Schedule
Early
00:00
Soul Music—Pavane Pour Une Infante Défunte by Maurice Ravel
What makes Ravel's Pavane For A Dead Princess so evocative and emotional?
00:30
Fighting The Power of Pink
Kat Arney investigates why little girls are addicted to the colour pink, and if it matters
01:00
Sherlock Holmes—The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The Noble Bachelor
10/12When a missing bride's clothes appear in a lake, the sleuth is bound to investigate.
01:45
Whodunnits—DCI Alma Blair - Dead Pan, 5. Relationships
5/5Can DCI Alma Blair and CSM Jo Black salvage their personal relationship?
02:00
Bodgers, Banks and Sparkes—Entertainment
1/6The sketch comedy team poke fun at entertainment.
02:30
Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead—From 05/04/1971
An odd romantic tryst and the life of a great Englishman.
03:00
Shush!—Series 2, Dewey Decimal
1/4Alice and Snoo resort to some unconventional means to get hold of a passport.
03:30
Permanent Violet by Ronald Frame—5. Paris
5/10To escape Edinburgh, Eilidh heads to Paris and is in for a surprise encounter.
03:45
Love for Lydia by HE Bates—5. Tragedy
5/10As a midsummer night draws to an end, some life-changing events await Richardson.
04:00
The Unbelievable Truth—Series 28, Episode 4
4/6Comedians try to smuggle truths past their opponents in David Mitchell's panel game.
04:30
Meet Mr Mulliner by PG Wodehouse—Open House
4/6Mr Mulliner tells how a woman's callous dismissal led to vengeful neighbours.
05:00
With Passport and Parasol—5. Scarcely a Sacrifice
5/7Daisy Bates' pioneering journeys in Western Australia. Stars Sinead Cusack.
05:45
Stories by Alasdair Gray—Mr Meikle - An Epilogue
5/5The writer remembers a favourite teacher who inspired his ambitions.
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Morning
06:00
The Sacred Flame by W Somerset Maugham
June 1929: Maurice is in a wheelchair and cared for at home, but for how much longer?
07:30
Other Minds: The Octopus and The Evolution of Intelligent Life (Omnibus)
Philosopher and scuba-diver Peter Godfrey-Smith explores the intelligence of the octopus.
08:45
The Best of English—3. Birth of a Spiv
3/6Arthur English recalls more highlights from a life in entertainment.
09:00
The Men from the Ministry—A Turn for the Nurse
Operations at a hospital turn sickly from the civil servants' cure.
09:30
Beyond Our Ken—From 23/4/1959
Kenneth takes in a new West End crime-musical and Hornerama looks at housing.
10:00
Conversation Extra—Danny Kaye
Hollywood's Danny Kaye on his film career and working with UNICEF.
10:30
Danny Kaye: Unicef's Jester
Michael Freedland celebrates Danny Kaye's wide-ranging career and passions.
11:00
The Sacred Flame by W Somerset Maugham
June 1929: Maurice is in a wheelchair and cared for at home, but for how much longer?
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Afternoon
12:30
Other Minds: The Octopus and The Evolution of Intelligent Life (Omnibus)
Philosopher and scuba-diver Peter Godfrey-Smith explores the intelligence of the octopus.
13:45
The Best of English—3. Birth of a Spiv
3/6Arthur English recalls more highlights from a life in entertainment.
14:00
The Men from the Ministry—A Turn for the Nurse
Operations at a hospital turn sickly from the civil servants' cure.
14:30
Beyond Our Ken—From 23/4/1959
Kenneth takes in a new West End crime-musical and Hornerama looks at housing.
15:00
Conversation Extra—Danny Kaye
Hollywood's Danny Kaye on his film career and working with UNICEF.
15:30
Danny Kaye: Unicef's Jester
Michael Freedland celebrates Danny Kaye's wide-ranging career and passions.
16:00
The Lifted Veil by George Eliot—2. Fate
2/2The death of his brother clears the way for Latimer to marry Bertha.
17:00
The Sacred Flame by W Somerset Maugham
June 1929: Maurice is in a wheelchair and cared for at home, but for how much longer?
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Evening
18:30
Other Minds: The Octopus and The Evolution of Intelligent Life (Omnibus)
Philosopher and scuba-diver Peter Godfrey-Smith explores the intelligence of the octopus.
19:45
The Best of English—3. Birth of a Spiv
3/6Arthur English recalls more highlights from a life in entertainment.
20:00
The Men from the Ministry—A Turn for the Nurse
Operations at a hospital turn sickly from the civil servants' cure.
20:30
Beyond Our Ken—From 23/4/1959
Kenneth takes in a new West End crime-musical and Hornerama looks at housing.
21:00
Conversation Extra—Danny Kaye
Hollywood's Danny Kaye on his film career and working with UNICEF.
21:30
Danny Kaye: Unicef's Jester
Michael Freedland celebrates Danny Kaye's wide-ranging career and passions.
22:00
The Tim Vine Chat Show—Series 2, London
1/6Tim finds himself confronted by a man with an interesting technique for warding off foxes.
22:30
Start/Stop—Series 1, 2. Weekend Away
2/6The promise of a weekend away tests everyone's patience.
23:00
Lee and Herring's Fist of Fun—Belfast
4/6The cult BBC Radio 1 series hits Queen's University Belfast.
23:30
The Simon Day Show—Series 2, Tommy Cockles
1/6Entertainer Tommy Cockles is at the Mallard Theatre, and finds it transformed.
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Late
00:00
The Lifted Veil by George Eliot—2. Fate
2/2The death of his brother clears the way for Latimer to marry Bertha.
01:00
The Sacred Flame by W Somerset Maugham
June 1929: Maurice is in a wheelchair and cared for at home, but for how much longer?
02:30
Other Minds: The Octopus and The Evolution of Intelligent Life (Omnibus)
Philosopher and scuba-diver Peter Godfrey-Smith explores the intelligence of the octopus.
03:45
The Best of English—3. Birth of a Spiv
3/6Arthur English recalls more highlights from a life in entertainment.
04:00
The Men from the Ministry—A Turn for the Nurse
Operations at a hospital turn sickly from the civil servants' cure.
04:30
Beyond Our Ken—From 23/4/1959
Kenneth takes in a new West End crime-musical and Hornerama looks at housing.
05:00
Conversation Extra—Danny Kaye
Hollywood's Danny Kaye on his film career and working with UNICEF.
05:30
Danny Kaye: Unicef's Jester
Michael Freedland celebrates Danny Kaye's wide-ranging career and passions.
