Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Doctor Who—The Lost Stories: Paradise 5, Episode 1
1/2 The Time Lord and companion, Peri, visit an eerie resort planet in search of an old friend
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01:00
That Was Then (Series 1 Omnibus)
Anna is an inner city vicar, uncovering old lies to solve a murder case.
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02:10
Frankly Speaking—Tennessee Williams
The American playwright discusses his career.
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02:45
Marriott's Monologues—Roy Castle
Roy Castle is the monologist for 'Goalkeeper Joe' and 'The Magna Charta'.
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03:00
Charles Parker Prize—2017
Sara Parker introduces and meets the winners of the Best Student Radio Feature prizes.
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04:00
John Galsworthy - The Forsyte Saga—The Forsytes Concludes, Episode 1
1/8 Jessica Raine returns as Fleur in the final episodes of Galsworthy's epic.
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05:30
Hardeep's Sunday Lunch—Series 1, Episode 4
Hardeep Singh Kohli visits the last Independent Labour Party socialist tea room in the UK.
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Morning
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06:00
China Girl: Omnibus
Childless Nick and Naomi adopt a baby from a Chinese orphanage.
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07:15
Summer Picnic by Elizabeth Jane Howard
Perfectly observed short story by Elizabeth Jane Howard.
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07:30
Believe It!—Series 2, Episode 4
4/4 After a near-death experience, Richard decides to arrange his own fantasy funeral.
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08:00
Educating Archie—From 07/12/1952
Archie creates mayhem with radio ventriloquist Peter Brough, Beryl Reid and Max Bygraves.
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08:30
Whack-O!—Marry or Bust
Professor Jimmy Edwards' financial plans are scuppered unless he can find a wife.
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09:00
The Surreal Life of Leonora Carrington (Omnibus)
Leonora Carrington was the last surviving member of the Surrealist movement of the 1930s.
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10:10
The Listening Project—Adam and Jayden - A Metaphorical Angel
A 10-year-old quizzes his youth worker about what he was like at his age; has he changed? (R)
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10:15
Desert Island Discs Revisited—The Great Outdoors, Richard Mabey
From The Kinks to Vaughan Williams. Naturalist Richard Mabey shares his castaway choices.
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11:00
Radiolab—Series 1, Words
Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich explore a world without words.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Educating Archie—From 07/12/1952
Archie creates mayhem with radio ventriloquist Peter Brough, Beryl Reid and Max Bygraves.
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12:30
Whack-O!—Marry or Bust
Professor Jimmy Edwards' financial plans are scuppered unless he can find a wife.
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13:00
China Girl: Omnibus
Childless Nick and Naomi adopt a baby from a Chinese orphanage.
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14:15
Summer Picnic by Elizabeth Jane Howard
Perfectly observed short story by Elizabeth Jane Howard.
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14:30
Arundhati Roy - The Ministry of Utmost Happiness: Omnibus—Episode 1
1/3 Aftab finds a place to belong in the House of Dreams.
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15:45
The Cazalets - Omnibus—Marking Time, Episode 3
3/3 Louise goes to her first dance in wartime London and meets the painter Michael Hadleigh.
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17:00
Poetry Extra—Fine Lines- Selima Hill and Matthew Sweeney
Daljit Nagra chooses Fine Lines with writers Selima Hill and Matthew Sweeney.
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17:30
Believe It!—Series 2, Episode 4
4/4 After a near-death experience, Richard decides to arrange his own fantasy funeral.
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Evening
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18:00
Jerome K Jerome - The Dancing Partner
When young women complain about a lack of dance partners, a toymaker gets creative.
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18:30
A Terribly Strange Bed by Wilkie Collins
A man is tricked into staying the night in a disreputable gambling house.
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18:55
Somebody by Jane Gardam
Mary assumes she lives alone in a rambling old house. Her god-daughter knows she doesn’t.
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19:00
Radiolab—Series 1, Words
Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich explore a world without words.
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20:00
The Surreal Life of Leonora Carrington (Omnibus)
Leonora Carrington was the last surviving member of the Surrealist movement of the 1930s.
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21:10
The Listening Project—Adam and Jayden - A Metaphorical Angel
A 10-year-old quizzes his youth worker about what he was like at his age; has he changed? (R)
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21:15
Desert Island Discs Revisited—The Great Outdoors, Richard Mabey
From The Kinks to Vaughan Williams. Naturalist Richard Mabey shares his castaway choices.
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22:00
Believe It!—Series 2, Episode 4
4/4 After a near-death experience, Richard decides to arrange his own fantasy funeral.
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22:30
The Brig Society—Series 2, MEP
1/6 Uh-oh, Marcus Brigstocke has got himself elected as a Member of the European Parliament.
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23:00
Political Animals—Series 1, Sybil
3/4 Talks from well-known, if unreliable, Downing Street cats.
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23:15
Before They Were Famous—Series 1, Episode 3
Ian Leslie with more surprising first literary attempts of the world's best-known writers.
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23:30
On the Town with the League of Gentlemen—Go to Joan Glover
3/6 A theatre troupe visit the school. With Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith and Mark Gatiss.
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Late
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00:00
Jerome K Jerome - The Dancing Partner
When young women complain about a lack of dance partners, a toymaker gets creative.
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00:30
A Terribly Strange Bed by Wilkie Collins
A man is tricked into staying the night in a disreputable gambling house.
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00:55
Somebody by Jane Gardam
Mary assumes she lives alone in a rambling old house. Her god-daughter knows she doesn’t.
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01:00
China Girl: Omnibus
Childless Nick and Naomi adopt a baby from a Chinese orphanage.
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02:15
Summer Picnic by Elizabeth Jane Howard
Perfectly observed short story by Elizabeth Jane Howard.
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02:30
Arundhati Roy - The Ministry of Utmost Happiness: Omnibus—Episode 1
1/3 Aftab finds a place to belong in the House of Dreams.
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03:45
The Cazalets - Omnibus—Marking Time, Episode 3
3/3 Louise goes to her first dance in wartime London and meets the painter Michael Hadleigh.
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05:00
Poetry Extra—Fine Lines- Selima Hill and Matthew Sweeney
Daljit Nagra chooses Fine Lines with writers Selima Hill and Matthew Sweeney.
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05:30
Believe It!—Series 2, Episode 4
4/4 After a near-death experience, Richard decides to arrange his own fantasy funeral.
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