Schedule
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Early
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00:00
The Seventh Test by Vikas Swarup—The Noose
10/10 Sapna must revisit her past to make sense of her present. But nothing can prepare her.
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00:15
Shakespeare's Restless World—5. Swordplay and Swagger
5/20 Neil MacGregor explores the essential accoutrements of any self-respecting gentleman.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Seamus Heaney - Beowulf, Episode 10
10/10 After defeating the dragon, the warrior is buried.
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00:45
Book of the Week—Graham Robb - Parisians, Episode 5
5/5 For years, the French capital was the most dangerous of cities for General de Gaulle.
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01:00
The Museum of Curiosity—Series 4, Haynes, McCandless, Crystal
4/6 John Lloyd and Dave Gorman with Natalie Haynes, David McCandless and David Crystal.
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01:30
My Life in Five Books—Series 2, Andy Merriman
6/8 Comedy writer Andy Merriman tells Stuart Cosgrove about his five favourite books.
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02:00
Jedediah Berry - The Manual of Detection—Chapter 18
5/5 Discovering why his boss Sivart disappeared, Unwin plots how to save him.
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02:30
The Man Who Was Bojangles
Kwame Kwei-Armah unravels the myths behind tap dancer Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson.
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03:00
RL Stevenson - Kidnapped—Across the Forth
4/4 David Balfour is near Edinburgh and looks to the law to help him claim his inheritance.
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04:00
Winston Graham Short Stories—Meeting Demelza
Shortly before his 2003 death, Winston Graham imagined meeting his best-loved creation.
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04:15
Neil Brand - Joanna
An old piano recalls the hands that played her, and the passion and pain she has observed.
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05:00
Beachcomber... By the Way—Series 1, Episode 3
3/6 Whimsical series starring Richard Ingrams, Patricia Routledge and John Sessions.
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05:30
Living with the Enemy—Episode 5
5/6 Sophie is mistaken for an asylum seeker.
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Morning
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06:00
Noel Coward—Nude With Violin
Artist Paul Sorodin's hoax on the art world shocks his family, but his valet knows all.
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07:30
Freedom Pass—Episode 6
6/7 Alan Coren and Christopher Matthew head to Southend-on-Sea to recall boyhood holidays.
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08:00
Archive on 4—Gloria and Me
Glenn Patterson traces the cultural journey of Van Morrison's much-covered song Gloria.
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09:00
Edgar Wallace: The Man Who Wrote Too Much?
Mark Billingham investigates the life of Edgar Wallace, the 'fiction factory' of crime.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Anne Tyler - Ladder of Years (Omnibus)—Episode 1
1/2 Delia's story starts with a welcome romantic encounter in the grocery aisle.
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13:15
London Particulars—The Kitten Houser
With a young girl in danger, Pip and Thomas investigate a sophisticated vice ring.
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14:00
Round the Horne—Series 1, Episode 1
1/16 Kenneth Horne's series debut with the 大象传媒 backroom boys.
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14:30
Not in Front of the Children—Series 1, A Drop of the Soft Stuff
5/13 The facts-of-life conversation is enough to drive Henry to drink.
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15:00
Archive on 4—Gloria and Me
Glenn Patterson traces the cultural journey of Van Morrison's much-covered song Gloria.
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16:00
Noel Coward—Nude With Violin
Artist Paul Sorodin's hoax on the art world shocks his family, but his valet knows all.
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17:30
John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme—Series 2, Episode 1
1/6 John presents a trailer for a film about the only mode of transport that hasn't had a film
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Evening
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18:00
Simon Guerrier - Graceless—Series 1, The Sphere
1/3 Abby and Zara were created by pan-dimensional beings to help save space and time.
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19:00
Edgar Wallace: The Man Who Wrote Too Much?
Mark Billingham investigates the life of Edgar Wallace, the 'fiction factory' of crime.
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22:00
4 Extra Stands Up—Series 2, Episode 2
2/6 Richard Melvin introduces Tiff Stevenson, Boothby Graffoe, Jojo Sutherland, Raymond Mearns
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22:55
The Comedy Club Interviews—14/03/2015
Arthur Smith chats to Margaret Thatcher: Queen of Soho.
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23:00
Goodness Gracious Me—Series 1, Episode 1
1/4 The hungry comedy team go for an English. Gold Winner of the Sony Radio Academy Awards.
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23:30
The Last Hurrah - Interview With the Snowman—Episode 2
2/2 Elton chats with eager Ed about his long and vile life.
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Late
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00:00
Simon Guerrier - Graceless—Series 1, The Sphere
1/3 Abby and Zara were created by pan-dimensional beings to help save space and time.
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01:00
Archive on 4—Gloria and Me
Glenn Patterson traces the cultural journey of Van Morrison's much-covered song Gloria.
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02:00
Anne Tyler - Ladder of Years (Omnibus)—Episode 1
1/2 Delia's story starts with a welcome romantic encounter in the grocery aisle.
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03:15
London Particulars—The Kitten Houser
With a young girl in danger, Pip and Thomas investigate a sophisticated vice ring.
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04:00
Noel Coward—Nude With Violin
Artist Paul Sorodin's hoax on the art world shocks his family, but his valet knows all.
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05:30
John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme—Series 2, Episode 1
1/6 John presents a trailer for a film about the only mode of transport that hasn't had a film
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