Schedule
Early
00:00
Wally K Daly—Nightmare World
A worldwide power failure brings chaos and terror to Earth, but some towns are unaffected.
01:00
D for Dexter (Omnibus)—Series 2
Skye hates to leave Dexter, but come Thursday, they will be together again.
02:10
Inheritance Tracks—John Craven
John Craven chooses a track by Gene Autry and a Children in Need single.
02:15
In the Psychiatrist's Chair—Gore Vidal
Professor Anthony Clare scrutinises the legendary American writer.
03:00
Archive on 4—Studs Terkel - Back in the Wax Museum
Alan Dein looks back at the life of the late American oral historian Studs Terkel.
04:00
James Bond - You Only Live Twice
Agent 007's latest mission sparks a fatal encounter in a Japanese garden of death.
05:30
Misfits in France—Impressions of Honfleur, Reunions in Rouen
3/3The series ends in Rouen, where Wilde rekindled his relationship with Douglas.
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Morning
06:00
Elizabeth Gaskell - Mary Barton (Omnibus)—Episode 1
1/4A cotton weaver's daughter is wooed and her Aunt goes missing. Stars Emma Rydal.
07:15
Ghost Houses—Workington Hall
2/5Charlotte Smith meets the people who witnessed the ruination of this ancient family seat.
07:30
Clare in the Community—Series 8, Nanny State
4/6Brian and Clare are struggling with their son, when they bump into their beloved ex-nanny.
08:00
The Al Read Show—From 25/11/1954
A nagging wife and secrets of the boys in blue. Monologues and sketches.
08:30
Much Binding in the Marsh—From 03/05/1950
With fresh London premises, the staff must recruit a new secretary.
09:00
Every Time a Friend Succeeds Something Inside Me Dies: The Life of Gore Vidal - Omnibus
Author Jay Parini recalls his first encounter with Gore Vidal.
10:10
Inheritance Tracks—Anita Dobson
The actress chooses tracks by Billy Eckstine and Frank Sinatra.
10:15
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Comedians, Jackie Mason
From Patsy Cline to Dina Washington, the American comedian shares his castaway choices.
11:00
The Moth Radio Hour—Series 1, Doctors, Prom and Ellen
2/13Sarah Austin Jenness introduces tales about decisions, from citizen tests to coming out.
11:50
David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, The Dodo
Slaughtered into oblivion, the naturalist asks what lessons can be learned from the Dodo.
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Afternoon
12:00
The Al Read Show—From 25/11/1954
A nagging wife and secrets of the boys in blue. Monologues and sketches.
12:30
Much Binding in the Marsh—From 03/05/1950
With fresh London premises, the staff must recruit a new secretary.
13:00
Elizabeth Gaskell - Mary Barton (Omnibus)—Episode 1
1/4A cotton weaver's daughter is wooed and her Aunt goes missing. Stars Emma Rydal.
14:15
Ghost Houses—Workington Hall
2/5Charlotte Smith meets the people who witnessed the ruination of this ancient family seat.
14:30
Death in the Fifth Position Omnibus—Episode 1
1/2Gore Vidal (as Edgar Box) entertains with the mysterious death of a ballerina.
15:45
JG Ballard - The Largest Theme Park in the World
Europe has exchanged work for perpetual sun-bathing on the beaches of the Mediterranean.
16:00
The Day of the Locust: LA Apocalypse
Adam Smith explores Nathanael West's 1938 Hollywood novel Day of the Locust.
16:45
Crème de la Crime—Series 2, A Pyramid Scheme
2/4Michael Feydeau and David Pershore probe the mysterious curse of a mummy.
17:00
Poetry Extra—Poetry of History - Di Great Insohreckshan
Linton Kwesi Johnson's poem explains Brixton's cultural and political upheaval of 1981.
17:30
Clare in the Community—Series 8, Nanny State
4/6Brian and Clare are struggling with their son, when they bump into their beloved ex-nanny.
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Evening
18:00
Ray Bradbury's Tales of the Bizarre—Series 2, The Wind
4/6A man fears for his friend, who claims he is being pursued by winds out to exact revenge.
18:30
Terry Pratchett—Guards! Guards!, 4. L-Space
4/6Captain Vimes tries tracking the dragon, and the Librarian travels in time.
19:00
The Moth Radio Hour—Series 1, Doctors, Prom and Ellen
2/13Sarah Austin Jenness introduces tales about decisions, from citizen tests to coming out.
19:50
David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, The Dodo
Slaughtered into oblivion, the naturalist asks what lessons can be learned from the Dodo.
20:00
Every Time a Friend Succeeds Something Inside Me Dies: The Life of Gore Vidal - Omnibus
Author Jay Parini recalls his first encounter with Gore Vidal.
21:10
Inheritance Tracks—Anita Dobson
The actress chooses tracks by Billy Eckstine and Frank Sinatra.
21:15
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Comedians, Jackie Mason
From Patsy Cline to Dina Washington, the American comedian shares his castaway choices.
22:00
Clare in the Community—Series 8, Nanny State
4/6Brian and Clare are struggling with their son, when they bump into their beloved ex-nanny.
22:30
Bussmann and Quantick Kingsize—Episode 3
3/5A Puritan vet dishes out tough love to ill pets. Stars Jane Bussmann and David Quantick.
23:00
Laura Solon - Talking and Not Talking—Series 1, Episode 4
4/6Sketches from the award-winning comedian, including a day in the life of a lock keeper.
23:30
Recorded for Training Purposes—Series 3, Episode 5
5/6Sketch show about modern communication and contemporary obsessions.
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Late
00:00
Ray Bradbury's Tales of the Bizarre—Series 2, The Wind
4/6A man fears for his friend, who claims he is being pursued by winds out to exact revenge.
00:30
Terry Pratchett—Guards! Guards!, 4. L-Space
4/6Captain Vimes tries tracking the dragon, and the Librarian travels in time.
01:00
Elizabeth Gaskell - Mary Barton (Omnibus)—Episode 1
1/4A cotton weaver's daughter is wooed and her Aunt goes missing. Stars Emma Rydal.
02:15
Ghost Houses—Workington Hall
2/5Charlotte Smith meets the people who witnessed the ruination of this ancient family seat.
02:30
Death in the Fifth Position Omnibus—Episode 1
1/2Gore Vidal (as Edgar Box) entertains with the mysterious death of a ballerina.
03:45
JG Ballard - The Largest Theme Park in the World
Europe has exchanged work for perpetual sun-bathing on the beaches of the Mediterranean.
04:00
The Day of the Locust: LA Apocalypse
Adam Smith explores Nathanael West's 1938 Hollywood novel Day of the Locust.
04:45
Crème de la Crime—Series 2, A Pyramid Scheme
2/4Michael Feydeau and David Pershore probe the mysterious curse of a mummy.
05:00
Poetry Extra—Poetry of History - Di Great Insohreckshan
Linton Kwesi Johnson's poem explains Brixton's cultural and political upheaval of 1981.
05:30
Clare in the Community—Series 8, Nanny State
4/6Brian and Clare are struggling with their son, when they bump into their beloved ex-nanny.
