Schedule
Early
00:00
Nightfall—Series 4, 2. The Repossession
2/4Douglas, who died 30 years previously, tries to destroy his surviving conjoined twin.
00:30
Robert Holmes - Aliens in the Mind—2. Hurried Exodus
2/6Cornelius and Lark try to get Flora off the island of mutants.
02:00
The Masterson Inheritance—Series 3, The St Valentine's Day Mastersons
6/6Budding starlette Genevieve hits seedy 1920s Hollywood.
02:30
The World of Simon Rich—Series 1, Episode 1
1/4Enchanting, absurd and funny stories from the mind of celebrated US writer Simon Rich.
03:00
Radio Active—Series 3, Euroshow
1/6Berlin, Paris and Madrid. Radio Active goes continental!
03:30
Old Harry's Game—Series 5, Moral Leadership
1/4With Hell is close to bursting, Satan ponders his entry policy.
04:00
Elsie, Doris, Gert and Daisy by Annie Caulfield
A celebration of a classic music hall duo and their immortal gossipy characters.
05:30
Great Lives—Hilary Devey on Gracie Fields
The life of Dame Gracie Fields is championed by Hilary Devey. From 2016.
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Morning
06:00
Lisa Owen - Not Working (Omnibus)—Episode 1
1/2Quitting her job to find her true vocation, Claire realises she has no idea how to find it
07:10
Inheritance Tracks—Ken Bruce
Radio 2's Ken Bruce chooses Frank Sinatra and Joe Brown.
07:20
Lucy Catherine - Gudrun—Series 1 (Omnibus)
Lucy Catherine's fresh re-telling of classic Icelanders' saga.
08:30
Meet the Huggetts—All at Sea
Joe and Ethel suffer a money headache on the works outing.
09:00
Drop Me Here, Darling—Indefinite Articles
Leslie is offered a job writing a weekly food column. But is it too good to be true?
09:30
Ed Reardon's Week—Series 3, Murder Most Rewritten
5/6After sending abusive emails, the hack vents his spleen corporate script writing.
10:00
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Children's Writers, Anthony Horowitz
Featuring Anthony Horowitz, creator of the teenage spy Alex Rider.
10:45
David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Sloths
Musings on the natural history of perhaps the most lethargic beast in the animal world.
11:00
Radiolab—Series 7, Damn Bugs
3/8Radiolab explores what's the hidden cost of wiping out the world's most pesky insects?
11:55
Inheritance Tracks—Ken Bruce
Radio 2's Ken Bruce chooses Frank Sinatra and Joe Brown.
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Afternoon
12:00
Poetry Extra—A Few Don'ts
Poet Daljit Nagra selects the best programmes from the BBC's poetry archive.
12:30
Polyoaks—Series 4, Hello, Goodbye
2/6Annette Crosbie guest stars in the biting satire on National Health GPs.
13:00
Love From Boy: Roald Dahl's Letters to His Mother (Omnibus)
Letters from Roald Dahl to his mother, Sofie Magdalene.
14:10
Inheritance Tracks—Ade Edmondson
Actor Ade Edmondson picks tracks by Flanders & Swann and the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band.
14:20
Isaac Asimov's I, Robot (Omnibus)
As a child, Stevie forms a closer bond with her robotic childminder than her real parents.
15:30
Motown - Speaking In The Streets
Alvin Hall on Motown's eight Black Forum spoken word records with the people behind them.
16:00
Mary Baker - The American Dentist
When Dr Thomas W Evans moves to France, the course of history changes.
17:00
Poetry Extra—A Few Don'ts
Poet Daljit Nagra selects the best programmes from the BBC's poetry archive.
17:30
Polyoaks—Series 4, Hello, Goodbye
2/6Annette Crosbie guest stars in the biting satire on National Health GPs.
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Evening
18:00
Matt Bloom - Find Me
Using a new matter transportation machine to travel to Australia sparks terror for Mary.
18:45
Black and White by Jan Mark—1. In Black and White
1/4Marjorie has premonitions, but no-one could have guessed how true they would be.
19:00
Radiolab—Series 7, Damn Bugs
3/8Radiolab explores what's the hidden cost of wiping out the world's most pesky insects?
19:55
Inheritance Tracks—Ken Bruce
Radio 2's Ken Bruce chooses Frank Sinatra and Joe Brown.
20:00
Mary Baker - The American Dentist
When Dr Thomas W Evans moves to France, the course of history changes.
21:00
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Children's Writers, Anthony Horowitz
Featuring Anthony Horowitz, creator of the teenage spy Alex Rider.
21:45
David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Sloths
Musings on the natural history of perhaps the most lethargic beast in the animal world.
22:00
Polyoaks—Series 4, Hello, Goodbye
2/6Annette Crosbie guest stars in the biting satire on National Health GPs.
22:30
I, Regress—Series 2, Rubber
1/4Can Dr Berry help Mary Wolfe Heat with her fear of rubber? With Bob Mortimer.
22:45
Bird Island—Series 2, Episode 1
1/4A cereal bar fills up scientist Ben's audio diary in the subantarctic.
23:00
Son of Cliche—Freddie Fortune
From a spoof Melvyn Bragg to a signing chimp. Sketch comedy from November 1984.
23:30
Radio 9—Series 1, Episode 2
2/4More from the Gay Board Game Olympics, plus Radiohead's happy single.
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Late
00:00
Matt Bloom - Find Me
Using a new matter transportation machine to travel to Australia sparks terror for Mary.
00:45
Black and White by Jan Mark—1. In Black and White
1/4Marjorie has premonitions, but no-one could have guessed how true they would be.
01:00
Love From Boy: Roald Dahl's Letters to His Mother (Omnibus)
Letters from Roald Dahl to his mother, Sofie Magdalene.
02:10
Inheritance Tracks—Ade Edmondson
Actor Ade Edmondson picks tracks by Flanders & Swann and the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band.
02:20
Isaac Asimov's I, Robot (Omnibus)
As a child, Stevie forms a closer bond with her robotic childminder than her real parents.
03:30
Motown - Speaking In The Streets
Alvin Hall on Motown's eight Black Forum spoken word records with the people behind them.
04:00
Mary Baker - The American Dentist
When Dr Thomas W Evans moves to France, the course of history changes.
05:00
Poetry Extra—A Few Don'ts
Poet Daljit Nagra selects the best programmes from the BBC's poetry archive.
05:30
Polyoaks—Series 4, Hello, Goodbye
2/6Annette Crosbie guest stars in the biting satire on National Health GPs.
06:00
Raffles—Series 2, 6. The Gift of the Emperor
6/6The gentleman thief plans the theft of a valuable pearl.
06:30
Sherlock Holmes—Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs - Series 1, The Man With the Twisted Lip
1/6The Baker Street sleuth searches for a missing husband.
