SATURDAY 12 MARCH 2011

SAT 00:00 Blood Lines (b007k2sj)
Father's Day
An estranged father and daughter's reunion is threatened by sinister state forces. Jasmine Callan reads Ian Dudley's tale.
SAT 00:15 Margaret Atwood - The Handmaid's Tale (b008f8f6)
Episode 10
Serena Joy confronts Offred in the climax to the chilling, dystopian vision of female subjugation. Concluded by Buffy Davis.
SAT 00:30 Doctor Who (b00s6dgp)
The Creature from the Pit
Episode 2
The Time Lord encounters an adversary deep below ground, whilst Romana and K9 struggle to survive above. Read by Tom Baker.
SAT 01:00 Paul Temple (b007jsjz)
Paul Temple and the Jonathan Mystery
3. The Ring
The suave sleuth meets a murder suspect - but is she aware of a vital clue?
Francis Durbridge's thriller stars Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve in another intriguing case for BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife.
Paul Temple …. Peter Coke
Steve …. Marjorie Westbury
Helen Ferguson …. Grizelda Hervey
Charlie …. James Beattie
Sir Graham Forbes …. James Thomason
Dinah Nelson …. Valerie Kirkbright
Reggie Mackintosh …. Simon Lack
Hall Porter …. Frank Partington
Police Sergeant/Max Wyman …. Frederick Treves
Rudolph Charles …. Anthony Hall
Mavis Russell …. Isabel Rennie
Mark Elliot …. William Fox
Richard Ferguson …. Gabriel Woolf
Bobby …. David Spenser
Between 1938 and 1968, Francis Durbridge's incomparably suave amateur detective Paul Temple and glamorous wife Steve solved case after baffling case in one of BBC radio's most popular series. They inhabited a sophisticated, well-heeled world of cocktails and fast cars.
Producer: Martyn C. Webster.
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in October 1963.
SAT 01:30 The Body on the Beach (b0091t5y)
Episode 9
There's fresh drama at the yacht club, while Carole Seddon makes an important discovery. Simon Brett's thriller read by Joanna Tope.
SAT 01:45 The Body on the Beach (b0091t5z)
Episode 10
More drama erupts, as Carole Seddon's murder investigation reaches a gripping climax. Simon Brett's thriller read by Joanna Tope.
SAT 02:00 Stef Penney - The Tenderness of Wolves (b00z6ch8)
Episode 10
Mrs Ross's journey to prove her son's innocence ends with a shoot-out in the wilderness. Stef Penney's mystery stars Meg Fraser.
SAT 02:15 Daunt and Dervish (b007jwvb)
Series 1
The Singer Not the Song
When a newspaper magnate is murdered, the obvious suspect is his much younger wife, but when the police discover that Daunt and Dervish were actually in the grounds of the house that evening - they're not only under suspicion, but their licence is suspended. The only way to get it back will be for them to beat the police to the discovery of the real murderer...
With the Second World War over, former spies Josephine Daunt and Susan Dervish are running their own detective agency.
Stars Imelda Staunton as Josephine Daunt, Anna Massey as Susan Dervish, Bill Patterson as Bill Mackie and Nicky Henson as Daniel Slater.
Format by Imelda Staunton and Anna Massey. Written by Guy Meredith.
Producer: Cherry Cookson. Director: Janet Whitaker.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2003.
SAT 03:00 The Barchester Chronicles (b007jpg2)
Barchester Towers
Barchester Towers Part 3
Obadiah Slope is determined to win Eleanor, but others try to thwart him. Anthony Trollope dramatisation with Juliet Aubrey.
SAT 04:00 Bristow (b00cnhyq)
Series 1
Sun, Sea and Sabotage
The buying clerk's traditional summer plans are threatened by the arrival of a new boy at Chester Perry's.
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
Hewitt ...... Owen Brenman
Mrs Purdy ...... Dora Bryan
Fudge ...... Jon Glover
Post Boy ...... Simon Schatsberger
Check-in ...... GirlKatie Odie
Music: John Whitehall
Producer: Neil Cargill
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1999.
SAT 04:30 No Commitments (b007jnzl)
Series 7
Reflected Glory
With Charlotte's celebrity status rising, sister Victoria plans to deflate her ego. Stars Celia Imrie. From February 2001.
SAT 05:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b00z6dsj)
Series 6
Episode 16
From Seattle, the American funny man welcomes Nellie McKay to celebrate Doris Day's birthday and Brandi Carlile. From 2010.
SAT 06:00 12/03/2011 (b00zd6z5)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
SAT 08:00 Big Toe Books (b00zd6z7)
Children's stories presented by Chris Pizzey, featuring The Wind Singer, written and read by William Nicholson.
SAT 09:00 A Gothic Quest (b00zd6z9)
Episode 1
Acclaimed novelist Louise Welsh explores the dark and creepy shadows that lie at the very heart of Gothic fiction.
SAT 09:30 King Street Junior (b0082g2t)
Series 4
Health
Headmaster Mr Beeston faces depleted staff, an anxious parent and a teacher under pressure. Stars James Grout. From May 1989.
SAT 10:00 Comic Relief Controllers (b00zd6zc)
Episode 1
Hand-picked laughs as six comics - including Jo Brand, Lenny Henry and Geoffrey Palmer - warm up for Red Nose day by introducing favourite radio comedy shows.
SAT 13:00 Alan Ayckbourn - The Norman Conquests (b007jwzb)
Round and Round the Garden
A weekend of tangled relationships moves out into the grounds of a country house. Stars Robin Herford and Diane Bull.
SAT 14:30 Crime Catch-Up (b00zd77y)
Paul Temple and the Margo Mystery - A Time to Worry
The sleuth edges one step closer to solving the murder and discovering the identity of The Fence. Stars Peter Coke.
SAT 15:00 Crime Catch-Up (b00zd780)
Paul Temple and the Margo Mystery - The Visitor
With time running out - can the suave sleuth finally confront the murderer of Julia Kelburn? Stars Peter Coke.
SAT 15:30 Crime Catch-Up (b00zd782)
Paul Temple and the Jonathan Mystery - The Fergusons
After meeting some Americans on a plane, the suave sleuth faces a fresh murder. Francis Durbridge's thriller stars Peter Coke.
SAT 16:00 Crime Catch-Up (b00zd784)
Paul Temple and the Jonathan Mystery - That Good Old Intuition
Investigating the 'murder' of a student, the smooth sleuth starts wondering if the victim really is dead. Starring Peter Coke.
SAT 16:30 Crime Catch-Up (b00zd786)
Paul Temple and the Jonathan Mystery - The Ring
The suave sleuth meets an author suspected of the murder, but what does she know about a vital clue? Starring Peter Coke.
SAT 17:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b00z6dsj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]
SAT 18:00 Douglas Hill - The Blade of the Poisoner (b007jrtt)
Last Chance
Unless the tainted blade and Prince Mephtik are destroyed within two days, Jarral will die...
Conclusion of Douglas Hill's sci-fi fantasy dramatised in four parts by Wally K Daly.
Starring Eric Allen as Jarral the man, James Holland as Jarral the boy, Elizabeth Bell as Archer, Ben Onwukwe as Carver, Hugh Dixon as Prince Mephtik, Susan Sheridan as Mandra, David Bannerman as Yorrold, James Thomason as Cryltor Tabatang, Bret Usher as Flammarock, Richard Pierce as Whiney, Anne Windsor as Innkeeper, with Nigel Carrington and Charles Millom as Soldiers.
Special effects by Dick Mills.
Music by Peter Howells of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.
Producer: Peter Fozzard
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in 1991.
SAT 18:30 The Man in Black (b00zd7gz)
Series 3
Perfect Home
A man and a woman meet at a bus stop late at night - but who is fooling who..?
More horrifying tales from The Man in Black. Wherever you encounter him, he's eager to pass on his stories. Stories to unsettle and horrify. Stories to haunt you.
Mark Gatiss stars as sinister raconteur to introduce Nick Warburton's chilling tale.
CAST:
Heron …. Toby Jones
Felice …. Zoe Tapper
Director: Lucy Collingwood.
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in March 2011.
SAT 19:00 A Gothic Quest (b00zd6z9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SAT 19:30 King Street Junior (b0082g2t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
SAT 20:00 Comic Relief Controllers (b00zd6zc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SAT 23:00 Ruth Rendell - The Fever Tree and Other Stories (b00tcwpv)
The Dreadful Day of Judgement
As they clear up an abandoned graveyard, John, Gilly and Marlon's personal demons start looming larger. Stars Danny Sapani.
SAT 23:30 Dashiell Hammett - Nightmare Town (b00sqf68)
Arizona
From the pen of one of America's best known crime writers, Dashiell Hammett, comes the sharp-edged Steve Threefall.
Arriving in desert boomtown, Izzard - Threefall finds that all is not what it seems
Read by Stuart Milligan.
Abridged in four parts by Neville Teller.
Producer: Liz Allard
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2001.
SAT 23:45 Dashiell Hammett - Nightmare Town (b00sqf6b)
Fear
An unsavoury reception committee drives Steve Threefall into the arms of the enigmatic Nova Vallance. Why is she so afraid of Izzard's townspeople?
From the pen of one of America's best known crime writers, Dashiell Hammett, comes the sharp-edged Steve Threefall.
Read by Stuart Milligan.
Abridged in four parts by Neville Teller.
Producer: Liz Allard
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2001.


SUNDAY 13 MARCH 2011

SUN 00:00 Douglas Hill - The Blade of the Poisoner (b007jrtt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday]
SUN 00:30 The Man in Black (b00zd7gz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Saturday]
SUN 01:00 Alan Ayckbourn - The Norman Conquests (b007jwzb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Saturday]
SUN 02:30 Morse (b007k4jl)
Last Seen Wearing
Inspector Morse is reluctant to take over an old missing person case from a dead colleague, but murder is Morse's speciality and the case soon has complications.
Stars John Shrapnel as Morse and Robert Glenister as Lewis
First published in 1976, Colin Dexter's second Morse crime novel dramatised by Guy Meredith.
Inspector Morse ...... John Shrapnel
Sergeant Lewis ...... Robert Glenister
Donald Philipson ...... Miles Anderson
Sheila Philipson ...... Melinda Walker
Gwen Taylor ...... Frances Jeater
George Taylor ...... Donald Sumpter
Valerie Taylor ...... Tamsin Greig
Reginald Baines ...... Terence Edmond
Chief Supt. Strange ...... John Hartley
Mrs Ainley ...... Auriol Smith
John McGuire ..... Paul Panting
Sergeant Dickson ..... Lyndam Gregory
David Acum ...... David Jarvis
Joe ...... James Taylor
Versatile Vera ...... Emily Woof
Police Surgeon ...... Don McCorkindale
Sergeant Onslow ...... Michael Onslow
Radio 3 announcer ...... Catriona Young
Theme music by Wilfredo Acosta.
Director: Ned Chaillet
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1994.
SUN 04:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b00z6dsj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 on Saturday]
SUN 05:00 A Gothic Quest (b00zd6z9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Saturday]
SUN 05:30 King Street Junior (b0082g2t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Saturday]
SUN 06:00 13/03/2011 (b00zd8rx)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
SUN 08:00 Big Toe Books (b00zd8rz)
Children's stories presented by Chris Pizzey, featuring The Wind Singer, written and read by William Nicholson.
SUN 09:00 Stef Penney - The Tenderness of Wolves (b00zd8s1)
With her son found, Mrs Ross and guide Parker set out to prove he's innocent of murder. Stef Penney's mystery stars Meg Fraser.
SUN 10:15 Born Brilliant: The Life of Kenneth Williams (b00zdbmg)
Episode 4
More highs and lows as the complex actor holidays in Morocco with friends. Christopher Stevens' book read by Nicholas Boulton.
SUN 10:30 Albert and Me (b007jzwr)
Series 1
Where There's a Will
With a trip to hospital looming, single dad Bryan must make contingency plans.
Stars Richard Beckinsale as Bryan Archer, Pat Coombs as Mum/Albert and John Comer as Dad. With John Arnatt as the Bank Manager.
Written by Jim Eldridge.
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in December 1977.
SUN 11:00 The Arthur Haynes Show (b00zdbmj)
From 26/11/1962
A visit from the School Inspector, crazy capers at the Post Office - and a man gets his head stuck in some railings.
The comic characters of popular comedian Arthur Haynes in Johnny Speight's sketches.
After originally working with Charlie Chester on a number of series for BBC Radio, Arthur Haynes (1914-1966) became a big star on ITV in the late 1950s/early 1960s
With Nicholas Parsons, Patricia Hayes and Lesley Noyes.
Music by the Temperance Seven.
Producer: Richard Dingley
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in November 1962.
SUN 11:30 That Reminds Me (b007jp1h)
Series 3
Sheila Steafel
Actress Sheila Steafel shares memories of her stage, film and TV career with an audience.
From 'drowning' for Michael Bentine and the unpredictability of Robert Morley to the perils of dancing topless!
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2001.
SUN 12:00 Parsley Sidings (b007k1b0)
Series 2
The Secret Agent
Stationmaster Horace Hepplewhite is warned to expect a VIP, but events take a surprising turn.
Starring Arthur Lowe as Horace, Kenneth Connor as Valentine/ Bradshaw/Updike and train driver, Liz Fraser as Gloria, Ian Lavender as Bert, John Baddeley as Prince Abdul.
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.
Producer: Edward Taylor.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in December 1973.
SUN 12:30 Brothers in Law (b007js3q)
Series 2
1471
Both of barrister Roger Thursby's girlfriends, Sally and Joy attempt to get him some work.
Starring Richard Briers as Roger Thursby, John Glyn-Jones as Grimes, Julia Lockwood as Sally, Bridget Armstrong as Joy, Blake Butler as Alec and James Hayter as Tewksbury.
Other parts played by Garard Green and John Ruddock.
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 September 1971.
SUN 13:00 Morse (b007k4jl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 02:30 today]
SUN 14:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00zddj3)
Our Brave Boys - Nanny Knows Best
MoD workers George and Bill are tired of making government excuses to the armed forces. With Martin Jarvis. From October 2001.
SUN 15:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00zddj5)
Hamish and Dougal: You'll Have Had Your Tea - The Monster in the Loch
Whilst out fishing, the elderly Scotsmen have a monstrous encounter. Stars Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden and Alison Steadman.
SUN 15:15 Comedy Catch-Up (b00s3761)
Sir Henry at Rawlinson End - Sir Henry Entertains
Surreal saga of a dynasty delicately balanced on the edge of sanity. Written by and stars Viv Stanshall. From December 1996.
SUN 15:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00zddj7)
The Jason Explanation of... The Unknown
David Jason explores fork bending, time travel and things that go bump in the night. With Sheila Steafel. From October 1977.
SUN 16:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00zddj9)
Flying the Flag - Endangered Species
Ambassador Mackenzie turns his attention to the ecology of The People's Republic's. Stars Dinsdale Landen.
SUN 16:30 The Now Show (b00zddjc)
Fresh from 4 - Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present a satirical look at the week's news. From 4th March 2011.
SUN 17:00 The Arthur Haynes Show (b00zdbmj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
SUN 17:30 That Reminds Me (b007jp1h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:30 today]
SUN 18:00 Mike Walker - 2025 (b00hy94c)
Episode 1
It's a future where computers rule and the possibility of artificial intelligence has become a reality.
Mike Walker's futuristic two-part sci-fi serial.
Irena ...... Alphonsia Emmanuel
Olivia ...... Mona Hammond
Dr Beth David ...... Daniela Nardini
Henry ...... David Yip
Anno ...... Su-Lin Looi
Praeger ...... John Rowe
Dr Finzey ...... Alastair Danson
Kate ...... Rachel Atkins
Capstick ...... Gerard McDermott
Terry Gupta ...... Ravin J Ganatra
Director: Sally Avens
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1998.
SUN 19:00 Parsley Sidings (b007k1b0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]
SUN 19:30 Brothers in Law (b007js3q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
SUN 20:00 Stef Penney - The Tenderness of Wolves (b00zd8s1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SUN 21:15 Born Brilliant: The Life of Kenneth Williams (b00zdbmg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 today]
SUN 21:30 Albert and Me (b007jzwr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]
SUN 22:00 Creme de la Crime (b0080sx1)
Series 1
A Death on the Ocean Wave
Michael Feydeau and David Pershore exhume a murder case on a luxury liner. Stars Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis. From October 2001.
SUN 22:15 Hamish and Dougal: You'll Have Had Your Tea (b007k24f)
Series 2
Trapped
The elderly Scotsmen's first trip to London ends in chaos. Stars Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden, Alison Steadman and Jeremy Hardy. From March 2004.
SUN 22:30 All Classical Music Explained (b007jsm4)
Opera
Rainer Hersch reveals how 'Cosi Fan Tutte' is actually about TV chefs and the truth about Handel's 'Messiah'. From October 1998.
SUN 23:00 Newsjack (b00z6837)
Series 4
Episode 5
Miles Jupp and his topical team study the news stories from the last seven days and then make fun of them.
SUN 23:30 Colin and Fergus's Digi Radio (b007k156)
Series 2
Episode 2
The comedy duo tackle an evil fish. More sketches and crazy characters. Stars Colin Hoult and Fergus Craig. From January 2007.


MONDAY 14 MARCH 2011

MON 00:00 Mike Walker - 2025 (b00hy94c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday]
MON 01:00 Morse (b007k4jl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 02:30 on Sunday]
MON 02:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00zddj3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Sunday]
MON 03:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00zddj5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Sunday]
MON 03:15 Comedy Catch-Up (b00s3761)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:15 on Sunday]
MON 03:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00zddj7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:30 on Sunday]
MON 04:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00zddj9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 on Sunday]
MON 04:30 The Now Show (b00zddjc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:30 on Sunday]
MON 05:00 LM Montgomery - Anne of Green Gables (b00rvxz8)
Episode 1
A couple expects to adopt an orphan boy, not an impetuous red-headed girl. LM Montgomery dramatisation stars Barbara Barnes.
MON 05:30 The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm (b00tqlg5)
The Wild Waste Paper
The eccentric boffin causes havoc when one of his potions is spilt. Dinsdale Landen reads Norman Hunter's story.
MON 05:45 Jennings Goes to School (b007jt2r)
Jennings Gets a Reputation
After his arrival at Linbury Court, the famous schoolboy is soon causing chaos - and making a new friend. Read by Stephen Fry.
MON 06:00 14/03/2011 (b00zdgyt)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
MON 08:00 Round the Horne (b00jnnpm)
Series 2
Episode 3
Master Spy Kenneth Horne is on the trail of an escaped war criminal in Tel Aviv, and whips his shirt off for Julian and Sandy to get a Bona Tattoo.
With Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden and Bill Pertwee.
Recorded at the BBC's Paris Studio in Lower Regent Street, London. Announcer: Douglas Smith
Round The Horne was born out of the demise of BBC radio comedy Beyond Our Ken, after the end of writer Eric Merriman's involvement. Using the same cast and producer, Barry Took and Marty Feldman were persuaded to write the scripts - which led to four series that ran between 1965 and 1968 - packed full of parodies, recurring characters, catchphrases and double-entendres.
Music by Edwin Braden and the Hornblowers and The Fraser Hayes Four.
Producer: John Simmonds
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in March 1966.
MON 08:30 Dead Ringers (b00lyf0d)
Series 5
Episode 1
More celeb sound-alikes as Simon Bates phones a plumber and David Bowie calls the council. With Jan Ravens. From August 2001.
MON 09:00 The Small World of Dominic Holland (b007v2f5)
Shopping
The comedian shares his thoughts on money and shopping.
Six-part series illustrating the Domedic minutiae of life.
Stand-up and sketches with Simon Greenall, Sally Grace and Dave Lamb.
Producer: Maria Esposito
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2000.
MON 09:30 Coming Alive (b00hxyxy)
Series 3
Here Comes the Judge
Ex-con Terry is asked to be a school fancy dress judge, but can he make up with Sandra? Stars Karl Howman and Phyllis Logan. From November 2001.
MON 10:00 The Barchester Chronicles (b00fv5xg)
Dr Thorne
Part 1
More tales of snobbery from Trollope. This time the touching relationship between Dr Thorne and his niece Mary.
MON 11:00 Adam Dalgliesh - A Taste for Death (b00t9ctv)
Episode 1
The poetic Commander's new unit investigate an unlikely double murder in a London church. Stars Richard Derrington.
MON 11:15 Andrew Rissik - The Psychedelic Spy (b008kkj9)
Running Scared
Billy Hindle's given up his job as an assassin, but then his old boss Snark turns up.
Andrew Rissik's thriller is set in 1968 and written in the style of the Bond movies.
Starring James Aubrey as Billy Hindle, Gerald Harper as Sir Richard Snark and Lisa Rowe-Beddoe as Marianne.
Directed by Glyn Dearman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1990.
MON 12:00 Round the Horne (b00jnnpm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 12:30 The Michael Bentine Show (b00jf6rv)
From 29/01/1984
From playing Doxon of Dick Green, to a troop of Beefeaters. The ultimate one-man show, written by the host. From January 1984.
MON 13:00 Paul Temple (b007jskb)
Paul Temple and the Jonathan Mystery
4. The Encounter
The suave sleuth makes a crucial breakthrough in the murder investigation.
Francis Durbridge's thriller stars Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve in another intriguing case for BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife.
Paul Temple …. Peter Coke
Steve …. Marjorie Westbury
Sir Graham Forbes …. James Thomason
Robert Ferguson …. John Glen
Helen Ferguson …. Grizelda Hervey
Inspector Gerrard …. Rolf Lefebvre
Dinah Nelson …. Valerie Kirkbright
Hall Porter …. Frank Partington
Rudolph Charles …. Anthony Hall
Mavis Russell …. Isabel Rennie
Mark Elliot …. William Fox
Richard Ferguson …. Gabriel Woolf
Bobby …. David Spenser
Charlie …. James Beattie
Eddie Paget …. John Baddeley
Mrs Gulliver …. Vivien Chatterton
Messenger/Cab Driver …. Peter Bartlett
Between 1938 and 1968, Francis Durbridge's incomparably suave amateur detective Paul Temple and glamorous wife Steve solved case after baffling case in one of BBC radio's most popular series. They inhabited a sophisticated, well-heeled world of cocktails and fast cars.
Producer: Martyn C. Webster.
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in November 1963.
MON 13:30 A Sting in the Tale (b00zf4tc)
In What I Failed to Do
Sadie and husband Reggie are walking home from the shops. Mary D'Arcy's shocking tale of revenge, read by Maggie Steed.
MON 14:00 Foul Play (b00zf4tf)
Series 4
The Final Judgement
Crime writers Jessica Mann and James Melville investigate a distinctly 'kinky' matter.
With the help of witnesses played by Maria McErlane and Lee Simpson.
Murder mystery panel game chaired by Simon Brett.
Producer: Liz Anstee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1998.
MON 14:30 The Seeds of Love (b00tvpvc)
Cecil Sharp collected thousands of songs to try and bring English folk music to a wider audience. Malcolm Taylor investigates. From August 2003.
MON 15:00 A Short History of Ireland (b007wnzb)
Civil War; Green against Green
The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
MON 15:15 Nick Hornby's Fever Pitch (b007k0gc)
Episode 1
The author reads his autobiographical account of an obsessive relationship with Arsenal Football Club.
MON 15:30 Joanna Trollope - Other People's Children (b007jlkw)
Episode 1
The complications facing parents when a marriage breaks down and a new relationship begins.
Joanna Trollope's novel about the traumas and delights of adjusting to a step-family.
Read by Penelope Wilton.
Abridged in ten parts by Pat McLoughlin.
Producer: Di Speirs
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1998.
MON 15:45 Alan Bennett - More Untold Stories (b00kt887)
Thora Hird
The writer recalls his special monologue for the much-loved actress - her last professional recording, made for BBC Radio 7.
MON 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00zf4th)
Children's stories with Chris Pizzey, featuring A Sudden Swirl of Icy Wind by Anne Fine, The Legend of Arthur King by Dean Wilkinson, and The Kite Rider by Geraldine McCaughrean.
MON 17:00 The Small World of Dominic Holland (b007v2f5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
MON 17:30 Coming Alive (b00hxyxy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
MON 18:00 The Darker Side of the Border (b00cb1ts)
Arthur Conan Doyle - The Captain of the Polestar
As a Dundee whaling ship becomes trapped in the Artic, strange cries sound across the ice at night and a figure is glimpsed on the floes.
Is it the Captain's lost love come to reclaim him?
Series of 3 Scottish 19th century tales of terror and mystery.
Written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and dramatised by Marty Ross.
Craigie ...... Alec Heggie
Milne ...... James Bryce
Doctor ...... Nick Underwood
Williamson ...... John Buick
McLeod ...... Brian Pettifer
Producer: Bruce Young
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2003.
MON 18:30 Doctor Who (b00s6n0w)
The Creature from the Pit
Episode 3
The Time Lord finds an ally in the Pit and learns why the evil Adrasta wields such power on planet Chloris. Read by Tom Baker.
MON 19:00 Round the Horne (b00jnnpm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 19:30 The Michael Bentine Show (b00jf6rv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
MON 20:00 Paul Temple (b007jskb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]
MON 20:30 A Sting in the Tale (b00zf4tc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]
MON 21:00 Adam Dalgliesh - A Taste for Death (b00t9ctv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
MON 21:15 Andrew Rissik - The Psychedelic Spy (b008kkj9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
MON 22:00 Dead Ringers (b00lyf0d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 22:30 An Actor's Life for Me (b00zf4tk)
Series 1
Educating Robert
Sue manages to get Robert some work instructing drama at her school.
Is he a natural teacher or a natural disaster?
John Gordon Sinclair stars in Paul Mayhew-Archer's sitcom.
Robert Wilson ..... John Gordon Sinclair
Sue ..... Caroline Quentin
With:
John Clive
Jennifer Piercey
Jo Kendall
Richard Tate
Joan Walker
David Learner
Ian Targett
Melinda Walker
Richard Pearce
Producer: Paul Spencer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in February 1989.
MON 23:00 If You're So Clever, Why Aren't You Rich? (b00s09s3)
Series 1
Dog Eat Dog
Underachiever Giles hits on a money-making scam, while the DSS worries Judith. Stars Richard E Grant. From January 1995.
MON 23:30 The Best of in One Ear (b00g38nn)
The very best of series one of the live sketch show starring Nick Wilton, Clive Mantle and Helen Lederer. From January 1985.


TUESDAY 15 MARCH 2011

TUE 00:00 The Darker Side of the Border (b00cb1ts)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:30 Doctor Who (b00s6n0w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 Paul Temple (b007jskb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 A Sting in the Tale (b00zf4tc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 Adam Dalgliesh - A Taste for Death (b00t9ctv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:15 Andrew Rissik - The Psychedelic Spy (b008kkj9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 The Barchester Chronicles (b00fv5xg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 The Small World of Dominic Holland (b007v2f5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:30 Coming Alive (b00hxyxy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 LM Montgomery - Anne of Green Gables (b00rw8p3)
Episode 2
The Cuthberts send the feisty girl off to school, but trouble lies ahead. Stars Barbara Barnes, Susan Engel and Sean Baker.
TUE 05:30 The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm (b00tqrnv)
The Professor Studies Spring Cleaning
The eccentric boffin's cleaning machine causes more harm than good. Read by Dinsdale Landen.
TUE 05:45 Jennings Goes to School (b007jt2y)
Suspense and Suspension
The accident-prone schoolboy takes charge, but sparks havoc during a fire drill at Linbury Court. Read by Stephen Fry.
TUE 06:00 15/03/2011 (b00zf76g)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
TUE 08:00 Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? (b007jrms)
Birthday Boy
Bob bungles a surprise birthday party for Terry.
Starring James Bolam as Terry Collier, Rodney Bewes as Bob Ferris and Brigit Forsyth as Thelma Chambers.
Created and scripted for BBC TV by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais. Adapted for radio by Patrick Tilley.
Producer: John Browell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1975.
TUE 08:30 Knowing Me, Knowing You (b007jzxg)
Episode 4
A-ha! Alan Partridge welcomes the Duchess of Stranraer, impressionist Steve Thompson and MP Sandra Peaks.
Classic chat from On the Hour's supreme sports reporter and his guests from the world of theatre, politics and emotional tragedy.
With thanks to Alan's chief researcher Steve Coogan.
Assistant researchers:
Patrick Marber
Rebecca Front
Doon Mackichan
David Schneider
Producer: Armando lannucci
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1992.
TUE 09:00 Flying the Flag (b00dyb0t)
Series 4
No Special Treatment
Official condemnation of the privatisation of the People's Health Service is tempered slightly when the diplomats study the proposals more closely.
Cheap facelifts and hair transplants for embassy staff... isn't there something to be said for the concept after all?
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 US Ambassador Spiro Weinberg.
Producer: Neil Cargill
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1992.
TUE 09:30 Clare in the Community (b00zf76j)
Series 3
We Need To Talk About Brian
Clare prepares to move to a new home with Brian - until a disturbing discovery she makes while packing forces her to question the decision.
Clare Barker is a social worker with all the politically correct jargon but none of the practical solutions. Award-winning sitcom by Harry Venning and David Ramsden.
Starring Sally Phillips as Clare, Alex Lowe as Brian, Andrew Wincott as Simon, Richard Lumsden as Ray, Gemma Craven as Helen, Ellen Thomas as Irene and Nina Conti as Megan.
Producer: Katie Tyrrell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2006
TUE 10:00 The Barchester Chronicles (b00fv5xj)
Dr Thorne
Dr Thorne Part 2
Frank's mother is determined that he marries an heiress, not the penniless Mary. Anthony Trollope dramatisation with Leo McKern.
TUE 11:00 Adam Dalgliesh - A Taste for Death (b00t9tcb)
Episode 2
Behind the scenes, the murdered baronet's domineering mother pulls the strings. Stars Richard Derrington.
TUE 11:15 Andrew Rissik - The Psychedelic Spy (b007k1nx)
Mondays Are Hell
Forced to give up Marianne, assassin Billy Hindle is blackmailed into one last job. Stars James Aubrey and Joanna Lumley.
TUE 12:00 Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? (b007jrms)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 12:30 Doctor in the House (b007mwkh)
Marriage-itis
Medic Simon Sparrow must cope with both his hangover and a bad case of cold feet.
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 Matron/Vera.
Producer: David Hatch
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1968.
TUE 13:00 Paul Temple (b007jskk)
Paul Temple and the Jonathan Mystery
5. Concerning Richard Ferguson
When another body is found, the sleuth's investigation takes a dramatic turn.
Francis Durbridge's thriller stars Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve in another intriguing case for BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife.
Paul Temple …. Peter Coke
Steve …. Marjorie Westbury
Sir Graham Forbes …. James Thomason
Robert Ferguson …. John Glen
Helen Ferguson …. Grizelda Hervey
Dinah Nelson …. Valerie Kirkbright
Simon Lack (Reggie Mackintosh)
Reggie Mackintosh …. Anthony Hall
Mavis Russell …. Isabel Rennie
Mark Elliot …. William Fox
Richard Ferguson …. Gabriel Woolf
Peggy …. Jo Manning Wilson
Charlie …. James Beattie
Police Officer …. Glyn Dearman
Fireman/Sergeant …. Alan Haines
Between 1938 and 1968, Francis Durbridge's incomparably suave amateur detective Paul Temple and glamorous wife Steve solved case after baffling case in one of BBC radio's most popular series. They inhabited a sophisticated, well-heeled world of cocktails and fast cars.
Producer: Martyn C. Webster.
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in November 1963.
TUE 13:30 A Sting in the Tale (b00zf76l)
The Anatomisation of an Unknown Man; Intruders
Deceit over a painting, and a dishonest businessman. Jim Norton and Sorcha Cusack read John Connolly and Dominic Power's tales.
TUE 14:00 The Anatomy of the Musical (b00t16t7)
The Opener
Russell Davies looks at what makes a good musical and shows how first songs set the tone musically, in lyrics and in staging.
TUE 14:30 Looking for Middle England (b00t3vjq)
Clubs
Ian Hislop goes to Guildford in search of clubs and civic engagement, and brushes up his golf swing.
TUE 15:00 A Short History of Ireland (b007wpnf)
Divided Ulster; Not an Inch
The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
TUE 15:15 Nick Hornby's Fever Pitch (b007k0hk)
Episode 2
The Arsenal-loving author muses on the perfect match, watching a game with 'the enemy' and Death and the Football Fan.
TUE 15:30 Joanna Trollope - Other People's Children (b007jn4k)
Episode 2
After her marriage breaks down, Nadine is fuelled with bitterness towards her ex-husband.
Joanna Trollope's novel about the traumas and delights of adjusting to a step-family.
Read by Penelope Wilton.
Abridged in ten parts by Pat McLoughlin.
Producer: Di Speirs
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1998.
TUE 15:45 Alan Bennett - More Untold Stories (b00ktfr9)
Arise Sir
The writer reflects on speaking engagements and explains why he's never appeared in the annual Honours List.
TUE 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00zf7b3)
Children's stories with Chris Pizzey, featuring A Sudden Swirl of Icy Wind by Anne Fine, The Legend of Arthur King by Dean Wilkinson, and The Kite Rider by Geraldine McCaughrean.
TUE 17:00 Flying the Flag (b00dyb0t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
TUE 17:30 Clare in the Community (b00zf76j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
TUE 18:00 The Darker Side of the Border (b00cft28)
Robert Louis Stevenson - Olalla
During the Peninsular War in Spain a wounded Scottish soldier is sent to stay in a remote house in the hills. The soldier falls in love with the daughter of the house, but the family harbour a terrible secret...
Series of 3 Scottish 19th century tales of terror and mystery.
Written by Robert Louis Stevenson and dramatised by Marty Ross.
Alec ...... Paul Blair
Olalla ...... Roxanna Pope
Felipe ...... Richard Conlon
Senora ...... Carol Ann Crawford
Carrido ...... Richard Greenwood
The Padre ...... Simon Tait
Producer: Bruce Young
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2003.
TUE 18:30 Doctor Who (b00s6r7g)
The Creature from the Pit
Episode 4
The Time Lord is trapped underground and has to communicate with a captor that has no apparent mouth or ears.
TUE 19:00 Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? (b007jrms)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 19:30 Doctor in the House (b007mwkh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
TUE 20:00 Paul Temple (b007jskk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]
TUE 20:30 A Sting in the Tale (b00zf76l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]
TUE 21:00 Adam Dalgliesh - A Taste for Death (b00t9tcb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
TUE 21:15 Andrew Rissik - The Psychedelic Spy (b007k1nx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
TUE 22:00 Knowing Me, Knowing You (b007jzxg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 22:30 Sir Henry at Rawlinson End (b00s3j26)
Cabbage Looking in Mufti
The surreal saga of a dynasty delicately balanced on the edge of sanity.
Written by and starring Viv Stanshall.
Contains edits of an original John Peel session as first heard on BBC Radio 1.
Music composed and performed by Viv Stanshall using additional musicians.
Producer: John Walters
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1996.
TUE 22:45 The Consultants (b007k3f3)
Series 1
Episode 4
The team wonder why so many men went to 'mow a meadow'. With Neil Edmond, Justin Edwards and James Rawlings. From March 2003.
TUE 23:00 At Home With The Snails (b007k2ql)
Series 1
Episode 2
Alex is obsessed with snails, but can women ever replace them in his affections? Stars Gerard Foster. From July 2001.
TUE 23:30 Just Juliette (b00zf7b5)
Series 2
Episode 2
Failed talk show host Juliette Johnson decides to become the perfect wife and mother. Stars Jenny Eclair. From November 2000.


WEDNESDAY 16 MARCH 2011

WED 00:00 The Darker Side of the Border (b00cft28)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 Doctor Who (b00s6r7g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 Paul Temple (b007jskk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 A Sting in the Tale (b00zf76l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 Adam Dalgliesh - A Taste for Death (b00t9tcb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Tuesday]
WED 02:15 Andrew Rissik - The Psychedelic Spy (b007k1nx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Tuesday]
WED 03:00 The Barchester Chronicles (b00fv5xj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 Flying the Flag (b00dyb0t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:30 Clare in the Community (b00zf76j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 LM Montgomery - Anne of Green Gables (b00rwxkj)
Episode 3
Anne meets a kindred spirit, gets cooking, and nearly kills herself. LM Montgomery's adventure stars Barbara Barnes, Susan Engel and Sean Baker.
WED 05:30 The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm (b00tr48c)
Colonel Branestawm and Professor Dedshot
Confusion all round when the eccentric boffin and his pal go to a fancy dress ball. Dinsdale Landen reads Norman Hunter's story.
WED 05:45 Jennings Goes to School (b007jt33)
The Literary Masterpiece
The schoolboy's hopes are raised and dashed - sparking a fallout with his best friend Darbishire. Read by Stephen Fry.
WED 06:00 16/03/2011 (b00zf7l2)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b00898pr)
Series 5
East Cheam Drama Festival
Rivalling Edinburgh and Salzburg - three short plays as the lad welcomes us to East Cheam Repertory Company.
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 April 1958.
WED 08:30 Heated Rollers (b007r4ys)
Episode 4
Upstairs Downstairs downgraded, and a toy doll with wrinkles.
The first ever all-women sketch show made for BBC Radio 2 starring Lynda Bellingham, Gwyneth Strong and Joanna Monro.
With music supplied by the Lorraine Bowen Experience.
Producer: Maria Esposito
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in March 1999.
WED 09:00 The Stanley Baxter Playhouse (b008m5xj)
Series 2
The King's Kilt
Series of comic plays starring Stanley Baxter.
By Rona Munro.
A recalcitrant Highland kilt maker is faced with the task of producing a garment for George IV to wear on his first visit to Edinburgh in 1822.
Donald Nicholson ...... Stanley Baxter
Walt Silver ...... John Guerrasio
Miss/Mistress MacEvoy ...... Alison Peebles
Sir Walter Scott ...... Gordon Kennedy
Directed by Marilyn Imrie
A Catherine Bailey production for BBC Radio 4.
WED 09:30 The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel (b0082crd)
Series 2
Episode 4
Can shady lawyer Waldorf T Flywheel save a struggling department store from closure?
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, Graham Hoadly and Vincent Marzello.
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 1991.
WED 10:00 The Barchester Chronicles (b007jpn6)
Dr Thorne
Dr Thorne Part 3
Frank proposes to Mary, but her 'Uncle' is torn by his divided loyalties. Anthony Trollope dramatisation with Leo McKern.
WED 11:00 Adam Dalgliesh - A Taste for Death (b00t9xsf)
Episode 3
The Commander realises that Sir Paul's family and staff don't exactly show much grief at his demise. Stars Richard Derrington.
WED 11:15 Andrew Rissik - The Psychedelic Spy (b007k1q2)
Plastic Assassin
On Temptation Island, assassin Billy Hindle plans to kill Jack's wife Tara. Stars Joanna Lumley and Charles Gray.
WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b00898pr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 12:30 Life With The Lyons (b00zfbbv)
A Crooner in the House
Daughter Barbara Lyon is in love with singer Ronnie Harris, and father Ben is not happy.
Starring real-life American family: Ben Lyon and his wife Bebe Daniels and their children, Richard and Barbara.
With Doris Rogers as Florrie, Molly Weir as Aggie, Horace Percival as Mr Wimple, Hugh David, Richard Bellaers, Bob Block and Ronnie Harris as himself.
Life With the Lyons was one the BBC's most popular radio sitcoms between1950 and 1961. It was also adapted for BBC TV.
Written by Bebe Daniels, Bob Block and Ronnie Hanbury.
BBC Variety Orchestra conducted by Paul Fenoulhet.
Producer: Tom Ronald
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in January 1955.
WED 13:00 Paul Temple (b007jslh)
Paul Temple and the Jonathan Mystery
6. A Surprise for Mavis Russell
A nasty surprise package means that the sleuth is closing-in on the criminal mastermind...
Francis Durbridge's thriller stars Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve in another intriguing case for BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife.
Paul Temple …. Peter Coke
Steve …. Marjorie Westbury
Sir Graham Forbes …. James Thomason
Robert Ferguson …. John Glen
Dinah Nelson …. Valerie Kirkbright
Reggie Mackintosh …. Simon Lack
Rudolph Charles …. Anthony Hall
Mavis Russell …. Isabel Rennie
Mark Elliot …. William Fox
Hall Porter …. Frank Partington
Porter …. Glyn Dearman
Between 1938 and 1968, Francis Durbridge's incomparably suave amateur detective Paul Temple and glamorous wife Steve solved case after baffling case in one of BBC radio's most popular series. They inhabited a sophisticated, well-heeled world of cocktails and fast cars.
Producer: Martyn C. Webster.
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in November 1963.
WED 13:30 A Sting in the Tale (b00zfbbx)
Politically Correct; Where the Wild Flowers Grow
A suspicious banker, and a woman meets a man via a supernatural website. Jeffrey Archer and Bill Murphy's tales read by Michael Maloney and Susan Lynch.
WED 14:00 Moths Ate My Dr Who Scarf (b007scym)
Episode 1
Whovian Toby Hadoke's comic TARDIS odyssey through the ups and downs of a TV legend. With Colin Baker. From July 2007.
WED 14:30 Unearthing Mysteries (b007qpz4)
Series 2
The Amber Room
Professor Aubrey Manning tells the story of an intricately crafted jewelled room, dubbed the Eighth Wonder of the World.
WED 15:00 A Short History of Ireland (b007wqd7)
Depression Years; An Empty Political Formula
The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
WED 15:15 Nick Hornby's Fever Pitch (b007k0jq)
Episode 3
The author reads his Arsenal-obsessed memoir, musing on girls' rooms, boys' passions - and Liam Brady.
WED 15:30 Joanna Trollope - Other People's Children (b007jn4y)
Episode 3
After marrying Matthew, Josie wants to be the perfect step-mum to his three children...
Joanna Trollope's novel about the traumas and delights of adjusting to a step-family.
Read by Penelope Wilton.
Abridged in ten parts by Pat McLoughlin.
Producer: Di Speirs
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1998.
WED 15:45 Alan Bennett - More Untold Stories (b00ktln4)
Seeing Stars
The writer recalls one of his favourite childhood pastimes - going to the pictures and seeing his favourite film stars.
WED 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00zfk7d)
Children's stories with Chris Pizzey, featuring A Sudden Swirl of Icy Wind by Anne Fine, The Legend of Arthur King by Dean Wilkinson, and The Kite Rider by Geraldine McCaughrean.
WED 17:00 The Stanley Baxter Playhouse (b008m5xj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
WED 17:30 The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel (b0082crd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
WED 18:00 The Darker Side of the Border (b00ck4fs)
James Hogg - The Brownie of the Black Haggs
Lady Wheelhope has a reputation as a violent mistress to those under her power. Yet when desire for a mysterious servant overwhelms her, it's her own soul she yields to terrible risk...
Series of 3 Scottish 19th Century tales of terror and mystery.
Written by James Hogg and dramatised by Marty Ross.
Lady Wheelhope ...... Irene MacDougall
The Laird ...... Paul Young
Merodach ...... James Chisholm
Bessie ...... Mary Riggans
Wattie ...... James Bryce
Adam ...... Alec Heggie
Producer: Bruce Young
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2003.
WED 18:30 Doctor Who (b00s7ql0)
The Creature from the Pit
Episode 5
The Time Lord discovers the origins of the creature and its purpose for being in the pit on planet Chloris. Read by Tom Baker.
WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b00898pr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 19:30 Life With The Lyons (b00zfbbv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
WED 20:00 Paul Temple (b007jslh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]
WED 20:30 A Sting in the Tale (b00zfbbx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]
WED 21:00 Adam Dalgliesh - A Taste for Death (b00t9xsf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
WED 21:15 Andrew Rissik - The Psychedelic Spy (b007k1q2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
WED 22:00 Heated Rollers (b007r4ys)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 22:30 Alan Parker's 59 Minutes of Truth (b00zfk7g)
Episode 6
The Che Guevara of radio, with contraband comedy, music and Mark E Smith.
More undeniable truths to a nation crying out for direction and guidance.
Comedy-music mix written by and starring Simon Munnery.
With:
Peter Serafinowicz
Mandy Knight
Dermot Carmody.
Producer: Aled Evans
First broadcast on BBC Radio 1 in March 1995.
WED 23:30 Stockport, So Good They Named It Once (b007jrfl)
Series 1
Focus
Jason reckons his cheating ex-girlfriend wants him back, Dave gets his new company car - and Karen brings home a potential new member of the family.
The lives of the Stockport-based, Conroy family - in series 1 of Jim Poyser and Damian Lanigan's comedy drama.
Starring Dominic Monaghan as Jason, John McArdle as Eddie, Beverley Callard as Maureen. Jason Done as Michael, Stefan Escreet as Dave, Emma Clarke as Collete and Jo-Anne Knowles as Debbie and Chris Pavlo as Hugo.
Music: Big George
Producer: Neil Mossey
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1999.


THURSDAY 17 MARCH 2011

THU 00:00 The Darker Side of the Border (b00ck4fs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 Doctor Who (b00s7ql0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Paul Temple (b007jslh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 A Sting in the Tale (b00zfbbx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Adam Dalgliesh - A Taste for Death (b00t9xsf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 Andrew Rissik - The Psychedelic Spy (b007k1q2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 The Barchester Chronicles (b007jpn6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 The Stanley Baxter Playhouse (b008m5xj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel (b0082crd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 LM Montgomery - Anne of Green Gables (b00rxdzc)
Episode 4
Anne has a very bad hair day and resolves never to be romantic again. LM Montgomery's adventure stars Barbara Barnes, Ann Beach and Sean Baker.
THU 05:30 The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm (b00tr5rm)
Too Many Professors
The boffin gives photocopying a whole new meaning with his latest invention. Dinsdale Landen reads Norman Hunter's story.
THU 05:45 Jennings Goes to School (b007jt3b)
Beware of the Thing
Mr Wilkins makes a mistake - while the schoolboy sparks alarm in a dormitory scare. Read by Stephen Fry.
THU 06:00 17/03/2011 (b00zfp3j)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
THU 08:00 The Men from the Ministry (b00zfp3l)
The Ship That Wagged Its Tail
The bumbling bureaucrats are all at sea making headlines in a mix-up over dogs and boats.
A weekly tribute to all those who work in government departments.
Starring Richard Murdoch and Deryck Guyler.
Number One ...... Deryck Guyler
Number Two ...... Richard Murdoch
Mildred Murfin ...... Norma Ronald
With John Graham.
Written by Edward Taylor and John Graham.
'The Men from the Ministry' ran for 14 series between 1962 and 1977. Deryck Guyler replaced Wilfrid Hyde-White from 1966. Sadly many episodes didn't survive in the archive, however the BBC's Transcription Service re-recorded 14 shows in 1980 - never broadcast in the UK, until the arrival of BBC Radio 4 Extra.
Producer: Edward Taylor,
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1969.
THU 08:30 Nikolai Gogol - Three Ivans, Two Aunts and an Overcoat (b00p2hb2)
The Diary of a Madman
A civil servant's dull existence is transformed when he overhears two dogs talking. With Griff Rhys Jones. From May 2002.
THU 09:00 Our Brave Boys (b007t2v5)
Series 1
Bangety Bang
Zelda launches an anti-moonlighting campaign. MOD comedy with Martin Jarvis and Fiona Shaw. From November 2001.
THU 09:30 The Alan Davies Show (b007jsgv)
Episode 5
Topless pics inspire the struggling actor to join an environmental protest. With Ronnie Ancona and Alan Francis. From June 1998.
THU 10:00 The Barchester Chronicles (b007jpnh)
Framley Parsonage
Framley Parsonage Part 1
Lady Lufton fears that her new vicar protege's ambitions will lead to trouble. Anthony Trollope dramatisation with Anna Massey.
THU 11:00 Adam Dalgliesh - A Taste for Death (b00t9zpv)
Episode 4
The more the Commander questions the Berowne family and staff, the more complex the picture becomes. Stars Richard Derrington.
THU 11:15 Andrew Rissik - The Psychedelic Spy (b007k1r8)
Orange Juice and Sugar
Assassin Billy Hindle is drugged by Jack and finds himself hallucinating. Stars Joanna Lumley and Charles Gray.
THU 12:00 The Men from the Ministry (b00zfp3l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00zfp3n)
Series 6
Episode 11
Back to the Roaring 1920s for a punt on the river - and a one-sided debate.
Starring Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Cleese, Graeme Garden, David Hatch, Jo Kendall and Bill Oddie.
Written by John Cleese and Bill Oddie.
Originating from the Cambridge University Footlights revue 'Cambridge Circus', ISIRTA ran for 8 years on BBC Radio and quickly developed a cult following.
Music and songs by Liam Cohen and Bill Oddie.
Producer: David Hatch/Peter Titheradge
First broadcast on the BBC Radio 2 in June 1968.
THU 13:00 Paul Temple (b007jslt)
Paul Temple and the Jonathan Mystery
7. An Invitation For Mr Elliott
A dying man's final words bring the smooth sleuth a step closer to solving the mystery.
Francis Durbridge's thriller stars Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve in another intriguing case for BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife.
Paul Temple …. Peter Coke
Steve …. Marjorie Westbury
Sir Graham Forbes …. James Thomason
Robert Ferguson …. John Glen
Helen Ferguson …. Grizelda Hervey
Dinah Nelson …. Valerie Kirkbright
Reggie Mackintosh …. Simon Lack
Charlie …. James Beattie
Mavis Russell …. Isabel Rennie
Mark Elliot …. William Fox
Porter …. Glyn Dearman
Inspector Gerrard …. Rolf Lefebvre
Between 1938 and 1968, Francis Durbridge's incomparably suave amateur detective Paul Temple and glamorous wife Steve solved case after baffling case in one of BBC radio's most popular series. They inhabited a sophisticated, well-heeled world of cocktails and fast cars.
Producer: Martyn C. Webster.
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in November 1963.
THU 13:30 A Sting in the Tale (b00zfp3q)
The Connection; The Craftsman
A woman's unique powers are reawakened, and a man with a secret faces a dilemma. Polly Devlin and Stuart Neville's tales read by Diana Quick and Frank O'Sullivan.
THU 14:00 All the Way from Memphis (b00jdp93)
Series 1
Episode 4
James Walton's pop music history quiz with Andrew Collins, Martin Freeman, Tracey Macleod and Stewart Lee. From December 2004.
THU 14:30 Back to Front (b007k1fc)
Series 1
1981
The 1981 headline-makers bowled off the newspaper front pages by Ian Botham. Graham Dilley and Simon Callow get nostalgic.
THU 15:00 A Short History of Ireland (b007wq3l)
The Economic War; Democracy in Peril
The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
THU 15:15 Nick Hornby's Fever Pitch (b007jwwy)
Episode 4
The author muses on 'the straight clean line of a cup run' and 'the messy overgrown paths of a life' in his football memoir.
THU 15:30 Joanna Trollope - Other People's Children (b007jn5f)
Episode 4
Nadine is getting desperate as she struggles with life a single mother...
Joanna Trollope's novel about the traumas and delights of adjusting to a step-family.
Read by Penelope Wilton.
Abridged in ten parts by Pat McLoughlin.
Producer: Di Speirs
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1998.
THU 15:45 Alan Bennett - More Untold Stories (b00kv7w5)
A Common Assault
The writer recalls an ill-fated holiday to Italy in the spring of 1992 which landed him in hospital.
THU 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00zfp3s)
Children's stories with Chris Pizzey, featuring A Sudden Swirl of Icy Wind by Anne Fine, The Legend of Arthur King by Dean Wilkinson, and The Kite Rider by Geraldine McCaughrean.
THU 17:00 Our Brave Boys (b007t2v5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
THU 17:30 The Alan Davies Show (b007jsgv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
THU 18:00 Edgar Allan Poe (b007jpt5)
The Fall of the House of Usher
Episode 1
What power does the family's ancestral home hold over Roderick and Madeline Usher?
A man's descent into madness seems bound to the house of his ancestors.
First published in 1839, Edgar Allan Poe's gothic horror story in two parts.
Read by Sean Barrett.
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in September 2003.
THU 18:30 Doctor Who (b00s7vxb)
The Creature from the Pit
Episode 6
The Time Lord unravels the complex truth, but the saga is far from over - an even greater danger lies ahead. Read by Tom Baker.
THU 19:00 The Men from the Ministry (b00zfp3l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00zfp3n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
THU 20:00 Paul Temple (b007jslt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]
THU 20:30 A Sting in the Tale (b00zfp3q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]
THU 21:00 Adam Dalgliesh - A Taste for Death (b00t9zpv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
THU 21:15 Andrew Rissik - The Psychedelic Spy (b007k1r8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
THU 22:00 Nikolai Gogol - Three Ivans, Two Aunts and an Overcoat (b00p2hb2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 22:30 Newsjack (b00zlctc)
Series 4
Episode 6
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 (b007wxhw)
Series 2
Jimmy Carr
Master of deadpan humour, Jimmy Carr on life on the road and writing his comedy routines.
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 January 2006.
THU 23:30 Children's Hour with Armstrong and Miller (b008yrwy)
Episode 1
Number One for young people - Martin Bain-Jones and Craig Children present their frightfully clever pop culture show.
Ben Miller and Alexander Armstrong write and star in their first full-length BBC radio comedy series.
With:
Charlie Condou
Melissa Lloyd
Producer: Jon Rolph
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1998.


FRIDAY 18 MARCH 2011

FRI 00:00 Edgar Allan Poe (b007jpt5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 Doctor Who (b00s7vxb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Paul Temple (b007jslt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 A Sting in the Tale (b00zfp3q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Adam Dalgliesh - A Taste for Death (b00t9zpv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 Andrew Rissik - The Psychedelic Spy (b007k1r8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 The Barchester Chronicles (b007jpnh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 Our Brave Boys (b007t2v5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 The Alan Davies Show (b007jsgv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 LM Montgomery - Anne of Green Gables (b00rxk51)
Episode 5
Anne goes away to college, but her heart is still in Avonlea. LM Montgomery dramatisation with Barbara Barnes, Susan Engel and Sean Baker.
FRI 05:30 The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm (b00tr80g)
Pancake Day at Great Pagwell
The boffin takes a battering and leaves a lasting impression on the village. Dinsdale Landen reads Norman Hunter's story.
FRI 05:45 Jennings Goes to School (b007jt3k)
Jennings Uses His Head
The schoolboy is desperate to get picked to play in the football match against Bracebridge School. Read by Stephen Fry.
FRI 06:00 18/03/2011 (b00zfrdn)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
FRI 08:00 The Navy Lark (b00zfz9k)
Series 2
A Crisp Romance
Povey probes the odd coincidence of Pertwee's liaison with a barmaid - and a snack order.

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 Ginger, Tenniel Evans as Goldstein and June Tobin as Maisie.

The Navy Lark ran for an impressive 13 series on BBC Radio between 1959 and 1976.

Scripted by Lawrie Wyman.

Producer: Alastair Scott Johnston.

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in January 1960.
FRI 08:30 The Long Hot Satsuma (b00mzf52)
Episode 6
Tolstoy with a twist, and at home with the Jobsworths. Zesty sketch show with Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden. From June 1989.
FRI 09:00 Bristow (b00cq588)
Series 1
Stranger on a Train
Bristow helps his colleague, Jones, to plan an escape from Chester Perry
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
Fudge, Mr Frost, Station Master and the Stranger on the Train …. Jon Glover
Miss Sunman …. Katie Odie
Post Boy and Godfrey …. Simon Schatsberger
Tea Lady …. Sarah Huntley
Music: John Whitehall
Producer: Neil Cargill
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1999.
FRI 09:30 No Commitments (b007jp0p)
Series 7
The Wedding Party
Victoria is persuaded to hold a party for Charlotte, but will the star attraction be there? With Bill Nighy. From February 2001.
FRI 10:00 The Barchester Chronicles (b007jpr1)
Framley Parsonage
Framley Parsonage Part 2
The vicar faces ruin as he tries to break away from the powerful Lady Lufton. Anthony Trollope dramatisation with David Haig.
FRI 11:00 Adam Dalgliesh - A Taste for Death (b00tb9n1)
Episode 5
The daughter of murder victim Sir Paul Berowne becomes the focus of the Commander's investigation. Stars Richard Derrington.
FRI 11:15 Andrew Rissik - The Psychedelic Spy (b007k1sh)
Everyone's Been Burned
Reeling from the shooting, Billy Hindle is determined to track down the killer. Stars James Aubrey and Joanna Lumley.
FRI 12:00 The Navy Lark (b00zfz9k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 The Enchanting World of Hinge and Bracket (b00s3jtn)
Series 1
The Jubilee
Can the dear ladies save the day at the community centre?
Starring Dame Hilda Bracket and her lifelong companion Dr Evadne Hinge.
With Duggie Brown.
The dear ladies reside in the Suffolk village of Stackton Tressel. This was the genteel setting for three Radio 4 series between 1977 and 1979, with further spin-off seasons on Radio 2 until 1990. In the early 1980s, they expanded over to BBC TV with the series Dear Ladies.
Dame Hilda Bracket ...... George Logan
Dr Evadne Hinge ...... Patrick Fyffe
Scripted by Mike Craig, Lawrie Kinsley and Ron McDonnell.
Producer: James Casey.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1977.
FRI 13:00 Paul Temple (b007jsm0)
Paul Temple and the Jonathan Mystery
8. Jonathan
The sleuth throws a drinks party to try and finger the gang leader...
Conclusion of Francis Durbridge's thriller starring Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve - BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife.
Paul Temple …. Peter Coke
Steve …. Marjorie Westbury
Sir Graham Forbes …. James Thomason
Robert Ferguson …. John Glen
Helen Ferguson …. Grizelda Hervey
Dinah Nelson …. Valerie Kirkbright
Reggie Mackintosh …. Simon Lack
Charlie …. James Beattie
Mavis Russell …. Isabel Rennie
Mark Elliot …. William Fox
Clerk …. Peter Bartlett
Inspector Gerrard …. Rolf Lefebvre
Milson …. Lewis Stringer
1st Immigration Officer …. Frank Partington
2nd Immigration Officer …. Frederick Treves
Rudolph Charles …. Anthony Hall
Richard Ferguson …. Gabriel Woolf
Between 1938 and 1968, Francis Durbridge's incomparably suave amateur detective Paul Temple and glamorous wife Steve solved case after baffling case in one of BBC radio's most popular series. They inhabited a sophisticated, well-heeled world of cocktails and fast cars.
Producer: Martyn C. Webster.
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in December 1963.
FRI 13:30 A Sting in the Tale (b00zfz9n)
The F Word
An eminent scientist delivers an extraordinary lecture on his ground-breaking research. Richard McCabe reads Ian Sansom's tale.
FRI 14:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b00zfz9q)
Series 6
Episode 17
From Tennessee, the American funny man welcomes guitarist Steve Wariner and legendary musician Cowboy Jack Clement. From 2010.
FRI 15:00 A Short History of Ireland (b007wpfn)
Forget the Unhappy Past; Crying for a Happier Life
The country's rich and turbulent story concludes. With Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
FRI 15:15 Nick Hornby's Fever Pitch (b007jwx3)
Episode 5
Reading from his Arsenal-obsessed memoir, the author muses on winning the League and searching for the right metaphor.
FRI 15:30 Joanna Trollope - Other People's Children (b007jn5v)
Episode 5
Tom plans a third marriage to Elizabeth, but how will they cope with his possessive daughter?
Joanna Trollope's novel about the traumas and delights of adjusting to a step-family.
Read by Penelope Wilton.
Abridged in ten parts by Pat McLoughlin.
Producer: Di Speirs
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1998.
FRI 15:45 Alan Bennett - More Untold Stories (b00kvq7p)
Staring out of the Window
Staring out of the window, Alan muses about what 'being a writer' actually means.
FRI 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00zfz9t)
Children's stories with Chris Pizzey, featuring A Sudden Swirl of Icy Wind by Anne Fine, The Legend of Arthur King by Dean Wilkinson, and The Kite Rider by Geraldine McCaughrean.
FRI 17:00 Bristow (b00cq588)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
FRI 17:30 No Commitments (b007jp0p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
FRI 18:00 Edgar Allan Poe (b007jsry)
The Fall of the House of Usher
Episode 2
As his behaviour starts to change, Roderick Usher reveals his terrible secret...
A man's descent into madness seems bound to the house of his ancestors.
Edgar Allan Poe's classic gothic horror story, first published in 1839.
Concluded by Sean Barrett.
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in September 2003.
FRI 18:30 Doctor Who (b00s8fxx)
The Creature from the Pit
Episode 7
The Time Lord aims to save the doomed planet. But the odds his plan will work are 74,384,338 to 11 against! Read by Tom Baker.
FRI 19:00 The Navy Lark (b00zfz9k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 The Enchanting World of Hinge and Bracket (b00s3jtn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
FRI 20:00 Paul Temple (b007jsm0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]
FRI 20:30 A Sting in the Tale (b00zfz9n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today]
FRI 21:00 Adam Dalgliesh - A Taste for Death (b00tb9n1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
FRI 21:15 Andrew Rissik - The Psychedelic Spy (b007k1sh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
FRI 22:00 The Long Hot Satsuma (b00mzf52)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
FRI 22:30 Getting Nowhere Fast (b00n5vsq)
Series 3
Episode 6
Merv has always worn jeans, so why does Pam want to take him shopping? Stars Mervyn Stutter and Lill Roughley. From June 2004.
FRI 23:00 The Big Fun Show (b00lk0c1)
Episode 6
Sketch series with Paul Merton, Julian Clary, Tony Hawks and Josie Lawrence, before they hit the big time. From February 1988.
FRI 23:30 The Mark Steel Solution (b007jzk8)
Series 1
Government Economic Policy Should Be Decided By Sport
Radical proposals to improve our lives, with the comedian's athletic revolution. With Pete Sinclair. From November 1992.