SATURDAY 06 APRIL 2013

SAT 00:00 Doctor Who (b01j8pd7)
Survival of the Fittest
Episode 3
The Time Lord and Doctor Klein get to grips with the fate confronting the Vrill. Seventh Doctor adventure stars Sylvester McCoy and Tracey Childs.
SAT 00:30 Wally K Daly (b007jt6t)
The Silent Scream
Episode 1
Tom Harris disappears into space but returns with new and astonishing powers. Put to good use, they will benefit humanity - but in the wrong hands they could have horrifying and nightmarish implications.
Wally K. Daly's sequel to 'Before the Screaming Begins'.
CAST:
Tom Harris …. James Laurenson
A.P. Smith …. Donald Hewlett
Prime Minister …. Colin Douglas
Silkin …. Peter Wickham
Sally Harris …. Hannah Gordon
Opposition MP/Colonel …. Peter Williams
Andy …. Elizabeth Lindsay
Gloria/Cabinet Minister …. Brenda Kaye
Second Pilot/PC …. Gregory de Polnay
Alien Controller/Cabinet Minister …. Manning Wilson
Second Boy …. Tim Bentinck
First Girl …. Alison Draper
Audio from Wally K. Daly's own collection and reversioned into three parts by BBC Radio 4 Extra
Producer: Martin Jenkins
First broadcast as a 90 minute Saturday Night Drama on BBC Radio 4 in 1979.
SAT 01:00 Paul Temple (b007jrk0)
Paul Temple and the Alex Affair
5. Mr Wilfred Davis
Lathom is blackmailed, and the sleuth stakes out the drop-off - where a surprising figure appears...
Francis Durbridge's thriller stars Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve in another intriguing case for BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife.
Paul Temple …. Peter Coke
Steve …. Marjorie Westbury
Sir Graham Forbes …. James Thomason
Inspector Crane …. Haydn Jones
Wilfred Davis …. Basil Jones
Mrs Trevelyan …. Barbara Mitchell)
Dr Kohima …. Rolf Lefebvre
Donald Black …. Victor Lucas
Sergeant …. Anthony Viccars
Mrs Horne …. Betty Hardy
Bradley …. David Brierly
Producer: Martin C Webster
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in March 1968.
SAT 01:30 Julie Enfield Investigates (b007jl7v)
The Net and the Canal
Waking Up to Nessun Dorma
Feisty Detective Superintendent Julie Enfield investigates a series of mysterious murders along London's Regent's Canal.
Atmospheric thriller written by Nick Fisher.
Starring Imelda Staunton as Julie Enfield, Geoffrey Matthews as Dad, Ross Livingstone as DS Lawrence Evans, Denys Hawthorne as Goodfellow and Kim Wall as Jimmy.
Producer: Richard Wortley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1996.
SAT 02:00 Alison and Maud (b007k31q)
Series 1
Speaking in Tongues
Will Mr Mullet and The Bishop of Norwich get too close for comfort over tea? Maud gets a computer and there's an incident on the road...
First of two series of Sue Limb's Bed and Breakfast sitcom about sisters Alison and Maud and their guests at the Abbeyfield Guest House in Norwich.
Starring Denise Coffey as Alison, Miriam Margolyes as Maud, Chris Emmett as Mr Mullett, Geoffrey Whitehead as Bernard, Nickolas Grace as Leslie and Nicholas Le Prevost as the Bishop of Norwich
Producer: Jonathan James-Moore.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2003.
SAT 02:30 Act Your Age (b00pxn13)
Series 2
Episode 1
Simon Mayo hosts the comedy show that pits the comic generations against each other to find out which is the funniest.
Team captains Jon Richardson, Lucy Porter and Adrian Walsh are joined by Kevin Bridges, Jason Byrne and Johnnie Casson.
Producers: Ashley Blaker and Bill Matthews.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2010.
SAT 03:00 Don Taylor - God's Revolution (b00v8rwc)
England's New Chains
Will the execution of King Charles I bring the army its longed-for freedom? English Civil War drama with Christian Rodska.
SAT 04:00 Red Herrings (b01hllj7)
Series 2
Unwanted Presence
By Lynda La Plante. Parents - how can you be sure that your child isn't evil? Rory Kinnear reads the cautionary tale.
SAT 04:15 Drama (b00jngcx)
Christopher Douglas - Dolly
By Christopher Douglas, based on the real events surrounding the selection of Basil D'Oliveira for the England cricket team in the 1960s.
Having emigrated to England and been called up to the national team, D'Oliveira's one unfulfilled ambition is to be selected to tour against his native South Africa. But the administrators of both South African and English cricket have other ideas.
Directed by Roland Jaquarello.
SAT 05:00 For Better or for Worse (b00gl83r)
Series 1
Episode 4
Iris discovers she has competition for Bernard in the form of Crystabelle, the new office secretary.
Gorden Kaye and Su Pollard star in Vince Powell’s sitcom about the turbulent relationship of an odd couple.
Iris ...... Su Pollard
Bernard ...... Gorden Kaye
Wilf ...... David Ross
Daisy ...... Paula Tilbrook
Crystabelle ...... Julie Higginson
Mr Foley ...... Peter Wheeler
Writer Vince Powell (1928–2009) scripted a number of popular TV sitcoms including Love Thy Neighbour, For the Love of Ada and Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width.
Produced in Manchester by Mike Craig.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in March 1993.
SAT 05:30 The Right Time (b00fv9t1)
Series 2
Episode 4
How to get home from the pub - and a ruined holiday in Barbados.
Sketch show for people growing older disgracefully. Written and performed by people who've lived a bit.
Stars Eleanor Bron, Graeme Garden, Neil Innes, Paula Wilcox, Clive Swift and Roger Blake.
Written by Graeme Garden, Neil Innes, Julie Balloo, Ramone Towers, Trevor Walker, John Dowie, Colin Bostock-Smith and John Pidgeon.
Music by Ronnie & The Rex.
Producer: Helen Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2002.
SAT 06:00 Alan Drury - The Family Retainer (b007js9g)
Ailing patriarch, Edward Winters is chairman of a trusted family firm which is set to undergo a tragic upheaval - as a writer's life is turned upside down.
Alan Drury's drama stars Timothy West as Edward Winters, Stephen Boxer as Robert Winters, Sam Dale as David Wilson, Peter Woodward as Allardyce, Mark Straker as Nichol, David Antrobus as Mark Winters, Linda Regan as Marie, Charles Simpson as Tom Buxton, Tessa Worsley as Joan Winters, Natasha Pyne as Venetia, John Hartley as Dr Armitage, Ian Masters as Simpson and Becky Hindley as Sally Wade.
Director: Michael Earley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1995.
SAT 07:30 Balalaikas in Blackpool (b0076rqz)
Why did the Soviet Union produce a detailed map of the Lancashire resort? Henry Dodds examines Cold War invasion plans. From May 2005.
SAT 08:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b0106tcs)
Series 6
Episode 20
The American funny man is in New York City, where Guy Noir meets the Queen of Clean and it's Lake Wobegon's Prom Night. From 2010.
SAT 09:00 Comedy Controller (b007ylp3)
Rainer Hersch
The musical comedian selects All Classical Music Explained, My Music, The Mark Steel Lectures, 20th Century Retrospective, The Miles and Millner Show, and The Cambridge Buskers.
SAT 12:00 A Small Town Murder (Omnibus) (b01rp56h)
Series 5
Made for 4 Extra. Is a woman's abduction linked to her gangster brother-in-law? Jackie Hartwell of Family Liaison investigates. Stars Meera Syal.
SAT 13:15 Baldi (b007jlld)
Series 1
The Emerald Style
Priestly sleuth Paolo Baldi's attempt to wine and dine his spiritual director Father Troy at a leading Dublin hotel is interrupted by a murder taking place behind-the-scenes that very evening.
Starring David Threlfall as Paolo Baldi, Tina Kellegher as Tina Mahon, TP McKenna as Father Troy, Owen Roe as Superintendent Rynne, Margaret D'Arcy as Mrs Reid and Cathy Belton as Mona.
Murder mystery written by Simon Brett.
Format by Barry Devlin. Developed and produced by BBC Northern Ireland.
Directed in Belfast by Lawrence Jackson.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2000.
SAT 14:00 The Goon Show (b00fwc2t)
Vintage Goons
The Ink Shortage
Sir Bernard Seagoon sets out to corner the world market for writing materials. Stars Spike Milligan. From December 1957.
SAT 14:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b008kxgh)
Series 4
The Menagerie
Author Gerald's wife Diana attempts to write a book about animals for children.
The convoluted chronicle of an optimistic author starring Ian Carmichael as Gerald C Potter and Charlotte Mitchell as his wife, Diana.
With Preston Lockwood, Charles Colville and Paddy O'Byrne.
Written by Basil Boothroyd.
Producer: Bobby Jaye
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1981.
SAT 15:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b0106tcs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
SAT 16:00 Alan Drury - The Family Retainer (b007js9g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SAT 17:30 Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section (b01rl1y3)
Series 2
With Matt Lucas and Liane Carroll
Comedy show hosted by Alex Horne and his five piece band and specially written, original music.
This episode explores the theme of the Four Seasons.
Guest starring Matt Lucas who performs some songs with the band - and jazz singer Liane Carroll who Alex conducts with the aid of a ping pong ball.
Alex's Horne Section are:
Trumpet/banjo .... Joe Auckland
Saxophone/clarinet ....Mark Brown
Double Bass/Bass .... Will Collier
Drums and Percussion .... Ben Reynolds
Piano/keyboard .... Ed Sheldrake
Producer: Julia McKenzie.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2013.
SAT 18:00 John Wyndham - The Midwich Cuckoos (b007jmg5)
Episode 2
There are moral and security issues when all the women of child-bearing age in the village of Midwich simultaneously become pregnant by an alien force.
The classic 1957 sci-fi novel by John Wyndam dramatised by William Ingram.
Bernard Westcott …. Charles Kay
Gordon Zellaby …. Manning Wilson
Angela Zellaby …. Pauline Yates
Richard Gayford …. William Gaunt
Janet Gayford/Secretary …. Rosalind Adams
Ferrelyn Zellaby …. Jenny Quayle
Alan Hughes …. Gordon Dulieu
Vicar Leebody …. William Ingram
Doctor Willers …. Hugh Dickson
Music specially composed by Roger Limb of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.
Director: Gordon House.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1982.
SAT 18:30 Stories of Ray Bradbury (b00tfqmg)
A Sound of Thunder
A hunter gets the ultimate opportunity to time travel and shoot a dinosaur, with unexpected consequences. Read by Sean Barrett.
SAT 19:00 Comedy Controller (b007ylp3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SAT 22:00 Rhod Gilbert's Bulging Barrel of Laughs (b00tkmcl)
Episode 1
Welsh comic Rhod Gilbert introduces regulars Lloyd Langford and Greg Davies.
Plus Sarah Millican takes a weekly look at The Six Stages of Woman.
Find out whether whales can paint and what annoys Rhod about supermarket potatoes.
With live music from Scouting for Girls, including their hit She's So Lovely.
Guest comedian is country and western singer Wilson Dixon.
Producers: Julia Mckenzie and Lianne Coop.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in September 2010.
SAT 23:00 Colvil and Soames (b007jt9p)
Bad Apples
Episode 3
In spite of her denials, Home Secretary Maggie Lindley appears to be closely linked with Brighton murder victim, Norman Tate.
Christopher Lee's murder-mystery starring Christopher Benjamin and Amanda Redman as intelligence officers Henry Colvil and Alex Soames.
Henry Colvil …. Christopher Benjamin
Alex Soames …. Amanda Redman
DCI Guscott …. Dudley Sutton
Miranda Peel …. Sheila Reid
Tom Margeson …. Tom Cotcher
Charlie Lofthouse …. Alistair McGowan
Maggie Lindley …. Alphonsia Emmanuel
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1998.
SAT 23:30 Craig Russell - Lennox (b011j0m7)
Episode 2
Waking up in hospital, the private eye wonders who attacked him. Are they connected to the McGahern hit? Read by Grant O'Rourke.


SUNDAY 07 APRIL 2013

SUN 00:00 John Wyndham - The Midwich Cuckoos (b007jmg5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday]
SUN 00:30 Stories of Ray Bradbury (b00tfqmg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Saturday]
SUN 01:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b0106tcs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Saturday]
SUN 02:00 A Small Town Murder (Omnibus) (b01rp56h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 on Saturday]
SUN 03:15 Baldi (b007jlld)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:15 on Saturday]
SUN 04:00 Alan Drury - The Family Retainer (b007js9g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday]
SUN 05:30 Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section (b01rl1y3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Saturday]
SUN 06:00 Elizabeth Gaskell - Mary Barton Omnibus (b0080hqb)
Episode 4
Mary's romantic attachment to both the murder victim and the accused make her the centre of gossip and attention. Stars Emma Rydal.
SUN 07:15 Postscripts: JB Priestley (b00nth1f)
Episode 5
Describing recent air-raids in his native city of Bradford, the broadcaster's 1940 observations are read by Patrick Stewart.
SUN 07:30 Chain Reaction (b008z74b)
Series 4
Catherine Tate interviews David Tennant
Two Doctor Who stalwarts meet. Catherine Tate takes the host's chair as she talks to - or mercilessly teases - David Tennant.
Chain Reaction is the tag talk show with a twist where the guest becomes the interviewer in the next show.
Based on the original 1991 BBC Radio 5 programme of the same name, Chain Reaction is a simple idea of big name stars from the world of entertainment interviewing others whose work they appreciate and admire.
Recorded with an audience, the interviews focus on the life, career and the passions of the interviewee but often prove to be as revealing about the interviewer.
Producer: Tilusha Ghelani.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2008.
SUN 08:00 Doctor at Large (b00b6z49)
Disengagement
Simon Sparrow gets inadvertently betrothed, so it's up to Benskin and Spratt to help him out.
The misadventures of newly qualified doctor, Simon Sparrow - adapted for radio by Ray Cooney from Richard Gordon's 'Doctor at Large' published in 1955.
Starring Richard Briers as Simon Sparrow, Geoffrey Sumner as Sir Lancelot Spratt, Ray Cooney as Tony Benskin, Alethea Charlton as Anthea de Beere-Sidebotham, Ambrosine Phillpotts as Mrs de Beere-Sidebotham and Peter Williams as Mr de Beere-Sidebotham.
Producer: David Hatch
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1969.
SUN 08:30 The Men from the Ministry (b00zmxnq)
Storm in a Tea Urn
Trouble starts brewing over Sir Gregory's ban on the bumbling bureaucrats making tea.
A weekly tribute to all those who work in government departments.
Stars Richard Murdoch and Deryck Guyler.
With Norma Ronald, John Graham, Ronald Baddiley, Patricia Hayes and John Curle.
Written by Edward Taylor and John Graham.
'The Men from the Ministry' ran for 14 series between 1962 and 1977. Deryck Guyler replaced Wilfrid Hyde-White from 1966. Sadly many episodes didn't survive in the archive, however the BBC's Transcription Service re-recorded 14 shows in 1980 - never broadcast in the UK, until the arrival of BBC Radio 4 Extra.
Producer: Edward Taylor,
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in July 1970.
SUN 09:00 Rosemary Sutcliff - Brother Dusty Feet (b01c6gs7)
Episode 1
by Rosemary Sutcliff, dramatised for radio by Shaun McKenna
Ten year old Hugh is an orphan, forced to live on a farm with his Aunt Alison, who treats him cruelly. When she threatens to get rid of his dog, Argos, for running after the ducks, Hugh feels there's only one thing they can do. It's a decision which leads him onto the roads of Elizabethan England, where many adventures are to befall him.
Hugh ..... Josef Lindsay
Narrator ..... Adjoa Andoh
Aunt Alison ..... Jane Whittenshaw
Tobias Pennyfeather ..... Allan Corduner
Jonathan Whiteleaf ..... Peter Hamilton Dyer
Tom O'Bedlam ..... Carl Prekopp
Nicky Bodkin ..... Gwilym Lee
Zachary Hawkins ..... James Lailey
Producer/Director ..... Marion Nancarrow.
SUN 09:30 Louisa May Alcott - Little Women (b007jqp9)
Good Neighbours
Christmas is coming as the March sisters go to a party, in 19th-century New England. Stars Buffy Davis and Jemma Redgrave.
SUN 10:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (b01rp7rj)
Footballers
Sir Bobby Robson
4 Extra Debut. From ABBA to Louis Armstrong, Sir Bobby Robson shares his second castaway selection with Sue Lawley. From December 2004.
SUN 10:45 Five Stories by James Ellis (b00l3pxv)
Scully's Goat
What befalls an unsuspecting goat when she escapes to pursue her freedom? A French story adapted to an Irish setting.
SUN 11:00 That Reminds Me (b007jmnf)
Series 1
Barry Cryer
Veteran comedian and writer Barry Cryer reminisces as he entertains an audience.
Featuring tales of Alan Bennett, Willie Rushton, Peter Cook and Roy Castle.
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1999.
SUN 11:30 The Palace of Laughter (b007tzt7)
Series 1
Manchester Playhouse
Geoffrey Wheeler revisits the scene of the Manchester Playhouse.
Built back-to-back with the Hulme Hippodrome, itself a famous northern Variety venue, the Playhouse was host to some of the BBC's best-loved comedy and Variety programmes from the 1940s to the 1970s.
Ken Dodd, Sandy Powell, Harry Worth and Bill Waddington are among those featured in this nostalgic trip through the BBC's archives.
Series featuring Variety theatres from all over the United Kingdom.
Producer: Libby Cross
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2002.
SUN 12:00 Elizabeth Gaskell - Mary Barton Omnibus (b0080hqb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SUN 13:15 Postscripts: JB Priestley (b00nth1f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]
SUN 13:30 Ray Bradbury - Fahrenheit 451 (b00vs0f0)
Firefighters in the future no longer stop fires, but start them by burning books. But one has forbidden doubts. Dark futuristic tale starring Michael Pennington.
SUN 15:00 Doctor at Large (b00b6z49)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
SUN 15:30 The Men from the Ministry (b00zmxnq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
SUN 16:00 Mel's Mix: The Best of The 4 O'Clock Show (b01rp8h6)
Mel introduces her pick of the previous week's 4 O'Clock Shows.
SUN 17:00 Rosemary Sutcliff - Brother Dusty Feet (b01c6gs7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SUN 17:30 Louisa May Alcott - Little Women (b007jqp9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
SUN 18:00 Simon Guerrier - Graceless (b01l1wsj)
Series 1
The End
Space pirate Kreekpolt knows Abby and Zara can save his daughter's life, even at the cost of their own. Stars Ciara Janson.
Abby - Ciara Janson
Zara - Laura Doddington
Marek - Fraser James
Earl Kreekpolt - Michael Keating
Garstang - Roger Watkins
First Pirate - Alex Mallinson
Persephone - Lisa Bowerman
Daniel - David Warner
Uncle Lindsay - Colin Spaull
Written by Simon Guerrier
Directed by Lisa Bowerman
A Big Finish Production.
SUN 19:00 That Reminds Me (b007jmnf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
SUN 19:30 The Palace of Laughter (b007tzt7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:30 today]
SUN 20:00 Doctor at Large (b00b6z49)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
SUN 20:30 The Men from the Ministry (b00zmxnq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
SUN 21:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (b01rp7rj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SUN 21:45 Five Stories by James Ellis (b00l3pxv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 today]
SUN 22:00 Chain Reaction (b008z74b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
SUN 22:30 Meet David Sedaris (b0129bpk)
Series 2
Us and Them and selected diary extracts
The multi-award winning American essayist brings his wit and charm to BBC Radio 4 for a series of audience readings. This week, we learn no two families are ever alike in "Us and Them" and we get a peep into the caustic mind of the author when he reads selections from his extensive diaries.
Producer: Steve Doherty
A Boomerang production for BBC Radio 4.
SUN 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (b01s1mw5)
For two hours, six nights a week, the Comedy Club offers the best comedy around. Arthur Smith chats to Julian Clary.
SUN 23:00 The Maltby Collection (b00crds8)
Series 1
Episode 2
Deputy curator Rod holds a press conference and Walter makes a move.
Geoffrey Palmer and Julian Rhind-Tutt star in David Nobbs’ sitcom about a small museum of paintings and sculpture.
Rod Millet ...... Julian Rhind-Tutt
Walter Brindle ...... Geoffrey Palmer
Prunella Edgecumbe ...... Rachel Atkins
Julian Crumb-Loosely ...... Ben Willbond
Des Wainwright ...... Michael Smiley
Eva Tattle ...... Julia Deakin
Wilf Arbuthnot ...... Geoff McGivern
Stelios Constantinopolis ...... Chris Pavlo
Rod’s Mum ...... Liza Sadovy
Mark Patterson ...... Ben Moor
Producer: Colin Anderson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2007.
SUN 23:30 The Nick Revell Show (b00cq58b)
Series 2
Health and Fitness
When his geraniums laugh at his puny physique, the writer overdoes his new fitness regime.
A sitcom for the 1990s, written by and starring comedian Nick Revell.
With:
Alistair McGowan
Doon MacKichan
Brian Bowles
Charles McKeown
Producer: Ioan Magnusson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1993


MONDAY 08 APRIL 2013

MON 00:00 Simon Guerrier - Graceless (b01l1wsj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday]
MON 01:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (b01rp7rj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday]
MON 01:45 Five Stories by James Ellis (b00l3pxv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 on Sunday]
MON 02:00 That Reminds Me (b007jmnf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Sunday]
MON 02:30 The Palace of Laughter (b007tzt7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:30 on Sunday]
MON 03:00 Doctor at Large (b00b6z49)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Sunday]
MON 03:30 Ray Bradbury - Fahrenheit 451 (b00vs0f0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Sunday]
MON 05:00 Rosemary Sutcliff - Brother Dusty Feet (b01c6gs7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Sunday]
MON 05:30 Louisa May Alcott - Little Women (b007jqp9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Sunday]
MON 06:00 Paul Temple (b007w4dh)
Paul Temple and the Alex Affair
6. Mr Lee Brent
Mrs Trevelyan's confession doesn't ring true, so the sleuth seeks assistance from an American counterpart.
Francis Durbridge's thriller stars Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve in another intriguing case for BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife.
Paul Temple …. Peter Coke
Steve …. Marjorie Westbury
Sir Graham Forbes …. James Thomason
Inspector Crane …. Haydn Jones
Wilfred Davis …. Basil Jones
Mrs Trevelyan …. Barbara Mitchell
Taxi Driver …. Alan Dudley
Carl Lathom …. Simon Lack
Ricky …. Frank Henderson
Leo Brent …. Dennis Hawthorne
Flora …. Rosalind Shanks
Operator …. Ian Thompson
Jock …. Duncan McIntyre
Driver …. Nigel Clayton
Producer: Martin C Webster
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in March 1968.
MON 06:30 Julie Enfield Investigates (b007jl86)
The Net and the Canal
Communicating With the President
With a fresh body pulled from Regent's Canal, Detective Superintendent Julie Enfield must turn to the internet in her quest to solve the murder mystery.
Atmospheric thriller written by Nick Fisher.
Starring Imelda Staunton as Julie Enfield, Geoffrey Matthews as Dad, Ross Livingstone as DS Lawrence Evans, Denys Hawthorne as Goodfellow and Alice Arnold as Mac.
Producer: Richard Wortley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1996.
MON 07:00 Edge Falls (b00dnyjs)
Series 2
Episode 5
It's charity week at Edge Falls retail park, but Sonya's daughter is after making money. Stars Mark Benton. From September 2008.
MON 07:30 Just a Minute (b01rl6cp)
Series 65
Episode 8
Just how hard can it be to talk for 60 seconds with no hesitation, repetition & deviation? Jason Manford, Paul Merton, Graham Norton and Sue Perkins demonstrate, as Nicholas Parsons hosts.
MON 08:00 Round the Horne (b007jr8c)
Series 2
Episode 1
Big Ben's missing, so Kenneth Horne gets spying - and Julian and Sandy open a bona boutique.
With Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden and Bill Pertwee.
Recorded at the BBC's Paris Studio in Lower Regent Street, London. Announcer: Douglas Smith
Round The Horne was born out of the demise of BBC radio comedy Beyond Our Ken, after the end of writer Eric Merriman's involvement. Using the same cast and producer, Barry Took and Marty Feldman were persuaded to write the scripts - which led to four series that ran between 1965 and 1968 - packed full of parodies, recurring characters, catchphrases and double-entendres.
Music by Edwin Braden and the Hornblowers and The Fraser Hayes Four.
Producer: John Simmonds
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in March 1966.
MON 08:30 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show (b01rqbf9)
Series 2
Episode 1
Eric’s got a surprise for Ernie’s birthday – and guest Gayle Hunnicutt is desperate to be in one of Ernie's plays what he wrote.
Written and adapted by Eddie Braben.
With Richard Caldicot and April Walker.
Music from Syd Lawrence and his Orchestra – with Roy Marsden, Sue Adams and The Seranaders.
Producer: John Browell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in September 1976.
MON 09:00 Isy Suttie's Love Letters (b01rqbmc)
Series 1
Mr Mississippi
Isy Suttie (Dobby from Channel 4's Peep Show and double British Comedy Award nominee) returns to BBC Radio 4 with these unique tales, recounting a series of love stories affecting people she's known throughout her life, told partly through song.

Sometimes Isy has merely observed other people's love lives; quite often she's intervened, changing the action dramatically - for better or worse. Intertwined within these stories are related real life anecdotes from Isy's own, often disastrous, love life.

In this second episode, Isy tries tries to save her failing relationship with a papier-mâché penguin, while at the same time helping Matlock's resident busker, Mr Mississippi, capture the heart of his unrequited love Lorna, a shelf stacker at the local supermarket.

With her multi-character and vocal skills, plus her guitar, Isy creates a hilarious and deeply moving world, sharing with us her lessons in life and love.

"A voice you want to swim in" The Independent

Produced by Lianne Coop.
MON 09:30 A Look Back at the Future (b01rqbqk)
2010
It's the Year of the Toddler Power.
Recorded in June 1994, Brian Perkins, Kate Robbins and Griff Rhys Jones recall 2010 - a year that was yet to happen.
Everything you wanted to know then, about the 21st century.
Written by Mark Burton, John O'Farrell and Pete Sinclair.
Producer: Caroline Leddy
First broadcast (with the aid of a crystal ball) on Radio 4 in July 1994.
MON 10:00 Don Taylor - God's Revolution (b00vc9ps)
The Sea Green Banner
In 1649, the soldiers' discontent with their leaders rises, and London women get marching. English Civil War drama with Eric Allen.
MON 11:00 Red Herrings (b01hmv4m)
Series 2
In Pursuit of the Uneatable
By Brian McGilloway. A simple case of hunt sabotage turns out to be far more than it seems. Unnerving tale read by Eugene O'Hare.
MON 11:15 Loose Ends (b01rqbhj)
Lynda La Plante, Ian Anderson, Murray Lachlan Young, Lembit Öpik, Jo Bunting, Edwyn Collins, Sarah Blasko
Clive Anderson meets Lynda La Plante; Ian Anderson; Lembit Opik and poet Murray Lachlan Young. Music comes from Edwyn Collins and Sarah Blasko.
Author and screenwriter Lynda La Plante is being honoured by the Forensic Science Society this month. She will become the first person inducted into the professional body outside of its traditional membership of forensic scientists, scene of crime officers, police and other related disciplines. La Plante wrote the TV series Trial and Retribution and brought DCI Jane Tennison to the screen in Prime Suspect.
Former Liberal Democrat MP Lembit Opik is appearing in The Political Party With Matt Forde at St James Studio in London. Opik, who is as famous for his antics outside Parliament as his achievements inside, is currently trying his luck as a stand-up.
Ian Anderson is the front man and flautist with Jethro Tull. His distinctive stance - standing on one foot playing the flute - put him and Jethro Tull on the musical map. In 1972 Jethro Tull released the album Thick as a Brick, and last year Ian put out the sequel, Thick as a Brick 2 - Whatever happened to Gerald Bostock which will be performed at the Royal Albert Hall in June.
Jo Bunting interviews performance poet Murray Lachlan Young. His new play The Incomers follows the story of Gordon and Celia on the night of their wedding anniversary. What starts as a simple celebration quickly unravels with one revelation after another until it becomes clear that no one has been telling the truth to anyone about anything for a very long time. The show is on tour in April and May.
Musician Edwyn Collins performs Dilemma from his new album Understated. Australian singer and songwriter Sarah Blasko performs God Fearing from her album I Awake.
Producer: Paula McGinley.
MON 12:00 Round the Horne (b007jr8c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 12:30 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show (b01rqbf9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 13:00 Paul Temple (b007w4dh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
MON 13:30 Julie Enfield Investigates (b007jl86)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
MON 14:00 15 Minute Drama (b01bldps)
Dickens in London
A Not-Overly-Particularly-Taken-Care-of Boy
by Michael Eaton. Five short plays broadcast to mark the bi-centenary of Charles Dickens's birth.
The theme of these plays is the Dickens's changing relationship with the city that fired his imagination. Each of the plays tells a unified, 'stand-alone' story, but it also contributes to an over-arching narrative - organised around the sounds of the city and the life story of the man whose footsteps pounded those streets.
A-Not-Particularly-Taken-Care-of Boy tells how the young Charles visited London as an eight-year old boy, in the care of his uncle. They become separated by the crowds, but with the help of a young gentleman, the terrors of the unknown city become part of a new world of stories. Based on 'Gone Astray' - written in 1853 about events c.1820; 'The Pantomime of Life' - written in 1837 and 'Meditations In Monmouth Street' - Sketches by Boz.
Cast
Boy ..... Hugo Docking
Young Gentleman ..... Samuel Barnett
Street Arab ..... Ryan Watson
Uncle ..... Sam Dale
Gog ..... Jude Akuwudike
Lad ..... Henry Devas
Judge / Magog ..... Sean Baker
Mother / Clothes Shop Woman ..... Joanna Monro
Wife ..... Deeivya Meir
Pal ..... Iain Batchelor
Music by Neil Brand
Directed by Jeremy Mortimer.
MON 14:15 Inside the Bermuda Triangle: The Mysteries Solved (b00mkx4q)
Episode 4
Investigative journalist Tom Mangold journeys inside the Bermuda Triangle to try to get to the truth about this mysterious area.
Tom meets the most recent of the many Bermuda Triangle authors who have perpetuated the myth since the 1950s, and puts his ideas and theories to the test.
A Ladbroke Radio production for BBC Radio 4.
MON 14:30 Kingsley Amis - Lucky Jim (b00srqfs)
Episode 11
Jim Dixon makes his unconventional and infamous speech and includes his impression of Evelyn Waugh. Read by Martin Jarvis.
The all-time classic comic novel of academic life written by Kingsley Amis, Lucky Jim lists the fortunes - or rather misfortunes - of Jim Dixon, a man of many faces, most of which don't fit his surroundings.
Produced and abridged by Pat McLoughlin.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1992.
MON 14:45 Chinua Achebe - Things Fall Apart (b01rv78d)
Episode 6
Okonkwo joins his friend Obierika to celebrate his daughter's wedding. Classic novel read by Chuk Iwuji.
MON 15:00 Don Taylor - God's Revolution (b00vc9ps)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
MON 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b01rqd73)
Mel presents Anne Fine's story A Sudden Glow of Gold. Plus, Horrid Henry author Francesca Simon's favourite books, and - not horrid (really?) - a man who loves cockroaches!
MON 17:00 Coming Alive (b00j62ln)
Series 3
Endings and Beginnings
As Terry comes to the end of his sentence, will he and Sandra finally get together? Stars Karl Howman and Phyllis Logan.
MON 17:30 Edge Falls (b00dnyjs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
MON 18:00 Doctor Who (b01j9hsh)
Survival of the Fittest
Episode 4
With time running out for the Vrill, Klein has to confront their greatest threat alone. Seventh Doctor adventure stars Sylvester McCoy and Tracey Childs.
MON 18:30 Wally K Daly (b007k3zb)
The Silent Scream
Episode 2
The aliens are standing by to invade, but is there an even bigger threat to humanity?
Wally K. Daly's sequel to 'Before the Screaming Begins'.
CAST:
Tom Harris …. James Laurenson
A.P. Smith …. Donald Hewlett
Prime Minister …. Colin Douglas
Silkin …. Peter Wickham
Sally Harris …. Hannah Gordon
Opposition MP/Colonel …. Peter Williams
Andy …. Elizabeth Lindsay
Gloria/Cabinet Minister …. Brenda Kaye
Second Pilot/PC …. Gregory de Polnay
Alien Controller/Cabinet Minister …. Manning Wilson
Second Boy …. Tim Bentinck
First Girl …. Alison Draper
Audio from Wally K. Daly's own collection and reversioned into three parts by BBC Radio 4 Extra
Producer: Martin Jenkins
First broadcast as a ninety-minute Saturday Night Drama on BBC Radio 4 in 1979.
MON 19:00 Round the Horne (b007jr8c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 19:30 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show (b01rqbf9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 20:00 Paul Temple (b007w4dh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
MON 20:30 Julie Enfield Investigates (b007jl86)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
MON 21:00 Red Herrings (b01hmv4m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
MON 21:15 Loose Ends (b01rqbhj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
MON 22:00 Just a Minute (b01rl6cp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
MON 22:30 Isy Suttie's Love Letters (b01rqbmc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
MON 23:00 The Now Show (b01rlsvz)
Series 39
Episode 8
Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis are joined by Jon Holmes, Mitch Benn, Matt Forde and Cariad Lloyd to present a comic review of the week's news. Producer: Colin Anderson.
MON 23:30 Comic to Comic (b007vmc3)
Series 1
Jeremy Hardy
Comedian Jeremy Hardy looks back over his career and discusses satire, bad singing and the romance of cardigans...
Series in which Bruce Morton talks to top stand-up comedians about life, the universe and comedy.
Producer: Carol Purcell
First broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland in September 2005.


TUESDAY 09 APRIL 2013

TUE 00:00 Doctor Who (b01j9hsh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:30 Wally K Daly (b007k3zb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 Paul Temple (b007w4dh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 Julie Enfield Investigates (b007jl86)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 Isy Suttie's Love Letters (b01rqbmc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:30 A Look Back at the Future (b01rqbqk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 Don Taylor - God's Revolution (b00vc9ps)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 Red Herrings (b01hmv4m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:15 Loose Ends (b01rqbhj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 Coming Alive (b00j62ln)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Monday]
TUE 05:30 Edge Falls (b00dnyjs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday]
TUE 06:00 Paul Temple (b007w2hz)
Paul Temple and the Alex Affair
7. The Girl in Brown
The debonair detective returns to Canterbury in search of 'Alex', when Leo Brent looks to be in danger.
Francis Durbridge's thriller stars Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve in another intriguing case for BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife.
Paul Temple …. Peter Coke
Steve …. Marjorie Westbury
Sir Graham Forbes …. James Thomason
Inspector Crane …. Haydn Jones
Wilfred Davis …. Basil Jones
Ricky …. Frank Henderson
Dr Kohima …. Roy Lefebvre
Leo Brent …. Dennis Hawthorne
Taxi Driver …. Alan Dudley
Walter …. David Brierly
Thomas …. Leroy Lingwood
Producer: Martin C Webster
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in March 1968.
TUE 06:30 Julie Enfield Investigates (b007jl8k)
The Net and the Canal
Tarantulas in Trojan Horses
A mysterious internet hacker is complicating murder inquiries for Julie Enfield - and there's a fresh find along Regent's Canal.
Atmospheric thriller written by Nick Fisher.
Starring Imelda Staunton as Julie Enfield, Geoffrey Matthews as Dad, Ross Livingstone as DS Lawrence Evans, Denys Hawthorne as Goodfellow and John Hollis as Honest Jack.
Producer: Richard Wortley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1996.
TUE 07:00 The Million Pound Radio Show (b00b0jzg)
Series 3
Episode 6
Diabolical ways to look after your money. Andy Hamilton and Nick Revell's sharp humour, with Harry Enfield. From November 1987.
TUE 07:30 Thom Tuck Goes Straight to DVD (b01rl8nd)
Steven Seagal
In his debut solo Radio 4 show, comedian Thom Tuck recounted heart-rending tales of loves lost while drawing comparisons with 54 Straight-to-DVD Disney movies he'd watched, so we don't ever have to.
Thom now turns his attention to other genres of Straight-to-DVD movies - seeking out further underrated gems and drawing parallels with captivating personal tales from his own life experience, backed by cinematic music, so we can rest easy.
In this first episode, Thom looks at the action film genre. Steven Seagal has made 27 sub-masterpieces of Straight-to-DVD action films. Thom has managed to extricate himself from the same number of scrapes during his life. He grabbed a man's face! Seagal punched a man's face!
"...a seductive experience" The Guardian
Produced by Lianne Coop.
TUE 08:00 The Goon Show (b007jq0n)
Vintage Goons
The Dreaded Piano Clubber
Henry Crun must face the music as a mad assailant threatens the Nation. Starring Spike Milligan. Re-recording from March 1958.
TUE 08:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b008m7bz)
Series 4
The Outing
Author Gerald is surprised over his wife Charlotte's enthusiasm for a day trip.
The convoluted chronicle of an optimistic author starring Ian Carmichael as Gerald C Potter and Charlotte Mitchell as his wife, Diana.
With John Church.
Written by Basil Boothroyd.
Producer: Bobby Jaye
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1981.
TUE 09:00 The Now Show (b01rlsvz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday]
TUE 09:30 Comic to Comic (b007vmc3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:30 on Monday]
TUE 10:00 Don Taylor - God's Revolution (b00vcwhw)
For the Agreement of the Sword
1649, and Cromwell is determined to foil the soldiers' rebellion. English Civil War drama with Bernard Hepton and Graham Blockey.
TUE 11:00 Red Herrings (b01hn1zg)
Series 2
Catch 13
By Andrew Taylor. Will two bungling would-be robbers in a petty art heist have the last laugh after all? Read by James Fleet.
TUE 11:15 John Peacock - London Particulars (b008p7qg)
The Last of the Bow Street Runners
London 1839, and Katherine turns to old-school detective Pip Shepherd when her sweetheart Michael disappears. Stars Todd Carty.
TUE 12:00 The Goon Show (b007jq0n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 12:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b008m7bz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 13:00 Paul Temple (b007w2hz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
TUE 13:30 Julie Enfield Investigates (b007jl8k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
TUE 14:00 15 Minute Drama (b01bllx7)
Dickens in London
Boz
by Michael Eaton
The strange Young Gentleman is now working for The Morning Chronicle, and has established himself as the swiftest and best-dressed Parliamentary Reporter, earning a decent salary of five guineas a week, taking down shorthand reports of debates in the House. But he has ambitions to write his own stories. Based on 'Thoughts About People' (1835), 'A Dinner at Poplar Walk' from The Monthly Magazine (1833), 'Sketches By Boz' in general and 'A Parliamentary Sketch' (1836).
Cast
Young Gentleman / Boz ..... Samuel Barnett
Manager / Conductor ..... Brian Bowles
Augustus Minns ..... Nyasha Hatendi
Alexander ..... Bertie Gilbert
Cousin ..... Jane Whittenshaw
Clerk ..... Iain Batchelor
Husband... Stuart Mcloughlin
Landlady .... Sally Orrock
Member / Waiter ..... Jude Akuwudike
Confectioner ..... Sean Baker
Passenger ..... Alex Tregear
Apprentices... Adeel Akhtar, Henry Devas
Drunken Woman ..... Claire Harry
Music by Neil Brand
Directed by Jeremy Mortimer.
TUE 14:15 Inside the Bermuda Triangle: The Mysteries Solved (b00mkx4s)
Episode 5
Investigative journalist Tom Mangold journeys inside the Bermuda Triangle to try to get to the truth about this mysterious area.
Tom's scepticism is challenged by a pilot whose experience in the Triangle suggests that something strange may, in fact, be out there.
A Ladbroke Radio production for BBC Radio 4.
TUE 14:30 Kingsley Amis - Lucky Jim (b00srwxb)
Episode 12
Some good news leaves lecturer Jim Dixon tickled pink, but he faces a race against time. Concluded by Martin Jarvis.
TUE 14:45 Chinua Achebe - Things Fall Apart (b01rv78g)
Episode 7
Forced into exile, Okonkwo returns to his mother's clan with his three wives and 11 children. Classic novel read by Chuk Iwuji.
TUE 15:00 Don Taylor - God's Revolution (b00vcwhw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
TUE 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b01rqgcf)
Mel continues Anne Fine's A Sudden Glow of Gold. Plus, excited camels make the most extraordinary noise, and Saci Lloyd recommends favourite books.
TUE 17:00 The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket (b01rqgch)
Fit for Anything
Dame Hilda's solution for putting on weight is a tandem bicycle. Stars Dr Evadne Hinge and Dame Hilda Bracket. From July 1984.
TUE 17:30 The Million Pound Radio Show (b00b0jzg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
TUE 18:00 Doctor Who (b01j9mzg)
The Architects of History
Episode 1
A time traveller arrives at a Moon base to save the Earth, but it's not who you think. Seventh Doctor adventure stars Sylvester McCoy and Tracey Childs.
TUE 18:30 Wally K Daly (b007k406)
The Silent Scream
Episode 3
As the alien takeover deadline approaches, can humanity fend off enemies from without and within?
Wally K. Daly's sequel to 'Before the Screaming Begins'.
CAST:
Tom Harris …. James Laurenson
A.P. Smith …. Donald Hewlett
Prime Minister …. Colin Douglas
Silkin …. Peter Wickham
Sally Harris …. Hannah Gordon
Opposition MP/Colonel …. Peter Williams
Andy …. Elizabeth Lindsay
Gloria/Cabinet Minister …. Brenda Kaye
Second Pilot/PC …. Gregory de Polnay
Alien Controller/Cabinet Minister …. Manning Wilson
Second Boy …. Tim Bentinck
First Girl …. Alison Draper
Audio from Wally K. Daly's own collection and reversioned into three parts by BBC Radio 4 Extra
Producer: Martin Jenkins
First broadcast as a ninety-minute Saturday Night Drama on BBC Radio 4 in 1979.
TUE 19:00 The Goon Show (b007jq0n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 19:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b008m7bz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 20:00 Paul Temple (b007w2hz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
TUE 20:30 Julie Enfield Investigates (b007jl8k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
TUE 21:00 Red Herrings (b01hn1zg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
TUE 21:15 John Peacock - London Particulars (b008p7qg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
TUE 22:00 Thom Tuck Goes Straight to DVD (b01rl8nd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
TUE 22:30 Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off (b00fnfnn)
Series 1
Bolivia
The naive gap year student's South American audio diary of his bird-watching mishaps. Stars Marcus Brigstocke. From July 2002.
TUE 23:00 Hut 33 (b00lv795)
Series 1
Don't Bet on It
The Bletchley Park codebreakers must play football against Italian prisoners of war.
Set in Bletchley Park in 1941, three code-breakers are forced to share a draughty wooden hut, as they try to break German ciphers. Unfortunately, they hate each other.
CAST:
Charles …. Robert Bathurst
Archie …. Tom Goodman-Hill
Minka …. Olivia Colman
Gordon …. Fergus Craig
Mrs Best …. Lill Roughley
Joshua …. Alex MacQueen
Written by James Cary.
Producer: Adam Bromley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2007.
TUE 23:30 Brian Appleton's History of Rock 'n' Roll (b00fw3zq)
Come Up and See Me
How Brian's interruption of a recording session inadvertently gave Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel their biggest hit.
More revelations from rock musicologist and part-time media studies tutor Brian Appleton
Series of comic lectures, written and performed by Graham Fellows.
Producer: Dawn Ellis
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2001.
TUE 23:45 No Tomatoes (b0080jxn)
Train Times
Time warnings from Paul Copley and Helen Moon. Sketch show mixing up language and sounds. From October 2007.


WEDNESDAY 10 APRIL 2013

WED 00:00 Doctor Who (b01j9mzg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 Wally K Daly (b007k406)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 Paul Temple (b007w2hz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 Julie Enfield Investigates (b007jl8k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 The Now Show (b01rlsvz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday]
WED 02:30 Comic to Comic (b007vmc3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:30 on Monday]
WED 03:00 Don Taylor - God's Revolution (b00vcwhw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 Red Herrings (b01hn1zg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:15 John Peacock - London Particulars (b008p7qg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket (b01rqgch)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Tuesday]
WED 05:30 The Million Pound Radio Show (b00b0jzg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday]
WED 06:00 Paul Temple (b007w39f)
Paul Temple and the Alex Affair
8. Introducing Alex
The suave sleuth invites the key players to his home, but has he finally managed to identify the blackmailing murderer?
Francis Durbridge's thriller stars Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve in the conclusion of another intriguing case for BBC radio's smoothest investigator and his glamorous wife.
Paul Temple …. Peter Coke
Steve …. Marjorie Westbury
Sir Graham Forbes …. James Thomason
Inspector Crane …. Haydn Jones
Leo Brent …. Dennis Hawthorne
Wilfred Davis …. Basil Jones
Ricky …. Frank Henderson
Dr Kohima …. Roy Lefebvre
Mrs Trevelyan …. Barbara Mitchell
Carl Lathom …. Simon Lack
Producer: Martin C Webster
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in March 1968.
WED 06:30 Julie Enfield Investigates (b007jl8s)
The Net and the Canal
Beyond the Firewall
Detective Superintendent Julie Enfield thinks she's moving closer to a solving the murder mystery, but her internet tormentor has other ideas...
The conclusion of Nick Fisher's atmospheric thriller.
Starring Imelda Staunton as Julie Enfield, Geoffrey Matthews as Dad, Ross Livingstone as DS Lawrence Evans, Denys Hawthorne as Goodfellow and Jane Whittenshaw as Charmaine.
Producer: Richard Wortley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1996.
WED 07:00 The Attractive Young Rabbi (b007k1mc)
Series 1
The Engagement
Rabbi Sue's announcement sparks fury from her rival Rabbi Abraham.
The first of three series of Barry Grossman’s comedy-drama about the collision between the old and the new in the Jewish community of Hillfield.
Starring David De Keyser as Rabbi Abraham Fine. Tracy-Ann Oberman as Rabbi Su Jacobs, Doreen Mantle as Sadie Fine, Henry Goodman as Melvin, Jonathan Kydd as Brian, Diane Keen as Fay, John Bennett as David and Ben Crowe as Gary.
Music: Max Harris.
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1999.
WED 07:30 Alun Cochrane's Fun House (b01rlnhp)
The Kitchen
Comedian Alun Cochrane has a 25 year mortgage which he can only pay off by being funny. In this series he takes us on a room by room, stand up tour of his house.
He has a fridge that beeps at him when he doesn't move quickly enough and a fire alarm he can't reach. His relationship with his house is a complicated one.
A hoarder of funny and original observations on everyday life, Alun invites us to help him de-clutter his mind and tidy his ideas into one of those bags that you hoover all the air out of and keep under your bed. This show will help Alun and his house work through their relationship issues and prevent a separation that Alun can ill afford; at least not until the market picks up anyway.
Performers: Alun Cochrane and Gavin Osborn
Writers: Alun Cochrane and Andy Wolton
Producer: Carl Cooper.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2013.
WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007k0pd)
Series 1
The Sheik
The Lad signs to Sid's new studio, but filming doesn't quite go to plan.
Starring Tony Hancock.
With Moira Lister, Bill Kerr, Sidney James and Kenneth Williams.
Written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.
Theme and incidental music composed by Wally Stott. Recorded by the BBC Revue Orchestra conducted by Harry Rabinowitz.
Producer: Dennis Main Wilson
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in February 1955.
WED 08:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00cgl74)
Series 5
Episode 8
A travelogue of Wales, major surgery - and a trip to Venus.
More quick-fire sketches, terrible puns, humorous songs and parodies.
Stars Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Cleese, David Hatch, Jo Kendall and Bill Oddie.
Written by Eric Idle, Bill Oddie and Graeme Garden. With Ray Butler and Ian Fagelson.
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, Leon Cohen and Bill Oddie.
Producer: Humphrey Barclay
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in June 1967.
WED 09:00 Winston (b007svwq)
Winston Comes to Town
The Best Place for Them
With Father set for an old folk's home - can old rogue Winston save the day for Nancy?
Peter Tinniswood's bawdy comedy serial stars Bill Wallis as Winston, Maurice Denham as Father, Shirley Dixon as Nancy, Liz Goulding as Rosie and Christian Rodska as William.
Director: Shaun MacLoughlin.
First broadcast on BBC Radio in February 1990.
WED 09:30 It's Your Round (b00yjs4p)
Series 1
Episode 1
It's the comedy panel show with no format!
Find out what hilarity ensues when Rufus Hound, Miles Jupp, Sara Pascoe and Adam Hills do battle in the games that each of them have brought along,
Stand by for "Them Next Door", "What Does My Dad Know?", "Come To Romford!" and "Newspaper Headline or Cryptic Crossword Clue".
All these games are untried, untested and unpredictable so it could all end in disaster. But that's all part of the fun!
Angus Deayton is the host valiantly trying to keep the show together.
Writers: Angus Deayton, Ged Parsons and Paul Powell
Devised by Benjamin Partridge
Producer: Sam Michell.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2011.
WED 10:00 James Hilton - Lost Horizon (b00tnrv2)
The Kidnapping
During May 1931, the revolutionary situation in Baskul worsened and Air Force machines arrived from Peshawar to evacuate the residents.
A few miscellaneous aircraft were also employed - among them one lent by the Maharajah of Chandapore. In this, four passengers embarked: Miss Roberta Brinklow, of the Eastern Mission; Henry D Barnard, a US citizen; Hugh Conway, HM Consul; and Captain Charles Mallinson, HM Vice-Consul.
Mysteriously none of them reached their destination.
James Hilton's novel about Shangri-La, the mystical lamasery hidden in the mountains of Tibet.
Three-part dramatisation by Barry Campbell.
Starring Derek Jacobi as Hugh Conway, Andrew Branch as Mallinson, Alan Tilvern as Barnard, Carol Marsh as Miss Brinklow, John Livesey as Rutherford, Sion Probert as Wyland, Alaric Cotter as Hilton, Gary Cady as Sanders, John Bull as the Doctor and Garard Green as Chang.
Pianist: Antony Miall
Producer: Graham Gauld
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1981.
WED 11:00 Opening Lines (b00d4f0g)
Series 10
The Deep
Miranda and Andy's idyllic holiday in the tropics ends up exposing rifts in their relationship. Read by Helen Longworth.
WED 11:15 John Peacock - London Particulars (b008p9l1)
A Cuckoo in the Nest
A man lost at sea returns to claim his fortune. Bow Street runner Pip and Peeler Thomas investigate. Stars Charles Simpson.
WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007k0pd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00cgl74)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 13:00 Paul Temple (b007w39f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
WED 13:30 Julie Enfield Investigates (b007jl8s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
WED 14:00 15 Minute Drama (b01bm0p3)
Dickens in London
The Sparkler of Albion
by Michael Eaton
Has there ever been a more successful writer? Has there ever been a more well-beloved writer? Dickens can go anywhere and do anything. And this evening he is going out for a jaunt with the detective police. Inspector Field who is now the Chief of the Detective Department at Scotland Yard, greets 'The Sparkler of Albion' like an old friend. They have some ground to cover, is he up for it? Of course he is. Largely a dramatisation of 'On Duty With Inspector Field' - written in June 1851 - with some material from 'A December Vision' - written in 1850 and 'Bleak House' - begun in 1852.
Cast
The Sparkler of Albion .... Alex Jennings
Inspector Field ..... Elliot Levey
Jo ..... Ryan Watson
Sgt. Williams ..... Stuart McLoughlin
Bark ..... Sam Dale
Constable ..... Nyasha Hatendi
Rogers ..... Brian Bowles
Earl of Warwick ..... Sean Baker
Drunken Woman ..... Claire Harry
With Adeel Akhtar, Iain Batchelor, Henry Devas
Music by Neil Brand
Directed by Jeremy Mortimer.
WED 14:15 Inside the Bermuda Triangle: The Mysteries Solved (b00mq5x8)
Episode 6
Investigative journalist Tom Mangold journeys inside the Bermuda Triangle to try to get to the truth about this mysterious area.
Tom tracks down one of the original Bermuda Triangle authors and discovers that the pursuit of truth was not necessarily the priority when the story was first told.
A Ladbroke Radio production for BBC Radio 4.
WED 14:30 Evelyn Waugh - Scoop (b01rpfj6)
Episode 1
4 Extra Debut. The Daily Beast needs a man in Ishmaelia to cover a brewing crisis. Is William Boot really the right man? Read by Robert Hardy.
WED 14:45 Chinua Achebe - Things Fall Apart (b01rv78j)
Episode 8
Missionaries arrive in the village and ask for land on which to build a church. Classic novel read by Chuk Iwuji.
WED 15:00 James Hilton - Lost Horizon (b00tnrv2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
WED 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b01rqlcm)
Mel continues Anne Fine's A Sudden Glow of Gold, plus a man who has flown on a real magic carpet (he really has!) and the Inheritance Tracks of children's laureate Julia Donaldson.
WED 17:00 Stilgoe's Around (b007k36s)
From 23/04/1984
Vintage Stilgoe? A good year for comedy?
Richard Stilgoe muses on booze at the World Wine Fair, Bristol.
With Emma Thompson and The Cambridge Buskers
Producer: Mike Craig
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1984.
WED 17:30 The Attractive Young Rabbi (b007k1mc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
WED 18:00 Doctor Who (b01jb1xw)
The Architects of History
Episode 2
Dr Klein recruits her reluctant prisoner to help fight the invading Selachians. Seventh Doctor adventure stars Sylvester McCoy and Tracey Childs.
WED 18:30 The Scarifyers (b007wfl3)
The Nazad Conspiracy
Episode 1
Murder unites an inspector and professor in a terrifying supernatural journey. Stars Nicholas Courtney and Terry Molloy.
WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007k0pd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00cgl74)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 20:00 Paul Temple (b007w39f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
WED 20:30 Julie Enfield Investigates (b007jl8s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
WED 21:00 Opening Lines (b00d4f0g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
WED 21:15 John Peacock - London Particulars (b008p9l1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
WED 22:00 Alun Cochrane's Fun House (b01rlnhp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
WED 22:30 The Mark Steel Solution (b007jmsj)
Series 1
All Judges Must Be Ex-Convicts
Radical proposals to change our lives for the better, with a drastic legal shake-up.
Written by Mark Steel and Pete Sinclair, who also perform with the help of Maria McErlane.
Give him 30 minutes and Mark will convince you of anything in the series that aims to prove that the ridiculous really is very sensible indeed.
Producer: Turan Ali
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in October 1992.
WED 23:00 We Are Klang: Amazing Lives (b007k3hw)
Max Phantasmo
The controversial American comedian, by those who know him. Spoof starring Greg Davies and Steve Hall. From April 2007.
WED 23:30 At Home With The Snails (b00c8rbm)
Series 2
Episode 3
Snail obsessed Alex’s plan to rescue snails by bringing them home hits a snag..,
George and Beverly continue faking their deaths in order to bring their family closer.
Second series of Gerard Foster's comedy drama
George ..... Geoffrey Palmer
Beverley ..... Angela Thorne
Alex ..... Gerard Foster
Rose ..... Miranda Hart
Hosana ..... Debra Stephenson
Roger ..... Richie Webb
Producer: Jane Berthoud
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2002.


THURSDAY 11 APRIL 2013

THU 00:00 Doctor Who (b01jb1xw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 The Scarifyers (b007wfl3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Paul Temple (b007w39f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Julie Enfield Investigates (b007jl8s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Winston (b007svwq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:30 It's Your Round (b00yjs4p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 James Hilton - Lost Horizon (b00tnrv2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 Opening Lines (b00d4f0g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:15 John Peacock - London Particulars (b008p9l1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Stilgoe's Around (b007k36s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Wednesday]
THU 05:30 The Attractive Young Rabbi (b007k1mc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Wednesday]
THU 06:00 Wimsey (b007jw7f)
Five Red Herrings
1. The Body in the Burn
Aristocratic sleuth, Lord Peter Wimsey, goes on a Scottish fishing holiday in Kircudbright, but ends up catching more than trout - when he's called upon to investigate the death of a local artist.
Ian Carmichael stars as Lord Peter Wimsey.
The British gentleman detective features in a number of detective novels and short stories by English crime writer, Dorothy L Sayers.
‘The Five Red Herrings’ was first published in 1931. Adapted for radio in eight episodes by Chris Miller.
Lord Peter Wimsey …. Ian Carmichael
Bunter …. Peter Jones
Murdoch …. Bruce Bennett
Waters …. Bill Wallace
Campbell/Dr Cameron …. Trevor Martin
McAdam …. Alaric Cotter
Sgt Dalziel …. John Graham
Mrs Strachan …. Hazel McBride
Strachan …. Gordon Clyde
Classy and sharp-witted, aristocratic amateur sleuth Lord Peter Bredon Wimsey was born in 1890 and educated at Eton and Oxford, before serving in the military during the First World War.
Ian Carmichael appeared as Lord Peter Wimsey for BBC Radio from 1973 to 1983, in addition to the BBC TV adaptations that were broadcast between 1972 and 1975.
Producer: Simon Brett.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1978.
THU 06:30 Russell Thorndike - The Last of Doctor Syn (b00pl15k)
Episode 1
The King's Men are out to catch the smugglers and their elusive ringleader. Russell Thorndike's adventure read by Rufus Sewell.
THU 07:00 Do Nothing 'Til You Hear From Me (b0076h4q)
Series 1
Body and Soul
At a bandmate's funeral, musicians Roy and George face up to their own mortality. Stars Ram Jam Holder. From September 2003.
THU 07:30 Mark Thomas: The Manifesto (b01rlrjj)
Series 5
Bridport
Comedian and activist Mark Thomas travels to Bridport, Dorset to compile a People's Manifesto using policies suggested by his studio audience.
Producer: Colin Anderson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2013.
THU 08:00 It Sticks Out Half A Mile (b007jq64)
War Damage
Wilson, Pike and Hodges go to London to try and claim compensation for their pier in Frambourne-on-Sea.
A seaside saga of pier perpetuation starring John Le Mesurier, Ian Lavender and Bill Pertwee.
Arthur Wilson ...... John Le Mesurier
Frank Pike ...... Ian Lavender
Bert Hodges ...... Bill Pertwee
Miss Perkins ...... Vivienne Martin
Sir Wensley Smithers ...... Reginald Marsh
Written by Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles, based on the characters originally created by Jimmy Perry and David Croft.
Producer: Martin Fisher
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in September 1984.
THU 08:30 Take It From Here (b017gl1f)
From 26/05/1955
As their wedding looms, Eth worries she will make a bad wife for Ron Glum. Stars Jimmy Edwards and June Whitfield. From May 1955.
THU 09:00 The Newly Discovered Casebook of Sherlock Holmes (b00b9ftc)
Sherlock Holmes and the Glorious Doppelganger
Baker Street’s Great Detective Sherlock Holmes investigates when Queen Victoria suffers a severe personality change.
The ghastly truth is revealed at Buckingham Palace garden party.
Roy Hudd spoofs the famous sleuth in Tony Hare’s comedy series.
With Chris Emmett as Dr Watson, June Whitfield as Mrs Hudson and Geoffrey Whitehead as Moriarty.
Musical accompaniment: Ian Smith.
Producer: Chris Neill
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in January 1999.
THU 09:30 The 99p Challenge (b01rqnfh)
Series 5
Episode 4
Crazy panel show capers with Sue Perkins, Jon Holmes, Marcus Brigstocke, Rob Rouse and Armando Iannucci. From September 2004.
THU 10:00 James Hilton - Lost Horizon (b00tp809)
Shangri-La
Hugh Conway and the others are stranded in the Tibetan wilderness, but a man named Chang comes to their aid. Stars Derek Jacobi.
THU 11:00 Opening Lines (b00d4f0l)
Series 10
Put the Radiator on, Get the Coffee Going
Series showcasing cutting-edge contemporary writing.
In Anna Britten's story, a young decorator's encounter with a middle-aged divorcee and a dragonfly give him unexpected inspiration for a colour scheme.
Read by Mike Bailey.
THU 11:15 John Peacock - London Particulars (b008pbw2)
Out on the Drag
Victorian Peelers Pip and Thomas go undercover to infiltrate a gang, but get more than they bargained for. Stars Todd Carty.
THU 12:00 It Sticks Out Half A Mile (b007jq64)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 12:30 Take It From Here (b017gl1f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 13:00 Wimsey (b007jw7f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
THU 13:30 Russell Thorndike - The Last of Doctor Syn (b00pl15k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
THU 14:00 15 Minute Drama (b01bmlt4)
Dickens in London
The Uncommercial Traveller
by Michael Eaton
Almost a decade on and Dickens is still night walking. But now it is because he can no longer sleep. His attitude towards the city has transformed: 'London is a vile place, I sincerely believe I see that great heavy canopy lowering over the housetops... the meanness of Regent Street...the abortive ugliness of Trafalgar Square...London is shabby by daylight, shabbier by gaslight.' Based upon his statement: 'Personal'- written in June 1858 - and The Uncommercial Traveller essays: His General Line Of Business; City of London Churches; The City of the Absent; Shy Neighbourhoods; Night Walks and Two views of a Cheap Theatre - written in 1860.
Cast
The Uncommercial Traveller ..... Alex Jennings
Catherine Dickens..... Jane Whittenshaw
Boy ..... Hugo Docking
Steerforth ..... Stuart McLoughlin
Policeman..... Brian Bowles
Waitress ..... Alex Tregear
Confectioner ..... Sean Baker
Music by Neil Brand
Directed by Jeremy Mortimer.
THU 14:15 Inside the Bermuda Triangle: The Mysteries Solved (b00mq5t8)
Episode 7
Investigative journalist Tom Mangold journeys inside the Bermuda Triangle to try to get to the truth about this mysterious area.
Tom pursues the truth about Charles Berlitz, the man who wrote the all-time Bermuda Triangle bestseller. He hears from critics of Berlitz's para-science and speaks to Berlitz's biggest fan, his surviving daughter, Lin Hilton.
A Ladbroke Radio production for BBC Radio 4.
THU 14:30 Evelyn Waugh - Scoop (b01rqnm6)
Episode 2
William Boot prepares for his excursion abroad, and Lord Copper fills him in on the political situation. Read by Robert Hardy.
THU 14:45 Chinua Achebe - Things Fall Apart (b01rv78l)
Episode 9
The seven years of exile are at an end and Okonkwo prepares to return to his clan. Classic novel read by Chuk Iwuji.
THU 15:00 James Hilton - Lost Horizon (b00tp809)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
THU 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b01rqnm8)
Mel continues Anne Fine's magical A Sudden Glow of Gold and flies 'panto-style'. Plus, Inspector Singh author Shamini Flint recommends books for younger readers.
THU 17:00 Ballylenon (b007q9kc)
Series 2
Episode 2
Phonsie and his diminutive sidekick, columnist Stumpy Bonnar, battle to keep young Josie from the clutches of Packy McGoldrick, but have they met their match?
Series set in the sleepy town of Ballylenon, Co Donegal, in 1954, before the days of mass tourism and proper plumbing in every home.
Written by Christopher Fitz-Simon.
Phonsie Doherty …. T.P. McKenna
Muriel McConkey …. Margaret D'Arcy
Vera McConkey …. Stella McCusker
Vivienne Boal …. Aine McCartney
Guard Gallagher …. John Hewitt
Stumpy Bonnar …. Gerard McSorley
Packy McGoldrick …. Charlie Bonnar
Josie Doherty …. Ciara McKeown
Music arranged and performed by Stephanie Hughes.
Director: Eoin O'Callaghan
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1995.
THU 17:30 Do Nothing 'Til You Hear From Me (b0076h4q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
THU 18:00 Doctor Who (b01jcc0m)
The Architects of History
Episode 3
The Selachians appear to be in control of the Moon, but who is behind their success? Seventh Doctor adventure stars Sylvester McCoy and Tracey Childs.
THU 18:30 The Scarifyers (b007wv16)
The Nazad Conspiracy
Episode 2
As the Inspector fights for his life, the Professor discovers a sinister beast. Starring Nicholas Courtney and Terry Molloy.
THU 19:00 It Sticks Out Half A Mile (b007jq64)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 19:30 Take It From Here (b017gl1f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 20:00 Wimsey (b007jw7f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
THU 20:30 Russell Thorndike - The Last of Doctor Syn (b00pl15k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
THU 21:00 Opening Lines (b00d4f0l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
THU 21:15 John Peacock - London Particulars (b008pbw2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
THU 22:00 Mark Thomas: The Manifesto (b01rlrjj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
THU 22:30 Dave Podmore (b007wzp2)
Dave Podmore's Cricket Night
Episode 3
There's uproar when a Russian billionaire turns Pod's cricket ground into a supermarket, leaving Pod with divided loyalties.
Written by Christopher Douglas, Nick Newman and Andrew Nickolds.
Pod ...... Christopher Douglas
Andy Hamer ...... Andrew Nickolds
With Nick Newman, Nichola Sanderson, Ewan Bailey and Chris Pavlo.
Producer: Richard Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2004.
THU 23:00 Deep Trouble (b00sjp2s)
Series 1
Episode 2
The US Navy's special Seals force causes excitement aboard nuclear submarine Goliath. Stars Jim Field Smith. From October 2005.
THU 23:30 Revolting People (b007jzgq)
Series 1
A Helluva Lot of Storm Clouds
Cora discovers she is pregnant, which is embarrassing as she and Ezekiel haven't yet consummated their marriage.
Meanwhile Mary and Captain Brimshaw can hardly control their passion.
Historical sitcom set in Boston in 1770, written by Andy Hamilton and Jay Tarses.
Samuel Oliphant …. Jay Tarses
Sergeant McGurk …. Andy Hamilton
Mary Oliphant …. Sophie Thompson
Captain Brimshaw …. James Fleet
Ezekiel Spriggs …. Hugh Dennis
Cora Oliphant …. Felicity Montagu
Joshua Oliphant …. Tony Maudsley
Doctor Rutledge …. Philip Pope
Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2000.


FRIDAY 12 APRIL 2013

FRI 00:00 Doctor Who (b01jcc0m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 The Scarifyers (b007wv16)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Wimsey (b007jw7f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Russell Thorndike - The Last of Doctor Syn (b00pl15k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 The Newly Discovered Casebook of Sherlock Holmes (b00b9ftc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:30 The 99p Challenge (b01rqnfh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 James Hilton - Lost Horizon (b00tp809)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 Opening Lines (b00d4f0l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:15 John Peacock - London Particulars (b008pbw2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 Ballylenon (b007q9kc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Thursday]
FRI 05:30 Do Nothing 'Til You Hear From Me (b0076h4q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Thursday]
FRI 06:00 Wimsey (b00s6492)
Five Red Herrings
2. Disappearances
As Lord Peter Wimsey investigates the mysterious death of unpopular artist, Sandy Campbell - key suspects keep vanishing.
Ian Carmichael stars as Lord Peter Wimsey – the aristocratic amateur sleuth created by Dorothy L Sayers.
Dramatised by Chris Miller.
Lord Peter Wimsey …. Ian Carmichael
Bunter …. Peter Jones
Sir Maxwell Jameson …. Garard Green
Sgt Dalziel …. John Graham
Mrs Faron …. Frances Jeater
Miss Selby …. Nell Brennan
Miss Cochran …. Audrey Muir
Inspector MacPherson …. Don McKillopp
Allcock …. Peter Wickham
Hammond/PC Duncan …. David Strong
Betty …. Heather Bell
Jock Graham …. Christopher Scoular
Producer: Simon Brett.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1978.
FRI 06:30 Russell Thorndike - The Last of Doctor Syn (b00pl95h)
Episode 2
Dr Pepper's inquest opens and the daredevil takes Jerry Jerk under his wing. 18th century adventure read by Rufus Sewell.
FRI 07:00 The Right Time (b00fvbgz)
Series 2
Episode 5
Seeking treasure with metal detectors - and B & B holidays - with a twist!
Sketch show for people growing older disgracefully. Written and performed by people who've lived a bit.
Stars Eleanor Bron, Graeme Garden, Neil Innes, Paula Wilcox, Clive Swift and Roger Blake.
Written by Graeme Garden, Neil Innes, Julie Balloo, Colin Bostock-Smith, John Pidgeon, Jan Etherington, Peter Spence and Andrew Nickolds.
Music by Ronnie & The Rex.
Producer: Helen Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2002.
FRI 07:30 Believe It! (b01h73pg)
Series 1
Drink
Believe it!
Celebrity autobiographies are everywhere. Richard Wilson has always said he'd never write one.
Based on glimmers of truth, BELIEVE IT is the hilarious, bizarre, revealing (and, most importantly, untrue) celebrity radiography of Richard Wilson.
He narrates the series, weaving in and out of dramatised scenes from his fictional life-story. He plays a heavily exaggerated version of himself: a Scots actor and national treasure, unmarried, private, passionate about politics, theatre and Manchester United (all true), who's a confidant of the powerful and has survived childhood poverty, a drunken father, years of fruitless grind, too much success, monstrosity, addiction, charity work, secret work for governments and fierce rivalry with Sean Connery (not true). All the melodramatic staples of celebrity-autobiography are wonderfully undercut by Richard's deadpan delivery.
(The title - in case you hadn't spotted - is an unashamed reference to his famous catchphrase.)
Richard is supported by a small core cast viz:
David Tennant
John Sessions
Lewis Macleod
Arabella Weir
And Jane Slavin
Who plays anyone and everyone!
Ghost written by Jon Canter
Produced by: Clive Brill
A Pacificus Production for BBC Radio 4.
FRI 08:00 The TV Lark (b01cwsl9)
The Potarneyland Election
Troutbridge TV hitches a lift aboard a destroyer to cover a far flung historic ballot.
After 4 series of 'The Navy Lark', the BBC decided the comedy crew needed a new setting, so where better than brand new independent station, Troutbridge TV?
However, after just 10 episodes, this proved to be only a temporary change of course for the crew of HMS Troutbridge - as the crew were soon back aboard 'The Navy Lark'.
Stars Jon Pertwee as the Floor Manager, Leslie Phillips as The Director, Stephen Murray as the Producer, Ronnie Barker as Fatso Johnson ( and Lt Samuel Pepys Washington Birt/Harold MacMillan and Commander Stanton) and Richard Caldicote as the Deputy Controller.
Scripted by Lawrie Wyman
Producer: Alastair Scott Johnston.
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in March 1963.
FRI 08:30 J Kingston Platt (b01rr6y0)
Romance
A touching tale of unexpected romance.
London in the Blitz gave rise to some surprising opportunities - and some surprising consequences.
The doyen of British showbiz, the insider's insider, J Kingston Platt returns to the wireless with more unusually true stories.
Written and read by Peter Jones
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1993.
FRI 09:00 Bristow (b007tdnn)
Series 3
Of Moles and Men
The office rebel returns with some inside information which must surely lead to promotion.
Michael Williams stars as Bristow
Frank Dickens' sitcom is based on his famous long-running newspaper cartoon strip about the Chester-Perry buying clerk.
Bristow ...... Michael Williams
Jones ...... Rodney Bewes
Mrs Purdy ...... Dora Bryan
Hewitt ...... Owen Brenman
Gert ...... Liz Frazer
Daisy ...... Joan Sims
Fred Stokes ...... David Battley
Miss Glockling ...... Carol Starks
Teacher ...... Jane Booker
Miss Sunman ...... Katy Odey
Fudge ...... Jon Glover
Music: John Whitehall
Producer: Neil Cargill
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2000.
FRI 09:30 Act Your Age (b00q3gjg)
Series 2
Episode 2
Simon Mayo hosts the comedy show that pits the comic generations against each other to find out which is the funniest.
Team captains Jon Richardson, Lucy Porter and Adrian Walsh are joined by Jack Whitehall, Sarah Kendall and Ronnie Golden.
Producers: Ashley Blaker and Bill Matthews.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2010.
FRI 10:00 James Hilton - Lost Horizon (b00tp95x)
The Inheritance
Hugh Conway's old acquaintances try to discover if there's any truth behind his Shangri-La adventure. Stars Derek Jacobi.
FRI 11:00 Opening Lines (b00d4f0n)
Series 10
Pink or Blue
Series showcasing cutting-edge contemporary writing.
In Elizabeth Wells's story, gender stereotyping and dysfunctional families are seen through a teenager's eyes in small-town Canada.
Read by Maggie Blake.
FRI 11:15 John Peacock - London Particulars (b008pbr7)
The Kitten Houser
With a frightened young girl in danger, Pip and Thomas investigate a sophisticated vice ring. Stars Charles Simpson.
FRI 12:00 The TV Lark (b01cwsl9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 J Kingston Platt (b01rr6y0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
FRI 13:00 Wimsey (b00s6492)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
FRI 13:30 Russell Thorndike - The Last of Doctor Syn (b00pl95h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
FRI 14:00 15 Minute Drama (b01bmq2g)
Dickens in London
The Inimitable
by Michael Eaton
Dickens is an old man now, though he's not even sixty. His aching feet draw him irresistibly towards London's East End. All around he sees the same want and ignorance he wrote about all those years ago.
Why is he doing all these public readings? He can fool himself that it's because he wants the contact with his readers - no writer before him has ever had such an adoring Public - but is there another reason ?
Based on A Small Star in the East and On An Amateur Beat - written in 1869; and the reading of Sikes and Nancy - first given on his reading tour in 1868 and performed finally in 1870, three months before his death.
Inimitable ..... Antony Sher
Young Gentleman / Younger Self ..... Samuel Barnett
Mamie / Nurse ..... Sally Orrock
Creature ..... Ryan Watson
Dolby / Cabbie ..... Brian Bowles
Little Girl / Child ..... Deeivya Meir
Music by Neil Brand.
FRI 14:15 Inside the Bermuda Triangle: The Mysteries Solved (b00mq5tb)
Episode 8
Investigative journalist Tom Mangold journeys inside the Bermuda Triangle to try to get to the truth about this mysterious area.
Tom examines the relationship between the supposedly inexplicable disappearance of hundreds of seamen and aviators in the Bermuda Triangle, and the mythical lost kingdom of Atlantis.
A Ladbroke Radio production for BBC Radio 4.
FRI 14:30 Evelyn Waugh - Scoop (b01rr7y3)
Episode 3
Boot makes the acquaintance of Corker, and learns a little more about the tricks of the journalistic trade. Read by Robert Hardy.
FRI 14:45 Chinua Achebe - Things Fall Apart (b01rv78n)
Episode 10
The church has been destroyed and the elders are summoned before the District Commissioner. Classic novel read by Chuk Iwuji.
FRI 15:00 James Hilton - Lost Horizon (b00tp95x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
FRI 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b01rr845)
Mel presents the last chapter of Anne Fine's magical A Sudden Glow of Gold. Plus running a marathon in the desert, and Theresa Breslin recommends books for younger readers.
FRI 17:00 For Better or for Worse (b00gszmp)
Series 1
Episode 5
When Bernard is called into work on a Sunday, his fiancee Iris is not impressed
Gorden Kaye and Su Pollard star in Vince Powell’s sitcom about the turbulent relationship of an odd couple.
Iris ...... Su Pollard
Bernard ...... Gorden Kaye
Wilf ...... David Ross
Daisy ...... Paula Tilbrook
Crystabelle ...... Julie Higginson
Mr Foley ...... Peter Wheeler
Mr Cameron ...... Roger John Lee
Writer Vince Powell (1928–2009) scripted a number of popular TV sitcoms including Love Thy Neighbour, For the Love of Ada and Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width.
Produced in Manchester by Mike Craig.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in March 1993.
FRI 17:30 The Right Time (b00fvbgz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
FRI 18:00 Doctor Who (b01jjvss)
The Architects of History
Episode 4
As the Selachians' grip tightens on Moon base, the Time Lord reveals his true purpose. Seventh Doctor adventure stars Sylvester McCoy and Tracey Childs.
FRI 18:30 The Scarifyers (b007xrfc)
The Nazad Conspiracy
Episode 3
The Inspector and Professor race to stop Rasputin being brought back to life. Starring Nicholas Courtney and Terry Molloy.
FRI 19:00 The TV Lark (b01cwsl9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 J Kingston Platt (b01rr6y0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
FRI 20:00 Wimsey (b00s6492)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
FRI 20:30 Russell Thorndike - The Last of Doctor Syn (b00pl95h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
FRI 21:00 Opening Lines (b00d4f0n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
FRI 21:15 John Peacock - London Particulars (b008pbr7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
FRI 22:00 Believe It! (b01h73pg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
FRI 22:30 Down the Line (b011j51z)
Series 2
Immigration and Love
Gary Bellamy hosts the spoof phone-in discussing immigration. Stars Rhys Thomas, Matt Lucas and Arabella Weir. From January 2007.
FRI 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (b01s1mxd)
For two hours, six nights a week, the Comedy Club offers the best comedy around. Arthur Smith chats to Julian Clary.
FRI 23:00 Knowing Me, Knowing You (b007k0fl)
Episode 5
Cheesy chat show host Alan Partridge is 'Live from Las Vegas' with glamorous American co-host, Kendall Ball.
With guests: Hollywood star couple Sally Hoff & Conrad Knight, New York comic Bernie Rosen and professional gambler Jack 'the Black Cat' Colson.
With thanks to Alan's chief researcher Steve Coogan.
Assistant researchers:
Patrick Marber
Rebecca Front
Doon Mackichan
David Schneider
Producer: Armando lannucci
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1992.
FRI 23:30 The Simon Day Show (b0112ydl)
Series 1
Tommy Cockles
Simon Day and his characters welcome listeners to The Mallard, a small provincial theatre somewhere in the UK. Each week one of Simon's characters come to perform at The Mallard and we hear the highlights of that night's show along with the back stage and front of house goings on at the theatre itself.
This week, comedy legend Tommy Cockles performs at the Mallard and is stunned to discover that manager Ron Bone has no idea who he is.
Cast list:
Tommy Cockles ..... Simon Day
Catherine ..... Catherine Shepherd
Goose ..... Felix Dexter
Ron Bone ..... Simon Greenall
Written by Simon Day
Produced by Colin Anderson.