circuses, where the slaves seek a new leader.
Ten-part series about a mystery virtual world.
Written by Paul May.
John ...... Gunnar Cauthery
Lioba ...... Donnla Hughes
Medley ...... Lizzy Watts
Cerberus ...... Chris Pavlo
Trader 1 ...... Janice Acquah
Trader 2 ...... Robert Lonsdale
Wheeler ...... Paul Rider
Regulator ...... Stephen Critchlow
Lyall ...... Inam Mirza
Fracta ...... Jill Cardo
Other parts played by the cast.
Director: Jessica Dromgoole
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in March 2009.
FRI 18:30 Brian Aldiss Presents (b00ncbx0)
Beef; Sole Solution
The sci-fi author's own futuristic meaty tale, plus Eric Frank Russell's story of scientific creation. Read by Peter Marinker.
FRI 18:45 MR James (b007k1kh)
MR James: Ghost Stories
Rats
Mr Thompson decides to explore the rooms at the inn where he is staying. Perhaps he shouldn't. Read by Benjamin Whitrow.
FRI 19:00 The Navy Lark (b007k1q5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket (b007jrdh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
FRI 20:00 Wimsey (b007jvmm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]
FRI 20:30 The Doomed Oasis, by Hammond Innes (b007k372)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]
FRI 21:00 Dave Sheasby - Shifting the Leaves (b007jtch)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
FRI 21:15 Hattie Naylor - Ivan and the Dogs (b00xfjd5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
FRI 22:00 Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends (b007k02n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
FRI 22:30 Getting Nowhere Fast (b007k1xx)
Series 2
Episode 3
Competitive capitalism engulfs the CyberPass Bistro as Merv creates an internal market. Stars Mervyn Stutter. From May 2003.
FRI 23:00 Miranda Hart's Joke Shop (b00mr30m)
What a Wife
The tall, life-embracing shopkeeper is overlooked when Gary needs a pretend other half. With Tom Ellis. From September 2008.
FRI 23:30 The Young Postmen (b00ftk3n)
It's a Dog's Life
The eager trio whizz up to Jupiter and perform a musical. Stars Ben Miller and Alistair McGowan. From December 1992.