Schedule
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Early
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00:00
The Price of Fear—Is There Anybody There?
Vincent Price's tale of a phoney clairvoyant and a client who wants a preview of eternity.
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00:30
Kurt Vonnegut - Thanasphere
A pioneering astronaut hears voices in outer space. Kurt Vonnegut reflects on mortality.
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01:00
Edith Wharton - The Reef—Omnibus, part 1
An unexpected obstacle sparks a beguiling adventure for diplomat George Darrow.
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02:15
Martyn Read - Living History
An old friend considers life without the Reverend William Bendigo.
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02:30
Sarah Hall - Wolf Border Omnibus—Episode 1
1/2 Tough but wary Rachel Caine is a wolf expert.
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03:45
Snapshots in the Dark—2. Julia Margaret Cameron: Portrait of Thomas Carlyle, 1867
2/5 Colin Ford discovers how Cameron changed portraiture forever.
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04:00
David Cregan - What Happened with St George
A couple ponder a statue of St George. Drama with Sir Ian Holm.
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05:00
Poetry Extra—Dunstanburgh Castle: A Secret as Old as the Stones
Daljit Nagra chooses Katrina Porteus' work about the mysterious castle on the coast.
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05:30
Deborah Frances-White Rolls the Dice—Series 1, Episode 1
1/4 Comedian Deborah Frances-White tells the true story of the search for her birth mother.
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Morning
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06:00
Paul Temple—Paul Temple and the Margo Mystery, 1. The Coat
1/8 A dangerous web of lies and murder awaits the sleuth when his wife disappears.
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06:30
John Gielgud - An Actor in His Time—Our Revels Now Are Ended
11/11 The actor starring in The Providence and hopes of directing a film of The Tempest.
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07:00
Mr Finchley Takes the Road—Episode 3
3/6 Edgar Finchley gets locked up, wins a prize and hits the wrong note with an army band.
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07:30
The Unbelievable Truth—Series 18, Episode 3
3/6 Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell’s panel game.
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08:00
The Burkiss Way—Series 4, Remember the Burkiss Way
1/7 Jo Kendall, Chris Emmett, Fred Harris and Nigel Rees try to win the car.
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08:30
Dad's Army—Series 2, If the Cap Fits
2/20 Captain Mainwaring promotes fractious Frazer with unexpected results. From February 1975.
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09:00
Booked—Series 5, Episode 4
4/6 The literary quiz with Helen Lederer, David Stafford, Roger McGough and Miles Kington.
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09:30
Artists—Series 2, Self-Destruct
1/4 Traditional Tamsin competes with her boyfriend to create a self-portrait.
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10:00
Classic Serial—Guy de Maupassant - Bel Ami, Episode 1
1/2 Bel Ami is making the perfect match, but his past is about to catch up with him.
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11:00
Katherine Mansfield - The Montana Stories—Marriage a la Mode
1/4 Isobel has a happy marriage until she falls in with a racy set and neglects her husband.
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11:15
Juliet Ace - Dead-Heading the Roses
Ariadne arranges funeral memorials, but her husband has plotted his own final surprise.
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Afternoon
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12:00
The Burkiss Way—Series 4, Remember the Burkiss Way
1/7 Jo Kendall, Chris Emmett, Fred Harris and Nigel Rees try to win the car.
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12:30
Dad's Army—Series 2, If the Cap Fits
2/20 Captain Mainwaring promotes fractious Frazer with unexpected results. From February 1975.
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13:00
Paul Temple—Paul Temple and the Margo Mystery, 1. The Coat
1/8 A dangerous web of lies and murder awaits the sleuth when his wife disappears.
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13:30
John Gielgud - An Actor in His Time—Our Revels Now Are Ended
11/11 The actor starring in The Providence and hopes of directing a film of The Tempest.
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14:00
Book at Bedtime—Andrew Miller - Pure, Episode 1
1/10 Paris 1785, and a young engineer waits in the Palace of Versailles.
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14:15
The Ideas That Make Us—Series 1, Ideas
1/5 Bettany Hughes' archaeology of philosophy. Who came up with the idea of an idea?
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14:30
Edith Wharton - The Reef—Episode 6
6/10 Anna is suspicious of diplomat George Darrow, while Sophie has a shock for Owen.
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14:45
Charles Chaplin - My Autobiography—Mother
6/10 The fate of his mother. Charlie Chaplin reveals how he became a legend.
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15:00
Classic Serial—Guy de Maupassant - Bel Ami, Episode 1
1/2 Bel Ami is making the perfect match, but his past is about to catch up with him.
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16:00
Booked—Series 5, Episode 4
4/6 The literary quiz with Helen Lederer, David Stafford, Roger McGough and Miles Kington.
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16:30
Artists—Series 2, Self-Destruct
1/4 Traditional Tamsin competes with her boyfriend to create a self-portrait.
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17:00
Mr Finchley Takes the Road—Episode 3
3/6 Edgar Finchley gets locked up, wins a prize and hits the wrong note with an army band.
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17:30
The Unbelievable Truth—Series 18, Episode 3
3/6 Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell’s panel game.
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Evening
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18:00
Paradise Lost in Space—1. Ruination
1/6 Armed idealist Norman and cheerful bore Max are set to ruin the lives of friendly aliens.
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18:30
A Good Read—Clare Short and Beryl Bainbridge
Sue MacGregor is joined by former minister Clare Short and novelist Beryl Bainbridge.
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19:00
The Burkiss Way—Series 4, Remember the Burkiss Way
1/7 Jo Kendall, Chris Emmett, Fred Harris and Nigel Rees try to win the car.
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19:30
Dad's Army—Series 2, If the Cap Fits
2/20 Captain Mainwaring promotes fractious Frazer with unexpected results. From February 1975.
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20:00
Paul Temple—Paul Temple and the Margo Mystery, 1. The Coat
1/8 A dangerous web of lies and murder awaits the sleuth when his wife disappears.
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20:30
John Gielgud - An Actor in His Time—Our Revels Now Are Ended
11/11 The actor starring in The Providence and hopes of directing a film of The Tempest.
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21:00
Katherine Mansfield - The Montana Stories—Marriage a la Mode
1/4 Isobel has a happy marriage until she falls in with a racy set and neglects her husband.
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21:15
Juliet Ace - Dead-Heading the Roses
Ariadne arranges funeral memorials, but her husband has plotted his own final surprise.
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22:00
The Unbelievable Truth—Series 18, Episode 3
3/6 Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell’s panel game.
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22:30
The Consultants—Series 3, Episode 2
2/6 The Consultants hold their office Christmas party complete with a Beach Boys tribute act.
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23:00
The News Quiz Extra—Series 20, Episode 1
1/8 Jeremy Hardy and Susan Calman are amongst Miles Jupp's guests for the extended version.
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23:45
Hearing with Hegley—Series 3, Episode 1
1/8 The poet visits Southampton to unravel the mystery of King Canute plus poems on egg cosies
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Late
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00:00
Paradise Lost in Space—1. Ruination
1/6 Armed idealist Norman and cheerful bore Max are set to ruin the lives of friendly aliens.
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00:30
A Good Read—Clare Short and Beryl Bainbridge
Sue MacGregor is joined by former minister Clare Short and novelist Beryl Bainbridge.
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01:00
Paul Temple—Paul Temple and the Margo Mystery, 1. The Coat
1/8 A dangerous web of lies and murder awaits the sleuth when his wife disappears.
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01:30
John Gielgud - An Actor in His Time—Our Revels Now Are Ended
11/11 The actor starring in The Providence and hopes of directing a film of The Tempest.
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02:00
Book at Bedtime—Andrew Miller - Pure, Episode 1
1/10 Paris 1785, and a young engineer waits in the Palace of Versailles.
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02:15
The Ideas That Make Us—Series 1, Ideas
1/5 Bettany Hughes' archaeology of philosophy. Who came up with the idea of an idea?
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02:30
Edith Wharton - The Reef—Episode 6
6/10 Anna is suspicious of diplomat George Darrow, while Sophie has a shock for Owen.
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02:45
Charles Chaplin - My Autobiography—Mother
6/10 The fate of his mother. Charlie Chaplin reveals how he became a legend.
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03:00
Classic Serial—Guy de Maupassant - Bel Ami, Episode 1
1/2 Bel Ami is making the perfect match, but his past is about to catch up with him.
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04:00
Booked—Series 5, Episode 4
4/6 The literary quiz with Helen Lederer, David Stafford, Roger McGough and Miles Kington.
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04:30
Artists—Series 2, Self-Destruct
1/4 Traditional Tamsin competes with her boyfriend to create a self-portrait.
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05:00
Mr Finchley Takes the Road—Episode 3
3/6 Edgar Finchley gets locked up, wins a prize and hits the wrong note with an army band.
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05:30
The Unbelievable Truth—Series 18, Episode 3
3/6 Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell’s panel game.
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