Radio 7 Listings for 12 – 18 April 2008 Page 1 of 6 SATURDAY 12 APRIL 2008 the Ballad of Kenny and Christine BBC7
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Radio 7 Listings for 12 – 18 April 2008 Page 1 of 6 SATURDAY 12 APRIL 2008 The Ballad of Kenny and Christine BBC7. Kenny's new girlfriend wants to join his a cappella band - but SAT 17:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b007jx13) SAT 00:00 Paradise Lost in Space (b007jnx2) she can't sing. Stars Stephen Tompkinson. From July 2001. It's a blockbuster line-up from the Hollywood Bowl with 4. Martinis SAT 04:30 The Nick Revell Show (b007jp4p) American film stars Meryl Streep, Virginia Madsen and John C The dangers of tennis are now apparent to the Oblivions - but Series 1 Reilly. Martinis? What could possibly go wrong with Martinis? Decoration SAT 18:00 Richard Matheson - Duel (b007jwll) Colin Swash's sci-fi comedy about two space-age humans Struggling writer Nick paints his flat to impress Caroline, but Episode 1 stranded on a friendly alien planet. his geraniums hate it. The driver of a huge truck plays deadly games with an innocent Norman ...... Tony Robinson A sitcom for the 1990s, written by and starring comedian Nick motorist. Max ...... David Haig Revell. Classic tense thriller by American sci-fi novelist, screenwriter Stella ...... Louise Lombard With Alistair McGowan, Caroline Gruber, Brian Bowles, Doon and principal writer of 'The Twilight Zone', Richard Matheson Macari ...... Michael Troughton Mackichan and Alison Sterling. (1926-2013). Terayz ...... Carla Mendonca Producer: Jon Magnusson Adapted by Steven Spielberg for the big screen in 1971, Duel is Ken ...... Tom Hollander First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1992. also a cult film. Tony ...... Geoff McGivern SAT 05:00 The Barchester Chronicles (b007jq50) Read by Nathan Osgood. Clive ...... Guy Witcher The Last Chronicle of Barset Producer: Vivien Rosenthal Jonathan ...... RossAlistair McGowan The Last Chronicle of Barset Part 5 Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in 2006. Producer: Richard Wilson More revelations for Barchester's residents and decisions need SAT 18:30 Fear on 4 (b007jp0h) First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1995. to be made. Anthony Trollope dramatisation with Kenneth Series 2 SAT 00:30 The Man Who Was Thursday by GK Chesterton Cranham. The Judge's House (b007wqf0) SAT 06:00 Like They've Never Been Gone (b009sdcy) To study for his final exams young Malcolm moves to a lonely The Earth in Anarchy Series 1 place, not knowing that in this rat-infested house of horror a The allies head for the coastal town using horses, then motor Episode 6 malignant spirit waits. cars to outrun their masked pursuers. Comeback singing duo Tommy and Sheila hit stormy waters Malcolm's exams may not be the only final thing. Published in 1908, GK Chersterton's most famous novel is read performing on a cruise ship. The Man in Black sets the chilling scene... in 13 parts by Geoffrey Palmer. Winners of the 1962 Eurovision Song Contest, sweethearts Fear on 4 brings you more in a series of nerve-tinglers. Director: Lawrence Jackson Tommy Franklin and Sheila Parr are back in the limelight. The Written by Bram Stoker and dramatized by John Keir. Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Northern Ireland. only snag is they can't stand the sight of each another... The Man in Black …. Edward de Souza First broadcast in 2005. Mike Coleman's sitcom stars June Whitfield and Roy Hudd. Malcolm …. David Timson SAT 01:00 John Mortimer - Rumpole (b007jsh4) Tommy Franklin ...... Roy Hudd Mrs Dempster …. Tessa Worsley The Case of Identity Sheila Parr ...... June Whitfield Carnford …. Norman Bird Rumpole deals with some dubious alibis in court and in With Pat Coombs, Julian Eardley, Joshua Henderson and Chris Director: Gerry Jones chambers. Pavlo. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1989. "The Splendours And Miseries Of An Old Bailey Hack". Singers: John Barr and Lisa Peace. SAT 19:00 The Friend in the Corner (b007k18t) Starring Maurice Denham as ageing London barrister-at-law Music by Frido Ruth. [Repeat of broadcast at 08:00 today] Horace Rumpole. Producer: Steve Doherty SAT 19:30 Daphne Du Maurier: Frenchman's Creek With Robert Harris as Mr Justice Vosper, Michael Spice as First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1998. (b007k4gp) Guthrie Featherstone, Brian Carroll as Erskine-Brown and SAT 06:30 Second Thoughts (b00fnfnz) [Repeat of broadcast at 08:30 today] Amanda Murray as Phillida Trant. Series 2 SAT 20:00 Stop Messin' About: A Tribute to Kenneth Originally a TV series created by writer and barrister John The Rhythm of Strife Williams (b007jv7z) Mortimer, Rumpole hit the BBC radio airwaves in 1980. Case- Bill and Faith bicker over her children, then his ex-wife Liza [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 today] by-case, Rumpole recalls his work at the Central Criminal turns up... SAT 23:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b007jx13) Court of England and Wales. Sitcom about the battles of divorcees Bill MacGregor and Faith [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 today] Director: Peter King Greyshott trying to forge a relationship whilst balancing the First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1980. demands of his ex-wife, Liza and her teenage children, Hannah SAT 01:30 Andrew Sachs - The Revenge (b007jr11) and Joe. SUNDAY 13 APRIL 2008 Que? Andrew Sachs's pioneering thriller featuring sound effects Stars Lynda Bellingham as Faith, James Bolam as Bill, Kelda and 11 actors, but no written dialogue. Holmes as Hannah, Belinda Lang as Liza, Brian Bowles as SUN 00:00 Richard Matheson - Duel (b007jwll) This experimental play for radio an attempt to tell a story in Dennis and Danny Schiller as Mr Roper. [Repeat of broadcast at 18:00 on Saturday] terms of sounds alone. There is no dialogue, and no coherent Series two of four inspired by the real lives of its writers, SUN 00:30 Fear on 4 (b007jp0h) speech, yet the play is a thriller with a straightforward storyline husband and wife Jan Etherington and Gavin Petrie. [Repeat of broadcast at 18:30 on Saturday] full of action and dramatic tension. A TV version made by LWT for ITV appeared in 1991 and ran SUN 01:00 Hercule Poirot (b009v35c) Recorded on location using the naturalistic recording techniques for four series, with a spin-off ‘Faith in the Future’. [Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 on Saturday] of binaural stereo. Producer: Sioned Wiliam SUN 02:30 The Men from the Ministry (b007jqkj) Written and interpreted by Andrew Sachs, The Revenge, was First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1989. [Repeat of broadcast at 13:30 on Saturday] the world's first radio drama without words... SAT 07:00 Big Toe Books (b009v2xp) SUN 03:00 Stop Messin' About: A Tribute to Kenneth With Andrew Sachs, Sean Barrett, Fraser Kerr, Graham Ashley, Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC7. Williams (b007jv7z) Paul Rosebury, Michael Deacon, Blain Fairman, John Rye, SAT 08:00 The Friend in the Corner (b007k18t) [Repeat of broadcast at 09:00 on Saturday] Melody Sachs, Frances Jeater and Leonard Fenton. 1947 SUN 06:00 Garrison Keillor's Radio Show (b007jx13) Producer: Glyn Dearman Dick Barton hits the airwaves, and BBC Children's Hour turns [Repeat of broadcast at 17:00 on Saturday] First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1978. 25. Six selected years in radio history with Daphne Oxenford. SUN 07:00 Big Toe Books (b009v3jq) SAT 02:00 Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects (b009scn3) SAT 08:30 Daphne Du Maurier: Frenchman's Creek Big Toe Books is a daily children's radio programme on BBC7. Contrasting Phone Calls and the Beatles (b007k4gp) SUN 08:00 Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects (b009v3js) Two late-night phone calls bring playwright Alan Plater very Episode 3 Omnibus different news, as he concludes his own story. With Christian Disguised as a cabin boy, Lady Dona St Columb sets sail with Architecture, musicals, FBI agents, and bears on the toilet. Rodska. her dashing French pirate. Classic love drama with Lorna Playwright Alan Plater talks about the career moves he never SAT 02:15 Petrella (b007jmdg) Heilbron. made. Series 2 SAT 09:00 Stop Messin' About: A Tribute to Kenneth SUN 09:15 Short stories by DH Lawrence (b007qpxb) Heroes and Villains Williams (b007jv7z) The Shades of Spring Confronted with robbery and murder, the detective learns even Fellow Carry On star Liz Fraser hosts a radio celebration, Addy Syson returns to the home of his youth; the land waits for respected police officers can be suspects. Stars Philip Jackson. featuring Round the Horne, Just Williams, Big and Little, Diary him unaltered, but what of the girl he used to love? SAT 03:00 Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends (b007js43) of a Madman, Kenneth Williams Playhouse and Just a Minute. Peter Meakin reads DH Lawrence’s short story first published Series 1 SAT 12:00 Hercule Poirot (b009v35c) in 1914. Police, Camera, Amphibian Cards on the Table Producer: Rosemary Watts Robin's dream comes true as not one but two real criminal 1936: The enigmatic Mr Shaitana hosts an unusual dinner party. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1995. offences are committed on his doorstep and the police come to His guests include four sleuths - including Hercule Poirot - and SUN 09:30 Stilgoe's Around (b007k3xj) visit. four suspected murderers. City of London The only problem is he wasn't there when it happened but After dinner, the guests play bridge, with the sleuths in one Richard Stilgoe goes into Britain's financial heartland to dispel Wendy was... room and the suspects in another, where Shaitana watches on. the myths of money making. Written by and starring Kay Stonham and Simon Greenall.