SATURDAY 01 SEPTEMBER 2012

SAT 00:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jpxk)
The Red Planet
6. The Mysterious Object
Weeks have passed since the Mars space fleet lost all contact with Earth.
But then Captain Jet Morgan and his crew suddenly receive warnings to turn back, but from whom?
Charles Chilton’s 1954 classic set in 1971.
Jet Morgan …. Andrew Faulds
Lemmy …. David Kossoff
Doc …. Guy Kingsley Poynter
Mitch …. Bruce Beeby
Announcer/Various …. David Jacobs
Various …. Anthony Marriott
Music composed and conducted by Van Phillips.
Producer: Charles Chilton
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in October 1954.
SAT 00:30 Doctor Who (b00s8fxx)
The Creature from the Pit
Episode 7
The Time Lord aims to save the doomed planet. But the odds his plan will work are 74,384,338 to 11 against! Read by Tom Baker.
SAT 01:00 Sherlock Holmes (b007znms)
Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs - Series 6
9. The Final Problem
The Baker Street sleuth's greatest enemy, Professor Moriarty, pursues him across Europe - towards the ultimate confrontation.
Starring Carleton Hobbs as Sherlock Holmes and Norman Shelley as Dr Watson
Written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and adapted by Michael Hardwick.
Sherlock Holmes …. Carleton Hobbs
Dr Watson …. Norman Shelley
Professor Moriarty …. Rolf Lefebvre
Peter Steiler …. Alan Dudley
Swiss Boy …. Gordon Gardner
Produced by Martyn C Webster.
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in January 1967.
SAT 01:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr6j)
Episode 10
The fugitive is pursued through the countryside by the clever strategies of his sinister nemesis - Major Quive-Smith.
Geoffrey Household's classic British thriller was first published shortly before the outbreak of war in 1939.
Read by Michael Jayston.
Producer: David Jackson Young.
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in 2004.
SAT 02:00 Hazelbeach (b0084hvy)
Series 1
Mother
Nick's worst fears come true, while Ronnie tries to sell heart-rate monitors to fans of Monty Python.
Caroline and David Stafford's comedy stars Jamie Forman as Ronnie Hazelbeach.
Ronnie ...... Jamie Foreman
Nick ...... Paul Bazely
Chloe ...... Tracy Wiles
James ...... John Dougall
Vince ...... Simon Treves
Andrea ...... Liza Sadovy
Producer: Marc Beeby
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2007.
SAT 02:30 Whispers (b00b0hml)
Series 1
Episode 2
Discover the truth about how Bram Stoker broke Oscar Wilde's heart.
Gyles Brandreth hosts the scandals quiz show that puts naughty before nice, dishing the dirt on the bad boys and girls in history.
The regular team captains are writer and critic, Anthony Holden and actor and writer, Stella Duffy.
Joining them to test their wits are writer and broadcaster, Lynne Truss and former Erotic Review editor, Rowan Pelling.
Producer: Elizabeth Freestone
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2003.
SAT 03:00 Dave Sheasby - Five Summers and Johnny Onion (b00vzz1p)
Anne, now in her later years, recalls a chance meeting with Michel, a young French onion seller, and how this develops into a friendship and then a love affair over five summers (1956-1960) of intense meetings and long winters of letters.
A cross-channel love story by Dave Sheasby.
Anne.......................Susan Jameson
Mum........................Edna Dore
Young Anne.............Ella Smith
Young Mum..............Carolyn Pickles
Michel.....................James French
Dad.........................Delroy Brown
Director: David Hunter
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2005.
SAT 04:00 Helen Simpson - A Bunch of Fives (b01m850d)
Scan
Intimate and moving story about a young woman on the brink of romance, who goes alone for a brain scan. Read by Clare Corbett.
SAT 04:15 Jimmie Chinn - Perfect Timing (b017h8g5)
A struggling music hall duo try to make a decent fist of a cruise ship booking. Stars Bernard Cribbins and Roy Barraclough.
SAT 05:00 No Commitments (b01m8511)
Series 10
Rules of Engagement
With Emily due to wed, Victoria is finally able to upstage her younger sister Charlotte. Stars Angela Thorne. From February 2004.
SAT 05:30 The Young Postmen (b00fwf94)
The Elfin Bangle
Strange mystic runes spark a fantastic journey for the eager trio. Stars Ben Miller and Alistair McGowan. From December 1992.
SAT 06:00 Alan Ayckbourn - Things We Do For Love (b007xrnq)
When two best friends are reunited, the ensuing farce surprises them both. Stars Joanna Van Gyseghem and Cameron Stewart.
Alan Ayckbourn's play, adapted for radio by Martyn Read
Starring Joanna van Gyseghem as Barbara, Cameron Stewart as Hamish, Gavin Muir as Gilbert and Teresa Gallagher as Nikki.
This comic masterpiece is an hilarious and cruel view of love - avoiding it, yearning for it and falling head over heels in it. Barbara has chosen to live alone. Her immaculate flat is a male-free and child-free zone. As lady of the house, she rents out the bottom flat to Gilbert, a postman with a passion for painting. Her role in life is to remain single and to look after her boss. When her old school friend, Nikki, moves into the upstairs flat with her fiancé, Hamish, Barbara is there to keep an eye on her. However, her orderly life quickly takes a very different direction.
Things We Do For Love has been deemed one of the best plays of the 1990s.
Producer: Gordon House.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2000.
SAT 07:30 Simon Schama - Baseball and Me (b00y8v8d)
Episode 1
After 30 years living in the USA, why is English-born historian Simon Schama mad about the bat-and-ball skills of the Boston Red Sox?
SAT 08:00 Ed Doolan Interviews... (b00rz8s2)
Lionel Blair
Legendary hoofer Lionel Blair chooses his favourite tunes and chats about his long career and showbiz chums.
SAT 09:00 The Navy Lark: Left Hand Down A Bit, with Leslie Phillips (b00sdrj2)
Cast member Leslie Phillips roams the high seas of comedy, with a three hour celebration of the long-running BBC radio favourite.
The Navy Lark is almost as much of a national institution as the Navy itself. With a worldwide following, it remains one of BBC radio's most fondly remembered comedies, and continues to entertain new generations of listeners. Sub-Lieutenant Leslie Phillips welcomes you aboard the infamous HMS Troutbridge for a voyage through six classic episodes in the life and times of a legendary comic flagship.
Find out how The Navy Lark got started; discover who might have been in starring roles; learn how the cast of the radio series were invited to take large bits of a real-life ship ! What other popular "Larks" appeared on radio? How did the Troutbridge crew come to be running their own TV company? How exactly did Sub-Lieutenant Phillips get through Dartmouth? All is revealed.
Featured Episodes:
Operation Fag End [January 1959]
The Hank of Heather [April 1959]
The Lighthouse Lark [January 1960]
A Deliberate Bashing [April 1963]
Mr. Phillips at Dartmouth [October 1967]
The Jubilee Navy Lark [July 1977]
Produced by Martin Dempsey
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in 2006.
SAT 12:00 Craven Series 4 Omnibus (b01mfj0w)
Made for 4 Extra. A body's missing finger and an extra front tooth lead to a cannabis factory. Amelia Bullmore's police drama with Maxine Peake.
SAT 13:15 Baldi (b007k4qm)
Series 4
No Sin
A gym death sees the priestly sleuth probe a link between fitness fanaticism and mediaeval theology. With David Threlfall.
SAT 14:00 Steptoe and Son (b00t4d75)
Series 2
The Piano
Harold and Albert strike the wrong chord with a grand piano in a top-floor flat.
Starring Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H Corbett.
Following the conclusion of their hugely successful association with Tony Hancock, writers Ray Galton and Alan Simpson wrote 10 pilots for the BBC TV's Comedy Playhouse in 1962.
The Offer featured the lives of rag and bone men Albert Steptoe and son Harold - and was the spark for a run of eight series on TV.
Albert ...... Wilfrid Brambell
Harold ...... Harry H Corbett
Man ...... Brian Oulton
Policeman ...... Alan Simpson
With Ian Burford and David Charlesworth
Adapted for radio from Galton and Simpson's TV script by Gale Pedrick.
Producer: Bobby Jaye
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in July 1967.
SAT 14:30 Yes Minister (b007jznv)
Series 1
The Devil You Know
Cabinet reshuffle rumours unsettle MP Jim Hacker and Sir Humphrey
Starring Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne and Derek Fowlds.
Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn's 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 ...... Diana Hoddinott
Sir Arnold ...... John Nettleton
George ...... Arthur Cox
Waiter ...... Stuart Organ
Adapted for radio by producer Pete Atkin.
First broadcast on Radio 4 in December 1983.
SAT 15:00 Ed Doolan Interviews... (b00rz8s2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
SAT 16:00 Alan Ayckbourn - Things We Do For Love (b007xrnq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SAT 17:30 What's So Funny? (b01m84zy)
Series 3
Episode 1
Ed Byrne returns. Alan Davies, Craig Campbell and Jo Caulfield discuss the Edinburgh Festival's impact on their national tours.
SAT 18:00 The Scarifyers (b00v9qnp)
The Curse of the Black Comet
Episode 2
MI-13's Lionheart and Dunning search for Sir Basil in the Scottish Highlands - but discover something else. Stars Brian Blessed.
SAT 18:30 Fantastic Journeys (b00hql36)
Peter F Hamilton - If At First ...
Some of the very best classic and contemporary sci-fi and fantasy writers come together in this series of four fantastic journeys featuring flights of fancy, time travel, magical transporters and alternate realities
How does multi-millionaire businessman, Marcus Orthew, always manage to stay one step ahead of the game - he refers to the names of technological devices before they've been invented; he seems to have an uncanny knack of being able to predict the downfall of high-profile public figures years before the event? Detective Inspector, David Lanson, is interviews a suspect arrested for stalking the multi-millionaire. During the course of this interrogation, Orthew's incredible story is revealed.
Written by Peter F. Hamilton.
Read by Sam Dale.
Series abridged and produced by Gemma Jenkins.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 7 in 2009.
SAT 19:00 The Navy Lark: Left Hand Down A Bit, with Leslie Phillips (b00sdrj2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SAT 22:00 4 at the Store (b007jqn6)
Series 1
Episode 4
Stand-up at London's Comedy Store with host Simon Bligh, Matt Wellcome, Veronica McKenzie and Sean Meo. From December 1998.
SAT 22:30 The Lawrence Sweeney Mix (b00k9pcb)
Series 1
Episode 2
Lover's Leap, a Moon expedition - and so much more!
Josie Lawrence and Jim Sweeney make it up as they go along!
Faced with a live studio audience and a couple of microphones - the masters of improve create sketches from shouted out suggestions.
Producer: Dawn Ellis
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2007.
SAT 23:00 VI Warshawski (b007jqd4)
Killing Orders
Dinner Date
First an acid attack, then her flat burns down: the anonymous menacing phone caller will go to any lengths to get VI Warshawski to quit.
Sara Paretsky's thriller stars Kathleen Turner as Chicago private eye, VI Warshawski.
Roger Ferrant ...... Martin Shaw
Uncle Stefan ...... Maurice Denham
Lotty Herschel ...... Miriam Karlin
O'Faolin ...... John Bennett
Gabriella ...... Avril Clark
Father Carroll ...... Don Fellows
Barbara Paciorek ...... Lorelei King
Bobby Mallory ...... William Hootkins
Murray Ryerson ...... Kerry Shale
Rosa ...... Eileen Way
Sal ...... Adjoa Andoh
Derek Hatfield ...... Andrew Wincott
Dramatised by Michelene Wandor.
Director: Janet Whitaker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1991.
SAT 23:30 Stephen King - Blaze (b00g42t6)
Episode 5
The small-time con recalls happy times, love lost and when he nearly escaped. William Hope reads Stephen King's 'lost' thriller.
SAT 23:45 Pulp Fiction (b00fwcsr)
Series 1
A Real Nice Guy
Jimmie is a psycho-sniper stalking Los Angeles for another target. William F Nolan's classic thriller, read by Peter Marinker.


SUNDAY 02 SEPTEMBER 2012

SUN 00:00 The Scarifyers (b00v9qnp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday]
SUN 00:30 Fantastic Journeys (b00hql36)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Saturday]
SUN 01:00 Ed Doolan Interviews... (b00rz8s2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Saturday]
SUN 02:00 Craven Series 4 Omnibus (b01mfj0w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 on Saturday]
SUN 03:15 Baldi (b007k4qm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:15 on Saturday]
SUN 04:00 Alan Ayckbourn - Things We Do For Love (b007xrnq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday]
SUN 05:30 What's So Funny? (b01m84zy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Saturday]
SUN 06:00 Ladies of Letters (b01mfz16)
Ladies of Letters Log On
Omnibus, pt 1
The discovery of email doesn't stop the flow of comic vitriol. With Patricia Routledge and Prunella Scales. From April 2001.
SUN 07:15 Adventures in Science (b00b0g3h)
Series 1
Fire in the Sky - Comets
Ben Silburn investigates the ocean-making power of the galaxy's 'dirty snowballs' from the mysterious Oort Cloud, beyond Pluto.
SUN 07:30 Clare in the Community (b00srjdd)
Series 6
Clare v God
Social worker Clare doesn't like people on her patch - especially an interfering Vicar.
Clare Barker is the self-absorbed social worker who has the right jargon for every problem she comes across, though never a practical solution. But there are plenty of challenges out there for an involved, caring social worker. Or even Clare.
Clare ..... Sally Phillips
Brian ..... Alex Lowe
Ray ..... Richard Lumsden
Helen ..... Liza Tarbuck
Megan/Nali ..... Nina Conti
Libby ..... Sarah Kendall
Written by Harry Venning and David Ramsden
Producer: Katie Tyrrell.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2010.
SUN 08:00 The Betty Witherspoon Show (b01mg07x)
From 01/06/1974
Kenneth Williams and Ted Ray take on Anthony and Cleopatra - and Britons abroad...
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 June 1974.
SUN 08:30 The Clitheroe Kid (b007tzz3)
Series 9
Sliding into Trouble
The cheeky schoolboy must wangle his way to hold on to a newly acquired sledge. Starring Jimmy Clitheroe.
SUN 09:00 E Nesbit - The Railway Children (b00qxh11)
Episode 1
A family's sudden upheaval becomes bearable for the children when they find a railway near their new house. Stars Paul Copley.
SUN 09:30 Time Hops (b007k1p3)
Killing Time
The chase is on as the children catapult further back in time and find themselves in deep water.
A five-part comedy sci-fi by Alan Gilbey and David Richard-Fox.
Stars Sara Crowe as EK6, David Harewood as RV101, Nicola Stapleton as Steph, Derek Waring as the Captain, Natasha Pyne as the Librarian, Paul Reynolds as Baz, Dax O'Callaghan as Max, Bradley Lavelle as Harley, Ian Masters as Norton, Oliver Senton as Bert and Joshua Towb as Horatio.
Music by Richard Attree.
Producer: Nandita Ghose
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1994.
SUN 10:00 Desert Island Discs: Longplay (b01mg07z)
James Corden
4 Extra's extended edition. Kirsty Young chats to actor, writer, Broadway star and TV chat show host, James Corden. From February 2012.
SUN 11:00 World of Pub (b008qt08)
Series 1
Episode 4
For the Queen's visit, dodgy Phil books her beloved Chas and Dave. But can they make it? Stars John Thomson. From March 1998.
SUN 11:15 Ambridge Extra (b01mg234)
Series 3 - Omnibus
Episode 9
On the yacht out at sea things are going badly. Jolene considers her relationship as she confronts Kenton with his past, and Lance is getting very demanding.
SUN 11:45 Michael Holroyd - A Strange Eventful History (b015pw1l)
Episode 4
Ellen Terry's Lady Macbeth is a controversial success, but her relationship with Henry Irving cools off. Read by Eleanor Bron.
SUN 12:00 Ladies of Letters (b01mfz16)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SUN 13:15 Adventures in Science (b00b0g3h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]
SUN 13:30 J Meade Falkner - Moonfleet (b007jqnz)
When he goes in search of Blackbeard's diamond, young John Trenchard is drawn into a dangerous world of the smugglers.
But the treasure brings a curse and soon John is fleeing for his life.
J Meade Faulkner's classic tale dramatised by Nick Warburton.
Starring Robert Glenister as the Narrator (Old John), Richard Pearce as Young John Trenchard, Ron Cook as Ratsey, James Laurenson as Elzevir Block, Frances Jeater as Aunt Jane, Sean Baker as Aldobrand, Ian Masters as Glennie, Tilly Gaunt as Grace, Stephen Critchlow as Turnkey and Stephen Boxer as Maskew.
Director: Sally Avens
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1998.
SUN 15:00 The Betty Witherspoon Show (b01mg07x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
SUN 15:30 The Clitheroe Kid (b007tzz3)
[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 E Nesbit - The Railway Children (b00qxh11)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SUN 17:00 Time Hops (b007k1p3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
SUN 17:30 Christopher Brookmyre's Comedy Bookcase (b015pdfr)
Series 1
Christopher Douglas
Celebrated novelist Christopher Brookmyre speaks to the funny man behind Ed Reardon, Christopher Douglas.
SUN 18:00 Fear on 4 (b00c84lh)
Series 3
The Monkey's Revenge
The Man in Black tells of a seriously ill doctor taking control of his own destiny.

Starring Jenny Howe as the Mother, Catherine Alexander as June, Richard Pasco as John, Ronald Herdman as the Surgeon and Edward de Souza as the Man in Black.

Fear on 4 brings you more in a series of nerve-tinglers.

Written by Guy Jenkin.

Producer: Gerry Jones

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1990.
SUN 18:30 Paul Magrs - Never the Bride (b00941pb)
The Vintage Costumed Hero Ball
Monstrous B&B landlady Brenda gets a murderous surprise at a superheroes convention. Stars Joanna Tope and John Paul Hurley.
SUN 19:00 World of Pub (b008qt08)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
SUN 19:15 Ambridge Extra (b01mg234)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
SUN 19:45 Michael Holroyd - A Strange Eventful History (b015pw1l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:45 today]
SUN 20:00 The Betty Witherspoon Show (b01mg07x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
SUN 20:30 The Clitheroe Kid (b007tzz3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
SUN 21:00 Desert Island Discs: Longplay (b01mg07z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SUN 22:00 Clare in the Community (b00srjdd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
SUN 22:30 Hair in the Gate (b01mglxr)
Series 3
Episode 1
4 Extra Debut. Music in Verona or Birmingham? The TV Arts show's new presenter Sheena fancies Brum. Stars Rebecca Front. From November 1996.
SUN 23:00 Bearded Ladies (b0076jkk)
Series 2
Episode 1
Catching a burglar and a big nose shocker. Quick-fire sketches with Susie Donkin and Charlotte MacDougal. From August 2005.
SUN 23:30 Seymour the Fractal Cat (b007jnfx)
Fractal Infinity
Fears abound for computer programmer Jeremy's safety - and his invention. Stars Greg Proops and John Hegley. From April 1996.


MONDAY 03 SEPTEMBER 2012

MON 00:00 Fear on 4 (b00c84lh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday]
MON 00:30 Paul Magrs - Never the Bride (b00941pb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Sunday]
MON 01:00 Desert Island Discs: Longplay (b01mg07z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday]
MON 02:00 World of Pub (b008qt08)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Sunday]
MON 02:15 Ambridge Extra (b01mg234)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Sunday]
MON 02:45 Michael Holroyd - A Strange Eventful History (b015pw1l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:45 on Sunday]
MON 03:00 The Betty Witherspoon Show (b01mg07x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Sunday]
MON 03:30 J Meade Falkner - Moonfleet (b007jqnz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Sunday]
MON 05:00 E Nesbit - The Railway Children (b00qxh11)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Sunday]
MON 05:30 Time Hops (b007k1p3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Sunday]
MON 06:00 Sherlock Holmes (b09bj8wq)
Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs - Series 1
The Copper Beeches
When a young governess feels threatened by unknown dangers in a remote country house, the great detective and Watson are quick to fly to her aid...
Starring Carleton Hobbs as Sherlock Holmes.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's tale originally appeared in 'The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes' published in the Strand Magazine in 1891.
Sherlock Holmes …. Carleton Hobbs
Doctor Watson …. Norman Shelley
Violet Hunter …. Hilda Schroder
Miss Stoper/Mrs Rucastle …. Eva Stuart
Mr Rucastle …. Frederick Treves
Mrs Toller …. Fanny Carby
Adapted by Michael Hardwick.
Producer: Frederick Bradnum
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in August 1959.
MON 06:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr7j)
Episode 11
After days holed up in his underground den, the fugitive emerges - but has he shaken off his pursuer?
Geoffrey Household's classic British thriller was first published shortly before the outbreak of war in 1939.
15-part reading read by Michael Jayston.
Producer: David Jackson Young.
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in 2004.
MON 07:00 Bookcases (b00szhvl)
Series 1
The Prosser Prize
London 1858: Primus is determined that Spavin and Spavin's entry should win this distinguished literary award, even if it means seducing the sponsors.
Martyn Wade's Victorian era comedy stars Michael Cochrane and Maggie Steed.
Primus …. Michael Cochrane
Cordelia …. Maggie Steed
Edith …. Elizabeth Spriggs
Gerald …. David Horovitch
Simeon …. Charles Simpson
Mrs Prosser …. Frances Jeater
Prosser …. Geoffrey Whitehead
Thackeray …. David Antrobus
Director: Cherry Cookson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1998.
MON 07:30 Just a Minute (b01m5hk3)
Series 64
Episode 4
Nicholas Parsons challenges Tim Vine, Jason Byrne, Gyles Brandreth and Paul Merton to speak for 60 seconds. From 2012.
MON 08:00 Beyond Our Ken (b00cgvh8)
From 14/02/1963
Kenneth Horne, Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick and Betty Marsden pay tribute to the Summer Concert Party.
MON 08:30 Steptoe and Son (b00t4qmv)
Series 2
My Old Man's a Tory
Angry Albert disrupts Harold's Labour party meeting.
Starring Wilfrid Brambell as Albert and Harry H Corbett as Harold. With Dudley Foster as Stonelake and Beth Boyd as Miss Frobisher.
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 July 1967.
MON 09:00 Clare in the Community (b00stq0j)
Series 6
In The Dog House
Clare is entranced by a dog that follows her into work. Brian is less entranced. However, the dog comes in useful when there's a bump in the night.
Clare Barker is the self-absorbed social worker who has the right jargon for every problem she comes across, though never a practical solution. But there are plenty of challenges out there for an involved, caring social worker. Or even Clare.
Clare ..... Sally Phillips
Brian ..... Alex Lowe
Ray ..... Richard Lumsden
Helen/Tamzin ..... Liza Tarbuck
Megan/Nali ..... Nina Conti
Libby ..... Jess Robinson
Clerk/WPC ..... Alex Tregear
Jonathan/Burglar ..... Paterson Joseph
Written by Harry Venning and David Ramsden
Producer: Katie Tyrrell.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2010.
MON 09:30 All the Young Dudes (b00cgyjs)
Series 1
School's Out
Patrick pursues a job at his old school and meets his ex-teacher. Stars Jim Sweeney and Cathryn Harrison. From July 2001.
MON 10:00 Marcy Kahan - Design for Murder (b00t2y9b)
Actor, playwright, songwriter, director and star - Noel Coward never quite added sleuth to his astonishing achievements.
But just before the war with Hitler, there's a gap in his memoirs. Is there a murder mystery within those days...?
Marcy Kahan’s mystery stars Malcolm Sinclair as Noel Coward.
Noel Coward ...... Malcolm Sinclair
Lorn Loraine ...... Eleanor Bron
Winifrid Ashton ...... Krisin Milward
Cole Lesley ...... Tam Williams
Edward Shale ...... Nicholas Boulton
Judith Christopher/Greta Cunningham ...... Gemma Saunders
Tony Morrell ...... Joe Dunlop
Hoskins ...... Don McCorkindale
Piano: Neil Brand
Director: Ned Chaillet
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2000.
MON 11:00 Lucy Wood - Diving Belles (b019jw4n)
Diving Belles
An abandoned wife sets out to fetch her husband back from the watery spirits who lured him away. Read by Amanda Lawrence.
MON 11:15 Loose Ends (b01m9f1l)
Phil Cornwell, Alexandra Roach, Alastair Sooke, Charlie Connelly, Red Baraat
Clive talks to Dead Ringer Phil Cornwell, who's moved from Stella Street to London's West End to star as Charlie in 'One Man, Two Guvnors'. Set in the criminal underworld of Brighton in 1963, one man must keep his two guvnors apart at all costs. But is it that simple? 'One Man, Two Guvnors' at Theatre Royal Haymarket from Monday 3rd September.
Actress and 'Iron Lady', Alexandra Roach talks to Clive about starring alongside Meryl Streep as the young Margaret Thatcher and her current role as shipwreck survivor Helene in 'Hunderby'. Washed ashore in a gothic village, populated by fiends, physicians, hunchbacks and crones, Helene is swept off her feet by a widowed pastor. But can she keep her dark past a secret? 'Hunderby' is on Sky Atlantic HD on Mondays at 22.00.
What have the Romans done for us? Left some terrific art according to Alastair Sooke in his new series Treaures of Ancient Rome. From glorious mosaics and masterpieces in marble, bronze and paint, the series follows the art and style of Ancient Rome from its Republican beginnings, the extravagance of the emperors to the decline and fall of an empire. The three part series begins on Monday 3rd September at 21.00 on BBC Four.
Windswept Jo Bunting has a typically British conversation about the weather with author, broadcaster and all-round ray of sunshine, Charlie Connelly. His new book 'Bring Me Sunshine' breezes through the lives of meteorological eccentrics, rainmakers and cloud-busters to bring us a rain-soaked and sun-kissed guide to our weather.
With a double helping of musical spice from Brooklyn based Bhangra Funk and Dhol n' Brass band Red Baraat, who perform 'Shruggy Ji' and 'Chaal Baby'.
Producer: Cathie Mahoney.
MON 12:00 Beyond Our Ken (b00cgvh8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 12:30 Steptoe and Son (b00t4qmv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 13:00 Sherlock Holmes (b09bj8wq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
MON 13:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr7j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
MON 14:00 Ladies of Letters (b01mgr64)
Ladies of Letters Log On
Episode 6
With Irene away, Vera invites a tarot card reader onto the show. With Patricia Routledge and Prunella Scales. From May 2001.
MON 14:15 This Sceptred Isle (b007jtlq)
1867 - Disraeli and Electoral Reform
The tortuous road to Electoral Reform results in Parliamentary upheaval. Anna Massey narrates the history of Britain.
MON 14:30 Julian Barnes - Arthur and George (b01mgr66)
Episode 1
4 Extra Debut. Sherlock Holmes author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle encounters a vulnerable solicitor. Clive Merrison reads the 2005 Man Booker Prize shortlisted novel.
MON 14:45 Book of the Week (b03byzzf)
Seamus Heaney - Beowulf
Episode 1
In the years after the funeral of the Dane's warrior King Shield Sheafson, the evil fiend Grendel rises to prowl the land. At the court of Hygelac in Geatland, a great warrior prepares to help King Hrothgar.
Radio 4 pays tribute to Seamus Heaney, Nobel Prize-winning poet, internationally recognised as one of the greatest contemporary voices who passed away earlier this month at the age of 74.
Composed towards the end of the first millennium, the Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf is one of the great Northern epics and a classic of European literature. Seamus Heaney's translation , completed near the end of the second millennium is both true, line by line, to the original, as well as being an expression of his own creative, lyrical gift.
Here, in a recording made ten years ago, Seamus Heaney brings his vibrant powerful writing to life as he reads ten fifteen minute extracts from the narrative.
The poem is about encountering the monstrous, defeating it, and then living on, physically and psychically exposed, in that exhausted aftermath. It is not hard to draw parallels between this story and the history of the twentieth century, nor can Heaney's Beowulf fail to be read partly in the light of his Northern Irish upbringing.
But it also transcends such considerations, telling us psychological and spiritual truths that are permanent and liberating.
Produced in Salford by Susan Roberts.
Radio Drama North.
MON 15:00 Marcy Kahan - Design for Murder (b00t2y9b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
MON 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b01mgr6b)
Eeny meeny miney moe - join Mel Giedroyc for school escapades and playground games - you're 'it'!
MON 17:00 To the Manor Born (b007k45h)
The Grapevine
Audrey tries to fool Devere that she has been on holiday to Spain.
Starring Penelope Keith as Audrey fforbes-Hamilton.
Keith Barron ..... Richard DeVere
Angela Thorne ..... Marjory Frobisher
Nicholas McArdle ..... Brabinger
Margery Withers ..... Mrs Polouvicka
Frank Middlemass ..... Ned
Zulema Dene ..... Mrs Plunkett
The tale of lady of the manor Audrey fforbes-Hamilton, forced to sell her beloved Grantleigh Estate when her husband's death leaves her financially strapped. With butler Brabinger in tow, they've decamped to the tiny Old Lodge cottage.
From this vantage point, Audrey keeps a close and disapproving eye on the estate's new owner, the nouveau-riche Richard DeVere, a wholesale foods magnate of Czech descent.
First piloted on radio and then whisked off to TV before it ever appeared, finally arrived home in 1997.
Adapted from his TV scripts by Peter Spence.
Producer: Jane Berthoud
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in January 1997.
MON 17:30 Bookcases (b00szhvl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
MON 18:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jq0c)
The Red Planet
7. The Shared Nightmare
As the Mars fleet crew battle to locate Freighter Ship number 6, Captain Jet Morgan suffers strange hallucinations...
Charles Chilton’s 1954 classic set in 1971.
Jet Morgan …. Andrew Faulds
Lemmy …. David Kossoff
Doc …. Guy Kingsley Poynter
Mitch …. Bruce Beeby
Announcer/Various …. David Jacobs
Various …. Anthony Marriott
Music composed and conducted by Van Phillips.
Producer: Charles Chilton
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in October 1954.
MON 18:30 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World (b007jtlg)
Episode 1
Meet the man who battery farms humans.
Published in 1932, Aldous Huxley's enduring tale about cloning, consumerism and chemical abandon in a nightmare vision of an ideal society in the future.
Read by Anton Lesser.
Abridged in 10 parts by Neville Teller.
Producer: Duncan Minshull
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2003.
MON 18:45 MR James (b007jtcn)
MR James: Ghost Stories
Canon Alberic's Scrapbook
A collector of antiquities finds a priceless ancient book. But something evil lies within its pages. Read by Benjamin Whitrow.
MON 19:00 Beyond Our Ken (b00cgvh8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 19:30 Steptoe and Son (b00t4qmv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 20:00 Sherlock Holmes (b09bj8wq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
MON 20:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr7j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
MON 21:00 Lucy Wood - Diving Belles (b019jw4n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
MON 21:15 Loose Ends (b01m9f1l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
MON 22:00 Just a Minute (b01m5hk3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
MON 22:30 Clare in the Community (b00stq0j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
MON 23:00 Chain Reaction (b01m6crv)
Series 8
Caitlin Moran talks to Jennifer Saunders
The interviewee on the previous show, Caitlin Moran returns to interview her comedy hero, Jennifer Saunders. They talk shoes, Bananarama and women in comedy.
Talk tag show where the guest is the next interviewer.
Producer: Carl Cooper
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2012.
MON 23:30 Micky Flanagan: What Chance Change? (b00sp1rs)
2000s
Cockney comedian Micky Flanagan's first radio series is about his progression from working-class Herbert to middle-class intellectual and being caught awkwardly between the two. His story is told through reflective interviews, but mainly, Micky's acclaimed stand up comedy. Micky's transition from the mean streets of the East End to the leafy lanes of Dulwich is a fascinating story, with each episode focusing on a different decade of Micky's life.
In this episode Micky takes us through this last decade, which he has spent settling down with a middle class woman "she's been ski-ing and everything" and building a career as a stand up comedian. In the documentary segments, Micky chats to his parents about turning to stand up and discusses comedy and class with the brilliant comic mind that is Sean Lock.
The series is written and performed by Micky Flanagan.
The Producer is Tilusha Ghelani.


TUESDAY 04 SEPTEMBER 2012

TUE 00:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jq0c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:30 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World (b007jtlg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday]
TUE 00:45 MR James (b007jtcn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:45 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 Sherlock Holmes (b09bj8wq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr7j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 Clare in the Community (b00stq0j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:30 All the Young Dudes (b00cgyjs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 Marcy Kahan - Design for Murder (b00t2y9b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 Lucy Wood - Diving Belles (b019jw4n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:15 Loose Ends (b01m9f1l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 To the Manor Born (b007k45h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Monday]
TUE 05:30 Bookcases (b00szhvl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday]
TUE 06:00 Sherlock Holmes (b0bnv4wn)
Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs - Series 3
The Problem of Thor Bridge
An American asks the Great Detective to help him clear the name of a governess charged with murdering his wife.
Starring Carleton Hobbs as Sherlock Holmes. The actor played the Baker Street sleuth in 80 radio dramas between 1952 and 1969.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's tale was first published in 1922 as part of the 'Case Book of Sherlock Holmes' stories. Adapted by Michael Hardwick.
With Norman Shelley as Dr Watson, Humphrey Morton as Sergeant Coventry, Robert Ayres as Neil Gibson and Beryl Calder as Grace Dunbar and Mrs Hudson.
Producer: Robin Midgley
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in January 1962.
TUE 06:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr7y)
Episode 12
The Major has trapped the fugitive, but can he discover the tragic motive behind his "sporting stalk"?
Geoffrey Household's classic thriller was first published shortly before the outbreak of war in 1939.
Read by Michael Jayston.
Producer: David Jackson Young.
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in 2004.
TUE 07:00 Mr Finchley Takes the Road (b007k1gh)
Episode 4
All at sea, Mr Finchley discovers the dignity of labour and visits an old haunt.
Victor Canning's novel about the adventures of a man and his horse-drawn caravan touring the 1930s countryside of Kent.
Richard Griffiths stars as Mr Finchley.
With John Bird as Mr Blain, Clive Swift as the Captain, Auriol Smith as Mrs Maberley, Richard Ridings as Duffy and Albert Welling as Mr Greevey.
Narrated by James Villiers.
Adapted in six parts by Andy and Eric Merriman.
Producer: Gareth Edwards
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in April 1993.
TUE 07:30 Isy Suttie: Pearl and Dave (b0196rpc)
Isy Suttie ('Dobby' from Channel 4's 'Peep Show' & double British Comedy Award nominee.) recounts a moving love story involving a socially awkward childhood neighbour (her first pen pal) and a 'well-bred' girl from Surrey - the titular Pearl and Dave. She interweaves the narrative with her own tales of failed relationships, internet dating and eventual happiness, much of which is told through song. Adapted from her sell out Edinburgh 2011 Edinburgh show of the same name. From BBC Radio Comedy.
"I'm overjoyed to be doing my Edinburgh show on Radio 4. Having spent a month playing to audiences who'd been rained on all day, some of them dashing in late, I advise listeners to wrap up warm, eat a hearty meal and leave enough time for the journey from the sofa to the radio." Isy Suttie Nov 2011.
The Producer is John Pocock.
TUE 08:00 The Goon Show (b00db5l2)
African Incident
Neddie Seagoon is dispatched to destroy a bridge built by British prisoners of war. Stars Peter Sellers. From December 1957.
TUE 08:30 Listen to Les (b00kmn1b)
From 11/09/1983
Cissie Braithwaite is in despair as she instructs Ada Shufflebotham on the finer points of ballet.
Starring Les Dawson. With Roy Barraclough, Daphne Oxenford and Colin Edwynn.
Music by Brian Fitzgerald.
Scripted and produced by James Casey.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in September 1983.
TUE 09:00 Chain Reaction (b01m6crv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday]
TUE 09:30 Mad Man Blue (b0113060)
Unassuming but irrepressible Bloomer gets involved in a feud with his neighbour.
Will he escape his suburban nightmare unscathed?
Roy Hudd stars in Tracy Aston's comic monologue.
Producer: Jocelyn Boxall
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1998.
TUE 10:00 Marcy Kahan - A Bullet at Balmain's (b00t5jmj)
Noel Coward in Post-Liberation Paris, 1948: haute couture, existentialism, jazz . . . and death.
Coward is in Paris to play the lead in his own play 'Present Laughter' in French. But the murder of a promiscuous mannequin provides a stylish distraction.
Another adventure for the celebrated playwright, actor, composer and amateur detective by Marcy Kahan.
Starring Malcolm Sinclair as Noel Coward, Elenor Bron as Lorn Lorraine, Tam Williams as Cole Lesley and Linda Marlowe as Ginette Spanier.
Director: Ned Chaillet
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2003.
TUE 11:00 Lucy Wood - Diving Belles (b019lwzx)
Of Mothers and Little People
A pot of shimmering eye shadow leads to a magical revelation. Amanda Lawrence reads Cornish writer Lucy Wood's story.
TUE 11:15 Paul Farley - The English Civil War (b007lz4p)
A Cavalier walks into an out of town supermarket and holds the customers to ransom. Is he a genuine time traveller or an ecological warrior with a unique campaign style?
Paul Farley's drama stars Robert Bathurst as the Cavalier, Petra Letang as Delphinium, Becky Hindley as the Manager, Tom George as Student/Negotiator, Ben Crowe as the Security Guard and Margaret Cabourn-Smith as the Second Customer
Producer: Rob Ketteridge
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2004.
TUE 12:00 The Goon Show (b00db5l2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 12:30 Listen to Les (b00kmn1b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 13:00 Sherlock Holmes (b0bnv4wn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
TUE 13:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr7y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
TUE 14:00 Ladies of Letters (b01mh0fc)
Ladies of Letters Log On
Episode 7
Irene wants to use 'Dales Diaries' to launch an appeal for her son. With Patricia Routledge and Prunella Scales. From May 2001.
TUE 14:15 Ambridge Extra (b01mh0ff)
Series 3
Episode 19
Out at sea, Lance can't bear it that things seem to be going Kenton's way, so he makes his threat - but disaster strikes. Can Kenton save the day?
TUE 14:30 Julian Barnes - Arthur and George (b01mh0fh)
Episode 2
Novel about the Sherlock Holmes author and a troubled solicitor. The young vicar's son deals with hate. Read by Clive Merrison.
TUE 14:45 Book of the Week (b03c31f0)
Seamus Heaney - Beowulf
Episode 2
Beowulf arrives in the land of the Shieldings and explains his mission to Hrothgar, the Danish King.
Produced in Salford by Susan Roberts.
Radio Drama North.
TUE 15:00 Marcy Kahan - A Bullet at Balmain's (b00t5jmj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
TUE 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b01mh0fm)
Mel Giedroyc hears from a man who tidies up mountains, and visits a bottle recycling factory.
TUE 17:00 Flying the Flag (b00xc71y)
Series 4
Spiritual Values
Her Majesty's Ambassador Mackenzie and his staff battle on bravely, coming to terms with the changing order in Colonel Surikov's fledgling Eastern-bloc democracy.
The new order brings new problems, not least keeping the diplomatic upper hand in a country discovering the ills of the West.
So when equal rights for women appears on the agenda, closely followed by the emergence of militant feminists, the embassies echo to the sound of men closing ranks.
Series 4 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, Christopher Benjamin as Colonel Surikov and Stephen Greif as Spiro.
Producer: Neil Cargill
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1992.
TUE 17:30 Mr Finchley Takes the Road (b007k1gh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
TUE 18:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jq2w)
The Red Planet
8. Closing-in on Mars
As Captain Jet Morgan and his crew approach Mars, strange noises and dreams begin to affect them...
Charles Chilton’s 1954 classic set in 1971.
Jet Morgan …. Andrew Faulds
Lemmy …. David Kossoff
Doc …. Guy Kingsley Poynter
Mitch …. Bruce Beeby
Announcer/Various …. David Jacobs
Various …. Anthony Marriott
Music composed and conducted by Van Phillips.
Producer: Charles Chilton
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in October 1954.
TUE 18:30 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World (b007jtmn)
Episode 2
Bernard Marx is a misfit in an ideal society. So why is Lenina attracted to him? Nightmare future vision read by Anton Lesser. From April 2003.
TUE 18:45 MR James (b007jtfj)
MR James: Ghost Stories
Lost Hearts
A young orphan is given a home by his elderly cousin. But how hospitable is the old man? Read by Benjamin Whitrow.
TUE 19:00 The Goon Show (b00db5l2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 19:30 Listen to Les (b00kmn1b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 20:00 Sherlock Holmes (b0bnv4wn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
TUE 20:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr7y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
TUE 21:00 Lucy Wood - Diving Belles (b019lwzx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
TUE 21:15 Paul Farley - The English Civil War (b007lz4p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
TUE 22:00 Isy Suttie: Pearl and Dave (b0196rpc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
TUE 22:30 Getting Nowhere Fast (b0080r6y)
Series 1
Episode 3
Pam tries online dating and Merv offers a cafe cyber pass for 'Love Byte Night'. Stars Mervyn Stutter. From December 2001.
TUE 23:00 The Curried Goat Show (b007nf6d)
Episode 8
It's Bath Night - plus jam. Will Ing, Dan Gaster and Ben Silburn's sketch bonanza. With Imelda Staunton. From February 1998.
TUE 23:30 Ross Noble Goes Global (b007jvv4)
Series 1
Singapore
Spotting a monkey and shopping malls galore - the globetrotting comedian is having a bad hair day in the city's incredible humidity.
Producer: Danny Wallace
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2002.


WEDNESDAY 05 SEPTEMBER 2012

WED 00:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jq2w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World (b007jtmn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday]
WED 00:45 MR James (b007jtfj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:45 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 Sherlock Holmes (b0bnv4wn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr7y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 Chain Reaction (b01m6crv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday]
WED 02:30 Mad Man Blue (b0113060)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Tuesday]
WED 03:00 Marcy Kahan - A Bullet at Balmain's (b00t5jmj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 Lucy Wood - Diving Belles (b019lwzx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:15 Paul Farley - The English Civil War (b007lz4p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 Flying the Flag (b00xc71y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Tuesday]
WED 05:30 Mr Finchley Takes the Road (b007k1gh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday]
WED 06:00 Sherlock Holmes (m00094zr)
Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs - Series 5
The Sussex Vampire
A Peruvian woman is accused of sucking her children's blood.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's great detective investigates.
Stars Carleton Hobbs as Sherlock Holmes and Norman Shelley as Dr Watson.
Ferguson ...... Stephen Jack
Dolores ...... Gladys Spencer
Mrs Ferguson ...... Josefina Ray
Mrs Mason ...... Margaret Welfit
Jack ...... Peter Bartlett
Adapted for radio by Michael Hardwick.
Producer Graham Gauld
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in September 1964.
WED 06:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr8d)
Episode 13
The Major tries to persuade his prisoner to sign a confession - but will he admit his intentions?
Geoffrey Household's classic British thriller was first published shortly before the outbreak of war in 1939.
Read by Michael Jayston.
Producer: David Jackson Young.
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in 2004.
WED 07:00 Albert and Me (b007js8c)
Series 1
Looking for a Job
Single dad Bryan needs a job, but can he find an employer who'll let him bring his young son Albert along?
Stars Richard Beckinsale as Bryan Archer, Pat Coombs as Mum/Albert and John Comer as Dad. With Terence Alexander as Rex and Madeline Smith as Stephanie.
Written by Jim Eldridge.
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in November 1977.
WED 07:30 When the Dog Dies (b013229w)
Series 2
Temptation
Ronnie Corbett reunites with the writers of his hit TV comedy 'Sorry', Ian Davidson and Peter Vincent, in the second series of their Radio 4 sitcom.
Ronnie plays Sandy Hopper, who is growing old happily along with his dog Henry. His grown up children, both married to people Sandy doesn't approve of at all, would like him to move out of the family home so they can get their hands on their money earlier. But Sandy's not having this. He's not moving until the dog dies. And not just that, how can he move if he's got a lodger? His daughter is convinced that his too attractive lodger Dolores (Liza Tarbuck) is after Sandy and his money.
Luckily Sandy has three grandchildren and sometimes a friendly word - a kindly hand on the shoulder can really help a Granddad in the twenty-first century. Man and dog together face a complicated world. There's every chance they'll make it more so.
Episode Three - Temptation
Generous Sandy splashes out just a little - with his sponsorship of son-in-law Blake's noble efforts in a charity marathon. Too late, he discovers he's splashed out a whole lot. But the promise is signed, his generosity even announced on the net. Is there a way round this? Listeners should have a pencil and paper handy.
Cast:
Sandy ..... Ronnie Corbett
Dolores ..... Liza Tarbuck
Mrs Pompom ..... Sally Grace
Ellie ..... Tilly Vosburgh
Blake ..... Jonathan Aris
Damon ..... Stephen Critchlow
Producer: Liz Anstee
A CPL production for BBC Radio 4.
WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b0089k50)
Series 5
The Foreign Legion
The lad is set to entertain troops in Malta, but he's duped into making an appearance on the frontline.
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 April 1958.
WED 08:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00rxf3m)
Series 3
Episode 4
The Archers sell up - and Admiral Lord Nelson's diary.
More quick-fire sketches, terrible puns, humorous songs and parodies.
Stars Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Cleese, Graeme Garden, David Hatch, Jo Kendall and Bill Oddie.
Written by John Esmond and Bob Larbey, Graeme Garden, Eric Idle, David & Peter Lund 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 and songs by Dave Lee and Bill Oddie.
Producer: Humphrey Barclay
First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in April 1966.
WED 09:00 A Whole New Ball Game (b00ftg1r)
Series 2
And Pigs Can Fry
The footie team's new strip causes controversy. Will they be ready for the new season? Stars Brenda Blethyn.
WED 09:30 The Party Line (b00stc2j)
Series 1
Episode 4
Labour MP Duncan Stonebridge dreads a visit from his critical Tory father. Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis sitcom from June 2005.
WED 10:00 Marcy Kahan - Death at the Desert Inn (b00t6v8d)
$300,000 dollars are left in a satchel in Noel Coward's Las Vegas suite, and so he sets off again on his unexpected posthumous career as a detective.
Marcy Kahan's crime thriller stars Malcolm Sinclair as Noel Coward, Eleanor Bron as Lorn Lorraine. Tam Williams as Cole Lesley, Belinda Lang as Judy Garland and Jake Broder as Joe Glaser.
The Desert Inn, scene of one of his greatest cabaret triumphs, is the setting for "a highly probable Noel Coward Murder Mystery", complete with Judy Garland, a showgirl, a Broadway agent, an unlikely croupier, a US Congressman and Coward's act, with half of Hollywood in the audience.
Another crime to be solved with the Master's favourite weapon - wit.
Director: Ned Chaillet
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2004.
WED 11:00 Lucy Wood - Diving Belles (b019lypl)
The Giant's Boneyard
12-year-old Gog struggles over feelings for best friend Sunshine, and his mum insisting that he is part giant. Read by Zac Fox.
WED 11:15 Kim Newman - Cry Babies (b00xf6h5)
Busy Angela and Barty want a child, but don't have time. Their solution is a genetically enhanced daughter. Stars Sia Berkeley.
WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b0089k50)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00rxf3m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 13:00 Sherlock Holmes (m00094zr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
WED 13:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr8d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
WED 14:00 Ladies of Letters (b01mhlp2)
Ladies of Letters Log On
Episode 8
Can Irene get to the bottom of the story about her son? With Patricia Routledge and Prunella Scales. From May 2001.
WED 14:15 This Sceptred Isle (b007jtlw)
Disraeli and the Origin of Two Nations
Disraeli 'the conjuror' is Prime Minister. But not for long. Anna Massey relates the history of Britain.
WED 14:30 Julian Barnes - Arthur and George (b01mhlp4)
Episode 3
Novel about the Sherlock Holmes author and a troubled solicitor. The police have made their mind up. Read by Clive Merrison.
WED 14:45 Book of the Week (b03c31kp)
Seamus Heaney - Beowulf
Episode 3
Beowulf's first encounter with the evil monster Grendel.
Produced in Salford by Susan Roberts.
Radio Drama North.
WED 15:00 Marcy Kahan - Death at the Desert Inn (b00t6v8d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
WED 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b01mhlp8)
Mel Giedroyc has an outdoor swim, and schoolchildren talk about their project to preserve a prehistoric fish.
WED 17:00 Doctor Finlay: Adventures of a Black Bag (b0089kwf)
6. The Sisters Scobie
Finlay rashly decides he can cure both the crabby cohabiting Scobie sisters of flu and the fact that they haven't talked to each other for 15 years...
Sue Rodwell's six-part dramatisation of AJ Cronin's stories about the early years of the celebrated doctor who was popularised on television in the 1960s.
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.
Stars John Gordon Sinclair as Dr Finlay, Brian Pettifer as Dr Cameron, Katy Murphy as Janet, Jennifer Piercey as Beth Scobie, Muriel Barker as Annabelle Scobie, Sharon Small as Nurse Peggy Angus and Gordon Reid as John Angus.
Producer: Jeremy Howe
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2001.
WED 17:30 Albert and Me (b007js8c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
WED 18:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jq5b)
The Red Planet
9. The Irresistible Light
After their battle to land on Mars, Captain Jet Morgan and his crew prepare to start their explorations...
Charles Chilton’s 1954 classic set in 1971.
Jet Morgan …. Andrew Faulds
Lemmy …. David Kossoff
Doc …. Guy Kingsley Poynter
Mitch …. Bruce Beeby
Announcer/Various …. David Jacobs
Various …. Anthony Marriott
Music composed and conducted by Van Phillips.
Producer: Charles Chilton
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in November 1954.
WED 18:30 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World (b007nchp)
Episode 3
Feeling ill at ease, Bernard Marx shares his worries about Lenina with his best friend. Nightmare future vision read by Anton Lesser. From April 2003. Episode 3 of 10.
WED 18:45 MR James (b007k1gn)
MR James: Ghost Stories
A School Story
A man recalls spooky events from 1870 involving his old teacher. What is 'the well among the yews'? Read by Benjamin Whitrow.
WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b0089k50)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00rxf3m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 20:00 Sherlock Holmes (m00094zr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
WED 20:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr8d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
WED 21:00 Lucy Wood - Diving Belles (b019lypl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
WED 21:15 Kim Newman - Cry Babies (b00xf6h5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
WED 22:00 When the Dog Dies (b013229w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
WED 22:30 Rigor Mortis (b007qhq4)
Series 2
Episode 3
Pathologist Ruth's fibs over her career and love-life backfire when her mum arrives. Stars Matilda Ziegler. From November 2004.
WED 23:00 The Cheese Shop Presents (b008hn0l)
Series 3
Episode 3
The mild John Adams is subjected to more physical discomfort. Sketch comedy from Richard Webb and Dave Lamb. From January 1999.
WED 23:30 That Mitchell and Webb Sound (b00mk7rn)
Series 4
Episode 4
A plea for donations to Britain's only balloon-animal sanctuary, a wooden boy who's a bit annoying - and what to do at work if you suspect you have a decadent colleague.
Sketch show starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb.
With Olivia Colman,Sarah Hadland and James Bachman.
Producer Gareth Edwards
Firs broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2009.


THURSDAY 06 SEPTEMBER 2012

THU 00:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jq5b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World (b007nchp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 00:45 MR James (b007k1gn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:45 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Sherlock Holmes (m00094zr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr8d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 A Whole New Ball Game (b00ftg1r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:30 The Party Line (b00stc2j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Marcy Kahan - Death at the Desert Inn (b00t6v8d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 Lucy Wood - Diving Belles (b019lypl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:15 Kim Newman - Cry Babies (b00xf6h5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Doctor Finlay: Adventures of a Black Bag (b0089kwf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Wednesday]
THU 05:30 Albert and Me (b007js8c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Wednesday]
THU 06:00 Sherlock Holmes (m00094ml)
Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs - Series 5
The Three Garridebs
To inherit a fortune, an American asks the sleuth to find two men with his surname.
Another case for Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's great detective.
Stars Carleton Hobbs as Sherlock Holmes and Norman Shelley as Dr Watson.
Mrs Hudson ...... Janet Morrison
Inspector Lestrade ...... Humphrey Morton
John Garrideb ...... Eric Anderson
Nathan Garrideb ...... Charles E Stickill
Holloway ...... Harold Reese
Adapted for radio by Michael Hardwick.
Producer Graham Gauld
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in September 1964.
THU 06:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr8w)
Episode 14
With only a crudely made weapon, can the fugitive escape his underground dugout and elude his captors?
Geoffrey Household's classic British thriller was first published shortly before the outbreak of war in 1939.
Read by Michael Jayston.
Producer: David Jackson Young.
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in 2004.
THU 07:00 Smelling of Roses (b00fh6w1)
Series 4
Episode 6
For Rosie Burns, life offers a fashion show, a potential romantic interest...and a parting of the ways.
A final assignment for Rosie Burns and the event management company, where the clients are only part of the problem...
Rosie Burns …. Prunella Scales
Jo …. Rebecca Callard
Bob …. Duncan Preston
Tess …. Annette Badland
Brad …. Colin Stinton
Henry …. Benjamin Whitrow
Reggie …. Rowland Davies
Written and produced by Simon Brett.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2003.
THU 07:30 Fags, Mags and Bags (b010y376)
Series 4
John Craven's Fjällräven
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.
In this episode Dave and the boys are busily organising a surprise 50th birthday party for Ramesh, but will Sanjay manage to keep his trap closed long enough without spilling the beans before the big day.
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 up the business over the course of thirty years, and is a firmly entrenched feature of the local area. However, he does apply the "low return" rules of the shop to all other aspects of his life.
He 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 they are 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
Dr Southwell ..... Kevin Eldon
Mrs Begg ..... Marjory Hogarth
Mrs Armstrong ..... Maureen Carr
Lovely Sue ..... Julie Wilson Nimmo
Bra Jeff ..... Steven McNicol
Producer: Gus Beattie
A Comedy Unit production for BBC Radio 4.
THU 08:00 Yes Minister (b007jzxt)
Series 2
The Compassionate Society
A new hospital needs a cure, but does MP Jim Hacker know his ACAS from his NALGO?
Starring Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne and Derek Fowlds.
Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn's satirical sitcom centred around the hapless Jim Hacker and a collection of civil service underlings headed by the Machiavellian Sir Humphrey Appleby and obsequious Bernard.
It first ran on BBC TV between 1980 and 1984.
Jim Hacker …. Paul Eddington
Sir Humphrey Appleby …. Nigel Hawthorne
Bernard Woolley …. Derek Fowldes
Sir Ian …. Peter Jeffrey
Brian Baker …. Norman Bird
George …. Arthur Cox
Mrs Rogers …. Ellen McIntosh
Billy Fraser …. Peter Acre
James Lawford, MP …. John Bott
With Narissa Knights, Bernard Brown and Arnold Diamond
Featuring Bryan Martin and Moira Stuart as themselves
Adapted for radio by the producer, Pete Atkin.
First broadcast on Radio 4 in October 1984.
THU 08:30 Dad's Army (b007jr4t)
Series 3
The Cricket Match
Captain Mainwaring goes into bat when the Home Guard platoon are challenged to play a match against the wardens..
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
Verger …. Edward Sinclair
Announcer/Newsreader …. John Snagge
Producer: John Dyas
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1976.
THU 09:00 Huddwinks (b00b1p9r)
Series 2
The Curse of the Smollett's Curse!
Melissa and Compton win a holiday, but spurn Herne Bay for an adventure in ancient Egypt. Stars Roy Hudd. From June 1988.
THU 09:30 The Unbelievable Truth (b00bvsvw)
Series 2
Episode 5
David Mitchell chairs the fibbing quiz. With Graeme Garden, Fred MacAulay, Michael McIntyre and Lucy Porter. From June 2008.
THU 10:00 Marcy Kahan - Blithe Spy (b00tcsps)
The Nazis are in New York – as ‘The Master’, Noel Coward turns spy to battle for Britain.
Marcy Kahan’s highly improbable Second World War espionage adventure featuring a highly improbable and flamboyant spy... with a talent to amuse.
Noel Coward ..... Malcolm Sinclair
Lorn Loraine ..... Eleanor Bron
Neysa McMein ..... Elizabeth McGovern
Jon Smith ..... Adam Sims
FD Roosevelt ..... Bob Sherman
Fortnum ..... Ian Masters
Simpson ..... Kerry Shale
Willoughby ..... Peter Marinker
Conklin ..... Gerard McDermott
Director: Gordon House
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2002.
THU 11:00 Lucy Wood - Diving Belles (b019m333)
Countless Stones
Questioning her past decisions, Rita sees her future bound to the standing stones above her village. Read by Amanda Lawrence.
THU 11:15 Vanessa Rosenthal - Bottle Blonde and Beautiful (b007jw27)
Single mum hairdresser Denise is in for a shock from a new client.
Vanessa Rosenthal's gripping northern town drama with a touch of thriller.
Starring Jeff Hordley as Steve, Jo Joyner as Denise Judith Davis as Mrs Howden, Ann-Marie Frater as Leanne, Craig Potter as Ashley and Rebecca Zienko as Hannah.
Directed at BBC Manchester by Polly Thomas.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2002.
THU 12:00 Yes Minister (b007jzxt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 12:30 Dad's Army (b007jr4t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 13:00 Sherlock Holmes (m00094ml)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
THU 13:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr8w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
THU 14:00 Ladies of Letters (b01mhmm1)
Ladies of Letters Log On
Episode 9
Vera's family works out their problems on live television. With Patricia Routledge and Prunella Scales. From May 2001.
THU 14:15 Ambridge Extra (b01mhmm3)
Series 3
Episode 20
Kenton takes some huge risks, with help from Jolene, Mel and Meriel. Will that little yacht make it back to Auckland?
THU 14:30 Julian Barnes - Arthur and George (b01mhmm5)
Episode 4
Novel about the Sherlock Holmes author and a troubled solicitor. The vicar's son finds himself on trial. Read by Clive Merrison.
THU 14:45 Book of the Week (b03c31lq)
Seamus Heaney - Beowulf
Episode 4
Hrothgar, King of the Danes, hosts a victory feast to celebrate Beowulf's defeat of the evil monster Grendel.
Produced in Salford by Susan Roberts.
Radio Drama North.
THU 15:00 Marcy Kahan - Blithe Spy (b00tcsps)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
THU 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b01mhmm9)
Mel Giedroyc finds out what causes fits of the giggles, and hears some very unpleasant sounds. What's worse - snoring, or fingernails down the blackboard?
THU 17:00 Capital Gains (b00shdzt)
Series 2
Seed Capital
Billionaire philanthropist Julius Hutch has never voted, but when his wife leaves home and a compulsory purchase order arrives, he takes action.
Peter Jones stars as Julius Hutch.
Written by Collin Johnson.
Julius Hutch ...... Peter Jones
Pauline Tone ...... Celestine Randall
Kate ...... Justine Midda
Sexton Lewis ...... Jeffrey Wickham
Sir Gainford Blounty ...... Stephen Thorne
Dahlia Sprout ...... Jillie Meers
Other parts played by Collin Johnson, David Holt and Brian Perkins.
Producers: Andy Jordan and David Blount
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1997 .
THU 17:30 Smelling of Roses (b00fh6w1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
THU 18:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jq7r)
The Red Planet
10. Freighters Approach
Captain Jet Morgan and his crew are on Mars, but he's alarmed when more of the fleet appear to arrive...
Charles Chilton’s 1954 classic set in 1971.
Jet Morgan …. Andrew Faulds
Lemmy …. David Kossoff
Doc …. Guy Kingsley Poynter
Mitch …. Bruce Beeby
Announcer/Various …. David Jacobs
Various …. Anthony Marriott
Music composed and conducted by Van Phillips.
Producer: Charles Chilton
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in November 1954.
THU 18:30 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World (b007nf2z)
Episode 4
Bernard takes Lenina to the Savage Reservation, but is she fully prepared? Nightmare future vision read by Anton Lesser. From April 2003.
THU 18:45 MR James (b007k1hw)
MR James: Ghost Stories
The Haunted Dolls' House
Why are the Chittendens so pleased to be rid of their rather splendid miniature mansion? Read by Benjamin Whitrow.
THU 19:00 Yes Minister (b007jzxt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 19:30 Dad's Army (b007jr4t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 20:00 Sherlock Holmes (m00094ml)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
THU 20:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr8w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
THU 21:00 Lucy Wood - Diving Belles (b019m333)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
THU 21:15 Vanessa Rosenthal - Bottle Blonde and Beautiful (b007jw27)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
THU 22:00 Fags, Mags and Bags (b010y376)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
THU 22:30 Four Sad Faces (b00g1825)
Episode 1
Quirky sketches from Jack Bernhardt, Tobi Wilson, Tom Crowley and Rachel Lerman - who all met at school. From December 2008.
THU 23:00 Rubbish (b00853km)
Series 2
Liar
And why are you late? Disillusioned recycling officer Martin has his patience tested when a game gets out of hand.
Reece Dinsdale stars as local government officer, cynic and manic-depressive, Martin Christmas in Tony Bagley's sitcom.
Martin ...... Reece Dinsdale
Barney ...... Matthew Cottle
John ...... Neil Dudgeon
Sarah ...... Pippa Haywood
Scott ...... Kevin Eldon
Tristana ...... Katy Brand
Karen ...... Orianne Messina
Marie ...... Claire Bartlett
Producer: Claire Bartlett
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2007.
THU 23:30 Cowards (b00fq6rq)
Series 2
Episode 4
Step inside the strange and happy world of the Cowards.
Series 2 of sketch comedy with a comic slant on human frailties
Starring Tom Basden, Stefan Golaszewski, Tim Key and Lloyd Woolf.
Producer: Victoria Lloyd
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2008.


FRIDAY 07 SEPTEMBER 2012

FRI 00:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jq7r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World (b007nf2z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 00:45 MR James (b007k1hw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:45 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Sherlock Holmes (m00094ml)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr8w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Huddwinks (b00b1p9r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:30 The Unbelievable Truth (b00bvsvw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Marcy Kahan - Blithe Spy (b00tcsps)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 Lucy Wood - Diving Belles (b019m333)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:15 Vanessa Rosenthal - Bottle Blonde and Beautiful (b007jw27)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 Capital Gains (b00shdzt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Thursday]
FRI 05:30 Smelling of Roses (b00fh6w1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Thursday]
FRI 06:00 Sherlock Holmes (m0009cbv)
Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs - Series 5
The Three Gables
The Baker Street sleuth faces threats as he investigates a house buyer, who's also after all of its contents...
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's great detective investigates.
Stars Carleton Hobbs as Sherlock Holmes and Norman Shelley as Dr Watson.
Steve Dixie ...... Frank Singuineau
Mary Maberly ...... Grizelda Hervey
Susan ...... Nicolette Bernard
Sutro ...... Allan Haines
Isadora Klein ...... Selma Vas Dias
Inspector Lestrade ...... Humphrey Morton
Adapted for radio by Michael Hardwick.
Producer Graham Gauld
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in October 1964.
FRI 06:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr9c)
Episode 15
The anonymous would-be assassin is on his way out of the country - but what does his future hold?
Geoffrey Household's classic British thriller was first published shortly before the outbreak of war in 1939.
Concluded by Michael Jayston.
Producer: David Jackson Young.
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in 2004.
FRI 07:00 The Young Postmen (b00fz7bp)
Top of the Pops
The eager threesome attempt a Christmas number one. Stars Ben Miller, John Thompson and Alistair McGowan. From December 1992.
FRI 07:30 Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section (b01m9qkz)
Alex Horne Presents the Horne Section: Edinburgh 2012
A one-off Edinburgh special of music and comedy from Alex Horne and his 5 piece band. With special guests Al Murray and poet Tim Key.
Alex Horne .... Host
Joe Auckland .... Trumpet and Banjo
Mark Brown .... Saxophone and guitar
Will Collier .... Bass
Ben Reynolds .... Drums
Joe Stilgoe .... Keyboards
Al Murray .... Guest
Tim Key .... Guest
Producer .... Julia McKenzie.
FRI 08:00 The Navy Lark (b01mhnh2)
Series 6
Stuck on a Sandbank
The crew of HMS Troutbridge is set for shore leave - if they can just manage to complete one tiny mission first.
Stars Leslie Phillips as the Sub-Lieutenant, Jon Pertwee as the Chief Petty Officer, Stephen Murray as the Number One, Richard Caldicot as Captain Povey, Heather Chasen as Heather, Ronnie Barker as Able Seaman Johnson and Tenniel Evans as Leading Seamen Goldstein.
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 January 1964.
FRI 08:30 The Burkiss Way (b007jqv4)
Series 3
How to Succeed in Business The Burkiss Way
"It's That Script Again!" with fast-talking old-time radio comedy fun - and at the Council Planning Committee, will Satan eat a cucumber or offer a million pound bribe?
Starring Fred Harris, Jo Kendall, Nigel Rees and Chris Emmett.
Cult sketch comedy series which originally ran from 1976 to 1980.
Written by Andrew Marshall and David Renwick.
Producer: John Lloyd
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1977.
FRI 09:00 Hazelbeach (b00853kb)
Series 1
Horse-Racing
Ronnie organises a trip to the races and Nick makes a startling discovery about the true nature of friendship.
Caroline and David Stafford's comedy stars Jamie Forman as Ronnie Hazelbeach.
Ronnie ...... Jamie Foreman
Nick ...... Paul Bazely
Chloe ...... Tracy Wiles
James ...... John Dougall
Harry ...... Simon Treves
Andrea ...... Liza Sadovy
Producer: Marc Beeby
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2007.
FRI 09:30 Whispers (b007k2zg)
Series 1
Episode 3
“There never was an individual less regretted by his fellow creatures than this deceased King."
Gyles Brandreth reveals who - in the panel show that celebrates gossip rather than discretion - believing valour to be a redundant concept in the face of a good story.
The regular team captains are writer and critic, Anthony Holden and actor and writer, Stella Duffy.
Joining them to test their wits are ex-BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond and entertainer Geoffrey Durham.
Producer: Elizabeth Freestone
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2003.
FRI 10:00 Marcy Kahan - Our Man in Jamaica (b00tdzjv)
Fidel Castro is in Cuba - dare Noel Coward turn spy again for Great Britain? Adventure with Malcolm Sinclair and Eleanor Bron.
FRI 11:00 Lucy Wood - Diving Belles (b019m52y)
Notes From the House Spirits
A chronicle of the happenings and lives of the neglectful inhabitants of a Cornish house. Read by Amanda Lawrence.
FRI 11:15 James Follett - The Twisted Image (b007mf16)
Two police officers discover the body of a local businessman's wife in the boot of his Rolls-Royce, stolen from outside his shop in the new town centre.
It should be an open and shut case - only the new town centre won't be built for another five years...
James Follett's futuristic whodunit stars Douglas Blackwell as Detective Inspector Simmonds, Joan Matheson as Mrs Francis and Peter Wickham as Detective Sergeant Colt
Producer: Margaret Etall
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1977.
FRI 12:00 The Navy Lark (b01mhnh2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 The Burkiss Way (b007jqv4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
FRI 13:00 Sherlock Holmes (m0009cbv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
FRI 13:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr9c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
FRI 14:00 Ladies of Letters (b01mhqbq)
Ladies of Letters Log On
Episode 10
How will the relationship merry-go-round resolve itself? With Patricia Routledge and Prunella Scales. From May 2001.
FRI 14:15 This Sceptred Isle (b007jtm1)
The Irish Church and Constitutional Crisis
Disraeli's time in office is cut short by the question of the Anglican Church in Ireland. Narrated by Anna Massey.
FRI 14:30 Julian Barnes - Arthur and George (b01mhqbs)
Episode 5
Novel about the Sherlock Holmes author and a troubled solicitor. Sudden changes blight both men's lives. Read by Clive Merrison.
FRI 14:45 Book of the Week (b03c31w7)
Seamus Heaney - Beowulf
Episode 5
After King Hrothgar's great victory feast for Beowulf Grendel's mother appears to avenge the death of her son.
Produced in Salford by Susan Roberts.
Radio Drama North.
FRI 15:00 Marcy Kahan - Our Man in Jamaica (b00tdzjv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
FRI 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b01mhqbx)
Cameras at the ready as Mel Giedroyc learns about photography, and discovers why we need trees.
FRI 17:00 No Commitments (b01mhqbz)
Series 10
Time With the Family
Emily is engaged to Nick, so Roger and Victoria must absolutely meet her fiance's parents. Stars Bill Nighy. From February 2004.
FRI 17:30 The Young Postmen (b00fz7bp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
FRI 18:00 Charles Chilton - Journey into Space (b007jqb9)
The Red Planet
11. The Desperate Search
Captain Jet Morgan and the crew reach freighter number two after it crash landed, but they fear they're not alone on Mars...
Charles Chilton’s 1954 classic set in 1971.
CAST:
Jet Morgan …. Andrew Faulds
Lemmy …. David Kossoff
Doc …. Guy Kingsley Poynter
Mitch …. Bruce Beeby
Announcer/Various …. David Jacobs
Music composed and conducted by Van Phillips.
Producer: Charles Chilton
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in November 1954.
FRI 18:30 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World (b007rkyx)
Episode 5
Lenina is horrified by the Savage Reservation, until she meets John. Nightmare vision of the future read by Anton Lesser. From April 2003.
FRI 18:45 MR James (b007k1kh)
MR James: Ghost Stories
Rats
Mr Thompson decides to explore the rooms at the inn where he is staying. Perhaps he shouldn't. Read by Benjamin Whitrow.
FRI 19:00 The Navy Lark (b01mhnh2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 The Burkiss Way (b007jqv4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
FRI 20:00 Sherlock Holmes (m0009cbv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
FRI 20:30 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (b007jr9c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
FRI 21:00 Lucy Wood - Diving Belles (b019m52y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
FRI 21:15 James Follett - The Twisted Image (b007mf16)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
FRI 22:00 Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section (b01m9qkz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
FRI 22:30 Nigel and Earl Sort Out the World (b008vr8l)
Episode 5
The surreal duo try solving the globe's topical problems. Stars Andrew Livingstone and Fine Time Fontayne. From August 1992.
FRI 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (b01mygv0)
From 10pm - midnight, Sunday to Friday, the Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. Plus Arthur Smith is joined by Mike Flowers Pop.
FRI 23:00 This Is Craig Brown (b00f41tk)
Travel
The Pedants' Association takes a trip to the seaside. The satirist pokes fun with Edward Fox and Rory Bremner. From March 2004.
FRI 23:15 Date With Fate (b0090x8s)
Nice Little Number
Vernon Hedges sets out to disprove the existence of Lady Luck.
Harold Wing Pinero is your host.
Another of four comic close encounters with fate written by Gary Parker and Phil Whelans.
Vernon ...... Philip Jackson
Harold Wing Pinero ...... Charles Gray
Arthur ...... Michael Troughton
Dory/Shelley ...... Tracy Wiles
All other parts played by Toby Longworth.
Producer: Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1996.
FRI 23:30 On the Hour (b007m9zs)
Series 2
Episode 6
An outside broadcast goes down and a bluebottle rampages across Essex.
All the news as it happens, if it happens from the BBC's urgent and incisive news overview.
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, David Quantick, Stewart Lee and Patrick Marber.
Producer: Armando lannucci
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1992