Schedule
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Early
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00:00
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy—The Secondary Phase, Fit The Twelfth
6/6 Arthur and Zaphod learn some unpalatable home truths.
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00:30
Fear on 4—Series 2, A Child Crying
12/13 The Man in Black tells of writer Guy who hears constant crying - yet nobody else can.
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01:00
Archive on 4—The Split Up (and the Almost Inevitable Reunion)
Do rock bands always split up acrimoniously? Richard Coles trawls the archive to find out.
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02:00
Vikas Swarup - The Seventh Test Omnibus—Episode 1
1/2 Sapna Sinha is offered a chance to change her life. All she has to do is pass seven tests.
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03:15
In the Psychiatrist's Chair—Paul Theroux
The controversial novelist and travel writer talks about what spurs him on to write.
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04:00
Alick Rowe - Odysseus on an Iceberg
A comic re-telling of the legendary figure's protracted journey home from the Trojan War.
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05:30
Bird Island—Series 2, Episode 3
3/4 Graham teaches Ben to abseil and the bathroom lock in the unit base is broken.
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05:45
Don't Start—Series 2, Pillow Talk
3/4 A potential burglary brings out Neil's inner hero.
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Morning
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06:00
Jane Austen—Mansfield Park, Omnibus, part 2
Will Fanny Price's true feelings of love ever be known?
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07:15
Redesigning the Human Body—A Spare Pair of Arms and Eyes in the Back of My Head
1/5 Len Fisher picks up some tips for redesigning humans from the animal kingdom.
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07:30
Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!—Series 5, Cookery Book
5/6 Arthur's attempt to secure a publisher's advance for a celebrity recipe book goes askew.
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08:00
Beyond Our Ken—From 21/12/1959
Kenneth Horne sets sail with Treasure Island as you've never heard it before.
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08:30
The Men from the Ministry—Flushed With Success
The hapless duo direct Trooping the Colour and fix the plumbing.
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09:00
Gillian Cross - The Demon Headmaster—Episode 4
4/4 Dinah discovers the headmaster's evil plan, but can she and the other children stop him?
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09:30
Alf Proysen - Mrs Pepperpot—Episode 4
4/4 The incredible shrinking woman brings home a troublesome bionic baby.
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10:00
The Reunion—Brideshead Revisited
Sue MacGregor reunites the creative team behind TV drama Brideshead Revisited.
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10:45
Love Stories—Restoration Woman
By Elizabeth Buchan. A portrait sparks an epiphany in a young widower.
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11:00
This American Life—Babysitting
Stories of babysitters, and what goes on while mom and dad are away and never hear about.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Jane Austen—Mansfield Park, Omnibus, part 2
Will Fanny Price's true feelings of love ever be known?
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13:15
Redesigning the Human Body—A Spare Pair of Arms and Eyes in the Back of My Head
1/5 Len Fisher picks up some tips for redesigning humans from the animal kingdom.
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13:30
Shelagh Stephenson - Darling Peidi
True story of Edith Thompson, who was charged with murdering her husband in 1922.
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15:00
Beyond Our Ken—From 21/12/1959
Kenneth Horne sets sail with Treasure Island as you've never heard it before.
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15:30
The Men from the Ministry—Flushed With Success
The hapless duo direct Trooping the Colour and fix the plumbing.
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16:00
Mel's Mix: The Best of The 4 O'Clock Show—25/05/2014
Beach art in San Francisco, the biggest fish market in the world and a visit to Concorde.
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17:00
Gillian Cross - The Demon Headmaster—Episode 4
4/4 Dinah discovers the headmaster's evil plan, but can she and the other children stop him?
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17:30
Alf Proysen - Mrs Pepperpot—Episode 4
4/4 The incredible shrinking woman brings home a troublesome bionic baby.
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Evening
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18:00
The Price of Fear—Is There Anybody There?
Vincent Price's tale of a phoney clairvoyant and a client who wants a preview of eternity.
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18:30
Bradbury 13—The Wind
The mounting wind proves to be an enemy for one man. Ray Bradbury's atmospheric tale.
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19:00
This American Life—Babysitting
Stories of babysitters, and what goes on while mom and dad are away and never hear about.
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20:00
Beyond Our Ken—From 21/12/1959
Kenneth Horne sets sail with Treasure Island as you've never heard it before.
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20:30
The Men from the Ministry—Flushed With Success
The hapless duo direct Trooping the Colour and fix the plumbing.
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21:00
The Reunion—Brideshead Revisited
Sue MacGregor reunites the creative team behind TV drama Brideshead Revisited.
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21:45
Love Stories—Restoration Woman
By Elizabeth Buchan. A portrait sparks an epiphany in a young widower.
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22:00
Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!—Series 5, Cookery Book
5/6 Arthur's attempt to secure a publisher's advance for a celebrity recipe book goes askew.
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22:30
Beautiful Dreamers—The Traitor of the Zazalcara
2/6 Nat Segnit explores the tale of a Uruguayan footballer battling to foil a scandal.
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23:00
Jon Ronson On—Series 2, Living in the Past
1/6 Jon recalls an incident in the past when he was thrown into a lake by school friends.
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23:30
Steven Appleby's Normal Life—Series 1, The Normal Mind
5/6 As the cartoonist faces surgery, his feminine side explores his brain's inner workings.
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23:45
Jelly Mountain—Episode 4
4/5 Musing on old cuppas and paying with Fool's Gold. Songs and stories from Ivor Cutler.
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Late
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00:00
The Price of Fear—Is There Anybody There?
Vincent Price's tale of a phoney clairvoyant and a client who wants a preview of eternity.
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00:30
Bradbury 13—The Wind
The mounting wind proves to be an enemy for one man. Ray Bradbury's atmospheric tale.
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01:00
The Reunion—Brideshead Revisited
Sue MacGregor reunites the creative team behind TV drama Brideshead Revisited.
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01:45
Love Stories—Restoration Woman
By Elizabeth Buchan. A portrait sparks an epiphany in a young widower.
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02:00
Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!—Series 5, Cookery Book
5/6 Arthur's attempt to secure a publisher's advance for a celebrity recipe book goes askew.
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02:30
Beyond Our Ken—From 21/12/1959
Kenneth Horne sets sail with Treasure Island as you've never heard it before.
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03:00
The Men from the Ministry—Flushed With Success
The hapless duo direct Trooping the Colour and fix the plumbing.
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03:30
Shelagh Stephenson - Darling Peidi
True story of Edith Thompson, who was charged with murdering her husband in 1922.
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05:00
Gillian Cross - The Demon Headmaster—Episode 4
4/4 Dinah discovers the headmaster's evil plan, but can she and the other children stop him?
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05:30
Alf Proysen - Mrs Pepperpot—Episode 4
4/4 The incredible shrinking woman brings home a troublesome bionic baby.
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