Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Spine Chillers—Don Webb - Witch Water Green
Barbara and her baby are unsettled after moving into an old village mill.
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01:00
The Man Behind the Mask – Dave Prowse
A celebration of the Bristol-born bodybuilder and actor behind Darth Vader.
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02:00
The Penny Dreadfuls—The Odyssey
Comedy trio Penny Dreadfuls transport us to ancient Greece. Robert Webb stars as Odysseus
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03:00
Hut 33—Series 1, Bridge Too Far
1/6 Three wartime code-breakers tackle Nazi ciphers, but hate each other. From June 2007.
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03:30
Bleak Expectations—Series 4, A Life Destroyed Then Repaired and Rehappied
6/6 Our hero Pip faces his nemesis Mister Benevolent for an epic Russian battle.
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04:00
Tony Mulholland - Aesop's Astronauts
What happened to the animals that were sent up in the early days of the 'Space Race'?
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05:30
Great Lives—Nicholas Stern on Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali is economist Nicholas Stern's great life as he tells Matthew Parris.
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Morning
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06:00
The Reformation by Diarmaid MacCulloch (Omnibus)
Historian Diarmaid MacCulloch explores the impact of the Reformation on our lives now.
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07:10
Inheritance Tracks—Lily Allen
I'm Always on a Mountain When I Fall by Merle Haggard and Fix You by Coldplay.
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07:20
Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert (Omnibus)—Episode 2
2/2 Emma prepares to leave Charles, but her complicated love-life is beginning to fall apart.
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08:30
A Life of Bliss—Man At Bay
An old flame of David’s has womaniser Phil in her sights. David and Zoe to the rescue!
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09:00
Life With The Lyons—Father’s Day
Will Ben get the Father’s Day treatment he deserves? Stars Bebe Daniels. From 1954.
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09:30
In and Out of the Kitchen—Series 1, April 21st to 25th
2/4 Damien finds himself reluctantly writing for a supermarket's online magazine.
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10:00
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Absent Friends 2021, Charlie Watts
1/4 The Rolling Stones drummer shares his music choice with Sue Lawley. From 2001.
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10:45
Curious Cases—Rutherford and Fry, Two Infinities and Beyond - part 1
Does infinity exist? And why are some infinities bigger than others?
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11:00
The Moth Radio Hour—Series 10, Shipwrecked & Complicated Mothers
5/8 True stories told live in the USA.
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11:55
Inheritance Tracks—Lily Allen
I'm Always on a Mountain When I Fall by Merle Haggard and Fix You by Coldplay.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Poetry Extra—A Vision on Peckham Rye
Daljit Nagra selects the best programmes from the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's poetry archive.
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12:30
Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics—Series 2, Plato
3/4 Natalie Haynes stands up for one of the greatest all-time thinkers, Plato.
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13:00
The Book of Dust by Philip Pullman (Omnibus)—La Belle Sauvage
1/2 The tale of a pot boy named Malcolm Polstead, and a girl hidden in a convent.
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14:10
Inheritance Tracks—Paul Young
Singer Paul Young chooses songs by Mitch Miller and Otis Redding.
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14:20
Ben Lewis - House Rules (Omnibus)—Series 2
Witty drama capturing a family’s weekly meetings. Written by Ben Lewis.
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15:30
George on George
George Harrison and Russell Davies look back at the life of entertainer, George Formby.
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16:00
Jonathan Smith - The Last Bark of the Bulldog
1953: Prime Minister Winston Churchill suffers a stroke and a political crisis ensues.
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17:00
Poetry Extra—A Vision on Peckham Rye
Daljit Nagra selects the best programmes from the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's poetry archive.
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17:30
Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics—Series 2, Plato
3/4 Natalie Haynes stands up for one of the greatest all-time thinkers, Plato.
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Evening
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18:00
A Short History of Gothic—3. The Lady of the House of Love by Angela Carter
3/4 A vampire tale with a twist. An unwary officer meets the last Nosferatu family.
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18:30
Terry Pratchett—Small Gods, Episode 3
3/4 In the city of the Citadel, novice Brutha stands up to the devious Deacon Vorbus.
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19:00
The Moth Radio Hour—Series 10, Shipwrecked & Complicated Mothers
5/8 True stories told live in the USA.
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19:55
Inheritance Tracks—Lily Allen
I'm Always on a Mountain When I Fall by Merle Haggard and Fix You by Coldplay.
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20:00
Jonathan Smith - The Last Bark of the Bulldog
1953: Prime Minister Winston Churchill suffers a stroke and a political crisis ensues.
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21:00
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Absent Friends 2021, Charlie Watts
1/4 The Rolling Stones drummer shares his music choice with Sue Lawley. From 2001.
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21:45
Curious Cases—Rutherford and Fry, Two Infinities and Beyond - part 1
Does infinity exist? And why are some infinities bigger than others?
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22:00
Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics—Series 2, Plato
3/4 Natalie Haynes stands up for one of the greatest all-time thinkers, Plato.
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22:30
Paul Sinha's Citizenship Test—3. British Culture
3/4 Paul tests the audience on their knowledge of British newspapers, TV, art and film.
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23:00
Colin Hoult's Carnival of Monsters—Series 2, Episode 3
3/4 A bizarre world featuring the likes of forgotten silver screen star Anna Mann.
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23:30
Life: An Idiot's Guide—Series 3, Penny Pinching and Austerity
5/6 Stephen K Amos and friends compile an idiot's guide to penny pinching and austerity.
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Late
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00:00
A Short History of Gothic—3. The Lady of the House of Love by Angela Carter
3/4 A vampire tale with a twist. An unwary officer meets the last Nosferatu family.
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00:30
Terry Pratchett—Small Gods, Episode 3
3/4 In the city of the Citadel, novice Brutha stands up to the devious Deacon Vorbus.
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01:00
The Book of Dust by Philip Pullman (Omnibus)—La Belle Sauvage
1/2 The tale of a pot boy named Malcolm Polstead, and a girl hidden in a convent.
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02:10
Inheritance Tracks—Paul Young
Singer Paul Young chooses songs by Mitch Miller and Otis Redding.
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02:20
Ben Lewis - House Rules (Omnibus)—Series 2
Witty drama capturing a family’s weekly meetings. Written by Ben Lewis.
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03:30
George on George
George Harrison and Russell Davies look back at the life of entertainer, George Formby.
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04:00
Jonathan Smith - The Last Bark of the Bulldog
1953: Prime Minister Winston Churchill suffers a stroke and a political crisis ensues.
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05:00
Poetry Extra—A Vision on Peckham Rye
Daljit Nagra selects the best programmes from the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's poetry archive.
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05:30
Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics—Series 2, Plato
3/4 Natalie Haynes stands up for one of the greatest all-time thinkers, Plato.
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