Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Ray Bradbury's Tales of the Bizarre—Series 2, The Day It Rained Forever
6/6 The last remaining residents of a drought-stricken hotel receive salvation.
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00:30
Terry Pratchett—Guards! Guards!, 6. A Million-to-One
6/6 All Captain Vimes needs to save the city is a million-to-one chance.
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01:00
Elizabeth Gaskell - Mary Barton (Omnibus)—Episode 3
3/4 Aunt Esther reappears worried for her niece's welfare, and the mill workers are angry.
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02:15
Ghost Houses—Woodstock
4/5 Charlotte Smith visits Kilkenny in Ireland to explore the ruins of a romantic stately home
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02:30
Neil Gaiman - The Truth Is a Cave in the Black Mountains
A dwarf seeks a guide to a Misty Isle cave. Read by Bill Paterson.
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03:45
The Bad Boy by Berlie Doherty
Geraldine is forbidden from seeing a boy, but her sister observes a tender connection.
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04:00
Don Haworth - Ernest's Tower
Can Ernest, a fairground stallholder, escape his Uncle Leo's baleful shadow?
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05:00
Poetry Extra—Poetry Please: Altered States
Daljit Nagra introduces an edition featuring poetry to take you into altered states.
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05:30
Clare in the Community—Series 8, The Parent Trap
6/6 Clare is relishing the role of acting team leader at the family centre.
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Morning
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06:00
Whodunnits—Miss Marple - They Do It With Mirrors, Episode 1
1/5 Miss Marple senses danger at a friend's manor house school for wayward boys.
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06:30
The Generalisimo—The Pre-Democracy Era
1/3 The early years of Europe's longest-serving dictator General Franco.
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07:00
The Right Time—Series 3, Episode 2
2/6 It's a facelift fracas on the sketch comedy for people growing older disgracefully.
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07:30
Just a Minute—Series 73, Episode 8
8/8 Special edition recorded at the Edinburgh Festival. With Paul Merton and Nicholas Parsons.
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08:00
Dad's Army—Series 3, Round and Round Went the Big Wheel
6/26 The platoon take action when a new High Explosive Attack Device goes haywire.
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08:30
The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show—Series 2, Episode 5
5/6 The comedy duo get up to monkey tricks in Ernie's play The Mighty Kong.
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09:00
The Write Stuff—Series 11, Hans Christian Andersen
4/7 James Walton takes the chair. Guests are Wendy Holden and John O'Farrell.
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09:30
Getting Nowhere Fast—Series 3, Episode 6
6/6 Merv has always worn jeans, so why does Pam want to take him shopping?
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10:00
JB Priestley - The Good Companions—1. Marooned
1/3 When a concert party is marooned, the lives of three dissatisfied people are entwined.
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11:00
Afternoon Reading—Julia Blackburn - For the Love of a Child, Chocolate Pudding
1/3 A psychiatrist wakes a child from a coma by describing chocolate pudding.
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11:15
Cherie Rogers - An Oddly Complete Understanding
Penelope Wilton and Rosalind Shanks play friends Virginia Woolf and Katherine Mansfield.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Dad's Army—Series 3, Round and Round Went the Big Wheel
6/26 The platoon take action when a new High Explosive Attack Device goes haywire.
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12:30
The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show—Series 2, Episode 5
5/6 The comedy duo get up to monkey tricks in Ernie's play The Mighty Kong.
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13:00
Whodunnits—Miss Marple - They Do It With Mirrors, Episode 1
1/5 Miss Marple senses danger at a friend's manor house school for wayward boys.
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13:30
The Generalisimo—The Pre-Democracy Era
1/3 The early years of Europe's longest-serving dictator General Franco.
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14:00
Book at Bedtime—Nancy Mitford - The Pursuit of Love, Episode 1
1/10 Fanny Logan's story of her beloved aristocratic cousins.
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14:15
Disability: A New History—The Only Dwarf in Liverpool
1/10 Peter White finds a remarkable letter in his history of disabled people.
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14:30
Elizabeth Gaskell - Mary Barton—Episode 16
16/20 Mary's link to both the victim and the accused make her the centre of gossip and attention
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14:45
Book of the Week—Richard Cohen - Chasing the Sun, Episode 1
1/5 Richard Cohen highlights some of the mythology associated with the sun.
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15:00
JB Priestley - The Good Companions—1. Marooned
1/3 When a concert party is marooned, the lives of three dissatisfied people are entwined.
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16:00
The Write Stuff—Series 11, Hans Christian Andersen
4/7 James Walton takes the chair. Guests are Wendy Holden and John O'Farrell.
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16:30
Getting Nowhere Fast—Series 3, Episode 6
6/6 Merv has always worn jeans, so why does Pam want to take him shopping?
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17:00
The Right Time—Series 3, Episode 2
2/6 It's a facelift fracas on the sketch comedy for people growing older disgracefully.
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17:30
Just a Minute—Series 73, Episode 8
8/8 Special edition recorded at the Edinburgh Festival. With Paul Merton and Nicholas Parsons.
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Evening
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18:00
Robert Easby - Oneira—1. The Big Chill
1/5 A museum guard's quest to learn the secrets of the universe with a 400-year-old man.
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18:30
A Good Read—Anthony Julius and Martin Bell
Louise Doughty, Anthony Julius and Martin Bell debate books. (R)
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19:00
Dad's Army—Series 3, Round and Round Went the Big Wheel
6/26 The platoon take action when a new High Explosive Attack Device goes haywire.
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19:30
The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show—Series 2, Episode 5
5/6 The comedy duo get up to monkey tricks in Ernie's play The Mighty Kong.
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20:00
Whodunnits—Miss Marple - They Do It With Mirrors, Episode 1
1/5 Miss Marple senses danger at a friend's manor house school for wayward boys.
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20:30
The Generalisimo—The Pre-Democracy Era
1/3 The early years of Europe's longest-serving dictator General Franco.
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21:00
Afternoon Reading—Julia Blackburn - For the Love of a Child, Chocolate Pudding
1/3 A psychiatrist wakes a child from a coma by describing chocolate pudding.
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21:15
Cherie Rogers - An Oddly Complete Understanding
Penelope Wilton and Rosalind Shanks play friends Virginia Woolf and Katherine Mansfield.
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22:00
Just a Minute—Series 73, Episode 8
8/8 Special edition recorded at the Edinburgh Festival. With Paul Merton and Nicholas Parsons.
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22:30
Cabin Pressure—Series 4, Timbuktu
1/6 It's Birling Day once more, where the crew traditionally swap their dignity for cash.
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23:00
The Now Show—Series 47, Episode 3
3/6 Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches.
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23:30
The Harpoon—Series 2, Episode 3
3/4 Evolution's epic story is revealed in the nostalgic spoof of boys' adventure story papers.
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Late
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00:00
Robert Easby - Oneira—1. The Big Chill
1/5 A museum guard's quest to learn the secrets of the universe with a 400-year-old man.
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00:30
A Good Read—Anthony Julius and Martin Bell
Louise Doughty, Anthony Julius and Martin Bell debate books.
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01:00
Whodunnits—Miss Marple - They Do It With Mirrors, Episode 1
1/5 Miss Marple senses danger at a friend's manor house school for wayward boys.
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01:30
The Generalisimo—The Pre-Democracy Era
1/3 The early years of Europe's longest-serving dictator General Franco.
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02:00
Book at Bedtime—Nancy Mitford - The Pursuit of Love, Episode 1
1/10 Fanny Logan's story of her beloved aristocratic cousins.
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02:15
Disability: A New History—The Only Dwarf in Liverpool
1/10 Peter White finds a remarkable letter in his history of disabled people.
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02:30
Elizabeth Gaskell - Mary Barton—Episode 16
16/20 Mary's link to both the victim and the accused make her the centre of gossip and attention
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02:45
Book of the Week—Richard Cohen - Chasing the Sun, Episode 1
1/5 Richard Cohen highlights some of the mythology associated with the sun.
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03:00
JB Priestley - The Good Companions—1. Marooned
1/3 When a concert party is marooned, the lives of three dissatisfied people are entwined.
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04:00
The Write Stuff—Series 11, Hans Christian Andersen
4/7 James Walton takes the chair. Guests are Wendy Holden and John O'Farrell.
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04:30
Getting Nowhere Fast—Series 3, Episode 6
6/6 Merv has always worn jeans, so why does Pam want to take him shopping?
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05:00
The Right Time—Series 3, Episode 2
2/6 It's a facelift fracas on the sketch comedy for people growing older disgracefully.
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05:30
Just a Minute—Series 73, Episode 8
8/8 Special edition recorded at the Edinburgh Festival. With Paul Merton and Nicholas Parsons.
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