SATURDAY 31 MARCH 2012

SAT 00:00 Bradbury 13 (b012wzzd)
A Sound of Thunder
A safari into the prehistoric past sparks unexpected results. Adaptation of one of Ray Bradbury's most famous yarns, starring Max Robinson.
SAT 00:30 Doctor Who (b00s5ztx)
The Brain of Morbius
Episode 8
The Time Lord and Sarah Jane confront the Morbius monster once more, and call upon the Sisterhood for help. Read by Tom Baker.
SAT 01:00 Trueman and Riley (b01dw1mx)
Series 3
5. Home Truths
Riley doesn't want a woman who keeps reporting the same crime every year to divert investigations from something closer to home - his own granddaughter.
But he's asking for trouble when he impersonates a 14-year old girl himself.
Starring Robert Daws as Trueman and Duncan Preston as Riley.
Brian B Thompson’s detective series about the ill-matched duo set in Leeds.
DI Trueman .... Robert Daws
DS Riley .... Duncan Preston
Sue Stokes .... Lorraine Ashbourne
Becki .... Holly Matthews
Constable .... Harry Livingstone
Director: Toby Swift
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in March 2012
SAT 01:30 Ruth Rendell Stories (b00b5v5s)
The Wrong Category
Ignoring his mother's fears, Barry goes out after dark to visit the sites of six recent murders. Read by Nick Moran.
SAT 01:45 The Body on the Beach (b0091t5z)
Episode 10
More drama erupts, as Carole Seddon's murder investigation reaches a gripping climax. Simon Brett's thriller read by Joanna Tope.
SAT 02:00 Change at Oglethorpe (b007k0vl)
Foreign Parts
Winter has come to the Ogle Valley. David is dreaming of sun and sand when an old friend offers him an exciting job. Meanwhile, Arthur dreams of a date with June.
Peter Davison and Michael Williams star in Peter Morfoot's railway sitcom.
David ...... Peter Davison
Rocket ...... Michael Williams
June ...... Rosemary Martin
Points ...... Phillippa Wilson
Hattie ...... Madge Hindle
Sodd ...... Chris Emmett
Brian ...... Peter Silverleaf
Producer: Gareth Edwards
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in January 1996.
SAT 02:30 Puzzle Panel (b069ytl1)
Episode 2
Tease your brain along with Chris Maslanka, Anne Bradford, Professor David Singmaster and Paul Lamford. From June 1998.
SAT 03:00 Masters' India - The Lotus and the Wind (b00jjq7j)
Death of a Tribesman
Robin Savage marches to Kabul, as Anne attends a dying man. John Masters' family saga with Bill Nighy and Juliet Stevenson.
SAT 04:00 Tessa Hadley - Married Love (b01dw5lw)
Pretending
Bittersweet recollections of a childhood friendship founded on pretending games. Short story read by Saskia Wickham.
SAT 04:15 Martyn Wade - The Other Constance Chatterley (b007k0l7)
Mrs Chatterley of Gravesend reveals similar interests to her famous namesake.
Martyn Wade's comedy set in the 1930s starring Felicity Montagu and Rachel Atkins.
A failing firm of solicitors is saved from ruin by the prospect of a literary libel case. But it may involve the rather buttoned up partner of the firm going way beyond the call of duty.
Constance Chatterley ...... Rachel Atkins
Miss Priestley ...... Felicity Montagu
David Horovitch ...... Mr Greene
Mr Chatterley ...... Jon Glover
Director: Cherry Cookson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2004.
SAT 05:00 Brothers in Law (b007k2p3)
Series 2
But...
Juggling cases and girlfriends, barrister Roger has trouble with toggles and grommets.
Starring Richard Briers as Roger Thursby, John Glyn-Jones as Grimes, Julia Lockwood as Sally, Bridget Armstrong as Joy and Brian Oulton as the Judge.
All other parts played by William Fox, Garard Green and Peter Tuddenham.
Written by Henry Cecil and Basil Dawson.
Published in 1955, Henry Cecil's comic legal novel Brothers in Law was adapted first for TV in 1962 by Frank Muir and Denis Norden. It provided the first regular starring role for Richard Briers, who later reprised his role of the idealistic young lawyer Roger Thursby for BBC Radio between 1970 and 1972.
Producer: David Hatch
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1971.
SAT 05:30 Smelling of Roses (b007k1tg)
Series 2
Trade Secrets
Confidentiality proves a headache for Rosie when she, Kate and Jo are all asked to organise top secret events...
Prunella Scales stars in the second of four series of Simon Brett's sitcom following the trials and tribulations of Rosie Burns and her event-management company based in Brighton.
With Arabella Weir as Kate, Rebecca Callard as Jo, Duncan Preston as Bob, Annette Badland as Tess, Edward de Souza as Oleg, Gillian Hanna as Kirsten and Simon Trinder as Robert.
Producer: Maria Esposito
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2001.
SAT 06:00 Kamikaze Ground Staff Reunion Dinner (b007jn3k)
John Le Mesurier Centenary. The men who serviced Japanese attack planes stir memories and plan a new mission. Stewart Parker's drama for the actor's centenary.
SAT 07:00 Alun Owen - The Lancaster Gate End (b01f4xrc)
Contrary views are swapped in a series of blunt exchanges between two regular visitors to one of Her Majesty's royal parks.
Starring John Le Mesurier as the Colonel, Peggy Aitchison as the Woman and Alan Dudley as the Park Keeper.
Written by Alun Owen.
Producer: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4's Thirty Minute Theatre in June 1982.
SAT 07:30 Faking the Classics (b00t6sjb)
Mozart
How tricksters have tampered with the composer's musical legacy. Jonathan Bate sounds out the real notes from the duff ones.
SAT 08:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b01f8jls)
Series 7
Episode 24
From the Town Hall in New York City, the funny man celebrates Shakespeare. With guitarists Sergio and Odair Assad. From 2011.
SAT 09:00 Barry Took: Mr Point of View (b00c5n6x)
The late comedian, writer and broadcaster tells his own show business story, featuring famous folk and programme excerpts.
SAT 11:30 Round the Horne (b00hzphb)
Series 1
Episode 11
Kenneth Horne, Master Spy battles for Britain - and Bona Homes with Julian and Sandy.
With Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden and Bill Pertwee.
Recorded at the BBC's Paris Studio in Lower Regent Street, London. Announcer: Douglas Smith
Round The Horne was born out of the demise of BBC radio comedy Beyond Our Ken, after the end of writer Eric Merriman's involvement. Using the same cast and producer, Barry Took and Marty Feldman were persuaded to write the scripts - which led to four series that ran between 1965 and 1968 - packed full of parodies, recurring characters, catchphrases and double-entendres.
Music by Edwin Braden and the Hornblowers and The Fraser Hayes Four.
Producer: John Simmonds
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in May 1965.
SAT 12:00 Reeds in the Wind - Omnibus (b01f8l87)
Episode 1
Nobel laureate Grazia Deledda's powerful story of love, poverty, honour and retribution set in 1900's Sardinia. Dramatised by Linda Marshall Griffiths.
SAT 13:15 Baroness Orczy - The Teahouse Detective (b007jmhd)
The Metropolitan Line Murder
Journalist Polly seeks help from an enigmatic old customer in a London teahouse over her friend's killing. Stars Bernard Hepton.
SAT 14:00 The Radio Ballads (b00lm92q)
The Big Hewer
A legend told by the men of the coalfields from the Tyne to the Vale of Neath, with the music they inspired. From August 1961.
SAT 15:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b01f8jls)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
SAT 16:00 Kamikaze Ground Staff Reunion Dinner (b007jn3k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SAT 17:00 Alun Owen - The Lancaster Gate End (b01f4xrc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
SAT 17:30 What's So Funny? (b01dw46d)
Series 2
Episode 26
Ed Byrne, Tim Minchin and Marcus Brigstocke from the Alps, plus reviews from Lucy Porter, Scott Capurro and Dave Gorman.
SAT 18:00 Nevil Shute - On the Beach (b0124y0r)
Episode 2
As the deadly radioactive cloud approaches Australia, a desperate submarine mission is launched. Stars Richard Dillane.
SAT 19:00 Comedy Controller (b00tk7dk)
David Quantick
Comedy writer David Quantick is BBC Radio 4 Extra's Comedy Controller for three glorious hours.
His archive choices include Hello Cheeky (02/06/1973), King Cutler (15/02/1990), I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again - Ser 9. 3/8 Star Trek (18/11/1973), Uncle Mort's North Country - Ser 2. 1/5 (13/04/1989), You'll Have Had Your Tea: Hamish & Dougal - Ser 2. 1/6 (25/02/2004)
'Reality Is an Illusion Caused by Lack of NF Simpson' (05/04/2007) is a documentary David made about the surrealist and comic playwright. Plus enjoy three of Simpson's finest 'Snippets' covering the likes of Hereward the Wake's teeth to Leibniz's discovery of the infinitesimal calculus - seemingly found in a corner crouching behind a curtain!
His final choice is Steven Appleby's Normal Life - Ser 1. 1/6 (08/08/2001)
David's career began as a music journalist at NME where his reputation for witty writing soon led him to scripting comedy sketches for Spitting Image. His many radio credits include On the Hour, Bussman and Quantick Kingsize, The 99p Show and The Blaggers Guide. His impressive TV writing credentials include The Day Today, Brass Eye, The Fast Show, ScreenWatch and Harry Hill's TV Burp.
SAT 22:00 Saturday Stand-Up (b013lwvr)
Elvis McGonagall
It's rhymin' season and that's the reason that street poet Elvis McGonagall is wowing them at London's Albany. From 2010.
SAT 22:30 Comic to Comic (b0080ssp)
Series 2
Julia Morris
After TV fame down under, Australian stand-up Julia Morris chats about her subsequent British success.
Series in which Bruce Morton talks to top stand-up comedians about life, the universe and comedy.
Producer: Carol Purcell
First broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland in Febuary 2006.
SAT 23:00 Adam Dalgliesh - Devices and Desires (b007jlk1)
Episode 4
Commander Dalgliesh's hunt for the Whistler seems to be over, so Hilary Robarts' killer is still at large. Dramatisation of PD James's novel stars Robin Ellis.
SAT 23:30 Ruth Rendell Stories (b007jrzf)
Paperwork
Cruelty and silence lead a man to confront his past in a house piled high with papers and secrets. Read by Russell Dixon.


SUNDAY 01 APRIL 2012

SUN 00:00 Nevil Shute - On the Beach (b0124y0r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday]
SUN 01:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b01f8jls)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Saturday]
SUN 02:00 Reeds in the Wind - Omnibus (b01f8l87)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 on Saturday]
SUN 03:15 Baroness Orczy - The Teahouse Detective (b007jmhd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:15 on Saturday]
SUN 04:00 Kamikaze Ground Staff Reunion Dinner (b007jn3k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday]
SUN 05:00 Alun Owen - The Lancaster Gate End (b01f4xrc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Saturday]
SUN 05:30 What's So Funny? (b01dw46d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Saturday]
SUN 06:00 Lynne Reid Banks - The L-Shaped Room (Omnibus) (b00sw811)
Episode 2
Battling 1950s social prejudices, single mother-to-be Jane is in hospital with a threatened miscarriage.
Lynne Reid Banks' ground-breaking story of middle-class Jane, pregnant and unmarried, has remained in print ever since it was first published in 1960.
Stars Lynne Seymour as Jane, Richard Mitchley as Dr Graham, Marie Gordon-Price as Mavis, Nickie Rainsford as Doris, Bill Wallis as Father, Simon Armstrong as James, John Rowe as Dr Maxwell, Rachel Atkins as Jane 2, Trevor Laird as John and John McAndrew as Toby.
Omnibus of the last five of ten episodes.
Producer: Alison Hindell.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2004.
SUN 07:15 Roger Deakin - Wildwood: A Journey Through Trees (b00j1hzr)
Sapwood
Nature writer and conservationist Roger Deakin looks at moths with a group of Essex insect enthusiasts. Read by Sean Baker.
SUN 07:30 Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section (b01dtmb8)
Series 1
Kevin Eldon
Comedian Alex Horne is joined by his own 5 piece jazz band for music and comedy as they try interactive cookery.
With special guest: comedian Kevin Eldon.
Host .... Alex Horne
Trumpet/banjo .... Joe Auckland
Saxophone/clarinet ....Mark Brown
Double Bass/Bass .... Will Collier
Drums and Percussion .... Ben Reynolds
Piano/keyboard .... Joe Stilgoe
Guest performer ....Kevin Eldon
Producer: Julia McKenzie
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2012..
SUN 08:00 Take It From Here (b01f9slt)
From 19/02/1959
The fall and rise of a Punch & Judy show - and Ron and Eth are planning their honeymoon in 'The Glums'.
Starring Professor Jimmy Edwards, Dick Bentley and June Whitfield.
Announcer: Brian Matthew
Music from Wallace Eaton and the Keynotes and the BBC Revue Orchestra conducted by Harry Rabinowitz.
Scripted by Frank Muir and Denis Norden.
Producer: Charles Maxwell
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in February 1959.
SUN 08:30 Meet the Huggetts (b00nhq58)
Loser Pays
Joe and Fred's attempt to teach their wives a lesson backfires.
The popular working-class Huggett family first hit the cinema screen with a series of Gainsborough films between 1947 and 1949. Their subsequent BBC radio series ran from 1953 to 1962.
CAST:
Joe …. Jack Warner
Ethel …. Kathleen Harrison
Bobby …. George Howell
Jane …. Marion Collins
Fred Stebbings …. Charles Leno
Clara …. Molly Lumley
The Insurance Salesman …. Kenneth Connor
Scripted by Eddie Maguire.
Producer: Jacques Brown
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in September 1957.
SUN 09:00 LM Montgomery - Anne of Green Gables (b00rvxz8)
Episode 1
A couple expects to adopt an orphan boy, not an impetuous red-headed girl. LM Montgomery dramatisation stars Barbara Barnes.
SUN 09:30 Just William - Live! (b007jy2q)
Series 1
The Sweet Little Girl in White
Violet Elizabeth Bott arrives in the scruffy schoolboy's life. Martin Jarvis plays all of Richmal Crompton's characters.
SUN 10:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (b01f9slw)
Tanni Grey Thompson
Kirsty Young explores the choices of the Paralympian in the last of a series featuring Olympic gold medal winners.
SUN 10:50 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00lxhb3)
Series 1
Birds of Paradise
Sir David Attenborough talks about the Birds of Paradise, a group of birds which evolved in the relative safety of New Guinea, allowing them to acquire adornments and feathered decorations so resplendent that they fooled the early explorers who discovered them.
Series of talks by Sir David on the natural histories of creatures and plants from around the world.
Producer: Julian Hector.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra in August 2009.
SUN 11:00 That Reminds Me (b007jmr3)
Series 1
Barry Took
Comedian, writer and presenter Barry Took reminisces as he entertains an audience.
Featuring tales of Round the Horne, The News Quiz and Monty Python.
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1999.
SUN 11:30 Dad Made Me Laugh (b00d7h6q)
Maureen Beattie
Johnny Beattie's daughter chats to Sally Magnusson about her life with the Glaswegian comedian.
Producer: Mike Walker
First broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland in September 2006.
SUN 12:00 Lynne Reid Banks - The L-Shaped Room (Omnibus) (b00sw811)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SUN 13:15 Roger Deakin - Wildwood: A Journey Through Trees (b00j1hzr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]
SUN 13:30 Wally K Daly (b007jqz6)
A Right Royal Rip-Off
Inmates Charles and George have a nice little scam going on behind bars. The last thing they want is to be released from prison, so they plot an outrageously daring heist - involving the Crown Jewels.
Starring Peter Jones, Charles Hawtrey, Donald Hewlett and Bernard Bresslaw.
The second of Wally K Daly's trilogy of criminal gang capers produced in the style of old British comedy films.
Charles Forbes .... Peter Jones
Governor Smith ... Donald Hewlett
George Evans .... Lockwood West
Fingers .... Charles Hawtrey
Bullet Head ..... Bernard Bresslaw
Nigel .... John Warner
Mrs Sopworth .... Pauline Letts
Colonel .... Stephen Thorne
Basil .... Ronald Herdman
Winston .... Steve Hodson
Tommy .... John Bull
Chair Person .... Miranda Forbes
Billy .... David Timson
Wilkes .... John Rowe
Plunket .... John Rye
Perkins .... Adrian Egan
Doreen .... Wendy Murray
Calloni .... Gordon Reid
Listen out for conclusion of Wally K Daly's Trilogy - The Bigger They Are.
Producer: Martin Jenkins
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1982.
SUN 15:00 Take It From Here (b01f9slt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
SUN 15:30 Meet the Huggetts (b00nhq58)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
SUN 16:00 LM Montgomery - Anne of Green Gables (b00rvxz8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SUN 16:30 Just William - Live! (b007jy2q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
SUN 17:00 A History of the World in 100 Objects Omnibus (b00w2452)
Mass Production, Mass Persuasion (AD 1780-1914)
Neil MacGregor, the director of the British Museum in London, continues his global history as told through objects from the Museum's collection. In this episode, Neil concentates on the period between the French Revolution and the First World War, when the countries of Europe and the USA were transformed from agricultural to industrial economies. At the same time, their empires around the world grew. Technological innovation led to the mass production of goods and growing international trade. Previously luxuries, like tea and Wedgewood pottery, became affordable to the masses. In many countries, movements pressed for political and social reforms, including the right for all men and women to be able to vote. The industrial revolutions of the West were partly funded by resources from Europe's expanding colonial empires. Only one non-western country, Japan, successfully embraced modernisation and emerged as an imperial power in its own right.

Producer: Paul Kobrak.
SUN 18:00 Terry Pratchett (b007jlxd)
Only You Can Save Mankind
1. ScreeWees are for Real?
As the alien fleet crosses the computer screen, 12 year-old Johnny Maxwell prepares to blow the ScreeWee into a million pieces - sparking a wild seesaw adventure involving space warfare, starships and aliens.
Terry Pratchett's sci-fi fantasy novel stars Tim Smith and Janet Dale.
Dramatised in three parts by Bob Hescott.
Johnny Maxwell …. Tim Smith
ScreeWee Captain …. Janet Dale
Gunnery Officer …. Michael Angelis
The PT Teacher …. Mark Finn
Wobbler …. Akhbar Karim
Johnny’s Mother …. Marian Kemmer
Johnny’s Father …. Laurence Rew
ScreeWee Crew Member …. Tessa Harrison
Newscaster …. Terry Pearson
Yo-less …. Peter Dalton
Big Mac …. Michael Peristrello
Kirsty …. Natalie Moore
Mr Patel …. Renu Setna
Producer: Brian Lighthill
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1996.
SUN 18:30 Weird Tales (b00vknrq)
Series 2
Split the Atom
Hoarder of horror Lovecraft returns to share three more chilling tales.
By Lynn Ferguson. Frank Ivory is full of anger: burning, simmering, steaming anger. On his way home one night, after making his colleagues lives a misery, he meets Gwen, who is determined to tell him the story of the Morrigan, the Celtic goddess in charge of who should live and who should die.
Frank ......Derek Riddell
Gwen ......Rachel Ogilvy
Lovecraft ...... Stephen Hogan
Louise ...... Emma Stansfield
Bill ...... Rhys Jennings
Barbara/Delivery Woman ...... Tessa Nicholson
George ...... Ewan Hooper
William Perkins/Homeless Guy ...... Piers Wehner
Directed by Luke Fresle.
SUN 19:00 That Reminds Me (b007jmr3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
SUN 19:30 Dad Made Me Laugh (b00d7h6q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:30 today]
SUN 20:00 Take It From Here (b01f9slt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
SUN 20:30 Meet the Huggetts (b00nhq58)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
SUN 21:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (b01f9slw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SUN 21:50 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00lxhb3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:50 today]
SUN 22:00 Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section (b01dtmb8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
SUN 22:30 Hair in the Gate - Series 2 (b01f9sly)
Episode 3
Religious music is all the rage, leading to an uneasy reunion for arts reporter Brian. With Harriet Thorpe. From August 1995.
SUN 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (b01flzxk)
The Comedy Club brings you laughs six nights a week. Arthur Smith chats with James Acaster.
SUN 23:00 Newsjack (b01f9sm0)
Series 6
Episode 6
Justin Edwards and the team tastefully make fun of the news stories from the last seven days.
SUN 23:30 The Jason Byrne Show (b01f9sm2)
Series 2
Parents
Award-winning comedian Jason Byrne’s lowdown on what being a mum and dad means.
Stand up and sketches with Laurence Howarth and Anna Bengo.
Producer: Julia McKenzie
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2009.


MONDAY 02 APRIL 2012

MON 00:00 Terry Pratchett (b007jlxd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday]
MON 00:30 Weird Tales (b00vknrq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Sunday]
MON 01:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (b01f9slw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday]
MON 01:50 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00lxhb3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:50 on Sunday]
MON 02:00 That Reminds Me (b007jmr3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Sunday]
MON 02:30 Dad Made Me Laugh (b00d7h6q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:30 on Sunday]
MON 03:00 Take It From Here (b01f9slt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Sunday]
MON 03:30 Wally K Daly (b007jqz6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Sunday]
MON 05:00 LM Montgomery - Anne of Green Gables (b00rvxz8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Sunday]
MON 05:30 Just William - Live! (b007jy2q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Sunday]
MON 06:00 John Mortimer - Rumpole (b007k4fd)
The Confession of Guilt
Recalling the case of an immigrant accused of wounding near a cricket ground, Horace Rumpole investigates the truth of a true confession.
"The Splendours And Miseries Of An Old Bailey Hack". Starring Maurice Denham as ageing London barrister-at-law Horace Rumpole and Margot Boyd as Hilda Rumpole
With Michael Maloney as Nick Rumpole and Godfrey Kenton as Mr Justice Everglades and John Church as Magnus Piecan.
Originally a TV series created by writer and barrister John Mortimer, Rumpole hit the BBC radio airwaves in 1980. Case-by-case, Rumpole recalls his work at the Central Criminal Court of England and Wales.
Director: Ian Cotterell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1980.
MON 06:30 Richard Matheson - A Stir of Echoes (b00p4y6p)
Episode 1
Being hypnotised by his brother-in-law at a dinner party awakens strange abilities in Tom Wallace. Read by Trevor White.
MON 07:00 Married (b0080qdc)
Series 2
War of the Worlds
It is a fight to the death as Robin finally meets his doppelganger.
When two universes collide, there can be only one winner.
Hugh Bonneville stars in Tony Bagley's comedy.
Robin .... Hugh Bonneville
Lesley .... Josie Lawrence
Dirk .... Stephen Frost
Ned .... Sam Bradley
Maxine .... Ann Gosling
Manicurist .... Vicki Pepperdine
Piano Man .... Simon Roberts
Arthur Smith .... Himself
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2000.
MON 07:30 Just a Minute (b01dtlvx)
Series 62
India
Nicholas Parsons sets more challenges from Mumbai with Paul Merton, Marcus Brigstocke, Anuvab Pal and Cyrus Broacha. From 2012.
MON 08:00 Beyond Our Ken (b008vczs)
Kenneth Horne tells all about a film premiere, and Hornerama investigates shipping. With Kenneth Williams. From June 1959.
MON 08:30 Ken Dodd's Palace of Laughter (b00g17rc)
The King of Knotty Ash's fun-packed Tickle Tour arrives at the Wigan Little Theatre. With Peter Goodwright. From January 1986.
MON 09:00 Clare in the Community (b008nzwn)
Series 4
Mother of all Mothers
The bossy social worker wants a baby, but is Brian willing to make it happen? Starring Sally Phillips. From January 2008.
MON 09:30 The Attractive Young Rabbi (b007k2mq)
Series 2
The Lift
Rabbi Fine and Rabbi Jacobs have an intimate meeting - but not one they would have chosen...
Barry Grossman’s comedy-drama about the collision between the old and the new in the Jewish community of Hillfield.
Rabbi Abraham Fine ...... David De Keyser
Rabbi Su Jacobs ...... Tracy-Ann Oberman
Sadie Fine ...... Doreen Mantle
Melvin ...... Henry Goodman
Brian ...... Jonathan Kydd
Caretaker ...... Howard Lew Lewis
Mr Mukherjee ...... Harry Landis
Bernice ...... Renu Setna
Ambulance Man ...... Simon Balfour (
Music: Max Harris.
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2000.
MON 10:00 Masters' India - The Lotus and the Wind (b00jm3l1)
Compromised
Robin Savage approaches Kabul, while Anne is in Peshawar. John Masters' family saga with Bill Nighy and Juliet Stevenson.
MON 11:00 Nick Warburton - The Inspection (b011pnrj)
Roy dislikes his nice new school jacket so much that losing it becomes a mission. Read by Christian Rodska.
MON 11:15 Loose Ends (b01f1lpn)
Julian Clary, Robert Powell and Max Hastings. Nikki Bedi chats to Amelia Bullmore. With music from Shearwater and Stush
Clive Anderson is joined by 'renowned homosexual' Julian Clary to discuss his new novel Briefs Encountered. Former Jesus of Nazareth actor, Robert Powell talks about making the transition from playing Son of God to Doctor in The House. Thirty years on from the Falklands War journalist Max Hastings explores its impact and legacy and writer and actor Amelia Bullmore gets Clive acquainted with Olympic mockumentary Twenty Twelve.
Producer: Sukey Firth.
MON 12:00 Beyond Our Ken (b008vczs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 12:30 Ken Dodd's Palace of Laughter (b00g17rc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 13:00 John Mortimer - Rumpole (b007k4fd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
MON 13:30 Richard Matheson - A Stir of Echoes (b00p4y6p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
MON 14:00 Moya O'Shea - The Chocolate Lovers' Club (b00w46nz)
Episode 1
At the Muchly Bottom village chocolate lovers' club five women take turns in creating a chocolate delight and tell a chocolate-related tale while eating it.
At the inaugural meeting, Sarah reveals how chocolate helped her make one of the biggest decisions of her life...
Moya O'Shea’s delicious five-part drama.
Mrs Drexl - Sylvia Sims
Clementine - Paula Wilcox
Rosie - Helena Breck
Sarah - Eleanor Bron
Charlotte - Carolyn Pickles
Hot Shot - Carl Prekopp
Luke - Peter Darney
Director: Tracey Neale
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2001.
MON 14:15 This Sceptred Isle (b007jspr)
England Loses An Admiral
The British have captured Gibraltar, but in the newly formed United Kingdom many are leaving for the New World.
MON 14:30 Khaled Hosseini - A Thousand Splendid Suns (b00fszdc)
Episode 6
Orphaned by war, young Laila hears news of Tariq. Rasheed has plans. Khaled Hosseini's story read by Seeta Indrani.
MON 14:45 Keith Waterhouse - Billy Liar (b01f9y2q)
Episode 1
Stephen Tompkinson reads Keith Waterhouse's classic comic story about a young dreamer who fantasises about a more exciting life.
MON 15:00 Masters' India - The Lotus and the Wind (b00jm3l1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
MON 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b01f9y2s)
Mel Giedroyc goes to the circus and finds some great acts from the past - high diving elks, men with bee beards and the Fiji mermaid. 'Secret Heart' by David Almond is our story.
MON 17:00 The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket (b007jrr4)
Getting It Together
The dear ladies struggle to build a flat-pack settee. Starring Dr Evadne Hinge and Dame Hilda Bracket.
MON 17:30 Married (b0080qdc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
MON 18:00 Bradbury 13 (b0131yvj)
The Man
Captain Hart is upset with his welcome when he lands on a planet. Ray Bradbury's tale set in space stars Max Golightly.
MON 18:30 Eoin Colfer - And Another Thing... (b012xs2d)
Episode 1
There is very nearly tea and biscuits. Sequel to Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series, with Stephen Mangan.
MON 18:45 Elspeth Davie - A Collection of Bones (b012ylq3)
Allergy
Caledonian creepiness, as Scottish writer Elspeth Davie spins a strange yarn of ovulatory revenge. Read by Edith Macarthur.
MON 19:00 Beyond Our Ken (b008vczs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 19:30 Ken Dodd's Palace of Laughter (b00g17rc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 20:00 John Mortimer - Rumpole (b007k4fd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
MON 20:30 Richard Matheson - A Stir of Echoes (b00p4y6p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
MON 21:00 Nick Warburton - The Inspection (b011pnrj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
MON 21:15 Loose Ends (b01f1lpn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
MON 22:00 Just a Minute (b01dtlvx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
MON 22:30 Clare in the Community (b008nzwn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
MON 23:00 The Now Show (b01dvzgm)
Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis dissect the week's news with comical precision assisted by Jon Holmes, Mitch Benn, Laura Shavin and John Finnemore.
MON 23:30 The Mitch Benn Music Show (b00bf7wv)
Series 2
Episode 4
The host presents a selection of classic comic songs. With special guest Neil Hannon from The Divine Comedy. From November 2006.


TUESDAY 03 APRIL 2012

TUE 00:00 Bradbury 13 (b0131yvj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:30 Eoin Colfer - And Another Thing... (b012xs2d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday]
TUE 00:45 Elspeth Davie - A Collection of Bones (b012ylq3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:45 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 John Mortimer - Rumpole (b007k4fd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 Richard Matheson - A Stir of Echoes (b00p4y6p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 Clare in the Community (b008nzwn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:30 The Attractive Young Rabbi (b007k2mq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 Masters' India - The Lotus and the Wind (b00jm3l1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 Nick Warburton - The Inspection (b011pnrj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:15 Loose Ends (b01f1lpn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket (b007jrr4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Monday]
TUE 05:30 Married (b0080qdc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday]
TUE 06:00 John Mortimer - Rumpole (b007k4gk)
The Dear Departed
Rumpole recalls a fraud case based on some ghostly messages.
"The Splendours And Miseries Of An Old Bailey Hack". Starring Maurice Denham as ageing London barrister-at-law Horace Rumpole and Margot Boyd as Hilda Rumpole
With Michael Spice as Guthrie Featherstone, Peter Pratt as Justice Venables and Preston Lockwood as Mr Pontefract.
Originally a TV series created by writer and barrister John Mortimer, Rumpole hit the BBC radio airwaves in 1980. Case-by-case, Rumpole recalls his work at the Central Criminal Court of England and Wales.
Director: Ian Cotterell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1980.
TUE 06:30 Richard Matheson - A Stir of Echoes (b00p5x2f)
Episode 2
On an evening out, Tom faces a vision of a woman. Is he hallucinating, dreaming or seeing ghosts? Read by Trevor White.
TUE 07:00 Mr Finchley Goes to Paris (b007k087)
Episode 5
Back in London, Robert gets into trouble and the solicitor's clerk receives an unlikely visitor.
Starring Richard Griffiths as shy solicitor's clerk, Edgar Finchley.
Robert Gillespie ...... James Cohen
Mrs Crantell ...... Anna Cropper
Marie Peters ...... Serena Evans
Mr Barker ...... John Bird
Narrated by James Villiers.
Written by Victor Canning and adapted for radio by Andy and Eric Merriman.
Producer: Gareth Edwards
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in June 1994.
TUE 07:30 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! (b01dtvk9)
Series 7
Knights of the Round Table
Returning home from Spain early, Arthur applies to join the Round Table. A bang on the head at the Mason's HQ confuses matters somewhat as a concussed Arthur steps back to the days of the Knights of the Round Table.
Count Arthur Strong - one time Variety Star, now sole proprietor and owner of Doncaster's Academy of Performance - is a show business legend, raconteur, and lecturer extraordinaire. He stars in a Sitcom with regular sidekick Wilfred Taylor, Master Butcher, and a host of other characters.
All false starts and nervous fumbling, badly covered up by a delicate sheen of bravado and self-assurance, and an expert in everything from the world of entertainment to the origin of the species, everyday life with Arthur is an enlightening experience.
Cast:
Steve Delaney
Mel Giedroyc
Alastair Kerr
David Mounfield
Producer: John Leonard
A Komedia Entertainment production for BBC Radio 4.
TUE 08:00 The Goon Show (b007jnm5)
Series 7
The Great Bank Robbery
All set for the Long Distance Bass Drum Race, Neddie Seagoon is duped into villainy.
Groundbreaking, surreal BBC radio comedy written by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens.
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: Pat Dixon
First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in November 1956.
TUE 08:30 Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead (b00g2gm2)
From 22/02/1971
Trouble at sea, a laughing tax inspector and a right royal surprise.
A sequential entertainment for radio starring Ronnie Barker.
With Terence Brady, Pauline Yates and Josephine Gordon.
Pianist: Gordon Langford
Written by Terence Brady, John Graham, Allan Scott and Chris Bryant, Gerald Wiley (Ronnie's Barker's pseudonym) and Gordon Langford.
Producer John Fawcett-Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1971.
TUE 09:00 The Now Show (b01dvzgm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday]
TUE 09:30 The Mitch Benn Music Show (b00bf7wv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:30 on Monday]
TUE 10:00 Masters' India - The Lotus and the Wind (b00jn0n4)
Levels of Deception
Robin and Jagbir are in disguise, seeking Russian intelligence. John Masters dramatisation with Bill Nighy and Juliet Stevenson.
TUE 11:00 Short stories by DH Lawrence (b007k1sb)
Rawdon's Roof
A man swears that no woman shall sleep under his roof again, but what does his lover feel about it? Read by Andy Hockley.
TUE 11:15 Martyn Wade - A Home of Their Own (b00b4038)
To escape their children who won't leave home, Kenneth and Clare move to a smaller house - with no space for visitors.
But the couple are soon plagued by former residents and visitors - unaware that the previous owner Mrs Hooper has departed...
Martyn Wade's comedy starring David Troughton as Kenneth and Barbara Flynn as Clare.
With Margaret Tyzack as Mrs Hooper, Richenda Carey as Miss Grainger-Taylor, Jonathan Keeble as Mr Norton, Wayne Foskett as Maurice, Harry Myers as George and Colleen Prendergast as Jill.
Production note:
'A Home of Their Own' was due to be recorded on location in a house used for a number of Martyn's previous plays, but which had become too noisy for period plays.
Ironically during the recording, the cast and crew had to decamp to a studio as severe building work at both the back and front of the house made the recording inaudible. Perhaps the house was having the last word..?
Producer: Cherry Cookson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2005.
TUE 12:00 The Goon Show (b007jnm5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 12:30 Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead (b00g2gm2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 13:00 John Mortimer - Rumpole (b007k4gk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
TUE 13:30 Richard Matheson - A Stir of Echoes (b00p5x2f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
TUE 14:00 Moya O'Shea - The Chocolate Lovers' Club (b00w4lt1)
Episode 2
Following her mother, it's Rosie's turn to tell her shameful tale of how her 21st birthday party nearly didn't happen...
At the Muchly Bottom village chocolate lovers' club five women take turns in creating a chocolate delight and tell a chocolate-related tale while eating it.
Moya O'Shea’s delicious five-part drama.
Mrs Drexl - Sylvia Sims
Clementine - Paula Wilcox
Rosie - Helena Breck
Sarah - Eleanor Bron
Charlotte - Carolyn Pickles
Hot Shot - Carl Prekopp
Luke - Peter Darney
Director: Tracey Neale
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2001.
TUE 14:15 This Sceptred Isle (b007jsqf)
Fruitless Carnage and the End of Marlborough
The Duke of Marlborough embarks on another campaign. Anna Massey narrates British history, with help from Peter Jeffrey.
TUE 14:30 Khaled Hosseini - A Thousand Splendid Suns (b00ft41f)
Episode 7
As Mariam and Laila grow close, angry husband Rasheed imposes his violent will. Khaled Hosseini's story read by Seeta Indrani.
TUE 14:45 Keith Waterhouse - Billy Liar (b01fb3ps)
Episode 2
Billy is now engaged to two girls in his Yorkshire home town, but he imagines an escape to London. Read by Stephen Tompkinson.
TUE 15:00 Masters' India - The Lotus and the Wind (b00jn0n4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
TUE 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b01fb3pv)
Mel ponders on collective nouns - along with an exultation of skylarks, could there be a giggle of Giedroycs? And she runs away to the Mexican circus on a Journey of a Lifetime.
TUE 17:00 Flying the Flag (b007jxh2)
Series 2
A Taste of Democracy
It’s British week in the People's Republic – showcasing a double-decker bus and a demonstration of clog dancing.
Alex Shearer's Eastern bloc embassy sitcom.
Starring Dinsdale Landen as HM Ambassador Mackenzie, Peter Acre as William Frost, Moir Leslie as Helen Waterson, Christopher Benjamin as Colonel Surikov, Alan Dudley as Frank Burton, MP and Richard Tate as Gerald Calder-Brown, MP.
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1988.
TUE 17:30 Mr Finchley Goes to Paris (b007k087)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
TUE 18:00 Bradbury 13 (b01381ts)
The Wind
The mounting wind proves to be an enemy for one man. Ray Bradbury's atmospheric tale stars Bob Nelson.
TUE 18:30 Eoin Colfer - And Another Thing... (b012xxvs)
Episode 2
An old friend appears. Sequel to Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, with Stephen Mangan and Peter Serafinowicz.
TUE 18:45 Elspeth Davie - A Collection of Bones (b012ylrg)
The Swans
Staff in a paint shop start seeing mortality in a row of houses. It has a melancholic effect on sales. Read by Edith MacArthur. From January 2002.
TUE 19:00 The Goon Show (b007jnm5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 19:30 Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead (b00g2gm2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 20:00 John Mortimer - Rumpole (b007k4gk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
TUE 20:28 Easter Diaries (b01fhgnd)
Tuesday
The mood in Jerusalem changes. One of the disciples looks for guidance in the Temple, and comes to a momentous decision. Short dramatisations of the Easter story.
TUE 20:30 Richard Matheson - A Stir of Echoes (b00p5x2f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
TUE 21:00 Short stories by DH Lawrence (b007k1sb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
TUE 21:15 Martyn Wade - A Home of Their Own (b00b4038)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
TUE 22:00 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! (b01dtvk9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
TUE 22:30 Children's Hour with Armstrong and Miller (b008yrwy)
Episode 1
Number One for young people - Martin Bain-Jones and Craig Children present their frightfully clever pop culture show.
Ben Miller and Alexander Armstrong write and star in their first full-length BBC radio comedy series.
With:
Charlie Condou
Melissa Lloyd
Producer: Jon Rolph
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1998.
TUE 23:00 Flight of the Conchords (b007k0r4)
Pop Song
The Kiwi band want to pen a song for a teen idol without selling out.
Improvised comedy from the satirical pop pair, as they align with established comics to poke fun at all aspects of pop music.
Rob Brydon narrates the musical odyssey.
Starring New Zealand musical comedy duo, Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement.
With:
Rhys Darby
Neil Finn
Greg Proops
Emma Kennedy
Mark Goodier
Additional Material by Joel Morris.
Musicians: David Catlin-Birch and Mark Allis.
Producer: Will Saunders
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in September 2005.
TUE 23:30 The House of the Spirit Levels (b007jv9c)
The Prisoner
Tony Hardstaff has made contact with his former true love, the beautiful but mad Emily Earnshaw.
On the day of his mother's funeral, can she save him from the hostility of his own family? And will the spirit of his mother Alice return to haunt him?
Nick Revell 's epic comedy saga continues.
Tony ...... Nick Revell
Jane ...... Alison Steadman
Emily ...... Claire Skinner
Obadiah ...... David Swift
Alice ...... Maggie Steed
Mrs Womersley ...... Joanna Brooks
Joanna ...... Natalie Walter
Jeff ...... Peter Gunn
The Narrator ...... Peter Serafinowcz
Music composed by Paul Mottram.
Producer: Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1997.


WEDNESDAY 04 APRIL 2012

WED 00:00 Bradbury 13 (b01381ts)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 Eoin Colfer - And Another Thing... (b012xxvs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday]
WED 00:45 Elspeth Davie - A Collection of Bones (b012ylrg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:45 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 John Mortimer - Rumpole (b007k4gk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 Richard Matheson - A Stir of Echoes (b00p5x2f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 The Now Show (b01dvzgm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday]
WED 02:30 The Mitch Benn Music Show (b00bf7wv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:30 on Monday]
WED 03:00 Masters' India - The Lotus and the Wind (b00jn0n4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 Short stories by DH Lawrence (b007k1sb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:15 Martyn Wade - A Home of Their Own (b00b4038)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 Flying the Flag (b007jxh2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Tuesday]
WED 05:30 Mr Finchley Goes to Paris (b007k087)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday]
WED 06:00 John Mortimer - Rumpole (b007jsdk)
The Gentle Art of Blackmail
Rumpole recalls a clear case of extortion at his Oxford College, St Joseph's.
"The Splendours And Miseries Of An Old Bailey Hack". Starring Maurice Denham as ageing London barrister-at-law Horace Rumpole and Margot Boyd as Hilda Rumpole
With Brian Sanders as the Judge, Geoffrey Bayldon as Bernard Crompton and Emily Richard as Sue Galton.
Originally a TV series created by writer and barrister John Mortimer, Rumpole hit the BBC radio airwaves in 1980. Case-by-case, Rumpole recalls his work at the Central Criminal Court of England and Wales.
Director: Ian Cotterell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1980.
WED 06:30 Richard Matheson - A Stir of Echoes (b00p6125)
Episode 3
Who is the strange woman that Tom Wallace sees in his living room? Why can he sense other people's emotions? Read by Trevor White.
WED 07:00 The Right Time (b00c5snp)
Series 3
Episode 5
Time-share shock, home shopping revenge - and the perils of redundancy...
The sketch comedy for people growing older disgracefully.
Stars Eleanor Bron, Graeme Garden, Neil Innes, Clive Swift, Roger Blake and Paula Wilcox.
Written by Nicholas Barber and Glenn Dakin, Mike Coleman, Jan Etherington, Graeme Garden, Mike Haskins, Ged Parsons, Bob Sinfield, Chris Thompson and Pete Reynolds.
Script Editor: Ged Parsons.
Music by Ronnie & The Rex and Neil Innes.
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2003.
WED 07:30 Life: An Idiot's Guide (b01dtxcn)
Series 1
Standing Tall
Stephen K Amos and his pick of the circuit's best stand-ups build an idiot's guide to life.
Maeve Higgins, Tom Allen and Phil Nichol join Stephen to offer a guide to standing tall.
Producer: Colin Anderson.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2012.
WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jrry)
Series 4
The Stolen Petrol
Sid sees the return of petrol rationing as a money spinner, with some help from the lad.
Starring Tony Hancock, Sidney James, Bill Kerr, Kenneth Williams and Hattie Jacques.
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 December 1956.
WED 08:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b007vlws)
Series 1
The Wedding Ring
Crime writer Gerald is distracted when Diana loses something precious.
The convoluted chronicle of an optimistic author written by Basil Boothroyd.
Starring Ian Carmichael as Gerald C Potter and Charlotte Mitchell as his wife and more successful writer, Diana.
With James Thomason, Trader Faulkner and Robin Browne.
The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter ran from 1976 to 1981.
Producer: Bobby Jaye
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1976.
WED 09:00 Double Income, No Kids Yet (b007yrh0)
Series 2
Episode 3
When Daniel's brother suggests a night in the pub and Lucy's best friend meets a new man, their plans for a week away from other people's problems come seriously unstuck.
Starring David Tennant and Elizabeth Carling.
David Spicer's comedy drama about modern life and parenthood, as seen through the eyes of two 30-something non-parents.
Daniel ....... David Tennant
Lucy ....... Elizabeth Carling
Amanda ....... Nasreen Hussain
Alison ....... Joanna Brookes
Peter ....... Robert Harley
Caroline ....... Polly Frame.
Producer: Liz Anstee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2002.
WED 09:30 Foul Play (b00zshr3)
Series 4
Murder for Starters
Crime writers Robert Barnard and Lindsey Davis probe who wielded a deadly skewer.
With the help of witnesses played by Maria McErlane and Lee Simpson.
Murder mystery panel game chaired by Simon Brett.
Producer: Liz Anstee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1998.
WED 10:00 Masters' India - The Lotus and the Wind (b00jn6g0)
Horses North
Anne anticipates Robin's return, but he's planning ahead. John Masters dramatisation with Bill Nighy and Juliet Stevenson.
WED 11:00 Short stories by DH Lawrence (b007k22t)
Her Turn
When her husband's colliery goes on strike, a wife attempts to gain a share of his strike pay. Read by Peter Meakin.
WED 11:15 Martyn Wade - Hermit Lucas (b007jx32)
Staying at home for 25 years, the strange tale of celebrated Victorian recluse James Lucas. Stars Anton Lesser and Conleth Hill. From May 2004.
WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jrry)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 12:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b007vlws)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 13:00 John Mortimer - Rumpole (b007jsdk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
WED 13:30 Richard Matheson - A Stir of Echoes (b00p6125)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
WED 14:00 Moya O'Shea - The Chocolate Lovers' Club (b00w5jbt)
Episode 3
It’s Clementine's turn to create a chocolate delight for the club and Charlotte tells the tale of her terrible chocolate cravings during pregnancy...
At the Muchly Bottom village chocolate lovers' club five women take turns in creating a chocolate delight and tell a chocolate-related tale while eating it.
Moya O'Shea’s delicious five-part drama.
Mrs Drexl - Sylvia Sims
Clementine - Paula Wilcox
Rosie - Helena Breck
Sarah - Eleanor Bron
Charlotte - Carolyn Pickles
Hot Shot - Carl Prekopp
Luke - Peter Darney
Director: Tracey Neale
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2001.
WED 14:15 This Sceptred Isle (b007jsqr)
The End of the War With France
The political intrigues of Marlborough and his wife are examined in this episode, narrated by Anna Massey.
WED 14:30 Khaled Hosseini - A Thousand Splendid Suns (b00ftbpd)
Episode 8
As the Taliban brings brutal change, the orphanage is set for a new arrival. Khaled Hosseini's story read by Seeta Indrani.
WED 14:45 Keith Waterhouse - Billy Liar (b01fbfx5)
Episode 3
Billy is in big trouble both at work and home, so he returns to his dreams of London and Ambrosia. Read by Stephen Tompkinson.
WED 15:00 Masters' India - The Lotus and the Wind (b00jn6g0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
WED 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b01fbfx7)
Mel finds out what happens if you send a troupe of clowns into a war zone and discovers the darker history of man's relationship with the skylark.
WED 17:00 The Galton and Simpson Playhouse (b007zzxq)
The Clerical Error
Fresh out of jail, conman Caleb sparks trouble by posing as a vicar. Stars Keith Barron and June Whitfield. From January 1999.
WED 17:30 The Right Time (b00c5snp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
WED 18:00 Bradbury 13 (b013lwvp)
The Fox and the Forest
A couple take refuge 200 years in the past to escape a bitter war. Ray Bradbury's tale of conflict stars Neil Barth.
WED 18:30 Eoin Colfer - And Another Thing... (b012ylgk)
Episode 3
A deal is struck. Sequel to Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series, with Stephen Mangan and Peter Serafinowicz.
WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jrry)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 19:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b007vlws)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 20:00 John Mortimer - Rumpole (b007jsdk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
WED 20:28 Easter Diaries (b01fhh21)
Wednesday
Perhaps the most famous meal of all time, as it seemed to one who was there. Short dramatisations of the Easter story.
WED 20:30 Richard Matheson - A Stir of Echoes (b00p6125)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
WED 21:00 Short stories by DH Lawrence (b007k22t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
WED 21:15 Martyn Wade - Hermit Lucas (b007jx32)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
WED 22:00 Life: An Idiot's Guide (b01dtxcn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
WED 22:30 Delve Special (b007jmzk)
Series 4
Not-So-Supergrasses
Supergrasses are criminals. Criminals are liars. Policeman believe supergrasses Why?
Intrepid reporter David Lander probes the supergrass system and in particular the career of Billy ‘Stick’ Adams
Written by Tony Sarchet.
Starring Stephen Fry as David Lander.
With Brenda Blethyn, Robert Bathurst, Janine Duvitski, Philip Pope, Julia Hills, Mark Arden and Clive Mantle.
Producer: Paul Mayhew Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1987.
WED 23:00 The Reduced Shakespeare Radio Show (b007jm5d)
The History Plays
The truncated thespians give their special treatment to the Richards, Henrys and a few more royals. From June 1994.
WED 23:30 Any Bloke (b0080sxn)
Series 1
Past, Present and Future
Phil's cheerful optimism proves to be misplaced. Starring Jim Sweeney and Caroline Quentin. From November 1993.


THURSDAY 05 APRIL 2012

THU 00:00 Bradbury 13 (b013lwvp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 Eoin Colfer - And Another Thing... (b012ylgk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 00:45 Elspeth Davie - A Collection of Bones (b012ymgs)
A Field in Space
An affecting story of 'the fields of the sky', and one expert whose speciality stuns a whole meeting. Read by Crawford Logan. From January 2002.
THU 01:00 John Mortimer - Rumpole (b007jsdk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Richard Matheson - A Stir of Echoes (b00p6125)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Double Income, No Kids Yet (b007yrh0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:30 Foul Play (b00zshr3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Masters' India - The Lotus and the Wind (b00jn6g0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 Short stories by DH Lawrence (b007k22t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:15 Martyn Wade - Hermit Lucas (b007jx32)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 The Galton and Simpson Playhouse (b007zzxq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Wednesday]
THU 05:30 The Right Time (b00c5snp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Wednesday]
THU 06:00 John Mortimer - Rumpole (b007k4l3)
The Rotten Apple
Rumpole recalls a suspicious case of bribery in the police force.
"The Splendours And Miseries Of An Old Bailey Hack". Starring Maurice Denham as ageing London barrister-at-law Horace Rumpole and Margot Boyd as Hilda Rumpole
With Michael Spice as Guthrie Featherstone, Robert Harris as Justice Vosper and Brian Carroll as Erskine-Brown.
Originally a TV series created by writer and barrister John Mortimer, Rumpole hit the BBC radio airwaves in 1980. Case-by-case, Rumpole recalls his work at the Central Criminal Court of England and Wales.
Director: Ian Cotterell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1980.
THU 06:30 Richard Matheson - A Stir of Echoes (b00p684p)
Episode 4
Tom Wallace feels sure the woman he sees once lived in the house, but what does she want? Read by Trevor White.
THU 07:00 Life in London (b011q9fw)
High and Low Life
Pierce Egan is reduced to pawning himself.
He talks his way out of this bind by relating the adventures of Tom, Bob and Jerry as they drink with the lower orders in the East End, dance with high society up West and attend a masquerade, where Jerry is smitten by a serial seductress...
Starring Greg Wise and Mark Gatiss.
Pierce Egan’s 19th-century comic novel adapted by Dan Tetsell.
Pierce Egan .... Geoffrey McGivern
Corinthian Tom .... Greg Wise
Pickpocket .... Neil Edmond
Jerry Hawthorn .... Mark Gatiss
With James Bachman, Neil Edmond, Morwenna Banks, Giles Taylor and Alys Torrance.
Original music by Ben Walker
Producer: Tilusha Ghelani
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2006.
THU 07:30 I've Never Seen Star Wars (b00yz3hs)
Series 3
Kate Adie
Kate Adie has a reputation for fearless BBC reporting from wars zones, riots and natural disasters. But, of all things, she has a mild fear of porridge.
Marcus Brigstocke helps Kate to overcome this fear for the very first time, and has a small taste of the traditional breakfast food.
She tries some other things entirely new to her too - yoga, the TV series The Sopranos, bingo and reading Swallows and Amazons.
Created and produced by Bill Dare.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2011.
THU 08:00 The Al Read Show (b008xzwj)
From 28/10/1995
Right monkey! Al takes a peek inside the world of horse racing.
A compilation of the legendary Northern comic's 1950s monologues.
Originally produced at BBC North by Ronnie Taylor
Compilation produced by Mike Craig.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in October 1995.
THU 08:30 Dad's Army (b007jp95)
Series 2
A Wilson (Manager)
Captain Mainwaring is aghast when his chief clerk comes up in the world.
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 June 1975.
THU 09:00 An Actor's Life for Me (b008gbwy)
Series 2
Heart Throbs
At last, Robert’s up for a part. He’s about to play opposite Kim Basinger.
Will he let it go to his head? What do you think?
John Gordon Sinclair stars in Paul Mayhew-Archer's sitcom.
Robert Wilson ..... John Gordon Sinclair
Desmond Shaw ..... Gary Waldhorn
Sue ..... Caroline Quentin
With:
Sally Grace
Jane Slavin
Michael Fenton Stevens
Producer: Paul Spencer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in February 1990.
THU 09:30 The Museum of Curiosity (b00s92p7)
Series 3
Episode 1
Prepare to have your synapses twisted into a string theorist's nightmare, as Professor Lloyd and his new curator, the startlingly insightful comedian Jon Richardson, hurriedly throw the dust covers off the Museum's clump of empty plinths for a brand new series of the BBC's most improving comedy panel show.
This week, fantasy novelist Sir Terry Pratchett offers them a Secret And Personal Extra Day Of The Week; cosmologist and author Marcus Chown donates a bizarre but plausible scientific theory of the afterlife known as the Enigma Point; and Shappi Khorsandi has somehow finds herself in a position to offer none other than Charlie Chaplin.
THU 10:00 The Chronicles of Narnia (b01f8m9w)
The Horse and His Boy
Episode 1
When a slave escapes with a talking horse, a mysterious lion shadows their every move. CS Lewis's adventure with Paul Scofield.
THU 10:48 Easter Diaries (b01fhh4w)
Wednesday Night
Peter describes a long night with the disciples in the Garden of Gethsemane. 'Wait and watch', says Jesus. But for what? Short dramatisations of the Easter story.
THU 10:50 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00kr7bp)
Series 1
Sloths
Sir David muses on the natural history of the sloth - perhaps the most lethargic beast in the animal world, and one that he has admitted to wanting to be.
Series of talks by Sir David Attenborough on the natural histories of creatures and plants from around the world.
Producer: Julian Hector
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2009.
THU 11:00 Short stories by DH Lawrence (b00cfzh6)
The Christening
A grown-up family are haunted by their brutal father's influence. Will a new baby bring about a change? Read by Peter Meakin.
THU 11:15 Martyn Wade - Dogged Persistence (b009xytf)
Recorded on location, this comedy drama centres on the relationship that develops between two woman brought together by a troublesome dog.
All Veronica's experiences as a dog-trainer are needed to curb the vicious beast bequeathed to Maureen by her late husband.
Especially written by Martyn Wade for distinguished actresses Joan Sims and Elizabeth Spriggs.
Maureen ...... Joan Sims
Veronica ...... Elizabeth Spriggs
Cab Driver ...... David Thorpe
Nettie ...... Richenda Carey
Director: Cheery Cookson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2000.
THU 12:00 The Al Read Show (b008xzwj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 12:30 Dad's Army (b007jp95)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 13:00 John Mortimer - Rumpole (b007k4l3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
THU 13:30 Richard Matheson - A Stir of Echoes (b00p684p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
THU 14:00 Moya O'Shea - The Chocolate Lovers' Club (b00w5rkw)
Episode 4
Rosie delivers her creation to the club. Meanwhile, Clementine tells the tale of how she came to own a chocolate shop in the village.
At the Muchly Bottom village chocolate lovers' club five women take turns in creating a chocolate delight and tell a chocolate-related tale while eating it.
Moya O'Shea’s delicious five-part drama.
Mrs Drexl - Sylvia Sims
Clementine - Paula Wilcox
Rosie - Helena Breck
Sarah - Eleanor Bron
Charlotte - Carolyn Pickles
Hot Shot - Carl Prekopp
Luke - Peter Darney
Director: Tracey Neale
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2001.
THU 14:15 This Sceptred Isle (b007jsr2)
The King Of England Who Couldn't Speak English
Marlborough is accused of misappropriating funds that were meant for the war. Anna Massey narrates the history of Britain.
THU 14:30 Khaled Hosseini - A Thousand Splendid Suns (b00ftg0q)
Episode 9
Rasheed reacts furiously when he learns of Tariq's visit to Laila. Khaled Hosseini's story read by Seeta Indrani.
THU 14:45 Keith Waterhouse - Billy Liar (b01fcqlh)
Episode 4
As he goes to perform his pub act, things get even more complicated for the three-timing romeo. Read by Stephen Tompkinson.
THU 15:00 The Chronicles of Narnia (b01f8m9w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
THU 15:50 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00kr7bp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:50 today]
THU 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b01fcqlk)
Mel hears from a woman that's spent 30 years tracking the UK's elusive big wild cats, she finds out the origin of the red nosed clown and says goodbye to the Mexican circus.
THU 17:00 The World As We Know It (b00fd7zl)
The End
Donna, Johnny, Patrick and Abigail woke up on Saturday morning to find they were the last four people left on earth.
Two days later and the implications of what has happened are beginning to sink in, as they start the first week of the rest of their lives...
Sitcom by Luke Sorba.
Johnny ...... Toby Longworth
Donna ...... Meera Syal
Patrick ...... Luke Sorba
Abigail ...... Carla Mendonca
The Stranger ...... Simon Greenall
Producer: Elizabeth Anstee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1999.
THU 17:30 Life in London (b011q9fw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
THU 18:00 Bradbury 13 (b013zf1m)
Here There Be Tygers
A planet spurned is no friend to man. Ray Bradbury's surreal space tale stars Max Robinson.
THU 18:30 Eoin Colfer - And Another Thing... (b012ysn5)
Episode 4
A far-off planetoid needs a presiding god, as do some hitchhikers. Sequel to Douglas Adams' series, with Stephen Mangan.
THU 19:00 The Al Read Show (b008xzwj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 19:30 Dad's Army (b007jp95)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 20:00 John Mortimer - Rumpole (b007k4l3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
THU 20:28 Easter Diaries (b01fhh5j)
Thursday
Herod reluctantly agrees to see Jesus. He gives him the usual humiliating treatment, but is disturbed by Jesus' silence. Short dramatisations of the Easter story.
THU 20:30 Richard Matheson - A Stir of Echoes (b00p684p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
THU 21:00 Short stories by DH Lawrence (b00cfzh6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
THU 21:15 Martyn Wade - Dogged Persistence (b009xytf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
THU 22:00 I've Never Seen Star Wars (b00yz3hs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
THU 22:30 Bleak Expectations (b00ctlhp)
Series 2
A Happy Life, Cruelly Re-kippered
The further remarkable adventures of Pip Bin, inventor of the bin, as he struggles against the cruel plotting of his evil guardian Mr Gently Benevolent, recently returned from the dead.

Mark Evans's epic comedy in the style of Charles Dickens after far too much gin.

Volume Two, Chapter the First: A Happy Life, Cruelly Re-kippered
You're invited to bask in the kindness of St Lovely's school, with its classes of double Definitely-Not-Latin and its School Cakery. But what is that sinister presence lurking with a very large number of horses? Could it be that Mister Benevolent has plans to steal the school?
Sir Philip...........................Richard Johnson
Mr Benevolent.......................Anthony Head
Sternbeater...................Geoffrey Whitehead
Young Pip..................................Tom Allen
Harry Biscuit......................James Bachman
Lily.....................................Sarah Hadland
Mr Parsimonious...............Laurence Howarth
Pippa........................................Susy Kane
Sundry boys..............................Mark Evans
Producer: Gareth Edwards
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2008.
THU 23:00 Revolting People (b008j10d)
Series 3
Them Thar Hills
Samuel and McGurk follow a prospector named Mad Pete in search of gold...
Sitcom set just before the American War of Independence.
Written by Andy Hamilton and Jay Tarses.
McGurk ...... Andy Hamilton
Samuel ...... Jay Tarses
Captain Brimshaw ...... James Fleet
Joshua ...... Tony Maudsley
Mad Pete ...... Hugh Dennis
Jeremiah ...... Philip Pope
Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2004.
THU 23:30 Hut 33 (b00vy861)
Series 2
Pigs n Spivs
It's 1941 and supplies are running short in Bletchley Park, centre of the Allies' codebreaking effort.
Archie reluctantly uses the services of Mrs Best's shady contact to get some extra food and Gordon is seduced by the promise of a Superman comic.
James Cary's sitcom set at Bletchley Park - the top-secret home of the Second World War codebreakers.
Charles …. Robert Bathurst
Archie …. Tom Goodman-Hill
Minka …. Olivia Colman
Mrs Best …. Lill Roughley
Gordon …. Fergus Craig
Joshua … Alex McQueen
Spiv ...... Stephen Critchlow
Producer: Adam Bromley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2008.


FRIDAY 06 APRIL 2012

FRI 00:00 Bradbury 13 (b013zf1m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 Eoin Colfer - And Another Thing... (b012ysn5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 00:45 Elspeth Davie - A Collection of Bones (b012ysn7)
A Collection of Bones
A troubling tale of a man with an obsessive hobby, and what happens when it suddenly comes to an end. Read by Crawford Logan.
FRI 01:00 John Mortimer - Rumpole (b007k4l3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Richard Matheson - A Stir of Echoes (b00p684p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 An Actor's Life for Me (b008gbwy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:30 The Museum of Curiosity (b00s92p7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 The Chronicles of Narnia (b01f8m9w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 03:50 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00kr7bp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:50 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 Short stories by DH Lawrence (b00cfzh6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:15 Martyn Wade - Dogged Persistence (b009xytf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 The World As We Know It (b00fd7zl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Thursday]
FRI 05:30 Life in London (b011q9fw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Thursday]
FRI 06:00 John Mortimer - Rumpole (b007jsf6)
The Man of God
Rumpole recalls the case of a light-fingered vicar.
"The Splendours And Miseries Of An Old Bailey Hack". Starring Maurice Denham as ageing London barrister-at-law Horace Rumpole and Margot Boyd as Hilda Rumpole
With Michael Spice as Guthrie Featherstone, John Savident as Judge Bullingham and Denys Hawthorne as Judge George Frobisher.
Originally a TV series created by writer and barrister John Mortimer, Rumpole hit the BBC radio airwaves in 1980. Case-by-case, Rumpole recalls his work at the Central Criminal Court of England and Wales.
Director: Ian Cotterell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1980.
FRI 06:30 Richard Matheson - A Stir of Echoes (b00p689c)
Episode 5
After his series of terrifying premonitions, Tom battles to discover what Helen wants. Concluded by Trevor White.
FRI 07:00 Smelling of Roses (b007k22c)
Series 2
Bill of Fare
Rosie and her team are asked to organise a food fair by the formidable Lord Pickton.
But they don't realise the event is a setup to promote Hinchcliff Manor - rather than the stallholders...
Prunella Scales stars in the second of four series of Simon Brett's sitcom following the trials and tribulations of Rosie Burns and her event-management company based in Brighton.
With Arabella Weir as Kate, Rebecca Callard as Jo, Duncan Preston as Bob, Annette Badland as Tess, Jon Glover as Nigel Mazoni, Bill Wallis as Lord Pickton, Natalie Walter as Vicks and Will Ing as Rupert,
Producer: Maria Esposito
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2001.
FRI 07:30 In and Out of the Kitchen (b016ljx7)
Series 1
January 1st to 5th
Mouth-watering entries from the kitchen diary of cookery writer, Damien Trench.
written by and starring Miles Jupp.
In a mixture of narrative, dialogue and recipes, Damien unflinchingly captures every angle of his day-to-day life, "no matter how grisly or, indeed, how gristly".
Damien and his partner, Anthony, deciding on their New Year's Resolutions. They start by finally making up their minds to commit to each other...namely, by signing up a builder, Mr Mullaney to install a new kitchen which Damien hopes will eventually become the food and preparation space that he's always dreamed of.
On top of all this, Anthony decides to get fit and Damien decides to do a radio programme about the French bean. But not everything goes according to plan...
Also featuring Damien's easy-to-follow recipes: for a "Super Simple" Roast Beef, cooking your own pasta, and "Marvellously Moist Muffins".
Damien Trench ...... Miles Jupp
Anthony ...... Justin Edwards
Damien's Mother ...... Selina Cadell
Mr Mullaney ...... Brendan Dempsey
Ian Frobisher ...... Philip Fox
Researcher ...... Alex Tregear
Producer: Sam Michell.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2011.
FRI 08:00 The Navy Lark (b013r1vy)
Series 5
A Deliberate Bashing
Desperate to escape his mother-in-law, can Captain Povey rely on the crew of HMS Troutbridge to assist?

Stars Jon Pertwee as the Chief Petty Officer, Leslie Phillips as the Sub-Lieutenant, Stephen Murray as the Number One, Ronnie Barker as Commander Bell, Richard Caldicote as Captain Povey, Ronnie Barker as Commander Bell, Tenniel Evans as Taffy Goldstein, Janet Brown as Mrs Crump and Lawrie Wyman as the Inspector.

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

Producer: Alastair Scott Johnston.
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in April 1963.
FRI 08:30 Steptoe and Son (b007jp1c)
Series 6
Porn Yesterday
Harold's aghast when he discovers exactly 'What the Butler Saw'!
Starring Wilfrid Brambell as Albert and Harry H Corbett as Harold.
Written for TV and adapted for radio by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.
Albert ...... Wilfrid Brambell
Harold ...... Harry H Corbett
Mabel ...... Norma Ronald
Vicar ...... Anthony Sharpe
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 eight series for TV.
Producer: Bobby Jaye
First broadcast on the BBC Radio 2 in March 1976.
FRI 09:00 North East of Eden (b01f9t2c)
Invaders and Outsiders
Marcia leaves London when she inherits her uncle's medical practice on the remote Paradise Island in Northumbria - with its Wind O' Change pub and populace of slightly dodgy fisherman.
Rebecca Front and Joan Sims stars in Peter Kerry's sitcom.
Doctor Marcia Hulme …. Rebecca Front
Auntie Annie …. Joan Sims
Hjorst/The Translator …. Niall Ashdown
Joseph Gates …. James Garbutt
Mrs Peevis …. Jean Southern
William …. Sammy Johnson
Ralph Gates …. Stephen Thirkeld
Other Roles …. Peter Kerry
Producer: Kathy Smith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1997.
FRI 09:30 Puzzle Panel (b00xhck5)
Episode 3
More testing brain teasers with Chris Maslanka, Anne Bradford, Professor David Singmaster and William Harston. From June 1998.
FRI 10:00 The Chronicles of Narnia (b01f9t67)
The Horse and His Boy
Episode 2
Trekking with their talking horses, the runaway orphan and princess arrive in Tashbaan. CS Lewis's adventure with David Suchet.
FRI 10:50 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00kvt8f)
Series 1
Monstrous Flowers
Series of talks by Sir David Attenborough on the natural histories of creatures and plants from around the world.

Deep in the steamy forests of Sumatra, the largest flowers in the world bloom, albeit for under a week. But why are they so big?
FRI 11:00 Short stories by DH Lawrence (b007k2kc)
Goose Fair
An unexpected fire at Selby's factory proves to be a turning point in the relationship between Will and Lois. Read by Peter Meakin.
FRI 11:15 Nick Warburton - Every Book in the World (b00td5s8)
The real-life Victorian bibliomaniac, Sir Thomas Philipps, aimed to own a copy of every book in the world. But his mania came at a price.
A Victorian road movie, Nick Warburton's play is a study in obsession.
Stars Benjamin Whitrow as Sir Thomas Philipps, Lia Williams as Elizabeth Philipps and Peter Gunn as Herbert.
Director: Mark Smalley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2006.
FRI 12:00 The Navy Lark (b013r1vy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 Steptoe and Son (b007jp1c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
FRI 13:00 John Mortimer - Rumpole (b007jsf6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
FRI 13:30 Richard Matheson - A Stir of Echoes (b00p689c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
FRI 14:00 Moya O'Shea - The Chocolate Lovers' Club (b00w6f7p)
Episode 5
A huge cake box sits on the table, as the mysterious Mrs Drexl tells a tale which surprisingly concerns them all - as she explains how she came to be invited to join the club...
At the Muchly Bottom village chocolate lovers' club five women take turns in creating a chocolate delight and tell a chocolate-related tale while eating it.
Conclusion of Moya O'Shea’s delicious five-part drama.
Mrs Drexl - Sylvia Sims
Clementine - Paula Wilcox
Rosie - Helena Breck
Sarah - Eleanor Bron
Charlotte - Carolyn Pickles
Hot Shot - Carl Prekopp
Luke - Peter Darney
Director: Tracey Neale
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2001.
FRI 14:15 This Sceptred Isle (b007jsrc)
The Hanoverians and the Jacobite Rising
The rise of the man destined to become Britain's first Prime Minister - Robert Walpole. Anna Massey narrates the history of Britain.
FRI 14:30 Khaled Hosseini - A Thousand Splendid Suns (b00ftk07)
Episode 10
Laila and Tariq are reunited, but she still misses Mariam. Khaled Hosseini's story read by Seeta Indrani.
FRI 14:45 Keith Waterhouse - Billy Liar (b01f9wj6)
Episode 5
Billy's fantasies have all been exposed. Will he leave to start a new life in London? Concluded by Stephen Tompkinson.
FRI 15:00 The Chronicles of Narnia (b01f9t67)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
FRI 15:50 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00kvt8f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:50 today]
FRI 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b01f9wnk)
Mel hits a high C with a boy soprano who sang one of the most beautiful pieces of music in the world, and she finds out what it's like to be 15 and performing as a circus clown.
FRI 17:00 Brothers in Law (b007k2wl)
Series 2
Disqualified
Bad driving results in a near miss for barrister Roger Thursby.
Starring Richard Briers as Roger Thursby, Julia Lockwood as Sally, John Barron as the Judge, Peter Jones as Piper, Garard Green as Sharp and John Ruddock as Smith.
Written by Henry Cecil and Basil Dawson.
Published in 1955, Henry Cecil's comic legal novel Brothers in Law was adapted first for TV in 1962 by Frank Muir and Denis Norden. It provided the first regular starring role for Richard Briers, who later reprised his role of the idealistic young lawyer Roger Thursby for BBC Radio between 1970 and 1972.
Producer: David Hatch.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1971.
FRI 17:30 Smelling of Roses (b007k22c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
FRI 18:00 Bradbury 13 (b0146gb0)
The Happiness Machine
An inventor's machine is guaranteed to make everyone happy, except his wife. Ray Bradbury's tale of strife stars Jesse Bennett.
FRI 18:30 Eoin Colfer - And Another Thing... (b012yym0)
Episode 5
An immortal challenge must be faced - will Zaphod Beeblebrox get to see Thor? Sequel to Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series, with Stephen Mangan.
FRI 18:45 Elspeth Davie - A Collection of Bones (b012yym2)
The Eyelash
A humorous diversion into an evening meal, ruined by a small matter which prompts a big discussion. Read by Edith MacArthur. From January 2002.
FRI 19:00 The Navy Lark (b013r1vy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 Steptoe and Son (b007jp1c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
FRI 20:00 John Mortimer - Rumpole (b007jsf6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
FRI 20:28 Easter Diaries (b01fhh69)
Friday
Mary recalls an incident in her childhood, as her fears for her son are realised. Short dramatisations of the Easter story.
FRI 20:30 Richard Matheson - A Stir of Echoes (b00p689c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
FRI 21:00 Short stories by DH Lawrence (b007k2kc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
FRI 21:15 Nick Warburton - Every Book in the World (b00td5s8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
FRI 22:00 In and Out of the Kitchen (b016ljx7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
FRI 22:30 Old Harry's Game (b007jm9l)
Series 3
This Thing Called Love
Satan worries about his image, and the Professor is concerned over his widow's remarriage.
Andy Hamilton’s devilishly funny sitcom set in Hell.
Satan …. Andy Hamilton
The Professor …. James Grout
Thomas …. Jimmy Mulville
Scumspawn …. Robert Duncan
Other characters played by Philip Pope, Michael Fenton Stevens, Felicity Montagu and Nick Revell
Producer Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1999.
FRI 23:00 The Skivers (b00jd5jn)
Series 3
Paul McKenna
Hypnotist Paul McKenna gets a taste of his own medicine. Sketch show with Nick Golsen and Tim de Jongh. From January 1997.
FRI 23:30 Vent (b01f9xz7)
Series 3
Stirrings in the Night
Ben and Mary's love life is in jeopardy, so Blitz recruits Lord Byron to offer the couple some useful relationship advice.
Starring Neil Pearson.
Nigel Smith's dark sitcom about a man in a coma, travelling through the distinctly odd landscape of his own unconscious mind.
Ben ...... Neil Pearson
Mary ...... Fiona Allen
Mum ...... Josie Lawrence
Blitz ...... Leslie Ash
Nurse ...... Jo Martin
Derek ...... Stephen Frost
Marley/Lord Byron ...... Spencer Brown
Bea ...... Scarlett Milburn-Smith
Director: Nigel Smith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2009.