SATURDAY 23 JUNE 2012

SAT 00:00 Terry Pratchett (b010v5f8)
Night Watch
Episode 5
Commander Sam Vimes of the City Watch, thrown back into his own past, has little time left there to undo the harm done by his arch-enemy Carcer, before coming back to his present...
The conclusion of Terry Pratchett's Discworld novel dramatised by Robin Brooks.
Stars Philip Jackson as Sam Vimes, Carl Prekopp as Young Sam, Paul Ritter as Carcer, Clare Corbett as Rosie, Sam Dale as Colon, Ben Onwukwe as Dr Lawn, Joseph Kloska as Reg Shoe, Peter Marinker as Major Clive and Rachel Atkins as Lady Mesarole.
Director: Claire Grove
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2008.
SAT 00:30 Ben Moor - Undone (b008zdkt)
Series 2
Unwelcome
Edna and Tankerton return to her home town and attend a fete worse than death.
Staring Alex Tregear and Ben Moor.
Ben Moor's comic sci-fi saga about magazine editor Edna Turner entering a parallel world where her version of London is replaced with the city of Undone.
Edna Turner ...... Alex Tregear
Tankerton Slopes ...... Ben Moor
Billy/Carlo ..... Duncan Wisbey
Rosie Turner ...... Emma Kennedy
Other parts played by the cast.
Producer: Colin Anderson
Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Radio Comedy and first broadcast in February 2008.
SAT 01:00 The Toff (b007jrfz)
The Toff and the Runaway Bride
4. Death Is No Alibi
As the murder count mounts, the police hunt Richard - and there's a discovery in the River Thames...
Terence Alexander stars as the Toff - upper-class amateur sleuth, the Honourable Richard Rollison.
John Creasey's thriller dramatised by Roy Lomax.
The Toff ...... Terence Alexander
Jolly ...... Robert Dorning
Inspector Ellerby ...... Roger Gartland
Sergeant ...... Michael Shannon
Inspector Reno ...... Godfrey James
Robert Lawn ...... Kevin Brennan
Barbara Lessing ...... Rosalind Shanks
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson.
First broadcast on the BBC World Service in June 1975.
SAT 01:30 Bulldog Drummond by Sapper (b00nnpb3)
5. Godalming
The ex-officer heads to Godalming to protect Phyllis. And are the Duchess' pearls safe? Read by Julian Rhind-Tutt.
SAT 02:00 Are You From the Bugle? (b01jzq5m)
Butterthwaite White Hell
Will snow play havoc with Graham's chances of landing a story? Stars Jeffrey Holland and Robert Beck. From June 1996.
SAT 02:30 Tickets Please (b00p5xc2)
Episode 4
After delays caused by lightning, a 20-piece orchestra in coach G practices. This offers Robin a plangent background for his declaration of love.
But can he seize his chance before the train arrives at Exeter St David's?
Sitcom on rails by Mark Maier.
Robin........Jeremy Swift
Nadine.......Alex Kelly
Peter......Malcolm Tierney
Carol......Tessa Nicholson
Carl........Nicholas Boulton
Diana.......Melissa Advani
Linda.........Kate Layden
Keith.....Stephen Hogan
Other parts played by Philip Fox, Piers Wehner and Joseph Cohen-Cole
Producer: Peter Kavanagh
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2009.
SAT 03:00 Olivia Manning - Fortunes of War (b0101gl8)
Episode 1
Young newlywed Harriet Pringle arrives in Bucharest in 1939, just as Europe is about to tear itself apart. Stars Joanna Lumley.
SAT 04:00 Five Stories by Margaret Drabble (b0176nbj)
Faithful Lovers
An idle decision to return to an old stomping ground, and its echoes of love, leads to an unexpected and unsettling encounter. Faithful Lovers was written in 1968 and appears in A Day in the Life of a Smiling Woman: The Collected Stories by Margaret Drabble.
Read by Adjoa Andoh.
Abridged by Katrin Williams.
Produced by Duncan Minshull.
SAT 04:15 Mrs Bradley - The Mystery of a Butcher's Shop (b00947vh)
The Bones of the Matter
Rupert Sethleigh is missing and a headless corpse's been found jointed in the Butcher's Shop.
Rupert's cousin Jimsey is under suspicion, but Mrs Lestrange Bradley has other ideas...
Stars Mary Wimbush as Mrs Bradley, Richard Pearce as Aubrey Harringay, Christopher Scoular as James Redsey, David King as the Vicar of Wandles, Teresa Gallagher as Felicity Broome, Terence Edmond as George William Saville and Norman Bird as Superintendent Bidwell
Glady's Mitchell's story of mayhem and murder dramatised by Elizabeth Proud.
Producer: Sue Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1991.
SAT 05:00 Snap (b00tf82j)
Series 1
Episode 2
After their split, Molly and Doug are determined to prove they can have a life without each other.
And maybe they would, if it wasn't for Doug's elderly mum misbehaving...
Paul Mendelson’s sitcom stars Rebecca Lacey and Paul Venables.
Molly …. Rebecca Lacey
Doug …. Paul Venables
Kaz …. Soumaya Keynes
Ryan …. Jessie Sullivan
Scarlet …. Rebecca Front
Annie …. Marlene Sidaway
Raymond …. Jonathan Tafler
Producer: David Ian Neville
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2003.
SAT 05:30 Smelling of Roses (b00dl042)
Series 3
A Cheeky Little Number
Jo's relationship with Robert is looking a bit rocky, and the situation isn't helped when she meets a charming young wine shipper for whom Rosie's organising a tasting...
Another assignment for Rosie Burns and the event management company, where the clients are only part of the problem...
Written by Simon Brett.
Rosie ..... Prunella Scales
Jo ..... Rebecca Callard
Bob ..... Duncan Preston
Tess ..... Annette Badland
Harry Butt ..... Gideon Turner
Emma Bryson ..... Rebecca Front
Producer: Maria Esposito
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2002.
SAT 06:00 Daphne Du Maurier (b00p4klc)
The King's General
A paralysed beauty and a reckless soldier fall in love during the English civil war. Stars Cathryn Harrison and Roger Allam.
SAT 07:30 Scots Gothic: A Portrait of Edgar Allan Poe in Ayrshire (b00lfbxk)
Billy Kay discovers whether American writer Edgar Allan Poe's macabre imagination was born during a childhood visit to Scotland.
SAT 08:00 Ed Doolan Interviews... (b00pr7lj)
Rolf Harris
Australian entertainer extraordinaire Rolf Harris chooses some of his favourite songs and chats about his long career in showbiz.
SAT 09:00 Brian Johnston - An Innings with Johnners (b01kkldw)
Rory Bremner takes to the crease to celebrate the life and career of Brian Johnston with contributions and memories from his colleagues, friends and contacts.
The programme selection includes:
Summers Will Never Be the Same - from Test Match Special - a look back at the life of Johnners broadcast after he passed away in 1994.
Trivia Test Match from Meopham in Kent. Johnners umpires a test of wit and general knowledge. With Tim Rice, Willie Rushton, Barry Cryer and Bernard Cribbins.
Hancock's Half Hour. The Monte Carlo Rally
Tony Hancock competes in the famous motor race in a very classic car - provided by Sid. The rally commentator is Brian Johnston.
Johnners goes 'Down Your Way'. Selected series highlights of wonderful characters and stories. Complied by Barry Johnston.
Twenty Questions. Terry Wogan chairs the popular quiz series, featuring Brian Johnston, Willie Rushton, Bettine Le Beau and Anona
The End of the Innings - music, mirth and memories celebrating the life of Brian. With Jonathan Agnew, Farokh Engineer, David Essex, Barry Johnston, Neil Durden-Smith, Terry Wogan and Brian himself. Made in 2012.
SAT 12:00 An Everyday Story of Afghan Folk - Omnibus (b01k2db9)
Series 1 Omnibus
Based on a Pashtun radio soap, a slice of family life without modern amenities, set in an Afghan village. Stars Sagar Arya.
SAT 13:15 John Mortimer - Rumpole of the Bailey (b007jz6m)
Rumpole and the Scales of Justice
The barrister's love for Othello and his shady contacts help him defend a policeman. Stars Timothy West.
SAT 14:00 Beyond Our Ken (b00dkhnr)
From 12/01/1961
The story of less famous 'Hans' Liszt. With Kenneth Horne, Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick and Betty Marsden. From January 1961.
SAT 14:30 The Navy Lark (b01jzq5k)
Series 6
Navigation By Computer
HMS Troutbridge sails into the technological age, but can the crew keep up?

Stars Leslie Phillips as the Sub-Lieutenant, Jon Pertwee as the Chief Petty Officer, Stephen Murray as the Number One, Richard Caldicote as Captain Povey, Heather Chasen as Heather and Michael Bates as Lieutenant Bates, Ronnie Barker as Mr Merrivale and Tenniel Evans as the Admiral.

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 November 1963.
SAT 15:00 Ed Doolan Interviews... (b00pr7lj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
SAT 16:00 Daphne Du Maurier (b00p4klc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SAT 17:30 The Write Stuff (b01b1nk7)
Series 15
Daniel Defoe
Daniel Defoe is the Author of the Week this episode - a man who both helped establish modern journalism and modern espionage, as well as being the creator of such literary classics as "Moll Flanders" and "Robinson Crusoe", a book that, the Bible excepted, has been translated into more languages than any other.
Team captains Sebastian Faulks and John Walsh are joined by journalist, Jane Thynne, and creator of the DI Thorne novels, Mark Billingham.
For the finale of the show, the teams are asked to imagine Robinson Crusoe's observations were he to be marooned on an island today...the Isle of Dogs or Ibiza, for example.
SAT 18:00 The Scarifyers (b007wfl3)
The Nazad Conspiracy
Episode 1
Murder unites an inspector and professor in a terrifying supernatural journey. Stars Nicholas Courtney and Terry Molloy.
SAT 18:30 Stories of Ray Bradbury (b00tf7b6)
Golden Apples of the Sun & The One Who Waits
A rocket ship's mission to the sun, followed by a tale of a somewhat scary game in the dark. Short stories read by Sean Barrett.
SAT 19:00 Brian Johnston - An Innings with Johnners (b01kkldw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SAT 22:00 Comedy on the Boat (b016rhnp)
Michael Legge, Quincy, Josh Howie and Terry Alderton are rocking The Tattershall Castle with laughter on London's River Thames.
SAT 22:45 Greg at The Stand (b016rhnr)
Episode 5
Greg McHugh welcomes more fine funnymen to the famed Glasgow comedy venue. With Rufus Hound and Tom Stade. From July 2011.
SAT 23:00 Ian Rankin - Rebus (b00fkqzh)
The Falls
The Game
The maverick detective investigates the disappearance of a wealthy banker's daughter. Ian Rankin's thriller stars Ron Donachie.


SUNDAY 24 JUNE 2012

SUN 00:00 The Scarifyers (b007wfl3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday]
SUN 00:30 Stories of Ray Bradbury (b00tf7b6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Saturday]
SUN 01:00 An Hour With Johnners (b008jw8h)
Much-loved cricket commentator Brian Johnston performs his hilarious one-man show in front of a sell-out audience at London's Richmond Theatre.
Recorded on the 21st November 1993, he sparks gales of laughter with anecdotes about his early life at Oxford, in the Guards and his BBC career, including behind-the-scenes tales of 'In Town Tonight', 'Down Your Way' and 'Test Match Special'. Talking about fellow broadcasters like John Snagge, John Arlott and Fred Trueman, Brian reveals many of their gaffes and mistakes, plus his very own 'Leg Over' incident, when he and Jonathan Agnew had a fit of the giggles.
Sadly this was to be Brian's final recording. Ten days later he suffered a major heart attack and died aged 81 on 5th January 1994. The Prime Minister, John Major, said: 'Summers will never be the same.'
Brian Johnston had always wanted to go on the stage but after Eton and Oxford he was persuaded to join the family coffee business in the City. During the war, he served in the Grenadier Guards, then joined the BBC Outside Broadcasts Department in 1946. For the next 48 years he commentated on everything from the funeral of King George VI to the annual Boat Race. He became the first BBC Cricket Correspondent and also presented 733 editions of 'Down Your Way' for the BBC Home Service and Radio 4.
Brian's eldest son Barry Johnston introduces this programme and also produced the original concert recording.
SUN 02:00 An Everyday Story of Afghan Folk - Omnibus (b01k2db9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 on Saturday]
SUN 03:15 John Mortimer - Rumpole of the Bailey (b007jz6m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:15 on Saturday]
SUN 04:00 Daphne Du Maurier (b00p4klc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday]
SUN 05:30 The Write Stuff (b01b1nk7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Saturday]
SUN 06:00 Stef Penney - The Tenderness of Wolves (b00z5282)
1860s Canada - Mrs Ross fears her errant son faces blame for murdering a trapper. Stef Penney's mystery stars Meg Fraser.
SUN 07:15 Clive James - Even As We Speak (b009x4jd)
A Voice Is Born
Clive muses on taking singing lessons. It's all about support and the booby trap in The Flower Song. From July 2001.
SUN 07:30 The Castle (b01jyq99)
Series 4
A Term for the Worse
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
Anne's off to Cambridge but Charlotte doesn't know the meaning of the word "thick". Literally. Is this the end of a beautiful friendship? And what will Sir Warenne do?
Written by Kim Fuller & Paul Alexander
Music by Guy Jackson
Produced and directed by David Tyler.
SUN 08:00 All Gas and Gaiters (b007jpmz)
When in Rome
The Bishop regrets inviting the Dean to his birthday dinner.
Starring Robertson Hare as the Archdeacon, William Mervyn as the Bishop, Jonathan Cecil as Bishop's Chaplain - the Reverend Mervyn Noote and John Barron as the Dean. With Joan Sanderson as Mrs Pugh-Critchley.
The ecclesiastical sitcom started life as a TV pilot in Comedy Playhouse, ahead of a run on BBC1 from 1966 to 1971. Selected scripts were revised and re-recorded for radio.
Written for radio by Pauline Devaney and Edwin Apps.
Producer: David Hatch.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1972.
SUN 08:30 The Clitheroe Kid (b007jn3v)
Series 2
Clitheroe and the Hound Dog
Mother won't let the cheeky schoolboy keep a pet, but then a wet nose appears. Stars Jimmy Clitheroe. From February 1959.
SUN 09:00 Michelle Magorian - Back Home (b011j237)
Episode 4
In an emotional climax, both Rusty and her mother decide that their lives have to change. Stars Jessica Marshall-Gardiner.
SUN 09:30 Anthony Hope - The Prisoner of Zenda (b00szhvb)
The Attack on the Castle of Zenda
There's news of the King of Ruritania - but what of the love between lookalike Rudolf and Princess Flavia? Stars Douglas Hodge.
SUN 10:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (b01k2gxj)
Viscount Linley
Castaway choices of the Queen's nephew who tells Sue Lawley about bespoke furniture and modern craftsmanship. From January 2002.
SUN 10:45 A Year in the Life of Ants (b008yt3x)
Episode 4
In late summer, the queen ants must establish new colonies - sparking the start of insect warfare. Peter France investigates.
SUN 11:00 Michael Bentine - The Reluctant Jester (b01k2gxl)
The Reluctant Jester
We Can't Have Non-Europeans in the Royal Air Force
The founding Goon Show member and comic actor looks back to his repeated efforts to sign up for the war. From September 1993.
SUN 11:30 Hancock's Helpers (b0107wzx)
Russell Davies explores Tony Hancock's on and off-air relationships with his sidekicks - from Sid James to Kenneth Williams.
SUN 12:00 Stef Penney - The Tenderness of Wolves (b00z5282)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SUN 13:15 Clive James - Even As We Speak (b009x4jd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]
SUN 13:30 Adam Dalgliesh - A Certain Justice (b00lbgqz)
Brilliant criminal lawyer Venetia Aldridge secures the acquittal of a young man from the charge of murdering his aunt.
But this sparks a series of bizarre events, starting with her own murder....
Gentleman Commander Adam Dalgliesh takes charge of the case.
First published in 1997, PD James's thriller dramatised by Neville Teller.
Adam Dalgliesh ...... Philip Franks
Venetia Aldridge ...... Geraldine James
Desmond Ulrick ...... Kenneth Cranham
Drysdale Laud ...... Michael Maloney
Simon Costello ...... Nicholas Boulton
Garry Ashe ...... Harry Myers
Octavia Aldridge ...... Tracy Wiles
Janet Carpenter ...... Susan Jameson
Edmund Froggett ...... James Taylor
Kate Miskin ...... Susannah Doyle
Hubert Langton ...... Ian Masters
Mark Rawlstone ...... Richard Katz
Mrs Buckley ...... Melinda Walker
Lois ...... Sandra James Young
Michael Cole ...... Damian Lynch
Naughton ...... Hugh Dickson
Anna ...... Colleen Prendergast
Other parts played by the cast.
Composer: David Pickvance
Director: Tracey Neale
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2005.
SUN 15:00 All Gas and Gaiters (b007jpmz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
SUN 15:30 The Clitheroe Kid (b007jn3v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
SUN 16:00 Mel's Mix: The Best of The 4 O'Clock Show (b01k2gxn)
Mel Giedroyc with the best of this week's 4 O'Clock Show celebrating the story telling genius of Hans Christian Anderson.
SUN 16:30 Michelle Magorian - Back Home (b011j237)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SUN 17:00 Anthony Hope - The Prisoner of Zenda (b00szhvb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
SUN 17:30 All There With My Cough Drops (b007zckp)
A look at the life and career of Jimmy Clitheroe, with contributions from friends, family and those who worked alongside him such as Mollie Sugden and Geoffrey Wheeler.
SUN 18:00 The Man in Black (b00nrv03)
Series 2
2. Death Us Do Part by Mike Bartlett
Following a freak accident, John hears voices warning him off marriage. Prenuptial nerves or something sinister?
Mike Bartlett's tale is introduced by Mark Gatiss as sinister raconteur, The Man in Black.
John .... Carl Prekopp
Old Man …. Malcolm Tierney
Kate ....Tessa Nicholson
Clive .... Piers Wehner
Sarah .... Emerald O'Hanrahan
Old Woman .... Kate Layden
Doctor .... Stephen Hogan
Vicar .... Philip Fox
Horrifying series of tales from The Man in Black. You might meet him at a luggage carousel in an airport, or behind the desk at an employment agency or he might approach you in the corridor of a care home.
Wherever you encounter him, he's eager to pass on his stories. Stories to unsettle and horrify. Stories to haunt you.
Producer: Gemma Jenkins
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in November 2009.
SUN 18:30 Red Dwarf (b00pr80y)
Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers
Episode 6
Dave Lister and the crew get answers they don't want, to questions they're afraid to ask. Read by Rimmer himself, Chris Barrie.
SUN 19:00 Michael Bentine - The Reluctant Jester (b01k2gxl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
SUN 19:30 Hancock's Helpers (b0107wzx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:30 today]
SUN 20:00 All Gas and Gaiters (b007jpmz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
SUN 20:30 The Clitheroe Kid (b007jn3v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
SUN 21:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (b01k2gxj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SUN 21:45 A Year in the Life of Ants (b008yt3x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 today]
SUN 22:00 The Castle (b01jyq99)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
SUN 22:30 The Maltby Collection (b00mg0wp)
Series 3
Episode 3
Warring curators, wedding cleaners and a dodgy alarm system all add to the unwanted pressure on Walter.
Geoffrey Palmer and Julian Rhind-Tutt star in series 3 of David Nobbs’ sitcom about a small museum of paintings and sculpture.
Rod Millet ...... Julian Rhind-Tutt
Walter Brindle ...... Geoffrey Palmer
Prunella Edgecumbe ...... Rachel Atkins
Susie Maltby ...... Margaret Cabourn-Smith
Julian Crumb-Loosely ...... Ben Willbond
Wilf Arbuthnot ...... Geoff McGivern
Eva Tattle ...... Juklia Deakin
Des Wainwright ...... Michael Smiley
Stelios Constantinopoulis ...... Chris Pavlo
Producer: Colin Anderson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2009.
SUN 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (b01k2gxq)
From 10pm until midnight, Arthur Smith hosts the Comedy Club every Friday and Sunday. More from Tim Key's interview with Paul Foot.
SUN 23:00 Little Britain (b008gh5h)
Series 1
Episode 2
Back where it premiered, Matt Lucas and David Walliams' oddball TV smash hit without the cameras. From March 2001.
SUN 23:30 Forty Nights in the Wildebeest (b007k0yk)
Episode 3
Dan Freedman and Nick Romero present 'Another Gritty Police Drama' and a song from 'Very Frank Sinatra'. From April 2000.


MONDAY 25 JUNE 2012

MON 00:00 The Man in Black (b00nrv03)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday]
MON 00:30 Red Dwarf (b00pr80y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Sunday]
MON 01:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (b01k2gxj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday]
MON 01:45 A Year in the Life of Ants (b008yt3x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 on Sunday]
MON 02:00 Michael Bentine - The Reluctant Jester (b01k2gxl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Sunday]
MON 02:30 Hancock's Helpers (b0107wzx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:30 on Sunday]
MON 03:00 All Gas and Gaiters (b007jpmz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Sunday]
MON 03:30 Adam Dalgliesh - A Certain Justice (b00lbgqz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Sunday]
MON 05:00 Michelle Magorian - Back Home (b011j237)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Sunday]
MON 05:30 Anthony Hope - The Prisoner of Zenda (b00szhvb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Sunday]
MON 06:00 The Toff (b007jrjk)
The Toff and the Runaway Bride
5. Motive for Murder
With fresh clues discovered over Barbara's history - the Toff is Paris-bound, when police stop his car...
Terence Alexander stars as the Toff - upper-class amateur sleuth, the Honourable Richard Rollison.
John Creasey's thriller dramatised by Roy Lomax.
The Toff ...... Terence Alexander
Jolly ...... Robert Dorning
Inspector Ellerby ...... Roger Gartland
Lady Gloria ...... Peggy Ann Wood
Sergeant ...... David Graham
Police Constable ...... John Bull
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson.
First broadcast on the BBC World Service in June 1975.
MON 06:30 Bulldog Drummond by Sapper (b00nskjl)
6. Foiling
Can our hero foil evil Peterson's plan to overthrow the government? Sapper's yarn is concluded by Julian Rhind-Tutt.
MON 07:00 Married (b00dvdlf)
Series 3
Episode 6
Cantankerous bachelor Robin Lightfoot makes a vital discovery about his parallel universes.
Hugh Bonneville stars in Tony Bagley's comedy about a confirmed bachelor dealing with life in a parallel universe.
Robin .... Hugh Bonneville
Lesley .... Josie Lawrence
Dirk .... Stephen Frost
Maxine .... Ann Gosling
Ned .... Sam Bradley
Muriel .... Janet Ellis
Arthur Smith .... Himself
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2001.
MON 07:30 Just a Minute (b01jwk6g)
Series 63
Episode 6
Nicholas Parsons challenges Jenny Éclair, Tony Hawks, Richard Herring and Paul Sinha to speak for 60 seconds. From 2012.
MON 08:00 Beyond Our Ken (b007jwb4)
From 19/01/1961
Kenneth Horne's freedom of Gigglesway - and 'Hornerama' probes love and marriage. With Kenneth Williams. From January 1961.
MON 08:30 Steptoe and Son (b00s7r4n)
Series 1
The Holiday
Harold fancies a holiday by himself in France, but his father Albert is not so keen.
CAST:
Albert .... Wilfrid Brambell
Harold .... Harry H. Corbett
The Doctor .... Colin Gordon
Following the conclusion of their hugely successful association with Tony Hancock, writers Ray Galton and Alan Simpson wrote 10 pilots for the BBC TV's Comedy Playhouse in 1962. The Offer was set in a house with a yard full of junk, featuring the lives of rag and bone men Albert Steptoe and his son Harold and it was the spark for a run of 8 series for TV.
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 August 1966.
MON 09:00 Brian Gulliver's Travels (b01lz1cj)
Series 2
Chamanoa
Brian Gulliver, a seasoned presenter of travel documentaries, finds himself in a hospital's secure unit after claiming to have experienced a succession of bizarre adventures.
More memories as Brian relives his experiences in Chamanoa, a land where naturites battle nurturites, where genetics is pitted against education.
Neil Pearson stars in series two of Bill Dare's satirical adventure story about a man lost in a fictional world.
Brian Gulliver/ Thake ..... Neil Pearson
Rachel Gulliver..... Mariah Gale
Kath & Hendl ..... Lisa Dillon
Bordle ..... Toby Longworth
Violinist ..... Amy Butterworth
Producer: Steven Canny
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra in June 2012.
MON 09:30 Electric Ink (b01k68hg)
Series 2
Episode 4
Can struggling journalist Maddox make a splash with a tip-off over political corruption that could unseat the coalition?
A comic satire set in the struggling world of newspapers.
A group of dysfunctional journalists attempt to cover major news stories whilst grappling with the demands of a multi-platform environment, as circulation figures plummet as the recession means half the workforce is laid off.
Written by Alistair Beaton and Tom Mitchelson.
Maddox ..... John Sessions
Oliver ..... Alex Jennings
Freddy ..... Stephen Wight
Carol ..... Polly Frame
Masha ..... Debbie Chazen
Julie Compton ..... Joanna Monro
Producer: Sally Avens
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2010..
MON 10:00 Olivia Manning - Fortunes of War (b0101tgj)
Episode 2
Harriet and Guy must face impending war in Bucharest and the treachery of friends. Stars Joanna Lumley and Honeysuckle Weeks.
MON 11:00 Five Stories by James Ellis (b00l16tj)
The Devil
Old Granny Greer outwits a miserly son when she strikes a deal to sit with his ailing Mother until she dies.
The first of five French stories adapted to an Irish setting and read by James Ellis,
Recorded on location in a picturesque thatched cottage at the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum in Holywood.
Producer: Heather Brennon
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2005.
MON 11:15 Loose Ends (b01k1llv)
Miriam Margolyes, Jeremy Vine, Barrie Rutter and Michael Winslow
Clive hits the headlines with presenter, journalist and one of the best-known voices in Britain, Jeremy Vine, whose memoir 'It's All News to Me' tells the fascinating story of his 25 years at the BBC. Jeremy talks to Clive about our obsession with news and the power of real life stories versus the media's desire to shape them.
Clive's treading the boards with actor Barrie Rutter who, 20 years ago this month, founded Northern Broadsides; a unique theatre company with a true northern voice. As Artistic Director, Barrie has delighted audiences with a growing classic repertoire. Northern Broadsides presents 'A Government Inspector' at Harrogate Theatre from Friday 13th September.
Danny Wallace makes some noise for actor, comedian and vocal gymnast Michael Winslow. Famously starring as Sergeant Larvelle 'Motor Mouth' Jones in the Police Academy films, Michael imitates the impossible using only his voice. His 'Man of 10,000 Voices' UK tour runs until Friday 29th June and then on to the Edinburgh Festival in August.
And from one great voice to another, Clive discovers what the Dickens actress Miriam Margolyes is up to! Miriam talks about her internationally acclaimed work on stage, radio and film. As a lifelong admirer of the work of Charles Dickens, Miriam performs as 23 of his colourful characters in her one-woman show. 'Dicken's Women' tours the UK until Saturday 13th October.
With musical merriment from Moulettes, who play 'Country Joy' from their album 'The Bear's Revenge'.
And Sweden's First Aid Kit perform their latest colourful single 'Blue' from their album 'The Lion's Roar'.
Producer Cathie Mahoney.
MON 12:00 Beyond Our Ken (b007jwb4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 12:30 Steptoe and Son (b00s7r4n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 13:00 The Toff (b007jrjk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
MON 13:30 Bulldog Drummond by Sapper (b00nskjl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
MON 14:00 Stef Penney - The Tenderness of Wolves (b00z5bl0)
Episode 6
With her son found, Mrs Ross and guide Parker set out to prove he's innocent of murder. Stef Penney's mystery stars Meg Fraser.
MON 14:15 This Sceptred Isle (b007jt9k)
The Suicide of Castlereagh
The death of a foreign minister, penal reform and the birth of the police force. Bite-sized history narrated by Anna Massey.
MON 14:30 Mary Wesley - The Camomile Lawn (b0080jj1)
Episode 6
Sophie tells all, and Calypso has a secret for Hector, but where is he?
A house - with a fragrant lawn stretching down to the Cornish cliffs - is the link between the five cousins which neither the war nor adulthood can break.
Published in 1984, Mary Wesley novel abridged in ten parts by Elizabeth Bradbury.
Read by Sian Phillips.
Producer: Tracey Neale
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1989.
MON 14:45 John Major - More Than a Game (b00swkvj)
Episode 1
Uncovering the early forms of the game, the former prime minister John Major reads from his vivid book about cricket's rich past.
MON 15:00 Olivia Manning - Fortunes of War (b0101tgj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
MON 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b01g7xq1)
Mel Giedroyc pulls on her wellies for a spot of egg collecting, pony-trekking and tractor riding.
MON 17:00 At Home With Hinge and Bracket (b008qq3d)
4. Jack Brymer
Dame Hilda Bracket and her lifelong companion, Dr Evadne Hinge, invite you to eavesdrop on some informal music and conversation.
Joining them in the music room is renowned clarinettist and broadcaster Jack Brymer.
Dame Hilda Bracket ...... George Logan
Dr Evadne Hinge ...... Patrick Fyffe
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1990.
MON 17:30 Married (b00dvdlf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
MON 18:00 Doctor Who (b00sdxsf)
Orbis
Episode 1
Lucie is kidnapped and the Doctor is living on a watery world under threat. Stars Paul McGann, Sheridan Smith and Andrew Sachs.
MON 18:30 Ben Moor - Undone (b0090vcf)
Series 2
Unification
Edna must avert an inter-dimensional apocalypse at Tankerton's wedding.
Ben Moor's comic sci-fi saga about magazine editor Edna Turner entering a parallel world where her version of London is replaced with the city of Undone.
Edna Turner ...... Alex Tregear
Tankerton Slopes ...... Ben Moor
Billy/Carlo ..... Duncan Wisbey
Ida ..... Sophie Duvall
Vicar ..... John Dougall
Prince ..... Kevin Eldon
Other parts played by the cast.
Producer: Colin Anderson
Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Radio Comedy and first broadcast in February 2008.
MON 19:00 Beyond Our Ken (b007jwb4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 19:30 Steptoe and Son (b00s7r4n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 20:00 The Toff (b007jrjk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
MON 20:30 Bulldog Drummond by Sapper (b00nskjl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
MON 21:00 Five Stories by James Ellis (b00l16tj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
MON 21:15 Loose Ends (b01k1llv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
MON 22:00 Just a Minute (b01jwk6g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
MON 22:30 Brian Gulliver's Travels (b01lz1cj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
MON 23:00 The Now Show (b01jxw4z)
Series 37
Episode 3
Greco-German Wrestling: In the week that Jimmy Carr's tax arrangements made front page news, while Greece swore in a coalition government, David Cameron went to the G20 and an inflatable Stonehenge toured the country as part of the 2012 festival, Marcus Brigstocke, Lloyd Langford, Mitch Benn and Laura Shavin join Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis, as they dissect the week in their indomitable style. Produced by Victoria Lloyd.
MON 23:30 On Baby Street (b00dyhd1)
Series 1
Episode 3
Expectant mum Geraldine is angry, Shona is upset and Yvette feels queasy. Stars Keith Allen and Kathy Burke. From January 1996.


TUESDAY 26 JUNE 2012

TUE 00:00 Doctor Who (b00sdxsf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:30 Ben Moor - Undone (b0090vcf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 The Toff (b007jrjk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 Bulldog Drummond by Sapper (b00nskjl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 Brian Gulliver's Travels (b01lz1cj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:30 Electric Ink (b01k68hg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 Olivia Manning - Fortunes of War (b0101tgj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 Five Stories by James Ellis (b00l16tj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:15 Loose Ends (b01k1llv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 At Home With Hinge and Bracket (b008qq3d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Monday]
TUE 05:30 Married (b00dvdlf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday]
TUE 06:00 The Toff (b007jrmb)
The Toff and the Runaway Bride
6. Confrontation in Paris
Can the Honourable Richard Rollison finally unravel the mystery - and reveal the murderer's identity?
Terence Alexander stars as the Toff - upper-class amateur sleuth, the Honourable Richard Rollison.
The gripping conclusion of John Creasey's thriller.
Jolly ...... Robert Dorning
Carruthers ...... David Graham
Major Guy Lessing ...... Alan Cuthbertson
Robert Lawn ...... Kevin Brennan
Barbara Lessing ...... Rosalind Shanks
Inspector ...... Jean Dryant
Dramatised by Roy Lomax.
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson.
First broadcast on the BBC World Service in June 1975.
TUE 06:30 Dashiell Hammett - Secret Agent X-9 (b007jpzc)
1. Murder Mansion
It's 1934 and a New York warehouse is ablaze on the Lower East Side. A gang of gun-runners are holed-up until their supply of ammo explodes.
Tough-nut hero, Secret Agent X-9 receives a phone call from wealthy industrialist, Tarleton Powers asking for his help.
Stars Stuart Milligan as X-9 and Connie Booth as Grace Powers.
The heroic agent's 4-part adventure dramatised by Mark Brisenden, from the comic strip created by Dashiell Hammett and Alex Raymond. Syndicated by King Features, it ran from 1934 to 1996.
X-9 ...... Stuart Milligan
Grace Powers ...... Connie Booth
The Top ...... William Hootkins
Evelyn Powers ...... Rachel Power
Deacon ...... Peter Marinker
Matthew ...... Michael John Paliotti
Captain Brady ...... John Guerrasio
Jude ...... Bruce McGregor
Cop 1 ...... Clive Rowe
All other parts played by the cast.
Originally agent X-9 had no name, but opted to call himself "Dexter" in the opening tale.
Author Dashiell Hammett is best remembered for his detective novels, The Maltese Falcon and The Thin Man, while cartoonist Alex Raymond famously created sci-fi comic hero Flash Gordon.
Producer: Chris Wallis.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in January 1994.
TUE 07:00 The Sit Crom (b00m5qlg)
A Draught of Malmesy
The household is in need of a steward, The captain undertakes a search and Lady Anne is desperate for a drink.
Sue Limb's six-part comedy set during the English Civil War.
Sir John Firebasket ...... Joss Ackland
Lady Anne Firebasket ...... Denise Coffey
Tobias Thynne ...... Clive Merrison
Mercy, alias Melissa ...... Miriam Margoyles
Father Francis ...... Nickolas Grace
Slow Ned ...... Chris Emmett
Gazebo Fogg ...... Jack Klaff
Captain Arise Higgs ...... Alun Armstrong
Counter Tenor ...... Peter Hayward
Producer: Jonathan James-Moore
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1990.
TUE 07:30 Cabin Pressure (b012x12f)
Series 3
St Petersburg
Some vodka and an unwary bird could spell the end of the line for MJN Air and when Carolyn meets her ex-husband the atmosphere turns even icier.
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.
With special guest Timothy West
Carolyn Knapp-Shappey ..... Stephanie Cole
1st Officer Douglas Richardson ..... Roger Allam
Capt. Martin Crieff ..... Benedict Cumberbatch
Arthur Shappey ..... John Finnemore
Gordon Shappey ..... Timothy West
Tommo ..... Paul Shearer
Producer/Director: David Tyler
A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in August 2011.
TUE 08:00 The Goon Show (b00cb8ls)
Series 8
Spon
A certain brown terror awaits Dick Emery, who is filling Harry Secombe's shoes, but not his trousers. From September 1957.
TUE 08:30 Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead (b00j2j7c)
Series 2
Episode 8
A bizarre slice of Shakespeare - and a poem for a man with a plan.
A sequential entertainment for radio starring Ronnie Barker.
With Terence Brady, Pauline Yates and John Graham.
Pianist: Gordon Langford
Guitarist: Dick Abell.
Written by Chris Allen, Peter Campbell, Ted Clayton and Patrick Ennis, John Graham, Roy Lomax, Donald Monat and June Dixon, Frank A Terry and Harold Arpthorp.
Producer John Fawcett-Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1972.
TUE 09:00 The Now Show (b01jxw4z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday]
TUE 09:30 Jest a Minute (b012rys1)
Series 1
Episode 3
Rhod Gilbert chairs the Radio Wales comedy quiz. With special guests Roger Monkhouse and Kirsten O'Brien. From September 2006.
TUE 10:00 Olivia Manning - Fortunes of War (b0102n1d)
Episode 3
With war looming, Harriet and Guy realise that their time in Bucharest is drawing to a dangerous close. Stars Joanna Lumley.
TUE 11:00 Five Stories by James Ellis (b00l3pxv)
Scully's Goat
What befalls an unsuspecting goat when she escapes to pursue her freedom? A French story adapted to an Irish setting.
TUE 11:15 Andrew Rissik - The Psychedelic Spy (b008kkj9)
Running Scared
Billy Hindle's given up his job as an assassin, but then his old boss Snark turns up.
Andrew Rissik's thriller is set in 1968 and written in the style of the Bond movies.
Starring James Aubrey as Billy Hindle, Gerald Harper as Sir Richard Snark and Lisa Rowe-Beddoe as Marianne.
Directed by Glyn Dearman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1990.
TUE 12:00 The Goon Show (b00cb8ls)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 12:30 Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead (b00j2j7c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 13:00 The Toff (b007jrmb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
TUE 13:30 Dashiell Hammett - Secret Agent X-9 (b007jpzc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
TUE 14:00 Stef Penney - The Tenderness of Wolves (b00z628m)
Episode 7
As Mrs Ross hunts down the real killer, could a remote trading post hold vital clues? Stef Penney's mystery stars Meg Fraser.
TUE 14:15 This Sceptred Isle (b007jt9v)
Peel and Criminal Reform
The 1820s - a period of reform in working conditions, policing and punishment. Bite-sized history narrated by Anna Massey.
TUE 14:30 Mary Wesley - The Camomile Lawn (b0080p26)
Episode 7
Polly and the twins have an interesting relationship. Helena is put out by Richard's visit.
A house - with a fragrant lawn stretching down to the Cornish cliffs - is the link between the five cousins which neither the war nor adulthood can break.
Published in 1984, Mary Wesley novel abridged in ten parts by Elizabeth Bradbury.
Read by Sian Phillips.
Producer: Tracey Neale
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1989.
TUE 14:45 John Major - More Than a Game (b00swmt6)
Episode 2
Tracing the game through the revolutionary 18th century, the former prime minister John Major reads from his book about cricket's past.
TUE 15:00 Olivia Manning - Fortunes of War (b0102n1d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
TUE 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b01g84q9)
Mel Giedroyc hears from a painter who gets creative with cattle, and gets tips from the businessman who created a jam-making empire in his parent's kitchen.
TUE 17:00 Flying the Flag (b00c65k9)
Series 3
Cool Heads
The diplomats consider their action as a hijack hits their wives' fact-finding shopping trip.
“In my view, Colonel, the best course of action would be a swift and speedy implementation of time-honoured diplomatic principles.”
“Wait and see?”
“Precisely.
Series 3 of Alex Shearer's Eastern bloc embassy sitcom.
Starring Dinsdale Landen as HM Ambassador Mackenzie, Peter Acre as William Frost, Moir Leslie as Helen Waterson, Stephen Greif as US Ambassador Spiro Weinberg and Christopher Benjamin as Colonel Surikov and Norman Bird as Dr Hutchings.
Producer: Neil Cargill
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1990.
TUE 17:30 The Sit Crom (b00m5qlg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
TUE 18:00 Doctor Who (b00sh12y)
Orbis
Episode 2
Can Lucie restore the Time Lord's memory in time to save the planet from destruction? Stars Paul McGann and Sheridan Smith.
TUE 18:30 Terry Pratchett (b007k0v6)
Mort
Episode 1
Hopeless young peasant Mort is hired as an apprentice to Death, and taken to his home beyond time and space to begin his training.
The fourth of Terry's Pratchett's comic fantasy stories set on Discworld.
Dramatised in four parts by Robin Brooks.
Narrated by Anton Lesser.
Mort ...... Carl Prekopp
Death ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Lezek ...... Philip Fox
Albert ...... Phillip Jackson
Hames ...... Jon Glover
Ysabell ...... Clare Corbett
Princess Keli ...... Alice Hart
Director: Claire Grove
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2004.
TUE 19:00 The Goon Show (b00cb8ls)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 19:30 Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead (b00j2j7c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 20:00 The Toff (b007jrmb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
TUE 20:30 Dashiell Hammett - Secret Agent X-9 (b007jpzc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
TUE 21:00 Five Stories by James Ellis (b00l3pxv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
TUE 21:15 Andrew Rissik - The Psychedelic Spy (b008kkj9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
TUE 22:00 Cabin Pressure (b012x12f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
TUE 22:30 Hut 33 (b01k6hfc)
Series 3
Unlucky for Some
1942: It's unlucky for some of the code breakers at Bletchley when they're forced to move into spooky Hut 13.
James Cary's sitcom set at Bletchley Park - the top-secret home of the Second World War codebreakers.
Professor Charles Gardner …. Robert Bathurst
Archie …. Tom Goodman-Hill
Gordon ...... Fergus Craig
3rd Lieutenant Joshua Featherstonhaugh-Marshall …. Alex MacQueen
Minka …. Olivia Coleman
Mrs Best …. Lill Roughley
Producer: Adam Bromley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2009.
TUE 23:00 Josie Long: All of the Planet's Wonders (b00hqhzh)
The Enlightenment
Josie explores the history of collecting things and discovers the Enlightenment.
She tries to defy her student past, by becoming more scientific and takes controversial anatomist Professor Gunther von Hagens to task for being a "demon with ready access to plasticine".
With Maeve Higgins, Henning Wehn and Daniel Harkin.
Producer Colin Anderson
First broadcast BBC Radio 4 in February 2009.
TUE 23:15 The Pickerskill Detentions (b00y26my)
A Textbook Detention
Retired English master Dr Henry Pickerskill recalls his most memorable detentions. Stars Ian Richardson. From July 2005.
TUE 23:30 Trevor's World of Sport (b00nsnhv)
Series 3
Episode 6
Andy Hamilton's comedy series about Trevor the sports agent and his brave attempts to swim safely through the shark tank of life.
Trevor wakes up next to a beautiful young woman. And Ralph wakes up with a new face.
Trevor ...... Neil Pearson
Sammy ...... Paul Reynolds
Ralph ...... Michael Fenton Stevens
Theresa ...... Rosalind Ayres
Heidrun ...... Cosima Shaw
Barry ...... Abdul Salis
Meryl ...... Claire Skinner
Gerry ...... Kevin R McNally.


WEDNESDAY 27 JUNE 2012

WED 00:00 Doctor Who (b00sh12y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 Terry Pratchett (b007k0v6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 The Toff (b007jrmb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 Dashiell Hammett - Secret Agent X-9 (b007jpzc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 The Now Show (b01jxw4z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday]
WED 02:30 Jest a Minute (b012rys1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Tuesday]
WED 03:00 Olivia Manning - Fortunes of War (b0102n1d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 Five Stories by James Ellis (b00l3pxv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:15 Andrew Rissik - The Psychedelic Spy (b008kkj9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 Flying the Flag (b00c65k9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Tuesday]
WED 05:30 The Sit Crom (b00m5qlg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday]
WED 06:00 John Creasey - The Toff on the Farm (b007jrq3)
1. Trouble for Sale
The Honourable Richard Rollison (the Toff) is offered the chance to buy a small farm in Sussex.
But when a man mysteriously disappears, the amateur sleuth soon realises something is amiss...
John Creasey's thriller starring Terence Alexander.
Dramatised in six parts by Roy Lomax
The Toff ...... Terence Alexander
Jolly ...... Robert Dorning
Gillian Selby ...... Heather Stoney
Vicar ...... Jeffrey Segal
Monty Morne ...... Terrence Hardiman
Bert ...... Frank Jarvis
Mr Brandt ...... Ed Bishop
Other parts played by the cast
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on the BBC World Service in March 1977.
WED 06:30 Dashiell Hammett - Secret Agent X-9 (b007jpzt)
2. Carnage at Sea
The 1930s heroic agent takes on the law to pursue his arch enemy in the heart of New York.
Stars Stuart Milligan as X-9 and Connie Booth as Grace Powers.
Adapted for radio by Mark Brisenden, from the comic strip created by Dashiell Hammett and Alex Raymond. Syndicated by King Features, it ran from 1934 to 1996.
X-9 ...... Stuart Milligan
Grace Powers ...... Connie Booth
The Top ...... William Hootkins
Evelyn Powers ...... Rachel Power
Deacon ...... Peter Marinker
Steward ...... Michael John Paliotti
Bartholomew ...... John Guerrasio
Jude ...... Bruce McGregor
All other parts played by the cast.
Producer: Chris Wallis.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in January 1994.
WED 07:00 The Secret Life of Rosewood Avenue (b007jx6f)
Mrs Garland's Good Deeds
"The over 70's keep fit club has got completely out of hand, Mr Critchley. Can't you see how cruel it is expecting pensioners to vault over a horse?"
More crazy happenings for hapless vicar Timothy Carswell.
Stephen Sheridan's six-part series starring James Grout..
Reverend Timothy Carswell ...... James Grout
Mrs Garland ...... Rosemary Martin
Simon Garland ...... Daniel Strauss
Critchley ...... Fraser Kerr
Dr Warlock ...... Christopher Good
Miss Shaw ...... Auriol Smith
Mr Vaughan ...... Michael Turner
Mr Shaw ...... Ronald Herdman
Producer: Lissa Evans.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1991.
WED 07:30 So Wrong It's Right (b01jxrtw)
Series 3
Episode 6
Presented by Charlie Brooker, So Wrong It's Right is a competitive game of wrongness where coming up with terrible ideas is the right thing to do.
Over a series of rounds, Charlie asks his guests to trawl through their lives for comic calmites and to pitch inappropriate ideas.
In this episode - the last in the current series - the guests joining him to try and out-wrong each other are comedians Susan Calman and Rob Beckett and Pointless star Richard Osman.
The panel's worst experience as a teenager is just one of the challenges in this edition. Will anyone better Richard Osman's confession that he performed a rap version of the Easter story in front his entire school?
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 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 (b007yntz)
Series 5
The Male Suffragettes
The lad says women are holding men back, so he forms a group to re-establish male superiority.
Stars Tony Hancock.
With Sidney James, Bill Kerr, Hattie Jacques and Kenneth Williams.
Written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.
Theme and incidental music written by Wally Stott.
Producer: Tom Ronald
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in February 1958.
WED 08:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00q9y63)
Series 2
Episode 3
Astronaut space capers, a whodunit? - and the Knitting Song.
More quick-fire sketches, terrible puns, humorous songs plus TV and cinema parodies.
Stars Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden, David Hatch, Jo Kendall and Bill Oddie.
Written by John Esmonde & Bob Larbey, Graeme Garden, Bill Oddie, Peter Vincent and David McKellar.
Originating from the Cambridge University Footlights revue 'Cambridge Circus', ISIRTA ran for 8 years on BBC Radio and quickly developed a cult following.
Songs by Bill Oddie with music by Dave Lee.
Producer: Humphrey Barclay
First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in October 1965.
WED 09:00 A Whole New Ball Game (b00cb1m8)
Series 1
Hungry
Robert's mum is doing so much work for the church he can't get enough to eat. And it seems his friends and family can’t seem to get enough of something else.
A six-part black comedy by Martin Davies
Stars Desmond Barrit as Father Benedict, Brenda Blethyn as Mrs Patterson, Paul Parris as Robert Patterson, Charlotte Coleman as Barbara Patterson, Martino Lazzeri as Guy Entwhistle, Mark Straker as Andy, Claire Skinner as Janet and Jill Meers as Lady At Counter and Gordon Reid as Father Hugh
Producer: Lissa Evans
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1993.
WED 09:30 Counterpoint (b00fhrt6)
2005
Semi-final 2
Ned Sherrin hosts the music quiz with Peter Ashman of Buckinghamshire, Adrian Clark of London and John Taylor from Lincoln.
WED 10:00 Olivia Manning - Fortunes of War (b0102wdh)
Episode 4
Forced to leave Romania, Harriet waits anxiously in Athens for news of husband Guy. Stars Joanna Lumley and Honeysuckle Weeks.
WED 11:00 Five Stories by James Ellis (b00lbgr5)
My Uncle Julius
The Davenport family's boat fails to come in, in more ways than one. A French story adapted to an Irish setting.
WED 11:15 Andrew Rissik - The Psychedelic Spy (b007k1nx)
Mondays Are Hell
Forced to give up Marianne, assassin Billy Hindle is blackmailed into one last job. Stars James Aubrey and Joanna Lumley.
WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007yntz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00q9y63)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 13:00 John Creasey - The Toff on the Farm (b007jrq3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
WED 13:30 Dashiell Hammett - Secret Agent X-9 (b007jpzt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
WED 14:00 Stef Penney - The Tenderness of Wolves (b00z64dx)
Episode 8
At the remote Canadian settlement, Mrs Ross makes a discovery that turns her world upside down. Stars Meg Fraser.
WED 14:15 This Sceptred Isle (b007jtbk)
Canning and the End of 18th Century Politics
The story of a divisive MP, revolution in Spain and independence in South America. Anna Massey continues the history of Britain.
WED 14:30 Mary Wesley - The Camomile Lawn (b0080qbv)
Episode 8
Sophie has an accident. Polly tries to forget the twins. Calypso receives some bad news.
A house - with a fragrant lawn stretching down to the Cornish cliffs - is the link between the five cousins which neither the war nor adulthood can break.
Published in 1984, Mary Wesley novel abridged in ten parts by Elizabeth Bradbury.
Read by Sian Phillips.
Producer: Tracey Neale
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1989.
WED 14:45 John Major - More Than a Game (b00sx347)
Episode 3
Charting the rise of the institutions that still dominate, former prime minister John Major reads from his book about cricket's past.
WED 15:00 Olivia Manning - Fortunes of War (b0102wdh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
WED 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b01g8frn)
Mel Giedroyc is all singing and dancing, as choirmaster Gareth Malone shares his favourite songs, and a blind man takes his first tentative steps in ballroom dance.
WED 17:00 PG Wodehouse (b00bbmfj)
What Ho! Jeeves: Joy in the Morning
Tribulations of an Uncle By Marriage
After the cottage inferno in Steeple Bumpleigh, Bertie Wooster plots a fake burglary.
A P.G. Wodehouse romp adapted in seven-parts by Chris Miller.
CAST:
Jeeves …. Michael Hordern
Bertie Wooster …. Richard Briers
Stilton Cheeswright …. Michael Kilgarriff
Boko Fittleworth …. Jonathan Cecil
Percy, Lord Worplesdon …. Peter Woodthorpe
Nobby Hopwood …. Rosalind Adams
Edwin the Boy Scout …. Denise Bryer
Producer: Simon Brett
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1978.
WED 17:30 The Secret Life of Rosewood Avenue (b007jx6f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
WED 18:00 Doctor Who (b00slmv5)
The Beast of Orlok
The Beast of Orlok
Landing in 19th century Germany, the Time Lord discovers the legends of a vicious beast are all too true. Stars Paul McGann.
WED 18:30 Terry Pratchett (b007k134)
Mort
Episode 2
Death sends his apprentice Mort to collect three lives, but the lad takes a fancy to one of them - a princess.
The fourth of Terry's Pratchett's comic fantasy stories set on Discworld.
Narrated by Anton Lesser.
Mort ...... Carl Prekopp
Death ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Albert ...... Phillip Jackson
Ysabell ...... Clare Corbett
Princess Keli ...... Alice Hart
Cutwell ...... Adam Godley
Abbot ...... John Rowe
Ammeline ...... Sheila Mitchell
Stallholder ...... Jon Glover
Maid ...... Liz Sutherland
Dramatised by Robin Brooks.
Director: Gordon House
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2004.
WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007yntz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00q9y63)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 20:00 John Creasey - The Toff on the Farm (b007jrq3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
WED 20:30 Dashiell Hammett - Secret Agent X-9 (b007jpzt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
WED 21:00 Five Stories by James Ellis (b00lbgr5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
WED 21:15 Andrew Rissik - The Psychedelic Spy (b007k1nx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
WED 22:00 So Wrong It's Right (b01jxrtw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
WED 22:30 The Museum of Everything (b007k1gw)
Series 1
The History of Everything
Discover the origins of the first-ever museum and learn the secrets of the Pyramids.
Meanwhile, Badgerland fights back
Written and performed by Marcus Brigstocke, Danny Robins and Dan Tetsell.
With Lucy Montgomery.
Music by Dominic Haslam and Ben Walker.
Producer: Alex Walsh-Taylor
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2004.
WED 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (b01kntwv)
Tom Wrigglesworth chats to this week's club guests, comedy duo Cardinal Burns.
WED 23:00 The Long Hot Satsuma (b007k3q5)
Episode 2
Desert Island Discs with several twists! Zesty sketch show with Alison Steadman, Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden. From June 1989.
WED 23:30 Any Bloke (b007k079)
Series 2
A Death in the Family
Phil and Sarah host a fireworks party - with fatal results. Stars Jim Sweeney and Caroline Quentin. From August 1995.


THURSDAY 28 JUNE 2012

THU 00:00 Doctor Who (b00slmv5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 Terry Pratchett (b007k134)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 John Creasey - The Toff on the Farm (b007jrq3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Dashiell Hammett - Secret Agent X-9 (b007jpzt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 A Whole New Ball Game (b00cb1m8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:30 Counterpoint (b00fhrt6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Olivia Manning - Fortunes of War (b0102wdh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 Five Stories by James Ellis (b00lbgr5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:15 Andrew Rissik - The Psychedelic Spy (b007k1nx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 PG Wodehouse (b00bbmfj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Wednesday]
THU 05:30 The Secret Life of Rosewood Avenue (b007jx6f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Wednesday]
THU 06:00 John Creasey - The Toff on the Farm (b007jrsr)
2. Dead On Arrival
Someone is very keen to acquire Selby Farm, where the owner's brother has disappeared.
Can amateur sleuth, the Toff - the Honourable Richard Rollison- find out what's really going on?
John Creasey's thriller starring Terence Alexander.
Dramatised by Roy Lomax
The Toff ...... Terence Alexander
Jolly ...... Robert Dorning
Gillian Selby ...... Heather Stoney
Monty Morne ...... Terrence Hardiman
Bert ...... Frank Jarvis
Mr Brandt ...... Ed Bishop
Other parts played by the cast
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on the BBC World Service in March 1977.
THU 06:30 Dashiell Hammett - Secret Agent X-9 (b007jq0q)
3. The Powers That Be
The all-American hero battles to save gold bullion and solve Evelyn's disappearance.
Stars Stuart Milligan as X-9 and Connie Booth as Grace Powers.
Adapted for radio by Mark Brisenden, from the comic strip created by Dashiell Hammett and Alex Raymond. Syndicated by King Features, it ran from 1934 to 1996.
X-9 ...... Stuart Milligan
Grace Powers ...... Connie Booth
The Top ...... William Hootkins
Evelyn Powers ...... Rachel Power
Deacon ...... Peter Marinker
Matthew ...... Michael John Paliotti
Captain Brady ...... John Guerrasio
Harper-Carp ...... Kerry Shale
Waitress ...... Miranda Pleasance
All other parts played by the cast.
Producer: Chris Wallis.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in January 1994.
THU 07:00 Chambers (b007jpd0)
Series 2
Conditional Fees
John Fuller-Carp wants victory in a 'no win, no fee' case of a broken thumb involving a can of figs
Clive Coleman’s sitcom set in perhaps the country's least spectacular law chambers.
John Fuller Carp ...... John Bird
Hilary Tripping ...... James Fleet
Vince ...... Jonathan Kydd
Ruth Quirke ...... Sarah Lancashire
Philip James ...... Chris Pavlo
Shearing ...... Peter Gunn
Masterson ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Producer: Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1998.
THU 07:30 The Simon Day Show (b01jxtf2)
Series 2
Tony Becton
Simon Day and his characters welcome listeners to The Mallard, a small provincial theatre somewhere in the UK. Each week one of Simon's comic characters come to perform at The Mallard while the staff struggle with rivalries, self-doubt and the new owner's vision for the theatre's future.
This week reformed violent offender Tony Becton returns to The Mallard Theatre with stories of his rehabilitation and new life in a park.
Cast list:
Tony Becton ..... Simon Day
Emanuel Akinyemi ..... Felix Dexter
Pat Bennet ... Morwenna Banks
Ron Bone / Wozak ..... Simon Greenall
Written by Simon Day
Produced by Colin Anderson.
THU 08:00 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show (b01k763p)
Series 1
Episode 5
Shock news from Eric: Ernie's set to retire! Plus the torrid tale of Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning.
Special singing guest: Laura Lee..
Written by Eddie Braben
With Ann Hamilton and Arthur Tolcher.
Music by Dennis Wilson & His Orchestra.
Producer: John Browell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in February 1975.
THU 08:30 Dad's Army (b007jqbr)
Series 3
My British Buddy
Walmington-on-Sea's warm welcome for some American troops backfires.
The comic exploits of a Second World War Home Guard platoon in Walmington-on-Sea.
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 Godfrey …. Arnold Ridley
Private Pike …. Ian Lavender
Hodges Warden …. Bill Pertwee
Private Walker …. Larry Martyn
Colonel Schultz …. Jack Watson
Mrs Fox …. Mollie Sugden
Shirley …. Wendy Richard
Producer: John Dyas
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1976.
THU 09:00 Any Other Business (b0132mxz)
Episode 3
The new mayor has to chair his very first council meeting - and he's scared witless.
Lucy Flannery's local government sitcom
Starring:
Nelson David
John Duttine
James Grout
Rosy Fordham
Nick Hardy
Howard Lew Lewis
Toby Longworth
Jan Ravens
Vivienne Rochester
June Whitfield.
Producer: Liz Anstee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1995.
THU 09:30 The Guessing Game (b01k7bd4)
Episode 1
4 Extra Debut. Clive Anderson hosts the comedy panel show fancying itself as an intelligent quiz. With Rory Bremner, Tom Allen and Alex Horne.
THU 10:00 Olivia Manning - Fortunes of War (b0103qmg)
Episode 5
Harriet and Guy flee to Egypt, but the reality of war strains their fragile marriage. Stars Joanna Lumley and Honeysuckle Weeks.
THU 11:00 Five Stories by James Ellis (b00lg8gr)
The Miller's Tale
A priest goes to desperate lengths to entice his erring flock back to the fold. A French story adapted to an Irish setting. From July 2007.
THU 11:15 Andrew Rissik - The Psychedelic Spy (b007k1q2)
Plastic Assassin
On Temptation Island, assassin Billy Hindle plans to kill Jack's wife Tara. Stars Joanna Lumley and Charles Gray.
THU 12:00 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show (b01k763p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 12:30 Dad's Army (b007jqbr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 13:00 John Creasey - The Toff on the Farm (b007jrsr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
THU 13:30 Dashiell Hammett - Secret Agent X-9 (b007jq0q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
THU 14:00 Stef Penney - The Tenderness of Wolves (b00z66h3)
Episode 9
Mrs Ross decides that the only way to prove her son's innocence is to risk her own life. Stars Meg Fraser and Iain Robertson.
THU 14:15 This Sceptred Isle (b007jtbr)
Death of Canning and Wellington in Downing Street
Change is in the air, as one Prime Minister departs and another arrives.
THU 14:30 Mary Wesley - The Camomile Lawn (b0080qtn)
Episode 9
Max gets a telephone call about Monica, while Helena gets a surprise visitor.
A house - with a fragrant lawn stretching down to the Cornish cliffs - is the link between the five cousins which neither the war nor adulthood can break.
Published in 1984, Mary Wesley novel abridged in ten parts by Elizabeth Bradbury.
Read by Sian Phillips.
Producer: Tracey Neale
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1989.
THU 14:45 John Major - More Than a Game (b00sxklh)
Episode 4
Recalling one of the game's most enduring figures, WG Grace, the former prime minister John Major reads from his book about cricket's past.
THU 15:00 Olivia Manning - Fortunes of War (b0103qmg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
THU 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b01g99j1)
Mel Giedroyc hears the talents of the UK's only professional whistler, and learns the history of messages in bottles.
THU 17:00 Capital Gains (b007qgnq)
Series 1
Risk Capital
Amateur philosopher, Julius Hutch is looking forward to spending his retirement just "pottering".
But one morning, he wakes early to find that his life is changed forever...
Peter Jones stars as Julius Hutch.
First of two series written by Collin Johnson.
Julius Hutch ...... Peter Jones
Mrs Pauline Tone ...... Celestine Randall
Kate ...... Justine Midda
Sexton Lewis ...... Jeffrey Wickham
News Reader ...... Collin Johnson
Producer: Andy Jordan.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1995.
THU 17:30 Chambers (b007jpd0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
THU 18:00 Doctor Who (b00snkcc)
The Beast of Orlok
The Beast of Orlok
Can the Time Lord and assistant Lucie stamp out the menace forever - or will they become its latest meal? Stars Paul McGann.
THU 18:30 Terry Pratchett (b007k1c1)
Mort
Episode 3
Death has fun in the real world, leaving his daughter Ysabell and Mort in charge of the life-collecting business.
The fourth of Terry's Pratchett's comic fantasy stories set on Discworld.
Narrated by Anton Lesser.
Mort ...... Carl Prekopp
Death ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Albert ...... Phillip Jackson
Ysabell ...... Clare Corbett
Princess Keli ...... Alice Hart
Cutwell ...... Adam Godley
Keeble ...... Philip Fox
Landlord ...... Jon Glover
Dramatised by Robin Brooks.
Director: Claire Grove
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2004.
THU 19:00 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show (b01k763p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 19:30 Dad's Army (b007jqbr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 20:00 John Creasey - The Toff on the Farm (b007jrsr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
THU 20:30 Dashiell Hammett - Secret Agent X-9 (b007jq0q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
THU 21:00 Five Stories by James Ellis (b00lg8gr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
THU 21:15 Andrew Rissik - The Psychedelic Spy (b007k1q2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
THU 22:00 The Simon Day Show (b01jxtf2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
THU 22:30 Bleak Expectations (b00ngz6q)
Series 3
A Lovely Life Re-Kippered Again Once More
Pip Bin's happiness is shattered once again.
Fog-filled streets, murders, and apparitions abound, and through it all echoes the terrible, menacing coo of a possessed evil pigeon.
The return of Mark Evans's epic Victorian comedy pastiche in the style of Charles Dickens.
Sir Philip...........................Richard Johnson
Young Pip..................................Tom Allen
Gently Benevolent........................Anthony Head
Harry Biscuit......................James Bachman
Dr Wackwallop ...................Geoffrey Whitehead
Ripely Fecund......................Sarah Hadland
Pippa........................................Susy Kane
Other parts ...........Mark Evans
Producer: Gareth Edwards
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2009.
THU 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (b01kntz7)
Tom Wrigglesworth chats to this week's club guests, comedy duo Cardinal Burns.
THU 23:00 Revolting People (b00ww9fh)
Series 4
Episode 6
The deserters lobby King George III over the war, and McGurk has plans. 1775 America sitcom stars Andy Hamilton. From June 2006.
THU 23:30 All Bar Luke (b00tf1p5)
Series 1
Luke and the Kebabs
As social loser Luke Walsall drives his brother home, a kebab stop turns the night ugly. Stars Tim Key. From February 2006.
THU 23:45 Spats (b007szfv)
Series 1
Religion v Atheism (and Other Religions)
Comedian Luke Roberts tries to solve the big arguments using light entertainment. With Nadia Kamil. From July 2007.


FRIDAY 29 JUNE 2012

FRI 00:00 Doctor Who (b00snkcc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 Terry Pratchett (b007k1c1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 John Creasey - The Toff on the Farm (b007jrsr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Dashiell Hammett - Secret Agent X-9 (b007jq0q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Any Other Business (b0132mxz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:30 The Guessing Game (b01k7bd4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Olivia Manning - Fortunes of War (b0103qmg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 Five Stories by James Ellis (b00lg8gr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:15 Andrew Rissik - The Psychedelic Spy (b007k1q2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 Capital Gains (b007qgnq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Thursday]
FRI 05:30 Chambers (b007jpd0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Thursday]
FRI 06:00 John Creasey - The Toff on the Farm (b007jrwm)
3. Destination Danger
After the discovery of a body, the Toff is determined to uncover the secrets growing at Selby Farm.
Rural intrigue stalks amateur sleuth - the Honourable Richard Rollison
John Creasey's thriller starring Terence Alexander.
The Toff ...... Terence Alexander
Jolly ...... Robert Dorning
Gillian Selby ...... Heather Stoney
Monty Morne ...... Terrence Hardiman
Red Brandt ...... Ed Bishop
Inspector Bishop ...... Derek Newark
Smith ...... Reg Lye
Police Sergeant ...... Paul Meier
Other parts played by the cast.
Dramatised by Roy Lomax
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on the BBC World Service in April 1977.
FRI 06:30 Dashiell Hammett - Secret Agent X-9 (b007jq13)
4. You're the Top
1930s action hero X-9 finally confronts his nemesis at the top of a New York landmark.
Conclusion starring Stuart Milligan as X-9 and Connie Booth as Grace Powers.
Adapted for radio by Mark Brisenden, from the comic strip created by Dashiell Hammett and Alex Raymond. Syndicated by King Features, it ran from 1934 to 1996.
X-9 ...... Stuart Milligan
Grace Powers ...... Connie Booth
The Top ...... William Hootkins
Evelyn Powers ...... Rachel Power
Alden Powers ...... Peter Marinker
Luke ...... Michael John Paliotti
Captain Brady ...... John Guerrasio
Harper-Carp ...... Kerry Shale
Sister Agnes ...... Miranda Pleasance
All other parts played by the cast.
Producer: Chris Wallis.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in January 1994.
FRI 07:00 Smelling of Roses (b00dpspn)
Series 3
The Queen of Song
A showcase concert for a local diva turns into a headache for organiser Rosie Burns.
Rosie is asked to arrange a showcase concert for a new potential rival to Celine Dion.
The girl has plenty of money, but what about talent?
Another assignment for Rosie Burns and the event management company, where the clients are only part of the problem...
Written by Simon Brett.
Rosie ..... Prunella Scales
Jo ..... Rebecca Callard
Bob ..... Duncan Preston
Tess ..... Annette Badland
Robert ..... Simon Trinder
Cath Unger ..... Felicity Goodson
Terry ..... Colin Sell
Producer: Maria Esposito
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2002.
FRI 07:30 The Write Stuff (b01bbb6d)
Series 15
Gustave Flaubert
Author of the Week is Gustave Flaubert - French modernist novelist and firebrand, who created perhaps the best novel of all time in the form of "Madame Bovary".
Team captains Sebastian Faulks and John Walsh are joined by comedy writer and author of "May Contain Nuts", John O'Farrell, and literary critic and Guardian journalist, Alex Clark to answer questions about the great Frenchman's life and work.
For the finale of the show, the teams are asked to imagine a 2012 update of Flaubert's "Dictionary of Received Ideas".
FRI 08:00 The Navy Lark (b01k7g25)
Series 6
Stormy Weather
A firm ultimatum for Leslie, as HMS Troutbridge is ordered to sea.

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

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 November 1963.
FRI 08:30 The Burkiss Way (b00jr7fp)
Series 2
Make Short Programmes the Burkiss Way
The Eurovision Raquel Welch Gag Contest begins in the correspondence course that promises you one free laugh.
With short comedic instruction from Jo Kendall, Nigel Rees, Chris Emmett and Fred Harris
A short comedy script by Andrew Marshall and David Renwick.
Short sharp production by Simon Brett.
Cult sketch show first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1977.
FRI 09:00 After Henry (b007k280)
Series 2
Memory Games
'Mother, you are doing it again. You are defining us. And what's more, you are wrong. Henry was lovely and endearing, but he wasn't practical. He couldn't organise himself out of a paper bag.'.
Daughter Clare's trivia quiz helps Sarah with all her memories of late husband Henry.
Simon Brett's comedy about three generations of women - struggling to cope after the death of Sarah's GP husband - who never quite manage to see eye to eye.
Sarah ...... Prunella Scales
Eleanor ...... Joan Sanderson
Russell ...... Benjamin Whitrow
Clare ...... Gerry Cowper
Miles ...... David Quilter
Quizmaster .... Graham Blockey
Four radio series were made, but instead of moving to BBC TV - Thames Television produced 'After Henry' for the ITV network.
Producer: Pete Atkin.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1986.
FRI 09:30 Trivia Test Match (b007v02t)
Umpire Brian Johnston bowls the questions to Willie Rushton, Tim Rice, William Franklyn and Paul Merton. From August 1992.
FRI 10:00 Olivia Manning - Fortunes of War (b01075q1)
Episode 6
The immediate threat of war has receded, but life is still not safe in Egypt for Harriet and Guy. Stars Joanna Lumley.
FRI 11:00 Five Stories by James Ellis (b00ljmsm)
The Umbrella
When a man's new umbrella is ruined, his wife cunningly replaces it within budget. A French story adapted to an Irish setting.
FRI 11:15 Andrew Rissik - The Psychedelic Spy (b007k1r8)
Orange Juice and Sugar
Assassin Billy Hindle is drugged by Jack and finds himself hallucinating. Stars Joanna Lumley and Charles Gray.
FRI 12:00 The Navy Lark (b01k7g25)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 The Burkiss Way (b00jr7fp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
FRI 13:00 John Creasey - The Toff on the Farm (b007jrwm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
FRI 13:30 Dashiell Hammett - Secret Agent X-9 (b007jq13)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
FRI 14:00 Stef Penney - The Tenderness of Wolves (b00z6ch8)
Episode 10
Mrs Ross's journey to prove her son's innocence ends with a shoot-out in the wilderness. Stef Penney's mystery stars Meg Fraser.
FRI 14:15 This Sceptred Isle (b007jtby)
Wellington, Ireland and Peelers
The Duke of Wellington leaves office and the new police force takes to the beat. Anna Massey continues the history of Britain.
FRI 14:30 Mary Wesley - The Camomile Lawn (b0080sjp)
Episode 10
A funeral sparks a big reunion of old faces at the house in Cornwall.
A house - with a fragrant lawn stretching down to the Cornish cliffs - is the link between the five cousins which neither the war nor adulthood can break.
Published in 1984, Mary Wesley novel abridged in ten parts by Elizabeth Bradbury.
Concluded by Sian Phillips.
Producer: Tracey Neale
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1989.
FRI 14:45 John Major - More Than a Game (b00sy253)
Episode 5
Moving on to the 20th century and the threat of war, the former prime minister reads from his book about cricket's rich past.
FRI 15:00 Olivia Manning - Fortunes of War (b01075q1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
FRI 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b01g9848)
Mel Giedroyc finds out how to bake a lemon cake, hears from a songwriter who loves rollercoasters, and learns the history of archery. Plus Lady Gaga, and a trip to a famous forest.
FRI 17:00 Snap (b00thqvk)
Series 1
Episode 3
Doug's furious when he discovers Molly plans to take in a lodger.
Plus their best friends having a party, so it could be awkward if both Molly & Doug get an invite...
Paul Mendelson’s sitcom about life for a couple after they've split.
Molly …. Rebecca Lacey
Doug …. Paul Venables
Kaz …. Soumaya Keynes
Scarlet …. Rebecca Front
Annie …. Marlene Sidaway
Raymond …. Jonathan Tafler
Gwynneth Williams …. Jennifer Hill
Producer: David Ian Neville
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2003.
FRI 17:30 Smelling of Roses (b00dpspn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
FRI 18:00 Doctor Who (b00sqh1x)
The Scapegoat
Episode 1
The Time Lord is forced down into Gestapo-run Paris, where he meets 'The Most Assassinated Man in the World'. Stars Paul McGann.
FRI 18:30 Terry Pratchett (b007k1l2)
Mort
Episode 4
Death has disappeared, leaving his apprentice Mort, his daughter Ysabell and Albert the cook to carry on the life-collecting operation.
The conclusion of Terry's Pratchett's comic fantasy set on Discworld.
Narrated by Anton Lesser.
and Jon Glover as the Duke.
Mort ...... Carl Prekopp
Death ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Albert ...... Phillip Jackson
Ysabell ...... Clare Corbett
Princess Keli ...... Alice Hart
Cutwell ...... Adam Godley
Rincewind ...... Philip Fox
Duke ...... Jon Glover
Dramatised by Robin Brooks.
Director: Claire Grove
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2004.
FRI 19:00 The Navy Lark (b01k7g25)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 The Burkiss Way (b00jr7fp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
FRI 20:00 John Creasey - The Toff on the Farm (b007jrwm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
FRI 20:30 Dashiell Hammett - Secret Agent X-9 (b007jq13)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
FRI 21:00 Five Stories by James Ellis (b00ljmsm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
FRI 21:15 Andrew Rissik - The Psychedelic Spy (b007k1r8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
FRI 22:00 The Write Stuff (b01bbb6d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
FRI 22:30 Old Harry's Game (b00bf9z0)
Series 4
Beautiful England
As Satan sets out to prove England is the worst nation, Scumspawn tackles a lager lout. Satanic sitcom stars Andy Hamilton. From April 2001.
FRI 23:00 Radio Active (b00805vg)
Series 1
The Midday Show with Anna Dapter
The National Local Radio Station prepares to welcome some royal visitors. Stars Helen Atkinson-Wood. From September 1981.
FRI 23:30 Lee and Herring's Fist of Fun (b00804lf)
Exmouth
Back to the days of the poll tax, buying porn and true fables.
Recorded at the Plymouth University, Exmouth. With Peter Baynham, Jo Unwin, Kevin Eldon and Don King.
Stewart Lee and Richard Herring’s mix of sharp sketches and situations, stand up topical gags and banter.
Lee and Herring went to write and star in their successful TV transfer to BBC TWO in 1995.
Cult BBC Radio 1 series first broadcast in October 1993.