Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Nevil Shute - On the Beach—Episode 2
2/2 As the radioactive cloud approaches Australia, a desperate submarine mission is launched.
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01:00
Ladies of Letters—Ladies of Letters Go Global (Omnibus)
Vera nabs a package to Ibiza, while Irene aims to save her friend from seduction.
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02:15
Kenneth Williams - Ad Lib—Episode 1
1/4 Master raconteur Kenneth Williams offers entertaining reminiscences and personal opinions.
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02:30
Molly McGrann - The Ladies of the House—Episode 2
2/2 Molly McGrann's novel about the discovery of a dead man's double life and its dark secrets
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03:45
Afternoon Reading—Sylvia Townsend Warner - Winter in the Air and Other Stories, Winter in the Air
1/3 A woman contemplates the end of her marriage and her new life in her solitary flat.
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04:00
Stephen Lowe - Touched
The haunting reality of life for three sisters in the 100 days between VE and VJ Days.
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05:30
Beauty of Britain—Series 1, Girl With a Polycotton Tabard
3/6 Our heroine aims to be the face of Social Services.
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Morning
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06:00
Paul Temple—Paul Temple and the Alex Affair, 8. Introducing Alex
8/8 All the key suspects are invited to the sleuth's home to uncover the murderer's identity.
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06:30
Sleeve Notes
Laura Barton explains her love for vinyl album sleeve notes.
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07:00
Know Your Place—Health Can Damage Your Smoking
7/8 Can caretaker Ramsay quit cigarettes to keep his job?
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07:30
Dilemma—Series 4, Episode 1
1/6 Sue Perkins presents another series of the show that tackles the big moral problems.
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08:00
Dad's Army—Series 1, The Showing Up of Corporal Jones
13/20 The butcher must retire unless he completes an assault course in 15 minutes.
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08:30
The Michael Bentine Show—From 13/05/1984
From tackling the recession to Film Extra of the Century, it's the ultimate one-man show.
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09:00
The Write Stuff—Series 15, HG Wells
6/6 With journalist and critic Alex Clark and novelist and comedy writer John O'Farrell.
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09:30
Says on the Tin—Toothpaste
1/6 Disgraced American ad man Eliott Thurber transfers to the land of gross teeth - England.
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10:00
Rose Tremain—The End of Love
Olga adored a Polish pianist. Stars Miriam Margolyes and Nigel Anthony.
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11:00
William Trevor Short Stories—Teresa's Wedding
At a bleak wedding reception, a pregnant bride discovers why her marriage might just work.
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11:15
Drama on 4—Julia Darling - The Waiting Room
Drama adapted from the late Julia Darling's diary, charting her life with breast cancer.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Dad's Army—Series 1, The Showing Up of Corporal Jones
13/20 The butcher must retire unless he completes an assault course in 15 minutes.
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12:30
The Michael Bentine Show—From 13/05/1984
From tackling the recession to Film Extra of the Century, it's the ultimate one-man show.
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13:00
Paul Temple—Paul Temple and the Alex Affair, 8. Introducing Alex
8/8 All the key suspects are invited to the sleuth's home to uncover the murderer's identity.
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13:30
Sleeve Notes
Laura Barton explains her love for vinyl album sleeve notes.
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14:00
Book at Bedtime—Rosamund Lupton - Sister, Episode 6
6/10 Beatrice learns about the three drugs which were found in her sister's body.
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14:15
Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's Escape to the Country—Healing in the Open Air
6/12 How the rural landscape came to be seen as a place of healing for First World War veterans
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14:30
Julia Darling - Appointments—Diagnosis
1/5 Maureen Wetherby keeps seeing a shadow out of the corner of her eye.
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14:45
Book of the Week—Storyteller: The Life of Roald Dahl, Episode 1
1/5 An account of Roald's life begins at the dinner table and in his hut in Buckinghamshire.
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15:00
Rose Tremain—The End of Love
Olga adored a Polish pianist. Stars Miriam Margolyes and Nigel Anthony.
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16:00
The Write Stuff—Series 15, HG Wells
6/6 With journalist and critic Alex Clark and novelist and comedy writer John O'Farrell.
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16:30
Says on the Tin—Toothpaste
1/6 Disgraced American ad man Eliott Thurber transfers to the land of gross teeth - England.
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17:00
Know Your Place—Health Can Damage Your Smoking
7/8 Can caretaker Ramsay quit cigarettes to keep his job?
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17:30
Dilemma—Series 4, Episode 1
1/6 Sue Perkins presents another series of the show that tackles the big moral problems.
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Evening
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18:00
HP Lovecraft - The Shadow Over Innsmouth—Episode 1
1/5 Historian Robert Olmstead journeys to the mysterious town of Innsmouth in New England.
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18:30
A Good Read—Anne Harvey and Peter Preston
Sarah, Peter and Anna discuss books by Cicely Hamilton, Raymond Chandler and Rose Tremain.
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19:00
Dad's Army—Series 1, The Showing Up of Corporal Jones
13/20 The butcher must retire unless he completes an assault course in 15 minutes.
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19:30
The Michael Bentine Show—From 13/05/1984
From tackling the recession to Film Extra of the Century, it's the ultimate one-man show.
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20:00
Paul Temple—Paul Temple and the Alex Affair, 8. Introducing Alex
8/8 All the key suspects are invited to the sleuth's home to uncover the murderer's identity.
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20:30
Sleeve Notes
Laura Barton explains her love for vinyl album sleeve notes.
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21:00
William Trevor Short Stories—Teresa's Wedding
At a bleak wedding reception, a pregnant bride discovers why her marriage might just work.
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21:15
Drama on 4—Julia Darling - The Waiting Room
Drama adapted from the late Julia Darling's diary, charting her life with breast cancer.
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22:00
Dilemma—Series 4, Episode 1
1/6 Sue Perkins presents another series of the show that tackles the big moral problems.
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22:30
Hearing with Hegley—Series 3, Episode 1
1/8 The poet visits Southampton to unravel the mystery of King Canute plus poems on egg cosies
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22:45
The Problem With Adam Bloom—Series 1, Restaurants
1/6 The comedian goes on a mission to investigate bad customer service.
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23:00
Dead Ringers—Series 14, Episode 1
1/5 Satire meets silliness in the comedy for hard-working families up and down the country.
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23:30
Pick Ups—Series 1, Episode 1
1/6 Life at a rundown Manchester taxi office. Dave's first job is a trip to Blackpool.
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Late
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00:00
HP Lovecraft - The Shadow Over Innsmouth—Episode 1
1/5 Historian Robert Olmstead journeys to the mysterious town of Innsmouth in New England.
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00:30
A Good Read—Anne Harvey and Peter Preston
Sarah, Peter and Anna discuss books by Cicely Hamilton, Raymond Chandler and Rose Tremain. (R)
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01:00
Paul Temple—Paul Temple and the Alex Affair, 8. Introducing Alex
8/8 All the key suspects are invited to the sleuth's home to uncover the murderer's identity.
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01:30
Sleeve Notes
Laura Barton explains her love for vinyl album sleeve notes.
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02:00
Book at Bedtime—Rosamund Lupton - Sister, Episode 6
6/10 Beatrice learns about the three drugs which were found in her sister's body.
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02:15
Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's Escape to the Country—Healing in the Open Air
6/12 How the rural landscape came to be seen as a place of healing for First World War veterans
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02:30
Julia Darling - Appointments—Diagnosis
1/5 Maureen Wetherby keeps seeing a shadow out of the corner of her eye.
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02:45
Book of the Week—Storyteller: The Life of Roald Dahl, Episode 1
1/5 An account of Roald's life begins at the dinner table and in his hut in Buckinghamshire.
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03:00
Rose Tremain—The End of Love
Olga adored a Polish pianist. Stars Miriam Margolyes and Nigel Anthony.
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04:00
The Write Stuff—Series 15, HG Wells
6/6 With journalist and critic Alex Clark and novelist and comedy writer John O'Farrell.
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04:30
Says on the Tin—Toothpaste
1/6 Disgraced American ad man Eliott Thurber transfers to the land of gross teeth - England.
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05:00
Know Your Place—Health Can Damage Your Smoking
7/8 Can caretaker Ramsay quit cigarettes to keep his job?
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05:30
Dilemma—Series 4, Episode 1
1/6 Sue Perkins presents another series of the show that tackles the big moral problems.
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