A paralysed beauty and a reckless soldier fall in love during the English civil war. Stars Cathryn Harrison and Roger Allam.
Chris Pizzey presents an hour of children's stories featuring The Return of Death Eric by Sam Llewellyn, read by George Potts.
Fred Vincy struggles with his debts, and Dorothea finds her marriage under strain. Stars Robert Glenister and Caroline Martin.
Celebrated cavalry officer Harry Flashman is pursued by London police, and falls in love. Read by Iain Cuthbertson.
Single dad Bryan needs a job, but can he find an employer who'll let him bring his young son Albert along?
Stars Richard Beckinsale as Bryan Archer, Pat Coombs as Mum/Albert and John Comer as Dad. With Terence Alexander as Rex and Madeline Smith as Stephanie.
Written by Jim Eldridge.
Harry Secombe's daughter chats to Sally Magnusson about growing up with her versatile, funny father - singer, actor and comic.
From ENSA to Hello Dolly, the veteran actress reminisces about her stage, film and television career. From October 2000.
Station Master Horace Hepplewhite takes on the bolshie buffet staff.
Starring Arthur Lowe as Horace, Ian Lavender as Bert, Liz Fraser as Gloria, Kenneth Connor as Bradshaw and Bill Pertwee as Trimwick.
Jim Eldridge's eponymous series is set in a sleepy railway station. The Hepplewhites have run 'Parsley Sidings' station for generations and the current Station Master, Horace, hopes that his son Bert will continue the line. Mild-mannered Ticket Clerk Bert wants to work anywhere but on the railways. His colleague, Station Announcer Gloria Simpkins, secretly loves him. Porter Percy Valentine is an archetypal wheeler-dealer and the ancient Signalman, Bradshaw, causes havoc and dispenses home-made remedies in equal measure. The 'Parsley Sidings' nemesis is Phineas Perkins, the station master of Potwhistle Halt, one stop down the line.
Lawyer Roger Thursby defends an author whose publisher refuses to print his new book.
Starring Richard Briers as Roger Thursby, John Glyn-Jones as Grimes, Julia Lockwood as Sally, Bridget Armstrong as Joy, Bill Wallis as Denton and Robert Dorning.
Others parts by Douglas Blackwell.
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.
In a sleepy Russian town, a careless insult changes the lives of two neighbours. Stars Griff Rhys Jones. From March 2002.
The zesty Graeme Garden, Alison Steadman and Barry Cryer star in this citrus fruit of a sketch show. From May 1989.
The British-Iranian comedian tells Bruce Morton how disco-dancing and experimental theatre shaped his life and work.
Inspired by helping Bill with his reading, Hancock decides to set up his own school. Sid and Mrs Pugh are also on the staff.
Fresh from 4 - Catch up as Sandi Toksvig and the teams battle it out over the latest news events. From 4th February 2011.
Held in the world's toughest jail, can Kip escape prison brutality? Virtual reality saga by Nick Perry. Stars Lloyd Thomas.
The ultimate killing machines.
Natalie Haynes introduces a four-part series of dark stories, as she examines why the vampire - an iconic figure in horror-fiction - continues to exert such a powerful hold on our imaginations...
Dan Stevens reads Bram Stoker’s tale: Count Dracula looks out for a curious Englishman.
Michael Feydeau and David Pershore review the murderous case of Charles Sparrow. Stars Punt and Dennis. From September 2001.
Hamish and Dougal are extremely anxious to enter Fay MacAdemy - the famous Highland talent Contest.
Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden star as the two Scotsmen famed for their appearances on BBC Radio’s I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue.
With Alison Steadman as their cleaning-lady-cum-housekeeper, Mrs Naughtie, and Jeremy Hardy as the local Laird.
Hamish ...... Barry Cryer
Dougal ...... Graeme Garden
Mrs Naughtie ...... Alison Steadman
The Laird ...... Jeremy Hardy
The thrilling Victorian comic epic sees young Pip nursed to health by the Reverend Fecund and his daughter Ripely, but why must her face remain hidden? Witness the horrors the rural poor in the stricken parish of Poverty Saint Mary.
But will Pip choose to fight against the injustice of it all in Parliament, where the walls are soaked in brandy, and so are the MPs, or will he follow his heart, just as soon as he can work out what it is saying to him. Meanwhile Harry has developed the steam powered Pippa detector. But will it work?
Mark Evans's epic comedy in the style of Charles Dickens.
Miles Jupp and the topical team look through the news stories from the last seven days and tastefully make fun of them.
The host presents a selection of classic comic songs. With special guest Neil Hannon from The Divine Comedy. From November 2006.
MONDAY 14 FEBRUARY 2011
MON 00:00 Planet B (b00yhwsx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Sunday]
MON 00:30 A Short History of Vampires (b00yhwyc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Sunday]
MON 01:00 Daphne Du Maurier (b00p4klc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
02:30 on Sunday]
MON 02:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00nhq5d)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:30 on Sunday]
MON 03:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00ssp48)
[Repeat of broadcast at
15:00 on Sunday]
MON 03:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00yjr9h)
[Repeat of broadcast at
15:30 on Sunday]
MON 04:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00l3pzx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
16:00 on Sunday]
MON 04:30 The News Quiz (b00yhwsv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
16:30 on Sunday]
MON 05:00 Louisa May Alcott - Good Wives (b008fd9w)
Learning to Forget
The March family must face their greatest sorrow together. Starring Buffy Davis and Jemma Redgrave.
MON 05:30 When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit (b00yj0bs)
Episode 9
In Paris, Anna's family is affected by the Depression. Judith Kerr's semi-autobiographical story. Read by Rosemary Leach.
MON 05:45 When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit (b00yzj5s)
Episode 10
The family have sad news from Berlin but hope from England. Judith Kerr's semi-autobiographical story. Read by Rosemary Leach.
MON 06:00 14/02/2011 (b00yj0bv)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
MON 08:00 Round the Horne (b00j272g)
Series 1
Episode 15
Special agent Kenneth Horne investigates sinister giant milk bottles in Haiti, while Fiona and Charles are very glad.
Julian and Sandy are selling Bona Seats - but Kenneth Williams is feeling very unloved by everyone.
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 June 1965.
MON 08:30 Bookcases (b00srvks)
Series 1
Bronte Country
London 1853: The orderly life of religious publishers, Spavin and Spavin, is set to transformed by an actress and her son.
Cordelia is setting her sights on one of the partners, while her son Primus fancies taking over the firm, starting with hopes of 'acquiring' Charlotte Bronte...
Series 1 of Martyn Wade's Victorian era comedy stars Michael Cochrane and Maggie Steed.
Primus …. Michael Cochrane
Cordelia …. Maggie Steed
Gerald …. David Horovitch
Edith …. Elizabeth Spriggs
The Reverend Bronte …. Geoffrey Whitehead
Charlotte …. Sarah Jane Holm
Mrs Gaskell/Emily Bronte …. Frances Jeater
Equity …. David Antrobus
Director: Cherry Cookson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1998.
MON 09:00 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b007jzjx)
Series 3
The Fridge
Author Gerald and his wife Diana blow hot and cold over refrigeration.
The convoluted chronicle of an optimistic author starring Ian Carmichael as Gerald C Potter and Charlotte Mitchell as his wife, Diana.
With Brian Carroll and Danny Schiller.
Written by Basil Boothroyd.
Producer: Bobby Jaye
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1979.
MON 09:30 Coming Alive (b00h8zb4)
Series 2
Out of the Mouth of Babes
Terry and Sandra face the threat of the community centre being closed. Stars Karl Howman and Phyllis Logan. From August 2000.
MON 10:00 John Fowles - The French Lieutenant's Woman (b00hhn1j)
Episode 1
1867 Lyme Regis: Charles Smithson's complacent snobbery is about to be shattered as he encounters a young social outcast, Sarah Woodruff.
John Hurt narrates John Fowles' passionate epic of two lovers in conflict with starched Victorian society.
Narrator ...... John Hurt
Charles ...... Jonathan Firth
Sarah ...... Emily Bruni
Ernestina ...... Kelly Reilly
Mrs Tranter ...... Elizabeth Spriggs
Dr Grogan ...... TP McKenna
Mrs Poulteney ...... Susan Jameson
Sam ...... Nick Sayce
Mary ...... Ella Smith
The Dairyman ...... Gerard McDermott
Mrs Fairley ...... Colleen Prendergast
Ostler ...... Wayne Foskett
Dramatised by Graham White.
Producer: Peter Kavanagh
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2006.
MON 11:00 George Eliot - Middlemarch (b008y4gz)
Philanthropy
Dorothea is shocked to encounter Ladislaw, but delighted to help out Lydgate. Stars Caroline Martin and Tom Goodman-Hill.
MON 11:15 Maigret (b00fzwp1)
Series 2
Maigret and the Burglar's Wife
A woman from the French detective's past reappears and asks him to help find her missing husband. Stars Nicholas Le Prevost.
MON 12:00 Round the Horne (b00j272g)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
MON 12:30 The Burkiss Way (b007jm5c)
Series 1
Escape from Prison the Burkiss Way
Improve your IQ and go on the Auntie Quiz in the cult sketch show.
The Burkiss Way to dynamic living - radio's first correspondence course. No stamp needed.
Dynamic instruction from Denise Coffey, Nigel Rees, Chris Emmett and Fred Harris.
Dynamic scripts by Andrew Marshall, John Mason and David Renwick with dynamic production by Simon Brett.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1976.
MON 13:00 Father Brown Stories (b007jp44)
Series 2
The Curse of the Golden Cross
What do an itinerant gambler, an English lady, a steward, a vicar and a professor have in common? And who has the right to it? Father Brown finds the answer.
Stars Andrew Sachs as Father Brown.
GK Chesterton's stories of an amateur clerical sleuth with an uncanny understanding of the criminal mind at work.
Father Brown ...... Andrew Sachs
Professor Smail ...... Tim Reynolds
Mr Tarrant ...... Peter Marinker
Lady Diana ...... Natasha Pyne
Leonard Smythe ...... Peter Wickham
Steward ...... Terry O'Brien
Driver ...... Jonathan Tafler
Doctor ...... Eric Stovell
Dramatised by John Scotney
Directed at BBC Bristol by Alec Reid.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1986.
MON 13:30 Dick Francis - Dead on Red (b007jrrl)
Episode 1
Simmering resentment brings a high-class hitman over from France to target a horse-race jockey. Read by John Lloyd-Fillingham.
MON 14:00 Foul Play (b00k2d8w)
Series 3
Commercial Death
Crime writers John Harvey and Val McDermid try to solve the mystery of who killed a radio DJ?
Simon Brett hosts the murder quiz.
Maria McErlane and Lee Simpson play the suspects.
Producer Liz Anstree
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1998.
MON 14:30 Arthur Mee - Encyclopaedist (b00dkh7d)
Enthusiast Ian Sansom explores the life and work of the prolific journalist, historian, polemicist and children's educator.
MON 15:00 A Short History of Ireland (b007tdf7)
The Growth of Belfast; Party Fights
The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
MON 15:15 Sheila Hancock - The Two of Us (b00qxz91)
My Life with John Thaw
The actress reads the story of her and John Thaw's individual beginnings, framed by her diaries of their deep and passionate partnership.
MON 15:30 Alan Coren - Core Coren (b007jrnm)
Cricklewood - A Scene Setter
Home to potato crisps and the machine gun - humourist, writer and broadcaster Alan Coren muses on his beloved part of London.
Abridged in five-parts, Alan Coren (1938-2007) reads from his book A Bit on the Side first published in 1996.
The son of a builder, Coren won a scholarship to Oxford, and also studied at Yale and the University of California. He planned to become a professor, but his experiences in the USA prompted him to take up comic writing. He was editor of 'Punch' magazine from 1978-1987.
Alan was also a regular panellist on BBC radio 4's The News Quiz and a team captain on BBC TV's Call My Bluff.
Producer: Aled Evans
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1999.
MON 15:45 Tom Courtenay - Dear Tom (b007k1mh)
Episode 1
When Tom Courtenay left his home near the dock in Hull for life as a drama student in London, his mother Annie wrote him funny, moving and passionate letters about her family and the life around her.
Actor Sir Tom Courtenay reads his memoir of those letters from home. Sian Thomas plays his mother Annie.
Published in 2000. Abridged in five parts by Penny Leicester.
Producer: Sarah Johnson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2000.
MON 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00yj3y1)
Children's stories presented by Chris Pizzey, featuring The Wishing Chair Again by Enid Blyton, Mind Reader by Pete Johnson, and Montomorency by Eleanor Updale.
MON 17:00 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b007jzjx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
MON 17:30 Coming Alive (b00h8zb4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
MON 18:00 Wally K Daly (b007jtcx)
With a Whimper to the Grave
Episode 1
To combat the threat of an alien invasion, the nations of Earth formed a World Council.
The aliens gave selected humans extraordinary 'sixth-sense' powers, but these were abused. The British Government is ready to give an update on their plans...
Third in Wally K Daly's sci-fi trilogy starring James Shrapnel and Donald Hewlett.
Tom Harris …. John Shrapnel
Sally Harris …. Maureen O'Brien
A. P. Smith …. Donald Hewlett
George …. Patrick Troughton
Marge …. Angela Thorne
'642' …. Timothy West
Doctor …. Arnold Diamond
Ray/Pilot …. Clive Panto
David/Paul …. Crawford Logan
Charles …. Henry Stamper
Sally's mother …. Katherine Parr
Alien Controller …. Manning Wilson
Vera …. Margot Boyd
Foreign Pilot/Barry …. Mark Rolston
Corporal/Vince …. Michael Jenner
Geoffrey Palmer …. Robert Dawes
Baby Sam/Gloria …. Moir Leslie
Alien …. Peter Acre
Silkin …. Peter Wickham
Director: Martin Jenkins
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1984.
MON 18:30 Methuselah's Children by Robert A Heinlein (b007s5dq)
6. The Secret
Heartbroken Lazarus Long's thoughts begin to turn to home on Earth.
Paul Birchard concludes Robert Heinlein's sci-fi novel.
Set up in the late 19th century, the aim of the Howard Foundation is to prolong human life via selective breeding and financial encouragement.
Abridged by Bert Coules.
Produced at BBC Scotland by Bruce Young.
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in July 2007.
MON 19:00 Round the Horne (b00j272g)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
MON 19:30 The Burkiss Way (b007jm5c)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
MON 20:00 Father Brown Stories (b007jp44)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
MON 20:30 Dick Francis - Dead on Red (b007jrrl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
MON 21:00 George Eliot - Middlemarch (b008y4gz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
MON 21:15 Maigret (b00fzwp1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
MON 22:00 Bookcases (b00srvks)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
MON 22:30 An Actor's Life for Me (b007r42w)
Series 1
A Stiff Audition
Young actor Robert Wilson is desperately seeking work.
At last an audition comes up. He doesn't need to rigidly stick to the script - just be rigid.
Sitcom by Paul Mayhew-Archer.
Robert Wilson ..... John Sinclair
Desmond Shaw ..... Gary Waldhorn
Sue ..... Caroline Quentin
With:
Ron Pember
Jo Kendall
Joanna Mackie
Jonathan Kydd
Michael Graham Cox
Melinda Walker
Producer: Paul Spencer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in January 1989.
MON 23:00 Mark Watson Makes the World Substantially Better (b00kvq7t)
Series 1
Wrath
Mark Watson investigates wrath as he continues his quest to free us from the seven deadly sins via stand-up comedy.
Tim Key and Tim Minchin provide sketches, songs and jealous glances.
Producer: Katie Marsden
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2007.
MON 23:30 Radio Shuttleworth (b007s5ds)
Series 1
Vanessa Feltz
Sheffield's aspiring singer-songwriter takes to the airwaves once more from his very own his front room!
Aided by his producer (and sole agent) Ken Worthington, and his hard-to-please wife Mary, the inimitable John Shuttleworth presents celebrity interviews, dodgy keyboard music, and even dodgier jingles.
Can special guest Vanessa Feltz help sort out a tricky domestic problem between him and Mary?
With Boothby Graffoe.
Written and performed by Graham Fellows.
Producers: Paul Schlesinger and Martin Willis.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1998.
TUESDAY 15 FEBRUARY 2011
TUE 00:00 Wally K Daly (b007jtcx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:30 Methuselah's Children by Robert A Heinlein (b007s5dq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 Father Brown Stories (b007jp44)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 Dick Francis - Dead on Red (b007jrrl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 George Eliot - Middlemarch (b008y4gz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:15 Maigret (b00fzwp1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 John Fowles - The French Lieutenant's Woman (b00hhn1j)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b007jzjx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:30 Coming Alive (b00h8zb4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 Louisa May Alcott - Good Wives (b008fdb8)
Under the Umbrella
Jo writes the story of her family's life, and finds true love at last. Stars Buffy Davis and Gayle Hunnicutt.
TUE 05:30 Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories (b00qyqqg)
How the Leopard Got His Spots
First published in 1902, the fantastical tale of animal camouflage in the jungle is read by David Davis.
TUE 05:45 Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories (b00t2d26)
How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin
First published in 1902, the fantastical tale of how being a cake thief proved bad for the complexion. Read by David Davis.
TUE 05:50 Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories (b00t2d28)
How the Whale Got His Throat
First published in 1902, the fantastical tale of how a dancing sailor changed a giant's eating habits. Read by David Davis.
TUE 06:00 15/02/2011 (b00yjqrw)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
TUE 08:00 Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? (b007jr9f)
Home Is the Hero
Bob's fiancee Thelma is appalled by the return of Terry to his home town after seven years.
Starring James Bolam as Terry Collier, Rodney Bewes as Bob Ferris and Brigit Forsyth as Thelma Chambers. With Sheila Fearn and Peter Whitman.
Created and scripted for BBC TV by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais. Adapted for radio by Patrick Tilley.
Producer: John Browell
Originally lost from the archive, the audio was recovered in the BBC's Archive Treasure Hunt in 2003.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1975.
TUE 08:30 Dead Ringers (b00k2cfw)
Series 4
Episode 4
More celeb sound-alikes as Brian Sewell joins 'The Archers' and a Chris Eubank phone spoof. With Jon Culshaw. From April 2001.
TUE 09:00 Flying the Flag (b00dhkzf)
Series 4
In Custody
‘We are representatives of Democracy in this benighted place, William. We enshrine the values of liberty, tolerance and free speech. By the way, why is that woman chained to the embassy railings..?'
Ambassador Mackenzie must tackle the delicate issue of a Briton being held hostage.
Series 4 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, Christopher Benjamin as Colonel Surikov and Stephen Greif as Spiro.
Producer: Neil Cargill
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1992.
TUE 09:30 Clare in the Community (b00gkktk)
Series 2
Doolah's Choice
The bossy social worker sticks her oar in Helen's wedding and Megan's home birth. Starring Sally Phillips. From October 2005.
TUE 10:00 John Fowles - The French Lieutenant's Woman (b00hk2dv)
Episode 2
Charles's life as a complacent Victorian gent has been overturned by his secret meetings with the mysterious Sarah on the under-cliff at Lyme.
Having vowed to end the liaison he finds himself lured one last time. He kisses Sarah passionately. Then discovers they're being watched...
John Hurt concludes John Fowles' passionate epic of two lovers in conflict with starched Victorian society.
Narrator ...... John Hurt
Charles ...... Jonathan Firth
Sarah ...... Emily Bruni
Ernestina ...... Kelly Reilly
Dr Grogan ...... TP McKenna
Mrs Endicott ...... Susan Jameson
Sam ...... Nick Sayce
Mary ...... Ella Smith
Mr Freeman ...... Gerard McDermott
Mrs Rogers ...... Colleen Prendergast
Montague ...... Wayne Foskett
Prostitute ...... Sophie Roberts
Curate ...... John Cummins
Dramatised by Graham White.
Producer: Peter Kavanagh
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2006.
TUE 11:00 George Eliot - Middlemarch (b008ycys)
Wife and Widow
Lydgate is the subject of gossip, and Casaubon demands a promise from Dorothea. Stars Caroline Martin and Tom Goodman-Hill.
TUE 11:15 Maigret (b00fyyd5)
Series 2
The Yellow Dog
The French detective probes a shooting in Brittany. Could a stray dog's owner be the perpetrator? Stars Nicholas Le Prevost.
TUE 12:00 Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? (b007jr9f)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
TUE 12:30 Doctor in the House (b007k4k7)
Happy Christmas
The Dean asks Sparrow, Evans and Benskin to organise St Swithin's festivities. Stars Richard Briers. From August 1968.
TUE 13:00 Father Brown Stories (b0081lvr)
Series 2
Actor and Alibi
A theatrical murder amid much back-stabbing is announced in the Chop-House. Father Brown finds himself in the midst of a School for Scandal.
Stars Andrew Sachs as Father Brown.
GK Chesterton's stories of an amateur clerical sleuth with an uncanny understanding of the criminal mind at work.
Father Brown ...... Andrew Sachs
Mundon Mandeville ...... Peter Jeffrey
Mrs Mandeville ...... Sheila Grant
Inspector Bagshaw ...... Bill Wallis
Ashton Jarvis ...... David Brierly
Norman Knight ...... Charles Baillie
Lady Miriam Talbot ...... Fleur Chandler
Miss Maroni ...... Karen Ascoe
Mrs Sans ...... Pauline Letts
House Manager ...... Jonathan Scott
Dramatised by John Scotney
Directed at BBC Bristol by Alec Reid.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1986.
TUE 13:30 Dick Francis - Dead on Red (b007jrv7)
Episode 2
A French assassin has shot his intended victim, but exactly who wanted Red Millbrook dead? Read by John Lloyd-Fillingham.
TUE 14:00 Puzzle Panel (b00yjr5c)
Episode 7
More testing brain teasers with Chris Maslanka, Victor Bryant, Val Gilbert and Professor David Singmaster. From July 1998.
TUE 14:30 Fifty Years Around the Clock (b00js9vh)
Tony Wilson traces the story of the first rock 'n' roll song to reach number one. Featuring Sir Cliff Richard. From March 2005.
TUE 15:00 A Short History of Ireland (b007tkgd)
My Mission to Pacify Ireland; Keep a Firm Grip on Your Homesteads
The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
TUE 15:15 Sheila Hancock - The Two of Us (b00qy400)
My Life with John Thaw
The actress recalls her determination to go on the stage, while her diaries recall her partner's troubles after 'Captain Hook'.
TUE 15:30 Alan Coren - Core Coren (b007jrp1)
Suburban Fauna
The humorist, writer and broadcaster muses on his beloved London district's goldfish, geese and foxes.
TUE 15:45 Tom Courtenay - Dear Tom (b007k1ns)
Episode 2
Student Tom Courtenay is doing well at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Still sending him funny and moving letters from his home in Hull, his mother Annie reveals news of a move...
Actor, Sir Tom Courtenay, reads more of his memoir of those letters. Sian Thomas plays his mother Annie.
Published in 2000. Abridged in five parts by Penny Leicester.
Producer: Sarah Johnson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2000.
TUE 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00yjs96)
Children's stories presented by Chris Pizzey, featuring The Wishing Chair Again by Enid Blyton, Mind Reader by Pete Johnson, and Montmorency by Eleanor Updale.
TUE 17:00 Flying the Flag (b00dhkzf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
TUE 17:30 Clare in the Community (b00gkktk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
TUE 18:00 Wally K Daly (b007jtfs)
With a Whimper to the Grave
Episode 2
With Tom trapped amongst the aliens, desperate Sally finds a Government ally.
Third in Wally K Daly's sci-fi trilogy starring James Shrapnel and Donald Hewlett.
To combat the threat of an alien invasion, the nations of the Earth have formed a World Council. The aliens have given selected humans extraordinary 'sixth-sense' powers.
But when these powers are abused the aliens prepare to leave and abandon the Earth to its fate. But are they really going? And what is the fate awaiting the peoples of the Earth?
Marge …. Angela Thorne
Doctor …. Arnold Diamond
Ray/Pilot …. Clive Panto
David/Paul …. Crawford Logan
A. P. Smith …. Donald Hewlett
Charles …. Henry Stamper
Tom Harris …. John Shrapnel
Sally's mother …. Katherine Parr
Alien Controller …. Manning Wilson
Vera …. Margot Boyd
Foreign Pilot/Barry …. Mark Rolston
Sally Harris …. Maureen O'Brien
Corporal/Vince …. Michael Jenner
Geoffrey Palmer …. Robert Dawes
Baby Sam/Gloria …. Moir Leslie
George …. Patrick Troughton
Alien …. Peter Acre
Silkin …. Peter Wickham
'642' …. Timothy West
Director: Martin Jenkins
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1984.
TUE 18:30 Ursula K Le Guin - The Diary of the Rose (b00ncgg3)
Episode 1
The political awakening of psychiatrist Rosa Sobel. Ursula K Le Guin's award-winning powerful tale set in the near future. Read by Laurel Lefkow.
TUE 19:00 Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? (b007jr9f)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
TUE 19:30 Doctor in the House (b007k4k7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
TUE 20:00 Father Brown Stories (b0081lvr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
TUE 20:30 Dick Francis - Dead on Red (b007jrv7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
TUE 21:00 George Eliot - Middlemarch (b008ycys)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
TUE 21:15 Maigret (b00fyyd5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
TUE 22:00 Dead Ringers (b00k2cfw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
TUE 22:30 Sounding Off with McGough (b007k4lr)
Heroes and Villains
Roger McGough's poetic reflections on relatives and retsina.
With the accompaniment of long-time musical collaborator Andy Roberts.
Recorded at the Bath Festival.
Producer: Sara Davies
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2000.
TUE 22:45 The Pickerskill Detentions (b00yjt9m)
The Black-Eyed Marketeer
Retired English master Dr Henry Pickerskill recalls his most memorable detentions. Stars Ian Richardson. From August 2005.
TUE 23:00 Nigel and Earl Sort Out the World (b007jx3b)
Episode 3
The surreal duo try solving the globe's topical problems. Stars Andrew Livingstone and Fine Time Fontayne. From July 1992.
TUE 23:30 Just Juliette (b007jw09)
Series 1
Episode 2
Ron causes a stir and talk show host Juliette is on the verge of a media breakdown. Stars Jenny Eclair. From August 1999.
WEDNESDAY 16 FEBRUARY 2011
WED 00:00 Wally K Daly (b007jtfs)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 Ursula K Le Guin - The Diary of the Rose (b00ncgg3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 Father Brown Stories (b0081lvr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 Dick Francis - Dead on Red (b007jrv7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 George Eliot - Middlemarch (b008ycys)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Tuesday]
WED 02:15 Maigret (b00fyyd5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Tuesday]
WED 03:00 John Fowles - The French Lieutenant's Woman (b00hk2dv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 Flying the Flag (b00dhkzf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:30 Clare in the Community (b00gkktk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 RD Blackmore - Lorna Doone (b00snl4p)
Episode 1
17th century Exmoor in Devon: John Ridd meets Lorna Doone (and they fall in love) and we meet the murderer Carver Doone, the highwayman Tom Faggus and the miser Uncle Benn.
David Schofield and Alison Pettit star in RD Blackmore’s popular and enduring romantic tale.
Dramatised in three-parts by Barry Letts.
John Ridd …. David Schofield
Lorna Doon …. Alison Pettit
Mother …. Janet Dale
Tom Faggus …. Cornelius Garrett
Uncle Ben …. James Warrior
Carver Doone …. Kim Durham
Young Lorna …. Charlotte Grattidge
Jeremy Stickles …. Graham Padden
Lizzie Ridd …. Sunny Ormonde
Young Lizzie …. Laura Berry
Annie Ridd …. Katherine Mount
Young Annie …. Samantha Dowling
Gwenny …. Susan Jeffrey
John Fry …. Ian Brooker
Counsellor Doone …. Graham Colclough
Charlie Doon …. David Perks
Directed at BBC Pebble Mill by Brian Lighthill
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1997.
WED 06:00 16/02/2011 (b00yjtlb)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jsqv)
Series 5
Around the World in 80 Days
The lad accepts a bet when challenged to copy Phileas Fogg's trip - but in far less time.
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 March 1958.
WED 08:30 The House of Milton Jones (b00ljz69)
Episode 6
The surreal comedian helps plan a birthday for the twins. What could possibly go wrong? With Rosemary Leach. From August 2003.
WED 09:00 PG Wodehouse - The Inimitable Jeeves (b007sxvp)
The Purity of the Turf
After the syndicate disaster, Bertie Wooster ponders what he should bet on next.
PG Wodehouse's romp starring Michael Hordern and Richard Briers.
Jeeves ...... Michael Hordern
Bertie Wooster ..... Richard Briers
Revrend Heppenstall ..... Maurice Denham
Bingo Little ..... Jonathan Cecil
Steggles ...... Edwin Apps
Harold ...... Denise Bryer
Charles ...... John Samson
Adapted by Chris Miller.
Producer: David Hatch
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1973.
WED 09:30 The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel (b00801nf)
Series 1
Episode 6
Judgement day dawns for the shady lawyer, Waldorf T Flywheel.
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 July 1990.
WED 10:00 Choderlos de Laclos - Les Liaisons Dangereuses (b007jlpp)
Episode 1
August 1785: The jilted Marquise de Merteuil begins a game of seduction - and revenge...
Choderlos de Laclos's 1782 epistolary novel dramatised in two-parts by Christopher Hampton.
Stars Ciaran Hinds as Le Vicomte de Valmont, Lindsay Duncan as La Marquise de Merteuil, Emma Fielding as Mme de Tourvel, Adam Godley as Chevalier Danceny, Joanna David as Mme de Volanges, Alison Pettitt as Cecile Volanges, Elizabeth Spriggs as Mme de Rosemonde, Charles Simpson as Azolan and Sarah-Jane Holm as Emilie.
Narrator: John Moffatt
Music composed by Ilona Sekacz.
Director: Gordon House:
First broadcast on the BBC World Service in 1998.
WED 11:00 George Eliot - Middlemarch (b008yq3h)
The Public Man
Even in death, Casaubon hurts Dorothea with a cruel codicil to his will. Stars Caroline Martin and Robert Glenister.
WED 11:15 Maigret (b00g1hb0)
Series 2
Inspector Cadaver
When an old adversary undermines an investigation, the inspector is determined to uncover the truth. Stars Nicholas Le Prevost.
WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jsqv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
WED 12:30 Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead (b00yhx5s)
Series 2
Episode 5
Angry antique dealers, a word from the Minister for population - and it's not the end of the world
A sequential entertainment for radio starring Ronnie Barker.
With Terence Brady and Pauline Yates.
Pianist: Gordon Langford.
Banjo: Dick Abell
Written by Terence Brady, Peter N Christie, Donald Churchill, Bert Fisher, John Graham, Christopher Langham, Roy Lomax, Chris Miller, Katie Moss, Myles Rudge and Gordon Langford, Allan Scott and Chris Bryant, and Gerald Wiley.
Producer John Fawcett-Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1972.
WED 13:00 Father Brown Stories (b00f185v)
Series 2
The Absence of Mr Glass
The unusual behaviour of a young man sparks concern in a seaside town. Andrew Sachs stars as GK Chesterton's clerical sleuth.
WED 13:30 Dick Francis (b007m9f7)
Proof
1. Tragedy
The champagne is flowing at a party thrown by racehorse trainer Jack Haythorne, when tragedy strikes.
But is it just an accident..?
Nigel Havers stars as Tony Beach.
Dick Francis's thriller dramatised in eight parts by Ernest Dudley.
Tony Beach …. Nigel Havers
Jack …. Alan Dudley
Gerard …. George Parsons
Flora …. Jennifer Piercey
Col. Fulham …. Tim Reynolds
Mrs Fulham …. Pauline Letts
Jimmy …. Andrew Branch
Sgt. Ridger …. Stephen Hattersley
Chief Sup. Wilson …. Manning Wilson
and Stuart Organ
Director: Matthew Walters
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1987.
WED 14:00 My Music (b00lk9c0)
Steve Race quizzes John Amis, Frank Muir, Ian Wallace and Denis Norden on Tom Jones and Mozart. From January 1994.
WED 14:30 Unearthing Mysteries (b00ghyx3)
Series 1
Kings Valley 55
Professor Aubrey Manning travels to the Valley of the Kings in Egypt to unearth the mystery behind Tomb 55.
WED 15:00 A Short History of Ireland (b007tm4c)
The Land War; The Relief of Captain Boycott
The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
WED 15:15 Sheila Hancock - The Two of Us (b00qylgw)
My Life with John Thaw
In their past, the pair come together as actors, with the promise of something more. But her diaries recall later devastation.
WED 15:30 Alan Coren - Core Coren (b007jrph)
Away From It All
The humorist, writer and broadcaster muses on travelling, and considers acting lessons for posing in holiday snaps.
WED 15:45 Tom Courtenay - Dear Tom (b007k1py)
Episode 3
The actor recalls all the letters sent by his mother Annie from Hull as his career in London developed. With Sian Thomas. From October 2000.
WED 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00yjvx2)
Children's stories presented by Chris Pizzey, featuring The Wishing Chair Again by Enid Blyton, Mind Reader Double by Pete Johnson, and Montmorency by Eleanor Updale.
WED 17:00 PG Wodehouse - The Inimitable Jeeves (b007sxvp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
WED 17:30 The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel (b00801nf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
WED 18:00 Wally K Daly (b007k44c)
With a Whimper to the Grave
Episode 3
The World Council takes action - as the aliens' plans are revealed. Stars Patrick Troughton, Angela Thorne and Timothy West.
Marge …. Angela Thorne
Doctor …. Arnold Diamond
Ray/Pilot …. Clive Panto
David/Paul …. Crawford Logan
A. P. Smith …. Donald Hewlett
Charles …. Henry Stamper
Tom Harris …. John Shrapnel
Sally's mother …. Katherine Parr
Alien Controller …. Manning Wilson
Vera …. Margot Boyd
Foreign Pilot/Barry …. Mark Rolston
Sally Harris …. Maureen O'Brien
Corporal/Vince …. Michael Jenner
Geoffrey Palmer …. Robert Dawes
Baby Sam/Gloria …. Moir Leslie
George …. Patrick Troughton
Alien …. Peter Acre
Silkin …. Peter Wickham
'642' …. Timothy West
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1984.
WED 18:30 Ursula K Le Guin - The Diary of the Rose (b00nhq5n)
Episode 2
Psychiatrist Rosa Sobel makes a shocking discovery about the organisation she works for. Laurel Lefkow concludes Ursula K Le Guin's tale.
WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jsqv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
WED 19:30 Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead (b00yhx5s)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
WED 20:00 Father Brown Stories (b00f185v)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
WED 20:30 Dick Francis (b007m9f7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
WED 21:00 George Eliot - Middlemarch (b008yq3h)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
WED 21:15 Maigret (b00g1hb0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
WED 22:00 The House of Milton Jones (b00ljz69)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
WED 22:30 Alan Parker's 59 Minutes of Truth (b00yjvx4)
Episode 2
The urban warrior's comedy-music mix includes a how-to guide to seeing gigs for free.
More undeniable truths to a nation crying out for direction and guidance.
Written by and starring Simon Munnery.
With Peter Serafinowicz and Mandy Knight.
Producer: Aled Evans
First broadcast on BBC Radio 1 in February 1995.
WED 23:30 Stockport, So Good They Named It Once (b0082f0w)
Series 1
Barbie
It's school reports time - and Eddie needs a loan to start up his own taxi business.
The lives of the Stockport-based, Conroy family in the first series of Jim Poyser and Damian Lanigan's comedy drama.
Jason ...... Dominic Monaghan
Michael ...... Jason Done
Dave ...... Stefan Escreet
Eddie ...... John McArdle
Collete ...... Emma Clarke
Maureen ...... Beverley Callard
Debbie ...... Jo-Anne Knowles
Music: Big George
Producer: Neil Mossey
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1999.
THURSDAY 17 FEBRUARY 2011
THU 00:00 Wally K Daly (b007k44c)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 Ursula K Le Guin - The Diary of the Rose (b00nhq5n)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Father Brown Stories (b00f185v)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Dick Francis (b007m9f7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 George Eliot - Middlemarch (b008yq3h)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 Maigret (b00g1hb0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Choderlos de Laclos - Les Liaisons Dangereuses (b007jlpp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 PG Wodehouse - The Inimitable Jeeves (b007sxvp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel (b00801nf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 RD Blackmore - Lorna Doone (b00snrxb)
Episode 2
Murderer Carver Doone tries to force Lorna into marrying him, but her true love, John Ridd, sets out to rescue her...
David Schofield and Alison Pettit star in RD Blackmore’s popular and enduring romance set on 17th century Exmoor.
John Ridd …. David Schofield
Lorna Doon …. Alison Pettit
Mother …. Janet Dale
Tom Faggus …. Cornelius Garrett
Uncle Ben …. James Warrior
Carver Doone …. Kim Durham
Jeremy Stickles …. Graham Padden
Lizzie Ridd …. Sunny Ormonde
Annie Ridd …. Katherine Mount
Gwenny …. Susan Jeffrey
Charlie Doon and …. David Perks
Judge Jeffries …. Jonathan Wyatt
Dramatised by Barry Letts.
Directed at BBC Pebble Mill by Brian Lighthill
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in in September 1997.
THU 06:00 17/02/2011 (b00yjy0x)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
THU 08:00 The Men from the Ministry (b00yjy0z)
The Hole
The time-wasting twosome get bogged down in a building project.
A weekly tribute to all those who work in government departments.
Starring Wilfrid Hyde White as Number One and Richard Murdoch as Number Two..
With Norma Ronald, Roy Dotrice and John Graham.
Written by Johnnie Mortimer, Brian Cooke and Edward Taylor, Brian Cooke.
'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 Light Programme in October 1965.
THU 08:30 Nikolai Gogol - Three Ivans, Two Aunts and an Overcoat (b00nhw1v)
The Overcoat
A humble Russian civil servant's career is stuck in a dismal rut, until he buys a new coat. With Stephen Moore. From April 2002.
THU 09:00 Cabin Pressure (b00cm9p6)
Series 1
Douz
Sitcom about the pilots of a tiny charter airline for whom no job is too small, but many, many jobs are too difficult.
Carolyn finds she’s taken more on board than she meant to when the Scottish Cricket Team, a Frenchman and the Sahara Desert all run out of petrol...
Carolyn Knapp-Shappey ...... Stephanie Cole
1st Officer Douglas Richardson ...... Roger Allam
Captain Martin Crieff ...... Benedict Cumberbatch
Arthur Shappey ...... John Finnemore
Yves Jutteau ...... John Sessions
Habib ...... Ali Amadi.
Captain Jessop ...... Rufus Jones
Lachlan ...... Robert Harley
Written by John Finnemore
Produced & directed by David Tyler
A Pozzitive production for the BBC
www.pozzitive.co.uk
THU 09:30 The Alan Davies Show (b007js69)
Episode 1
Struggling actor Alan and his friends Kate and Murray find themselves locked in - a lot!
Alan Davies stars in his own six-part sitcom.
Written by Alan Davies, Ben Silburn and Tony Roche.
Alan Francis and Ronnie Ancona play his long-suffering friends.
Alan ...... Alan Davies
Murray ...... Alan Francis
Kate ...... Ronni Ancona
With Caroline Loncq and Kevin Eldon.
Producer: Jane Berthoud
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1998.
THU 10:00 Choderlos de Laclos - Les Liaisons Dangereuses (b007jptt)
Episode 2
Can Vicomte Valmont and the Marquise de Marteuil win their game of seduction and revenge?
Choderlos de Laclos's 1782 epistolary novel dramatised in two-parts by Christopher Hampton.
Stars Ciaran Hinds as Le Vicomte de Valmont, Lindsay Duncan as La Marquise de Merteuil, Emma Fielding as Mme de Tourvel, John Moffatt as the Narrator, Adam Godley as Chevalier Danceny, Joanna David as Mme de Volanges, Alison Pettitt as Cecile Volanges, Elizabeth Spriggs as Mme de Rosemonde, Charles Simpson as Azolan and Sarah-Jane Holm as Emilie.
Narrator: John Moffatt
Music composed by Ilona Sekacz.
Director: Gordon House:
First broadcast on the BBC World Service in 1998.
THU 11:00 George Eliot - Middlemarch (b008yt1t)
Duties and Desires
Bulstrode meets an unwelcome figure from his past, and Ladislaw makes preparations. Stars Caroline Martin and Martin Hyder.
THU 11:15 Maigret (b00g1rsm)
Series 2
Maigret's Little Joke
The French detective is on holiday, but he can't resist investigating the murder of a doctor's wife. Stars Nicholas Le Prevost.
THU 12:00 The Men from the Ministry (b00yjy0z)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b007jncs)
Series 6
Episode 7
Operation Chocolate - and a stirring ode to queen of the silver screen, Julie Andrews.
Starring Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Cleese, Graeme Garden, David Hatch, Jo Kendall and Bill Oddie.
Written by Bill Oddie and John Cleese.
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 Liam Cohen, Dave Lee and Bill Oddie.
Producer: David Hatch/Peter Titheradge
First broadcast on the BBC Radio 2 in May 1968.
THU 13:00 Wally K Daly (b00yjy11)
Orphans in Waiting
Friday
The parents of Mike, Pete and Janey Jago disappear overnight - and there are mysterious marks in the garden...
A spy thriller in six parts by Wally K Daly.
Mike ...... Judy Bennett
Janey ...... Abigail Docherty
Peter ...... Simon Radford
Headmaster ...... Peter Jeffrey
With other parts by Joanna Myers, Timothy Carlton and Andrew Wincott.
Audio from the author's own collection.
Producer: Dan Garrett
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in August 1990.
THU 13:30 Dick Francis (b007mb1q)
Proof
2. Aftermath
In the tragedy's aftermath, Tony Beach goes wine and whisky tasting in the cause of criminal investigation.
Nigel Havers stars as Tony Beach.
Dick Francis's thriller dramatised by Ernest Dudley
Tony Beach …. Nigel Havers
Gerard …. George Parsons
Mrs Palissey …. Sheila Grant
Sgt. Ridger …. Stephen Hattersley
Flora …. Jennifer Piercey
Zarac …. Richard Durden
Paul Young …. Stuart Organ
Tavel …. Brian Hewlett
Chief Sup. Wilson …. Manning Wilson
Director: Matthew Walters
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1987.
THU 14:00 We've Been Here Before (b00g1rsp)
Series 2
Episode 4
Clive Anderson hosts the panel show that pokes fun at events of the past.
The topical historical satirical panel show setting out to prove that there's nothing new under, or in, The Sun.
Nick Revell and Gyles Brandreth battle it out against Helen Atkinson-Wood and John O'Farrell.
Producer: Ed Morrish
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2004.
THU 14:30 The Listeners (b00yjy13)
A heartbeat, star echoes and sounds of life. Blind broadcaster Peter White explores the world where sound means everything. From September 2003.
THU 15:00 A Short History of Ireland (b007tcj0)
Assassination in the Phoenix Park; The First Home Rule Bill
The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
THU 15:15 Sheila Hancock - The Two of Us (b00qyqdc)
My Life with John Thaw
The actress's diaries record the verdict on her partner's cancer. In the past, her story recalls the rocky years with alcohol.
THU 15:30 Alan Coren - Core Coren (b007jrpx)
Out to Lunch
The humorist, writer and self-proclaimed Royalist muses on a menu of exotic and prehistoric dishes.
THU 15:45 Tom Courtenay - Dear Tom (b007k1r4)
Episode 4
Still at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, student Tom Courtenay is receiving funny and moving letters from his mother Annie back in Hull.
As agents start to take an interest in the budding actor, Tom is feeling worried when he goes home...
Actor, Sir Tom Courtenay reads more of his memoir of those letters. Sian Thomas plays his mother Annie.
Published in 2000. Abridged in five parts by Penny Leicester.
Producer: Sarah Johnson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2000.
THU 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00yjy15)
Children's stories presented by Chris Pizzey, featuring The Wishing Chair Again by Enid Blyton, Mind Reader Blackmail by Pete Johnson, and Montmorency by Eleanor Updale.
THU 17:00 Cabin Pressure (b00cm9p6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
THU 17:30 The Alan Davies Show (b007js69)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
THU 18:00 Bram Stoker's Dracula (b007k0v5)
Episode 1
Solicitor Jonathan Harker and his fiance Mina's Transylvanian vampire ordeal begins. Stars Bernard Holley and Frederick Jaeger.
THU 18:30 Daphne du Maurier - The Blue Lenses (b007k4jq)
Episode 1
Recovering from a serious eye operation, Marda West discovers her vision has been heightened to a frighteningly new degree of clarity.
It makes her fear that people she trusts the most have sinister designs against her...
Daphne du Maurier's two-part fantasy thriller explores the darker aspects of human nature.
Read by Emma Fielding.
Produced and abridged by Gemma Jenkins.
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in 2007.
THU 19:00 The Men from the Ministry (b00yjy0z)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b007jncs)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
THU 20:00 Wally K Daly (b00yjy11)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
THU 20:30 Dick Francis (b007mb1q)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
THU 21:00 George Eliot - Middlemarch (b008yt1t)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
THU 21:15 Maigret (b00g1rsm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
THU 22:00 Nikolai Gogol - Three Ivans, Two Aunts and an Overcoat (b00nhw1v)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 22:30 Newsjack (b00yjy17)
Series 4
Episode 2
Miles Jupp and his topical team study the news stories from the last seven days and then make fun of them.
THU 23:00 Comic to Comic (b007tcbj)
Series 1
Chris Green
Writer-performer Chris Green talks to Bruce Morton about his character driven comedy, including American country and western singing sensation, Tina C.
Series in which Bruce Morton talks to top stand-up comedians about life, the universe and comedy.
Producer: Carol Purcell
First broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland in August 2005.
THU 23:30 The Jason Explanation of... (b007jq20)
Communications
David Jason gets chatty with animals and plants - and can a medium reach Doris's dead husband to find out where his money is?
With Sheila Steafel and Royce Mills.
Following in the footsteps of Lord Clark, Dr Bronowski and Professor Galbraith, David Jason unravels the mysteries of the universe and the meaning of life.
Written by Colin Bostock Smith, Andy Hamilton, Barry Pilton and Alastair Beaton.
Music by John Owen Edwards
Producer: Geoffrey Perkins
First broadcast on the BBC Radio 4 in September 1977.
FRIDAY 18 FEBRUARY 2011
FRI 00:00 Bram Stoker's Dracula (b007k0v5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 Daphne du Maurier - The Blue Lenses (b007k4jq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Wally K Daly (b00yjy11)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Dick Francis (b007mb1q)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 George Eliot - Middlemarch (b008yt1t)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 Maigret (b00g1rsm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Choderlos de Laclos - Les Liaisons Dangereuses (b007jptt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 Cabin Pressure (b00cm9p6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 The Alan Davies Show (b007js69)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 RD Blackmore - Lorna Doone (b00sp1f1)
Episode 3
When Lorna is taken to London, John fears he’s lost her forever. Meanwhile Carver Doone has murderous plans....
Starring Alison Pettit and David Schofield.
Conclusion of RD Blackmore’s popular and enduring romance set on 17th century Exmoor.
John Ridd …. David Schofield
Lorna Doone …. Alison Pettit
Mother …. Janet Dale
Carver Doone …. Kim Durham
Jeremy Stickles …. Graham Padden
Tom Faggus …. Cornelius Garrett
Lizzie Ridd …. Sunny Ormonde
Annie Ridd …. Katherine Mount
Gwenny …. Susan Jeffrey
Charlie Doon …. David Perks
Counsellor Doone …. Graham Colclough
King James …. Jonathan Wyatt
Dramatised by Barry Letts.
Directed at BBC Pebble Mill by Brian Lighthill
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in in September 1997.
FRI 06:00 18/02/2011 (b00yk0n5)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
FRI 08:00 The Navy Lark (b00yk0n7)
Series 2
The Figurehead
Johnson must whittle for all he is worth when Pertwee enters the antiques market.
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 Mr Popesgrove and Tenniel Evans as Goldstein.
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 November 1959.
FRI 08:30 The Long Hot Satsuma (b007k3q5)
Episode 2
Desert Island Discs with several twists! Zesty sketch show with Alison Steadman, Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden. From June 1989.
FRI 09:00 Bristow (b00cbcpg)
Series 1
Fair Shares
Takeover tangles as Bristow learns that Chester Perry is making a takeover bid for the firm across the street.
He thinks that if he surreptitiously invests in rivals Miles and Rudge, he can make a mint...
Michael Williams stars as Bristow, the Chester-Perry buying clerk. He is but a small cog in a gigantic wheel... and he knows it.
Adapted from by Frank Dickens from his famous newspaper cartoon strip. Syndicated internationally, it ran for 51 years from 1961.
Bristow ...... Michael Williams
Jones ...... Rodney Bewes
Mrs Purdy ...... Dora Bryan
Hewitt ...... Owen Brenman
Fudge ...... Jon Glover
Miss Sunman ...... Katy Odey
Prunella Peach ...... Carol Starks
Fred Stokes ...... David Battley
Post Boy ...... Simon Schatzberger
Music: John Whitehall
Producer: Neil Cargill
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1999.
FRI 09:30 No Commitments (b007jnxx)
Series 7
Supporting Parts
Victoria worries over Roger's libido and Charlotte is after a top job. Stars Rosemary Leach and Celia Imrie. From January 2001.
FRI 10:00 Daphne Du Maurier (b007jlbw)
Don't Look Now
John and Laura Bennett are on holiday in Venice, trying to get over the tragic death of their daughter.
They seem to be succeeding, until a blind psychic starts relaying messages from beyond the grave...
Daphne du Maurier's classic tale of slow-dawning terror first published in 1971.
Laura Bennett ...... Anna Chancellor
John Bennett ...... Michael Feast
Sister ...... Colette O'Neil
Elidah ...... Carolyn Pickles
Policeman ...... Sean Baker
Waiter ...... Ewan Bailey
Porter ...... Carl Prekopp
Dramatised by Ronald Frame.
Director: Patrick Rayner
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2001.
FRI 11:00 George Eliot - Middlemarch (b008yvfb)
Reaction and Reform
Fred is unexpectedly employed, and there's bad news for the Lydgates. Stars Caroline Martin and Tom Goodman-Hill.
FRI 11:15 Peter Tinniswood (b007v0zr)
The Last Obit
Billie Whitelaw stars as an obituarist living in her own very particular world, in a monologue written especially for her by Peter Tinnswood.
Having spent years writing obituaries for the Morning Telegraph, Millicent Doris Clayton's mind wanders as she prepares her final piece before taking retirement. Epitaphs and judgments on the famous, the notorious and the undeserving have passed through her office. She is a middle-aged spinster. So who will prepare Millicent's own obituary? And what will it say?
Directed by Enyd Williams. First heard on BBC Radio 4 in 1998.
FRI 12:00 The Navy Lark (b00yk0n7)
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FRI 12:30 The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket (b007jzq5)
Having a Field Day
The dear ladies must tackle the curse of the village carnival. Starring Dr Evadne Hinge and Dame Hilda Bracket. From May 1983.
FRI 13:00 Wally K Daly (b007jvfc)
Orphans in Waiting
Saturday AM
The parents of Mike, Janey and Peter have disappeared.
What's in their father's briefcase?
And who or what is 'The Hyena'?
A spy thriller by Wally K Daly.
Mike ...... Judy Bennett
Janey ...... Abigail Docherty
Peter ...... Simon Radford
Store Manager ...... Danny Schiller
Woman ...... Auriol Smith
Audio from the author's own collection.
Producer: Dan Garrett
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in September 1990.
FRI 13:30 Dick Francis (b007mcnx)
Proof
3. The Boss
The fraud plot thickens, as Tony Beach meets the boss of whisky hauliers Charter Carriers. Stars Nigel Havers.
Nigel Havers stars as Tony Beach.
Dick Francis's thriller dramatised by Ernest Dudley
Tony Beach …. Nigel Havers
Gerard …. George Parsons
Flora …. Jennifer Piercey
Sgt. Ridger …. Stephen Hattersley
P.C. Horton …. James Goode
Charter …. Chas Bryer
Director: Matthew Walters
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1987.
FRI 14:00 An Hour With Ned Sherrin (b00yk21p)
From Jeffrey Archer to Pia Zadora in Ned Sherrin's witty A-Z of theatrical anecdotes.
The writer, director, producer and broadcaster was a brilliant raconteur and this hilarious one-man show was recorded live at Brighton's New Venture Theatre in June 1994.
Among many other celebrities, Ned includes tales about Noel Coward, John Gielgud, Rex Harrison, Andrew Lloyd-Webber and Maggie Smith.
Ned Sherrin: 18 February 1931 - 1 October 2007.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 7 in 2011.
FRI 15:00 A Short History of Ireland (b007tc4f)
Is Them'uns Bate?; The Belfast Riots of 1886
The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
FRI 15:15 Sheila Hancock - The Two of Us (b00qyrch)
My Life with John Thaw
In the past, John has given up alcohol for good - while later after his death, the actress confronts her grief.
FRI 15:30 Alan Coren - Core Coren (b007jrq9)
One is One - Leading the Solitary Life
The humorist, writer and broadcaster muses on a Victorian novelty, the chance of appearing in Macbeth and home-working.
FRI 15:45 Tom Courtenay - Dear Tom (b007k1sc)
Episode 5
As he earns more success, there's a bittersweet conclusion to actor Sir Tom Courtenay's memoir of the loving letters sent by his mother Annie from Hull.
Sian Thomas plays his mother Annie.
Published in 2000. Abridged in five parts by Penny Leicester.
Producer: Sarah Johnson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2000.
FRI 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00yk23f)
Children's stories presented by Chris Pizzey, featuring The Wishing Chair Again by Enid Blyton, Mind Reader Blackmail by Pete Johnson, and Montmorency by Eleanor Updale.
FRI 17:00 Bristow (b00cbcpg)
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FRI 17:30 No Commitments (b007jnxx)
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FRI 18:00 Bram Stoker's Dracula (b007k133)
Episode 2
Worried Mina awaits news from Transylvania, while Lucy sleepwalks after a shipwreck. Stars Phyllis Logan and Sharon Maharaj.
FRI 18:30 Daphne du Maurier - The Blue Lenses (b007k4rp)
Episode 2
Afer discovering she's able to see things that others can't, Marda West fears for her survival in this dangerous new world.
The conclusion of Daphne du Maurier's two-part fantasy thriller exploring the darker aspects of human nature.
Read by Emma Fielding.
Produced and abridged by Gemma Jenkins.
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in 2007.
FRI 19:00 The Navy Lark (b00yk0n7)
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08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket (b007jzq5)
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12:30 today]
FRI 20:00 Wally K Daly (b007jvfc)
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FRI 20:30 Dick Francis (b007mcnx)
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13:30 today]
FRI 21:00 George Eliot - Middlemarch (b008yvfb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
FRI 21:15 Peter Tinniswood (b007v0zr)
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FRI 22:00 The Long Hot Satsuma (b007k3q5)
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08:30 today]
FRI 22:30 Getting Nowhere Fast (b00mqgrr)
Series 3
Episode 2
When burglars visit the CyberPass bistro, Merv decides to stay up and take action. Stars Mervyn Stutter. From May 2004.
FRI 23:00 The Big Fun Show (b00l1xbh)
Episode 2
Sketch series with Paul Merton, Julian Clary, Tony Hawks and Josie Lawrence - before they hit the big time. From January 1988.
FRI 23:30 The Mark Steel Solution (b007jms1)
Series 1
No-One Should Live in the Same Family for More Than One Year
Radical proposals to change our lives for the better - a family and relations revolution.
Written by Mark Steel and Pete Sinclair, who also perform with the help of Maria McErlane.
Give him 30 minutes and Mark will convince you of anything in the series that aims to prove that the ridiculous really is very sensible indeed.
Producer: Turan Ali
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in October 1992.