SATURDAY 01 NOVEMBER 2025

SAT 00:00 Soul Music (b09nvs2t)
Series 25
Kraftwerk: Computer World
How Kraftwerk's classic album Computer World has changed people's lives.
On their first wedding anniversary, David Sanborn and Jennifer Huber remember their Kraftwerk themed celebrations.
Ramona Gonzales from the band Nite Jewel recounts how a car crash and a chance encounter with Computer World changed the course of her life.
And Andy McCluskey from Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark recalls the Kraftwerk concert that inspired his musical career.
Kraftwerk were forged in the shadow of the Second World War, out of a desire to create a new, German music. Uwe Schütte from Aston University explains how Computer World embodies the politics of this time and points the way to a computerised future.
Brian Carney recalls how the album's glamour and sheen changed his horizons in the industrial town of St Helens.
And in South Central Los Angeles Greg Broussard, aka Egyptian Lover, shows how this album brought love into his life.
Life, love and an electronic future as experienced through the music of this pioneering German band.
Producer: Melvin Rickarby
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2018.
SAT 00:30 The Night Visiting (b03bqws9)
The award-winning folk musician Tim van Eyken has travelled the world performing traditional songs.
He also works in the theatre and was the Song Man in the National Theatre's production of 'War Horse'.
One of the first songs he ever heard, from his mother, was 'The Bay of Biscay'. In this a woman is visited in the night by her lover, returned after seven years at sea. It turns out that he was drowned, the visitor is his ghost... and he cannot stay.
There are many varieties of night visiting song: tales of seduction; stories of deception, when the visitor turns out not to be the expected lover; and songs of ghostly visitation.
Tim sets out to probe the history, meaning and significance of these songs. He talks to the singer Martin Carthy about their power. Dr Vic Gammon sets them in their international context - there are in Europe dawn songs. He hears from Bella Hardy; the first song she ever wrote was a new night visiting song.
Tim believes that the night visiting songs are more than old yarns; that they speak to us today of desire, love and loss - and sexual and class politics. He tests his ideas with the Jungian psychotherapist, Warren Colman.
Professor Chris French, who researches the paranormal, and film-maker Carla MacKinnon, who have both been working on sleep paralysis, consider the psychology of the songs, what might actually be happening to the people in them.
Tim considers, too, how the night visiting is a trope in our literature. Isn't the balcony scene in 'Romeo and Juliet' a night visit? What of Cathy in 'Wuthering Heights'? Throughout, we hear beautiful, haunting, night visiting songs, performed by the people Tim speaks to, and taken from archive recordings.
Producer: Tim van Eyken
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2013.
SAT 01:00 Whodunnits (b007jly9)
Hercule Poirot - Murder in Mesopotamia
5. Whodunnit?
Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot battles to reveal the identity of the desert murderer...
Gripping conclusion of Agatha Christie's whodunnit starring John Moffatt.
Hercule Poirot …. John Moffatt
Dr Leidner …. William Franklyn
Coleman …. David Jarvis
Captain Maitland …. Richard Todd
Mrs Mercado …. Elaine Claxton
Sheila Reilly …. Cathy Sara
Dr Reilly …. Norman Rodway
Richard Carey …. Gavin Muir
Amy Leatheran …. Becky Hindley
Producer: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1994.
SAT 01:30 The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham (m0006f90)
1. The End Begins
It all begins with the end - the end of the world - almost.
It happens during a night of brilliant green flashes - meteors?
Perhaps - or satellite weapons. Who can say?
Survivor Bill Masen recalls how the world was plunged into darkness with the dawning monstrous horror of ambulant plant life...
John Wyndham's classic sci-fi novel was first published in 1951.
Dramatised in six parts by Giles Cooper.
Gary Watson ..…. Bill Masen
Freda Dowie …... Elspeth
Barbara Shelley …... Josella
Garard Green ..…. Umberto Palanguez
Ralph Truman ..…. Managing Director
Michael Deacon ..…. Young Bill
Peter Pratt …... Mr. Masen
Peter Baldwin …... Walter Lucknor
Jan Edwards …... Nurse
Rolf Lefebvre …... House Surgeon
Haydn Jones ..…. Publican
John Pullen ..…. Radio Commentator
This compelling tale has been made into a film, two TV series and three radio versions.
Music composed by David Cain.
Producer: John Powell.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1968.
SAT 02:00 The Sit Crom (b00mf205)
The Wasps' Nest
The search for enemies leads to love triumphing over fire.
Sue Limb's six-part comedy set during the English Civil War.
Sir John Firebasket .... Joss Ackland
Lady Anne Firebasket .... Denise Coffey
Tobias Thynne .... Clive Merrison
Mercy, alias Melissa .... Miriam Margolyes
Father Francis .... Nickolas Grace
Slow Ned .... Chris Emmett
Gazebo Fogg .... Jack Klaff
Posthumous .... Nicky Henson
Counter Tenor .... Peter Hayward
Captain Arise Higgs .... Alun Armstrong
Producer: Jonathan James-Moore
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1990.
SAT 02:30 The Likely Lads (m002lfxs)
Series 2
Entente Cordiale
Ooh la la! Bob and Terry return home from their first trip abroad. They may have been to Spain, but it’s a certain mademoiselle who causes a stir between them…
Bob .... Rodney Bewes
Audrey .... Sheila Fearn
Jack .... Donald McKillop
Cloughy .... Bartlett Mullins
Mrs Collier .... Olive Milbourne
Louise .... Christine Collins
Colette .... Bettine Le Beau
Waitress .... Joan Pickering
The second series of Dick Clements and Ian La Frenais’ television scripts adapted for radio by one of the programme’s stars, James Bolam. The two series of radio adaptations are harvested from all three television series, which were broadcast on BBC1 from 1964 to 1966.
This episode is adapted from the very first TV appearance of ‘The Likely Lads’, which aired 16/12/1964 on BBC1
Producer: John Browell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in June 1968.
SAT 03:00 Quanderhorn (b0b91t03)
The Quanderhorn Xperimentations
A Little Thing Like Chocolate Gates Can't Stop Us
It's 1952.
Again.
Professor Quanderhorn and his crew are besieged by a mob of alien-possessed villagers. Their only hope - a highly-trained spy parrot with a bad attitude and an irritating gramophone record by the Queen of the Hammond organ.
Having been permanently fitted with a rather dangerous experimental bra, Brian finally steels himself to face the nightmare horrors of the professor's cellar, unaware that a secret camera is set to expose him.
Meanwhile, Dr Janussen has discovered a message from Virginia revealing the terrible secret that turned her into a broccoli monster.
As Troy and Guuuurk join the not-quite-romantic pair while fleeing the merciless cellar defences, Troy inadvertently presses the wrong lift button and they find themselves heading pell mell....for the Moon.
The Quanderhorn Xperimentations - an adventure beyond human understanding.
Professor Quanderhorn ...... James Fleet
Brian Nylon ...... Ryan Sampson
Dr Gemini Janussen ...... Cassie Layton
Guuurk ...... Kevin Eldon
Troy Quanderhorn ...... Freddie Fox
Winston Churchill/Jenkins ...... John Sessions
Synthetic Voice ...... Rachel Atkins
Created and written by Rob Grant and Andrew Marshall
Directed by Andrew Marshall
Music by Peter Brewis
Engineered, Edited and Sound designed by Alistair McGregor
Production Manager: Sarah Tombling
Producers: Rob Grant & Gordon Kennedy
Recorded at The Soundhouse Studios
An Absolutely production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in July 2018.
SAT 03:30 The Visitors Book and Other Ghost Stories by Sophie Hannah (b07559m2)
All the Dead Mothers of My Daughter's Friends, Part 2/2
Mel learns more about Lisa Paskin, and about the difference between day-time and night-time ghosts.
Tales of the supernatural in modern, everyday settings, by Sophie Hannah.
Sophie Hannah is a best-selling writer of psychological crime fiction. In 2013, her novel The Carrier won the Crime Thriller of the Year Award at the Specsavers National Book Awards. The Monogram Murders, a Poirot novel approved by the Agatha Christie estate, was published in 2014.
Read by Lorraine Ashbourne
Producer: Jeremy Osborne
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra by Sweet Talk Productions, first broadcast in March 2016.
SAT 03:45 The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber (b04kfgcr)
5. Unto Dust
Peter is a devoted husband and devoted man of faith.
He's called to the mission of a lifetime.
It's one that takes him galaxies away from his wife, Beatrice.
In today's episode, Peter is called to preside over a funeral service of one of his colleagues on the USIC base.
And for Bea, back on Earth, life grows increasingly complicated.
Set in the near future, Michel Faber's powerful novel, first published in 2014.
Starring Joe Armstrong, Hayley Atwell and Dougray Scott.
Adapted by Miranda Emmerson.
CAST
Narrator.....Dougray Scott
Peter.....Joe Armstrong
Beatrice.....Hayley Atwell
Grainger.....Kelly Burke
Oasan/ Tuska.....Mark Edel-Hunt
Jesus Lover Number One/ Severin.....Michael Bertenshaw
Jesus Lover Number Five/ BG.....Damian Lynch
Jesus Lover Number Four.....David Acton
USIC Psychologist.....Jane Slavin
USIC Doctor.....Elaine Claxton
Other parts played by members of the company
Director: Emma Harding
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2014.
SAT 04:00 Whispers (b007k2sl)
Series 3
Episode 3
Gyles Brandreth hosts the quiz show with scandal on its mind and slander at its heart.
Joining team captains Lucy Moore and Anthony Holden to run the gauntlet of gossip:
Dan Tetsell
John O'Farrell
Producer: Victoria Lloyd
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2005.
SAT 04:30 Drama on 4 (b086kjgq)
The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe
Emily St Aubert is forced to leave France and go and live with her Aunt and her new husband, Count Montoni, in his isolated castle in Italy.
Before long Emily discovers that the castle is a place of nightmares and Montoni a desperate man who will stop at nothing to terrorise both his wife and his niece.
Ann Radcliffe's Gothic romance revelled in both terrorising and titillating its readers. This was the sensational novel of its era, filled with dark deeds, dastardly villains and supposedly supernatural events.
As with many other Gothic novels, The Mysteries of Udolpho has at its centre a powerless young heroine often trapped in a mysterious location and pitted against an evil villain; the book revels in exploring the politics of power, pleasure and pain and sexual desire. Ann Radcliffe felt that terror was superior to horror, which nullified the senses, whereas she preferred to write about the psychological experience of being full of fear and dread manifested through the art of suggestion. Radcliffe was also unusual in always giving a rational explanation for the strange goings on in her novels.
Hattie Naylor's dramatisation takes the core of the four volumes of the novel to explore those edicts most at the heart of the Gothic Novel.
Emily ...... Georgia Groome
Madame Cheron ...... Tracy Wiles
Count Montoni ...... John Dougall
Cavigni ...... Finlay Robertson
Verizzi ...... Luke Thompson
Annette ...... Natasha Cowley
Ludovicio ...... Stephen Wight
Count Morano ...... John Bowler
Sister Agnes ...... Karen Bartke
Abbess ...... Alison Belbin
Director: Sally Avens
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2016.
SAT 05:30 The Amorous Ghost by Enid Bagnold (b00m9jbl)
Mr Templeman's wife is away, but it someone appears to have been sleeping in her nightgowns.
Enid Bagnold's short story read by Paul Daneman.
Producer: Mitch Raper
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1991.
SAT 05:45 Short Works (m00014zw)
The Flood by Deepa Anappara
It’s monsoon season, and as the rain turns into floods, a woman is trapped in her home. But is she really alone? The ghost in her house begs to differ. But it may not be as terrifying as it first appears; perhaps it can even help her with her grief. But will she escape the flood in time?
An Indian ghost story from an exciting new voice in fiction, Deepa Anappara.
Reader: Indira Varma
Producer: Justine Willett
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2018.
SAT 06:00 John Buchan (b05pmjb6)
Witch Wood
It’s 1644. A fervent young minister, David Semphill, takes up a post in the rural kirk of Woodilee in the Scottish borders, not far from Edinburgh.
The Wars of the Three Kingdoms – civil wars in Scotland, Ireland and England – are in full flow. The cult of witches has a hold on the local peasants and to complicate matters further, Semphill falls in love with Katrine, a French woman who lives in the area.
John Buchan's tale reflects both the political turmoil and the battle between 'godliness and wickedness' of the time.
Adapted by John Scotney.
David Semphill …. Paul Young
James Fordyce …. Tom Fleming
Andrew Shillinglaw …. Iain Cuthbertson
Katrine Yester …. Gerda Stevenson
Isobel Veitch …. Mary Riggans
Montrose …. Crawford Logan
Mark Kerr …. Alexander Morton
Mungo Muirhead …. Robert Trotter
Ebeneezer Proudfoot …. John Sheddon
Ephraim Caid …. Martyn James
Grizel Hawkshaw …. Eileen MacAllum
Jean Caird …. Rose McBain
Amos Ritchie …. Ian Agnew
Pricker …. Martin Black
Will …. James Twaddale
Ritchie Smail …. Ronald Simon
Other parts played by members of the cast.
Pipes played by Robert Wallace.
Directed in Glasgow by Alec Reid.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1990.
SAT 07:30 The Secret Lives of Colour by Kassia St Clair (Omnibus) (b08w9w2m)
Writer Kassia St Clair gives a potted history of the colour palette.
She begins with the surprising stories behind various shades of white - followed by yellow, pink, green and black.
Omnibus of five parts read by Francesca Dymond
Producer: Eilidh McCreadie
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2017.
SAT 08:45 Ernest Fontwell Versus The Experts (m0006t0m)
The Catering Experts
The perils of eating out and in.
Frustrated Fontwell finds that the chips are off when he takes on the fiends in white coats and overalls at their own game.
Written by Lawrie Wyman.
Starring Frank Thornton as Ernest Fontwell.
With:
Patsy Rowlands
David Tate
John Baddeley
Producer: Geoffrey Perkins
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1979.
SAT 09:00 The Enchanting World of Hinge and Bracket (m002lm2z)
Series 3
Nature Watch
The dear ladies must properly prepare for a nature watch outing.
Starring Dr Evadne Hinge and her lifelong companion Dame Hilda Bracket.
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
Miss Primley …. Rosalie Williams
Mr Farrington …. Peter Wheeler
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 August 1979.
SAT 09:30 Beyond Our Ken (m0008hnl)
Series 3
Episode 6
The British cowboy movie set in Tunbridge Wells and Hornerama looks at the BBC.
Starring Kenneth Horne, Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden and Bill Pertwee.
Written by Eric Merriman and Barry Took
The precursor to ‘Round The Horne’ – series 3 has been fully restored using both home and overseas (BBC Transcription Service) recordings.
A madcap mix of sketches and songs, Beyond Our Ken hit the airwaves in 1958 and ran to 1964 – featuring regulars like Arthur Fallowfield, Cecil Snaith and Rodney and Charles.
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
Producer: Jacques Brown
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in May 1960.
SAT 10:00 The Real Comedy Controllers: The Things That Made Us Laugh (m00154p9)
Satire and Sitcoms
2. Steptoe and Son
BBC Comedy Controllers from across the decades look back at radio shows from the past.
Clocking up over 150 years on the job between them, Paul Jackson, Beryl Vertue, John Lloyd and Jimmy Mulville reveal what they do, why they do it and what makes them laugh.
From London's iconic BBC Radio Theatre in Broadcasting House - the home of British Radio comedy.
In the second of three programmes, our foursome travel back to the golden years of 1960s and 70s to celebrate the satire boom and to trace the development of sitcoms both here and abroad.
Featuring:
* STEPTOE AND SON
Series 5 (2/6) Come Dancing
Albert helps son Harold to conquer the ballroom. From 1974.
Adapted from TV.
Starring Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H Corbett.
* THE ERIC MORECAMBE AND ERNIE WISE SHOW
From 25/03/1978
Eric and Ernie welcome Penelope Keith who does her own intro - before performing in Ern's sketch what he wrote.
Sadly Beryl Vertue passed away, aged 90, in 2022.
Series Producers: Paul Kobrak and Dixi Stewart.
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in March 2017.
SAT 11:00 John Buchan (b05pmjb6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SAT 12:30 The Secret Lives of Colour by Kassia St Clair (Omnibus) (b08w9w2m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
SAT 13:45 Ernest Fontwell Versus The Experts (m0006t0m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
SAT 14:00 The Enchanting World of Hinge and Bracket (m002lm2z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SAT 14:30 Beyond Our Ken (m0008hnl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
SAT 15:00 The Real Comedy Controllers: The Things That Made Us Laugh (m00154p9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SAT 16:00 The Mistral by Hattie Naylor (m0014pnx)
The behaviour of a young girl born during a storm causes her father concern and impacts on his life.
A tale of human passions unleashed by an elemental force.
Written by Hattie Naylor.
Jeff …. Kim Wall
Phylida …. Tracy Ann Oberman
Gus .... Danny Webb
Mother …. Jillie Meers
Stephen .... Harry Myers
Lilly .... Candice Williams
Director: Jonquil Panting
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1999.
SAT 16:45 Roald Dahl (b00pbtjj)
Someone Like You
1. Man From The South
A young marine agrees to a bizarre wager with an elderly South American.
One of five darkly comic tales by Roald Dahl.
Dramatised by Stephen Sheridan.
Storyteller ...... Charles Dance
Old Man ...... Andrew Sachs
Marine ...... Danny Mahoney
Girl ...... Donnla Hughes
Spanish Woman ...... Rachel Atkins
Director: David Blount
A Pier production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in December 2009.
SAT 17:00 John Buchan (b05pmjb6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SAT 18:30 The Secret Lives of Colour by Kassia St Clair (Omnibus) (b08w9w2m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
SAT 19:45 Ernest Fontwell Versus The Experts (m0006t0m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
SAT 20:00 The Enchanting World of Hinge and Bracket (m002lm2z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SAT 20:30 Beyond Our Ken (m0008hnl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
SAT 21:00 The Real Comedy Controllers: The Things That Made Us Laugh (m00154p9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SAT 22:00 The Boosh (b007jxrs)
Hitcher
Zoo boss Bob Fossil is concerned about the erratic behaviour of Tony the prawn and gives zookeepers Howard and Vince the duty of escorting him to a zoo for animal offenders.
All goes wrong, however, when Howard and Vince come across a strange figure standing by the side of the road.
Written by and starring Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt.
The Boosh is a surreal adventure based on the Perrier Award-winning comedy show, featuring Howard and Vince's battles with zoo manager Bob Fossil.
Howard Moon ...... Julian Barrattt
Vince Noir ...... Noel Fielding
Bob Fossil ...... Rich Fulcher
After BBC radio gave them their big break with this series, they transferred to BBC TV where The Mighty Boosh ran for three series.
Producer: Danny Wallace.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2001.
SAT 22:30 My Teenage Diary (m000zdv9)
Series 10
Joe Thomas
Rufus Hound with more honest, intimate and hilarious interviews, with famous guests reading from their genuine teenage diaries.
In this episode, Inbetweeners star Joe Thomas reveals how he was a keen cub scout who loved rules - and sometimes even got his mum to write his diary for him.
Producer: Harriet Jaine
A Talkback production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in September 2021.
SAT 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (m002ltsv)
Amy Matthews 1/3
From 10pm until midnight, seven days a week, the Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. Plus Esyllt Sears speaks to the comedian, podcaster and actor Amy Matthews.
SAT 23:00 Domestic Science (b07lhgr3)
Series 1
Episode 2
The power of static electricity is harnessed, our internal bacteria examined and get a great life hack on how to chill cans of beer without a fridge.
A heady combination of maths, science and comedy.
Hosted by Festival of The Spoken Nerd trio:
Physicist Steve Mould
Stand up Mathematician Matt Parker
Physicist and musician Helen Arney.
It’s science that you can play along with at home as the team look at domestic phenomena that we relate to on a day to day basis.
Producer: Julia McKenzie
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in July 2016.
SAT 23:15 Influencers (m001q6hz)
Series 1
2. Radiance
Ruth and Carla deal with a Gwyneth-inspired wellness disaster involving gaffer tape, and try to launch a new range of ‘merch’.
Ruth and Carla are two wannabe stars of the online business world. They are bound together by a carefully controlled image that can lead to lucrative product placements and well-paid endorsements - but only if the PR is played just right. And that’s a problem because, behind the scenes, things are not always as harmonious as they seem.
Carla ... Katy Brand
Ruth ... Katherine Parkinson
Written by Katy Brand and Katherine Parkinson
Producer: Liz Anstee
A CPL production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in September 2023.
SAT 23:30 Chain Reaction (b0093z9z)
Series 4
Arabella Weir interviews Paul Whitehouse
The story of 'Suits You, Sir' as two stars are reunited in the relay interview show.
Arabella Weir talks to Paul Whitehouse about The Fast Show, Down the Line and his career.
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 March 2008.

SUNDAY 02 NOVEMBER 2025

SUN 00:00 The Mistral by Hattie Naylor (m0014pnx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 on Saturday]
SUN 00:45 Roald Dahl (b00pbtjj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:45 on Saturday]
SUN 01:00 John Buchan (b05pmjb6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday]
SUN 02:30 The Secret Lives of Colour by Kassia St Clair (Omnibus) (b08w9w2m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Saturday]
SUN 03:45 Ernest Fontwell Versus The Experts (m0006t0m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Saturday]
SUN 04:00 The Enchanting World of Hinge and Bracket (m002lm2z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Saturday]
SUN 04:30 Beyond Our Ken (m0008hnl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Saturday]
SUN 05:00 The Real Comedy Controllers: The Things That Made Us Laugh (m00154p9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Saturday]
SUN 06:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m00291s6)
Celebrity Traitors
David Olusoga
Historian David Olusoga is castaway by Lauren Laverne.
David is an historian, writer and broadcaster who has presented a range of programmes including the BBC’s A House Through Time and Civilisations.
He is currently professor of public history at Manchester University.
Born in Lagos, the second child to a Nigerian father and a British mother, David was brought up by his mother in Gateshead after his parents’ marriage broke down. As a child he and his siblings experienced sustained racism and he remembers school as a place of violence and cruelty.
He credits his mother’s tenacity and her determination to educate her children for his later success in getting to university and establishing a career in TV.
His love of history developed from a young age, thanks to one of his teachers who taught him why an understanding of history matters. Watching TV documentaries also opened up a world of possibility and David fondly recalls programmes from the 1980s presented by the historian Michael Wood, who made history seem cool in the eyes of the young schoolboy glued to the TV in his Gateshead council house.
In 2020, David delivered the MacTaggart Lecture at the Edinburgh Television Festival in which he talked candidly about his loneliness at being the only black person on a production team and the difficulties he had trying to explain the racial implications of how, for example, people in Africa were often portrayed on screen.
DISC ONE: Zombie by Fela Kuti
DISC TWO: Roll on Buddy by Aunt Molly Jackson
DISC THREE: Black Mountain Blues by Bessie Smith
DISC FOUR: Just The Other Day by Dr Alimantado
DISC FIVE: Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground by Blind Willie Johnson
DISC SIX: Last Kind Words by Geeshie Wiley
DISC SEVEN: You Can't Blame The Youth (Live At The Record Plant '73) by Bob Marley & The Wailers
DISC EIGHT: Precious Lord, Take My Hand / You’ve Got a Friend by Aretha Franklin
BOOK CHOICE: The Collected Essays, Journalism and Letters of George Orwell: An Age Like This, 1920-40
LUXURY ITEM: Acoustic guitar
CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground by Blind Willie Johnson
Presenter: Lauren Laverne
Producer: Paula McGinley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2021.
SUN 06:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00zm4j4)
Series 2
Earthworms
Although Charles Darwin is especially well known for his work on the Theory of Evolution through his seminal work "On the Origin of Species", he also published a lot of his research on earthworms.
Earthworms fascinated Darwin, so much so that his observations led him to believe that they showed marked intelligence. And earthworms fascinate Sir David Attenborough too.
He recalls a visit to Australia to film the giant earthworm and intriguingly used his ears more than any other sense to find them.
What did they sound like and what did they look like?
Sir David reveals all.
Producer: Julian Hector
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2011.
SUN 07:00 Poetry Extra (m002ln2d)
John Arlott's Poetry Book – Shakespeare and Terminates Here
Daljit Nagra selects two short programmes from the BBC's poetry archive. *And Daljit reads from his Poetry Extra Book of the Month: Transfigurations, Collected Poems by Jay Wright. More than half a century of the African American poet's work is published for the first time in the UK.
*John Arlott's Poetry Book – Shakespeare
The cricketing commentator turns to poetry as John Arlott talks about and reads from Shakespeare.
John Arlott was the BBC's radio cricketing commentator and successor to George Orwell as BBC Literary Programmes Producer (1945-50).
First broadcast on the BBC World Service in 1985.
*Terminates Here, 2/5 Memories
Lemn Sissay meets a man who spent 30 years working on the travelling post offices, on which the freezing conditions and the long hours were not as poetic as Auden suggests.
Producer – Philip Sellars
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2007.
SUN 07:30 The Visitors Book and Other Ghost Stories (Omnibus) (m002ln2g)
Three tales of the supernatural in modern, everyday settings, by Sophie Hannah.
‘The Visitors Book’
Victoria's friend Aaron has moved to a two-bedroom terraced house in Walthamstow. But why does he have a visitors book? And why is Victoria so determined not to sign it?
Read by Polly Frame.
‘The Last Boy to Leave’
Max's home birthday party has been riotous. But who is the courteous little boy who hasn't yet been taken home?
Read by Polly Frame.
‘All the Dead Mothers of My Daughter's Friends’
Who is the new, bitchy mother that Mel meets at the school gate? And how does she know so much about her and her daughter, Bee?
Read by Lorraine Ashbourne.
Sophie Hannah is a best-selling writer of psychological crime fiction. In 2013, her novel ‘The Carrier’ won the Crime Thriller of the Year Award at the Specsavers National Book Awards. ‘The Monogram Murders’, a Poirot novel approved by the Agatha Christie estate, was published in 2014.
Producer: Jeremy Osborne
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra by Sweet Talk Productions, first broadcast in March 2016.
SUN 08:40 Inheritance Tracks (m002ln2j)
Oti Mabuse
The Strictly Come Dancing dancer and broadcaster chooses ‘Modimo’ by The Soweto Gospel Choir and 'I Was Here’ by Beyoncé.
SUN 08:50 The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber (Omnibus) (b04knn2p)
Episode 1
A devoted husband and man of faith faces the mission of a lifetime, galaxies away from his wife.
Joe Armstrong, Hayley Atwell and Dougray Scott star in this adaptation of the powerful novel by Michel Faber (Under the Skin, Crimson Petal and the White).
Set in the near future, it tells the story of Peter, devoted husband and devoted man of faith, as he is called to the mission of a lifetime, one that takes him galaxies away from his wife, Beatrice.
Adapted for radio by Miranda Emmerson.
Narrator .... Dougray Scott
Peter .... Joe Armstrong
Beatrice. ... Hayley Atwell
Grainger .... Kelly Burke
Oasan/ Tuska .... Mark Edel-Hunt
Jesus Lover Number One/ Severin .... Michael Bertenshaw
Jesus Lover Number Five/ BG .... Damian Lynch
Jesus Lover Number Four .... David Acton
USIC Psychologist .... Jane Slavin
USIC Doctor .... Elaine Claxton
Other parts played by members of the company
Director: Emma Harding
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2020.
SUN 10:00 Ray's a Laugh (m002ln2l)
From 09/09/1960
Ted and Kitty are invited next door to meet the new neighbours from India - but what should they wear and take as gifts?
Starring Ted Ray
Ray's a Laugh follows the comedy exploits of Ted's life at home with his 'radio' wife Kitty, as well as in a variety of jobs. It ran from 1949-1961.
with
Kitty Bluett
Kenneth Connor
Laidman Browne
Pat Coombs
Script by Bernard Botting and Charles Hart
Produced by Leslie Bridgmont
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in September 1960.
SUN 10:30 Mind Your Own Business! (m002ln2n)
Series 2
Health and Efficiency
Brightco buys a private hospital and Jimmy Bright has revolutionary plans for it - no shepherd's pie on the menu, and all doctors will get time off to sleep. Russell has his own ideas.
Meanwhile, the new canteen arrangements at Brighto are causing havoc...
Andrew Palmer’s sitcom about the self-made businessman, wheeler-dealer Jimmy Bright [Bernard Cribbins] and his strait-laced chief accountant, Russell Farrow [Frank Thornton]. In this second series, the company – Brightco – has been floated on the stock market, so Russell is more of a stickler for regulations than ever.
Jimmy Bright .... Bernard Cribbins
Russell Farrow .... Frank Thornton
Nan Forbes .... Annette Crosbie
Sue Plant .... Annee Blott
Lily Pond …. Norma Ronald
Producer: Edward Taylor
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in May 1989.
SUN 11:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m00291s6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SUN 11:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00zm4j4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]
SUN 12:00 Poetry Extra (m002ln2d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
SUN 12:30 The Visitors Book and Other Ghost Stories (Omnibus) (m002ln2g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
SUN 13:40 Inheritance Tracks (m002ln2j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:40 today]
SUN 13:50 The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber (Omnibus) (b04knn2p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]
SUN 15:00 Ray's a Laugh (m002ln2l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SUN 15:30 Mind Your Own Business! (m002ln2n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]
SUN 16:00 The Coma by Alex Garland (b007jtvm)
1. Attacked
A young man, Carl, is beaten up on a train late one night.
As he falls into a coma, we travel with him on his journey through the bizarre world of his subconscious as he struggles to wake up.
Alex Garland's surreal fantasy explores the lucid, but powerless workings of the mind of a coma patient. It plays tricks on both the story's protagonist and the listener.
Read by Tom Goodman-Hill.
Alex Garland is the bestselling author of cult classic, ‘The Beach’. He also wrote the screenplay for the zombie hit, ‘28 Days Later’, plus ‘Sunshine’, ‘Never Let Me Go’ and ‘Dredd’.
Producer: Gemma Jenkins
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in December 2004.
SUN 16:30 Charles Chilton - Space Force (b007jn3c)
Series 2
1. The Return of the Sun God
On patrol in Egypt - scanning the sky for asteroids - the crew of Space Force witness a massive ball of light coming towards Earth...
Starring Barry Foster and Nicky Henson.
Charles Chilton's second intergalatic adventure series in six parts.
Captain Saxon Berry ...... Barry Foster
Chipper Barnett ...... Nicky Henson
Magnus Carter ...... Nigel Stock
Lodderick Sincere ...... Tony Osoba
With Wendy Murray, Willoughby Goddard, Bernard Brown and Mia Soteriou.
Charles Chilton wrote and produced many popular and successful radio programmes for the BBC - including the classic 1950s serial 'Journey into Space' - charting the adventures of Captain Jet Morgan. This fired the imagination of millions, years before the first moon landing. It was the last radio drama to record higher ratings than the new young upstart television!
Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in May 1985.
SUN 17:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m00291s6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SUN 17:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00zm4j4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]
SUN 18:00 Poetry Extra (m002ln2d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
SUN 18:30 The Visitors Book and Other Ghost Stories (Omnibus) (m002ln2g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
SUN 19:40 Inheritance Tracks (m002ln2j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:40 today]
SUN 19:50 The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber (Omnibus) (b04knn2p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]
SUN 21:00 Ray's a Laugh (m002ln2l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SUN 21:30 Mind Your Own Business! (m002ln2n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]
SUN 22:00 Fabulous (m000h0r1)
Series 2
Episode 3
Faye is anxious.
She knows that today's women are Fabulous; they have it all, the job, the house, the colour co-ordinated capsule wardrobe and they cope with the pressures modern life brings effortlessly, with nothing more than a copy of Prima and a poem by Pam Ayres to guide them.
So why can't she pull it off?
With the family coming to dinner, life should be cosy...
Starring Daisy Haggard.
Written by Lucy Clarke.
With:
Katy Brand
Stephen Critchlow
Justin Edwards
Sally Grace
Martin Hyder
Geoffrey McGivern
Joanna Neary
Jo Scanlan
Laura Solon
Dan Starkey.
Children:
Bradley Ford
Renee Clark
Chelsea Jabbau
Music by Osymyso
Producer Simon Nicholls
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2008.
SUN 22:30 Rum Bunch (b08pfq3j)
Great Hillston
The Rum Bunch have been invited by the parishioners of the sleepy rural idyll of Great Hillston-Near-Water - birthplace of the Jacobean playwright Lydia Le Provost - to perform her most famous play, The Murderous Priest.
Justin has invited the showbiz legend and serious actress, Jane Asher, to take the leading role.
It’s been her lifetime ambition to perform the play's famous death scene.
Starring:
Justin Edwards
Mel Giedroyc
Dave Mounfield
With Jane Asher.
House band: Jason Hazeley and David Reed - The Penny Dreadfuls.
Producer: Jim North
A Top Dog production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in May 2017.
SUN 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (m002lvm7)
Amy Matthews 2/3
From 10pm until midnight, seven days a week, the Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. Plus Esyllt Sears chats again to the comedian, podcaster and actor Amy Matthews.
SUN 23:00 Meet David Sedaris (m000v2xd)
Series 8
Instalment 5
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.
Featuring a selection of eight shorter essays.
1. Don't Think About Sex Robots
2. Haven't We Met?
3. On Hoarding
4. Crystal Ball
5. Jazz Hands
6. Getting There
7. Skirt
8. Goldenheart
David Sedaris first shared his very particular world view having brought us The SantaLand Diaries back in 1996.
David Sedaris 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 World of Pub (b007jpby)
Series 2
Episode 1
Dodgy Phil comes up with another scheme to fill Barry and Garry's East End boozer with punters.
Tony Roche's comedy about the world's worst pub in London's East End.
Dodgy Phil ...... John Thomson
Barry ...... Phil Cornwell
Garry ...... Alistair McGowan
With:
Debra Stephenson
Simon Greenall
Special effects: Carl Phillips and Nick Romero.
Music: Bill Bailey
Producer: Jane Berthoud
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1999.

MONDAY 03 NOVEMBER 2025

MON 00:00 The Coma by Alex Garland (b007jtvm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 on Sunday]
MON 00:30 Charles Chilton - Space Force (b007jn3c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:30 on Sunday]
MON 01:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m00291s6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Sunday]
MON 01:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00zm4j4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 on Sunday]
MON 02:00 Poetry Extra (m002ln2d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Sunday]
MON 02:30 The Visitors Book and Other Ghost Stories (Omnibus) (m002ln2g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Sunday]
MON 03:40 Inheritance Tracks (m002ln2j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:40 on Sunday]
MON 03:50 The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber (Omnibus) (b04knn2p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 on Sunday]
MON 05:00 Ray's a Laugh (m002ln2l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday]
MON 05:30 Mind Your Own Business! (m002ln2n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 on Sunday]
MON 06:00 Limelight (m00181m2)
The System: Series 2
Step 1: Wilderness Survival for Beginners
or How to Save the World in 5 Easy Steps
Step 1: Wilderness Survival for Beginners
Five of the UK’s richest men have been kidnapped by a mysterious extremist group.
20-something siblings Maya and Jake have been framed for a murder they did not commit.
How do these two events connect? And how far will the young radicals go to change the world?
Ben Lewis’s award-winning thriller returns.
Cast:
Jake … Alex Austin
Maya… Siena Kelly
Jess … Chloe Pirrie
Richard…Pip Torrens
Original music and sound design by Danny Krass
Featuring tracks from Equiknoxx music collective
A BBC Scotland Production directed by Kirsty Williams
MON 06:30 The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham (m0006fxb)
2. A Light in the Night
'London was a city of the blind, the capital of a blind country in a blind world.'
Bill Masen finds a new companion, but can they survive the chaos of their surroundings?
John Wyndham's classic sci-fi novel.
Dramatised by Giles Cooper.
Gary Watson ..…. Bill Masen
Barbara Shelley …... Josella Playton
John Wyse ..…. Blind Man
John Pullen ..…. Radio Commentator
Music composed by David Cain.
Producer: John Powell.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1968.
MON 07:00 In the Balance (b007k1yh)
Episode 4
Maverick BBC reporter George Cragge probes a deliberate poisoning.
Starring Michael Williams and Barry Foster.
Mark Tavener's comedy thriller set in the world of football, the BBC and party politics.
George Cragge …… Michael Williams
Superintendent Jefferson …… Barry Foster
Prime Minister …… Jeremy Clyde
John Matthews …… Jim Carter
Crispin Trent …… Robert Bathurst
With:
Tracy Ann Oberman
Peter Woodthorpe
Susie Brann
Christian Rodska
Geoffrey Whitehead
Keith Wickham
Ioan Meredith
Chris Pavlo
Shirley Dixon.
Music by Paul Mottram.
Producer: Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1997.
MON 07:30 Dad's Army (b007jm2h)
Series 1
The Showing Up of Corporal Jones
Corporal Jones will be forced to retire from the platoon, unless he manages to complete an assault course in 15 minutes....
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 Frazer …. John Laurie
Private Pike …. Ian Lavender
Private Walker …. Graham Stark
Major Smith …. Jack Watson
Announcer …. John Snagge
Producer: John Dyas
First broadcast on the BBC Radio 4 in April 1974.
MON 08:00 Welcome to Our Village, Please Invade Carefully (b01r4ycv)
Series 1
Minimum Volume
Katrina Lyons was only visiting Cresdon Green, the village where she grew up, to borrow some money from her parents.
But when she tried to head back to London, it turned out alien beings known as the Geonin had lowered a force field around the village - refusing to let anyone in or out.
Unfortunately almost everyone in the village is too cowardly, apathetic, polite or stupid to stand up to them, so Katrina’s had to start the resistance movement herself.
Eddie Robson's sitcom about an alien invasion of a small English village.
Starring Hattie Morahan and Julian Rhind-Tutt.
In this episode, Uljabaan is working on an education programme for after the invasion, creating a list of books suitable for children to read. His chosen advisor is Mrs Leeson from the charity shop.
Katrina is confident she could do a better job, and hopes she could use it for subversive purposes - so she volunteers. But can she sneak anything past Uljabaan? And can she convince Lucy she's not really being a traitor?
Katrina Lyons ...... Hattie Morahan
Field Commander Uljabaan ...... Julian Rhind-Tutt
Margaret Lyons ...... Jan Francis
Richard Lyons ...... Peter Davison
Lucy Alexander ...... Hannah Murray
Computer ...... John-Luke Roberts
Producer: Ed Morrish
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in March 2013.
MON 08:30 The Last Human Cannonball by Byron Rogers (b00fwdfc)
1. Wardrobe
Byron Rogers recalls a children's programme on BBC Wales based on 'The Great Stone Face' by Nathaniel Hawthorne, which was about 'the power of myth'. There's a face in a rock. One day the owner of that face will come – The Great Good Man. Despite looking for him throughout his life, the seeker does not find him. But on his death bed, it is clear the face is his.
Byron muses on a job where one can meet one's heroes. This is his quest for the face in the rock.
So he finds "a place where there was no time ... where the heroes' clothes hung": a theatrical costumiers' warehouse.
Read by Crawford Logan
Producer: Bruce Young
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2005.
MON 08:45 The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber (b04l0gd8)
6. Big News
Peter is a devoted husband and devoted man of faith.
He's called to the mission of a lifetime.
It's one that takes him galaxies away from his wife, Beatrice.
In today's episode, Bea has big news for Peter.
Set in the near future, Michel Faber's powerful novel, first published in 2014.
Starring Joe Armstrong, Hayley Atwell and Dougray Scott.
Adapted by Miranda Emmerson.
CAST
Narrator.....Dougray Scott
Peter.....Joe Armstrong
Beatrice.....Hayley Atwell
Grainger.....Kelly Burke
Oasan/ Tuska.....Mark Edel-Hunt
Jesus Lover Number One/ Severin.....Michael Bertenshaw
Jesus Lover Number Five/ BG.....Damian Lynch
Jesus Lover Number Four.....David Acton
USIC Psychologist.....Jane Slavin
USIC Doctor.....Elaine Claxton
Other parts played by members of the company
Director: Emma Harding
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2014.
MON 09:00 Paul Sinha's Perfect Pub Quiz (m002ldhq)
Series 4
Yapping about Leicester
Paul Sinha tests a Leicester audience's knowledge about new words, the people of 2024, and a surprising connection between two modern pop stars. In return they ask him about shipyards, RoboCop, and politicians called James.
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 The Five Faces of Leonardo (m0004lfq)
1. Leonardo's Heart
Papworth heart surgeon Francis Wells examines the genius of Leonardo Da Vinci as an anatomist.
His interest in the Renaissance artist and polymath has not only impacted on his work as a surgeon but also inspired him to write a book, The Heart of Leonardo, with the support of the Royal Collection.
Windsor Castle houses 64 pages of anatomical drawings and writings in its print room - a selection of which were on loan for temporary exhibitions to 12 art galleries in the UK, culminating in a major exhibition at the Queens Gallery in London in May 2019. Art historian Martin Clayton, who is head of prints and drawings for the Royal Collection, curated the exhibitions.
Producer: Sara Parker
Executive Producer: Samir Shah
A Juniper Connect production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in April 2019.
MON 09:45 Daily Service (m002lm4m)
From Saints to Souls - Words of comfort
A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music.
Theme: From Saints to Souls - Words of comfort
Presenter: DR. Rachel Mann
Reading: Psalm 23
Music:
Crossing the Bar – Spooky Man Chorale
Be Still My Soul – Beth Nielsen Chapman
The Lord's My Shepherd - Lucy Grimble
.‘…And at the hour of death’ Bach – Vikingur Olafsson
Great is Thy Faithfulness – Carrie Underwood
MON 10:00 That Reminds Me (b007jnps)
Series 2
Dora Bryan
The theatre, film and TV actress who made her name in A Taste of Honey and who ended her career in Last of the Summer Wine, shares her memories.
Including stories about The Beatles, Hello Dolly and Laurence Olivier.
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2000.
MON 10:30 The Long Crawl to France (b03g937k)
Every year, more and more people try to swim the English Channel. Just over half succeed. What drives people to brave jellyfish, vomiting and hypothermia?
According to Mike Oram, who spends his summers piloting an escort boat between Dover and Calais, "they're all deluded. They live in a world of dreams, and dreams aren't reality." Both this year and last, swimmers have died making the attempt, both in sight of France. More people have climbed Everest than have swum the channel. 
Presenter Jolyon Jenkins joins the dreamers at Dover Harbour, where veteran coach Freda Streeter has run a swimming school since 1982.
And he is on board Mike Oram's boat as one woman, Caroline Sims, makes her attempt. 
Presenter/Producer: Jolyon Jenkins
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2013.
MON 11:00 Limelight (m00181m2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
MON 11:30 The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham (m0006fxb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
MON 12:00 In the Balance (b007k1yh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
MON 12:30 Dad's Army (b007jm2h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
MON 13:00 Welcome to Our Village, Please Invade Carefully (b01r4ycv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 13:30 The Last Human Cannonball by Byron Rogers (b00fwdfc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 13:45 The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber (b04l0gd8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
MON 14:00 Just a Minute (b00wld4w)
Series 58
Episode 6
Nicholas Parsons presides over the devious game where panellists are challenged to speak for one minute without hesitation, deviation or repetition.
With:
Paul Merton
Sheila Hancock
Ian MacMillan
Gyles Brandreth
Subjects include: The English Language, The Most Ferocious Animal On Earth, Second Hand Books, Tongue Twisters, The Chairman's Weak Spot, Slang and How I Prepare For Christmas
From the British Library, London as part of its Evolving English Exhibition.
Created by Ian Messiter.
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2010.
MON 14:30 Rudy's Rare Records (b01n7hhp)
Series 4
Three's a Crowd
Rudy and Doreen are enjoying married life. But Rudy's son Adam isn't.
Father and son comedy set in the finest old-school record shop in Birmingham.
Starring Lenny Henry, Larrington Walker and Claire Benedict.
Six-part sitcom written by Danny Robins.
Adam ...... Lenny Henry
Rudy ...... Larrington Walker
Tasha ...... Natasha Godfrey
Doreen ...... Claire Benedict
Clifton ...... Jeffery Kissoon
Karen ...... Susie Riddell
Craig ...... Joe Sims
Producer: Lucy Armitage
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2012.
Tracks in this episode:
THE MAGIC NUMBER - DE LA SOUL
BUMP N GRIND - R KELLY
I'VE GOT TO GET AWAY - JOHN HOLT
RUDE BOY NUMBER - CUTTY RANKS
IT'S A MAN'S MAN'S MAN'S WORLD - JAMES BROWN
HONOUR YOUR MOTHER AND FATHER - DESMOND DEKKER
WHINE AND GRINE - THE BEAT
IRON LION ZION - BOB MARLEY
I CAN'T STAND THE RAIN - HORTENSE ELLIS AND PRINCE WEEDY.
MON 15:00 Downstarts by Elaine Morgan (m002lm4p)
The abrupt departure of Bessie Shaw from her family home in Dublin had a devastating effect on both husband and children, but it liberated young George and offered him a route to conquer the world.
How the troubled early life of George Bernard Shaw influenced the Nobel Prize winning writer he became.
T.P. McKenna stars as George Shaw, with Helen Ryan as his wife, Bessie, and Denys Hawthorne as their son, George Bernard Shaw.
Written by Elaine Morgan.
George Shaw ... T.P. McKenna
Bessie Shaw .... Helen Ryan
George Bernard Shaw .... Denys Hawthorne
Young George ... Stephen Brennan
Lee ... Dermot Crowley
Lucy ... Marcella Riordan
Director: Adrian Mourby
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1987.
MON 16:00 That Reminds Me (b007jnps)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
MON 16:30 The Long Crawl to France (b03g937k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]
MON 17:00 Limelight (m00181m2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
MON 17:30 The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham (m0006fxb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
MON 18:00 In the Balance (b007k1yh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
MON 18:30 Dad's Army (b007jm2h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
MON 19:00 Welcome to Our Village, Please Invade Carefully (b01r4ycv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 19:30 The Last Human Cannonball by Byron Rogers (b00fwdfc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 19:45 The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber (b04l0gd8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
MON 20:00 Just a Minute (b00wld4w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 today]
MON 20:30 Rudy's Rare Records (b01n7hhp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 today]
MON 21:00 Downstarts by Elaine Morgan (m002lm4p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 today]
MON 22:00 Paul Sinha's Perfect Pub Quiz (m002ldhq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
MON 22:30 Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar (m001d59f)
Series 4
A Monopoly of Violence
Alexei considers the role of the police force, and discusses his own involvement in the ‘spy cops’ scandal.
Plus, he draws comparisons between President Assad and a beloved British comedian and details his seven stages of grief post the 2019 general election.
A mixture of stand-up, memoir, and philosophy from behind the counter of an imaginary sandwich bar.
Written and performed by Alexei Sayle.
Music and lyrics by Tim Sutton.
Producer: Joe Nunnery
A BBC Studios Production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2022.
MON 23:00 The Naked Week (m002lfjm)
Series 3
Episode 1
From host Andrew Hunter Murray and The Skewer's Jon Holmes, Radio 4’s freshest Friday night comedy The Naked Week returns with a blend of the silly and serious. From satirical stunts to studio set pieces via guest correspondents and investigative journalism it's a bold, audacious take not only on the week’s news, but also the way it’s packaged and presented.
An unusual production for BBC Radio 4
MON 23:30 Old Harry's Game (b00w6j8w)
Series 6
Discoveries
Satan introduces Edith to Adam and Eve, but for the father and mother of all humanity, they are alarmingly stupid.
Andy Hamilton’s devilishly funny sitcom set in hell.
Satan …. Andy Hamilton
Edith …. Annette Crosbie
Thomas …. Jimmy Mulville
Scumspawn …. Robert Duncan
Other characters played by:
Philip Pope
Felicity Montagu
Michael Fenton Stevens
Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2007.

TUESDAY 04 NOVEMBER 2025

TUE 00:00 That Reminds Me (b007jnps)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:30 The Long Crawl to France (b03g937k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 Limelight (m00181m2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham (m0006fxb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 In the Balance (b007k1yh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:30 Dad's Army (b007jm2h)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 Welcome to Our Village, Please Invade Carefully (b01r4ycv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Monday]
TUE 03:30 The Last Human Cannonball by Byron Rogers (b00fwdfc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Monday]
TUE 03:45 The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber (b04l0gd8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 Just a Minute (b00wld4w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:30 Rudy's Rare Records (b01n7hhp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 Downstarts by Elaine Morgan (m002lm4p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Monday]
TUE 06:00 Limelight (m001885f)
The System: Series 2
Step 2: Building Heroes
Or How to Save the World in 5 Easy Steps
Step 2: Building Heroes
Ben Lewis’s award-winning thriller returns for a second season.
Five super-rich men have been kidnapped by a mysterious group of extremists The authorities have no clue where the men are being held and the clock is ticking.
As the only two people with insider knowledge of the terrorists, Jake and Maya are about to be pulled back into the murky world of ‘The System’.
Cast:
Jake … Alex Austin
Maya… Siena Kelly
Jess … Chloe Pirrie
Liv … Jemima Rooper
Richard…Pip Torrens
Angel Investor … Rhashan Stone
Original music and sound design by Danny Krass
A BBC Scotland Production directed by Kirsty Williams
TUE 06:30 The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham (m0006fxl)
3. Conference and Confusion
'There's a light... someone's trying to get the sighted people together - we're not alone!'
Bill and Josella join an army-led group, but their plans for a new community falter...
John Wyndham's classic sci-fi novel.
Dramatised by Giles Cooper.
Gary Watson ..…. Bill Masen
Barbara Shelley ..…. Josella Playton
Anthony Viccars …... Colonel Jaques
Peter Sallis …... Coker
Freda Dowie …... Elspeth
Victor Lucas ..…. Doctor Varless
Michael McClain …... Michael Beadley
Nigel Graham ..…. Ivan Simpson
Marjorie Westbury …... Miss Barr
Michael Deacon …... Mac
Jan Edwards ...... Lucy
James McManus …... Alf
Hilda Kriseman …... Child
With Anthony Jackson, Pauline Letts and Christopher Bidmead
Music composed by David Cain.
Producer: John Powell.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1968.
TUE 07:00 King of Bath (b045xxsw)
Merely Players
A duelling count and a quack apothecary - only Beau Nash can give a looming tragedy a happy ending.
Starring David Bamber.
Comedy drama series by Arnold Evans casting the 18th-century dandy Richard 'Beau' Nash in a series of adventures.
Beau Nash ...... David Bamber
Annie ...... Eiry Thomas
Count von Richthofen ...... Andrew Wincott
Mr Trout ...... Simon Ludders
Fintan Fitzgerald ...... Richard Nichols
Poppy ...... Lesley Rooney
Composer: John Hardy
Directed at BBC Wales by Alison Hindell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1999.
TUE 07:30 The Goon Show (b00fl188)
Series 8
The Evils of Bushey Spon
Neddie Seagoon is called in to oversee the decoration of a council lamppost.
Groundbreaking, surreal BBC radio comedy written by Spike Milligan.
Starring:
Peter Sellers
Harry Secombe
Spike Milligan
Special guest star AE Matthews
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 March 1958.
TUE 08:00 To Hull and Back (b07nrlr3)
Series 2
Is There Anyone Out There?
Sophie takes a shine to the new lodger.
But the last thing overbearing Sheila wants is her daughter getting romantically involved with a UFO fanatic, or anyone else for that matter.
She does her best to get rid of this interloper.
Starring Lucy Beaumont and Maureen Lipman.
Warm-hearted sitcom written by Lucy Beaumont.
Sophie ...... Lucy Beaumont
Sheila ...... Maureen Lipman
Alan ...... Matt Sutton
Producer: Carl Cooper
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in August 2016.
TUE 08:30 The Last Human Cannonball by Byron Rogers (b00fy24x)
2. Badlands
In the "Badlands", 30 miles north of Almeria in Spain, lies a town with no name. There is a corral, a blacksmith's shop, a jail; a saloon. It was built in the 1960s by Sergio Leone for A Fistful of Dollars and it functions as a real town, not just a set.
Byron Rogers goes in search of heroes in the Wild West.
Read by Crawford Logan
Producer: Bruce Young
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2005.
TUE 08:45 The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber (b04l0tg6)
7. Bridging the Gap
Peter is a devoted husband and devoted man of faith.
He's called to the mission of a lifetime.
It's one that takes him galaxies away from his wife, Beatrice.
In today's episode, Peter attempts to bridge the vast distance between Oasis and Earth and reconnect with his wife, Bea.
Set in the near future, Michel Faber's powerful novel, first published in 2014.
Starring Joe Armstrong, Hayley Atwell and Dougray Scott.
Adapted by Miranda Emmerson.
CAST
Narrator.....Dougray Scott
Peter.....Joe Armstrong
Beatrice.....Hayley Atwell
Grainger.....Kelly Burke
Oasan/ Tuska.....Mark Edel-Hunt
Jesus Lover Number One/ Severin.....Michael Bertenshaw
Jesus Lover Number Five/ BG.....Damian Lynch
Jesus Lover Number Four.....David Acton
USIC Psychologist.....Jane Slavin
USIC Doctor.....Elaine Claxton
Other parts played by members of the company
Director: Emma Harding
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2014.
TUE 09:00 Mark Steel's in Town (m002ld62)
Series 14
4. Cambridge
Comedian Mark Steel visits towns across the UK and creates a show for a local audience.
TUE 09:30 The Five Faces of Leonardo (m0004l8d)
2. Leonardo's City
Melissa Sterry, the design scientist behind the concept of Bionic City, visits Milan to discover the genius of Leonardo Da Vinci.
For Melissa, the trip is as much about the legacy Leonardo has left to urban planning as it is about seeing his iconic painting The Last Supper. She visits some of the most important Da Vinci sites in Milan including the Ambrosiana Library which houses the largest collection of Leonardo's drawings and writings, and the Codex Atlanticus focusing on his talents as engineer, scientist and inventor.
Melissa discovers a connection with the Renaissance polymath in the use of the natural world to influence built environments.
Meanwhile at Windsor Castle print room, which houses another of the worlds major collection of Leonardo papers, Head of Prints and Drawings Martin Clayton shows maps which demonstrate his city planning talents.
Producer: Sara Parker
Executive Producer: Samir Shah
A Juniper Connect production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in April 2019.
TUE 09:45 Daily Service (m002ln6k)
From Saints to Souls - Kept in heaven for you
A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music.
Theme: From Saints to Souls - Kept in heaven for you
Presenter: Father Paschal Uche.
Reading: 1 Romans 1: 3-5, 8-9
Music:
Joy - Melodees from Heaven
I need you - Volney Morgan & New Ye
It's not over - Melodees from Heaven
TUE 10:00 A Good Read (m000bmxv)
Russell Kane & Sarah Perry
The comedian Russell Kane and novelist Sarah Perry, author of The Essex Serpent, talk about their favourite books with Harriett Gilbert. It turns out that Russell and Sarah are Iris Murdoch worshippers....
BOOKS DISCUSSED
The Train Was On Time by Heinrich Boll, translated by Leila Vennewitz
Publisher Penguin
Under the Net by Iris Murdoch
Publisher Vintage
Life Among the Savages by Shirley Jackson, her slightly fictionalised memoir.
Publisher Penguin
Producer Sarah Goodman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2019.
TUE 10:30 Too Clever By Half (b012wdjt)
The stories of women who've been in relationships where there's an intellectual mismatch. Presented by Stephanie Calman.
One aspect of romantic relationships which remains largely taboo is the issue of intellect.
Somehow it still raises eyebrows when a woman is obviously much brighter than her male partner... but what exactly is the problem?
Stephanie Calman explores this, through the stories and experiences of several women.
Producer: Karen Gregor
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2011.
TUE 11:00 Limelight (m001885f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
TUE 11:30 The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham (m0006fxl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
TUE 12:00 King of Bath (b045xxsw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
TUE 12:30 The Goon Show (b00fl188)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
TUE 13:00 To Hull and Back (b07nrlr3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 13:30 The Last Human Cannonball by Byron Rogers (b00fy24x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 13:45 The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber (b04l0tg6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
TUE 14:00 The Unbelievable Truth (m001mlkc)
Series 29
Episode 2
David Mitchell hosts the panel game in which four comedians are encouraged to tell lies.
They compete against one another to see how many items of truth they’re able to smuggle past their opponents.
The panellists are obliged to talk with deliberate inaccuracy on subjects as varied as beauty, tea, giraffes and dancing.
With:
Lou Sanders
Phil Wang
Neil Delamere
Kerry Godliman
Producer: Jon Naismith
A Random Entertainment production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in June 2023.
TUE 14:30 Bleak Expectations (b00ctlhp)
Series 2
A Happy Life, Cruelly Re-kippered
The further remarkable adventures of Pip Bin, inventor of the bin, as he struggles against the cruel plotting of his evil guardian Mr Gently Benevolent, recently returned from the dead.

Mark Evans's epic comedy is in the style of Charles Dickens - after too much gin.

Volume Two, Chapter the First: A Happy Life, Cruelly Re-kippered
You're invited to bask in the kindness of St Lovely's school, with its classes of double Definitely-Not-Latin and its School Cakery. But what is that sinister presence lurking with a very large number of horses? Could it be that Mister Benevolent has plans to steal the school?
Sir Philip...........................Richard Johnson
Mr Benevolent.......................Anthony Head
Sternbeater...................Geoffrey Whitehead
Young Pip..................................Tom Allen
Harry Biscuit......................James Bachman
Lily.....................................Sarah Hadland
Mr Parsimonious...............Laurence Howarth
Pippa........................................Susy Kane
Sundry boys..............................Mark Evans
Producer: Gareth Edwards
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2008.
TUE 15:00 Painting Mrs. Jones by Rachel Joyce (b007jtd2)
Invited to sit and have her portrait painted, Jennifer Jones wonders if the canvas will reveal a new truth about her inner-self...
Rachel Joyce's dark tale of self-discovery stars Lindsay Duncan.
Jennifer Jones.......Lindsay Duncan
Iain Jones.................James Laurenson
Tom...................David Antrobus
Director: Jeremy Mortimer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1998.
TUE 15:45 On Fire for Guy by Michael Carson (b0bqfgvr)
Benson, a dogmatic 14 year old Catholic, disapproves of Guy Fawkes Night and plots to dampen the celebrations next door.
Read by Hugh Dickson.
Written by Michael Carson.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1989.
TUE 16:00 A Good Read (m000bmxv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
TUE 16:30 Too Clever By Half (b012wdjt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]
TUE 17:00 Limelight (m001885f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
TUE 17:30 The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham (m0006fxl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
TUE 18:00 King of Bath (b045xxsw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
TUE 18:30 The Goon Show (b00fl188)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
TUE 19:00 To Hull and Back (b07nrlr3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 19:30 The Last Human Cannonball by Byron Rogers (b00fy24x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 19:45 The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber (b04l0tg6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
TUE 20:00 The Unbelievable Truth (m001mlkc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 today]
TUE 20:30 Bleak Expectations (b00ctlhp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 today]
TUE 21:00 Painting Mrs. Jones by Rachel Joyce (b007jtd2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 today]
TUE 21:45 On Fire for Guy by Michael Carson (b0bqfgvr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:45 today]
TUE 22:00 Mark Steel's in Town (m002ld62)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
TUE 22:30 The Maltby Collection (b00ct1wk)
Series 1
Episode 5
The senior management team head off to a conference on the Isle of Wight, leaving Rod in charge of the museum...
Starring Geoffrey Palmer and Julian Rhind-Tutt.
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
Stelios Constantinopolis ...... Chris Pavlo
Dave Edgecumbe ...... Anthony Glennon
Lofty Harmsworth ...... Simon Treves
Gus ...... John Dougall
Producer: Colin Anderson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2007.
TUE 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (m002lvpb)
Amy Matthews 3/3
From 10pm until midnight, seven days a week, the Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. Plus Esyllt Sears chats once again to the comedian, podcaster and actor Amy Matthews.
TUE 23:00 Susan Calman Makes Me Happy (m000bpbn)
Television
Taking part in Strictly Come Dancing made Susan Calman happy. Completely, totally happy. And having lived with anxiety for so long, it was something of a surprise to discover something new that gave her feelings of joy.
So, in Susan Calman Makes Me Happy, she explores and explains the other things in life that bring her happiness.
This week, aided and abetted by her studio audience and wife Lee, Susan presents a love letter to the gogglebox. From the enormous rented behemoth of her childhood through to the modern day box-set you can watch on your phone anywhere you like, television has been an ever-present comfort and teacher for her.
Produced by Lyndsay Fenner
Written by Susan Calman and Jon Hunter
Production Co-ordinator - Tamara Shilham
A Somethin’ Else production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in 2019.
TUE 23:30 Bunk Bed (m000rlq3)
Series 8
Episode 4
The three bed-fellows discuss the meaning of having 'a good heart' and Peter shares some of the barriers thrown up over the years from having a Irish accent, and Patrick sings.
TUE 23:45 Guy Browning's Small Talk (b0076n25)
Series 2
How to Pack
"One good way is to start naked and pretend you're getting dressed. This works perfectly unless the taxi comes early...."
Comedian Guy Browning continues to provide practical life-coaching in the big small challenges of life.
This time - discover the best ways to go travelling.
Producer: Jonquil Panting
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2004.

WEDNESDAY 05 NOVEMBER 2025

WED 00:00 A Good Read (m000bmxv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 Too Clever By Half (b012wdjt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 Limelight (m001885f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham (m0006fxl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 King of Bath (b045xxsw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday]
WED 02:30 The Goon Show (b00fl188)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Tuesday]
WED 03:00 To Hull and Back (b07nrlr3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Tuesday]
WED 03:30 The Last Human Cannonball by Byron Rogers (b00fy24x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Tuesday]
WED 03:45 The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber (b04l0tg6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 The Unbelievable Truth (m001mlkc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:30 Bleak Expectations (b00ctlhp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 Painting Mrs. Jones by Rachel Joyce (b007jtd2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Tuesday]
WED 05:45 On Fire for Guy by Michael Carson (b0bqfgvr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:45 on Tuesday]
WED 06:00 Limelight (m0018h1f)
The System: Series 2
Step 3: The Art of the Steal
Or How to Save the World in 5 Easy Steps
Step 3: The Art of the Steal
Ben Lewis’s award-winning thriller returns for a second season.
The System is still holding five of the UK’s richest men.
Jake and Maya are running out of time to find them.
And Jess’s masterplan is about to take an entirely unexpected turn.
Cast:
Jake … Alex Austin
Maya… Siena Kelly
Coyote … Divian Ladwa
Jess … Chloe Pirrie
Richard…Pip Torrens
Original music and sound design by Danny Krass
Featuring tracks from Equiknoxx music collective
A BBC Scotland Production directed by Kirsty Williams
WED 06:30 The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham (m0006fdh)
4. Dead End
'How am I supposed to find supplies like this - chained to a lot of blind men?'
Bill is forced to help a group of blind survivors. Will he ever find Josella, again?
John Wyndham's classic sci-fi novel.
Dramatised by Giles Cooper.
Gary Watson …... Bill Masen
James McManus ..…. Alf
Michael Deacon …... Mac
Jan Edwards ..…. Lucy
Peter Sallis ..…. Coker
Hilda Kriseman …... Miss Durrant
John Pullen …... Stephen Brennell
Wilfred Carter …... Sid
Rosalind Shanks …... Vera
Ann Murray …... Woman
Music composed by David Cain.
Producer: John Powell.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1968.
WED 07:00 If You're So Clever, Why Aren't You Rich? (b00sg1sl)
Series 2
Les Connections Dangereuses
The graduate trio's money worries take a back seat, when they set up a romantic dinner.
Both Giles and Judith think they might get lucky...
Stars Douglas Hodge, Paul Bigley and Amanda Root.
Comedy drama series about three frustrated flatmates still underachieving in their 30s.
Written by Paul Shearer and Richard Turner.
Giles ...... Douglas Hodge
David ...... Paul Bigley
Judith ...... Amanda Root
Other parts played by Colleen Prendergast, Hugh Bonneville and Margaret Robertson
Producer: Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1996
WED 07:30 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jp42)
Series 5
The Threatening Letters
The Lad is full of the joys of Spring - until the postman arrives.
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 May 1958 .
WED 08:00 The Cold Swedish Winter (m000qlzr)
Series 5
Crayfish Require These Drinks
The little town of Yxsjö turns its mind to partying with the traditional celebrations for crayfish season.
Despite now being a fully paid up Swede, Geoff has still to be inaugurated into the mysteries of fishing for crayfish.
Meanwhile, his brother-in-law Anders claims to have a girlfriend, though there are rumours that she doesn’t exist. Will she make it to the party?
Danny Robins’ romantic Swedish comedy is partly recorded on location with a mainly Swedish cast.
Geoff ...... Adam Riches
Linda ...... Sissela Benn
Sten ...... Thomas Oredsson
Gunilla ...... Anna-Lena Bergelin
Anders ...... Fredrik Andersson
Maria ...... Johanna Wagrell
John ...... Harry Nicolaou
Written by Danny Robins
Producer: Frank Stirling
A 7digital production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in December 2020.
WED 08:30 The Last Human Cannonball by Byron Rogers (b00fy2r2)
3. Extras
The Beverly Hills Tours show visits the homes of the stars: "old style Hollywood". They do not visit "one of the saddest places on earth" – the switchboard at Central Casting, which every afternoon lights up with the calls of extras looking for work. Some stars started their careers as extras, but for thousands more this is where the dream ends...
Who remembers the people in the background? They are as anonymous as wallpaper. They mustn't stand out.
Byron Rogers muses on the life of a Hollywood extra.
Read by Crawford Logan
Producer: Bruce Young
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2005.
WED 08:45 The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber (b04l0zq1)
8. Crisis Point
Peter is a devoted husband and devoted man of faith.
He's called to the mission of a lifetime.
It's one that takes him galaxies away from his wife, Beatrice.
In today's episode, Bea and Peter's relationship comes under strain.
Set in the near future, Michel Faber's powerful novel, first published in 2014.
Starring Joe Armstrong, Hayley Atwell and Dougray Scott.
Adapted by Miranda Emmerson.
CAST
Narrator.....Dougray Scott
Peter.....Joe Armstrong
Beatrice.....Hayley Atwell
Grainger.....Kelly Burke
Oasan/ Tuska.....Mark Edel-Hunt
Jesus Lover Number One/ Severin.....Michael Bertenshaw
Jesus Lover Number Five/ BG.....Damian Lynch
Jesus Lover Number Four.....David Acton
USIC Psychologist.....Jane Slavin
USIC Doctor.....Elaine Claxton
Other parts played by members of the company
Director: Emma Harding
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2014.
WED 09:00 Carbon Lifeforms (m002lfwn)
Waste Management and Recycling
Jon Long and Dr Tara Shine join forces for more of the hybrid comedy-magazine show that emits jokes and facts that (carbon) capture all things climate to demystify the issues and offer advice on how to make positive choices in our everyday lives.
This week - Waste Management and Recycling with special guests Athena Kugblenu and Joe Iles from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation.
In previous episodes we’ve covered Food, Travel and Christmas, so what’s next? Well, it turns out that our previous episodes did not solve the climate crisis on their own. So, for this series, we will be looking at the topics of The Carbon Cost of Tech, The Internet and AI, Waste Management and Recycling, and The Fashion Footprint.
Expect new in-studio guests and on-location experts, more games, more practical advice, more cold hard stats, and the return of Greenwash of the Week to shout out the heroes and villains of the climate crisis.
Presenters: Jon Long and Dr Tara Shine
Guests: Athena Kugblenu and Joe Iles
Producer: Laura Grimshaw
Executive Producer: Jon Holmes
Live Sound: Jerry Peal
Post-production Sound: Tony Churnside
An unusual production for BBC Radio 4
WED 09:30 The Five Faces of Leonardo (m0004mfh)
3. Leonardo at War
Military historian David Willey examines Leonardo Da Vinci's ambition to realise a career as a military engineer in the court of the Duke of Milan.
Curator of the Tank Museum in Dorset, David examines how Leonardo attempted to address the age-old needs of a soldier for protection, mobility and fire-power through an early design of a tank-like machine - housed at the British Library where Renaissance prints and drawings curator Sarah Vowles takes up the story. Sarah shows the small but detailed drawing which has led art historians and engineers to conclude it is one of the first designs for an armoured vehicle.
At the Tank Museum, there is a chance to experience the inside of today's fighting machine, while at the National Science and Technology Museum in Milan there is a spectacular exhibition of attempts to build models of Leonardo's military designs.
Producer: Sara Parker
Executive Producer: Samir Shah
A Juniper Connect production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in April 2019.
WED 09:45 Daily Service (m002lmcd)
From Saints to Souls - Recipe for a true life of faith
A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music.
Theme: From Saints to Souls - Recipe for a true life of faith
Presenter: Ann Easter
Reading:1 Romans 12: 9-16
Music:
Love Divine - Daily Service Singers
Wherever there is love - St Martin's Voices
Abide with me - Laura Wright & the Daily Service Singers
WED 10:00 Archive on 4 (b0076ydj)
Down Your Way Revisited
Jeffrey Richards assesses the impact of the BBC radio programme Down Your Way - which explored the lives of ordinary people.
Down Your Way was one of Britain's longest-running radio series. It started in 1946 when BBC producer Leslie Perowne hit on the idea of spinning out a popular music programme on the BBC Home Service with short interviews with members of the public.
The idea was an instant success, and Down Your Way became a staple of the BBC's radio schedules for decades. At the height of its success in the 1950s - when television had yet to make a significant impact - it was attracting 10 million listeners a week. It finished its run in 1992.
Cultural historian, Professor Jeffrey Richards argues that Down Your Way portrayed a 'heritage Britain', intent on preserving the past, which provided listeners with a reassurance that - despite all appearances to the contrary - nothing would ever really change in their green and pleasant land.
Producer: Libby Cross
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2006.
WED 11:00 Limelight (m0018h1f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
WED 11:30 The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham (m0006fdh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
WED 12:00 If You're So Clever, Why Aren't You Rich? (b00sg1sl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
WED 12:30 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jp42)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
WED 13:00 The Cold Swedish Winter (m000qlzr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 13:30 The Last Human Cannonball by Byron Rogers (b00fy2r2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 13:45 The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber (b04l0zq1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
WED 14:00 The Write Stuff (m0005nzx)
Series 2
Ernest Hemingway
James Walton chairs the literary quiz with Sebastian Faulks, John Walsh, Tracey Macleod and Philippa Gregory.
Author of the week: Ernest Hemingway.
Reader: Becky Hindley
Producer: Dawn Ellis
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1999.
WED 14:30 Millport (b00762cq)
Series 2
The Verdict
The islanders unite to try and save The Cumbrae Bar from closure.
Will Irene stay and fight with them or will she take the last ferry of the day to the mainland to the new life she's always dreamed of?
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/Ferryman ...... 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 June 2001.
WED 15:00 Drama on 4 (b07419gj)
The Magus by John Fowles
1. Welcome to Phraxos
Nicholas Urfe, a young British graduate runs away from his monotonous life to take up a teaching post on the small Greek island of Phraxos.
There he meets the enigmatic figure of Maurice Conchis and slowly gets drawn into a world full of strange encounters and elaborate tricks on Conchis’s estate at Bourani. When Conchis introduces Nicholas to the enchanting and mysterious Lily Montgomery who bears a striking resemblance to Conchis’s long dead fiancée, reality and illusion begin to intertwine, but what strange game is Conchis playing with Nicholas?
Moreover, in this world coloured by artifice and deception, who is really telling him the truth?
First published in 1965 John Fowles’s novel ‘The Magus’ soon achieved cult status, but has only been dramatised once before in a film of 1968.
Now acclaimed dramatist and screenwriter Adrian Hodges (My Week with Marilyn, The Go-Between, Peter and Wendy, The Musketeers, Survivors, Primeval) has adapted the novel for this fresh three-part dramatisation starring Tom Burke (War and Peace, The Musketeers) as Nicholas Urfe, Charles Dance (And Then There Were None, Game of Thrones) as Maurice Conchis, and Hayley Atwell (Agent Carter, Brideshead Revisted) as Lily.
Nick ….. Tom Burke
Conchis ….. Charles Dance
Lily ….. Hayley Atwell
Alison ….. Anna Skellern
Margaret ….. Josie Taylor
Mitford ….. David Seddon
Meli ….. Chris Pavlo
Rowena ….. Lynsey-Anne Moffat
Harpsichordist: Maggie Cole
Recorder player: Martin Feinstein
Written by John Fowles
Adapted by Adrian Hodges
Producer: Heather Larmour
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2016.
WED 16:00 Archive on 4 (b0076ydj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
WED 17:00 Limelight (m0018h1f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
WED 17:30 The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham (m0006fdh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
WED 18:00 If You're So Clever, Why Aren't You Rich? (b00sg1sl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
WED 18:30 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jp42)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
WED 19:00 The Cold Swedish Winter (m000qlzr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 19:30 The Last Human Cannonball by Byron Rogers (b00fy2r2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 19:45 The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber (b04l0zq1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
WED 20:00 The Write Stuff (m0005nzx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 today]
WED 20:30 Millport (b00762cq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 today]
WED 21:00 Drama on 4 (b07419gj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 today]
WED 22:00 Carbon Lifeforms (m002lfwn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
WED 22:30 Dan and Nick: The Wildebeest Years (b007jsmf)
Pilot: Cold Turkey with Dan and Nick
Fish Gordon has only 48 hours to save the aquarium.
A comedy extravaganza featuring characters galore - including Incy Wincy Quincy, spider pathologist.
Written by and starring Dan Freedman and Nick Romero.
Successful pilot episode which sparked the following series.
Music by the Gents.
Producer: Julian Mayers
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1998
WED 23:00 The Masterson Inheritance (b007jswh)
Series 1
The Tatting of the Mastersons
The Wild West is the setting for a show-down over faulty dental work!
Based entirely on audience suggestions - this is an improvised historical saga of the Mastersons - 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 May 1993.
WED 23:30 The Hauntening (m0000ylb)
Series 2
Viral
Travel through the bad gateway in this modern ghost story as writer and performer Tom Neenan discovers what horrors lurk in our apps and gadgets.
In this episode Tom attracts the attention of a very persistent vlogger.
Modern technology is terrifying. The average smartphone carries out three-point-three-six billion instructions per second. The average person can only carry out one instruction in that time. Stop and think about that for a second. Sorry, that’s two instructions; you won’t be able to do that.
But what if modern technology was... literally terrifying?
What if there really was a ghost in the machine?
Series of comedy horror stories written by Tom Neenan.
Tom ...... Tom Neenan
Heidi ...... Jenny Bede
Camilla ...... Nicola Walker
Dean ...... Ewan Bailey
Felixxx ...... Ivan Gonzalez
Producer: David Tyler
A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2018.
WED 23:45 Poets' Tree (b00srg4q)
Episode 4
The Islington-based poet Paul Hamilton looks at pop music's poetic merits - but remains unconvinced and he also digs out some old tapes of an interview he did with an unrecognised genius.
Poetry spoof by Kevin Eldon and Stewart Lee.
Starring Kevin Eldon.
With:
Olivia Colman
Peter Serafinowicz
Producer: Ed Morrish
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2008.

THURSDAY 06 NOVEMBER 2025

THU 00:00 Archive on 4 (b0076ydj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Limelight (m0018h1f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham (m0006fdh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 If You're So Clever, Why Aren't You Rich? (b00sg1sl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:30 Hancock's Half Hour (b007jp42)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 The Cold Swedish Winter (m000qlzr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Wednesday]
THU 03:30 The Last Human Cannonball by Byron Rogers (b00fy2r2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:45 The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber (b04l0zq1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 The Write Stuff (m0005nzx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 Millport (b00762cq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 Drama on 4 (b07419gj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Wednesday]
THU 06:00 Limelight (p0ccgl48)
The System: Series 2
Step 4: Light the Blue Touch Paper and Run Like Hell
Or How to Save the World in 5 Easy Steps
Step 4: Light the Blue Touch Paper and Run Like Hell
Ben Lewis’s award-winning thriller returns for a second season.
Why are so many people siding with the kidnappers?
And what is the true intent of The System?
We’re about to find out.
Cast:
Jake … Alex Austin
Maya… Siena Kelly
Coyote … Divian Ladwa
Jess … Chloe Pirrie
Liv … Jemima Rooper
Richard…Pip Torrens
Matt … Rhashan Stone
Original music and sound design by Danny Krass
A BBC Scotland Production directed by Kirsty Williams
THU 06:30 The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham (m0006fx1)
5. World Narrowing
'The utter loneliness was beginning to get on my nerves.'
Killer plants are on the rampage across the countryside. Bill sets off in search of Josella, but finds a new companion...
John Wyndham's classic sci-fi novel.
Dramatised by Giles Cooper.
Gary Watson …. Bill Masen
Barbara Shelley …. Josella Playton
Jill Cary …. Susan
Freda Dowie …. Mary
David Brierley …. Dennis
Margaret Robertson …. Joyce
Music composed by David Cain.
Producer: John Powell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1968.
THU 07:00 A Whole New Ball Game (b00cb1m8)
Series 1
3. Hungry
Robert's mum is doing so much work for the church, he can't get enough to eat.
And it seems his friends and family can’t seem to get enough of something else...
A black comedy series about a football crazy priest by Martin Davies
Robert Patterson …… Paul Parris
Father Benedict …… Desmond Barrit
Mrs Patterson …… Brenda Blethyn
Barbara Patterson …… Charlotte Coleman
Guy Entwhistle …… Martino Lazzeri
Janet Tyson …… Claire Skinner
Andy Hunt …… Mark Straker
Father Benedict …… Desmond Barritt
Father Hugh …… Gordon Reid
Lady at Counter …… Jill Meers
Producer: Lissa Evans
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1993.
THU 07:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00pgypp)
Series 1
Episode 2
Popular music under the lofty eye of a BBC Arts show - and a look back to the unusual year of Nineteen Thirty Foot.
More quick-fire sketches, terrible puns, humorous songs plus TV and cinema parodies.
Written and performed by Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Cleese, David Hatch, Jo Kendall, Bill Oddie and Anthony Buffery.
Originating from the Cambridge University Footlights revue 'Cambridge Circus', ISIRTA ran for 8 years on BBC Radio and quickly developed a cult following.
Songs by Bill Oddie and Hugh Macdonald.
Producer: Humphrey Barclay
First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in April 1964.
THU 08:00 Simon Evans Goes to Market (b062kx4n)
Series 2
Coffee
Comedian Simon Evans continues his series about the economics of some of the goods - or bads - we are addicted to.
What are the economics, history and health issues behind these oh-so-addictive commodities?
This time it's coffee.
How much are we now drinking as a nation? And how much of the price of a cup of coffee is actually the coffee beans? Are we giving coffee growers the best deal when we buy Fairtrade coffee or should we be seeking out Direct trade coffee? And could this be the least harmful of all addictions?
Perhaps even a positive addiction, with the coffee shop being, as Steven Johnson said (in his recent 'Where good ideas come from' TED talk), 'a place where ideas can have sex'?
Simon speaks to specialist coffee experts Onny Loisel and Michael Cleland.
He's also joined by economics guru, More Or Less host Tim Harford and the Queen of investment know-how, Merryn Somerset-Webb, as he walks us around the economics of this very familiar commodity and pokes fun at our relationship with it.
Written by Simon Evans, Benjamin Partridge and Andy Wolton.
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2015.
THU 08:30 The Last Human Cannonball by Byron Rogers (b00fwqb3)
4. Hitler's Nephew
"The fact that Hitler may have been someone's uncle seems incredible".
Born in Liverpool, William Patrick Hitler was the son of Adolf Hitler’s half brother. He met his uncle for the first time in 1929 and later gave interviews to The Evening Standard to “correct the facts about Adolf”.
Byron Rogers delves into the strange tale of Hitler’s English nephew.
Read by Crawford Logan
Producer: Bruce Young
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2005.
THU 08:45 The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber (b04l3bql)
9. Strange Dream
Peter is a devoted husband and devoted man of faith.
He's called to the mission of a lifetime.
It's one that takes him galaxies away from his wife, Beatrice.
In today's episode, life on Earth pushes Bea to breaking point, while on Oasis, Peter has a curious encounter.
Set in the near future, Michel Faber's powerful novel, first published in 2014.
Starring Joe Armstrong, Hayley Atwell and Dougray Scott.
Adapted by Miranda Emmerson.
CAST
Narrator.....Dougray Scott
Peter.....Joe Armstrong
Beatrice.....Hayley Atwell
Grainger.....Kelly Burke
Oasan/ Tuska.....Mark Edel-Hunt
Jesus Lover Number One/ Severin.....Michael Bertenshaw
Jesus Lover Number Five/ BG.....Damian Lynch
Jesus Lover Number Four.....David Acton
USIC Psychologist.....Jane Slavin
USIC Doctor.....Elaine Claxton
Other parts played by members of the company
Director: Emma Harding
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2014.
THU 09:00 Please Use Other Door (m0014wv7)
Series 1
Episode 4
A series of sketches taking a sometimes dark look at the world of work, relationships, institutions and families.
Performed by:
Gabby Best
Will Hartley
Chris Ryman
Rebecca Shorrocks
Witney White
Toby Williams
Written by Kat Butterfield and Dan Audritt, Sophie Dickson, Laura Major, Rob Darke, Alex Nash and Sam South, Ed Amsden and Tom Coles, Cody Dahler, Toby Williams, Ed Tew, Anna Goodman, Imogen Andrews, Matt Harrison, Carwyn Blayney, Natasha Dhanraj, Alice Etches and Nathalie Antonia, Chris Ryman, Simon Alcock, Leigh Douglas, Chazz Redhead, Paul F Taylor, Jo Wiggins, Cameron Loxdale, Lewis Cook, Owen Petty, Tom Oxenham, Rebecca Heitlinger and Bill Dare.
Produced and created by Bill Dare
A BBC Studios Production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in March 2022.
THU 09:30 The Five Faces of Leonardo (m0004mf2)
4. Leonardo's Robots
Robots may be 21st Century, but the concept of a "mechanised human" has been around since Leonardo Da Vinci's time when he designed futurist automatons for entertainment and to impress at court.
In the 1990s, mechanical engineer and roboticist Mark Rosheim was amongst the first to build working models of Leonardo's designs - such as a self-driving cart which he documented in his book Leonardo's Lost Robots.
Since then, there have been many attempts to realise Leonardo's designs, including a life size lion rebuilt by Mario Teddei, technical director at the World of Leonardo Museum, Milan. The lion was used as an act of diplomacy between the Florentines and France when it opened up its chest to present a bouquet of lilies to the King.
To create authentic movement through a mechanism of cogs and pulleys, Leonardo was inspired by nature and, in particular, his anatomical studies where he would analyse animal and human movement with an engineer's eye. This approach has inspired present day work on 21st Century robots at research centres such as the Bristol Robotics Centre at the University of West England.
Other contributors include Oxford University's Matthew Landrus and Ben Russell of the Science Museum who curated an exhibition on Robots in 2017.
Producer: Sara Parker
Executive Producer: Samir Shah
A Juniper Connect production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in April 2019.
THU 09:45 Daily Service (m002lmgb)
From Saints to Souls - Of hope among saints
A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music.
Theme: From Saints to Souls - Of hope among saints
Presenter: Isabelle Hamley
Reading: Ephesians 1: 17-21 [22-23]
THU 10:00 Great Lives (m001lqn5)
Sir Edward Coke, prosecutor of Guy Fawkes
MP Jesse Norman chooses Sir Edward Coke, chief prosecutor of the 1605 Gunpowder plot conspiracists, including Guy Fawkes.
Sir Edward Coke was born in Norfolk in 1552. He's best known as a judge and Parliamentarian, the link says Jesse Norman between Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights. He was also, the programme claims, an occasionally appalling human being who used his own daughter in a marriage deal to buy himself favour with the King.
Joining Jesse Norman, and presenter Ian Hislop, in the studio, and often backing up his claims for Coke's greatness, is Dr Alexandra Gajda of Oxford University.
Jesse Norman is a government minister, former paymaster general and one time financial secretary to the Treasury.
Presenter: Ian Hislop
Producer: Miles Warde
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2023.
THU 10:30 Passing Dreams (b095rbtc)
A portrait of singer, songwriter and truck driver Will Beeley.
The myth of the road is deeply rooted in America – it's the thing that delivers escape, promises freedom, fuels new hopes and, once upon a time at least, thoughts of a new nation. And it provides its own opening onto the vastness and variety of the country today.
The distances can be dizzying. And these days Will Beeley spends more time on the road than he does at home in Albuquerque, New Mexico, a city in the desert, with Route 66 running through its heart.
In another life Will Beeley was a musician – a singer and songwriter – an anxious romantic at the end of the 1960s and a smooth-voiced folkie ten years later. He played gig after gig, made records and, for a while at least, hoped for the big time.
But now, like a different road taken, a different stop along the way, he spends his life behind the wheel of a hulking truck, sharing the driving with his wife, as the highway and the days blur by.
It's a unique vantage point. And as America spools past outside, framed by the huge windscreen, does he – like all of us now and then – think of times gone by, of unfinished business, of what might have been? Or is his attention fixed ahead on the road as it rolls towards him, flowing beneath his wheels?
Producer: Martin Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2017.
THU 11:00 Limelight (p0ccgl48)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
THU 11:30 The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham (m0006fx1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
THU 12:00 A Whole New Ball Game (b00cb1m8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
THU 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00pgypp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
THU 13:00 Simon Evans Goes to Market (b062kx4n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 13:30 The Last Human Cannonball by Byron Rogers (b00fwqb3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 13:45 The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber (b04l3bql)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
THU 14:00 Counterpoint (b04n31cm)
Series 28
Heat 7, 2014
Russell Davies hosts the wide-ranging general knowledge music quiz.
The questions cover every aspect of music - from the classical repertoire to world music, show tunes, folk, film scores, jazz, rock and pop.
The trio of competitors are guests a the University of Salford for Heat 7.
* Richard Ely from Derbyshire
* John Freeman from Preston
* David White from Wigan
The winner will take another of the places in the series semi-finals in a few weeks' time.
Producer: Paul Bajoria
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2014.
THU 14:30 HR (b00j1dvv)
Series 1
A Leaving Party
Peter meets Sam on his way to a leaving party. But they suffer a mishap...
Nigel Williams’ comedy drama series charting the misfortunes of a middle-aged HR officer and his trouble-making colleague.
Peter ...... Jonathan Pryce
Sam ...... Nicholas le Prevost
Elevator voice ...... Sam Dale
Director: Peter Cavanagh
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2009.
THU 15:00 Drama on 4 (b074w040)
The Magus by John Fowles
2. Darkness Falls
Entranced by the charms of Lily, Nick struggles with his feelings for Alison, while things become increasingly dark and ominous at Bourani as Conchis continues his story.
John Fowles’ cult novel dramatised by Adrian Hodges.
Starring Tom Burke, Charles Dance and Hayley Atwell.
Nicholas Urfe, a young British graduate runs away from his monotonous life to take up a teaching post on the small Greek island of Phraxos. There he meets the enigmatic figure of Maurice Conchis and slowly gets drawn into a world full of strange encounters and elaborate tricks on Conchis’s estate at Bourani.
When Conchis introduces Nicholas to the enchanting and mysterious Lily Montgomery who bears a striking resemblance to Conchis’s long dead fiancée, reality and illusion begin to intertwine, but what strange game is Conchis playing with Nicholas? Moreover, in this world coloured by artifice and deception, who is really telling him the truth?
Nick ….. Tom Burke
Conchis ….. Charles Dance
Lily ….. Hayley Atwell
Alison ….. Anna Skellern
Margaret ….. Josie Taylor
Anton ….. Maarten Dannenberg
German Colonel ….. Bodo Friesecke
Greek Resistance Fighter ….. Andreas Karras
Harpsichordist: Maggie Cole
Written by John Fowles
Adapted by Adrian Hodges
Producer: Heather Larmour
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2016.
THU 16:00 Great Lives (m001lqn5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
THU 16:30 Passing Dreams (b095rbtc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]
THU 17:00 Limelight (p0ccgl48)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
THU 17:30 The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham (m0006fx1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
THU 18:00 A Whole New Ball Game (b00cb1m8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
THU 18:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00pgypp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
THU 19:00 Simon Evans Goes to Market (b062kx4n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 19:30 The Last Human Cannonball by Byron Rogers (b00fwqb3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 19:45 The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber (b04l3bql)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
THU 20:00 Counterpoint (b04n31cm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 today]
THU 20:30 HR (b00j1dvv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 today]
THU 21:00 Drama on 4 (b074w040)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 today]
THU 22:00 Call Jonathan Pie (p0fsyrdt)
7. Comedy
When Pie says a very bad word in a meeting he is asked to apologise. Instead of doing just that however, he decides that it was “just a joke” and that he is a victim of cancel culture. He then hijacks the entire show to discuss the state of free speech in comedy. When Jules and Roger both implore him to apologise he is enraged even further. Can Jules persuade him to stop being a tit in time for him to save his job?
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, Jonathan Tafler, and Emma Thornett
Writer ..... Tom Walker

Script Editor ..... Nick Revell

Producers ..... Alison Vernon-Smith andJulian Mayers


Production Coordinator ..... Ellie Dobing

Original music composed by Jason Read
Additional music Leighton James House


A Yada-Yada Audio Production.
THU 22:30 Alex Edelman's Peer Group (m00017tc)
Series 2
Material
American comedian Alex Edelman returns to take a comic look at what it’s like being a millennial today.
The first episode of series two is all about his relationship with materialism and what millennials actually want to own, apart from - obviously - a house.
He looks at how the internet has changed people's perceptions of owning things, and what things actually mean anything to millennials in a world where everything is disposable.
Alex's "peer group" are on hand - comedians Alfie Brown, Moses Storm and Jak Knight, journalist Rebecca Nicholson and cultural commentator David Burstein.
Written by and starring Alex Edelman.
With additional material by Ivo Graham.
Producer: Sam Michell
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in November 2018.
THU 23:00 Date Night (m0003d0w)
Series 1
Episode 3
DATE NIGHT, noun: A pre-arranged occasion when a couple who have been together for a long time commit to a regular night out in order to keep their relationship alive.
Semi-improvised comedy show in which a series of couples are desperately trying to keep their relationship functioning by creating a weekly date night intervention.
For some, the relationship is already broken, for others it's their pre-emptive strike in the hope of new-found longevity. More often than not, the stakes are high, involving children, careers and homes.
Written, semi-improvised and performed by:
Rob/Barry/Terry/Patrick/Fiona ….. Marc Wootton
Gary ….. Jamie Demetriou
Rita ….. Ellie White
Terri ….. Catherine Tate
Carol ….. Monica Dolan
Jamali ….. Hammed Animashaun
Narrator ...... Fi Glover
Producer: Anna Madley
A Black Hat production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in March 2019.
THU 23:30 Hair in the Gate (b007k4dv)
Series 1
Episode 6
The TV arts show goes to the opera, but can Camilla find love before the fat lady sings? With Harriet Thorpe
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
Producer: Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in October 1993.

FRIDAY 07 NOVEMBER 2025

FRI 00:00 Great Lives (m001lqn5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 Passing Dreams (b095rbtc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Limelight (p0ccgl48)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham (m0006fx1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 A Whole New Ball Game (b00cb1m8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00pgypp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Simon Evans Goes to Market (b062kx4n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Thursday]
FRI 03:30 The Last Human Cannonball by Byron Rogers (b00fwqb3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:45 The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber (b04l3bql)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 Counterpoint (b04n31cm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 HR (b00j1dvv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 Drama on 4 (b074w040)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Thursday]
FRI 06:00 Limelight (p0ccgngq)
The System: Series 2
Step 5: Let the Golden Age Commence
Or How to Save the World in 5 Easy Steps
Step 5: Let the Golden Age Commence
Can the extremists change the world?
And if they can, what would it look like?
Season finale of Ben Lewis’s award-winning thriller.
Cast:
Jake … Alex Austin
Maya… Siena Kelly
Coyote … Divian Ladwa
Jess … Chloe Pirrie
Liv … Jemima Rooper
Richard…Pip Torrens
Matt … Rhashan Stone
Original music and sound design by Danny Krass
Featuring tracks from Equiknoxx music collective
A BBC Scotland Production directed by Kirsty Williams
FRI 06:30 The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham (m0006mmr)
6. Strategic Withdrawal
Bill and Josella are offered hope, but yet another obstacle is put in their way...
Conclusion of John Wyndham's classic sci-fi novel.
Dramatised by Giles Cooper.
Gary Watson …. Bill Masen
Barbara Shelley …. Josella Playton
Freda Dowie …. Elspeth
Haydn Jones …. Torrance
Nigel Graham …. Ivan
David Brierley …. Dennis
Margaret Robertson …. Joyce
Jill Cary …. Susan
Alexander John …. First man
Leonard Fenton …. Second Man
Music composed by David Cain.
Producer: John Powell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1968.
FRI 07:00 Kalangadog Junction (b0999j0f)
Episode 1
Dr Thomas and Mrs Jane Barrett leave the comfy security of 1950s Manchester and head down-under.
They're bound for a town so remote it's not even on the map - Kalangadog Junction in Australia.
Starring Caroline Quentin and John Duttine.
Six-part comedy drama series by Moya O'Shea.
Jane .... Caroline Quentin
Thomas .... John Duttine
Jimmy .... Niall Ashdown
Pete .... Toby Longworth
Len .... Brian Bowles
Madge .... Joanna Monro
Milly .... Julie Gibbs
Phoebe .... June Whitfield
Producer: Liz Anstee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1996.
FRI 07:30 The Likely Lads (m002lmg5)
Series 2
The Chance of a Lifetime
On yet another wet and miserable North East night, Bob and Terry are offered the chance of making a fresh start Down Under.
Starring James Bolam and Rodney Bewes.
Created and written for BBC TV by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais.
Adapted for BBC Radio by James Bolam.
Terry .... James Bolam
Bob .... Rodney Bewes
Wally Ralph .... Barry Linehan
Cecily .... Veronica Lang
Audrey .... Sheila Fearn
Cloughie .... Bartlett Mullins
Jack .... Donald McKillop
Blakey .... George Layton
Sergeant Jeffcock .... Garfield Morgan
Producer: John Browell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in June 1968.
FRI 08:00 Quanderhorn (b0b9wbf0)
The Quanderhorn Xperimentations
The Splattered Remains of Undentifiable Organs Incident All Over Again
It's still 1952. It's always 1952.
The Quanderhorn crew find themselves on Advanced Lunar Station Q, with no means of returning to Earth and limited oxygen supplies.
Splitting into two teams after a game of Martian Closey-Eyesie, Guuuurk and Troy fall prey to a ravenous Lunar Man Trap, while Brian and Gemma stumble upon an intact space craft.
But there are two problems. Gemma's ear is unwinding, rendering her emotionally unstable, and there's no apparent entrance to the craft.
Having rather astonishingly escaped their various dilemmas, the crew encounter yet another conundrum - how exactly is the ship powered?
Jenkins, the professor's factotum, detects a spacecraft approaching Earth which Quanderhorn orders him to blast out of the sky, apparently unaware his own crew is aboard.
Professor Quanderhorn ...... James Fleet
Brian Nylon ...... Ryan Sampson
Dr Gemini Janussen ...... Cassie Layton
Guuurk ...... Kevin Eldon
Troy Quanderhorn ...... Freddie Fox
Winston Churchill/Jenkins ...... John Sessions
Synthetic Voice ...... Rachel Atkins
Created and written by Rob Grant and Andrew Marshall
Director: Andrew Marshall
Producers: Rob Grant & Gordon Kennedy
An Absolutely production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in July 2018.
FRI 08:30 The Last Human Cannonball by Byron Rogers (b00fwdvz)
5. Human Cannonball
An old woman is accused of witchcraft - more specifically, flying. She admits it, thus "condemning herself to the gallows". But the judge, Sir John Powell, declares that there is no law against flying...
And centuries later, it's a wet evening on Wanstead Flats. Gerry Cottle's Circus is in residence. A Hungarian man is shot out of a cannon, where he falls (not lands) 90 ft away.
These men are the subject of Byron Rogers’ musings in his final foray into his heroes.
Read by Crawford Logan
Producer: Bruce Young
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2005.
FRI 08:45 The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber (b04l3gm8)
10. Uncertain Future
Peter is a devoted husband and devoted man of faith.
He's called to the mission of a lifetime.
It's one that takes him galaxies away from his wife, Beatrice.
In today's episode, Peter is horrified to find Jesus Lover Five gravely ill in Intensive Care. And on Earth, a pregnant Bea faces an uncertain future.
Set in the near future, Michel Faber's powerful novel, first published in 2014.
Starring Joe Armstrong, Hayley Atwell and Dougray Scott.
Adapted by Miranda Emmerson.
CAST
Narrator.....Dougray Scott
Peter.....Joe Armstrong
Beatrice.....Hayley Atwell
Grainger.....Kelly Burke
Oasan/ Tuska.....Mark Edel-Hunt
Jesus Lover Number One/ Severin.....Michael Bertenshaw
Jesus Lover Number Five/ BG.....Damian Lynch
Jesus Lover Number Four.....David Acton
USIC Psychologist.....Jane Slavin
USIC Doctor.....Elaine Claxton
Other parts played by members of the company
Director: Emma Harding
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2014.
FRI 09:00 It's a Fair Cop (m000wdgk)
Series 6
5. Exposure
This week Alfie and his team of audience cops investigate a case of exposure. When a repeat offender is discovered in the community, Alfie takes the audience through all the policing options to try and catch the perpetrator.
Written and presented by Alfie Moore
Script editor: Will Ing
Production co-ordinator: Beverly Tagg
Producer: Richard Morris
A BBC Studios Production
First broadcast in May 2021
FRI 09:30 The Five Faces of Leonardo (m0004mbz)
5. Flight of Imagination
Cartoonist Ralph Steadman started his working life as an apprentice with the aeronautical firm De Havilland. He had been fascinated by flight and Leonardo since he was a small boy and, even when his career took a different turn, he pursued his interest through an illustrated book.
I-Leonardo tells of the Renaissance polymath's life and, in particular, his many attempts to design a flying machine. A fan of Steadman and his book, head of prints and drawings for the Royal Collection Martin Clayton took time out from curating exhibitions of Leonardo's work to visit the cartoonist at his Kent home.
Despite a keen understanding from observing birds and other flying creatures, Leonardo never achieved his dream to fly - although he inspired many of the pioneers of flight and those who fly today. Philip Whiteman, editor of Pilot Magazine, talks about the joy of flying and introduces us to some early planes and aeronautical sports which have remarkable similarities to Leonardo's designs, even though the technology and aeronautical engineering wasn't available to get them off the ground.
Producer: Sara Parker
Executive Producer: Samir Shah
A Juniper Connect production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in April 2019.
FRI 09:45 Daily Service (m002lmg7)
From Saints to Souls - Manna from heaven
A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music.
Theme: From Saints to Souls - Manna from heaven
Presenter: Leslie Griffiths
Reading: John 6.44–58
Music:
Guide me o thou great Jehovah - Rachel John
Bread for the World - St Martin's Voices
Dear Lord and Father of Mankind - Daily Service Singers
FRI 10:00 Soul Music (b0075znq)
Series 1
The Last Post
The Last Post was the final bugle call for the armed forces before lights out at night.
Over the years it has become inextricably linked with death and the act of remembrance.
This programme includes Officer AD Bridges describing how he prepared the 12 buglers for the year 2000's Remembrance Day service and John Wyatt, a Japanese Prisoner of War talks of his memories of the piece.
Series about music that makes the hairs stand up on the back of our necks.
Producer: Rosie Boulton
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2000.
FRI 10:30 Folk Song, Art Song (b01gg7dm)
Christopher Maltman is an award-winning opera singer and recitalist. Alongside the lieders, chansons and art songs of his recital repertoire, he loves nothing more than performing folk song settings.
Audiences often respond well, but not all among the folk-singing fraternity are enthusiastic about this genre borrowing. Some contend that folk songs lose much of their impact when refined and beautified for the recital stage.
Christopher talks to folk singer Eliza Carthy and scholars Georgina Boyes and Tim Healey about the uneasy relationship between the two musical worlds.
Is the antagonism musical or to do with very English attitudes to class and accent? And why is it that so many of his opera-singing colleagues from Scotland, Ireland, Wales and further afield, have no such animosity from their respective folk cultures?
Christopher also talks to his regular recital accompanist Julius Drake and senior colleague Sir Thomas Allen about the best way of approaching this music, searching for a performance that is genuine to singer and song alike.
Producer: Tom Alban
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2012.
FRI 11:00 Limelight (p0ccgngq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
FRI 11:30 The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham (m0006mmr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
FRI 12:00 Kalangadog Junction (b0999j0f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
FRI 12:30 The Likely Lads (m002lmg5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
FRI 13:00 Quanderhorn (b0b9wbf0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 13:30 The Last Human Cannonball by Byron Rogers (b00fwdvz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
FRI 13:45 The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber (b04l3gm8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
FRI 14:00 Whispers (b007k358)
Series 3
Episode 4
Gyles Brandreth hosts the quiz show with scandal on its mind and slander at its heart.
Joining team captains Lucy Moore and Anthony Holden to run the gauntlet of gossip
Julian Fellowes
Penny Junor
Producer: Victoria Lloyd
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2005.
FRI 14:30 Double Income, No Kids Yet (b0091nkl)
Series 3
Episode 4
As an expectant mother Lucy is trying to avoid stress - until she tries to break the news of her pregnancy to her mum and dad.
Meanwhile Daniel gets an unwelcome taste of the joys of fatherhood.
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
Alison …. Joanna Brookes
Peter …. Robert Harley
Mary …. Sally Grace
Frank …. Bill Fellows
Producer: Liz Anstee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2003.
FRI 15:00 Drama on 4 (b075mltm)
The Magus by John Fowles
3. End of the Masque
Conchis brings his masque at Bourani to an end but is everything – or everyone – what they seem? What trick has Conchis really been playing on Nicholas?
The conclusion of John Fowles’ cult novel dramatised by Adrian Hodges.
Starring Tom Burke, Charles Dance and Hayley Atwell.
Nicholas Urfe, a young British graduate runs away from his monotonous life to take up a teaching post on the small Greek island of Phraxos. There he meets the enigmatic figure of Maurice Conchis and slowly gets drawn into a world full of strange encounters and elaborate tricks on Conchis’s estate at Bourani.
When Conchis introduces Nicholas to the enchanting and mysterious Lily Montgomery who bears a striking resemblance to Conchis’s long dead fiancée, reality and illusion begin to intertwine, but what strange game is Conchis playing with Nicholas? Moreover, in this world coloured by artifice and deception, who is really telling him the truth?
Nick ….. Tom Burke
Conchis ….. Charles Dance
Lily ….. Hayley Atwell
Alison ….. Anna Skellern
Anton ….. Maarten Dannenberg
Margaret ….. Josie Taylor
Lily De Seitas ….. Beth Goddard
Kemp ….. Rachel Atkins
Briggs ….. Michael Shelford
Meli ….. Chris Pavlo
Mrs Marks ….. Elaine Claxton
Margaret ….. Josie Taylor
Andreas Karras ….. Greek ticket seller
Benji ….. Rudi Goodman
Writen by John Fowles
Adapted by Adrian Hodges
Producer: Heather Larmour
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2016.
FRI 16:00 Soul Music (b0075znq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
FRI 16:30 Folk Song, Art Song (b01gg7dm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]
FRI 17:00 Limelight (p0ccgngq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
FRI 17:30 The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham (m0006mmr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
FRI 18:00 Kalangadog Junction (b0999j0f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
FRI 18:30 The Likely Lads (m002lmg5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
FRI 19:00 Quanderhorn (b0b9wbf0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 The Last Human Cannonball by Byron Rogers (b00fwdvz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
FRI 19:45 The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber (b04l3gm8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
FRI 20:00 Whispers (b007k358)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 today]
FRI 20:30 Double Income, No Kids Yet (b0091nkl)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 today]
FRI 21:00 Drama on 4 (b075mltm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 today]
FRI 22:00 It's a Fair Cop (m000wdgk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
FRI 22:30 Josh Howie's Losing It (b07qbcb8)
Series 1
The Letter
Stand-up comic Josh comes to terms with the impending birth of his first child.
Josh and his wife Monique go to the hospital to attend their 20 week scan. Unfortunately Monique has forgotten the appointment letter, which is the only thing Josh can now think about.
Sitcom starring Josh Howie and Pippa Evans.
Written by Josh Howie.
With:
Jed Aukin
Liz Garland
Michael Legge
Shazia Mirza
Paul Tonkinson
Producer: Ashley Blaker
A Black Hat production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in August 2016.
FRI 23:00 Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section (b01dsy7d)
Series 1
Isy Suttie
Alex's music-makers tackle the subject of 'hard water' and shine a spotlight on the troubled life of the double bassist.
Plus, they reveal the haunting sound of the 'ocarina'.
Comedian Alex Horne is joined by his own 5 piece jazz band for music and comedy.
With guest comedian Isy Suttie, who persuades Alex to sing in a duet.
Host .... Alex Horne
Trumpet/banjo .... Joe Auckland
Saxophone/clarinet ....Mark Brown
Double Bass/Bass .... Will Collier
Drums and Percussion .... Ben Reynolds
Piano/keyboard .... Joe Stilgoe
Guest performer .... Isy Suttie
Producer: Julia McKenzie
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2012.
FRI 23:30 Radio Active (b008jdf3)
Series 3
Repeat After Three
After a presenter reshuffle at Radio Active, Mike Channel presents his first overnight slot, including the 'What My Favourite Record Is' phone-in
Starring :
Helen Atkinson-Wood
Angus Deayton
Geoffrey Perkins
Philip Pope
Michael Fenton-Stevens
Written by Angus Deayton and Geoffrey Perkins. With Jon Canter, Moray Hunter, John Docherty, Roger Planer and Richard Curtis.
Producer: Jamie Rix
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1983.