RADIO: Dixon Of Dock Green Series 1 Ends Today On BBC Radio 4 Extra

Series 1 of Dixon Of Dock Green concludes today on BBC Radio 4 Extra as PC George Dixon finds himself in real danger in episode 6. David Calder stars as George Dixon, David Tennant plays Andy and Charlie Brook plays Mary. Dixon Of Dock Green was created by Sue Rodwell based on the scripts from the classic TV series by Ted Willis. It was produced for BBC radio by Viv Beeby and originally broadcast in 2005. Although a second series was produced, this was David Tennant’s final episode as his commitments to Doctor Who meant that he was unable to return

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Episode 6: Roaring Boy

Mary and Andy have some exciting news for George but George is nowhere to be found - and on the other side of Dock Green a desperate young man with a gun is on the run.

Hear Dixon Of Dock Green on BBC Radio 4 Extra at 6.30am GMT with a repeat at 1.30pm and 8.30pm and on Saturday morning at 1.30am.

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RADIO: Listen To David Tennant In Dixon Of Dock Green Today

David Tennant steps up the romance in episode 5 of Dixon Of Dock Green today on BBC Radio 4 Extra as young PC Andy Crawford and Mary Dixon start to fall for one other. In the repeated series, originally broadcast in 2005, David Tennant plays Andy, Charlie Brook plays Mary and David Calder stars as the eponymous PC George Dixon. Dixon Of Dock Green was created by Sue Rodwell based on the scripts from the classic TV series by Ted Willis. It was produced for BBC radio by Viv Beeby.  

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Episode 5: Rock,Rattle And Roll

When a fanatical Spurs fan has his prized football rattle stolen, an FA cup tie provides the perfect excuse for a weekend away in Blackpool for Andy and Mary.

Hear Dixon Of Dock Green on BBC Radio 4 Extra at 6.30am GMT with a repeat at 1.30pm and 8.30pm and on Friday morning at 1.30am.

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RADIO: Listen To Episode 4 Of Dixon Of Dock Green Today

Dixon Of Dock Green continues on BBC Radio 4 Extra today with episode 4 of the repeated series which was originally broadcast in 2005. David Calder starts as the much loved character PC George Dixon with David Tennant as his young protégé Andy Crawford and Charlie Brooks as Mary. The series was created by Sue Rodwell based on the scripts from the classic TV series by Ted Willis. It was produced for BBC radio by Viv Beeby.  

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Episode 4: Dixie

When things go missing from the Dixonhousehold Doris, the downtrodden girl from next door, is exposed as a petty thief. But it's Mary Dixon who comes to her rescue, against George's wishes, and who earns the admiration of Andy Crawford.

Hear Dixon Of Dock Green on BBC Radio 4 Extra at 6.30am GMT with a repeat at 1.30pm and 8.30pm and on Thursday morning at 1.30am.

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RADIO: Dixon Of Dock Green Continues On BBC Radio 4 Extra

It’s time for David Tennant’s PC Andy Crawford to shine in today’s episode of Dixon Of Dock Green on BBC Radio 4 Extra. The repeated series was originally broadcast in 2005 and also starred David Calder as PC George Dixonand Charlie Brooks as his daughter Mary. Dixon Of Dock Green was adapted for radio by Sue Rodwell based on the original scripts from the classic TV series by Ted Willis. It was produced by Viv Beeby.

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Episode 3: Crawford’s First Pinch

Some unsavoury postcards turn up on the Dock Green beat and the link to a recent spate of bicycle thefts makes Andy desperate to notch up his first arrest. Some unsavoury postcards turn up on the Dock Green beat and the link to a recent spate of bicycle thefts makes Andy desperate to notch up his first arrest.

Hear Dixon Of Dock Green on BBC Radio 4 Extra at 6.30am GMT with a repeat at 1.30pm and 8.30pm and on Wednesday morning at 1.30am.

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RADIO: Hear Dixon Of Dock Green Episode 2 On BBC Radio Today

The rerun of Dixon Of Dock Green continues on BBC Radio 4 Extra today. Originally broadcast in 2005, the series was adapted by Sue Rodwell from the original TV scripts by Ted Willis and produced for BBC Radio 4 by Viv Beeby.

David Calder plays PC George Dixon with David Tennant as his young sidekick Andy Crawford and Charlie Brooks as his daughter Mary.

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Episode 2: Needle In A Haystack

A baby's life is in danger when some pep pills go missing and Dixoncauses a stir at home when he offers PC Crawford the spare room.

Hear Dixon Of Dock Green on BBC Radio 4 Extra at 6.30am GMT with a repeat at 1.30pm and 8.30pm and on Tuesday morning at 1.30am.

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RADIO: Dixon Of Dock Green Starring David Tennant Begins On BBC Radio 4 Extra

The rerun of the 2005 radio adaptation of Dixon Of Dock Green begins on BBC Radio 4 Extra today with the first episode London Pride. David Calder takes on the iconic role of George Dixon with David Tennant as his young sidekick Andy Crawford and Charlie Brooks as Mary Dixon. The series was written by Sue Rodwell from the original scripts by Ted Willis and produced for BBC Radio 4 by Viv Beeby. David Tennant stars in the first of the two series.

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Episode 1: London Pride

George Dixon is showing new boy Andy Crawford the ropes on the beat of Dock Green. To PC Crawford's surprise, Dixon is prepared to bend the rules in order to arrest one of a gang of safebreakers.

Hear Dixon Of Dock Green on BBC Radio 4 Extra at 6.30am GMT with a repeat at 1.30pm and 8.30pm and on Saturday morning at 1.30am.

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RADIO: Listen To David Tennant In Repeated Dixon Of Dock Green Series

BBC Radio 4 Extra are repeating another of David Tennant's past projects as next Friday sees the beginning of a rerun of the radio adaptation of Dixon Of Dock Green.

Dixon Of Dock Green, the classic BBC TV series ran for around 20 years from the 1950s - 70s and starred Jack Warner in the iconic role of PC George Dixon. In 2005 the series was revived for radio, adapted by Sue Rodwell from the original scripts by Ted Willis and produced by Viv Beeby. David Calder took up the role of George Dixon with David Tennant joining up as his young sidekick Andy Crawford. Charlie Brooks of Eastenders fame played Mary, Dixon's daughter and Andy's love interest. Dixon Of Dock Green ran for two series of six episodes each on Radio 4; however, David Tennant starred in the first series only as his commitment to Doctor Who made it impossible for him to continue.

Episodes:

1. London Pride

George Dixon shows new boy Andy Crawford the ropes on the beat of Dock Green.

2. Needle In A Haystack

A baby's life is in danger when some pep pills go missing.

3. Crawford's First Pinch

A recent spate of bicycle thefts makes Andy desperate to notch up his first arrest.

4. Dixie

When things go missing from the Dixonhousehold Doris, the downtrodden girl from next door, is exposed as a petty thief.

5.  Rock, Rattle And Roll

An FA cup tie provides the perfect excuse for a weekend away in Blackpool for Andy and Mary.

6.  Roaring Boy

A desperate young man with a gun is on the run. 

Dixon Of Dock Green begins on BBC Radio 4 on Friday 10th January at 6.30am GMT with a repeat at 1.30pm and 8.30pm and on Saturday morning at 1.30am

Episode 2 can be heard on Monday 13th January at the same times with the series continuing every day for the rest of the week.

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Double Income No Kids Yet Concludes On BBC Radio 4 Extra

The third series of David Tennant’s radio sitcom Double Income No Kids Yet concludes today on BBC Radio 4 Extra. The comedy, originally broadcast in 2003, stars David with Elizabeth Carling as professional married couple Daniel and Lucy. Tony Gardner and Tracy-Ann Oberman also star as their best friends Andy and Katie.

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Friends are getting divorced, accountants are living as cavemen and eighty seven year old women are having triplets. Have Daniel and Lucy finally had enough of dealing with other people's problems?

The series was written by David Spicer and produced by Liz Anstee.

Listen to Double Income No Kids Yet today at 7.00am and 5.30pm. There is also an early hours repeat at 5.30am on Tuesday morning.

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A Night With A Vampire 2 Read By David Tennant Concludes Tonight

The repeat of series 2 of A Night With A Vampire series 2 concludes on BBC Radio 4 Extra this evening. David Tennant reads a contemporary vampire tale from a set of five Gothic horror stories written by 20th Century authors from the UK and USA.

Friday 20th December

A LotOf Mince Pies by Robert Swindells

Swindells is a British author known mainly for his children's books and indeed, this tale first appeared in a collection of haunted tales for the young adult. But it has a macabre and chilling undertone - set at Xmas and focussing on a group of carollers who visit the same cottage every year - and receive a special treat in return.....

A Night With A Vampire airs tonight at 6.45pm GMT on BBC Radio 4 Extra. There is a repeat later at 12.45am

A Night With A Vampire is produced by Clive Brill for Pacificus

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David Tennant Reads A Night With A Vampire - Part 4 On BBC Radio 4 Today

David Tennant reads the fourth in a set of five contemporary vampire tales this evening in the repeated BBC Radio series A Night With A Vampire 2. The Gothic horror stories are all written by 20th Century authors from the UK and USA and will be aired on BBC Radio 4 every weekday evening this week.

Thursday 19th December

Drink My Blood by Richard Matheson

Written in 1951 by the author of I Am Legend, this is an unusually dark comic twist on the Vampire tale about a young pasty-faced school kid, Jules, whose only ambition in life is to become a vampire. But will his dreams come true?

A Night With A Vampire airs tonight at 6.45pm GMT on BBC Radio 4 Extra. There is a repeat later at 12.45am

A Night With A Vampire is produced by Clive Brill for Pacificus

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RADIO: A Night With A Vampire Read By David Tennant Continues This Evening

A Night With A Vampire Series 2 read by David Tennant continues this evening on BBC Radio 4 Extra. The series of five contemporary Gothic horror stories written by 20th Century authors from the UK and USA, will be aired this week every evening from Monday to Friday.

Wednesday 18th December

Bewitched by Edith Wharton

A tale of Vampire possession written in 1925

Saul Rutledge had a girlfriend before he married his current wife. Unfortunately, he still slips at night to see her. Even though she died several years ago...

A Night With A Vampire airs tonight at 6.45pm GMT on BBC Radio 4 Extra. There is a repeat later at 12.45am

A Night With A Vampire is produced by Clive Brill for Pacificus

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RADIO: David Tennant Reads A Night With A Vampire This Evening

David Tennant continues to read from a series of five contemporary Gothic horror stories as A Night With A Vampire Series 2 is repeated on BBC Radio 4 Extra. The short tales, written by 20th Century authors from the UK and USA, will be aired this week every evening from Monday to Friday.

Tuesday 17th December

The Girl with the Hungry Eyes by Fritz Lieber.

This 1949 story has exerted its grip on many an imagination and has been filmed several times. It concentrates on the magnetic power of the Vampire and - in this case - the utterly captivating and inescapable lure of a Vampiress cum glamour model.

A Night With A Vampire airs tonight at 6.45pm GMT on BBC Radio 4 Extra. There is a repeat later at 12.45am

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RADIO: Listen To A Night With A Vampire Read By David Tennant This Evening

David Tennant reads the first of five contemporary Gothic horror stories as A Night With A Vampire Series 2 is repeated on BBC Radio 4 Extra. The short tales will be aired this week in the evening from Monday to Friday.

Monday 16th December
The Lady Of The House Of Love by Angela Carter

A virginal English soldier, travelling through Romania by bicycle, finds himself in a deserted village.

Listen to A Night With A Vampire tonight at 6.45pm GMT. There is a repeat later on at 12.45am

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Listen To David Tennant In Double Income No Kids Yet On BBC Radio 4 Extra Today

The third series of David Spicer’s radio sitcom Double Income No Kids Yet continues today on BBC Radio 4 Extra. Today's episode was originally broadcast in November 2003. The series stars David Tennant and Elizabeth Carling as professional married couple Daniel and Lucy, with Tony Gardner and Tracy-Ann Oberman as their best friends Andy and Katie.

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With a new baby on the way it's time for some house improvements. So, against their friends' advice, Daniel and Lucy hire a 'reassuringly middle-class' builder called Nigel.

Not everything turns out as Daniel and Lucy had imagined.

Bill Bailey guest stars as Nigel the builder.

Listen to Double Income No Kids Yet today at 7.00am and 5.30pm. There is also an early hours repeat at 5.30am on Tuesday morning.

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Series 3 Of Double Income No Kids Yet Continues On BBC Radio 4 Extra Today

The third series of David Spicer’s radio sitcom Double Income No Kids Yet continues today on BBC Radio 4 Extra.

The series, stars David Tennant and Elizabeth Carling as childless married couple, Daniel and Lucy, who have started to question their own priorities in life and made significant changes. Tony Gardner and Tracy-Ann Oberman also feature as the couple’s best friends Andy and Katie.

Episode 4
As an expectant mother Lucy is trying to avoid stress - until she tries to gently break the news of her pregnancy to her Mum and Dad. Meanwhile Daniel gets an unwelcome taste of the joys of fatherhood.

The episode was originally broadcast in November 2003

Listen to Double Income No Kids Yet today at 7.00am and 5.30pm. There is also an early hours repeat at 5.30am on Tuesday morning.

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A Night With A Vampire 2 Read By David Tennant Repeated On BBC Radio

The second series of Gothic horror stories read by David Tennant, A Night With A Vampire will be repeated on BBC Radio 4 Extra starting from Monday 16th December. The five short tales will be aired on weekday evenings for the whole week at 6.45pm GMT. There is a repeat later the same night at 12.45am

Monday 16th December
The Lady Of The House Of Love by Angela Carter

A virginal English soldier, travelling through Romania by bicycle, finds himself in a deserted village.

Tuesday 17th December

The Girl With The Hungry Eyes by Fritz Lieber

A photographer encounters the magnetic power of the vampire.

Wednesday 18th December

Bewitched by Edith Wharton

Saul still goes out to see his previous girlfriend...even though she died years ago.

Thursday 19th December

Drink My Red Blood by Richard Matheson

A young schoolboy’s only ambition in life is to become a vampire. 

Friday 20th December

A Lot Of Mince Pies by Robert Swindells

A group of carol singers visit the same cottage every year.

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Double Income No Kids Yet Continues On BBC Radio Today

The third series of David Tennant’s radio sitcom Double Income No Kids Yet continues today on BBC Radio 4 Extra. The series, written by David Spicer, follows the life of a childless married couple, Daniel and Lucy, in a world of friends with children and never-ending problems as they start to question their own priorities in life. David Tennant and Elizabeth Carling star as Dan and Lucy with Tony Gardner and Tracy-Ann Oberman as their best friends Andy and Katie

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Change is in the air when Amanda and Richard put their happy lives together on the line by becoming engaged. But when Lucy and Daniel decide to change their lives Lucy resolves not to tell anyone. What Daniel hasn't told Lucy is that he can't keep a secret.

The episode was originally broadcast in October 2003

Listen to Double Income No Kids Yet today at 7.00am and 5.30pm. There is also an early hours repeat at 5.30am on Tuesday morning.

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Listen To Double Income No Kids Yet On BBC Radio 4 Extra Today

The third series of David Spicer’s hilarious sitcom Double Income No Kids Yet continues today on BBC Radio 4 Extra. The series follows the life of a childless married couple, Daniel and Lucy, played by David Tennant and Elizabeth Carling, in a world of friends with children and never-ending problems. Tony Gardner and Tracy-Ann Oberman co-star as their best friends Andy and Katie

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Golf, holidays with friends and having a baby are the three things that Daniel and Lucy have always sworn they will never do in life. But when they find themselves on a golfing holiday with their unbearable friends they start to realise that life doesn't always turn out how you plan it.

The episode was originally broadcast in October 2003

Listen to Double Income No Kids Yet today at 7.00am and 5.30pm. There is also an early hours repeat at 5.30am on Tuesday morning.

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Double Income No Kids Yet Series 3 Repeated On BBC Radio From Today

The third series of Double Income No Kids Yet begins a welcome repeat run on BBC Radio 4 Extra from this morning. 

Originally broadcast in 2003, the final series of the sitcom written by David Spicer stars David Tennant and Elizabeth Carling as Dan and Lucy, a childless professional couple in a world of people with children. Tony Gardner and Tracy-Ann Oberman also appear as the couple’s best friends Andy and Katy.

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Dan is offered a new job. Lucy is jealous of the time he is spending with new boss Catriona, but Dan is more troubled by visions of cheese. Meanwhile Katy is a mum again and she and Andy are seeking inspiration for a name for their new son.

Listen to Double Income No Kids Yet at 7am and 5.30pm GMT today with an early hours repeat on Tuesday at 5.30am.

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Double Income No Kids Yet Series Three Repeated On BBC Radio From Next Week

From Monday 18th November, BBC Radio 4 Extra will run a repeat of the third and final series of Double Income No Kids Yet starring David Tennant and Elizabeth Carling.

In the sitcom, originally broadcast in 2003, childless professional couple Daniel and Lucy (David Tennant and Elizabeth Carling) continue to navigate a world of people with children. From sorting out their friends' relationship problems, dealing with a new boss and coping with life changing events of their own, the series sees Daniel and Lucy go from comedy to poignancy over the course of six episodes. 

Double Income No Kids Yet was written by David Spicer and produced by Liz Anstee. The sitcom also stars Tracy-Ann Oberman as Katie and Tony Gardner as Andy.

Listen to the series on Mondays at 7am and 5.30pm with an early hours repeat on Tuesday at 5.30am beginning from Monday 18th November. 

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