Schedule
Early
00:00
HG Wells—The Door in the Wall
A race of sightless people, a man transported to fairyland and a hidden lost world.
00:45
Jane Gardam - Soul Mates
A retired couple's trip to the Isles of Scilly proves to be unnerving.
01:00
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala - Heat and Dust (Omnibus)
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala's Booker award winning book set in two separate eras in India.
02:10
Inheritance Tracks—Rory McGrath
Rory McGrath chooses Tchaikovsky's 'Swan Lake', and 'Eleanor Rigby' by The Beatles.
02:15
In the Psychiatrist's Chair—Robert Winston
The pioneering human fertility expert tells Dr Anthony Clare about his life and research.
03:00
Meeting Myself Coming Back—Michael Heseltine
Michael Heseltine relives his life in sound through the BBC archives with John Wilson.
04:00
Miss Marple—A Pocket Full of Rye
Miss Marple suspects a nursery rhyme is the key to a set of gruesome murders.
05:30
Marguerite Patten's Century of British Cooking—Hard Times and Omelettes, 1930-1939
4/10Seasonal salmon and chicken in the pre-tinfoil kitchen days. A history of British cooking.
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Morning
06:00
Alexandre Dumas - The Lady of the Camellias Omnibus
Armand is too late to see the love of his life Marguerite before she dies.
07:15
Unbuilt Britain—Liverpool's Other Cathedral
1/5The story of Liverpool's great unbuilt Catholic cathedral, designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens.
07:30
Ed Reardon's Week—Series 6, Charity Begins Next Door
2/6Ed applies for help from a hardship fund, and acquires an enthusiastic new student.
08:00
The Al Read Show—From 14/10/1995
Arriving home late, Al's wife thwarts his efforts to relax.
08:30
A Life of Bliss—Finding a Girlfriend
Matchmakers galore target shy bachelor David Bliss.
09:00
Diana Athill - Alive, Alive Oh! And Other Things That Matter
Debunking the myth that life in 1940s and 50s Britain was dreary. Read by Stephanie Cole.
10:10
Inheritance Tracks—Shirley Williams
Politician Shirley Williams chooses Benjamin Britten's 'War Requiem'.
10:15
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Singers, Maria Ewing
From Frank Sinatra to Round the Horne, the opera singer shares her castaway choices.
11:00
The Moth Radio Hour—Series 1, Hand Transplant, DNA, and a Backwards Heart
6/13Jay Alison hosts tales from a live event in collaboration with the World Science Festival.
11:50
David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Amber
Is it possible to extract the DNA from a fly trapped in amber to recreate a dinosaur?
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Afternoon
12:00
The Al Read Show—From 14/10/1995
Arriving home late, Al's wife thwarts his efforts to relax.
12:30
A Life of Bliss—Finding a Girlfriend
Matchmakers galore target shy bachelor David Bliss.
13:00
Alexandre Dumas - The Lady of the Camellias Omnibus
Armand is too late to see the love of his life Marguerite before she dies.
14:15
Unbuilt Britain—Liverpool's Other Cathedral
1/5The story of Liverpool's great unbuilt Catholic cathedral, designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens.
14:30
Ruth Rendell - Dark Corners (Omnibus)—Episode 2
2/2Penniless and desperate, Carl is pushed to breaking point by his blackmailing tenant.
15:45
Nan Woodhouse—Nightingale
Young maid Sarah poses for a famous photographer. But how long can her enchantment last?
16:00
Saturday Drama—David Dodge - To Catch a Thief
An ex-jewel thief in France battles to prove his innocence.
17:00
Poetry Extra—Poetry Please: The Eve of St Agnes
Daljit Nagra introduces Lindsay Duncan reading Keats's erotic and magical poem.
17:30
Ed Reardon's Week—Series 6, Charity Begins Next Door
2/6Ed applies for help from a hardship fund, and acquires an enthusiastic new student.
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Evening
18:00
Fear on 4—Series 3, 2. Green and Pleasant
2/8The Man in Black tells of the kidnapping of a green pop star with something to hide.
18:30
Susan Hill - The Woman in Black—2. A Causeway and a Pony Trap
2/4Solicitor Arthur Kipps is rattled while spending the night in an eerie house.
19:00
The Moth Radio Hour—Series 1, Hand Transplant, DNA, and a Backwards Heart
6/13Jay Alison hosts tales from a live event in collaboration with the World Science Festival.
19:50
David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Amber
Is it possible to extract the DNA from a fly trapped in amber to recreate a dinosaur?
20:00
Diana Athill - Alive, Alive Oh! And Other Things That Matter
Debunking the myth that life in 1940s and 50s Britain was dreary. Read by Stephanie Cole.
21:10
Inheritance Tracks—Shirley Williams
Politician Shirley Williams chooses Benjamin Britten's 'War Requiem'.
21:15
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Singers, Maria Ewing
From Frank Sinatra to Round the Horne, the opera singer shares her castaway choices.
22:00
Ed Reardon's Week—Series 6, Charity Begins Next Door
2/6Ed applies for help from a hardship fund, and acquires an enthusiastic new student.
22:30
My Teenage Diary—Series 5, Vanessa Feltz
2/6Vanessa Feltz relives her teenage years growing up in North London in the late 1970s.
23:00
I Think I've Got a Problem—Series 1, Episode 2
2/4Tom gets a surprise after his inappropriate singing at a football match.
23:30
A Look Back at the Future—2010
3/6Griff Rhys Jones, Kate Robbins and Brian Perkins look ahead to the Year of Toddler Power.
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Late
00:00
Fear on 4—Series 3, 2. Green and Pleasant
2/8The Man in Black tells of the kidnapping of a green pop star with something to hide.
00:30
Susan Hill - The Woman in Black—2. A Causeway and a Pony Trap
2/4Solicitor Arthur Kipps is rattled while spending the night in an eerie house.
01:00
Alexandre Dumas - The Lady of the Camellias Omnibus
Armand is too late to see the love of his life Marguerite before she dies.
02:15
Unbuilt Britain—Liverpool's Other Cathedral
1/5The story of Liverpool's great unbuilt Catholic cathedral, designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens.
02:30
Ruth Rendell - Dark Corners (Omnibus)—Episode 2
2/2Penniless and desperate, Carl is pushed to breaking point by his blackmailing tenant.
03:45
Nan Woodhouse—Nightingale
Young maid Sarah poses for a famous photographer. But how long can her enchantment last?
04:00
Saturday Drama—David Dodge - To Catch a Thief
An ex-jewel thief in France battles to prove his innocence.
05:00
Poetry Extra—Poetry Please: The Eve of St Agnes
Daljit Nagra introduces Lindsay Duncan reading Keats's erotic and magical poem.
05:30
Ed Reardon's Week—Series 6, Charity Begins Next Door
2/6Ed applies for help from a hardship fund, and acquires an enthusiastic new student.
