Programme Index

Discover 11,128,835 listings and 294,022 playable programmes from the BBC

Simon Callow continues his biography of Orson Welles. From the time of his 1938 production of the War of the Worlds, Welles's wartime years witnessed his growing political involvement. His extensive broadcast work included comedy with Jack Benny. Producer Jules Wilkinson Revised repeat

Contributors

Unknown:
Simon Callow
Unknown:
Orson Welles.
Unknown:
Jack Benny.
Producer:
Jules Wilkinson

By Louise Oliver , starring Pam Ferris. For her 50th birthday, Eva Sparrow chooses 50 days of solitude perched high in her tree house at the bottom of the garden. With her sons away, she sits in her armchair, looking back over her life.
Songs by Clive Brill , sung by Amanda Hadingue Lyrics by Louise Oliver. Director Susan Roberts

Contributors

Unknown:
Louise Oliver
Unknown:
Pam Ferris.
Unknown:
Eva Sparrow
Songs By:
Clive Brill
Sung By:
Amanda Hadingue
Unknown:
Louise Oliver.
Director:
Susan Roberts

4: Summer.... Cricket Wickets.
Roy McLaren , the groundsman at Worcester County Cricket Club, tells of the troublesome days when the River
Severn breaks its banks and floods the entire grounds. Where does he keep his equipment to stop it floating away? For details see Monday

Contributors

Unknown:
Roy McLaren

Michael Rosen presents the programme about English and the way we speak. 9: Term- Time Terminology. SATs and baseline assessments await - the language of the new school term. Producer Sally Flatman
E-MAIL: [address removed] Repeated Sunday 8.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Rosen
Producer:
Sally Flatman

One of the biggest challenges in computer animation is how to generate realistic images of a talking head.
Trevor Phillips talks to the computer experts who think they may have cracked it. it is not just the entertainment industry that is set to benefit - the new technique could help people learn to lip read, and even provide a friendly face you can talk to when getting money from a cash machine. Producer John Watkins
E-MAIL: [address removed]

Contributors

Talks:
Trevor Phillips
Producer:
John Watkins

In the concluding programme to mark the centenary of the Boer War, professor
Denis Judd explores some of its untold stories. Methods of Barbarism?This week, he goes in search of the truth behind the concentration camps, where 27,000 Boer women and children died at the hands of the British. Producer Philip Sellars

Contributors

Unknown:
Denis Judd
Producer:
Philip Sellars

The first of two programmes on the rebuilding of Kosovo. As winter nears, the immediate concern is to house returning refugees. Alun Lewis is in Pristina, where engineers working in hazardous circumstances try to restore water, electricity and sewage facilities. Producer Paul Arnold. E-MAIL: [address removed]

Contributors

Unknown:
Alun Lewis
Producer:
Paul Arnold.

Alan Davies stars in his own comedy. Alan Francis and Ronnie Ancona play his long-suffering friends, Murray and Kate, as they all try to sort out this week's dilemma. Written by Tony Roche , Ben Silburn and Alan Davies. Producer Jane Berthoud Repeat

Contributors

Unknown:
Alan Davies
Unknown:
Alan Francis
Unknown:
Ronnie Ancona
Written By:
Tony Roche
Written By:
Ben Silburn
Written By:
Alan Davies.
Producer:
Jane Berthoud

BBC Radio 4 FM

About BBC Radio 4

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

Appears in

About this data

This data is drawn from the Radio Times magazine between 1923 and 2009. It shows what was scheduled to be broadcast, meaning it was subject to change and may not be accurate. More