SATURDAY 19 MAY 2012

SAT 00:00 The Female Ghost (b00njj2k)
Edith Nesbit - Man Sized in Marble
For newly-weds Charles and Laura, their housekeeper's dread of All Saint's Eve seems laughable - that is, until the day itself arrives...
A series of ghostly stories by women dramatised by Christopher Hawes.
Edith Nesbit's eerie tale stars Carolyn Jones as Edith Nesbit, Stephen Critchlow as Charles, Deborah Berlin as Laura, Gerard McDermott as Doctor Kelly and Tina Gray as Mrs Dorman.
Producer: Marion Nancarrow
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1997.
SAT 00:30 Oscar Wilde (b008lz2g)
The Canterville Ghost
Episode 3
Troublesome ghost of a dead nobleman, Sir Simon is determined to oust the Otis family from his ancestral home. So his hauntings are becoming more and more elaborate...
First published in 1887, Oscar Wilde's novella is concluded by Alistair McGowan.
Producer: Gemma Jenkins.
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in December 2007.
SAT 01:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b008x7tk)
Series 1
Episode 5
Losing the struggle to keep his job, Simon receives an intriguing offer.
Following the death of one of its most prominent Dons, celebrity TV historian Peter Devanti - everyone at a Cambridge College gathers to attend the funeral. Simon, an ex-student and now disillusioned health and safety officer, starts wondering whether his death was not as straightforward as it at first appeared.
CAST:
Gilbert …. Geoffrey Palmer
Simon …. Samuel West
Patricia …. Rebecca Front
with Sharon Small, Michael Maloney, Jonathan Coy, Emily Wachter, Nicholas Boulton, Martin Hyder, Laurence Howarth and Beth Chalmers
Script Editor: Paul Schlesinger
Producer: Dawn Ellis
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2005.
SAT 01:30 Above Suspicion (b00cfwdc)
Episode 5
Mission accomplished, amateur spies Frances and Richard are being watched by a man with a duelling scar. Read by Emma Currie.
SAT 02:00 Are You From the Bugle? (b01hpx3f)
The Drama Began
Graham is starting a new job as a local cub reporter. What could possibly go wrong?
John Gradwell's six-part sitcom about life in Butterthwaite's local newspaper office.
Bert Ball …. Jeffrey Holland
Graham Carpenter …. Robert Beck
Brenda Thistlethwaite …. Frances Jeater
Arnold Beasley …. David Ryall
Vicky Cox …. Sue Devaney
Lawrence Stevens …. Dean Williamson
All other parts played by Rachel Atkins and Mark Gatiss.
Producer: Kathy Smith.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1996.
SAT 02:30 Puzzle Panel (b00yyfmh)
Episode 9
More fiendish brain teasers with Chris Maslanka, Tony Buzan, David Singmaster and Robert Eastway. From July 1998.
SAT 03:00 Vivat Rex (b01hpx3h)
Joan of Arc
Richard Burton narrates the playwrights' tale of the English Crown. The French triumph in war. Or do they? Starring Colin Baker.
SAT 04:00 F Scott Fitzgerald - Three Hours Between Planes (b01hpx3k)
With three hours to kill, Donald looks up an old flame - and gets a big surprise. Short story read by Garrick Hagon.
SAT 04:15 Altaban the Magnificent (b007qb93)
In post-war Berlin, magic is in the air but death is being conjured up. Sebastian Baczkiewicz's drama stars Clive Swift.
SAT 05:00 Millport (b008gh00)
Series 1
Ardour
The Minister reveals to Irene his secret yearning for Moira.
After the initial shock, she realises this unlikely romance could prove advantageous...
Bittersweet comedy written by and starring Lynn Ferguson as 30-something, island barmaid Irene Bruce, who hankers after a better life on the Scottish mainland.
Irene ...... Lynn Ferguson
Moira/Agnes ...... Janet Brown
Alberto/Robert/Derek/Bob ...... Lewis McLeod
Ena/Bunty ...... Gabriel Quigley
Doogie ...... Matt Costello
Minister ...... Robert Paterson
Producer: Lucy Bacon
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2000.
SAT 05:30 Ring Around the Bath (b01hpx39)
Series 3
Seeking Lost Gardens
It's open day at the Bartholomew residence - with Alison due to give birth at any minute.
Who will arrive first - the garden visitors or the latest family addition?
Series 3 of Lucy Clare and Ian Davidson's sitcom about topsy-turvy family life.
Stars Duncan Preston as Patrick, Pippa Haywood as Stella, Claudie Blakley as Alison, Bruce MacKinnon as Rick, Catherine Shepherd as Xanthe and Daniela Denby-Ashe as Egg.
Director: Elizabeth Freestone
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2006.
SAT 06:00 Jo Anderson - Solstice (b01hxn33)
London 1873: The story of 19-year-old Vincent van Gogh's life-changing stay in London. Stars Julian Firth and Dexter Fletcher.
SAT 07:30 The Little White Rose (b00lm928)
Scots share their feelings about what Scotland's history, literature, culture and music means to them and to the world.
SAT 08:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b01hxn35)
Series 7
Episode 31
From Michigan, the American funny man welcomes Montana folk duo Storyhill, and Virginia's Robin and Linda Williams. From 2011.
SAT 09:00 Comedy Greats (b007k228)
1980s
Episode 2
Decade by decade, Barry Cryer showcases some of the funniest and finest shows ever broadcast by the BBC.
OK, yah? The original 1980s Sloane Ranger - complete with leg-warmers and shoulder-pads - presents six favourite shows plucked from the schedules of BBC Radio Scotland, BBC Radio 2 and BBC Radio 4:
* Naked Radio
(23rd March 1985)
The Scottish comedy team pokes fun at topical events. Recorded at the Glasgow Theatre Club at the Tron. Stars Ian Aldred, Ron Bain, Andy Gray, Tony Roper and Elaine C Smith. From 1985.
* The Grumbleweeds
(10th August 1980)
Impressions and sketches in an episode of the long-running series featuring the musical comedy band of Graham Walker, Albert Sutcliffe, Carl Sutcliffe, Maurice Lee and Robin Colvill. From 1980.
* The Jason Explanation... of Myths and Legends
Does the Loch Ness monster really exist? Is there life after death? Why do fingers and toes go all crinkly in the bath? David Jason explains all with Sheila Steafel and Jon Glover. From 1981.
* The Million Pound Radio Show
Series 2 (8/8)
Back to the days of Mrs Thatcher, Sir Clive Sinclair and Brookside courtesy of Andy Hamilton and Nick Revell's sharp-edged topical humour. From 1986.
* The Big Fun Show
Series 1 (5/6)
Sketches galore in the series starring Paul Merton, Julian Clary, Tony Hawks and Josie Lawrence - before they hit the big time. From 1988.
* Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Ep 4/6
The improv game before it moved to TV. Clive Anderson hosts more ad-lib fun with Stephen Fry, John Sessions, Kate Robbins and Griff Rhys-Jones. From 1988.
Produced and scripted by Peter Reed
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in July 2003.
SAT 12:00 The Diary of Samuel Pepys Omnibus (b01hxn37)
1663
1663 begins badly for the diarist and his wife with jealousy and mishaps all around. Stars Kris Marshall and Katherine Jakeways.
SAT 13:15 The Medical Detectives (b007k0nf)
Death in the Parish
When a cholera epidemic strikes London in 1854, the brilliant but mercurial Dr John Snow investigates. Starring Bill Nighy.
SAT 14:00 Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead (b008kmkg)
Series 2
Episode 1
Reshuffling Patron Saints, the art of piano moving and spoofing 'Under Milk Wood'.
A sequential entertainment for radio starring Ronnie Barker.
With Terence Brady and Pauline Yates.
Pianist: Gordon Langford.
Written by Miles Kington, Roy Lomax, John Graham, Peter Spence, Chris Miller, Chris Allen, Jim Eldridge, Chris Bell and Laurie Holloway and Peter N Christie
Producer John Fawcett-Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1972.
SAT 14:30 Beyond Our Ken (b007jq57)
From 03/06/1960
Kenneth Horne's adventure stories of the North West Frontier, plus 'Hornerama' looks at food. With Kenneth Williams. From June 1960.
SAT 15:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b01hxn35)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
SAT 16:00 Jo Anderson - Solstice (b01hxn33)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SAT 17:30 Tonight (b01hl2bd)
Series 2
Episode 2
Rory Bremner and the team return for another series of Tonight, the topical satire show that digs that bit deeper into national and international politics.
Rory's mantra is that it's as important to make sense out of things as it is to make fun of them. With a team that includes veteran satirists Andy Zaltzman and Nick Doody, and versatile impressionist and character comedian Kate O'Sullivan, Tonight does both.
This is half an hour of stand-up, sketches, and investigative satire. And at the core of the show are Rory's incisively funny interviews with the most informed guest commentators on the current political scene.
More global crises, more political scandal, more jokes with the word fiscal in them and some truly brilliant impressions - a shot in the arm for satire lovers everywhere.
Producers: Simon Jacobs and Frank Stirling
A Unique Production for BBC Radio 4.
SAT 18:00 RL Stevenson - The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (b01hxn39)
Edward Hyde was so much smaller and younger than Henry Jekyll. Even as good shone upon the countenance of one, evil was written plainly on the face of the other. What inexplicable link bound these two men so closely together?
Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale of one man's evil alter ego dramatised by Jill Brooke.
Stars Michael Aldridge, James Bryce and Bernard Hepton.
Michael Aldridge … Dr Henry Jekyll
James Bryce … Edward Hyde
Bernard Hepton … James Utterson
Ronald Herdman … Whitemore
Pauline Letts … Landlady
David Garth … Poole
Graham Blockey … Enfield
Garard Green … Dr Lanyon
John Rye … Inspector Newcomen
Verity Anne Meldrum … Girl
Producer: Glyn Dearman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1985.
SAT 19:00 Comedy Greats (b007k228)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SAT 22:00 Saturday Stand-Up (b01hxn3c)
Vive La Revolution - Mark Steel
4 Extra Debut. Comedy and rebellion fuse with Mark Steel's amusing take on the French Revolution. From London's Blackheath Halls in 2008.
SAT 23:00 The Phone (b010m4hd)
Jon Sen - Tourist Trap
When Charlotte picks up the wrong bag at the airport, a break on a Greek island becomes a holiday from hell. Stars Chris Pavlo.
SAT 23:30 Wallander - Faceless Killers (b00hx64w)
Episode 6
The Swedish sleuth has a hunch over a Somali refugee's tit-for-tat killing. Henning Mankell's thriller read by David Warner.
SAT 23:45 Devil in a Blue Dress (b00ztcrc)
Episode 6
Easy puts his glad rags on for a meeting with Mr Carter of Lion Investments. Walter Mosley's thriller read by Paul Winfield.


SUNDAY 20 MAY 2012

SUN 00:00 RL Stevenson - The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (b01hxn39)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday]
SUN 01:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b01hxn35)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Saturday]
SUN 02:00 The Diary of Samuel Pepys Omnibus (b01hxn37)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 on Saturday]
SUN 03:15 The Medical Detectives (b007k0nf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:15 on Saturday]
SUN 04:00 Jo Anderson - Solstice (b01hxn33)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday]
SUN 05:30 Tonight (b01hl2bd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Saturday]
SUN 06:00 Where Angels Fear to Tread (Omnibus) (b00fsbmd)
Episode 1
English prejudices clash with Italian passions when a young widow is sent abroad to avoid a man's clutches.
The lure of southern Europe clashes with the propriety of the north, in EM Forster's deliciously witty story of English conventions confounded by the romance of Italy.
Omnibus of the first five of ten parts by Penny Leicester.
Sian Thomas is the Narrator, with Teresa Gallagher as Lilia, Tom George as Kingcroft, Jamie Bamber as Philip, Sara Kestelman as Mrs Herriton and Deborah Findlay as Harriet.
Director: Di Speirs
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2003.
SUN 07:15 Jackie Wullschlager - Chagall (b00tf947)
Episode 2
Young Marc Chagall travels to St Petersburg to study art - illegally. Derek Jacobi reads Jackie Wullschlager's biography.
SUN 07:30 The Castle (b01hllj1)
Series 4
Tender Is the Knight
Hie ye to The Castle, a rollicking sitcom set way back then, starring James Fleet ("The Vicar Of Dibley"), Neil Dudgeon ("Life Of Riley"), Martha Howe-Douglas ("Horrible Histories") & Ingrid Oliver
Sir John fills his castle with wounded soldiers and De Warenne fills his trousers with ice. Plus a new valet arrives hotfoot from somewhere called Downton Abbey...
Written by Kim Fuller & Paul Alexander
Music by Guy Jackson
Produced and directed by David Tyler
A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4.
SUN 08:00 All Gas and Gaiters (b007jp5l)
Series 1
Only Three Can Play
The Bishop, Archdeacon and Bishop's Chaplain regularly enjoy their own board game of imaginary railway journeys - until Noote gets distracted by an attractive neighbour...
The ecclesiastical sitcom started life as a TV pilot in Comedy Playhouse, ahead of a run on BBC1 from 1966 to 1971.
Adapted from their TV script by husband-and-wife team, Pauline Devaney and Edwin Apps.
The Archdeacon …. Robertson Hare
The Bishop …. William Mervyn
The Bishop's Chaplain - Noote …. Derek Nimmo
The Dean …. John Barron
Christine …. Elizabeth Proud
Mrs Buckley …. Sonia Fraser
Granny …. Eva Stuart
Producer: David Hatch.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1971.
SUN 08:30 Ray's a Laugh (b007jrr2)
From 01/11/1949
Ted and Kitty bicker over too much toothpaste, plus news of a curious will.
Starring Ted Ray.
With Kitty Bluett, Peter Sellers, Patricia Hayes, Fred Yule and Leslie Perrins.
Ray's A Laugh - the successor to ITMA - follows the comedy exploits of Ted's life at home with his 'radio' wife Kitty, as well as in a variety of jobs. It ran from 1949-1961.
Scripted by Eddie Maguire and Ted Ray.
Music from Bob and Alf Pearson and The Beaux and The Belles.
BBC Dance Orchestra conducted by Stanley Black.
Producer: George Inns
First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in November 1949.
SUN 09:00 JM Barrie - Peter Pan (b00sbrzy)
An Awfully Big Adventure
Captain Hook turns the tables, as the battle between the Lost Boys and the Pirates begins.
Starring Toyah Willcox as Peter Pan, Ron Moody as Mr Darling / Hook, Georgina Cates as Wendy, Roy Hudd as Smee and Chris Emmett as Starkey.
Dramatist: Philip Glassborow
Producer: Dirk Maggs
First heard on BBC Radio 4 in 1995.
SUN 09:30 Pamela Brown - The Swish of the Curtain (b00r35y0)
Episode 2
The Bishop takes the children of the Blue Doors Theatre Company to Stratford. Pamela Brown's adventure stars Caroline Harker.
SUN 10:00 Desert Island Discs: Longplay (b018sk8h)
Michael McIntyre
A chance to hear an extended edition of the comedian's Desert Island Discs, first broadcast in July 2011 on Radio 4. Presented by Kirsty Young.
SUN 11:00 It's a Funny Business (b01hxtc6)
Doris Hare
Mum from 'On the Buses' chats to Mike Craig about the highs and lows of a lifetime spent in performance. From October 1987.
SUN 11:30 How Tickled Am I? (b007jnxs)
Series 1
Jimmy Clitheroe
"Nearly a quarter of the population settle down to listen to a radio classic..."
Mark Radcliffe profiles the diminutive radio star who played a schoolboy. But was he ever allowed to grow up?
A six-part series exploring the tradition of the northern comedian.
Producer: Bernadette McConnell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1999.
SUN 12:00 Where Angels Fear to Tread (Omnibus) (b00fsbmd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SUN 13:15 Jackie Wullschlager - Chagall (b00tf947)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]
SUN 13:30 Morse (b007k4rk)
The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn
Inspector Morse faces a puzzling trip into the world of the hearing impaired - with a murder investigation into the death of an invigilator in an Oxford exam syndicate...
Colin Dexter's thriller adapted by Guy Meredith.
Starring John Shrapnel as Inspector Morse, Robert Glenister as Sgt. Lewis, Richard Pasco as Dr Bartlett, Meg Davies as Monica Height, Stephen Critchlow as Donald Martin, David Timson as Phillip Ogleby, John Hartley as Chief Supt. Strange, Lyndham Gregory as Sgt. Dickson, Roger May as Nicholas Quinn, Alix Refaie as the Sheik, Denys Hawthorne as the Pathologist,Jane Whittenshaw as Mrs Evans, Patience Tomlinson as Elsie, Tracy Wiles as the Waitress, Zulema Dene as Mrs Bartlett, David Holt as Noakes, Ahmed Mustapha as the Arab voice, Alice Arnold as Ms Inga Nielssen, Caroline Strong as the Supermarket Manager and Geoffrey Whitehead.
Producer: Ned Chaillet
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1996.
SUN 15:00 All Gas and Gaiters (b007jp5l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
SUN 15:30 Ray's a Laugh (b007jrr2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
SUN 16:00 Mel's Mix: The Best of The 4 O'Clock Show (b01hxtc8)
Mel Giedroyc presents the best of this week's 4 O'Clock Show.
SUN 16:30 JM Barrie - Peter Pan (b00sbrzy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SUN 17:00 Pamela Brown - The Swish of the Curtain (b00r35y0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
SUN 17:30 Laugh Out Loud (b0076l9m)
How much of ourselves do we reveal when we laugh?
Nicola Green has recorded people laughing in every conceivable situation, creating music from the sound of pure laughter. This programme blends that music with laughing anecdotes from various well-known voices.
This is a Laughing Portrait - from a baby's first laugh to dying of laughter.
Featuring Paul Merton, Emma Freud and her family, Rev Mark Oakley, Ainsley Harriot, Arthur Smith, Mark Steel and sound artist Scanner.
Producer : Katie Marsden
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2004.
SUN 18:00 The Devil in Amber by Mark Gatiss (b00tz24d)
2. Accused
Probing a Fascist cult in 1920s New York, Edwardian dandy and secret agent, Lucifer Box's plans to infiltrate nasty Fascist cult F.A.U.S.T. have gone awry.
Mark Gatiss reads from his own novel.
Dashing hero, Lucifer Box is an assassin, spy and sometime portrait painter.
Abridged by David Jackson Young.
Producer: Kirsteen Cameron.
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in 2010.
SUN 18:30 Red Dwarf (b00p84qc)
Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers
Episode 1
A raucous birthday bar crawl leads Dave Lister to a moon of Saturn and a fateful meeting. Read by Rimmer himself - Chris Barrie.
SUN 19:00 It's a Funny Business (b01hxtc6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
SUN 19:30 How Tickled Am I? (b007jnxs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:30 today]
SUN 20:00 All Gas and Gaiters (b007jp5l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
SUN 20:30 Ray's a Laugh (b007jrr2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
SUN 21:00 Desert Island Discs: Longplay (b018sk8h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SUN 22:00 The Castle (b01hllj1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
SUN 22:30 The Blame Game (b01hxtcg)
4 Extra Debut. Highlights from BBC Radio Ulster's popular news comedy panel show. With Colin Murphy, Neil Delamere and host Tim McGarry.
SUN 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (b01hxtcj)
From 10pm - midnight, Sunday to Friday, the Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. Plus Arthur Smith talks more with stand-up Dave Fulton.
SUN 23:00 Dave Podmore (b007rkg1)
Dave Podmore's World of Cricket
Episode 1
Eat the Dream. Pod makes a bid to run the opening ceremony of the 2003 Cricket World Cup - on the cheap, of course.
Sitcom about the exploits of talentless, amateurish, smug, inept and self-deluding English cricketer Dave Podmore.
Starring Chris Douglas and Andrew Nickolds with Chris Pavlo and Nicola Sanderson.
Written by Chris Douglas, Andrew Nickolds and Nick Newman.
Producer: Richard Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2002.
SUN 23:30 Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off (b01hxtcn)
Series 3
Russia
Thanks to some handy parental connections, the gap-year buffoon goes to Moscow. Stars Marcus Brigstocke. From February 2005.


MONDAY 21 MAY 2012

MON 00:00 The Devil in Amber by Mark Gatiss (b00tz24d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday]
MON 00:30 Red Dwarf (b00p84qc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Sunday]
MON 01:00 Desert Island Discs: Longplay (b018sk8h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday]
MON 02:00 It's a Funny Business (b01hxtc6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Sunday]
MON 02:30 How Tickled Am I? (b007jnxs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:30 on Sunday]
MON 03:00 All Gas and Gaiters (b007jp5l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Sunday]
MON 03:30 Morse (b007k4rk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Sunday]
MON 05:00 JM Barrie - Peter Pan (b00sbrzy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Sunday]
MON 05:30 Pamela Brown - The Swish of the Curtain (b00r35y0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Sunday]
MON 06:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b008y4fg)
Series 1
Episode 6
Exams loom large. Simon Harrison delves into his Health and Safety background for one final ruse. Can he unveil the killer?
Mark Tavener's comedy thriller.
CAST:
Gilbert …. Geoffrey Palmer
Simon …. Samuel West
Patricia …. Rebecca Front
with Michael Maloney, Jonathan Coy, Sharon Small, Emily Wachter, Beth Chalmers and Nicholas Boulton.
Script Editor: Paul Schlesinger
Producer: Dawn Ellis
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2005.
MON 06:30 Inspector Grant - The Singing Sands (b009gfpb)
Episode 1
When Inspector Alan Grant takes a train to the Highlands, a man's body is found. Paul Young reads Josephine Tey's mystery.
MON 07:00 Married (b007v2rf)
Series 3
Episode 3
More strange happenings occur following the universes colliding: the King's ex quite literally drops in after being trapped in a vortex for five weeks. Robin finds himself playing chief powerbroker in the Royal relationship and manages to turn it to his advantage...
Hugh Bonneville stars in the third series of the comedy drama about a confirmed bachelor Robin Lightfoot dealing with life in a parallel universe where he has kids and an ex-wife who hates him.
With Josie Lawrence as Lesley, Stephen Frost as Dirk, Julian Clary as Adrian, Ann Gosling as Maxine, Sam Bradley as Ned, Christopher Kelham as King John and Arthur Smith as Arthur Smith.
Written by Tony Bagley.
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2001.
MON 07:30 Just a Minute (b01hjq76)
Series 63
Episode 1
Chairman Nicholas Parsons hosts the classic panel game.
Paul Merton, Julian Clary, Sue Perkins and Greg Proops are challenged to speak on an allocated subject for 60 seconds without hesitation, repetition or deviation.
Subjects range from 'The Importance of Eyebrows' to 'How I Would describe myself on a Dating Website'.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2012.
MON 08:00 Beyond Our Ken (b009hf0z)
From 10/06/1960
Kenneth Horne entertains the Poetry Circle, and Hornerama probes city money-makers. With Kenneth Williams. From June 1960.
MON 08:30 Steptoe and Son (b00rq30b)
Series 1
The Stepmother
Harold's not too happy to meet his dad Albert's new girlfriend.
Starring Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H Corbett.
Following the conclusion of their hugely successful association with Tony Hancock, writers Ray Galton and Alan Simpson wrote 10 pilots for the BBC TV's Comedy Playhouse in 1962.
The Offer featured the lives of rag and bone men Albert Steptoe and son Harold - and was the spark for a run of 8 series on TV.
Albert …. Wilfrid Brambell
Harold …. Harry H. Corbett
Emma …. Joan Lovell
Adapted for radio from Galton and Simpson's TV script by Gale Pedrick.
Produced by Bobby Jaye
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in July 1966.
MON 09:00 The Castle (b01hxzx3)
Series 4
The Only Way Is Ethics
Hie ye to The Castle, a rollicking sitcom set way back then, starring James Fleet ("The Vicar Of Dibley"), Neil Dudgeon ("Life Of Riley"), Martha Howe-Douglas ("Horrible Histories") & Ingrid Oliver ("Watson & Oliver")
Someone - or something - is hacking into peoples' private conversations and Master Henry could end up in jail. Meanwhile, Lady Anne has taken to nuzzling De Warenne's trusty War Horse.
Written by Kim Fuller & Paul Alexander
Music by Guy Jackson
Produced and directed by David Tyler.
MON 09:30 Cabin Pressure (b00lyvz7)
Series 2
Kuala Lumpur
A week on stand-by at the airfield gives Arthur an opportunity to brush up on his stewarding skills, while Douglas seems to have disappeared. And why is everyone terrified of Dirk the groundsman?
Starring
Carolyn Knapp-Shappey ..... Stephanie Cole
1st Officer Douglas Richardson ..... Roger Allam
Capt. Martin Crieff ..... Benedict Cumberbatch
Arthur Shappey ..... John Finnemore
Dave ..... Paul Putner
George ..... Roger Morlidge
Written by John Finnemore.
Produced & directed by David Tyler
A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4
MON 10:00 Vivat Rex (b01hxzx5)
The White Rose - And The Red
Richard Burton narrates the playwrights' chronicle of the English Crown. The War of the Roses begins. Stars Hannah Gordon.
MON 11:00 Evelyn Waugh Short Stories (b007jwxj)
Portrait of Young Man with Career and The Sympathetic Passenger
A showcase of the author's wit and irony - two tales of an unwanted guest and an outspoken hitch-hiker. Read by Crawford Logan.
MON 11:15 Loose Ends (b01j8pcz)
Eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
MON 12:00 Beyond Our Ken (b009hf0z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 12:30 Steptoe and Son (b00rq30b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 13:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b008y4fg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
MON 13:30 Inspector Grant - The Singing Sands (b009gfpb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
MON 14:00 Where Angels Fear to Tread (b007jrxz)
Episode 6
As Harriet and Philip arrive to rescue Lilia's son, Philip finds himself captivated by Italy. With Sian Thomas and Jamie Bamber.
MON 14:15 This Sceptred Isle (b007jt28)
The Boston Tea Party
The origins of the American War of Independence are examined. Anna Massey narrates the history of the British Isles.
MON 14:30 The Wild Places (b00lqrgy)
Episode 1
Robert Macfarlane's search for Britain's wilderness starts in Skye's sanctuary valley of Coruisk. Read by Richard Greenwood.
MON 14:45 The Invention of Childhood (b00snq94)
The Kiddy and the Pork Chop
Michael Morpurgo looks at the impact on children of economic improvements in the second half of the 20th century.
MON 15:00 Vivat Rex (b01hxzx5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
MON 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b01hy35w)
This week we start listening to Morris Gleitzman's Adults Only. Plus, we'll continue hearing more of the Top 50 stories from the Chris Evans 500 Words short story competition!
MON 17:00 Anything Legal (b008cxvk)
Episode 7
The do-it-yourself skills of Charles and George arouse the suspicions of their wives Marjorie and Hilary.
Starring Donald Hewlett and Michael Knowles.
A Tale of Two City Gents by Wally K Daly
Charles ...... Donald Hewlett
George ...... Michael Knowles
Marjorie ...... Dilys Laye
Hilary ...... Norma Ronald
Theme music by Jim Parker
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1984.
MON 17:30 Married (b0081fb3)
Series 3
Episode 1
Things are even stranger now that Robin's two universes have collided - and he's surprised to find himself turning into a nice person...
Hugh Bonneville stars in the third series of the comedy drama about a confirmed bachelor Robin Lightfoot dealing with life in a parallel universe where he has kids and an ex-wife who hates him.
With Josie Lawrence as Lesley, Stephen Frost as Dirk, Ann Gosling as Maxine, Kate Robbins as Doctor/Newsreader/Glop, Christopher Kelham as Alan and Arthur Smith as Arthur Smith.
Written by Tony Bagley.
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2001.
MON 18:00 Charles Chilton - Space Force (b007jmb4)
Series 1
1. The Voice from Nowhere
"It all began many Earth years ago during the summer of 2010..."
A routine trip to the moon turns into a nightmare in space for Captain Saxon Berry and his crew.
Starring Barry Foster and Nicky Henson.
Charles Chilton's intergalactic adventure in six-parts.
Captain Saxon Berry …. Barry Foster
Lemuel ‘Chipper’ Barnett …. Nicky Henson
Magnus Carter …. Nigel Stock
Lauderic Sincere …. Tony Osoba
with Wendy Murray and Teresa Stretfield
Charles Chilton wrote and produced many popular and successful radio programmes for the BBC - including the classic 1950s serial 'Journey into Space' with the adventures of Captain Jet Morgan. First broadcast years before the first moon landing, this fired the imagination of millions, It was the last radio drama to record higher ratings than the new young upstart - television!
Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in April 1984.
MON 18:30 Doctor Who (b01hy35y)
A Thousand Tiny Wings
Episode 1
1950s Kenya: The Mau Mau uprising. A disparate group of women lie low in a remote house in the jungle, waiting for a resolution or for rescue. Among these British imperialists is Elizabeth Klein, a refugee from a timeline that no longer exists - thanks to the Doctor.
Reunited, the Doctor and Klein are forced to set aside their differences by terrifying circumstances. People are dying in this remote place. One by one. And there's something out there, in the jungle, accompanied only by the flutter of a thousand tiny wings...
Starring Sylvester McCoy as The Doctor, Tracey Childs as Elizabeth Klein, Ann Bell as Mrs Sylvia O'Donnell and Abigail McKern as Mrs Denise Waterford.
Written by Andy Lane.
Directed by Lisa Bowerman.
Made by Big Finish.
MON 19:00 Beyond Our Ken (b009hf0z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 19:30 Steptoe and Son (b00rq30b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 20:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b008y4fg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
MON 20:30 Inspector Grant - The Singing Sands (b009gfpb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
MON 21:00 Evelyn Waugh Short Stories (b007jwxj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
MON 21:15 Loose Ends (b01hdny1)
Lesley Sharp, Goldie, Russell Watson and Danny Wallace
Clive's off to a falsetto start with The Voice himself Russell Watson. Russell tells us about his extraordinary singing career, which started in Working Men's Club's when he was a child. Since then, Russell has overcome brain cancer and become the self-styled 'Peoples Tenor'. His new album 'Anthems - Music To Inspire A Nation' is released on 21st May.
Clive will be doing The Full Monty with Lesley Sharp whose acting debut was playing Bob's wife Michelle in 'Rita, Sue and Bob Too'. Lesley's starring as another wife in Sky 1 HD's new comedy drama 'Starlings'. She plays a working class wife, living in a small nest, with a big brood. 'Starlings' starts on Sunday 13th May at 20.00.
Emma Freud just can't say no to Yes Man Danny Wallace. As well as writing and presenting, Danny started his own 'Lovely' country, formed the Karma Army and found himself in some very Awkward Situations. Danny's debut novel 'Charlotte Street' is a heartwarming, everyday tale of boy stalks girl!
Drum and Bass Maestro Goldie will try his hand at anything - from B-boy to Ballroom dancer, 'Bad Boy' to 'Bullion' the bodyguard. He'll be talking to Clive about his latest performance as an angel at the International Dance Festival. 'Wings of Desire' is in Victoria Square, Birmingham from Wednesday 16th to Saturday 19th May.
With music from Oklahoma rock 'n' roller JD McPherson, who performs 'North Side Gal' from his album 'Signs And Signifiers'.
And Rachel Sermanni will be taking a deep breath to sing 'Breathe Easy' from her EP 'Black Currants'.
Producer: Cathie Mahoney.
MON 22:00 Just a Minute (b01hjq76)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
MON 22:30 The Castle (b01hxzx3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
MON 23:00 The News Quiz Extra (b01hy360)
Extended edition of the News Quiz, hosted by Sandi Toksvig. Panellists are Jeremy Hardy, Susan Calman, Bob Mills and Matt Forde.
MON 23:45 Hearing With Hegley (b009y1s3)
Series 1
Episode 1
The poet laureate of alternative comedy, John Hegley, presents a selection of his work.
With contributions from Keith Moore, Susan Norton, Andrew Bailey and Nigel Piper.
Producer: Phil Clarke
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1996.


TUESDAY 22 MAY 2012

TUE 00:00 Charles Chilton - Space Force (b007jmb4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:30 Doctor Who (b01hy35y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b008y4fg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 Inspector Grant - The Singing Sands (b009gfpb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 The Castle (b01hxzx3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:30 Cabin Pressure (b00lyvz7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 Vivat Rex (b01hxzx5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 Evelyn Waugh Short Stories (b007jwxj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:15 Loose Ends (b01j8pcz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 Anything Legal (b008cxvk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Monday]
TUE 05:30 Married (b0081fb3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Monday]
TUE 06:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00h8qls)
Series 2
Episode 1
Budget cuts spark conflict at the Cambridge college, and Gilbert is plotting. Comic thriller with Geoffrey Palmer and Samuel West.
TUE 06:30 Inspector Grant - The Singing Sands (b009h7nn)
Episode 2
Intrigued by the mysterious death of the man in compartment B7, Inspector Grant has written to Scotland Yard to find out more.
TUE 07:00 Two Doors Down (b00899nl)
Series 1
The Minister Has a Window
Clare's in a flap when the Minister from the Northern Ireland office comes for dinner with this dog.
So cleaner Sally is booked for overtime to make sure the evening runs smoothly...
Series one of Annie McCartney's four-part sitcom.
Starring Frances Tomelty as Sally, Marcella Riordan as Clare, Roma Tomelty as Miss Black, Katy Gleadhill as Evie, Gerard Murphy as Fintan, Alan Mckee as Victor, Bethan Lloyd as Anna, Patrick Gleadhill as Simon, Robert Patterson as Tony, Emily Walmsley as Layla, Joel McElnay as Ben and Alfie Lloyd as Sam.
Director: Tanya Nash
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2001.
TUE 07:30 Cabin Pressure (b0124qtf)
Series 3
Qikiqtarjuaq
When MJN Air flies a party of tourists near the North Pole, Arthur goes hunting for polar bears, Carolyn for a rogue lemon and Martin for a believable French accent.
Meanwhile, Alfred Hitchcock makes a surprise appearance.
John Finnemore's sitcom about the pilots of a tiny charter airline for whom no job is too small and many jobs are too difficult.
Carolyn Knapp-Shappey ..... Stephanie Cole
1st Officer Douglas Richardson ..... Roger Allam
Capt. Martin Crieff ..... Benedict Cumberbatch
Arthur Shappey ..... John Finnemore
Nancy Dean Liebhart ..... Melanie Hudson
Mrs. Cook ..... Kosha Engler
Mr. Peary ..... Ewan Bailey
Producer/Director: David Tyler
A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in July 2011.
TUE 08:00 The Goon Show (b007jnth)
Series 7
Shifting Sands
Soldier Neddie Seagoon heads off to the fort at Waziri, which is drifting into peril.
Groundbreaking, surreal BBC radio comedy written by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens.
Starring:
Peter Sellers
Harry Secombe
Spike Milligan
Jack Train
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 January 1957.
TUE 08:30 Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead (b00hk2f1)
Series 2
Episode 2
Improvement grants for everybody explained and a plumber muses on words.
A sequential entertainment for radio starring Ronnie Barker.
With Terence Brady and Pauline Yates.
Pianist: Gordon Langford.
Written by Tony Bilbow, Mike Fentiman, David Climie, Gordon Langford, John Graham, Miles Kington, Roy Lomax, Myles Rudge, Max Harris and Peter Spence.
Producer John Fawcett-Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1972.
TUE 09:00 The News Quiz Extra (b01hy360)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday]
TUE 09:45 Hearing With Hegley (b009y1s3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:45 on Monday]
TUE 10:00 Vivat Rex (b01hz717)
Witchcraft
Richard Burton narrates the playwrights' chronicle of the English Crown. Joan of Arc has been captured. Stars Hannah Gordon.
TUE 11:00 Evelyn Waugh Short Stories (b008fxr8)
The Manager of the Kremlin
A refugee from the Russian Revolution finds himself running a successful night club in Montmartre. Read by Crawford Logan.
TUE 11:15 Stephen Mollett - A House Halfway to Africa (b01hz719)
Although he was unlucky in love, artist Vincent van Gogh secured the affections of a young woman in his last years. But was Vincent beyond reciprocating?
Stephen Mollett's drama stars Pete Postlethwaite as Vincent van Gogh, Maria Miles as Claire, Jenny Howe as Marie Ginoux, Jane Whittenshaw as Sien, David Bannerman as Theo van Gogh, Vincent Brimble as Gaugin and David King as Reverend Rochelieu.
Producer: Peter Kavanagh
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1990.
TUE 12:00 The Goon Show (b007jnth)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 12:30 Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead (b00hk2f1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 13:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00h8qls)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
TUE 13:30 Inspector Grant - The Singing Sands (b009h7nn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
TUE 14:00 Where Angels Fear to Tread (b007jryd)
Episode 7
As they prepare to rescue Lilia's baby, Philip, Caroline and Harriet find Italy intoxicating. Stars Jamie Bamber and Emilia Fox.
TUE 14:15 This Sceptred Isle (b007jt2t)
The American War of Independence
The army confronts the Bostonian militia and the American War of Independence begins. Anna Massey tells the story of Britain.
TUE 14:30 The Wild Places (b00lr3nv)
Episode 2
The author's search moves to Strathnaver in Scotland, inhabited by man for over six millennia. Read by Richard Greenwood.
TUE 14:45 The Invention of Childhood (b00sny0z)
A Prison or a Garden
Michael Morpurgo presents the story of the fight for children's rights in the second half of the 20th century.
TUE 15:00 Vivat Rex (b01hz717)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
TUE 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b01hz71c)
As we listen to part two of Adults Only by Morris Gleitzman, Mel finds out about a caving trip that went wrong. Plus, Gyles Brandreth goes on the hunt for the first ever teddy.
TUE 17:00 Up the Garden Path (b007zj4x)
Series 1
Over and Out
Maria makes up with hubby Gwyn, and Izzy has a surprise for Michael and Louise.
Tumbling from one love entanglement to another, 30 something teacher Izzy Comyn has a predilection for inappropriate men.
Imelda Staunton stars as Izzy.
Adapted by Sue Limb from her 1984 novel into 3 radio series which ran from 1987 to 1993. Granada also adapted the series for ITV.
Izzy ...... Imelda Staunton
Michael ...... Nicholas Le Prevost
Dick ...... Mike Grady
Louise ...... Phyllida Nash
Gwyn ...... Sion Probert
Maria ...... Marty Cruickshank
Class 4C:
Kerryann White
Kelda Holmes
Producer: Jonathan James-Moore
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1987.
TUE 17:30 Two Doors Down (b00899nl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
TUE 18:00 Charles Chilton - Space Force (b007jmbm)
Series 1
2. Towards the Unknown
One of Space Force's crew members, Magnus Carter, reveals the true nature of their latest mission
Charles Chilton's intergalactic adventure starring Barry Foster and Nicky Henson.
Captain Saxon Berry …. Barry Foster
Lemuel ‘Chipper’ Barnett …. Nicky Henson
Magnus Carter …. Nigel Stock
Lauderic Sincere …. Tony Osoba
with Wendy Murray and Teresa Stretfield
Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in April 1984.
TUE 18:30 Doctor Who (b01hz71f)
A Thousand Tiny Wings
Episode 2
1950s Kenya: Reunited by terrifying circumstances, the Time Lord is forced to enlist the help of Nazi scientist, Doctor Elizabeth Klein. The Doctor is also worried about Lucy.
Starring Sylvester McCoy as The Doctor, Tracey Childs as Elizabeth Klein, Ann Bell as Mrs Sylvia O'Donnell and Joannah Tincey as Lucy Watts.
Written by Andy Lane.
Directed by Lisa Bowerman.
Made by Big Finish.
TUE 19:00 The Goon Show (b007jnth)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 19:30 Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead (b00hk2f1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 20:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00h8qls)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
TUE 20:30 Inspector Grant - The Singing Sands (b009h7nn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
TUE 21:00 Evelyn Waugh Short Stories (b008fxr8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
TUE 21:15 Stephen Mollett - A House Halfway to Africa (b01hz719)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
TUE 22:00 Cabin Pressure (b0124qtf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
TUE 22:30 Chris Addison's Civilization (b00f68lx)
A Sense of Identity
Chris Addison reveals how "culture" gives a civilisation a sense of identity, and Professor Herring tells all about a conference on deckchairs
Continuing his journey through the vast and rich subject of civilisation, the thinking-idiot's anthropologist explains exactly what we need to create a new one.
With:
Professor Austin Herring (Geoffrey McGivern)
Jo Enright
Dan Tetsell
Producer: Simon Nicholls
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2006.
TUE 23:00 Deep Trouble (b00t6sjh)
Series 2
Episode 1
A new crew member and a noxious gas make their mark on nuclear submarine HMS Goliath. Stars Jim Field Smith. From May 2007.
TUE 23:30 Trevor's World of Sport (b00n490f)
Series 3
Episode 1
Andy Hamilton's comedy series about Trevor the sports agent and his brave attempts to swim safely through the shark tank of life.
1/6. Trevor ends up in court, trying very hard not to lie.
Trevor ...... Neil Pearson
Sammy ...... Paul Reynolds
Ralph ...... Michael Fenton Stevens
Theresa ...... Rosalind Ayres
Heidrun ...... Cosima Shaw
Barry ...... Abdul Salis
Meryl ...... Claire Skinner
Mr Harcourt ...... Robert Duncan
Brock ...... Geoffrey Whitehead.


WEDNESDAY 23 MAY 2012

WED 00:00 Charles Chilton - Space Force (b007jmbm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 Doctor Who (b01hz71f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00h8qls)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 Inspector Grant - The Singing Sands (b009h7nn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 The News Quiz Extra (b01hy360)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday]
WED 02:45 Hearing With Hegley (b009y1s3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:45 on Monday]
WED 03:00 Vivat Rex (b01hz717)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 Evelyn Waugh Short Stories (b008fxr8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:15 Stephen Mollett - A House Halfway to Africa (b01hz719)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 Up the Garden Path (b007zj4x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Tuesday]
WED 05:30 Two Doors Down (b00899nl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday]
WED 06:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00h8x8d)
Series 2
Episode 2
The Master and the Dean's feud intensifies as a student is found cheating. Stars Geoffrey Palmer and Michael Maloney.
WED 06:30 Inspector Grant - The Singing Sands (b009hfjs)
Episode 3
Alan Grant has managed to free himself from his debilitating panic attacks. However, a new obsession has taken their place.
WED 07:00 The Leopard in Autumn (b00cbm6c)
Series 1
Plethora Princess Regent
Awaiting news of a new pope, Plethora takes over Monte Guano and Ludovico takes to his bed.
Neal Anthony's 16th-century comedy drama about the chaotic lives of the ruling family of Renaissance Italy's most inconsequential city-state.
Stars David Swift as Ludovico, Sian Phillips as Plethora, Graham Crowden as Francesco, Paul Bigley as Alessandro, Saskia Wickham as Rosalie, Nick Romero as Salvatore, Christopher Kelham as Guido and Kim Wall as Father Ignazio.
Producer: Helen Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2001.
WED 07:30 So Wrong It's Right (b01hkz2n)
Series 3
Episode 1
Charlie Brooker hosts the comedy panel show celebrating one of Britain's favourite subjects - failure.
He plunders his guests' pasts and creativity over a series of rounds in which panellists have to be wrong to be right. In this episode, the guests joining him to try and out-wrong each other with their ideas and stories are comedians Lee Mack, Susan Calman and "Harry Hill's TV Burp" writer Daniel Maier.
In this edition the phrase 'keep calm and carry on' and ridiculous things to get angry about both come under the 'wrong' spotlight - as well as the best ideas for the worst new concept albums. Will anyone beat Susan Calman's pitch for an album based on her cat's bid to take part in the 2012 Olympics?
The host of So Wrong It's Right, Charlie Brooker, also presents BBC2's How TV Ruined Your Life, Channel 4's You Have Been Watching and 10 O'Clock Live, and writes for The Guardian. He won Columnist of the Year' at the 2009 British Press Awards for his column, and Best Newcomer at the British Comedy Awards 2009.
Produced by: Aled Evans
A Zeppotron Production for BBC Radio 4.
WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007vh34)
Series 4
Hancock in the Police
When Bill and the lad take to the beat, the crime rate soars after they meet Sid.
Starring Tony Hancock.
With 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 February 1957.
WED 08:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b0080r03)
Series 2
The Tiff
Author Gerald and his wife Diana squabble over a lunch date.
The convoluted chronicle of an optimistic author starring Ian Carmichael as Gerald C Potter and Charlotte Mitchell as his wife.
With Geoffrey Matthews and Edward Kelsey.
Written by Basil Boothroyd.
Producer: Bobby Jaye
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1977.
WED 09:00 Coming Alive (b007k1ty)
Series 1
Plumbing the Depths
Ex-convict Terry is challenged to bring neighbourhood talent to the community centre. Stars Karl Howman. From February 1999.
WED 09:30 Counterpoint (b00drrzf)
2005
Episode 6
Ned Sherrin hosts the music quiz with Oliver Longstaff and Peter Robinson of Harrogate and Jane Prust from Leeds.
WED 10:00 Vivat Rex (b01hzb0y)
Jack Cade
Richard Burton narrates the playwrights' chronicle of the English Crown. Henry VI is beset by rivals. Stars Dame Peggy Ashcroft.
WED 11:00 Evelyn Waugh Short Stories (b008d1xh)
On Guard 1/2
To remind her of him while he is abroad, a young man buys his fiancee a snappy puppy called Hector. Read by Crawford Logan. From March 2003.
WED 11:15 Dave Sheasby - Showing Promise (b007m6tg)
With her creative writing course threatened financially, Marjorie's glad to see a new face arrive - even if Harry lacks some of the graces she's accustomed to...
Dave Sheasby’s drama stars Heather Stoney as Marjorie, Gerry Kersey as Brian, John Branwell as John, Lorraine Peters as Jean, Daphne Oxenford as Florence and Graham Roberts as Harry.
Director: Tony Cliff
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1990.
WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007vh34)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 12:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b0080r03)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 13:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00h8x8d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
WED 13:30 Inspector Grant - The Singing Sands (b009hfjs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
WED 14:00 Where Angels Fear to Tread (b007jryt)
Episode 8
Caroline sets out to rescue Lilia's son from his father Gino, but discovers something unknown. Stars Emilia Fox and Tom George.
WED 14:15 This Sceptred Isle (b007jt30)
Jefferson and The Fourth Of July
Amid the threat of war, Benjamin Franklin drafts the Declaration of Independence. Anna Massey continues the story of Britain.
WED 14:30 The Wild Places (b00lrldt)
Episode 3
The author takes a winter walk in the snowy Lake District, in his search for Britain's wilderness. Read by Richard Greenwood.
WED 14:45 The Invention of Childhood (b00sp3dv)
The Disappearance of Childhood
Michael Morpurgo examines how the media and marketing have encroached on the lives of children.
WED 15:00 Vivat Rex (b01hzb0y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
WED 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b01hzb10)
Mel finds out the truth about the people behind some of the world's most famous cave art and we'll hear the Inheritance Tracks of actress Jenny Agutter.
WED 17:00 PG Wodehouse - The Inimitable Jeeves (b007tdnm)
The Metropolitan Touch
Bingo's in love again, so Bertie and his valet are summoned to help.
PG Wodehouse romp dramatised by Chris Miller from the book.
PG Wodehouse's romp starring Michael Hordern and Richard Briers.
Jeeves ...... Michael Hordern
Bertie Wooster ..... Richard Briers
Bingo Little ..... Jonathan Cecil
Steggles ...... Edwin Apps
Kid ...... Denise Bryer
Adapted by Chris Miller.
Producer: David Hatch
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1973.
WED 17:30 The Leopard in Autumn (b00cbm6c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
WED 18:00 Charles Chilton - Space Force (b007jmc2)
Series 1
3. The Silver Strangers
"The two strange figures drifted over from their ship to ours - they were heading for the main outside air lock..."
After drifting without power, the crew of Space Force receive a mysterious message and spot a spacecraft...
Charles Chilton's intergalactic adventure starring Barry Foster and Nicky Henson.
Captain Saxon Berry .... Barry Foster
Chipper .... Nicky Henson
Magnus .... Nigel Stock
Lauderic .... Tony Osoba
with Wendy Murray and Teresa Stretfeild.
Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in April 1984.
WED 18:30 Doctor Who (b01hzb12)
A Thousand Tiny Wings
Episode 3
Holed-up in a remote farmhouse in 1950s Kenya, the Time Lord and his would-be Nazi nemesis, Elizabeth Klein discover the true nature of their foe - but how should they tackle it?
Starring Sylvester McCoy as The Doctor, Tracey Childs as Elizabeth Klein, Ann Bell as Mrs Sylvia O'Donnell and Chuk Iwuji as Joshua Sembeke.
Written by Andy Lane.
Directed by Lisa Bowerman.
Made by Big Finish.
WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007vh34)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 19:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b0080r03)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 20:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00h8x8d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
WED 20:30 Inspector Grant - The Singing Sands (b009hfjs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
WED 21:00 Evelyn Waugh Short Stories (b008d1xh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
WED 21:15 Dave Sheasby - Showing Promise (b007m6tg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
WED 22:00 So Wrong It's Right (b01hkz2n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
WED 22:30 Self-Storage (b0082dxc)
Series 1
Leaving
Could the time have come at long last for Dave to leave behind his peculiar abode?
Stars Reece Shearsmith and Mark Heap.
Sitcom written by Tom Collinson and Barnaby Power.
Dave …. Reece Shearsmith
Geoff …. Mark Heap
Ron …. Tom Goodman-Hill
Judy ...... Rosie Cavaliero
With Susan Earl.
Producer: Ed Morrish
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2007.
WED 22:45 Guy Browning's Small Talk (b0076n58)
Series 2
How to Get Out More
From popping out in order to stay in, to the delights of camping, the writer shares life-coaching tips. From September 2004.
WED 23:00 Masala FM (b007jypp)
Episode 3
When one of Auntieji's disgruntled listeners decides to take matters in to his own hands, Khalid may be the only one who can save the station.
Six-part sitcom written by Meera Syal
Starring Sanjeev Bhaskar, Nitin Sawheny, Meera Syal and Nina Wadia.
Music by Nitin Sawhney.
Producer: Liz Anstee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1996.
WED 23:30 Any Bloke (b007jyzg)
Series 2
Dream Catcher
Phil's told off for not wearing his empathy womb at the antenatal class. Stars Jim Sweeney and Caroline Quentin.


THURSDAY 24 MAY 2012

THU 00:00 Charles Chilton - Space Force (b007jmc2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 Doctor Who (b01hzb12)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00h8x8d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Inspector Grant - The Singing Sands (b009hfjs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Coming Alive (b007k1ty)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:30 Counterpoint (b00drrzf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Vivat Rex (b01hzb0y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 Evelyn Waugh Short Stories (b008d1xh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:15 Dave Sheasby - Showing Promise (b007m6tg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 PG Wodehouse - The Inimitable Jeeves (b007tdnm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Wednesday]
THU 05:30 The Leopard in Autumn (b00cbm6c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Wednesday]
THU 06:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00h91l0)
Series 2
Episode 3
A Cambridge college student is found hanged, but was it suicide or murder? Mark Tavener's comic thriller stars Geoffrey Palmer and Samuel West.
THU 06:30 Inspector Grant - The Singing Sands (b009hp59)
Episode 4
Inspector Alan Grant returns to London determined to clear up the mystery of Bill Kenrick's death. Concluded by Paul Young.
THU 07:00 Unnatural Acts (b00k2cfy)
Series 1
Ill Met by Moonlight
When Kit gets hurt and Caroline gets fit, the gang uncover an unhealthy conspiracy. Stars Jeremy Hardy. From May 1987.
THU 07:30 Tom Wrigglesworth's Open Letters (b01hl29y)
Series 2
Compensation Culture
Sony Award-winning comedian Tom Wrigglesworth delivers an open letter to Ken Clarke MP.
He's asking whether compensation culture is actually directly opposed to the theory of evolution?
Written by Tom Wrigglesworth, James Kettle and Miles Jupp
Producer: Simon Mayhew-Archer.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2012.
THU 08:00 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show (b00bx21q)
From 25/03/1978
The duo welcome Penelope Keith, who does her own intro before performing in Ern's sketch what he wrote. From October 1977.
THU 08:30 Dad's Army (b008h50c)
Series 3
Absent Friends
Captain Mainwaring returns to platoon insubordination - and an escaped convict.
Adapted for radio from Jimmy Perry and David Croft's TV scripts by Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles.
Captain Mainwaring …. Arthur Lowe
Sergeant Wilson …. John Le Mesurier
Corporal Jones …. Clive Dunn
Private Frazer …. John Laurie
Private Pike …. Ian Lavender
Private Godfrey …. Arnold Ridley
Private Walker …. Larry Martyn
Mrs Pike …. Pearl Hackney
Additional music by Dennis Gomm.
Producer: John Dyas
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1976.
THU 09:00 Huddwinks (b009kh0z)
Series 1
Railway '86 - The Movie!
British Rail's new 'Silver Bullet' train ends up as a runaway express to Aberdeen. Stars Roy Hudd. From August 1986.
THU 09:30 HR (b00tj5qm)
Series 2
Dogging
Comedy drama series by Nigel Williams that charts the misfortunes of a middle-aged HR officer and his trouble-making colleague.
Sam, determined to help depressed Peter find a sense of purpose in his retirement, gets him a dog. But will the scruffy mongrel help Peter? Or will it add to his aggression and sense of injustice?
Peter ..... Jonathan Pryce
Sam ..... Nicholas Le Prevost
Nasty Man ..... Tony Bell
Woman ..... Christine Kavanagh
Man ..... Sam Dale
Director: Peter Kavanagh.
First broadcast on Radio 4 in 2010.
THU 10:00 Vivat Rex (b01hzlp2)
A Paper Crown
Richard Burton narrates a playwrights' take on the English Crown. Rival royals clash. Stars Ian Ogilvy and Dame Peggy Ashcroft.
THU 11:00 Evelyn Waugh Short Stories (b007k30q)
On Guard 2/2
On Guard: A small dog called Hector comes to dominate his mistress's life while her fiance is abroad. Read by Crawford Logan. From March 2003.
THU 11:15 Martin Sorrell - Mary, Mary (b0140mq8)
The fevered imagination of the third Bennet sister gives Jane Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice' a new twist. Stars Lucy Briers.
THU 12:00 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show (b00bx21q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 12:30 Dad's Army (b008h50c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 13:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00h91l0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
THU 13:30 Inspector Grant - The Singing Sands (b009hp59)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
THU 14:00 Where Angels Fear to Tread (b007jrzb)
Episode 9
Philip admires Gino's love for his son, but Harriet has other plans which spark terrible consequences. Stars Sian Thomas.
THU 14:15 This Sceptred Isle (b007jt35)
Saratoga
America has proclaimed its independence, but the war with Britain continues. Anna Massey tells the story of the British Isles.
THU 14:30 The Wild Places (b00lrq9t)
Episode 4
Robert Macfarlane's search for Britain's wilderness moves to a reclaimed abandoned estate in Essex. Read by Richard Greenwood.
THU 14:45 The Invention of Childhood (b00spnnw)
Calling a Hit a Smack
Michael Morpurgo examines how children have fallen between the family and the state, sometimes with tragic results.
THU 15:00 Vivat Rex (b01hzlp2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
THU 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b01hzlpd)
Mel hears from Stewart Henderson as he finds out if we really do have an innate sense of direction. Plus, two more fantastic stories from the Chris Evans 500 Words competition.
THU 17:00 For Better or for Worse (b00tttj6)
Series 3
Episode 2
Social plans galore are in peril when undertaker Bernard gets arrested. Stars Su Pollard and Gorden Kaye. From January 1996.
THU 17:30 Unnatural Acts (b00k2cfy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
THU 18:00 Charles Chilton - Space Force (b007jmd7)
Series 1
4. The Time Ship
"The ship was as tall as a skyscraper and as long as an ocean liner - its hull was round, like a submarine's."
Taken hostage by the aliens, the crew discover more about their mysterious captors.
Charles Chilton's intergalactic adventure starring Barry Foster and Nicky Henson.
Captain Saxon Berry .... Barry Foster
Chipper .... Nicky Henson
Magnus .... Nigel Stock
Lauderic .... Tony Osoba
Ifwa .... Wendy Murray
Treia .... Theresa Streatfeild
Voedica .... Lolly Cockerell
Jennie .... Jenny Twigge
Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in April 1984.
THU 18:30 Doctor Who (b01hznxf)
Survival of the Fittest
Episode 1
Klein's Story - the Time Lord learns more about his dubious companion, the Nazi scientist. Seventh Doctor adventure stars Sylvester McCoy and Tracey Childs.
THU 19:00 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show (b00bx21q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 19:30 Dad's Army (b008h50c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 20:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00h91l0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
THU 20:30 Inspector Grant - The Singing Sands (b009hp59)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
THU 21:00 Evelyn Waugh Short Stories (b007k30q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
THU 21:15 Martin Sorrell - Mary, Mary (b0140mq8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
THU 22:00 Tom Wrigglesworth's Open Letters (b01hl29y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
THU 22:30 Down the Line (b0129bj8)
Series 3
String Theory and Popular Science Fiction
Gary Bellamy tries to raise the bar on his phone-in show with a chat about string theory. Stars Rhys Thomas. From January 2008.
THU 23:00 Revolting People (b00w48m7)
Ezekiel is Kidnapped
Ezekiel upsets the Baltimore rebels in the 1775 American sitcom. With Andy Hamilton, Jay Tarses and Hugh Dennis. From May 2006.
THU 23:30 Think the Unthinkable (b01hznxh)
Series 3
Wagstaff and Mutual
The management consultants try to help an investment bank with some bad financing. Stars Marcus Brigstocke. From July 2004.


FRIDAY 25 MAY 2012

FRI 00:00 Charles Chilton - Space Force (b007jmd7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 Doctor Who (b01hznxf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00h91l0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Inspector Grant - The Singing Sands (b009hp59)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Huddwinks (b009kh0z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:30 HR (b00tj5qm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Vivat Rex (b01hzlp2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 Evelyn Waugh Short Stories (b007k30q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:15 Martin Sorrell - Mary, Mary (b0140mq8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 For Better or for Worse (b00tttj6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Thursday]
FRI 05:30 Unnatural Acts (b00k2cfy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Thursday]
FRI 06:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00h9t26)
Series 2
Episode 4
Simon is not convinced of a student's murder confession, but he soon gets sidetracked. Mark Tavener's comedy thriller stars Geoffrey Palmer and Samuel West.
FRI 06:30 Sax Rohmer - The Green Spider (b007k214)
The mystery over a strange being, an eminent professor and a secret that could transform modern science. Read by John Rowe.
FRI 07:00 Smelling of Roses (b00d4qky)
Series 3
Private Views
Events organiser Rosie plans a private view for an odious art dealer.
Rosie Burns faces more challenges in running her family's event management company, where the clients are only part of the problem...
The third of four series of Simon Brett's sitcom.
Rosie ..... Prunella Scales
Jo ..... Rebecca Callard
Bob ..... Duncan Preston
Tess ..... Annette Badland
Lindley Gore ..... Jeremy Clyde
Charlie McGunn ..... Kenny Blyth
Producer: Maria Esposito
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2002.
FRI 07:30 Tonight (b01hxr12)
Series 2
Episode 3
Rory Bremner and the team return for another series of Tonight, the topical satire show that digs that bit deeper into national and international politics.
Rory's mantra is that it's as important to make sense out of things as it is to make fun of them. With a team that includes veteran satirists Andy Zaltzman and Nick Doody and versatile impressionist and character comedian Kate O'Sullivan, Tonight promises to do both. This is half an hour of stand-up, sketches, and investigative satire. And at the core of the show are Rory's incisively funny interviews with the most informed guest commentators on the current political scene.
More global crises, more political scandal, more jokes with the word fiscal in them - and some truly brilliant impressions: a shot in the arm for satire lovers everywhere.
Producers: Simon Jacobs & Frank Stirling
A Unique Production for BBC Radio 4.
FRI 08:00 The Navy Lark (b01j0sf9)
Series 6
Troutbridge's Party
Peeved Pertwee is barred from a wardroom celebration for Admiral Sir Benjamin Troutbridge.

Stars Leslie Phillips as the Sub-Lieutenant, Jon Pertwee as the Chief Petty Officer, Stephen Murray as the Number One, Ronnie Barker as AS Johnson, Richard Caldicote as Captain Povey and Heather Chasen as Mrs Povey.

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 October 1963.
FRI 08:30 The Burkiss Way (b007jmcm)
Series 1
Keep Unfit the Burkiss Way
Stay the way you are with unexpected adjustments.
The easy correspondence course. Just fill in your name cut out the coupon and give it to your grocer to receive strange looks.
With easy instruction from Denise Coffey, Nigel Rees, Chris Emmett and Fred Harris.
Easy scripts by Andrew Marshall, John Mason and David Renwick.
Easy production by Simon Brett.
Cult sketch show first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1976.
FRI 09:00 Are You From the Bugle? (b01j0sfh)
Royal Flush
Frustrated reporter Graham Carpenter lands an unexpected scoop.
John Gradwell's six-part sitcom about life in Butterthwaite's local newspaper office.
Bert Ball …. Jeffrey Holland
Graham Carpenter …. Robert Beck
Brenda Thistlethwaite …. Frances Jeater
Arnold Beasley …. David Ryall
Vicky Cox …. Sue Devaney
Lawrence Stevens …. Dean Williamson
All other parts played by Mark Gatiss, Peter Serafinowicz, Peter Silverleaf and Margaret Stallard.
Producer: Kathy Smith.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1996.
FRI 09:30 Puzzle Panel (b00z628p)
Episode 10
Fiendish brain teasers with Chris Maslanka, Dr Doreen Baxter, Professor David Singmaster and Robert Eastway. From August 1998.
FRI 10:00 Vivat Rex (b01j0sfk)
Warwick The Kingmaker
Richard Burton narrates the playwrights' chronicle of the English Crown. Edward IV faces his rivals. Stars Dame Peggy Ashcroft.
FRI 11:00 Evelyn Waugh Short Stories (b007jwv8)
Cruise
Sailing round the Mediterranean, a young lady writes about the upper-class antics on board ship. Read by Abigail Docherty. From March 2003.
FRI 11:15 The Drought (b007jw1l)
Jean's former home, submerged in a reservoir, has been uncovered by a drought. Her visit there does not bring back the happy memories her nurses expect.
Drama by Stephen Dunstone.
Stars Kathleen Helme as Jean, Angela Winter as Ernestine, Tessa Worsley as Nurse 1, Becky Hindley as Nurse 2, Seamus O'Neill as Grandad, Olwen May as Mother, Ben Frain as Kenneth, Malcolm Scates as Mr Dacre, Susan Cookson as Young Jean, Rebecca George as Little Jean 1, Rebecca Harper as Little Jean 2, Adam Binns as Harry and Royston Bayfield as Norman.
Producer: Janet Whitaker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1999.
FRI 12:00 The Navy Lark (b01j0sf9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 The Burkiss Way (b007jmcm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
FRI 13:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00h9t26)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
FRI 13:30 Sax Rohmer - The Green Spider (b007k214)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
FRI 14:00 Where Angels Fear to Tread (b007jrzr)
Episode 10
Englishman Philip confesses all to Italian Gino and learns a bitter truth. Stars Sian Thomas, Jamie Bamber and Tom George.
FRI 14:15 This Sceptred Isle (b007jt3d)
Yorktown
Franco-American forces triumph and Britain loses its American colonies. Anna Massey narrates the history of Britain.
FRI 14:30 The Wild Places (b00lrv69)
Episode 5
The author's search for Britain's wilderness ends up a beech tree in Cambridge. Read by Richard Greenwood.
FRI 14:45 The Invention of Childhood (b00sprf9)
Reinventing Childhood
Michael Morpurgo looks at the impact of adults on childhood down the centuries up to the present day.
FRI 15:00 Vivat Rex (b01j0sfk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
FRI 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b01j0sfm)
As MIB3 is released, Will Smith talks about the making of the first Men In Black film. We also hear from the couple that met in a children's home, plus the conclusion of our story.
FRI 17:00 Millport (b008h51h)
Series 1
Derek Dodds Is Dead
An unexpected death makes all the islanders question their priorities in life in some very surprising ways...
Bittersweet comedy written by and starring Lynn Ferguson as 30-something barmaid Irene Bruce, who hankers after a better life on the mainland.
Irene ...... Lynn Ferguson
Moira/Agnes ...... Janet Brown
Alberto/Robert/Dita/Bob ...... Lewis McLeod
Ena/Bunty/Diane ...... Gabriel Quigley
Doogie ...... Matt Costello
Minister ...... Robert Paterson
Producers: Lucy Bacon and Kathy Smith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2000.
FRI 17:30 Smelling of Roses (b00d4qky)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
FRI 18:00 Charles Chilton - Space Force (b007jmdr)
Series 1
5. Threshold of Stars
"And what happens if we fail the test?" "It's obvious. We'll be killed."
Held captive by their abductors, the Space Force crew discover exactly what the aliens are after - while Chipper causes concern.
Charles Chilton's intergalactic adventure starring Barry Foster and Nicky Henson.
Captain Saxon Berry .... Barry Foster
Chipper .... Nicky Henson
Magnus .... Nigel Stock
Lauderic .... Tony Osoba
Ifwa .... Wendy Murray
Treia .... Theresa Streatfeild
Voedica .... Lolly Cockerell
Jennie .... Jenny Twigge
Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in May 1984.
FRI 18:30 Doctor Who (b01j0sfp)
Survival of the Fittest
Episode 2
The Time Lord transports his sinister companion to save a species from extinction. Seventh Doctor adventure stars Sylvester McCoy and Tracey Childs.
FRI 19:00 The Navy Lark (b01j0sf9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 The Burkiss Way (b007jmcm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
FRI 20:00 Mark Tavener - High Table, Lower Orders (b00h9t26)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
FRI 20:30 Sax Rohmer - The Green Spider (b007k214)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
FRI 21:00 Evelyn Waugh Short Stories (b007jwv8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
FRI 21:15 The Drought (b007jw1l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
FRI 22:00 Tonight (b01hxr12)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
FRI 22:30 On the Hour (b008pcbq)
Series 1
Episode 2
Tackling dangerous dogs, TV evangelism probe - and a surprising new role for Margaret Thatcher.
All the news as it happens, if it happens – plus sport from Alan Partridge.
Savagely satirical award-winning comedy starring Chris Morris.
With Steve Coogan, David Schneider, Rebecca Front, Patrick Marber and Doon Mackichan.
Written by Chris Morris, Richard Herring, Steven Wells, Andrew Glover, David Quantick and Stewart Lee.
Editor: Armando lannucci
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1991.
FRI 23:00 Sorry About Last Night (b00n4gmx)
A Airport
Andy and Julie honeymoon at Heathrow. Alexei Sayle's quirky couples comedy, with Siobhan Redmond. From October 1999.
FRI 23:30 The Cabaret of Dr Caligari (b007wprc)
The Conversion
A hypnotised sales rep recalls a troubled life with her Dad. Stars John Woodvine and Sylvester McCoy.