Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Haunted—The Dream Woman by Wilkie Collins
Isaac lives in fear of a knife-wielding female. Is she of this Earth?
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00:30
Off the Page—All About Me
Matthew Parris and guests talk about the art of biography.
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01:00
Dick Francis—Whip Hand, 3. Threats
3/5 Determined Sid Halley returns to England to face threats from a gang of racecourse dopers.
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01:30
Hits of the Blitz
Paul Morley explores the music people were really listening to during the Blitz.
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02:00
Tarka the Otter by Henry Williamson—3. First Winter
3/5 As the winter storms arrive in Devon, fish are increasingly hard to find through the ice.
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02:15
Technicolour—3. Feeling Colour
3/5 Does colour change the way we feel and behave?
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02:30
15 Minute Drama—Colin Douglas - The Gap, Episode 3
3/5 Heather discovers there are some staffing problems at her school in Ghana.
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02:45
Diana Souhami - Coconut Chaos—Episode 3
3/5 Exploring Pitcairn Island, the author and Lady Myre's preconceptions are blown away.
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03:00
Home Front - Omnibus—25-29 May 1915 (Season 4 start)
The Canadians have arrived in Folkestone, and so have the profiteers.
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04:00
Puzzle Panel—Episode 2
2/10 Tease your brain along with Chris Maslanka, Anne Bradford and Professor David Singmaster.
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04:30
The Leopard in Autumn—Series 1, The Future Begins Here
5/6 Prince Ludovico battles enemies, as his wife tries to reconcile their sons.
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05:00
Lenin of the Rovers—Series 1, Episode 1
1/4 Midfield maestro Ricky Lenin's battle for Britain's first communist football team.
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05:30
Listen Against—Series 2, Episode 4
4/4 Martin Jarvis reads from a Haynes manual, plus more wireless weirdness.
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Morning
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06:00
Dick Francis—Whip Hand, 4. Connections
4/5 Sid Halley must investigate the loss of three champion racehorses.
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06:30
Brick by Brick
An exploration of the demolitions industry.
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07:00
The Inimitable Jeeves—The Delayed Exit of Claude and Eustace
9/10 Trouble looms for Bertie when his wild cousins arrive. With Michael Hordern.
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07:30
Meet David Sedaris—Series 5, Little Guy, The Ones That Got Away, Now Hiring Friendly People
4/6 Reflections on being small, and a question to his boyfriend leads to a surprising answer.
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08:00
Steptoe and Son—Series 2, The Piano
5/8 Harold battles with a piano in a top-floor flat.
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08:30
The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 1, Episode 2
2/6 Shady lawyer Flywheel goes into showbusiness.
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09:00
Guess What?—Episode 9
9/10 Animal, vegetable or mineral? Barry Took's revised 20 questions.
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09:30
After Henry—Series 4, Relative Movement
2/8 With her daughter Clare away in Australia, Sarah decides to rent her flat out.
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10:00
Home Front - Omnibus—1-5 June 1915
Folkestone is making the most of the influx of Canadian troops.
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11:00
Oscar Wilde—The Remarkable Rocket
A collection of fireworks discuss the nature of love and one of them gets his comeuppance.
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11:15
Paul Mendelson - Fireworks at the Villa Lucia
Julie plays fiery Julia to save her husband's career, but what about their marriage?
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Afternoon
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12:00
Steptoe and Son—Series 2, The Piano
5/8 Harold battles with a piano in a top-floor flat.
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12:30
The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 1, Episode 2
2/6 Shady lawyer Flywheel goes into showbusiness.
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13:00
Dick Francis—Whip Hand, 4. Connections
4/5 Sid Halley must investigate the loss of three champion racehorses.
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13:30
Brick by Brick
An exploration of the demolitions industry.
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14:00
Tarka the Otter by Henry Williamson—4. Prey
4/5 Spring arrives in the Devon countryside, with the smell of man and the cry of a she-otter.
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14:15
Technicolour—4. Making Colour
4/5 How does a traditional dye house in Leeds go about creating colour?
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14:30
15 Minute Drama—Colin Douglas - The Gap, Episode 4
4/5 As Heather prepares to go off travelling, the school finances are under scrutiny.
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14:45
Diana Souhami - Coconut Chaos—Episode 4
4/5 The writer addresses the complex issues of the islanders, while Lady Myre feels frustrated
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15:00
Home Front - Omnibus—1-5 June 1915
Folkestone is making the most of the influx of Canadian troops.
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16:00
Guess What?—Episode 9
9/10 Animal, vegetable or mineral? Barry Took's revised 20 questions.
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16:30
After Henry—Series 4, Relative Movement
2/8 With her daughter Clare away in Australia, Sarah decides to rent her flat out.
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17:00
The Inimitable Jeeves—The Delayed Exit of Claude and Eustace
9/10 Trouble looms for Bertie when his wild cousins arrive. With Michael Hordern.
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17:30
Meet David Sedaris—Series 5, Little Guy, The Ones That Got Away, Now Hiring Friendly People
4/6 Reflections on being small, and a question to his boyfriend leads to a surprising answer.
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Evening
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18:00
Haunted—Listen to the Silence by Rosemary Timperley
Can Mary refuse the voice claiming to be her grandfather?
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18:30
Great Lives—Captain Henry Morgan
Writer and photographer Lucinda Lambton chooses the supposed pirate captain.
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19:00
Steptoe and Son—Series 2, The Piano
5/8 Harold battles with a piano in a top-floor flat.
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19:30
The Marx Brothers' Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel—Series 1, Episode 2
2/6 Shady lawyer Flywheel goes into showbusiness.
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20:00
Dick Francis—Whip Hand, 4. Connections
4/5 Sid Halley must investigate the loss of three champion racehorses.
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20:30
Brick by Brick
An exploration of the demolitions industry.
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21:00
Oscar Wilde—The Remarkable Rocket
A collection of fireworks discuss the nature of love and one of them gets his comeuppance.
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21:15
Paul Mendelson - Fireworks at the Villa Lucia
Julie plays fiery Julia to save her husband's career, but what about their marriage?
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22:00
Meet David Sedaris—Series 5, Little Guy, The Ones That Got Away, Now Hiring Friendly People
4/6 Reflections on being small, and a question to his boyfriend leads to a surprising answer.
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22:30
My First Planet—Series 1, Inglorious Barters
4/4 A queue for the loo and a rogue back rub threaten to blow up the colony.
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23:00
Old Harry's Game—Series 1, Corruption
2/6 Satan tries convincing the professor that everyone's corruptible, even his wife.
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23:30
Goodness Gracious Me—Series 2, Episode 4
4/4 A dizzy Indian ad agency, a lovesick lament to Lahore, and the blundering Bhangra Muffins.
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Late
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00:00
Haunted—Listen to the Silence by Rosemary Timperley
Can Mary refuse the voice claiming to be her grandfather?
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00:30
Great Lives—Captain Henry Morgan
Writer and photographer Lucinda Lambton chooses the supposed pirate captain.
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01:00
Dick Francis—Whip Hand, 4. Connections
4/5 Sid Halley must investigate the loss of three champion racehorses.
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01:30
Brick by Brick
An exploration of the demolitions industry.
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02:00
Tarka the Otter by Henry Williamson—4. Prey
4/5 Spring arrives in the Devon countryside, with the smell of man and the cry of a she-otter.
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02:15
Technicolour—4. Making Colour
4/5 How does a traditional dye house in Leeds go about creating colour?
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02:30
15 Minute Drama—Colin Douglas - The Gap, Episode 4
4/5 As Heather prepares to go off travelling, the school finances are under scrutiny.
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02:45
Diana Souhami - Coconut Chaos—Episode 4
4/5 The writer addresses the complex issues of the islanders, while Lady Myre feels frustrated
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03:00
Home Front - Omnibus—1-5 June 1915
Folkestone is making the most of the influx of Canadian troops.
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04:00
Guess What?—Episode 9
9/10 Animal, vegetable or mineral? Barry Took's revised 20 questions.
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04:30
After Henry—Series 4, Relative Movement
2/8 With her daughter Clare away in Australia, Sarah decides to rent her flat out.
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05:00
The Inimitable Jeeves—The Delayed Exit of Claude and Eustace
9/10 Trouble looms for Bertie when his wild cousins arrive. With Michael Hordern.
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05:30
Meet David Sedaris—Series 5, Little Guy, The Ones That Got Away, Now Hiring Friendly People
4/6 Reflections on being small, and a question to his boyfriend leads to a surprising answer.
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