Radio 7 Listings for 23/05/2009 - 29/05/2009

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SAT       SATURDAY 23 MAY 2009
SAT       
SAT       00:00 Journey into Space b007jrts (Listen)
SAT       Journey into Space: World in Peril, Episode 10
SAT       The enigmatic Paddy Flynn reveals more about the hierarchy
SAT       of asteroid crews. Stars Andrew Faulds and David Jacobs.
SAT       From 1955.
SAT       
SAT       00:30 A Stone Woman b007jtx6 (Listen)
SAT       Episode 3
SAT       AS Byatt's story continues. Winter falls in Iceland and
SAT       Ines' transformation has a dramatic conclusion.
SAT       
SAT       01:00 Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs b007znms (Listen)
SAT       The Final Problem
SAT       The sleuth's enemy Professor Moriarty pursues him across
SAT       Europe - towards the ultimate confrontation. From 1967.
SAT       
SAT       01:30 Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger
SAT       b00kkdkp (Listen)
SAT       A tragic story of love and revenge, hiding a long-buried
SAT       secret, induces pity and sorrow in the great Sherlock
SAT       Holmes.
SAT       
SAT       02:00 The Real Dennis Truelove b007jt9x (Listen)
SAT       Episode 5
SAT       The police start closing in on the fugitive bank employee,
SAT       on the run at a Cornish hotel. Stars Fine Time Fontayne.
SAT       
SAT       02:15 The Recall Man b00kkdkk (Listen)
SAT       Stepping Out
SAT       Dr Aston feels threatened when a rival psychologist is
SAT       hired to investigate a series of attacks on women. Stars
SAT       Jeremy Swift.
SAT       
SAT       03:00 War and Peace b007jly4 (Listen)
SAT       Country Pleasures
SAT       With Russia and France's uneasy peace, all is not well in
SAT       the Rostov family. Leo Tolstoy's epic with Simon Russell
SAT       Beale.
SAT       
SAT       04:00 A Short History of Ireland b007s8d9 (Listen)
SAT       A Nation Once Again/The Very Extreme of Human Wretchedness
SAT       The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With
SAT       Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
SAT       
SAT       04:15 Cutting a Dash b007k0t0 (Listen)
SAT       Punctuating the Future
SAT       Are email and the internet influencing how we punctuate?
SAT       Lynne Truss concludes her investigation.
SAT       
SAT       04:30 Telling Tales b007jnnz (Listen)
SAT       No Mean City
SAT       Writer Alan Bennett concludes his reminiscences of
SAT       post-war Leeds and describes the hold it's maintained on
SAT       him into adulthood.
SAT       
SAT       04:45 The Wind in the Willows b007jxkw (Listen)
SAT       The Return of Ulysses
SAT       Mole, Ratty, Badger and Toad attempt to recapture Toad
SAT       Hall. Alan Bennett reads Kenneth Grahame's classic tale.
SAT       
SAT       05:00 CBeebies on BBC Radio 7 b00kmjmy (Listen)
SAT       Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and
SAT       stories on BBC Radio 7.
SAT       
SAT       08:00 Big Toe Books b00kmjn0 (Listen)
SAT       A daily children's radio programme on BBC Radio 7. Contact
SAT       address: Big Toe Books BBC Broadcasting House, London, W1A
SAT       1AA. Email: bigtoe@bbc.co.uk.
SAT       
SAT       09:00 Unearthing Mysteries b007tzqc (Listen)
SAT       Series 5, Tri Radial Cairns
SAT       Professor Aubrey Manning examines possible astronomical
SAT       alignments in prehistoric stone piles discovered in
SAT       Northumberland.
SAT       
SAT       09:30 Doctor Finlay: The Adventures of a Black Bag
SAT       b0084rs7 (Listen)
SAT       Series 1, The Day Dandini Came to Town
SAT       The GP finds a touring Cinderella is more like La Traviata
SAT       than a pantomime. AJ Cronin dramatisation with John Gordon
SAT       Sinclair.
SAT       
SAT       10:00 Permission to Speak, Sir! b007jw4r (Listen)
SAT       Highlights from Dad's Army episodes with Captain
SAT       Mainwaring's ramshackle platoon. Episodes include The
SAT       Enemy Within the Gates and Don't Forget the Diver.
SAT       
SAT       13:00 Scarlet on Black b007jwvg (Listen)
SAT       What is the link between a kidnapping and events in
SAT       Algeria 30 years ago? Fast-moving thriller set in Paris,
SAT       with David Calder.
SAT       
SAT       14:30 Crime Catch Up b00kmls2 (Listen)
SAT       The Radio Detectives: The Voice of Sherlock Holmes
SAT       Armed with pipe, hansom cab and violin, Professor Jeffrey
SAT       Richards probes the varied incarnations of the Baker
SAT       Street sleuth.
SAT       
SAT       15:00 Crime Catch Up b00kmls4 (Listen)
SAT       Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs: The Crooked Man
SAT       The sleuth probes a death in Aldershot, but this tale of
SAT       love and treachery begins during 'The Indian Mutiny'. From
SAT       1966.
SAT       
SAT       15:30 Crime Catch Up b00kmls6 (Listen)
SAT       Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs: The Copper Beeches
SAT       Violet can work at the sinister Rucastle home, on the
SAT       condition that she cuts her hair. The sleuth is intrigued.
SAT       From 1959.
SAT       
SAT       16:00 Crime Catch Up b00kn4m9 (Listen)
SAT       Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs: The Red-Headed League
SAT       The sleuth's visitor is asked to copy out the
SAT       'Encyclopaedia Britannica' for four pounds a week. But is
SAT       it a hoax? From 1964.
SAT       
SAT       16:30 Crime Catch Up b00kmls8 (Listen)
SAT       Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs: The Final Problem
SAT       The sleuth's enemy Professor Moriarty pursues him across
SAT       Europe - towards the ultimate confrontation. From 1967.
SAT       
SAT       17:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show b00kmlrp (Listen)
SAT       Series 5, Episode 31
SAT       The American funny man celebrates Southern string band
SAT       music from Durham, North Carolina. With Linda and Robin
SAT       Williams.
SAT       
SAT       18:00 The Price of Fear b007jmty (Listen)
SAT       Not Wanted on the Voyage
SAT       Vincent Price's tale of the despotic Henrietta Forsythe's
SAT       sway over her secretary and new husband. With Margaret
SAT       Courtenay.
SAT       
SAT       18:30 A Short Journey into Space Force, with Charles
SAT       Chilton b00kmlrm (Listen)
SAT       Episode 2
SAT       The BBC producer Charles Chilton talks about his 1950s
SAT       sci-fi trilogy 'Journey into Space', and its revival 30
SAT       years later.
SAT       
SAT       18:40 The Silent Vulcan b007jsky (Listen)
SAT       Episode 2
SAT       More classic sci-fi from James Follett's final book in the
SAT       Silent Vulcan Trilogy. Read by Nigel Anthony.
SAT       
SAT       19:00 Unearthing Mysteries b007tzqc (Listen)
SAT       Series 5, Tri Radial Cairns
SAT       Professor Aubrey Manning examines possible astronomical
SAT       alignments in prehistoric stone piles discovered in
SAT       Northumberland.
SAT       
SAT       19:30 Doctor Finlay: The Adventures of a Black Bag
SAT       b0084rs7 (Listen)
SAT       Series 1, The Day Dandini Came to Town
SAT       The GP finds a touring Cinderella is more like La Traviata
SAT       than a pantomime. AJ Cronin dramatisation with John Gordon
SAT       Sinclair.
SAT       
SAT       20:00 Permission to Speak, Sir! b007jw4r (Listen)
SAT       Highlights from Dad's Army episodes with Captain
SAT       Mainwaring's ramshackle platoon. Episodes include The
SAT       Enemy Within the Gates and Don't Forget the Diver.
SAT       
SAT       23:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show b00kmlrp (Listen)
SAT       Series 5, Episode 31
SAT       The American funny man celebrates Southern string band
SAT       music from Durham, North Carolina. With Linda and Robin
SAT       Williams.
SAT       
SAT       
SUN       SUNDAY 24 MAY 2009
SUN       
SUN       00:00 The Price of Fear b007jmty (Listen)
SUN       Not Wanted on the Voyage
SUN       Vincent Price's tale of the despotic Henrietta Forsythe's
SUN       sway over her secretary and new husband. With Margaret
SUN       Courtenay.
SUN       
SUN       00:30 A Short Journey into Space Force, with Charles
SUN       Chilton b00kmlrm (Listen)
SUN       Episode 2
SUN       The BBC producer Charles Chilton talks about his 1950s
SUN       sci-fi trilogy 'Journey into Space', and its revival 30
SUN       years later.
SUN       
SUN       00:40 The Silent Vulcan b007jsky (Listen)
SUN       Episode 2
SUN       More classic sci-fi from James Follett's final book in the
SUN       Silent Vulcan Trilogy. Read by Nigel Anthony.
SUN       
SUN       01:00 Scarlet on Black b007jwvg (Listen)
SUN       What is the link between a kidnapping and events in
SUN       Algeria 30 years ago? Fast-moving thriller set in Paris,
SUN       with David Calder.
SUN       
SUN       02:30 Troy b007jv5p (Listen)
SUN       The Death of Achilles
SUN       With the bloody Trojan War at stalemate, Agamemnon hits on
SUN       a cunning plan. City downfall trilogy with Paul Scofield.
SUN       
SUN       04:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show b00kmlrp (Listen)
SUN       Series 5, Episode 31
SUN       The American funny man celebrates Southern string band
SUN       music from Durham, North Carolina. With Linda and Robin
SUN       Williams.
SUN       
SUN       05:00 CBeebies on BBC Radio 7 b00kmn12 (Listen)
SUN       Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and
SUN       stories on BBC Radio 7.
SUN       
SUN       08:00 Big Toe Books b00kmn14 (Listen)
SUN       A daily children's radio programme on BBC Radio 7. Contact
SUN       address: Big Toe Books BBC Broadcasting House, London, W1A
SUN       1AA. Email: bigtoe@bbc.co.uk.
SUN       
SUN       09:00 The Real Dennis Truelove Omnibus b007jtb8 (Listen)
SUN       A bank employee escapes his job to head off on an
SUN       adventure, hoping the police don't catch him. Stars Fine
SUN       Time Fontayne.
SUN       
SUN       10:15 Rose Tremain Short Stories b00kmn16 (Listen)
SUN       Peerless
SUN       A man's friendship with a penguin helps him come to terms
SUN       with a friend's death many years ago. Read by Oliver Ford
SUN       Davies.
SUN       
SUN       10:30 Boogie Up The River b007jzcw (Listen)
SUN       I'll See You at the Source
SUN       As their Thames quest climaxes, Jennifer proves she can
SUN       drink Sam under any table. Stars Timothy Spall and Carla
SUN       Mendonca.
SUN       
SUN       11:00 That Reminds Me b007jn6n (Listen)
SUN       Series 2, Roy Hudd
SUN       The comedian and actor looks back on his showbusiness
SUN       career, on stage, TV and radio. From September 2000.
SUN       
SUN       11:30 The Radio Detectives b007jpcs (Listen)
SUN       Series 3, Sam Spade - The Original Private Eye
SUN       Professor Jeffrey Richards explores the development of the
SUN       hard-boiled, wisecracking investigator with principles.
SUN       
SUN       12:00 Potting On b00kmn18 (Listen)
SUN       Stones
SUN       Belly button or bowling? Pam and Gordon run a garden
SUN       centre, but argue over growing old. With Pam Ayres and
SUN       Geoffrey Whitehead.
SUN       
SUN       12:30 Listen to Les b00kmn1b (Listen)
SUN       Cissie Braithwaite instructs Ada Shufflebotham on the
SUN       ballet. Les Dawson reunites with Roy Barraclough. From
SUN       September 1983.
SUN       
SUN       13:00 Troy b007jv5p (Listen)
SUN       The Death of Achilles
SUN       With the bloody Trojan War at stalemate, Agamemnon hits on
SUN       a cunning plan. City downfall trilogy with Paul Scofield.
SUN       
SUN       14:30 Comedy Catch Up b00kmn1d (Listen)
SUN       Stand-up on 7: The World of Pete and Dud
SUN       The pioneering duo Peter Cook and Dudley Moore perform
SUN       some of their greatest sketches from 'A Bit of a Chat' to
SUN       'Art Gallery'.
SUN       
SUN       15:15 Comedy Catch Up b00kmn1g (Listen)
SUN       Sounding Off with McGough
SUN       Roger McGough's poetic reflections on the world's
SUN       inhabitants. Recorded at the Bath Festival.
SUN       
SUN       15:30 Comedy Catch Up b00kmn1j (Listen)
SUN       J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook: The Rich Brothers
SUN       The veteran of many parts recalls a slapstick act, as he
SUN       uncovers the truth and falsity of showbiz cliches. Stars
SUN       Peter Jones.
SUN       
SUN       16:00 Comedy Catch Up b00kmn1l (Listen)
SUN       Round the Horne: The Curse of the Black Stumps
SUN       Dark doings for Kenneth Horne in 'The Curse of the
SUN       Blackstumps', plus a very bona ballet. With Kenneth
SUN       Williams. From May 1966.
SUN       
SUN       16:30 Comedy Catch Up b00kmn1n (Listen)
SUN       Mark Watson Makes the World Substantially Better: Envy
SUN       The Welsh comedian continues his quest to free us from the
SUN       seven deadly sins. With Tim Key and Tim Minchin.
SUN       
SUN       17:00 That Reminds Me b007jn6n (Listen)
SUN       Series 2, Roy Hudd
SUN       The comedian and actor looks back on his showbusiness
SUN       career, on stage, TV and radio. From September 2000.
SUN       
SUN       17:30 The Radio Detectives b007jpcs (Listen)
SUN       Series 3, Sam Spade - The Original Private Eye
SUN       Professor Jeffrey Richards explores the development of the
SUN       hard-boiled, wisecracking investigator with principles.
SUN       
SUN       18:00 Voices from the Grave b007jwn1 (Listen)
SUN       The Lie
SUN       Buildings should consist of 'beauty, utility and
SUN       firmness'. Angela says the same about people - lose one
SUN       and it all falls apart.
SUN       
SUN       18:30 Slaughterhouse 5 b007jwnm (Listen)
SUN       Episode 4
SUN       Robert Jezek reads Vonnegut's anti-war classic as Billy
SUN       arrives in Dresden on the eve of its destruction by Allied
SUN       bombing.
SUN       
SUN       19:00 Potting On b00kmn18 (Listen)
SUN       Stones
SUN       Belly button or bowling? Pam and Gordon run a garden
SUN       centre, but argue over growing old. With Pam Ayres and
SUN       Geoffrey Whitehead.
SUN       
SUN       19:30 Listen to Les b00kmn1b (Listen)
SUN       Cissie Braithwaite instructs Ada Shufflebotham on the
SUN       ballet. Les Dawson reunites with Roy Barraclough. From
SUN       September 1983.
SUN       
SUN       20:00 The Real Dennis Truelove Omnibus b007jtb8 (Listen)
SUN       A bank employee escapes his job to head off on an
SUN       adventure, hoping the police don't catch him. Stars Fine
SUN       Time Fontayne.
SUN       
SUN       21:15 Rose Tremain Short Stories b00kmn16 (Listen)
SUN       Peerless
SUN       A man's friendship with a penguin helps him come to terms
SUN       with a friend's death many years ago. Read by Oliver Ford
SUN       Davies.
SUN       
SUN       21:30 Boogie Up The River b007jzcw (Listen)
SUN       I'll See You at the Source
SUN       As their Thames quest climaxes, Jennifer proves she can
SUN       drink Sam under any table. Stars Timothy Spall and Carla
SUN       Mendonca.
SUN       
SUN       22:00 The News Quiz b00kmnfl (Listen)
SUN       Fresh from 4 - Catch up as Sandi Toksvig and the teams
SUN       battle it out over the latest news events. First heard on
SUN       Radio 4 on 15th May 2009.
SUN       
SUN       22:30 Chain Reaction b00kwdsm (Listen)
SUN       Series 1, Jenny Eclair Interviews Jimmy Carr
SUN       The feisty comedienne and the deadpan funny man in the tag
SUN       talk show, where this week's guest is next week's
SUN       interviewer.
SUN       
SUN       23:00 Four Sad Faces b00g1825 (Listen)
SUN       The Shouty Kitchen
SUN       Tom, Tobi, Jack and Rachel present thirty minutes of
SUN       sketch comedy full of pith and vinegar.
SUN       
SUN       23:30 Spats b00cl63f (Listen)
SUN       Series 2, Men vs Women
SUN       Who's the best? Let John-Luke Roberts tell you, in Spats.
SUN       Don't let the fact that he's a man put you off - he's just
SUN       as funny as a woman could be.
SUN       
SUN       
MON       MONDAY 25 MAY 2009
MON       
MON       00:00 Voices from the Grave b007jwn1 (Listen)
MON       The Lie
MON       Buildings should consist of 'beauty, utility and
MON       firmness'. Angela says the same about people - lose one
MON       and it all falls apart.
MON       
MON       00:30 Slaughterhouse 5 b007jwnm (Listen)
MON       Episode 4
MON       Robert Jezek reads Vonnegut's anti-war classic as Billy
MON       arrives in Dresden on the eve of its destruction by Allied
MON       bombing.
MON       
MON       01:00 Troy b007jv5p (Listen)
MON       The Death of Achilles
MON       With the bloody Trojan War at stalemate, Agamemnon hits on
MON       a cunning plan. City downfall trilogy with Paul Scofield.
MON       
MON       02:30 Comedy Catch Up b00kmn1d (Listen)
MON       Stand-up on 7: The World of Pete and Dud
MON       The pioneering duo Peter Cook and Dudley Moore perform
MON       some of their greatest sketches from 'A Bit of a Chat' to
MON       'Art Gallery'.
MON       
MON       03:15 Comedy Catch Up b00kmn1g (Listen)
MON       Sounding Off with McGough
MON       Roger McGough's poetic reflections on the world's
MON       inhabitants. Recorded at the Bath Festival.
MON       
MON       03:30 Comedy Catch Up b00kmn1j (Listen)
MON       J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook: The Rich Brothers
MON       The veteran of many parts recalls a slapstick act, as he
MON       uncovers the truth and falsity of showbiz cliches. Stars
MON       Peter Jones.
MON       
MON       04:00 Comedy Catch Up b00kmn1l (Listen)
MON       Round the Horne: The Curse of the Black Stumps
MON       Dark doings for Kenneth Horne in 'The Curse of the
MON       Blackstumps', plus a very bona ballet. With Kenneth
MON       Williams. From May 1966.
MON       
MON       04:30 Comedy Catch Up b00kmn1n (Listen)
MON       Mark Watson Makes the World Substantially Better: Envy
MON       The Welsh comedian continues his quest to free us from the
MON       seven deadly sins. With Tim Key and Tim Minchin.
MON       
MON       05:00 CBeebies on BBC Radio 7 b00kmp3s (Listen)
MON       Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and
MON       stories on BBC7.
MON       
MON       08:00 The Goon Show b007k0fk (Listen)
MON       The Last Smoking Seagoon
MON       Ned's quitting nicotine, but Grytpype-Thynne has other
MON       ideas. End of the regular series. With Spike Milligan.
MON       From January 1960.
MON       
MON       08:30 The Harpoon b007lnx3 (Listen)
MON       Series 1, Episode 4
MON       A veritable fascinating feast from the nostalgic spoof of
MON       boys' adventure story papers. With Peter Baynham. From
MON       September 1991.
MON       
MON       09:00 Ballylenon b00890fc (Listen)
MON       Series 6, Episode 6
MON       Do Muriel's visions bode prosperity and will the
MON       Hawthornes move on? 1956 sleepy Irish town whimsy with TP
MON       McKenna.
MON       
MON       09:30 Unnatural Acts b00kmtcc (Listen)
MON       Series 2, Monkey Business
MON       An exploding ostrich? A trip to the Safari Park throws up
MON       some unexpected attractions. Stars Kit Hollerbach and
MON       Jeremy Hardy.
MON       
MON       10:00 War and Peace b007k444 (Listen)
MON       Natasha's Crucible
MON       A seducer preys on Natasha and Napoleon's troops gather in
MON       Poland. Tolstoy's epic with Emily Mortimer and Simon
MON       Russell Beale.
MON       
MON       11:00 The Book of the City of Ladies b007jq0h (Listen)
MON       Episode 1
MON       Christine de Pizan's allegorical fantasy about building a
MON       fortress for women from valour, virtue and wisdom. With
MON       Kathryn Hunt.
MON       
MON       11:15 Age Gap b007rfcf (Listen)
MON       Peter Tinniswood's dark comedy portrayal of two women
MON       thrown together in a rest home. With Phyllida Law and
MON       Imelda Staunton.
MON       
MON       12:00 The Goon Show b007k0fk (Listen)
MON       The Last Smoking Seagoon
MON       Ned's quitting nicotine, but Grytpype-Thynne has other
MON       ideas. End of the regular series. With Spike Milligan.
MON       From January 1960.
MON       
MON       12:30 Who Goes There? b00kmtcf (Listen)
MON       Series 2, Episode 3
MON       Martin Young's famous people quiz. With Francis Wheen,
MON       Carmen Calil, Fred Housego and Victoria Glendinning. From
MON       July 1998.
MON       
MON       13:00 Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs b007zgdm (Listen)
MON       The Three Gables
MON       The sleuth investigates a house buyer who also wants to
MON       acquire every single item in the building. From 1964.
MON       
MON       13:30 The Masquerader b00dp3qg (Listen)
MON       Episode 1
MON       On a foggy London night, MP John Loder meets a surprising
MON       new acquaintance, one who may be able to change his life.
MON       
MON       14:00 A Short History of Ireland b007s9rl (Listen)
MON       The Far Seeing Merchants of Northern Venice/So Much
MON       Wretchedness
MON       The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With
MON       Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
MON       
MON       14:15 Paper Gardens b007k2cs (Listen)
MON       Restoring the Ghosts
MON       Leslie Forbes explores how gardens have inspired artists.
MON       Angelica Garnett returns to Charleston, the Bloomsbury
MON       Set's rural HQ.
MON       
MON       14:30 The Camomile Lawn b00801nd (Listen)
MON       Episode 1
MON       Mary Wesley's tale of a Cornish house and its link between
MON       five cousins, through war and adulthood. Read by Sian
MON       Phillips.
MON       
MON       14:45 Untold Stories b00kmtmn (Listen)
MON       Wanting to Go Unnoticed
MON       Alan Bennett recalls tales of his Yorkshire family.
MON       Retiring to a village in the dales, his mam is hugely
MON       intimidated.
MON       
MON       15:00 War and Peace b007k444 (Listen)
MON       Natasha's Crucible
MON       A seducer preys on Natasha and Napoleon's troops gather in
MON       Poland. Tolstoy's epic with Emily Mortimer and Simon
MON       Russell Beale.
MON       
MON       16:00 Big Toe Books b00kmtmq (Listen)
MON       A daily children's radio programme on BBC Radio 7. Contact
MON       address: Big Toe Books BBC Broadcasting House, London, W1A
MON       1AA. Email: bigtoe@bbc.co.uk.
MON       
MON       17:00 Ballylenon b00890fc (Listen)
MON       Series 6, Episode 6
MON       Do Muriel's visions bode prosperity and will the
MON       Hawthornes move on? 1956 sleepy Irish town whimsy with TP
MON       McKenna.
MON       
MON       17:30 Unnatural Acts b00kmtcc (Listen)
MON       Series 2, Monkey Business
MON       An exploding ostrich? A trip to the Safari Park throws up
MON       some unexpected attractions. Stars Kit Hollerbach and
MON       Jeremy Hardy.
MON       
MON       18:00 Journey into Space b007jrxn (Listen)
MON       Journey into Space: World in Peril, Episode 11
MON       Captain Jet Morgan and his crew explore the asteroid in
MON       Paddy's absence. Stars Andrew Faulds and David Jacobs.
MON       From 1955.
MON       
MON       18:30 The Children of Witchwood b007jv0y (Listen)
MON       Episode 1
MON       A student at a local college goes missing. Is it the work
MON       of the eerie Cranford family, or are more malevolent
MON       forces at play?
MON       
MON       19:00 The Goon Show b007k0fk (Listen)
MON       The Last Smoking Seagoon
MON       Ned's quitting nicotine, but Grytpype-Thynne has other
MON       ideas. End of the regular series. With Spike Milligan.
MON       From January 1960.
MON       
MON       19:30 Who Goes There? b00kmtcf (Listen)
MON       Series 2, Episode 3
MON       Martin Young's famous people quiz. With Francis Wheen,
MON       Carmen Calil, Fred Housego and Victoria Glendinning. From
MON       July 1998.
MON       
MON       20:00 Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs b007zgdm (Listen)
MON       The Three Gables
MON       The sleuth investigates a house buyer who also wants to
MON       acquire every single item in the building. From 1964.
MON       
MON       20:30 The Masquerader b00dp3qg (Listen)
MON       Episode 1
MON       On a foggy London night, MP John Loder meets a surprising
MON       new acquaintance, one who may be able to change his life.
MON       
MON       21:00 The Book of the City of Ladies b007jq0h (Listen)
MON       Episode 1
MON       Christine de Pizan's allegorical fantasy about building a
MON       fortress for women from valour, virtue and wisdom. With
MON       Kathryn Hunt.
MON       
MON       21:15 Age Gap b007rfcf (Listen)
MON       Peter Tinniswood's dark comedy portrayal of two women
MON       thrown together in a rest home. With Phyllida Law and
MON       Imelda Staunton.
MON       
MON       22:00 The Harpoon b007lnx3 (Listen)
MON       Series 1, Episode 4
MON       A veritable fascinating feast from the nostalgic spoof of
MON       boys' adventure story papers. With Peter Baynham. From
MON       September 1991.
MON       
MON       22:30 Acropolis Now b007szvj (Listen)
MON       Series 2, Plays
MON       Heraclitus has a chance to escape Athens, but it will mean
MON       exposing Xanthippe to scorn and ridicule. Stars Stephen
MON       Moore.
MON       
MON       23:00 Chewin' the Fat b00kmtms (Listen)
MON       Greg Hemphill and Ford Kiernan present Radio Scotland's
MON       'topical' banter and sketch show. From April 1998.
MON       
MON       23:30 Nick Revell Show b00cnhys (Listen)
MON       Series 2, Episode 3
MON       Preparing for his old flame's wedding, the writer seethes
MON       over the way she dumped him. With Doon MacKichan. From
MON       June 1993.
MON       
MON       
TUE       TUESDAY 26 MAY 2009
TUE       
TUE       00:00 Journey into Space b007jrxn (Listen)
TUE       Journey into Space: World in Peril, Episode 11
TUE       Captain Jet Morgan and his crew explore the asteroid in
TUE       Paddy's absence. Stars Andrew Faulds and David Jacobs.
TUE       From 1955.
TUE       
TUE       00:30 The Children of Witchwood b007jv0y (Listen)
TUE       Episode 1
TUE       A student at a local college goes missing. Is it the work
TUE       of the eerie Cranford family, or are more malevolent
TUE       forces at play?
TUE       
TUE       01:00 Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs b007zgdm (Listen)
TUE       The Three Gables
TUE       The sleuth investigates a house buyer who also wants to
TUE       acquire every single item in the building. From 1964.
TUE       
TUE       01:30 The Masquerader b00dp3qg (Listen)
TUE       Episode 1
TUE       On a foggy London night, MP John Loder meets a surprising
TUE       new acquaintance, one who may be able to change his life.
TUE       
TUE       02:00 The Book of the City of Ladies b007jq0h (Listen)
TUE       Episode 1
TUE       Christine de Pizan's allegorical fantasy about building a
TUE       fortress for women from valour, virtue and wisdom. With
TUE       Kathryn Hunt.
TUE       
TUE       02:15 Age Gap b007rfcf (Listen)
TUE       Peter Tinniswood's dark comedy portrayal of two women
TUE       thrown together in a rest home. With Phyllida Law and
TUE       Imelda Staunton.
TUE       
TUE       03:00 War and Peace b007k444 (Listen)
TUE       Natasha's Crucible
TUE       A seducer preys on Natasha and Napoleon's troops gather in
TUE       Poland. Tolstoy's epic with Emily Mortimer and Simon
TUE       Russell Beale.
TUE       
TUE       04:00 A Short History of Ireland b007s9rl (Listen)
TUE       The Far Seeing Merchants of Northern Venice/So Much
TUE       Wretchedness
TUE       The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With
TUE       Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
TUE       
TUE       04:15 Paper Gardens b007k2cs (Listen)
TUE       Restoring the Ghosts
TUE       Leslie Forbes explores how gardens have inspired artists.
TUE       Angelica Garnett returns to Charleston, the Bloomsbury
TUE       Set's rural HQ.
TUE       
TUE       04:30 The Camomile Lawn b00801nd (Listen)
TUE       Episode 1
TUE       Mary Wesley's tale of a Cornish house and its link between
TUE       five cousins, through war and adulthood. Read by Sian
TUE       Phillips.
TUE       
TUE       04:45 Untold Stories b00kmtmn (Listen)
TUE       Wanting to Go Unnoticed
TUE       Alan Bennett recalls tales of his Yorkshire family.
TUE       Retiring to a village in the dales, his mam is hugely
TUE       intimidated.
TUE       
TUE       05:00 CBeebies on BBC Radio 7 b00kmys4 (Listen)
TUE       Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and
TUE       stories on BBC Radio 7. Contact: CBeebies Radio London,
TUE       W12 7RJ. Phone: 08700 100 700.
TUE       
TUE       08:00 The Navy Lark b0082hrc (Listen)
TUE       The Hitch-Hiking Counterfeiter
TUE       A retired 'Major' is keen to join a NATO mission to visit
TUE       his poor, ill batman. Stars Leslie Phillips. From February
TUE       1961.
TUE       
TUE       08:30 The Leopard in Autumn b00cbm6c (Listen)
TUE       Plethora Princess Regent
TUE       As the family await important news from Rome, Plethora
TUE       takes over Monte Guano and Ludovico takes to his bed. With
TUE       Sian Phillips.
TUE       
TUE       09:00 Second Thoughts b00kmys6 (Listen)
TUE       Series 3, Come as You Were
TUE       Bill tries to disrupt Liza and Richard's affair and gets
TUE       involved with 'Emma Peel'. Starring Lynda Bellingham and
TUE       James Bolam.
TUE       
TUE       09:30 Huddwinks b00fsmz2 (Listen)
TUE       Series 1, Voodoo Island
TUE       A missionary expedition leads to peril in the far flung
TUE       Caribbean. Stars Roy Hudd and Denise Coffey. From August
TUE       1986.
TUE       
TUE       10:00 War and Peace b007k45b (Listen)
TUE       The Old World Lost
TUE       It's 1812. Napoleon invades Russia and the Bolkonsky
TUE       estate is in danger. Tolstoy's epic with Simon Russell
TUE       Beale and Abigail McKern.
TUE       
TUE       11:00 The Book of the City of Ladies b007m9j0 (Listen)
TUE       Episode 2
TUE       Building the walls and visions of valour. Christine de
TUE       Pizan's allegorical fantasy of a fortress for women. With
TUE       Kathryn Hunt.
TUE       
TUE       11:15 Anton in Eastbourne b007q9f4 (Listen)
TUE       Peter Tinniswood's last play, written especially for
TUE       Chekhov admirer Paul Scofield. With Emma Fielding and
TUE       Stephen Thorne.
TUE       
TUE       12:00 The Navy Lark b0082hrc (Listen)
TUE       The Hitch-Hiking Counterfeiter
TUE       A retired 'Major' is keen to join a NATO mission to visit
TUE       his poor, ill batman. Stars Leslie Phillips. From February
TUE       1961.
TUE       
TUE       12:30 Steptoe and Son b007k27m (Listen)
TUE       The Desperate Hours
TUE       Some unwelcome visitors arrive. Adapted from TV, with
TUE       Wilfrid Brambell, Harry H Corbett and Leonard Rossiter.
TUE       From May 1974.
TUE       
TUE       13:00 Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs b007zhn3 (Listen)
TUE       The Retired Colourman
TUE       A simple case of adultery and theft turns into something
TUE       much more sinister for the sleuth and his companion. From
TUE       1964.
TUE       
TUE       13:30 The Masquerader b00dp62r (Listen)
TUE       Episode 2
TUE       Chilcote and Loder embark on their scheme to exchange
TUE       identities. Will their masquerade succeed?
TUE       
TUE       14:00 A Short History of Ireland b007sxvl (Listen)
TUE       The Census of 1841/Phytophthora Infestans
TUE       The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With
TUE       Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
TUE       
TUE       14:15 Paper Gardens b007k2f6 (Listen)
TUE       A Photographer's Eye
TUE       Leslie Forbes meets Don McCullin who moved from war
TUE       photography to fighting battles for the Somerset
TUE       countryside.
TUE       
TUE       14:30 The Camomile Lawn b00803g6 (Listen)
TUE       Episode 2
TUE       As the sirens of war sound, Monica has good reason to be
TUE       worried. Adaptation of Mary Wesley's novel, read by Sian
TUE       Phillips.
TUE       
TUE       14:45 Untold Stories b00kmys8 (Listen)
TUE       Dad
TUE       Alan Bennett recalls tales of his Yorkshire family. The
TUE       writer reflects on his Dad, who Mam says never pushes
TUE       himself forward.
TUE       
TUE       15:00 War and Peace b007k45b (Listen)
TUE       The Old World Lost
TUE       It's 1812. Napoleon invades Russia and the Bolkonsky
TUE       estate is in danger. Tolstoy's epic with Simon Russell
TUE       Beale and Abigail McKern.
TUE       
TUE       16:00 Big Toe Books b00kmysb (Listen)
TUE       A daily children's radio programme on BBC Radio 7. Contact
TUE       address: Big Toe Books BBC Broadcasting House, London, W1A
TUE       1AA. Email: bigtoe@bbc.co.uk.
TUE       
TUE       17:00 Second Thoughts b00kmys6 (Listen)
TUE       Series 3, Come as You Were
TUE       Bill tries to disrupt Liza and Richard's affair and gets
TUE       involved with 'Emma Peel'. Starring Lynda Bellingham and
TUE       James Bolam.
TUE       
TUE       17:30 Huddwinks b00fsmz2 (Listen)
TUE       Series 1, Voodoo Island
TUE       A missionary expedition leads to peril in the far flung
TUE       Caribbean. Stars Roy Hudd and Denise Coffey. From August
TUE       1986.
TUE       
TUE       18:00 Journey into Space b007js0f (Listen)
TUE       Journey into Space: World in Peril, Episode 12
TUE       Jet and Lemmy ignore audio warnings as they near the
TUE       centre of the asteroid. Stars Andrew Faulds and David
TUE       Jacobs. From 1955.
TUE       
TUE       18:30 The Children of Witchwood b007jv16 (Listen)
TUE       Episode 2
TUE       Jackie Lamont has now, just as mysteriously, re-appeared.
TUE       She seems to have somehow been given special telepathic
TUE       powers.
TUE       
TUE       19:00 The Navy Lark b0082hrc (Listen)
TUE       The Hitch-Hiking Counterfeiter
TUE       A retired 'Major' is keen to join a NATO mission to visit
TUE       his poor, ill batman. Stars Leslie Phillips. From February
TUE       1961.
TUE       
TUE       19:30 Steptoe and Son b007k27m (Listen)
TUE       The Desperate Hours
TUE       Some unwelcome visitors arrive. Adapted from TV, with
TUE       Wilfrid Brambell, Harry H Corbett and Leonard Rossiter.
TUE       From May 1974.
TUE       
TUE       20:00 Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs b007zhn3 (Listen)
TUE       The Retired Colourman
TUE       A simple case of adultery and theft turns into something
TUE       much more sinister for the sleuth and his companion. From
TUE       1964.
TUE       
TUE       20:30 The Masquerader b00dp62r (Listen)
TUE       Episode 2
TUE       Chilcote and Loder embark on their scheme to exchange
TUE       identities. Will their masquerade succeed?
TUE       
TUE       21:00 The Book of the City of Ladies b007m9j0 (Listen)
TUE       Episode 2
TUE       Building the walls and visions of valour. Christine de
TUE       Pizan's allegorical fantasy of a fortress for women. With
TUE       Kathryn Hunt.
TUE       
TUE       21:15 Anton in Eastbourne b007q9f4 (Listen)
TUE       Peter Tinniswood's last play, written especially for
TUE       Chekhov admirer Paul Scofield. With Emma Fielding and
TUE       Stephen Thorne.
TUE       
TUE       22:00 The Leopard in Autumn b00cbm6c (Listen)
TUE       Plethora Princess Regent
TUE       As the family await important news from Rome, Plethora
TUE       takes over Monte Guano and Ludovico takes to his bed. With
TUE       Sian Phillips.
TUE       
TUE       22:30 Ectoplasm b007wwd6 (Listen)
TUE       The Case of the Stupid Ignorant Americans
TUE       Lord Zimbabwe and Dr Lilac are moon-bound pursuing
TUE       abducted hillbillies. With Dan Freedman and Nick Romero.
TUE       From August 2000.
TUE       
TUE       23:00 The End of the Road Show b00kmysd (Listen)
TUE       Episode 2
TUE       The series reaching the parts other comedy shows can't.
TUE       With Nick Hancock, Tony Hawks and Neil Mullarkey. From
TUE       January 1992.
TUE       
TUE       23:30 At Home With The Snails b00cbcpb (Listen)
TUE       Series 2, Episode 4
TUE       Everything comes out in the open in the series finale.
TUE       With Geoffrey Palmer and Angela Thorne.
TUE       
TUE       
WED       WEDNESDAY 27 MAY 2009
WED       
WED       00:00 Journey into Space b007js0f (Listen)
WED       Journey into Space: World in Peril, Episode 12
WED       Jet and Lemmy ignore audio warnings as they near the
WED       centre of the asteroid. Stars Andrew Faulds and David
WED       Jacobs. From 1955.
WED       
WED       00:30 The Children of Witchwood b007jv16 (Listen)
WED       Episode 2
WED       Jackie Lamont has now, just as mysteriously, re-appeared.
WED       She seems to have somehow been given special telepathic
WED       powers.
WED       
WED       01:00 Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs b007zhn3 (Listen)
WED       The Retired Colourman
WED       A simple case of adultery and theft turns into something
WED       much more sinister for the sleuth and his companion. From
WED       1964.
WED       
WED       01:30 The Masquerader b00dp62r (Listen)
WED       Episode 2
WED       Chilcote and Loder embark on their scheme to exchange
WED       identities. Will their masquerade succeed?
WED       
WED       02:00 The Book of the City of Ladies b007m9j0 (Listen)
WED       Episode 2
WED       Building the walls and visions of valour. Christine de
WED       Pizan's allegorical fantasy of a fortress for women. With
WED       Kathryn Hunt.
WED       
WED       02:15 Anton in Eastbourne b007q9f4 (Listen)
WED       Peter Tinniswood's last play, written especially for
WED       Chekhov admirer Paul Scofield. With Emma Fielding and
WED       Stephen Thorne.
WED       
WED       03:00 War and Peace b007k45b (Listen)
WED       The Old World Lost
WED       It's 1812. Napoleon invades Russia and the Bolkonsky
WED       estate is in danger. Tolstoy's epic with Simon Russell
WED       Beale and Abigail McKern.
WED       
WED       04:00 A Short History of Ireland b007sxvl (Listen)
WED       The Census of 1841/Phytophthora Infestans
WED       The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With
WED       Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
WED       
WED       04:15 Paper Gardens b007k2f6 (Listen)
WED       A Photographer's Eye
WED       Leslie Forbes meets Don McCullin who moved from war
WED       photography to fighting battles for the Somerset
WED       countryside.
WED       
WED       04:30 The Camomile Lawn b00803g6 (Listen)
WED       Episode 2
WED       As the sirens of war sound, Monica has good reason to be
WED       worried. Adaptation of Mary Wesley's novel, read by Sian
WED       Phillips.
WED       
WED       04:45 Untold Stories b00kmys8 (Listen)
WED       Dad
WED       Alan Bennett recalls tales of his Yorkshire family. The
WED       writer reflects on his Dad, who Mam says never pushes
WED       himself forward.
WED       
WED       05:00 CBeebies on BBC Radio 7 b00kn1hw (Listen)
WED       Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and
WED       stories on BBC Radio 7.
WED       
WED       08:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007synp (Listen)
WED       The Old School Reunion
WED       Surprises are in store as the lad heads back for
WED       prize-giving day at his old school. Stars Tony Hancock.
WED       From January 1957.
WED       
WED       08:30 Patrick and Maureen Maybe Music Experience b007k4qk (Listen)
WED       Episode 2
WED       The husband and wife radio presenters humiliate Juliet
WED       Stevenson. With Patrick Barlow and Imelda Staunton. From
WED       September 1999.
WED       
WED       09:00 After Henry b007jq6v (Listen)
WED       Series 3, A Box of Chocolates
WED       Some things never change, and thirty years on Eleanor is
WED       still interrupting Sarah. Starring Prunella Scales and
WED       Joan Sanderson.
WED       
WED       09:30 Alison and Maud b007k2my (Listen)
WED       Series 1, Tennis Balls and Military Tattoos
WED       The landladies' accountant and clergy guest have something
WED       in common. Starring Denise Coffey and Miriam Margolyes.
WED       
WED       10:00 War and Peace b007k46d (Listen)
WED       Borodino
WED       It's 1812. The armies face each other at a village near
WED       Moscow. Pierre wants to join them. Tolstoy's epic with
WED       Simon Russell Beale.
WED       
WED       11:00 The Book of the City of Ladies b007mb45 (Listen)
WED       Episode 3
WED       The brilliance of women's minds and a Temple of Female
WED       Learning. Christine de Pizan's allegorical fantasy. With
WED       Kathryn Hunt.
WED       
WED       11:15 On the Whole It's Been Jolly Good b007jqrr (Listen)
WED       Maurice Denham is Sir Plympton Makepeace. Peter
WED       Tinniswood's monologue written to mark the actor's 60
WED       years in broadcasting.
WED       
WED       12:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007synp (Listen)
WED       The Old School Reunion
WED       Surprises are in store as the lad heads back for
WED       prize-giving day at his old school. Stars Tony Hancock.
WED       From January 1957.
WED       
WED       12:30 The Burkiss Way b00bx006 (Listen)
WED       Series 3, Not the Burkiss Way
WED       Learn how to offer family planning for rabbits with Jo
WED       Kendall, Chris Emmett, Fred Harris and Nigel Rees. From
WED       January 1978.
WED       
WED       13:00 Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs b007yp1h (Listen)
WED       Thor Bridge
WED       When an American magnate's governess is accused of his
WED       wife's murder, the sleuth is called in to investigate.
WED       From 1962.
WED       
WED       13:30 The Masquerader b00dp7xf (Listen)
WED       Episode 3
WED       Loder attends a reception at Lady Bramfell's as Chilcote,
WED       partaking in the night's amusement of crystal ball gazing.
WED       
WED       14:00 A Short History of Ireland b007szmd (Listen)
WED       Famine/The Famine in Skibbereen
WED       The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With
WED       Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
WED       
WED       14:15 Paper Gardens b007k2gk (Listen)
WED       The Holy Suburb - Cookham
WED       Leslie Forbes peers behind the privet hedges in search of
WED       Stanley Spencer's Eden.
WED       
WED       14:30 The Camomile Lawn b00804b2 (Listen)
WED       Episode 3
WED       As Calypso weds a wealthy Scotsman, the other cousins must
WED       move on. Adaptation of Mary Wesley's novel, read by Sian
WED       Phillips.
WED       
WED       14:45 Untold Stories b00kn1hy (Listen)
WED       Aunty Myra
WED       Alan Bennett recalls tales of his Yorkshire family.
WED       Visiting his mother's sister, she always shared military
WED       service memories.
WED       
WED       15:00 War and Peace b007k46d (Listen)
WED       Borodino
WED       It's 1812. The armies face each other at a village near
WED       Moscow. Pierre wants to join them. Tolstoy's epic with
WED       Simon Russell Beale.
WED       
WED       16:00 Big Toe Books b00kn1j0 (Listen)
WED       A daily children's radio programme on BBC Radio 7. Contact
WED       address: Big Toe Books BBC Broadcasting House, London, W1A
WED       1AA. Email: bigtoe@bbc.co.uk.
WED       
WED       17:00 After Henry b007jq6v (Listen)
WED       Series 3, A Box of Chocolates
WED       Some things never change, and thirty years on Eleanor is
WED       still interrupting Sarah. Starring Prunella Scales and
WED       Joan Sanderson.
WED       
WED       17:30 Alison and Maud b007k2my (Listen)
WED       Series 1, Tennis Balls and Military Tattoos
WED       The landladies' accountant and clergy guest have something
WED       in common. Starring Denise Coffey and Miriam Margolyes.
WED       
WED       18:00 Journey into Space b007js2r (Listen)
WED       Journey into Space: World in Peril, Episode 13
WED       As the asteroid ship flounders, Mitch and Lemmy make a
WED       shocking discovery. Stars Andrew Faulds and David Jacobs.
WED       From 1955.
WED       
WED       18:30 The Children of Witchwood b007jv1f (Listen)
WED       Episode 3
WED       The Cranford Family have a carefully guarded secret -
WED       their surviving descendants possess incredible
WED       supernatural powers.
WED       
WED       19:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007synp (Listen)
WED       The Old School Reunion
WED       Surprises are in store as the lad heads back for
WED       prize-giving day at his old school. Stars Tony Hancock.
WED       From January 1957.
WED       
WED       19:30 The Burkiss Way b00bx006 (Listen)
WED       Series 3, Not the Burkiss Way
WED       Learn how to offer family planning for rabbits with Jo
WED       Kendall, Chris Emmett, Fred Harris and Nigel Rees. From
WED       January 1978.
WED       
WED       20:00 Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs b007yp1h (Listen)
WED       Thor Bridge
WED       When an American magnate's governess is accused of his
WED       wife's murder, the sleuth is called in to investigate.
WED       From 1962.
WED       
WED       20:30 The Masquerader b00dp7xf (Listen)
WED       Episode 3
WED       Loder attends a reception at Lady Bramfell's as Chilcote,
WED       partaking in the night's amusement of crystal ball gazing.
WED       
WED       21:00 The Book of the City of Ladies b007mb45 (Listen)
WED       Episode 3
WED       The brilliance of women's minds and a Temple of Female
WED       Learning. Christine de Pizan's allegorical fantasy. With
WED       Kathryn Hunt.
WED       
WED       21:15 On the Whole It's Been Jolly Good b007jqrr (Listen)
WED       Maurice Denham is Sir Plympton Makepeace. Peter
WED       Tinniswood's monologue written to mark the actor's 60
WED       years in broadcasting.
WED       
WED       22:00 Patrick and Maureen Maybe Music Experience b007k4qk (Listen)
WED       Episode 2
WED       The husband and wife radio presenters humiliate Juliet
WED       Stevenson. With Patrick Barlow and Imelda Staunton. From
WED       September 1999.
WED       
WED       22:30 Old Harry's Game b007jvgp (Listen)
WED       Series 4, Episode 3
WED       Hell's new arrival is a health and safety officer who
WED       moans to Satan about the lighting. Stars Andy Hamilton.
WED       From April 2001.
WED       
WED       23:00 Stand-Up on 7 b008h5z8 (Listen)
WED       Sean Hughes - Live
WED       The frank and funny Irish comedian entertains an audience
WED       in Glasgow.
WED       
WED       23:45 Sounding Off with McGough b007k4cn (Listen)
WED       Episode 3
WED       More poetic reflections from Roger McGough. Recorded at
WED       the Bath Festival. With Andy Roberts.
WED       
WED       
THU       THURSDAY 28 MAY 2009
THU       
THU       00:00 Journey into Space b007js2r (Listen)
THU       Journey into Space: World in Peril, Episode 13
THU       As the asteroid ship flounders, Mitch and Lemmy make a
THU       shocking discovery. Stars Andrew Faulds and David Jacobs.
THU       From 1955.
THU       
THU       00:30 The Children of Witchwood b007jv1f (Listen)
THU       Episode 3
THU       The Cranford Family have a carefully guarded secret -
THU       their surviving descendants possess incredible
THU       supernatural powers.
THU       
THU       01:00 Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs b007yp1h (Listen)
THU       Thor Bridge
THU       When an American magnate's governess is accused of his
THU       wife's murder, the sleuth is called in to investigate.
THU       From 1962.
THU       
THU       01:30 The Masquerader b00dp7xf (Listen)
THU       Episode 3
THU       Loder attends a reception at Lady Bramfell's as Chilcote,
THU       partaking in the night's amusement of crystal ball gazing.
THU       
THU       02:00 The Book of the City of Ladies b007mb45 (Listen)
THU       Episode 3
THU       The brilliance of women's minds and a Temple of Female
THU       Learning. Christine de Pizan's allegorical fantasy. With
THU       Kathryn Hunt.
THU       
THU       02:15 On the Whole It's Been Jolly Good b007jqrr (Listen)
THU       Maurice Denham is Sir Plympton Makepeace. Peter
THU       Tinniswood's monologue written to mark the actor's 60
THU       years in broadcasting.
THU       
THU       03:00 War and Peace b007k46d (Listen)
THU       Borodino
THU       It's 1812. The armies face each other at a village near
THU       Moscow. Pierre wants to join them. Tolstoy's epic with
THU       Simon Russell Beale.
THU       
THU       04:00 A Short History of Ireland b007szmd (Listen)
THU       Famine/The Famine in Skibbereen
THU       The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With
THU       Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
THU       
THU       04:15 Paper Gardens b007k2gk (Listen)
THU       The Holy Suburb - Cookham
THU       Leslie Forbes peers behind the privet hedges in search of
THU       Stanley Spencer's Eden.
THU       
THU       04:30 The Camomile Lawn b00804b2 (Listen)
THU       Episode 3
THU       As Calypso weds a wealthy Scotsman, the other cousins must
THU       move on. Adaptation of Mary Wesley's novel, read by Sian
THU       Phillips.
THU       
THU       04:45 Untold Stories b00kn1hy (Listen)
THU       Aunty Myra
THU       Alan Bennett recalls tales of his Yorkshire family.
THU       Visiting his mother's sister, she always shared military
THU       service memories.
THU       
THU       05:00 CBeebies on BBC Radio 7 b00kn4l6 (Listen)
THU       Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and
THU       stories on BBC Radio 7.
THU       
THU       08:00 J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook b007k0st (Listen)
THU       Bravo Chantal!
THU       The veteran reveals how a search for financial backing can
THU       lead a film producer into many unusual by-ways. Stars
THU       Peter Jones.
THU       
THU       08:30 An Actor's Life for Me b007szmj (Listen)
THU       Series 1, Separate Troubles
THU       Sue's thrown actor Robert out - what could possibly bring
THU       them together again? Stars John Gordon-Sinclair and
THU       Caroline Quentin.
THU       
THU       09:00 Doctor At Large b00b6z49 (Listen)
THU       Disengagement
THU       Sparrow gets inadvertently betrothed, so it's up to
THU       Benskin and Spratt to help him out. Stars Richard Briers.
THU       From August 1969.
THU       
THU       09:30 King Street Junior Revisited b00kn4l8 (Listen)
THU       Series 4, In the News
THU       A lesson on facts and opinions is followed by a brutal
THU       example at the school gate. Stars Brigit Forsyth and
THU       Marlene Sidaway.
THU       
THU       10:00 War and Peace b007jm0v (Listen)
THU       At the Gates of Moscow
THU       It's 1812. Napoleon enters a deserted capital and Pierre
THU       is imprisoned by the French. Leo Tolstoy's epic with Simon
THU       Russell Beale.
THU       
THU       11:00 The Book of the City of Ladies b007md2c (Listen)
THU       Episode 4
THU       The female virtues of loyalty and faithfulness. Christine
THU       de Pizan's allegorical fortress fantasy. With Kathryn Hunt.
THU       
THU       11:15 Mr Reliable b007jw6t (Listen)
THU       Mr Openshaw's job is to listen to people, but not to Mrs
THU       Flenswick. Peter Tinniswood's play stars Peter Sallis and
THU       Edna Dore.
THU       
THU       12:00 J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook b007k0st (Listen)
THU       Bravo Chantal!
THU       The veteran reveals how a search for financial backing can
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THU       12:30 My Music b00kn4lb (Listen)
THU       Steve Race quizzes John Amis, Frank Muir, Ian Wallace and
THU       Denis Norden on Strauss and Cole Porter. From May 1990.
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THU       13:00 Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs b007ys7p (Listen)
THU       The Sussex Vampire
THU       The sleuth is called in when a Peruvian woman is accused
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THU       
THU       13:30 The Masquerader b00dpl2p (Listen)
THU       Episode 4
THU       Loder receives acclaim as Chilcote in the House of
THU       Commons, but will an event from his past unmask his true
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THU       14:00 A Short History of Ireland b007t2v3 (Listen)
THU       The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With
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THU       Relationships blossom in London, but the war starts to
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THU       16:00 Big Toe Books b00kn5x5 (Listen)
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THU       example at the school gate. Stars Brigit Forsyth and
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THU       18:00 Journey into Space b007js56 (Listen)
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THU       disappearance?
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THU       19:00 J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook b007k0st (Listen)
THU       Bravo Chantal!
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THU       lead a film producer into many unusual by-ways. Stars
THU       Peter Jones.
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THU       19:30 My Music b00kn4lb (Listen)
THU       Steve Race quizzes John Amis, Frank Muir, Ian Wallace and
THU       Denis Norden on Strauss and Cole Porter. From May 1990.
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THU       20:00 Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs b007ys7p (Listen)
THU       The Sussex Vampire
THU       The sleuth is called in when a Peruvian woman is accused
THU       of sucking the blood of her children. From 1964.
THU       
THU       20:30 The Masquerader b00dpl2p (Listen)
THU       Episode 4
THU       Loder receives acclaim as Chilcote in the House of
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THU       
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THU       The female virtues of loyalty and faithfulness. Christine
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THU       Episode 1
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FRI       Journey into Space: World in Peril, Episode 14
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FRI       Episode 4
FRI       Is there a connection between the six children that were
FRI       burnt as witches in the 17th century and Jackie Lamont's
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FRI       The sleuth is called in when a Peruvian woman is accused
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FRI       Episode 4
FRI       Loder receives acclaim as Chilcote in the House of
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FRI       Episode 4
FRI       The female virtues of loyalty and faithfulness. Christine
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FRI       02:15 Mr Reliable b007jw6t (Listen)
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FRI       It's 1812. Napoleon enters a deserted capital and Pierre
FRI       is imprisoned by the French. Leo Tolstoy's epic with Simon
FRI       Russell Beale.
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FRI       04:00 A Short History of Ireland b007t2v3 (Listen)
FRI       The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With
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FRI       American John Garrideb asks the sleuth to find two men who
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FRI       Series 2, Episode 1
FRI       JB Morton's whimsies as performed by Richard Ingrams,
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FRI       July 1991.
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FRI       Stranded on the surface of the asteroid, Jet and Doc
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FRI       Episode 5
FRI       With their masquerade in danger of discovery, what does
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FRI       At the Chapel of Women, there's jubilant singing at the
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