Schedule
Early
00:00
Spine Chillers—David Campton - Mrs M
Mrs Meadowsweet offers guesthouse holidays, but Madge and Arthur are suspicious.
00:45
The Strange and The Sinister by William Croft Dickinson—2. Let the Dead Bury Their Dead
Will an archaeologist heed the warnings of a local man or continue a dangerous excavation?
01:00
Archive on 4—Alistair Cooke's Century
Nick Clarke joins Alistair Cooke to listen to some broadcasting gems from his career.
02:00
The Penny Dreadfuls—The Penny Dreadfuls Present: Hereward The Wake
By David Reed and Humphrey Ker. The comic lifestory of one of England's forgotten heroes.
02:45
Hamish and Dougal: You'll Have Had Your Tea—Series 3, There's Something About Mrs Naughtie
2/6Mrs Naughtie's news has Hamish, Dougal and the Laird all a-fluster.
03:00
Life: An Idiot's Guide—Series 3, Multiculturalism
1/6Stephen K Amos and his comedy friends compile an idiot's guide to multiculturalism.
03:30
Buy Me Up TV—Series 1, Episode 1
1/4Eamonn Holmes runs the animal charity telethon.
04:00
Stephen MacDonald - Not About Heroes
First World War poets Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen meet for the first time.
05:30
Great Lives—Don McCullin on Norman Lewis
Don McCullin chooses his old travel companion Norman Lewis for Great Lives.
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Morning
06:00
Rudolf Nureyev - The Life (Omnibus)
Jamie Glover reads Julie Kavanagh's biography of the ballet star.
07:10
Inheritance Tracks—Eric Idle
Eric Idle chooses a Beatles song and a well-known Python anthem.
07:20
Wuthering Heights—Episode 1
Mr Earnshaw brings a mysterious child home.
08:30
A Life of Bliss—Oh Brother
Tony’s flighty brother, Robin, causes all manner of confusion when he comes to stay.
09:00
Life With The Lyons—No Rest For Ben
Poorly Ben is feeling sorry for himself, but his family aren’t too sympathetic...
09:30
Reluctant Persuaders—Series 2, 3: Give a Man a Fish
3/4The Hardacre ad agency attempts to do some charitable work.
10:00
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Novelists, Elif Shafak
Novelist Elif Shafak shares her castaway choices with Kirsty Young.
10:45
David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Giant Birds
The famous naturalist muses on the largest known egg laid by a giant bird on Madagascar.
11:00
The Moth Radio Hour—Series 10, DNA Doesn't Lie
2/8True stories told live in the USA.
11:55
Inheritance Tracks—Eric Idle
Eric Idle chooses a Beatles song and a well-known Python anthem.
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Afternoon
12:00
Poetry Extra—Welsh Ladies
Daljit Nagra chooses the best programmes from the BBC's poetry archive.
12:30
Ability—Series 1, The Voice
4/4Bob persuades Matt to exploit his voice app by becoming the voice of a sex bot.
13:00
The Secret Lives of Colour by Kassia St Clair (Omnibus)
A potted history of the colour palette by Kassia St Clair.
14:10
Inheritance Tracks—Jeremy Vine
Broadcaster Jeremy Vine inherits 'Old Comrades' and passes on 'Lipstick Vogue'.
14:20
Dead Weight by Val McDermid (Omnibus)
DCI Alma Blair lurks anonymously at Fat Busters where it seems weight loss can be murder!
15:30
The Poppy Factory
Stories from The Poppy Factory in Surrey, where poppies are made for Remembrance Sunday.
16:00
David Ashton - Old Ladies At The Zoo
Every week Bruno and Lily go to look at the animals. But today it's time for confessions.
16:45
Rosebuds by Frederic Raphael
What on earth has become of ‘family man’ Johnny Olive?
17:00
Poetry Extra—Welsh Ladies
Daljit Nagra chooses the best programmes from the BBC's poetry archive.
17:30
Ability—Series 1, The Voice
4/4Bob persuades Matt to exploit his voice app by becoming the voice of a sex bot.
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Evening
18:00
She by H Rider-Haggard—2. The Beguiling White Queen
2/2Ayesha believes Leo is the lover she's waited 2,000 years for...
19:00
The Moth Radio Hour—Series 10, DNA Doesn't Lie
2/8True stories told live in the USA.
19:55
Inheritance Tracks—Eric Idle
Eric Idle chooses a Beatles song and a well-known Python anthem.
20:00
David Ashton - Old Ladies At The Zoo
Every week Bruno and Lily go to look at the animals. But today it's time for confessions.
20:45
Rosebuds by Frederic Raphael
What on earth has become of ‘family man’ Johnny Olive?
21:00
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Novelists, Elif Shafak
Novelist Elif Shafak shares her castaway choices with Kirsty Young.
21:45
David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, Giant Birds
The famous naturalist muses on the largest known egg laid by a giant bird on Madagascar.
22:00
Ability—Series 1, The Voice
4/4Bob persuades Matt to exploit his voice app by becoming the voice of a sex bot.
22:30
The Million Pound Radio Show—Series 1, Episode 4
4/4Reagan rings Gorbachev - and the Daleks at home. Starring Andy Hamilton and Nick Revell.
23:00
Arthur Smith's Balham Bash—Series 3, Episode 4
4/4Arthur Smith presents music and comedy from Billy Jenkins, Kevin Eldon and Imran Yusuf.
23:30
Life: An Idiot's Guide—Series 3, Breaking Up
2/6Stephen K Amos, Susan Murray, Tom Craine and Josie Long present a guide to breaking up.
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Late
00:00
She by H Rider-Haggard—2. The Beguiling White Queen
2/2Ayesha believes Leo is the lover she's waited 2,000 years for...
01:00
The Secret Lives of Colour by Kassia St Clair (Omnibus)
A potted history of the colour palette by Kassia St Clair.
02:10
Inheritance Tracks—Jeremy Vine
Broadcaster Jeremy Vine inherits 'Old Comrades' and passes on 'Lipstick Vogue'.
02:20
Dead Weight by Val McDermid (Omnibus)
DCI Alma Blair lurks anonymously at Fat Busters where it seems weight loss can be murder!
03:30
The Poppy Factory
Stories from The Poppy Factory in Surrey, where poppies are made for Remembrance Sunday.
04:00
David Ashton - Old Ladies At The Zoo
Every week Bruno and Lily go to look at the animals. But today it's time for confessions.
04:45
Rosebuds by Frederic Raphael
What on earth has become of ‘family man’ Johnny Olive?
05:00
Poetry Extra—Welsh Ladies
Daljit Nagra chooses the best programmes from the BBC's poetry archive.
05:30
Ability—Series 1, The Voice
4/4Bob persuades Matt to exploit his voice app by becoming the voice of a sex bot.
