Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Roald Dahl: Served with a Twist—The Butler
5/5 Charles Dance tells a comic tale by the master of the bizarre. With Nickolas Grace.
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00:15
James Follett - The Devil to Pay
A car crash on a deserted road. A camper drags the driver away. What's the story?
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00:30
Off the Page—Style
Richard Francis, Michael Bracewell and Alice Rawsthorn debate 'style'.
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01:00
Inspector Purbright - Charity Ends at Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ—2. Sabotage
2/6 As the sabotage and murder trail continues, Mortimer Hive is invited to make a speech.
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01:30
Tim Key's Easy USSR
Tim Key explores the strange sounds that became the Soviet soundtrack to the space race.
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02:00
Book at Bedtime—The Miniaturist, Episode 10
10/10 Nella bids her husband farewell and welcomes the new arrival.
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02:15
The Invention of Childhood—The Habit of Schooling
20/30 How the 1870 Forster Education Act marked the start of compulsory education for all.
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02:30
Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls—5. A Falling Out
5/15 Anne's fallen for Lyon Burke, but her friendship with Helen is put to the test.
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02:45
Murder & Mystery—Series 4, Ruth Rendell: Trebuchet
5/5 With the world on the brink, a family shelter in Scotland.
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03:00
W Somerset Maugham - The Razor's Edge—2. Return to Paris
2/2 1930s: Larry meets Sophie again in Paris - to the horror of ex-fiancee, Isabel.
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04:00
Guess What?—Episode 10
10/10 Animal, vegetable or mineral? Barry Took's revised 20 questions.
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04:30
Anything Legal—Episode 3
3/8 The city gents' new business makes them money, but at what cost?
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05:00
Two Doors Down—Series 2, Mythical Kings and Iguanas
2/4 Marlborough Road's multitasking mother Saffron turns to cleaner Sally for help.
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05:30
The Rivals—Series 4, 3. The Secret of Dunstan's Tower
3/4 Inspector Lestrade introduces Sherlock Holmes' rival Max Carrados.
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Morning
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06:00
Hood—King's Command
4/4 The Sheriff of Nottingham forges an alliance with a former friend.
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07:30
Swansong—Big Country's Driving to Damascus
3/4 Stuart Maconie looks at Big Country's final album with Stuart Adamson, Driving To Damascus
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08:00
Ed Doolan Interviews...—Paul Daniels and Leonard Nimoy
Star Trek's Leonard Nimoy jets in from 1980 and magician Paul Daniels pops in from 2009.
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09:00
Joe Queenan: My Years of Awe and Wonder
Two decades of adventures in broadcasting with Joe Queenan, the American satirist.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Just a Minute—Series 62, Episode 1
1/8 Nicholas Parsons invites guests to talk for 60 seconds.
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12:30
Hancock's Half Hour—Series 5, East Cheam Drama Festival
12/20 Rivalling Edinburgh and Salzburg, three short plays in the Lad's locality.
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13:00
How To Be A Woman by Caitlin Moran (Omnibus)
Caitlin Moran narrates her bestselling comic memoir.
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14:10
Inheritance Tracks—Richard Blackwood
Actor and comedian Richard Blackwood chooses tracks by Junior and Stevie Wonder.
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14:15
Frankly Speaking—Maurice Chevalier
The French entertainer talks frankly about his career.
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14:35
David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Cuckoo
David Attenborough tells us how cuckoos get their eggs into the nests of other species.
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14:45
Kenneth Williams - Ad Lib—Episode 4
4/4 Master raconteur Kenneth Williams entertains with memories of the Singapore Stage Club.
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15:00
Ed Doolan Interviews...—Paul Daniels and Leonard Nimoy
Star Trek's Leonard Nimoy jets in from 1980 and magician Paul Daniels pops in from 2009.
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16:00
Hood—King's Command
4/4 The Sheriff of Nottingham forges an alliance with a former friend.
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17:30
Swansong—Big Country's Driving to Damascus
3/4 Stuart Maconie looks at Big Country's final album with Stuart Adamson, Driving To Damascus
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Evening
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18:00
Lady Faustus
A woman, who is seen only on the longest night of the year, defies the ageing process.
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19:00
Joe Queenan: My Years of Awe and Wonder
Two decades of adventures in broadcasting with Joe Queenan, the American satirist.
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22:00
My Teenage Diary—Series 6, Oona King
3/6 Baroness Oona King's diaries show her political ambitions started from a very young age.
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22:30
Chain Reaction—Series 7, John Cooper Clarke talks to Kevin Eldon
4/6 The tag talk show: John Cooper Clarke talks to Kevin Eldon.
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23:00
The Simon Day Show—Series 2, Mick Cunningham
5/6 Celebrity Oz chef Mick Cunningham comes to The Mallard believing he’ll be filming for TV.
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23:30
Mark Watson Makes the World Substantially Better—Series 2, Diligence
5/6 The comedian examines the virtue of hard work. Poetry and songs by Tim Key and Tom Basden.
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Late
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00:00
Lady Faustus
A woman, who is seen only on the longest night of the year, defies the ageing process.
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01:00
How To Be A Woman by Caitlin Moran (Omnibus)
Caitlin Moran narrates her bestselling comic memoir.
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02:10
Inheritance Tracks—Richard Blackwood
Actor and comedian Richard Blackwood chooses tracks by Junior and Stevie Wonder.
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02:15
Frankly Speaking—Maurice Chevalier
The French entertainer talks frankly about his career.
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02:35
David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Cuckoo
David Attenborough tells us how cuckoos get their eggs into the nests of other species.
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02:45
Kenneth Williams - Ad Lib—Episode 4
4/4 Master raconteur Kenneth Williams entertains with memories of the Singapore Stage Club.
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03:00
Ed Doolan Interviews...—Paul Daniels and Leonard Nimoy
Star Trek's Leonard Nimoy jets in from 1980 and magician Paul Daniels pops in from 2009.
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04:00
Hood—King's Command
4/4 The Sheriff of Nottingham forges an alliance with a former friend.
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05:30
Swansong—Big Country's Driving to Damascus
3/4 Stuart Maconie looks at Big Country's final album with Stuart Adamson, Driving To Damascus
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