Schedule
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Early
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00:00
William Boyd - A Haunting
A landscape architect acts very strangely. Has he been taken over by an unseen presence?
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00:45
The Smile - Ray Bradbury
Ray Bradbury's magical tale of the power of art read by Peter Whitman.
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01:00
Julia Darling - Appointments—Omnibus
Maureen Wetherby keeps seeing a shadow out of the corner of her eye.
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02:15
Kenneth Williams - Ad Lib—Episode 2
2/4 The master raconteur talks about the people and places in London that are dear to him.
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02:30
Vesna Goldsworthy - Gorsky—Episode 1
1/2 Chelski, a London home for Russian wealth. Gorsky, a story about beauty, money and books.
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03:45
Afternoon Reading—Sylvia Townsend Warner - Winter in the Air and Other Stories, Shadwell
2/3 The death of Mrs Probus threatens a precarious future for her long-time servant.
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04:00
Eric Pringle - Gracie—Wish Me Luck
1/2 From Rochdale to renown, Gracie Fields's rise to fame was not without its traumas.
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05:30
Beauty of Britain—Series 1, Pastor Dave
4/6 Beauty is quite taken with a charismatic visitor to Mrs Blanchard's local church.
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Morning
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06:00
The Tales of Max Carrados—The Coin of Dionysius
1/5 Old friend Louis Carlyle approaches the blind sleuth to solve a case of forgery.
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06:30
Letters to Myself
People who have written letters to themselves to be opened in years to come.
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07:00
Know Your Place—Out of the Closet
8/8 Caretaker Ramsay needs help after a close call with the local gangster.
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07:30
Dilemma—Series 4, Episode 2
2/6 Sue Perkins presents another edition of the show that tackles the big moral problems.
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08:00
Dad's Army—Series 1, The Loneliness of the Long Distance Walker
14/20 The platoon are horrified when their black marketeer gets his Army call up.
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08:30
The Michael Bentine Show—From 20/05/1984
From a murderous martial art to an unexploded double bass, it's the ultimate one-man show.
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09:00
Booked—Series 1, Episode 1
1/6 Irreverent literary game with Roger McGough, Miles Kington, Mark Thomas and Dillie Keane.
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09:30
Says on the Tin—Cat Food
2/6 American ad man Eliott Thurber struggles to promote a new brand of gourmet pet food.
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10:00
Peter Whalley - The Absent Guest
After a murder at a dinner party, the guests become suspects.
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11:00
Five Stories by Rose Tremain—Peerless
1/5 A man's friendship with a penguin helps him come to terms with a friend's death.
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11:15
Tommies—14 October 1914
Wounded in action, Walter Oddy is among thousands arriving at the hospitals in Boulogne.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Dad's Army—Series 1, The Loneliness of the Long Distance Walker
14/20 The platoon are horrified when their black marketeer gets his Army call up.
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12:30
The Michael Bentine Show—From 20/05/1984
From a murderous martial art to an unexploded double bass, it's the ultimate one-man show.
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13:00
The Tales of Max Carrados—The Coin of Dionysius
1/5 Old friend Louis Carlyle approaches the blind sleuth to solve a case of forgery.
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13:30
Letters to Myself
People who have written letters to themselves to be opened in years to come.
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14:00
Inspector Barlach - The Judge and his Hangman—Episode 1
1/5 A policeman is dead and Inspector Barlach has a hunch about the murderer.
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14:15
On Your Bike—The Most Civilised Conveyance
1/10 From the beginning the bicycle has been far more than just a means of transport.
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14:30
15 Minute Drama—HH Munro - Beasts on the Lawn: Saki, Tobermory
1/6 A barrister couple seek help when a dinner party demonstration goes horribly wrong.
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14:45
Sissinghurst: An Unfinished History—Childhood
1/5 Adam Nicolson's story of the popular British garden, started by his grandparents in 1932.
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15:00
Peter Whalley - The Absent Guest
After a murder at a dinner party, the guests become suspects.
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16:00
Booked—Series 1, Episode 1
1/6 Irreverent literary game with Roger McGough, Miles Kington, Mark Thomas and Dillie Keane.
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16:30
Says on the Tin—Cat Food
2/6 American ad man Eliott Thurber struggles to promote a new brand of gourmet pet food.
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17:00
Know Your Place—Out of the Closet
8/8 Caretaker Ramsay needs help after a close call with the local gangster.
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17:30
Dilemma—Series 4, Episode 2
2/6 Sue Perkins presents another edition of the show that tackles the big moral problems.
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Evening
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18:00
Terry Pratchett—Mort, Episode 1
1/4 A teenager is hired as Death's apprentice, and tries to alter the course of history.
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18:30
A Good Read—Mavis Cheek and Robert Elms
Mavis and Robert discuss books by Jerome K Jerome, Cormac McCarthy and Norman Lewis. (R)
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19:00
Dad's Army—Series 1, The Loneliness of the Long Distance Walker
14/20 The platoon are horrified when their black marketeer gets his Army call up.
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19:30
The Michael Bentine Show—From 20/05/1984
From a murderous martial art to an unexploded double bass, it's the ultimate one-man show.
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20:00
The Tales of Max Carrados—The Coin of Dionysius
1/5 Old friend Louis Carlyle approaches the blind sleuth to solve a case of forgery.
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20:30
Letters to Myself
People who have written letters to themselves to be opened in years to come.
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21:00
Five Stories by Rose Tremain—Peerless
1/5 A man's friendship with a penguin helps him come to terms with a friend's death.
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21:15
Tommies—14 October 1914
Wounded in action, Walter Oddy is among thousands arriving at the hospitals in Boulogne.
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22:00
Dilemma—Series 4, Episode 2
2/6 Sue Perkins presents another edition of the show that tackles the big moral problems.
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22:30
Hearing with Hegley—Series 3, Episode 2
2/8 The Luton laureate entertains a class of schoolchildren.
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22:45
The Problem With Adam Bloom—Series 1, Gossip
2/6 The comedian asks exactly who starts rumours? Brendan Burns and Sarah Kennedy help.
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22:55
The Comedy Club Interviews—20/04/2015
Jon Holmes chats to Helen Lederer.
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23:00
Dead Ringers—Series 14, Episode 2
2/5 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 2
2/6 A crucial darts match in the cab office, while Rebel offers marital advice.
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Late
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00:00
Terry Pratchett—Mort, Episode 1
1/4 A teenager is hired as Death's apprentice, and tries to alter the course of history.
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00:30
A Good Read—Mavis Cheek and Robert Elms
Mavis and Robert discuss books by Jerome K Jerome, Cormac McCarthy and Norman Lewis.
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01:00
The Tales of Max Carrados—The Coin of Dionysius
1/5 Old friend Louis Carlyle approaches the blind sleuth to solve a case of forgery.
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01:30
Letters to Myself
People who have written letters to themselves to be opened in years to come.
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02:00
Inspector Barlach - The Judge and his Hangman—Episode 1
1/5 A policeman is dead and Inspector Barlach has a hunch about the murderer.
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02:15
On Your Bike—The Most Civilised Conveyance
1/10 From the beginning the bicycle has been far more than just a means of transport.
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02:30
15 Minute Drama—HH Munro - Beasts on the Lawn: Saki, Tobermory
1/6 A barrister couple seek help when a dinner party demonstration goes horribly wrong.
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02:45
Sissinghurst: An Unfinished History—Childhood
1/5 Adam Nicolson's story of the popular British garden, started by his grandparents in 1932.
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03:00
Peter Whalley - The Absent Guest
After a murder at a dinner party, the guests become suspects.
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04:00
Booked—Series 1, Episode 1
1/6 Irreverent literary game with Roger McGough, Miles Kington, Mark Thomas and Dillie Keane.
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04:30
Says on the Tin—Cat Food
2/6 American ad man Eliott Thurber struggles to promote a new brand of gourmet pet food.
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05:00
Know Your Place—Out of the Closet
8/8 Caretaker Ramsay needs help after a close call with the local gangster.
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05:30
Dilemma—Series 4, Episode 2
2/6 Sue Perkins presents another edition of the show that tackles the big moral problems.
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