Schedule
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Early
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00:00
HP Lovecraft - At the Mountains of Madness—Episode 5
5/5 Battling in the Antarctic, can Dyer and Danforth escape with their lives?
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00:30
Fry's English Delight—Series 4, Class
4/4 Is language and class still the contentious issue it used to be?
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01:00
W Somerset Maugham - Ashenden, Gentleman Spy—Giulia Lazzari
5/5 Determined to entrap a renowned traitor, the agent co-opts a dancer.
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01:30
Philip Pullman and Miss Jones
Best-selling author Philip Pullman talks to his former schoolteacher Enid Jones.
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02:00
George Orwell - Animal Farm—Episode 5
5/5 As Boxer becomes gravely ill, are all the residents of the farmyard really equal?
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02:15
The Generation Gap—Series 3: Health Industry, Heart Surgeons
5/5 Two pioneering heart surgeons meet to discuss the latest cutting-edge techniques.
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02:30
15 Minute Drama—Edith Wharton - Ethan Frome, Episode 5
5/5 Mattie and Ethan take desperate measures not to be separated.
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02:45
Book of the Week—Chris Mullin - Decline and Fall: Diaries 2005-2010, Episode 5
5/5 Chris Mullin anticipates the outcome of the 2010 election and his own last days as an MP.
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03:00
Bartleby the Scrivener
A law firm's copyist 'prefers' not to do parts of his job.
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04:00
All the Way from Memphis—Series 2, Episode 6
6/6 Pop music quiz with guests Andrew Collins, Tracey MacLeod, Clare Grogan and Danny Kelly.
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04:30
Boogie Up the River—Lechlade, Twinned with Zanzibar
5/6 Mark is celebrating, but with dog hair in the champers. Can a living legend save the day?
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05:00
Rent—Series 4, Episode 5
5/6 Dave鈥檚 band gets a paying gig and he heads for Manchester, but where does that leave Eva?
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05:30
Wordaholics—Series 1, Episode 4
4/6 With panellists Michael Rosen, Arthur Smith, Paul Sinha and Natalie Haynes.
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Morning
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06:00
The Sheffield Picasso
Artist Pablo Picasso stirs up a community at a peace conference.
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07:30
Michael Bentine - The Reluctant Jester—The Reluctant Jester Strikes Back, Arrival in America
4/6 Michael Bentine remembers RAF adventures and how Ed Sullivan saved him from the FBI.
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08:00
The Archive Hour—The People's Place
Harry Enfield explores the history of the Royal Festival Hall through music and anecdotes.
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09:00
Comedy Controller—Bill Oddie
The one-time Goodie's choices include Up the Pole, ITMA, and Archie's the Boy.
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Afternoon
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12:00
The Bona History of Julian and Sandy
Maureen Lipman takes a vada at Took and Feldman's fantabulosa omi-polones.
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12:30
Round the Horne—Series 2, Episode 8
8/13 Kenneth Horne trails a giant mouse, while Julian and Sandy are feeling telepathic.
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13:00
The Pillow Book (Omnibus)—Series 8
In 10th-century Japan, Lt Yukinari finds himself lost within a maze of palace intrigue.
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14:10
Inheritance Tracks—Michael Morpurgo
Writer Michael Morpurgo chooses two tracks composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
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14:15
In the Psychiatrist's Chair—Maya Angelou
Writer and campaigner Maya Angelou tells Dr Anthony Clare about her influences.
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15:00
The Archive Hour—The People's Place
Harry Enfield explores the history of the Royal Festival Hall through music and anecdotes.
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16:00
The Sheffield Picasso
Artist Pablo Picasso stirs up a community at a peace conference.
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17:30
Michael Bentine - The Reluctant Jester—The Reluctant Jester Strikes Back, Arrival in America
4/6 Michael Bentine remembers RAF adventures and how Ed Sullivan saved him from the FBI.
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Evening
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18:00
Paradise Lost in Space—3. Anyone for Tennis?
3/6 Surely it couldn't hurt to introduce the Oblivions to tennis, could it?
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18:30
Atomic Tales—I've Got Your Number
3/6 A man loses his identity and ends up in double trouble.
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19:00
Comedy Controller—Bill Oddie
The one-time Goodie's choices include Up the Pole, ITMA, and Archie's the Boy.
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22:00
4 Extra Stands Up with Fred MacAulay—Episode 2
2/3 Fred MacAulay with the best of 2015's comedy Fringe festival in Edinburgh.
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23:00
4 at the Store—Series 1, Episode 2
2/4 Stand-up hosted by Simon Bligh, with John Mann, Marian Unfaithful and Paul Tonkinson.
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23:25
The Comedy Club Interviews—22/08/2015
Arthur Smith chats to John Kearns.
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23:30
Chain Reaction—Series 6, Ronni Ancona interviews Lee Mack
1/6 The actress-impressionist grills the top comic in the tag-team talk show.
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Late
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00:00
Paradise Lost in Space—3. Anyone for Tennis?
3/6 Surely it couldn't hurt to introduce the Oblivions to tennis, could it?
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00:30
Atomic Tales—I've Got Your Number
3/6 A man loses his identity and ends up in double trouble.
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01:00
The Pillow Book (Omnibus)—Series 8
In 10th-century Japan, Lt Yukinari finds himself lost within a maze of palace intrigue.
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02:10
Inheritance Tracks—Michael Morpurgo
Writer Michael Morpurgo chooses two tracks composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
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02:15
In the Psychiatrist's Chair—Maya Angelou
Writer and campaigner Maya Angelou tells Dr Anthony Clare about her influences.
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03:00
The Archive Hour—The People's Place
Harry Enfield explores the history of the Royal Festival Hall through music and anecdotes.
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04:00
The Sheffield Picasso
Artist Pablo Picasso stirs up a community at a peace conference.
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05:30
Michael Bentine - The Reluctant Jester—The Reluctant Jester Strikes Back, Arrival in America
4/6 Michael Bentine remembers RAF adventures and how Ed Sullivan saved him from the FBI.
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