Schedule
Early
00:00
Mike Walker - 2025—2. Access
2/2Olivia and Irena plot to expose the world of illegal genetic engineering.
01:00
Archive on 4—Tolkien: The Lost Recordings
Joss Ackland narrates a search through BBC archives for unheard gems from JRR Tolkien.
02:00
The Skivers—Series 1, Leslie Phillips
1/5Leslie Phillips guest stars in Nick Golson and Tim de Jongh's skilful sketch show.
02:30
Cliche—From 16/3/1981
From providing hunted zebras a level playing field, to Batman minus Robin.
03:00
Political Animals—Series 1, Humphrey
2/4The chief mouser to the Cabinet Office, 1989-1997, reflects on life with New Labour.
03:15
Brian Appleton's History of Rock 'n' Roll—A Lot of Knowledge
6/6The forgotten Thompson Twin reveals why rock 'n' roll can be a cruel mistress.
03:30
The Jason Byrne Show—Series 3, The Irish and the Scottish Are Black-Belts in Misery
6/6The award-winning funny man revels in misery. With Laurence Howarth and Daisy Haggard.
04:00
Drama on 4—John Osborne's Luther
A look inside the mind of the profound believer who challenged the church's teachings.
05:30
Great Lives—Suzannah Lipscomb on CS Lewis
CS Lewis, author of the Narnia Chronicles, chosen by historian Suzannah Lipscomb.
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Morning
06:00
Wish Lanterns by Alec Ash (Omnibus)
Wish Lanterns tells the stories of six young Chinese.
07:10
Inheritance Tracks—Kate Adie
Journalist Kate Adie chooses the 'Housewives' Choice' theme.
07:20
Black Eyed Girls by Katie Hims (Omnibus)
Katie Hims' heartrending story of separated twins and their search for one another.
08:30
We're in Business—Conscience Money
After a win on the horses, Dudley splashes the cash, and his mother also has money to burn
09:00
The Arthur Haynes Show—From 21/07/1963
The popular comedian stars in Johnny Speight's sketches. With Nicholas Parsons.
09:30
An Actor's Life for Me—Series 1, I Can Do That
2/7Robert gets a role as a chauffeur, except he can't drive.
10:00
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Honoured Actors, Dame Harriet Walter
From Prokofiev to Nina Simone, actress Dame Harriet Walter shares her castaway choices.
10:45
Multi Story Shorts—Within The Rules
Patricia is desperate to be reunited with her mum, but only within the lockdown rules.
11:00
Sneakernomics—7. The Cri de Coeur
How trainers leapt from sport to street in the UK and, in Oregon, the end of an era.
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Afternoon
12:00
Poetry Extra—Mother Tongue - Close Encounters
Daljit Nagra selects the best programmes from the BBC's poetry archive.
12:30
Start/Stop—Series 3, 1. The Third Way
1/6Fiona road tests Barney's theory about how to put the spark back in your marriage.
13:00
A Death in the Family by Karl Ove Knausgaard (Omnibus)—Episode 1
1/2Writer Karl Ove Knausgaard relives the story of his life.
14:10
Inheritance Tracks—Ben Elton
Ben Elton with tracks by Marlene Dietrich and Queen.
14:20
Melissa Murray - The Steal (Omnibus)
Max returns from travelling to find most of his expected inheritance has gone. But why?
15:30
Cerys Matthews's Blue Horizon
Cerys Matthews indulges her passion for the seminal British blues record label.
16:00
Katherine Parker - The One Before The Last
The story of poet Rupert Brooke’s complex love affair with Katherine “Ka” Cox.
17:00
Poetry Extra—Mother Tongue - Close Encounters
Daljit Nagra selects the best programmes from the BBC's poetry archive.
17:30
Start/Stop—Series 3, 1. The Third Way
1/6Fiona road tests Barney's theory about how to put the spark back in your marriage.
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Evening
18:00
Culture by Al Smith
Al Smith's dystopian vision of a world where antibiotics have ceased to work.
18:45
Roald Dahl: Served with a Twist—The Bookseller
1/5Charles Dance tells a darkly comic tale by the master of the bizarre. With Toby Jones.
19:00
Sneakernomics—7. The Cri de Coeur
How trainers leapt from sport to street in the UK and, in Oregon, the end of an era.
20:00
Katherine Parker - The One Before The Last
The story of poet Rupert Brooke’s complex love affair with Katherine “Ka” Cox.
21:00
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Honoured Actors, Dame Harriet Walter
From Prokofiev to Nina Simone, actress Dame Harriet Walter shares her castaway choices.
21:45
Multi Story Shorts—Within The Rules
Patricia is desperate to be reunited with her mum, but only within the lockdown rules.
22:00
Start/Stop—Series 3, 1. The Third Way
1/6Fiona road tests Barney's theory about how to put the spark back in your marriage.
22:30
The Mel and Sue Thing—Episode 3
3/6A guitar legend, Jane Austen and a soap opera queen.
23:00
Helen Keen's It Is Rocket Science—Series 1, Episode 4
4/4Can we make it to the stars? Quirky true history with Helen Keen and Peter Serafinowicz.
23:15
Gus Murdoch's Sacred Cows—4. Roads
4/4The fearless reporter probes Britain's highways and byways.
23:30
Masala FM—Episode 1
1/6The London Asian radio station toughens up its act. From 1996.
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Late
00:00
Culture by Al Smith
Al Smith's dystopian vision of a world where antibiotics have ceased to work.
00:45
Roald Dahl: Served with a Twist—The Bookseller
1/5Charles Dance tells a darkly comic tale by the master of the bizarre. With Toby Jones.
01:00
A Death in the Family by Karl Ove Knausgaard (Omnibus)—Episode 1
1/2Writer Karl Ove Knausgaard relives the story of his life.
02:10
Inheritance Tracks—Ben Elton
Ben Elton with tracks by Marlene Dietrich and Queen.
02:20
Melissa Murray - The Steal (Omnibus)
Max returns from travelling to find most of his expected inheritance has gone. But why?
03:30
Cerys Matthews's Blue Horizon
Cerys Matthews indulges her passion for the seminal British blues record label.
04:00
Katherine Parker - The One Before The Last
The story of poet Rupert Brooke’s complex love affair with Katherine “Ka” Cox.
05:00
Poetry Extra—Mother Tongue - Close Encounters
Daljit Nagra selects the best programmes from the BBC's poetry archive.
05:30
Start/Stop—Series 3, 1. The Third Way
1/6Fiona road tests Barney's theory about how to put the spark back in your marriage.
