Sunday on BBC Radio 7

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio7/programmes/schedules/2010/01/17 (Chris Barrie, second from left, reader of the new Red Dwarf story)

For the benefit of newcomers to this blog... while radio drama ended in the US in 1961 (when Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar and Suspense aired their final episodes on the same day), it has been alive and well in England forever.

Anyone in the world can listen to archived BBC radio broadcasts, by tuning in to BBC Radio 7. The radio programs here are from several decades - the 50s, thre 60s, and up until the 00s. For example, Doctor Who productions are newly commissioned.

So, go to the link above, and take a look at what's on offer. Don't be put off by the times listed on the left hand side of the screen. Once a program is available to be listened to, you can listen to it at any time you want for seven days, when it drops off the screen.

So what's playing, in the science fiction arena, today, Sunday?

Last Days of Shandakor
2/2. Fear of his captors turns to admiration as Jon Ros learns more about this alien race.
This is based on a novella written by Leigh Brackett.

Red Dwarf
Better Than Life, Episode 1
1/6. Lister, Cat and Rimmer waste away in a computer fantasy. Can mechanoid Kryten rescue them?
This is read by Chris Barrie, who played Lister in Red Dwarf.

Science Fiction on BBC Radio 7

Lots of good stuff on BBC Radio 7 this week.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio7/programmes/schedules

Remember that the times listed don't mean anything, you can listen to each show for seven days, at any time you like.


Monday, January 11, 2010

The Darker Side of the Border: Olalla
5 days left to listen
2/3. Robert Louis Stevenson's mysterious tale of a soldier who falls in love while convalescing

Last Days of Shandakor
Episode 1
5 days left to listen
1/2. Space adventure set on Mars. The proud inhabitants of a dying city want to go out in style


The Recall Man : Doctor Joe Aston Investigates
6 days left to listen
1/4. A scientist is suspected of murdering her boss. Dr Joe Aston helps the police investigate.

Wyrd Sisters (Terry Pratchett)
Episode 2
6 days left to listen
2/4. Can the three witches save the baby heir to the throne and the crown? With Sheila Hancock.

Slipstream , by Simon Bovey
Into the Wolf's Lair
6 days left to listen
1/5. It's 1945. The Allies are certain to win the war. Then a strange aircraft is spotted.

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

The Recall Man
Making Waves
7 days left to listen
2/4. When a man claims to have witnessed a murder, the police call in Dr Joe Aston.

Wyrd Sisters
Episode 3
7 days left to listen
3/4. A wife is on the warpath and after the three witches' blood. Stars Sheila Hancock.

Slipstream : The Eagle's Nest
7 days left to listen
2/5. Barton and his team head deep behind German lines, to track down a terrifying new weapon.

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

The Recall Man
Over the Border
3/4. Dr Joe Aston helps police probe a taxi driver who's their only witness to a murder.

Wyrd Sisters
Episode 4
4/4. Lancre's new ruler teeters on the edge of madness and the witches set to work.

Slipstream
The Tomorrow World
3/5. Barton and the team have found what they've been looking for.


Thursday, January 14, 2010

The Recall Man
Stepping Out
4/4. Dr Aston feels threatened when a rival psychologist investigates a series of attacks.

Terry Pratchett's Guards! Guards!
Episode 1
1/6. Can a stolen library book lead to the reinvention of dragons? With Martin Jarvis.

Slipstream
This Island Earth
4/5. Things can't get much worse for Barton and his team. Or can they?


Friday, January 15, 2010

Terry Pratchett's Guards! Guards!
Episode 2
2/6. Could a long-extinct beast have carried out recent crimes? With Martin Jarvis.

Slipstream
Fight for the Future
5/5. Jurgen and Kate are desperate to get the weapon away before all is lost.

Saturday, January 16, 2010

Herge's The Adventures of Tintin
Series 2, Episode 4
4/6. The rocket countdown is on for the intrepid boy reporter and his dog Snowy


The Scarifyers
The Devil of Denge Marsh, Episode 2
2/3. Lionheart and Dunning's battle with an old adversary leads them to a strange village.


A Dream of Armageddon
Episode 2
2/2. War is declared and the hero of HG Wells' anti-war story escapes with his wife.


Sunday, June 17, 2010

The Darker Side of the Border : The Brownie of the Black Haggs
3/3. Bossy Lady Wheelhope becomes strangely obsessed with a mysterious servant.

Last Days of Shandakor
Episode 2
2/2. Fear of his captors turns to admiration as Jon Ros learns more about this alien race.

Red Dwarf : Better Than Life, Episode 1
1/6. Lister, Cat and Rimmer waste away in a computer fantasy. Can mechanoid Kryten rescue them?