Schedule
Early
00:00
Drama on 4—Ursula Le Guin - The Left Hand of Darkness, Episode 1
1/2Ursula Le Guin's groundbreaking novel set on an ice-age world. Adapted by Judith Adams.
01:00
Utopia by Thomas More
Explorer Raphael Hythloday tells Thomas More about a mystical island.
01:00
Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls Trilogy (Omnibus)—The Lonely Girl, Episode 2
2/2Kate returns to live with the married Eugene but her father soon comes looking for her.
02:10
Inheritance Tracks—Doon Mackichan
Comedian and actress Doon Mackichan chooses songs by Giuseppe Verdi and Led Zeppelin.
02:15
With Great Pleasure—Catherine Bott
From Joyce Grenfell to J M Coetzee, singer Catherine Bott shares her favourite writers.
02:45
Uncle Mort's North Country—Series 1, The Man Who Watched Trains Go By
4/5Carter's uncle proposes staying at home, where he recalls days of steam and northern food.
03:00
Archive on 4—Ghost in the Machine
Dare you listen to a specially-crafted soundtrack of the supernatural?
04:00
JB Priestley - Eden End
A retired GP reflects on the end of an era. Stars Joan Plowright.
05:45
Roshi Fernando - Homesick—The Clangers
1/5A young girl's first day at nursery school. Stories of Sri Lankan immigrants in Britain.
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Morning
06:00
Doris Lessing - The Good Terrorist (Omnibus)—Episode 2
2/2Faye is found bleeding, but Alice has promised not to involve the authorities.
07:15
HE Bates - The Primrose Place
A woman in an orchard is disturbed by a tired and agitated stranger.
07:30
Ed Reardon's Week—Series 11, The Fourth Sausage
6/6Could one of Ed's rediscovered films change his life?
08:00
ITMA - It's That Man Again—Navy Edition - 13/01/1944
Mrs Mopp loves a sailor. Wartime comedy from 1944 with Tommy Handley and friends.
08:30
Educating Archie—From 30/01/1957
Archie Andrews and mentor Peter Brough buy a farm. With Dick Emery and Deryck Guyler.
09:00
Homecoming by Colin Grant (Omnibus)
The people of the Windrush generation tell their stories.
10:10
The Listening Project—Lily and Matilda - Best Friends
Fi Glover with a conversation between 10-year-olds about the ups and downs of friendship.(R)
10:15
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Legal Eagles, Albie Sachs
From Beethoven to Ella Fitzgerald, the judge shares his castaway choices with Sue Lawley.
11:00
Radiolab—Series 2, Patient Zero
7/8Radiolab explores how you find out who Patient Zero is - the heart of any kind of outbreak
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Afternoon
12:00
ITMA - It's That Man Again—Navy Edition - 13/01/1944
Mrs Mopp loves a sailor. Wartime comedy from 1944 with Tommy Handley and friends.
12:30
Educating Archie—From 30/01/1957
Archie Andrews and mentor Peter Brough buy a farm. With Dick Emery and Deryck Guyler.
13:00
Doris Lessing - The Good Terrorist (Omnibus)—Episode 2
2/2Faye is found bleeding, but Alice has promised not to involve the authorities.
14:15
HE Bates - The Primrose Place
A woman in an orchard is disturbed by a tired and agitated stranger.
14:30
A Whole Life (Omnibus)
An ancient landscape shapes the life of one man in this quiet mesmerising novel.
15:45
His Master's Voices—2. Laughter and Novelty
2/5Cerys Matthews and Tris Penna consider the legacy of the UK's first gramophone records.
16:00
Moonbeam and Mrs Pat
Celebrated actress Mrs Patrick Campbell had one constant companion, her dog, Moonbeam.
17:00
Poetry Extra—Carol Ann Duffy, Gillian Clarke, Blithe Spirits
Three programmes featuring Carol Ann Duffy, Gillian Clarke and birds in poetry.
17:30
Ed Reardon's Week—Series 11, The Fourth Sausage
6/6Could one of Ed's rediscovered films change his life?
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Evening
18:00
Nightfall—Series 2, 1. The Maid's Bell by Edith Wharton
1/5A maid takes a job for a dysfunctional couple in a haunted house.
18:30
Ray Bradbury's Tales of the Bizarre—Series 1, Have I Got a Chocolate Bar for You
2/6One afternoon, a priest hears a familiar voice. Tale of confessions and confectionary.
19:00
Radiolab—Series 2, Patient Zero
7/8Radiolab explores how you find out who Patient Zero is - the heart of any kind of outbreak
20:00
Homecoming by Colin Grant (Omnibus)
The people of the Windrush generation tell their stories.
21:10
The Listening Project—Lily and Matilda - Best Friends
Fi Glover with a conversation between 10-year-olds about the ups and downs of friendship.(R)
21:15
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Legal Eagles, Albie Sachs
From Beethoven to Ella Fitzgerald, the judge shares his castaway choices with Sue Lawley.
22:00
Ed Reardon's Week—Series 11, The Fourth Sausage
6/6Could one of Ed's rediscovered films change his life?
22:30
Small Scenes—Series 1, Episode 1
1/4Symphonious sketch series with Daniel Rigby, Mike Wozniak, Sara Pascoe and Henry Paker.
22:55
The Comedy Club Interviews—Steve Punt 2/2
From 10.00pm until midnight, seven days a week, the Comedy Club has two hours of comedy.
23:00
The Secret World—Series 1, Episode 1 - Pilot
1/6From John Humphrys to Alan Carr, Jon Culshaw explores the private lives of famous folk.
23:30
Lucy Montgomery's Variety Pack—Series 2, Episode 2
2/4The human chameleon's host of comic characters includes a nonagenarian musical diva.
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Late
00:00
Nightfall—Series 2, 1. The Maid's Bell by Edith Wharton
1/5A maid takes a job for a dysfunctional couple in a haunted house.
00:30
Ray Bradbury's Tales of the Bizarre—Series 1, Have I Got a Chocolate Bar for You
2/6One afternoon, a priest hears a familiar voice. Tale of confessions and confectionary.
01:00
Doris Lessing - The Good Terrorist (Omnibus)—Episode 2
2/2Faye is found bleeding, but Alice has promised not to involve the authorities.
02:15
HE Bates - The Primrose Place
A woman in an orchard is disturbed by a tired and agitated stranger.
02:30
A Whole Life (Omnibus)
An ancient landscape shapes the life of one man in this quiet mesmerising novel.
03:45
His Master's Voices—2. Laughter and Novelty
2/5Cerys Matthews and Tris Penna consider the legacy of the UK's first gramophone records.
04:00
Moonbeam and Mrs Pat
Celebrated actress Mrs Patrick Campbell had one constant companion, her dog, Moonbeam.
