Schedule
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Early
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00:00
JG Ballard - Concrete Island
A cocky young architect is stranded when he crashes off the motorway.
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01:00
Archive on 4—Test Match Special: Ball by Ball
Rory Bremner looks back at 50 years of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio coverage of Test Match cricket.
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02:00
Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics—Series 3, Sappho
1/4 Natalie Haynes stands up for the Greek poet Sappho.
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02:30
John Finnemore's Double Acts—Series 2, The Wroxton Box
6/6 Alec is late as usual. But Percy is wearing different socks. Something big is brewing.
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03:00
The Consultants—Series 2, Episode 6
6/6 Crossword challenges and dinner with the devil. Offbeat songs and sketches.
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03:30
The Masterson Inheritance—Series 2, The Mastersons Go Down
6/6 Murder, intrigue and a fast-talking parrot aboard a luxury cruiser.
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04:00
Allen Saddler - Man of the People
The true story of newspaper magnate, fraudster, bankrupt and MP - Horatio Bottomley.
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05:30
Great Lives—Tim Smit on Humphrey Jennings
Eden Project founder chooses documentary maker and artist Humphrey Jennings
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Morning
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06:00
Betty Boothroyd - The Autobiography (Omnibus)
Betty Boothroyd, first female Speaker of the House of Commons, reads her life story
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07:10
Inheritance Tracks—Kelly Hoppen
Interior designer Kelly Hoppen chooses Aretha Franklin's 'I Say A Little Prayer'.
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07:20
Charles Dickens—Dombey and Son (Omnibus), Episode 3
3/4 Harriet Carker tries to appeal to her brother's better nature.
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08:30
Albert and Me—Series 2, Under Observation
8/8 Single dad Bryan has a scare when his baby is taken to hospital for tests.
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09:00
The Code of the Woosters—The Silver Cow-Creamer
1/7 Bertie Wooster turns to Aunt Dahlia to help out Gussie.
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09:30
Dry Slopes—Series 1, The Lost Boys
1/4 With no job or friends and living with his mum, Angus Dry tries recapturing his youth.
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10:00
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Pulitzer Prize Writers, Anne Tyler
Anne Tyler, writer, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
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10:45
David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Coelacanth
Was the first live specimen of the primitive bony fish shown on TV really a living fossil?
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11:00
The Moth Radio Hour—Series 13, Voicing Tough Truths
2/8 Catherine Burns introduces stories about telling nothing but the truth
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11:50
Inheritance Tracks—Kelly Hoppen
Interior designer Kelly Hoppen chooses Aretha Franklin's 'I Say A Little Prayer'.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Poetry Extra—Between the Ears - Rain
Daljit Nagra revisits the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's poetry archive and finds the hidden treasures.
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12:30
Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics—Series 3, Cicero
2/4 Natalie Haynes stands up for the Roman orator, Cicero.
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13:00
The Warlow Experiment by Alix Nathan (Omnibus)—Episode 1
1/2 Herbert Powyss sets out to make his mark in the field of science.
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14:10
Inheritance Tracks—Curtis Stigers
Curtis Stigers chooses Steely Dan and Jason Isbell.
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14:20
Jeremy Raison - Cuckoo (Omnibus)
Writer Jeremy Raison explores the mystery of his late mother's childhood.
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15:30
Bryan Ferry's Jazz Age
Bryan Ferry returns to his early passion for jazz music.
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16:00
Shelagh Stephenson - Nemesis
Atom bomb project leader Robert Oppenheimer was reviled in a paranoid post-war America
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17:00
Poetry Extra—Between the Ears - Rain
Daljit Nagra revisits the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's poetry archive and finds the hidden treasures.
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17:30
Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics—Series 3, Cicero
2/4 Natalie Haynes stands up for the Roman orator, Cicero.
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Evening
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18:00
Fear on 4—Series 3, 4. Invitation to the Vaults
4/8 The Man in Black tells of a harrowing comeuppance for a crooked literary agent.
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18:30
Night Terrace—Series 2, 4. Things That Go Bump in the Night Terrace
4/8 The housemates see a ghost when the house gets stuck outside space and time.
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19:00
The Moth Radio Hour—Series 13, Voicing Tough Truths
2/8 Catherine Burns introduces stories about telling nothing but the truth
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19:50
Inheritance Tracks—Kelly Hoppen
Interior designer Kelly Hoppen chooses Aretha Franklin's 'I Say A Little Prayer'.
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20:00
Shelagh Stephenson - Nemesis
Atom bomb project leader Robert Oppenheimer was reviled in a paranoid post-war America
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21:00
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Pulitzer Prize Writers, Anne Tyler
Anne Tyler, writer, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
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21:45
David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Coelacanth
Was the first live specimen of the primitive bony fish shown on TV really a living fossil?
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22:00
Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics—Series 3, Cicero
2/4 Natalie Haynes stands up for the Roman orator, Cicero.
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22:30
The Guns of Adam Riches—Series 1, The Ballad of Big Rich
3/4 Adam Riches takes the listener back to the Wild West to tell the story of Big Rich.
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22:55
The Comedy Club Interviews—Andrew O’Neill
Lou Conran chats to Andrew O’Neill.
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23:00
The Hudson and Pepperdine Show—Series 4, Celeb-Finder General
1/5 The country is in the grip of a violent backlash against celebrities.
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23:30
Six Degrees of John Sessions—Series 1, Episode 1
1/4 Actor, raconteur and impressionist John Sessions tells some entertaining linked stories.
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23:45
Bunk Bed—Series 7, Cate Blanchett
1/4 Patrick Marber and Peter Curran are joined by Oscar-winner Cate Blanchett.
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Late
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00:00
Fear on 4—Series 3, 4. Invitation to the Vaults
4/8 The Man in Black tells of a harrowing comeuppance for a crooked literary agent.
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00:30
Night Terrace—Series 2, 4. Things That Go Bump in the Night Terrace
4/8 The housemates see a ghost when the house gets stuck outside space and time.
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01:00
The Warlow Experiment by Alix Nathan (Omnibus)—Episode 1
1/2 Herbert Powyss sets out to make his mark in the field of science.
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02:10
Inheritance Tracks—Curtis Stigers
Curtis Stigers chooses Steely Dan and Jason Isbell.
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02:20
Jeremy Raison - Cuckoo (Omnibus)
Writer Jeremy Raison explores the mystery of his late mother's childhood.
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03:30
Bryan Ferry's Jazz Age
Bryan Ferry returns to his early passion for jazz music.
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04:00
Shelagh Stephenson - Nemesis
Atom bomb project leader Robert Oppenheimer was reviled in a paranoid post-war America
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05:00
Poetry Extra—Between the Ears - Rain
Daljit Nagra revisits the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's poetry archive and finds the hidden treasures.
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05:30
Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics—Series 3, Cicero
2/4 Natalie Haynes stands up for the Roman orator, Cicero.
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