Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Planet B—Series 2, 5. Dark Star
5/5 Lioba and Kip hit the dark side, and their biggest test yet.
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00:30
Off the Page—It's Not What You Know
Matthew Parris and guests reflect on the pervasive power of nepotism.
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01:00
Detective—Series 1, The Legacy
10/13 Brook seems personally affected by a theft from a woman and Max is hauled in by their boss
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01:30
The Art of the Menu
Ben Schott examines the graphic and gastronomic tricks of the menu.
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02:00
Death in the Fifth Position by Gore Vidal—Episode 10
10/10 McCarthyite New York. Gore Vidal entertains with the mysterious death of a ballerina.
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02:15
Cosmic Quest—The Imperfect Cosmos
10/30 Tycho Brahe realised that the heavens change, and that a planet's orbit could be predicted
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02:30
AS Byatt - The Frederica Quartet—A Whistling Woman, Part 7/7
30/30 Alexander hosts a play to raise cash for repairs and a farm fire has dire consequences.
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02:45
Adventures in Human Being by Gavin Francis—Episode 5
5/5 Physician Gavin Francis ends his tour of the body at the foot - a marvel of engineering.
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03:00
Imogen Quy - The Wyndham Case
A Cambridge student's found dead - a tragic accident or is something more sinister afoot?
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04:00
Funny You Should Ask—From 19/05/1981
Peter Jones tests the comedy knowledge of Charles Hawtrey, Tommy Trinder and Ron Goodwin.
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04:30
The Adventures of John and Tony—The Hiking Holiday
4/4 The duo face dodgy hotels and sinister monks, but love is in the air.
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05:00
Electric Ink—Series 2, Episode 2
2/6 Maddox's customary journalistic integrity is challenged by an overnight stay in prison.
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05:30
Just a Minute—Series 54, Episode 5
5/12 Nicholas Parsons with Paul Merton, Liza Tarbuck, Gyles Brandreth and Sue Perkins.
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Morning
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06:00
Inspector Morse—Last Seen Wearing
Colin Dexter's grumpy detective must take on a dead colleague's missing person case.
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07:30
Great Lives—Tom Shakespeare on Gramsci
Dr Tom Shakespeare tells Matthew Parris why Antonio Gramsci's is a Great Life.
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08:00
Counterpoint—Series 23, 2009 Heat 3
3/13 The general knowledge music quiz chaired by Paul Gambaccini.
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08:30
Bangers and Mash—Episode 6
6/6 The coffee tin containing half the company profits is missing.
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09:00
Comedy Greats—The 1950s, Episode 2
2/2 Including Much Binding in the Marsh, Variety Bandbox, Hancock's Half Hour and more.
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Afternoon
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12:00
It's Your Round—Series 2, Episode 1
1/6 Games galore! Angus Deayton with Fred MacAulay, Josie Long, Miles Jupp and Nick Helm.
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12:30
Such Rotten Luck—Series 2, Kiss My Hand, Iris
1/6 Struggling writer Woodhouse continues his fruitless search for literary fame and fortune.
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13:00
The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot (Omnibus)—Episode 2
2/2 Maggie is reunited with a past friend and Tom is determined to save his father from debt.
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14:10
Inheritance Tracks—Phil Collins
Phil Collins shares tracks by The Beatles and and Bob Dylan.
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14:15
AS Byatt - The Frederica Quartet (Omnibus)—A Whistling Woman
6/6 Frederica meets an old flame and her new TV series starts.
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15:30
A Good Read—Kate Clanchy and Michael Dixon
Sue MacGregor with books by Neil Astley, Paul Torday and H Rider Haggard. From 2009.
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16:00
Inspector Morse—Last Seen Wearing
Colin Dexter's grumpy detective must take on a dead colleague's missing person case.
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17:30
Great Lives—Tom Shakespeare on Gramsci
Dr Tom Shakespeare tells Matthew Parris why Antonio Gramsci's is a Great Life.
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Evening
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18:00
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy—The Secondary Phase, Fit The Twelfth
6/6 Arthur and Zaphod learn some unpalatable home truths.
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18:30
The Price of Fear—Is There Anybody There?
Vincent Price's tale of a phoney clairvoyant and a client who wants a preview of eternity.
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19:00
Comedy Greats—The 1950s, Episode 2
2/2 Including Much Binding in the Marsh, Variety Bandbox, Hancock's Half Hour and more.
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22:00
The Lee Mack Show—Sophie Ellis-Bextor
4/6 Sophie Ellis-Bextor joins the quick-fire comic for stand-up, sketches and music.
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22:30
Paul Sinha's Citizenship Test—4. British Greatness
4/4 Paul tests the audience on social cohesion, from weddings to the 2011 summer riots.
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23:00
Buy Me Up TV—Series 1, Episode 4
4/4 Shopping channel satire with Greg Proops, Aled Jones, Brian Blessed and Sir Terry Wogan.
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23:30
Earls of the Court—The Eklov Experience
2/6 Johnno is set for a day out with his girlfriend, but Lloydie is still crashing on his sofa
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23:45
Foley and McColl: The Interview—The Moroccan Striped Pig
2/6 The duo tells Parky about their strange first meeting. With Michael Parkinson.
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Late
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00:00
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy—The Secondary Phase, Fit The Twelfth
6/6 Arthur and Zaphod learn some unpalatable home truths.
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00:30
The Price of Fear—Is There Anybody There?
Vincent Price's tale of a phoney clairvoyant and a client who wants a preview of eternity.
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01:00
The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot (Omnibus)—Episode 2
2/2 Maggie is reunited with a past friend and Tom is determined to save his father from debt.
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02:10
Inheritance Tracks—Phil Collins
Phil Collins shares tracks by The Beatles and and Bob Dylan.
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02:15
AS Byatt - The Frederica Quartet (Omnibus)—A Whistling Woman
6/6 Frederica meets an old flame and her new TV series starts.
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03:30
A Good Read—Kate Clanchy and Michael Dixon
Sue MacGregor with books by Neil Astley, Paul Torday and H Rider Haggard. From 2009.
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04:00
Inspector Morse—Last Seen Wearing
Colin Dexter's grumpy detective must take on a dead colleague's missing person case.
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05:30
Great Lives—Tom Shakespeare on Gramsci
Dr Tom Shakespeare tells Matthew Parris why Antonio Gramsci's is a Great Life.
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