SATURDAY 19 NOVEMBER 2011

SAT 00:00 Planet B (b00j0hqr)
Series 1
5. The Smart Money
John and Medley are transported to a world of orgies and circuses, where the slaves seek a new leader.
Ten-part series about a mystery virtual world.
Written by Paul May.
John ...... Gunnar Cauthery
Lioba ...... Donnla Hughes
Medley ...... Lizzy Watts
Cerberus ...... Chris Pavlo
Trader 1 ...... Janice Acquah
Trader 2 ...... Robert Lonsdale
Wheeler ...... Paul Rider
Regulator ...... Stephen Critchlow
Lyall ...... Inam Mirza
Fracta ...... Jill Cardo
Other parts played by the cast.
Director: Jessica Dromgoole
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in March 2009.
SAT 00:30 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 01:00 Sherlock Holmes (b007jlr7)
The Return of Sherlock Holmes - Series 1
The Solitary Cyclist
The Baker Street sleuth investigates who's following music teacher Violet Smith. Stars Clive Merrison and Michael Williams.
SAT 01:45 Frank W Abagnale (b00td8rp)
Catch Me If You Can
Episode 4
The FBI is in hot pursuit, but Frank Abagnale Jr's scams become even more daring. William Hope reads the infamous conman's story. From August 2010.
SAT 02:00 Semi Circles (b007jtsz)
Series 2
A Family Time
Ben and Helen squabble over them spending Christmas with her mother.
The improving story of life and improving times in an improving neighbourhood.
Starring Paula Wilcox as Helen and David Wood as Ben
Written by Simon Brett
Helen ...... Paula Wilcox
Ben ...... David Wood
Mrs Kelly ...... Pay Heywood
Alastair ...... Tony Millan
Mr Cullingford ...... Michael Bilton
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1982
SAT 02:30 The Museum of Curiosity (b00k3x21)
Series 2
Episode 1
John Lloyd and Sean Lock host a panel show in which three distinguished guests donate fascinating exhibits to a vast imaginary museum.
John and Sean's guests are Brian Eno, Chris Donald and Dave Gorman.
SAT 03:00 Lee Hall - Spoonface Steinberg (b007jnsq)
Spoonface is seven years old, autistic and terminally ill with cancer. She's fascinated by opera and by the way her parents behave. With the help of their cleaner, Mrs Spud, she tries to come to terms with her extraordinary life.
Lee Hall's award-winning monologue is performed by Becky Simpson.
First broadcast in 1997, it elicited such an extraordinary response from BBC Radio 4 listeners that a repeat was scheduled within days of the original transmission.
Originally the final part of Hall's quartet of dramas examining the experience of growing up from the perspective of children, Spoonface Steinberg was subsequently adapted for TV and the stage. Lee Hall went on to receive an Academy Award nomination for his screenplay of Billy Elliot, later turned into a stage musical.
Producer: Kate Rowland
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1997.
SAT 04:00 Five Stories by Margaret Drabble (b0176nbj)
Faithful Lovers
An idle decision to return to an old stomping ground, and its echoes of love, leads to an unexpected and unsettling encounter. Faithful Lovers was written in 1968 and appears in A Day in the Life of a Smiling Woman: The Collected Stories by Margaret Drabble.
Read by Adjoa Andoh.
Abridged by Katrin Williams.
Produced by Duncan Minshull.
SAT 04:15 RF Delderfield - To Serve Them All My Days (b00xj4lg)
Episode 4
Davy wants to give Bamfylde's new headmaster his full support in 1927, but Alcock won't make it easy for him. Stars Oliver Milburn.
SAT 05:00 Ring Around the Bath (b00tnp6t)
Series 2
New Ways to Comb Old Gravel
Alison returns from Spain to find that Egg's taken her room and Xanthe has shrunk her favourite jeans in the wash.
Dad Patrick disappears off to work, leaving mum Stella to sort out the chaos - as she continues dreaming of a life in the country - without her grown-up children.
Series 2 of Lucy Clare and Ian Davidson's sitcom about topsy-turvy family life.
Stars Duncan Preston as Patrick, Penny Downie as Stella, Claudie Blakley as Alison, Bruce MacKinnon as Rick, Catherine Shepherd as Xanthe and Daniela Denby-Ashe as Egg.
Producer: Elizabeth Freestone
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2004.
SAT 05:30 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.
SAT 06:00 Alan Ayckbourn - Love in the Mist (b007jrxl)
Miles takes Sylvie for a weekend away, but his wife intervenes. Part of Ayckbourn's Intimate Exchanges series, starring Robin Herford and Lavinia Bertram.
SAT 07:30 It's a Funny Business (b011klyw)
Betty Driver
Coronation Street's legendary barmaid relives some humorous showbiz moments from her long career with Mike Craig. From January 1986.
SAT 08:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b017701v)
Series 7
Episode 5
From Houston, Texas, the American funny man welcomes the Quebe Sisters Band and mezzo-soprano Susan Graham. From 2010.
SAT 09:00 Sherlock Holmes (b00cm07d)
The Game's Afoot: Sherlock Holmes Special
Hear the evidence gathered clue by clue - as Sherlock Holmes enthusiast, Nick Utechin investigates how the Baker Street sleuth has been portrayed on radio across the decades.
Stretching from the Forties to the Noughties, this 3 hour showcase of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle great detective features some rare recordings of Holmes and Watson in action:
* The Adventure of the Speckled Band (17/05/1945)
Why did Helen Stoner's twin sister die in mysterious circumstances on the eve of her wedding? Stars Cedric Hardwicke as Sherlock Holmes and Finlay Curry as Dr Watson.
* The Red-Headed League (19/10/1954);
The strange case of an ad seeking only red-haired men… Stars Ralph Richardson as Holmes and John Gielgud as Watson.
* The Boscombe Valley Mystery (12/12/1966)
The sleuth probes a murder in Herefordshire, but the crime's roots are down under. Stars Carleton Hobbs as Holmes and Norman Shelley as Watson.
* The Return of Sherlock Holmes: The Solitary Cyclist (17/03/1993)
The sleuth investigates who's following music teacher Violet Smith. Stars Clive Merrison as Holmes and Michael Williams as Watson.
* The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Abergavenny Murder (18/05/2004)
When a man dies in his Baker Street apartment, the detective is bound to investigate. Stars Clive Merrison as Holmes and Andrew Sachs as Watson.
Plus: Nick talks to writer and dramatist Bert Coules.
Producer: Sarah Wade
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in July 2008.
SAT 12:00 Journey to Starlight Mountain Omnibus (b017701z)
Drama inspired by one of BBC Children in Need's projects. Mia's dreams of a rollercoaster rise may be about to come true. By Sarah Daniels.
SAT 13:15 Elizabeth Gaskell - Curious, If True (b00tvmkb)
The Squire's Story
1849: Mr Higgins appears every inch the perfect jovial gentleman.
But his strange manners - not to mention a tendency to disappear - suggest a less ordinary source for his comfortable lifestyle.
Elizabeth Gaskell's collection of intriguing "true" tales dramatised by Sally Hedges.
Mrs Gaskell ...... Elizabeth Spriggs
Miss Pratt ...... Angela Thorne
Higgins ...... Michael Lumsden
Squire Hearn ...... Peter Jeffrey
Sir Harry ...... Michael Tudor Barnes
With Andrew Harrison, Simon Carter, Brett Usher, Jonathan Wyatt and Nick Aikens.
Producer: Nigel Bryant
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1998.
SAT 14:00 Desert Island Discs: Longplay (b0132007)
Betty Driver
An extended edition with the late Coronation Street actress Betty Driver in conversation with Kirsty Young. From January 2011.
SAT 15:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b017701v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
SAT 16:00 Alan Ayckbourn - Love in the Mist (b007jrxl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SAT 17:30 What's So Funny? (b0176lj4)
Series 2
Episode 7
Ed Byrne, Lucy Porter and Tom Allen review the best of British comedy and Jason Manford reveals why his arena tour is his last.
SAT 18:00 Torchwood (b01072w8)
Asylum
The defenders against alien incursion find their compassion tested by an odd new arrival in Cardiff. Stars John Barrowman.
SAT 18:45 Arthur C Clarke Stories (b00zzwfq)
The Nine Billion Names of God
The Nine Billion Names of God
A Tibetan monastery's new computer sparks fears that the world will end. Arthur C Clarke's short story read by John Shrapnel.
SAT 19:00 Sherlock Holmes (b00cm07d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SAT 22:00 Comedy on the Boat (b0177021)
Episode 6
Michael Legge, Christian Reilly, Chris McCausland and Paul Tonkinson make waves aboard the Tattershall Castle on the Thames. Episode 6 of 7.
SAT 22:45 Creme de la Crime (b007yvm3)
Series 1
The Bells and St Clement
Michael Feydeau and David Pershore review the curious case of a fallen monk. Stars Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis. From October 2001.
SAT 23:00 VI Warshawski (b007jnm6)
Deadlock
Pavane for a Dead Hockey Player
Everyone wants private eye VI Warshawski off the case, but the next body isn't hers. In fact, she thought he was the villain.
Sara Paretsky's thriller stars Kathleen Turner as VI Warshawski. With James Aubrey as Martin Bledsoe, William Hootkins as Bobby Mallory, Kerry Shale as Murray and Bill Nighy as Roger Ferrant.
Sara Paretsky has created one of the most popular female sleuths in modern crime-fiction. Her heroine, VI Warshawski, is a strong female character in a male-dominated world. VI is comfortable packing heat and trailing nasty suspects but she never loses touch with her basic femininity. Paretsky says of her Warshawski: "I was troubled by the way women were portrayed in (detective fiction) they always seemed either evil or powerless. I thought it was time for a tough, smart, likeable female private investigator".
Kathleen Turner also starred in the same role in the 1991 film 'VI Warshawski'.
Dramatised by Michelene Wandor.
Director: Janet Whitaker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1993.
SAT 23:30 Pulp Fiction (b01770bf)
Series 2
Cigarette Girl
Cigarette Girl: Gambling, jealously and violence. Can a woman ever escape her past? Peter Marinker reads James M Cain's brooding tale. Episode 4 of 5.


SUNDAY 20 NOVEMBER 2011

SUN 00:00 Torchwood (b01072w8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday]
SUN 00:45 Arthur C Clarke Stories (b00zzwfq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:45 on Saturday]
SUN 01:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b017701v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Saturday]
SUN 02:00 Journey to Starlight Mountain Omnibus (b017701z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 on Saturday]
SUN 03:15 Elizabeth Gaskell - Curious, If True (b00tvmkb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:15 on Saturday]
SUN 04:00 Alan Ayckbourn - Love in the Mist (b007jrxl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday]
SUN 05:30 What's So Funny? (b0176lj4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Saturday]
SUN 06:00 Kathryn Stockett - The Help (b01770v8)
Kathryn Stockett - The Help Omnibus
Episode 2
As racial tension rises in America, Miss Skeeter's interviews may land the maids in trouble. Kathryn Stockett's acclaimed novel, read by Alibe Parsons and Laurel Lefkow.
SUN 07:15 Redesigning the Human Body (b00pmgxl)
Banish the Aches
Sprained ankles and twisted knees. Len Fisher discovers how an overhaul would benefit our incredibly vulnerable joints.
SUN 07:30 Elvenquest (b0170c13)
Series 3
Episode 5
The Questers continue their search for the Sword of Asnagar and are happy to be welcomed into the palace of the White Wizard, a man who is nothing but sweetness and light and, consequently, the very opposite to Lord Darkness. But extremism of any kind, whether for good or evil, is a dangerous thing - and Penthiselea (Sophie Winkleman) soon begins to smell that there's something not altogether unfishy about the White Wizard.
Meanwhile, Kreech and Lord Darkness are off to the Land of Dunes for their annual holiday...
Starring:
Darren Boyd as Vidar
Kevin Eldon as Dean/Kreech
Dave Lamb as Amis, aka the "Chosen One"
Alistair McGowan as Lord Darkness
Stephen Mangan as Sam
John Sessions as the White Wizard
and
Sophie Winkleman as Penthiselea
Written by Anil Gupta and Richard Pinto
Producer: Sam Michell.
SUN 08:00 Take It From Here (b01770vb)
From 19/05/1955
Can Ron ever thank Pa Glum enough for rearing him right? Stars Dick Bentley, Jimmy Edwards and June Whitfield. From May 1955.
SUN 08:30 Listen to Les (b017710t)
From 18/01/1981
Les Dawson's tales of 1920s gangsters, dole office romantics and tickling his ivories - badly.
With Daphne Oxenford and Colin Edwynn.
Music by Brian Fitzgerald.
Scripted and produced by James Casey.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in January 1981.
SUN 09:00 Herge - The Adventures of Tintin (b007jvcf)
Series 1
Explorers on the Moon
The intrepid boy reporter and his friends are unaware their rocket is being monitored. Stars Richard Pearce and Andrew Sachs.
SUN 09:30 Alf Proysen - Mrs Pepperpot (b00p4jym)
Episode 1
The adventures of an incredible shrinking woman who's always in trouble. Based on Alf Proysen's popular children's books. Stars Alison Steadman.
SUN 10:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (b017728n)
Dame Ann Leslie
Kirsty Young explores the choices of the foreign correspondent in the second of a series featuring journalists.
SUN 10:50 Front Row Interviews (b01772hm)
Ralph Fiennes
Mark Lawson in conversation with actor Ralph Fiennes on playing Shakespeare, gauging audiences and directing himself on film.
SUN 11:00 Back to the Drawing Board (b008zt90)
Episode 2
Apart from creativity, great inventions call for patents and money. Presented by Matthew Harvey, with James Dyson.
SUN 11:15 Ambridge Extra (b01772m1)
Series 2 - Omnibus
Series 2, Episodes 13-14
In the Archers spin-off, Clive is busy working for Matt but worrying about time running out. And Erin's drawing closer to her friends at The Stables...
SUN 11:45 Postscripts: JB Priestley (b00nsnhn)
Episode 2
Describing a wartime outing to Margate, the broadcaster's 1940 wartime observations are read by Patrick Stewart.
SUN 12:00 Kathryn Stockett - The Help (b01770v8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SUN 13:15 Redesigning the Human Body (b00pmgxl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]
SUN 13:30 Jules Verne - Journey to the Centre of the Earth (b007jtt8)
Ancient runes spark a geologist's exploration of an impossible realm. Jules Verne's adventure stars Nathaniel Parker and Nicholas Le Prevost.
SUN 15:00 Take It From Here (b01770vb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
SUN 15:30 Listen to Les (b017710t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
SUN 16:00 Herge - The Adventures of Tintin (b007jvcf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SUN 16:30 Alf Proysen - Mrs Pepperpot (b00p4jym)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
SUN 17:00 A History of the World in 100 Objects (b00r2hky)
Making Us Human
Another chance to hear the Director of the British Museum, Neil MacGregor, retell the history of human development using 100 selected objects from the Museum - from the first stone axe to the credit card. His history will cover two million years and include items that were made in every part of the globe. In this, an omnibus of the first five objects of the series, Neil begins by recalling the first object that enthralled him a young boy of eight - and Egyptian Mummy, before examining the very the earliest examples of human ingenuity from Africa, America and Europe.
Hornedjitef was a priest who died around 2250 years ago, and he designed a coffin that, he believed, would help him navigate his way to the afterlife. Little did he know that this afterlife would be as a museum exhibit in London. This ornate coffin holds secrets to the understanding of his religion, society and Egypt's connections to the rest of the world. Neil tells the story of Hornedjitef's mummy case, with contributions from egyptologist John Taylor, Egyptian author Ahdaf Soueif and Indian economist and Nobel Prize winner Amartya Sen.
He then goes back goes back two million years to the Rift Valley in Tanzania, where a simple chipped stone marks the emergence of modern humans. One of the characteristics that mark humans out from other animals is their desire for, and dependency on, the things they fashion with their own hands. This obsession has long roots and Neil introduces one of the earliest examples of human ingenuity. Faced with the needs to cut meat from carcasses, early humans in Africa discovered how to shape stones into cutting tools. From that one innovation, a whole history human development springs. Neil tells the story of the Olduvai stone chopping tool, with contributions from Sir David Attenborough and African Nobel Prize winner Dr Wangeri Maathai
He then follows early humans as they slowly begin to move beyond their African homeland taking with them one essential item - a hand axe. In the presence of the most widely used tool humans have created, Neil sees just how vital to our evolution this sharp, ingenious implement was and how it allowed the spread of humans across the globe. And he tells the story of the hand axe with contributions from flint-napper Phil Harding, designer Sir James Dyson and archaeologist Nick Ashton
Next up is one of the earliest works of art. It is a carving of two swimming reindeer and it's not just the likeness that is striking. The creator of this carving was one of the first humans to express their world through art. Its place in the history of art and religion is considered with contributions from the Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams and archaelogist Professor Steven Mithen
Finally, Neil heads west to North America and an object that dates from the earliest settlements there, around 13,000 years ago. It's a deadly hunting weapon, used by the first inhabitants of the Americas. This sharp spearhead lets us understand how humans spread across the globe. By 11,000 BC humans had moved from north east Asia into the uninhabited wilderness of north America; within 2000 years they had populated the whole continent. How did these hunters live? And how does their Asian origin sit with the creation stories of modern day Native Americans? Neil MacGregor tells the story of the Clovis Point, with contributions from Michael Palin and American archaeologist Gary Haynes
And if you'd like to see the objects described in the programme, up-close and from all angles, then go online to bbc.co.uk/ahistoryoftheworld.
Producers: Anthony Denselow, Paul Kobrak and Philip Sellars
SUN 18:00 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.
SUN 18:30 David Garnett - Lady into Fox (b00ck4gm)
1. Vixen
Richard Tebrick is surprised by his wife Silvia's new habits - after her sudden transformation into a vixen.
First published in 1922, David Garnett's terrifying novel of transformation is read by Ben Miles.
Abridged by Doreen Estall
Directed at BBC Northern Ireland by Lawrence Jackson.
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in July 2008.
SUN 19:00 Back to the Drawing Board (b008zt90)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
SUN 19:15 Ambridge Extra (b01772m1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
SUN 19:45 Postscripts: JB Priestley (b00nsnhn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:45 today]
SUN 20:00 Take It From Here (b01770vb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
SUN 20:30 Listen to Les (b017710t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
SUN 21:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (b017728n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SUN 21:50 Front Row Interviews (b01772hm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:50 today]
SUN 22:00 Elvenquest (b0170c13)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
SUN 22:30 Rigor Mortis (b007k4h5)
Series 1
Episode 3
When a new coroner arrives, Ruth wants him to send her the most interesting autopsy cases.
Laurence Howarth’s sitcom set in the fascinating, but misunderstood world of the pathology lab.
Dr Anthony Webster ...... Peter Davison
Dr Ruth Anderson ...... Tracy-Ann Oberman
Professor Donaldson ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Gordon ...... Tom Price
Chloe ...... Marianne Levy
Simon ...... Gus Brown
Daniel Kasper ...... Laurence Howarth
With Stephen Critchlow and Beth Chalmers
Music by Paul Mottram and Stephanie Benavente.
Producer: Dawn Ellis
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2003.
SUN 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (b01773mp)
Andi Osho and her guest chat about life and laughs.
SUN 23:00 The Hare Lane Diaries (b00lw4tk)
Episode 3
Jessica's dinner party puts Rex's social skills to the test with both man and beast. Stars Frances Barber. From September 2001.
SUN 23:30 Ivor Cutler - A Stuggy Pren (b00ctktw)
Episode 4
Poet and composer Ivor Cutler on bargain hunting, water flowers and 'Beelyploomkins'. From June 1994.
SUN 23:45 Peter Bradshaw - For One Horrible Moment (b00890lj)
Episode 4
A birthday trip to the Highlands takes our hero's mind off his father's amateur interest in electro-convulsive shock therapy.
Peter Bradshaw continues his hilariously disturbing personal account of one boy's transition into adulthood in 1970s Cambridgeshire at the hands of an eccentric father.
Read by the author.
Producer: Jon Naismith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1999.


MONDAY 21 NOVEMBER 2011

MON 00:00 The Man in Black (b00zd7gz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday]
MON 00:30 David Garnett - Lady into Fox (b00ck4gm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Sunday]
MON 01:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (b017728n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday]
MON 01:50 Front Row Interviews (b01772hm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:50 on Sunday]
MON 02:00 Back to the Drawing Board (b008zt90)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Sunday]
MON 02:15 Ambridge Extra (b01772m1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Sunday]
MON 02:45 Postscripts: JB Priestley (b00nsnhn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:45 on Sunday]
MON 03:00 Take It From Here (b01770vb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Sunday]
MON 03:30 Jules Verne - Journey to the Centre of the Earth (b007jtt8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Sunday]
MON 05:00 Herge - The Adventures of Tintin (b007jvcf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Sunday]
MON 05:30 Alf Proysen - Mrs Pepperpot (b00p4jym)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Sunday]
MON 06:00 Sherlock Holmes (b007jlrl)
The Return of Sherlock Holmes - Series 1
The Priory School
The Baker Street sleuth probes a young aristocrat's disappearance from prep school. Stars Clive Merrison and Michael Williams.
MON 06:45 Frank W Abagnale (b00tdmc4)
Catch Me If You Can
Episode 5
The authorities have conman Frank Abagnale Jr within their reach, but he's a very slippery catch. Concluded by William Hope. From August 2010.
MON 07:00 No Commitments (b01773xl)
Series 9
Houseroom
Anna's love-life seems to be on an even keel, but can the same be said for Roger? Stars Angela Thorne. From January 2003.
MON 07:30 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue (b0174dzy)
Series 56
Episode 1
The 56th series of Radio 4's multi award-winning antidote to panel games promises more quality, desk-based entertainment for all the family. The series starts its run at Guildford's brand new venue 'G-Live'. Regulars Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden and Tim Brooke-Taylor are joined on the panel by Jeremy Hardy, with Jack Dee as the programme's reluctant chairman. Regular listeners will know to expect inspired nonsense, pointless revelry and Colin Sell at the piano. Producer - Jon Naismith.
MON 08:00 Round the Horne (b00svbbs)
Series 4
Episode 6
Kenneth Horne's in for a shock from sneaky Kenneth Williams in 'Big Broads Don't Squeal' - and bona gifts galore from Julian and Sandy.
With Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick and Betty Marsden.
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.
Written by Barry Took, Johnnie Mortimer, Brian Cooke and Donald Webster.
Music by The Max Harris Group.
Producer: John Simmonds
First broadcast on the BBC Radio 2 in March 1968.
MON 08:30 The Arthur Haynes Show (b0177539)
From 03/12/1962
Arthur in his famed role as a tramp - and a school summons from the headmaster.
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 Dorothy Dampier.
Music by the Temperance Seven.
Producer: Richard Dingley
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in December 1962.
MON 09:00 Elvenquest (b017757w)
Series 3
Episode 6
When the Questers get drunk to celebrate Vidar's birthday, Sam tries once again to gain (albeit with customary cack-handedness) the affections of Penthiselea, much to her consternation. Meanwhile, Lord Darkness is anxious to get one over his old nemesis, Kaybar the Maleficent, and so decides to do something really newsworthy and light the "Beacon of Doom".
If the "Beacon of Doom" is lit then the runes dictate that one of the Questers must do battle in hand-hand combat with Lord Darkness himself. And so, to impress Penthiselea, Sam volunteers to be that Quester. Problem is, Sam doesn't have the first idea how to fight hand-to-hand. Fortunately, nor it seems, does Lord Darkness. Should make for an interesting showdown then...
Starring:
Darren Boyd as Vidar
Kevin Eldon as Dean/Kreech
Dave Lamb as Amis, aka the "Chosen One"
Alistair McGowan as Lord Darkness
Stephen Mangan as Sam
and
Sophie Winkleman as Penthiselea
Written by Anil Gupta and Richard Pinto
Producer: Sam Michell.
MON 09:30 Jest a Minute (b01789l0)
Series 2
Episode 3
Rhod Gilbert's comedy quiz from the Glee Club in Cardiff.
With Lucy Porter, Milton Jones, Lloyd Langford and Chris Corcoran.
Producers: Paul Forde and Gareth Gwynn.
First broadcast on BBC Radio Wales in 2006.
MON 10:00 The Carlingford Chronicles - Miss Marjoribanks (b00l60zl)
1. Lucilla's Revolution
Lucilla Marjoribanks, a large and determined girl, returns from school with one purpose in life - to be a comfort to her recently widowed father - and to avoid all proposals of marriage...
Starring Teresa Gallagher and Elizabeth Spriggs.
Margaret Oliphant's humorous novel dramatised in four-parts by Elizabeth Proud.
Lucilla Marjoribanks ...... Teresa Gallagher
Dr Marjoribanks ...... Roy Hanlon
Mrs Oliphant ...... Elizabeth Spriggs
Mr Cavendish ...... Keith Drinkel
Barbara Lake ...... Elizabeth Mansfield
Tom Marjoribanks ...... Nicholas Murchie
Mrs Nelly Woodburn ...... Elizabeth Proud
Colonel Chiley ...... Garard Green
Mr Cavendish ...... Keith Drinkel
Mrs Chiley ...... Ann Windsor
Mrs Mortimer ...... Kate Binchy
Fanny ...... Siriol Jenkins
Edward ...... David Holt
The Rev Bury ...... John Fleming
Mrs Centum ...... Theresa Streatfield
Maria Brown ...... Melanie Hudson
Mr Holder ...... Eric Allan
Nancy ...... Joanna Wake
Music by Malcolm McKee.
Producer: Sue Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1992.
MON 11:00 Five Stories by James Ellis (b00l16tj)
The Devil
Old Granny Greer outwits a miserly son when she strikes a deal to sit with his ailing Mother until she dies.
The first of five French stories adapted to an Irish setting and read by James Ellis,
Recorded on location in a picturesque thatched cottage at the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum in Holywood.
Producer: Heather Brennon
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2005.
MON 11:15 Loose Ends (b017c8cv)
Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
Actor Robert Lindsay comes in from the cold to talk about the roaring success of his new role in Trevor Nunn's production of 'The Lion In Winter'. Robert is playing the part of Henry II, whose family Christmas becomes a combat zone of deceit, betrayal and bitter power games.
And from one warzone to another, journalist and presenter Michael Mosley is back from the the frontline to talk to Clive about his new BBC2 series 'Frontline Medicine', which uncovers the medical breakthroughs emerging from the current conflicts.
From best-dressed ladies to well-read babies, designer Orla Keily's signature style is now adorning two new books for babies and toddlers. Jo Bunting will be talking to Orla about how her career has blossomed from designing beautifully stylish hats, clothes and handbags to her new ventures in the book world.
There's fighting talk from Billy Bragg, whose polemical songs have inspired generations. His music touches on major political concerns from war and terrorism, to the politics of identity. Billy takes time out of his tour to talk political fisticuffs with Clive and also performs a track from his new album 'Fight Songs'.
The wonderfully talented Webb Sisters normally share a stage with Leonard Cohen as his backing singers. They are now touring together and performing their own songs, but will treat us to their rendition of Cohen's 'If It Be Your Will' from their album Savages.
Producer: Cathie Mahoney.
MON 12:00 Round the Horne (b00svbbs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 12:30 The Arthur Haynes Show (b0177539)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 13:00 Sherlock Holmes (b007jlrl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
MON 13:45 Frank W Abagnale (b00tdmc4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]
MON 14:00 On the Edge (b0178f6c)
Ralph
When a dead body is found on Alderley Edge, witnesses are interviewed by D.S. Lynch. But when you're on the Edge, nothing is quite as it seems. Written by Bafta winning Neil McKay.
MON 14:15 This Sceptred Isle (b00b0g2l)
Domesday
Anna Massey narrates the history of Britain, and analyses William the Conqueror's 20-year reign.
MON 14:30 Femme Fatale: A Biography of Mata Hari (b0178fh6)
Episode 1
The life of Margaretha Zelle, who became one of the most notorious women of the 20th century. Read by Juliet Stevenson.
MON 14:45 Bogarde on Film (b007js7g)
Breaking In
Actor Dirk Bogarde reads his memoirs. After leaving the army, the silver screen beckoned, but his neck was to prove problematic.
MON 15:00 The Carlingford Chronicles - Miss Marjoribanks (b00l60zl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
MON 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b0178fl7)
Mel Giedroyc introduces bluebottles, an artist's exhibition of dust and the further adventures of Selkie the seal. Plus the the first part of our new story Skellig by David Almond.
MON 17:00 Bristow (b007sxvq)
Series 2
The Girl in the Yellow Overcoat
It's the Chester-Perry office party and Jones thinks all his Christmases have come at once.
Michael Williams stars as Bristow, the buying clerk from Frank Dickens' famous newspaper cartoon strip. Syndicated internationally, it ran for 41 years in London's Evening Standard.
Bristow ...... Michael Williams
Jones ...... Rodney Bewes
Mrs Purdy ...... Dora Bryan
Hewitt ...... Owen Brenman
Miss Sunman ...... Katy Odey
MoorcroftRobert Bathurst
Fudge ...... Jon Glover
Post Boy ...... Simon Schatzberger
Witherspoon ...... Peter Kelly
Fenella ...... Anna Mountford
Yellow Overcoat Girl ...... Zeena Eate
Music composed and performed by John Whitehall.
Producer: Neil Cargill
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1999.
MON 17:30 No Commitments (b01773xl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
MON 18:00 Planet B (b00j1c4w)
Series 1
6. The Wild Gang
John finds himself in the brutal and violent world of the virtual untamed Wild West, where Chuck's gang rule by gun law...
Ten-part series about a mystery virtual world.
Written by Matthew Broughton
John ...... Gunnar Cauthery
Lioba ...... Donnla Hughes
Medley ...... Lizzy Watts
Cerberus ...... Chris Pavlo
Chuck Flint ...... David Bedella
All other parts played by Inam Mirza, Jill Cardo, Paul Rider, Dan Starkey and Adjoa Andoh.
Director: Jeremy Mortimer
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in March 2009.
MON 18:30 The Devil in Amber by Mark Gatiss (b00tvk9s)
1. Pursuit
Opening in 1920s Manhattan, Edwardian dandy and secret agent, Lucifer Box is in hot pursuit of the dodgy dealer responsible for an influx of cheap cocaine to the city.
Mark Gatiss reads his novel abridged in five parts by David Jackson Young.
Dashing hero, Lucifer Box is an assassin, spy and sometime portrait painter.
Producer: Kirsteen Cameron.
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in 2010.
MON 19:00 Round the Horne (b00svbbs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 19:30 The Arthur Haynes Show (b0177539)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 20:00 Sherlock Holmes (b007jlrl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
MON 20:45 Frank W Abagnale (b00tdmc4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]
MON 21:00 Five Stories by James Ellis (b00l16tj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
MON 21:15 Loose Ends (b017c8cv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
MON 22:00 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue (b0174dzy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
MON 22:30 Elvenquest (b017757w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
MON 23:00 Now Show Extra (b0178g4s)
A new programme for Radio 4 Extra, featuring jokes that you won't have heard in this week's Now Show, some clips from the archives and exclusive behind-the-scenes material.
MON 23:45 Hamish and Dougal: You'll Have Had Your Tea (b007jzy5)
Series 1
The Musical Evening
Mrs Naughtie performs the Dance of the Seven Voles. Stars Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden and Alison Steadman. From December 2002.


TUESDAY 22 NOVEMBER 2011

TUE 00:00 Planet B (b00j1c4w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:30 The Devil in Amber by Mark Gatiss (b00tvk9s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 Sherlock Holmes (b007jlrl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:45 Frank W Abagnale (b00tdmc4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 Elvenquest (b017757w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:30 Jest a Minute (b01789l0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 The Carlingford Chronicles - Miss Marjoribanks (b00l60zl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 Five Stories by James Ellis (b00l16tj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:15 Loose Ends (b017c8cv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 Bristow (b007sxvq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Monday]
TUE 05:30 No Commitments (b01773xl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday]
TUE 06:00 Sherlock Holmes (b007jlsd)
The Return of Sherlock Holmes - Series 1
Black Peter
The Baker Street sleuth probes the grisly murder of a retired whaling skipper. Stars Clive Merrison and Michael Williams.
TUE 06:45 R Austin Freeman - Thorndyke, Forensic Investigator (b0178gth)
Series 1
A Mysterious Visitor
The detective and his former student Jardine investigate the mystery of a man found dead in a beach hut. Read by Jim Norton.
TUE 07:00 Elephants to Catch Eels (b00v7v1j)
Series 2
Highwaymen
Major Thomas Falconer attempts to become more of a cad to win Tamsyn, but she’s more concerned er disloyal fans are being poached by "Boyz 2 Rob", the hunky band of highwaymen that is taking Drumlin Bay by storm.
It's 1793 and in the small Cornish village of Drumlin Bay, heroic smuggler Tamsyn Trelawny is still running rings around the customs men, assisted by her drunken father Jago.
Written by Tom Jamieson and Nev Fountain.
Starring Sheridan Smith as Tamsyn Trelawny, John Bowe as Jago Trelawny, Cameron Stewart as Major Thomas Falconer, Andrew McGibbon as Captain Marriot, Martin Hyder as Squire Bascombe, Mark Felgate as Dewey, Mark Perry as Hobbs and India Fisher as Alice.
Producer: Jan Ravens.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2004.
TUE 07:30 Richard Herring's Objective (b0174gl1)
Series 2
The Wheelchair
'The Wheelchair' is the representative symbol of disability on access signs.
In his series on objects, Richard asks whether there is equal access? He wonders if it is still the case that we see the disability rather than the person.
With Emma Kennedy and special guest, comedian Francesca Martinez.
Producer: Tilusha Ghelani
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2011.
TUE 08:00 The Goon Show (b0081rvd)
Series 6
The Mighty Wurlitzer
Neddie Seagoon propels his mighty organ across the Sahara
Groundbreaking, surreal BBC radio comedy written by Spike Milligan.
Starring:
Peter Sellers
Harry Secombe
Spike Milligan
First billed as Crazy People, ten series of The Goon Show were recorded between 1951 and 1960, but sadly many of the earliest shows weren’t kept in the archive.
With the Ray Ellington Quartet and Max Geldray.
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott.
Announcer: Wallace Greenslade
Producer: Peter Eton
First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in January 1956.
TUE 08:30 The Burkiss Way (b00d16g6)
Series 5
Sack the Burkiss Way
Confusion at Eddie's 24 Hour Sniffery and let's play 'Family Fortunes'.
Starring Fred Harris, Jo Kendall, Nigel Rees and Chris Emmett.
Cult sketch comedy series which originally ran from 1976 to 1980.
Written by Andrew Marshall and David Renwick.
Producer: David Hatch
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1980.
TUE 09:00 Now Show Extra (b0178g4s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday]
TUE 09:45 Hamish and Dougal: You'll Have Had Your Tea (b007jzy5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:45 on Monday]
TUE 10:00 The Carlingford Chronicles - Miss Marjoribanks (b00l6gdv)
2. Skirmishes
Lucilla's "Thursday" has been a success, but Mr Cavendish is showing an interest in Barbara Lake and that is not part of her plan. Neither is the arrival of Archdeacon Beverley.
Starring Teresa Gallagher and Elizabeth Spriggs.
Margaret Oliphant's humorous novel dramatised by Elizabeth Proud.
Lucilla Marjoribanks ...... Teresa Gallagher
Dr Marjoribanks ...... Roy Hanlon
Mrs Oliphant ...... Elizabeth Spriggs
Mr Cavendish ...... Keith Drinkel
Barbara Lake ...... Elizabeth Mansfield
Mrs Nelly Woodburn ...... Elizabeth Proud
Colonel Chiley ...... Garard Green
Mr Cavendish ...... Keith Drinkel
Mrs Chiley ...... Ann Windsor
Mrs Mortimer ...... Kate Binchy
Lydia Brown ...... Siriol Jenkins
Edward ...... David Holt
Mrs Centum ...... Theresa Streatfield
Maria Brown ...... Melanie Hudson
Mr Lake ...... Eric Allan
Rosie Lake ...... Joanna Myers
Mr Woodburn ...... Christopher Scott
Archdeacon Beverley ...... Paul Daneman
Mr Centum ...... Peter Penry-Jones
Lady Richmond ...... Jill Graham
Music by Malcolm McKee.
Producer: Sue Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1992.
TUE 11:00 Five Stories by James Ellis (b00l3pxv)
Scully's Goat
What befalls an unsuspecting goat when she escapes to pursue her freedom? A French story adapted to an Irish setting.
TUE 11:15 RF Delderfield - To Serve Them All My Days (b00xjth7)
Episode 5
Davy Powlett Jones draws daggers with Bamfylde School's headmaster Alcock in 1929. One of them will have to go. Stars Oliver Milburn.
TUE 12:00 The Goon Show (b0081rvd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 12:30 The Burkiss Way (b00d16g6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 13:00 Sherlock Holmes (b007jlsd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
TUE 13:45 R Austin Freeman - Thorndyke, Forensic Investigator (b0178gth)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]
TUE 14:00 On the Edge (b0178ml7)
Saurabh
Taking a break from playing Angry Birds, teenagers Saurabh and Yusuf explore the Edge for the first time, hunting for footballers' mansions and a legendary magical cave. They can't seem to find their wizard, but discover darker secrets lurking under the rocks.
This Woman's Hour drama from Bafta-winning writer Neil McKay is set on the famous Alderley Edge sandstone escarpment and unfolds over one long day in late summer. When a body is discovered in a cave, the area is sealed off and all witnesses herded together in the Wizard Pub. One by one they are called to give their version of events to Detective Sergeant Lynch. But when you're on the edge, nothing is quite as it seems. An unlikely group including a jogger, some juveniles, a deranged farmer, and a Geography teacher are rounded up and questioned. Who fired the shotgun? Why is young Leah covered in blood? And who is responsible for the dead body?
Cast:
Saurabh ....... Darren Kuppan
D.S. Lynch ....... Renny Krupinski
Yusuf & Carl ....... Conor Alexander
Ian ...... Matt Andrews
Janice & Honky ...... Fiona Clarke
Ralph ...... Jeffrey Longmore
Leah ...... Rachel Caffrey
Sound designer: Eloise Whitmore
Original music by Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch
Producer: Melanie Harris
A Sparklab production for BBC Radio 4.
TUE 14:15 Ambridge Extra (b0178ml9)
Series 2
Episode 15
In the Archers spin-off, Daniel is hoping that Erin hasn't changed her tune and Clive is all set.
TUE 14:30 Femme Fatale: A Biography of Mata Hari (b0178mlc)
Episode 2
In the biography of Dutch woman Margaretha Zelle, tragedy stikes her family in Indonesia. Read by Juliet Stevenson. From July 2007.
TUE 14:45 Bogarde on Film (b007js7v)
Liszt in Hollywood
Actor Dirk Bogarde reads more of his film memoirs. A trip to Hollywood was to prove particularly challenging.
TUE 15:00 The Carlingford Chronicles - Miss Marjoribanks (b00l6gdv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
TUE 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b0178mlf)
Mel Giedroyc with a hot serving of Chinese food, a search for a squirrel's drey and the lifecycle of the orangutan. Plus the second part of the David Almond story Skellig.
TUE 17:00 For Better or for Worse (b00h4lng)
Series 1
Episode 6
Iris dreams of hearing Pavarotti in concert, so Bernard tries to get tickets. Stars Gorden Kaye and Su Pollard. From March 1993.
TUE 17:30 Elephants to Catch Eels (b00v7v1j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
TUE 18:00 Planet B (b00j1hzf)
Series 1
7. Catharsis
John captains a battleship in a world so real that he forgets who he is. Can Medley make him remember?
Ten-part series about a mystery virtual world.
Written by Dawn Webb.
John ...... Gunnar Cauthery
Medley ...... Lizzy Watts
Cerberus ...... Chris Pavlo
Lioba ...... Donnla Hughes
All other parts played by Robert Lonsdale, Janice Acquah, Inam Mirza, Jill Cardo, Stephen Critchlow, Dan Starkey and Adjoa Andoh.
Director: Jessica Dromgoole
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in March 2009.
TUE 18:30 The Devil in Amber by Mark Gatiss (b00tz24d)
2. Accused
Probing a Fascist cult in 1920s New York, Edwardian dandy and secret agent, Lucifer Box's plans to infiltrate nasty Fascist cult F.A.U.S.T. have gone awry.
Mark Gatiss reads from his own novel.
Dashing hero, Lucifer Box is an assassin, spy and sometime portrait painter.
Abridged by David Jackson Young.
Producer: Kirsteen Cameron.
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in 2010.
TUE 19:00 The Goon Show (b0081rvd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 19:30 The Burkiss Way (b00d16g6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 20:00 Sherlock Holmes (b007jlsd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
TUE 20:45 R Austin Freeman - Thorndyke, Forensic Investigator (b0178gth)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]
TUE 21:00 Five Stories by James Ellis (b00l3pxv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
TUE 21:15 RF Delderfield - To Serve Them All My Days (b00xjth7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
TUE 22:00 Richard Herring's Objective (b0174gl1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
TUE 22:30 Innes Own World (b0178mxy)
Episode 2
A radio programme that takes you inside Neil Innes's head and doesn't let you out for half an hour.
Featuring "The Breakfast Things", Neil's own version of The Today Programme, broadcast from his kitchen table.
Script Editor: John Dowie
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2003.
TUE 23:00 Knowing Me, Knowing You (b007jsdd)
Episode 2
A-ha! Chat show host Alan Partridge faces up to nine-year-old prodigy Simon Fisher, American hypnotist, Janey Katz and controversial lawyer Nick Ford.
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 23:30 Doon Your Way (b007jzj1)
Episode 1
DJ Chantal and Quentin Tarantino are among the comic characters interrupting Doon Mackichan. With Pam Ferris. From August 1996.


WEDNESDAY 23 NOVEMBER 2011

WED 00:00 Planet B (b00j1hzf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 The Devil in Amber by Mark Gatiss (b00tz24d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 Sherlock Holmes (b007jlsd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:45 R Austin Freeman - Thorndyke, Forensic Investigator (b0178gth)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 Now Show Extra (b0178g4s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday]
WED 02:45 Hamish and Dougal: You'll Have Had Your Tea (b007jzy5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:45 on Monday]
WED 03:00 The Carlingford Chronicles - Miss Marjoribanks (b00l6gdv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 Five Stories by James Ellis (b00l3pxv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:15 RF Delderfield - To Serve Them All My Days (b00xjth7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 For Better or for Worse (b00h4lng)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Tuesday]
WED 05:30 Elephants to Catch Eels (b00v7v1j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday]
WED 06:00 Sherlock Holmes (b007jp76)
The Return of Sherlock Holmes - Series 1
Charles Augustus Milverton
To trap an evil blackmailer, the Baker Street sleuth dons a cunning disguise. Stars Clive Merrison and Michael Williams.
WED 06:45 R Austin Freeman - Thorndyke, Forensic Investigator (b0178n85)
Series 1
The Puzzle Lock
The detective tackles a mysterious problem, a strong-room lock with a fatally difficult combination. Read by Jim Norton.
WED 07:00 Safety Catch (b0178ncg)
Series 2
Brothers in Arms
Darren Boyd is back as reluctant arms dealer Simon McGrath who is generally a nice chap - he just happens to work as an arms dealer, or 'Defence and security equipment system solutions broker' as he prefers to call it.
Whilst battling with his conscience he justifies to himself why five years on he's still in a job he just fell into - after all, what he really wants is to pursue is his career in electronic music. But until that takes off he'll stay where he is, and as his mother so eloquently puts it, "any job where you get your own desk and a hot dinner can't be all bad".
And so as we renew our acquaintance with Simon we find him, using his 'flair for original ideas' to go to extreme lengths to prove to everyone just how badly he feels about doing the job he does.
Series two of Laurence Howarth's black comedy of modern morality set in the world of arms dealing.
Simon Mcgrath..........................Darren Boyd
Anna Grieg...............................Joanna Page
Boris Kemal............................Lewis Macleod
Judith McGrath..........................Sarah Smart
Angela McGrath........................Brigit Forsyth
Madeleine Turnbull....................Rachel Atkins
Peter..........................................Gus Brown
Paramedic.....................................Philip Fox
Producer: Dawn Ellis.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2009.
WED 07:30 The Return of Inspector Steine (b017cb0f)
The End
The Brighton boys in blue, together with Mrs G and Hoagy, come out of their hiding place in the police station to face a devastating scene only to discover there's an unexploded mine on the beach. And that's not the least of their worries; evil Adelaide Vine and the sadistic Terence Chambers are back in town.
Will anyone survive this final episode?
Cast:
Inspector Steine ....... Michael Fenton Stevens
Mrs Groynes ...... Samantha Spiro
Sergeant Brunswick ...... John Ramm
Twitten ........ Matt Green
Adelaide Vine ...... Janet Ellis
Captain Hoagland ....... Robert Bathurst
Terence Chambers ...... Ewan Bailey
Original music by Anthony May
Producer/Director: Marilyn Imrie
A Sweet Talk Production for BBC Radio 4.
WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007k251)
Series 2
The Marrow Contest
The green-fingered lad takes on the authorities to save his pride and joy.
Starring Tony Hancock, Bill Kerr, Sidney James. Andree Melly and Kenneth Williams.
Announcer: Kenneth Williams
Written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.
Theme and incidental music composed by Wally Stott. Recorded by the BBC Revue Orchestra conducted by Harry Rabinowitz.
Producer: Dennis Main Wilson
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in June 1955.
WED 08:30 Doctor at Large (b00bfpnv)
Marriage and Surgery
Simon Sparrow must sit his surgeon's exam and get married to Wendy all in one morning.
The misadventures of newly qualified doctor, Simon Sparrow - adapted for radio by Ray Cooney from Richard Gordon's 'Doctor at Large' published in 1955.
Starring Richard Briers as Simon Sparrow, Geoffrey Sumner as Sir Lancelot Spratt, Ray Cooney as Tony Benskin, Edward Cast as Taffy Evans, Ronald Adam as Lord Crutchley, Erik Chitty as Sir Mortimer Huxted, Madi Hedd as Mother and Sam Kydd as Harry Hawkins the Taxi Driver.
Producer: David Hatch
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1969.
WED 09:00 Big Jim and the Figaro Club (b008j030)
On the Line
Harold Perkins can't get a site phone, so his workmates get him a handset and more besides...
Six anarchic tales from those demob days “when we was going to build the new Jerusalem - you know, before the world turned lax and sour”.
Stars Norman Rossington as Big Jim, Roland Curram as Harold Perkins, Harold Goodwin as Old Ned, David John as Nimrod, Sylvester McCoy as Turps, David Beckett as Chick, Steven Harrold as Harry, Carol Hawkins as Miss James, Stephen Garlick as Plonker and Karen Ascoe as the Typist.
Narrated by Bernard Cribbins.
Written by Ted Walker.
Producer: Martin Fisher
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1987.
WED 09:30 The Personality Test (b00mvs9s)
Series 2
Antony Worrall-Thompson
Celebrity chef and writer Antony Worrall-Thompson quizzes a panel about himself.
With Sue Perkins, Lucy Porter, Will Smith and Robin Ince.
Series with changing hosts who quiz the panel.
Script by Richard Turner and Simon LIttlefield
Devised and produced by Aled Evans.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2006.
WED 10:00 The Carlingford Chronicles - Miss Marjoribanks (b00l6l5l)
3. Lucilla's Luck
Mrs Mortimer is surrounded by a mystery which Lucilla can't unravel. Archdeacon Beverley seems to be involved but who else? Lucilla is determined to give advice, but Mr Cavendish may not want to hear it...
Starring Teresa Gallagher and Elizabeth Spriggs.
Margaret Oliphant's humorous novel dramatised by Elizabeth Proud.
Lucilla Marjoribanks ...... Teresa Gallagher
Dr Marjoribanks ...... Roy Hanlon
Mrs Oliphant ...... Elizabeth Spriggs
Mr Cavendish ...... Keith Drinkel
Barbara Lake ...... Elizabeth Mansfield
Mrs Nelly Woodburn ...... Elizabeth Proud
Colonel Chiley ...... Garard Green
Mr Cavendish ...... Keith Drinkel
Mrs Chiley ...... Ann Windsor
Mrs Mortimer ...... Kate Binchy
Edward ...... David Holt
Mrs Centum ...... Theresa Streatfield
Mr Lake ...... Eric Allan
Rosie Lake ...... Joanna Myers
Mr Woodburn ...... Christopher Scott
Archdeacon Beverley ...... Paul Daneman
Tom Marjoribanks ...... Nicholas Murchie
General Travers ...... John Webb
Music by Malcolm McKee.
Producer: Sue Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1992.
WED 11:00 Five Stories by James Ellis (b00lbgr5)
My Uncle Julius
The Davenport family's boat fails to come in, in more ways than one. A French story adapted to an Irish setting.
WED 11:15 Vanessa Rosenthal - Bottle Blonde and Beautiful (b007jw27)
Single mum hairdresser Denise is in for a shock from a new client.
Vanessa Rosenthal's gripping northern town drama with a touch of thriller.
Starring Jeff Hordley as Steve, Jo Joyner as Denise Judith Davis as Mrs Howden, Ann-Marie Frater as Leanne, Craig Potter as Ashley and Rebecca Zienko as Hannah.
Directed at BBC Manchester by Polly Thomas.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2002.
WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007k251)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 12:30 Doctor at Large (b00bfpnv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 13:00 Sherlock Holmes (b007jp76)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
WED 13:45 R Austin Freeman - Thorndyke, Forensic Investigator (b0178n85)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]
WED 14:00 On the Edge (b0178pmw)
Janice
With her father in hospital and the family farm in crisis, things just aren't going well for Janice. Add to this a blocked gateway, an infuriating jogger and 300 sheep to send to slaughter and Janice is pushed to her very limits - truly a woman on the Edge.
This Woman's Hour drama from Bafta-winning writer Neil McKay is set on the famous Alderley Edge sandstone escarpment and unfolds over one long day in late summer. When a body is discovered in a cave, the area is sealed off and all witnesses herded together in the Wizard Pub. One by one they are called to give their version of events to Detective Sergeant Lynch. But when you're on the edge, nothing is quite as it seems. An unlikely group including a jogger, some juveniles, a deranged farmer, and a Geography teacher are rounded up and questioned. Who fired the shotgun? Why is young Leah covered in blood? And who is responsible for the dead body?
Cast:
Janice ...... Fiona Clarke
D.S.Lynch ...... Renny Krupinski
Saurabh ...... Darren Kuppan
Yusuf ...... Conor Alexander
Ian ...... Matt Andrews
Leah ...... Rachel Caffrey
Sound designer: Eloise Whitmore
Original music by Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch
Producer: Melanie Harris
A Sparklab production for BBC Radio 4.
WED 14:15 This Sceptred Isle (b00b0hvq)
Death of the Conqueror
Anna Massey narrates the history of Britain. William's son Robert sides against him, drawing the Conqueror away from England.
WED 14:30 Femme Fatale: A Biography of Mata Hari (b0178pql)
Episode 3
Margaretha Zelle is heartbroken after the death of her son and moves to Paris. Read by Juliet Stevenson. From July 2007.
WED 14:45 Bogarde on Film (b007js85)
Matinee Idol
Reading more extracts from his memoirs - Ealing Studios director Basil Dearden offers the actor some straightforward advice.
WED 15:00 The Carlingford Chronicles - Miss Marjoribanks (b00l6l5l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
WED 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b0178pvw)
Mel Giedroyc goes on a hunt for tawny owls and hears about a strange whistling language. Plus the third part of David Almond's story Skellig.
WED 17:00 Old Dog and Partridge (b007jvg6)
Episode 5
When Jack's old chum Ralph comes to visit with his trophy wife Kirstie, Jack feels the need to invent a fiancee.
Joe Turner’s six-part sitcom stars Michael Williams as Jack, Lisa Coleman as Nicola, Cherry Morris as Mrs Drummond, Simon Greenall as Andy, John Duttine as Ralph and Debra Stephenson as Kirstie.
Producer: Liz Anstee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1999.
WED 17:30 Safety Catch (b0178ncg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
WED 18:00 Planet B (b00j1z95)
Series 1
8. Retreat
John and Medley arrive in a strange religious retreat. Is it a cult or can it offer real enlightenment?
Ten-part series about a mystery virtual world.
Written by Thomas Crowe.
John ...... Gunnar Cauthery
Medley ...... Lizzy Watts
Cerberus ...... Chris Pavlo
Lioba ...... Donnla Hughes
All other parts played by Robert Lonsdale, Janice Acquah, Jill Cardo, Stephen Critchlow, Manjeet Mann, Malcolm Tierney and Adjoa Andoh.
Director: Jessica Dromgoole
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in March 2009.
WED 18:30 The Devil in Amber by Mark Gatiss (b00v7b52)
3. Aboard
Falsely accused of murder, Lucifer Box has fled the USA aboard a leaky tub bound for England.
He's spent the journey trying to discover what links a silken fragment of an ancient heathen prayer to the Convent of St Bede.
A comely cabin girl provides welcome distraction.
Mark Gatiss continues his own novel.
Abridged by David Jackson Young.
Producer: Kirsteen Cameron
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in 2010.
WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007k251)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 19:30 Doctor at Large (b00bfpnv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 20:00 Sherlock Holmes (b007jp76)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
WED 20:45 R Austin Freeman - Thorndyke, Forensic Investigator (b0178n85)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]
WED 21:00 Five Stories by James Ellis (b00lbgr5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
WED 21:15 Vanessa Rosenthal - Bottle Blonde and Beautiful (b007jw27)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
WED 22:00 The Return of Inspector Steine (b017cb0f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
WED 22:30 Nebulous (b00hr7g6)
Series 2
The Buzzing
The Professor battles against giant, murderous insects in Graham Duff's sci-fi sitcom. Stars Mark Gatiss and Steve Coogan. From April 2006.
WED 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (b0186fjq)
From 10pm until midnight, Sunday to Friday, the Comedy Club offers two hours of comedy. Host Arthur Smith chats to Tim Minchin.
WED 23:00 Goodness Gracious Me (b007jv2l)
Series 1
Episode 2
Indian students on a gap year enjoy bustling England's smells at the airport, the Indian Neighbours are cooking a roast and Skipinder the Punjabi Kangaroo hops in.
Stars Sanjeev Bhaskar, Kulvinder Ghir, Nitin Sawhney, Meera Syal and Nina Wadia.
Gold Winner of the Sony Radio Academy Awards. The sketch comedy show originally ran on BBC Radio 4 from 1996 to 1998, later transferring to TV on BBC Two from 1998 to 2001.
Scripted by Sharat Sardana, Richard Pinto and the cast.
Produced by Gareth Edwards and Anil Gupta.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1996.
WED 23:30 Dial M for Pizza (b0178qb6)
Series 2
Episode 5
Sir Christopher Wren unmasked as an arsonist, plus horror films minus the horror. Stars Jim Broadbent. From December 1988.


THURSDAY 24 NOVEMBER 2011

THU 00:00 Planet B (b00j1z95)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 The Devil in Amber by Mark Gatiss (b00v7b52)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Sherlock Holmes (b007jp76)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:45 R Austin Freeman - Thorndyke, Forensic Investigator (b0178n85)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Big Jim and the Figaro Club (b008j030)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:30 The Personality Test (b00mvs9s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 The Carlingford Chronicles - Miss Marjoribanks (b00l6l5l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 Five Stories by James Ellis (b00lbgr5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:15 Vanessa Rosenthal - Bottle Blonde and Beautiful (b007jw27)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Old Dog and Partridge (b007jvg6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Wednesday]
THU 05:30 Safety Catch (b0178ncg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Wednesday]
THU 06:00 Sherlock Holmes (b007jltb)
The Return of Sherlock Holmes - Series 2
The Six Napoleons
The Baker Street sleuth probes an outbreak of attacks on busts of Bonaparte. Stars Clive Merrison and Michael Williams.
THU 06:45 R Austin Freeman - Thorndyke, Forensic Investigator (b0178qg4)
Series 1
A Mystery of the Sand Hills
The detective investigates the case of a missing swimmer, and discovers a devious and gruesome crime. Read by Jim Norton.
THU 07:00 Artists (b00y9453)
Series 1
A Brush With Death
Gerard organises Tamsin's first solo exhibition, but she's got so much else to do. Stars Vicki Pepperdine. From April 2003.
THU 07:30 Listen Against (b01752w7)
Series 4
Episode 3
Another week of radio that never happened.
Alice Arnold and Jon Holmes rewind and mangle real programmes for you to enjoy the wrong way round.
Written and created by Jon Holmes
With:
Kevin Eldon
Justin Edwards
Sarah Hadland
James Bachman
Kim Wall
David Mara
Producer: Sam Bryant.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2011.
THU 08:00 The Men from the Ministry (b0178qpk)
Chain Reaction
A mix-up over packages sparks perplexity for the bungling bureaucrats.
Stars Richard Murdoch and Deryck Guyler.
With Norma Ronald, Ronald Baddiley, John Graham and Corinna Marlowe.
Written by Edward Taylor and John Graham.
'The Men from the Ministry' ran for 14 series between 1962 and 1977. Deryck Guyler replaced Wilfrid Hyde-White from 1966. Sadly many episodes didn't survive in the archive, however the BBC's Transcription Service re-recorded 14 shows in 1980 - never broadcast in the UK, until the arrival of BBC Radio 4 Extra.
Producer: Edward Taylor
First broadcast on the BBC Radio 4 in July 1975.
THU 08:30 Dad's Army (b007q93v)
Series 1
No Spring for Frazer
When Private Frazer loses a Lewis gun's butterfly spring, he must track down a coffin.
Six years after legendary sitcom Dad's Army started on BBC TV, these specially adapted radio versions began recording with the original cast.
Starring Arthur Lowe as Captain Mainwaring, John Le Mesurier as Sergeant Wilson, Clive Dunn as Corporal Jones, John Laurie as Private Fraser, Arnold Ridley as Private Godfrey, Bill Pertwee as ARP Warden Hodges, Joan Cooper as Miss Barker and Timothy Bateson as Mr Blewitt. With John Snagge as the announcer.
Adapted from Jimmy Perry and David Croft's original BBC TV scripts by Michael Knowles and Harold Snoad.
Producer: John Dyas
First broadcast on the BBC Radio 4 in June 1974.
THU 09:00 Potting On (b00l3pxx)
Wedding
Invited to a big wedding, Pam wants to buy a big hat to wear and a big present for the bride and groom.
But Gordon’s got a severe pain in his wallet...
Sitcom about a couple at odds over running a garden centre and growing older.
Starring Pam Ayres as Pam and Geoffrey Whitehead as Gordon.
Written by Chris Thompson and Peter Reynolds with Pam Ayres.
With Trevor Bannister, Karl Theobald, Alex Tregear and Jemma Churchill.
Sitcom by Chris Thompson and Peter Reynolds.
Producer Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2008.
THU 09:30 Tomorrow, Today! (b0178s5n)
Series 2
Prey of the Bog Monster
The show avoids censorship by becoming an outside broadcast.
Series two of Christopher William Hill's sitcom set in 1962. A BBC producer struggles to make a radio soap set in the unimaginably futuristic world of 2008.
Nigel Lavery ...... Peter Bowles
Sylvia Hann ...... Cheryl Campbell
Godfrey Winnard ..... John Fortune
Sir Angus McNairn ...... Gary Waldhorn
Hugo Kellerman ...... Joseph Kloska
Douglas Bennings ...... Jon Glover
Keith Wood ...... Sam Pamphilon
Veronica Walters ...... Johannah Tincey
Henderson ...... Ben Crowe.
Producer: Liz Webb
First broadcast on Radio 4 in February 2008.
THU 10:00 The Carlingford Chronicles - Miss Marjoribanks (b00l74dw)
4. The Battle Lost and Won
Ten years have passed and Lucilla worries that she might have "gone off".
When the MP for Carlingford dies, it seems that the two contenders, Mr Ashburton and Mr Cavendish are not of that opinion.
Conclusion of Margaret Oliphant's humorous novel starring Teresa Gallagher and Elizabeth Spriggs.
Lucilla Marjoribanks ...... Teresa Gallagher
Dr Marjoribanks ...... Roy Hanlon
Mrs Oliphant ...... Elizabeth Spriggs
Mr Cavendish ...... Keith Drinkel
Barbara Lake ...... Elizabeth Mansfield
Mrs Nelly Woodburn ...... Elizabeth Proud
Colonel Chiley ...... Garard Green
Mr Cavendish ...... Keith Drinkel
Mrs Chiley ...... Ann Windsor
Edward ...... David Holt
Mrs Centum ...... Theresa Streatfield
Mr Holden ...... Eric Allan
Rosie Lake ...... Joanna Myers
Mr Ashburton ...... Christopher Scott
Tom Marjoribanks ...... Nicholas Murchie
Mr Black ...... John Webb
Maria Brown ...... Melanie Hudson
Mr Centrum ...... Peter Penry-Jones
Lady Richmond ...... Jill Graham
Nancy ...... Joanna Wake
Mr Bury ...... John Fleming
Major Brown ...... Jonathan Adams
Dramatised by Elizabeth Proud.
Music by Malcolm McKee.
Producer: Sue Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1992.
THU 11:00 Five Stories by James Ellis (b00lg8gr)
The Miller's Tale
A priest goes to desperate lengths to entice his erring flock back to the fold. A French story adapted to an Irish setting. From July 2007.
THU 11:15 Dave Sheasby - Apple Blossom Afternoon (b007jpjz)
Ted's down at the betting shop, just like every Saturday. But this one's a bit special; it's his 55th birthday.
He's not asking for much to celebrate - just a win on a dream accumulator bet - but will Apple Blossom oblige?
Dave Sheasby's drama stars Malcolm Hebden as Ted, Marlene Sidaway as Jane, Ray Ashcroft as Dave, Louis Emerick as Wesley, Colin Meredith as Povey, Philp Whitchurch as Billy and Christine Cox as the Tannoy.
Produced at BBC Manchester by Tony Cliff.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1988.
THU 12:00 The Men from the Ministry (b0178qpk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 12:30 Dad's Army (b007q93v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 13:00 Sherlock Holmes (b007jltb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
THU 13:45 R Austin Freeman - Thorndyke, Forensic Investigator (b0178qg4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]
THU 14:00 On the Edge (b0178xl4)
Leah
With her father in hospital and the family farm in crisis, things just aren't going well for Janice. Add to this a blocked gateway, an infuriating jogger and 300 sheep to send to slaughter and Janice is pushed to her very limits - truly a woman on the Edge.
This Woman's Hour drama from Bafta-winning writer Neil McKay is set on the famous Alderley Edge sandstone escarpment and unfolds over one long day in late summer. When a body is discovered in a cave, the area is sealed off and all witnesses herded together in the Wizard Pub. One by one they are called to give their version of events to Detective Sergeant Lynch. But when you're on the edge, nothing is quite as it seems. An unlikely group including a jogger, some juveniles, a deranged farmer, and a Geography teacher are rounded up and questioned. Who fired the shotgun? Why is young Leah covered in blood? And who is responsible for the dead body?
Cast:
Janice ...... Fiona Clarke
D.S.Lynch ...... Renny Krupinski
Saurabh ...... Darren Kuppan
Yusuf ...... Conor Alexander
Ian ...... Matt Andrews
Leah ...... Rachel Caffrey
Sound designer: Eloise Whitmore
Original music by Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch
Producer: Melanie Harris
A Sparklab production for BBC Radio 4.
THU 14:15 Ambridge Extra (b0178xl6)
Series 2
Episode 16
In the Archers spin-off, Matt gets an early wake-up call, and Amy and Alice meet for a drink.
THU 14:30 Femme Fatale: A Biography of Mata Hari (b0178xl8)
Episode 4
In the life story of Margaretha Zelle, the reinvented sensual dancer senses a plot unfolding against her. Read by Juliet Stevenson. From July 2007.
THU 14:45 Bogarde on Film (b007js8k)
Judy
Reading more extracts from his memoirs, Dirk Bogarde recalls a ground-breaking role and fireworks with screen legend Judy Garland.
THU 15:00 The Carlingford Chronicles - Miss Marjoribanks (b00l74dw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
THU 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b0178xlb)
Mel Giedroyc learns about pigeon's satnav, the history of a 700 year old oak tree and the life of the world's biggest bird. Plus the fourth part of David Almond's story Skellig.
THU 17:00 J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook (b007k11m)
An 'Ep' in the Country
The off-screen doings of TV soap opera stars are often more interesting than the actual programmes, particularly if you never watch the programme concerned.
British show business doyen, J Kingston Platt shares reminiscences drawn from the wealth and the poverty of his experience from the past 40 years.
Performed and written by Peter Jones.
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1986
THU 17:30 Artists (b00y9453)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
THU 18:00 Planet B (b00j250y)
Series 1
9. The Fast Track
Still stuck in a virtual world, it's John's last chance to save Lioba by navigating an escape path.
Ten-part series about a mystery virtual world.
Written by Paul May.
John ...... Gunnar Cauthery
Medley ...... Lizzy Watts
Cerberus ...... Chris Pavlo
Lioba ...... Donnla Hughes
All other parts played by Janice Acquah, Jill Cardo, Stephen Critchlow, Inam Mirza, Paul Rider and Adjoa Andoh.
Director: Jessica Dromgoole
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in March 2009.
THU 18:30 The Devil in Amber by Mark Gatiss (b00vc8bl)
4. Rescue
Dandy spy hero Lucifer Box must rescue the 'perfect victim' to foil Olympus Mons' dastardly plan to raise the devil.
Mark Gatiss continues his own novel.
Abridged by David Jackson Young.
Producer: Kirsteen Cameron.
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in 2010.
THU 19:00 The Men from the Ministry (b0178qpk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 19:30 Dad's Army (b007q93v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 20:00 Sherlock Holmes (b007jltb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
THU 20:45 R Austin Freeman - Thorndyke, Forensic Investigator (b0178qg4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]
THU 21:00 Five Stories by James Ellis (b00lg8gr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
THU 21:15 Dave Sheasby - Apple Blossom Afternoon (b007jpjz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
THU 22:00 Listen Against (b01752w7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
THU 22:30 Ross Noble Goes Global (b007jvrg)
Series 1
Budapest and Warsaw
Kicking off his comedy travelogues in the capital of Hungary, the stand-up comic then takes the train to Poland.
As well as entertaining the locals with his unique brand of stand-up, Ross Noble chats to the Mayor of Warsaw about furry hats, uncovers the truth about suicidal Hungarian monks and even shares a curry with Poland's only comedian...
Producer: Danny Wallace
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2001.
THU 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (b018l3d0)
From 10pm until midnight, Sunday to Friday, the Comedy Club offers two hours of comedy. Host Arthur Smith chats to Tim Minchin.
THU 23:00 Ed Reardon's Week (b00k89mr)
Series 3
Murder Most Rewritten
After sending abusive emails, the hack vents his spleen corporate script writing.
The comical world of Ed Reardon, author, pipe smoker, consummate fare-dodger and master of the abusive e-mail.
Christopher Douglas stars as Ed Reardon.
Written by Christopher Douglas and Andrew Nickolds.
Featuring:
John Fortune
Stephanie Cole
Geoffrey Whitehead
Rita May
Simon Greenall
Sally Hawkins
Laura Solon
Philip Jackson
David Cann
Morwenna Banks
Matthew Holness
Adam Shipway
Sally Grace
Producer: Simon Nicholls
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2007.
THU 23:30 The Mark Steel Lecture (b007k4h4)
Series 1
Thomas Paine
Radical comic Mark Steel profiles the life of 18th-century author and radical idealist, Thomas Paine.
Series of humorous lectures covering historical figures who shaped their era.
With Melanie Hudson and Martin Hyder.
Producer: Phil Clarke
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1999.


FRIDAY 25 NOVEMBER 2011

FRI 00:00 Planet B (b00j250y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 The Devil in Amber by Mark Gatiss (b00vc8bl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Sherlock Holmes (b007jltb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:45 R Austin Freeman - Thorndyke, Forensic Investigator (b0178qg4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Potting On (b00l3pxx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:30 Tomorrow, Today! (b0178s5n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 The Carlingford Chronicles - Miss Marjoribanks (b00l74dw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 Five Stories by James Ellis (b00lg8gr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:15 Dave Sheasby - Apple Blossom Afternoon (b007jpjz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook (b007k11m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Thursday]
FRI 05:30 Artists (b00y9453)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Thursday]
FRI 06:00 Sherlock Holmes (b007jltq)
The Return of Sherlock Holmes - Series 2
The Three Students
The Baker Street sleuth investigates the theft of important exam papers. Stars Clive Merrison and Michael Williams.
FRI 06:45 R Austin Freeman - Thorndyke, Forensic Investigator (b0178z7n)
Series 1
Pathologist to the Rescue
A young man is accused of murder, but the crime scene compels the detective to look for another culprit. Read by Jim Norton.
FRI 07:00 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.
FRI 07:30 What's So Funny? (b0178z9x)
Series 2
Episode 8
Robin Williams is on the red carpet, while Brendon Burns and Veronica Lee review the best of British comedy. With Ed Byrne.
FRI 08:00 The Navy Lark (b0178zz9)
The Put-a-Horse-Out-to-Graze Fund
Chief Petty Officer Pertwee starts fundraising for a very special cause - his own financial black hole...
Stars Leslie Phillips, Jon Pertwee and Stephen Murray.
Laughs afloat aboard British Royal Navy frigate HMS Troutbridge. The Navy Lark ran for an impressive 13 series between 1959 and 1976.
The Sub-Lieutenant ...... Leslie Phillips
The Chief Petty Officer ...... Jon Pertwee
The Number One ...... Stephen Murray
Captain Povey ...... Richard Caldicot
Rita ...... Heather Chasen
The Admiral ...... Tenniel Evans
The Padre. ...... Michael Bates
Written by Lawrie Wyman
Producer: Alastair Scott Johnston.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in May 1971.
FRI 08:30 Steptoe and Son (b007k094)
Series 4
Full House
Card sharks fleece Harold Steptoe, so his father Albert steps in.
Starring Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H Corbett.
Following the conclusion of their hugely successful association with Tony Hancock, writers Ray Galton and Alan Simpson wrote 10 pilots for the BBC TV's Comedy Playhouse in 1962.
The Offer featured the lives of rag and bone men Albert Steptoe and son Harold - and was the spark for a run of eight series on TV.
Albert ...... Wilfrid Brambell
Harold ...... Harry H Corbett
With Martin Friend, Douglas Blackwell and Michael Kilgarriff.
Adapted for radio from their TV scripts by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.
Producer: Bobby Jaye
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in January 1972.
FRI 09:00 Semi Circles (b007jtv2)
Series 2
A Liberal Education
Ben would like to swap his daughter for a Porsche. Or is private education the answer?
The improving story of life and improving times in an improving neighbourhood.
Starring Paula Wilcox as Helen and David Wood as Ben
Written by Simon Brett
Helen ...... Paula Wilcox
Ben ...... David Wood
Mrs Kelly ...... Pay Heywood
Alastair ...... Tony Millan
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1982
FRI 09:30 The Museum of Curiosity (b00k8fdv)
Series 2
Episode 2
John Lloyd and Sean Lock host a panel show in which three distinguished guests donate fascinating exhibits to a vast imaginary museum.
Tim FitzHigham, Simon Singh and Gavin Pretor-Pinney donate Don Quixote, a pigeon-spattered telescope and an extremely rare cloud.
FRI 10:00 Man of All Work (b00n4ff9)
USA: A black man dresses as a maid to find work in 1950s Chicago. Richard Wright's thought-provoking comedy with Paterson Joseph.
FRI 11:00 Five Stories by James Ellis (b00ljmsm)
The Umbrella
When a man's new umbrella is ruined, his wife cunningly replaces it within budget. A French story adapted to an Irish setting.
FRI 11:15 Pete Lawson - The Deep End (b007jyz3)
Leni makes a surprising discovery at a public swimming pool. Moving drama about the loss of a baby. Stars Michelle Holmes. From December 1999.
FRI 12:00 The Navy Lark (b0178zz9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 Steptoe and Son (b007k094)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
FRI 13:00 Sherlock Holmes (b007jltq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
FRI 13:45 R Austin Freeman - Thorndyke, Forensic Investigator (b0178z7n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]
FRI 14:00 On the Edge (b0179vx4)
Ian
With her father in hospital and the family farm in crisis, things just aren't going well for Janice. Add to this a blocked gateway, an infuriating jogger and 300 sheep to send to slaughter and Janice is pushed to her very limits - truly a woman on the Edge.
This Woman's Hour drama from Bafta-winning writer Neil McKay is set on the famous Alderley Edge sandstone escarpment and unfolds over one long day in late summer. When a body is discovered in a cave, the area is sealed off and all witnesses herded together in the Wizard Pub. One by one they are called to give their version of events to Detective Sergeant Lynch. But when you're on the edge, nothing is quite as it seems. An unlikely group including a jogger, some juveniles, a deranged farmer, and a Geography teacher are rounded up and questioned. Who fired the shotgun? Why is young Leah covered in blood? And who is responsible for the dead body?
Cast:
Janice ...... Fiona Clarke
D.S.Lynch ...... Renny Krupinski
Saurabh ...... Darren Kuppan
Yusuf ...... Conor Alexander
Ian ...... Matt Andrews
Leah ...... Rachel Caffrey
Sound designer: Eloise Whitmore
Original music by Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch
Producer: Melanie Harris
A Sparklab production for BBC Radio 4.
FRI 14:15 This Sceptred Isle (b00b0jyt)
William Rufus and the First Crusade
William Rufus and the First Crusade: Family feuds and crusades follow in the wake of the Conqueror as Anna Massey narrates the history of the British Isles.
FRI 14:30 Femme Fatale: A Biography of Mata Hari (b0179w13)
Episode 5
Now under arrest for espionage in Paris, Mata Hari's fate is in the hands of the Grand Inquisitor. Read by Juliet Stevenson. From July 2007.
FRI 14:45 Bogarde on Film (b007js8w)
The Servant
Reading more extracts from his memoirs, Dirk Bogarde recalls his first chance to direct a film, after a director falls ill.
FRI 15:00 Man of All Work (b00n4ff9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
FRI 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b0179wd4)
Mel Giedroyc uncovers the truth about beetles, gets stressed over homework and learns how to make the perfect cheese. Plus there's the fifth part of David Almond's story Skellig.
FRI 17:00 Ring Around the Bath (b00tqqjf)
Series 2
Go With the Flow
When Patrick makes a chart to show where all the children are at any one time, it dawns on Stella that one of them isn't always where her little arrow says she is.
Series 2 of Lucy Clare and Ian Davidson's sitcom about topsy-turvy family life.
Stars Duncan Preston as Patrick, Penny Downie as Stella, Claudie Blakley as Alison, Bruce MacKinnon as Rick, Catherine Shepherd as Xanthe, Daniela Denby-Ashe as Egg and Rosie Armstrong as Mrs Fox.
Producer: Elizabeth Freestone
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2004.
FRI 17:30 The Alan Davies Show (b007jsk4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
FRI 18:00 Planet B (b00j2j7k)
Series 1
10. Death's Door
John and Lioba aim to meet in the real world, but can they really escape their virtual reality?
Conclusion of series one of three about a mystery virtual world.
Written by Matthew Broughton.
John ...... Gunnar Cauthery
Medley ...... Lizzy Watts
Cerberus ...... Chris Pavlo
Lioba ...... Donnla Hughes
All other parts played by Janice Acquah, Jill Cardo, Stephen Critchlow,Paul Rider, Manjeet Mann, Matthew Broughton and Adjoa Andoh.
Director: Jessica Dromgoole
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in March 2009.
FRI 18:30 The Devil in Amber by Mark Gatiss (b00vfjsh)
5. Desperation
Will spy hero Lucifer Box reach cult leader Olympus Mons' Satanic lair, deep beneath the Swiss Alps, in time to prevent the sacrifice of the "perfect victim"?
Mark Gatiss concludes his own fiendishly gripping adventure.
Abridged by David Jackson Young.
Producer: Kirsteen Cameron.
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in 2010.
FRI 19:00 The Navy Lark (b0178zz9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 Steptoe and Son (b007k094)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
FRI 20:00 Sherlock Holmes (b007jltq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
FRI 20:45 R Austin Freeman - Thorndyke, Forensic Investigator (b0178z7n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]
FRI 21:00 Five Stories by James Ellis (b00ljmsm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
FRI 21:15 Pete Lawson - The Deep End (b007jyz3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
FRI 22:00 What's So Funny? (b0178z9x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
FRI 22:30 The Best of in One Ear (b00fz84c)
Helen Lederer, Clive Mantle and Nick Wilton in a compilation from the first series of the sketch comedy, broadcast live in May and June 1984.
FRI 23:00 Mastering the Universe (b00sjw5l)
Series 1
Party On Down
Professor Joy Klamp explores the miserable world of partying. Stars Dawn French and Christopher Douglas. From November 2005.
FRI 23:15 Quando, Quando, Quando (b007ym3m)
The Nits
The Quando brothers' hair salon is inundated with children wanting their haircut before the start of the school-term.
But one of them is accompanied by nits and the result is itchy mayhem...
Brothers Rene, Carlo and Charlie Quando chop, snip and crimp their lucky clients into shape at London's finest hair salon.
Six-part comedy written and performed by Rainer Hersch and Mark Maie. With Stephen Greif and Catherine Tate.
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1999.
FRI 23:30 Vent (b00tv7x3)
Series 2
I Want You
Ben's unconscious mind puts him in a compromising situation with a fellow patient at a familiar Torquay hotel of the 1970s.
He slides in and out of his coma, but every time he wakes, Mary is asleep.
Dark sitcom following the thoughts of a coma patient written by Nigel Smith.
Starring Neil Pearson as Ben Smith, Fiona Allen as Mary, Josie Lawrence as Mum and Leslie Ash as Blitzkrieg.
With Nicholas Hutchison, Jo Martin, Mark Perry, Tim Whitnall, Hils Barker and Clare Grogan.
Producer: Gareth Edwards
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2007.