SATURDAY 15 OCTOBER 2022
SAT 00:00 The Spaceship (b007jvq8)
5. Enemies
The crew at last make contact with another race, but not before a minor rebellion on board.
Conclusion of Paul Barnhill and Neil Warhurst's sci-fi comedy.
In the year 2104, a fleet of research cruisers were launched into space, with every moment aboard the Really Invincible III, Macclesfield Division preserved by wall-to-wall monitoring, and transmitted back to Earth.
What you hear took place live, four years ago, 70,000 light years from home.
Captain Gordon Taylor …. James Fleet
Melissa Patterson …. Emily Joyce
Karen …. Rose Cavaliero
Stuart …. Paul Barnhill
Clive …. Neil Warhurst
Ion …. Jason Chan
The King of the Dwapeye …. Stephen Hogan
Narrator …. Nicholas Boulton
Director: Sally Avens
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in June 2005.
SAT 00:30 Sounds Natural (m0005nzc)
HRH Prince Bernhard of The Netherlands
HRH Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands talks to Derek Jones about his worldwide work for the cause of nature conservation, and of his personal experiences with wild animals
The White Rhino and the Goshawk are among his choice of natural history recordings from the BBC Sound Archives.
Recorded in his study in the Soestdijk Palace, Baarn.
HRH Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands died aged 93 in 2004.
Producer: John Burton
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1980.
SAT 01:00 Charles Paris: Cast, in Order of Disappearance (b007jvh9)
1. Baron Hardup
Charles Paris is a middle-aged actor down on his luck, but his whole life is to change after a chance meeting with a chorus girl named Jacqui.
Assuming a variety of roles, the lothario thespian employs his skills to try and solve a murder.
Francis Matthews stars as actor-cum-sleuth, Charles Paris.
Set during the UK's winter fuel crisis of 1973.
Dramatised in six parts by Simon Brett from his thriller novel.
Charles Paris …. Francis Matthews
Jacqui Mitchell …. Fiona Hendley
Frances …. Jennifer Hilary
Maurice Skellern …. Harry Landis
Len …. Peter Tuddenham
Norman …. James Bryce
Barman …. Mark Straker
Newsreader …. Paul Leighton
Producer: Martin Fisher
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in May 1984.
SAT 01:30 New Creatives Dramas (m001cyg8)
Series 6
Alf's Stores and Stoma: The Musical
Fresh storytelling from first time writers and producers as part of BBC Introducing Arts supported by BBC Arts and Arts Council England.
Presented by writer, musician and broadcaster Paul Dodgson.
PLUMPTON VILLAGE KAZOO ORCHESTRA is written and directed by Alf White. Dan is making a documentary for his final degree piece and its outcome hinges on the cooperation of a group of pensioners from a small Sussex village. It’s just a case of visiting the Plumpton Village Kazoo Orchestra, talking to a few of them and editing it all together. Easy...
Starring Jason Forbes, Chrysanthe Grech, Katie Pritchard and Rich Wilson. Sound designer: David Thomas. Executive producer: Alison Vernon-Smith.
A Pier Production for Screen South.
STOMA: THE MUSICAL by Scott Hurley. Tells the story of a gay man, Joe, and his stoma which is called Colin. After hiding from the dating scene because of his disability, Joe finally plucks up the courage to give it a go.
Starring Louis Maskell and Emile Clarke with musical supervision by Tom Crossley-Thorne. Producer: Tom Brennan. Executive producer: Steve Gear.
A Calling the Shots production.
Presented and produced by Paul Dodgson for BBC Radio 4 Extra.
SAT 02:00 A Ladder to the Sky by John Boyne (m0002hy4)
Episode 5
Part II: The Tribesman. Author Edith Camberley takes up a new position teaching creative writing yet can’t help but worry about her husband Maurice Swift.
Maurice is handsome, ruthless and desperate to become a successful novelist. He just needs the right story.
However a chance encounter with the celebrated author Erich Ackermann gives Maurice an opportunity to ingratiate himself into the literary world. And Erich has a story of his own.
Unfortunately Maurice is the last person Erich should confide in…
John Boyne’s seductive thriller about a writer who won’t let anything, or anyone, stand in the way of his ambitions.
Abridged by Doreen Estall
Read by Wolf Kahler.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2019.
SAT 02:15 Tim Jackson - The Rainbow Bridge (m001cygc)
Episode 5
Setting Polly's betrayal behind her, Kate is once again at the hospital.
As she waits for David to return from his angioplasty, she contemplates Emma's curious affection for Tennyson’s poem ‘In Memoriam’.
Tim Jackson's drama investigates Darwinism from the perspective of a woman ambitious to win in the rat race of modern academia.
Kate Williams .... Julia Hills
David Williams .... David Hargreaves
Emma …. Janet Maw
Nurse .... Lorna Laidlaw
Priest .... Ian Brooker
Director: Peter Leslie Wild
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2001.
SAT 02:30 The Crying Game (b01qnv2h)
Hankie at the ready. Geoff Watts investigates why we cry and the peculiar purpose of tears.
Although many animal species cry vocally, the production of tears in response to emotion, both happy or sad, is a trait unique to humans.
So why do we cry, and what could the evolutionary advantage be to producing tears in response to joy or despair?
The science on this topic has been surprisingly sparse until very recently, but now new research seems to be shedding some light on some common preconceptions about the effect and consequences of our tears.
Does having a good cry make you feel better, for example, or do women really cry more than men? Researchers in Israel have even discovered that our tears may contain hidden messages triggering surprising responses in those who come into contact with them.
Geoff Watts gets the tissues ready as he investigates everything you ever wanted to know about weeping.
Producer: Alexandra Feachem
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2013.
SAT 03:00 David Napthine - Unforgettable (b0483q5w)
3. May All Your Wishes Come True
Eddie is found wandering Newcastle with no idea of his past.
What should he do until his memory returns?
Last of David Napthine’s trilogy of plays concerning memory.
Eddie …. Derek Walmsey
Ellen …. Charlie Hardwick
Comic …. Phillip King
MC …. Terence Mann
Director: Jonquil Panting
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1998.
SAT 03:45 Short Works (m0001834)
The Treehouse by SK Perry
"We rested our backs on the trunk of the tree. At first I could only hear myself, chewing. But after a while I thought I heard it too".
An original short work for radio about love, death and talking to trees, written and read by the novelist and poet SK Perry.
Especially commissioned by BBC Radio 4.
Sarah's debut novel Let Me Be Like Water was published in 2018 in the UK and the US by Melville House.
She is currently a PhD candidate at Manchester Metropolitan University, funded to write her next novel and to research depictions of sex in literary prose by the NWCDTP. Born in Croydon, Sarah's background is in campaigning, education, and gender equalities. She currently lives in Leeds.
Producer: Mair Bosworth
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2018.
SAT 04:00 Say the Word (b007652k)
Episode 6
Frank Delaney's panel game revolving around the English language.
With:
Hunter Davies
Sheila Steafel
Roger McGough
Helen Atkinson Wood
Plus words of wit from the Nimmo Twins
Producer: Simon Elmes
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2001.
SAT 04:30 Sharing Fatman (b0075kfd)
Breezing Up
An immediate connection is made with Mr Fatman at the horse sales.
Margaret and Ken Warburton throw caution to the wind to pursue their new hobby.
Starring Gillian Bevan and Gerard McDermott.
Dave Sheasby’s horse-racing comedy.
Margaret ...... Gillian Bevan
Ken ...... Gerard McDermott
Eddie ...... Tony Rohr
Karen ...... Tracy-Ann Oberman
Christine ...... Rachel Atkins
Edward ...... James Taylor
The Auctioneer ...... Stephen Critchlow
Director: David Hunter
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1999.
SAT 05:00 Quanderhorn (b0b7dl8f)
The Quanderhorn Xperimentations
It's Eating My Face
England 1952. A time of peace, regeneration and hope. A Golden Age. Unfortunately, it's been 1952 for the past 65 years.
Meet Professor Quanderhorn, a maverick scientific genius with absolutely no moral compass.
Assisted by a rag-tag crew - his part insect son, reputedly a "major breakthrough in Artificial Stupidity"; a recovering amnesiac; a brilliant scientist with a half-clockwork brain; a captured Martian hostage and a sinister factotum. He'll save the world. Even if he has to destroy it in the process.
With his Dangerous Giant Space Laser, High Rise Farm, Utterly Untested Matter Transfuser Booth and Fleets of Monkey-driven Lorries, he's not afraid to push the boundaries of science to their very limit. And far, far beyond.
But his arch nemesis, Prime Minister Winston Churchill, has plans to put a stop to his Infernal Xperimentations once and for all.
It's an Adventure beyond human understanding in Super-Vis-O-Sound.
Will our Crew of Brave Boffins survive? Tune in next time - if there is such a thing -for the next thrilling instalment.
Professor Quanderhorn ...... James Fleet
Brian Nylon ...... Ryan Sampson
Dr Gemini Janussen ...... Cassie Layton
Guuurk ...... Kevin Eldon
Troy Quanderhorn ...... Freddie Fox
Winston Churchill/Jenkins ...... John Sessions
Synthetic Voice ...... Rachel Atkins
Created and written by Rob Grant and Andrew Marshall
Director: Andrew Marshall
Music by Peter Brewis
Engineered, Edited and Sound designed by Alistair McGregor
Production Manager Sarah Tombling
Producers: Rob Grant / Gordon Kennedy
Recorded at The Soundhouse Studios
An Absolutely Production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in June 2018.
SAT 05:30 Now You're Asking with Marian Keyes and Tara Flynn (m001cwtx)
The Hot Tub Problem
Does being shown baby pictures in the supermarket drive you up the wall? Has someone given you unsolicited advice about your weight? What should you do if you’re invited to try out a neighbour’s hot tub but you’d really rather not? All these subjects are given the Marian and Tara treatment in the latest instalment of their popular advice podcast.
The first series was welcomed by listeners and critics.
"Both are warm and kind enough to not only be funny but also offer genuinely thoughtful, if left-field, advice." (Miranda Sawyer, The Observer)
"Keyes and Flynn are my new favourite double-act." (Jane Anderson - Radio Times)
"I found their compassion endlessly soothing." (Rachel Cunliffe - The New Statesman)
Marian Keyes is a multi-award-winning writer, with a total of over 30 million books sold to date in 33 languages. Her close friend Tara Flynn is an actress, comedian and writer. Together, these two friends have been through a lot, and now want to use their considerable life experience to help solve the biggest - and smallest - of their listeners' problems.
From dilemmas about life, love and grief, to the perils of laundry or knowing what to say at a boring dinner, we’ll find out what Marian and Tara would recommend - which might not solve the problem exactly, but will make us all feel a bit better.
Recorded in Dublin with emails received from listeners around the world, the hosts invite you to pull up a chair at their virtual kitchen table as they read and digest their inbox.
Got a problem you want Marian and Tara to solve? Email: marianandtara@bbc.co.uk.
Producer: Steve Doherty.
A Giddy Goat production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds
SAT 06:00 Jo Anderson - The Understudy (b00xls12)
An actor's obsession with a bizarre murder in Victorian theatreland sparks a deadly confrontation.
Starring Nigel Anthony and Frances Jeater
A psychological ghost story by Jo Anderson.
John Stanger ...... Nigel Anthony
Jen Stanger ...... Frances Jeater
Paul Anstruther ...... Michael N Harbour
Lindy ...... Caroline Strong
The Other ...... Peter Whitman
Belling ...... Barry J Gordon
Maurice ...... Neville Jason
Harris ...... Fraser Kerr
Molly ...... Cathy Sara
Frank ...... Terry John
Henrietta ...... Gaye Brown
Barmaid ...... Jo Anderson
Peter ...... Tom Bevan
Ben ...... Paul Panting
Lizzie ...... Elaine Claxton
Lift Operator ...... Lyndam Gregory
Jen's PA ...... Teresa Gallagher
Geordie Doorman ...... Shaun Prendergast
Director: Adrian Bean.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1994.
SAT 07:30 Great Lives (m0007kjq)
Laura Marling on Lou Andreas-Salome
Laura Marling nominates the first female psychoanalyst, Lou Andreas-Salomé.
Folk singer-songwriter, Laura has been unravelling the mysteries of Russian-born Lou Andreas-Salomé ever since she came across her name in the biography of the poet, Rainer Maria Rilke. She'd never heard of Salomé's name but discovered she was Rilke's literary mentor for years.
As well as this, she was the only woman allowed in Sigmund Freud's Inner Psychoanalytic Circle, and was proposed to by Friedrich Nietzsche, who called her “the cleverest person I ever knew...” Yet today, she's been largely forgotten.
Laura makes the case for remembering this enigmatic woman who inspired some of the greatest minds of our time.
Laura Marling has been nominated for the Grammy Awards, the Mercury Prize and has won a Brit award for best British Female Solo Artist.
Presented by Matthew Parris
Producer: Eliza Lomas in Bristol
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2019.
SAT 08:00 The Write Stuff (b00qpq1x)
Series 13
Nancy Mitford
James Walton takes the chair for the game of literary correctness.
Team captains John Walsh and Lynne Truss are joined by John O'Farrell and Mark Billingham.
Author of the week and subject for pastiche is Nancy Mitford.
Reader: Beth Chalmers
Producer: Sam Michell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2010.
SAT 08:30 Ayres on the Air (b09vzyd5)
Series 6
Still in the Game
More light hearted verse and comic sketches from Pam Ayres.
Today's theme is 'Still in the Game' - about getting older... but not giving in!
Includes a poem about a faded actress and embracing the idea of buying a larger size in clothes.
With:
Geoffrey Whitehead
Felicity Montagu
Written by Pam Ayres, Jan Etherington, Laura Major and Peter Reynolds.
Produced by Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2018.
SAT 09:00 Edgar Wallace: The Man Who Wrote Too Much? (b055fy0h)
How can a writer, whose publisher declared him the 'King of Thrillers', and was thought to be responsible for a quarter of all new books read in Britain by the late 1920s, be largely forgotten today?
Crime writer Mark Billingham investigates the life of the man called the 'fiction factory', the best-selling author, journalist, playwright, film director and creator of King Kong – Edgar Wallace.
Wallace's life seems the stuff of fantasy. An illegitimate child in London, largely self-educated, he was the newspaper boy who became one of the most famous writers in the world. He sold millions of books, but was plagued by debts.
He died in Hollywood in 1932, aged 56, after writing the original story for King Kong. His body was returned by ocean liner in honour to Britain, only to be reunited with an ocean of outstanding bills.
Mark presents some of the best adaptations and documentaries about Edgar Wallace from the BBC archive:
* A 1951 version of one of Wallace's biggest successes, THE RINGER
* One of Wallace’s best crime creations, THE MIND OF MR JG REEDER
* Loveable racing 'turf tipster' EDUCATED EVANS, starring Roy Hudd and Andrew Sachs.
And though he's long dead, Mark has a hunch that he may be able to hear from Edgar Wallace himself.
His work was the source of countless TV and film adaptions in the 1950s and 60s. His books have sold in their multi-millions. But from the 'Golden Age' of crime fiction it is Dorothy L Sayers and Agatha Christie who are really remembered today.
Was Edgar Wallace just a man who wrote, and did, too much?
Producer: Peter McHugh
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in March 2015.
SAT 12:00 The Jack Benny Program (m000rcxw)
I Was Betrayed
The cast plead to be paid before performing in a medical drama.
The Jack Benny Program is regarded as an American classic - running first on radio from 1932 to 1955, with re-runs to 1958.
With a fine cast of supporting players Benny made his show into one of the all-time great radio comedies, portraying him as likeable character, despite being vain, argumentative and a skinflint.
Many episodes have stood the test of time.
Over the years, show sponsors ranged from tyres to cigarettes.
Starring Jack Benny.
With:
Eddie Anderson as the irrepressible Rochester
Red Skelton
Mary Livingstone
Dennis Day
The Sportsmen Quartet
Announcer: Don Wilson
Orchestra conducted by Bob Crosby.
The show switched to TV in the USA from 1955.
First broadcast on the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) in January 1950.
SAT 12:30 Turf Wars (b00z5hr2)
Losing the Plot
Bashful Edward passes a local allotment and speaks to an attractive female allottee.
He decides there and then that he must apply for a plot. But doing so involves an interview with ferocious site-manager Bernie who runs the allotments with military rigour. It's all looking unlikely until Edward reveals that his father was a local landscape horticulturalist, one Bernie has admired all his life.
Edward joins the site. And it is only then that he springs a surprise on Bernie. One that leads to explosive confrontation.
Which of them will lose the plot?
Nick Warburton's delicious comedy stars James Fleet.
Edward ..... James Fleet
Amanda .... Joanna Monro
Bernie ..... Jonathan Coy
Director: Peter Kavanagh.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2011.
SAT 13:00 Archive on 4 (m000hdcx)
The Phoney War
Edward Stourton tells the story of the BBC in the ”phoney war” of 1939-1940 and the period’s strange echoes of Covid-19.
When war was declared in September 1939, everyone in Britain expected a catastrophic bombing campaign. Theatres and cinemas were closed and children were evacuated to the countryside.
What followed instead was a hiatus when tensions remained high but the bombs did not fall. How does the experience of the Home Front at the start of the Second World War echo the Covid-19 crisis and what did it mean for the evolution of the BBC?
The corporation’s initial response became known as the "Bore War". The BBC was berated for broadcasting dreary music and endless, highly repetitive news bulletins. It then changed tack to find a more popular voice, in tune with the needs of its audience.
How did it become a trusted source of news in the face of wartime censorship? What did it do to cheer up the nation and enliven public service messages about health and education?
Contributors:
Peter Busch, Senior Lecturer, King's College, London
Martin Gorsky, Professor of the History of Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Sian Nicholas, Reader in History, Aberystwyth University
Lucy Noakes, Professor of History, University of Essex
Jean Seaton, Professor of Media History, University of Westminster
Producer: Sheila Cook
Researcher: Diane Richardson
Editor: Hugh Levinson
With thanks to BBC History https://www.bbc.co.uk/historyofthebbc/100-voices/ww2
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2020.
SAT 14:00 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (b007jlzj)
The Primary Phase
Fit The First
Arthur Dent is trying to stop his house being demolished to make way for a by-pass.
But his friend, Ford Prefect is more concerned about the imminent destruction of the Earth.
Ford is a writer for the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, "the most successful book ever to have come out of the great publishing corporations of Ursa Minor" and he may just know how to avoid being evaporated by the Vogons...
Douglas Adams' epic adventure in time and space including some helpful advice on how to see the Universe for less than 30 Altairian dollars a day.
The Book …… Peter Jones
Arthur Dent …… Simon Jones
Ford Prefect …… Geoffrey McGivern
Vogon Captain …… Bill Wallis
Lady Cynthia …… Jo Kendall
Barman …… David Gooderson
The original scripts went on to spawn a series of novels, a feature film, at least three stage shows, a TV series, a computer game, a collection of comic books - and various towels.
Radiophonic sound and music: Paddy Kingsland
Producer: Simon Brett.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1978.
SAT 14:30 The Party Party (b007jx11)
Episode 1
It's 1993 and the Party Party - a party of the incredibly silly tendency, sweeps to power.
Shell-shocked Party Party leader, Action Man, takes control in Downing Street, and immediately appoints Man 3 as his right-hand man and together they set about trying to think of some policies.
Meanwhile, in the tiny village of Microcosm, where several sitcom characters are patiently waiting, it seems like their dream of being in a sitcom is finally about to come true.
Sitcom written by Moray Hunter.
Starring:
Morwenna Banks
Hugh Laurie
Robin Driscoll
Robert Glenister
Clive Mantle
Rory Bremner
Producer: Jamie Rix
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1987.
SAT 15:00 Elis James's Pantheon of Heroes (b0196r9b)
Series 1
Seafarers
Prince Madoc? Swansea Jack?
Comedian Elis James compares key figures in Welsh history to determine the ultimate heroes of Wales.
With:
Ben Partridge
Nadia Kamil
Written by Elis James, Gareth Gwyn and Benjamin Partridge.
Producer: Sharif Shahwan
First broadcast on BBC Radio Wales in January 2012.
SAT 15:30 Cabin Pressure (b00cb5k4)
Series 1
Abu Dhabi
Sitcom about the crew of a tiny charter airline for whom no job is too small, but many, many jobs are too difficult.
Starring Stephanie Cole, Benedict Cumberbatch and Roger Allam.
The city of Bristol, a cat and a thermostat combine to present Martin with a career-breaking crisis.
Carolyn Knapp-Shappey …. Stephanie Cole
First Officer Douglas Richardson …. Roger Allam
Capt Martin Crieff …. Benedict Cumberbatch
Arthur Shappey …. John Finnemore
ATC Fitton …. Ewen MacIntosh
Written by John Finnemore, writer for The News Quiz, The Now Show, and That Mitchell & Webb Sound.
Produced and directed by David Tyler
A Pozzitive production for the BBC, first broadcast on Radio 4 in July 2008.
SAT 16:00 Jo Anderson - The Understudy (b00xls12)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
SAT 17:30 Great Lives (m0007kjq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 today]
SAT 18:00 Sarah Woods - News From Nowhere (b0bj6jt7)
Will Guest travels from 2016 to a future Utopia – which comes from the Greek ou-topos, meaning 'no-place' or 'nowhere'.
There is uneasy antagonism between Will's 21st Century values and those of 'Nowhere'. He sets out on a time travelling voyage of discovery, finding a new love for society, as well as a woman.
‘News from Nowhere’ is a classic piece of futuristic writing, first published in 1890 by artist, designer and socialist William Morris.
Its central tenet - that society should re-find the value of work and thrive on beauty, rather than consumerism - is timely.
This updated version dramatised by Sarah Woods revisits Morris' vision of a new society.
Will Guest …. Ron Cook
Ellen …. Catrin Stewart
Dick …. Keiron Self
Clara …. Claire Cage
Old Hammond …. Richard Nichols
Grumbler …. Roger Evans
The Girl …. Kristy Phillipps
Chinese Worker …. Crystal Yu
Producer: Polly Thomas
A BBC Cymru/Wales production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in May 2016.
SAT 18:45 The Cobweb Kiss (m0005tnl)
In an old abandoned house, covered in dust apart from a shiny toy merry-go-round, young parents Jonathan and Lydia wait patiently for their six-year-old son to return home.
They've been waiting a long time…
Written by Peter J Hammond.
Gemma Craven …. Lydia
Richard O'Callaghan …. Jonathan
Manning Wilson …. James
Eva Stuart …. Mary
Director: Glyn Dearman.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1978
SAT 19:00 Edgar Wallace: The Man Who Wrote Too Much? (b055fy0h)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
SAT 22:00 Rob Newman (b0bh5hp2)
Rob Newman's Total Eclipse of Descartes
The Inheritance
One of Britain's finest comedians Rob Newman sets his sights on the world of philosophy, unpicking 3000 years of good and bad ideas to discover how we got into this mess.
In a world gone mad can philosophy provide the answer?
In this opening episode, Rob turns the spotlight onto the philosophy of education.
Written and performed by Rob Newman.
Edited by John Whitehall
Producer: Jon Harvey
Executive Producer: Richard Wilson
A Hat Trick production for BBC Radio, 4 first broadcast in September 2018.
SAT 22:30 Chain Reaction (b00h8q40)
Series 5
Robert Llewellyn interviews Dave Gorman
‘Red Dwarf' actor Robert Llewellyn chats to ‘Genius’ comedian Dave Gorman.
Chain Reaction is the tag talk show, where the guest becomes the interviewer in the next episode.
Dave Gorman is best known for shows like Are You Dave Gorman?, Googlewhack Adventure and Genius.
Robert asks Dave about cycling across Britain, online stalkers and life-threatening trips to Mexico.
Producer: Sam Bryant
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2009.
SAT 23:00 Rhod Gilbert's Bulging Barrel of Laughs (b00v4x0d)
Episode 6
Rhod Gilbert hosts another hour of comedy and music.
With regulars:
Lloyd Langford
Greg Davies
Sarah Millican - who takes us through The Six Stages of Woman.
Find out what aliens know about teeth and why young people are as annoying as a nude Elton John playing the vuvuzela.
Plus what depths Rhod would sink to become a kung fu master?
Guest comedian:
Jon Richardson.
With live music from The Hoosiers.
Producers: Julia Mckenzie and Lianne Coop.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in October 2010.
SUNDAY 16 OCTOBER 2022
SUN 00:00 Sarah Woods - News From Nowhere (b0bj6jt7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Saturday]
SUN 00:45 The Cobweb Kiss (m0005tnl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:45 on Saturday]
SUN 01:00 Archive on 4 (m000hdcx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Saturday]
SUN 02:00 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (b007jlzj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:00 on Saturday]
SUN 02:30 The Party Party (b007jx11)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:30 on Saturday]
SUN 03:00 Elis James's Pantheon of Heroes (b0196r9b)
[Repeat of broadcast at
15:00 on Saturday]
SUN 03:30 Cabin Pressure (b00cb5k4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
15:30 on Saturday]
SUN 04:00 Jo Anderson - The Understudy (b00xls12)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 on Saturday]
SUN 05:30 Great Lives (m0007kjq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 on Saturday]
SUN 06:00 A Ladder to the Sky by John Boyne (Omnibus) (m0002lz7)
Episode 1
West Berlin. 1988. Maurice Swift is handsome, ruthless and desperate to become a successful novelist. He just needs the right story.
However a chance encounter with the celebrated author Erich Ackermann gives Maurice an opportunity to ingratiate himself into the literary world. And Erich has a story of his own.
Unfortunately Maurice is the last person Erich should confide in…
John Boyne’s seductive thriller about a writer who won’t let anything, or anyone, stand in the way of his ambitions.
Omnibus of the first five of ten parts abridged by Doreen Estall
Read by Wolf Kahler, Colin Stinton and Pippa Bennett-Warner.
Awarded the Hennessy Literary 'Hall of Fame' Award for his body of work, the New York Times best-selling author John Boyne has received multiple Irish Book Awards including Children's Book of the Year, People's Choice Book of the Year and Short Story of the Year.
He’s also been awarded a number of international literary awards, including the Que Leer Award for Novel of the Year in Spain and the Gustav Heinemann Peace Prize in Germany.
‘A Ladder to The Sky’ is his 11th novel for adults.
Producer: Michael Shannon
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2019.
SUN 07:10 Inheritance Tracks (b06z8dhz)
Sarah Millican
Comedian Sarah Millican chooses 'Bossanova' from Fun in Acapulco by Elvis Presley and 'Wired for Sound' by Cliff Richard.
SUN 07:20 Tim Jackson - The Rainbow Bridge (Omnibus) (m001d61j)
Episode 1
Science historian, Kate Williams, juggles her research into Charles Darwin’s wife, Emma, with caring for her ailing father.
Tim Jackson's drama investigates Darwinism from the perspective of a woman ambitious to win in the rat race of modern academia.
Omnibus of the first five of ten parts.
Kate Williams .... Julia Hills
David Williams .... David Hargreaves
Emma …. Janet Maw
Charles .... David Schofield
Eugene .... John McAndrew
Polly .... Sarah-Jane Holm
Brian .... Christian Rodska
Nurse .... Lorna Laidlaw
Priest .... Ian Brooker
Henrietta .... Elizabeth Wofford
Director: Peter Leslie Wild
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2001.
SUN 08:30 The Enchanting World of Hinge and Bracket (b04stsfk)
Series 1
The Gymkhana
Can the dear ladies manage to find an appropriate guest of honour for the local Gymkhana?
Starring Dame Hilda Bracket and her lifelong companion Dr Evadne Hinge.
Brought to you from the genteel setting of the Suffolk village of Stackton Tressel, where the musical duo reside.
Written by Mike Craig, Lawrie Kinsley and Ron McDonnell.
Dame Hilda Bracket ...... George Logan
Dr Evadne Hinge ...... Patrick Fyffe
Roland ...... Michael Bates
Roger ...... Donald Hewlett
Three series ran on BBC Radio 4 between 1977 and 1979, with further spin-off seasons on BBC Radio 2 until 1990.
In the early 1980s, they expanded over to BBC TV with the series Dear Ladies.
Produced at BBC Manchester by James Casey.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1977.
SUN 09:00 The Inimitable Jeeves (b007s5dn)
The Great Sermon Handicap
Can Bertie Wooster beat the odds of disaster in an unusual betting syndicate?
PG Wodehouse's romp starring Michael Hordern and Richard Briers.
Adapted by Chris Miller.
Jeeves ...... Michael Hordern
Bertie Wooster ..... Richard Briers
Revrend Heppenstall ..... Maurice Denham
Bingo Little ..... Jonathan Cecil
Eustace ..... David Jason
Claude ..... Jonathan Lynn
Cynthia ..... Carol Marsh
Producer: David Hatch
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1973.
SUN 09:30 Coming Alive (b00hhjfg)
Series 3
Good Sports
Sandra's mother starts meddling over Terry - and there's a surprising sporting challenge.
Starring Karl Howman and Phylis Logan.
Jim Eldridge's sitcom about ex-convict Terry King's efforts to run a community centre.
Terry King …. Karl Howman
Sandra Gaines …. Phyllis Logan
Steve Addison …. Ben Crowe
Mrs McKendrick …. Sandra Voe
Mr Preston …. David Holt
Drunk/Car Buyer …. Ewan Bailey
Young Woman/Netball Player …. Helen Longworth
Girl at the Club …. Sarah Paul
Producer: Marilyn Imrie
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2001.
SUN 10:00 Desert Island Discs (m001d61m)
Lost Gems
Bing Crosby
From Claude Debussy to Glenn Miller.
Singer and actor Bing Crosby shares his castaway choices with Roy Plomley.
Oscar-winning singer and actor, Bing Crosby discusses his early family life, leaving behind the study of law for a life in music and his abiding love of outdoor pursuits, including golf.
DISC ONE: Bob Crosby's Bobcats - South Rampart Street Parade
DISC TWO: Claude Debussy - Clair de lune (from Suite bergamasque)
DISC THREE: Benny Goodman - And The Angels Sing
DISC FOUR: Glenn Miller Orchestra - Moonlight Serenade
DISC FIVE: Franz Liszt - Liebesträum No. 3 in A flat major
DISC SIX: Artie Shaw and His Orchestra - Begin The Beguine
DISC SEVEN: Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Song Of India
DISC EIGHT: Pietro Mascagni - Cavalleria Rusticana
BOOK CHOICE - Roget's Thesaurus
LUXURY CHOICE - Guitar
CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE - Bob Crosby's Bobcats - South Rampart Street Parade
Producer: Monica Chapman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1975.
SUN 10:30 Max Bygraves Entertains (m001d61q)
Sing along with Max Bygraves - interspersed with banter with the band and the audience.
Accompanied by Bob Miller & The Millermen.
Special guest:, Joe Brown.
Max Bygraves was an English comedian, singer, actor and variety performer.
Broadcast to mark what would have been Max's 100th birthday on 16th October 2022.
Script written by Spike Mullins.
Producer: John Browell
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in May 1965.
SUN 11:00 The Moth Radio Hour (m000xz8l)
The Rest is History
True stories told live in the USA: Meg Bowles introduces stories of history, disaster and incredible survival.
In this hour, an ancient instrument, a life-changing disaster, and survival in the face of genocide. People who experienced history, and its artifacts, firsthand.
The Moth is an acclaimed not-for-profit organisation dedicated to the art and craft of storytelling based in the USA. Since 1997, it has celebrated both the raconteur and the storytelling novice, who has lived through something extraordinary and yearns to share it. Originally formed by the writer George Dawes Green as an intimate gathering of friends on a porch in Georgia (where moths would flutter in through a hole in the screen), and then recreated in a New York City living room, The Moth quickly grew to produce immensely popular events at theatres and clubs around New York City and later around the USA, the UK and other parts of the world.
The Moth has presented more than 15,000 stories, told live and without notes, to standing-room-only crowds worldwide. The Moth podcast is downloaded over 27 million times a year.
Featuring true stories told live on stage without scripts, from the humorous to the heart-breaking.
The Moth Radio Hour is produced by Jay Allison and Atlantic Public Media in Woods Hole, Massachusetts and is distributed by the Public Radio Exchange.
First broadcast in the USA in 2019.
SUN 11:50 Inheritance Tracks (b06z8dhz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:10 today]
SUN 12:00 Poetry Extra (m001d61s)
Poetry Please - The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Daljit Nagra revisits the BBC's poetry archive and selects Poetry Please - The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.
Trevor Peacock reads Samuel Taylor Coleridge's epic story of a nightmare voyage as told by the Ancient Mariner, whose killing of an albatross, a bird of good omen, brings misfortune on the ship and all its crew.
Presented by Roger McGough.
Producer: Paul Dodgson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2006.
SUN 12:30 Electric Ink (b011qfr8)
Series 1
Episode 4
The paper hires a reality star as a columnist so Maddox must find a way of rewriting her copy without upsetting her.
Starring Robert Lindsay and Alex Jennings.
Old hacks meet new media in Alistair Beaton’s satire set in the changing world of the newspaper industry.
Maddox ...... Robert Lindsay
Oliver ...... Alex Jennings
Amelia ...... Elizabeth Berrington
Tasneem ...... Zita Sattar
Masha ...... Debbie Chazen
Freddy ...... Ben Willbond
Announcer ...... Matt Addis
Debbie ...... Lizzy Watts
With additional material by Tom Mitchelson.
Director: Sally Avens
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2009.
SUN 13:00 Life in the Garden by Penelope Lively (Omnibus) (b09f8bt4)
Stephanie Cole reads Penelope Lively's intimate meditation on gardening, literature and creativity.
She begins with the metaphorical garden, from the Garden of Eden to Monet's water lilies at Giverny.
Penelope Lively has always been a keen gardener. This book is partly a memoir of her own life in gardens: the large garden at home in Cairo where she spent most of her childhood, her Oxfordshire garden and the smaller urban garden in the North London home she lives in today.
In this intimate and eloquent work of narrative non-fiction, one of the UK's most cherished and admired writers uses the garden to break open the world for us, and examines how we might encourage our lives to bloom.
Omnibus of five episodes abridged by Siân Preece.
Producer: Eilidh McCreadie.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2017.
SUN 14:10 Inheritance Tracks (b010t8t8)
June Spencer
The Archers actress inherits 'I'll See You Again' by Noel Coward and passes on Bruch's Violin Concerto No 1.
SUN 14:20 Elizabeth Gaskell - Mary Barton (Omnibus) (b0080hqb)
Episode 4
Elizabeth Gaskell 's frank portrayal of Manchester life in the 1840s created shock waves when her novel was published and established her reputation.
Mary's attachment to both the murder victim and the accused make her the centre of gossip.
The concluding omnibus of the final five of twenty episodes.
Dramatised by Lavinia Murray.
Mary …. Emma Rydal
Sally …. Fiona Clarke
Margaret …. Deborah Berlin
Job Legh/Carson …. Roy Hudd
Mrs Wilson …. Natasha Pyne
Mrs Davenport …. Carolyn Pickles
Charley …. Simon Trinder
Mrs Jones …. Julie Mullen
Captain/Bridgenorth …. Phillip Joseph
Clerk/Boatman …. Ben Crowe
Ticket Collector …. Harry Myers
Elizabeth …. Caroline Strong
Jem Wilson …. Ian Dunn
Will Wilson …. Simon Trinder
Prosecution …. Roger May
Will’s Counsel …. Sean Baker
John …. David Calder
Director: Claire Grove
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2001
SUN 15:30 Sounds from the Seabed (m001cyb8)
Lucie Skeaping traces the story of the salvage and replication of musical instruments which went down with Henry VIII’s Mary Rose in 1545.
She also finds out what they tell us about Tudor music and musicians, both at sea and on land.
Producer: Clare Csonka
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2001.
SUN 16:00 Rose Tremain (b0075nk4)
The End of Love
Olga and Bertie's 30 year old daughter Lottie wishes to marry her Irish poet boyfriend Michael.
But he’s a dreamer and fearful of commitment.
He reminds Olga of the love of her life - a Polish pianist. Their love was not enough: why should Lottie's fare any better?
Miriam Margolyes stars in Rose Tremain's drama.
Olga ... Miriam Margolyes
Bertie ... Nigel Anthony
Lottie ...Eleanor Tremain
Michael ... Kieran Cunningham
with Becky Hindley and Tessa Worsley
Director: Gordon House
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1999.
SUN 17:00 Poetry Extra (m001d61s)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:00 today]
SUN 17:30 Electric Ink (b011qfr8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
SUN 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.
They threaten him with a terrifying test of faith at its end...
Series of chilling plays for winter nights.
Written by Richard Vincent.
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.
SUN 18:30 Jenny Stephens - Jefferson 37 (b007k4bh)
Episode 2
Eleanor discovers more about the true nature of the work of the Abbotsville clone farm.
And she reveals the real reason why she’s been so affected by the little girl known as Saskia Treby 9.
Jenny Stephens’ sci-fi thriller.
Jefferson 37 …. Oliver Hembrough
Pate 2 …. Dharmesh Patel
Eleanor Riley …. Alison Carney
Dr Abbots …. David Birrell
Dr Martel …. 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 19:00 The Moth Radio Hour (m000xz8l)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
SUN 19:50 Inheritance Tracks (b06z8dhz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:10 today]
SUN 20:00 Rose Tremain (b0075nk4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
16:00 today]
SUN 21:00 Desert Island Discs (m001d61m)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
SUN 21:30 Max Bygraves Entertains (m001d61q)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:30 today]
SUN 22:00 Electric Ink (b011qfr8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 today]
SUN 22:30 Can't Tell Nathan Caton Nothing (b01s4r79)
Series 2
About Upset Mums
Nathan illustrates what can happen when you don't listen to your mum.
This is the story of young, up-and-coming comedian Nathan Caton, who becomes the first in his family to graduate from University - only to opt for a career in comedy - much to his family's annoyance who want him to get a 'proper job' using his architecture degree.
Each episode shows the criticism, interference and rollercoaster ride that Nathan endures from his family as he pursues his career against their wishes.
Will Nathan be able to persist and follow his dreams? Or will he give in to his family's interference?
A mix of Nathan's stand-up intercut with scenes from his family life.
Written by: Nathan Caton.
Additional material by: Ola and Maff Brown.
Nathan ...... Nathan Caton
Mum ...... Adjoa Andoh
Grandma ...... Mona Hammond
Dad ...... Curtis Walker
Reverend Williams ..... Don Gilet
Producer: Katie Tyrrell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2013.
SUN 22:45 Elastic Planet (b007k2h5)
The Babies
Links between cheese sculpture, pavement privatisation, skirting boards and the great knitting reform act.
Animator and voice of Bagpuss and the Clangers, Oliver Postgate island-hops through a stream of bizarre coincidences.
Ben Moor’s cosmic comedy of connections.
With:
Miriam Margolyes
Dan Strauss
Kerry Shale
Michael Simkins
Gary Waldhorn
Alan Dedicoat
Hugh Scully
James Naughtie
Producer: Jon Naismith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1995
SUN 23:00 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (b007jm03)
The Primary Phase
Fit The Second
Arthur Dent is - so far - the only survivor from Earth, demolished to make way for a by-pass.
He survived thanks to his friend, Ford Prefect (who hails not from Guildford, but somewhere near Betelgeuse), a writer for the Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, "the most successful book ever to have come out of the great publishing corporations of Ursa Minor".
Both are now at the mercy of the Vogon Captain, and even worse, powerless in the face of his poetry. The only thing which can save them now is an unlikely coincidence or two - and it may lead to an encounter with a certain bipolar automaton.
Douglas Adams' epic adventure in time and space.
The Book …… Peter Jones
Arthur Dent …… Simon Jones
Ford Prefect …… Geoffrey McGivern
Marvin …… Stephen Moore
Zaphod Beeblebrox …… Mark Wing-Davey
Vogon Captain …… Bill Wallis
Trillion …… Susan Sheridan
Vogon Guard …… David Tate
Sound and music by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.
Producer: Geoffrey Perkins.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1978.
SUN 23:30 Elis James's Pantheon of Heroes (b019h88c)
Series 1
Religion
More historical heroism - as Saint David, Saint Patrick and Gerald of Wales are put to the Totaliser Test.
Comedian Elis James compares key figures in Welsh history to determine the ultimate heroes of Wales.
With:
Ben Partridge
Nadia Kamil
Written by Elis James, Gareth Gwyn and Benjamin Partridge.
Producer: Sharif Shahwan
First broadcast on BBC Radio Wales in January 2012
MONDAY 17 OCTOBER 2022
MON 00:00 Weird Tales (b01nrrbs)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Sunday]
MON 00:30 Jenny Stephens - Jefferson 37 (b007k4bh)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Sunday]
MON 01:00 Life in the Garden by Penelope Lively (Omnibus) (b09f8bt4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
13:00 on Sunday]
MON 02:10 Inheritance Tracks (b010t8t8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:10 on Sunday]
MON 02:20 Elizabeth Gaskell - Mary Barton (Omnibus) (b0080hqb)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:20 on Sunday]
MON 03:30 Sounds from the Seabed (m001cyb8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
15:30 on Sunday]
MON 04:00 Rose Tremain (b0075nk4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
16:00 on Sunday]
MON 05:00 Poetry Extra (m001d61s)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:00 on Sunday]
MON 05:30 Electric Ink (b011qfr8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
12:30 on Sunday]
MON 06:00 Charles Paris: Cast, in Order of Disappearance (b007jvhd)
2. Transformation Scene
Chorus girl Jacqui Mitchell has suddenly been rejected by her lover impresario.
Could it be because compromising photographs were taken of them both at a party?
Assuming a variety of roles, lothario thespian Charles Paris. employs his skills to try and solve a murder.
Starring Francis Matthews.
Dramatised by Simon Brett from his thriller novel.
Charles Paris …. Francis Matthews
Jacqui Mitchell …. Fiona Hendley
George …. Peter Tuddenham
Bernard Walton …. Timothy Carlton
Joanne Menzies …. Sandra Clark
Mrs Sweet …. Lynda Baron
Harry Chiltern …. Victor Maddern
Nurse …. Hilda Schroder
Maggie Swede …. Maggie McCarthy
Producer: Martin Fisher
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in May 1984.
MON 06:30 Castles in Spain (m0004xtt)
1. Military Mystery
'When I walked into this house I was simple Grahame Mayer, the bookseller. Now it seems I'm Philip Marlowe, private eye. Am I being tested for something?'
A bookseller is surprised to be asked to try and solve a military mystery...
Starring Ray Brooks.
Edward Boyd’s five-part thriller serial based on his 1986 play.
Grahame Mayer ..... Ray Brooks
Coleman ..... John Westbrook
Teresa ..... Alexandra Mathie
Forrest ..... Garard Green
Hemingway ..... William Hope
Cameron ..... John Hannah
Rainsford ..... Jonathan Tafler
Produced at BBC Scotland by Patrick Rayner.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1987.
MON 07:00 In and Out of the Kitchen (b03srgv9)
Series 3
The Awards
Damien is nominated for a 'Melvyn' for his TV show about the culinary habits of the great poets, but finds it hard to think of what to write in his column for a new gentleman's magazine.
Meanwhile, Anthony busies himself preparing for an audition for an amateur production of Noel Coward's Hay Fever.
Sitcom written by and starring Miles Jupp, charting the life of cookery writer Damien Trench and his partner Anthony.
Damien Trench ...... Miles Jupp
Anthony MacIlveny ...... Justin Edwards
Mr Mullaney ...... Brendan Dempsey
Steven ...... Ade Oyefeso
Ray Jarrow ...... Chris Brand
Michel Houllewitz ...... Toby Longworth
Janet Trench ...... Selina Cadell
Ian Frobisher ...... Philip Fox
Producer: Sam Michell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2014.
MON 07:30 It's a Fair Cop (m001cxhf)
Series 7
Custody Officer
In this week's episode copper turned stand up, Alfie Moore takes us through the day of a custody officer. How to keep the timings in your head, cell etiquette, and searches.
Alfie takes us back to his time with the Humberside Police when he was briefly and unwillingly a custody officer. Alfie's deputised audience will have to figure out: when is it ok to do a strip search, are people allowed their one phone call, and how do you deal with someone who doesn't want to go in a cell.
Written and presented by Alfie Moore
Script Editor: Will Ing
Production Co-ordinator: Becky Carewe-Jeffries
Producer: Sam Holmes
A BBC Studios Production
Recorded at the Darwen Library Theatre
MON 08:00 Round the Horne (b00mw69c)
Series 3
Episode 14
Trouble at sea for Kenneth Horne in 'The Maltese Brass Monkey'.
Meanwhile Julian and Sandy go trolling on a bona fox hunt with a twist.
Packed full of colourful characters, parodies, memorable catchphrases, and double-entendres.
Starring:
Kenneth Horne
Kenneth Williams
Hugh Paddick
Betty Marsden
Bill Pertwee
Announcer: Douglas Smith
Recorded at the BBC's Paris Studio in Lower Regent Street, London.
Music by Edwin Braden and the Hornblowers and The Fraser Hayes Four.
Round The Horne was born out of the demise of BBC radio comedy Beyond Our Ken. Using the same cast and producer, Barry Took and Marty Feldman wrote the brilliantly inventive - and sometimes outrageous - scripts for four series between 1965 and 1968.
Producer: John Simmonds
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in May 1967.
MON 08:30 Anything Legal (b00828m9)
Episode 2
City commuters Charles and George finally admit they’ve both lost their jobs and take action...
Starring Donald Hewlett and Michael Knowles.
‘A Tale of Two City Gents’ by Wally K Daly.
Charles …. Donald Hewlett
George …. Michael Knowles
Mr Rollings …. Jon Glover
The Ticket Collector …. Renu Setna
Black Market Job Salesman …. Ron Pember
The Waitress …. Sonia Fraser
Theme music by Jim Parker.
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1984.
MON 09:00 Wordaholics (b04hyrq3)
Series 3
Episode 4
Comedian Josh Widdicombe, lexicographer Susie Dent, astronomy enthusiast Helen Keen and comedian Natalie Haynes vie for word supremacy.
Gyles Brandreth is in the chair.
The letter of the week is 'L'.
The panellists are asked to invent new words or phrases - and there are rounds about terms for different occupations and Victorian slang terms.
Writers: Jon Hunter and James Kettle.
Producer: Claire Jones.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2014.
MON 09:30 Double Income, No Kids Yet (b00dkxjl)
Series 1
Episode 1
It's Daniel's birthday, so to soften the blow of his impending middle age, Lucy tries to arrange a birthday party for him.
However, it seems all their friends are too busy being parents to attend.
David Tennant and Liz Carling star in David Spicer's sitcom.
Modern life and parenthood, as seen through the eyes of a 30-something couple with no kids.
Daniel ...... David Tennant
Lucy ...... Liz Carling
Katie ...... Meera Syal
Charlotte ...... Polly Frame
Bob ...... Toby Longworth
Andy ...... Tony Gardner
Alison ...... Joanna Brookes
Producer: Liz Anstee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2001.
MON 10:00 Evelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisited (b007k2ms)
Beginnings
Midway through the Second World War, a disillusioned Captain Charles Ryder finds himself posted to a remote country retreat.
It's Brideshead Castle, scene of the happiest years of his young, impressionable life and the beginnings of his friendship with Sebastian Flyte - whose presence will forever haunt him.
Starring Ben Miles and Jamie Bamber.
Evelyn Waugh's most famous novel of life, love and a forgotten era.
Dramatised in four parts by Jeremy Front.
Charles Ryder ...... Ben Miles
Sebastian Flyte ...... Jamie Bamber
Julia ...... Anne-Marie Duff
Cordelia ...... Abby Ford
Brideshead ...... Toby Jones
Boy Mulcaster ...... Tom Smith
Nanny Hawkins ...... Ann Beach
Jasper ...... Martin Hyder
Anthony Blanche ...... Geoffrey Streatfeild
Hooper ...... Andrew Wincott
Collins ...... Scott Brooksbank
Mr Ryder ...... Benjamin Whitrow
Music by Neil Brand
Director: Marion Nancarrow
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2003.
MON 11:00 TED Radio Hour (m001d623)
Series 9
Incognito
A journey through fascinating ideas based on talks by riveting speakers on the TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) stage.
Manoush Zomorodi explores the way we go incognito in both the physical and digital world, from espionage to virtual reality.
First broadcast in the USA on National Public Radio in 2022.
MON 11:50 Inheritance Tracks (m001d625)
Jules Buckley
Composer and curator Jules Buckley chooses 'Sweet Soul Music' by Arthur Conley and 'Music for 18 Musicians' by Steve Reich.
MON 12:00 Round the Horne (b00mw69c)
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08:00 today]
MON 12:30 Anything Legal (b00828m9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
MON 13:00 Charles Paris: Cast, in Order of Disappearance (b007jvhd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
MON 13:30 Castles in Spain (m0004xtt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
MON 14:00 A Ladder to the Sky by John Boyne (m0002ltj)
Episode 6
Maurice receives some good news about his book and Edith finds her life thrown into disarray by an unexpected phone call.
Maurice is handsome, ruthless and desperate to become a successful novelist. He just needs the right story.
However a chance encounter with the celebrated author Erich Ackermann gives Maurice an opportunity to ingratiate himself into the literary world. And Erich has a story of his own.
Unfortunately Maurice is the last person Erich should confide in…
John Boyne’s seductive thriller about a writer who won’t let anything, or anyone, stand in the way of his ambitions.
Abridged in ten parts by Doreen Estall
Read by Wolf Kahler.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2019.
MON 14:15 Tim Jackson - The Rainbow Bridge (m001d627)
Episode 6
David survives his medical scare but Kate receives more unnerving news.
Tim Jackson's ten-part drama investigates Darwinism from the perspective of a woman ambitious to win in the rat race of modern academia.
Kate Williams .... Julia Hills
David Williams .... David Hargreaves
Emma …. Janet Maw
Charles .... David Schofield
Nurse .... Lorna Laidlaw
Eugene .... John McAndrew
Director: Peter Leslie Wild
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2001.
MON 14:30 Jazz in the Open Air (b00szz26)
Jazz, a music first played in small clubs and now found in large concert halls, also has a long history of heading for the great outdoors.
Kevin LeGendre charts the story of jazz in the open air, starting with a teenage Louis Armstrong leading the band from the Home for Colored Waifs through the streets of New Orleans almost a century ago.
Other legendary jazz performers who swapped smoky interiors for notable fresh air appearances include Duke Ellington, who transformed the fortunes of his orchestra with a storming show at the Newport jazz festival in 1956, and saxophonist Sonny Rollins, who spent months practising high amongst the girders of the Williamsburg Bridge in New York City.
Kevin also hears from musician Gary Bartz, who formed a band without a piano player so that they were free to perform anywhere, and so could escape from the restrictions of the music industry.
Offering the other side of the story, the acclaimed singer Bobby McFerrin reveals why he tries to avoid all outdoor performances. And bringing the story right up to the present, Kevin joins saxophonist Soweto Kinch under a flyover in Birmingham, where he has promoted a music festival amidst the concrete and thundering traffic for the past three years.
Producer John Goudie
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2010.
MON 15:00 Evelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisited (b007k2ms)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
MON 16:00 Wordaholics (b04hyrq3)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
MON 16:30 Double Income, No Kids Yet (b00dkxjl)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
MON 17:00 In and Out of the Kitchen (b03srgv9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 today]
MON 17:30 It's a Fair Cop (m001cxhf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 today]
MON 18:00 Nightfall (m0009s33)
Series 2
1. The Maid's Bell by Edith Wharton
A maid takes a job with a kind but sad mistress who suffers from a weak heart, a cruel and tyrannical husband, and the presence of a stubborn ghost...
Edith Wharton’s tale dramatised by John Douglas.
Hartley the Maid ...... Dixi Seatle
Laura Brimpton ...... Chapelle Jaffe
Mr Wace ...... Hugh Webster
Agnes ...... Wendy Thatcher
Mrs Blinder ...... Marian Waldman
Mr Brimpton ...... Richard Donat
Mr Ranford ...... John Douglas
‘Nightfall’ is a series of supernatural and horror dramas - one of Canada’s CBC Radio's most popular shows in the network’s history.
Running to over 100 episodes between 1980 and 1983, it features a mix of original stories and adaptations of classic tales.
Directed in Toronto by William Lane.
Series producer: Bill Howell.
First broadcast on CBC Canada in 1982.
MON 18:30 A Good Read (b053761s)
Josie Long and Romesh Ranganathan
Harriett Gilbert and her guests - comedians, Josie Long and Romesh Ranganathan - discuss favourite books by Yann Martel, Clive James and Dan Hancox.
The Village Against the World by Dan Hancox
Publisher: Verso
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
Publisher: Cannongate
Unreliable Memoirs by Clive James
Publisher: Picador
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2015.
MON 19:00 Round the Horne (b00mw69c)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
MON 19:30 Anything Legal (b00828m9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
MON 20:00 Charles Paris: Cast, in Order of Disappearance (b007jvhd)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
MON 20:30 Castles in Spain (m0004xtt)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
MON 21:00 TED Radio Hour (m001d623)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
MON 21:50 Inheritance Tracks (m001d625)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:50 today]
MON 22:00 It's a Fair Cop (m001cxhf)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 today]
MON 22:30 Twenty Players (b06dyddk)
Series 1
Gentleman Jack Perkins
Des Lynam narrates the story of a turn-of-the-century boxing toff who never quite made it to the top - Gentleman Jack Perkins.
Simon Bullivant's album of forgotten sporting heroes in a highly collectable series of six parts.
Producer: Richard Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1995.
MON 22:45 Self-Storage (b01g97vg)
Series 1
Break-Up
No woman, no job. Dave has no choice but to stow everything.
Following the breakup of his marriage, Dave moves all his possessions into The Storage Garden, meeting security guard Ron and mysterious 'neighbour' Geoff.
Stars Reece Shearsmith and Mark Heap.
Sitcom written by Tom Collinson and Barnaby Power.
Dave ...... Reece Shearsmith.
Geoff ...... Mark Heap.
Ron ...... Tom Goodman-Hill.
Judy ...... Rosie Cavaliero.
Sarah ...... Susan Earl.
Boss ...... Phil Nichol.
Producer: Ed Morrish
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2007.
MON 23:00 The News Quiz (m001cxsg)
Series 109
Episode 5
Andy Zaltzman is joined by political scientist Anand Menon, along with comedians Lucy Porter, Jessica Fostekew and Simon Evans. This week they discuss the mood at the SNP conference, the continuing economic unrest and why a brain in a petri dish is playing video games.
Hosted and written by Andy Zaltzman with additional material from Alice Fraser, Cameron Loxdale, Mike Shephard and Rebecca Bain.
Producer: Sam Holmes
Executive Producers: James Robinson & Pete Strauss
Production Co-ordinator: Ryan Walker-Edwards
A BBC Studios Production
MON 23:30 Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World (b007jqhc)
Series 1
The Human Mind
The sci-fi star and inventor explains life's big mysteries
Written by and starring Richard Herring and Stewart Lee
With:
Tom Baker
Rebecca Front
Armando Iannucci
Producer Sarah Smith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1992.
TUESDAY 18 OCTOBER 2022
TUE 00:00 Nightfall (m0009s33)
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18:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:30 A Good Read (b053761s)
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18:30 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 Charles Paris: Cast, in Order of Disappearance (b007jvhd)
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06:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 Castles in Spain (m0004xtt)
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06:30 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 A Ladder to the Sky by John Boyne (m0002ltj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:15 Tim Jackson - The Rainbow Bridge (m001d627)
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14:15 on Monday]
TUE 02:30 Jazz in the Open Air (b00szz26)
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14:30 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 Evelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisited (b007k2ms)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 Wordaholics (b04hyrq3)
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09:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:30 Double Income, No Kids Yet (b00dkxjl)
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09:30 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 In and Out of the Kitchen (b03srgv9)
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07:00 on Monday]
TUE 05:30 It's a Fair Cop (m001cxhf)
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07:30 on Monday]
TUE 06:00 Charles Paris: Cast, in Order of Disappearance (b007jvhj)
3. Inside the Giant's Castle
Charles Paris has still not been able to contact the elusive theatrical impresario Marius Steen.
Now the man who took the compromising photographs of Steen and his lover has been shot dead.
Francis Matthews stars as actor-cum-sleuth, Charles Paris.
Dramatised by Simon Brett from his novel.
Charles Paris …. Francis Matthews
Jacqui Mitchell …. Fiona Hendley
Marius Steen …. Peter Tuddenham
Mrs Sweet …. Lynda Baron
Juliet …. Wendy Murray
Miles …. David Dixon
Nigel Steen …. Richard Morant
Taxi Driver …. Mark Jones
Producer: Martin Fisher
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in May 1984.
TUE 06:30 Castles in Spain (m0004r2s)
2. Jock
'You can't even get your act together, you lot. Do you want Jock Cameron found, or would he be better left where he is?'
Armed with new information, bookseller Grahame Mayer is sent to Glasgow on the trail of Jock Cameron.
Starring Ray Brooks.
Edward Boyd’s mystery thriller serial.
Grahame Mayer ..... Ray Brooks
Coleman ..... John Westbrook
Teresa ..... Alexandra Mathie
Inspector McNeill ..... Carey Wilson
Norah McGill ..... Sybil Wintrope
Cameron ..... Joseph Greig
Henderson ..... Joseph Brady
Arnold ..... Ian Thompson
Receptionist ..... Jennifer Piercey
Passenger ..... William Hope
Produced at BBC Scotland by Patrick Rayner.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1987.
TUE 07:00 Ayres on the Air (b09wrsrp)
Series 6
Home
More light hearted verse and comic sketches from Pam Ayres.
Today's theme is 'home'.
Includes a poem about passionately regretting inviting people round to your house for a dinner party and attics!
With:
Geoffrey Whitehead
Felicity Montagu
Written by Pam Ayres, Jan Etherington, Peter Reynolds, Bryce Hart and Claire Jones.
Produced by Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2018.
TUE 07:30 Stand-Up Specials (m001cx2s)
Geoff Norcott: Geofferendum
As a believer in democracy – and as someone who was on the winning side of the Brexit referendum – Geoff Norcott generally believes that if we, the people, vote for something, that thing should happen. But are there limits to Geoff’s belief in populism, as this is now sometimes called?
For example, opinion polls suggest that if there were to be a referendum on the death penalty, it would be brought back, despite disputes over its effectiveness. In America the individual right to an abortion has been taken away from women “democratically” in some states, something Geoff views as abhorrent (not to mention unconservative). And there’s little doubt that if every new building had to be democratically approved, the United Kingdom may never build another house.
Geoff will see where his audience land on these issues, and work out if they – and he – actually have democratic principles at heart, or if they just want the world to be arranged the way they like it, no matter how inconsistent that might be.
Written and performed by Geoff Norcott
Produced by Ed Morrish
Executive Producer: Caroline Raphael
Sound Engineer: David Thomas
Broadcast Assistant: Jacob Tombling
A Pier production for BBC Radio 4
TUE 08:00 The Goon Show (m001d638)
Series 5
The Dreaded Batter Pudding Hurler of Bexhill-on-Sea
Constable Neddie Seagoon sets out to apprehend Minnie and Henry's Sussex assailant.
Groundbreaking, surreal BBC radio comedy written by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens.
Extended restored episode thanks to Gary Critcher.
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 October 1954.
TUE 08:30 Little Blighty on the Down (b007zmx4)
Series 3
Episode 2
The editor of The Bugle receives a call from the mysterious Deep Throat, a secret informant at the Parish council
The continuing everyday story of a country folk.
‘80s political satirical soap opera set in the strangely familiar village of Little Blighty.
Life here is pretty uneventful, though the humdrum happenings include social turmoil, economic upheaval and vicious political squabbles.
Jo Kendall
Michael Troughton
John Baddeley
Bernadine Corrigan
Daniel Strauss
Jasper Jacob
Written by Mark Burton, John O'Farrell and Mike Coleman.
Producer: Lissa Evans
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1990.
TUE 09:00 The News Quiz (m001cxsg)
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23:00 on Monday]
TUE 09:30 Lucky Heather (b0075rtm)
For a Few Dollars More
Just this side of nosey, Heather is western movie-mad. She's also the Sherlock Holmes of the rundown Sutter Estate.
With the aid of daughter Natalie and her boyfriend Ryan, she's determined to help her local community.
For starters, Heather tries to help a family with a sick child, but events take an unexpected turn...
Six-part sitcom by Sue Teddern.
Starring Lindsey Coulson (Carol Jackson in BBC TV's EastEnders until 2015)
Heather …… Lindsey Coulson
Natalie …… Abigail Hart
Ryan …… Ben Crowe
Maev …… Dearbhla Molloy
Craig …… Tom George
Lisa …… Beth Chalmers
Director: David Hunter
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2000.
TUE 10:00 Evelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisited (b007k2nx)
New Vistas
Friendship with the ebullient Sebastian Flyte continues to open up new vistas for Charles. But for Sebastian, the family is closing in.
Ben Miles and Jamie Bamber star in Evelyn Waugh's most famous novel of life, love and a forgotten era.
Dramatised by Jeremy Front.
Charles Ryder ...... Ben Miles
Sebastian Flyte ...... Jamie Bamber
Cordelia ...... Abby Ford
Brideshead ...... Toby Jones
Lady Marchmain ...... Eleanor Bron
Rex Mottram ...... William Hope
Lord Marchmain ...... Edward Petherbridge
Cara ...... Liza Sadovy
Mr Ryder ...... Benjamin Whitrow
Mr Samgrass ...... Thomas Arnold
Boy Mulcaster ...... Tom Smith
Nanny Hawkins ...... Ann Beach
Sergeant ...... Martin Hyder
Death's Head ...... Emma Woolliams
Sickly Child ...... Laura Doddington
Music by Neil Brand
Director: Marion Nancarrow
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2003.
TUE 11:00 The Home of Radio (m001d63c)
As the BBC's Broadcasting House in London undergoes redevelopment to bring it into the 21st century, former managing director of BBC Radio, Sir David Hatch returns to take a tour.
As he explores this much loved and historic building, he reveals the extraordinary part it has played in the history of radio.
With contributions from:
Andy Crawford
Robert Seater
John Humphrys
Sue MacGregor
Libby Purves
Featuring a clip of BBC Radio 4’s Just a Minute - Willhelm Furtwengler ( 11th January 1992)
With host Nicholas Parsons and panellist Stephen Fry.
Producer: Alexandra Feacchem
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2006.
TUE 12:00 The Goon Show (m001d638)
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08:00 today]
TUE 12:30 Little Blighty on the Down (b007zmx4)
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08:30 today]
TUE 13:00 Charles Paris: Cast, in Order of Disappearance (b007jvhj)
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06:00 today]
TUE 13:30 Castles in Spain (m0004r2s)
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06:30 today]
TUE 14:00 A Ladder to the Sky by John Boyne (m0002m30)
Episode 7
Maurice Swift is handsome, ruthless and desperate to become a successful novelist. He just needs the right story. However a chance encounter with the celebrated author Erich Ackermann gives Maurice an opportunity to ingratiate himself into the literary world. And Erich has a story of his own. Unfortunately Maurice is the last person Erich should confide in…
‘A Ladder To The Sky’ by John Boyne is a seductive thriller about a writer who won’t let anything, or anyone, stand in the way of his ambitions.
Awarded the Hennessy Literary 'Hall of Fame' Award for his body of work, the New York Times best-selling author John Boyne has received multiple Irish Book Awards including Children's Book of the Year, People's Choice Book of the Year and Short Story of the Year. He has also been awarded a number of international literary awards, including the Que Leer Award for Novel of the Year in Spain and the Gustav Heinemann Peace Prize in Germany. ‘A Ladder to The Sky’ is his eleventh novel for adults.
Abridged by Doreen Estall
Read by Colin Stinton
Produced by Michael Shannon
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2019.
TUE 14:15 Tim Jackson - The Rainbow Bridge (m001d63f)
Episode 7
Kate flits between her office and the hospital, but Charles and Emma Darwin occupy her thoughts. Stars Julia Hills.
Tim Jackson's ten-part drama investigates Darwinism from the perspective of a woman ambitious to win in the rat race of modern academia.
CAST:
Kate Williams .... Julia Hills
David Williams .... David Hargreaves
Emma …. Janet Maw
Charles .... David Schofield
Nurse .... Lorna Laidlaw
Eugene .... John McAndrew
Director: Peter Leslie Wild
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2001.
TUE 14:30 I Dressed Ziggy Stardust (b01r91qk)
For more than four decades, David Bowie entranced his followers. In this programme, Samira Ahmed looks at his particular appeal for British Asian women.
Across the generations, they were inspired by the skinny South Londoner, who challenged gender barriers and who played with alien identity and other-worldliness. Beneath the make up and exotic costumes, he was also the intelligent, politely spoken suburban young man who you could potentially introduce to your mother.
As Samira explores Bowie’s impact on British Asian teenagers, she talks to Shami Chakrabarti - the director of Liberty - about Bowie’s changing identities, sociologist Rupa Huq tackles his suburban psychoses, and Shyama Perera takes Samira on a journey to explain how her teenage obsession with Bowie even extended to sending costume designs to her hero, enabling her to claim that “I Dressed Ziggy Stardust”.
Presenter: Samira Ahmed
Producer: Alice Bloch
A Whistledown/ Kati Whitaker production for BBC Radio 4
TUE 15:00 Evelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisited (b007k2nx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
TUE 16:00 Genius (b008h5bx)
Series 2
Carol Vorderman
Rotating rooms and a flexible retirement plan?
Dave Gorman asks TV’s Carol Vorderman to choose the public's best loopy idea.
Award-winning comedian Dave Gorman and a celebrity guest chew over the ridiculous, unworkable but sometimes genius inventions, schemes and policies of the public.
Producer: Simon Nicholls
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2006.
TUE 16:30 Lucky Heather (b0075rtm)
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09:30 today]
TUE 17:00 Ayres on the Air (b09wrsrp)
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07:00 today]
TUE 17:30 Stand-Up Specials (m001cx2s)
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07:30 today]
TUE 18:00 Nightfall (m0009zzp)
Series 2
2. Walter's Dog by Larry LeClair
A Newfoundlander's plan to murder his boss and fishing "buddy" goes horribly awry.
Written by Larry LeClair.
Blake …. John Fulton
Walter …. George Merner
Bernie …. Kent Stetson
The Dog …. Bill Carr
‘Nightfall’ was series of supernatural and horror dramas produced by Canada’s CBC Radio between July 1980 and June 1983 and went on to become one of the most popular shows in the network’s history. Over its one hundred episodes over three seasons, ‘Nightfall’ featured a mix of original stories and adaptations of classic tales.
Directed by Ewan ‘Sudsy’ Clark.
First broadcast on CBC Canada in April 1983.
TUE 18:30 Soul Music (b0b0v37m)
Series 26
True Colors
"Your true colors...are beautiful, like a rainbow..."
Billy Steinberg's lyrics were originally inspired by his mother but his song writing partner Tom Kelly recognised it's universal appeal and with a slight re-write, it became the song that Cyndi Lauper made famous the world over.
Growing up in a small town in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Ken Kidd could never truly be himself. Watching Cyndi Lauper perform True Colors on MTV showed him that it was OK to be his authentic self. Years later he describes his pride at watching the Rainbow Flag being raised above the Stonewall National Monument as he and other LGBTQ campaigners sang that same song.
Lesley Pyne learnt to sing 'True Colors' with her local choir. It's a song that resonated with her more than she had ever expected. After six attempts at IVF, Lesley had had to come to terms with the knowledge that she wouldn't be able to have children. It wasn't easy. It has taken years of digging deep to work through the grief but now she helps others to find their true colours and firmly believes that they can be beautiful, like a rainbow.
And in 1999, Caroline Paige, a jet and helicopter navigator in the Royal Air Force, became the first ever openly serving transgender officer in the British military. She rose above the extraordinary challenges placed before her to show her 'True Colors' whilst serving her country on the front line in the war on terror.
Featuring songwriter Billy Steinberg and music from The Rock Choir
Produced by Nicola Humphries.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2018.
TUE 19:00 The Goon Show (m001d638)
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08:00 today]
TUE 19:30 Little Blighty on the Down (b007zmx4)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
TUE 20:00 Charles Paris: Cast, in Order of Disappearance (b007jvhj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
TUE 20:30 Castles in Spain (m0004r2s)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
TUE 21:00 The Home of Radio (m001d63c)
[Repeat of broadcast at
11:00 today]
TUE 22:00 Stand-Up Specials (m001cx2s)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 today]
TUE 22:30 Cabin Pressure (b00cdsj8)
Series 1
Boston
A routine flight to Boston is disrupted by a routine fire, a routine lawsuit and a routine corpse.
John Finnemore’s sitcom about the pilots of a tiny charter airline for whom no job is too small, but many, many jobs are too difficult.
CAST:
Carolyn Knapp-Shappey …. Stephanie Cole
First Officer Douglas Richardson …. Roger Allam
Capt Martin Crieff …. Benedict Cumberbatch
Arthur Shappey …. John Finnemore
ATC Fitton …. Ewen MacIntosh
Hamilton Leeman …. Kerry Shale
Paramedic …. Matilda Ziegler
Producer: David Tyler
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2008.
TUE 23:00 The Shuttleworths (b007m950)
John Shuttleworth's Open Mind
Vampires
On the trail of vampires, John Shuttleworth visits Whitby.
But when the investigation hits full tilt he gets worried about the health of next-door neighbour Ken Worthington. Could he be Dracula's latest victim?
Sheffield's premier singer-songwriter continues his probe into unsolved phenomena.
With a guest appearance by Fame Academy's Alistair Griffin.
Written and performed by Graham Fellows.
Additional material by Dean Wilkinson.
Producer: Dawn Ellis
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2006.
TUE 23:30 2000 Years of Radio (b0076b0q)
Series 2
Sherwood FM
It's 1206 and DJ Suzanne Canker falls for new hero on the block Robin the Hood.... but living on nettle soup can really test a relationship.
More extraordinary archive radio recordings from the past two millennia of the wireless
Written and performed by Claire Downes, Hazel Grian, Al Holloway, Ben Kozo, Stuart Lane and Patrick McNamara.
Producer: Sean Grundy
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2002.
TUE 23:45 Paperback Hell (m000jhmb)
Series 2
How Not To Live
Celebrity lifestyle gurus Gilly Haberdasher and Dr Graham Golden read from their tie-in book to the strangely popular TV programme, How Not To Live.
Starring Michael Fenton Stevens, Rebecca Front, Mel Hudson, Alex Lowe and Dan Tetsell.
Written by Danny Robins and Dan Tetsell.
Producer: Lucy Armitage
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2004.
WEDNESDAY 19 OCTOBER 2022
WED 00:00 Nightfall (m0009zzp)
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18:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 Soul Music (b0b0v37m)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 Charles Paris: Cast, in Order of Disappearance (b007jvhj)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 Castles in Spain (m0004r2s)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 A Ladder to the Sky by John Boyne (m0002m30)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:00 on Tuesday]
WED 02:15 Tim Jackson - The Rainbow Bridge (m001d63f)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:15 on Tuesday]
WED 02:30 I Dressed Ziggy Stardust (b01r91qk)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:30 on Tuesday]
WED 03:00 Evelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisited (b007k2nx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 Genius (b008h5bx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
16:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:30 Lucky Heather (b0075rtm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 Ayres on the Air (b09wrsrp)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 on Tuesday]
WED 05:30 Stand-Up Specials (m001cx2s)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 on Tuesday]
WED 06:00 Charles Paris: Cast, in Order of Disappearance (b007jvhn)
4. Enter the Funny Policeman
Impresario Marius Steen has been found dead.
Jacqui Mitchell suspects foul play, so Charles Paris continues his investigations - and discovers a thing or two about Steen's will.
Francis Matthews stars as actor-cum-sleuth, Charles Paris.
Adapted by Simon Brett from his thriller.
Charles Paris …. Francis Matthews
Jacqui Mitchell …. Fiona Hendley
Marius Steen …. Peter Tuddenham
Gerald Venables …. Jeremy Child
Joanne Menzies …. Sandra Clark
Bartlemas …. Anthony Newlands
O’Rourke …. Alec Bregonzi
Maurice Skellern …. Harry Landis
Morrison …. Peter Cleall
Waiter …. Geoffrey Collins
Producer: Martin Fisher
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in June 1984.
WED 06:30 Castles in Spain (m0004tv9)
3. The Nurse
'Remember, nobody knows what this Hanrahan looks like. Nobody knows what name he's travelling under. So keep your door locked. And don't let anyone in you don't know.'
Bookseller Grahame unearths more clues about Jock Cameron when he meets a nurse from the Spanish Civil War.
Starring Ray Brooks.
Edward Boyd’s mystery thriller serial.
Grahame Mayer ..... Ray Brooks
Coleman ..... John Westbrook
Teresa ..... Alexandra Mathie
Inspector McNeill ..... Carey Wilson
Cameron ..... John Hannah
Norah McGill ..... Sybil Wintrope
Cameron ..... Joseph Greig
Arnold ..... Ian Thompson
Miss McLauchlan ..... Yvonne Gilan
Pat ..... Richard Jamieson
Paula ..... Caroline Guthrie
Waiter ..... Gordon Reid
Produced at BBC Scotland by Patrick Rayner.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1987.
WED 07:00 Lobby Land (b0b7rnjz)
Series 1
Summer in the City
Can Sam make a success of her fledgling political podcast?
'Hot Takes' political editor Samantha Peakes tries to make hay out of the Westminster chaos - and, ideally, keep her job.
Written by Jon Harvey, with Christopher Davies and Alistair Griggs
Sam Peakes - Ophelia Lovibond
Tom Shriver MP - Charlie Higson
Mia Phillips - Cariad Lloyd
Dom Bell - Lewis Macleod
Lawrence Mills - Ryan Sampson
Kate Duxford - Abigail Burdess
Producer: Jon Harvey
A Hat Trick production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in June 2018.
WED 07:30 'Whatever Next?' With Miles Jupp (m001cxbm)
Series 1
Episode 3
The Squire’s Will… and Its Consequences. Miles has a session with a professional life coach, looks back at the working-class career of working-class theatre writer, the working-class woman Brenda Munby and helps Seann Walsh launch his new podcast What’s Your Favourite Roast Dinner?
Starring Miles Jupp with Vicki Pepperdine, Julia Davis, Seann Walsh, Jocelyn Jee Essien, Philip Fox, Justin Edwards, Dominique Moore, Gyles Brandreth and David Gower
Written by Miles Jupp & James Kettle
Script edited by Graeme Garden
Produced by Victoria Lloyd
A Random Entertainment Production
WED 08:00 The Missing Hancocks (b06r4gpg)
Series 2
The Marriage Bureau
Tony Hancock needs a job, but can't get one as an unmarried man. Luckily, Sidney James has a proposal.
Between 1954 and 1959, BBC Radio recorded 102 episodes of Galton & Simpson's comedy but 20 went missing from the BBC archives, and had not been heard since their original transmission… until these faithful re-imaginings.
After a highly acclaimed first series, another five were lovingly re-recorded in front of a live audience at London's BBC Radio Theatre.
Written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson
Tony Hancock …. Kevin McNally
Bill Kerr …. Kevin Eldon
Sid James …. Simon Greenall
Kenneth Williams …. Robin Sebastian
Margaret Cabourn-Smith …. Moira Lister
Newly recorded score by the BBC Concert Orchestra
Produced by Ed Morrish and Neil Pearson.
Originally broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in February 1955.
Recreated for broadcast by BBC Radio Comedy for BBC Radio 4 and first broadcast in November 2015.
WED 08:30 Flying the Flag (b007jxj2)
Series 2
Submarine Diplomacy
Telexes are arriving from London; awkward questions are being asked in the House; the spirit of the Armada is in dire peril of reasserting itself.
All in a day's overwork for the British Ambassador and his staff.
Alex Shearer's Eastern bloc embassy sitcom.
CAST:
HM Ambassador Mackenzie …. Dinsdale Landen
William Frost …. Peter Acre
Helen Waterson …. Moir Leslie
Colonel Surikov …. Christopher Benjamin
Captain Warner …. David Goodland
US Ambassador …. Stephen Greif
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1988.
WED 09:00 The Write Stuff (b00qvnjh)
Series 13
John Donne
James Walton takes the chair for the game of literary correctness.
Team captains John Walsh and Lynne Truss are joined by Jane Thynne and Christopher Brookmyre.
Author of the week and subject for pastiche is John Donne.
Reader: Beth Chalmers
Producer: Sam Michell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2010.
WED 09:30 The Attractive Young Rabbi (b007k3dm)
Series 3
A Woman's Work
Rabbi Su delighted to find a role-model, while Rabbi Abraham would settle for a hair-cut.
Barry Grossman’s comedy-drama about the collision between the old and the new in the Jewish community of Hillfield.
CAST:
Rabbi Su Jacobs .... Tracy-Ann Oberman
Rabbi Abraham Fine .... David De Keyser
Melvin .... Henry Goodman
Sadie Fine .... Doreen Mantle
Brian .... Jonathan Kydd
Rabbi Marilyn Sugarman .... Rachel Atkins
Nicola .... Anny Tobin
Music by Max Harris.
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2002.
WED 10:00 Evelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisited (b007k2q1)
Strains
With their friendship strained, Sebastian continues his drinking and Charles is lured by Paris and art.
Ben Miles and Jamie Bamber star in Evelyn Waugh's most famous novel of life, love and a forgotten era.
Dramatised by Jeremy Front.
Charles Ryder ...... Ben Miles
Sebastian Flyte ...... Jamie Bamber
Juila ...... Anne-Marie Duff
Lady Marchmain ...... Eleanor Bron
Rex Mottram ...... William Hope
Cordelia ...... Abby Ford
Mr Ryder ...... Benjamin Whitrow
Mr Samgrass ...... Thomas Arnold
Brideshead ...... Toby Jones
Celia ...... Eve Best
Anthony Blanche Geoffrey Streatfeild
Boy Mulcaster ...... Tom Smith
Kurt ...... Carl Prekopp
Nurse ...... Jemma Churchill
Wilcox ...... Andrew Wincott
Jesus ...... Richard Firth
Monk ...... Martin Hyder
Music by Neil Brand
Director: Marion Nancarrow
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2003.
WED 11:00 Soul Music Mixtapes (m000b0xd)
3. 'Mr Blue Sky' to 'Can't Help Falling In Love With You'
Cerys Matthews delves into the archives to put together a specially curated mixtape of her favourite stories from across 25 series of the BBC Radio 4's Soul Music.
Each episode of Soul Music takes a different piece of music – it might be a pop song, or a hymn, or a piece of classical music or world music – and looks at why it moves us and what it means to different people.
Cerys's choices in this edition are:
E.L.O.: ‘Mr Blue Sky’
Sam Cooke: ‘A Change Is Gonna Come’
Bob Marley: ‘Redemption Song’
Julie Andrews: ‘Feed The Birds’
Communards: ‘Don’t Leave Me This Way’
Elvis Presley: ‘Can’t Help Falling In Love With You’
Producer: Mair Bosworth.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra in January 2018.
WED 12:00 The Missing Hancocks (b06r4gpg)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
WED 12:30 Flying the Flag (b007jxj2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
WED 13:00 Charles Paris: Cast, in Order of Disappearance (b007jvhn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
WED 13:30 Castles in Spain (m0004tv9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
WED 14:00 A Ladder to the Sky by John Boyne (m0002mkv)
Episode 8
Maurice Swift is handsome, ruthless and desperate to become a successful novelist. He just needs the right story. However a chance encounter with the celebrated author Erich Ackermann gives Maurice an opportunity to ingratiate himself into the literary world. And Erich has a story of his own. Unfortunately Maurice is the last person Erich should confide in…
‘A Ladder To The Sky’ by John Boyne is a seductive thriller about a writer who won’t let anything, or anyone, stand in the way of his ambitions.
Awarded the Hennessy Literary 'Hall of Fame' Award for his body of work, the New York Times best-selling author John Boyne has received multiple Irish Book Awards including Children's Book of the Year, People's Choice Book of the Year and Short Story of the Year. He has also been awarded a number of international literary awards, including the Que Leer Award for Novel of the Year in Spain and the Gustav Heinemann Peace Prize in Germany. ‘A Ladder to The Sky’ is his eleventh novel for adults.
Abridged by Doreen Estall
Read by Enzo Cilenti
Produced by Michael Shannon
WED 14:15 Tim Jackson - The Rainbow Bridge (m001d62b)
Episode 8
The Darwins adjust to their loss, Eugene moves closer to Kate and she closes in on her obsession with Emma. Stars Julia Hills.
Tim Jackson's ten-part drama investigates Darwinism from the perspective of a woman ambitious to win in the rat race of modern academia.
CAST:
Kate Williams .... Julia Hills
David Williams .... David Hargreaves
Emma …. Janet Maw
Charles .... David Schofield
Eugene .... John McAndrew
Director: Peter Leslie Wild
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2001.
WED 14:30 Living Books (b00r9yd8)
Sandi Toksvig visits the library where you borrow a person instead of a book.
The Human Library is a ground-breaking idea from Denmark designed to get you to confront your deepest prejudices. Borrow a type of person you think you don't like, goes the strap line, take them away for a half-hour conversation, and try and get to the bottom of your preconceptions.
People who have volunteered to be 'Books' range from Muslims to transsexuals, and neo-Nazis to male nannies.
Sandi talks to those who’ve got involved, both as Readers and Books, borrows a couple of Books herself, and even lends herself out as one.
Producer: Beth O'Dea
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2010.
WED 15:00 Evelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisited (b007k2q1)
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10:00 today]
WED 16:00 The Write Stuff (b00qvnjh)
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WED 16:30 The Attractive Young Rabbi (b007k3dm)
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WED 17:00 Lobby Land (b0b7rnjz)
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WED 17:30 'Whatever Next?' With Miles Jupp (m001cxbm)
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WED 18:00 Nightfall (m000b74f)
Series 2
3. Your Fortune in Twenty Words or Less by Larry LeClair
A carnival worker is hell-bent on joining the sinister and terrifying fraternity of precognition.
‘Nightfall’ was series of supernatural and horror dramas produced by Canada’s CBC Radio between July 1980 and June 1983 and went on to become one of the most popular shows in the network’s history. Over its one hundred episodes over three seasons, ‘Nightfall’ featured a mix of original stories and adaptations of classic tales.
CAST:
Benny Larson …. David Sarey
Mike …. Greg Rogers
Mercurian …. Jack Wilson
George Townsend …. Wendell Smith
The Amazing Adolpho …. Brian Taylor
Written by Larry LeClair.
Directed by Laurie Seligman.
First broadcast on CBC Canada in April 1983.
WED 18:30 Pioneers (b01466cy)
Series 2
Shannon Murray
Actress Shannon Murray speaks to Clare English about becoming the UK's first high street disabled model and how she physically and psychologically rebuilt her life after a diving accident.
She explains how she's challenged some of the prejudices and misconceptions surrounding disability.
Producer: Philip Sime
First broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland in 2011.
WED 19:00 The Missing Hancocks (b06r4gpg)
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WED 19:30 Flying the Flag (b007jxj2)
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WED 20:00 Charles Paris: Cast, in Order of Disappearance (b007jvhn)
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WED 20:30 Castles in Spain (m0004tv9)
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06:30 today]
WED 21:00 Soul Music Mixtapes (m000b0xd)
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WED 22:00 'Whatever Next?' With Miles Jupp (m001cxbm)
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WED 22:30 Goodness Gracious Me (b01pgs6z)
Series 3
Episode 6
The Archers and The Waltons with a twist, and the Minx Twins tackle feminism.
Starring:
Sanjeev Bhaskar
Kulvinder Ghir
Meera Syal
Nina Wadia
Sharat Sardana
Gold Winner of the Sony Radio Academy Awards. The sketch comedy show originally ran on BBC Radio 4 from 1996 to 1998, later transferring to TV on BBC Two from 1998 to 2001.
Written by Richard Pinto, Sharat Sardana, Meera Syal, Sanjeev Bhaskar and Sanjeev Kohli.
Script Editors: Sharat Sardana and Richard Pinto
Producer: Anil Gupta.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1998.
WED 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (m001c0w1)
Kirk Flash 1/2
From
10pm until midnight, seven days a week, The Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. And tonight, Jon Holmes speaks to comedy podcaster Kirk Flash.
WED 23:00 The Million Pound Radio Show (b007k3vv)
Series 4
Episode 6
The legendary career of BBC Director General, Ronald Ambrose and the Queen Mother takes a special interest in the players at Wembley.
Andy Hamilton and Nick Revell's sharp-edged banter and satirical sketches with a topical flavour.
Written by and starring Andy Hamilton and Nick Revell
With Jasper Jacob and Felicity Montagu.
Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1989.
WED 23:30 Hearing With Hegley (b0075ryg)
Series 3
Episode 2
Who wants to be a milliner? The nation's second favourite comic poet John Hegley travels to Luton to find out.
John performs at a local junior school where the headmaster gets to try on a new hat.
Produced by Nigel Piper.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2000.
WED 23:45 Late (b00762p3)
2. From Grieving to Cross-Dressing
An unwitting son takes his grieving mother to see "Mamma Mia"; a provincial theatre director talks about his latest play, a business woman stumbles on her husband indulging a secret obsession....
Bleak, funny and confusing tales of urban life, after dark.
Starring:
Paul Merton
Meera Syal
Liz Smith
Julian Clary
Richard Wilson.
Scripted by Mandy Wheeler, Joss Bennathan, Rob Colley and Paul Merton.
Music by Robert Katz.
Producer: Sarah Parkinson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2001.
THURSDAY 20 OCTOBER 2022
THU 00:00 Nightfall (m000b74f)
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18:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 Pioneers (b01466cy)
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18:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Charles Paris: Cast, in Order of Disappearance (b007jvhn)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Castles in Spain (m0004tv9)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 A Ladder to the Sky by John Boyne (m0002mkv)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:15 Tim Jackson - The Rainbow Bridge (m001d62b)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:15 on Wednesday]
THU 02:30 Living Books (b00r9yd8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Evelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisited (b007k2q1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 The Write Stuff (b00qvnjh)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 The Attractive Young Rabbi (b007k3dm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Lobby Land (b0b7rnjz)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 on Wednesday]
THU 05:30 'Whatever Next?' With Miles Jupp (m001cxbm)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 on Wednesday]
THU 06:00 Charles Paris: Cast, in Order of Disappearance (b007jvhq)
5. Slapstick Scene
Marius Steen has been found dead. His lover Jacqui Mitchell suspects foul play and now that a new will has been found made in her favour, Charles Paris begins to believe her.
Movie making becomes a horror story.
Francis Matthews stars as actor-cum-sleuth, Charles Paris.
Adapted by Simon Brett from his thriller.
Charles Paris …. Francis Matthews
Jacqui Mitchell …. Fiona Hendley
Gerald Venable …. Jeremy Child
Joanne Menzies …. Sandra Clark
Nigel Steen …. Richard Morant
Jean-Luc Roussel …. Harry Fowler
Garth …. Nigel Graham
P.A. …. Eileen Tully
Eric …. Mark Jones
Producer: Martin Fisher
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in June 1984.
THU 06:30 Castles in Spain (m0004xw8)
4. Clues
'Each of these postcards came from a place where there had been a bomb outrage. That, Mayer, is why we want to talk to Jock Cameron.'
Continuing his quest to hunt Jock down, Grahame meets a pop star and gets a lead on the holy pictures...
Starring Ray Brooks.
Edward Boyd’s mystery thriller serial.
Grahame Mayer ..... Ray Brooks
Coleman ..... John Westbrook
Teresa ..... Alexandra Mathie
Inspector McNeill ..... Carey Wilson
Norah McGill ..... Sybil Wintrope
Nuke ..... John McGlynn
Apollyon ..... Billy McColl
Millhouse ..... William Hope
Produced at BBC Scotland by Patrick Rayner.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1987.
THU 07:00 Turf Wars (b00zf33t)
An Incident at the Border
Nigel Planer stars as a border-guard in Kieran Lynn's comedy about boundaries that are both territorial and personal.
Arthur and Olivia take the sun in their local park on a beautiful summer's day. Olivia is reading a newspaper article on their country's new-found independence. It seems that no-one knows quite what the terms are for the secession. Arthur couldn't care less. He's apolitical and just enjoying watching the ducks.
Suddenly a soldier arrives, dragging a tape across the ground, marking out the new border. He barges between the two young lovers. Now one is on one side of the new border, and one on the other!
Arthur's attempt to cross is met with a stun-gun jolt from the guard, who has as little understanding of the new rules as the couple. He just knows he has been trained to be suspicious of everyone who isn't from 'this country' which now includes Arthur!
How can our lovers be reunited?
Reiver ...... Nigel Planer
Olivia ...... Leah Brotherhead
Arthur ...... Joseph Kloska
Director: Peter Kavanagh
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2011.
THU 07:30 Gemma Arrowsmith's Sketched Out (m001cxyc)
Series 1
E-Host!
In the last episode of the series, Gemma's dream to host her own show have been dashed again.
E-Host! is being trialled ahead of a rollout, and naturally hosting a sketch show is perfect place to bed in this new technology. In this week's sketches, we meet a woman with Greek Chorus Syndrome, a husband and wife with an intriguing job offer, and Susie Dent fails to endear herself to a local businessowner.
Performed by: Gemma Arrowsmith, Chiara Goldsmith, Tom Crowley & Adam Courting
Guest host: Adam Fleming
Written by: Gemma Arrowsmith
Script Edited by: Tasha Dhanraj
Sound design: Neil Goody at Premises Studios
Production Coordinator: Sarah Nicholls
The Producer was Gwyn Rhys Davies, a BBC Studios Production.
THU 08:00 The Burkiss Way (b00gsb7z)
Series 2
Govern Britain the Burkiss Way
The comedy team sweep to a political landslide.
The Burkiss Way to Dynamic Living from radio's Advanced Correspondence Course
With democratic instruction from Jo Kendall , Nigel Rees, Chris Emmett and Fred Harris.
A proportionally representative script by Andrew Marshall and David Renwick.
Ministerial production by Simon Brett.
Cult sketch show first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1977.
THU 08:30 Girlies (b08pw3f2)
Series 2
Episode 1
Vinny arrives home with a bundle of joy whilst Samina is furious with Saleem.
Sudha Bhuchar and Shaheen Khan's sitcom charting the ups and downs of five 30-something women living in London, SW19.
Samina …. Sakuntala Ramanee
Jabeen …. Shaheen Khan
Sonal …. Sudha Bhuchar
Vinny …. Bharti Patel
Tula …. Zita Sattar
Masi …. Charubala Chokshi
Jo …. Cal McCrystal
Ali …. Burt Caesar
Salim …. Shiv Grewal
Nurse …. Alice Arnold
Karan …. Christopher Trenfield
Jade …. Holly McGoldrick
Amber …. Lannah McAdam
Directed at BBC Pebble Mill by Kristine Landon-Smith.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1998.
THU 09:00 The Unbelievable Truth (m00026xx)
Series 21
Episode 6
David Mitchell hosts the panel game in which four comedians are encouraged to tell lies.
They compete against one another to see how many items of truth they're able to smuggle past their opponents.
The panellists are obliged to talk with deliberate inaccuracy on subjects as varied as the Houses of Parliament, wolves, trains and punishments.
Henning Wehn
Lou Sanders
Zoe Lyons
Lloyd Langford
Produced by Jon Naismith.
A Random Entertainment production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in January 2019.
THU 09:30 Coming Alive (b00hlmm2)
Series 3
A Many-Splendoured Thing
Terry has reached a crossroads. Will he get to stay with Sandra or will he have to let go?
Starring Karl Howman and Phylis Logan.
Jim Eldridge's sitcom about ex-convict Terry King's efforts to run a community centre.
Terry King …. Karl Howman
Sandra Gaines …. Phyllis Logan
Steve Addison …. Ben Crowe
Mrs McKendrick …. Sandra Voe
Matt Clayton .....Ray Lonnen
Sean Baker......David Reynolds
Gail...................Jennifer Wheelan
Producer: Marilyn Imrie
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2001.
THU 10:00 Evelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisited (b007k2r7)
Stormy Waters
Charles is overwhelmed by meeting Julia again on board ship, but will his relationship with the Marchmain family still prove to be jinxed?
Ben Miles and Jamie Bamber star in the conclusion of Evelyn Waugh's novel of life, love and a forgotten era.
Charles Ryder ...... Ben Miles
Sebastian Flyte ...... Jamie Bamber
Mr Ryder ...... Benjamin Whitrow
Lady Marchmain ...... Eleanor Bron
Rex Mottram ...... William Hope
Julia ...... Anne-Marie Duff
Cordelia ...... Abby Ford
Mr Samgrass ...... Thomas Arnold
Brideshead ...... Toby Jones
Wilcox ...... Andrew Wincott
Celia ...... Eve Best
Anthony Blanche ...... Geoffrey Streatfeild
Boy Mulcaster ...... Tom Smith
Cara ...... Liza Sadovy
Nanny Hawkins ...... Ann Beach
Lord Marchmain ...... Edward Petherbridge
Doctor ...... Sean Baker
Father MacKay ...... Jonathan Keeble
Dramatised by Jeremy Front.
Music by Neil Brand
Director: Marion Nancarrow
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2003.
THU 11:00 Desert Island Discs (m001d61m)
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10:00 on Sunday]
THU 11:30 Max Bygraves Entertains (m001d61q)
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10:30 on Sunday]
THU 12:00 The Burkiss Way (b00gsb7z)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 12:30 Girlies (b08pw3f2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 13:00 Charles Paris: Cast, in Order of Disappearance (b007jvhq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
THU 13:30 Castles in Spain (m0004xw8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
THU 14:00 A Ladder to the Sky by John Boyne (m0002mf1)
Episode 9
Maurice Swift is handsome, ruthless and desperate to become a successful novelist. He just needs the right story. However a chance encounter with the celebrated author Erich Ackermann gives Maurice an opportunity to ingratiate himself into the literary world. And Erich has a story of his own. Unfortunately Maurice is the last person Erich should confide in…
‘A Ladder To The Sky’ by John Boyne is a seductive thriller about a writer who won’t let anything, or anyone, stand in the way of his ambitions.
Awarded the Hennessy Literary 'Hall of Fame' Award for his body of work, the New York Times best-selling author John Boyne has received multiple Irish Book Awards including Children's Book of the Year, People's Choice Book of the Year and Short Story of the Year. He has also been awarded a number of international literary awards, including the Que Leer Award for Novel of the Year in Spain and the Gustav Heinemann Peace Prize in Germany. ‘A Ladder to The Sky’ is his eleventh novel for adults.
Abridged by Doreen Estall
Read by Enzo Cilenti
Produced by Michael Shannon
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2019.
THU 14:15 Tim Jackson - The Rainbow Bridge (m001d63l)
Episode 9
After her evening with Eugene, Kate’s desire for a peaceful night is denied.
Tim Jackson's ten-part drama investigates Darwinism from the perspective of a woman ambitious to win in the rat race of modern academia.
CAST:
Kate Williams .... Julia Hills
Polly .... Sarah-Jane Holm
Emma …. Janet Maw
Director: Peter Leslie Wild
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2001.
THU 14:30 Li Yuan Chia (b00pcf5j)
Li Yuan Chia was one of the first significant Chinese abstract artists of the 20th century. Sally Lai - former director of Manchester's Chinese Arts Centre - examines his career from the place he spent the last 28 years of his life: a stone farmhouse, built next to Hadrian's Wall in Cumbria.
Born in China in 1929, Li was educated in Taiwan. He worked and exhibited in Italy before moving to London in 1963. Here, Li's reputation was established with monochrome paintings and scrolls marked with a tiny, isolated dot.
But Li came to dislike the fashionable metropolitan art world of the mid-1960s. In 1968 he met Cumbrian painter Winifred Nicholson, who persuaded Li to move.
When Taiwan's first abstract artist settled in a Cumbrian farmhouse, his life changed. Deriving inspiration from landscape and local people, he encouraged new British artists and anticipated the success of contemporary Chinese visual art.
Producer: Bob Dickinson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2009.
THU 15:00 Evelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisited (b007k2r7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 today]
THU 16:00 The Unbelievable Truth (m00026xx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 today]
THU 16:30 Coming Alive (b00hlmm2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 today]
THU 17:00 Turf Wars (b00zf33t)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 today]
THU 17:30 Gemma Arrowsmith's Sketched Out (m001cxyc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 today]
THU 18:00 Nightfall (m000bff5)
Series 2
4. Welcome to Homerville by Allan Guttman & Don Dickinson
RC horrifies fellow truckers when they learn he’s bound for Homerville - then a voice calls out on the CB.
‘Nightfall’ was series of supernatural and horror dramas produced by Canada’s CBC Radio between July 1980 and June 1983 and went on to become one of the most popular shows in the network’s history. Over its one hundred episodes over three seasons, ‘Nightfall’ featured a mix of original stories and adaptations of classic tales.
‘RC’ O’Connor …. Neil Deinard
Disc Jockey …. Jimmy Morris
‘Georgia Strait’ …. John Stocker
Roy …. Frank Perry
Earl …. Robert Christie
The Waitress …. Corin Langstone
The Telephone Operator …. Marian Waldman
Rosie …. Elva Mai Hoover
'Beacon' .... Ron Hartman
The Gas Station Attendant …. Arch McDonnell
The Highway Cop …. Bud Knapp
The Injured Motorist …. Gordon Thompson
The Siren …. Lynne Deragon
Written by Don Dickinson and Allan Guttman.
Directed by Bill Howell.
First broadcast on CBC Canada in July 1980.
THU 18:30 Great Lives (m0007qzh)
Caroline Quentin nominates Sir John Vanbrugh
From acting in Men Behaving Badly and Jonathan Creek to restoring dozens of period properties and touring India for TV, the actor Caroline Quentin loves variety. When she discovered the life of the playwright and architect Sir John Vanbrugh, she had found a kindred spirit.
Caroline appeared in an RSC production of The Provoked Wife by Vanbrugh - who also designed Blenheim Palace and Castle Howard. Jonathan Glancey, architectural critic and broadcaster, joins Caroline and presenter Matthew Parris, to explore the full and meandering life of this flamboyant figure, born over 350 years ago.
Producer Camellia Sinclair
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2019.
THU 19:00 The Burkiss Way (b00gsb7z)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:00 today]
THU 19:30 Girlies (b08pw3f2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
08:30 today]
THU 20:00 Charles Paris: Cast, in Order of Disappearance (b007jvhq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 today]
THU 20:30 Castles in Spain (m0004xw8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 today]
THU 21:00 Desert Island Discs (m001d61m)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Sunday]
THU 21:30 Max Bygraves Entertains (m001d61q)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:30 on Sunday]
THU 22:00 Gemma Arrowsmith's Sketched Out (m001cxyc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 today]
THU 22:30 Great Unanswered Questions (b00v6lnb)
Series 2
Episode 4
Why do people kiss? Why do pizzas come in a square box? Do snails think slowly?
And how much fat do you need to become bullet-proof?
Comedian Colin Murphy and his two resident nerds Dr David Booth and Matthew Collins try to answer the unanswerable.
With comedian Ardal O' Hanlon.
You may not get the answers you were expecting but you'll certainly have a few laughs.
Producer: Jackie Hamilton.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2010.
THU 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (m001c0vp)
Kirk Flash 2/2
From
10pm until midnight, seven days a week, The Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. And tonight, Jon Holmes speaks to comedy podcaster Kirk Flash.
THU 23:00 Woof (m000m5kq)
Honest Mistakes at Home and Abroad
Habits of a Social Animal
Chris Neill continues his comedic exploration of affairs of the heart, the unexpected humiliations of ageing, and what bloody good luck it is that he has met his boyfriend, Rory.
The third episode explains how getting out and meeting people is not something Chris (and many other people) find easy – he examines parties and the swings and roundabouts of social intercourse. And a glass bowl gets broken.
Starring: Chris Neill, Isy Suttie and Martin Hyder
Written by Chris Neill
Produced by Steve Doherty
A Giddy Goat production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in September 2020.
THU 23:15 The East Coast Listening Post (b09jf2sh)
Series 1
Old Money
The East Coast Listening Post was created by Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominated duo Lazy Susan. Across the series, journalist sisters, Jenna and Dana, tour the UK and interview its inhabitants in their quest to reveal something meaningful, inadvertently revealing themselves in the process.
In the first episode of the series, Old Money, Jenna and Dana get a glimpse of the dying embers of the old British aristocracy. They go and stay with two elderly sisters, Gilly and Sally, whose neighbours are up in arms over the behaviour of the elder sibling who is refusing to grow old gracefully. Will the old aristocrats win round their neighbours by throwing a party in their honour? We'll find out.
Written and performed by Celeste Dring and Freya Parker, with performances from David Elms, Sally Grace and Maggie Ollerenshaw.
Produced by Suzy Grant.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2017.
THU 23:30 The Party Party (b007vlzq)
Episode 2
It's 1993 and the Party Party - a party of the incredibly silly tendency, sweeps to power.
Prime Minister Action Man explains himself to the nation.
Shell-shocked Party Party leader, Action Man, takes control in Downing Street, and immediately appoints Man 3 as his right-hand man and together they set about trying to think of some policies.
Meanwhile, in the tiny village of Microcosm, where several sitcom characters are patiently waiting. it seems like their dream of being in a sitcom is finally about to come true.
Sitcom written by Moray Hunter.
Starring:
Morwenna Banks
Hugh Laurie
Robin Driscoll
Robert Glenister
Clive Mantle
Rory Bremner
Producer: Jamie Rix
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1987.
FRIDAY 21 OCTOBER 2022
FRI 00:00 Nightfall (m000bff5)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 Great Lives (m0007qzh)
[Repeat of broadcast at
18:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Charles Paris: Cast, in Order of Disappearance (b007jvhq)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Castles in Spain (m0004xw8)
[Repeat of broadcast at
06:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 A Ladder to the Sky by John Boyne (m0002mf1)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:15 Tim Jackson - The Rainbow Bridge (m001d63l)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:15 on Thursday]
FRI 02:30 Li Yuan Chia (b00pcf5j)
[Repeat of broadcast at
14:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Evelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisited (b007k2r7)
[Repeat of broadcast at
10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 The Unbelievable Truth (m00026xx)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 Coming Alive (b00hlmm2)
[Repeat of broadcast at
09:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 Turf Wars (b00zf33t)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:00 on Thursday]
FRI 05:30 Gemma Arrowsmith's Sketched Out (m001cxyc)
[Repeat of broadcast at
07:30 on Thursday]
FRI 06:00 Charles Paris: Cast, in Order of Disappearance (b007jvj1)
6. King Rat
Charles has been shot - was it an accident or did someone try to murder him?
Francis Matthews stars as actor-cum-sleuth, Charles Paris.
Conclusion of Simon Brett's thriller adapted by the author.
Charles Paris …. Francis Matthews
Jacqui Mitchell …. Fiona Hendley
Gerald Venables …. Jeremy Child
Joanne Menzies …. Sandra Clark
Nigel Steen …. Richard Morant
Keith …. Nigel Graham
Eric …. Mark Jones
Doctor Marsh/ Taxi Driver …. Jon Strickland
Producer: Martin Fisher
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in June 1984.
FRI 06:30 Castles in Spain (m0004xw1)
5. Death
'Whatever you think it is, bookseller, Terry copied pictures. End of story. Right?'
Will Forrest’s death release bookseller Grahame Mayer from the business of tracking down Jock Cameron?
Starring Ray Brooks.
Conclusion of Edward Boyd’s mystery thriller serial.
Grahame Mayer ..... Ray Brooks
Coleman ..... John Westbrook
Teresa ..... Alexandra Mathie
Dr Lovat ..... Roy Hanlon
Joseph Greig ..... Cameron
Produced at BBC Scotland by Patrick Rayner.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1987.
FRI 07:00 Quanderhorn (b0b86qzl)
The Quanderhorn Xperimentations
Mummy! My Donkey's Head Is Exploding
Professor Quanderhorn and his crew are about to have their space craft shredded like a savoy cabbage by a massive gravitational wave. Only Martian hostage Guuuurk can save them.
But will the self-declared ‘miserable coward and despicable turncoat’ risk his life and even his very sanity by mind-leaping into Quanderhorn's ‘son, Troy, a half-insectoid, touted as ‘a major breakthrough in Artificial Stupidity’.
Meanwhile, behind the Post Office in the nearby village, a glowing, throbbing meteorite is exuding a strange influence on the local inhabitants.
When Dr Janussen, Guuuurk, Troy and even Quanderhorn himself appear to be possessed by an alien intelligence, Brian is faced with a perilous dilemma.
And who is that peculiar hot chestnut seller, who bears a startling resemblance to Prime Minister Churchill?
Professor Quanderhorn …... James Fleet
Brian Nylon ..…. Ryan Sampson
Dr Gemini Janussen ..…. Cassie Layton
Guuurk ... Kevin Eldon
Troy Quanderhorn ..…. Freddie Fox
Winston Churchill/Jenkins …... John Sessions
Synthetic Voice …... Rachel Atkins
Music by Peter Brewis
Created and written by Rob Grant and Andrew Marshall
Director: Andrew Marshall
Producers: Rob Grant and Gordon Kennedy
An Absolutely production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in 2018.
FRI 07:30 Now You're Asking with Marian Keyes and Tara Flynn (m001d51w)
The Pockets Problem
What happens when a neighbour takes your pizza ‘by mistake’? Or you’ve accidentally ended up paying for a friend’s childcare for too long? If your brother brings home an old flame – should you say something? And what should you do if your coat doesn’t have pockets? All these subjects are given the Marian and Tara treatment in the latest instalment of their popular advice podcast.
The first series was welcomed by listeners and critics.
"Both are warm and kind enough to not only be funny but also offer genuinely thoughtful, if left-field, advice." (Miranda Sawyer, The Observer)
"Keyes and Flynn are my new favourite double-act." (Jane Anderson - Radio Times)
"I found their compassion endlessly soothing." (Rachel Cunliffe - The New Statesman)
Marian Keyes is a multi award-winning writer, with a total of over 30 million books sold to date in 33 languages. Her close friend Tara Flynn is an actress, comedian and writer. Together, these two friends have been through a lot, and now want to use their considerable life experience to help solve the biggest - and smallest - of their listeners' problems.
From dilemmas about life, love and grief, to the perils of laundry or knowing what to say at a boring dinner, we’ll find out what Marian and Tara would recommend - which might not solve the problem exactly, but will make us all feel a bit better.
Recorded in Dublin with emails received from listeners around the world, the hosts invite you to pull up a chair at their virtual kitchen table as they read and digest their inbox.
Got a problem you want Marian and Tara to solve? Email: marianandtara@bbc.co.uk.
Producer: Steve Doherty.
A Giddy Goat production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds
FRI 08:00 Share and Share Alike (m000mdnb)
The Strike
One of Jack's factory workmates is suspended for persistent absenteeism.
So Jack is pressurised by the shop steward to do anything to get brother Lesley - as Personnel Manager - to change his mind.
And anything means crawling...
Starring Hugh Paddick and Michael Robbins.
Series written by Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles
Jack Burrows…. Michael Robbins
Lesley Burrows…. Hugh Paddick
Janet …. Elizabeth Morgan
Ron …. Denis Bond
Managing Director, Mr Robertson …. Reginald Marsh
Shop Steward, George Fellowes …. George A. Cooper
Producer: John Dyas
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1978.
FRI 08:30 A Very Private Man (b09j2l7l)
Series 1
Episode 4
Panic stations for Helen, as her mother arrives unannounced. Can she keep her away from husband David?
Rodney Bewes stars in Terry Gregson's sitcom.
David Parkinson ...... Rodney Bewes
Helen Parkinson ...... Ann Bell
Mrs Henderson ...... Daphne Oxenford
Mrs Arthur ...... Paula Tildrook
Mr Sands ...... Peter Wheeler
Produced at BBC Manchester by Ron McDonnell.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in February 1981.
FRI 09:00 The Museum of Curiosity (m0008wtt)
Series 14
Episode 1
Professor of Ignorance John Lloyd and his curator Bridget Christie welcome:
* Comedian Jessica Fostekew
* Engineer Dr Shini Somara
* TV producer Linda Agran
The Museum's Guest Committee donate a slotted screw, Test Match Cricket and a sign telling people to Live, Love, Laugh.
Researchers: Mike Turner, Mike Shepherd and Emily Jupitus of QI.
Producers: Richard Turner and Anne Miller.
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in September 2019.
FRI 09:30 Sharing Fatman (b0075klm)
White Swan Sailing
Now that they own Mr Fatman, Margaret and Ken Warburton advertise for others to join a syndicate.
Dave Sheasby’s six-part horse-racing comedy - following on from ‘One Flat Summer’.
Margaret........................Gillian Bevan
Ken...................................Gerard McDermott
Eddie................................Tony Rohr
Karen................................Tracy-Ann Oberman
Dave..................................Harry Myers
Madge..............................Angela Wynter
Donald.............................Fine Time Fontayne
Julia...................................Becky Hindley
Director: David Hunter
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1999.
FRI 10:00 Peter Tinniswood (b007jx5l)
The House Swap
Sid Fiedelman, a hard-drinking, award-winning American cartoonist, is sent by his editor to cast a satirical eye on Britain at the end of the millennium.
But Sid and his world-weary wife Alma are unprepared for what the small English village of Winterleaf Gunner has to offer...
Penelope Wilton, Peter Vaughan and William Hootkins stars in Peter Tinniswood’s drama.
Alma ...... Penelope Wilton
Sid ...... William Hootkins.
Ferns ...... Peter Vaughan
Edgar ...... John Hartley
Henry ...... Nigel Carrington
Director: Gordon House
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1999.
FRI 11:00 Podcast Radio Hour (m001dg4p)
End of the World Audio Drama
Chris Pearson and Ella Watts recommend apocalypse audio fiction.
Jenny Turner Hall talks Marvel's Wastelanders: Wolverine, and discusses the pressures of working on a Marvel property, as well as the stakes that come from writing stories starring young characters.
Plus Kc Wayland discusses We're Alive: Descendants - the latest iteration in the We're Alive universe, which brings to a close a story that began in 2009. We'll hear how Kc's military background influenced writing the show, and ask how has the podcast audio fiction landscape changed in the last thirteen years.
And we'll recommend:
- The Last Station
- This American Wasteland
- No Place but the Water
- The Program Audio Series
- Hello From The Hallowoods
- Out of the Ashes
- Spaceships
- The Liminal Lands
FRI 12:00 Share and Share Alike (m000mdnb)
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FRI 12:30 A Very Private Man (b09j2l7l)
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FRI 13:00 Charles Paris: Cast, in Order of Disappearance (b007jvj1)
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FRI 13:30 Castles in Spain (m0004xw1)
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FRI 14:00 A Ladder to the Sky by John Boyne (m0002mwd)
Episode 10
Maurice Swift is handsome, ruthless and desperate to become a successful novelist. He just needs the right story. However a chance encounter with the celebrated author Erich Ackermann gives Maurice an opportunity to ingratiate himself into the literary world. And Erich has a story of his own. Unfortunately Maurice is the last person Erich should confide in…
‘A Ladder To The Sky’ by John Boyne is a seductive thriller about a writer who won’t let anything, or anyone, stand in the way of his ambitions.
Awarded the Hennessy Literary 'Hall of Fame' Award for his body of work, the New York Times best-selling author John Boyne has received multiple Irish Book Awards including Children's Book of the Year, People's Choice Book of the Year and Short Story of the Year. He has also been awarded a number of international literary awards, including the Que Leer Award for Novel of the Year in Spain and the Gustav Heinemann Peace Prize in Germany. ‘A Ladder to The Sky’ is his eleventh novel for adults.
Abridged by Doreen Estall
Read by Enzo Cilenti
Produced by Michael Shannon
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2019.
FRI 14:15 Tim Jackson - The Rainbow Bridge (m001d63n)
Episode 10
David and Kate finally find time to confront their past whilst Emma Darwin confronts an uncertain future.
Tim Jackson's ten-part drama investigates Darwinism from the perspective of a woman ambitious to win in the rat race of modern academia.
CAST:
Kate Williams .... Julia Hills
David Williams .... David Hargreaves
Emma …. Janet Maw
Nurse .... Lorna Laidlaw
Director: Peter Leslie Wild
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2001.
FRI 14:30 The Business of Film with Mark Kermode (b0536932)
Development Hell
Film critic Mark Kermode reveals the economic realities behind the film industry.
In the first part of the series, Mark finds out about the journey from script to screen - a path littered with obstacles.
Many films languish in so-called "Development Hell", where producers turn in scripts, listen to conflicting opinions and resubmit their storylines hoping for a magical green light. Some will make it, such as Jonathan Glazer's Under the Skin which took 13 years to get to the screen. Others, like Lynda Obst's film about an Ebola outbreak in the late 1980s, may finally see the light of day, in some form, twenty years on.
Away from the art and artifice lie the financial barriers to getting a film made. For some, the movie industry is little more than the 'branded carnival business'. The Hollywood studio system seeks success, replication, and reliability. Has an industry that was built by risk takers now become risk averse? Independent movie makers struggle to raise the finance for their films while the big studios produce movies that they know will turn a profit.
We hear from the BFI, Channel 4 and BBC Films on the support they are offering. Experts within film finance describe their model, but Lock Stock and Kick Ass producer Matthew Vaughn, who has turned a profit on every film he has made, believes there is no such thing as a British film industry and movies should not be subsidised with tax breaks, adding that the industry is just a 'glamorised service provider'.
Produced by Barney Rowntree and Nick Jones
A Hidden Flack production for Radio 4, first broadcast in February 2015.
FRI 15:00 Peter Tinniswood (b007jx5l)
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FRI 16:00 The Museum of Curiosity (m0008wtt)
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FRI 16:30 Sharing Fatman (b0075klm)
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FRI 17:00 Quanderhorn (b0b86qzl)
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FRI 17:30 Now You're Asking with Marian Keyes and Tara Flynn (m001d51w)
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FRI 18:00 Nightfall (m000bmqh)
Series 2
5. The Willoughby Obsession by George R Robertson
After three deaths at the Willoughby mansion, a journalist suspects foul play. What happened that night and why is there a strange presence in the library?
‘Nightfall’ was a series of supernatural and horror dramas produced by Canada’s CBC Radio between July 1980 and June 1983 and went on to become one of the most popular shows in the network’s history. Over its one hundred episodes over three seasons, ‘Nightfall’ featured a mix of original stories and adaptations of classic tales.
Paul… Neil Dainard
Walter... Bud Knapp
Charles Willoughby... Alan Scarfe
Matthews... John Stalker
Mrs Willoubghy... Lynne Deragon
Falkner... Terry Vollum
Written by George R Robertson.
Directed by Bill Howell.
First broadcast on CBC Canada in 1980.
FRI 18:30 Musical Genes (b00dsl3m)
Series 1
Rosanne Cash
Tom Morton meets the daughter of country legend Johnny Cash.
Series searching for the true story behind some of our best loved musicians.
Producer: Deirdre Waldie
First broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland in October 2008.
FRI 19:00 Share and Share Alike (m000mdnb)
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FRI 19:30 A Very Private Man (b09j2l7l)
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FRI 20:00 Charles Paris: Cast, in Order of Disappearance (b007jvj1)
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FRI 20:30 Castles in Spain (m0004xw1)
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FRI 21:00 Podcast Radio Hour (m001dg4p)
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FRI 22:00 Now You're Asking with Marian Keyes and Tara Flynn (m001d51w)
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FRI 22:30 Knowing Me, Knowing You (b009h7n0)
Episode 3
A-ha! Alan Partridge meets France's second-best racing driver Michel Lambert, saucy East End glamour girl Shirley Dee and looks for the lighter side of being held hostage...
Classic chat from On the Hour's supreme sports reporter and his guests from the world of theatre, politics and emotional tragedy.
With thanks to Alan's chief researcher Steve Coogan
Assistant researchers:
Patrick Marber
Rebecca Front
Doon Mackichan
David Schneider
Producer: Armando lannucci
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1992.
FRI 23:00 Sophie Willan's Guide to Normality (b09yfp68)
Series 1
Be Polite
Comedy star Sophie Willan's stand-up series looking at what it is to be 'normal'.
Sophie grew up in and out of the Care System and had an unconventional childhood. In this series she will get to grips with - and often challenge - our perception of 'the perfect normal life', shining a light on the reality of the British experience.
In episode four, Sophie explores what it is to be considered 'polite' in a middle class society, and how her upbringing has changed her perception of politeness.
Producer: Suzy Grant
A BBC Studio production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in April 2018.
FRI 23:15 Little Lifetimes by Jenny Eclair (b07zztsy)
Series 3
Anthea's Round Robin
Anthea always sends a round robin at Christmas time, only this year her news comes as a surprise even to herself.
Leading actresses star in Jenny Eclair's comic series about women facing a crisis in their lives.
Anthea ..... Samantha Bond
Producer: Sally Avens
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2016.
FRI 23:30 James Acaster's Perfect Sounds (p0bm06ml)
Series 2
Jen Ives & A Journey Into Darkness
The Caretaker's Everywhere At The End of Time is a 6-hour project exploring the descent into dementia. It had a profound effect on James, but what effect will it have on Jen Ives?