Schedule
Early
00:00
Black Velvet
Master Richard is playing a dangerous game with Annie, the gardener's daughter.
00:45
Ghost Story—Midnight Express by Alfred Noyes
A man realises that a book he took from his father as a child, set out his own future.
01:00
Charlotte Bronte - Shirley—Omnibus
2/2Love, longing and loss set against a backdrop of turbulence and unrest in 1811 Yorkshire.
02:15
On Fire for Guy by Michael Carson
A dogmatic young Catholic disapproves of Guy Fawkes Night.
02:30
Melmoth by Sarah Perry (Omnibus)—Episode 2
2/2Hoffman’s manuscript describes shameful and terrifying experiences.
03:45
The Generation Gap—Series 1: Respect, Teachers
1/5Two teachers discuss the changing nature of respect between pupils and teachers.
04:00
Saturday Drama—Christopher Lee - Air-Force One
What really happened after JFK's murder, in the hospital and on the presidential jet?
05:00
Poetry Extra—Anne Stevenson: The Living Poet and Front Row interview
Poet Daljit Nagra introduces Anne Stevenson - The Living Poet.
05:30
Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics—Series 1, Petronius
1/4A fresh look at the ancient world. Satire, sex and sausages.
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Morning
06:00
Dick Francis—Whip Hand, 1. Swindler
1/5Ex-jockey Sid Halley must guard a horse, probe a syndicate and find a swindler.
06:30
The Last of The Last of the Summer Wine
Broadcaster Ian McMillan pays tribute to television's longest running situation comedy.
07:00
The Older Woman—Series 2, Episode 4
4/6Roy vies for Jane's affections from the vantage point of a caravan in her garden.
07:30
The Museum of Curiosity—Series 13, Episode 5
5/6John Lloyd and Lee Mack with Nina Conti, Daisy Goodman and Lord Butler of Brockwell.
08:00
Hancock's Half Hour—Series 5, The Male Suffragettes
3/20The lad says women hold men back, so he forms a group to re-establish male superiority.
08:30
Parsley Sidings—Series 1, The Inspector Calls
4/10The threat of closure for the sleepy station calls for desperate measures.
09:00
Just a Minute—Series 60, Episode 5
5/6Nicholas Parsons is joined by Graham Norton, Jenny Eclair, Josie Lawrence and Paul Merton.
09:30
Snap—Series 2, Episode 4
4/6Molly doesn't care who her ex-husband Doug dates - but she still wants all the details.
10:00
Saturday Drama—Annie Caulfield - The Von Trapps And Me
The famous story of the Von Trapps told from another perspective.
11:00
Murder & Mystery—Series 3, The Striding Place by Gertrude Atherton
5/5A guest goes missing at a shooting weekend. Read by Samuel West.
11:15
Tommies—1 August 1918
By Neil Brand. Mickey's big deception plan could change the course of the war.
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Afternoon
12:00
Hancock's Half Hour—Series 5, The Male Suffragettes
3/20The lad says women hold men back, so he forms a group to re-establish male superiority.
12:30
Parsley Sidings—Series 1, The Inspector Calls
4/10The threat of closure for the sleepy station calls for desperate measures.
13:00
Dick Francis—Whip Hand, 1. Swindler
1/5Ex-jockey Sid Halley must guard a horse, probe a syndicate and find a swindler.
13:30
The Last of The Last of the Summer Wine
Broadcaster Ian McMillan pays tribute to television's longest running situation comedy.
14:00
First World War 100: Poetry's Passing Bells—Anthem for Doomed Youth, The Inwardness of War
Poet Daljit Nagra's archive tribute includes poems by Wilfred Owen read by Kenneth Branagh
14:45
Book of the Week—Love, Nina: Despatches From Family Life, Being a Nanny Is Great
1/5Nina is faced with the problem of an eight-foot Christmas tree, too big for the house.
15:00
Saturday Drama—Annie Caulfield - The Von Trapps And Me
The famous story of the Von Trapps told from another perspective.
16:00
Just a Minute—Series 60, Episode 5
5/6Nicholas Parsons is joined by Graham Norton, Jenny Eclair, Josie Lawrence and Paul Merton.
16:30
Snap—Series 2, Episode 4
4/6Molly doesn't care who her ex-husband Doug dates - but she still wants all the details.
17:00
The Older Woman—Series 2, Episode 4
4/6Roy vies for Jane's affections from the vantage point of a caravan in her garden.
17:30
The Museum of Curiosity—Series 13, Episode 5
5/6John Lloyd and Lee Mack with Nina Conti, Daisy Goodman and Lord Butler of Brockwell.
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Evening
18:00
Mind's Eye—Virtuoso
1/5A woman claiming her hands are possessed is met with scepticism. Stars Dermot Crowley.
18:30
A Good Read—Anita Anand and Matt Seaton
Book recommendations from Sue MacGregor, Anita Anand and Matt Seaton.
19:00
Hancock's Half Hour—Series 5, The Male Suffragettes
3/20The lad says women hold men back, so he forms a group to re-establish male superiority.
19:30
Parsley Sidings—Series 1, The Inspector Calls
4/10The threat of closure for the sleepy station calls for desperate measures.
20:00
Dick Francis—Whip Hand, 1. Swindler
1/5Ex-jockey Sid Halley must guard a horse, probe a syndicate and find a swindler.
20:30
The Last of The Last of the Summer Wine
Broadcaster Ian McMillan pays tribute to television's longest running situation comedy.
21:00
Murder & Mystery—Series 3, The Striding Place by Gertrude Atherton
5/5A guest goes missing at a shooting weekend. Read by Samuel West.
21:15
Tommies—1 August 1918
By Neil Brand. Mickey's big deception plan could change the course of the war.
22:00
The Museum of Curiosity—Series 13, Episode 5
5/6John Lloyd and Lee Mack with Nina Conti, Daisy Goodman and Lord Butler of Brockwell.
22:30
Date With Fate—A Damp Fib
1/4A surveyor's clerk tries hard to cover up a huge white lie.
22:45
My Booze Hell, by Little Johnny Cartilage—Malcolm MacDonald's Sideburns
1/4The faded 70s idol explains his downfall to a bemused Sue Lawley.
23:00
The Now Show—Series 53, Episode 2
2/6Hugh Dennis presents the week via topical stand-up and sketches.
23:30
Concrete Cow—Series 1, Episode 2
2/6Temping at Nasa and planning permission for the Death Star.
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Late
00:00
Mind's Eye—Virtuoso
1/5A woman claiming her hands are possessed is met with scepticism. Stars Dermot Crowley.
00:30
A Good Read—Anita Anand and Matt Seaton
Book recommendations from Sue MacGregor, Anita Anand and Matt Seaton.
01:00
Dick Francis—Whip Hand, 1. Swindler
1/5Ex-jockey Sid Halley must guard a horse, probe a syndicate and find a swindler.
01:30
The Last of The Last of the Summer Wine
Broadcaster Ian McMillan pays tribute to television's longest running situation comedy.
02:00
First World War 100: Poetry's Passing Bells—Anthem for Doomed Youth, The Inwardness of War
Poet Daljit Nagra's archive tribute includes poems by Wilfred Owen read by Kenneth Branagh
02:45
Book of the Week—Love, Nina: Despatches From Family Life, Being a Nanny Is Great
1/5Nina is faced with the problem of an eight-foot Christmas tree, too big for the house.
03:00
Saturday Drama—Annie Caulfield - The Von Trapps And Me
The famous story of the Von Trapps told from another perspective.
04:00
Just a Minute—Series 60, Episode 5
5/6Nicholas Parsons is joined by Graham Norton, Jenny Eclair, Josie Lawrence and Paul Merton.
04:30
Snap—Series 2, Episode 4
4/6Molly doesn't care who her ex-husband Doug dates - but she still wants all the details.
05:00
The Older Woman—Series 2, Episode 4
4/6Roy vies for Jane's affections from the vantage point of a caravan in her garden.
05:30
The Museum of Curiosity—Series 13, Episode 5
5/6John Lloyd and Lee Mack with Nina Conti, Daisy Goodman and Lord Butler of Brockwell.



























