Schedule
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Early
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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
Off the Page—Drugs
Writers Martin Booth, Zoe Lewis and Susie Boyt ponder the pros and cons of highs and lows.
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01:00
The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries—4. The Murky Mystery of Murder at St Mark's
4/4 The Elizabethan spy heads to Cambridge, where college professors are dropping like flies.
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01:30
Magic People and Places
John Sugar explores the history of magic and the impact the internet has on magic.
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02:00
Anne Tyler - Back When We Were Grownups—Episode 10
10/10 Just what is our real life? Read by Liza Ross.
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02:15
Team Spirit—5. Dirty Dancing
5/5 Claudia Hammond looks at the psychology of team dynamics.
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02:30
44 Scotland Street—The Blue Spode Tea Cup, Episode 5
The police summon Angus and six year-old Bertie has some words of wisdom.
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02:45
Rudolf Nureyev: The Life by Julie Kavanagh—5. Preparation for My Solitude
5/5 Jamie Glover reads from Julie Kavanagh's biography of the Russian ballet star.
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03:00
War and Peace—Episode 5
5/10 Natasha's life is about to change forever. Lesley Manville stars.
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04:00
Hidden Treasures—Petworth House
3/8 The antiques quiz visits Petworth House in West Sussex.
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04:30
Safety Catch—Series 3, Uncomfortably Numb
3/4 When told by his boss to stop empathising, Simon tries to give himself compassion fatigue.
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05:00
The Elephant Man—Early Closing Day
8/8 What will become of the animals, and the staff, when the zoo goes up for sale?
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05:30
Rumblings from the Rafters—Edible Dormouse and Peacock Butterfly
3/3 An edible dormouse and a peacock butterfly reveal the truth about life in an attic.
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Morning
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06:00
David Pownall—Under the Table
A boy witnesses the impact of war on his family from under the kitchen table.
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07:30
Let Me Entertain You—Ancestors
1/4 John Sessions unpicks some medieval myths about wandering minstrels and motley fools.
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08:00
Archive on 4—Bring Your Darlings Back To Life
What if the best anecdotes and stories had a programme to themselves?
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09:00
Keep On Running
The classicist and runner Natalie Haynes finds out what it takes to run a marathon.
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Afternoon
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12:00
The Betty Witherspoon Show—From 20/04/1974
Kenneth Williams and Ted Ray cross their comedy swords. With Miriam Margolyes.
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12:30
Be Prepared—Survival
1/4 Miles Rummings combines his dream of running a scout troop with his son's birthday weekend
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13:00
Ordinary Heroes (Omnibus)
Two east London police officers deal with life's rich tapestry.
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14:10
Inheritance Tracks—Gina Yashere
Comedian Gina Yashere chooses her influential tracks.
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14:15
With Great Pleasure—Anna Raeburn
Anna Raeburn selects some of the writings which have delighted and touched her. From 2007.
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14:45
The (Almost) Accidental Adventures of Bell and Todd—Princess
3/6 Comic fantasy with June Whitfield as a mischievous narrator.
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15:00
Archive on 4—Bring Your Darlings Back To Life
What if the best anecdotes and stories had a programme to themselves?
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16:00
David Pownall—Under the Table
A boy witnesses the impact of war on his family from under the kitchen table.
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17:30
Let Me Entertain You—Ancestors
1/4 John Sessions unpicks some medieval myths about wandering minstrels and motley fools.
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Evening
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18:00
Rosemary Timperley - Shadows of the Past
An amnesiac seeks answers in the house where he was traumatised as a child.
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19:00
Keep On Running
The classicist and runner Natalie Haynes finds out what it takes to run a marathon.
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22:00
Mark Steel's in Town—Series 6, Fleetwood
1/6 Mark Steel visits the Lancashire seaside town of Fleetwood and performs for the locals.
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22:30
Revolting People—Series 2, Some More Trying Times
3/6 McGurk turns spy, Samuel enters showbiz and Ezekiel gets stuck.
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23:00
Beauty of Britain—Series 2, Life in the UK
6/6 Beauty's visa to work in the UK is about to run out. Will she pass her citizenship test?
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23:30
Can't Tell Nathan Caton Nothing—Series 3, About Intelligence
1/4 Nathan is fed up with his family underestimating his intelligence.
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Late
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00:00
Rosemary Timperley - Shadows of the Past
An amnesiac seeks answers in the house where he was traumatised as a child.
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01:00
Ordinary Heroes (Omnibus)
Two east London police officers deal with life's rich tapestry.
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02:10
Inheritance Tracks—Gina Yashere
Comedian Gina Yashere chooses her influential tracks.
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02:15
With Great Pleasure—Anna Raeburn
Anna Raeburn selects some of the writings which have delighted and touched her. From 2007.
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02:45
The (Almost) Accidental Adventures of Bell and Todd—Princess
3/6 Comic fantasy with June Whitfield as a mischievous narrator.
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03:00
Archive on 4—Bring Your Darlings Back To Life
What if the best anecdotes and stories had a programme to themselves?
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04:00
David Pownall—Under the Table
A boy witnesses the impact of war on his family from under the kitchen table.
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05:30
Let Me Entertain You—Ancestors
1/4 John Sessions unpicks some medieval myths about wandering minstrels and motley fools.
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