SATURDAY 12 OCTOBER 2013

SAT 00:00 James Follett - Earthsearch (b007jnzy)
Earthsearch II
Sundeath
On an abandoned artificial sun, the crew of Challenger probes the computer in charge.
James Follett's cult sci-fi drama is a gripping sequel to his original Earthsearch.
Commander Telson ...... Sean Arnold
Sharna ...... Amanda Murray
Darv ...... Haydn Wood
Astra ...... Kathryn Hurlbutt
Bran ...... Michael Maloney
Angel One ...... Sonia Fraser
Angel Two ...... Gordon Reid
Solaria ...... Pauline Letts
Elkeran ...... Nicholas Courtney
Elka ...... Jill Lidstone
Tidy ...... David Gooderson
Halsten ...... David McAlister
Director: Glyn Dearman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1982.
SAT 00:30 The Heart of Hark'un (b007jq83)
Episode 1
The Great Wizard sends student sorcerer Arcos on a mission, little realising how perilous and menacing it will prove to be...
A fantasy-adventure by Peter Thomson and Jamie Thomson in six parts.
Arcos ..... Francis Thomson
Kaddah ..... Trevor Peacock
Vanna ..... Elizabeth Whiting
Shazir ..... Crawford Logan
Bereneth ..... Edward Kelsey
Va ..... Melanie Hudson
Alviza ..... Emma Fielding
Zander ..... Robert Portal
Kishah ..... John Church
Rashiq ..... Theresa Streatfeild
Producer: Peter Hutchings
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in September 1991.
SAT 01:00 Paul Temple (b007jzjl)
Paul Temple and the Spencer Affair
That Old Intuition
The suave amateur detective confronts theatre impresario Rupert Dreisler - and fears for his wife Steve.
Francis Durbridge's thriller stars Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve in another intriguing case for BBC radio's smoothest sleuth and his glamorous wife.
With James Thomason as Sir Graham Forbes, Brewster Mason as Rupert Dreisler, Hugh Manning as Vosper, James Beattie as Charlie, John Graham as Eric Lansdale, Isobel Dean as Terry Gibson, Simon Lack as Adrian Frost, June Turbin as Judy Milton and Thomas Heathcote as Pete Roberts.
From 1938 to 1969 the fictional crime novelist and detective Paul Temple, together with his Fleet Street journalist Steve, solved case after case in one of BBC radio's most popular series. They inhabited a sophisticated world of chilled cocktails and fast cars, where the women were chic and the men wore cravats - a world where Sir Graham Forbes, of Scotland Yard, usually needed Paul's help with his latest tricky case.
Producer: Martyn C. Webster
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in 1957.
SAT 01:30 Inspector Grant - The Daughter of Time (b007k41t)
Episode 5
Still confined to his hospital bed, Inspector Grant is keen to prove his instincts about King Richard III's murderous crimes are correct.
Desperate for a contemporary account, Grant has asked for a copy of Sir Thomas More's history of the King's life...
Josephine Tey's classic story read in 14 parts by Paul Young.
Written in the early 1950s, The Daughter of Time was described by The New York Times as 'One of the best mysteries of all time'.
Producer: Bruce Young
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in 2005.
SAT 02:00 The Sit Crom (b00mbc2k)
Night Exercises
With the sovereign set for a visit, confusion reigns in Lady Anne's bedchamber.
Sue Limb's six-part comedy set during the English Civil War.
Sir John Firebasket ...... Joss Ackland
Lady Anne Firebasket ...... Denise Coffey
Tobias Thynne ...... Clive Merrison
Mercy, alias Melissa ...... Miriam Margoyles
Father Francis ...... Nickolas Grace
Slow Ned ...... Chris Emmett
Gazebo Fogg ...... Jack Klaff
Posthumous ...... Nicky Henson
Counter Tenor ...... Peter Hayward
Producer: Jonathan James-Moore
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1990.
SAT 02:30 The Arts and How They Was Done (b007773d)
The Bronte Sisters and How They Done Their Novels
The National Theatre of Brent illuminate the lives of siblings Charlotte, Emily and Anne. Stars Patrick Barlow. From April 2007.
SAT 03:00 Classic Serial (b00gsv4x)
Arnold Bennett - The Grand Babylon Hotel
Episode 2
Murder mystery by Arnold Bennett, adapted in two parts by Chris Harrald.
Having bought Europe's most exclusive hotel, American tycoon Theodore Racksole is thrown in to a world of intrigue, espionage and murder.
Theodore Racksole ...... John Sessions
Nella Racksole ...... Matti Houghton
Aribert ...... Joe Kloska
Jules ...... Richard Katz
Miss Spencer ...... Fenella Woolgar
Felix Babylon ...... Stephen Greif
Prince Eugen ...... Stephen Critchlow
Reginald Dimmock ...... Gunnar Cauthery
Hazell ...... Jonathan Tafler
Miss Ferguson ...... Jill Cardo
Tomkins ...... Inam Mirza
Emperor ...... Malcolm Tierney
Sampson Levi ...... Chris Pavlo.
SAT 04:00 Ronald Frame Short Stories (b007k19s)
The Trinket Box
To her observers, Mrs Bradley always seemed that bit too glamorous for a small gift shop owner...
John Gordon Sinclair reads Ronald Frame's short story.
Producer: David Hunter
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1996.
SAT 04:15 Drama (b00td7f4)
Justin Butcher - The Patience of Mr Job
Mr Job is an African farmer with an unshakeable faith in the benevolence of the West. There's a flurry of excitement in the village. Mr Kismet, from the World Development Agency, has sent a letter offering rich rewards if the region sells its timber and moves to cut-flower production. Mr Job obeys the WDA scrupulously, even when the instructions prove extremely inconvenient, but as they wait for Mr Kismet's arrival, a series of disasters strike. A satire about globalisation and climate change.
Mr Job ..... Jude Akuwudike
Mrs Job ..... Adjoa Andoh
Mr Eliphaz ..... Danny Sapani
Mr Bildad ..... Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
Mr Achebe ..... Lloyd Thomas
Mr Lucy ..... Paul Courtney Hyu
Directed by Claire Grove
This is the Job story from the Old Testament with a new twist - a dark comedy set in Africa about the topical subjects of globalisation and climate change. We are in the fictional West African country of Ghanzania. Mr Job (Jude Akuwudike) is the unofficial head of his village. He trusts the West's promises of rich rewards if they give up traditional farming in favour of large scale production of cash crops. Mrs Job (Adjoa Andoh) is less certain. So the villagers cut down their forests, sell their goats and pour chemicals into the soil, but their children get sick, the hill slides into the lake, a hurricane floods the coast, and Mr Job is left clinging to the roof of his house. As the waters close over his head he hears the voice of God. Will his patience be rewarded?
Justin Butcher wrote the brilliant 'Seven White Masks of Scaramouche Jones' for Radio 4 which became an award-winning one-man show for Pete Postlethwaite. Justin also wrote the enormously successful satirical stage play 'The Madness of George Dubya', following it up with 'A Weapons Inspector Calls'.
SAT 05:00 The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere (b007jv2y)
Series 1
Episode 3
An Everyday Story of Towering Genius.
Sue Limb’s four-part soap opera set in and around the Lake District at the turn of the 18th century
Dorothy is perturbed by William's impending wedding. Percy Jelley is depressed despite his recent bigamous marriage to Mary Godwit. The Leechpedlar reveals that he was 'The Antique Mariner'. Cholericke is inspired....
Dorothy Wordsmith ...... Denise Coffey
William Wordsmith ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Samuel Tailor Cholericke ...... Simon Callow
Stinking Iris ...... Miriam Margolyes
The Leechpedlar ...... Chris Emmett
Percy Jelley ...... Hugh Thomas
Mary Godwit ...... Alison Fiske
Music by Stephen Oliver and sung by Cantabile
Producer: Jonathan James-Moore
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1985.
SAT 05:30 The Right Time (b0076m76)
Series 4
Episode 1
From nudism and reflexology to top-shelf magazines.
Sketch show about life, written and performed by people who've lived a bit.
Stars Eleanor Bron, Dudley Sutton , Roger Blake , Clive Swift and Paula Wilcox.
With guest star Arthur Smith.
Written by Colin Bostock-Smith, Jill Brodie, John Pidgeon, Mike Haskins, Jan Etherington, George Poles, Arthur Smith, Alan Stafford, Chris Thompson and Petr Reynolds.
Script editors: Ed Dyson and George Poles.
Music by Ronnie & The Rex.
Producer: Katie Marsden
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2004.
SAT 06:00 Daphne Du Maurier (b00p4klc)
The King's General
A paralysed beauty and a reckless soldier fall in love during the English civil war. Stars Cathryn Harrison and Roger Allam.
SAT 07:30 Great Lives (b00txhlb)
Series 22
Walt Disney
Satirical cartoonist Gerald Scarfe nominates Walt Disney.
Gerald Scarfe spent much of his childhood in his sick bed, so it's not surprising that Disney cartoons and feature films meant so much to him. He can still recall the thrill at the prospect of seeing Pinocchio at the cinema, and then the agony of being lead away again in the rain because the tickets were too expensive.
Walt Disney came from a working family. His god-fearing father Elias, said by one writer to have 'hated Capital, and favoured Labour, but really needed to make a buck', found work where he could. So Walt lived a peripatetic childhood, and sought solace in drawing and play acting. Hard times early on did not make Walt frugal with money in adulthood, and despite the huge successes of the golden era of Disney, it was only with the opening of Disneyland that Walt attained any substantial personal wealth.
You don't have to look far to find myth surrounding Walt Disney. Even after his death, rumours that his body had been cryogenically frozen spread so widely that they soon slipped into folklore. He had actually been cremated, but the readiness with which the cryogenic claim was accepted perhaps bears witness to a man who was terrified of dying, who believed in the white hope of technology and who, some might say, had been searching all his life for an escape into an immortal, fairytale world.
Matthew Parris, Gerald Scarfe and guest experts Brian Sibley and Richard Williams, creator of Roger Rabbit, discuss the life of a complex cultural icon. A man who was seemingly unpretentious, and did not fit the image of movie mogul with his scruffy tweed jacket and awkward demeanour, yet a man who was accused of being a tyrannical egomaniac. The son of a socialist who ended up naming names at the House of Un- American Activities committee. Above all else perhaps though, they discuss the life of a man who strove tirelessly for perfection and who changed the cultural landscape of a little boy called Gerald, and arguably of the world, for ever.
Scarfe himself is best known for his classic images lampooning the great and the good of politics, and also in his iconic animation for Pink Floyd's The Wall. He reveals in this programme that he also spent time working on the Disney production Hercules.
The producer is Miles Warde.
SAT 08:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b017gcmb)
Series 7
Episode 6
From Cincinnati in Ohio, the American funny man welcomes the Punch Brothers and veteran stand-up Paula Poundstone. From 2010.
SAT 09:00 Stop Messin' About: A Tribute to Kenneth Williams (b007jv7z)
Fellow Carry On star Liz Fraser hosts a radio celebration, featuring Round the Horne, Just Williams, Big and Little, Diary of a Madman, Kenneth Williams Playhouse and Just a Minute.
SAT 12:00 The Pursuits of Darleen Fyles (b03cnd6w)
Series 5 Omnibus
Made for 4 Extra. Return of the award-winning 15-minute drama series about a young married couple with learning disabilities. Stars Donna Lavin and Edmund Davies.
SAT 13:10 Chain Gang (b03cnd98)
Series 4
Episode 2
Made for 4 Extra. The story told by its listeners, which began with a mistimed proposal and a wrong turning. Join in at bbc.co.uk/radio4extra.
SAT 13:15 BBC Radio Young Writers: 25 Years On (b007jnpq)
Hurricane Dub
Benjamin Zephaniah's verse play, set on the night of the Great Storm in 1987. Starring Norman Beaton and Angela Wynter.
SAT 14:00 Dad's Army (b007jmyj)
Series 2
Boots, Boots, Boots
The Home Guard platoon take action when Captain Mainwaring becomes obsessed with their feet.
Starring Arthur Lowe as Captain Mainwaring, John Le Mesurier as Sergeant Wilson, Clive Dunn as Corporal Jones, John Laurie as Private Frazer, Ian Lavender as Private Pike and Arnold Ridley as Godfrey.
Adapted for radio from Jimmy Perry and David Croft's TV scripts by Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles.
Producer: John Dyas
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1975.
SAT 14:30 Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? (b007nf1x)
End of an Era
It's Bob and Thelma's big day - and he's on tranquilisers!
Starring James Bolam as Terry Collier, Rodney Bewes as Bob Ferris and Brigit Forsyth as Thelma Chambers..
With Sheila Fearn, Joan Hickson, Anita Carey, Daphne Heard and Barbara Ogilvie.
Created and scripted for BBC TV by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais.
Adapted for radio and produced by John Browell.
Audio recovered from a listener to BBC 7.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1975.
SAT 15:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b017gcmb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
SAT 16:00 Daphne Du Maurier (b00p4klc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SAT 17:30 Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section (b01dgh8t)
Series 1
Nick Helm
What is the relationship between man and dog and dinosaurs and puns?
Comedian Alex Horne is joined by his own 5 piece jazz band for music and comedy.
With Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Nick Helm.
Host .... Alex Horne
Trumpet/banjo .... Joe Auckland
Saxophone/clarinet ....Mark Brown
Double Bass/Bass .... Will Collier
Drums and Percussion .... Ben Reynolds
Piano/keyboard .... Joe Stilgoe
Guest performer ....Nick Helm
Producer: Julia McKenzie
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2012.
SAT 18:00 Fear on 4 (b007jlvt)
Series 1
The Monkey's Paw
A man makes wishes on a very unusual gift that's been cast with a sinister spell. Stars Oliver Maguire and Trudy Kelly.
SAT 18:30 Algernon Blackwood - The Willows (b007jvdj)
Episode 3
The companions prepare for a second night and the inevitable attack from the island's mysterious forces. Read by Roger Allam. From March 2005.
SAT 19:00 Stop Messin' About: A Tribute to Kenneth Williams (b007jv7z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SAT 22:00 Jeremy Hardy Speaks to the Nation (b01pp21s)
Series 2
How to Be a Leader of Men
Scrutinising religion and MPs, the host's comic lecture plus sketches. With Debbie Issit and Gordon Kennedy. From October 1994.
SAT 22:30 Saturday Night Fry (b007jt29)
Episode 3
Stephen Fry serves up more witty banter and sketches.
With Hugh Laurie, Jim Broadbent and Julia Hills.
Written by Stephen Fry with additional material by Ian Brown and James Hendrie.
Producer: Dan Patterson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1988.
SAT 23:00 VI Warshawski (b007jnkn)
Deadlock
Bedtime Stories
Somebody wants private eye VI Warshawski dead and tampers with her car.
Sara Paretsky's thriller stars Kathleen Turner as VI Warshawski. With Eleanor Bron as Lottie, William Hootkins as Bobby Mallory, Kerry Shale as Murray, James Aubrey as Martin Bledsoe, Peter Marinker as Nils Greyfalk, and Teresa Gallagher as Paige Carrington.
Sara Paretsky has created one of the most popular female sleuths in modern crime-fiction. Her heroine, VI Warshawski, is a strong female character in a male-dominated world. VI is comfortable packing heat and trailing nasty suspects but she never loses touch with her basic femininity. Paretsky says of her Warshawski: "I was troubled by the way women were portrayed in (detective fiction) they always seemed either evil or powerless. I thought it was time for a tough, smart, likeable female private investigator".
Kathleen Turner also starred in the same role in the 1991 film 'VI Warshawski'.
Dramatised by Michelene Wandor.
Director: Janet Whitaker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1993.
SAT 23:30 Murder Most Foul (b03cnf5k)
The Surgeon's Knife
TRUE CRIME: True tales of murder from the days when police cars had bells and the men from the Yard word Trilby hats.
Two bodies are found in a Scottish ravine. Dr Buck Ruxton's wife and maid are missing.
Nick Ross looks back at a case of murder from 1935. With Marc Zuber, Anthony Bate and Timothy Carlton.
Written by John Scotney. Producer: Mark Savage.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1991.


SUNDAY 13 OCTOBER 2013

SUN 00:00 Fear on 4 (b007jlvt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday]
SUN 00:30 Algernon Blackwood - The Willows (b007jvdj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Saturday]
SUN 01:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b017gcmb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Saturday]
SUN 02:00 The Pursuits of Darleen Fyles (b03cnd6w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 on Saturday]
SUN 03:10 Chain Gang (b03cnd98)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:10 on Saturday]
SUN 03:15 BBC Radio Young Writers: 25 Years On (b007jnpq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:15 on Saturday]
SUN 04:00 Daphne Du Maurier (b00p4klc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday]
SUN 05:30 Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section (b01dgh8t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:30 on Saturday]
SUN 06:00 Ladies of Letters (b0131zs0)
Ladies of Letters.com
Omnibus, part 2
Family strife for the cyberspace correspondents, and the stalker is unmasked. Stars Patricia Routledge and Prunella Scales.
SUN 07:15 The Drawings on the Wall (b008wv2c)
Graffiti Gorge
Archaeologist George Nash explores five of Western Europe's most remarkable rock art sites.
Today he risks his neck in Northern Portugal's Coa Valley to see Iron Age carvings of beasts and warriors. But why are they engraved directly on top of earlier art in such dangerous places? And what drives modern day graffiti artists to risk their lives to the same end?
Producer: Chris Eldon Lee
A Culture Wise production for BBC Radio 4.
SUN 07:30 The Unbelievable Truth (b00jhp5b)
Series 3
Episode 3
David Mitchell hosts the game show in which panellists are encouraged to tell lies and compete to see how many items of truth they are able to smuggle past their opponents.
With Lucy Porter, Chris Addison, Clive Anderson and Graeme Garden.
A Random Entertainment production for BBC Radio 4.
SUN 08:00 All Gas and Gaiters (b007jpjp)
The Bishop Gains a Reputation
Clerical confusion abounds over the Archdeacon's tell-all book.
Starring Robertson Hare as the Archdeacon, William Mervyn as the Bishop, Jonathan Cecil as Bishop's Chaplain - the Reverend Mervyn Noote and John Barron as the Dean. With Michael Kilgarriff.
The ecclesiastical sitcom started life as a TV pilot in Comedy Playhouse, ahead of a run on BBC1 from 1966 to 1971. Selected scripts were revised and re-recorded for radio.
Written and adapted by husband-and-wife team, Pauline Devaney and Edwin Apps.
Producer: David Hatch.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1972.
SUN 08:30 The Men from the Ministry (b0141zn4)
The Export Caper
The bungling bureaucrats botch a trade agreement with the Italians. Stars Deryck Guyler and Richard Murdoch. From May 1973.
SUN 09:00 Pamela Brown - Golden Pavements (b00tfbf1)
Episode 3
Who has a gig at the hottest nightclub in town, and why is Helen is acting so strangely? Stars Caroline Harker and Ann Bell.
SUN 09:30 Jules Verne - Around the World in Eighty Days (b007jtyx)
Burning to Get Home
In which Fix gets his man, Passepartout's watch is nearly on time and Phileas Fogg takes drastic action. Will he get to the Reform Club in time?
Starring Leslie Phillips as Phileas Fogg, Diana Quick as Princess Aouda ,Yves Aubert as Passepartout and Jim Broadbent as Sergeant Fix.
Jules Verne's classic story dramatised in four parts by Terry James.
Music: Wilfredo Acosta.
Director Janet Whitaker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1991.
SUN 10:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (b03cnnzf)
Nobel Prize Winners
Sir Paul Nurse
4 Extra Debut. The Nobel prize-winning geneticist talks yeast and cells, and chooses Billy Joel, Brahms and Mozart. From February 2002.
SUN 10:45 Don Haworth - In Mr Bruin's Time (b007k3xy)
The brief tale of a bus driver whose philanthropic nature means bad timekeeping but general goodwill. Read by Bernard Cribbins. From April 1990.
SUN 11:00 BBC Radio Young Writers: 25 Years On (b03cnq7y)
The Word Made Fresh
The Young Writers Festivals explained, then cabaret with Alan Cumming, Steve Coogan, Simon Munnery and Benjamin Zephaniah.
SUN 12:00 Ladies of Letters (b0131zs0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SUN 13:15 The Drawings on the Wall (b008wv2c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]
SUN 13:30 Peter Ackroyd - The House of Doctor Dee (b0080gm9)
Matthew Palmer is left an old house in London's Clerkenwell. Once owned by an Elizabethan scholar who was reputedly involved in black magic, the house hides dark secrets...
Peter Ackroyd's 1993 novel, dramatised by Alan Drury.
Stars Philip Glenister as Matthew Palmer, Anthony Ofoegbu as Daniel Moore, Gerard McDermott as Edward Kelley, Nigel Anthony as Dr John Dee, Stephen Thorne as Matthew's father, Carolyn Jones as Matthew's mother, David Bannerman as Geoffrey, Tracy-Ann Oberman as Mrs John Dee, Alison Pettitt as Audrey, Jillie Meers as Mrs Lucas, John Rowe as Laurie and James Bell as the little boy.
Director: Claire Grove
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1997.
SUN 15:00 All Gas and Gaiters (b007jpjp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
SUN 15:30 The Men from the Ministry (b0141zn4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
SUN 16:00 Mel's Mix: The Best of The 4 O'Clock Show (b03cnr1h)
Mel Giedroyc travels to Mars, finds out about aliens, and for Edinburgh Zoo's 100th anniversary, she meets Dillon the Armadillo and bravely feeds the Meerkats.
SUN 17:00 Pamela Brown - Golden Pavements (b00tfbf1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SUN 17:30 Jules Verne - Around the World in Eighty Days (b007jtyx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
SUN 18:00 Bradbury 13 (b0146gb0)
The Happiness Machine
An inventor's machine is guaranteed to make everyone happy, except his wife. Ray Bradbury's tale of strife stars Jesse Bennett.
SUN 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.
SUN 19:00 BBC Radio Young Writers: 25 Years On (b03cnq7y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
SUN 20:00 All Gas and Gaiters (b007jpjp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
SUN 20:30 The Men from the Ministry (b0141zn4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
SUN 21:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (b03cnnzf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SUN 21:45 Don Haworth - In Mr Bruin's Time (b007k3xy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 today]
SUN 22:00 The Unbelievable Truth (b00jhp5b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
SUN 22:30 Scrooby Trevithick (b00rp1wl)
Paparazzo
Scrooby Trevithick is a six part scripted comedy series written by and starring Andy Parsons, following on from the first series aired on Radio 4 18 months ago - The Lost WebLog of Scrooby Trevithick.
This second series continues to follow the exploits of the hapless character of Scrooby (Andy Parsons), an enthusiastic but flawed wannabe who, having returned from his wanderings is still trying to find himself by zealously posting his web diaries online.
Each episode features him attempting to make a dent in the national consciousness, and in this series, he's helped by his good friend Sasha (Kerry Godliman). However, his desire for success always takes him one step further than prudence dictates.
Episode 3. Paparazzo. In this episode, Scrooby tries to become a Paparazzo having taken some dubious footage on his mobile phone
The cast features a variety of talented comedians including Dara O'Briain, Russell Howard, Hugh Dennis, Russell Kane, Rufus Hound, Alun Cochrane, Dominic Frisby, Paul Thorne, Martin Coyote and Barunka O'Shaughnessy.
As always, listeners are encouraged to share their comments with Scrooby at www.scroobytrevithick.com as he needs all the advice he can get.
The producer is Paul Russell, and the programme is an Open Mike production for BBC Radio 4.
SUN 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (b03cv5xd)
Every night Sunday to Friday, the Comedy Club offers two hours of comedy. Tonight, Arthur Smith chats to Craig Campbell and Glenn Wool.
SUN 23:00 Newsjack (b03c3b9m)
Series 9
Episode 4
Topical sketch show which anyone can write for. With Justin Edwards.
SUN 23:30 Mark Watson Makes the World Substantially Better (b00k3n96)
Series 1
Greed/Gluttony
Welsh comedian Mark Watson sets out on his quest to free us from the seven deadly sins via stand-up comedy.
It's greed and gluttony for starters.
Tim Key and Tim Minchin provide sketches, songs and distractions.
Producer: Katie Marsden
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2007.


MONDAY 14 OCTOBER 2013

MON 00:00 Bradbury 13 (b0146gb0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday]
MON 00:30 Fantastic Journeys (b00hql36)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Sunday]
MON 01:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (b03cnnzf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday]
MON 01:45 Don Haworth - In Mr Bruin's Time (b007k3xy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 on Sunday]
MON 02:00 BBC Radio Young Writers: 25 Years On (b03cnq7y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Sunday]
MON 03:00 All Gas and Gaiters (b007jpjp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Sunday]
MON 03:30 Peter Ackroyd - The House of Doctor Dee (b0080gm9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Sunday]
MON 05:00 Pamela Brown - Golden Pavements (b00tfbf1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Sunday]
MON 05:30 Jules Verne - Around the World in Eighty Days (b007jtyx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Sunday]
MON 06:00 Paul Temple (b007jzkx)
Paul Temple and the Spencer Affair
A Surprise for Pete Roberts
The death toll mounts - as the suave private detective journeys to an island on the River Thames.
Francis Durbridge's thriller stars Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve in another intriguing case for BBC radio's smoothest sleuth and his glamorous wife.
With James Thomason as Sir Graham Forbes, Brewster Mason as Rupert Dreisler, Hugh Manning as Vosper, James Beattie as Charlie, John Graham as Eric Lansdale, Isobel Dean as Terry Gibson, Simon Lack as Adrian Frost, June Turbin as Judy Milton and Thomas Heathcote as Pete Roberts.
From 1938 to 1969 the fictional crime novelist and detective Paul Temple, together with his Fleet Street journalist Steve, solved case after case in one of BBC radio's most popular series. They inhabited a sophisticated world of chilled cocktails and fast cars, where the women were chic and the men wore cravats - a world where Sir Graham Forbes, of Scotland Yard, usually needed Paul's help with his latest tricky case.
Producer: Martyn C. Webster
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in 1957.
MON 06:30 Inspector Grant - The Daughter of Time (b007k441)
Episode 6
Pursuing the truth about the King's murderous crimes, Grant has read Sir Thomas More's 'History of Richard III' believing it to be a contemporary account of events.
But concerned about its reliability as evidence, the Scotland Yard inspector finds help in an unlikely form...
Josephine Tey's classic story read in 14 parts by Paul Young.
Written in the early 1950s, The Daughter of Time was described by The New York Times as 'One of the best mysteries of all time'.
Producer: Bruce Young
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in 2005.
MON 07:00 Married (b00dbqws)
Series 3
Episode 2
With the two universes collided, Dirk sees an ideal opportunity to make money so opens 'Cafe Apocalypse'. This gives Robin ample opportunity to dole out some of his usual scathing criticism - especially as Lesley has decided to display her new artwork there too...
Hugh Bonneville stars in the third series of the comedy drama about a confirmed bachelor Robin Lightfoot dealing with life in a parallel universe where he has kids and an ex-wife who hates him.
With Josie Lawrence as Lesley, Stephen Frost as Dirk, Ann Gosling as Maxine, Sam Bradley as Ned and Arthur Smith as Arthur Smith.
Written by Tony Bagley.
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2001.
MON 07:30 The Museum of Curiosity (b03c2zwb)
Series 6
Palmer, Sommer, O'Neill
Professor of Ignorance John Lloyd and his curator Humphrey Ker welcome the crowd-sourcing rock star Amanda Palmer, evolutionary anthropologist Professor Volker Sommer and occult comedian Andrew O'Neill
Up for discussion: steam punk, cross-dressing, rock, sex, death, religion, humans and other great apes.
Producers: Richard Turner and Dan Schreiber
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2013.
MON 08:00 Round the Horne (b007r44l)
Series 3
Episode 15
Kenneth Horne's got a big top, Rambling Sid Rumpo sings a Pewter Woggler's Bangling Song and your actual cob is on Julian and Sandy's bona menu.
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 May 1967.
MON 08:30 Ray's a Laugh (b007jrkl)
From 21/09/1950
Ted and Kitty return from their holidays, and George tackles an art theft.
Starring Ted Ray. With Kitty Bluett, Peter Sellers, Patricia Hayes, Fred Yule and Leslie Perrins.
Ray's a Laugh - the successor to ITMA - follows the comedy exploits of Ted's life at home with his 'radio' wife Kitty, as well as in a variety of jobs. It ran from 1949-1961.
Scripted by Eddie Maguire and Ted Ray with George Wadmore.
Music from Bob & Alf Pearson and The Beaux and The Belles.
BBC Dance Orchestra conducted by Stanley Black.
Producer: George Inns
First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in September 1950.
MON 09:00 Andrew Maxwell's Public Enemies (b007jtr3)
The Food Industry
Andrew Maxwell is one of the UK's most informed and fearless stand ups.
In this series of one-off stand up shows, he uses his trademark intelligence and political incisiveness to dig behind the clichés and assumptions about four possible threats to British society: food, the internet, drugs and Nationalism.
Andrew kicks off with a look at the food industry.
From horseburgers right up to snail ice-cream, it seems like there's something wrong with every rung of the food ladder. But given that food is essential to survival, shouldn't we be clearer about what it is we want from the industry that provides it?
A series showcasing a comedian at the top of his abilities tackling difficult and important 'slow news' topics with a depth and perceptiveness that remains outside the remit of mainstream 'topical' comedy.
Written and performed by Andrew Maxwell
Script edited by Paul Byrne.
Producer: Ed Morrish
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2013.
MON 09:30 Beauty of Britain (b00ndxjp)
Series 1
Pastor Dave
Comedy by Christopher Douglas and Nicola Sanderson. Beauty Olonga works as a carer for the Featherdown Agency and sees herself as an inspiration to other African girls hoping to achieve their goals in the land of semi-skimmed milk.
Beauty is quite taken with the charismatic Pastor Dave, a visiting clergyman at Mrs Blanchard's local church, but is he the real deal? Should she pursue him or the gorgeous double-breasted mini-trench coat she has seen in the Mencap shop?
Beauty ...... Jocelyn Jee Esien
Sister Olu ...... Diveen Henry
Pastor Ndu ...... Javone Prince
Mrs Blanchard ...... Alison Steadman
Sally ...... Felicity Montagu
Karen ...... Nicola Sanderson
Mrs Gupte ...... Indira Joshi
Minister Lee ...... Dan Tetsell
Pastor Dave ...... Felix Dexter
Female Assistant ...... Diveen Henry
Cabbie ...... Dan Tetsel
Music by The West End Gospel Choir.
MON 10:00 BBC Radio Young Writers: 25 Years On (b03ctm8p)
Great Men of Music
Craig Warner's drama about Eddie, who cannot speak but expresses his feelings by drawing musical scores. Stars Phil Davis.
MON 10:45 Einstein's Fiddle (b008fcf4)
Physicist Brian Foster explores the role of music in the life of Albert Einstein.
Although best known for his towering scientific achievements, Einstein was a fine amateur violinist and occasionally played in public. Indeed, he once said that he got the most joy in his life from playing the violin. When he was due to receive his Nobel Prize in 1922, he was in Japan, not only meeting other physicists but also giving performancesof the Kreuzer Sonata, one of the most challenging pieces in the repertoire.
Music also played a role in his work as a physicist. He would often break off from a particularly difficult piece of work to play his violin in the hope of seeking inspiration. And he found parallels between the beauty and harmony he saw in scientific laws and the music of composers such as Mozart, which he felt reflected the inner beauty of the universe itself.
MON 11:00 RK Narayan Stories (b01d98l5)
The Axe
If the old house remains intact, Velan's beautiful gardens will endure. But property developers gather. Read by Sam Dastor. From June 1991.
MON 11:15 Loose Ends (b03ccz18)
Jim Broadbent, Lindsay Duncan, Tayo Aluko, Patrick McCabe, Femi Oyeniran, Danny Wallace, AlunaGeorge, Johnny Flynn
The weekend is upon us and Clive talks to actors Jim Broadbent and Lindsay Duncan, who are starring as a married couple in 'Le Week-End'. Meg and Nick revisit Paris to revitalise their marriage, yearning to recapture their youthful fearlessness and idealism. A chance meeting with an old friend gives them a new vision on life and love. 'Le Week-End' is showing at UK cinemas now.
Clive has Breakfast on Pluto with author and Butcher Boy Patrick McCabe, whose new book 'Hello And Goodbye' is a Halloween horror double-bill. 'Hello Mr Bones' is the story of two damaged souls whose fate is decided when evil runs riot the night of the impossible hurricane.
And in 'Goodbye Mr Rat', an IRA bomber watches over his ex-lover as she takes his ashes to his rural hometown.
Danny Wallace is in the hood with Femi Oyeniran. Having starred as 'Moony' in 'Kidulthood' and 'Adulthood', Femi's now co-written, co-directed and is starring in 'It's a Lot', playing privileged Shawn, who doesn't fit into the world his parents hoped he would. Deliberately deceiving his family, he enrols at his cousin's college, discovering a world of girls, parties and excitement that he's been craving.
Clive sings 'Ol Man River' with writer and performer Tayo Aluko, whose one man show tells the story of singer, actor and tragic hero Paul Robeson, persecuted for his radical politics and civil-rights campaigning. 'Call Mr. Robeson' takes a journey through Paul's life and career. It's at Tristan Bates Theatre, London until Saturday 26th October.
With music from poptimistic duo AlunaGeorge, who perform 'Your Drums Your Love' from their debut album 'Body Music'.
And more music from folk rocker and actor Johnny Flynn, who performs 'The Lady is Risen' from his album 'Country Mile'.
Producer: Sukey Firth.
MON 12:00 Round the Horne (b007r44l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 12:30 Ray's a Laugh (b007jrkl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 13:00 Paul Temple (b007jzkx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
MON 13:30 Inspector Grant - The Daughter of Time (b007k441)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
MON 14:00 William Makepeace Thackeray - Vanity Fair (b007jvvx)
Episode 1
Orphan Becky Sharp and her friend Amelia Sedley leave school. Stephen Fry narrates the Victorian comic tale. With Emma Fielding.
MON 14:15 Automatic for the People (b0075j8f)
Episode 1
4 Extra Debut. Alan Dein uncovers audio booth recordings from the 1930s to the 1960s. Stephanie Cahane recalls making a disc at the age of seven.
MON 14:30 William Boyd - Restless (b016pynx)
Episode 6
Former spy Sally recalls one assignment that went badly wrong, while Ruth meets her mum's old handler. Stars Eileen Atkins.
MON 14:45 Sir Alec Guinness - My Name Escapes Me (b007jpkk)
Episode 1
Sir Alec Guinness reads from his memoirs. January 1st 1995: absent friends, 'retirement', a break near Avignon, and termites.
MON 15:00 BBC Radio Young Writers: 25 Years On (b03ctm8p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
MON 15:45 Einstein's Fiddle (b008fcf4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 today]
MON 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b03ctqsn)
Join Mel Giedroyc for swords in the stone, people called Arthur, and hundreds of men and women on Icelandic horses rounding up sheep for the winter.
MON 17:00 Anything Legal (b0088z2b)
Episode 5
Charles and George hire a secretary to boost their new business offering anything legal...
Starring Donald Hewlett and Michael Knowles.
A Tale of Two City Gents by Wally K Daly
Charles .... Donald Hewlett
George .... Michael Knowles
Belinda Bustrom .... Sherrie Hewson
Job Applicant .... Helena Breck
Theme music by Jim Parker
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1984.
MON 17:30 Married (b00dbqws)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
MON 18:00 James Follett - Earthsearch (b007jp0y)
Earthsearch II
Supermass
With the Angel computers weakened, the starship Challenger is plunging into a black hole.
The continuation of James Follett's ten-part cult sci-fi drama.
Commander Telson ...... Sean Arnold
Sharna ...... Amanda Murray
Darv ...... Haydn Wood
Astra ...... Kathryn Hurlbutt
Angel One ...... Sonia Fraser
Angel Two ...... Gordon Reid
Bran ...... Michael Maloney
Elka ...... Jill Lidstone
Tidy ...... David Gooderson
Theros ...... John Warner
S.A.7 ...... Spencer Banks
George ...... Stephen Garllick
Director: Glyn Dearman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1982.
MON 18:30 The Heart of Hark'un (b007v25z)
Episode 2
Novice sorcerer Arcos is appalled by Kaddah's behaviour. Alviza is attacked mentally.
A fantasy-adventure by Peter Thomson and Jamie Thomson.
Arcos ..... Francis Thomson
Kaddah ..... Trevor Peacock
Vanna ..... Elizabeth Whiting
Shazir ..... Crawford Logan
Bereneth ..... Edward Kelsey
Va ..... Melanie Hudson
Alviza ..... Emma Fielding
Zander ..... Robert Portal
The General ..... Clarence Smith
Producer: Peter Hutchings
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in September 1991.
MON 19:00 Round the Horne (b007r44l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 19:30 Ray's a Laugh (b007jrkl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 20:00 Paul Temple (b007jzkx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
MON 20:30 Inspector Grant - The Daughter of Time (b007k441)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
MON 21:00 BBC Radio Young Writers: 25 Years On (b03cts41)
Homeboys
Teenage rebellion threatens to destroy two families in Roy Williams's drama, set on the streets of West London. Stars Don Gilet.
MON 22:00 The Museum of Curiosity (b03c2zwb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
MON 22:30 Andrew Maxwell's Public Enemies (b007jtr3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
MON 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (b03dv2mc)
Every night Sunday to Friday, the Comedy Club offers two hours of laughs. Tonight, Jon Holmes is joined by Piff the Magic Dragon.
MON 23:00 The Now Show (b03c4895)
Series 41
Episode 3
Steve Punt and Jon Culshaw present a comedic look at the week's news, providing a topical mix of stand-up, sketches and songs that tell you everything you need to know. With Nick Doody, Gareth Gwynn and Pippa Evans.
MON 23:30 Micky Flanagan: What Chance Change? (b00smngp)
1990s
The cockney comedian charts his life story during the 1990s - returning to education and becoming a teacher. Part of Radio 4 Extra's Comedy Club, originally broadcast on Radio 4 in June 2010.


TUESDAY 15 OCTOBER 2013

TUE 00:00 James Follett - Earthsearch (b007jp0y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:30 The Heart of Hark'un (b007v25z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 Paul Temple (b007jzkx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 Inspector Grant - The Daughter of Time (b007k441)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 Andrew Maxwell's Public Enemies (b007jtr3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:30 Beauty of Britain (b00ndxjp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 BBC Radio Young Writers: 25 Years On (b03ctm8p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday]
TUE 03:45 Einstein's Fiddle (b008fcf4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 BBC Radio Young Writers: 25 Years On (b03cts41)
[Repeat of broadcast at 21:00 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 Anything Legal (b0088z2b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Monday]
TUE 05:30 Married (b00dbqws)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday]
TUE 06:00 Paul Temple (b007jznh)
Paul Temple and the Spencer Affair
Home Again
A murder on a lonely island - as the suave amateur detective spots a clue pointing to Paris.
Francis Durbridge's thriller stars Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve in another intriguing case for BBC radio's smoothest sleuth and his glamorous wife.
With James Thomason as Sir Graham Forbes, Brewster Mason as Rupert Dreisler, Hugh Manning as Vosper, James Beattie as Charlie, John Graham as Eric Lansdale, Isobel Dean as Terry Gibson, Simon Lack as Adrian Frost, June Turbin as Judy Milton and Thomas Heathcote as Pete Roberts.
From 1938 to 1969 the fictional crime novelist and detective Paul Temple, together with his Fleet Street journalist Steve, solved case after case in one of BBC radio's most popular series. They inhabited a sophisticated world of chilled cocktails and fast cars, where the women were chic and the men wore cravats - a world where Sir Graham Forbes, of Scotland Yard, usually needed Paul's help with his latest tricky case.
Producer: Martyn C. Webster
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in 1957.
TUE 06:30 Inspector Grant - The Daughter of Time (b007k458)
Episode 7
Disappointed by the books he's read about King Richard III, Inspector Alan Grant has asked his friend Marta if she knows anyone at the British Museum.
She's turned up a young man whom she calls a 'woolly lamb', a young American named Brent Carradine...
Josephine Tey's classic story read in 14 parts by Paul Young.
Written in the early 1950s, The Daughter of Time was described by The New York Times as 'One of the best mysteries of all time'.
Producer: Bruce Young
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in 2005.
TUE 07:00 Heated Rollers (b007jwzw)
Episode 1
A cavewoman looks ahead, the perils of phoning a bank and the history of feminism.
The first ever all-women sketch show made for BBC Radio 2 stars Lynda Bellingham, Gwyneth Strong and Joanna Monro.
With music supplied by the Lorraine Bowen Experience.
Producer: Maria Esposito
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in February 1999.
TUE 07:30 John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme (b03c3dx7)
Series 3
Episode 6
John Finnemore, the writer and star of Cabin Pressure, regular guest on The Now Show and popper-upper in things like Miranda, presents a third series series of his hit sketch show.
The first series was described as "sparklingly clever" by The Daily Telegraph and "one of the most consistently funny sketch shows for quite some time" by The Guardian. The second series won Best Radio Comedy at both the Chortle and Comedy.co.uk awards, and was nominated for a Sony award.
This time around, John promises to stop doing silly sketches about nonsense like Winnie the Pooh's honey addiction or how goldfish invented computer programming, and concentrate instead on the the big, serious issues.
This final episode of the series looks at some pretty creative accounting; cross-examines an expert witness; and asks why it is that posh men's trousers are all the same colour.
Written by and starring John Finnemore, with Margaret Cabourn-Smith, Simon Kane, Lawry Lewin and Carrie Quinlan. Original music by Susannah Pearse.
Producer: Ed Morrish.
TUE 08:00 The Goon Show (b00qyqd7)
Series 6
The Man Who Won the War (Seagoon MCC)
How Neddie Seagoon 'invented' the barrage balloon and other wartime (mis)adventures.

Groundbreaking, surreal BBC radio comedy written by Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes.

Starring:
Peter Sellers
Harry Secombe
Spike Milligan

First billed as Crazy People, ten series of The Goon Show were recorded between 1951 and 1960, but sadly many of the earliest shows weren’t kept in the archive.

With the Ray Ellington Quartet and Max Geldray.

Orchestra conducted by Bruce Campbell.

Announcer: Wallace Greenslade

Producer: Peter Eton

First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in September 1955.
TUE 08:30 The Jason Explanation of... (b007jpwr)
Money
David Jason's probe of modern life sets out to comprehend cash.
Following in the footsteps of Lord Clark, Dr Bronowski and Professor Galbraith, David Jason unravels the mysteries of the universe and the meaning of life.
With Miriam Margolyes and Royce Mills.
Written by Colin Bostock Smith, Andy Hamilton and Barry Pilton.
Music by John Owen Edwards.
Producer: Geoffrey Perkins
First broadcast on the BBC Radio 4 in September 1977.
TUE 09:00 The Now Show (b03c4895)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday]
TUE 09:30 Street and Lane (b00v3n2v)
Series 1
Patio Marital
"Up your Street, Down your Lane".
Johnny Street and Arthur Lane are a pair of Yorkshire builders in a white van who battle out their partnership and their future as they tackle a plethora of household repairs.
Sitcom written by Ian McMillan and Dave Sheasby.
In this opening episode, the duo tool up for a patio job at the home of warring couple.
Johnny Street ...... Nick Lane
Arthur Lane ...... Fine Time Fontayne
Christine ...... Becky Hindley
Tom ...... Richard Katz
Great Northern Man ...... Gerard McDermott
Producer: David Hunter
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2005.
TUE 10:00 BBC Radio Young Writers: 25 Years On (b03cv3qp)
The Box
Stephanie's childhood is spent with her warring family in a box. Hattie Naylor's first play stars Ian Dury and Emma Chambers.
TUE 10:30 Lost Voices (b007jxz6)
David Rayvern Allen asks what happens when opera singers fall silent. With Norma Burrowes, Rosa Mannion and Isobel Buchanan.
TUE 11:00 RK Narayan Stories (b01dbfnc)
Trail of the Green Blazer
Over the cacophony of a bustling Indian market, pickpocket Raju is drawn to a man wearing a distinctive jacket.
Taken from R.K. Narayan’s short story collection ‘Malgudi Day’s, published in 1943.
Read by Sam Dastor.
Producer: Duncan Minshull
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1991.
TUE 11:15 BBC Radio Young Writers: 25 Years On (b03cv4dj)
Burn Your Phone
Andrew Wallace's black comedy stars Alan Cumming as Andy, a telephone operator who starts to get some threatening calls.
TUE 11:45 Condiments (b007590s)
Mustard
4 Extra Debut. Sophie Grigson celebrates the unsung heroes of the feast with a look at the impact mustard has had on our language and on the business of agriculture.
TUE 12:00 The Goon Show (b00qyqd7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 12:30 The Jason Explanation of... (b007jpwr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 13:00 Paul Temple (b007jznh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
TUE 13:30 Inspector Grant - The Daughter of Time (b007k458)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
TUE 14:00 William Makepeace Thackeray - Vanity Fair (b007jvw5)
Episode 2
Ambitious Becky awaits a marriage proposal, while Amelia meets old friend Dobbin. Narrated by Stephen Fry. With Emma Fielding.
TUE 14:15 Automatic for the People (b0075jff)
Episode 2
Alan Dein talks to Paulette Pelosi, who recalls singing pop songs of the time, and whose brief minutes of joyful singing have now become a powerful symbol of survival.
TUE 14:30 William Boyd - Restless (b016q2l7)
Episode 7
Betrayed by someone within the service, British spy Sally finds herself on the run with a new identity. Stars Eileen Atkins.
TUE 14:45 Sir Alec Guinness - My Name Escapes Me (b007jpl3)
Episode 2
The double Oscar-winner's 1990s memoirs, featuring musings on fame and fans, Shakespeare's Globe and early theatre-going in Eastbourne. From September 1996.
TUE 15:00 BBC Radio Young Writers: 25 Years On (b03cv3qp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
TUE 15:30 Lost Voices (b007jxz6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]
TUE 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b03cvggt)
Mel Giedroyc presents Harry Hill with his birthday bumps and introduces the next episode of current story, Tom's Midnight Garden.
TUE 17:00 Flying the Flag (b00c39mw)
Series 3
Drugs, Mr Ambassador?
"Drugs, Mr Ambassador?"
"We didn't need drugs in my day, William. We had something else to sustain us - we called them standards."
Fortified by caffeine, nicotine and alcohol, the diplomats tackle the drug barons.
Series 3 of Alex Shearer's Eastern bloc embassy sitcom.
Starring Dinsdale Landen as HM Ambassador Mackenzie, Peter Acre as William Frost, Moir Leslie as Helen Waterson, Stephen Greif as US Ambassador Spiro Weinberg and Christopher Benjamin as Colonel Surikov.
Producer: Neil Cargill
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1990.
TUE 17:30 Heated Rollers (b007jwzw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
TUE 18:00 James Follett - Earthsearch (b007jp1d)
Earthsearch II
Deathship
Dragged into an artificial black hole, the crew of Challenger must face Spaceguard Six.
James Follett's cult sci-fi drama.
Commander Telson ...... Sean Arnold
Sharna ...... Amanda Murray
Darv ...... Haydn Wood
Astra ...... Kathryn Hurlbutt
Angel One ...... Sonia Fraser
Angel Two ...... Gordon Reid
Bran ...... Michael Maloney
Elka ...... Jill Lidstone
Tidy ...... David Gooderson
Theros ...... John Warner
Kraken ...... Crawford Logan
Director: Glyn Dearman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1982.
TUE 18:30 The Heart of Hark'un (b007jq8x)
Episode 3
Shaznir calls on the power of the Deadlands, while Arcos meets a strange Brotherhood.
A fantasy-adventure by Peter Thomson and Jamie Thomson.
Arcos ..... Francis Thomson
Kaddah ..... Trevor Peacock
Vanna ..... Elizabeth Whiting
Shazir ..... Crawford Logan
Bereneth ..... Edward Kelsey
Va ..... Melanie Hudson
Alviza ..... Emma Fielding
Zander ..... Robert Portal
The General ..... Clarence Smith
Rashiq ..... Theresa Streatfeild
Producer: Peter Hutchings
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in September 1991.
TUE 19:00 The Goon Show (b00qyqd7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 19:30 The Jason Explanation of... (b007jpwr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 20:00 Paul Temple (b007jznh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
TUE 20:30 Inspector Grant - The Daughter of Time (b007k458)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
TUE 21:00 RK Narayan Stories (b01dbfnc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
TUE 21:15 BBC Radio Young Writers: 25 Years On (b03cv4dj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
TUE 21:45 Condiments (b007590s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:45 today]
TUE 22:00 John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme (b03c3dx7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
TUE 22:30 Genius (b008jdzb)
Series 2
Sid Waddell
Perforated bread and counselling with a twist.
Dave Gorman asks Darts commentator Sid Waddell to choose the public's best loopy idea.
Award-winning comedian Dave Gorman and a celebrity guest chew over the ridiculous, unworkable but sometimes genius inventions, schemes and policies of the public.
Producer: Simon Nicholls
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2006.
TUE 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (b03dv2nj)
Every night Sunday to Friday, the Comedy Club offers two hours of laughs. Tonight, Jon Holmes is joined by Piff the Magic Dragon.
TUE 23:00 Elis James's Pantheon of Heroes (b01b5yyr)
Series 1
Adventurers
More historical heroism - as adventurers Henry Morton Stanley, the 1958 Wales World Cup team and Alfred Russell Wallace are put to the Totaliser Test.
Comedian Elis James compares key figures in Welsh history to determine the ultimate heroes of Wales.
With Ben Partridge and Nadia Kamil.
Written by Elis James, Gareth Gwyn and Benjamin Partridge.
Producer: Sharif Shahwan
First broadcast on BBC Radio Wales in February 2012
TUE 23:30 One (b00771sh)
Series 1
Episode 5
The sketch show where no sketch features more than one voice.
Written by David Quantick and starring Dan Maier, Lizzie Roper, Graeme Garden, Deborah Norton, Andrew Crawford, Dan Antopolski, Simon Greenall and Kate Gielgud, with Bill Oddie and Jeremy Clarkson as themselves.
TUE 23:45 The Problem With Adam Bloom (b00gf8pp)
Series 2
Edinburgh
Adam Bloom has taken a show to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival over many years.
This is a retrospective of his time performing in Scotland's capital city.
With Alistair McGowan.
Written by Adam Bloom.
Producer: Victoria Lloyd
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2004.


WEDNESDAY 16 OCTOBER 2013

WED 00:00 James Follett - Earthsearch (b007jp1d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 The Heart of Hark'un (b007jq8x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 Paul Temple (b007jznh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 Inspector Grant - The Daughter of Time (b007k458)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 The Now Show (b03c4895)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday]
WED 02:30 Street and Lane (b00v3n2v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Tuesday]
WED 03:00 BBC Radio Young Writers: 25 Years On (b03cv3qp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 03:30 Lost Voices (b007jxz6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 RK Narayan Stories (b01dbfnc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:15 BBC Radio Young Writers: 25 Years On (b03cv4dj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Tuesday]
WED 04:45 Condiments (b007590s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:45 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 Flying the Flag (b00c39mw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Tuesday]
WED 05:30 Heated Rollers (b007jwzw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday]
WED 06:00 Paul Temple (b007jzpv)
Paul Temple and the Spencer Affair
Dinner at the Stardust
The debonair detective turns his attention from the River Thames to a London nightclub.
After the untimely death of actress Mary Dreisler in her London flat, her theatre impresario father has sent for Paul Temple.
Francis Durbridge's thriller stars Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve in another intriguing case for BBC radio's smoothest sleuth and his glamorous wife.
With James Thomason as Sir Graham Forbes, Brewster Mason as Rupert Dreisler, Hugh Manning as Vosper, James Beattie as Charlie, John Graham as Eric Lansdale, Isobel Dean as Terry Gibson, Simon Lack as Adrian Frost, June Turbin as Judy Milton and Thomas Heathcote as Pete Roberts.
From 1938 to 1969 the fictional crime novelist and detective Paul Temple, together with his Fleet Street journalist Steve, solved case after case in one of BBC radio's most popular series. They inhabited a sophisticated world of chilled cocktails and fast cars, where the women were chic and the men wore cravats - a world where Sir Graham Forbes, of Scotland Yard, usually needed Paul's help with his latest tricky case.
Producer: Martyn C. Webster
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in 1957.
WED 06:30 Inspector Grant - The Daughter of Time (b007k46b)
Episode 8
Convinced that King Richard III was not a murderer, Inspector Grant and his new research worker, Brent are puzzled why his successor Henry VII failed to make political capital out of the fate of the Princes.
Can Brent find out what really happened?
Josephine Tey's classic story read in 14 parts by Paul Young.
Written in the early 1950s, The Daughter of Time was described by The New York Times as 'One of the best mysteries of all time'.
Producer: Bruce Young
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in 2005.
WED 07:00 The Secret Life of Rosewood Avenue (b007jx6f)
Mrs Garland's Good Deeds
"The over 70's keep fit club has got completely out of hand, Mr Critchley. Can't you see how cruel it is expecting pensioners to vault over a horse?"
More crazy happenings for hapless vicar Timothy Carswell.
Stephen Sheridan's six-part series starring James Grout..
Reverend Timothy Carswell ...... James Grout
Mrs Garland ...... Rosemary Martin
Simon Garland ...... Daniel Strauss
Critchley ...... Fraser Kerr
Dr Warlock ...... Christopher Good
Miss Shaw ...... Auriol Smith
Mr Vaughan ...... Michael Turner
Mr Shaw ...... Ronald Herdman
Producer: Lissa Evans.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1991.
WED 07:30 The Stanley Baxter Playhouse (b00tq1vh)
Series 4
The Porter's Story
Written by Rona Munro.
In this first play in Series 4 of The Stanley Baxter Playhouse fellow Scots leading actors Gordon Kennedy, Stuart McQuarrie and Siobhan Redmond join Stanley in a comedy based on Shakespeare's Scottish play, where the porter becomes the hero and invites us to hear his version of the events that led up to the murder of King Duncan; and what just might have happened after it.
We will discover that it was all really Lady Macbeth's fault, for marrying Macbeth and spoiling the porter's long term plans to groom his coarse and unschooled master to be a suave, smooth operator with fine manners and a statesman like approach to politics. His plans are foiled in a series of mishaps which are hilarious and very cunning.
Cast:
Porter ..... Stanley Baxter
Macbeth ...... Gordon Kennedy
Lady Macbeth ...... Siobhan Redmond
Duncan/Nobleman ...... Stuart McQuarrie
Rona Munro is one of Scotland's most highly regarded playwrights, with award winning films [Ken Loach's Lady Bird Lady Bird] and television dramas [Rehab] and her Edinburgh International Festival success The Last Witch to her credit. She is passionate about history and comedy, and The Porter's Story celebrates both of these; a delightful tongue in cheek exposition of events from Scottish history which are still shrouded in mystery; Shakespeare certainly took liberties in his version.
Siobhan Redmond starred in the RSC production of a new play Dunsinane by David Greig, where she played Lady Macbeth. Gordon Kennedy will be known to many for his role as Little John in the BBC TV series Robin Hood.
Producer: Marilyn Imrie
A Catherine Bailey production for BBC Radio 4.
WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007synp)
Series 4
The Old School Reunion
Surprises are in store as the lad heads back for prize-giving day at his old school.
Starring Tony Hancock.
With Sidney James, Bill Kerr, Kenneth Williams and Hattie Jacques.
Written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.
Theme and incidental music composed by Wally Stott. Recorded by the BBC Revue Orchestra conducted by Harry Rabinowitz.
Producer: Dennis Main Wilson
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in January 1957.
WED 08:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b011j5lh)
Series 7
Episode 9
Professor Prune is incarcerated and Bill Oddie rhapsodises the flowers in the garden.
Starring Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Cleese, Graeme Garden, David Hatch, Jo Kendall and Bill Oddie.
Sketches written by Graeme Garden 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 Bill Oddie, Liam Cohen and Dave Lee.
Producer: David Hatch/Peter Titheradge
First broadcast on the BBC Radio 2 in March 1969.
WED 09:00 Know Your Place (b01852w0)
Lift Off
Caretaker Ramsay Potts' love of rules sparks catastrophe for an MP in a lift...
Ramsay Potts is the jobsworth caretaker at a crumbling Edwardian block of flats, pursued by the over-amorous cleaner Elsie Spurgeon.
Starring Roy Dotrice as Ramsay Potts and Patricia Hayes as Elspeth Spurgeon
Sitcom written by Andrew Palmer and Nell Brennan.
With Frank Thornton, John Graham, April Walker and John Glover.
Producer: Edward Taylor
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in January 1982.
WED 09:30 In the End (b007r45j)
Episode 4
Still hunting the killer, hack George Cragge denies he is retiring. Comedy thriller with Michael Williams. From December 1999.
WED 10:00 BBC Radio Young Writers: 25 Years On (b03cvp65)
Listen to My Inside Mind
Hugh tells bizarre and tragic stories to his children, but they're long departed. Abigail Docherty's play stars Maurice Denham.
WED 10:30 Jazz to the Rescue (b007k2yl)
John Fordham recalls the buzz of a 1953 charity concert by American artists, during a ban of them performing in the UK.
WED 11:00 Shorts (b00nvfbx)
Series 10
One of Us
Stories showcasing new Scottish writing.
By Julia Butler.
A young boy struggling to adapt to a new environment comes alive on the football pitch.
Read by Simon Tait.
WED 11:15 BBC Radio Young Writers: 25 Years On (b03cvpn9)
Once in a Lifetime
In Sean Moffatt's play, Phil starts and ends his day with just pennies, but manages to win and lose a fortune. Stars Joe Taylor.
WED 11:45 Condiments (b00759cg)
Horseradish
Sophie Grigson celebrates the unsung heroes of the feast, meeting a farmer who grows horseradish on an industrial scale, so crucial is it to the success of Sunday lunch.
WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007synp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b011j5lh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 13:00 Paul Temple (b007jzpv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
WED 13:30 Inspector Grant - The Daughter of Time (b007k46b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
WED 14:00 William Makepeace Thackeray - Vanity Fair (b007jvwb)
Episode 3
A lascivious lawyer and a dashing captain - Becky Sharp continues to attract admirers. Stephen Fry narrates. With Emma Fielding.
WED 14:15 Automatic for the People (b0075jlk)
Episode 3
Alan Dein uncovers some coin-op audio booth recordings made in the 1960s, by young sweethearts Sylvia Oliver and David Goodman.
WED 14:30 William Boyd - Restless (b016r25l)
Episode 8
Back in London, down to her last fake passport and in fear for her life, former spy Sally recalls how she forged a new identity. Stars Eileen Atkins.
WED 14:45 Sir Alec Guinness - My Name Escapes Me (b007jplm)
Episode 3
The acclaimed actor recalls dark days of misfortune for his wife and son, plus tales of Burton and Taylor and the Old Vic. From September 1996.
WED 15:00 BBC Radio Young Writers: 25 Years On (b03cvp65)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
WED 15:30 Jazz to the Rescue (b007k2yl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]
WED 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b03cvsgz)
Mel's got some goodies lined up today, including the early life of Walt Disney, the mystery of Saint Galgano who left his sword in a stone, and how to pick a winkle.
WED 17:00 PG Wodehouse - The Inimitable Jeeves (b007jxf5)
Jeeves Exerts the Old Cerebellum
What with young Bingo Little in love for the umpteenth time, Aunt Agatha and her plans to marry Bertie off to the formidable Honoria Glossop, and the troublesome twins, Claude and Eustace - there's just no peace for poor Bertie.
Only one man can save the day - the inimitable Jeeves.
PG Wodehouse's romp starring Michael Hordern and Richard Briers.
Jeeves …. Michael Hordern
Bertie Wooster …. Richard Briers
Mortimer Little …. Ronald Fraser
Bingo Little …. Jonathan Cecil
Mabel …. Ann Davies
Adapted by Chris Miller.
Producer: David Hatch
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1973.
WED 17:30 The Secret Life of Rosewood Avenue (b007jx6f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
WED 18:00 James Follett - Earthsearch (b007jp1w)
Earthsearch II
Megalomania
An android built by the computers on the spaceship Challenger suffers from severe logic failure
James Follett's cult sci-fi drama.
Commander Telson ...... Sean Arnold
Sharna ...... Amanda Murray
Darv ...... Haydn Wood
Astra ...... Kathryn Hurlbutt
Angel One ...... Sonia Fraser
Angel Two ...... Gordon Reid
Bran ...... Michael Maloney
Elka ...... Jill Lidstone
Tidy ...... David Gooderson
Kraken ...... Crawford Logan
Director: Glyn Dearman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1982.
WED 18:30 The Heart of Hark'un (b007jq8l)
Episode 4
One word is the key to the Grimoire. But is Arcos able to harness its magical power?
A fantasy-adventure by Peter Thomson and Jamie Thomson.
Arcos ..... Francis Thomson
Kaddah ..... Trevor Peacock
Vanna ..... Elizabeth Whiting
Shazir ..... Crawford Logan
Bereneth ..... Edward Kelsey
Va ..... Melanie Hudson
Alviza ..... Emma Fielding
Zander ..... Robert Portal
The General ..... Clarence Smith
Rashiq ..... Theresa Streatfeild
Producer: Peter Hutchings
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in September 1991.
WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007synp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b011j5lh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 20:00 Paul Temple (b007jzpv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
WED 20:30 Inspector Grant - The Daughter of Time (b007k46b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
WED 21:00 Shorts (b00nvfbx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
WED 21:15 BBC Radio Young Writers: 25 Years On (b03cvpn9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
WED 21:45 Condiments (b00759cg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:45 today]
WED 22:00 Arthur Smith's Balham Bash (b0101g5j)
Series 3
Episode 1
Arthur Smith presents music and comedy from his home in Balham, South London.
There's music in the kitchen, comedy in the front room and poetry on the landing.
Finding a decent sized performance space amongst the accumulated debris that is Arthur's life are Katie Melua, Roisin Conaty, Alun Cochrane and Nick Helm
Producer; Alison Vernon-Smith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2011.
WED 22:30 Radio Shuttleworth (b007jqcl)
Series 2
Richard Whiteley
John hopes TV's Richard Whiteley will host a special Shuttleworth edition of Countdown with wife Mary acting as Carol Vorderman - but only after he's helped with the washing up!
The semi-detached world of aspiring singer-songwriter John Shuttleworth comes direct from his front room in Sheffield.
With John Otway and Jo Enright.
Written and performed by Graham Fellows.
Additional material by Martin Willis.
Producer: Dawn Ellis.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2000
WED 23:00 Revolting People (b008h6np)
Series 3
Over the Rainbow
Mary discovers that there's no place like home.
Sitcom set just before the American War of Independence.
Written by Andy Hamilton and Jay Tarses.
McGurk ...... Andy Hamilton
Samuel ...... Jay Tarses
Captain Brimshaw ...... James Fleet
Mary ...... Jan Ravens
Joshua ...... Tony Maudsley
Ezekiel ...... Hugh Dennis
Cora ...... Penelope Nice
Other parts played by Philip Pope and Michael Fenton Stevens.
Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2004.
WED 23:30 Down the Line (b0100241)
Series 4
Episode 4
The return of the ground-breaking, Radio 4 show, hosted by the legendary Gary Bellamy; brought to you by the creators of The Fast Show.
Down The Line stars Rhys Thomas as Gary Bellamy, with Amelia Bullmore, Simon Day, Felix Dexter, Charlie Higson, Lucy Montgomery, and Paul Whitehouse.
Special guests are Rosie Cavaliero, Robert Popper, Adil Ray and Louis Vause.
Producers: Charlie Higson and Paul Whitehouse
A Down The Line production for BBC Radio 4.


THURSDAY 17 OCTOBER 2013

THU 00:00 James Follett - Earthsearch (b007jp1w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 The Heart of Hark'un (b007jq8l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Paul Temple (b007jzpv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Inspector Grant - The Daughter of Time (b007k46b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Know Your Place (b01852w0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:30 In the End (b007r45j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 BBC Radio Young Writers: 25 Years On (b03cvp65)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 03:30 Jazz to the Rescue (b007k2yl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 Shorts (b00nvfbx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:15 BBC Radio Young Writers: 25 Years On (b03cvpn9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Wednesday]
THU 04:45 Condiments (b00759cg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:45 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 PG Wodehouse - The Inimitable Jeeves (b007jxf5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Wednesday]
THU 05:30 The Secret Life of Rosewood Avenue (b007jx6f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Wednesday]
THU 06:00 Paul Temple (b007jn54)
Paul Temple and the Spencer Affair
A Party of Four
The smooth sleuth gathers together the key players in the musical mystery.
Francis Durbridge's thriller starring Peter Coke as Paul Temple and Marjorie Westbury as Steve in the conclusion of another intriguing case.
With James Thomason as Sir Graham Forbes, Brewster Mason as Rupert Dreisler, Hugh Manning as Vosper, James Beattie as Charlie, John Graham as Eric Lansdale, Isobel Dean as Terry Gibson, Simon Lack as Adrian Frost, June Turbin as Judy Milton and Thomas Heathcote as Pete Roberts.
From 1938 to 1969 the fictional crime novelist and detective Paul Temple, together with his Fleet Street journalist Steve, solved case after case in one of BBC radio's most popular series. They inhabited a sophisticated world of chilled cocktails and fast cars, where the women were chic and the men wore cravats - a world where Sir Graham Forbes, of Scotland Yard, usually needed Paul's help with his latest tricky case.
Producer: Martyn C. Webster
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in 1957.
THU 06:30 Inspector Grant - The Daughter of Time (b007k47g)
Episode 9
Obsessed by an historical murder mystery, Inspector Alan Grant and his research worker Brent have discovered that the bill attainting Richard before Parliament after his death made no mention of the slaying of the princes.
Brent has gone off to uncover what Stillington, the Bishop of Bath, said in June 1483 that changed the course of history and clinched the crown for Richard...
Josephine Tey's classic story read in 14 parts by Paul Young.
Written in the early 1950s, The Daughter of Time was described by The New York Times as 'One of the best mysteries of all time'.
Producer: Bruce Young
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in 2005.
THU 07:00 The Galton and Simpson Playhouse (b007zc9g)
Nought for Thy Comfort
Richard the airline purser has a loving and grateful wife. Or does he? Stars Robert Daws and Nina Wadia. From January 1999.
THU 07:30 Fags, Mags and Bags (b01nl7wn)
Series 5
Meter Reading Chic
Fifth series of the hit Radio 4 series, with more shop-based shenanigans and over the counter philosophy courtesy of Ramesh Mahju and his trusty sidekick Dave.
The staff of Fags, Mags and Bags continue 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 the business up over 30 years and loves the art of the shop. However, he does apply the "low return" rules of the shop to all other aspects of his life. Then there are Ramesh's sons Sanjay and Alok, both surly and not keen on the old school approach to shopkeeping, but Ramesh is keen to pass all his worldly wisdom onto them whether they like it or not!
In this final episode of the series, Ramesh decides it's time to ponder retirement from the corner shop game, but has to decide who will carry on his shop legacy and take over the Fags, Mags and Bags empire.
Producer: Gus Beattie
A Comedy Unit production for BBC Radio 4.
THU 08:00 Dad's Army (b007tbwz)
Series 2
Sergeant, Save My Boy!
Barbed wire traps Pike on a seaside minefield - and the tide is turning!
Starring Arthur Lowe as Captain Mainwaring, John Le Mesurier as Sergeant Wilson, Clive Dunn as Corporal Jones, John Laurie as Private Frazer, Ian Lavender as Private Pike and Arnold Ridley as Godfrey.
Adapted for radio from Jimmy Perry and David Croft's TV scripts by Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles.
Producer: John Dyas
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1975.
THU 08:30 Hello Cheeky (b013qzgn)
From 21/10/1979
Red Rum, sound effects galore and more fast-moving pun-tastic fun.
Starring John Junkin, Barry Cryer and Tim Brooke-Taylor.
Script by John Junkin and Barry Cryer.
Music by the Denis King Trio.
Producer: David Hatch
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1979.
THU 09:00 Boogie Up the River (b007jv65)
I'll See You on Tower Pier at 11
Mark Wallington and hellish hound Boogie quest to find the source of the Thames. Stars Timothy Spall. From December 1992.
THU 09:30 Tickets Please (b00p1nm5)
Episode 3
Love among the train-staff on the 9.27 London to Exeter flourishes, but with the unwelcome addition of Diana's amorous mum. And why is her Dad squashing Carol's muffins?
Sitcom on rails by Mark Maier.
Robin..................Jeremy Swift
Nadine...................Alex Kelly
Peter..............Malcolm Tierney
Carol..............Tessa Nicholson
Carl................Nicholas Boulton
Diana...............Melissa Advani
Linda...................Kate Layden
Keith...............Stephen Hogan
Producer: Peter Kavanagh
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2009.
THU 10:00 BBC Radio Young Writers: 25 Years On (b03cwchw)
Caught
Helen has been murdered. But what sort of life had it been up until then? By Sarah Woods. Starring Jane Whittenshaw.
THU 10:45 Land of My Fathers (b0076xsv)
4 Extra Debut. Bryn Terfel, Katherine Jenkins, Tanni Grey-Thompson and Max Boyce reveal the history and delights of the Welsh national anthem.
THU 11:00 BBC Radio Young Writers: 25 Years On (b03cwn22)
The Colour of the King's Rose
Chris works at a phone helpline, but nothing has prepared him for this call. Anthony Neilson's searing story stars John McGlynn.
THU 12:00 Dad's Army (b007tbwz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 12:30 Hello Cheeky (b013qzgn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 13:00 Paul Temple (b007jn54)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
THU 13:30 Inspector Grant - The Daughter of Time (b007k47g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
THU 14:00 William Makepeace Thackeray - Vanity Fair (b007jvwg)
Episode 4
Becky Sharp aims to charm a wealthy spinster and her handsome nephew. Narrated by Stephen Fry. With Emma Fielding.
THU 14:15 Automatic for the People (b0075jrr)
Episode 4
Alan Dein uncovers some 1960s coin-op audio booth recordings made by mother and daughter, Rose Despert and Theresa Fogerty. Episode 4 of 4.
THU 14:30 William Boyd - Restless (b016r520)
Episode 9
Ruth finally learns the truth about how her mother, a former British spy, and her father met. Stars Eileen Atkins.
THU 14:45 Sir Alec Guinness - My Name Escapes Me (b007jpm4)
Episode 4
The acting knight's 1990s memoirs. A forgotten favour turns up on screen, and there are memories of filmmaker David Lean.
THU 15:00 BBC Radio Young Writers: 25 Years On (b03cwchw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
THU 15:45 Land of My Fathers (b0076xsv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 today]
THU 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b03cwrcw)
Today's show is not for the faint hearted, as Mel meets a female sword swallower. Plus, anyone for snail porridge?
THU 17:00 Ring Around the Bath (b01gklt7)
Series 3
Loophole
Patrick gets a TV presenting job on the Barbeque Channel - filming on location in the family home.
As the flames get higher, Stella's precious garden is under threat!
Series 3 of Lucy Clare and Ian Davidson's sitcom about topsy-turvy family life.
Stars Duncan Preston as Patrick, Pippa Haywood as Stella, Claudie Blakley as Alison, Bruce MacKinnon as Rick, Catherine Shepherd as Xanthe, Daniela Denby-Ashe as Egg and and Russell Bently as Fergus.
Director: Elizabeth Freestone
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2006.
THU 17:30 The Galton and Simpson Playhouse (b007zc9g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
THU 18:00 James Follett - Earthsearch (b007jp29)
Earthsearch II
Earth
The crew of starship Challenger finally locate their planet, but what will they find?
James Follett's cult sci-fi drama.
Commander Telson ...... Sean Arnold
Sharna ...... Amanda Murray
Darv ...... Haydn Wood
Astra ...... Kathryn Hurlbutt
Angel One ...... Sonia Fraser
Angel Two ...... Gordon Reid
Bran ...... Michael Maloney
Elka ...... Jill Lidstone
Tidy ...... David Gooderson
Peeron ...... George Parsons
Director: Glyn Dearman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1982.
THU 18:30 The Heart of Hark'un (b007jq9v)
Episode 5
Young novice sorcerer Arcos learns an unpalatable truth about his father from Kaddah.
A fantasy-adventure by Peter Thomson and Jamie Thomson.
Arcos ..... Francis Thomson
Kaddah ..... Trevor Peacock
Vanna ..... Elizabeth Whiting
Shazir ..... Crawford Logan
Bereneth ..... Edward Kelsey
Va ..... Melanie Hudson
Alviza ..... Emma Fielding
Rashiq ..... Theresa Streatfeild
Producer: Peter Hutchings
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in September 1991.
THU 19:00 Dad's Army (b007tbwz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 19:30 Hello Cheeky (b013qzgn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 20:00 Paul Temple (b007jn54)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
THU 20:30 Inspector Grant - The Daughter of Time (b007k47g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
THU 21:00 BBC Radio Young Writers: 25 Years On (b03cwn22)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
THU 22:00 Fags, Mags and Bags (b01nl7wn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
THU 22:30 Newsjack (b03cp1kx)
Series 9
Episode 5
Topical sketch show which anyone can write for. With Justin Edwards.
THU 23:00 Armando Iannucci (b00dp32c)
Series 1
Episode 1
The best of Our Tune, music mixes with a twist - and a new Radio 1 campaign.
Armando lannucci hosts wry comical discussion, sketches and music.
With Rebecca Front, David Schneider and Peter Baynham.
Written by Armando Iannucci, with Peter Baynham, Rebecca Front and David Schneider.
Producer: Caroline Leddy:
First broadcast on BBC Radio 1 in March 1993.
THU 23:30 Arthur Smith's Last Hangover (b010j3zq)
In 2001, Arthur Smith was nearly dead. He subsequently gave up drinking and entered the strange new world of the chronically sober.
A year on, the comic ruminates about his drinking days and booze generally - discovering elderflower presse, mornings and temptation. His old mucker, actress Caroline Quentin joins Arthur for some sober reflections.
Producer : Lucy Armitage
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2002.


FRIDAY 18 OCTOBER 2013

FRI 00:00 James Follett - Earthsearch (b007jp29)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 The Heart of Hark'un (b007jq9v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Paul Temple (b007jn54)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Inspector Grant - The Daughter of Time (b007k47g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Boogie Up the River (b007jv65)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:30 Tickets Please (b00p1nm5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 BBC Radio Young Writers: 25 Years On (b03cwchw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 03:45 Land of My Fathers (b0076xsv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:45 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 BBC Radio Young Writers: 25 Years On (b03cwn22)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 Ring Around the Bath (b01gklt7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Thursday]
FRI 05:30 The Galton and Simpson Playhouse (b007zc9g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Thursday]
FRI 06:00 Shaun Prendergast - Only the Good Die Young (b007jn17)
Episode 1
When Kim Drake's fiance is killed on their wedding day, the authorities agree on suicide. But why would computer expert Mike kill himself on his wedding day? Could it be connected to his decision to walk out of his sensitive job at Peregrine Communications Systems?
Shaun Prendergast's techno thriller in six-parts.
CAST:
Kim Drake …. Siriol Jenkins
Mike Fisher …. Neil Roberts
Anne …. Kate Binchy
Frank …. Shaun Prendergast
Miss Gee …. Ann Davies
Stone …. Kenneth Cranham
Todd …. Jack Klaff
DI Dear …. Eric Alan
DS Love …. Jonathan Tafler
John Maschler …. Terence Edmond
Emma/Nurse Lewis …. Caroline Strong
Mary/WPC …. Nicola Boyce
Directed by Adrian Bean
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1992.
FRI 06:30 Inspector Grant - The Daughter of Time (b007k48p)
Episode 10
Inspector Alan Grant is pursuing the truth about the murderous crimes of King Richard III.
He and research worker Brent have discovered he was crowned when Edward IV's children were declared illegitimate and an act of Parliament formalised his accession.
They duo are delving into those who may also have had a claim to the throne...
Josephine Tey's classic story read in 14 parts by Paul Young.
Written in the early 1950s, The Daughter of Time was described by The New York Times as 'One of the best mysteries of all time'.
Producer: Bruce Young
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Scotland and first broadcast in 2005.
FRI 07:00 The Right Time (b0076mb8)
Series 4
Episode 2
From vampires and Feng Shui to turning 50.
Sketch show about life, written and performed by people who've lived a bit.
Stars Eleanor Bron, Dudley Sutton , Roger Blake, Paula Wilcox and Arthur Smith.
Written by Colin Bostock-Smith, Jill Brodie, John Pidgeon, Mike Haskins, Jan Etherington, Alex Lowe, George Poles, Arthur Smith, Chris Thompson and Pete Reynolds.
Script editors: Ed Dyson and George Poles.
Music by Ronnie & The Rex.
Producer: Katie Marsden
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2004.
FRI 07:30 Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section (b01dsy7d)
Series 1
Isy Suttie
Comedian Alex Horne is joined by his own 5 piece jazz band for a brand new series of music and comedy. This time they make music on the subject of 'hard water'; shine a spotlight on the troubled life of the double bassist and reveal the haunting sound of the 'ocarina'. The band are joined by guest comedian Isy Suttie who persuades Alex to sing in a duet...
Producer .... Julia McKenzie.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2012.
FRI 08:00 Steptoe and Son (b00shdzy)
Series 1
The Bonds That Bind Us
After a win on the premium bonds, Albert starts splashing the cash and brings home a young gold digger.
Starring Wilfrid Brambell as Albert, Harry H Corbett as Harold and Yootha Joyce as Madge.
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 September 1966.
FRI 08:30 Life With The Lyons (b014qxmm)
Dial Special Branch
Sinister foreign agents and a case of mistaken identity sparks more Lyon family discombobulation.
Starring real-life American family: Ben Lyon and his wife Bebe Daniels and their children, Barbara and Richard.
With Doris Rogers as Florrie, Molly Weir as Aggie, Hugh Morton, Wilfred Babbage and Charles Hawtrey.
Life With the Lyons was one the BBC's most popular radio sitcoms between1950 and 1961. It was also adapted for BBC TV.
Written by Bebe Daniels, Bob Block and Ronnie Hanbury.
BBC Variety Orchestra conducted by Paul Fenoulhet.
Producer: Tom Ronald
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in February 1958.
FRI 09:00 The Sit Crom (b00mf205)
The Wasps' Nest
The search for enemies leads to love triumphing over fire.
Sue Limb's six-part comedy set during the English Civil War.
Sir John Firebasket .... Joss Ackland
Lady Anne Firebasket .... Denise Coffey
Tobias Thynne .... Clive Merrison
Mercy, alias Melissa .... Miriam Margolyes
Father Francis .... Nickolas Grace
Slow Ned .... Chris Emmett
Gazebo Fogg .... Jack Klaff
Posthumous .... Nicky Henson
Counter Tenor .... Peter Hayward
Captain Arise Higgs .... Alun Armstrong
Producer: Jonathan James-Moore
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1990.
FRI 09:30 The Arts and How They Was Done (b00777b4)
How Puccini Done Madame Butterfly
The National Theatre of Brent reveals mysteries behind the tragic opera. Stars Patrick Barlow. From May 2007.
FRI 10:00 Classic Serial (b00jwxv2)
Geoffrey Chaucer - Troilus and Criseyde
Episode 1
Dramatisation of Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde.
One of the great works of English literature, this powerful, compelling story explores love from its first tentative beginnings through to passionate sensuality and eventual tragic disillusionment. Lavinia Greenlaw's new version for radio brings Chaucer's language up-to-date for a modern audience while remaining true to his original poetic intention.
After seeing the beautiful widow Criseyde at the temple in Troy, Troilus falls instantly in love with her. Inexperienced in love, he is unable to act on his feelings and locks himself in his room to compose love songs. Pandarus, worried for his friend, eventually persuades Troilus to tell him why he is so miserable and is delighted to hear that the cause is Troilus' love for his niece Criseyde.
Worried about her reputation, Criseyde is at first reluctant to enter into a relationship with Troilus. After much cajoling and manipulation, she reluctantly comes around to the idea. Pandarus is frustrated that the relationship is moving too slowly and engineers a complex plan to get Criseyde and Troilus in bed together.
Troilus ...... Tom Ferguson
Criseyde ...... Maxine Peake
Pandarus ...... Malcolm Raeburn
Servant/Friend ...... Kathryn Hunt
Calchas/Servant ...... Kevin Doyle
Priam/Servant ...... Terence Mann
Hector/Diomede ...... Declan Wilson
With music composed by Gary Yershon and performed by Ehsan Emam, Tim Williams and Mike Dale.
Directed by Susan Roberts.
FRI 11:00 Shorts (b00nvfbz)
Series 10
Fifty-One
SCOTTISH SHORTS
Stories showcasing new writing from Scotland
Fifty-One
by Tat Usher
A teenager spends her evenings swimming lengths of her local pool until a familiar face makes her question her motivation.
FRI 11:15 BBC Radio Young Writers: 25 Years On (b03d05q4)
A Sweet Dessert
Abi Morgan's first radio play, set in the backbiting world of a busy restaurant kitchen. With Jane Whittenshaw and Simon Treves.
FRI 11:45 No More Yellow Envelopes (b00770cv)
For 40 years Kodachrome Super 8 defined the look of home movie-making - vibrant colours and a poetic quality that won it an international following. But the film stock has come to an end, and the last remaining lab in Switzerland closed its doors at the end of September. There will be no more yellow envelopes of processed film dropping onto the doormat of expectant film-makers around the world.
Terry and Roy from Bury Cine Society have been using it for years, and have one last roll of 'gold-dust' to shoot. We join them on their filming trip around Bury town centre, and follow the film to the lab in Switzerland where it is one of the last rolls to be processed. Finally we return with the film to Bury where Terry and Roy thread it onto the projector to enjoy a special screening.
FRI 12:00 Steptoe and Son (b00shdzy)
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FRI 12:30 Life With The Lyons (b014qxmm)
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FRI 13:00 Shaun Prendergast - Only the Good Die Young (b007jn17)
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FRI 13:30 Inspector Grant - The Daughter of Time (b007k48p)
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FRI 14:00 William Makepeace Thackeray - Vanity Fair (b007jvwn)
Episode 5
Becky travels to London with the ailing spinster Miss Crawley. Narrated by Stephen Fry. With Emma Fielding and Margaret Tyzack.
FRI 14:15 Tony Hawks Gets Lost in the Afternoon (b007j8cy)
How do we manage to lose things we held in our hands only minutes ago? Neuroscientists and psychologists suggest it may be more complicated than we think. From May 2007.
FRI 14:30 William Boyd - Restless (b016pylq)
Episode 10
With her daughter Ruth beside her, former British spy Sally finally confronts the man who betrayed her 30 years ago. Stars Eileen Atkins.
FRI 14:45 Sir Alec Guinness - My Name Escapes Me (b007jpmp)
Episode 5
The actor concludes his memoirs, musing on Leonard Cheshire, a stormy Easter in Rome, British beef and 100 years of cinema.
FRI 15:00 Classic Serial (b00jwxv2)
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FRI 16:00 The 4 O'Clock Show (b03d0917)
Mel meets the husband and wife human cannonballs, and goes walking with Clare Balding and a mob of toddlers in pushchairs. How else would you start the weekend?
FRI 17:00 The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere (b00b9xqh)
Series 1
Episode 4
An Everyday Story of Towering Genius.
Sue Limb’s four-part soap opera set in and around the Lake District at the turn of the 18th century
Cholericke is indisposed, while William attempts to recollect an emotion.
The Lumps arrive. Dorothy prepares tea and Mary Lump goes mad ...
Dorothy Wordsmith ...... Denise Coffey
William Wordsmith ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Samuel Tailor Cholericke ...... Simon Callow
Stinking Iris ...... Miriam Margolyes
The Leechpedlar ...... Chris Emmett
Charles Lump ...... Nicholas Le Prevost
Mary Lump ...... Julia Hills
Music by Stephen Oliver and sung by Cantabile
Producer: Jonathan James-Moore
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1985
FRI 17:30 The Right Time (b0076mb8)
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FRI 18:00 James Follett - Earthsearch (b007jp2r)
Earthsearch II
Earthvoice
The crew of spaceship Challenger's search is over, but Earth is not how they left it...
The conclusion of James Follett's cult sci-fi drama.
Commander Telson ...... Sean Arnold
Sharna ...... Amanda Murray
Darv ...... Haydn Wood
Astra ...... Kathryn Hurlbutt
Angel One ...... Sonia Fraser
Angel Two ...... Gordon Reid
Bran ...... Michael Maloney
Elka ...... Jill Lidstone
Tidy ...... David Gooderson
Peeron ...... George Parsons
Earthvoice ...... Michael Tudor Barnes
Director: Glyn Dearman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1982.
FRI 18:30 The Heart of Hark'un (b007jqbs)
Episode 6
Is Shazir the real enemy? Can Arcos and his hero friends escape the Palace of Memory?
Conclusion of the fantasy-adventure by Peter Thomson and Jamie Thomson.
Arcos ..... Francis Thomson
Kaddah ..... Trevor Peacock
Vanna ..... Liz Whiting
Shazir ..... Crawford Logan
Bereneth ..... Edward Kelsey
Va ..... Melanie Hudson
Alviza ..... Emma Fielding
Rashiq ..... Theresa Streatfeild
Xander ...... Robert Portal
Producer: Peter Hutchings
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in October 1991.
FRI 19:00 Steptoe and Son (b00shdzy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 Life With The Lyons (b014qxmm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
FRI 20:00 Shaun Prendergast - Only the Good Die Young (b007jn17)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
FRI 20:30 Inspector Grant - The Daughter of Time (b007k48p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
FRI 21:00 Shorts (b00nvfbz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
FRI 21:15 BBC Radio Young Writers: 25 Years On (b03d05q4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
FRI 21:45 No More Yellow Envelopes (b00770cv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:45 today]
FRI 22:00 Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section (b01dsy7d)
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FRI 22:30 BBC New Comedy Awards (b03cp1kz)
2013
Heat seven
Made for 4 Extra. The show moves to London for heat seven. Hosted by Arthur Smith at the Up the Creek comedy club, this heat includes Stephen K Amos as guest judge.
FRI 23:25 The Comedy Club Interviews (b03gvqmd)
For two hours, six nights a week, the Comedy Club offers the best laughs around. Tonight, Arthur Smith chats to Dave Gorman.
FRI 23:30 The Mary Whitehouse Experience (b007jq46)
From 06/02/1990
David Baddiel and Rob Newman join Punt and Dennis in a rousing audience game of Revolution. With Mark Hurst. From February 1990.