Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Planet B—Series 3, The Pirate Islands
2/5 Medley and Kip must battle island inhabitants to save Planet B.
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00:30
Ghost Zone—Episode 2
2/5 The advance party receives a hostile reception from the bizarre occupants of the village.
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01:00
November Dead List—Series 2 Omnibus
DCI Greave investigates a series of murders in rural Norfolk.
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02:10
Inheritance Tracks—James Naughtie
Broadcaster James Naughtie chooses 'Mrs Jamieson's Favourite' played by Aly Bain.
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02:15
Robin Brooks - The Romantics
Biographer Robert has imaginary encounters with poets Shelley, Keats and Byron.
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03:00
Archive on 4—Rebuilding Britain for the Baby Boomers
Maxwell Hutchinson on the architects who rebuilt Britain after the Second World War.
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04:00
Colin Davis - Thin Boy
Why is a former Hiroshima atomic bomb squadron pilot trial?
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05:30
Tony Hawks's Guide to the Guides—Tea Shops
1/6 Using guide books that help plan our outings, Tony Hawks takes a tour of Dorset tea rooms.
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Morning
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06:00
Stan Barstow - A Raging Calm (Omnibus)—Episode 1
1/2 Andrea meets Philip, a married man. Tenderness, not lust, might be the real enemy.
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07:15
Shoot from the Hip - The World's Coolest Camera
Why in the digital age, does the world still love a Soviet Union relic camera?
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07:30
Life: An Idiot's Guide—Series 2, Technology
3/6 Stephen K Amos and friends present a stand-up guide to living with technology.
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08:00
Jim the Great—Series 2, Joust in Time
4/8 To settle a debt, the moustachioed monarch challenges a bloodthirsty Viking to a duel.
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08:30
Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead—Series 2, Episode 1
1/8 Reshuffling Patron Saints and an 'Under Milk Wood' spoof. Sketch comedy from July 1972.
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09:00
Volker Weidermann - Summer Before the Dark: Omnibus
1936: Stefan Zweig and his mistress stroll Ostend's seafront.
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10:10
Inheritance Tracks—Sarah Millican
Comedian Sarah Millican chooses 'Bossanova' from Fun in Acapulco by Elvis Presley.
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10:15
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Racing Castaways, Peter O'Sullevan
Racing commentator Peter O'Sullevan is castaway by Sue Lawley.
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11:00
The Moth Radio Hour—Amputation, Al Gore, and Heroin
True stories told live in the USA.
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11:50
David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Cicada
David Attenborough reveals the life of insects that emerge from the earth every 17 years.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Jim the Great—Series 2, Joust in Time
4/8 To settle a debt, the moustachioed monarch challenges a bloodthirsty Viking to a duel.
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12:30
Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead—Series 2, Episode 1
1/8 Reshuffling Patron Saints and an 'Under Milk Wood' spoof. Sketch comedy from July 1972.
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13:00
Stan Barstow - A Raging Calm (Omnibus)—Episode 1
1/2 Andrea meets Philip, a married man. Tenderness, not lust, might be the real enemy.
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14:15
Shoot from the Hip - The World's Coolest Camera
Why in the digital age, does the world still love a Soviet Union relic camera?
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14:30
Automobile Club of Egypt: Omnibus—Episode 2
2/2 Mitsy meets the King of Egypt. But the outcome does not please her father.
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15:45
Trevor Hoyle - The Dying Art of Letter Writing
Malcolm wants to sell the paper mill, but his Aunt Emmie declares "Over my dead body!".
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16:00
Peter Tinniswood—The Governor's Consort
Lady Edith's life-changing boat ride to the South Atlantic.
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17:00
Poetry Extra—With Great Pleasure - Jo Shapcott
Poet Jo Shapcott's favourite literature read by Christian Rodska and Mark Meadows.
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17:30
Life: An Idiot's Guide—Series 2, Technology
3/6 Stephen K Amos and friends present a stand-up guide to living with technology.
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Evening
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18:00
Nick Stafford - The Fire Inside
A stranger seeks shelter at an isolated farmhouse in the depths of winter.
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18:45
The Pond by Nigel Kneale
A man grabs a frog for sinister purposes, but will he pay for it? Read by George Parsons.
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19:00
The Moth Radio Hour—Amputation, Al Gore, and Heroin
True stories told live in the USA.
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19:50
David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Cicada
David Attenborough reveals the life of insects that emerge from the earth every 17 years.
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20:00
Volker Weidermann - Summer Before the Dark: Omnibus
1936: Stefan Zweig and his mistress stroll Ostend's seafront.
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21:10
Inheritance Tracks—Sarah Millican
Comedian Sarah Millican chooses 'Bossanova' from Fun in Acapulco by Elvis Presley.
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21:15
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Racing Castaways, Peter O'Sullevan
Racing commentator Peter O'Sullevan is castaway by Sue Lawley.
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22:00
Life: An Idiot's Guide—Series 2, Technology
3/6 Stephen K Amos and friends present a stand-up guide to living with technology.
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22:30
Clayton Grange—Series 1, Episode 3
3/4 The team of brilliantly stupid scientists attempt to make war just a little gentler.
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23:00
Laura Solon - Talking and Not Talking—Series 2, Episode 5
5/6 An attic full of peas, going from Girl Guide to sumo wrestler and dull holidays.
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23:30
The Harpoon—Series 3, Episode 4
4/4 A star-spangled American issue of the nostalgic spoof of boys' adventure story papers.
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Late
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00:00
Nick Stafford - The Fire Inside
A stranger seeks shelter at an isolated farmhouse in the depths of winter.
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00:45
The Pond by Nigel Kneale
A man grabs a frog for sinister purposes, but will he pay for it? Read by George Parsons.
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01:00
Stan Barstow - A Raging Calm (Omnibus)—Episode 1
1/2 Andrea meets Philip, a married man. Tenderness, not lust, might be the real enemy.
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02:15
Shoot from the Hip - The World's Coolest Camera
Why in the digital age, does the world still love a Soviet Union relic camera?
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02:30
Automobile Club of Egypt: Omnibus—Episode 2
2/2 Mitsy meets the King of Egypt. But the outcome does not please her father.
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03:45
Trevor Hoyle - The Dying Art of Letter Writing
Malcolm wants to sell the paper mill, but his Aunt Emmie declares "Over my dead body!".
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04:00
Peter Tinniswood—The Governor's Consort
Lady Edith's life-changing boat ride to the South Atlantic.
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05:00
Poetry Extra—With Great Pleasure - Jo Shapcott
Poet Jo Shapcott's favourite literature read by Christian Rodska and Mark Meadows.
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05:30
Life: An Idiot's Guide—Series 2, Technology
3/6 Stephen K Amos and friends present a stand-up guide to living with technology.
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