Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Doctor Who—Hornets' Nest, The Circus of Doom, part 1
5/10 The Time Lord re-encounters the alien swarm in early 19th-century rural England.
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00:30
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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01:00
Leslie Charteris - The Saint—3. The Saint Plays With Fire
3/3 Simon Templar uncovers a fascist conspiracy to seize power in France.
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02:00
Semi Circles—Series 2, A Lack of Moral Fibre
6/6 Christmas is coming and Ben is getting fat, but will dieting with Helen raise his spirits?
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02:30
The Museum of Curiosity—Series 2, Episode 5
5/6 John Lloyd and Sean Lock host, with guests Jon Richardson, Roger Law and Kate Adie.
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03:00
Dave Sheasby - Donkeys Led By Lions
Teacher Arthur Willis battles his conscience over fighting in the Great War.
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04:00
Christmas with the Detectives—The Flying Stars
4/4 In GK Chesterton's whodunnit, Father Brown investigates a jewel theft during a pantomime.
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04:15
Petrella—Series 2, Original Sins
4/4 The sleuth investigates when a victim is found chained to a post in the Thames.
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05:00
Ring Around the Bath—Series 2, The Birds and the Bees
5/6 If Stella can't move to the country, then the country must move to Stella.
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05:30
The Little World of Don Camillo—Series 3, Thunder and the Ugly Madonna
3/4 The Italian priest finds beauty in the most unattractive of circumstances.
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Morning
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06:00
JM Barrie - The Little White Bird
A young boy becomes the 'son' a retired bachelor never had.
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07:30
Twas the Night before Christmas
Poet Ian McMillan travels to New York to research this most famous and seasonal poem.
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08:00
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—Series 7, Episode 9
9/32 The funny man welcomes mini-orchestra Pink Martini and operatic baritone Nathan Gunn.
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09:00
Barry Cryer's Christmas Selection Box—Episode 1
1/2 Get festive with Round the Horne, The Goon Show, Hinge and Bracket and more!
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Afternoon
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12:00
Cath Staincliffe - Legacy: Blood in the Mountains
Omnibus: Probate researchers Dan and Rachel are on a challenging quest.
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13:15
Elizabeth Gaskell - Curious, If True—The Grey Woman
5/5 When a miller's daughter marries a nobleman, it is the start of a terrifying adventure.
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14:00
Hancock's Half Hour—Series 3, The Bequest
3/20 The Lad is set to inherit a fortune, but only if he can find a wife.
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14:30
Steptoe and Son—Series 6, Upstairs Downstairs, Upstairs Downstairs
4/8 Albert is laid up in bed, and Harold fears spending the rest of his life looking after him
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15:00
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—Series 7, Episode 9
9/32 The funny man welcomes mini-orchestra Pink Martini and operatic baritone Nathan Gunn.
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16:00
JM Barrie - The Little White Bird
A young boy becomes the 'son' a retired bachelor never had.
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17:30
What's So Funny?—Series 2, Episode 11
Ed Byrne, Sarah Millican, Alex Horne and Rich Fulcher discuss the best of upcoming comedy.
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Evening
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18:00
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
A young magician is left alone in his master's workshop.
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18:45
Arthur C Clarke Stories—The Nine Billion Names of God, The Sentinel
5/5 The story from which Clarke developed the film '2001: A Space Odyssey' with Kubrick.
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19:00
Barry Cryer's Christmas Selection Box—Episode 1
1/2 Get festive with Round the Horne, The Goon Show, Hinge and Bracket and more!
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22:00
Saturday Stand-Up—Stephen K Amos
Stephen K Amos entertains an audience at London's Monday Club venue in 2007.
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22:45
Sir Henry at Rawlinson End—A Christmas Eating at Rawlinson End
3/5 Surreal saga of a dynasty delicately balanced on the edge of sanity.
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23:00
Val McDermid - The Distant Echo
Police review the unsolved murder of a young woman in the snow - but is the killing over?
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Late
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00:00
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
A young magician is left alone in his master's workshop.
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00:45
Arthur C Clarke Stories—The Nine Billion Names of God, The Sentinel
5/5 The story from which Clarke developed the film '2001: A Space Odyssey' with Kubrick.
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01:00
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—Series 7, Episode 9
9/32 The funny man welcomes mini-orchestra Pink Martini and operatic baritone Nathan Gunn.
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02:00
Cath Staincliffe - Legacy: Blood in the Mountains
Omnibus: Probate researchers Dan and Rachel are on a challenging quest.
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03:15
Elizabeth Gaskell - Curious, If True—The Grey Woman
5/5 When a miller's daughter marries a nobleman, it is the start of a terrifying adventure.
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04:00
JM Barrie - The Little White Bird
A young boy becomes the 'son' a retired bachelor never had.
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05:30
What's So Funny?—Series 2, Episode 11
Ed Byrne, Sarah Millican, Alex Horne and Rich Fulcher discuss the best of upcoming comedy.
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