Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Orbiter X—Return to Woomera
10/14 A patched-up Orbiter 2 heads for Earth.
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00:30
Soul Music—Series 7, So What
The impact of Miles Davis' 'So What' from his record 'Kind of Blue'.
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01:00
DI Cromwell - Jagged Prayer—Virtual Saints
4/4 As Mother Helen's nuns face declining numbers, the detective tackles an unsolved murder.
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01:30
Mapping the Town
Julian Richards looks at the village created by Clough William-Ellis in north Wales.
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02:00
Michael Palin - Hemingway's Chair—Episode 10
10/10 Martin returns to the Post Office, seeking Geraldine. Meanwhile Nick anticipates a big day
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02:15
Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's Men of Fashion—Beau Brummell - The Dandy Style
5/15 Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen explores Beau Brummell, British fashion's most influential man.
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02:30
Julia Darling - Posties—Letters to the Dead
5/5 Albanian asylum seeker Olix turns to his elderly neighbour, Merril, for help.
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02:45
Book of the Week—Edgelands, Episode 5
5/5 Ruined warehouses and abandoned piers. With Paul Farley and Michael Symmons Roberts.
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03:00
Saturday Drama—Lynne Truss - Giving Up the Ghost
Dreaming of a dead colleague, firefighter Scott must confront his biggest fear.
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04:00
The Museum of Curiosity—Series 4, Linehan, Sutherland, Scales
2/6 John Lloyd and curator Dave Gorman welcome exhibits from Graham Linehan among others.
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04:30
No Commitments—Series 9, Changing Lives
2/6 Roger sees his dad's death as a watershed, while others see it as a chance to redecorate.
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05:00
Winston—Winston in Love, Happy Days in Cawnpore
3/6 Everyone is in love except William, but is Nancy's ministry man her best choice?
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05:30
The Rest is History—Series 2, Episode 3
3/6 A comedy discussion show hosted by Frank Skinner, with Holly Walsh and Richard Herring.
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Morning
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06:00
John Galsworthy - The Forsyte Saga—The Forsytes Continues, Episode 1
1/7 Soames delights in spoiling his daughter, but can he stop her falling for the wrong man?
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07:30
Capturing America: Mark Lawson's History of Modern American Literature—Divided States
3/8 Mark Lawson traces how American writers have explored violent divisions in their society.
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08:00
Archive on 4—Your Starter for Ten: 50 Years of University Challenge
Mark Damazer celebrates 50 years of his favourite television quiz show.
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09:00
Open Mike: Mike Craig's Radio Memoirs
Jimmy Cricket to The Grumblweeds. Favourite comedies of legendary Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ producer Mike Craig.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Quote... Unquote—27/08/2012
With guests Samira Ahmed, Simon Jones, Dominic Sandbrook and Dominic Lawson.
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12:30
Dad's Army—Series 3, Ten Seconds From Now
26/26 The platoon is selected to take part in a worldwide radio show.
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13:00
John Galsworthy - The Forsytes Continues: Omnibus
A newly married Fleur embraces the social whirl of 1920s London. Starring Jessica Raine.
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14:10
Inheritance Tracks—Emilia Clarke
Actress Emilia Clarke chooses 'Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' by The Beatles.
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14:15
Drama on 4—Good Evening
How Oxbridge men Bennett, Cook, Miller and Moore changed the face of British comedy.
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15:00
Archive on 4—Your Starter for Ten: 50 Years of University Challenge
Mark Damazer celebrates 50 years of his favourite television quiz show.
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16:00
Willy Russell - Educating Rita
The sparky and touching tale of a working-class student and her alcohol-fuelled tutor.
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17:30
Capturing America: Mark Lawson's History of Modern American Literature—Divided States
3/8 Mark Lawson traces how American writers have explored violent divisions in their society.
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Evening
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18:00
The Twilight Zone—Series 3, The Grave
8/8 A gun-for-hire gets more than he bargained for at an outlaw's final resting place.
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18:40
James Follett - The Pentworth Trilogy—Temple of the Winds, Episode 8
8/8 Trapped behind a 'force wall', will Pentworth's Spring Carnival ceremonies have an effect?
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19:00
Alan Bennett - The History Boys
The tussles of staffroom rivalry and the anarchy of adolescence.
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21:30
The 3rd Degree—Series 4, University of Nottingham
5/6 Three students from Nottingham University take on their professors in the upbeat quiz.
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22:00
What Does the K Stand For?—Series 1, Who Am I?
1/6 The teenage Stephen K Amos gets some careers advice in 1980s South London.
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22:30
Armando Iannucci - Facts And Fancies—A Switch in Time
1/5 Armando Iannucci's humorous essays on tackling time-wasting and greetings cards.
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22:45
Poets' Tree—Episode 4
4/4 Paul Hamilton looks at pop music's poetic merits plus a tribute to an unheralded genius.
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23:00
Micky Flanagan: What Chance Change?—2000s
4/4 Micky completes his life story during the 2000s, settling down and building up his career.
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23:30
The Museum of Everything—Series 2, The Coach Trip
4/6 Our guides organise an excursion to the Chaversham Medieval Fair.
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Late
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00:00
The Twilight Zone—Series 3, The Grave
8/8 A gun-for-hire gets more than he bargained for at an outlaw's final resting place.
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00:40
James Follett - The Pentworth Trilogy—Temple of the Winds, Episode 8
8/8 Trapped behind a 'force wall', will Pentworth's Spring Carnival ceremonies have an effect?
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01:00
John Galsworthy - The Forsytes Continues: Omnibus
A newly married Fleur embraces the social whirl of 1920s London. Starring Jessica Raine.
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02:10
Inheritance Tracks—Emilia Clarke
Actress Emilia Clarke chooses 'Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' by The Beatles.
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02:15
Drama on 4—Good Evening
How Oxbridge men Bennett, Cook, Miller and Moore changed the face of British comedy.
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03:00
Archive on 4—Your Starter for Ten: 50 Years of University Challenge
Mark Damazer celebrates 50 years of his favourite television quiz show.
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04:00
Willy Russell - Educating Rita
The sparky and touching tale of a working-class student and her alcohol-fuelled tutor.
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05:30
Capturing America: Mark Lawson's History of Modern American Literature—Divided States
3/8 Mark Lawson traces how American writers have explored violent divisions in their society.
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