Radio 7 Listings for 23 – 29 January 2010 Page 1 of 6 SATURDAY 23 JANUARY 2010 There? (b007k48z) SUNDAY 24 JANUARY 2010 Episode 5 SAT 00:00 Terry Pratchett (b00b1p28) Concluding her own biography, campaigner Claire Rayner SUN 00:00 The Scarifyers (b008kl16) Small Gods recalls how she became an agony aunt, and her experience of [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday] Episode 1 cancer. SUN 00:30 Arthur C Clarke Stories (b007jv5s) Set in a complex state of beliefs, Great God Om appears before SAT 05:00 23/01/2010 (b00qb3bn) [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Saturday] a novice monk - and is soon coming out of his shell... Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on SUN 01:00 The Other Side of the Hill (b007jz3h) There are gods everywhere on Discworld - you can't swing a BBC Radio 7. [Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Saturday] simian librarian without hitting one - except, of course, only a SAT 08:00 Big Toe Books (b00q9ym5) SUN 02:30 Anton Chekov's Uncle Vanya (b00q91yp) few people can see them. Each small god lies in wait, Kirsten O'Brien presents an hour of children's stories featuring The comic tragedy of lost hopes and stifled passion set in 1890s desperately seeking to make someone believe in him. On Corby Flood by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell, read by Rosie Russia. Christopher Hampton's adaptation stars Robert Discworld, gods need people more than people need gods, for Wilkinson. Stephens. belief is the food of the gods. SAT 09:00 Herge - The Adventures of Tintin (b007jvcf) SUN 04:20 How Chekhov Speaks to Us (b00qcq3d) Terry Pratchett's four-part comic fantasy starring Carl Prekopp, Series 1 Celebrating 150 years of the great man, Penelope Wilton, Patrick Barlow and . With Anton Lesser as the Explorers on the Moon Miriam Margolyes and Lynne Truss reflect on how Chekhov's Narrator. The intrepid boy reporter and his friends are unaware their work still resonates. Narrator ...... Anton Lesser rocket is being monitored. Stars Richard Pearce and Andrew SUN 04:30 At Home With Hinge and Bracket (b008s999) Om ...... Patrick Barlow Sachs. 5. Evelyn Laye Brutha ...... Carl Prekopp SAT 09:30 Songlines (b00q913y) Dame Hilda Bracket and her lifelong companion, Dr Evadne Vorbis ...... Alex Jennings My Love Is Like a Red, Red Rose Hinge, invite you to eavesdrop on some informal music and Nhumrod ...... Geoffrey Beevers John Cavanagh explores Robert Burns' classic love song with conversation. Sasho ...... Philip Fox help from Kenneth McKellar, Jean Redpath and Sheena Joining them in the music room is legendary British musical General Fri'it ...... Sean Barrett Wellington. theatre star, Evelyn Laye. Quisitor ...... Gerard McDermott SAT 10:00 Radio Heads (b00q9140) Dame Hilda Bracket ...... George Logan Other parts played by the cast. In Tribute to Bobby Jaye Dr Evadne Hinge ...... Patrick Fyffe Dramatised by Robin Brooks. The former boss of BBC Radio Light Entertainment chooses his Producer: John Fawcett Wilson Producer: Claire Grove career favourites: The Ken Dodd Show, Steptoe and Son, After First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1990. Director: Gordon House Henry, Radio Active, Gerald C Potter and Yes Minister. SUN 05:00 24/01/2010 (b00q927y) First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2006. SAT 13:00 The Other Side of the Hill (b007jz3h) Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on SAT 00:30 The Lunar Effect (b007k1k4) It's a Long Way from Talavera BBC Radio 7. The Hiring Fair The 1808-1813 peninsular campaign of the Duke of SUN 08:00 Big Toe Books (b00q9ynm) Strong moonlight forces spark a sequence of events which echo Wellington. First of Peter Luke's two linked plays with Michael Kirsten O'Brien presents an hour of children's stories featuring across generations. Frances Tomelty reads Polly Devlin's tale. Pennington. Corby Flood by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell, read by Rosie In 1867 a young girl living with her father on their isolated SAT 14:30 Crime Catch-Up (b00q9142) Wilkinson. County Tyrone farm often senses the magical attraction of the Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs: The Boscombe Valley SUN 09:00 HE Bates - Love for Lydia Omnibus (b007qpx9) full moon. On one particular night of bright, silvery moonlight Mystery Episode 2 she gives in to strong forces sparking a sequence of events The sleuth probes a murder in Herefordshire, but the crime's After the death of his friend, Richardson cuts himself off from which echo across generations. roots are down under. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle thriller from the group and their familiar surroundings. But while out SAT 00:45 RL Stevenson - The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll 1966. walking one day he comes across a figure he recognises. and Mr Hyde (b00859tj) SAT 15:00 Crime Catch-Up (b00kmls4) Stars Tim Pigott-Smith as Older Richardson, Jordan Frieda as Episode 5 Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs: The Crooked Man Richardson, Juliet Aubrey as Lydia, Jamie Bamber as Tom. It's Henry Jekyll's turn to tell the story, as the bizarre truth is The sleuth probes a death in Aldershot, but this tale of love and Clare Corbett as Nancy and Tom Mannion as McKechnie. finally revealed. Concluded by Tim Pigott-Smith. From April treachery begins during 'The Indian Mutiny'. From 1966. HE Bates's semi-autobiographical novel (published in 1952) 1996. SAT 15:30 Crime Catch-Up (b00kmls8) dramatised by Vivienne Allen. SAT 01:00 So Much Blood (b007jtjb) Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs: The Final Problem Director: Tracey Neale D.U.D.S. on the Fringe The sleuth's enemy Professor Moriarty pursues him across First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2004. Actor Charles Paris meets student Anna and makes a discovery Europe - towards the ultimate confrontation. From 1967. SUN 10:15 Margaret Bonham - The Casino (b007s9rk) about Willy's death. stars as the amateur SAT 16:00 Crime Catch-Up (b00ljk9v) The River sleuth. So Much Blood: The Photo Call A flood causes catastrophe for river-loving William and his SAT 01:30 Eye of the Cricket (b007k14h) Charles Paris is rehearsing in Edinburgh when an actor dies - is young daughter Frankie. Emma Fielding reads Margaret Episode 6 it murder? Francis Matthews plays Simon Brett's amateur Bonham's story. As the New Orleans detective's investigations continue, he sleuth. SUN 10:30 Winston (b00q9280) reflects on meeting Deborah. Ray Shell reads James Sallis' SAT 16:30 Crime Catch-Up (b00lm92d) Winston Back Home novel. So Much Blood: D.U.D.S. on the Fringe After All This Time, a Happy Ending SAT 02:00 HE Bates - Love for Lydia (b007q99p) Actor Charles Paris meets student Anna and makes a discovery Old rogue Winston is set to wed Nancy at last, but exactly how Episode 10 about Willy's death. Francis Matthews stars as the amateur will they tie the knot? As he and Blackie help her recovery, Richardson must face up sleuth. 's bawdy comedy serial stars Bill Wallis as to what love for Lydia really means. Stars Tim Pigott-Smith. SAT 17:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b00q9144) Winston, Maurice Denham as Father, Shirley Dixon as Nancy, SAT 02:15 Julie Enfield Investigates (b007jsjl) Singers Patty Loveless and Brigid Kaelin join the American Liz Goulding as Rosie and Christian Rodska as William. Murder West One funny man at Louisville's Palace Theater in Kentucky. From Director: Shaun MacLoughlin. 4. Soho Espresso 2009. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1994. Detective Superintendent Julie Enfield's night out in 's SAT 18:00 The Scarifyers (b008kl16) SUN 11:00 Ed Doolan Interviews... (b00q92bq) Soho is rudely interrupted by a murder above a coffee bar. The Devil of Denge Marsh Dave Spikey The day's takings are left untouched, so robbery is clearly not Episode 3 The NHS stalwart turned comedian - famous for Phoenix the motive... Lionheart faces a watery demise, as Dunning unleashes a being Nights - chooses some of his favourite songs, and chats about Nick Fisher's thriller stars . from the dawn of time. Stars Nicholas Courtney and Terry his career. DSI Julie Enfield ...... Imelda Staunton Molloy. SUN 12:00 The Men from the Ministry (b007k2bx) Dad ...... Geoffrey Matthews SAT 18:30 Arthur C Clarke Stories (b007jv5s) A Motley Crew Mary Simons ...... Frances Jeater Summertime on Icarus A mission to an oil rig leaves the bungling bureaucrats all at sea. Gerry Maddox ...... Geoffrey Whitehead At the break of dawn, an astronaut and engineer is stranded on Stars Richard Murdoch and Deryck Guyler. David Simons ...... Jonathan Keeble an asteroid too close to the sun. With Norma Ronald, Ronald Baddiley and John Graham. Woman in Club ...... Priyanga Elan It's a race against time for Colin Sherrard. After an accident, he Written by Edward Taylor and John Graham. Coffee Drinker ...... Elizabeth Conboy wakes up on the asteroid, Icarus, which orbits close to the sun. 'The Men from the Ministry' ran for 14 series between 1962 David Simons ...... Jonathan Keeble Dawn is only moments away and it's set to get very hot. and 1977. Deryck Guyler replaced Wilfrid Hyde-White from Tourist ...... Giles Fagan With nowhere to hide and his communication is down, can 1966. Sadly many episodes didn't survive in the archive, Waiter ...... Ben Crowethe Colin escape before the first rays of the sun find him..? however the BBC's Transcription Service re-recorded 14 shows Woman ...... Tilly Gaunt Read by Tim Pigott-Smith in 1980 - never broadcast in the UK, until the arrival of BBC Director: Richard Wortley Arthur C Clarke is one of the world's best-known and most Radio 4 Extra. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1999. celebrated Sci-Fi writers. His short story "The Sentinel" was the Producer: Edward Taylor SAT 03:00 Anthony Trollope - The Pallisers (b007jwht) inspiration for Kubrick's seminal film, 2001: A Space Odyssey. First broadcast on the BBC Radio 4 in July 1977. Episode 10 Since he began publishing in the 1940s, Clarke displayed an SUN 12:30 The Clitheroe Kid (b007jn6p) As Plantagenet Palliser's government comes under attack, so uncanny ability to predict the future. Alongside his literary Series 4 Lopez's standing becomes more difficult. Stars Sophie achievements, he's recognised as the inventor of the The Keyhole Kid Thompson. communication satellite, a theory he first expounded in a 1945 The cheeky schoolboy causes chaos when he misinterprets sister SAT 04:00 The Art of Rhetoric (b007jxsj) article, "Extraterrestrial Relays". Susan's conversation. Stars Jimmy Clitheroe. From April 1961. Speech and Spin Arthur C Clarke: 1917 - 2008 SUN 13:00 Anton Chekov's Uncle Vanya (b00q91yp) Simon Hoggart considers the future of spontaneous public Producer: Gemma Jenkins [Repeat of broadcast at 02:30 today] speaking, as technology continues to shape the world of Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in 2005. SUN 14:50 How Chekhov Speaks to Us (b00qcq3d) communication. SAT 19:00 Herge - The Adventures of Tintin (b007jvcf) [Repeat of broadcast at 04:20 today] SAT 04:15 Stuck in the Middle (b008vrcn) [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] SUN 15:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00q943s) Time's Winged Chariot SAT 19:30 Songlines (b00q913y) Four Joneses and a Jenkins: September - Watch the Birdie Life begins at 40? The pain and pleasure of Middle Age. The [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today] An everyday story of sheep, sin and scholarship under the clock is ticking, but is the Big Goodbye to be feared or SAT 20:00 Radio Heads (b00q9140) shadow of the Long Mynd. Stars Geoffrey Whitehead. From welcomed? [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] August 2000. SAT 04:30 Michael Frayn's Headlong (b007jt6b) SAT 23:00 The Leicester Comedy Festival (b008y39q) SUN 15:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00q945g) Episode 5 Host Jason Byrne introduces stand-ups Paul Sinha, Sarah Desperate Fishwives Convinced that his devious plan will net him a fortune, Martin Millican and Ivan Brackenbury. Doric pensioner Faither tries his hardest to avoid the dreaded makes his arrangements. Read by Martin Jarvis. Selma and Eddie. Sketch show set in Aberdeen. From August SAT 04:45 Claire Rayner - How Did I Get Here From 2008. Supported by .co.uk/programmes/ Radio 7 Listings for 23 – 29 January 2010 Page 2 of 6 SUN 16:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00q94rs) MON 00:00 The Routemasters by Andrew McGibbon John Sloboda Swots (b007jnqx) The professor of science explains to Sue Nelson how musical Headmaster Miles Jupp presides over his unruly celebrity [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Sunday] training influenced his career in psychology. pupils. With Susan Morrison and Michelle McManus. From MON 00:30 Franz Kafka - Metamorphosis (b007jwnt) MON 14:15 Paper Gardens (b007k2cs) September 2009. [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Sunday] Restoring the Ghosts SUN 16:30 The History of the Burns Supper (b00q94rv) MON 01:00 Anton Chekov's Uncle Vanya (b00q91yp) Leslie Forbes explores the links between artists and gardens. Marked around the world, Billy Kay traces the Scottish [Repeat of broadcast at 02:30 on Sunday] In the first programme, the daughter of Duncan Grant and institution's story which began a few years after the poet died in MON 02:50 How Chekhov Speaks to Us (b00qcq3d) Vanessa Bell, Angelica Garnett returns to the garden of her 1801. [Repeat of broadcast at 04:20 on Sunday] childhood in Sussex. SUN 17:00 Ed Doolan Interviews... (b00q92bq) MON 03:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00q943s) Charleston inspired the Bloomsbury set, but can the garden [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] [Repeat of broadcast at 15:00 on Sunday] match her memory? SUN 18:00 The Routemasters by Andrew McGibbon MON 03:30 Comedy Catch-Up (b00q945g) Producer: Sally Flatman (b007jnqx) [Repeat of broadcast at 15:30 on Sunday] First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2000. 1. Taking the Michelangelo MON 04:00 Comedy Catch-Up (b00q94rs) MON 14:30 Michael Frayn's Headlong (b007jt6w) When Bernie catches the wrong London bus, he's transported [Repeat of broadcast at 16:00 on Sunday] Episode 6 back to 16th century Rome to thwart two meddling time MON 04:30 The History of the Burns Supper (b00q94rv) Martin is jealous when neighbour Tony asks his wife Kate to travellers - and rescue Michelangelo. [Repeat of broadcast at 16:30 on Sunday] look at the painting that he wildly covets. Read by Martin Starring Andrew McGibbon as Raymond, Amanda Donohoe as MON 05:00 25/01/2010 (b00q9gk0) Jarvis. Hilderghast, Karl Minns as the Conductor, Owen Evans as Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on MON 14:45 Anton Chekhov (b00qb9x3) Bernie, Andy Mulligan as Michelangelo, Dan Freedman as BBC7. Stories by Anton Chekhov Kurzio and Alex Lowe as the interpolator MON 08:00 Dad's Army (b00q9gk2) An Incident Written by Andrew McGibbon. Additional material by Rob Series 2 Two children, two pets, one stranger. Then a small domestic Colley and Kevin Greening. Uninvited Guests disaster. Alistair McGowan reads a tale from the Russian Theme by Ozzy Temple and other music by Nick Romero. Calamity strikes when the Home Guard and ARP wardens share master. Producer: Julian Mayers the church hall. MON 15:00 Anthony Trollope - The Pallisers (b007jwj3) First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1999. Starring Arthur Lowe as Captain Mainwaring, John Le [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] SUN 18:30 Franz Kafka - Metamorphosis (b007jwnt) Mesurier as Sergeant Wilson, Clive Dunn as Corporal Jones, MON 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00q9yf9) Episode 1 John Laurie as Private Frazer, Ian Lavender as Private Pike, Children's stories presented by Kirsten O'Brien featuring Dom Gregor Samsa wakes one day to find himself hideously Arnold Ridley as Godfrey and Bill Pertwee as Hodges. and the Magic Topper, Charm School, Indigo's Star, and transformed into a monstrous insect. His family react with Adapted for radio from and David Croft's TV Earthborn. horror at his bizarre transformation but this slowly turns to scripts by Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles. MON 17:00 The Stanley Baxter Playhouse (b0076ywy) revulsion - and then monstrous indifference - as he is left to Producer: John Dyas [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] quietly waste away in his bedroom. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1975. MON 17:30 Little Blighty on the Down (b007jx8h) First published in 1912, Benedict Cumberbatch reads Franz MON 08:30 All the Young Dudes (b007qx33) [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today] Kafka's classic novel in four parts. Series 1 MON 18:00 Terry Pratchett (b00b50xj) Franz Kafka (1883-1924) ranks among the 20th century's most Lazy Sunday Small Gods acclaimed writers. He is often cited as the author whose works Patrick faces a full house, as Maria takes on her pub Episode 2 best evoke the concerns and preoccupations of modern life. The competition. Stars Jim Sweeney and Cathryn Harrison. From Novice priest Brutha has been selected by Deacon Vorbis to go world in his stories is portrayed as one in which the fantastic is August 2001. on a secret mission to the infidel city of Ephebe. entirely normal, the irrational is rational, and the unreasonable MON 09:00 The Stanley Baxter Playhouse (b0076ywy) The Great God Om, who is stuck in the body of a small tortoise, seems reasonable. As Ernst Pawel wrote in his biography of the Series 1 is going with him in a little wicker basket. writer, "Kafka articulates the anguish of being human." Mortal Memories Terry Pratchett's comic Discworld fantasy starring Carl Kafka, although Czech and living in Prague, which was then By Liz Lochhead. As Burns night looms for Jack and Nettie, Prekopp, Patrick Barlow and Alex Jennings. With Anton Lesser part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, spoke fluent German and two people with differing lifestyles unite over an immortal as the Narrator. Czech and actually wrote in German and thought it his mother memory. From June 2006. Narrator ...... Anton Lesser tongue. The tensions between those who spoke German and MON 09:30 Little Blighty on the Down (b007jx8h) Om ...... Patrick Barlow those who spoke Czech were a direct reflection of the rise of Series 1 Brutha ...... Carl Prekopp nationalism and the quest for national identity. Episode 3 Vorbis ...... Alex Jennings Metamorphosis was translated by Richard Stokes. Abridged and More political satire in the with the everyday story Aktor ...... Philip Fox produced by Gemma Jenkins. of a country folk. Stars John Bluthal. From September 1988. Xeno ...... Sean Barrett First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra in 2006. MON 10:00 Anthony Trollope - The Pallisers (b007jwj3) Captainr ...... Gerard McDermott SUN 19:00 The Men from the Ministry (b007k2bx) Episode 11 Sergeant ...... John Cummins [Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today] Glencora's daughter Mary falls in love with a man who has Other parts played by the cast. SUN 19:30 The Clitheroe Kid (b007jn6p) neither fame nor fortune. Stars David Troughton and Sophie Dramatised by Robin Brooks. [Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today] Thompson. Producer: Claire Grove SUN 20:00 HE Bates - Love for Lydia Omnibus (b007qpx9) MON 11:00 Anton Chekhov - A Life of Chekhov (b00q9n2j) Director: Gordon House [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] The Leave Taking First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2006. SUN 21:15 Margaret Bonham - The Casino (b007s9rk) From the playwright's tough childhood to his late marriage. MON 18:30 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World (b007jtlg) [Repeat of broadcast at 10:15 today] Dramatisation of Irene Nemirovsky's biography with Andrew Episode 1 SUN 21:30 Winston (b00q9280) Scott. Meet the man who battery farms humans. [Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today] MON 11:15 Peter Tinniswood (b007q9f4) Published in 1932, Aldous Huxley's enduring tale about cloning, SUN 22:00 (b00q94ry) Anton in Eastbourne consumerism and chemical abandon in a nightmare vision of an Better Than Life Mr Anton arrives for a sojourn. He expects to meet a young ideal society in the future. Episode 2 lady with a little dog. He knows her stories well. But he doesn't Read by Anton Lesser. Holly strikes up a relationship with Talkie Toaster, and yet seem to know his own. Abridged in 10 parts by Neville Teller. Rimmer's mind screws it up for everyone. Read by Chris Peter Tinniswood's last play was created as a tribute for Producer: Duncan Minshull Barrie. Chekhov admirer, Paul Scofield. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2003. SUN 22:30 The News Quiz (b00q94s0) Anton ...... Paul Scofield MON 18:45 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World (b007jtmn) Fresh from 4 - Catch up as and the teams battle Miss Mansfield ...... Emma Fielding Episode 2 it out over the latest news events. First heard on Radio 4 on Mr Kember ...... Stephen Thorne Bernard Marx is a misfit in an ideal society. So why is Lenina 15th January 2010. Director: Enyd Williams attracted to him? Nightmare future vision read by Anton SUN 23:00 Newsjack (b00q0771) First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2002. Lesser. From April 2003. Series 2 MON 12:00 Dad's Army (b00q9gk2) MON 19:00 Dad's Army (b00q9gk2) Episode 3 [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] Topical sketch show hosted by Miles Jupp seeking to comically MON 12:30 Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? MON 19:30 Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? scrutinise the news, views and issues of the day. (b007k47r) (b007k47r) SUN 23:30 Knocker (b00890vp) No Hiding Place [Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today] Privinvasionacy Bob takes Terry to be restyled at the hairdressers. MON 20:00 So Much Blood (b007jtjh) Armed with a broken clipboard, puny incentives, inappropriate Starring James Bolam as Terry Collier and Rodney Bewes as [Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today] footwear and an unflagging commitment to the Market Bob Ferris. MON 20:30 Eye of the Cricket (b008f308) Researcher's Code of Conduct, Ian Dunn seeks the precious With Sheila Fearn, , Jo Beadle, Brian Godfrey [Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today] opinions of a hostile public. and Donald Gee. MON 21:00 Anton Chekhov - A Life of Chekhov (b00q9n2j) CAST: Created and scripted for BBC TV by Dick Clement and Ian La [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] Ian Dunn …. Neil Edmond Frenais. Adapted for radio by Patrick Tilley. MON 21:15 Peter Tinniswood (b007q9f4) Mary/Mrs Rapidis …. Producer: John Browell [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] Mrs Worth …. Julia Deakin Originally lost from the archive, the audio was recovered in a MON 22:00 All the Young Dudes (b007qx33) Ms Shape …. Tina Gray BBC Treasure Hunt. [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] Mr Bluff …. Simone Treves First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1975. MON 22:30 Steven Appleby's Normal Life (b007jmz1) Written by Neil Edmond MON 13:00 So Much Blood (b007jtjh) Series 1 Producer: Tilusha Ghelani First Lunch Normal Love First broadcast on BBC Radio 7 in 2007. With Willy dead, Charles Paris questions the owner of the Cartoonist Steven Appleby takes a distinctly abnormal look at SUN 23:45 No Tomatoes (b007zh4d) student actors' house. Francis Matthews stars as the amateur everyday life in the 21st century by looking each week at one of Dog Days sleuth. life's fundamental topics. Sketch show mixing up language and sounds. Dogs tell all to MON 13:30 Eye of the Cricket (b008f308) When his wife leaves him for a kettle, the cartoonist looks for Paul Copley and Helen Moon. From September 2007. Episode 7 love elsewhere.. Hunting a teenager, the New Orleans detective thinks of his Starring Paul McCrink as Steven Appleby. own son - and Don's troubled. Ray Shell reads James Sallis' Featuring Rachel Atkins, Ewan Bailey, Nigel Betts and MONDAY 25 JANUARY 2010 novel. Rosalind Paul. MON 14:00 Passions (b00d7n9n) Six-part comedy written by Steven Appleby Supported by bbc.co.uk/programmes/ Radio 7 Listings for 23 – 29 January 2010 Page 3 of 6 Producer: Toby Swift Series 1 as the Narrator. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2001 Punch Ups and Put Downs Narrator ...... Anton Lesser MON 22:45 Peter Bradshaw - For One Horrible Moment With several other men vying for her attention, Izzy tries to Om ...... Patrick Barlow (b0082khk) break up with Razors. Brutha ...... Carl Prekopp Episode 1 Tumbling from one love entanglement to another, 30 something Vorbis ...... Alex Jennings Peter Bradshaw's hilariously disturbing personal account of one teacher Izzy Comyn has a predilection for inappropriate men. Didactylos ...... Gerard McDermott boy's transition into adulthood in 1970s Cambridgeshire at the Imelda Staunton stars as Izzy. Urn ...... John Cummins hands of an eccentric father. Adapted by Sue Limb from her 1984 novel into 3 radio series Nhumrod ...... Geoffrey Beevers In this opening episode, our young hero's chance playground which ran from 1987 to 1993. Granada also adapted the series Sergeant Simony ...... Nick Sayce encounter opens the long-concealed door into a dark erotic for ITV. Other parts played by the cast. journey of the soul. Izzy ...... Imelda Staunton Dramatised by Robin Brooks. Read by the author. Maria ...... Marty Cruickshank Producer: Claire Grove Producer: Jon Naismith Michael ...... Nicholas Le Prevost Director: Gordon House First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1999. Dick ...... Mike Grady First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2006. MON 23:00 In One Ear (b00pxsts) Gwyn ...... Sion Probert TUE 18:30 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World (b007nchp) Sketch comedy series - originally broadcast live. Stars Helen Class 4C: Episode 3 Lederer, Clive Mantle and . From January 1986. Cheryl Miller Feeling ill at ease, Bernard Marx shares his worries about MON 23:30 Tales from the Tower (b00jf6s1) Kelda Holmes Lenina with his best friend. Nightmare future vision read by The Last Waltz Melissa Wilson Anton Lesser. From April 2003. Episode 3 of 10. From Blackpool Tower, caretaker Bob spies on a troubled tea Producer: Jonathan James-Moore TUE 18:45 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World (b007nf2z) dance with a drag spectacular. Stars David Holt. From August First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1987. Episode 4 2001. TUE 10:00 Anthony Trollope - The Pallisers (b007jwj9) Bernard takes Lenina to the Savage Reservation, but is she fully Episode 12 prepared? Nightmare future vision read by Anton Lesser. From Lady Glencora's children must choose between duty and love. April 2003. TUESDAY 26 JANUARY 2010 Will the family be reconciled? Stars Sophie Thompson. TUE 19:00 The Navy Lark (b007jnrs) TUE 11:00 Anton Chekhov - A Life of Chekhov (b00q9nwt) [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] TUE 00:00 Terry Pratchett (b00b50xj) At the Tailor's TUE 19:30 Doctor in the House (b007k4s5) [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Monday] The 19-year-old studies to be a doctor and writes stories. [Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today] TUE 00:30 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World (b007jtlg) Dramatisation of Irene Nemirovsky's biography with Andrew TUE 20:00 So Much Blood (b007jtjn) [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Monday] Scott. [Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today] TUE 00:45 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World (b007jtmn) TUE 11:15 Peter Tinniswood (b007jw6t) TUE 20:30 Eye of the Cricket (b008fd56) [Repeat of broadcast at 18:45 on Monday] Mr Reliable [Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today] TUE 01:00 So Much Blood (b007jtjh) It's Mr Openshaw's job to listen to people. He goes to their TUE 21:00 Anton Chekhov - A Life of Chekhov (b00q9nwt) [Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Monday] houses to listen to them talk. [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] TUE 01:30 Eye of the Cricket (b008f308) Mrs Flenswick is one of his visitees. But he doesn't listen to her TUE 21:15 Peter Tinniswood (b007jw6t) [Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Monday] at all... [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] TUE 02:00 Anton Chekhov - A Life of Chekhov (b00q9n2j) Peter Tinniswood's drama stars Peter Sallis as Mr Oakenshaw TUE 22:00 Heated Rollers (b007qv82) [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Monday] and Edna Dore as Mrs Flenswick. [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] TUE 02:15 Peter Tinniswood (b007q9f4) Director: Enyd Williams TUE 22:30 Big Town All Stars (b007jr8x) [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Monday] First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2001. Series 1 TUE 03:00 Anthony Trollope - The Pallisers (b007jwj3) TUE 12:00 The Navy Lark (b007jnrs) If You Scratch My Back [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Monday] [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] A teacher joins a struggling a cappella group to quit geography. TUE 04:00 Passions (b00d7n9n) TUE 12:30 Doctor in the House (b007k4s5) Stars Stephen Tompkinson. From February 2000. [Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Monday] Out-Patients TUE 23:00 The Jason Explanation of... (b007jpzh) TUE 04:15 Paper Gardens (b007k2cs) Medic Simon Sparrow misdiagnoses a boil, while Taffy keeps Love, Sex and Marriage [Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Monday] volunteering for night-shifts. tries to crack relationships via computer dating and TUE 04:30 Michael Frayn's Headlong (b007jt6w) The misadventures of student doctor Simon Sparrow - adapted Punch and Judy. [Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Monday] for radio by from Richard Gordon's novel 'Doctor With Sheila Steafel and Royce Mills. TUE 04:45 Anton Chekhov (b00qb9x3) in the House' published in 1952. Following in the footsteps of Lord Clark, Dr Bronowski and [Repeat of broadcast at 14:45 on Monday] Starring as Simon Sparrow, Geoffrey Sumner as Professor Galbraith, David Jason unravels the mysteries of the TUE 05:00 26/01/2010 (b00q9ltt) Sir Lancelot Spratt, Ray Cooney as Tony Benskin, Edward Cast universe and the meaning of life. Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on as Taffy Evans and Carol Mason as Nurse. Scripted by Colin Bostock Smith, Andy Hamilton, Barry Pilton BBC Radio 7. Special guest star: Irene Handl as Mrs Clark. and Paul Leigh. TUE 08:00 The Navy Lark (b007jnrs) Producer: David Hatch Music by John Owen Edwards Series 14 First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1968. Producer: Geoffrey Perkins The Talpinium Shell TUE 13:00 So Much Blood (b007jtjn) First broadcast on the BBC Radio 4 in September 1977. Chaos afloat as the crew of HMS Troutbridge set out to test a Legal Aid TUE 23:30 Doon Your Way (b007k00t) new top secret weapon. Convinced that Willy was murdered, Charles Paris consults his Episode 3 solicitor friend. Francis Matthews stars as the amateur sleuth. Doon Mackichan's parade of comic characters, with pirate radio Starring Leslie Phillips as the Sub-Lieutenant, Jon Pertwee as TUE 13:30 Eye of the Cricket (b008fd56) street DJ Chantal. With Alastair McGowan. From September the Chief Petty Officer, Stephen Murray as the Commanding Episode 8 1996. Officer, Richard Caldicot as Professor White, The detective's cop friend Don faces the appalling news of his as Agent No 2, Tenniel Evans as Taffy Goldstienl, Michael son's suicide. Ray Shell reads James Sallis' novel. Bates as the Padre and as the Mistress. TUE 14:00 Passions (b008p9r8) WEDNESDAY 27 JANUARY 2010 Paul Russell Laughs afloat aboard British Royal Navy frigate HMS The scientist explains to Sue Nelson how his love for surfing WED 00:00 Terry Pratchett (b00b8rpc) Troutbridge. The Navy Lark ran for an impressive thirteen influenced his decision to become an oceanographer. [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Tuesday] series between 1959 and 1976. TUE 14:15 Paper Gardens (b007k2f6) WED 00:30 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World (b007nchp) A Photographer's Eye [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Tuesday] Scripted by Lawrie Wyman and George Evans. Leslie Forbes meets Don McCullin, who moved from war WED 00:45 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World (b007nf2z) photography to fighting battles for the countryside. [Repeat of broadcast at 18:45 on Tuesday] Producer: Alastair Scott Johnston. TUE 14:30 Michael Frayn's Headlong (b007jt74) WED 01:00 So Much Blood (b007jtjn) Episode 7 [Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Tuesday] First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in October 1973. Laura tries to seduce Martin when he comes to view his coveted WED 01:30 Eye of the Cricket (b008fd56) TUE 08:30 Heated Rollers (b007qv82) painting, but they're interrupted. Read by Martin Jarvis. [Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Tuesday] Episode 3 TUE 14:45 Anton Chekhov (b00qb9x9) WED 02:00 Anton Chekhov - A Life of Chekhov Granny in space - and Mrs Slocombe the locum. Stories by Anton Chekhov (b00q9nwt) The first ever all-women sketch show made for BBC Radio 2 A Play [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Tuesday] stars Lynda Bellingham, Gwyneth Strong and Joanna Monro. She insists on showing him her terrible work. He takes drastic WED 02:15 Peter Tinniswood (b007jw6t) With music supplied by the Lorraine Bowen Experience. action. Alistair McGowan reads a tale from the Russian master. [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Tuesday] Producer: Maria Esposito TUE 15:00 Anthony Trollope - The Pallisers (b007jwj9) WED 03:00 Anthony Trollope - The Pallisers (b007jwj9) First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in March 1999. [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Tuesday] TUE 09:00 After Henry (b007k18q) TUE 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00q9ydb) WED 04:00 Passions (b008p9r8) Series 1 Children's stories presented by Kirsten O'Brien featuring Dom [Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Tuesday] Gossip and the Magic Topper, Charm School, Indigo's Star, and WED 04:15 Paper Gardens (b007k2f6) Rumours abound - as Sarah and her mother unwittingly Earthborn. [Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Tuesday] conspire together. TUE 17:00 After Henry (b007k18q) WED 04:30 Michael Frayn's Headlong (b007jt74) Simon Brett's comedy about three generations of women - [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] [Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Tuesday] struggling to cope after the death of Sarah's GP husband - who TUE 17:30 Up the Garden Path (b007x080) WED 04:45 Anton Chekhov (b00qb9x9) never quite manage to see eye to eye. [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today] [Repeat of broadcast at 14:45 on Tuesday] Starring Prunella Scales as Sarah, Joan Sanderson as Eleanor, TUE 18:00 Terry Pratchett (b00b8rpc) WED 05:00 27/01/2010 (b00q9px4) Benjamin Whitrow as Russell, Gerry Cowper as Clare and John Small Gods Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on Nettleton as the Vicar. Episode 3 BBC Radio 7. Four radio series were made, but instead of moving to BBC TV Ephebian philosophers argue violently among themselves but WED 08:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b009l7jt) - Thames Television produced 'After Henry' for the ITV they're no match for Deacon Vorbis. Series 6 network. However one philosopher, Didactylos, is prepared to stand up to The Waxwork Producer: Pete Atkin him. The lad is set to be immortalised in wax, but the trouble is, it's First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1985. Terry Pratchett's comic Discworld fantasy starring Carl not quite how he'd envisaged... TUE 09:30 Up the Garden Path (b007x080) Prekopp, Patrick Barlow and Alex Jennings. With Anton Lesser Starring Tony Hancock. Supported by bbc.co.uk/programmes/ Radio 7 Listings for 23 – 29 January 2010 Page 4 of 6 With Sidney James, Bill Kerr and Warren Mitchell. WED 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00q9px8) THU 04:00 Passions (b008pc0c) Written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. Children's stories presented by Kirsten O'Brien featuring Dom [Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Wednesday] Theme and incidental music written by Wally Stott. and the Magic Topper, Charm School, Indigo's Star, and THU 04:15 Paper Gardens (b007k2gk) Producer: Tom Ronald Earthborn. [Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Wednesday] First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in November WED 17:00 The Secret Life of Rosewood Avenue THU 04:30 Michael Frayn's Headlong (b007jt7d) 1959. (b007k1rc) [Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Wednesday] WED 08:30 The Mitch Benn Music Show (b00b9k9l) [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] THU 04:45 Anton Chekhov (b00qb9zv) Series 2 WED 17:30 Smelling of Roses (b007k22c) [Repeat of broadcast at 14:45 on Wednesday] Episode 3 [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today] THU 05:00 28/01/2010 (b00q9xrd) The host presents a selection of classic comic songs with special WED 18:00 Terry Pratchett (b00bdjq2) Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on guest comedian Howard Read. From October 2006. Small Gods BBC Radio 7. WED 09:00 The Secret Life of Rosewood Avenue Episode 4 THU 08:00 The Goon Show (b007k0fk) (b007k1rc) Deacon Vorbis has returned triumphantly to Omnia. He Series 10 Moving In proclaims himself the One True Prophet. The Last Smoking Seagoon 'What's Rosewood Avenue like? Very quiet. Very sedate. Very But Brutha knows what really happened in the desert and the Ned is quitting nicotine, but Grytpype-Thynne has other ideas. residential. Just the sort of place you'd feel at home in ...' Great God Om is still out there, stuck in the body of a tortoise. End of the regular series. With . From January A hapless vicar discovers life behind suburbia's net curtains isn't Conclusion of Terry Pratchett's comic Discworld fantasy 1960. what he expected. starring Carl Prekopp, Patrick Barlow and Alex Jennings. With THU 08:30 In the Chair (b007jpw1) Stephen Sheridan's six-part series stars James Grout as the Anton Lesser as the Narrator. Episode 1 Reverend Timothy Carswell, Margaret Courtenay as Miss Narrator ...... Anton Lesser At last maverick crime reporter, George Cragge is retiring from Tilling, Jean Heywood as Miss Tapp and Christopher Good as Om ...... Patrick Barlow the BBC to the delight of executives attending his retirement Dr Warlock. Brutha ...... Carl Prekopp party. But his retirement is cut short by an urgent phone call - a Producer: Lissa Evans. Vorbis ...... Alex Jennings serial killer is murdering dentists in London... First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1991. Fergman ...... Gerard McDermott Mark Tavener's six-part satirical comedy thriller stars Michael WED 09:30 Smelling of Roses (b007k22c) Urn ...... John Cummins Williams as George Cragge, Barry Foster as DCI Frank Series 2 Nhumrod ...... Geoffrey Beevers Jefferson, Hugh Laurie as the Prime Minister, Richard Griffiths Bill of Fare Sergeant Simony ...... Nick Sayce as Crichton-Potter, John Bird as Martin, Stephen Fry as Charles Rosie and her team are asked to organise a food fair by the Death ...... Michael Kilgarriff Prentiss, Rebecca Front as Marcia Mallon, Kenneth Cranham as formidable Lord Pickton. Other parts played by the cast. Jim Hardie, Geoffrey Whitehead as Director of Personnel, But they don't realise the event is a setup to promote Hinchcliff Dramatised by Robin Brooks. Simon Greehall as the Chancellor, Jonathan Keeble as John and Manor - rather than the stallholders... Producer: Claire Grove Susie Brann as Caroline. Prunella Scales stars in the second of four series of Simon Director: Gordon House Music by Paul Mottram. Brett's sitcom following the trials and tribulations of Rosie First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2006. Producer: Paul Schlesinger Burns and her event-management company based in Brighton. WED 18:30 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World (b007rkyx) First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1998. With Arabella Weir as Kate, Rebecca Callard as Jo, Duncan Episode 5 THU 09:00 Dinner Ladies (b00f405h) Preston as Bob, Annette Badland as Tess, Jon Glover as Nigel Lenina is horrified by the Savage Reservation, until she meets A Motley Crew Mazoni, Bill Wallis as Lord Pickton, Natalie Walter as Vicks John. Nightmare vision of the future read by Anton Lesser. In memory of Sheila, all the women battle to win the contract. and Will Ing as Rupert, From April 2003. Stars Barbara Dickson and Brigit Forsyth. From November Producer: Maria Esposito WED 18:45 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World (b007jts8) 1997. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2001. Episode 6 THU 09:30 The Brothers (b00q9xrj) WED 10:00 Edith Wharton - The Age of Innocence Bernard brings John to London - and gets revenge on the Series 3 (b007jnsy) Director of Hatcheries. Loony Tunes Episode 1 Published in 1932, Aldous Huxley's enduring tale about cloning, As Bugs Bunny makes an untimely appearance, Nigel and Newly engaged American socialite Newland Archer is drawn to consumerism and chemical abandon in a nightmare vision of an Michael go their separate ways. Stars Adam Godley. From his fiancee's cousin. Stars Andrew Wincott and Susanne ideal society in the future. March 2007. Bertish. Read by Anton Lesser. THU 10:00 Edith Wharton - The Age of Innocence WED 10:30 Edith Wharton - The Age of Innocence Abridged in 10 parts by Neville Teller. (b00898qq) (b007jnww) Producer: Duncan Minshull Episode 3 Episode 2 First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2003. Socialite Newland follows Ellen to the country, where their Concerned at the impact on New York society, Eleanor's family WED 19:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b009l7jt) rendezvous is disturbed. Stars Andrew Wincott and Susanne are upset over her plans to divorce. Stars Andrew Wincott. [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] Bertish. WED 11:00 Anton Chekhov - A Life of Chekhov WED 19:30 Crowned Hudds (b00q9px6) THU 10:30 Edith Wharton - The Age of Innocence (b00q9pp6) [Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today] (b00898qr) The Dead Pool WED 20:00 So Much Blood (b007jtjy) Episode 4 Anton is attracted to the daughter of the family's landlord. [Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today] Newland loves Ellen, but has married her cousin May. A secret Dramatisation of Nemirovsky's biography with Andrew Scott. WED 20:30 Eye of the Cricket (b007k18f) rendezvous is arranged. Stars Andrew Wincott and Susanne WED 11:15 John Pilkington - Apostle of Light (b00l6l5j) [Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today] Bertish. Blinded in an accident in the early 19th century, Louis Braille WED 21:00 Anton Chekhov - A Life of Chekhov THU 11:00 Anton Chekhov - A Life of Chekhov (b00q9xrl) aspires to improve the status of blind people. Stars Adam (b00q9pp6) His Sister Masha Godley. [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] A successful short story writer, Anton aims to fix his WED 12:00 Hancock's Half Hour (b009l7jt) WED 21:15 John Pilkington - Apostle of Light (b00l6l5j) relationship with his dad. Biography dramatisation with Andrew [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] Scott. WED 12:30 Crowned Hudds (b00q9px6) WED 22:00 The Mitch Benn Music Show (b00b9k9l) THU 11:15 Israel Horovitz - Man in Snow (b007jx59) A Comedy of Arrows [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] A climber reminisces as he escorts a group of honeymooners up King John gets ambushed. 's historical royal romp, WED 22:30 Radio Active (b007jrb5) Alaska's highest mountain. Written by and stars Israel Horovitz. with June Whitfield and Jeffrey Holland. From August 1995. Series 1 THU 12:00 The Goon Show (b007k0fk) WED 13:00 So Much Blood (b007jtjy) Radio Active Awards [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] Last Lunch The listeners' votes are in, so the National Local Radio Station THU 12:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00q9y63) Charles Paris suspects one student is the murderer, but another's tells you the winners! Stars Angus Deayton. From October Series 2 acting oddly. Francis Matthews stars as the amateur sleuth. 1981. Episode 3 WED 13:30 Eye of the Cricket (b007k18f) WED 23:00 Eddie Izzard - Definite Article (b00gky8n) Astronaut space capers, a whodunit? - and the Knitting Song. Episode 9 Episode 2 More quick-fire sketches, terrible puns, humorous songs plus With his life unravelling, the detective leaves home with a Pavlov, the Big Bang and Latin. More from the inimitable TV and cinema parodies. cryptic message for Don. Ray Shell reads James Sallis' novel. comedian's performance at London's . Stars Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden, David Hatch, Jo Episode 9 of 10. From 1995. Kendall and Bill Oddie. WED 14:00 Passions (b008pc0c) Written by John Esmonde & Bob Larbey, Graeme Garden, Bill Kim Binstead Oddie, Peter Vincent and David McKellar. The scientist explains to Sue Nelson how a love of comedy led THURSDAY 28 JANUARY 2010 Originating from the Cambridge University Footlights revue to her creating a programme for computer-generated puns. 'Cambridge Circus', ISIRTA ran for 8 years on BBC Radio and WED 14:15 Paper Gardens (b007k2gk) THU 00:00 Terry Pratchett (b00bdjq2) quickly developed a cult following. The Holy Suburb - Cookham [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Wednesday] Songs by Bill Oddie with music by Dave Lee. Leslie Forbes peers behind the Berkshire privet hedges in THU 00:30 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World (b007rkyx) Producer: Humphrey Barclay search of renowned artist Stanley Spencer's personal Eden. [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Wednesday] First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in October 1965. WED 14:30 Michael Frayn's Headlong (b007jt7d) THU 00:45 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World (b007jts8) THU 13:00 So Much Blood (b007jtk2) Episode 8 [Repeat of broadcast at 18:45 on Wednesday] Up in the Castle Still eyeing the painting, Martin is concerned over the THU 01:00 So Much Blood (b007jtjy) With one murder suspect cleared, a bomb is ticking in actor unexpected visit of a renowned art historian. Read by Martin [Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Wednesday] Charles Paris' bag. Francis Matthews stars as the amateur Jarvis. THU 01:30 Eye of the Cricket (b007k18f) sleuth. WED 14:45 Anton Chekhov (b00qb9zv) [Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Wednesday] THU 13:30 Eye of the Cricket (b007k19p) Stories by Anton Chekhov THU 02:00 Anton Chekhov - A Life of Chekhov (b00q9pp6) Episode 10 The Old House [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Wednesday] Adrift in New Orleans in search of his son, the detective meets The landlord shows one of his properties, but the memories are THU 02:15 John Pilkington - Apostle of Light (b00l6l5j) a stranger. Ray Shell and Joel Karie read James Sallis' novel. traumatic. Alistair McGowan reads the Russian master's tale. [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Wednesday] THU 14:00 Passions (b008pbw5) WED 15:00 Edith Wharton - The Age of Innocence THU 03:00 Edith Wharton - The Age of Innocence Hugh Montgomery (b007jnsy) (b007jnsy) The scientist explains to Sue Nelson how a love of [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Wednesday] mountaineering led him to research new treatments for lung WED 15:30 Edith Wharton - The Age of Innocence THU 03:30 Edith Wharton - The Age of Innocence problems. (b007jnww) (b007jnww) THU 14:15 Paper Gardens (b007k2hz) [Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today] [Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 on Wednesday] The Plant Hunters Supported by bbc.co.uk/programmes/ Radio 7 Listings for 23 – 29 January 2010 Page 5 of 6 Leslie Forbes pays a visit to London's Kew Gardens to [Repeat of broadcast at 14:15 on Thursday] conversation. investigate the enthusiasm of plant hunters and botanical artists. FRI 04:30 Michael Frayn's Headlong (b007jt7p) Joining them in the music room is acclaimed baritone star, THU 14:30 Michael Frayn's Headlong (b007jt7p) [Repeat of broadcast at 14:30 on Thursday] Benjamin Luxon. Episode 9 FRI 04:45 Anton Chekhov (b00qbb8m) Dame Hilda Bracket ...... George Logan As neighbour Tony worries over wife Laura - has the coveted [Repeat of broadcast at 14:45 on Thursday] Dr Evadne Hinge ...... Patrick Fyffe painting slipped from Martin's grasp? Read by Martin Jarvis. FRI 05:00 29/01/2010 (b00qb391) Producer: John Fawcett Wilson THU 14:45 Anton Chekhov (b00qbb8m) Join all your CBeebies friends for songs, rhymes and stories on First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1990. Stories by Anton Chekhov BBC Radio 7. FRI 13:00 Virginia Gilbert - Meeting of Minds (b00qbswk) Ivan Matveyitch FRI 08:00 Stop Messing About! (b00ck47d) Frustrated Martin is offered an amazing opportunity, but is he An old academic and a young boy. It's a topsy-turvy friendship, Series 1 brave enough to take it? Stars Joss Ackland and Adrian Dunbar. but it endures. Alistair McGowan reads the Russian master's Episode 11 FRI 13:30 Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home tale. The cast indulge in some ancestry one-upmanship - and a (b007jsmq) THU 15:00 Edith Wharton - The Age of Innocence highway robbery romp in 'The Adventures Of Dando Episode 1 (b00898qq) Tweakshaft'. Kindly Detective Inspector Purbright probes dark deeds in the [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] Stars Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Joan Sims and world of small-time animal charities. THU 15:30 Edith Wharton - The Age of Innocence announcer, Douglas Smith. One of Colin Watson's Flaxborough Chronicles dramatised by (b00898qr) After the unexpected death of Kenneth Horne in 1969, plans Christopher Denys in 6 parts. [Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today] for the next series of Round The Horne were axed. Instead - Stars John Rowe as Inspector Purbright, Robin Polley as Sgt. THU 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00q9y9b) using an old catchphrase of Kenneth Williams as a series title - Malley, Tricia Wilcock as Mrs Hallam, Paul Downing as Love, Children's stories presented by Kirsten O'Brien featuring Dom Kenneth joined Hugh Paddick to continue the comedy tradition Russell Dixon as Dr Fergusson and Ann Rye as Lucilla Teatime. and the Magic Topper, Charm School, Indigo's Star, and and was also reunited with his "Carry On" film co-star Joan Producer: Tony Cliff Earthborn. Sims. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1992. THU 17:00 Dinner Ladies (b00f405h) Written by Johnnie Mortimer, Brian Cooke and Myles Rudge FRI 14:00 Passions (b008p4w0) [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] With the Max Harris Group. Janna Levin THU 17:30 The Brothers (b00q9xrj) Producer: John Simmonds Sue Nelson travels to New York to talk to the astrophysicist [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today] First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in June 1969. professor about her love of art. THU 18:00 The Brightonomicon (b00d3kmq) FRI 08:30 Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends (b007k02n) FRI 14:15 Paper Gardens (b007k2kb) The Incredible Encounter with Hugo Rune Series 2 Subverting the Lawn A young man is mysteriously saved from drowning in 1960s Entertaining Mr Stone Leslie Forbes meets the artists who hung a 'living tapestry' Brighton. Fantastical comic serial with David Warner and Robin surprisingly brings a friend home, but he isn't all he amongst a museum's 15th-century textiles. Rupert Degas. seems. Stars Kay Stonham and Simon Greenall. From May FRI 14:30 Michael Frayn's Headlong (b007jt7z) THU 18:30 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World (b007jtt4) 2003. Episode 10 Episode 7 FRI 09:00 Four Joneses and a Jenkins (b007jqm4) Devious Martin makes a last ditch effort to grab the coveted John 'the Savage' is a big hit, while Bernard is jealous. December - Sauce for the Goose painting to make his fortune. Read by Martin Jarvis. Nightmare vision of the future read by Anton Lesser. From Under the shadow of the Long Mynd, Megan is out to save FRI 14:45 Anton Chekhov (b00qbb8r) April 2003. Gudrun from a plucking. Stories by Anton Chekhov THU 18:45 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World (b007jtvb) Sue Limb’s pastoral sitcom follows six months in the life of the Bad Weather Episode 8 Jones family, who live on a small farm in rural Wales. Or to put it another way, what has the husband been up to in Lenina makes a move on John, but he is distracted by Linda's Mr Jones ...... Geoffrey Whitehead Moscow? Alistair McGowan reads Constance Garnett's illness. Nightmare vision of the future read by Anton Lesser. Ma Jones ...... Lisabeth Miles translation. From January 1998. From April 2003. Megan Jones ...... Rebecca Front FRI 15:00 Edith Wharton - The Age of Innocence THU 19:00 The Goon Show (b007k0fk) Owen Jones ...... Matthew Morgan (b00899j7) [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] Bootle ...... Michael Fenton Stevens [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 today] THU 19:30 I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (b00q9y63) Mr Jenkins ...... Nickolas Grace FRI 15:30 Edith Wharton - The Age of Innocence [Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today] Recorded on location. (b00899j8) THU 20:00 So Much Blood (b007jtk2) Music composed by John Whitehall. [Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 today] [Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today] Producer: Jonathan James Moore. FRI 16:00 Big Toe Books (b00q9yy0) THU 20:30 Eye of the Cricket (b007k19p) First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2000. Children's stories presented by Kirsten O'Brien featuring a [Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today] FRI 09:30 Cabin Pressure (b00cqhr3) selection of poems written and read by Benjamin Zephaniah, THU 21:00 Anton Chekhov - A Life of Chekhov (b00q9xrl) Series 1 and Charm School by Anne Fine. [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] Edinburgh FRI 17:00 Four Joneses and a Jenkins (b007jqm4) THU 21:15 Israel Horovitz - Man in Snow (b007jx59) Sitcom about the pilots of a tiny charter airline for whom no [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] job is too small, but many, many jobs are too difficult. FRI 17:30 Cabin Pressure (b00cqhr3) THU 22:00 In the Chair (b007jpw1) A very special passenger makes Douglas grovel, Martin crawl, [Repeat of broadcast at 09:30 today] [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] Carolyn frisk and Arthur cry. And drink nail-varnish FRI 18:00 The Brightonomicon (b00d7h6v) THU 22:30 Down the Line (b00q9ztf) Carolyn Knapp-Shappey ...... Stephanie Cole The Hound of the Hangletons Series 1 1st Officer Douglas Richardson ...... Roger Allam Hugo Rune and Rizla attempt to solve the missing spaniel Religion and the Decline in Anglican Congregations Captain Martin Crieff ...... Benedict Cumberbatch mystery. Fantastical comic serial with David Warner and Elliott Award-winning spoof phone-in show, with talk radio host Gary Arthur Shappey ...... John Finnemore Stein. Bellamy. Stars Rhys Thomas and Charlie Higson. From May Mr Birling ...... Geoffrey Whitehead FRI 18:30 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World (b007qhgg) 2006. Philip ...... Adam G Goodwin Episode 9 THU 23:00 Newsjack (b00q9zth) Written by John Finnemore Bernard worries as John tries to foster rebellion amongst the Series 2 Produced & directed by David Tyler Delta grades. Nightmare vision of the future read by Anton Episode 4 A Pozzitive production for the BBC Lesser. From April 2003. Topical sketch show hosted by Miles Jupp seeking to comically First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2008. FRI 18:45 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World (b007q9yw) scrutinise the news, views and issues of the day. FRI 10:00 Edith Wharton - The Age of Innocence Episode 10 THU 23:30 Desperate Fishwives (b00q9ztk) (b00899j7) Disenchanted with society, John decides to seek solitude. Series 2 Episode 5 Nightmare vision of the future concluded by Anton Lesser. Episode 5 Ellen Olenska returns, and socialite Newland rushes to tell her From April 2003. Who knew Genghis Khan came from North East Scotland and his big decision. Stars Andrew Wincott and Susanne Bertish. FRI 19:00 Stop Messing About! (b00ck47d) spoke Doric? Or is that Genghis Khana! Sketch show set in FRI 10:30 Edith Wharton - The Age of Innocence [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] Aberdeen. From August 2008. (b00899j8) FRI 19:30 At Home With Hinge and Bracket (b008wd18) Episode 6 [Repeat of broadcast at 12:30 today] Newland finds his secret assignation with Ellen replaced with FRI 20:00 Virginia Gilbert - Meeting of Minds (b00qbswk) FRIDAY 29 JANUARY 2010 something more formal and final. Stars Andrew Wincott. [Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 today] FRI 11:00 Anton Chekhov - A Life of Chekhov (b00qb397) FRI 20:30 Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Home FRI 00:00 The Brightonomicon (b00d3kmq) The Trap Pony (b007jsmq) [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Thursday] Falling for actress Olga Knipper, the writer faces conflict with [Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 today] FRI 00:30 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World (b007jtt4) his sister Masha. Biography dramatisation with Andrew Scott. FRI 21:00 Anton Chekhov - A Life of Chekhov (b00qb397) [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Thursday] FRI 11:15 Baldi (b007jljw) [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 today] FRI 00:45 Aldous Huxley - Brave New World (b007jtvb) Series 1 FRI 21:15 Baldi (b007jljw) [Repeat of broadcast at 18:45 on Thursday] The Prodigal Son [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 today] FRI 01:00 So Much Blood (b007jtk2) Paolo Baldi - Franciscan priest and philosophy lecturer - FRI 22:00 Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends (b007k02n) [Repeat of broadcast at 13:00 on Thursday] accidentally becomes involved in solving a murder at an Italian [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] FRI 01:30 Eye of the Cricket (b007k19p) chip shop. FRI 22:30 Punt and Dennis: It's Been a Bad Week [Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Thursday] Starring David Threlfall as Paolo Baldi, Tina Kellegher as Tina (b007kb9c) FRI 02:00 Anton Chekhov - A Life of Chekhov (b00q9xrl) Mahon, TP McKenna as Father Troy, Gerard McSorley as Series 1 [Repeat of broadcast at 11:00 on Thursday] Doctor Graham and Owen Roe as Superintendent Rynne. Episode 4 FRI 02:15 Israel Horovitz - Man in Snow (b007jx59) Murder mystery written by Barry Devlin. Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis spotlight a forgetful motorcyclist [Repeat of broadcast at 11:15 on Thursday] Format by Barry Devlin. Developed and produced by BBC and a haunted pub. With guest Linda Smith. FRI 03:00 Edith Wharton - The Age of Innocence Northern Ireland. FRI 23:00 4 at the Store (b007jqg1) (b00898qq) Directed in Belfast by Lawrence Jackson. Series 1 [Repeat of broadcast at 10:00 on Thursday] First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2000. Episode 3 FRI 03:30 Edith Wharton - The Age of Innocence FRI 12:00 Stop Messing About! (b00ck47d) Stand-up at London's Comedy Store with host Simon Bligh, (b00898qr) [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] Rhona Cameron, Omid Djalili and Steve Gribbin. From [Repeat of broadcast at 10:30 on Thursday] FRI 12:30 At Home With Hinge and Bracket (b008wd18) December 1998. FRI 04:00 Passions (b008pbw5) 6. Benjamin Luxon FRI 23:30 Bleak Expectations (b00db35l) [Repeat of broadcast at 14:00 on Thursday] Dame Hilda Bracket and her lifelong companion, Dr Evadne Series 1 FRI 04:15 Paper Gardens (b007k2hz) Hinge, invite you to eavesdrop on some informal music and A Young Adulthood Bitterly Dismantled Supported by bbc.co.uk/programmes/ Radio 7 Listings for 23 – 29 January 2010 Page 6 of 6 Young Pip finds himself adrift at sea. Mark Evans' Dickensian spoof stars Richard Johnson. From September 2007.

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