Episodes
| Series | Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genome: [r4 Bd=19900102] | Unknown: Bob Sinfield. Tony: John McGlynn Heather, Francesca: Celia Imrie Mr Polglaze: Daniel Moynih the Postman: Norman Bird Edith: Eva Stuart | ||||
| Genome: [r4 Bd=19900109] | Unknown: Bob Sinfield. Producer: David Tyler. Marjorie: Polly James Dr Cole: Michael Angelis Angela: Bridget Turner Jill: Kay Stonham Emily: Avis Bunnage Graham, and: Simon McBurney Alan: Roger Hyams | ||||
| Genome: [r4 Bd=19900116] | Unknown: Bob Sinfield. Producer: David Tyler. George: Ernest Clark Phoebe: Rebecca Saire Spargo: Donald Gee Littlejohn: Rory McGrath Mrs Menhennet: Hilda Braid Lancing: Paul Shearer Theo: Geoffrey Matthews Denzil: Bob Sinfield | ||||
| Genome: [r4 Bd=19900123] | Unknown: Bob Sinfield. Producer: David Tyler. Candelli: Alex Jennings Massemino: John Woodvine the Pope: Charles Gray Francesquina: Kate Duchene Cesare Borgia: Clive Mantle Lucrezia Borgia: Janine Duvitski Biagio: David Battley Caterina: Caroline Leddy Paolo: Glynn Edwards the Priest: David King | ||||
| Genome: [r4 Bd=19900130] | Unknown: Bob Sintield. Ken: Rodney Bewes Vera: Liz Fraser Leonard/Tom: Maurice Denham Diana/Faith: Lynda Bellingham Beasley/Raf: Michael Starke Glynn/Richard: David Neville Horses and Hounds: John Hollis Horses and Hounds: Judi Maynard Horses and Hounds: David Goudge | ||||
| Genome: [r4 Bd=19900206] | Unknown: Bob Sinfield. Buckmaster: Geoffrey Palmer Sarah: Sylvestra Le Touzel Mildred: Joan Sims Kitchie: Brian Murphy Ridley: Peter Blythe Olivia: Jane Booker | ||||
| Hearing | 19900102 | Producer: N. CARGILL Next in series: SIXTH SENSE Description A series of six plays by Bob SINFIELD. An affair conducted via cassette-recorded messages conjures up a few problems with the sense of hearing...or over-hearing. With John Mcglynn, Celia IMRIE and Francesca BRILL. Tony....John Mcglynn Heather....Celia IMRIE Audrey....Francesca BRILL Mr Polgaze....Daniel MOYNIHAN Postman....Norman BIRD Edith....Eva STUART Subject Categories drama programmes (genre) sensation (biology) hearing (senses) Broadcast history 02 Jan 1990 18:30-19:00 (RADIO 4) 04 Jan 1990 12:25-12:55 (RADIO 4) Contributors Eva Stuart (Actor) Norman Bird (Actor) Celia Imrie (Actor) John Mcglynn (Actor) Daniel Moynihan (Actor) Francesca Brill (Actor) Bob Sinfield (Author) Neil Cargill (Producer) Recorded on 1989-05-11. | |||
| Hearing | 19900104 | First broadcast on 1990-01-02 Producer: N. CARGILL Next in series: SIXTH SENSE Description A series of six plays by Bob SINFIELD. An affair conducted via cassette-recorded messages conjures up a few problems with the sense of hearing...or over-hearing. With John Mcglynn, Celia IMRIE and Francesca BRILL. Tony....John Mcglynn Heather....Celia IMRIE Audrey....Francesca BRILL Mr Polgaze....Daniel MOYNIHAN Postman....Norman BIRD Edith....Eva STUART Subject Categories drama programmes (genre) sensation (biology) hearing (senses) Broadcast history 02 Jan 1990 18:30-19:00 (RADIO 4) 04 Jan 1990 12:25-12:55 (RADIO 4) Contributors Eva Stuart (Actor) Norman Bird (Actor) Celia Imrie (Actor) John Mcglynn (Actor) Daniel Moynihan (Actor) Francesca Brill (Actor) Bob Sinfield (Author) Neil Cargill (Producer) Recorded on 1989-05-11. | |||
| Programme Catalogue - Details: Hearing | 19900102 | 19900104 | BBC Programme Number: 89LD3153 Recorded on 1989-05-11 Producer: N. CARGILL Next in series: SIXTH SENSE See more THE SENSES programmes (2) Description A series of six plays by Bob SINFIELD. An affair conducted via cassette-recorded messages conjures up a few problems with the sense of hearing...or over-hearing. With John MCGLYNN, Celia IMRIE and Francesca BRILL. Tony....John MCGLYNN Heather....Celia IMRIE Audrey....Francesca BRILL Mr Polgaze....Daniel MOYNIHAN Postman....Norman BIRD Edith....Eva STUART Subject Categories drama programmes (genre) sensation (biology) hearing (senses) Broadcast history 02 Jan 1990 18:30-19:00 (RADIO 4) 04 Jan 1990 12:25-12:55 (RADIO 4) Contributors Eva Stuart (Actor) Norman Bird (Actor) Celia Imrie (Actor) John Mcglynn (Actor) Daniel Moynihan (Actor) Francesca Brill (Actor) Bob Sinfield (Author) Neil Cargill (Producer). First broadcast on 1990-01-02 Producer: N. CARGILL Next in series: SIXTH SENSE Description A series of six plays by Bob SINFIELD. An affair conducted via cassette-recorded messages conjures up a few problems with the sense of hearing...or over-hearing. With John Mcglynn, Celia IMRIE & Francesca BRILL. Tony....John Mcglynn Heather....Celia IMRIE Audrey....Francesca BRILL Mr Polgaze....Daniel MOYNIHAN Postman....Norman BIRD Edith....Eva STUART Subject Categories drama programmes (genre) sensation (biology) hearing (senses) Broadcast history 02 Jan 1990 18:30-19:00 (RADIO 4) 04 Jan 1990 12:25-12:55 (RADIO 4) Contributors Eva Stuart (Actor) Norman Bird (Actor) Celia Imrie (Actor) John Mcglynn (Actor) Daniel Moynihan (Actor) Francesca Brill (Actor) Bob Sinfield (Author) Neil Cargill (Producer) Recorded on 1989-05-11. BBC Programme Number: 89LD3153 Recorded on 1989-05-11 Producer: N. CARGILL Next in series: SIXTH SENSE See more THE SENSES programmes (2) Description A series of six plays by Bob SINFIELD. An affair conducted via cassette-recorded messages conjures up a few problems with the sense of hearing...or over-hearing. With John MCGLYNN, Celia IMRIE & Francesca BRILL. Tony....John MCGLYNN Heather....Celia IMRIE Audrey....Francesca BRILL Mr Polgaze....Daniel MOYNIHAN Postman....Norman BIRD Edith....Eva STUART Subject Categories drama programmes (genre) sensation (biology) hearing (senses) Broadcast history 02 Jan 1990 18:30-19:00 (RADIO 4) 04 Jan 1990 12:25-12:55 (RADIO 4) Contributors Eva Stuart (Actor) Norman Bird (Actor) Celia Imrie (Actor) John Mcglynn (Actor) Daniel Moynihan (Actor) Francesca Brill (Actor) Bob Sinfield (Author) Neil Cargill (Producer) Producer: N. CARGILL Next in series: SIXTH SENSE Description A series of six plays by Bob SINFIELD. An affair conducted via cassette-recorded messages conjures up a few problems with the sense of hearing...or over-hearing. With John MCGLYNN, Celia IMRIE & Francesca BRILL. Tony....John MCGLYNN Heather....Celia IMRIE Audrey....Francesca BRILL Mr Polgaze....Daniel MOYNIHAN Postman....Norman BIRD Edith....Eva STUART Subject Categories drama programmes (genre) sensation (biology) hearing (senses) Broadcast history 02 Jan 1990 18:30-19:00 (RADIO 4) 04 Jan 1990 12:25-12:55 (RADIO 4) Contributors Eva Stuart (Actor) Norman Bird (Actor) Celia Imrie (Actor) John Mcglynn (Actor) Daniel Moynihan (Actor) Francesca Brill (Actor) Bob Sinfield (Author) Neil Cargill (Producer) Recorded on 1989-05-11 | ||
| Programme Catalogue - Details: Hearing | 19900104 | First broadcast on 1990-01-02 Producer: N. CARGILL Next in series: SIXTH SENSE Description A series of six plays by Bob SINFIELD. An affair conducted via cassette-recorded messages conjures up a few problems with the sense of hearing...or over-hearing. With John Mcglynn, Celia IMRIE & Francesca BRILL. Tony....John Mcglynn Heather....Celia IMRIE Audrey....Francesca BRILL Mr Polgaze....Daniel MOYNIHAN Postman....Norman BIRD Edith....Eva STUART Subject Categories drama programmes (genre) sensation (biology) hearing (senses) Broadcast history 02 Jan 1990 18:30-19:00 (RADIO 4) 04 Jan 1990 12:25-12:55 (RADIO 4) Contributors Eva Stuart (Actor) Norman Bird (Actor) Celia Imrie (Actor) John Mcglynn (Actor) Daniel Moynihan (Actor) Francesca Brill (Actor) Bob Sinfield (Author) Neil Cargill (Producer) Recorded on 1989-05-11. BBC Programme Number: 89LD3153 First broadcast on 1990-01-02 Recorded on 1989-05-11 Producer: N. CARGILL Next in series: SIXTH SENSE See more THE SENSES programmes (2) Description A series of six plays by Bob SINFIELD. An affair conducted via cassette-recorded messages conjures up a few problems with the sense of hearing...or over-hearing. With John MCGLYNN, Celia IMRIE & Francesca BRILL. Tony....John MCGLYNN Heather....Celia IMRIE Audrey....Francesca BRILL Mr Polgaze....Daniel MOYNIHAN Postman....Norman BIRD Edith....Eva STUART Subject Categories drama programmes (genre) sensation (biology) hearing (senses) Broadcast history 02 Jan 1990 18:30-19:00 (RADIO 4) 04 Jan 1990 12:25-12:55 (RADIO 4) Contributors Eva Stuart (Actor) Norman Bird (Actor) Celia Imrie (Actor) John Mcglynn (Actor) Daniel Moynihan (Actor) Francesca Brill (Actor) Bob Sinfield (Author) Neil Cargill (Producer) First broadcast on 1990-01-02 Producer: N. CARGILL Next in series: SIXTH SENSE Description A series of six plays by Bob SINFIELD. An affair conducted via cassette-recorded messages conjures up a few problems with the sense of hearing...or over-hearing. With John MCGLYNN, Celia IMRIE & Francesca BRILL. Tony....John MCGLYNN Heather....Celia IMRIE Audrey....Francesca BRILL Mr Polgaze....Daniel MOYNIHAN Postman....Norman BIRD Edith....Eva STUART Subject Categories drama programmes (genre) sensation (biology) hearing (senses) Broadcast history 02 Jan 1990 18:30-19:00 (RADIO 4) 04 Jan 1990 12:25-12:55 (RADIO 4) Contributors Eva Stuart (Actor) Norman Bird (Actor) Celia Imrie (Actor) John Mcglynn (Actor) Daniel Moynihan (Actor) Francesca Brill (Actor) Bob Sinfield (Author) Neil Cargill (Producer) Recorded on 1989-05-11 | |||
| Programme Catalogue - Details: Sixth Sense | 19900206 | 19900208 | BBC Programme Number: 89LD3156 Recorded on 1989-11-10 Producer: NEIL CARGILL Previous in series: HEARING See more THE SENSES programmes (2) Description Conversation is far from neighbourly when the occupants of an old cemetery greet a new arrival and discover their lack of common ground. Last of series of six plays by Bob SINFIELD based on the senses. Produced by Neil CARGILL. Buckmaster....Geoffrey PALMER Sarah....Sylvestra LE TOUZEL Mildred....Joan SIMS Kitchie....Brian MURPHY Ridley....Peter BLYTHE Olivia....Jane BOOKER ??????Michael KILGARRIFF Subject Categories drama programmes (genre) Broadcast history 06 Feb 1990 18:30-19:00 (RADIO 4) 08 Feb 1990 12:25-12:55 (RADIO 4) Contributors Geoffrey Palmer (Actor) Brian Murphy (Actor) Sylvestra Le Touzel (Actor) Michael Kilgarriff (Actor) Joan Sims (Actor) Jane Booker (Actor) Peter Blythe (Actor) Bob Sinfield (Author) Neil Cargill (Producer). First broadcast on 1990-02-06 Producer: Neil Cargill Previous in series: HEARING Description Conversation is far from neighbourly when the occupants of an old cemetery greet a new arrival and discover their lack of common ground. Last of series of six plays by Bob SINFIELD based on the senses. Produced by Neil Cargill. Buckmaster....Geoffrey Palmer Sarah....Sylvestra Le Touzel Mildred....Joan Sims Kitchie....Brian MURPHY Ridley....Peter BLYTHE Olivia....Jane BOOKER ??????Michael KILGARRIFF Subject Categories drama programmes (genre) Broadcast history 06 Feb 1990 18:30-19:00 (RADIO 4) 08 Feb 1990 12:25-12:55 (RADIO 4) Contributors Geoffrey Palmer (Actor) Brian Murphy (Actor) Sylvestra Le Touzel (Actor) Michael Kilgarriff (Actor) Joan Sims (Actor) Jane Booker (Actor) Peter Blythe (Actor) Bob Sinfield (Author) Neil Cargill (Producer) Recorded on 1989-11-10. BBC Programme Number: 89LD3156 Recorded on 1989-11-10 Producer: NEIL CARGILL Previous in series: HEARING See more THE SENSES programmes (2) Description Conversation is far from neighbourly when the occupants of an old cemetery greet a new arrival and discover their lack of common ground. Last of series of six plays by Bob SINFIELD based on the senses. Produced by Neil CARGILL. Buckmaster....Geoffrey PALMER Sarah....Sylvestra LE TOUZEL Mildred....Joan SIMS Kitchie....Brian MURPHY Ridley....Peter BLYTHE Olivia....Jane BOOKER ??????Michael KILGARRIFF Subject Categories drama programmes (genre) Broadcast history 06 Feb 1990 18:30-19:00 (RADIO 4) 08 Feb 1990 12:25-12:55 (RADIO 4) Contributors Geoffrey Palmer (Actor) Brian Murphy (Actor) Sylvestra Le Touzel (Actor) Michael Kilgarriff (Actor) Joan Sims (Actor) Jane Booker (Actor) Peter Blythe (Actor) Bob Sinfield (Author) Neil Cargill (Producer) Producer: NEIL CARGILL Previous in series: HEARING Description Conversation is far from neighbourly when the occupants of an old cemetery greet a new arrival and discover their lack of common ground. Last of series of six plays by Bob SINFIELD based on the senses. Produced by Neil CARGILL. Buckmaster....Geoffrey PALMER Sarah....Sylvestra LE TOUZEL Mildred....Joan SIMS Kitchie....Brian MURPHY Ridley....Peter BLYTHE Olivia....Jane BOOKER ??????Michael KILGARRIFF Subject Categories drama programmes (genre) Broadcast history 06 Feb 1990 18:30-19:00 (RADIO 4) 08 Feb 1990 12:25-12:55 (RADIO 4) Contributors Geoffrey Palmer (Actor) Brian Murphy (Actor) Sylvestra Le Touzel (Actor) Michael Kilgarriff (Actor) Joan Sims (Actor) Jane Booker (Actor) Peter Blythe (Actor) Bob Sinfield (Author) Neil Cargill (Producer) Recorded on 1989-11-10 | ||
| Programme Catalogue - Details: Sixth Sense | 19900208 | First broadcast on 1990-02-06 Producer: Neil Cargill Previous in series: HEARING Description Conversation is far from neighbourly when the occupants of an old cemetery greet a new arrival and discover their lack of common ground. Last of series of six plays by Bob SINFIELD based on the senses. Produced by Neil Cargill. Buckmaster....Geoffrey Palmer Sarah....Sylvestra Le Touzel Mildred....Joan Sims Kitchie....Brian MURPHY Ridley....Peter BLYTHE Olivia....Jane BOOKER ??????Michael KILGARRIFF Subject Categories drama programmes (genre) Broadcast history 06 Feb 1990 18:30-19:00 (RADIO 4) 08 Feb 1990 12:25-12:55 (RADIO 4) Contributors Geoffrey Palmer (Actor) Brian Murphy (Actor) Sylvestra Le Touzel (Actor) Michael Kilgarriff (Actor) Joan Sims (Actor) Jane Booker (Actor) Peter Blythe (Actor) Bob Sinfield (Author) Neil Cargill (Producer) Recorded on 1989-11-10. BBC Programme Number: 89LD3156 First broadcast on 1990-02-06 Recorded on 1989-11-10 Producer: NEIL CARGILL Previous in series: HEARING See more THE SENSES programmes (2) Description Conversation is far from neighbourly when the occupants of an old cemetery greet a new arrival and discover their lack of common ground. Last of series of six plays by Bob SINFIELD based on the senses. Produced by Neil CARGILL. Buckmaster....Geoffrey PALMER Sarah....Sylvestra LE TOUZEL Mildred....Joan SIMS Kitchie....Brian MURPHY Ridley....Peter BLYTHE Olivia....Jane BOOKER ??????Michael KILGARRIFF Subject Categories drama programmes (genre) Broadcast history 06 Feb 1990 18:30-19:00 (RADIO 4) 08 Feb 1990 12:25-12:55 (RADIO 4) Contributors Geoffrey Palmer (Actor) Brian Murphy (Actor) Sylvestra Le Touzel (Actor) Michael Kilgarriff (Actor) Joan Sims (Actor) Jane Booker (Actor) Peter Blythe (Actor) Bob Sinfield (Author) Neil Cargill (Producer) First broadcast on 1990-02-06 Producer: NEIL CARGILL Previous in series: HEARING Description Conversation is far from neighbourly when the occupants of an old cemetery greet a new arrival and discover their lack of common ground. Last of series of six plays by Bob SINFIELD based on the senses. Produced by Neil CARGILL. Buckmaster....Geoffrey PALMER Sarah....Sylvestra LE TOUZEL Mildred....Joan SIMS Kitchie....Brian MURPHY Ridley....Peter BLYTHE Olivia....Jane BOOKER ??????Michael KILGARRIFF Subject Categories drama programmes (genre) Broadcast history 06 Feb 1990 18:30-19:00 (RADIO 4) 08 Feb 1990 12:25-12:55 (RADIO 4) Contributors Geoffrey Palmer (Actor) Brian Murphy (Actor) Sylvestra Le Touzel (Actor) Michael Kilgarriff (Actor) Joan Sims (Actor) Jane Booker (Actor) Peter Blythe (Actor) Bob Sinfield (Author) Neil Cargill (Producer) Recorded on 1989-11-10 | |||
| Programme Catalogue - Station | Radio 4. Radio 4 | ||||
| Sixth Sense | 19900206 | Producer: Neil Cargill Previous in series: HEARING Description Conversation is far from neighbourly when the occupants of an old cemetery greet a new arrival and discover their lack of common ground. Last of series of six plays by Bob SINFIELD based on the senses. Produced by Neil Cargill. Buckmaster....Geoffrey Palmer Sarah....Sylvestra Le Touzel Mildred....Joan Sims Kitchie....Brian MURPHY Ridley....Peter BLYTHE Olivia....Jane BOOKER ??????Michael KILGARRIFF Subject Categories drama programmes (genre) Broadcast history 06 Feb 1990 18:30-19:00 (RADIO 4) 08 Feb 1990 12:25-12:55 (RADIO 4) Contributors Geoffrey Palmer (Actor) Brian Murphy (Actor) Sylvestra Le Touzel (Actor) Michael Kilgarriff (Actor) Joan Sims (Actor) Jane Booker (Actor) Peter Blythe (Actor) Bob Sinfield (Author) Neil Cargill (Producer) Recorded on 1989-11-10. | |||
| Sixth Sense | 19900208 | First broadcast on 1990-02-06 Producer: Neil Cargill Previous in series: HEARING Description Conversation is far from neighbourly when the occupants of an old cemetery greet a new arrival and discover their lack of common ground. Last of series of six plays by Bob SINFIELD based on the senses. Produced by Neil Cargill. Buckmaster....Geoffrey Palmer Sarah....Sylvestra Le Touzel Mildred....Joan Sims Kitchie....Brian MURPHY Ridley....Peter BLYTHE Olivia....Jane BOOKER ??????Michael KILGARRIFF Subject Categories drama programmes (genre) Broadcast history 06 Feb 1990 18:30-19:00 (RADIO 4) 08 Feb 1990 12:25-12:55 (RADIO 4) Contributors Geoffrey Palmer (Actor) Brian Murphy (Actor) Sylvestra Le Touzel (Actor) Michael Kilgarriff (Actor) Joan Sims (Actor) Jane Booker (Actor) Peter Blythe (Actor) Bob Sinfield (Author) Neil Cargill (Producer) Recorded on 1989-11-10. | |||
| 01 | Hearing | 19900102 | 20160204 (BBC7) 20160206 (BBC7) 20160205 (BBC7) 20190812 (BBC7) 20190813 (BBC7) 20190817 (BBC7) |  An affair conducted via tape cassette-recorded messages conjures up a few problems with the sense of hearing. Starring Celia Imrie as Heather, John McGlynn as Tony and Francesca Brill as Audrey. Senses is a six-part comedy drama boasting a stellar list of star names, including Joan Sims, Charles Gray, Alex Jennings, Sylvestra Le Touzel, Geoffrey Palmer, Lynda Bellingham, Brian Murphy, Rodney Bewes, Liz Fraser, Rory McGrath and Maurice Denham. As writer Bob Sinfield explains: "The six half-hour plays dealt respectively with the five obvious senses plus the er...other one". Producer: Neil Cargill First broadcast on the BBC Radio 4 in 1990. An affair conducted through messages recorded on cassette sparks problems. An affair conducted through messages recorded on cassette sparks problems. An affair conducted via tape cassette-recorded messages conjures up a few problems with the sense of hearing. Starring Celia Imrie as Heather, John McGlynn as Tony and Francesca Brill as Audrey. Senses is a six-part comedy drama boasting a stellar list of star names, including Joan Sims, Charles Gray, Alex Jennings, Sylvestra Le Touzel, Geoffrey Palmer, Lynda Bellingham, Brian Murphy, Rodney Bewes, Liz Fraser, Rory McGrath and Maurice Denham. As writer Bob Sinfield explains: "The six half-hour plays dealt respectively with the five obvious senses plus the er...other one". Producer: Neil Cargill First broadcast on the BBC Radio 4 in 1990. An affair conducted through messages recorded on cassette sparks problems. An affair conducted via tape cassette-recorded messages conjures up a few problems with the sense of hearing. Opening episode starring Celia Imrie and John McGlynn. Heather.... Celia Imrie Senses is a six-part comedy drama boasting a stellar list of star names, including Joan Sims, Charles Gray, Alex Jennings, Sylvestra Le Touzel, Geoffrey Palmer, Lynda Bellingham, Brian Murphy, Rodney Bewes, Liz Fraser, Rory McGrath and Maurice Denham. As writer Bob Sinfield explains: "The six half-hour plays dealt respectively with the five obvious senses plus the er...other one". Producer: Neil Cargill First broadcast on the BBC Radio 4 in 1990. An affair conducted through messages recorded on cassette sparks problems. A series of six plays by Bob Sinfield Starring Celia Imrie as Heather, John McGlynn as Tony and Francesca Brill as Audrey. | |
| 01 | Hearing | 19900215 | 20160204 (BBC7) 20160206 (BBC7) | " An affair conducted via tape cassette-recorded messages conjures up a few problems with the sense of hearing. Starring Celia Imrie as Heather, John McGlynn as Tony and Francesca Brill as Audrey. Senses is a six-part comedy drama boasting a stellar list of star names, including Joan Sims, Charles Gray, Alex Jennings, Sylvestra Le Touzel, Geoffrey Palmer, Lynda Bellingham, Brian Murphy, Rodney Bewes, Liz Fraser, Rory McGrath and Maurice Denham. As writer Bob Sinfield explains: ""The six half-hour plays dealt respectively with the five obvious senses plus the er...other one"". Producer: Neil Cargill First broadcast on the BBC Radio 4 in 1990." | |
| 01 | Touch | 20201209 | Our skin contains millions of nerve endings and touch sensors that collect information about different sensations - like temperature, pressure, vibration, pain and send it to the brain for processing and reaction. But it’s when our sensory system goes wrong that we learn most about how our senses help us understand the world around us. Neurologist, Dr Guy Leschziner, talks to Alison, whose nervous systems goes haywire after she eats delicious seafood whilst on holiday in Fiji. She discovers her fish is contaminated with ciguatera poison, turning her sense of temperature upside down, so cold becomes hot and the cold floor tiles burn the soles of her feet. We hear from Dawn, whose damaged nerve triggers excruciating pain down the side of her face – illustrating how our senses can trick us about the source of our agony. We meet Paul, who’s broken every bone in his body, yet never feels a jot of pain. His rare genetic condition, congenital insensitivity to pain, means his brain never receives signals warning of damage to his flesh and bones. And whilst a pain-free life might sound appealing, we find out it has serious physical and psychological consequences. And through Rahel we learn about a lesser-known touch sensation, called proprioception. When it’s not working, it affects our coordination. And for Rahel, that means she struggles to stay upright when it’s dark. Presenter: Dr Guy Leschziner Neurologist Dr Guy Leschziner explores the surprisingly strange world of our senses. Neurologist Guy Leschziner explores the surprisingly strange world of our senses. | ||
| 02 | Touch | 19900109 | 20160211 (BBC7) 20160212 (BBC7) 20190819 (BBC7) 20190820 (BBC7) | A doctor's surgery is failing its patients until the receptionist discovers she is gifted. A doctor's surgery is failing its patients until the receptionist discovers she is gifted. A busy doctor's surgery is failing its patients until the loyal receptionist discovers she has a gift. Starring Polly James as Marjorie, Michael Angelis as Dr Cole, Bridget Turner as Angela and Kay Stonham as Jill. Senses is a six-part comedy drama boasting a stellar list of star names, including Joan Sims, Charles Gray, Alex Jennings, Sylvestra Le Touzel, Geoffrey Palmer, Lynda Bellingham, Brian Murphy, Rodney Bewes, Liz Fraser, Rory McGrath and Maurice Denham. As writer Bob Sinfield explains: "The six half-hour plays dealt respectively with the five obvious senses plus the er...other one". Producer: Neil Cargill First broadcast on the BBC Radio 4 in 1990. A busy doctor's surgery is failing its patients until the loyal receptionist discovers she has a gift. Starring Polly James and Michael Angelis. Marjorie.... Polly James Senses is a six-part comedy drama boasting a stellar list of star names, including Joan Sims, Charles Gray, Alex Jennings, Sylvestra Le Touzel, Geoffrey Palmer, Lynda Bellingham, Brian Murphy, Rodney Bewes, Liz Fraser, Rory McGrath and Maurice Denham. As writer Bob Sinfield explains: "The six half-hour plays dealt respectively with the five obvious senses plus the er...other one". Producer: David Tylerl First broadcast on the BBC Radio 4 in 1990. A doctor's surgery is failing its patients until the receptionist discovers she is gifted. A series of six plays by Bob Sinfield A busy doctor's surgery is failing its patients until the loyal receptionist discovers she has a gift. Starring Polly James as Marjorie, Michael Angelis as Dr Cole, Bridget Turner as Angela and Kay Stonham as Jill. Producer: Neil Cargill | |
| 02 | Touch | 19900222 | 20160211 (BBC7) 20160212 (BBC7) | "A doctor's surgery is failing its patients until the receptionist discovers she is gifted. A busy doctor's surgery is failing its patients until the loyal receptionist discovers she has a gift. Starring Polly James as Marjorie, Michael Angelis as Dr Cole, Bridget Turner as Angela and Kay Stonham as Jill. Senses is a six-part comedy drama boasting a stellar list of star names, including Joan Sims, Charles Gray, Alex Jennings, Sylvestra Le Touzel, Geoffrey Palmer, Lynda Bellingham, Brian Murphy, Rodney Bewes, Liz Fraser, Rory McGrath and Maurice Denham. As writer Bob Sinfield explains: ""The six half-hour plays dealt respectively with the five obvious senses plus the er...other one"". Producer: Neil Cargill First broadcast on the BBC Radio 4 in 1990." | |
| 02 | Vision | 20201216 | Vision is a complex process involving light rays, special nerve cells and electrical signals sent to the brain, which processes the information and tells us what we’re seeing. But even tiny disruptions to any part of this system can result in remarkable visual problems. Neurologist, Dr Guy Leschziner, meets 25 year-old filmmaker Oli, who’s only recently discovered something alarming: he’s missing half his vision in one eye - probably caused by a stroke he had before he was born. What’s more surprising, Oli can see moving objects in his ‘blind spot’, but not stationary ones. We hear from Dawn, whose eyes are working properly and yet she’s almost completely blind. Her visual problems are caused by damage to a vital nerve connecting her eyeballs and her brain. Susan describes how her epilepsy is causing visual distortions that mean she can see through a person as if they were transparent And we meet Nina who’s been robbed of her sight after two separate accidents. And yet, she sees colours and terrifying images of zombie faces. She discovers she has Charles Bonnet Syndrome – visual hallucinations caused by loss of sight. Through the extraordinary experiences of these individuals, we learn how vision is not like a video camera, a straightforward process of turning light into a picture. These malfunctions in our visual system illustrate that we see with our brains and nervous system, not just our eyes. Presenter: Dr Guy Leschziner Neurologist Dr Guy Leschziner explores the surprisingly strange world of our senses. Neurologist Guy Leschziner explores the surprisingly strange world of our senses. | ||
| 03 | Hearing | 20201223 | From a whisper to the roar of thunder, every sound creates vibrations in our ears which the brain decodes, to tell us what we’re hearing. But, as neurologist, Dr Guy Leschziner explains, when disruptions occur along the way, extraordinary things can happen, changing the way we perceive the world. We meet Mark, whose hearing problems start in his forties. He can’t hear his friends in a noisy pub, but more disturbingly, the sound of every bodily function is amplified in his head. He even hears the squelch of his eyeballs moving. After years of misery, he’s diagnosed with superior canal dehiscence syndrome, caused by a tiny hole in his inner ear. Illustrating how even the smallest defect can cause big problems. Kelly is in her twenties when she gets spinning attacks that send her falling to the floor. The sensation, like being on a child’s roundabout, lasts for hours. With every attack, she loses hearing. She’s told it’s Meniere’s disease, an inner ear disorder that affects balance - demonstrating its intimate link with our sense of hearing. Keen bird-watcher Bill recognises his hearing loss when he can no longer pick out the call of the smallest birds. But Bill has another problem: he can hear elaborate musical tunes, when there’s nothing playing. These musical hallucinations are created by his brain, to compensate for what his ears can’t hear any more. We rely on our brains and nervous systems to tell us the truth about the world around us – but they can deceive us. These astonishing cases show how tiny changes in our bodies can turn our understanding of the world upside down, leading us to question our own version of reality. Presenter: Dr Guy Leschziner \u2018I could hear my eyeballs moving': how rogue messages pass between our ears and brain. Neurologist Guy Leschziner explores the surprisingly strange world of our senses. | ||
| 03 | Sight | 19900116 | 20160218 (BBC7) 20160219 (BBC7) 20190826 (BBC7) 20190827 (BBC7) | A retired MP's ambition to improve the morality of his village has the opposite effect. Stars Ernest Clark as George, Donald Gee as Spargo, Rebecca Saire as Phoebe and Rory McGrath as Littlejohn. Senses is a six-part comedy drama boasting a stellar list of star names, including Joan Sims, Charles Gray, Alex Jennings, Sylvestra Le Touzel, Geoffrey Palmer, Lynda Bellingham, Brian Murphy, Rodney Bewes, Liz Fraser, Rory McGrath and Maurice Denham. As writer Bob Sinfield explains: "The six half-hour plays dealt respectively with the five obvious senses plus the er...other one". Producer: Neil Cargill First broadcast on the BBC Radio 4 in 1990. A retired MP's ambition to improve the morality of his village has the opposite effect. A retired MP's ambition to improve the morality of his village has the opposite effect. Stars Ernest Clark as George, Donald Gee as Spargo, Rebecca Saire as Phoebe and Rory McGrath as Littlejohn. Senses is a six-part comedy drama boasting a stellar list of star names, including Joan Sims, Charles Gray, Alex Jennings, Sylvestra Le Touzel, Geoffrey Palmer, Lynda Bellingham, Brian Murphy, Rodney Bewes, Liz Fraser, Rory McGrath and Maurice Denham. As writer Bob Sinfield explains: "The six half-hour plays dealt respectively with the five obvious senses plus the er...other one". Producer: Neil Cargill First broadcast on the BBC Radio 4 in 1990. A retired MP's ambition to improve the morality of his village has the opposite effect. Stars Ernest Clark. From January 1990. A retired MP's ambition to improve the morality of his village has the opposite effect. A sleepy Cornish village provides the fodder for a self-appointed one-man Moral Watch Committee, until a mysterious film crew arrives.... Starring Ernest Clark George.... Ernest Clarke Senses is a six-part comedy drama boasting a stellar list of star names, including Joan Sims, Charles Gray, Alex Jennings, Sylvestra Le Touzel, Geoffrey Palmer, Lynda Bellingham, Brian Murphy, Rodney Bewes, Liz Fraser, Rory McGrath and Maurice Denham. As writer Bob Sinfield explains: "The six half-hour plays dealt respectively with the five obvious senses plus the er... other one". Producer: David Tylerl First broadcast on the BBC Radio 4 in January 1990. A retired MP's ambition to improve the morality of his village has the opposite effect. A series of six plays by Bob Sinfield | |
| 03 | Sight | 19900301 | 20160218 (BBC7) 20160219 (BBC7) | "A retired MP's ambition to improve the morality of his village has the opposite effect. Stars Ernest Clark as George, Donald Gee as Spargo, Rebecca Saire as Phoebe and Rory McGrath as Littlejohn. Senses is a six-part comedy drama boasting a stellar list of star names, including Joan Sims, Charles Gray, Alex Jennings, Sylvestra Le Touzel, Geoffrey Palmer, Lynda Bellingham, Brian Murphy, Rodney Bewes, Liz Fraser, Rory McGrath and Maurice Denham. As writer Bob Sinfield explains: ""The six half-hour plays dealt respectively with the five obvious senses plus the er...other one"". Producer: Neil Cargill First broadcast on the BBC Radio 4 in 1990. A retired MP's ambition to improve the morality of his village has the opposite effect. Stars Ernest Clark. From January 1990." | |
| 04 | Smell and Taste | 20201130 | 20201230 (R4) | Imagine spraying yourself with a flowery fragrance but all you can smell is rotting flesh? Our senses can be surprisingly strange, especially when they malfunction due to injury, disease or genetic abnormalities. In this episode, neurologist Dr Guy Leschziner, explores two senses, smell and taste - separate yet inextricably linked. We meet Joanne, whose sense of smell is so distorted after a heavy cold, even freshly-cut grass smells repulsive. We hear from Walter who loves to cook and eat German cuisine but finds that pleasure is ruined when everything, even fine wine, tastes of metal. What causes this glitch in signalling from the taste buds on his tongue to the area of the brain processing taste? By contrast, 15 year-old Abi’s sense of taste is working properly. She can tell if her food is sweet or salty. But Abi was born without a sense of smell (anosmia), which also means anything she eats has no flavour – because that’s created by smell and taste working together. If you want to imagine Abi’s life, listen out for the jelly bean test. Loss of smell, an early symptom of coronavirus, has raised awareness of this important, yet neglected sense, often only appreciated when it’s gone. Yet so vital it’s wired directly to parts of the brain responsible for memories and emotion. Through Joanne, Abi and Walter we learn how disorders of our sensory system can help explain the way our bodies interact with the outside world. And discover how what we believe to be reality is often very far from the truth. Presenter: Dr Guy Leschziner \u2018Everything smelled of rotting flesh, even perfume\u2019: What happens when smell goes wrong? Neurologist Guy Leschziner explores the surprisingly strange world of our senses. | |
| 04 | Smell and Taste | 20201130 | 20201230 (R4) | Imagine spraying yourself with a flowery fragrance but all you can smell is rotting flesh? Our senses can be surprisingly strange, especially when they malfunction due to injury, disease or genetic abnormalities. In this episode, neurologist Dr Guy Leschziner, explores two senses, smell and taste - separate yet inextricably linked. We meet Joanne, whose sense of smell is so distorted after a heavy cold, even freshly-cut grass smells repulsive. We hear from Walter who loves to cook and eat German cuisine but finds that pleasure is ruined when everything, even fine wine, tastes of metal. What causes this glitch in signalling from the taste buds on his tongue to the area of the brain processing taste? By contrast, 15 year-old Abi’s sense of taste is working properly. She can tell if her food is sweet or salty. But Abi was born without a sense of smell (anosmia), which also means anything she eats has no flavour – because that’s created by smell and taste working together. If you want to imagine Abi’s life, listen out for the jelly bean test. Loss of smell, an early symptom of coronavirus, has raised awareness of this important, yet neglected sense, often only appreciated when it’s gone. Yet so vital it’s wired directly to parts of the brain responsible for memories and emotion. Through Joanne, Abi and Walter we learn how disorders of our sensory system can help explain the way our bodies interact with the outside world. And discover how what we believe to be reality is often very far from the truth. Presenter: Dr Guy Leschziner \u2018Everything smelled of rotting flesh, even perfume\u2019: What happens when smell goes wrong? Neurologist Guy Leschziner explores the surprisingly strange world of our senses. | |
| 04 | Smell And Taste | 20201130 | 20201230 (R4) | Imagine spraying yourself with a flowery fragrance but all you can smell is rotting flesh? Our senses can be surprisingly strange, especially when they malfunction due to injury, disease or genetic abnormalities. In this episode, neurologist Dr Guy Leschziner, explores two senses, smell and taste - separate yet inextricably linked. We meet Joanne, whose sense of smell is so distorted after a heavy cold, even freshly-cut grass smells repulsive. We hear from Walter who loves to cook and eat German cuisine but finds that pleasure is ruined when everything, even fine wine, tastes of metal. What causes this glitch in signalling from the taste buds on his tongue to the area of the brain processing taste? By contrast, 15 year-old Abi’s sense of taste is working properly. She can tell if her food is sweet or salty. But Abi was born without a sense of smell (anosmia), which also means anything she eats has no flavour – because that’s created by smell and taste working together. If you want to imagine Abi’s life, listen out for the jelly bean test. Loss of smell, an early symptom of coronavirus, has raised awareness of this important, yet neglected sense, often only appreciated when it’s gone. Yet so vital it’s wired directly to parts of the brain responsible for memories and emotion. Through Joanne, Abi and Walter we learn how disorders of our sensory system can help explain the way our bodies interact with the outside world. And discover how what we believe to be reality is often very far from the truth. Presenter: Dr Guy Leschziner \u2018Everything smelled of rotting flesh, even perfume': What happens when smell goes wrong? Neurologist Guy Leschziner explores the surprisingly strange world of our senses. | |
| 04 | Taste | 19900123 | 20160225 (BBC7) 20190902 (BBC7) 20190903 (BBC7) | Can a 14th-century Italian food taster protect his master when they visit the Borgias? Can a 14th century Italian food taster protect his master, especially when he's invited to dine with the Borgias. Stars Alex Jennings as Candelli, John Woodvine as Massemino, Charles Gray as The Pope and Kate Duchêne as Francesquina. Senses is a six-part comedy drama boasting a stellar list of star names, including Joan Sims, Charles Gray, Alex Jennings, Sylvestra Le Touzel, Geoffrey Palmer, Lynda Bellingham, Brian Murphy, Rodney Bewes, Liz Fraser, Rory McGrath and Maurice Denham. As writer Bob Sinfield explains: "The six half-hour plays dealt respectively with the five obvious senses plus the er...other one". Producer: Neil Cargill First broadcast on the BBC Radio 4 in 1990. Can a 14th century Italian food taster protect his master, especially when he's invited to dine with the Borgias. Candelli.... Alex Jennings Senses is a six-part comedy drama boasting a stellar list of star names, including Joan Sims, Charles Gray, Alex Jennings, Sylvestra Le Touzel, Geoffrey Palmer, Lynda Bellingham, Brian Murphy, Rodney Bewes, Liz Fraser, Rory McGrath and Maurice Denham. As writer Bob Sinfield explains: "The six half-hour plays dealt respectively with the five obvious senses plus the er... other one". Producer: David Tylerl First broadcast on the BBC Radio 4 in January 1990. Can a 14th-century Italian food taster protect his master when they visit the Borgias? A series of six plays by Bob Sinfield Stars Alex Jennings as Candelli, John Woodvine as Massemino, Charles Gray as The Pope and Kate Duchêne as Francesquina. Senses is a six-part comedy drama boasting a stellar list of star names, including Joan Sims, Charles Gray, Alex Jennings, Sylvestra Le Touzel, Geoffrey Palmer, Lynda Bellingham, Brian Murphy, Rodney Bewes, Liz Fraser, Rory McGrath and Maurice Denham. As writer Bob Sinfield explains: "The six half-hour plays dealt respectively with the five obvious senses plus the er...other one". Producer: Neil Cargill First broadcast on the BBC Radio 4 in 1990. A series of six plays by Bob Sinfield | |
| 04 | Taste | 19900308 | 20160225 (BBC7) | "Can a 14th-century Italian food taster protect his master when they visit the Borgias? Can a 14th century Italian food taster protect his master, especially when he's invited to dine with the Borgias. Stars Alex Jennings as Candelli, John Woodvine as Massemino, Charles Gray as The Pope and Kate Duchêne as Francesquina. Senses is a six-part comedy drama boasting a stellar list of star names, including Joan Sims, Charles Gray, Alex Jennings, Sylvestra Le Touzel, Geoffrey Palmer, Lynda Bellingham, Brian Murphy, Rodney Bewes, Liz Fraser, Rory McGrath and Maurice Denham. As writer Bob Sinfield explains: ""The six half-hour plays dealt respectively with the five obvious senses plus the er...other one"". Producer: Neil Cargill First broadcast on the BBC Radio 4 in 1990." | |
| 05 | Smell | 19900130 | 20160303 (BBC7) 20160304 (BBC7) 20190909 (BBC7) 20190910 (BBC7) | Throwing off the scent poses problems for hunters and hunted alike, in a Boxing Day fox hunt. Stars Rodney Bewes as Ken, Liz Fraser as Vera, Maurice Denham as Tom/Leonard and Lynda Bellingham as Faith/Diana Senses is a six-part comedy by Bob Sinfield who explains: "The six half-hour plays dealt respectively with the five obvious senses plus the er...other one". Producer: Neil Cargill First broadcast on the BBC Radio 4 in 1990. Throwing off the scent poses problems for hunters and hunted alike in a Boxing Day hunt. Throwing off the scent poses problems for hunters and hunted alike, in a Boxing Day fox hunt. Stars Rodney Bewes as Ken, Liz Fraser as Vera, Maurice Denham as Tom/Leonard and Lynda Bellingham as Faith/Diana Senses is a six-part comedy by Bob Sinfield who explains: "The six half-hour plays dealt respectively with the five obvious senses plus the er...other one". Producer: Neil Cargill First broadcast on the BBC Radio 4 in 1990. Throwing off the scent poses problems for hunters and hunted alike in a Boxing Day hunt. Throwing off the scent poses problems for hunters and hunted alike, in a Boxing Day fox hunt. Ken.... Rodney Bewes Senses is a six-part comedy by Bob Sinfield who explains: "The six half-hour plays dealt respectively with the five obvious senses plus the er...other one". Producer: Neil Cargill First broadcast on the BBC Radio 4 in 1990. Throwing off the scent poses problems for hunters and hunted alike in a Boxing Day hunt. A series of six plays by Bob Sinfield A series of six plays by Bob Sinfield Senses is a six-part comedy by Bob Sinfield who explains: "The six half-hour plays dealt respectively with the five obvious senses plus the er...other one". First broadcast on the BBC Radio 4 in January 1990. | |
| 05 | Smell | 19900315 | 20160303 (BBC7) 20160304 (BBC7) | "Throwing off the scent poses problems for hunters and hunted alike, in a Boxing Day fox hunt. Stars Rodney Bewes as Ken, Liz Fraser as Vera, Maurice Denham as Tom/Leonard and Lynda Bellingham as Faith/Diana Senses is a six-part comedy by Bob Sinfield who explains: ""The six half-hour plays dealt respectively with the five obvious senses plus the er...other one"". Producer: Neil Cargill First broadcast on the BBC Radio 4 in 1990. Throwing off the scent poses problems for hunters and hunted alike in a Boxing Day hunt." | |
| 05 | Synaesthesia: When Senses Merge | 20210113 | Neurologist. Dr Guy Leschziner, explores the extraordinary sensory experiences of individuals with synaesthesia - a mash-up of senses where one sense automatically triggers another. Some synaesthetes hear colours, others feel sound. We meet James who perceives the world differently from most people, due to his brain’s unusual wiring. Whenever he hears a word he immediately gets a taste and texture in his mouth. As a child, he’d go by train to school with his mum, reading out loud the stations they passed through. His favourite was Tottenham Court Road because the word sounds taste of sausage, crispy fried egg and toast. Whilst James tastes words, 23 year-old synaesthete Valeria sees colours and feels textures when she hears music. She assumes everyone has that sensory experience until, at aged 14, she sees her dad’s astonished reaction! For Valeria, some music is so utterly exquisite it causes her intense, physical pain. Such variations in perception can also affect our internal world as Sheri, a painter from Canada, illustrates. After a stroke in her twenties she can no longer picture images in her mind. The condition, aphantasia (meaning ‘without a mind’s eye’) is so devastating Sheri calls it “internal blindness”. Our understanding of reality comes from how we perceive the world around us. But as we discover in this programme and throughout this series, each of us experiences a unique reality constructed by our brain and our sensory system. Leading us to question what is real and what is an illusion. Presenter: Dr Guy Leschziner Synaesthesia: We meet the man whose sister tastes of blackcurrant yoghurt Neurologist Guy Leschziner explores the surprisingly strange world of our senses. | ||
| 06 | The Sixth Sense | 19900322 | 20160310 (BBC7) 20160311 (BBC7) | "Will the occupants of an old cemetery be pleasant to a new arrival? Stars Geoffrey Palmer as Buckmaster, Joan Sims as Mildred, Brian Murphy as Kitchie, and Sylvestra Le Touzel as Sarah. Last in Bob Sinfield's comedy series who explains: ""The six half-hour plays dealt respectively with the five obvious senses plus the er...other one"". Producer: Neil Cargill First broadcast on the BBC Radio 4 in 1990." Will the occupants of an old cemetery be pleasant to a new arrival? Stars Geoffrey Palmer as Buckmaster, Joan Sims as Mildred, Brian Murphy as Kitchie, and Sylvestra Le Touzel as Sarah. Last in Bob Sinfield's comedy series who explains: "The six half-hour plays dealt respectively with the five obvious senses plus the er...other one". Producer: Neil Cargill First broadcast on the BBC Radio 4 in 1990. Will the occupants of an old cemetery be pleasant to a new arrival? Will the occupants of an old cemetery be pleasant to a new arrival? Stars Geoffrey Palmer as Buckmaster, Joan Sims as Mildred, Brian Murphy as Kitchie, and Sylvestra Le Touzel as Sarah. Last in Bob Sinfield's comedy series who explains: "The six half-hour plays dealt respectively with the five obvious senses plus the er...other one". Producer: Neil Cargill First broadcast on the BBC Radio 4 in 1990. Will the occupants of an old cemetery be pleasant to a new arrival? | |
| 06 LAST | The Sixth Sense | 19900206 | 20160310 (BBC7) 20160311 (BBC7) 20190916 (BBC7) 20190917 (BBC7) | Will the occupants of an old cemetery be pleasant to a new arrival? Stars Geoffrey Palmer as Buckmaster, Joan Sims as Mildred, Brian Murphy as Kitchie, and Sylvestra Le Touzel as Sarah. Last in Bob Sinfield's comedy series who explains: "The six half-hour plays dealt respectively with the five obvious senses plus the er...other one". Producer: Neil Cargill First broadcast on the BBC Radio 4 in 1990. A series of six plays by Bob Sinfield Conversation is far from neighbourly when the occupants of an old cemetery greet a new arrival and discover their lack of common ground. Buckmaster.... Geoffrey Palmer First broadcast on the BBC Radio 4 in February 1990. | |
| 01 | 01 | Hearing | 19900102 | 19900104 | |
| 01 | 02 | Touch | 19900109 | 19900111 | |
| 01 | 03 | Sight | 19900116 | 19900118 | |
| 01 | 04 | Taste | 19900123 | 19900125 | |
| 01 | 05 | Smell | 19900130 | 19900201 | |
| 01 | 06 LAST | The Sixth Sense | 19900206 | 19900208 |