SATURDAY 04 OCTOBER 2025

SAT 00:00 Soul Music (b08r1vzc)
Series 24
My Favourite Things
"Raindrops on Roses and Whiskers on Kittens".
Guests from around the world share their special memories of The Sound of Music classic 'My Favourite Things'.
Written by Rodgers and Hammerstein in 1959, this deceptively simple song has travelled the globe to comfort and enthral children the world over.
Iranian Astronaut and philanthropist Anousheh Ansari's first encounter with this musical classic was in her native language of Farsi. It's a melody she held dear to her during years of unrest through the Iranian revolution and the war that was to follow. It's also the song that travelled with her as she realised her childhood dream of exploring outer space.
For vocal coach Heather Mair Thomas 'My Favourite Things' evokes memories of a happy Cornish childhood, growing up with her musical family. It has also become a reminder to always look for the good in life - come what may.
Meanwhile Jazz musician David Lieberman takes us on a journey through the 1960's New York club scene to the night where an encounter with John Coltrane's version of 'My Favourite Things' changed his life forever.
Plus Sound of Music fan Emma Poulton-White relives her very special wedding day that was topped off with a 'copper kettle' .
Featuring Tom Santopietro author of 'The Sound of Music Story'.
Producer: Nicola Humphries
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2017.
SAT 00:30 Mastertapes (m0001qvt)
Series 8
Don McLean (B-side)
Following on from the A-side of this two-part programme, the audience ask Don McLean questions about his timeless classic 1971 album, ‘American Pie'.
Series in which leading performers and songwriters talk about the album that made them or changed them.
With John Wilson at the BBC's iconic Maida Vale Studios in London.
Don also performs live acoustic versions of some of the tracks on the album.
Producer: Paul Kobrak
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2018.
SAT 01:00 Destination - Fire! (m000b7b5)
Series 1
3. Chance in a Million
Can Quentin Barnaby determine whether a recent incident was an accident - or arson...?
Starring Robert Beatty.
Philip Levene’s series of intriguing cases for a fire investigator.
Quentin Barnaby … Robert Beatty
Val Crane … Gudrun Ure
Inspector Hackett … Duncan McIntyre
Alec Groves … Anthony Hall
Joe Selby … Lewis Stringer
Madge Selby … Peggy Butt
Mrs Foster … Vivienne Chatterton
Harry Newton … Malcolm Hayes
Police Sergeant … Will Leighton
Voice … Hilda Kriseman
Producer: Martyn C Webster
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in October 1962.
SAT 01:30 Limelight (p0ctyd5b)
Exemplar: Series 1
5. A Deadly Secret
A modern day thriller set in the North East of England starring Gina McKee as a lone wolf audio forensic analyst with a troubled past.
When the mystery of her father’s departure is solved, Jess is forced to re-evaluate her childhood memories.
Exemplar: an audio recording made by a forensic analyst to recreate the precise audio conditions of a piece of evidence in a criminal or civil case.
Exemplar is based on an idea from Ben and Max Ringham, and written by Ben Ringham, Max Ringham and Dan Rebellato.
Jess ..... Gina McKee
Maya ..... Shvorne Marks
Sophie ..... Fenella Woolgar
Judith ..... Barbara Marten
Ajay ..... Asif Khan
Audio forensic consultant: James Zjalić
Sound recordist: Alisdair McGregor
Studio assistant: Oyin Fowowe
Production coordinator: Darren Spruce
Sound design: Lucinda Mason Brown and David Chilton
Original music/Sound consultants: Ben and Max Ringham
Directors: Polly Thomas and Jade Lewis
Executive producer: Joby Waldman
A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in September 2022.
SAT 02:00 The Sit Crom (b00ly7z6)
The General Inspection
Cromwell arrives, weeps and investigates as well he might since Father Francis has donned a night shirt and taken to the roof leads singing Ave Maria.
Mercy's disguise is revealed, Father Francis is perplexed in his hole, Tobias denigrates the vegetables, Arise Higgs and his platoon are billeted on Firebasket Hall and Gazebo has lethal orders.
Sue Limb's six-part comedy set during the English Civil War.
Sir John Firebasket ...... Joss Ackland
Lady Anne Firebasket ...... Denise Coffey
Tobias Thynne ...... Clive Merrison
Mercy, alias Melissa ...... Miriam Margoyles
Father Francis ...... Nickolas Grace
Gazebo Fogg ...... Jack Klaff
Captain Arise Higgs ...... Alun Armstrong
Posthumous ...... Nicky Henson
Counter Tenor ...... Peter Hayward
Cromwell ...... Bert Parnaby
Colonel Thundery ...... Peter Howell
Music by Colin Sell.
Producer: Jonathan James-Moore
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1990.
SAT 02:30 The News Huddlines (b0bqw60t)
End of Year Review of 1978
Back to the headline-makers of the past: Margaret Thatcher, James Callaghan, Jeremy Thorpe, Peter Parker, Richard Nixon and more!
Weekly topical sketch show series which ran for 26 years on BBC Radio 2.
Roy Hudd and the gang with an end-of-year review of the news highlights of 1978.
With:
Chris Emmett
Janet Brown
Music by the Nic Rowley Quintet.
Compiled by Laurie Rowley.
Written by Andy Hamilton, David Renwick, Peter Spence, Keith Rawnsley, Peter Long, Charles Beiber, Peter Hickey and John Hyde.
Producer: John Lloyd
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in December 1978.
SAT 03:00 Bad Salsa (b091w0f4)
Series 3
Day of the Living Dead
Sitcom about three women who meet during cancer treatment and start going to salsa class together to maintain their friendship.
As they adjust to life after cancer they realise that they've all changed.
It's not about cancer, but about life after cancer, how you cope the changes in your outlook, your desires and your expectations. It's also about how other people cope with the change in you.
In Kay Stonham's final series there's a funeral and a wedding.
But whose funeral and who is marrying who?
Jill ...... Natasha Little
Terri ...... Camille Coduri
Chippy ...... Jessie Cave
Ann ...... Kerry Gooderson
Colin ...... Martin Trenaman
Assistant ...... Philip Fox
Joel ...... Joe Johnsey
Gordon ...... Andrew Obeney
Corinne ...... Kay Stonham
Producer: Katie Tyrrell.
A BBC Studio production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in August 2017.
SAT 03:30 Searching For Schindler: A Memoir by Thomas Keneally (b00dz9v8)
5. Film
Thomas Keneally has finished writing the story of Oscar Schindler in his book 'Schindler's Ark'.
Influential filmmaker Steven Spielberg is interested in making it into a big screen production for the cinema.
After release, 'Schindler's List' went on to win a Hollywood Oscar.
Abridged by Laurence Wareing.
Concluded by James Laurenson.
Producer: Gaynor MacFarlane
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2008.
SAT 03:45 Beasts on the Lawn by Saki (b011vhsl)
5. Mrs Packletide's Tiger
Recycled and restaged - this is a collection of short stories written by Saki (HH Munro).
They're now set in a modern-day gated-community for the far-too-wealthy for their own good.
The tales are woven together by the character of Clovis, a security guard. She recalls the events of strange days and long nights.
Mrs Packletide, ghastly inheritor of the Gippe perfume empire, needs to shoot a tiger in order to silence her longtime rival Loona Bimberton.
She wants it to take place on Munro Estate.
Clovis is asked to offer her services, but it doesn't quite go to plan...
Dramatised by Sean Grundy.
Clovis ...... Pippa Haywood
Mrs Packletide ...... Marcia Warren
Louisa Mebbin ...... Jennifer Lee Jellicorse
Director: Alison Crawford.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2011.
SAT 04:00 The Motion Show (b00762sc)
Series 4
Episode 5
Debates galore from the state of politics - to the existence of supernatural forces.
Graeme Garden chairs the quirky battle of words and wit.
With:
Gyles Brandreth
Scott Capurro
Arthur Smith
Paul Daniels
Producer: Helen Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2001.
SAT 04:30 Double Income, No Kids Yet (b008x3lt)
Series 3
Episode 1
Andy and Katy have a lovely new baby and Daniel has a brilliant new job.
But Lucy has a horrible new feeling. Is Daniel about to leave her for a woman called Katriona who's obsessed with cheese?
Starring David Tennant and Elizabeth Carling.
David Spicer's comedy drama about modern life and parenthood, as seen through the eyes of two 30-something non-parents.
Daniel …. David Tennant
Lucy …. Liz Carling
Katie …. Tracy-Ann Oberman
Andy …. Tony Gardner
Katriona …. Kate Robbins
Producer: Liz Anstee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2003.
SAT 05:00 The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton (b008ncs3)
Episode 2. A Life Apart
Despite Newland Archer's marriage to May, he is still obsessed with thoughts of Ellen Olenska.
Conclusion of Edith Wharton's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, first published in 1920.
A passionate lifelong love affair breaks all the rules of the restrictive high society of 1870s New York.
Stars Ryan McCluskey, Susan Lynch and Kellie Bright.
Dmatised by Jane Rogers.
Newland Archer .... Ryan McCluskey
Ellen Olenska .... Susan Lynch
May Welland ... Kellie Bright
Augusta Welland .... Lorelei King
Sillerton Jackson/Riviere ..... Kerry Shale
Julius Beaufort .... Conrad Nelson
Lawrence .... Martin T Sherman
Director: Nadia Molinari
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2008.
SAT 06:00 The Chalk Garden by Enid Bagnold (b04lt2dr)
Living in the past amid the fading glories of her Sussex garden, Mrs St. Maugham rules a household no less eccentric than herself.
The arrival of a new companion brings order and a degree of sanity to this gently ridiculous entourage.
But what secret lurks behind the careful composure of the mysterious Miss Madrigal?
Starring Dame Edith Evan.
Enid Bagnold's comedy-drama premiered in America in 1955 and in Britain a year later.
Dramatised by Margaret Etall.
Mrs St. Maugham …. Dame Edith Evans
Miss Madrigal …. Mary Morris
The Judge …. Cecil Parker
Laurel …. Angela Pleasance
Olivia …. Nicolette Bernard
Nurse …. Maureen Beck
Maitland …. Ian Thompson
Narrator …. John Pullen
Producer: Archie Campbell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1968.
**** Author and playwright Enid Bagnold also wrote ‘National Velvet’ and ‘The Amorous Ghost’.
SAT 07:30 Pharaohs of The Sun by Guy de la Bedoyere (Omnibus) (m002l4gs)
3,500 years ago, Egypt entered the 18th Dynasty with a succession of kings and queens who were obsessed with wealth and power. They spent Egypt’s money on grandiose temple building projects at Karnak and Luxor on the River Nile, and extravagant tombs designed to bear witness to their magnificence.
The wealth of the kings came at a huge cost to the people of Egypt whose needs were not uppermost in the rulers' concerns. Neighbouring countries were held to ransom by the power of the Egyptian army and the wealth gained in response was used solely for the kings’ purposes.
The dynasty included the female ruler, Hatshepsut, the religious reformer Akhenaten and his queen Nefertiti, and the most famous yet short lived of them all, the boy king Tutankhamun. Although his reign was insignificant the splendour of his tomb has been in the spotlight ever since it was discovered by Howard Carter in November 1922.
Omnibus of a five-part abridgment by Libby Spurrier
Read by Deborah Findlay.
Producer: Celia de Wolff
A Pier production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in July 2022.
SAT 08:45 Peter Tinniswood (b007jqwc)
Tales From the Brigadier
4. 'Looknow' Hobson
The Brigadier recalls how "Looknow" Hobson was a fine cricketer - until his mother arrived in the village.
All the way from Witney Scrotum, more reminiscences from the crusty old brigadier.
Starring Richard Wilson.
Written by Peter Tinniswood.
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1992.
SAT 09:00 The Enchanting World of Hinge and Bracket (m002kgkw)
Series 3
Evadne's Birthday
Will Hilda manage to cheer up a poorly Evadne on her birthday..?
Starring Dame Hilda Bracket and her lifelong companion Dr Evadne Hinge.
Brought to you from the genteel setting of the Suffolk village of Stackton Tressel, where the musical duo reside.
Written by Mike Craig, Lawrie Kinsley and Ron McDonnell.
Dame Hilda Bracket ...... Patrick Fyffe
Dr Evadne Hinge ...... George Logan
Maud .... Daphne Heard
Miss Primley .... Rosalie Williams
Three series ran on BBC Radio 4 between 1977 and 1979, with further spin-off seasons on BBC Radio 2 until 1990.
In the early 1980s, they expanded over to BBC TV with the series Dear Ladies.
Producer: James Casey
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1979.
SAT 09:30 Beyond Our Ken (b00vfjff)
Series 3
Episode 2
Kenneth Horne is off to Switzerland - and 'Hornerama' probes the world of showbiz.
A madcap mix of sketches and songs written by Eric Merriman.
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.
Incidental music by Edwin Braden.
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 April 1960.
SAT 10:00 The Real Comedy Controllers: The Things That Made Us Laugh (m00147qf)
Origins
1. It's That Man Again
Instead of celebrity Comedy Controllers choosing their favourites, it’s the turn of those who, in their own ways, must take the blame for many of the shows heard on BBC Radio 4 Extra.
Between them, Paul Jackson, Beryl Vertue, John Lloyd and Jimmy Mulville have well over a 150 years of gut-busting, side-aching woofers, gags and - let's be honest - the occasional horrific mistimed silence.
In front of an audience in London's iconic BBC Radio Theatre in Broadcasting House - the home of British Radio comedy - they reveal what they do, why they do it and what makes them laugh.
In the first of three programmes, they look back to the wartime stars of Variety and the entertainers, the men and women (though largely men) who entertained us through the dark days of conflict and the drab times of austerity and rationing.
Featuring:
‘ITMA’ - It's That Man Again (Victory Edition).
Tommy Handley's gang celebrate victory in Europe, as broadcast on 10th May 1945.
Plus extracts from:
‘Hi Gang’
Peter Sellers’ performance of ‘Balham, Gateway to the South’.
Series Producers: Paul Kobrak and Dixi Stewart
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in March 2017.
SAT 11:00 The Chalk Garden by Enid Bagnold (b04lt2dr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SAT 12:30 Pharaohs of The Sun by Guy de la Bedoyere (Omnibus) (m002l4gs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
SAT 13:45 Peter Tinniswood (b007jqwc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
SAT 14:00 The Enchanting World of Hinge and Bracket (m002kgkw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SAT 14:30 Beyond Our Ken (b00vfjff)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
SAT 15:00 The Real Comedy Controllers: The Things That Made Us Laugh (m00147qf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SAT 16:00 Wally K Daly (b007jtcx)
With a Whimper to the Grave
1. The Plan
To combat the threat of an alien invasion, the nations of Earth formed a World Council.
The aliens gave selected humans extraordinary 'sixth-sense' powers, but these were abused.
The UK's Government is ready to give an update on their plans...
Starring John Shrapnel and Donald Hewlett. .
Following 'Before the Screaming Begins' and 'The Silent Scream' - this is the conclusion of Wally K Daly's sci-fi trilogy
Tom Harris …. John Shrapnel
Sally Harris …. Maureen O'Brien
A. P. Smith …. Donald Hewlett
George …. Patrick Troughton
Marge …. Angela Thorne
'642' …. Timothy West
Doctor …. Arnold Diamond
Ray/Pilot …. Clive Panto
David/Paul …. Crawford Logan
Charles …. Henry Stamper
Sally's mother …. Katherine Parr
Alien Controller …. Manning Wilson
Vera …. Margot Boyd
Foreign Pilot/Barry …. Mark Rolston
Corporal/Vince …. Michael Jenner
Geoffrey Palmer …. Robert Dawes
Baby Sam/Gloria …. Moir Leslie
Alien …. Peter Acre
Silkin …. Peter Wickham
Director: Martin Jenkins
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1984.
SAT 16:30 Cult Vampires (m0003tk1)
1. This Is Now by Michael Marshall Smith
Are vampires the only thing that can suck the life from you?
Three friends discover the unsettling answer.
Jamie Bamber reads Michael Marshall Smith’s tale.
Series of tales about vampires with a blood-sucking twist.
Producer: Ann Kelly
First published on the BBC Cult Vampire website.
First broadcast on BBC 7 in March 2004.
SAT 17:00 The Chalk Garden by Enid Bagnold (b04lt2dr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SAT 18:30 Pharaohs of The Sun by Guy de la Bedoyere (Omnibus) (m002l4gs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
SAT 19:45 Peter Tinniswood (b007jqwc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
SAT 20:00 The Enchanting World of Hinge and Bracket (m002kgkw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SAT 20:30 Beyond Our Ken (b00vfjff)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
SAT 21:00 The Real Comedy Controllers: The Things That Made Us Laugh (m00147qf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SAT 22:00 The Boosh (b007jmg2)
Jazz
Vince can't make the porpoise derby because his band's on New Faces of Pop and Howard can't relax because he's constantly being visited by the spirit of jazz.
Written by and starring Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt.
The Boosh is a surreal adventure based on the Perrier Award-winning comedy show, featuring Howard and Vince's battles with zoo manager Bob Fossil.
Howard Moon ...... Julian Barrattt
Vince Noir ...... Noel Fielding
Bob Fossil ...... Rich Fulcher
With Simon Evans.
After BBC radio gave them their big break with this series, they transferred to BBC TV where The Mighty Boosh ran for three series.
Producer: Danny Wallace
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2001.
SAT 22:30 My Teenage Diary (m000ysn5)
Series 10
Jane Horrocks
Rufus Hound with more honest, intimate and hilarious interviews, with famous guests reading from their genuine teenage diaries.
Ab Fab star Jane Horrocks is the series opener.
Jane's diary tells of sunny days and crazy nights at the disco on holiday in Sorrento back in 1980.
Producer: Harriet Jaine
A Talkback production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in August 2021.
SAT 23:00 Alex Edelman's Peer Group (b08r1vvg)
Series 1
1. Work
The so-called Millennial generation has been much maligned.
Press reports about anyone born between 1982 and 1994 label them as lazy, entitled, vain, venal, self-involved, easily offended little emperors.
But Alex Edelman thinks these criticisms are baseless - so he's seeking to redress the balance.
In this opening episode, he's discussing Millennials' attitude to work and institutions.
Written and presented by Alex Edelman.
Producer: Sam Michell
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in May 2017.
SAT 23:30 Chain Reaction (b008z74b)
Series 4
Catherine Tate interviews David Tennant
It's a meeting to two Doctor Who stalwarts.
Catherine Tate takes the host's chair as she talks to - or mercilessly teases - David Tennant.
Chain Reaction is the tag talk show with a twist where the guest becomes the interviewer in the next show.
Based on the original 1991 BBC Radio 5 programme of the same name, Chain Reaction is a simple idea of big name stars from the world of entertainment interviewing others whose work they appreciate and admire.
Recorded with an audience, the interviews focus on the life, career and the passions of the interviewee but often prove to be as revealing about the interviewer.
Producer: Tilusha Ghelani.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2008.

SUNDAY 05 OCTOBER 2025

SUN 00:00 Wally K Daly (b007jtcx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 on Saturday]
SUN 00:30 Cult Vampires (m0003tk1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:30 on Saturday]
SUN 01:00 The Chalk Garden by Enid Bagnold (b04lt2dr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday]
SUN 02:30 Pharaohs of The Sun by Guy de la Bedoyere (Omnibus) (m002l4gs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Saturday]
SUN 03:45 Peter Tinniswood (b007jqwc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Saturday]
SUN 04:00 The Enchanting World of Hinge and Bracket (m002kgkw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Saturday]
SUN 04:30 Beyond Our Ken (b00vfjff)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Saturday]
SUN 05:00 The Real Comedy Controllers: The Things That Made Us Laugh (m00147qf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Saturday]
SUN 06:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m001psmy)
Celebrity Traitors
Stephen Fry
Stephen Fry is castaway by Kirsty Young.
Comedian, actor, writer, director, presenter and award-ceremony host – Stephen's list of accomplishments is long, varied and impressive.
His younger years were troubled and with a propensity for stealing and lying, he was expelled from two schools and imprisoned for credit card fraud.
The turning point came when he knuckled down and won a scholarship to Queens’ College, Cambridge, where he read English and joined the Cambridge Footlights, becoming lifelong friends with Emma Thompson and Hugh Laurie.
His career highlights include the fruits of his collaborative work with Laurie – from A Bit of Fry and Laurie to Jeeves and Wooster, he played Lord Melchett in Blackadder and Oscar Wilde on the big screen.
He is a best-selling author of fiction and three volumes of autobiography, is the voice of the Harry Potter audiobooks and presents BBC Two’s QI.
Stephen has also spoken of his experience of mental health issues and in 2006 he made a documentary exploring the effects of living with Bipolar - it won an Emmy Award.
DISC ONE: Bach - Partita No. 1 in B flat major
DISC TWO: Schubert - Variations 2 & 3 Piano Quintet in A
DISC THREE: Beethoven - Presto Quartet Op. 131 in C-Sharp minor
DISC FOUR: I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free - Nina Simone
DISC FIVE: Wagner - O sink hernieder , Nacht der Liebe - Tristan und Isolde
DISC SIX: Changes - Hugh Laurie
DISC SEVEN: Do I Love You? - Ella Fitzgerald
DISC EIGHT: Arthur Wood - Barwick Green (The Archers' Theme Tune]
BOOK CHOICE: T. S. Eliot Four Quartets
LUXURY CHOICE: Canvasses, easels, brushes, an instruction manual
CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: Roses - The Chainsmokers featuring Rozes
Desert Island Discs was created by Roy Plomley.
Producer: Cathy Drysdale
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2015.
SUN 06:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00z62ns)
Series 2
Foreign Fare
We sometimes forget that vegetables that we see as common-place today in all their varieties have wild origins.
The potato for example is a name given to a tuber that both comes from Africa and South America - and the history of their discovery and export into our European markets can be traced by examining how those first explorers named the plants.
Sir David Attenborough traces the discovery of some common vegetables to their wild beginnings - and the fascinating natural history of their use as food.
Producer: Julian Hector
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2011.
SUN 07:00 Poetry Extra (m002kffx)
The New Harvest
Daljit Nagra revisits the BBC's poetry archive and, to mark the changing seasons, he selects The New Harvest.
This is an exploration of the annual farming rituals, produce and the changing nature of harvests through poetry.
Harvests have featured in poetry and songs for centuries, spanning both the beauty and difficulty of farming.
Poet Sean Borodale discovers how to write a harvest poem now, as he visits farms and witnesses the rituals and celebrations of this time of year.
He'll share poems inspired by harvest time and take a snapshot of our harvests, to hear what has changed and the new reality of farming.
Producer: Caitlin Hobbs
Music by Louis Borodale, Flora Mackintosh Allen and Sebastian James Laudicina
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2023.
SUN 07:30 Searching For Schindler: A Memoir by Thomas Keneally (Omnibus) (m002kffz)
Oskar Schindler is credited with saving the lives of over a thousand Jewish people during the Holocaust.
This is Thomas Keneally's account of how he discovered Schindler's story, which became the basis of his Booker Prize-winning novel 'Schindler's Ark'.
Influential filmmaker Steven Spielberg went on to turn it into the Oscar-winning film 'Schindler's List'.
Omnibus of five parts abridged by Laurence Wareing.
Read by James Laurenson.
Producer: Gaynor MacFarlane
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2008.
SUN 08:40 Inheritance Tracks (p0lr461v)
Janet Street-Porter
Broadcaster Janet Street-Porter with the ‘Mad Scene’ from Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor and ‘Enjoy Yourself’ by Prince Buster.
SUN 08:50 Beasts on the Lawn by Saki (Omnibus) (b0120vy7)
A collection of short stories by Saki (HH Munro) recycled and restaged in a modern day gated community for the far too wealthy for their own good.
The tales are woven together by the character of Clovis, a security guard.
She recalls the events of strange days and long nights.
Story 1 - Tobermory. A barrister couple seek help from Clovis when a demonstration at one of their dinner parties goes horribly wrong.
Story 2 - The Interlopers. The fighting of rival academics reaches new heights when they're in competition for a prestigious award.
Story 3 - Sredni Vashtar. Ten-year old Conrad is having an unhappy time of it, but he believes his pet ferret will avenge his woes.
Story 4 - Gabriel-Ernest. Vile celebrity chef Van Cheele meets his match.
Story 5 - Mrs Packletide's Tiger. Mrs Packletide, ghastly wealthy inheritor of the Gippe perfume empire, needs to shoot a tiger.
Omnibus of five stories, adapted by Sean Grundy.
Clovis .... Pippa Haywood
Tobermory .... Nick Mohammed
Cornelius Appin .... Alan Coveney
Lady Jane Blemley / Ewa Ptorovisch .... Dolly Wells
Jean-Michel Blemley / Van Cheele .... Ed Weeks
Agnes Resker / Louisa Mebbin .... Jennifer Lee Jellicorse
Odo Finsberry .... David Collins
Bertie Van Than .... Paul Dodgson
Georgina Znaeym .... Barbara Flynn
Ulrich Gradwitz .... John Sessions
Jeff the Man .... Malcolm Hamilton
De Ropp .... Rupert Vansittart
Conrad .... Olly Bell
Inge .... Amy Clifton
Gabriel-Ernest .... Carl Prekopp
Mrs Packletide .... Marcia Warren
Director: Alison Crawford
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2011.
SUN 10:00 Frankie Howerd (m001vk5b)
Series 4
Episode 3
The King of Titters goes hippy and recalls tracing an heiress in the Yukon.
Frankie takes a comic look back through his eventful life and illustrious career.
Written by David McKellar and David Nobbs.
With:
Ray Fell
Dilys Laye
Timothy Davies
April Walker.
Music from The Boston Barbers.
Producer: John Browell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in October 1975.
SUN 10:30 Jim the Great (b036jt6g)
Series 2
The Camelot Caper
The impoverished sovereign wants in on Camelot, but a test of 'courtly love' backfires.
Back in the days of yore, one particular chieftain was very hard up... King Jim.
A historical regal romp starring Jimmy Edwards.
Written by Andrew Palmer.
King Jim …. Jimmy Edwards
Queen Esmerelda …. Joan Sanderson
The Chancellor …. Julian Orchard
King Arthur …. Roy Dotrice
Merlin …. John Glover
With:
June Whitfield
Following a successful pilot, ‘Jim the Great’ ran for three series on BBC Radio 2 between 1976 and 1979.
Producer: Edward Taylor
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in October 1979.
SUN 11:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m001psmy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SUN 11:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00z62ns)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]
SUN 12:00 Poetry Extra (m002kffx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
SUN 12:30 Searching For Schindler: A Memoir by Thomas Keneally (Omnibus) (m002kffz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
SUN 13:40 Inheritance Tracks (p0lr461v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:40 today]
SUN 13:50 Beasts on the Lawn by Saki (Omnibus) (b0120vy7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]
SUN 15:00 Frankie Howerd (m001vk5b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SUN 15:30 Jim the Great (b036jt6g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]
SUN 16:00 Haunted (b01qyntg)
Which One? by R Chetwynd-Hayes
1940: A fire warden team are put to the severest test during a bombing raid. Will they all survive?
R Chetwynd-Hayes's creepy tale dramatised by Patricia Mays.
Drayton ..... Reginald Marsh
Hughes ..... Garrard Green
Raymond ..... Robert Glenister
Smithers ..... Adrian Egan
Jackson ..... Nigel Graham
David ..... Graham Conway.
Director: Derek Hoddinott
First broadcast on the BBC World Service in July 1984.
SUN 16:30 Jefferson 37 by Jenny Stephens (b007k4bh)
2. Lucy
Eleanor discovers more about the true nature of the work of the Abbotsville clone farm.
And she reveals the real reason why she’s been so affected by the little girl known as Saskia Treby 9.
Stars Oliver Hembrough.
Jenny Stephens’ sci-fi thriller.
Jefferson 37 …. Oliver Hembrough
Pate 2 …. Dharmesh Patel
Eleanor Riley …. Alison Carney
Dr Abbots …. David Birrell
Dr Martel …. Rob Swinton
Paul Smith …. Alex Jones
Saskia Treby 9 …. Helen Monks
Director: Peter Leslie Wild
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in January 2006.
SUN 17:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m001psmy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SUN 17:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00z62ns)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]
SUN 18:00 Poetry Extra (m002kffx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
SUN 18:30 Searching For Schindler: A Memoir by Thomas Keneally (Omnibus) (m002kffz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
SUN 19:40 Inheritance Tracks (p0lr461v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:40 today]
SUN 19:50 Beasts on the Lawn by Saki (Omnibus) (b0120vy7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]
SUN 21:00 Frankie Howerd (m001vk5b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SUN 21:30 Jim the Great (b036jt6g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]
SUN 22:00 Clare in the Community (b008jwjr)
Series 1
Stage Fright
The social worker's disgruntled husband Brian writes a play based on their marriage.
Clare Barker the social worker who has all the right jargon but never a practical solution.
A control freak, Clare likes nothing better than interfering in other people's lives on both a professional and personal basis. Clare is in her 30s, white, middle class and heterosexual, all of which are occasional causes of discomfort to her.
Clare continually struggles to control both her professional and private life
In today's Big Society there are plenty of challenges out there for an involved, caring social worker. Or even Clare.
Written by Harry Venning and David Ramsden.
Starring Sally Phillips and Alex Lowe.
Clare ...... Sally Phillips
Brian ...... Alex Lowe
Megan ...... Nina Conti
Ray ...... Richard Lumsden
Irene ...... Ellen Thomas
Helen ...... Gemma Craven
With Paul Chequer, Alex Tregear, Bharti Patel and Sartaj Garewal.
Producer: Katie Tyrrell.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2004.
SUN 22:30 Mark Thomas: The Manifesto (b00fm3lj)
Series 1
Episode 1
Comedian and political activist Mark Thomas believes that, as a nation, we are drifting economically, politically and socially.
Where - he asks - are the great ideas, theories and visions that will help this country in its hour of need?
Mark wants to create a "People's Manifesto", so he takes suggestions from his studio audience and gets them to vote for the best.
The winner of each show will be enforceable by law.
SO pay attention!
Producer: Ed Morrish
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2009.
SUN 23:00 Meet David Sedaris (m000tfkv)
Series 8
Instalment 2
When the whole world ground to a Covid-fuelled viral halt - world-renowned storyteller David Sedaris recorded this special series of entertaining essays and diary entries at his Sussex home.
This time the focus of David’s sardonic wit and incisive social critiques:
* Unbuttoned
David Sedaris first shared his very particular world view having brought us The SantaLand Diaries back in 1996.
David has become one of America’s pre-eminent humour writers and, in 2019, was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
The great skill with which he slices through cultural euphemisms and political correctness proves that he's a master of satire and one of the most observant writers addressing the human condition today.
Producer: Steve Doherty.
A Giddy Goat production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in March 2021.
SUN 23:30 I Think I've Got a Problem (b007wwdc)
Series 1
Episode 2
Having been arrested for inciting a near riot at a football match, Tom is sentenced to do community service at an old folk's home.
Here he meets an ageing banjo player who can also see his "imaginary" band.
Will Charlie prove to Sadie that he's not going mad? Will there be lots of dancing and singing on the terraces? Will there be a pun about perfect-pitch...?
Starring Suggs and Bob Monkhouse.
Andrew McGibbon and Nick Romero's everyday story about a man who can't stop himself from breaking into song.
Tom Caine …… Suggs
Dr Boone …… Bob Monkhouse
Sadie …… Mika Simmons
Bouche …… Phil Cornwell
Clammy Clemence …… Michael Roberts
Jake …… Andrew McGibbon
Monty DeVere …… Nick Romero
Judge …… Emma Clarke
Songs: Andrew McGibbon. Nick Romero and Suggs
Director: Chris Neill
Producers: Torquil MacLeod. Julian Mayers and Andrew McGibbon.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2001.

MONDAY 06 OCTOBER 2025

MON 00:00 Haunted (b01qyntg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 on Sunday]
MON 00:30 Jefferson 37 by Jenny Stephens (b007k4bh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:30 on Sunday]
MON 01:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m001psmy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Sunday]
MON 01:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00z62ns)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 on Sunday]
MON 02:00 Poetry Extra (m002kffx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Sunday]
MON 02:30 Searching For Schindler: A Memoir by Thomas Keneally (Omnibus) (m002kffz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Sunday]
MON 03:40 Inheritance Tracks (p0lr461v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:40 on Sunday]
MON 03:50 Beasts on the Lawn by Saki (Omnibus) (b0120vy7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 on Sunday]
MON 05:00 Frankie Howerd (m001vk5b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday]
MON 05:30 Jim the Great (b036jt6g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 on Sunday]
MON 06:00 Destination - Fire! (m000b6l4)
Series 1
4. Smoke Screen
Can fire investigator Quentin Barnaby determine if a cinema blaze was an accident or arson?
Starring Robert Beatty.
Philip Levene’s series of intriguing cases for a fire investigator.
Quentin Barnaby … Robert Beatty
Val Crane … Gudrun Ure
Inspector Hackett …Duncan McIntyre
Alec Groves … Anthony Hall
Joe Selby … Lewis Stringer
Cinema Patron… Peggy Butt
Mr Haynes … Peter Claughton
Fred Springer … Jon Rollason
Mrs Todd … Elizabeth Morgan
Doreen … Jill Hyem
Fire Officer Gregson … Peter Pratt
Jenkins / Guard's Voice … Lee Fox
Producer: Martyn C Webster
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in October 1962.
MON 06:30 A Spanish Lover by Joanna Trollope (m002kfr9)
1. Twins
Lizzie and Frances are twins.
Lizzie appears to have everything.
Frances seems to be lacking romance...
The story of twins Frances and Lizzie, whose lives take very contrasting paths.
Starring Jemma Redgrave and Caroline Langrishe.
Joanna Trollope's compelling novel, first published in 1993.
Dramatised in six episodes by Melissa Murray.
Frances .... Jemma Redgrave
Lizzie .... Caroline Langrishe
Barbara .... Dorothy Tutin
William .... Geoffrey Palmer
Robert .... Paul Rhys
Luis ... John Turner
Other parts played by:
Patience Tomlinson
Andrew Branch
Roger May
Zulema Dene
Sandra James Young
Children:
Kim Staines
George Allonby
Guy Witcher
James Cohen
Director: Janet Whitaker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in October 1995.
MON 07:00 Pankhiraj (b07n36t8)
Homeward Bound
Will an unexpected event bring Nishith and Sripurna closer together?
Three generations of women collide in the conclusion of Tanika Gupta's four-part comedy.
Starring Charubala Chokshi, Souad Faress and Meera Syal.
Malati ...... Meera Syal
Dida ...... Charubala Chokshi
Sripurna ...... Souad Faress
Rehana ...... Vinny Dhillon
Geoffrey ...... Geoffrey Beevers
Nishith ...... Bhasker Patel
Director: Michelle Matherson Frederick
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1996.
MON 07:30 Dad's Army (b007jscw)
Series 1
Operation Kilt
Captain Mainwaring's squad is challenged to try and capture the headquarters of the Highland platoon.
The comic exploits of a Second World War Home Guard platoon in Walmington-on-Sea.
Adapted for radio from Jimmy Perry and David Croft's TV scripts by Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles.
Captain Mainwaring …. Arthur Lowe
Sergeant Wilson …. John Le Mesurier
Corporal Jones …. Clive Dunn
Private Godfrey …. Arnold Ridley
Private Pike …. Ian Lavender
Private Frazer …. John Laurie
Captain Ogilvy …. Jack Watson
Mrs Pike …. Pearl Hackney
Announcer …. John Snagge
Producer: John Dyas
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1974.
MON 08:00 Rhys James (m000c4qk)
Rhys James Isn't...
Rhys James Isn’t… "A"
In an attempt to become more politically engaged, comedian Rhys James tries on opinions like clothes to see how they fit.
For starters, he’s putting his left leg in first.
Dressed as a wishy-washy liberal Rhys asks:
* Why are we not doing more to save the planet?
* Why is it taking so long to teach LGBTQ+ issues in schools?
* Why doesn’t everywhere have gender-neutral toilets?
* And why are we letting Facebook spy on us?
This is what he thinks this week, but next week he’ll be a week older and more right wing…
Written and performed by Rhys James
Producer: Carl Cooper
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in December 2019.
MON 08:30 And When Did You Last See Your Father? by Blake Morrison (b04nqf7n)
1. The Rebel
On a hot Cheshire day in 1959, the family gets stuck in traffic.
But Blake's dad is an impatient and cantankerous doctor who does not take to delays well and takes silly risks.
Could a medical operation finally defeat him?
Blake Morrison's award-winning tribute to his father - an irascible Yorkshire GP.
Abridged and read in nine parts by Blake Morrison.
Producer: Di Speirs
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1994.
MON 08:45 Going Straight by Melissa Murray (b08hlk9v)
1. Betrayal
Lesbian Emma begins an affair with a man.
But then discovers she's inadvertently betrayed the trust of the people she holds most dear.
Melissa Murray's comedy drama about sex, work and family.
Emma ...... Helen Schlesinger
Sophie ...... Jane Slavin
James ...... James Lailey
Kirsty ...... Siobhan Redmond
Isaac ...... Nick Underwood
Martin ...... Sargon Yelda
Director: Marc Beeby
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2017.
MON 09:00 Paul Sinha's Perfect Pub Quiz (m002k391)
Series 4
Foxy Flag Facts
Paul Sinha tests his audience in Leicester on their knowledge of their home county, Trivial Pursuit-style - with all the colours of questions, from geography to entertainment, getting asked. Can they fill the wedges, and can Paul answer their favourite questions, about crisps, bells and cricket?
Written and performed by Paul Sinha
Additional material: Oliver Levy
Additional questions: The Audience
Original music: Tim Sutton
Recording engineer: Jerry Peal
Mixed by: Rich Evans
Producer: Ed Morrish
A Lead Mojo production for BBC Radio 4
MON 09:30 Empire of Tea (m001tb9s)
6. Tough, Tiring, Difficult
The introduction of industrial tea production in India in the 19th Century created huge demand for tea pickers.
Many were employed under a system of indenture. These contracts often meant five years of work in return for bed and board.
Jo Sharma of the University of Toronto tells Sathnam Sanghera about the harrowing conditions people found themselves working in.
He also considers claims that some of the modern problems in the industry, like low wages and poor health and safety conditions, are a legacy of that imperial system.
Producer: Paul Martin
A BBC Audio Wales production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in December 2023.
MON 09:45 Daily Service (m002kfrc)
Where is God’s kingdom now?
A special week of services exploring the Lord’s Prayer as part of the Archbishop of York’s Faith in the North initiative across the North of England and the Isle of Man, reflecting on the words of this well-loved prayer and what it means for our lives today.
Presenter: The Ven Miranda Threlfall-Holmes
Theme: Where is God’s kingdom now?
Reading: Matthew 6 27-34
Music: Beauty for brokenness - Graham Kendrick
Kingdom Come - Yvonne Lyon
Seek ye first the Kingdom of God - St Martin's Voices
MON 10:00 That Reminds Me (b007jn6n)
Series 2
Roy Hudd
Entertainer Roy Hudd looks back at his long and varied career on stage, TV and radio.
Featuring memories of stars he’s worked from Billy Dainty to Arthur Askey, plus his love of music hall.
Recorded with an audience.
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2000.
MON 10:30 The Body Electric (b08v8hbl)
Cathy FitzGerald considers what we can learn about the body by experiencing it through the senses of artists.
Imagine you're experiencing the human body for the very first time.
Look at the spiderweb of lines on a palm, how delicate the skin is at the pulse-point on the wrist. Feel the squishy warmth of an ear lobe, the dry honeycomb of elbow-skin. What does it sound like when a hand brushes a cheek? Do the shoulders smell different to the back?
We're surrounded by images of the body - and yet perhaps less in touch with our own fleshy selves than at any time in history.
Many of us know our bodies only in terms of illness or deficiency - how they let us down.
Cathy explores the surface of the body as a terra incognita in the company of three artists, who each work with a different sense:
* Sound-artist Matthew Herbert (who creates an 'audio-nude')
* Wolfgang Georgsdorf who works with smell
* Scottish painter Alison Watt
She also attends a life-drawing class at the National Gallery, led by drawing tutor and art-historian Karly Allen.
Produced and presented by Cathy FitzGerald.
A White Stiletto production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in June 2017.
MON 11:00 Destination - Fire! (m000b6l4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
MON 11:30 A Spanish Lover by Joanna Trollope (m002kfr9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
MON 12:00 Pankhiraj (b07n36t8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
MON 12:30 Dad's Army (b007jscw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
MON 13:00 Rhys James (m000c4qk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 13:30 And When Did You Last See Your Father? by Blake Morrison (b04nqf7n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 13:45 Going Straight by Melissa Murray (b08hlk9v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
MON 14:00 Just a Minute (b00wdffp)
Series 58
Episode 2
Nicholas Parsons presides over the devious game where panellists are challenged to speak for one minute without hesitation, deviation or repetition.
With:
Paul Merton
Sue Perkins
Julian Clary
Kevin Eldon
Subjects include: My Relationship With The Chairman, The Ultimate Road Trip, How To Tell A Story, The Country Life, Determinism, Building Bridges, Seven Ways To Say Goodbye, The Most Useless Thing I've Ever Bought, Dostoyevsky, Getting Rid Of Hiccups
Created by Ian Messiter.
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2010.
MON 14:30 Married (b00804fg)
Series 2
Serenity
It's been a taxing few months for Robin in his new universe, but at last he seems to have tapped into that well of inner peace.
Or is there a more obvious explanation?
Hugh Bonneville stars in Tony Bagley's comedy.
Robin .... Hugh Bonneville
Lesley .... Josie Lawrence
Dirk .... Stephen Frost
Ned .... Sam Bradley
Maxine .... Ann Gosling
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2000.
MON 15:00 Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte (b007jlky)
1. An Unwelcoming House
Emily Bronte's novel shocked the public when it first appeared in 1847 with its ghostly tale of obsessive love and revenge.
Mr Lockwood visits an unwelcoming house up on the Yorkshire moors.
But how did brooding Heathcliff come to arrive at Wuthering Heights?
Starring John Duttine and Amanda Root.
Dramatised in five parts by Bryony Lavery.
Heathcliff ...... John Duttine
Cathy Earnshaw ...... Amanda Root
Catherine Heathcliff ..... Emma Fielding
Nellie Dean ...... Sharon Duce
Mr Lockwood ...... David Collings
Hindley ...... Jonathan Keeble
Hareton ...... Gary Cady
Joseph ...... Steve Hodson
Zillah ...... Becky Hindley
Mr Earnshaw ...... John Turner
Edgar ...... Paul Rhys
Isabella ...... Emily Watson
Mary ...... Jilly Bond
Mr Linton ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Mrs Linton ..... Tessa Worsley
Dr Kenneth ...... John Hartley
Mrs Earnshaw ...... Patience Tomlinson
Children played by:
Sheridan Smith
Liam Barr
Naomi Bell
Felix Bell
Attase Mora
Producer: Janet Whitaker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1995.
MON 16:00 That Reminds Me (b007jn6n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
MON 16:30 The Body Electric (b08v8hbl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]
MON 17:00 Destination - Fire! (m000b6l4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
MON 17:30 A Spanish Lover by Joanna Trollope (m002kfr9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
MON 18:00 Pankhiraj (b07n36t8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
MON 18:30 Dad's Army (b007jscw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
MON 19:00 Rhys James (m000c4qk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 19:30 And When Did You Last See Your Father? by Blake Morrison (b04nqf7n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 19:45 Going Straight by Melissa Murray (b08hlk9v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
MON 20:00 Just a Minute (b00wdffp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 today]
MON 20:30 Married (b00804fg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 today]
MON 21:00 Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte (b007jlky)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 today]
MON 22:00 Paul Sinha's Perfect Pub Quiz (m002k391)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
MON 22:30 The Right Time (b00c0btz)
Series 3
Episode 3
Vengeful parents, school day memories - and an unusual police stop and check...
The sketch comedy for people growing older disgracefully.
Starring:
Eleanor Bron
Graeme Garden
Neil Innes
Clive Swift
Roger Blake
Paula Wilcox
Written by Tony Bagley, Julie Baloo, Colin Bostock Smith, Jan Etherington, Graeme Garden, Mike Haskins, Emma Kennedy, Bob Sinfield, David Spicer, Peter Usher, Chris Thompson and Pete Reynolds.
Script Editor: Jed Parsons.
Music by Ronnie & The Rex and Neil Innes.
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2003.
MON 23:00 The News Quiz (m002k4q0)
Series 118
Less Flags, More Bunting
At this week's Labour Conference, Kier Starmer warned that Britain faces a 'fork in the road'. Helping Andy Zaltzman decide which way to turn are Ian Smith, Celya AB, Hugo Rifkind and Zoe Lyons.
Written by Andy Zaltzman.
With additional material by: Cody Dahler, Eve Delaney and John Tothill
Producer: Georgia Keating and James Robinson
Executive Producer: Pete Strauss
Production Coordinator: Jodie Charman
Sound Editor: Marc Willcox
A BBC Studios Production for Radio 4.
MON 23:30 The Harpoon (b007k4lf)
Series 1
Episode 2
It's a special 'Looking Ahead to Autumn' issue of your nostalgic favourite weekly paper!
Written by Julian Dutton and Peter Baynham.
Performed by:
Julian Dutton
Peter Baynham
Alistair McGowan
Mary Elliot-Nelson
Bryonie Pritchard
Producer: Sarah Smith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1991.

TUESDAY 07 OCTOBER 2025

TUE 00:00 That Reminds Me (b007jn6n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:30 The Body Electric (b08v8hbl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 Destination - Fire! (m000b6l4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 A Spanish Lover by Joanna Trollope (m002kfr9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 Pankhiraj (b07n36t8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:30 Dad's Army (b007jscw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 Rhys James (m000c4qk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Monday]
TUE 03:30 And When Did You Last See Your Father? by Blake Morrison (b04nqf7n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Monday]
TUE 03:45 Going Straight by Melissa Murray (b08hlk9v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 Just a Minute (b00wdffp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:30 Married (b00804fg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte (b007jlky)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Monday]
TUE 06:00 Destination - Fire! (m002kgll)
Series 1
6. Fire Brand
A clinic goes up in flames.
The first port-of-call for investigator ‘Q’ Barnaby is a troubled young woman with a history of starting fires...
Starring Robert Beatty.
Philip Levene’s series of intriguing cases for a fire investigator.
Quentin ‘Q’ Barnaby …. Robert Beatty
Valerie Chrane .... Gudrun Ure
Mary Ryder .... Peggy Butt
Gerald Ryder .... Derek Blomfield
PC Stan Marsden .... Frank Partington
George Pearson .... Will Leighton
Inspector Hackett .... Duncan McIntyre
Dr Gifford .... Grizelda Hervey
Alec Groves.... Anthony Hall
Back in 1962, writer Philip Levene explained his inspiration:
"I have always been fascinated by fire... I was struck by the wide variety of intriguing ideas in a field that seemed (bar the obvious insurance fraud) comparatively untouched to date... but the puzzle of the charred remains of a burnt-out building intrigue me. The motivations of arson are numerous: greed, financial reverses destruction of evidence and revenge".
Producer: Martyn C Webster
First broadcast on the BBC Light Service in October 1962.
*** With thanks to the Radio Circle for sourcing the audio***
TUE 06:30 A Spanish Lover by Joanna Trollope (m002kgln)
2. Upset
Frances has a disastrous trip to Spain and manages to upset everyone in her family.
The story of twins Frances and Lizzie, whose lives take very contrasting paths.
Starring Jemma Redgrave and Caroline Langrishe.
Joanna Trollope's compelling novel, first published in 1993.
Dramatised by Melissa Murray.
Frances .... Jemma Redgrave
Lizzie .... Caroline Langrishe
Luis .... John Turner
Barbara .... Dorothy Tutin
William .... Geoffrey Palmer
Robert .... Paul Rhys
Other parts played by:
Patience Tomlinson
Linda Reagan
Sandra James Young
David Timson
Children:
Kim Staines
Guy Witcher
James Cohen
Director: Janet Whitaker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in October 1995.
TUE 07:00 Wally Who? (b08s7l76)
I Want to Be in Movies
"Hobnobbing it with the rich and famous. I'm definitely moving up in the world. Who'd have dreamt that one day I'd be drinking in a bar where they let you have peanuts for nothing?"
Can Wally Thornton turn his dreams of screen stardom into reality?
Starring Tony Brandon as Wally.
With:
Chris Ellison
John Jardine
Nick Maloney
Rosalind Knight
Tony Brandon's BBC career was mainly as a disc-jockey for Radio 1 and 2 from 1967-1982, but as an actor, he also recorded the comedy series 'The Family Brandon' and 'Wally Who?'
Written by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor.
Theme and incidental music by Debbie Katz.
Produced in Manchester by Mike Craig.
First broadcast on BBC Radio in November 1982.
TUE 07:30 The Goon Show (b007jprr)
Series 8
The Man Who Never Was
The Brits must trick the enemy. A 1958 remake of the 1956 spoof of the war film based on the 1953 book.
Groundbreaking, surreal BBC radio comedy written by Spike Milligan.
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: Charles Chilton
First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in February 1958.
TUE 08:00 The Wilsons Save the World (m0002zrd)
Series 2
You Can’t Do That Anymore
Mike Wilson has some key loves in his life – his sourdough starter, his wife and children (obviously), but also the cult rock group of his formative years - The Smiths.
Jangly and heartfelt it’s perfect music for the tortured soul; albeit one with a comfortable and privileged life.
Until that is, Cat comes crashing in with her questions. Are some of Morrissey’s more recent statements problematic and if so, can we separate the arts from the artist? What else can’t we enjoy anymore?
A rummage through his parent’s attic suggests LOTS, it turns out. Mike’s dilemma contorts him with anxiety as the family pick their way through this new minefield. Can we ‘offset’ liking problematic things?
Sitcom about trying to live ethically and do the right thing.
Written by Marcus Brigstocke and Sarah Morgan.
Mike …… Marcus Brigstocke
Max …… Kerry Godliman
Cat …… Mia Jenkins
Lola …… India Brown
Jennifer …… Vicki Pepperdine
Producer Julia McKenzie
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in March 2019.
TUE 08:30 And When Did You Last See Your Father? by Blake Morrison (b04nqt87)
2. A Wet Sunday
Blake remembers reluctantly hosing his father Arthur's Mercedes car as a teenager.
And also, how his dad hoped he'd follow in his footsteps as a doctor.
Years later, Blake wanders round the house - which was his father's retirement project - whilst he lies in hospital...
Blake Morrison's award-winning tribute to his father - an irascible Yorkshire GP.
Abridged and read by Blake Morrison.
Producer: Di Speirs
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1994.
TUE 08:45 Going Straight by Melissa Murray (b08hnj2s)
2. Pressure
Pressure mounts on lesbian Emma to tell her best friend Kirsty about her affair with a man - news that could ruin both their relationship and Kirsty's business.
Melissa Murray's comedy drama about sex, work and family.
Emma ...... Helen Schlesinger
Sophie ...... Jane Slavin
Ted ...... Brian Protheroe
Mary ...... Adie Allen
Gwen ...... Debra Baker
Woman ...... Scarlett Brookes
Director: Marc Beeby
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2017.
TUE 09:00 Mark Steel's in Town (m0012glr)
Series 11
Whitby
There’s one thing you definitely can’t miss in Whitby and that’s the ruined abbey up on a cliff looking down on the town. It’s also hard to miss the jawbone of a blue whale set atop the opposite hill and the fact that Dracula was a researched and written here by Bram Stoker. You’ll not go wanting if you are in search of a chip either. Mark Steel manages to dodge the seagulls and presents his findings to a local audience at The Brunswick Centre.
The full box set of all episodes (with well over 50 towns visited) is available now wherever you get your podcasts.
Written by and starring...Mark Steel
With additional material from Pete Sinclair
Production Coordinator...Beverly Tagg
Producer...Julia McKenzie
A BBC Studios Production.
TUE 09:30 Empire of Tea (m001tbgz)
7. Punjabi Cha and Masala Chai
Like Britain (and several other countries), India sees tea as its definitive national drink.
But as Sathnam Sanghera discovers, mass market Indian tea culture was seeded, in large part, by its coloniser.
With a trip to a chai stall in London and a chat with the historian Romita Ray, Sathnam charts the development of tea in India from both indigenous and imperial origins.
Amid its regional diversity, how did it become India’s national drink?
Producer: Paul Martin
A BBC Audio Wales production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in December 2023.
TUE 09:45 Daily Service (m002kglq)
What does enough look like?
A special week of services exploring the Lord’s Prayer as part of the Archbishop of York’s Faith in the North initiative across the North of England and the Isle of Man, reflecting on the words of this well-loved prayer and what it means for our lives today.
Presenter: Rev’d Dave Ho Young, Vicar, Leeds
Theme: What does enough look like?
Reading: Philippians 4:11-13
Music
10,000 reasons - Jonathan Ogden
Bread for the World – St Martin’s Singers
Guide me o thou great redeemer - Lucy Grimble
TUE 10:00 A Good Read (m0009kt6)
Lisa Jewell & Aditya Chakrabortty
Author Lisa Jewell and economics commentator Aditya Chakrabortty join Harriett Gilbert to talk about their favourite books by Amit Chaudhuri, Liz Nugent and Rose Tremain.
Afternoon Raag by Amit Chaudhuri
Publisher: Oneworld
Unravelling Oliver by Liz Nugent
Publisher: Penguin
Rosie: Scenes from a Vanished Life by Rose Tremain
Publisher: Vintage
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2019.
Photo credit: Andrew Whitton
TUE 10:30 A Mortal Work of Art (b039pdtg)
As tattoos become ever more visible on the bodies of the British public, Mary Anne Hobbs explores the meeting point between the world of fine art and the world of tattoos.
She talks to Spider Webb, the tattoo artist credited with creating the first conceptual art tattoo and the artist Sandra Ann Vita Minchin who is in the process of getting a 17th century Dutch masterpiece tattooed on her back.
She visits art historian Dr Matt Lodder who is writing what will be the first art history text on tattooing. She meets Alex Binnie, proprietor of Into You Tattoo - one of the first tattoo parlours in the UK to openly fuse fine art and tattooing.
Writer Shelley Jackson caught public attention worldwide when she launched her Skin project in 2003.
Skin was to be a short story which would exist as over 2,000 words individually tattooed on volunteers. These participants would become the words in Shelley's story. Mary Anne talks to Shelley about the inspiration behind Skin and she meets one of Shelley's words - the novelist and short story connoisseur Nicholas Royle.
Mary Anne discusses how fine art is influencing and being influenced by tattooing with Sion Smith, editor of Skin Deep, the UK's best-selling Tattoo Magazine and Trent Aitken-Smith editor of Tattoo Master. She talks to one of the new generation of tatto artists, Amanda Wachob, who sees skin as the ultimate canvas.
A Mortal Work of Art explores a practice often portrayed as a marginal pursuit, but that is most definitely mainstream today, and asks why the art establishment has taken such a long time to embrace it.
Producer: Ekene Akalawu
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2013.
TUE 11:00 Destination - Fire! (m002kgll)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
TUE 11:30 A Spanish Lover by Joanna Trollope (m002kgln)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
TUE 12:00 Wally Who? (b08s7l76)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
TUE 12:30 The Goon Show (b007jprr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
TUE 13:00 The Wilsons Save the World (m0002zrd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 13:30 And When Did You Last See Your Father? by Blake Morrison (b04nqt87)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 13:45 Going Straight by Melissa Murray (b08hnj2s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
TUE 14:00 Guess What? (b066f71q)
Episode 8
Animal, vegetable or mineral?
Barry Took hosts a revised version of popular radio parlour game of 20 questions.
On the panel:
Geoffrey Durham
Chris Serle
Clare Francis
Written by Michael Dines.
Producer: Andy Aliffe
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1998.
TUE 14:30 The Golden Age (b01nx4j3)
Saturday Sports Parade
Tharb and Lord Reith have to help the King overcome a bizarre speech impediment, with the dubious aid of tempestuous children's presenter, Lancelot Wyndham.
Meanwhile, Mabel tries to revamp the BBC's flagship sports show, "Saturday Sports Parade".
First radio sitcom written by Channel 4's Father Ted writer, Arthur Mathews.
Starring Robert Bathurst.
Set in the BBC's Broadcasting House in London during the 1930s, this series follows head of programmes, John Tharb and his assistant, Mabel Hopcraft as they struggle to deal with the foibles and fragile egos of radio's biggest stars.
These include the perpetually drunk band-leader, Ronaldo and the most boring man in radio, Mallard Tofts. Tharb's task is not made any easier by having to constantly defer to the whims and wishes of his irascible boss, Lord Reith.
John Tharb ...... Robert Bathurst
Mabel Hopcraft ...... Vicky McClure
Lord Reith ...... Ford Kiernan
Lancelot Wyndham ...... Peter Egan
The Queen Consort ...... Pippa Evans
The King / Edward Fellowes ...... Kevin Bishop
Gerald Merry ..... Ewan Bailey
Producer: Simon Mayhew-Archer.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2012.
TUE 15:00 Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte (b007jllc)
2. Revenge
Heathcliff is already plotting his revenge on Hindley for his degradation, but it's tearing him apart from Cathy...
Starring John Duttine and Amanda Root.
Emily Bronte's tale of passion, jealousy and revenge.
Dramatised by Bryony Lavery.
Heathcliff ...... John Duttine
Cathy Earnshaw ...... Amanda Root
Nellie Dean ...... Sharon Duce
Mr Lockwood ...... David Collings
Edgar ...... Paul Rhys
Isabella ...... Emily Watson
Hindley ...... Jonathan Keeble
Frances ...... Jilly Bond
Joseph ..... Steve Hodson
Zillah ...... Becky Hindley
Dr Kenneth ...... John Hartley
Mrs Linton ...... Tessa Worsley
Producer: Janet Whitaker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1995.
TUE 16:00 A Good Read (m0009kt6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
TUE 16:30 A Mortal Work of Art (b039pdtg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]
TUE 17:00 Destination - Fire! (m002kgll)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
TUE 17:30 A Spanish Lover by Joanna Trollope (m002kgln)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
TUE 18:00 Wally Who? (b08s7l76)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
TUE 18:30 The Goon Show (b007jprr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
TUE 19:00 The Wilsons Save the World (m0002zrd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 19:30 And When Did You Last See Your Father? by Blake Morrison (b04nqt87)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 19:45 Going Straight by Melissa Murray (b08hnj2s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
TUE 20:00 Guess What? (b066f71q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 today]
TUE 20:30 The Golden Age (b01nx4j3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 today]
TUE 21:00 Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte (b007jllc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 today]
TUE 22:00 Mark Steel's in Town (m0012glr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
TUE 22:30 The Maltby Collection (b00cnclw)
Series 1
Episode 1
Rod Millet has always dreamed of working at the Maltby Collection.
But when he’s appointed deputy curator of painting and sculpture, it quickly becomes clear that the son of a self-made biscuit mogul isn't going to fit into the musty and insular world of London antiquities...
Starring Geoffrey Palmer and Julian Rhind-Tutt.
The first of three series of David Nobbs’ sitcom about a small art museum staffed by eccentrics and obsessives.
Rod Millet ...... Julian Rhind-Tutt
Walter Brindle ...... Geoffrey Palmer
Prunella Edgecumbe ...... Rachel Atkins
Julian Crumb-Loosely ...... Ben Willbond
Des Wainwright ...... Michael Smiley
Eva Tattle ...... Julia Deakin
Wilf Arbuthnot ...... Geoff McGivern
Producer: Colin Anderson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2007.
TUE 23:00 Bridget Christie Minds the Gap (b01r5s2l)
Series 1
Episode 2
Bridget considers women and their day-to-day relationships with each other, via an organic herb puff snack, a church pew and a bag of dirty laundry.
Fred MacAulay helps her remember some of the key incidents which brought her to an epiphany and a call-to-arms.
Stand up comedy series on the state of British feminism today.
Bridget asks why feminism became a dirty word and whether the modern British woman needs it.
Producer: Alison Vernon-Smith and and Alexandra Smith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2013.
TUE 23:30 And Now in Colour (b007jvy6)
Series 2
The Grand Tour
The sketch show team take their audience on a luxury excursion to London.
Precision comedy written and performed by:
Tim Firth
Tim de Jongh
Michael Rutger
William Vandyck
Producer: Lissa Evans
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1991.

WEDNESDAY 08 OCTOBER 2025

WED 00:00 A Good Read (m0009kt6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 A Mortal Work of Art (b039pdtg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 Destination - Fire! (m002kgll)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 A Spanish Lover by Joanna Trollope (m002kgln)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 Wally Who? (b08s7l76)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday]
WED 02:30 The Goon Show (b007jprr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Tuesday]
WED 03:00 The Wilsons Save the World (m0002zrd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Tuesday]
WED 03:30 And When Did You Last See Your Father? by Blake Morrison (b04nqt87)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Tuesday]
WED 03:45 Going Straight by Melissa Murray (b08hnj2s)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 Guess What? (b066f71q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:30 The Golden Age (b01nx4j3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte (b007jllc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Tuesday]
WED 06:00 Destination - Fire! (m000b864)
Series 1
7. The Guilty Ghost
Can 'Q' Barnaby determine whether a fire aboard ship is an accident - or arson?
Starring Robert Beatty.
Philip Levene’s series of intriguing cases for a fire investigator.
Quentin Barnaby … Robert Beatty
Val Crane … Gudrun Ure
Inspector Hackett …Duncan McIntyre
Alec Groves … Anthony Hall
Mrs Morreau … Vivienne Chatterton
Jan … Malcolm Hayes
Captain Clarke … Leslie Perrins
Taylor … Anthony VIccars
Freeman … Godfrey Kenton
Fred … Frank Partington
Producer: Martyn C Webster
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in November 1962.
WED 06:30 A Spanish Lover by Joanna Trollope (m002kgpz)
3. Two Worlds
Lizzie's world is falling apart, but Frances is enjoying life in Spain.
The story of twins Frances and Lizzie, whose lives take very contrasting paths.
Starring Jemma Redgrave and Caroline Langrishe.
Joanna Trollope's compelling novel, first published in 1993.
Dramatised by Melissa Murray.
Frances .... Jemma Redgrave
Lizzie .... Caroline Langrishe
Luis .... John Turner
Barbara .... Dorothy Tutin
William .... Geoffrey Palmer
Robert .... Paul Rhys
Other parts played by:
Patience Tomlinson
Linda Reagan
Sandra James Young
Stephen Critchlow
Tessa Worsley
Children:
Kim Staines
Guy Witcher
James Cohen
Kirsty Adams
George Allonby
Director: Janet Whitaker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in October 1995.
WED 07:00 Star Terk II (m002kgq1)
Series 1
The Annual Convention of Radio Producers
From agony aunts to gloomy hospital visitors.
‘Star Terk II’ is the quickfire sketch show that brazenly goes where no comedy has gone before!
Written by Terry Ravenscroft.
Starring:
Jeffrey Holland
Susie Blake
Fred Harris
Christopher Godwin
Producer: Martin Fisher
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1987.
WED 07:30 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jny1)
Series 5
The Grappling Game
The Lad Himself and Miss Pugh go to the wrestling, with a shock result!
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 composed and conducted by Wally Stott.
Producer: Tom Ronald
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in April 1958.
WED 08:00 Dot (b08r1ljg)
Series 2
Meat
Dot and the gals take control of the kitchens in the War Rooms.
Their task is to prepare a delicious cut of veal to woo the American Ambassador.
It's a shame Dot just ate it. How will they wriggle out of this one?
Rollicking war time comedy by Ed Harris about the staff from the personnel department of the Cabinet Rooms.
Dot ...... Fenella Woolgar
Myrtle ...... Kate O'Flynn
Peg ...... Freya Parker
Air Marshal Peabody ...... David Acton
Abraham A. Abrahams Jnr. III ...... Nicholas Murchie
Uncle Ken ...... John Dougall
Producer: Jessica Mitic
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2017.
WED 08:30 And When Did You Last See Your Father? by Blake Morrison (b04nrdc4)
3. Camping
Blake visits his father who is tenaciously hanging on to life and remembers their visit to Lake Windermere...
Blake Morrison's award-winning tribute to his father - an irascible Yorkshire GP.
Abridged and read by Blake Morrison.
Producer: Di Speirs
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1994.
WED 08:45 Going Straight by Melissa Murray (b08hnr6d)
3. Revelation
Emma tells Kirsty that she has been having an affair with a man - with disastrous consequences.
Melissa Murray's comedy drama about sex, work and family.
Emma ...... Helen Schlesinger
Kirsty ...... Siobhan Redmond
James ...... James Lailey
Isaac ...... Nick Underwood
Ted ...... Brian Protheroe
Director: Marc Beeby
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2017.
WED 09:00 Do Gooders (m002k3m8)
Series 2
5. The Retirement
Ken receives some bad news that requires him to spend more time at home and Achi is forced to cover his role with unexpected, rather peculiar consequences. Meanwhile Harriett furiously searches for a way to plug a hole in the charity’s finances.
Garrett Millerick’s ensemble sitcom Do Gooders returns for another series. The show takes us back behind the curtain of fictional mid-level charity, The Alzheimers Alliance, as the fundraising events team continue their struggle for survival. Cue more office feuds, more workplace romances and more catastrophic fundraising blunders – all par for the course when trying to ‘do good’ on an industrial scale.
Cast
Gladys – Kathryn Drysdale
Lauren – Ania Magliano
Clive – Garrett Millerick
Harriett – Fay Ripley
Achi – Ahir Shah
Ken – Frank Skinner
Writer – Garrett Millerick
Additional Material – Andrea Hubert
Sound Engineer – David Thomas
Editor – David Thomas
Production Assistant – Jenny Recaldin
Producer – Jules Lom
Executive Producers – Richard Allen-Turner, Daisy Knight, Julien Matthews, Jon Thoday
An Avalon Television Production for BBC Radio 4
WED 09:30 Empire of Tea (m001t9gn)
8. One For Each Person and None For The Pot
By the 1930s, tea-drinking had become such an integral part of British life that maintaining supplies during the war was a government priority.
It was seen as an essential morale booster on both the home front and the fighting front. Urging restraint, the food minister Lord Woolton advised people to allocate one tea bag for each person 'and none for the pot' when brewing up.
James Bulgin of the Imperial War Museum and historian Erika Rappaport tell Sathnam Sanghera about the measures taken to protect supply, safeguard stocks and discourage wastage.
Just how important was imperial tea to the British war effort?
Producer: Paul Martin
A BBC Audio Wales production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in December 2023.
WED 09:45 Daily Service (m002kgq3)
Why forgiveness matters
A special week of services exploring the Lord’s Prayer as part of the Archbishop of York’s Faith in the North initiative across the North of England and the Isle of Man, reflecting on the words of this well-loved prayer and what it means for our lives today.
Presenter: Rev’d Alex Brown, Pioneer ministry, Douglas
Theme: Why forgiveness matters
Reading: Colossians 3 12-17
Music
Oh, the deep deep love of Jesus - Audrey Assad
All who are thirsty - Brenton Brown
Finally Free - Rend Collective
WED 10:00 Archive on 4 (m00159td)
The Origins of The Metaverse
When Facebook changed its name to Meta at the end of 2021, the word 'metaverse' got everywhere.
But the idea of a virtual reality, fully immersed life, spent in a structured, created, illusory perceived universe has its roots a lot deeper than that, even before the writer Neal Stephenson coined the term in his 1992 novel Snow Crash.
Pygmalion's Spectacles, a science fiction novella by Stanley G Weinbaum has hints of the idea.
Perhaps it goes back to the beginnings of ancient philosophical traditions. It’s hard to nail down, so ubiquitous is the idea. Indeed, 'world building' is in many ways just what film-makers, game writers, authors and storytellers have been doing for centuries.
More recently, it has even become fashionable to speculate that the universe as we perceive it now is actually some kind of simulation, running in some sort of super-real computing medium outside what we can sense.
On top of the growing sophistication and growing numbers of VR-headsets and AR devices, immersive games today and in the near future will involve artificial characters that try their best to emulate real people in their interactions with players.
So, how might you convince one of them that their universe is a synthetic creation, merely the latest in a long continuum of human technological creativity?
And why would that matter anyway?
Featuring contributions from:
Keza MacDonald
Guy Gadney
David Chalmers
With Colin Salmon and Clare Reeves, including music Cyrus Shahrad.
Written and presented by Colin Harvey.
Producer: Alex Mansfield
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2022.
WED 11:00 Destination - Fire! (m000b864)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
WED 11:30 A Spanish Lover by Joanna Trollope (m002kgpz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
WED 12:00 Star Terk II (m002kgq1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
WED 12:30 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jny1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
WED 13:00 Dot (b08r1ljg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 13:30 And When Did You Last See Your Father? by Blake Morrison (b04nrdc4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 13:45 Going Straight by Melissa Murray (b08hnr6d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
WED 14:00 The Write Stuff (m0004xwd)
Series 2
William Shakespeare
James Walton chairs the literary quiz with Sebastian Faulks, John Walsh, Lynne Truss and Nigel Williams.
Author of the week: Shakespeare
Reader: Becky Hindley
Producer: Dawn Ellis
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1999.
WED 14:30 Millport (b0076258)
Series 2
Story
Everyone's telling tales and making up stories in the small town.
Moira's acting oddly, no-one's listening to Bob, and Agnes has discovered the medicinal benefits of alcohol.
For once, Irene doesn't know what to do...
Bittersweet comedy written by and starring Lynn Ferguson.
Barmaid Irene Bruce is 30-something and hankering after a better life on the mainland.
Irene ...... Lynn Ferguson
Moira/Agnes ...... Janet Brown
Alberto/Robert/Doctor ...... Lewis McLeod
Ena/Bunty ...... Gabriel Quigley
Bob/Minister ...... Robert Patterson
Dougie ...... Matt Costello
Music arranged by Olly Fox.
Producer: Lucy Bacon
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2001.
WED 15:00 Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte (b007jllp)
3. Death and Destruction
Heathcliff has run off with Isabella - leaving Cathy seriously ill, after confessing she loves Heathcliff but doesn't love Edgar.
Starring John Duttine and Amanda Root.
Emily Bronte's tale of passion, jealousy and revenge.
Dramatised by Bryony Lavery.
Heathcliff ...... John Duttine
Cathy Earnshaw ...... Amanda Root
Nellie Dean ...... Sharon Duce
Mr Lockwood ...... David Collings
Edgar ...... Paul Rhys
Isabella ...... Emily Watson
Hindley ...... Jonathan Keeble
Catherine Heathcliff ..... Emma Fielding
Hareton ...... Gary Cady
Joseph ...... Steve Hodson
Mary ...... Jilly Bond
Zillah ...... Becky Hindley
Dr Kenneth ...... John Hartley
Children played by:
Kirsty Adams
James Cohen
Ryan Tebbutt
Producer: Janet Whitaker.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1995.
WED 16:00 Archive on 4 (m00159td)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
WED 17:00 Destination - Fire! (m000b864)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
WED 17:30 A Spanish Lover by Joanna Trollope (m002kgpz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
WED 18:00 Star Terk II (m002kgq1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
WED 18:30 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jny1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
WED 19:00 Dot (b08r1ljg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 19:30 And When Did You Last See Your Father? by Blake Morrison (b04nrdc4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 19:45 Going Straight by Melissa Murray (b08hnr6d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
WED 20:00 The Write Stuff (m0004xwd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 today]
WED 20:30 Millport (b0076258)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 today]
WED 21:00 Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte (b007jllp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 today]
WED 22:00 Do Gooders (m002k3m8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
WED 22:30 Flight of the Conchords (b00dnlkz)
The Fans Proposition
The Kiwi band face fan propositions
Improvised comedy from the satirical pop pair, as they align with established comics to poke fun at all aspects of pop music.
Rob Brydon narrates the musical odyssey.
Starring New Zealand musical comedy duo, Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement.
With:
Rhys Darby
Nina Conti
Neil Finn
Jimmy Carr
Additional Material by Joel Morris.
Musicians: David Catlin-Birch and Mark Allis.
Producer: Will Saunders
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in September 2005.
WED 23:00 The Masterson Inheritance (b007jsmr)
Series 1
The Curse of the Mastersons
1760: Aristocratic rabbits and emancipation?
Meet the Masterson family.
Based entirely on audience suggestions - this is an improvised historical saga of a family at war with itself.
Starring:
Paul Merton
Josie Lawrence
Caroline Quentin
Jim Sweeney
Phelim McDermott
Producer: Phil Clarke
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1993.
WED 23:30 The Skewer (m002k3mq)
Series 14
Ep 4: How to Be PopuLABOUR.
The four-time Gold Comedy winner at the Radio Academy Awards returns as Jon Holmes remixes the news into the current affairs comedy concept album where world events meet popular culture in a satirical mash-up.
This week - Peacemaker Trump, How To Be PopuLABOUR and David Lammy crosses the streams.
Producer: Jon Holmes
An unusual production for BBC Radio 4
WED 23:45 Rosie Jones: Box Ticker Too (m00127vv)
Northern, with Louise Young
Stand-up comedy and chat from triple-threat Rosie Jones.
She’s disabled, gay and northern. But she’s not a great example of any of these communities, and she’s tired of being asked to speak on their behalf.
This time, Rosie looks at being northern.
She grew up in a coastal town in Yorkshire, but seems to be ashamed that she moved to London for work.
Louise Young joins Rosie on stage to examine what it means to be from the north, and if their identities and attitudes are really tied to where they are from.
Recorded in a live comedy club, prepare to be shocked and disappointed by Rosie’s lack of respect for your expectations.
Producer: Richard Melvin
A Dabster production for BBC Radio 4. First broadcast in December 2021.

THURSDAY 09 OCTOBER 2025

THU 00:00 Archive on 4 (m00159td)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Destination - Fire! (m000b864)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 A Spanish Lover by Joanna Trollope (m002kgpz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Star Terk II (m002kgq1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:30 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jny1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Dot (b08r1ljg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Wednesday]
THU 03:30 And When Did You Last See Your Father? by Blake Morrison (b04nrdc4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:45 Going Straight by Melissa Murray (b08hnr6d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 The Write Stuff (m0004xwd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 Millport (b0076258)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte (b007jllp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Wednesday]
THU 06:00 Destination - Fire! (m000bfwy)
Series 1
8. Cause for Alarm
Claude Routledge opens a hardware shop on a new housing estate, which, on the surface, seems to be successful.
So why is the agent from the Eastern Loan Company a regular visitor?
Quentin Barnaby must solve another mysterious case...
Starring Robert Beatty.
Philip Levene’s series of intriguing cases for a fire investigator.
'Q' Barnaby ... Robert Beatty
Val Crane … Gudrun Ure
Inspector Hackett … Duncan McIntyre
Alec Groves … Anthony Hall
Claude Routledge ... Malcolm Hayes
Sue Routledge ... Sulwen Morgan
Dave Campbell ... Peter Claughton
Ernie Nelson ... John Baddeley
Brian Jarvis ... Kenneth Dight
Mrs Adams ... Mary O'Farrell
Producer: Martyn C Webster
First broadcast on the BBC Light Service in Programme in 1962.
THU 06:30 A Spanish Lover by Joanna Trollope (m002kgq6)
4. Affair
Frances and Luis have embarked on a love affair in Spain, but Lizzie's home must be sold to pay her debts.
The story of twins Frances and Lizzie, whose lives take very contrasting paths.
Starring Jemma Redgrave and Caroline Langrishe.
Joanna Trollope's compelling novel, first published in 1993.
Dramatised by Melissa Murray.
Frances .... Jemma Redgrave
Lizzie .... Caroline Langrishe
Luis .... John Turner
Barbara .... Dorothy Tutin
Robert .... Paul Rhys
Other parts played by:
Andrew Branch
Linda Reagan
Sandra James Young
Children:
Kim Staines
Guy Witcher
James Cohen
Director: Janet Whitaker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in November 1995.
THU 07:00 Bristow (b007s5dp)
Series 2
Mr Bristow Regrets
The Chester-Perry Dinner Dance is out of bounds to the buying clerk - until he falls in with Tom Paine, troublemaker...
Michael Williams stars as Bristow.
Frank Dickens's sitcom is based on his famous long-running newspaper cartoon strip about the Chester-Perry buying clerk.
Bristow ...... Michael Williams
Jones ...... Rodney Bewes
Mrs Purdy ...... Dora Bryan
Hewitt ...... Owen Brenman
Miss Sunman ...... Katy Odey
Hickford ...... Roger Lloyd Pack
Tom ...... Jon Glover
Little Red ...... Simon Schatzberger
Miss Golightly ...... Lucy Akhurst
Miss Peach ...... Carol Starks
Music composed and performed by John Whitehall.
Producer: Neil Cargill
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1999.
THU 07:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b007jz94)
Series 3
The Flat
Author Gerald and his wife Diana's holiday abroad is far from relaxing.
The convoluted chronicle of an optimistic author who's married to a more successful writer.
Starring Ian Carmichael and Charlotte Mitchell.
Written by Basil Boothroyd.
Gerald C Potter ...... Ian Carmichael
Diana Potter ...... Charlotte Mitchell
Other parts played by:
Michael McClain
Fiona Mathieson
Garard Green.
Producer: Bobby Jaye
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1979.
THU 08:00 A Month of Maureen (b09f3q0p)
Dead Rellies
Fay and Alan have come to visit their parents' grave.
But other parts of their past come back to haunt them...
Series of comedy dramas written especially for actress, writer, director and author, Dame Maureen Lipman.
Written by Gary Brown.
Fay ..... Maureen Lipman
Alan ..... George Layton
Cynthia ..... Julie Teal
Director: Marion Nancarrow
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2017.
THU 08:30 And When Did You Last See Your Father? by Blake Morrison (b04nv7bd)
4. Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile crisis casts a long shadow over Blake's memories.
As his poorly father lies in hospital, the writer longs to hear the stories that once annoyed him.
Blake Morrison's award-winning tribute to his father - an irascible Yorkshire GP.
Abridged and read by Blake Morrison.
Producer: Di Speirs
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1994.
THU 08:45 Going Straight by Melissa Murray (b08hpwbb)
4. Sacked
Emma has been sacked by her best friend Kirsty, and boyfriend Isaac makes a bid to save her job.
But Kirsty is determined to do the right thing.
Melissa Murray's comedy drama about sex, work and family.
Emma ...... Helen Schlesinger
Kirsty ...... Siobhan Redmond
Sophie ...... Jane Slavin
Isaac ....... Nick Underwood
James ...... James Lailey
Mary ...... Adie Allen
Secretary ...... Nicola Ferguson
Director: Marc Beeby
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2017.
THU 09:00 Please Use Other Door (m000p10m)
A comedy from writers new to radio.
Overheard conversations take place over the course of the day, sometimes forming short stories, such as the woman who doesn’t wash her legs, the man with an elephant in his garden and an accountant going for a job at the Schrodinger Institute.
Starring :
Madeline Appiah
Gabby Best
Will Hartley
Ray Sesay
Rebecca Shorrocks
Toby Williams.
Written by Jeffrey Aidoo, Simon Alcock, Dan Audritt, Ed Amsden, Tom Coles, Kat Butterfield, Bill Dare, Rob Darke, Anna Goodman, David McIver, Chazz Redhead, Jack Robertson and Edward Tew
Producer: Bill Dare
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in November 2020.
THU 09:30 Empire of Tea (m001t9nv)
9. A Nice Cup Of Tea
George Orwell described tea as 'one of the mainstays of civilization in this country'.
But how did this foreign plant become so British?
Sathnam Sanghera speaks to Orwell expert Jean Seaton, cultural historian Kate Teltscher and ramblers with flasks of tea in the Peak District to try and figure out how and why tea became a national obsession.
Producer: Paul Martin
A BBC Audio Wales production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in December 2023.
THU 09:45 Daily Service (m002kgq8)
How do we stay on the right path?
A special week of services exploring the Lord’s Prayer as part of the Archbishop of York’s Faith in the North initiative across the North of England and the Isle of Man, reflecting on the words of this well-loved prayer and what it means for our lives today.
Presenter: Rev’d Amy Bland Hospital Chaplain, Kendall
Theme: How do we stay on the right path?
Reading: Psalm 119.9-16
Music
Lead kindly light
Libera
CD: Free - Libera (EMI)
Lead us Heavenly Father, lead us
St Martin's Voices
BBC recording
An Irish Blessing - Bob Chilcott
The Oxford Choir
CD: Bob Chilcott Choral Works 1 (OUP)
THU 10:00 Great Lives (b0b1r3hs)
Simon Callow on Orson Welles
Actor Simon Callow joins Matthew Parris to nominate the life of a giant of Hollywood's golden age, Orson Welles.
Aged just 26, Welles wrote, directed and starred in Citizen Kane.
He once recalled how he 'started at the top and worked his way down' - never managing to recreate his initial film success.
Welles's friend and collaborator Henry Jaglom talks about knowing him for the last years of his life.
The movie industry had turned its back on him leaving him strapped for cash and looking for work.
Producer: Maggie Ayre
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2018.
THU 10:30 The Landscapes of Don McCullin (b092m9j6)
Sir Don McCullin, photographer and 'sky stalker', talks to Mariella Frostrup about the landscape surrounding his Somerset house.
McCullin's best known as a star photojournalist of the 1960s and 1970s, but he's also been photographing the Somerset fields for more than three decades.
In this special programme, he tells Mariella Frostrup why.
'I was ready for the English landscape - it became my psychiatrist's chair. Having spent the last sixty years covering wars and tragedies, watching people being murdered and starving to death, I needed to save myself.'
A revealing and intimate programme recorded entirely on location, featuring the sites he adores and rare access to his darkroom to discuss that burnt and brooding technique.
Producer: Miles Warde
A BBC Bristol production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in September 2017.
THU 11:00 Destination - Fire! (m000bfwy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
THU 11:30 A Spanish Lover by Joanna Trollope (m002kgq6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
THU 12:00 Bristow (b007s5dp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
THU 12:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b007jz94)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
THU 13:00 A Month of Maureen (b09f3q0p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 13:30 And When Did You Last See Your Father? by Blake Morrison (b04nv7bd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 13:45 Going Straight by Melissa Murray (b08hpwbb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
THU 14:00 Counterpoint (b04k9gjq)
Series 28
Heat 3, 2014
Russell Davies hosts the wide-ranging music quiz.
The questions cover every aspect of music - from the classical repertoire to world music, show tunes, film scores, jazz, rock and pop.
The third trio of competitors are in the BBC Radio Theatre in London for heat 3 of the 2014 series.
* Glenn Archibald from Oxfordshire
* Ian Clark from London
* David Ellis from Kent
Producer: Paul Bajoria
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2014.
THU 14:30 HR (b00hr5p5)
Series 1
A Commute
Senior manager Peter is late for work. But so is his Human Resources officer, Sam.
They meet on the train, both fearful of a call from their new boss.
But, hold on, is that him in the next carriage?
Nigel Williams’s comedy drama series charting the misfortunes of a middle-aged HR officer and his trouble-making colleague.
Peter ...... Jonathan Pryce
Sam ...... Nicholas Le Prevost
Nigel ...... Paul Rider
Guard ...... Stephen Critchlow
Director: Peter Cavanagh
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2009.
THU 15:00 Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte (m001lbl4)
4. The Next Generation
16 years have passed since Cathy's death and her daughter Catherine is now 16.
Heathcliff's revenge is now taking effect in the next generation.
Starring John Duttine and Emma Fielding.
Emily Bronte's tale of passion, jealousy and revenge.
Dramatised by Bryony Lavery.
Heathcliff ...... John Duttine
Catherine Heathcliff ...... Emma Fielding
Edgar ...... Paul Rhys
Nellie Dean ...... Sharon Duce
Mr Lockwood ...... David Collings
Linton ...... Daniel Evans
Hareton ...... Gary Cady
Joseph ...... Steve Hodson
Mary ...... Jilly Bond
Mr Green ...... John Turner
Producer: Janet Whitaker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1995.
THU 16:00 Great Lives (b0b1r3hs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
THU 16:30 The Landscapes of Don McCullin (b092m9j6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]
THU 17:00 Destination - Fire! (m000bfwy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
THU 17:30 A Spanish Lover by Joanna Trollope (m002kgq6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
THU 18:00 Bristow (b007s5dp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
THU 18:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b007jz94)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
THU 19:00 A Month of Maureen (b09f3q0p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 19:30 And When Did You Last See Your Father? by Blake Morrison (b04nv7bd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 19:45 Going Straight by Melissa Murray (b08hpwbb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
THU 20:00 Counterpoint (b04k9gjq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 today]
THU 20:30 HR (b00hr5p5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 today]
THU 21:00 Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte (m001lbl4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 today]
THU 22:00 Call Jonathan Pie (p0fsd9p5)
2. Money
It’s Pie’s last night as guest host of the BBC’s flagship radio phone-in show. Pie is worried about money as he faces a moral and financial dilemma. He hijacks the show and uses the platform to air his frank views on the privately educated elite. He causes quite a stir, much to Roger’s (Pie’s boss’s) delight. Jules’s day however is about to get a lot worse.
Jonathan Pie ..... Tom Walker

Jules ..... Lucy Pearman

Sam ..... Aqib Khan

Roger ..... Nick Revell

Agent ..... Daniel Abelson

Voiceovers ..... Bob Sinfield and Rob Curling


Callers .... Daniel Abelson, Adam Byron, Bryony Corrigan and Liz White
Writer ..... Tom Walker

Script Editor ..... Nick Revell

Producers ..... Alison Vernon-Smith
 and Julian Mayers

Production Coordinator ..... Ellie Dobing

Original music composed by Jason Read
Additional music Leighton James House
A Yada-Yada Audio Production, first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2023.
THU 22:30 iGod (b00wwc1r)
Robot
We all worry about the end of the world, as economists and environmentalists speak in apocalyptic terms every day.
iGOD says that trying to predict the end of the world is as pointless as moisturising an elephant's elbow.
Late-night comedy narrated by David Soul.
Starring:
Simon Day
Rosie Cavaliero
Alex Macqueen
Dan Tetsell
Written by Sean Gray - one of the head writers of the BAFTA award-winning The Thick Of It.
In each episode, an unnamed, all-seeing narrator (David Soul) shows us that it is stupid to be worrying, as he looks back at some of the most entertaining apocalypses on parallel Earths.
Our case study is a normal bloke called Ian (Simon Day) who manages to accidentally initiate the apocalypse of a different parallel world through a seemingly harmless single act (telling a lie, being lazy, cooking some lamb shanks).
A succession of comic vignettes ensue that escalate to the end of a parallel world.
Producer: Simon Nicholls
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2010.
THU 22:45 Steven Appleby's Normal Life (b007jqqw)
Series 1
The Normal Mind
Cartoonist Steven takes advantage of modern surgical techniques to reveal the inner workings of the creative artist's brain.
Starring Paul McCrink as Steven Appleby.
Cartoonist Steven Appleby takes an abnormal look at everyday life.
Steven ...... Paul McCrink
Mum ...... Rosalind Paul
Female Steven ...... Rachel Atkins
Mr Two ...... Ewan Bailey
Dad ...... Nigel Betts
Other parts played by the cast.
Written by Steven Appleby.
Producer: Toby Swift
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2001.
THU 23:00 Daliso Chaponda: Citizen of Nowhere (m0010x30)
Series 3
Black History
Malawian comedian Daliso Chaponda examines more divisive global issues in his Rose D’Or nominated series.
So far, Daliso has covered colonialism, slavery, political corruption, charity, immigration, cultural relativism, dictators, and how different countries deal with the sins of their past.
Now, using comedy routines and guest interviews, Daliso is tackling Black History.
Written and performed by Daliso Chaponda.
With guest Nabil Abdulrashid.
Additional Material by Scott Bennett.
Theme tune 'Timalira' by Lawi.
Producer: Carl Cooper
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2021.
THU 23:30 Hair in the Gate (b007k3mm)
Series 1
Episode 2
A senior manager is slashing budgets so Camilla battles to revamp the TV arts show.
Sitcom set in the glitzy world of TV arts show 'Arting About'.
Written by Clive Coleman and Andy Parsons.
Starring:
Harriet Thorpe
Lorelei King
Forbes Masson
Geoffrey Whitehead
Alistair McGowan
David Holt
Producer: Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in September 1993.

FRIDAY 10 OCTOBER 2025

FRI 00:00 Great Lives (b0b1r3hs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 The Landscapes of Don McCullin (b092m9j6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Destination - Fire! (m000bfwy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 A Spanish Lover by Joanna Trollope (m002kgq6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Bristow (b007s5dp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter (b007jz94)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 A Month of Maureen (b09f3q0p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Thursday]
FRI 03:30 And When Did You Last See Your Father? by Blake Morrison (b04nv7bd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:45 Going Straight by Melissa Murray (b08hpwbb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 Counterpoint (b04k9gjq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 HR (b00hr5p5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte (m001lbl4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Thursday]
FRI 06:00 Destination - Fire! (m000bfy6)
Series 1
10. Frozen Alibi
Accident or arson?
Fire investigator Quentin Barnaby must determine the mysterious cause of a blaze in an office.
Starring Robert Beatty.
Philip Levene’s series of intriguing cases for a fire investigator.
Quentin Barnaby ... Robert Beatty
Val Crane … Gudrun Ure
Inspector Hackett … Duncan McIntyre
Alec Groves … Anthony Hall
Mr Ackroyd… Austin Trevor
Gloria … Jill Hyem
Miss Turner … Barbara Mitchell
Thornton … Denys Hawthorne
Bob Craig … John Pullen
Joan Masters … Mary Law
Producer: Martyn C. Webster
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in November 1962.
FRI 06:30 A Spanish Lover by Joanna Trollope (m002kfr2)
5. Betrayal
Frances's pregnancy has upset everyone but most especially Luis, who feels betrayed.
The story of twins Frances and Lizzie, whose lives take very contrasting paths.
Starring Jemma Redgrave and Caroline Langrishe.
Joanna Trollope's compelling novel, first published in 1993.
Dramatised by Melissa Murray.
Frances .... Jemma Redgrave
Lizzie .... Caroline Langrishe
Luis .... John Turner
Barbara .... Dorothy Tutin
William .... Geoffrey Palmer
Robert .... Paul Rhys
Ana / Customer .... Zulema Dee
Harriet .... Kim Staines
Alistair .... James Cohen
Jenny .... Sandra James Young
Director: Janet Whitaker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in November 1995.
FRI 07:00 The Sit Crom (b00m0zyl)
Thick Fog in All Areas
Tobias Thynne finds an unusual way to avoid the Devil's vegetables and all is confusion upon the Heath.
Sue Limb's six-part comedy set during the English Civil War.
Sir John Firebasket ...... Joss Ackland
Lady Anne Firebasket ...... Denise Coffey
Tobias Thynne ...... Clive Merrison
Mercy, alias Melissa ...... Miriam Margoyles
Father Francis ...... Nickolas Grace
Slow Ned ...... Chris Emmett
Gazebo Fogg ...... Jack Klaff
Captain Arise Higgs ...... Alun Armstrong
Posthumous ...... Nicky Henson
Counter Tenor ...... Peter Hayward
Lettice ...... Jane Whittenshaw
Producer: Jonathan James-Moore
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1990.
FRI 07:30 The News Huddlines (m00016gr)
Back to the headline-makers of 1979 – from Elton John and the European Elections to a rampaging Welsh sheep.
Weekly topical sketch show series which ran for 26 years on BBC Radio 2.
Starring Roy Hudd.
With:
Chris Emmett
Janet Brown
Music by the Nic Rowley Quintet.
Written by Andy Hamilton, Laurie Rowley, John Walker, John Langdon, Terry Ravenscroft, Richard Quick, Jeremy Browne, Jimmy Mulville, Ray Binns, Peter Hickey, Reginald Widdas, David Kind, Tom Harris and Malcolm Stephens.
Producer: John Lloyd
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in June 1979.
FRI 08:00 Bad Salsa (b092ft05)
Series 3
Something Cold
Jill plans to re-marry her ex-husband Colin to protect their son's financial future.
This gives Terri an idea that involves Chippy.
Sitcom about three women who meet during cancer treatment and start going to salsa class together to maintain their friendship. As they adjust to life after cancer they realise that they've all changed.
The series is not about cancer, but about life after cancer, how you cope the changes in your outlook, your desires and your expectations. It's also about how other people cope with the change in you.
Terri ...... Camille Coduri
Chippy ...... Jessie Cave
Jill ...... Natasha Little
Joel ...... Joe Johnsey
Gordon ...... Andrew Obeney
Corinne ...... Kay Stonham
Colin ...... Martin Trenaman
Shop Assistant ...... Kerry Gooderson
Celebrant ...... Kerry Gooderson
Producer: Katie Tyrrell
A BBC Studio production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in August 2017.
FRI 08:30 And When Did You Last See Your Father? by Blake Morrison (b04nvbfk)
5. The Rep
Blake's cantankerous father is in denial about the severity of his ailing health.
Plus memories of a family holiday in Austria where he continued to dominate.
Blake Morrison's award-winning tribute to his father - an irascible Yorkshire GP.
Abridged and read by Blake Morrison.
Producer: Di Speirs
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1994.
FRI 08:45 Going Straight by Melissa Murray (b08hqf5r)
5. Allies
Kirsty's business is in ruins, her new boyfriend Isaac is uncontactable and her former lover, Mary, is working in Croatia.
Emma needs allies to get her life back on track.
Melissa Murray's comedy drama about sex, work and family.
Emma ...... Helen Schlesinger
Kirsty ...... Siobhan Redmond
James ...... James Lailey
Isaac ...... Nick Underwood
Sophie ...... Jane Slavin
Ted ...... Brian Protheroe
Mary ...... Adie Allen
Gwen ...... Debra Baker
Director: Marc Beeby
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2017.
FRI 09:00 Icklewick FM (m002j89k)
Series 2
6. The Barricade
The long running stand off between Mayor Power and the Coalition of Concerned Pensioners threatens to boil over into an all out war. With Chris and Amy still not talking to each other, Simon is forced to cover the rapidly escalating ruckus from the studio with Mr Patel. The truth about Amy’s gap year is finally revealed which leads to grave consequences that will change Icklewick forever...
Icklewick FM is created and written by Chris Cantrill and Amy Gledhill, with additional material from the cast.
Starring:
Amy Gledhill
Chris Cantrill
Mark Silcox
Colin Hoult
Janice Connolly
Phil Ellis
Jen Brister
Henry Paker
Molly McGuinness
Darren J Coles
Shivani Thussu
Joe Kent Walters
Jin Hao Li
Tom Burgess
Nicola Redman
Tai Campbell
Em Humble
James Carbutt
Series Artwork by Sam O'Leary
Music, sound design and additional material by Jack Lewis Evans.
Line Produced by Laura Shaw
Produced by Benjamin Sutton.
A Daddy’s Superyacht production for BBC Radio 4
FRI 09:30 Empire of Tea (m001t9ng)
10. Tea or Coffee?
After nine episodes on tea, it’s time for coffee. Sathnam Sanghera meets up with Phil Withington of Sheffield University to find out why coffee failed to take off in Britain in the way that tea did. And he discusses what coffee’s resurgence in the 21st Century means for tea, with Sebastian Michaelis of Tetley.
Produced by Paul Martin for BBC Audio Wales
FRI 09:45 Daily Service (m002kfr5)
For the kingdom
A special week of services exploring the Lord’s Prayer as part of the Archbishop of York’s Faith in the North initiative across the North of England and the Isle of Man, reflecting on the words of this well-loved prayer and what it means for our lives today.
Presenter: Bishop Philip North, Blackburn
Theme: For the kingdom
Reading: Revelation 4.11
Music:
Crown Him With May Crowns (Diademata) - Lucy Grimble
Holy (Song of the Ages) – The Worship Initiative
The Blessing - Elevation Worship
FRI 10:00 Soul Music (m001g8dc)
Nessun Dorma
Singer Jon Christos watched the Italia 90 World Cup with his Dad.
He says Pavarotti's live performance of 'Nessun Dorma' at the tournament was the only time he ever saw his Dad cry.
Pavarotti's daughter Cristina talks about the impact this aria had on her father's life and how his 1990 performance inspired many people to become interested in opera.
Beatrice Venezia conducted 'Nessun Dorma' at the 'Puccini day' she created in Lucca in 2018. She also conducted Andrea Bocelli's performance of the aria at the Platinum Jubilee celebrations in June 2022.
Sir Bobby Robson's son Mark was at Italia 90 and talks about the pride he felt seeing his Dad lining up with the England team for the semi-final against West Germany. It was also sung at Sir Bobby's memorial service in Durham Cathedral.
Broadcaster and author Alexandra Wilson explains that the opera Turandot is the story of Prince Calaf, who falls in love with the titular Princess. In 'Nessun Dorma' Calaf expresses his determination to win her hand, ending with that extraordinary refrain 'Vincerò!' or 'I will win'.
Paul Potts won 'Britain's Got Talent' in 2007 performing 'Nessun Dorma' and recalls singing it to over a million people at the Brandenburg Gate on New Year's Eve in 2010.
When Italy locked down in March 2020, hairdresser Piero d'Angelico played 'Nessun Dorma' from a five-story window above Cambridge railway station to show solidarity with his home country and the Italian community in his adopted city.
Voiceovers by Mike Ingham and Rebecca Braccialarghe.
Producer: Toby Field for BBC Audio in Bristol
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2022.
FRI 10:30 Mischief Makers (b08svzl8)
Aleister Crowley
Aleister Crowley was a poet, mountaineer and black magician.
In some ways, he looms larger and more sinister today than at the time of his death in 1947.
Frances Donnelly tries to disinter the facts from the fiction obscuring the life of the man who delighted in being styled 'the wickedest man in the world'.
With help from:
Arthur Calder-Marshall
Robin Cecil
Francis King
Angela York
Plus the voice of the 'Master' himself.
Producer: Graham Tayar
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1986.
FRI 11:00 Destination - Fire! (m000bfy6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
FRI 11:30 A Spanish Lover by Joanna Trollope (m002kfr2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
FRI 12:00 The Sit Crom (b00m0zyl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
FRI 12:30 The News Huddlines (m00016gr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
FRI 13:00 Bad Salsa (b092ft05)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 13:30 And When Did You Last See Your Father? by Blake Morrison (b04nvbfk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
FRI 13:45 Going Straight by Melissa Murray (b08hqf5r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
FRI 14:00 The Motion Show (b07bpq37)
Series 4
Episode 6
Debates galore from designer babies - to banning TV chefs.
Graeme Garden chairs the quirky battle of words and wit.
With:
Steve Punt
Gyles Brandreth
Marcus Brigstocke
Andy Parsons
Producer: Helen Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2001.
FRI 14:30 Double Income, No Kids Yet (b008yszx)
Series 3
Episode 2
Golf, holidays with friends and having a baby are the three things that Daniel and Lucy have always sworn they'll never do in life.
But when they end up on a golfing holiday with their unbearable friends, they start to realise life doesn't always turn out how you plan it...
Starring David Tennant and Elizabeth Carling.
David Spicer's comedy drama about modern life and parenthood, as seen through the eyes of two 30-something non-parents.
Daniel …. David Tennant
Lucy …. Liz Carling
Katie …. Tracy-Ann Oberman
Andy …. Tony Gardner
Alison …. Joanna Brookes
Peter …. Robert Harley
Linda …. Carla Mendonca
Steve …. Jonathan Aris
Waiter …. Martin Marquez
Producer: Liz Anstee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2003.
FRI 15:00 Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte (b007jlm7)
5. Catherine's Plight
Catherine has been forced by vengeful Heathcliff to marry his ailing son Linton.
That way, he will be master of Thrushcross Grange and Wuthering Heights...
Starring John Duttine and Emma Fielding.
Conclusion of Emily Bronte's tale of passion, jealousy and revenge.
Dramatised by Bryony Lavery.
Heathcliff ...... John Duttine
Catherine Linton ...... Emma Fielding
Nellie Dean ...... Sharon Duce
Mr Lockwood ...... David Collings
Hareton ...... Gary Cady
Joseph ..... Steve Hodson
Dr Kenneth ...... John Hartley
Zillah ...... Becky Hindley
Ghost of Cathy ...... Amanda Root
Producer: Janet Whitaker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1995.
FRI 16:00 Soul Music (m001g8dc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
FRI 16:30 Mischief Makers (b08svzl8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]
FRI 17:00 Destination - Fire! (m000bfy6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
FRI 17:30 A Spanish Lover by Joanna Trollope (m002kfr2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
FRI 18:00 The Sit Crom (b00m0zyl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
FRI 18:30 The News Huddlines (m00016gr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
FRI 19:00 Bad Salsa (b092ft05)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 And When Did You Last See Your Father? by Blake Morrison (b04nvbfk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
FRI 19:45 Going Straight by Melissa Murray (b08hqf5r)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
FRI 20:00 The Motion Show (b07bpq37)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 today]
FRI 20:30 Double Income, No Kids Yet (b008yszx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 today]
FRI 21:00 Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte (b007jlm7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 today]
FRI 22:00 Icklewick FM (m002j89k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
FRI 22:30 Tom Wrigglesworth's Open Letters (b01h77ln)
Series 2
Low Cost Airlines
Are low-cost airlines all they are cracked up to be?
If Tom does enough online check-ins, can he legitimately claim to be part-time staff and get an invite to the Christmas do?
Award-winning comic, Tom Wrigglesworth performs another of his open letters.
Written by Tom Wrigglesworth, James Kettle and Miles Jupp.
Producer: Simon Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2012.
FRI 23:00 28 Acts in 28 Minutes (b01nv97y)
Series 1
Episode 3
John Humphrys gives 28 acts 60 seconds to entertain an audience:
* Kit and the Widow
* Frankie Boyle
* The Hollow Men
* Lucy Porter
* Rob Rouse
* Toby Foster
* Mrs Barbara Nice
* Rob Deering
* Neil Edmond
* Adam Buxton
* Anna Crilley & Katie Wix
* Mick Ferry
* Pete Gold
* Susan Murray
* Charlie Chuck
* Jarred Christmas
* Marcus Cummins
* Tom Allen
* Justin Moorhouse
* Will Hodgson
* Stephen Carlin
* Steve Oram and Tom Meeten
* Isy Suttie
* Alex Horne
* Phil Kay
* Nick Revell
* John Hegley
* Marcus Brigstocke & Danny Robins
Producers: Rohan Acharya and Ed Morrish
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2006.
FRI 23:30 The Mitch Benn Music Show (b007w3z1)
Series 1
6. Phil Nichol
From Toy Dolls to John Shuttleworth.
Musical comedian Mitch Benn presents his selection of some of the finest comic songs by other performers.
With guest Phil Nichol.
Producer: Ed Morrish
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in August 2005.