Schedule
Early
00:00
Soul Music—Purple Rain
True stories of what Prince's epic ballad ‘Purple Rain’ means to people around the world.
00:30
The Chalet School
Crime writer Val McDermid on how boarding school novels inspired her to be a writer.
01:00
Curlew in Autumn—6. Back to the Cave
6/6Calman has a showdown with Bullivant and they're all still looking for hermit Leighton.
01:30
The Rivals—Series 1, 4. Loveday Brooke: The Mystery of Redstone Manor
4/4Inspector Lestrade introduces Sherlock Holmes' uncompromising rival Loveday Brooke.
02:00
The Older Woman—Series 2, Episode 5
5/6Roy decides celibacy is the answer. But can he remain true to his principles?
02:30
The Burkiss Way—Series 5, Love Big Brother the Burkiss Way
3/6The team spoof George Orwell's 1984 and more.
03:00
To Hull and Back—Series 3, Last Chance Salon
1/4Sophie is knocked over and gets offered useful compensation.
03:30
Vesper Flights by Helen Macdonald—5. Vesper Flights
5/5Helen Macdonald celebrates and learns life lessons from swifts.
03:45
Victor Hugo - Les Miserables—5. The Truth
5/25The Mayor of Montreuil Sur Mer makes an astonishing declaration.
04:00
Foul Play—Series 4, Dead as a Parrot
6/6Crime writers Ian Rankin and Stella Duffy ponder a case of footballers and models.
04:30
Lucky Heather—2. Wild Bunch
2/6Heather helps a neighbour who is being harassed on the estate.
05:00
Stella Gibbons - Cold Comfort Farm—4. Flora's Rights Again
4/4As Elfine's big day nears, only Aunt Ada Doom is hindering Flora's campaign.
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Morning
06:00
Semi-Detached
Scheming Fred Midway will do whatever it takes to maintain his position in suburbia.
07:30
William Golding: The Man Who Wrote Lord Of The Flies (Omnibus)
The life and career of the publicity-shy, Nobel Prize-winning author.
08:45
Tales From A Long Room by Peter Tinniswood—Series 1, Polar Games
2/5A cricket match in Antarctica captained by Captain Scott and Roald Amundsen.
09:00
The Men from the Ministry—Nothing But the Vest
The bungling bureaucrats play cupid for Mildred.
09:30
Brothers in Law—Series 2, Keeping It Warm
12/12Will barrister Roger manage to make up with Sally?
10:00
Unsung Heroines—1. Annie Russell-Maunder, Beryl Burton, Flo Bilton, Jayaben Desai, Sulpicia, Sophia Jex-Blake
1/3Viv Groskop celebrates amazing women whose names aren't as well known as they should be.
11:00
Semi-Detached
Scheming Fred Midway will do whatever it takes to maintain his position in suburbia.
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Afternoon
12:30
William Golding: The Man Who Wrote Lord Of The Flies (Omnibus)
The life and career of the publicity-shy, Nobel Prize-winning author.
13:45
Tales From A Long Room by Peter Tinniswood—Series 1, Polar Games
2/5A cricket match in Antarctica captained by Captain Scott and Roald Amundsen.
14:00
The Men from the Ministry—Nothing But the Vest
The bungling bureaucrats play cupid for Mildred.
14:30
Brothers in Law—Series 2, Keeping It Warm
12/12Will barrister Roger manage to make up with Sally?
15:00
Unsung Heroines—1. Annie Russell-Maunder, Beryl Burton, Flo Bilton, Jayaben Desai, Sulpicia, Sophia Jex-Blake
1/3Viv Groskop celebrates amazing women whose names aren't as well known as they should be.
16:00
John Wyndham - The Day of the Triffids—1. Can't You See? I'm Blind...
1/2With most of humanity blind, mobile carnivorous plants move in.
16:50
The Fanthorpe Investigations—The Moving Coffins of Barbados
1/5Priest and paranormal investigator Lionel Fanthorpe relates a tale of the unexplained.
17:00
Semi-Detached
Scheming Fred Midway will do whatever it takes to maintain his position in suburbia.
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Evening
18:30
William Golding: The Man Who Wrote Lord Of The Flies (Omnibus)
The life and career of the publicity-shy, Nobel Prize-winning author.
19:45
Tales From A Long Room by Peter Tinniswood—Series 1, Polar Games
2/5A cricket match in Antarctica captained by Captain Scott and Roald Amundsen.
20:00
The Men from the Ministry—Nothing But the Vest
The bungling bureaucrats play cupid for Mildred.
20:30
Brothers in Law—Series 2, Keeping It Warm
12/12Will barrister Roger manage to make up with Sally?
21:00
Unsung Heroines—1. Annie Russell-Maunder, Beryl Burton, Flo Bilton, Jayaben Desai, Sulpicia, Sophia Jex-Blake
1/3Viv Groskop celebrates amazing women whose names aren't as well known as they should be.
22:00
Welcome to Wherever You Are—Series 1, Episode 3
3/4Comedy from Auckland, Bahrain and New York, hosted by Andrew Maxwell in London.
22:30
The Secret World—Series 4, Episode 1
1/6Jon Culshaw and Debra Stephenson explore the bizarre private lives of famous folk.
23:00
Two Episodes of Mash—Series 2, Episode 1
1/4Find out why Rapunzel is getting a haircut, and what spiders do for entertainment.
23:30
Can't Tell Nathan Caton Nothing—Series 2, About Poorly Relatives
4/6Nathan Caton is unsympathetic when his parents are sick, as he has an important gig.
23:45
Sounding Off with McGough—4. Heroes and Villains
4/6Poetic reflections from Roger McGough, with tales of relatives and retsina. From May 2000.
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Late
00:00
John Wyndham - The Day of the Triffids—1. Can't You See? I'm Blind...
1/2With most of humanity blind, mobile carnivorous plants move in.
00:50
The Fanthorpe Investigations—The Moving Coffins of Barbados
1/5Priest and paranormal investigator Lionel Fanthorpe relates a tale of the unexplained.
01:00
Semi-Detached
Scheming Fred Midway will do whatever it takes to maintain his position in suburbia.
02:30
William Golding: The Man Who Wrote Lord Of The Flies (Omnibus)
The life and career of the publicity-shy, Nobel Prize-winning author.
03:45
Tales From A Long Room by Peter Tinniswood—Series 1, Polar Games
2/5A cricket match in Antarctica captained by Captain Scott and Roald Amundsen.
04:00
The Men from the Ministry—Nothing But the Vest
The bungling bureaucrats play cupid for Mildred.
04:30
Brothers in Law—Series 2, Keeping It Warm
12/12Will barrister Roger manage to make up with Sally?
05:00
Unsung Heroines—1. Annie Russell-Maunder, Beryl Burton, Flo Bilton, Jayaben Desai, Sulpicia, Sophia Jex-Blake
1/3Viv Groskop celebrates amazing women whose names aren't as well known as they should be.
