Inspector Morse faces a puzzling trip into the world of the hearing impaired - with a murder investigation into the death of an invigilator in an Oxford exam syndicate...
Colin Dexter's thriller adapted by Guy Meredith.
Starring John Shrapnel as Inspector Morse, Robert Glenister as Sgt. Lewis, Richard Pasco as Dr Bartlett, Meg Davies as Monica Height, Stephen Critchlow as Donald Martin, David Timson as Phillip Ogleby, John Hartley as Chief Supt. Strange, Lyndham Gregory as Sgt. Dickson, Roger May as Nicholas Quinn, Alix Refaie as the Sheik, Denys Hawthorne as the Pathologist,Jane Whittenshaw as Mrs Evans, Patience Tomlinson as Elsie, Tracy Wiles as the Waitress, Zulema Dene as Mrs Bartlett, David Holt as Noakes, Ahmed Mustapha as the Arab voice, Alice Arnold as Ms Inga Nielssen, Caroline Strong as the Supermarket Manager and Geoffrey Whitehead.
Children's stories presented by Chris Pizzey, featuring Stravaganza: City of Masks by Mary Hoffman, read by Stephen Moyer.
The poetic Commander's new unit investigate an unlikely double murder in a London church. PD James's tale stars Richard Derrington.
In his final years, the comic actor is plagued by illness and worry. Nicholas Boulton concludes Christopher Stevens' portrait.
Single dad Bryan gets worried when his son's mum wants to visit.
Stars Richard Beckinsale as Bryan Archer, Pat Coombs as Mum/Albert and John Comer as Dad. With Robert Gillespie as the Police Sergeant and Diana Berriman as Rose.
Written by Jim Eldridge.
Lead-swinging Arthur visits his doctor - and will a dodgy couple really buy a posh mansion?
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 and Patricia Hayes.
Songs by Janie Marden.
Comic actor Jack Douglas - famed for playing 'Alf Ippititimus' - shares memories of his TV, stage and film career with an audience.
How Des O'Connor was Jack's springboard to success and a part in the 'Carry On' films. Plus the mystery of the sex appeal of co-star Sid James!
Jack Douglas: Born: 26th April 1927. Died: 18th December 2008
The King of Knotty Ash and a legendary footballer, the Head of Pips and a pantomime. With John Laurie.
Starring Ken Dodd.
With John Laurie, Patricia Hayes, Graham Stark and Judith Chalmers.
Script by Ken Dodd and Eddie Braben.
There is double trouble for barrister Roger Thursby in a case of bigamy.
Starring Richard Briers as Roger Thursby, John Glyn-Jones as Grimes, Julia Lockwood as Sally, Bridget Armstrong as Joy, Jean Anderson as Mrs Thursby, Barbara Windsor as Mrs Grant, Frank Thornton as the Judge, John Bluthal as Mr Grant and Peter Tuddenham as Alec.
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.
Radical proposals to improve our lives, with the comedian's athletic revolution. From November 1992.
Host Alan Partridge welcomes a Duchess, a young impressionist and some rent boys. Stars Steve Coogan. From December 1992.
Rainer Hersch reveals how 'Cosi Fan Tutte' is actually about TV chefs and the truth about Handel's 'Messiah'. From October 1998.
Craig Children and Martin Bain-Jones host the show for young folk. With Alexander Armstrong and Ben Miller. From December 1988.
Fresh from 4 - Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present a satirical look at the week's news. From 11th March 2011.
Olivia and Irena take a step closer to gaining access to illegal genetic engineering. But who can they trust?
The conclusion of 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
The Shopkeeper ...... Ravin J Ganatra
Michael Feydeau -TV's much loved Inspector Niblett - and crime expert, David Pershore probe a strange death by cutlery back in 1824.
Tales from the vaults of villainy written by and starring Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis.
A medieval rock musical, with Tony de Blair and Gordon de Brown heading to Downing Street. Stars Alex Lowe. From October 2004.
Rainer Hersch's comedic tour of our melodic past. With the Fine Arts Brass Ensemble and Richard Thomas. From October 1998.
Miles Jupp and his topical team study the news stories from the last seven days and then make fun of them.
Is it the end for detective Rutherford Lodge? Crazy sketch comedy with duo Colin Hoult and Fergus Craig. From January 2007.
MONDAY 21 MARCH 2011
MON 00:00 Mike Walker - 2025 (b00j0hbm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Sunday]
MON 01:00 Morse (b007k4rk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
02:30 on Sunday]
MON 02:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00zq2t5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:30 on Sunday]
MON 03:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00zq2v1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
15:00 on Sunday]
MON 03:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00zl7s1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
15:30 on Sunday]
MON 04:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00zl7s3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
16:00 on Sunday]
MON 04:30 The Now Show (b00zlbyl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
16:30 on Sunday]
MON 05:00 Pamela Brown - Golden Pavements (b00tf1y2)
Episode 1
The Blue Doors children's theatre group hopefuls start at a London drama academy, all except poor little Maddy. Stars Caroline Harker.
MON 05:30 Nina Bawden's The Outside Child (b00s5p86)
Episode 1
Jane happily lives with her two eccentric aunts - until she discovers a secret is being kept from her. Read by Zelah Clarke.
MON 05:45 Anthony Buckeridge - Jennings Again! (b00rzkxw)
The Aim of the Game
A game of aliens from outer space causes classroom chaos. Stephen Fry reads the adventures of the mischievous schoolboy.
MON 06:00 21/03/2011 (b00zlgj0)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC7.
MON 08:00 Round the Horne (b007jrj3)
Series 2
Episode 4
The World Cup's gone missing! MI5's Disguise Department run by Julian and Sandy provide a bona disguise for Master Spy Kenneth Horne.
With Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden and Bill Pertwee.
Recorded at the BBC's Paris Studio in Lower Regent Street, London. Announcer: Douglas Smith
Round The Horne was born out of the demise of BBC radio comedy Beyond Our Ken, after the end of writer Eric Merriman's involvement. Using the same cast and producer, Barry Took and Marty Feldman were persuaded to write the scripts - which led to four series that ran between 1965 and 1968 - packed full of parodies, recurring characters, catchphrases and double-entendres.
Music by Edwin Braden and the Hornblowers and The Fraser Hayes Four.
Producer: John Simmonds
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in March 1966.
MON 08:30 Dead Ringers (b007k15r)
Series 5
Episode 2
More celeb sound-alikes with a thirsty Simon Bates and 'The Archers' meet 'Big Brother'. With Jon Culshaw. From August 2001.
MON 09:00 The Small World of Dominic Holland (b007vjfl)
Sport and Leisure
The comedian shares his thoughts on how we spend our leisure time.
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 September 2000.
MON 09:30 Coming Alive (b00j1z93)
Series 3
Star
Sandra is about to move up in the world, while ex-con Terry is putting on a play. Stars Karl Howman and Phyllis Logan. From November 2000.
MON 10:00 The Barchester Chronicles (b007jpr8)
Framley Parsonage
Framley Parsonage Part 3
Vicar Mark Robarts can no longer keep his deepening debts a secret. Anthony Trollope dramatisation with Rosemary Leach.
MON 11:00 Adam Dalgliesh - A Taste for Death (b00td4zs)
Episode 6
The Commander looks for more clues as he tries to unravel the mysterious death of Sir Paul Berowne. Stars Richard Derrington.
MON 11:15 Martyn Wade - Miss Kilmansegg and Her Precious Leg (b00t9xxf)
Comic tale of greed and corruption in Victorian London, based on Thomas Hood's epic poem. With James Grout and Rachel Atkins.
MON 12:00 Round the Horne (b007jrj3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
MON 12:30 The Michael Bentine Show (b00jjq7x)
From 05/02/1984
Michael Bentine stars as Dame Nellie Drongo, the Boy Scout Movement of India and a prehistoric Caveman..
The ultimate one man show written and performed by the host.
Producer: Jamie Rix
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in January 1984.
MON 13:00 Paul Temple (b007jr6h)
Paul Temple and the Alex Affair
1. Mrs Trevelyan
The debonair sleuth investigates when three murders are linked to 'Alex'.
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
Inspector Crane …. Haydn Jones
‘Spider’ Williams …. Alan Dudley
Mulroy …. Michael Harbour
Lady Weyman …. Betty Hardy
Webb/Shaw …. Ronald Herdman
Wilfred Davis …. Basil Jones
Carl Lathom …. Simon Lack
Donald Black …. Victor Lucas
Mrs Trevelyan …. Barbara Mitchell
Dr Kohima’s Maid …. Ann Murray
Dot …. Hilda Schroder
Walter Day/Lang …. Anthony Viccars
Sir Ernest Cranberry …. Geoffrey Wincott
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: Martin C Webster
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in February 1968.
MON 13:30 Miss Marple (b007jpp2)
The Murder at the Vicarage
Episode 1
Even the vicar of St Mary Mead detests a certain member of his flock. But murder seems to be carrying things a bit far?
First published in 1930, Agatha Christie's whodunit stars June Whitfield as Miss Marple.
Rev Leonard Clement...........................Francis Matthews
Griselda Clement....................................Imelda Staunton
Dr Haydock...............................................Nigel Davenport
Dennis........................................................Nicholas Boulton
Lettice Protheroe...................................Rachel Atkins
Miss Wetherby.......................................Joan Matheson
Mrs Price-Ridley....................................Margot Boyd
Mrs Lestrange........................................Jilly Meers
Lawrence Redding...............................James Telfer
Anne Protheroe................................... Frances Jeater
Colonel Protheroe...............................James Greene
Mary.........................................................Alice Arnold
Inspector Slack.....................................John Baddeley
Dramatised in five parts by Michael Bakewell
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1993.
MON 14:00 Foul Play (b00zljzj)
Series 4
Death and Two Copies, Please
Crime writers Tim Heald and Margaret Yorke puzzle over a case of robbery gone wrong.
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 October 1998.
MON 14:30 Bluebirds Over the White Cliffs of Dover (b00zm2nw)
Dame Vera Lynn's wartime classic is British, original, but not entirely without controversy. Ian Hislop discovers the chequered history of this musical mainstay of the British nation in its finest hour. Could it really be a song weighed down by politics, propaganda and even a touch of plagiarism? And what about those bluebirds - have you ever seen any in the Dover area?
Ian meets Dame Vera Lynn, veterans, musicologists and even an ornithologist in his quest to find the hidden meaning of this classic wartime song.
MON 15:00 Jasper Rees - I Found My Horn (b00zm2ny)
Episode 1
The author and journalist embarks on 'One Man's Struggle with the Orchestra's Most Difficult Instrument.' Read by Nicholas Boulton.
MON 15:15 The Real Mrs Miniver (b00nm5wy)
Episode 1
Jan Struther created a wartime role model, but how close was her life to her writing? Patricia Hodge reads from her biography.
MON 15:30 Joanna Trollope - Other People's Children (b007jn71)
Episode 6
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.
MON 15:45 31 Songs (b007jznm)
Episode 1
Author and music lover Nick Hornby reads from his own book about his favourite tracks - including the song he's played the most.
MON 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00zm4dv)
Children's stories presented by Chris Pizzey, featuring Abraham Hannibal and the Battle for the Throne, Disco Fever, and Dr Fell's Cabinet of Smells.
MON 17:00 The Small World of Dominic Holland (b007vjfl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
MON 17:30 Coming Alive (b00j1z93)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
MON 18:00 The Price of Fear (b007jn6j)
The Man Who Hated Scenes
On a train journey across the USA, Vincent Price orders breakfast in the deserted restaurant car.
But then he encounters a meek millionaire with an alarming tale to share...
Vincent Price introduces another tale of horror starring Peter Cushing as Harry, Diana Olsson as Marilyn and Steve Preston as Chuck.
Robert Arthur’s story dramatised by William Ingram.
Producer: John Dyas
First broadcast on the BBC World Service in 1973.
MON 18:30 The Lunar Effect (b007k1d8)
The Cycle
Under a full moon, a young woman deals with two tormentors by unexpected means. Michelle Gomez reads John Connolly's tale.
How often have you done something which seemed out of character only to discover that a full moon fell on that day or week? Five stories marking a full moon. When someone or something unexpectedly steps outside of the norm is it just coincidence, or is there really something in The Lunar Effect?
The Cycle, written by John Connolly and read by Michelle Gomez.
On her way home from work on an almost deserted train, a young woman starts to suffer pains that we are led to believe indicate her period is imminent. When two troublemaking youths board the train and there is a subsequent delay, the boys' unwanted attention, the woman's increasing pain and the effect of the full moon result in the demise of her tormentors by unexpected means...
MON 18:45 RL Stevenson - The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (b0081sjk)
Episode 1
A mild-mannered doctor and his monstrous alter-ego. Tim Pigott-Smith reads Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale of a dual personality.
Abridged by Morag Lyall.
The mild-mannered Dr Jekyll has discovered the ultimate drug; one that can turn him into something else. Suddenly, he can unleash his deepest cruelties in the guise of the sinister Mr Hyde. Transforming himself at will, he roams the streets of fog-bound London as his monstrous alter-ego. It seems he is master of his fate. It seems he is in complete control.
But soon he'll discover that his double life comes at a hideous price...
Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894), Scottish essayist, poet and author of fiction and travel books, was known especially for his novels of adventure. Stevenson became famous with the romantic adventure story Treasure Island, which appeared in 1883.
Producer: David Jackson Young
First broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland in 1996.
MON 19:00 Round the Horne (b007jrj3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
MON 19:30 The Michael Bentine Show (b00jjq7x)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
MON 20:00 Paul Temple (b007jr6h)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
MON 20:30 Miss Marple (b007jpp2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
MON 21:00 Adam Dalgliesh - A Taste for Death (b00td4zs)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
MON 21:15 Martyn Wade - Miss Kilmansegg and Her Precious Leg (b00t9xxf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
MON 22:00 Dead Ringers (b007k15r)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
MON 22:30 An Actor's Life for Me (b007v206)
Series 1
May the Farce Be With You
Robert is about to appear in a new London West End farce, but the real farce is what happens in the half hour before the curtain rises...
John Gordon Sinclair stars in Paul Mayhew-Archer's sitcom.
Robert Wilson ..... John Gordon Sinclair
Sue ..... Caroline Quentin
Desmond Shaw ..... Gary Waldhorn
Margery Shaw ..... Alison Steadman
Stage Manager ..... Jonathan Kydd
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? (b00s3j28)
Series 1
But Is It Art?
Just as the arty world opens to Judith, Giles plunges her into a media sleaze pit. Stars Richard E Grant. From February 1995.
MON 23:30 The Best of in One Ear (b00gdk9p)
Helen Lederer, Clive Mantle and Nick Wilton's compilation of series one of the sketch comedy, broadcast live in Summer 1984.
TUESDAY 22 MARCH 2011
TUE 00:00 The Price of Fear (b007jn6j)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:30 The Lunar Effect (b007k1d8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Monday]
TUE 00:45 RL Stevenson - The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (b0081sjk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:45 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 Paul Temple (b007jr6h)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 Miss Marple (b007jpp2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 Adam Dalgliesh - A Taste for Death (b00td4zs)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:15 Martyn Wade - Miss Kilmansegg and Her Precious Leg (b00t9xxf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 The Barchester Chronicles (b007jpr8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 The Small World of Dominic Holland (b007vjfl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:30 Coming Alive (b00j1z93)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 Pamela Brown - Golden Pavements (b00tf82d)
Episode 2
Maddy becomes a successful but high-maintenance film star, and Lyn discovers Helen's secret. Stars Ann Bell and Polly Adams.
TUE 05:30 Nina Bawden's The Outside Child (b00s648t)
Episode 2
When Jane unearths clues to her past, she makes up her mind to track down her secret family. Read by Zelah Clarke.
TUE 05:45 Anthony Buckeridge - Jennings Again! (b00rzlxw)
Marina Gardens Gets the Message
A litter crusade in the village ends with unexpected results. Stephen Fry reads the adventures of the mischievous schoolboy.
TUE 06:00 22/03/2011 (b00zm6g0)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
TUE 08:00 Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? (b007k47r)
No Hiding Place
Bob takes Terry to be restyled at the hairdressers.
Starring James Bolam as Terry Collier and Rodney Bewes as Bob Ferris.
With Sheila Fearn, George Layton, Jo Beadle, Brian Godfrey and Donald Gee.
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 a BBC Treasure Hunt.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1975.
TUE 08:30 Knowing Me, Knowing You (b007k0fl)
Episode 5
Cheesy chat show host Alan Partridge is 'Live from Las Vegas' with glamorous American co-host, Kendall Ball.
With guests: Hollywood star couple Sally Hoff & Conrad Knight, New York comic Bernie Rosen and professional gambler Jack 'the Black Cat' Colson.
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 (b00f34fk)
Series 4
The Pretenders
Revolution in the People's Democratic Republic is in the air when a claimant to the newly restored throne arrives from Britain.
Enter political stage right, Princess Sharon Eckersley.
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, Elaine Lordan as Sharon and Simon Schatzberger as Dave.
Producer: Neil Cargill
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1992.
TUE 09:30 Clare in the Community (b00zm6g2)
Series 3
The Redcap
Clare has a new student social worker with an army background, which is good as she doesn't have time to toughen up her trainees...
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, Nina Conti as Megan, Mark Straker as Mr Bell, Geraldine McNulty as Colin and Mel Hudson as Peggy.
Producer: Katie Tyrrell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2006.
TUE 10:00 The Barchester Chronicles (b007jptr)
The Small House at Allington
The Small House at Allington Part 1
A squire's impoverished niece Lily Dale has a choice of two suitors. Anthony Trollope dramatisation with Alex Jennings.
TUE 11:00 Adam Dalgliesh - A Taste for Death (b00td5s6)
Episode 7
The Commander finds a cryptic note left by suicide victim Teresa Nolan, but what do the contents mean? Stars Richard Derrington.
TUE 11:15 Ali Smith - The Switch (b00plhpv)
A story in song of an electrician who takes his French bride to set up shop in the Scottish Highlands. Stars Nick Farr.
TUE 12:00 Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? (b007k47r)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
TUE 12:30 Doctor in the House (b007jtg8)
To Pass or Not to Pass
It's nerves and pints all round, as the St Swithin's medics sit their final exams.
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 Dennis Ramsden as the Dean.
Special guest star: Irene Handl as Mrs Clark.
Producer: David Hatch
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1968.
TUE 13:00 Paul Temple (b007jr9b)
Paul Temple and the Alex Affair
2. Dr Kohima
The police have asked suave sleuth Paul Temple to help them find the mysterious 'Alex' - but who's tracking whom?
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
Inspector Crane …. Haydn Jones
Carl Latham …. Simon Lack
Mrs Trevelyan …. Barbara Mitchell
Ricky …. Frank Henderson
Dr Kohima …. Rolf Lefebvre
Sergeant …. Duncan McIntyre
Producer: Martin C Webster
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in February 1968.
TUE 13:30 Miss Marple (b007jppk)
The Murder at the Vicarage
Episode 2
Much to the Vicar's embarrassment, a murder has been committed in his study. But who killed Colonel Protheroe?
Miss Jane Marple is on the case.
Agatha Christie's whodunit stars June Whitfield as Miss Marple
Rev Leonard Clement..................................Francis Matthews
Griselda Clement..........................................Imelda Staunton
Dr Haydock.....................................................Nigel Davenport
Lettice Protheroe..........................................Rachel Atkins
Mary..................................................................Alice Arnold
Colonel Melchett.........................................Richard Todd
Constable.......................................................Malcolm Ward
Butler...............................................................Lewis Jones
Anne Protheroe...........................................Frances Jeater
Lawrence Redding......................................James Telfer
Inspector Slack.............................................John Baddeley
Gladys Cram.................................................Oona Beeson
Dramatised by Michael Bakewell
Director Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1993.
TUE 14:00 The Anatomy of the Musical (b00t1bcm)
The Love Song
Examining successful musicals, Russell Davies asks how lyricists avoid cliches to preserve sentiment without sentimentality.
TUE 14:30 Looking for Middle England (b00t3tww)
Culture
Ian Hislop is in Lincoln to gauge the Middle English attitude to broadening the mind and heightening the spirit. With AA Gill.
TUE 15:00 Jasper Rees - I Found My Horn (b00zm6g4)
Episode 2
The scale of the author's ambition dawns on him, so he starts making allies among the cognoscenti. Read by Nicholas Boulton.
TUE 15:15 The Real Mrs Miniver (b00nmtwc)
Episode 2
Jan Struther's marriage woes inspire her to write Mrs Miniver, based on her past family happiness. Read by Patricia Hodge.
TUE 15:30 Joanna Trollope - Other People's Children (b007s5ty)
Episode 7
Stepmother Josie struggles when Matthew's three teenaged children move in with them.
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 31 Songs (b007jzpz)
Episode 2
Nick Hornby reveals his favourite tracks - including the debt he owes to Rod Stewart - and stories in songs.
TUE 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00zm9mf)
Children's stories presented by Chris Pizzey featuring Abraham Hannibal and the Battle for the Throne, Disco Fever, and Dr Fell's Cabinet of Smells.
TUE 17:00 Flying the Flag (b00f34fk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
TUE 17:30 Clare in the Community (b00zm6g2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
TUE 18:00 The Price of Fear (b007jmgf)
Come as You Are
Horror film legend Vincent Price gets a chilling invitation to a very special costume party.
Co-starring Morris Perry, Betty Huntley-Wright and Peter Williams.
Scripted by Bill Ingram.
Producer: John Dyas
First broadcast on the BBC World Service in 1974.
TUE 18:30 The Lunar Effect (b007k1fd)
The Boy by the Light of the Moon
Back in Morocco and remembering a distant a love affair - a Spaniard meets an odd waiter. David Warner reads Vega Powell's tale.
An older Spanish man returns to the Port of Tangier in Morocco, where memories stir of a love affair that changed his life. At his hotel he is attended by a strange boy, who seems to know about the woman he loved long ago. But when the man tries to find the waiter the next day, he's told he only works there once a month: the boy appears only at the time of the full moon. An exotic Tale of the Unexpected.
TUE 18:45 RL Stevenson - The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (b0081tfy)
Episode 2
Hyde is wanted for murder and disappears. But what is his connection with the respectable Dr Jekyll? Read by Tim Pigott-Smith. From April 1996.
TUE 19:00 Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? (b007k47r)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
TUE 19:30 Doctor in the House (b007jtg8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
TUE 20:00 Paul Temple (b007jr9b)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
TUE 20:30 Miss Marple (b007jppk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
TUE 21:00 Adam Dalgliesh - A Taste for Death (b00td5s6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
TUE 21:15 Ali Smith - The Switch (b00plhpv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
TUE 22:00 Knowing Me, Knowing You (b007k0fl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
TUE 22:30 Sir Henry at Rawlinson End (b00s8lgd)
The Hatching
The surreal saga of a dynasty delicately balanced on the edge of sanity.
Written by and starring Viv Stanshall.
Contains an edit of an original John Peel session as first heard on BBC Radio 1.
Music composed and performed by Viv Stanshall using additional musicians.
Producer: John Walters
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1996.
TUE 22:45 My Booze Hell, by Little Johnny Cartilage (b00dwnds)
Malcolm MacDonald's Sideburns
The not-terribly-true autobiography of 1970s idol Little Johnny Cartilage.
His descent into obscurity begins with the launch of Cartilage Family and includes extracts from his infamous appearance on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs with Sue Lawley.
Written by and starring Johnny Meres.
With:
Sue Lawley
Ben Miller
Peter Serafinowicz
Geoff McGivern ,
Rosemary Martin
Deborah Berlin
Producer: Gareth Edwards
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1996.
TUE 23:00 At Home With The Snails (b007k2xv)
Series 1
Episode 3
Alex is prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice when his mum thinks she is pregnant. Stars Gerard Foster. From July 2001.
TUE 23:30 Just Juliette (b00zm9mh)
Series 2
Episode 3
The failed TV talk show host goes on radio from a bedsit, while Corinne gets a dog. Stars Jenny Eclair. From November 2000.
WEDNESDAY 23 MARCH 2011
WED 00:00 The Price of Fear (b007jmgf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 The Lunar Effect (b007k1fd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Tuesday]
WED 00:45 RL Stevenson - The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (b0081tfy)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:45 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 Paul Temple (b007jr9b)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 Miss Marple (b007jppk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 Adam Dalgliesh - A Taste for Death (b00td5s6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Tuesday]
WED 02:15 Ali Smith - The Switch (b00plhpv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Tuesday]
WED 03:00 The Barchester Chronicles (b007jptr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 Flying the Flag (b00f34fk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:30 Clare in the Community (b00zm6g2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 Pamela Brown - Golden Pavements (b00tfbf1)
Episode 3
Who has a gig at the hottest nightclub in town, and why is Helen is acting so strangely? Stars Caroline Harker and Ann Bell.
WED 05:30 Nina Bawden's The Outside Child (b00s6bpg)
Episode 3
Travelling across London, Jane and Plato do some sleuthing in search of the children - and the truth. Read by Zelah Clarke.
WED 05:45 Anthony Buckeridge - Jennings Again! (b00rzrl3)
Episode 3
A favour for Miss Thorpe sets off a chain of very fishy events. Stephen Fry reads the adventures of the mischievous schoolboy.
WED 06:00 23/03/2011 (b00zmbz8)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b0089k50)
Series 5
The Foreign Legion
The lad is set to entertain troops in Malta, but he's duped into making an appearance on the frontline.
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 (b007rn40)
Episode 5
Wartime heroines - and Oliver with a twist.
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 (b008nw1c)
Series 2
Pasta Alfredo at Cafe Alessandro
Series of comic plays starring Stanley Baxter.
By Rona Munro.
An Italian cafe owner in Glasgow employs a little guile and cunning to defend the honour and the environment of his beloved native land.
Sandy ...... Stanley Baxter
Antonia ...... Luisa Pretolani
Christina ...... Tracy Wiles
Christopher ...... John Kazek
Rockafella ...... John Guerrasio
Radio Interviewer ...... Gordon Kennedy
Directed by Marilyn Imrie
A Catherine Bailey production for BBC Radio 4.
WED 09:30 The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel (b0084hzr)
Series 2
Episode 5
Shady lawyer Waldorf T Flywheel tries to bamboozle a millionaire.
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 (b007jptz)
The Small House at Allington
The Small House at Allington Part 2
Lily is aghast at her fiance's visit to his old flame's aristocratic family. Anthony Trollope dramatisation with Julia Ford.
WED 11:00 Adam Dalgliesh - A Taste for Death (b00td6kr)
Episode 8
An elderly authoress recalls witnessing a fight between the dead baronet and a potential new suspect. Stars Richard Derrington.
WED 11:15 Nick Warburton - Lawn Wars (b00td4zv)
A single older woman takes on a gardener, and gets much more than she bargained for.
Nick Warburton's gentle comedy about relationships, property and cricket.
Stars Anna Calder-Marhsall as Alice, Richard Johnson as Anthony and Robert Daws as Rob.
With thanks to David Acfield of Essex County Cricket Club for off-spin advice.
Director: Peter Kavanagh
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2007.
WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b0089k50)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
WED 12:30 Life With The Lyons (b00zmbzb)
Home Again
Father Ben sparks family chaos after losing the keys to their house.
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, David Enders, Clive Baxter and Hugh Morton.
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 Bill Harding.
BBC Variety Orchestra conducted by Paul Fenoulhet.
Incidental music by Arthur Wilkinson
Producer: Tom Ronald
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in November 1952.
WED 13:00 Paul Temple (b007jrcx)
Paul Temple and the Alex Affair
3. Mr Carl Lathom
Despite an attempt on his life, debonair detective Paul Temple remains hot on the trail of the elusive 'Alex'.
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
Inspector Crane …. Haydn Jones
Wilfred Davis …. Basil Jones
Dr Kohima’s Maid …. Ann Murray
Carl Lathom …. Simon Lack
Mrs Trevelyan …. Barbara Mitchell
Ricky Henderson …. Frank Henderson
Dr Kohima …. Rolf Lefebvre
Webb/Shaw …. Ronald Herdman
Producer: Martin C Webster
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in March 1968.
WED 13:30 Miss Marple (b007jpq1)
The Murder at the Vicarage
Episode 3
Multiple confessions to the murder of Colonel Protheroe mount up in the village of St. Mary Mead.
But who does amateur sleuth Jane Marple believe?
Agatha Christie's whodunit stars June Whitfield as Miss Marple
Rev. Leonard Clement....................................Francis Matthews
Griselda Clement.............................................Imelda Staunton
Mrs Lestrange..................................................Jillie Meers
Mary....................................................................Alice Arnold
Hilda...................................................................Lisa Howard
Dr Haydock......................................................Nigel Davenport
Lawrence Redding........................................James Telfer
Dennis................................................................Nicholas Boulton
Hawes................................................................David Thorpe
Dr Stone...........................................................Timothy Alcock
Raymond West..............................................Ian Masters
Inspector Slack..............................................John Baddeley
Gladys Cram...................................................Oona Beeson
Nancy...............................................................Vivienne Rochester
Dramatised by Michael Bakewell
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1993.
WED 14:00 Moths Ate My Dr Who Scarf (b007szbr)
Episode 2
As Whovian Toby Hadoke's comic TARDIS odyssey continues - will the Time Lord return to TV? With Colin Baker. From July 2007.
WED 14:30 Unearthing Mysteries (b007qzh6)
Series 2
The Drinking Cult
Professor Aubrey Manning travels to Romania to study the remains of a Roman temple and the cult of Libre Patre.
WED 15:00 Jasper Rees - I Found My Horn (b00zmdk5)
Episode 3
The author heads to America to hone his skills, and picks up some bizarre but sound advice. Read by Nicholas Boulton.
WED 15:15 The Real Mrs Miniver (b00nmzm9)
Episode 3
Jan's stories take off and her involvement with Jewish refugees leads her life in a different direction. Read by Patricia Hodge.
WED 15:30 Joanna Trollope - Other People's Children (b007s74h)
Episode 8
After more family conflict, Matthew's daughter Becky finds an unexpected ally in her stepmother Josie.
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 31 Songs (b007jzr9)
Episode 3
Nick Hornby shares his thoughts on the art of the pop song - with his views on the works of Bob Dylan.
WED 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00zmdk7)
Children's stories presented by Chris Pizzey featuring Abraham Hannibal and the Battle for the Throne, My Naughty Little Sister, Disco Fever, and Dr Fell's Cabinet of Smells.
WED 17:00 The Stanley Baxter Playhouse (b008nw1c)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
WED 17:30 The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel (b0084hzr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
WED 18:00 The Price of Fear (b007jn9k)
The Ninth Removal
Horror legend Vincent Price's unnerving tale of a secretary's murderous revenge.
Co-starring Freda Jackson, Richard Pearson, Clare Sutcliffe, Michael Segal and Alan Rowe.
Written by R Chetwynd-Hayes and dramatised by Barry Campbell.
Producer: John Dyas
First broadcast on the BBC World Service in 1974.
WED 18:30 The Lunar Effect (b007k1dn)
She Often Walked at Night
Under a full moon somewhere in Europe - three friends meet in a strange, exotic bar. Lucy Cohu reads Lilian Pizzichini's tale.
Three friends, adrift in a mysterious European city, congregate one night at cocktail hour in a strange, exotic bar and, as they partake of an absinthe-like drink, pathological, long-buried natural tendencies surface under the influence of the full moon.
WED 18:45 RL Stevenson - The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (b0084yhk)
Episode 3
Mr Hyde appears to be dead and Dr Jekyll has disappeared. Will a paper trail unravel the mystery? Read by Tim Pigott-Smith. From April 1996.
WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b0089k50)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
WED 19:30 Life With The Lyons (b00zmbzb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
WED 20:00 Paul Temple (b007jrcx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
WED 20:30 Miss Marple (b007jpq1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
WED 21:00 Adam Dalgliesh - A Taste for Death (b00td6kr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
WED 21:15 Nick Warburton - Lawn Wars (b00td4zv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
WED 22:00 Heated Rollers (b007rn40)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
WED 22:30 Naked Radio (b00lkk0z)
The Scottish comedy team laugh at events in the news. From Glasgow's Tron Theatre. With Gregor Fisher. From February 1984.
WED 23:00 Tales from the Tower (b00df7j6)
Penne Arrabiata No Chips
From the top of Blackpool Tower, caretaker Bob Braithwaite spies on a wedding organiser. Stars David Holt. From August 2001.
WED 23:30 Stockport, So Good They Named It Once (b007jrj4)
Series 1
Organathon
Eddie attempts a record-breaking electronic organ session for charity while son Jason receives a mysterious letter...
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, Jo-Anne Knowles as Debbie, Chris Pavlo as Hugo, Brian Poyser as Brian and Richard Davies as Mr Owen.
Music: Big George
Producer: Neil Mossey
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1999.
THURSDAY 24 MARCH 2011
THU 00:00 The Price of Fear (b007jn9k)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 The Lunar Effect (b007k1dn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 00:45 RL Stevenson - The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (b0084yhk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:45 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Paul Temple (b007jrcx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Miss Marple (b007jpq1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Adam Dalgliesh - A Taste for Death (b00td6kr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 Nick Warburton - Lawn Wars (b00td4zv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 The Barchester Chronicles (b007jptz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 The Stanley Baxter Playhouse (b008nw1c)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel (b0084hzr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Pamela Brown - Golden Pavements (b00tfnc6)
Episode 4
Mrs Potter-Smith tries to ruin young Maddy's film premiere, but can she succeed? Stars Ann Bell and Polly Adams.
THU 05:30 Nina Bawden's The Outside Child (b00s6m50)
Episode 4
Jane sets off alone on the most important journey of her life and makes a shock discovery. Read by Zelah Clarke.
THU 05:45 Anthony Buckeridge - Jennings Again! (b00s0d4w)
Underground
On a trip to London, Jennings is forced to turn detective. Stephen Fry reads the adventures of the mischievous schoolboy.
THU 06:00 24/03/2011 (b00zmxnn)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
THU 08:00 The Men from the Ministry (b00zmxnq)
Storm in a Tea Urn
Trouble starts brewing over Sir Gregory's ban on the bumbling bureaucrats making tea.
A weekly tribute to all those who work in government departments.
Stars Richard Murdoch and Deryck Guyler.
With Norma Ronald, John Graham, Ronald Baddiley, Patricia Hayes and John Curle.
Written by Edward Taylor and John Graham.
'The Men from the Ministry' ran for 14 series between 1962 and 1977. Deryck Guyler replaced Wilfrid Hyde-White from 1966. Sadly many episodes didn't survive in the archive, however the BBC's Transcription Service re-recorded 14 shows in 1980 - never broadcast in the UK, until the arrival of BBC Radio 4 Extra.
Producer: Edward Taylor,
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in July 1970.
THU 08:30 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (b007jrcc)
Episode 1
It ran for 10 series on Channel 4 and found success in America, but the hit TV improvisation game actually started life on BBC radio.
When it began in January 1988, this show adopted a format with two regular team captains - Fry and Sessions and two guests each week, with Colin Sell at the piano.
In this first edition of the pioneering series, John Sessions, Dawn French, Stephen Fry and Lenny Henry are tasked to improvise by series chairman Clive Anderson.
Rounds include ghastly guests at a party and Goldilocks and the Three Bears performed as never before.
Devised and compiled by Mark Leveson. Additional material by Martin Booth.
Producer: Dan Patterson.
THU 09:00 Our Brave Boys (b007tm4f)
Series 1
Ladies Who Lunch
The MOD has to make cuts and the navy, army and air force are all looking vulnerable. Starring Martin Jarvis and Fiona Shaw.
THU 09:30 The Alan Davies Show (b007jsk4)
Episode 6
Struggling actor Alan has a date with an X-rated actress, whilst Peruvian Flu strikes at the Gazette.
Alan Davies stars in his own sitcom.
Written by Ben Silburn, Tony Roche and Alan Davies.
Alan ...... Alan Davies
Murray ...... Alan Francis
Kate ...... Ronni Ancona
With Debra Stephenson and Kevin Eldon.
Producer: Jane Berthoud
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1998.
THU 10:00 The Barchester Chronicles (b007jpx6)
The Small House at Allington
The Small House at Allington Part 3
As her fiance stays on at Courcy Castle, Lily Dale fears the worst. Anthony Trollope dramatisation with Alex Jennings.
THU 11:00 Adam Dalgliesh - A Taste for Death (b00td8fj)
Episode 9
The Commander locates compelling evidence, and an abused lover revises her police statement. Stars Richard Derrington.
THU 11:15 Char March - People Come Here to Cry (b007jxh1)
Razor-sharp observations and wit light up this heartening and humorous monologue - an examination of the counselling industry. In her 40s, Deborah Smith comes to an emotional watershed in her life. During the morning vacuuming, a radio chat show mentions the local Crisis Centre, Deborah girds up her loins, her stock of handkerchiefs and her thermos flask and prepares to get counselled.
Stars Sue Johnston.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1999.
THU 12:00 The Men from the Ministry (b00zmxnq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00zn046)
Series 6
Episode 12
Arabian Desert dancers - and the bare truth of Lady Godiva.
Starring Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Cleese, Graeme Garden, David Hatch, Jo Kendall and Bill Oddie.
Written by Graeme Garden 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 (b007w5cq)
Paul Temple and the Alex Affair
4. Mr 'Spider' Williams
The enigmatic 'Alex' claims another victim - but the plot thickens as the sleuth survives a car crash.
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
Inspector Crane …. Haydn Jones
Wilfred Davis …. Basil Jones
Carl Lathom …. Simon Lack
Ricky Henderson …. Frank Henderson
Dr Kohima …. Rolf Lefebvre
'Spider' Williams …. Alan Dudley
Frank Chester …. Ian Thompson
Phone Voice …. Leroy Lingwood
Producer: Martin C Webster
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in March 1968.
THU 13:30 Miss Marple (b007jpqf)
The Murder at the Vicarage
Episode 4
Investigations into the murder of Colonel Protheroe don't go at all to plan. Who is the killer?
Agatha Christie's whodunit stars June Whitfield as Miss Marple.
Rev. Leonard Clement.............................................Francis Matthews
Griselda Clement.......................................................Imelda Staunton
Lettice Protheroe......................................................Rachel Atkins
Dr Haydock................................................................Nigel Davenport
Anne Protheroe.......................................................Frances Jeater
Inspector Slack........................................................John Baddeley
Gladys Cram.............................................................Oona Beeson
Hawes........................................................................David Thorpe
Mrs Price-Ridley.....................................................Margot Boyd
Dramatised by Michael Bakewell
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1993.
THU 14:00 All the Way from Memphis (b00jj529)
Series 1
Episode 5
James Walton's pop music history quiz with Tracey MacLeod, Andrew Collins, David Hepworth and Carol Decker. From January 2005.
THU 14:30 Back to Front (b007k1p2)
Series 1
1990
The 1990 headline-makers kicked off the newspaper front pages by England in the World Cup. With Terry Butcher and Jim White.
THU 15:00 Jasper Rees - I Found My Horn (b00zn04d)
Episode 4
The author recalls his school days where his playing skill developed, before a disastrous performance. Read by Nicholas Boulton.
THU 15:15 The Real Mrs Miniver (b00nnmj0)
Episode 4
Patricia Hodge reads Jan Struther's biography. The popularity of her work takes her to America where she is reunited with Dolf.
THU 15:30 Joanna Trollope - Other People's Children (b007jn8h)
Episode 9
Elizabeth faces a dilemma now that Tom's daughter Dale has decided to move back into the family home.
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 31 Songs (b007jzsl)
Episode 4
Author and music lover Nick Hornby reveals more of his favourite tracks - and laments the underappreciated art of the songwriter.
THU 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00zn04j)
Children's stories presented by Chris Pizzey, featuring Abraham Hannibal and the Battle for the Throne, Disco Fever, and Dr Fell's Cabinet of Smells.
THU 17:00 Our Brave Boys (b007tm4f)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
THU 17:30 The Alan Davies Show (b007jsk4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
THU 18:00 The Price of Fear (b007jm89)
An Eye for an Eye
Even horror legend Vincent Price can't face the meal that is placed before him.
Co-starring Christopher Bidmead, Anne Jameson and Roger Snowdon.
Written by William Ingram.
Producer: John Dyas
First broadcast on the BBC World Service in April 1974.
THU 18:30 The Lunar Effect (b007k1hv)
Scavengers
Under a full moon - widow Lottie's odd encounter with a fox has a life changing effect. Amanda Root reads Dominic Power's tale.
After a heavy, gin-induced afternoon sleep, sixty-year old Lottie Nancarrow wakes up with the sense of dread that has plagued her since the recent death of her partner, the abstract painter Ned Stein, with whom she had shared thirty years of a happy bohemian existence. Lottie is treating her grief with alcohol, and is becoming increasingly eccentric, alienating herself from her small West London community and the life she shared with Ned. This evening, Lottie feels that something is wrong, some change in the atmosphere. Going to the French window of her garden flat, she sees a full moon hanging in the sky, and illuminated by the moon, staring through the glass at her, is a large urban fox - staring at her with a look that suggests some secret knowledge.
THU 18:45 RL Stevenson - The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (b00858dr)
Episode 4
Utterson's persistence with investigating the truth about his friend Dr Jekyll is finally rewarded. Read by Tim Piggott-Smith. From April 1996.
THU 19:00 The Men from the Ministry (b00zmxnq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00zn046)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
THU 20:00 Paul Temple (b007w5cq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
THU 20:30 Miss Marple (b007jpqf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
THU 21:00 Adam Dalgliesh - A Taste for Death (b00td8fj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
THU 21:15 Char March - People Come Here to Cry (b007jxh1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
THU 22:00 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (b007jrcc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 22:30 The End of the Road Show (b00kk0n1)
Episode 1
Taking coals to Newcastle, the sketch comedy pokes fun at local targets. Stars Nick Hancock and Tony Hawks. From December 1991.
THU 23:00 Comic to Comic (b007xxzn)
Series 2
Andy Parsons
Comedian and TV panellist Andy Parsons chats to Bruce Morton about his career, Glaswegian shipyards and New Zealand sausage ads.
THU 23:30 Children's Hour with Armstrong and Miller (b007jpyk)
Episode 2
Martin Bain-Jones and Craig Children do battle at a special music awards ceremony.
Ben Miller and Alexander Armstrong write and star in their first full-length radio comedy series.
With:
Charlie Condou
Melissa Lloyd
Tony Gardner
Producer: Jon Rolph
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1998.
FRIDAY 25 MARCH 2011
FRI 00:00 The Price of Fear (b007jm89)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 The Lunar Effect (b007k1hv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 00:45 RL Stevenson - The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (b00858dr)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:45 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Paul Temple (b007w5cq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Miss Marple (b007jpqf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Adam Dalgliesh - A Taste for Death (b00td8fj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 Char March - People Come Here to Cry (b007jxh1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 The Barchester Chronicles (b007jpx6)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 Our Brave Boys (b007tm4f)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 The Alan Davies Show (b007jsk4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 Pamela Brown - Golden Pavements (b00tgcdl)
Episode 5
The Blue Door's theatre needs some help setting up, but will Mrs Potter-Smith scupper them? With Caroline Harker and Ann Bell.
FRI 05:30 Nina Bawden's The Outside Child (b00s6rcd)
Episode 5
Something from her past is disturbed, as Jane's journey of discovery and forgiveness draws to a close. Read by Zelah Clarke.
FRI 05:45 Anthony Buckeridge - Jennings Again! (b007jt4y)
Photo Finish
A tree planting leads to an unusual school photograph. Stephen Fry concludes the adventures of the mischievous schoolboy.
FRI 06:00 25/03/2011 (b00zn2fs)
Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on BBC Radio 7.
FRI 08:00 The Navy Lark (b00zn2fv)
Series 2
The Lighthouse Lark
Commander Povey probes smuggling aboard HMS Troutbridge during a rescue attempt of a lighthouse keeper.
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 Proudfoot and Tenniel Evans as Goldstein.
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 (b00n48zz)
Episode 7
Mutiny on the Bunty, and a BBC announcer gets the pips. Zesty sketch show with Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden. From July 1989.
FRI 09:00 Bristow (b00ct8w3)
Series 1
The Great Escape
Bristow plots the summer holiday of a lifetime - in Mudsea.
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
Miss Sunman …. Katy Odey
Fudge …. Jon Glover
BJ …. Christopher Benjamin
Post Boy …. Simon Schatzberger
Francine …. Carol Starks
Turner …. David Ryall
Other parts played by the cast.
Music: John Whitehall
Producer: Neil Cargill
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1999.
FRI 09:30 No Commitments (b007jp15)
Series 7
Soap Bubbles
Charlotte discovers that starring in a soap opera is a cut-throat business. Starring Angela Thorne and Celia Imrie.
FRI 10:00 The Barchester Chronicles (b007jpxd)
The Small House at Allington
The Small House at Allington Part 4
Lily still loves her ex-fiance, but will Adolphus marry Lady Alexandrina? Anthony Trollope dramatisation with Julia Ford.
FRI 11:00 Adam Dalgliesh - A Taste for Death (b00tdmc2)
Episode 10
The murderer is finally confronted, but the killing isn't over yet in this gripping climax. Stars Richard Derrington.
FRI 11:15 Nick Warburton - Our Late Supper (b010b6bw)
A shy middle-aged woman is forced out of her shell by an unexpected friendship with a 12-year-old girl.
Nick Warburton’s drama stars Marcia Warren as Marian, Holly Grainger as Charlie and Gerard McDermott as Bernard.
Director: Claire Grove
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2002.
FRI 12:00 The Navy Lark (b00zn2fv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 The Enchanting World of Hinge and Bracket (b00s6rcl)
Series 1
The Cruise - 1/2
The dear ladies attempt to fly off to entertain the passengers on a Mediterranean cruise liner...
Starring Dame Hilda Bracket and her lifelong companion Dr Evadne Hinge.
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
Brigadier Roland Baines ...... Michael Bates
Captain Frobisher ...... Donald Hewlett
Scripted by Mike Craig, Lawrie Kinsley and Ron McDonnell.
Produced at BBC Manchester by James Casey
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1977.
FRI 13:00 Paul Temple (b007jrk0)
Paul Temple and the Alex Affair
5. Mr Wilfred Davis
Lathom is blackmailed, and the sleuth stakes out the drop-off - where a surprising figure appears...
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
Inspector Crane …. Haydn Jones
Wilfred Davis …. Basil Jones
Mrs Trevelyan …. Barbara Mitchell)
Dr Kohima …. Rolf Lefebvre
Donald Black …. Victor Lucas
Sergeant …. Anthony Viccars
Mrs Horne …. Betty Hardy
Bradley …. David Brierly
Producer: Martin C Webster
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in March 1968.
FRI 13:30 Miss Marple (b007jpqv)
The Murder at the Vicarage
Episode 5
Amateur sleuth Jane Marple battles to unearth the proof she needs to reveal the murderer's identity - along with a few other surprises.
The conclusion of Agatha Christie's whodunit starring June Whitfield as Miss Marple.
Rev. Leonard Clement.......................................Francis Matthews
Griselda Clement.................................................Imelda Staunton
Lettice Protheroe.................................................Rachel Atkins
Colonel Melchett.................................................Richard Todd
Dr Haydock............................................................Nigel Davenport
Inspector Slack......................................................John Baddeley
Gladys Cram..........................................................Oona Beeson
Mrs Sadler..............................................................Tina Gray
Constable................................................................Dominic Letts
Dramatised by Michael Bakewell
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1993.
FRI 14:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b00zn5cf)
Series 6
Episode 18
From Newark, New Jersey - the American funny man hosts his annual amateur battle of the bands music showpiece. From 2010.
FRI 15:00 Jasper Rees - I Found My Horn (b00zn5ch)
Episode 5
The day of the big performance arrives, but is a year of endeavour enough to impress Jasper's peers? Read by Nicholas Boulton.
FRI 15:15 The Real Mrs Miniver (b00nnp67)
Episode 5
The war nears an end, but where does that leave Jan and Mrs Miniver? Patricia Hodge concludes Jan Struther's biography.
FRI 15:30 Joanna Trollope - Other People's Children (b007jn8y)
Episode 10
Relationships falter under the strains of living as a step-family when decisions need to be made.
Joanna Trollope's novel about the traumas and delights of adjusting to a step-family.
Concluded by Penelope Wilton.
Abridged in ten parts by Pat McLoughlin.
Producer: Di Speirs
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1998.
FRI 15:45 31 Songs (b007jztw)
Episode 5
Author and music lover Nick Hornby concludes his list of favourite tracks - including the work of Ian Dury and Patti Smith.
FRI 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00zn5ck)
Children's stories presented by Chris Pizzey, featuring Abraham Hannibal and the Battle for the Throne, Disco Fever, Dr Fell's Cabinet of Smells, and Henry's Cat: The Challenge.
FRI 17:00 Bristow (b00ct8w3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
FRI 17:30 No Commitments (b007jp15)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
FRI 18:00 The Price of Fear (b007jn0n)
Soul Music
Horror legend Vincent Price tells the chilling tale of a violinist with very special hands
Starring John Graham, Coral Browne, Roger Snowdon and Michael Burlington.
Written by William Ingram.
Producer: John Dyas
First broadcast on the BBC World Service in 1973.
FRI 18:30 The Lunar Effect (b007k1k4)
The Hiring Fair
Strong moonlight forces spark a sequence of events which echo across generations. Frances Tomelty reads Polly Devlin's tale.
In 1867 a young girl living with her father on their isolated County Tyrone farm often senses the magical attraction of the full moon. On one particular night of bright, silvery moonlight she gives in to strong forces sparking a sequence of events which echo across generations.
FRI 18:45 RL Stevenson - The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (b00859tj)
Episode 5
It's Henry Jekyll's turn to tell the story, as the bizarre truth is finally revealed. Concluded by Tim Pigott-Smith. From April 1996.
FRI 19:00 The Navy Lark (b00zn2fv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 The Enchanting World of Hinge and Bracket (b00s6rcl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
FRI 20:00 Paul Temple (b007jrk0)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 today]
FRI 20:30 Miss Marple (b007jpqv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:30 today]
FRI 21:00 Adam Dalgliesh - A Taste for Death (b00tdmc2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
FRI 21:15 Nick Warburton - Our Late Supper (b010b6bw)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:15 today]
FRI 22:00 The Long Hot Satsuma (b00n48zz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
FRI 22:30 Girls Will Be Girls (b0081vs4)
From 02/12/1989
The Bobo girls take to the stage with music and comedy. Starring Rebecca Front and Sioned Wiliam. From December 1989.
FRI 23:00 A Series of Psychotic Episodes (b00b8wjw)
Episode 1
From Postman Pat to a depressed hamster, it's the surreal world of Miriam Elia. With Dan Tetsall. From November 2008.
FRI 23:15 A Series of Psychotic Episodes (b00fgq4m)
Episode 2
Ever tried storming a bouncy castle? Welcome to the surreal world of Miriam Elia. With Dan Tetsall and Joanna Neary. From November 2008.
FRI 23:30 Canned Heat (b007k0nw)
A one-off sitcom set in a 'mini mart'. Zarah goes on sex strike. With Sanjeev Bhaskar, Nina Wadia and Tracy-Ann Oberman.