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
Claudia Roden: A Book of Middle Eastern Food (Omnibus)
The extraordinary story of Claudia Roden, iconic cookery writer.
02:10
Inheritance Tracks—Mat Horne
Comedian Mat Horne inherits 'Runaway' and passes on 'Young Shields'.
02:15
Sentimental Journey—Brendan Foster
Arthur Smith retraces the footsteps of the former Olympian and athletics commentator.
02:45
Robb Wilton: I Should Say So—Series 1, The Spy
3/5The eternal pessimist has an unusual visitor in 1986.
03:00
Archive on 4—Writers and Radio
Susannah Clapp talks to authors who grew up at the end of the radio age.
04:00
Jean Binnie - Boudicca's Victory
A theatre company puts on a brutal version of Queen Boudicca's war against the Roman.
05:30
Freedom Pass—Episode 5
5/7Alan Coren helps Christopher Matthew to try and find the house where he was born.
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Morning
06:00
Charles Dickens—The Old Curiosity Shop (Omnibus), Episode 5
5/5Mrs Nubbins and the mysterious gentleman try to find Nell and her grandfather.
07:15
William Boyd - Not Yet Jayette
A man reflects on his life. Where did it all go wrong?
07:30
John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme—Series 3, Episode 4
4/6A sketch that is much too rude and advice on how to deal with bullies.
08:00
Ray's a Laugh—From 17/01/1950
Ted's wife Kitty goes to the sales while George chases a film star around Waterloo.
08:30
Take It From Here—From 11/10/1955
The cast take oaths of allegiance and 'The Glums' at the pictures.
09:00
Factfulness by Hans Rosling (Omnibus)
Hans Rosling’s timely book about the power of facts in a post-truth world.
10:10
The Listening Project—Else and Steven - Growing Up in Lederhosen
Fi Glover introduces a mother and son remembering their childhood experiences.(R)
10:15
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Artists, Damien Hirst
Kirsty Young's castaway is artist Damien Hirst.
11:00
Radiolab—Series 3, Games
2/10What is it about sports games that makes them feel so pivotal?
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Afternoon
12:00
Ray's a Laugh—From 17/01/1950
Ted's wife Kitty goes to the sales while George chases a film star around Waterloo.
12:30
Take It From Here—From 11/10/1955
The cast take oaths of allegiance and 'The Glums' at the pictures.
13:00
Charles Dickens—The Old Curiosity Shop (Omnibus), Episode 5
5/5Mrs Nubbins and the mysterious gentleman try to find Nell and her grandfather.
14:15
William Boyd - Not Yet Jayette
A man reflects on his life. Where did it all go wrong?
14:30
Ruth Rendell - Dark Corners (Omnibus)—Episode 1
1/2When Carl sells slimming pills to Stacey, he sets off a sequence of catastrophic events.
15:45
Ian Fleming's Thrilling Cities—Tokyo
2/3Ian Fleming's account of his 1959 trip to the world's most exotic cities.
16:00
Agatha Christie—Endless Night
A complex tale of love, deception and comeuppance for an overambitious working lad.
17:00
Poetry Extra—India's Beats: The Hungry Generation
Poet Daljit Nagra introduces 'India's Beats: The Hungry Generation'.
17:30
John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme—Series 3, Episode 4
4/6A sketch that is much too rude and advice on how to deal with bullies.
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Evening
18:00
Terry Pratchett—Small Gods, 1. Voices
1/4Set in a complex state of beliefs, the Great God Om appears before a novice monk.
18:30
Weird Tales—Series 1, Bleeder by Ed Hime
3/4A trainee surgeon follows a destructive path after he is haunted by a fatal car crash.
19:00
Radiolab—Series 3, Games
2/10What is it about sports games that makes them feel so pivotal?
20:00
Sir Ken Dodd: What a Beautiful Day!
Garry Richardson talks to Ken Dodd about his life in comedy.
21:20
Ken Dodd - It's Great to Be Young
Gags and songs from the 'young' Ken Dodd featuring a trip to Doddyland.
21:50
Inheritance Tracks—Sir David Jason OBE
David Jason chooses 'The Darktown Poker Club' and 'Holding Back The Years'.
22:00
John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme—Series 3, Episode 4
4/6A sketch that is much too rude and advice on how to deal with bullies.
22:30
Brian Gulliver's Travels—Series 1, Juradia
2/6Brian travels to Juradia, a country where every other person is a lawyer.
22:55
The Comedy Club Interviews—Bilal Zafar and Rob Auton 3/3
Arthur Smith is joined by Bilal Zafar and Rob Auton.
23:00
John Shuttleworth's Lounge Music—Series 1, Toyah Willcox
3/4John has invited Toyah Willcox to the lounge and his wife Mary is not happy.
23:30
2000 Years of Radio—Series 1, Mad - Georgian Radio
5/6Full Age of Enlightenment updates, plus the Earl of Sandwich lives up to his name.
23:45
Quando, Quando, Quando—Love and Marriage
5/6The queue builds for the brothers' two-cuts-for-one wedding deal.
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Late
00:00
Terry Pratchett—Small Gods, 1. Voices
1/4Set in a complex state of beliefs, the Great God Om appears before a novice monk.
00:30
Weird Tales—Series 1, Bleeder by Ed Hime
3/4A trainee surgeon follows a destructive path after he is haunted by a fatal car crash.
01:00
Charles Dickens—The Old Curiosity Shop (Omnibus), Episode 5
5/5Mrs Nubbins and the mysterious gentleman try to find Nell and her grandfather.
02:15
William Boyd - Not Yet Jayette
A man reflects on his life. Where did it all go wrong?
02:30
Ruth Rendell - Dark Corners (Omnibus)—Episode 1
1/2When Carl sells slimming pills to Stacey, he sets off a sequence of catastrophic events.
03:45
Ian Fleming's Thrilling Cities—Tokyo
2/3Ian Fleming's account of his 1959 trip to the world's most exotic cities.
04:00
Agatha Christie—Endless Night
A complex tale of love, deception and comeuppance for an overambitious working lad.
05:00
Poetry Extra—India's Beats: The Hungry Generation
Poet Daljit Nagra introduces 'India's Beats: The Hungry Generation'.
05:30
John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme—Series 3, Episode 4
4/6A sketch that is much too rude and advice on how to deal with bullies.
