Radio 7 Listings for 25/12/2010 - 31/12/2010

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SAT        SATURDAY 25 DECEMBER 2010
SAT        
SAT        00:00 Heart of Hark'un b007jqbs (Listen)
SAT        Episode 6
SAT        Is Shazir the real enemy? Can Arcos and his hero friends
SAT        escape the Palace of Memory? Stars Liz Whiting and Francis
SAT        Thomson.
SAT        
SAT        00:30 Ghost Stories of Walter De La Mare b00wt987 (Listen)
SAT        All Hallows
SAT        A weary traveller is oppressed by the supernatural
SAT        atmosphere inside a gigantic cathedral by the sea. Read by
SAT        Richard E Grant.
SAT        
SAT        01:00 McLevy b00pd7d0 (Listen)
SAT        Christmas Special
SAT        Victorian detective James McLevy investigates a supernatural
SAT        thief haunting the streets of Edinburgh. Stars Brian Cox.
SAT        
SAT        02:30 Just William - Live! b007jy2r (Listen)
SAT        William and the Princess Goldilocks
SAT        A panto visit sparks a surprise adventure for the scruffy
SAT        schoolboy. Martin Jarvis plays all of Richmal Crompton's
SAT        characters.
SAT        
SAT        03:00 Hans Christian Andersen's The Snow Queen b00pgyd8 (Listen)
SAT        Gerda sets out to find her playmate Kay who's been seduced
SAT        away to a faraway ice palace. Stars Dirk Bogarde and Diana
SAT        Rigg. Part of the BBC Christmas 2009 season.
SAT        
SAT        04:00 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again b008j02h (Listen)
SAT        Carol singers, old folk, Scrooge and the BBC get the festive
SAT        treatment. Stars Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie. From December
SAT        1969.
SAT        
SAT        04:30 The Small, Intricate Life of Gerald C Potter b00wt7n3 (Listen)
SAT        The Cousin
SAT        The author and his wife Diana must prepare for a last minute
SAT        Christmas visitor. Stars Ian Carmichael. From December 1977.
SAT        
SAT        05:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show b00wt94f (Listen)
SAT        Series 6, Episode 5
SAT        From New York's Town Hall - the festive American funny man
SAT        with Norah Jones and the city's Russian Chamber Chorus. From
SAT        2009.
SAT        
SAT        06:00 CBeebies on BBC Radio 7 b00wv3xt (Listen)
SAT        Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories
SAT        on BBC Radio 7.
SAT        
SAT        08:00 Big Toe Books b00wv3xw (Listen)
SAT        Children's stories for Christmas morning with Chris Pizzey,
SAT        featuring Forever X by Geraldine McCaughrean, and Henry's
SAT        Cat: A Funny Sort of Christmas by Stan Hayward.
SAT        
SAT        09:00 Happy Birthday Maurice Cole b00wv3xy (Listen)
SAT        How Christmas born radio legend Kenny Everett started life
SAT        as a quiet Merseyside schoolboy. Paul Rowley explains. From
SAT        2009.
SAT        
SAT        10:00 Sue Perkins' Christmas Comedy Stocking b007k03y (Listen)
SAT        Episode 2
SAT        A seasonal six-pack from radio's past: Hancock's Half Hour,
SAT        The Shuttleworths, People Like Us, I'm Sorry I'll Read That
SAT        Again and Hamish and Dougal's Hogmanay Special.
SAT        
SAT        13:00 CS Lewis - The Magician's Nephew b007jw8r (Listen)
SAT        Tricked with magic rings, young explorers Polly and Digory
SAT        arrive in a whole new world. Stars David Suchet and Paul
SAT        Scofield.
SAT        
SAT        15:30 CS Lewis - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe b00wv6cq (Listen)
SAT        Four young Blitz evacuees from London stumble upon a
SAT        mystical land of perpetual winter. Stars Paul Scofield and
SAT        David Suchet.
SAT        
SAT        18:00 The Teeth of Abbot Thomas b00wv6hy (Listen)
SAT        Discover a ghastly secret in the rib-tickling, toe-curling
SAT        tale of orthodontic outrage. Stars Alfred Marks and Robert
SAT        Bathurst.
SAT        
SAT        18:30 Ghost Stories of Walter De La Mare b00wv6ln (Listen)
SAT        Seaton's Aunt
SAT        Two boys spend a holiday with an eccentric and sinister aunt
SAT        - an experience that will mark them forever. Read by Toby
SAT        Jones.
SAT        
SAT        19:00 The Scarifyers b00wv6vz (Listen)
SAT        December 24th 1937 - The world's foremost Satanist Aleister
SAT        Crowley is full of dread. Stars Nicholas Courtney and David
SAT        Benson.
SAT        
SAT        19:05 The Twilight Zone b00vk2mg (Listen)
SAT        Alan Dein explores the life of provocative screenwriter and
SAT        producer Rod Serling - creator of the legendary 1950s TV
SAT        classic.
SAT        
SAT        20:05 The Twilight Zone b00j17qd (Listen)
SAT        Series 2, It's a Good Life
SAT        The tale of six year old Ohio boy Anthony Freemont and his
SAT        horrifying powers. Adapted from TV with Mike Starr and Stacy
SAT        Keach.
SAT        
SAT        20:45 The Scarifyers b00wv6s4 (Listen)
SAT        MI:13's duo investigate the unearthly moaning in
SAT        octogenarian Arthur Fright's chimney. Stars Terry Molloy and
SAT        David Benson.
SAT        
SAT        21:00 The Scarifyers b00hv5wb (Listen)
SAT        For King and Country, Episode 1
SAT        Londoners are being killed with their own electrical
SAT        appliances. MI13's Lionheart and Dunning investigate. Stars
SAT        Terry Molloy.
SAT        
SAT        21:25 The Scarifyers b00hwyq1 (Listen)
SAT        For King and Country, Episode 2
SAT        MI13's Lionheart and Dunning are after the Faraday Murderer.
SAT        What's the link to ghost hunter Price? Stars Nicholas
SAT        Courtney.
SAT        
SAT        21:55 The Scarifyers b00j18v0 (Listen)
SAT        For King and Country, Episode 3
SAT        MI13's Lionheart and Dunning discover the identity of the
SAT        Stour Banshee and the Faraday Murderer. Stars Terry Molloy.
SAT        
SAT        22:20 The Scarifyers b00j59gd (Listen)
SAT        For King and Country, Episode 4
SAT        With Lionheart captured by Cromwell's skeleton army, can
SAT        Dunning save the King's coronation? Stars Terry Molloy.
SAT        
SAT        22:50 The Scarifyers b00wv6z5 (Listen)
SAT        7 Premiere
SAT        Halloween 1937 - Reading a horror story live on TV goes
SAT        spectacularly wrong for Dunning. Stars Terry Molloy and
SAT        Gabriel Woolf.
SAT        
SAT        23:00 Schalken the Painter b007jvp4 (Listen)
SAT        Episode 1
SAT        The arrival of a stranger jeopardises a young painter's love
SAT        for his master's niece. Ian McDiarmid reads Sheridan Le
SAT        Fanu's tale.
SAT        
SAT        23:30 Schalken the Painter b007sw35 (Listen)
SAT        Episode 2
SAT        The ghoulish Vanderhausen seals his deal with Rose's uncle
SAT        and takes her away. Ian McDiarmid reads Sheridan Le Fanu's
SAT        tale.
SAT        
SAT        
SUN        SUNDAY 26 DECEMBER 2010
SUN        
SUN        00:00 The Teeth of Abbot Thomas b00wv6hy (Listen)
SUN        [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday]
SUN        
SUN        00:30 Ghost Stories of Walter De La Mare b00wv6ln (Listen)
SUN        [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Saturday]
SUN        
SUN        01:00 CS Lewis - The Magician's Nephew b007jw8r (Listen)
SUN        [Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Saturday]
SUN        
SUN        03:30 CS Lewis - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe b00wv6cq (Listen)
SUN        [Repeat of broadcast at 15:30 on Saturday]
SUN        
SUN        06:00 CBeebies on BBC Radio 7 b00wvbmz (Listen)
SUN        Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories
SUN        on BBC Radio 7.
SUN        
SUN        08:00 Big Toe Books b00wvbn1 (Listen)
SUN        Children's stories presented by Chris Pizzey featuring The
SUN        More the Merrier by Anne Fine, read by Aidan Parsons.
SUN        bbc.co.uk/bigtoe.
SUN        
SUN        09:00 Crisp and Even Brightly b007jqsz (Listen)
SUN        The 'truth' behind the story of 'Good King Wenceslas'.
SUN        Christmas comedy starring Timothy West, James Holland and
SUN        June Barrie.
SUN        
SUN        10:15 Short Stories by John Mortimer b007k0bn (Listen)
SUN        Rumpole and the Widow Twankey
SUN        A Boxing Day pantomime visit provides the eagle-eyed
SUN        barrister with the perfect case for the defence. Read by
SUN        Timothy West.
SUN        
SUN        10:30 Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol b00pdkdh (Listen)
SUN        Bitter miser Ebenezer Scrooge is taken on a ghostly journey
SUN        of self-redemption. Stars Michael Gough and Freddie Jones.
SUN        Part of the BBC Christmas 2009 season.
SUN        
SUN        12:00 CS Lewis - The Horse and His Boy b007jw8t (Listen)
SUN        A prince wages war on Narnia. As slave Shasta escapes with a
SUN        talking horse, a lion shadows their every move. Stars David
SUN        Suchet.
SUN        
SUN        15:00 CS Lewis - Prince Caspian b007jw8v (Listen)
SUN        Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy return to Narnia to help a
SUN        Prince battling to become King. Stars David Suchet and Paul
SUN        Scofield.
SUN        
SUN        18:05 The Scarifyers b00wv6z5 (Listen)
SUN        [Repeat of broadcast at 22:50 on Saturday]
SUN        
SUN        18:15 The Scarifyers b00wv6s4 (Listen)
SUN        [Repeat of broadcast at 20:45 on Saturday]
SUN        
SUN        18:30 Ghost Stories of Walter De La Mare b00wvd6t (Listen)
SUN        In a chilly railway station waiting-room, an old man shares
SUN        the haunting tale of a job he once held. Read by Kenneth
SUN        Cranham.
SUN        
SUN        19:00 Crisp and Even Brightly b007jqsz (Listen)
SUN        [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
SUN        
SUN        20:15 Short Stories by John Mortimer b007k0bn (Listen)
SUN        [Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 today]
SUN        
SUN        20:30 Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol b00pdkdh (Listen)
SUN        [Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today]
SUN        
SUN        22:00 The Now Show b00wvdb9 (Listen)
SUN        Fresh from 4 - Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present a
SUN        satirical look at the week's news. From 17 December 2010.
SUN        
SUN        22:30 Bleak Expectations b00d3rm9 (Listen)
SUN        Series 1, Episode 2
SUN        In Mark Evans' Dickensian spoof, young Pip aims to escape
SUN        school with a crone's help. Stars Richard Johnson. From
SUN        August 2007.
SUN        
SUN        23:00 Old Harry's Game b007jzzh (Listen)
SUN        Old Harry's Game Christmas Special, The Roll of the Dice
SUN        The saintly Hope Fraser arrives in Hell, throwing Satan into
SUN        confusion. Andy Hamilton's devilish comedy. From December
SUN        2002.
SUN        
SUN        23:30 Gus Murdoch's Sacred Cows b00fl0jv (Listen)
SUN        Football
SUN        The incisive reporter focuses on the joys of lower league
SUN        soccer. Written by and starring Stephen Carlin. From
SUN        November 2008.
SUN        
SUN        23:45 Spats b007tcbk (Listen)
SUN        Series 1, The Present v Ye Past
SUN        Comedian Luke Roberts tries to solve the big arguments using
SUN        light entertainment. With Clare Wille. From August 2007.
SUN        
SUN        
MON        MONDAY 27 DECEMBER 2010
MON        
MON        00:00 Fear on Four b007jprg (Listen)
MON        Gobble, Gobble
MON        By Christmas Eve, most people will have their turkeys safely
MON        secured, but for Martin Reynolds, his search ends in a
MON        nightmare.
MON        
MON        00:30 Ghost Stories of Walter De La Mare b00wvd6t (Listen)
MON        [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Sunday]
MON        
MON        01:00 CS Lewis - The Horse and His Boy b007jw8t (Listen)
MON        [Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 on Sunday]
MON        
MON        04:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show b00wt94f (Listen)
MON        [Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 on Saturday]
MON        
MON        05:00 E Nesbit's The Railway Children b00qxh11 (Listen)
MON        Episode 1
MON        A family's sudden upheaval becomes bearable for the children
MON        when they find a railway near their new house. Stars Paul
MON        Copley.
MON        
MON        05:30 The Nutcracker and The Mouse King b00wvdg9 (Listen)
MON        Christmas Eve
MON        It's 'a Christmas to remember' when the toy cupboard comes
MON        under threat of invasion. ETA Hoffman's tale stars Tony
MON        Robinson.
MON        
MON        06:00 CBeebies on BBC Radio 7 b00wvf7t (Listen)
MON        Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories
MON        on BBC7.
MON        
MON        08:00 Round The Horne b00j05vm (Listen)
MON        Cinderella
MON        Baron Hardup's daughters battle to go to Prince Charming's
MON        ball. Stars Kenneth Horne and Kenneth Williams. From
MON        December 1967.
MON        
MON        08:30 Dad Made Me Laugh b007k14d (Listen)
MON        Series 1, Nick Wisdom
MON        The son of the late Norman Wisdom chats to Sally Magnusson
MON        about life growing up with a famous funny father. From
MON        October 2005.
MON        
MON        09:00 Ed Doolan Interviews... b00stv4q (Listen)
MON        Christopher Cazenove
MON        The late actor recalls his acting career from drama school
MON        to starring in Dynasty and selects some of his favourite
MON        music.
MON        
MON        10:00 E Nesbit's The Railway Children b00qxh11 (Listen)
MON        [Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]
MON        
MON        10:30 The Nutcracker and The Mouse King b00wvdg9 (Listen)
MON        [Repeat of broadcast at 05:30 today]
MON        
MON        11:00 Old Peter's Russian Tales b00wvfx8 (Listen)
MON        Series 2, Salt
MON        A forester tells his grandchildren about legendary seaman
MON        Ivan the Ninny. Arthur Ransome dramatisation with Trevor
MON        Cooper.
MON        
MON        11:15 Kings b007jqvc (Listen)
MON        True Anointed
MON        Sebastian Baczkiewicz's tales of biblical King David's
MON        reign. King Saul's staff chief seeks a shepherd boy. Stars
MON        David Calder.
MON        
MON        12:00 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue b00g27cl (Listen)
MON        I'm Sorry I Haven't a Christmas Carol
MON        Humphrey Lyttelton and the all-star Clue cast's unique
MON        Dickens interpretation. Stephen Fry narrates. From December 2003.
MON        
MON        12:55 Hercule Poirot's Christmas b007jtxq (Listen)
MON        The Belgian sleuth hunts the ruthless killer of a
MON        millionaire. Agatha Christie whodunnit with Peter Sallis and
MON        Manning Wilson.
MON        
MON        14:15 And Yet Another Partridge in a Pear Tree b007jqsy (Listen)
MON        A woman receives stacks of gifts from a lavish admirer, who
MON        is inspired by the carol. Stars Penelope Keith and Timothy
MON        Bateson.
MON        
MON        14:30 Oh Yes It Is b00ww5vg (Listen)
MON        The Life and Death of Harlequin - 7 Premiere
MON        Richard Briers introduces a history of the pantomime,
MON        revealing its European origins and the story of the 'Father
MON        of Panto'.
MON        
MON        15:00 A Short History of Ireland b007n0nm (Listen)
MON        A Modest Proposal/The Year of the Great Frost
MON        The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With
MON        Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
MON        
MON        15:15 Roy Hudd's Tales from the Lodge Room b00ww7f3 (Listen)
MON        The Pure Gold of Music Hall
MON        The comedian shares fellow Water Rats' tales of legendary
MON        comedian 'cheeky chappie' Max Miller. From Brighton's
MON        Komedia Theatre.
MON        
MON        15:30 The Inn at the Edge of the World b00ww7gv (Listen)
MON        Episode 6
MON        It's Christmas Eve with half the island party carousing with
MON        the Professor. Alexandra Mathie reads Alice Thomas Ellis'
MON        story.
MON        
MON        15:45 Peter Pan and Wendy b00ww8h6 (Listen)
MON        Episode 1
MON        The story of the boy who wouldn't grow up and his impact on
MON        a family. Written after the play's success. Read by Alan
MON        Bennett.
MON        
MON        16:00 Big Toe Books b00ww8sm (Listen)
MON        Children's stories presented by Chris Pizzey featuring The
MON        More the Merrier by Anne Fine, read by Aidan Parsons.
MON        bbc.co.uk/bigtoe.
MON        
MON        17:00 Ed Doolan Interviews... b00stv4q (Listen)
MON        [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
MON        
MON        18:00 Martin Kiszko's Scramble b007jwnl (Listen)
MON        Episode 1
MON        With music banned by the government of a totalitarian
MON        Britain, a battle ensues between good and evil. Stars Clare
MON        Corbett.
MON        
MON        18:30 Ghost Stories of Walter De La Mare b00ww8sr (Listen)
MON        A Recluse
MON        One hot night in the English countryside, a traveller must
MON        stay at a sinister gentleman's remote house. Read by Anthony
MON        Head.
MON        
MON        19:00 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue b00g27cl (Listen)
MON        [Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]
MON        
MON        19:55 Hercule Poirot's Christmas b007jtxq (Listen)
MON        [Repeat of broadcast at 12:55 today]
MON        
MON        21:15 And Yet Another Partridge in a Pear Tree b007jqsy (Listen)
MON        [Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 today]
MON        
MON        21:30 Dad Made Me Laugh b007k14d (Listen)
MON        [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
MON        
MON        22:00 On the Hour b007jqs0 (Listen)
MON        Christmas Special 1991
MON        All the festive headlines. Chris Morris hosts the news
MON        spoof. With Steve Coogan. From December 1991.
MON        
MON        22:30 Revolting People b00ww9fh (Listen)
MON        Series 4, Episode 6
MON        The deserters lobby King George III over the war and McGurk
MON        has plans. 1775 America sitcom. Stars Andy Hamilton. From
MON        May 2006.
MON        
MON        23:00 Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World b007jtql (Listen)
MON        Series 2, The Scheme of Things
MON        The sci-fi star probes the notion of a 'cosmic plan'. With
MON        Richard Herring, Stewart Lee and Tom Baker. From August 1993.
MON        
MON        23:30 Atomic Tales b007jx75 (Listen)
MON        I've Got Your Number
MON        A man loses his identity and ends up in double trouble.
MON        1950s American sci-fi spoof with John Guerrasio. From August
MON        2006.
MON        
MON        
TUE        TUESDAY 28 DECEMBER 2010
TUE        
TUE        00:00 Martin Kiszko's Scramble b007jwnl (Listen)
TUE        [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday]
TUE        
TUE        00:30 Ghost Stories of Walter De La Mare b00ww8sr (Listen)
TUE        [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday]
TUE        
TUE        01:00 Hercule Poirot's Christmas b007jtxq (Listen)
TUE        [Repeat of broadcast at 12:55 on Monday]
TUE        
TUE        02:30 On the Hour b007jqs0 (Listen)
TUE        [Repeat of broadcast at 22:00 on Monday]
TUE        
TUE        03:00 E Nesbit's The Railway Children b00qxh11 (Listen)
TUE        [Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 on Monday]
TUE        
TUE        03:30 The Nutcracker and The Mouse King b00wvdg9 (Listen)
TUE        [Repeat of broadcast at 05:30 on Monday]
TUE        
TUE        04:00 Ed Doolan Interviews... b00stv4q (Listen)
TUE        [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Monday]
TUE        
TUE        05:00 E Nesbit's The Railway Children b00qxzyr (Listen)
TUE        Episode 2
TUE        Roberta, Phyllis and Peter jump to the rescue as Mother
TUE        falls ill and a Russian turns up at the station. Stars
TUE        Timothy Bateson.
TUE        
TUE        05:30 The Nutcracker and The Mouse King b00ww9v9 (Listen)
TUE        The Great Battle
TUE        The confrontation between the toys and the mice is about to
TUE        start! ETA Hoffman's classic Christmas tale stars Tony
TUE        Robinson.
TUE        
TUE        06:00 CBeebies on BBC Radio 7 b00ww9vm (Listen)
TUE        Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories
TUE        on BBC Radio 7.
TUE        
TUE        08:00 After Henry b007k01q (Listen)
TUE        The Season of Relative Goodwill
TUE        Sarah's mother makes everyone follow her strict timetable
TUE        for Christmas Day. Starring Prunella Scales. From December
TUE        1987.
TUE        
TUE        08:30 Married b007v2rf (Listen)
TUE        Series 3, Episode 3
TUE        With Robin's universes collided, the King's ex-lover drops
TUE        in. Stars Hugh Bonneville and Julian Clary. From September
TUE        2001.
TUE        
TUE        09:00 Flying the Flag b00c65k9 (Listen)
TUE        Series 3, Episode 5
TUE        When the diplomats' wives' fact-finding shopping trip is hit
TUE        by a hijack, the men hatch a rescue plan. Stars Dinsdale
TUE        Landen.
TUE        
TUE        09:30 Linda Smith's A Brief History of Timewasting b008zs1b (Listen)
TUE        Series 2, Episode 5
TUE        Sprung from his high-security facility, can Neighbourhood
TUE        Watch find Sir Cliff the tortoise? With Jeremy Hardy. From
TUE        July 2002.
TUE        
TUE        10:00 E Nesbit's The Railway Children b00qxzyr (Listen)
TUE        [Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]
TUE        
TUE        10:30 The Nutcracker and The Mouse King b00ww9v9 (Listen)
TUE        [Repeat of broadcast at 05:30 today]
TUE        
TUE        11:00 Old Peter's Russian Tales b00wwb3p (Listen)
TUE        Series 2, Fish Tales
TUE        A forester tells his grandchildren about an old fisherman
TUE        and a golden fish. Arthur Ransome dramatisation with Trevor
TUE        Cooper.
TUE        
TUE        11:15 Kings b007jqvs (Listen)
TUE        Hazar's Chicken
TUE        Tales from the reign of biblical King David. Bone is an
TUE        unlikely chicken killer and a far from plausible spy. With
TUE        Ewan Bailey.
TUE        
TUE        12:00 After Henry b007k01q (Listen)
TUE        [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE        
TUE        12:30 Doctor in the House b007jsw0 (Listen)
TUE        St Swithin's
TUE        Student doctor Simon Sparrow makes an immediate impression
TUE        with Sir Lancelot Spratt. Stars Richard Briers.
TUE        
TUE        13:00 Inspector Alleyn - A Man Lay Dead b00wwbcl (Listen)
TUE        The gentleman detective probes a baffling murder at a
TUE        country house party. Jeremy Clyde stars in Dame Ngaio
TUE        Marsh's thriller.
TUE        
TUE        14:00 Nicholas McInerny - Scrooge Blues b00wwbhf (Listen)
TUE        One year after the transformation of Ebenezer Scrooge - what
TUE        of his business and the people around him? Stars David
TUE        Hargreaves.
TUE        
TUE        14:30 Oh Yes It Is b00wwbk0 (Listen)
TUE        Send in the Clowns - 7 Premiere
TUE        Robinson Crusoe, Mother Goose and the amazing career of Joe
TUE        Grimaldi. Richard Briers narrates a history of the pantomime.
TUE        
TUE        15:00 A Short History of Ireland b007n1pw (Listen)
TUE        The Year of Slaughter/The First Performance of Handel's Messiah
TUE        The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With
TUE        Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
TUE        
TUE        15:15 Roy Hudd's Tales from the Lodge Room b00wwbmj (Listen)
TUE        London By the Sea - 7 Premiere
TUE        The comedian - and veteran of the Grand Order of Water Rats
TUE        - shares showbiz stories with a connection to Brighton.
TUE        
TUE        15:30 The Inn at the Edge of the World b00wwbwt (Listen)
TUE        Episode 7
TUE        It's Christmas Day on the island and Jessica is disturbed by
TUE        Jon's strange behaviour. Read by Alexandra Mathie.
TUE        
TUE        15:45 Peter Pan and Wendy b00wwd8h (Listen)
TUE        Episode 2
TUE        The mischievous little boy flies with the Darling children
TUE        to Neverland to meet the Lost Boys. Read by Alan Bennett.
TUE        
TUE        16:00 Big Toe Books b00wwd8k (Listen)
TUE        Children's stories with Chris Pizzey featuring The Lottie
TUE        Project by Jacqueline Wilson, read by Mari-Claire Turley.
TUE        bbc.co.uk/bigtoe.
TUE        
TUE        17:00 Flying the Flag b00c65k9 (Listen)
TUE        [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
TUE        
TUE        17:30 Linda Smith's A Brief History of Timewasting b008zs1b (Listen)
TUE        [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
TUE        
TUE        18:00 Martin Kiszko's Scramble b007jwp8 (Listen)
TUE        Episode 2
TUE        In a Britain where music is banned, Mel discovers some
TUE        uncomfortable truths about herself and her past. Stars Clare
TUE        Corbett.
TUE        
TUE        18:30 Ghost Stories of Walter De La Mare b00wwd8m (Listen)
TUE        The Almond Tree
TUE        A man recalls the love affair he witnessed as a child,
TUE        that's set to influence the rest of his life. Read by Julian
TUE        Wadham.
TUE        
TUE        19:00 After Henry b007k01q (Listen)
TUE        [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
TUE        
TUE        19:30 Doctor in the House b007jsw0 (Listen)
TUE        [Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
TUE        
TUE        20:00 Inspector Alleyn - A Man Lay Dead b00wwbcl (Listen)
TUE        [Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]
TUE        
TUE        21:00 Old Peter's Russian Tales b00wwb3p (Listen)
TUE        [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
TUE        
TUE        21:15 Kings b007jqvs (Listen)
TUE        [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
TUE        
TUE        22:00 Married b007v2rf (Listen)
TUE        [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
TUE        
TUE        22:30 Nebulous b00wwdg0 (Listen)
TUE        Series 3, The Girl With The Liquid Face
TUE        It is 2099 and the Professor's on a secret mission to find
TUE        Atlantis. Starring Mark Gatiss and David Warner. From May
TUE        2008.
TUE        
TUE        23:00 Little Britain b008m9f5 (Listen)
TUE        Series 2, Episode 1
TUE        Back where it started out - Matt Lucas and David Walliams'
TUE        oddball TV smash hit - without the cameras. From February
TUE        2002.
TUE        
TUE        23:30 The Sofa of Time b00hwyq7 (Listen)
TUE        There's Gravy in My Locker
TUE        Milford and Parker arrive in a magical world and embark on a
TUE        quest. Stars Nick Frost, Matt King and Mark Heap. From
TUE        October 2002.
TUE        
TUE        
WED        WEDNESDAY 29 DECEMBER 2010
WED        
WED        00:00 Martin Kiszko's Scramble b007jwp8 (Listen)
WED        [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday]
WED        
WED        00:30 Ghost Stories of Walter De La Mare b00wwd8m (Listen)
WED        [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday]
WED        
WED        01:00 Inspector Alleyn - A Man Lay Dead b00wwbcl (Listen)
WED        [Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Tuesday]
WED        
WED        02:00 Old Peter's Russian Tales b00wwb3p (Listen)
WED        [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Tuesday]
WED        
WED        02:15 Kings b007jqvs (Listen)
WED        [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Tuesday]
WED        
WED        03:00 E Nesbit's The Railway Children b00qxzyr (Listen)
WED        [Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 on Tuesday]
WED        
WED        03:30 The Nutcracker and The Mouse King b00ww9v9 (Listen)
WED        [Repeat of broadcast at 05:30 on Tuesday]
WED        
WED        04:00 Flying the Flag b00c65k9 (Listen)
WED        [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Tuesday]
WED        
WED        04:30 Linda Smith's A Brief History of Timewasting b008zs1b (Listen)
WED        [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Tuesday]
WED        
WED        05:00 E Nesbit's The Railway Children b00qy473 (Listen)
WED        Episode 3
WED        An avalanche poses a problem on the line and even a fishing
WED        trip takes a dramatic turn. Stars Paul Copley and Victoria
WED        Carling.
WED        
WED        05:30 The Nutcracker and The Mouse King b00wwdy1 (Listen)
WED        Mouseykins' Revenge
WED        Will the Royal Clockmaker rid the palace of the mice? And
WED        can there be two Drosselmeiers in this story? With Edward de
WED        Souza.
WED        
WED        06:00 CBeebies on BBC Radio 7 b00wwgzj (Listen)
WED        Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories
WED        on BBC Radio 7.
WED        
WED        08:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007jqps (Listen)
WED        Hancock's Happy Christmas
WED        Christmas spirit is in short supply in the Hancock
WED        household. Starring Tony Hancock and Kenneth Williams. From
WED        December 1956.
WED        
WED        08:30 Another Case of Milton Jones b00m0wn0 (Listen)
WED        Series 1, World Famous Celebrity Chef
WED        The surreal comedian tackles an expert role each week - with
WED        no ability whatsoever. With Lucy Montgomery. From October
WED        2005.
WED        
WED        09:00 Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves b007jqjc (Listen)
WED        Spode is Unsuccessful
WED        Gussie upsets his fiancee when he looks elsewhere on the
WED        menu. PG Wodehouse romp with Richard Briers and Michael Hordern.
WED        
WED        09:30 Old Dog and Partridge b007jvg6 (Listen)
WED        Episode 5
WED        When his old chum Ralph arrives with a trophy wife, landlord
WED        Jack decides to invent a fiancee. Starring Michael Williams.
WED        
WED        10:00 E Nesbit's The Railway Children b00qy473 (Listen)
WED        [Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]
WED        
WED        10:30 The Nutcracker and The Mouse King b00wwdy1 (Listen)
WED        [Repeat of broadcast at 05:30 today]
WED        
WED        11:00 Old Peter's Russian Tales b00wwhtq (Listen)
WED        Series 2, Prince Ivan
WED        A forester tells his grandchildren about an iron toothed
WED        witch baby's arrival. Arthur Ransome dramatisation with
WED        Trevor Cooper.
WED        
WED        11:15 Kings b007jqw4 (Listen)
WED        The Loved One
WED        Tales from the reign of biblical King David. Anat refuses to
WED        leave her home as the Israelites approach. Stars David
WED        Calder.
WED        
WED        12:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007jqps (Listen)
WED        [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED        
WED        12:30 Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead b0089m3v (Listen)
WED        A rival to the Bard of Avon - and buying a teaspoon. Sketch
WED        comedy with Ronnie Barker and Pauline Yates. From March 1971.
WED        
WED        13:00 Opening Night b0084rlw (Listen)
WED        On the opening night at the Vulcan Theatre a leading actor
WED        is found gassed in his dressing room. Was it suicide or
WED        murder?
WED        
WED        14:00 We Three Kings b00wwhxt (Listen)
WED        Ian Hislop investigates the story of the three kings of the
WED        Nativity, why they were important and how they ended up in
WED        Germany!
WED        
WED        14:30 Oh Yes It Is b00wwhxw (Listen)
WED        Burlesque and Breeches - 7 Premiere
WED        The origins of the thigh-slapping principal boy and Buttons
WED        makes his debut. Richard Briers narrates a history of the
WED        pantomime.
WED        
WED        15:00 A Short History of Ireland b007nbdy (Listen)
WED        The Second City of the Empire/Dublin: Poverty, Crime and Duels
WED        The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With
WED        Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
WED        
WED        15:15 Roy Hudd's Tales from the Lodge Room b00wwhyz (Listen)
WED        The Friends of The Water Rat - 7 Premiere
WED        The comedian explains how the showbiz fraternity began its
WED        fundraising activities for the Grand Order of Water Rats.
WED        
WED        15:30 The Inn at the Edge of the World b00wwhz1 (Listen)
WED        Episode 8
WED        As the mainlanders misbehave on their pagan island retreat,
WED        Harry speaks to Jessica obsessed Jon. Read by Alexandra
WED        Mathie.
WED        
WED        15:45 Peter Pan and Wendy b00wwhzk (Listen)
WED        Episode 3
WED        The mischievous boy and the Darling children play happily in
WED        the Mermaids Lagoon until pirates appear. Read by Alan
WED        Bennett.
WED        
WED        16:00 Big Toe Books b00wwhzw (Listen)
WED        Children's stories presented by Chris Pizzey featuring Stig
WED        of the Dump by Clive King, read by Andrew Lincoln.
WED        
WED        17:00 Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves b007jqjc (Listen)
WED        [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
WED        
WED        17:30 Old Dog and Partridge b007jvg6 (Listen)
WED        [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
WED        
WED        18:00 Martin Kiszko's Scramble b007jwq4 (Listen)
WED        Episode 3
WED        Racing against time, Mel battles to use music to thwart a
WED        crucial government project. Stars Clare Corbett and
WED        Christian Rodska.
WED        
WED        18:30 The Female Ghost b00nj7cx (Listen)
WED        The Cold Embrace
WED        After a German artist's cool betrayal, his fiancee's
WED        retribution is eerily apt. Mary Braddon's tale stars
WED        Stephanie Turner.
WED        
WED        19:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007jqps (Listen)
WED        [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
WED        
WED        19:30 Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead b0089m3v (Listen)
WED        [Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
WED        
WED        20:00 Opening Night b0084rlw (Listen)
WED        [Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]
WED        
WED        21:00 Old Peter's Russian Tales b00wwhtq (Listen)
WED        [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
WED        
WED        21:15 Kings b007jqw4 (Listen)
WED        [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
WED        
WED        22:00 Another Case of Milton Jones b00m0wn0 (Listen)
WED        [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
WED        
WED        22:30 The Maltby Collection b00wwj28 (Listen)
WED        Series 2, 7 Premiere
WED        With the museum stuck in the past, modernising
WED        deputy-curator Rod wants to make it sexy. Stars Geoffrey
WED        Palmer. From June 2008.
WED        
WED        23:00 The Lee Mack Show b00bbnvy (Listen)
WED        Tony Hadley
WED        The quick-fire comic presents stand-up, sketches and music.
WED        With Angela McHale, Trevor Crook and Tony Hadley. From March
WED        2005.
WED        
WED        23:30 The Million Pound Radio Show b008x3tm (Listen)
WED        Series 2, Episode 2
WED        The news of 1936 - and stereotypes in space. Andy Hamilton
WED        and Nick Revell's sharp-edged topical humour. From August
WED        1986.
WED        
WED        
THU        THURSDAY 30 DECEMBER 2010
THU        
THU        00:00 Martin Kiszko's Scramble b007jwq4 (Listen)
THU        [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday]
THU        
THU        00:30 The Female Ghost b00nj7cx (Listen)
THU        [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday]
THU        
THU        01:00 Opening Night b0084rlw (Listen)
THU        [Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Wednesday]
THU        
THU        02:00 Old Peter's Russian Tales b00wwhtq (Listen)
THU        [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Wednesday]
THU        
THU        02:15 Kings b007jqw4 (Listen)
THU        [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Wednesday]
THU        
THU        03:00 E Nesbit's The Railway Children b00qy473 (Listen)
THU        [Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 on Wednesday]
THU        
THU        03:30 The Nutcracker and The Mouse King b00wwdy1 (Listen)
THU        [Repeat of broadcast at 05:30 on Wednesday]
THU        
THU        04:00 Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves b007jqjc (Listen)
THU        [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Wednesday]
THU        
THU        04:30 Old Dog and Partridge b007jvg6 (Listen)
THU        [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Wednesday]
THU        
THU        05:00 E Nesbit's The Railway Children b00qyqd1 (Listen)
THU        Episode 4
THU        Roberta learns the truth about her father and the children
THU        help out when a paper chase goes wrong. Stars Timothy Bateson.
THU        
THU        05:30 The Nutcracker and The Mouse King b00wwkfr (Listen)
THU        Uncle and Nephew
THU        Can Drosselmeier find the cure for the Princess' affliction?
THU        Or will Lady Mouseykins have the final say? With Tony
THU        Robinson.
THU        
THU        06:00 CBeebies on BBC Radio 7 b00wwkjh (Listen)
THU        Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories
THU        on BBC Radio 7.
THU        
THU        08:00 The Goon Show b00fyvxb (Listen)
THU        The International Christmas Pudding
THU        An eccentric millionaire funds an expedition for fragments
THU        of a famous dessert. Stars Spike Milligan. From November 1955.
THU        
THU        08:30 Double Income, No Kids Yet b008x3lt (Listen)
THU        Series 3, Episode 1
THU        Katy's a mum at last, Daniel's got a new job, but Lucy's
THU        jealous. Stars David Tennant and Liz Carling. From October 2003.
THU        
THU        09:00 The Galton and Simpson Playhouse b007ylq8 (Listen)
THU        Clicquot et Fils
THU        Monsieur Clicquot plans to improve his ailing funeral
THU        parlour. Stars Richard Griffiths and Josie Lawrence. From
THU        December 1998.
THU        
THU        09:30 The Harpoon b007lnx3 (Listen)
THU        Series 1, Episode 4
THU        A veritable fascinating feast from the nostalgic spoof of
THU        boys' adventure story papers. With Peter Baynham. From
THU        September 1991.
THU        
THU        10:00 E Nesbit's The Railway Children b00qyqd1 (Listen)
THU        [Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]
THU        
THU        10:30 The Nutcracker and The Mouse King b00wwkfr (Listen)
THU        [Repeat of broadcast at 05:30 today]
THU        
THU        11:00 Old Peter's Russian Tales b00wwm2n (Listen)
THU        Series 2, The Stolen Turnips
THU        A forester tells his grandchildren of two squabbling
THU        green-fingered friends. Arthur Ransome dramatisation with
THU        Trevor Cooper.
THU        
THU        11:15 Kings b007jqwf (Listen)
THU        Michal, Saul's Daughter
THU        Tales from the reign of biblical King David. In the
THU        monarch's harem, three wives fight their case. Stars
THU        Caroline Langrishe.
THU        
THU        12:00 The Goon Show b00fyvxb (Listen)
THU        [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU        
THU        12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again b00wwn0j (Listen)
THU        Series 5, Episode 14
THU        'The Incredible Singing Blancmange' - or 'The Dessert Song'.
THU        A musical comedy with John Cleese and Bill Oddie. From July
THU        1967.
THU        
THU        13:00 When in Rome b0084sb1 (Listen)
THU        Trailing a vast drugs syndicate, Inspector Alleyn heads
THU        incognito to Rome. But he hasn't counted on murder. Stars
THU        Jeremy Clyde.
THU        
THU        14:00 Cinderella's Ponies b00wwn0l (Listen)
THU        Sparkling harness and gleaming white coats - Joannah Tincey
THU        meets the four legged stars of pantomime, 100 Shetland
THU        ponies.
THU        
THU        14:30 Oh Yes It Is b00wwn59 (Listen)
THU        They Make A Lovely Couplet - 7 Premiere
THU        The Victorian Era brings a new 'prettiness' and a leavening
THU        of morality. Richard Briers narrates a history of the
THU        pantomime.
THU        
THU        15:00 A Short History of Ireland b007nf1w (Listen)
THU        The Irish Gentry are Expensive People/A Sort of Despot - The Irish Landlord
THU        The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With
THU        Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
THU        
THU        15:15 Roy Hudd's Tales from the Lodge Room b00wwnsz (Listen)
THU        A Jolly Lot of Fellows - 7 Premiere
THU        The comedian and actor shares tales of some of the more
THU        eccentric showbiz members of the Grand Order of Water Rats.
THU        
THU        15:30 The Inn at the Edge of the World b00wwnt1 (Listen)
THU        Episode 9
THU        As the island guests begin their last day, drama erupts in
THU        stormy seas off the treacherous coast. Read by Alexandra
THU        Mathie.
THU        
THU        15:45 Peter Pan and Wendy b00wwnt4 (Listen)
THU        Episode 4
THU        As Wendy, John and Michael make a decision - pirates
THU        intervene, but what becomes of Peter and Tinkerbell? Read by
THU        Alan Bennett.
THU        
THU        16:00 Big Toe Books b00wwnt6 (Listen)
THU        A new production of The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, read by
THU        Christopher Eccleston (part one of two). Children's stories
THU        presented by Chris Pizzey.
THU        
THU        17:00 The Galton and Simpson Playhouse b007ylq8 (Listen)
THU        [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
THU        
THU        17:30 The Harpoon b007lnx3 (Listen)
THU        [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
THU        
THU        18:00 A Dream of Armageddon b007jwgt (Listen)
THU        Episode 1
THU        HG Wells creates a disturbing vision of the future with a
THU        powerful anti-war message.
THU        
THU        18:30 The Female Ghost b00njj2k (Listen)
THU        Enid Nesbit - Man Sized in Marble
THU        Two newlyweds reject their housekeeper's dread of All
THU        Saint's Eve - until it arrives. With Carolyn Jones and
THU        Stephen Critchlow.
THU        
THU        19:00 The Goon Show b00fyvxb (Listen)
THU        [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
THU        
THU        19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again b00wwn0j (Listen)
THU        [Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
THU        
THU        20:00 When in Rome b0084sb1 (Listen)
THU        [Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]
THU        
THU        21:00 Old Peter's Russian Tales b00wwm2n (Listen)
THU        [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
THU        
THU        21:15 Kings b007jqwf (Listen)
THU        [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
THU        
THU        22:00 Double Income, No Kids Yet b008x3lt (Listen)
THU        [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
THU        
THU        22:30 And Now In Colour b007jtz0 (Listen)
THU        Christmas Special 1991
THU        The festive foursome's far from traditional Christmas. Stars
THU        Tim Firth, Tim de Jongh and Michael Rutger. From December
THU        1991.
THU        
THU        23:00 Rigor Mortis b00g2glp (Listen)
THU        Series 3, Episode 1
THU        It's New Year in the mortuary and the pathologists must
THU        tackle a befuddled mother. Stars Peter Davison. From January
THU        2006.
THU        
THU        23:30 Ross Noble Goes Global b007jvrg (Listen)
THU        Budapest and Warsaw
THU        Kicking off his comedy travelogues in the capital of
THU        Hungary, the stand-up then takes the train to Poland. From
THU        June 2001.
THU        
THU        
FRI        FRIDAY 31 DECEMBER 2010
FRI        
FRI        00:00 A Dream of Armageddon b007jwgt (Listen)
FRI        [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday]
FRI        
FRI        00:30 The Female Ghost b00njj2k (Listen)
FRI        [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Thursday]
FRI        
FRI        01:00 When in Rome b0084sb1 (Listen)
FRI        [Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Thursday]
FRI        
FRI        02:00 Old Peter's Russian Tales b00wwm2n (Listen)
FRI        [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Thursday]
FRI        
FRI        02:15 Kings b007jqwf (Listen)
FRI        [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Thursday]
FRI        
FRI        03:00 E Nesbit's The Railway Children b00qyqd1 (Listen)
FRI        [Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 on Thursday]
FRI        
FRI        03:30 The Nutcracker and The Mouse King b00wwkfr (Listen)
FRI        [Repeat of broadcast at 05:30 on Thursday]
FRI        
FRI        04:00 The Galton and Simpson Playhouse b007ylq8 (Listen)
FRI        [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Thursday]
FRI        
FRI        04:30 The Harpoon b007lnx3 (Listen)
FRI        [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 on Thursday]
FRI        
FRI        05:00 Charles Dickens' The Chimes b00ph6s7 (Listen)
FRI        One New Year's Eve, the humble Trotty Veck learns the
FRI        importance of love and hope - in an extraordinary way. Stars
FRI        Ron Cook.
FRI        
FRI        06:00 CBeebies on BBC Radio 7 b00wwpcw (Listen)
FRI        Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories
FRI        on BBC Radio 7.
FRI        
FRI        08:00 Hamish and Dougal b008kl37 (Listen)
FRI        Hogmanay Special
FRI        James Naughtie joins Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden's 'Clue'
FRI        alter egos for a New Year's Eve celebration. From December
FRI        2004.
FRI        
FRI        08:30 Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends b007jzkw (Listen)
FRI        Series 2, Them and Us
FRI        Joy and consternation as Wendy's promoted at work, but
FRI        Robin's suspended. Stars Kay Stonham and Simon Greenall.
FRI        From May 2003.
FRI        
FRI        09:00 It Sticks Out Half A Mile b007jpvy (Listen)
FRI        The First Meeting
FRI        Pike and Hodges campaign to save the pier and Uncle Arthur
FRI        upsets Mavis. Starring John Le Mesurier. From January 1984.
FRI        
FRI        09:30 No Commitments b007jn7l (Listen)
FRI        Series 5, Rallying Around
FRI        Victoria and Charlotte jump to wrong conclusions - but Anna
FRI        has plans. Stars Rosemary Leach and Celia Imrie. From August
FRI        1998.
FRI        Credits
FRI        
FRI        10:00 Charles Dickens' The Chimes b00ph6s7 (Listen)
FRI        [Repeat of broadcast at 05:00 today]
FRI        
FRI        11:00 Old Peter's Russian Tales b00wwpxz (Listen)
FRI        Series 2, Frost
FRI        A forester tells his grandchildren how a warm heart overcame
FRI        a life of misery. Arthur Ransome dramatisation with Trevor
FRI        Cooper.
FRI        
FRI        11:15 Kings b007jqwr (Listen)
FRI        Abishag, The Virgin
FRI        Tales from the reign of biblical King David. The monarch is
FRI        dying. Bathsheba and his new wife attend him. Stars Alison
FRI        Pettitt.
FRI        
FRI        12:00 Hamish and Dougal b008kl37 (Listen)
FRI        [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI        
FRI        12:30 At Home With Hinge and Bracket b008wd18 (Listen)
FRI        Episode 6
FRI        Acclaimed baritone star Benjamin Luxon joins the dear ladies
FRI        for songs and conversation. From December 1990.
FRI        
FRI        13:00 Inspector Alleyn - A Surfeit of Lampreys b0084qwv (Listen)
FRI        The gentlemen detective investigates the gruesome death of
FRI        the head of a spendthrift aristocratic family. Stars Jeremy
FRI        Clyde.
FRI        
FRI        14:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show b00wwrgm (Listen)
FRI        Series 6, Episode 6
FRI        Highlights from the American funny man's 2009 season - with
FRI        "West Wing" star Martin Sheen and the best from Lake Wobegon.
FRI        
FRI        15:00 A Short History of Ireland b007nfs2 (Listen)
FRI        The Hearts of Steel and the Hearts of Oak/Clearing the Land
FRI        The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With
FRI        Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
FRI        
FRI        15:15 Roy Hudd's Tales from the Lodge Room b00wx2pk (Listen)
FRI        Going into Skirts - 7 Premiere
FRI        The comedian shares tales of the perils of playing panto
FRI        dame - collected in the Lodge Room of the Grand Order of
FRI        Water Rats.
FRI        
FRI        15:30 The Inn at the Edge of the World b00wx2pm (Listen)
FRI        Episode 10
FRI        Everyone on the Scottish island tries to come to terms with
FRI        the aftermath of the terrible storm. Concluded by Alexandra
FRI        Mathie.
FRI        
FRI        15:45 Peter Pan and Wendy b00wx2pp (Listen)
FRI        Episode 5
FRI        Wendy, John and Michael are Captain Hook's prisoners - but
FRI        will they ever manage to fly back home? Concluded by Alan
FRI        Bennett.
FRI        
FRI        16:00 Big Toe Books b00wwrn4 (Listen)
FRI        A new production of The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, read by
FRI        Christopher Eccleston (part two of two). Children's stories
FRI        presented by Chris Pizzey.
FRI        
FRI        17:00 It Sticks Out Half A Mile b007jpvy (Listen)
FRI        [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today]
FRI        
FRI        17:30 No Commitments b007jn7l (Listen)
FRI        [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today]
FRI        
FRI        18:00 A Dream of Armageddon b007k4kd (Listen)
FRI        Episode 2
FRI        The anti-war story hero escapes with his wife to try and
FRI        shield her from the horrors of battle. Read by Robert Bathurst.
FRI        
FRI        18:30 The Female Ghost b00njx8j (Listen)
FRI        Afterward
FRI        A newly-rich American couple move to England, but their past
FRI        catches up with them. Edith Wharton's tale stars Buffy
FRI        Davis.
FRI        
FRI        19:00 Hamish and Dougal b008kl37 (Listen)
FRI        [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today]
FRI        
FRI        19:30 At Home With Hinge and Bracket b008wd18 (Listen)
FRI        [Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today]
FRI        
FRI        20:00 Inspector Alleyn - A Surfeit of Lampreys b0084qwv (Listen)
FRI        [Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today]
FRI        
FRI        21:00 Old Peter's Russian Tales b00wwpxz (Listen)
FRI        [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today]
FRI        
FRI        21:15 Kings b007jqwr (Listen)
FRI        [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today]
FRI        
FRI        22:00 Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends b007jzkw (Listen)
FRI        [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today]
FRI        
FRI        22:30 Getting Nowhere Fast b007k1fl (Listen)
FRI        Series 2, Episode 1
FRI        Stirring Merv's bad memories, Chantal's biological clock is
FRI        ticking and the hunt is on. Stars Mervyn Stutter. From March
FRI        2003.
FRI        
FRI        23:00 Miranda Hart's Joke Shop b00mf2n3 (Listen)
FRI        What a Flirt
FRI        The tall, life-embracing, self-effacing clown has much to
FRI        learn about retail and men. With Patricia Hodge. From August
FRI        2008.
FRI        
FRI        23:30 Young Postmen b00fkp61 (Listen)
FRI        Tour de France
FRI        Surreal comedy in which a trio of 'posties' get embroiled in
FRI        escapades. Written by and starring Ben Miller. From November
FRI        1992.
FRI