SATURDAY 06 DECEMBER 2025

SAT 00:00 Soul Music (b00yyh92)
Mozart's Clarinet Quintet
Mozart's Clarinet Quintet was written in 1789, two years before the composer’s death.
The first ever work for string quartet plus clarinet remains a firm favourite for music lovers around the world.
Professor Paul Robertson describes how his wife played this piece to him whilst he lay in a coma. Clarinettist Peter Furniss tells of the solace the slow movement provided his mother as she lay dying.
And Alex Smith explains the importance of this piece in his work to help children with autism, Asperger's, dyslexia and other childhood disorders.
Featuring:
Paul Robertson
Peter Furniss
Alex Smith
John Playfair
David Campbell
Robin Batteau
Series exploring famous pieces of music and their emotional appeal.
Producer: Rosie Boulton
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2011.
SAT 00:30 Untouchable (b007ngfp)
In prohibition era Chicago, few men were brave enough to stand up to the gangster and businessman, Al Capone.
One who did was incorruptible federal agent Eliot Ness, leader of the 'Untouchables' and subject of books and films galore.
Joe Queenan explores why the story of gangbuster Ness continues to loom large in the American imagination.
Produced at BBC Manchester by Geoff Bird.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2007.
SAT 01:00 Whodunnits (b00sbvcv)
Wimsey - Have His Carcase
5. Too Perfect an Alibi
As the desperate upper class sleuth fails to confirm his theories, the elusive witness Perkins turns up...
Ian Carmichael stars as Lord Peter Wimsey – the aristocratic amateur detective created by Dorothy L Sayers.
Dramatised by Alistair Beaton.
Lord Peter Wimsey …. Ian Carmichael
Harriet Vane …. Maria Aitken
Inspector Umpelty …. Nigel Stock
Henry Weldon …. Warren Clarke
Julian Perkins …. Richard O'Callaghan
Nurse …. Judy Franklin
Jem Pollack …. Haydn Wood
Narrator …. John Westbrook
Producer: Martin Fisher
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1981.
SAT 01:30 Whodunnits (b007wzgh)
Hercule Poirot - Dead Man's Folly
4. Another Murder?
Hercule Poirot is convinced that yet another murder has been committed - and Ariadne Oliver is about to startle him with fresh information.
But the great Belgian detective's little grey cells need to work in a different direction if he's to solve the mystery surrounding Nasse House.
Conclusion of Agatha Christie's whodunnit starring John Moffatt.
Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.
Hercule Poirot ...... John Moffatt
Ariadne Oliver ...... Julia McKenzie
Mrs Folliat ...... Rosalind Knight
Alec Legge ...... John Dougall
Mrs Tucker ...... Christine Kavanagh
Marilyn Tucker ...... Nicola Holmes
Lady Stubbs ...... Amanda Waring
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2007.
SAT 02:00 Kalangadog Junction (b09fggby)
Episode 5
Jane is in turmoil when her mum and ex-fiance reappear.
But that's nothing compared to what's in store for Gaelene at her farewell barbecue.
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
Gaelene .... Moya O'Shea
Producer: Liz Anstee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1996.
SAT 02:30 The Likely Lads (m002n0wf)
Series 2
Brief Encounter
Bob and Terry discover that they have very similar tastes in women.
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
Bob .... Rodney Bewes
Terry .... James Bolam
Ursula ... Isobel Black
Cloughie..... Bartlett Mullins
Jack ..... Donald McKillop
Other female parts .... Jennifer Croxton
Other male parts .... Peter Hawkins
Producer: John Browell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in June 1968.
SAT 03:00 Cooking in a Bedsitter (b08492g1)
Series 1
Stuffed Eggs
Beattie Edmondson and Nikesh Patel star in Sue Teddern's comedy, set in a 1960s' bedsitter - inspired by Katharine Whitehorn's cookery classic.
Trisha tries to impress new friend Jill with some stuffed eggs.
Trisha ...... Beattie Edmondson
Deepak ...... Nikesh Patel
Tony ...... John Dougall
Jill ...... Natasha Cowley
Keith ...... Finlay Robertson
The Hunk ...... Luke MacGregor
Male Guest ...... Gavi Singh Chera
Female Guest ...... Catriona McFarlane
Katharine Whitehorn ...... Karen Bartke
Director: Emma Harding.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2016.
SAT 03:30 Grief Is The Thing With Feathers by Max Porter (m000ptbb)
5. Crow's Promise
Dad has a romantic encounter and Crow makes good on his promise.
Conclusion of Max Porter’s astonishing debut novel.
Abridged by Eileen Horne.
Crow ….. Toby Jones
Dad …. John Hollingworth
Boy ….. Will Taylor
Producer: Gaynor Macfarlane
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2020.
SAT 03:45 Isaac Asimov's I, Robot (b08ctykj)
5. The Evitable Conflict
Stevie's meteoric rise to power leads to a final showdown with Quinn.
The full impact of her secret is set to be revealed...
The rise of robotics in the 21st century, told through the poignant and mysterious story of enigmatic lawyer, Stevie Byerley.
As a child, Stevie is raised by Robbie, a robotic childminder, because her parents are too busy working.
The powerful bond she forms with the robot is unbreakable.
Their relationship will change the course of Stevie's life.
Originally published in 1950, the stories in Isaac Asimov's ‘I, Robot’ collection are becoming truer with every day that passes.
The world that he imagined is now upon us.
Dramatised by Richard Kurti.
Stevie Byerley …. Hermione Norris
Quinn …. Brendan Coyle
Doctor …. Derek Riddell
Legal Secretary …. Diane Spencer
Tour Guide …. Robert Blackwood
Director: Andrew Mark Sewell
A B7 production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast February 2017.
SAT 04:00 The Motion Show (m0007d5h)
Series 5
Episode 2
From life beginning at 50 to banning windows.
Graeme Garden hosts the comedy debating show.
With:
Gyles Brandreth
Miles Jupp
Matthew Taylor
Jo Caulfield
Producer: Jane Berthoud
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2002.
SAT 04:30 King Street Junior Revisited (m00019ls)
Series 2
Going Through the Roof
A smooth trouble-free staff meeting... no hiccoughs or nasty surprises? That's a bad omen for the school's staff.
School comedy created and written by Jim Eldridge.
Mrs Devon ...... Carolyn Pickles
Miss Lewis ...... Marlene Sidaway
Mr Maxwell ...... Michael Cochrane
Mr Long ...... Paul Copley
Miss Featherstone ...... Teresa Gallagher
Miss Reid ...... Jacqueline Beatty
Mrs Khan ...... Janice Acquah
Paul ...... Christopher Dunning
Mandy ...... Charlotte Finlay-Tribe
Dinesh ...... Nikki Snode
Ria ...... Jodie Devlin
Ten series of this King Street Junior ran between 1985 and 1998.
King Street Junior Revisited ran from 2002 to 2005.
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2003.
SAT 05:00 A Meeting in Seville by Paul Mendelson (m002n0wl)
If we could meet ourselves when we were young, what would we tell ourselves?
What could we learn? And would we even recognise each other?
30 years after their honeymoon the McKninley's return to Seville - and all is not what it seems....
Starring David Rintoul and Vivien Heilbron.
Written by Paul Mendelson.
William McKinley ..... David Rintoul
Susannah McKinley .... Vivien Heilbron
Kirstie ..... Abigail Docherty
James ..... Finlay McLean
Will McKinley ..... James MacKenzie
Susie McKinley ... Joanne Bett
Director: David Ian Neville
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2002.
SAT 05:45 Short Works (m000rnlh)
Where Joy Gone? by Ingrid Persaud
Joy is in the late stages of dementia.
Every week, her daughter Lani visits her in the care home and tries to trigger her memory with food.
Written and read by Ingrid Persaud.
Producer: Jeremy Osborne
A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in January 2021.
**** Born in Trinidad, Ingrid Persaud won the Commonwealth Short Story Prize in 2017 and the BBC Short Story Award in 2018. Her first novel, Love After Love, won the 2020 Costa Prize First Novel Award.
SAT 06:00 The Final Twist (b007jsp8)
A world-famous actor/manager is about to star in his greatest role - his own murder play.
Starring Donald Sinden.
Comedy thriller written by Ken Whitmore and Alfred Bradley.
Sir Merlin Foster .... Donald Sinden
Charlie Nicholson .... Michael Troughton
Eden Dundee .... Amanda Waring
Morten Rifles .... John Hartley
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1996.
SAT 07:30 Letters to Alice by Fay Weldon (Omnibus) (m002n7cw)
Fay Weldon replies to her teenage niece, a young literature student, who complains she finds Jane Austen 'boring, petty and irrelevant'.
Aunt Fay makes a strong and witty case for the enduring value of the classics of English literature.
Written and read by Fay Weldon.
Omnibus of four parts abridged by Shelley Bovey.
Producer: Alec Reid
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1991.
SAT 08:30 Short Works (m00132yb)
Because Swiping Made My Grandson Stop Believing in Love by Emily DeDakis
80 year old Louise is determined to show her grandson that love exists and is waiting for him.
An original short story specially commissioned by BBC Radio 4 from the writer Emily DeDakis.
Read by Carol Moore.
Producer: Michael Shannon
A BBC Northern Ireland production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in January 2022.
SAT 08:45 Tales From the Backbench by Peter Tinniswood (b007611g)
Series 1
Naming Names
A juicy scandal in the unreliable ramblings of Sir Plympton Makepeace MP, as he recalls the start of the Profumo Affair.
Starring Leslie Phillips.
Written by Peter Tinniswood.
Producer: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2001.
SAT 09:00 The Enchanting World of Hinge and Bracket (m002n7cy)
Series 3
The Ring Road
What will the dear ladies do about a very disagreeable road scheme?
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
Teddy Tranter .... Roy Barraclough
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 September 1979.
SAT 09:30 Beyond Our Ken (m0009l02)
Series 3
Episode 11
Kenneth Horne has a rather strange close encounter and Hornerama looks at sport.
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 June 1960.
SAT 10:00 The Archive Hour (b00cps5c)
Carry On Britain
Carolyn Quinn celebrates the Carry On films.
What does the long-running series of cinema comedies tell us about British society from the late 1950s to the late 70s?
Featuring:
* Fenella Fielding
* Barbara Windsor
* June Whitfield
* Shirley Eaton
* Norman Hudis
Producer: Jane Ashley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2008.
SAT 11:00 The Final Twist (b007jsp8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SAT 12:30 Letters to Alice by Fay Weldon (Omnibus) (m002n7cw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
SAT 13:30 Short Works (m00132yb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
SAT 13:45 Tales From the Backbench by Peter Tinniswood (b007611g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
SAT 14:00 The Enchanting World of Hinge and Bracket (m002n7cy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SAT 14:30 Beyond Our Ken (m0009l02)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
SAT 15:00 The Archive Hour (b00cps5c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SAT 16:00 Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (m002n7d0)
Books, which are seen as non-conformist, are banned and burned.
Montag is one of the team of firemen whose job it is to burn them. He gradually becomes uneasy with his role and steals one of the banned books.
Ray Bradbury's futuristic, dystopian novel, first published in 1953 - inspired by Nazi book-burnings and McCarthyism in the USA.
Starring Stephen Tomlin.
Dramatised by David Calcutt.
Montag .... Stephen Tomlin
Cpt Beatty .... Christian Rodska
Rachel .... Sunny Ormonde
Clarisse .... Tracy Wiles
Mason .... Peter Meakin
Powell/Tobias .... David Holt
Marcus .... Colin Rote
Blake .... Owen Garmon
Directed at BBC Pebble Mill by Rosemary Watts.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2003.
SAT 17:00 The Final Twist (b007jsp8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SAT 18:30 Letters to Alice by Fay Weldon (Omnibus) (m002n7cw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
SAT 19:30 Short Works (m00132yb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
SAT 19:45 Tales From the Backbench by Peter Tinniswood (b007611g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
SAT 20:00 The Enchanting World of Hinge and Bracket (m002n7cy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SAT 20:30 Beyond Our Ken (m0009l02)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
SAT 21:00 The Archive Hour (b00cps5c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SAT 22:00 Bearded Ladies (b0076jkk)
Series 2
Episode 1
Catching a burglar, a big nose shocker and a frank discussion about sexual partners.
The second series of quick-fire sketches in which everyday situations are taken to new heights - and then a bit further....
Written and performed by:
Susie Donkin
Charlotte McDougall
Oriane Messina
Fay Rusling
With:
Dave Lamb
Simeon Goulden
Robin Kelly
Colin Birch
Richard Ward
Jonathan Bridle
Music by Steve Burton.
Producer: Carol Smith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2005.
SAT 22:30 Thanks a Lot, Milton Jones! (b06vkg1w)
Series 2
The Swimsman
When Milton discovers the local lido is under threat of closure, he unwisely decides to organise a sit-in.
But his dreams for a state-of-the-art aquacentre are sunk when his trunks are declared a biohazard.
Mention Milton Jones to most people and the first thing they think is 'Help!'. Because each episode, Milton, and his trusty assistant Anton set out to help people and soon find they're embroiled in a new adventure.
If you're close to the edge, then Milton can give you a push.
Written by Milton with James Cary and Dan Evans
With:
Tom Goodman-Hill
Josie Lawrence
Ben Willbond.
Music by Guy Jackson.
Director: David Tyler
A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in January 2016.
SAT 23:00 Andrew Maxwell's Public Enemies (b007jtr3)
The Food Industry
Andrew Maxwell is one of the UK's most informed and fearless stand ups.
In this series of one-off stand up shows, he uses his trademark intelligence and political incisiveness to dig behind the clichés and assumptions about four possible threats to British society:
* The Food Industry
* The internet
* Drugs
* Nationalism
Andrew kicks off with a look at the food industry.
From horse-burgers right up to snail ice-cream, it seems like there's something wrong with every rung of the food ladder.
But given that food is essential to survival, shouldn't we be clearer about what it is we want from the industry that provides it?
A series showcasing a comedian at the top of his abilities tackling difficult and important 'slow news' topics with a depth and perceptiveness that remains outside the remit of mainstream 'topical' comedy.
Written and performed by Andrew Maxwell.
Script edited by Paul Byrne.
Producer: Ed Morrish
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra in October 2013.
SAT 23:30 Chain Reaction (b00h8q40)
Series 5
Robert Llewellyn interviews Dave Gorman
‘Red Dwarf' actor Robert Llewellyn chats to ‘Genius’ comedian Dave Gorman.
Chain Reaction is the tag talk show, where the guest becomes the interviewer in the next episode.
Dave Gorman is best known for shows like Are You Dave Gorman?, Googlewhack Adventure and Genius.
Robert asks Dave about cycling across Britain, online stalkers and life-threatening trips to Mexico.
Producer: Sam Bryant
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2009.

SUNDAY 07 DECEMBER 2025

SUN 00:00 Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (m002n7d0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 on Saturday]
SUN 01:00 The Final Twist (b007jsp8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Saturday]
SUN 02:30 Letters to Alice by Fay Weldon (Omnibus) (m002n7cw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Saturday]
SUN 03:30 Short Works (m00132yb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Saturday]
SUN 03:45 Tales From the Backbench by Peter Tinniswood (b007611g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Saturday]
SUN 04:00 The Enchanting World of Hinge and Bracket (m002n7cy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Saturday]
SUN 04:30 Beyond Our Ken (m0009l02)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Saturday]
SUN 05:00 The Archive Hour (b00cps5c)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Saturday]
SUN 06:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m002n6hp)
Absent Friends 2025
Terence Stamp
BBC Radio 4 Extra remembers some of the desert island castaways who we lost in 2025.
Actor Terence Stamp is castaway for the second-time by Sue Lawley.
He originally joined Michael Parkinson in 1987.
Terence Stamp was one of the new group of confident, beautiful, working class young people who came to define the 1960s.
He shared a flat with Michael Caine, dated the actress Julie Christie and the first supermodel Jean Shrimpton. He became an overnight success - and won an Oscar nomination - for his first film role as Billy Budd. He acted alongside Christie in Far from the Madding Crowd and found further fame with roles in The Collector and Modesty Blaise.
He was driven to act after first seeing Beau Geste when he was just a small boy - the cinema offered an escape route from the monochrome world of London's East End.
But when the 1960s ended he found he was offered fewer interesting roles, his relationship with Shrimpton ended and he headed eastwards on a journey of self-discovery.
Now 66, he's suave, still acting and recently married.
Terence Stamp died on 17th August 2025 aged 87.
DISC ONE: Walter Gieseking - Claude Debussy’s Clair de lune (from Suite bergamasque)
DISC TWO: Sarah Vaughan - Cole Porter’s It's De-Lovely
DISC THREE: The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Perdido
DISC FOUR: Dean Martin - Memories Are Made of This
DISC FIVE: Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah
DISC SIX: Tim Hardin - If I Were a Carpenter
DISC SEVEN: The Jimi Hendrix Experience - All Along The Watchtower
DISC EIGHT: Claudio Arrau - Frédéric Chopin’s Impromptu No.4 in C sharp Minor
CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: Claudio Arrau - Frédéric Chopin’s Impromptu No.4 in C sharp Minor
BOOK CHOICE: The Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Grahame
LUXURY CHOICE: One of his wheat-free loaves
Producer: Leanne Buckle
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2006.
SUN 06:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b0106x58)
Series 2
Identities
You get a very different insight into the natural world when you have the opportunity to study the behaviour of individual animals.
Sir David Attenborough recalls with sumptuous delight spotting a blackbird in his garden with a white feather - "whitey" - giving him a window into the life of blackbirds and what's more, that individual. And, he says, he saw what blackbirds get up to!
David remembers filming spiders and chimpanzees, both of which benefited from someone knowing about the individuals - and whether you're a spider or a chimpanzee, you have a personality all of your own.
Written and presented by David Attenborough
Producer: Julian Hector
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2011.
SUN 07:00 Poetry Extra (b0854ygx)
Paul Durcan - Christmas Day 1/3
To mark the death last May of Paul Durcan, Daljit Nagra revisits the BBC's poetry archive to revisit the Irish poet reading his witty and moving poem 'Christmas Day'.
In the first of three parts, Paul begins his book-length poem setting out a funny, sweetly sad and often irreverent vision of Christmas.
Accustomed to loneliness, Paul accepts his friend Frank's invitation for Christmas lunch.
Written and read by Paul Durcan.
Producer: David Hunter
First broadcast on Radio 3 in December 1997.
**** And Daljit reads a poem from his Poetry Extra Book of the Month - an anthology called: Nature Matters.
SUN 07:30 Grief Is The Thing With Feathers by Max Porter (Omnibus) (m002n6hs)
A grieving writer and father of two young boys is coming to terms with the death of his wife while writing a book about Ted Hughes.
Dad struggles to cope until an unexpected visitor, Crow, arrives.
Crow is a therapist, healer and a ‘feathered Mary Poppins’, who promises to stay until he is no longer needed.
Max Porter’s multi award-winning novel, first published in 2015.
Its title is derived from the Emily Dickinson poem, “‘Hope’ is the Thing with Feathers” and the Ted Hughes work, ‘Crow’.
Omnibus of five parts dramatised by Eileen Horne
Crow …. Toby Jones
Dad …. John Hollingworth
Boy .... Will Taylor
Producer: Gaynor Macfarlane
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2020.
SUN 08:40 Inheritance Tracks (m002n6hv)
Dame Joanna Lumley
Actress and author Dame Joanna Lumley chooses ‘In the Mood’ by Glenn Miller and ‘Pata Pata’ by Miriam Makeba.
SUN 08:50 Isaac Asimov's I, Robot (Omnibus) (b08dwwrv)
The rise of robotics in the 21st century, told through the poignant and mysterious story of enigmatic lawyer, Stevie Byerley.
As a child, Stevie is raised by Robbie, a robotic childminder, because her parents are too busy working. The powerful bond she forms with the robot is unbreakable.
Their relationship will change the course of Stevie's life.
First published in 1950, Asimov's stories are becoming truer with every day that passes. The world that he imagined is now upon us.
Omnibus of five parts dramatised by Richard Kurti.
Stevie Byerley …. Hermione Norris
George Byerley / Doctor .... Derek Riddell
Grace Byerley / SZ-34 (SUZI) …. Dianne Weller
ROBBIE .... Kelly Burke
Tour Guide …. Rob Blackwood
Young Stevie .... Mia Burgess
Quinn .... Brendan Coyle
Powell .... Doug Devaney
Cutie / Nestor Robots .... Nicholas Briggs
Major Kallner .... Kelly Burke
Doctor Black .... Gary Turner
Psychiatrist .... Diane Spencer
Andrea Ashe .... Corrinne Wicks
Doctor Lanning .... Michael Cochrane
Original Music: Imran Ahmad
Director: Andrew Mark Sewell
A B7 production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in February 2017.
SUN 10:00 Ray's a Laugh (m002n6hx)
From 14/10/1960
Ted’s worried about household spending. Will a new money-making idea help?
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
Elsa Palmer
Percy Edwards
BBC Variety Orchestra conducted by Paul Fenoulhet.
Producer: Leslie Bridgmont
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in October 1960.
SUN 10:30 Take It From Here (b014gnzz)
From 03/02/1955
Poor old Ma Glum has broken her leg - and the dishes are piling up.
Starring:
Professor Jimmy Edwards
Dick Bentley
June Whitfield
Wallas Eaton
Music from Alma Cogan, The Keynotes and the Augmented BBC Revue Orchestra conducted by Harry Rabinowitz.
Written by Frank Muir and Denis Norden.
Producer: Charles Maxwell
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in February 1955.
SUN 11:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m002n6hp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SUN 11:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b0106x58)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]
SUN 12:00 Poetry Extra (b0854ygx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
SUN 12:30 Grief Is The Thing With Feathers by Max Porter (Omnibus) (m002n6hs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
SUN 13:40 Inheritance Tracks (m002n6hv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:40 today]
SUN 13:50 Isaac Asimov's I, Robot (Omnibus) (b08dwwrv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]
SUN 15:00 Ray's a Laugh (m002n6hx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SUN 15:30 Take It From Here (b014gnzz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]
SUN 16:00 The Bottle Imp by RL Stevenson (b00sydl2)
"If any man buys this bottle, the imp is at his command. All that he desires - love, fame, money, are his."
Native Hawaiian Keawe is tempted to buy the bottle - but soon discovers there is one drawback...
Stars David Rintoul and Tony Osoba.
First published in 1891, Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale of the supernatural in the South Sea.
Dramatised by Donald Johnson.
Narrator .... David Rintoul
Keawe .... Tony Osoba
Kokua ..... Nina Wadia
American / Old Man .... Peter Whitman
Lopaka .... Ian Masters
Young Man .... Malcolm Ward
Bosun .... Don McCorkindale
Director: Matthew Walters
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1994.
SUN 16:30 Rules of Asylum by James Follett (b007k1b3)
3. Repercussions
How did Jan Valery make his latest escape?
Will Suskin ever uncover the truth?
Starring James Beattie.
Conclusion of James Follett's political thriller exploring dissention and danger in a repressive state in the Eastern Bloc.
Jan Valery …. James Beattie
Suskin …. Vernon Joyner
Secretary/ Librarian …. Betty Huntley-Wright
Guard/Alex/Student …. Neville Jason
Governor …. Manning Wilson
Suskin's Chief …. Brian Haines
Anna …. Caroline John
Zoe/1st Girl …. Rosalyn Slater
Woman in Sanatorium/2nd Girl …. Diana Bishop
Danski …. Cyril Shaps
Nero …. Francis de Wolff
Interrogator …. John Challis
Restaurant Manager …. Godfrey Kenton
The original audio was lost from the BBC archive, so our thanks to James Follett for the donation from his personal collection.
Producer: Margaret Hall
First broadcast as a 90 minute drama on BBC Radio 4 in November 1973.
SUN 17:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m002n6hp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
SUN 17:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b0106x58)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 today]
SUN 18:00 Poetry Extra (b0854ygx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
SUN 18:30 Grief Is The Thing With Feathers by Max Porter (Omnibus) (m002n6hs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
SUN 19:40 Inheritance Tracks (m002n6hv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:40 today]
SUN 19:50 Isaac Asimov's I, Robot (Omnibus) (b08dwwrv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 today]
SUN 21:00 Ray's a Laugh (m002n6hx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
SUN 21:30 Take It From Here (b014gnzz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]
SUN 22:00 Clare in the Community (b00g27lm)
Series 2
Brian Come Home
Couples counselling is explored as a means to calm the ultra-PC social worker's constant criticism of her boyfriend Brian.
Sally Phillips is Clare Barker the social worker who has all the right jargon but never a practical solution.
A control freak, Clare likes nothing better than interfering in other people's lives on both a professional and personal basis. Clare is in her 30s, white, middle class and heterosexual, all of which are occasional causes of discomfort to her.
Clare continually struggles to control both her professional and private life
In today's Big Society there are plenty of challenges out there for an involved, caring social worker. Or even Clare.
Written by Harry Venning and David Ramsden.
Starring Sally Phillips and Alex Lowe.
Clare ...... Sally Phillips
Brian ..... Alex Lowe
Jay ...... Richard Lumsden
Helen ...... Gemma Craven
Irene ...... Ellen Thomas
Megan ...... Nina Conti
Simon ...... Andrew Wincott
With Gerard McDermott
Producer: Katie Tyrell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2005.
SUN 22:30 The Nick Revell Show (b007k24d)
Series 1
Holiday
Struggling writer Nick has quit smoking and is jetting off, but his geraniums don't want him to go
A sitcom for the 1990s, written by and starring comedian Nick Revell.
With:
Alistair McGowan
Caroline Gruber
Brian Bowles
Doon Mackichan
Alison Sterling
Producer: Jon Magnusson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1992.
SUN 23:00 In and Out of the Kitchen (b017ckf5)
Series 1
September 18th to 24th
Damien 's routine is thrown into disarray when Anthony's goddaughter, Libby, is sent to stay with them for "respite".
Meanwhile, Anthony finally has his long-awaited job interview and Damien is offered the chance to front his own TV cookery show.
More entries from the kitchen diary of cookery writer, Damien Trench - "no matter how grizzly" as he puts it "or, indeed, how gristly".
Written by and starring Miles Jupp.
The programme also features Damien's easy-to-follow recipes for:
* Cracking crepes Suzette
* Spanish-as-sangria, "chorizo und patatas"
* A tastebud tantalising, Beef Oxford.
Damien Trench ...... Miles Jupp
Anthony ...... Justin Edwards
Damien's Mother ...... Selina Cadell
Mr Mullaney ...... Brendan Dempsey
Ian Frobisher ...... Philip Fox
Libby/Angie ...... Maggie Service
Producer: Sam Michell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2011.
SUN 23:30 Ectoplasm (b007w5l4)
The Case of the Missing Lost Soul
A mysterious countess begs Lord Zimbabwe to win back her soul from the lord of the underworld.
Without a soul, she is destined to be a Barry Manilow fan for eternity.
Comedy series about the exploits of Lord Zimbabwe, occultist and adventurer.
Written by and starring Dan Freedman and Nick Romero
Lord Zimbabwe ...... Nick Romero
Dr Lilac ...... Dan Freedman
Contessa Del Monte ...... Sophie Aldred
Priest ...... Colin Guthrie
Theremin ...... Peter Donaldson
Other parts played by the cast.
Producer: Helen Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2000.

MONDAY 08 DECEMBER 2025

MON 00:00 The Bottle Imp by RL Stevenson (b00sydl2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 on Sunday]
MON 00:30 Rules of Asylum by James Follett (b007k1b3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 16:30 on Sunday]
MON 01:00 Desert Island Discs Revisited (m002n6hp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Sunday]
MON 01:45 David Attenborough's Life Stories (b0106x58)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:45 on Sunday]
MON 02:00 Poetry Extra (b0854ygx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Sunday]
MON 02:30 Grief Is The Thing With Feathers by Max Porter (Omnibus) (m002n6hs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Sunday]
MON 03:40 Inheritance Tracks (m002n6hv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:40 on Sunday]
MON 03:50 Isaac Asimov's I, Robot (Omnibus) (b08dwwrv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:50 on Sunday]
MON 05:00 Ray's a Laugh (m002n6hx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Sunday]
MON 05:30 Take It From Here (b014gnzz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 on Sunday]
MON 06:00 Whodunnits (b00scvsc)
Wimsey - Have His Carcase
6. All a Question of Time
Will inspiration strike?
The upper class sleuth battles to finally unmask a killer.
Ian Carmichael stars as Lord Peter Wimsey – the aristocratic amateur detective created by Dorothy L Sayers.
Conclusion dramatised by Alistair Beaton.
Lord Peter Wimsey …. Ian Carmichael
Harriet Vane …. Maria Aitken
Inspector Umpelty …. Nigel Stock
Leila Garland …. Rosalind Ayres
Saunders …. John Webb
Polwhistle …. Alan Dudley
Tom …. Andrew Secombe
Narrator …. John Westbrook
Producer: Martin Fisher
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1981.
MON 06:30 Gentleman and Ladies by Susan Hill (b00sw542)
1. Faith's Funeral
The funeral of Faith Lavender, spinster of the parish, is attended by her family and friends, plus one stranger.
Hubert Gaily, had never met Faith in his life...
A tale of family ties, friendship and loneliness, set in the small Midland village of Haverstock.
Starring Patricia Hayes, Stephanie Cole, Sian Phillips and Gwen Watford.
Susan Hill's novel, first published in 1968.
Dramatised in five parts by Bill Matthews.
Eleanor Thorne .... Patricia Hayes
Alida Thorne .... Stephanie Cole
Isabel Lavender .... Sian Phillips
Kathleen Lavender .... Jill Graham
Dorothea Shottery .... Gwen Watford
Florence Ames .... Anna Cropper
Hubert Gaily .... John Baddeley
Ma Gaily .... Pauline Letts
Music by Peter Salem
Director Lissa Evans
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1993.
MON 07:00 Visiting Julia (m001874j)
Other People
With Roger’s wife in hospital, can he cope with his Mother-in-law’s new ‘friend’, Otto?
Starring Keith Barron and Liz Goulding.
Peter Tinniswood's gentle comedy-drama series.
Roger: ....Keith Barron
Julia:....Liz Goulding
Ma-in-'ell ....Shirley Dixon
Taxi Driver ....Stephen Thorne
Matron ....Kate Binchy
Otto .... Nigel Anthony
Producer: John Tydeman
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1998.
MON 07:30 Dad's Army (b007nf83)
Series 1
The Menace From the Deep
The Home Guard platoon spark chaos when they take over guard duties at the end of the pier in Walmington-on-Sea...
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 Frazer …. John Laurie
Private Pike ...... Ian Lavender
ARP Warden Hodges …. Bill Pertwee
Second Warden …. David Sinclair
Announcer …. John Snagge
Producer: John Dyas
First broadcast on the BBC Radio 4 in May 1974.
MON 08:00 Rumblings from the Rafters (b07jwt65)
Edible Dormouse and Peacock Butterfly
Hugh Dennis and Amanda Abbington star as an edible dormouse and a peacock butterfly as they reveal the truth about life in a draughty old attic in a house in Amersham.
Written and introduced by Lynne Truss.
Edible Dormouse ...... Hugh Dennis
Peacock Butterfly ...... Amanda Abbington
The Edible Dormouse is no Common Dormouse. He is Russian and extremely serious-minded. He is obsessed with answering the question, "Why are we here?" both the philosophical question and the literal one. No answer satisfies him. So he has reached his own conclusion, which involves secret agents and a submarine. "I may be rare, cute-looking, and of indisputable foreign origin, but I am not stupid."
He is planning a meeting with his fellow Edible Dormice to discuss their next move. He knows this won't be easy. The others think he is mad. Top of the agenda is what they should call themselves. "Imagine how it feels to be one of the only zoological species in existence whose very name says, "Have you ever thought of eating me?"
The Peacock Butterfly is youthful, intelligent, and ever so concerned with being brave and sensible about mortality. Having been born the previous year, she is re-visiting the attic before dying. "I remember when I first came in, I thought hello, this wouldn't be a bad place to pop off, when the time comes."
But trying to be brave about her inevitable end is much harder than she expects, "Well, I'm sorry to say that for some completely inexplicable reason I totally lost it at the sycamore! I mean what's wrong with me? " But as she settles down to die, a sudden thought changes everything ...
Wildlife sound recordings Chris Watson.
Producer: Sarah Blunt
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2016.
MON 08:30 Jane Austen (m002n6k5)
Lady Susan
1. The Coquette
Recently widowed, the unscrupulous and beautiful Lady Susan Vernon is determined to scheme her way through high society in the hope of a profitable new match.
She’s also after marrying off her unfortunate teenage daughter, Frederica.
What sort of welcome can she expect when she pays a visit to her brother and his wife..?
Lady Susan’s dear friend, Alicia, narrates her story.
Written in 1794 in the form of a series of letters, Jane Austen's magnificent first novella is as subversive as it is charming.
It was published in 1871, 44 years after the author’s death.
Dramatised in ten parts by Lavinia Murray.
Lady Susan …. Harriet Walter
Mrs Alicia Johnson …. Maggie Steed
Mrs Catherine Vernon …. Imelda Staunton
Lady de Courcy …. Jill Balcon
Reginald de Courcy .... Robert Hands
Sir Reginald de Courcy .... Geoffrey Whitehead
Frederica Vernon …. Michelle Wesson
Piano music composed and played by Julie Cooper.
Director: Jocelyn Boxall
Producer: Jeremy Mortimer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1999.
MON 08:45 Jane Austen: No Ice in Weymouth (m002n6k8)
1. Pride, Prejudice and Shopping
A portrait of the private and professional world of early 19th century novelist Jane Austen, as seen through her letters and novels.
Jane discusses the art of buying gloves and speculates on the quality of food markets in Sweden.
She also writes to her sister Cassandra, with some exciting news - her best-known work is to be published.
Devised in five parts by Vanessa Rosenthal
Jane Austen .... Susannah Harker
Cassandra .... Oona Beeson
Frank .... David Holt
Henry .... Ian Brooker
Anna .... Annabelle Dowler
Fanny .... Jasmine Hyde
Martha Lloyd .... Marian Kemmer
Edward .... Richard da Costa
John Murray .... Robert Lister
Director Peter Leslie Wild
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2000.
MON 09:00 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue (m002n06p)
Series 84
4. Hospital Radio Songbook
The godfather of all panel shows returns to the Hull New Theatre. On the panel are Rory Bremner, Tony Hawks, Lucy Porter and Henning Wehn with Jack Dee in the umpire’s chair.
Regular listeners will know to expect inspired nonsense, pointless revelry and Colin Sell at the piano.
Producer: Jon Naismith
A Random production for BBC Radio 4
MON 09:30 The Creation of an Icon (m0001mnb)
1. Doors Between Two Worlds
"We are glorified door makers”, says Aidan Hart, a professional iconographer, “because we create a door between the world and heaven.”
“I feel like a composer and poet but working in colour and form rather than notes and words.”
Aidan Hart, a former Greek Orthodox monk, has painted icons for over 30 years. He lifts the veil on this powerful and compelling art form.
Aiden paints an icon of the Annunciation, when the angel Gabriel revealed to Mary that she would give birth to Jesus, the son of God. Whilst he paints he talks about the process, the symbolism and the ideas behind icon painting.
You can follow Aiden’s progress via the picture gallery on the programme web page.
Producer: Phil Pegum.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2018.
MON 09:45 Daily Service (m002n6kc)
Advent People - St Nicolas (Bishop of Myra)
A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music.
Theme: Advent People - St Nicolas (Bishop of Myra)
Presenter: Paul Kerensa
Reading: 2 Corinthians 9: 6-11a
Music:
Give God the praise of Nicholas - Daily Service Singers
Advent Carol - Daily Service Singers
People look east - Daily Service Singers
MON 10:00 The Tingle Factor (b04v9kl7)
Ken Russell
Ken Russell shares those musical moments which stir strong emotions with Jeremy Nicholas.
From Elgar to Leonard Bernstein, the film director also looks back over his life and career.
Producer: Andrew Mussett
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1992.
MON 10:30 Remembering Jane Austen (m002n6kf)
1. A Lively Imagination
"A gentleman visiting Winchester Cathedral desired to be shown Miss Austen's grave. The verger, as he pointed it out, asked, 'Pray, sir, can you tell me whether there was anything particular about that lady; so many poeple want to know where she is buried".
James Edward Austen-Leigh was Jane Austen 's nephew.
The youngest mourner at her funeral in 1817, he was later to publish a memoir of his aunt.
It is the only account we have written by someone who actually knew her.
Derek Parker presents the first of four programmes based on the book.
With:
Paul Rogers as James Austen-Leigh
Joanna David as Jane Austen.
Producer: John Knight
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1991.
MON 10:50 Dear Sir, Yours Ruffled (m002n6kj)
A Letter From a Fox
Animals we love to hate write a letter in their own defence.
The Fox. The cunning Mr Reynard makes a plea for a little understanding and tolerance.
Written by Lynne Truss.
Performed by Tony Robinson.
Producer: Sarah Blunt
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1995.
MON 11:00 Whodunnits (b00scvsc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
MON 11:30 Gentleman and Ladies by Susan Hill (b00sw542)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
MON 12:00 Visiting Julia (m001874j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
MON 12:30 Dad's Army (b007nf83)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
MON 13:00 Rumblings from the Rafters (b07jwt65)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 13:30 Jane Austen (m002n6k5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 13:45 Jane Austen: No Ice in Weymouth (m002n6k8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
MON 14:00 Just a Minute (b00z5bnx)
Series 59
Episode 5
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: Musicals, My Secret Identity, Photography, Why Babies Can't Be Astronauts, Anagrams, Daydreaming, On The Fiddle, The Oddities of The English Language and Getting Found Out
Created by Ian Messiter.
Producer: Tilusha Ghelani
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2011.
MON 14:30 Rudy's Rare Records (b01nq1c8)
Series 4
Miss Reenie Comes to Stay
Adam's surprise birthday present for his dad backfires.
Father and son comedy set in the finest old-school record shop in Birmingham.
Starring Lenny Henry, Larrington Walker and Claire Benedict.
Six-part sitcom written by Danny Robins.
Adam ..........Lenny Henry
Rudy.......... Larrington Walker
Tasha...........Natasha Godfrey
Doreen..........Claire Benedict
Clifton...........Jeffery Kissoon
Miss Reenie.......Angela Wynter
RSPCA Man ........ ..Joe Sims
Written by Paula Hines
Script Editor: Danny Robins
Producer: Katie Tyrrell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2012.
Tracks in this episode:
SWEET JAMAICA * LORD KITCHENER
DANGER IN YOUR EYES * ASWAD
LORD A MASSIE MASSIE * DANNY D AND THE SHADOWS
NOT ME * ROBERT MITCHUM
GIRL I'VE GOT A DATE * ALTON ELLIS
I'M IN LOVE AGAIN * FATS DOMINO
TOP FORM/OLD MACDONALD * YELLOWMAN
SISTER LOVE * GREGORY ISAACS
BLACK WOMAN * SISTER CAROL
DANGEROUS * KARDINAL OFFISHALL & AKON.
MON 15:00 Jane Austen (b008h3ns)
Emma
1. The Matchmaker
Emma Woodhouse - handsome, clever and rich - is a young woman so blessed by life that she declares she will never marry.
However, she is determined to find the right match for her new friend Harriet Smith...
Jane Austen's sparkling comedy of love and marriage, first published in 1815.
Starring Eve Best, Tom Hollander and Robert Bathurst.
Dramatised in two parts by April de Angelis.
Emma Woodhouse ...... Eve Best
Mr Elton ...... David Bamber
Mr Knightley ...... Robert Bathurst
Mr Woodhouse ...... Norman Rodway
Miss Bates ...... Marcia Warren
Mrs Weston ...... Patience Tomlinson
Harriet Smith ...... Ellie Beaven
Mr Weston ...... Andrew Wincott
Jane Fairfax ...... Beth Chalmers
Frank Churchill ...... Tom Hollander
Music: Martin Souter and Sarah Stowe
Director: Jonquil Panting
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2000.
MON 16:00 The Tingle Factor (b04v9kl7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
MON 16:30 Remembering Jane Austen (m002n6kf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]
MON 16:50 Dear Sir, Yours Ruffled (m002n6kj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:50 today]
MON 17:00 Whodunnits (b00scvsc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
MON 17:30 Gentleman and Ladies by Susan Hill (b00sw542)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
MON 18:00 Visiting Julia (m001874j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
MON 18:30 Dad's Army (b007nf83)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
MON 19:00 Rumblings from the Rafters (b07jwt65)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
MON 19:30 Jane Austen (m002n6k5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON 19:45 Jane Austen: No Ice in Weymouth (m002n6k8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
MON 20:00 Just a Minute (b00z5bnx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 today]
MON 20:30 Rudy's Rare Records (b01nq1c8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 today]
MON 21:00 Jane Austen (b008h3ns)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 today]
MON 22:00 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue (m002n06p)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
MON 22:30 The Right Time (b0076mb8)
Series 4
Episode 2
Vampires and Feng Shui in the sketch comedy about growing older disgracefully.
Written and performed by people who've lived a bit.
Starring:
Eleanor Bron
Dudley Sutton
Roger Blake
Paula Wilcox
Arthur Smith
Music by Ronnie & The Rex.
Written by Colin Bostock-Smith, Jill Brodie, John Pidgeon, Mike Haskins, Jan Etherington, Alex Lowe, George Poles, Arthur Smith, Chris Thompson and Pete Reynolds.
Script Editors: Ed Dyson and George Poles.
Producer: Katie Marsden
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2004.
MON 23:00 The Naked Week (m002n0s0)
Series 3
Parties, polycules, and pardoning
This week, The Naked Week team look at Your Party, join a polycule, and bestow some Christmas pardons.
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: Rosie Holt, Leanne Yau
The Naked Week Carol Singers: Fiona Mundy, Holly Alderson, Kayley Williams, Molly Punshon
Investigations Team: Cat Neilan, Cormac Kehoe, Freya Shaw
Written by:
Jon Holmes
Katie Sayer
Gareth Ceredig
Jason Hazeley
James Kettle
Additional Material:
Karl Minns
Joe Topping
Cooper Mawhinny Sweryt
David Riffkin
WH Auden
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 Listen Against (b0088nnz)
Series 1
Episode 1
A cheeky round-up of a week's worth of BBC radio that never happened.
Alice Arnold and Jon Holmes rewind and mangle real programmes from across the networks - and put them back together the wrong way round.
Featuring:
Scott Mills
Gordon Brown
Steve Wright
John Humphreys
The brain-child of writer, comic and broadcaster, Jon Holmes.
Producer: Bill Dare
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2007.

TUESDAY 09 DECEMBER 2025

TUE 00:00 The Tingle Factor (b04v9kl7)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday]
TUE 00:30 Remembering Jane Austen (m002n6kf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 on Monday]
TUE 00:50 Dear Sir, Yours Ruffled (m002n6kj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:50 on Monday]
TUE 01:00 Whodunnits (b00scvsc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Monday]
TUE 01:30 Gentleman and Ladies by Susan Hill (b00sw542)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Monday]
TUE 02:00 Visiting Julia (m001874j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Monday]
TUE 02:30 Dad's Army (b007nf83)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Monday]
TUE 03:00 Rumblings from the Rafters (b07jwt65)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Monday]
TUE 03:30 Jane Austen (m002n6k5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Monday]
TUE 03:45 Jane Austen: No Ice in Weymouth (m002n6k8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Monday]
TUE 04:00 Just a Minute (b00z5bnx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Monday]
TUE 04:30 Rudy's Rare Records (b01nq1c8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Monday]
TUE 05:00 Jane Austen (b008h3ns)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Monday]
TUE 06:00 Burnt (b09snl2d)
1. Mountain Horror
After leaving a glittering party in London, Milkie heads to north Wales and discovers arson and bloodshed in the mountains.
Starring Dennis Waterman.
Nigel Baldwin's taut political thriller in six parts.
Milkie ... Dennis Waterman
The Teller ... Ray Smith
Beth ... Bethan Jones
Valmai ... Annest Wilam
Huw ... Richard Elfyn
Dewi ... Robert David
Rhys ... Terry Victor
Sian ... Sian Summers
Pauline ... Eluned Jones
Gordon ... Michael Povey
Kate ... Tara Dominick
Lord Cambria ... Terry Dauncey
Rushton ... Timothy Bateson
Sharon ... Emma Gregory
Music by Laurie Scott Baker.
Producer: Jane Dauncey
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1990.
TUE 06:30 Gentleman and Ladies by Susan Hill (b00sybr2)
2. The Laundrette
Friendship blossoms at the village laundrette, but will Ma Gaily approve?
Susan Hill's novel of family ties, friendship and loneliness, set in the small Midland village of Haverstock.
Starring Patricia Hayes, Stephanie Cole, Sian Phillips and Gwen Watford.
Dramatised by Bill Matthews.
Eleanor Thorne .... Patricia Hayes
Alicia Thorne .... Stephanie Cole
Isabel Lavender .... Sian Phillips
Kathleen Lavender .... Jill Graham
Dorothea Shottery .... Gwen Watford
Florence Ames .... Anna Cropper
Hubert Gaily .... John Baddeley
Ma Gaily .... Pauline Letts
Miss Cress .... Jillie Meers
Dr Sparrow .... James Telfer
Adapted by Bill Matthews
Music by Peter Salem
Producer Lissa Evans
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1993
TUE 07:00 Flying the Flag (b007jx5g)
Series 1
Favours
The repair of the embassy typewriter plays a part in the mating of seals, the extermination of bugs and the silencing of little birds.
Starring Dinsdale Landen.
Eastern Bloc embassy sitcom written by Alex Shearer.
Ambassador Mackenzie …. Dinsdale Landen
William Frost …. Peter Acre
Helen Waterson …. Moir Leslie
Brown …. Milton Johns
Bryant …. Stuart Organ
Colonel Surikov …. Christopher Benjamin
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1987.
TUE 07:30 The Goon Show (b007jvj0)
Series 9
The Pam's Paper Insurance Policy
Moriarty and Grytpype-Thynne set about trying to drown Neddie Seagoon - for money.
Groundbreaking, surreal BBC radio comedy written by Spike Milligan.
Starring:
Peter Sellers
Harry Secombe
Spike Milligan
First billed as Crazy People, ten series of The Goon Show were recorded between 1951 and 1960, but sadly many of the earliest shows weren’t kept in the archive.
With the Ray Ellington Quartet and Max Geldray.
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott.
Announcer: Wallace Greenslade
Producer: John Browell
First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in November 1958.
TUE 08:00 ReincarNathan (m0002h1b)
Series 1
Swallow
Nathan didn't really nail life the first time round, so he's been reincarnated and given another chance to live a good life.
Now he's a swallow in Reading forced to migrate south for the winter.
Daniel Rigby and Diane Morgan star in a comedy about the afterlife.
With special guest stars Hugh Dennis, Bill Oddie and Amy Beth Hayes.
Jenny ...... Diane Morgan
Nathan ...... Daniel Rigby
Museum Guide ...... Tom Craine
Nathan's Dad ...... Hugh Dennis
Claire ...... Amy-Beth Hayes
Sat Nav ...... Bill Oddie
Wine Drinker ...... Henry Paker
Electronic Voice, Museum Guide, Miss Cobra, Pigeon ...... Freya Parker
Writers: Tom Craine and Henry Paker
Music composed by Phil Lepherd.
Producers: Harriet Jaine & Jonno Richards
A Talkback production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in February 2019.
TUE 08:30 Jane Austen (m002n6lc)
Lady Susan
2. The Captivator
Once installed in her brother’s home, unscrupulous widow Lady Susan receives a mixed reception.
Her key aims in life are to find a suitably wealthy husband for her teenage daughter, Frederica, and also one for herself…
Lady Susan’s dear friend, Alicia, narrates her story.
Written in 1794 in the form of a series of letters, Jane Austen's magnificent first novella is as subversive as it is charming.
It was published in 1871, 44 years after the author’s death.
Dramatised by Lavinia Murray.
Lady Susan …. Harriet Walter
Mrs Alicia Johnson …. Maggie Steed
Mrs Catherine Vernon …. Imelda Staunton
Lady de Courcy …. Jill Balcon
Reginald de Courcy .... Robert Hands
Sir Reginald de Courcy .... Geoffrey Whitehead
Frederica Vernon …. Michelle Wesson
Piano music composed and played by Julie Cooper.
Director: Jocelyn Boxall
Producer: Jeremy Mortimer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1999.
TUE 08:45 Jane Austen: No Ice in Weymouth (m002n6lf)
2. Plays and Novels
Jane takes her niece Fanny to Drury Lane to watch the great tragedian Edmund Kean.
She also offers some advice to another niece - Anna - an aspiring novelist....
The private and public lives of Jane Austen.
Devised by Vanessa Rosenthal
Jane Austen .... Susannah Harker
Cassandra .... Oona Beeson
Frank .... David Holt
Henry .... Ian Brooker
Anna .... Annabelle Dowler
Fanny .... Jasmine Hyde
Martha Lloyd .... Marian Kemmer
Edward .... Richard da Costa
John Murray .... Robert Lister
Director Peter Leslie Wild
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2000.
TUE 09:00 One Person Found This Helpful (m002n10q)
Series 3
3. Alpacalypse Now
Frank & guests Simon Evans, Harriet Kemsley, Chloe Petts & Rajiv Karia discuss the usual; potatoes, limes, feathers, drainage systems of Ancient Civilizations etc etc
This is the panel game based on what we all sit down and do at least once a day – shop online and leave a review, as an all-star panel celebrate the good, the bad & the baffling
Everyone has an online life, and when the great British public put pen to keyboard to leave a review, they almost always write something hilarious. And our all-star panel have to work out just what they were reviewing – and maybe contribute a few reviews of their own... and more... So if you’re the person who went on Trip Advisor to review Ben Nevis as “Very steep and too high”, this show salutes you!
Written by Frank Skinner, Catherine Brinkworth, Sarah Dempster, Jason Hazeley, Karl Minns, Katie Sayer & Peter Tellouche
Devised by Jason Hazeley and Simon Evans with the producer David Tyler
A Pozzitive Production for BBC Radio 4
TUE 09:30 The Creation of an Icon (m0001mdv)
2. Symbolism of Paint
"We are glorified door makers”, says Aidan Hart, a professional iconographer, “because we create a door between the world and heaven.”
“I feel like a composer and poet but working in colour and form rather than notes and words.”
World-renowned iconographer Aidan Hart paints an icon for Advent and explores the meaning and theology of this ancient religious art form.
Today he explains the significance of colour in the icon.
You can follow his progress in the picture gallery on the programme webpage.
Producer: Phil Pegum
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2018.
TUE 09:45 Daily Service (m002n6lh)
Advent People - King David
A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music.
Theme: Advent People - King David
Presenter: Mark Dowd
Reading: 2 Samuel 7: 11b-16
Music:
Great are you Lord - Emma Mould
O little town of Bethlehem - Yvonne Lyon
Beautiful City - Soul Sanctuary and London Symphony Orchestra
TUE 10:00 A Good Read (b09h7zsr)
Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins
Presenters and comedy duo Sue Perkins and Mel Giedroyc join Sue MacGregor to discuss their favourite books by Asne Seierstad, Jane Austen and Eric Carle.
The Bookseller of Kabul by Asne Seierstad
Publisher: Virago
Persuasion by Jane Austen
Publisher: Oxford World's Classics
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Publisher: Puffin.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2005.
TUE 10:30 Remembering Jane Austen (m002n6lk)
2. Healthy, Brunette, Rosy Cheeks
Following the death of Jane Austen's father in 1805, the family move to Chawton Cottage in Hampshire.
Derek Parker's series is based on James Austen-Leigh's memoirs of his famous aunt.
It's the only account we have by somebody who actually knew her.
With:
Paul Rogers as James Austen-Leigh
Joanna David as Jane Austen.
Producer: John Knight
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1991.
TUE 10:50 Dear Sir, Yours Ruffled (m002n6lm)
A Letter from a Cuckoo
Animals we love to hate write a letter in their own defence.
The Cuckoo claims to have had her maternal instincts successfully rechannelled.
Written by Miles Kington.
Performed by Julia McKenzie.
Producer: Sarah Blunt
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1995.
TUE 11:00 Burnt (b09snl2d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
TUE 11:30 Gentleman and Ladies by Susan Hill (b00sybr2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
TUE 12:00 Flying the Flag (b007jx5g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
TUE 12:30 The Goon Show (b007jvj0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
TUE 13:00 ReincarNathan (m0002h1b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 13:30 Jane Austen (m002n6lc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 13:45 Jane Austen: No Ice in Weymouth (m002n6lf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
TUE 14:00 Genius (b008gh65)
Series 1
Paul Daniels
From the 99p coin to steel drum urinals.
Dave Gorman asks magician Paul Daniels to select the public's best loopy idea.
The award-winning comedian and a celebrity guest chew over the ridiculous, unworkable but sometimes genius inventions, schemes and policies of the public.
The first of three series.
Producer: Simon Nicholls
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2005.
TUE 14:30 Bleak Expectations (b00d7b5x)
Series 2
An Already Bad Life Made Worse but Sort of on Purpose
The comic Victorian epic sees Pip reach his lowest ebb in the worst place in the world, the East End of London in the first half of the 19th century.
Full of self-loathing Pip drinks some very strong gin, finds he is really quite keen on opium, and falls in with a gang of thieving boys. But is their leader, Mr Abraham Bagel, a Roman Catholic ne'er-do-well, all he seems?
Mark Evans's epic comedy in the style of Charles Dickens.
Volume Two, Chapter the Fifth: An Already Bad Life Made Worse But Sort Of On Purpose.
Sir Philip …. Richard Johnson
Mr Benevolent …. Anthony Head
Young Pip …. Tom Allen
Harry Biscuit …. James Bachman
Sternbeater …. Geoffrey Whitehead
Ripely Fecund …. Sarah Hadland
Mr Parsimonious …. Laurence Howarth
Pippa …. Susy Kane
Mr Scrunge …. Mark Evans
Producer: Gareth Edwards.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2008.
TUE 15:00 Jane Austen (b008h4xg)
Emma
2. Proposal
Emma's composure is threatened by two new arrivals in Highbury:
* Mr Elton's new wife
* Mr Weston's handsome son.
Conclusion of Jane Austen's sparkling comedy of love and marriage.
Starring Eve Best, Tom Hollander and Robert Bathurst.
Dramatised by April de Angelis.
Emma Woodhouse ...... Eve Best
Mr Elton ...... David Bamber
Mr Knightley ...... Robert Bathurst
Mr Woodhouse ...... Norman Rodway
Miss Bates ...... Marcia Warren
Mrs Weston ...... Patience Tomlinson
Harriet Smith ...... Ellie Beaven
Mr Weston ...... Andrew Wincott
Frank Churchill ...... Tom Hollander
Mrs Elton ...... Josie Lawrence
Mr Elton ...... David Bamber
Servant ...... Helen Ayres
Music: Martin Souter
Director: Jonquil Panting
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2000.
TUE 16:00 A Good Read (b09h7zsr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
TUE 16:30 Remembering Jane Austen (m002n6lk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]
TUE 16:50 Dear Sir, Yours Ruffled (m002n6lm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:50 today]
TUE 17:00 Burnt (b09snl2d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
TUE 17:30 Gentleman and Ladies by Susan Hill (b00sybr2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
TUE 18:00 Flying the Flag (b007jx5g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
TUE 18:30 The Goon Show (b007jvj0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
TUE 19:00 ReincarNathan (m0002h1b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE 19:30 Jane Austen (m002n6lc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE 19:45 Jane Austen: No Ice in Weymouth (m002n6lf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
TUE 20:00 Genius (b008gh65)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 today]
TUE 20:30 Bleak Expectations (b00d7b5x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 today]
TUE 21:00 Jane Austen (b008h4xg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 today]
TUE 22:00 One Person Found This Helpful (m002n10q)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
TUE 22:30 Goodness Gracious Me (b007jwn0)
Series 1
Episode 4
The multi-talented Mrs Bedi lands in hospital - and meet 'The Six Million Rupee Man'.
Starring:
Sanjeev Bhaskar
Kulvinder Ghir
Meera Syal
Nina Wadia
Nitin Sawhney
Gold Winner of the Sony Radio Academy Awards. The sketch comedy show originally ran on BBC Radio 4 from 1996 to 1998, later transferring to TV on BBC Two from 1998 to 2001.
Written by Sharat Sardana, Richard Pinto and the cast.
Producers: Gareth Edwards & Anil Gupta
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1996.
TUE 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (m002nwpz)
Travis Jay 1/3
From 10pm until midnight, seven days a week, the Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. Plus, Ria Lina chats to comic, actor and Rum Punch creator Travis Jay
TUE 23:00 Bridget Christie Minds the Gap (b04ykk5j)
Series 2
Episode 3
Bridget Christie tries to find a feminist icon who doesn't want to replace the word 'feminism' with 'bootylicious'.
She also discusses how adverts have ruined her sex life, and why Twitter is a sexist's natural habitat.
Multi-award winning series about modern feminism.
Bridget thought that she'd be able to put her feet up after her last series, she expected it to bomb. Sadly it was a huge success. But it's OK, because actually she's solved the feminist struggle all by herself.
She's assisted by token man, Fred MacAulay.
Written by Bridget Christie.
Producers: Alison Vernon-Smith and Alexandra Smith
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2015.
TUE 23:30 Paul Sinha's History Revision (b07dntk7)
Series 2
Sex and Sexuality
Paul Sinha looks at the role lust has played in driving history.
Stories range from the loving marriage that prevented Dr Zhivago winning an Oscar, to the most depraved Roman Emperor of them all (it's not who you think), to the British monarch whose gay affairs changed the world.
Phwoar, eh?
This is the series that uncovers the fascinating stories that we've forgotten in our onward march of progress.
Written and performed by Paul Sinha.
Produced by Ed Morrish
A BBC Radio Comedy production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in June 2016.

WEDNESDAY 10 DECEMBER 2025

WED 00:00 A Good Read (b09h7zsr)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday]
WED 00:30 Remembering Jane Austen (m002n6lk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 on Tuesday]
WED 00:50 Dear Sir, Yours Ruffled (m002n6lm)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:50 on Tuesday]
WED 01:00 Burnt (b09snl2d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Tuesday]
WED 01:30 Gentleman and Ladies by Susan Hill (b00sybr2)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Tuesday]
WED 02:00 Flying the Flag (b007jx5g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Tuesday]
WED 02:30 The Goon Show (b007jvj0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Tuesday]
WED 03:00 ReincarNathan (m0002h1b)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Tuesday]
WED 03:30 Jane Austen (m002n6lc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Tuesday]
WED 03:45 Jane Austen: No Ice in Weymouth (m002n6lf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Tuesday]
WED 04:00 Genius (b008gh65)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Tuesday]
WED 04:30 Bleak Expectations (b00d7b5x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Tuesday]
WED 05:00 Jane Austen (b008h4xg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Tuesday]
WED 06:00 Burnt (b09sq996)
2. Politics of Darkness
Did fanatical nationalists attack an old lady?
Milkie discovers Welsh political currents run dark and deep...
Starring Dennis Waterman.
Nigel Baldwin's taut political thriller serial.
Milkie ... Dennis Waterman
The Teller ... Ray Smith
Beth ... Bethan Jones
Angela ... Tara Dominick
Sharon ... Emma Gregory
Huw ... Richard Elfyn
Sioned ... Sue Roderick
Pauline ... Eluned Jones
Rhys ... Terry Victor
Music by Laurie Scott Baker.
Producer: Jane Dauncey
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1990.
WED 06:30 Gentleman and Ladies by Susan Hill (b00t0z5z)
3. Cake
The villagers of Haverstock look forward to the annual fete and the Gailys make an impression.
Susan Hill's novel of family ties, friendship and loneliness, set in the small Midland village of Haverstock.
Adapted by Bill Matthews
Eleanor Thorne .... Patricia Hayes
Alicia Thorne .... Stephanie Cole
Isabel Lavender .... Sian Phillips
Kathleen Lavender .... Jill Graham
Dorothea Shottery .... Gwen Watford
Florence Ames .... Anna Cropper
Hubert Gaily .... John Baddeley
Ma Gaily .... Pauline Letts
Miss Cress .... Jillie Meers
Mrs Clemency .... Irene Sutcliffe
Dr Sparrow .... James Telfer
Music by Peter Salem
Producer: Lissa Evans
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1993.
WED 07:00 Little Blighty on the Down (b007zmx4)
Series 3
Episode 2
The editor of The Bugle receives a call from the mysterious Deep Throat, a secret informant at the Parish council
The continuing everyday story of a country folk.
‘80s political satirical soap opera set in the strangely familiar village of Little Blighty.
Life here is pretty uneventful, though the humdrum happenings include social turmoil, economic upheaval and vicious political squabbles.
Jo Kendall
Michael Troughton
John Baddeley
Bernadine Corrigan
Daniel Strauss
Jasper Jacob
Written by Mark Burton, John O'Farrell and Mike Coleman.
Producer: Lissa Evans
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1990.
WED 07:30 Hancock's Half Hour (b0090xjy)
Series 6
The Picnic
Bill, Sid and The Lad Himself eat al fresco to impress their dates from the local Palais.
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
Patricia Hayes
Ann Lancaster
Elizabeth Fraser
Wilfred Babbage
Theme and incidental music composed and conducted by Wally Stott.
Producer: Tom Ronald
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in October 1959.
WED 08:00 Dot (b0bgbyjy)
Series 3
London Can Take It
The Prime Minister is preparing to broadcast to the French Resistance and needs urgent help with his French vocab.
Desperate to please, Dot and Millicent embark on a race across London to get to him first when an air raid stops them in their tracks.
But could Dot's resemblance to Vera Lynn give her the upper hand?
Retro adventures with Dot and the gals from personnel in the rollicking Cabinet War Rooms comedy by Ed Harris.
Dot ...... Fenella Woolgar
Millicent ...... Jane Slavin
Myrtle ...... Kate O'Flynn
Peg ...... Freya Parker
Vic ...... Sean Murray
Londoner ...... John Lightbody
Londoner ...... Ryan Whittle
Londoner ...... Lauren Cornelius
Director: Sasha Yevtushenko
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2018.
WED 08:30 Jane Austen (m002n6r6)
Lady Susan
3. The Runaway
Lady Susan’s sister-in-law is wary of the widow’s intentions towards her gullible younger brother.
Beautiful Lady Susan Vernon is in her mid-thirties, recently widowed and in a financially precarious state. She now uses her looks, flirtation and seduction to maintain her opulent lifestyle. Her key aims in life are to find a suitably wealthy husband for her teenage daughter, Frederica, and also one for herself…
Lady Susan’s dear friend, Alicia, narrates her story.
Lady Susan …. Harriet Walter
Mrs Alicia Johnson …. Maggie Steed
Mrs Catherine Vernon …. Imelda Staunton
Lady de Courcy …. Jill Balcon
Reginald de Courcy .... Robert Hands
Sir Reginald de Courcy .... Geoffrey Whitehead
Frederica Vernon …. Michelle Wesson
Written in 1794 in the form of a series of letters, Jane Austen’s ‘Lady Susan’ wasn’t published until 1871, some 54 years after the author’s death in 1817. Austen was in her late teens/early twenties when she wrote the novella, and it wasn’t submitted for publication during her lifetime.
Adapted by Lavinia Murray.
Piano music composed and played by Julie Cooper.
Director: Jocelyn Boxall
Producer: Jeremy Mortimer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1999.
WED 08:45 Jane Austen: No Ice in Weymouth (m002n6r8)
3. Love and Marriage
A portrait of Jane Austen, her life, work and family - as seen through her letters and novels.
Devised in five parts by Vanessa Rosenthal.
One of Jane's nieces decides to marry against the better judgement of the family, while another seeks her aunt's advice and comes to an altogether more considered decision. They must heed the warning of Lydia's impulsive behaviour in Pride and Prejudice.
Jane Austen .... Susannah Harker
Cassandra .... Oona Beeson
Frank .... David Holt
Henry .... Ian Brooker
Anna .... Annabelle Dowler
Fanny .... Jasmine Hyde
Martha Lloyd .... Marian Kemmer
Edward .... Richard Da Costa
John Murray .... Robert Lister
Director Peter Leslie Wild
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2000.
WED 09:00 Unite (m001mt90)
Series 2
Macbeth
After Eileen at the caff reads Tony’s tea leaves, he decides to run for the local council. However, he’s also promised Imogen they would join PADS (Putney Amateur Dramatics Society) where a pretentious director wants to stage a radical version of Macbeth.
Rebecca suggests that, unless Gideon can get a job, he should be the primary carer for their baby prompting Gideon to offer his services as Tony’s Campaign Communication Director for the upcoming election.
Ashley has joined a dating app called Sophistidate as he’s looking for “a classy girl with good manners and that” but, on his first date at an all-you-can-eat buffet, he’s convinced his date has ulterior motives.
A welcome return for the critically-acclaimed sitcom.
When Tony (Mark Steel), a working class, left wing South Londoner, falls in love and marries Imogen (Claire Skinner), an upper middle class property developer, their sons - Croydon chancer Ashley (Elliot Steel) and supercilious Eton and Oxford-educated Gideon (Ivo Graham) - are forced to live under the same roof and behave like the brothers neither of them ever wanted.
Cast:
Tony - Mark Steel
Imogen - Claire Skinner
Ashley - Elliot Steel
Gideon - Ivo Graham
Rebecca - Ayesha Antoine
Nigel - Simon Greenall
Tamsin - Susannah Fielding
Eileen - Ruth Bratt
Liz - Sally-Anne Hayward
Carol - Angela Barnes
Piers - Barry Castagnola
Delivery driver - Ian Pearce
Written by Barry Castagnola and Ian Pearce
(additional material from the cast)
Executive Producer- Mario Stylianides
Producer/Director- Barry Castagnola
Sound recordist and Editor- Jerry Peal
Broadcast Assistant - Sarah Tombling
Assistant Producer - George O'Regan
Production Assistant - David Litchfield
A Golden Path and Rustle Up production for BBC Radio 4
WED 09:30 The Creation of an Icon (m0001l7w)
3. Holy Perspectives
"We are glorified door makers”, says Aidan Hart, a professional iconographer, “because we create a door between the world and heaven.”
“I feel like a composer and poet but working in colour and form rather than notes and words.”
World-renowned iconographer Aidan Hart paints an icon for Advent and explores the meaning and theology of this ancient religious art form.
Today he talks about the strange perspectives of the icon.
You can follow his progress in the picture gallery on the programme webpage.
Producer: Phil Pegum
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2018.
WED 09:45 Daily Service (m002n6rb)
Advent People - Herod
A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music.
Theme: Advent People - Herod
Presenter: Lyndall Bywater
Reading: Matthew 2: 13- 18
Music:
O Holy Night - Rumbi
Coventry Carol - St Martin's Voices
Call it Nazareth - The Manchester Carollers
WED 10:00 Musical Legends (b01jrrlz)
Joan Armatrading
Joan Armatrading is a Grammy and Brit nominated British musician - winner of an Ivor Novello Fellowship Award.
She's recorded many classic and memorable songs including 'Love and Affection', Me Myself I' and 'All the way from America'.
Joan, in conversation with Tom Morton, talks about her love of songwriting, how her mother swapped two old prams to buy her first guitar and how she feels her greatest achievement is gaining an Open University Degree.
Producer Mike Walker
First broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland in June 2012.
WED 10:30 Remembering Jane Austen (m002n6rd)
3. Sense and Sensibility
Derek Parker presents the third of four programmes based James Austen-Leigh's memoirs of his famous aunt, the only account we have by somebody who actually knew her. On a mahogany table at Chawton, Jane writes her novels and becomes a successful published author.
With Paul Rogers as James Austen-Leigh and Joanna David as Jane Austen.
Producer: John Knight
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1991.
WED 10:50 Dear Sir, Yours Ruffled (m002n6rg)
A Letter from a Grey Squirrel
Animals we love to hate write a letter in their own defence: The Grey Squirrel.
The Grey Squirrel stamps her feet and calls for an end to hostilities and racial discrimination in her letter to the newspaper editor.
June Whitfield plays the mischievous rodent who has successfully competed with her red relations for food and shelter, and to the dismay of foresters, enjoys sharpening her teeth on a little tree bark!
Written by Lynne Truss.
Producer Sarah Blunt
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1995.
WED 11:00 Burnt (b09sq996)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
WED 11:30 Gentleman and Ladies by Susan Hill (b00t0z5z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
WED 12:00 Little Blighty on the Down (b007zmx4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
WED 12:30 Hancock's Half Hour (b0090xjy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
WED 13:00 Dot (b0bgbyjy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 13:30 Jane Austen (m002n6r6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 13:45 Jane Austen: No Ice in Weymouth (m002n6r8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
WED 14:00 The Museum of Curiosity (m0009kz5)
Series 14
Episode 4
Professor of Ignorance John Lloyd and his curator Bridget Christie welcome:
* Comedian Jen Brister
* Map expert Edward Brooke-Hitching
* Comedy writer Jason Hazeley.
The Museum's Guest Committee donate the Ravel royalties, a land grant to a place that doesn’t exist and a microphone.
Researchers: Mike Turner, Mike Shepherd and Emily Jupitus of QI.
Producers: Victoria Lloyd and Anne Miller.
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2019.
WED 14:30 Three Ivans, Two Aunts and an Overcoat by Nikolai Gogol (b00nsnhd)
The Nose
One day Major Kovalyov awakes to find his nose has vanished.
As if that weren't bad enough, he later sees it walking around St Petersburg - disguised as a state councillor.
Based on a short story by Nikolai Gogol, first published in 1836.
Dramatised by Jim Poyser.
Kovalyov .... Stephen Moore
Porfiry .... Jason Done
Ivan .... Mark Chatterton
Mrs Podtochkin .... Brigit Forsyth
Inspector .... Russell Dixon
Policeman .... David Crellin
Praskovya .... Emma Clarke
Producer: Susan Roberts
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2002.
WED 15:00 Jane Austen (b007jtd1)
Persuasion
1. Old Friends and New Meetings
It's 1814 in the village of Uppercross in Somersetshire. Sir Walter Elliot of Kellynch Hall has long since given up any hope of his daughter making a favourable marriage.
But Anne did fall in love, eight years ago, with Frederick Wentworth, a young man with no fortune and no family connections. She was persuaded to give him up - and he's not forgiven her...
Starring Juliet Stevenson and Sorcha Cusack
First published in 1817, Jane Austen's novel dramatised in three parts by Michelene Wandor.
Anne Elliot …. Juliet Stevenson
Jane Austen …. Sorcha Cusack
Captain Wentworth …. Tim Brierley
Sir Walter Elliot …. Roger Hume
Elizabeth Elliot …. Claire Faulconbridge
Mr Elliot …. Peter Harlowe
Mary Musgrove …. Kathryn Hurlbutt
Charles Musgrove …. Alister Cameron
Little Charles …. John Abell
Henrietta Musgrove …. Alison Dowling
Louisa Musgrove …. Jayne Dowell
Mrs Musgrove …. Sheila Grant
Lady Russell …. Patricia Gallimore
Admiral Croft …. Jeffery Dench
Sophia Croft …. Tina Gray
Mrs Clay …. Hedli Niklaus
Mrs Smith …. Carole Boyd
Mr Shepherd …. Stephen Hancock
Charles Hayter …. Clive Marlowe
Captain Harville …. Paul Alexander
Captain Benwick …. Tony Turner
Square piano (William Rolfe and Sons c 1810) played by Kenneth Mobbs
Directed at BBC Pebble Mill by Vanessa Whitburn.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1986.
WED 16:00 Musical Legends (b01jrrlz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
WED 16:30 Remembering Jane Austen (m002n6rd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]
WED 16:50 Dear Sir, Yours Ruffled (m002n6rg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:50 today]
WED 17:00 Burnt (b09sq996)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
WED 17:30 Gentleman and Ladies by Susan Hill (b00t0z5z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
WED 18:00 Little Blighty on the Down (b007zmx4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
WED 18:30 Hancock's Half Hour (b0090xjy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
WED 19:00 Dot (b0bgbyjy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED 19:30 Jane Austen (m002n6r6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED 19:45 Jane Austen: No Ice in Weymouth (m002n6r8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
WED 20:00 The Museum of Curiosity (m0009kz5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 today]
WED 20:30 Three Ivans, Two Aunts and an Overcoat by Nikolai Gogol (b00nsnhd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 today]
WED 21:00 Jane Austen (b007jtd1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 today]
WED 22:00 Unite (m001mt90)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
WED 22:30 Dan and Nick: The Wildebeest Years (b0089lxf)
Turning 40
Dan and Nick's pun-fest with a distraught Robin Wood turning 40 and The Archers goes sci-fi.
Comedy extravaganza written by and featuring Dan Freedman and Nick Romero.
With Richard Coles.
Music by the Gents.
Producer: Julian Mayers
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1998.
WED 23:00 John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme (m0005t56)
Series 8
Episode 4
You'll feel like a princess, whether you want to or not - and you can have that, if you like.
And, well... since you ask him for another tale of crossing the ocean by horseback...
Written by and starring John Finnemore
With:
Margaret Cabourn-Smith
Simon Kane
Lawry Lewin
Carrie Quinlan
Producer: Ed Morrish
A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in June 2019.
WED 23:30 Concrete Cow (b04v8zs2)
Series 2
Art
Someone goes too far at a murder-mystery party.
Second series of the sketch show in which anything is possible.
Written by James Cary.
Starring:
Robert Webb
Beth Chalmers
Catherine Shepherd
Steven Kynman
Abigail Burdess
Chris Pavlo
Producer: Adam Bromley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2004.

THURSDAY 11 DECEMBER 2025

THU 00:00 Musical Legends (b01jrrlz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday]
THU 00:30 Remembering Jane Austen (m002n6rd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 on Wednesday]
THU 00:50 Dear Sir, Yours Ruffled (m002n6rg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:50 on Wednesday]
THU 01:00 Burnt (b09sq996)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 on Wednesday]
THU 01:30 Gentleman and Ladies by Susan Hill (b00t0z5z)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Wednesday]
THU 02:00 Little Blighty on the Down (b007zmx4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Wednesday]
THU 02:30 Hancock's Half Hour (b0090xjy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:00 Dot (b0bgbyjy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Wednesday]
THU 03:30 Jane Austen (m002n6r6)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Wednesday]
THU 03:45 Jane Austen: No Ice in Weymouth (m002n6r8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Wednesday]
THU 04:00 The Museum of Curiosity (m0009kz5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Wednesday]
THU 04:30 Three Ivans, Two Aunts and an Overcoat by Nikolai Gogol (b00nsnhd)
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THU 05:00 Jane Austen (b007jtd1)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Wednesday]
THU 06:00 Burnt (b09sqfjq)
3. Exploitation
It's not just terrorism, arson and violence.
Milkie uncovers corruption reaching right to the top.
Starring Dennis Waterman.
Nigel Baldwin's taut political thriller serial.
Milkie ... Dennis Waterman
Teller .... Ray Smith
Beth .... Bethan Jones
Angela .... Tara Dominick
Huw ... Richard Elfyn
Pauline ... Eluned Jones
Sharon ... Emma Gregory
Phone Man ... Terry Dauncey
Rushton ... Timothy Bateson
Rhys ... Terry Victor
Music by Laurie Scott Baker.
Producer: Jane Dauncey
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1990.
THU 06:30 Gentleman and Ladies by Susan Hill (b00t2y90)
4. Sadness and Joy
Storms break and accidents happen, but can the ladies of Haverstock cope with change?
Susan Hill's novel of family ties, friendship and loneliness, set in the small Midland village of Haverstock.
Adapted by Bill Matthews
Eleanor Thorne .... Patricia Hayes
Alicia Thorne .... Stephanie Cole
Isabel Lavender .... Sian Phillips
Kathleen Lavender .... Jill Graham
Dorothea Shottery .... Gwen Watford
Florence Ames .... Anna Cropper
Hubert Gaily .... John Baddeley
Ma Gaily .... Pauline Letts
Dr Sparrow .... James Telfer
Mrs Clemency .... Irene Sutcliffe
Music by Peter Salem
Producer: Lissa Evans
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1993.
THU 07:00 Yes Minister (b007jl89)
Series 1
Big Brother
MP Jim Hacker crosses swords with Sir Humphrey over civil liberties.
Starring Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne and Derek Fowlds.
Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn satirical sitcom ran on BBC TV between 1980 and 1984.
Yes Minister is centred around the hapless Jim Hacker and a collection of civil service underlings headed by the Machiavellian Sir Humphrey Appleby and obsequious Bernard.
Jim Hacker …. Paul Eddington
Sir Humphrey Appleby …. Nigel Hawthorne
Bernard …. Derek Fowlds
Annie Hacker …. Diana Hoddinot
Frank Weisel …. Bill Nighy
Tom …. Fulton McKay
Godfrey Finch …. Gordon Clyde
Floor Manager …. Haydn Wood
Richard Linley …. Himself
Adapted for radio by producer Pete Atkin.
First broadcast on Radio 4 in October 1983.
THU 07:30 The Burkiss Way (b007jm8j)
Series 1
Solve Murders the Burkiss Way
Can TV impressionists halt a repeat killing?
The correspondence course with no easy weekly payments, no deposit and no hidden extras!
With easy-to-follow instruction from:
Denise Coffey
Nigel Rees
Chris Emmett
Fred Harris
Easy-to-follow scripts by Andrew Marshall, John Mason and David Renwick, plus easy-to-follow production by Simon Brett.
Cult sketch show first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1976.
THU 08:00 Ability (b0b0v537)
Series 1
The Date
Matt can only speak via an app. Will his carer pretend to be him for an online date?
Matt is 25. He has cerebral palsy and can only speak via an app on his iPad. Everyone who cares about Matt knows that this isn't the defining thing about him. He is funny and clever and "up for stuff" - partly because he is keen to show that there's nothing he can't do, but also because, if he's honest, he's aware that he's less likely than other people to get the blame.
Now Matt's left home for the first time and moved in to share a flat with his best mate, Jess. But when Bob (Allan Mustafa) shows up as the new carer, the fun really starts. Bob is new to the job and, although willing, domestic duties are not really his forte. He's better at selling weed and dealing in knocked off iPads.
But he likes Matt and treats him like a real person. So, as far as Matt is concerned, Bob is here to stay.
Matt ...... Lee Ridley
Bob ...... Allan Mustafa
Writer ...... Lee Ridley
Writer ...... Katherine Jakeways
Ability is the semi-autobiographical co-creation of Lee Ridley, otherwise known as Lost Voice Guy. Like his sitcom creation, Lee has cerebral palsy and can only speak via an app. Lost Voice Guy is - probably - the first stand up comedian to use a communication aid.
Katherine Jakeways is the co-creator and co-writer of Ability
A Funny Bones production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in May 2018.
THU 08:30 Jane Austen (m002n7d3)
Lady Susan
4. Frederica
Frederica, Lady Susan’s teenage daughter, causes a stir when she quits school and moves in with her.
Beautiful Lady Susan Vernon is in her mid-thirties, recently widowed and in a financially precarious state. She now uses her looks, flirtation and seduction to maintain her opulent lifestyle. Her key aims in life are to find a suitably wealthy husband for her teenage daughter, Frederica, and also one for herself…
Lady Susan’s dear friend, Alicia, narrates her story.
Lady Susan …. Harriet Walter
Mrs Alicia Johnson …. Maggie Steed
Mrs Catherine Vernon …. Imelda Staunton
Lady de Courcy …. Jill Balcon
Reginald de Courcy .... Robert Hands
Sir Reginald de Courcy .... Geoffrey Whitehead
Frederica Vernon …. Michelle Wesson
Written in 1794 in the form of a series of letters, Jane Austen’s ‘Lady Susan’ wasn’t published until 1871, some 54 years after the author’s death in 1817. Austen was in her late teens/early twenties when she wrote the novella, and it wasn’t submitted for publication during her lifetime.
Adapted by Lavinia Murray.
Piano music composed and played by Julie Cooper.
Director: Jocelyn Boxall
Producer: Jeremy Mortimer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1999.
THU 08:45 Jane Austen: No Ice in Weymouth (m002n7d5)
4. Victory and Verse
A portrait of the family, social and professional world of Jane Austen, as seen through her letters and novels.
Devised in five parts by Vanessa Rosenthal.
Jane accompanies her nieces on a daunting trip to the dentist, shares the national joy at victory over the French, and enjoys a verse written about her by her nephew Edward as he leaves for University.
Jane Austen .... Susannah Harker
Cassandra .... Oona Beeson
Frank .... David Holt
Henry .... Ian Brooker
Anna .... Annabelle Dowler
Fanny .... Jasmine Hyde
Martha Lloyd .... Marian Kemmer
Edward .... Richard da Costa
John Murray .... Robert Lister
Director Peter Leslie Wild
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2000
THU 09:00 Rum Punch (m002mz6d)
Series 1
2. Date Night
Taylor tries to charm an important student from her college with unforeseen consequences. Meanwhile, Delroy tries to butter up Angie before delivering some news he knows she won’t like.
Created by Travis Jay, Rum Punch is an award-winning sitcom that follows a multigenerational family as they juggle pursuit of their individual ambitions with their responsibilities to the family business - a Caribbean restaurant in the heart of Lewisham.
Rum Punch cast:
Grandma - Ninia Benjamin
Michael – Joseph Charm
Des - Kevin Garry (KG Tha Comedian)
Taylor - Kyrah Gray
Marley - Travis Jay
Angie - Angie Le Mar
Delroy - Eddie Nestor
Writer – Travis Jay
Additional Material – Danielle Vitalis
Script Editor - Atlanta Green and Leah Chillery
Sound Engineer – David Thomas
Editor – David Thomas
Production Assistant – Sahar Malaika Rajabali, Eunice Oshiguwa, Jessica Fatoye
Producers – Daisy Knight and Jules Lom
Executive Producers – Richard Allen-Turner and Jon Thoday
An Avalon Television Production for BBC Radio 4
THU 09:30 The Creation of an Icon (m0001m7t)
4. Shining with Divine Splendour
"We are glorified door makers”, says Aidan Hart, a professional iconographer, “because we create a door between the world and heaven.”
“I feel like a composer and poet but working in colour and form rather than notes and words.”
World-renowned iconographer Aidan Hart paints an icon for Advent and explores the meaning and theology of this ancient religious art form.
As he continues to paint an icon he talks about transfiguration and how to use paint to create a divine light.
You can follow his progress in the picture gallery on the programme webpage.
Producer: Phil Pegum
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2018.
THU 09:45 Daily Service (m002n7d7)
Advent People - Elizabeth
A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music.
Theme: Advent People - Elizabeth
Presenter: Sharon Grenham Thomson
Reading: Luke 1:39 - 45
THU 10:00 Great Lives (m0004sjy)
Caroline Criado-Perez on Jane Austen
In 2013, Caroline Criado-Perez successfully campaigned for a woman to be featured on a banknote.
The Bank of England chose Jane Austen.
Caroline joins Matthew Parris and Dr Paula Byrne, author of three books about the novelist, to challenge some of the myths which surround the life of one of history's most famous writers.
Matthew discovers how Jane Austen's teenage writings shocked and entertained her family and learns about her grit and determination to be published.
He finds out whether there was ever a Mr Darcy in the author's real life and hears why Caroline thinks Austen might just be the Georgians' answer to Fleabag.
Producer: Camellia Sinclair
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2019.
THU 10:30 Remembering Jane Austen (m002n7d9)
4. Fame and Ill Health
Derek Parker presents the last of four programmes based James Austen-Leigh's memoirs of his famous aunt, the only account we have by somebody who actually knew her.
As Jane's work is beginning to be recognised, she falls ill.
With Paul Rogers as James Austen-Leigh and Joanna David as Jane Austen.
Producer: John Knight
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1991.
THU 10:50 Dear Sir, Yours Ruffled (m002n7dc)
A Letter from a Magpie
Animals we love to hate write a letter in their own defence: The Magpie.
When insults and accusations of being a thief, a devil, a villain and a scoundrel come flying at you from all directions, there's only one thing a slightly ruffled Magpie can do; stand up proud and defiant and state your case!
It is not true that the crimes of which the Magpie is accused, are the habits which most resemble those of man? Is the Magpie villain or victim?
Timothy West stands up proud and defiant against the insults and accusations.
Written by Miles Kington.
Producer: Sarah Blunt
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1995.
THU 11:00 Burnt (b09sqfjq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
THU 11:30 Gentleman and Ladies by Susan Hill (b00t2y90)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
THU 12:00 Yes Minister (b007jl89)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
THU 12:30 The Burkiss Way (b007jm8j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
THU 13:00 Ability (b0b0v537)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 13:30 Jane Austen (m002n7d3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 13:45 Jane Austen: No Ice in Weymouth (m002n7d5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
THU 14:00 Counterpoint (b04thfrp)
Series 28
Semi-final 3, 2014
Paul Gambaccini hosts the wide-ranging music quiz.
The questions cover every aspect of music - from the classical repertoire to world music, show tunes, film scores, jazz, rock and pop.
The competitors are in the BBC Maida Vale Studios, London, for the third semi-final of the 2014 series.
*Bill Cawley from Staffordshire
*Stephen Murray from London
*John Tattersall from West Yorkshire
Producer: Paul Bajoria
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2014.
THU 14:30 Ballylenon (b00p67dy)
Series 7
Episode 3
Phonsie Doherty treats Muriel Maconchy to a meal, and Bernie Gallagher is back in town...
Series set in the sleepy town of Ballylenon, Co Donegal in 1959.
Written by Christopher Fitz-Simon.
Muriel Maconchy ...... Margaret D'Arcy
Vera Maconchy ...... Stella McCusker
Phonsie Doherty ...... Gerard Murphy
Vivienne Hawthorne ...... Annie McCartney
Stumpy Bonner ...... Gerard McSorley
Guard Gallagher ...... Frankie McCafferty
Pianist: Michael Harrison
Director: Eoin O'Callaghan
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2009.
THU 15:00 Jane Austen (b007jtdf)
Persuasion
2. Accidents and Encounters
Captain Wentworth has returned to the village of Uppercross - becoming the centre of social life for the Musgrove family.
Only Anne Elliot appears to remember the past and her rejection of his love eight years ago. But is it coldness of indifference which she now senses in his attitude towards her?
First published in 1817, Jane Austen's last fully completed novel, dramatised by Michelene Wandor.
Anne Elliot …. Juliet Stevenson
Captain Wentworth …. Tim Brierley
Jane Austen …. Sorcha Cusack
Sir Walter Elliot …. Roger Hume
Elizabeth Elliot …. Claire Faulconbridge
Mr Elliot …. Peter Harlowe
Mary Musgrove …. Kathryn Hurlbutt
Charles Musgrove …. Alister Cameron
Louisa Musgrove …. Jayne Dowell
Henrietta Musgrove …. Alison Dowling
Mrs Musgrove …. Sheila Grant
Lady Russell …. Patricia Gallimore
Admiral Croft …. Jeffery Dench
Sophia Croft …. Tina Gray
Mrs Clay …. Hedli Niklaus
Mrs Smith …. Carole Boyd
Captain Harville …. Paul Alexander
Captain Benwick …. Tony Turner
Square piano (William Rolfe and Sons c 1810) played by Kenneth Mobbs
Directed at BBC Pebble Mill by Vanessa Whitburn.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1986.
THU 16:00 Great Lives (m0004sjy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today]
THU 16:30 Remembering Jane Austen (m002n7d9)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]
THU 16:50 Dear Sir, Yours Ruffled (m002n7dc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:50 today]
THU 17:00 Burnt (b09sqfjq)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
THU 17:30 Gentleman and Ladies by Susan Hill (b00t2y90)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
THU 18:00 Yes Minister (b007jl89)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
THU 18:30 The Burkiss Way (b007jm8j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
THU 19:00 Ability (b0b0v537)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU 19:30 Jane Austen (m002n7d3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU 19:45 Jane Austen: No Ice in Weymouth (m002n7d5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
THU 20:00 Counterpoint (b04thfrp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 today]
THU 20:30 Ballylenon (b00p67dy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 today]
THU 21:00 Jane Austen (b007jtdf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 today]
THU 22:00 Rum Punch (m002mz6d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
THU 22:25 The Comedy Club Interviews (m002nwq3)
Travis Jay 2/3
From 10pm until midnight, seven days a week, the Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. Plus, Ria Lina chats again to comic, actor and Rum Punch creator Travis Jay
THU 22:30 Brian Gulliver's Travels (b00yyc83)
Series 1
Juradia
Brian Gulliver, a seasoned presenter of travel documentaries, is in a hospital's secure unit after claiming to have had a number of bizarre adventures.
This time, he's recalling his travels in Juradia, a country where every other person is a lawyer.
Starring Neil Pearson and Mariah Gale.
A satirical adventure story from Bill Dare.
Brian Gulliver ...... Neil Pearson
Rachel ...... Mariah Gale
Dr Malik ...... Paul Bhattacharjee
Gertian ...... Tamsin Greig
Lawyer ...... John Standing
Copper ...... Nyasha Hatendi
Solicitor ...... Sam Dale
Producer: Steven Canny
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2011.
THU 23:00 Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section (b01r961y)
Series 2
With Nick Mohammed
Comedy show hosted by Alex Horne and his five piece band and specially written, original music.
This episode explores the theme of destiny including songs on allergies and chance meetings - as well as showcasing Alex Horne's skills as a dream interpreter.
Guest starring comedian Nick Mohammed who plays with the band and has a trick up his sleeve.
Plus The Middle School Choir from Hall School, Hampstead in London.
Alex's Horne Section are:
Trumpet/banjo .... Joe Auckland
Saxophone/clarinet ....Mark Brown
Double Bass/Bass .... Will Collier
Drums and Percussion .... Ben Reynolds
Piano/keyboard .... Ed Sheldrake
Producer: Julia McKenzie
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2013.
THU 23:30 Small Scenes (b03h3fxj)
Series 1
Episode 4
Meet the funniest (and unhappiest) man in the world and also listen in on a couple of lorry drivers as they discuss hopes, dreams and life on the road.
The symphonious sketch show series.
Starring:
Daniel Rigby
Mike Wozniak
Sara Pascoe
Henry Paker
Written by the cast and Benjamin Partridge with additional material from Madeleine Brettingham.
Producer: Simon Mayhew-Archer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2013.

FRIDAY 12 DECEMBER 2025

FRI 00:00 Great Lives (m0004sjy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday]
FRI 00:30 Remembering Jane Austen (m002n7d9)
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FRI 00:50 Dear Sir, Yours Ruffled (m002n7dc)
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FRI 01:00 Burnt (b09sqfjq)
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FRI 01:30 Gentleman and Ladies by Susan Hill (b00t2y90)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 on Thursday]
FRI 02:00 Yes Minister (b007jl89)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 on Thursday]
FRI 02:30 The Burkiss Way (b007jm8j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:00 Ability (b0b0v537)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 on Thursday]
FRI 03:30 Jane Austen (m002n7d3)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 on Thursday]
FRI 03:45 Jane Austen: No Ice in Weymouth (m002n7d5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 on Thursday]
FRI 04:00 Counterpoint (b04thfrp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Thursday]
FRI 04:30 Ballylenon (b00p67dy)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Thursday]
FRI 05:00 Jane Austen (b007jtdf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Thursday]
FRI 06:00 Burnt (b09sqkf5)
4. Trouble Runs Deep
In seeking the killers, Milkie is drawn deeper into trouble - with the Establishment.
Starring Dennis Waterman.
Nigel Baldwin's taut political thriller serial.
Milkie ... Dennis Waterman
The Teller.... Ray Smith
Beth... Bethan Jones
Special Branch Man ... Michael Povey
Special Branch Man ... Chris Durnall
Special Branch Man.... Terry Dauncey
Pauline .... Eluned Jones
Angela... Tara Dominick
Huw ... Richard Elfyn
Music by Laurie Scott Baker.
Producer: Jane Dauncey
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1990.
FRI 06:30 Gentleman and Ladies by Susan Hill (b00t5jml)
5. A New Chapter
Friendship and family ties are tested as the villagers of Haverstock hear the sound of wedding bells...
Susan Hill's wryly-observed study of friendship and family ties in the small Midland village of Haverstock
Adapted by Bill Matthews
Eleanor Thorne..............Patricia Hayes
Dorothea Shottery........Gwen Watford
Florence Ames...........Anna Cropper
Alida Thorne......Stephanie Cole
Isabel Lavender............Sian Phillips
Kathleen Lavender.....Jill Graham
Hubert Gaily...........John Baddeley
Miss Cress...........Jillie Meers
Ma Gaily................Pauline Letts
Dr Sparrow.........James Telfer
Mrs Clemency........Irene Sutcliffe
Reverend...............Peter Penry-Jones
Ward sister............Linda Polan
Music by Peter Salem
Producer: Lissa Evans
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1993.
FRI 07:00 Kalangadog Junction (b09g8kzt)
Episode 6
Will Jane be able to refuse a new proposal?
Will Gaelene's gold medal dreams come true?
Starring Caroline Quentin and John Duttine.
Conclusion of the comedy drama series written 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
Gaeline .... Moya O'Shea
Producer: Liz Anstee
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1996.
FRI 07:30 The Likely Lads (m002n6qf)
Series 2
Goodbye To All That
When a friend returns to the North East with exciting tales of travel with the Army, Bob mulls over his future.
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.
Bob Ferris .... Rodney Bewes
Terry Collier .... James Bolam
Mrs Collier .... Olive Milbourne
Mrs Ferris .... Irene Richmond
Audrey .... Sheila Fearn
Jack .... Donald McKillop
Cloughy .... Bartlett Mullins
George .... Melvyn Hayes
Producer: John Browell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in July 1968.
FRI 08:00 Cooking in a Bedsitter (b084wmzb)
Series 1
Coffee Chiffon
Beattie Edmondson and Nikesh Patel star in Sue Teddern's comedy, set in a 1960s bedsitter - inspired by Katharine Whitehorn's cookery classic.
Trisha is persuaded to cater for a double date.
Trisha ...... Beattie Edmondson
Deepak ...... Nikesh Patel
Jill ...... Natasha Cowley
Mike ...... Finlay Robertson
Stuart ...... Luke MacGregor
June ...... Alison Belbin
Len ...... John Bowler
Tony ...... John Dougall
Katharine Whitehorn ...... Karen Bartke
Director: Emma Harding.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2016.
FRI 08:30 Jane Austen (m002n6qh)
Lady Susan
5. Sir James
Frederica, Lady Susan’s teenage daughter, is resentful of the marriage plans she has in mind for her.
Beautiful Lady Susan Vernon is in her mid-thirties, recently widowed and in a financially precarious state. She now uses her looks, flirtation and seduction to maintain her opulent lifestyle. Her key aims in life are to find a suitably wealthy husband for her teenage daughter, Frederica, and also one for herself…
Lady Susan’s dear friend, Alicia, narrates her story.
Lady Susan …. Harriet Walter
Mrs Alicia Johnson …. Maggie Steed
Mrs Catherine Vernon …. Imelda Staunton
Lady de Courcy …. Jill Balcon
Reginald de Courcy .... Robert Hands
Sir Reginald de Courcy .... Geoffrey Whitehead
Frederica Vernon …. Michelle Wesson
Written in 1794 in the form of a series of letters, Jane Austen’s ‘Lady Susan’ wasn’t published until 1871, some 54 years after the author’s death in 1817. Austen was in her late teens/early twenties when she wrote the novella, and it wasn’t submitted for publication during her lifetime.
Adapted by Lavinia Murray.
Piano music composed and played by Julie Cooper.
Director: Jocelyn Boxall
Producer: Jeremy Mortimer
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1999.
FRI 08:45 Jane Austen: No Ice in Weymouth (m002n6qk)
5. Sickness and Health
Jane Austen's world revealed through her letters and novels.
Devised in five parts by Vanessa Rosenthal.
In the months leading up to the publication of 'Emma', Jane nurses her ailing brother Henry and is enchanted by the apothecary. She also resolves a dispute with her publisher, and receives an unexpected visit from the Royal household.
Jane Austen .... Susannah Harker
Cassandra .... Oona Beeson
Frank .... David Holt
Henry .... Ian Brooker
Anna .... Annabelle Dowler
Fanny .... Jasmine Hyde
Martha Lloyd .... Marian Kemmer
Edward .... Richard da Costa
John Murray .... Robert Lister
Director Peter Leslie Wild
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2000.
FRI 09:00 Time Of The Week (m00212rs)
Series 1
3. Perfume, the Menopause, Gen Z
Chloe Slack balances hosting the programme with looking after her niece. Today's topics include perfume, private members’ clubs and Stonehenge.
Sian Clifford stars as self-important journalist Chloe Slack in this comedy series parodying women’s current affairs and talk shows, surrounded by an ensemble cast of character comedians.
Chloe Slack - Sian Clifford
Ensemble cast:
Ada Player
Alice Cockayne
Aruhan Galieva
Em Prendergast
Jodie Mitchell
Jonathan Oldfield
Lorna Rose Treen
Mofé Akàndé
Sara Segovia
Created by Lorna Rose Treen and Jonathan Oldfield
Writing team:
Alice Cockayne
Catherine Brinkworth
Jodie Mitchell
Jonathan Oldfield
Lorna Rose Treen
Priya Hall
Will Hughes
Script Editor - Catherine Brinkworth
Photographer - Will Hearle
Production Coordinator - Katie Sayer
Producer - Ben Walker
A DLT Entertainment Production for BBC Radio 4
FRI 09:30 The Creation of an Icon (m0001p6t)
5. Halos
"We are glorified door makers”, says Aidan Hart, a professional iconographer, “because we create a door between the world and heaven.”
“I feel like a composer and poet but working in colour and form rather than notes and words.”
World-renowned iconographer Aidan Hart paints an icon for Advent and explores the meaning and theology of this ancient religious art form.
Today he puts in the finishing touches to the angel Gabriel and the Virgin Mary. He explains how the halo has changed through history and the connection between icons and modern art.
You can follow his progress in the picture gallery on the programme webpage.
Producer: Phil Pegum
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2018.
FRI 09:45 Daily Service (m002n6qm)
Advent People - Mary's Magnificat
A space for spiritual reflection with a Bible reading, prayer and a range of Christian music.
Theme: Advent People - Mary's Magnificat
Presenter: Rev Becky Hancock
Reading: Luke 1:46- 55
Music:
Upon my heart (Eleanor Daly) - St Martin's Voices (BBC Recording)
Magnificat - The St Martin's Service (Lucy Walker) - St Martin's Voices
Joy to the World - Rachel John (BBC Recording)
FRI 10:00 Soul Music (b08rr9g9)
Series 24
Siegfried Idyll
Wagner's peaceful Siegfried Idyll was written to thank his wife after the birth of his son Siegfried.
On her birthday in 1870, she awoke to find an orchestra on her staircase performing the music for the first time. It is music which celebrates family relationships, and Soul Music hears from people whose lives and relationships have been touched and changed by this remarkable piece.
Cellist Nick Trygstad explains how the music conjures up scenes of domestic life and helped him cope with his homesickness when he arrived in the UK.
Karen West recalls a 50th birthday treat - a trip across lake Lucerne with her father, to visit Wagner's villa.
For Tim Reynish, the music has a special connection with his son - when William was born he recreated the first performance on the staircase of his Birmingham home; many years later he conducted the music at his son's memorial concert.
And Roberto Paternostro recalls a historic performance in Germany when he took a group of Israeli musicians to perform Wagner's music for the first time at Bayreuth - the opera house built by Wagner, and later frequented by Adolf Hitler.
Producer: Melvin Rickarby
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2017.
FRI 10:30 Juvenile Jane (b00w1yqk)
Considering how frequently Jane Austen's six great novels are adapted for film, radio and television, it is perhaps surprising that the three small exercise books containing twenty two little stories and plays written during her teen years have not received more notice.
Some of these stories - with titles such as "The Adventures of Mr Harley", "The Generous Curate" and "The Beautiful Cassandra" - are only a few lines long but others run to many pages and provide both entertainment and surprising insights into the development of the mature writer.
Austen expert Janet Todd leafs through two of the precious volumes which are held at the British Library in London and discusses their wonderfully uninhibited style and content. She chats with the writer and illustrator Posy Simmonds who has long been a fan of Austen and fascinated by juvenilia in general.
It is well documented that, during her lifetime, the adult Jane Austen used to read from these books to her close family.
Here, actor Anna Maxwell Martin reads extensive extracts from three stories - "Frederick and Elfrida", "Henry and Eliza" and "love and Freindship" (sic) to reanimate them for a contemporary radio audience.
Reader: Anna Maxwell Martin
Producer: Beaty Rubens
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2010.
FRI 11:00 Burnt (b09sqkf5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:00 today]
FRI 11:30 Gentleman and Ladies by Susan Hill (b00t5jml)
[Repeat of broadcast at 06:30 today]
FRI 12:00 Kalangadog Junction (b09g8kzt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:00 today]
FRI 12:30 The Likely Lads (m002n6qf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
FRI 13:00 Cooking in a Bedsitter (b084wmzb)
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FRI 13:30 Jane Austen (m002n6qh)
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FRI 13:45 Jane Austen: No Ice in Weymouth (m002n6qk)
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FRI 14:00 The Motion Show (m0007kr4)
Series 5
Episode 3
From life beginning at 50 to banning windows.
Graeme Garden hosts the comedy debating show.
With:
Bernard Ingham
Hugh Dennis
Victoria Coren
Arthur Smith
Producer: Jane Berthoud
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2002.
FRI 14:30 King Street Junior Revisited (m0001d28)
Series 2
The Spirit of Christmas
“The child is the father of the man".
The school show sparks some robust religious debate - and a demonstration of true human kindness...
School comedy created and written by Jim Eldridge. Ten series of this King Street Junior ran between 1985 and 1998. King Street Junior Revisited ran from 2002 to 2005.
Mrs Devon …. Carolyn Pickles
Miss Lewis …. Marlene Sidaway
Mr Maxwell …. Michael Cochrane
Mr Long …. Paul Copley
Miss Featherstone …. Teresa Gallagher
Miss Reid …. Jacqueline Beatty
Mrs Khan …. Janice Acquah
Iqbal …. Jimmy Chamberlaine
Ghazala …. Melissa Wood
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2003.
FRI 15:00 Jane Austen (b007jtdp)
Persuasion
3. Friendly Persuasion
Louisa Musgrove has become engaged to Captain Benwick and Anne Elliot dares to hope that Captain Wentworth's affections might, once again, be hers...
The conclusion of Jane Austen's novel dramatised by Michelene Wandor.
Anne Elliot …. Juliet Stevenson
Captain Wentworth …. Tim Brierley
Jane Austen …. Sorcha Cusack
Sir Walter Elliot …. Roger Hume
Elizabeth Elliot …. Claire Faulconbridge
Mr Elliot …. Peter Harlowe
Mary Musgrove …. Kathryn Hurlbutt
Charles Musgrove …. Alister Cameron
Henrietta Musgrove …. Alison Dowling
Mrs Musgrove …. Sheila Grant
Lady Russell …. Patricia Gallimore
Sophia Croft …. Tina Gray
Mrs Clay …. Hedli Niklaus
Mrs Smith …. Carole Boyd
Captain Harville …. Paul Alexander
Square piano (William Rolfe and Sons c 1810) played by Kenneth Mobbs
Directed at BBC Pebble Mill by Vanessa Whitburn.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1986.
FRI 16:00 Soul Music (b08rr9g9)
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FRI 16:30 Juvenile Jane (b00w1yqk)
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FRI 17:00 Burnt (b09sqkf5)
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FRI 17:30 Gentleman and Ladies by Susan Hill (b00t5jml)
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FRI 18:00 Kalangadog Junction (b09g8kzt)
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FRI 18:30 The Likely Lads (m002n6qf)
[Repeat of broadcast at 07:30 today]
FRI 19:00 Cooking in a Bedsitter (b084wmzb)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI 19:30 Jane Austen (m002n6qh)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
FRI 19:45 Jane Austen: No Ice in Weymouth (m002n6qk)
[Repeat of broadcast at 08:45 today]
FRI 20:00 The Motion Show (m0007kr4)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 today]
FRI 20:30 King Street Junior Revisited (m0001d28)
[Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 today]
FRI 21:00 Jane Austen (b007jtdp)
[Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 today]
FRI 22:00 Time Of The Week (m00212rs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
FRI 22:30 Elvenquest (b017mwrv)
Series 4
Queen Eleanor
The noble Questers set off once again to find the Sword of Asnagar, the only thing that can rid Lower Earth from the tyranny of the evil Lord Darkness.
Their search brings them to the kingdom of Premenstrua, where they defeat a band of trolls that have been terrorising the land. As a reward for their heroism, they are offered the Sword of Asnagar by its grateful ruler, Queen Eleanor. But before it's placed in their hands, they must first get her a birthday present...
Meanwhile, Kreech tries to convince Lord Darkness that what he needs to help him maintain eternal dominion over Lower Earth is a personal assistant.
Fantasy-based sitcom set in Lower Earth written by Anil Gupta and Richard Pinto
Vidar ...... Darren Boyd
Queen Eleanor ...... Louise Delamere
Dean/Kreech ...... Kevin Eldon
Amis ...... Dave Lamb
Sam ...... Stephen Mangan
Lord Darkness ...... Alistair McGowan
Penthiselea ...... Ingrid Oliver
Producer: Sam Michell
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2013.
FRI 22:55 The Comedy Club Interviews (m002nwq5)
Travis Jay 3/3
From 10pm until midnight, seven days a week, the Comedy Club has two hours of comedy. Plus, Ria Lina chats once again to comic, actor and Rum Punch creator Travis Jay
FRI 23:00 The Mitch Benn Music Show (b00bf7wv)
Series 2
Neil Hannon
From Pulp to David Bowie.
Musical comedian Mitch Benn presents his selection of some of the finest comic songs by other performers.
With guest Neil Hannon from The Divine Comedy.
Producer: Ed Morrish
Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in November 2006.
FRI 23:30 I Think I've Got a Problem (b00cl6vl)
Series 2
Episode 3
Things are looking up for Tom - he's got a new job working at the zoo, which he loves, and he's also met a rather nice girl called Pi, who works with the birds.
What's more, it seems that Pi also has a band in her head!
Everything looks perfect, so surely the band in Tom's head couldn't possibly ruin things for him this time...could they?
Starring Suggs and Bob Monkhouse.
Andrew McGibbon and Nick Romero's everyday story about a man who can't stop himself from breaking into song.
Suggs ..... Tom Caine
Bob Monkhouse ..... Dr Boone
Phil Cornwell ..... Bouche
Andrew McGibbon ..... Jake
Nick Romero ..... Monty DeVere
Bill Nighy ..... Malc
Julia Deakin ..... Phelia
Toby Longworth ..... Clammy
Pi ..... Debra Stephenson
Songs: Andrew McGibbon, Nick Romero and Suggs
Producers: Andrew McGibbon and Dawn Ellis.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2003.