SATURDAY 26 APRIL 2025

SAT 00:00 Soul Music (b01cjwtn)
Series 13
The Hallelujah Chorus
The Hallelujah chorus from Handel's Messiah is stirring, emotional and unmistakable.
The Alzheimer's Society runs a group called 'Singing for the Brain'. It's for people with dementia or Alzheimer’s and their carers who come together to sing in a group. As music is tied so closely to emotional memories, often lyrics and music remain firmly fixed in the brain, while other memories have died away.
Julia Burton recalls the power of the Hallelujah Chorus, as performed at a special event by Singing for the Brain groups in Wiltshire and Dorset.
Mrs Vera Fiton, whose late husband - Ted - had dementia talks about how important the weekly singing group was for both of them.
Carol Pemberton, of the Birmingham-based a capella quintet 'Black Voices', took part in the reopening concert of Birmingham Town Hall in 2007. The programme director suggested they sing The Messiah, but not as Handel intended, rather a daring interpretation arranged by Quincy Jones, called the 'Soulful Messiah'. It's a soul/gospel version which has to be heard to be believed! Carol describes performing it as one of the biggest highs of her career to date.
Jennifer Blakeley runs Alphabet Photography, a photo company based in Niagara Falls in Canada. She came up with the idea of staging a Flash Mob to promote her company. The Hallelujah Chorus had long been a favourite piece, and she - along with her local choir - set up a flash-mob in a local shopping mall. The result was emotional, extraordinary... and achieved so much more than the intended aim to boost her business. Even passers-by joined in., while others cried as emotions ran high. And the resulting You Tube video has now attracted over 37 million hits.
Paul Spicer, composer, conductor and organist, describes the historical backdrop to Handel's exhilarating composition.
Series exploring famous pieces of music and their emotional appeal.
Producer: Karen Gregor
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2012.
SAT 00:30 Punk, the Pistols and the Provinces (b07byvp2)
Mark Hodkinson looks at the impact of punk rock outside of London and, in particular, in Yorkshire.
It was here that the Sex Pistols played their first and last gigs outside the capital.
Punk is viewed principally as a London phenomenon. The Sex Pistols in particular are synonymous with the capital, but their UK touring career outside the capital was book-ended by two shows more than 200 miles away.
On Wednesday 19 May 1976, six months before the release of their first single, the Sex Pistols performed at Sayer’s nightclub in the sleepy market town of Northallerton. Just 19 months later, on Christmas Day 1977, the band made their last UK appearance, at Ivanhoe’s, a small club in Huddersfield.
Music fan and experienced journalist/broadcaster, Mark Hodkinson, visits both towns and speaks to people who were at the gigs.
He plots the impact of punk in the provinces where thousands of disgruntled teenagers heeded The Clash’s entreaty to the ‘faraway towns’ to ‘come out of the cupboard, you boys and girls’ ("London Calling").
Brian Simpson was the DJ at Sayer’s which, in the weeks leading up to the Sex Pistols visit, had played host to Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders and The Searchers. Along with Steve Williams, who was also at the gig, he remembers people leaving the club in droves when the Sex Pistols began playing:
‘‘We had no idea who they were,’’ he says. ‘‘Northallerton was suddenly at the forefront of punk rock but we had no idea that we were. It was about two weeks later when I saw their picture in one of the music papers that I realised I’d seen them play.’’
Producer: Kellie While
A Smooth Operations production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in May 2016.
SAT 01:00 John le Carre (m002b739)
Call for the Dead
5. The Postcard
A chance incident - the memory of a defecting agent's tradecraft - the baiting of a trap.
And always the unexpected - before George Smiley finally meets up with an old friend from the past.
Starring George Cole.
Conclusion of John le Carre's debut novel adapted by Rene Basilico.
George Smiley .... George Cole
Mendel .... Alfred Burke
Peter Guillam .... Douglas Blackwell
Maston .... Richard Hurndall
Elsa Fennan .... Hilda Kriseman
Dieter Frey .... Stephen Greif
Jill .... Frances Jeater
Newsagent .... Rod Reacham
Producer John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on the BBC World Service in June 1977.
SAT 01:30 Sexton's Tales (m002b73c)
Series 2
5. John Singleton Copley
George Cole reveals the story of another extraordinary Victorian buried in London's Highgate Cemetery.
Barrister John Singleton Copley was responsible for conducting the prosecution of Caroline of Brunswick, Princess of Wales and Queen-in-waiting.
When George IV ascended to the throne on the death of his father in 1820, he wanted rid of Caroline - from whom he'd long been estranged.
So he introduced a Bill before the House of Lords to try and dissolve the marriage.
Prevented by the King from entering Westminster Abbey for her own Coronation, Caroline died a few weeks later.
George Cole is the Sexton.
Written by Emlyn Harris
Other parts played by:
John Baddeley
Jill Graham
Emlyn Harris
Melanie Hudson
Roger May
Dan Strauss

Producer: Neil Prosser
A Rewind/IBN co-production for BBC Radio 2 - first broadcast in October 1995.
SAT 02:00 Up the Garden Path (b008g7p2)
Series 3
Over-Drawn, Over-Sexed and Over-Optimistic
It's crunch time for Izzy, with Bill, Michael and Razors all vying for her attention.
Tumbling from one love entanglement to another, 30 something teacher Izzy Comyn has a predilection for inappropriate men.
Imelda Staunton stars as Izzy.
A radio sequel adapted in six parts from Sue Limb’s 1984 novel.
One of three series which ran from 1987 to 1993. Granada also adapted the series for ITV.
Izzy ...... Imelda Staunton
Dick ...... Mike Grady
Maria ...... Marty Cruickshank
Michael ...... Nicholas Le Prevost
Razors ...... Rene Zagger
Gwyn ...... Sion Probert
Bill ...... Neil McCaul
Linda ...... Judith Jacob
Producer: Jonathan James-Moore
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1993.
SAT 02:30 The Ken Dodd Show (m002b73f)
From 08/01/1967
The Master of Mirth brings you everything from Knotty Ash University to the new hover kilt!
Starring Ken Dodd.
Recovered episode back in the BBC archive.
With:
John Laurie
Patricia Hayes
Graham Stark
Judith Chalmers
Doddy’s Diddy Orchestra conducted by Malcolm Lockyer.
Written by Ken Dodd and Eddie Braben.
Producer: Bill Worsley
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in January 1967.
SAT 03:00 Michael Frayn's Magic Mobile (m000jmmf)
Episode 4
Just sit back and enjoy Michael Frayn’s magical entertainment from a star cast.
Including:
Susannah Fielding
David Suchet
George Blagden
Lisa Dillon
Anna-Louise Plowman
Moira Quirk
Rosalind Ayres
Nigel Anthony
Darren Richardson
Matthew Wolf
No upgrades to install - just click here for God’s new version of the Ten Commandments. Note how a character from a novel can literally jump out at you. Hear how credits now take up more screen time than the production. Observe how Auto-Jeeves, offering a Martini, shows itself to be an indispensable robot. And, from the news studio, witness thunderous reports from Olympus about a surprising reshuffle of the Pantheon.
Writer: Michael Frayn
Producer: Rosalind Ayres
Director: Martin Jarvis
A Jarvis and Ayres production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in May 2020.
SAT 03:30 The Josephine Baker Story by Ean Wood (m002b73h)
5. The Rainbow Tribe
Josephine Baker adopts a family of children from around the world, faces ruin and stages a last spectacular comeback.
She danced and sang her way from the American slums of St Louis to fame and riches in 1920s France.
Josephine went on to take the world by storm with her spellbinding dances.
Biography of this extraordinary performer written and abridged in five parts by Ean Wood.
Concluded by Josette Simon.
Producer: Sara Davies
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2001.
SAT 03:45 Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser (m002b73k)
10. Escape
Carrie decides to throw in her lot with Hurstwood, unaware that he has stolen a large sum of cash from his employers.
The two lovers arrive in Montreal. Will she agree to marry him and flee toward a glittering adventure in New York?
Theodore Dreiser's neglected American classic, first published in 1900.
It's the gripping tale of a young woman's eventful rise to fame and fortune at the turn of the 20th century.
Dramatised by Steve Chambers.
Dreiser .... Russell Dixon
Hurstwood .... Liam Cunningham
Carrie .... Eve Best
Daley .... John Guerrasio
All other parts played by members of the cast
Director: Polly Thomas
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2000.
SAT 04:00 The Motion Show (b0075x94)
Series 2
Episode 6
This House wants to stay at home and likes everything European.
Dr Phil Hammond watches over proceedings in the quirky debating game.
With:
Linda Smith
Stuart Maconie
Steve Punt
Chris Neill
Producer: Adam Bromley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2000.
SAT 04:30 Changing Climates (m002b73p)
Modern Understanding
The meteorologist, John Hammond explores how science fiction has served as a barometer for our wonder, curiosity and sometimes anxiety about the environment. With expert insight from Sarah Dillon - Professor of Literature and the Public Humanities and Professor of Human Geography Mike Hulme, we find out how writers imagined – sometimes very accurately – the changing world around them.
We explore near-future anxieties, when climate tensions reach boiling point in John Lanchester's 'The Wall', a stark drama of survival, isolation, and a world reshaped by rising seas.
Ravaged by the Change, an island nation has built the Wall, a high concrete barrier around its entire coastline. Joseph Kavanagh, a new Defender, has one task: to protect his section of the Wall from the Others, the desperate souls who are trapped on the rising seas beyond and are trying to get in. Failure will result in death or a fate perhaps worse: being put to sea and made an Other himself.
Read by Ben Norris
Produced by Mair Bosworth
Abridged for radio by Eileen Horne
And then following our drama - John's joined by Dr. Jennifer Francis, a Senior Atmospheric Scientist, to learn about the surprising effects of a warming world.
Changing Climates was presented by John Hammond and produced by Kerry McCarthy for BBC Radio 4 Extra.
SAT 06:00 Battle for the Dome by Jean Binnie (m002bf1z)
"I have kept this up in the air on my own and not one soul lost. What if it was your own soul you were losing?"
A competition is held to decide who will design and build the dome of Florence Cathedral.
A 'nightmare' rivalry erupts between two of the leading architects of the 15th century, Filippo Brunelleschi and Lorenzo Ghiberti.
Brunelleschi has the skills and knowledge - but Ghiberti has connections with the Wool Guild who have the funds.
Who will triumph in this vicious feud for glory?
Starring John Rowe and Robert Glenister.
Reflecting the contemporary artistic and political debate, Jean Binnie's play explores the venomous atmosphere.
Brunelleschi .... John Rowe
Ghiberti .... Robert Glenister
Dante .... Peter Jeffrey
Mercante .... Bryan Pringle
Rinaldo .... Crawford Logan
Leonardo .... Derek Waring
Donato .... Oliver Senton
Andrea .... Joshua Towb
D'Antonio .... Don McCorkindale
Lucio/Inspector ....Ian Masters
Angelo .... Danny Kanaber
Chapter .... Gavin Muir
Director: Martin Jenkins
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1995.
SAT 07:30 One More Croissant for the Road by Felicity Cloake (Omnibus) (m002bf21)
Food-writer Felicity Cloake is no slacker when it comes to cycling, with several long-distance cycling holidays under her belt.
She is also an adventurous cook and has been described as ‘the nation’s food taster’.
Combining her passions, she decided to plot a cycling tour through France taking in the best regional dishes of the places she visited.
Each morning begins with a croissant.
"In general, the best breakfasts in France are bread-based… I never deviate from the plain croissant, the apotheosis of the baker’s art."
Places and dishes include fruits de mer in Cherbourg, Breton oysters, a boozy lunch in the Languedoc, three different types of Cassoulet, fish soup - not to be confused with bouillabaisse - in Marseille, a quantity of brie with members of the brotherhood of Brie de Meaux and, naturally, an awful lot of pastries.
Felicity Cloake’s part-travelogue and part-food memoir, first published in 2019.
Omnibus of five episodes abridged by Jill Waters and Isobel Creed.
Read by Sophia di Martino.
Producer: Lizzie Davies
A Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in August 2021.
SAT 08:45 Beryl Reid in Conversation (m0007y07)
Stage and Screen
The transition from variety to acting in the movies.
Beryl Reid recalls her development as a character actress and being offered serious roles.
Having spent a large part of her career at the lighter end of drama, she was encouraged to audition for Joe Orton's controversial play, Entertaining Mr Sloane.
Series in which Beryl recalls her remarkable life and career.
In conversation with her old friend and fellow actress, Siân Phillips
Producer: Jon Naismith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in July 1992.
SAT 09:00 Mind Your Own Business! (b009xyw7)
The Premature Berth
Head of finance Russell Farrow insists on the strictest economy.
So tycoon Jimmy must keep quiet about the firm’s £2,000,000 yacht.
But you can't keep anything quiet with Mum around...
Starring Bernard Cribbins and Frank Thornton.
Andrew Palmer's sitcom about the battles of whizz kid tycoon Jimmy Bright.
Jimmy Bright ...... Bernard Cribbins
Russell Farrow ...... Frank Thornton
Nan Forbes ...... Annette Crosbie
Sue Plant ...... Annee Blott
Griselda Bright ...... Patricia Hayes
Producer: Edward Taylor
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in January 1988.
SAT 09:30 Beyond Our Ken (m00021fq)
From 9/7/1959
Kenneth Horne fancies a Spanish trip and ‘Hornerama’ spotlights Britain.
A madcap mix of sketches and songs written by Eric Merriman and Barry Took
Starring:
Kenneth Horne
Kenneth Williams
Hugh Paddick
Betty Marsden
Bill Pertwee
Music from Pat Lancaster, the Fraser Hayes Four and the BBC Variety Orchestra conducted by Paul Fenoulhet.
Announcer: Douglas Smith
Beyond Our Ken hit the airwaves in 1958 and ran to 1964 – featuring regulars like Arthur Fallowfield, Cecil Snaith and Rodney and Charles.
The precursor to ‘Round The Horne’ – sadly only 15 shows survive from the original run of 21 episodes in Series 2. Audio restored using both home and overseas (BBC Transcription Service) recordings.
Producer: Jacques Brown
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in July 1959.
SAT 10:00 Mastertapes - Access All Areas (m000lvq3)
1. Macca to Modfather
Mastertapes is a BBC Radio 4 series in which John Willson talks to leading performers and songwriters about the album that made them or changed them.
In the first of a three-part series made for BBC Radio 4 Extra, John goes behind the scenes of the iconic BBC studios at Maida Vale in London where over 40 episodes of Mastertapes were recorded.
For starters, John returns to the very first series recorded in 2012, which features:
Sir Paul McCartney
David Crosby
Graham Nash
Robbie Williams
Guy Chambers
Corrine Bailey Rae
Paul Weller
Producer: Sarah Shebbeare.
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in December 2018.
SAT 11:00 Battle for the Dome by Jean Binnie (m002bf1z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SAT 12:30 One More Croissant for the Road by Felicity Cloake (Omnibus) (m002bf21)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
SAT 13:45 Beryl Reid in Conversation (m0007y07)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
SAT 14:00 Mind Your Own Business! (b009xyw7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SAT 14:30 Beyond Our Ken (m00021fq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
SAT 15:00 Mastertapes - Access All Areas (m000lvq3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SAT 16:00 Doctor Who (m001gxf3)
The War Doctor
5. A Thing of Guile
The Daleks are developing a secret weapon on Asteroid Theta 12. It is imperative that their plans are uncovered.
Cardinal Ollistra has her hands full studying the range of ancient and mysterious armaments the universe has to offer, but she makes it a personal mission to investigate the Dalek project.
On this dangerous assignment, there is one particular Time Lord she wants at her side - and he will be accompanying her whether he wants to or not.
John Hurt stars as The War Doctor.
Written by Phil Mulryne.
The War Doctor .... John Hurt
Cardinal Ollistra …. Jacqueline Pearce
Co-ordinator Jarad .... Jamie Newall
Captain Solex .... Robert Hands
Commander Trelon …. Oliver Dimsdale
Navigator Valis …. Laura Harding
The Daleks voiced by Nicholas Briggs
Original music written by Howard Carter.
Artwork by Tom Webster
Director: Nicholas Briggs
A Big Finish production.
SAT 17:00 Battle for the Dome by Jean Binnie (m002bf1z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SAT 18:30 One More Croissant for the Road by Felicity Cloake (Omnibus) (m002bf21)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
SAT 19:45 Beryl Reid in Conversation (m0007y07)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
SAT 20:00 Mind Your Own Business! (b009xyw7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SAT 20:30 Beyond Our Ken (m00021fq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
SAT 21:00 Mastertapes - Access All Areas (m000lvq3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SAT 22:00 Bridget Christie's Utopia (b09r6fvs)
Series 1
Spirituality
As Bridget Christie struggles to come to terms with current world events - Kim Jong-un, the melting polar ice caps, the Brexit negotiations and Nick Knowles singing a cover of The Beatles "Here Comes The Sun" - she embarks on a comic quest for her Utopia.
She's seeking a way of living that will make her less anxious and enable her to have her first happy week since the Brexit vote in 2016.
In this episode, Bridget explores spirituality - to see if that will make her happier.
Could Yoga, Hinduism or becoming a nun be the answer to all her problems? Or will life still be completely rubbish?
In her tour of spirituality, Bridget meets an elderly nun - Sister Agatha - at Bar Convent, hides from an Easter egg hunt and witnesses the aftermath of her husband getting a wedgie from the ghost of Napoleon. Will any of this help her switch off?
Stand-up show recorded in front of a studio audience at the BBC Radio Theatre.
With special guest Sister Agatha.
Producers: Simon Nicholls & Alison Vernon-Smith.
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in February 2018.
SAT 22:30 4 Stands Up (b00fbkx9)
Series 2
Episode 3
Welsh comic Rhod Gilbert invites old hands and fresh faces on the comedy circuit to perform.
Featuring character pieces, double acts and sketches.
With:
Miles Jupp
Ginger and Black
Justin Moorhouse
Producer: Tilusha Ghelani
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2008.
SAT 23:00 The Machynlleth Comedy Festival (m0016y2s)
The Machynlleth Comedy Festival Showcase 2022
Kiri Pritchard-McLean hosts a stand-up show from the Machynlleth Comedy Festival 2022 in the heart of Wales.
The line-up features:
* Robin Morgan
* Sunil Patel
* Anna Thomas
* Sikisa
* Maisie Adam
Producer: Paul Woodham
First broadcast on BBC Radio Wales in 2022.
SAT 23:30 Chain Reaction (b00gsb81)
Series 2
Barry Cryer Interviews Mark Thomas
Veteran gagsmith Barry Cryer interviews political comedian Mark Thomas.
This is the tag talk show series where the guest turns interviewer in the next show.
Recorded with an audience, the interviews focus on the life, career and the passions of the interviewee but often prove to be as revealing about the interviewer.
Producer: Tilusha Ghelani
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2005.

SUNDAY 27 APRIL 2025

SUN 00:00 Doctor Who (m001gxf3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 on Saturday]
SUN 01:00 Battle for the Dome by Jean Binnie (m002bf1z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday]
SUN 02:30 One More Croissant for the Road by Felicity Cloake (Omnibus) (m002bf21)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Saturday]
SUN 03:45 Beryl Reid in Conversation (m0007y07)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Saturday]
SUN 04:00 Mind Your Own Business! (b009xyw7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Saturday]
SUN 04:30 Beyond Our Ken (m00021fq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Saturday]
SUN 05:00 Mastertapes - Access All Areas (m000lvq3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Saturday]
SUN 06:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m002bhbp)
Chefs and Cooks 2
Monica Galetti
MasterChef judge Monica Galetti is castaway by Lauren Laverne.
Monica is a chef, restaurateur and cookery book writer, as well as a judge on BBC TV's MasterChef: the Professionals.
Born on the island of Upolu in Western Samoa, she grew up on the family plantation where her earliest food memories are of collecting eggs and mangoes and peeling bananas for special suppers.
When she turned eight, she moved to New Zealand where her mother and stepfather had emigrated a couple of years earlier.
After studying hospitality management and enjoying success in numerous cooking competitions, she travelled around Europe before settling in London where she found work as a commis chef at the Roux family’s restaurant, Le Gavroche.
Under the watchful eye of Michel Roux Jr, she rose through the ranks to become the first female sous chef at Le Gavroche.
DISC ONE: Three Little Birds by Bob Marley And The Wailers
DISC TWO: Samoa Matalasi (My Beautiful Samoa) by The Five Stars
DISC THREE: You Oughta Be in Love by Dave Dobbyn (ft. Ardijah)
DISC FOUR: Hotel California by The Eagles
DISC FIVE: La Vie en Rose by Louis Armstrong
DISC SIX: My Girl by The Temptations
DISC SEVEN: Purple Rain by Prince
DISC EIGHT: Feeling Good by Nina Simone
BOOK CHOICE: The complete Works of Oscar Wilde
LUXURY ITEM: Scuba diving gear
CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: Three Little Birds by Bob Marley And The Wailers
Producer: Paula McGinley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2021.
SUN 06:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00lq99f)
Series 1
Archaeopteryx
Sir David recounts the remarkable story of a feather, like any other feather from a bird.
Only this one was 150 million years old, and the animal that lost it lived when birds had not yet evolved.
Series of talks by Sir David Attenborough on the natural histories of creatures and plants from around the world.
Producer: Julian Hector
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2009.
SUN 07:00 Poetry Extra (m002bhbr)
Tongue and Talk: The Dialect Poets - Yorkshire
Poet Daljit Nagra revisits the BBC's poetry archive and selects Tongue and Talk: The Dialect Poets - Yorkshire.
Katie Edwards examines place and identity in her native county.
Ever since she found herself mocked in academic circles for her broad South Yorkshire accent, Katie's made it her mission to celebrate her linguistic heritage.
She travels round what was historically England's largest county discovering a huge range of dialect and dialect poetry.
She meets with members of the Yorkshire Dialect Society, hears how dialect has evolved in different parts of Yorkshire, finds out what's been lost down the years and discovers a fresh passion for using Yorkshire dialect among several young poets in the region.
From Ilkley Moor Bah Tat (Yorkshire's unofficial national anthem) via the industry and land that spawned much of the dialect, to poets using it as part of various types of social activism, Katie gets a real sense of a county in which dialect is still very much an important part of identity.
Producer: Iain Mackness
A Made in Manchester production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in 2019.
SUN 07:30 The Josephine Baker Story by Ean Wood (Omnibus) (m002bhbt)
As a gawky teenager from the backstreets of America's ragtime capital, Josephine teaches herself to dance and makes it to Broadway.
Discover how the extraordinary star danced and sang her way from the American slums of St Louis to fame and riches in 1920s Paris.
Josephine took the world by storm with her spellbinding dances.
Ean Wood’s in-depth biography, first published in 2000.
Omnibus of five parts abridged by the author.
Read by Josette Simon.
Producer: Sara Davies
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2001.
SUN 08:40 Inheritance Tracks (m002bhbw)
Olly Alexander
Actor and Eurovision singer Olly Alexander chooses ‘Both Sides Now’ by Joni Mitchell and ‘Honey' by Robyn.
SUN 08:50 Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser (Omnibus) (m002bhby)
Episode 2
While Carrie participates in some amateur dramatics, Hurstwood is tortured by jealousy.
The gripping tale of a young woman's eventful rise to fame and fortune at the turn of the 20th century.
Theodore Dreiser's neglected American classic, first published in 1900.
Omnibus of the next five of fifteen episodes dramatised by Steve Chambers.
Dreiser .... Russell Dixon
Hurstwood .... Liam Cunningham
Carrie .... Eve Best
Charlie Drouet .... John Guerrasio
Pearl .... Alison Darling
Julia .... Kate Harper
Maid .... Alison Darling
All other parts played by members of the cast
Director: Polly Thomas
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2000.
SUN 10:00 Just Fancy (m002bhc0)
From 09/02/1962
The changing nature of truth and the old codgers return home to Westbourne-on-Sea.
Series of gently humorous sketches written by and starring Eric Barker.
With:
Eric’s wife - Pearl Hackney
Deryck Guyler
Denise Bryer
Kenneth Connor
Music directed by Peter Akister
Just Fancy ran for 11 years.
Producer: Charles Maxwell
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in February 1962.
SUN 10:30 Take It From Here (b0131zxv)
From 08/04/1954
Dick cajoles Jimmy into going with him on a holiday to France and Eth has a knitting mishap in 'The Glums'
Long-running classic comedy written by Frank Muir and Denis Norden.
Starring:
Professor Jimmy Edwards
Dick Bentley
June Whitfield
Alma Cogan
Wallas Eaton
Herbert Mostyn – a bit-part persona adopted, when necessary, by both Frank and Denis.
Music from The Keynotes and the Augmented BBC Revue Orchestra conducted by Harry Rabinowitz.
Producer: Charles Maxwell
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in April 1954.
SUN 11:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m002bhbp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SUN 11:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00lq99f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]
SUN 12:00 Poetry Extra (m002bhbr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
SUN 12:30 The Josephine Baker Story by Ean Wood (Omnibus) (m002bhbt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
SUN 13:40 Inheritance Tracks (m002bhbw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:40 today]
SUN 13:50 Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser (Omnibus) (m002bhby)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]
SUN 15:00 Just Fancy (m002bhc0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SUN 15:30 Take It From Here (b0131zxv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]
SUN 16:00 The Tunnel Under The World by Frederik Pohl (m002bhc5)
Guy Buckhardt wakes each morning after the same terrifying dream.
But each day the terror is soothed away with special offers and an abundance of consumer goods.
Then one day, he begins to remember a little more...
Frederik Pohl's perceptive sci-fi tale, first published in 1955.
Dramatised by Mike Walker.
Guy Buckhardt .... William Hope
Mary Buckhardt.... Laurel Lefkow
Stanley Swanson .... Bob Sherman
April Horne .... Beth Chalmers
Dorchin .... Glenn Wrage
Sarah .... Jasmine Hyde
Director: Ned Chaillet
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2000.
SUN 16:45 Get Carter: The Bloody Chamber (b0bkqt8g)
The Bloody Chamber
The first of five stories to gobble you up from Angela Carter's iconic collection of fairy stories.
Angela begins by re-telling of the story of Bluebeard.
A young pianist marries a wealthy aristocrat, a Marquis, much older than herself and with three previous wives, all mysteriously deceased.
Finding herself alone in the empty castle, with nothing to do but play the piano, she cannot resist entering the one room the Marquis has forbidden to her.
At the time of writing The Bloody Chamber in the late 1970s, Carter was disaffected by both sides of the feminist debate. She re-worked traditional fairy tales from her own unique, literary outsider’s point of view, putting women at the centre of the stories.
With their feisty heroines and orgiastic mash-up of beasts, shape-shifters and ghouls, her extraordinary tales are the most perfect example of her style, not just for her incomparable prose, but also in the dizzying twists and turns of perception, fantasy and myth.
Controversially influenced by De Sade, she embraced the erotic, explored our deepest and darkest urges, and subverted the roles of hunter and prey, master and mistress so that, instead of male sexuality, it is the female that becomes transgressive and powerful.
Dramatised by Olivia Hetreed.
Anne ....... Sophie Cookson
The Marquis ....... Jasper Britton
Mother ....... Rakie Ayola
Jean Yves ....... Nigel Pilkiington
Sound Design: Lucinda Mason Brown
Director: Fiona McAlpine
An Allegra production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in September 2018.
SUN 17:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m002bhbp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SUN 17:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00lq99f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]
SUN 18:00 Poetry Extra (m002bhbr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
SUN 18:30 The Josephine Baker Story by Ean Wood (Omnibus) (m002bhbt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
SUN 19:40 Inheritance Tracks (m002bhbw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:40 today]
SUN 19:50 Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser (Omnibus) (m002bhby)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]
SUN 21:00 Just Fancy (m002bhc0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SUN 21:30 Take It From Here (b0131zxv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]
SUN 22:00 Sara Pascoe: The Modern Monkey (b09v3fdy)
Series 1
Charity
How does our monkey past influence our modern lives and how come we can still get emotionally hijacked by our primitive emotions?
In a lecture combined with stand up, Sara Pascoe investigates - Charity
After some of the less pleasant aspects of humans in previous episodes, this show is all about the positive.
There are lots of examples of altruistic behaviour and feats of generosity - the social traits of our species are at the root of why we're so successful. But it's complicated.
Can we find compassion for each other when we're doing the wrong things for the right reasons?
Recorded on location at The Foundling Museum in London.
Written by and starring Sara Pascoe.
Producer: Alexandra Smith
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in March 2018.
SUN 22:30 Pick Ups (b00n911g)
Series 2
The Angel of Death
Things get fishy for Mike, while Dave and Alan encounter spooky goings-on at the cab office.
Comedy set in a run-down taxi office in Manchester.
Written by Ian Kershaw.
Mike ...... Paul Loughran
Lind ...... Lesley Sharp
Dave ...... Phil Rowson
Rebel ..... Parvez Qadir
Carol-Ann ...... Anne Hornby.
Producer: Paul Hardy
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2009.
SUN 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (m002bvjk)
Poppy Jay 1/2
From 10pm until midnight, seven days a week, The Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. And tonight, Stephen Bailey speaks to Poppy from Brown Girls Do It Too.
SUN 23:00 The Guns of Adam Riches (b04fz6ln)
Series 2
Victor Legit
The tale of Victor Legit, a supermarket store detective whose shop is being targeted by a mysterious shoplifter called the "Rat King."
Aided by his wingman - and live saxophonist - Tony, can Victor solve the mystery and save the day?
Adam Riches introduces a series of one-off comic adventure stories.
Written by Adam Riches.
With:
Cariad Lloyd
Jim Johnson
Katharine Bennett-Fox
Special guest, Pete Grogan as Tony Saxatanski.
Producer: Simon Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2014.
SUN 23:30 Rigor Mortis (b00gl83p)
Series 3
Episode 4
A torn glove sparks a health scare for the path lab team.
Trying to guard his legacy, the professor lets Anthony and Ruth run the path lab.
Starring Peter Davison.
Laurence Howarth's black comedy set in the world of the pathology lab.
Dr Webster .... Peter Davison
Dr Anderson .... Matilda Ziegler
Professor Donaldson .... Geoffrey Whitehead
Gordon .... Tom Price
Chloe .... Marianne Levy
Simon .... Gus Brown
Music: Paul Mottram
Producer: Dawn Ellis
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2006.

MONDAY 28 APRIL 2025

MON 00:00 The Tunnel Under The World by Frederik Pohl (m002bhc5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 on Sunday]
MON 00:45 Get Carter: The Bloody Chamber (b0bkqt8g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:45 on Sunday]
MON 01:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m002bhbp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Sunday]
MON 01:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00lq99f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 on Sunday]
MON 02:00 Poetry Extra (m002bhbr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Sunday]
MON 02:30 The Josephine Baker Story by Ean Wood (Omnibus) (m002bhbt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Sunday]
MON 03:40 Inheritance Tracks (m002bhbw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:40 on Sunday]
MON 03:50 Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser (Omnibus) (m002bhby)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 on Sunday]
MON 05:00 Just Fancy (m002bhc0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday]
MON 05:30 Take It From Here (b0131zxv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 on Sunday]
MON 06:00 Whodunnits (b007jwcn)
Wimsey - Murder Must Advertise
1. Death Comes to Pym's Publicity
After the unexplained death of a junior copywriter at a top advertising agency, Lord Peter Wimsey goes undercover.
Ian Carmichael stars as the British gentleman detective created by Dorothy L Sayers.
First published in 1933 and adapted in six episodes by Alistair Beaton.
Classy and sharp-witted, aristocratic amateur sleuth Lord Peter Bredon Wimsey was born in 1890 and educated at Eton and Oxford, before serving in the military during the First World War.
Lord Peter Wimsey …. Ian Carmichael
Chief Inspector Parker …. Allan Cuthbertson
Mr Ingleby …. John Quentin
Mr Willis …. Richard O'Callaghan
Miss Meteyard …. Frances Jeater
Mr Hankin …. Frank Williams
Miss Rossiter …. Joanna Wake
Ian Carmichael appeared as Lord Peter Wimsey for BBC Radio from 1973 to 1983, in addition to the BBC TV adaptations broadcast from 1972 to 1975.
Producer: Martin Fisher
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1979
MON 06:30 Sexton's Tales (m002bgpv)
Series 2
6. Karl Marx
George Cole reveals the last of six extraordinary Victorians buried in London's Highgate Cemetery.
Sexton lingers by the graveside of perhaps the most famous occupant of Highgate Cemetery.
Karl Marx is known the world over for his development of the political philosophy, Communism
But it's less well-known that he lived off the money of his friend, Friedrich Engels, whose family had amassed their fortune through ownership of Lancashire cotton mills.
Written by Emlyn Harris.
George Cole is the Sexton
Other parts played by:
John Baddeley
Emlyn Harris
Melanie Hudson
Jill Graham
Dan Strauss
Roger May
Producer: Neil Rosser
A Rewind and IBN co-production for BBC Radio 2 - first broadcast in November 1996.
MON 07:00 Second Holmes (b016px9c)
6. The Case of the Missing Link
The grandsons of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson meet a member of the Moriarty family.
Starring Peter Egan and Jeremy Nicholas.
Six light-hearted adventures by Grant Eustace.
Stamford Holmes …. Peter Egan
Dr Watson …. Jeremy Nicholas
James Macpherson …. Simon Hewitt
Inspector Winter …. David Gooderson
Mrs Pettifer …. Lolly Cockerell
John Dunn as himself
Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1983.
MON 07:30 Steptoe and Son (b00s3cgj)
Series 1
The Diploma
Harold Steptoe drops a bombshell by quitting the family rag and bone business for a new career as a TV repair man.
Starring Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H Corbett.
Classic sitcom about the lives of rag and bone men Albert Steptoe and his son Harold.
Written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.
Albert …. Wilfrid Brambell
Harold …. Harry H. Corbett
The 1962 BBC TV comedy pilot 'The Offer' sparked a run of 8 series.
Adapted for BBC radio from the TV script by Gale Pedrick.
Producer: Bobby Jaye
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in August 1966.
MON 08:00 Love in Recovery (m0001xtf)
Series 3
The Coat
Julie has a bone to pick with Danno, and Andy has finally met a woman – but she’s not all she seems.
Continuing the award-nominated comedy drama set in Alcoholics Anonymous, written by Pete Jackson and inspired by his own road to recovery.
It follows the lives of five very different recovering alcoholics.
Taking place entirely at their weekly meetings, we hear them moan, argue, laugh, fall apart, fall in love and - most importantly - tell their stories.
Fiona …... Rebecca Front
Simon …... John Hannah
Julie …... Sue Johnston
Danno …... Paul Kaye
Andy ...... Johnny Vegas
Alice ...... Aimee-Ffion Edwards
Writer Pete Jackson is a recovering alcoholic and has spent time in Alcoholics Anonymous. It was there he found, as most people do, support from the unlikeliest group of disparate souls, all banded together due to one common bond. As well as offering the support he needed throughout a difficult time, AA also offered a weekly, sometimes daily, dose of hilarity, upset, heartbreak and friendship.
Love in Recovery doesn’t seek to represent an AA meeting exactly as it might happen in real life, but to capture the funny stories, the sad stories, the stories of small victories and of huge milestones, stories of loss, stories of hope, and most importantly, the many highs and lows in the journey of recovery.
Written and created by Pete Jackson.
Producer/Director: Ben Worsfield
A King Bert production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in January 2019.
MON 08:30 The Madman's Library by Edward Brooke-Hitching (m000xsth)
1. A Journey Begins
Edward Brooke-Hitching's father was an antiquarian book dealer.
So began his fascination, leading to a unique journey through the entire history of literature, delving into its darkest territories to hunt down the very strangest books ever written, and uncover the stories behind their creation.
This is a madman’s library of eccentric and extraordinary volumes from around the world, many of which have been completely forgotten.
Books written in blood and books that kill, books of the insane and books that hoaxed the globe, books invisible to the naked eye and books so long they could destroy the Universe, books worn into battle, books of code and cypher whose secrets remain undiscovered… and a few others that are just plain weird.
Abridged in five parts by Polly Coles.
Read by Arty Froushan.
Produced by Clive Brill
A Brill production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in July 2021.
MON 08:45 Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser (m002bgpx)
11. New York
Hurstwood and Carrie set up house in New York. Hurstwood invests in a bar, and for a while all is rosy.
Time goes by, and Carrie becomes increasingly frustrated with her hemmed in life.
Her dissatisfaction intensifies when she meets Robert Ames, an intelligent and courteous man, who treats her with dignity.
Theodore Dreiser's neglected American classic, first published in 1900.
It's the gripping tale of a young woman's eventful rise to fame and fortune at the turn of the 20th century.
Dramatised by Steve Chambers.
Dreiser .... Russell Dixon
Hurstwood .... Liam Cunningham
Carrie .... Eve Best
Robert Ames ....John Guerrasio
Mrs Vance .... Kate Harper
all other parts played by members of the cast
Director: Polly Thomas
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2000.
MON 09:00 The Unbelievable Truth (m002b6p8)
Series 31
Episode 2
David Mitchell hosts the panel game in which four comedians are encouraged to tell lies and compete against one another to see how many items of truth they’re able to smuggle past their opponents.
Lucy Porter, Ian Smith, Zoe Lyons and Henning Wehn are the panellists obliged to talk with deliberate inaccuracy on subjects as varied as potatoes, Yorkshire, wine and beaches.
The show is devised by Graeme Garden and Jon Naismith.
Producer: Jon Naismith
A Random Entertainment production for BBC Radio 4
MON 09:30 A History of the Brain (b016w808)
1. A Hole in the Head
Dr Geoff Bunn's ten-part history is a journey through 5000 years of our understanding of the most complex thing in the known universe.
From Neolithic times to the present day, Geoff journeys through the many ideas of what the brain is for and how it fulfils its functions.
What soon becomes obvious is that our understanding of this most inscrutable organ has in all periods been coloured by the social and political expedients of the day no less than by the contemporary scope of scientific or biological exploration.
In this episode, the focus is on trepanation, the practice of drilling holes in the skull believing that such operations might correct physiological or spiritual problems.
It reveals much about the understanding of the brain from Neolithic to recent times.
The Ancient Egyptians, however, rarely trepanned, even though their Secret Book of the Physician, one of the oldest medical texts in the world, shows that they recognised how damage to the brain can paralyse limbs on opposite sides of the body. Believing the heart to be the core organ, they discarded the brain altogether at death, since it had no part to play in the afterlife.
Featuring the voices of:
* Paul Bhattacharjee
* Jonathan Forbes
* Hattie Morahan
Producer: Marya Burgess
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2011.
MON 09:45 Daily Service (m002bgpz)
Animals in the Bible: God created the great creatures
Christian worship with the Very Rev Lorna Hood, Former Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.
Reading: Genesis 1: 20-25
Music: All Things Bright And Beautiful - St Michael's Singers directed by Paul Leddington Wright, Organ: David Poulter
The Creation (Comp. Sally-Anne Porter, Peter Francis) - Choir of St Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow directed by Fridrik Walker
Touch The Earth Lightly (Comp. Shirley Erena Murray/Colin Gibson) (Tune: Tenderness) - Scottish Festival Singers directed by Ian McCrorie, Organ: John Kitchen
All Creatures Of Our God And King (Tune: Lasst uns erfreuen) - Choir of St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh directed by Dennis Townhill, Organ: Peter Backhouse
MON 10:00 The Tingle Factor (b04nd4k5)
Thora Hird
Dame Thora Hird explains to Robin Ray why certain musical moments send a shiver down her spine.
From stirring band music to the overture of No No Nanette, the actress also shares memories of her life and career.
Producer: Andrew Mussett
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1990.
MON 10:30 Compression versus Art (b06tvgp1)
Trevor Cox asks whether compression can detract from our enjoyment of recorded music.
Does it matter that what we hear may not be the same as what the musicians first heard in the studio?
How important is high quality reproduction?
Trevor looks at attempts to make music recordings sound louder and louder (the so-called Loudness War) and asks whether anything is lost in the process.
He also considers whether making audio file sizes smaller, so that they take up less space on portable devices, means that some of the musical detail is lost.
Featuring the thoughts of:
* Record producer Steve Levine (who produced Culture Club and many others)
* Mastering engineer Ian Shepherd
* Musician Steven Wilson
* Members of the BBC Philharmonic
* Dr Bruno Fazenda, Senior Lecturer in Audio Technology.
Producer: Nick Holmes
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2016.
MON 11:00 Whodunnits (b007jwcn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
MON 11:30 Sexton's Tales (m002bgpv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
MON 12:00 Second Holmes (b016px9c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
MON 12:30 Steptoe and Son (b00s3cgj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
MON 13:00 Love in Recovery (m0001xtf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 13:30 The Madman's Library by Edward Brooke-Hitching (m000xsth)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 13:45 Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser (m002bgpx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
MON 14:00 Listomania (b0b1xqns)
Series 1
Episode 6
From the magnificent to the mundane.
From the humble 'to do' list to the bucket list and many more...
Susan Calman hosts the series exploring the world of the lists.
With:
Sara Cox
Elis James
Isy Suttie
Gary Delaney
Written by James Kettle and Juliet Meyers with Max Davis
Producer: Jane Berthoud and Adnan Ahmed.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in March 2015.
MON 14:30 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 15:00 David Pownall (m002bgq4)
Gift from the North
It's Spring, 1896. When a Lancashire fisherman catches a sturgeon, he's told that, by law, it is the property of Queen Victoria.
But how can he get the huge fish to the ageing - and indifferent - monarch?
Starring Barry Foster and Brian Glover.
Written by David Pownall.
Captain Carlsen .... Barry Foster
Greg .... Brian Glover
Robinson .... Hugh Dickson
Cedric .... Stephen Thorne
Albert .... Alex Lowe
Jacob .... Kim Wall
Harry .... Ioan Meredith
Gorrage .... Christopher Scott
Kearney .... Sean Baker
Other parts played by:
Keith Drinkel
Janet Maw
Mark Bonnar
Chris Pavlo
Director: Peter Kavanagh
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1997.
MON 16:00 The Tingle Factor (b04nd4k5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
MON 16:30 Compression versus Art (b06tvgp1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]
MON 17:00 Whodunnits (b007jwcn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
MON 17:30 Sexton's Tales (m002bgpv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
MON 18:00 Second Holmes (b016px9c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
MON 18:30 Steptoe and Son (b00s3cgj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
MON 19:00 Love in Recovery (m0001xtf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 19:30 The Madman's Library by Edward Brooke-Hitching (m000xsth)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 19:45 Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser (m002bgpx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
MON 20:00 Listomania (b0b1xqns)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 today]
MON 20:30 Double Income, No Kids Yet (b00dkxjl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 today]
MON 21:00 David Pownall (m002bgq4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 today]
MON 22:00 The Unbelievable Truth (m002b6p8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
MON 22:30 A Look Back at the Future (b01rh3wq)
2001
From the World Cup to the future NHS.
Recorded in 1994, the futuristic show recalls the turbulent upheaval of 2001 - that was yet to happen.
Starring:
Brian Perkins
Kate Robbin
Jeremy Hardy
Series revealing everything you wanted to know back then, about the future 21st century.
Written by Mark Burton, John O'Farrell and Pete Sinclair.
Producer: Caroline Leddy
First broadcast - with the aid of a crystal ball - on BBC Radio 4 in July 1994.
MON 23:00 The News Quiz (m002b77k)
Series 117
2. Elections (Local and Papal)
Andy Zaltzman is joined by Andrew Maxwell, Zing Tsjeng, Jessica Fostekew and Pierre Novellie to unpack the upcoming local elections, the Conclave in the Vatican, Trump's planned UK visit, and Yorkshire Gladiators.
Written by Andy Zaltzman.
With additional material by: Chris Ballard, Cody Dahler, Eve Delaney and Alice Fraser.
Producer: Rajiv Karia
Executive Producer: Richard Morris
Production Coordinator: Jodie Charman
Sound Editor: Marc Willcox
A BBC Studios Audio Production for Radio 4
MON 23:30 Al Murray: Totally Out of Character (m000pfgs)
In this show, Al Murray appears as someone you’ve rarely seen or heard before... himself. But who is he?
After all this time playing a character, Al's decided to put his pint glass down and try to find the man behind the Pub Landlord.
Based on the things people shout in his general direction on the street, plenty of folk think they know the real Al, but how right are they?
With:
Fergus Craig
Amy Gledhill
Ambika Mod
Written by Al Murray and Karl Minns.
With additional sketches by Simon Alcock, Max Davis, Charlie Dinkin and Laura Major
Producer: Richard Morris
A BBC Studios Production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in November 2020.

TUESDAY 29 APRIL 2025

TUE 00:00 The Tingle Factor (b04nd4k5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:30 Compression versus Art (b06tvgp1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 Whodunnits (b007jwcn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 Sexton's Tales (m002bgpv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 Second Holmes (b016px9c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:30 Steptoe and Son (b00s3cgj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 Love in Recovery (m0001xtf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Monday]
TUE 03:30 The Madman's Library by Edward Brooke-Hitching (m000xsth)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Monday]
TUE 03:45 Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser (m002bgpx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 Listomania (b0b1xqns)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:30 Double Income, No Kids Yet (b00dkxjl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 David Pownall (m002bgq4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Monday]
TUE 06:00 Whodunnits (b007jwct)
Wimsey - Murder Must Advertise
2. Singular Spotlessness of a Lethal Weapon
As his undercover murder probe at an advertising agency continues, Lord Peter Wimsey witnesses someone get a pasting that was meant for him...
Ian Carmichael stars as the aristocratic amateur sleuth created by Dorothy L Sayers.
Dramatised by Alistair Beaton.
Lord Peter Wimsey …. Ian Carmichael
Chief Inspector Parker …. Allan Cuthbertson
Mr Ingleby …. John Quentin
Mr Willis …. Richard O'Callaghan
Miss Meteyard …. Frances Jeater
Mr Hankin …. Frank Williams
Miss Rossiter …. Joanna Wake
Pamela Dean …. Amanda Murray
Ginger Joe …. Greg Mandell
Producer: Martin Fisher
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1979.
TUE 06:30 Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less by Jeffrey Archer (m002bfgz)
1. The Set-Up
Making a million legally has always been difficult. Making a million illegally has always been a little easier.
Keeping a million when you've made it is perhaps the most difficult of all.
Harvey Metcalfe had managed all three.
Jeffrey Archer's debut novel, first published in 1976.
Starring Stratford Johns, Paul Darrow, Francis Matthews, Edward De Souza and Jeremy Clyde.
Dramatised in seven parts by Betty Davies.
Harvey Metcalfe .... Stratford Johns
Stephen Bradley .... Paul Darrow
Adrian Tryner .... Francis Matthews
Jean Pierre Lamanns ....Edward De Souza
Lord James Brigsley .... Jeremy Clyde
David Kesler .... Blain Fairman
Bernie Silverman .... Bob Sherman
Time reporter .... Peter Marinker
Jorg Birrer .... Sion Probert
Frank Watts .... Michael Spice
Mr Izard .... Godfrey Kenton
Miss Fish .... Eve Karpf
Narrated by Jeffrey Archer.
Director: Glyn Dearman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1980.
TUE 07:00 To the Manor Born (b007k4mq)
Vive Le Sport
When Devere invites Audrey to go skiing, he ends up being taken for a ride.
Starring Penelope Keith and Keith Barron.
Lady of the manor Audrey fforbes-Hamilton, forced to sell her beloved Grantleigh Estate, has decamped to the tiny Old Lodge cottage with her butler in tow.
From this vantage point, Audrey keeps a close and disapproving eye on new owner, the nouveau-riche Richard DeVere.
Adapted for radio by Peter Spence from his BBC TV script.
Audrey fforbes-Hamilton …. Penelope Keith
Richard DeVere ..... Keith Barron
Marjory Frobisher. .... Angela Thorne
Brabinger .... Nicholas McArdle
Mrs Polouvicka ..... Margery Withers
Ned ..... Frank Middlemass
Dr Horton ..... Geoffrey Whitehead
Receptionist ..... Melanie Hudson
First piloted on radio and then whisked off to TV before it ever appeared, before finally arriving home in 1997.
Producer: Jane Berthoud
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in February 1997.
TUE 07:30 The Goon Show (m002bfh2)
Series 7
The Moon Show
New to 4 Extra!
Grytpype-Thynne and Moriarty con Neddie Seagoon into buying the Moon - twice.
Groundbreaking, surreal BBC radio comedy written by Spike Milligan and Larry Stevens.
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: Pat Dixon
First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in January 1957.
TUE 08:00 A Month of June (b01k28w8)
4. Shangri-La
Romance in a council beach hut is alive and well but perhaps a little cramped for our elderly couple.
Starring June Whitfield.
Last of a series of comedies written for the legendary actress by Andy Merriman and Peter Morfoot.
Annie Hopkins ..... June Whitfield
Digby Pickering ..... Richard Briers
Jim Kett ..... Patrick Brennan
Martha Denny ..... Susie Riddell
Brian Boggis ..... Don Gilet
Jason Denny ..... Sam Alexander
Director: David Hunter
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2012.
TUE 08:30 The Madman's Library by Edward Brooke-Hitching (m000xrzf)
2. Book Bindings
Books can be bound with the strangest things. Including human skin. Not to mention written in blood. And possibly the most cryptic manuscript of all - The Voynich Manuscript.
Edward Brooke-Hitching's father was an antiquarian book dealer. So began his fascination, leading to a unique journey through the entire history of literature, delving into its darkest territories to hunt down the very strangest books ever written, and uncover the stories behind their creation.
This is a madman’s library of eccentric and extraordinary volumes from around the world, many of which have been completely forgotten. Books that kill, books of the insane and books that hoaxed the globe, books invisible to the naked eye and books so long they could destroy the Universe, books worn into battle, books of code and cypher whose secrets remain undiscovered… and a few others that are just plain weird.
Abridged by Polly Coles
Read by Arty Froushan
Produced by Clive Brill
A Brill production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in July 2021.
TUE 08:45 Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser (m002bfh4)
12. Passion Wanes
Hurstwood and Carrie now live together out of habit, their passion having waned as familiarity and straitened circumstances take the shine off their romance.
Hurstwood's business situation worsens. Will their relationship survive?
A neglected American classic telling the gripping tale of a young woman's eventful rise to fame and fortune at the turn of the 20th century.
Written by Theodore Dreiser.
Dramatised by Steve Chambers.
Dreiser .... Russell Dixon
Hurstwood .... Liam Cunningham
Carrie .... Eve Best
Mrs Vance .... Kate Harper
all other parts played by members of the cast
Director: Polly Thomas
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2000.
TUE 09:00 Meet David Sedaris (m002b6rz)
Series 10
4. Trophy Room
"On the ninety-minute drive to our camp we saw every animal that was in The Lion King and then some. They were just there, like ants at a picnic except they were elephants and giraffes. There were zebras and leopards and wildebeest and warthogs, all grazing or resting or fleeing on this grass-covered, seemingly limitless plane."
In the first story this week, "Trophy Room", David recalls his Kenyan wildlife safari with boyfriend, Hugh - enabling him to tick off another state on his seemingly endless list of visited countries. "We saw countless hippos in Kenya. 'All they want is to get into our swimming pool', the property manager, a man named Steven, told us. 'And if that happens, we will never get them out.'”
David's second, shorter story is "22%", where he wrestles with the concept of tipping. The show finishes with some extracts from his daily diary - who would have thought that buying a German-English dictionary would be fraught with such confusion....
David Sedaris is a renowned American essayist - winner of the Thurber Prize for American Humour and member of The American Academy of Arts and Letters.
Written and performed by David Sedaris
Producer: Steve Doherty
A Giddy Goat production for BBC Radio 4
TUE 09:30 A History of the Brain (b016wzrd)
2. The Blood of the Gladiators
Dr Geoff Bunn's ten-part history is a journey through 5000 years of our understanding of the most complex thing in the known universe.
From Neolithic times to the present day, Geoff journeys through the many ideas of what the brain is for and how it fulfils its functions.
What soon becomes obvious is that our understanding of this most inscrutable organ has in all periods been coloured by the social and political expedients of the day no less than by the contemporary scope of scientific or biological exploration.
In this episode, the focus is Ancient Greek scholarship, with Hippocrates' astonishingly prescient belief in the brain as the chief organ of control and his debunking of the myth of the 'sacred disease' with his assertion that epilepsy was the result of natural causes. Yet the belief that a cure lay in the magical properties of blood persisted for centuries.
Featuring the voices of Paul Bhattacharjee, Jonathan Forbes and Hattie Morahan.
Produced by Marya Burgess.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2011.
TUE 09:45 Daily Service (m002bfh6)
Animals in the Bible 1 - The Dove of new beginnings
A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music.
Theme: Animals in the Bible 1 - The Dove of new beginnings
Presenter: Stewart Rapley
Reading: Genesis 8:6-12
Music:
Lord, Your Almighty Word - Cantus Choro
Make me a channel of your peace - Geraldine Latty
Chorus of Creation - Seth Pinnock & A New Thing
TUE 10:00 A Good Read (m000113c)
Katie Derham and Matt Haig
Proms presenter and Strictly Come Dancing star, Katie Derham and writer, Matt Haig join Harriett Gilbert to discuss favourite books by Linda Grant, SE Hinton and Anne Tyler.
The Dark Circle by Linda Grant
Publisher: Virago
The Outsiders by SE Hinton
Publisher: Penguin
Breathing Lessons by Anne Tyler
Publisher: Vintage
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2018.
TUE 10:30 Swimming through Chocolate (b01s4qqb)
For 30 years, Gladys Jones and Sir Adrian Cadbury worked at the same factory in Bourneville in Birmingham, but never met. They now come together to reflect on their lives then and now, and the love of chocolate and sport that unites them.
Gladys joined Cadbury in 1936 at the age of 14. She was grateful to have a job that would provide her with security, further education and a chance to indulge in her great passion: swimming. Having previously only ever swum in the local canal, the new opportunity to use the factory's 'Girls Baths' on a daily basis led her to a new career in the sport's section at the plant as a swimming teacher and life saver.
Sir Adrian had a different trajectory: after Cambridge, the army and rowing in the Helsinki Olympics, he joined the family firm in 1952 rising to become Chairman of the company.
We join them both as they travel from their homes to the Bournville club to meet and compare their memories of the place, the people and a working life long gone.
Producer: Lucy Lunt
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2013.
TUE 11:00 Whodunnits (b007jwct)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
TUE 11:30 Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less by Jeffrey Archer (m002bfgz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
TUE 12:00 To the Manor Born (b007k4mq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
TUE 12:30 The Goon Show (m002bfh2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
TUE 13:00 A Month of June (b01k28w8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 13:30 The Madman's Library by Edward Brooke-Hitching (m000xrzf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 13:45 Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser (m002bfh4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
TUE 14:00 Act Your Age (b0106rvc)
Series 3
Episode 4
Three-way battle between the comedy generations to find out which is the funniest.
Hosted by Simon Mayo.
Will it be the Up-and-Comers, the Current Crop or the Old Guard who will be crowned, for one week at least, as the Golden Age of Comedy?
With Team Captains:
Holly Walsh
Rufus Hound
Ted Robbins
Guest Comics:
Tom Deacon
Henning Wehn
Billy Pearce.
Devised and produced by Ashley Blaker and Bill Matthews.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2011.
TUE 14:30 Tomorrow, Today! (b016r51y)
Series 2
Dr Chaotica and the Rise of the Atomic Man-Bees
A BBC producer struggles to make a radio soap set in the unimaginably futuristic world of 2008.
Suspicious deaths provoke mixed reactions.
Starring Peter Bowles, John Fortune and Cheryl Campbell
The return of Christopher William Hill's futuristic sitcom set in 1962.
Nigel Lavery ...... Peter Bowles
Sylvia Hann ...... Cheryl Campbell
Godfrey Winnard ..... John Fortune
Sir Angus McNairn ...... Gary Waldhorn
Hugo Kellerman ...... Joseph Kloska
Douglas Bennings ...... Jon Glover
Keith Wood ...... Sam Pamphilon
Mrs Tinkler ...... Rachel Atkins
Graham Tinkler ...... Lloyd Thomas
Delivery Boy ...... Alex Lamipekun
Producer: Liz Webb
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2008.
TUE 15:00 Drama on 4 (b03qfzgn)
The Road to Yalta by Ian Curteis
February 1945. Hitler’s exhausted armies are in full retreat before the triumphant advance of American and British troops from the West, and Russians from the East.
It becomes imperative that Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin meet face-to-face, to decide the future shape of Europe.
They meet at the tiny Russian resort of Yalta, each ready to play their hand in a high-speed game of poker, and each relying on their diplomatic and intelligence communities to deal them the winning hand.
Meanwhile diplomats at the British Embassy in Washington are discussing their high-flying First Minister - an impeccably-connected young man called Donald Maclean.
Starring Christopher Godwin and Matthew Marsh.
Written by Ian Curteis - loosely based on real events.
Lord Halifax ..... Christopher Godwin
Sir John Balfour ..... Matthew Marsh
Donald Maclean ..... Geoffrey Streatfeild
Melinda Maclean ..... Kelly Burke
John Brightman ..... David Seddon
Brice Reynolds ..... Steve Toussaint
Nikolai Gorski ..... Ewan Bailey
Director: Jonquil Panting
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2014
TUE 15:45 The Year of the Cat by Nawal Gadalla (m00022s3)
A cat imagines life as a human. "Let them suffer the humiliation of the cat-flap or the tyranny of the flea." 1984 has been and gone and now it's the Year of the Cat.
Written by Nawal Gadalla
Reader Christopher Scott
Produced by Sue Wilson.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1996.
TUE 16:00 A Good Read (m000113c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
TUE 16:30 Swimming through Chocolate (b01s4qqb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]
TUE 17:00 Whodunnits (b007jwct)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
TUE 17:30 Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less by Jeffrey Archer (m002bfgz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
TUE 18:00 To the Manor Born (b007k4mq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
TUE 18:30 The Goon Show (m002bfh2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
TUE 19:00 A Month of June (b01k28w8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 19:30 The Madman's Library by Edward Brooke-Hitching (m000xrzf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 19:45 Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser (m002bfh4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
TUE 20:00 Act Your Age (b0106rvc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 today]
TUE 20:30 Tomorrow, Today! (b016r51y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 today]
TUE 21:00 Drama on 4 (b03qfzgn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 today]
TUE 21:45 The Year of the Cat by Nawal Gadalla (m00022s3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:45 today]
TUE 22:00 Meet David Sedaris (m002b6rz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
TUE 22:30 The Young Postmen (b00xjv0s)
Everest (The Mountain)
Swansden Post Office is threatened by cuts, and Derek's job is on the line.
His only chance to prove his worth is probably to climb Mount Everest.
But somewhere lurks the Abominable Tilbri.
More surreal escapades of a trio of 'posties'.
Written by and starring Ben Miller.
Brian ...... Ben Miller
Derek ...... John Thomson
Sue ...... Felicity Montagu
Mr Tippett ...... Alastair McGowan
Mr Tilbury ...... Jim Barclay
Music by Murray Gold
Producer: Gareth Edwards
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1992.
TUE 23:00 The Mark Steel Solution (b007jzk8)
Series 1
Government Economic Policy Should Be Decided By Sport
Radical proposals to improve our lives, with the comedian's suggestion for the money markets and the economy. He proposes that all government economic policy should be decided by sport.
Written by Mark Steel and Pete Sinclair, who also perform with the help of Maria McErlane.
Give him 30 minutes and Mark will convince you of anything in the series that aims to prove that the ridiculous really is very sensible indeed.
Producer: Turan Ali
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in November 1992.
TUE 23:30 Seekers (b05y13tx)
Series 2
I Kissed A Bear, and I Liked It
Stuart needs to bond with Vanessa's parents, and Joe and Terry raise an egg.
Starring Mathew Horne, Daniel Mays, Tony Way and Zahra Ahmadi.
Sitcom set in an Essex job centre written by Steve Burge.
Stuart ------ Mathew Horne
Joseph ------ Daniel Mays
Terry ----- Tony Way
Nicola ------ Zahra Ahmadi
Vanessa ----- Natalie Walter
Gary Probert ----- Steve Oram
Producer: Victoria Lloyd
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2015.

WEDNESDAY 30 APRIL 2025

WED 00:00 A Good Read (m000113c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 Swimming through Chocolate (b01s4qqb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 Whodunnits (b007jwct)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less by Jeffrey Archer (m002bfgz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 To the Manor Born (b007k4mq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday]
WED 02:30 The Goon Show (m002bfh2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Tuesday]
WED 03:00 A Month of June (b01k28w8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Tuesday]
WED 03:30 The Madman's Library by Edward Brooke-Hitching (m000xrzf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Tuesday]
WED 03:45 Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser (m002bfh4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 Act Your Age (b0106rvc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:30 Tomorrow, Today! (b016r51y)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 Drama on 4 (b03qfzgn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Tuesday]
WED 05:45 The Year of the Cat by Nawal Gadalla (m00022s3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:45 on Tuesday]
WED 06:00 Whodunnits (b007jwcz)
Wimsey - Murder Must Advertise
3. Unsentimental Masquerade of a Harlequin
Suspects abound as Lord Peter Wimsey dons fancy dress to probe the murder of an advertising copywriter.
Ian Carmichael stars as Lord Peter Wimsey – the aristocratic amateur sleuth created by Dorothy L Sayers.
Dramatised by Alistair Beaton.
Lord Peter Wimsey ...... Ian Carmichael
Chief Inspector Parker ...... Allan Cuthbertson
Dian de Momerie ...... Beth Morris
Mr Tallboy ...... Edward de Souza
Mr GarrettB ...... Brian Wilde
Miss Rossiter ...... Joanna Wake
Miss Meteyard ...... Frances Jeater
PC Moffat ...... Gordon Clyde
Producer: Martin Fisher
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1979..
WED 06:30 Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less by Jeffrey Archer (m002bj4r)
2. The Team
Four men have invested large sums of money into a firm called Prospecta Oil.
They are as yet unaware that it is a fraudulent company and behind the whole venture is an unscrupulous American millionaire - Harvey Metcalfe.
Written by Jeffrey Archer
Dramatised by Betty Davies
The Narrator .... Jeffrey Archer
Stephen Bradley .... Paul Darrow
Adrian Tryner .... Francis Matthews
Jean Pierre Lamanns ....Edward De Souza
Lord James Brigsley .... Jeremy Clyde
Anne Summerton .... Lesley Anne Down
David Kesler .... Blain Fairman
Detective Inspector Clifford Smith .... Alexander John
Richard .... Anthony Hyde
Detective Sergeant Ryder .... Gordon Beid
Judith Lampson .... Amanda Murray
Miss Meikle .... Sonia Fraser
Workman .... Christopher Scott
Lord Lichfield ... Himself
Director: Glyn Dearman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1980.
WED 07:00 Nineteen Ninety-Four (b014sntd)
Happiness Is Work
Edward Wilson is now in charge of the environment, but for how long?
Starring Robert Lindsay.
Futuristic sitcom by Richard Turner and William Osborne with a nod to George Orwell.
Edward ...... Robert Lindsay
Sophie ...... Siobhan Redmond
Charles ...... Paul Shearer
With Pam Ferris, Emma Thompson, Christopher Barr, Richard Turner and David Goodland.
Produced at BBC Manchester by Nick Symons.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1985.
WED 07:30 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jrry)
Series 4
The Stolen Petrol
Sid sees the return of petrol rationing as a money spinner, with some help from The Lad Himself.
Ray Galton and Alan Simpson's classic comedy about the life and times of Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock.
Starring Tony Hancock.
With:
Sidney James
Bill Kerr
Kenneth Williams
Hattie Jacques
Theme and incidental music written by Wally Stott.
Music recorded by the BBC Augmented Revue Orchestra conducted by Harry Rabinowitz.
Producer: Dennis Main Wilson
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in December 1956.
WED 08:00 Ankle Tag (m000jggn)
Series 3
Bob's Dad
Ex-fraudster Bob reconnects with a long lost family member and Gruff looks to atone for his sins.
The Evans family return.
Former convict Bob is forced to live with his uptight son Gruff, sympathetic daughter-in-law Alice and granddaughter Carys whilst on parole.
Written by Gareth Gwynn and Benjamin Partridge.
Bob ...... Steve Speirs
Gruff ...... Elis James
Alice ...... Katy Wix
Richard Flint ...... Neil Pearson
Harry ...... Owen Money
Anna ...... Sally Tatum
Nicholas ...... Tom Crowle
Producer: Adnan Ahmed
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4 , first broadcast in May 2020.
WED 08:30 The Madman's Library by Edward Brooke-Hitching (m000xr9m)
3. Hoaxes, Encyclopaedias and Fish
Literary hoaxes, lexicons, phrasebooks and the birth of the encyclopaedia. Medieval bestiaries and 800 page books about fish.
Edward Brooke-Hitching's father was an antiquarian book dealer. So began his fascination, leading to a unique journey through the entire history of literature, delving into its darkest territories to hunt down the very strangest books ever written, and uncover the stories behind their creation.
This is a madman’s library of eccentric and extraordinary volumes from around the world, many of which have been completely forgotten. Books written in blood and books that kill, books of the insane and books that hoaxed the globe, books invisible to the naked eye and books so long they could destroy the Universe, books worn into battle, books of code and cypher whose secrets remain undiscovered… and a few others that are just plain weird.
Abridged by Polly Coles
Read by Arty Froushan
Produced by Clive Brill
A Brill production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in July 2021.
WED 08:45 Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser (m002bj4t)
13. Opportunity
Facing ruin, Carrie tries her hand at theatre work, remembering her success in amateur dramatics in Chicago.
To her joy, she gets a job as a chorus line girl. Meanwhile, Hurstwood cannot find work and sinks further into decline.
A neglected American classic telling the gripping tale of a young woman's eventful rise to fame and fortune at the turn of the 20th century.
Written by Theodore Dreiser.
Dramatised by Steve Chambers.
Dreiser .... Russell Dixon
Hurstwood .... Liam Cunningham
Carrie .... Eve Best
Mrs Oeslagge the butcher's wife .... Kate Harper
Lola .... Alison Darling
all other parts played by members of the cast
Director: Polly Thomas
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2000.
WED 09:00 The Ultimate Choice (m001vm4x)
Series 2
4: Cavemen v Clowns
Steph McGovern asks some seriously funny minds to offer definitive answers to the great questions of our age. Or not.
Welcome to the world's most devious game of Would You Rather? With guests Scott Bennett and Ria Lina.
Host: Steph McGovern
Guests: Scott Bennett and Ria Lina
Devised and written by Jon Harvey & Joseph Morpurgo
With additional material from Laura Major
Researcher: Leah Marks
Recorded and mixed by David Thomas
Producer: Jon Harvey
Executive Producers: Ed Morrish and Polly Thomas
Photo: Carolyn Mendelsohn
A Naked production for BBC Radio 4
WED 09:30 A History of the Brain (b016x234)
3. The Origin of Common Sense
Dr Geoff Bunn's ten-part history is a journey through 5000 years of our understanding of the most complex thing in the known universe.
From Neolithic times to the present day, Geoff journeys through the many ideas of what the brain is for and how it fulfils its functions.
What soon becomes obvious is that our understanding of this most inscrutable organ has in all periods been coloured by the social and political expedients of the day no less than by the contemporary scope of scientific or biological exploration.
In this episode, the focus is on Ancient Rome with Galen's 'animal spirits' gently inflating the ventricles and making thought possible, and on how early Christian scholarship placed the soul in the brain's ventricles. But with the Dark Ages, it was Islamic scholars who continued to explore the brain: Al Razi studied apoplexy or stroke, while Ibn Sina proposed that thoughts travelled through the brain in a predictable sequence and identified the 'common sense' in the front ventricle.
Featuring the voices of Paul Bhattacharjee, Jonathan Forbes and Hattie Morahan.
Produced by Marya Burgess.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2011.
WED 09:45 Daily Service (m002bj4w)
Animals in the Bible 1- The thirsty Deer
A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music.
Theme: Animals in the Bible 1- The thirsty Deer
Presenter: Lyndall Bywater
Reading: Psalm 18:31-33 and Psalm 42:1-8
Music:
Praise My Soul The King Of Heaven - Daily Service Singers
As The Deer - Volney Morgan & New Ye
O For A Closer Walk with God - St Martin's Voices
WED 10:00 Archive on 4 (b00766q4)
The Escape Factory
During World War II, British prisoners-of-war had a remarkable ally in the shape of Britain's other secret service, MI9.
Its job was to smuggle information and ingenious devices into camps to ensure the success of some of the most daring escape stories ever.
John Stephen Dalziel finds out more about the organisation which was to provide inspiration for Ian Fleming's "Q" in one of the most amazing untold stories of World War II.
Produced by Pamela Rutherford.
First broadcast on Radio 4 in March 2002.
WED 11:00 Whodunnits (b007jwcz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
WED 11:30 Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less by Jeffrey Archer (m002bj4r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
WED 12:00 Nineteen Ninety-Four (b014sntd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
WED 12:30 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jrry)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
WED 13:00 Ankle Tag (m000jggn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 13:30 The Madman's Library by Edward Brooke-Hitching (m000xr9m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 13:45 Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser (m002bj4t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
WED 14:00 The Museum of Curiosity (b091wf81)
Series 11
Episode 5
Professor of Ignorance John Lloyd and his curator, the brilliant Romesh Ranganathan welcome:
* A costume designer who has dressed Johnny Depp, Madonna and Tom Cruise, Penny Rose.
* Truth seeker, commentator, author, biographer, columnist and Private Eye's Editor, Francis Wheen.
* Cambridge Uni's Professor of Volcanology and author who travels from the Antarctic to North Korea in search of Hot Stuff, Clive Oppenheimer.
The Museum's Guest Committee offer as exhibits a decorous device for lifting a Victorian lady's skirt, a letter that Karl Marx never wrote and a tin can full of liquid rock.
Researched by Anne Miller of QI and Mike Turner.
Producers: Richard Turner and James Harkin
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in September 2017.
WED 14:30 All the Young Dudes (b01cjmb5)
Series 2
Summer Holiday
Summer has finally arrived - but the notion of stopping work appeals less to some than to others.
The final episode of Jim Sweeney's comedy drama tracing the divergent lives of old school friends.
Patrick ...... Jim Sweeney
Helen ...... Cathryn Harrison
Billy ...... Steve Steen
Moira ...... Sadie Shimmin
Joe ...... Stephen Frost
Maria ...... Flaminia Cinque
Charlie ...... Izzy De Rosario
Dennis ...... Dave Lamb
Amanda ...... Emma Kennedy
Producer: Steve Doherty
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2002.
WED 15:00 Our Late Supper by Nick Warburton (b010b6bw)
A shy, middle-aged woman's encounter with a young girl called Charlie, stirs up memories of her own parents.
Marian.................Marcia Warren
Charlie.................Holly Grainger
Bernard...............Gerard McDermott
Written by Nick Warburton
Director: Claire Grove
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2002.
WED 15:45 Birds of a Feather by Daphne Glazer (m0002rhs)
A middle-aged waitress falls for a footloose poet and pigeon fancier – but will he stick around?
Short story wriiten by Daphne Glazer and read by Bridget Forsyth.
Producer: Kate Rowland
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1995
WED 16:00 Archive on 4 (b00766q4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
WED 17:00 Whodunnits (b007jwcz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
WED 17:30 Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less by Jeffrey Archer (m002bj4r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
WED 18:00 Nineteen Ninety-Four (b014sntd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
WED 18:30 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jrry)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
WED 19:00 Ankle Tag (m000jggn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 19:30 The Madman's Library by Edward Brooke-Hitching (m000xr9m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 19:45 Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser (m002bj4t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
WED 20:00 The Museum of Curiosity (b091wf81)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 today]
WED 20:30 All the Young Dudes (b01cjmb5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 today]
WED 21:00 After Liverpool by James Saunders (m002bj4y)
"Talk to me just talk. How can we talk if we've nothing to say?"
" I don't know it's a comforting noise I suppose. At least it allows us to pretend we're communicating. What a meaningless conversation!"
Surreal two-hander about a relationship between lovers
The many moments that can occur in a relationship between the two sexes are contained within a series of scenes.
A suite for voices written by James Saunders.
The Man..............John Neville
The Woman........Pauline Collins
Producer John Tydeman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 3 in July 1971.
WED 21:45 Birds of a Feather by Daphne Glazer (m0002rhs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:45 today]
WED 22:00 The Ultimate Choice (m001vm4x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
WED 22:30 Can't Tell Nathan Caton Nothing (b01dtxh3)
Series 1
About Angry Grandmas
Nathan's family plan a surprise birthday party for Grandma.
But, it's not the only surprise when the police come looking for Nathan...
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.
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
Grandma ...... Mona Hammond
Mum ...... Adjoa Andoh
Dad ...... Curtis Walker
PC Scott ...... Don Gilet
Supermarket Checkout Girl ...... Alex Tregear
Script Editor: James Kettle
Producer: Katie Tyrrell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2012.
WED 22:45 Self-Storage (b00ft621)
Series 2
Episode 6
Dave has finally found a new place to stay - but can he go through with it?
Stars Reece Shearsmith and Mark Heap.
Sitcom written by Tom Collinson about a man living in a storage unit.
Dave ...... Reece Shearsmith
Geoff ...... Mark Heap
Ron ...... Tom Goodman-Hill
Judy ...... Rosie Cavaliero
Sarah ...... Susan Earl
Dad ...... Philip Jackson
Producer: Ed Morrish
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2008.
WED 23:00 The Skivers (b00805wv)
Series 2
Jon Pertwee
Doctor Who meets Worzel Gummidge, as Nick and Tim welcome special guest Jon Pertwee
Skilful sketch show written and performed by Nick Golson and Tim de Jongh.
With:
Peter Bradshaw
Mel Giedroyc
Producer: Jon Naismith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1995.
WED 23:30 The Skewer (m002b6xf)
Series 13
Gender, Easter, and The Dead Pope's Society.
Jon Holmes remixes the news into a current affairs comedy concept album. News meets popular culture in a multi-award-winning satirical mash up. This week we go into the wrong toilets, Donald Trump enters Last One Laughing, and we join the dead Pope's society.
Producer: Jon Holmes
An unusual production for BBC Radio 4
WED 23:45 World of Pub (b008m4ft)
Series 1
Episode 2
Barry and Garry build the world's first environmentally friendly bar.
Deep in London's East End, Garry and Barry run the worst pub in the world.
Sitcom written by Tony Roche.
Dodgy Phil ...... John Thomson
Barry ...... Phil Cornwell
Garry ...... Peter Serafinowcz
Other parts played by:
Harry Hill
Kim Wall
Debra Stephenson.
Music: Bill Bailey
Special effects: Karl Phillips and Nick Romero.
Producer: Jane Berthoud
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1998.

THURSDAY 01 MAY 2025

THU 00:00 Archive on 4 (b00766q4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Whodunnits (b007jwcz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less by Jeffrey Archer (m002bj4r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Nineteen Ninety-Four (b014sntd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:30 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jrry)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Ankle Tag (m000jggn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Wednesday]
THU 03:30 The Madman's Library by Edward Brooke-Hitching (m000xr9m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:45 Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser (m002bj4t)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 The Museum of Curiosity (b091wf81)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 All the Young Dudes (b01cjmb5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Our Late Supper by Nick Warburton (b010b6bw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Wednesday]
THU 05:45 Birds of a Feather by Daphne Glazer (m0002rhs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:45 on Wednesday]
THU 06:00 Whodunnits (b007jwd2)
Wimsey - Murder Must Advertise
4. Inexcusable Invasion of a Ducal Entertainment
Still investigating the killing of a copywriter at an advertising agency, Lord Peter Wimsey needs a new disguise.
Ian Carmichael stars as Lord Peter Wimsey – the aristocratic amateur sleuth created by Dorothy L Sayers.
Dramatised by Alistair Beaton.
Lord Peter Wimsey ...... Ian Carmichael
Chief Inspector Parker ...... Allan Cuthbertson
Dian de Momerie ...... Beth Morris
Mr Tallboy ...... Edward de Souza
Major Milligan ...... Lyndon Brook
Mr Willis ...... Richard O'Callaghan
Producer: Martin Fisher
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1979.
THU 06:30 Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less by Jeffrey Archer (m002bjkt)
3. Bond Street
Four men who have lost a fortune in the collapse of Prospecta Oil have discovered the whole operation was stage-managed by Harvey Metcalfe.
They set out to get their million dollars back from him.
The Narrator .... Jeffrey Archer
Harvey Metcalfe .... Stratford Johns
Stephen Bradley .... Paul Darrow
Adrian Tryner .... Francis Matthews
Jean Pierre Lamanns .... Edward De Souza
Lord James Brigsley .... Jeremy Clyde
Anne Summerton .... Lesley-Anne Down
David Stein .... Leonard Fenton
Jorg Birrer .... Sion Probert
Miss Meikle .... Sonia Fraser
Giovanni ..... Sean Arnold
Written by Jeffrey Archer
Dramatised for radio in seven parts by Betty Davies
Director Glyn Dearman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1980.
THU 07:00 Coming Alive (b00j62ln)
Series 3
Endings and Beginnings
As Terry comes to the end of his sentence, will he and Sandra finally get together?
Starring Karl Howman and Phylis Logan.
Conclusion of 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
Wendy …. Clare Corbett
David Reynolds …. Sean Baker
Pauline Desmond …. Carolyn Pickles
Producer: Marilyn Imrie
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2001.
THU 07:30 Parsley Sidings (b007jp25)
Series 2
The Goods Train
There are sheepish looks all round when Bert considers becoming a hairdresser.
Starring Arthur Lowe and Ian Lavender.
Jim Eldridge's eponymous series is set in a sleepy railway station. The Hepplewhites have run 'Parsley Sidings' station for generations and the current Station Master, Horace, hopes that his son Bert will continue the line. Mild-mannered Ticket Clerk Bert wants to work anywhere but on the railways. His colleague, Station Announcer Gloria Simpkins, secretly loves him. Porter Percy Valentine is an archetypal wheeler-dealer and the ancient Signalman, Bradshaw, causes havoc and dispenses home-made remedies in equal measure. The 'Parsley Sidings' nemesis is Phineas Perkins, the station master of Potwhistle Halt, one stop down the line.
Horace Hepplewhite …. Arthur Lowe
Valentine/Bradshaw/Antoine …. Kenneth Connor
Gloria Simpkins…. Liz Fraser
Bert Hepplewhite …. Ian Lavender
Producer: Edward Taylor and a sheep.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in October 1973.
THU 08:00 Plum House (m000htwf)
Series 3
6. Fete and Fortune
The annual summer fete takes place in the grounds of Plum House itself.
Mayor Gerry is minded to move the fete to a different location if this year's festivities are the disaster they were last year so everyone is told to be on best behaviour.
Unfortunately this doesn't allow for the arrival of Maureen's old nemesis Sue at the fete as their annual rivalry is once again reignited.
Meanwhile Emma is still mad at Tom for his deception over her contract.
Will the team manage to keep up appearances to the Mayor throughout the day, and will Sue and Maureen manage to maintain civil relations?
Comedy about the inept staff at a historic house.
Written by Ben Cottam and Paul McKenna.
Peter ...... Simon Callow
Julian ...... Miles Jupp
Maureen ...... Jane Horrocks
Tom ...... Tom Bell
Alan ...... Pearce Quigley
Emma ...... Louise Ford
Vicar ...... Robert Bathurst
Starring Miranda Richardson and Alex Lowe.
Producer: Claire Broughton
Director: Paul Schlesinger
A BBC Studios Production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in May 2020.
THU 08:30 The Madman's Library by Edward Brooke-Hitching (m000xtc7)
4. Bibles and Magic Texts
Bibles, magic texts and the Grand Grimoire - a guide to summoning a prime minister of hell. Not to mention the discovery of the last will and testament of Jesus Christ.
Edward Brooke-Hitching's father was an antiquarian book dealer. So began his fascination, leading to a unique journey through the entire history of literature, delving into its darkest territories to hunt down the very strangest books ever written, and uncover the stories behind their creation.
This is a madman’s library of eccentric and extraordinary volumes from around the world, many of which have been completely forgotten. Books written in blood and books that kill, books of the insane and books that hoaxed the globe, books invisible to the naked eye and books so long they could destroy the Universe, books worn into battle, books of code and cypher whose secrets remain undiscovered… and a few others that are just plain weird.
Abridged by Polly Coles
Read by Arty Froushan
Produced by Clive Brill
A Brill production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in July 2021.
THU 08:45 Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser (m002bjkx)
14. Decline
In desperation, Hurstwood takes a job as a scab driver in the great tram strike. Can he overcome violent and anarchic times?
Meanwhile, Carrie has been given a raise at work and her friend Lola asks her to move into a flat with her.
A neglected American classic telling the gripping tale of a young woman's eventful rise to fame and fortune at the turn of the 20th century.
Written by Theodore Dreiser.
Dramatised by Steve Chambers.
Dreiser .... Russell Dixon
Hurstwood .... Liam Cunningham
Carrie .... Eve Best
Mrs Oeslagge the butcher's wife .... Kate Harper
Lola .... Alison Darling
Policeman .... John Guerrasio
all other parts played by members of the cast
Director: Polly Thomas
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2000.
THU 09:00 Mark Watson Talks a Bit About Life (m001jslm)
Series 4
Thursday's Child Is...
Multi-award winning comedian and author Mark Watson continues his probably doomed, but luckily funny quest to make sense of the human experience.
This series is about time - the days of the week, the stages of our existence - and the way we use it to make sense of things. We make our way through the working week, tonight considering Thursday. What does it mean to have 'far to go'? What was the lowpoint of Mark's career on the Waitrose checkout? And who does his mother consider 'a waste of space'?
Expect jokes, observations and interactions galore as Mark is aided, and sometimes obstructed, by the sardonic musical excellence of Flo & Joan. There's also a hand-picked comedy colleague each week - we are lucky tonight to have Sikisa.
Producer: Lianne Coop
An Impatient production for BBC Radio 4
THU 09:30 A History of the Brain (b016x2k4)
4. Spirits in the Material World
Dr Geoff Bunn's ten-part history is a journey through 5000 years of our understanding of the most complex thing in the known universe.
From Neolithic times to the present day, Geoff journeys through the many ideas of what the brain is for and how it fulfils its functions.
What soon becomes obvious is that our understanding of this most inscrutable organ has in all periods been coloured by the social and political expedients of the day no less than by the contemporary scope of scientific or biological exploration.
In this episode, the focus is on Thomas Willis, the 17th century physician after whom the 'Circle of Willis' - the circuit of arteries supplying blood to the brain - is named. Willis' Anatomy of the Brain and Nerves was a groundbreaking attempt to correlate brain anatomy with mental function. A friend of Christopher Wren, the humbly-born Willis was one of the founder members of the Royal Society. Yet his ideas were not universally accepted. The Cambridge philosopher, Henry More, considered the brain no more than 'a bowl of curds'', with no possibility that it could house reason.
Featuring the voices of Paul Bhattacharjee, Jonathan Forbes and Hattie Morahan.
Produced by Marya Burgess.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2011.
THU 09:45 Daily Service (m002bjkz)
Animals in the Bible 1 - Safe inside a Fish
A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music.
Theme: Animals in the Bible 1 - Safe inside a Fish
Presenter: Richard Littledale
Reading: Jonah 1:17-2:1-6
THU 10:00 Great Lives (b00768rf)
Tom Spring
Sports writer Frank Keating chooses 19th century bare knuckle boxer, Tom Spring. With Humphrey Carpenter.
The biographical series in which a distinguished guest chooses someone who's inspired their life.
Will their hero stand up to intensive scrutiny and merit the description of having led a great life?
Presented by Humphrey Carpenter
Producer: Jolyon Jenkins
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2002.
THU 10:30 Ecce! Fife! or Rediscovering the Lost Latin of Fife (b037v8vx)
In Fife in Scotland, schoolchildren are learning Latin through a project run by St Andrews University and the charity IRIS.
But Natalie Haynes learns how scholars have already uncovered Fife's lost Latin heritage.
Producer: David Stenhouse
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2013.
THU 11:00 Whodunnits (b007jwd2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
THU 11:30 Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less by Jeffrey Archer (m002bjkt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
THU 12:00 Coming Alive (b00j62ln)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
THU 12:30 Parsley Sidings (b007jp25)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
THU 13:00 Plum House (m000htwf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 13:30 The Madman's Library by Edward Brooke-Hitching (m000xtc7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 13:45 Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser (m002bjkx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
THU 14:00 The 3rd Degree (m0021q5d)
Series 14
4. Falmouth University
Steve Punt hosts the battle of wits as three students from Falmouth University take on their professors.
A funny and dynamic general knowledge quiz show with specialist subjects including Film, Journalism and Creative Writing.
Questions range from diagesis in the films of Herzog, polyperspectivity in fictional narratives and that bloke who got fired off GB News. The show that has everything from air fryers to zugzwangs.
Producer: David Tyler
A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in August 2024.
THU 14:30 No Commitments (b007cnzv)
Series 13
Blue Rabbits
A generational conflict erupts over how a baby's nursery should be decorated. Meanwhile, has Charlotte finally found true love?
Simon Brett’s sitcom about the lives and squabbles of three very different sisters.
Anna ...... Rosemary Leach
Victoria ...... Angela Thorne
Charlotte ...... Felicity Montagu
Emily ...... Lisa Coleman
Eddie ...... James Green
Nick ...... Kieran Hill
Patrick ...... Michael Simkins.
Music by Elizabeth Parker of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.
Written and produced by Simon Brett.
First broadcast on BBC Radio in May 2007.
THU 15:00 HG Wells (b08fdkd1)
Ann Veronica
1. A Fresh Start
Spirited and fiercely intelligent, Ann Veronica is a 21st Century woman in an Edwardian Hobble skirt.
She runs away from her stiflingly conventional home and her domineering father to make a fresh start in London.
A lively and surprising story; not least because it's created by HG Wells.
The storytelling is witty and ironic and Ann Veronica caused a scandal in its time because of the feminist sensibilities of the heroine and also because of the affair Wells was having with Amber Reeves, the woman who inspired the novel's eponymous character.
This is a relatively unknown and unexpected novel by Wells. The Spectator described Ann Veronica as a "poisonous book..." Although unlikely to offend modern listeners, this novel addresses many feminist versus femininity issues that are still relevant today.
The novel deals with the early stages of what is arguably the most important social development of the 20th Century, the education and financial and sexual liberation of women. And the fact is that, nearly 100 years later, the problem of women who want to marry, have children and pursue a liberating career, is still not easy to solve.
Wells makes a good case for freer sexual relationships, but Amber Reeves - and later Rebecca West - were the ones whose lives were changed - by bearing and bringing up a child by him.
Dramatised in two parts by Ellen Dryden.
Ann Veronica …... Amy Hoggart
Mr Stanley ..…. Geoffrey Whitehead
HG Wells …... Bill Nighy
Manning ..…. Toby Hadoke
Aunt Molly ..…. Ruth Alexander-Rubin
Constance …... Emily Pithon
Miss Miniver ..…. Victoria Brazier
Ramage …... Jonathan Keeble
Teddy ..…. Ashley Margolis
Director: Pauline Harris
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2017.
THU 16:00 Great Lives (b00768rf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
THU 16:30 Ecce! Fife! or Rediscovering the Lost Latin of Fife (b037v8vx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]
THU 17:00 Whodunnits (b007jwd2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
THU 17:30 Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less by Jeffrey Archer (m002bjkt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
THU 18:00 Coming Alive (b00j62ln)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
THU 18:30 Parsley Sidings (b007jp25)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
THU 19:00 Plum House (m000htwf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 19:30 The Madman's Library by Edward Brooke-Hitching (m000xtc7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 19:45 Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser (m002bjkx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
THU 20:00 The 3rd Degree (m0021q5d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 today]
THU 20:30 No Commitments (b007cnzv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 today]
THU 21:00 HG Wells (b08fdkd1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 today]
THU 22:00 Mark Watson Talks a Bit About Life (m001jslm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
THU 22:30 Big Town All Stars (b007jtqk)
Series 2
Fifteen Minutes Of Fame
The band enters a TV talent show. Will it spark success - or return them to oblivion? Stars Stephen Tompkinson. From July 2001.
You can join a band for a lot of reasons - fame, sex, money. Yet Kenny saw it as his only chance of giving up teaching geography.
Series two of Bill Dare's four part sitcom about a small-time band trying to make it big starring Stephen Tompkinson.
Kenny ...... Stephen Tompkinson.
Johnnie ...... Adrian Scarborough
Lorelei ...... Nicola Walker
Nelson........Brian Bovell
WIth:
Robert Webb
Clive Rowe
Rachel Preece
Tony Gardner
Written by Giles New
Devised by Bill Dare
Musical Director: David Firman
Producer: Gareth Edwards
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2001.
THU 23:00 The Lee Mack Show (b00c4cd2)
Toyah Willcox
Lee Mack presents stand-up comedy, sketches and music.
With:
Toyah Willcox
Noel Britton
Angela McHale
Music by Steve Brown, Mark Allis and Kevin Powell.
Written by Lee Mack.
Additional material by Neil Webster.
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in April 2005.
THU 23:30 It's Jocelyn (b06snvwk)
Series 1
Episode 1
Jocelyn Jee Esien presents sketch comedy with characters such as the Overly Dramatic Family, a pair of terrible African Drummers and a bad-tempered couple who run a takeaway business...
Jocelyn starred in the hidden-camera show 3 Non-Blondes, and her own comedy sketch show, Little Miss Jocelyn
With:
Curtis Walker
Ninia Benjamin
Kevin J
Producer: John Pocock
A BBC Radio Comedy production first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2015.

FRIDAY 02 MAY 2025

FRI 00:00 Great Lives (b00768rf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 Ecce! Fife! or Rediscovering the Lost Latin of Fife (b037v8vx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Whodunnits (b007jwd2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less by Jeffrey Archer (m002bjkt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Coming Alive (b00j62ln)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:30 Parsley Sidings (b007jp25)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Plum House (m000htwf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Thursday]
FRI 03:30 The Madman's Library by Edward Brooke-Hitching (m000xtc7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:45 Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser (m002bjkx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 The 3rd Degree (m0021q5d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 No Commitments (b007cnzv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 HG Wells (b08fdkd1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Thursday]
FRI 06:00 Whodunnits (b007jwd9)
Wimsey - Murder Must Advertise
5. Sudden Decease of a Man in Dress Clothes
With Lord Peter Wimsey working undercover to probe a death at an ad agency, there's news of a fresh killing.
Ian Carmichael stars as Lord Peter Wimsey – the aristocratic amateur sleuth created by Dorothy L Sayers.
Dramatised by Alistair Beaton.
Lord Peter Wimsey ...... Ian Carmichael
Chief Inspector Parker ...... Allan Cuthbertson
Dian de Momerie ...... Beth Morris
Mr Tallboy ...... Edward de Souza
Major Milligan ...... Lyndon Brook
Mr Garrett ...... Brian Wilde
Mr Hankin ...... Frank Williams
P.C. Moffatt ...... Gordon Clyde
Serg. Lumley ...... Danny Schiller
Mr Garfield ...... Philip Voss
Producer: Martin Fisher
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1979.
FRI 06:30 Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less by Jeffrey Archer (m002bjtw)
4. Monte Carlo
Four men cheated out of a million dollars have come up with various schemes to get their money back from, the American con-man Harvey Metcalfe.
Jean Pierre Lamanns' plan was a success.
Now it is the turn of Dr Adrian Tryner.
The Narrator .... Jeffrey Archer
Harvey Metcalfe .... Stratford Johns
Stephen Bradley .... Paul Darrow
Adrian Tryner .... Francis Matthews
Jean Pierre Lamanns .... Edward de Souza
Lord James Brigsley .... Jeremy Clyde
Barise .... Olivier Pierre
Nurse Faubert .... Eve Karpf
Croupier .... Andre Maranne
Mellor .... Sean Arnold
Young man .... Gordon Reid
Waiter .... John Church
Lloyd Goldthorne .... Robert Beatty
Written by Jeffrey Archer
Dramatised for radio in seven parts by Betty Davies
Directed by Glyn Dearman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1980.
FRI 07:00 Up the Garden Path (b008hq47)
Series 3
Taking It on the Chin
As Izzy's love-life grows ever more complicated - she's in for a big surprise.
Imelda Staunton stars as Isabelle 'Izzy' Comyn.
With Mike Grady as Dick, Marty Cruickshank as Maria, Nicholas Le Prevost as Michael, Rene Zagger as Razors, Neil McCaul as Bill and Phyllida Nash as Louise.
Tumbling from one love entanglement to another, 30-something teacher Izzy has a predilection for inappropriate men.
A six-part radio sequel first adapted from Sue Limb’s 1984 novel. The last of three series which ran from 1987 to 1993. Granada also adapted the series for ITV.
Producer: Jonathan James-Moore
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1993.
FRI 07:30 The Ken Dodd Show (m002bjty)
From 07/01/1968
The world’s greatest cellist and the secrets of a happy married life.
Starring Ken Dodd.
With:
John Laurie
Patricia Hayes
Graham Stark
Judith Chalmers
Written by Eddie Braben and Ken Dodd
Doddy’s Diddy Orchestra directed by Geoff Alderson.
Producer: Bill Worsley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 broadcast in January 1968.
FRI 08:00 Relativity (m0001w39)
Series 2
Episode 1
The funeral of beloved grandmother Doris brings the family together in sorrow.
Chloe thinks this is the perfect time to share her and Ina’s forthcoming baby news - until she is unexpectedly pipped at the post.
Drawing on his own family, Richard Herring’s comedy drama returns to build on the warm, lively characters and family dynamics of the first series.
His affectionate observation of inter-generational misunderstanding, sibling sparring and the ties that bind will resonate with anyone who has ever argued with their dad about who the current Pope is.
Amid the comedy, Richard broaches some more serious highs and lows of family life.
Margaret …… Alison Steadman
Ken …… Phil Davis
Jane …… Fenella Woolgar
Ian …… Richard Herring
Chloe …… Emily Berrington
Pete …… Gordon Kennedy
Holly …… Tia Bannon
Mark …… Fred Haig
Nick …… Harrison Knights
Billy …… Danny Kirrane
Richard Herring is a comedian, writer, blogger and podcaster and the world's premier semi-professional self-playing snooker player.
Sound Design by Eloise Whitmore
Producer: Polly Thomas
Executive Producers: Jon Thoday and Richard Allen Turner
An Avalon Television production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in January 2019.
FRI 08:30 The Madman's Library by Edward Brooke-Hitching (m000xv7l)
5. Prodigy Books, Insects and Record Breakers
The proliferation of "Prodigy" books and the first book to detail insects - Micrographia. The shortest poem in history and the longest, largest and smallest books.
Edward Brooke-Hitching's father was an antiquarian book dealer. So began his fascination, leading to a unique journey through the entire history of literature, delving into its darkest territories to hunt down the very strangest books ever written, and uncover the stories behind their creation.
This is a madman’s library of eccentric and extraordinary volumes from around the world, many of which have been completely forgotten. Books written in blood and books that kill, books of the insane and books that hoaxed the globe, books invisible to the naked eye and books so long they could destroy the Universe, books worn into battle, books of code and cypher whose secrets remain undiscovered… and a few others that are just plain weird.
Abridged by Polly Coles
Read by Arty Froushan
Produced by Clive Brill
A Brill production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in July 2021.
FRI 08:45 Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser (m002bjv0)
15. Failure and Success
Carrie has left Hurstwood, and he steadily declines to begging in the streets.
Carrie is now a highly successful actress, with money, fame and admirers.
Drouet returns to chance his luck with her, but she sends him packing. But will she ever see Hurstwood again?
A neglected American classic telling the gripping tale of a young woman's eventful rise to fame and fortune at the turn of the 20th century.
Written by Theodore Dreiser.
Dramatised by Steve Chambers.
Dreiser .... Russell Dixon
Hurstwood .... Liam Cunningham
Carrie .... Eve Best
Julia .... Kate Harper
Lola .... Alison Darling
Charlie Drouet .... John Guerrasio
all other parts played by members of the cast
Director: Polly Thomas
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2000.
FRI 09:00 Gossip and Goddesses with Granny Kumar (m000synt)
Episode 5
Granny Kumar is back!
Left alone while her family are stuck in quarantine on a world cruise, Granny Kumar decides to host her own series, born out of frustration at seeing or hearing the same old parade of guests on chat shows (mainly male, pale and stale).
She wonders why no one interviews any of the sisters and asks them about their extraordinary, complex and uplifting stories.
So, Gossip and Goddesses is born – Ummi Kumar gathers together her favourite inspirational women at Wembley Community Centre, aided by her millennial great granddaughter Maya and her arch nemesis “frenemy” Geeta, leader of the local Asian Ladies Silver Bats community group.
The show is a women-only party, where they share stories, laugh loads and chew the fat/dish the dirt/eat the biscuits…
A blend of sitcom, silliness and improvised chat, led by the best kind of interviewers who know how to make anyone talk - two really nosy old Indian women.
Ummi Kumar ...... Meera Syal
Geeta Bhandari ...... Harvey Virdi
Maya Kumar ...... Ambreen Razia
With guests, ex-Blue Peter presenter Konnie Huq, and award winning chef and restaurateur Asma Khan
Written by Meera Syal
Music by Sanjeev Bhaskar and Meera Syal
Produced by Liz Anstee
A CPL production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in March 2021.
FRI 09:30 A History of the Brain (b016x4t1)
5. The Spark of Being
Dr Geoff Bunn's ten-part history is a journey through 5000 years of our understanding of the most complex thing in the known universe.
From Neolithic times to the present day, Geoff journeys through the many ideas of what the brain is for and how it fulfils its functions.
What soon becomes obvious is that our understanding of this most inscrutable organ has in all periods been coloured by the social and political expedients of the day no less than by the contemporary scope of scientific or biological exploration.
In this episode, the focus is on electricity and communication, within the brain and between the brain and the rest of the body. When John Walsh showed, in 1776, that an eel could generate electricity, it became possible that human consciousness also relied on sparks fizzing within the brain. Coming at a time when Benjamin Franklin - an acknowledged expert on electricity - was signing the Declaration of Independence which asserted that all men are created equal, it generated a new perspective on the workings of the brain; the old hierarchical model was discarded in favour of the doctrine of equipotentiality.
Featuring the voices of Paul Bhattacharjee, Jonathan Forbes and Hattie Morahan.
Produced by Marya Burgess.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2011.
FRI 09:45 Daily Service (m002bjv2)
Animals in the Bible 1 - The lost Sheep
A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music.
Theme: Animals in the Bible 1 - The lost Sheep
Presenter: Fr. Paschal Uche
Reading: Luke 15:1-5
Music:
The Lord is my shepherd - Daily Service Singers
What a friend we have in Jesus - Emma Mould
The King of Love My Shepherd Is - Cambridge Singers
FRI 10:00 Soul Music (b0076m94)
Series 4
Stand By Me
Singer-songwriter Ben E King talks about writing the classic song in his bedroom on a cheap guitar.
It was recorded by Marc Bolan and John Lennon, and was featured in a film.
Those reflecting on its lasting emotional power are:
Raynold Gideon
Bruce Evans
Jason Toynbee
Steve Brosnihan
Alan Clayson
Reader: Kerry Shale
Series about music that makes the hairs stand up on the back of our necks.
Producer: Lucy Lunt
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2004.
FRI 10:30 Who Was Rosalind? (b01qlhjt)
In As You Like It, Shakespeare created one of his greatest and most complicated female roles.
At a time when women were not allowed to act on stage, the role would have been taken by a young boy. But who?
Actor, Critic and academic Susan Hitch tries to find out and in doing so she looks at how Shakespeare wrote for his actors, the educational culture of Elizabethan England, and the brilliance of the makeup artists of Shakespeare's company.
She talks to academic experts, to actor Adrian Lester who has played Rosalind, and to contemporary schoolboys and teachers about boys playing girls, and discovers how radically our ideas of intimacy and desire have changed in the last 400 years and how strong the power of theatre still is today.
Produced by Martin Smith.
First broadcast in BBC Radio 4 in February 2013.
FRI 11:00 Whodunnits (b007jwd9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
FRI 11:30 Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less by Jeffrey Archer (m002bjtw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
FRI 12:00 Up the Garden Path (b008hq47)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
FRI 12:30 The Ken Dodd Show (m002bjty)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
FRI 13:00 Relativity (m0001w39)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 13:30 The Madman's Library by Edward Brooke-Hitching (m000xv7l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
FRI 13:45 Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser (m002bjv0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
FRI 14:00 Whispers (b007k2kg)
Series 1
Episode 1
What is the rather inflammatory connection between Salman Rushdie and The Beatles?
This is the series celebrating our fascination with gossip, rumour and controversy.
Gyles Brandreth hosts the panel game with scandal on its mind and slander at its heart.
Regular team captains Anthony Holden and Stella Duffy are joined by:
Rosie Millard
Jenny Colgan
Producer: Elizabeth Freestone
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2003.
FRI 14:30 1835 (b012mbjv)
Down at the Old Bull and Bush
Belport falls in love with renowned music-hall artiste Emilia La Rue. But can he prise her away from Svyatislav the strong man? Probably not.
Comic saga of an aristocrat and his servant who struggle to find things to do in the mid-1830s.
Belport ...... Paul Rider
Ned ...... Jason Done
Danvers ...... Roy Barraclough
The Great Fettuccine ...... Simon Greenall
Emelia ...... Sue Cleaver
Written and directed at BBC Manchester by Jim Poyser.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2004.
FRI 15:00 HG Wells (b08g3rbp)
Ann Veronica
2. A Quest for Liberation
This witty and lively tale sees Ann Veronica living alone in London in her quest for liberation.
But it's an uphill struggle; she has to fight off the sexual advances of a so called friend, discovers the love of her life is married, and gets arrested and imprisoned for a suffragette raid on the House of Commons.
The storytelling is witty and ironic and Ann Veronica caused a scandal in its time because of the feminist sensibilities of the heroine and also because of the affair Wells was having with Amber Reeves, the woman who inspired the novel's eponymous character. This is a relatively unknown and unexpected novel by Wells.
The Spectator described Ann Veronica as a "poisonous book..." Although unlikely to offend modern listeners, this novel addresses many feminist versus femininity issues that are still relevant today.
The novel deals with the early stages of what is arguably the most important social development of the 20th Century. the education and financial and sexual liberation of women. And the fact is that, nearly 100 years later, the problem of women who want to marry, have children and pursue a liberating career, is still not easy to solve.
Wells makes a good case for freer sexual relationships, but Amber Reeves - and later Rebecca West - were the ones whose lives were changed - by bearing and bringing up a child by him.
Dramatised by Ellen Dryden.
Ann Veronica …... Amy Hoggart
Mr Stanley ..…. Geoffrey Whitehead
H.G. Wells ..…. Bill Nighy
Aunt Molly …... Ruth Alexander-Rubin
Kitty Brett ..…. Verity Henry
Manning ..…. Toby Hadoke
Ramage …... Jonathan Keeble
Director: Pauline Harris
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2017.
FRI 16:00 Soul Music (b0076m94)
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FRI 16:30 Who Was Rosalind? (b01qlhjt)
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FRI 17:00 Whodunnits (b007jwd9)
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FRI 17:30 Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less by Jeffrey Archer (m002bjtw)
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FRI 19:00 Relativity (m0001w39)
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FRI 19:30 The Madman's Library by Edward Brooke-Hitching (m000xv7l)
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FRI 19:45 Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser (m002bjv0)
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FRI 20:30 1835 (b012mbjv)
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FRI 22:00 Call Jonathan Pie (m002bgn3)
Series 2
5. Strictly Moscow
The whole team are shocked when Pie has to defend a past mistake that comes back to haunt him. But Pie’s agent has some tantalising news.

Call Jonathan Pie is written and performed by Tom Walker.
With additional material from Nick Revell and Daniel Abelson
Jules ….. Lucy Pearman
Sam ….. Aqib Khan
Roger ….. Nick Revell
Agent ….. Daniel Abelson

The callers: Laura Shavin, Daniel Abelson and Ed Kear
Producers: Alison Vernon-Smith and Julian Mayers
A Yada-Yada Audio production for BBC Radio 4
FRI 22:30 The Absolutely Radio Show (m000700w)
Series 3
Episode 3
Calum Gilhooley visits his optician and makes a good point for possibly the first time ever, The Rev McMinn saves his Minimart from chemical attack, and we meet Social Media Blogger and Influencer Susie Twip.
From the archive, we hear the "See it. Say it. Sort it." campaign in action.
The cast of TV's hugely popular sketch show return for series three.
Revisiting some of their much-loved sketch characters, while also introducing some newcomers.
Starring:
Pete Baikie
Morwenna Banks
Moray Hunter
Gordon Kennedy
John Sparkes
Producers: Gordon Kennedy & Gus Beattie
An Absolutely/Gusman production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in June 2019.
FRI 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (m002bvjr)
Poppy Jay 2/2
From 10pm until midnight, seven days a week, The Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. And tonight, Stephen Bailey speaks to Poppy from Brown Girls Do It Too.
FRI 23:00 The Hudson and Pepperdine Show (b0076f55)
Series 3
Looking for Love
With the onset of the warm weather, Mel and Vicki find that romance and dating are the order of the day.
However, they discover carefully following the rules doesn't necessarily guarantee success...
Starring Mel Hudson and Vicki Pepperdine.
With:
Martin Hyder
Lewis MacLeod
Jim North
Written by the cast with Danny Robins, Dan Tetsell and Richie Devlin.
Script edited by Graeme Garden.
Music by Richie Webb.
Producer: Chris Neill
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2003.
FRI 23:30 Cowards (b0079nt1)
Series 1
Episode 3
Packing cases and breaking vows in the bizarre world of the comedy sketch show team.
Written and performed by:
Tom Basden
Stefan Golaszewski
Tim Key
Lloyd Wool
Producer: Victoria Lloyd
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2007.