Schedule
Early
00:00
Stanislaw Lem - Solaris—2. Love and Hate
2/2Kris is falling in love with his replica wife as his colleagues aim to destroy the planet.
01:00
Shelagh Delaney - A Taste of Honey
A pregnant teenager and her feckless mother trade insults and repartee in 1950s Salford.
02:30
The Musical Human by Michael Spitzer (Omnibus)
Evidence of humankind's musicality abounds in relics of instruments from around the world.
03:45
Alan Coren - Core Coren—4. Out to Lunch
4/5The writer and self-proclaimed Royalist muses on a menu of exotic and prehistoric dishes.
04:00
The Men from the Ministry—A Merry Dance
The bungling bureaucrats suspect each other of espionage.
04:30
The Morecambe and Wise Show—Episode 6
6/6Eric and Ern celebrate the final show of the series.
05:00
Hilarious Histories - What's So Funny About the Past?—2. Blackadder & Brian
2/3Public Historian Greg Jenner is on a quest to discover why comedy writers love history
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Morning
06:00
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Booker Prize Castaways, Anne Enright
Irish writer Anne Enright is castaway by Lauren Laverne.
06:45
David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Earthworms
David Attenborough recalls visiting Australia to find the giant earthworm - using his ears
07:00
Poetry Extra—The Living Poet: Stevie Smith and Three Score And Ten: Fleur Adcock
Daljit Nagra selects another programme from the BBC's poetry archive.
07:30
Bessie Smith by Jackie Kay (Omnibus)
A portrait of the tempestuous life of the blues singer, Bessie Smith.
08:40
Inheritance Tracks—Alexander Armstrong
Alexander Armstrong chooses tracks by The Wombles and Madness.
08:50
Stan Barstow - A Raging Calm (Omnibus)—Episode 2
2/2Tom plans for Norma's future, whilst Andrea's future is very much threatened.
10:00
Beyond Our Ken—From 12/08/1958
Kenneth Horne hitches a lift in a helicopter, and Hornerama investigates sport.
10:30
The Enchanting World of Hinge and Bracket—Series 2, An American's Roots
9/13Evadne and Hilda help a hitchhiker to trace her roots in their village.
11:00
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Booker Prize Castaways, Anne Enright
Irish writer Anne Enright is castaway by Lauren Laverne.
11:45
David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Earthworms
David Attenborough recalls visiting Australia to find the giant earthworm - using his ears
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Afternoon
12:00
Poetry Extra—The Living Poet: Stevie Smith and Three Score And Ten: Fleur Adcock
Daljit Nagra selects another programme from the BBC's poetry archive.
12:30
Bessie Smith by Jackie Kay (Omnibus)
A portrait of the tempestuous life of the blues singer, Bessie Smith.
13:40
Inheritance Tracks—Alexander Armstrong
Alexander Armstrong chooses tracks by The Wombles and Madness.
13:50
Stan Barstow - A Raging Calm (Omnibus)—Episode 2
2/2Tom plans for Norma's future, whilst Andrea's future is very much threatened.
15:00
Beyond Our Ken—From 12/08/1958
Kenneth Horne hitches a lift in a helicopter, and Hornerama investigates sport.
15:30
The Enchanting World of Hinge and Bracket—Series 2, An American's Roots
9/13Evadne and Hilda help a hitchhiker to trace her roots in their village.
16:00
The Man in Black—Series 3, The Printed Name by Nicholas Pierpan
2/5Nicholas Pierpan's chilling tale of a writer's devilish pact with a mysterious man.
16:30
Weird Tales—Series 2, Split the Atom by Lynn Ferguson
2/3Angry misanthrope Frank meets Gwen, who tells of a Celtic goddess.
17:00
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Booker Prize Castaways, Anne Enright
Irish writer Anne Enright is castaway by Lauren Laverne.
17:45
David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Earthworms
David Attenborough recalls visiting Australia to find the giant earthworm - using his ears
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Evening
18:00
Poetry Extra—The Living Poet: Stevie Smith and Three Score And Ten: Fleur Adcock
Daljit Nagra selects another programme from the BBC's poetry archive.
18:30
Bessie Smith by Jackie Kay (Omnibus)
A portrait of the tempestuous life of the blues singer, Bessie Smith.
19:40
Inheritance Tracks—Alexander Armstrong
Alexander Armstrong chooses tracks by The Wombles and Madness.
19:50
Stan Barstow - A Raging Calm (Omnibus)—Episode 2
2/2Tom plans for Norma's future, whilst Andrea's future is very much threatened.
21:00
Beyond Our Ken—From 12/08/1958
Kenneth Horne hitches a lift in a helicopter, and Hornerama investigates sport.
21:30
The Enchanting World of Hinge and Bracket—Series 2, An American's Roots
9/13Evadne and Hilda help a hitchhiker to trace her roots in their village.
22:00
Revolting People—Series 4, Ezekiel is Kidnapped
1/6Ezekiel upsets the Baltimore rebels in the 1775 American sitcom. Stars Andy Hamilton.
22:30
1966 and All That—The 1940s
2/4Big Mac is the prime minister. You've never had it so long!
22:55
The Comedy Club Interviews—Alexandra Haddow 1/3
Esyllt Sears chats to the comedian and writer Alexandra Haddow.
23:00
Life With Lederer—Series 2, The Cure
2/5Helen Lederer reveals her methods for coping with life, through alternative medicine.
23:15
Where to, Mate?—Series 1, "...you're coming in, you're coming out..."
2/4Hit the road in Manchester where we eavesdrop on taxi journeys around the North West.
23:30
Delve Special—Series 2, The Archibald Gallery Robbery
1/4Reporter David Lander reopens the investigation into 1983's Archibald Gallery robbery.
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Late
00:00
The Man in Black—Series 3, The Printed Name by Nicholas Pierpan
2/5Nicholas Pierpan's chilling tale of a writer's devilish pact with a mysterious man.
00:30
Weird Tales—Series 2, Split the Atom by Lynn Ferguson
2/3Angry misanthrope Frank meets Gwen, who tells of a Celtic goddess.
01:00
Desert Island Discs Revisited—Booker Prize Castaways, Anne Enright
Irish writer Anne Enright is castaway by Lauren Laverne.
01:45
David Attenborough's Life Stories—Series 2, Earthworms
David Attenborough recalls visiting Australia to find the giant earthworm - using his ears
02:00
Poetry Extra—The Living Poet: Stevie Smith and Three Score And Ten: Fleur Adcock
Daljit Nagra selects another programme from the BBC's poetry archive.
02:30
Bessie Smith by Jackie Kay (Omnibus)
A portrait of the tempestuous life of the blues singer, Bessie Smith.
03:40
Inheritance Tracks—Alexander Armstrong
Alexander Armstrong chooses tracks by The Wombles and Madness.
03:50
Stan Barstow - A Raging Calm (Omnibus)—Episode 2
2/2Tom plans for Norma's future, whilst Andrea's future is very much threatened.
05:00
Beyond Our Ken—From 12/08/1958
Kenneth Horne hitches a lift in a helicopter, and Hornerama investigates sport.
05:30
The Enchanting World of Hinge and Bracket—Series 2, An American's Roots
9/13Evadne and Hilda help a hitchhiker to trace her roots in their village.
