Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Book at Bedtime—Naomi Alderman - The Lessons, The Marks of Love
10/10 Jess tells James some home truths.
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00:15
Chinese in Britain—Educated in Britain
5/10 Why so many Chinese sought an education at British universities, particularly in Scotland.
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00:30
Alan Plater - Abandoned Projects—Contrasting Phone Calls and the Beatles
5/5 Two late-night phone calls bring playwright Alan Plater very different news.
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00:45
Book of the Week—Martin Gayford - Constable in Love, Episode 5
5/5 Finally married, the serious production of both paintings and children can now begin.
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01:00
Jest a Minute—Series 1, Episode 3
3/6 Justin Moorhouse, Roger Monkhouse, Chris Corcoran and Kirsten O'Brien join Rhod Gilbert.
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01:30
Pioneers—Series 2, The Samaritans
5/6 Clare English speaks to Roy Day and Mike Tunstall about the history of the Samaritans.
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02:00
The Blackburn Files—Series 1, 5. A Case of Haddock and Plaice
5/5 An elderly couple's time-share cash con sparks Stephen J Blackburn's first case abroad.
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02:30
Why Is the 1812 So Popular?
Tchaikovsky himself said his overture had 'no artistic merit', so why is it so popular?
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03:00
Henry James - The Turn of the Screw
Are two children under an evil influence, or is it in the imagination of their governess?
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04:00
Heidi Amsinck - Danish Noir—The Wailing Girl
3/3 A castle guide ponders whether he can make the castle owner believe in ghosts.
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04:15
Julian MacLaren-Ross - I Had to Go Sick
Will a soldier ever get signed off sick? A tale of service life in the Second World War.
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04:40
Julian MacLaren-Ross - Second Lieutenant Lewis: A Memoir
World War Two - a soldier recalls an unlikely friendship with Welsh poet Alun Lewis.
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05:00
King Street Junior Revisited—Series 3, Flaming June
5/6 A weekend away in the country and under canvas. Memories will be made of this.
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05:30
Do Nothing 'Til You Hear From Me—Series 1, She's Funny That Way
6/6 Could the return of an old flame mark the end of Roy and George's musical marriage?
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Morning
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06:00
Sherlock Holmes—The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Baker Street sleuth pursues a creature stalking a noble family at a Dartmoor mansion.
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07:50
Sherlock Holmes—In Search of Professor Moriarty
An extract from HRF Keating's 1979 biography of Holmes. Read by Alan Moore.
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08:00
Archive on 4—The Benjamin Broadcasts
Michael Rosen discovers Walter Benjamin's radio works for children. Read by Henry Goodman.
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09:00
Steve Punt's Hancock Cuttings
Tony Hancock fan Steve Punt presents oddities and rarities featuring the lad himself.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Sarah Woods - My Life With Flu (Omnibus)
As Jill and David's relationship blossoms, a new and deadly virus emerges 鈥� Hong Kong Flu.
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13:15
Steiner's Benjamin
George Steiner investigates the life of the prophetic German Jewish critic Walter Benjamin
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14:00
The Burkiss Way—Series 4, Avoid Like the Plague the Burkiss Way
7/7 The Grim Reaper has arrived and he is keen to spread the Red Death.
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14:30
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy—The Primary Phase, Fit The Fifth
5/6 Arthur and company are blown up, but still find time for a bite at a very exclusive eatery
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15:00
Archive on 4—The Benjamin Broadcasts
Michael Rosen discovers Walter Benjamin's radio works for children. Read by Henry Goodman.
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16:00
Sherlock Holmes—The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Baker Street sleuth pursues a creature stalking a noble family at a Dartmoor mansion.
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17:50
Sherlock Holmes—In Search of Professor Moriarty
An extract from HRF Keating's 1979 biography of Holmes. Read by Alan Moore.
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Evening
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18:00
Charles Chilton - Space Force—Series 2, 1. The Return of the Sun God
1/6 On asteroid patrol in Egypt, some of the crew meet mysterious strangers inside a pyramid.
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18:30
William Golding - Lord of the Flies—Beast From The Air
3/4 William Golding's classic story dramatised by Judith Adams.
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19:00
Steve Punt's Hancock Cuttings
Tony Hancock fan Steve Punt presents oddities and rarities featuring the lad himself.
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22:00
Ross Noble Goes Global—Series 2, Milan
4/4 The comedian discovers graffiti, beggars and lycra-clad couriers in the style capital.
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22:30
Lucy Montgomery's Variety Pack—Series 2, Episode 4
4/4 The human chameleon's host of comic characters, from deluded teen to nonagenarian diva.
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23:00
The Mark Steel Revolution—The French Revolution
1/6 The radical comic turns his analytical mind to the guillotine and all things French.
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23:30
Steven Appleby's Normal Life—Series 2, Normal Sleep
3/6 The cartoonist searches for the secret meaning of life, said to be written on a sausage.
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23:45
No Tomatoes—Dog Days
1/6 Sketch show mixing up language and sounds. Dogs tell all to Paul Copley and Helen Moon.
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Late
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00:00
Charles Chilton - Space Force—Series 2, 1. The Return of the Sun God
1/6 On asteroid patrol in Egypt, some of the crew meet mysterious strangers inside a pyramid.
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00:30
William Golding - Lord of the Flies—Beast From The Air
3/4 William Golding's classic story dramatised by Judith Adams.
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01:00
Archive on 4—The Benjamin Broadcasts
Michael Rosen discovers Walter Benjamin's radio works for children. Read by Henry Goodman.
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02:00
Sarah Woods - My Life With Flu (Omnibus)
As Jill and David's relationship blossoms, a new and deadly virus emerges 鈥� Hong Kong Flu.
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03:15
Steiner's Benjamin
George Steiner investigates the life of the prophetic German Jewish critic Walter Benjamin
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04:00
Sherlock Holmes—The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Baker Street sleuth pursues a creature stalking a noble family at a Dartmoor mansion.
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05:50
Sherlock Holmes—In Search of Professor Moriarty
An extract from HRF Keating's 1979 biography of Holmes. Read by Alan Moore.
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