SATURDAY 08 NOVEMBER 2025

SAT 00:00 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.
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.
SAT 00:30 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.
SAT 01:00 Limelight (p0ccgngq)
The System: Series 2
Step 5: Let the Golden Age Commence
Or How to Save the World in 5 Easy Steps
Can the extremists change the world?
And if they can, what would it look like?
Season finale of Ben Lewis’s award-winning thriller.

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
SAT 01:30 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.
SAT 02:00 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.
Moya O'Shea's six-part comedy drama series set down under.
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.
SAT 02:30 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.
SAT 03:00 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.
SAT 03:30 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 in east London, where 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.
Concluded by Crawford Logan
Producer: Bruce Young
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2005.
SAT 03:45 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.
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 (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.
SAT 04:30 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.
SAT 05:00 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?
Conclusion of John Fowles’ cult novel dramatised by Adrian Hodges.
Starring Tom Burke, Charles Dance and Hayley Atwell.
Nicholas Urfe, a young British graduate has run away from his monotonous life to take up a teaching post on the small Greek island of Phraxos.
He’s slowly being drawn into a world full of strange encounters and elaborate tricks on Conchis’s estate at Bourani.
Nicholas is introduced 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
Producer: Heather Larmour
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2016.
SAT 06:00 For King and Country by John Wilson (m002lzs9)
Passchendaele, 1917: Private Hamp has been accused of desertion in the face of the enemy and is to appear before a court martial.
If found guilty he will be sentenced to death.
Those who believe him innocent are concerned that he seems incapable of grasping the full implication of his predicament.
The Battle of Passchendaele is also known as the Third Battle of Ypres
Starring Peter Gunn.
Wartime drama written by John Wilson.
Private Arthur Hamp .... Peter Gunn
2nd Lieutenant Hargreaves .... Kim Wall
Lieutenant Tom Webb .... Crawford Logan
Corporal .... Ken Cumberlidge
Guard .... Ian Michie
President of the Court Martial .... John Samson
Captain Prescott .... Geoffrey Whitehead
Lieutenant at the Court Martial .... Dominic Rickhards
Padre .... David Timson
Lieutenant Midgley .... Phillp Sully
Captain Fraser .... Michael Graham Cox
Mouth organ played by Harry Pitch
Director: Martin Jenkins
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1988.
SAT 07:30 Under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas (m002lzsc)
Conceived by Welsh poet and writer Dylan Thomas as a piece for performance on radio.
Richard Burton leads a huge cast in the tale about the lives and dreams of a Welsh seaside village called Llareggub.
Tragically, Dylan never heard it broadcast.
He died aged 38, two months before, on 9th November 1953.
First Voice ........ Richard Burton
Second Voice ........ Richard Bebb
Captain Cat ........ Hugh Griffith
Rosie Probert ........ Rachel Thomas
Polly Garter ........ Diana Maddox
Mog Edwards ........ Dafydd Havard
Myfanwy Price ........ Sybil Williams
Mrs Ogmore-Pritchard ........ Dilys Davies
Mr Ogmore ........ David Close-Thomas
Mr Pritchard ........ Ben Williams
Butcher Beynon ........ Meredith Edwards
Gossamer ........ Gwenllian Owen
Rev. Eli Jenkins ........ Philip Burton
Lily Smalls ........ Gwyneth Petty
Mr Pugh ........ John Huw Jones
Mrs Pugh ........ Mary Jones
Mary Ann Sailors ........ Rachel Thomas
Sinbad Sailors ........ Aubrey Richards
Dai Bread ........ David Close-Thomas
Mrs Dai Bread One ........ Gwyneth Petty
Mrs Dai Bread Two ........ Rachel Roberts
Willy Nilly Postman ........ Ben Williams
Mrs Willy Nilly ........ Rachel Thomas
Cherry Owen ........ John Ormord Thomas
Mrs Cherry Owen ........ Lorna Davies
Nogood Boyo ........ Dillwyn Owen
Organ Morgan ........ John Glyn Jones
Mrs Organ Morgan ........ Olwen Brookes
Mary Rose Cottage ........ Rachel Roberts
Gwenny ........ Norma Jones
The three boys: Ian Griffith, John Watts, Philip Cyster
Other parts played by the cast.
Children's songs and singing game by the pupils of Laugharne School
Music composed by Dr Daniel Jones
Singer-accordionist: Barney Gilbraith
Producer: Douglas Cleverdon
First broadcast on the BBC Third Programme in January 1954.
***Broadcast to mark Richard Burton's entry to 4 Extra's 100 Club. Born on 10th November 1925, he died aged 58 on 5th August 1984 ***
SAT 09:00 The Enchanting World of Hinge and Bracket (m002lzsf)
Series 3
A Continental Coach Trip 1/2
The dear ladies pack their suitcases for a continental adventure.
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
Maude … Daphne Heard
Mabel …. Marlene Sidaway
Malcolm / Henry…. 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 (m0008q20)
Series 3
Episode 7
Kenneth Horne's having a busy week - and checking out the latest cinema releases in 'Picture Go Round'.
A madcap mix of sketches and songs written by Eric Merriman.
Starring:
Kenneth Horne
Kenneth Williams
Hugh Paddick
Betty Marsden
Bill Pertwee
Music from Pat Lancaster, the Fraser Hayes Four and the BBC Variety Orchestra conducted by Paul Fenoulhet.
Incidental music by Edwin Braden.
Announcer: Douglas Smith
Beyond Our Ken hit the airwaves in 1958 and ran to 1964 – featuring regulars like Arthur Fallowfield, Cecil Snaith and Rodney and Charles
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 (m0015c0z)
Satire and Sitcoms
3. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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 last 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:
THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY
The Primary Phase (6/6)
Fit The Sixth
Arthur and company escape from a war, but exactly when have they escaped to? Stars Peter Jones and David Jason.
From April 1978.
Plus extracts from:
FRANKIE HOWERD
THE GOOD SHOW - The Great Regent’s Park Swim
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 For King and Country by John Wilson (m002lzs9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SAT 12:30 Under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas (m002lzsc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
SAT 14:00 The Enchanting World of Hinge and Bracket (m002lzsf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SAT 14:30 Beyond Our Ken (m0008q20)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
SAT 15:00 The Real Comedy Controllers: The Things That Made Us Laugh (m0015c0z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SAT 16:00 The Fire Inside by Nick Stafford (b0075gpk)
A stranger seeks shelter at an isolated farmhouse in the depths of winter.
The occupants, Jack and Mavis, put him in an upstairs room.
This sparks a sinister chain of events - and an investigation into what's really been going on...
Supernatural tale by Nick Stafford.
Jack ...... Philip Jackson
Mavis ...... Kate Rutter
Ellis ...... Jonathan Tafler
Colin ...... Stephen Critchlow
Janet ...... Becky Hindley
Director: Claire Grove
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1999.
SAT 16:45 Roald Dahl (b00pbt9d)
Someone Like You
2. Skin
An astonishing work of art is created on a drunken night in Paris.
One of five darkly comic tales by Roald Dahl.
Dramatised by Stephen Sheridan.
Storyteller ...... Charles Dance
Old Drioli ...... John Evitts
Young Drioli ...... Tom Bevan
Soutine ...... Rob Heaps
Josie ...... Donnla Hughes
Art Collector ...... David Collings
Gallery Owner ...... Ian Masters
Director: David Blount
A Pier production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in December 2009.
SAT 17:00 Take It From June (b011p0j2)
Comedy legend June Whitfield talks to radio drama director Enyd Williams about her amazing career in BBC radio - spanning over 60 years.
Though June is a star of BBC TV, from Absolutely Fabulous to Terry and June, radio remains June's true love.
June picks some of her very favourite performances - as we journey with her from her big break on radio, joining the team of Take it From Here in 1953, to working with comedy greats like Ronnie Barker, Frankie Howerd and Bob Monkhouse - to playing Mrs Thatcher on Radio 2’s The News Huddlines - and being cast as Radio 4's Miss Marple, by director Enyd Williams:
* TAKE IT FROM HERE
Can Mr Glum stop Ron and Eth marrying in a court of law? Stars Jimmy Edwards and June Whitfield.
From 24/04/1957
* CROWTHER'S CROWD
Comedy sketches at the ready with June Whitfield, Ronnie Barker and Leslie Crowther. From December 1963.
From 07/12/1963
* THE FRANKIE HOWERD SHOW
Titters galore from the comedy legend, with June Whitfield, Wallas Eaton and Robertson Hare. From August 1966.
From 07/01/1966
* PUNCH LINE
Can the stars come up with just the right punch line? Starring June Whitfield, Kenneth Connor and Bob Monkhouse.
From 21/05/1980
*THE NEWS HUDDLINES
Roy Hudd's topical sketch show that ran for 26 years on BBC Radio 2. With June Whitfield and Chris Emmett.
19/10/2000
* MURDER AT THE VICARAGE
The amateur sleuth looks into the Colonel's murder in the vicar's study. Agatha Christie's thriller stars June Whitfield.
From 28/12/1993
Producer: Peter McHugh
Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in June 2011.
SAT 20:00 The Enchanting World of Hinge and Bracket (m002lzsf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SAT 20:30 Beyond Our Ken (m0008q20)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
SAT 21:00 The Real Comedy Controllers: The Things That Made Us Laugh (m0015c0z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SAT 22:00 The World of Simon Rich (b07cynng)
Series 1
Episode 1
Simon Rich has been Saturday Night Live's youngest writer, a staff writer for Pixar and a regular contributor to The New Yorker - as well as one of the funniest short story writers of his generation.
In this series the American brings his enchanting, absurd world to radio with his British comedy show.
The series takes us across time and space, from the design of the universe and prehistoric love triangles to the terrors of life as an unused condom inside a teenager’s wallet.
Performing the stories alongside Simon is a cast of UK comic talent:
Peter Serafinowicz
Tim Key
Cariad Lloyd
Jamie Demetriou
Joseph Morpurgo
Claire Price.
Producer: Jon Harvey
Executive Producer: Richard Wilson
A Hat Trick production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in June 2016.
SAT 22:30 My Teenage Diary (m000zmlj)
Series 10
Sofie Hagen
Rufus Hound with more honest, intimate and hilarious interviews, with famous guests reading from their genuine teenage diaries.
In this episode, comedian, writer and campaigner Sofie Hagen, whose teenage diaries are full of Westlife, dodgy poetry and finding out about boys.
Producer: Harriet Jaine
A Talkback production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in September 2021.
SAT 23:00 Domestic Science (b07m7lmr)
Series 1
Episode 3
The surprising musicality of Hot Chocolate is demonstrated, discover when stats are funny and a lullaby to time travel to.
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 August 2016.
SAT 23:15 Influencers (m001qf2x)
Series 1
3. Glow Up
Ruth and Carla discuss the perils and consequences of getting too much dietary fibre, and then decide to test a much-sought after home ‘sauna-body-bag' - with a faulty zip.
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 see
Written by and starring Katy Brand and Katherine Parkinson
Carla ... Katy Brand
Ruth ... Katherine Parkinson
Producer: Liz Anstee
A CPL production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in September 2023.
SAT 23:30 Fags, Mags and Bags (b092cnps)
Series 7
Burger, Burger, Burger, Burger, Burger
The return of more shop-based shenanigans and over the counter philosophy, courtesy of Ramesh Mahju and his trusty sidekick Dave.
Set in a Scots-Asian corner shop, the series returns with all the regular characters, and guest appearances from the likes of Sean Biggerstaff, Mina Anwar, Greg McHugh and Simon Greenall.
Does Dave see a future with Lesley?
Join the staff of Fags, Mags and Bags in their quest to bring nice-price custard creams and cans of coke with Arabic writing on them to an ungrateful nation. Ramesh Mahju has built it up over the course of over 30 years and is a firmly entrenched, friendly presence in the local area. He is joined by his shop sidekick, Dave.
Then of course there are Ramesh's sons Sanjay and Alok, both surly and not particularly keen on the old school approach to shop-keeping, but natural successors to the business. Ramesh is keen to pass all his worldly wisdom onto them - whether they like it or not!
Written by and starring Donald McLeary and Sanjeev Kohli.
Ramesh ...... Sanjeev Kohli
Dave ...... Donald McLeary
Sanjay ...... Omar Raza
Alok ...... Susheel Kumar
Malcolm ...... Mina Anwar
Lesley ...... Simon Greenall
Bra Jeff ...... Steven McNicol
Hilly ...... Kate Brailsford
Producer: Gus Beattie for Gusman Productions
A Comedy Unit production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in August 2017.

SUNDAY 09 NOVEMBER 2025

SUN 00:00 The Fire Inside by Nick Stafford (b0075gpk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 on Saturday]
SUN 00:45 Roald Dahl (b00pbt9d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:45 on Saturday]
SUN 01:00 For King and Country by John Wilson (m002lzs9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday]
SUN 02:30 Under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas (m002lzsc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Saturday]
SUN 04:00 The Enchanting World of Hinge and Bracket (m002lzsf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Saturday]
SUN 04:30 Beyond Our Ken (m0008q20)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Saturday]
SUN 05:00 The Real Comedy Controllers: The Things That Made Us Laugh (m0015c0z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Saturday]
SUN 06:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m000ckyb)
Centenary Castaways
Dame June Whitfield
Actress Dame June Whitfield is castaway by Sue Lawley.
June is one of the most familiar and best-loved figures of British comedy over the last six decades
Whether as Eth, with her boyfriend Ron, in the Glums in the 1950s, or June, with Terry Scott, in Terry and June, her consummate professionalism has brought laughter and fun to millions of people.
Discussing her many career highlights, June's most recent one saw her described as Britain's answer to Jane Fonda, presenting a keep-fit TV programme for the over-60s.
Born on 11th November 1925, June joins 4 Extra's 100 Club and is one of our Centenary Castaways. She died aged 93 in 2018
DISC ONE: Frank Sinatra - Luck Be My Lady Tonight
DISC TWO: Noël Coward - Alice Is At It Again
DISC THREE: Judy Garland - The Trolley Song
DISC FOUR: Nat King Cole - Stardust
DISC FIVE: Joyce Grenfell - Old Tyme Dancing
DISC SIX: Frank Crumit - The Prune Song
DISC SEVEN: Luciano Pavarotti - Giacomo Puccini’s Nessun dorma
DISC EIGHT: Ella Fitzgerald - Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye
CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: Judy Garland - The Trolley Song
BOOK CHOICE: A do-it-yourself manual
LUXURY CHOICE: Supply of cocoa butter and hat
Producer: Olivia Seligman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1990.
SUN 06:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00zt5xr)
Series 2
Wallace
It was the great travel books written in the 19th century by Alfred Russel Wallace that inspired Sir David Attenborough himself to achieve great things in the realm of natural history.
But Attenborough tells us that Wallace was more than just a great travel writer.
His power of meticulous observation and recording as he explored many parts of the world were in the highest league imaginable, even for Victorian standards - and his power of analysis very much in line with Darwin, his great contemporary.
Wallace independently came up with a theory of evolution that was in parallel to Darwin's thinking - two field naturalists breaking huge conventions of the time and coming up with the single most important theory in Biology. How did they resolve the conflict between themselves?
Written and presented by David Attenborough
Producer: Julian Hector
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2011.
SUN 07:00 Poetry Extra (m002lzm4)
We Sigh for Houses
Daljit Nagra revisits the BBC's poetry archive and selects We Sigh for Houses.
Poet Aviva Dautch revisits her childhood as the daughter of a chronic hoarder.
From sleeping in the bath, to the ever-present danger of fire, to clearing the house after her mother’s death, Aviva shares what it means to be the child of a hoarder and how her lyrical, precise images seek to make order from the chaos in which she grew up. 
Questions about how she or, indeed, others could cope with such conditions under the restrictions of lockdown inform how Aviva tells her story.
She weaves together her poems and conversations with friends - author and her former schoolteacher Sherry Ashworth, professional declutterer Miriam Osner and actor Juliet Stevenson.
Juliet reads from the poems of Emily Dickinson, who spent much of her life isolated in her parents’ home but wrote expansively about the world.
Aviva and Juliet explore why her poems reverberate for them in the current moment and discuss the positive aspects of isolation, the necessity of the arts for helping us feel less alone and how creativity can be a response to adversity.
The programme features poems from Aviva’s Primers Three sequence (2018) and her debut collection We Sigh For Houses, which has received an Authors’ Foundation Award from the Society of Authors.
Producer: Rex Bloomstein
Executive Producer: Brian King 
Sound Engineer: Matt Peaty
Hebrew liturgical music sung by Michal Ish-Horowicz
A 7digital production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in 2020.
SUN 07:30 The Last Human Cannonball by Byron Rogers (Omnibus) (m002lzm6)
A collection of Byron Rogers’ travel pieces in search of characters and unlikely heroes.
Including:
* A visit to the packed treasure house of a costume store.
* An unnamed Spanish 'Badlands' town built in the 1960s by Sergio Leone for ‘A Fistful of Dollars’.
* In Beverly Hills he visits ‘one of the saddest places on Earth’ – the switchboard at Central Casting.
* The extraordinary tale of Hitler's nephew, William, born in Liverpool.
* Tracking down Hungarian Ocsi Tabak – ‘Captain Apollo’ - the last human cannonball.
Omnibus of five-parts abridged by the author.
Read by Crawford Logan
Producer: Bruce Young
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2005.
SUN 08:40 Inheritance Tracks (m002lzm8)
Dan Brown
The Da Vinci Code author Dan Brown chooses 'Todo a Pulmón' by Miguel Ríos and 'Morning Mood' by Edvard Grieg.
SUN 08:50 The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber (Omnibus) (b04lstqy)
Episode 2
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.
Michel Faber’s powerful sci-fil novel, first published in 2014.
Peter has travelled to a far distant planet, called Oasis, where an enigmatic corporation called USIC have a base. He has been employed as Christian missionary to the native inhabitants - a gentle, peaceable community, who have welcomed Peter to their settlement and are eager to hear the teachings of the Bible, a book they call 'The Book of Strange New Things'.
Starring Joe Armstrong, Hayley Atwell and Dougray Scott.
Omnibus of the last five of ten parts adapted 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 (m002lzmb)
From 16/09/1960
Ted shirks work and arrives home early, but Kitty has plans for his time off.
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.
Written by Bernard Botting and Charles Hart.
With:
Kitty Bluett
Kenneth Connor
Laidman Browne
Pat Coombs
Percy Edwards
BBC Variety Orchestra conducted by Paul Fenoulhet.
Producer: Leslie Bridgmont
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in September 1960.
SUN 10:30 Mind Your Own Business! (m002lzmd)
Series 2
A Previous Engagement
Jimmy Bright’s choice of fiancée proves to be a cause of concern for his colleagues.
Starring Bernard Cribbins and Frank Thornton.
Andrew Palmer’s sitcom about the battles of wheeler-dealer and self-made tycoon, Jimmy Bright and his strait-laced chief accountant, Russell Farrow.
Jimmy Bright .... Bernard Cribbins
Russell Farrow .... Frank Thornton
Nan Forbes .... Annette Crosbie
Petra Peters .... Morwenna Banks
Sue Plant .... Annee Blott
Producer: Edward Taylor
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in May 1989.
SUN 11:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m000ckyb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SUN 11:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00zt5xr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]
SUN 12:00 Poetry Extra (m002lzm4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
SUN 12:30 The Last Human Cannonball by Byron Rogers (Omnibus) (m002lzm6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
SUN 13:40 Inheritance Tracks (m002lzm8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:40 today]
SUN 13:50 The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber (Omnibus) (b04lstqy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]
SUN 15:00 Ray's a Laugh (m002lzmb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SUN 15:30 Mind Your Own Business! (m002lzmd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]
SUN 16:00 Space Force by Charles Chilton (b007jn4v)
Series 2
3. The Great Martian Pyramid
Landing on Mars, the Space Force crew start explorations - but find their welcome is far from warm.
Starring Barry Foster and Tony Osoba.
Charles Chilton's second intergalatic adventure series.
Captain Saxon Berry ...... Barry Foster
Chipper Barnett ...... Nicky Henson
Magnus Carter ...... Nigel Stock
Lodderick Sincere ...... Tony Osoba
With Wendy Murray, Willoughby Goddard and Bernard Brown.
Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in May 1985.
SUN 16:30 Space Force by Charles Chilton (b007jn58)
Series 2
4. A Test of Endurance
Held captive in an underground city on Mars, the Space Force crew are set to learn their fate...
Starring Barry Foster and Nicky Henson.
Charles Chilton's second intergalatic adventure series.
Captain Saxon Berry ...... Barry Foster
Chipper Barnett ...... Nicky Henson
Magnus Carter ...... Nigel Stock
Lodderick Sincere ...... Tony Osoba
With Wendy Murray, Willoughby Goddard and Bernard Brown.
Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in June 1985.
SUN 17:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m000ckyb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SUN 17:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00zt5xr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]
SUN 18:00 Poetry Extra (m002lzm4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
SUN 18:30 The Last Human Cannonball by Byron Rogers (Omnibus) (m002lzm6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
SUN 19:40 Inheritance Tracks (m002lzm8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:40 today]
SUN 19:50 The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber (Omnibus) (b04lstqy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]
SUN 21:00 Ray's a Laugh (m002lzmb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SUN 21:30 Mind Your Own Business! (m002lzmd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]
SUN 22:00 Fabulous (b00fb8zx)
Series 2
Episode 4
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?
Life should be exciting with Edith going on maternity leave and announcing who will get her job...
Starring Daisy Haggard.
Written by Lucy Clarke.
With:
Katy Brand
Stephen Critchlow
Ben Crowe
Justin Edwards
Mel Hudson
Martin Hyder
Joanna Neary
Jo Scanlan
Laura Solon
Dan Starkey
Ann Reid
Music by Osymyso
Producer: Simon Nicholls
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2008.
SUN 22:30 Rum Bunch (b08q63kz)
Clenton
The Rum Bunch are in the fictional town of Clenton to perform a poorly researched re-enactment of the life of Annie Oakley, the gun toting legend of the Wild West.
Due to Mel's terrible American accent, Justin has asked Clare Grogan to take on the main role - much to Mel's annoyance.
Meanwhile Dave is trying to boost the sales of his homemade fish paste by getting a celebrity endorsement.
Things take a turn for the worse after Clare, inspired by her criminal alter ego, goes off script.
Will Mel ride to her old friends' rescue? Will they be able to understand what she says if she does?
Starring:
Justin Edwards
Mel Giedroyc
Dave Mounfield
With Clare Grogan.
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 (m002mdcx)
Bridget Christie 1/3
From 10pm until midnight, seven days a week, the Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. Plus Stephen Bailey speaks to comedian, Bridget Christie.
SUN 23:00 Meet David Sedaris (m000v9ck)
Series 8
Instalment 6
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:
* Travels With Patsy
* A final selection of diary entries
David Sedaris first shared his very particular world view, having brought us The SantaLand Diaries back in 1996.
David has become one of America’s pre-eminent humour writers and, in 2019, was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
The great skill with which he slices through cultural euphemisms and political correctness proves that he's a master of satire and one of the most observant writers addressing the human condition today.
Producer: Steve Doherty
A Giddy Goat production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in April 2021.
SUN 23:30 World of Pub (b007sygy)
Series 2
Episode 2
The Red Lion's almost bankrupt - can Dodgy Phil get the punters back?
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 10 NOVEMBER 2025

MON 00:00 Space Force by Charles Chilton (b007jn4v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 on Sunday]
MON 00:30 Space Force by Charles Chilton (b007jn58)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:30 on Sunday]
MON 01:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m000ckyb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Sunday]
MON 01:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b00zt5xr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 on Sunday]
MON 02:00 Poetry Extra (m002lzm4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Sunday]
MON 02:30 The Last Human Cannonball by Byron Rogers (Omnibus) (m002lzm6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Sunday]
MON 03:40 Inheritance Tracks (m002lzm8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:40 on Sunday]
MON 03:50 The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber (Omnibus) (b04lstqy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 on Sunday]
MON 05:00 Ray's a Laugh (m002lzmb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday]
MON 05:30 Mind Your Own Business! (m002lzmd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 on Sunday]
MON 06:00 Whodunnits (b007jpp2)
Miss Marple - The Murder at the Vicarage
1. The Body
Even the vicar of St Mary Mead detests a certain member of his flock.
But murder seems to be carrying things a bit far?
Starring June Whitfield as Miss Marple.
Agatha Christie's whodunnit, first published in 1930.
Dramatised in five parts by Michael Bakewell.
Miss Marple …. June Whitfield
Rev Leonard Clement …. Francis Matthews
Griselda Clement …. Imelda Staunton
Dr Haydock …. Nigel Davenport
Dennis …. Nicholas Boulton
Lettice Protheroe …. Rachel Atkins
Miss Wetherby …. Joan Matheson
Mrs Price-Ridley …. Margot Boyd
Mrs Lestrange …. Jilly Meers
Lawrence Redding …. James Telfer
Anne Protheroe …. Frances Jeater
Colonel Protheroe …. James Greene
Mary …. Alice Arnold
Inspector Slack …. John Baddeley
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1993.
MON 06:30 Down Payment on Death (b007jtkk)
1. A Shot in the Night
Sick of the espionage business, professional hitman Art Gordo had quit the British Secret Service.
But then he's offered big money to carry out one last killing...
Starring Dinsdale Landen.
Jim Eldridge's five-part thriller adapted from his own 1972 novel.
Art Gordo …. Dinsdale Landen
Clarke …. Manning Wilson
Louise Lenehan …. Frances Jeater
Ben/Roberts …. Jon Croft
Joe/Ferguson …. Peter Craze
Charles Allweather …. Glyn Owen
Producer: John Fawcett-Wilson
First broadcast on the BBC World Service in May 1976.
MON 07:00 In the Balance (b007k26c)
Episode 5
Maverick BBC crime correspondent George Cragge has been murdered - or has he?
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
Ioan Meredith
Shirley Dixon
Dave Lamb
Joanna Monro
Alex Lowe
Christopher Scott
Alice Arnold
Music by Paul Mottram
Producer: Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1997.
MON 07:30 Dad's Army (b007jm5w)
Series 1
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Walker
Captain Mainwaring's platoon is horrified when their black marketeer, Private Joe Walker, gets his army call up.
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 Michael Knowles and Harold Snoad.
Captain Mainwaring …. Arthur Lowe
Sergeant Wilson …. John Le Mesurier
Corporal Jones …. Clive Dunn
Private Godfrey …. Arnold Ridley
Private Pike …. Ian Lavender
Private Frazer …. John Laurie
Private Walker …. Graham Stark
Captain/Mr Rees …. Michael Knowles
Chairwoman …. Judith Furze
Sergeant/The Brigadier …. Jack Watson
Announcer …. John Snagge
Graham Stark had taken on the role of Private Walker after the sudden death of James Beck in August 1973.
Producer: John Dyas
First broadcast on the BBC Radio 4 in April 1974.
MON 08:00 Welcome to Our Village, Please Invade Carefully (b01r7b8n)
Series 1
Power Block
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 busy with a construction project and asks Margaret to help with some routine duties in the village - collecting data, checking up on the man they put down the old well, that sort of thing.
Katrina is dismayed - he's too busy to oppress the humans, so he's getting them to do it to each other.
But the construction project involves opening up the force-field that surrounds the village. Can Katrina and Lucy sneak a message into the outside world?
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 And June Whitfield (b007jvdz)
1. Humble Beginnings
From humble beginnings at dance classes in south London to meeting the Master - Noel Coward.
Legendary screen, stage and radio actress, June Whitfield, begins reading the story of her life.
This is the autobiography of one of the best-loved figures in British showbusiness, covering her career from Eth Glum in 'Take It from Here' through to Mother in BBC TV's 'Absolutely Fabulous'.
Abridged in five parts by Sally Marmion
Producer: Sarah Johnson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2000.
MON 08:45 The Observations by Jane Harris (b00773tw)
1. Arrival
In 1863 a young Irish woman, Bessy, wants to escape her former life, and is hired as a maid in a big house near Edinburgh.
But her new employer has secrets of her own - and both women are soon engaged in a delicate game of deception.
Written by Jane Harris.
Dramatised in ten parts by Chris Dolan.
Bessy Buckley .... Lucy Paterson
Arabella Reid .... Candida Benson
Rev Pollock .... Crawford Logan
Grocer .... Grant O'rourke
Director: Bruce Young
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2007.
MON 09:00 Paul Sinha's Perfect Pub Quiz (m002lpfp)
Series 4
Desert Island Quiz
Paul Sinha tests his audience in Sunderland on their knowledge of light bulbs, desert islands, and twin cities, and in return gets tested on his knowledge of city mottos, Vikings and what you cannot do with a giraffe in certain places in America.
Written and performed by Paul Sinha
Additional material: Oliver Levy
Additional questions: The Audience
Original music: Tim Sutton
Recording engineers: Sean Kerwin & Hamish Campbell
Mixed by Rich Evans
Producer: Ed Morrish
A Lead Mojo production for BBC Radio 4
MON 09:30 Owl Prowl (b00772g5)
Tawny Owl
Chris Sperring is looking for a tawny owl in the middle of Bristol.
The tawny owl is fairly adaptable. Predominantly brown in colour, with huge eyes; the size of a wood pigeon. It could quite easily disappear into the background in the leafy area of a city, as long as there are enough small mammals to sustain it.
Chris meets Professor Stephen Harris, who is one of the UK's leading experts in small mammals.
Chris goes deeper into the city, to a green area with trees. Here the tawny owls have some cover and somewhere to hunt from.
But does all the noise and motion from people and machinery disturb the owls?
Producer: Julian Hector
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2007.
MON 09:45 Daily Service (m002lzxs)
Remembrance - Peace and Reconciliation
A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music.
Theme: Peace and Reconciliation
Colossians 1:15-20
All my hope on God is founded
Dona Nobis Pacem
The Pollen of Peace
Led by Rev Dr Bert Tosh
MON 10:00 Archive on 4 (b01lsr14)
Inner Voices - The Burton Diaries
The archive of Richard Burton is a treasure.
Hamlet, Under Milk Wood, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf and Equus stand out.
Then there are the movies: Wild Geese, Where Eagles Dare, Antony and Cleopatra, Night of the Iguana and The Robe.
Through several periods of Burton's life, most notably from the mid-1960s to the early '70s he kept a diary, sometimes handwritten, mostly typed out and assembled in thick notebooks.
The diaries provide a unique view of the world in which he moved, among actors and directors, writers and poets, millionaires and royalty.
They also give an insight into his approach to acting, his insecurities, his drinking and his volatile relationship with Elizabeth Taylor at a time when they were the most famous couple in the world.
Shortly after Burton's death in 1984, Melvyn Bragg was given access to the diaries to write his biography of Burton, Rich.
Burton was the son of a Welsh miner.
He met a remarkable teacher and made the journey to Oxford and on to fame and fortune but was seldom really happy.
He was a hellraiser who often behaved appallingly and was accused of squandering an extraordinary talent on drinking and bad movies. But Burton was also a man of wonderful erudition, passion, insight and self- knowledge.
He fought his way through life through force of will, love, and voracious reading. It is this side of the man that makes him such a remarkable presence. It is also a side of him captured in a rich vein of BBC archive and interviews.
Presented by Melvyn Bragg
Reader: Josh Richards
Taking part:
Dai Smith
Chris Williams
Producer Jeremy Grange
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2012.
MON 11:00 Whodunnits (b007jpp2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
MON 11:30 Down Payment on Death (b007jtkk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
MON 12:00 In the Balance (b007k26c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
MON 12:30 Dad's Army (b007jm5w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
MON 13:00 Welcome to Our Village, Please Invade Carefully (b01r7b8n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 13:30 And June Whitfield (b007jvdz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 13:45 The Observations by Jane Harris (b00773tw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
MON 14:00 Just a Minute (m002lzxv)
Series 59
Episode 1
Nicholas Parsons presides over the devious game where panellists are challenged to speak for one minute without hesitation, deviation or repetition.
With:
Paul Merton
Gyles Brandreth
Shappi Khorsandi
Rick Wakeman
Subjects include: Dear Listener, How Bankers Could Restore Their Reputation, A Rock and Roll Lifestyle, My Best Impression, The Price of Milk, Through My Telescope and Page 3
Created by Ian Messiter.
Producer: Tilusha Ghelani
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2011.
MON 14:30 Rudy's Rare Records (b01nb1s7)
Series 4
Best Local Business
Adam hopes entering a competition will boost the struggling shop, but it also means war.
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 Laura Hines.
Script Editor: Danny Robins
Adam ..... Lenny Henry
Rudy ..... Larrington Walker
Tasha ..... Natasha Godfrey
Doreen ..... Claire Benedict
Clifton ..... Jeffery Kissoon
Richie ..... Joe Jacobs
Darnell ..... Javone Prince
Secret Shopper ..... Sarah Thom
Ainsley Harriott ..... Himself
Twitch ..... Adam Nagaitis
and .... Ainsley Harriott
Producer: Katie Tyrrell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2012.
Music in this episode:
Miss Jamaica – Jimmy Cliff
Get Up Edina – Desmond Dekker & The Four Aces
Run This Town Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West
Fussing And Fighting – Bob Marley and the Wailers
Be Prepared – Winston Samuels
Don’t Play No Game That I Can’t Win – Beastie Boys Feat. Santigold
Do I Worry – Derrick Harriot
No Friend – Delroy Williams
MON 15:00 The Silence of Memory by Tina Pepler (m002lzxx)
On 11th November 1920, the unknown warrior was buried in Westminster Abbey.
It was a surrogate body for all those whose loved ones were missing, presumed dead.
At the funeral, and ever since, the focus has been on the widows and bereaved mothers.
Starring Michael Williams.
Tina Pepler's drama-documentary follows three men - a demobbed soldier, a grieving father and a young boy - on the day of the funeral as they try to come to terms with their loss
Harold .... Michael Williams
Tom .... Daniel Jackson
Jack .... Michael Wilson
Unknown Soldier .... David Brooks
Dean .... Brian Gear
Director: Kate McAll
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1998.
MON 15:45 The Gardener by Rudyard Kipling (b00nrvp3)
On the eve of Armistice Day, a story of Remembrance.
The story of Aunt Helen's grief for her nephew, Michael - killed by a splinter shell on the Somme in the First World War.
Patricia Hodge reads Rudyard Kipling's heartfelt and poignant account.
Producer Di Spiers
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2000.
MON 16:00 Archive on 4 (b01lsr14)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
MON 17:00 Whodunnits (b007jpp2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
MON 17:30 Down Payment on Death (b007jtkk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
MON 18:00 In the Balance (b007k26c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
MON 18:30 Dad's Army (b007jm5w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
MON 19:00 Welcome to Our Village, Please Invade Carefully (b01r7b8n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 19:30 And June Whitfield (b007jvdz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 19:45 The Observations by Jane Harris (b00773tw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
MON 20:00 Just a Minute (m002lzxv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 today]
MON 20:30 Rudy's Rare Records (b01nb1s7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 today]
MON 21:00 The Silence of Memory by Tina Pepler (m002lzxx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 today]
MON 21:45 The Gardener by Rudyard Kipling (b00nrvp3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:45 today]
MON 22:00 Paul Sinha's Perfect Pub Quiz (m002lpfp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
MON 22:30 Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar (m001df6c)
Series 4
The Revolving Door
Alexei contemplates the revolving door between politics and big business and makes a case for becoming the UK’s defence minister.
A mixture of stand-up, memoir and philosophy from behind the counter of an imaginary sandwich bar.
Written and performed by Alexei Sayle
Producer: Joe Nunnery
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2022.
MON 23:00 The Naked Week (m002lppb)
Series 3
2. Trains, Tice, and Taylor Swift
This week, The Naked Week shoehorns an agenda, gets out of jail free, and in a genuine Radio 4 first - Taylor Swift pays a visit to the studio!
From host Andrew Hunter Murray and The Skewer's Jon Holmes, Radio 4’s newest 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.
Host: Andrew Hunter Murray
Guests: Paul Dunphy, Taylor Swift (no, really!)
Investigations Team: Cat Neilan, Cormac Kehoe, Freya Shaw
Written by:
Jon Holmes
Katie Sayer
Gareth Ceredig
Jason Hazeley
James Kettle
Additional Material:
Karl Minns
Ali Panting
Helen Brooks
Molly Punshon
Kevin Smith
David Riffkin
Live Sound: Jerry Peal
Post Production: Tony Churnside
Clip Assistant: David Riffkin
Production Assistant: Molly Punshon
Assistant Producer: Katie Sayer
Producer and Director: Jon Holmes
Executive Producer: Phil Abrams.
An unusual production for BBC Radio 4
MON 23:30 Old Harry's Game (b00wbrwm)
Series 6
Murderers
Edith needs to find out who murdered her and fortunately Hell is full of people who can assess the evidence - murderers.
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 11 NOVEMBER 2025

TUE 00:00 Archive on 4 (b01lsr14)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 Whodunnits (b007jpp2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 Down Payment on Death (b007jtkk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 In the Balance (b007k26c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:30 Dad's Army (b007jm5w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 Welcome to Our Village, Please Invade Carefully (b01r7b8n)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Monday]
TUE 03:30 And June Whitfield (b007jvdz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Monday]
TUE 03:45 The Observations by Jane Harris (b00773tw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 Just a Minute (m002lzxv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:30 Rudy's Rare Records (b01nb1s7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 The Silence of Memory by Tina Pepler (m002lzxx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Monday]
TUE 05:45 The Gardener by Rudyard Kipling (b00nrvp3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:45 on Monday]
TUE 06:00 Whodunnits (b007jppk)
Miss Marple - The Murder at the Vicarage
2. Whodunnit?
Much to the Vicar's embarrassment, a murder has been committed in his study.
But who killed Colonel Protheroe?
Miss Marple is on the case....
Starring June Whitfield.
Agatha Christie's whodunnit dramatised by Michael Bakewell.
Miss Marple …. June Whitfield
Rev Leonard Clement …. Francis Matthews
Griselda Clement …. Imelda Staunton
Dr Haydock …. Nigel Davenport
Lettice Protheroe …. Rachel Atkins
Mary …. Alice Arnold
Colonel Melchett …. Richard Todd
Constable …. Malcolm Ward
Butler …. Lewis Jones
Anne Protheroe …. Frances Jeater
Lawrence Redding …. James Telfer
Inspector Slack …. John Baddeley
Gladys Cram …. Oona Beeson
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1993.
TUE 06:30 Down Payment on Death (b007jtkq)
2. The Double Target
Retired hitman, Art Gordo, heads to the flat of his friend Louise to start planning his next moves.
Starring Dinsdale Landen.
Jim Eldridge's thriller serial adapted from his own novel.
Art Gordo …. Dinsdale Landen
Clarke …. Manning Wilson
Louise Lenehan …. Frances Jeater
Roberts/Man on the Phone …. Jon Croft
Joe/Ferguson …. Peter Craze
Charles Allweather …. Glyn Owen
Paul Le Clerk …. Donald Gee
Producer: John Fawcett-Wilson
First broadcast on the BBC World Service in May 1976.
TUE 07:00 King of Bath (b047ljr2)
Ars Brevis
No true gentleman would speak Welsh, but Beau Nash finds that revealing his roots is the only way to secure a fortune
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
Lady Huntingdon ...... Rosamund Shelley
Fanny....Alice Arnold
Pryderi ...... Iestyn Jones
Widow Perkins ...... Stevie Parry
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 (m002m27m)
Series 8
The Great Statue Debate
Can Needie Seagoon lend his unique wisdom to the great statue replacement debate in Parliament?
Ground-breaking, surreal BBC radio comedy.
Written by Spike Milligan and John Antrobus.
Starring:
Peter Sellers
Harry Secombe
Spike Milligan
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 (b07pj1dw)
Series 2
Is That You Mr Brown?
An elderly Mrs Chiltern comes to stay after her cat goes missing.
Sophie tries to get some bits and pieces together to sell, to pay for a car.
Her overbearing mother buys an antique crystal ball and attempts to tell the fortune of a neighbour with piles.
Starring Lucy Beaumont and Maureen Lipman.
Warm-hearted sitcom written by Lucy Beaumont.
Sophie ...... Lucy Beaumont
Sheila ...... Maureen Lipman
Jean ...... Kerrie Marsh
Ernie ...... Norman Lovett
Mrs Chiltern ...... Elizabeth Bennett
Barbara ...... Elizabeth Bennett
Denise ...... Debra Baker
DJ Richie ...... Jon Richardson
Producer: Carl Cooper
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in August 2016.
TUE 08:30 And June Whitfield (b007jvf2)
2. Take It From Here
Legendary screen, stage and radio actress, June Whitfield, continues the story of her life.
Dennis Norden and Frank Muir want June to audition as a replacement for Joy Nichols in 'Take It From Here'.
She's taken on but fears she isn't glamorous enough in the photoshoot.
She also has no idea how to play the character of Ethel Glum.
Abridged by Sally Marmion
Producer: Sarah Johnson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2000.
TUE 08:45 The Observations by Jane Harris (b00773wb)
2. Requests
As Bessy begins her new life as a maid at Castle Haivers her employer makes some very odd requests.
It's 1863, and young Irish woman Bessy is trying to escape her former life....
Written by Jane Harris.
Dramatised by Chris Dolan.
Bessy Buckley .... Lucy Paterson
Arabella Reid .... Candida Benson
James Reid .... Jimmy Chisholm
Director: Bruce Young
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2007.
TUE 09:00 Mark Steel's in Town (m002ln3w)
Series 14
5. Lerwick (Shetland part 1)
For the fifth stop of the series, Mark travels to Lerwick, the capital of Shetland, perched at the far edge of Britain, where everyone’s on first-name terms with the fog.
It’s a place where Viking heritage meets oil rigs and knitting patterns, where the winter fire festival Up Helly Aa lights up the darkness, and where the locals are masters of making their own fun.
This is the first of Mark’s two shows from Shetland, recorded in front of an audience in Lerwick. Later in the series he’ll also be visiting Unst, the UK’s most northerly inhabited island.
This is the 14th series of Mark's award winning show where he travels around the country visiting towns that have nothing in common but their uniqueness. After thoroughly researching each town, Mark writes and performs a bespoke evening of comedy for a local audience.
As well as Shetland, in this series, Mark be will also be popping to Oakham in Rutland, Wrexham, Lewisham and Cambridge.
There will also be extended versions of each episode available on BBC Sounds.
Written and performed by Mark Steel
Additional material by Pete Sinclair
Production co-ordinators Caroline Barlow and Katie Baum
Sound Manager Jerry Peal
Producer Carl Cooper
A BBC Studios production for Radio 4
TUE 09:30 Owl Prowl (b00772gt)
Little Owl
Chris Sperring searches for little owls at Ashton Court, near Bristol.
The species is declining in Britain due to destruction of their habitat. However, conservationists are not concerned because the little owl is an introduced species.
It's thought that they may be one of the few of such species that have not caused any damage to the environment.
Chris describes their alarm behaviour, their hunting methods and how they crop up in Greek and Roman mythology.
Producer: Julian Hector
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2007.
TUE 09:45 Daily Service (m002m27s)
Remembrance
A space for spiritual reflection for Remembrance Day with the Right Reverend David Walker, Bishop of Manchester.
Recorded in the BBC Philharmonic Studio with the Daily Service Singers, directed by Andrew Earis and accompanied by Elin Rees.
Theme: Remembrance
Presenter: Bishop David Walker
Reading: Ecclesiasticus 44: 8-14
Music:
We will remember them - Daily Service Singers
O god our help in ages past - Daily Service Singers
Peace I leave with you -Daily Service Singers
For the healing of the nations - Daily Service Singers
TUE 10:00 Cinema's Secret History (b082ympf)
How Richard Burton Got His Voice
Film presenter Antonia Quirke reports from Pontrhydyfen a small village in the Afan Valley, in Neath Port Talbot in South Wales.
This is the birthplace of one of her favourite movie actors; Richard Burton. Here she uncovers the development of his cinematic voice.
Antonia uses Burton's voice to illustrate how cinematic voices have changed. She meets with leading dialect coach Penny Dyer to deconstruct it along with examining the new methods deployed in today's films
Richard Burton had a strong Welsh accent and a weak voice as a child. However when his adoptive father saw how talented he was at remembering Shakespeare and other poetry, he ironed out the Welsh accent and took him outside to the valleys to project loudly across them.
For months and years the young Richard did this - literally yelling King Lear across the mountains - until he arrived at the incomparably strong almost-Welsh voice we know and love.
Burton's voice was idiosyncratic, often strange and powerful with unusual speech patterns. His public and private voice was one and the same.
Sian Phillips discusses her film roles alongside Burton, and in a new study, cultural historian Peter Stead tells how Burton's Welshness shaped his character and career.
We also hear from actor and voice over artist Simon Greenall and impressionist Jon Culshaw who dissect Burton's voice and reveal how they create their own vocal sounds and adapt their mimicry.
Producer: Stephen Garner
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2016.
TUE 10:30 June Whitfield: 90 Not Out (b06s8556)
1. Take It From Here to Happy Ever After
In an age of instant celebrity, what does it take to maintain a long career in entertainment?
June Whitfield was one of our best-known faces and most widely loved stars.
In the first of two parts, Joanna Lumley visits June at home in Wimbledon to re-live some of her finest comedy moments.
She also explores how the entertainment industry has changed – most notably the expanded roles for women as performers, writers and producers – during her remarkable career.
Radio has been vital to June’s success, but it was TV that brought her to the hearts of millions.
Joanna looks back and listens to June's first footsteps on the path to fame - at first on radio in Take It From Here, then alongside almost every big name comic of the 50s, 60s and 70s, until Terry and June put her name in the title of that most successful of sitcoms.
Joanna Lumley, a co-star with June in Absolutely Fabulous, listens back to some selected gems from the archives and discusses the highs and lows of her time in the entertainment business.
Producer: Steve Doherty
A Giddy Goat production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in December 2015.
TUE 11:00 Whodunnits (b007jppk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
TUE 11:30 Down Payment on Death (b007jtkq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
TUE 12:00 King of Bath (b047ljr2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
TUE 12:30 The Goon Show (m002m27m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
TUE 13:00 To Hull and Back (b07pj1dw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 13:30 And June Whitfield (b007jvf2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 13:45 The Observations by Jane Harris (b00773wb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
TUE 14:00 The Unbelievable Truth (m001msts)
Series 29
Episode 3
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 pubs, the postal service, cleaning and languages.
With:
Alan Davies
Holly Walsh
Angela Barnes
Henning Wehn
Producer: Jon Naismith
A Random Entertainment production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in June 2023.
TUE 14:30 Bleak Expectations (b00cxvxj)
Series 2
A Re-Kippered Life Smashed Some More
You're invited to marvel at the engineering genius of the early railways, including a tunnel made of beef and pastry and a man who sends loud telegrams to say:
"He's on the train. Stop."
But as Pip travels the length and breadth of the land in search of his beloved school, could it be that there is another even more sinister plan underway?
And will the evil Mister Benevolent be involved somehow? Yes! And yes again!
Mark Evans's epic comedy in the style of Charles Dickens.
Volume Two, Chapter the Second: A Re-Kippered Life Smashed Some More
Sir Philip …. Richard Johnson
Mr Benevolent …. Anthony Head
Sternbeater …. Geoffrey Whitehead
Harry Biscuit …. James Bachman
Young Pip …. Tom Allen
Lily …. Sarah Hadland
Mr Parsimonious …. Laurence Howarth
Pippa …. Susy Kane
Sundry Railwaymen …. Mark Evans
Producer: Gareth Edwards
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2008.
TUE 15:00 The Snow Goose by Paul Gallico (b00sf8l0)
A wounded bird brings together a disfigured artist and a young girl and helps in a courageous act of bravery in the Second World War.
Paul Gallico's prize winning novella.
Introduced by Michael Morpurgo.
Starring Steven Mackintosh and Georgia Groome.
Dramatised by Nick Warburton.
Philip Rhayader ..... Steven Mackintosh
Fritha ..... Georgia Groome
Mrs Farnes ..... Deborah Findlay
Storyteller ..... Sam Dale
Private Potton ..... Michael Shelford
Commander Brill-Oudener ..... Malcolm Tierney
Jock ..... David Seddon
Composer: Roger Goula
Director: Sally Avens
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2010.
TUE 16:00 Cinema's Secret History (b082ympf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
TUE 16:30 June Whitfield: 90 Not Out (b06s8556)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]
TUE 17:00 Whodunnits (b007jppk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
TUE 17:30 Down Payment on Death (b007jtkq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
TUE 18:00 King of Bath (b047ljr2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
TUE 18:30 The Goon Show (m002m27m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
TUE 19:00 To Hull and Back (b07pj1dw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 19:30 And June Whitfield (b007jvf2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 19:45 The Observations by Jane Harris (b00773wb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
TUE 20:00 The Unbelievable Truth (m001msts)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 today]
TUE 20:30 Bleak Expectations (b00cxvxj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 today]
TUE 21:00 The Snow Goose by Paul Gallico (b00sf8l0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 today]
TUE 22:00 Mark Steel's in Town (m002ln3w)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
TUE 22:30 The Maltby Collection (b00czc0j)
Series 1
Episode 6
A popular TV detective series comes to film at the museum and its super-suave star takes a fancy to Prunella, leaving Rod and Julian feeling marginalised.
Starring Julian Rhind-Tutt and Geoffrey Palmer.
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
Jeremy Noone ...... Hugh Dennis
Clive ...... Neil Fitzmaurice
Arabella ...... Eve Dallas
Nick ...... Jot Davies
Charlie Tattle ...... Barry Cryer
Producer: Colin Anderson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2007.
TUE 23:00 Susan Calman Makes Me Happy (m000bxjz)
Food and Drink
Taking part in BBC TV's 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, Susan has set out to explore and explain the other things in life that bring her happiness..
Aided and abetted by her studio audience and wife Lee, Susan probes food and drink.
She's looking at its emotional importance above and beyond mere sustenance and pondering why a bad meal can ruin an entire day.
Written by Susan Calman and Jon Hunter.
Producer: Lyndsay Fenner
A Somethin’ Else production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in December 2019.
TUE 23:30 Bunk Bed (m000s2lh)
Series 8
Episode 6
Everyone craves a place where their mind and body are not applied to a particular task. The nearest faraway place.
Somewhere for drifting and lighting upon strange thoughts which don't have to be shooed into context, but which can be followed like balloons escaping onto the air.
Late at night, in the dark and in a bunk bed, your tired mind can wander.
Patrick Marber and Peter Curran are joined by singer Guy Garvey and actor Rachael Stirling on the spare mattress.
Rachael describes poignant and comic mishaps while caring for her mother, Dame Diana Rigg. This includes Guy polishing off an end-of-life takeaway order of spring rolls, much to the beloved Dame's outrage.
Producer: Peter Curran
A Foghorn Company production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in February 2021.
TUE 23:45 Guy Browning's Small Talk (b0076n58)
Series 2
How to Get Out More
From popping out to prepare for staying in - to the delights of camping.
Comedian Guy Browning continues to provide practical life-coaching for the big small challenges of life.
Producer: Jonquil Panting
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2004.

WEDNESDAY 12 NOVEMBER 2025

WED 00:00 Cinema's Secret History (b082ympf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 June Whitfield: 90 Not Out (b06s8556)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 Whodunnits (b007jppk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 Down Payment on Death (b007jtkq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 King of Bath (b047ljr2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday]
WED 02:30 The Goon Show (m002m27m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Tuesday]
WED 03:00 To Hull and Back (b07pj1dw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Tuesday]
WED 03:30 And June Whitfield (b007jvf2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Tuesday]
WED 03:45 The Observations by Jane Harris (b00773wb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 The Unbelievable Truth (m001msts)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:30 Bleak Expectations (b00cxvxj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 The Snow Goose by Paul Gallico (b00sf8l0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Tuesday]
WED 06:00 Whodunnits (b007jpq1)
Miss Marple - The Murder at the Vicarage
3. Confessions
Multiple confessions to the murder of Colonel Protheroe mount up in the village of St Mary Mead.
But who does amateur sleuth Jane Marple believe?
Starring June Whitfield as Miss Marple.
Agatha Christie's whodunnit dramatised by Michael Bakewell.
Miss Marple …. June Whitfield
Rev Leonard Clement …. Francis Matthews
Griselda Clement …. Imelda Staunton
Mrs Lestrange …. Jillie Meers
Mary …. Alice Arnold
Hilda …. Lisa Howard
Dr Haydock …. Nigel Davenport
Lawrence Redding …. James Telfer
Dennis …. Nicholas Boulton
Hawes …. David Thorpe
Dr Stone …. Timothy Alcock
Raymond West …. Ian Masters
Inspector Slack …. John Baddeley
Gladys Cram …. Oona Beeson
Nancy …. Vivienne Rochester
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1993.
WED 06:30 Down Payment on Death (b007jtkw)
3. A Life for a Life
Retired hitman, Art Gordo, faces more pressure to kill the shadowy Charles Allweather.
Starring Dinsdale Landen.
Jim Eldridge's thriller serial adapted from his own novel.
Art Gordo …. Dinsdale Landen
Louise Lenehan …. Frances Jeater
Paul Le Clerk …. Donald Gee
Sally Le Clerk …. Joanna Wake
Leon Young …. Basil Henson
Charles Allweather …. Glyn Owen
Producer: John Fawcett-Wilson
First broadcast on the BBC World Service in May 1976.
WED 07:00 If You're So Clever, Why Aren't You Rich? (b00sjp2v)
Series 2
Games People Play
Giles can't get a mortgage, David is computer-obsessed and Judith is a corporate Boadicea.
Stars Douglas Hodge, Paul Bigley and Amanda Root.
Comedy drama series about three promising graduates 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 Philip Glenister, Paul Shearer and Jonathan Kydd
Producer: Paul Schlesinger
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1996.
WED 07:30 Hancock's Half Hour (b008v13d)
Series 5
The Sleepless Night
The Lad is keen to get a good night's sleep, but everybody else keeps him awake.
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 June 1958.
WED 08:00 The Cold Swedish Winter (m000qx0f)
Series 5
Vasaloppet
Geoff is enjoying the glory of Sweden in the snow. Out with the kids in the hills, he bumps unexpectedly into his nemesis Johan, an ex-boyfriend of Linda's, who issues a challenge Geoff can't turn down.
Meanwhile, Linda is struggling to deal with a difficult work/life balance and yearns for the days when she could lose herself in her beloved cross-country ski-ing. And little John discovers the joys of being caught short in the snow.
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
Johan ...... Thomas Eriksson
John ...... Harry Nicolaou
Ian ...... Danny Robins
Written by Danny Robins
Producer: Frank Stirling
A 7digital production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in January 2021.
WED 08:30 And June Whitfield (b007jvf6)
3. Carry On
Legendary screen, stage and radio actress, June Whitfield, continues the story of her life.
June performs on nerve wracking live TV with Arthur Askey. And she's cast alongside Leslie Phillips in the second carry on film - Carry On Nurse - which went on to become the most popular British film of 1959.
June admits that in her day, actresses only wanted to be leading heroines or helpless victims, but she didn't mind being a bit silly or looking foolish.
Abridged by Sally Marmion
Producer: Sarah Johnson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2000.
WED 08:45 The Observations by Jane Harris (b00773xj)
3. Observing
Bessy discovers that Arabella is writing a book about domestic servants - and there's an unflattering new chapter on Bessy’s life as a prostitute.
It's 1863, and young Irish woman Bessy is trying to escape her former life....
Written by Jane Harris.
Dramatised by Chris Dolan.
Bessy Buckley .... Lucy Paterson
Arabella Reid .... Candida Benson
James Reid .... Jimmy Chisholm
Dr. Mcgregor .... Kenny Blyth
Muriel .... Suzanne Donaldson
Producer/Director: Bruce Young
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2007.
WED 09:00 Stand-Up Specials (m002ln8k)
Scott Bennett: Blood Sugar Baby
Scott Bennett: Blood Sugar Baby tells the amazing true story of Scott and Jemma Bennett’s infant daughter Olivia and her battle with a rare genetic condition, how she was nearly fatally misdiagnosed and how Scott challenged the hospital to improve their care - by taking his dad’s advice to “Put a tie on”.
First-time parents Scott and Jemma are taken from the apparently idyllic world of having a new-born baby who sleeps through the night and suddenly plunged into months of misguided treatments, genetics, bizarre side effects and private jets.
Recorded in Scott and Jemma’s home town of Nottingham - where the real-life story began - this is an emotional show about a critically ill baby but it’s also a really funny one with a happy and hopeful ending.
Written and Performed by Scott Bennett
Produced by Ben Walker
A DLT Entertainment production for BBC Radio 4
WED 09:30 Owl Prowl (b00772hd)
Owl Calls
Owl expert Chris Sperring uses his own methods to hear different owl calls.
Chris visits an area of woodland to look for tawny owls and discusses learning to make their call. He also explains the problems of over-using calls when looking for owls.
Chris delves into the role of calls when young owls look for new territory, and how it functions in nesting & territorial behaviour. Plus, the difference between male and female calls.
Producer: Julian Hector
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2007.
WED 09:45 Daily Service (m002m1gd)
Peace and Reconciliation: St Aidan as Peacemaker
A service led by Rev Sarah Hills, Vicar of Holy Island. The Holy Island of Lindisfarne is the ancient seat of northern Christianity in England. St Aidan was sent to England as a peacemaker in 635AD by Irish monks based in Scotland. What does he have to say to us today as we try to model peace and reconciliation within our islands of the UK and Ireland; and between the nations of Europe and beyond?
Reading: Ephesians 4.1-6, 31, 32
Music
A Prayer of Desmond Tutu - James Whitbourn
Commotion
CD: Whitbourn - Luminosity (Naxos)
Walk softly - Bob Chilcott
St Martin's Voices
BBC recording
Adagio for strings - Barber
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
CD: Classic FM Hall of Fame 2013 (Decca)
Make me an Island - Lucy Walker
St Martin's Voices
CD: Lucy Walker - Choral Works (Resonus Classics)
WED 10:00 Playing at Power (m001p1pr)
In 1971, actor Richard Burton was invited by Josip Broz Tito, former President of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, to play him in the partisan film, Battle of Sutjeska (1973).
The film tells the story of the greatest engagement of the Yugoslav Partisan War.
The potential for this relationship between actor and politician, both interested in each other’s roles in life, to become fast friends seemed a surety. Yet, the realities of running a country and being a leading man meant the relationship was doomed from the start.
Through interviews, film archive and extracts from Burton’s diary, Matthew Sweet explores how celebrity and politics, art and power collided on a film set.
With contributions from Professor Chris Williams, Professor Gethin Matthews, Slavko Stimac, filmmaker Mila Turalijic and journalist Jurica Pavicic.
Richard Burton’s Diary extracts are read by Johnny Flynn
Archive from Filmski Centar Sarajevo, BBC Photo Archive, Richard Burton Archives at Swansea University.
Special thanks to Sally Burton.
Presenter: Matthew Sweet
Producer: Mollie Davidson
Executive Producer: Richard Power
A 7digital production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in 2023.
WED 10:30 June Whitfield: 90 Not Out (b06sfrks)
2. Terry & June to Eastenders and Beyond
In an age of instant celebrity, what does it take to maintain a long career in entertainment?
June Whitfield was one of our best-known faces and most widely loved stars.
Joanna Lumley visited June at home in Wimbledon to re-live some of her finest comedy moments and explore how the entertainment industry has changed - most notably the expanded roles for women as performers, writers and producers - during her remarkable career.
Joanna looks at the latter part of June's career, starting with the role that brought her to a whole new audience - Mother in Jennifer Saunders’ 90s sitcom hit, Absolutely Fabulous.
Joanna Lumley, a co-star with June in Absolutely Fabulous, listens back to some selected gems from the archives and discusses the highs and lows of her time in the entertainment business.
Presenter: Joanna Lumley
Producer: Steve Doherty
A Giddy Goat production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in December 2015.
WED 11:00 Whodunnits (b007jpq1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
WED 11:30 Down Payment on Death (b007jtkw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
WED 12:00 If You're So Clever, Why Aren't You Rich? (b00sjp2v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
WED 12:30 Hancock's Half Hour (b008v13d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
WED 13:00 The Cold Swedish Winter (m000qx0f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 13:30 And June Whitfield (b007jvf6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 13:45 The Observations by Jane Harris (b00773xj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
WED 14:00 The Write Stuff (m0005tms)
Series 2
Oscar Wilde
James Walton chairs the literary quiz with Sebastian Faulks, John Walsh, Harry Ritchie and Frank Delaney
Author of the week: Oscar Wilde.
Reader: Becky Hindley
Producer: Dawn Ellis
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1999.
WED 14:30 Three Ivans, Two Aunts and an Overcoat by Nikolai Gogol (b00nd0t5)
The Two Ivans
Starring Griff Rhys Jones. In the sleepy Russian town of Mirgorod, next-door neighbours Ivan Ivanovich and Ivan Nikiforovich are best friends "the like of whom the world has never seen" - until one day a careless insult changes everything.
CAST:
Ivan Ivanovich............Griff Rhys Jones
Ivan Nikiforovich.......Stephen Moore
Narrator........................Brian Cant
Marfa..............................Ann Rye
Demyan.........................Robert Pickavance
Gapka.............................Emma Clarke
Written by Nikolai Gogol
Produced by Susan Roberts
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2002.
WED 15:00 High in the Clouds by Don Haworth (m002m1gh)
Charming and humorous story of enterprise, aviation and friendship in a small Lancashire community.
Set in the last days of the 1930s - it's a time when hope and innocence flourished - only to be rudely shattered by the onset of the Second World War.
Written by Don Haworth
Starring Christian Rodska and Brigit Forsyth.
Narrated by Stephen Thorne.
Harold .... Christian Rodska
Jenny .... Brigit Forsyth
Pickup ..... Malcolm Hebden
Chris .... Michael Begley
Proctor .... Geoffrey Banks
Director: Polly Thomas
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1999.
WED 15:45 The German Cuckoo by Michael Carson (m002m1gk)
1953. Benson blames the Germans for sweet rations.
But his shock on discovering one living in his neighbourhood soon turns to something else....
Michael Carson's short story read by Crawford Logan.
Producer: Tim Gebbels
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1992.
WED 16:00 Playing at Power (m001p1pr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
WED 16:30 June Whitfield: 90 Not Out (b06sfrks)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]
WED 17:00 Whodunnits (b007jpq1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
WED 17:30 Down Payment on Death (b007jtkw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
WED 18:00 If You're So Clever, Why Aren't You Rich? (b00sjp2v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
WED 18:30 Hancock's Half Hour (b008v13d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
WED 19:00 The Cold Swedish Winter (m000qx0f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 19:30 And June Whitfield (b007jvf6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 19:45 The Observations by Jane Harris (b00773xj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
WED 20:00 The Write Stuff (m0005tms)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 today]
WED 20:30 Three Ivans, Two Aunts and an Overcoat by Nikolai Gogol (b00nd0t5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 today]
WED 21:00 High in the Clouds by Don Haworth (m002m1gh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 today]
WED 21:45 The German Cuckoo by Michael Carson (m002m1gk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:45 today]
WED 22:00 Stand-Up Specials (m002ln8k)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
WED 22:30 Dan and Nick: The Wildebeest Years (b007jyzh)
Pundemonium!
It's Pundemonium!
A comedy extravaganza written by and starring Dan Freedman and Nick Romero.
With:
Richard Coles
Music by The Gents.
Producer: Julian Mayers
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1998.
WED 23:00 The Masterson Inheritance (b007jsy1)
Series 1
The Mastersons Lose Everything
London 1890. Auberon Masterson is the epitome of decadence, but will his unsavoury habits ruin the family?
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 Concrete Cow (b0076jk4)
Series 2
Ancient and Modern
IT support in ancient Egypt, tax-avoidance schemes for pirates and Feudal Mishap Direct.
Second series of the four-part sketch show in which anything is possible.
Starring:
Robert Webb
Beth Chalmers
Catherine Shepherd
Steven Kynman
Abigail Burdess
Chris Pavlo
Written by James Cary.
Producer: Adam Bromley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2003.

THURSDAY 13 NOVEMBER 2025

THU 00:00 Playing at Power (m001p1pr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 June Whitfield: 90 Not Out (b06sfrks)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Whodunnits (b007jpq1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Down Payment on Death (b007jtkw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 If You're So Clever, Why Aren't You Rich? (b00sjp2v)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:30 Hancock's Half Hour (b008v13d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 The Cold Swedish Winter (m000qx0f)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Wednesday]
THU 03:30 And June Whitfield (b007jvf6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:45 The Observations by Jane Harris (b00773xj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 The Write Stuff (m0005tms)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 Three Ivans, Two Aunts and an Overcoat by Nikolai Gogol (b00nd0t5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Wednesday]
THU 05:00 High in the Clouds by Don Haworth (m002m1gh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Wednesday]
THU 05:45 The German Cuckoo by Michael Carson (m002m1gk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:45 on Wednesday]
THU 06:00 Whodunnits (b007jpqf)
Miss Marple - The Murder at the Vicarage
4. Confusion
Investigations into the murder of Colonel Protheroe don't go at all to plan.
Who is the killer?
Starring June Whitfield as Miss Marple.
Agatha Christie's whodunnit dramatised by Michael Bakewell.
Miss Marple …. June Whitfield
Rev Leonard Clement …. Francis Matthews
Griselda Clement …. Imelda Staunton
Lettice Protheroe …. Rachel Atkins
Dr Haydock …. Nigel Davenport
Anne Protheroe …. Frances Jeater
Inspector Slack …. John Baddeley
Gladys Cram …. Oona Beeson
Hawes …. David Thorpe
Mrs Price-Ridley …. Margot Boyd
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1993.
THU 06:30 Down Payment on Death (b007tcfh)
4. The Professionals
Retired hitman, Art Gordo, makes a decision about his target, Charles Allweather.
But what about Louise?
Starring Dinsdale Landen.
Jim Eldridge's thriller serial adapted from his own novel.
Art Gordo …. Dinsdale Landen
Louise Lenehan …. Frances Jeater
Paul Le Clerk …. Donald Gee
Leon Young …. Basil Henson
Francis/Forbes …. Douglas Blackwell
Parson …. Terrence Hardiman
Charles Allweather …. Glyn Owen
Producer: John Fawcett-Wilson
First broadcast on the BBC World Service in May 1976.
THU 07:00 A Whole New Ball Game (b00cfsz9)
Series 1
4. Tactics
It's the semi-final of the Frewitt Cup, but Father Benedict's tactics manual falls into enemy hands.
Robert Patterson knows that victory will come only with the help of the Angel of the Lord.
A six-part black comedy by Martin Davies
Stars Desmond Barrit as Father Benedict, Brenda Blethyn as Mrs Patterson, Paul Parris as Robert Patterson, Charlotte Coleman as Barbara Patterson, Martino Lazzeri as Guy Entwhistle, Mark Straker as Andy, Claire Skinner as Janet and Gordon Reid as Mr Plant,
Producer: Lissa Evans
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1993.
THU 07:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00pmgx6)
Series 1
Episode 3
Farmyard impersonations, plus Safari Time. Let's Call the Whole Thing Off...
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 (b0639xp0)
Series 2
Sugar
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 sugar.
Some people say sugar could be the new tobacco - exposed as a health risk that's been knowingly concealed for decades. And the trouble is sugar is in almost everything now - even things that 'look' savoury.
What part does economics have to play in how we have got to this point? How do we make sense of what the food industry is doing with sugar? And if we want to invest in this addiction, how do we do it?
With the help of economics guru, More Or Less host Tim Harford and the Queen of investment know-how, Merryn Somerset Webb, plus author David Gillespie, Simon 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 And June Whitfield (b007jvfd)
4. Beryl Cuttlebunt
Legendary screen, stage and radio actress, June Whitfield, continues the story of her life.
June recalls anecdotes from her days working with Tony Hancock, Tommy Cooper and Terry Scott.
She discusses playing such characters as Beryl Cuttlebunt in a Frankie Howerd television series - during which June almost dislodged Frankie's wig. June reckons only a handful of "vulnerable, individual" comics were as funny offstage; Ted Ray, Arthur Askey and Eric Morecambe.
And June waxes lyrical about her empathy with comedians.
Abridged by Sally Marmion
Producer: Sarah Johnson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2000.
THU 08:45 The Observations by Jane Harris (b00773yt)
4. Plotting
Bessy discovers that one of the previous maids at Castle Haivers died in mysterious circumstances.
It's 1863, and young Irish woman Bessy is trying to escape her former life....
Written by Jane Harris.
Dramatised by Chris Dolan.
Bessy Buckley .... Lucy Paterson
Arabella Reid .... Candida Benson
James Reid .... Jimmy Chisholm
Rev Pollock .... Crawford Logan
Duncan Pollock .... Kenny Blyth
Davy Flemying .... Grant O'rourke
Janet .... Rose Mcbain
Producer/Director: Bruce Young
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2007.
THU 09:00 Stand-Up Specials (m00100hd)
Powerhouse
Absolute powershed Jessica Fostekew explores her big strong strength.
Have you ever watched a feminist try and take ‘hench’ as a compliment? It’s like watching a snake eat, but funny. In this show, Jess extols the joys of weightlifting, decries the pressures put on women by the diet industry and explores the evolutionary advantage of having legs like a prize ham.
Powerhouse is adapted for BBC Radio 4 from Jessica's 2019 Dave's Edinburgh Comedy Award nominated show, Hench.
Written and Performed by Jessica Fostekew
Production Coordinator: Tamara Shilham
Photo credit: Idil Sukan
Producer: Lyndsay Fenner
A Whistledown production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in 2021.
THU 09:30 Owl Prowl (b00772j3)
Eagle Owl
Chris Sperring travels to Sweden, where he has a close encounter with the largest owl in the world, the Eagle Owl.
Chris meets naturalist Tom Arnbon at Skansen Zoo, Stockholm. He explains that the eagle owl is a native Swedish species and describes the zoo's rescue and re-release programmes.
Chris also chats to Alar Broberg, an eagle owl specialist, who tells him about owls nesting in quarries and their lifespans.
There is some controversy surrounding eagle owls in the UK as some view them as natural migrants that have a place in Britain, and others view them as escapees from collections.
Producer: Julian Hector
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2007.
THU 09:45 Daily Service (m002m27x)
Peace and Reconciliation: Coventry Cathedral
85 years ago this month, Coventry Cathedral was destroyed in a concentrated Luftwaffe bombing campaign which devastated the city and killed about 600 hundred people in just eleven hours. Today Coventry city stands for peace and reconciliation, and the Cathedral is at the heart of a community of peace-builders who span the globe. Rev Kate Massey, Canon for Arts and Reconciliation at Coventry Cathedral, reflects on what Coventry’s ministry of reconciliation means in today’s world.
Reading: Micah 6. 6-8
Music
Da pacem Domine - Arvo Part
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
CD: Da Pacem - Part (Harmonia mundi)
Kyrie from Annelies - James Whitbourn
Westminster Williamson Voices
CD: Whitbourn: Annelies (Naxos)
Peace - Paul Mealor
Tenebrae
CD: I saw eternity (Decca)
God shall wipe away all tears from 'The Armed Man' - Karl Jenkins
Polyphony
CD: Karl Jenkins: Motets (Deutsche Grammophon)
THU 10:00 Great Lives (b042jhlm)
Isy Suttie on Jake Thackray
Jake Thackray hated being known as the north country Noel Coward, but at the height of his fame the description stuck. His songs are very British, but his influences were European - Georges Brassens and Jacques Brel.
Nominating Jake Thackray is Isy Suttie, Dobby from Peep Show and star of the A-Z of Mrs P. The presenter is Matthew Parris and the producer Miles Warde.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2014.
THU 10:30 Am I Tone Deaf? (b014641m)
If you are 'tone-deaf' can your brain be 're-tuned' by singing lessons? Author and journalist Sathnam Sanghera has spent his life miming to songs. Like one in 15 of us, he believes he is tone deaf. But is he?
In this programme, he braves both scientific testing and singing lessons in the hope of finding his voice. Vocal coach Heather Mair Thomas believes that whatever the diagnosis, she has ways of making him sing. But will doctors who argue that congenital tone deafness cannot be cured by training alone eclipse her optimism?
As Sathnam navigates his way between science and song, he will meet key experts who are dedicated to exploring the scientific highs and lows of tone deafness.
For the past decade, neurologists have developed a number of techniques aimed at identifying the root cause of 'amusia' known more commonly as tone deafness.
If they can understand more about this relatively common condition it will help them to understand more complex neurological disorders that can affect speech or sound perception.
Sathnam will also take on board the 'sound advice' that fellow sufferers have to offer. Retired Reverend Jim Cross was occupationally obliged to lead his church in song, however, his congregation gave him special dispensation to simply say the lines aloud following his diagnosis of 'amusia'.
Producer: Nicola Humphries.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2011.
THU 11:00 Whodunnits (b007jpqf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
THU 11:30 Down Payment on Death (b007tcfh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
THU 12:00 A Whole New Ball Game (b00cfsz9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
THU 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00pmgx6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
THU 13:00 Simon Evans Goes to Market (b0639xp0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 13:30 And June Whitfield (b007jvfd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 13:45 The Observations by Jane Harris (b00773yt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
THU 14:00 Counterpoint (b04nrmgq)
Series 28
Heat 8, 2014
Russell Davies hosts the wide-ranging music quiz.
The questions cover every aspect of music - from the classical repertoire to world music, show tunes, film scores, jazz, rock and pop.
Three new competitors are in the University of Salford for Heat 8 of the 2014 series.
* Liam Connolly from Liverpool
* David Pattison from Manchester
* John Tattersall from West Yorkshire
Producer: Paul Bajoria
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2014.
THU 14:30 HR (b00j5885)
Series 1
A Bus Pass
The work machine has finally excreted Peter and Sam. Now the two friends meet, of all places, in the queue for their senior bus passes.
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
Man with no teeth ...... Malcolm Tierney
Mechanical voice ...... Stephen Critchlow
Director: Peter Cavanagh
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2009.
THU 15:00 The Good Soldier by Ford Madox Ford (m000plwp)
John Dowell (Kyle Stoller) recounts the ‘saddest story ever told’, in which ‘good soldier’ Edward Ashburnham's libido leaves countless lives in ruins.
Sharp, menacing and ultimately deadly, The Good Soldier can be seen as the prototype for the psychosexual drama. In charge of the story is Dowell - the impotent, voyeuristic husband of Florence, whose love affair with Edward ultimately ends in tragedy. But how much can we trust Dowell’s account of events? How does he know such intimate details of his wife’s affair? And who is really responsible for the dramatic tragedies that hang over the story?
In Ford Maddox Ford’s classic novel. John Dowell is the original unreliable narrator in a twisted tale of sex, money and murder.
Adapted by Sebastian Baczkiewicz.
Of The Good Soldier Graham Greene said, 'I don't know how many times in nearly forty years I have come back to this novel'. While Julian Barnes simply described it as 'a masterpiece'.
John Dowell…. Kyle Soller
Florence Dowell…. Tonya Cornelisse
Edward Ashburnham…. Patrick Baladi
Leonora Ashburnham…. Fiona O’Shaughnessy
Major Hazleton…. Mark Bonnar
Nancy Rufford…. Ashna Rabheru
Jimmy Doyle…. Ronan Summers
Maisie Maidan…. Cecilia Appiah
Director: James Robinson
A BBC Cymru Wales Production, first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2020.
THU 16:00 Great Lives (b042jhlm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
THU 16:30 Am I Tone Deaf? (b014641m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]
THU 17:00 Whodunnits (b007jpqf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
THU 17:30 Down Payment on Death (b007tcfh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
THU 18:00 A Whole New Ball Game (b00cfsz9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
THU 18:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00pmgx6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
THU 19:00 Simon Evans Goes to Market (b0639xp0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 19:30 And June Whitfield (b007jvfd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 19:45 The Observations by Jane Harris (b00773yt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
THU 20:00 Counterpoint (b04nrmgq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 today]
THU 20:30 HR (b00j5885)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 today]
THU 21:00 The Good Soldier by Ford Madox Ford (m000plwp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 today]
THU 22:00 Call Jonathan Pie (p0fsytjk)
8. Drugs
Pie is doing a phone-in show about drugs policy in the UK, a subject Pie knows absolutely nothing about. Pie enlists the help of Sam to guide him through the country’s drug culture. When Pie’s narcissistic coke-fuelled agent pops in, things take a turn for the bizarre and Pie ends the evening knowing a lot more about drugs than he did at the start.
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, Ed Kear, Nick Revell, Thanyia Moore and Jonathan Tafler.


Writer ..... Tom Walker

Special thanks to Julie Smith and Peter Burns
Script Editor ..... Nick Revell

Producer ..... Alison Vernon-Smith

Production Coordinator ..... Ellie Dobing

Executive Producer ..... Julian Mayers

Sound Designer ..... Julian Mayers

Original music composed by Jason Read



Additional music Leighton James House
A Yada-Yada Audio Production
THU 22:30 Alex Edelman's Peer Group (m0001b1c)
Series 2
Social
American comedian Alex Edelman continues his comic look at what it’s like being a millennial today.
Alex's "peer group" are on hand to assist - 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 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (m002mdd1)
Bridget Christie 2/3
From 10pm until midnight, seven days a week, the Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. Plus Stephen Bailey chats again to comedian, Bridget Christie.
THU 23:00 Date Night (m0003kv0)
Series 1
Episode 4
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:
Fiona/Patrick/Barry/Richard/Rob/Terry …... Marc Wootton
Jamali ….. Hammed Animashaun
Carol .….. Monica Dolan
Rita …... Ellie White
Maddy …... Katherine Parkinson
Gary .….. Jamie Demetriou
Terri …... Catherine Tate
Narrator ....... Fi Glover
Producer: Anna Madley
A Black Hat production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in March 2019.
THU 23:30 Small Scenes (b01hvdnl)
Pilot
An unfortunate incident at a bird sanctuary and an uncomfortable moment for a beefeater.
Pilot of the successful comedy sketch series.
Starring:
Daniel Rigby
Henry Paker
Mike Wozniak
Sara Pascoe
Written by the cast, plus Madeleine Brettingham, Ben Partridge, Jon Lynes and Dan O'Donohue.
Producer: Simon Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2012.

FRIDAY 14 NOVEMBER 2025

FRI 00:00 Great Lives (b042jhlm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 Am I Tone Deaf? (b014641m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 on Thursday]
FRI 01:00 Whodunnits (b007jpqf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Thursday]
FRI 01:30 Down Payment on Death (b007tcfh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 A Whole New Ball Game (b00cfsz9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00pmgx6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Simon Evans Goes to Market (b0639xp0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Thursday]
FRI 03:30 And June Whitfield (b007jvfd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:45 The Observations by Jane Harris (b00773yt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 Counterpoint (b04nrmgq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 HR (b00j5885)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 The Good Soldier by Ford Madox Ford (m000plwp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Thursday]
FRI 06:00 Whodunnits (b007jpqv)
Miss Marple - The Murder at the Vicarage
5. Murderer Unmasked
Amateur sleuth Miss Jane Marple battles to unearth the proof she needs to reveal the identity of the murderer.
But a few other surprises are in store...
Starring June Whitfield.
Agatha Christie's whodunnit dramatised by Michael Bakewell.
Miss Marple …. June Whitfield
Rev Leonard Clement …. Francis Matthews
Griselda Clement …. Imelda Staunton
Lettice Protheroe …. Rachel Atkins
Colonel Melchett …. Richard Todd
Dr Haydock …. Nigel Davenport
Inspector Slack …. John Baddeley
Gladys Cram …. Oona Beeson
Mrs Sadler …. Tina Gray
Constable …. Dominic Letts
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1993.
FRI 06:30 Down Payment on Death (b007jtl9)
5. The Moment of Truth
Retired hitman, Art Gordo, finally comes face-to-face with his mysterious nemesis.
Starring Dinsdale Landen.
Gripping conclusion of Jim Eldridge's thriller adapted from his own novel.
Art Gordo …. Dinsdale Landen
Louise Lenehan …. Frances Jeater
Paul Le Clerk …. Donald Gee
Sally Le Clerk …. Joanna Wake
Leon Young …. Basil Henson
Forbes …. Douglas Blackwell
Parsons …. Terrence Hardiman
Hotel Porter …. Frank Coda
Charles Allweather …. Glyn Owen
Producer: John Fawcett-Wilson
First broadcast on the BBC World Service in May 1976.
FRI 07:00 Kalangadog Junction (b09bl13k)
Episode 2
After arriving from 1950s Manchester, Dr Thomas and Jane Barrett are finally making headway in the remote town of Kalangadog Junction.
But his appointment as judge of the Beautiful Baby Contest risks offending his new Aussie neighbours.
Starring Caroline Quentin and John Duttine.
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
Gaylene .... Moya O'Shea
Producer: Liz Anstee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1996.
FRI 07:30 The Likely Lads (m002m2h1)
Series 2
The Other Side of the Fence
Bob is always conscious of the fact that he was A-stream at school, whereas Terry would have been X-stream if they’d had one.
So, it's no surprise that Bob takes a chance on a transfer to the drawing department whilst Terry remains put…
Bob Ferris .... Rodney Bewes
Terry Collier .... James Bolam
Judith …. Anneke Wills
Sally Ann …. Didi Sullivan
Cloughie …. Bartlett Mullins
Jack …. Donald McKillop
Blakey/Roger …. Richard Moore
Nesbit …. Michael Sheard
Holgate … Eric Dodson
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.
Producer: John Browell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in May 1968.
FRI 08:00 Quanderhorn (b0bbp001)
The Quanderhorn Xperimentations
Fear! Terror! Gut-wrenching Horror! Arg Arg. Please!
It's 1952, as usual.
Having fired the Dangerous Giant Space Laser at the alien vessel containing his crew, Quanderhorn creates "improved" duplicates of them all as replacements.
Meanwhile the originals - having luckily escaped the blast by triggering the Mercurian metadrive thanks to an astonishingly angry outburst from Guuuurk - find themselves marooned in a strange forest which the Martian deduces is somewhere in the Crab Nebula.
The professor receives a dire warning from his future self, as an ancient alien ziggurat emerges at Piccadilly Circus Tube Station - just by the chocolate machine. He hastens to London to investigate with his new assistants.
Our heroes are slightly surprised when a number 43 bus to Highgate Woods arrives unexpectedly and they race to Piccadilly Circus to confront the professor and their doppelgangers.
But Prime Minister Churchill has plans of his own to deal with Quanderhorn, and summons up his crack Lab Busting bomber squadron.
The Quanderhorn Xperimentations - an adventure beyond human understanding.
Professor Quanderhorn ...... James Fleet
Brian Nylon ...... Ryan Sampson
Dr Gemini Janussen ...... Cassie Layton
Guuuurk ...... 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 and Gordon Kennedy
An Absolutely production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in July 2018.
FRI 08:30 And June Whitfield (b007jvfk)
5. Ab Fab
Legendary screen, stage and radio actress, June Whitfield, continues the story of her life.
June impersonates Thatcher on stage and gets the job in the Huddlines.
Then in 1985, she gets an invitation to receive an OBE at Downing Street.
And after June appears in a sketch or two for French and Saunders, she's cast in Absolutely Fabulous, which gains her frenzied media attention.
Abridged by Sally Marmion
Producer: Sarah Johnson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2000.
FRI 08:45 The Observations by Jane Harris (b0077403)
5. Nora
Bessy pretends that the ghost of a previous maid has come back to haunt the occupants of Castle Haivers.
It's 1863, and young Irish woman Bessy is trying to escape her former life....
Written by Jane Harris.
Dramatised by Chris Dolan.
Bessy Buckley .... Lucy Paterson
Arabella Reid .... Candida Benson
Producer/Director: Bruce Young
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2007.
FRI 09:00 Tudur Owen: United Nations of Anglesey (m0013rs6)
Episode 1
In 1978 a Japanese film crew came to 11-year-old Tudur Owen’s farm on Anglesey to make a programme about his life for a TV show called Children of the World.
Then a Patagonian gaucho turned up. As did a man claiming to be a geology student called Hector. But were they all what they seemed?
Written and narrated by Tudur Owen.
With additional voices from:
Lisa-Jên Brown
Richard Harrington
Gwenno Hodgkins
Yuriko Kotani
Script Editor: Gareth Gwynn
Producer: Richard Morris
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in 2022.
FRI 09:30 Owl Prowl (b00772jp)
Barn Owl
Chris Sperring visits the Somerset Levels to observe barn owl chicks on the nest.
Somerset Levels is a stronghold of British barn owls,. Chris investigates young owls begging for food and the parents feeding their young. He looks at their nests, the roosting habits of adult birds and the differences between the male and female plumage.
Chris also describes adults training the young to hunt and mortality rates for barn owls.
Producer: Julian Hector
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2007.
FRI 09:45 Daily Service (m002m2h5)
Peace and Reconciliation: Reconciliation in the Heart
All through this week, Daily Service has been reflecting on the big themes of peace and reconciliation. Today's service is led by Rev Richard Littledale. Often acts of reconciliation play out on the broad stage of global news as the cameras whirr and the microphones pick up every word. That said, every true act of reconciliation begins in that narrowest and deepest of places – the human heart. In that place, wars and conflicts begin, and from that place their end draws nigh. Today’s is an act of humble worship, as we bring troubled hearts and less than peaceful minds to God.
Reading: Psalm 139.1-12
Music
Nada te turbe - Taize
St Martin's Voices
BBC recording
O God you search me - Bernadette Farrell
Frank Brownstead Choir
CD: Christ be our light (OCP)
A Grateful Heart - Mary Plumstead
Paul Phoenix
CD: Jubilate! Golden favourites from St Paul's Cathedral (Guild)
We shall walk through the valley in peace - arr. Undine Smith Moore
VocalEssence
CD: Dance like the wind (Clarion)
FRI 10:00 Soul Music (m000lg3c)
Harvest Moon
It's a love song about growing old. Neil Young's Harvest Moon released in 1992 is a nod to the 1970s country rock.
It's loved by music blogger Alyson Young. It's also a grown up song about love says singer-songwriter Ricky Ross.
How do you make the magic last and how do you keep love alive?
People tell their stories about what the song means to them: jazz singer Maureen Washington danced to the song with her late husband.
Amanda Legere played it to her premature baby daughter when she went to see her in the ICU. She knows the baby responded to that song. Mary Divine and her husband were serenaded on their wedding anniversary during lockdown. The whole neighbourhood came out to watch a teenage neighbour play Harvest Moon for them.
Margy Waller drove to work at the White House on the final days of Bill Clinton's Presidency listening to Harvest Moon because she needed to cry. For her it's a song about loss. She is still touched by it today during the pandemic in what she describes as another period of great loss.
Versions of Harvest Moon include those by:
Neil Young
Cassandra Wilson
Maureen Washington
Nils Lofgren
Neil Young Unplugged
Series about pieces of music with a powerful emotional impact.
Producer: Maggie Ayre
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2020.
FRI 10:30 There's A Guy Works Down Our Local Swears He's Elvis (b0076gsg)
Ian McMillan investigates the phenomenon of the Elvis impersonator.
What motivates them to do it and are they ever off duty?
Ian meets Malcolm Halsall - aka Ravin' Rupert - who has spent the majority of his life impersonating The King. He describes the roots of his career in Scunthorpe and how he cashed in on the fact that Elvis didn’t tour the UK.
Then Barnsley’s Brian Lauden explains why he does Elvis and how it all started at a wedding party.
Producer: Erin Riley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2003.
FRI 11:00 Whodunnits (b007jpqv)
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FRI 11:30 Down Payment on Death (b007jtl9)
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FRI 12:00 Kalangadog Junction (b09bl13k)
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FRI 12:30 The Likely Lads (m002m2h1)
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FRI 13:00 Quanderhorn (b0bbp001)
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FRI 13:30 And June Whitfield (b007jvfk)
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FRI 13:45 The Observations by Jane Harris (b0077403)
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FRI 14:00 Whispers (b007k3bv)
Series 3
Episode 5
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
Louise Doughty
Richard Herring
Producer: Victoria Lloyd
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2005.
FRI 14:30 Double Income, No Kids Yet (b00934x9)
Series 3
Episode 5
With a new baby on the way, it's time for some house improvements.
So, against their friends' advice, Daniel and Lucy hire a 'reassuringly middle-class' builder called Nigel...
Starring David Tennant and Elizabeth Carling.
David Spicer's comedy drama about modern life and parenthood, as seen through the eyes of two 30-something non-parents.
Daniel …. David Tennant
Lucy …. Liz Carling
Katie …. Tracy-Ann Oberman
Andy …. Tony Gardner
Alison …. Joanna Brookes
Peter …. Robert Harley
Nigel …. Bill Bailey
Doctor …. Polly Frame
Producer: Liz Anstee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2003.
FRI 15:00 Drama on 4 (b00n4zmr)
Legacy by Cath Staincliffe
Probate detectives Rachel and Dan race to find the rightful heirs to an unclaimed estate and get a slice of the fortune.
Rachel ...... Maxine Peake
Dan ...... Tony Mooney
Young Bill ...... Thomas Rolinson
Young Victor ...... Daniel Rogers
Young Violet ...... Lowri Evans
Older Violet ...... Eileen O'Brien
Nun/Secretary ...... Fiona Clarke
Older Victor ...... Claude Close
Director: Nadia Molinari
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2009.
FRI 15:45 The Good Girl by Elizabeth Bowen (b07mddgv)
"Kissing her as low on the chest as her decolletage permitted... he had begun to be rather Italian. She has never produced this effect before."
A young woman receives a marriage proposal whilst on holiday in Italy.
June Barrie reads Elizabeth Bowen's short story.
Produced at BBC Bristol by Viv Beeby.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1993.
FRI 16:00 Soul Music (m000lg3c)
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FRI 16:30 There's A Guy Works Down Our Local Swears He's Elvis (b0076gsg)
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FRI 17:00 Whodunnits (b007jpqv)
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FRI 17:30 Down Payment on Death (b007jtl9)
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FRI 18:00 Kalangadog Junction (b09bl13k)
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FRI 18:30 The Likely Lads (m002m2h1)
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FRI 19:00 Quanderhorn (b0bbp001)
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FRI 19:30 And June Whitfield (b007jvfk)
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FRI 19:45 The Observations by Jane Harris (b0077403)
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FRI 20:00 Whispers (b007k3bv)
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FRI 20:30 Double Income, No Kids Yet (b00934x9)
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FRI 21:00 Drama on 4 (b00n4zmr)
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FRI 21:45 The Good Girl by Elizabeth Bowen (b07mddgv)
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FRI 22:00 Tudur Owen: United Nations of Anglesey (m0013rs6)
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FRI 22:30 Josh Howie's Losing It (b07sz52p)
Series 1
The Travel System
Josh attempts to buy a pram on the cheap while also trying to convince his mechanic to give him a good deal.
Sitcom in which stand-up comic Josh comes to terms with the impending birth of his first child.
Starring Josh Howie and Pippa Evans.
Written by Josh Howie.
With:
Nej Adamson
Gavin Forward
Jo Romero
Producer: Ashley Blaker
A Black Hat production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in September 2016.
FRI 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (m002mdcz)
Bridget Christie 3/3
From 10pm until midnight, seven days a week, the Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. Plus Stephen Bailey chats once again to comedian, Bridget Christie.
FRI 23:00 Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section (b01dtmb8)
Series 1
Kevin Eldon
Alex Horne is joined by his own five-piece jazz band for music and comedy as they try out interactive cookery.
With special guest:
Kevin Eldon.
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
Producer: Julia McKenzie
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2012.
FRI 23:30 Radio Active (b007jvfx)
Series 3
Lunchtime With Anna
Anna Dapter moves her Breakfast Show to lunchtime to accommodate the revised menu in the Radio Active Canteen.
'Lunchtime with Anna' features live coverage of the Buy British Exhibition, from London's Olympia and carrots.
Starring :
Helen Atkinson-Wood
Angus Deayton
Geoffrey Perkins
Philip Pope
Michael Fenton-Stevens
Music by Philip Pope and Steve Brown.
Written by Angus Deayton and Geoffrey Perkins. With Jon Canter, Michael Fenton-Stevens, Moray Hunter, John Docherty and Roger Planer.
Producer: Jamie Rix
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1983.