SATURDAY 28 JULY 2012

SAT 00:00 Simon Guerrier - Graceless (b01l2wcw)
Series 2
The Flood
Have Abby and Zara found a safe haven at last? A flood threatens the townspeople, but something's behind it. Stars Ciara Janson.
Abby - Ciara Janson
Zara - Laura Doddington
Brondle - Michael Cochrane
Wing - Joanna Van Gyseghem
Nina - Daisy Ashford
Soldier - John Banks
Written by Simon Guerrier
Directed by Lisa Bowerman
A Big Finish Production.
SAT 01:00 Hercule Poirot (b007jly9)
Murder in Mesopotamia
Episode 5
Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot battles to reveal the identity of the desert murderer...
The gripping conclusion of Agatha Christie's whodunit starring John Moffatt as Hercule Poirot.
Hercule Poirot …. John Moffatt
Coleman …. David Jarvis
Captain Maitland …. Richard Todd
Mrs Mercado …. Elaine Claxton
Sheila Reilly …. Cathy Sara
Dr Reilly …. Norman Rodway
Dr Leidner …. William Franklyn
Richard Carey …. Gavin Muir
Amy Leatheran …. Becky Hindley
Producer: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1994.
SAT 01:30 Wilkie Collins - Who Killed Zebedee? (b007jq12)
Episode 2
With just days to live, a Victorian policeman continues his final confession from his death bed.
With mystery still surrounding the brutal murder of John Zebedee, he recalls his determination to solve the case when the rest of the police force had given up.
Detective story by Wilkie Collins, first published in 1881.
Concluded by Ronald Pickup
Producer: Joanne Reardon
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in October 2003.
SAT 02:00 After Henry (b007jnl5)
Series 2
The Kitten
'One kitten looks pretty much like another kitten so far as I'm concerned. They're just small versions of cats. And I'm not that keen on cats.'
Sarah and her mother disagree over tidiness of the house - until a visitor arrives...
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
Policeman ...... Michael Hadley
Percy Bradshaw ...... Simon Brett
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 September 1986.
SAT 02:30 Trivia Test Match (b014j422)
Brian Johnston bowls questions galore to Willie Rushton, William Franklyn, Tim Rice and Paul Merton. From October 1992.
SAT 03:00 Lew Wallace - Ben Hur (b007jr5g)
Son of Arrius
Judah Ben Hur has been falsely accused of attempted murder, sent to the galleys and rescued by Arrius of Rome. He now returns in search of his mother and sister.
Lew Wallace's epic tale stars Jamie Glover as Judah Ben Hur.
Ben Hur ...... Jamie Glover
Messala ...... Samuel West
Simonides ...... Bernard Hepton
Ilderim ...... Freddie Jones
Balthasar ...... Michael Hordern
Drusus ...... Ian Masters
Esther ...... Deborah Berlin
Iras ...... Natasha Pyne
Servant ...... Joshua Towb
Passenger ...... Michael Tudor Barnes
Malluch ...... Gavin Muir
Iras ...... Becky Hindley
Michael Gambon reads from the Bible.
Dramatised by Catherine Czerkawska.
Music by Wilfredo Acosta.
Director: Glyn Dearman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1995.
SAT 04:00 AS Byatt - Gode's Story (b007jtb6)
The tragic tale of a brash young sailor and a beautiful miller's daughter.
Sheila Mitchell reads AS Byatt’s fairy tale.
Producer: Pam Fraser Solomon
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1995.
SAT 04:15 Alan Plater - The Devil's Music (b007qss0)
Beacons
Musical detective Megan's mystery melody quest comes full circle when she gets a surprise. Stars Rakie Ayola.
SAT 05:00 Beachcomber... By the Way (b008d0hd)
Series 2
Episode 3
JB Morton's whimsies as performed by Richard Ingrams, Patricia Routledge, John Sessions and John Wells. From July 1991.
SAT 05:30 The Patrick and Maureen Maybe Music Experience (b007lr4s)
Episode 4
Unhappily married Patrick and Maureen are getting on so badly that they’re forced to present their final show form separate studios.
But even that doesn't stop them quarrelling...
Starring Imelda Staunton as Maureen Maybe and Patrick Barlow as Patrick Maybe.
Special guest: Rachel Weisz
Doctor ...... Peter Jones
Cleonni ...... Carla Mendonca
Peter Davies ...... John Ramm
Written by Patrick Barlow.
Script associate: Nev Fountain
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1999.
SAT 06:00 Alick Rowe - Odysseus on an Iceberg (b00l3pxl)
A comic re-telling of the legendary figure's protracted journey home from the Trojan War. With Hugh Dickson and Alex Jennings.
SAT 07:30 Yes Yes Yes (b00t5jmn)
Series 1
The Great Green Jacket Robbery
John Rawling relives the lead up to Nick Faldo's stunning victory in Augusta at the 1996 US Masters golf tournament.
SAT 08:00 Ed Doolan Interviews... (b00pync5)
Dame Edna Everage
'Hello, Possums!' The truly gifted Melbourne megastar opens her heart to share and care as only she can.
SAT 09:00 Comedy Controller (b00cpqcs)
John Shuttleworth
During a day trip to London, Sheffield singer John Shuttleworth takes control of the studios whilst Ken goes down to the BBC vaults in search of his favourite comedies. Mary pops in too. But in reality, they'd all rather be watching Billy Elliot The Musical, but the tickets were too pricey.
Featuring comedy from the sisters (Denise Coffey and Miriam Margolyes) living with their difficult father (Geoffrey Whitehead): Alison and Maud (03/01/2003); Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Jim Broadbent and Emma Thompson and special guest Phyllida Law in Saturday Night Fry (28/05/1988); Mark Thomas presents the story of the American double act Bob and Ray in We Interrupt This Programme (03/08/2004); the social worker and her colleagues celebrate Christmas in Clare In The Community (25/12/2006); there's a trip to the garden centre in The Shuttleworths (12/07/1995); Hovis Presley makes the most of John Shuttleworth's Open House (26/09/1996). Plus American shock jock Roy D Mercer makes a few disruptive phone calls.
SAT 12:00 15 Minute Drama (b01l7n36)
How Does That Make You Feel
Series 3 Omnibus
Series 3 Omnibus. Therapist Martha encourages her clients to sip at the well of self-examination - but is it working? Stars Marcella Riordan.
SAT 13:15 McLevy (b007jw65)
Series 3
The Dark Shadow
A jewel theft brings an infamous criminal within the detective's grasp, but a white witch prophesises doom. Starring Brian Cox.
SAT 14:00 Yes Minister (b007jlbc)
Series 1
The Economy Drive
MP Jim Hacker plans to slim down the Civil Service. His own economy drive will set a personal example - won't it?
Starring Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne and Derek Fowlds.
Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn satirical sitcom ran on BBC TV between 1980 and 1984. Yes Minister is centred around the hapless Jim Hacker and a collection of civil service underlings headed by the Machiavellian Sir Humphrey Appleby and obsequious Bernard.
Jim Hacker ...... Paul Eddington
Sir Humphrey Appleby ...... Nigel Hawthorne
Bernard ...... Derek Fowlds
Annie Hacker ...... Diana Hoddinot
Frank Weisel ...... Bill Nighy
Sir Frederick ...... Peter Cellier
Nellie ...... Valerie Murray
Ron Watson ...... Milton Johns
Jane ...... Carol Boyd
Adapted for radio by producer Pete Atkin.
First broadcast on Radio 4 in November 1983.
SAT 14:30 The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere (b00bx21n)
Series 2
21 July 1799
Dorothy is worried about William's impending marriage. Iris bangs bolsters. Samuel Tailor Cholericke falls from grace. And Thomas de Quinine arrives....
An everyday story of towering genius in Sue Limb's six-part soap opera, set in and around the Lake District at the turn of the 18th century.
Stars Geoffrey Whitehead as William Wordsmith, Denise Coffey as Dorothy Wordsmith, Simon Callow as Samuel Tailor Cholericke, Nickolas Grace as Thomas de Quinine, Miriam Margolyes as Stinking Iris and Chris Emmett as the Leechpedlar.
Music by Stephen Oliver and performed by Cantabile.
Producer: Jonathan James-Moore
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1987.
SAT 15:00 Ed Doolan Interviews... (b00pync5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
SAT 16:00 Alick Rowe - Odysseus on an Iceberg (b00l3pxl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SAT 17:30 I've Never Seen Star Wars (b014gmfm)
Series 4
Ian Hislop
Marcus Brigstocke invites Private Eye editor and broadcaster Ian Hislop to try new experiences, including buying his first ever pair of jeans.
Whether the experiences are banal or profound, the show is about embracing the new and getting out of our comfort zones.
The title comes from the fact that the show's producer and creator Bill Dare had never seen the film Star Wars.
Producer: Bill Dare
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2011.
SAT 18:00 The Scarifyers (b00hv5wb)
For King and Country
Episode 1
MI-13's Lionheart investigates a series of murders involving electrical appliances. Stars Nicholas Courtney and Terry Molloy.
SAT 18:30 Schalken the Painter by Sheridan Le Fanu (b007jvp4)
1. The Visitor
In 17th Century Leyden, young Flemish painter Godfrey Schalken's love for his master's daughter, Rose, receives a setback when a mysterious visitor comes calling one night by the name of Vanderhausen...
An unabridged reading of Sheridan Le Fanu's supernatural tale in two episodes.
Read by Ian McDiarmid.
Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (1814-1873) is regarded by many critics as the greatest master of the English ghost story. A product of the decaying Anglo-Irish culture of the early and mid-19th Century, he sums up in his work better than any of his contemporaries the fears and dreads that may haunt the sensitive individual.
Producer: Lawrence Jackson
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Northern Ireland.
First broadcast in June 2005.
SAT 19:00 Comedy Controller (b00cpqcs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SAT 22:00 Saturday Stand-Up (b0131yvl)
Josie Long
The delightfully eccentric Josie Long presents 'Trying Is Good', which she originally performed at 2007's Edinburgh Festival.
SAT 23:00 P Division (b007jnrt)
Code Four One, Series 1
The Torchman
A psychological profiler is called in the hope of finding the serial killer in this gritty Glasgow thriller. Stars Jake D'Arcy.


SUNDAY 29 JULY 2012

SUN 00:00 The Scarifyers (b00hv5wb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday]
SUN 00:30 Schalken the Painter by Sheridan Le Fanu (b007jvp4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Saturday]
SUN 01:00 Ed Doolan Interviews... (b00pync5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Saturday]
SUN 02:00 15 Minute Drama (b01l7n36)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 on Saturday]
SUN 03:15 McLevy (b007jw65)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:15 on Saturday]
SUN 04:00 Alick Rowe - Odysseus on an Iceberg (b00l3pxl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday]
SUN 05:30 I've Never Seen Star Wars (b014gmfm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Saturday]
SUN 06:00 Andrea Levy - Small Island Omnibus (b008141d)
Episode 1
Jamaican Hortense Roberts emigrates to London. Enthralling exploration of empire, prejudice, war and love.
SUN 07:15 Strange Weather Days (b007jxg1)
Series 1
Skylight
Meteorologist Helen Young talks to eye witnesses about the Aurora Borealis - rare and dramatic lights seen in Edinburgh's sky.
SUN 07:30 Brian Gulliver's Travels (b01mk5nk)
Series 2
Hermicia
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 Hermicia where charity is strangely in abundance.
Brian Gulliver ..... Neil Pearson
Rachel Gulliver ..... Mariah Gale
Kalfa ..... Colin Hoult
Mena ..... Nina Conti
Boria ..... Martin Treneman
Doctor ..... Patrick Brennan
Rimanda ..... Amaka Okafor
Producer: Steven Canny
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2012.
SUN 08:00 The Betty Witherspoon Show (b007jprd)
From 20/04/1974
From medicine to the ballet. Kenneth Williams and Ted Ray cross their comedy swords.
Characters, songs and sketches with Miriam Margolyes and Nigel Rees
Music by Neil Innes.
Script by Michael Wale and Joe Steeples.
Producer: Simon Brett
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in April 1974.
SUN 08:30 The Clitheroe Kid (b007jt2l)
Series 8
It's All in the Mind
When the cheeky schoolboy's gang needs a meeting venue, it's time for more trickery. Stars Jimmy Clitheroe. From February 1965.
SUN 09:00 Roald Dahl (b01479m0)
Matilda
Episode 2
The pint-size genius with awesome powers battles to save her school and teacher. Narrated by Lenny Henry. With Nichola McAuliffe.
SUN 10:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (b01d8ny3)
Dame Kelly Holmes
Kirsty Young introduces the choices of an Olympic gold medal winner. Dame Kelly Holmes chats to Sue Lawley. From January 2006.
SUN 10:45 Hancock's Half Hour (b01l7r67)
Welcome to London 1958
To entertain athletes on their way home from the 6th British Empire & Commonwealth Games in Cardiff during July 1958, the BBC staged a gala at the London Coliseum.
Part of the evening features this rediscovered sketch written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. Master of ceremonies Kenneth Horne introduces Tony Hancock, Sid James and Bill Kerr on stage
The audio was recovered from the extraordinary archive of the late Bob Monkhouse.
First broadcast by the BBC Light Programme on 3rd August 1958.
SUN 11:00 Creme de la Crime (b0084ssn)
Series 2
The Spy Who Laughed Me
Michael Feydeau -TV's much loved Inspector Niblett - and crime expert, David Pershore probe a case of treason back in 1945 - a powerful mix of theft, illegality, murder, murder and a bit more murder...
Tales from the vaults of villainy written by and starring Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis.
Director: Adam Bromley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2002.
SUN 11:15 Ambridge Extra (b01l7r69)
Series 3 - Omnibus
Episode 4
Lucas confronts Kate over her affair, but then Phoebe goes missing. Lucas tracks her down, but who is in the most danger? Lucas or Phoebe?
SUN 11:45 Robb Wilton: I Should Say So (b01l7rsc)
Series 1
The Carnival
Robb Wilton (1881-1957) was one of the most popular music hall and radio comics of the 1930s and 1940s.
Famed as an all-round pessimist - what would he have made of 1980s Britain - trying to solve an unusual problem?
Michael Williams stars as Robb Wilton - making as little sense out of life as he did 40 years before...
Written by Allen Saddler.
Producer: Brian Miller
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1986.
SUN 12:00 Andrea Levy - Small Island Omnibus (b008141d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SUN 13:15 Strange Weather Days (b007jxg1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]
SUN 13:30 Kenneth Grahame - The Golden Age (b00mcych)
Five orphans growing up in the idyllic English countryside are looked after by assorted aunts and uncles.
Their lives are filled with fun and games, as they transform their toys and surroundings into many magical fantasies and adventures. But the time will come when the toys will be sent away, and the dreaded threat of boarding school looms to put an end forever to the innocent pleasures of childhood...
Kenneth Grahame's collection of reminiscences of childhood dramatised by Martyn Wade.
Stars James Fleet as The Man, Jesse Jeune as The Boy, Marcia Warren as Miss Smedley, Alexandra Stone as Charlotte, Oliver Cookson as Edward, Harry Francis as Harold, Teresa Gallagher as Selina, David Timson as Uncle Thomas, Ann Beach as Aunt Eliza, Ian Masters as Mr Hodgitts, Patience Tomlinson as Aunt Maria, Gerard McDermott as Uncle William and Hannah Dee as Martha.
Music composed by Elizabeth Parker.
Producer: Cherry Cookson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2002.
SUN 15:00 The Betty Witherspoon Show (b007jprd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
SUN 15:30 The Clitheroe Kid (b007jt2l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
SUN 16:00 Mel's Mix: The Best of The 4 O'Clock Show (b01l7rvw)
Mel Giedroyc with the best of this week's 4 O'Clock Show. In the opening week of the London Olympics, we celebrate London and find out some quirky facts about other Olympic cities.
SUN 16:30 Roald Dahl (b01479m0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SUN 17:30 Spike Milligan - I Like Spike (b00yy78f)
Poems, Stories and the War Books
Roy Hudd presents more of his personal choice of Spike Milligan's writing, aided by the great man himself. From July 1979.
SUN 18:00 Blake's 7 (b008jhns)
Traitor
The space outlaws try to gain control of the Liberator. But whose side is Avon on? Stars Derek Riddell and Colin Salmon.
SUN 19:00 Creme de la Crime (b0084ssn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
SUN 19:15 Ambridge Extra (b01l7r69)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
SUN 19:45 Robb Wilton: I Should Say So (b01l7rsc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:45 today]
SUN 20:00 The Betty Witherspoon Show (b007jprd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
SUN 20:30 The Clitheroe Kid (b007jt2l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
SUN 21:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (b01d8ny3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SUN 21:45 Hancock's Half Hour (b01l7r67)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 today]
SUN 22:00 Brian Gulliver's Travels (b01mk5nk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
SUN 22:30 Comic to Comic (b007yvks)
Series 2
Jenny Eclair
Jenny Eclair: From performing to writing, the award-winning comedienne discusses her life and career with Bruce Morton.
SUN 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (b01lwbl2)
From 10pm until midnight, Sunday to Friday, the Comedy Club offers two hours of comedy. Arthur Smith chats to Ronna and Beverly.
SUN 23:00 On the Town with the League of Gentlemen (b007k273)
Death by Mau Mau
The misfits of the remote northern town are having a fun run - and is there a nasty bug going round?
The first incarnation of the award-winning black comedy, about the "local people" of Spent - before it hit TV.
Starring Mark Gatiss, Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton.
Written by the cast and Jeremy Dyson.
The League of Gentlemen won a Perrier Edinburgh Festival award in 1997 and this radio series debuted in the same year. They also won a Sony Radio Award. The cult series switched to TV for three series on BBC 2 from 1999, plus stage shows and a feature film.
Producer: Sarah Smith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1997.
SUN 23:30 The Shuttleworths (b007lrj3)
John Shuttleworth's Open Mind
Ghosts
Spooky happenings hamper John's investigation as he delves into the world of ghosts.
He can't afford a night at a haunted hotel, but he does get some expert advice from his telephone guest, Yvette Fielding.
Sheffield's John Shuttleworth continues his probe into unsolved phenomena..
With Mary Shuttleworth.
Written and performed by Graham Fellows.
Additional material by Dean Wilkinson.
Producer: Dawn Ellis
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2006.


MONDAY 30 JULY 2012

MON 00:00 Blake's 7 (b008jhns)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday]
MON 01:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (b01d8ny3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday]
MON 01:45 Hancock's Half Hour (b01l7r67)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 on Sunday]
MON 02:00 Creme de la Crime (b0084ssn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Sunday]
MON 02:15 Ambridge Extra (b01l7r69)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Sunday]
MON 02:45 Robb Wilton: I Should Say So (b01l7rsc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:45 on Sunday]
MON 03:30 Kenneth Grahame - The Golden Age (b00mcych)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Sunday]
MON 05:00 Roald Dahl (b01479m0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Sunday]
MON 06:00 Miss Marple (b007jnm7)
At Bertram's Hotel
Episode 1
Deceptively mild amateur sleuth, Jane Marple is being treated to a short holiday in London by her niece. Staying at the dignified, unostentatious Bertram's Hotel, tucked away in a back street of busy Mayfair - here guests can indulge in comforts of a bygone age.
But Miss Marple begins to feel uneasy. Something sinister lurks beneath the polished veneer. Why are so many major crimes associated in some way with the hotel or somehow implicate the eminently respectable people staying there?
Published in 1965, Agatha Christie's whodunit stars June Whitfield as Miss Marple.
Miss Marple ...... June Whitfield
Bess Sedgwick ...... Sian Phillips
Canon Pennyfather ...... Maurice Denham
Miss Gorringe ...... Jillie Meers
Michael Gorman ...... John Hartley
Mr Humfries ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Colonel Luscombe ...... Geoffrey Bayldon
Raymond West ...... Andrew Branch
Michael Gorman ...... John Hartley
Lady Selina Hazy ...... Margaret Courtenay
Mrs Carpenter ...... Patience Tomlinson
Elvira Blake ...... Tracy Wiles
Henry ...... Garard Green
Ladislaus Malinwoski ...... Gavin Muir
Rose ...... Jane Whittenshaw
Bridget ...... Sarah Plowright
Mr Bollard ...... David Collings
Dramatised in five-parts by Michael Bakewell.
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1995.
MON 06:30 Raffles (m0001n5g)
Series 2
1. The Rest Cure
Bunny is surprised and pleased to be invited by Raffles to share the latter's self-imposed 'rest cure' in a large house in Kensington.
But Raffles, needless to say, has his own somewhat nefarious reasons for wanting to take a holiday...
EW Hornung's Raffles stories about the 'gentleman thief' starring Jeremy Clyde
Dramatised by David Buck.
AJ Raffles ...... Jeremy Clyde
Bunny Manders ...... Michael Cochrane
Colonel Crutchley ...... Christopher Benjamin
Porter ...... Laurence Payne
Cabbie ...... Norman Bird
Signature tune composed by Jim Parker.
Director: Gordon House
A BBC Radio 4/ BBC World Service production first broadcast in June 1988.
MON 07:00 Double Income, No Kids Yet (b00934x9)
Series 3
Episode 5
With a new baby on the way, it's time for some house improvements.
So, against their friends' advice, Daniel and Lucy hire a 'reassuringly middle-class' builder called Nigel...
David Spicer's comedy drama about modern life and parenthood, as seen through the eyes of two 30-something non-parents.
Starring David Tennant as Daniel, Liz Carling as Lucy, Tracy-Ann Oberman as Katie, Tony Gardner as Andy, Joanna Brookes as Alison, Robert Harley as Peter, Bill Bailey as Nigel and Polly Frame as the Doctor.
Producer: Liz Anstee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2003.
MON 07:30 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue (b01l04l5)
Series 57
Episode 5
The godfather of all panel shows pays a first visit to the Rose Theatre in Kingston-upon-Thames. Old-timers Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden and Tim Brooke-Taylor are joined on the panel by Ross Noble, with Jack Dee in the chair. Colin Sell accompanies on the piano. Producer - Jon Naismith.
MON 08:00 Beyond Our Ken (b01l7x0f)
Kenneth Horne reviews Britain's best export - and 'Hornerama' reports on business. With Kenneth Williams. From November 1961.
MON 08:30 Steptoe and Son (b00t39lf)
Series 2
The Siege of Steptoe Street
Albert and Harold are besieged by all their creditors demanding money.
Starring Wilfrid Brambell as Albert, Harry H Corbett as Harold and Robert Dorning as Mr Stacey the butcher
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 June 1967.
MON 09:00 Brian Gulliver's Travels (b01mqq6h)
Series 2
Kognitia
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 Kognitia where selective memory is taken to a new extreme.
Brian Gulliver ..... Neil Pearson
Rachel Gulliver ..... Mariah Gale
Kalmena ..... Debra Stephenson
Lamet ..... Duncan Wisbey
Door ..... Harry Livingstone
PA ..... Amaka Okafor
Producer: Steven Canny
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2012.
MON 09:30 Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful (b00c0c3g)
Series 1
Episode 3
Ken faces a dilemma when he wins an award for an ad campaign he hates. Stars Martin Jarvis and Wendy Richard. From January 1982.
MON 10:00 Lew Wallace - Ben Hur (b007jr5x)
The Chariot Race
The biggest day of Ben Hur 's life dawns -the chariot race with Messala.
Each has staked his fortune on the outcome. Each has everything to lose.
Lew Wallace's epic tale stars Jamie Glover as Judah Ben Hur.
Ben Hur ...... Jamie Glover
Messala ...... Samuel West
Simonides ...... Bernard Hepton
Ilderim ...... Freddie Jones
Drusus ...... Ian Masters
Amrah ...... Phyllis Calvert
Mother ...... Margaret John
Esther ...... Deborah Berlin
Tirzah ...... Natasha Pyne
Malluch ...... Gavin Muir
Iras ...... Becky Hindley
Gesius ...... Peter Yapp
Pilate ...... Neville Jason
Assassin ...... Oliver Senton
Roman 1 ...... Joshua Towb
Servant ...... Michael Tudor Barnes
Michael Gambon reads from the Bible.
Dramatised by Catherine Czerkawska.
Music by Wilfredo Acosta.
Director: Glyn Dearman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1995.
MON 11:00 Margaret Bonham - The Casino (b0076lzm)
The Horse
Angela does her homework, as her mother hosts a drinks party for some intellectual friends. Read by Emma Fielding.
MON 11:15 Loose Ends (b01l5n8w)
Fatima Whitbread, Julien Temple, Jon Culshaw and David Quantick
Danny throws himself headlong into conversation with the Olympic silver medalist Fatima Whitbread. Famed for her ability to throw a javelin and dubbed 'Rambo' for her spectactular endurance in the jungle last year, Fatima's next challenge is to confront her childhood demons. In her Channel 5 documentary 'Growing up in Care - My Secret Past' Fatima tells her story which is ultimately one of survival against the odds.
Jon Culshaw reminds Danny to always look on the bright side of life as he takes his seat at the Round Table in the new production of 'Spamalot'. Jon will be playing the legendary King Arthur and can't wait to be surrounded every night on stage by a bevy of beautiful show girls, killer rabbits and French people at the Harold Pinter Theatre in London.
Jo Bunting will be waiting for the crack of the starting pistol as David Quantick races through his Blagger's Guide to the Games - everything you ever needed to know about the Olympics to ensure a podium finish at the next pub quiz. His BBC Radio 2 series goes out on Thursday nights at 9.30
Danny leaves the locker room to chat to legendary director Julien Temple about his new film 'London: The Modern Babylon'. A kaleidoscope of archive TV and film clips, photos, poetry and album covers, this documentary lifts the lid on the capital and shows its changing people, culture and attitudes as you've never seen it before. All the while accompanied by a soundtrack worthy of one who's made films with the Sex Pistols and hung out with the Kinks.
With music by the soulful and elegant Jessie Ware who performs her single 'Wildest Moments'
from her album Devotion. And from Yorkshire-born Fran Smith who plays All Wild and Wicked Things from her self-titled EP.
Producer Cathie Mahoney.
MON 12:00 Beyond Our Ken (b01l7x0f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 12:30 Steptoe and Son (b00t39lf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 13:00 Miss Marple (b007jnm7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
MON 13:30 Raffles (m0001n5g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
MON 14:00 Andrea Levy - Small Island (b00819y4)
Episode 6
Arriving from Jamaica, Hortense discovers post-war England is cold and dreary. Stars Nadine Marshall and Stephen Tompkinson.
MON 14:15 This Sceptred Isle (b007jth3)
The Crimean War
A time of great innovation, but revolution and war are never far away. Anna Massey narrates the history of Britain.
MON 14:30 HE Bates - Sugar for the Horse (b007jvls)
The Widder
The incorrigible Uncle Silas heads off to sup wine with a widow.
David Neal reads the first of five stories featuring one of HE Bates' best-loved characters - Uncle Silas, who lived a life of wine, women and constant sunshine in an idyllic part of the English countryside.
Producer: Cherry Cookson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1992.
MON 14:45 Peter O'Toole - Loitering With Intent (b01l8qmt)
Episode 1
The Lawrence of Arabia star reads from his memoir, featuring childhood recollections of the milk bar, the cinema and Adolf Hitler.
MON 15:00 Lew Wallace - Ben Hur (b007jr5x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
MON 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b01l7x0k)
Mel Giedroyc introduces the first part of Camp Gold, an athletics-themed story written by Olympic Gold medallist Christine Ohuruogu and read by Blue Peter's Helen Skelton.
MON 17:00 Like They've Never Been Gone (b009hsqj)
Series 1
Episode 3
Management and publicity problems plague the return of duo Tommy and Sheila.
Winners of the 1962 Eurovision Song Contest, sweethearts Tommy Franklin and Sheila Parr are back in the limelight. The only snag is they can't stand the sight of each another...
Mike Coleman's sitcom stars June Whitfield and Roy Hudd.
Tommy Franklin ...... Roy Hudd
Sheila Parr ...... June Whitfield
With Pat Coombs, Julian Eardley, Joshua Henderson, Edward Halsted, Rachel Smith and Jenny Lee.
Singers: John Barr and Lisa Peace.
Music by Frido Ruth.
Producer: Steve Doherty
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1998.
MON 17:30 Double Income, No Kids Yet (b00934x9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
MON 18:00 Simon Guerrier - Graceless (b01l7x0m)
Series 2
The Dark
Abby and Zara wind up in a starless, sandstorm-riven place where their powers don't work. Is it a trap? Stars Ciara Janson.
Abby - Ciara Janson
Zara - Laura Doddington
Joy - Susan Brown
Maldon - Joseph Kloska
Written by Simon Guerrier
Directed by Lisa Bowerman
A Big Finish Production.
MON 19:00 Beyond Our Ken (b01l7x0f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 19:30 Steptoe and Son (b00t39lf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 20:00 Miss Marple (b007jnm7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
MON 20:30 Raffles (m0001n5g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
MON 21:00 Margaret Bonham - The Casino (b0076lzm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
MON 21:15 Loose Ends (b01l5n8w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
MON 22:00 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue (b01l04l5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
MON 22:30 Brian Gulliver's Travels (b01mqq6h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
MON 23:00 Chain Reaction (b01l1g68)
Series 8
Jeremy Front interviews Rebecca Front
Rebecca Front is interviewed by the man who knows her best, her big Brother Jeremy Front.
Producer ..... Carl Cooper
"I have a very strong childhood memory of you playing the flute in a concert and falling off stage into a box of fezes."
The Chain starts with star of The Thick Of It, Grandma's House, The Day Today and most other comedies of note over the past twenty years, Rebecca Front, speaking to the man who knows her best, her writing partner and big brother Jeremy Front.
They cover childhood teasing and being a woman in comedy, reveal how a cough scuppered Rebecca's chances of working with Mike Leigh and end with Jeremy attempting to maker her re-live an amusing childhood trauma.
"I've heard all the anecdotes so I'll probably just read a book."
The chain continues with:
Rebecca Front talking to her Thick Of It co-star and fellow non-nudist, Chris Addison, about working with Armando Iannucci and embracing his middle-classness through stand-up;
Chris Addison in a rare interview with the actually-really-nice-and-he-doesn't-do-any-of-that-weird-stuff-in-real-life, Derren Brown;
Derren Brown chatting hair, beliefs and Tim Minchin with comedy musical megastar and fellow sceptic Tim Minchin;
A poorly Tim Minchin being handed tissues whilst attempting to interview with no questions a not-at-all-poorly and hilarious Caitlin Moran.
Caitlin Moran getting to spend time and talk shoes, Bananarama and women with her comedy hero Jennifer Saunders.
And...
Jennifer Saunders turning up a week later to find the series has ended. Probably. We weren't there because the series had ended.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2012.
MON 23:30 20th Century Vampire (b00804kq)
Episode 3
Can trainee vampire Eloise keep the biggest secret she's ever had - or burst trying? Stars Louise Lombard. From November 1993.


TUESDAY 31 JULY 2012

TUE 00:00 Simon Guerrier - Graceless (b01l7x0m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 Miss Marple (b007jnm7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 Raffles (m0001n5g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 Brian Gulliver's Travels (b01mqq6h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:30 Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful (b00c0c3g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 Lew Wallace - Ben Hur (b007jr5x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 Margaret Bonham - The Casino (b0076lzm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:15 Loose Ends (b01l5n8w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 Like They've Never Been Gone (b009hsqj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Monday]
TUE 05:30 Double Income, No Kids Yet (b00934x9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday]
TUE 06:00 Miss Marple (b007jnmr)
At Bertram's Hotel
Episode 2
An old acquaintance of amateur sleuth, Miss Marple is about to receive a nasty shock...
Agatha Christie's whodunit stars June Whitfield as Miss Marple.
Miss Marple ...... June Whitfield
Inspector Davy ...... Frederick Jaeger
Canon Pennyfather ...... Maurice Denham
Bess Sedgwick ...... Sian Phillips
Inspector Campbell ...... David Timson
Archdeacon Simmons ...... Preston Lockwood
Michael Gorman ...... John Hartley
Ladislaus Malinwoski ...... Gavin Muir
Miss Gorringe ...... Jillie Meers
Colonel Luscombe ...... Geoffrey Bayldon
Elvira Blake ...... Tracy Wiles
Bridget ...... Sarah Plowright
Mr Bollard ...... David Collings
Miss Mottley ...... Sandra James Young
Egerton ...... Alan Rowe
Mrs McCrea ...... Zulema Dene
Air Terminal Hostess ...... Louisa Seddon
Dramatised by Michael Bakewell
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1995.
TUE 06:30 Raffles (m0001mfp)
Series 2
2. Criminologist's Club
Bunny is appalled to learn that the Criminologists' Club has invited Raffles and Bunny to dinner.
But Raffles sees the opportunity to have a little fun....
EW Hornung's Raffles stories about the 'gentleman thief' starring Jeremy Clyde.
Dramatised by David Buck.
AJ Raffles ...... Jeremy Clyde
Bunny Manders ...... Michael Cochrane
Inspector Mackenzie ...... Henry Stamper
Lord Thornaby ...... David March
Kingsmill ...... Michael Tudor Barnes
Parrington ...... Blain Fairman
Ernest ...... Simon Hewitt
Leggett ...... Norman Bird
William ...... Paul Sirr
Porter ...... John Samson
Signature tune composed by Jim Parker.
Director: Gordon House
A BBC Radio 4/ BBC World Service production first broadcast in June 1988.
TUE 07:00 Two Doors Down (b008h68b)
Series 2
Druids and Draws
Edith Black's lodger, Victor, the Ulster-Scots poet, has fallen in love with a Celtic druid, Anashuya - and brought her back to Belfast...
Starring Stella McCusker.
Annie McCartney's sitcom about the bohemian Belfast residents of Marlborough Road, saved from chaos by their cleaning lady, Sally.
Sally ...... Stella McCusker
Clare ...... Marcella Riordan
Evie ...... Katy Gleadhill
Victor ...... Alan Mckee
Anashuya ...... Laura Hughes
Miss Black ...... Roma Tomelty
Fintan ...... Gerard Murphy
Layla ...... Emily Walmsley
Rory ...... Richard Clements
Anna ...... Hannah R Gordon
With Gerry Anderson as Himself
Director: Tanya Nash
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2002.
TUE 07:30 The Sinha Games (b01l0dpb)
In July 2012, for the third time in history, the Olympic Games are coming to London. Is this cause for celebration? Paul Sinha (The Now Show, Fighting Talk, The Sinha Test) weighs up the pros and cons of hosting this 'greatest show on earth'. Can London afford it? Will Britain do well? Should we really care about what is essentially a glorified sports day?
For insight, Paul speaks to the Olympic Gold medallist who most influenced Paul as a young man - because he also happened to be a teacher at Paul's school.
Using archive material, interviews, jokes and heavy sarcasm, Paul looks through the history of the games, Britain's Olympic track record, the spiralling cost, and the much-vaunted legacy.
Last summer's The Sinha Test, about the England/India cricket series, was described as "a splendid programme, with well-observed quips about allegiances, sport, society, families... this is a top Sinha innings" by the Telegraph.
Producer: Ed Morrish.
TUE 08:00 The Goon Show (b007jpcq)
Series 8
The Space Age
Neddy and Crun attempt to launch Min into space, but she gets stuck up the chimney. Stars Spike Milligan. From November 1957.
TUE 08:30 Listen to Les (b00ttpnd)
From 28/12/1980
Les Dawson presents mafia mayhem, randy Cosmo Smallpiece plus another piano sing-along.
With Daphne Oxenford and Colin Edwynn.
Music by Brian Fitzgerald.
Scripted and produced by James Casey.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in December 1980.
TUE 09:00 Chain Reaction (b01l1g68)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday]
TUE 09:30 Sneakiepeeks (b00p8dkd)
Storm Warning
Beagle Team are tasked with the surveillance of a Russian billionaire. The nation's security and gas supply are at stake.
Comedy by Harry Venning and Neil Brand about a team of inept, backstabbing surveillance operatives.
Bill ...... Richard Lumsden
Sharla ...... Nina Conti
Mark ...... Daniel Kaluuya
Captain Le Clerc ...... Kevin Eldon
Bolkonski ...... Shaban Arifi
Boris ...... John Biggins
Russian Girls ...... Alex Tregear/Kate Layden
Russian Crew ...... Nigel Hastings/Ewan Hooper.
Producer: Katie Tyrrell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2009
TUE 10:00 Lew Wallace - Ben Hur (b007jr6d)
The King Comes into His Kingdom
After the prince's victory in the chariot race, news arrives of his mother and sister.
Conclusion of Lew Wallace's epic tale starring Jamie Glover as Judah Ben Hur.
Ben Hur ...... Jamie Glover
Simonides ...... Bernard Hepton
Balthasar ...... Michael Hordern
Amrah ...... Phyllis Calvert
Mother ...... Margaret John
Esther ...... Deborah Berlin
Tirzah ...... Natasha Pyne
Malluch ...... Gavin Muir
Iras ...... Becky Hindley
Guide ...... Neville Jason
Man at Inn ...... Joshua Towb
Man 1 ...... Don McCorkindale
Man 2 ...... Derek Waring
Man 3 ...... Peter Yapp
Man 4 ...... Peter Whitman
Michael Gambon reads from the Bible.
Dramatised by Catherine Czerkawska.
Music by Wilfredo Acosta.
Director: Glyn Dearman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1995.
TUE 11:00 Margaret Bonham - The Casino (b007rsyx)
Miss King
A penny is the source of much discord between Emma Bury and Milly Young. Read by Emma Fielding.
TUE 11:15 Mary Norton - The Borrowers (b00tkmm7)
Episode 1
Tiny Arrietty Clock lives with her family under the floorboards, but their cosy world faces new challenges. Stars Clare Corbett.
TUE 12:00 The Goon Show (b007jpcq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 12:30 Listen to Les (b00ttpnd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 13:00 Miss Marple (b007jnmr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
TUE 13:30 Raffles (m0001mfp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
TUE 14:00 Andrea Levy - Small Island (b0081cdy)
Episode 7
Hortense's landlady Queenie tells of her war job, and her boring husband. Stars Lyndsey Marhsal and Stephen Tompkinson.
TUE 14:15 Ambridge Extra (b01l8qfq)
Series 3
Episode 9
It's Monday. Phoebe's set to fly home to Ambridge, and delighted by her leaving gifts from Delia and Michael. Things are still tense between Kate and Lucas, with Kate heading out suddenly - clearly with something to do. Delia presses Lucas over who damaged Kate's car. Lucas covers the truth, and gets Phoebe to back him up.
Later, Delia tries to give Kate a talking to about her family and their future. However, Kate reinforces the fact that Delia doesn't know what's going on.
Lucas comforts emotional Phoebe, who's finding it hard to say goodbye. She feels awful that she caused Lucas to be in danger. Kate approaches Phoebe and tries to apologise and explain herself. Phoebe doesn't want to hear and tells Kate she should try to do the right thing for a change - rather than just use words.
Kate tells Lucas she has quit college... and Johan. All she wants now is to be with her family. She promises to devote herself - if Lucas agrees to forgive her. Phoebe stuns Kate by asking Lucas to drive her to the airport alone. Kate says an awkward but emotional goodbye. In the car, Phoebe asks Lucas if he can give Kate a second chance. He replies that yes... he can.
TUE 14:30 HE Bates - Sugar for the Horse (b007jvlz)
The Blue Feather
Loveable rogue Uncle Silas gets caught poaching. HE Bates's country tale is read by David Neal. From September 1992.
TUE 14:45 Peter O'Toole - Loitering With Intent (b01l8qwr)
Episode 2
The actor reads from his memoir, including childhood recollections of King Kong, looking for Robin Hood's grave and the outbreak of war.
TUE 15:00 Lew Wallace - Ben Hur (b007jr6d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
TUE 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b01l8qwt)
Mel Giedroyc hears how to pamper a bull before a county show and gets down with a disco-dancing pensioner from Brighton. Plus there's the next part of current story Camp Gold.
TUE 17:00 King Street Junior (b007jmlv)
Series 6
A Good Read
The staff heatedly debate what makes a good read, with Mr Beeston as a reluctant mediator. Stars Karl Howman. From June 1991.
TUE 17:30 Two Doors Down (b008h68b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
TUE 18:00 MR James (b00pdxrw)
MR James Stories
Oh Whistle and I'll Come to You My Lad
Derek Jacobi introduces the tale of a curious artefact found in the ruins of a Knights Templar church. Stars Jamie Glover.
TUE 18:15 Arthur C Clarke Stories (b00zzwfq)
The Nine Billion Names of God
The Nine Billion Names of God
A Tibetan monastery's new computer sparks fears that the world will end. Arthur C Clarke's short story read by John Shrapnel.
TUE 18:30 John Wyndham - The Day of the Triffids (b007jrfm)
Episode 1
After a mysterious meteor shower, Bill Masen wakes up in hospital an eye operation to find that the world he knew will never be the same again...
Roger May begins a 17-part unabridged reading of John Wyndham's cult sci-fi novel - an unsettlingly vivid and thrillingly realised tale of ecological apocalypse.
Producer: Susan Carson
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Northern Ireland and first broadcast in 2004.
TUE 19:00 The Goon Show (b007jpcq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 19:30 Listen to Les (b00ttpnd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 20:00 Miss Marple (b007jnmr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
TUE 20:30 Raffles (m0001mfp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
TUE 21:00 Margaret Bonham - The Casino (b007rsyx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
TUE 21:15 Mary Norton - The Borrowers (b00tkmm7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
TUE 22:00 The Sinha Games (b01l0dpb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
TUE 22:30 Heated Rollers (b007r4ys)
Episode 4
Upstairs Downstairs downgraded, and a toy doll with wrinkles.
The first ever all-women sketch show made for BBC Radio 2 starring Lynda Bellingham, Gwyneth Strong and Joanna Monro.
With music supplied by the Lorraine Bowen Experience.
Producer: Maria Esposito
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in March 1999.
TUE 23:00 The Curried Goat Show (b007k4h6)
Episode 3
A jewel heist - and Veggie Night. Dan Gaster, Will Ing and Ben Silburn's sketch-bonanza. With Susie Blake. From January 1998.
TUE 23:30 The Masterson Inheritance (b007jswh)
Series 1
The Tatting of the Mastersons
The Wild West is the setting for a show-down over faulty dental work!
An improvised historical saga of a family at war with itself - based entirely on audience suggestions.
Starring Paul Merton, Josie Lawrence, Caroline Quentin, Jim Sweeney and Phelim McDermott.
Producer: Phil Clarke
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1993.


WEDNESDAY 01 AUGUST 2012

WED 00:00 MR James (b00pdxrw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:15 Arthur C Clarke Stories (b00zzwfq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:15 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 John Wyndham - The Day of the Triffids (b007jrfm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 Miss Marple (b007jnmr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 Raffles (m0001mfp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 Chain Reaction (b01l1g68)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday]
WED 02:30 Sneakiepeeks (b00p8dkd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Tuesday]
WED 03:00 Lew Wallace - Ben Hur (b007jr6d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 Margaret Bonham - The Casino (b007rsyx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:15 Mary Norton - The Borrowers (b00tkmm7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 King Street Junior (b007jmlv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Tuesday]
WED 05:30 Two Doors Down (b008h68b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday]
WED 06:00 Miss Marple (b007jnn6)
At Bertram's Hotel
Episode 3
The morning paper brings some very alarming news for Miss Marple - and a police investigation.
Agatha Christie's whodunit stars June Whitfield as Miss Marple.
Miss Marple ...... June Whitfield
Inspector Davy ...... Frederick Jaeger
Canon Pennyfather ...... Maurice Denham
Inspector Campbell ...... David Timson
Miss Gorringe ...... Jillie Meers
Mr Humfries ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Henry ...... Garard Green
Rose ...... Jane Whittenshaw
Michael Gorman ...... John Hartley
Sir Ronald Graves ...... Patrick Allen
Mrs Wheeling ...... Tessa Worsley
Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1995.
WED 06:30 Raffles (m0001ngh)
Series 2
3. The Field of Philippi
Making a nostalgic return to their school, Raffles and Bunny meet old enemy, 'Soapy' Sudborough, who owns the local bank with his father.
Raffles, like Caesar at the field of Philippi, is not one to leave old scores unsettled...
EW Hornung's Raffles stories about the 'gentleman thief' starring Jeremy Clyde
Dramatised by David Buck.
AJ Raffles ...... Jeremy Clyde
Bunny Manders ...... Michael Cochrane
Sudborough ...... Bernard Brown
Calthorpe ...... Steve Hodson
Bodley ...... Adrian Egan
Lapwing ...... John Baddeley
McNab ...... Michael Deacon
Young Bunny ...... James Dykes
Signature tune composed by Jim Parker.
Director: Gordon House
A BBC Radio 4/ BBC World Service production first broadcast in June 1988.
WED 07:00 The Leopard in Autumn (b00s5xtl)
Series 2
The Bonfire of the Sanities
Salvatore has returned to Monte Guano with a peasant crowd of bretheren and sisteren, bent on making his family throw their wordly goods to a Bonfire of the Vanities.
Desperate for him to take his rantings elsewhere, Plethora hatches a devious plan...
Second series of the comedy drama set in Renaissance Italy devised by Neal Anthony.
Written by Roger Danes.
Stars David Swift as Ludovico, Sian Phillips as Plethora, Graham Crowden as Francesco, Saskia Wickham as Rosalie, Paul Bigley as Alessandro, Nick Romero as Salvatore, Chris Kelham as Guido and Kim Wall as Father Ignazio.
Producer: Dawn Ellis
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2002.
WED 07:30 My Teenage Diary (b01l0kc5)
Series 4
Rhona Cameron
My Teenage Diary returns with six more brave celebrities ready to revisit their formative years by opening up their intimate teenage diaries, and reading them out in public for the very first time. In this episode, comedian Rufus Hound is joined by Rhona Cameron who revisits her teenage years when she struggled to come to terms with her sexuality and had to cope with the sudden death of her father.
Producer: Harriet Jaine
A Talkback production for BBC Radio 4.
WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jsqv)
Series 5
Around the World in 80 Days
The lad accepts a bet when challenged to copy Phileas Fogg's trip - but in far less time.
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 March 1958.
WED 08:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00r39q1)
Series 2
Episode 8
Dr Y invents a time-travel machine, plus a never-ending sing-along with the studio audience.
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, David Hatch, Eric Idle, Brian Cooke & Johnnie Mortimer and Bill Oddie.
Originating from the Cambridge University Footlights revue 'Cambridge Circus', ISIRTA ran for 8 years on BBC Radio and quickly developed a cult following.
Music by Dave Lee.
Producer: Humphrey Barclay
First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in November 1965.
WED 09:00 Boogie Up the River (b007jv6z)
Sonning, I'll Definitely Meet You in Sonning
Mark and his manic mutt are rowing up the Thames, but will Jennifer ever come on board? Stars Timothy Spall. From December 1992.
WED 09:30 Street and Lane (b00vdbvk)
Series 1
Singing Detectives
Intrepid Yorkshire builders, Johnny Street and Arthur Lane welcome Tina, a glamorous young woman on work experience - as they seek out the origins of a nasty smell in a school under the nose of caretaker and music-theatre aficionado Sidney Sanderson.
Sitcom written by Ian McMillan and Dave Sheasby.
Johnny Street ...... Nick Lane
Arthur Lane ...... Fine Time Fontayne
Tina ...... Hannah Storey
Sanderson ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Producer: David Hunter
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2005.
WED 10:00 David Wade - Alexander (b007jx2h)
The King's Son
Baby Alexander is born and there's friction between King Philip of Macedon and Queen Olympias.
David Wade's six-part serial on the life of Alexander the Great - starring Barry Foster, Simon Ward and Geraldine James.
Translator: Richmond Lattimore
Spirit of Achilles ...... Barry Foster
Spirit of Patroclus ...... Simon Ward
King Philip of Macedon ...... Brian Cox
Queen Olympias ...... Geraldine James
Young Alexander ...... Sam Crane
Antipatros ...... David March
Demosthenes ...... Malcolm Sinclair
Lysimachos ...... Keith Drinkel
Young Hephaistion ...... Gary King
Aristander ...... Barry Gordon
Artabazus ...... Philip Anthony
Kleitos ...... John Evitts
Leonidas ...... John Webb
Pusanias ...... James Telfer
Menapis ...... David Thorpe
Hellanike ...... Patti Holloway
Barsine ...... Oona Beeson
Clotho ...... Rachel Atkins
Lachesis ...... Jill Graham
Atropos ...... Diana Payan
Music: Wilfredo Acosta
Director: Glyn Dearman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1993.
WED 11:00 Margaret Bonham - The Casino (b007s9rk)
The River
A flood causes catastrophe for river-loving William and his young daughter Frankie. Emma Fielding reads Margaret Bonham's story.
WED 11:15 Mary Norton - The Borrowers (b00tkyn2)
Episode 2
Tiny Arrietty Clock has escaped the ratcatcher, but how will she survive in her family's new world? Stars Paula Wilcox.
WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jsqv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00r39q1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 13:00 Miss Marple (b007jnn6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
WED 13:30 Raffles (m0001ngh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
WED 14:00 Andrea Levy - Small Island (b0081f8j)
Episode 8
Hortense's new husband Gilbert reveals how Jamaican fighters face racism from Americans and the British. Stars Don Gilet.
WED 14:15 This Sceptred Isle (b007jth7)
The Charge of the Light Brigade
The Crimean War, and the ill-fated cavalry action that was immortalised in Alfred Tennyson's poem.
WED 14:30 HE Bates - Sugar for the Horse (b007jvm8)
Queenie White
Mischievous Uncle Silas recalls an amorous brush with a buxom publican's wife. HE Bates's country tale read by David Neal. From September 1992.
WED 14:45 Peter O'Toole - Loitering With Intent (b01llfl6)
Episode 3
The Lion in Winter star reads from his memoir, including childhood recollections of Yorkshire ruins and breaking Tutankhamun's Spoon.
WED 15:00 David Wade - Alexander (b007jx2h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
WED 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b01l944l)
Mel Giedroyc hears how to paint a portrait with dolly mixtures, hitches a ride on a rubbish train and celebrates the art of the prank.
WED 17:00 Doctor Finlay: Adventures of a Black Bag (b0081w49)
1. The Resolution that Went Wrong
Dr Finlay encounters a local hard-nut and vows to get even.
Starring John Gordon Sinclair.
AJ Cronin's stories about the early years of the celebrated doctor. Ready with his black bag, Dr Finlay sets out to remedy all manner of ailments suffered by his patients in the Scottish Highland town of Levenford.
Dramatised in six parts by Sue Rodwell.
Dr Finlay ...... John Gordon Sinclair
Dr Cameron ...... Brian Pettifer
Janet ...... Katy Murphy
Charlie Bell ...... Alex Ferns
Mrs Bell ...... Ellie Haddington
Archie Galt ...... David Ashton
Producer: Jeremy Howe
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2001.
WED 17:30 The Leopard in Autumn (b00s5xtl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
WED 18:00 MR James (b00pdzg5)
MR James Stories
The Tractate Middoth
Diligent curator, David Garrett, gets caught up in the machinations of the mysterious Dr Rant when he's sent down to the library stacks to retrieve an obscure manuscript.
Derek Jacobi - as the voice of MR James - introduces classic ghost stories.
Dramatised by Chris Harrald.
Stars Sam Dale as Mr Thompson, Joseph Millson as Garrett, John Rowe as Mr Eldred and Joannnah Tincey as Lucy Simpson.
Producer: Gemma Jenkins
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2007.
WED 18:15 Arthur C Clarke Stories (b010721b)
The Nine Billion Names of God
The Star
A priest's faith is severely tested during an expedition on a burnt planet. John Shrapnel reads Arthur C Clarke's short story.
WED 18:30 John Wyndham - The Day of the Triffids (b007jrg0)
Episode 2
Bill Masen remembers how the Triffids first came to England, and why they became so prevalent. Cult novel read by Roger May.
WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jsqv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00r39q1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 20:00 Miss Marple (b007jnn6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
WED 20:30 Raffles (m0001ngh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
WED 21:00 Margaret Bonham - The Casino (b007s9rk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
WED 21:15 Mary Norton - The Borrowers (b00tkyn2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
WED 22:00 My Teenage Diary (b01l0kc5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
WED 22:25 The Comedy Club Interviews (b01m0dkv)
From 10pm - midnight, Sunday to Friday, the Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. Plus Tim Key talks to poet and comedian Nick Helm.
WED 22:30 In the Balance (b007k1yh)
Episode 4
Maverick BBC reporter George Cragge probes a deliberate poisoning...
Mark Tavener's six-part sequel to his comedy thriller 'In the Red' set in the world of football, the BBC and party politics.
Starring Michael Williams as George Cragge, Barry Foster as Superintendent Jefferson and Jeremy Clyde as the PM.
With Robert Bathurst, Tracy Ann Oberman, Geoffrey Whitehead, Jim Carter, Peter Woodthorpe, Susie Brann, Christian Rodska, Keith Wickham, Ioan Meredith, Chris Pavlo and Shirley Dixon.
Music by Paul Mottram
Producer: Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1997.
WED 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (b01m0dlr)
From 10pm - midnight, Sunday to Friday, the Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. Plus Tim Key talks a little more to poet and comedian Nick Helm.
WED 23:00 The Long Hot Satsuma (b00n48zz)
Episode 7
Mutiny on the Bunty, and a BBC announcer gets the pips. Zesty sketch show with Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden. From July 1989.
WED 23:30 If You're So Clever, Why Aren't You Rich? (b00sm5qq)
Series 2
Giles Finds His Station
Compromises needed to pay the phone bill see Judith selling more than kitchen units. From July 1996.


THURSDAY 02 AUGUST 2012

THU 00:00 MR James (b00pdzg5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:15 Arthur C Clarke Stories (b010721b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:15 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 John Wyndham - The Day of the Triffids (b007jrg0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Miss Marple (b007jnn6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Raffles (m0001ngh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Boogie Up the River (b007jv6z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:30 Street and Lane (b00vdbvk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 David Wade - Alexander (b007jx2h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 Margaret Bonham - The Casino (b007s9rk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:15 Mary Norton - The Borrowers (b00tkyn2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Doctor Finlay: Adventures of a Black Bag (b0081w49)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Wednesday]
THU 05:30 The Leopard in Autumn (b00s5xtl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Wednesday]
THU 06:00 Miss Marple (b007jnnq)
At Bertram's Hotel
Episode 4
Just as one mystery is cleared up, Miss Marple becomes involved in another...
Agatha Christie's whodunit stars June Whitfield as Miss Marple.
Miss Marple ...... June Whitfield
Inspector Davy ...... Frederick Jaeger
Canon Pennyfather ...... Maurice Denham
Inspector Campbell ...... David Timson
Bess Sedgwick ...... Sian Phillips
Miss Gorringe ...... Jillie Meers
Michael Gorman ...... John Hartley
Sir Ronald Graves ...... Patrick Allen
Miss McCrea ...... Zulema Dene
Hoffman ...... Freddie Jones
Elvira Blake ...... Tracy Wiles
Sergeant Waddell ...... Ross Livingstone
Dramatised by Michael Bakewell
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1995.
THU 06:30 Raffles (m0001p33)
Series 2
4. A Bad Night
Raffles' plans to avenge a friend by robbing a private house in Hampton Court are thwarted by a prior engagement at Old Trafford, to play in the second test cricket match against Australia.
Bunny, however, nobly steps into the breach...
EW Hornung's Raffles stories about the 'gentleman thief' starring Jeremy Clyde
Dramatised by David Buck.
AJ Raffles ...... Jeremy Clyde
Bunny Manders ...... Michael Cochrane
Medlicott ...... Anton Lesser
Police Officer ...... John Baddeley
Signature tune composed by Jim Parker.
Director: Gordon House
A BBC Radio 4/ BBC World Service production first broadcast in June 1988.
THU 07:00 Smelling of Roses (b00dwnch)
Series 4
Episode 1
A theatre awards ceremony sparks no end of subterfuge for event organiser Rosie and her team. All thanks to some hypersensitive theatrical characters...
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
Crosby Grantham ..... Timothy West
Stella Steele ..... Richenda Carey
Producer: Maria Esposito
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2003.
THU 07:30 Fags, Mags and Bags (b00zzw1w)
Series 4
Foam Wizards
The hit Radio 4 series 'Fags, Mags & Bags' returns with more shop based shenanigans and over the counter philosophy, courtesy of Ramesh Mahju and his trusty sidekick Dave.
Written by and starring Donald McLeary and Sanjeev Kohli 'Fags, Mags & Bags' has proved a hit with the Radio 4 audience with this series picking up a Writers Guild nomination for best comedy in 2011.
This series sees a crop of new shop regulars, and some guest appearances along the way from the likes of Mina Anwar and Kevin Eldon.
In this opening episode Ramesh and his son Alok go head to head as they enter a competition to design a new sweetie favourite. Will the old wise head see off the challenge from the young pretender to the corner shop crown?
So join the staff of 'Fags, Mags and Bags' in their tireless quest to bring nice-price custard creams and cans of coke with Arabic writing on them to an ungrateful nation. Ramesh Mahju has built it up over the course of 30 years, and is a firmly entrenched feature of the local area. Ramesh loves the art of the 'shop'.
However; he does apply the 'low return' rules of the shop to all other aspects of his life. Ramesh is ably assisted by his shop sidekick Dave, a forty-something underachiever who shares Ramesh's love of the art of shopkeeping, even if he is treated like a slave.
Then of course there are Ramesh's sons Sanjay and Alok, both surly and not particularly keen on the old school approach to shopkeeping, but natural successors to the business, and Ramesh is keen to pass all his worldly wisdom onto them whether they like it or not!
Cast:
Ramesh ...... Sanjeev Kohli
Dave ....... Donald Mcleary
Sanjay ....... Omar Raza
Alok ....... Susheel Kumar
Mrs Begg ........ Marjory Hogarth
Keith Futures ....... Greg McHugh
Hilly ....... Kate Brailsford
Mrs Armstrong ........ Maureen Carr
Keenan ........ Max Merrill
Producer: Gus Beattie
A Comedy Unit production for BBC Radio 4.
THU 08:00 Yes Minister (b007jmj1)
Series 1
The Writing on the Wall
Finally losing patience with Sir Humphrey, MP Jim Hacker's big plans to slim down the Civil Service come home to roost.
Starring Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne and Derek Fowlds.
Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn satirical sitcom ran on BBC TV between 1980 and 1984. Yes Minister is centred around the hapless Jim Hacker and a collection of civil service underlings headed by the Machiavellian Sir Humphrey Appleby and obsequious Bernard.
Jim Hacker ...... Paul Eddington
Sir Humphrey Appleby ...... Nigel Hawthorne
Bernard ...... Derek Fowlds
Frank Weisel ...... Bill Nighy
Sir Frederick ...... Peter Cellier
Foreign Secretary ...... Tenniel Evans
Dr Donald Hughes ...... Edward Petherbridge
Butler ...... Kerry Francis
Adapted for radio by producer Pete Atkin.
First broadcast on Radio 4 in November 1983.
THU 08:30 Dad's Army (b007jqpj)
Series 3
The Royal Train
Captain Mainwaring gets up steam when the Home Guard platoon receive sealed orders regarding the King.
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
Warden Hodges …. Bill Pertwee
Private Walker …. Larry Martyn
Vicar …. Frank Williams
Announcer/Newsreader …. John Snagge
Producer: John Dyas
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1976.
THU 09:00 The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere (b007jshm)
Series 2
27 July 1799
Stinking Iris brews Laburnum Tea. Cholericke returns secretly. Dorothy's arrangement for the wedding feast are disturbed. And a honeymoon is embarked upon...
An everyday story of towering genius in Sue Limb's six part soap opera, set in and around the Lake District at the turn of the 18th century.
Stars Geoffrey Whitehead as William Wordsmith, Denise Coffey as Dorothy Wordsmith, Simon Callow as Samuel Tailor Cholericke, Nickolas Grace as Thomas de Quinine, Miriam Margolyes as Stinking Iris and Chris Emmett as the Leechpedlar.
Music by Stephen Oliver and performed by Cantabile.
Producer: Jonathan James-Moore
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1987.
THU 09:30 The Guessing Game (b01l9z3j)
Episode 6
Clive Anderson with the comedy panel show fancying itself as an intelligent quiz. With Phil Nichol, Paul Pirie and Rob Rouse.
THU 10:00 David Wade - Alexander (b007jx2n)
I am Also Alexander
Alexander is used as a pawn in the war between his parents, and is educated by Aristotle.
Michael Maloney, Barry Foster and Simon Ward star in David Wade's serial on the life of Alexander the Great.
Alexander ...... Michael Maloney
Spirit of Achilles ...... Barry Foster
Spirit of Patroclus ...... Simon Ward
King Philip of Macedon ...... Brian Cox
Young Alexander ...... Sam Crane
Hephaistion ...... Alex Jennings
Young Hephaistion ...... Gary King
Queen Olympias ...... Geraldine James
Aristotle ...... John Moffat
Demosthenes ...... Malcolm Sinclair
Lysimachos ...... Keith Drinkel
Leonidas ...... John Webb
Ptolemy ...... Julian Rhind-Tutt
Philotas ...... Michael Onslow
Pusanias ...... James Telfer
Menapis ...... David Thorpe
Aristander ...... Barry Gordon
Demaratos ...... John Evitts
Music: Wilfredo Acosta
Director: Glyn Dearman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1993.
THU 11:00 Margaret Bonham - The Casino (b007sygh)
The Two Mrs Reeds
Two women with the same name convalesce in a maternity ward. Emma Fielding reads Margaret Bonham's story.
THU 11:15 Richard Lumsden - Man in the Moon (b008m1zr)
Derbyshire bus driver Morris remembers a day out in Scarborough.
Moving verse drama stars Tom Courtenay as Morris and Gillian Bevan as Esther.
Set in Derbyshire, the poignant story spans 40 year as Morris is hounded by memories of a scarred early life and a tragic accident. As he takes a last walk along the moors that mean so much to him, he remembers 'the tiny moments stuck inside your mind' - as his story is told in flashback.
Writer Richard Lumsden also appears in his own play in several supporting roles.
Producer: Sally Avens
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2006.
THU 12:00 Yes Minister (b007jmj1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 12:30 Dad's Army (b007jqpj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 13:00 Miss Marple (b007jnnq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
THU 13:30 Raffles (m0001p33)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
THU 14:00 Andrea Levy - Small Island (b0081k67)
Episode 9
Jamaican serviceman Gilbert Joseph joins Queenie for a trip to the cinema, but finds the seats are segregated. Stars Don Gilet.
THU 14:15 Ambridge Extra (b01l9z3q)
Series 3
Episode 10
Kirsty manages to get released from Jaxx and much to Fallon's relief can come on the road trip to the Edinburgh Festival. Harry and Jazzer argue about how much booze and decoration and how many soft furnishings need to go in the camper van. Now that Jazzer is coming she definitely needed a fourth!
Phoebe and Mike are having a heart to heart about the nature of love and marriage. Phoebe is thoughtful about what has happened in Johannesburg.
Kirsty arrives as Jazzer manages to start the van with some difficulty. Naomi is taking Kirsty's shifts at Jaxx. After much bickering they finally get underway, passing Mike and Phoebe. Will the van make it?
Produced by Sarah Bradshaw.
THU 14:30 HE Bates - Sugar for the Horse (b007jvmc)
The Singing Pig
The incorrigible Uncle Silas gets nostalgic over a melodic porker. HE Bates's country tale read by David Neal. From September 1992.
THU 14:45 Peter O'Toole - Loitering With Intent (b01llfnt)
Episode 4
The star of How to Steal a Million reads from his memoir, from wanting to edit Paris Match to treading the boards.
THU 15:00 David Wade - Alexander (b007jx2n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
THU 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b01l9z3s)
Mel Giedroyc gets out her puncture repair kit as she hears from a veteran Olympic cyclist and gold medal winning sprint cyclist Victoria Pendleton.
THU 17:00 Four Joneses and a Jenkins (b007jqm4)
December - Sauce for the Goose
Under the shadow of the Long Mynd, Megan is out to save Gudrun from a plucking.
Sue Limb’s pastoral sitcom follows six months in the life of the Jones family, who live on a small farm in rural Wales.
Mr Jones ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Ma Jones ...... Lisabeth Miles
Megan Jones ...... Rebecca Front
Owen Jones ...... Matthew Morgan
Bootle ...... Michael Fenton Stevens
Mr Jenkins ...... Nickolas Grace
Recorded on location.
Music composed by John Whitehall.
Producer: Jonathan James Moore.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2000.
THU 17:30 Smelling of Roses (b00dwnch)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
THU 18:00 MR James (b00pf12h)
MR James Stories
Lost Hearts
Stephen Elliot - orphaned at the tender age of 12 - moves to his wealthy uncle's in Lincolnshire, only to find himself troubled by dreams of two ghostly figures...
Derek Jacobi - as the voice of MR James - introduces classic ghost stories.
Dramatised by Chris Harrald.
Stars Sophie Roberts as Jane, James D'Arcy as Stephen Elliot, Katy Cavanagh as Mrs Bunch, Jordan Clarke as Young Stephen and Peter Marinker.
Producer: Gemma Jenkins
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2007.
THU 18:15 Arthur C Clarke Stories (b010gqsf)
The Nine Billion Names of God
Death and the Senator
If a medical space station can cure cardiac conditions, who gets treatment? John Shrapnel reads Arthur C Clarke's short story.
THU 18:30 John Wyndham - The Day of the Triffids (b007jrgd)
Episode 3
It is well known that Triffids can walk, but Bill Masen wonders what other human skills they might possess. Cult novel read by Roger May.
THU 19:00 Yes Minister (b007jmj1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 19:30 Dad's Army (b007jqpj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 20:00 Miss Marple (b007jnnq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
THU 20:30 Raffles (m0001p33)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
THU 21:00 Margaret Bonham - The Casino (b007sygh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
THU 21:15 Richard Lumsden - Man in the Moon (b008m1zr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
THU 22:00 Fags, Mags and Bags (b00zzw1w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
THU 22:25 The Comedy Club Interviews (b01m0dnk)
From 10pm - midnight, Sunday to Friday, the Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. Plus Tim Key talks to comedians Jonny Sweet and Simon Bird.
THU 22:30 Bleak Expectations (b00p3380)
Series 3
Lives Lost, Ruined, Wrecked and Redeemed
Pip and Ripely find themselves facing a vast and evil undead army.
England has only one hope - that Miss Sweetly Delightful can melt Mr Benevolent's cruel, undead heart.
Mark Evans's epic Victorian comedy in the style of Charles Dickens.
Sir Philip ...... Richard Johnson
Young Pip Bin ...... Tom Allen
Gently Benevolent ...... Anthony Head
Harry Biscuit ...... James Bachman
Bishop Wackwallop ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Ripely Bin ...... Sarah Hadland
Miss Sweetly Delightful ...... Raquel Cassidy
The Duke of Chelsea ...... Mark Evans
Producer: Gareth Edwards
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2009
THU 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (b01m0dnm)
From 10pm - midnight, Sunday to Friday, the Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. Plus Tim Key talks a wee bit more to comedians Jonny Sweet and Simon Bird.
THU 23:00 The Million Pound Radio Show (b007jnrb)
Series 1
Episode 1
Saving British heritage - and visiting Birmingham. Andy Hamilton and Nick Revell's sharp-edged topical humour. From July 1985.
THU 23:30 Rudy's Rare Records (b00nvyzv)
Series 1
Roots Manoeuvres
Now all living crammed above an old record store in Birmingham, Grandad Rudy, father Adam and son Richie collide over a local history exhibition.
Written by Danny Robins and Dan Tetsell from an original idea by Lenny Henry.
Adam Sharpe ...... Lenny Henry
Richie Sharp ...... Joe Jacobs
Rudy Sharpe ...... Larrington Walker
Doreen ...... Claire Benedict
Jamelia/Tasha ...... Natasha Godfrey
Clifton ...... Jeffery Kissoon
Alison ...... Tracy-Ann Oberman
Francis ...... Michael Fenton Stevens
Customers ...... Colin Hoult/Doc Brown
Producer: Lucy Armitage.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2008.


FRIDAY 03 AUGUST 2012

FRI 00:00 MR James (b00pf12h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:15 Arthur C Clarke Stories (b010gqsf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:15 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 John Wyndham - The Day of the Triffids (b007jrgd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Miss Marple (b007jnnq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Raffles (m0001p33)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere (b007jshm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:30 The Guessing Game (b01l9z3j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 David Wade - Alexander (b007jx2n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 Margaret Bonham - The Casino (b007sygh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:15 Richard Lumsden - Man in the Moon (b008m1zr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 Four Joneses and a Jenkins (b007jqm4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Thursday]
FRI 05:30 Smelling of Roses (b00dwnch)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Thursday]
FRI 06:00 Miss Marple (b007jnp6)
At Bertram's Hotel
Episode 5
The police ask Miss Marple to take part in a little experiment.
Conclusion of Agatha Christie's whodunit starring June Whitfield as Miss Marple.
Miss Marple ...... June Whitfield
Inspector Davy ...... Frederick Jaeger
Sir Ronald Graves ...... Patrick Allen
Canon Pennyfather ...... Maurice Denham
Bess Sedgwick ...... Sian Phillips
Miss Gorringe ...... Jillie Meers
Elvira Blake ...... Tracy Wiles
Bridget ...... Sarah Plowright
Ladislaus Malinowski ...... Gavin Muir
Sergeant Waddell ...... Ross Livingstone
Dramatised by Michael Bakewell
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1995.
FRI 06:30 Raffles (m0001p3l)
Series 2
5. A Trap To Catch A Cracksman
When an American pugilist boasts of inventing a trap to catch the cleverest cracksman alive, it’s a challenge Raffles is quite unable to resist - with disastrous consequences...
EW Hornung's Raffles stories about the 'gentleman thief' starring Jeremy Clyde
Dramatised by David Buck.
AJ Raffles ...... Jeremy Clyde
Bunny Manders ...... Michael Cochrane
Inspector Mackenzie ...... Henry Stamper
Maguire ...... Alan Tilvern
Hambone ...... Peter Banks
Cruncher ...... Michael Deacon
Ruby ...... Frances Jeater
Cabbie ...... Alan Dudley.
Signature tune composed by Jim Parker.
Director: Gordon House
A BBC Radio 4/ BBC World Service production first broadcast in June 1988.
FRI 07:00 The Young Postmen (b00fkp61)
Tour de France
Everyone goes on and on about how boring professional cycling is compared to the 1980s. So if Brian, Derek and Sue have to leave the Post Office to look after itself for a bit, and do something about it then it's really ungrateful to start complaining.
Anyway, sorting mail is much harder than it looks, so they probably need a break. And it'll be loads better than some of the rubbish on telly these days.
The surreal escapades of a trio of 'posties' written by and starring Ben Miller. With John Thompson and Felicity Montagu.
Brian ...... Ben Miller
Derek ...... John Thomson
Sue ...... Felicity Montagu
Mr Tilbury ...... Jim Barclay
Captain ...... Alastair McGowan
Melinda ...... Joanna Brooks
Jack Finlay ...... David Mellor
Music by Murray Gold
Producer: Gareth Edwards
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1992.
FRI 07:30 I've Never Seen Star Wars (b014gsmn)
Series 4
Frank Skinner
Marcus Brigstocke invites comedian Frank Skinner to try 4 new things, including getting a spray tan and eating Jugged Hare.
Whether the experiences are banal or profound, the show is about embracing the new and getting out of our comfort zones.
The title comes from the fact that the show's producer and creator Bill Dare had never seen the film Star Wars.
Producer: Bill Dare
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2011.
FRI 08:00 The Navy Lark (b01lb306)
Series 6
Confirming Povey's Rank
Is Povey a fraud? It seems so, as the crew of HMS Troutbridge race to secure his captaincy
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 Lieutenant Queeg and Tenniel Evens as The Commander.
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 December 1963.
FRI 08:30 The Burkiss Way (b00jr7g0)
Series 2
This is Your Life the Burkiss Way
Eamonn Andrews' famous Big Red Book spells surprises.
The Burkiss Way to Dynamic Living. Radio's Amazing Revelation Course in which the programme's subject is ............. (We can't tell you yet, because it's a secret)
Do you remember these voices from Jo Kendall. Nigel Rees Chris Emmett and Fred Harris?
And who wrote these words? (Here's a clue - Andrew Marshall and David Renwick)
And whose name is in producer Simon Brett’s little black book this week?
Cult sketch show first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1977.
FRI 09:00 After Henry (b007jnsf)
Series 2
The Married Man
'Many people have found that a couple of months negotiating gear levers in golf-club car parks can rather take the edge off romance.'
Clare's latest love affair proves difficult to keep secret from granny Eleanor.
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
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 September 1986.
FRI 09:30 Trivia Test Match (b00nj7cl)
Episode 7
Umpire Brian Johnston poses the questions to Willie Rushton, Denise Coffey, Tim Rice and Bill Tidy. From September 1992.
FRI 10:00 David Wade - Alexander (b007jx30)
Preparation of the Sacrifice
Young Alexander goes into battle to prove his manhood, meanwhile King Philip's remarriage plans cause tension....
Michael Maloney, Barry Foster and Simon Ward star in David Wade's serial on the life of Alexander the Great.
Alexander ...... Michael Maloney
Spirit of Achilles ...... Barry Foster
Spirit of Patroclus ...... Simon Ward
King Philip of Macedon ...... Brian Cox
Hephaistion ...... Alex Jennings
Queen Olympias ...... Geraldine James
Ptolemy ...... Julian Rhind-Tutt
Philotas ...... Michael Onslow
Pusanias ...... James Telfer
Aristander ...... Barry Gordon
Demaratos ...... John Evitts
Parmenion ...... John Rye
Antipatros ...... David March
Demosthene ...... Malcolm Sinclair
Attalos ...... John Baddeley
Music: Wilfredo Acosta
Director: Glyn Dearman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1993.
FRI 11:00 Margaret Bonham - The Casino (b007tzqb)
The Professor's Daughter
Four-year-old Britta and her fearful imagination cause social embarrassment for Miss Jenner. Read by Emma Fielding.
FRI 11:15 Roger McGough - Summer With Monika (b00bws4x)
Dramatisation of poet Roger McGough's iconic, magical tale of love in the 1960s. Stars Mark McGann and Katy Carmichael.
FRI 12:00 The Navy Lark (b01lb306)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 The Burkiss Way (b00jr7g0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
FRI 13:00 Miss Marple (b007jnp6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
FRI 13:30 Raffles (m0001p3l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
FRI 14:00 Andrea Levy - Small Island (b00cfwhy)
Episode 10
The war ends in Europe, but Queenie's husband is still fighting in the Far East. Stars Nadine Marshall and Stephen Tompkinson.
FRI 14:15 This Sceptred Isle (b007jthc)
Florence Nightingale
The Crimean War leads Florence Nightingale into taking responsibility for medical care into her own hands. Anna Massey narrates the history of Britain.
FRI 14:30 HE Bates - Sugar for the Horse (b007jvmk)
Aunt Tibby
A cunning landlady proves to be as resourceful as the mischievous Uncle Silas. HE Bates's country tale read by David Neal. From September 1992.
FRI 14:45 Peter O'Toole - Loitering With Intent (b01m1l5n)
Episode 5
The movie star reads from his memoir, including hitchhiking to London via Stratford-Upon-Avon to see Michael Redgrave's King Lear.
FRI 15:00 David Wade - Alexander (b007jx30)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
FRI 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b01lb5tq)
Mel Giedroyc tunes up nicely with a musical duo, hears from Diary Of A Wimpy Kid author Jeff Kinney and gets competitive at school sports day. Plus the final episode of Camp Gold.
FRI 17:00 Beachcomber... By the Way (b008g29h)
Series 2
Episode 4
JB Morton's whimsies as performed by Richard Ingrams, Patricia Routledge, John Sessions and John Wells. From August 1991.
FRI 17:30 The Young Postmen (b00fkp61)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
FRI 18:00 MR James (b00pf4xf)
MR James Stories
The Rose Garden
Mary and George Goodman are renovating an old house in rural Essex. When they remove an ancient post from the back garden, it opens a doorway to the region's turbulent past.
Derek Jacobi - as the voice of MR James - introduces classic ghost stories.
Dramatised by Chris Harrald.
Stars Anton Lesser as George, Carolyn Pickles as Mary, Susan Jameson as Miss Wilkins, Simon Treves as Judge Nashe and Ben Crowe as Jim.
Producer: Gemma Jenkins
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2007.
FRI 18:15 Arthur C Clarke Stories (b010m6lf)
The Nine Billion Names of God
Superiority
In war, the more technologically advanced side can still be defeated. John Shrapnel reads Arthur C Clarke's short story.
FRI 18:30 John Wyndham - The Day of the Triffids (b007jrh9)
Episode 4
Bill Masen is horrified by what he discovers in London, but manages to rescue a girl from danger. Cult novel read by Roger May.
FRI 19:00 The Navy Lark (b01lb306)
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FRI 19:30 The Burkiss Way (b00jr7g0)
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FRI 20:00 Miss Marple (b007jnp6)
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FRI 20:30 Raffles (m0001p3l)
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FRI 21:00 Margaret Bonham - The Casino (b007tzqb)
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FRI 21:15 Roger McGough - Summer With Monika (b00bws4x)
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FRI 21:50 Roger McGough - Postscript: Summer With Monika (b00bwsdj)
Talking about the enigmatic muse for his 1960s magical poem of love, Roger McGough reveals who Monika really was.
FRI 22:00 I've Never Seen Star Wars (b014gsmn)
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FRI 22:30 Nigel and Earl Sort Out the World (b007jx1h)
Episode 1
The surreal duo try solving the globe's topical problems. Stars Andrew Livingstone and Fine Time Fontayne. From July 1992.
FRI 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (b01m0dq7)
From 10pm - midnight, Sunday to Friday, the Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. Plus Arthur Smith chats to comedian Lucy Porter.
FRI 23:00 Big Town All Stars (b007jtqk)
Series 1
The Perfect Man
Bozo's boxing break means a rock 'n' roll replacement is needed for the band. Stars Stephen Tompkinson. From February 2000.
FRI 23:30 On the Hour (b007jmkm)
Series 2
Episode 1
Pre-natal beauty therapy, DNA shocker – and a special report on sumo wrestlers.
All the news as it happens, if it happens from the BBC's urgent and incisive news overview.
Plus all the 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, Armando Iannucci, Richard Herring, Steven Wells, Patrick Marber, Andrew Glover and Stewart Lee.
Producer: Armando lannucci
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1992.