SATURDAY 18 JULY 2015

SAT 00:00 Ben Moor - Undone (b00pkvk9)
Series 3
Unending
The Notting Hill Carnival sees the potential end of the worlds and new weirdness. Ben Moor's comic sci-fi saga with Alex Tregear.
SAT 00:30 Fry's English Delight (b00tgd1b)
Series 3
Accentuate the Negative
Contradiction is an addiction - from philosophical dialectic to the verification of scientific and mathematical hypotheses, and from religious controversy to traditional pantomime exchanges with the audience. Oh No It Isn't, you may think. Oh, yes, it very much is.
Stephen Fry examines various aspects of the subject with language expert Professor David Crystal, theologian Melissa Raphael-Levine, philosopher Anthony Grayling, and Oliver Double, who has made a special study of comedy double-acts, and will reveal just how vital contradiction is not only for cross-patter partners but for the whole of comedy.
We learn about the Square of Opposition and about how there is more than one way to be wrong. We find out just how the law of double negatives work, and how beguiling and sometimes surprising the oxymoron can be - that little combination of a couple of words that cancel each other out in some way. Well, it's only common sense, isn't it?
We also hear how those who claim to spot contradictions in the Bible, or the Talmud, or the Koran are essentially misguided, and we hear about a current development in English that threatens to change one of the things that has so far made the language different to French or German.
All of that, together with a lesson in when "No" does not necessarily mean no - and when "Yes" doesn't really mean yes, either.
Producer: Ian Gardhouse
ATestbed production for BBC Radio 4.
SAT 01:00 Dashiell Hammett - Secret Agent X-9 (b007jpzt)
2. Carnage at Sea
The 1930s heroic agent takes on the law to pursue his arch enemy in the heart of New York.
Stars Stuart Milligan as X-9 and Connie Booth as Grace Powers.
Adapted for radio by Mark Brisenden, from the comic strip created by Dashiell Hammett and Alex Raymond. Syndicated by King Features, it ran from 1934 to 1996.
X-9 ...... Stuart Milligan
Grace Powers ...... Connie Booth
The Top ...... William Hootkins
Evelyn Powers ...... Rachel Power
Deacon ...... Peter Marinker
Steward ...... Michael John Paliotti
Bartholomew ...... John Guerrasio
Jude ...... Bruce McGregor
All other parts played by the cast.
Producer: Chris Wallis.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in January 1994.
SAT 01:30 The Keskidee (b00k4fv9)
Oral Historian Alan Dein pieces together the remarkable and pioneering story of the Keskidee, Britain's first arts centre for the black community. Founded in the early 1970's and tucked away in a church hall in the backstreets of Islington, London, it forged new ground for a generation of black British poets, actors, artists and directors.
Dub poet Linton Kwesi Johnson was the educational officer at the Keskidee and Bob Marley shot the music video for 'Is This Love?' there. It had its own drama company, artists in residence and was a hub for African and Afro-Caribbean politics and arts, as well as a creative nursery for home-grown talent. It also catered for the needs of local youth and gave a generation of black teenagers a space of their own. But this massively influential cultural centre also has a fascinating earlier history, when it served as a progressive mission hall with a musical pastor and a legendary silver band. Today the building has reverted to being a religious base, housing an African church and a devout and joyous congregation. Dein joins up the hidden history of Gifford Hall which has played host to three different communities, but which, curiously, have much in common.
Producer: Neil McCarthy
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2009.
SAT 02:00 Book at Beachtime (b01kng10)
Freya North - Rumours
Episode 5
Lady Lydia reveals the true reason she is selling Longbridge, and Stella has a brainwave. Read by Naomi Frederick.
SAT 02:30 MM Kaye - The Far Pavilions (b00y2x5k)
Episode 5
Ash takes up his post with the Guides in Mardan, but his relationship with Belinda is increasingly troubled.
MM Kaye's epic of love and war, dramatised by Rukhsana Ahmad.
Narrator ..... Vineeta Rishi
Ash ..... Blake Ritson
Gulbaz ..... Kaleem Janjua
Zarin ..... Chris Simpson
Colonel ..... Sam Dale
Khoda-Daad ..... Sam Dastor
Battye ..... Jude Akuwudike
Belinda ..... Leah Brotherhead
George ..... Lloyd Thomas
Mrs Harlowe ..... Christine Kavanagh
Major Harlowe ..... Sean Baker
Directors: Marc Beeby and Jessica Dromgoole
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2011.
SAT 02:45 Book of the Week (b00t6fcj)
Lynn Schooler - Walking Home
Episode 5
To have any hope of reaching the Wilderness Swift to sail back to Juneau, Lynn must first outrun or outwit the grizzly bear on his trail. But this bear is like no other he has seen. And it is circling him.
With his back to the surf, and armed only with a pepper-spray, Lynn is running quickly out of options.
Lynn Schooler is the critically acclaimed author of The Blue Bear (2003) and The Last Shot (2006). He has lived in Alaska for almost forty years, working as a commercial fisherman, shipwright, wilderness guide, and an award-winning wildlife photographer.
Abridged by Jeremy Osborne
Reader: Colin Stinton.
Producer: Rosalynd Ward
A Sweet Talk Production for BBC Radio 4.
SAT 03:00 John Buchan - The Three Hostages (b00lgn64)
I Make the Acquaintance of a Popular Man
Some years after his 39 Steps mission, Richard Hannay encounters a global criminal gang. Stars David Robb and Haydn Gwynne.
SAT 04:00 All the Way from Memphis (b00m0mb4)
Series 2
Episode 1
James Walton tests and tickles the knowledge of industry pundits and people passionate about pop music.
Regulars Tracey MacLeod and Andrew Collins are joined by Mary Anne Hobbs and Dave Gorman, who also reveal their favourite most bizarre musical moment.
Reader: Beth Chalmers
Written and researched by James Walton
Producer: Dawn Ellis
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2006.
SAT 04:30 Sneakiepeeks (b00pqn27)
Two of Our Spies Are Missing
When Bill meets the organisation's most effective but least sane assassin, it's up to Sharla and Mark to find them.
Comedy by Harry Venning and Neil Brand about a team of inept, backstabbing surveillance operatives.
Bill ...... Richard Lumsden
Sharla ...... Nina Conti
Mark ...... Daniel Kaluuya
Ian ...... Paterson Joseph
Mrs Davies ...... Lucy Montgomery
Channing ...... Ewan Bailey
Tim the Tea Boy ...... Joe Thomas
Secretary ...... Tessa Nicholson
Other parts played by the cast.
Producer: Katie Tyrrell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2010.
SAT 05:00 Little Blighty on the Down (b00tx3dp)
Series 4
Episode 5
When an opera star visits, council leader John shows his true colours. Political satire with John Baddeley. From August 1991.
SAT 05:30 Don't Need the Sunshine (b061pr48)
John Osborne returns to Radio 4 with autobiographical stories from four seasides that hold a special place in his heart.
SAT 06:00 Leigh Jackson - Legacy (b062n0lr)
A film producer takes his ex-girlfriend on a nostalgia trip to a beautiful house in the country where he once made a film. He's hoping that the atmosphere of the place will help to resurrect their relationship.
The house is advertised for sale and other prospective purchasers begin to arrive. But as the day proceeds, an element of mystery surrounds the house and its past ...
Starring David Buck as Warren, Rosalind Ayres as Ella, Stuart Milligan as Ashley and Alex Jennings as the Policeman.
Recorded on location at Waterplace Farm, near Ware, Hertfordshire and at various locations on the Buxton Estate, Easneye, Ware - including Widfordbury Farm, Widford.
Written by Leigh Jackson.
Directed by Cherry Cookson.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1982.
SAT 07:30 Fabulous Flops (b013zbph)
More Fabulous Flops
Episode 3
Paul Roseby surveys DJ Mike Read's one-night musical about Oscar Wilde, and the Broadway frustrations of Stephen Sondheim.
SAT 08:00 Archive on 4 (b01q7g6n)
Spoken Like a Woman
In the earliest days of radio, women commented on 'household matters', talked about their garden or their travels - writers Vita Sackville-West and Rebecca West were regulars - and became Children's Hour 'Aunts'; but certainly never read the news. On the other hand, the young BBC employed a number of brilliant young women behind the microphone who shaped the earliest days of programme-making.
But when they finally broke into the male bastion of mainstream broadcasting, largely as a result of the second world war, women's particular affinity with the microphone was quickly recognised, notably on the World Service where the female voice was soon found to be more effective at reaching listeners at the other end of the Empire than that of their male counterparts.
In this programme, Anne Karpf explores, with the help of the sound archive, the way women's voices have shaped the sound of British radio, from Auntie Kathleen of Children's Hour and those formal talks of the early BBC, via the forces' sweethearts like Jean Metcalfe and Marjorie Anderson, to today's topliners like Martha Kearney and Bridget Kendall.
Producer Simon Elmes.
SAT 09:00 Arthur Bostrom's Summer Holiday (b062n3n0)
Arthur Bostrom fishes out his old bucket and spade and takes a sunny stroll through the radio archives celebrating the Summer holiday season.
On his travels we hear new contributions from Su Pollard, Melvyn Hayes, Julie Hesmondhalgh and Zeb Soanes.
His selection includes:
* "Fun and Laughter on a Summer Holiday"
Arthur Bostrom unpacks a suitcase of music, mirth and memories as he searches for the perfect summer holiday.
* Life With The Lyons: Back in the Autumn
The Lyon's family is planning their summer holiday, but will it be plain sailing? Stars Bebe Daniels and Ben Lyon. From June 1953.
* Steptoe and Son: Homes Fit For Heroes
Harold makes holiday plans to sail around the world with a group of young adventurers, but what does he do with Albert? Stars Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H. Corbett
* All Gas And Gaiters: The Bishop Takes A Holiday
A clerical outing to a dwindling community parish causes chaos. Adapted from TV with Derek Nimmo and William Mervyn. From July 1972
* Hancock's Half Hour: Back From Holiday
After a disastrous break, the lad discovers Sid's rented his house out. Stars Tony Hancock and Sid James. From October 1956
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in July 2015
SAT 12:00 The Navy Lark (b007wwf0)
Series 3
50th Show - Mr Murray's Houseboat
Number One entrusts Uncle Ebeneezer and his tug with the purchase of his new houseboat - meaning disaster isn't faraway...

The 50th show in the series stars Jon Pertwee as the Chief Petty Officer, Leslie Phillips as the Sub-Lieutenant, Stephen Murray as the Number One, Ronnie Barker as AS Johnson Tenniel Evans as Nunky, Richard Caldicot as Captain Povey and Heather Chasen and Michael Bates as Mr & Mrs Granthamum.

Laughs afloat aboard British Royal Navy frigate HMS Troutbridge. The Navy Lark ran for an impressive thirteen series between 1959 and 1976.

Scripted by Lawrie Wyman.

Producer: Alastair Scott Johnston

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in December 1960.
SAT 12:30 Marriage Lines (b061ygcr)
Series 2
Episode 5
George and Kate get in a tizzy showing-off baby Helen.
Richard Briers and Prunella Scales star in their second series based on the mutual love and mistrust of a young married couple.
Originating on BBC TV, it was adapted for radio due to its popularity by Richard Waring from his own TV scripts.
A decade later, Richard Briers was starring as Tom Good in The Good Life whilst Prunella Scales starred as Sybil in Fawlty Towers. They remained friends until Richard Briers' death in 2013.
Producer: Charles Maxwell
Recorded at the BBC Paris Studio in London.
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in April 1967.
SAT 13:00 Appiness - Omnibus (b062n3n2)
Just imagine - a dating app that lets you swipe from one partner to another, instantly! Stars Katy Wix and Karl Theobald.
SAT 14:10 Inheritance Tracks (b04cb4nj)
Graham Fellows
Graham Fellows - aka John Shuttleworth - shares his Inheritance Tracks.
SAT 14:15 In the Psychiatrist's Chair (b0075nd0)
Dame Barbara Cartland
Romantic fiction writer Dame Barbara Cartland talks to Dr Anthony Clare about her career and strongly held beliefs.
Psychiatrist Dr Anthony Clare's in depth interviews with prominent people from different walks of life. Born in Dublin, author Anthony held a doctorate in medicine, a master's degree in philosophy and was a fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
After becoming a regular on BBC Radio 4's Stop the Week in the 1980s, he became Britain's best-known psychiatrist and earned his own vehicle, In the Psychiatrist's Chair.
Starting in 1982, this series ran until 2001 and also transferred to TV.
Anthony Clare died suddenly in Paris aged 64 in 2007.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1991.
SAT 15:00 Archive on 4 (b01q7g6n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
SAT 16:00 Leigh Jackson - Legacy (b062n0lr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SAT 17:30 Fabulous Flops (b013zbph)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
SAT 18:00 Drama (b012fbw8)
Torchwood - The Lost Files
The Devil and Miss Carew
Martin Jarvis and Juliet Mills join the regular cast for this latest Torchwood adventure by Rupert Laight.
When Rhys's elderly Uncle Bryn has a heart attack while listening to the shipping forecast, it seems like another routine death at Ivyday Nursing Home. But when Rhys and Gwen go to collect the old man's effects, Gwen's suspicions are roused by another elderly resident. The conversation is cut short, though, by a fire alarm, one of many consequences of the mysterious power cuts that are sweeping the nation. Gwen has a hunch that something is wrong and her search leads her to Miss Carew, a suspiciously fit and strong octogenarian who, despite having supposedly terminal heart disease, has left Ivyday and gone back to work at the Computer firm she used to run. Miss Carew has been offered a deal by Fitzroy, a wandering alien with an aversion to electricity who is looking for a home. It's a deal that Miss Carew can't refuse. But the consequences for planet Earth are unthinkable.
Rupert Laight is one of the writers of The Sarah Jane Adventures
Recorded at The Invisible Studios, by Mark Holden and mixed at BBC Wales by Nigel Lewis.
A BBC/Cymru Wales production, directed by Kate McAll.
SAT 18:45 Brave New Worlds (b01n6yj3)
Marionettes, Inc
By Ray Bradbury. Written 50 years ago, anticipating virtual lives and avatars. From 2012's Cheltenham Literary Festival. Read by Jon Strickland.
SAT 19:00 Arthur Bostrom's Summer Holiday (b062n3n0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SAT 22:00 Hardeep at The Stand (b01r1313)
Series 3
Episode 3
Join Hardeep Singh Kohli for some hilarious stand up comedy from a selection of the best comedians working in the world right now. Hardeep At The Stand captures the entire comedy experience, there's backstage revelations, jokes, anecdotes and lots and lots of laughter. Three of the biggest names in UK comedy grace the stage for this episode and an exciting newcomer: Lucy Porter, Brendon Burns, Patrick Monahan and Hari Sriskantha.
SAT 22:15 The Problem With Adam Bloom (b00gl4t1)
Series 2
Insecurity
You should talk about your problems - after all, a problem shared is a problem halved.
Unless you've got a trust phobia, in which case it opens a whole other can of worms.
Written by and starring Adam Bloom.
With Stefano Paolini.
Producer: Adam Bromley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2004.
SAT 22:30 Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive (b007yyqd)
Series 3
Episode 6
The ringmaster throws the news up into the air and plays catch with Jack Dee, Rich Hall and Phill Jupitus. From September 2007.
SAT 23:00 Alan Parker's 59 Minutes of Truth (b00ysfh6)
Episode 3
The urban warrior's comedy-music mix looks at clubbing plus the full lowdown on fashion.
More undeniable truths to a nation crying out for direction and guidance.
Written by and starring Simon Munnery.
With Peter Serafinowicz and Mandy Knight.
Producer: Aled Evans
First broadcast on BBC Radio 1 in March 1995.


SUNDAY 19 JULY 2015

SUN 00:00 Drama (b012fbw8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday]
SUN 00:45 Brave New Worlds (b01n6yj3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:45 on Saturday]
SUN 01:00 Appiness - Omnibus (b062n3n2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Saturday]
SUN 02:10 Inheritance Tracks (b04cb4nj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:10 on Saturday]
SUN 02:15 In the Psychiatrist's Chair (b0075nd0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Saturday]
SUN 03:00 Archive on 4 (b01q7g6n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Saturday]
SUN 04:00 Leigh Jackson - Legacy (b062n0lr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday]
SUN 05:30 Fabulous Flops (b013zbph)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Saturday]
SUN 06:00 MM Kaye - The Far Pavilions (Omnibus) (b062n97p)
Episode 1
Following the 1857 Mutiny, Ashton, a young English orphan, is disguised by his ayah as her Indian son, Ashok. And so - as he forgets his true identity - his destiny is set.
MM Kaye's epic of love and war dramatised by Rukhsana Ahmad.
A vast, rich and vibrant tapestry of love and war that moves from the foothills of the Himalayas, to the burning plains, to the besieged British Mission in Kabul, filling them with immediacy, meticulous historical accuracy, and a rare insight into the human heart.
A story of divided loyalties and fierce friendship; of true love made impossible by class and race; a critique of the imperialist adventure; and an examination of the cultural and spiritual clash between East and West peopled by a wonderful cast of characters,
First of four omnibuses spanning the years between the Indian Mutiny in 1857 and the Siege of the British Mission in Kabul in 1879.
Sita / Narrator ..... Vineeta Rishi
Biju Ram ..... Inam Mirza
K-Daad ..... Sam Dastor
Ashok (child) ..... Joseph Samrai
Anjuli (child) ..... Nishi Malde
Hira Lal ..... Sagar Arya
Lalji ..... Nazim Khan
Daya Ram ..... Kaleem Janjua
Pelham Martyn ..... Sam Dale
Directors: Marc Beeby and Jessica Dromgoole
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2011.
SUN 07:15 Robb Wilton: I Should Say So (b01kjtfx)
Series 1
The Poltergeist
Robb Wilton (1881-1957) was one of the most popular music hall and radio comics of the 1930s and 1940s.
Famed as an all-round pessimist - what would he have made of 1980s Britain?
Michael Williams stars as Robb Wilton - making as little sense out of life as he did 40 years before...
Written by Allen Saddler.
Producer: Brian Miller
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1986.
SUN 07:30 Another Case of Milton Jones (b0138xmh)
Series 5
Lorry Driver
Milton Jones is the king of the world of refrigerated haulage with his very own fleet of iced lorries. But his 1000th lorry contains a secret more deadly than one of his mum's famous all-day breakfasts..
He's joined in his endeavours by his co-stars Tom Goodman-Hill ("Camelot"), Dave Lamb ("Come Dine With Me") and Lucy Montgomery ("Down The Line").
Milton Jones returns to BBC Radio Four for an amazing 9th series - which means he's been running for longer than Gardeners' Question Time and answered more questions on gardening as well.
Britain's funniest Milton and the king of the one-liner returns with a fully-working cast and a shipload of new jokes for a series of daffy comedy adventures
Each week, Milton is a complete and utter expert at something - brilliant Mathematician, World-Class Cyclist, Aviator, Championship Jockey...
... and each week, with absolutely no ability or competence, he plunges into a big adventure with utterly funny results...
"Milton Jones is one of Britain's best gagsmiths with a flair for creating daft yet perfect one-liners" - The Guardian.
"King of the surreal one-liners" - The Times
"If you haven't caught up with Jones yet - do so!" - The Daily Mail
Written by Milton with James Cary ("Think The Unthinkable", "Miranda"), the man they call "Britain's funniest Milton," returns to the radio with a fully-working cast and a shipload of new jokes.
The cast includes regulars Tom Goodman-Hill ( "Spamalot"), Lucy Montgomery ("Down The Line"), Dave Lamb ("Come Dine With Me") and Ben Willbond ("Horrible Histories")
David Tyler's radio credits include Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive, Cabin Pressure, Bigipedia, Another Case Of Milton Jones, Jeremy Hardy Speaks To The Nation, Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off, The 99p Challenge, The Castle, The 3rd Degree and even, going back a bit, Radio Active. His TV credits include Paul Merton - The Series, Spitting Image, Absolutely, The Paul & Pauline Calf Video Diaries, Coogan's Run, The Tony Ferrino Phenomenon and exec producing Victoria Wood's dinnerladies.
Produced & directed by David Tyler
A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4.
SUN 08:00 Ray's a Laugh (b007js9f)
From 01/04/1954
When Mrs Easy quits, Ted and wife Kitty wrestle with finding a new cleaner.
With Kitty Bluett, Peter Sellers, Patricia Hayes, Charles Hawtrey and Kenneth Connor.
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, George Wadmore and Ted Ray.
Music from Bob & Alf Pearson and The Beaux and The Belles.
BBC Variety Orchestra conducted by Paul Fenoulhet.
Producer: George Inns
First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in April 1954.
SUN 08:30 Whack-O! (b062n97r)
The £25 Outing Money
Professor Jimmy Edwards' elevation to PhD status comes at a cost - to someone else!
June Whitfield ...... Matron
Roddy Maude-Roxby ...... Mr Potter
Laidman Browne as Mr. Fowler
Roger Shepherd ...... Lumley
David Lott ...... Taplow
With Harold Berens and Sam Kydd.
Starting life on BBC TV before transferring to radio, Chiselbury School is run "for the sons of gentlefolk".
Headmaster, Professor James Edwards, M.A. never misses a trick when it comes to exploiting the students and their parents. Sports pitches are given over to growing vegetables, which the boys nurture for their head to sell. Classes never exceed 95 pupils - 50 if private tuition is paid for at five guineas extra. It's only thanks to the efforts of the devoted deputy head, Mr Pettigrew, that the school exists at all.
Written by Frank Muir and Denis Norden and adapted for radio by David Climie.
Producer: Edward Taylor
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in July 1961.
SUN 09:00 Malachy Tallack - Sixty Degrees North Omnibus (b062nhq8)
Malachy Tallack journeys from Shetland around the 60th Parallel, which crosses from Canada to Russia. Read by Sandy Grierson.
SUN 10:10 Inheritance Tracks (b010gj9c)
Andrea Levy
Author Andrea Levy inherits 'Magic Moments' by Perry Como and passes on 'London Is the Place for Me' by Lord Kitchener.
SUN 10:15 Desert Island Discs Revisited (b010gm0d)
Children's Writers
Jacqueline Wilson
From Queen to Beethoven, the award-winning children's author discusses her castaway choices. With Sue Lawley. From October 2005.
Sue Lawley's castaway is the Children's Laureate Jacqueline Wilson. She's won just about every award going for children's fiction and, in a career spanning more than 30 years, has written more than 80 books. Even as a child she knew she wanted to write but, after an inauspicious time at school, she reluctantly trained to be a secretary instead. Then she began to pitch ideas for a new teen magazine, Jackie, her stories were bought and she quickly became a staff writer.
But she was 50 before she devised her most famous creation, Tracy Beaker. Tracy is a streetwise, feisty girl growing up in the competitive world of a children's home, who never loses the hope that one day her mum will come back for her. The book was a breakthrough for Jacqueline and its subsequent television adaptation introduced her to a mass audience. In 2002 she was awarded an OBE for services to literacy.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2005.
SUN 11:00 Mystery Theater (b062nhqb)
Drive In: Judy Garland
1946: "There are a lot of things that can happen at a drive-in that aren't on the menu".
Legendary Hollywood actress and singer, Judy Garland stars in this thrilling episode from CBS Radio's Suspense series.
Star of film classics The Wizard of Oz (1939) and Meet Me in St Louis (1944), this drama sees Judy in far more peril than we're used to - as single, star-struck waitress Mildred working in a Hollywood drive-in diner.
One night she attends to a very late customer, but never can she have expected such a terrifyingly dangerous encounter.
Earlier in 1946, aged 24, Judy Garland had given birth to her daughter Liza Minnelli.
First broadcast in the USA on the Columbia Broadcasting System.
SUN 11:30 Ken Bruce Profiles Judy Garland (b062nhqd)
Ken Bruce traces the career of Hollywood legend Judy Garland, who first appeared on stage as Frances Ethel Gumm aged just two years old.
Includes a recording of Judy singing 'Over the Rainbow' aged 17.
First broadcast during Friday Night is Music Night on BBC Radio 2 in 2001.
SUN 11:45 Susie Boyt - My Judy Garland Life (b00pdxrt)
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
How The Wizard of Oz sparked a lifelong passion for the Hollywood star in Lucian Freud's daughter. Read by Tamsin Greig.
SUN 12:00 Ray's a Laugh (b007js9f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
SUN 12:30 Whack-O! (b062n97r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
SUN 13:00 MM Kaye - The Far Pavilions (Omnibus) (b062n97p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SUN 14:15 Robb Wilton: I Should Say So (b01kjtfx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 today]
SUN 14:30 Paula Hawkins - The Girl on the Train (Omnibus) (b062nhqg)
Episode 1
Rachel catches the same commuter train every morning. She knows it will wait at the same signal each time, overlooking a row of back gardens. She's even started to feel like she knows the people who live in one of the houses. 'Jess and Jason', she calls them. Their life - as she sees it - is perfect. If only Rachel could be that happy.
And then she sees something shocking. It's only a minute until the train moves on, but it's enough. Now everything's changed. Now Rachel has a chance to become a part of the lives she's only watched from afar. Now they'll see: she's much more than just the girl on the train...
The first of two omnibus editions of Paula Hawkins's international bestseller with thrilling multi-voice narration.
Starring Sally Hawkins as Rachel, Lyndsey Marshal as Megan and Zoe Tapper as Anna.
Abridged by Neville Teller.
Producer: Jenny Thompson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2015.
SUN 15:45 Afternoon Reading (b011vdv3)
Alexandros Papadiamandis - The Boundless Garden
Black Scarf Rock
Mark Williams reads from an anthology of 19th century Greek short stories. Yannios, an old fisherman, saves a boy from drowning in the shadow of the mysterious Black Scarf Rock.
Alexandros Papadiamandis (1851 - 1911) was born on the western Aegean island of Skiathos, where many of his short stories are set. He has been compared to Dostoyevsky and Hardy and, shares with them similar qualities in the great European tradition of story-telling. His reflections on, and observations of, Greek life - particularly on his native Skiathos - define the Greek experience at the turn of the last century in a way unattained by any of his (now forgotten) contemporaries.
In these stories he explores the souls of ordinary men and women as they succumb to, or struggle against, the power of evil, and try to deal with life's ambiguities. Aware of the way in which the past breathes life into the present, Papadiamandis also delves into Greek mythology, as it survived through people's belief in supernatural wonders on both land and sea.
Mark Williams is well known as one of the stars of BBC TV's The Fast Show ("Suits you, sir..!!") and for the role of Ron Weasley's father in the Harry Potter films.
Translated by Liadain Sherrard
Abridged by Roy Apps
Producer: David Blount
A Pier Production for BBC Radio 4.
SUN 16:00 Neville Watchurst - A Vital Flaw (b00mj27x)
Nazi SS leader Heinrich Himmler has a serious health problem and Dr Felix Kersten is summoned to treat him.
So successful is he that Himmler's dependency on him is established and when war breaks out Kersten is faced with an impossible dilemma.
John Duttine and Martin Jarivs star in Neville Watchurst's drama - a truthful account of a relationship which developed in Germany both before and during the Second World War.
Heinrich Himmler ...... John Duttine
Dr Felix Kersten ...... Martin Jarvis
Rudolf Brandt ...... Christopher Ravenscroft
Irmgard ...... Louise Jameson
Rostery ...... Norman Bird
Bernadotte ...... Peter Harding
Hewitt ...... David Monico
Poh ...... Dominic Letts
Koch ...... Michael Onslow
Jacobseb ...... Malcolm Ward
Kivimaeki ...... John Baddeley
Kaltenbrummer ...... Gareth Armstrong
Music composed by Anthea Gomez.
Directed by Sue Wilson.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1994
SUN 17:30 Another Case of Milton Jones (b0138xmh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
SUN 18:00 Jenny Stephens - Jefferson 37 (b007jwfl)
Episode 1
What happens when spare-part surgery becomes the norm?
When marketing expert Eleanor Riley is called in to re-vamp the image of a remote clone farm, she discovers there's more to ‘Abbotsville’ than meets the eye...
Jenny Stephens’s four-part sci-fi thriller stars Oliver Hembrough.
Jefferson 37 ..... Oliver Hembrough
Patel 2 ..... Dharmesh Patel
Eleanor Riley ..... Alison Carney
Dr Abbots ..... David Birrell
Dr Martell ..... Rob Swinton
Paul Smith ..... Alex Jones
Saskia Treby 9 ..... Helen Monks
Director: Peter Leslie Wild
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in January 2006.
SUN 18:30 Ancient Sorceries by Algernon Blackwood (b007jvxh)
1. Arthur's Journey
Timid commuter, Arthur Vezin becomes too enchanted with a sleepy and strange French town and its people to leave.
He's slowly drawn more and more into their realm of secrets and talk of ancient memories...and is struck by how the people there resemble cats, both in looks and behaviour...
Algernon Blackwood's dark tale read in four parts by Philip Madoc.
Born in Shooter's Hill and educated at Wellington College, Algernon Blackwood had a varied career, farming in Canada, operating a hotel, and working as a newspaper reporter in New York City before moving to England and starting to write horror stories.
He was very successful, writing 10 books of short stories and appearing on both radio and TV to tell them. He also wrote 14 novels and a number of plays, most of which were produced but not published. He was an avid nature lover and many of his stories reflect this.
Producer: Lawrence Jackson
Made for BBC 7 by BBC Northern Ireland and first broadcast in 2005.
SUN 19:00 Mystery Theater (b062nhqb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
SUN 19:30 Ken Bruce Profiles Judy Garland (b062nhqd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:30 today]
SUN 19:45 Susie Boyt - My Judy Garland Life (b00pdxrt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:45 today]
SUN 20:00 Malachy Tallack - Sixty Degrees North Omnibus (b062nhq8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SUN 21:10 Inheritance Tracks (b010gj9c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:10 today]
SUN 21:15 Desert Island Discs Revisited (b010gm0d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 today]
SUN 22:00 Another Case of Milton Jones (b0138xmh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
SUN 22:30 Cowards (b007h55q)
Series 1
Episode 5
Unusual pets and shock elections in the bizarre world of the comedy sketch show team.
Featuring the talents of writers and performers Tom Basden, Stefan Golaszewski, Tim Key and Lloyd Woolf.
Producer: Victoria Lloyd
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2007.
SUN 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (b063zf05)
The best in contemporary comedy. Tom Wrigglesworth chats to Stephen Carlin.
SUN 23:00 Mastering the Universe (b00sjw5l)
Series 1
Party On Down
Professor Joy Klamp explores the miserable world of partying. Stars Dawn French and Christopher Douglas. From November 2005.
SUN 23:15 The Shuttleworths (b01ncg5h)
Series 4
Hello, Hello, Hello
John Shuttleworth enters the age of the mobile phone, but is he fully future-prepared? Stars Graham Fellows. From March 2003.
SUN 23:30 Inside Alan Francis (b00hv1rj)
Episode 3
Comedy series in which comedian Alan Francis explores the workings of his own mind in relation to his life, friends and long-suffering girlfriend Jane.
Alan and Jane are due to meet at the solicitors.
With Julian Dutton, Barnaby Power, Kali Peacock. Written by Alan Francis with Julian Dutton, Anthony Neilson and Richard Turner.
Producer: Julia McKenzie
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2009.


MONDAY 20 JULY 2015

MON 00:00 Jenny Stephens - Jefferson 37 (b007jwfl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday]
MON 00:30 Ancient Sorceries by Algernon Blackwood (b007jvxh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Sunday]
MON 01:00 MM Kaye - The Far Pavilions (Omnibus) (b062n97p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Sunday]
MON 02:15 Robb Wilton: I Should Say So (b01kjtfx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:15 on Sunday]
MON 02:30 Paula Hawkins - The Girl on the Train (Omnibus) (b062nhqg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Sunday]
MON 03:45 Afternoon Reading (b011vdv3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:45 on Sunday]
MON 04:00 Neville Watchurst - A Vital Flaw (b00mj27x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 on Sunday]
MON 05:30 Another Case of Milton Jones (b0138xmh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Sunday]
MON 06:00 Dashiell Hammett - Secret Agent X-9 (b007jq0q)
3. The Powers That Be
The all-American hero battles to save gold bullion and solve Evelyn's disappearance.
Stars Stuart Milligan as X-9 and Connie Booth as Grace Powers.
Adapted for radio by Mark Brisenden, from the comic strip created by Dashiell Hammett and Alex Raymond. Syndicated by King Features, it ran from 1934 to 1996.
X-9 ...... Stuart Milligan
Grace Powers ...... Connie Booth
The Top ...... William Hootkins
Evelyn Powers ...... Rachel Power
Deacon ...... Peter Marinker
Matthew ...... Michael John Paliotti
Captain Brady ...... John Guerrasio
Harper-Carp ...... Kerry Shale
Waitress ...... Miranda Pleasance
All other parts played by the cast.
Producer: Chris Wallis.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in January 1994.
MON 06:30 Dreaming of Toad Hall (b00dnjd8)
A hundred years after the publication of Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows, John O'Farrell returns to the Berkshire riverbank of Grahame's childhood to explore the relationship between the author and his son Alastair and some of the themes and imagery of this classic tale.
MON 07:00 The World As We Know It (b00fj2bt)
The Election
Donna, Johnny, Patrick and Abigail have discovered they’re the last four people left on earth, with the exception of the mysterious Stranger found in their cellar.
Unable to decide who should do what around the house, they hold an election to decide the head of the household.
Sitcom by Luke Sorba.
Johnny ...... Toby Longworth
Donna ...... Meera Syal
Patrick ...... Luke Sorba
Abigail ...... Carla Mendonca
The Stranger ...... Simon Greenall
Producer: Elizabeth Anstee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1999.
MON 07:30 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue (b061qht5)
Series 63
Episode 1
The 63rd series of Radio 4's multi award-winning 'antidote to panel games' promises yet more quality, desk-based entertainment for all the family. The series starts its run at the White Rock Theatre in Hastings where regulars Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden and Tim Brooke-Taylor are joined on the panel by Miles Jupp, with Jack Dee as the programme's reluctant chairman. Regular listeners will know to expect inspired nonsense, pointless revelry and Colin Sell at the piano. Producer - Jon Naismith. It is a BBC Radio Comedy production.
MON 08:00 Dad's Army (b00q9gk2)
Series 2
Uninvited Guests
Calamity strikes when the Home Guard and ARP wardens share the church hall.
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, Arnold Ridley as Godfrey and Bill Pertwee as Hodges.
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.
MON 08:30 Marriage Lines (b062nldl)
Series 2
Episode 6
George and Kate's first night out since baby arrived doesn't go well.
Richard Briers and Prunella Scales star in their second series based on the mutual love and mistrust of a young married couple.
Originating on BBC TV, it was adapted for radio due to its popularity by Richard Waring from his own TV scripts.
A decade later, Richard Briers was starring as Tom Good in The Good Life whilst Prunella Scales starred as Sybil in Fawlty Towers. They remained friends until Richard Briers' death in 2013.
Producer: Charles Maxwell
Recorded at the BBC Paris Studio in London.
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in April 1967.
MON 09:00 Genius (b008h570)
Series 1
Richard Madeley
From mini-elephants to food on tap.
Dave Gorman asks TV host Richard Madeley to select 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 November 2005.
MON 09:30 Sketchorama (b062nrxn)
Series 4
Episode 3
Frisky & Mannish, Thünderbards and Lazy Susan.
Award winning actress and comedian Isy Suttie presents the pick of the best live sketch groups currently performing on the UK comedy circuit
Every show spotlights three up and coming groups featuring character, improv, broken and musical sketch comedy.
There are so many incredibly talented and inventive sketch groups on the British Comedy scene but with no dedicated broadcast format. Sketchorama aims to bring hidden gems and established live acts to the airwaves.
Producer: Gus Beattie
A Comedy Unit production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in July 2015.
MON 10:00 John Buchan - The Three Hostages (b00lh0tl)
I Visit the Fields of Eden
Battling international kidnappers, agent Richard Hannay takes on a sinister adversary. Stars David Robb and Clive Merrison.
MON 11:00 Book at Bedtime (b00xhdx4)
Julian Barnes Stories
Complicity, part 1
Written by Julian Barnes. First part of his story 'Complicity'. A gentle love story which also explores the connections we make and how we communicate them.
Reader: Julian Barnes
Producer: Jill Waters
A Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4.
MON 11:15 Clare Bayley - The Secret Place (b01r2vh1)
Andy and Safi's wedding is unusual: they won't even be sharing their marriage bed tonight because Andy is serving a life sentence for murder.
Clare Bayley's drama stars Paul Hilton as Andy Heaton, Helen Longworth as Safi Harrison, Tracey Wilkinson as Leyla and Rod Arthur as Patrick Gilbert.
Director: Claire Grove.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2008.
MON 12:00 Dad's Army (b00q9gk2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 12:30 Marriage Lines (b062nldl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 13:00 Dashiell Hammett - Secret Agent X-9 (b007jq0q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
MON 13:30 Dreaming of Toad Hall (b00dnjd8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
MON 14:00 Book at Beachtime (b01k9wlr)
Marina Lewycka - Various Pets Alive and Dead
Episode 1
Doro's three children break free of ideals from their unconventional upbringing in a left-wing commune. Marina Lewycka's novel is a witty and astute take on modern values.
When Doro and Marcus brought up their children they were committed members of a left-wing commune in Doncaster where radical politics, lentils and domestic chaos were the order of the day. Their children, Serge, Clara and Oolie Anna, who has Down's Syndrome, aspire to a different way of life.
Serge is pretending to do a PhD in maths at Cambridge, but is in fact earning ninety grand a year in an investment bank, a betrayal of all that Doro and Marcus hold dear. Clara has more of a social conscience than her brother and has turned to teaching, while Oolie Anna is desperate to leave home and live in her own flat. When secrets are uncovered and truths revealed the consequences are unexpected.
Read by Sam Alexander, Susie Riddell and Christine Absalom.
Abridged by Julian Wilkinson.
Produced by Elizabeth Allard.
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra. First broadcast in 2012.
MON 14:30 MM Kaye - The Far Pavilions (b00y5htk)
Episode 6
Ash returns to camp with the stolen carbines and is given a new mission which will transform his life.
MM Kaye's epic of love and war, dramatised by Rukhsana Ahmad.
Narrator ..... Vineeta Rishi
Ash ..... Blake Ritson
Gulbaz ..... Kaleem Janjua
Jhoti ..... Joseph Samrai
Kaka-Ji Rao ..... Paul Bhattacharjee
Biju Ram ..... Inam Mirza
Colonel ..... Sam Dale
Battye ..... Jude Akuwudike
Ambrose ..... Iain Batchelor
Clerk ..... Adeel Akhtar
Directors: Marc Beeby and Jessica Dromgoole
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2011.
MON 14:45 Book of the Week (b00td5jq)
Stuart Kelly - Scott-land: The Man Who Invented a Nation
Episode 1
His name, image and influence can be seen everywhere; from Scottish banknotes to place names across the globe. Sir Walter Scott invented the modern novel, began Scotland's tourist industry and was the first celebrity author - a heady mix of JK Rowling and Dan Brown long before the age of mass media hype. Lauded by contemporary critics as well as his massive readership in the 19th century, he's hardly read - and even more rarely enjoyed - today.
Stuart Kelly examines the contradictory legacy of Sir Walter Scott; bestselling bankrupt, iconic unknown and the Tory defender of the Union who fought to save Scotland's banking independence. Kelly considers the influential images of his own country created by Scott - the stereotype of the kilted native dwelling within rugged, romantic landscapes - images which haunt Scotland to this day.
Stuart Kelly was born and brought up in the Scottish Borders. He studied English at Oxford and is the Literary Editor of Scotland on Sunday.
Reader: Robin Laing
Abridger: Laurence Wareing
Producer: Eilidh McCreadie.
MON 15:00 John Buchan - The Three Hostages (b00lh0tl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
MON 16:00 Genius (b008h570)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
MON 16:30 Getting Nowhere Fast (b007k1xx)
Series 2
Episode 3
Competitive capitalism engulfs the CyberPass Bistro as Merv creates an internal market. Stars Mervyn Stutter. From May 2003.
MON 17:00 The World As We Know It (b00fj2bt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
MON 17:30 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue (b061qht5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
MON 18:00 Weird Tales (b01nrd24)
Series 3
Original Features by Christopher William Hill
When Carl and Rob buy a flat in a 19th century house, it seems they've found their perfect home.
With Carl away on business, Rob throws himself into restoring the flat, but he ends up with more of the original features than he'd anticipated...
Series of chilling plays for winter nights.
Carl ..... Martin Hutson
Rob ..... Carl Prekopp
Jess ..... Adjoa Andoh
Girl ..... Francine Chamberlain
Answerphone ..... Tracy Wiles
Woman ..... Alex Rivers
Man ..... Christopher Webster
Director: Mary Peate
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2011.
MON 18:30 A Good Read (b0075t8n)
Baroness Margaret Jay and Ekow Eshun
Louise Doughty and her guests Baroness Margaret Jay and journalist Ekow Eshun talk about favourite paperbacks by Douglas Coupland, Colm Toibin and Philip Larkin. From 2000.
Girlfriend in a Coma by Douglas Coupland
Publisher: Flamingo
High Windows by Philip Larkin
Publishe: Faber & Faber
Blackwater Lightship by Colm Toibin
Publisher: Picador/McMillan.
MON 19:00 Dad's Army (b00q9gk2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 19:30 Marriage Lines (b062nldl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 20:00 Dashiell Hammett - Secret Agent X-9 (b007jq0q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
MON 20:30 Dreaming of Toad Hall (b00dnjd8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
MON 21:00 Book at Bedtime (b00xhdx4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
MON 21:15 Clare Bayley - The Secret Place (b01r2vh1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
MON 22:00 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue (b061qht5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
MON 22:30 Sketchorama (b062nrxn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
MON 23:00 The Now Show (b061tqvh)
Series 46
Episode 3
Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis with Freya Parker and Mitch Benn present the week's news through stand-up and sketches. This week the cast are joined by Sarah Kendall, Andy Zaltzman and film critic Peter Bradshaw.
MON 23:30 Pick Ups (b00ngzck)
Series 2
Stags and Bucks
Sitcom by Ian Kershaw, set around a Manchester taxi company.
An old school friend rocks Dave's world, while Mike gets involved in a gay stag night - on the straight side of town.
Mike ...... Paul Loughran
Lind ...... Lesley Sharp
Dave ...... Phil Rowson
Shelly ...... Naomi Radcliffe
Ashley ...... Jonathan Mayor
Darren ...... Chris Hoyle.


TUESDAY 21 JULY 2015

TUE 00:00 Weird Tales (b01nrd24)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:30 A Good Read (b0075t8n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 Dashiell Hammett - Secret Agent X-9 (b007jq0q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 Dreaming of Toad Hall (b00dnjd8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 Book at Beachtime (b01k9wlr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:30 MM Kaye - The Far Pavilions (b00y5htk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Monday]
TUE 02:45 Book of the Week (b00td5jq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:45 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 John Buchan - The Three Hostages (b00lh0tl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 Genius (b008h570)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:30 Getting Nowhere Fast (b007k1xx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:30 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 The World As We Know It (b00fj2bt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday]
TUE 05:30 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue (b061qht5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Monday]
TUE 06:00 Dashiell Hammett - Secret Agent X-9 (b007jq13)
4. You're the Top
1930s action hero X-9 finally confronts his nemesis at the top of a New York landmark.
Conclusion starring Stuart Milligan as X-9 and Connie Booth as Grace Powers.
Adapted for radio by Mark Brisenden, from the comic strip created by Dashiell Hammett and Alex Raymond. Syndicated by King Features, it ran from 1934 to 1996.
X-9 ...... Stuart Milligan
Grace Powers ...... Connie Booth
The Top ...... William Hootkins
Evelyn Powers ...... Rachel Power
Alden Powers ...... Peter Marinker
Luke ...... Michael John Paliotti
Captain Brady ...... John Guerrasio
Harper-Carp ...... Kerry Shale
Sister Agnes ...... Miranda Pleasance
All other parts played by the cast.
Producer: Chris Wallis.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in January 1994.
TUE 06:30 The Race to Dover (b00kpw1z)
BBC cricket correspondent and keen pilot Jonathan Agnew tells the story of the competition held in July 1909 to become the first pilot to fly across the English Channel.
Louis Bleriot, a 37-year-old engineer with a badly burned foot, took the prize offered by Lord Northcliffe, owner of the Daily Mail. Jonathan finds out what happened to the favourite, the young international playboy and sportsman Hubert Latham, and climbs into the cockpit of the first flying machine to make the crossing, the Bleriot XI.
TUE 07:00 Two Doors Down (b0076h2y)
Series 3
Give the Dog a Bone
Miss Black's new lodger is a successful actor, but he’s not who she was hoping for...
Annie McCartney's comedy drama about the bohemian residents of Marlborough Road, Belfast, who are saved from their own chaos by Sally, their cleaning lady.
Sally ...... Frances Tomelty
Edith ...... Roma Tomelty
Gervase ...... James Greene
Victor ...... Alan McKee
Clare ...... Marcella Riordan
Evie ...... Katy Gleadhill
Anna ...... Hannah R Gordon
Trevor ...... Gerard McSorley
Simon ...... Lloyd Houston
Layla ...... Eadaoin Hegarty
Ben ...... Conor Hinds OA
Eddie McIlwaine ...... As Himself
Director: Tanya Nash
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2003.
TUE 07:30 It's Not What You Know (b061qzx0)
Series 3
Episode 3
Who would play Romesh Ranganathan in a film of his life? What's Christoper Biggins' proudest moment of his career? What would Katherine Ryan do if she was Beyonce for a day?
All these burning questions, and more, will be answered in the show hosted by Miles Jupp, where panellists are tested on how well they know their nearest and dearest.
In this case, comedian Katherine Ryan picks her best friend, comedian Romesh Ranganathan picks his brother, and Christopher Biggins picks an old showbiz pal.
TUE 08:00 Round the Horne (b007jrj3)
Series 2
Episode 4
The World Cup's gone missing! MI5's Disguise Department run by Julian and Sandy provide a bona disguise for Master Spy Kenneth Horne.
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.
TUE 08:30 The Burkiss Way (b007jsnb)
Series 5
Settle Out of Court the Burkiss Way
Find out 'What's My Gender', plus a galactic 'Panorama'.
Starring Fred Harris, Jo Kendall, Nigel Rees and Chris Emmett.
Cult sketch comedy series which originally ran from 1976 to 1980.
Written by Andrew Marshall and David Renwick.
Producer: David Hatch
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1980.
TUE 09:00 The Now Show (b061tqvh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 23:00 on Monday]
TUE 09:30 Romantic Friction (b00764j4)
Clouds
Romance writer, Anna is blissfully happy, Brian is finding that grading sand paper is fun when he's thinking about Anna, and even faithful cockney muse Minnie is happy because it looks as if Anna's new-found romance is spilling over into her prose.
But could there be a cloud on the horizon when Brian's old friend Dougie unexpectedly turns up with the tempting offer of building fibreglass ducks in the Shetland Islands?
Samantha Bond and Hugh Bonneville star in Michelle Read's 4-part comedy-drama
Anna ...... Samantha Bond
Brian ...... Hugh Bonneville
Deirdre ...... Beth Chambers
Fertility Doll ...... Adjoa Andoh
Buddah ...... Kammy Darweish
Brenda ...... Michelle Read
Bob ...... Andrew Wincott
Minnie ...... Sue Elliott-Nicholls
Book ...... Michael Fenton Stevens
Dougie ...... Ewan Bailey
Producer: Dawn Ellis
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2001.
TUE 10:00 Lew Wallace - Ben Hur (b007jr51)
A Friendship Betrayed
Two men's lives run almost in parallel. One is a prince of Jerusalem, Judah Ben Hur. The other is known as "He that was born to be King of the Jews."
Lew Wallace's epic tale stars Jamie Glover as Judah Ben Hur.
Ben Hur ...... Jamie Glover
Messala ...... Samuel West
Angel ...... Deborah Berlin
Amrah ...... Phyllis Calvert
Mother ...... Margaret John
Arrius ...... Derek Waring
Tirzah ...... Natasha Pyne
Chief of Rowers ...... Don McCorkindale
Man 1 ...... Joshua Towb
Man 2 ...... Michael Tudor Barnes
Man in Boat ...... Gavin Muir
Michael Gambon reads from the Bible.
Dramatised in four parts by Catherine Czerkawska.
Music by Wilfredo Acosta.
Director: Glyn Dearman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1995.
TUE 11:00 Book at Bedtime (b00xn8lk)
Julian Barnes Stories
Complicity, part 2
Written by Julian Barnes.
Julian Barnes reads the second part of 'Complicity'; which reveals the unspoken dialogue between two people as they get to know each other.
Producer: Jill Waters
A Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4.
TUE 11:15 Drama (b00hv1dz)
Iain M Banks - The State of the Art
The State of The Art
By Iain M. Banks
Dramatised by Paul Cornell
The Culture ship Arbitrary arrives on Earth in 1977 and finds a planet obsessed with alien concepts like 'property' and 'money' and on the edge of self-destruction. When Agent Dervley Linter, decides to go native can Diziet Sma change his mind?
The Ship ...... Antony Sher
Diziet Sma ...... Nina Sosanya
Dervley Linter ...... Paterson Joseph
Li ...... Graeme Hawley
Tel ...... Brigit Forsyth
Sodel ...... Conrad Nelson
Directed by Nadia Molinari.
TUE 12:00 Round the Horne (b007jrj3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 12:30 The Burkiss Way (b007jsnb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 13:00 Dashiell Hammett - Secret Agent X-9 (b007jq13)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
TUE 13:30 The Race to Dover (b00kpw1z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
TUE 14:00 Book at Beachtime (b01kbhwz)
Marina Lewycka - Various Pets Alive and Dead
Episode 2
As three children break free of a left-wing communal upbringing, a vegetable carving demo goes wrong. Family farce read by Christine Absalom.
TUE 14:30 MM Kaye - The Far Pavilions (b00y8tzs)
Episode 7
The wedding party continues its journey. Ash finds that once again, he is saving the life of a Karidkote prince.
MM Kaye's epic of love and war, dramatised by Rukhsana Ahmad.
Narrator ..... Vineeta Rishi
Ash ..... Blake Ritson
Anjuli ..... Ayesha Dharker
Gulbaz ..... Kaleem Janjua
Jhoti ..... Joseph Samrai
Kaka-Ji Rao ..... Paul Bhattacharjee
Biju Ram ..... Inam Mirza
Shushila ..... Deeivya Meir
Directors: Marc Beeby and Jessica Dromgoole
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2011.
TUE 14:45 Book of the Week (b00tdllt)
Stuart Kelly - Scott-land: The Man Who Invented a Nation
Episode 2
His name, image and influence can be seen everywhere; from Scottish banknotes to place names across the globe. Sir Walter Scott invented the modern novel, began Scotland's tourist industry and was the first celebrity author - a heady mix of JK Rowling and Dan Brown long before the age of mass media hype. Lauded by contemporary critics as well as his massive readership in the 19th century, he's hardly read - and even more rarely enjoyed - today.
As Walter Scott immortalised his native country in poetry and prose, so the author is commemorated by countless memorials across Scotland. Stuart Kelly examines Scott's images of Scotland and how they haunt the country still - from Brigadoon to Braveheart.
Stuart Kelly was born and brought up in the Scottish Borders. He studied English at Oxford and is the Literary Editor of Scotland on Sunday.
Reader: Robin Laing
Abridger: Laurence Wareing
Producer: Eilidh McCreadie.
TUE 15:00 Lew Wallace - Ben Hur (b007jr51)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
TUE 16:00 Who Goes There? (b064cy21)
Series 6
Episode 4
Martin Young presents the biographical quiz show.
Team captains Francis Wheen and Fred Housego are joined by novelist Lynne Truss and biographer Anthony Holden.
Producer: Elizabeth Freestone
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2002.
TUE 16:30 Romantic Friction (b00764j4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
TUE 17:00 Two Doors Down (b0076h2y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
TUE 17:30 It's Not What You Know (b061qzx0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
TUE 18:00 Weird Tales (b01nrrbs)
Series 3
The Burial of Tom Nobody by Richard Vincent
The Reverend Braiden is forced to embark on a through-the-night road trip by a mysterious trio who threaten him with a terrifying test of faith at its end.
Series of chilling plays for winter nights.
Peter ..... Geoffrey Streatfeild
Silas ..... James Lailey
Sarah ..... Lynne Verrall
Michael ..... Simon Bubb
Eleanor ..... Tracy Wiles
Police Officer .. Paul Moriarty
Director: Gemma Jenkins
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2011.
TUE 18:30 Dad Made Me Laugh (b00mzw55)
Anthony Bygraves
Max Bygraves' son chats to Sally Magnusson about growing up with a famous showbiz father.
Producer: Mike Walker
First broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland in September 2006.
TUE 19:00 Round the Horne (b007jrj3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 19:30 The Burkiss Way (b007jsnb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 20:00 Dashiell Hammett - Secret Agent X-9 (b007jq13)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
TUE 20:30 The Race to Dover (b00kpw1z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
TUE 21:00 Book at Bedtime (b00xn8lk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
TUE 21:15 Drama (b00hv1dz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
TUE 22:00 It's Not What You Know (b061qzx0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
TUE 22:30 The Boosh (b007jxrs)
Hitcher
Zoo boss Bob Fossil is concerned about the erratic behaviour of Tony the prawn and gives zookeepers Howard and Vince the duty of escorting him to a zoo for animal offenders.
All goes wrong, however, when Howard and Vince come across a strange figure standing by the side of the road.
Written by and starring Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt.
The Boosh is a surreal adventure based on the Perrier Award-winning comedy show, featuring Howard and Vince's battles with zoo manager Bob Fossil.
Howard Moon ...... Julian Barrattt
Vince Noir ...... Noel Fielding
Bob Fossil ...... Rich Fulcher
After BBC radio gave them their big break with this series, they transferred to BBC TV where The Mighty Boosh ran for three series.
Producer: Danny Wallace.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2001.
TUE 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (b064zjw2)
The Comedy Club is at Latitude Festival 2015. Featuring Alex Edelman, Max and Ivan, Massive Dad and Joe Lycett.
TUE 23:00 Delve Special (b007jmq1)
Series 3
City Limits
The money men may be making a killing, but are they getting away with murder?
David Lander looks at the City and in particular the Rouget-Dory Venture Capital Syndicate
Presented by David Lander with assistance from Stephen Fry.
Studio production by Felicity Montagu, Jack Klaff and Robert Bathurst.
Dramatic reconstructions by Harry Enfield and Mark Arden.
Researched by Tony Sarchet.
Editor: Paul Mayhew-Archer
Delve Special ran for four series from 1984 to 1987 and later transferred to TV as: This is David Lander.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1986.
TUE 23:30 Vent (b01dw7cx)
Series 3
Loneliness Is a Crowded Head
Ben's life is full of well-meaning people trying to do everything for him. Everything, that is, except leave him alone.
He begins to wonder if Robinson Crusoe might have been on to a good thing.
Starring Neil Pearson.
Nigel Smith's dark sitcom about a man in a coma, travelling through the distinctly odd landscape of his own unconscious mind.
Ben ...... Neil Pearson
Mary ...... Fiona Allen
Mum ...... Josie Lawrence
Blitz ...... Leslie Ash
Nurse ...... Jo Martin
Derek ...... Stephen Frost
Marley ...... Spencer Brown
Bea ...... Scarlett Milburn-Smith
Castaway ...... John Kay-Steel
Waiter ...... Bruce Alexander
Director: Nigel Smith.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2009.


WEDNESDAY 22 JULY 2015

WED 00:00 Weird Tales (b01nrrbs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 Dad Made Me Laugh (b00mzw55)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 Dashiell Hammett - Secret Agent X-9 (b007jq13)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 The Race to Dover (b00kpw1z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 Book at Beachtime (b01kbhwz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Tuesday]
WED 02:30 MM Kaye - The Far Pavilions (b00y8tzs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Tuesday]
WED 02:45 Book of the Week (b00tdllt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:45 on Tuesday]
WED 03:00 Lew Wallace - Ben Hur (b007jr51)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 Who Goes There? (b064cy21)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:30 Romantic Friction (b00764j4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 Two Doors Down (b0076h2y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday]
WED 05:30 It's Not What You Know (b061qzx0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Tuesday]
WED 06:00 Oscar Wilde (b007jq36)
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
Episode 1
Attending one of Lady Windermere's regular Thursday evening society parties, the dashing Lord Arthur Savile offers his hand for a reading by the dastardly palmist, Podgers. He's shocked when his murderous fate is revealed...
Michael Maloney reads Oscar Wilde's mystery written in 1891.
Produced in Manchester by Katherine Beacon.
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in 2003.
WED 06:30 Hairspray and Harmonies (b00hr5kt)
Episode 1
Kit Hesketh-Harvey follows the Birmingham-based ladies barbershop chorus Second City Sound as it prepares to compete in the Ladies Association of British Barbershop Singers in Harrogate.
Kit attends rehearsals in Birmingham, where he meets the 60-strong chorus of singers - and they put him through his musical paces.
WED 07:00 Winston (b007k4k4)
Series 1
Weaving the Spells
Thrown out because of his infidelities, cordon bleu scoundrel Winston has not only moved into Nancy's house without an invite - but is also plotting to get rid of her sister Rosie, brother William and her Father - so he can have Nancy to himself...
Peter Tinniswood's bawdy comedy serial.
CAST:
Winston …. Bill Wallis
Father …. Maurice Denham
Nancy …. Shirley Dixon
Rosie …. Liz Goulding
William …. Christian Rodska
Directed at BBC Bristol by Shaun MacLoughlin.
First broadcast on BBC Radio in May 1989.
WED 07:30 Simon Evans Goes to Market (b061t68k)
Series 2
Tobacco
Comedian Simon Evans continues his series about the economics of some of the goods - or bads - we are addicted to.
If you crave your daily coffee, can't get by without a cigarette, feel that mid-afternoon slump without your sugar-fix, or can't face an evening without a glass of wine, you are definitely not alone. But have you ever thought about the economics that has made your addiction possible? Who does it profit? And would you want to make some canny investments that take advantage of our human weaknesses?
Simon looks at the economics, history and health issues behind these oh-so-addictive commodities.
This time it's tobacco. It's been called the single biggest avoidable cause of death in the world today yet it has remained an investment goldmine, with a single pound invested in tobacco stocks in 1900 now being worth over 6 million pounds.
Simon speaks to Robert West, Professor of Health Psychology and Director of Tobacco Studios at University College London about current global trends in smoking. He is also joined by economics guru, More Or Less host Tim Harford and the Queen of investment know-how, Merryn Somerset-Webb, as he walks us around the economics of these very familiar commodities and pokes fun at our relationship with them.
Presented by Simon Evans, with Professor Robert West, Tim Harford and Merryn Somerset-Webb.
Written by Simon Evans, Benjamin Partridge and Andy Wolton.
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2015.
WED 08:00 The Navy Lark (b007xwmb)
Series 3
Johnson's Birthday
'Fatso' Johnson is in hiding on his birthday, but the attention of the crew of HMS Troutbridge is diverted when they find a treasure map.

The show was recorded before an audience of officers and ratings (and family) from real-life frigate HMS Troubridge from which Troutbridge was derived.

Starring Jon Pertwee as the Chief Petty Officer, Leslie Phillips as the Sub-Lieutenant, Stephen Murray as the Number One, Ronnie Barker as AS Johnson, Richard Caldicot as Captain Povey, Tenniel Evans as Sir Willoughby Todhunter-Brown, Heather Chasen as Lady Todhunter-Brown and Michael Bates as Lieutenant Bates.

Laughs afloat aboard British Royal Navy frigate HMS Troutbridge. The Navy Lark ran for an impressive thirteen series between 1959 and 1976.

Scripted by Lawrie Wyman.

Producer: Alastair Scott Johnston

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in December 1960.
WED 08:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00whw3w)
Series 5
Episode 11
A stockingless thief, and Shakespeare from Bard to Verse. Songs and sketches with John Cleese and Bill Oddie. From June 1967.
WED 09:00 Counterpoint (b062qvq5)
1998
Semi-final 1
Ned Sherrin hosts the music quiz with Harvey Goodman of Nottingham, Rona Topaz from London and Bill McKaig of Glasgow. From March 1998.
WED 09:30 Four Joneses and a Jenkins (b007jz3j)
August - Harvest Home
Megan Jones snubs the Carnival Queen contest and heads off to see Nana.
Sue Limb’s pastoral sitcom follows six months in the life of the Jones family, who live on a small farm in rural Wales.
Mr Jones ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Ma Jones ...... Lisabeth Miles
Megan Jones ...... Rebecca Front
Owen Jones ...... Matthew Morgan
Bootle ...... Michael Fenton Stevens
Mr Jenkins ...... Nickolas Grace
Recorded on location.
Music composed by John Whitehall.
Producer: Jonathan James Moore.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2000.
WED 10:00 Lew Wallace - Ben Hur (b007jr5g)
Son of Arrius
Judah Ben Hur has been falsely accused of attempted murder, sent to the galleys and rescued by Arrius of Rome. He now returns in search of his mother and sister.
Lew Wallace's epic tale stars Jamie Glover as Judah Ben Hur.
Ben Hur ...... Jamie Glover
Messala ...... Samuel West
Simonides ...... Bernard Hepton
Ilderim ...... Freddie Jones
Balthasar ...... Michael Hordern
Drusus ...... Ian Masters
Esther ...... Deborah Berlin
Iras ...... Natasha Pyne
Servant ...... Joshua Towb
Passenger ...... Michael Tudor Barnes
Malluch ...... Gavin Muir
Iras ...... Becky Hindley
Michael Gambon reads from the Bible.
Dramatised by Catherine Czerkawska.
Music by Wilfredo Acosta.
Director: Glyn Dearman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1995.
WED 11:00 Book at Bedtime (b00xn8l7)
Julian Barnes Stories
Trespass
Written by Julian Barnes. A dedicated hillwalker shows his new girlfriend the delights of the Peak District but she is less certain about having everything mapped out for her.
Reader: David Holt
Producer: Jill Waters
A Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4.
WED 11:15 Martyn Wade - Another Shakespeare (b0080hlv)
Drama inspired by the true life story of an 18th-century forger of the Bard. Starring Julian Rhind-Tutt and James Grout.
WED 12:00 The Navy Lark (b007xwmb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00whw3w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 13:00 Oscar Wilde (b007jq36)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
WED 13:30 Hairspray and Harmonies (b00hr5kt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
WED 14:00 Book at Beachtime (b01kblxj)
Marina Lewycka - Various Pets Alive and Dead
Episode 3
As Doro's children break free of an unconventional upbringing in a left-wing commune, Serge takes a risk. Family farce read by Susie Riddell.
WED 14:30 MM Kaye - The Far Pavilions (b00y8vb6)
Episode 8
As the journey continues, and Ash and Anjuli's love grows, they dread their imminent arrival in Bhithor.
MM Kaye's epic of love and war, dramatised by Rukhsana Ahmad.
Narrator ..... Vineeta Rishi
Ash ..... Blake Ritson
Anjuli ..... Ayesha Dharker
Gulbaz ..... Kaleem Janjua
Biju Ram ..... Inam Mirza
Jhoti ..... Joseph Samrai
Kaka-Ji Rao ..... Paul Bhattacharjee
Shushila ..... Deeivya Meir
Directors: Marc Beeby and Jessica Dromgoole
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2011.
WED 14:45 Book of the Week (b00tdllm)
Stuart Kelly - Scott-land: The Man Who Invented a Nation
Episode 3
His name, image and influence can be seen everywhere; from Scottish banknotes to place names across the globe. Sir Walter Scott invented the modern novel, began Scotland's tourist industry and was the first celebrity author - a heady mix of JK Rowling and Dan Brown long before the age of mass media hype. Lauded by contemporary critics as well as his massive readership in the 19th century, he's hardly read - and even more rarely enjoyed - today.
Stuart Kelly reveals how Queen Victoria and Prince Albert were inspired to create their own influential version of 'Scottishness' at Balmoral by the novels of Walter Scott.
Stuart Kelly was born and brought up in the Scottish Borders. He studied English at Oxford and is the Literary Editor of Scotland on Sunday.
Reader: Robin Laing
Abridger: Laurence Wareing
Producer: Eilidh McCreadie.
WED 15:00 Lew Wallace - Ben Hur (b007jr5g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
WED 16:00 Counterpoint (b062qvq5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
WED 16:30 Four Joneses and a Jenkins (b007jz3j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
WED 17:00 Winston (b007k4k4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
WED 17:30 Simon Evans Goes to Market (b061t68k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
WED 18:00 Weird Tales (b01ns0yb)
Series 3
Louisa's by Amanda Whittington
When a stranger walks into Louisa's café, the juke box which hasn't played a record for years whirrs into action, the lights start flashing and Louisa is thrown into a world where her past challenges life as she knows it.
Series of chilling plays for winter nights.
Louisa ... Sara Poyzer
Pete ... Paul Rider
Joe ... Gerard McDermott
Written by Amanda Whittington.
Producer, Jessica Brown
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2011.
WED 18:30 Off the Page (b0076qn0)
Too Clever by Half
Matthew Parris, Toby Young, Louise Welsh and Arabella Weir discuss the dangers of being a smarty-pants. From February 2005.
WED 19:00 The Navy Lark (b007xwmb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00whw3w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 20:00 Oscar Wilde (b007jq36)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
WED 20:30 Hairspray and Harmonies (b00hr5kt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
WED 21:00 Book at Bedtime (b00xn8l7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
WED 21:15 Martyn Wade - Another Shakespeare (b0080hlv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
WED 22:00 Simon Evans Goes to Market (b061t68k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
WED 22:30 Cabin Pressure (b012r99d)
Series 3
Rotterdam
It's Lifejacket, Camera, Action as stardom beckons for one of the crew of MJN Air.
But who will get to blow the final whistle? And will they look good in a vest?
John Finnemore's sitcom about the pilots of a tiny charter airline for whom no job is too small and many jobs are too difficult.
Carolyn Knapp-Shappey ..... Stephanie Cole
1st Officer Douglas Richardson ..... Roger Allam
Capt. Martin Crieff ..... Benedict Cumberbatch
Arthur Shappey ..... John Finnemore
Capt. Herc Shipwright ..... Anthony Head
Martin Davenport ..... Gus Brown
Producer/Director: David Tyler
A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in July 2011.
WED 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (b064zkyj)
The Comedy Club is at Latitude Festival 2015. Featuring David O'Doherty and Aisling Bea.
WED 23:00 Revolting People (b00fkx2m)
Series 2
Some More Trying Times
Sergeant McGurk takes up spying, Samuel enters showbiz and Ezekiel gets stuck.
Comedy set just before the American Revolution.
Written by Andy Hamilton and Jay Tarses.
Samuel Oliphant …. Jay Tarses
Sergeant McGurk …. Andy Hamilton
Captain Brimshaw …. James Fleet
Mary Oliphant …. Jan Ravens
Ezekiel Spriggs …. Hugh Dennis
Cora Oliphant …. Penelope Nice
Joshua Oliphant …. Tony Maudsley
Elizabeth Oliphant …. Susie Blake
Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2001.
WED 23:30 1966 and All That (b0100q4y)
The 1920s and 30s
King George utters some unmemorable last words.
DH Lawrence of Arabia writes Lady Chatterbox's Llama.
And John Yogi Bear discovers the BBC, but finds there's not much on...
Craig Brown's satirical history of Britain begins in the 1920s and 1930s.
With:
Joss Ackland
Eleanor Bron
Rory Bremner
Ewan Bailey
Margaret Cabourn-Smith
John Humphrys
Producer: Victoria Lloyd
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2006.


THURSDAY 23 JULY 2015

THU 00:00 Weird Tales (b01ns0yb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 Off the Page (b0076qn0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Oscar Wilde (b007jq36)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Hairspray and Harmonies (b00hr5kt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Book at Beachtime (b01kblxj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:30 MM Kaye - The Far Pavilions (b00y8vb6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:45 Book of the Week (b00tdllm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:45 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Lew Wallace - Ben Hur (b007jr5g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 Counterpoint (b062qvq5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 Four Joneses and a Jenkins (b007jz3j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Winston (b007k4k4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Wednesday]
THU 05:30 Simon Evans Goes to Market (b061t68k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Wednesday]
THU 06:00 Oscar Wilde (b007jq3l)
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
Episode 2
Acting on palmist Podger's chilling prediction, the dapper Lord Arthur is in for a fresh shock.
Michael Maloney reads Oscar Wilde's mystery written in 1891.
Produced in Manchester by Katherine Beacon.
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in 2003.
THU 06:30 Hairspray and Harmonies (b00hv33b)
Episode 2
Kit Hesketh-Harvey follows the Birmingham-based ladies barbershop chorus Second City Sound.
Kit meets up with the group in Harrogate as it prepares to compete in the Ladies Association of British Barbershop Singers.
THU 07:00 PG Wodehouse - The Inimitable Jeeves (b007jvz6)
Pearls Mean Tears
When Bertie Wooster's Aunt Agatha sparks uproar - can his valet Jeeves save the day?
PG Wodehouse's romp starring Michael Hordern and Richard Briers.
Jeeves ...... Michael Hordern
Bertie Wooster ..... Richard Briers
Aunt Agatha ..... Joan Sanderson
Aileen Hemingway ..... Pat Coombs
Sidney Hemingway ..... Brian Oulton
Chamber Maid ..... Miriam Margolyes
Hotel Manager ..... Brian Haines.
Adapted by Chris Miller.
Producer: David Hatch
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1973.
THU 07:30 It's a Fair Cop (b061tk9d)
Series 2
Harassment
When a vulnerable young woman is being harassed, policeman turned comic Alfie Moore explores what the law can do to protect her.
When does harassment become stalking and what can you do about it?
Series in which the audience makes the policing decisions as Alfie takes them through a real-life crime scenario.
Written and performed by Alfie Moore.
Script Editor: Will Ing
Producer: Alison Vernon-Smith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2015.
THU 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.
THU 08:30 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show (b01jt0yr)
Series 1
Episode 3
Ernie takes Eric to a wig boutique and the BBC's offering Ern a lucrative new contract - but what about Eric?
Special singing guest: Anita Harris.
Written by Eddie Braben
With Ann Hamilton and Arthur Tolcher.
Music by Dennis Wilson & His Orchestra.
Producer: John Browell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in February 1975.
THU 09:00 Guess What? (b062r3z9)
Episode 4
Animal, vegetable or mineral?
Barry Took hosts a revised version of popular radio parlour game of 20 questions.
Regular Geoffrey Durham is joined by Neil Innes and Jan Ravens.
Written by Michael Dines.
Producer: Andy Aliffe
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1998
THU 09:30 Radio Active (b0084s34)
Series 2
Charity Radiothon
Only £892,000 to go! Can the radio station reach its charity fundraising target in half an hour?
Starring Helen Atkinson-Wood, Angus Deayton, Geoffrey Perkins, Philip Pope and Michael Fenton-Stevens.
Music by Philip Pope.
Written by Angus Deayton and Geoffrey Perkins with Jon Canter, James Hendrie and Jimmy Mulville
Producer: Jimmy Mulville
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1982.
THU 10:00 Lew Wallace - Ben Hur (b007jr5x)
The Chariot Race
The biggest day of Ben Hur 's life dawns -the chariot race with Messala.
Each has staked his fortune on the outcome. Each has everything to lose.
Lew Wallace's epic tale stars Jamie Glover as Judah Ben Hur.
Ben Hur ...... Jamie Glover
Messala ...... Samuel West
Simonides ...... Bernard Hepton
Ilderim ...... Freddie Jones
Drusus ...... Ian Masters
Amrah ...... Phyllis Calvert
Mother ...... Margaret John
Esther ...... Deborah Berlin
Tirzah ...... Natasha Pyne
Malluch ...... Gavin Muir
Iras ...... Becky Hindley
Gesius ...... Peter Yapp
Pilate ...... Neville Jason
Assassin ...... Oliver Senton
Roman 1 ...... Joshua Towb
Servant ...... Michael Tudor Barnes
Michael Gambon reads from the Bible.
Dramatised by Catherine Czerkawska.
Music by Wilfredo Acosta.
Director: Glyn Dearman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1995.
THU 11:00 Book at Bedtime (b00xn8l9)
Julian Barnes Stories
The Fruit Cage, pt 1
Julian Barnes reads the first half of a story from his last collection 'The Lemon Table'.
The narrator visits his retired parents, both keen gardeners, but not everything is as quiet and contented as it seems.
Producer: Jill Waters
A Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4.
THU 11:15 Drama (b00g6g7q)
Rony Robinson - 43 Letters
By Rony Robinson
Julia and David work together in the family archives. One day a mysterious envelope arrives for David, with letters from 43 women, all answering a lonely hearts advert he didn't place.
Cast List
David...............David Calder
Julia.................Barbara Marten
Miranda..........Helen Flanagan
Ruskin............Sacha Dhawan
Directed by Pauline Harris.
THU 12:00 Steptoe and Son (b00shdzy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 12:30 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show (b01jt0yr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 13:00 Oscar Wilde (b007jq3l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
THU 13:30 Hairspray and Harmonies (b00hv33b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
THU 14:00 Book at Beachtime (b01kbqk3)
Marina Lewycka - Various Pets Alive and Dead
Episode 4
With Doro's children breaking away from their left-wing commune's ideals, the allotment is threatened. Family farce, read by Christine Absalom.
THU 14:30 MM Kaye - The Far Pavilions (b00y8vb8)
Episode 9
On the last leg of the journey, Ash confronts an old enemy. Once in Bhithor, he has a new battle to fight.
M M Kaye's epic of love and war, dramatised by Rukhsana Ahmad.
Narrator ..... Vineeta Rishi
Ash ..... Blake Ritson
Anjuli ..... Ayesha Dharker
Gulbaz ..... Kaleem Janjua
Jhoti ..... Joseph Samrai
Kaka-Ji Rao ..... Paul Bhattacharjee
Biju Ram ..... Inam Mirza
Emissary ..... Lloyd Thomas
Directors: Marc Beeby and Jessica Dromgoole
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2011.
THU 14:45 Book of the Week (b00tdllp)
Stuart Kelly - Scott-land: The Man Who Invented a Nation
Episode 4
His name, image and influence can be seen everywhere; from Scottish banknotes to place names across the globe. Sir Walter Scott invented the modern novel, began Scotland's tourist industry and was the first celebrity author - a heady mix of JK Rowling and Dan Brown long before the age of mass media hype. Lauded by contemporary critics as well as his massive readership in the 19th century, he's hardly read - and even more rarely enjoyed - today.
Stuart Kelly turns his attention to Walter Scott's influence on British politics. A lifelong Tory, Scott was brought in to stage manage the first visit of King George IV to Edinburgh. The pageant he created would cement the Union between Scotland and England and have lasting effects on Scottish customs by promoting the kilt as national dress.
Stuart Kelly was born and brought up in the Scottish Borders. He studied English at Oxford and is the Literary Editor of Scotland on Sunday.
Reader: Robin Laing
Abridger: Laurence Wareing
Producer: Eilidh McCreadie.
THU 15:00 Lew Wallace - Ben Hur (b007jr5x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
THU 16:00 Guess What? (b062r3z9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
THU 16:30 Radio Active (b0084s34)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
THU 17:00 PG Wodehouse - The Inimitable Jeeves (b007jvz6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
THU 17:30 It's a Fair Cop (b061tk9d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
THU 18:00 Weird Tales (b01nt0s0)
Series 3
Night Terrors by Lizzie Nunnery
The pressure's getting too much for clever clogs Victoria. She can't sleep at night. She has nightmares. But it's okay because they're just bad dreams.
Until one day the dreams become terrifyingly real...
Series of chilling plays for winter nights.
Dad ... Eddie Marsan
Victoria ... Katie Angelou
Laura ... Georgia Groome
Mum ... Sally Orrock
Jane ... Francine Chamberlain
Written by Lizzie Nunnery.
Producer: Helen Perry
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2011.
THU 18:30 Great Lives (b0076nrp)
Series 6
Leonard Woolf
4 Extra Debut. Jilly Goolden nominates writer and political thinker Leonard Woolf, joined by biographer Victoria Glendinning and host Humphrey Carpenter. From October 2004.
THU 19:00 Steptoe and Son (b00shdzy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 19:30 The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show (b01jt0yr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 20:00 Oscar Wilde (b007jq3l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
THU 20:30 Hairspray and Harmonies (b00hv33b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
THU 21:00 Book at Bedtime (b00xn8l9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
THU 21:15 Drama (b00g6g7q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
THU 22:00 It's a Fair Cop (b061tk9d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
THU 22:30 Bleak Expectations (b00d7b5x)
Series 2
An Already Bad Life Made Worse but Sort of on Purpose
The comic Victorian epic sees Pip reach his lowest ebb in the worst place in the world, the East End of London in the first half of the 19th century.
Full of self-loathing Pip drinks some very strong gin, finds he is really quite keen on opium, and falls in with a gang of thieving boys. But is their leader, Mr Abraham Bagel, a Roman Catholic ne'er-do-well, all he seems?
Mark Evans's epic comedy in the style of Charles Dickens.
Volume Two, Chapter the Fifth: An Already Bad Life Made Worse But Sort Of On Purpose.
Sir Philip...........................Richard Johnson
Mr Benevolent........................Anthony Head
Young Pip..................................Tom Allen
Harry Biscuit......................James Bachman
Sternbeater...................Geoffrey Whitehead
Ripely Fecund......................Sarah Hadland
Mr Parsimonious...............Laurence Howarth
Pippa........................................Susy Kane
Mr Scrunge...............................Mark Evans
Producer: Gareth Edwards.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2008.
THU 23:00 The Party Party (b007wwh3)
Episode 5
The town of Microcosm is set for revenge, greed and attempted murder. Stars Hugh Laurie and Clive Mantle. From June 1987.
THU 23:30 Miranda Hart's Joke Shop (b00mr30m)
What a Wife
The tall, life-embracing shopkeeper is overlooked when Gary needs a pretend other half. With Tom Ellis. From September 2008.


FRIDAY 24 JULY 2015

FRI 00:00 Weird Tales (b01nt0s0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 Great Lives (b0076nrp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Oscar Wilde (b007jq3l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Hairspray and Harmonies (b00hv33b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Book at Beachtime (b01kbqk3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:30 MM Kaye - The Far Pavilions (b00y8vb8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:45 Book of the Week (b00tdllp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:45 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Lew Wallace - Ben Hur (b007jr5x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 Guess What? (b062r3z9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 Radio Active (b0084s34)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 PG Wodehouse - The Inimitable Jeeves (b007jvz6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Thursday]
FRI 05:30 It's a Fair Cop (b061tk9d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Thursday]
FRI 06:00 Oscar Wilde (b007jq42)
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
Episode 3
Still thwarted in trying to fulfil his predicted dark destiny, Lord Arthur Savile decides to change his tactics.
Michael Maloney concludes Oscar Wilde's mystery written in 1891.
Produced in Manchester by Katherine Beacon.
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in 2003.
FRI 06:30 Still Points, Turning Worlds (b00sj5z5)
When WH Davies wrote his celebrated poem 'Leisure' over a century ago, the myriad stimuli assaulting people's senses now and the demands that sap humanity's powers of concentration in the digital age were unimaginable. But he rightly gauged the detrimental impacts to the human spirit of failing to find moments of peace in a busy world: 'a poor life this, if, full of care, we have no time to stand and stare'.
In this 'composed feature', producer Alan Hall embroiders together the experiences of a range of people for whom still points and daydreaming provide an escape from the increasingly invasive nature of the turning world about us and offer a foundation for reflection, rejuvenation and creativity.
Hearing from Canon Lucy Winkett of St Paul's in the heart of the City of London, an installer of 'energy pods' that offer 'corporate fatigue solutions', an hypnotherapist, staff and pupils from a school that champions 'the Pause' and Kieran MacFeely, a singer-songwriter from the world of pop music (or 'high-end racket') who sought out the peace of the countryside.
'Still Points, Turning Worlds' relishes moments of reverie in an attempt to reclaim the powers of concentration.
Producer: Alan Hall
A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in 2010
FRI 07:00 Rent (b062r9w7)
Series 4
Episode 1
Paul and Ruby have moved out of the Reynolds' house, but they're not far away.
Maria and Richard, meanwhile, are getting to grips with a new arrival.
Lucy Flannery's award-winning sitcom about Maria and Richard Reynolds and their lodgers.
Maria …. Barbara Flynn
Richard …. Patrick Barlow
Ruby …. Vivienne Rochester
Paul …. Dave Lamb
Barrister ....... Sally Grace.
With Sarah Parkinson
Producer: Liz Anstee.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1998.
FRI 07:30 The Kindness of Strangers (b062j2xy)
Inspired by a random act of kindness, author and poet John Osborne wrestles with the idea of donating one of his kidneys to a virtual stranger in this autobiographical tale.
FRI 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007tdvy)
Series 4
The Wild Man of the Woods
The lad announces that he's rejecting society to go and live a truly rural life.
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.
FRI 08:30 The Goon Show (b007k4sy)
Series 5
The Mystery of the Marie Celeste (Solved)
Grytpype-Thynne needs a crew to discover the true fate of the mysterious brigantine.

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 Wally Stott.

Announcer: Wallace Greenslade

Producer: Peter Eton

First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in November 1954.
FRI 09:00 All the Way from Memphis (b00m52xh)
Series 2
Episode 2
James Walton tests and tickles the knowledge of industry pundits and people passionate about pop music.
Team captains Tracey MacLeod and Andrew Collins are joined by David Quantick and Stewart Lee to be put through their musical paces.
Reader: Beth Chalmers
Written and researched by James Walton
Producer: Dawn Ellis
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2006.
FRI 09:30 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.
FRI 10:00 Lew Wallace - Ben Hur (b007jr6d)
The King Comes into His Kingdom
After the prince's victory in the chariot race, news arrives of his mother and sister.
Conclusion of Lew Wallace's epic tale starring Jamie Glover as Judah Ben Hur.
Ben Hur ...... Jamie Glover
Simonides ...... Bernard Hepton
Balthasar ...... Michael Hordern
Amrah ...... Phyllis Calvert
Mother ...... Margaret John
Esther ...... Deborah Berlin
Tirzah ...... Natasha Pyne
Malluch ...... Gavin Muir
Iras ...... Becky Hindley
Guide ...... Neville Jason
Man at Inn ...... Joshua Towb
Man 1 ...... Don McCorkindale
Man 2 ...... Derek Waring
Man 3 ...... Peter Yapp
Man 4 ...... Peter Whitman
Michael Gambon reads from the Bible.
Dramatised by Catherine Czerkawska.
Music by Wilfredo Acosta.
Director: Glyn Dearman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1995.
FRI 11:00 Book at Bedtime (b00xn8lc)
Julian Barnes Stories
The Fruit Cage, pt 2
Julian Barnes concludes his reading of 'The Fruit Cage': after the startling discovery an announcement is made.
Abridged by Jill Waters
Producer: Jill Waters
A Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4.
FRI 11:15 Matthew Solon - The Man Who Came Back (b01hmv4r)
The heroic story of the Shetland Bus and the Norwegians who crossed the North Sea during the height of the Second World War to continue the fight against the occupying German forces.
Matthew Solon retells the story based on real events.
Narrated by John Rowe. With David Howarth, Keith Drinkel, Leif Larsen, Ralf Beck and Eric Allan.
Director: Martin Jenkins
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1992.
FRI 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007tdvy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 12:30 The Goon Show (b007k4sy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
FRI 13:00 Oscar Wilde (b007jq42)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
FRI 13:30 Still Points, Turning Worlds (b00sj5z5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
FRI 14:00 Book at Beachtime (b01kbz4v)
Marina Lewycka - Various Pets Alive and Dead
Episode 5
As Doro's children reflect on their unconventional lives in a left-wing commune, truths are revealed. Family farce read by Patrick Brennan.
FRI 14:30 MM Kaye - The Far Pavilions (b00y8vbb)
Episode 10
Ash is caught in a dilemma. He cannot bear the thought of losing Anjuli, and yet must negotiate her wedding price.
MM Kaye's epic of love and war, dramatised by Rukhsana Ahmad.
Narrator ..... Vineeta Rishi
Ash ..... Blake Ritson
Anjuli ..... Ayesha Dharker
Jhoti ..... Joseph Samrai
Kaka-Ji Rao ..... Paul Bhattacharjee
Guard ..... Adeel Akhtar
Rana ..... Kaleem Janjua
Directors: Marc Beeby and Jessica Dromgoole
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2011.
FRI 14:45 Book of the Week (b00tdllr)
Stuart Kelly - Scott-land: The Man Who Invented a Nation
Episode 5
His name, image and influence can be seen everywhere; from Scottish banknotes to place names across the globe. Sir Walter Scott invented the modern novel, began Scotland's tourist industry and was the first celebrity author - a heady mix of JK Rowling and Dan Brown long before the age of mass media hype. Lauded by contemporary critics as well as his massive readership in the 19th century, he's hardly read - and even more rarely enjoyed - today.
Stuart Kelly considers the backlash which hit Scott's work after the prolific author's death. Although his critical reputation would never recover, the images of Scotland which Walter Scott created - the romantic landscapes populated by isolated, kilted natives - haunt Scotland to this day.
Stuart Kelly was born and brought up in the Scottish Borders. He studied English at Oxford and is the Literary Editor of Scotland on Sunday.
Reader: Robin Laing
Abridger: Laurence Wareing
Producer: Eilidh McCreadie.
FRI 15:00 Lew Wallace - Ben Hur (b007jr6d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
FRI 16:00 All the Way from Memphis (b00m52xh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
FRI 16:30 Boogie Up the River (b007jv65)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
FRI 17:00 Rent (b062r9w7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
FRI 17:30 The Kindness of Strangers (b062j2xy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
FRI 18:00 Kurt Vonnegut - The Euphio Question (b0088zh5)
A way of producing and harnessing happiness is revealed when a physicist plays out the sound of dark matter during a local radio programme.
The sound lulls the listeners into a state of euphoria, producing an effect not unlike a large dose of sedative.
The ethical and moral implications of marketing this new found product become evident - as the temptation to make money and control huge numbers of people proves too great.
Kurt Vonnegut's short story is read by Stuart Milligan.
One of the outstanding figures of modern US literature, Kurt Vonnegut (1922-2007) was a cult figure among students in the 1960s and 1970s with his classics of US counterculture.
The bombing of Dresden by allied forces in 1945 was the pivotal moment of his life, which informed his best-known work 'Slaughterhouse Five'.
Abridged and produced by Gemma Jenkins
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in 2007.
FRI 18:30 Fry's English Delight (b00tjf52)
Series 3
Future Conditional
Stephen Fry on the future of English.
As English continues to grow and spread, the influences of the places around the world where it has been adopted are being reimported. As Stephen puts it, "we exported brown Windsor soup and re-imported mulligatawny. We exported clogs - back came tap dancing". The McDonald's slogan "I'm Loving it" is an example. So is the youth-speak Jafaican.
This continual process means we can predict some changes in the way we use language. Dr David Crystal, a world authority, thinks the sound "th" might disappear. The very rhythms of our speech might change, and our vocabulary certainly will.
The other huge influence on the way English will change relates to technology. The programme features computer programmes that "read" text. They do this not just to show off. The London School of Economics employs a computer programme to read text in the service of research. So computers will, in some sense, join the swelling billions who use English.
But will they - can they - ever "understand" English well enough for them to read and understand a novel? Professor Margaret Boden, a leader in the field is doubtful. She and Microsoft search engineer Ron Kaplan discuss a test for computers, in the shape of this sentence: "Is the duck ready to eat?"
Nobody knows exactly how English will change, or whether we might, as time travellers, recognise it 200 years hence. But speculating about it is endless fun.
Producer: Nick Baker
A Testbed production for BBC Radio 4.
FRI 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b007tdvy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 The Goon Show (b007k4sy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
FRI 20:00 Oscar Wilde (b007jq42)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
FRI 20:30 Still Points, Turning Worlds (b00sj5z5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
FRI 21:00 Book at Bedtime (b00xn8lc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
FRI 21:15 Matthew Solon - The Man Who Came Back (b01hmv4r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
FRI 22:00 The Kindness of Strangers (b062j2xy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
FRI 22:30 Absolute Power (b007nf8w)
Series 1
Episode 2
Prentis McCabe - the machiavellian doctors of spin - attempt the impossible.
Can they relaunch The Sun newspaper as the beacon of the pro Euro movement while retaining the newspaper's traditional readership nurtured on a healthy diet of extreme xenophobia?
Mark Tavener's comedy about the two specialists in government and media relations.
Starring Stephen Fry as Charles Prentiss and John Bird as Martin McCabe.
With:
Tony Gardner
Siobhan Hayes
Roger Blake
Neil McCaul
Producer: Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2000.
FRI 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (b064fks3)
The best in contemporary comedy. Tonight, Arthur Smith is joined by Dane Baptiste.
FRI 23:00 The Consultants (b007jwvr)
Series 4
Episode 6
Inoculation against old age leads to unusual results.
Cerebral sketch show written by and starring Neil Edmond, Justin Edwards and James Rawlings.
Producer: Will Saunders
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2005.
FRI 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.