Radio 7 Listings for 16/05/2009 - 22/05/2009

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SAT       SATURDAY 16 MAY 2009
SAT       
SAT       00:00 Journey into Space b007jrdj (Listen)
SAT       Journey into Space: World in Peril, Episode 5
SAT       Captain Jet and Lemmy monitor strange calls on the
SAT       ship-to-ship intercom. Stars Andrew Faulds and David
SAT       Jacobs. From 1955.
SAT       
SAT       00:30 The Handmaid's Tale b00kfx39 (Listen)
SAT       Episode 5
SAT       Offred embarks on Serena Joy's plan and sees the brutality
SAT       of the new regime in a cliff-hanging conclusion. Read by
SAT       Buffy Davis.
SAT       
SAT       01:00 Jagged Prayer b00c3rlj (Listen)
SAT       Virtual Saints
SAT       The nuns aren't safe from declining numbers and Cromwell
SAT       must solve an old murder. Stars Cheryl Campbell and
SAT       Timothy Spall.
SAT       
SAT       01:30 The Daughter of Time b007k48p (Listen)
SAT       Episode 10
SAT       Grant and Carradine turn their attention to Richard III's
SAT       successor, Henry Tudor. By Josephine Tey. Read by Paul
SAT       Young.
SAT       
SAT       02:00 The Color Purple b00kfx33 (Listen)
SAT       Episode 10
SAT       Shug is back! And Celie is re-united with her sister and
SAT       children at last. Alice Walker's Deep South drama with
SAT       Nadine Marshall.
SAT       
SAT       02:15 A Confidential Agent b007js3v (Listen)
SAT       Sharks Have Pearly Teeth
SAT       A loan to solve all financial worries. Liz Parker
SAT       discovers the bitter truth in a case of espionage. Stars
SAT       Rosemary Martin.
SAT       
SAT       03:00 Bartleby the Scrivener b007jx95 (Listen)
SAT       Adaptation of Herman Melville's sinister tale about a law
SAT       firm copyist who 'prefers' not to do parts of his job.
SAT       Stars Ian Holm.
SAT       
SAT       04:00 A Short History of Ireland b007rq88 (Listen)
SAT       Ribbonmen, Orangemen and Rockites/Emancipation Refused
SAT       The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With
SAT       Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
SAT       
SAT       04:15 Blind Man's Beauty b008s4c3 (Listen)
SAT       Episode 5
SAT       Peter White tackles Mother Nature's rain and birdsong in
SAT       his exploration of how blind people experience the concept
SAT       of beauty.
SAT       
SAT       04:30 Telling Tales b007jnkv (Listen)
SAT       Days Out
SAT       Alan Bennett recalls his 1940s childhood and the
SAT       difficulties endured over leaving Leeds on a Sunday.
SAT       
SAT       04:45 The Wind in the Willows b007jxhd (Listen)
SAT       Dulce Domum
SAT       Rat and Mole stumble across Mole's old abode. But it's a
SAT       bittersweet homecoming. Alan Bennett reads Kenneth
SAT       Grahame's classic.
SAT       
SAT       05:00 CBeebies on BBC Radio 7 b00kj225 (Listen)
SAT       Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and
SAT       stories on BBC Radio 7.
SAT       
SAT       08:00 Big Toe Books b00kj227 (Listen)
SAT       Kirsten O'Brien presents an hour of children's stories
SAT       featuring Wenny Has Wings by Janet Lee Carey, read by Adam
SAT       Sims.
SAT       
SAT       09:00 Unearthing Mysteries b007tbr0 (Listen)
SAT       Series 5, Egyptian Mummy Project
SAT       Professor Aubrey Manning visits an ambitious project in
SAT       Egypt aiming to unearth diseases suffered by the ancient
SAT       inhabitants.
SAT       
SAT       09:30 Doctor Finlay: The Adventures of a Black Bag
SAT       b0082j2t (Listen)
SAT       Series 1, Who Laughs Last
SAT       The celebrated GP meets his match with Scotland's
SAT       stingiest widow. AJ Cronin dramatisation with John Gordon
SAT       Sinclair.
SAT       
SAT       10:00 The Game's Afoot: Sherlock Holmes Special b00cm07d (Listen)
SAT       Fan Nick Utechin features the ace sleuth on the radio from
SAT       across the decades, including Adventure of the Speckled
SAT       Band (1945) and The Red-Headed League (1954).
SAT       
SAT       13:00 The Ladykillers b007jnlr (Listen)
SAT       Adaptation of Ealing's classic black comedy. A sweet old
SAT       lady stumbles upon the truth about her lodger and his
SAT       companions.
SAT       
SAT       14:30 Crime Catch Up b00kj229 (Listen)
SAT       Falco: Venus in Copper
SAT       In his search for the culprit, the Roman detective
SAT       realises the lengths that a lover will go to for revenge.
SAT       Stars Anton Lesser.
SAT       
SAT       15:00 Crime Catch Up b00kj22c (Listen)
SAT       Jagged Prayer: Where's Father Jack?
SAT       A murder unites Detective Inspector Cromwell and Mother
SAT       Helen to solve the mystery. Stars Cheryl Campbell and
SAT       Timothy Spall.
SAT       
SAT       15:30 Crime Catch Up b00kj22f (Listen)
SAT       Jagged Prayer: Icon, or A Pocketful of Nuns
SAT       The theft of a treasure from her convent reunites Mother
SAT       Helen with DI Cromwell. Stars Cheryl Campbell and Timothy
SAT       Spall.
SAT       
SAT       16:00 Crime Catch Up b00kj22h (Listen)
SAT       Jagged Prayer: Sister, Brother
SAT       Cromwell gives the nuns a crime prevention talk, but grows
SAT       suspicious of Sister Paula. Stars Cheryl Campbell and
SAT       Timothy Spall.
SAT       
SAT       16:30 Crime Catch Up b00kj22k (Listen)
SAT       Jagged Prayer: Virtual Saints
SAT       The nuns aren't safe from declining numbers and Cromwell
SAT       must solve an old murder. Stars Cheryl Campbell and
SAT       Timothy Spall.
SAT       
SAT       17:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show b00kj22m (Listen)
SAT       Series 5, Episode 30
SAT       The American funny man presents more comedy and music from
SAT       Nashville, with guests Brad Paisley and the Sam Bush Band.
SAT       
SAT       18:00 The Price of Fear b007jmqz (Listen)
SAT       Is There Anybody There?
SAT       Vincent Price's tale of a fake clairvoyant from suburbia,
SAT       visited by a man in search of a preview of eternity. Stars
SAT       Dilys Laye.
SAT       
SAT       18:30 A Short Journey into Space Force, with Charles
SAT       Chilton b00kj22p (Listen)
SAT       Episode 1
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 b007jshr (Listen)
SAT       Episode 1
SAT       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 b007tbr0 (Listen)
SAT       Series 5, Egyptian Mummy Project
SAT       Professor Aubrey Manning visits an ambitious project in
SAT       Egypt aiming to unearth diseases suffered by the ancient
SAT       inhabitants.
SAT       
SAT       19:30 Doctor Finlay: The Adventures of a Black Bag
SAT       b0082j2t (Listen)
SAT       Series 1, Who Laughs Last
SAT       The celebrated GP meets his match with Scotland's
SAT       stingiest widow. AJ Cronin dramatisation with John Gordon
SAT       Sinclair.
SAT       
SAT       20:00 The Game's Afoot: Sherlock Holmes Special b00cm07d (Listen)
SAT       Fan Nick Utechin features the ace sleuth on the radio from
SAT       across the decades, including Adventure of the Speckled
SAT       Band (1945) and The Red-Headed League (1954).
SAT       
SAT       23:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show b00kj22m (Listen)
SAT       Series 5, Episode 30
SAT       The American funny man presents more comedy and music from
SAT       Nashville, with guests Brad Paisley and the Sam Bush Band.
SAT       
SAT       
SUN       SUNDAY 17 MAY 2009
SUN       
SUN       00:00 The Price of Fear b007jmqz (Listen)
SUN       Is There Anybody There?
SUN       Vincent Price's tale of a fake clairvoyant from suburbia,
SUN       visited by a man in search of a preview of eternity. Stars
SUN       Dilys Laye.
SUN       
SUN       00:30 A Short Journey into Space Force, with Charles
SUN       Chilton b00kj22p (Listen)
SUN       Episode 1
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 b007jshr (Listen)
SUN       Episode 1
SUN       Classic sci-fi from James Follett's final book in the
SUN       Silent Vulcan Trilogy. Read by Nigel Anthony.
SUN       
SUN       01:00 The Ladykillers b007jnlr (Listen)
SUN       Adaptation of Ealing's classic black comedy. A sweet old
SUN       lady stumbles upon the truth about her lodger and his
SUN       companions.
SUN       
SUN       02:30 Troy b007jv52 (Listen)
SUN       King Priam and His Sons
SUN       The gods foretell disaster if a Trojan sovereign's second
SUN       son is allowed to live. City downfall trilogy with Paul
SUN       Scofield.
SUN       
SUN       04:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show b00kj22m (Listen)
SUN       Series 5, Episode 30
SUN       The American funny man presents more comedy and music from
SUN       Nashville, with guests Brad Paisley and the Sam Bush Band.
SUN       
SUN       05:00 CBeebies on BBC Radio 7 b00kj2hq (Listen)
SUN       Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and
SUN       stories on BBC Radio 7.
SUN       
SUN       08:00 Big Toe Books b00kj2hs (Listen)
SUN       Kirsten O'Brien presents an hour of children's stories,
SUN       featuring Wenny Has Wings by Janet Lee Carey, read by Adam
SUN       Sims. Email: bigtoe@bbc.co.uk.
SUN       
SUN       09:00 The Color Purple Omnibus b00kj2hv (Listen)
SUN       Episode 2
SUN       Alice Walker's Deep South drama concludes. With Nadine
SUN       Marshall.
SUN       
SUN       10:15 Rose Tremain Short Stories b0081t48 (Listen)
SUN       John-Jin
SUN       This brief tale connects a sinister growth hormone, a
SUN       young innocent and a girder in a pier pavilion. Read by
SUN       Siriol Jenkins.
SUN       
SUN       10:30 Boogie Up The River b007jz40 (Listen)
SUN       Lechlade Twinned with Zanzibar
SUN       Mark's birthday starts badly, with a dog hair in
SUN       Jennifer's champagne. Can a living legend save the day?
SUN       Stars Timothy Spall.
SUN       
SUN       11:00 That Reminds Me b007jn3t (Listen)
SUN       Series 1, Ned Sherrin
SUN       From Noel Coward to the Oliviers - the late broadcaster
SUN       and writer recalls his career highs and lows. From April
SUN       1999.
SUN       
SUN       11:30 The Radio Detectives b007jpbt (Listen)
SUN       Series 2, On the Beat with PC 49
SUN       Professor Jeffrey Richards recalls the popular street
SUN       bobby and asks Susan Stranks about her father Alan's
SUN       sleuthing creation.
SUN       
SUN       12:00 Much Binding in the Marsh b008gzwf (Listen)
SUN       The Weekly Bind has Mr Mulch's gardening and Patience
SUN       Gush's poetry. Stars Kenneth Horne and Richard Murdoch.
SUN       From August 1953.
SUN       
SUN       12:30 Listen to Les b00cz801 (Listen)
SUN       Cissie Braithwaite instructs Ada Shufflebotham on fox
SUN       hunting. Les Dawson reunites with Roy Barraclough. From
SUN       July 1983.
SUN       
SUN       13:00 Troy b007jv52 (Listen)
SUN       King Priam and His Sons
SUN       The gods foretell disaster if a Trojan sovereign's second
SUN       son is allowed to live. City downfall trilogy with Paul
SUN       Scofield.
SUN       
SUN       14:30 Comedy Catch Up b00kjbgb (Listen)
SUN       Unnatural Acts: All the World's a Stage
SUN       It's audition time in the Hardy household, as Paul's new
SUN       motorbike gets in on the action. With Kit Hollerbach and
SUN       Jeremy Hardy.
SUN       
SUN       15:00 Comedy Catch Up b00kjbgd (Listen)
SUN       Second Thoughts: Laugh and Marriage
SUN       Bill wants Richard and Liza to cool their ardour, and
SUN       Faith is stoking the fires. Stars James Bolam and Lynda
SUN       Bellingham.
SUN       
SUN       15:30 Comedy Catch Up b00kjbgg (Listen)
SUN       Hancock's Half Hour: The 13th of the Series
SUN       The lad gets triskaidekaphobic over the recording of the
SUN       show between numbers 12 and 14. Stars Tony Hancock. From
SUN       January 1957.
SUN       
SUN       16:00 Comedy Catch Up b00kjbgj (Listen)
SUN       Alison and Maud: Lame Ducks
SUN       Landlady Alison tries to avoid a courtship display without
SUN       a hastily invented husband. Stars Denise Coffey and Miriam
SUN       Margolyes.
SUN       
SUN       16:30 Comedy Catch Up b00kjbgl (Listen)
SUN       The Alan Davies Show
SUN       Alan and friends find themselves locked in - a lot! The
SUN       comedy actor's 1998 sitcom, with Ronnie Ancona and Alan
SUN       Francis.
SUN       
SUN       17:00 That Reminds Me b007jn3t (Listen)
SUN       Series 1, Ned Sherrin
SUN       From Noel Coward to the Oliviers - the late broadcaster
SUN       and writer recalls his career highs and lows. From April
SUN       1999.
SUN       
SUN       17:30 The Radio Detectives b007jpbt (Listen)
SUN       Series 2, On the Beat with PC 49
SUN       Professor Jeffrey Richards recalls the popular street
SUN       bobby and asks Susan Stranks about her father Alan's
SUN       sleuthing creation.
SUN       
SUN       18:00 Voices from the Grave b007jwnf (Listen)
SUN       Middlewitch
SUN       It's midsummer in North Wales and an old woman waits for
SUN       the curse of Aberthol Christmas to strike her village once
SUN       more.
SUN       
SUN       18:30 Slaughterhouse 5 b007jwmv (Listen)
SUN       Episode 3
SUN       Anti-hero Billy Pilgrim begins relishing his life in a zoo
SUN       on the planet Tralfamadore. Robert Jezek reads Kurt
SUN       Vonnegut's cult book.
SUN       
SUN       19:00 Much Binding in the Marsh b008gzwf (Listen)
SUN       The Weekly Bind has Mr Mulch's gardening and Patience
SUN       Gush's poetry. Stars Kenneth Horne and Richard Murdoch.
SUN       From August 1953.
SUN       
SUN       19:30 Listen to Les b00cz801 (Listen)
SUN       Cissie Braithwaite instructs Ada Shufflebotham on fox
SUN       hunting. Les Dawson reunites with Roy Barraclough. From
SUN       July 1983.
SUN       
SUN       20:00 The Color Purple Omnibus b00kj2hv (Listen)
SUN       Episode 2
SUN       Alice Walker's Deep South drama concludes. With Nadine
SUN       Marshall.
SUN       
SUN       21:15 Rose Tremain Short Stories b0081t48 (Listen)
SUN       John-Jin
SUN       This brief tale connects a sinister growth hormone, a
SUN       young innocent and a girder in a pier pavilion. Read by
SUN       Siriol Jenkins.
SUN       
SUN       21:30 Boogie Up The River b007jz40 (Listen)
SUN       Lechlade Twinned with Zanzibar
SUN       Mark's birthday starts badly, with a dog hair in
SUN       Jennifer's champagne. Can a living legend save the day?
SUN       Stars Timothy Spall.
SUN       
SUN       22:00 The News Quiz b00kjbgn (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 8th May 2009.
SUN       
SUN       22:30 Safety Catch b00fn9d1 (Listen)
SUN       Series 1, Whatever Happened to the Unlikely Lad?
SUN       Arms dealer Simon is not keen on a school reunion. Could
SUN       he end up the coolest kid in class? Stars Darren Boyd and
SUN       Joanna Page.
SUN       
SUN       23:00 No Tomatoes b0082dsm (Listen)
SUN       Retro Rocket
SUN       Dub your life into English and reconnect with that harp
SUN       effect from olden times.
SUN       
SUN       23:15 Knocker b008j006 (Listen)
SUN       Profitch
SUN       Audience comedy about a long suffering market researcher.
SUN       Written by Neil Edmond and starring Paula Wilcox.
SUN       
SUN       23:30 Spats b00cgsrz (Listen)
SUN       Series 2, Society vs The Individual
SUN       John-Luke Roberts tackles the subject alone, while the
SUN       audience listens together.
SUN       
SUN       
MON       MONDAY 18 MAY 2009
MON       
MON       00:00 Voices from the Grave b007jwnf (Listen)
MON       Middlewitch
MON       It's midsummer in North Wales and an old woman waits for
MON       the curse of Aberthol Christmas to strike her village once
MON       more.
MON       
MON       00:30 Slaughterhouse 5 b007jwmv (Listen)
MON       Episode 3
MON       Anti-hero Billy Pilgrim begins relishing his life in a zoo
MON       on the planet Tralfamadore. Robert Jezek reads Kurt
MON       Vonnegut's cult book.
MON       
MON       01:00 Troy b007jv52 (Listen)
MON       King Priam and His Sons
MON       The gods foretell disaster if a Trojan sovereign's second
MON       son is allowed to live. City downfall trilogy with Paul
MON       Scofield.
MON       
MON       02:30 Comedy Catch Up b00kjbgb (Listen)
MON       Unnatural Acts: All the World's a Stage
MON       It's audition time in the Hardy household, as Paul's new
MON       motorbike gets in on the action. With Kit Hollerbach and
MON       Jeremy Hardy.
MON       
MON       03:00 Comedy Catch Up b00kjbgd (Listen)
MON       Second Thoughts: Laugh and Marriage
MON       Bill wants Richard and Liza to cool their ardour, and
MON       Faith is stoking the fires. Stars James Bolam and Lynda
MON       Bellingham.
MON       
MON       03:30 Comedy Catch Up b00kjbgg (Listen)
MON       Hancock's Half Hour: The 13th of the Series
MON       The lad gets triskaidekaphobic over the recording of the
MON       show between numbers 12 and 14. Stars Tony Hancock. From
MON       January 1957.
MON       
MON       04:00 Comedy Catch Up b00kjbgj (Listen)
MON       Alison and Maud: Lame Ducks
MON       Landlady Alison tries to avoid a courtship display without
MON       a hastily invented husband. Stars Denise Coffey and Miriam
MON       Margolyes.
MON       
MON       04:30 Comedy Catch Up b00kjbgl (Listen)
MON       The Alan Davies Show
MON       Alan and friends find themselves locked in - a lot! The
MON       comedy actor's 1998 sitcom, with Ronnie Ancona and Alan
MON       Francis.
MON       
MON       05:00 CBeebies on BBC Radio 7 b00kjh62 (Listen)
MON       Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and
MON       stories on BBC7.
MON       
MON       08:00 The Goon Show b00kjh64 (Listen)
MON       The Silver Doubloons
MON       Ned Seagoon displays hidden talents. Spike Milligan, Peter
MON       Sellers and Harry Secombe near the end of the run. From
MON       January 1960.
MON       
MON       08:30 The Harpoon b00b3gv0 (Listen)
MON       Series 1, Episode 3
MON       A special budget edition of the nostalgic spoof of boys'
MON       adventure story papers. With Alistair McGowan. From
MON       September 1991.
MON       
MON       09:00 Ballylenon b008751g (Listen)
MON       Series 6, Episode 5
MON       Phonsie's plans perturb the locals, but Muriel's accident
MON       proves a blessing. 1956 sleepy Irish town whimsy with TP
MON       McKenna.
MON       
MON       09:30 Unnatural Acts b00kjh66 (Listen)
MON       Series 2, April Fool
MON       A slew of April Fool pranks in the Hardy household
MON       escalates into a terrorist threat. Starring Jeremy Hardy.
MON       From April 1988.
MON       
MON       10:00 War and Peace b007jlvz (Listen)
MON       Plots and Stratagems
MON       Russian aristocrats are blissfully unaware of Napoleon
MON       Bonaparte's plans. Leo Tolstoy dramatisation with Simon
MON       Russell Beale.
MON       
MON       11:00 The Real Dennis Truelove b007jt8v (Listen)
MON       Episode 1
MON       A bank employee escapes his job to head off on an
MON       adventure, hoping the police don't catch him. Stars Fine
MON       Time Fontayne.
MON       
MON       11:15 A Confidential Agent b007js48 (Listen)
MON       Fire
MON       When a factory goes up in flames, Liz Parker must decide
MON       if sabotage or fraud is involved. Starring Rosemary Martin.
MON       
MON       12:00 The Goon Show b00kjh64 (Listen)
MON       The Silver Doubloons
MON       Ned Seagoon displays hidden talents. Spike Milligan, Peter
MON       Sellers and Harry Secombe near the end of the run. From
MON       January 1960.
MON       
MON       12:30 Who Goes There? b007v2sv (Listen)
MON       Series 2, Episode 2
MON       Martin Young chairs the famous people quiz. With Francis
MON       Wheen, Claire Rayner, Roy Hattersley and Fred Housego.
MON       From June 1998.
MON       
MON       13:00 The Radio Detectives b007jp6v (Listen)
MON       Series 1, The Voice of Sherlock Holmes
MON       Armed with pipe, hansom cab and violin, Professor Jeffrey
MON       Richards investigates the most famous resident of Baker
MON       Street.
MON       
MON       13:30 The Daughter of Time b007k4c4 (Listen)
MON       Episode 11
MON       Continuing Josephine Tey's novel. Inspector Grant
MON       investigates the case of the Princes in the Tower. Read by
MON       Paul Young.
MON       
MON       14:00 A Short History of Ireland b007rsyy (Listen)
MON       The Catholic Association/The Invasion of Ulster
MON       The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With
MON       Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
MON       
MON       14:15 Cutting a Dash b007k0n9 (Listen)
MON       The Endangered Apostrophe
MON       The series that inspired 'Eats Shoots and Leaves'. Is a
MON       misplaced apostrophe a catastrophe? With Lynne Truss.
MON       
MON       14:30 Telling Tales b007jnlz (Listen)
MON       Proper Names
MON       Alan Bennett reminisces about his 1940s Leeds childhood
MON       and the time his father was taken seriously ill.
MON       
MON       14:45 The Wind in the Willows b007jxhs (Listen)
MON       Mr Toad
MON       Mr Toad claims to have seen the error of his ways and
MON       promises to change. Alan Bennett reads Kenneth Grahame's
MON       classic tale.
MON       
MON       15:00 War and Peace b007jlvz (Listen)
MON       Plots and Stratagems
MON       Russian aristocrats are blissfully unaware of Napoleon
MON       Bonaparte's plans. Leo Tolstoy dramatisation with Simon
MON       Russell Beale.
MON       
MON       16:00 Big Toe Books b00kjk71 (Listen)
MON       Presented by Kirsten O'Brien. Featuring Sally Lindsay
MON       reading The Magic Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton and Marc
MON       Warren reading The War Diaries of Alistair Fury by Jamie
MON       Rix.
MON       
MON       17:00 Ballylenon b008751g (Listen)
MON       Series 6, Episode 5
MON       Phonsie's plans perturb the locals, but Muriel's accident
MON       proves a blessing. 1956 sleepy Irish town whimsy with TP
MON       McKenna.
MON       
MON       17:30 Unnatural Acts b00kjh66 (Listen)
MON       Series 2, April Fool
MON       A slew of April Fool pranks in the Hardy household
MON       escalates into a terrorist threat. Starring Jeremy Hardy.
MON       From April 1988.
MON       
MON       18:00 Journey into Space b007jrgw (Listen)
MON       Journey into Space: World in Peril, Episode 6
MON       Captain Jet and Lemmy are not the only ones to heed the
MON       mysterious voice. Stars Andrew Faulds and David Jacobs.
MON       From 1955.
MON       
MON       18:30 Summertime on Icarus b007jv5s (Listen)
MON       A space adventure by sci-fi master, Arthur C Clarke. It's
MON       dawn and an engineer is stranded on an asteroid too close
MON       to the Sun.
MON       
MON       19:00 The Goon Show b00kjh64 (Listen)
MON       The Silver Doubloons
MON       Ned Seagoon displays hidden talents. Spike Milligan, Peter
MON       Sellers and Harry Secombe near the end of the run. From
MON       January 1960.
MON       
MON       19:30 Who Goes There? b007v2sv (Listen)
MON       Series 2, Episode 2
MON       Martin Young chairs the famous people quiz. With Francis
MON       Wheen, Claire Rayner, Roy Hattersley and Fred Housego.
MON       From June 1998.
MON       
MON       20:00 The Radio Detectives b007jp6v (Listen)
MON       Series 1, The Voice of Sherlock Holmes
MON       Armed with pipe, hansom cab and violin, Professor Jeffrey
MON       Richards investigates the most famous resident of Baker
MON       Street.
MON       
MON       20:30 The Daughter of Time b007k4c4 (Listen)
MON       Episode 11
MON       Continuing Josephine Tey's novel. Inspector Grant
MON       investigates the case of the Princes in the Tower. Read by
MON       Paul Young.
MON       
MON       21:00 The Real Dennis Truelove b007jt8v (Listen)
MON       Episode 1
MON       A bank employee escapes his job to head off on an
MON       adventure, hoping the police don't catch him. Stars Fine
MON       Time Fontayne.
MON       
MON       21:15 A Confidential Agent b007js48 (Listen)
MON       Fire
MON       When a factory goes up in flames, Liz Parker must decide
MON       if sabotage or fraud is involved. Starring Rosemary Martin.
MON       
MON       22:00 The Harpoon b00b3gv0 (Listen)
MON       Series 1, Episode 3
MON       A special budget edition of the nostalgic spoof of boys'
MON       adventure story papers. With Alistair McGowan. From
MON       September 1991.
MON       
MON       22:30 Acropolis Now b007jwps (Listen)
MON       Series 2, Love
MON       It's Eros night at the Acropolis Fish Restaurant and -
MON       despite the hunger - all thoughts turn to romance. Stars
MON       Stephen Moore.
MON       
MON       23:00 Chewin' the Fat b00kjk73 (Listen)
MON       Greg Hemphill and Ford Kiernan present Radio Scotland's
MON       'topical' banter and sketch show. From March 1998.
MON       
MON       23:30 Nick Revell Show b007k1n0 (Listen)
MON       Series 2, Homeless
MON       The writer and his talking geraniums outstay their welcome
MON       at Craig and Shonagh's place. With Alistair McGowan. From
MON       June 1993.
MON       
MON       
TUE       TUESDAY 19 MAY 2009
TUE       
TUE       00:00 Journey into Space b007jrgw (Listen)
TUE       Journey into Space: World in Peril, Episode 6
TUE       Captain Jet and Lemmy are not the only ones to heed the
TUE       mysterious voice. Stars Andrew Faulds and David Jacobs.
TUE       From 1955.
TUE       
TUE       00:30 Summertime on Icarus b007jv5s (Listen)
TUE       A space adventure by sci-fi master, Arthur C Clarke. It's
TUE       dawn and an engineer is stranded on an asteroid too close
TUE       to the Sun.
TUE       
TUE       01:00 The Radio Detectives b007jp6v (Listen)
TUE       Series 1, The Voice of Sherlock Holmes
TUE       Armed with pipe, hansom cab and violin, Professor Jeffrey
TUE       Richards investigates the most famous resident of Baker
TUE       Street.
TUE       
TUE       01:30 The Daughter of Time b007k4c4 (Listen)
TUE       Episode 11
TUE       Continuing Josephine Tey's novel. Inspector Grant
TUE       investigates the case of the Princes in the Tower. Read by
TUE       Paul Young.
TUE       
TUE       02:00 The Real Dennis Truelove b007jt8v (Listen)
TUE       Episode 1
TUE       A bank employee escapes his job to head off on an
TUE       adventure, hoping the police don't catch him. Stars Fine
TUE       Time Fontayne.
TUE       
TUE       02:15 A Confidential Agent b007js48 (Listen)
TUE       Fire
TUE       When a factory goes up in flames, Liz Parker must decide
TUE       if sabotage or fraud is involved. Starring Rosemary Martin.
TUE       
TUE       03:00 War and Peace b007jlvz (Listen)
TUE       Plots and Stratagems
TUE       Russian aristocrats are blissfully unaware of Napoleon
TUE       Bonaparte's plans. Leo Tolstoy dramatisation with Simon
TUE       Russell Beale.
TUE       
TUE       04:00 A Short History of Ireland b007rsyy (Listen)
TUE       The Catholic Association/The Invasion of Ulster
TUE       The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With
TUE       Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
TUE       
TUE       04:15 Cutting a Dash b007k0n9 (Listen)
TUE       The Endangered Apostrophe
TUE       The series that inspired 'Eats Shoots and Leaves'. Is a
TUE       misplaced apostrophe a catastrophe? With Lynne Truss.
TUE       
TUE       04:30 Telling Tales b007jnlz (Listen)
TUE       Proper Names
TUE       Alan Bennett reminisces about his 1940s Leeds childhood
TUE       and the time his father was taken seriously ill.
TUE       
TUE       04:45 The Wind in the Willows b007jxhs (Listen)
TUE       Mr Toad
TUE       Mr Toad claims to have seen the error of his ways and
TUE       promises to change. Alan Bennett reads Kenneth Grahame's
TUE       classic tale.
TUE       
TUE       05:00 CBeebies on BBC Radio 7 b00kjsn2 (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 b0081vx2 (Listen)
TUE       The Floggle Grummit Missile
TUE       Troutbridge's officers aim to make a fast buck from
TUE       Lieutenant Bates' latest invention. Stars Jon Pertwee.
TUE       From February 1961.
TUE       
TUE       08:30 The Leopard in Autumn b00c683t (Listen)
TUE       The Future Begins Here
TUE       David Swift stars as an ineffectual tinpot tyrant in this
TUE       renaissance sitcom. With feuds aplenty, what price
TUE       conflict resolution?
TUE       
TUE       09:00 Second Thoughts b00kjsn6 (Listen)
TUE       Series 3, Recipe for Disaster
TUE       With Faith's friend Esther visiting from Australia,
TUE       culinary chaos is on the menu. Stars James Bolam and Lynda
TUE       Bellingham.
TUE       
TUE       09:30 Huddwinks b009kh0z (Listen)
TUE       Series 1, Railway '86 - The Movie!
TUE       British Rail's new 'Silver Bullet' train ends up as a
TUE       runaway express to Aberdeen. Stars Roy Hudd. From August
TUE       1986.
TUE       
TUE       10:00 War and Peace b007jlwj (Listen)
TUE       Disillusion
TUE       After the Austrian retreat, the armies meet at the town of
TUE       Austerlitz. Leo Tolstoy dramatisation with Simon Russell
TUE       Beale.
TUE       
TUE       11:00 The Real Dennis Truelove b007jt93 (Listen)
TUE       Episode 2
TUE       On the run with a bundle of stolen cash, the bank employee
TUE       makes the most of the coast. Stars Fine Time Fontayne.
TUE       
TUE       11:15 The Recall Man b00kjsmw (Listen)
TUE       Introductory Episode
TUE       A scientist is suspected of murdering her boss. Forensic
TUE       psychologist Dr Aston helps police investigate. Stars
TUE       Jeremy Swift.
TUE       
TUE       12:00 The Navy Lark b0081vx2 (Listen)
TUE       The Floggle Grummit Missile
TUE       Troutbridge's officers aim to make a fast buck from
TUE       Lieutenant Bates' latest invention. Stars Jon Pertwee.
TUE       From February 1961.
TUE       
TUE       12:30 Steptoe and Son b007k1zr (Listen)
TUE       Any Old Iron?
TUE       Albert's concerned about an offer made to Harold. Adapted
TUE       from TV, with Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H Corbett. From
TUE       March 1972.
TUE       
TUE       13:00 Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs b007jr3d (Listen)
TUE       The Crooked Man
TUE       The sleuth probes a death in Aldershot, but this tale of
TUE       love and treachery begins during 'The Indian Mutiny'. From
TUE       1966.
TUE       
TUE       13:30 The Daughter of Time b007k4d9 (Listen)
TUE       Episode 12
TUE       Grant and Carradine investigate how Henry VII's rival
TUE       heirs fared. Paul Young continues reading Josephine Tey's
TUE       novel.
TUE       
TUE       14:00 A Short History of Ireland b007s5dm (Listen)
TUE       The Clare Election/Scum Condensed of Irish Bog
TUE       The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With
TUE       Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
TUE       
TUE       14:15 Cutting a Dash b007k0pj (Listen)
TUE       Changing Gear, the Comma
TUE       'A little boomerang', the Ancient Greeks, legalese and the
TUE       National Curriculum all come under the scrutiny of Lynne
TUE       Truss.
TUE       
TUE       14:30 Telling Tales b007k4mn (Listen)
TUE       Eating Out
TUE       Alan Bennett recalls the menu revolution of 1950s Britain,
TUE       which saw the arrival of frothy coffee and cocktail
TUE       parties.
TUE       
TUE       14:45 The Wind in the Willows b007jxhw (Listen)
TUE       Toad's Adventure
TUE       Mr Toad hatches a plan to escape from jail with the help
TUE       of a washerwoman. Alan Bennett reads Kenneth Grahame's
TUE       classic story.
TUE       
TUE       15:00 War and Peace b007jlwj (Listen)
TUE       Disillusion
TUE       After the Austrian retreat, the armies meet at the town of
TUE       Austerlitz. Leo Tolstoy dramatisation with Simon Russell
TUE       Beale.
TUE       
TUE       16:00 Big Toe Books b00kk0mz (Listen)
TUE       Kirsten O'Brien presents. Featuring Sally Lindsay reading
TUE       The Magic Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton, and Stella Gonet
TUE       reading Harry and the Wrinklies by Alan Temperley.
TUE       
TUE       17:00 Second Thoughts b00kjsn6 (Listen)
TUE       Series 3, Recipe for Disaster
TUE       With Faith's friend Esther visiting from Australia,
TUE       culinary chaos is on the menu. Stars James Bolam and Lynda
TUE       Bellingham.
TUE       
TUE       17:30 Huddwinks b009kh0z (Listen)
TUE       Series 1, Railway '86 - The Movie!
TUE       British Rail's new 'Silver Bullet' train ends up as a
TUE       runaway express to Aberdeen. Stars Roy Hudd. From August
TUE       1986.
TUE       
TUE       18:00 Journey into Space b007jrkp (Listen)
TUE       Journey into Space: World in Peril, Episode 7
TUE       Frank's messages continue to arrive, but whereabouts on
TUE       Mars is he? Stars Andrew Faulds and David Jacobs. From
TUE       1955.
TUE       
TUE       18:30 Before Eden b007jvt0 (Listen)
TUE       Is there life on Venus? A space adventure with a strong
TUE       environmental message by Arthur C Clarke.
TUE       
TUE       19:00 The Navy Lark b0081vx2 (Listen)
TUE       The Floggle Grummit Missile
TUE       Troutbridge's officers aim to make a fast buck from
TUE       Lieutenant Bates' latest invention. Stars Jon Pertwee.
TUE       From February 1961.
TUE       
TUE       19:30 Steptoe and Son b007k1zr (Listen)
TUE       Any Old Iron?
TUE       Albert's concerned about an offer made to Harold. Adapted
TUE       from TV, with Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H Corbett. From
TUE       March 1972.
TUE       
TUE       20:00 Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs b007jr3d (Listen)
TUE       The Crooked Man
TUE       The sleuth probes a death in Aldershot, but this tale of
TUE       love and treachery begins during 'The Indian Mutiny'. From
TUE       1966.
TUE       
TUE       20:30 The Daughter of Time b007k4d9 (Listen)
TUE       Episode 12
TUE       Grant and Carradine investigate how Henry VII's rival
TUE       heirs fared. Paul Young continues reading Josephine Tey's
TUE       novel.
TUE       
TUE       21:00 The Real Dennis Truelove b007jt93 (Listen)
TUE       Episode 2
TUE       On the run with a bundle of stolen cash, the bank employee
TUE       makes the most of the coast. Stars Fine Time Fontayne.
TUE       
TUE       21:15 The Recall Man b00kjsmw (Listen)
TUE       Introductory Episode
TUE       A scientist is suspected of murdering her boss. Forensic
TUE       psychologist Dr Aston helps police investigate. Stars
TUE       Jeremy Swift.
TUE       
TUE       22:00 The Leopard in Autumn b00c683t (Listen)
TUE       The Future Begins Here
TUE       David Swift stars as an ineffectual tinpot tyrant in this
TUE       renaissance sitcom. With feuds aplenty, what price
TUE       conflict resolution?
TUE       
TUE       22:30 Ectoplasm b007wp38 (Listen)
TUE       The Affair of the Baddie's Niece
TUE       Lord Zimbabwe and Dr Lilac hit the Wild West to thwart an
TUE       evil Waffle Baron. With Dan Freedman and Nick Romero. From
TUE       July 2000.
TUE       
TUE       23:00 The End of the Road Show b00kk0n1 (Listen)
TUE       Episode 1
TUE       The series reaching the parts other comedy shows can't.
TUE       With Nick Hancock, Tony Hawks and Neil Mullarkey. From
TUE       December 1991.
TUE       
TUE       23:30 At Home With The Snails b00c8rbm (Listen)
TUE       Series 2, Episode 3
TUE       George and Beverly continue with their plan to bring their
TUE       family together by faking their deaths. With Geoffrey
TUE       Palmer.
TUE       
TUE       
WED       WEDNESDAY 20 MAY 2009
WED       
WED       00:00 Journey into Space b007jrkp (Listen)
WED       Journey into Space: World in Peril, Episode 7
WED       Frank's messages continue to arrive, but whereabouts on
WED       Mars is he? Stars Andrew Faulds and David Jacobs. From
WED       1955.
WED       
WED       00:30 Before Eden b007jvt0 (Listen)
WED       Is there life on Venus? A space adventure with a strong
WED       environmental message by Arthur C Clarke.
WED       
WED       01:00 Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs b007jr3d (Listen)
WED       The Crooked Man
WED       The sleuth probes a death in Aldershot, but this tale of
WED       love and treachery begins during 'The Indian Mutiny'. From
WED       1966.
WED       
WED       01:30 The Daughter of Time b007k4d9 (Listen)
WED       Episode 12
WED       Grant and Carradine investigate how Henry VII's rival
WED       heirs fared. Paul Young continues reading Josephine Tey's
WED       novel.
WED       
WED       02:00 The Real Dennis Truelove b007jt93 (Listen)
WED       Episode 2
WED       On the run with a bundle of stolen cash, the bank employee
WED       makes the most of the coast. Stars Fine Time Fontayne.
WED       
WED       02:15 The Recall Man b00kjsmw (Listen)
WED       Introductory Episode
WED       A scientist is suspected of murdering her boss. Forensic
WED       psychologist Dr Aston helps police investigate. Stars
WED       Jeremy Swift.
WED       
WED       03:00 War and Peace b007jlwj (Listen)
WED       Disillusion
WED       After the Austrian retreat, the armies meet at the town of
WED       Austerlitz. Leo Tolstoy dramatisation with Simon Russell
WED       Beale.
WED       
WED       04:00 A Short History of Ireland b007s5dm (Listen)
WED       The Clare Election/Scum Condensed of Irish Bog
WED       The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With
WED       Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
WED       
WED       04:15 Cutting a Dash b007k0pj (Listen)
WED       Changing Gear, the Comma
WED       'A little boomerang', the Ancient Greeks, legalese and the
WED       National Curriculum all come under the scrutiny of Lynne
WED       Truss.
WED       
WED       04:30 Telling Tales b007k4mn (Listen)
WED       Eating Out
WED       Alan Bennett recalls the menu revolution of 1950s Britain,
WED       which saw the arrival of frothy coffee and cocktail
WED       parties.
WED       
WED       04:45 The Wind in the Willows b007jxhw (Listen)
WED       Toad's Adventure
WED       Mr Toad hatches a plan to escape from jail with the help
WED       of a washerwoman. Alan Bennett reads Kenneth Grahame's
WED       classic story.
WED       
WED       05:00 CBeebies on BBC Radio 7 b00kk0r8 (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 b007s5g6 (Listen)
WED       Almost a Gentleman
WED       Overlooked in the New Year's Honours, the lad brushes up
WED       on his social etiquette skills. Stars Tony Hancock. From
WED       January 1957.
WED       
WED       08:30 Patrick and Maureen Maybe Music Experience b007jvk3 (Listen)
WED       Episode 1
WED       Spoof classical music programme hosted by a
WED       husband-and-wife team. Stars Patrick Barlow, Imelda
WED       Staunton and Jack Davenport.
WED       
WED       09:00 After Henry b007jq4g (Listen)
WED       Series 3, Intellectual Aspirations
WED       Clare's seeing a handsome graduate, but his brainy parents
WED       are making her feel rather inadequate. Starring Prunella
WED       Scales.
WED       
WED       09:30 Alison and Maud b007k2d1 (Listen)
WED       Series 1, Family Hold Back
WED       Landlady Maud manages to come up trumps in the middle of
WED       the night. Stars Denise Coffey, Chris Emmett and Miriam
WED       Margolyes.
WED       
WED       10:00 War and Peace b007jlx2 (Listen)
WED       Things Fall Apart
WED       Nikolai is caught in a duel and Andrei goes missing, as
WED       Lise goes into labour. Leo Tolstoy's epic with Simon
WED       Russell Beale.
WED       
WED       11:00 The Real Dennis Truelove b007jt99 (Listen)
WED       Episode 3
WED       On the run with a wad of stolen cash, the bank employee
WED       ponders the reaction to his absence. Stars Fine Time
WED       Fontayne.
WED       
WED       11:15 The Recall Man b00kk5q9 (Listen)
WED       Making Waves
WED       When a man claims to have witnessed a murder, the police
WED       call forensic psychologist Dr Aston for help. Stars Jeremy
WED       Swift.
WED       
WED       12:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007s5g6 (Listen)
WED       Almost a Gentleman
WED       Overlooked in the New Year's Honours, the lad brushes up
WED       on his social etiquette skills. Stars Tony Hancock. From
WED       January 1957.
WED       
WED       12:30 The Burkiss Way b007jrdl (Listen)
WED       Series 3, Complain About the Burkiss Way
WED       Desert Island wobbles and quirky documentaries. Stars Jo
WED       Kendall, Chris Emmett, Fred Harris and Nigel Rees. From
WED       January 1978.
WED       
WED       13:00 Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs b007jqzn (Listen)
WED       The Copper Beeches
WED       Violet can work at the sinister Rucastle home, on the
WED       condition that she cuts her hair. The sleuth is intrigued.
WED       From 1959.
WED       
WED       13:30 The Daughter of Time b007k4ff (Listen)
WED       Episode 13
WED       In Josephine Tey's novel, Grant compares the two suspects
WED       in his case: Richard III and Henry VII. Read by Paul Young.
WED       
WED       14:00 A Short History of Ireland b007s5tx (Listen)
WED       A Social Laboratory/Property Has its Duties as Well as its
WED       Rights
WED       The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With
WED       Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
WED       
WED       14:15 Cutting a Dash b007k0qm (Listen)
WED       And Another Thing - Colons and Semicolons
WED       George Bernard Shaw, Sir Compton Mackenzie and Fay Weldon
WED       debate the 'limb' of punctuation. With Lynne Truss.
WED       
WED       14:30 Telling Tales b007jnmy (Listen)
WED       Aunt Eveline
WED       Alan Bennett's post-war memories of his relatives. They
WED       may not have been colourful, but they were definitely
WED       eccentric.
WED       
WED       14:45 The Wind in the Willows b007jxj1 (Listen)
WED       The Further Adventures of Toad
WED       Mr Toad has escaped from jail and he's soon back behind
WED       the wheel. Alan Bennett reads Kenneth Grahame's classic
WED       tale.
WED       
WED       15:00 War and Peace b007jlx2 (Listen)
WED       Things Fall Apart
WED       Nikolai is caught in a duel and Andrei goes missing, as
WED       Lise goes into labour. Leo Tolstoy's epic with Simon
WED       Russell Beale.
WED       
WED       16:00 Big Toe Books b00kk5qf (Listen)
WED       Kirsten O'Brien presents. Featuring Sally Lindsay reading
WED       The Magic Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton, and Stella Gonet
WED       reading Harry and the Wrinklies by Alan Temperley.
WED       
WED       17:00 After Henry b007jq4g (Listen)
WED       Series 3, Intellectual Aspirations
WED       Clare's seeing a handsome graduate, but his brainy parents
WED       are making her feel rather inadequate. Starring Prunella
WED       Scales.
WED       
WED       17:30 Alison and Maud b007k2d1 (Listen)
WED       Series 1, Family Hold Back
WED       Landlady Maud manages to come up trumps in the middle of
WED       the night. Stars Denise Coffey, Chris Emmett and Miriam
WED       Margolyes.
WED       
WED       18:00 Journey into Space b007jrnf (Listen)
WED       Journey into Space: World in Peril, Episode 8
WED       Overwhelmed by the Martian attack, Jet and his crew wake
WED       up in the dark. Stars Andrew Faulds and Alfie Bass. From
WED       1955.
WED       
WED       18:30 A Stone Woman b007jtws (Listen)
WED       Episode 1
WED       AS Byatt's gothic tale. Ines is grieving for her mother
WED       when she sees her navel has turned to flint.
WED       
WED       19:00 Hancock's Half Hour b007s5g6 (Listen)
WED       Almost a Gentleman
WED       Overlooked in the New Year's Honours, the lad brushes up
WED       on his social etiquette skills. Stars Tony Hancock. From
WED       January 1957.
WED       
WED       19:30 The Burkiss Way b007jrdl (Listen)
WED       Series 3, Complain About the Burkiss Way
WED       Desert Island wobbles and quirky documentaries. Stars Jo
WED       Kendall, Chris Emmett, Fred Harris and Nigel Rees. From
WED       January 1978.
WED       
WED       20:00 Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs b007jqzn (Listen)
WED       The Copper Beeches
WED       Violet can work at the sinister Rucastle home, on the
WED       condition that she cuts her hair. The sleuth is intrigued.
WED       From 1959.
WED       
WED       20:30 The Daughter of Time b007k4ff (Listen)
WED       Episode 13
WED       In Josephine Tey's novel, Grant compares the two suspects
WED       in his case: Richard III and Henry VII. Read by Paul Young.
WED       
WED       21:00 The Real Dennis Truelove b007jt99 (Listen)
WED       Episode 3
WED       On the run with a wad of stolen cash, the bank employee
WED       ponders the reaction to his absence. Stars Fine Time
WED       Fontayne.
WED       
WED       21:15 The Recall Man b00kk5q9 (Listen)
WED       Making Waves
WED       When a man claims to have witnessed a murder, the police
WED       call forensic psychologist Dr Aston for help. Stars Jeremy
WED       Swift.
WED       
WED       22:00 Patrick and Maureen Maybe Music Experience b007jvk3 (Listen)
WED       Episode 1
WED       Spoof classical music programme hosted by a
WED       husband-and-wife team. Stars Patrick Barlow, Imelda
WED       Staunton and Jack Davenport.
WED       
WED       22:30 Old Harry's Game b00bf9z0 (Listen)
WED       Series 4, Episode 2
WED       As Satan sets out to prove England is the worst nation,
WED       Scumspawn tackles a lager lout. Stars Andy Hamilton. From
WED       April 2001.
WED       
WED       23:00 Stand-Up on 7 b0088ymt (Listen)
WED       The World of Pete and Dud
WED       The pioneering duo Peter Cook and Dudley Moore perform
WED       some of their greatest sketches from 'A Bit of a Chat' to
WED       'Art Gallery'.
WED       
WED       23:45 Sounding Off with McGough b007k44n (Listen)
WED       Episode 2
WED       Roger McGough's poetic reflections on the world's
WED       inhabitants. Recorded at the Bath Festival.
WED       
WED       
THU       THURSDAY 21 MAY 2009
THU       
THU       00:00 Journey into Space b007jrnf (Listen)
THU       Journey into Space: World in Peril, Episode 8
THU       Overwhelmed by the Martian attack, Jet and his crew wake
THU       up in the dark. Stars Andrew Faulds and Alfie Bass. From
THU       1955.
THU       
THU       00:30 A Stone Woman b007jtws (Listen)
THU       Episode 1
THU       AS Byatt's gothic tale. Ines is grieving for her mother
THU       when she sees her navel has turned to flint.
THU       
THU       01:00 Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs b007jqzn (Listen)
THU       The Copper Beeches
THU       Violet can work at the sinister Rucastle home, on the
THU       condition that she cuts her hair. The sleuth is intrigued.
THU       From 1959.
THU       
THU       01:30 The Daughter of Time b007k4ff (Listen)
THU       Episode 13
THU       In Josephine Tey's novel, Grant compares the two suspects
THU       in his case: Richard III and Henry VII. Read by Paul Young.
THU       
THU       02:00 The Real Dennis Truelove b007jt99 (Listen)
THU       Episode 3
THU       On the run with a wad of stolen cash, the bank employee
THU       ponders the reaction to his absence. Stars Fine Time
THU       Fontayne.
THU       
THU       02:15 The Recall Man b00kk5q9 (Listen)
THU       Making Waves
THU       When a man claims to have witnessed a murder, the police
THU       call forensic psychologist Dr Aston for help. Stars Jeremy
THU       Swift.
THU       
THU       03:00 War and Peace b007jlx2 (Listen)
THU       Things Fall Apart
THU       Nikolai is caught in a duel and Andrei goes missing, as
THU       Lise goes into labour. Leo Tolstoy's epic with Simon
THU       Russell Beale.
THU       
THU       04:00 A Short History of Ireland b007s5tx (Listen)
THU       A Social Laboratory/Property Has its Duties as Well as its
THU       Rights
THU       The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With
THU       Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
THU       
THU       04:15 Cutting a Dash b007k0qm (Listen)
THU       And Another Thing - Colons and Semicolons
THU       George Bernard Shaw, Sir Compton Mackenzie and Fay Weldon
THU       debate the 'limb' of punctuation. With Lynne Truss.
THU       
THU       04:30 Telling Tales b007jnmy (Listen)
THU       Aunt Eveline
THU       Alan Bennett's post-war memories of his relatives. They
THU       may not have been colourful, but they were definitely
THU       eccentric.
THU       
THU       04:45 The Wind in the Willows b007jxj1 (Listen)
THU       The Further Adventures of Toad
THU       Mr Toad has escaped from jail and he's soon back behind
THU       the wheel. Alan Bennett reads Kenneth Grahame's classic
THU       tale.
THU       
THU       05:00 CBeebies on BBC Radio 7 b00kk7pp (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 b007k0kz (Listen)
THU       The Rich Brothers
THU       The veteran of many parts recalls a slapstick act, as he
THU       uncovers the truth and falsity of showbiz cliches. Stars
THU       Peter Jones.
THU       
THU       08:30 An Actor's Life for Me b007s5v1 (Listen)
THU       Series 1, Not Suitable for Parents
THU       Robert is in a tacky sex farce - and his girlfriend's mum
THU       and dad want to see him in a show. Stars John
THU       Gordon-Sinclair.
THU       
THU       09:00 Doctor At Large b00b3h85 (Listen)
THU       Dr Sparrow of Harley Street
THU       Mayhem ensues when Simon Sparrow goes to work at Sir
THU       Lancelot's rather posh practice. Stars Richard Briers.
THU       From August 1969.
THU       
THU       09:30 King Street Junior Revisited b00kk7pr (Listen)
THU       Series 4, Another Year, Another Head
THU       A surprise awaits the staff returning from the long summer
THU       holiday. Stars Brigit Forsyth and Marlene Sidaway.
THU       
THU       10:00 War and Peace b007jlxm (Listen)
THU       Spring
THU       With Europe teetering on the brink of war, Pierre aims to
THU       make a fresh start. Leo Tolstoy's epic with Simon Russell
THU       Beale.
THU       
THU       11:00 The Real Dennis Truelove b007jt9l (Listen)
THU       Episode 4
THU       Hiding out at a hotel with stolen cash, the bank employee
THU       tells a lie to some fellow guests. Stars Fine Time
THU       Fontayne.
THU       
THU       11:15 The Recall Man b00kkcfd (Listen)
THU       Over the Border
THU       Dr Aston helps police with a taxi driver who's the sole
THU       witness to a murder but remembers nothing. Stars Jeremy
THU       Swift.
THU       
THU       12:00 J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook b007k0kz (Listen)
THU       The Rich Brothers
THU       The veteran of many parts recalls a slapstick act, as he
THU       uncovers the truth and falsity of showbiz cliches. Stars
THU       Peter Jones.
THU       
THU       12:30 My Music b00kkcfg (Listen)
THU       Steve Race quizzes John Amis, Frank Muir, Ian Wallace and
THU       Denis Norden on mood music and Fats Waller. From May 1990.
THU       
THU       13:00 Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs b007ytzk (Listen)
THU       The Red-Headed League
THU       The sleuth's visitor is asked to copy out the
THU       'Encyclopaedia Britannica' for four pounds a week. But is
THU       it a hoax? From 1964.
THU       
THU       13:30 The Daughter of Time b007k4gl (Listen)
THU       Episode 14
THU       Inspector Grant and Carradine tie up the case of the
THU       Princes in the Tower. By Josephine Tey. Read by Paul Young.
THU       
THU       14:00 A Short History of Ireland b007s74g (Listen)
THU       The Repealer Repulsed/Monster Meetings
THU       The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With
THU       Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
THU       
THU       14:15 Cutting a Dash b007k0rs (Listen)
THU       Listen to Me When I'm Writing
THU       Jane Austen, inverted commas, proof-readers and a man
THU       haunted by an exclamation mark - it's all grist to Lynne
THU       Truss' mill.
THU       
THU       14:30 Telling Tales b007jnng (Listen)
THU       Unsaid Prayers
THU       Scared of infection from the communion challis, Alan
THU       Bennett recalls his Anglican faith throughout army and
THU       university life.
THU       
THU       14:45 The Wind in the Willows b007jxjd (Listen)
THU       'Like Summer Tempests Came his Tears'
THU       Mr Toad is shocked to learn that his beloved Toad Hall has
THU       been taken over. Alan Bennett reads Kenneth Grahame's
THU       classic tale.
THU       
THU       15:00 War and Peace b007jlxm (Listen)
THU       Spring
THU       With Europe teetering on the brink of war, Pierre aims to
THU       make a fresh start. Leo Tolstoy's epic with Simon Russell
THU       Beale.
THU       
THU       16:00 Big Toe Books b00kkcfj (Listen)
THU       Kirsten O'Brien presents. Featuring Sally Lindsay reading
THU       The Magic Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton and Stella Gonet
THU       reading Harry and the Wrinklies by Alan Temperley.
THU       
THU       17:00 Doctor At Large b00b3h85 (Listen)
THU       Dr Sparrow of Harley Street
THU       Mayhem ensues when Simon Sparrow goes to work at Sir
THU       Lancelot's rather posh practice. Stars Richard Briers.
THU       From August 1969.
THU       
THU       17:30 King Street Junior Revisited b00kk7pr (Listen)
THU       Series 4, Another Year, Another Head
THU       A surprise awaits the staff returning from the long summer
THU       holiday. Stars Brigit Forsyth and Marlene Sidaway.
THU       
THU       18:00 Journey into Space b007jrr5 (Listen)
THU       Journey into Space: World in Peril, Episode 9
THU       Frank's memory starts to return, but he remembers
THU       something terrible. Stars Andrew Faulds and David Jacobs.
THU       From 1955.
THU       
THU       18:30 A Stone Woman b007k0q4 (Listen)
THU       Episode 2
THU       AS Byatt's story continues. Ines worries about her
THU       petrification. The stone-cutter Thorsteinn says the answer
THU       lies in Iceland.
THU       
THU       19:00 J Kingston Platt's Showbiz Handbook b007k0kz (Listen)
THU       The Rich Brothers
THU       The veteran of many parts recalls a slapstick act, as he
THU       uncovers the truth and falsity of showbiz cliches. Stars
THU       Peter Jones.
THU       
THU       19:30 My Music b00kkcfg (Listen)
THU       Steve Race quizzes John Amis, Frank Muir, Ian Wallace and
THU       Denis Norden on mood music and Fats Waller. From May 1990.
THU       
THU       20:00 Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs b007ytzk (Listen)
THU       The Red-Headed League
THU       The sleuth's visitor is asked to copy out the
THU       'Encyclopaedia Britannica' for four pounds a week. But is
THU       it a hoax? From 1964.
THU       
THU       20:30 The Daughter of Time b007k4gl (Listen)
THU       Episode 14
THU       Inspector Grant and Carradine tie up the case of the
THU       Princes in the Tower. By Josephine Tey. Read by Paul Young.
THU       
THU       21:00 The Real Dennis Truelove b007jt9l (Listen)
THU       Episode 4
THU       Hiding out at a hotel with stolen cash, the bank employee
THU       tells a lie to some fellow guests. Stars Fine Time
THU       Fontayne.
THU       
THU       21:15 The Recall Man b00kkcfd (Listen)
THU       Over the Border
THU       Dr Aston helps police with a taxi driver who's the sole
THU       witness to a murder but remembers nothing. Stars Jeremy
THU       Swift.
THU       
THU       22:00 An Actor's Life for Me b007s5v1 (Listen)
THU       Series 1, Not Suitable for Parents
THU       Robert is in a tacky sex farce - and his girlfriend's mum
THU       and dad want to see him in a show. Stars John
THU       Gordon-Sinclair.
THU       
THU       22:30 All the World's a Globe b007jwrt (Listen)
THU       Episode 4
THU       Normans and more. Earth's definitive history as told by
THU       the National Theatre of Brent. Stars Patrick Barlow and
THU       Jim Broadbent.
THU       
THU       22:45 Creme De la Crime b007jr0x (Listen)
THU       20,000 Leaks Under the Sea
THU       There's wartime spying skullduggery to unravel in this
THU       comedy drama series. Starring Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis.
THU       
THU       23:00 Think the Unthinkable b00cttcm (Listen)
THU       Series 2, Episode 6
THU       The consultants' drunken office party looks a recipe for
THU       festive disaster. Starring Marcus Brigstocke. From
THU       December 2002.
THU       
THU       23:30 Masala FM b007x0c9 (Listen)
THU       Episode 1
THU       The London Asian station toughens up its act. Starring
THU       Meera Syal, Sanjeev Bhaskar and Nina Wadia. From September
THU       1996.
THU       
THU       
FRI       FRIDAY 22 MAY 2009
FRI       
FRI       00:00 Journey into Space b007jrr5 (Listen)
FRI       Journey into Space: World in Peril, Episode 9
FRI       Frank's memory starts to return, but he remembers
FRI       something terrible. Stars Andrew Faulds and David Jacobs.
FRI       From 1955.
FRI       
FRI       00:30 A Stone Woman b007k0q4 (Listen)
FRI       Episode 2
FRI       AS Byatt's story continues. Ines worries about her
FRI       petrification. The stone-cutter Thorsteinn says the answer
FRI       lies in Iceland.
FRI       
FRI       01:00 Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs b007ytzk (Listen)
FRI       The Red-Headed League
FRI       The sleuth's visitor is asked to copy out the
FRI       'Encyclopaedia Britannica' for four pounds a week. But is
FRI       it a hoax? From 1964.
FRI       
FRI       01:30 The Daughter of Time b007k4gl (Listen)
FRI       Episode 14
FRI       Inspector Grant and Carradine tie up the case of the
FRI       Princes in the Tower. By Josephine Tey. Read by Paul Young.
FRI       
FRI       02:00 The Real Dennis Truelove b007jt9l (Listen)
FRI       Episode 4
FRI       Hiding out at a hotel with stolen cash, the bank employee
FRI       tells a lie to some fellow guests. Stars Fine Time
FRI       Fontayne.
FRI       
FRI       02:15 The Recall Man b00kkcfd (Listen)
FRI       Over the Border
FRI       Dr Aston helps police with a taxi driver who's the sole
FRI       witness to a murder but remembers nothing. Stars Jeremy
FRI       Swift.
FRI       
FRI       03:00 War and Peace b007jlxm (Listen)
FRI       Spring
FRI       With Europe teetering on the brink of war, Pierre aims to
FRI       make a fresh start. Leo Tolstoy's epic with Simon Russell
FRI       Beale.
FRI       
FRI       04:00 A Short History of Ireland b007s74g (Listen)
FRI       The Repealer Repulsed/Monster Meetings
FRI       The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With
FRI       Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
FRI       
FRI       04:15 Cutting a Dash b007k0rs (Listen)
FRI       Listen to Me When I'm Writing
FRI       Jane Austen, inverted commas, proof-readers and a man
FRI       haunted by an exclamation mark - it's all grist to Lynne
FRI       Truss' mill.
FRI       
FRI       04:30 Telling Tales b007jnng (Listen)
FRI       Unsaid Prayers
FRI       Scared of infection from the communion challis, Alan
FRI       Bennett recalls his Anglican faith throughout army and
FRI       university life.
FRI       
FRI       04:45 The Wind in the Willows b007jxjd (Listen)
FRI       'Like Summer Tempests Came his Tears'
FRI       Mr Toad is shocked to learn that his beloved Toad Hall has
FRI       been taken over. Alan Bennett reads Kenneth Grahame's
FRI       classic tale.
FRI       
FRI       05:00 CBeebies on BBC Radio 7 b00kkdkh (Listen)
FRI       Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and
FRI       stories on BBC Radio 7.
FRI       
FRI       08:00 Round The Horne b007k26b (Listen)
FRI       Series 2, The Curse of the Black Stumps
FRI       Dark doings for Kenneth Horne in 'The Curse of the
FRI       Blackstumps', plus a very bona ballet. With Kenneth
FRI       Williams. From May 1966.
FRI       
FRI       08:30 The Alan Davies Show b0085k82 (Listen)
FRI       Episode 2
FRI       Alan minds his girlfriend's talented stunt-dog, which
FRI       starts eating everything in sight. With Ronnie Ancona.
FRI       
FRI       09:00 Beachcomber...By the Way b0085j96 (Listen)
FRI       Series 1, Episode 6
FRI       JB Morton's whimsies as performed by Richard Ingrams,
FRI       Patricia Routledge, John Sessions and John Wells. From
FRI       April 1989.
FRI       
FRI       09:30 Desmond Olivier Dingle's Compleat Life and Works of
FRI       William b007k390 (Listen)
FRI       Episode 6
FRI       The Royal Dingle Company re-enact the Bard's great
FRI       cinematic moments. Stars Patrick Barlow. With guest Lionel
FRI       Blair.
FRI       
FRI       10:00 War and Peace b007jly4 (Listen)
FRI       Country Pleasures
FRI       With Russia and France's uneasy peace, all is not well in
FRI       the Rostov family. Leo Tolstoy's epic with Simon Russell
FRI       Beale.
FRI       
FRI       11:00 The Real Dennis Truelove b007jt9x (Listen)
FRI       Episode 5
FRI       The police start closing in on the fugitive bank employee,
FRI       on the run at a Cornish hotel. Stars Fine Time Fontayne.
FRI       
FRI       11:15 The Recall Man b00kkdkk (Listen)
FRI       Stepping Out
FRI       Dr Aston feels threatened when a rival psychologist is
FRI       hired to investigate a series of attacks on women. Stars
FRI       Jeremy Swift.
FRI       
FRI       12:00 Round The Horne b007k26b (Listen)
FRI       Series 2, The Curse of the Black Stumps
FRI       Dark doings for Kenneth Horne in 'The Curse of the
FRI       Blackstumps', plus a very bona ballet. With Kenneth
FRI       Williams. From May 1966.
FRI       
FRI       12:30 The Michael Bentine Show b00kkdkm (Listen)
FRI       From Moscow to the mudflats of Muk Muk via a grand stately
FRI       home - the ultimate one man show, written by the host.
FRI       From May 1984.
FRI       
FRI       13:00 Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs b007znms (Listen)
FRI       The Final Problem
FRI       The sleuth's enemy Professor Moriarty pursues him across
FRI       Europe - towards the ultimate confrontation. From 1967.
FRI       
FRI       13:30 Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger
FRI       b00kkdkp (Listen)
FRI       A tragic story of love and revenge, hiding a long-buried
FRI       secret, induces pity and sorrow in the great Sherlock
FRI       Holmes.
FRI       
FRI       14:00 A Short History of Ireland b007s8d9 (Listen)
FRI       A Nation Once Again/The Very Extreme of Human Wretchedness
FRI       The country's rich and turbulent story continues. With
FRI       Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
FRI       
FRI       14:15 Cutting a Dash b007k0t0 (Listen)
FRI       Punctuating the Future
FRI       Are email and the internet influencing how we punctuate?
FRI       Lynne Truss concludes her investigation.
FRI       
FRI       14:30 Telling Tales b007jnnz (Listen)
FRI       No Mean City
FRI       Writer Alan Bennett concludes his reminiscences of
FRI       post-war Leeds and describes the hold it's maintained on
FRI       him into adulthood.
FRI       
FRI       14:45 The Wind in the Willows b007jxkw (Listen)
FRI       The Return of Ulysses
FRI       Mole, Ratty, Badger and Toad attempt to recapture Toad
FRI       Hall. Alan Bennett reads Kenneth Grahame's classic tale.
FRI       
FRI       15:00 War and Peace b007jly4 (Listen)
FRI       Country Pleasures
FRI       With Russia and France's uneasy peace, all is not well in
FRI       the Rostov family. Leo Tolstoy's epic with Simon Russell
FRI       Beale.
FRI       
FRI       16:00 Big Toe Books b00kkdpf (Listen)
FRI       Kirsten O'Brien presents. Featuring Sally Lindsay reading
FRI       The Magic Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton, Stella Gonet
FRI       reading Harry and the Wrinklies by Alan Temperley.
FRI       
FRI       17:00 Beachcomber...By the Way b0085j96 (Listen)
FRI       Series 1, Episode 6
FRI       JB Morton's whimsies as performed by Richard Ingrams,
FRI       Patricia Routledge, John Sessions and John Wells. From
FRI       April 1989.
FRI       
FRI       17:30 Desmond Olivier Dingle's Compleat Life and Works of
FRI       William b007k390 (Listen)
FRI       Episode 6
FRI       The Royal Dingle Company re-enact the Bard's great
FRI       cinematic moments. Stars Patrick Barlow. With guest Lionel
FRI       Blair.
FRI       
FRI       18:00 Journey into Space b007jrts (Listen)
FRI       Journey into Space: World in Peril, Episode 10
FRI       The enigmatic Paddy Flynn reveals more about the hierarchy
FRI       of asteroid crews. Stars Andrew Faulds and David Jacobs.
FRI       From 1955.
FRI       
FRI       18:30 A Stone Woman b007jtx6 (Listen)
FRI       Episode 3
FRI       AS Byatt's story continues. Winter falls in Iceland and
FRI       Ines' transformation has a dramatic conclusion.
FRI       
FRI       19:00 Round The Horne b007k26b (Listen)
FRI       Series 2, The Curse of the Black Stumps
FRI       Dark doings for Kenneth Horne in 'The Curse of the
FRI       Blackstumps', plus a very bona ballet. With Kenneth
FRI       Williams. From May 1966.
FRI       
FRI       19:30 The Michael Bentine Show b00kkdkm (Listen)
FRI       From Moscow to the mudflats of Muk Muk via a grand stately
FRI       home - the ultimate one man show, written by the host.
FRI       From May 1984.
FRI       
FRI       20:00 Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs b007znms (Listen)
FRI       The Final Problem
FRI       The sleuth's enemy Professor Moriarty pursues him across
FRI       Europe - towards the ultimate confrontation. From 1967.
FRI       
FRI       20:30 Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger
FRI       b00kkdkp (Listen)
FRI       A tragic story of love and revenge, hiding a long-buried
FRI       secret, induces pity and sorrow in the great Sherlock
FRI       Holmes.
FRI       
FRI       21:00 The Real Dennis Truelove b007jt9x (Listen)
FRI       Episode 5
FRI       The police start closing in on the fugitive bank employee,
FRI       on the run at a Cornish hotel. Stars Fine Time Fontayne.
FRI       
FRI       21:15 The Recall Man b00kkdkk (Listen)
FRI       Stepping Out
FRI       Dr Aston feels threatened when a rival psychologist is
FRI       hired to investigate a series of attacks on women. Stars
FRI       Jeremy Swift.
FRI       
FRI       22:00 The Alan Davies Show b0085k82 (Listen)
FRI       Episode 2
FRI       Alan minds his girlfriend's talented stunt-dog, which
FRI       starts eating everything in sight. With Ronnie Ancona.
FRI       
FRI       22:30 Mark Watson Makes the World Substantially Better
FRI       b00kkfk6 (Listen)
FRI       Series 1, Envy
FRI       The Welsh comedian continues his quest to free us from the
FRI       seven deadly sins. With Tim Key and Tim Minchin.
FRI       
FRI       23:00 Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! b00dbsqc (Listen)
FRI       Series 2, Episode 5
FRI       The showbiz legend and master of mispronunciation has
FRI       tummy trouble, but doesn't trust the doctors. With Steve
FRI       Delaney.
FRI       
FRI       23:30 Dave Podmore b007t32j (Listen)
FRI       Dave Podmore's World of Cricket, Episode 3
FRI       Asked to advise on a new cricketing film, the star player
FRI       causes havoc in Hollywood. Stars Chris Douglas. From June
FRI       2002.
FRI       
FRI       
FRI