Schedule
Early
00:00
Oscar Wilde—The Canterville Ghost, 2. Haunting
2/3Sir Simon plots a spectacular haunting to get rid of the troublesome Otis family.
00:30
Fantastic Journeys—The Faery Handbag by Kelly Link
3/4A distraught young woman loses both her boyfriend and her grandmother to a magical bag.
01:00
Garrison Keillor's Radio Show—Series 7, Episode 3
3/32The American funny man welcomes the Klezmatics and author Alexander McCall Smith.
02:00
The Pillow Book (Omnibus)—Series 4
The Emperor is missing, vanished into the wilderness beyond the palace walls.
03:15
The Penny Dreadfuls Present: Guy Fawkes
The comedy trio take a fresh and funny look at a familar tale - the Gunpowder Plot.
04:00
Karel Capek - War With the Newts
When humans discover a race of intelligent reptile hominids, can humanity survive?
05:30
What's So Funny?—Series 2, Episode 5
Ed Byrne talks comedy with John Finnemore, Ava Vidal, Lucy Porter and Richard Herring.
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Morning
06:00
William Boyd - Restless Omnibus
Ruth is drawn even deeper into the world of her former British spy mother.
07:15
Redesigning the Human Body—Moving Along
2/5A physicist and a toy maker help Len Fisher try rolling and hopping.
07:30
Elvenquest—Series 3, Episode 3
3/6Dean must impress his estranged dad to help the Questers at the mines of Grazak-Dun.
08:00
Take It From Here—From 05/05/1955
Will Eth manage to triumph in her plans to wed Ron Glum?
08:30
Listen to Les—From 11/01/1981
Les Dawson presents his own versions of Dallas and Columbo, plus more piano bashing.
09:00
Herge's The Adventures of Tintin—Series 1, 3. Red Rackham's Treasure
3/6The intrepid boy reporter is after the booty, but is mad Professor Calculus helping?
09:30
The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff—3. The Lost Eagle
3/4After finding the legion's lost Eagle, Marcus and Esca must risk everything to retake it.
10:00
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Crime Writers, Ian Rankin
Kirsty Young explores the choices of the creator of Inspector Rebus, Ian Rankin.
10:50
Front Row Interviews—Wynton Marsalis
Jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis reveals his musical heroes, and his love of teaching music.
11:00
Paper Gardens—Subverting the Lawn
5/5Leslie Forbes meets the artists who hung a 'living tapestry' among 15th-century textiles.
11:15
Ambridge Extra Omnibus—Series 2, Episodes 9-10
Clive has lost something very dear to him and Alistair is put on the spot.
11:45
The Science of DIY—Getting in a Twist
5/5Len Fisher and fellow experts demonstrate how screws and screwdrivers are in fact levers.
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Afternoon
12:00
William Boyd - Restless Omnibus
Ruth is drawn even deeper into the world of her former British spy mother.
13:15
Redesigning the Human Body—Moving Along
2/5A physicist and a toy maker help Len Fisher try rolling and hopping.
13:30
Hercule Poirot—Death in the Clouds
Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot probes a passenger's murder on board a plane.
15:00
Take It From Here—From 05/05/1955
Will Eth manage to triumph in her plans to wed Ron Glum?
15:30
Listen to Les—From 11/01/1981
Les Dawson presents his own versions of Dallas and Columbo, plus more piano bashing.
16:00
Herge's The Adventures of Tintin—Series 1, 3. Red Rackham's Treasure
3/6The intrepid boy reporter is after the booty, but is mad Professor Calculus helping?
16:30
The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff—3. The Lost Eagle
3/4After finding the legion's lost Eagle, Marcus and Esca must risk everything to retake it.
17:00
Roy Hudd - Stick a Geranium in Your Hat!—Hush! Here Comes a Whizzbang
3/4Love and war feature in the comic celebration of songwriters RP Weston and Bert Lee.
17:30
The Palace of Laughter—Series 1, Grand Blackpool
4/6Geoffrey Wheeler visits the seaside theatre that is refusing to bring the curtain down.
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Evening
18:00
The Man in Black—Series 3, Lights Out by Christopher Golden & Amber Benson
3/5Mark Gatiss introduces a chilling tale of terror in a women's prison.
18:30
Edgar Allan Poe—The Fall of the House of Usher, Episode 1
1/2What power does the family's ancestral home hold over Roderick and Madeline Usher?
19:00
Paper Gardens—Subverting the Lawn
5/5Leslie Forbes meets the artists who hung a 'living tapestry' among 15th-century textiles.
19:15
Ambridge Extra Omnibus—Series 2, Episodes 9-10
Clive has lost something very dear to him and Alistair is put on the spot.
19:45
The Science of DIY—Getting in a Twist
5/5Len Fisher and fellow experts demonstrate how screws and screwdrivers are in fact levers.
20:00
Take It From Here—From 05/05/1955
Will Eth manage to triumph in her plans to wed Ron Glum?
20:30
Listen to Les—From 11/01/1981
Les Dawson presents his own versions of Dallas and Columbo, plus more piano bashing.
21:00
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Crime Writers, Ian Rankin
Kirsty Young explores the choices of the creator of Inspector Rebus, Ian Rankin.
21:50
Front Row Interviews—Wynton Marsalis
Jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis reveals his musical heroes, and his love of teaching music.
22:00
Elvenquest—Series 3, Episode 3
3/6Dean must impress his estranged dad to help the Questers at the mines of Grazak-Dun.
22:30
Rigor Mortis—Series 1, Episode 1
1/6Pathology lab sitcom with Peter Davison and Tracy Ann Oberman. From 2003.
23:00
The Hare Lane Diaries—Episode 1
1/6Jessica rents a room to Rex - each unaware the other is a diarist.
23:30
Ivor Cutler - A Stuggy Pren—Episode 2
2/5Alison O'Kill wants to read Ivor Cutler a poem.
23:45
For One Horrible Moment by Peter Bradshaw—Episode 2
2/5Memoirs of a boy growing up in the 1970s, when a girl caused excitement and self-loathing.
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Late
00:00
The Man in Black—Series 3, Lights Out by Christopher Golden & Amber Benson
3/5Mark Gatiss introduces a chilling tale of terror in a women's prison.
00:30
Edgar Allan Poe—The Fall of the House of Usher, Episode 1
1/2What power does the family's ancestral home hold over Roderick and Madeline Usher?
01:00
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Crime Writers, Ian Rankin
Kirsty Young explores the choices of the creator of Inspector Rebus, Ian Rankin.
01:50
Front Row Interviews—Wynton Marsalis
Jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis reveals his musical heroes, and his love of teaching music.
02:00
Paper Gardens—Subverting the Lawn
5/5Leslie Forbes meets the artists who hung a 'living tapestry' among 15th-century textiles.
02:15
Ambridge Extra Omnibus—Series 2, Episodes 9-10
Clive has lost something very dear to him and Alistair is put on the spot.
02:45
The Science of DIY—Getting in a Twist
5/5Len Fisher and fellow experts demonstrate how screws and screwdrivers are in fact levers.
03:00
Take It From Here—From 05/05/1955
Will Eth manage to triumph in her plans to wed Ron Glum?
03:30
Hercule Poirot—Death in the Clouds
Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot probes a passenger's murder on board a plane.
05:00
Herge's The Adventures of Tintin—Series 1, 3. Red Rackham's Treasure
3/6The intrepid boy reporter is after the booty, but is mad Professor Calculus helping?
05:30
The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff—3. The Lost Eagle
3/4After finding the legion's lost Eagle, Marcus and Esca must risk everything to retake it.
