SATURDAY 24 DECEMBER 2011

SAT 00:00 Doctor Who (b0187yc3)
Hornets' Nest
Hive of Horror, part 2
In his battle with the sinister Queen of the swarm, the Doctor must come up with a plan...
Conclusion of a five-story adventure written by Paul Magrs.
Starring Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor, Richard Franklin as Mike Yates, Susan Jameson as Mrs Wibbsey and Rula Lenska as The Queen.
Producer: Kate Thomas
Made by BBC Audio.
SAT 00:30 James Follett - Earthsearch (b007s19b)
Earthsearch I
The Pools of Time
Darv and Astra, two of the starship's crew, are in grave danger after being taken prisoner by the inhabitants of Zelda 5.
Their crewmates Telson and Sharna are in hot pursuit aboard the Challenger...
James Follett's 10-part adventure serial in time and space.
Commander Telson ...... Sean Arnold
Sharna ...... Amanda Murray
Astra ...... Kathryn Hurlbutt
Darv ...... Haydn Wood
Angel One ...... Sonia Fraser
Angel Two ...... Gordon Reid
Helan ...... Judy Franklin
Thorden ...... John Bott
Spegal ...... Stephen Garlick
Custodian of the Past ...... Eve Karpf
Old Man ...... Godfrey Kenton
Director: Glyn Dearman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1981.
SAT 01:00 Agatha Christie (b007k0bk)
The Sittaford Mystery
5. The Second Seance
Mr Rycroft decides that only by re-enacting the séance which announced the murder of Captain Trevelyan, will the identity of his killer finally be revealed.
The conclusion of Agatha Christie's whodunit starring Geoffrey Whitehead as Inspector Narracott.
Inspector Narracott …. Geoffrey Whitehead
Emily Trefusis …. Melinda Walker
Charles Enderby …. Stephen Tompkinson
Major Burnaby …. Norman Bird
Ellwood …. Jack May
Martin Dering …. David Goudge
Mr. Rycroft …. John Moffat
Ronnie Garfield …. Nigel Greaves
Mrs. Willett …. Susan Westerby
Violet Willett …. Victoria Carling
Brian Pearson …. Charles Simpson
Caroline Percehouse …. Margaret Courtenay
Mrs. Curtis …. Barbara Atkinson
Sergeant Pollock …. Vincent Brimble
Mr. Dacres …. David King
Beatrice …. Alice Arnold
Jennifer Gardner …. Anna Cropper
Brian Pearson …. Charles Simpson
Dramatised and directed by Michael Bakewell.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1990.
SAT 01:30 Paul Temple (b007jpbb)
Paul Temple and the Vandyke Affair
Roger Shelley Makes a Suggestion
The debonair detective and his wife are in Paris, when the telephone rings with a long distance call...
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.
With Richard Williams as Sir Graham Forbes, Frederick Treves as Inspector Eden, Peter Wilde as Terry Palmer, June Tobin as Mary Desmond, John Scott as Bill McCall, Simon Lack as Philip Droste, Betty Baskcomb as the Telephone Operator, Rolf Lefebvre as Louis Franz, John Graham as Dr Foy and Richard Hurndall as Roger Shelly.
From 1938 to 1969 the fictional crime novelist and detective Paul Temple, together with his Fleet Street journalist Steve, solved case after case in one of BBC radio's most popular series. They inhabited a sophisticated world of chilled cocktails and fast cars, where the women were chic and the men wore cravats - a world where Sir Graham Forbes, of Scotland Yard, usually needed Paul's help with his latest tricky case.
Producer: Martin C Webster
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in 1959.
SAT 02:00 Instant Sunshine (b00pf59k)
Seasonably Together Again
A Christmas entertainment in words and music to help you beat the weather, written and performed by Instant Sunshine
The musical quartet features David Barlow, Peter Christie, Miles Kington and Alan Maryon-Davis
With their special guests: The Fine Arts Brass Ensemble.
Producer: David Rayvern Allen
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1985.
SAT 02:30 The Museum of Curiosity (b00ksvt5)
Series 2
Episode 6
John Lloyd and Sean Lock invite guests Tim Minchin, Philip Pullman and Clive James to add to the collection. From June 2009.
SAT 03:00 The Chronicles of Narnia - The Magician's Nephew (b018p8c4)
Episode 1
The Magician's Nephew: The first of CS Lewis' classic Narnia fantasy books. A lion sings a new world into existence, but a dark treachery threatens its future. Episode 1 of 3.
SAT 03:50 Inheritance Books (b0196vlc)
Andy Stanton
The children's author inherits 'The Iron Giant' by Ted Hughes and passes on 'Holes' by Louis Sachar.
SAT 04:00 Nay, Ivy, Nay (b007jqtg)
Ivy covets a sprig of white-berried holly, cultivated by a botany professor in his garden, to decorate her Christmas pudding.
Crawford Logan reads Shena Mackay's modern festive tale.
Producer: Julia Butt
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1998.
SAT 04:15 PL Travers - The Fox at the Manger (b00g227d)
When a fox meets the Messiah at the Nativity, he offers up his cunning. Magical story starring Wendy Hiller and Alec McCowen.
SAT 05:00 Ring Around the Bath (b00v7sp7)
Series 2
All Over Bar the Wrapping Paper
Stella's determined to get away - but a moveable feast is on the family Christmas menu.
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 Terence Frisch as the Man in Garden Centre.
Producer: Elizabeth Freestone
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2004.
SAT 05:30 The Little World of Don Camillo (b00tw1hk)
Series 3
Don Camillo Gets Into Trouble
Banishment looms for the Italian priest when he upsets the bishop. Stars Joss Ackland and Ian Hogg. From April 2003.
SAT 06:00 Alan Ayckbourn: Season's Greetings (b007jqrb)
The season of good cheer and harmony is yet to arrive at the Bunker household. Stars Peter Vaughan and Nicky Henson.
SAT 07:30 The Night The Animals Talked (b0077268)
Chatter at the stroke of midnight!
Ian McMillan's magical exploration of Christmas Eve legends from around the world
With contributions from Luke Carver Goss, Taffy Thomas, Christine Kenyon-Jones (Kings College London), Maddy Pryor and Ben Haggerty.
Producer: Viv Beeby.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2006.
SAT 08:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b018j117)
Series 7
Christmas Compilation
The festive funny man's highlights from Christmases past. Including legendary folk singer Odetta and soprano Renee Fleming.
SAT 09:00 Barry Cryer's Christmas Selection Box (b007jqtp)
Episode 2
Six more festive favourites from the jovial host: After Henry, Christmas Eve with The Shuttleworths, People Like Us. Dead Ringers, Hello Cheeky and Hancock's Half Hour.
SAT 12:00 Possession - Omnibus (b018j1mc)
Episode 1
Academic research assistant Roland Michell comes across some letters that could change literary history. Stars Jemma Redgrave.
SAT 13:15 McLevy (b0082hxv)
Series 1
For Unto Us
The Edinburgh inspector hits the Victorian streets on the trail of an ingenious cat-burglar. Brian Cox stars as David Ashton's sleuth.
SAT 14:00 Steptoe and Son (b018j26s)
Away for Christmas
Harold's Majorca-bound, but he's not told Albert. Adapted from TV with Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H Corbett. From December 1976.
SAT 14:40 And Yet Another Partridge in a Pear Tree (b007jqsy)
A woman receives stacks of gifts from a lavish admirer, who is inspired by the carol. Stars Penelope Keith and Timothy Bateson.
SAT 15:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b018j117)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
SAT 16:00 Alan Ayckbourn: Season's Greetings (b007jqrb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SAT 17:30 What's So Funny? (b0187xms)
Series 2
Episode 12
Ed Byrne catches up with Graham Linehan, while Scott Capurro and Stephen Armstrong review some Christmas comedy offerings.
SAT 18:00 Blake's 7: The Early Years (b018j2fs)
Escape Velocity
Before Blake and the Seven's rebellion, the origins of the Liberator's mysterious synthetic intelligence Zen are explored through a troubled pilot. Stars Zoe Tapper.
SAT 19:00 Barry Cryer's Christmas Selection Box (b007jqtp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SAT 22:00 4 at the Store (b007jw7y)
Series 2
Episode 1
Simon Bligh hosts the Christmas flavoured stand-up from London's Comedy Store.
With:
Luke Ponte
Mitch Benn
Ian Moore.
Producer: Helen Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2001.
SAT 22:30 Pleased to Meet You (b018j463)
A Very Dora Christmas
A Very Dora Christmas
Legendary showbiz veteran Dora Dale is here to reveal the contents of her bulging sack.
Playing her own choice of festive tunes, Dora is here to put the 'X' into Xmas with some of her saucy seasonal yarns.
Written and produced by Jake Yapp and Martin Kelner
Made by BBC Radio Leeds for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in December 2011.
SAT 23:00 RD Wingfield - Deadfall (b0084hrk)
Demolition expert Harry Davis is a retired British special agent. In his service days, he was part of a disastrous plot to assassinate an African leader.
Now, many years later, there’s to be another attempt.
Reluctantly, Harry is drawn into the plot...
RD Wingfield’s thriller stars Bob Peck.
Harry Davies ...... Bob Peck
Jenny Brown ...... Julie Berry
Tom Crossland ...... Aubrey Woods
Colonel Travers ...... Peter Howell
Reynolds ...... Tim Reynolds
Joe ...... Alan Dudley
Det Sgt Redway ...... Stephen Thorne
Police Officer ...... Michael Tudor Barnes
Agent ...... Paul Gregory
Other parts played by the cast.
Director: Ian Cotterell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1987


SUNDAY 25 DECEMBER 2011

SUN 00:00 Blake's 7: The Early Years (b018j2fs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday]
SUN 01:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b018j117)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Saturday]
SUN 02:00 Possession - Omnibus (b018j1mc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 on Saturday]
SUN 03:15 McLevy (b0082hxv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:15 on Saturday]
SUN 04:00 Alan Ayckbourn: Season's Greetings (b007jqrb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday]
SUN 05:30 What's So Funny? (b0187xms)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Saturday]
SUN 06:00 Charlotte Bronte - The Professor (b00m9jbj)
Omnibus 2/2
William becomes intrigued by the shy and gentle Frances, but someone is watching him from the shadows.
The least-known of Charlotte Bronte's novels: a subtle, ambiguous and unsettling love story.
Omnibus of the last five of ten episodes dramatised by Rachel Joyce.
Starring Paul Venables as William Crimsworth, Roger May as Pelet, Niamh Cusack as Zoraide Reuter, Claire Price as Frances, Penelope Rawlins as Sylvie, Shaun Dooley as Hunsden and and Jack Joseph Miller as the Boy
Director: Tracey Neale
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2005.
SUN 07:15 Cribbins at Christmas (b00wsyqb)
Mr Bromley's Folly
A station master lives to regret his decision to allow a film crew on the railway. Bernard Cribbins reads Roy Apps' story.
SUN 07:30 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! (b007728p)
Count Arthur Strong's Christmas Special
Count Arthur Strong, one-time variety star, makes his preparations for Christmas. From his altercation with a carol singer and his improvised 'reading' of the Nativity, to his show for the elderly at Leafy Glade old people's home. What could possibly go wrong? Stars Steve Delaney. From December 2006.
SUN 08:00 Take It From Here (b018j5fl)
Something comes between Ron and Eth, and Christmas goes with a bang for Jimmy Edwards. With June Whitfield. From December 1954.
SUN 08:30 Life With The Lyons (b018j5j2)
The Christmas Story
It's Christmas Eve and the Lyons family end up with an extra mouth to feed. Stars Bebe Daniels and Ben Lyon. From December 1952.
SUN 09:00 Herge - The Adventures of Tintin (b007jvdm)
Series 2
The Calculus Affair, part 2
Not only is Professor Calculus still missing, but his long-distance ultrasonic weapon has been stolen too. Stars Richard Pearce.
SUN 09:30 Anthony Trollope - Christmas Day at Kirkby Cottage (b00pfkw1)
A young man comes to spend Christmas with the family of his godfather, a clergyman in an English village. Predictably, he falls in love with the beautiful daughter, Isabel - but they need the help of her little sister, Mabel, and the patient counselling of her mother, too, before the course of true love finally runs smooth...
Anthony Trollope's Victorian comedy stars Finty Williams as Isabel Lownd, Chris Larkin as Maurice Archer, John Rhys-Davies as the Reverend John Lownd, Julia McKenzie as Alice Lownd and Lizzie Bowling as Mabel Lownd.
Mary Wimbush (pictured during recording) makes a delightful cameo - in what turned out to be one of her very last recordings - as Miss Dimbleby.
Master novelist Anthony Trollope (1815-82) is best-loved for his Barsetshire Chronicles and Palliser series. But he also wrote a handful of short stories for magazines on Christmas themes, of which this is the most delicate and enchanting.
"This comedy of two young lovers is an entertaining glimpse of mid-Victorian England, and to many will be entirely new, for it has been reprinted only rarely since its appearance in Routledge's Christmas Annual for 1870. Trollope was fifty-five when he wrote this story, but his vast energy and his genial, peppery enjoyment of life were still untouched by age. He had bidden farewell to Barsetshire - and resigned from the Post Office - three years earlier. But some of his best novels were still to come, including The Eustace Diamonds and The Way We Live Now." - WILLIAM STRODE
A Radio Theatre Production. First broadcast on BBC Radio 7 in 2009.
SUN 10:00 Desert Island Discs: Longplay (b018j65d)
Sir Michael Caine
Marking Sir Michael Caine's 80th birthday, an extended edition of his castaway choices with Kirsty Young. From December 2009.
SUN 11:00 The Mousehole Cat by Antonia Barber (b018j6s3)
When the Cornish Village of Mousehole is starving one Christmas, Tom sails out into the storm to fish, helped only by his old cat.
Jon Angove reads Antonia Barber's short story.
Producer: Peter Fozzard
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in December 2005.
SUN 11:15 Ambridge Extra (b018j6x1)
Series 2 - Omnibus
Series 2, Episodes 23-24
In the Archers spin-off, the atmosphere is still tense at the Stables, and there may not be room for one more at the inn.
SUN 11:45 Cribbins at Christmas (b00wsyn3)
Ho! Ho! Ho!
Christmas isn't quite so jolly for septuagenarian Leonard working as Santa Claus. Bernard Cribbins reads Stephen Wyatt's story.
SUN 12:00 Charlotte Bronte - The Professor (b00m9jbj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SUN 13:15 Cribbins at Christmas (b00wsyqb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]
SUN 13:30 Charles Dickens - A Christmas Carol (b00pdkdh)
Bitter miser Ebenezer Scrooge is taken on a ghostly journey of self-redemption. Stars Michael Gough and Freddie Jones.
SUN 15:00 Take It From Here (b018j5fl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
SUN 15:30 Life With The Lyons (b018j5j2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
SUN 16:00 Herge - The Adventures of Tintin (b007jvdm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SUN 16:30 Anthony Trollope - Christmas Day at Kirkby Cottage (b00pfkw1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
SUN 17:00 A History of the World in 100 Objects Omnibus (b00rth9r)
The World in the Age of Confucius (500 - 300 BC)
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. This week, in the last of the current run of Omnibus programmes, he explores the emergence of powerful new cultures and new rulers across the world, around two and a half thousand years ago. Accompanied by the likes of Carlos Fuentes, Evelyn Glennie, Olga Palagia, Jonathan Meades, Sir Barry Cunliffe and Isabel Hilton, Neil considers the wider historical significance of: a small gold chariot from the Persian Empire of Cyrus; one of the contested marble sculptures from the Parthenon; a pair of bronze drinking flagons from Northern Europe; a small Mexican mask from the "mother culture" of central America whose existence was only uncovered in the past hundred years; and a bronze bell from China in the time of Confucius.

Producers: Anthony Denselow and Paul Kobrak.
SUN 18:00 The Man in Black (b018j7ww)
Series 4
5. The New Boy by Matthew Wilkie
Craig has a new job, but how far will he go to impress his boss?
Mark Gatiss as the sinister raconteur, The Man in Black, introduces Matthew Wilkie's tale.
Craig ...... Simon Bubb
Mr Rubenstein ...... Stephen Greif
Beth ...... Victoria Inez Hardy
Nelson ...... Adam Billington
William ...... Christopher Webster
More horrifying tales from The Man in Black. You might meet him at a luggage carousel in an airport, or behind the desk at an employment agency or he might approach you in the corridor of a care home. Wherever you encounter him, he's eager to pass on his stories. Stories to unsettle and horrify. Stories to haunt you.
Director: Lucy Collingwood
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in December 2011.
SUN 18:30 The Scarifyers (b00wv6vz)
Mr Crowley's Christmas
It's 24 December 1937, and the world's foremost satanist Aleister Crowley is full of dread. Stars Nicholas Courtney and David Benson. From December 2010.
SUN 18:35 The Scarifyers (b00wv6s4)
The Yule Lads
MI:13's duo investigate the unearthly moaning in octogenarian Arthur Fright's chimney. Stars Terry Molloy and David Benson.
SUN 18:50 The Scarifyers (b00wv6z5)
The Curse of the Cult of Thoth
It's Halloween 1937, and reading a horror story live on TV goes spectacularly wrong for Dunning. Stars Terry Molloy and Gabriel Woolf.
SUN 19:00 The Mousehole Cat by Antonia Barber (b018j6s3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
SUN 19:15 Ambridge Extra (b018j6x1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
SUN 19:45 Alick Rowe - Crisp and Even Brightly (b007jqsz)
Was the poor man gathering fuel really poor, and was he really a man - or was she a Slavnik spy in disguise? Was Wenceslas's tramp into the forest with his ten-year-old page carrying flesh and wine and logs just a public relations exercise?
What is the true story behind the story of Good King Wenceslas?
Alick Rowe's comedy stars Timothy West as Good King Wenceslas, James Holland as the Page, June Barrie as the Queen Grandmother, Christian Rodska as Sigmund, Bill Wallis as Tunna and Polly James as a Hovel Dweller.
Music by Andrew Christie.
Directed in Bristol by Shaun McLaughlin.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1987.
SUN 21:00 Desert Island Discs: Longplay (b018j65d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SUN 22:00 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! (b007728p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
SUN 22:30 Pleased to Meet You (b018j8cb)
A Very Dora Christmas
Episode 2
Legendary showbiz veteran Dora Dale reveals what, or rather who, she is roasting on an open fire.
Playing her own choice of festive tunes, Dora shares more of her saucy seasonal yarns.
Written and produced by Jake Yapp and Martin Kelner
Made by BBC Radio Leeds for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in December 2011.
SUN 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (b018j8cz)
Two hours of comedy, as Andi Osho chats to the legendary Wilfredo about life and laughs.
SUN 23:00 On the Hour (b007jqs0)
Christmas Special 1991
All the festive headlines. Chris Morris hosts the news spoof. With Steve Coogan. From December 1991.
SUN 23:30 Clare in the Community (b00yyfkz)
Series 3
Merry Christmas Mrs Lawrence
Clare is determined to survive Christmas Day with her laid-back parents...
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, Brigit Forsyth as Mrs Barker, Philip Davis as Mr Barker, Gerard McDermott as Grandad and Christine Kavanagh as Emma.
Producer: Katie Tyrrell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2006.


MONDAY 26 DECEMBER 2011

MON 00:00 The Man in Black (b018j7ww)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday]
MON 00:30 The Scarifyers (b00wv6vz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Sunday]
MON 00:35 The Scarifyers (b00wv6s4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:35 on Sunday]
MON 00:50 The Scarifyers (b00wv6z5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:50 on Sunday]
MON 01:00 Desert Island Discs: Longplay (b018j65d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday]
MON 02:00 The Mousehole Cat by Antonia Barber (b018j6s3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Sunday]
MON 02:15 Ambridge Extra (b018j6x1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Sunday]
MON 02:45 Cribbins at Christmas (b00wsyn3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:45 on Sunday]
MON 03:00 Take It From Here (b018j5fl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Sunday]
MON 03:30 Charles Dickens - A Christmas Carol (b00pdkdh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Sunday]
MON 05:00 Herge - The Adventures of Tintin (b007jvdm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Sunday]
MON 05:30 Anthony Trollope - Christmas Day at Kirkby Cottage (b00pfkw1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Sunday]
MON 06:00 Craddock and Co (b007jsvl)
The Crompton Canvas
A violent burglary leads Victorian detective Charles Craddock to a sinister rendezvous.
Lucy Greenwood travels from Lancashire to London to work with her uncle Charles at his London book shop - but soon discovers he has another profession as a private investigator.
Chris Thompson's mystery stars Martin Jarvis as Charles Craddock, Emma Tate as Lucy Greenwood, Struan Rodgers as Grout and Stephen Thorne as Leopold Kransky.
Directed by John Taylor.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in 1993.
MON 06:30 Paul Temple (b007rfb2)
Paul Temple and the Vandyke Affair
Suspect Number One
A practical joke has unexpected repercussions. Meanwhile, no one admits to knowing Marian Faber.
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.
With James Beattie as Charlie, Peter Wilde as Terry Palmer, John Scott as Bill McCall, Richard Hurndall as Roger Shelly, Simon Lack as Philip Droste, Rolf Lefebvre as Louis Franz and Betty Hardy as Marian Faber.
From 1938 to 1969 the fictional crime novelist and detective Paul Temple, together with his Fleet Street journalist Steve, solved case after case in one of BBC radio's most popular series. They inhabited a sophisticated world of chilled cocktails and fast cars, where the women were chic and the men wore cravats - a world where Sir Graham Forbes, of Scotland Yard so often needed Paul's help with his latest tricky case.
Producer: Martin C Webster
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in 1959.
MON 07:00 Married (b007vkjd)
Series 1
Episode 4
Robin is starting to like his life trapped in a parallel universe as a married man. But then comedian Arthur Smith turns up from his old universe.
Hugh Bonneville stars in Tony Bagley's comedy.
Robin ...... Hugh Bonneville
Lesley ...... Josie Lawrence
Dirk ...... Steve Frost
Ned ...... Sam Bradley
Maxine ...... Ann Gosling
Adrian Turnball ...... Anthony Ofoegbu
Arthur Smith ...... Arthur Smith
Producer Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1999.
MON 07:30 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue (b018b8d0)
Series 56
Episode 6
Back for a second week at the Watford Colosseum, regulars Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden and Tim Brooke-Taylor are joined on the panel by Andy Hamilton, with Jack Dee in the chair. Piano accompaniment is provided by Colin Sell. Producer - Jon Naismith.
MON 08:00 Round the Horne (b018jbdy)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden and Douglas Smith go round without poorly Kenneth Horne. From Christmas Day 1966.
MON 08:30 The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel (b007ynfd)
Series 1
Episode 4
It's a dog's life for shady lawyer Waldorf T Flywheel when a Pekingese goes missing.
Recreation of the Marx Brothers' lost shows charting the adventures of shady lawyer Waldorf T Flywheel and his assistant, Emmanuel Ravelli. Originally broadcast with sponsors on America's NBC radio network in the 1930s. The scripts were rediscovered in 1988.
Groucho Marx as Waldorf T Flywheel ...... Michael Roberts
Chico Marx as Emmanuel Ravellias ...... Frank Lazarus
With Lorelei King and Graham Hoadly.
Written by Nat Perrin and Athur Sheekman. Adapted by Mark Brisenden.
Music arranged and conducted by David Firman.
Producer: Dirk Maggs
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1990.
MON 09:00 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! (b018jbpr)
Series 3
Arthur Goes Camping
The bumbling veteran prepares to face the elements, but can he survive the wilderness? Stars Steve Delaney. From January 2008.
MON 09:30 Foul Play (b00jm6kb)
Series 3
The Proof of the Pudding
Crime writers PD James and HRF Keating probe a death at dinnertime.
Simon Brett hosts the murder quiz.
Suspects played by Maria McErlane and Lee Simpson.
Producer Liz Anstree
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1997.
MON 10:00 The Chronicles of Narnia - The Magician's Nephew (b018p8dc)
Episode 2
The Magician's Nephew: The first of CS Lewis' classic Narnia fantasy books. Digory and Polly are catapulted through one mysterious world after another. Episode 2 of 3.
MON 10:50 Inheritance Books (b0196vs7)
Steve Cole
The children's author inherits 'Marianne Dreams' by Catherine Storr, passing on 'A Wrinkle in Time' by Madeleine L'Engle.
MON 11:00 Christopher Lee's Fireside Tales (b018jcct)
The Black Cat
The master of horror shares a classic creepy yarn. Black cats loom large in Edgar Allan Poe's story of feline revenge.
MON 11:15 Loose Ends (b018fzw4)
Christmas cheer from Loose Ends as Clive Anderson and Emma Freud talk to some very seasonal and special guests. We have some of the best known celebrities who have ever existed, usually unavailable because they are dead or for some other convincing reason.....
William Shakespeare defends accusations of plagiarism and life in Stratford (not the Olympic site, the other one). Cinderella talks to Clive about marrying her Prince Charming. We hope to secure an exclusive interview with Rupert Murdoch and folk singer Kate Rusby introduces us to some special South Yorkshire carols.........
Producer: Cathie Mahoney.
MON 12:00 Round the Horne (b018jbdy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 12:30 The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel (b007ynfd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 13:00 Craddock and Co (b007jsvl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
MON 13:30 Paul Temple (b007rfb2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
MON 14:00 A House to Let (b00x5c6g)
Episode 1
Charles Dickens, Wilkie Collins and Elizabeth Gaskell's tale of a woman worried about a derelict house. Stars Marcia Warren.
MON 14:15 This Sceptred Isle (b00b9m1q)
The Barons' War
Henry III is now king and the Barons wage war. Anna Massey narrates the history of Britain, with Paul Eddington.
MON 14:30 Winter Tales (b018jf0r)
Winter Tales - Series 2
The Night Circus, pt 1
Two young magicians are caught in a dangerous game. Adjoa Andoh reads Erin Morgenstern's dark fantasy set in a circus. Made for 4 Extra.
MON 15:00 The Chronicles of Narnia - The Magician's Nephew (b018p8dc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
MON 15:50 Inheritance Books (b0196vs7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:50 today]
MON 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b018jf29)
Mel Giedroyc is surrounded by torn wrapping paper as she celebrates Boxing Day, and learns to fly like Peter Pan.
MON 17:00 Ballylenon (b00nydb9)
Series 7
Episode 1
When Muriel experiences a 'miraculous apparition' whilst on pilgrimage to Lourdes, Phonsie Doherty is quick to seize on its business potential for Ballylenon.
Series set in the sleepy town of Ballylenon, Co Donegal in 1959.
Written by Christopher Fitz-Simon.
Muriel Maconchy ...... Margaret D'Arcy
Vera Maconchy ...... Stella McCusker
Phonsie Doherty ...... Gerard Murphy
Vivienne Hawthorne ...... Annie McCartney
Rev Samuel Hawthorne ...... Miche Doherty
Stumpy Bonner ...... Gerard McSorley
Pianist: Michael Harrison
Director: Eoin O'Callaghan
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2009.
MON 17:30 Married (b007vkjd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
MON 18:00 Doctor Who (b018jk6s)
The Pyramids of Mars
Episode 1
The Time Lord and Sarah Jane are in Victorian England to confront an ancient menace held captive in Egypt. Fourth Doctor adventure read by Tom Baker.
MON 18:30 James Follett - Earthsearch (b007sw34)
Earthsearch I
Across the Abyss
The starship Challenger, continuing its search for Earth, has left Zelda 5 and - with Grand Emperor Thorden on board - is heading toward the star cluster, Tersus 9.
Darv is certain that this is where Paradise - a planet discovered by the second generation crew - is to be found.
James Follett's 10-part adventure serial in time and space.
Commander Telson ...... Sean Arnold
Sharna ...... Amanda Murray
Astra ...... Kathryn Hurlbutt
Darv ...... Haydn Wood
Angel One ...... Sonia Fraser
Angel Two ...... Gordon Reid
Kroll ...... Michael Spice
Fagor ...... Sion Probert
Dren ...... John Webb
Director: Glyn Dearman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1981.
MON 19:00 Round the Horne (b018jbdy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 19:30 The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel (b007ynfd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 20:00 Craddock and Co (b007jsvl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
MON 20:30 Paul Temple (b007rfb2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
MON 21:00 Christopher Lee's Fireside Tales (b018jcct)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
MON 21:15 Loose Ends (b018fzw4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
MON 22:00 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue (b018b8d0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
MON 22:30 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! (b018jbpr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
MON 23:00 The News Quiz Extra (b018jgh1)
Featuring jokes that you won't have heard in this week's News Quiz, some clips from the archives and exclusive behind-the-scenes material.
MON 23:45 Armstrong and Miller (b00t5x2s)
Episode 3
Australian lifestyle, and a Euro rock band.
Sketches and songs with Ben Miller and Alexander Armstrong in their first series for radio.
With Samuel West and Tony Gardiner.
Written by Ben Miller and Alexander Armstrong.
Producer: Gareth Edwards
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1998.


TUESDAY 27 DECEMBER 2011

TUE 00:00 Doctor Who (b018jk6s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:30 James Follett - Earthsearch (b007sw34)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 Craddock and Co (b007jsvl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 Paul Temple (b007rfb2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! (b018jbpr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:30 Foul Play (b00jm6kb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 The Chronicles of Narnia - The Magician's Nephew (b018p8dc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday]
TUE 03:50 Inheritance Books (b0196vs7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:50 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 Christopher Lee's Fireside Tales (b018jcct)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:15 Loose Ends (b018fzw4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 Ballylenon (b00nydb9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Monday]
TUE 05:30 Married (b007vkjd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday]
TUE 06:00 Craddock and Co (b007jsvx)
The Play's the Thing
1899: Victorian bookseller-cum-detective Charles Craddock and his niece Lucy investigate mysterious backstage dramas at a London theatre.
Chris Thompson's mystery stars Martin Jarvis as Charles Craddock, Emma Tate as Lucy Greenwood, Struan Rodgers as Grout, David Thorpe as James Price and Colin Pinney as Rufus Weatherby.
Directed by John Taylor.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in 1993.
TUE 06:30 Paul Temple (b007rgr1)
Paul Temple and the Vandyke Affair
Steve Entertains
The debonair detective tries to send his wife Steve away, for fear that reprisals are on their way.
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.
With Richard Williams as Sir Graham Forbes, James Beattie as Charlie, Frederick Treves as Inspector Eden, Peter Wilde as Terry Palmer, June Tobin as Mary Desmond, John Scott as Bill McCall, Richard Hurndall as Roger Shelly, Betty Hardy as Marian Faber, Sheila Grant as a nurse and Hugh Manning as Sergeant Wrighton / a Man.
From 1938 to 1969 the fictional crime novelist and detective Paul Temple, together with his Fleet Street journalist Steve, solved case after case in one of BBC radio's most popular series. They inhabited a sophisticated world of chilled cocktails and fast cars, where the women were chic and the men wore cravats - a world where Sir Graham Forbes, of Scotland Yard, usually needed Paul's help with his latest tricky case.
Producer: Martin C Webster
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in 1959.
TUE 07:00 One Foot in the Grave (b007jmxg)
Alive and Buried
Grumpy Victor Meldrew arrives at work to learn that he's no longer employed and is set to be replaced by a box.
With time passing very slowly in his enforced retirement, Victor gripes about newsreaders and worries about becoming a lavatory junkie.
Richard Wilson stars as Victor and Annette Crosbie as his long-suffering wife Margaret.
Adapted for radio by David Renwick from his BBC TV script.
Victor Meldrew ...... Richard Wilson
Margaret Meldrew ...... Annette Crosbie
Mrs Warboys ...... Doreen Mantle
Nick Swainey ...... Owen Brenman
With Sally Grace and Jeffrey Holland.
Winning numerous awards, six series were made for TV plus numerous specials on BBC ONE from 1990 to 2000.
Producer: Diane Messias
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in January 1995.
TUE 07:30 Mark Steel's in Town (b018csyv)
Series 3
Basingstoke
In this third series comedian Mark Steel visits 6 more UK towns to discover what makes them and their inhabitants distinctive.

He creates a bespoke stand-up show for that town and performs the show in front of a local audience.

As well as shedding light on the less visited areas of Britain, Mark uncovers stories and experiences that resonate with us all as we recognise the quirkiness of the British way of life and the rich tapestry of remarkable events and people who have shaped where we live.

During the series 'Mark Steel's In Town' Mark will visit Berwick-Upon Tweed, Holyhead, Basingstoke, Douglas (Isle of Man), Bungay and Wigan.

Episode 3 - In this episode Mark performs a show for the residents of Basingstoke, where he talks about war with the Salvation Army, prehistoric roundabouts and a rather unusual world record set in a shopping centre. From December 2011.

Written by Mark Steel with additional material by Pete Sinclair.
Produced by Sam Bryant.
TUE 08:00 The Goon Show (b018jjzf)
Series 6
The House of Teeth
Neddie investigates a dastardly denture-stealing plan. But who wants them and why? With Valentine Dyall. From January 1956.
TUE 08:30 The Burkiss Way (b00dghc4)
Series 5
Wave Goodbyes to CBEs the Burkiss Way
The cult sketch show team's last-ever episode.
Starring Fred Harris, Jo Kendall, Nigel Rees and Chris Emmett.
With special guest David Jason.
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 November 1980.
TUE 09:00 The News Quiz Extra (b018jgh1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday]
TUE 09:45 Armstrong and Miller (b00t5x2s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:45 on Monday]
TUE 10:00 The Chronicles of Narnia - The Magician's Nephew (b018p8fv)
Episode 3
The Magician's Nephew: The first of CS Lewis' classic Narnia fantasy books. A new world is born, but Digory has a special favour to ask of its lion creator. Episode 3 of 3.
TUE 10:50 Inheritance Books (b0196wb8)
Saci Lloyd
The children's author inherits 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' and passes on 'Riddley Walker' by Russell Hoban.
TUE 11:00 Christopher Lee's Fireside Tales (b018jk1f)
The Man of Science
The famed horror actor recounts Jerome K Jerome's piquant story of a doctor being hunted from beyond the grave.
TUE 11:15 Charles Dickens (b007jw8x)
The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain
The last ever Christmas story written by Charles Dickens is a vivid portrait of a man tormented by his past.
Stars John Moffatt as Charles Dickens, Michael Tudor Barnes as Redlaw, Dilys Laye as Milly Swidger, Ronald Herdman as William Swidger, Godfrey Kenton as Philip Swidger, Timothy Carlton as George Swidger, Timothy Alcock as Adolphus Tetterby, Maxine Audley as Sophie Tetterby, Stuart Heath as Johnny Tetterby, Andrew Wincott as Denham, Winston Eade as Adolphus Tetterby Jnr and Rikki Belsham as the Boy.
Dramatised by Jill Brookes.
Producer: Kay Patrick
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1990.
TUE 12:00 The Goon Show (b018jjzf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 12:30 The Burkiss Way (b00dghc4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 13:00 Craddock and Co (b007jsvx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
TUE 13:30 Paul Temple (b007rgr1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
TUE 14:00 A House to Let (b00x7l7s)
Episode 2
Will discovering the history of the derelict house solve the mystery of the strange watcher at the window? Stars Marcia Warren.
TUE 14:15 Ambridge Extra (b018jk3k)
Series 2
Episode 25
In the Archers spin-off, Clive is lurking in the shadows, and Daniel comes bearing gifts.
TUE 14:30 Winter Tales (b018jk42)
Winter Tales - Series 2
The Night Circus, pt 2
The circus recruits a promising young illusionist. Adjoa Andoh reads Erin Morgenstern's dark fantasy about love and magic. Made for 4 Extra.
TUE 15:00 The Chronicles of Narnia - The Magician's Nephew (b018p8fv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
TUE 15:50 Inheritance Books (b0196wb8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:50 today]
TUE 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b018jk4x)
Mel Giedroyc dons a pair of ruby slippers to hear from a woman who really got carried away by a hurricane, and celebrates bedtime stories.
TUE 17:00 Flying the Flag (b007jx74)
Series 1
Notes from the Underground
In which mushrooms are picked, the right questions are not asked, and a sign of civilisation is revealed.
Confusion reigns as the British Embassy prepares a report on the local political outlook.
Alex Shearer's Eastern bloc embassy sitcom.
Starring Dinsdale Landen as HM Ambassador Mackenzie, Peter Acre as William Frost, Moir Leslie as Helen Waterson, Stephen Greif as Spiro, Michael Bilton as Yakov and Sue Broomfield as Eugenia.
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1987.
TUE 17:30 One Foot in the Grave (b007jmxg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
TUE 18:00 Doctor Who (b018jk6v)
The Pyramids of Mars
Episode 2
The Time Lord and Sarah Jane make some potent allies when they're pursued by Sutekh's Egyptian acolytes. Fourth Doctor adventure read by Tom Baker.
TUE 18:30 James Follett - Earthsearch (b007jld3)
Earthsearch I
New Blood
Telson and Sharna, two of the Challenger's crew, have entered the floating hulk of its sister ship and discovered it houses a population with no knowledge of anything outside their own small world. To them, Earth is eternity.
James Follett's 10-part adventure serial in time and space.
Commander Telson ...... Sean Arnold
Sharna ...... Amanda Murray
Astra ...... Kathryn Hurlbutt
Darv ...... Haydn Wood
Angel One ...... Sonia Fraser
Angel Two ...... Gordon Reid
Fagor ...... Sion Probert
Lenart ...... Jane Knowles
Tandor ...... Pauline Letts
Forty One ...... John Church
Director: Glyn Dearman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1981.
TUE 19:00 The Goon Show (b018jjzf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 19:30 The Burkiss Way (b00dghc4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 20:00 Craddock and Co (b007jsvx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
TUE 20:30 Paul Temple (b007rgr1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
TUE 21:00 Christopher Lee's Fireside Tales (b018jk1f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
TUE 21:15 Charles Dickens (b007jw8x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
TUE 22:00 Mark Steel's in Town (b018csyv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
TUE 22:30 The Boosh (b007jmg2)
Jazz
Vince can't make the porpoise derby because his band's on New Faces of Pop and Howard can't relax because he's constantly being visited by the spirit of jazz.
Written by and starring Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt.
The Boosh is a surreal adventure based on the Perrier Award-winning comedy show, featuring Howard and Vince's battles with zoo manager Bob Fossil.
Howard Moon ...... Julian Barrattt
Vince Noir ...... Noel Fielding
Bob Fossil ...... Rich Fulcher
With Simon Evans.
After BBC radio gave them their big break with this series, they transferred to BBC TV where The Mighty Boosh ran for three series.
Producer: Danny Wallace.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2001.
TUE 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (b019pkpd)
Two hours of comedy, as Arthur Smith chats to Deborah Frances White and Simon Godley about life and laughs.
TUE 23:00 Knowing Me, Knowing You (b007jqsb)
The Pringle-wearing host lifts the lid on his life in a fly-on-the-wall behind-the-scenes look at Pear Tree Productions. Stars Steve Coogan. From July 1993.
TUE 23:30 A Look Back at the Nineties (b007jqk5)
1995
Sponsoring the British Army, the impact of total European integration - and the House of Commons votes for the Honesty Act...
Recorded in 1993 - Brian Perkins, Kate Robbins and Chris Barrie 'look back' at the rest of 1990s yet to happen - starting with 1995.
A satirical review set on New Year's Eve 1999 - the Sony Gold award-winning comedy recalls the events from 1995 to 1999.
Predicted by 'Spitting Image' writers Mark Burton, John O'Farrell and Pete Sinclair.
Producer: Caroline Leddy
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1993.


WEDNESDAY 28 DECEMBER 2011

WED 00:00 Doctor Who (b018jk6v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 James Follett - Earthsearch (b007jld3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 Craddock and Co (b007jsvx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 Paul Temple (b007rgr1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 The News Quiz Extra (b018jgh1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday]
WED 02:45 Armstrong and Miller (b00t5x2s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:45 on Monday]
WED 03:00 The Chronicles of Narnia - The Magician's Nephew (b018p8fv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 03:50 Inheritance Books (b0196wb8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:50 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 Christopher Lee's Fireside Tales (b018jk1f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:15 Charles Dickens (b007jw8x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 Flying the Flag (b007jx74)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Tuesday]
WED 05:30 One Foot in the Grave (b007jmxg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday]
WED 06:00 Craddock and Co (b007jsw5)
My Dear Isabelle
Spring, 1900: The reappearance of a woman from his past persuades Victorian private investigator Charles Craddock to help find her kidnapped husband in France, but niece Lucy realises there are hidden perils.
Chris Thompson's mystery stars Martin Jarvis as Charles Craddock, Emma Tate as Lucy Greenwood, Struan Rodgers as Grout, Frances Jeater as Isabelle Vallance and Stephen Thorne as Leopold Kransky.
Directed by Chris Thompson.
Producer: John Taylor
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in 1993.
WED 06:30 Paul Temple (b007rj64)
Paul Temple and the Vandyke Affair
Presenting Mr Vandyke
The suave sleuth throws a party and invites all the suspects, but can he finally unmask the culprit?
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.
With Richard Williams as Sir Graham Forbes, Peter Wilde as Terry Palmer, James Beattie as Charlie, John Scott as Bill McCall, Simon Lack as Philip Droste, Richard Hurndall as Roger Shelly and Betty Hardy as Marian Faber.
From 1938 to 1969 the fictional crime novelist and detective Paul Temple, together with his Fleet Street journalist Steve, solved case after case in one of BBC radio's most popular series. They inhabited a sophisticated world of chilled cocktails and fast cars, where the women were chic and the men wore cravats - a world where Sir Graham Forbes, of Scotland Yard, usually needed Paul's help with his latest tricky case.
Producer: Martin C Webster
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in 1959.
WED 07:00 The Right Time (b009z658)
Series 2
Episode 2
Everybody's wearing beige, crossed wires and bailiffs.
Sketch show about life, written and performed by people who've lived a bit.
Stars Eleanor Bron, Graeme Garden, Neil Innes, Paula Wilcox, Clive Swift and Roger Blake.
Written by Graeme Garden, Neil Innes, John Pidgeon, Jan Etherington, Julie Balloo, Ramone Towers, Trevor Walker,Michael Fitch, John Dowie, Colin Bostock-Smith and Andrew Nickolds.
Music by Ronnie & The Rex.
Producer: Helen Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2002.
WED 07:30 Heresy (b018fll7)
Series 8
Episode 4
Victoria Coren presents another edition of the show which dares to commit heresy.
Her guests this week are comedians Rufus Hound and Dr Phil Hammond and writer and broadcaster Germaine Greer. Together they have fun exposing the wrong-headedness of received wisdom and challenging knee-jerk public reaction to events.
GP, Dr Phil Hammond enthusiastically argues against the received wisdom that people should not self-diagnose using the internet, pointing out that statistically doctors only just beat the internet in getting it right. Germaine Greer offers some constructive if controversial advice for self-diagnosers who get it wrong: 'Just die!'
Germaine also refutes the belief that the sixties were a great time to be young by cheerfully recalling the decade as a time of police repression and sexually-transmitted diseases.
And Rufus Hound pours scorn on the suggestion that the best Christmas presents are the ones you make yourself. He warns Victoria Coren that if she turns up at his house on Christmas Day with a gift she has baked herself, he will ask her to leave.
Producer: Brian King
A Avalon Television production for BBC Radio 4.
WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007k0gt)
Series 4
The Diary
It's New Year's Eve and the lad is pondering what could have been. Features the famous Test Pilot scene.

Starring Tony Hancock.

With Bill Kerr, Sidney James, Hattie Jacques and Kenneth Williams.

Written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.

Theme and incidental music composed and conducted by Wally Stott.

Producer: Dennis Main Wilson

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in December 1956.
WED 08:30 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.
WED 09:00 Cabin Pressure (b00cb5k4)
Series 1
Abu Dhabi
Stephanie Cole, Benedict Cumberbatch and Roger Allam star in the sitcom about the pilots of a tiny charter airline for whom no job is too small, but many, many jobs are too difficult. Written by John Finnemore, writer for The News Quiz, The Now Show, and That Mitchell & Webb Sound.
In this week’s episode, the town of Bristol, a cat and a thermostat combine to present Martin with a career-breaking crisis.
Cast:
Carolyn Knapp-Shappey .............................. Stephanie Cole
1st Officer Douglas Richardson ...................... Roger Allam
Capt. Martin Crieff........................... Benedict Cumberbatch
Arthur Shappey.............................................. John Finnemore
ATC Fitton........................................................ Ewen MacIntosh
Written by John Finnemore
Produced and directed by David Tyler
A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4
WED 09:30 Whispers (b007k2zk)
Series 2
Episode 3
Gyles Brandreth hosts the quiz show with scandal on its mind and slander at its heart.
Simon Fanshawe and Charles Collingwood join team captains Lucy Moore and Anthony Holden to run the gauntlet of gossip.
Producer: Elizabeth Freestone
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2004.
WED 10:00 The Chronicles of Narnia - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (b018p91p)
Episode 1
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe: CS Lewis's fantasy series continues with its most famous story, read by Paul Scofield. Episode 1 of 3.
WED 10:50 Inheritance Books (b0196wpp)
Damien Dibben
The children's author inherits 'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe' by CS Lewis and passes on 'Wuthering Heights' by Emily Brontën.
WED 11:00 Christopher Lee's Fireside Tales (b018jmm2)
John Charrington's Wedding
The master of fright shares E Nesbit's spine tingler about a wedding that is all too literally from hell.
WED 11:15 Aesop's Fables (b018jmrx)
A festive retelling of the tales. Adapted from the stage production by War Horse writer Michael Morpurgo. Stars Tom Wainwright.
WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007k0gt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 12:30 The Michael Bentine Show (b00jjq7x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 13:00 Craddock and Co (b007jsw5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
WED 13:30 Paul Temple (b007rj64)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
WED 14:00 A House to Let (b00x7fj7)
Episode 3
The derelict house mystery deepens when manservant Trottle finds people inside. But why are they there? Stars Marcia Warren.
WED 14:15 This Sceptred Isle (b00b9xq9)
Henry III
Henry became King and ruled for more than 50 years. Anna Massey narrates the history of Britain, with Paul Eddington.
WED 14:30 Winter Tales (b018jn9t)
Winter Tales - Series 2
The Night Circus, pt 3
Sparks fly between Celia and Marco as their magical game escalates. Adjoa Andoh reads Erin Morgenstern's dark fantasy. Made for 4 Extra.
WED 15:00 The Chronicles of Narnia - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (b018p91p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
WED 15:50 Inheritance Books (b0196wpp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:50 today]
WED 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b018jnb6)
Mel Giedroyc has top tips on how to use up that fridge full of leftovers, and has a play in Peter Pan author JM Barrie's childhood garden.
WED 17:00 It Sticks Out Half A Mile (b007jph9)
Who Owned the Pier?
1948: In the battle to restore the pier in Frambourne-on-Sea, hopes rest on a visit from an electrician...
A seaside saga of pier perpetuation starring John Le Mesurier, Ian Lavender and Bill Pertwee.
Arthur Wilson ...... John Le Mesurier
Frank Pike ...... Ian Lavender
Bert Hodges ...... Bill Pertwee
Miss Perkins ...... Vivienne Martin
Mr Guthrie ...... Glynn Edwards
Mr Watkins ...... Barry Gosney
Assistant ...... Stuart Sherwin
Librarian ...... James Bryce
Written by Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles, based on the characters originally created by Jimmy Perry and David Croft.
Producer: Martin Fisher
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in November 1983.
WED 17:30 The Right Time (b009z658)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
WED 18:00 Doctor Who (b018jp1j)
The Pyramids of Mars
Episode 3
The Time Lord deduces Sutekh's deadly plan for freeing himself from his eternal captivity in Egypt. Fourth Doctor adventure read by Tom Baker.
WED 18:30 James Follett - Earthsearch (b007jldg)
Earthsearch I
Marooned
The Challenger's crew has returned to its solar system to discover that a million years has passed on Earth while only 115 years had passed on their starship.
After their devastating news, the four-strong crew face peril from a once benign force.
James Follett's 10-part adventure serial in time and space.
Commander Telson ...... Sean Arnold
Sharna ...... Amanda Murray
Astra ...... Kathryn Hurlbutt
Darv ...... Haydn Wood
Angel One ...... Sonia Fraser
Angel Two ...... Gordon Reid
Sentinel ...... Alexander John
George ...... John McAndrew
Director: Glyn Dearman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1981.
WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007k0gt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 19:30 The Michael Bentine Show (b00jjq7x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 20:00 Craddock and Co (b007jsw5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
WED 20:30 Paul Temple (b007rj64)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
WED 21:00 Christopher Lee's Fireside Tales (b018jmm2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
WED 21:15 Aesop's Fables (b018jmrx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
WED 22:00 Heresy (b018fll7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
WED 22:30 Mark Tavener - Absolute Power (b018jp4b)
Series 4
Episode 1
The spin doctoring duo get a lucrative contract to work for the BBC. Stars Stephen Fry and John Bird. From February 2004.
WED 23:00 Stockport, So Good They Named It Once (b007jr8f)
Series 1
Dib Dib Dib
Lovelorn Jason must face life without Debbie. Can Michael and the Sweater Girls' first gig take his mind off being single?
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, Jason Done as Michael, Stefan Escreet as Dave, John McArdle as Eddie, Emma Clarke as Collete, Beverley Callard as Maureen, Jo-Anne Knowles as Debbie and Dan Maier as Mr Bickerstaff.
Music: Big George
Producer: Neil Mossey
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1999.
WED 23:30 Revolting People (b00fnrmh)
Series 2
And Yet Even More Trying Times
Samuel is left a fortune by his puritanical Aunt Sybil. But only if his family can fulfil her final wish.
Comedy set just before the American Revolution.
Written by Andy Hamilton and Jay Tarses.
Samuel Oliphant …. Jay Tarses
Sergeant McGurk …. Andy Hamilton
Captain Brimshaw …. James Fleet
Mary Oliphant …. Jan Ravens
Ezekiel Spriggs …. Hugh Dennis
Cora Oliphant …. Penelope Nice
Joshua Oliphant …. Tony Maudsley
Snavely …. Phillip Pope
Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2001.


THURSDAY 29 DECEMBER 2011

THU 00:00 Doctor Who (b018jp1j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 James Follett - Earthsearch (b007jldg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Craddock and Co (b007jsw5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Paul Temple (b007rj64)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Cabin Pressure (b00cb5k4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:30 Whispers (b007k2zk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 The Chronicles of Narnia - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (b018p91p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 03:50 Inheritance Books (b0196wpp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:50 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 Christopher Lee's Fireside Tales (b018jmm2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:15 Aesop's Fables (b018jmrx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 It Sticks Out Half A Mile (b007jph9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Wednesday]
THU 05:30 The Right Time (b009z658)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Wednesday]
THU 06:00 Wimsey (b007jzdt)
The Nine Tailors
1 The Bells are Rung Up
The elegant, intelligent amateur sleuth, Lord Peter Wimsey is drawn into the case of an unsolved jewel theft - which turns into a grave mystery.
Ian Carmichael stars as the aristocratic sleuth.
British gentleman detective Lord Peter Wimsey features in a number of detective novels and short stories by English crime writer, Dorothy L Sayers. The Nine Tailors was first published in 1934.
Classy and sharp-witted, aristocratic amateur sleuth Lord Peter Bredon Wimsey was born in 1890 and educated at Eton and Oxford, before serving in the military during the First World War.
Ian Carmichael appeared as Lord Peter Wimsey for BBC Radio from 1973 to 1983, in addition to the BBC TV adaptations that were broadcast between 1972 and 1975.
Adapted for radio in eight episodes by Alistair Beaton.
Lord Peter Wimsey …. Ian Carmichael
Bunter …. Peter Jones
Ezra Wilderspin …. John Church
Mrs Venables …. Noel Dyson
Stephen Driver …. Stephen Greiff
The Rev Theodore Venable …. Phillip Latham
Emily …. Jenny Twigg
Mr Godfrey/Johnson …. Hayden Wood
Narrator …. John Westbrook
Producer: Martin Fisher
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1980.
THU 06:30 Paul Temple (b007tbxy)
Paul Temple and the Conrad Case
The Man From Munich
The debonair detective goes on the trail of an English girl, who's gone missing from a finishing school in Bavaria.
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 …. Richard Williams
Herr Brechschaft …. Jeffrey Segal
June Jackson …. June Tobin
Charlie …. James Beattie
Mrs Wheldon …. Virginia Winter
With Beatrice Ormond, Judy Bailey, Frank Partington, Peggy Gow and John Graham.
Between 1938 and 1968, Francis Durbridge's incomparably suave amateur detective Paul Temple and glamorous wife Steve solved case after baffling case in one of BBC radio's most popular series. They inhabited a sophisticated, well-heeled world of cocktails and fast cars.
Producer: Martyn C Webster
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in March 1959.
THU 07:00 The Newly Discovered Casebook of Sherlock Holmes (b00bf0l6)
Holmes Strikes a Happy Medium
Baker Street’s Great Detective Sherlock Holmes tries to unravel murderous goings-on at a seance.
Roy Hudd spoofs the famous sleuth in Tony Hare’s comedy series.
With Chris Emmett as Dr Watson, June Whitfield as Mrs Hudson, Geoffrey Whitehead as Moriarty and Jeffrey Holland as Inspector Lestrade
Musical accompaniment: Ian Smith.
Producer: Chris Neill
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in February 1999.
THU 07:30 Clare in the Community (b00srjdd)
Series 6
Clare v God
Social worker Clare doesn't like people on her patch - especially an interfering Vicar.
Clare Barker is the self-absorbed social worker who has the right jargon for every problem she comes across, though never a practical solution. But there are plenty of challenges out there for an involved, caring social worker. Or even Clare.
Clare ..... Sally Phillips
Brian ..... Alex Lowe
Ray ..... Richard Lumsden
Helen ..... Liza Tarbuck
Megan/Nali ..... Nina Conti
Libby ..... Sarah Kendall
Written by Harry Venning and David Ramsden
Producer: Katie Tyrrell.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2010.
THU 08:00 The Men from the Ministry (b018jpg3)
Pardon My French
Battling to get the rest of Europe playing cricket - the bungling bureaucrats are on a sticky wicket.
The first of 14 shows not kept in the archive and re-recorded in 1980 - previously never broadcast in the UK, until the arrival of BBC Radio 4 Extra.
'The Men from the Ministry' ran for 14 series between 1962 and 1977.
Stars Richard Murdoch and Deryck Guyler (who replaced Wilfrid Hyde-White from 1966).
With Norma Ronald, Ronald Baddiley and John Graham.
Written by Edward Taylor and John Graham.
Producer: Edward Taylor
Re-recording of 'French Cricket" made in April 1980.
THU 08:30 Dad's Army (b007jmyj)
Series 2
Boots, Boots, Boots
The Home Guard platoon take action when Captain Mainwaring becomes obsessed with their feet.
Starring Arthur Lowe as Captain Mainwaring, John Le Mesurier as Sergeant Wilson, Clive Dunn as Corporal Jones, John Laurie as Private Frazer, Ian Lavender as Private Pike and Arnold Ridley as Godfrey.
Adapted for radio from Jimmy Perry and David Croft's TV scripts by Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles.
Producer: John Dyas
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1975.
THU 09:00 Know Your Place (b018jpjy)
Room to Manoeuvre
Cleaner Elsie borrows a flat for a night, but must keep caretaker Ramsay out of the way.
Ramsay Potts is the jobsworth caretaker at a crumbling Edwardian block of flats, pursued by the over-amorous cleaner Elsie.
Starring Roy Dotrice as Ramsay and Patricia Hayes as Elspeth Spurgeon.
Eight-part sitcom written by Andrew Palmer and Nell Brennan.
With John Graham, Jon Glover, Norma Ronald, Nell Brennan and Yvonne Manners.
Producer: Edward Taylor
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in February 1982.
THU 09:30 The 99p Challenge (b007js7q)
Series 3
Episode 3
Crazy panel show capers as host Sue Perkins grills Simon Pegg, Armando Iannucci, Ben Moor and Nick Frost.
The game where someone stands to leave the studio 99p richer than when they came in.
Written by Kevin Cecil and Andy Riley.
Producer: David Tyler
A Pozzitive production first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2001.
THU 10:00 The Chronicles of Narnia - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (b018p9kr)
Episode 2
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe: With Mr Tumnus arrested, the children try to rescue him from Queen Jadis. Read by David Suchet. Episode 2 of 3.
THU 10:50 Inheritance Books (b0196wql)
Anne Fine
The children's author inherits 'Mistress Masham's Repose' by TH White and passes on 'The Rescuers' by Margery Sharp'.
THU 11:00 Christopher Lee's Fireside Tales (b018jpn2)
The Man and the Snake
The master of terror shares Ambrose Bierce's scary story of serpents and hallucination, with a real sting in its tail.
THU 11:15 Linda Cracknell - The Three Knots (b018jppt)
Two stranded friends meet an old woman who claims to control the elements in 19th century Scotland. Stars Finn Den Hertog.
THU 12:00 The Men from the Ministry (b018jpg3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 12:30 Dad's Army (b007jmyj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 13:00 Wimsey (b007jzdt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
THU 13:30 Paul Temple (b007tbxy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
THU 14:00 A House to Let (b00x58pp)
Episode 4
Trottle makes a disturbing discovery at the derelict house, in a locked room. Stars Marcia Warren and Alec McCowen.
THU 14:15 Ambridge Extra (b018jprc)
Series 2
Episode 26
There's a lot of healing to be done in the season finale of the Archers spin-off.
THU 14:30 Winter Tales (b018jpsb)
Winter Tales - Series 2
The Night Circus, pt 4
Celia tries to bring the game to an end without further loss of life. Adjoa Andoh reads Erin Morgenstern's dark fantasy. Made for 4 Extra.
THU 15:00 The Chronicles of Narnia - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (b018p9kr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
THU 15:50 Inheritance Books (b0196wql)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:50 today]
THU 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b018jpsv)
Mel flies to Neverland with Peter Pan, and as the New Year approaches, she practises first footing.
THU 17:00 King Street Junior (b007jmfw)
Series 5
Good Times, Bad Times
Mrs Stone thinks that teachers are all frustrated performers, and she may well be right. Stars James Grout. From May 1990.
THU 17:30 The Newly Discovered Casebook of Sherlock Holmes (b00bf0l6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
THU 18:00 Doctor Who (b018jpxn)
The Pyramids of Mars
Episode 4
The Time Lord and Sarah must resort to a low-tech solution to scupper the plans of the mighty Sutekh. Fourth Doctor adventure read by Tom Baker.
THU 18:30 James Follett - Earthsearch (b007jldt)
Earthsearch I
Star Cluster - Tersus Nine
Having destroyed the warrior android Fagor and returned safely to the starship Challenger, the crew have resumed their search for Earth and are heading - in a state of suspended animation - for Tersus Nine.
James Follett's 10-part adventure serial in time and space.
Commander Telson ...... Sean Arnold
Sharna ...... Amanda Murray
Astra ...... Kathryn Hurlbutt
Darv ...... Haydn Wood
Angel One ...... Sonia Fraser
Angel Two ...... Gordon Reid
Director: Glyn Dearman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1981.
THU 19:00 The Men from the Ministry (b018jpg3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 19:30 Dad's Army (b007jmyj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 20:00 Wimsey (b007jzdt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
THU 20:30 Paul Temple (b007tbxy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
THU 21:00 Christopher Lee's Fireside Tales (b018jpn2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
THU 21:15 Linda Cracknell - The Three Knots (b018jppt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
THU 22:00 Clare in the Community (b00srjdd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
THU 22:30 The Atkinson People (b007jsb0)
Sir Corin Basin
The actor, raconteur and general bore talks to just about anyone who will listen. Stars Rowan Atkinson. From April 1979.
THU 23:00 The Cheese Shop Presents (b0084j38)
Series 2
Episode 3
A champion beautiful baby, and an assault on the local pier. Sketch comedy from Brighton with Gerard Foster. From June 1998.
THU 23:30 Think the Unthinkable (b007jm4p)
Series 1
London Transport
The Unthinkable Solutions team ride to the rescue of London's transport system.
Their strategy is to put Reg, an intense night-bus driver, in charge of London Transport, while chief executive Bud Jackson is sent back to driving tube trains...
James Cary’s award-winning sitcom about management consultants.
Ryan Packer ...... Marcus Brigstocke
Sophie Stott ...... Emma Kennedy
Daisy ...... Catherine Shepherd
Cynthia ...... Olivia Colman
Bud ...... Kim Wall
Reg ...... Chris Pavlo
Various ...... David Mitchell
Script associates: Paul Mayhew-Archer and Ed Drew.
Music by John Whitehall.
Producer: Adam Bromley.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2001.


FRIDAY 30 DECEMBER 2011

FRI 00:00 Doctor Who (b018jpxn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 James Follett - Earthsearch (b007jldt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Wimsey (b007jzdt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Paul Temple (b007tbxy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Know Your Place (b018jpjy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:30 The 99p Challenge (b007js7q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 The Chronicles of Narnia - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (b018p9kr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 03:50 Inheritance Books (b0196wql)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:50 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 Christopher Lee's Fireside Tales (b018jpn2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:15 Linda Cracknell - The Three Knots (b018jppt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 King Street Junior (b007jmfw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Thursday]
FRI 05:30 The Newly Discovered Casebook of Sherlock Holmes (b00bf0l6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Thursday]
FRI 06:00 Wimsey (b007jzg3)
The Nine Tailors
2 Lord Peter Is Called In
Back in Fenchurch St Paul, Lord Peter Wimsey speculates on the mystery of the unidentified and badly battered body...
Ian Carmichael stars as the aristocratic sleuth.
Dorothy L Sayers' detective mystery dramatised by Alistair Beaton.
Lord Peter Wimsey …. Ian Carmichael
Supt Blundell …. Timothy Bateson
Rev Theodore Venables …. Phillip Latham
Ezra Wilderspin …. John Church
Liz Widerspin …. Diana Bishop
Coroner …. Martin Friend
Harry Gotobed …. Alexander John
Dr Baines …. Brian Haynes
Will Thoday …. Keith Drinkell
Hilary Thorpe …. Fiona Matheson
Narrator …. John Westbrook
Producer: Martin Fisher
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1980.
FRI 06:30 Paul Temple (b007jqpv)
Paul Temple and the Conrad Case
Concerning Elliot France
Smooth detective Paul Temple's car is forced into a Bavarian ditch and a helpful driver stops...
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
Madame Klein …. Dorothy Holmes Gore
Denis Harper …. John Bryning
Elliot France …. James Thomason
June Jackson …. June Tobin
Madame Klein …. Dorothy Holmes Gore
Elliot France …. James Thomason
Gerda …. Hilda Schroder
Denis Harper …. John Bryning
Elsa, The Countess Dekker …. Joan Matheson
Dr Conrad …. Rolf Lefebvre
Herr Brechtschaft …. Jeffrey Segal

Between 1938 and 1968, Francis Durbridge's incomparably suave amateur detective Paul Temple and glamorous wife Steve solved case after baffling case in one of BBC radio's most popular series. They inhabited a sophisticated, well-heeled world of cocktails and fast cars.
Producer: Martyn C. Webster
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in March 1959.
FRI 07:00 Smelling of Roses (b007jzcd)
Series 1
Wise after the Event
The lives of Rosie and her granddaughter Jo are shaken by the return of Rosie's daughter Kate after a long spell working abroad.
The trials and tribulations of Rosie Burns and her event management company, based in Brighton.
Prunella Scales in the first of four series of Simon Brett's sitcom
Rosie ...... Prunella Scales
Kate ...... Arabella Weir
Jo ...... Rebecca Callard
Bob ...... Duncan Preston
Tess ...... Annette Badland
Mr Blantyre ...... Michael Fenton Stevens
Mr Joost ...... Stephen Thorne
Producer: Maria Esposito
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2000
FRI 07:30 What's So Funny? (b018jrf5)
Series 2
Episode 13
Ed Byrne is joined by Les Dennis and Christopher Biggins to toast the long comic tradition of panto in a very festive review.
FRI 08:00 The Navy Lark (b018jrgs)
Series 12
Sir Willoughby at Shanghai
The blundering crew of HMS Troutbridge crew take the Governor and his wife on a trip to China.

200th anniversary programme starring Leslie Phillips as the Sub-Lieutenant, Jon Pertwee as the Chief Petty Officer, Stephen Murray as the Commanding Officer, Richard Caldicot as Captain Povey, Tenniel Evans as Sir Willoughby Todhunter Brown, Heather Chasen as Lady Willoughby Todhunter Brown and Michael Bates as Commander Bracewell.

Laughs afloat aboard British Royal Navy frigate HMS Troutbridge. The Navy Lark ran for an impressive thirteen series between 1959 and 1976.

Scripted by Lawrie Wyman and George Evans.

Producer: Alastair Scott Johnston.

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in June 1971.
FRI 08:30 Steptoe and Son (b007k1hd)
Series 4
The Colour Problem
Albert and Harold Steptoe argue over whether to buy a new TV or a car.
Starring Wilfrid Brambell as Albert and Harry H Corbett as Harold. With Jo Manning Wilson and William Bedle.
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 was set in a house with a yard full of junk, featuring the lives of rag and bone men Albert Steptoe and his son Harold and it was the spark for a run of 8 series for TV.
Written for TV and adapted for radio by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.
Produced by Bobby Jaye
First broadcast on the BBC Radio 2 in March 1972.
FRI 09:00 Instant Sunshine (b007jxfm)
Reasonably Together Again
The humorous singing quartet of David Barlow, Peter Christie, Miles Kington and Alan Maryon-Davis entertain. From April 1985.
FRI 09:30 We've Been Here Before (b007r3dd)
Series 1
Episode 1
Clive Anderson hosts the panel show that pokes fun at events of the past.
Gyles Brandreth and Jimmy Carr battle it out against John O'Farrell and David Quantick.
Producer: Adam Bromley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2003.
FRI 10:00 The Chronicles of Narnia - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (b018p9rp)
Episode 3
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe: The White Witch wants Edmund killed, just as Aslan's rescue party arrives. Read by Paul Scofield. Episode 3 of 3.
FRI 10:50 Inheritance Books (b0196wrh)
Patrick Ness
The children's author inherits Richard Scarry's 'Storybook Dictionary' and passes on 'Life: An Exploded Diagram'.
FRI 11:00 Christopher Lee's Fireside Tales (b018js2l)
The Monkey's Paw
The master of terror shares WW Jacobs' classic tale of a sinister talisman sparking untold horror for a dear old couple.
FRI 11:15 Nick Warburton - Interviews (b00tb9nw)
A year in the life of three primary school children - as seen through the eyes of their parents and teacher.
Nick Warburton’s drama stars Tracy Childs as Miss Salmon, Henry Goodman as Mr Zagorsky, Kate Fleetwood as Steph, Richard Katz as Frank and Laura Elphinstone as Mrs Harris.
Director: Sally Avens
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2005.
FRI 12:00 The Navy Lark (b018jrgs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 Steptoe and Son (b007k1hd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
FRI 13:00 Wimsey (b007jzg3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
FRI 13:30 Paul Temple (b007jqpv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
FRI 14:00 A House to Let (b00x544m)
Episode 5
The derelict house finally reveals its sad secrets, but Trottle is determined to make it a happy ending. Stars Marcia Warren.
FRI 14:15 This Sceptred Isle (b00bb9m2)
Simon De Monfort
The beginnings of a Parliament started in the 13th Century. Anna Massey narrates the history of Britain, with Paul Eddington.
FRI 14:30 Winter Tales (b018js8y)
Winter Tales - Series 2
The Night Circus, pt 5
The fin-de-siècle circus is at risk, unless a new caretaker can be found. Adjoa Andoh concludes Erin Morgenstern's dark fantasy. Made for 4 Extra.
FRI 15:00 The Chronicles of Narnia - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (b018p9rp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
FRI 15:50 Inheritance Books (b0196wrh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:50 today]
FRI 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b018jsbs)
Join Mel Giedroyc for tales of new lives and new years, and the story of the boy who never grew up.
FRI 17:00 Desmond Olivier Dingle's Compleat Life and Works of William Shakespeare (b007k26q)
Episode 1
The Royal Dingle Company versus the Bard. Theatrical spoof with Patrick Barlow and guest Richard E Grant. From September 1995.
FRI 17:30 Smelling of Roses (b007jzcd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
FRI 18:00 Doctor Who (b018jsf5)
The Pyramids of Mars
Episode 5
When the Doctor's plan to destroy Sutekh's missile is foiled, he transports to Egypt to confront his enemy. Fourth Doctor adventure read by Tom Baker.
FRI 18:30 James Follett - Earthsearch (b00cfzsp)
Earthsearch I
Earthfall
Despite the difficulties put in their way by the two guardian 'Angels', the crew of the Challenger have found Paradise - an earth-like planet originally discovered by the second generation crew.
However, the 'Angels' are by no means beaten.
Conclusion of James Follett's 10-part adventure serial in time and space.
Commander Telson ...... Sean Arnold
Sharna ...... Amanda Murray
Astra ...... Kathryn Hurlbutt
Darv ...... Haydn Wood
Angel One ...... Sonia Fraser
Angel Two ...... Gordon Reid
Director: Glyn Dearman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1981.
FRI 19:00 The Navy Lark (b018jrgs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 Steptoe and Son (b007k1hd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
FRI 20:00 Wimsey (b007jzg3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
FRI 20:30 Paul Temple (b007jqpv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
FRI 21:00 Christopher Lee's Fireside Tales (b018js2l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
FRI 21:15 Nick Warburton - Interviews (b00tb9nw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
FRI 22:00 What's So Funny? (b018jrf5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
FRI 22:30 Old Harry's Game (b00wr9vv)
Christmas Special
Ring in the New
Satan decides he needs a holiday away from hell.
Written by and starring Andy Hamilton.
With Annette Crosbie as Edith, Robert Duncan as Scumspawn, Jimmy Mulville as Thomas.
And Felicity Montagu, Nick Revell, Philip Pope and Michael Fentons Stevens.
Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2010.
FRI 23:00 The Skivers (b007xwy1)
Series 2
William Franklyn
Dolphins - and Sue Lawley's big secret is revealed.
The return of Nick Golson and Tim de Jongh's skilful sketch show with special guest – sssh! William Franklyn, who’s mixing the drinks.
Written and performed by Nick Golson and Tim de Jongh.
With Peter Bradshaw and Mel Giedroyc
Producer: Jon Naismith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1995.
FRI 23:30 And Now in Colour (b007jscz)
Series 2
Stately Home
The team take the audience on a posh day out. Starring Tim de Jongh, William Vandyck and Tim Firth. From January 1991.