Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Franz Kafka - Metamorphosis—Episode 4
4/4 Living with his monstrous insect form, Gregor faces the ultimate rejection by his family.
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00:30
William Golding - Lord of the Flies—Painted Faces
2/4 William Golding's classic story dramatised by Judith Adams.
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01:00
Archive on 4—Playing Doctors and Nurses
Mark Lawson on the rich history of medical programmes, fact and fiction, on radio and TV.
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01:00
The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries—A Surfeit of Lampreys
The gentleman sleuth probes the death of the head of a spendthrift aristocratic family.
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02:00
The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy (Omnibus)
A dying woman writes her secrets down for a man trying to see her before it's too late.
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03:15
Dickens Confidential—Series 2, Murder in the Red Barn
5/6 Dan investigates a discovery in the Thames, while Charles Dickens has a royal audience.
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04:00
Sherlock Holmes—The Adventure of the Speckled Band
Why did Helen Stoner's sister die in mysterious circumstances on the eve of her wedding?
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04:30
The Sound of the Baskervilles
Russell Davies follows the musical clues through the Sherlock Holmes stories.
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05:00
Sherlock Holmes—The Final Problem
John Gielgud and Orson Welles star in the great detective's encounter at Reichenbach Falls
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05:30
Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!—Series 6, The Curse of Count Arthur
4/6 Arthur and his best pal Barry Cryer lose their tickets for a Hammer Horror convention.
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Morning
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06:00
Mike Walker - Scumdog Millionaires Omnibus
When disgraced trader Tim Ng strikes a deal, he is alarmed to find what it will cost him.
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07:10
Inheritance Tracks—Sadie Frost
Actress Sadie Frost chooses tracks sung by the Beatles and David Bowie.
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07:15
Student Bibles—Economics
5/5 Philippa Budgen examines key student book Begg's Economics. Will it make you rich?
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07:30
Ed Reardon's Week—Series 7, In the Current Climate
1/6 Ed works with the disturbingly compelling writer Ben Herbert for a book on austerity.
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08:00
Meet the Huggetts—All at Sea
Joe and Ethel suffer a money headache on the works outing.
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08:30
Stop Messing About!—Series 1, Episode 10
10/13 Happy campers - and Tarzan swings in with Jane and Cheetah.
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09:00
Pamela Brown - The Swish of the Curtain—Episode 2
2/4 The Bishop takes the children of the Blue Doors Theatre Company to Stratford.
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09:30
Rosemary Sutcliff - The Eagle of the Ninth—Episode 2
2/4 As Marcus heads north with Esca, clues appear to the missing Eagle's whereabouts.
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10:00
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Nobel Prize Winners, Peter Mansfield
The Nobel-winning scientist Peter Mansfield shares his castaway choices with Sue Lawley.
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10:45
Three Country Stories by HE Bates—Series 2, Great Uncle Crow
2/3 A young boy's eccentric relative has a fondness for moorhen eggs, cress and 'neck oil'.
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11:00
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—Series 7, Episode 16
16/32 The American funny man welcomes string maestro Sam Bush, plus news from Lake Wobegon.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Mike Walker - Scumdog Millionaires Omnibus
When disgraced trader Tim Ng strikes a deal, he is alarmed to find what it will cost him.
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13:10
Inheritance Tracks—Sadie Frost
Actress Sadie Frost chooses tracks sung by the Beatles and David Bowie.
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13:15
Student Bibles—Economics
5/5 Philippa Budgen examines key student book Begg's Economics. Will it make you rich?
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13:30
Horace Walpole - The Castle of Otranto
Duplicity and dynastic rivalry in what is considered to be the first ever gothic novel.
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15:00
Meet the Huggetts—All at Sea
Joe and Ethel suffer a money headache on the works outing.
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15:30
Stop Messing About!—Series 1, Episode 10
10/13 Happy campers - and Tarzan swings in with Jane and Cheetah.
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16:00
Mel's Mix: The Best of The 4 O'Clock Show—Playground games, animal orchestras and being a blind tourist
What it's like to be a blind tourist in San Fran, and the joy of a good playground game.
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17:00
Pamela Brown - The Swish of the Curtain—Episode 2
2/4 The Bishop takes the children of the Blue Doors Theatre Company to Stratford.
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17:30
Rosemary Sutcliff - The Eagle of the Ninth—Episode 2
2/4 As Marcus heads north with Esca, clues appear to the missing Eagle's whereabouts.
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Evening
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18:00
Doctor Who—Lucie Miller
The Time Lord's companion survives a global plague, a first strike by the deadliest foe.
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19:00
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—Series 7, Episode 16
16/32 The American funny man welcomes string maestro Sam Bush, plus news from Lake Wobegon.
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20:00
Meet the Huggetts—All at Sea
Joe and Ethel suffer a money headache on the works outing.
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20:30
Stop Messing About!—Series 1, Episode 10
10/13 Happy campers - and Tarzan swings in with Jane and Cheetah.
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21:00
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Nobel Prize Winners, Peter Mansfield
The Nobel-winning scientist Peter Mansfield shares his castaway choices with Sue Lawley.
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21:45
Three Country Stories by HE Bates—Series 2, Great Uncle Crow
2/3 A young boy's eccentric relative has a fondness for moorhen eggs, cress and 'neck oil'.
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22:00
Ed Reardon's Week—Series 7, In the Current Climate
1/6 Ed works with the disturbingly compelling writer Ben Herbert for a book on austerity.
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22:30
Shedtown—Series 1, Storm
4/4 A layer cake of disaster threatens the creosoted community. And where is Colin?
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22:55
The Comedy Club Interviews—26/10/2014
Arthur Smith chats to Nish Kumar.
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23:00
Newsjack—Series 11, Episode 5
5/6 The week's stories cobbled together - uninformed, up to the minute, down to the dregs.
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23:30
The Wilson Dixon Line—Uncle Wilbur's Advice for Modern Living
4/4 Country music legend Wilson Dixon recalls his Colorado upbringing.
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Late
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00:00
Doctor Who—Lucie Miller
The Time Lord's companion survives a global plague, a first strike by the deadliest foe.
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01:00
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Nobel Prize Winners, Peter Mansfield
The Nobel-winning scientist Peter Mansfield shares his castaway choices with Sue Lawley.
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01:45
Three Country Stories by HE Bates—Series 2, Great Uncle Crow
2/3 A young boy's eccentric relative has a fondness for moorhen eggs, cress and 'neck oil'.
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02:00
Meet the Huggetts—All at Sea
Joe and Ethel suffer a money headache on the works outing.
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02:30
Stop Messing About!—Series 1, Episode 10
10/13 Happy campers - and Tarzan swings in with Jane and Cheetah.
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03:00
Ed Reardon's Week—Series 7, In the Current Climate
1/6 Ed works with the disturbingly compelling writer Ben Herbert for a book on austerity.
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03:30
Horace Walpole - The Castle of Otranto
Duplicity and dynastic rivalry in what is considered to be the first ever gothic novel.
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