1989 comedy starring Roy Hudd and June Whitfield
in a Garden Comedy by PG Wodehouse
, poems and songs
Gillian Reynolds marks the 80th birthday of the Irish novelist with a selection of his tales and plays The Dancing Master's Music (1997): The Penthouse Apartment (1998); The Forty-Seventh Saturday (1980); Beyond the Pale (1980); Solitude (2004). Plus, excerpts from The John Tusa Interview (2005)
life of Elvis-era British pop star Billy Fury, with an all-star cast featuring Anton Lesser
Songs, rhymes and stories for young children
Light-hearted satire and music from Wolf Trap National Park near Washington, DC
Jon Holmes and Xanthe Fuller talk to fans about the recent episode of the American cult fantasy series Heroes, which airs on Thursdays on BBC2
Anna Massey stars in Charlotte Perkins Gilman's tale about a woman troubled by nervous disorders who is forced to take a rest cure in her own room, with maddening consequences (1/8)
Ken Dodd discusses his career with actor Ricky Tomlinson
Gillian Reynolds marks the 80th birthday of the Irish novelist and short-story writer William Trevor with a selection of his tales and plays: The Dancing Master's Music (1997); The Penthouse Apartment (1998); The Forty-Seventh Saturday (1980); Beyond the Pale (1980); Solitude (2004). Plus excerpts from The John Tusa Interview (2005)
Light-hearted satire and music from Wolf Trap National Park near Washington, DC
Jon Holmes and Xanthe Fuller talk to fans about the American cult fantasy series Heroes, which airs on Thursdays on BBC2 (5/11)
- The Yellow Wallpaper Anna Massey stars in Charlotte Perkins Gilman's tale, as 6.30pm
of pop star Billy Fury, as 12 noon
1977 comedy
Storyteller William Trevor at 80 as 8pm