Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Drama on 4—Ursula Le Guin - The Left Hand of Darkness, Episode 1
1/2 Ursula Le Guin's groundbreaking novel set on an ice-age world. Adapted by Judith Adams.
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01:00
Utopia
Utopia by Thomas More dramatised by poet Michael Symmons Roberts.
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01:00
Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls Trilogy (Omnibus)—The Lonely Girl, Episode 2
2/2 Kate returns to live with the married Eugene but her father soon comes looking for her.
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02:10
Inheritance Tracks—Doon Mackichan
Comedian and actress Doon Mackichan chooses songs by Giuseppe Verdi and Led Zeppelin.
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02:15
With Great Pleasure—Catherine Bott
From Joyce Grenfell to J M Coetzee, singer Catherine Bott shares her favourite writers.
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02:45
Uncle Mort's North Country—Series 1, The Man Who Watched Trains Go By
4/5 Carter's uncle proposes staying at home, where he recalls days of steam and northern food.
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03:00
Archive on 4—Ghost in the Machine
Dare you listen to a specially-crafted soundtrack of the supernatural?
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04:00
JB Priestley - Eden End
A retired GP reflects on the end of an era. Stars Joan Plowright.
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05:45
Roshi Fernando - Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔsick—The Clangers
1/5 A young girl's first day at nursery school. Stories of Sri Lankan immigrants in Britain.
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Morning
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06:00
Doris Lessing - The Good Terrorist (Omnibus)—Episode 2
2/2 Faye is found bleeding, but Alice has promised not to involve the authorities.
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07:15
HE Bates - The Primrose Place
A woman in an orchard is disturbed by a tired and agitated stranger.
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07:30
Ed Reardon's Week—Series 11, The Fourth Sausage
6/6 Could one of Ed's rediscovered films change his life?
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08:00
ITMA - It's That Man Again—Navy Edition - 13/01/1944
Mrs Mopp loves a sailor. Wartime comedy from 1944 with Tommy Handley and friends.
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08:30
Educating Archie—From 30/01/1957
Archie Andrews and mentor Peter Brough buy a farm. With Dick Emery and Deryck Guyler.
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09:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔcoming by Colin Grant (Omnibus)
The people of the Windrush generation tell their stories.
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10:10
The Listening Project—Lily and Matilda - Best Friends
Fi Glover with a conversation between 10-year-olds about the ups and downs of friendship. (R)
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10:15
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Legal Eagles, Albie Sachs
From Beethoven to Ella Fitzgerald, the judge shares his castaway choices with Sue Lawley.
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11:00
Radiolab—Series 2, Patient Zero
7/8 Radiolab explores how you find out who Patient Zero is - the heart of any kind of outbreak
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Afternoon
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12:00
ITMA - It's That Man Again—Navy Edition - 13/01/1944
Mrs Mopp loves a sailor. Wartime comedy from 1944 with Tommy Handley and friends.
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12:30
Educating Archie—From 30/01/1957
Archie Andrews and mentor Peter Brough buy a farm. With Dick Emery and Deryck Guyler.
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13:00
Doris Lessing - The Good Terrorist (Omnibus)—Episode 2
2/2 Faye is found bleeding, but Alice has promised not to involve the authorities.
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14:15
HE Bates - The Primrose Place
A woman in an orchard is disturbed by a tired and agitated stranger.
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14:30
A Whole Life (Omnibus)
An ancient landscape shapes the life of one man in this quiet mesmerising novel.
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15:45
His Master's Voices—2. Laughter and Novelty
2/5 Cerys Matthews and Tris Penna consider the legacy of the UK's first gramophone records.
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16:00
Moonbeam and Mrs Pat
Celebrated actress Mrs Patrick Campbell had one constant companion, her dog, Moonbeam.
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17:00
Poetry Extra—Carol Ann Duffy, Gillian Clarke, Blithe Spirits
Three programmes featuring Carol Ann Duffy, Gillian Clarke and birds in poetry.
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17:30
Ed Reardon's Week—Series 11, The Fourth Sausage
6/6 Could one of Ed's rediscovered films change his life?
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Evening
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18:00
Nightfall—Series 2, 1. The Maid's Bell by Edith Wharton
1/5 A maid takes a job for a dysfunctional couple in a haunted house.
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18:30
Ray Bradbury's Tales of the Bizarre—Series 1, Have I Got a Chocolate Bar for You
2/6 One afternoon, a priest hears a familiar voice. Tale of confessions and confectionary.
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19:00
Radiolab—Series 2, Patient Zero
7/8 Radiolab explores how you find out who Patient Zero is - the heart of any kind of outbreak
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20:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔcoming by Colin Grant (Omnibus)
The people of the Windrush generation tell their stories.
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21:10
The Listening Project—Lily and Matilda - Best Friends
Fi Glover with a conversation between 10-year-olds about the ups and downs of friendship. (R)
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21:15
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Legal Eagles, Albie Sachs
From Beethoven to Ella Fitzgerald, the judge shares his castaway choices with Sue Lawley.
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22:00
Ed Reardon's Week—Series 11, The Fourth Sausage
6/6 Could one of Ed's rediscovered films change his life?
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22:30
Small Scenes—Series 1, Episode 1
1/4 Symphonious sketch series with Daniel Rigby, Mike Wozniak, Sara Pascoe and Henry Paker.
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22:55
The Comedy Club Interviews—Steve Punt 2/2
From 10.00pm until midnight, seven days a week, the Comedy Club has two hours of comedy.
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23:00
The Secret World—Series 1, Episode 1 - Pilot
1/6 From John Humphrys to Alan Carr, Jon Culshaw explores the private lives of famous folk.
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23:30
Lucy Montgomery's Variety Pack—Series 2, Episode 2
2/4 The human chameleon's host of comic characters includes a nonagenarian musical diva.
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Late
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00:00
Nightfall—Series 2, 1. The Maid's Bell by Edith Wharton
1/5 A maid takes a job for a dysfunctional couple in a haunted house.
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00:30
Ray Bradbury's Tales of the Bizarre—Series 1, Have I Got a Chocolate Bar for You
2/6 One afternoon, a priest hears a familiar voice. Tale of confessions and confectionary.
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01:00
Doris Lessing - The Good Terrorist (Omnibus)—Episode 2
2/2 Faye is found bleeding, but Alice has promised not to involve the authorities.
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02:15
HE Bates - The Primrose Place
A woman in an orchard is disturbed by a tired and agitated stranger.
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02:30
A Whole Life (Omnibus)
An ancient landscape shapes the life of one man in this quiet mesmerising novel.
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03:45
His Master's Voices—2. Laughter and Novelty
2/5 Cerys Matthews and Tris Penna consider the legacy of the UK's first gramophone records.
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04:00
Moonbeam and Mrs Pat
Celebrated actress Mrs Patrick Campbell had one constant companion, her dog, Moonbeam.
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