Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Why, Robot?—The Melancholy
1/3 By Toby Litt. It is 2068 AD, and local application 13/13 has mysteriously vanished.
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00:15
Aldous Huxley - Brave New World—Episode 6
6/10 Bernard brings John to London and gets revenge on the Director of Hatcheries.
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00:30
Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—The World in Peril, Episode 17
17/20 With few resources available, Jet and his crew race to make radio contact.
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01:00
Raffles—Series 3, 1. No Sinecure
1/6 Facing life without his partner-in-crime, Bunny's newspaper sparks a surprise.
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01:30
Whodunnits—Outbreak of Fear by RD Wingfield, 1. The Body on the Beach
1/5 Sergeant Fowler investigates a brutal death in the coastal fishing village of Polford.
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02:00
Chain Reaction—Series 6, Ade Edmondson interviews Ruby Wax
3/6 The British comic actor and American comedian meet in the tag-team talk show.
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02:30
Dead Ringers—Series 2, Episode 8
8/8 More celebrity soundalikes as Steptoe gets a Carol Smillie makeover, plus a 'Dale' warning
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03:00
Thomas Hardy - Tess of the D'Urbervilles—Episode 1
1/4 Tess Durbeyfield struggles to overcome the pitfalls of rural poverty and ignorance.
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04:00
Afternoon Reading—The Curiosities of the Egyptian Hall, Between Isis and Osiris
1/3 By John Peacock. Miriam Margolyes tells the tale of artist Benjamin Robert Haydon.
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04:15
Loose Ends—Brenda Blethyn, Marion Bailey, Phina Oruche, Emma Freud, Birds of Chicago, La Chiva Gantiva
Clive Anderson presents an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
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05:00
Doctor Finlay—The Further Adventures of a Black Bag - Series 1, 3. The Miracle of Lestrange
3/6 The GP finds himself undermined when a faith healer arrives in Levenford.
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05:30
Double Science—Moving House
2/6 Teachers Kenneth and Colin are going to have to find new abodes quick smart.
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Morning
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06:00
Raffles—Series 3, 2. To Catch a Thief
2/6 A series of jewel robberies have been carried out, but for once Raffles is not the culprit
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06:30
Whodunnits—Outbreak of Fear by RD Wingfield, 2. The Second Body
2/5 Sergeant Fowler's boss Superintendent Chadwick arrives and makes a discovery.
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07:00
The Mitch Benn Music Show—Series 1, 1. Boothby Graffoe
1/6 The musical comedian presents some of the finest comic songs. With guest Boothby Graffoe.
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07:30
Down the Line—Series 4, Episode 6
6/7 The ground-breaking phone-in show, hosted by the legendary Gary Bellamy.
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08:00
The Goon Show—Series 7, The Great Bank Robbery
7/21 All set for the Long Distance Bass Drum Race, Neddie Seagoon is duped into villainy.
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08:30
The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 3, Episode 1
1/6 The shady lawyer stays in a haunted mansion. The Marx Brothers radio shows recreated.
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09:00
The Now Show—Series 43, Episode 2
2/7 Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis and the team present a comic take on the week's news.
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09:30
Street and Lane—Series 2, Fade to Black
2/4 The Yorkshire builders work on the home of a faded Hollywood star.
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10:00
Thomas Hardy - Tess of the D'Urbervilles—Episode 2
2/4 Tess must face the ruinous consequences of her encounter with Alec D'Urberville.
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11:00
Afternoon Reading—The Curiosities of the Egyptian Hall, The Great Mephisto!
2/3 By Tony Lidington. A young Indian illusionist gets revenge on his cruel employer.
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11:15
Galbraith and the King of Diamonds—1. Enter a Frightened Lady
1/6 Now he is retiring, Bill wants a quiet life. His old pal Tommy has other ideas.
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Afternoon
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12:00
The Goon Show—Series 7, The Great Bank Robbery
7/21 All set for the Long Distance Bass Drum Race, Neddie Seagoon is duped into villainy.
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12:30
The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 3, Episode 1
1/6 The shady lawyer stays in a haunted mansion. The Marx Brothers radio shows recreated.
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13:00
Raffles—Series 3, 2. To Catch a Thief
2/6 A series of jewel robberies have been carried out, but for once Raffles is not the culprit
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13:30
Whodunnits—Outbreak of Fear by RD Wingfield, 2. The Second Body
2/5 Sergeant Fowler's boss Superintendent Chadwick arrives and makes a discovery.
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14:00
EM Forster - Where Angels Fear to Tread—2. Put a Stop to the Nonsense
2/10 The romanticism of Italy has cast a spell on widowed Lilia, and she gets engaged.
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14:15
A Short History of Ireland—A Social Laboratory; Property Has Its Duties as Well as Its Rights
87/120 The country's rich story continues. With Richard Dormer, James Greene and Frances Tomelty.
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14:30
Jean Rhys - Wide Sargasso Sea—Episode 2
2/10 Creole heiress Antoinette Cosway's mother marries an Englishman in Spanish Town, Jamaica.
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14:45
Book of the Week—Jean Rhys - The Blue Hour, Episode 2
2/5 Arriving from the West Indies at the age of 17, Jean is sent to girls' school in Cambridge
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15:00
Thomas Hardy - Tess of the D'Urbervilles—Episode 2
2/4 Tess must face the ruinous consequences of her encounter with Alec D'Urberville.
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16:00
The 4 O'Clock Show—29/04/2014
Mel Giedroyc meets superstar writer and dragon expert Cressida Cowell.
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17:00
Second Thoughts—Series 1, 6. Nursing a Conscience
6/10 Faith nurses poorly Bill, but he is in for a nasty surprise.
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17:30
The Mitch Benn Music Show—Series 1, 1. Boothby Graffoe
1/6 The musical comedian presents some of the finest comic songs. With guest Boothby Graffoe.
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Evening
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18:00
Why, Robot?—Algorithms
2/3 By Scarlet Thomas. Algorithms usually solve problems, but not always.
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18:15
Aldous Huxley - Brave New World—Episode 7
7/10 John 'the Savage' is a big hit, while Bernard is jealous.
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18:30
Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—The World in Peril, Episode 18
18/20 With the Martians in pursuit, Jet and the crew try desperately to get a message to Earth.
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19:00
The Goon Show—Series 7, The Great Bank Robbery
7/21 All set for the Long Distance Bass Drum Race, Neddie Seagoon is duped into villainy.
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19:30
The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 3, Episode 1
1/6 The shady lawyer stays in a haunted mansion. The Marx Brothers radio shows recreated.
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20:00
Raffles—Series 3, 2. To Catch a Thief
2/6 A series of jewel robberies have been carried out, but for once Raffles is not the culprit
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20:30
Whodunnits—Outbreak of Fear by RD Wingfield, 2. The Second Body
2/5 Sergeant Fowler's boss Superintendent Chadwick arrives and makes a discovery.
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21:00
Afternoon Reading—The Curiosities of the Egyptian Hall, The Great Mephisto!
2/3 By Tony Lidington. A young Indian illusionist gets revenge on his cruel employer.
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21:15
Galbraith and the King of Diamonds—1. Enter a Frightened Lady
1/6 Now he is retiring, Bill wants a quiet life. His old pal Tommy has other ideas.
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22:00
Down the Line—Series 4, Episode 6
6/7 The ground-breaking phone-in show, hosted by the legendary Gary Bellamy.
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22:30
So Wrong It's Right—Series 1, Episode 5
5/5 Charlie Brooker celebrates failure with guests Sarah Millican, Lee Mack and Iain Morris.
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23:00
Delve Special—Series 4, Bitter Harvest
2/4 Probing pesticides and agricultural policy, David Lander asks if farming is in crisis.
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23:30
The Shuttleworths—Series 3, Midsummer Madras
6/6 Mary thinks she has seen a mouse, so John Shuttleworth starts a musical investigation.
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23:45
All the World's a Globe—6. The Interregnum and the Age of Turmoil
6/8 Battles galore in the National Theatre of Brent's definitive history of Earth.
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Late
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00:00
Why, Robot?—Algorithms
2/3 By Scarlet Thomas. Algorithms usually solve problems, but not always.
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00:15
Aldous Huxley - Brave New World—Episode 7
7/10 John 'the Savage' is a big hit, while Bernard is jealous.
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00:30
Charles Chilton - Journey into Space—The World in Peril, Episode 18
18/20 With the Martians in pursuit, Jet and the crew try desperately to get a message to Earth.
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01:00
Raffles—Series 3, 2. To Catch a Thief
2/6 A series of jewel robberies have been carried out, but for once Raffles is not the culprit
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01:30
Whodunnits—Outbreak of Fear by RD Wingfield, 2. The Second Body
2/5 Sergeant Fowler's boss Superintendent Chadwick arrives and makes a discovery.
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02:00
The Now Show—Series 43, Episode 2
2/7 Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis and the team present a comic take on the week's news.
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02:30
Street and Lane—Series 2, Fade to Black
2/4 The Yorkshire builders work on the home of a faded Hollywood star.
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03:00
Thomas Hardy - Tess of the D'Urbervilles—Episode 2
2/4 Tess must face the ruinous consequences of her encounter with Alec D'Urberville.
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04:00
Afternoon Reading—The Curiosities of the Egyptian Hall, The Great Mephisto!
2/3 By Tony Lidington. A young Indian illusionist gets revenge on his cruel employer.
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04:15
Galbraith and the King of Diamonds—1. Enter a Frightened Lady
1/6 Now he is retiring, Bill wants a quiet life. His old pal Tommy has other ideas.
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05:00
Second Thoughts—Series 1, 6. Nursing a Conscience
6/10 Faith nurses poorly Bill, but he is in for a nasty surprise.
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05:30
The Mitch Benn Music Show—Series 1, 1. Boothby Graffoe
1/6 The musical comedian presents some of the finest comic songs. With guest Boothby Graffoe.
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