Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Wally K Daly—Nightmare World
A worldwide power failure brings chaos and terror to Earth, but some towns are unaffected.
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01:00
D for Dexter (Omnibus)—Series 2
Skye hates to leave Dexter, but come Thursday, they will be together again.
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02:10
Inheritance Tracks—John Craven
John Craven chooses a track by Gene Autry and a Children in Need single.
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02:15
In the Psychiatrist's Chair—Gore Vidal
Professor Anthony Clare scrutinises the legendary American writer.
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03:00
Archive on 4—Studs Terkel - Back in the Wax Museum
Alan Dein looks back at the life of the late American oral historian Studs Terkel.
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04:00
James Bond - You Only Live Twice
Agent 007's latest mission sparks a fatal encounter in a Japanese garden of death.
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05:30
Misfits in France—Impressions of Honfleur, Reunions in Rouen
3/3 The series ends in Rouen, where Wilde rekindled his relationship with Douglas.
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Morning
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06:00
Elizabeth Gaskell - Mary Barton (Omnibus)—Episode 1
1/4 A cotton weaver's daughter is wooed and her Aunt goes missing. Stars Emma Rydal.
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07:15
Ghost Houses—Workington Hall
2/5 Charlotte Smith meets the people who witnessed the ruination of this ancient family seat.
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07:30
Clare in the Community—Series 8, Nanny State
4/6 Brian and Clare are struggling with their son, when they bump into their beloved ex-nanny.
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08:00
The Al Read Show—From 25/11/1954
A nagging wife and secrets of the boys in blue. Monologues and sketches.
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08:30
Much Binding in the Marsh—From 03/05/1950
With fresh London premises, the staff must recruit a new secretary.
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09:00
Every Time a Friend Succeeds Something Inside Me Dies: The Life of Gore Vidal - Omnibus
Author Jay Parini recalls his first encounter with Gore Vidal.
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10:10
Inheritance Tracks—Anita Dobson
The actress chooses tracks by Billy Eckstine and Frank Sinatra.
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10:15
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Comedians, Jackie Mason
From Patsy Cline to Dina Washington, the American comedian shares his castaway choices.
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11:00
The Moth Radio Hour—Series 1, Doctors, Prom and Ellen
2/13 Sarah Austin Jenness introduces tales about decisions, from citizen tests to coming out.
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11:50
David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, The Dodo
Slaughtered into oblivion, the naturalist asks what lessons can be learned from the Dodo.
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Afternoon
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12:00
The Al Read Show—From 25/11/1954
A nagging wife and secrets of the boys in blue. Monologues and sketches.
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12:30
Much Binding in the Marsh—From 03/05/1950
With fresh London premises, the staff must recruit a new secretary.
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13:00
Elizabeth Gaskell - Mary Barton (Omnibus)—Episode 1
1/4 A cotton weaver's daughter is wooed and her Aunt goes missing. Stars Emma Rydal.
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14:15
Ghost Houses—Workington Hall
2/5 Charlotte Smith meets the people who witnessed the ruination of this ancient family seat.
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14:30
Death in the Fifth Position Omnibus—Episode 1
1/2 Gore Vidal (as Edgar Box) entertains with the mysterious death of a ballerina.
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15:45
JG Ballard - The Largest Theme Park in the World
Europe has exchanged work for perpetual sun-bathing on the beaches of the Mediterranean.
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16:00
The Day of the Locust: LA Apocalypse
Adam Smith explores Nathanael West's 1938 Hollywood novel Day of the Locust.
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16:45
Cr猫me de la Crime—Series 2, A Pyramid Scheme
2/4 Michael Feydeau and David Pershore probe the mysterious curse of a mummy.
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17:00
Poetry Extra—Poetry of History - Di Great Insohreckshan
Linton Kwesi Johnson's poem explains Brixton's cultural and political upheaval of 1981.
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17:30
Clare in the Community—Series 8, Nanny State
4/6 Brian and Clare are struggling with their son, when they bump into their beloved ex-nanny.
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Evening
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18:00
Ray Bradbury's Tales of the Bizarre—Series 2, The Wind
4/6 A man fears for his friend, who claims he is being pursued by winds out to exact revenge.
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18:30
Terry Pratchett—Guards! Guards!, 4. L-Space
4/6 Captain Vimes tries tracking the dragon, and the Librarian travels in time.
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19:00
The Moth Radio Hour—Series 1, Doctors, Prom and Ellen
2/13 Sarah Austin Jenness introduces tales about decisions, from citizen tests to coming out.
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19:50
David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, The Dodo
Slaughtered into oblivion, the naturalist asks what lessons can be learned from the Dodo.
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20:00
Every Time a Friend Succeeds Something Inside Me Dies: The Life of Gore Vidal - Omnibus
Author Jay Parini recalls his first encounter with Gore Vidal.
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21:10
Inheritance Tracks—Anita Dobson
The actress chooses tracks by Billy Eckstine and Frank Sinatra.
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21:15
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Comedians, Jackie Mason
From Patsy Cline to Dina Washington, the American comedian shares his castaway choices.
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22:00
Clare in the Community—Series 8, Nanny State
4/6 Brian and Clare are struggling with their son, when they bump into their beloved ex-nanny.
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22:30
Bussmann and Quantick Kingsize—Episode 3
3/5 A Puritan vet dishes out tough love to ill pets. Stars Jane Bussmann and David Quantick.
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23:00
Laura Solon - Talking and Not Talking—Series 1, Episode 4
4/6 Sketches from the award-winning comedian, including a day in the life of a lock keeper.
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23:30
Recorded for Training Purposes—Series 3, Episode 5
5/6 Sketch show about modern communication and contemporary obsessions.
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Late
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00:00
Ray Bradbury's Tales of the Bizarre—Series 2, The Wind
4/6 A man fears for his friend, who claims he is being pursued by winds out to exact revenge.
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00:30
Terry Pratchett—Guards! Guards!, 4. L-Space
4/6 Captain Vimes tries tracking the dragon, and the Librarian travels in time.
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01:00
Elizabeth Gaskell - Mary Barton (Omnibus)—Episode 1
1/4 A cotton weaver's daughter is wooed and her Aunt goes missing. Stars Emma Rydal.
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02:15
Ghost Houses—Workington Hall
2/5 Charlotte Smith meets the people who witnessed the ruination of this ancient family seat.
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02:30
Death in the Fifth Position Omnibus—Episode 1
1/2 Gore Vidal (as Edgar Box) entertains with the mysterious death of a ballerina.
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03:45
JG Ballard - The Largest Theme Park in the World
Europe has exchanged work for perpetual sun-bathing on the beaches of the Mediterranean.
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04:00
The Day of the Locust: LA Apocalypse
Adam Smith explores Nathanael West's 1938 Hollywood novel Day of the Locust.
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04:45
Cr猫me de la Crime—Series 2, A Pyramid Scheme
2/4 Michael Feydeau and David Pershore probe the mysterious curse of a mummy.
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05:00
Poetry Extra—Poetry of History - Di Great Insohreckshan
Linton Kwesi Johnson's poem explains Brixton's cultural and political upheaval of 1981.
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05:30
Clare in the Community—Series 8, Nanny State
4/6 Brian and Clare are struggling with their son, when they bump into their beloved ex-nanny.
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