Schedule
Early
00:00
Utopia by Thomas More
Explorer Raphael Hythloday tells Thomas More about a mystical island.
01:00
Archive on 4—The University of the Air
Gordon Brown charts 50 years of the Open University.
02:00
Flight of the Conchords—Tower of London
1/6The Kiwi novelty music duo try to make it big in the English capital.
02:30
Hut 33—Series 3, Know Thyne Enemy
1/6Bletchley Park codebreaker Gordon gets carried away trying to think like a German.
03:00
Weak at the Top—Series 1, Gold Card
1/4No morals and little brain. John Weak is an aggressive marketing director.
03:30
28 Acts in 28 Minutes—Series 2, Episode 1
1/3John Humphrys gives 28 performers 60 seconds each to entertain. With Shappi Khorsandi.
04:00
Philip Marlowe - The Big Sleep
Raymond Chandler's private eye tackles a wealthy family's case of blackmail and murder.
05:30
Great Lives—Samira Ahmed on Laura Ingalls Wilder
Laura Ingalls Wilder: author Tracy Chevalier joins Samira Ahmed
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Morning
06:00
Jaws by Peter Benchley (Omnibus)—1/2: "The great fish moved silently through the night water..."
1/2It is high summer on Amity Island, and the tourists are arriving.
07:10
Inheritance Tracks—Benjamin Zephaniah
The writer, poet and musician chooses Bob and Marcia's Young, Gifted and Black.
07:20
Charles Dickens—Dombey and Son (Omnibus), Episode 1
1/4At last, a boy is born to Paul Dombey, but at what cost?
08:30
Albert and Me—Series 2, File Under Trouble
6/8Single dad Bryan takes a temporary filing job and chases a missing file.
09:00
Something to Shout About—Series 1, Episode 12
12/13The agency hires bird-brained talent for a rum advertising campaign.
09:30
It's a Fair Cop—Series 3, Cedric the Gnome
3/4Comedian and policeman Alfie Moore asks his audience to help him solve a real-life crime.
10:00
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Americans, Alice Walker
From Beethoven to Stevie Wonder, author Alice Walker shares her castaway choices.
10:45
David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, The Serpent's Stare
Looking at why underground animals have evolved differently from those on the surface.
11:00
Radiolab—Series 9, Dusty Docs
8/8Radiolab explores the power of hidden documents to prove historical wrongs.
11:55
Inheritance Tracks—Benjamin Zephaniah
The writer, poet and musician chooses Bob and Marcia's Young, Gifted and Black.
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Afternoon
12:00
Poetry Extra—Poetry Please - Bloomsday
Daljit Nagra chooses the best programmes from the BBC's poetry archive.
12:30
HR—Series 3, Gambled
6/6Penniless friends Sam and Peter bank on a huge lottery win.
13:00
The Dawn Watch by Maya Jasonoff (Omnibus)
The story of Joseph Conrad. He yearns for the sailor's life. Read by Laurel Lefkow.
14:10
Inheritance Tracks—Jodie Kidd
Jodie Kidd chooses Dire Straits' Money for Nothing and Bob Marley's No Woman No Cry.
14:20
Winifred Holtby - South Riding (Omnibus)—Episode 3
3/3Headmistress Sarah encounters the bitter taste of loss and the joy of achievement.
15:30
For One Night Only—Series 2, Judy and Liza at The Palladium
2/3Paul Gambaccini recalls the first joint stage concert by Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli.
16:00
Peter Tinniswood—The Wireless Lady
Winifred Leslie, the Grande Dame of radio drama, feels forgotten. Stars Billie Whitelaw.
17:00
Poetry Extra—Poetry Please - Bloomsday
Daljit Nagra chooses the best programmes from the BBC's poetry archive.
17:30
HR—Series 3, Gambled
6/6Penniless friends Sam and Peter bank on a huge lottery win.
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Evening
18:00
Fear on 4—Series 3, 2. Green and Pleasant
2/8The Man in Black tells of the kidnapping of a green pop star with something to hide.
18:30
Night Terrace—Series 2, 2. Full Steam
2/8Anastasia, Eddie and Sue materialise aboard a steam powered starship.
19:00
Radiolab—Series 9, Dusty Docs
8/8Radiolab explores the power of hidden documents to prove historical wrongs.
19:55
Inheritance Tracks—Benjamin Zephaniah
The writer, poet and musician chooses Bob and Marcia's Young, Gifted and Black.
20:00
Peter Tinniswood—The Wireless Lady
Winifred Leslie, the Grande Dame of radio drama, feels forgotten. Stars Billie Whitelaw.
21:00
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Americans, Alice Walker
From Beethoven to Stevie Wonder, author Alice Walker shares her castaway choices.
21:45
David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 1, The Serpent's Stare
Looking at why underground animals have evolved differently from those on the surface.
22:00
HR—Series 3, Gambled
6/6Penniless friends Sam and Peter bank on a huge lottery win.
22:30
The Guns of Adam Riches—Series 1, Mastermind
1/4Mastermind intends to kill the audience, unless a brave challenger can defeat him.
22:55
The Comedy Club Interviews—Sunil Patel 1/3
Iain Lee chats to Sunil Patel.
23:00
The Masterson Inheritance—Series 2, The Gangrene of the Mastersons
5/6The Masterson’s epic Crimean War struggle of carnage, carnality and cads.
23:30
John Finnemore's Double Acts—Series 2, Here's What We Do
5/6It's Pidge and Gavin! The old team back together again for one last mission.
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Late
00:00
Fear on 4—Series 3, 2. Green and Pleasant
2/8The Man in Black tells of the kidnapping of a green pop star with something to hide.
00:30
Night Terrace—Series 2, 2. Full Steam
2/8Anastasia, Eddie and Sue materialise aboard a steam powered starship.
01:00
The Dawn Watch by Maya Jasonoff (Omnibus)
The story of Joseph Conrad. He yearns for the sailor's life. Read by Laurel Lefkow.
02:10
Inheritance Tracks—Jodie Kidd
Jodie Kidd chooses Dire Straits' Money for Nothing and Bob Marley's No Woman No Cry.
02:20
Winifred Holtby - South Riding (Omnibus)—Episode 3
3/3Headmistress Sarah encounters the bitter taste of loss and the joy of achievement.
03:30
For One Night Only—Series 2, Judy and Liza at The Palladium
2/3Paul Gambaccini recalls the first joint stage concert by Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli.
04:00
Peter Tinniswood—The Wireless Lady
Winifred Leslie, the Grande Dame of radio drama, feels forgotten. Stars Billie Whitelaw.
05:00
Poetry Extra—Poetry Please - Bloomsday
Daljit Nagra chooses the best programmes from the BBC's poetry archive.
05:30
HR—Series 3, Gambled
6/6Penniless friends Sam and Peter bank on a huge lottery win.
