Schedule
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Early
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00:00
The Routemasters by Andrew McGibbon—4. Wolfie and Beetie
4/4 Hildegard wants to make music, while Bernie finds out who, or what, is driving the bus.
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00:30
Soul Music—Series 17, Brahms' German Requiem
4/5 How Brahms's work, a tribute to his mother, has touched and changed people's lives.
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01:00
Shardlake—Dissolution, Episode 5
5/10 Another suspicious death at the monastery further complicates Shardlake's investigation.
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01:15
Jean Rhys - Wide Sargasso Sea—A New Peril
5/10 Antoinette and Rochester's honeymoon develops into an intense love affair in Dominica.
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01:30
Songs for Madame Vasnier
Richard Langham Smith on the songs Debussy wrote for his muse Madame Vasnier.
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02:00
Book at Bedtime—Deborah Levy - Swimming 麻豆约拍, Episode 5
5/5 The arrival of a strange girl in the midst of a holiday in Nice proves explosive.
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02:15
Plants: From Roots to Riches—Patterns from Crossed Peas
Kathy Willis on how Mendel's famous pea experiments helped to revolutionise horticulture.
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02:30
15 Minute Drama—Alexander Pushkin - Eugene Onegin, Episode 5
5/5 Everyone must now struggle with the consequences of Pushkin and Onegin's duels.
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02:45
A Voyage to Lundy—5. Gateway to the Other World
5/5 Gwyneth Lewis considers the satisfaction of adventure close to home.
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03:00
EM Forster - Howard's End—Episode 2
2/2 Helen is unhappy that her sister Margaret has agreed to marry newly widowed Henry Wilcox.
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04:00
Who Goes There?—Series 4, Episode 3
3/6 Captains Francis Wheen and Fred Housego play guests Vivienne Parry and Jonathan Meades.
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04:30
Nikolai Gogol - Three Ivans, Two Aunts and an Overcoat—The Diary of a Madman
6/6 A civil servant's dull existence is transformed when he overhears two dogs talking.
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05:00
Ayres on the Air—Series 3, In the Doghouse
2/4 Wet noses and wagging tails. Poetry and sketches from Pam Ayres. With Felicity Montagu.
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05:30
The Absolutely Radio Show—Series 2, Episode 2
2/4 Featuring Stoneybridge, Little Girl, Calum and Frank Hovis.
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Morning
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06:00
JB Priestley - The Linden Tree
Britain, 1947: Professor Robert Linden鈥檚 refusal to retire sparks a family crisis.
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07:30
Painting the Clouds with Sunshine—Episode 2
2/3 Humphrey Lyttelton explores the world of British dance band leaders in the 1940s.
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08:00
The Archive Hour—The New York '77 Blackout
New Yorkers recall July 1977 when lightning caused a blackout in the city.
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09:00
Dr John Cooper Clarke: Complete Control
Dr John Cooper Clarke chooses his favourite programmes from the 麻豆约拍 Radio archives.
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Afternoon
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12:00
The Vinyl Cafe—Dream Bunnies
Stuart Maclean regales with tales of rabbits who live in the glove compartment.
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13:00
Armistead Maupin - Tales of the City (Omnibus)—The Days of Anna Madrigal, Episode 1
1/2 Anna Madrigal is now 92, but the ghosts in her past are troubling her.
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14:10
Inheritance Tracks—Russell Kane
Comedian Russell Kane inherits Barry White 'Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe'.
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14:15
Down Your Way—Sheila Hancock in Workington
Actress Sheila Hancock returns to Workington, Cumbria, to see how the town has changed.
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15:00
The Archive Hour—The New York '77 Blackout
New Yorkers recall July 1977 when lightning caused a blackout in the city.
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16:00
JB Priestley - The Linden Tree
Britain, 1947: Professor Robert Linden鈥檚 refusal to retire sparks a family crisis.
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17:30
Painting the Clouds with Sunshine—Episode 2
2/3 Humphrey Lyttelton explores the world of British dance band leaders in the 1940s.
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Evening
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18:00
Doctor Who—The Lost Stories: The Song of Megaptera, Episode 1
1/2 The Sixth Doctor and companion Peri are taken for eco-warriors by hunters of space whales.
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18:50
Doctor Who: The Making of The Song of Megaptera
How a story originally called 鈥楾he Song of the Space Whale鈥� finally came to be recorded.
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19:00
Dr John Cooper Clarke: Complete Control
Dr John Cooper Clarke chooses his favourite programmes from the 麻豆约拍 Radio archives.
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22:00
Saturday Night Fry—Episode 6
6/6 Stephen Fry is joined by Hugh Laurie, Jim Broadbent, Emma Thompson and Phyllida Law.
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22:30
John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme—Series 2, Episode 1
1/6 John presents a trailer for a film about the only mode of transport that hasn't had a film
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23:00
The Mark Steel Solution—Series 1, All Judges Must Be Ex-Convicts
3/6 Radical proposals to improve our lives, with the comedian's legal shake-up.
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23:30
28 Acts in 28 Minutes—Series 2, Episode 3
3/3 John Humphrys gives 28 performers 60 seconds each. With Phil Cornwell and John Finnemore.
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Late
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00:00
Doctor Who—The Lost Stories: The Song of Megaptera, Episode 1
1/2 The Sixth Doctor and companion Peri are taken for eco-warriors by hunters of space whales.
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00:50
Doctor Who: The Making of The Song of Megaptera
How a story originally called 鈥楾he Song of the Space Whale鈥� finally came to be recorded.
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01:00
Armistead Maupin - Tales of the City (Omnibus)—The Days of Anna Madrigal, Episode 1
1/2 Anna Madrigal is now 92, but the ghosts in her past are troubling her.
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02:10
Inheritance Tracks—Russell Kane
Comedian Russell Kane inherits Barry White 'Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe'.
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02:15
Down Your Way—Sheila Hancock in Workington
Actress Sheila Hancock returns to Workington, Cumbria, to see how the town has changed.
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03:00
The Archive Hour—The New York '77 Blackout
New Yorkers recall July 1977 when lightning caused a blackout in the city.
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04:00
JB Priestley - The Linden Tree
Britain, 1947: Professor Robert Linden鈥檚 refusal to retire sparks a family crisis.
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05:30
Painting the Clouds with Sunshine—Episode 2
2/3 Humphrey Lyttelton explores the world of British dance band leaders in the 1940s.
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